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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-05-16
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No habfan de ser los americanos
una excepcicn en- ell empleo de la
electricidad para el servicio ferrovia-
rio, que va emplea y proyecta aumen'
tar Italia. Los Estados Unidos tam
bien utili2an este genera de TRACTION.
Segtin Electrical Reviw" de Lon.
dres, entire las inst ituciones de ferro.
carriles mas interesantes fguran las
de New York Central, en- que Sc en-
plean la corriente continua y la CO.
rriente alterna en- la siguiente forma:
de Nueva York Woodlawn, es decir,
pr0ximamente en- I'm trayeCto de unos
I7'5 Kilometres, los trenes de New
York, New Haven y Hartford, toman
las lineas de New York Central Rail-
way, equipado con cOrriente continua
& 600 voltios, distribution por Ell ter
rer carril
DE Woodlawn Stanford, es decir,
en una distancia proximamente doble,
el New York. New Haven and Hart
ford ha equipado una linea con I'm
trolley aereo II 900 voltios y con
coTr;ente alternative simple.
De squf sc deduce que las locomo
10, aS del New York, New Haven and
Hartford deben funcionar indistinta-
mente con corriente alternative sim
pie con corriente continua 600
-voltios; condolences completamente
siiEsrentes, que los constructors han
hecho posibles mediante la adopcion
de motoIes serie compensados West
inghouse y de trenes de unidades
m1ltiples de func ionamiento neuma-
tico.
La corriente aternativa de alta ten
sion llega a los motores por trolleys
-articulados y la corriente continua a
600 voltios por frotadores de tercer
scarril.
La ventaja de la tension slevada de
1900 voltios ha permitido realizar
una Distribution mas economical, sin
ningdn alimentador, desempefiando
"a lfnea ell papel de tinico distributor
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-05-16
A los slSerIQ!OleS Y AgBnts

Para Ia buena marcha de esta Admins
TRACTION, no adnitimos Atlas de suscriptO-
res 4 este diario sino desde ell 1' de cada
mes. Las BAJAs SO avisaran los dias 80 8
81; sdvierti6ndose que las que Sc dieren con
p0steriori dad no Sc tomaran en- cuenta nj
Eurtiran efecto en- la contabiiidad hasta el
dfa fltimo del mes siguiente al en- que SO
Soliciten.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-05-16

1Gautier.-La novela de la momia.
:Barbey Aurevilly.--La virgen viu-
da.
:6algari.-El captain Tormenta.
ESalgari.-El leon de Damasco
iCollins.-La muerta viva.
!Champol - La hermana Alejandrinas
IChampol. Las que vuelven.
!Assollant.-Dos amigos en- I7o2.
tCherbuliez-Miss Rovel.
;Salgari.-La hija de los Faraones
(Salgari.-El sacerdote Phtah,
iDickens.-El hiio de orc.
! !Dickens.-El eco de la tormenta.
IDavidson.- Ell misterio de Ia calIe
F! Harley.
!1aoorla u.-El legajo ndm.n3.
iGa boriau.-El hijo fa1so.
!Monteill-Juan de las Cadenas,.
/ tBalzac.-El cura de aldea.
:Pradels.-Agencia matr imonial
NAbout.-,Treinta cuarenta.
;Salgari.-Los solitarios del Oceano.
!Salgari.-El estrecho de Torres.
iFeval. Ell castillo maldito.
!Feval.- Los vampires parte de
fdem.
iOPale.-La prlnceSa HeIga.
VI. Pebrum.-Un ito pedir de boca.
Il. PebruD.-El simpatico cascarra--
bias.
aFeval.-Los mercaderes de plata
Is parte de FL CaStttto Malatto'
!Feval.-La casa de Goldberg. de-
ldem
!Feval.-Los tres hombres rojos,-5a
de fdem
iFeval.--El msterio de Ia Trinidada
ga de ldem
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-05-16
Edict0
En- la Corte Municipal del Dis
trito Judicial Municipal
de Bayamon P. r.

