davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Washington telegraph., 1925-09-11

ager of the association.
Special premiums are being offer
ed in all classes and in addition, spe
cial ton litter prizes are promised by
several associations.
Entries close September 20. The
most stringent sanitary rules and reg
ulations will prevail and breeders
and owners need have no fear of en-
trieS. being subjected 10 contagiou!
or infectious diseases
OctoNar 12-17-Lets all 90.
Washington telegraph., 1925-09-11

What state fair would be complets
without FUNi
With this in mind. the Arkansas
State Fair Association has booked
some of the finest performing talent
in the country for the annual exposi-
tion to be held at the permanent
grounds in Little Rock October 1911
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-04
DELlRIUM TREMENS
COMES TO RUSSIA
WITHPOTENT VODKA

MOSCOW, Dec. 4.-CP-Disorders
arising from vodka drinking have be.
come so prevalent that the govern.
ment has found II necessary to form
special committee to draft measures
for dealing with drunkenness. 1t has
already taken steps to limit the mum
Der Of liquor stores in the neiehbor-
hood of factories and to restrict the
sale of vodka on Sundays and holt
days. A S25 fine for drunkenness ID
in contemplation.
Many deaths are said to have re-
suited from the introduction Of the
new 40 per cent vodka. Delirium ire
mems, heretofore an uncommon dis.
ease in Russia, is declared now to be
fairly prevalent.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-04
POST OFFICE TO ADD
IS CLERKS FOR RUSH

Thirty-five CLERKS viii be added to
the San Antonio postoffice during the
Christmas rush. according to an
nouncement by P. g. Lucas, postmas-
ter.
The extra help will be chosen from
the 80 who have passed civil service
tests and are on the reserve list, Mr.
Lucas said. December IS has been set
as the date on which the extra clerks
probably will be called into service.
They will be used until the peak OF
Christmas holiday mail is over.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-04
PHOTO ENGRAVERS
TO CONVENE IN S. A.

