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DELIGHTFUL LOCALITY


H.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-07-23
A0TAS Dc PONCE
Bale de etiqueta sus-
pendido.- I'm telegra-
ma de San Juan.
GUAROlA NAClONAL
Otro teleerama. - Choque.
Reunion de los panaderos.
Matrimonio .civi

Julio 90. La junta directiva
del Casino de Ponce, seg1n acuer-
do tornado anoche, ha desistido de
celebrar el baile de etiqueta anun,
ciado para el IS del corriente.
Dicha fiesta sera TIN bale de
conhanza, a fin de obviar difculta-
des q los transeuntes que vengan q
Ponce ese dia. =
FL presidente del hip6dromo
de esta ciudad recibi6 hoy el 81
guiente despacho telegra6co:
aGian entusiasmoss sspara ir ciu-
dad Perla del Sur, vendidos 4oc
tickets, tren especial. Comprome.
tidos 80 AUTOMOBILES ir esa. .-Seye
tario htb6dyomo San /uan.S
-Tambien nuestro amigo don
Julio Palacios recibio otro telegra
ma que dice:
aReserve Glen lunetas para ex
cursioniStas. --BalasqMides.1
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-07-23
CRON|CA EUROPEA
I'm acto de justicia socia1.-Los derechos dc
la mujer casada.

hecho mas que enmendar el yerro
cometido el alo 1896.
El regimen que Sc pretende
implantar en- Francia rige va en-
Alemania, Iiglaterra, Suiza y los
paises escandinavos. ALI la muier
casada puede disponer del producto
de su trabajo, con entera libertad.
NADIA mas equitativo. En- Francia
dase a menudo el case, realmente
infame, de maridos que, amparados
en- la ley, tienen la vileza de ARE.
batarles a sus consortes 10 que ga
nan tras improba labor. Y 10 mis-
mo que aqui, sucede en- todos los
paises donde arbitrariamente Sc ME-
ga a la mujer casada Tin derecho
que como el de disponer de 10 ad-
quirido mediante el personal esfuer-
20, es inherente a la humana perso.
nalidad.
FL proyecto de ley que en- pri-
mera lectura acaba de adoptar el
Senado responde a las presentes
condolences econ6micas y sociales
de la naci6n francesa. La mujer
toma aqui muy principalfsima jarte
en- la vida industrialy y mercantil.
Por miles Sc cuentan las mujeres
casadas que con su trabajo ayudan
al consorte a hacer mas llevaderas
las cargas del matrimonio. Y las
que asf proceden no deben hallarse
por complete a merced de desalma.
dos q quienes la autoridad marital
sirva para hacer a sus c6nyuges
vfctimas de la mas infame explota.
ci5n.
Lo que Sc pretende es solo una
minima reivindicaci6n feminista.
A ese simple acto de justicia SO.
cial debe seguir una sci lie de refor.
mas que elevan y dignifquen a Ia
mujer, rescatandola de su secular
servidumbre. Hora es va de que
el hombre renuncie 4 ejercer sola.
Imente en- benefcio suyo el dere
recho de legislar, de que Sc apro
pi6, con exclusion absolute de Il
mujer, ,por la brutalidad de la fuerza
j GUIDO LABORDE.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-07-23
DESDE lGUAD|LLA
Reformas en- el local de
la Corte municipal.
Monseilor Jones.
TARDE BORRAyCOsA
Descargas electricas. - Rayo
que mata una vaca.-La
Sala de Socorros.

