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proceedings for half an hour or
more. Then play was resumed after
Doctor Groundkeeper had been called
in with several tons of sand.
o O o
Their Best Rally.
In the seventh, the Barons had
a great inning, and overcame the
lead of the Crackers. Stewart led
off with a single to left, and scored
on Hartford's two Dagger to left.
Stump Clarke sacrificed Hartford to
third, and Danny Clark scored him
with a sacrifice fly to right. Goebel
and Miller singled and Hammond
popped up to Miller to end the rally
that had scored three Baron runs
In the eighth. the Crackers scored
four runs and won the game. Kill
linger was walked to start it, and
scoring Killinger. Burke singled to
left, scoring Herman. Ring hunted
sacrifice to Danny Clark, but
Danny messed the grounder up and
both men went safe. Jockey sac
rificed them down a peg, and Miller
scored Burke. Brady singled to right
scoring Ring, but Moore grounded
to Stewart for the final out.
The Barons made a game effort
to win that game Monday, but their
hard hitting and frequent threaten
bag of smoke.
Outfielder Goebel thrilled the
crowd in the fifth inning-just as
the rain was beginning to fall
when he went way back almost TO
the flag pole in center field and
dragged in Herman's long drive.
Stump Clark's running catch of
Burke's foul drive in the third in
ming was a beauty.
Hartford and Herman led the slug
gers Monday with three hits each.
Crackers and Barons close out
their series at lockwood Tuesday,
after which the two teams move
over to Atlanta for some games
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Sheriff Jumps In
And Changes Result

CRIPPLE CREEK, Col, June A.
George Copeland, local fighter, won
and lost a decision in the ring Satur-
day in a bout with Pete Brown.
claimant of the light heavyweight
cha mpionship of Mexico. In the
third round the referee awarded the
bout to Copeland on a foul. at which
Sheriff Henry Won Phul jumped into
the ring and ordered that the fight
be continued. Copeland refused, say
ing he had been awarded the decision.
The sheriff then raised Browns hand
and announced that the latter was
the winner
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Six Oxford-Cambridge
Net Stars Sail June is

NEW YORK, June six members
of the combined Oxford-Cambridge
tennis team will sail for the United
States on the Berengaria June 1G, ar
irving June %, to compete in the
United States intercollegiate cham
pionship tournament at Philadelphia
beginning June %.
They will be adjoined on July 5
by the two more British college stars,
and the squad of eight then probably
will play in a number of dual coll
lege matches in the United States
and Canada.
The United States Lawn Tennis as
ISOLATION may induce them to play In
some of the big American sectional
championships or the national cham
pionship meet.
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Runs In The Family

NEW YORK, June 4.-Golf fans
have just learned one reason why
Jess Sweetser became national and
metropolitan amateur champion. They
found out at the Ardsley links yester-
day when his mother, Mrs. G. E.
Sweetser. with H. G. Welborn. won 4
two ball mixed foursome competition
in a rainstorm. They went around
in II
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AMERICAN LEAGUE


Washington o, New York 2.
Cleveland 6, Boston 5.
Only games scheduled.
TOday's Games
ST. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington.
Chicago at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
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CUBS SCORE FIVE
TALES IN NINTH
TO DEFEAT REDS
CIV Williams Hits His goth
Home Run Of The
Season

CINCINNATI. June 4.-The Cubs over
came a three run lead by batting RiNey
and Couch for six straight hits in the
ninth inning today and took the last
game of the series, to 7. Kaufman
hit freely in the early innings. Alex
ander went in as relief pitcher in the
last half of the ninth and allowed one
run, STATE saving the game for the Cubs
by fine catch of Burns line drive. The
Reds fielded brilla ntly, Caveney at short
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BASEBALL FORM
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

1tsterUAy7s RtSufts
Atlanta Z, Birmingham 5.
Little Rock Z. New orleans 6.
Nashville 3, Chattanooga /.
Only games scheduled.
Today's Games
Atlanta at Birmingham.
Chattanooga at Nashville.
Mobile at Memphis.
Only games scheduled.
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New Pork $3.50. ......... 900 900 020-2
Washington .............. 0lO 0o2 1lx-5
m summary: Twobase hits, Rice, Harris.
Ihree- base hits, Witt, Ruth. Stolen
bases. Bluege, Harris. Ruth. Sacrifices,
Leibold, Ruel, Peckinpaugh. Double plays
Bluegs, Harris, Judge; Harris Peckin-
paugh. Harris, Judge. Left on base, New
York 8, Washington s. Bases on balls, off
Bush 4. Aahniser !. Struck out. by Bush
.. Zahniser 8. Hit by pitcher, by Zah-
nser (Pipp). Umpires. Dineen and
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Not Enough Rain

