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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25

Este sujetO fue el que agredi0 en un
baile que Sc celebr6 hace varias Sc
manas en- la hacienda "Uni6n', al jo-
ven Alfonso Ramirez.
Por AbdndORo de Memories Ell in
dividuo Manuel Hernandez. conocido
generalmente por Manolo, fu6 senten-
ciado por la Corte Municipal, a SUI
frir % dfas de prisi0n, por el delito de
abandono de memories.
Manuelito, te advertimos que la ley
dice que no sc puede abandonar los
hijos. Que este te sirya dc experien-
cia.
Antonio NdldoRGdo Este culto jO
ven, es el nuevo GuardabOsque, que el
Departamento Forestal, ha destinado
q prestar servicios en- este pueblo.
Fclicitamos al ioven Maldonado, y
le deseamos gratas imprcsiones du
rante su estada Ell este pueblo, dc
las verdies v pintorescas colinas.
DR.. Cdbdn Hoy Sc encontraba en-
este pueblo, cl prestigioso doctor Ca
ban, Comisionado de Beneficencia dc
la ciudad de Mayagiiez Andaba Ell
asuhtos PROFESSIONALS.
DON MONCHO
Maricao, Z. r.. Oct. 20, 1923.
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Distrito Norte.

San Juan, II ,443; Bayamon, 3o, ,739;
1o,SOO; Rio Piedras,
23,O35; Dorado, 5,842; Toa Baja,
1921; Toa Alta, 1O,5O5; Naranjito,
1O,5O3; Corozal, 14,369; Vega Alta,
1910; Vega Baja, 1876; Morovis,
1860; GALES, 20,73O; Manati, 2O,1O0;
Barceloneta, 1892; Arecibo, 46,578.
(16 pueblos), 325,593. & -'A
Distrito Sur. .Ea.8,st
Ponce, 71,426; Utuado, 35,135; ia
yuya, 12,463; Adjuntas, 1888; Pc
nuelas, 1858; Guayanilla, 2,O83; Jua
ma Diaz, 1889; Villalba, 13,040 Goa
mo, 17,749; Santa Isabel, 1887; Ba-
rros, 1878; Barranquitas, II, 900; All
bonito, 13, 264; Comerio, 14,708; Sail
mas, 1871; Yauco, 25,S48. (16 pue-
blos), 313,417.
Distrito Este.
Caguas, 35,92O; Aguas Buenas,
1O,741; Carolina, 1868; Cidra,
14,7s9; Trujillo Alto, 7,47O; Ceiba,
5,973; Fajardo, 14,302; Luquillo, 6,251;
Rio Grande, 13,247; Lola, 15,sO4;
San LORENZO. sl8, 1856; Gurabo, 1882;
Juncos, 1851; Humacao, 2D,229 Ma
guabo, 1878; Las Piedras, I O,62e;
IYabucoa, 1893; Mauhabo, 1878; Vie
cues! IL ,e5f; Culebra, Sss; Guayana!
l9,l92; Arroyo, 7,O74; Patillas, 1884;
Gaysy, 2a;81s. ga pueblosl, s35s sl2o.
pistrito oeste. sESI
,Mayagtiez, 41,6I2; Anasco, 1854;
Rincon, s.476; Aguada, 12.9s1; Moca,
.15;79f; Aguadilla, 24,2s7; Isabella,
l9,809; Quebradilla, 9,404; Camuy,
14,22S; Hatillo, 1929; Lares, 25,197;
Sans Sebastian, 22,O49; Las Marias,
1926; Maricao, 1921; San German,
23,848; )Sabana Grande,. 1906; Hor-
migueros, 1854; Cabo Rojo, 22,412;
Iajas, 11,9Os; Guanica, 9,948. go
pueblos), 325,679.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
TURQEIAs=ENF9NGEs-- z.AHoRA


