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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
NEGRO IS HANGED
Got What Was Coming TO Him, I
Word From ScaffO1d

WOr0 FrOu SCUIIOIU
SHREVEPORT, La, May 1s.-Emiie
Jenkins, negro, was executed by
hanging in the Bossier parish jail
at Benton today for the murder OF
Josephine johnson, negress, January
"a. On the scaffold, Jenkins made
short statement in which he declared
that he got what was coming to
him."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
ATHENS CITIZEN DIES
Former Mayor And Business Man
Expires Suddenly

Expires Suddenly
ATHENS, Ala, May 18.-(Special.)
Athens lost one of it's popular bust
ness men in the death today of C. o.
Johnston. who died at his home on
North Clinton street after an illness
of about one hour of acute indiges
tion. Mr.. Johnston was in his place
of business all day yesterday and
was apparently in his usual health.
He ate hearty dinner last night
and was stricken about l o'clock,
passing away one hour later.
Mr.. Johnston long had been a prom
inent bushes sman of this pIace, nav
ing been engaged in the hardware
from this and engaging in the In,
surance and real estate business,
after which he was elected mayor
of the city, serving the past term
as such. Several months ago he re-
entered the hardware business when
he with others purchased the BUSH
ness of II. Legrand, operation of
which was in charge of Mr.. Johnston
at the time of his death. He leaves
widow and one daughter, one sister
and brother, of Athens, and other
relatives.
from the residence tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock and interment will
be made in the city cemetery.
TOURS COMPANY INCORPORATED
Papers of incorporation were is
sued at the probate office Friday
for the Alexander Tours company,
firm to organize and conduct tours
of individuals and parties. to Dor
row and loan money in general loan
business, and to deal in personal
principal place of business will DE in
Birmingham. The company'S au-
thorized capital stock is $4,000, with
$1,000 paid in, with which the COM
pany will begin business. The in
corporators of the new firm are NJ
II. Alexander, F. G. Alexander and l..
j. Haley. all being the directors
with M. II. Alexander. president and
treasurer. and F. G. Alexander. vice
president and secretary. All are of
Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
NOTED MERCHANT DIES

Arthur Let's Was Vice President OF
National Boy Scouts
Los ANGELES. May 1S,-Arthur
Let's, vice president of the National
Boy Scouts of America. owner of the
Broadway Department store and
recognized as one of Americas lead
ing merchants, died here early today
after short illness. He was 81
years old.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
ENSLEY BUREAU

The Age Herald maintains its reg
ular Ensley bureau and Ensley cir
culation offices n SIS Nineteenth
street. The telephone is Ensley 626.
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speclal meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Alabama Home Building and Loan
Associations WIN be held at the office OF
minsh ham. Ala, Tuesday. May 90 1923. at
Il oeloo noon Tor the purpose OF in
creasinS The authorized capital stock OF
the ASSOCIATION from Slo000.O0O 10
$25,0eo,Veo. and for the transaction OF any
other business that may come before tho
meeting.
Il NJ. ROBERTSON. President.
". y. NJ. ROBERTSON. General Manager
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FAIRFIELD DELIGHTED
OVER CONTRACT AWARD
FOR PAVED HIGHWAY
New Road Will Give Birming-
ham And Fairfield Another
Route To BesSemer
FAIRFIELD BUREAU |
THE AGE-HERALD !
Fairfield Ala My 18

