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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06
GOVERNMENT TO
COST MORE
Expenses Grow in Spite OF
Coolldge'S Economy

WASHINGTON. Feb. e.-Despite
President Coolidgo's economy efforts,
the cost Of government Is mounting.
Taxpayers viii pay at least s4S..
627.Se6 more for their federal GOV.
eminent next year. tahulation OF ap.
propriations for independent eSecu.
tive departments showed today.
Tho budget bureau and congress.
siounl committees slashed Sii.73s. 925
from whh, the heads OF 10 important
branches--treasury postoffice, into.
rior. agriculture. navy war; state.
Justice. commerce and labor-askcd,
but congress has overridden them
and appropriations are higher than
those for this year.
Here's what congress has done so
far:
Increased appropriations for the
agriculture department. S59,074.0 42:
the treasury and postofficc depart.
ments. sl2.0i9,i5O. and the navy,
1881. 307.
Decreased appropriations for the
Interior department, s29.977.71i: the
war department, S5.S3o.s0s. and the
state. justice, commerce and labor
departments. si,s3S,22
Bills that have not yet been com
pleted are nearing completion and
their amounts will not be materially
changed. only three minor appro-
priation bills. the independent Of.
fees. the District of Columbia and
the legislative salaries. are not in.
cluded in tho list above. They com
prise only about sl5,O0O.OOo Of nearly
81. 900. 100000 which will he spent for
operation OF the government. The
bills that are included in the list
contemplate expenditures amounting
TO more than si.9Si 100000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06
Another Star
Listed Among
Screen Vamps

May Allison has entered the lists
Or "a screen vampire.
Mas Allison has diararyfrd tire
role of sweet. cllnging heroine IN
which for years she has starred.
Commencing with her present en-.
gaEcmcnJ with First National sup,
porting Milton sllls and Doris Ken.
Non IN II Want My Man" she In,
tends 20 portray heavy drama.
For years May Allison baskei in
the glow of stBrdom Her name
VIII De- remembered Tor the plays
In which she WAS starred with Har.
Old lockwood After The death ~
Lockwood Miss Allison created
stellar roles IN such plays az Fair
and Warmer" THE Marriage u
William Ashc. THE wnIk.Ufra"
ana "PcgEy Does Her DaEndestf
4 don't want 10 h. May Allison
u want 90 h. an actress" il the
protest N This charming young NO,
man. grown tred Of t,oins the pout,
ing inEenuc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06
Roy Clair Offers
Wit and Music

Everybody step" this weeks Of
fering OF tho Roy Cihlr Mu
steal Comedy company. at tho Pal
aco Hin. is alive with clever rrpar
tee and musical Interruptions Fon.
trila la Pierre sings the coined,
song. big. Had Bill" to outhusias.
tic audiences
The Romig Twins. thoHs dIminu.
tive SongSters and pretty Florence
Clair get some more subtle har,
mony this week. singing The sun,
shine Of Virginia" Ruby Lang sings
a ballad and the male trio has sew
eral smart numbers
Saturday the offering will BE- en-
titled Walk This Way"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06
Drama of Rural
Life at Pontages

Lovers Lane. at the Pantagcs
this week. Is motion picture worthy
OF Clyde Fitch. author OF the famous
stage play
II Is drama Of rural life, with
real people in very real situations.
Robert Ellis as the young DIR. Tom
Singleton. is convincing. For the
sake OF tho people among whom he
has spent his life. he is willing TO
remain an obscure country physician
oven tho Il has meant giving up tho
only girl. A the girl who IN un.
willing to give up society life to be
Tho wife of a country doctor. Ger.
trude olmstcad does excellent work
The vaudeville is varied and head.
lines the world.renowned Bankoff
and his Russian dancers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06
NJ UNI ON Rim C
Rum Ringers Names Secret
Until 70 Are Arrested

