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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-05-16
NuestrOs amigos en- EE. UU.
LOS NUEvos AMER1cANos


Ha szto muy escaso ell niImero de los
que hemos prestado atenci6n al des-
arrollo de nuestro comercio con ell ex-
tranjero, comparandolo con ell numero
de personas en- nuestra gran poblacion.
Muchos escritores han argumentado. en-
tonos casi convincentes, en- ell sentido
de que e. total de ese comercio es tan
pequeno que puede omitirse por COM
pleto sin que sobrevenga ninglin dano
para ell publico americana.
No sera. necesario demostrar la fall
sedad de ese argumento. Ell por Glen
to de relaciones comerciales que tene-
mos con ell extranjero es de tanta i'm
dria a dCmostrar la diferencia que hay
entire Ell bueno y el NAL tempo para
nuestras manufactures. Y esto signi-
flea que Ell pequefio por ciento de nues-
tras relaciones con ell extranjero, es 10
sufcientemente grande para hacer per-
der dinero a nuestras casas manufac-
tureras despedir. sus obreros, 81 Sc
omitiesen esas relaciones.
Por 10 general Ell NAL que padece ell
pueblo americana es la falta de una
vision mas amplia en- 10 que Sc refiere
la consideration de los asuntos ex-
tranjeros, politicos o comercia,es. Muy
POGO sc sabe de 10 que puede COM
prar ell extranjero en- nuestro pals o
de 10 que actualmente compra. Sabe-
mos muy POGO parece que nos impor-
ia POGO saber mas, de las necesida-
des de los extranieros que desean tener
relaciones con nuestro mercado.
Esta manera de pensar es una verda-
dera desgracia nacional; creiamos que
Ia guerra sus resultados favorece-
rian una mejor intehgencia del profile
ma comercial, es lamentable tener
que decir que Ia mayoria de los Esta-
dos Unidos ha llegado a una conclusion
enteramente contraria. En- otras pala-
bras, cuando Sc trata del dcsarrollo
de nuestras relaciones comerciales con
el extranjero, la gente de este pals es
tcrp smente provinciana.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-05-16
ReviSta biOgfatiCa

de nuestra poesia dramatica de la edad
de orc: 'La estrella de Sevilla, = 'sEl
mejor alcalde el Rey,' y La dana
boba'' con ilustraciones prinorosas de
Alberti. Els de los mejores vol1menes
de la collection.
Ell vo,umcn titulado "cuentos de
Edgard Allan Poe contiene las mas
sorprendenses obras de este nafrador
extrano y emocionante. sin igual en-
la literature anglo sajona, y de fama
en- todos los pueblos cultos. Tambien
esta ilustrado en- colorts con gran es-
nero
Esta serie famosa del editor Ara
luce esta dec,arada Gle utilidad publ
ca por Ell gob1erno cspanol. vendese
en- todas las librerfas buenas del pals,
y es dep6sito general de ella la ibreria
de Cantero, Fernandez Ca, de San
Juan.
'coMBATIENDo," COLLECTION DE
ARTIcULos PoLITIoos DE DON
JUAN B. HUYKE, Puerto Rico, 1928.
FL autor de este libro es un notable
ejemplo de energia, intellectual y dc
frmeza de convicciones. Estudiando
los problemas del status definitivo
dc Puerto Rico, lego la conclusion
de quo 10 mas conveniente para la vida
futura de este pueblo era ser un es-
tado de la Union Americana, sin de-
trimento grave de los recursos de aquel.
Asi 10 expres6 con entereza desde Ell
puesto culminante que lie habian lie
vado su ilustraci6n Y sus meritos par
lamentarios. Chocaron estas ideas su-
vas con el rumbo que seguia entonces
la direction del partido, y ces6 con este
motive en- la Presidencia de la Camara
popular y en- la Junta Central que era
entonces contraria al parecer del sr.
Huylze. Hoy Sc advierten va corrien-
tes hacia La estadidad entire las mas al
tas entidades del unionismo; pero no
por clio cesa la hostilidad contra Huy-
Ike, case clrioso cuya explicaci6n ha-
bria cue buscarla quiza en- las anoma-
las del amor propio. A Huyke no le
abate esa hostfIdad, pero Sc inc,ina
como combatiente la formula griega
de ''pega, pero escucha''. De ahi
principalmente Ell origen del libro a
que me refero.
El autor Sc defende razonando en-
sus replicas con logica claridad y
hasta emplea formas de laudable cor
tesla para con los mismos que lie za1ie-
rem. Hay en- este libro suyo artfcu-
los que no son de combate y replica.
sino dc afrmaci6n, como los titulados
La ennienda de Towner'' ''Una
gran idea la algeria de C6rdova''
y otros.
Creo que este libro es dc verdadera
utilidad como exponente de la doctri-
ma del .autor, y como una secci6n i'm
portante de la ideologia portorrique-
ma en- relacion con su status poll
r tico dcfinitivo
Me queda entire manos ahora una CO.
lecci6a de versos de mi estimado ami
so don Matias Gonzalez Garcia, de la
cual tratars en- otra revista pr6xima.
Manuel FERNANDEZ JUNcos.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-05-16
DON RoMoN coRDERo MATos

