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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-03-03
Por Antonio de Trueba


Cuenta un actor, cuyo nombre
no conserve en- la nemoria,
porque faeilmente al hombre
Sc le va ell santo la gloria;
cuenta, repito, que un dia
en- una ciudad que es,presa,
Sc sento como sofia
una familia la mesa.
SegGn los datos completes
que tenemos la vista,
constaba de les sujetos
que maroa la adjunta lista:
un Wejo tenlbl6n Y cano;
dos csposos, per 10 visto
hijo y nuera del anciano.
y. un nino travieso y listo.
! .Cada cual cen mucho cello
| 81 est6mago repara;
mas hete que al pobre abue1o
Sc lie escurre la cuchara,
v, como esta es de metal,
hace doscientos anicos
un plato de pedernal,
por mas senas, de los ricos.
El marido y la mujer
| gritan> con mil desaoatos:
ia ese lnodo de romper
no ganamos para platos!
Continue la pelotera,
Y cuentan que al otro dia
en- un plato de MADEIRA
ell pobre viejo comia;
mas tan NAL Sc las compuso,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-03-03
FL PESINISNO.
A don Jose g. Torres

|tiSfacci6n efftnera y pueril de asombrar
un iTstante a los compeneros, los re-
Icien llegados Sc apresuran adoptar
sin rehexion todas las extravagancias,
como un campesino elige en- la ciudad
Ilcs trajes mas chiilones y vistosos.
Muy pocos Sc ir1terrogan y con ssitan
su i1ltino deseo. Los mas ceden a la
attraction de los briilantes falsos, y de,
libran sin freno mil enormidades II
diculas y nocivas. que suponen, ser I'll.
timas palabras de la civilzacion."
Los origenes de estas fuentes del Pc
sinismo son artifciales. Ninguna de
elias obedece siquiera Tin estado de
conciencia hurnana con visos de siste-
matizacion.
Leopard, el mas justamente fomoso
de aquellos pesimistas, fue un case per
sonal de desesperacion. Era jorobado.
y deforme, gran poeta dotado
de una sensibilidad exquisite. Sc ena-
moro locamente de una joven, y al de-
iarle ella, sufrio una deception extrema,
que origino el pesimismo Y la deses.
peracion de toda su vida. He aqui una
debil traduccion de su terrible mono
logo escrito con aquel motive:
,Hora descansaras, eorazon mio.
Ella mato con irnpiacable dolo
El dulce cngaio de mi amor. Lo siento
Porque con el quedo poT siempre roto
El encanto supreme, la esperanza.
Reposa, corazon,- -reposa. Pronto
.Recobraras la caln1a que mereces:
Has palpitado con exceso loco!
No hay NADIA que merezca tus latidos,
Y es inferior ell mundo a los sollozos.
Solo amargura y tedio hay en- la vida;
Todo es tango, dclor, tristeza, oprovio.
No esperemos va mas. Solo1a muerte
Nos ofrece e1 Destino dadivoso.
lOh, corazon! Despreciate ii rnismo
Desprecia la Natura que aman otros,
Desprecia ese poder brutal oculto,
Que actua en- nuestro dafio sin reposo,
Y desprecia, por fin, corazon mio,
Esa infnita vanidad del todo.
El que adn encontro en- SIT mente
atormentada esta sornbrta belleza de-
expression, icon que admirabies acentos
hubiera cantado, en- otras condolences
de amino, las sublimes harmonas de
la naturaleza y las deliciosas alegrias
del vivir
Sc We, pues, que el pesimismo no solo
cercena encantos Y energias la vida
del espiritu, sino que acibara las ale
grias mas comunes y satisfactorias del
trato social.
Seria un bien de resultados nuy pro-
vechosos prevenir a fnuestros iovenes
educandos contra esa corros;va pro-
pension, a la que el infortunado poeta
italiano llamaba teoria de 7 inSshcita.
Las clases directoras, la prensa. e,
Ateneo, las Sociedades de estudios mo-
!ra1es y de benefcencia social, Ia Uni
versidad, las Atlas Escrselas, las Logias
Masonicas, todos los medios acredita-
dos de propaganda pueden contribuir a
extirpar ese NAL que enerva y entriste-
ce nuestra juventud, que dificulta el
desarrollo de los altos ideaies y altera
Ipenosameate Ell ritmo de la vida re-
gular.
M. Fernandez Juncos,
Mayo de 1920.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-03-03


