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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-06-05

cera de mi reconocimiento por vues-
tras reiteradas bondades Ell amor Y
ell afecto que tanto 20 como mi es-
posa guardamos en- nuestras almas..
Sinceramente, r. ~
CLARENCE FERGUSON.
2444 Great Highway,
San Francisco de California,
II de mayo de 1924.
Extractos de las cartas que re-
cientemente recibiera Ell notable
periodista y gran amigo de Puer-
ito Rico, Sr. Clarence Ferguson,
de prominentes norte=americanos
interesados en- el future de nuesA
ira Isla: n
Del Senador L. J. Frazier:
s'Placeme acusar recibo de la in
formation sobre Puerto Rico, ase-
,guro a usted que cualquier asunto que
guarde relaci6n con Ell bienestar del
pueblo sera atendido cuidadosmente''. :.
Del Representante Clarence Me-
Leod: ~
s.Su articulo sobre Puerto Rico da
una idea exacta de las condolences que
prevalecen en- la Isla al igual que
muestra la negligencia con que ha 81,
do mirada por parte de la generali-
dad de nuestros hombres de negocio. ),
La idea de utilizar los puertos de Ia
Isla como centros comerciales, para
servir de lazo de union entire las dos
Americas, seria sumamente ventajoso
para una otra parte, y al propio
tempo nos familirizaria mas con las
posibilidades que ofrece Puerto, Rico
en- 10 que concierne a, sus condolences
climatologicas, terrenos y productos,
v sobre todo con ell pueblo en- ST que
tan acknowledgements coopero siempre
en- todo proyecto benefcioso para SUI
propio pals y para la Nacion. X
Abrigo la confianza de que tai vez
mediante la publicidad con Ell con-
curse de las Camaras de Comercio y
de usted mismo familiarizado como es-
ta con las condolences que. prevalecen
alli, la Isla habra de ser mas general
mente conocida. I" -. sne
Del Representante Eugene Black:
"Fue siempre la politica de Estados
Unidos de- cultivar relaciones de amis7
tad con todos los paises del Hemisfe-
rio Occidental, y nunca como en- los
monaentos actnales dese6 Ell pueblo mas
ardientemente continuar dicha politi-
ca. Puerto Rico tiene aiin mas dere-
chos que reclamar que los nexos de
amistad prodigados a los pueblos del
Hemisferio Occidental, .pues que con
su pueblo tenemos contraida una res
ponsabilidad mas Immediate.
Como uno de los Representatives. al
Congreso hare. todo los que este a mi
alcance para ayudar a cultivar estos
sentimientos de anlistads y no, votare
por legislaci6n a1guna que pudiera ten
der frustrar dicha politicas. ,sI# Ia
AL interesarse usted en- promover
mas y meiores relaciones amistosas con
el pueblo de Puerto Rico realiza us
tedsuna labor muy valiosa. - ..a
Del senador Tasker Z. Oddie:
"En mi vista Puerto Rico me i'm
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-06-05
Del Senador Tasker Z. Oddie /:

