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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-22
The Continental Congress.
With Representatives in
Every State in the Union.
to BeginltS Annual Session
in Washington Tomorrow.

The high post bedstead, rag carpet
with colors as multiplied as those OF
Joseph's coat. are truI colonial. while
brass candlesticks and snuffers speak
eloquently Of the gasless days Of yore
One OF the Virginia chapters has
started a movement to restore Old Po-
hick Church. Fairfax county. Virginia.
which General Washington attended and
OF which he was a vestryman- The site
OF this church, erected in 1772 was
chosen and the plans prepared by Wash
ington himself Here the general often
sat and listened TO Parson Lee Mas
sey, one OF the clergy who read the
burial service at his funeral
The interior OF the church is now dis
mantled. but the plans drawn by Wash
ington are stiIl in existence, and the
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-08-20
Este per6dico es ell de mas circuac6r an !. ;e,o
COMO PROGDEFL SE(RETARIO De pUERTORI(O

Merece la mas agria censura Ia re-
soluci6n del honorable Secretario da
Puerto-Rico, respecto una queia for
malizada por ell que suscribe, v otros
contra los miembros del Conceio mimi.
cipal de ARuas- -buenas, por la no concu-
rrencia q Las sesiones.
Nuestra demanda administrative no.
da Sc declarasen vacantes, confornne &
IA Ley, todos los cargos de Ia Corpora-
ci6n, por haber dejado de asistir 4 tres
sesiones consecutivas, sin excusas acep-
tsdas por ell Concejo, & cuya solicitnd
scompafiamos la Recommendation credit
va de su base.
7 cuando todos esperabamos que Ia
Ley Sc cumplirfa extrictamente, nos sor-
prendi6 la carta dirigida por aquel Jefe
dc Departamento al Alcalde de este pue-
bio, redactada en- los terminos siguien-
tes;
sOfcina del Secretario de Pto. Rico.
San Juan, JUNO 90 de 1903.
Al Alcalde de Aguas- buenas, p. r.
Sehor Acuso & usted recibo de su
csrta dc Mayo 4, informando sobre la
dueia presentada esta Ofcina Dor ell
sefor Jose Berries otros.
Results, despu6s de una detenida
consideration de su carta de los infor-
mes que existen en- esta Oficina, que las
rMones expuestas para justificar la no
ceebraci6n de las sesiones ordinarias del
Concejo municipal de -buenas, son
insufcientes y POGO satisfactorias, sien-
do inexcusable su negligencia en- ell cum
pimiento del deber, Y ell haber prescin-
dido por complete de 10 que previene la
Secci6n u de la Ley Municipal.
Deseo que usted haga presente & los
miembros del Concejo la censura de este
Departamento por su conducta, y les in
fOrme, que 81 en- esta oficina Sc volviese
& tener conocimiento de cualquiera otra
irreguIaridad en- la celebration de las
reuniones del Consejo, ell Secretario de
Puerto Rico Sc vera en- ell deber de dar
cGenta al Gobernador recomendarle la
aeparacl6n de los concejales response
bles
Respetuosamente,
w. FL. GALE.
Acting Secretary.@
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-08-20

/! DE modo que, ell Secretario de Puer.
co Rlco reconoce que <es inexcusabIe Ia
hGegngencla9 Gle los concejales en- ell cum
pilmlento de su deber; que &se ha pres
clndIdo por completes de 10 que Drevie-
NC La secci6n 12 de la Ley municipal; Y
! que smerecen por su conducta la censu-
RAP del Departamento.
NO puede caber un juicio mas sano
en el asunto; pero al resolver ell comen-
Carlo nos fOrma una cOncOrdancia de
SUBSTANTIVE y garrotazo Isl es que Sc nos
a1mlte Ia frasel descolgandose, por 81
pasa, con una simple reprension. no in
antes deJar de recOnOcer tan alto funcio-
mario ell <deber en- que esta de dar cuen-
ia al Gobernador, Y recomendarle la se
paraclon de los concejales responsibilities.
81 yolvlese q tener conocimiento de rein
cidencia.
Esa no es la sagrada mission de los
Departamentos. En- esas oficinas debe
lmperar en- todos los negocios de su in
eumbencia un eriterio regulator que
mantenga la uniformidad de opiniones,
y haga acreedores los guardianes de la
ley del respeto y consideration general
del pueblo.
NADIA mas hermoso para un pals que
un gobierno sabio y justiciero pero
cuando Sc pisotea ell derecho del pueblo;
cuando hay autoridades que consienten
que los representatives locales Sc burlen
de sus deberes, blasonando de poderlo
ha.cer todo impunemente, entonces todo
es VergQenza, todo es escarnio.
8Cree Ell Secretario de Puerto Rico
que merecer1a buen concepto ante su
pueblo un magistrate que declare un
acusado convicto de un crimen, lejos
de imponerle ell castigo que Sc hubiere
hecho acreedor, le preyenga que ST vol
Viese cometer igual delito entonces Sc
r& castigado2
Yo sostengo Ia negativa; y como
dicho funcionario le ha ocurrido un case
apalogos s-aunque mas leve, no dudamos
qde subsanara su error, obrando confor-
me al deber que la ley le impone, s sea
recomendar al Gobernador la destituci6n
de los concejales responsables.
joss Ma BERRfos.
Aguas Buenas, Agosto de 1908.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-08-20
DeSde San Lorenzo