The Olmsted indictment. naming
90 Seattle persons hs members OF
n giant liquor conspiracy will not
be made public until at least 20
OF those named are behind the
bars.
A close call for secrecy Of the
Indictment arose Thursday when II
appeared essential that full and
complete copy OF the indictment be
forwarded TO San Francisco that
Raymond Jensen, alias Clarence
Peterson. might be extraditcd to
Seattle.
Jensen was arrested in san Fran
cisco few days ago for connec-
ton with the shooting Of Ariel
Eggers and jailbrcak attempt. He
said he had been working for Ohm
sted. Federal officials got busy and
plnced him as Peterson. wanted for
conspiracy.
United states Attorney Tom Re.
velle said he would not publish the
full Indictment, but would forward
n dcleted copy. This was held in.
sufficient
To end the matter, c. T. Mckin.
ney, assistant to Revelle. suggested
that an entirely new charge be
flied, which was done.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06
ANNUAL BALL
Furniture Co. Employees to
Dance Saturday Night

The annual masquerade ball of the
employees of the Standard Furniture
Co. will be held at the Seattle Yacht
club saturday evening. The commit.
tee in charge have planned many
novel features and the company will
award attractive prizes for the cos.
tunes in various classes.
The employees OF the Tacoma store,
l.. Schoenfeld & Sons. have chartered
n special train and have sent word
that they will arrive 200 strong.
They will be the guest of the Seattle
store employees. The general com.
mittee in charge consists of Charles
Pruyn, Con. Fehrenbacher. Clarence
Weiderhold, Gale S. Robinson and
Frank X. Hyde.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06
Hun,or and Pathos
Blend With Action

Humor and pbthos mixed. action
and daring stunts. are all blended
Ia '-rhe pcadwood Coach" starring
Tom Mix. now playing at the Hslllg
Tho story IL ~ reckless OUTLAW
yrng"hnc" bent. who achieved hi,
revenge. and az the same time re-.
deemed himself In the eyes OF the
law
Tn" nlm il nm adaptation o,
Clarence Nulford's novel. THE or.
phan. The scenes were taken in
Zion canyon. Utah. one OF the most
picturesque and impressive spots IN
America Massive canyons. glaciers
and cliffs form background for
the action. Doris May. piauant ut
Tie star. makes an excellent leading
lady for virilc Tom Mix.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06
Monte Blue Stars
in Colonial Film

Being Respectable. drama Of
the maelsiom % emotions that
surge beneath the placid exterior
.of an old.establishrd American
family. u the picture AZ the Col,
onihi Friday A notable cast, In.
cludlng Monte Blue nnd ,ians lre.
yost. h featured
Saturdays picture g. William
Desmond In "Hlood and Steel"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06
Louie Starring
in Eastern Film

Love and It's dangers in tho In.
triguing Far East II the basis for
Ports Of Call" starring Edmund
Lowe. now at the State. ssverni
acts OF vaudeville help make the
bill an attractive one. The Rose
Bud Review continues popular.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06
Brilliant Cast
Plays in "Tarnish"

An unusually brilliant cast play,
IN ''TArnish." which comes 10 the
Capitol Friday FOR one week. Mas
McAvuy. Marie Provost. Ronald Col
man. Harry Myers. Priscilla Bonner
and Norman Kerry are pil Included
The MIN, which Is perturbation
Of Gilbert Emrry's broadway stage
success. II described as glorious
romaner With is depths % sorrow
and heights of Joy" The story cen
trra around a typical American boy
and Riri aud u said 20 have an
Intense love drama. in which laugha
and pathos are mingled.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06
SCORES CRITIC
SchweIIenbach Answers
Manager Plan Attack

Hugh II. Caldwell. while mayor of
Seattle. proposed cnartor amend
ments and governmental changes
similar TO those proposed by advo-
Gates Of tch city manager plan OF
government. Louis Il. Schwellen-
bach charged in an open letter to
Caldwell.
The letter was prompte d by
Caldwelrs speech before the Young
Mems Republican club Thursday
noon. in which he denounced the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06
Indian Dance
ArtisticaHy Done