Photo engravcrs Of Texas and Okla
homa will form an organization, tina:
has as its purpose the betterment Of
conditions Of photo engravers, at a
meeting Of enersvers Of the larger
cities Of the two states Mt the Gunter
Hotel. December 10, according to j.
Harry Mills, who was instrumental in
securing the meeting for San Antonio.
Between fifteen and twenty dele
gates from the larger cities Of Texas
and Oklahoma will attend the. one-day
meeting. Tom p. Thornton Of Dallas
will serve as chairman until officers
officers of the completed organization
are named.
Evening star., 1925-01-02
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, January 2 Omitted
States Department OF Agricultural. y
Hogs-Receipts SO, 1000 head: fairly
active; better grades butchers, gen
orally steady; mixed kind, easy TO
a shade lower; top, lilo; bulk, good
and choice weighty butchers, 1o.75a
11.05: 200 to 240-pound kind mostly,
10.35a10.75; $50 to 190-pound aver
ages, 10.00a10.40; underweight and
pigs, slow; bulk. packing sows, 1925
a10.50: heavyweight hogs, 10.S0a11 10
Cattle-Receipts,7 600 head; week
end trade generally steady: steers
suitable for shipping purposes, firm;
trader kind, rather slow; quality
largely medium; warmed-up and short
fed offerings comprising the bulk:
best weightly steers 1925; some
/, ,349-pound averages, 1875; year
lings, upward to 1850; few young
sters above 800; stockers and feeders
scarce; country outlet late yesterday
moderately broad; values firm at
weeks Is cents to 25 cents advance:
bulk on country account, 4.75a6.25;
koshers. at 6.25 and better; light
heifers in demand; mostly, 5.ooa7 90:
bulls 10 cents to Is cents higher; bulk
bolognas, 500a5.50; well conditioned
heavy beef bulls, 5.50a6.25; vealers,
steady to 25 cents lower; mostly, $50
a10.50 to packers; outsiders, selecting
few heavyweight $50 to 175-pound
calves, upward to 1900.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 head; slow;
choice lambs, steady; early sales, 1925
a17.50 to shippers mostly; other
grades, fat lambs, weak; bulk, 1850
a17.00; fat sheep, steady to strong:
choice 115-pound ewes, 9.65; feeding
lambs, fully steady; bulk, 15.75a16.50;
choice 60-pound weight. at latter
price.
Evening star., 1925-01-02
YEAR IN GRAIN PIT
OPENS WITH RUSH
Wheat Soon Loses Gains and
Corn and Oats Also Sell
at Lower Prices.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, January 2.-Infiuenced
by European reports that Argentine
wheat Is being held at higher prices
than wheat from the United States,
the wheat market here took a fresh
upturn early today. but then heavy
selling developed and a sharp decline
ensued. An advance in Liverpool
quotations helped to lift Chicago
prices at the start. 1t was said that
considering differences in exchange
rates, the Liverpool market was at
the highest point yet for the 1924
crop Chicago opening prices, which
varied from u to 1M higher, with
May 1.79A to 1.sOB and July 1.55 to
l.65 u, were followed by a setback
which in some cases went about 8
cents under the initial top prices.
Mild weather tended to ease down
corn and oats. After opening un-
changed to as higher, May 1.30 to
l.3O ", the corn market underwent a
decided sag all around.
Oats started at u TO 5s advance,
May GA to 64A. but later showed
losses OF material extent.
In the absence of any aggressive
selling, the provision market averag-
ed higher
Evening star., 1925-01-02
RAILROADS PLACING
HEAVY CAR ORDERS
B. & 0. and L. & N. Among Roads
to Begin Buying of New
Rolling Stock.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. January 2.-The Balti-
more and Ohio railroad started equip
ment buying in the new year with a
$13,000,000 order for 5000 freight cars,
. 500 being placed with Standard Steel
Car Co., and 500 with the General
American Car Co, also 1000 box car
bodies from the Pullman Car and
Manufacturing Co. Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy has bought 1900 cars
from Chicago manufacturer, and
Louisville and Nashville has given an
additional order for 1000 cars to the
Pressed Steel Car Co, and 16 more
LOGON from the American Loco
motive Co, making a total of 40.
Evening star., 1925-01-02
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, January 2 Especially -
White potatoes. 100 pounds, LOCAL so.
Sweet potatoes, barrel, 3.OOa6.O0. Yams.
barrel, 4.00a5.o0. Beans, bushel. 3.0oa
500. Beets, 100, 4.0OaS.00. Broccoli and
kale, bushel, 5Oa75> Brussels sprouts,
quart, 15a25. Cabbage. 100, 4.0Oa6. 90.
Savoy, bushel. 6Oas5. Carrots, 100, 400
a6.00 Caulifiower, crate. 250a3.00.
Celery, 2a3; crate. 1.75a2.75. Cucum-
bers. bushel, 3.00a6.00. Eggplants,
crate. 3.00a6.00. Lettuce. bushel, GOA
zoo. Onions, 100 pounds. 2.75a3 90.
Oysterplants. 100, S.00al0.O0. Parsnips,
basket. 60a75. Peas. hamper. 300a4 CO.
Peppers, crate. 4.00a7.0O. Spinach 500 ;
barrel 400. Squash, crate, 4.O0a5. 90.
Tomatoes, crate. 4.00a6.5O. Turnips.
basket, 60a75.
Apples, packed barrel, 3.0oa7 90 ;
bushel, 75a2.OO. Cranberries, box, 6.oOa
700. Grapefruit, box. 1.75a3.O0 Oranges,
box, 3.00a4.00
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No. red Winter, spot, ex-
port, 1.83; No. 2 red Winter, spot,
domestic, 1.SS; No. 2 red Winter, gar
licky, domestic, 1888; No. 8 red Win
ter, garlicky. no quotation.
Sales-None.
Corn-Cob, new yellow, spot, 500
per barrel; track corn, yellow. No 2,
old, Las.
SaleSNone.
Oats-No. 2. new, 66a661a sked
per bushel; No. ;. no quotation.
Rye-Nearby. 1.15aI25; No. rye.
spot. 1.53.
Hay-Receipts none. Demand for
hay shows some improvement, but is
centered entirely upon the better de-
scriptions of timothy and light clover
mixed. of which grades there is no
oversupply on spot Medium and low
grade hay is in ample receipt, and
poor and weedy. and grassy mixtures
are hard to move at any price.
Quotations today-No. 1 timothy,
19.50a20.50; No. 3 timothy, 16.00a
1900; No. l light clover, mixed, 1880
a19.00; No. l clover, mixed, 17.50a
1900: No. 2 clover, mixed, 1500a16 90.
Straw-No. 1 wheat, 12.00a13.O0 per
ton; No. oat, 13.00a14.00 per ton.
Evening star., 1925-01-02
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. January 2.-Foreign
exchanges irregular. Quotations lin
United States dollars(. Great Britain,
demand, 4.74B cables, 4.7412; 60-day
bills on banks. 4.7OB. France, de-
mand, .054212; cables. .0543 Italy.
demand, .042212 cables. .0423. Bel
gium, demand, .049S Y; cables, .0499.
Germany demand, .23S1; Holland. de-
mand. .4044; Norway, demand, 1912;
Sweden, demand, .2693; Denmark, de-
mand, 1857; Switzerland, demand,
.1949; Spain, demand, 1899; Greece,
demand, .01S1A; Poland, demand,
.49A Czechos oslovakia, demand, .0301 II +;
Jugcslavia, demand, .0155 "; Austria,
demand, .0014b Rumania, demand,
.0051 Il; Argentina, demand .4012;
Brazil, demand, .1165; Toxic, demand,
.3S 9-16; Montreal. 80 S-16.
Evening star., 1925-01-02
NEW BOND OFFERINGS.