The Fairfield-Besseme highway
via Huey Lane was awarded to the
Newell Construction company Friday
by the board of revenue. The price
at which the road was taken aggre-
gates s2S6.S9750. The road will be
eight miles from the end of the pres
ent pavement in Fairfield via Rut-
ledge Springs and Huey Lane into
Bessemer. 1t viii be Is feet wide
and will he OF asphalt.
This road was awarded to the Dunn
Construction company some time ago
but was taken into court and the
work delayed and the contract cam
celed The company had already
cut trees, staked out the lines and
had pitched camp below Fairfield
when the court order broke up the
plans.
1t is stated that Mr.. Newell will
open a camp below Fairfield next
week and start work on the road i'm
mediately. The work will require
practically all of the summer. Aside
from the general platform that
was particularly desired by Fairfield
for many reasons, the principal one
being that it draws heavy traffic
through Fairfield to the Warrior
river, which does no injury to the
mercantile interest. One other is
the ldct tHdl All regal business peiHS
transacted from Fairfield at Besse-
mer requires the presence of Fair
field citizens in that city frequently.
The road has been pretty fair, as
ebert roads go, but different from
the splendid highways leading to al
most all other sections of the county.
The citizens of Fairfield have left
nothing undone to make this road
possible and in that connection the
officials of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad company have been of
considerable influence in getting the
road properly routed by giving rights
of way and assisting in other ways
in the preliminary work.
This road will connect Fairfield,
Birmingham and Bessemer and out
lying points when it is completed.
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MISS M'vAY NOT APPLICANT

The Fairfield bureau has been re-
duested to say that Miss Martha Me-
Way, who was recently left off the
list of teachers for next year on
account of the fact that she had been
married for some time, did not ask
the board of education for a new con-
tract and was in no wise an appli-
cant for the position for another
term. The Age Herald representa-
tive misunderstood his informant in
this connection.
member of the board of education
was good enough to explain Friday
that the board employed the present
teachers who are married at a time
when teachers were extremely scarce
and that the board felt that mas
much as they accepted positions in
an emergency it would be unfair to
fail to employ them from term to
term simply because they are mar
not be taken to mean that the board
of education discounts the ability of
married teachers. However. in the
future no married teachers will be
employed, it is stated, and should
teacher marry while employed, the
board will consider. such an act an
automatic resignation.
Miss McVay, now Mrs. Mckee, is a
most popular teacher and wide regret
is expressed that she will not teach
in Fairfield next year and many have
offered congratulations upon her
marriage.
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ENSLEy To BEGIN
CAMPAIGN To HAVE
ALLEYS KEPT CLEAN
Little Girl Injured BY Automo-
biIe-Sadness Over Death
Of MCNutt
ENSLEY BUREAU |
THE AGE-HERALD !
Ensley, Ala. May 10 J

J. campaign to make clean and at
tractive the alleys of Ensley has been
initiated by James A. DuPuy, head of
committee appointed by the real
estate board for that purpose. He
has been engaged in an inspection of
the Ensley alleys for the past few
days and said Tuesday that some of
the sights that met his eyes were
far and away too bad for Ensley and
must be remedied. Mr.. DuPuy Will
make a report to the board which is
sponsoring his efforts and if neces
sary requests will be made for police
interference unless the CO. ditions are
bettered at once.
The realty board is determined
that the streets and alleys of Ensley
must be kept Clean" said Mr.. DuPuy.
L have gone into some of them dur
ing the past few days and the con-
ditions | find do not reflect any
credit upon city engaged as Ensley
is in a city beautiful campaign and
sanitary perfection. We must ask
that the citizens generally observe
more care in the conditions Of their
premises in the rear
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Buyers Read The Classified Ads Every Day. They'll Read Yours
EMPLOYMENT f.
Statesmen WANTED 81

