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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
Morgan Gifts to q. o. p. Under Fire
Eggs Lead Advance In
September Food
Prices Here

The retail cost Of food jumped
2 per cent during August and
September, but declined 2 per
cent during the year ended Sep
TENDER Is, the Department Of
Labor announced today.
Strictly fresh eggs" led all
commodities In price advances,
increasing 16 per cent during
the month.
During September the average
family expenditure for food in
creased 2 per cent In Washing
ton.
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MRS. w. r. HEARST GUEST
OF PREMIER MUSSOLINI

ROME, Oct. 17.-Mrs. William
Randolph Hearst, wife Of the
American publisher, who is tour.
Ing Europe, was received in audi
ence today by Premier Benito Mus
solini. Ks
Baron Sario, one Of the directors
Of the Fascist party. 4 B
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8 ST A Is.
FURNISHED
THIRD Of
BUDGET
Senator caraway 70 Find Our
Why Banker Cave e
Least SO. 900
By A. 3. CAn YIN,
4 80 .-.s 49,. 60

FEDERAL COURT BUILDING,
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE Sens
tOrial campaign fund investigating
committee probing Senator Rob
ert N. La Follette's- 'slush fund.-
charges convened for its second
days session at 1880 today, with
George B. Baker, publicity direc-
tor Of the Republican national
committee, taking the witness
stand to be questioned about the
expenditure Of the $542,OOO pub
lcity item listed by William v.
Hodges, Denver, the committee
treasurer, yesterday in his dis
bursement statistics.
10 Cal Butler.
William II. Butler, chairman O6
the Republican National COMMITTEES,
was in the committee room also
having arrived with Baker, and 1t
was expected he would follow Baker
on the stand.
The court room was devoid Of
spectators when the hearing was
called to order by Senator William e.
Borah, chairman.
will conclude late today when the
committee has completed the ex-
animation Of Baker and Butler.
Hodges Testifies.
William ". Hodges, the national
committee treasurer, yesterday dis
closed that the original Republican
campaign budget had been estimated
at $4,000, 900 and that $1,342,966 al.
ready had been contributed to the
Coolidge cause, $4,000 Of which came
from Joseph Grundy, Bristol. Pa. 1t
was Grundy that La Toilette charged
with having supervised the raising
Of $500, 900 in eastern Pennsylvania
to buy the election Of Coolidge in
the doubtful mid-Western States"
Hodges also revealed yesterday
that at least $4,000 came to the
Republican Golfers from members
Of the firm Of J. p. Morgan and
Company and that the largest SIN
gle contributor to the campaign
funds, aside from Mr.. Grundy, was
William Wrigley, jr., who made
lump donation Of $4,000.
Today he was to be asked to give
additional information concerning
these contributions.
II think the American people
would like to know why these men,
partners Of the ]. p. Morgan Com
pany, felt compelled to contribute
so heavily" Senator Caraway (Ark.),
q member Of the investigating COM
mittee, said today.
Two States Raise One-third.
Caraway also said he attached
''extreme Importance" to the Hodges
statement that the Republican ma.
chine had assessed one.third Of
It's $S,O0O,000 budget on the States
of Pennsylvania and Illinois, Penn.
sylvania, the home Of Secretary of
the Treasury Mellon being asked
for 100000 and Illinois, the home
Of General Dawes, being assessed
$500 900. He said he would attempt
to learn the exact assessments made
on New York, Indiana, and Ohio,
which Hodges did not reveal.
Caraway also said he had for.
mally asked Senator Borah, com.
mittee chairman, to transfer the
hearings to Washington and that
, Bcrah had the request under CON-
' sheraton.
Borah, before the session today
baid that % Tar no evidence Of
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Coolidge Is FaOorite
n Election Betting
BY DAVID sENTNER,
international News Service.

NEW YORK Oct 7Wa Street reported today that there
was more betting the Presidential this year than
before more money coming from the West than in any
nrevi Gle
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French Parliament Called
PARIS, Oct. 1.-THE cabinet to.
day convoked the French parliament
for November 4.
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THE WEATHER