NEW YORK, January New bond
offerings today included S1,260,00
Timken Detroit Realty Company first
mortgage per cent serial gold bonds
at prices to yield from 8 to per
cent The proceeds will be used in
part payment for manufacturing
properties in Detroit, Cleveland and
Canton from the Timken Detroit Axle
Company.
Evening star., 1925-01-02
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Washington Rwy. Elec. 4s-s1, 900 at
765s So. 900 at 761s.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. z. & r. 6s-s1 900
at ee8s, 81 900 at 9sG. s47, 900 at 99as.
Washington Gas Lights at 53S, 10 at
53% 3 at 53ss, 10 at 5313.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.-10 at 81, 10
at sly.
National Mtge & Invest. pfd.-5o at 9.
AFTER CALL.
Capital Traction Colo at 91s4, 10 at 81 q
C. & P. Tel 5s of Va.-$4O 600 at 97A,
s5 900 at e7h 5000 at 87%, $1,000 at
e7&, s., coo at 97A.
Mopev-CaIl loans s and per cent
Evening star., 1925-01-02
RAW SILKS HIGHER.

NEW YORK, January Especially.
The cotton goods markets opened
the new year quietly and with a lit
tie less strength in some lines than
was shown at the close of the old.
Print cloth quotations were down an
IA to 81 for 81 by so and 10Ss for
6S by 72. Raw silks were firmer, ris-
ing IA to 3 to a top price Of e.75
for XXA 20-9s denier.
Evening star., 1925-01-02
NEW YORK DAIRY PRICES.

NEW YORK, January 2.-Butter-
Easy; receipts, $3.50 tubs.
Eggs-Strong; receipts, 12,267 cases;
fresh gathered extra first, 62a64; do
firsts, 59a61; do seconds, 55a5S; near
by hennery browns, extras, 6s; Pacinc
Coast whites, extras, 65 II ass; do firsts
to extra firsts, 62a65; refrigerator
drsts, 45a46.
Evening star., 1925-01-02
BUTTER HIGHER TODAY

CHICAGO, January 2.-Butter high
er: creamery extras, AZ; standards,
40%; extra firsts. 40a41: firsts, 361sa
3S1a; seconds, 32a35.
Eggs higher; receipts, 2,951 cases;
firsts, 50a54; ordinary firsts 40a4b;
refrigerator extras, 42ka42%; firsts,
Al Y a42.
Evening star., 1925-01-02
STERLING EXCHANGE
REACHES new HIGH
peciaI Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 2.-The first
business day OF 1925 in Wall street
was signalized by a further advance
in quite part of the Stock Exchange
list by a recovery in foreign govern
ment bonds, by higher rate on call
money renewals and by new high
for sterling exchange.
Evening star., 1925-01-02
VIGOROUS ADVANCE
IN BOND MARKET
Foreign Issues Reflect I'm
provement in Debt-Fund-
ing Situation.
BY GEORGE II. HUGHES.