AL trazsr estas Ifneas NAL combina-
daS, formula mi protesta decidida, con-
ira los compafleros Gabriel Silva, Colo
Gomez, Vicente Voz, Justino Selles, JUS
hnO 0tero, Narciso Delpino, Vicente
Degado, Asnaldo Ramirez; todos de
0fcio tabaquero; los cuales por captarse
simpatiss con ell maestro de la fabrica
'Dularch Bros0, confesaron haber pre-
senCiado un atropello en- La persona del
referido maestro, ocasionado ell tai afro
pello por 81 que suscribe; siendo este
ma farsa infcua tramada con ell fin de
lalarn1e de estos lugares por ell solo he-
ehO defender mis- derechos en- ell taller,
Me exhibo en- la prensa, aunque sin
t51ocimiento para clio, q fin de eviden-
ciar mi inocenooiia, Ia que creo me faVo-
recera ante los Tribunaies.
Despu6s de todo, sepan los remoras
iel progreso del obrerO, que los traOa-
adores como yo no desmayan nunca en-
I labor justa que hace respetar nuestra
dignidad de obreros sensatos.
MANUEL CLAUDIO.
Usguas, 10 de Agosto de 1908.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-08-20
It1. Fernandez
l(uS1 Justification
(Del SAT- J,ta,e Nelos)

La sefiorita Felicita Fernandez =
ofmulado una petici6n al Attorney UeI
neral, suplicando que nombre an flscal
special, en- lugar del Fiscal seffor kossy,
tiene formuIada % = an u1a coStra de Rafael GU
Iefrez y otros.
>. Alega la sefiorita Fernandez, que el
: Seal es fntimo amigo del Sr Gutlerrez
J que 81 no puede cumplir con su deDer
]. srStara de obtener las pruebas para
Dseer la acusaci6n.
La sehorita Fernandez es una de las
j. ssEederas del difunto Ramon Gutierrez,
arroyo, alegando que su frma ha sidO
i'slncada en- IN documento notarlal, en-
4. qae &c le hace aparecer aceptando cleI. cl.
Il lNrrninos como arreglo de 81 parOe
~. Tn dicho documentO aparecen IOs
,sSaOres de todos los herederos y fue ne
~ ante el Notario Tomas ValdeJuil' oe
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-08-20

Con dicha partida aparecen dos tes-
tigos, pero la sefiorita Fernandez 81
hermano Ernesto Fernandez, ambos ale
gan que sus nombres han sido falsifica-
dos que ellos Sc negaron rotundamen-
to firmar ell documento cuando Sc les
fl6 cojer Ia firma.
Ella le comunica al Attorney Gene
raj, que tiene muchos testigos que SO en-
contraban presentes cuandO Sc les llevo
ell documento firmar ell de Julio del
1895, y que todos ellOs Sc sOrprendleron,
rues ella nj su hermano firmarOn.
Ella tambien presenta al Attorney
fotograffas del documento en- question,
Que cOntiene las supuestas falslhcaclOn
" su verdadera hrma para que las con-
fronte, tratando de demostrar con este
due las firnnas no son identicas y que las
t.aIsifcaciones no son NADIA mas que una
lnala imltac16n.
Los testigos que aparecen para los
r6rminos en- ell documento son: Juan
Mateo Ricardo Velez, residences en-
Bayam6n.
Creo mejor que ell 4 de Julio, fe-
cha que lIeya ell documento en- Bayam6n,
40 encontraba en- ese dia en- Ia Capital,
habiendo asistido en- ese a Ia iglesia y
nne en- todo ell dia no sali6 de Ia ciudad.
EI Notario senior Valdejuli MEGA
oue las firmas sean falsifcadas, pues di-
ce cue ambas han sido dadas en- 81 pre-
sencia. como 10 expresa ell documento..
Los testigos que aparecel en- el do
cumento. tambien hacen Ia misma de-
claraci6n.
A todo este, dice la sefiorita Fernan-
dez nue ella tiene cuatro testlgos respe-
tables de esta Capital, que estan dispues-
&c 4 probar que ella se neg6 en- su pre-
Soncia < firmar ell documento que per-
95oanaci6 9oaOi en- Ia Capital todo ese dia, Pc
! lu..',s - h,,a q Nntario la hace aparecer en-
Bayam6n. rtes nieoan
Ios raanectiyos cargos que entire 81 SO na'
non, 1 nero la senorita Fernandez desea
oVn' &c Il asunto. tanto en- 10 que conclerne
Ia 10 narte civil como criminal. sea some
lido Z los tribunales para su resoluclon.
49, I'll asunto, en- 10 que conclerne . 10
so6orita Fernandes, representa- yarlos
1o;Ies de dollars, que segdn ella no pue-
de perder.. l.nd. II.
vfI pendiente en- ell Tribunal de Dlstrito
IMPOSSIBLE: Danza para Canto
81
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~1MposIBLEe: Danza Para Canto y
Piano por A. Mlslan. tvnos. on
I,etra de G.. A. Becker. lmpresa On
litografia. c. rnar casa
=. rrcaa Gimenez, San Francisco Al y
- - coamo casa de Salvador Bou. O
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-08-20
HOTEL "FSTRELLA' REFORNADO

