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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-05
CINEMA PSICOLOCICO 80
FENOMENOLOGIO

los hay idiotas.
''Rechazar SIN exanen todos los re-
latos concernientes las casas de dren
aes, seria tan absurdo como aceptarlos
sin examen.
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"6Quien .puede Greer en- las casas de
duendes? Los espiritus debiles, las per-
sonas cr6dulas. Son consejos que solo
sirven para atemorizar a los n1fios.
"Esto es 10 que en- general Sc piensa,
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(continuacion)

En- otra OCCASION obtuvinlos golpes
despu6s de haber retirado las manos
y lejos va del mueble. Estendo bien
visibles Y retirados los pies de las ma
nos de todos los presentes, y SIN QUE
NADIE LA ToCARA, la mesa Sc puso
anda- de una manera Irregular, no
obstants ser muy pesada, v medir un
metro y veinte centimetros cuadrados.
A petici6n mia, los dos pies mas pro-
ximos a mi Sc levantaron, y 10 nlis,no
sscedio con los otros dos, que LegaTon
separarse del sueIo unos veinte o
venticinco centimetros permaneciendo
la mesa en- esa posici6n durante algu-
nos instantes y sin que nadie la nG-
biese tocado. Eetrocedi mi silla, pero
Ia mesa continuo avanzando hacia mi,
(siemp:e :e sin que nadie IA tocara) y
acab6 por dejarme prisionado entire ella
y mi asiento. Entonces Sc levanto va
rias veces y por Ell tacto por La Wis
ia logre darme cuenta de que no des-
cansaba en- ell suelo y de que no pudo
ningdn ser humane dirigir sus mov1-
nnentos, Los excepticos pueden supo-
ner que la mesa era movida por h1los
invisibles, manejados por un compnce
imaginario, que en- tai case habrla te5i
n.do que fotar en- Ell aire, sin que ma
die lie viese, pero ara ellos con su ex-i
cepticismo.'
"Estos fueron mis- primeros expert
nentos de fen6menos ffsicos, que, com
parados con otros testimonies, no de-
jaron drida alguna en- mi espirftu. De-
tras de tales manifestaciones existe
una inteligencia ocuIta, afrmaci6n ex-
traordinaria que destruye todos los fun
da1hentos del materiahsmo. Mi ingenu1-
dad no llega hacerme Greer cue GUAM
to acabo de decir, impresionara POGO
nj mucho la opinion publica, nj que
mi testimonio tiene mas valor que Ell
de oCroS oDSerVaooreS. zero 81 CLEO 4uS
servira para alentar a otros testigos
darnos conocer las pruebas que po-
seen, hasta obligar a nuestros detracto-
res a reconocer, que los fenomenos
existen, que los experimentadores
mienten hacen trampas, o bien que
son de una ceguera y de un atoiondra-
miento incompatibles con todo estado
intellectual que no sea el de la idio-
"a
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Lo que hay en- 81 de verdadero y de
falso. Realidades coEaprobadas. OBJ
servaciones antiguas contempo-
raneas. Reconocimicnto juridico de
los Casas de Duendes. Contratos res
cindidos. Certidumbre de los Feno-
menoS de Duendes.
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LAS fuerzas en- actividad en- estos
fen6menos, nos son todavia completa-
mente desconocidas, sea cual fuere su
afnidad con las fuerzas eletcricas, por-
que elias Sc afiaden actos de eviden-
te mentalidad, mentalidad de v1vos y
mentalidad de difuntos.''
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
Loves Rules Harem!
Girl Is Wife No..,4,
But No. | in Heart

BUDAPEST. June 1S.-A romance,
which had its inception in chance
meeting in one of Budapest's gay
cabarets, has resulted in the mar.
riage OF Irene Waldonis. beautiful
Hungarian dancing girl. to Prince
Abdul-Hamid, who fled from Con-
stantinople to the Hungarian capital
after the downfall of his fathers
house.
The dancing girl has taken first
place In the heart of her princely
husband, but fourth place in his ha-
rem, as the Prince, who has been
living here in luxury. already has
three wives and many hildren.
Mile. Waldonis accepted Prince
Kadir's offer to become the favorite
OF his harem. and the marriage cere.
mony was performed according to
Mohammedan rites. Later the Prince
brought his new bride to meet his
first wife. by whom she was re-
ceived most graciously and from
whom she accepted the present OF a
beautiful pearl necklae.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
DAWES OUTLINES
COMMON SENSE
CAMP A|CN PLANS
Republican Candidate 70
Vice-President Attacks
Demagogues.


