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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-06-12

FL Comisionado del Interior, Hon
Guillermo Esteves, consigna en- su in
forme annual las siguientes, interesan-
tes declaraciones:
'Durante ell pasado ano economco
no Sc han efectuado mejoras en- los
puertos de la isla, exeeptuando las que
Sc realiSan en- ell puerto de San Juan,
las cuales estan bajo la direction de
la Junta del Puerto de San Juan. Sin
embargo, los puertos de. menor impor-
tancia de la isla necesitan urgentemen-
to ser dotados de pequehos muelles pa
ra el uso de lanchones y peQuefias empar
caciones de pasajeros. Hace tres amos
so construyeron muelles de este genera
en- Mayagiiez, Ponce Vieques estan
dando muy buen resultado. Los dife-
rentes puertos de la isla producer por
conceptos de derechos cantidades que
superan grandemente sus gastos de mn
nera que estaria justifcado emplear
este excedente en- mejorarlos.
Durante la Ultima session de la Le-
gislatrra SO aprobo la ley No. SO e:i
la que Sc asigna la suma de $4,000 pa
ra la construction de un muelle en- in
Is'a de Culebra. Este muelle que era
do gran neeesidad, sera comenzado tan
pronto esten disponibles los fondos asig
nados para clio.
Sc ha demostrado que ell nrmero dc
barcos, que entraron en- los diferentes
prcrtos de la isla supera las cifras del
aiio anterior. Es interesante notac Que
Ell total de barcos nacionales q:e en-
traron en- los puertos de la isla aumen-
to ell tanto que Ell Gle barcos extran'e-
ros disminuy6, y que el considerable
aumento en- Ell tonelaje Sc debe por en-
tero los barcos de vapor americanos.
Ell total recaudado en- todos %, puer-
tos de la isla durantc ell pasddo ano
asciende $66.907.12. $685.
Para la construction dc mejoras On
Ell puerto, SO emitieron bonos por la
slma de S6o0,000 y ademas la ley pro
wee que todos los derechos de- puerto
de San Juan sean ingresados Ell Ell
Trust Fund del San Juan Harbor
Board. (Fondo en- dep6sito de ia Jun-
ia del Puerto de San Juan). La Junta
tsmbien percibe una entrada por aqua
suplida embarcaciones a razon de
so centavos por metro cubico, asi como
tambien los derechos de atraoe, mlclla-
je y almacenaje en- el maiec6n y tin
glado
En- amos anteriores la Junta cons
truy6 un malec0n de concrete Il 10 lar
go de la ribera del mar. midicndo una
longitud de 1850 pies, asi como tam
bien un tinglado de acero de $40 pies
do largo y GALES hacia y a 10 largo Gei
malec6n con un area total de 29,92O
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-06-12
Sc vENDE

En- Aibonito, una partids de tabaco
que consta de mil quintaies, proceden-
cia de las vegas de la Plata. ochocien-
tos son de prinera cosecha y doscien-
tos de segunda.
Ell que 10 interese, puede dirigirse al
Sr. Jose r. suarez, propietario del Ho-
tel Aibonito.
Ell Tabaco es cosechado por Don LII
borio Gutierrez Rodriguez.
.Aibonito, p. r. 26 de Mayo de
1924 Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-06-12
j. MONTANA

En- viaje de negocios sale el dia 10
hacia Ell interior de la isla nucstro dis
tinguido amigo; el joven J. Montana,
acreditado hombre de negocios que Sc
dedica al ramo del calzado, en- Ell cuaI
ha hecho una verdadera especialidad.
FL Sr. Montana Sc propone pasar
alredor de un mes, viajando, fin de
dar a conocer las excelencias de sus
Iltimos surtidos.
Deseamosle un gran exito EN- sus
geStiones
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-06-12

vcis dejando atras tencores politicos
q nuestro pals del pelgro que ], amt-
-sza''
M.ARSAa LEYo Ell ME1S5ATE lei
PRESIDENTE ANTE UNA INMEN
sA MULTITUD
PARTS, JUNO H. (Cable Frances). -
Ante una multitud de mas de 5000 al
mas, M. Francois Marsal lego Ell men,
sale enviado las Camaras por Ell pre-
sidente de la Repnblica, M. Millerand.
Sc oyeron muchos aplausos del ala
derecha y del centro; ell ala izquierda
permanecia muda, ~
sH
PAINLEVE, PREsIEENTE DE LA
cAMARA, LEE UNA INTEREsANTE
MoCION
PARIS, JUNO II. (Cable Frances) =
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Ell SecretariO General del Parti-
do SOcialista, asegura que eIlOs
tendran representation en- las
mesas eleCtoraleS y barreran con
la DiCtadura

