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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-10-13
FIRPo Ell FILosoFo

GEL seflor Luis Angel Firpo hace
sportsmanship, que 70 temo mucho que
no pudiera encontrarse un case analogo
entre nuestros toxeadores, 81 algHro de
clos Sc encortrara en- la p0aici6n en-
que Sc encue1tra Ell senor Firpo. En- su
palsa con Dempsey, Firpo tuvo, por 10
menos, dos oportrlnidades dc reclamar
fouls y cl titulo, basando sus petit
clones en- que Dempsey dcbia ser des
celiioado por haccr use de tacticas ore
estan rrohibidas por las regias del Mar
qH6s de Qaeensberry, segdn 50 han mo
dihcado empleado siempre pcr Ia &C.
mission de boxeo del Estado de New
York. Sc dice cue el DuQae de Mu!-
doom. ma manifestado que 81 Firpo hu-
biera reclamado un foul cuando Demp-
sey fu6 empujado otra vez al ring ror
mars1s amigas, ell hubiera acceptable la
reclamation, descalifcarlo al campe6n
raundial.''
"PerO Firpo no reclama NADIA Ell Sc
da cuenta de que nadis ha ganado una
faja mundial por la via 'lcl reclamo. en-
cuyo punto de vista esta muy en- des-
acuerdo con Harry wills, Ell que no Sc
lamente reclamaba el titulo, sino que
hasta inici6 una acci6n judicial
para obtenerlo la. f,lerzs.
81 E5rpo huoiera tenido ur mana
gr am aicanJ er su esGuina, sc huEie-
ll5n legastrado dos 0 t-ss rec.a7naciones
de foul, y 81 esas ..eclamaclones no hui
b.arsn p-osreradc en- el ing, 81 mana
Ser ams--cano estar--a ahcrs nluy OCT
pa9e Tocl&mando ell tftuIo para el ar
I'en'ino ante Ia ctmisi6n do boxeo. De
tedos les mansg gers de boxeadores que
20 conozco, e. 80 pcr c1ento de clos
eStarfan ahcra trabajando IA deScaEfi-
casion de Dempsey, y los g-itos DC csc
manager americana Sc oirian desae ano
ra hasta e. ms entrante. Y ctra cosc,
ST Firpo fuera un hoxeador americana
ahota estarian echan6ole la culpa de
todo su manager a sus segundos,
per no habcr reclamado esos fouls, sa-
candole todo el partido possible La
confusion de esa memorable batalla, "a
mas reida que recuevda La historic, la
mss rapida y emocionante.
''Pero tenemos que convenir en- que
Ell sencr Firpo csta hecho de un ma
terial mucho mas delicado de 10 que
estah hechos nuestros heroes del ring
antes que NADIA, Firpo defiende a su
amigo Y segundo, Horacio Iavalle, de
los carsos de incompetence que Sc lie
hacen. Y lllego dice, friamente, que
acepta Ell resultado, v dcclara que ei
no cree que fus tratado con injustt-
cia. = !
Hay muchcs que sicmpre mantienea
su protesta contra los cue redactaron
las reglas do hoxeo, de este Estado, y
los catalleros que rr5mulgaron las T.
gias porque .e rige Ia comisicn, los que
iniciaron su error al alterar las reglas
del Marques de Queensberry, que son la
carta fundamental del boxec Los mas
conservatives diccn que alterar esas re-
glcs ha sido ur sacrilegio."
'tTal vcz Sc hayan mcjoradc las re-
glas del NGarnres de oucensberry al a.
terarlas. Pc-c este tsnto es digno dc
consideration. 81 la comision altera UNI
regla, ' la pone en- vigcr, dcbe soste-
rerla y hacerse responsible. Por ejern-
p1o, segdn las reglas del Essado, Sc es-
tip.tla claramente cue en- Ell case &c un
knock down, el que queda en pie icoe
ir en- seguida a una esquina neutral
In "a Pelea con Firpc, Dempsey sois
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
By ROY A. HAYNES (United States Prohibition Commits
 siOner)