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s'En mi vista a Puerto Rico me i'm
presion6 mucho ell pals, y me Interest
muy particularmente la perfecta har-
inonia v buen compaferismo que alli
existe en- atodos los organismos que Sc
ocupan en- ell mejoramiento de las con-
diciones del pueblo Y en- Ell desarrollo
y progreso de IA hermosa Isla. Otra
cosa que Iam6 poderosamente mi aten-
ci6n fue la hospitalidad, y emprendedo-
ra actividad de .todos sus habitantes. :"
Del Senador Duncan U. Fletcher:
s'Considero la Isla como una parte
importante de nuestro pals com1n.
Su historic y los antecedentes de su
pueblo son de un agradable sabor TO-
mantico y sumamente irteresantes, y
lconstituyen una fuente de orgullo, no
solamente para la Isla en- ST, sino tam
ibisn para la propia America.
Aunque no he visitado Ia Isla, sin
embargo, como miembro del Comite del
senado sobre posesiones insulares, he
tenido OCCASION de hacer un detenido es.
tudio de sus problemas. Ademas, cuen-
to alli con amigos personales quienes
Sc ocuparon siempre de sus recursos
y desenvolvimiento
Mis- experiencias me indican que hay
ALI grandes posibilidades, algunas de
las cuales empiezan cristaliSar. El
progreso de Puerto Rico. durante los
iiltimos veinte aiios es smuy digno de
tomarse en- consideration.
He Observable el patriotismo y Ia
lealtad de los islefios indicadores del
notable adeianto alcanzado en- el ca
mino de una mejor inteiigencia, que
habra de resultar en- mas estrechos Ia
EOS de amistad entire Ell Pueblo de Es.
tados Unidos y Ell de Puerto Rico. Es-
pero que vendra luego un aumento en-
el.comerc.o y medios Dc comunicaci6u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-09
PICK VANCOUVER
Knights Of Pythias to Hold
Next Convention There

HooUTAM. oct, a.-Knights Of
Pythias in state grand lodge con.
vention ending yesterday voted TO
hold next years sessions mt Van.
couvor. Wash. where they have
voted TO erect q new $4,000 lodge
home.
Il. y. Riley. OF Aberdeen. is tho
new chancellor commander. other
officers elected yesterday arc:
Tom Pinterton. Cashmere. grand
vice chancellor; Il. w. Fleming. Sc.
attic, grand prolate; Thomas Ncill.
Pullman. grand keeper OF accounts,
Fred G.. Cook, Olympia. grand keep.
or OF records and seals; c. Il. Fra.
ser, Yakima, grand master of tho
exchcquer: Paul Rhodius. scdro
Woolcy grand inner guard. J.. W
Bennett. Spokane. grand outer
guard; Howard Patience, Spokane
grand Representative.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-09

Three were killed and 20 Injured In
fighting between The factions ht
Aiiahnhad
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-09
End Hearings on
Disbarment Charge

Disbarment proceedings agains,
Louis winthrop. Seattle police court
attorney. were concluded Wednesday
night The state board Of bar cxami.
ners announced it would make It's
recommendation 10 the state su
preme court within few weeks
Winthrop is charged with having so
licited police court business.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-09
PORTOLIVE Is THE
WAY TO HEALTH
Port Wine and Olive Oil

Thousands OF sick persons arc
coming TO realize that most medi-
cinea OF all kinds are worthless and
often harmful
The reason for the great success
Of Portolive IL that " contains only
rare old Port Wine. tho oil OF tho
olive and other medicinal agents
that are not only beneficial. but
harmless.
II 81 Invaluable for all cases OF
nnomia. nervousness. weakness or
chronic constipation. All druggists
as1i e.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-09

parais. OF whatever you call en-
hairy things down tho legs who
roll ciEarcts with one hand. strike
matches on their thumbnnils carry
two ak guns and arc stricken dumb
when the purity young Eastern.
achoolmham steps down from tho
limited at ned Gulch. Mont 10 give
tho great w. o. spaces where m.
arc M, ths oncc-ovcr.
Mr. Hubbard wants 10 write 10
ladies' who want husbands of this
type or course. he doesn't mean
hos n husband-hc means he wants
TO be- a husband That's quite clear,
isn't ~ You didn't thank he meant
he was a husband, or knew some
husbands. who wanted someone 20
steal them. did youF Oh my. oh,
my. That's terrible.
So any lady wanting someone
willing 10 become a husband Of The
Western typo mo. that's wrong
Any lady wanting man Of the
wcrtcrn type 10 become her huE.
band. please write 10 MIR Hubbard
over in Butte.
Then there was another letter
came In. This one Is from Miss
He'll Locke. az scquim wash. the
place that one pronouneca TO rhyme
with curtain Ecrim, y'know.
Here's what Miss Locke writes:
Il have read ~ much about Mr.
Gums Magic Mud in your paper
that would like 20 set Jar
win you please send me a jar C.
0. d. or tell me where can got
a. as We cannot set Il here"
Miss Locke has been reading those
funnies sRuin-the MON and Pop"
series. In which SIR Taylor. the
artisi--as he Is sometimes called
depicts the efficacy OF Magic Mud.
Diiigont inquiries have been made
around this office and. as FAR as We
can discover. this here. now. Magic
Mud ia merely "A creation Of tho
brain OF Mr Taylor
However Miss Locke. wc don't
mind telling you that most OF the
mud they sell in drug stores under
fancy names, FOR complexion pur-
poses. is only Fuller's earth and
water. Wed be happy IL you'd Try
II on yours, instead OF Magic Mud.
and. II you do, VIC hope it's success
full.
Because VIC always did believe In
tho paint manufacturers slogan:
Save the surface and you save
ALL"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-09
The Best Cough Syrup
Is Homemade.
Here's al sasy way 10 save -. and
yet have the beet oouGh rsnasdy
you ever tfted.