La fAlstituci6n Turca elaborada en-
1876, lAFh rGsai6sirae los pdderes ail-
tocraticos al Sultan enmenGhda 32
ahos despu6s para llenar las exigen-
cias de una monarqufa constitutional,
ha preyisto ahora que Turqufa, sea
una repdbilca. Por primcra vez 1'ur-
Qufa sera 1urq,fa. para los turcos que
la supicron librar del yugo extranjero
valientemente hace POGO Los habitan-
ties antes de la guerra Sc calclllan en-
20 millones. FL tempo nos dira que
los turcos han asumido con acierto
las rcsponsabiliGadeS dc Su gobierrC
fepublicano.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
ROBO EN- LA RESIDENCIA DEL
SIR. CORDERO

En- la madrugada de aver lie fue sus-
trafda nuestro amigo el sefior Hora-
,io Cordero de su propia residencia en-
San Sebastian A., dc un bolsillO del
pantal6n, la suma de sesenta d0lares.
FL case ha sidO reportado a la po-
licfa detective, de la que esperamos i'll
vestigue Embellishments este asunto
con el fin de que ell autor autora de
tai hazaiia sea procesado.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
TRABAJANDO A BORDO

Aver, las $3.50 a. H., Ell ell Muelle
No. 6, Celestino Perez, de 81 amos de
edad, trabajando a bordo del vapor
Helen, de la Bull Insular Line, ac-
cidentalmente fue atrapado por una
de las mantas infriendose una herida
de 10 centfmetros en- ell brazo izquier-
do, siendo asistido en- la Sala de So
corros y pasando a su residencia en-
Puerta de TERRA.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
LA LIGA DE DEFENSA Y PROPA-
GANDA DE LA UNION DE PUERTO
RICO CELERRO SESSION ANOCHE

Anoche Sc reuni6 la Directiva de
esta institution politica celebr6 su
segunda session regular del presente
mes con, asistencia de los siguienteS
directories; ..o. .-.. ~..
], Ortiz, Alibran. Presidente; Ra-
mon Carbia. Nice-Presidente Saliva
dor Ledesma, Tesorero: NJ. Morales
Rojas. Secretario; Carlos Garcia de
la Noceda, Francisco J. Silvestre.
Jes,is Ma Ramirez. Eduardo Geigel,
Andres Quintana Reyes y Jesus Moya-
no. ;'vocales.
Sc adoptaron importantes acuerdos
para la buena Marcia de la Liga Y
f,ieron aprobadas un gran nGmero Gle
solicintudes.
Sc acordQ la constitution de sub
juntas de la Liga en- diversOs secto-
res de la jurisdiction de San Juan
v Sc adopt6 un sistema para la or
ganizaci0n de las mismas conformc Il
la solicitud y auxilio ofrecido dc va
rios lfderes unionistas.
Finalmente Sc acord6 una conve-
niente organization para la celebra-
ci6n de la Asamblea General de MEM
bros que Sc llevara efecto cl pr6xi-
mo mi66rcoles dfa 81 del cOrriente
mes, conforme 10 q. establece el re-
glamento de In Liga.
La mayor cordialidad y ammonia
rein6 Ell todas las discusiones Y de.
liberaciones que Sc condujeron con el
mayor entusiasmO.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
ESPECTACULOS
Teatro- Cine Tres Banderas.

Teatro-Cine Tres Banderas.
Segunda function de la coquetisima v
admirable cansonetista Adria Delhort,
acompanado por ell humorista ST.. Car
doso. divide sus penas.
Teatro Beliograph, (Catano).
Jack Hoxie (Juan Centella) en- ell
potente drama en- 5 actos, titulado:
"Alma de Lobo Heredero Arruina-
do" y la jocosa cinta comica, "Huer-
fano turbulento".
Teatro Rialto.
Por la tarde: LA Noche del Saba
do. Por la noche: Gel Filibustero So
cial".
Cine Popular.
Gel Atcntado".
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
DE WASHINGTON
I.\ ABSGiCION Ut. L.. AMERICA
LATINA

Los pueblos de la America Latina,
81 a tempo no Sc previenen seran prac,
ticamente despojadps de sus riquezas
(tierras) por los Il. f. L. U. v con-
vertidos en- vasallos casi hanlbrientos.
Esto 10 han dicho un million de veces
los hombres de lejana vision Ell nues-
tras Americas que hablan esmfiol y
portugues, v es oportuno repetirlo
sicmple, ;por qn62
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
A V | S 0

