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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-17
FL JURADO DEL DISTRITO De HUNA(AO
OTRO ESCARNIO A LA JUsTICIA
LOS TURBAs son ABsUELTOs

IRREsPoNsABLEs & INooENTEs 4 los
culpables.
Ese veredicto constituye una
Ofensa a La sOciedad Humacaefla
es La expression mas cfnica de La fall
ta de civismo de los republicanos
que cOmpOnen La totalidad de ese
JuradO. Y 81 no tuvi6ramOs ell
convencimiento de que solo la pa
sion pol1tica de los jueces de dere-
chO de La Corte de Humacao Sc de-
be el descr6dito en- que va cayendo
esa institution, seria llegado Ell mo-
mentO de que los ciudadanos hon
radios acudiesen a los altos poderes
de la nacion solicitando La compile
ta desaparicion de La ley del Jura-
do, que EN- tOdos los paises repre-
senta la mas firme garant1a de los
ciudadanOs, perO que en- Puerto
Rico, por Obra Y gracia de juoces
entregados completamente a las
inspiraciOnes de un partido pol1ti-
co corrompido y anti-patriotico, Sc
ha convertible EN- la salvaguardia
de los criminales. mas empederni-
dos.
Los jueces de La Corte de HUI
macao, senores Fulladosa Y Kear-
n0y, Sc consideration excentOs de
toda responsabilidad nombrando
cOmisiOnadOs que forma5en a su
antOjo La lista de jurados, eligien-
dOlOs en- absolute de los registrOs
del partido republicano, y La con-
ciencia publica los excecra Y anate-
matiza por habor degradadO y envi-
lecidO q esa sublime institution
del Jurado, cOnvirti6ndOla en- ms
trumentO pOlftico.
ST al frente del gobierno en-
Puerto Rico hubiera hOmbres de
cOnciencia, esos jueces no perma-
necer1an Jln mOmentO mas en- sus
puestos. Pero es indtil buscar
justicia nj reparacion Ell ell gObier-
no nj en- los tribunales: todo aquf
esta podrido. Sc halla Puerto Ri
co en- la misma situacion en- que Sc
encontro Nueva Orleans en- los
amos de 1872 1874, en- que los
4 ca2pert b09gers mas envilecidOs,
dOminarOn en- la capital de La LOui-
siana, merced a La protection del
presidente Grant.
Indtil fu6 Que al establecerse
en- Puerto Rico ell prOcedimiento
por jurados, nuestros amigos y CO.
rreligionarios de Humacao senores
Cells Y Was Ochoteco realizaran
tOdo genera de esfuerzos con Ell OBJ
ieto de alejar el predominio de la
polftica de esa institution: tOdo
resulto indtil, y aquellOs amigos
Sc vieron procesadOs y atrOpella
dos, por querer rendir quito a La
justicia.
Habfa necesidad, para fines po
lfticos, de que los jurados en- la isla
, fuesen republicanOs; Y va SO vall
tOcandO las cOnsecuencias funestas
de la organization que SO hizo er
tai sentido.
En- la oficina del Attorney Ge
} neral existen tOdos los anteceden
tes Que Sc refieren d La primers
: constitution del Jurado en- el dis
: trito de Humacao ALI esta tam
: bien La injusta causa formada a lo'
: senores Cells Y Was Ochoteeo. Exa
. mine detenidamente esos antece
1 dentes ell Honorable Attorney,
! suspendan los americanos honra
S dos tOdo juicio respectO q nuestrt
!, aptitud para ell gobierno propio
a no confundiendo todos los hijo
/ del pals con esa falange de hijo
!. espIireos, con esa falange de ma
a los puertorriquenos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-17
TuruII, dbsueltO

Ell senior Sanchez, que acuso don
Francisco Turull por la sustraceion de
la carta al sefIor de Diego, retro la acu-
saci6n conyencido de la inocencia de
Turull, cnya honradez ha reconocido.
7 nosotros que aver atacabamos
Turull, estamos hoy en- Ell deber de ha=
Ger constar su inoeeneia.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-17
Fiestas del Carnaval
BALE DE TRAJEs

La xSan Juan Fraternity,D ell club
mas distinguido de la capital, ha organl-
zado un bale de traies sociedad, que
Sc celebrar6 en- ell teatro, la noche del q
de Febrero
III producto de dscha fiesta Sc desll-
nara beneficio del hospital de San Juan
para mujeres niflos!
