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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15
LA QUEJA


Con respecto a la queja que
origino la protesta de dichos Sc
nores, 81 ellos teniah la prueba de
alguna irregularidad debieron pre-
sentar sus pruebas la Comisi6n
Ell su session ordinaria que nunca
ha tenido que suspenderse por fall
Ia de quorum. Nosotros les hubie-
semos prestado toda nuestra aten-
cion y 81 todavia ellos tienen al
guna prueba que no sea mera
scspecha, algo que nos permita
actuar, estoy dispuesto convo-
car "a session extraordinaria para
atenderles embellishments.
La protesta del publico no pa
SO inadvertida para nosotros tam
POGO. Tampoco estuvinos de pri-
mera intencion satisfechos con la
carrera de Juanitasy Rumba. La
investigation que piden dichos Sc
lores fue hecha We por nosotros
Ell nuestra session del martes pa
sado Y los resultados constan en-
nuestros libros de actas. Cual-
quier interesado puede yer 10 que
hicimos.
"Jamas falta un miembro de es-
ia Comision las carrcras del
hipodronlo y hasta hace tres se-
manas estuvimos enviando un
miembro a Ponce. Trabajamos in
cesantemente para asegurar los
intereses del publico. Voy a de-
cirle ell resultado de nuestra inves-
tigacion en- cuanto la carrera
de Juanita Y Rumba. Comparecie-
ron ante nosotros los jockeys San
Ia, que montaba a Juanita v Ra-
mos que montada a Rumba, ade-
mas ell senor Mediavilla, ell senor
Diaz ColIazo, Jefe- del paddock
y Ell senor Limo Pereles, Jefe de
monturas.
tContinua en- Ia pag. Cd
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15
FL Com. del Interior
ilace impOrtanteS ma
nifeStaCiOneS en- Tela-
Ci6n con Ia diSparidad
q. ha surgidO entire el
C0nSejO del G0berna-
dor y la AdminiStra-.
ci0n Municipal
"El Ia construction de cStaS ObraS
pdbIICaS munlCipaIeS, 0 iRtefVen-
90 en- tOdO 10 que CORCierDe a
elias, 0 no interVGngO en- nadd'

FL Hon. Comisionado del Inte-
rior, quien en- las reuniones del
Consejo Executive lleva Ia voz
oantante en- la oposici6n a la Or
denanza del Gobierno Municipal
de San Juan sobre un emprestito
de dos millones y medic de dola-
res. va que el entiende que el De-
partamento Insular de Obras Pli-
blicas debe tener facultades de in
tervencion en- la construction de
obras publicas municipales, esta
preparandose para dar la batalla
final ante el Gobierno del gober-
nador Towner. Sc propone, no ce-
der un apiece en- 10 que refiere a Ia
seccion once del contrato que Sc
Iroyesta aprobar.
FL seiior Guillermo Esteves cree
esiar eumpliendo un imprescindi-
bic deber de buena administration,
Y justifica su actitud con las si-
Guientes manifestaciones, producto
de una interesantisima entrevista
que con el hemos celebrado.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15
UNA MOcION DE
RIVERA MARTINEZ

IN una de- las dltimas sesiones
ordinarias dc la cOmisi6a, el Sc
for Rivera siartinez present6 la
sleniente Inoci6n:
Para que atendiendo Ia voz
ce alarma dada por el Presidente,
s. hieiese una investigation v Sc
rlrdiese IN informe. en- el cual
se determine 81 la actual situa-
ci6n dc Ia comisi6n Sc debe a que
a. muy baja Ia Quota que sc cobra
los patronos que Tesoreria
Insular no cobra con Ia debida
rspidex ) efectividad dicEas cuo-
tas. \ para que en- caso de que
se conhfme este nltimo extreme,
se nombre una comision especial
cue yisite al Gobernador, lie inn
fcoufinda en- la pag. -
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15

de manana, martes. Nuestra infor
macion pues esta siendo plenamen-
te confirmada, a pesar de que no
faita quien pretenda siempre des-
War la opinion p1blica.
COMPUTE DE INGRESoS
De todos modos el Senado sc
propone dediear mas tempo al pre-
supuesto que la Camara, en- pri-
mer termino porque siempre ha
sido esa la tactica v en- segundo
iugar porque antes Sc hara un
compute de ingresos para hacer
un calculo aproximado Y determi-
mar hasta donde puede llegar el
piesupuesto insular.
Entire los proyectos de ingresos
figura en- primer termino ell de
t'income-tax"
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15
Il Sr. Rivera Martinez
SOliCita una Investigation.
para COmpTObdr CiertOS
extremes y en- eSe case
TeCurTir al GObeTnadOr en-
demdndd de ayuda
Sc pT0p0ne hacer de un
m0mento a otrO SenSa-
ci0nales declaraci0neS en-
relacl0n con dichO or
ganlsm0