FL sr. Alfonso Torres nos dijo aver
10 siguiente:
De acuerdo con Ell voto referendum
practicable entire las Secciones locales
del Partido Socialista, los miembros de
estas decidieron por mayorla de votos
que la Sexta Convention Regular de
dicho Partido sea celebrada en- Ia ciu-
dad de San Juan.
En- consonancia con este, hemos sldo
informados por Ell Secretario General
de la mencionada colectividad senor
Alfonso Torres, que ha sido fijada por
ell Comite Executive Territorial, la fe-
cha del Is al II de julio para la
celebrac cion de tan importante conven-
cion del Partido Socialista.
La convocatoria, nos dijo Torres, Sc
ra dirigida las Secciones prontamen-
te.
La creencia del Secretario General,
es que la proxima Convention de su
partido sera acknowledgements la mas
importante trascendental de las ceie-
bradas hasta la fecha. Asegura QIe
pasaran de 200 los delegados que asis-
tiran de todos los pueblos de Ia Isla.
Hay extraordinario interes por con0csr
las grandes cuestiones de interes publ
co que han de ser llevadas a esta
Convention en- relaci6n la kroXi'na
campaiia electoral
FL senor Torres tiene Ia absolute
creencia que ell Partido SOcialista ten
dra representation en- las mesas cleo
torales, este desde luego, fortalece.
ra doblemente la fe ciega que ha te-
nido siempre Ell ell triunfo social1sta
en- Puerto Rico tan resonante como ell
obtenido en- Inglaterra Francia y Dl-
namarca recientemente.
En- la Convention seran nominados
los candidates para Comisionado
Washington, para senadores y rep ,esen-
tantes at large. para miembros de la
Comsion de Servicio Pnblico, Comislon
de Indemnizaciones Obreros y
Comision de Revision Igualamenco.
No tengo dudas, continua ell senior
Torres, que la coalicion con el Partldc
Republican, Puro, sera hecha de medo
enthusiastic unanime, pues, no tengo
conocimiento de ningi1n pueblo de Ia
Isla que Sc haya manifestado eli con-
ira de esta necesaria conjunction de
fuerzas populares, para darle IA batalla
a la "Santa Alianza Turca'' que hecha
Y mantenida como es por las corpora
clones la dictadrra, representa- ell
enemigo comtn del pueblo humilde y
productor de Puerto Rico.
Nos interesan grandemente las cues
tiones que Sc planteen en- la Session.
Extraordinaria de la Legislature. Y tan
nos interesan, que ell Comite Executive,
ha aplazado Ia publication del gran
manifesto del Partido aprobado en- Ia
session del 10 de mayo.
Lo que la Alianza hags en la Legis-
latura sera 10 que nos dara una idea
exacta de 10 que sera esa organiza-
cion politica en- el futuro Y 10 que
debemos de hacer para combatir sus
tendencies dictatoriales y anti-demo-
craticas.
Los pueblos va empiezan a prepa-
rarse para mandar la mas nrtrida
inteligente representation la Conven-
cion, ese acontecimiento sera ell expo
nente mas alto de cultura que dara Ia
clase productora del pals. termino d1-
ciendonos Ell enthusiastic Secretario Sc
nor Alfonso Torres.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-06-12
JUAN JOSE FUERTEs

Pfocedente de Nueva York. regreso
eli martes ultimo la capital, ell inteli-
gente joven Juan Jose Fuertes, nuestru
particular amigo
Ell joven Fuertes que estudia en- Ia
Universidad de Columbia con gran pro
vecho, llega a visitar su famiha' con
ouien ha de compartir estos meses de
vacaciones v alegrias
Nuestra bienvenida al captain Fuer-
teS.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-06-12
DON JUAN j. soToMAYoR

Procedente del Norte ha llegado
San Juan este culto apreciabihslmo
caballero, jefe de exportacion de la
importante firma "The Mohawk Rub
Der Co.., de New York., ciudad don
de el senior Sotomayor ha conquistado
por su talento, IN brillante porvenir.
Nos completeness en- reiterar nuestro
afoctuoso saludo tan conocido muy
cstimado hombre de negocios.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-06-12
Il mOImientO SOGaista international Sc va extenden-
do Y apoderandOse de los gobernos- layer Cay6 e|
baharte de los lOres y hoy Cae de un hadazo e|
gObiemO COn4rvador de FranGa

erad decide meser dmEnS maOS OEtas ehEa enl raGOnes
con mnEeO ped por Francois Aaa Pameve Rebel atan aEan los
donaan 1era ba do victoria de on sobe soviet de habe ST.
do paidaiO de Ia polta de OmpadOn en- Ell Rur: Rebel
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-06-12
Ell MEESAJE DE MILLERAND LEI
&c AVER EN- LAS CAMARAS Els
UN MENSAJE DE PAZ Y DE IRA
BAJo EN- BIEN DE FRANCIA

