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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
Killing Time

N7H. DEARl' sighed Tommy Dodd.
IN IT wish l had something to do"
~ 1s it possible" asked Aunt
R1QM Mary, gravely, that boy, of four
EERtU teen can find nothing to do? Has
ba YnaStered all his studies ?"
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-21
ALEXANDRA DUMAS

escuchaba de las ebrO de los gamos de au
aCabamos de hablar ahora miSmo
Me parecc do este que los Gazadores acaban de
muy de aqu He dido gos de los que
maban al hacon.
Y ahora djo que paeca esperar los acontecmenos
mucha mas foso que compaero ahoa ogo NADIA
Por uerza han debido aearse va e habia dcho que
este buen punto de observation Is verdad que
uno, pero cambio tampoco
Que diabo querido Anlba die Ell prnero de los
terocuores agn so habamo de dear nuesos dos caba
os oros que de rienda las dos mulas que
es1n cagadas Sc como las aregakn para seguHos
Yo nada pueda encagse de
dfc trabajo hayas secuaras enc
Me atrevea pues decr que eos de vtupera til
seor de Mou todos los preparavo de
ha dgdo la astua habdad de verdadeo
prador
Bueno dio e segundo caballero quen e eeor habr6
seguamsn reconocido Coconnas bueno va has soltado
Me espeaba de ella De que Sonspramos?
No nosotros conspamos 10 unico que hacsnos
Vir al rsy 4 la reina.
hiciSramos Hosotros.
-Coconnas va 10 he dicho, repuso La Mole 20 te
obigo en- modo aguno que SgaS que
hace empnd snmentO particular de que til parcpas
nj puedes participant
-Voo sanes! quikH e dice que til obhgues? AdeMas
que Sc yode hombre nnguno que uese de oga Co
hacer contra vountad peTo eeS tn iba
dear acompahare sebe cdo cuando que de-
recho al inferno!
-Aniba Aniball dijo La Mole me parece psrcibir ala
abao blanca hacanea Ali que extrao eo solo penar
que vene mi coraz6n papita exaordnaria fuerza.
-Pues ben este que Chistoso do Coconnas, el milo
no papita en- 10 mas mnimo.
No ella, dijo La Mole Que habra ocurrido Me pa
tece que la cta para las doce.
Lo que ha ocurrdo que son las doce dio Co
connas ESQ e odo paee que aun enenos tempo scha
uu sueho.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-21
la REINA MARGARITA


I'm ins ante dio La Mole; aqui hemos vendo
para ago.
"A que haya do para hecernOs ahorca espond6
CocoAnas aconseo que pdas tempe va advno
endgarme agGn reco dscuoy osoar sobre pabra huir
habame Horaco cuando ecudo de Epaminon
quien herdo sobe suyo pero solo te dgo
paabra cuando de Mouy de SaintPha huge cuaquea
puede huir.
Ell seho de Mouy de Saiu-Phale dijo La Mole esta
encargado de robar la rena Magarta ehor de Mouy de
Saint Phale no Ia como yo.
Voo sanes hace bien amor habfa de ablgarle
hacer tonteas semeantes las que medr Que cnco
mones de dabos del inferno evn al que puede cosr
cabeza dos vaiene cabaero Amigo mo nosotros consp
ramos cuando conspacon sale uecesao escaparse
caballo! ia cabalo La Mole!
rio 10 Tu vida mas precOsa que mia Defende
pues tn vida.
Loque debes de decrme Coconnas perdamonos unos
pero me digas: Coconnas salvate tu solo.
Bah amigo mo respond6 La Mole, la cuerda Sc ha he
cho para los vlanoS para cabaeros nosotros
Empezo que ha sido mala la prscauc6n
me he tornado.
-Cual
La de hacerme amigo del verdugo.
-Eres siniestro mi querido Coconnes.
Pero fn tque hacemos? excam6 este mpacienca.
-VamoS buscar la reina
Adonde1
NO 10 Sc A buscar al rev.
-Pero adonde?
No 10 Sc pero 10 encontraremos haremos nosotros
dos solos cncuen personas poddo han are
vido hacer.
-Veo, Jacinto que halagar mi amor propiO maa
-Pues bien veamos caballo marehemos.
-Gracias Dos
La Mole volv6 para arse pono de la saa pero e
moento que pona pie ebo 0y6 impeosa que
les decfa
-Altol yendOs
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-21