sALEsMEN-Two, by large Chicago cor
poration; travel with manager in crew
working north. Hard work pays ac-
cordngly. Experience unnecessary. We
train you. Expenses advanced. Apply
Moore. GIL 18th Ensley.
COUPON Statesmen can connect with
brand new plan which is producing
capable men $1,000 a month. southern
Aluminium & stove Co.. Inc, 2l22 Ave
nue. e. Galveston, Tex.
EXPERIENCED realty statesmen for SPLEEN
did restricted suburban property; lib
eral commission prices low. community
booming. Boyce Miller. Charleston.
w. Va.
Statesmen for our Community Brand"
hosiery direct TO consumer; complete
line, liberal commissions Pure Silk
Hosiery Mills. Inc, Wooworth Bldg
Birmingham, Ala.
SALESMAN-Experie house to house;
position worth $40 per week Mr..
Mitchell, S26 Lincoln Life Bldg.
SITUATIONS WANTED--MALE "a
YOUNG MAN, with 6 years experience,
wants connection as collector; high
grade man, high-grade references Cali
Main 3l2 or address A-94, Age-Herald.
POSITION as day or night Waterman; can
give best references. Address Lee
Harper 2o6 s 8sth St.
TIMBER estimating per day. bodies or
contract, best references furnished.
w. A. G.. lilo 4th Ave, West End.
SITUATIONS WANTAD-FEMALE a5
POSITION-By Young lady as office as
sistant; can use Typewriter and take
dctation. Phone Hemloek 1549-W
YOUNG LADY desires position in office;
can use typewriter. Address B-93, Age
Herald.
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SHRINE CLUB PLANS DANCE

Invitations have been issued by
the Ensley Shrine club to dance to
be given at the Elks club, May 25.
a committee composed of Shriners
has arrangements nand and is
making it point to dispose of the
tickets as rapidly as possible. The
revenue from the affair will be used
in some of the work undertaken
from time to time by the Ensley
ShrinerS
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Material errors. not the fault of the
advertiser. will be adjusted by not
more than one gratis insertion.
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FEW ENTER CONTEST

1t was announced yesterday that
Monday is the last day in which
one may qualify as a participant in
the city beautiful contest initiated
by the real estate board of Ensley
So few residents of the three areas
wherein prizes are offered have
signified their intention of contest
ing. that the prizes will be with
drawn and the offer Cancelled unless
there is more interest manifested in
the affair,
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FINANCIAL +
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 81

FOR SALE-Commercial printing plant in
"a No. l Southern city; well equipped :;
first-cass condition; a bargain. Address
M-93. care Age-Herald.
FOR SALE-A furniture business 80
years same location; best town in south
east Alabama, $4,000 people, Address
Box IA, Dothan. Ala.
FOR SALE-Restaurant cheap; good loca-
tion. 23OS I'd Ave, N.
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WORK on EIGHTH AVENUE

r. r. Meade of Florence, the engi-
neer who surveyed a large part of
the property through which the
Eighth avenue road is to traverse,
was called to Birmingham to
straighten out, some of the details
of the engineering work. 1t was
announced Friday in Ensley that
after a conference with the engineers
representing the city of Birmingham
and other interests all points that
were confusing had been cleared up
by the explanations. The road has
been surfaced over a large percent
age of the route but the gaps
untouched have rendered the work
heretofore of no avail. The COM
pletion of the portion of the road
through the Bush estate properties
will give Birmingham and Ensley
new highway which is badly needed.
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REAL ESTATE WANTED Ioa
LEGAL

WANTED-To rent or buy location for
coal yard: must be close in. with
track. r O. Box q9G
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Madge Craig, the little daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. 7. DeWalt Craig, was
painfully but not seriously injured
Friday afternoon when she was
struck by an automobile driven by
Mr.. Ray of Ensley Highlands. The
little girl was picked up by DIR. w.
II. Wynne. who CHANGED to be pass
ing. and he dressed her injuries. If
was stated that the accident was
unavoidable, as the little girl stepped
off the sidewalk into the street and
did not see the approaching automo-
bile. Mr.. Ray went with DR.. Wynne
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Craig,
rendered his sympathies and offered
any possible assistance, No arrests
"a q nd
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The Age Herald maintains regu-
lar Fairfield bureau in it's news
department. Items for publication
may be telephoned the bureau at
Ensley 626.
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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-14
Fl COnsejO Executive adOpta una re-
SOIuG6n, en- virtud de Ia Cua| Ia ven
Ia de bOnoS debe haCerSe al mayor
pOstG y no al mejOr, como Sc
venla pratiCandO
Ordenanzas de transferencias y de EN-
prestitos fueron aprobadas

