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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-04-10
ECOS DEL EXTERIOR
La curaci6n del cancer.
Ensayos.-- Remedio
comprobado.
OEsOe IA CATEORA SANTA
Sermon de I'm jesuita. .-Efec'
. to que produce en- los oyen'
tes.

Ell organo Official de la Acade
mia de Medicina hIngara, segun
telegrama de Buda- Pesth, publica
una Memoria sensational del ciru
iano Franz Hauer Nuen sobre el
trataniento del cancer.
A continuation extractamos
los principales parrafos.
FL ano pasado, en- I'm articulo
publicado por un peri6dico de Me.
dicina, Sc preconizaban las inyec
clones subcutaneas de gelatina como
medicalnento hemostatico etlcaci-
simo.
Ell doctor Hauer, despues de
comprobar la falta de ehcacla de
otros remedies hemostaticos, deci-
di6 emplear Ia gelatina en- varlos
enfermos cancerOsoS.
FL primer efecto del medica-
mento fue provocar una intensa
debre, y Hauer temi6 que surgieran
serias complicaciones; pero POGO
d.spues desaparecio la hebre y Sc
acentu6 la hemorragia.
Alentado por resultados tales,
continue el doctor empleando los
inyec,iones, y observe que los pa
cient-s mvjorab dc una ma1eH'
percvptiIole. Las l>ag's pFravnta-
ban a>pvcto mas liinpio, di,mlHuye-
ron los dolores y acabaron pr de
saparecer, Ell peso de los enfesmo>
auucnt0 de TN modo SOr rendcutt,
Y Ell uu case de tunor canceroso "a
curaci0n fue completa; Ell slete casl
conpleta, y solamen'e quedan hue
Has sin importancia. En- cinco en.
fermos, de los cuarenta sonetido> d
tratanliento, las inyecciones no pre- =
duieron resultados apreciableS.
Continua el doctor sus eXpe-
riencias.
Con motive de celebrarse en
la iglesia de los Dolores del Ferrol
los ejercicios espirituales dc retire.
Y estando el temple ocupado por las
mas escogilos danas, el jesuit
I1igncz predi 8 un largo Scr'n, l
| c :nsurunlo aspyramentc las stil
ras Y sciioritas que aslsten los tea
tros y bales y patlnan.
Como la mayoria de elias con
clyrvn 4 lbs eSpcetacuios dv Ia COM
paiiia dramatlra de 1ump neta
, p4tinan ell Il Ferrolano, sintieToH>
.nolcstadas
A,ac6 el jesuita duramente
los liberales y a la Prensa, censu
rando que st lean los periodicos,
Dijo que la question social n
! existe, pues la tiene resuelta la carl
, dad cristiana.
Elementos avanzados dc Ii e
rrol Sc proponeu asistir a la iglesi
para realizar un acto de protesta.
Ell jesuita Sc ha marchado, 4
r opinion Sc congratula de la marcl q
telniendo que Sc originasen des(1
denes.
! En- todas parties Sc comenta Gu
haya predicadores que, en- lugar d
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-04-10
AOTAS De |NTERES
Nueva Junta Directiva
del Centro de detallis-
tas de esta ciudad.
DON PEDRO ARCllAoOs
Retrato pubGcado en- un pc.
riodico de Caracas. Sui.
cldio de una muier.

