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eufng to capture the batting honors
OF tho Ieague-an after seventeen
rear of major league service and at
a time vhen Thousands OF fans are
raising tho cry that he Is slowing up.
Collins today is leading the league
in beso stealing with Is thefts and
is now batting .35 for 20 games, pIac-
ing him practically third in tho list OF
leading hitters. Collins having played
in O games thsn any OF the first
five.
Babe Ruth Is playing better base
bah this season in tho opinion OF his
admirers- Ruth added t~wenty-four
points to his average of a week ago
and bessod four homers. running his
string to eight, while Ken Williams
OF tho Browns. made only ono, which
was enough. however, to give him the
edge over Ruth.
Harry Hefiman. b Detroit star,
who led the league with n mark OF
SIS q week age, fell into a sIump.
BE continues to top the bstters how
ever. with an average Of .4<S. Dick
Hoichis of tho Rcd Box. is next with
.s7s and Bling HlIsx OF the Athleties
hsa .ss1.
Other leadtnas battors for tventy
or more Eanne1:
Ruel. Washington. 81; u. Collins.
Chicago. .3ss: Jsmieson. Cleveland.
.s65I Rioe. Washington. .351; Cobb.
Detroit. .750. Neis OF tho Dodgers
and Traynor of the Pirates arc max
ing an impressive showing among
the National league battcrs. The vet
eran zaek Wheat of Brooklyn leads
with an average of AT. with Grimm.
also OF h Pirates. trailing with 4o4.
Bottomley OF the Cardinals is perchod
in third piAee with .ssS. Neis boosted
his mari from -s55 to -s72 and TraE-
nor went to -5s< from .940.
ICY" Williams OF the PhiIiios tops
tho league in homs run hitting with
, 1923-05-26

camp sfts July 4. rs years sro.
The boxing workout was six last
rounds with Godfrey, the Il. pound
Fhtadn!phia Negro Harry Drseke,
the English weltsc and Jack Burke,
the Pittsburgh heavy. two rounds
with each nssn- Tho rcaxsds were
fast and frrtoun. DoDe-of tbs partners
hssdfnC back g blow and Dempsey
fitting oct pretty strong at times and
Earring them up considerably. The
sp4rrine ves prsco6cd by ons round
round sh..Sc-w boxing and ono rovxnd
at the bag, the hu1fnx Hsfng done IN
-bs open and Before a larEs c-vvsi CT
sps5tntsrz- Ths v<rk OF Deunpncy
WINS nazt and marked hz condition
as In thu pink Speaking lof tho
dsesnG vacation of next wick,
Dsaxpssy rezn>rtoHd
Il am I'm orlsdetssa 10 90 into ere
ring right now and am taking NO
chamces on ao4ns staie- A weeks
vsoatspa at fishfnE shoUld be about
tho progssr thing, and 1 win still haye
fivs v,ssars for hard work bo4o~e July
( which is an the time needed. 1
nspzr fan bett~ In my mo than I
do tsdv or WIS I'm better oonasson."
TINS v7< confirmed by Jerry La
vssez, trntnzr to Dempsey, who will
scoorrp4zy b champion every stop
Of tina nsf4ae trip, as viii Big BIZ.
tbooo,ozed cook. vho WI prepare the
nHA- and also everything et,e eaten
unssr supervision of Dempscys
stD
Jsuk Ka.rns nznzg~ OF Denzpsxg
has rstrU..a from Shelby. vfzsrs IN
had bscn for ssrnscad daya and n-
przsssS his satisfaction at n way
thu vuxk - p~reparzt1cn was going
He WIN 1snvo toby for n buxfnanz
vtstt 10 SAN IAAA Ka@rrs exprnneod
In.-R as ple~snx with tbs Offer
nAAo han by Dan Tracy Of tbo Park
Ho%G. n-srr1seutins n committee Of
buoEnss men of Great Falls. to gs~o
him the Eame purse and o-ondftocs
az the Dempsey Gibbons tight for a
1srcund fight Htween Dempsey and
Hurry wills. the conored heavy, in
Of courBo UPON the result of the
Shelby Fight July 4 between Dempsey
and Gibbons. This would moan =
minimum OF $500 ,ooa to tho chanp+o~
and $4,000 to wills. and other con
ditsoes similar to b pezsnt rzstch-
-fha cfYs- hooe1 EpoA to Hs,- Easd
Rsaz.a -znd L am pAsussd wsEA
s--vyfa4zr r<zrtzhzszG % tho pressua
ossksst- I Of ooznss cEpsot Despssy
to win. ~ ho IN going ssatnst tho
hzrdezt man OF his osroar IA fsmMy
Gnesonr, who I conptdcr tho faStnst
heavy n tho vrurid todzy. wNh q
punsh ha.err than any 81 fha@- snd
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that win come thafr WY. but re-ny
to give them the opportunity Of con-
cealiag their lack Of any physical
charm in their makeup.
The line ups for both tenms aro ngw
under consideration and the Rfw.n-
ianB are confronted with the ernOr-
task OF picking nine men from
\ hundred, each and every ono of
whom r heavy w'eider5 OF the VII
low n handle n baseball a Ia Eddie
Collins. Just what tho Lions wnl do
for nine mon Is a question. but with
tho right kind Of medical attstntton
and duly qualified nurses II may b
p~ossible for them to play IN reEays
during the game
Tho odds al Wilson Canmerns SfAs
morning were 100 TO 1 on the Klwan-
inns.
, 1923-05-26
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D<nnS Lf~8oe-
Fort Worth, 81 San AntontR 8
Dallas, /; Galveston. o.
Wichita Fa1ln. 3; Hsr.~%on, L.
Shreveport. 7; Bs<umout- Q.
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rezsdo. s; Minneapolis, II.
Columbus, D.; st. Paul, 8.
Indianapolis, Z; Kansas City. q.
Louisv1bA. 4; Afrwnukce, 0.
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orksAszsaL Oty, 8; st. Joseph. z.
s5o1u CITY. 6; Omaha, 3.
Wichita. 7; Tulsa, s.
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Today's Games