de la Is pbico emerado sevco comodas
bacio1es
dos Sc admen tamb6n abonados Una vista la
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-23

met the Nebraska orator on a railroad
train. listened to him for the space of "a
brief ride. absorbed his Ideas surrendered
to them completely. and became infatuat ed
with their author. He contributed money
to help along the Bryan propaganda. He
made the long journey to Lincoln to confer
about his will. and intrusted the drafting
of that instrument to his newly found hero
and mentor And the present contest arises
out of a bequest by which the comfortable
sum of fifty thousand dollars is to be at
Mr.. Bryan's disposal.
This. We say. is remarkable story Mr.
Bryan is not the first public man to be re-
membered in this way. There are other in
stances. The Earl of Beaconsfield received
a large fortune by bequest: but it came
from an eccentric old woman who admired
him, and many of his public policies were
successful But the policies which so i'm
pressed this long headed, successful Con-
necticut Yankee were rejected at the polls.
and have no countenance at all today while
their author retains but little of his former
power even among the thriftless and the
discontented. But while he was on horse
back he rode and Mr.. Bennett was only
one of many obsessed admirers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-23
The Family Genius,

My Uncle Jim he's got a scheme for utilzin'
power:
Twill do more in minute than steam does
in half an hour
1t keeps on runnin day an night; you
coL It keep il STILL
it will
It's only fair that such a benefactor to the
race
Should sort O. take things easy an be boss
around the place.
An though he doesn't work himself, we
view with minds serene
The help posterity will get from Uncle
Jims machine ,t.f
There's lots of money in it when he gifts 1t
in control.
We lie awake o. nights for fear them mil
ions will be stole.
An every time we put another mortgage on
the place
He says it's jes a trifie, an he keeps a
smiln' face.
It's a mighty sight O. comfort an 1t helps
you to endure o..
The worries Of the present when your
future is secure
An were very grateful to him fur reiievin'
all our fears
Though he hasn't earned ten dollars any
week in several years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-23
Our Stake in the Philippines.

The anti-imperialist Boston Globe puts
the Philippine question in this way:
How long are citizens TO be kept in the
dark as to the ultimate disposition to be
made of the Philippines? To hold
them permanently would be monumental
folly. To spend hundreds of millions in
their subiugation with an ultimate inten-
ton to give to them liberty and indepen
dence is willful waste and wanton squan-
dering of our peoples treasure and our sol
diers' lives
The Globe forgets. Speaking after the
fashion of the late Judge Culberson of
Texas. who in his quaint way dealt with
the question of expansion. it may be said,
we done squandered. The investment is an
accomplished fact The money for the
islands has been paid, and the army, at the
expense of some lives. has established our
sovereignty. No more lives are demanded,
and no expenditure of hundreds of millions
is on the cards. Peace regns in the archi-
pelaSo and the country will soon be paying
its own way. Should we retire now, would
we not. according to the Globes reasoning.
"squander'' all the treasure and the lives
the islands have cost us? Did we pay
twenty million dollars to Spain and send an
army OF over sixty thousand men ten thou
sand miles by for the purpose of set
pertinent in the way of republic in the
orient?
And again. Would the present of all
times. be propitious for lowering the Ameri-
can flag in the Philippines? Look at the
feveIishness both in Europe and in Japan
caused by Russas action in Manchuria A
permanent change in the map in the far
east causes stir in every important cham
celery in the world. If foreign control of
one Chinese province, then creates such a
durry. is 1t difficult to imagine what the
effect would be if the rich empire of the
Philippines We're to be turned adrift? ia
to scheme at once. And Great Britain could
md many valuable uses for it in her bust
ness.
But of course we shall be told that the
United States would stand by. and give the
Philippine republic the support of a warn
ing to the great powers. But would weo
Would there be any sentiment in this coun-
try strong enough to warrant such an out
lay as such warning would require? A
policy like that would call for a powerful
fleet cruising near, or within easy reach Of
the islands. And even then. what would
such demonstration amount to If the great
powers should decide that in taking such
position We had exceeded our riehtsP
We are thereto the benefit of both the
fhlllpplneS and the United States The
islands are safe while we remain, and we
shall not 'squa nder;" by any hasty exit.
the blood and the treasure which now rep
resent our oriental endeayor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-23
MIR. Bryan's Friend Bennett.