FL Centro de detallis:as ha
elegido nueva Junta Directiva en-
esta forma:
Presidente Honorario, don Juan
Cortfnez. Presidente, don Manuel
Mendez. Viee-presidentes, don Jo-
Sc Fernandez, don Francisco Perez.
Vocales, don Jose B. Sobrino, don
Ramon Vihas, don Fausto F. Cam
poamor, don Manuel Martinez, don
Juan Mendez, don Alexandra Perez.
Vocales suplentes, don Jesus Perez,
don Domingo Dominguez, don Mar
celino Sobrino, don Francisco Ares,
don Isidoro Botas, don Francisco
Carrero, Contador, don Alfonso
Alvarez. Tesorero, don Julian Pc
rez Sevillano. Secretario, don Jose
B. Portela. Vice Secretario, don
Jose Garcia.
-Nuestro amigo don Ventu-
RI Rivas Urbistondo, de Arecibo,
ha tornado va possession de su cargo
de marshal de la Corte Municipal
de aquella ciudad, para Ell cual fue
nombrado recientemente.
E%y~ Sc VENDEN 6 arriendan en-
Ca5u is z4o cuerdas de terreno propias
para cualquier uSo agricola. Las ha
lie atlavesar la llnea del ferrocarril de
San Juan a Caguas. Sc vende el ga
nado que pasta EN- elias. Colinda POI
todo IN frente con Il Rio Grande. In.
form 'r@, ENRIQUE FERNANDEZ,
-En un3 de los ultilnos hume.
ros llegados Puerto Rico de e
Constitucional,s diario de Caracas
hemos visto el retrato de nuestrc
)mpatriota don Pedro Arcilagos
poncefo que hace mucho tiempe
vive Ell Ia capital de Venezuela, de.
dicado al arte musical como com
.,ositor y director alli de una graz
orquesta.
Ell honor que sEl Constitucio
nal' dispense q rcilagos, 10 alcan
10 { ,te con el excite obteuido en-
Caracas por una 1arzueIa lie RafAe
Ota. 0, 4 Ia cual puSo miiSi>a inv
prada el seiior ArcilA- y
Nos place ese triunfo de III
eonpatriota, que, lejoS dc Ia patri;
hon a i Puerto Rico con su talentt
hrti tico.
-NueStro apret1ado amig) {
conoSilo conpo,itor pmccii1 d II
Jaime Pericas ha teni,lo la ateuci6n
que agradecemoi en- cuanto v,le, d.
obsequiarnos con uu eje,nplar Il,
~I.irios y Rosas' walls lento para pia
no, del que hemos oilo hacer gran
de- elogios.
Esta Ultima production del Sc
n)r Pericas Sc halla de venta en- {
,*ablecimieuto aLa Villa de W.,
.ido, de esta ciudad.
-COLOCAGON.-La ten
e una casa de comercio I'm jovsi
qae posea sn6ci. ME inglks par
poder llevar una correspondent i
regular y que tenga conocimiento
b, tantes de comercio en- general
D recci6n: P. 0. Box, tot4. S.,
jun. l5-2 d
En- Il blrrio dCeiban, dc We
ga Baja, Carmen Santos. que pare
ce tenfa perturbadas suS facrl
ia es mentales, pnSo fin 4 Su vid
ahorcan lose de un arbol.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-04-10
LSa1& las dtversIS noticias de San
JUN y de Ia Ala, que apayettm en-
Ia octa0a bdgfna
lOlR0ING HOUSE

Gale 81, ndmero Io4, oeste,
New York. Sitio muy cGntrico.
Prdximo al subway, a los elevados,
4 los carros el4ctricoS de Amster-
lam, Columbus, Bro lwAy, = y q
avenida. Muy cerca del hotel Me-
ne Antoinette, donde esa el Club
Ibero .Ame, hano, A siete cuadras del
doctor Henna. Casa amplia y ele-
gante, Cocina americana y eSpanola.
Ins, ,alaci6n completamente nueva,
Tres bafios. Pidanse informes a la
administration de LA DEMocRAcGA.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-04-10
uOElS De PONCE
En- el Taller benefico.
Sucursa1 del Banco
de Puerto Rico.
AlANmA De FUEGO
1glesia y eseuela presbiterla'
na en- proyecto. arias
detenciones.

