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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-05-30
Bale en- 1oa-aha

La sociedad Artesanos de
Toa Alta" celebrara esta noche
un bale en- sus salones, que pro.
mete ser brillantfsimo dada la
anlmaci6n que reina entire el
elemento joven de dicha socie-
dad.
Ell acto sera amenizado por la
orquesta de la Policia Insular.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-05-30
Programa de Ia retreta

/. Paso doble de la zarzuela Ca
diz, Chueca.
2. tEstreno) Two step "Razzazza
Mazzazza, Prior.
;. Sinfonfa "Odalisca." Urgelles.
a. Tanda de Valses Dolores,
Waldteufeld.
5. Escena, Coro y Aria de Tenor
de la opera "Rigoletto.' Verdi,
8. Mazurka de los paraguas zar-
zuela "El Afio pasado por aqua, =
Cuheca.
2. March THE Gun FRS. Heed,
s. Danza "Diyina Angela Rios
Ovalle.
Spangle Banner
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-05-30
DRAMAS HN los AIRES
Los PELIGROS DE LAS GRANDES
ALTURAS

La frecuencia con que en- nues-
tros dias Sc reaIizan excursiones
en- globo y los peligros que Ileva
conslgo la ascension grandes
alturas, ha excitado ell ingenio
de los aeronautas para evitar
graves academies.
Lo que puede llamarse Ell NAL
de globo. Sc produce de los 1000
a 1000 metros de aitura en- ade-
lante Y eS una asfxia horrible.
En- esas grandes alturas de In
atmosfera, Sc comienza por SEN
tir TN fuerte dolor de cabeza v
penoso lumbar de los oidos.
Repentinamente, Ell aeronau-
ia Sc da cuenta de que su fuerza
muscular le abandona, que sus
piernas no pueden sostenerle "
que el mas leve movimiento le
produce sincopes.
81 contin1a subiendo, los v0-
mltos y las palpitaciones vio-
lentas d1hcultan su respiration.
Por dltimo, y es 10 mas espan-
toso. a los 5000 metros, su cora
z6n Sc debilita lentamente, los
labios Sc cub1en de una espuma
sanguinolenta y lagrimas de
sangre corren por sus ojos. I'm
sueflo invencible, una languidez
mortal Sc apodera de su cuerpo,
y a los pocos minutes muere por
la talta de aire respirable.
Asi han muerto los sabios que
intentaron ir mas ALA de 10 que
es permitido al hombre.
La catastrafe del globo "Ze-
NTH" Sc produjo por esta causa.
Ell globo Sc habia elevado 4
5000 metros de altura y de los
tres aeronautas que 10 tripula-
ban murieron Sivel Y Croce-
Spinelli: solo sobrevivi6 CASTOR
Tissandier.
"Yo no podia, dice Tissa ndier
en- su relate del drama; nj vol
yer la cabeza para mirar a mis-
companeros. Agobiado por Ell
martirio horrendo de la falta de
aire para respirar, quise, sin
embargo, coger uno de los pc
quenos globos llenos de oxfge-
no que flotaban sobre la barqui-
LA. Intent6 reanimar a mis- ami
gos que habian caido desmaya-
dos. Sivel, tenia Ia figura en-
negrecida, los ojos cerrados. la
boca LENA de sangre. Croce Sc
hallaba en- la misma situaci6n-
lPodre explicar 10 que ocurrio
entonces? Enloquecido logre
alcanzar un cuchillo para des-
prender Ell amelia. pero va era
tarde para salvar a mis- compa-
fleros.
EstOs peligros terribles de la
ashxia ST evitan va en- nuestros
dias
Con I'm sencillo aparato de
tubos de caucho. provisto dc
una armadura metalica, que Sc
adapta perfectamente q la nariz
Y a la boca, Sc logra lievar a los
pulmones el oxigeno necesario
para respirar Ell las grandes al :
turaS.
De esta fOrma I'm aeronauta
puede elevarse q 1000 metros.
leyendo tranquilamente un Ii
bro, sin que sufra la mas leve
molestia.
A pesar de todas las preveu-
clones. 10 mas prudente sera eI
no aventurarse a una gran al
tura.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-05-30
n retrato de Ponce de Leon