G.tesao4 LsAsms.
81 Lou4s at P~fttsburHh.
r2d1sddphiA at Nsv Yezf.
Bcptpn at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Ar.nzLeza LAas1A
Clrrshnd at Bt. Louis.
Chicsro at Detroit.
New York at PhilsAsspAsa-
Washington at Boston.
, 1923-05-26
EDDIE COLLINS ANSWERS CRY Of
KNOCKERS WITH BRILLIANT PLAY
White So3 Veteran Leads League IN Stolen Bases
And Bats 1856 IN % Games; Babe Ruth
Adds 24Points to Late Average.

CHICAGO, May 26:-By The Associated Press)-Ed-
die Collins, star second baseman with the Chicago White
Sox in throwing the biggest surprise of the American league
season, Judging from his performance to date, revels in
averages Aompiled today. Collins is playing a snappier game
than ever. fielding with remarkable hriniancY. and is threat
, 1923-05-26
JACK DEMPSEY LOOKS FORWARD
:. TO VACATION ON FISHING TRIP
VIII Have Plenty Of Time to Train After Return
Next Week and Run No Chance Of Going Stale,
Champion Declares at Great Falls Camp.

GREAT FALLS, Mont May 26--t was the usual train
ing grind at the Dempsey camp in Great Falls park Friday,
the champion and seven sparring partners with Trainer Jerry
Lavats, hitting the road for an eight-mile run in the morning
along Valera Drive, a city park highway, to the grounds
found over by the Indian explorers ON the Lewis and Clark
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-06
Final Mix
Is Set for
Southwark
The Three Brothers and
Louie's Cleaners Will
Battle for Trophy