SUMMARY
Two-base Hits-Hartford, Taylor
Three base Hit-Herman.
Home Run-Herman.
Sacrifice Hits-Ring Jockey, o. Mil
Ter. S Clarke @
Sacrifice Flies-Moore. o. Miller. d.
Clark.
Double Plays-Herman to Moore; Moore
to Herman.
Earned Runs-Atlanta 6. Birmingham 3.
Pitching Record-Five hits and 6 runs
off Morrison in innings Zone on when
relieved by Stewart in eighth.
Losing Pitcher-Morrison.
Base on Balls-Off Morrison 6, Brady
2, Stewart l.
Struck Out-By Morrison A. Brady l.
Left on Bases-Atlanta 7, Birming-
ham H.
Umpires-Guthrie and Pfenninger
Time-2:04.
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Totals az =, a.
.sstte FORD Rawlings In eighth.

'Batted for Bagby In eighth
Score by innings:
Brooklyn A.. a..
PittsburK '' oo a0 w !o!-5
summary: Two-base hits. Wheat Hi,h
h ZONE runs. Fourier, T. Griffith. Stolen
9sS F bailey Sacrifices. High. T. Grif
Gooch Grimm Maranviiie, Rawlinns'
bnrn 70 Left on bases Brooklyn ., Pits,
% Surs ~. Bases on balls, off Grimes
morrison 2 Bagby /. Boehler q. Struci;
6u ,nr Gy Grimes g. Hits. off Morrison in
A lungs none out in SIXTH; BaGby in
pitcher by Morrison (Mccarrenj. Pa Passe eg
f pas; G 1o,c Winning pitcher, Grimes.
and Finneran. Time. 1853. MORA
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At Wichita Falls Z, Dallas 6 (1
innings.
AT Houston 3. Beaumont 4 G1 in
nings).
At Galveston 5, San Antonio 9.
At Fort Worth 6. Shreveport /.
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Indians Win Uphill

BOSTON. June AFTER Morton had
weakened in the eighth, Boston made five
runs against Cleveland today and took
enough to win the game to s, OF
Piercy when Sewell. Gardner and Myatt
to the plate Score:
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lOldlS 90 II 10
'Batted for Ferguson in sixth
ssBatted for Murray in eighth.
s"Batted for Piercy in ninth.
Score by iunings-
Cleveland .............. 600 OIL o1s-s
Summary: Two-base hits, wambsganss
Speaker, Picinich. Three base hit, McMil-
Ian Sacrifices, Wambsganss. Brewer.
Double plays, Summa to WambsgAnss to
Sewell; Sewell to wambsganss to Brewer
Left on bases. Cleveland IS. Boston g..
Bases balls off Morton I, Uhle l.
Ferguson s. Murray 8. Strike out, BY
Morton I, Ferguson 4. Hits. orr Morton
In la innings, Boone in none. Fer
guson in 6. Percy In !, Smith ! in
none. Uhle in "a, Murray in .. Balk
Ferguson Winning pitcher. Uhle. Losing
pitcher, Piercy. Umpires. Rowland, Mo-
rarity and Hldebrand. Time, 226.
Meteorites which fall on the earth's
surface are composed usually Of
stone and but rarely of iron.
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Fillingim .. Genewicz /, Weinert 5. Struck
out. by Wenert 8. Hits. off Filingim
in innings (none out in SEVENTH, Gene.
wicz in . innings. Hit by pitcher By
Weinert (Nixonl. by Genewicz (Sandl,
Wild pitches, Weinert 2. Passed ball,
O'Neill Losing pitcher. Genewicz. I'm.
pires. Qugley and Pfirmau. Time. 2:Vs.
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At GreenVille J, Greenwood 2.
At Vicksburg 6, jackson 5.
At Meridian ,, Hattiesburg 8.
At Clarksda ,, Laurel l 90 in
nings).
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ROBINSON HOLDS
PELS AFTER RALLY