Speclhl Dlspatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, January Recovery
In the foreign group was the feature
of today's trading in bonds.
Whether 1t was more favorable
from abroad or whether it was the
fact that sales by timid holders had
been completed, the result was the
same. Prices advanced sharply in
both French and German issues. The
French Is, which were originally of
fered at "a and which after the disso-
luton of the syndicate got down to
91A, sold UP more than a point today.
French 7ks. which went as low as
9Sh on Wednesday, advanced more
than point from that figure today.
German as Gain.
There was smaller gain in the
French So but here the loss had not
been so great. French Cities 6s were
at one time up points from Wednes-
days close and the Paris Lyons and
Mediterranean 6s and rs recovered
about as much. The German Is which
early in the week were down to 93,
sold above "a today Belgium 61zs and
Belgium 712s rallied fractionally.
Hungarian 71ks, City Of Greater
Prague ms and Czechoslovak IS
We're in better demand. United
Kingdom 1as of 1929 excelled the
high record of 1924, going up with
sterling exchange. In the South
American. Brazil Ss were lower but
Brazil 714s were higher.
OIL Bonds Active.
Skelly Oil 612 8 was the feature of
domestic speculative bonds. Before
today the best previous high price
since dealings were begun in this is
sue on the exchange was 107A. To-
day the bonds sold nearly . points
up above this figure. These notes
are convertible into stock at the
rate OF one share of par value of
S25 for each S25 of the principal
amount of the notes.
Trading was very active. Other oil
bonds improved in sympathy with oil
stocks. Among the coppers Chile 6s
and Magma Is were strong. Sugar
bonds were steady.
NJ X. & T. adjustments resumed their
leadership with a rise of over a point.
Erie convertible %" As did better
and Chesapeake and Ohio convertible
IS kept step with the stock. Cuba
Railroad 7i2s had a special move,
gaining 3 points on a single string of
transactions.
Changes were irregular in United
States Government loans and in the
nigh grade rails.
Evening star., 1925-01-02
New Orleans Quotations.

NEW ORLEANS. January 2.-The
cotton market opened steady, first
trades showing no change to 2 points
advance, notwithstanding that Liver
pool was lower than due. The market
advanced right after the call on the
further gain in sterling exchange and
the firm opening of the stock market.
March traded up to 24.77 and May
25.o5, or II points up on both posi-
tions compared with the previous
close
Evening star., 1925-01-02
COTTON STARTS 1925
AT HIGHER PRICES
Early Offerings Well Absorbed as
Better Tone Appears in
Goods Market.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, January 2-Optimfsm
over the general trade outlook was
reflected in an opening advance OF
3'to points in the cotton market here
today. Bearish figures on available
supply for the season led to some To-
cal and commission house selling, but
the offerings were absorbed with the
March contracts selling up to 24.SS
and July TO 1926 before the end OF
the first hour, or about IA to 16
points net higher. Liverpool cables
were somewhat lower. but their
showing was offset by the advance in
sterling exchange and the early buy
ing here was promoted by reports OF
contracts for a good early new year
business in the cotton goods mar
ket.
According to an estimate by one
of the local authorities. the world s
available supply Of cotton, including
the carry over of last year, approx
mates 30,700,0o0 bales, compared with
last years estimated consumption OF
about 19,931.000 bales, including
interest
Evening star., 1925-01-02
RATES ON BAR SILVER.

NEW YORK, January Bar sill
YER 61 Mexican dollars. 51ks.
Evening star., 1925-01-02

If you need work, read the want
columns Of The Star.
Evening star., 1925-01-02
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

Quotations furnished by w. B. Hbbs & Co. }
Nominal Selling checks
Evening star., 1925-01-02
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.

Quotations furnished by Redmond & Coz
Evening star., 1925-01-02

iPartiy extra. Payable in preferred stock
Dividend rates as given in the above table
are the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half-yearly declarati
Unless otherwise noted, extra or special
dividends are not included.
Evening star., 1925-01-02