Con la razon la ha leyantado usted;
mi buen amigo, una cruzada contra
esa tendencia deprinente de las ener-
giass del eIitusiasrno creador y de las
fuerzas feeundas y edifeantes de la
humanidad Es un triste privilegio que
produce mas efecto en- la juventud que
en- la edad madura, y que debilita la
acknowledgements los entusiaslnos gene
rosos de sus adeptos, en- la edad mas
propicia a las alegres y ailimosas ms
piraciones del espiritu.
Ell sabio pehsador y moraiista frances
M. Caro-, r1fennbro del Institute, que ha
escrito Tin libro muy celebrado acerca de
II Pesimismo en- 81 siglo XIX, 1e des-
cribe asi "Es una especie de ef1fer-
1nedad Intellectual, concentrate hasta
ahora en- las espeferas de cierta distin-
cion y eultura, como manera de ador-
no corruption elegante, Constituye
una crisis cerebral literaria al mismo
tempo, pero sin encerrars dentro de
81 los elementos esenciales de un
sistema" Mas adelante afade: He
mos tratado de analizarla en- aisun1s
estudios. de marcar sus analogias en-
los tnedios mas diferentes y por el exa-
men de las for1nas comparadas Y de los
sintomas para llegar la fuente de ese
NAL, novisimo en- los pueblos de Occi-
dente.. Confesanos que este estudio
tiene mas de interes Npsicologfco que de
utilidad practiea, V per mas que lie con-
sideramos funesto para las inteligen-
cias exaltadas por el dolorsy la Sdeses
peraci6n, no creenlos que logre acli-
natarse como solida ranifcacion flo
sofca, que INCLINE la humanidad ha-
cia la extraila' seduction de esos pon-
deradores de la desperation de la
NADIA"
Hubo ciertamente en- todo tempo Y
en- todas las razas irnaginaciones ago
biadas por la tristeza y ell dolor; pero
sus quejas y acentos angustiosos, tue-
ron casi sienpre academies individual
les sin tendencia.
Ell mayor auge y preparation de la
tendencia pesimista en- Europa procede
Ia inhuencia norbosa de TN gran poe
ia desventurado, de dos grandes talen-
tos paradogicos, empenados en- fundar
la flosofia, de la negacion, y de TN ge-
Mo revolucionario que logro brillar
tinicamente en- los siniestros uInbrales
de la locura.
Actuaren los cuatro. aunque en- in
tervalos distintos dentro del siglo an
terror, de su Influenza combinada
Sc produio esa Influenza desconsola-
dora enervarte, que entristece el
pensaniento, la palabra y la literatu-
ra a un grupo de iovenes, sInas bien to-
cados de la novedad que de la perver-
sion. uuienes el talentoso publicista
argentine don Manuel Ugarte trata con
seyeridad quiza excesiva en- Ell parrafo
siguiente:
"Esa fraction de iuventud envene-
NADIA de excepticismo, rellena de nalas
pasiones, cinica, brutal alimentada. de
cobardias morales y de ambiciones de
ave. de presa, que Sc RE de la generosi-
dad y que trata de hacerse de nn p
de.:ai de ;ro:iia, no es en- parte ms
que esciava de~cierta hteratura. Para
estar a,ssas .naodas para ser s".dltiflno II
gurin'' de ideas, para alcanzar la sa.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-03-03
Ell GUITARRIsTA sEGOyIA FUE
CONFUNDIDO CON TITA RUFO

