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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-15

-1En su criterio, cual seria Ell me-
jor medic de establecer una absolute
ammonia entire los partidos politicos de
Puerto Rico para recabar de la Me-
tropoli mayores hbertades para Ia isla2
Desgraciadamente, por ahora no hay
que pensar en- una absolute ammonia
entire los partidos existentes en- nues-
ira querida TERRA. Hay que ser cie-
gos para no yer que cada partido esta
organizando su plan de campala. con
mejor menor analogia y sintaxis;
presentando programs que fuera de la
aspiration de EsTADo, AUTONoMTA
o INDEPENDENcIA, todo 10 demas
es superficial. sus directories Sc ocu-
pan mas del dinero que han de gastar
en- la proxima campafia electoral, Y to-
do este en- este bendito 1928, que nos
hace pensar, como ALA, en- los amos 6s
75-qne cinco seis sefiores, decian
los electores 10 mismo de siempre, y
ellos 10 seguian como rebano resigna-
do.
-1Obtendra la Comisi6n que va a
Washington Ell fruto que ella persigue,
supongo que usted habra visto y lei
do en- la prensa local, mi reciente car
ia Publica, dirigida al Hon. Jose Tous
Soto. Estoy identifcado con los pro-
p6sitos que crea la Resolution n1mero
dos. tai como esta redactada vota-
da por nuestra Legislature. Las du-
das que tengo, sobre el resultado de
las gestiones que obtenga dicha conf
sion, son conocidas por los lectores de
la prensa local la isla. Precisamente
en- estos dias he 1eido en- ell periodico
Ell MUNDo-que usted tan acertada-
mente representa- en- esta ciudad, que
los FiIipinos. vuelven a solicitar del
Congreso Americana su INDEPENDEN
CIA, v me parece haber leido, que pa.
ra afirmar mas su noble solicitud, re-
cordaban al pueblo Americana, la pro
mesa que ellos tenian de concedersels
mediante ciertos requisites No Sc
por que me encuentro pensandc
en- las manifestations del Secretaric
Weeks, acerca de SUI viaje Puerto Ri
/. co Y de Ia opinion que desgraciada-
mente lie merecemos. Los multiples y
compicados asuntos pendientas de re
soluci6n. La campana electoral. E.
plan de batalla del Partido Dem6cra
ia, etc.
-GQu6 relaciones politicas tiene us.
/ ted? 4 ~ yae
La experiencia nos ensena, para dei
gracia nuestra, que muchos municipio|
estan corrompidos, miranda con indi
ferencia inexcusable las industrias ma
twas, para las cuales hay en- abundan
cia la materia prima, menospreciandc
la desinteresada cooperation. de lo'
hombres, buenos Y de verdadero talen
to, por merced de las camarillas Ell
fin notara usted amigo Brau que sur
ge una corriente sana desinteresads
! de hombres de independence de carac
ter, verdaderamente preparados, v so
The Washington times., 1923-05-18
WORLD ARID IN
20 YEARS, SAYS
PUSSYFOOT
Prohibition Crusader Thinks
Universal Tendency Is to
Abolish Liquor.

? KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 1s.-A
bone dry" world in twenty years
is the prediction of William Eu-
gene "Pussyfoot' Johnson, storm
center of hundreds of strenuous
temperance battles and head of the
World Alliance Against Alcoholism.
THE liquor situation Is getting
better" Johnson said recently when
he dropped off in Kansas City for
a few hours. Every country in
the world is watching America.
Again and again is her Eighteenth
Amendment cited at national con-
terences here and abroad. Even
the Moslem leaders in Egypt are
looking with approval on liquor
prohibition. Within twenty years,
/ believe, the world viii be liquor
free, and glory be that day.
Just now everyone is throwing
up his hands and declaring that
there is more liquor than ever be-
fore. 1 suppose they do not know
that virtually all the institutes
which formerly were operated to
cure drunkenness have been closed
on account of lack of business.
Probably they do not understand
that the last Congress which. just
closed it's sessions was more than
two-thirds dry-the driest Congress
in history.
Again, we cite this fact: During
the three years of liquor prohibit
ton the enforcement Of this. law
has been stronger and stricter than
the enforcement of the saloon
license law was in 100 years. The
hardest ridge has been passed. We
grow stronger in prohibition daily"
Johnson branded as absolutely
absurd" the light wine and beer
proposition. Light wines and beer
are 80 per cent of the liquor
trouble, he said.
THE people who are urging the
necessity of these drinks point out
that they are not injurious or over
intoxicating" he said. why, AL
exander the Great died from drink,
and he had nothing but light wine
and beer, for strong drink never
had been heard of then. All the
drunkenness of the Bible times
was from light wines and beer"
''Pussyfoot" has but one eye
left, having lost the other in Lon
don during a demonstration not IN
sympathy with his propositions for
abolition of the liquor traffic.
The Washington times., 1923-05-18
RICH AMERICAN
IS RECLUSE
ON YACHT
''Mr. Brown" for 81 Years Has
Dwelt on Lonely Vessel at
Mouth of Thames.
BY international News Service.


BRIGHTLINGSEA, Eng, May Is.
"A mysterious American millionaire
who for thirty-four years has lived
the life of a recluse on a stationary
yacht anchored in a dreary creek
at the mouth of the Thames, is ex-
citing the curiosity of the natives
of Essex county.
MIR. Brown as the millionaire
old quarters after being away for
a few weeks owing to the yacht
being overhauled at Wivenhoe, a
little fishing village some seven
miles away. But while the Val
frayia, as the vessel is called, was
In dry dock he never let her out of
sight.
He took rooms at the hotel at
Wivenhoe, where he had blazing
fires kept burning day and night.
He had one of the crew keep SEN
try-go outside the door, another
slept in the bedroom, and Mr..
Brown occupied the couch in the
living room. His only excursion
was a morning and afternoon visit
to the yacht.
Now he has returned to his old
quarters, on which he is reported
to have spent over 100000. He
has on board private secretary,
two stewards, a cook, an engineer,
ships carpenter and several
other odd men. Watches are kept
at night just as religiously as
though the vessel were at sea.
Nobody is allowed to approach
the boat, which is only a few min.
utes pull by boat from the landing
stage. One of the crew goes
ashore for everything that is need
ed. All Mr.. Browns meals are
cooked on borad and served in the
cabin in the most luxurious fashion.
No one seems to have fathomed
the mystery of this Quixotic mil
uonaire's queer mode of life. The
local account is that he had an un-
fortunate love affair in his youth
and declared he would never return
to America, but why he should
choose to live on a stationary
yacht in a lonely backwater has
never been discovered.
For many years he gave literally
TO local charities. presenting Bright
Hngsea, also, with a recreation
ground, a new school and a new
hospital, but after a lawsuit with
the British government, when he
was ordered to pay income tax on
an estimated income of $4,000 a
year, he has been less generous.
But he still maintains large
number of sailor pensioners. and
every Christmas he sets aside a
substantial sum to be distributed
among the local poor.
Now the English newspapers
nave become interested in this
strange figure, and it NAV be that
ms real identity and history will be
revealed.
The Washington times., 1923-05-18
Out.Of-toUUn Visitors
Assemble for Breakfast.