Apradecemos la inyitaci6n que Sc
Jos La diriiido para ese bale.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-17

LA BORINQUEN. De Targas v ca
No oiyidar que esta casa es la que ma s
barata vende y que cnnstantemente in
troduce nuevas mercancias artIcu los
de alta noyedad. Vista hace fe.
The Washington times., 1903-11-08
Radium Burns Hard
To Guard Against

IT He radium burn is the latest ter
ror TO scientists. and several New
York specialists have reason to
regret the careIestness with which they
have handled the new element, says the
New York Press" Some of the ex-
perImenters will not handle the new
wonder WITHOUT lead gloves on their
hands. and lead mask covering the
face Even these precautions have
failed at times to give COMPLETE pro-
lection. one specialist at the Museum
of Natural History had occasion to
carry a piece Of radium about the size
OF a pea. 1t was placed IN a small
glass case incIosed in a capsule Of thick
lead, and the whole was Enclosed in a
wooden box. The scientist carried the
box under his arm for about half an
hour In about two weeks a painful
and serious burn developed. At first 1t
was minute, no larger than the head
Of a pin. 1t has spread until il is the
size Of half a dollar, and II has pepe-
traUed to one OF his ribs.
Scientists describe the action of a ra-
dunn burn as a series OF bombardments
by minute particles. The fast fire or
machine gun would be slow work COM
pared with II II Is a pLoJtCAlolA AtAtN
space at tremendous force Of tiny par
ticles Of matter The first result OF
this bombardment is a congestion or
blocking Of the blood vessels. as in
the case OF an ordinary burn, only ra-
dunn burns are painless at first The
tissues in the line Of fire are killed
and slough off. This action extends even
TO blood vessels that have been stopped
a long distance from the seat of the
original injury.
one thing that makes the burns so in
sidious is that il is impossible TO tell
where they start or when they VIII stop.
In some cases they reach clear TO the
bone. For this reason the specialists
are quite wary OF radium. II is used in
New York almost entirely by X-ray ex-
perts, who, as yet, have put it 10 no
practical use. IL is employed 70 y cer-
tain extent TO test gems. as it causes
the genuine article 70 fluoresce, or give
of a glow OF light in a dark room. In
this respect 1t is similar in its effects
to the X-ray.
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seme of~Gncle r. Joe 8 characteristics and
some OF his mannerisms. IN the fact
that his mother was a Quaker, and
traced her lineage back to the days Of
the founder Of the sect When little
Joe was only four years of age, his pa
rents Travelled in prairie schooners to
the then new West When he was
fourteen his father was drowned. and
the sons school days suddenly ended
The lad went TO work in a country store
and labored for FIVE years saving dur
ing the interval the sum Of $500. half
his aggregate compensation. This sum
enabled him to spend eighteen months
in a law Office. Without funds. and
with a rather imperfect knowledge of
his new profession, he hung out his
shingle in small town in Illinois. and
during his first year he would have
starved had not good friend advanced
the amount Of his board Bit. Gradually
however. he forged ahead. and during
the civil war and a few years follow
ing. he was States attorney. Cannon
did not think OF coming to Congress
until along in the 70's. His physician or
dered him to rest from his arduous law
practice. and the way just opened nat
uraily for him TO come TO the big legis-
Iative body at Washington.
Plain and Unpretentious.
The new Speaker Is plain unpreten-
tious. and practical. He is rich in good.
old-fashioned. common sense. Cannon
is fond of a good cigar. and a good
story. and he can tell the latter as well
~ listen. II ne has but a single audi
tor. he rests one hand on his shoulder
and causes the listener to feel as though
nc was a lifelong friend of the narra-
tor The new Speaker is naturally dem
ocratic and good-natured, but there
need be no fear that he viii allow him
self 10 he imposed upon in his new po-
sition. Said Thomas B. Reed TO the late
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ances and excellent friends. and their
difference in politics is no bar TO their
long amity-
While they were talking there rum
bled down on the asphalt an immense
load of hay. The wagon was drawn by
sturdy team of four horses. with a
colored citizen astride of the of wheel
horse, plotting the outfit The sight at
tracted the attention of the Keystone
State agriculturist That's a noble
spectacle" said he There's nothing
I admire better than 1 do a magnih-
cent load OF hay. If" he remarked, II
had the genius Of poesy about me 1
would set up O. nights and write pas
toral odes about just such living pic
lures as that. What do you think OF IT.
judgeY' he said the gentleman from
Kentucky.