Despues de haber pesado una lar
ga temporada en- esta ciudad ha re-
gresado Ponce, el culto excelen-
te caballero don Ramon Cordero Ma
tos, quien goza de generates simpa-
tias tantc en- San Juan como en- Ia
Perla del Sur.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-05-16
UN PUNTo DE VISTA MUY
PROVINCIAL

GComo para cuando puede espe-
rarse lin cambio en- el modo de pensar
de nucstro pubIco? Es muy diffcil
decirlo. ST fu6semos a juzgar por 10
que Sc esta hacienda en- Ell Congreso
para ayudar la industrial naviera en- Ell
pals, podriamos muy bien dar por sem
tado que nrmca habra. cambio alguno
Ell ese punto dc vista en- Ell cual Sc ha
colocado nuestro publico.
81 en- 10 cue Sc reiere los pafses
extranjeros y a la necesidad de des-
arrollar MUGS stras re.aciones comercia-
les con esos paises, al punto de vista
de este pueblo es tan Emitado pro-
! vincial 5que podriamos decir en- GUAM
to al modo de pensar de este pueblo
en- relacion con nuestras dependencies
o territories lejos del continente? GQu6
podemos decir de las Islas Filipinas,
de- Hawaii, de nuestras posesiores en-
ol Golfo de Mejico y en- el Mar Carl
be?
GQu6 sabc I'm gran promedio de los
americanos acerca de Puerto Rico?
| iQae lie importa saber algo de esta
pcQuefia isla americana? Pr&cticamen-
te no sabe NADIA aparentemente no le
impocta saber NADIA mas. GPor que?
Estudiemos Puerto Eico como un
ejemplo de Ia poca importancia que
nuestro pals lie ha dado a las buenas
oportunidadog.
En- sentirIientos, Puerto Rico es ab-
so.utamente americana; y este no Sc
debc los esfuerzos realizados por es-
te pals en- consoguirlo, sino por el es-
fuerzo realizado por los portorriquefios
para hacerse per 81 nismos dignos de
la Que siempre han considerable ellos
Ia mas grande de las Repdblicas.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-05-16
POGO CoEooIMTENTo DE NUEs
TEA GEoGRAFIA NACIONAL