Fair and cooler tonight
and tomorrow; moderate
north and northeast winds.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-24

habiendo sido jefe y director de su
partido habiendo tambien negado
ser Il idolo entire sus correligionarios,
pudo eI haber hecho uso de esta 81
tuaci6n explotar sus amigos para
su propio benefc.o. Pero jamas man
ch6 su nombre nj enturbio ell brillo de
su honradez con un solo acto reprocha-
BILE, nj jamas sus >adversarios politi-
cos pudieron atacar.o acusandolo de
hcchos que mancharan su honradez.
La am:stad era para Ell algo sagrado
que respectable y la que dio todo su
amor y todo su afecto. Leal since
ro con sus amigos, que eran muchos,
no despsrdiciaba OCCASION para prestar-
les un servicio, aunque para reaizarlo
tuv.era necesidad de efectuar cual-
quier sacrifcio.
For ESQ, cuando los guayanillenses
Sc lallaban envueltos en- la desgracia
o Sc encontraban en- esos momentos di-
fiCiles de la vida en- que Sc encuentra
uro a las puertas del peligro, al solo
recuerdo de Don Toto, Sc recobraba
amino; y tai parecia que con la inter-
yenei6n de el, todo quedaria arreglado,
o todo Ell pel.gro desaparecido, toda
la desgracia terminada.
Y asi era en- efecto, pues Don Toto
encontraba' solucion a los problemas
mas dificiles de la vida y sus consoles
Y direction eran respetados seguidos
por sus compueblanos con verdadera
fe, pues nunca Ell fall6 en- sus decisio-
mes N nunca Sc equivoco en- la solu-
ci6n que di6 los casos sometidos a
su consideration.
Nuestro biografiado fue un hon.
bre extraordinario, que naci6 dotado
de inteligenc:a privilegiada, y casi sin
escuela, escribia en- la prensa peri6di-
ca, era versado en- cuestiones judicia-
les y poseia una habilidad extraordi-
maria como director de partidos polfti-
cos. A su destreza Sc debi6 ell triunfo
de su partido en- distintas ocasiones.
Don Toto Sc mostraba humilde con
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lucho hasta los iiltimos momentos de
SUI existencia, porque ell mismo dfa en-
que tuvo lugar su muerte, estuvo el
en- un hospital de Ponce sohcitando
una CANA para un hijo de Guayanilla.
Pero, desgraciadamente para este
pueblo, nj Ell gobierno local nj los que
decfan ser sus amigos quienes el
hizo Glen favores, cumplieron con su
deber en- aquellos tristes momentos. La
memoria de Don Eustoquio Torres debe
ser Eonrada y perpetuada en- este pue-
bio de Guayanilla, no hacerlo asi,
! seria cometer tamafia injusticia.
| iPor que su retrato no adorna la
sala de actos de la casa municipal?
No existen ali los retratos de otros
hombres que no son nj guayanillenses
hi puertorriquenos? INo hay aqui es-
cuelas Gales que llevan los nombres
de puertorr,Quefios que, aunque gran
des hombres, no son guayanillenses?
Muy pronto Sc construiran aqui un
edificio escolar, un puente una Gale,
y es esta una magnifca oportunidad
para rendir un tribute de homemade al
glorioso hijo de este pueblo. So
Porque Don Eustoquio Torres Sc hi
20 acreedor, no solo que un edificio
escolar lleve su nombre, sino a que el
nombre Guayanilla de este pueblo fue-
ra sustituido por el augusta nombre de
Eustoquio Torres y Torres.
L. A. MATTEY.
Mayo de 1924.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-24
iEs I'd. url Esclavo
de su Vejiga?
1Tiene I'd. que hacer aguas
a cada momento?