Julio 2I-A indication de rues-
tro amigo don Francisco Camacho,
marshal de esta Corte municipal,
giramos el otro dla una vista 4 di-
cho tribunal de justicia. ALI pu.
dimos observar las nuevas y muy
importantes reformas que Sc acaban
de introducir.
Todo Sc encuentra en- perfe TO
orden y este Sc debe 4 las iniciati
vas y actividad puestas en- practica
tanto por el nuevo Juez, sefior Con
zalez Mena, como por Eel marshal,
s.iior Camacho.
Ell martes pasado, por Ia
tarde, hizo su entrada en- el vecino
pueblo de Moca, el Ilustrisimo
Obispo M. Jones. LIE acompaiian
ell venerable padre Berries, dos pa
dres Agu>tinos y dos Redentoris.
tas de Maysgiiez.
Tanto la Junta de Cat6licos,
como el elemento popular de aque-
LA poblsci6n, les hicieron TIN eS.
plSndido recibimiento.
Nos informan que Ell numero
de con6rmaciones hechas ALI pnr
Monseiior Jones, pasan de dos mil
quinientas.
La tarde de aver, fue para
Aguadilla borrascosa. Llovi6 de
manera extraordinaria y grandes
descargas electricas atronaban el es-
pacio. I'm rayo mat6 Ell el barrio
"Caimital abajo', y en.el lugar CO
nocidor ola Picas, una vaca, pro.
pieiad unica de nuestro pobre cam
pesino Domingo Suarezs
En- la Ultima session que ce-
lebtara nuestro Concejo municipal,
entire otros acuerdos, sc tom6 uno
nuy en- cuenta por el -Presi.
dente del ayuntamiento don Victor
Calder6n, con respecto al estado de
suciedad y abandono en- que Sc en-
cuentra la sala de socorros de esta
ciudal.
Ell sefor Calder6n habl6 de
manera en&rgica sobre este parti-
cular, y sus manifestaciones-- LAS
del Stfiar Calder6n-fueron secun-
(Ccntinna en- la p6ginG Az
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-07-23
DESDE TOt-ALTA
Muerte de un aprecia-
BILE compatriota, en- Ell
barrio <Ga1ateo.1
NUEvOS EsPOsOs
Nueva tabaquerfa. - Varjas
escuelas vacantes. FL
alcalde de Ciales.

Julio 1o.-Don Candido Ro-
drfguez, propietario de prestigio y
uno de los buenos unionistas que
teniamos en- el barrio de "Galateo,
muri6 tragicamente en- Bayam6n la
noche de II de los corrientes.
Qued6se dormido en- una ca
rreta, de la que descendi6, pasan-
dole una de sus ruedas por la frente,
dejandole muerto en- el acto.
Ese suceso, lamentable por va
rios conceptos, ha venido a torturar
hondamente el espfritu de su fami.
liza, que Sc halla en- el mas grande
de los desconsuelos.
Que la tranquilidad renazca en-
ese hogar y que Dios premie las vir-
tudes del fnado.
Ell domingo en- la noche Sc
unierou cauonicamente en- Morovis,
nuestro buen amigo don Francisco
Julia, Collector de Rentas Internas
de aquel pueblo, con la agraciada
y virtuosa joven Rosita Barreras.
Lo celebramos y que sea eterra
su luna de miel.
Sc encuentrar vacantes en-
esta Jurisdiction las escuelas rura-
les de "Quebrada Arenas" y "Ric
Lajas," que efrecen algaas ventajas
por su proximidad q la poblaci6n y
otras cosas.
Que vengan aspirantes para
elias.
Don Julio Romero acaba de
abrir una tabaqueria en- la calle del
Sol, de esta poblaci6n.
Que canine sin tropiezos y que
tenga en- ese negocio todo geuerc
de benefcios.
Hoy tuvimos el gusto de sa
ludar en- esta poblaci6n Anuestrt
amigo don Jose Pillar de Santiago
alcalde de Ciales, el cual sali6 poct
despues para ese pueblo. acompa
fiado de su esposa doha Loretta Ca
! brera.
Feliz viaje.
CoRREsPoNsAL.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-07-23
i0TeRS D[l 6A
Personals asistidas los
dias 20 y 21 en- la
Sa1a de Socorros.
lUzGADO De PAz
Condemns y multas po~ dife
rentes delitcs. 7oliclas
insulares 4 Ponce