Among the out.of-town visitors
for the Monticello breakfast will be
Mrs. Horton Pope, Of Denver, Col,
regent for Mt Vernon, and Miss
Leary, vice regent OF the Mt. Yer
non board, from the State of Wash
ington. Mrs. Pope will be with the
Jeffersons, and Miss Leary at the
Christopher Wilkinson table, presid-
ed over by Miss Caroline Smith.
Mrs. Rose Nelson Mason, Of Charles
town, Va, descendant of TON
Nelson" who offered a sovereign
each for every shot fired at his
own house during the battle of
Yorktown, has come on for the oc.
casion, as had Mrs. Livingston
Schuyler, president Of the United
Daughters OF the Confederacy, to
attend the Hamilton unwilling, the
dedication at the Red Cross, and
the Monticello breakfast.
The John Paul Jones table will
be in charge Of a collateral descend
ant, Miss Bertha Martin, and will
SAVIOR of the sea, and the quaint
souvenirs of it's decoration will be
of exceptional interest.
The Benjamin Franklin table !s
in charge OF his descendants, Mrs
Dennis Mccarthy and Miss Victoria
Emory. Washington society has
long been proud of the residents of
the city who trace their ancestry
back to that great and wise Ameri-
can, people foremost, as he was. in
patriotic service, and many Of them
conspicuous in the field Of learning
At the Washington table Miss
Wlthers and pretty Miss Patty
Washington daughter of Lawrence
washington, for many years identi.
The Washington times., 1923-05-18

fled with the Congressional Library,
will welcome their kinsmen, or kins-
women. Among them are Mrs.
Montgomery McComb, great.great-
niece of Martha Washington. who
bears a striking resemblance to her;
Miss Agnes Peter, of Tudor Place. 4"
direct descendant of Martha Wash
ington and heir to some of the rarest
of Washington relics; Miss Francis
Washington Weeks, who served I'M
der the Red Cross with great dis
tinction in the World War, and is
the eighth in descent from John
Washington. of Salgrave Manor, In
England; and these ladies will loan
their dear treasures for the pleasure
of all, making a centerpiece for
their table of the brocade of one OF
Lady Washington gowns. and dis
posing on 1t. as background, curl
GUS relics Of Mt. Vernon.
Guests from Princeton will honor
the memory of the first president
of that institution, and the Prince
ton loving-cu which Mrs. Cren.
shaw has acquired will grace the
center Of the table, upon the shield
and colors Of the university.
s.
Mrs. Elonzo Tyner entertained at
luncheon today before going on to
the horse show. Among her guests
were the Charge d'Affaires of
Austria and Nine. Brochnik and
Mrs. Victor Kaufman.
s.
Mrs. Edward G.. Walker returned
yesterday after a visit of several
days with Gen. and Mrs. Andre
Brewster.
In the small upper room above
the Federation Tea House at 1874
N street, Mrs. Howard Nyman has
been holding an exhibit of her
colorful and artistic scarves,
dresses, lamp shades, etc Mrs.
Nyman has few pieces of batik,
but the majority of her display is
the popular tiled and dyed" stuff,
which, like the batik, flourishes
to such an extent on the Island of
Java, but has become so much the
vogue in the world today, owing.
no doubt to the recent excavations
in King Tut's tomb
Mrs. Nyman's work Is very "dif-
ferent," very varied and contains
| wide range of beautiful color and
| some original conceptions not seen
in the shops. The exhibit will con-
tinue Sunday, and any one paying
visit will be well repaid.
s.
Mrs. David Meade Lea entertained
| at luncheon of twelve today, which
was followed by cards.
Mr.. Lea will entertain at dinner
The Washington times., 1923-05-18
GIRL vAN|SHES,
THREATENING
To DROWN
But Lucy Merando's Family
Doubt Death and Suspect
a Love Affair.

Muttering that she was going 70
drown herself. last night. as she left
her home, S21' H street northeast,
Lucy Merando disappeared and has
not been seen since by relatives. She
is eighteen years old. is about five
feet four in height and has black
curly hair. She wore pink sport
suit and white shoes. She was minus
a hat.
Inasmuch as she did not indicate
the point where she would carry out
her threat, Lieutenant Dean, of the
harbor precinct, has not been in
structed to drag the river,
Relatives of the girl do not be-
lieve that she will drown herself but
that a love affair is involved. Do
nestle troubles are also said by the
police to have added to the cause for
her leaving home.
The Washington times., 1923-05-18