Abril Sci Taller Bcnefco
de- Artesanos celebr6 aver el ami
versario de su fundaci6n. A dicho
acto asistieron todos los socios y
varios simpatizadores de esta istitu-
cion. La Directiva obsequio a los
concurrentes con un refresco.
Procedi6se el mismo dia a la
election de la nueva Directiva, sa-
liendo electos los seiiores siguientes;
Director don Francisco Mi
I'll Sub-director don Francisco
Alvarado Lugo. Secretario don
| Demetrio Goyena. Sub secretario
don Francisco Alvarado Lugo. Te
sorero don Victor Cormier. Sub
tesorero don Rafael Maria Tarrats.
Preferences: 70. Don Dionisio Oxio.
20. Don Tomas Pellicer. %. Don
Jesus Maria Matias. %. Don Fran
cisco Leo, So. Don Miguel Brau.
Aver lego q esta ciudad el
captain de la policfa insular don
Ernesto Lopez Diaz quien desde
hoy Sc ha hecho cargo del mando de
la fuerza insular de este distrito.
va Sc ha terminado Ia insta-
lacion del Banco de Puerto Rico en-
la marina.
-En la maiiana de hoy salit-
r ~ para San Juan, 81 alcaide de la
circel don Alolfo Lespier, q cal o
y guardia de penAlcS don Santos
OlmoS y don Jose A. Aponte y Il
o6cinista de la carcel don A,nilcar
Bustamante, a responder ante la
|Corte Federal de la denuncia que
ante ella Sc presentara contra -e)
preso Angel Rodriguez, por encon
trarsele ell su baul dos troquele>
iguales a los que usan los falsiflca.
dores de lnonedas.
En- la tarde de aver, parece
que a algIn chusco Sc lie ocurrif
anunciar, por telefono, al Parqut
de Bomberos fuego ell la fabrica dc
licores de Vilaro, produciendose Il
consiguiente alarma.
I'll rncargado del repeso h
entablado dos denunuiaS contri
Francisco Maya y otra contra Ra
m6u Rodriguez por vender carn'
falta de peso y otra contra Ramon
Santana por ven ler HrLlos tamblel
talton de peso.
Los familiares del alicnad'
Eustasio Roca, no permitleron s.
trasladase este al Manicomio po
eucontrarse en- condiCiones de pc
derle atender en- su enfermedad.
SoacRGd 7fOS5fca. Rama aAnan
, dan. : Ponce. = Pedir inforlnes a
, apartado numero 24o, remitiend,
un sello de dos centavoS.
: Juan Escolat fue detenid
aver por tentativa de violaci6n; Da
rio Romero por acometimiento
aggression; Avelino Martinez, po
hurto; Epifanio Alvarez, Jose Ri
: vera, Tomas Segarra, Manuel Sc
; garra, Juan Marin, Pedro Napoleon
. y Manuel Alier, por juegos prohi
: bidos; Manuel Gotay y Manuel Or
tiz por alterar la paz p1blica; Gle
I. mente Quifones, Victor Perez y j
: Sc Montalvo, dtnunciados por in
fraction Ordenanzas municipales.
: -Pronto Sc dara comienzo
; Ia fabrication en- la calle de la Will
de un hermoso edi6cio destinado
: iglesia y escuela presbiteriana.
En- el aCredito y Ahorr
Poncenoo depositaron aver domin
go LILO inponentes, la cantidad d
S7657.47.
CoRREsPoNsAL.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-18
WATERSHED DANGERS.
State Health Commissioner Comes
Out Strong for Filtration.

The Department Of Health yesterday gave out
the report Of a conference at which DIT. Darling
ton Health Commissioner: John II. OBrien the
Water Commissioner. and DR.. Eugene II. Porter.
State Health Commissioner, were present. 10 con-
slider conditions exiting AT Mount Ksco and
KAtOnah. on the CroJon watershed, which have been
threatening the pollution Of the water supply Of
she city OF New York. This conference was held
on Monday. reported IN The Tribune yesterday.
The report says that the State Department OF
Health has been endeavoring 10 have a sewer sys-
teni constructed at Mount Kisco- The village
authorities. II was said maintained under the law
that the city of New York should pay for the
system and sewage disposal plant. The Corpora
tnn Counsel Of New York City has advised that the
city OF New York is not liable. The matter has
been placed in the hands Of the Attorney General,
who Will shortly render HIS opinion.
Commissioner Porter has written DR.. Darlington
urging the construction Of a filtration plant
being the only safe way which the water supply
be protected.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-18
JENNIE LEAVES ST. GREGORY's.
Monkey Pet of Hospital staff Sold to an
Animal Dealer