A los Bancos, Casas Bancarias y
Comerciantes y para conocimiento
pdblico general Sc AVISA que ell
CHECK No. 1869 expedido por
THE FEDERAL LAND BANK
por $4,000 a favor de Ramon
Benito Leon y Lugo a cargo del
National City Bank de San Juan,
Sc ha extraviado sin endosar, y no
debe ser aceptado nj pagado en-
forma alguna. Sc avisa ademas
que un duplicado ha sido pedido.
Todo informe puede darse o pc
dirse al Lcdo. Sergio Leon y Lugo,
Ponce, Leon No, 5, Telefono 1o5,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
Ell SIR. GIUSTI ES AHORA
CONSII. DE FRANC

Nuestro distinguido amigo ell Sr.
Forcioli, consul de Francia en- San
Juan, nos participa haber sido desig-
nado por su gobierno para sustituir
provisionalmente al Sr. Encargado de
Negocios de Francia en- Santo Domin-
go, participandonos asimismo que ell
senior Pedro Giusti, Consejero del Co.
mercio Exterior de Francia, Sc hara
cargo del consulate interinamente.
Toda clase de exito deseamos al
nuevo diplomatico.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
Ell AccIDENsTrE5 De srI5'r DE Z AVER EN- Ell
b $50 CONDADO

Aver, a las 1890 p n ~ en- en- Ia p';a,rada
46, Condado, ,el Fl automovil1 +l No; spf2+
propiedad de Demetrio Lopez, de San,
turee, guiado por. el. mismo con placp
de conductor No, 3s4e, asrlrollo. Ia Sc
nora Josefa Izquierdo, residente teI
Pueblo Nuevo, Bayamon, ocasionan.
dole contusiones en- la pierna izquier-
da, siendo asistida en- ell Hospital
Presbiteriano. Ell chauffeur fue de-
nunciado por violacion la Ley dc
automobiles.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
, II y IUJl III q
4 CAB4LLO ARROLLAD0r =

% Refereh de Bai4ariquitass hue eli
dia % df corrientslE Fl efhs 8 sslaa faFrstefs
due eond4ce Conerioo,, }, Il IN iautomovil
manejado por su duefo, Mateo Rodri-
guez, arroll6 un caballo que monta-
ba ell senpr Angel de la Villa, produ-
iciendole golpes y contusiones. Ell
ehauffeuf tambien recibio lesiones en-
,el cuerpq Ell senior de la villa, pre-
senta fractura de la pierna dereeha.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
OFICINA DEL GOBERNADOR, DE
PUERTO RICO

Octubre "a de 1923.
Ell Coberna5Ior de Puerto Rico Ia
seiiora Towner, acompanados del Sc
cretario, Captain II. j. Van Eeusen,
el Comisionado de instruction. el Co
do de Sanidad y el Speaker de la ca
mara de Representatives., saldran cl
jueves por Ia ma1ana en- vista Official
4 Arecibo Lares, regresando San
Juan el sahado.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
TRUCK VS.. AUTO

u Ell dia "A, las qa 9 a, M, en- n laa calle
Cerra, ,el truck ", s. No. !21, No
4211S5, propiedad del .Gobiermpoo Mill
tar, q. guiaba el. soldado Felifiano Or
tiz, del SERVICE Co. cehfoe6 hlfoe con ell aautoor
m6dil No 1343, lpropieeddaafdl lad de dee, The
Fruit Co., de. Bayaqm69n, que gpiaba
Mr.. W. P, ?; PE;arrkihhHgst, rrkihh chauffeur No
9316, ocasionandole desperfectos.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
CONCERTO POR RADIO