The fascination % savage rhythm
and the perfection u ART are blended
In The Indian solo dance given by
Helen Pachaud AZ tho orpheum this
week Miss Pnchaud Is one % tho
IL Wright dancers. all OF whom MP
pear on the program. Tho IL girls
are gathered from various countries.
The dancers are sharing headline
honors with signor Friscoc. world.
famous xylophonis,. and his Marin.
Ia band. All tho members Of the
hand Frlscoe found in South Amcri-
Ca The novel group Is appearing
TO enthusiastic audiences. Jean
Boydell offers some clever imperson.
atoms. Comedy. music and a clever
animal act round out the bill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06

william ]. Craft. who has direct
ed most Of UE..srsals outdoor pic
lures for the past five years. hal
taken large company Of player
to the MoIavs desert 70 film ''Thi
Gailoping Vengeance" a grca
fight between several hundred full
blooded Indians and pioneers viii
feature the picture.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06

An era OF Oriental films. featur.
lnx such players as Iaska Winters.
remembered for her part in The
Thief Of Bagdad." seems forecast.
according to reports from the West
srn film metropolis.
More serious roles are to he es-
saycd by William Collier. Jr., ac.
cording TO report from Los
Angeles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06
RED FRONT CLOTHING COMPANY
l60l-l6O3 FIRST AVENUE, Corner Pine St.

city manager plan as Illegal, funda-
mentally wrong and dangerous Its
government would be autocratic and
based on theory and impracticable.
Schwellenbach quoted from a re-
port by Caldwell to the council at
the end Of Caldwell's first year as
mayor. in which Caldwell said the
present form Of city government is
antiquated and Inefficient Caldwell
favored a plan OF government sim
liar TO that OF Portland. which has
four councilmen and a mayor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06

We have no time to Ose-This Great
$4,000 Stock Must BE Moved.
LEGAL NOTICE TO NACATE Has Been
Served-To comply with il forces this huge
sacrifice.
Yesterday We closed our doors and again
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06
Mud Wrecks Part
of Railway Bridge

Watery mud. loosened by recent
rains. swept away so feet of trestlo
on the Great Northern branch line
between Concrete and Burlington in
% slide Thursday afternoon about 4
o'clock. II will not be completely re.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06

paired before Saturday or early sun.
day.
Two passenger trains and n freight
operate daily over the line
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06

Shannon Day mas just concluded
leading role in "A Gynsy Rn.
nance" made by an independent
Hollywood producer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06
Absolutely Free Tomorrow
Great Dollar Day Saturday

reduced sale priees-DOLLAR DAY will be
on here Saturday.
And to move this stock quick tomorrow
here's what wen do: In addition to this
Great DOLLAR SALE-we'll make this
Sensational FREE OFFER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-06
GREAT FREE OFFER SATURDAY

Here's our FREE OFFER: Well give Mems and Young n IN
Mems beautifully tailored Two-Pants Suits of Atwood NJ
full lined blues, browns and pin stripes Origin
ally priced around $500, but they go the
rock bottom price of Observation-Disclosures. ...........
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-26
-. Ell MiT0 DE H0MERo