En- el 1ltimo viaje del vapor
sArkadiaS lego de Nueva Orleans
Mrs. Orlin |. Goble { hijo. Mrs.
Goble es la esposa de Mr.. l. Goble,
taquigrafo de Ia casa de Dooley,
Smith 4 Company. La sefiora Co.
Bile es ERA permanecer en- la isla al
gun Gempo, para arreglar algunos
asuntos de familia.
Carmen Cobian y Juana Fran
cisca Franco fueron detenidas ante
aver por escandalo.
Sc RUEGA a las personals que
iban en- el Trolley h1mero IL que
choco con el autom6vil n1mero IS
de la empresa del sefior Ji1nenez, Ell
la tarde del dia 10 del corriente,
como q las tres de la misma, del que
resulto gravemente herida la seho-
rita Pla, Sc sirvan dar sus informes
q don Fernando Pla, edi6cio bou-
levard Tanca n1mero 2, 8 al
Lcdo. Mr. F. Dexter, Tetuan nG-
nero 10. "A
Ell sabado fue arrestado Juan
Villafane por alterar la paz p1.
blica.
Santos Villegas, carbonero,
fue arrestado Ell sabado por ri1a cen
otro individuo que emprendi6 Ia
fuga.
-Ha sido operado en- el Hos
pital el policfa Luis M. Baez.
HWEN I'll CLUB de F Kehrhahn
y Co., 2S San Francisco, Sc venden dos
relojes de oro cada semana, entire Sc
socios, abonando 70. so 6 $500 sema'
nal. La Ultima semana obtuvo unc
don Antonio Lazaga, socio No 50.
Tanbien han sido agraciados er
las dlimas semanas por los ndmero.
90, IS y "A los socios de ndmero sefio
res Ramirez, Josefa Guardiola y Tur
nier Hecht.
En- Mayagiiez Sc han presen
.tado varias denuncias por infracci6l
a las leyes de rentas internas.
Ell collector de Ponce ha i'm
puesto multas, por infracci6n q la
leyes de rentas, por valor de S AS
en- Caguas y Cayey por$74.
} Sc han inscrito Ell el Regi.
tro Civil los nacimientos de ConceT
ci6n Torres Calinds, Dimas He
nandez Reyes, Monica Fernando
Alfonso, Maria del Pillar Setty Ri
vera y Vicente Bonet Ocasio y Il
defunciones de Manuel Torres R
vera, Eugenia Monclova Caguija
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-21
.:EDICTO

que Sc celebre, Sc dicte sentencia de-
clarando que los expresados Angel,
Tomasa, Angela, Matea, Marcolina o
Nicolasa, Andrea Demetria y Francis
ca Rios, resultan ser y son hijos natu-
rales de Andrea Rios, dnico apellido
mandando que con tai caracter Sc les
tenga para todos los efectos legales,
con los demas pronunciamientos del
case, ycon las costas q los demanda-
dos 81 Sc opusiesen.
USE NOTIFICA 4 ustedes, que
de no comparecer q contestar dicha
demanda dentro de los diex dias des-
pues de notifcados, 81 la notification
Sc hiciere en- el Distrito, y dentro de
los veinte dias, 81 Sc hiciere fusra del
Distrito, pero en- la isla de Puerto Ri
co; y dentro de los cuarenta dias 81 Sc
hiciere en- otra parte, los demandan-
tes podran solicitar de la Corte una
sentencia en- los terminos en- que esta
concebida su demanda.
Es abogado de los demandantes,
el Lcdo. don Manuel Paz Urdaz.
EXTENDIDA BAJO MI BIRMA
y el sello Official de la Corte, en- la ciu-
dad de Arecibo, Puerto Rico, 4 nueve
do mayo de 1907.
LcDo. SALVADOR .PIcoRNE1L.
Secretario.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-21
SECC|ON MERCANT|L
hotas com.IrIl|e! de San Juan

