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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-15
LA CAMARA MANTIENE
EU ACTITUD

La Camara de representatives man
tiene s6lida su actitud original opo
niendose segdn nos manifesto aver
ell representante sefior Quintana Ca
jas:
"Es impossible que la camara
ceda facultades que le confere la
Carta Organica. la actitud nues-
ira 81 tai hicieramos, acusaria de
una marcada ineficierci1 para lie.
var cabo los servicios que las
leyes vigentes disponen. Bajo min
gun concepto permitireiros una
appreciation tan periud;cisl a nues
tros derechos y nuestras aspira-
ciones''.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-15
RESOLUTION DEL
PARTIDO SOCIALISM,

Fl Partido SOcialiSta organiza-
do por la fuerza obrera del pals
como un instrumfnto de defensa
y protection q les derechos in
tereses econbnlco-pOliticos de to-
dos los ciudadanos. y como garan-
tie de nuestros derechos eivicos v
libertades p1blicas de Puerto Ri
CO, no tiene que desaparecer, no
puede desaparecer, nj ha de des-
apareeer. No ha renunciado nj re-
nunclara jamas a la defensa de
las garantias que deben tener los
ciudadanos de Puerto Rico para
Il disfrute por igual de todas las
oportunidades y derechos ciuda-
danos. No ha abandonado nj aban-
dona sus prop6sitos de reconstrue-
ci6n ecOn6mica-industrial del pals,
ri sus posiciones de fiscalizaci6n y
vigilancia en- la administration de
los intereses pdblieos y de protes-
"a contra toda injusticia que Sc
lleve q intente llevarse a cabo
por las fuerzas eontrarias y an
tag6nicas al bienestar del pueblo.
No ha abandonado nj abandonara
las posiciones y derechos adquiri-
dos que a fuerza de luchas G in
mensos saerihcios ha conquistado; /;
no rehuye nj rehuira Ia parte de
rcsponsabilidad pnblica que hoy
assume ante el pals como partieipe
en- distintas funciones ofciales y
en- diferentes organismos del go
bierno insular y municipal; in
slstira por todos los medios lega-
les a 81 aleance hasta obtener to-
dos aquellos dereehos y posieiones
que. por decisiones legales de las
certes. aeeiones legislativas de-
bilidad ejecutiva. Sc le hubieran
usurpado.
FL Partido Socialista sinembar-
20, para la dcfensa de esos inte-
reses, no ha menester de discu-
stones infecundas durante los cua-
tro amos que median entire eada
election. Dedicaremos a las mu-
chedumbres del trabajO y su IL
beraci6n, nuestra mentalidad,
cnergias y actividades evadiendo
exteriles discusiones politicas.
Ia resolution aprobada en- Ia
Convention de mayo del Partidc
Socialista estimula la dignidad ,
organization del trabajo en- las
Eniones de ofcios. Fue de gran
iInportancia el hecho de que el
Partido Socialista Sc eomprome-
tiera a prestarle al movimientc
obrero toda solidaridad y sincere
apoyo. y al efecto Sc ordena q TO-
do socialista elegible, a hacerss
miembro active del movimientc
obrero y unirse q kus organismos
para impulsarlo. la resolucion di'
&C 10 siguiente;
''La union en- Ia acci6n orga
nizativa industrial obrera, indie
pendiento del campo polisieo. G:
completamente necesaria en- la la
cha por 81 mejoramiento de la
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-15

San Juan, P. r.
Julio IA, 1925.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-15