=, Durante el sabado.. y donin-
go hltimo,, fueron asistidos en- Ia
sala de socorros Severe Muioz, de
contusiones en- la region coronal
inferior y deltoidea; Ramon Qul'
Hones, confusion en- la mejilla dere
cha; Rafael Ferrer, confusion so
bre el carrillo izquierdo; Salvador
Cepeda, luxacion en- la articulation
de Ia muheca izquierda.
= Ell Juez Bazan conden6 aver a
los siguientes individuos: Rafael Ru-
vier 80 dias por escandalo, zoilo San
tiago, So por embriaguez; Felipa Gin
tr6n, IS por riha y escandalo; Carme-
10 Cordero, Narciso Reyes, Roman
Gutierrez, 80 dias por jugar dados;
.Marcelino Flores, So por tirar pie
dras; Pedro Leon, IS por proferir fra
ses obcenas; Eduardo Aponte, S. por
embriaguez y escandalo; Andres Aya-
la, 8 dollars por tscandalo en- SAL 81
puedes. =
a--Eduvigis Dfaz y Juaua Rivera
tuvieron una riiia anteayer tarde en-
la ealle de San Sebastian y fucron re-
mitidas por ounce dias q la carcel
municipal.
Sc ha ordeuado por el Coronel
Hamill que vayan 40 guafdias y dos
cabos en-. el tren especial que conduc
"a a los excursionistas Ponce,
-Cinco dollars de multa inn
puso el Juez municipal a Juan Ro-
drfguez, por haber agredido ante
aver a.Ram6n Quiiones.
Juan Rodriguez, sirviente,
Asredi6 auteayer q otro individuc,
siendo cond1ucido a la carcel a dis
posici6n del Juez municipal.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-07-23

El Senado frances ha recono-
cido a la mujer casada un derecho
del que Sc hallaba infcuamente des-
poseida, La cohsorte esta aquf in.
capacitada en- absolute para dispo-
ner del producto de su trabajo.
Como no Sc haya estipulado 10
contrario, en- contrato matrimonial,
el c6nyuge es legalmente el dueiio
iudiscutible de cuanto con su traba.
10 aporte la esposa. Contra esa
gran injusticia luchabase desde
hcia tiempo, pero con manifesto
inutilidad. En- vano clamaban
hombres generosos porque Sc pu-
sierra termino a semejante iniquidad;
los Legislatures no Sc mostraban
propicios a acometer la innovation.
En- muy contadfsimas ocasiones Sc
renuncia de buen grado q un pri-
vilegio.
Ahora ell Senado toma noble.
mente la iniciativa, que es de Greer
secundara la Camara de los dipu-
tados, donde los defensores de los
derechos de la mujer forman lin
grupo bastante numeroso. Ell re-
gimen matrimonial, por virtud del
que puede el marido disponer q SUI
antojo de las cantidades ganadas
por la mujer en- el ejercicio de una
industria 8 profession cualquiera, es
altamehte abusive, vejatorio y odio-
so. Tolerarlo es transigit con una
infaria.
La Camara de los diputados
vote en- 1896 una proposition de
una ley favorable a que la consorte
pudiera disponer libremente de las
sumas que lie proporcionase su ira
bajo personal. En- el Senado pre-
dominaban 4 la saxon los elementos
NAL avenidos con toda reforma pro-
gresiva, quienes abstuvieronse de
prestar su concurso para la reali.
zaci6n del generoso pensamiento
81 proyecto de ley qued6 archivadt
en- el palacio de Luxemburgo. A
adelantarse ahora el Senado q Il
Camara de los Diputados no hi
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-07-23
DE INT
4 los sefores m6dicos.

,Nacante en- este pueblo la splazas de
O6cial de Sanidad con el haber de
81;2oo anuales y la de sub.inspector
con el de $1,000, Sc hace pdblico para
conocimiento de los iuteresados, y
QUE presenter sus solicitudes debida'
tnente legalizadas dirigidas ala Secre'
tarfa municipal de este pueblo.-Loi'
"a, lo de Julio de I9o7.-LUIs HER.
NAIz, Alcalde municipal. 4-Ic
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-07-23
fI(dlto y AhOIf0 POn(ehO

4 los imb0nentes so6ye k6retaS
de- 0hoyyo. .--Habiendo muchas IL
bretas. que no tienen inscritos los
intereses correspondence al primer
semestre de 1907, Sc ruega a los
duehos de las lnismas, Sc sirvan
presentarlas, en- estas o6cinas, al
empleado correspondence, a fn de
poder llenar ese requisite. = Ponce,
julio T9 de 1907. Ell Presidente,
x. MAR1AN1. 40. as.
Los ofciales de la Guardia
nacional han convocado q ejercicios
para mahana q las tres de la tarde,
en- los terrenos del Castillo.
Han contraido matrimonic
civil el joven Cornelio Vdzquez y
la saiiorita Francisco Pav6n.
-Ha regresado de los Estado.
,Unidos Ell doctor don Antonio H
Molina.
En- Ia mahana de hoy ocurrit
TN choque entire lin caro- electricC
y TN carruaje, en- que venfan 10.
s flores Pedro Iglesias Gonzalez J
Ramon Vale.
II accidente ocurrio en- la call,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-07-23

