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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-05
CHISTES
AMOR

Dialogo de luna de nliel:
El-GMe quieres mucho?
Ella,-Si; hasta la muerte.
El-Yo tambien. Pero 81 me mu-
riese antes que td, Jpodrias viv1r
sin mi?
Ella-Segdn 10 que me dejes
de renta.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-05
LA AsTuc1A DE MUssoLrN1

LA AsTUcIA DE MUssoLINI
Italia no quiere enterarse de ma
da. Mussolini no esta dispuesto a
arriesgar su barco a La nebhna, ex-
poniendose a zozobrar entire los
bloques de hielo. Alemania esta ei-
vidida;-los socialistas, centralistas,
y democratas son favorecedores de
"a idea, los conservadores son
completamente hostiles. Inglaterra
esta sorprendida de 10 que oc1rre.
Los conservadores y Iberales estan
dudosos, no saben que carta ate
nerse Los socialistas Sc oponen
rotundamente Los socialistas ale
names franceses porque conside-
ran que favorecera la paz interna-
clonal. Los sociaistas ingleses Sc
oponen porque consideran que pro-
vocara Ia guerra acknowledgements.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-05

por nosotros en- recompensa7 Use
va a garantizar la seguridad bri-
tanica? Puede ser que Sc implque,
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-05
Ell PACTO EUROPEO

"iQue documentO! Su base fundamental estriba en-
la Oscurdad que lie caracteriza TOdOs los puntOs
cales quedan duda."
"COn t6rminOs ndefnidOs frases rimbOmban-
es, capaz de prestarse cuaquiera Interpretation.
Al mismo tempo Obra de BRAND La manO del poll
ticO frances adivina tOdas parties"
"El pactO quizas save Europa de la guerra, pc
ayudara al gabnete frances afrontar exito
crisis Immediate"
"Clemenceau Ell Tigre, BRAND ha cOnocdO
sempre como Ell GatO-sinuOsO, escOndiendO vigan-
ca eterna tras fingida ind0lencia".
mo es, pues, eXtranO que ell astutO fascsta que GO
berna Italia abstenga de dar cOnsentmiento al
dOcumentO. No esa dispuesO aventurarse bar
en- la nebina expuestO naufragar."
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-05

peIO 10 clerCo eS que no Se Id ueCAo
referencia especihca en- Ell doeu-
mento en- cuanto este particular.
LA AoTITUD oU1JoTEscA
Existe ell peligro de La dispos1-
cIon quijotesca dc este pals Sc con
ceda de antemano. rs dec1r, Sc
IA por SECURE desde ahora, cuando
Sc compromete nuestra rtqueza; ma
cional, pero Sc nos negaria esa viz
tud, 81 en- Ell future nosotros alega-
mos que estamos namados a deci-
dir cuando hay motive legitiIno pa
ra empufar las armas. DespuSs dc
todo, 10 que decide La guerra mum
dial fue la entrada de los Estados ?
unidos en- Ell confhcto, una acti-
tnd quijotesca que no tuvo NADIA
Que yer con los tratados. -.
6Y que dicen ahora los Estados
Unidos? Existe en- la nota una alu-
sion a los Estados Unidos, "a quie-
mes Francia veria con agrado par.
ticular en- este trabsjo de paz y !.
seguridad".
No Sc 10 que pensara America
de esta invitacion que Sc ls hacs.,
Ella, que consider6 Ia entrada a.
la Liga de Naciones como una res
ponsabtltdad demasiado grande,
Gcomo aceptara esta oferta7 -
-
-.
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Lloyd George Cda POCa8 como porO mas aBgete de Europa


Articulo especial para Ell MUNDo,
Copyright 1925 by United Feature
Syndicate, Inc.
Prohibida la reproduction
|LONDREs, julio A.
Europa esta sumamente intrigada
y preocupada con las negociacio-
pes del nuevo pacto, mas ain des-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-05

/, de eventualidades sin antes saber
de donde partira La discordia.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-05

pues de hacerse pabnca cierta CO.
rrespondencia
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-05

pero 10 cierto es que no Sc ha hecfo
referencia especihca en- Ell doeu-
mento en- cuanto este particular
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-07-05

LA AcTITUD oU1JoTEscA
Evening star., 1925-03-20
Gun Play Grows Passe
In 'sWild Vest Movies