Julio IA, 1870.
sr. DR.. NJ. Quevedo Baez,
San Juan, P r.
Mi distinguido senior y amigo:
He sentido una intima compla-
cencia en- leer los bellos parrafos
de su carta de mario 81 que Ell
MUNDo da conocer en- su edici6n
de esta fecha Y que esta dirigida
al Hon. Juez Presidente de nuestro
mas alto Tribunal de Justicia, Ell
ilustre compafiero, Lcdo. senor Epi-
io del Toro y Cuevas.
He dicho que me he sentido COM
placido intimamente, porQue son CO.
sas estas de pecho adentro q. llegan
al alma, conmoviendola, predisponien
do nuestras simpatias para con esos
espfritus selectos que, como Ell su-
yo Y ell de los sefiores don Luis San
chez Morales y don Emilio del To-
ro v Cuevas, dan con frecuencia
pruebas inequfvocas y elocuentes de
sus manifestaciones exquisitas, por
estas alturas del altruismo y las
mas bellas y atlas cordialidades.
Tanto ell articulo del sefior San
chez Morales, como su carta que
acaba de publicarse y que motiva
La mia, asi como la valiosa inter
vencion del distinguido magistrate
que nos ocupa en- estas lineas, son
la mejor evidencia de cuan unidas
Sc encuentran estas tres prestigio-
sas personaidades puertorriquenas,
en- la solidaridad de sentimientos y
pensamientos que les une y estrecha
ell los torneos gallardos de La inte-
ligencia. Conozco algo digno de
menci6n de sus vidas respectivas
en- ell pasado, y aprovechando esta
OCCASION, he de traerlo aqui, obede-
ciendo solo al espontaneo impulse
de un sentimiento admirativo.
Por 10 que a usted respecta, es-
timado doctor, me son muy como
cidas algunas de sus admirables ac-
tuaciones de escritor erudito pen
sador, desde hace veinte amos, GUAM
do ell que tiene ell honor de escri-
birle emborronaba cuartillas desde
las columnas de "La Democracia' ;,
y iunto los insignes publicistas
con Luis Mu1oz Rivera, don Ma
riano Abril, don Luis Rodriguez
Cabrera y don Eugenio Astol. LIE
conoci entonces, deleitandome con
sus exquisitas disertaciones dadas
con frecuencia en- los salones del
Ateneo, cuya lectura hecha por us
ted mismo, arrancaba a la selecta
concurrencia muchos y calurosos
aplausos de justicia.
Tambien me fu6 conocido para
aquella misma epoca, ell sefior San
chez Morales, a quien varias veces
vimos detenerse ante la redacci6n
de "La Democracia'', para saludar
a su glorioso fllndador, don Luis,
que, efusivo y cordialmente sa-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-15
EN- Ell sENADo

Mientras tanto, en- ell Senado de
Puerto Rico Sc estan dando los pa
SOS para conseguir negar un
aouerdo con el Senado en- todos los
puntos principales de la Ley. Co
moquiera que ell Hon. Gobernador
ha indicado la necesidad de tener
la Ley Municipal va terminada, co
sa que los municipios de la Isla Sc
pan que atenerse, Sc esta buscan
do una medida conciliadora, una
soluci6n la dificilisima situacion
planteada entire uno y otro cuerpo.
A moci6n del senior Gonzalez Me
ma ell Senado resolvio tltimamente
por unanimidad, reconsiderar. la vo
taci6n del informe de Comision de
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-15
CoMIENzA LA EVACUATION
DEL RHUR

BERLIN, julio 13. Omitted Press)
La evacuation del Rhur ha comen-
zado hoy. Cast todas las tropas
han abandonado Golsonkirehon. La
impression es gratfsima.
Evening star., 1925-03-22