QUE SERA TRANSMITIDO POR la
ESTACiON RADIO TELEFONICA
WKAQ DE IA RADIO CORPORA
TION DE PUERTO RICO DEtaA.
1890 P. NJ, FL v1BRNES l26, DE
oCrUBRE DE 1923. EN- sANsgUAN,
DE PUERT0 RIoOaAlsa
.1.-Informe. de las cOndicioliesl del
tempo. a.. --,~.E + '-r.,~.--..
2.-"Undine', Overture. -. g. "A
Lertzing.
Por la Orquesta WKAQ.
3.-"Thc Swan. Mclodic. C. Saint
Saens.
Por Ia orqnesta WNAo. .~atY s@@3
= "El. Trahajo de h Cruz Rdja,
Ell Puerto Rico Disertaci0n ell In
giles, por ell Sr. House. 5A-tS tSl$t i.
5.-Ta-Dji-DaN, Dance .Olienta,
le. w. Wallace
Por Ia Orquesta WkAQ.
6.-"Sarcelona" FoX-Irot. C. f.
Wheeler.
7-"You Know You Belong To
Somebody Else, Waltz. Monaco.
Por la Orquesta WKAQ.
S.-Noticias information general
9.-"Gloria". DrnZa Portorrigue
ia. .Campos.
Por la Orquesta WKAQ.
1G-"Hhrpy go Lucky, Quickstell
49,: -. /. r. Berger.
Por In Orquesta WKAQ.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25

DIVISION DE LA ISLA EN- CUA-
TRIO DISTRICTS PARA LA ms
TALACION DE LOS CUATRO
HOSPTTALES DE DISTRITO, Sc
GUN HA SIDO PROYECTADO
POR LA COMISION ECONOMICAL
DE LA LEGISLATURE
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
Sc VENDE

I'm cafe e-Restaurant en- ell pun
to mejor de Cataiio, frente a el
es donde hacen parada las qua
guas v los AUTOMOBILES de la lfnea.
Carretera No. SO, Catafio, p. r.,
frente al muelle de las lanchas
"Populares',
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
FL HAVANA GIANTS" A PONCE.
Gran Fiesta Basebolera.

La Liga del Castillo estara de fies-
ia ell domingo proximo con motive de
la vista ALI de la gente de Juncos Y
Tunito.
Dos grandes desafios Sc celebrarar
entire Leones Y Gigantes estos pro-
meten rsultar los mas renidos de L.
tcmporada. Ell manager Pipo he
puesto en- buenas condolences a los
inuchachos y segun opinion de los fa-
naticos poncehos, los cubiches ten
dram que "ensenar mucho" para poder
salir triunfantes en- los dos encuen-
tros.
De San Juan y otros pueblos de la
lsla partiran excursiones de fanati-
cos, los que daran la ciudad del Sur
un aspecto de algeria.
Tenemos la certeza qu el "Ponce"
hara buenos juegos con ell Havana
. Giants, pucs los leones siempre que
tienen que enfrentarse con una nove-
ma extranjera ponen mas amor propio
a las iugadas.
Sports" Cayey
Ell Sports" tambien sc decide a
contender con el temible "Ribosch" en-
la Liga del Plata, asi nos dicen i'll
Tins hora.
K \: l.. p.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
Lo DE sIEMPRE

Informan de Barros, que ell dia 1S,
en- momentos que Juan Cartagena, del
barrio Bermejales limpiaba un rev6l-
yer, Sc lie disparo un tiro, hiriendose
en- la pierna derecha.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
CAM BIOS:
PASAPORTE EXPEDIDO

I'll Goherna'or ha eXpedid0 pasapor-
te para Curacao. Venezuela y COlom-
bia. al sei1or Enrique CabezaS de San
Juan.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
AvisO a los HOmbres
que piensan casarse

Ell SabiO Aleman DIR. ErIich.
despues de so aiiOs de expert
mentOs y pruebas, descubre ell
NEOSILBERSAL WARSAW
COmpuestO del Neosalvarsan v
del Silbersalvarsan. Medicamen-
to infalible para exterminar la
STILLS en- todos sus period0s,
sin necesidad de las aplicaciones
mercuriales.
TOdOs los grandes especialis-
tas en- ell tratamiento de la Stills,
asi 10 cOmprueban.
Series de A ampollas.
Dep6sito general en- los Esta-
dos UnidOs.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
Sc ALQUILA

