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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-11-12
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81 desea I'd. invertir bien su dinero
no pierds esta oportunidad. Sc desea
vender la mejor fnca de Mayagiiez.
Esta compuesta de 356 cuerdas y a me-
dia hora de la ciudad.
Esta situada cinco kil6metros par
tiendo del kil6metro No. carretera de
Mayagiez Las Marias, en- el barrio
de Leguisamos. Dicho camino estara
afrn ado para 1924.
Esta hacienda cosecha de 400 a 500
quintales de cafe y COLE 1000 cajas de
chinas con abundantes nortes para
hacer carbon en- abundareia. Sus esta-
blecimientos estan compuesios por casa
de maquinas. con despulpadora noVlda
por un motor de tres caballos- y de
POGO uso con buenos tanques para
lavar ell cafe sus g;asis para Oresr el
cafe. Tiene resecadora de vapor, casa
de vivienda, 18 casas para arrimados,
dos cusrteles, tambien para arrlmadcs,
almacenes y casillas para guardian Ell
cafe.
Esta fnca Sc vende por tencr que dl-
vidirla sus herederos.
Informara en- Mayagiiez barrio Pa
ris. Gale Paz No. 10.
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Continuation de la Ira. pag.

Como quiera que ell Juez de Quie-
bra no ha presentado ell certifcado
correspondence en- ell asunto de An
gel Matos Lopez, en- quiebra, la Cor
te suspende la vista de la solicitud
de rehabilitation en- este case.
En- ell asunto de Agustfn Blasini,
como Sindico de la frma en- quiebra
Tarrats y Aguil1 VS.. La Logia Fiat
Lux 81, la Corte dido ell letrado Pc
dro G. Quinones en- representation
de la demandada concede ciertas ale
gaciones Y deniega otras de las pre-
sentadas nombre de dicha deman-
dada. Sc oye tambien la mocion pa
ra trasladar este case de la Seccion
de Equidad la Secci6n de Derecho
de la Corte Y la Corte la concede, re-
servando una exception al letrado
P. Albizu Campos, quien representa-
al Sindico y no estaba presente en-
la vista.
Comparece ell letrado J. A. Lopez
Acosta en- representation de Ell Pue-
bio de Puerto Rico y en- el case de
l.. w. & P. Armstrong VS.. Isabel
Lopez Cruz, ct al, solicita el pago de
.ciertas contribuciones adeudadas al
Pueblo de Puerto Rico por distintos
conceptos. Sc opone ell abogado Hen
ry G. Molina de st. Remy, quien re-
presenta los ADMINISTRATORS Ju-
diciales el letrado Jaime Sire, Jr.,
quien representa- a los querellantes
Sc une al Lcdo. Molina y la Corte
vista la importancia del asunto di-
fiere augmentation, acerca del mis-
mo para una fecha futura.
La Corte oye la augmentation de
los letrados en- el asunto de Pablo
Trucharte VS.. Freiria & Co., mocion
pidiendo la elimination de ciertos
particulares de la demanda Y Sc re-
serva su resolution.
La Corte oidas las manifestations
del letrado del demandante en- ell
asunto de Julian Flores VS.. The Anne
rican Railroad Company, en- que Sc
habia presentado una exception pre-
via por ell abogado de la demandada,
resuelve desestimar la expresada ex-
cepcion previa, dictando una resolu-
cion al efecto, y concede q Ia deman-
dada ell termino de Ia dias para con-
testar la demanda. Representa- al
demandante ell Lcdo. Henry y ell
Lcdo. Dexter a la compaffa del fe-
rrocarril.
La Corte dicta una orden mandan-
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Hoy COmenzdrd a verse;.

