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The Washington times., 1924-01-14
Florida Is Trying To
Get Plant Wizard
AS Resident
BY international News Service.

SANTA ROSA, Cal, Jan. Is.
If the Lakeland Chamber of
Commerce, Lakeland, Fla, has
its way, California will lose
Luther Burbank, plant wizard.
Lakeland has formally offered
Burbank 200 acres of Pope
county, Fla, choicest land, a fine
home and all buildings neces-
sary to carry on his plant ex-
Fermentation work if he will
transfer his activities to the
Southern State.
Burbank, however, does not
plan to move.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
Porto Rico Treasurer Dies.

Jesse w. Bonner. treasurer OF
Porto Rico, dropped dead in his
office in San Juan Saturday. accord.
ing to a cable message 70 the War
Department.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
The Ice Wisdom, OF
Solomon

No wonder Solomon said :
"There is no new thing under
the SUM-" For Solomon pre-
served snow and ice with
chaff-just as sawdust. is
used today. And up to about
a century ago, Nature was
the only ice manufacturer
just as in Solomon's day.
Now ice is scientifically
manufactured pract j cally
everywhere-in fact, ''Ice" is
the worlds ninth industry.
AmericGN has four plants IN wGsAIMO-
ton and o0m supply you Wttb pure,
clean Zoe at fraction Of cent per
pound.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-04
DE NAGUABo

Ell microbes 80 del corriente, tuvie-
ron lugar en- el temple catolico de es-
te pueblo. Ia exequias fdnebres en- su
fragio del alma del que fuera nuestro
amado inolyidable don Juan r.
CARROT Romero, %. E. d..
Magnifico y emocionante acto rolf-
gioso. en- ell que ofci6 ell Limo Senior
obispo Monseiior Caruana, asistido de
los sacerdotes. padre vicario padre
Portoles dc San Juan. padre Rive
rs de Humacao, Palacios de Yabucoa
y ell Parroco de este pueblo.
Numerosa concurrencia. desde la ella
Sc mas modesto a la mas acomodada,
concurri6 Ia casa de Dios a DIR los
ofc'os elevar sus preces por el
alma del inoividable finado.
Ataviado Ell temple con ell luctuoso
decorado, en- cuyo centro Sc destacaba
magestuoso ell ftlnebre tinulo, lie m
primiar un aspccto funerario la vez
cue religioso, imponente y conmove-
dor. @
Ell concerto armonioso de voces
dulces Y melodiosas del coro, daban
una magnificencia celestial al s1bl1-
me acto y nuestras almas con los acen
tos angelicales del serafco calito Sc
elevaban a la mansion eterna en- fe;-
vorosa plegaria, de todo un pueblo
Que imploraba la bienaventuranza pa.
ra nuestro amado fenecido.
iQu6 sublime es la religi6n iQEe
preciosa es la liturgia catolica!
UN NAGUABENO.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-04
NOTAS DE LAISLA