Las aitimas noticias que hasta
n0sotros llegan nos indiean que
Il situaei6n de Ia Comision de
indemnizaeiones a 0breros es
karto difieil y comprometida. va
que tiene ante 81 numerosisimos
cas0s que no pueden resolversa
por falta De dinero. va que dicho
cFganismo sc sostiene de las cuo-
TAG que pagan los patronos y no
depende de una partida presu-
puestal.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15
PUERTO RICO ILUSIRADO' DFyUElvE INO
De LOS DOS PRIMEROS RETRATOS RECIBIDOS
PARA SU CERIAMFN

reyista esta casi SECURE que
dlcho retrato ha sido enviado
para Ell certamen, dada la rara
belleza de dicha senorita. Sin
embargo, no Sc .ha atrevido a
admitirlo, pues no venia con la
debida autorizacion. Nj en- la
fotografia nj en- carta aparte
se consignaba .el deseo de con-
eurrir al torneo. Ha sido de-
yuelta y Sc espera que pronto
aegrese.
"A quien Sc adjudicara ell
hermoso piano Story & Clark
que Sc ofrece como premio?
Todavia nadie 10 sospecha, pc
70 las imaginaciones andan vo-
lando en- busca de esta mujer
exceptional. POGO POGO 10 ire
mos sabiendo.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15
TRAsLADo DE oFIcINA y
ALMAcEN

Nos completeness en- partic-par a
nuestros elientes. relacionados v
amigos que hemos trasladado nues
tras oheinas y Almacen a la ca
Ne de Allen nhmero "a. donde con
tinnarsmos en- los mismos negocios
cue hasta hoy y en- donde espera-
mos que - nos siga favoreciendo
con IA misma predilecci6n y con-
hanxa cue antertormente.
RICARDO DAvILA & co.
Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15
lie faltaha Ia paIabra
"Concurso"

La noticia del certamen con-
vocado por la interesante revis-
ia Puerto Rico Ilustrado" Sc
ha esparcido con una veloci-
dad no sospechada. Lo mismo
en- San Juan que en- Mayagiiez
que en- los pequenos pueblos del
interior, en- todas parties Sc ha-
bla del simpatico certamen ! 50
conjetura sobre quien habra ee
salir triunfante.
va la direction de puerto
Rico Ilustrado" ha recibido las
dos primeras fotograffas para
el certamen. Fran del tamano
senalado, pero lie faltaba la pa
labra "ConcursO" al dorso a
uno de ellos. Ell director de Il
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15
A alias hOras de Ia
madrugada Sc susci-
I'd en- el Senad0 un
acal0radisim0 deba-
te, en- q. lgIssias lie
v6 Ia VOZ cantante
Il lider s0clalIsta pr0nun-
cl0 ~ rotund0 dlscuTs0
que llev0 al Senado a las
dos de Ia mahana 4 todos
los tTasnochad0Tes de
San Iuan

Nueatros isctoFes signen de cer-
ca II ''aflalre" a. loa nomhramien
tos seelaiistAs - ane eontinua-
nente hemos venldo informando
kobFe sae asunto. Y Ia sldo preci-
Eamente Il referido @affaire" Fl
ilaFnado . provocar en- Il senado
y . atlas horas DE- Ia madrugada
uno De los debates mas aealorados
DE- toda exta session legislntiva.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15

al igual que otros pretenden bur-
lar la ley.
"Pero siempre Sc llevan su me-
recido castigo y la prueba de que
el publico tiene depositada en- nos
otros su confianza es que todos
los dias de carreras Sc juegan
grandes cantidades de dinero en-
sl.spool y4las bancas.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15
Sc tiene entendid0 que la Legislature tendra que e
gar in arreglo con e Gobernad0r, pues este inss-
te en- un PreSupueSt0 de nueve miIoneS

