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the plate. Again and again we went through this procedure, our players razzing his throws every time. Fiji nally his arm was so tired that when he went in the box we gave him trimming. He had to be taken out before the fifth inning.
 One spring the Athletics showed up in Texas, and both our teams hap pened Ito be in Dallas at the same time. I was. told by some of the Ath- letic players that Waddell had been missing for three days, that nobody could find him. He had habit of going off fishing at the most unex- pected moments-even in the middle of the season when the race was tight,
 WaddeII n Fireman
 That night we were standing on the sidewalk in front of the hotel when fire alarm was turned in. We all moved to the curb to watch the en- zines go by.
 Presently one came by with clang "a hook and ladder outfit Imagine our surprise to see Rube Wadde1l on the drivers seat clad in full flre- mans regalia, rubber boots. metal hat. and all. And he was intent on his job.
 They found that Waddell had gone to the fire department and got a job. He put himself off as an fire man and had slept there with the men, sliding down the pole as skill fully as the best of them when an alarm sounded.
 You can understand how quickly Connie Mack went down there and robbed the fire department of good hand Always they had to watch Rube to keep Bm from joining the fire departments in the various towns and cities where the club played.
 One on Brodie
 Not long ago I was at a reunion of the old Baltimore Orioles. After hav- ing big time several of the veter- ans, including Walter Brodie, were up in my room at the hotel.
 How is itr Me" said Steve, as we called Brodie, that you are always making out that I pulled boners. Lot of other fellows pulled boners too just as many as I did"
 "Is that SOP" I laughed well, how bout the time you took that third strike against Boston?'
 All of them started to tell it, very much to Steves discontinue.
 Took Three Strikes
 Ed Han1on, our manager, had been trying to impress upon all of us the necessity of waiting out the pitchers instead of hitting at bad balls. He could never do much with Steve. He would swing at anything. Finally Hanlon threatened to fine him if he didn't take strike now and then and wait out the pitcher.
 In a pinch Steve went up, this idea firmly fixed in his mind. He took the first strike, the secondhand the third.
 NOW, don't tell me I didn't take 'em," he growled at Hanlon as he came back to the bench. T reck'n now you're satisfied that I can take em-and-and I could've knocked any one of 'em over the fence"
 Having gone this far back, l guess before going on with Brodie and oth- CTS this is a good place to start right at my beginning in baseball. Copyright, 1923, United States and Canada by Christy Walsh Syndi- cate for North American Newspaper Alliance and The Birmingham Age Herald.D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-10
Mark Arie Wins the
 Pinehurst Ouerture

PINEHURST, N, c, Jau. 9.-Mark Arie of Champaign, H., worlds champion trapshooter, today won the Pinehurst overture, comprising the second string of 150 targets of the mid-winter trapshooting tourna- ment. Arie led today's field by one pigeon with total of 14S and climbed to tie with w. c. Warren of Chicago. in the shoot for the tournament title.
 Aries two-day record is 145-14S- 2a3, and Warren's is a 146-147-293. In the sectiona- team contest the of two targets. with score of 14S6 to 1884
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Albdny AH-Stars Win From Huntsville "Y"|
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU THE AGE-HERALD Albany, Ala Jan.

The Albany all-stars defeated the Huntsville Y. M. c. A. basketball team, in a close game here Tuesday afternoon by score of 20 to IS. The Huntsville cage team is rated as the strongest in north Alabama, and play in college circles. The local squad played an unusually good game. The score stoodtS to at the end of the first half in favor of Huntsville. At the end of the second it stood 14 to IA an extra period of minutes being necessary to break the tie.
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Speedsters Come East

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9.-Garfieid A. Wood, of Detroit, Mich., owner of the speed boats. Miss America I. and Miss Detroit VI, which defeated some of the fastest speed boats on the Pacific coast, planned to ship the two be ats east today. Commodore Wood will leave tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-10
Blouin Increases Lead
 With Great Bowling