81 forma I'd. parte del crecido n1rne-
70 de martires que Sc ven obligados a
interrumpir su suefio por tener que
ievantarse pasar aguas, sin duda que
Sc alegrara I'd. saber que su martirio
desaparecera 81 Sc decide I'd. tomar
por unas pocas semanas las Pastillas
del DR.. Becker para los Rinones y
Vejiga. La ehcacia de estas pastillas
para el tratamiento de catarro inha-
Inaci6n en- la vejiga; ardor en- el caiio al
pasar las aguas; incontinencia de la ORR
ra; emission rctazada o goteada; grimes
turbioS o de NAL olor, O. que dejsn
In asento blancuzco amarillo
cuando reposan por algunas horas en-
una vasija, su e6cacia, repetimos, ha
sido probada por un buen nnrnero de
amos y por consiguiente no vacilamos
en- recomendarle que las tome por all
gunas semarlas, para que dele de ser TN
cxclavo de su vejiga, goce de bue:l
sueiio durante la noche de tranquil
dad durante el dia. NADIA mas inolesto
que el tener que pasar aguas a cada
momento.
Las Pastilias del DR.. Becker para
los Rinones y Veiiga Sc venden en- las
boticas y los botiearios las recomien-
dan. No pierda tempo en- tonarlas.
"lfienirds mas pyonto las tone MAJ
igero Sc aliviayd"
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Ell pobre; pero altivo indexible con
Ell poderoso. En- sus actuaciones como
alcalde y jefe poiitico en- este pueblo
10 probo cien veces.
Fue Don Toto nuestro benefactor
mas decidido. A Ell debe Guayanilla
una deuda que jamas podra pagar.
Ell inici6 el progreso en- este pueblo.
El 10 encauz6 Y lie di6 principle. Los
demas alcaldes han seguido su elem
plo la obra por e1 comenzada.
Cuando paseamos por las Gales de
este pueblo m:ramos nuestro alre-
dedor, ell recuerdo de Don Toto tiene
necesariamente cue venir a nuestra
mente, porque por todas parties vemos
su coraz6n, su cerebro y su brazo re-
fiejados en- todo 10 que constituye pro-
greso para este pueblo.
Pero aunque doloroso es deeirlo,
Grayanilla no correspondio como de-
bio haberlo hecho con su ilustre be-
nefactor al ocurrir La muerte del mis-
mo. Tai parece que este pueblo no Sc
do cuenta de la gran desgracia que
representaba para Guayanilla la des-
aparici6n de Don Toto.
Al informarse esta municipalidad de
la triste noticia, ha debido trasladar-
Sc casi en- masa a Ia ciudad de Ponce,
rendir su dltimo homemade al hon.
bre que di6 toda SUI alma todo su
cerebro por Guayanilla sus compue-
blanos.
Nuestro gobierno local ha dabido
tomar cartas en- Ell asunto, promu1gan.
do los acuerdos del case, todos, asi
juntos, pueblo y gobierno municipal,
recabar de los familiares del gran gua-
yan:llense que su cadaver fuese sepul-
tsdo en- esta metropolis; aqui, EN- su
pueblccito, en- este pedacito de TERRA
que tanto 81 am6 Y por la que trabaj6
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-24
DoN EusTooU1o TORRES

Nac'6 en- Guayanilla; aqui vivid
durante cincuenta amos de su existen-
cia, hasta que, velando por ell future
bienestar de su querida famila, Sc fue
a Ponce, donde, despues de vivir ocho
diez amos, muri6 del coraz6n, y allf
rcposan sus restos.
De las inntmeras excelentes cuali-
que poseia Don Toto-que asi 10 la
mabamos sus amigos-era ell amor f.
liar una de las principales. Cultiv6 es-
ia sublime virtud con toda la poten-
cia de su alma, nadie mas que el pro-
fes6 entraiisble cariio sus hijos, a su
madre, a su esposa, sus parientes.
Recordamos en- cierta OCCASION, cre-
yendo el que en- su hogar habia ocul
rrido una desgracia a uno de sus hi
jos, 10 vimos en- la calle desespsrado,
mostrando en- su semblante I'm profun-
do pesar, sin atreverse entrar en- su ca
esa, porque no tendria valor para pre-
senciar a uno de sus hijos mutilado,
segln la creencia de el. Afortunada-
mente, en- aquel accidente ocurrido en-
su Eogar su hijo sali6 ileso y no -hubo
que lalnentar ninguna desgracia.
Y en- sus iiltimos momentos, cuando
solo le restaban algunos minutes de
vida, desde su lecho de muerte, oye a
algrien que tose, como Ia tos es Sc
nal de enfermedad, pregunta casi, mo-
ribundo: "iQuien tose allf?" A las
puertas de la muerte y su pensamiento
puesto en- su familia su coraz6n dan
do los Iltimos latidos tambi6n para su
familia.
Don Toto tenia un coraz6n de hon.
bre decidido y valiente para afrontar
cualquicr empresa por peligrosa y
arriesgada que esta fuera; pero GUAM
do Sc trataba de sufrimiento dolor
en- sus seres queridos, su coraz6n era
mas sensible que el de un nifio
Aunque pobre, hizo mas de 10 que sus
recursos lie permitian, levant6
educ6 una familia numerosa. ALI esta
para su honor y gloria y para orgullo
de los guayanillenses.
La honradez ocup6 en- SUI alma sitio
preferente y jamas su conciencia pudo
haborle acusado de no ser fiel a esta
bella cualidad. 5&s @
Habiendo sido alcalde de este pue-
bio por espacio de diez y seis afios "
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MISCELANEAS