All this censoring of wild West
movies is just about two years too
late. The Westerners used to draw
the crowds because they showed
Hollywood nymphs being rescued by
bad men from worse men. There
was plenty OF hard riding. There
was also plenty of quick drawing
and fancy two-gun shooting It's
the bad men and the shooting the
consors are distressed about. They
think little boys will become bandits
through seeing so much gun play.
Two years too late. There is no
more shooting for shootiHg's sake in
the Westerns THE Covered Wagon"
showed that the sweep of American
history is screen stuff and it gets the
crowds. The old type of Westerner,
which Bill Hart had virtually copy
righted,, is dead. Nowadays the
Westerners teach history and econ
omics and sociology and pride OF
birth. The shooting remains but IL
is no longer the works. The Indians
ambush US as our covered wagons
blaze the trail OF empire and our
steel rails link the seas. We shoot
the redskins. NOT to shed blood, but
because they oppose destiny. There's
no nobility In the shooting. The
nobility is in our empire.
Maybe this 'Deadwood Coach" and
'"Thundering Herd" are of the old
bite the-dust school. II they are, the
bubble will take care OF the censoring
Chicago Tribune.
Evening star., 1925-03-20

than anybody in Washington with
the exception OF Mr.. Coolidge himself
When the colonel was sent "in ad-
vance" to Plymouth, VT. last year.
to mako arrangements for the Presi-
dents visit to his ancestral heath,
Startling and Mr. Sargent became
great pals. The secret service man
was guest for two weeks at the
Sargent home in Ludlow Giants
both and sons OF the soil, they found
they had much in common. When
Sargent came to Washington the
other day for the inauguration he
was really ED" Starling's guest. not
Gals" Several times during inaugA
ural week, Sargent took his meals
alongside the colonel in the secret
service mems White House mess
Miss Janet Richards, Washington 8
famous talk lady and lecturer on
current events. found herself along.
side good-lookfng youth in the
Senate gallery during the Warren
debate. He seemed to be a stranger,
and Miss Richards offered her strv-
ices in pointing out notables on the
floor. That tall, handsome man
who's speaking now" she said to the
boy, lis Senator George Wharton
Pepper of Pennsylvania" The lad
replied: Yes. he's the only one /
know. He's my dad"
i; y X =
Chief Justice William Howard Taft
Is about to make his debut on the
air. He will broadcast for Ave min
utes from New York station on the
evening OF Monday. March IS, in the
interest OF the Hampton -Tuskegee
IS. .00o 900 endowment fund
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John W. Weeks, Secretary of War,
has only been waiting for Congress
to adjourn to embark upon a long
projected and extended vacation.
Politicians say that the advent of a
New Englander Sargent of yermont)
to the Coolidge cabinet makes certain
the eventual disappearance of Mr..
Weeks (by voluntary retirement)
from the: executive household. Ac-
eording to- the same reckoning, a
Western Republican will be the next
Secretary of War.
Copyright, 102S}
Evening star., 1925-03-20
Transfer Patent Office Jurisdiction

General public approval by interest
! ed business and legal circles is expect
| ed to follow President Coolidge's ex-
ecutive order of yesterday transferring
control of the Patent Office from the
Department of the Interior to the De-
| partment of Commerce. The Patent
| Office, which was originally section
! in 1870, has been part OF the In
terror Department since 1S49. The
| work of the bureau has increased with
the amazing growth of American in
vention. and now it is issuing more
than $4,000 patents and trade marks
| each year.
The change in jurisdiction now &C
complished has been advocated by the
congressional commission established
at the request of President Harding
| which considered governmental re-
organization. 1t was rendered possible
without specific legislative action be-
cause the law which created the Com
merce Department gave the President
regular Government bureaus as he
might select under its control.
The transfer to the Department of
Commerce was approved by Secretary
Work Of the Interior Department, and
is quite agreeable to Secretary Hoover
One Of the impelling motives of this
change lay in discrimination against
American interests in the administra-
tion of patent laws in some foreign
countries. 1t is expected that Secre-
tary Hoover may find occasion to urge
Congress to draft a new code of pat
ent laws.
Secretary Hoover announce, that
he will undertake a vigorous cam.
paign for the removal of injustices to-
ward American patentees and Ameri-
| can manufacturers which exist by vir-
tue Of the character of certain foreign
patent laws. This Is noticeably true
in the case OF Germany, which enjoys
favors and immunities under the
American potent law which are not
reciprocated to American patentees by
Germany. Indeed. the discrimination
is SO fragrant that a foreign patentee
by registering his patent in the United
States can hold it for II years and
prevent manufacture of the article in
the United States.
There is to be an international con-
vention at The Hague October 8. 1925.
L.
equitable and equal treatment Of pat.
entees in all countries. The Depart.
ment of Commerce will be represented
at this meeting.
1t would seem that the Department
OF Commerce is the appropriate place
in which to rest. jurisdiction, as the
work OF the Bureau of Patents comes
so intimately in touch with business
and manufacture at home and abroad
Evening star., 1925-03-20
The Palm Beach Fire.