do que Sc entregue Miguelina AL
varado un Buick n1mero 1872, que
fue ocupado a Maxine Napoleoni;
hace algin tempo, Y que esta en-
deposito en- ell garage de Nereo Pi-
razzi, en- la Gale de la VillR, en-
Ponce, P. R.
Ell sabado por la tarde Sc discu-
ito ante ell Juez Odlin por los repre-
sentantes del Gobierno, Major Wells
v Fiscal Gay la mocion de reconsi-
deracion phesentada en- ell asunto de
Estados Unidos VS.. DR.. Eladio IL
quierdo. Ell Lcdo. Feliu comparece
en- representation del acusado y sos
tiene que la Corte no debe revisar
la orden que dicto ell anterior Juez
INFERNO de la Corte. Los represen-
tantes del gobierno sostienen que ell
Juez debe oirles ordenar 10 que Ell
crea procedente una vez ofdas las
manifestations que tuvieron que ha-
Ger el respecto de la mocion de re-
consideration.
Traducimos de la edici6n del '.The
Providence Journal" correspondence
al 25 de octubre de 1923, 10 que sigue:
s'LA ASOCIACION "BIGOLOW"
DE DOCTORES EN- DERECHO
ee Sc REUNE
Un Juez de las Cortes de Puerto
Rico encabeza la lista de los que
hablan.
La Association "Bigolow" de Doc
torres en- Derecho de la Universidad
de Boston, celebro la primera reu-
MON de esta temporada aver por la
noche eel "a de octubre de 1929 en-
ell Hotel Biltmore, actuando de pre-
sidente Francis l. McCanna, de esta
ciudad.
Sc pusieron cubiertos como para
80 comensales, Y despues de la CO.
mida ell Juez E. B. Wilcox, de San.
Juan, Puerto Rico, hablo acerca de.
''La Application de las Leyes en- las
Posesiones Extranjeras de los Esta-
dos Unidos"; Francis 1. McCanna,
acerca "Del Congreso y de la Corte.
Suprema" Ell DR.. John E. Conley,
acerca de la "Anormalidad y ell De-
recho" y el Juez Thomas 2. Lee, de
esta. ciudad, relate reminiscencias
del Bar de Rhode Island.
Ell Catedratico Harrison ]. Bar
rett, de la Universidad de Boston y
ell Juez Charles H. Greene, de Con-
cord, N. H., tambien hablaron a los
presentes.
Varios de los presentes rindieron
selecciones musicales Y cantaron tro-
zos escogidos deleitando la concu-
rrentes."
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PIJEDE

recomendarse como active y e6caz. No
importa cuan severe pueda ser su reuma.
tismo gotta o 10 arraigado que este pueda
eStar en- su sistema. La accion de este ma.
ravilloso especihco expulsa de su cuerpo
todas las substancias impuras, vigoriza y
fortalece todos sus organos en- general. re-.
gulariza los nervios, rinones y el higado
devuelve la salud compieta. FL Elxr de
Leonardo para la Sdngre es I'm remedio
ehcaz para el envenenamiento de la sangre,
Stills, tumores, Ilceras, escrofulas otras
enfefmedades de Ia sangre. Miles de per-
sonas que han sufrido anemia, cIorosis
pobreza de la sangre, despues de haber to-
mado toda clase de remedies sin obtener
resultado alguno, han visto 50 salud resta-
blecida al tomar Elixir do Le0nGrdi boy0
Ia SGngre. 81 I'd. tiene aIguna enfermedad
en- la sangre, no Sc desespere, esta pueds
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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-11-12
LUCIA DE HERMANoS

En- ell zaguan de la casa No. Is de
la Gale de San Jose de esta ciudad
sc formo una reyerta entire los her
manos Vicente Agosto Pagan y Mar
celino Agosto Pagan de la cual sa-
lio Ell 1ltimo con alganas heridas
punzante de cuchillo.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-11-12
PARA 1924

POSTALES Francesas con bri-
Ito muy bonitos disefios a So. so
ell ciento.
Para otros informes o mues-
tras, diriiase a La Liberia Cam
pos, Allen % o Brau 35, San
Juan, P. r. y
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-11-12
EoR VIOLATION a
LA LEY DE AUTOS

Julio v. Llompart y Pedro G. Guis
per fueron denunciados por violacion
la ley de automobiles porque en- la
madrugada del dia diez del corrien
tie chocaron sus automobiles en- la
calle Allen de esta ciudad.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-11-12
REUMATIsMo-cCTA

