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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-12-28
San Juan Puerto Rico Lunes az de Dcienbre de 1905

del diplomatico; conoce ademas muy
bien ell pueblo que ha de gobernar y la
politica mundial, en- estas condicio-
mes las difcultades Sc aminoran.
iCual sera la labor de Mr.. Taft en-
los amos que dure su mandatoi jSera
su politica una continuation del impe-
rialismo de Roosevelt, esa tendencia 4
concretar la personalidad internacio-
nal yanqui en- ell mundo politico, de-
jando de pasada las cuestiones socia-
lesf iContribuira por ell contrario el
nuevo presidente i la lucha contra La
plutocracia q inaugurara una politica
naclonal mas en- armonia con 10 deseos
de la masa popular' Ell tempo se en-
carga de la respuesta
Fernando NORIEGA.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-12-28
Nlmero 284

Ea augusta la seatimos en- nnestras
horas de pesimismo cuantos hombres
padecemos Ia fnnesta mania de pen
sar' De ahl Ell exito de Wells. Pero
en- este novellsta esa augusta tiene La
perdnrabilidad de las ideas fijas: es
una idea fla, 10 cual no quiere decir
que sea exacta
Acaso sc deba unicamente a que
Wells no ha abordado al estudio de los
problemas filos6ficos sino despues de
haher consagrado sus mejores amos de
estudlo 4 la ciencia llamada positiva.
va que sc trata de un autOr de exec
lentes manuales de biologia y de meca
nlca. Ello tai veg hace que en- el espi
rltu de Wells ocupen mncho mas espa-
clio las ciencias naturaIes que las flo
sofieas que haya agotado sus apti-
tudes de hombre, exacto en- Ia ciencis
obJetiva, valga la pafabra, que no le
haya quedado mas que Ell ,entimiento
para los temas de flosoffa de moral.
frobablemente esa angustiosa prima-
cia de las maquinas sobre los hombres
no es sino Ia exteriorizaci6n de Ia s,r-
premacfa con que en- Ell alma de Wells
reina la mecanica sobre la filosoffa.
Pero lquien sabet No debemos OF
v1dar que nuestra actual civilization
nadece ell pecado original de que nos:
la fundara aquel grand{simo sinver-
gnenza que sc llam6 Lord Bacon. Esta
civlllzaci6n moderna no consiste EN-
otra cosa .sino en- que muchos de sus
filosofos, de sus hombres de genio, en-
ingar de consagrar su inteligencia. CO.
mo Plat6n, 4 hacer virtuosos & los hom-
hres, la dedican satisfacer sus nece-
sidades materiales La obra de Bacon
no es 'haber descnbierto la induction.
que ell hombre eonOcia desde siempre
nj en- haberla reglamentado, cosa que
va habia hecho Arist0teles, sino en- DO
ner La l6gica, Ia ciencia de pensar. al
servicio de los herreros de los carpinte-
roa, de los medicos de los ingenieros
Bacon 10 hizo por puro sinvergiienza.
Sintlendosc denlasiado sensual vano.
intrgante, venal y corrompido para
que lie fuera agradable Ell conocimiento
de las verdades esenciales, abstractas
eternas, las volvi6 la espalda en- vez
de dedicarse d hacer hombres perfec-
tos, consagr6 su immortal genio bus
car comodidades para los hombres i'm
perfectos.
No sc 81 Wells habra dedicado mu-
chas horas pensar en- ese pecado ori-
ginario de la flosofia natural 6 cien-
cias fisico-q -quimico-naturales Pero Sc
trata de un pecado del que todos te-
| nemos que hmpiarnos
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-12-28
Ramiro de MAEZTU.
Los IIudle en- America