HOJO CONOC1MAENIO DE ~ OES-
TRA GEOGRAFIA NACIONAL
No seria inpropio rclatar aqui un
inc c.dente ocErrido recientemente entire
un grupo de hombres de negocios de
San Francisco, reunidos con cl prop6-
sito dc discutir la expansion de Las re-
laciones comerciales de ese puerto con
Ell extranjero. Durante la conversa-
cion Sc hizo menci6n de la nueva Inca
de vapores el hecho de que. los bar
cos que haccn la travesia entire la
America del Sur y San Francisco hacen
escala en- Puerto Rico. Uno de los
asistentes expres6 su pena porque eel
ferrocarri, por la costa este de Mejico
hasta los paises de Centre America
nunca Sc habia conclude, siendo este
dc lamentalse porque esa linea podria
ponernos en- relacion directa con Puerto
Rico. He aqui un hombre de nego-
clos cue no sabe la posici6n geografi-
ca de Puerto Rico, y 10 confunde en-
gu imagination cen Costa Rica; de 10
cual pucde deducirse que ninguno de
los concurrentes aquella reunion CO.
nocian exactamente la posicion geogra-
flca de la isla.
5Qu6 sabemos de Puerto Rico? Nue.
We entire dicz hombres de negocio pre-
guntarian antes que NADIA: 5D6nde es-
ia Puerto Rico? lone ha hecho Puer-
to Rico para que 10 tengamos en- nues-
ira memoria como parte de nuestro
pals? La poblacion de la isla no es
mayor que la de una de nucstras gran
des ciudades, alredor de un million cua-
trocientas mil almas. Es la llave de
lag costas de, Pacifco y del Atlanti-.
co. v de los puertos del Brasil, la Ar
gentina otros paises suramcricanos.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-20

Railway transportation i'll the
United States is at the present time
passing through period without
parallel in its history and the cause
of this radical change is the gasoline
motor. Says Charles n. Merralls,
local dealer.
"Scattered over the country, and
especially in mining and numbering
districts, are scores of short line
railroads. The owners of these
minor lines, which were built in days
preceding the advent Of electricity
as motive power, fiually awokc to
find that their steam rolling stock
was worn out OF obsolete.
'True, there remained the alter
rativc of converting them into cleo
tric power, but this method involved
a heavy initial outlay of money,
with The added burden of operating
and maintenance expense.
tWhile the railroads we're casting
about for way out Of their diff
culties, along came j. Blaine Wor-
cester, manufactures of Middle
town, New York, with plan which
met with. instant favor with many
railroad operators.
ellis plan was to take a stock
gasoline truck chassis and fit it with
flanged metal wheels similar to
those used on steam and electric
roads. As the idea developed it was
discovered that the Specde Wagon,
which was the chassis selected, pos
scssed n power plant of a hauling
capacity sufficiently in excess of the
needs for an ordinary load to meet
the cxacting demands Of this new
service demanded of it.
"With this fact proven, Mr.. Wor-
cestcr, designed number. of pas,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-20
May Apply for License by Mail;
Chief Tells How to File Blanks
BY WILLIAM H. MARSH
Chief Division of Motor Vehicles

No application for renewal of au-
tomobile licenses for 1928 will be re
ceived at the Sacramento eounrer,
or at any other counters of the
branch offices of the Motor Vehicle
Department, which are located at
Oakland, San Francisco, Los An
geles, San Diego and Fresno,' prior
TO February. Mail applications are
being received ut the Sacramento
office at the present time.
In preparation for the renewal of
your automobile license for 1923, it
would be wise for the motorist to
look Mt his certificate, see that his
address is correct. verify his engine
number, and see that the certificate
correctly describes his ear in every
detail. If it does not do so, he
should either by mail with the Sac
ramento office, OF in person at one
of the branches, have necessary cor
rcctions made. If the certificate
has been lost, or is illcgible, he
should make application FOR dupli-
cate, which will be furnished him
upon payment of fee of 80 cents.
If he has second hand ear upon
which the transfer from the former
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-20