Jennie, the little South African monkey which
was taken on the stan Of St Gregory's Hospital
two months ago. sold yesterday 10 an anil
NAL dealer. Jennie had become favorite with
all the doctors. and before she was taken away
shook hands with the entire staff. including the
nurses and employees OF the hospital. who treat
ed her they would human being Jennie
was presented to DR.. c. II. Duncan. the chief
house surgeon. by former patient Of the hos
pital. She had been taught to eat with a knife
and fork Lately she has been in a sulky mood
and cranky, and the doctor decided to get rid
Of her
DR. Duncan became so attached to Jennie he
did not like TO part with her and made UP his
mind to chloroform her and have the body
stuffed When the nurses learned that Jennie
was about to be put TO death they pleaded for
her. begging the doctor to spare her life He
Ielented Jennie was dressed I'm her Sunday
clothes and taken ont. AS she got out on the
street in front Of the hospital, she evidently re-
allied that she was being taken away and before
the man carrying her knew what had happened
the monkey jumped from his arms and scampered
up Gold street, with crowd in pursuit She was
nearly run over by the wheels OF big truck,
frightening the horses and almost causing a
runaway. The driver. however brought the
team TO stop and Jennie took refuge under the
truck.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-18
ALPHA DEBTS TOGETHER.
SeueRty-ffth AnniUersary Here
The Contention Plans.

The seventy-fifth anniversary and annual conven-
ton of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity were begun
YESTERDAY There was a smoker at the fraternity
house. No. 35 West 3sd street. last night More
than five hundred members are attending the con-
vention. which will continue until Saturday afte-
noon. There are at present three delegates from
each Of the twenty-one college chapters in tlis
country. There are also representatives from the
chapters Of Toronto and McGin universities in Can
ada.
The business meeting OF the convention will be-
gin in the grand ballroom at the Astor to-day and
win continue tomorrow. The delegates and many
Of the members viii attend the performance Of u ne
Chorus Lady AT Hacketts Theatre tonight.
James X. Hackett, Of the theatre, is an Alpha
Delt."
The annual banquet wiz be held at the AstoT
tomorrow night A feature of this viii be con-
Eratulations 10 the Rev. DR. Edward Everett Hale
chaplain CT the United States Senate on the
eighty-hfth anniversary OF his birth. which oc-
CURED April 3, and who will be probably the
oldest member Of Alpha Delta Phi 10 attend.
Dr, Hale viii be one Of the speakers. and Joseph
Janess. President James NJ. Taylor of Vassar;
James 3. Garfield. Secretary OF the Interior and
Hamilton Wright Mabie. Of THE Outlook will
deliver addresses The POSTMASTER will be Talcott
Williams o. philadelphia, who Is president Of the
Among those attending the convention are Fresi-
dent Benjamin Ide Wheeler Of the University OF
California, President Andrew Y. V. Raymond of
Union College, Edward VI. Shepard and Francis /.
StetsOn. The delegates will take a trip around
Island Railroad. on Saturday and will conclude the
annual gathering by luncheon aboard ship.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-18
DAUGHTERS DEDICATE A PORT1CO.

Washington. April I7.-The chief interest in to-
days session OF the continental congress OF the
Daughters OF the American Revolution centred in
the dedication Of the memorial poTtico of the Ne
mortal Continental Hall The regents % the thir-
teen original states stood the portico which is
south Of the building, looking toward the Potomac
Dr- Charles W Needham. president OF the George
Washington University. delivered a short address.
Following tho address OF DIR. Needham Nrs
Donald Mclean. the president general formerly de-
clared tho memorial pOrtico dedicated.
The children ~ the American Revolution vrho
were 10 have participated in the dedicatory eyer
cseS. We're not present but represented b,
their president, Mrs Frederick T Dubois who in
address. said the children had raised about
50. toward the memorial fund
In the afternoon Mrs. Mclean submitted the re-
port of the Continental Hall COMMITTEES to the
congress and the delegates had an opportunity 10
contribute 70 the building fund OF this structure
which IS 70 be the permanent homo OK the society
\ reception was given the delegates at tho library
OF Congress to night.
The congress Will elect officers tomorrow and
Mrs McLean'S friends are making the claim that
sufficient votes have heen pledged 10 re-elect the
president general despite the fact that her cardI
dacy has not been indOrsed BY the New York state
delegation. There Is also much activity in ths
camp of the Insurgents" who win present ca,,di.
dates for all the Offices In Opositon 10 the admin
iStrGtion. or Mclean. slate.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-18
TRUCK OWNERS JOIN AUTO MEN.
Complain of Condition of Streets and Enter
Campaign for Improvement.