CHICAGO, Jan. a.-Jimms Blouin of Chicago, worlds bowling cham pion, cut loose with omhrdment on the naples in the second block of his 40-game match with toe Fall care of New York that gave him 2,402 total and 240 2-10l average for the 10 games.
 Blouin now has total Of 4,51o pins to Falcaro's 4,l67
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Andy Smith to Help

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 9.-univer- sity of Pennsylvania football officials announced today that Andy Smith, coach of the California eleven. and Pennsylvania alumnus, had of fered to assist Coach Young in the spring training of the Red and Blue gridiron squad and that his offer probably would be accepted.
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Women's Dixie Golf Tourney at Fort Worth

FvT. WORTH. Tex, Jan. 9.-The annual tournament of the Women's s, uthern Golf association will be held at River Crest Country club May 2l-a6.
 The dates were decided today at meeting of the River Crest Women's Golf association.
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Sentence Former Umps

MUSkOGEE. Okla, Jan. 9.-Ralph w. Pontius, of Tulsa, former umpire in the Western baseball association, and Southwestern league, pleaded guilty in federal district court here today to a charge of selling ste len automobiles and was sentenced to serve two and half years in the federal prison at LeavenG orth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-10
Shipping Board Head Now q Baseball Mogul

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9.-A. D. Las ker, chairman of the United States shipping board, has become part own CT of the Los Angeles club of the Pacific Coast Baseball league, it was learned. Lasker is understood to be associated with William Wrigley. Jr.. principal owner of the Angels In number of enterprises, including the Chicago National league club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-10
Dundee Nag Sold

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. s.-sea Mint, owned by Johnny Dundae, junior lightweight champion boxer. running at the fair grounds track here, was claimed out of the third race yes terday by w. M. Cain, owner of a large string of thoroughbreds. for $2,500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-10
Moran-T Tendler Bout
 At Gotham January l9

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Paul Moran of New Orleans, and Lew Tender Of Philadelphia, leading contenders for the worlds lightweight boxing championship, will meet in a 15- round bout at Madison Square Gar den February 19.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-10
Gibbons After Bout
 With Champ Dempsey

CHICAGO, Jan 9.--Tom Gibbons. St. Paul heavyweight. and Eddie Kane, his manager, announced that they would depart for New York to- day to discuss terms of match with Jack Dempsey. worlds champion, at the request of Tex Richard. pro moter.
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N1AAf{kz1S$c

"Gabhy" Garrett, well known Pa cifc coast fighter of several years ago, is out with a boost for the Bir minghan Athletic club. Heres a club in live metropolis and when proper attractions are offered, as I under stand are wanted here, they should be patronized with $. R. O. sign" said Gabby. You have staged some good boutsl here and undoubtedly will book others. And l want to say right here that we'll matched at fractions are a boost to any city" "Gabby," more familiarly known to- day as II. w. Garrett, is now travel ing for the Droll Patents corpora tion of Chicago and has, therefore, laid aside the gloves. He now sees through the binoculars of travelling man. But like all former gladiators of the four cornered arena he is close reader of the sport page You have a fine athletic club in Birming- ham and 1t is bound to grow from month to month"
 MORE TO COME
 Members of the Birmingham
 Gun club are spending this week
 making plans for their 1923 sea
 son. Friday night, at the Tut
 wiIer hotel the annual meeting
 and election of officers of the
 club will be held, md o. l.. Carl.
 one of the liyest members of the
 organization and one of the most
 rabid trapsho0ting fans in Dixie,
 states that the docket is filled
 with important matters to be
 discussed.
 United States Lawn Tennis Asso- citation officials have released their rankings for 1922. The Dixie lists show a great number of names, but few are familiar to Birmingham fans. It seems that the Magic City was overlooked in the latest rankings, for Caldwell and Grant, two Atlantans who played such wonderful tennis here last summer, were placed so far down in the lists that they were not even carried in the rankings.
 In the Cotton States tourney at the Country club last summer, Grant and Caldwell "cleaned up," but were closely followed by Ray Lang and Birmingham. It seems to us that U. S. l.. T. A. officials overlooked some good bets in these boys.
 The latest rumOr is to the ef-
 feet that "BOozer" Pitts will suc-
 cecd Donahue as head coach at
 Auburn. In n long-distance call to
 The Age-Herald Tuesday night,
 Prof. C. l.. Hare, faculty athletic
 manager at Auburn, denied that
 anything has been done in the
 matter yet.
 Major leaguers have devised ways and means of enforcing the draft on their minor league contemporaries Wednesday will go into effect rule that all players sent to the minors by a major league club will be sub ject to the draft.
 Clubs which have formed the so- called alliance with major league out fits will probably not object much to the new ruling. as they them selves derive as much benefit from the arrangement as the majors, but the five "outlaw" circuits will prob ably carry the fight to the finish.
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NEW HUNTSVILLE RETAIL CREDIT BUREAU FORMED
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU THE AGE-HERALD Huntsville. Aln Lnn a

TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD
 Huntsville. Ala. Jan. g The recently organized retail credit bureau already has member ship of 75. it was announced today, and is expected to attain a membership of 100 before the end of this month. The bureau is working in very sat isfactory way to the merchants.
 PLAN MILLINERY COURSE
 The girls of Miss Evelyn Peyton s csning clubs and home economies classes are to have the opportunity to get a short course in millinery and clothes making this month. Miss Peyton has arranged for the coming of Miss Josephine Eddy of Auburn, who will give instructions in these arts for three days beginning Janu- ary IS.
 NOT PAYING POLL TAX
 Madison county men and women who are eligible to>vote by the pay ment of poll taxes are very lax in this respect, and it is believed that pr obably half of them will be dis franchised by their failure to pay the tax and qualify. So far only about 25 per cent of the persons required to pay in order to vote have paid, and time is up February |
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Champ Swimmers to Perform Freak Stunts

CHICAGO Jan. 9-Johnny weis- muller of the Illinois Athletic club, holder of several worlds records, and mer, will perform freak swimming stunts at a swimming meet here January 1e
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Memphis Chicks Get
 Catcher Kohlbecker

MEM2HIs, Tenn, Jan. 9.-Frank KohlbeclSer, catcher, formerly with the Little Rock club of the South ern league, has been purchased from the St. Louis Nationals by the Mem- phis club of the Southern assccia- tion, according to an announcement made today by the president of the Memphis club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-10
Rube WaddeH ALways Wanted to Go Fishing
 or Become q Fireman
Famous Pitcher In Exhibition Games, Would Send In Outfelders and Three Infielders, Hoping to
 Win By Himself
ARTICLE V.-By JOHN J. MGRAW Manager Worlds Champion Giants

with this advsedy reflect the old days reflect the
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-07

Los sERvICIos PRESTADos PoR
LA FUERzA DE DETECTIVES DE
SAN JUAN EN- AGosTo RoMPE To-
DOS Los RECORDS ANTERIOREs
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-07
LA EDICIoN DE HOY DE "PUERTo
RICO ILUSTRADO"

FL ntmero que hoy pone a la venta
Ia acreditada Revista portorriquetla
tsPuerto Rico Ilustrado" es un verda-
6ero alarde de buena selection. FL Sc
lecto material, grafico y literario, que
avaloran sus paginas hace de esta edl-
cion una de las mas bellas intere-
santes de la popular Revista.
En- la parte grafica, y en- primer ter
m.ino, aparece una fotografia del ia
moso puerto de Hong-Kong, antes del
reciente terremoto; un admirable re-
trato del boxeador argentine Luis An
gel Firpo, hecho pluma por Ell genial
artista Mario Brau; unos ''trazos' de
Mario: curiosas escenas de San Juan
Santurce con motive de la aperture de
las escuelas; la suntuosa boda Mar
xuach-de la Cu6tara; grafcos intere-
santes de la practica de tiros en- el Is
cambron; una pagina de Modas; mari
nos heroes del vapor espanol REL
ra Maria Cristina'; curiosidades gra-
ficas del exterior, entire las cuales f1gu
ra la fotografia mas reciente del pc
cueiio boxeador filipino de ''peso mos
ca'' Pancho Villa.
Ia secci6n iteraria de este n1mert
esta avalorada por las conocidas firma'
de los renombrados escritores y poetas
Vicente Pal6s Matos; Andres Gonza1ei
B.anco; Vicente Mena, un poeta tole
dano; Eugenio Astol; j. Bricelo MAJ
Gonado, notable escritor venezolano; j
se S. Algeria; Jose Juan Tablada; Car
los Gallardo; Maria L. de Reus (Mar
ia Lomar).
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-07
NoTAs DE LA FoRTALEzA