Ell notable guitarrista espailol An
dr6s Segoyia, quien detrdnsito lleg6
a este puerto "a bordo del yapor "P.
de Satrustegui'', en- eoinpanIa de su
bella osposa dodia Adelaida Portillo,
sfue confnndido por un buen nuinero
de personals con q eminente BARITONE
rita Rufo, quien, en- homer q Ia YER
dad, d lluestro juicio tiene IN parecido
muy cercano al notable cantapte dc
opera.
Ell guitarrista segoyia a quien fuf-
mos presentado por 81 doctor Layan;
dero. nos inforln0 que va contratado
para la Habana y Mdjico, para des;
pu6s pasar Londres Alcmania, don
de dara varios cemeteries.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-03-03
Fl EJEMPLO

como estaba tan temblon,
que pan v nlanteles puso
hechcs una perdicion.
-iEsto va pasa de raya!
- Gritan marido v mujer-;
,levantese usted y vaya
la cocina conner;
y 81 ALI no lie convene,
vaya conner al establo,
que todos, dados nos tiene
con su suciedad al diablo.
En- cuanto oyo este consejo
0 mas bien, este mandate,
bajo la cabeza Ell viejo
!y Sc largo con su plato;
desde aquella function
despachaba en- la cocina
ltristemente su racion
por evitar tremolina.
Llorando ell anciano un dia
la ingratitud de sus hijos,
sus tristes ojos tenfa
! ell pcbre en- su nieto fijos.
Y al yer que un madero grueso
iel nino afanoso esconde,
lie dice Para que es ESQ?
Y su nieto lie responde:
DE este madero saldra
I'm plato de buena clase
para que papa y mama
conan cuando 70 me case.
Y exclama ell misero anciano: y
-iHara 10 que hagen conmigo!
liDics mio! Tu santa mano
puso en- la culpa ell castigo!
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-03-03
CoNcURso Pog RADIO


Que ssra trasmitido' por Ia Estaeion
Radiotelof6nica WKAQ de la Radio
Corporation de Puerto Rico, de 8 80 a
10 p. M d domingo de MARIO de 1928.
San Juan, P.sR.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-03-03
CONFESSION

Quiero curar de que envenena mi vida,
de un amor que al alma buena anegara en- Ell vicio;
de un amor sin encantos, triste amor de suicida
qle ha sido cl agente fatal de mi suplicio...
Quiero va bien de este amor sin sonrsa
que como garlic cruel en- mi carne ha agafrado;
quiero este que me fnata sin prsa,
que sempre vve mi, me tiene abandonado
Quiero curarme, pero sin que reste una huella
Mi vision de la vida, va no tiene estrella
de amor, Que luzca imprevsta, fugaz sederia.-
.
Mi grande amor fue un ensueno perdido en- la veja
anoranza, muy tie1na, de una arga conseja
que al coraz6n eno de fatal melancoia...
~ 4 f. A. colado MartelL
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-03-03

Isla hacienda intestigaciohes cicntiti-
cas-, que han de resuItar seguramente
en notable beneficio para el pals en-
general, y especialmente para los sel
Gores agricultores.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-03-03
Il q. - Cite kspper 5,s3 EdnF1s5 qaIneasI

HaeyC CKche,
las
peboe e co ropay pOr Ia
aOmasra apda UnOGds
Evening star., 1923-11-24
BRITISH CRAFT SEIZED
UNDER NEW DRY PACT
Vessel Carrying S65 Cases of Whis-
ky Taken Near Galveston
Island
BY the Associated Press.