The proceedings at New Haven over the
contested Will Of Mr.. Bryan's friend Ben
nett serve to recall Mr.. Bryan's rise to
fame. and the extraordinary way in which
he affected the minds of many men at that
time II is a remarkable story. unma tched
In our political annals. and unsurpassed by
any story We nave from other sources.
1t Is not difficult 10 understand how men
who had nothing and wanted something
were Influenced by the hullabaloo of 1886
They We're rire for Mr.. Bryan's tongue. He
was eloquent and assertive. held out y
remedy which he said would fill all pockets
and all stomachs. and captirated his hear
ers by glowing accounts of good things to
come. 1t was all so simple. The people had
only to elect him President and he would
do the rest. And under the inspiration of
his words and confident manner. great
crowds followed his carriage wherever he
appeared. and shouted themselves hoarse in
his praise They hailed him as a heaven
sent deliverer.
But Mr.. Bennett. according to the testi-
mony of his friends was a prosperous man,
shrewd III his dealings. and of excellent
standing among his associates. There were
no wrinkles in his stomach Neither want
nor failure had twisted his intellectuals on
any subject. But he fell under Mr. Bryan's
influence as easily as the most irresponsible
characterization that r0aIned the streets. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-23
The District Estimates.

The estimates of the various subordinate
officials of the District government aSsre-
gate Sl4O59 261 While this sum is made up
in large part of provisions for Increased
salaries and to some extent Is due TO the
natural tendency of the division chiefs 10
overestimate their needs ana the lmpor-
lance of their works, 1t is evident that the
Districts growth keeps up at rate beyond
that adopted by Congress in the allotment
of'appropriations. The Commissioners, OF
course. are pruning down these figures. but
they are confronted with the fact that
Congress is inclined to consider their esu-
mt, tes as excessive in any event and to cut
them down even after the first pairing
Then they are faced by the unjust policy
adopted by Congress in the matter of the
permanent Improvements. Thus, however
low the estimates may be scaled before they
90 TO Congress. even if they were not cut
there on general principles they would
fail afoul of the fact that there is not
enough District tax money in sight to meet
at the same time the cost of the permanent
works and the actual running expenses of
the District government on proper scale
of capital maintenance.
The Commissioners, however, have al
ready indicated their purpose to prepare the
estimates ON the OASIS Oh lUS dCludl ltNt-
nues in sight, as though Congress had not
already adopted the cash-payment plan for
the permanent works. This will produce
fair showing of local necessities. 1t will
provide properly for the police and fire de-
partments. for the schools, for the santa
ton of the city, for the extension of contin
uing works and for the expansion of the ad-
ministratve offices to keep pace with the
city's growth There is no need for the
Commissioners TO assume that the CASH
payment principle is permanently adopted.
The equity of the Districts position in the
matter is still evident. The arguments
which were logical one. two. three and four
years ago are 5till logical. The course OF
other cities in the same situation is still
toward long term financing of such works.
There is. indeed, all the more reason now
for continued efforts to break down the OBJ
stinate refusal of Congress 20 deal justly
with the District For the bllrsien which is
piling UP on the local shoulders in conse-
quence of the present method OF doing bust
ness is becoming intolerable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-23
Bourke Cochran

Bourke Cochran has taken the stump for
George Il. Mcclellan. It is not surprising.
He wanders in and out of parties and or
CARNATIONS with great freedom and small
reason Tammany's tool in his early days
and Tammanys foe a little later; a shouter
FOR Mckinley in 1896 and for Bryan in
100; the possessor of a ready tongue which
has wasged now for and now against the
best and worst of men and measures. he is
consistent only in his Inconsistency, reliable
only in his unreliability. What his new
lay may be is a question, but not i'm
portant. 1t means, or he thinks it does,
something for Cochran He never busies
himself In politics for his health. What
Richard Croker will say when he reads the
story at Vantage would make good read
ing, but the public will not be admitted to
Mr.. Cookers confidence on that subject
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-23
Juvenile Court.