"" z lis oOI
Pacific Gas (s)..
Pacific Mail. ....
Pacific Oil (2).
Packard (t1.50).
Pan-Amer 90.
Pan-Amer B (4)
Park & Tilford. {.
Penn C g. c o..
Pennsy r r Cd.
Penn Seab Steel.
Peoria G. East.
Pere Marq o..
Phila Co o..
Phila G. r c & /.
Phillip Morris
Phillips Jones.
Phillips Pet CD.
Pierce Arrow.
Pierce-Arrow pf
Pierce A prior 8.
Pierce Oil .....
Pierce Oil pf.
Pierce Petrol. :.
Pitts Coal.
Pitts Stl pf %.
Pitt Tr Coal pr.
Pitts Ut pf (1.2O.
Pitts & w est Va
Porto Rico Tob.
Postum-Cer 90.
Press Steel Car.
Press Steel G pf.
Prod & RehnerS.
Pub Ser N ] CD.
Public Serv rts.
Pullman Co (S).
Punta AL Su CD.
Pure Oil Il " }.
Radio Corp of A.
Radio-C pf 6 II }
Ry Stl Spg 90.
Ray Cons Cop.
Reading o..
Reading rts.
Reading 1st (2)-
Read I'd pf Cd.
Remington Type
Replogle Steel.
Rep Ir & Steel.
Rep 1 & S pf (7).
Reynolds Sp (1)
Rey Tob B 3D..
Roy Duth 4.42 II
st Joseph Id (2)
St l. & San F (5)
St l. Southwe est.
st l. Swn pf 60.
Savage Arms.
Schultz (s).....
Seaboard Air l..
Seabd Air l. pf.
Sears -Roebk co
Seneca Copper
Shell Trad (2.06)
Shell Union %.
Shell Un pf go.
Simmons Cd.
Simms Pet (50c)
Sinclair Oil.
Sinclair pf o..
Skelly Oil .......
SloSs- -Shen CO.,.
South Pac go.
Southern Ry (5)
South Ry pf (5).
Spicer Mfg.
Std Gas & Ell CD
st Oil Calf CD.
st OIL N j ID.
ST Oil n j pf (7).
Std Plate Glass.
Sterling Prd 5 "
Stew Warner (5
Stromberg CO.,.
Studebaker (4).
Submarine Boat
Superior Oil.
Superior Stl (3).
Sweets (new)..4.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-09-06
LA ASOCIACION DEL BAR"
ESTA DORMIDA

La Association del Bar" de Illi-
nois hace algunos amos nombr6 un
comite para que investigase las
causas de las desgraciadas tardan-
zas de la ley. Informaron despu&s
de una larga investigation que
los abogados del pals impedian
la reforma legal Y que las asocia-
clones de sbars" de la nacion pa
decian la enfermedad del suefio.
Su informe decia entire otras CO.
sas:
"Es de notarse en- este pals Ell
que les abogados ejercen una tre-
menda fuerza restringente sobre
la legislation. Las asociaciones de
"bars'',, locales y nacionales, son
les baluartes contra la acci6n. Ell
legislator no 10 entiende. FL asun-
TO de la reforma legal es tecnico
y los abogados deben tratarlo, pc
70 no hacen nada estan desas-
trosamente divididos."
FT
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-09-06
"Nuestro c6dgo esta un sig!o atrasadO", die

De Tocqueville ha dicho que la
gran energfa conservadora de una
aristocracia es necesaria para el
gobierno SECURE de cualquier pals
En- Europa este elemento era ell
pueblo que poseia las tierras; en-
America esta aristocracia del ce-
rebro es el ''bar". FL Juez Brewer
ha manifestado mas menos 10
mismo al decir: "Borremos de la
historic americana los hechos de
los abogados americanos Y lie qui-
taremos la mitad de su gloria
No hubo ningdn impulse primario
y defnido por la Independence
en- las colonias que no viniese de
I'm abogado. Fue una mano de
abogado la que escribi6 la Decla-
raei6n de Independence. Los abo-
gados han ido construyendo pie
Ora sobre piedra, ese monumento
immortal incompatible que es
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-09-06

De acuerdo con las preguntas que
lie hicieramos, ell distinguido Jefe
de la Policfa Insular, Coronel Geo.
W Lewis. nos ha hecho las siguien-
ties manifestaciones
'sEn la historic Gle la Policfa In
sular de Puerto Rico. no ha habido
quizas. un periodic de mayor acti-
vidad v de mas diffciles empresas
que durante el alio fiscal pasado.
"El trafico aument6 considerable
mente: las eiecciones generates en-
noviembre deben referirse como IN
perfodo prolongado de inmensa ac-
tividad; las huelgas que trajeran
consigo la siembra Y eOseeha DO ca
ma de azlicar, Y les fuegos dc orr
gen incendiario Y accidental origi
nados en- los caiaverales, aumenta
ron considerab ablemente ell trabajo
del cuerpo de Policfa Insular, Y
ain mas durante la huelga de di-
ciembre en- los muelles de esta ca
pital
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-09-06