La Camara de Representatives.,
despues de una discussion de algu-
mas horas, aprob6 a las cinco de
la manana del sabado ultimo el
l.uevo presupuesto insular. Tai y
como ha sido aprobado el presu-
pucsto por la Camara asciende a
mas de once millones de d6lares.
F'ue aprobado en- primera, segunda
y tercera lectura en- la misma no
che Y enviado al Senado.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15
lei LCdO. Castro Obtiene
Ia dpertura del cafe "FI
Radio que habfa SidO
IClauSurddO pOr Orden de
las autOridadeS federdIeS
No 0bStante Su nr0pieta-
rio ha pueSt0 una fianza
de $1,000 para garantizar
que no yendera jamas be-
bidaS embriaganteS

En- la mafIana del sabado 1ltimo
Sc VIC ante el Juez Wolf, quien in
terinamente aetda en- la Corte Fe-
deral. un interesantfsimo juicio.
FL cafetfn "El Radio propiedad
del seilor Alfredo Gambaro, fue clau
surado el dfa nueve de JUNO, las
tres de la tarde. por orden de las
autoridades federales v alegando
para clio la venta de bebidas embria
gantes en- dicho establecimiento, q.
tanta nombradfa alcanz0 cuando el
celebre proceso del "Cafio de San
Antonio, en- que Sc vio complicado
un policfa insular por la falsa decla
raci6n de una camarera del cafe
tin Sci Radio.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15
ES NECESARIO LLEGAR
A UN ACUERDO

Aun cuando la Camara ha en-
vlsdo un presupuesto que asciea-
de a mas de once millones de do
lares, la creencia general es que
"a Legislature tendra que llegar
lContinia en- II p4g. 81
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Sc EsTA DIsCUTIENDo

FL presupuesto aprobado por "a
Camara ha venido pues al Sena-
do, donde esta siendo discutido.
Todo ell sabado fue empleado por
el Senado en- la discussion y estudio
del presupuesto Y los debates con-
tlnuaron durante todo ell dia de
aver, va que dicho alto cuerpo le-
gislativo esta reunido en- session
permanente.
Sera enviado Fortaleza antes
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15
|. ST OBTIENE
la APERTURE

El senior Gambaro estuvo repre-
sentado POI. ell licenciado Luis A.
Castro Y el gobierno federal por ell
Fiscal Gonzalez.
Numerosos testigos fueron traldos
ante el tribunal, entire otros el agen
te de la prohibition Capo, el senior
Miguel Campoamor Y el propio de
mandad6, senior Gambaro. Ademas
ei Fiscal present6 como evidencia
cierta cantidad de licores.
Tanto la defensa como la acusa-
ci6n fiscal estuvieron brillantes en-
'Contfnna en- Ia Dag. 8,
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15
IN IA MADRUcADA
DEL sAnADO

Desde haeia varias semanas e.
taban pendientes DE- aori6n defi-
nitiva por paFte del senado los dos
rombramlentos soeinlistas enyia-
dos poF "a Cobernndos. = naberi
den Franeiseo Pas Granela para
miembro de Ia comisl6n del Ser
vicio Civil y don Alfonso Torres
para mismbro de "a comlsidn Dc
Hogarsa ssguros. Y finalmente
fueron TRADES q discussion en II
radrugada DEL shhado altima.
IN primer tfrmino - pnso a
totneidu Il nombrnniisnsto del So
nor pax Granela y zoe eonfirmn-
Do. como habla sido afordado pre-
tismente por Il conitf Dc Nom
krnmlenton.
pero Alfonso Torres no eorri6
a nisma nueFte y "a nombFamien-
20 Tue reehazado. alegando Ia ma
yoria cue era impossible que el Par
tiso soeialista, siendo an nartido
en minoria, tuviese ea ana comi-
aion KubeFnanenial ana naayoFia
sobre II partido director.
! aqnl Tue TroSn. pues Iglesias
g. lcvant8 y....
LOS THASNOCHADO-
RES Al sESADO
Pronunci6 uno Dc los diseursos
mas furlbundos. combatiendo en-
ttrmlnos rotnndos Ia aetitud ~ "a
rnayoria y hacienda enfrKieas ma
gconilnha en- Il pag =
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15
ULTIMA HORA
La GUAGUA EUROPA NO. 2 MA
TO AVER TARDE A UN EN-
PLEADo DE EEL MUNDO".-
Ell FISCAL ACUsA DE HoMl-
CIDIo INvoLUNTARIo Ala
CHAUFFEUR
LA INMENsA MAYoRIA DE
Los TEsT1Gos EsTAN coNTEs
TEs EN- QUE LA GUAGUA We
MA PoR LA IzoUIERDA.-co-
MO oCURRIO LA DEsGRAcIA