res que vengar, estan equivocados. {
CASTOR, ha estado siempre ajeno a
los "tiquis miquis'' de la politica al
deana y de campanario que Sc estila
en- esta villa, y no tiene odios nj pre-
Jncios para nadie. Els de todos ami
go; y fiel al deber que Sc ha impues-
TO, alaba 10 que cree bueno, critica.
no censura 10 que cree malo. No he
mos estado nunca en- la cumbre. So
mos una mediania, pero conocemos
todos los que aqui conviven, no nos
duelen prendas, Y sabemos sus v:das
Y nlilagros como hombres pdblicos,
ignoramos e ignoraremos sus condicio-
nes como caballeros particulares, en-
cuyo sitio. tenemos para ToDoS
nuestro mas cnmplido respeto. CASTOR,
solamente Sc hace eco y dara a la pu-
bhcidad, 10 que el estime que merez-
ca publicarse, echando a I'M lado las
pequeheces Y diciendo escuetamente
la verdad en- sus croniquillas.
CON LOS NINIToS:
Anoche en- los salones de nuestro
casino, uevose efecto una jaranita
iniciada por nuestros nifiitos, la que
estuvo bastante animada concurri-
da NueStra gonte menuda Sc divierte
de 10 Undo, y da gusto yer la corte.
SANTA y caballerosidad y las formas de
duquesitas que Sc gasta toda csta So
ciedad embrionaria. En- este terreno,
merecen especial atenci6n, por sus f.
nos modales para las damitas, los MI
fiitos. Delz y Muhoz, y tenemos a1n
algunos discoIos cuyos nombres pubH-
caremos en- pr6ximas cr6nicas 81 no Sc
corrigen. Tods esta tropa infantn es-
taba al cuidado de las distinguidas da-
mas, Dofia Melida Fortier vida. de
Mora y doia Matilde Frau de Torres;
las que galantes Y completeness no
SO olvidaron tampoco de los vIEJoS
y les obsequiaron con fnos dulces.
cUPIDo EN- ACcIoN:
Hasta oidos del cronista llegan no.
ticias de que La hecha del "dios ni1o"
ha 'mal ferido'' los corazones de dos
de nusstras encantadoras damitas de
nliestra elite social. iQuienes son? Las
GALES Esperanza y Hostos, conocen
de estos secretos, y podran deci1te,
lector o leotora amable, de las enso.
naciones de una linda mufieqnita cast
rubia; Y de las inQuietudes de una
gentil y encantadora trigueda. Me pa
rece va escuchar las campanas anIIi-
! ciatrices de la cristalzacion de los
/ sue1os de tan bellas damitas tan
'gaHardos donceles. Que las flores sim
bohcas nimben pronto sus bellas ca
becitas son los deseos del cronista.
I GAsToN DELIGNE.
Agosto de 1924.
II
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-04
Sc VENDE

Con grandes facilidades para el
pago una hermosa reSidencia en- Ia
calle America Sa!as, parada 20, la
cual tiene siete dormitorios I'm mira
dor, dos garages midiendo ell solar
646 metros Al comprador Sc lie re-
gala un automovil de sjete pasaje-
ros-Informaran "Sucs. de Jose Fer
nandez", Tetuan 38, Telefono 293,
San Juan
Ell automovil esta en- un garage de
la Parroquia Sagrado G. de JESUS.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-04
NUESTRo CASINO
BALE EN- Ell casino A1BoN1ro'

Hemos recibido atenta invitaci6n pa
ra el battle de capa que ha de celebrar-
Sc mafiana a las ocho de la noche, en-
los salones del Casino Aibonitefio'
de Aibonito. Para asistir a este simpa-
tico festival reina gran antusiasmo, y
dada la esplendidez que cAracteriza to-
dos los actos de ese centro social. es
indudab,e que resultara un exito So
berbio.
A.gradecemos sinceramente la corte-
sia de que hernos sido opjeto, y nos
apresuramos a augurar que dicho bale
ha de resultar TN exito para sus orga-
nizadores
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-04
(cOntinuaci6n de la pag. %


esta simratica nina, de la ciudad de
Caguas, En- nuestra corta piatica con
ella pndimos apreciar sus dotes de cul-
tura Y educacion. Esta gentil chiqui-
La es huesped de los esposos cintron
Davila. y segldn nos dijo pasara algu-
mas semanas en- esta poblacion. Tenga
dias muy agradables en- esta villa tan
amable embajadora de la sociedad de
los wales del Turabo.
AMIGA ENFERMA
A la fecha en- que escribimos esta,
guarda CANA, yictima de hgera dolen-
cia, nuestra gentil amiga, Pipina Da-
villa. ~
Nuestros deseos mas ardientes por
su total restablecimiento.
JOSE ABAD RAMOS
Prsseatado por la sonora Garcia
de Quevedo, tuvimos ell immense pa
Ger de conocer a este joven porta-ira
ponceno. Abad Ramos forma parte de
esa pleyade de j6venes puertorrique-
nos que rinden quito a. las bellas letras.
Estara entire nosotros algcnos dias, y
deseariamos que alguna de nuestras
compueblanas inspirara su joven =
robusta Ira, ulo de sus mas ga'lardos
cantieos.
lsalud, amigo poeta!
NUESTRo CASINO
Para conmemorar cl segundo AMI
versario de su fundaci6n, ell Casino de
este pueblo proyecta un regio baile pa
ra fines del mes de agosto. Entire la ju-
vcntnd galante reins gran entusiasmo,
! y Sc espera que let acto resa1tey Ell mas
brillante entire los que hasta la fecha
ha celebrado el expresado Centre So.
cial.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-04
FOR Ell MuN1c1p1o:

Con verdadero placer y asombro nos
enteramos anoche, en- nuestra vista
a la Casa del Pueblo. que el cnlto ca
ballero Y probo ciudadano, don Ra-
mon Mora, habia sido electo miembro
de nuestra As$mbiea Municipal. Mis-
parabienes para dicho ORGANISING al
verse honrsdo tenendo en- su senc a
nm eiemento del valer el prestigio
de Don Ramon. Oimos esa nlisna no.
che, mientras ALI estabamos. que Sc
encontraba algo acalorado y NORTH
cado por nuestra anterior cronica, Ell
Presiderte de dicho ORGANISING, Sr.
Colon. al cue aconsejamos que tenga
paciencia cuando Sc le critiquen sus
actos como honlbre p1bIico va que
sserrar humane es'' Tomen tia, los Sc
iores de la Asamblea para que Sc les
calmen los nervios, y estudien con mas
cuidado las cuestiones que legislan y
asf no seran criticados. Damos las
gracias lsenor Preside1te, al que
rernos nevar al cargo que el ocupa,
para yer 81 10 haciamos mejor Que
eI. pero tenemos a bien decirle. que
81 puede hacerlo bien, porque talento
y cuitura no lie faltan. "Go ahead,
Mr.. Colon
EsFAN EoUIvocADos: 4
Todas las personas que Sc iiguran
que ell cronista tiens viejos resquenio-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-04
CLUB REPUBLIco SOCIALISM,:

Z ~ + 3
En- pasadas noches nev6se a efecto
la inaugnraci6n oaTial del Club Repu-
blico-Socialista de esta villa. Ell club
estaba brillantemente iluminado y lu-
cia en- su frontispicio el letrero ind!-
cador de las ideas de sus patrocina.
dores. Festinadamente fu@ estableci-
da iluminada una, tribuna, la que fue
ocupada por los oradores de la noche.
Ali escuchamos a jose Miguel vaz-
quez, al Lcdo Cristino Colon, a los
hermanos M. y v. Rodriguez de San
ia Isabel, los que estuvieron morda.
ces ir6nicos en- sus discnrsos. pre-
dicando la guerra en- lugar de Ia paz,
y algo fuera de tono, cuando ataca-
ron a caballeros de esta poblaci6n, a
los senadores por Ell distrito, .seiio.
res Mac Jones y Figucroa, con frases
injuriosas, contra personas honorables
y bien conocidas, que el inico .defec-
to que deben tener para clos es que
Ao OVAuASaA SVA pup AuOdo. NAAV0 o~Y.
mas un joven socialista de Ponce;
a Don Paco Fernandez de Juana Diaz,
los que estuvieron serenos y ecuani-
mes, y para cerrar ell mitin, escal6 la
tribuna, el sehor Norberto Quiies,
obrero, Ell que es un orador de facil
palabra, de brillantes im&genes, y enSr
gico, que fu6 escuchado y aplaudido
por todo el plbico que lie escuchaba.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
TWO GIRLS ARE
 SUFFOCATED IN
 ANDALIJSIA FIRE
Sisters Snothered To Death, But After Turn
 ing In Alarm