POR CUANTO: Ell dfa 2o de Fe-
brero de 1908. don Jose Salon Y Pas
|cual, representado por su Abogado
don Rsfse el Cobian, presento ante esta
Corte una demanda en- la que Sc su-
plica Sc condene al demandado Girls
t6bal Mayol y Pons otorgar la es-
|critura de un solar vendido por 81 al
demandante.
Habiendose jurado ante esta Corte,
Ell que Sc desconoce el paradero del
demandado en- esta acc ion; Ell honora-
BILE Jose Julian Acosta, Juez de esta
Corte ha dispuesto Sc lie cite por me-
dio de edictos en- uno de los periodi
cos de mayor circulation de San Juan
por Ell termino y en- L. forma prescri-
ia por la Ley. ecio sst=r.s r, &c
POR TANTO: sc notifca al de-
mandado que de no comparecer a con-
testar esta demanda dentro del ter
mino de cuarents dias Sc lie condenara
en- rebeldfa. "ae-. aoIq 22ss
En- cumplimiento de la orden antes
mencionada expido la presente en-
Bayamon a 5 de Mayo de 1905
Gu1LLERAo RENGEL, Secretario dc la
Corte Municipal de Bayam6n.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03
Reducing College Sports

great hue aud cry has been raised
recently IN regard TO the reduction In
the number of games and sports encour-
aged by the colleges of this country. The
plan, as might have been imagined, arose
at Harvard. If there are any effects
from the recommendation OF the Harvard
faculty's action they will be felt after
this season and not now. very much
doubt II the plan goes through. 1t is too
utopian. Harvard's president has openly
opposed almost every sport on Haryard's
calendar saying good things only of ten
mis- and possibly golf, but condemning
without any reservation good, manly
games. ike football. ice hockey, baseball,
rowing, etc. No good Will ever come out
of such action by the men In control
of university athletics. The latter are
one of the best phases of student life
and must be fostered and not discour-
aged. They do more to build up sound
bodies and sane minds than any other
one factor. Control sports. yes! but don't
kill them as the limitation which Is pro-
posed would do. Let well enough alone
and turn your attention to getting the
studious undergraduates out within the
influence of the very sport you would
cLrtail; that would do some real good.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03
Motor Boat Improvements

Many changes and improvements have
been made In the general run of motor
boats for 1908 that will react to the ad-
vantage of the man who has substituted
for the sailing craft the gasollne-pro-
PEELED boat or who Is learning for the
first time the delights OF being able to
snap his fingers at wind and tide. Most
of the new boats are stancher and OF
more se0worthy type than heretofore,
with a good freeboard. combining COM
fort and well-appearing lines. The en-
gines installed in most of these boats
are of two cylinders, capable Of produc-
ing from eight to twelve horsepower.
new style of boat which may win GER
tain amount Of popularity is power
boat canoe, departing from the original
lines of the canoe to approach the lines
of the speedy motor boat. yet retaining
the lightness and buoyancy of the canoe.
1t uses a twohorsepower motor and Is
credited with being n good cargo carrier.
One other asset Is the facility with wnicn
the canoe can be maneuvered. An OBJ
lection that has been raised to this type
of boat is that the rivers and streams
where 1t would be most seryicable are
not apt to have towns or villages on
their banks where petrol can be secured
In any serviceable amount.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03

is said that along the banks of the Mis-
sissippi River, in what Ia commonly
known as the Mississippi Valley, there
are 10000 square miles of land that are
liable to overflow. The Mississippi River
extends nearly the length of the United
States, from within about 100 miles OF
Canada to the Gulf Of Mexico, and in the
1850 miles of its length 10 states are
affected annually by its uncertain be-
havior. Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Ar
kansas, Louisiana. Wisconsin, Illinois,
Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi are
bounded in some part by this Father of
Waters" It has ON its banks four cities.
with total population Of from 100000 to
800, ,oO0-namely. ST. Louis. New Orleans,
st. Paul and Mlnneapolis-and II others
with Il population of over 10000 each.
Every one of these cities and states ls
affected in q greater or lesser degree, by
the annual foods on the Mississippi
River The Mississippi River has over
100000 tributaries-the largest of which
are the Ohio and Missouri-and while
these tributaries help to swell the hood
of the big river. many of them so OF
on little rampages of their own, putting
small cities and miles of farm lands un-
der water at certain times or the year.
1t has been estimated that about 60,OOO.-
600 people, or over 81 per cent OF the
total population of the United States, 1--we
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03