Israel Zaugwill, c6mico v autor.
acompanado de su esposa, sali6 para
Londres EN- la Inca Minneapolis -Es-
pero que 10 Esstados Unidos insistiran
en- proponer algunas modiicaciones en
el tratado entire este pals y Russia
dilo el senor Zaugwill.
Como esta al presente, I'm Judo
de America Sc le MEGA la entrada le-
gitima en- Russia, aunque lleve pasa-
porte.
FL judo no tiene estatuto legal EN-
Russia, Y un americana que mace iudi0
no tiene derecho entrar en- el Impe-
ris.
Sinceramente espero que America oh
serve ESQ Y Sc haga alein cambio en
el tratado existente-" La Sociedad Pc
rritorial' de la cual soy miembro-di-
10 Mr. Zaugwill debatiendo en- discu-
sion con Zionism-esta a1n b1scando
TN sitio legal para declararlo estado
iudlo
Todas nuestras energias sc dirioen
al presente 4 Ia Investigation az "a III
calidad en- el norte-este de Africa ES-
peramos noticias de una expedition oue
envlamos para examinar el pals pa
"a que nos pusieran al corriente de M
estado agricola Y otras ventajas.
Mr.. Zaugwill declara que America 4.
meior sitio para los judfos, que ningun
otro pals.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-12-28
Desde LOndres


Wells resucita Es decir Wells aban-
dona las preocupaciones sociologieas
que le han embargado estos tltimos
amos para volver Il sus novelas cienti-
f1co terrorifico- -maravillosas Ello entra-
ia una resurrection, porque es curioso
10 que con Wells ocurre Cuando es-
cribe soeiologfa pura FL lector experi-
menta una vaga sensaeion de fantas-
nagoria. La clensia de Wells es una
ciencia discntible. .norqne ciencia es so
10 metodo y Wells salta con demaslada
agilidad los eslahones de I'M razona-
miento Asi que el lactor se siente se-
dncido, pero no con~eneido En- cam
bio cuando deia volar su inyentlva,
como en- esta ultima novcla suya The
War in tre Air. LA guerra en- los al
RESI- es indtil que nos digamos al leer~
la este es una. novela", porque la
Sensaci6n De realidad nos oprime como
una pesadllla, pero aan mas intima-
mente que una pesadllla, porque no Sc
trata de los monstruos que Ia rax6n
produce, seg1n la Erase de Goya en-
uno de sus Caprichos, sino lie los
| monstruos que iaraz6n. produce en-. su
yigiha. I estos 81 qne-son los verda-
deros horrorosos monstruos de nues-
ira civilization moderna
Delo de lado el eplsodio. noveleaeo
| de la obra para fijarme en La idea cen
tral que no puede ser de mas candente
actualidad Al mismo TEMPO que en-
Inglaterra Sc ha llegado la constrnc-
ci6n de un aeroplano perfecto. el GO
blerno aleman ha perfecionade ell glo-
bo dirigible Zeppelin en- su' cam
| pamento de Franconia ha constrnido
centenares de dirigibles rigidos, cada
nno de los cuales mide de proa popa
eentenares de metros Y un dia Ia. es-
cuadra lie aereos monstruos alza .su
sueio al mando lie I'm fantastico prin-
cipe Carlos Alberto, que es un kaisser-
| Lohengrin corregido y aumentado; cru
"a el Atlantico, vomita de paso monta-
| mas de explosives sobre Ia escuadra
norteamericana, hundiendola en- los ma
res, pone sitio Nniva York, deci-
dida q conquistar para Alemania el
Imperio universal con que soiiaron
nuestros Carlos V Felipe II y hasta el
Conde- Duque de 0livares
va esta eneima de Nuepa York Ia rs.
cuadra aerea. Ha llegado antes que In
misma noticia de La destruction de la
hota norteamericana: Los eiclopes. glo-
bos sc sit1an una altura donde no
pueden alcanzarles los ra1<ones de la
ciudad enorme, ya mas grande que
Londres, la sumlsion sus exigencias
que conssten principalmnete en- una
enorme indempizaci6n M Iiea y Ell Ia
obligation de surtir / les slobos del
gas que necesitan.
Las autoridades dc Nua3a York ac.
ceden, pero cuando ttalan de recaudal
el dinero necesario. e}>laehlo Sc les
subleva, como sc suhlee6 s Commune
de Paris, en- condicionss an6logas, cnan
do la guerra franco Ia siana Fn este
Ia escuafIra aerea sistfae II neeesidae
de ponerse 4 cubierto dh .U.Ha gran tenn
pestad que reina en- las alturas v des
| ciende unos cuantos miles de pies pa
ra bnscar IN, punto en Que las corrlen
tes atmosfericas sean nenos fuertes
Pero como va Sc encuantran al alcancs
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-12-28
ANO TO.
/ los suseriptarg ] Agentc