The long-expected happened at last.
Two great resort hotels at Palm
Beach, one Of them through news,
fiction and illustrations famous
throughout the country, have gone up
in flames. Where they stood there is
nothing now but smoldering heaps of
light ashes. Only by good fortune the
largest one of all, situated nearby,
failed to catch fire.
The wonder is they iastedas long as
they did. Both of them were about as
inf1ammable as a vanished pine box
and as potentially dangerous as a
cache of gunpowder. One unanticipa ted
feature Of the catastrophe is the ap-
list, either among guests or fire.
fighters. The conf1agration could
scarcely have occurred at a better
time, in the open season, at least
That season was drawing to a close; ii
was daylight; most of the guests were
either out of doors or could; after
timely warning, get out.
Those who have stayed in this type
of great, frame Winter caravansery
If assigned rooms higher than the
second floor, have vivid memories OF
the patent fire.escapes made of heavy
manila rope; Of the gloomy perusaI OF
the printed directions that told how to
fasten it around something immovable
and then. seated in loop, lower ones
self to the ground; OF the estimation OF
the distance to be jumped in case
Evening star., 1925-03-20
Cutting the Fleet Deficit.

That the American merchant ma
rine is slowly working it's way to a
condition of good health is to be in
ferred from an address delivered in
New York by Leigh c. Palmer. presi-
dent of the Fleet Corporation. He had
nothing startling to tell as to improve
ment in conditions. but that there has
been Improvement at all Is cause for
congratulation. fer 1t is not long ago
that the American people could see
little hope of ever having a self -sus-
tanning merchant marine.
For the fiscal year ended in June,
1924, the Fleet Corporation showed a
deficit of 5000 600. Admiral Palmer
estimates that for the current fiscal
year the deficit will be reduced to
s36,0O0,o0O and in the next year to
SIS, 100000. Cutting a $50 900. 900 deficit
almost in half in two years is no mean
accomplishment. And Admiral Palmer
emphasizes that il has not been done
at the expense of efficiency in opera
ton. There has been a million dollar
saving in salaries, and more than an
other million has been saved in other
administrative expenses, but the bulk
of economies has resulted from more
efficient management and better op-
Grating programs. Consolidation of
lines has reduced expenses without
impairment of service, American ship
~ -, 10
promptness and protected from extor-
ton.
The problem of return cargoes for
American vessels continues to be one
difficult of solution, but lately there
has been an improvement in this re-
spect, and we now are getting about
our proportionate share of westbound
traffic. But American ships must con-
tinue to come back with only about
one-third the tonnage with which they
sailed out, for that is about the pro-
portion of our import as compared
with our export trade. When the time
comes, If it ever does, that we buy as
much as we sell, return cargoes will
put our merchant fleet on a paying
basis, but the American people are
in no hurry for that day. We are do
ing pretty well right now in the mat
ter Of foreign trade. despite depres-
sion in a large part Of the world, and
the comparatively few millions with
which we "subsidize' our merchant
marine is not large item in the ma.
tional budget.
Evening star., 1925-03-20