r oUIE's French Dry Cleaners and
- tho Three Brothers Dyo Works
teams will fight IL out Sunday at
South Park for the championship Of
The star league. The big game Will
start at 4 .. m.
Both teams have won game and
one tilt was tied Sundays winner
will walk off with the title and with
the beautiful bronze shield given the
league by the Seattle baseball club.
NJ. o. Davidson and Ben Kalmen
will handle the umpiring again.
A bitter battle Is expected as the
three games played far have been
closely contested. Louie's team came
from behind to win the first game
in IL innings, s TO 7. and they came
from behind again in the second
game and tied Il up. the score being
SIS when the teams had TO quit play
ing because Of ground rules.
But last Sunday the Dyers wal
ioped their rivals Z TO 4 and evcned
up the series.
Both teams have three pitchers
ready for the fray and any one Of
them is apt to start. Louie's outfit
has r.. Manca, Fox and Mutually
ready for the firing line and the
Three Brothers have shidler Roc and
Caller in line.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-06
RID DOESN'T LOOK TO BE I'M BEST SHAPE FOR FNRPO
w lizard Is
Not Looking
Extra Good
Big Jess Seems to Lack
Pep and Ginger in His
Workouts for Firpo
BY PAUL r. MALL0N
UoNKERs. n. y, July s.--Jsss
Il -

VoNKERs. n. y, July s.-Jsss
l. willard does not look so good.
Battling against the physical de-
tenoraiion Of about 40 yeau. tho
Kansas giant "a attempting 70
maintain tho condition which
enabled him 10 knock out Floyd
Johnson in the milk fund benefit
battle at the Polo Grounds several
weeks ago.
Close observation Of bis training
shows that ne Il. 10 all outward
physical appearances. the Willard
OF old. His legs are 1.-The and trim.
His big shoulders hold the Same
powerful muscles and his hands
smack against his sparring partners
with the old.time thud.
But Jess in his workouts gives
the impression that something -
lacking inside" he doesn't seem
10 have the zip. II Is one thing
for man Of 40 long years TO get
himself down to physical perfection
for one battle, but II is quite an
other for him to maintain that con-
dition for weeks.
Jess isn't feeling we'll today"
Ray Archer, Jess manager. ex-
planned. Hes Just like everyone
else--he has an off day now and
then"
Jess never was a fancy dancer.
He always was a slow, plugging
workar. lacking bfilliancy in box
ling. But yesterday he seemed
slower than ever. With only six
days remaining before his big fight.
which he wants TO make a stepping
stone for a match with Jack Demp-
sey. he had an off day."
His abdominal muscles arc as
strong as ever. He let Joe Cook
and Jimmy White throw a heavy
medicine bah at him for three min
utes and. tho he WAS putting at
the finish. he took It.
In the sparring. tho Cook and
White and a negro made him look
easy. They landed repeated iefts,
and. tho they couldn't hurt the big
boy. they showered him with blows
on all sides.
Jess himself was worried about
the way they hit him. Anyone
could see IT in his movements.
Finally he announced. That's all for
this afternoon" and retired TO the
showers.
II thought they had moderated
Tommy Gibbons" he said with O.
Willard smile. commenting on the
Dempsey.Gibbons fight at Shelby.
Tommy Is a good boxer and he
knows lot"
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Diamond Dust


pitcher John Quinn's single In tho 18th
scored tRo runs and gave Boston tho VIC.
tory over Philadelphia, TO 8.
Manager Speaker 81 the Indians made
two singles. two doubles and drew pass
In nye times W. helping defeat the
Tigers, 10 20 0.
Overcoming three-run lead. the
~. Louis Browns won the final con-
test Of the nye-gnne series from
Chicago. 10 2.
Rogers Hornsby made two home runs
and double IN four times up during a.
swattiHR carnival which tho Cardinals
won from the Philiics, 10 tc ~.
Jess Barnes shut nut The Brooklyn
Robins with fonr hits and won the
final game Of the series for Boston,
. -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-06
Floyd johnson
to Try Again