CHICAGO, June 18.--Charles @
Dawes, candidate for the vice-Presi-
dency on the Republican National
Ticket. held open house last night
at his home at Evanston. Dawes
made his first extended utterance
since his nomination and pledged
himself to a common sense cam
paign. He declared he gave no
quarters to demagogues and asked
no quarter from them. E8 s.
Dawes speech was nonpartisan
and he further said all could unite
against demagogues.
THE questions of national policy
are constantly obscurred by a dense,
putrid fogbank of demagogic argu-
ment," said Dawes
Dawes declared Europe had gone
to the edge of the abyss through
demagogues and Ito save herself,
has abandoned demagogues and re-
turned to common sense"
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
EXPERIMENTS IN SUICIDE
LEADS TO WIERD MURDER,

account the day before of a boy who
hanged himself Curious to know
how man feels just before he is
about to expire, he arranged that his
servant was to stand near him while
he tied moose, at the end OF which
were two weights, about his neck.
The servant was to lift up the
weights, thereby relieving the pres
sure. at the moment 1t seemed to
him that his master was about TO
expire unless relieved.
The servant declared that while
he was awaiting this moment. his
eyes fell upon his masters purse
on the table, filled with bills of high
denomination. Instead of rei,eyi'.s
Marty the servant allowed hi..s TO
die and then possessed hims uf
the money.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18

BUDAPEST. June 1S--Because the
owner OF Somogy Castle was seized
by a morbid desire to experience
the sensations of man being hang
ed he lost his life and his aged
servant became his murderer.
One day Bella Marffry, Hungar-
ian junker. was found dead in his
study, with rope around his neck
and two heavy weights tied to the
end of the rope. The coroner's ver-
dict was suicide. but the family,
which knew Marty to be intensely
fond of life. declined to accept it..
Their suspicious rested upon the
servant. who finally confessed that
he was in fact the murderer. though
no thought had been further removed
from his mind a few minutes before
the act was committed.
Marty. 1t developed, had read an
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
TREADWELL WILL
ERECT MILL in
MAYO DISTRICT
a. Ia
Bradley Announces Plans for
Installing Plant at Keno
Silver Camp.

The erection of 100ton mill at
Wernecke, Y. T., the official name
of the camp of the Tfeadwell Yu-
kon Gold Co.. in the Mayo district,
by that company was ANNOUNCED TO.
day by P. r. Bradley. consulting en-
gineer and general manager. The
plant has already been ordered and
will be shipped inside this. summer
for installation next winter.
Mill operations will begin next
season. said Nj. Bradley. The fonn-
dation for the plant is now. being
put into position by Livingstone Wer-
necke, superintendent In charge of
the camp and in whase honor the
camp has been officially named The
camp is about 40 miles from Mayo.
head of navigation on the Stewart
River, and some three miles distant
from Keno City. When completed
next summer the plant and mining
operations will redhhe from so to
80 men. It was stateda
Ore Is DEVELOPED
The company already has suffic-
lent ore developed to warrant the
installation of the mill. 1t was said
But the recent strike in the long
tunnel. which showed continuation
of the deposit at considerable depth
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
new POLITICAL
PARTY TO FIGHT
ALL COMMUNISM
Actionists Announce Inten-
tions Of Organization at
Cleveland Session.

WASHINGTON, June IS. The
Conference of Progressive Political
Action, whose convention in Cleye-
land on July is expected to nom
mate U. S. Senator Robert M. La
Toilette for President, in a state
organization has been effected in "a
States. Regardless of the action
OF the st. Paul Convention, tho
statement asserted the convention
will follow the plan of steering
clear of any Communist influence"
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
USES DYNAMITE
TO FREE VESSEL
Schooner Reaches Nom e
After Hard Trip-Ice
Thickest in Years.

NOME, June 18.-The American
schooner Naunk, Capt. G.. T. Peder-
son, of San Francisco. has arrived
here from the st. Lawrence. south
bound from an Arctic hunting and
whaling trip. Capt. Peterson stated
that during his 25 years in the
north he has never seen the ice SO
thick and so heavy and so far south
from Bering Sea as this spring. He
used dynamite often to release his
ship.
Capt. Peterson reported the Es-
kimos of st. Lawrence were count
ing proceeds from a prosperous fox
and whale catch.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
INDIANS OF INTERIOR ALASKA
ARE TAKING TO LATEST DANCES

culation. as one day native will
wn and the next day some one else
will hold his stake.
Making snowshoes is becoming a
lost art. In our village only two
old men understand the work. Mo-
torboats are the hobby OF the tribe
Canoes remain popular, but are not
so fascinating
Miss Kane reported that although
the Indians had more extensive trap
lines than usual last winter, the fur
catch was below normal. Nor did the
pelts measure up to the standard
of former years in size and quality.
Red foxes were plentiful. but rubbed.
Lynx were numerous. Muskrat pric-
es were higher.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
ROTARY ETHICS
BEING ADOPTED
AMONG NATIONS
Code of Standard Practices
Prevailing Rotarians
Told at Convention.