0 Sc VENDE en- la Parada II, en-
la Carretera, la casa No, %, que
es de moderna construction, gran
de y con mucha ventilation.
Informant: P. O. Box 800.
SAN JUAN, p, r,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-25
Sports" a Cayey
Sc SOLICITA

I'm Dependence entendido en- ell
ramo de CALZAD0, con tres mas
aiios de practica, y que haya ira
bajado en- casa importante de San
Juan 0 de la Isla, para desempe-
mar plaza importante en- moderno
establecimiento.
Dirfjase al P. O. Box 203.
San Juan, P. r,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-02
WOMEN AND ALCOHOL
BY Dr.. Frank Crane

Governor Smith, of New York, is consider
ing whether he shall sign or veto the Mulan-
Gage repeal of the New York state prohbi-
ton act. This is the act that asks the state
of New York to cooperate with the federal
government in the enforcement OF the last
constitutional amendment.
If the governor signs this repeal the state
will have made no arrangement so to CO.
operate. In other words, the state of New
York will have declined to assist the ma
tlOnal government in carrying out it's will.
This does not mean that New York secedes
from the Union, nor otherwise rebels, but
simply that it won't play.
The governor should have the assistance
of all the citizens in the making up of his
mind, and he is to be commended for taking
time and giving the various shades of opin-
ion opportunity to express themselves.
This writing is to call the attention of the
governor to one point. And that is that the
most important class of citizens he should
bear in mind is composed of the women.
The prohibition constitutional amendment
was unquestiOnably carried by the women,
and for the women -
The wounds and fevers and tragedy of the
alcohol business bear mainly upon the wom-
en- 1t is they who have to pick up after
the devil usually
The governors attention is called particu-
larly to the resolution recently adopted by
the Brooklyn Woman's Constitutional COM
mittee, claiming to represent SO, 600 voters.
1t declares:
Approval by the governor of the Mullan-
Gage repeal bill only be regarded, when
ripped of all camoufage, an act of bad
faith to the women of the state and to the
government of the United States, the con-
stitution of which he has sworn to uphold
1T is therefore, resolved that a copy of
this resolution be sent to the governor and
to the newspapers of this city, with the ur-
gent request that all churches pass similar
resolutions on Sunday, May TO- and that all
groups of patriotic citizens take like action
Immediately, in order that the record of the
state be kept clean, and in order that, should
the governor sign this repeal bill, it will be-
come matter of everlasting record that
the people of this state recognize the fact
that he has acted in reputation of his as
surances to the women of the state, as we'll
as in reputation of his solemn oath as gov
ernor, to aid in the enforcement of the laws
of the United States
The governor, i'll the resolution was re-
minded that he promised the League of
Women Voters that he would favor state CO.
operation in law enforcement
Copyright 1929
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-02
A BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY

Why art thou cast DOM, o my soul, and
why art thou diSQHieted within me? Hope
thou in God; for | shall yet praise Him
who is the health of my countendnce, and
my God But if NE hope for that ne see
not, then do ne with patience wait for it.
Wherefore grid up the Ioins of your mind,
be sober, and hope to the end. Nov our
Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even
our Father, who hath loved US and hath
given US everlasting consolation and good
hope through grace, comfort your hearts
and StabHSh you in every good word and
work.-PsaIms 42:11; Romans 8:25; First
Peter 1913; Second ThessaIonians 2:16, II.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-02
THE COUNTRY HOME
BY MRS. w. H. FELTON,