PRlNCIPALES ARTICULOS
Arroces: De partido q Jap6n q
S. 1880.
Idem valenciano de OK a 615
por extreme de classes.
Ajos de 80 ctvs. a 40.
Bacalao $7-25 a 7-5o.
Sardinas ahumadas IS a 16 cen
tavos.
Cebollas espafolas 81.
1dem americans S.. .~
Garbanzos "A a 10.
Habichuelas americans colora-
das largas $3.50. Blancas america
mas 3B a3 a.
Harina de trigo $3.50 a $50.
Idem de maiz a 3A.
Jamones 1o-75a11.
Jab6n Rocamora $40; americana,
$2H y ~.
Manteca $3.50 en- a y en- cajas
de $9H.
Mantequilla de SIS q "A.
Pasta del pals $3.50 a..
Papas americans s..
Tocino $1S 4 1850.
Tasajo $3.50.
Quesos americanos $I8. Pata-
gras p.
Leche condensada sAguilaA a $6.
Idem sCruz Roja0 $4A.
Idem eMagnoliao $4H.
DEL PALS
Azdcar para el consume
Mascabado claro de $4A.
De miel claro q s..
Centrifugal claro de I: a IS.
Americana de SIS q $5H.
De Ponce $3A a ~.
Ron 40 grades Cartier q 81. Sc
centavos gallon pagados R. Inter
mas. 49,,
Maiz $2.5o.
Tabaco, nominal.
PRECIOS DE COMPRA
Algod6n a s.. 50.
Id. de $6 a 81.
Cocos de IS a IS millar.
Sebo de res a $4H.
Cafe corriente nominal.
CAMBIOs CORR1ENTEs
Il Londres check a $4.87a$4.8s
Paris $3A D.
Hamburgo check a 4 D.
New York > Par.
Espaiia 114 IL ctvs. D.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-21

RstAdos UHidos de America. FL Pre-
sidonte de los Estados Unidos SIS.
Angel, Tomasa, Angela, Matea y Mar
cslina 6 Nicolasa Rios, por 81
propio derscho y como causaAa-
bientes de Andrea Demetfia y
Francisco Rios, demandantes.
Versus
Los herederos 6 sucesores de Andrea
Rios, sole apsllido, y personas
ignoradas q quienes pueda PERU
dicar Ia declaratoria que Sc inte-
resa. DemandadOs.
En- Ia Corte de Distrito del Distrito
Judicial de Arscibo, Puerto Rico.
FL Pueblo de Puerto Rico, A los
herederos 6 sucesores de Andrea Rios,
dnico apellido, y personas ignoradas
& quienes pueAa peruAicar la declara-
toria que se iuterssa.
BOR Ell PRESENTR ED1CTO,
que de orden de Ia Corte Sc publicara
una vez por semana, duraute el ter
mino de cuarenta dias, en- el peri6dicc
LA DEMocKAc1A; Sc noti6ca 4 ustedeG
que, se ha presentado en- Ia o6cins
del secretario de Ia Corte de. Distritc
del Distrito Judicial de Arecibo P. R.,
la demanda de los actores autes cita.
dos, en- la cual sc solicita de la Corte
que, mediante la prueba que Sc prac.
tique y por los neritos del juicio ora
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-21
Juan 4, luznan Isn|ts1
ABOGAOO-NOTARIO

ABOGADO-NOTARIO
CALLR ALLRN, 2s.-P. 0. Box 734
San /nAs Puerto RtaO.
-Ha sido cou6nado en- la car
eel de Humacao, en- sumaria, el in
dividuo Galo Cruz, acusado de le-
stones graves.
Nos informan de Puerta de
TERRA que en- el cal'ej6n de aPela-
yoO, de aquel barrio Sc suelen arrc-
jar arrojar animales muertos con
perjuicio de la salud pdblica.
Ell policfa Pagany arrest6
anoche al muchacho Antonio Davi-
la, acusado de hurto menor. Este
acusado es TN chiquillo de algunos
IL amos y hace como siete meses re-
cibi6 del mislno policia cinco dollars
para que lie hiciese un mandado,
desapareciendo con Ell billete y no
siendo habido hasta aver.
Las Pastillas Digestivas del
DR.. LIE Roy, marca ANTURICAS.
Digieren los alimentos que no pue-
da digerir el est6mago.
-,Trabajando esta mafiana Ma
nuel Blanco en- una fuAdici6n de ID
Marina, recibi6 una herida casual
con TN hero en- el tercio inferior
del antebrazo derecho.
DE una confusion casual, en-
Ell p6mulo izquierdo, fue asistido
hoy en- la sala de socorros el policia
insular Jose F. Martinez.
-Ha sido encontrado muerto
en- el barrio sCuatro callesO en- un
ranch6n de la hacienda sLafayeteD,
de Arroyo, el individuo Caspio Ro-
driguez. Seg1n opinion del medi-
co la muerte fue natural.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-21
OtSDE HuMACAO