Nnes b buena xaarcha de eeta Adminis-
Hsncion az aamiriAos. Al - >hscrip
Anrsa 4 este diario.siho desae $ primero
- cadA mes Las BAJAS se avisaran los
M1An 30 81; advirtiendose cue las que se
Aierep con posterioridas no Sc tonaran en-
nnunta ni surtirAu .4fecto OF n c0otah'lidad
kanka q dfa 0i*imo del mes siguients al en
Rns - oolfcitan-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-10
CITY TO OPEN NEW
RECREATION CENTER
MAYOR HARPER WILL START
ADJUSTMENTS
Parade from Municipal Building to Be
One of the Features of Dedi-
cation of Play
House

Mayor Harper will formally open
the new playground recreation center
in the Eighth ward this afternoon by
rolling the first ball in the bowling al
leys. The building, which is at Holly
and st. John streets, will be dedicated
to the people today.
A parade will start at 2 o'clock TINS
afternoon from the city hall, and nu-
merous automobiles have been loaned
to convey city officials and those par
ticipating in the ceremonies to the
recreation center. The afternoon pro-
gram will begin at 3 o'clock, when a
reception will be held until 5 o'clock.
The building will be open for the in
spection of visitors
Addresses and physical culture exer-
cises will follow the reception. Mrs.
Willoughby Rodman, president of the
Fairgrounds commission, will intro
duce the speakers, who will be Mayor
A. c. Harper, Councilman Healy Of
the Eighth ward and Rev. E. e.
Locke, pastor the First Methodist
church.
The exercises this evening. beginning
at o'clock, will be especially for resi-
dents of the neighboorhood in which
the recreation center is located.
C. II. Mills. manager of the recrea-
tion center: c. B. Raitt, superintendent
of the city's Fairgrounds, and Physical
Director Wesley Beach will be the
speakers, and Miss Grutrude Hards
will give a reading. Music and GYM
nastics will be features of the evening
program.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-10
FACETIOUS WEATHER
MAN VENTURES GUESS
FOR ELECTION DAY
Sun May Shine for Four Years After
November Is Prediction.
In the Meantime,
Cooler

The weather bureau thermometer on
day registered 81 degrees. Thursday
the maximum was the same, but
Wednesday it was SS The weather
man says cooler. weather may be ex-
pected. AS autumn approaches the
temperature will drop and the sales of
top coats and WOODEN underclothes will
increase. All of these things may be
expected within few days.
When w. d. Fuller, Mr.. Wollaber's
assistant, was asked for a forecast of
the weather for November he said:
After a consultation of the charts l
should say that November will be Il
remarkably dry day in Los Angeles
and elsewhere. The. day will be pre-
ceded by stormy weather but it will
dawn dry, cold and clear. Along in
the morning little feecy clouds, like
spring lambs skipping over meadow,
will chase each other across the azure
dome and at times obscure the face of
the sum-. Later in the day clouds Will
gather and the storm culminate in
lightning flashes and distant thunder.
Then it will all clear away and the sun
will shine steadily for four years.
You understand, of course, that i
am speaking metaphorically."
wouldn't it be great" asked the re-
porter, "if you had machines here that
could register in green and purple lines
the political barometer as accurately
as that machine writes down the sun
shine and the velocity of the wind?'
IF we had a Democratic thermome-
ter and a Republican thermometer side
by side in this office everybody who
came in would hold his cigar under the
bulb of one or the other of them. So
what's the use?"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-10
NEGRO MARTIN NEAR
DEATH AT FOLSOM
DEPUTY SHERIFF SAYS CROWD
SOUGHT LIFE
AssaiIant of Miss Ralston Narrowly
Escaped Being Lynched in the
North, According to
Officer