GALVESTON, Tex. November "a
Concrete evidence to substantiate re-
cent reports of rum-running activity
in the vicinity of Galveston Island
in the shape of a British schooner.
the Island Home, with S65 cases of
whisky and two barrels of beer on
board, was moored alongside the
docks here this morning and prepar-
ations were being made by Customs
Collector Robert W. Humphreys to
hold a hearing to decide the status
of the craft.
The Island Home was captured late
Friday about five miles off San Luis
Pass at the western tip Of Galveston
Island by the United States customs
boarding launch, Kalita. under COM
mand of Inspector H. T. Beard.
The seizure was made, according to
Special Deputy Collector Sam T. Zinn,
under the new agreement between
Great Britain and the United States
which extends the area of search and
seizure from three miles to twelve
miles.
Clearance papers of the Island
Home show her home port to be in
the Grand Cayman Islands, a small
group of British islands in the Carib-
bean sea, south of Cuba.
Evening star., 1923-11-24
F|L|P|NOS ARRIVE
TO PLEAD LIBERTY
Party on Way to See Cool
idge Will Ask Removal
of Gen. Wood.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, November "a
A party of Filipinos. headed by
l. Gabaldon. has arrived in San Fran
cisco on the way to Washington to
present to President Coolidge and
Congress requests for complete in
dependence for the Philippine Islands
and for the removal of Governor General
Leonard Wood. Gabaldon is one of
the two resident commissioners from
the Philippines to Washington.
Recalling a promise from the gov
ernment in 1916 that the Philippines
would be given their independence.
Commissioner Gabaldon declared that
the islands now are strong enough
to stand by themselves. "Filipinos,'
he added. ARE tired of being ruled
by a militarist. They want gov
ernment led by civilian with busi-
ness abilities"
Peace Report Disputed.
Gabaldon characterized as far
fetched a report that had preceded
him to the United States to the effect
that Gen. Wood and Manuel Quezon
Woods bitterest critic at Manila, had
shown indications of patching up
their differences. IF that is true
said the commissioner. then Gov.
Wood has changed his policy radical
ly, which I cannot believe"
He also denied that the Moro
population preferred American rule,
saying that recent tour of the
Moro districts had convinced him thar
the Moros wanted a Filipino govern
ment just as strongly as did the
Filipinos themselves.
Evening star., 1923-11-24
Die ON THE GRAVE
OF THEIR DEAD BOY
Baron and Baroness Shoot Selves
in Grief for Aviator Son
Slain in 1918.

BERRY-AU-BAC, France, November
24.-Baron and Baroness Emmanuel
de Montigny shot themselves dead
yesterday on the grave Of their avi-
ator son, Pierre, who was killed here
in an air fight in 1918.
The couple attended, as was their
custom, the anniversary mass in the
parish church for the repose of their
sons soul. They told the deputy
mayor, with whom they were to lunch.
that they were going to visit the
grave, and when they failed to arrive
at his home at the designated hour
he went in search of them. Baron and
baroness lay dead across the grave.
There were bullets in the head of
each and beside each body lay a small
pistol.
Pinned to the baron's hat was a
brief letter to the deputy mayor say
ing he and his wife had nothing to
live for and had decided to die.
Evening star., 1923-11-24
COOLIDGE SUPPORTS
MADDEN ON SHOALS
In Accord With Plan to Replace
Gorgas Power Unit on
Project.