]. ANDALUsIA, Ala, Feb. 21.-Edna Donaldson, 21, operator at the An dalusia Telephone company for three years, and her sister, Maude Donald Son, B, of Selma, Ala. met death from suffocation as they groped through dense films of smoke in the telepehone office to turn in an alarm of fire here early today. The two-story brick build ing owned by J. D. Henderson of Tus- caloosaa,. and Mrs. W. M. Knox. was destroyed by fire.
 The fire causing. the snuffing out of the lives of the heroic young girls and netting a fire and water damage to F. Lewis .jewelry store, 12 office rooms upstairs and J. L. Knox and company to an amount of approximately $75, 900, started in the office of C.. l.. Rabb, in the front office on the southwest cor ner upstairs of undetermined origin, &C., cording to Chief Clyde Brawner of the Andalusia fire department.
 :. 1t was APO o'clock this morning when the alarm was turned in. Chief of Police Flowers answered the police alarm turned In by Miss Edna Donald son ,who, it was found after the smoke had cleared, had staggered to the switchboard after being reused from her cot and made two efforts in the blackness to connect the phone of Chief Brawner. plugging the connections on either side of his.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
BOUND OVER ON MURDER CHARGES Two Franklin Officials Held In - Killing Near
 Vina

RUSSEEIVILLE, Ala. Feb. 21.- Especial. )-Deputy Sheriff G. R. Gregory and Chief of Police c. E. Me Wright of Vina were bound over to the grand jury in the court of equity here yesterday by Judge Sargent on the charge of murder and their bonds were fixed at $2,0O0 each, which they made and were released.
 The trial was the result of killing which took place near Vina. in this this county, on the night of February 16, when the officers are alleged to have and killed Hughes vinson of the Vina neighborhood. The officers claimed that on the night of February 16, they were called to go to the Burleson place, about three miles from vina, and that on the way there they met Vinson and two other men in the road and that vinson without any provocation began to curse and abuse them and opened fire on them, shooting officer McWright in the leg and through the left ear, bull let also passing through the hat of Dep uty Gregory. vinson was instantly killed by the officers. it is claimed.
 Sheriff Nelson of this place was called to the scene and placed both the officers under arrest and brought Greg ory here and placed him in jail, while McWright was sent to Corinth, Miss, to hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
MODERN THEATRE
 PLANNED AT BOAZ
Guntersville Company Is Erect
 ing Amusement Building

ALBERTvILLE, Ala, Feb. 21.- Especial. )-Boaz will have a new the atre in the near future. The Marshall County Enterprise company, with head quarters at Guntersville, is ..aving a new building erected there that will serve as the location of the theatre.
 Johnson. Anderson Newman Johnson and Beatrice An derson, both prominent members of the younger set. were married Thursday in Gadsden. Rev. Freemon, pastor of the First Methodist church of that city, officiated.
 Undertaken Sells
 V, N. Archer has sold his undertaking establishment to w. U. Pruitt and j.. A. Stopp. who will assume active charge of the business at once.
 Attends Conference
 Mrs. R. NJ. Archibald, wife of the presiding elder of the Methodist church here, Mrs. J. R. Thomas and Mrs. Mack Hillcrease were appointed as delegates from the local society to attend the North Alabama Missionary conference, which is in session in Birmingham this week.
 Fear Oats Killed
 It is feared by the farmers i'll this section that all of the fall oats were killed during the January freeze and some of them are preparing to SOW a good acreage of spring oats so as to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
OF SODA
 SHIPMENTS ON WAY
ight Or Ten Cars Expected For
 Madison
frENNEssEE vALLEY BUREAU,

trENNEgsEE VALLEY BUREAU) HUNTSVILLE, Feb. 21.-Ship. |.nts of nitrate of soda ordered by |s Madison county bureau for mem |rs will begin to arrive this week |pm Mobile, it was announced today. be first shipments are expected to Insist of from eight to ten cars and Eter that the deliveries are expected to Eme regularly. Madison county farm ', it is believed, are preparing to Ee more fertilizer this year than ever |fore.
 Dairymen To Organize
 Dairymen of Huntsville and Madison |unty are preparing to organize an |sociation during poultry week, which |gins next Monday. Efforts will be |ade to arOuse more interest in the |eeding of dairy cattle and an expert |bm Auburn Polytechnic Institute will here for a week to give instruc- |bnA
 Lumber Firm Qualities Articles of incorporation have been led here by the Webster Lumber Empany which has been incorporated 5 th an authorized capital stock of |0, 900, and q paid in capital of $18..
 E. w. Webster is president, Allie Webster, vice president, and W. P.
 ebster, secretary and treasurer. Grocery Firm Qualities FJ. E. Conner, D. B. McWilliams, lB. Pike, and W. O. Camper have in- #rporated the Conner Grocery compa- with a capital stock of $20, 900.
 e company already has in operation Hree cash grocery stores.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
SOUGHT ON . ! BOND SITUATION
Tuscaloosa Junior Chamber Of Commerce Discuss Conditions
 Confronting State Securities
TUSCALOOSA BUREAU)