Ell Sr. Carlos Chardon, Comisionado
de Agricu tura y Trabajo, Sc halla tan
bien va de su reciente enfermedad,
que le ha sido possible visitar al Go
bernador en- su palacio. Espera rea-
sumir la direction de su Departamen-
to dentro de breve tempo.
Ell Sr. Lopez Dominguez, del De
partamento de Agricultural, visito tam
bien al Gobernador.
Ell Attorney General Sr. Coats es-
tuvo de consulta con Ell Gobernador So
bre ciertos asuntos pendientes en- su
Departamento.
Ell Sr. Huyke, Comisionado de
instruction, y Ell DR.. Ashford vista
ron al Gobernador en- relacion con el
trabaio de la Universidad. Ambos son
miembros de la junta de sindicos.
Ell Sr. Guerra, Speaker de la Ca.
mara. ell Sr. Felix Benitez Rexach
visitaron al Gobernador en- relaci6n cor
ciertos asuntos relatives a mejoras de
puerto.
Ell Sr. Hull, del "Puerto Rict
Progress. visito al Gobernador.
Ell Sr. Alfonso Lastra Charriez y e
senador Jordan, visitaron al Goberna
dor en- relacion con cierta Legislation
recientemente aprobada en- la sesiol
extraordinaria de la Legislature.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-07
Fl dICdde, ST. Dez de AndnO, COnteSta las aoSadones
IanzadaS pOr d senior Bell con motive de Ia adjudCa-
Cl on Ia SldCFa 0 IN FllOr9 TO dice Rweseante De
Todo 10 q. dice Ell Representative del De-
partamentO de COmercio de E. u. es una
mentira, dice don Enrique Vidal Sanchez
"Y como yo no tengo que darle cuenta nadie
de mis- actuaciOnes comerciaLeS, ell senor Bell
deScOnoce los terminOS de mi c0ntrato."