w. T. Wood returned from San Quen-
tin yesterday after placing there Ed
ward Martin, the negro who last week
assaulted Miss Edith Ralston. The
publication of the fact that Martin
would leave Los Angeles Tuesday in
stead of Monday is, according to Wood,
the only thing that saved the negro
from lynching. When the deputy
sheriff and his prisoner reached the
town of Folsom fifty determined men
from the vicinity of Miss Ralston's
former home at Sacramento were in
waiting.
Wood grasped the situation imme-
diately. I'VE want this man." said the
leader of the crowd.
What for?" demanded Wood. Then,
in reply to questions, he told the angry
men that the prisoner was not Martin
and that. the latter would arrive the
following day.
This statement, coinciding as it did
with the published reports of Martins
departure from Los Angeles, Modified
the would-be iynchers, and Wood placed
his man in the prison without further
trouble.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-10
RIVER BED QUARREL LEADS
NEGROES INTO KNIFE PLAY

AS the result of stabbing affray be-
tween two negro gravel hauers while
quarreling over moving wagon i'm the
river bed near Ninth street yesterday
morning, Leonard Ferguson 1917 Lin
den street, was taken to the receiving
hospital where the surgeons stitched
up a wound in his right side, and w. II.
Kelly, 1910 East Ninth street charged
with welding the weapon was placed
in the city Jail to await the result Of
Ferguson's injuries
Ferguson was removed to the county
hospital late yesterday. The surgeons
say he will recover
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-10
KATHERINE DIRECT
WINS PACE FUTURITY
Prime FaVorte Takes First, Fourth
and Fifth Heats of Blue Ribbon
Event at Lexington-AIlen
Winter Wins johnson
rRv Assnciated Press.:

LEXINGTON, KY, Oct 9.-Katherine
Direct. the pronounced faVOrite, today
won without particular trouble the pac-
ing division of the Futurity, which was
left unfinished yesterday. The 2:24 trot,
the johnson, also was won by the
prime favOrite, Allen Winter, who low
cred the record for the race in the first
heat and again in the third heat to
2:0S1a. Summary:
Pacing division, FIturty, unfinished yes
terday. purse $20OO-Katherine Direct won
the first fourth and fifth heats in 2:l3A,
2:14A. 2:17. Colonel Forest won the sec
ond and third heats in 2:11al, 2;1J3l.
The johnson 2;24 class trot. purse $4,000,
three in hve-Allen Winter Won three
straight heats in 2:O91A, 2;1114, 2:0S..
40 class pace, purse $1000--Czarina Daw-
son won the third, fourth and fifth heats in
2:lO24. 2:11 -, 2:l2l.. Grace Girds won the
first and second heats in 2;11 y, 2:0924.
Pace, e:04 class, purse $1O00-Lady Maud
G. won third and fourth heats in 2:Q6 L,
H.O4a,. Reproachless second heat in
2;04lq. AiIeen Wilson won the first heat in
.:061s. Citation and Copa De orc also
started.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-10
jim JEFFRIES' WATCHMAN
DISARMED BY POLICEMAN
Caretaker Resents Action of officer in
Removing Stones and Threat
ems with Hatchet and
Rifle