asamblea, en- los salones de la aFe.
deraci6nD, por virtud de las gestio.
mes hechas con tai objeto ror el or.
ganizador Carlos Q. Georgetti.
CoRREsPoNsAL.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-07-23

del Castillo, junto al cuartel de la
policia. Los pasajeros del coche
salieron ilesos y el vehiculo qued6
t1talmente destrozado.
Ell gremio de panaderos de
la ciudad Sc reunira maiiana en-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-07-23
Anuncioe.espec ciaIes para Ponce
GRAN HOteIIeStluldnt "lNGLA1ERRA"
HOTEL De PRIMER ORDEN
Tetuan 10y 12s-CFBz 2 y F0rtale1a Il,

Constuda expesamente para Hotel Capacdad para peeo
suacn la mas cnt vistas Ia bahia las caes de Teuan Cruz
Fortaleza fesco ventdo de capital 81 comedor &c
or las Anas Tene dpaamentos ndepndiene amias D
de de AgoO g adeas del pazo antique de las comdas ssta
guo pasaero Ten cauajes de ujo 1ntepes
aducO Os igu los deas HOtel Be hacen abonos se
manales
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-07-23

%a En- esta imprenta Sc nece
sitan buenos vendedoreS para e
periodico.
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spECIAL DISPATCH 10 THE CALL

cELLlAL Ulcl AILH It1L GALL
GOLDFIELD, Dec. 1.-THE Ne
vads consolidated light and power
company threw bomb into Goldheld
tonight when it announced q reduc-
ton n the wages of its electrical
workers from 81 to SIS a day.
While this affects only eight
men IN the camp. about so men sfil-
lated with that union, which is con-
nected with the American federation
Of labor, are stationed at various
points between Goldheld and Bishop,
along the 50 mile line of the corr
pany The men ar the local plant Of
the company promptly struck. leaving
only a wstchman in charge Of the big
building
It is expected At any moment that the
town wiz be left IN darkness. should
anything happen TO the power cables
there are no men to repair the break.
should the power be cut OF entirely
there would be no way to light the
mines or to operate the machinery of
any Of the plants. The strike Of the
electricians wiz have q decided effect
upon the plans OF the operators to re-
sume operations in the morning. Non
,union men viii have to be employed to
brepair any breaks in the power line and
great dificulty is expected Oh this score.
General Manager chappelle left in an
automobile tonight TO notify the men
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LANGDON SPEAKS
AND CALHOUN s
Man INTERRUPT
District Attorney Addresses
Civic Forum on Graft
Prosecution
ANSWERS QUESTIONS
Interrogator IS Told Why
United Railroads Chief
Is Crook
SHADOWS ON TRAIL
Nonpartisan Organization
Wires Congratulations
to San Francisco
SHADOWS ON TRAIL
San Francisco Sets an
Example for Nation

Ew YORK, Dec. 1.-The
~ following message. previ-
- ousIy indorsed by the
board of trustees of the civic for
um. was presented to the audience
as resolution and was urapi-
mously carried. IL WIS also voted
that this rexoIutlon he autographed
TO the peopIc of ssr Francisco In
care Of tho mayor Of that city;
.sTo the people 0f san Francisco,
In care of Mayer TayIer: The civic
forum assembled In Carnegie. hall
ard representing the civic inter
ests of New York city congrstu-
late the people of san Francisco
upon the splendid devotion of its
citizens in the restoration of cf-
fcfent democratic government In
one Of Americas great cities. We
are thankful that yeu have act
an example of governmental prob
fty which Is an encouragement to
the whole nafien.
Lyman Abbott, chairman of the
civic forum: Henry {. Potter,
bishop of New York and vice
president of the civic forum; A.
Barton Hepburn, George BcAney,
Emerson wcHfIIan. Marcus MARKS,
Isanc F. SeIign,an, James p. Rey-
uoIds. trustees; Robert Ersl<in
Ely. director: EIgiD r. l.. Gould"
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY So
THURSDAY. DECEMBER u. Is
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