Una doble desgracia tenemos
que lamentar La comunidad pier
de un ciudadano honrado y t-aba-
jador, nosotfos la vez perdemos
a uno de nuestros mejores y mas
antiques empleados. La eterna his
toria Sc reptile. Una guagua que
manejada por un negligente lie ARE
bata la vida un viandante.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15
v A G A S

No divide que esta tarde a las
200 P. M. es eI remate de Vacas
en- la parada 27 en- Martin Pena
por la Carretera 4nueva. Aproveche
la OCCASION.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15
|EL SENADO ESTA DLSCUTIENDO
VA EL PROYECTO DE PRESL-
PUESTO QUE FUE APROBADO
ramRana
EN- LA CAMARA
El Senado lie dedicara mas tempo al Pre-
supuesto que la Cdnlara, pues antes 1ara
un compute de los ingreSOS

La Legislature eStlv0 reunda durante tOdo ell da de
aver. r.-NueStra information pIenamente confifmada
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15
LOS TRAsSOcHADo-
RES Al sESADO
cENTno DE DETALLIsTAs DE
PRovgsIoNEB DE PUERTO
RICO.


sEAoREs soCIos. Ia Junta
crdinaria De ooblsrno eslshrada
a aia . del corsieHfe msA fnf
acnerda elfaE q Junfa 0enerai Ex-
srAoEdlnarls cue "a as eslshrarse
On iea eaionen ds nnassFe centro
site ~ Jess No. - altos Il ala
~ Dc Janio. . las oCHo d II no
che. = alsnae ios aaanfos > tFstar
De eran impoFtancsa. rn6xole . rs
tedes u mks pnntuai aslstsneia.
My ntentameuie
nUFnwo RIOS GARCIA.
RFnasdente.
AdFt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-06-15
COMO oCURRIo LA
TRAGEDIA

Aver, las cuatro Y media de
Ia tarde, la guagua Europa No. 2,
tablilla M. so, venia de Martin
Pena hacia San Juan. AL negsr a
Fortaleza esquina Allen Ell chauf-
ferr, Andres Ramirez sigui6 via
je va que estA prohibido hacer pa
rada en- esa esquina. Nuestro en-
sp~ssNsc'sEs II
sO"ptintia an II 6a. paginay
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Sera enviado a Fortaleza antes
Evening star., 1925-03-01
in China, Attacked Turns Laughter His Life Saver

Although IT appeared that they couM
not do enorgh for ne, my conster~
nation may be magined when they
presented me with a gift such as
rarely falls to a traveller.
The old headman solemnly niadA
the preparations. All the men werS
brought in and the patriarch, bravely
carrying his 80 years, addressed met
Great teacher from afar, we havs
decided TO give TO you Little Precious
Pearl There she is; take her-she IS
yours"
He pointed to the happy faced dam
sci. L merely stood and stared. Little
Precious Pearl came to my side.
x x =
A GREAT document 3 feet square
was produced, and from my
knowledge of Chinese characters L
could see that she was to be handed
over to me body and soul, though L
could not decipher upon what terms.
It was 1 who then did some quick
thinking. Little Precious Pearl was
about IL years Of age. budding into
early womanhood, and she stood
radiantly beaming at my side. For
myself, I did not feel quite so happy.
What could ], a foreign traveller,
never knowing exactly what he was
going to confront next or where he
might be going, do with the girl, who
would in a, very few years be Of mar
riageable age?
1 smiled an ecstatic. If hypocritical.
smile. I was honored, 1 was over
| flowing with Joy. I was quite over
come with their magnanimity. Then,
! taking the document, ! wrote across
! it in English that l signed this in
! ignorance and that / made myself re-
/ sponsible for the education of the
| girl, describing how my plan was TO
| be carried out.
/ brought out some silver from the
4 lining of my gown, which 1 presented
/ TO my little charge. who was now
1 flushed with joy. Then l turned TO the
men. 1t would be inconvenientf for me
| to take her with re, ] made clear TO
them, because l had neither pony for
| her to ride nor a sedan chair. But l
would make arrangements for her to
I be sent for from a mission school 10
4 days away, so that she should be
taught the rudiments of etiquette TO
/ enable her to comport herself with
! dignity when she should enter my
| household, and would discharge the
4 bills and keep her in nice clothes.
/ This struck the old headman as es-
1 sentially reasonable.
! And this is precisely what hap
/ pened.
/ In due course Little Precious Pearl
/ entered a mission school; she learned
/ Chinese characters and later little
I English: she also learned somewhat the
ways of the foreigner, with fair
/ knowledge of foreign medicine. how
! to attend to the sick, and to teach
her people to keep themselves clean.
/ Particularly she learned to respect
! foreigners and always treat with
! courtesy the stranger from afar; but
/ she lapsed lamentably in her love for
/ her foreign benefactor since she fell
/ in love with a mission worker who
married her.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1925-03-01

