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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-16

FL n.oderno Barbd Az,d. In nl6nStru0
de la poligan,ia. -Difcultades del lido.
ma del KniSer Roosevelt 9 los diu0r
CLOS.
De repe te, cual 81 la maquina del
proceso que el Senado forma para ex
pulsar de su seno al senador mormon
mister Smoot, le hubiesen metido la
retr anca, Sc ha parade en- medic del
camino todo ell tren de acusaciones
contra este representante de los fre-
cuentadores del sacramento matrimo
nial.
Lo queha sucedido es que, como
l 'ovido de algln astro mss mormonis.
ia adn que ell famoso Estado de Utah,
aparece aqui, en- esta pddica metr6po-
Ii de New York, un tai Mr. Johann
Hoch, un verdadero <Rarba Azul,s ,
que SO ha casado con mas de cuarenta
mujeres, de cuyo ndmero descdbrense
va una docena de muertas por la pro
pinaci6n del arse oico y otros apx'lia-
res para enviudar, en- tanto que mu'
chas otras andan cor ahl divorciadas
de facto, abandonadas por ell insacia
BILE m6nstruo; aprovechando de sus
dineros, 81 los tuvierop, 6 hastiado de
sus gracias, 81 fueron belas.
Naturalmente, en presencia de este
coloso, dque importancia puede seguir
tenieado ell enano ssnaior mormon
que 81 es cierto que cree que Dios
manda al hombre que tenga muieres
varias, Sc contenta, ell pobre senador,
con solo una?
Johann Hoch comenz6 su carrera
de moderno Barba Azul en- Viena, su
ciudad nativa, ALI Sc cas6 con su
prime.a victima. Enseguids, rumbo &
America, esta terra de promisi6n,
seg1n ell enteoder de cada aventurero
que entire la masa de gente de trabajo
viene q los Estados Unidos. No SO de-
tuvo Hoch en- Nueva York. LIE atraia
con fuerza el i'm In Chicago, el paraiso
del divorcio, jardin de las Hesperides,
para encontrar msnzanos cargados de
viudas ricas, maduras para rendirse.
ALI plant6 ell B4rba Azul austriaco
su castillo. iCuarenta y dos vlctimasl !
iQue prodigio de hombre
Sostechosa 10 policfa de Ch'ca-
90, pdsose en- Ia pista de 81 ch, y ave.
rigu6 primero, que era un bigamo,
luego supo que era I'm veintfgamo,
al cabo Sc puso en- la verdad increible,
de que era cuarentfgamo. La policla
40 encont 6 en- niug6n diccionario es-
ia palabra, pero stgui6 buscando al
criminal que me obliga q mi q crear-
is; y cuando crey6 que le tenia SECURE
escurri6sele Hoch de entire las manos
se vino New York, contando con
la fama que la policfs de aquf 90 ha
coneuistado de no ocuparse sino en-
cszar Magdslenas no ARE pentidas,
ca las csllss, dejando los pecadores
varonss hacer de las suyAs por toias
parties,
Una mujer, una viuda, ha sido Ia
veugadors dc las AZ sf;Iimas de a .ch.
E uombre de la h ,roina ca CAIhslins
Kim merle, viuda de un alemSn, y ale.
mana tambiea ella. e contraadose
corta de msdios para vivir, plso en-
IN perio5ico salon uu snuLcto solicit
tsndo inquilino para un cuarto que
vacio tscfs en- su casits, del ndmero
SAC 81 o ste dc la caiie Al ALA pega-
do al ri7, en- la rog.6a d3 ia mayor
pobreza
All Sc le apareci6 un inquili o, y
le tom6 ell cuarto. Ell mismo ola qut-
so tomarle otra cosa: su mano de viu.
da para a suya de viu % t4mbie ;, con
t+ssdios para darla buena vida. La
Catherine Sc 10 qned5 viendo, y miriam.
dole bien, rec npci6 en- aqusllos JOS
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-16
ALCAlOIA De FAJARDO