LITTLE ROCK, June 4.-Robinson
proved effective today after New Orleans
had nearly overcome sx-run lead and
the Travellers won game featured by
free hitting loose fielding and the defen-
sive PLAYING of Bandriner. Score:
-E,.i-.x s.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Chicago s, Cincinnati Z.
Philadelphia 8, Boston Z.
Brooklyn 5, Pittsburg 3.
Only games scheduled.
Todny's Games
Brooklyn at Pittsburg.
Boston at Cincinnati.
New York at Chicago.
Only games scheduled.
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VOLS AGAIN BEAT
LOOKOUTS, 3 TO /

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June Nashville
took lstless game from Chattanooga
today, to l. although the visitors out
hit the locals. Nashville scored the win
ming runs a sacrifice fly and Nuna
makers wild throw. Chattanooga's only
Hndts double. Score:
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PhiIlieS Best Braves

PHILADELPHIA, June 4-pbu.s.,n,,,
won a hard hitting game from Rostnn
tooaay when the locals staged a rally in
me seventn that Melted six runs and
liams hit his twentieth home run O, The
season in the first inning Score:
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ZAHNISER BESTSI
BUSH AS SENATOR'S
DEFEAT YANKEES
Former Southern Lacquer
Holds Leaders At Bay.
Indians Win

WASHINGTON. June Paul Zahniser
recruit from Memphis. outpitched the
veteran, Joe Bush today, Washington
winning from New York, s to 2. Score:
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Minneapolis ?, Columbus 9.
St. Paul 10, Toledo s.
Milwaukee ., Louisville o 90 in
nings).
IndianapolisKa Kansas City. game
postponed.
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Robins Catch Pirates

PITTSBURG, Pa, June 4-Rrool,vr
moved up to tie with Pittsburg for
second place by winning the opening game
OF their western invasion today, to 3.
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At Ardmore 70. Enid 8.
At Springfeld-Okmulsee, rain.
Oklahoma City-Denver, rain.
McAlester 4, Joplin IL.
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Totals ..........33 s IL 81 10
'Batted for Heathcote IN ninth.

Summary: Two-ba Sc hits STATE, Miller
Three base hits. Roush. Bohne Wingo.
stolen bases. Duncan. Sacrifice Hol-
locher, Heathcote. Double plays Bohne
TO CaVeney to Daubert; Rixey to Caveney
TO Daubert: Caveney to Daubert; HoI-
locher to Grantham to Hartnett. Left
on base. Chicago 4, Cincinnati S. Bases
on balls. off Rixey 3. Struck out, by
Rxey 4. Kaufman 4. Hits off Rixev
~ In 1-3 innings; Couch 2 in % in
nings; Kaufman - in s; Alexander 3
In l. Hit by pitcher, by Rixey '(Kauf-
MANN. winning pitcher. Kaufman
Losing pitcher, Rixey Umpire Klen, AMI
Wilson. Time 2:O2 ~
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Totals ..,......34 "A
Ran for Nunamaker in ninth.

f,battanooga DOL 900 000-1
nashville ........... ol2 600 OO.--S
Summary: Twobase hit, Hindt. stolen
bases. Hindt, Cuyler Sacrifices. Cuyler.
Haley, Lebourveau, Faeth. Double plays.
Michaels to Murray to Bernsen; Leonard
to Bates to {. Anderson. Left on bases,
Nashville G. Chattanooga 9. Bases on
balls. off Faeth :. off Cunningham 3.
Struck out, by Faeth .. by Cunningham l.
Hit by pitcher, by Cunningham Bern
SEM, by Faeth tShay). Umpires: John
son Doolan and Irwin. Time, 1850
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WESTERN AssOCIATION

At Portsmouth 6. Petersburg Il.
At Rockymount 6, Norfolk /.
At Wilson II, Richmond 4.
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At Greenville Is. Spartanburg Sc
At Augusta 4, Macon l.
At Charlotte 8. Columbia 4.
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WESTERN LEAGUE