(ContiN~Gc'6n de Ia p4gina 3s)
tular de las Piedras, el doctor d on
Manuel Martinez Rosello.
Sc halla fuera de peligro el
nifo del sefor don Juan Was
Ochoteco, que venia sufriendo
una grave enfermedad. Nos ale
gramos.
CoRREspoNsAL.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-21

Banco Territorial SIS.
Banco de Pto. Rico a $2S q 80.
American Colonial Bank a 13o
q 200.
CEDULAS HIPOTECARIAS
Banco Territorial y Agrfcola:
Emisiones 3" y s. $50.
Idem 6. $1oo.
VENTAS DE AZUCAR
2.ooo 81. S. Vicente $3.78H
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Vapor espaiiol aCataluhao proce-
dente de Colon y escalas, estara en-
esta del 20 al ~ del corriente.
Vapor americana aSanturceS sali6
de New Orleans el IA del cortiente
para esta isla.
Vapor americana aBrooklynS sa-
li6 de New York el IS del corriente
para esta.
Vapor aleman aPresidenb estara
aqui el IS del corriente y saldra
para Saint Thomas.
Vapor espaflol aCatalinaO sali6 de
Barcelona para el IS del pr6ximo
pasado.
ENTRADAS
De la isla vapor americana aJulia
Lukembackn con transito.
De la isla vapores costeros aVas-
COZ y aRamosO con carga de transi.
to y pasaje.
T. De Luquillo balandro aSan Mi.
chael con carga de az1car.
SADIDAS
Para New York vapor ameri
cano "Coamo" con carga, cores
pondencia y pasaje.
Para Fajardo balandro "Do.
Hermapos.
BUQUES EN- PUERTO
TRAvEs1A
aMery Maryh descargando.
IksRuth B.ACobbeo
sInez N. CarverD cargando.
aMary E. Mose0 Z"
aSan JuanO descargando.
COSTANEROs
sGuillermitoO Maunabo y Arroy
aSan MichaelD.
sAna Maria" Naguabos
sPetraS Fajardo.
aAurelia0 pendiente
rUberitaO Vieques.
aCarmena Fajardo
aEncarnaci6na pendiente
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-21
Noticiias generates
De SaD Juln Y Ia |sIa

Ramona Lopez Castro, Enedina
Walker, Genaro Perez Cedre, Fran
cisco Alonso y Angela Viadez y
Marcial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-12
TITLE OF THE WARITO PRESERVE BOXES
APPELLATE COURT DECISION FA-
 VORs HEARsTcS CONTENTION.
Case Up on Appeal Taken in Behalf of Mayor Mcclellan, But Yellow .. Q Editor Won
 Ont.

New York. Jan 1.-The appellate division of the Supreme Court today handed down a decision affirming an order of Justice Mclean, denying a motion to vacate the order of April 30. 1906, which directed that the ballot boxes of the mayoralty election be pre- served.
 The case came before the court on appeal taken by the corporation coun- sel on behalf of Mayor Mcclellan. The Board of Elections did not appear in the matter, and it was contended on behalf of Mir. Hearst. on whose relation the action was brought. that the Mayor had no right to take an apeal.'
 The decision of the appellate division is in favor of MT. Hearst and keeps in effect the order requiring the preserva- tion of the ballot boxes.
 Arguments on the motion to vacate Justice Hendricks order directing that the ballot boxes be taken from the custody of the Board of Elections and turned over to Attorney General Jack son were today adjourned until next Monday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-12
SENATE CALLS TT THE CIVIL
 WAR.
Debate on Pension Bi1 Brings Up Dis N cussiOn--iTellers Says He Sees
 No OpprObrium in Word "Rebel."