AVISO. Encontrsndose yscante
Ia plaza de A.xiliar de saoiiad de
cate pueblo y 81 poblado de C.iba.
votada con Ell sueldo de 1000 90 dollars
anusles, por renuncia del facultativo 70
que venfa desempefiSndols, Sc abre
concurso para su provision por ell ter
mino de 10 dfas q contar depde hoy &
in de que los % d pres MedicoS que de.
seen obtenerla, diriisn aus soliciludes
debidAmente documentadss & esta al.
calefs.
Fsiardo, 10 de Agosto de 1705
81 J. H. Bird, Acting Aloalds,
bile works until tbs necessary plaster.
ing on the eintradosS of the arch has
been completed.
]. ]. JnxENEz, Superintendent OF
Public works.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-16

no, en- aquella nariz de impruden'e, los
mismos rasgos de un retrato que los
peri6dicos publicaban con la reQuisi-
toria del bandldo casamentero. Di6
parte q la policfa, asegur6 esta al HON.
bre y alli le tenem- $, con cuatro ga
rro,es de hero por delsnte, modo
de jaula de pantera.
Entire tanto, las autoridades de
Chicago Sc han dado & des santerrar los
cadsveres de las esposas de Hoch, en-
os cuales la qufmica ha descubierto
trazas de loa brevajes que este Barba
Azul hacia tragar aquellas infelicss,
diciendoles: dun buchito mas, am ,r.
cito mloS
Hrch posee una voz dulce de te-
nor, SO acompafla con Ia cftara aus
csncioues amorosas; y dicen las mule
res, que t'ene gran poder hipn6tico
en- Ia mirada.
Nl' guna de estas cualidades se-
dvctoras alderman al senador mormon
Smoct
--Contlnuare con el tema inciden-
tai, de Policias y Aemanes. A clio
me obliga el deseo de aleItsr & las
autor!dades de los psises de mi rszs
acercs del peligro que corren vidas y
reputsciones, cuando IL justicia On
sus primeros pasos de investigation
de un hecho que sea, 6 que psrszca
criminal, ae fla de agert,s policiales
que estan estudisndo el idioms ale-
man.
El cello del policfa Patrick Fin.
nign, que actualmente 80 halla empe-
hado en- sprender la lergua de Bis
marek, ha etado q punto de enre iar,
en- una tarralla de connivsncias homi.
cidas, & varies mujeres que fueron 90.
nocidas, lmigas 6 rivales de la bella
mucha hacha Amanda Rengers, que sui
cidsda apsrsci6 en- una casa del nj
nero ISL Harman Street, en- Broklin.
Ell citado policia irlandes Patrick
Filming, que fue quien primero accedi6
& registrar ell acto del suicidio, encon
tr6 cerca de la muerta I'm billetito en
que habfa ciertas palabras trazadas
con ell carbon de un f6sforo quemado
Y por no dar su brazo q torcer en-
ESQ de dominar el salon, Patrik Fin
mig dijo & su Capitfn: Lo que aqu1
escribi6 Ia joven suicida es este, bien
claro esta;-<Ella me ha impulsado
la muerte>.
-SQuien es ella? pregunt6 diigsn
to la justicia dSera fulana, por envi-
dia? 6Sera zutana, por celos2 6Sera
mengana, por despechoP
Y q cada una de estas preguntas
GAIA ell ojo sospechante de la policfs,
sobre la mujer cue al case Sc pres.
taba.
Por fortuna, un genuiuo alemsn
que vic el papelillo fatal, resolvi6 la
charada, declarando que 10 que Ia des'
dichada suicida habfa escrito con 81
no era otra cosa que su propio nom
bre y las sefias de su casa.
El aleman es una lergua muy pc.
ligrosa, sobre todo en- manos de poll.
cfas appendices de ella.
-Setecientos mil divorcios en- los
81 amos,
Esa cifra pavorosa ha alarmado
a Mr.. Roo evelt, al verla escrita en- Ia
estadlstica; y volando Sc ha dirigido
al presidente del Congreso pidiendole
que regularice, que uniforme la legis-
aci6n en- materia de matrimonios y
divorcios, comenzando por exigir que
los Estados todos hsgan llevar exacta
estadistica en- ell asunto
va tiene ell Congreso trabajillo
para ratio.
N. BOIet Peraza.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-16