w. G. f. Cook. an old man employed
to watch the property owned by a rela-
tive OF the former champion. Jim JET
fries at Avenue TWenty-siX and Arroyo
Seco, went Oh the Warpath yesterday
afternoon, and after threatening Patrol
man Cahill Of the east side substation
with a hatchet and rifle, Was over
powered and taken to the central police
station, where he was booked on a
charge Of assault with a deadly
weapon. The hatchet and rife were
taken to the station and will be held as
evidence.
Ward, who lives in a shack on the
property, is employed as a caretaker,
his duties being to prevent persons
from dumping rubbish on the lot.
PaTolman Cabin was given permis-
sion To take several stones from the
property. He had secured one of the
rocks and was carrying it away when
Ward appeared ana ordered him away,
threatening the officer with a hatchet
Cahill explained he had been given per-
mission to carry away the stones, and
refused TO drop his burden. This an
gered the old man and he tried to use
the hatchet on the officer. He was dis
armed, but went into his shack and re-
appeared with a repeating rifle. Before
he could use it he was overpOWered.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-10
TOO MUCH JOHNSON
CAUSES FIERCE ROW
Men Bearing Same Name Come tc
Blows in Restaurant and Both
Tell Their Stories at Re-
ceiving Hospital

Too much Johnson caused row in
the Little Gem restaurant on East
Fifth street yesterday afternoon, and
as a result two men, each giving the
name of Fred Johnson, were taken to
the central police station.
Fred johnson No. l was taken INTO
the receiving hospital where the police
surgeons sewed up a slight cut in his
left side, while Fred Johnson No. was
taken into the prosecuting attorney s
office to be questioned about the affair
Then it was decided to have both john
sons present. When No. 1 was brought
before Deputy District Attorney Paul
Mccormick it was learned that No. 2
had acted in self-defense when No. l,
who the police say is a typical hobo,
entered the restaurant and ate full
meal and then refused to pay for it.
No. 2, who is a cook at the restaurant,
demanded settlement, which was tens.
dered in the shape of sugar bowl,
catsup bottle and stool thrown in a
violent manner.
The cook seized knife and prevent
ed the irate man from committing fur
ther,violence. After both had told their
stories No. was allowed to go and
No. 1. who clamored for a complaint,
was warned not to repeat the per-
formance He was advised to seek an
other tourist resort under penalty OF
being prosecuted for vagrancy.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-10
MARRIAGE LICENSES

SKULL L-WALTERS-Jesse o. shull, age %,
native of Indiana, resident of Keene, and
Georgia NJ. Walters. age 81, native of
Texas, resident of Long Beach.
LAKE-CRITES--Fran $. Lake, age 2i, ma
tive OF Kansas and Gala Critics, age 20.
native of California; both residents of Los
Angeles.
DENNESS- S-HoLMES-Robert C. Denness.
age 80 native of Massachusetts. and Lydia
Holmes age 9S, native of Sweden; both
residents of Los Angeles.
BARNES HowARD---Fer w. Barnes,
age 50, native of wisconsin, and Alice l..
b. Howard. age AZ, native of Pennsylva-
mia; both residents of Pasadena.
KIDDER- -BURKE-Frank A. Kidder age
81. native of Massachusetts. resident of
San Fernando and Sarah s. Burke age
so. native of Indiana. resident of Cole
grove.
RUNNELS- S-HAMM-Dudley c. Runnels age
27. native of Texas, and Martha A. Hainm,
age 16, native Of Texas; both residents of
Pasadena.
KLAHN- -KLAHN-Joh II. Klahn, age SO.
native of Germany. and Anna Klahn, age
"a. native of Germany; both residents Of
Los Angeles.
ROBERTS S-BEARD-Charles t. Roberts. age
30, native of Pennsylvania, resident sof
Guayaquil, Ecuador, and Harriet j. Beard,
age 10, native of Kentucky, resident OF
Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-10
CHAMPAGNE, VINTAGE
OF '93 AND '78 BEST
EVER, SAYS EXPERT
perence Says Wines of Compare
lively Recent BottIing Are of
Exceptional Quality