owner to himself has not been re-
corded. he should have this done be-
fore presenting certificate for 1928
renewal If certificate shows a
legal owner other than the register
ed owner and he has satisfied the
Indebtedness on his car during the
year, he should have his certificate
properly endorsed on the reverse
side by the former legal owner. II
is not sufficient that he scratch the
name from the space provided foi
legal owner. This action will only
result in delay in his registration.
Nonresident owners whose Ii
censes have expired during the
month of January will be given a
continuation of three months in 1928
provided they desire to further toul
the state. On the expiration of the
three months period, registration un
der the California license provisions
will be required.
Operators licenses are good unit
revokcd. If the operator has lost
his card he should make application
for a; duplicate and same will bt
furnished to him upon payment OF
fee of 2jc.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-20

scnper coaches with carrying capa-
cities from 10 to 20 passengers. IN
the smaller cars, the only changes
made in the regular stock chassis
is to add the flanged wheels and
adjust them to the rail gauge. the
heavier ears require heightened
frame, slightly reinforced springs
and q special four wheel front truck.
"'The lower illustration shows the
type Of ears now in use on the Will
Transport -Unionvillc line. One OF
the cars ON this line has already
covered over 10000 miles aud is
still giving uninterrupted service.
"The electric field is also n fertile
one for the Railroad Reo,' as Mr..
Worcester calls his steel rail car.
"Many operators have found the
Railroad Reo'' an invaluable ad-
dtion to their equipment. These
cars are usually operated on the
"one man. principle and the gaso-
line consumption and other operat-
ing expense is infinitely small COM
pared to electricity or steam. There
is much less shock and vibration en-
countered on the steel rails than the
same truck with pneumatic tires
would receive on the best highway.
The gasoline mileage is no greater
and 40 miles per hour is a normal
snpcI -
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-20
FRENCH MINISTER
TELLS VALUE OF
MOTOR TOT BATTLE
Albert Thomas on Visit
to Cadillac Plant in
Detroit

How France s automotive indus
try assisted that nation through q
most trying 'wartima predicam emf
was related by Albert M. Thomas
former minister of wartime mum
tions in France, during q recent visi.
to the Cadillac Motor Car company ,:
new plant in Detroit.
According to Cadillac S noted
visitor, the German armies in sciz
ing certain factories in French Lor
rhine during the first part of the
war dealt tho French u stern blow
in that this move cut off almost
entirely the manufacture of French
shells. The French had been cm'
ploying powerful presses for punch
ing out the shell castings. All these
were in French Lorraine, and the
move Of the German armies had
cut off these resources. Walter
Rathcnau, German minister of mum.
tions, knew of the Importance of
this machinery and was watching
for signs of weakening in France.
France fell back on her automo
tive industries. Using certain ma
chimes in the motor plants arounc
Paris, the manufacture of mum
tions did not cease. Castings of Tho
shells were made and the war wen
on. 1t was 10 months before tht
big presses seized in Lorraine welf
duplicated and took the place q
the machines of the automobile
factories.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-20
Final Arguments
Begin in Famous
r. r. Controversy
by United Press

! SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20.--It is
announced today that the California
railroad commission approves the
tentative plan proposed in Washing,
ton in settlement of the Southern
Pacific Union Pacific controversy
The plan was proposed by the Inter.
state Commerce Commission and
practically embraces control of the
Central Pacific lines, with certain
reservations and agreements until
1914, by the Southern Pacific.
The case, which has attracted
widespread attention, has been in
progress for several weeks and ora
arguments were begun in Washing
ton today. The Southern Pacific
attorney reports that the tentative
plan seems acceptable to all parties
concerned and looks for an early
amicoble settlement of the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-20
Four Bills for
Motor Laws Now
Before Assembly