LLoYD JOHNSON. the former
4 Seattle heavyweight who vas
put out Of the running for the
championship by Jess willard.
former champion. recently. plans
90 begin all over and work his
way up again.
Johnson ~ matched to fight
Jack McAulife in the semi-wind-
up Of the Willard-Firpo show
July IL, and has gone TO Sulphur
Springs Saratoga. 10 do his train
ing
y have nothing 70 say" John
son stated ~ he left for his train
ing quarters. excepting that !
expect 30 defeat McAuliffc.
~ don't I will auIt the fight
business. win not be a mere
secpnh-rator.
with Willard was simply
oyer-matched. He was too big
and too experienced"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-06
BIKE RACING
GOING GREAT

The bicycle racing game is now
going big here and the foremost
American and European stars can
be seen in action in Newark. ". j..
the center OF attraction, most any
day. Willie Spencer. veteran rid Ia
.stlll holding his own with the young.
er bIoods.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-06
Ruth'sSalary
Has Reputation
Bases on Balls
Walking Babe
BY BILLY EVANS

pABE RUTH receives n handsome
ID salary from tho New York club
because no, is a slugger cxtaoral.
nary. rhis salary il roputed 60 be
anywhere from s50.ooo to $50. 600.
In ali probability the nrstnamed
figure Is mighty close 10 being Cor.
rect.
In 1891 Babe Ruth made 50 home
runs. thereby establishing a roeora
thar seems destined 70 last Tor many
ycars. u not FOR all time Making
a homo run better than every third
same is certainly some achieve.
ment. That record nnEers In the
memory OF every fan. IL Is maE.
net that attracts crowds 20 the hau
park. Fandom wants 20 see Ruth
hit EN-. IL Is always a disap-
polntment when the Babe fails TO
come thru.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-06
JIM JEFFRIES
CAN'T REFEREE
WILLARD BOUT

T1RENToS. ". j.. july Slim
i Jeffrics has been barred as
referee OF the willard.Firpo bout.
July II. BY Newton a. X. Bugbee.
state controller and boxinug com
missioner. on the ground that the
state boxing act requires referees
to live in New Jersey for three
years.
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fore the battle started,
Bob Cronin's trick straw hat
wasn't shade enough for his
face and Robert got II nicely
burned smelIer during the
Shelby engagement.
Royal Broughnm also had n trick
head covering, Il cap with an In
stalled sunshadc. II was quito the
thing.
Mike Collins had lot to say dur.
ing tho trip, including the wish
for bottle of cold beer while sit.
ting on the pine boards before the
big fight got under way.
Opinion was greatly divided
ON the fight Some said that Il
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-06
ENGLISHMEN
ARE BETTING

The craze in Great Britain for
sweepstakes in horse racing. football
and other sports is growing. and tho
government has announced that Il
has no intention OF considering tax
upon n.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-06

lose. He waved a salute 10 Tho
Blaokfeet Indians in the arena
and tho chief OF the tribe and
his warriors answered with a
blood-cardling war whoop.
Dempsey was pas,y with rage.
Tho preliminary celebration on
the part OF his opponent dug
deep into the mental processes
OF the man with the beetling
brows.
The introduoiions came. Glib.
bons. smiling and confident.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-06
McGOVERN WINS
CLOSE VERDICT

SAN JOSE. Cal, July eddie
McGovern took close four.round
decision from Ed Wafner in the
main event here last night. Young
Rizzo shaded Manuel Kid Roberts
In the fonr.round semI.flnal.
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was the greatest battle they ever
saw and lot of the gang de.
clarcd that they wouldn't go
across the street to see the same
fight over again.
-------
After several hours of play the
boys conceded that Frank Fuqua
plays n nasty game OF pitch.
Harry Grayson, ot the Los
Angeles Express; Elliott Metcalf. OF
the Tacoma Tribune; Scoop Toolc,
of the Everett News, and Bud
Jones, of the Spokane Press, were
some OF the Northwest scrltes who
came back with tho Seattle train
after spending several days in
Shelby,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-06