You've probably heard OF this well.
known plan Of making cough syrup
At home. But have YOU ever used
~ Thousands OF families. the world
over. feel that they could hardly keep
cheap, but the way Il takes hold Of a
cough will soon earn IL permanent
place in your home.
Into a pint bottle. pour 2M ounces
OF Pincx; then add plain granulated
sugar syrup 10 iill up the pint. Or,
II desired. use clarified molAsscs,
honey, or corn syrup. instead OF sugar
syrup. Either way, i tastes good,
never spoils, and glyes you full pint
OF better cough remedy than you
could buy ready-made for three times
it, cost.
IL Is really wonderful how quickly
this homemade remedy conquers a
cough-usually in 70 hours or less.
II seems 10 penetrate through every
air passage. looscns n dry, hoarse or
tight cough. hits the phlerm. heals
the membranes, and gives almost i'm
mediate relief Splendid for throat
tickle. hoarsencss, Group, bronchitis
and bronchial asthma.
PineI is a highly concentrated com.
pound Of genuine Norway pine eI.
tract, and has been used for genera.
tions for throat and chest ailments.
To avoid disappointment ask your
druggist for "2h ounces OF Pinex'
with directions. and don't accept any.
thing elsc. Guaranteed 10 give abso-
lutte satisfaction or money refunded.
The Pinex Co, TT. Wayne, Ind.
4a..vFta ~. ., a. .,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-09
PortoIiVe Laxative
AdysrtI.op,ept
ITCHING ECZEMA
DRIED RIGHT UP
WITH SULPHER
-Advnrtlrornent

Any breaking out of the skin. even
fiery, itching eczemn, can be quickly
overcome by applying little Mentho.
Sulphur, says a noted skin specialist.
Because Of its germ destroying prop.
critics, this sulphur preparation in.
siantly brings ease from skin 'irritn.
ton. soothos and heals the eczema
right up and leaves the skin clear
and smooth.
II seldom fails TO relieve tho tor.
ment and Disagreement Sufferers
from skin trouble should get n little
Jar OF Rowles Mcntho.sulphur from
any good druggist and use It like a
cold cream. Advertisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-09
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-If YUu Know DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret OF keeping young is to
feel youuE-to do this you must
watch your liver aud bowels-there's
no need OF having sallow complex.
ion-dark rings under your eyes
pimples "A bilious look in your face
dull eyes with no sparkle. Your
doctor will tell YOU ninety. per cent
OF all sickness comes from inactive
bowels and liver.
DR., Edwards. a wollNnown physi.
ciaw in Ohio. perfected vegetable
compound mixed with olive oil TO act
on the liver and bowels. which he
gave to his patients for years.
Or. Edwards Olive Tablets. the
substitute for calomcl are gentle in
their action vet always effective.
They bring about that natural buoy
ancy which all should enjoy by ton.
ing up the liver and clearing the
system OF impurities.
DR., Edwards Olive Tablets are
known by their olive color. loo and
Observation-Disclosures.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-09
Curling Hair This Way
Has Many Advantages