YESTERDAY-west wind; cloudy; maximum
temperature. 5S: minimum, 90
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fair; cloudy a6
night Page IL
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Dies Rather Than Face
Friends Who Put
Money in Bank
Manager Sadleir of West
End Branch Blows
Out Brains

Colonel T. Otway Sadleir, manager
of the West End branch of the Cali
fornia safe deposit and trust COM
pany, took his own life in the rear
room of the branch bank Offices, 1881
Devisadero street, shortly before mid
night Tuesday. Although free from
any taint of dishonesty, Sadleir offered
himself as the first human sacrifice
in atonement for wrongs done de-
positors by the officials of the bank
Grieving over the fact that friends
and businessmen in the vicinity of
the branch bank had deposited $751;
900 in the defunct institution, and that
his friend and mentor, j. Dalzen
Brown, could not secure release from
jail. sadleir committed suicide
BLOWS OUT BRAINS
sawed off," IL gauge shotgun.
which was in the bank. was used by
the suicide. Lying on planks In the
rear of the office, with his head resting
on roll of carpet Sadleir placed the
muzzle of the weapon against his
right temple, slightly above the ear. He
intended to pull both triggers. but only
released one. The charge from the gun
tore the top of the head away. Had a
bomb been put in the mans brain cav
ity and exploded with an upward f5rce
the top of the head could not have been
more completely destroyed. Below the
brow the features were intaft, only the
nose was blood stained
1t is believed that sadleir killed him
self at 1885 Tuesday night Mrs. E.
Wolf who resides in the fat at 1927
Devisadero street, heard the gunshot
at that time, but made no investiga-
ton Yesterday morning at 1850 o'clock
Continued on Pase 3. Column I
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SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

NEW YORK. Dec. 11.-Durmg the
course of his address on Graft and
Democracy before the civic forum at
Carnegie hall tonight. District Attor-
ney Langdon of San francisco said
that he was being shadowed in New
York The address was a resume of
the news of the graft trials printed
from time to time
"on my arrival in New York said
Langdon, Z found within two hours
that two human bloodhounds We're on
my trail They have been with me
ever since and are in this hall to-
night. Apparently they think the re-
former of the west will get lost in
the gay and giddy city
ATTORNEY INTERRUPTS
Franklin Leonard Jr, an attorney
with friends in San Francisco. inter
rupted Langdon repeatedly to know
why this or that person should be
characterized as q crook This at
torney created a ripple of excitement,
and Immediately Robert Erskine Ely,
a director of the forum, hastened to
say the meeting was not one for pub
lie discussion, while the speaker de-
clared his willingness to answer any
question when he had concluded his
address. At the end of his talk Leon
ard arose again and was told by Ely
that he could not be permitted to
speak.
Leonard replied that Langdon was
willing. 1t was suggested that tho
questions be put in writing while a
quartet sang.
Il observe, said Iangdon. as he
arose with Leonard's questions in hand,
that my friend in the audience is
probably an attorney of an inquiring
frame of mind. will read his oues-
tions and answer them as I go along.
His first question is: Has not TREY
L. Ford been tried and acquitted2' The
answer: Yes, tried and acquitted OH
one charge. Thirteen charges against
him remain untried. Louis Glass was
tried twice before we could get him.
The second question is as to what
protection my Office affords to the in
nocent who may be accused. Ny an
,swer TO that is that nd innocent ones
have vet appeared.
The third question is why do / csll
Patrick Calhoun of the United Rail-
Continued ON PAGE e. Co1unan
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-12
Commissioner Si|yerIS
Slated for Removal
by Governor
Chairman of Board Is
Blamed for Banks
Bad Condition


The days of Herman Silver as a
member of the bank commission are
numbered. Governor Gillett with At
torney General Webb visited the Of
fees of the commission in the Croker
building yesterday morning. The gov
crnor made an Investigation of the re-
ports filed by the California safe de-
posit and trust company and then
asked some pertinent questions as to
the manner in which the board con-
Quoted its affairs. Herman Silver, the
chairman of the board. was not in his
Office when Gillett called. 1t is under
stood that Silver knew Gillett was
coming. Although thesgovernor made
no positive statement on the subject.
his remarks on the conduct of the
commission spell the retirement OF
silver.
The governor was informed that Sill
yer had said some time ago that he
knew the California safe deposit and
trust company TO be rotten This
statement was made by sHer. accord
ing to other members of the commits
sion, before the bank was declared
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