Someone has said, Tn referdring to the Canadian boundary. that you cannot keep liquor from dripping through dotted line In the enforce ment of this prohibition law of the United States it has been question not merely of stopping the drtps' put of plugging the great holes throug h legally dry states. The task of find ing the biggest leaks, and then of plugging them effectively has. not been simple, but neither has it been impossible. and gradually the inflow of whisky from the Canadian pro vinces has been reduced to trickle. It may be a big trickle. but It isn flood and only small proportion of the rum now peddled illegally within the United States Is truly or Canadian origin.
 To speak convincingly on this point it may be necessary to outcry the thousands of bootleggers who have prospered on the whisper that their goods were straight from Canada There is no way of telling how many patrons of these liquor tradesmen have been deluded systematically into believing that their purchases rep resented the genuine article routed via Windsor, or Montreal. or various lake ports. Fine stories of the ease with which whisky could be snug gled into this country from Canada have been spun by the men who had 1t for sale, and accepted by the pur- chasers, who hoped 1t was true. The plausibility of the stories gave them active currency. so that the phrase real Canadian stuff" has acquired a wide vogue in the circles where illicit rum is bought and sold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
SECRETARY SEES WAR POSSIBLE IN EUROPEAN UNREST
Weeks Hopes Box Award Will Bring Plan For
 Peace

NEW YORK, July 2s.-Possibility of war which might involve even the United States" exsists in the pres ent unsettled condition of the world, Secretary of War Weeks declared In a letter to the American Peace Award, created by Edward Box.
 In the letter, made public today, the secretary expressed the hope that the award committee would be able to present q plan for cooperation in promoting world peace. He pointed out that the war department was urging sufficient prepardness for de- fense.
 Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote that it was sadly easy" to talk about cooperation in promoting peace, and that the United States must keep first with other nations to eliminate the things which disturb easy.
 The plan to be accomplished finally, he thought, must have sufficient ma chinery to handle all International disputes systematic course of treatment, extending through the the years and aided by the combined efforts of all nations" he added, would prove the only remedy for tho "sickness of the world"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
DIRECT OPERATION ALONE CAN SAVE
 GULF SHIP LINES
Commissioner Explains Plan For Keeping Southern Port
 Service Going

NEW ORLEANS. July 2s-(Byi As sociated Press)-Direct government operation of shipping board vessels is the only policy that will save the shipping services now being main tained by the government from gulf ports. it was asserted by Frederick l. Thompson. gulf commissioner of the United States shipping board, In e letter to the New Orleans board Of trade. made public today.
 Mir Thompson's letter was in an swcr to resolution adopted by the board of trade in Which a protest was made against the intention of the shipping board to discontinue the present policy of maintaining trade routes through the ship agency plan and resort to direct government op- eratiou.
 "The policy of direct government operation now in progress of forma- ter. Twas, i'm my judgment, the only policy that would save for the gulf district continued operation of the vessels now operated by the United States shipping board from the dis trict It has been clearly reflected that the recent managing operators agreement known as the MO-Four contract, was a policy out of harmony with the views of the members of the shipping board with the Congress $ and the President. Even if Consid Q cred efficient by the shipping board. it's continuance would in my opinion. prompt curtailment of appropriation, which would ieopardize continued op- eratiou of vessels now in service by the shipping board"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
LIQUOR TRICKLES ACROSS
 CANADIAN BORDER BUT IS
 NO LONGER RAGING FLOOD
Haynes Says Heaviest Traffic Is At Detroit Where Con- ditions Make Smuggling Difficut-Doubts Story That Beer Is Pumped Across River By Pipe Line

The truth is that most of the Canadian stuff is myth, of which the purchasers of doctored moon- shine. or synthetic whisky, are the more or less cheerful victims. Pro- hibitlon agents have captured in numerable consignments of whisky bearing labels ind eating Canadian origin, or purporting to have come from England by the way of Canada, but actually have no more relation to Canada than was afforded by the counterfeit labels In one raid on a Syracuse printing plant where fake labels and counterfeit stamps were turned out by the thousands. officers found enough Canadian labels to carry many times more whisky than Canadian distilleries and export houses could possibly send to the United States in year.
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 GullihiiIty Aud Bootlegging.
 The proximity of Canada and the Gullibility of seekers for illicit liquor have been fine for beotleggers. The situation has built up a widespread interest in Canada as source of Illegal whisky and out of this interest have arisen almost spontaneously wild tales of our northern border. The truth is wild enough, though tame by comparison.
 The Canadian border is as long as the distance from England to India, or five times far as from New York to Chicago. Except on the map the boundary line is bit fictatious You motor along a fine concrete road. Here Is the United States, there is Canada. You look across fertile wheat land. These houses are in the United States; over there a half mile. the same sort of houses stand ;n Can ada. You stand on one side of the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
POISON" SQUAD |S READY FOR FIGHT
 UPON UNDE ERWOOD
Republicans To Base "EX- pose" Upon Fact Sena-
 tor Is Southerner
WASHINGTON BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD shingtOp. ID. C. July 2S