You will find tho following a simple
and excellent method OF curling the hair.
Apply little liauid slmcrmc with n
clean tooth brush Just before doing w
your trcsses. You VIII DC quite amazed
81 tho result YOU viii have tho pref
test curls and waves imaginable. alto
Eothor natural IN appearance.
Aside from this. the advantages Of
the siimcrlno method are that the hair
remains In curl many days--cvcn In
damp or windy weathor--that Il has
such n lively shcensor lustrc, Is kept
beautifully soft aud fluffy, and without
any greasy. sticky or streaky effect
Liquid silmcrlnc costs not TO exceed
twenty cents nm ounce az drug stores.
Advertisements
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-09
Hindu Breaks Fast;
Rioting Breaks Out

LONDON, oct. - Mahatma Chan.
90. who has been fasting In an effor,
10 reconcile divergent elements in
India. broke his fast AZ noon today.
according TO an Exchange Telegraph
Dispatch from Calcutta.
Celebrations were held ,hruout tho
country by both Hindua and Mos.
lens. and there was some riotlnK
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-09
CURED HIS RUPTURE

was badly rupttrcd while lifting
trunk several years ago. Doctors
said my only hope Of cure was nm
operation. Trusses did mo no good.
Finally ! got hold Of something that
quickly and completely cured mo.
Years have passed and the rupture
has never returned. although | am
doing hard work as n cnrponter,
There was no operation. no lost time.
no trouble. | have nothing to sell.
but viii give full information about
how YOU may find n complete euro
without operation. W YOU write 20
me. Eugene NJ. Pullon, Carpenter.
3l2-L Marcellus Avenue. Manasaunu.
n. j. Better cut out this notice and
show 81 to any others who are rup-
turcd--you may save n life or AT
least stop the misery OF rupture and
tho worry and danger OF an opera
ton. --Advertlsemo
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-09
Can They Dance?

You Just Bet They Can-They Are With
the Jesse James" Co. at Metropolitan
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-09
Dear Ne! Look ut This!
western Man" Wants Wife, and Lady
Writes for Magic Mud

DEARY me! Tho letters one gets
~ when one works-as the saying
ls--on "a newspaper.
Here's one that eamo into tho
office today from o o Hubbard
sio7 Aberdeen 81. Butte. Mont,
where the copper kings hold forth
on the sixth floor Of the HenueSsy
building
This letter rayu Please publish
IN your paper
You know. really, u isn't Our
paper. hut IT'S nice for Nr. Hub
bard 10 think II belongs 10 us. isn't
~ Dear. dear. yea
Please publish IN your paper.
asks SIR. Hubbard: Western men
OF tho cowboy type. owning ranches.
riah 10 hear from ladies wanting
husbands Of the Western type"
sien Of the cowboy type. az We
understand H. arc chaps In chap
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-09
Says Government
Must Control Air

WASHINGTON. Oct. 9.-controi
o. the ether should remain in the
hands OF the government and
therefore Of the people" 10 pre-.
vent any monopoly OF the AR. -
President Coolidge said yesterday In
an address TO delegates to Che ma.
tional radio conference.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-09
Navy Yard Lieut..
Goes to Honolulu

BREMERToN. Oct 9.--LFut W
J, Malone. u 3 y. was detached
Tuesday from the navy yard and
ordered TO report for duty at Pearl
Harbor. Honolulu.
The Washington times., 1924-08-19
FIRPO HEARING DEL AYED
UNTIL. AFTER FIGHT
Quits Hair obbing To
Stab Friend, Then
Finishes Job
BY International News servic,


CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-Hannah
Bernberg, nineteen, shampooed
her freshly trimmed bobbed
locks today, confident of their
symmetry, though here and
there might be a fleck of. blood.
If blood there was, it came
from the ensanguined scissors
of the barber-duelist who start
ed the job, knocked off a few
minutes to stab a friend and
then, at Miss Bernberg's in
siStence, finished his barbering.
Michael Becker entered Meyer
Greenberg's shop while he work.
ed on Miss Bernberg's hair and
demanded redress for a fancied
insult. Meyer stopped work to
wrangle with the visitor and
stab him twice with his shears.
Six screaming girl patrons fled
the shop.
Not so Miss Bernberg. She
remained in the chair. Police
carted Becker away to Mt. Sinai
Hospital.
"Take a drink of water and
finish up this job" ordered Miss
Bernberg. And Greenberg did
so, though slightly nervous.
The Washington times., 1924-08-19
ACCUSE
VIOLENT
LOVER
Stenographer Causes Arrest
of Guest On Assault
Charge

Aroused from his slumber at
$3.50 o'clock this morning, Ralph
Coxhead, of New York, was ar
rested in his room at the New
Willard and charged with assault
in the same room a few hours
earlier on Miss Eva K. Fisher,
public stenographer in the Mum
sey building.
Coxhead was released under
bond of $500 after Miss Fisher
had telephoned the. police she
was ill and unable to appear be-
fore her alleged assailant today.
The case was continued until
Miss Fisher is released from the
care Of her doctor. Miss Fisher
maintains an apartment at 1438
Meridian place.
DiDed With Him.
According to the allegations of
Miss Fisher, she met Coxhead, had
dinner with him last night, and was
employed to do some work for him
before he returned to New York.
Following dinner, she told police,
she accompanied her employer to
his room and prepared to begin her
work.
Instead of taking up the work
she had been employed to do, the
girl told police, Coxhead began to
make violent love to her, and tried
to attack her.
The girl escaped from the room
and the hotel and notified police at
the Tenth precinct.
Policeman Hunt made the arrest
a few hours later
At the New Willard, it was said
at noon that Coxhead had checked
out. He left no forwarding address.
The Washington times., 1924-08-19
TWIN WIN WILL
GIVE GRIFFS
BOOST
Mogridge and Ogden Likely
to Pitch in Bid for Second
Place Today
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

By annexing both ends OF today's
twin bill with the Detroit Jungaleers
the fighting Griffs will hurdle into
second place and be treading upon
the heels of the leading New York
Yankees. Furthermore. as the
Yankees are idle today, a double
win will put the Griffmen only a
game and a half out of first place
Bucky Harris is sure of one pitch
ing candidate for today. George
Mogridge, who seldom gives a
batter, a good ball, is sure to ap.
pear in one of the contests. prob,
ably the opener.
For the second game Harris will
choose between Curly ogden, the
Sheik of Swarthmore. and Paul
Zahniser. who failed to get started
yesterday. Odds favor the Sheik,
who has had lengthy rest and
should be ready for the toughest
sort of going.
Rip Collins, the two-gun guy from
Texas, and Hooky Dauss, veteran
of the Detroit staff, are expected
to be Ty Cobb's hurting selections
for today.
The Jungle Cats are playing their
last games Of the season in Wash.
ington today. Tomorrow will be
an off day for the Griffmen. The
Chicago White Sox open their final
series of the season Thursday.
The Washington times., 1924-08-19
U. S. DEMANDS RELEASE
OF AMERICAN IN MEXICO

Stern demands for the immediate
release of r. G. Barrinean, Amer.
lean lumberman, held for ransom
by bandits in the state Of Durango.
Mexico, were made to the Mexican
government today by the State De.
partment.
The apprehension and punishment
of the kidnapers also was demanded
by American Charge D'Affaires
Schoenfeld. according to official dis.
patches received here today.
Barrinean, a native of South Caro-
lima. was manager Of the Crock and
Lardi Lumber Company, and was
kidnapped at Tepehuanos, Durango,
and taken into the hills. American
Consul David j. B. Myers, at
Durango, has gone to Tepehuanos
to aid in the investigation.
The Washington times., 1924-08-19
8 BOYS KILLED
IN FIGHT At
CHURCH
Fifteen-Year-OId Shoots Two
Brothers and Himself Is
Shot Down
BY International News Service.