PARIS, JUNO IL. (Cable Frances).-
FL mensaje leido aver en- la Camara
por M. Francois Marsal, presidente del
Consejo a nombre de M. Millerand con-
tenia todo un programa de Paz ira
bajo Y concordia International.
Refiriendose al hecho de que lie fue
pedida la renuncia de su cargo de Pre-
sidente dc la Republica, M Milleran.l
declare:
tUstedes Clos socialistas) reconocen
a las claras que. estan dando un paso
que sentara Tin precedente desastroso
para Ia nacion. La Constitution dis
puso que en- todos los casos ell Presi-
dente de la Republica es responsible
antes las Camaras solamente Ell case de
alta traicion y quiso establecer que
,el poder del Presidente fuera aumenta-
do .siete amos que en- todo ticmpo
estuviera fuera de las intrigas politi-
cas- Ustedes respetaran la Constitution.
ii ustedes hacienda uso de arbitrarie-
Gades5 quo os concede la mayoria on
e! poder obliGan al Presidente a rctilar
Sc del poder, de ahora para sicmpre ell
Presidente no sera sino un juguete en-
manos de las mayorias. Yo apelo Il
vucstro amor la Francia para pls sal
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-06-12
NAVAL NICKLE


wayd de New
Central Juncos Arbo,
Cambaache AecibO Mmabo.
Sc yende garanzando
de alta Odad
Constant exiencia poder
A. CASTRO E FJO & co. j. MO
Agentes San nJuanP Pr
P R.
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VISITE

La Bayamonesa antes de ha-
Ger sus cornpras de nercarl-
cias; y no divide que esfa tien-
da tiene precios especiales has
ia la pr6xirna fecha de su Ba-
lance.
ALLEN 81. SAN JUAN.
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M. MILLERAND HA DECIDIDO PRE-
sENTAR LA Omission DE SU
ALTO CARGO

PARIS, JUNO II. (Cable Frances). =
Hoy Sc ha anunciado que M. Millerand
ha decidido presentar la dimisi6n de
su alto puesto de Presidente de la Re-
publica.
Esta decision Sc debe la oposiciop
tan teraz que lie han hecho los parti-
dos sociaIistas coaligados actualmente
EN- mayoria en- las Camaras. Al ser pre-
sentado ei nuevo ministerio constitui-
do por M. Francois Marsal la Camara
no aprobo los nombramientos firmados
aver por ell Presidente.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-06-12
LA CONVENCION So
CIALISTA SERA CELE-
BRADA EN- ESTA CAPI-
tai. ASISTIENDO ALA
MISMA MAS DE DOS
CIENTOS DELEGADOS

EN- DICHA C0NVENCI0N Sc
DESIGNARA EL. CANDIDATE A
COMISdONADO A WASHING
TON, ASI COMO Los SENADO-
RES Y REPRESENTATIVES POR
Ell PARTlDO SOCIALISTA
New Britain herald., 1924-03-19

ceeded to the police station where he told the story of what had happened. Were Not Playing Cards
 Under cross examination by Attor- rey Mccarthy. Macri testified that the only words that had passed between the two men Gigenti and ColeGicco was a friendly Hello" Colericco greeted Gigenti with when he entered. He said that they had not been play ing cards that night although they had played on other occasions. He said that he had never played him. self and that he had never seen Gi- genti of Colericco playing for money. In answer to question, he said that he had never heard them making any bets or say that they would play for liquor. They had wine at the house occasionally, he testified, and he thought that there was some there the night of the shooting that had been left from two nights before. None of the men drank any that night, he said.
 Questioned by Attorney Mccarthy about his knowledge of Colericco's private affairs. he said that Colericco had given him to understand that he vas married, his wife and either one or two children living in Italy. Asked if Gigenti was married he answered in the affirmative. Asked how he knew he was married and that he was not just living with the woman supposed to be his wife, Macri an swered How do I know? I'm not the mayor" He said that he was ac. customed to call Gigenti Uncle Sebastian as did a great many other people.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-19
WITNESS DESCRIBES
 GIGENTI'S MURDER
(Continued from First Page)
Engineers Testimony Ruled Out