TORONTO, June 1S.--Thirty-si
national, international and state or
provincial trade and professional or
ganizabions have adopted codes of
standard ethical practices for their
members during the past year Ro-
tarians were tolG by Raymond NJ
Havens of Kansas City during the
course of the second days session
of their international convention here
today. There, are SO great national
trade and professional organizations
now operating with ethical codes
binding their members to discard
the old ''let the buyers beware" and
business Is business idea and adopt
Ing the ideal that a business is only
truly productive of profit to its own.
er as II gives service to the com
munity in which it is established.
As Chairman of the International
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The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
OUCH! SIGN ORDERED DOWN.

NfIW 1OHk, Julie I6.-DeTnO-
cratic leaders. delegates and man
ayers scowled today when they be-
held over the main portal of the
Astor Hotel headquarters of the
Democratic National Committee 9
foot figure of Father Knickerbocker
upholding gigantic plaster of
OF the hotel stated the sign was
ordered as a symbol personifying
New York's welcome TO those att
tending the Democratic National
Convention. Orders were issued for
its immediate removal.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
BOOMING COX
FOR PRESIDENT
OF DEMOCRATS
Staff of Ohio Man Reaches
New York-Three Head
quarters Are Opened.

NEW YORK, June 1S.-A staff Of
boomers for the candidacy of James
Cox. of Ohio, for President on the
Democratic National Ticket arrived
here last night and Immediately OPP
ened headquarters. This Is the
third camp of aspirants already OPP
ened. the others being the head
quarters of Gov. AL Smith and Will
lam G. McAdoo.
William G. McAdoo arrived here
this afternoon and was warmly
greeted by a throng a tthe Penn
sylvania station. He reiterated his
confidence in being nominated at the
convention next week.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18

FAIRBANK ). Alaska. June 1S.-
Dancing has become the chief method
of recreation among the Indians of
Interior Alaska, recently said Miss
Katherine M. Kane, teacher in charge
Of the Native school at Kokrines.
Alaska, a settlement on the Yukon
River above Ruby.
"A few Of the young men," Miss
Kane explained, have acquired the
ability to play the latest foxtrofs
and steps on the violin, while others
accompany them with the guitar,
mandolin or ukelele. Next to dane
ing the men are slaves to pool ta-
bles and cards. One redeeming fact
il that their money remains in cir
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
FARMER-LABOR
PARTY HAVING
HOTCONvENT|ON
Permanen t Chairman Makes
Characteristic Talk-John-
son Refuses to Talk.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 1S.-
william Mahoney. leader of the
conservatives In the National Farm
er-Labor-Progressiye convention in
session here. declared this morning
as the convention opened that the
delegates of South Dakota, Wash
ington, Nebraska, Montana and Min
nesota would he on guard against
recurrence of yesterdays Communist
successes"
Faced with financial troubles. the
delegates seemed uncertain in their
minds as they began the days ses-
sion
State Senator Charles e. Taylor,
of Montana, who was elected last
night permanent chairman of the
convention defeating William Ma
honey by a vote of 718 to 116, ac-
cepted the position and predicted
the party will dispose of the two
captalIstic parties that hold the
power today"
Taylor was cheered when he re-
ferred to Secretary of Treasury Mel
lon as the arch -Dootlegger.
Taylor said: I'VE are not here
TO try heretics or burn witches, y
and II would rather have sat with
tho reddest Communist in the world
than with those in the recent con-
yention in Cleveland or those in
New York City next week.
u. s. Senator Magnus johnson
refused to- address the. convention
saying that he did not approve OF
the Communist element which seem
cd to be in control of the conyen
tion
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
Squadron Of SeapIanes
To Fly North to Seattle

SAN DIEGO. Cal, June 1S--Eleven
seaplanes will attempt forced
flight from the base here to Seat
tie starting July l to determine the
wartime effectiveness of this kind
of apparatus.ff
Upon reaching Seattle, the squad
ron will remain there until the bat
tie fleet arrives at Puget Sound
for summer maneuvres.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
NO REDUCTION
IN WAGES NOW