Aver fue entregado en- la Bi-
bliOteCa MuniCial ell retrato del
descubridor de Puerto Rico
don uan Ponce de Leon.
Segun Sc nos informa Ell lunes
sera colocado en- ell sal0nde la
miSma.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-05-30

fraCaso casi cierto. FL anuncio
en- grande escala. que en- este
pals mas que en- ningun OtrO
lleva d la meta del triunfo, es
necesario tambien para familia-
rizar al publico con nuestros
prOduCtOS.
Hay otros articulos genui-
namente espanoles, que valien-
dose de los medios de propa =
ganda que acabamos de apun-
tar, no pueden menOs de lrse
introduCiendo en- este merCado.
Examinando datos mercantiles
hemos Observable que mientras
Francia importo el ano pasado
por valor de $4,000 en- abani-
cos, Austria por $I66,257 y Ale
mania por SCI 900, nosotros solo
introdujimos el articulo por va
lor de $3.o55, habiendo la i'm
pOrtaCion mayor COnsistidO en-
5,665 correspondence al aiio
1902. Aparte de los abanicos
de hoja de palma, que entran Ii
bres de derecho, los demas pa
gan, es cierto, el elevado gra-
vamen de SO por ciento lad va
loren, pero los Duestros con
medianO eSfuerZO pOdrlan alCan.
gar grandeS exitOS en- este mer-
cado, sobre todos los pintados a
mano, con reproducCiones de
nuestras Costumbres populares
Y con eScenas de la epoCa rO-
mantiCa de nueStra historic.
Las vajillas toscas de Tala-
vera y de Jaen Y las porcelanas
de Sevilla. aquellas para ador-
no, y estas ultimas para ador-
nos y usos de mesa, podrian Sc
guramente, a causa de las orr
ginalidades que presentan, te-
ner gran aCeptaCl0n en- este pals.
MuchOs artiCulOs de genera
similar vienen de Italia Y Fran
cia. Y en- este ultimO pals donde
Sc venden muchos de los lleva-
dos de Espana, el excursiOnista
americana los Compra en- gran
des Cantidades.
FL "anis del mono" y otros
aguardientes similares de Es-
pana, son por complete desco-
nocidos aqui, y sin embargo en-
M6JiCo, donde son popularisl-
mos, la inmenSa COlOnia ameri-
cana que ALI reside los ha AGO.
gido con mucho favor. asi como
la sidra "champanada" de AS
turias, y algunas d e nuestras
aguas mediCinaleS.
"El "turismo" para usar ell
galiCismo reCiente con que la
moda describe ell pasatiempo de
viaje y exCursiones, debiera ser
para noSOtrOs tan enorme fuen-
tie de riqueza como 10 es para
Suiza { Italia, donde Ell excur-
siOnista americana deja todos
los amos pingiies benedcios. No
neCesitan anunCio los atraCtivos
de un viaJe por Espafla; la be-
lleza de nueStroS mOnumentOs
artisticos, la riqueza de nues-
tTOs museOs V los encantOs de
nuestros wales y montanas, los
proClama la fama hace muchos
siglos. pero no podemos cosqui :
Hear la esperanza con risueflas
1luslones EN- tanto que la orga-
niZaCi0n de nuestros ferrocarri-
les y la fnd0le de nuestros hote.
les y restaurants" no sufran
substantial reforma'.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-05-30
MEETING

Anoche Sc verified en- la Plaza de
Baldorioty" I'm mitin solialista en- ell
cual tomo parte Ell leader Santiago
Iglesias.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-05-30

fraCaso casi cierto. Ell anuncio
en- grande escala. que en- este
pals mas que en- ningun otro
lleva q la meta del triunfo, es
necesario tambien para familia-
rizar al publico con nuestros
productos.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-04