For moment I felt some uneasi-
ness, but contrived not to show it to
my men, AS / read, however, the
loquacious courier engaged in conf
Dental conversation with my men.
He explained the news the telegram
contained (nothing is ever secret in
China), drawing upon a vivid imagi-
nation for his more lurid facts-he
described how first one foreigner,
then five, then ten, then hundred
foreigners had been butchered up in
that hamlet of the winds. and, seeing
that they had a taste for color, in
vented the yarn that not single
Chinese had escaped. All the serv-
ants of the ill-fated barbarians, he
insisted, had not only been brutally
murdered also, but in such fashion
that they could not even be taken
back to their homes for burial!
x x
THEN 1 interviewed. l threw the
messenger a few coins, and stood
before my men, addressing them en-
masse as / tore up the telegram into
small fragments. Despite my elo-
quence, however, they still demurred.
To man they sullenly refused to
proceed.
l thereupon started the ascent alone,
with as fine a show of courage as
was possible.
We were now at about 5000 feet;
the Village of Ten Thousand Winds
lay 5,400 feet higher than this point
on the main road. There was no road,
scarcely a pathway over which an
other caravan had been for years
possibly no Chinese had been there,
and certainly no white man had ever
essayed to do the trip. When about
so feet above them ! called back to
my men:
Come, come there is no dan
ger. If we reach the Village of Ten
Thousand Winds by nightfall your
wages are doubled. Come, there is
no danger"
Gradually, one by one, they fol-
lowed me- To describe that after
moons terrific struggle up that slip
perry mountainside would serve no
purpose-suffice it to say that, after
almost superhuman effort, / arrived,
travel stained and drenched to the
skin, having passed through heavy
mists and rainladen clouds.
l came upon the village suddenly.
In rounding a bend in the hill, the
sun just beginning to sink, l was
alarmed somewhat by four loutish
creatures moving toward me, with
huge bamboo poles upraised, brand
ishing them above my head as If to
beat out my brains. They were call
ing out that ominous syllable, "Da-
da" (strike, strike)-but used in the
sense of striking once and for all.
If l stated that 1 felt very brave
about this sorry business 1 should
lie. Scarcely recognizing what was
passing, however. and being over
come with fatigue and extreme dis
comfort, l walked slowly, with as
much dignity as l could muster. l
advanced toward large smooth
stone in the middle of the level mud
dy plot.
Purposely, perhaps, and with force
of will power, or perhaps from
nervous excitement, as l walked 1
started to laugh. The fends of men
still jumped around me waving their
poles, and l admit that l found il in
my heart to wish that they would
rapidly proceed with their horrid
work. Certainly, 1 thought that my
end had now come.
At that moment 1 heard a weirdly
narrowing voice.
Curse your ancestors, ye snivelers
Da, da da, da! Throw his
Evening star., 1925-03-01