agent If he had found her position
yet Frankly, she looked like she
needed a position and when she was
told there was nothing yet" her face
drooped despairingly.
But have been coming here Tor
month, you know" she insisted in
pleading tones.
Il cant help that. miss. l haven't
had a call, that's all,' was the reply,
and the girl walked out. She too,
had probably paid her registration
fee, and it took no brilliant mind
to understand that she might easily
have used those two dollars for
something mighty needy. The re-
porter stuffed his own 81 back In
his own thin pocket book and went
out, too.
These two or three instances are
only typical examples of the condf-
tlons the investigator found in all
but one of the nine employment
agencies he visited in the central Sec
tiOn of the. city. Many of them were
run by women. In most cases the
prophet were out and girl
secretaries conducted the interviews
In every instance the applicant was
asked to sign the contract under
which he signed away from 20 to 25
per cent OF his salary, some bureaus
attempting to "underbid" their com
petitors with the slightly lowered fee.
Declares Law Clear.
When the matter of these contracts
was called to the attention Of Corpo-
ration Counsel stephen. the latter de-
clared that they We're evasions of the
law, 1T best He said that should
proce edings be brought against the
bureaus demanding such contracts,
they probably would take the same
form the prosecutor followed some
years ago when he set out to rid
Washington of its loan sharks
The money lenders, too, demanded d
signed contracts, but when the case
was carried to the United States Su-
preme Court the verdict was returned
| in favor of the prosecutors office,
although il was by a divided vote.
Mr.. Stephens said he felt the law COW
ering employment agencies was in
tended to limit their fees. regardless
OF how they We're obtained.
The act covering this question
plainly says that is shall be unlaw-
ful Tor any employment agent or
agency to receive more than the fees
set forth in this act in the busine IS
aforesa id. In a preceding paragraph
the act defines fees" as meaning
every. form or nature of fee, renum-
Grafton. profit. or consideration prom
ised, paid or received. directly or in
directly, for any service OF whatso-
Evening star., 1925-03-22
SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON G, MARCH %,

had claimed That fee, however, was
only for permanent work TO accept
temporary" employment he was oh
liged to bind himself to pay the
agency 10 per cent of his salary as
lons as he kept the position, the pay
ments not to exceed 10 weeks.
II happened that at one partIcular r
bureau the. reporter had asked for a
secretarial position. That means a
salary of about $3.50 a month. The
bureaus fee, payable during the first
iour weeks of employment would have
peen $3.50, or something more than
lS times the legal rate in view of
the fact that temporary jobs usually
prlng slightly more money the 10
per cent commission would have
boosted the ante still higher.
Fee Figures SIO..
AT the next stop the reporter
thought he would see how a salesman
might far. This bureau handled only
secretaries ana stenographers. IT.
TOO, conducted a school for such per-
sons-and asked % per cent of the
hrst months salary for finding the
reporter job. lie insisted upon be-
ing a salesman, however and when
the secretary in charge gave him the
name of another bureau that special
lzed IN statesmen he hied himself
thehce, having already obtained tn.
information he wanted
1t is easy to talk when you know
where your next three meals are
coming from. .And the reporter
promptly talked himself into an offer
OF n job that ought to have been
worth S5,oo0 year At least that is
what he gathered from the converse
ton that ensucd. Since the position
was commission proposition the
agent offered to take 10 per cent
commission of the 10 per cent com
mission the interviewer was to re-
ceiye-for 10 weeks
There was matter of 50 "recistra-
ton fee of course, before the appli-
Sant could be considered. Unless the
reporter grossly misunderstood
things, the interview was calculated
to net the agent something in the
nelghborhood Of $l12, or so times the
sum the law stipulated he might
legally collect. And while the re-
porter talked. something happened
that brought home rather forcfbly
what the "registration' fee meant
Girls Flight PitifuI.
There walked into the office a wan
looking little girl. Her face and
manner bespoke refinement and gem
tility: her neat but somewhat worn
clothes, pitiful need. Timidly ap-
preaching the desk she asked the
Evening star., 1925-03-22