hibted 10y law. Does anyone suppose
in Winnipeg" DO We have any diff
Guilty marketing cattle and hogs? All
the grain ever shipped there has been
bought by elevator men who shipped
it on to the flour mills. The mon who
bought grain on the board of trade
did not buy grain at all They merely
bet that on some future date the ele-
vator buyers would be paying farmers
the price named in the bet Their bets
might have created fictitious prices,
but they would be too low just as often
as too high. The only Spectator who
attempts to corner the market. He
buys and holds the real grain. No
law can interfere with him.
Likewise on the stock exchange. not
one share in ten thousand nominally
sold Is ever actually bought by any
one. The operators bet on the price
it will command on II certain day. If
it goes down they lose and pay the
difference. II it goes up they win and
the other fellow pays. The stock GER
titicates do not change hands and the
volume of transactions may be many
times in excess OF the actual certificates
available for purchase. Such specula-
ton does run up the price tictitiously
at times. but il there We're no stock
exchange does anyone suppose that
there would be no more market for
trouble selling real estate to actual
investors?
On the other hand, if the fictitious
and uncertain prices thus established
by the gamblers were removed securi-
ties would sell for what they We're
actually worth. The people who buy
them would pay for them and keep
them as an investment. Business in
stocks would become legitimate, hon
est. Millions of savings would be avail
able for investment in railroads and
factories, which could show profitable
management. The terrible risk of the
gamblers game being removed stock in
Industrial corporations would become
respectable and command confidence.
The man with a few thousands to in
vest could buy to 10 per cent stocks
by merely satisfying himself that they
are good at the banks for collateral
Brokers could develop large business
in careful handling of investment Sc
curities. There would be a new era
in the corporation business with more
money for investment than was ever
dreamed of before.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-04
HE WENT AFTER THINGS.
(Allison Tribune.)


In recent issue of the Dubuque
Daily Times Journal. that paper in a
&C umn and a quarter editorial took
exceptions to the claims made by the
Tribune in behalf Of Governor Cum
rims in regard to his governmental
rcicrm measures. claiming substantial
ly that Governor Cummins was not
reformer until after he saw that the
people We're demanding reformation,
on6 that previous to that time he OPP
posed reform measures Without go
ing into a lengthy discussion Of facts.
We desire to state that the record Will
show. and plainly shows that various
reform measures We're taken up in diff
terent sessions of our legislature. but
Until the progressive wing and Cover
ror Cummins came into power, none
were ever passed. For instance, Hon.
G. w. Henderson of Rolfe. in the 25th.
G. A. introduced the two cent fare bill
and it never reached the floor of the
house. Why? Who was in power?
The two cent fare and anti-pass are
closely allied. and as the Times-Jour-
nal states. we are familiar with the fact
that John l.. Hughes, Jr., introduced
the anti-pass law in 1900. In the 2Sth,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-04

general assembly, but 1t did not pass
a.. that time. Who was In the saddle
them 1t is a fact and cannot be dis
puted, that until the party under the
leadership and guidance of Governor
Cummins took hold. and went after
things, no reform measures of conse-
quence were adopted by the state legis-
lature We are only looking for the
best interests of our state and nation
and their welfare, and from our study
Of the situation, IL the country intends
to stand back of the actions OF Pres1-
dent Roosevelt in exposing the corrupt
methods of the larger business inter-
csts of this country, we will need, more
than ever before. a congress back or
the next president Of the United States.
ready to do things We cannot sec
where much has been accomplished by
the present congress, three currency
bills have been under consideration.
and to our mind they are all some
what questionable as to being sure
remedy for the situation. We cannot
change our position in relation to Sen
ator Allison. We admire and honor
him. vet believe as we have stated
that at his present age. he should not
be placed In a position where the
strenuous work of present United
States senator Is required.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-04
musCArINE's BACKSLIDE.

The election Of a mayor and coun-
cilmen in Muscatine Monday was OF
more than local interest. 1t was at
Muscatine that the unheard of hap
were closed tight. 1t was at Muscatine
that Billy Sunday stirred the emotions
of men for weeks at time. 1t seemed
that Muscatine had gone prohibition
for good and for keeps, but a citizens
democratic ticket has been elected on a
liberal platform in opposition to the
dry" ticket Of the no-saloon element.
Muscatine will have saloons again and
will become a normal kind of a town.
Why did the people OF Muscatine
vote as they did? Nobody can tell.
Everybody admits that the liquor evil
is a terrible one. Hardly anyone de-
MES that the open saloon makes the
sale of liquor easy Certainly the
brewers and jobbers of liquor feel that
their business is stimulated by the open
saloon or else they would not organize
and fight so hard for the saloon as they
do. Business men know that as a rule
the names on their dead beat lists are
the names on the pay checks cashed
in the saloons. They ought to know
that the saloon gets the first draw out
OF the weekly salary Of such men.
The parents in every block are con-
scious of the danger that their son
NAV become tempted by the saloon and
everybody has seen good business men
70 down. lose all and ruin their homes
and vet the people voted deliberately
TO reopen their saloons. Why did they
do it, Few can tell. They had not
yet been convinced that their city
would be better off without saloons.
The revival conversion had not yet
reached the intelligence, but all has
not been lost in Muscatine. There will
he stricter enforcement and much
more regulation Some day a race of
men will be born and educated who
will vote out the public drinking
place from the temptations of their
weakest citizens.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-04
FRANK wooDs-cANDlpATE.
Baskerville ,Enterprise)