President Coolidge indicated yester-
day through a White House spokes
man that he is in accord with the
plan of Representative Madden OF
Illinois, chairman of the House appro-
rrfations committee, for replacing the
Gorgas power unit at Muscle Shoals,
so that the entire project will be in
its original condition.
The President feels that Muscle
Shoals probably might be operated by
the government at a loss or disposed
of to private interests at a sacrifice
in order that the United States may
be assured of 4 wartime supply of
nitrate and a peace-time supply of
cheap fertilizer.
White House officials in presenting
this statement of the Chief Execu-
tive's view asserted that the Presi-
dent and Representative Madden were
working in harmony in the matter of
this legislation.
The statement did not reveal
whether Mr.. Coolidge preferred gov
ernment or private operation of the
Muscle Shoals properties, but it rep
resented the President as feeling that
it was a matter of greatest impor-
tance for the United States to obtain
sure supply of ritrates and that
some financial allowance should be
made in the case of either type of
operation for extensive experimental
ton.
Evening star., 1923-11-24
PRESIDENT EBERT
INVITES KARDORFF
TOFORM CABINET
Member of Peoples Party
Willing to Accept, Report
in London Says.
OVERNIGHT PROPHESlES
ARE UPSET BY CHOICE
DR.. Heinrich Albert and DR.. 10.
hannes Won Hieber Had Been
Mentioned.
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, November 24-President
Ebert has invited Herr Won Kardorff, a
member of the German peoples party in
the reichstag to form Il new German
rabinet, says Il news agency dispatch
from Berlin, this afternoon. 1t is an
ticipated that he will accept, the mes
cage states.
The nature of the new government
rrmained a mystery overnight, and OBJ
servers were wondering whether the
president would try another parlia-
1nentary ministry or whether he would
decide upon restricted directorate.
The socialists last night let it be known
that they would be "benevolently neu-
trail toward a coalition representing
the clericals, the democrats and the
German peoples party, but they made 1t
plain that they would not approve the
inclusion of non-partisan experts in
such ministry.
In view of the political difficulties ex-
perienced by Chancellor Stresemann in
dealing with the rechstag, some party
leaders felt dissolution Of the national
legislature was the only alternative 10
popular coalition. The radical lead
ers however, We're contending that the
president should make every effort 10
recruit a government from parliament
AIRY sources.
Among the statesmen mentioned
overnight as possible candidates for
the chancellorship was DR.. Heinrich
Albert. former German fiscal agent
at Washington and later associated
with the Cuno ministry as secretary
OF the treasury.
pr. Albert is non-partisan An
other man prominently spoken of was
Dr. Johannes Won Hieber premier OF
Wuerttemberg, and a democrat.
Whatever President Ebert's final de-
cision. political leaders were urging
this morning that there be no delay
in strengthening out the governm ent
crisis. a long controversy over the
successor to DR. Strescmann, these OBJ
servers asserted, would have most
unfavorable effect abroad, just at a
time when move for financial as
sistance for the reich was reported as
under way. 1t was also pointed out
that serious parliamentary dead
lock would also prejudice the position
of the reich in Bavaria and the Rhine
land.
Evening star., 1923-11-24
D. C. TO REFUND So
AERIAL PERMIT FEE
Only Regulation Affects Stringing
of Wires Across Public
Spaces.

Persons who paid the electrical
department 50 for permits to erect
a radio aerial before the Commits
sioners decided that such permits
were not necessary will be given a
refund upon submitting their re-
ceipts, Maj. Holcombe. assistant en-
gineer commissioner, announced to-
day.
The city heads announced yester-
day that they had concluded no per-
NIT was required to install radios.
The only form of regulation that
will he imposed will be to continue
to prohibit the stringing Of wires
across public spaces.
Mai. Holcombe is comforting with
other District officials on the advis-
ability of amending the police regu-
lations to provide that aerials on
private property be kept at a safe
distance from telephone and electric
lighting wires
Evening star., 1923-11-24
'COL. BRETT NAMED
TO D. c. GUARD POST
Retired Officer Appointed as
Adiutant General of
Militia.