The impression prevailing here that Senator oscar W. Underwood, August 1, before the legislature of Alabama. will declare a willingness to try for the democratic nomination for the presidency has prompted the poi son" squad of the republican national committee. maintained for the pur- pose of exposing" all prospective democrats, to turn these gases against him.
 The committee. as soon s Under wood declares himself, will publish a formal statement, it is learned to- day, to the effect that no southerner is entitled to the office of chief eX- ecutive. It will not be so bluntly put. but in effect, it will be identical, Reference will be made to the alleged fact that the south is trying to se- cure control of the government 1t sought few" years ago to destroy. Watson Opens Attack.
 As 9 preliminary to the general of fensiVe, Senator James l.. Watson, administration senator who is cred ited with having induced President Harding to abandon his original pro posal that the United States adhere to the court of international justice, issued his statement Thursday criti- cising UnderWOod'S Birmingham speech to the effect that the mar k C of the United States will suffer unless Europe is composed as pur- chaser of surpluSeS. The fact that the west, which is selling it's wheat at less than $1 per bushel became aroused is cited as another reason for Watsons prompt attempt to an swer and cOnfLte. Tn democratic headquart ITS, it was made apparent that the west listened attcutively to Underwood's statement not neces- sarily because it believed it. in all respects accurate, but because the west is so distressed that it will grasp at any extended relief from it's difficulties It was iutimated that the west would sanction international alliances if such alliances would tend to increase the price of its staple.
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 Begin Propaganda.
 It was that aspect, the democratic committee believes, which prompted Watson's attempts to reconcile the wt~t to the republican theory that wealth comes from national isolation, The committee, which is no more con- cerned with Underwood than any other outstanding democrat, took the response of the west to the Under wood suggestion as another indica- ton that that section is weaued from stand pat republication
 The republican committee, with the prospects dark, ts preparing an i'm mediate campaign of political propa- ganda, it keenly feels that growth of democratic spirit and is deeply chagrined that Senators LaFollette, Johnson and Brcokhart can defy it. ad libtum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
Threat Of WaIkout Following Break Up Of Atlantic City
 Farley Causes Great Anxiety
 In The Northern States LABOR DEPARTMENT SAYS CONDITIONS ARE NORMAL Situation Recalls Daugherty'S
 Warning That There Must Be No More Tie Ups Of Great National Industries
By THOMAS l.. STOKES aaE Il A

WASHINGTON. July 2S.-Miners and operators of the anthracite fields, whether intentionally or not, are forcing the hand of the govern ment through their inability to come to an agreement on several disputed points which are holding up framing of new wage scale.
 The breakup of negotiations at Atlantic City last week, after days of skirmishing, brings the possibility of a strike in the anthracite fields and has caused considerable worry to householders throughout the east and New England.
 President Harding, Secretary of Commerce Hoover and Chairman Hammond of the coal commission is sued repeated warnings before miners and operators assembled that there must be no strike in the an thracite fields this year. Attorney far as to state that there would never again be nationwide tie-up such as the joint coal and rail strikes last summer.
 No Agreement Reached.
 Despite these warnings, no agree ment has been reached in the nego- tiations which began nearly month ago The present wage scale expires within another month If the delay continues-which appears altogether likely now-the government will be forced to make good it's threats in fhe face cf possible strike.
 Just how far the government can or will go before a strike actually occurs is uncertain. The coal com mission, though a government body. has no power to force a settlement. All that it could do, Hammond says. is to appeal to both sides in a way that would bring pressure by arous- ing public sentiment.
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 Hope To Avoid Strike.
 The official opinion still prevails here, however, that there will not be real strike. At the labor depart ment the situation was regarded by experienced conciliators there as en- tirely normal. One official put 1t
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
HARDING HAS. CASE .OFPO|SON|NG {
Chief Executive Is Ordered To
 Remain In Bed By Doctor
 Following Ptomaine Attack. Has Not Been in Best Shape PRESIDENT MAY CANCEL PART OF WESTERN TRIP
Hoover And Work Substitute
 For White House Head In Giving Greeting To People At All Railroad Stations