Leconte de Isle, 81 admirable poe
Ia franc6s, autor de POemas bar
baros. hIzo mas que una traducci0n.
una rpconstitucion dc los poemas
lmmortales de Homero. La I!;ada
81 In 0disea ~renacleron con vida
nueva. eyoeados por n nueva mu
"a. Hasta entonces, Homero habfa
sldo l~nterpretado y traducido s6lo
por los gramAticos. serviIes unos y
co%rrupiores otros. que haj,ian des-
polado "A las inspiradas pbras dc
toda poesia y toda bel.eza. Lecon-
H. dc Isle tradnJo de los origina-
les nrimitivos e hizo hablar a Ho-
nero en frances, fundiendo 81 ge-
MO del poeta y ei genlo del lido
ma. De IA traducci0n francesa de
IA Iliada hizo una version espa-
Cola en- prosa don German Gomez
Dc Ia Malta.
I'm reulidad. en- In literature rs
pahola e. mas debil que en- Ia fran
eesu ) en- Ia itallana el influjo De
Homero. y mueho menor que en- IA
alemana. En- nuestro mismo Arte,
ppo's pintOres y eseultores busctiron
inspiration en- las paginas dc la
Illada 0 Ia Odisca. En- cambio.
Franeia tiene el admirable caadro
DC Gerard, y Alemania Ia collection
De dibujos de PrelIer.
cada vez que Sc evoca Ia figura
del cantor de troyanos y acaienos
surge FL problema dc su e~xistencia
rival sNivi6 Homeros Para su no
sci traductor, Homero es Ell nombre
collective de los viejos rapsodas.
que a trayes del tempo compusie-
ron esfas rudas poesfas. Como cl
Romaneero castellano, como Ell An
tisuo Testamento, estos grandes poe
mas d. Ia gloria helena no san en-
sendrados por un solo poeta. Y, sin
embargo, siete ciudades griegas Sc
dlsputaban Ia gloria de haber ST
o. ~ IN Esmirna levanta un
iemplo IA su honor y troquela mo-
nedas y medallas con el busto del
Ioeta. rs ciert0 que, en- estas lu-
ehas y adoraciones mantenidas i
tFescientos amos de haber existido
- poefa, a IIomerO Sc le colOca en-
Ia iinde entire ei Ollmpo y la Tie
IRA, entire los doses Y los heroes, CO
mo 81 Fl tambien fuese uno de los
slmbolos de la Mitologia. En- los
bustos que de Fl Sc epcuentran, en-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-26
Que yGe 81
3 Snfeeesa ga6er


Cuando las papas fueron introdu-
cidas por vez primera en- Inglate-
rra,-hace POGO mas de un siglo,-
y la Sociedad Real aconsej6 que Sc
fomentara ell cultivo del nuevo tu-
b6rculo. este prop0sito p~rogresista
fu6 denuneiado rotundamente como
un plan de los ricos para oprimir
a los pobres y Sc leyantaron aira-
das p~rotestas contra los que trata-
ban de inducir al pueblo a consu-
mir alimento de ,animales. En- Els
cocia la resistencia lego hasta pre-
dicar sermones contra la papa, en-
los que Sc declare que como la BIZ
blia no la m%enciOnaba, era un ali
mento impropio de los cristianos.
Tn clerigo no vacil0 en- afirmar que
la papa era probablemente ell fru-
to prohibido que habfa causado Ia
perdici6n de Adam. Otros asegura-
ban que la papa causaba lepra Y
fiebre.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-26

tie Sc conoce, La atm0sfera que ro-
dea al planeta es muy reducida, di-
ce ell senior Hall, Y su temperature,
muy baja, comparativamente con la
que reina en- la TERRA. Bajo estas
condolences, agrega, hay que admi-
tir que Marie esta deshabitado, o
por 10 menos que sus h~abitantes, de
haberlos, tienen que, ser muy dife-
rentes a los de la TERRA.
Ell doctor Hall, sin embargo, acep-
ia la posibilidad de que las man
chas blancas que Sc advierten en-
la corteza de Marie, sean hielos, !
las manchas oscuras, mares O bos-
ques.
No hemos adelantado, pues, NADIA
en- Ia ciencia marciana. Sigue inn
perando ell misterio.
Mientras tanto ell insigne Marco
hi no ~desespera de llevar a los ha-
Ditantes de Marie, case de haber-
los, IN saludo de sus hermanos de
la TERRA. Los prodigiosos inven-
tos dftimanente efectuados en- ma
terra radio-telegrafica, son los ms
|~trumentos de que espera svalerse ell
sabio italiano para lograr esa comti
nicaci6n, que de tener exito, in
mortalizaria su nombre por segun-
da vez.
Para nosotros, la principal cues
ton, Ia, relatiya a la pluralidad de
los mundos habitados, lejos de re-
sultar absurda, nos parece l6gica.
Mas inconcebible nos parece que
Dios haya limitado la vida a este
miserrimo globo que habitamos. Lo
probable, 10 cast cierto, es que. ell
Creador haya derramado los teso-
ros de la vida por TODD ell nniver-
so, Ell formas de negotiable yarie-
dad e incomprensible para ~nosotros.
Nuestro egofsta modo de discu-
rrir, dice Ell padre Feijoo, cine la
posibilidad al estrechfsimo ambito
de la experienced. Aquellos que nun
ca Yemos, imaginamos repugnante;
como 81 10 POGO que Dios hace pre-
sente a nuestra vista, fuese ell ulti-
mo esfuerzo de la Omnipotencia. Pc
ner rapa a 10 possible, es ponersela
al TopoderoSo".
Jose de CABUS.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-26