Des Moines IL, st. Joseph 4.
Sioux City 16, Wichita IL.
Tulsa Omaha. rain.
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New Orleans ............ 900 $50 1905
Little Rock ........... 10 401 00a-7
Summary: Two base hits, Schick, Clan
ton. Holden. Sacrifice hits. Graft 2, Ban
drimer. zoellers. Boga-t, Foss. Double
plays, Bandrimer to Clanton co Bandri-
mer to Mcmillan to Clanton; Foss to
Henry to Foss; Foss to Henry; Bogart to
Ewoldt. Left on base. New Orleans 10.
Little Rock 9. Innings pitched. by Mat
teson 1-3 with hits and runs. by
Marberry, 41-3 with hits and runs; by
Graham, 2 2-3 with hits and run.
Winning pitcher, Marberry. Losing pitch
er. Matteson. Struck out, by Matteson l..
Graham ., Robinson /. Base on balls, off
Marberry l, Matteson 4. Graham 4.
Thomas .. Time. 2:11. Empires, Mellow
an and Williams.
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APPALACHAIN LEACUE
PIEDMONT LEAGUE

At johnson City 4, Knoxville 2.
At Morristown 2, Bristol 4.
At Kingsport 8, Greenville 8.
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SOUTH ATLANTIC

AT Hlghpolnt 4, DanVIlle 5.
At Raleigh 8, Greensboro s.
At Winston Salem s, Durham &
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Jersey CITY ?, Baltimore 5.
Rochester 4. Buffalo 8.
No other games scheduled.
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Totals .........37 10 27 10
sBatted for Genewicz in ninth.
''Ran for Gowdy in ninth.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-06-19

FL mensaje del Gobernador Towner
es el mensaje de todos los Gobernadores
qge Sc informan con los Jefes de los
djstintos departamentos de Gobierno
con relaci6n a las necesidades de los
mismos. Este mensaje ha namado mas
"a atencion por ser de un autor de
moda.
Yo quiero dividir Ell mensaje del Co
ternador Towner en- cuatro parties:
l. Rocomendaciones con relaci6n a
las necesidades de los distintos Depar-
tamentos;
e Defensa dc los interesos de las
Corporaciones para evitar las huelgas
el aumento de contribuciones sobre
ingresos;
s. conveniencia de trabaiar para
obtener los privilegios de ciertas 1eyes
(Contin1a en- Ia 6a. pag.)
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-06-19

Aver estuvo en- esta Reduction Ell
doctor Victor Coll Cuchf, quien nos
explic6 asf su presencia en- la Asam-
blea Republicana
En- Ia Asamblea Repubhcana cele-
brada durante Ell sabado y Ell domingo
pasados en- el teatro Olimpo de santur-
ce. al discutirse la moci6n concedion-
do a los reporters de la prensa entra
da al salon. ell elocuente orador repu-
blicano Lcdo. Martinez Nadal dijo Ia
siguiente Erase: "Opino que entren los
reporters de la prensa; 81 dicen la YER
dad luego. bien; 81 Ia tergiversan, po
dremos luego llamarlos "malos caba-
lleros.
Ocupaba 70 un asiento en- un pal
co con objeto de presenctar la magma
Asamblea del partido republican,, que
prometia por las circunstancias del mo
mento. scr muy interesante. Aluoido
por el senor Barbosa, proponiendo ol
Ia entrada tambi6n los unionistas en-
calidad Gle tai, despu6s del debido per
MISC pedido Ia presidencia, pronlmcie
la siguiente Erase: ''Victor Coll J
Cuchi no es unionista."
Esto fu6 Ell sabado, y Ell domingo
acompanando otros caballeros que co
mo yo prcsenciaban la Asamblea, fui
cort6smente invitado por la Presiden-
cia a solicitud de la Asamblea para
ocupar una silla preferente en- ell esce-
mario en- caHdad de hu6sped de honor.
Acepte gustoso la inmerecida invita-
ci6n invitado por ell Presidente para
hacer uso Gle mi humilde palabra, rehu
Sc entendiendo que no era prudente
que no perteneciendo 70 al partido re
pubIcano portorriqueno, hablara en- una
asamblea republican,.
Esta manana lei con gran satisfac
ci6n Ia cr6nica de esta Asamblea Ell
ELL mUNDo y en- lei TEMPO. z
ge6or Vargas. quien representaba all
q ET, MUNDO Sc ha portado como to
do un caballero, trasladando a su pc
ri6dico toda Ia verdad de 10 ocurridc
Acabo de leer s'La Correspondence d
Puerto Rico y el reporter de dich
peri6dico dice en- 6l "Nuevos. elene1
tos uegan a las flas republicans. Dc
nuevos republicanos. El Presidente liz
ma al proscenio a los senores Nicola
ouinones Jim6nez y Victor Coll Ouch
quienes al ocupar asientos al lado
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Estaba mas a gustO en- Ia asamblea de
pataiotas republicanos que en- las 6Ias
del partido uniionista, declara Victor Coll
He uisto-agregq--que los republicanos tienden
puertoryiqueiiizcrse y q Gberalizor su
programQ actual