En- la extensa carta que publica aver
en- 'The Times" ell Sr. P. L. Bell.
Comisionado en- Puerto Rico del De-
partamento de Comercio de los Esta-
dos Unidos, relacionada con la subSs-
ia de la tuberia para ell acueducto de
San Juan, y en- la cual lanza graves
acusaciones al Municipio Y amenaza,
ademas, a los Sres. Guerra Barcelo
con informsr amp iamente al Gobier-
no de Washington del POGO deseo por
parte de estos de ''proteger los inte-
reses comerciales de los Estados Uni
dos en- la isla y de obligar "jugar
hmpio'' y hacer justicia en- Puerto Ri
co.. entire otras cosas, dice que has
ia la fecha el Sr. Enrique Vidal San
hez, quien lie fu6 adjudicada la su-
basta, no ha podido enviar la orden
a la factoria belga.
Ell parrafo de la carta del Sr. Bell
que hace referencia este, dice asi:
''Se sabe, ademas, que ell portorrique-
no que vende la tuberia belga al Mu-
nicipio de San Juan hasta la fecha
ha fracasado en- sus esfuerzos de con-
seguir un prestamo para hacer sn 'pri-
mer pago la factoria belga, por 10
tanto la orden no ha sido todavfa
trasmitida.' -
Con relacion estas aseveraciones
del sr. Bell, visitamos en- su oficina
Don Enrique Vidal Sanchez, con
ell fin de averiguar la certeza de las pa
labras del Delegado MIR. Bell. Don
Enrique Vidal Sanchez nos asegur6
que no eran ciertas las palabras de-
Sr. Bell, que el no ha fracasado nj
ha intentado siquiera hacer un presta-
mo va que no tiene la necesidad d'
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pagar la Compafia belga por ade-
lantado.
''Eso es mentira-nos dijo Ell Sr.
Vidal Sanchez. Els completamente fall
so. Yo no he fracasado en- ningiin in
tento bancario hasta ahora. Y como
20 no tengo que darle cuenta a nadie
de mis- actuaciones comerciales, el Sr.
Bel desconoce en- absolute los termi-
nos de pago de mi contrato; por 10
tanto no debe lamar aseveraciones que
10 son exactas.''
Nos dijo, ademas, ell Sr. Vidal San
chez que los cont1atos, tan pronto Sc
efectuaron los acuerdos con ell NUM-
cipio, fueron enviados la factoria
belga; y con ellos, por cable, fue la
orden para la tuberia.
Mas adelante ell Sr. Bell. en- la car
ia que hemos hecho referencia. dice.
''La Municipalidad de San Juan pue-
de facilmente cancelar este contrato
(refriendose al contrato con ell Sr. Vidal
Sanchez) en- cualQuier tempo ante de
que llegue la factoria belga, por los
motiyos expuestos, 81 postor porto
rrfqueao no podra demandarle con buen
6xito como no puede ir la Corte con
las ''manos limpias''.
Con respecto este, nos dijo el Sr.
Vidal Sanchez:
"En cuanto esa airmaci6n inju-
ROSA que gratuitamente me ha lanza-
do en- ''The Times" ell Sr. Bell, quien
no tengo ell gusto de conocef y al que
no he dado motive ninguno para clio.
de que yo no podre ir la corte con
''.as manos hmpias'', va en- su opor-
tunidad tendre OCCASION de contestarse-
i la y probarle que tengo mis- manos
muy limpias, tai vez mas que otros y
| que sabre defenderme de quien trate
de mancharmelas. -
El Sr. Vidal Sanchez, quien tenia la
idea de contestar punto por punto las
"majaderias'' del Sr. Bell nos indico
que desistia de su prop6sito para es-
perar, tranquilo, ell curse de los aeon
tecimientos.
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articulo del sr. Bell dirigido al Direc-
tor de The Times?
Diez de Andino:- En- la maiiana de
boy mis- companeros me mostraron Ell
articulo en- virtud de las manifesto
clones insertas en- Ell resolvi lamar a
los ingenieros del Municipio para que
hicieran un informe sobre el case y 10
dieran la prensa oportunamente.
Reporter:- Ei sr. Bell en- la primera
rsrte de su carta manifesto que la com
pafiia americana Sc comprometia a en-
tregar la tuberia en- La parada tres dom
&c empiezan las lineas y no en- los niue
lies como es ell case de la tuberfa belga,
salvandose con clio la ciudad una gran
cantidad por gasto de transporte.
Diez de Andino:- ESQ es I'm grave
error cometido por Ell Sr. Bell, induda-
blemente por desconoci1niento de-tS ma
terra que trata. Ell pliego de condic1o-
nes que tengo a la vista y que lie mues-
tro I'd, en- ell capitulo relative al
suministro entrega de la tuberia dice