7. 4. Scott ThrOpp ana Major John
Quekemeyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert woods
Bliss presented their box 10 Mrs
John Stewart McLennan. who had
among her guests Anne ArrhhnlrI
and Miss Mildred Tytus.
Mrs. Delos A. BiodRAtf hal
among the guests in her boy MAJOR
and Mrs. Parker West. Mrs. Ron.
inson Downey and Frederic stevens
Mrs. Basil Gordon and Miss Ruth
Hitchcock had among their guests
the Commercial Counselor Of the
Swedish Legation and Nine. Weidel.
Richard Flournoy and Lieutenant
Schumacher.
Capt. and Mrs. Ennalls warsa.
man entertained party in a box.
their guests including their daurh.
ter, Miss Frances Virginia WAgga.
man, Mrs. Edwin Frank, of At.
lantic City, and Mrs. Robert C.
Jefferds, of Charleston, w. Va.
Gen. James A. Buchanan had
among his guests Miss Katherine
Radcliffe
Mrs. George Huff had with her
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Murray Cobb.
Mrs. Joseph Letters box was
presented to Mrs. Clarke Wagga-
man, who had with her Mrs Upshur
Moorhead and Col. and Mrs. How
ard Dickinson.
In Mrs. Charles Boughton Woods
box were Miss Elizabeth Hughes,
Miss Mary Morgan, the Rev Ed.
ward Buckley and Major Reginald
Foster.
General and Mrs. Hawkins were
with Mr.. William du Pont in his
box.
Mrs. George Hewitt Myers enter
tanned Miss Heaton. her niece. and
Mrs. Harvey Williams, Of New
York.
Miss Julia Whiting entertained
Mrs. Stokes Stone, Mrs. Karl
Boy-Ed, Mr.. and Mrs Edward Shat
tuck and Mr.. Sterling Larrabee.
Mrs. R. r. Gown had with her
Miss Suzanne Veeder, Miss McKen.
ner. Mrs. Mary Medina and Mr..
William Bowie Clarke.
Miss Helen Hustled, who occupied
the box of her cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Mesta, entertained Col.
and Mrs. John Hull and Miss
Madeleine Austin.
The Washington times., 1923-05-18
President Harding
and First Lady at
Horse Shop

The most triumphant session Of
this years Horse Show was held
yesterday, the day being suspicious,
glorioualy clear and warm. The
President and Mrs. Harding, accom-
panied by the Ambassador to the
Court OF at. James and Mrs. HAr-
vey, were present, having come on
from the unvei1ing of the Alexander
Hamilton memorial at the Treasury
Department. Admiral Cary Gray
son, president OF the Horse Show
Association, and Col. Robert Means
Thompson greeted the Presidential
party and q number OF their friends
Atopped to chat with them in the
box during the afternoon Miss
Evelyn WAdsWOrth and several Of
the girls helping in the tea room
were busily occupied serving them
with tea.
Mrs. Harding looked extremely
well In . pale gray wrap c0ilared
with summer ermine almost com.
pletely covering her gray georgette
frock. which was embroidered in
Persian colors. Her hat was of
smart LAnvin green with a plume
ehading from green to magenta on
the right side. Mrs. Harvey was in
tan crepe de chine with q cape of
sable and q plain dark brown hat
edged with Burnt goose feather
Among the most colorful and in.
terestinG Of the frocks were those
worn by the young girls helping in
the tea room for the benefit Of the
ChiidTen's Hospital. Miss Dorothy
Mondell ana Miss Diana Cumming
were both in white with gay shoes
ana hats. Miss Mondells sandals
matched her hunters green f1oppy
hat. Miss Cummings pretty bright
rose nat was weighed down with a
gay bunch OF flowers on the briTn.
The interest of the SPECTATORS
was centered in small Mitchell Har.
ris0n during the hunters class. and
the GOODNESS and nonchAlance with
which he took HIS bay mount over
the jumps. The applause NAV
have been for the almost perfect
performance of the horse, but GER
tainly the small rider in the gay
pink coat aroused the crowd to an
unusual burst Of applause when
he had finished the last jump.
The Minister Of Sweden and Nine.
Wallenberg were guests in the box
Of William Phelps Emo, Ms were
Mrs. James Warwick and Miss
Marian Trumbull Miss Anne Ran
dolph had q number of guests with
her In Secretary MELONS box.
Col. Robert M Thompson enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey
Hackett, Lieut.. and Mrs. Frederick
Nelson and Miss Given, who is vis-
iting Mr.. and Mrs Hackett.
Mrs. r. r. Gown had in her
box her mother, Mrs. Medina. Miss
Suzanne Veeder and her guest.
Miss McKenna, and William Bowie
Clark.
Mrs. w. Harry Brown had as her
guests the Minister Of Switzerland
and Mime. Peter, Miss Patten. Mrs.
Barley. of Philadelphia, and Mrs.
Pitt Scott.
Commissioner and Mrs. Cuno Ru-
dolph had with them Mime. Za1divar.
Princess Ghika, Mr.. and Mrs. z. A.
Hartman and Col. and Mrs. Jack
Hays.
Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes. jr., had
among the guests in her box Mrs.
The Washington times., 1923-05-18
Book ReDiesD Dinner
To Be Postponed.