PINEvILLE, KY, Aug. 1s.-word
reached here today Of the shooting
to death Of two Holcomb brothers
and a boy named Davis, up on Poor
Fork, Sunday night.
The boy, Davis, said to be fifteen
years old, and the Holcom5 brothers,
under twenty, killed each other in a
gun battle at the Pine Mountain
Church.
The story, as received by officers,
was that the boys had been quar-
reling previous to the meeting at
the church, and when they met
there Davis opened fire on one of
the Holcomb brothers, killing him
Instantly and then sending the
other to a hospital at Lynch.
where he died today.
The wounded Holcomb boy killed
Davis instantly.
The Washington times., 1924-08-19
COUPLE ARRESTED FOR
MANN ACT VIOLATION

Miles Edward Conklin, twenty
three, and Rose Rhinsmith, twenty.
one, both Of Tuxedo, New York.
were arrested here today on
charges Of violating the Mann Act.
Detectives said Conklin is mar.
ried. The woman also is married
and is the mother Of a three-year.
old child. They ran off to this
city about a week ago.
While in Washington they stop.
ped at a rooming house at 1905
Pennsylvania avenue, where they
we're arreeted by Headquarters men,
The Washington times., 1924-08-19
FIVE MEN DEAD
UNDERMINE
ROOF
Falling Slate Kills Gang Of
Reporters in U. S. Shaft
at Lynch, KY.
By international Ncws Service.

LYNCH, KY. Aug. 10. - Five
men, three white and two negroes,
are dead here today, the result OF
falling roof in the United States
mine.
They were killed instantly when
tons of slate came down ON them
a. repairs were being made
The Washington times., 1924-08-19
0zANT@AW
NEVkC/

Here are q few Of the new wants an
pearing in today's classified section
Errand boy with wheel wanted,
For sale-New homes, Just COM
pIeted, on 18th st. N. e. Price,
S. $50.
Young man wanted for gas-filling
station.
Vim truck motor for sale cheap.
Unfurntshed house on 10th ct: 6
rooms and bath. Rent, $65.
On list N. W., room and board $40
month.
Chalmers touring in good condition,
$3.50
Dark blue coat suit. poiret twill, size
3S, and other wearing apparel.
Small black bag lost; reward offered.
Stenographers wanted, SEQ S26
weekly.
FOE FURTHER DETAILS TURN II
THE CLASSIFIED SECTION
The Washington times., 1924-08-19
filters HOPE To
START AGAIN
THURSDAY
Machines of U. S. Round-the-
World Airmen Are Being
Repaired
BY International News Service.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 10
Repairs will be made tomorrow upon
the damaged airplanes of Lieuten-
ant Lowell Smith and Lieutenant
Erik Nelson, United States army
round-the-world aviators, who hope
to be able to hop, off for Cape Fare.
well, Greenland, Thursday morning.
A spreader bar was broken upon
one machine, while the propeller Of
the other was damaged. Spare parts
will be brought here upon the
United States cruiser Richmond,
which is due tomorrow.
Because Angmagsalik was elimi-
mated as the next stopping place the
planes We're loaded with an extra
supply of petrol to last them Oil
their long flight of more than 500
miles to the southern extremity of
Greenland. 1t was this extreme
weight that caused the accidents.
The machines will be strengthened
to bear the extra fuel burden before
the jump-off.
Lieutenant Locatelli, Italian dis.
lance flyer, expects to accompany
the Americans to Greenland.
Italian Filler Ready.
ROME, Aug. 19.-Lieutenant Lo-
catello, italian distance aviator,
cabled today from Reykjavik, Ice.
land, that his airplane was in splen.
cid condition and that he was fully
prepared to accompany the Ameii-
can round-the.world flyers when
they set out for Greenland after
their planes damaged yesterday
were repaired.