mental. A virtud de un informe del At
torney General qued6 desestimada Ia
peticion de John Neuveen Co.. So
bre reco't ideracion del a|lerdo del
Consejo Executive, referente la adju.
dicaci6n hecha de una emission de bo-
nos por ell Munic5pio de Luquillo.
La ordenanza de LOLA para un en-
prestito de $4,000 pagarse con la
s,ontribuci6n escolar, pas6 al Conisio-
nado de instruction.
Fue acuerdo aprobar ell arrendamien
to dc tres pequeflos predios de terreno
a Jose Brenes. de FsI.illas Juan Diaz
Pobledo de Santa Isabel Y Jorge Rene
dos de Ponce. asl como una parcela de
% crerdas en- ell barrio de Santa Rosa,
TTtrodo. ? Jran Va'entin DisE. Sc apro-
no la pAticion del Comisionado del In
terror paw crear el cargo de escribien
tn. rnn S45 mensuales. en- ell Servicio
Se1 r 'eno. De igual modo Sc aprobo la
lista dn plazas con sus correspondent
te7 sueldos nora 81 Servicio de Riego.
F-a ~"rerdo que en- 10 successive las
adird'c"cio~es que Sc hicieran para la
vn~+a To bnnos municfpales deberan
hoco~ee ~ MAYOR postor, no al ME-
TOR uostor.
s" rrroh6 Ia ordenanza del emnr6s-
- da Guayama Dor la sunaI de $175.-
non So ~oncedio una audiencia al abo-
~sdo d. 10 vobucoa Sugar Co., sobre
- e~'n~6stito del mynicipio ia cual au-
Siorcia SO celebrsra ell viernes de Ia
entrante semana. a las dos de la tarde,
en 10 ofcina del Gobernador.
LIS ordinances de Fapardo. sobre
ernpr6stito de $500 900 de contribu-
cj6n eepeoial per-, ell pago de dicho en-
rres+ to aei como Ia reso'ucion pigno-
rando IA buena fe de- Pueblo de Puer
TO Pico p3ra el pago del capital in
tereees de dicho empr6stito, fueron
aprobada'.
T,as Piedras 'orr6 yer aprobado por
ell Consejo, como ultimo Scuerdo de la
sns't~' 10 aver su empr6stito por la SUI
ma de 100000.
La ordenanza de Hornigueros para
I'm emprestito de $4,000 quedo sobre
Ia mesa. esperando el informe del Co.
misionaao del Interior del Tesorero
de Puerto Rico.
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IcDo. FEDERICO oUIDGLEY

Ha vi:itado nuestras oficinas acom-
pafado de nucstro active corresponsal
en- Luquillo, don Antonio Paz, Ell inte-
ligente joven .I,cdo. Federico Quidgley,
quien obtuvo en- JUNO, con notas bri-
llantisimas, ell tftulo de jurisconsulto EN-
una de las mejores Universidades de los
Estsdos Unidos.
El Lcdo. Quidgley, desempefo por
espacio de algin tempo un importante
cargo en- las ofcinas del Secretario de
Comercio de Washington, donde goza
de merecida estimacion por su caracter,
talento honradez acrisolada.
Ell senior Quidgley ha venido la is
la con ell proposito de pasar unas va
caciones posiblemente revalidara su
titulo aqui
Deseamos a tan quito caballero grata
estadia en- SUI lar native.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-14
Progran1a