When the trial was resumed yes- terday afternoon, the first witness to testify for the state was John Eagan of Windsor Locks, civil engineer who was engaged by States Attorney Alcorn to draw detailed map of the basement tenement in which the mur- der was committed. The floor plan drawn by Mir. Eagan had q cross on 1t which Mir. Eagan said indicated the spot on the floor where Gigenti's head rested after he had been shot by Colericco. Another dot showed, ac- cording to the witness. the spot where tho corner of the kitchen table was.
 Attorney Mccarthy entered an ob- jection against these marks and Mir. Eagan's testimony and his testimony concerning them on the ground that 1t was hearsay. The court sustained the objection and ordered all the tes- timony regarding the location of fur njture and the dead mans head stricken from the records. Attorney Mccarthy then entered an objection to the admission of the map at all on the ground that the fact that the marks were on it when it was exhibit ed to the jury. would have a tendency to prejudice them. Judge Maltbie re- fused to eliminate the map. but made a statement to the jury that they were to ignore completely everything on the map excepting the location of the doors, windows and the dimensions.
 Sergeant McCue On stand
 Detective Sergeant William P. Mo Cue, who was the first man to enter the house after the police received the report of the killing and who con- ducted the police investigation of the case. was the next to testify. His tes- timony covered the period from the time the police received the report of the shooting from Antonio Macri, to the signing of confession of the murder by Colericco in the detective bureau at police headquarters follow ing his arrest.
 Sergeant McCue said that he was in the detective bureau at the station the night of December 6, and that at S:15 o'clock, Macri came rushing in and told him that Gigenti had been shot by Colericco. Sergeant Patrick A. McAvay was in the office with him at the time and both men went to the North street house. Sergeant McCue was the first into the yard and just outside the door he picked up a coat which was afterwards identified as Colericco's.
 On entering the home, he saw the body of Gigenti laying parallel with
New Britain herald., 1924-03-19

! through the head and killing him. X cross appeared at the end of the con l fession and the names of. Sergeant Nc 1 Cue, Sergeant McAyay and Sergeant l George c. Iillingcr were signed as
 witnesses McA,ay CorToborates McCue. i Sergeant McAvay was called to the stand after LAcava had completed his 1 testimony and corroborated Sergeant ! McCue's testimony concerning the re- ceiving of the report and going to the house. He said that he remained at the house with the body until the ar- rival of the photographer who took pictures showing the arrangement of the doors and furniture, and Gigenti's
 tody on the floor.
 When Medical Examiner Waterman | Lyon arrived at the house. Sergeant McAvay searched a trunk in a bed room and found a number Of bullets.
 He was shown ar envelope containing , bullets and told the court that they { looked like the bullets that he took from the trunk, but that ho/ had not , examined them closely before he gave
 them to the medical examiner, and therefore could not positively identify , them.
 Questioned as to what took place at
 the station when Colericco made ;he
 confession, the witness said that il was made without any threats or promises. He said that no pressure
 vas brought to bear on Colericco in
 cbtaining the confession.
 He was dismissed and short re- cess was taken by the court Attor- ney Mccarthy for the defense recalled
 Sergeant McAvay when the session was resumed and attempted to have
 him set time for different occur iences that night. The witness was
 unable to testify as to the exact time
 of any of the happenings after Macri
 entered the police station at S:l5 o'clock. at which time he looked at
 the clock. Attorney Mccarthy asked i him if there were any glasses, cigar
 cites or cards on the tables in the house when he entered and McAvay
 answered that he did not notice any.
 IF answer to another question. he
 said that he did not see any sign of liquor anywhere in the house.
 W n1l s>ldlc <atloIHcs -Nicolh tdiiNo
 Antonio Macri as the next witness, defense attorney requested that the alleged murderer be brought out if the
 cock and placed where he could hear
 Macri's testimony. Judge Maltbie granted the request and Colericco
 was given a chair at the attorneys
 table. He did not seem to be inter-
 csted in the testimony and his eyes shifted about from one object to an-
 other, his posture remaining the same
 throughout the testimony. When Macri was telling about the shooting
 of Gigenti, Colericco happened 10 be
 looking at him, but a second later turned his eyes away and rested on ore Of the juryn.en who was cleaning
 his glasses Macri testified through
 ,n ipta (f,1priapn cnlllI
New Britain herald., 1924-03-19
Vassar Suicide Subject
 Of Talk to Students