NELSlutINlIIt IJIltSl PIIoSJ
Frank P. Woods is what is common
ly termed self-made man, having
from the time he was mere boy been
dependent upon his own energy and
resources for the education he now
possesses and the competency he now
enjoys. Whom other young men of his
age were receiving the benefits of a
school education and enjoying the
pleasures Of school day life. Mr.. Woods
was buckled into the harness of prac-
teal life. providing for himself and
parents His great lessons have come
from the school of experience and the
quiet study in the home. His was a
life Of activity and not OF wasted mo-
ments His was a. life of vim and de-
termination and not of careless indif-
ference. His was life guided by
right principles and not of dishonor-
able intentions. His was a struggle
for the masses and not Of subordina-
ton to bosses His whole political ac-
tivity has been one long struggle for
the enactment of those statues which
are based on right principle. No one
can question Mr.. Woods absolute de-
votion to the cause OF good govern
ment. He believes laws should progress
hike people, and should from time to
time be modified to meet existing con-
ditions. He fought the monster ring
rule" during the darkest days of the
republican party when the special in
terests" controlled everything polite
al in Iowa. He contended for what ne
considered right with a fearlessness
and independence which so character
lied his management OF the last CUB
ernatorial campaign. And Governor
Cummins was right when after that
campaign was over he said to Mr..
Woods in a public letter, ''The republic
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-04
Topics of the Times

II Joe Cannon joins the Aldrich
bill thru the house it will be an ad-
mission that Joe no longer has ambi-
tions No presidential candidate would
want to carry that bill as baggage
thru a campaign.
n ne were to confess Mr.. Hartman
would have to admit that Roosevelt Is
infinitely to be preferred to Fish for
president.
Resumption of train service with
the improved business of spring
will be welcomed in many branch
town with as much enthusiasm as once
awaited the arrival of the first boat
when navigation opened.
Cummins men may come and Cum
minis men may go. but the professional
anti-C,llmmins man works on forever
Muscatine has voted majority of
800 for a wide open administration in
opposition to dry ticket. sucn is
the temporal effect of revival CONVEX
sions.
On the morning before the panic
orders for freight cars on one Iowa
division were running about l50 per
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-04

can party owes you Il debt OF gratitude
it cannot easily discharge"
Whether the republican party nomin-
ates Frank =. Woods at the June pri-
mary cas- now seems certain) or not.
Mr.. Woods will continue to fight for
the cause of good government long
after those who compromise principle
VIII have gone to their political graves.
But the people OF the Tenth con-
grcssional district need just such a
man as Chairman Woods, in congress.
We need an aggressive and progressive
representative, man of wide eXper-
fence, a man who has the ability to
see the right and the courage to do
right in Legislative matters, and a
man whose very heart would beat in
unison with the needs of his constit-
uents. who appreciates the value of
obligation and knows the blessings of
independence. Such Il man is Frank
l.. Woods
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-04
SHOULD We ABOLISH spEcuLA1IoN7

With dealing in grain futures abol-
ished in the province of Manitoba and
A. bill before the congress It Washing
ton designed to tax out of business
snecula tion in stocks and securities as
conducted on the stock exchange IN
Wall Street. discussion is rife as to
the economic function performed by
dealings in margins and futures. Those
in the business and unwilling to give
If mn are arguing that grain specula-
ton makes a cash market for grain
and sustains prices, thereby benefitflng
the public Likewise 1t is argued that
a we'll regulated stock exchange gives
a certificate of character and value 10
stocks and bonds which serve as
safe guide to the investing public and
that the speculation by margins on
these stocks sustains their price and
creates for them cash market which
they would not otherwise have.
The question is one Of the most i'm
portant now before the public. 1t is
freely admitted that the absorption
of loanable funds in enormous sums
by the spectators on Wall Street Is
responsible for most of our bank
troubles Money like empty freight cars
at the terminals congests in the CEN
ters at the time Of year when business
is slack. While the railroads haul
their empties out onto country sidngs
the big banks turn their idle dollars
over to Wall Street spectators. When
business picks up again, the cars are
ready and available. but the loanable
funds are out where they can't be re-
covered without embarrassing some
body and depressing the stock market
Rates of interest go up and legitimate
business is both taxed and inconven-
fenced unnecessarily.
Now, let us suppose that speculation
in futures and margins has been pro-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-04
PROGRESSIvES ASLEEP.