''Oh. very nice, very nice, indeed" was
the response, but in my view about the
prettiest thing on earth is a beautiful
thoroughbred kentucky horse. One OF
those fine chestnut nags such as we raise
in our country just caps the climax
when you talk of living pictures. Hev.
major?' he said to the department Of
fetal
'.Well, gentlemen" said the major.
''just take a walk some beautiful autumn
afternoon upon Connecticut Avenue.
when there isn't a speck of cloud in the
sky. and the atmosphere is pure and ex-
hilarating. and you can feast your eyes
on a series OF living pictures not to be
matched anywhere else in the universe.
There you Will see bright eyes, bloom
ing cheeks. magnificent figures and fem
mime grace in all its glory. It's a NOV
ing panorama" said the gallant old
bachelor that viii shake the withers
out of any old heart. anywhere"
The judge looked at the farmer, and
the farmer looked at the judge. Then
one OF them said: Come along, major;
you've got the turn Wen do the thing
that's right" And the trio departed to-
gether in a west-by-south direction.
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eventually chosen to preside while Reed
had served but twelve years; Crisp.
eight; Blaine and Carlisle. six each. To
put TO shame the records OF these com
parative youngsters there now COMES
Mr.. Cannon. who is at his sixty-eigEth
milestone and has served twenty-eight
years IN the House 70 which he was
first elected in the year that General
Grant defeated Horace Greeley for Pres
ident
There is yet another feather in Mr
Cannons cap. He is the first member
from Illinois who has ever won the
Speakership. 1t would appear as though
the keystone State OF the Middle West
had been sadly neglected in this respect
when compared with other Common
wealths. Virginia. massachusetts,, and
kentucky have each fs1rnished four
SDeaksrs Indiana. three South Caro-
DINA. Maine, Tennessee. New Jersey
and Georgia, two each. However. there
is consolation for Illinois in the fact
that New York. likewise. has had but
one Speaker. and the President making
State OF Ohio has also furnished But one
Speaker. in the person of Joseph War
rem Keller, who strangely enough has
lately felt reawakening Of his Old am
bition 10 serve In Congress. In the
period OF possession Kentucky takes The
lead, her sons having held the Speaker
ship. all told. twenty-five years; Vir-
ginia had the honor for thirteen years;
Maine. twelve; Pennsylvania, eleven.
and Massachusetts. ten
A Picturesque Figure.
Joseph G. Cannon. the new Speaker.
Is easily one Of the most picturesque 1s-
ures in the American House of Com
mons. His career has been an interest
ing one He is a native of North Caro-
lima, but his ancestors for many gen
erations lived in Massachusetts. There
would seem to be an explanation of
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William Mckinley on one occasion
Joe knows more about parliamentary
law than either OF US. Mac" and this
knowledge has increased rather than di-
minished. Cannon likewise knows the
machinery OF the Government down TO
the smallest cog. and his long experience
as a rough and ready debater on the
floor OF the House win enable him to
appreciate the trials and tribulations Of
the men who succeed him in that role.
One Bitter Note.
The one bitter note in Cannon's pres
enI triumph Is found In the fact that
his wife cannot share in the honor for
n hich he has waited so long. The
death OF his life partner a few years
af0 was a heavy blow to the veteran
LEGISLATOR. Mrs. Cannon always took
tho keehest interest in politics, and, in
deed. politics was mixed up with her
romance from the very start. As
struggling lawyer in Illinois young Joe
Cannon had no sooner fallen in love
with Mary Reed. a pretty school teacher
from Ohio. than he found himself the
rival candidate for justice OF the peace
against Mary's brother. At FIRST young
Cannon felt sure that If he defeated
Nary's brother he would have mighty
slim chance of winning Mary, but as
he pondered over the vexed problem he
came to the conclusion that If he won.
the brother would not let him have the
girl. whereas II he lost, the girl would
b.. equally sure 70 throw him over. so
nc decided to go in and win the cleo
ton in the hope that he would get the
girl also. The hoped Tor happened He
rlsTried Mary Reed soon after he was
elected justice. and. of course, the
brother. could not long stay mad" at
ms sisters husband
Now that he Is to be Speaker, Repre-
sentative Cannon, who for many years
has lived in Washington hotels. is to
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House Of Representative since the first
Congress. except one The missing face
Is that Of Nathaniel Macon. Of North
Carolina. who was Speaker % the Sew
enth. Eighth. and Ninth Congresses.