ON BOARD PRESIDENT HARD ING'S SPECIAL TRAIN. July 2S.-(By Associated Press)-Plans for Presi- dent Harding's visit to Yosemite Ma tional park, arranged for tomorrow and Monday, were cancelled tonight and his special train was directed to proceed to San Francisco, to arrive there about g o'clock Sunday morning and give the chief executive two days of rest before he resumes his speak ing tour.
 Secretary Christian said the cancel lation of President Hardings pro- posed trip to Yosemite Valley should not be interpreted as meaning that the Presidents condition was in the least alarming, but was entirely pre- cautionary and taken as a means of avoiding the heat of the San Joaquin Valley and of permitting him to get a needed rest.
 ABOARD PRESIDENT HARD ING'S TRAIN, GRANT PASS, Ore, July 2s.-President Harding, suffer ing from slight attack of ptomaine poisoning and fatigue, has been forced to curtail his activities
 In fact, his general condition was such Saturday that Dr. c. E. Sawyer, his personal physician, ordered him to remain in bed and was consider ing the advisability of calling off his proposed trip to Yosemite National park.
 pr. Sawyer declared the executive had not been in the best physical shape for some time and, despite his three-day ocean voyage down from Alaska, needed a complete rest and freedom from strain.
 Suffers From Poisoning.
 At Seattle yesterday, the Prest- dents drawn features and weary manner occasioned considerable com ment. Inquiry developed the fact that he had eaten some crab meat, tainted. and had suffered quite se- verely Tursday night with the grip ing pains of ptomaine poisoning. He felt better yesterday, however and insisted upn going through with his program of reviewing the Pa cific fleet and addressing the Seattle Press club.
 Last night his condition. instead of continuing to improve, suffered from the days strain and he again felt the effects of the poisoning A very restless night brought orders from Dr. Sawyer today that he remain in bed and crowds which met the train along the line of his progress were disappointed to learn that he would be unable to make his scheduled platform addresses.
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 Hoover And Work Substitute.
 Secretaries Hoover and Work, who are accompanying the President, substituted for him in little talks to the crowd from the rear platform of the train.
 Baskets of luscious fruits of all kinds and great masses of flowers were showered upon the Preidents fellow travellers, bearing notes of af- lection and regard for both the eX- ecutive and Mrs. Harding.
 Senator Charles McNary, who boarded the train at Eugene, Ore, early today to ask President Harding to call a special session of Congress to fix the price of wheat and pass on legislation calculated to help tse situation, probably will not be able to see the President today as re- suit of the attack of poisoning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
ENRACED CITIZENS WRECK OFFICE OF. NE VI YORK |. W. W.
Red Flag Torn Down And Literature Scattered About
 The Streets

NEW YORK, July 2S.-Their head quarters raided and practically wrecked. their red organization flag torn down and burned and unable to get any action today out of the Hobo ken, police, officials of the Marine Transwort Workers division of the I. w. w. tonight declared they were still "carrying on'' with their strike of ngshorenen, begun last Tuesday. The Hoboken headquarters were raided around the noon hour today by a band of 50 men who tossed l. w. W. literature and records into the street, smashed the furniture and carried off the flag, which the l. w. w. had refused to lower yesterday despite the protests of indignant citizens, who pointed out that no American flag was displayed.
 An hour after the raid, Hoboken police headquarters professed to know nothing of the disturbance. Later it was stated at headquarters that members of the I. w. w. had called a policeman on post nearby, but that when he arrived the trouble was over and he had found no one to arrest. John Gunlach. secretary of the Hobolen branch of the l. w. w., visited headquarters, seeking war rants, but was advised to cont, back Monday, as there was no judge pres ent to issue them.
 Meanwhile New York headquarters of the l. w. W. wired Governor Silser Of New Jersey. accusing Hoboken of ficials of the Hoboken offices of the United States shipping board with causing the raid and demanding in vestigation and punishment of those responsible.
 The raid, it was explained, was carried out by the members of the International Longshoremen's asso- citation, who were declared to have been engaged by shipping board of ficials. The international is seeking to break the strike, In which some of it's members at first joined, but later were ordered to seturn to work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Chief Of Staff, Washington Bureau, The Age-HernId
 CHAPTER