The necessity for a separate court in
this city where Juvenile offenders can be
tried has once more been strongly pre-
scented to local attention The present ar
Tang'r1nnt for this class of cases at the
Police Court is a makeshift, and while it
is a slight advance on former methods it
is not satisfactory to any one having the
interest of youth at heart. 1t is an ar
rangement the sole argument for which
was economy and a pitiful plea for the
saving of a few dollars in a matter which
relates so vitally to the saving of lives
and souls has and can have absolutely no
standing before the bar of common sense
and Justice.
The present Juvenile Court has no legal
status. 1t is simply an understanding be-
tween the judges that one or the other on
certain days at Il certain hour shall try
juvenile cases The result is unsatisfac-
tory all around. \ judge engaged in try
ing adult Police Court cases day after day
is in no condition of mind to switch for
few hours and try juvenile cases. An alb
solutely different standpoint is necessary
to properly decide the latter from the for
mer,
The main objection however, to the pres
t-plan is the fact that upward of 1000
Juvenile offenders, with many thousand
more youthful witnesses, are induced
every year to attend a school remarkably
well designed for giving instruction in vice
and crime Recent laws prevent the send
ing of juveniles to the workhouse, and an
admirable institution in he way of d house
of detention has been provided. which pre-
vents the young offender from being herd
ed with the adult criminal in the police
station, as was formerly the case. These
things constitute great advances, but there
is a shocking lack of consistency in pro
tecting the offender carefully after his
arrest and after his conviction, and drag
sing not only him. but all the juvenile
witnesses, at the time of trial, through the
vfleness and contamination, both moral
and physical, of the adult Police Court.
The separate hour of holding the youthful
court is of little avail when prisoners and
witnesses before and after their trials us
ten to the foul testimony and breathe in
the general ViciouSuesS of the adult court
The record must be made consistent and
n Juvenile Court. separate and distinct,
with proper probation officers, provided
Such a court is an absolute necessity. II
is the cornerstone of the Juvenile problem
And the question of it's cost, which, after
all would be insignificant, should not
weigh an atom. 1t Is cheaper to prevent
crime than to deal with it after its com
mission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-23
Building in the District.

The building inspectors annual report
demonstrates that the new constructions
during the past year showed very heavy
increase, in point both of number and of
cost. over those of the year before. The
new buildings erected cost nearly SO 900. 900
while more than s1.Ioo.0oO We're expended in
repairs The inspector, on this showing.
bases n request for larger force of assist
ants. The present force. even with the ex-
listing provision for a temporary force in
addition to the regular Office aids. is made
ouate The truth is that this branch OF
the municipal government is tagging be-
hind the procession. 1t must be brought to
the front with others that are insufficiently
provided for in the appropriations. This
is essentially a city of homes and 1t should
have none but the very best workmanship
The laws are sufficiently rigid to enable
the Commissioners, through their subordi-
mates, to maintain a high standard in every
detail of construction. A proper barrier is
now interposed to check the ascent of the
sky-scrapers. and with the buildings kept
within reasonable bounds as to size there
il full opportunity to scrutinize thoroughly
the method and the materials of construc-
ton.
The inspector notes that the laws and the
regulations slngularly TAIL to grant suffi-
cient authority for the inspection of der
ricks s,,afsolds and other aids to building
Several fatal accidents have occurred dur
ing the past year and the authorities are
helpless in the face of an unmistakable
need for strict official supervision. If the
Commissioners have the power under the
law authorizing them TO frame regulations
they should assuredly supply this lack
forthwith. so that the inspector and his
aids can maintain the proper degree of au-
thority over these treacherous works If
they have no power at present they should
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-23
Effect of Example.
rom the Philadelphia Record

From the Philadelphia Record
Tillman's acquittal has nerved the mayor
of Hammond, Ind, a place conspicuous
only by reason of it's possession of large
packing house. to write a threatening let
ter to the editor of local newspaper
which had sharply criticised his manage
ment. The mayor cites the Tillman case
as his precedent, but while Indiana is not
everything that could be desired in the
line of the administration of justice. the
South Carolina view of homicide does not
prevail there, and 1T has n governor who
is not afraid of mobs. The mayor of the
Indiana slaughter house town Will get into
trouble If he shall attempt to follow the
Tiilman example.