By direction Of the President, and
on the nomination of Maj. Gen.
Stephan, Col. Lloyd NJ Brett United
States Army. retired. today was as
signed to active duty as adjutant
general Of the militia of the District
of Columbia.
Col. Brett. who commanded the
160th Infantry Brigade, S0th Division,
during the world war as a brigadier
general, is addressed by all who know
him as Gen. Brett, and is an out
standing figure in military circles.
being one of the brilliant officers of
the Army He served a tour of duty
as adjutant general Of the militia
under Gen. Harries, and was regarded
as one of the most efficient officers
who ever has held the post.
mand of his brigade, following the
close of hostilities, Gen. Brett was
assigned to duty at Camp Lee, Va,
where he had organized and trained
the l60th Infantry Brigade, and later
was transferred, as commanding Of
ficer of the Sd United States Cavalry
and commandant, to Fort Myer, Va,
where he served until his statutory
retirement, a year or more ago.
Most of his active career in the
Army was spent in the field. He is
a graduate of the Military Academy
at West Point. AS a second lieu
tenant, I'd Cavalry, he earned the
Congressional medal of honor, for
heroism in action against hostile
Indians in one of the campaigns con-
| Quoted by Gen Nelson A. Miles. In
the world war he earned the dis
tinguished service medal and the
oroix de guerre with palm. He was
mentioned repeatedly in orders for
distinguished service in France, and
was personally commended by Gen.
Pershing.
While at Camp Lee, Gen. Brett
as his own brigade, during the alb
sence of Gen. Cronkhite during an
observation tour in France. During
the war with Spain he was provost
marshal general and commanded the
only mounted troops in Cuba. There
he came in contact with the District
troops and soon after that war, on
the nomination of Gen. Harries, was
assigned to duty as adjutant general
of the District of Columbia Militia.
He served in that capacity for more
than five years. the customary period
being four years. While on duty here
he drafted the reorganization bill for
the District National Guard and was
credited with being largely respon-
sible for the marked efficiency of the
local citizen Soldiery
After leaving Washington Gen.
Brett was assigned as superintendent
of the Yellowstone National Park,
then commanded a cavalry brigade
on the Mexican border and was in
command of the 4th Cavalry. at Hon
olulu, when commissioned a brigadier r
general in the National Army at the
outbreak of the world war and trans
ferred to Camp Lee, Va.
Since his retirement from the Army
Gen. Brett has been a resident of this
city. He was elected commander-in-
tar of ha OF nf iry, Ioy
at the convention in Norfolk last Au-
gust, relinquishing the presidency of
the 80th Division Veterans Associa-
ton, which he had held since the or
ganization of the association follow
ing the close Of the war. He has been
head of the Society of the Army of
Santiago de Cuba and other military
and veteran organizations.
Evening star., 1923-11-24
TRADE PRACTICES
REPORT COMPLETE
Federal Commission Chairman ST.
lent Until President Re-
cefves Document.

Inquiry into the general subject of
international trade practices has been
completed by the tariff commission
and a report soon will be placed In
the hands of President Coolidge
Chairman Marvin conferred with
Mr.. Coolidge today regarding the re-
port, but declined to forecast the
commissions findings Considerable
difficulty has been experienced in
obtaining figures as to the cost of
production of articles manufactured
in Europe. and in some quarters the
belief was expressed that the forth
coming report would deal with that
subject.
Another matter which the commits
sion has considered Is that of discrim-
inatory tariffs. A preliminary hear
ing will be held Monday in connec-
tion with the wheat tariff inquiry re-
Gently directed by the president. and
a conference between commission
arranged for December in Minneap
oils.
Evening star., 1923-11-24
Bomb Blasts Wreck C0nsulates,
Iniure Scores IN PHILADELPHIA
Foreign Quarter Terror Stricken as E1.
Plosions Hurl Many From Beds.
Homes Damaged.

BY the Associa ed Press
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, November "a
Two terrific bomb explosions in
foreign consulates in the downtown
district today injured scores Of per-
sons. damaged many houses and
threw the southern section of the city
into wild excitement. No one was
seriously hurt, so far as the police
could learn.
The first explosion occurred at the
Spanish consulate. 70I PINE street
about 1 o'clock this morning, and the
second at the Sons of Italy Bank,
Broad and Tasker streets. an hour
later. The Italian consulate is located
in the bank building and the bomb
was placed on the door leading to the
consuls office.
Both blasts shattered window
panes and shook houses in wide
radius. The force of the explosion at
the Spanish consulate was so great
that many persons were hurled from
their beds, some being cut and
bruised by flying glass. The bomb,
concealed in a wooden box, was found
on the doorstep by Emilio de Motta,