carrion out to fatten the birds =.
Out, out with his carcass -. Da,
dar
X * y
THERE appeared before me a being
of such horrid appearance as al
most to forbid description, I had
rightly assumed that the shrill voice
was that Of a woman. This woman
had no nose, but enormous ears "a
sign with the Chinese of great in
telliGence); at the top of her other
wise bald head hung a few tousled
white hairs; her unsightly skull was
misshapen and ravaged with disease.
She had only one eye, which struck
deviltry into the hearts of all upon
whom it fell.
AS she saw me sitting on the stone
striving manfully to continue my
laughter-and the men hesitating to
do her bidding and strike me down
once and for all, she flew into a
paroxysm of rage. Shrieking and
roaring as we'll as her croaky voice
Evening star., 1925-03-01

would allow. she blackguarded me
hideouSly and all other foreign devils.
BY force OF ner diabolical personality
she now had the undivided attention
of every one, including the bamboo
wielders, and l could see the rapid
effect she worked upon them. Mean
time l did my best to keep laughing.
This only made her the more furious.
For, in the midst of her great
wrath, literally foaming at the mouth
with demoniacal temper, that old hag
of a woman stopped dumb for a mo-
ment, staring, then jerking out;
why, bless my heart. look, for
eign devil--he's mad! He's a foreign
lunatic see him laughing =. e.
see his feet . his hair see his
red face . see his nose .- his
eyes. He's a foreign lunatic he's
mad-mad,"
At that moment there came the
sound of horses hoofs--it was my
caravan. AS my attendants came
upon the scene, an explanation was
peremptorily demanded of them And
then my men, some of whom ha d
been with me for several months in
continuous travel, Immediately dis
owned me.
mo, no, we do not know the fell
low" they declared, without a quiv-
err 1--WE met him down the hill and
are merely carrying his things. No,
we don't know anything about him.
The old witch yelled to them that
other foreign lunatics had been killed
not far away--that they intended to
feed the birds with me also. Turning.
she shouted to the picked assa ssins
why on earth do ye hesitate--are
We struck dumb ?-Da, da"'
Nxrhi I la
scfously-if not entirely before play
ing the only game in which chance
for me lay.
At this moment, a sprite of a girl,
ill-clad and underfed, rushed out
from one of the huts. She possessed
remarkably bright pair of black
eyes. which We're afame with horror
as she looked at me.
"Oh. grandma, great grandma" she
cried, her voice piercing high above
all others, don't kill him, don't kill
him il you do his spirit will re-
main here forever to haunt u.s.
In the abrupt silence which follow
ed, she shrieked. For. don't you see
he's a mad man,-don't you kill a
mad man"
Meanwhile. / kept on assiduously
with my feigned laughter The little
girl clung to the bony arm of her
grandmother.
Don't kill him, grandma she
pleaded Don't don't" The
would-be executioners with their
great bamboos looked uncertainty
toward the old woman.
II wonder whether he's really
mad" the old hag muttered to her
self 81 wonder. / wonder
Evening star., 1925-03-01

than his second, but even so it was a
far cry from the simple ceremony"
insisted upon by Mr.. Coolidge this
year. The first Wednesday in March,
1888 (Which happened to come on the
fourth day of the month, and. by
later constitutional amendment, fixed
the date of all future inaugurals), I,
had been decreed by Congress for the
induction of Gen. Washington into
the presidency, but, owing to the con
dition of the roads, a quorum of Con-
gress did not reach New York, then
the capital, until April 6. The vote
of the electoral college was imme-
diately counted and a messenger dis
patched to Mount Vernon to advise
Washington of his election. The
general left home on April Is by
coach and arrived in New York on
April %, but along the route received
the greatest ovation ever. accorded
any one in America up to that time.
Evening star., 1925-03-01

while the animals were being har-
messed up preparatory to our ex-
hausting climb UP to the Village of
the Winds.
then saw a Chinese hurrying down
the mountain, his tattered uniform
showing him to be an official courier,
and when he handed me a telegram
was dumfo>anded to find it addressed
to myself-telegra are not every
day occurrences out on the roof of
the world.
My consul had taken this means of
informing me that l should turn back
from my harebrained adventure and
follow on toward Burma by the main
roads.
'One foreigner" the message read,
has lately been --, and the people
of the Village of Ten Thousand Winds
know of your Whereabouts, and are
merely waiting to - you"
Putting thoughtfully at my pipe,
filled in the blanks in this CHEEKY
message.