los bajo relieves de los muros Y las
monedas cine sus sienes ell estra
fie, la cinta distintiyo de los do
SEES.
L Y 81 existi6, jque era Homero?
Unos eruditos dicen: era trovador
de reyes. En- Ell ,portico del salon
real, donde Grecia, que no ha CO
nocido todavfa la democracia, aca-
tn In soberanfa aprendida de los
asiaticos, Homero canta los subli-
mes hechos de los antepasados, ex-
citando al rey y a u c~ortesanos
IA conquistar glorias militares.
Otros eruditos nos dfcen que era
coplero popular; recorrfa los can't
nos de ciudad en- ciudad; cantaba
sus verses en- las plazuelas v asf
temblaba ell alma de Grecia y asf
conquist0 In popularidad, rayana
EN- adoracion, que Sc mantiene Tue
go a traves de las edades.
Lo que parece cierto, 81 es que
existi6, 81 no fue ell nombre coiec-
two de los ~rapsodas, este es 81 no
hubo muchos Homeros, 81 no sc lla-
mo asf todos los trovadore de re-
YES o a todos los copleros popula-
res que existieron en- Grecia y en-
Asia Menor, mil amos antes que Je-
sueristo, es que en- su postrera edad
qued6 ciego y no solo siguio can
tando sIis poemas, sine que fueron
de esta madurez sus mas hermosas
Obras. Els, entonces, cuando Gerard
10 We y pinta su admirable cuadro.
Pero esta misma ceguera podrfa ser
una parte del admirable sfmbolo
que representa- Homero en- aquel
pueblo artista. Homero Queda ciego
despues de haber cantado los gran
DIES hechos de los antepasados des-
pues de haber troquelado la eterni
dad EN- sus e~strofas para los doses
y los heroes Y queda ciego para no
yer como en- su edad Grecia comien
"a a decaer. Muchos tienen por cier
to que esta tradici6n, que supone
a Homero ciego, es una prueba de
que existi0.
Pero 81 no existio, 81 La Hfada
y La Odisea fueron obra de muchos,
5que espfritu misterioso encaden0
sus inspiraciones, para que aquellas
obras tuvieran la unidad que tie
men?
w. Anderer.
Madrid.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-26
HABiTANTES DE MARIE.

- a F4Z
Marie es un mundo que ofrece
muchas ~analogfas con la TERRA, Su
lc~oloraci6n ardiente fu6 ell asombro
de los pueblos antiques y los grie-
Cos, que dieron nombre a los pla-
netas, creyeron yer en- csc astro al
dos de la guerra, que encendfa Ia
tea de la discordia entire los pue.
bios.
BESIDE que Schiaparelli hizo en-
1877 ell sensational descubrilniento
de los canales marcianos, Marie no
ha cesado de ser vigilado con toda
~solicitud por los astronomers de To-
do ell mundo.
Las oposiciones del planeta con
respecto al sol, que ocurren cada
dos amos, son las ocasiones propi-
cias para estudiar Ia misteriosa
s~uperficie del astro rojizo, al que,
no sin ~fundamento, Sc ha Ilamado
.el hermano de la TERRA.
Las condiciones ffsicas de Mar
te hacen muy possible Ia existencia
de la vida, Y desde que Flamma-
ri0n lanz0 a los vientos de la fama
SUI inspiradora teOrfa acerca de la
pluradidad de los mundos habita-
dos, arde, en- una gran parte de la
Humankind que habita In TERRA, ell
deseo de conoeer Y de comunicarse
con sus posibles hermanos de allen
de ell espacio.
Ell diez de JUNO 1ltimo Sc efec-
tue la Ultima oposicion de Marie
o respecto al Sol. Ese dfa Ell ro-
jizo planeta sc encontraba a una
distancia de AZ, 1900, 900 Kilometres
de la TERRA, que Sc redujeron a
4 .4O0,0OO ell dfa IS, EN- que Marie
lego a su mayor acercamiento a la
terra en- esta oposici6n.
Los astronomers de todo Ell mum
do han dirigido ansiosamente sus
p%oderosos aparatos hacia la super
ficie m%arciana, tratando de arran-
earle sus misterios.
FL Observatorio Naval de Wash
ington ha sido ell primero en- dar
cuenta a los sabios de sus observa-
clones.
Eel doctor Hall, distinguish astr6-
homo, ha declarado que las observa
clones efeetuadas no arrojaron nue.
vas luces sobre 10 que va de Mar
49, La@
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-26
w. ARderel.