ever nature performed, offered to be
performed or promised to be per-
formed by such employment agen-
ciaS
Investigation OF the Off cial files at
the license bureau in the District
Building showed that most of the
bureaus under inquiry had taken out
regular licenses as "employment
agencies" The fee for such license
is S25 year. Some, however, that
were found to he actually operating,
had either failed to renew their
licenses up to the date of the inves-
tigation of the files or whose Eames
did not appear in the lists at all.
Further inquiry at the offices of the
United States Employment Service
Bureau. on Pennsylvania avenue,
showed that officials there have been
fighting the tactics of some CONNER
cial bureaus for years. despite limit :
ed funds. That bureau has placed in
the neighborhood of $4,000 persons in
good positions without charging them
cent for the service.
Evening star., 1925-03-22
RAIL OFFICIAL AND WIFE
FACE TRIAL TOMORROW
Charged With Murder of Modiste.
Who Disappeared 10
Years Ago.
Bv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March I'll
William Fl. Bennett, district freight
agent of the Southern Railroad at
Rome, Ga, and his wife, Mrs. Mae
Bennett, will be placed on trial be-
fore Judge Floyd Estill in crimina al
court Monday morning, charged with
the murder of Miss Augusta Hoffman.
spinster modiste. VIII odisappeared in
this city in 1915,
Five hundred Veniremen have been
summoned, and Judge Estill has is
sued an order that no one will be
allowed to enter or leave the court
room during the trial Witnesses
have been subpoenaed from several
States, among them Fred Seib, for
mer railroad detective, who, accord
ing to Attorney General c. w.
Chamlee, wrote that Bennett had
confessed to him that he was in
volved in the disappearance of Miss
Hoffman.
The case against the BENEFITS is
Evening star., 1925-03-22
WORLD DENTAL SESSIONS
PUT ON SESQUI PROGRAM
Initial Meeting of This Congress
Was Held in Connection With
Chicago Fair.
Rr the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 21-The seventh
International Dental Congress, the
first to be held since the World War,
will be held in Philadelphia August
% to %, 1925, in connection with the
sesqui-c celebration in that
city, ii was announced here today.
The achievements of dental sci
ence in the 11-year gap will be COW
cred at the congress, which repre-
sents 1000 dentists in % nations.
This is the first time since 1914
when the sixth international con-
sress, in London, was closed by the
king two days after it convened be-
cause Of the war, that the dentists
have been able to hold a congress
The general officers of the congress
follow: William II. g. Logan. Chi
cago, president: n. +. Friesell,
Pittsburgh, first vice president; Will
liam Giffen, Detroit. second vice
president; Otto L. King. Chica go,
secretary general, and H. l. Banzhaf.
Milwaukee, treasurer.
The first International Dental Con-
gress was held here in 1893 in con-
nection with the world Colum bia n
exposition.
Evening star., 1925-03-22
G. w. u. DEBATERS SCORE
ON WEST VIRGINIA TEAM
Win Decision in Discussion of
Plan to Curb Powers of U. S.
Supreme Court.

George Washington University won
the debate in Corcoran Hall here last
night over the University of West
Virginia team from Morgantown.
George Washingtons team had the
affirmative side of the question Re
solved, That the Constitution be so
amended as to give Congress the pow
er to over ride, by a two-thirds vote,
decisions of the United States Supreme
Court which declare acts of Congress
unconstitutional
George Washington was represented
by Miss Denise Levy. Miss Ruth New
burn and Miss Vivian Simpson, while
the University of West Virginia was
represented by Miss Wilhelmina
Pownall. Miss Martha Beck and Miss
Matte J. Sparks.
The judges were DIR. J. Stanley
Durkee. president of Howard Univer-
city; Miss Carla NJ. Smith of Mount
HoIyoke College and Irving NJ. Tullar
of Albion College, Mich.
Evening star., 1925-03-22
BODY DISCOVERED
IN LONELY RAV|NE
Man Believed Dead for Last
Three Months Has Pistol
Beside Right Hand.