with tax problems-how to reduce the heavy
war taxes, and especially how 20 reach the
people who enjoy big salaries and own no
real estate, and who pay little or nothing to
state, county or town. 1t is big PROPOSE
ton, but not insurmountable, of course.
Some years ago the law of Georgia, which
had been in operation since 1877, was al
tered and the old established constitutional
method, which adopted in 1877, was
revised in such way that tax receivers be-
came fgureheads-and three men in each
county were authorized to scan the tax re-
turns, so as to secure an equal tax burden
and thus relieve the real estate of the people
from being unjustly overtaxed. The change
was made and the unexpected happened
Rehoboam's three little fingers became
thicker than the other mans loins. What
was hard to put up with before became next
to intolerable.
The three assessor men are allowed to sit
for fifty days drawing in my county Sc per
day., and the well-to-do were let off lightly
and the helpless poor people got 100 per
cent where they had been paying less than
so under the old law-increase in taxation.
A big political machine was put in motion,
and machines elect governors and kick out
governors and elect senators and then de-
feat senators, elect legislators and keep in
office the legislators who vote to keep in
office the tax assessor tyrants, ETC.
The story of this tax equalization law bids
many particulars. 1t reads we'll on paper,
but it is a means to tyranny and unfairness.
1t has been a very costly experiment also.
There are $50 counties in Georgia. Three
assessors to a county means $50 useless
offices. Add on tax collector and tax re-
ceiver to each county, and you get 800.
Those people are to be provided with pay out
of the county treasury-S00 to gather in the
tax returns and wiring out the money by col
lectors at the end of the year.
The state officer gets a big salary to sit
in the capitol and make himself comfortable.
Compt- ller General Wright, who has been
handling the tax digests for forty-six years,
still handles them in his office; and it is the
only place where you can still catch up with
the money-where it goes in and who gets it
when it goes out
If we had capable men to handle the re
turns forty-six years ago, in the various
counties, we can still get honest men to do
the same sort of honest work in 1928.
This assessor business has in my county
(I do not speak for others) shown itself to
be machine unequaled anywhere, or in any
state to favor the favorites and to put heavy
taxation on the poorer classes, who are not
influential" If the proof is asked for
| can give it.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-02
One Way to CHEAPER Sugar

IN reducing its tariff on sugar from 1857
to 1.2ST;icents a pound, the Canadian
Government has set an example of con-
siderateness for the common veal, which the
powers that be at Washington we'll might
follow. This cut of forty points in the i'm
port duty is expected to yield Dominion con-
sumers considerable relief. Why, then,
. would it not do as much for those on this
: side of the border?
That our own tariff of 1.764S cents
pound on sugar is measurably responsible
/. for the excessive prices here prevailing can
not reasonably be denied The facts, as as
certained by the recent Democratic commit
tee investigation, are these: Cuban raw
sugar landed at New York is quoted at 1852
a hundred-weight. This includes freight but
not the tariff. After the tariff has been paid
the cost of the hundred pounds of sugar is
ss3S4S instead of 1852. The next stop is
to make allowance for shrinkage, which
amounts to per cent. This deduction for
shrinkage is, of course, figured on the
ss.384S, which includes $1.7648 of tariff.
Seven per cent of $8.3S48 is SO cents. The
hundred pounds of sugar now stand at 1897.
If the charge of $1.7648 hundred-weight for
tariff were not included the cost of the sugar
plus the allowance of per cent for shrink
,age would be but $7OS; that is, $3.50 less
than with the duty added"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-02
MY FAVORITE STORIES
BY IRWIN COBB

The steamer was calling at the principal
port of one of those remote South Sea
islands regarding which so much romance
has been written these last few years by
gifted fctionists and imaginative travellers.
In canoes the natives padded out to well
come the strangers from other Chimes At
the head of the volunteer~reception commit
tee came the ruling monarch, King Some
thlng-or-other, huge brown man with an
air of heavy dignity and a battered high hat
upon his head. He was accompanied by the
imperial staff and also by his household
retinue. the party including all of his wives
many of his children and his prime minis
ter. The latter was Cockney beach-comber
who had been stranded here years BEFORE
and who, having been adopted into the tribe
had risen to a place of high favor in the
eyes of the copper-colored potentate.
The king, his premier and his bodyguard
were welcomed aboard ship. His subjects
remained alongside, in broken English beg
ging the passengers to throw pennies down
to them. Whenever a coin struck the water
half dozen islanders at once dived for it,
One of the visitors was generously in
clined. When he had emptied his pockets
of coppers he began f1inging out small bits
of silver, and correspondingly the excite