much over 8 feet tall, but a certain
leaness lent height to his appearance.
AT that time he had no mustache.
The whimsical twist of his mouth,
so ready to break into smile, was
displayed in full. That Is the way
like to remember him. Reading one
of your productions he would smoke
his old Jimmy pipe; but, II the story
pleased him, he would take his pipe
out OF his mouth and smile.
Good story" he would say.
AS city editor he cultivated GER
tain gruffness of manner, to hide, as
| IL were, the tenderness OF his heart
When one arst made his acquaintance,
in working capacity, one was apt
to think him something of q crouch.
But no man had less of that quail
ity. He early made the discovery
that to be too pleasant risked losing
some respect, and so he cultivated
gruffness which in reality was for
efgn to his nature.
He knew the newspaper game He
had keen nose for news, and the
| largest appreciation OF the so-called
feature story" and the more con-
templative sorts of writing.
He often riied the cub reporters by
his insistence upon details. One
might go out and get 80 facts on a
| story, returning reasonably well sat
| isfied with ones work.
John Smallwood, however, was
more interested in the Tooth TACT
which you did not get.
What about so-and.so?" ne wouio
| ask
Il forgot about that" was the re-
! ply.
| well, you had better hnd out about
| =, ca
! Ii you said a man belonged TO z
| certain lodge, the name was no'
| enough He wanted the number, TOO
He was thorough.
Once he sent me out to inquire Of
all the BARRIERS along WISCONSIN ave
| nue. If they remembered shaving
! certain man.
1t was the man who was reported
as putting poison in the soup AZ
| banquet in Chicago, several persons
having died as the result.
Rumors had 1t that he had escaped
| TO Washington and had been seen III
| a barber shop on Wisconsin avenue
| How the rumor got started NOBODY
knew.
| Who starts such rumors, anyway
Hastily rushing for the car. II was
| not until l was on my way tnAt
| realized | did not have the slightes'
| idea what the murderer lookeu hne
Necessity Is the mother of inven
ton, truly. When the BARRIERS askee
me to describe the man, did 81
| minutely, pic,uring my idea OF VIVA
such a fellow should look like.
! OF course, he had never been OF
Wisconsin avenue, or any othe1
/ street here. But when l got back u
the office and looked up description
| OF the man, I found that my guess al
to his appearance Tailed to hair
Those who had the happiness o
knowing John Smallwood, who wa
an honor to his profession, as n
| would have been to any other, car
recall many instances OF his friend
ship.
He was wont to take his friends
for rides in his car, especially 1
they had none, and during such trips
he might drive for miles withou
saying so much as word. Their
was no embarrassment in being silen
with John .Smallwood.
| So he lived, and so he died. H,
| left US, al he did the unknown Dutcl
| boy, and went away forever. leavinl
US gazing after him with love an'
| admiration.'
To my old boss, then, I offer thi
small tribute today, in the firm be
| lief that somewhere, somehow. h
| knows and approves.
Evening star., 1925-03-20

ferers, this partial aid consisting OF
plate Of thin soup and two slices of
black bread as a daily ration. More
than half million of the children of
the proletariat" are simply aban-
doned to their fate
Such condition appeals powerfully
to the sympathies of the world but
what about the worlds Judgment of
the government that is responsible for
the condition? If the government of
the Soviets had exhausted its re-
sources in an effort to avert starva-
ton it, too, would be entitled to sym
pathy and assistance, but the Soviet
government has done nothing of the
kind. At time when il is permitting
children to starve by the hundreds of
thousands there is indisputable evi.
dence that it is spending many mil
lions of dollars to pay for political
propaganda in other lands, and hun
6reds OF millions of dollars are being
spent for maintenance Of huge army
that certainly is not needed for de-
fense against any known enemy.
Nor is that the worst of the picture.
Last year the Soviet government ex-
ported from Russia millions of bushels
of bread grains to raise money for
support of the army and to pay for
political propa ganda. 1t is due largely
to lack Of that very grain that 100000
children are starving today. And yet
there are Americans who profess to
believe that the government at Mos
cow is a civilized government, entitled
to recognition as such and equal rank
in the family Of nations.
Evening star., 1925-03-20
Higher Wages for U. S.
Employees Held Needed
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
When President Coolidge recently
approved the two bills increasing
salaries for Congressman, Cabinet
officers and other high officials, to-
gether with increased pay for postal
clerks and carriers, he admitted that
this rich United States Government,
for many years in the past was buy
ing service at an unfair price.
Don't let US forget that the high
cost of living also affects the remain
ing $4,000 Government employees at
Washington and elsewhere. and they
are entitled to the same reasonable
consideration.
Why do Government officials criti-
cize the heads of our large industrial
concerns for not adopting a higher
wage scale, when they should take the
lead in Congress for such program for
Government workers?
l hope that President Coolidge will
present and urge a compensation ad
justment measure, after the new Con-
gress is organized and showing team
work. am strong for President. Cool
idge's war<on waste; the taxpayers
want efficiency.
Let US adopt the slogan, Millions
for use and service, but not a dollar
for waste" Big business will follow
IL the Government but show the way.
CHARLES w. FAIRFAX.
Evening star., 1925-03-20
there were no time to work the rig.