HAWSHEEN VILLAGE, Mass.
June 1S.-William X. Wood. Presi.
dent of the American Woolen Com
pany, today said he and other direc-
tors "do not think this is the proper
time to consider a reduction in wa.
ges. The outlook for business must
steadily improve and the political
situation for business administra-
tion must be advanced"
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
GIRL CONFESS|';ES !; :
CAUSING DEATH
OF TWENTY -FOUR

LOS ANGELES, June 18.-Jose-
phine Berthotime, aged IA, confess
ed today firing the Hope School at
Playa del Rey on May 81 when "a
died. District Attorney Keys made
the announcement and stated the
girl formerly attended the school.
The girls statement reads:
II didn't like the school and de-
cided to burn 1t down so all the
girls could go home"
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
Rhode Island Senate
In Session; No Recess

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. June 1s.--
The State Senate is still in session.
continuously since yesterday with
no prospects of either Democrats or
Republicans giving in for recess.
The deadlock started when fist
fight occurred yesterday following
prevent Lieut.. Gov. Toupin from
presiding over the Senate.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
Eye Disease Is to Be
Fought Among Indians

WASHINGTON, June 18.-A cam
paign to eradicate trachoma. an eye
disease epidemic among Indians. will
be started July l according to an
nouncoment made by the Indian
office of the Public Health Service
branch. Plans call for crusade
in Arizona and New Mexico. and
later on all Indian reservations.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18

NEW YORK-Tex Rickard an
nounced today he has purchased the
old car barns on Eighth Avenue be-
tween 49th and 50th Streets and will
erect on the site the largest amuse'
ment building in the world and call
it the "New Madison Sqiare Gar
den."
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
Belgium Balloonist Wins
Gordon Bennett Cup Race

BRUSSELS, June 1S.--Lieut. Ern-
est Demuyter, In Belgica. has been
proclaimed winner of the Gordon
Bennett cup race. His balloon land
ed at st. Adams at the head of the
English Channel 500 kilometers
from the start. This is his third
consecutive victory clinching the
cup for Belgium.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
WIDOW MAKES
SURE OF DEATH

RENO, New. June 1S. - After
soaking the bed clothing with kero-
sene and binding herself to the
bed with a strand of wire, Mrs.
l.. Moffit, aged ~, widow of a
pioneer of California, applied the
match. She died of suffocation al
though neighbors carried her from
her burning home.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
Car Brakes Refuse to
Work; Fifteen Killed

BERN. June 18.-Fifteen were
killed and 80 badly hurt when the
brakes on street car failed To
work on grade today and jumped
the track and went over an em-
bankment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
SUPREME COURT
JUDGE, SUICIDE

COLUMBUS. o.. June 1S.-R. Nj.
Wanamaker. aged 5S. Associate Jus
tice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
widely known jurist who advocated
legal reform. jumped from the
fourth story of hospital here to-
day to his death. He was suffering
from a nervous breakdown.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
Bandits Steal Payroll;
Two Banks Are Robbed

INDIANA, Penn, June 18.-Fiye
bandits robbed a trolley car pas
senger late yesterday who happened
to be the paymaster of the Russell
Coal Company at Clymer and es-
capped with an $4,000 payroll.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
Portuguese Aviators Are
Held Up by Bad Weather

MACAO, China, June 18. The
two Portuguese aviators flying here
from Lisbon, are still at Hanoi,
French Indo-China. delayed by bad
weather according to reports receiy-
ed here
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
new STRIFE
IS PREDICTED

MASON CITY. Iowa, June 18.-
Unorganized groups of labor-farmer
and white collar workers will sool
call a halt on special privileges of
organized labor and capital declared
Walter Head, President of the Am
erican Bankers Association at the
convention OF Iowa bankers held
here today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
COX Is GROOMED FOR PRESIDENCY
Red Speech Is Made at ST. Paul Convention Today
Alaska National
Committeemanship
Still in Air

WASHINGTON, June Is
No date has been set by the
Executive Committee of the Re-
publican National Committee
to decide the contest between
George Sexton, of Seward, AL
aska. and John W. Frame, of
KetchilSan. regarding who is
National Committeeman. Sex
ton was seated at the National
Convention and Frame was
chosen at the last election.
A subsequent dispatch to
The Empire from the Asso-
ciated Press said the Eastern
office had advised the Seattle
office that the National Com
mittee members said q sub-com-
mite had referred the Sexton
Frame cont est to the executive
,emmittee headed by Daniel
Mulvane, of Kansas City and
tie date of settlement was un
certain.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
tContinued on Page Eight
AMERICAN REPLY
TO JAP PROTEST
WELL RECEIVED