The Atlantic Democrat, viewing the
fence, declares that last weeks con-
ventions made it very evident that the
Cummns fellows We're asleep and that
the Allison men We're actively at work.
which is a fairly accurate estimate of
the situation The average Cummins
man Is not a politician. In almost
every county he is very busy busi-
ness or professional man, mechanic or
farmer, and it is only in times of d.
rect issues of great concern that ne
will get out and work in politics Ihe
other fellows make a business of 1t
and the result Of recent county con-
ventions has been indicative OF the
same old conditions.
IT was the same four years ago. Ihe
fight for Cummins in 1901 was fierce.
1t aroused men and they got out to
their caucuses in great numbers ana
the state went for Cummins. In l902
the same crowd We're determined that
Cummins should not be repudiated on
the shelter plank. The issue was direct
and men got out to their caucuses. The
Cummins men won In 1908 came the
compromise, but in 1904 the only issue
was the selection of delegation 10
the national convention and adoption
Of a platform. All were for Roosevelt
and the state nominations were not
involved, hence little interest was
taken in the caucuses. Fifteen to TWEEN
ty-five men were all who appeared IN
CITY wards that polled 500 votes and
the professionals won. Blythe ana
Allison and Dolliver with Cummlns
by sufferance were made delegates"
at-arge, but the adverse result
stirred the Cummins men, the rank
and file of busy men. to realization
OF their negligence. They promised
themselves to get out to the caucuses
next time, and in 1906 Cummns carried
the STATE convention WuilC ~
a thiid term nomination.
Thi, wear is the off year again.
Everybody is for Taft The senatorial
and governorship issues belong to the
primaries. Many Of the progresslves
believed that no effort should be made
to control the delegate convention so
no org anized effort has been made IN
counties where the progressives retain
a sustained interest In politics they
have controlled but have refrained
from involving the senatorship or gov
ernorship in their resolutions. In the
solidly standpat counties the old guard
have seized their opportunity to de-
clare for Allison for the prestige and
ticians They know the game In
Greene county the Cummins men were
asIeep and the professionals took
charge. This is one delegation lost
In Franklin local interests counseled
a compromise and this is half dele
cation lost In Fayette poor manage
ment lost a third of a delegation, While
i'm, Jasper local interests have again
colnseled a compromise and division
which means the loss Of half delega-
ton. The Dallas and Ringgold dele
cations are a gain. the one being con-
tested before and the other standpat.
Otler conventions will be held every
daN this week but 1t is more than likely
that the snoring of the sleepers has not
all been heard yet
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-04
THE NINE HOUR LAW.

Editor or the eS-Republlcan:
The night mans article in yester-
days issue is pessimistic. He pre-
sumes to annul the telegraphers'
schedule and constructs the law as fix
ing the number of hours after which
overtime is allowed.
He should know the word overtime
was unknown to the railroad telegra-
pher before the Order of Railway Tel
egraphers was thoroughly organized,
that the same is paid by virtue of
contract and not by law, that before
recent acts of congress employees could
be on duty twenty-four hours out of ev-
cry twenty four, and that overtime or
rate of pay is nowhere mentioned in
the nine hour law The act reads
That it shall be unlawful for any OPP
orator to be required or per-
mitted to be or remain on duty (note
the words on dutyD for longer Pc
riod than nine hours in any twenty
four hours period in all s.
stations continuously operated night
and day, nor for a longer period than
thirteen hours in all stations
operated only during the day time"
{Note the word "only.") Note also
that two men cannot work different
tricks of nine hours each and both
work during the day time.
We fail to see the practicability of
splitting tricks to any advantage with
view to making eighteen hours work
cover twenty-four hours in stations
continuously" operated day and night.
Surely they would be rare.
Any sane man would gladly be on
duty thirteen hours If he could go
home for four hours for sure in pref
erence to twelve hours on duty with
perhaps one hour for meals. If he can
not go home for sure. then he is con
duty" at least twelve hours and work.
ing contrary to the law
ANOTHER OPERATOR.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-04
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, ..
,,ror Co,tptv 49,
laa


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said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day of December.
A. d.. 1856.
[sEALl A. w. GLEASON.
Notary Public
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