Entire los muchos consoles dados por
Don Quijote, Sancho antes que este
sc posesionara del gobierno de la In
| sula Barataria, lie decia:- Tafablen
Sancho no has de mezciar en- tn plati-
ca la muchedumbre de refranes que
sueles, paesto que los refranes son SEN
| tencias breves, que tu muchas veces
trae de los cabellos.
ESQ Dios 10 puede remediar, re-
plic6 Sancho, porque Sc tantos refranes
que cuando hablo vienense juntos a la
boca, como rinendo unos con otros por
salir; mas 20 tendre en- cuenta en- ade-
lante de decir solo los que convengan,
que en- casa LENA con articulos de Ia
casa de Gonzalez Padin, tivieza Sc
siente; Y tomar leche en- polvo kim
o el aqua s.White Rock de la Plaza
Provision, buena digestion hace; y en-
Gender un cigarTillo Spur de Santaella,
es una ,niInica bella.
-&Bien Sancho, encaja, emilia, en-
sarta refranes, que asi cuadrsn con 10
que vamos diciendo como con los &C.
rros de Ubeda. :.
-Verdad es dijo Sancho y maid1go
mi mala memoria para retener los con-
sejos de vuesa merced, que ell que vista
con Padin, Sc ha de llamar Don Del
fin; Ell hombre que Sc desviva, en-
Hotel Caribe viva; y 81 es muy mala
la quina, buena es la cerveza Eichler.
-iCalla Sancho, por Dios, que esos
do de los infernos!, dijole Don Quijote
con grandes muestras de NAL humor;
un refran debe ser breve y venir de
acuerdo con 10 que Sc va tratando, por
ejemplo: al catarro con el jarro y 81
no Sc quita, con las medicinas de la
farmacia 'tSan Francisco; o. +. al
DOLLAR de aquena esquina, Sc coge LA
Mallorquina''. fts
--Pareceme Seiior mi alno, que vuesa
merced Sc esta contagiando de mis- tor
pezas, aqni viene de perlas, aQuel |
que dice:
Todo 10 que Vd. precise,
i. tiene Gonzalez Padin;
muebles, sombreros, zapatos. :.
en- fin ctanto vi. requiera.
iY que precios haas baratos. -!
-lSancho, por Dios, que este no es
cosa ordenada nj cosa que 10 parezca.
v est&s Aevandolne per lugares que no |
debemos ir: Ir en- un Packard I
un Essex, es preferible mil veces; un
reloj de Felix Lopez, que .el Olga: es
de precision, llamara nuestra atencion.
Dice bien quien olga, que fabricaI
con las maderas de Finiay es seial de
gran cordura; v Ia hora de pintar.
recordar que ha tempo gozan de pres
tigio, los aguarrases. aceites sustirutos,
blancos de zinc etc. que fabrican Long
man & Martinez. Adyt |
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Ell REY DE RUMANIA HACIA
BUCHAREST

PARIS mayo 81. (Cable francss).--,
Hoy han salido de esta capita. hacia
Bucarest los Soberanos de Rumania.
Segln declaraciones de los Reyes,
nevan buenas impresiones de todos los
paises Que han visitado estan s.ma-
nente complacidos de los recibim1en.os
de que han sido objeto durante su vi
sta.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-24

NO PIERDA TEMPO Y DINEEO
esperanto que nn carteIon puesto en-
Ia puerta de su casa anunciando eI
alqriler de INA habitacion. Urihce LAT
columnas de Ell dUNDO. Solo por uD
d6lar. .
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-24

LOS MEJORES TRADES lavahles
para sils niiios los encontrarh precios
bajos en-
GONZALEZ pAnIN co Advt.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-30
GIBBONS STARTS TRAINING FOR E
ANNUAL A. A. u.
MEET WILL BE
FULL OF "PEP"

Los ANGELES, April 3o.--Com
petition is expected to be strong in
the annual A. A. U. championships
iii the Coliseum here Saturday
Much Olympic games material
should be determined, athletes and
coaches have, agreed.
The. Trojans arc doped to win
Saturdays s clash, but they will be
hard-pressed by Occidental and Po-
mona. The Occidental relay teams
are attracting much attention af-
ter their. clean sweep Of eastern
terms. The championships will be
their first appearance since their
return. .t'
Many Of the stars who have not
been seen in action will be back ON
the track Saturday. Bud Houser,
Trojan weight star who was in bad
form in his last performance, be.
cause of illness, will be forced to
the limit to beat his running mate
Norman Anderson, dopesters say.
leighton Dye of U. S. G. and Bob
Maxwell of Pomona will renew
their old feud in the hurdles. Max
well won both hurdle races in the.
Pomona and u. S. G. meet. Grum-
bles of u. S. G. will give him a run
in the lows, however, if he is in
shape. .l..
The pole vault should go close
to Is feet with such men as Gra-
ham Of Caltek, Goodenough of Oxy
and White of U. S. c. competing.
The high jump will probably go
slightly over the six-foot mark. The
high school jumpers will push their
college elders in this event.
Keith Lloyd, the Trojan speed
boy, who ran the hundred in 9.9-10
in the. early A. A. U. meet, will
again be seen en- the cinders Sat
urday. He is said to have profited
from the training he got with
Charley Paddock before that indi-
vidual went on his eastern cru
sade. ...
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-30
KID WILLIAMS TO
GO AFTER SCALP
OF KID SAVAGE