there were no time to work the rig.
ging.
This type of hostelry has been for. a
century or more a common feature OF
American Summer and Winter resort
life. At intervals one goes up like a
pile of kerosene-soaked brushwood.
The marvellous thing has been that so
few lives have been lost in these con-
flagrations. many of the fires having
happened in the Off season. AS these
clapboar'led and shingled monuments
to American enterprise go. they are
gradually replaced with fireproof
structures in which patrons can re-
pose in confidence. Some day the
country will fondly reminisce OF
the period Of grade crossings and big
frame, hotels. May the intervening
time be counted in decades at the
most.
Evening star., 1925-03-20
Would Rate Auto Drivers.
Tag Displayed on Car Would
Show Speed Allowed Its Operator
% the Editor Of The star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Having driven q motor continuously
for the past 18 years in the District
and having worn out, (literally worn
out) number of automobiles during
that period I feel that 1 might be
considered an experienced driver: AS
sues VI realize to some extent the
serious problems that confront the
traffic squad, especially those pre-
sented by the reckless driver. with
view toward checking this danger
Gus menace and with a thought to-
ward giving a sporting color to good
driving. I suggest that all drivers be
rated.
Automobile permits might read in
part: "And is entitled to drive his or
her car not faster than IS miles per
hour; but careless or reckless driv-
ing will be punishable with either
fine or reduction of speed limit, or
both"
Should q person be convicted OF
careless or reckless driving, the first
offense might bring a reduction from
the 35-mile limit to 25 miles for a
stated period, at the discretion Of the
Traffic Court. A second offense with
in the year, might reduce his limit
to Is miles for stated period A
third offense might bring a suspen-
sion, of his permit for an indefinite
period
When person has had his limit
reduced to, say rs miles. tag bear
Evening star., 1925-03-20
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

In the Summer of 1914 a tall, dark
haired man stood in the streets oi
Amsterdam. He was an American
from his shoes to his hat.
Looking up at him stood small
Dutch boy, probably 5 years old. ou,
OF sky-blue eyes the little fellow
gazed with tremendous admiration
at the face of the tull man.
Gravely looking down at his little
Dutch friend. the tall American
eyes twinkled as his sympathetic
mouth broke into characteristic
smile, the right side somewhat
twisted up.
The Dutch boy attached himself te
his new friend. and for several hours
followed him around the city. as II
he had been some. sort of faithful
two-legged puppy.
When the man left Amsterdam, the
last one he waved to was the boy
who stood there Watching his tai
friend leave him forever.
Maybe it was the unusual height OF
the man which attracted the stubbs
little Dutchman.
But those OF US who remember Johr
B. Smallwood, who died two years
ago yesterday, prefer to believe thai
the Dutch boy simply showed his
good judgment and taste when he
picked him out of the crowd of tour
lists to admire.
This space today I dedicate to the
memory of that true gentleman, rea
newspaperman and true friend, John
Bell Smallwood.
Those who knew him need no fur
ther incentive to renew here, for q
few minutes. memories of their for
mer associate and friend
Those who did not know him per
sonally, l can ask to read here. ] an
sure, because all the world loves d
true gentleman.
~ " y
An honest mans the noblest worl
of God, but real gentleman Is tn,
rarest. Most of US have to recall
from time to time, that we are sup
posed to act like gentlemen. Ou
monkey ancestors will crop out.
But John Smallwood was one wht
found IL easy to act as a gentleman
He never talked about the problem!
Of a gentleman. II is extremely un
likely that he ever realized he wal
one.
In fact. If any one had accuse,
him of being a gentleman, he prob
ably would have denied the aliega
tlOn. lie was IKE ernest, VINO grew
into the likeness of the great ston'
face without realizing 1t.
Well born, well bred, II cam,
natural to John Smallwood to be I
gentleman without pretense, and thii
precious quality colored his work ant
his friendship.
Those of us who knew him init
msteiy realize now that he WAS th'
fine newspaper man he was becaus'
he personally ennobied his profession
and knew as well that this friend
ship was as deep as II was becaus
of the same rare traits.
Amid the rush and hustle of tn,
newsroom of, this paper. as city edi
tor and later news manager, he re
tained the poise of the gentleman
I never saw him display anger bu
once, and that was soon over.
The nervous tension Incident I,
news gathering and printing tests th'
soul of any man. Those who pas
through this test OF fire with un
rufTled dispositions are true gentle
men of God.
Such a man was John Smallwood.
y
imagine l must have looked a
him in much the same way tn,
Dutch boy did, the first time / lait
eyes on him.
He was my first boss.
He came into the room and looket
down at me from what seemed a
least feet. In reality, he was no
Evening star., 1925-03-20
Starving Russian Children

lin to the New York Times says COM
munist Russian papers now admit
that the number of starving children
in Southern Russia alone numbers
more than 100000, and that the gov
ernment at Moscow is unable to cope
with the situation. An official investi-
eating committee reports that the gov.
ernment is giving partial aid to not
more than 10000 Of the famine suf.