Is Association de Illinois: "No ha-
cen NADIA estan desastrosamente
divididos sobre qualquier proposi-
cion que Sc presente." El reproche
es antique como ell correr de los
mas viejos rios. Hace tempo que
Sc dijo: Gay de vosotros aboga-
dos, porque vosotros cargais a los
honrbres con uno solo de vuestros
dtdos!'
FL Professor McDougall dice que
Ia ley Y los abogados siempre es-
tan una dos generaciones atra-
sados de la opinion publica: sci
cuerpo de leyes mas progresista,"
dice, "concreta la opinion pdbli-
ca de la generation pasada y no
10 de Ia generaci6n del tempo en-
cue Sc hace."
Cuando en- 1851, Lord Denman
introdujo en- Inglaterra grandes
reforrnas al c6digo criminal, doce
de los ounce iueces de Inglaterra
y Gales escribieron cartas indig-
radas, protestando contra cual-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-09-06
Los TOD@ QUE USA LA POLGA PARA Los GRNNAES
HABLA Ell CORONEL De LA POLICIA INSULAR

sitios q que este pudiera llegar
en- la zona MARTINA siempre tene-
mos hombres de orden pdblico en
estricta yigilancia cosa que no pua-
dan marchar al exterior los Gelin
cuentes que .precisan de la aeci0n
de la justicia-entonces Sc da la
orden de proceder al cerco'. Y La
ciendo Ia vigilancia mas estre .ha,
Sc procede por todos lados en- aYan-
ce general, en- forma tai, que ell de-
lincuente que Sc esconde de nosotros
queda todos los dfas que pasan, mas
Y mas cercado. Inmediatamente des-
pu6s Sc procede a su captura.
"En Puerto Rico, sin embargo,
no ha habido necesidad de agotar
todos los recursos con que cuenta
el departamento para perseguir a
los criminales. Siempre hemos obte
nido informes del paradero de los
que HuSeh ue Id dcT1on ue Id JuoCl
cia, por sus amigos 0 pOr sus ia
miliares Cuando no, sc han entire
gado ellos mismos al yer la mutt
lidad de sus esfuerzos por huir.
La Policfa tiene .0rdenes termi-
nantes %scbre la captura de crimi-
males, en- 10 que refiere la resis-
tencia que estos pudieran hacer una
vez acorralados. La policfa debe-
ra respetar la vida del delincuente.
sin exponer la suya. Para hacer
respetar la ley, queremos capturar
hombres vivos, no muertos. Sin en-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-09-06
10 QUE DICKENS HIzo

FL mayor golpe contra el siste-
ma establecido fue dado finalmen-
te, no por un publicista un es-
tadista, sino por un novelista. La
injusticia de la ley fue un tema
que este escritor agit6 constan-
temente como una bandera. La
gran obra de Carlos Dickens,
BLEAK House, publicada en- 1853,
hizo un gran servicio en- favor
Del progreso de la reforma legal
en- Inglaterra el cual ning1n ar
gumento filos6fico nj ninguna es-
tadistica podfa haber llevado a
cabo. Desperto en- toda la Ingla-
terra apatica Y conservadora una
piedad repentina hacia todas las
innumerables victimas de un, sis
tema cruel Y sin sentido; saco
relucir los males de las cortes en-
toda su fealdad; haciendolos andar
desrudos por las GALES alumbra-
das.
Asi encendi6 la colera de in
glaterra primero contra 10 Corte
de Equidad y luego, como rapida
reacci6n, contra todo ell absurdo
slstema legal-civil Y criminal.
In pocas palabras, lleno de tai
rodo ell pals de tan apasionada
indignation contra todas aquelIas
barbaras opresiones que en- nom
bre de la ley ocasionaban tantos
sufrimientos, que los iueces Y los
abogados Sc intimidaron en- ell
Parlamento y fuera de el por la
primera vez durante la lucha Y
comenzaron a rendirse. Su pode-
rosa denuncia en- "Bleak House"
contra la Corte de Equidad, Ell
sumo grado Sc extendfa las cor
ties legales.
"Esta es la Corte de Equidad',
gritaba, que tiene sus casas en-
ruinas y sus tierras desoladas en-
toda comarca; que tiene su pro-
pio lunatico degenerate en- todo
nfanicomio, y sus muertos en- todo
cementerio; que tiene a sus arrui-
nados pleiteadores en- chancletas
Y andrajos pidiendo prestado V
suplicando favores a todos sus CO.
nocidos; que lie da la fuerza del
dinero medios abundantes para
veneer al derecho; que de tai mo-
do agota las finanzas, la pacien-
cia, ell valor la esperanza, de
tai manera destroza ell cerebro y
rompe ell corazon que no hay min
gun hombre honorable entire los
que en- ella ejercen que no diese
que no de a menudo-el aviso,
"sufra todos los atropellos que
puedan cometerse con usted pero
70 venga aquf."