IL siguiente:- t'El contratista sunni
Listrara entregara puesta en- los te-
II enos destinados para ell Parque Mu-
iioz Rivera en- San Juan, kilometro 3
de la carretera militar Avenida Pom
ce de Leon, la tuberia de hierro fun
dido. accessories pleas especiales de
fundicion''. Como I'd comprendera nj
hay tai parada tres nj la tuberia emp1e-
"a en- ninguna parada tres. FL contrato
Getermina que los tubos seran puestos
en- ell Parque Munoz Rivera en- Ell kilo-
metro tres de ese sitio seran mas tar
de trasladados al en- que los ingenieros
de las obras determinen su emplaza.
pliento.
Reporter iQu6 tiene I'd. que deciI
dc la amenaza contenida en- la carts
! de Mr. Bell en- ell sentido de que Sc ha-
ra necesaria la comparecencia de los
ingenieros municipales ante una Junta
/
de Ingenieros miiitares para que de-
1nuestren las razones tecnicas que har
tenido para aceptar la tuberia belgs
como de mejores propiedades metalur-
gicas aceptar tubos de 80 pulgada'
de diametro y de solamente rs centeci
mas de pulgadas de espesor para sos
tener una preston de $50 a 200 ibra'
! por pulgada cuadrada en- un trayectC
de 25 Kilometres?
i Diez de Andino:- No encuentro min
gun precepto legal por los cuales s.
rijan las municipalities en- Puerto Ri
CO que nos obligue comparecer ant
1ingdn cuerpo de ninguna parte, per
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los ingenieros del Municipio estan dis
ruestos en- cualquier momento discu-
tir con personals calificadas en- esta ma
terra ellos tendrian muchisimo gusto
en- atender y discutir con todos los IN
genieros que est6n interesados traten
tecnicamente de conocer este asunto.
Reporter Ell Sr. Bell relaciona en-
sp artfculo los lideres politicos seflo
res Guerra y Barcelo alegando que
ellos estan perfectamente informados
de todo y de que sera reportado a las
autoridades americanas ell POGO deseo
de parte de ellos de proteger ell mer-
cado los intereses continentales en-
Puerto Rico. GQue tiene I'd. que decir
respecto la intervention de estos Sc,
flores, 81 es que han intervenido?
Diez de Andino:- No Sc tampoco
cue tienen que yer los ifderes politi-
cos mencionados por Ell Sr. Bell en- una
question de esta naturaleza. Este no es
IN asunto politico, es esencialmente un
esunto administrative, concierne las
autoridades municipales y ellos, exclu-
sivamente ellos compete, de acuerdo
con la ley, la solucion de este asunbo.
Reporter No obstante asegura 81
Sr. Bell que ha podido apreciar un ira
to Illegal e injusto y lleno de prejuic1os
contra las firmas americanas en- San
Juan, 10 que segln el constituye una
amenaza para Ell comercio y los intere
ses americanoS en- la America Latina
Dice ademas que los hderes politicoS
: estan de acuerdo en- que la municipal1
! cad de San Juan es en- efecto un go
bierno independence que actla como
Guiere sin atender a los intereses pu
blicos v los meritos de los casos, J
agrega tambi6n que durante su investl
gacion fue objeto de insultos y mani
festaciones desagradables en- presenci;
del Alcalde. Me gustarfa saber, Sr. Die
de Andino, que hay de verdad en- tod
esto.
Diez de Andino:- En- el primer pun
to no 10 creyeron asi las mismas PAL
tes interesadas que concurrieron
subasta FL Sr. Savage representant
de la U. S. Cast, Iron Pipe and Foun
dry Co, quien estuvo con nosotros m
nutos antes de reunirse la Junta d
Subasta para hacer Ia Adjudication
trat6 todos estos puntos con Ell Ingeni'
ro del Emprestito y quedo tan CONVEX
} cido de que la proposition del Sr. v
: cal era la mas baja que Ell Sr. Mendi
e cue 10 acompafiaba Sc atrevi6 a prop'
o nerme que el podia por cable prese1
tarme una proposition en- aquellos m
cosa que rechace Embellishments po
cue hubiera sido una violaci6n indig1
! de mi reputation como funcionario p
. blico v un ataque inaudito a los der
!: chos de las firmas que concurrieron
& Ia subasta. En- ell segundo punto desc
rozco por complete las manifestation
I cue pone Mr.. Bell en- boca de los Sr'
{ Barcel6 Guerra references al FUNGI
{ namiento del Municipio de San Jua
/ Creo incapaz al Sr. Barcelo, Jefe 6
!; Partido al cual pertenezco la stu
/ (Continda en- la 2da. pag.)