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 20.-Walter
Schmidt, asscmblyman from San
Francisco, today introduced into the
legislature, four motor vehicle bills
intended to obtain reduction of
the speed limit to so miles an hour,
prohibiting the driving of ears by
persons under Is years of age; pro-
viding Jail sentences without alter
native punishment for speeders; and
making it necessary for drivers to
pass an examination before issuing
operators licenses.
Assemblyman Morrison, also oi
San Francisco, introduced bill to
permit l5-round boxing bouts under
the supervision of Il state boxing
commission. The provisions of the
bill are identical with the Wake,
bill, enacted into law in New York
state, under which boxing bouts are
held there.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-20

extra teacher to meet Increased en-
rollment.
superintendent of Schools Coe is
comforting today with trustees and
patrons of McCabe Union district in
regard to adding another teacher to
the three already employed in that
district.
Calipatria is putting on an extra
teacher; Westmorland schools must
have additional buildings to ac-
commodate their pupils, and so it
goes.
Winterhaven reports an enroll
ment of 100 pupils to the astonish-
ment of everybody, and another
teacher in that district is an imepra-
tive need. The opening to settle
ment of the Indian lands in that
section is said to be responsible for
the great increase in enrolment. In
other districts, the development of
the vegetable growing industry i:
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-20
BarrOws Opposes
Separate College
for So. California

To divide the University of Cali
fornia by the establishment Of see
end institution in Los Angeles would
result in the creation of two medic
ere institutions and the disintcgra
ton of the present great university
at Berkeley, according to the annual
report of Pres. David u. Barrows of
University of California, made pub
lie yesterday.
Barrows Against South
Barrows is unqualifiedly against
the plan of the Southern California
delegation in the legislature which
| would establish an institution in the
| south similar to the one at Berkeley.
Burrows stated the rapid growth
cf the institution has given rise to
the belief that the academic stand
ards of the university will be low
cred, but this in his opinion will not
! occur.
Largest in America
The report shows the university to
| he the largest in America, with an
enrolment of 1905 students who
are actually at the university. The
total enrolment, including resident
students is 1900, while, including
students in the extension courses the
| university instructs 40,054 persons.
Budget Is Prepared
A tentative budget calling for an
expenditure of $9,638,947.77 for the
next two years was presented by
Barrows, with additional funds
amounting to $4,000 asked to take
care of the growth Of the universi-
ty.
OF this sum, $450,000 would be
used for the purchase of 15 acres of
land for the Southern California de,
partment. The report asks also
100000 for additional land at Berk,
eley
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-20
JUDGE CONKLINC
ADVOCATES RIGHT
HAND AUTO DRIVE
Says Many Accidents Due
to Awkward Left
Hand Drive

Those interested in the welfare of
of the Judiciary entrusted with the
enforcement Of traffic laws, have
sought remedy for the alarmingly
large number of automobile acci-
dents which occur on the highways
every day, resulting in an appalling
number of deaths and injuries, and
the destruction of thousands of dol
lars worth of property.
One reason for many accidents on
the highway, advanced by Judge NJ.
w. Conkling, of the Imperial Coun-
tv superior court, is the left hand
drive, which is practically universal
on automobiles used in this country.
While it may seem a farfetchcd
statement at first, Judge Conkling g
| knowledge of human nature enables
him to give very plausible state
| ment relative to the danger of the
left hand drive.
|, Left Hand Drive A Menace
+ "Most accidents on the highways
ere caused by cars trying to pass
each other said the judge, "and
in many instances can be traced to
the fact that one of the drivers was
unintcntionally hogging the road.
The angle at which the driver mist
| Judge the distance of his ear from
| the outside of the road is very de-
ceiving, and oftentimcs a driver is
| from foot TO Is inches nearer the
center of the road than he thinks he
is. Take a driver coming in the op.
/ posite direction. He sees the APP
preaching car is well over toward
the center, and being one of the
sort who hates to see man taking
advantage of him, drives his ear
close to the supposed road hog in
order to make him get over where
he belongs. and quite often the re-
suit is 4 collision. The road hog
| many times is not road hog at
ell, but is mislcd by the angle from
which he is forced to judge his pos
ition. On the other hand, a drive,
may turn out to give the approach
ing ear al! the room possible in
lassing, and because of the angle
of vision, goes too far, resulting il
the car leaving the roadway ant
| possibly Overturning.
| Right Hand Drive Easy
Recently, / had occasion to drive
al old style right hand drive cal
ever to San Diego, and was sur
priscd at the ease with which | wa,
able to pass other cars and know ex
actly what my position was on the
| road. There was an entire absence
Of the squcamish feeling many driv.
ers get when they have to pass an.
other car and the trip was rcvela
tion to me. My eye naturally kept
in line with the edge of the highway
and 1 could guide the car as close
to the edge as desired and could
easily see just how much further |
could go without danger.
"1t is my honest opinion that a
return to the old right hand drive
| would aid materially in reducing the
number of accidents and would en-.
able timid drivers to operate their
cars with . much greater degree of
safety. The left hand drive nav
have its convcnicnces, but | think
the right hand is the safest, ant
when it comes to a question of con
vcnicnce or safety, believe W,
should practice ;hc slogan we hcal
! 80 often, Safety First -
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-20
MOusseau Makes
Three Deputies