As the people rejoiced in the prospect Ford-infinite in wiz ardry-taking charge of Muscle Shoals and actually putting 1t to work-there was cast over the Ten nessee valley the sinister shadow of the Alabama Power company.
 It should never have been supposed that the selfish interests of the United States would suffer without battle competition on the part of an individual of Ford's potentiality But the people of the valley had been lulled to sleep. apparently. Ger tainly, they har been made to believe that Ford, by making use of Muscle Shoals power and by putting his bat talion Cf dollars into industries to be turned by that power, would con- struct a city where now stand Shef- feld, Tuscumbia and Florence, of l.000O0 souls; would by barge lines ind a railroad connect that city with Detroit, on the one hand, and Mo- pile bay on the other.
 Never had there been a lovelier dream in the brain of man.
 So when the Alabama Power com .pany. backed by other gigantic cor NI.btioas, revealed its scheme, came U1t in the open as a shatttrer of dreams, and displayed a determine ton to make impossible all that which the day before appeared cer- tain of realization. the people were indignant, highly incensed. belliger- snt and filled with desire to wreak their vengeance
 Weeks Was Surprised.
 It has been pointed out that as Secretary Weeks held up the Ford offer. he was surprised that sen corporation had not entered the field with an offer which he might con strue as more advantageous to the government. The reason for the ln- activity of the corporal tion, which had already put their heads together In conspiracy. was located in the fact that they were convinced that the Secretary, as hard-headed business man, as an individual en- tirely lacking in idealistlc vision would voluntarily reject the propo- sition which had come like bolt out of Detroit.
 Had the secretary followed his in rlination. he would have done so. Then the corporations which had concluded to await further deteriora- =
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
HARNE ESS COMPAN H [ A DS INDICTED
 IN FRAUD C ASE $
Government Takes New Step Against Alleged War
 Time VioIatorS

WASHINGTON, July 2S-CounseI here for the United States Harness company, which bought from the government more than a million dol lars worth of surplus harness after the conclusion of the war, were ad- vised today that indictments charg- ing conspiracy to defraud in con nection with the sale were returned by federal grand Jury in Elkins w. Va, today against four officers of the company and three former war departmen officials.
 Those named in the indictments were Earl F. Estes, formerly of the war department claims board; John c. Skinner, formerly chief clerk oi the war department surplus property division; F. C. Morse who was di- recSor of sales under Secretary Ba- ker, and Joseph C. Byron, George B, Goetz, Azel r. Cochran and Henry w Benke, all officers of the company. Civil Litigation Begun.
 The case is one of those worked up by the war frauds division of the department of justice. E. C. Morse one of those mentioned in the indict- ment also was indicted last Au- gust in connection with the sale of the Old Hickory powder plant. near Nashville Tenn. Civil litigation was instituted over the harness trans actions two years ago and Preside [ Harding in proclamation declared the contracts were invalid.
 Charging the indictments returned today were e result of star-c cham Der proceedings Frank Hogan counsel for the harness company said: Nobody had any part in di- recting the proceedings but the pros- ecuting officials and that neither the defendant nor their attorneys were permitted to be present.
 Saved Government Money.
 These men, said MT. Hogan, by perfectly Creditable means, business sasacity and patriotic loyalty, actu- ally saved the government from a loss of hundreds of thousands of dol lars and sold to the farmers thou sands of sets of useful and practical harness at unusually low prices. De- serving of the utmost gratitude, from the government, the taxpayers and the consumers, they have been ar raigned and indicted on what must have been a grossly misleading pre- sentation of the facts to the grand jury"
 The United States Harness com pany, MT. Hogan said, took a con siderable portIon of the harness sur plus, "reconditioned and marketed it and paid the government therefor S1O,252,312, which was $614,797 more than the prices it had guaranteed. The government received over CT per cent of the total amount for which the property was sold
 In the civil litigation the govern ment conteuded that Goetz, Byron; Cochran and Benke army officers, sought and obtained the contract so soon after resiguing their official positions as to cast doubt on the in- tegrity of the whole transaction.