autoriza para maltratar a nadie,
como no e a mi mismo, por tanto,
por majadero y por m~entecato. Es-
to es indudable.
pero tambien 10 es que NO no
vuelvo a yer mi Iibro.
iPor que? Muy sencillo porquc
Ia mitad de los libros que Sc pres
tan no Sc devuelve, Y la otra mitad
Sc devuelve rota. X da la ~cas.ali-
dad de que siempre todos los libros
Que 70 presto estan c~omprendidos
en- esa primera mitad.
Mil veces me he prometido for
malmente no volver a prestar IL
bros en- este mundo! iY cuieado
que tengo pocos libros Ademis \
este es 10 mas lamentable, me han
lido dejando los peores, los que IA
die quiere, los que a nadie gustav.
Libro en- el cual puse mis- carifos.
libro en- el que algdn gorr0n puso
sus mano Y, por consiguiente, Ii
bro que desapareci0. Y cuando al
gun libro desaparece, es indtil hacer
averiguaciones en- pos de su parade
70. Parece que s. 10 traga la terra
cuandO, probablemente. es alguna
covachuela de bibli6filo sin enrra-
mas la que 10 ha devorado.
Asf he lido perdiendo uno a Vmo.
cast todos mis- libros. Este me in
digna y me ~entristece. Cada vez
que contemplo los estantes ya.los.
rabio al principle, pero despu6s
siento ganas de llorar. Y es On, I'm
dia Sc llevan el libro que lego naes-
ira madre otro dfa, Ell que hoje6
~nnestra novia, ell que nos regal6 d
amigo ausente 0 ell camarada rues-
tro. En- que pdgina de I'M libro hay
la flor SEGA de un recuerdo: sFn
que pagina de I'm libr0 no helnos
juntado las letras que forman Ell
nombre de nuestra madre, lie mes
ira nOvia, de nuestro hijo? Cada Ii
bro que nos lIevan es una Illusion
que nos roban, es IN pedazo de vi
da que nos arrancan, Ell hueco que
en- ell estante deja un libro es com,
81 yacio que abre EN- ell coraz0n III
Garlic nuestro.
Mariana ZURlTA.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-26
La Mifad de los LibrOs que Sc Prestah

Acadia DE- salir de mi casa un init
mo amigo INFO.
Como siempre que me honra con
81 vista. sc ha lleyado un libro, que
segnramente no tendra Ia bondad
lie deyolyerme. Este me angustia
aesgarradoramente el coraz6n. Sin
embargo, hago tripas de q y me re-
Flsto del vaIor suficiente para aeon
Iafar al expoliador hasta la pucr.
ia y despedirlc con Ia ,ais dulce :
encantadora de las sonrisas.
Pero vnelvo despues a. mi Guar
60 de trabajo. y aIi. ante el vacIo
eterno que ACADIA dc dejar mi libro.
me %enfurezco. y radio. y chillo, y
me insulto a mi mismo. y me peieo
con MI sombra. y hago concurrir a
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me In producido.
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