Miss Mabel Dill, chairman of the
book review dinners for the District
of Columbia Branch OF the League
of American Pen Women, has an
nounced that the dinner will not be
held this Tuesday. but a few days
later. in order to allow time for the
Judges in the recent short-stofy con.
test to award the prizes and have
the winning stories featured at the
next dinner. The judges for the
contest are Mrs. Ida D. Peters.
chairman Of the short-story depart
ment for the National League OF
Pen Women; J.. Lewis Moneyways.
president of the Short Story Club,
Of washington. and James Otis Por-
ter. of the literary committee of the
Arts Club. of Washington. The
writer's winning The first and sec
ond prizes in the contest will read
their stories on the evening OF the
dinner, and Miss Dill will give
talk on writing the short story.
Miss Naomi Lang, Of London, 10
at the Lee House for an indefinite
stay.
Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher VIII
entertain at a reception at o'clock
on Sunday evening, at her studio.
934 r street. in compliment TO
Crittenden Marriott, whose isle OF
Lost Ships win soon be shown at
the Metropolitan Theater. Mr..
Marriott will speak on Getting
into the Movies.
The Washington times., 1923-05-18
Miss Critcher Clues
Studio Assembly.

Members of the Art and Archae-
ology League and their friends will
be guests of Miss Catherine Carter
Critcher at a studio assembly tornor-
row afternoon from to 6 o'clock,
when she will have a display of her
recent paintings and give a short
art talk, at her studio, 8 St. Mat
thew's alley.
Capt. and Mrs. Ennalls Wagga-
man, who have just returned from
a four months. trip. spent in the
Mediterranean countries and in Eu-
rope, entertained informally at
luncheon yesterday at the Hamilton
others. Mrs. Robert G.. Jefferds, of
Charleston, w. Va, and Washing
ton, who also toured the Mediter-
ranean and Europe, and who's is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Cooper.
Edouard Albion, director of the
Washington Opera Company, and
Mrs. Albion are entertaining a box
party this afternoon for the dance
recital being put on by Paul Gard
ner Tchernikoff and Miss Elizabeth
Gardiner at the President Theater
Other boxholders are Mrs. G. Coles
berry Purves, of Philadelphia, and
Byron hester, of New York. Mrs
E. II. Hartman and Mrs. Edward b
Meigs are among those who will at
| tend with guests.
81
William Gibbs McAdoo, former
Secretary of the Treasury, who ID
in Washington for brief visit, had
luncheon at the Shoreham yesterday
with his daughter, Nine. Mohren
schildt.
Mrs. Charles Carroll Glover, jr.
Mrs. William j. Flather, jr.. and
Mrs. Christian Herter are in charge
Of the tea room at the horse show
today, and tomorrow Mrs. A. Gar
rison McClintock, Mrs. Eldridge Jor
dan and Miss Elsie Cassell will pre-
side. The tea room is being run for
the benefit of the Children's Hos
pital.
The Washington times., 1923-05-18
Mile. Nano's Wedding
Date Set for June ~.