TOXIC, June 18.-It is authori-
tatively stated that the American
reply to the Japanese governments s
protest on the exclusion act in the
immigration bill marked friendli-
ness and rcasonableness and will be
spirit.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
Rain in Washington
Puts Out Forest Fires

SEATTDE. June IS. - Rain in
many parts of the State extinguish-
ed forest fires temporarily, and
also relieved farmers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18

BRAWLEY, Calif-One man was
killed and loss of over 100000 is
the result of fire today in a bust
ness block. Included In the burned
buildings are the Dunlock and ASH
hotels.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
WOMEN AT CONVENTION.

WASHINGTON, June l8. = II
least 464 women will attend the
Democratic National Convention ac-
cnrdfng to a state ment issued today
at the committee headquarters.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18

PONCA CITY. OKLA. June 49,
Two bandits robbed the State Bank
of Marland this afternoon and es-
capped with $4,000.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18
Predicts Shortage Of
Wheat Throughout World

CHICAGO. June 1s = President
Bradfnte. of the American Farm Bu-
reau Federation made a forecaft to-
day that a shortage of wheat will
occur in the world as whole
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18

KANSAS CITY, June Is. Two
bandits robbed the Bucyrus State
Bank of $1,000 this afternoon and
escaped.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18

RCdman Wanamaker York and ment
OF the late Jhn
insured in the world
the Philadelphia
Roosevelt Distinguished Service
been presented by President
United States Supreme Eliot.
President Emeritus of
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-18

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HIPICA

puede ganar una carrera pOr ir en-
ella caballOs muy superiores que lie
aventajan tres cuatrO segundoS en-
SUI record, salen triunfantes cuando
sc les da la salida ''cOrriendo", pues
de esta manera tienen dos ventajas.
menUS que lie lleva de ventaja a los
/ dem$,s ,caballos, mientras 6stOs des-
arrollan, Y la otra, que ell esfuerzO
suprtmd que tienen que hacer los de-
mas eaballos para igualar rebasar
al que sali0 "corriendo" 10 tienen de
por tuerza que sentir al rendir ca
! rrera La protesta del p1blico apenas
Sc dej0 sentir, debidO que la gran
parte del mismo va estaba en- la "ca-
lleP con las derrotas de Marta B.,
Nice, e "Indio" Es question de
suerts Ina salida como esa la .di0
don Jaime a Shell" hace POGO item
po,. y como fue en- la primera ca
rrera donde todo el mundo todavfa
estabil ',,adentro" hubo la de San
Qnintin, y don Jaime, un magnffico
Starter, no ha podido volver a ac-
, tuar como tai. Aprovechamos la
ocasi(n para recomendar que a es-
te sefor Sc lie de una nueva oportu-
nidad para demostrar SUI pericia
como starter.
Como va hemos dicho, durante ell
mes de julio tltimo Sc apostle en-
nuestlo hip0dromo la respectable can
tidad de $182,1S9.75, saber,
$12, 1925 en- ell pool, Y $109.457 80
en- las cIatro bancas. Estas cifras
nos demuestran la importancia del
deporte en- Puerto Rico Y la confian-
"a que ell pfblicO tiene en- la actual
comisi5n Hfpica Insular en- los di-
rectOres del Hip0dromo. Cuando
un pueblo juega, en- un mes de carre-
raS una Sulna tan impOrtante LAS
patas" de los caballOs, es porque
tiene Ia confianza de que las carrc-
ras Sc van llevar a cabo correc-
tamente que los caballos van
ganar V a perder por sus propi0s
esfuerzos y no por influencias exte-
rioreS.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-10
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go nos dara algunas sorpresitas
FL objeto principal del viaje de
Tony en- relacion al deporte es en-
trevistarse con ell manager Land
graft, del Allentown, ultimar
los detalles de la proxima tempo
rada de pelota americana para ell
invierno. Nuestro promoter sera
.huesped de honor de la Ciudad de
Allentown, estado de Pennsylvania.
a donde el Mayor 10 espera con
los brazos abiertos por sus aga
saios con los hijos de aquel pue-
bio en- la tornee pasada.
Exito en- su empresa deseamos
al cOmpanero y amigo.