Poughkeepsie, N. Y., March 19.-- Dr, Henry Noble MacCracken, presi- dent of Nassar college, in making public reference to the suicide of Miss Muriel Demarest, of Bloomfield, N. J., last night said: How great ie propor- ton of the social there is in the life at Nassar," said Dr. MacCracken. this unfortunate death has brought home 10 all of us. No incident of its kind has occurred at Nassar for nineteen years, and over six thousand students have graduated in that time. Somehow the sacrifice of this life is up to us, in some way we failed, and did not give our fellow student sup port that would have given her that greater courage. We must not forget that WIG are all mutually responsible, one 10 another, and that in our com munity life we should go along help ing and being helped"
New Britain herald., 1924-03-19

| the door, the head resting in a poo of blood and chair across his legs 1 The head was towards the bedroom door, according to tho officers testi. mony. He investigated and determin- ed that the man was dead and ther notified the medical examiner. Leaving Sergeant McAyay in charge of the body. he went back to police head quarters where he turned in a report on the affair and then went out ill sC arch Of Colcricco, who, Macri had told him was the man who had dont the shooting.
 States Attorney Acorn then eX- hibited d paper to the witness. and asked him if he had ever seen it be- fore. Sergeant McCue said that it was the confession Of Colericco made to him through an interpreter and which was signed by the accused man in his presence. Questioned as to whether any threats or promises were made to Coiericco to get him to make, and sign the confession, the witness an- swered that none had been made. and that the accused man had made it Of his own volition.
 The next witness to be heard was Vinenzo Lacava of 26 Hawkins street Italian interpreter for the local police He said that he was called to the po- lice station on the night of December G, and acted as interpreter for fhe police and Colericco and that the confession was made through him. 1n answer to questions by Attorney Me Carthy. Lacava said that he translat- ed the statement word for word, and that Colericco told him that he Nn- derstood perfectly everything that was contained in it and that all the stat e. ments were true. The accused made the confession voluntarily, ne testi- fled, and did not seem to be nervous or excited in the least.
 Confession Is Admitted.
 Attorney Mccarthy entered an ob- lection to the admission Of the con- fession on the ground that Colericco could not possibly be in any condition to make confession and that he would be liable to say anything after such an evening when surrounded by police officers in the police station. He contended that it was a mere scrap of paper to which no credence could be given. Judge Maltbie over ruled the objection and admitted the confession. Defense counsel then took an exception which the court ordered entered on the record.
 Prosecutor Alcorn then read the confession to the jury. It said that Colericco had loaned Sl00 to Gigenti about year ago and had asked him for it on several occasions. It al- legged that Gigenti had denied owing him any money on each occasion and that six weeks before the killing of Gigenti, Colerioco made up his mind to kill him because of Gigenti's alleged refusals to acknowledge the debt. It contained the statement that he shot with the intention of shooting Gigenti
New Britain herald., 1924-03-19
.RICH ADVENTURES
 IS FOUND MURDERED
Dr. Zoe Williams Put Up Fierce
 Fight for Life

Kansas City, March 19.-The finan- cial affairs of pr. Zoe Wilkins. wealthy adventures in matrimony, are being delved into by the police in an effort to solve her mysterious and gruesome murder discovered last night. Dr. Will kins, 35. a practicing osteopath and once thewife of the late Thomas w. Cunningham, aged banker of Joplin, Mo-, from whom she obtained more than s3OO,OO0 before he divorced her, was beaten and slashed to death in a terrific fight in her home some time since Saturday night.
 The staying was revealed when Mrs. l.. F. Palmer went to collect rent.
 Dr. Wilkins kept hidden in her home securities worth more than s1O0,000, according to Jesse James, her attorney. He said she lived in con- stant fear of her life.
 That in Dr. Wilkins tangled finan- cial affairs will be found motive for the murder is the belief of the po- lice, although several other leads are being developed.
 Dr. Wilkins spent lavishly after she induced her banker-husband to turn over to her large part of his wealth, but lately there were indication that she was not so prosperous.
 As a student of osteopathy at Kirlas- vile, Mo-, Zoe Wilkins, when 19, be- gan her matrimonial ventures. She married a fellow student named Dryer. from whom she separated in Texas about a year later. Next she married Dr. c. K. Caring, from whom she also was separated. In 1916 she mar ricd Cunningham, the Joplin banker, after being his companion for two years Her chauffeur companion, A. W. Marsheffel, an automobile dealer of Colorado Springs. Colo, was her next husband and that venture also ended in divorce.