Mile. Lucienne Nano, sister of
Frederick Nano, of the Rumanian
legation, has chosen June 27 as the
date for her marriage to Juan
Francisco de Cardenas, counselor of
the Spanish embassy. The plans
for the wedding are not yet com.
pleted, but it will probably take
place before noon and will be fol.
lowed by reception at the Ru
manian legation,
Senior de Cardenas is giving a
dinner of fourteen this evening at
his residence in Euclid street.
Harold Fl. Sims and Wimott
Lewis will be joint hosts at a
small dinner Tuesday evening in
compliment to Mile. Nano and
Senior Cardenas. Mr.. Lewis will
sail May 26 for Europe for a vaca.
ton of several months.
The Washington times., 1923-05-18
BUSINESS HIGH PLANS
FOR ANNUAL EXCURSION

Plans for the Business High
School excursion to Marshall Hall
on June 1 are going ahead rapidly.
The recent act of high school prin,
cipals in opposing these excursions
will not affect this outing.
Students of the school assembled
in the auditorium of Business yes.
terday and heard officers of the
alumni association tell of the ex.
cursion plans. 1t was explained by
the alumni representatives that they
felt the ruling of the principals
was not effective until next year.
The Washington times., 1923-05-18
Mrs. Kennedy Wheeler
Luncheon Hostess.

Mrs. Kennedy Wheeler was hostses
| at luncheon today at the Shorehan
and Is taking her guests to the
horse show this afternoon. Mrs.
Wheeler's guests were the Minister
of Panama and Nine. Alfaro. Con
gresham and Mrs. Fred Britten
and pr. Paul Lessinoff OF the Bnl.
garian legation.
Mrs. Henry w. Fitch has closed
her apartment at the Connecticut
and will leave today for Philadelphia
to visit her sons.in-law and daugh-
ters, Comdr. and Mrs. Stephen C..
Rowan, who are stationed at the
navy yard there, and MIR. and Mrs.
Albert F: Gerhard in their home at
Overlook.
Mrs. Fitch win sail Saturday.
June 2, for Paris, where she viii
visit her other son.in.law and daukh.
ter, Mai. Creswell Darlington. Mrs.
Fitch will return In October.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, ST.. is
at Wardman Park, arriving in
Washington Wednesday.
q
Admiral Newton McCully will leave
shortly for sea duty, but his niece,
Miss .Vina Patrick, will keep his
house in washington open during
his absence and will supervise the
care CT their seven adopted Russian
children.
The admiral's mother is now in
washington, while Miss Patrick is
making visit in South Carolina.
-
Sidney Clark, Of New York, for.
nnerly of Washington, will arrive to.
day to spend the weekend and to at.
tend the Tchernikoff recital at the
President Theater this afternoon.
Mrs. Carter Field and her young
daughter, Sara, who is convalescing
from the measles, are now at the
Biltmore, New. York. They will go
from there to Atlantic City.
Mrs. Harris NJ Crist will return
the first of the week to her home in
Brooklyn, NJ Y, after spending
about a month with her brother-in-
law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l..
Nicholson, jE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Hackett
have as their house guest Miss
Thelma Given.
Mrs Lawrence Townsend has in
vited a few guests for tea this aft.
ernoon to meet Mrs. T. w. Russell,
OF Cairo, Egypt.
The Washington times., 1923-05-18
Spanish Kings Birthday
Celebrated at Embassy.

The Spanish Ambassador and
Nine. Riano entertained at luncheon
yesterday at the embassy in cele-
of Spain. The guests numbered
twenty-five, and included the Span
ish naval commission, which came
from New York: the Spanish con-
sui in Philadelphia, and the embassy
staff. Mile. Lucienne Nano, who is
to wed Senior Cardenas, counselor of
the embassy, was also present.