De los c,ctoS que Sc celebraran maiana
por la noche. Is del corrente el lu-
nes 16 por la tarde.
EN- Ell TEATRo MUNICIPAL
DOMINGO las ocho de la noche
Sc ecciones de M1sica.
Tircur-o de aperture por ell Lcdo
Jose S. Algeria.
Invocacion por don Carlos U. del
Ros"rio. en- representation de la Ju-
ven+~d Nacionalista.
Breve exposition economical por Ell
Tc9o. Julio Cesar Gonzalez.
Poesia por ell Lcdo. Ramirez santi
bafiez.
Poesia por don JESUS M. Lago.
Poesia por don Luis Antonio Miran-
da.
Selection de violines.
Poesia por e. Lcdo. Fernando To-
rregrosa.
"Canto a la Bandera'', poesfa de
don Jesiis M. Lago, recitada por la Sc
florita Carmen Maria Giusti, vestida
con la bandera portorriquena.
Discourse de clausura por Ell Lcdo
Jose Coll Cuchi.
PROCESSION CIvICA
Ell lunes las de la. tarde.
Procession civica que Sc organiza-
ra en- la plaza de Baldorioty; saldra
por la calle de Salvador Brau hasta
la Plaza de Colon y continuara por
la Gale de Allen hasta la esquina de
San Jose. por cuya calle Sc dirigira
al cementerio.
Discourse por ell senior Angel Ni1ez.
Poesia por ell joven Armando A.
Miranda.
Discurso por ell Lcdo. R. ,sancho Bo-
net.
Poesia por Ell joven Jose Paniagua,
en- representation de la Juventud Ma
cionalista.
Lectura sobre Jose de Diego, por
ell sefior S. Dalmau Canet.
Poesia por Ell joven Vicente Gel
gel Polanco.
Discurso por ell sefor Jose Yumet.
Poes.a por ell senior Ramirez Brau
Poesia por A. Nicolas Blanco.
Dircurso de clausura por Ell Lcdo.
Fernando Torregrosa.
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La lucha Firpo-Willard
constituyo el asunto
sensational de aver

NUEvA YORK. julio 13.-Toda la
prensa de esta ciudad, da la pelea que
DE- llevo a efecto anoche en- Boyles
Thirty Acres, como ell asunto sensacio-
nal
Todos los diarios dan la victoria de
Finpo 10 largo de la pagina. Sc pone
de relieve ell fracaso de Willard, quien
intent6 reconquistar su titulo de cam
pe6n, asi como la tactica de Firpo, la
cual comparan con la de hombre de las
cavernas.
Ell Times dice que Willard ofre-
cia un aspecto lamentable que solo
era un hombre Csnsado de SO amos que
intentaba conquistar la edad mediana,
pero fracaso.
Ell "World" dice en- un titulo 10
largo de la pagina que Willard fue ven
cido en- ell octave round. Declara que el
viejo Jess estaba muy viejo y cansa-
do.
Mcclellan, cronista del Herald,
dice que diez amos ha Willard hubiera
noqueado Firpo de tai manera que
del primer punetazo 10 hubiera man
dado fuera del ring. No hay necesidad
dice de decir que todas las per-
sonas que presenciaron Ia victoria de
Firpo pensaron la proxima lucha
Dempsey -Firpo.
Arthur Brisbane coEenta en- su edi-
torial del American" (To-Ihy) La
lucha. Dice que todos los boxeadores
deben temer a Firipo, pues este hombre
es su amo.
Damon Runyon dice en- ell New
York Amer cam que Willard pudo ha-
berse levantado en- ell octave round an
tes de que contaran diez, pero que era
inutil pues va es,7ba vencido.
Dobemos reconocer -agrega- que
Ell ex -campe6n no pudo hacer mas.
Grant Landrice dice en- ell "Tribu-
ne'' que Willard pele6 pobremente
muy despacio v que no pudo aprove-
char las numerosas oportunidades que
lie di6 Firpo, pues Ell argentine estuvo
descubierto en- varias ocasiones.
Firpo Sc retro sus habitaciones
las cuatro dc la mafiaua, levantandose
las diez. No tenia la menor seil en-
su rostro sino unas grandes ojeras.
Sc di6 un masaie hizo un POGO d"
ejevcicio ligero, dedica,fiose 'Fego
leer los cientos de cablegramas de sus
Cuando termin6 de leer dijo: Estoy
para hacer frente Harry
Will Jack Dempsey. No me importa
cual de ellos sea.
amigos de Hispano America.
Firpo sun cuando resulto vencedor,
Sc encuentra algo disgustado.
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POR FIN HA HABIDo QUEEN Sc
oCUPE DE SAN JUAN MODERNo