The New York Team Owners Association
representing three hundred Of the largest truck
ing firms in the city. has written to the Auto
mobile Club Of America Offering to cooperate
in the campaign for decent streets The mem
bers OF the Team Owners Association say that
present street conditions are causing great havoc
in the trucking business. The various firms rep
resented in the Association use six thousand
trucks and ten thousand horses. and fully one
tenth is constantly disabled on account of acci-
dents caused by bad paVements.
One firm which employs fOrty-hve trucks
estimated that It was paying $500 month for
unnecessary repairs" over and above ordinary
repair bills because Of accidents due 10 poorly
paved and dirty streets. This firm has had fifty
broken wagon shafts during the last few months
Tires. spCkes and aXles the principal parts
Of the trucks to suffer
Besides the damage TO wagons President
Goldberg of the association said. 1.-THE condition
of the horses is a menace TO business They
trip and scratch their legs the loose pave
ments. dirty water from sink holes in tho streets
gets into the cuts and then the horse breaks out
into a sort OF eczema which units him for work
for a month or more Many work horses have
been so badly disabled during the last few
months that their owners have suffered loss OF
One-eighfh OF the total earning capacity OF the
animals"
New-York tribune., 1907-04-18

neglected their education.
The Daughters of the American Revolution own
much property that is historic. having purchased It
TO prevent its desecraton by persons with mistaken
Ideas of what constitutes progress They have
bought the famous old Ellsworth home at Windsor,
Conn., Nathan Hale's little schoOlhOuso at New
London, Conn; the Royal House. at AIedford
Mass; the Meadow Garden House. home OF George
Walton a Georgia signer Of the Declaration OF
Independence: the spot at Vineyard Haven, Mass.
where three blew Up a Liberty pole in front
OF building to keep the British from using II
n mast; the famous old bIockhouse at Pittsburg
which a railroad abO 1t to demolish. the Henry
Hudson house on the Hudson. the Putnam cot
tage, at Greenwich. Conn: the SPalding house at
Lowell Mass; the "Ode SkuIe House." at Chelsea.
Mass; the old Colonial Daggett house at Paw
tucket. the old powder magazine at Hamilton.
Ohio and the old fort that was named for Alex
nnder Hamilton I'm l79 which became in turn
JAIL school. private dwelling house, cIubroOm
and a museum.
Wherever there is historic spot preserve. the
Daughters go about taking of it. They have
restored the banquet room in Independence Hall,
Philadelphia to it's lT7s style. and are preserving
the home of Betsy Ross. When there IA no work
OF this kind they insti the gospel OF patriotism
some other way. In San Francisco they set out
arcade OF trees in Golden Gate Park from
each of the thirteen original colonies. These
were generally taken from historic spots. New
Hampshire sent maple from the Stark house and
Connecticut slip from the famous Charter Oak.
Atlanta has a copy Of the famous Craigie house in
Cambridge Ness; Savannah has erected a monu-
ment to Governor Oglethorpe; Lexington Ky has
|, erected monument 10 the women OF Bryan Sta
tiou and Rome, " Y. has marked the sites OF
old Forts Bull and Stanwix.
The Daughters OF tho American Revolution Of
Tennessee secured an appropriation OF S,0oO year
from the state to support chair I'm American
history the Peabody Normal Institute. In
Tacoma Wash, u has undertaken civic i'm
provsmcut with Will. In Newton. Mass. memo
rial has been erected To John Eliot the apostle to
the Indians Iu Roanoke. Va monument has
been put up 60 the grave % General Andrew Lewis.
the hero Of the battle OF Point Pleasant. The
chapter AZ Jacksonville. Fla, has preserved the
old inscription the Spanish monument there.
The Kansas chapters have been Instrumental In
preserving tho famous old Santa re trail. by hav-
ing marks along its course The chapter az Bay
civ. Mich. saving the old lighthouse at tho
mouth of Saginaw River-one Of tho oldest
government structures IN the Country-aud the
Colonial chapter tn Minneapolis is doing patriotic
settlement work among the Door OF the foreign
quarter FREDERIC J. HASkIN.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-18
CORTELYOU LOOKS INTO CUSTOMS.
Visits Appraisers Stores and Will Call on
Fish and Stranahan Today.