Ell Ilustrfsimo y Reverend
simo sen Or doa. Luis P. Chspelle,
Arzobispo de Nueva Orleans y
Dsleg edo Apost6lico en- Cuba y
Puerto Rico, fAlIeci6 el dia 10
del mes corriente en- IL ciudad
de Nueva Ocleans.
e. Ilustrisimo y Reverend
simo sefior don Jaime Il. B 'epk,
Ooispo de esta Di6cssis y oil ca
blido Ec !esiastico, suplican q
lus felss de esta cludad 90 dig.
rea aslstir q las honras fdae.
bres, que en- sufragio Gel alma
del dnsdo tendrSn lugar mana
na iueves II .. m. on essa Santa
Iglssta Ca,edral; por cuyo scto
oe carload crissiana, anticipAn
Las mas ex 1resivas gracias.
En- dieho acso cficiarA de
Pontltical ell Ilustri,imo Prela-
do Dlocesano.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-16
ANUNC|O De SUBASTA

Departamento del Ioterior de Puerto.
Rico. Ofcina del Superintendent.
to de Obras Plblicas.
San Juan P. R. Agosto 10, de l. .eO5.
Por authorization del Comisionado
del Interior de acuerdo con las pres.
cripciones de la o den del Ejscutiv vo
de IL de O,tubre de 1904 20 venderan
90 Ldblics subasta los sigu entss ma
teriales que forman la cimhra del
puente sobre el rio <Navillass entire
Toa-Alta y Corozsl.
LOTE UNICO,. -Cuartonerfa y
tsblones de d'trrsntes dimsnsiones,
37o0) pies Hero, Q 900 libras. ca.
BILE de slambre de |" l4O pies. ($l87 8O)
La subasta tsndr& efecto 81 dia 81
de Agosto de 905 q las diez de la
mafiana en- la ofcina del Suberinten.
dsnte de o ,rss Pdblicss No So ad-
mitiran proposiciones que no cubrsn
el importe de Ia tsssci6r. La veuta
es al contado debiendo entreg arse en-
el acto de la subasta oil importe de los
materiales remstados. SerG de cuen.
ia del licitador el des srme de la cim-
bra y andsmisie, q Guy o efecto dsbsrI
tomar todas las precaucioues necesa.
rias para no causar desperf4ctos al
puente. Ell andamiais deberk perma.
necer en Ia obra duraute ell ,iempo
que el Bureau de Obras PGblicas ne.
cesite para empafietAr el intrados del
arco
] ]. JIMENEz, Superintendent de
Obras Publicss,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-16

obras Sc hallsn expuestos al pGblico
en- la SecretArfs del Ayuntamiento.
Hstillo, Agosto IL de 1905.
20 Jose r. 4illdn, Alcalde,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-16
Department of the Interior OF Porto
Rico. Office of the Superintendent
of Public works.
San Juan, P. R, August 10, 1906,

O"h Ouou1 = II august ~, 19U0,
NOTICE OF SALE
By authority OF the Commissioner
OF the Interior in accordance with pro.
visions in Executive Order of October
IL, 1904, the following materials of the
centering cf the Mavilla river bridge
between Toa Alta and Corozal, and at
present standing under the bridge will
be sold st public auction.
Timber, $1,000 #. B. m Iron, 1000
lbs. Wire cable, II lao it, slS7.SS.
The sale " IL take effect August
IL, 1905, at 10 9. m. in the Ofice of the
Superintendent of Public work
No bid will be accepted which does
not cover the asses ed value Of the
materials.
Tbs successful bidder mu pay the
full amaonr of his bid In cash at the
time of the sale
The purchaser must remove at his
own expense the centsring AMI scat.
folding, In such a manner as not to
iniure any part Of the structure
Ths scaffolding must be eft in
place for the use Of the Bureau of Pu.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-10-27
Newspapers Which Bit.