In Iifs he die not sit for his picture
In recent years spasmodic efforts have
been made to find a portrait OF him, but
without success.
There is one picture In the lot which
the student OF history in his own eoun-
try would hardly recognize II is that
OF Theodore Medad Pomeroy. Of New
York, who served as Speaker for FIVE
minutes. He followed Schuyler Colfax.
Pomeroy was elected as a compliment
just before the close OF Congress and
his retirement from public life.
IN the lot OF Speakers the portrait OF
Reed is perhaps the most expensive. as
it cost the Government $500. There are
many more expensive portraits IN the
general Capitol collection.
OF the portraits from life the most ex-
pensive is one OF the Gilbert Stuart pic
lures Of George Washington. There are
two Gilbert Stuart portraits OF Wash
ington. Capitol employees who have to
do with them do not distinguish them
by characteristics they possess as paint
ings They call one the False Tooth
Washington" and here is the reason
why:
II IS said that George Washington had
the arst set OF false teeth made in the
United States. They were rnanufac-
sured in Baltimore. and he was SO
pleased with the Improvement they eff
fected in his personal appearance that
he ordered hts portrait painted forth
with II is one OF those seen In the
Capitol.
One OF the Gilbert stuart portraits Of
washington cost the Government Sc, 900,
and that is. perhaps. the most expensive
portrait in the Capitol. There Is many
another Capitol picture that cost more
money. For example. there is the great
Battle OF Lake Erie" at the turn OF
the Senate grand staircase. This cost
the Government So. 600 The picture OF
Lincoln and His Cabinet" which was
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painted from life in the Cabinet room
OF the White House, cost $4,000
The picture lying on the work bench
Is an illustration OF the kind OF work at
which Duckstein is most expert. The
half OF the picture which is dun and
dirty looking. aud through which the
features of the ststesman's face can be
but dimly seen, is the half 70 which
Duckstein has not yet applied his magic
touch. He has a secret preparation which
he uses on the pictures for restoration
purposes. He does not retouch them,
merely cleans them
Unless a gas jet has been swung into
the picture and the canvas is burned
away, or there is a ragged hole with
rough edges through the canvas. not a
bit OF color goes into the picture. What
ails most OF the pictures brought into
his studio from the wall spaces of the
Capitol is oil famine
The changing seasons. the steam heat
Of winter, the moisture. all sap the oils
from the pictures His expert eye dag
noses the aiiInent OF the picture almost
at a glance. II IL Is this lack OF OIL he
applies the remedy in curious way.
The picture is removed from its frame.
Great pads OF blotting paper are spread
out on the cut glass OF marble surface
prepared for the service. The blotting
pads are soaked with oil. The picture is
placed with its back on the pads and
I over its face weights are laid. In the
succeeding hours the oil is gradually
absorbed by the picture and the colors
frightened up by IL.
Duckstein says that the trouble with
most oil paintings valued very highly
is that they are neglected. The owners
have their servants wipe of the furniture
and clean and scrub the floors. but no
hand is allowed to touch the oil paint
'tngs in the drawing room. What should
be done, according TO his view, is just
what is done every recess at the Capitol.
The pictures should have their faces
washed.
Sometimes II is necessary in the proc
ess Of restoration fer the custodian TO
remove the pictures from the frames
entirely. He will take the canvas over
TO what looks like am ironing table;
and such 1t IS In fact Then with a
great iron just like taIlor's goose the
picture is carefully ironed out.
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She Went One Better.

There is a little girl living On the
Seventh Street Road. not far beyond
BrightwoOd Avenue. who has veritable
unge Of Wit in her juvenile composition.
She is only about three years old. and
is devotediy attached to an elder broth
er. whom she is always teasing for one
thing or the other. She wanted a new
doll the other day. and began to work
up little diplomatic inesse in her ef-
forts 10 have her bis brother get one Cor,
her. At the same time she Is ever dis
posed 20 rival her buddy" as she calls
him. II she can, in any witty remark ne
makes, and on this occasion. when she
v as unusually good and anectiOnate To-
ward him, the brother. noticing the IN
usual attempt TO please him. said,
An. Ia, missy I smell a rat
Oh, that's nOthin - said the little
lady, i nell two rats: great big rats"
She got the new doll.