Kid Williams, local heavyweight,
will be groomed for a try at the
light heavyweight championship of
Mexico on Sunday afternoon when
he is slated to mix it with Kid Saw
age in the ring at Mexicali.
The fight is 30 be 4 go round
bout, the limit being extended by
special dispensation from Governor
Rodriguez. g. w. Stevens, Calexico,
is the promoter of the card for
Sunday afternoon, on which three Ell
Centre boys will appear.
Kid Savage was formerly the
heavyweight champion of Mexico
having won the belt at Mexico City.
He was stopped by Sam Langford "a
few months ago, but he still re-
tains the light heavyweight title.
n As semifinal windup Young
Burton and Kid Romero, feather
weights, will go six rounds. Romero
is Il Yuma boy. He is touted to
put up speedy exhibition of box
ing against the FL Ccntran.
Bobby Shelcr and d" Happy Jack :"
will go six rounds in special event.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-30
TRIPLE TIE IS
LOOMING in l. A.
GOLF CONTESTS
by United Press Leased wire

LOS ANGELES, April 30.--WitIl
a triple tic for first honors looming,
Wiltshire and Annandale were
scheduled to meet on the Annandale
course today in game that may
prolong the inter-club team contests
of the Southern California Golf As
sociation.
If either Of the teams take all
five of the matches it will result
in triple tie with Los Angeles and
Flintridge, which are now i'll first
place. Such standing would nee
essitate q change of plans for the
final play
However, Los Angeles and Flint
ridge are expected to go into the
final game of the contests tomorrow
on the Annandale course and fight
it out between3 themselves for the
honorS,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-30
WATCHING THE
.SCOREBOARD


Yesterdays Hero: Grover Alex
ander-This veteran Cub pitcher
doubled in the eleventh and drove
in the run that beat the Pirates,
to |.
Genzalcs hit double in the
eighth inning with the bases filled
and drove in the runs that enabled
the Cards to beat the Reds, to 3.
as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning
as Il pinch hitctr in the ninth inning
and hit a homer but the rally was
stopped and the Tigers lost to the
White Sox, 6 to 4.
The Red Sox worked on six pitch
crs and beat the Senators Is to 6.
Rain and cold weather stopped the
other clubs.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-30
Italians Riot
When Lewis Is
Awarded Title


CHICAGO, April 3O-Ed "Strang
lerH Lewis, heavyweight wrestling
champion, was reported "indispos-
ed today from the terrific punish
ment given him last night in title
bout here with Michael Romano,
Italian heavyweight. Romano lost
the match, but he beat Lewis at
his own game-the deadlock. Both
men fell exhausted after the match.
A riot occurred after Lewis took
the last and winning fall, Police
men sprang to the stage and stood
guard over Lewis, his manager and
the referee while hundreds of It;,-
lians howled, shook fists, broke
chairs and otherwise voiced their
dissat isfactiou. .
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-30
CURLEY TO AID
: in CARPENTER
GIBBONS FIGHT
Jack Curley to Aid in
Putting On Big
Event
Ey United Press Leased Wire

NEW. YORK, April 30.--Jack
Curley, prominent New York boxing
promoter, will assist Floyd Fitzsim-
mons, Chicago promoter, in staging
the Carpenter Gibbons fight at Mi
chigan City on May 81, it was
learned today.
Curley will go to Chicago early
next week to help in arranging the
details for the contest.
Eddie Kane, WHO went with Cur
ley to Paris to get the signature Of
Carpenters manager on the arti-
cles, returned to Chicago last night
after notifying Gibbons by phone
to start draining at once.
Gibbons recently completed an ex-
hibition tour through the south, and
has been resting at his home in St..
Paul.
Before leaving Curlcy said that
lie would assist the promoters but
that his real purpose was to act as
the representative of Carpenter and
DeScamps.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-30
Final Plans for
Annual Regatta

Los ANGELES, April 30.-Final
plans for the fourth annual regatta
of the Southern California Yachting
Association will be made at a meet
ing of the flag officers of the as
sociation at the Los. Angeles athles
tic club Friday night, according to
announcement here today.
The regatta this year will be held
at San Diego from August 10 to
II. Representatives of .he Santa
Barbara, Los Angeles, California,
Newport and San Diego yacht clubs
are expected TO attend the meet
ing, when application for member
ship of the southland sailing club of
Balboa, will be received.