This catalogue contains numerous ex-
tracts from papers all over the country
lauding the Spencer seedless apple al
most to the skies. The truth is, thai
some of the most conservative papers
were successfully roped in and uncon-
sciously published articles specially
written for them by the propagandists
themselves, and these very papers are
now quoted in the catalogues distrib-
uted by the company. Such eminent
names appear as the New York Times,
the Buffalo Inquirer, both of which
had enthusiastic editorials. the Ameri-
can Inventor, the New York Farmer,
the Scientific American, the Buffalo
Commercial. the New York Herald. the
National Nurseryman, the Denver
Times and score Of others.
The Public to Pay the Profits
This New York apple company is but
one of the subsidiary companies. with
apparently the right to sell stock,
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-10-27
a Trial by Telephone.

Robert Willard, farmer living near
Elkhart. in Logan county, Illinois, up
on being arrested by Constable Petit
on charge of intoxication and dis
orderly conduct, pleaded guilty by tele-
phone. When he was informed of the
S14 fine by the justice in Lincoln, he
agreed to send the amount by mail.
The case is unique in central Illinois
Jurisprudence.
The constable found Willard busily
engaged in a cornfield and read the
warrant to him. Willard agreed that
it was all right, but pointed to the
work that he was doing and declared
that he could not possibly lose a day
or two by driving to Lincoln and wait
ing for trial. He suggested the use of
the telephone, and when the constable
somewhat obviously acquiesced. the
two repaired to the farmhouse. FL
nally they got connection with Justice
Rudolph, in Lincoln, and over the wire
the unique trial was held. The justice
received letter later with the fine
enclosed.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-10-27
Everything Vas the Same.

A young Oxford student one day re-
ceiyed an unexpected visit from his
pretty sister. and was very indignant
that she came without a chaperon.
Look here" said the young man, Il
will not have any of the fellows see
you in my rooms, SO If anyone knocks
at the door you just get behind that
screen"
In a few minutes n knock was
heard. and the girl ran behind the
screen as her brother went to open the
door. An old gentleman stood on the
threshold, who, after profusely apollo
giz.ng for his intrusion, said; 81 am
just home from Australia, and many
years ago / occupied these rooms;
would you allow me, sir, to look at
them once again?" Certainly" said
the student, "come in" "Ah." ex
claimed the old man, everything Is
just the same. Same old table, same
old fireplace. same old screen" Then,
catching sight of the girl; by Jove,
same old dodge" "Sir," exclaimed the
student, "that is my sister, cad,
SIR" was the rejoinder same old
story"
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-10-27
A Few Anerthoughts.

The Chinese women are being wean-
I'd from the old custom of binding
their feet. and it is stated that the
practice now obtains only among the
American women.
There is no authority for the state
ment that the railroad companies
would seriously object If Congress
spends the entire session discussing
the tariff and reciprocity.
II reflect with sorrow over the
justification of the claim you make
of having lent me your constant sup
port" says Lord CurZon,s the viceroy
of India, recently deposed at the
instance of Premier Balfour. If the
Premier understood just what Lord
Curzon indicated, and had the nerve,
he probably called back, your anoth-
err"
The customs officials are alarmed
at the apparent fact that there are
more Havana cigars in the country
than is warranted by the imports of
Havana tobacco. They have proba-
bly, omitted to calculate to include the
hickory and cabbage-leaf crop.
The King of Spain is again touring
the European courts, looking for some
body who will accept him.
The idea that the scarcity of ser
want girls is due to their all having
become writers or novels, Is probably
suggested by the quality of current
| fiction.
Germany and France have reached
an agreement over Morocco that is
entirely satisfactory to both parties y
How about the feelings of the third
party?
Helen Bertram has been up before
a New York magistrate for failure
to pay her debts. At the same time,
her husband is playing in 1.-The Prod
igal Son.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-10-27