The body of a white man was
found yesterday afternoon by James
+. Munro. patient at Walter Reed
Hospital, while strolling through a
secluded raVine on the estate of
former Senator Blair Lee of Mary
land, about half "A mile from Georgia
avenue, just this side of the District
line.
The body was lying face downward
on the bank of the little stream
which once ran past the now de-
serted Lee saw mill.
a revolver incrusted in rust lay
near the right hand of the corpse.
Decomposition had advanced to an
extreme stage.
Munro reported his discovery to
Policeman Joseph j. Shipley. who
notified police headquarters and Cor
oner J. Ramsay hewitt. After view
ing the body. DIR. hewitt expressed
the opinion that the death was a
suicide, several months ago, but did
not issue certificate of suicide.
pending the outcome of ah inVeStiga-
tion now being conducted by Detec-
tive Sergeant Howard Vermillion.
Detective Nermillion's theory is
that the man got off street car at
the District line, walked westwardly
through the Blair estate. and. picking
ended his life.
The body is now at the District
morgue The official police dcscrip-
tion states that death occurred three
months or more ago. The color of
the hair was probably dark brown:
upper and lower teeth were in excel
lent condition.
The body was dressed in a gray
suit with the label Gold Cloth" and
the address, 81 Fifth avenue. New
York city, inside the coat: low tan
shoes, much worn dark brown.
ruhberized belt, with a silver buckle
and no monogram; a small bow neck
tie. with black, brown and blue
stripes. and a pearl gray felt hat,
size 71s, with Washington store
mark in it.
In the pockets were cents. On the
collar band of the shirt was a laundry
mark. "G b.
Search of the records of missing
persons rIf the Police Department will
be made in an effort to establish
identity.
Evening star., 1925-03-22
1913 Miles An Hour
Made by Ne,O Macy
9-Ton Flying Boat
PN-0 Exceeds Designated
Speed In 5O-Minute
Test on DeLalUare.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, March 21-Hurl-
ing her nine tons of duralumin hull
into the air 10 seconds after starting
along the surface of the Delaware
River. the giant naval flying boat
PN-9 today flew at 12S miles an hour.
l3 miles faster than her designed
speed, for 80 minutes before group
of naval experts.
On returning the PN-9 landed at a
speed of - miles an hour, her pilots
reported.
Two 470-horsepower motors drove
the plane, with its 12-foot wing
spread, through the air. The craft is
80 feet long and carries crew Of
five.
Commander Ralph ID. Weyerbacker.
who directed construction of the Pm
3, said that the use of duralumin for
the hull oyercomeS the factor of soak
age Of water in wooden -hulled air
craft, which in a year often increases
the weight of plan by several hun
dred pounds.
after a months testing the IN-9
win be dismantled and shipped to san
Francisco for a nonstop hight to
Honolulu from the Pacific coast
Evening star., 1925-03-22
EMPLOYMENT AGENTS
FOUND TO BE.G0UGING
WORK SEEKING CLIENTS

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-03-22
Old Point to Get Hotel.

NORFOLK, Va, March 21.-A so
year lease for site at Old Point for
a modern hotel TO replace the Cham
berlain, burned few years ago. has
been signed by Secretary of War
Weeks and representatives of the ho-
tel company, Capt. Frank w. Darling
of Hampton announced today. Finan-
cial arrangements will be made i'm
mediately, he said, SO that construc-
tion can he started without further
delaV
Evening star., 1925-03-22

an aftermath Of the discovery OF
skeleton under a house in which tn,
defendants formerly resided. Object:
found in and near the grave, includ-
ing shoe, eyeglasses and false
teeth, are declared by officers to b.
similar to those used by Miss Hof
man.
Evening star., 1925-03-22