la directiva son saludados por la Aasm
blea con entusiasmo como dos nuevos
correligionarios.
Esto es una falsedad las palabras
pronunciados por el senor Presidente de
Ia Asamblea. haciendonos huespedes de
honor en- aQuella asamblea. Ia tergiver
sa mahciosamente, ell mai cabaIero An
gel Ndaez Prieto. haci6ndome apare-
Ger como un nueyo republicano.
Durante ounce amos que tuve el
honor de pertenecer al gran partido
Union de Puerto Rico, supreme defen
sor de los sagrados ideales de ibertad
y patria, combat tenazmente al Parti
do Republican,. La hermosa platafor-
ma de nuestro glorioso Partido iba mas
ALA en- ideales radicales que la plata
forma del Partido Republican,. Tenia
en- su programa para ell desenvolvi-
miento actual de Puerto Rico la pc
tici6n de Autonomia y para el desidc-
(Continda en- la 5a. pag.)
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Ia LEGISLATURE
UNAC CON-
TRIBUCION SOBRE
Ell AZUCAR

En- Ia session de aver EN- Ia Camara
de Representatives., Sc procedi6 a dis
cutir ell Proyecto de Ia Camara Mo.
II presentado por Ia Comisi6n de Ha-
cienda, para proveer rentas para el
Pueblo de Puerto Rico. mediante la
imposition de ciertos arbitrios de Ii
cencias para ejercer determinadas ocu-
paciones. industrias o negocios; regular
la fabrication, uso y venta de prepara-
clones alcoh6licas y otros articulos; pa
ra imponer ciertas penahdades; para
derogar las 1eyes vigentes sobre arbi-
trios y ucencias, y para otros fines. ="
La Ley fu6 puesta q discussion, en-
Comisi6n Total, secci6n por secci6n, en-
tendiendose que seran aprobadas todas
aqueIlas secciones que despu6s de leidas
no fuesen objetadas.
De todas las secciones, Ia que origi-
no Ell debate mas importante fu6 ia
secci6n catorce de dicha ley y la cual
dice como sigue;
"'secci6n IA. Az6car.- Sobre todo
QuintaI de azucar cue Sc pro
duzca, fabrique 0 consuma en- Puor-
to Rico IN impuesto de seis (6) conta-
(Continaa en- la 5a. pag)
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-06-19


El Comisioaado Residente, Sr. C0rdo-
va Davi-e, hizo aver "a un reporter
rueatro las 8ignienees mamfestaciones,
contestando a la alnsi6n hseha a los con
t.nant2las aeul resiaontss, por eI seaor
Roberto IT. Tosa, On ia recleate asam-
Ilea republican,:
.EI sr. Robs,t2 i. Todd, re6ri5n
dose a Ia camna4a 1airiada por los re-
19bIcanos contra el Cobarnador Town
or, aito, entire o3ras -cosas, 10 siguien5e
ante Ia AsaInb'ea BepubHcana
ss1os9tros tanemos un factor muy
inlportante y son los elementos CONT
rantales cue convivea con nosoros ;
todos los cualas sisnpatizan con esta
campaaa contra el Gobernador Town
or. Eros tionen una costambre Y es quo
cstaa en- corrsspondencfa constante con
los Representatives. dc sas distri5os !
con los senadore5. MAS &c rs america
mes con@nentales de san Juan han es-
clito los Esta5os Unidos explicando
la situaci6a crea1a con motivo de los
actos doa actual ga srrsnte."
las dedaracohes de Todd tienen a
ri juieio, una extraordinaria imDortan-
cia. Afr11a cue todos los continentales,
y la palabra ToDos no adnite excep-
cz6n alguna estdn atacan6o al Hon.
Cobernador. NOS parece que el Sr. Todd
ba lido Gemasiado lejos en- sus asevera-
clones, porque no no es verdad que TO-
dos los continentales censuron Ia poll
tica de Towaer.
Pero asumiendo que las manifesto
clones del Comisionado de Innigraci0l
son ciertas, en- 10 cue respecta a IN
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Ell LABORATORTO BTOLOGICO DE P R. RLNDE
UN EXANEN mo LILETAN1E ACERCA DEL Aqua
QUE Sc CONSUME EN- Ia CTUDAD DE S. JUAN
FL bociLO de Coly y $500 bacterias
por centimetro c1bico contiene ell in
dispensable Lquido
Este prObleIna requiere una rapida sOIuci6n va
que Ia SaIud de tOda una ciudad esta en- peEgro