Endorsement of the Fruit Division of
the Department of Agriculture. The
apple men Of the Department were ex-
tremely doubtful of the claims made
by MIR. Spencer that he had evolved a
seedless apple which would revolu-
tionize the apple industry of the coun-
try, and they were wise in refusing to
give it Endorsement. Colonel Bracket.
the Pomologist of the Department.
now states that the seedless and core
less apple propaganda is apparently one
of the most carefully considered and
intelligently worked out schemes for
fooling and defrauding the public
which has ever been attempted along
agricultural lines. Taking advantage
of the remarkable results of fruit and
plant improvement made by Luther
Burbank and other wizards of plant
science, the statement was sprung upon
an unsuspecting newspaper press and
public that a wonderful seedless and
coreless apple had been discovered.
Hundreds of columns of newspaper de-
scriptions of this fruit have since APP
peared in not only the daily and weekly
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-10-27
Pickles and Babies.

An exchange made an unfortunate
error in its Answers to Correspond
ents" recently.
Fond Mother wrote in to find out
what she should do for her children
who had the whooping cough. In the
make up the compositor got some
items transposed and the answer read
"lf not too young, skin them
thoroughly; immerse in scalding
and leave for week in strong
brine" Horrors. He misplaced the
answer to Anxious Housekeeper's"
query for u picked onion recipe.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-10-27
The Seed1ess Apple Fraud
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DENOUNCES
SCHEME AS HUMBUG
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

r either paper stock or nursery stock. in
New York State.
The attractive plan proposed by the
parent Spencer company, as learned at
the Department of Agriculture, is that
these subsidiary or local seedless apple
companies may be formed in the varl-
Gus States. The local company is to
pay a cash bonus to the mother com
pany and also issue it 81 per cent. Of
its stock-a controlling interest. The
public is to be let in on the remainder.
49 per cent. To facilitate the sale of
this stock Assistant Pomologist w.
A. Taylor says that the company some
time ago issued a statement to the eff
feet that the retail price of trees will
be held up to SO each, while the cost to
the local company will not exceed 50
cents, and it is estimated that on
local investment of $4,000, 100000
could be quickly rounded up.
ut seems" said Mr.. Taylor, who in
speaking of the matter appeared to be
entirely convinced of the shadyness of
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-10-27

One of Uncle Sans duties. and it is
an extremely important one, is showing
up, and where possible, stopping
frauds and fakes and preventing the
people from being mulcted of their
savings. Through its issuance of
fraud orders" the Postoffice Depart
ment prevents millions of dollars every
year from being squandered on worth
less projects and fake schemes ex-
plotted through cunning advertise
ments. The vigilance of the Govern
ment against lottery concerns is an
other instance. So much is done now
through clever advertising that officials
nave come to be very chary about Civ
ing their Endorsement to any schemes
which have not been pretty thoroughly
tried out.
The Spencer "SeedIess" Apple.
A case in point was the efforts of the
Colorado seedless and coreless apple
concern, headed by a Mr.. Spencer,
which attempted last year to secure the
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-10-27

cern which this tremendous advertis-
ing is causing our principal competi-
tors in the export apple trade The
Tasmanian government council has in
stituted an official inquiry whether this
new development Is likely to SO revolu-
tionize the character of the fruit which
We export to Europe. and which
is in competition with them. as to ne
cessltate their securing and growing
this seedless variety.
Colonel Bracket states that thus far
no tree or scion of this alleged remark
able apple has been placed in the hands
of any disinterested experimenter, and
IL is significant that there are not as
yet any trees or scions for sale. al
though it is stated that several million
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-10-27