son Intermediates que provienen def acido
trico en- la sangre. cl cual ataca las CO.
yunturas y rnusculos del cuerpo. Para re-.
mediar este doloroso sufrinIiento I'd tiene
que eliminar del sistema el acido irico
otras materias venenosas que constituyen
Ia raiz de la enfermedad, cualquiera que
sea su forma. FL EIfriy de LeOwGrdi pa.
"a Ia S0Hgye es el remedio que
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composition which would give greater
advantage either to the pitcher or
batsman are avoided.
It was at the solicitation of the
United States Army that Mr.. Nc
Gowan initially devised his base ball
testing methods and equipment. At
Army posts and training camps, base
ball Is always the most popular
amusement. Uncle Sam buys large
quantities Of balls every year. The
Investigations Of base ball efficiency
were made in order that the govern
ment might perfect specifications and
durability records of different kinds
and makes Of base balls. The tests
include experiments to determine the
wearing qualities of the horsehide
cover the tensile strength of the
thread with which. the cover is
sewed, tensile strength of the leather,
the quality OF the winding and the
percentage of cotton and wool in the
wrapping, the resiliency, compactness
and porosity of the rubber center, and
the tension of the yarn which deter
mine the Iiveliness Of the ball.
The rebound test was first made.
Each ball was held at a known
height and dropped on wooden
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care. Experiments are being carried
on every day in the year. and the re-
suit has been a far better condition
obtaining than a few years ago, when
many of the people, of the country
thought that seeds were just seeds
and that any old kind would do.
Another interesting phase is the
experimental work with citrus and
other tropical fruits. The value of
this cannot be computed, and it
largely has been the means OF bring
ing to a high point an industry or
industries that have an output of mil
lions of dollars each year. Other
nations have endeavored to compete
with the United States along these
lines. but none of them has any
where near approached the output
or the quality Of the products grown
in this country.
+ X X X
THE propagation of plants for or
l. namenting the grounds of the De-
partment of Agriculture and those of
the weather bureau, and the rliscel-
laneous experimental work are also
carried on at the gardens. There are
grown plants and flowers for con-
gressional distribution. 1t may be,
however, that the distribution of
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grams, the rubber center weighs 27
grams, the cototn. including the lac
ing cord or first winding. amounts to
10 grams; the sizing or loading weighs
3 grams.
Careful study was made of the balls
as they were unwound by hand and the
amount of loading or sizing in each
yarn was determined. Rebound tests
of the rubber centers were made in
the same manner as the original test
with the entire ball. When dropped
a distance of 29 inches, the rubber
cores would rebound anywhere from
SO to 62 inches. The compactness or
resisting power to applied pressure of
each Of the rubber corps was ascer-
tanned by. means of a meter which re-
corded the defiections of the applied
loads.
The most important Of these curious
tryouts for base balls was the re-
bound test, which is the most salts
factory method of determining the
live!iness of the ball. By repeating
this test at regular intervals during
the service period of the ball, its du-
ration OF liveiiness can be obtained.
The ability of the leather cover
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Of the big league baseball TO resist
stretch and to cling closely to the
yarn and thread interior is another
important factor that largely deter
mines the durability Of the ball. The
high resiliency Of the horsehide TO
the batting about while under ten
sion is desirable. The wearing or
roughing qualities Of the cover can
De readily ascertained 10y means Of
certain abrasion" tests. Ability 70
withstand abrasion is an outstand-
ing feature Of the bie-leag que balls.
as many pitchers resort to all sorts
OF clever expedients in roughing or
skinnins the ball 50 that they can
grip it more tightly and gain more
effective control of deceptive deliv-
cries and curves. Horsehide covers
from the thinner and poorer portions
of the horsehide.
Illustrative of the remarkable
strength of the leather covers on the
best baseballs, it Is worthy of note
that in all the government expert
ments, the lacing cords with which
the balls were sewed would always
break before the leather would show
any signs of tearing. The national
scientists report that when a stitch
in one of the balls is lost or broker
the life of the ball is about ended,
unless the cover is entirely removed
and reserved. The Investigations in
dicate that one of the most simple
and practical improvements that
manufacturers can make in their
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baseballs is to use stronger lacking
cord for sewing on the horsehide
covers.
The federal investigators resorted
to the simple chemical expedient of
dissolving the wool from weighed
sample of baseball yarn in caustic
soda and then of weighing the cotton
residue. This enabled them to find
out definitely the amount of cotton
contained In the yarn.
X X X
CTRANGE though 1t may seem to
- most of us If too much rubber is
placed in the center Of the profess
siona1 base ball, the ball loses much
Of it's former liveliness and resiliency.
A dead ball of this description, If
used in any games. markedly aids the
effectiveness of the pitcher. No mat
ter how true or vigorously the bat
ters pound the ball, 1t will travel just
so far and no farther. AS matters
stand at present, the exact center of
the big-league base ball consists of
cork instead Of rubber. A small pei
let Of cork about tho size of a marble
is inserted between two hemispheres
of rubber that are followed out to
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plate, the height in inches of the re-
bound being measured. The best ball
made rebound of 296 inches when
dropped from q height of feet and
52.i inches when dropped from a
height of 10 feet.
Then the tensile strength Of the
.acing cord with which the ball is
sewn was determined in two different
ways. A special hook was slipped
under one of the stitches as the ball
was held tightly in the testing
machine and the amount of pull
necessary to break the stitch was
registered on 4 special recording
machine. 1t required a force eQuiva-
lent to 81 to 46 pounds per strand to
break the lacing cords. One of the
lacings was removed from the ball
cover and tested out for tensile
strength on hydraulic testing
machine.
A special die was used to cut strips
from the leather cover, which also
could be tested for tensile strength.
Loads that ranged from 4,300 to 9.400
pounds per square inch of cover had
to he used TO break the leather strips.
x X 4
THE average professional league
i base ball has Il horsehide cover
that is held in place by stitches that
vary from seXen to eight to the inch.
These rows of stitches are one-quarter
of an inch wide. The best balls weigh
14t grams apiece. OF this total weight
the wool amounts to 81 grams, the
leather cover tips the scale at %
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Sphere Used in Great National Game
Now Subjected to Scientific Test