Frank Reading, assistant county
health officer; Paul Il. Stcintorf,
city manager of Cnlexico; and May
Juvenal, assistant city clerk at Braw-
ley, have been appointed deputy
county clerks by Cal Mousseau, coun-
ty clerk. Mr.. Reading has also been
made deputy sheriff by Sheriff
Charles Gillctt. The dcputyship
carries no salary, the appointments
being made simply as matter of
coftvcnicncc for the people and the
Officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-20

Sales of the Mesilla Valley, New
Mexico Poultry Association amount
ed to S2o,95O during the past 10
months.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-20
HUDSON CAR FROM
N. Y. TO SPOKANE
IN TWELVE DAYS
TranscOntinental Records
Are All Held by Essex
and Hudson

"TranscontineBtal trips in Hud-
son and Essex motor cars are be-
coming common says W. III. Lewis,
distributor for the Hudson and Es-
sex.
"a Hudson owner recently went
from New York to Spokane, Wash,
in II driving days. He had no
trouble whatever. Most of the own
ers drive more moderately, and en-
Joy the scenery as they ride along.
''It is of interest to know that all
transcontinental records are held by
Hudson and Essex. The one-way
mark was made by Essex shortly
after this wonderful little car was
put on the market, and the round
trip record was made by Hudson iii
1916. Numerous attempts have been
made to better these marks, but
without avail.
Speed and Endurance
For the ordinary motorist, the
Hudson Essex ears combine speed
and endurance with a wonderful new
l,odv idea. The ears have motors,
frames and axles which are unex,
celled in performance. and they also
have practical and moderately
priced closed body.
''I'his type of body is exclusive
with Hudson and Essex, and it has
been the sales sensation Of the year.
''The automobile is becoming the
most important unit of transporta-
tion. 1t is used daily as necessary
part of busy man s equipment, and
women are finding it more and more
conVeOient - s
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-20
School Growth is
Serious Problem

The crowded condition of almost
every school in the county attests
to the fact that the valleys popula-
tion is growing by leaps and bounds,
and that stringent measures must be
adopted to take care of the situa-
'tion.
Already the city of Calexico has
taken steps to add several new
rooms to schools already erected, and
altogether the border city expects to
expend $4,000 in additions and al
tcrations to house the school child
rem. Supt. j. A. Raitt also states
that additions to his teaching force
will be made at once.
Jasper district is demanding an
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-20

bringing an increased number of
. children to the schools.
/ 1t is especially to be noted that.
the rural schools are building more
rapidly than those in the cities,
which would Indicate the develop
ment of the farm industry in the
county sa
The Winslow mail., 1923-02-16

The drawing the those benefit by the
Richard Synwol Chicago whose inserted The
o
The Winslow mail., 1923-02-16

An exclusive photograph of Arch
bishop Ernest E. Filippi. papal dele
gate to Mexico, who was expelled from
that country by President Obregon.
He was accused Of conducting pub
lie religious meeting contrary to law.
Mgr. Ftlippl came to the United States