Perhaps one of the best authorities
on champagne etiquette is c. IL.
Churchill, day clerk at the Lankershim.
Many years of experience in hotel life
during which he has tested vintages
that were old and mellow when your
| great grandfather was toasting his toes
before a camp fire at Valley Forge, has
enabled him to say the last word about
rare wines.
You do not have to go back a hum
dred years or so to get really rare
vintages," said Mr.. Churchill. There
is nothing now on the market superior
to the Vintages of '93 and rs. Hidden
away in the monasteries and royal cell
lars of Europe there are doubtless
cases of wine that are priceless more
because of their antiquity than for
their flavor. Yet / doubt very much
if the average connoisseur could place
the date more accurately than to say
it was grown before or after Waterloo
There is nothing better, in this coun-
tr-- at least, than rs and '93, and that
includes California vintages. In those
years the climatic conditions. the rain
fall and the requisite amount of gold
en- sunshine were in such perfect
proportion for the development of the
grape that the wine produced is equal
to any since the world was born. l
cannot take a glass of wine of either
of those years without recognizing it
at once. and it always creates in my
mind the vision of the blue waves of
the Mediterranean tapping the golden
sands of Sicily. Why, / don't know.
There is peculiar art in the i'm
bibition of champagne" continued Mr..
Churchill" There is nothing so dis
tasteful to the epicure as to see one
gulp 1t down hastily. A boisterous kiss
is no more shocking to Cne's sense of
the eternal fitness of things than a
gulp of wine.
In my few years modest experience
with wines 1 find that Cliquot assimi-
lates we'll with waffes and maple
syrup, so I always select that brand
for dejeuneur. Or If one has grape
fruit for breakfast it is perhaps bet
ter to choose O sweeter wine, such as
Pommery Sec
'If one feels peeyish at the break
of dawn. or whenever he feels inclined
to call for his mornings mail. as Billy
Baxter did when he called for three
oatmeal flakes with stickers on them,
I can recommend nothing better than
the half and half combination known
as velvet. 1t is easily made of equal
portions of champagne and porter. 1t
is said that one glass of this nepenthe
will make you reveal the name you !
went by on the other side of the |
Rockies and two glasses will make you !
lend money to a newspaper reporter"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-10
TWO CHILDREN MEET
SERIOUS ACCIDENTS
CARELESSNESS CAUSES TWO
BROKEN LEGS
Boy Run Over by Heavy Truck and
Thigh crushed-BicycIe Rider
on Sidewalk Injuries
Girl

Leroy Wilson. 6 years old. living with
his parents at 4S7 Ruth avenue, was
run over by truck of the Shattuck &
Desmond company at Fourth street
and Ruth avenue last night and his
right leg was crushed at the thigh.
The accident, it is claimed by wit
nesses, was the result of carelessness
for the part of W. Machado, the driver
of the truck.
The boy with a number of compan-
ions was playing on the sidewalk, and
several of them jumped on the big
truck, which was standing at the curb.
In jumping from the truck Leroy
slipped and fell directly in front of
the wheel, and the horses were start
ed up at that moment by the driver.
The wheel passed over the boys leg,
crushing the bone in three places and
lacerating the flesh in a cruel manner.
The police ambulance was called and
the boy taken to the receiving hospital,
where DR.. e. H. Wiley reduced the
fracture, after which the patient was
removed to the Children's hospital.
Florence Boldetti, the 9-year-old
daughter of Charles Boldetti of 744
Avila street, was knocked down by
Neil Cusick. a newsboy. who was rid
ing a bicycle on the sidewalk, and her
right leg fractured below the knee.
Cusick was delivering papers and
was riding along the sidewalk slowly.
When in front of the little girls home
she suddenly ran out of a driveway
directly in front of the wheel, and be-
fore the boy could turn out of the way
the girl was knocked Adown.
Mrs. Boldetti, who witnessed the ac-
cident, ran from the house and soundly
cuffed the newsboy after which she
picked her daughter up and then dis
covered that the child's leg was
broken. She was taken to the Califor-
MIA hospital for treatment
Cusick who lives at no Wall street.
was taken to the police station but
was Immediately released as soon as
it was ascertained that the accident
was no fault of his.