accommodate the cork. Then the two
pieces OF rubber are vulcanized to.
gether. The cork Is eficacious in
causing the ball to hold it's shape de-
spite heavy service. 1t also increases
the liveliness of the spheroid and
makes the ball carry straighter when
thrown.
During the early days of base ball
credit for originating the game is
generally given TO a United States
Army officer, who evolved system
of play. and rules and sponsored the
first match contests in the vicinity
of COoperstown. y. Y. about ninety
years ago-inventors worked long and
arduously trying to perfect a. durable
ball that would hest serve the needs
of tho new game. Patent Office rec
ords are prolific in freak balls that
were invented during that day and
age. One OF the most curious or
these was a ball that was equipped
with IL central bell that rang when
ever the ball was hit off the bat. The
idea evidently was that some OF the
players might temporarily forget
about the game. The pealing Of the
hell was designed to recall their at
tention TO the sport at hand.
The balls first used were entirely
too large and lively. The catchers
and nelders did not even need gloves
to handle the soft, bouncing ball. II
was approximately eleven inches in
circumference---at least two inches
larger than the professional balls
that now are used.
Gradually, however, as the game OF
base ball was popularized and de
veloped. similar improvements were
consummated III the composition anc
construction OF the American base
ball. Today, our best base balls are
remarkable sporting paraphernalia
built TO withstand severe shocks
without suffering untoward defiec-
tions Of shape or losing their prop
critics Of desirable resiliency and
durability.
TIME was when all the horsehide
used in making the best base ball
covers was imported from Russia
The yarn used as wrapping materlai
was shipped in from Australia ano
was the best that the world market
afforded. Under present eircun
stances, the materials used in our
best base balls are chiefly produced
in this country. as the acid tests OF
service and laboratory research have
demonstrated that our made-in-
America materials are just as good
as the best that come from abroad.
It is notable that the base ball
covers are cut from the strongest
and most durable sections Of the
horsehide. It takes about twenty
five square inches Of leather to cover
a major league ball. The cover is
always sewed in place by hand. II
all the yarn used in making q base
ball could be stretched out in the
form of one long strand, il would
cover n distance Of approximately
one-quarter of a mile.
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of the country are today receiving
much higher prices for their output
than ever before. The growing of a
collection of grapevines Is another
interesting sight as one walks
through the different. greenhouses.
Each cluster is carefully watched.
every vine receives expert attention
and the study OF the vines and their
product is described SO that those en-
gagged In this line Of work may have
the full benefit of the observations
made by government experts.
The work that is done along more
commercial lines embraces the ex-
perimental work with alfalfa. clover,
cowpeas and beans. To the resident
of city apartment alfalfa does not
register a distinct impression. The
general idea of the city chap is that
alfalfa is a kind of grass and that it
+ Is grown somewhere out IN the west
say, Wyoming-but he does not take
into consideration that.if it were not
for this and other kindred products
he would not be able to enjoy juicy
steak or delicious and tender lamb
chops, nor would he. if there were no
clover or grass be able to get the
thick, rich cream for his morning
berries or his fragrant cup OF coffee.
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Plant Keeps an Army.