washington, Jan. 11.--After two hours debate the, Senate today passed Senator McCumber's service pension bill without division after amending It at Senator Carmack's instance so as to make 1t apply to survivors of the Mex ican war as well as those of the CIVIL war and so as to prohibit pension at torneys from receiving fees for secur- ing pensions under the bill.
 The words in the bill War or the Rebellion" were changed to Civil War" after some discussion as to what inc war of '61 to '65 really was. Messrs. Money. Bacon and Patterson contended that it was "War between the States" While MT. Teller said II was either a civil war or rebellion, and he saw no opprobrium in the word rebel"
 The bill grants a pension of SIP a month to survivors of the Civil and Mexican wars, who have reached the age of 62; $15 to those who are TO years of age and $20 to those who are 70 or over.
 Senator McCumber estimates that IT the bill becomes law it will increase the pension expenditures of the coun- fry to the extent of about $6,000,00O an nually, while the Commissioner of Pen sions thinks that the increase will be between $10,0o0.000 and $15.O00.000 wear.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-12
CIGARS ARE BURNED.
MrLxIoN DOLLAR FIRE IN TOBACCaI
 TOWN
1ig Blazs at Laneastex, Pa, Threafa eaed to Destrey Half Dozen Plants and the Pemhsyfvaksa Rail-
 ronA Shops,

Lancaster. Pa, Jan. 1i.-A Ire which started in the tobacco warehouses of 8. R. Moss and Company here to- day spread to adjoining property and caused q loss estimated at s1,ooo.ooo. A delay in turning the alarm gave the fire . good start and when the hramen arrived 1t was beyond their control.
 The structure was . four story brick and was we'll filled with tobacco. Tho flames communicated to Moss's Cigar Factory. adjoining, five story brick building, which was also destroyed. when the south wall of the cigar fae- tory collapsed. the only truck of the ire department was buried in the de- bFis. and a number of firemen had narrow escapes.
 The loss on the warehouse is placed at ts0o.ooo and on the cigar factory at 02o0.0o0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-12
MONTGOMERY PEOPLE SHOW
 CONFIDENCE IN BALL TEAM
Outlook for Coming Season Brightest in Several Years--Privi1ege is Let and Work
 Begins at New Park.

As straws show which way the wind blows. so the confidence felt in the base ball outlook by the business men of Montgomery argues well for the future success of the national game.
 Friday morning the score card privilege for the 1907 season was sold to Joe Abraham and Dominick Aggos tinf for $150. Last season the Asso- ciation worked the score card prtvi- privilege. Yesterdays sale for s150 is the highest price ever paid for that privilege in Montgomery, and may be taken as an evidence of the xhold base lie. and of the confidence felt in the future success of the game.
 None of the other privileges have been sold yet. but it is thought they price. The refreshment privilege is the most valuable to be sold at the park. and it is thought the people who want. 1t will have to cough up good
 The work of demolishing the stands Ut Athletic Park was begun Friday morning, the lumber being carried to where 1t will be used in the new grand stand. The new stand will have a seating capacity of something over 4;- 900. The new bleachers will be much larger than the present ones.
 Tn the new stand there will be board walk leading from the entrance gate under the stand to the center. where a flight of steps will lead into the stand proper. Opposite these steps will be another gate built. which will be oeened only during the ninth in- ming. thus giving the crowd two means of exit.
 There will be two entrance gates. one for the bleachers and one for the grand stand. tickets being sold inside the grandstand entrance, and bleacher or general admission tickets being sold at the box office outside the grounds. Tickets will also be put on sale at some point in the city GIs A, Irsssp-=9AB-F lilsSfa- nm ison to,he tyoptizr wsll be the insufficient of com fortable chairs in the grand stand These chairs will be numbered sna soid for reservation in the city. All in all, 1t looks as though a new erl had set in for baseball in Montgomery and tsr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-12
COL. J. w. BARCLAY DEAD.
Father-in-Law of Montgomery Minis-
 ter Dies in Virginia.


 ter Dies in Virginia.
 pr. F. G. Railey, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. received by tel egram last night the announcement or the death of his father-in-law. Col. J. w. Barclay, at o'clock Friday ar ternoon at his home in Lexington, Va.
 Several weeks ago Mrs. Ralley was called to Lexington by the serious ili- ness of her father. and at the time or his death was at his bedside. Colonel Barclay was S4 years old. During the war between the States he served the Confederacy as Adjutant of the Sth Virginia Regiment In General stone wall" Jackson's Brigade. He and Gen eral Jackson were personal friends. both having been ordained fifty years ago as deacons in the Presbyterian Church at Lexington, Va. and were ordained at the same time by the late pr. William s. Whtte-
 Colonel Barclay was afterward made an elder in the same church. He leaves two children, one son, Howard w. Bar clay, who Is principal of an academy at Union, w, Va, and one daughter. Mrs F. G. Railey ot Montgomery.
 The funeral services will be conduct ed Sunday afternoon and the interment will be made at the cemetery at Lex ington pr. and Mrs. Rally have made many friends during their short resi- dence in Montgomery. who will sympa- thize with them m the loss or their father
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-12
ac.tou Mills Fail.

x Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 11.--Announce- ment was made of the failure of the Vermont and the Southern cotton mills, City, N. c. The plants were closed down last night and 1t Is understood that immediate application will be made by creditors for the appointment of rel ceivers. The Southern mills have 1b,- 900 spindIes and 401 looms. J. M. OdelI of Concord is president. The Yer mont has 5000 spindles and ninety-six looms and D. Garrison of Bessemer City is president No details are as- certainable as to the cause or extent of the failures.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-12

prospects are for highly successful season in every way.
 In landing a third rasenau as yet, al- I though he has his lines out for several good ones, and will probably close with
 one in the next fey, fsw days, ,o The Tn ound un; ! to come anywhere near the record made by Clayton Perry last summer.
 ! Perry was about the fastest fielding third baseman ever seer in Montgom- cry. Perry's throwing across the dia- 1 mond was nearly perfect and during l the .entire season he made only two wild throws on the @ l9sai sI9sn1sas. hs1sn .hae ae came over the hae or near 1t. There was another thing that Perry could not, do. Nine times out of ten he WAS Ing little bant rolled laz'iv down to- l wards third base and nine times out of
 ten the batter would be safely anchored on first base before Perry could untan- gle himself enough to pick up the ball.
 Now at second base Perry will not have to handle any bunts. Nothing but hard hit balls will go out to him there. and he. Is about as certain as anything can be in getting that kind. He will Shave a shorter throw from second to first than from third to first. and he and Kid Busch should be able tS I-pull off any number of lightning double
 A great improvement that will be apparent this summer will be In the work or sam Apperious. During the first half of last season Sam would pc a bit confused when a ball would go way over his head and out to deep cen- ter. It was a good while before he caught on to the trick of running back wards to get under the ball. Towards the latter part of the season, however, he had that down almost to perfection.
 and this season there Is no reason why he should not be the greatest outhelder in the Southern League.
 The sale of stock of the new organf4
 zation Is still going on but not quite as
 rapidly as the officials of the new club expected. Discussing this matter yes- terdayFsa local business man said:
 T do not feel am giving my money Co the baseball club. I look on it as
 an investment md a good one. for
 think that baseball Is going to be more
 of success this summer than 1t has eyer been lD Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-12
PRESIDENTS NOTE
DRAKE EXPLAINS LETTER ON IN-
 sURANCE MATTER.
Said It Was Private Communication, Which He Thought Might Aid the Insurance Authorities of
 the States,

Washington, Jan. 11.--Superintenden Thomas D. Drake of the District of Columbia Insurance Department today issued statement to the press respect ing the, letter of President Roosevelt. sent to MT. Drake. oposing legislation limiting the salaries of Presidents of life insurance companies, and which was the subject of a resolution intro- duced in the House of Representatives yesterday.
 Tn his statement. Superintendent Drake reviews at length the efforts made by Governors. attorneys general and insurance commissioners of vari- ous States and Territories, to reach a common ground on which to base gem eral insurance legislation, He says that at meeting of the committee of fifteen, held in Chicago In November, when but seven members of the com- mittee were present, resolution lim- iting the salaries of presidents of life insurance companies was introduced and adopted, Mir. Drake being the only one who voted against it
 When the President learned of this action, Mir. Drake says. he expressed the belief that the States and Congress could not thus restrict the power of corporations to make contracts and
  else at this time was untimely and un- wise. The President. MT. Drake ex- plains, then wrote to him along that line. The statement continues:
 There was no mystery. secrecy or concealment about this letter to me. He hoped that In thus writing me and pointing out some of the objections to this measure. 1t might be eliminated from the final reports.
 At that time he had no thought that his letter would be sent to the insur- ance commissioners. This idea was wholly my own. but he consented to It's being sent out. if I deemed it best to do so.
 Tn this convention and in the meet ings of the committee of fifteen I had openly expressed the views of the Pres ident on various matters, and everyone was glad to have me do so and there was not thought of undue executive interference. fE
 Tt is due the President to say that, in sending his letter to me, he had no thought ef its going beyend me. and consented to it being sent with it's en-l closures to the commissioners because I thought that thus calling attention to some of the objections to this meas ure 1t might be eliminated