Secretary Cortelyou came TO New York yes
terday morning from Washington and spent a
good part of the day at the Appraisers Stores.
comforting with Colonel Fowler about plans for
improving the service. 1t his first visit to
the place since his transfer TO the Treasury
Department. and he said he wanted To get
knowledge at first hand OF some details OF the
customs service He will call on Controller
Stranahan at the custom house this morning
and later In the day he will see Assistant Treas
urer Fish. Of the Sub-Treasury.
To callers at his rooms in the Hotel Nanhat-
tan last evening Mr.. CortelyOu had nothing 70
say about political topics. He probably viii
return to Washington tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-18
WORK OF THE D. A. r.
What These Women Are AccOm-
plishing to Increase Patriotism.

A hax-wheel and a distaH, with the motto "Home
and Country is the insignia OF the famous
organization known the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution. Nearly fifty thousand women are
living up to the meaning OF the words. While
many of their grandmothers the blue and
brown cloth for family wear these women are
weaving the wider fabric of patriotism to cover
the whole country. The woof is found ready for
them in the shape of heroic deeds of ancestors
homes and haunts of patriots and present-day ap-
probation Of good deeds. The warp they furnish
in their own enthusiasm and Cleverness, and the
result is a fabric that will ultimately mean much
for the nation.
The movement for forming an organization of
woman descendants of those who had fought in
The Revolution started in Washington in 1890.
An article appeared in a Washington paper calling
attention to the work being done by the men who
were descended from patriot soldiers and sailors
Of the Revolution. also pointing out the work that
women had done in those days. and suggesting that
a movement be put foot to bring those inter
ested together This letter was signed by Mrs.
Mary s. Lockwood, and il was the Inspiration for
the formation of the organization known
the Daughters of the American Revolution The
object as stated TO perpetuate the memory
and spirit of the and women of the Revolu-
tionary period. to collect and preserve historical
and biographical records. documents and relics and
to obtain portraits of eminent American women.
From the first this has been a national Organiza-
tion.
The first meeting held the anniversary
OF the discovery of America Mrs. Benjamin HaT-
rison wife of the then Chief Executive was unan-
imously elected presdent-general. The design OF
a woman the spinning wheel chosen tho
official seal at the suggestion OF Miss Mary Desha,
TO correspond with the seal of the mems o-ganiza-
ton, which showed man at the plough. At Mrs.
Flora Adams DarlinG's suggestion the motto
Home and Country chosen.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-18
n. Y. N. y. & g. STOCK ISSUE POSTPONED.

The directors Of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad Company. H. is reported from
Boston, have decided to postpone for an indefinite
period the issue of new stock which in January
they had voted to make some time in the spring.
The company has pressing financial needs. II is
said, and no new stock will be offered share
holders until money marSet conditions shall show
much Improvement
New-York tribune., 1907-04-18
A AnIUSe7ne1tS.

reside in remote parts and have parents who have
neglected their education
New-York tribune., 1907-04-18

In March. 1891, The first chapter formed in the
United States organized in Chicago. with Mrs
Frank Osborn regent The annual meeting OF
the Daughters of the American Revolution. known
as the Contnenta; Congress- is held in Washington,
those who may attend officially being the active
officers of the national society. state regent
from each state. and one regent and delegate
from each chapter IN the United States. Chapters
having fifty members entitled TO one delegate.
with an additional delegate for every twenty-five
members over this number. The first Continental
Congress was held February p. 1892
The first definite work they undertook was the
completion of the monument TO Mary Washing
ton three -fourths OF the necessary $1,000 being
subscribed BY the Daughters of the American Rev
olution In 1897 the general society honored tae
four founders-Mr Mary 5 Lockwood Miss Eu-
gena Washington. Miss Mari Desha and MIS-
Ellen Hardon Walworth-with special medals. In
100. the date Of the annual Continental Congress
was changed from February - to the anniversary
OF the battle OF Lexington, April l9.