DUH sets fabulous salary be
IL cause he Il a great slugger.
Fans come out 10 SEQ him because
he has established the reputation OF
being the pre-eminent swatter OF
the game Yet the many intention.
Al passes that are being handed
Ruth. rob him Of hts thunder. the
hitting Of home runs Tor which
be receives his fat salary.
Incidentally such a custom de,
prives the fans OF seeing him do
the very thlnE they jouFneyed out
20 tho park FOR. AZ the opening
Of the season Ruth received two
or three intentional passes IN a
game in which was umpiriug
Aftcg being thanked in a pinch.
when base hit by him would
have won the game. no remarked
10 me:
Il ought TO break the record THIS
year
"Fifty.nlne home runs are lot
70 shoot at" / replied.
''IS don't mean home guns.
am talking about the base on halls
record
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-06

Dempsey. nervous. gaze shift.
ing from the floor TO tho air.
avoiding tho firm look of the
challenger; avoiding the interest.
cd eyes OF tho fans.
Something seemed TO be
Weighing heavily on Dempsey's
mind.
Perhaps II was the confidence
and the smile OF the challenger.
Perhaps II was something else.
The fans wondered.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-06

DAssTNG a siugger OF the Ruth
i type In pinch Is regarded as
stEatsSy smart baseball II d la
Keeping with brainy baseball rs
played. yet Il scsuis to lack the che.
mcnt OF sporixmanship on which
every contest should thrive.
The Intentional pass Is not n pop.
uIar feature Of baseball. FOR years
the wise men Of the game have
tried to devise ways and means Of
taking the sting out OF the maneu.
yer. without any success as yet. II
Is almost a certainty that some day
some action viii be taken relative TO
the passing OF good batter when.
ever the crisis comes up.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-06
Aboard the Seattle Special to Shelby

Dan Salt was the rummy king
Of the Seattle Special going and
coming. Daniel |. took the boys
for few stray nicl,cIs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-06

IN looslng over my baseball data
L l discovered Ruth was the holder
OF such nccord with las bases on
balls in a season. Recently I
glanced over the. 1888 figures and
discovered that IN the first 80
games Ruth had received "a bases
on balls. majority OF them belnE
Intentional. AZ that rate ne win
FAR surpass the mark Of itS.
Ddring a recent series AZ New
York. Ruth received seven inten
tional passes IN two games. On his
first trip 20 the plate in one OF TIM
games. which was attended by So.
COO people. Ruth hit safe. Tho neat
four times that he came to hat In
that game he was Intentionally
passed. Perhaps IN that huge crowd
were 5000 people seeing Ruth for
the first time. They came out 20
sse him hit the ball. yet the oppos.
snS pitcher frustrated such a pos
sib,lity by refusing TO get the ball
close enough TO the plate 50 he
could swing at 81.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-06
DIR. Binyon was the noisiest
man on the trip. We gawds. how
that bird can talk!

Natc Druxman took up a collec.
ton from the fans for the steward Of
tho dining car and for the chefs,
as they did noble service IN feed.
ing the boys. The Spokane cars
were hItchcd on to tho Seattle train
at Spokane and one diner had to
feed eight cars.
Sam Anderson and Charley Man.
ming hoped up into tho ring at
and got some good pictures
OF the challenger and champion be-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-06

Clarence Blewott, the Daily Wire.
less scribe, bought a silk handkcr.
chief in Shelby and he paid two
smachs for It. An the way homN
he was n candidate for the crying
room over being robbed. Clarence
asked the proprietor OF tho conoos.
sion where he. bought his flncry II
he had robbed any stage coaches
lntoly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-06

excellent time both ways and ac.
commodations were perfect.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-06

Wesley Young, In charge OF the
special for tho Great Northern, do,
seryea a lot Of credit for the good
time the gang had. The train made
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-10-04
MERoADo DE AzUcAR