sHILLINGS APIECE.
trees are being grown in New York,
Iowa, Utah and Colorado.
1t Is questionable whether the Fraud
Order Office OF the Postoffice Depart
ment will be able to bar the use of the
mails to the company owing to the
skillful preparation OF its literature,
though such action, it is stated, would
oe sustained by all reputable fruit men
and nurserymen.
The wonder of the whole story is
that in the face of such lamentable
failures where the promoters have con-
sented to exhibit their apples the work
still goes forward of successfully fool
ing the people. 1t is not denied that
there is an apple which may be called
seedless and with an imperfectly de-
veloped core; but it is a freak and
worthless, and, moreover, is thousands
of years old. Wherever the Spencer
apple has been exhibited it has been a
fizzle. One claim made by the company
is because the apple is bloomless it
offers no opportunity for the codling
moth to lay its eggs. that, therefore,
the apple cannot be wormy. One of the
apples reluctantly submitted by the
Spencer people to Colonel Bracket, the
Pomologist of the Department. con-
tained. when cut, a good, fat codling
moth worm, while all the apples sub
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-10-27
Farm Bulletins.

The great demand upon the Depart
ment of Agriculture for some of the
Farmers Bulletins, which are distrib-
uted free, has necessitated the reprint
ing of quite list of these valuable lit.
tie pamphlets. Among others of gen
eral interest wnicn are available are:
tNo. 41) Fowls; Their Care and
Feeding.
(No. 4G Commercial Fertilizers;
Their Composition and Use.
(No. 63) Care of Milk On the Farm
(No 64) Ducks and Geese; Standard
Breeds and Management.
(No. 113) The Apple and How tC
Grow 1t.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-10-27

CROSS SECTION OF SPENCER SEEDLESS
APPLE, REPRODUCED FROM SPEN-
GER CATALOGUE.
papers. but in magazines and scientific
journals.
Plans for Sinking Money.
1t now turns out that the Spencer
seedless apple, so far as its being n
new and valuable production is con
cerned, is an entire fake, and 1t would
appear that the plan is more of stock
and bond selling proposition than u
nursery stock raising one. The seed
less and coreless apple is almost as old
rs history. Pliny, the Roman natural
ist. described it two thousand years
ago. Hundreds of references appear in
the books of horticulturists about this
freak. the whole story having been de-
scribed by Professor Bailey of Cornell
about fifteen years ago. The bad faith
of the Spencer apple people is shown
in their circulating partial quotation
from Professor Bailey written about
the seedless apple years ago. and hav-
ing no reference to the so-called Spen-
Ger seedless apple.
The reason now appears for the care
full educational work done among the
newspapers last year The Spencer
Seedless Apple Company of New York
has been organized with alleged nur-
series in Niagara County. has issued
magnificent catalogue with a full col
ored lithograph of the Spencer seed
less apple" and also showing cross sec
tions of the apple with no semblance of
core or seed.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-10-27

the scheme, THAT all OF the people con-
nected with the general company, with
the exception of the president, or al
legged discoverer of the new apple. are
men entirely unknown to the horticul-
tural world "
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-10-27
Proper Seasoning of Farm ImpIe-
menfS.

1t is full time that all moving ma
chimes. harvesters. and other horse
implements should be left out in the
field to obtain the benefit Of the fall
weather. Plows and harrows will, of
course. be needed yet, and these will
be kept under cover for awhile, but
can he left out later after the fall
blowing. This practice of fall wealth
ering of implements is quite general in
many farming sections and is encour-
aged from year to year by n large
class of farmers. 1t insures thorough
weathering of the wood and produces
In the metal parts of the machinery
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-10-27
Plans for Sinking Money.

papers. but in magazines and scientific
journals.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-10-27

(No. 121) Beans, Peas and Other
Legumes as Food.
(No. 32) Silos and Silage.
no. l54) The Home Fruit Garden
Preparation and Care.
(No. 33) Peach Growing for Market
(No. 34) Meats; Composition and
Cooking.
(No. 1922 Barnyard Manure.
(No. 200) Turkeys; Standard Varie
ties and Management
(No. 214) Beneficial Bacteria for
Leguminous Crops.