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soon after the clerk has called the
House to order. Is Immediately elected.
escorted to the chair in due form and
the organization OF the body follows
promptly. The result o. the contest IA
known SO far in advance that. as in
the present instance. the Speaker-elect
Is enabled to give consideration for
months prior TO the assembling Of Con-
gress 10 the distribution of those chair
manships which constitute the most
coveted Dlums of the Congressional Die.
r has been said. however. the choice
or a Speaker was not always the cut
a5-5=drfed affair We find It at the dawn
OF tie twentieth century. One OF the
most memorable contests for the Speak
ership occurred in 1888. when the lead
ing candidates were Thomas Rabcock, of
/ Virginia; John Sherman. OF ohio. and
Galusha A. Grow. Of Pennsylvania. Such
was the pandemonium which reigned in
the Ho Ise-the members Were infiamed
by the Keeling which later eliminated in
the civil war-that IL was two DAYS after
the first vote ere second ballot could
be secured. The fight dragged on for
m ore than eight weeks. but at the end
of that time Sherman withdrew. and on
the forty-fOurth ballot the election went
&c Pennington. of New Jersey. a dark
horse" In the Fffty-second Congress
the Democrats had a bitter Speakership
contest which resulted in the victory OF
Crisp, and it is interesting TO note that
Just previous to this, Joseph @. Cannon
was one Of the competitors n a Speak
ership struggle In which Reed and Nc
kinley were the principal contestants.
and IN which the former won out Since
the Fifty-iirst and Fifty-second Con-
crosses there were no contests for the
Speakership until the one Of this year.
and this latter, although participated in
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by many aspirants, was brought to
Sudden termination by the victory of
Cannon.
The selection of Mr.. Cannon for the
second best place in official life IS re-
markable from the fact that up to this
time the Speakers of the House have
been. for the most part. comparatively
young men. OF the thirty-four Repre-
sentatives who have welded the gavel
in the more than a century of the
Houses history, the oldest was Penning
ton. who, as mentioned above. broke the
famous deadlock of 1889. He was sixty
three years OF age when chosen as the
compromise candidate. Clay and Pen
nington were the only men ever chosen
for Speaker during their first term in the
House.
Member of Longest Service.
Next to Pennington. the oldest Speaker
was Henderson. who has Just retired
and who had reached his fifty-ninth
year when chosen. The House has had
in its history only six Speakers who
were over fifty years of age. while
eighteen had not passed forty years
when chosen. and o. this latter number
seven ranged from thirty to thirty-six
years OF age. The youngest Speaker
was r. n T. Hunter. OF Virginia, who
was but thirty and only in his second
term when chosen OF the most famous
Speakers, Clay was thirty-four when
chosen: Grow. thirty-eight. Blaine
thirty-nine: Crisp. forty-six; Carlisle,
fOTty-eight. and Reed. fifty.
Uncle Joe" Cannon VIII break all
records. for he viii be not only the old
est man ever chosen Speaker Of the
House. but the member OF longest SER
vice prior TO his elevation TO the post
of supreme power. Up to this time
Henderson has led the Speakers in ten
ure of Office lie had served sixteen
years IN the body over which he was
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Copyright. 1908. by Walden Fawoett)

" HE cry. The King is dead. Long
live the Kingr' was heard in ef-
4 feet long before the adjournment
OF the last session OF Con-
gress. Indeed. it arose from the very
minute that David B. Henderson
announced that he would not be a
candidate for reelection to Congress.
and II has been growing in volume ever
since. It has enabled Hon. Joseph G.
Cannon % Illinois. Familiarity known as
''IJncle Joe" to become, while yet moth
ing more than a Representative IN Con-
gress from a rural district. the most
Influential man, next 10 the President,
jn the United States. When the gavel
falls next week it will call TO order the
largest body of lawmakers which has
liver assembled in the hall Of the lower
house OF Congress. and the growth OF
membership is one OF several contribu-
tory factors which viii give to the new
Speaker greater power than any of his
predecessors in originating, directing
and controlling legislation.
Electing a Speaker.
The circumstances under which the
new Speaker comes INTO his own are
vastly different from those which have
rshered in the careers Of some other
occupants OF the same position. Now
adays the choice of a Speaker. or at
least the formal part of it. proceeds
with the ease and precision of clock
work The candidate who has been
party In power is placed in nomination