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Feb. 21.- Directors of the Junior Chamber of Commerce Wednesday night discussed conditions confronting Alabama bonds, and in order to be more fully enlight- ened on the question, Ike Winston was appointed to arrange for the ap- pearance of someone conversant with the subject to appear before a general meeting of the chamber at an early date. A resolution was passed to offer a prize not exceeding S10 for the best history of Tuscaloosas industries to be contested for by school children The white way committee reported that the General Electric company of Bir- mingham is preparing plans for a white way which will be placed before the city commission.
 Dairymen to Meet
 A meeting of the Tuscaloosa County Dairymans' association will be held at the Chamber of Commerce audi torium Saturday morning at 10 80 o'clock.
 To Hold Farm Conference
 A negro farm conference will be held at the negro industrial school here Fri day for the purpose of discussing ways of bettering the conditions of the negro farmers of the county.
 School Closes Friday
 The efficiency school. under the aus pices of the City Union Epworth League at the University of Alabama, will close Friday night. Rev. w. G. Echols of Birmingham, Dr. l.. M. Spivey, dean of Birmingham Southern college. Dr. Mackey, head of the school of divinity of Birmingham Southern college, and Miss Margaret Shirley of 'Northport, are in charge of the four departments of the school.
 To Hold Senior Exersises
 The annual senior class day exer- cises of the University of Alabama will be conducted Friday and the address of the occasion will be delivered by Dr. W. B. Saffold, honorary member Of the graduating class, in Morgan hall. The class tree will be planted on the campus and the assembly will be from 10 a.m.. to 1 pm. There are ap- proximately 200 in the graduating class this year.
 Latimer's Body Arrives
 The body of E. s. Latimer, a former merchant here. who died suddenly in Birmingham Wednesday night, was brought to Tuscaloosa Thursday after noon and the funeral will be conducted from the residence Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
OFFERS PRIZE FOR
 ESSAYS ON THRIFT
Fine Advantage Of Bank Ac-
 count Stressed

MOULTON, Ala, Feb. 21.-The Bank Of Moulton has shown its inter- est in ,the school children of the county by making series of weekly offers of $1 to the pupil sending in the best essay or set of answers to questions suggested weekly; for the week ending February 25, the subject is Five Ad- vantages of Bank Account" The papers are to be graded by someone not interested in the bank or related to the pupil.
 Gardeners Busy
 The spring-like days of the past 10 days lured the early gardeners in and around Moulton to plant many early vegetables and get gardens broken for further work.
 Killed Cousin, Charge
 Frank Terry, deaf mute, Is held in the county Jail at Moulton, charged with killing his cousin, Red Terry, near fCourtland last week. The shoot ing ts said to have been the result of hard feelings aroused by a friendly wrestling contest.
 Old Maids, Convention
 "An old maids convention was well attended last Friday evening at the county high school auditorium; the en- tertainment was given by the students and for the benefit of the school. Pro- ceeds were little above $53.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
SILHOUETTES OF x
 STATE CAPITAL
ssIATH CAPITAL BUzEAU

s MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. 21.-- Literature has been sent out from the state department of education to aid in the observing of a temperance and law enforcement program in, the various schools of the state February 22. The law provides for such program in the schools each year, and in his letter, ad- dressed to city and county superintend- ents of education of the state, Dr. John w. Abercrombie, state snperin- tendent, declared that the carrying out of the program will contribute. in strengthening the character of the citi- senship of the state.
 In the meantime, Walter K. McAdory and the quantity of fusel oil and potash rsputed to be used in illicit beverages by, noonshiners, careless of their repu- tation. are reported as having whole sale effect in creating the respect for temperance and law enforcement among older residents such as the school pro- gram win undertake to instill in the coming generation. F
 Eufauln is enjoying a boom, accord ing to Lieut. Gov. 0. s. Mcdowell, who called at the capitol today. Lieutenant Governor Mcdowell resides in the his toric Barbour county metropolis, which, according to all reports. is out to keep up its record for making history. A Chamber of Commerce was recently es- tablished at Eufaula, with a fund of $10,O00 raised in two days, and . new $0O,00O high school, and new bridge under construction across the Chatta- hoochee are other signs of improve ments. Barbour county has much good land unused, and Eufaula plans to 60 out after outsiders to come in and help develop the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
INTEREST SHOWN
 IN BRYAN SPEECH
Commoner Will Be Heard In Anniston Saturday
 Morning
tANNIsTON BUREAU)

AN NISTON, Ala, Feb. 21.-Annis- ton people are anticipating the address of William J. Bryan, several times candidate for President, in behalf of l.. B. Musgrove, Jasper candidate in the preferential primary, which will be delivered at the Lyric theatre Sat urday as the Calhoun Underwood com mittee, headed by c. H. Young, has been making an active campaign re- gently in favor of the senior Alabama senator. The scheduled appearance of Mir. Bryan in support of the Musgrove movement has created wave of in terest much out of the ordinary.
 In time past the Commoner has been heard several times in Anniston, his debate with the late Colonel T. E. Bush on the gold standard many years ago being recalled, by older Calhoun people and still classed as one of the most exciting episodes since the recon struction days following the civil war.
 Blaekman's Sister III
 Mrs. W. R. Heffner, sister of Con gressman Fred l.. Blackman, was re ported to be seriously ill at her home in Oxford Thurday.
 AIntcrest In Revival
 Rev. ", J. Ray, evangelist for the home mission board, has been engaged since Monday night in series of re. vival meetings at the First Baptist church.
 Plan Memorial Service
 An address by, Judge A. P. Agee and the planting of memorial tree for the late George A. Marr, who died Iast month at his home in Swathmoc, Pa. will be feature parts of a memorial service to be held at, the Memorial seminary Friday afternoon. Mir. Marr was a brother of Mrs. Margaret A, Barber, who furnished the money to build the Barber seminary here and su. pervised the construction of the build, ing in 1898.
 Junior Chamber To Attend
 Opening of the Young Mems asso- citation headquarters at the old high school building at Fourteenth street and Wilma avenue Friday will be featured by the presence of practically every member of the Junior Chamber of,Com. merce, the Boy Scouts troops of Annis- ton and large >number of business men. V
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
WATER SERVICE AT
 JASPER EXTENDED
Mile And Half Of Water Pipe
 To Be Laid
CASPER BUREAu)

] JASPER, Ala, Feb. 21.-The Ala bama Water company began work this week on laying one mile and one-half of water pipe in West Jasper. This sec tion of Jasper has long been in need of water and it will fill long felt need. Previous to the time West Jasper has only had one fire plug, but Mir. Salmon, manager of the Jasper Water company, announced today that fifteen plugs will be put in at an early date. C0rdoys Has Fire
 A large boarding house of Cordova burned Thursday afternoon, according to reports received here. This was the largest fire in the history of that town. The origin of the fire was unknown. By the heroic work of the fremen the Meth odist parsonage and other buildings were saved.
 Hurt In Fall
 Miss Grace Martin. a student of the high school of Jasper, fell out of a school truck Wednesday afternoon while going te7her home. The truck ran over her leg, crushing 1t. She was carried to local hospital, where medical at- tention was given.
 Walker High Wins
 A hard fought basketball game was played on the local high school court here Thursday afternoon. when Walker met the Gorgas team. This game was played fast through the entire game, the final score being 24 to 8 in favor of Walker county.