| various typewriter companies exclu-
sively, But today they are out of
| business in so far free employment
| is concerned, the agencies holding
the balance of power The evil have
| just mentioned lies in the extortion-
4 te rate they charge. namely % per
cent of the first months salary.
THE writer. after striving long
s possible to get situation through
advertising and the United States
Employment Service (free), at 14l0
Pennsylvania avenue, has at last
been obliged to accept place
through one of these grafters at $50
month. On this l shall have to pay
% per cent, amounting to $3.50,
which is very discouraging. to say the
least, and / am strongly tempted to
decline it, after all.
In my humble opinion the busi-
ness men who patroniZe these agen-
cies do not know how we are preyed
upon. The employer, of course, pays
nothing. The United States Employ
ment Service is absolutely free and
was organized for this purpose. but
owing to lack of funds Qts office op-
crates on an, appropriation, Of only
$1,000 per annum), and perhaps also
owing to the official code of ethics,
they cannot agitate the question and
put ii before the public as it should
be-"
Star Seeks Facts.
To ascertain the truth of these
statements, "A reporter set out. dis
suiSed as jobless secretary or sales
man, according to the kind of posi-
tions the agency he was visiting spe
cialized in. He found that not only
were they asking the 20 and % per
cent of the, first months salary, but
that several demanded a "registra-
tion" fee of 81 before his application
would even be considered.
This ''registratiOn fee is exactly
double the amount authorized by the
law, which says: Employment
agents or agencies shall be entitled
to receive in advance from the appli-
cant for work either male or
female, one dollar each. one-half Of
which is to be returned on demand
if such applicant is not secured
fair opportunity Of employment
within 8 days after receipt of said
original fee of one dollar"
The first place visited is one of
the most prominent bureaus in
/ Washington. 1t occupies an expen-
sive suite of rooms in one of the
most modern office buildings here,
and apparently is run in conjunction
with a school for teaching stenogra-
ply. In his most humble tone of
voice, he asked if there might be
amy vacancies"
Oath of Secrecy.
A young woman handled him a
blank to I'LL out After asking the
usual questions and demanding sew
eral questions. the blank led up to
contract. In bold type at the top it
announced its identity-"THIS Is A
CONTRACT. READ IT CAREFUL
LY." First of all, this contract put
the applicant under oath ito hold all
information received from said
q gency as strictly confidential"
Then il proceeded to bind the appli-
cant to a promise to pay the agency
% per cent of his first months salary,
just as the writer of the above letter
Evening star., 1925-03-22
Oil Prices Cut.

SHREVEPORT, La, March "a
Effective today, the Standard OF
Co of Louisiana announced -cu,
of 10 cents in the crude prices o.
Cotton Valley, La. and Smack koveF
Ark, oil Top price is S1.30 unde/
the new schedule
Evening star., 1925-03-22
Metcalf May Reject Post.

LAWRENCE. kans. March I'll
Gen. Wilder :. Metcalf. named la st
week as commissioner of pensions,
said here today that he had not fully
decided whether he would accept
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-12
new RECORD IS
ESTABLISHED IN
SALE OF BUCKS

The real test of cars popular
itv is sales, says Ray g. Roberts,
local Buick dealer. Now that the
first rush to see the new Better
Buick models for 1926 is over. and
the Buick dealers have had Il chance
to count up orders, the real proof
of the public's tremendous express
sion of approval of the new Buick
model is apparent. All records
have been broken for orders taken
on new models here and in Los An
gcics.
Similar reports como in from all
over the state and nation. More
than 10000 orders were taken for
the new Buick models in al parts
of the country on the first day the
new line was publicly shown, ne
cording to estimates made at the
Buick factory from telcgraphcr re
ports dispatched by distributors
and dealers in all sections.
Fortunately. comments Roberts,
the Buick factory is prepared to.
meet the demand and production
schedules have been increased to.
the maximum to hasten early deliy
cries. The Buick factory is now
working at capacity and will con-
tiuuc on this basis for many months
10 come.
y particularly gratifying feature
IS the tremendous number of repeat
orders that are coming in from
former Buick owners, Roberts saws.
The percentage of these orders is
higher this year than ever before in
eur history, and constitutes re-
raarkahlc tribute to the satisfaction
Buick ears have always given th,ir
owners. Motorists feel that thcy
can rely on BUicks.