FL examen bacteriol6gico de la mues
ira de aqua del acueducto de San Juan,
(grifo del laboratorio) efectuado ulti-
mamente por ell Laboratorio Bacteria
l6gico, ha sido ell 1esultado siguiente:
Bacterias por &C. $500
Fermentation en- 48 horas As 90
B. Coli en- 10 &C. Positive
No puede ser mas alto ell ndmero
de bacterias por centimetro cubico. que
conticne el aqua del acueducto dc San
Juan. La presencia de estas bacterias
en- I'm momento dado pueden ser muy
nocivas la salud pdblica, a menos
segtn nos han dicho, que Sc somen me
didas de purifcaci6n, como hervir el
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aqua, usar fltros ell tratamiento de
dichas aguas por un procedimiento qui-
mico, el cual las hara potables a pesar
de su alta contamination.
Como Sc vera por la nota anterior,
del anaIsis practicado por el Labo-
ratorio resulta que Ell aqua del acue-
ducto, contiene. amen de otras bacte-
rias, el bacilo de Coly. patogeno, viru-
lento, y uno de los mas da1inos en-
los paises tropicales.
Como consecuencia de esa reaidad
que anuncia la nota del Laboratorio,
Sc advierte a los vecinos de San Juan
Y a cuantos usen ell aqua de nuestro
acueducto, del peligro que ell asunto
implica, y que. para evitarlO, es pre-
eiso que csc liquido, tan necesario, sea
hervido y fltrado.
Aparte de ser este un aviso muy
oportuno importante, debese, cuanto
antes, emprender la obra de la planta
de fltraci6n, va que esta, tarde TEN
prano tendra que hacerse. porque es
imprescindible, y a mas de clio urgente,
va que Sc trata de Ia salud de una
poblaci6n entera, Y acaso de la vida
de muchos de sus habitantes.
Entendemos que este es un problema
Que requiere una rapida solucion, va
Que Ia naturaleza del mismo demanda
que esa soluci6n Sc halle pronto, tan
pronto, como las circunstancias deman
dan.
Este problema, segdn parece, no po
dria ser objeto de dilatados estudios,
sino de una pronta y efcaz acci6n, CO
mo acostumbran hacerlo siempre nues-
tras actuales autoridades mnicipales.
Cue no Sc hagan por el momento, 81
es que no Sc puede, las amplias obras
de que va SO ha hablado; pero que so
realicen las sufcientes fin de purif-
car ell aqua que Sc toma, va que con
clio Sc alega, aunque momentaneamen-
to, 10 mas serio del problema y asi Sc
ra mas pura ell aqua para ell consume
de los habitantes de San Juan
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-06-19
Ell Sr. IgIesias hace iTnportantes
rlanifestaCiOnes acerca del aspec-
to ecOn6micO del nlensaje de
Mr.. IOwner
Este--dice-debe recti6car Ia incongfuanc;a ezlS-
tente entire sus actos y las reconen@ac}o-
mes de su mensaje

En- 1913, en- el senado prcsentamos
sugestione8 sinilares y fueron practical
mente desdenadas por ia mayoria Unio
nista y ahora mismo estas rosoluclones
no han recibido todavia consideration
alguna.
FL mensaje sugiere q la Legislature
Sc presto mas atoncion a Ia ensenanza
en- las escuelas ruraIes y urbanas las
que deben convertirse en- ostimuladoras
de la agricultural y de la enseAanza
mecanica e industrial practica pre-
parar q los ninos para una vida segura
e independence.
acknowledgements, Que desde ol famoso
mensaje del Gobernador Cotton Quien
fu6 el primero que di6 comienzo q la
(continia en- Ia Pas. 14.)