Gable recibido anoche por Lamborn
y Co., Inc, San Juan, de su cacina
de New York:
N. Y. octubre a. Mercado quieto
pero sostenido. ventas: Sc vendieron
10000 sacos azdcares ex-a,macen
Arbuck.e Bros, N. Y. Y Sc cree que ell
precio fue 5 rs (766 P. R0 Hoy hay
peQuehas ofertas de azdcares no pri-
vilegiados para entrega en- octubre a
la base de 11I16 (7.47 P. RI, pero
los compradores interesaban la base
de 58 (741 P. r. Los vendedores
cubanos contindan indiferentes. RE-
FINADA: Arbuckle Bros, N. Y. la
cotiza a 9. 25. FUTURos: octubre
5.6s CAD, Diciembre 4.96 (6.74), mar
20 All $3.50.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-10-04

asunto Sc habia lmitado a solicitar
de los iefes de Policfa lie reportasen
el nombre de aquellas empresas de
Cines que exhibieran una pelicula en-
que apareciera una pelea formal de
boxeo; pero que el no habia dado min
guna orden prohibitiva toda vez que
carecfa de jurisdiction para hacerlo
Y que 10 inico que prohibfa ell esta-
tuto federal era ell comercio interesta-
do ron peliculas en- que aDareciera
una de estas luchas de bezeo que son
admitidas en- algunos de los Estados
de la Union.
La entrevista celebrada por ell Sr.
Dfaz Collazo con el Fiscal Federal
Sc debi6 a que el senior Diaz Cola
20 en- su caracter de manager del
cine Tres Banderas estaba interesado
en- conocer la verdad a este respeeto
porque, precisamente en- la noche de
hoy sc vasa eXhibir en- dicho teatro
una pelfcula de la ,reciente lucha en-
ire Dempsey Firpo Y la exhibition
podra verifcarse porque en- dicha pc
lfcula aparecen los detalles todos del
sensational match, excepto Ia parte
de la lucha entire los dos eontendien-
tes.
Para prohibir un espectaculo de
esta naturaleza, segun nos dijo el Sr.
Diaz Collazo, solo puede hacerse por
medic de un injunction no virtud
de la orden de un Fiscal.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-10-04
Una distinguida COmisii6n
que nos viSit6 aver haCe
iuStiCid a Ia iSla
NunCa Sc habia yiStO en- eI pals On
entuSiaSmO tan marCatO CCmO eI que
sigui6 a Ia Gampaha de Ia Cruz ROja

Con motive de la information que
dieramos en- nuestra edicion de aver
relacionada con ell resultado de La cam
paiia de la Cruz Roja en- favor de las
victimas del Jap6n, y en- la que, segu
ralnente, hubo una mala interpret retaci6n
por parte del Redactor nuestro que Sc
ocupara del asunto. visito aver mania
ma nuestras oficinas una distinguida CO.
mission compuesta de don Manuel Men
dia, Director general de la campafa
pro-Jap6n; la Srta. Beatriz Lasalle,
Secretaria del Capitulo de Puerto Rico
de la Cruz Roja; y ell sr. House, Sc
cretario Executive del Capitulo, fin de
que subsanaramos ell error en- que, in
vcluntarialnente, cainos.
Deciamos en- la citada information
que, aunque San Juan habia correspon
dido esplendidamente al namamiento
de la Cruz Roja, parece que la isla no
correspondi6 como era de esperarse; y
esti, en- verdad, no fue interpretado
correctamente.
Los sefiores que nos visitaron nos
han dicho que, por el contrario, Ia is
la entera ha respondido como siempre
al llamamiento que le hizo la Cruz
Roja.
Nunca Sc habia visto--1ios dijeron-.
el entusiasfno con que la isla ha CO.
rrespondido en- la campafa a favor de
las victimas del Jap6n. Las pob,acio-
nes mas pequefias de Ia isIa han con-
tribufdo espiendidamente.
En- cuanto a las excusas, con las que,
segdn .err6neamente interpretamos las
palabras del Sr. House de la srta.
I.asalle, contribuye mas Ell pueblo, no
es realmente cierto, va que todo Ell pals
ha contribufdo con sumas de dinero
espiendidas en- verdad. Ponce, solamen
te, contribuy6 con S1,717, v en- una
rnis,na proportion de esplendidez todos
los pueblos de la isla.