En- Ia tarde del jueves IL del corrien
te, ell Hon. Comisionado de Servicio
Publico sefior Diez de Andino, acompa
nado del Ingeniero del Emprestito sefior
Font Jim6nez el Hon. Comisionado
de Sanidad Insular. senior Ortiz sub
Comisionado senior Fern6s, visitaron, a
petici6n de algunos vecinos. las GALES
de San Juan Moderno, habiendose com
penetTcdo estos senores de la gran ne
cesidad que hay de prestar una aten-
ci6n rapida la construction de Gales
alcantarillado suplir por medic de
este una zanja que verdaderamente es
un peligro para la comunidad en- gene
raj.
Los vecinos de San Juan Moderno lie
estan altamente agradecidos pues pu-
dieron observar con el buen deseo que
fue esta Comision ali, y lie dan las
mas cumplidas gracias confando que
sus gestiones no Sc echen al olvido.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-14
FL. ATENEO DE MADRID Or
CANIZA MITINES PARA DE-
PURAR LAS RESPONSABILI-
DADES

MADRID. julio 13. Omitted Press).
Ell Ateneo ha organizado un mitin pa
ra depurar las responsibilities.
Con dicho acto Sc dara principle a
una serie de conferencias que duraran
todo Ell vereno.
Hasta ahora Sc han recibido hume
rosas adhesiones de un crecido numero
de sociedades espanolas e hispano- anne
ricanas.
Entire los oradores que haran use de
la palabra figuran Oscar Perez Soils,
Coude valIellanp. Rodrigo Soriano,
Unamuno Bonil,a San Martin.
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A mi me pareCe tan POGO I6glCO esperar a que
Ia naturaIeza nos reSueIva a nledias eI pro-
blema de Ia pObIad6n como me pareCeria eI
que espGasemOs a que ella mSn1a nos reSO-
Wera eIprObema della Agriculture, dCeM. marin
7 ogrega que ideal no es que ndmerO enOrme de
seres produzcan contdad prodigiosd de riquezu,
uUan NAL ContestQndo don PcbLo Morales Cabrera

agricoios no rinden la cantidad por area
: de cultivo que debieran rendir, de
ehi un gran desequilibrio entire la pro-
duccion y la necesidad de consume, que
tiene que cubrirla forzosamente la i'm
rortaci6n. /"
Es una situacion perniciosa debe-
Ilos laborar porque Sc atande. ILamc Ia
atencjon una vez mas, sin embargo, al
hecho del aumsnto de poblaci6n hacia
cl hmite de las subsistencias.
"Pero, por ahora no hay que sacri-
fear las generaciones futuras en- pro
de La holgrra y bienestar de la presente
cue, solic.ta, con una desprocUpaci6n
admirable, todos los placeres de la pa
ternidad; pero ninguno de sus incon-
venient,s y de sus deberes''.
No veo como tomar precauciones
encu sntren una competencia tan ardua
) de2radante en- la lucha por la vida
como la que encontro la presente pue-
ia llamarse f'sacrificar las generaciones
futuras.'' Nj creo que la diffusion de
los conocimientos neo-ma!tusianos dara
por resnltado un mayor bienestar para
nosotros que para nuestros descendien-
les. Y no veo por que raz6n humana
ros hemos de opener gozar de los pla-
ceres de la paternidad librandonos de
algrnas de sus cargas 81 Ell hacer csto
resulta compatible con ell desarrollo de
dos individuos Ia sociedad.
Personalmente, los deberes de la pa
ternidad me han parecido agradables
dignos. Tengo dos hijos. Pero, como mi
situaci6n economical no me permite sos
tener otro en- el grado de decencia que
creo conveninte para ell desarrono de
TN espiritu, me parece que tengo ell DE-
BER de no complicarle la vida esos
COS hijos con ell advenimiento de unos
cu2ntos mas Els una manera de inter
pretar ei DEBER paternal :.
Luis MUNOZ MARIN.
Julio II de 1928.