ONE Of the difficulties that are en-
~ countered by those cultivatina
plants in the tropics arises from the
depredations OF leaf-cutting ants.
These little creatures march in ar
mics thousands strong and on coming
to q plant that suits them they as
cend 1t and spread to every leaf. Each
ant then ships off with his sharp
jaws a piece Of leaf bigger than him
self and, swinging It over his head
joins a procession OF his fellows siu1i-
larly laden and bound for the nest.
New ones appear to take their
places. and IN a short time not a leaf
remains. There is one species Of
plant that employs O "bodyguard' TO
protect itself from these invaders,
This Is species of acacia, known a.
the bulls horn thorn tree" native OF
Nicaragua. This name is given It by
reason of pair Of hornlike thorns
situated at the base of each com
pound leaf All but the youngest
thorns are found to be followed and
inhabited by colonies Of ants. These
are smaller than the leaf cutters, but
better fighters. and fercely resist any
encroachments on their domains.
They are capable OF inficting a severe
sting. so that even the higher animals
give them a wide berth.
AS fast rs the horns become large
enough for occupancy the ants bore
into one Of q pair and proceed to
hollow it out by eating the sweetish
pulp within, leaving the hardened
wall. They bore through the parti-
tion that separates the thorns at the
base. and so continue the cavity into
the other thorn. IN this way one er-
trance is made to answer for both
rooms of their house. Once estsb-
lished in their new quarters they
raise their young and make it their
home.
1t may be seen that it is OF great
Importance to the plant to have its
little warriors always on guard, and
to this end it supplies them so COM
pletely with attractive food and drink
that the ants have no desire to leave
the plant. On each leaf staff q little
way from the base there is a good
sized gland that s6cretes abundantiy
a sweet liquid in which the ants de-
light. One or more of the ants are
always 10 be seen near The gland.
either sucking the nectar or waiting
for more to appear.
But the ants cannot, Of course, sub
sist entirely on sweets. The plant
also provides solid, nutritious food in
the shape of pears, which are pro-
Guced at the extremities of certain
leaflets. in such position that to get
at them the ants must travel over a
considerable portion Of the leaf The
fruit ripens q few at a time, and thus
keeps the ants going over the lasf
pretty much all the while. When the
pears are ready to pick they are of q
rich golden color and filled with ma
terial like the meat of nut. Upon
finding one in this condition an ant
bites through its slender point of at
tachment and bears 1t in triumph 70
the nest
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ID ECENT observations have shown
that many subspecies Of the gi-
gantic spiders, generally known as
the mygale. are provided with stridu-
lating or noisemaking organs with
which squeaking sounds can be pro-
duced. It Is said that there is not a
particle of evidence that these
spiders, which have occasionally
been known to destroy small reptiles
mammals and birds, possess the sense
of hearing. Yet they can emit sounds
and the inference is that the purpose
of these noises is similar to that of
the rattlesnake's rattie-they are
emitted when the spider is on tha
defensive, and under the excitement
of fear or anger.
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Friction matches first came into
use in 1893 and as late as 1850 were
considered too dangerous to beetrans-
ported by rail. The first sulphur
matches put on the market came in
square blocks Of wood split well
down. from which Individual matches
might be broken. When ignited a
most offensive sulphur odor arose.
The first individual matches, put up
In small boxes, were imported from
Sweden In the early eighties and
were a great improvement over the
old sulphur match.
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plants will not take place this year,
for if one studies with care that pro-
vision that did away with free seeds
he will probably discover that no sec
ton was inserted to take care of the
distribution of plants, and one can
almost hear the general wall that
will go up throughout the country
when this fact is learned.
While the Volstead act rather gave
a temporary setback to the vineyards
of the nation, reports from California
and other sections which for years
were noted for their magnificent
grapes are that the grape growers
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The lowly bean for years was the
butt of many a comedians line of
laugh producing effort, but of late
the people of the country have learned
that this humble food is rich in
health-giving properties, and that
the people of Boston were really
rather clever in making the dish OF
beans a popular article Of diet.
IAN the work that is done on these
Varieties of food products has been
instrumental in raising the standard.
One may say that alfalfa and clover
are not foods for man True, they
are not direct foods. but they are the
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Edward NJ. and J. Wise Byrnes Live With
the Plants and Flowers-Important Results
for the People. of the Country
Value of Work-Great Care in Inspection.
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Government Has Devised Some Unusual
But Effective Methods of Contributing to the
Efficiency of the Sport-Durabil and Com
position of Ball Studied
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BY ED, C. KNOLE.

~ EW of the nearly 10000 people
- who visited the great amaryl-
lis show that was held at the
goYernmenI greenhouses dur
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BY GEORGE H. DACY.

A " ORDINARY baseball such
~ as Babe Ruth so regularly
. slams over the right field