in the Mississippi area. which. roughly
defined, comprises the 2,107 $50 square
miles of land which are drained by North
Americas greatest river and its tribu-
taries. While II would be an exaggera
ton to say that all these people are In
danger Of drowning from the annual
foods of the Mississippi River, 1t has
been estimated that at least 60 per cent.
of these find their business interests in
some way affected and their PERSONA
convenience often disturbed by the In
undation that Annually occurs as the re-
suit of spring rains and snow MEETINGS.
Many hundreds of thousands of dollars
have been spent improving the Mississippi
River, and vast sections are now pro-
tected from the overflow by the levees.
These levees, 1t is claimed, both protect
the adjoining ha nds from inundation. and
by hemming In the river. deepen the
channel and thus increase the navigaDilty
Of the river Some idea of the extent OF
the work being done to protect the homes
and lands Of people along the Mississippi
River can be gained, when it Is said
that, since 1879. $2s0o0.O00 has been
spent on levees below Cairo, Miss. alone,
and that 1t is estimated that about $2z,-
600, 900 more viii be needed to complete
the work under progress there. Between
1882 and the close Of the fiscal year In
1908 the governments appropriations
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03
Baseball at Panama.

While the fans throughout this coun.
try are having the much anticipated treat
of roofing for their local favorites In
races for pennants Of varying Importance
the great national game Is receiving
large measure of attention down on the
Isthmus of Panama, where the work or
building the canal is going on slowly.
but surely. There is big league there,
which takes In six towns. A number of
strong professional players from the two
big leagues In this country-from the
Texas League and other minor organiza-
tions in this country-haye been spend
Ing the winter there putting In their
time playing for the various teams of
the Panama League. AS a result base
ball has enjoyed an unprecedented boom
there. When the big championship game
came of all the canal diggers had staked
all their money on the outcome. Ac-
cording to men from the United States
who were there, 1t was like the days of
the gold strikes in the West, the excite
ment being intense. Every man con-
nected with the work on the canal,
whether clerk or digger, had pledged
many months wages on the merits of his
favorite team, and when his choice lost
went broke.
From another part OF the country-Ha-
wall - have come stories of the great
progress made in that cline by the
game. There Is a regular league In that
country. composed of teams of all ma
tions. Good ball players have been de-
veioped there, many OF these gradua ting
to the big league teams in this country.
The game is doing more TO Americanize
the native Hawaiian and the native OF
other nations than all other means put
together
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03
East versus West on the
Athletic Field.

Interest in the doings of the stars OF
the cinder path and the athletic field will
be largely centered this year in the
Olympic championships. but there will be
a few other events to arouse more than
passing interest. Among these is the
first big college meet Of the year, the re-
lay races and games of the University of
Pennsylvania at Franklin Field, Philadel-
phia, this month, the Eastern champion
ships at the same place in May, and the
National A. A. U. championships. In ad-
dition to these star events, there is a
dual--one might almost call 1t a duel
meet between Martin Sheridan, of the
Irish American A. c., and John Garrells,
the former Michigan University crack, to
decide the worlds championship in discus
throwing. These two giants will meet at
Pittsburg on June 20. Sheridan holds the
record, having thrown the Greek missile
1876 feet inches at Celtic Park. L. l..
last June. but Garreis has thrown II Ave
feet further. but not for record, as the
discus did not conform to the rules. Incl.
dentally the discus meeting will be but
one of a number of notable athletic
events to celebrate the opening of new
athletic park In Pittsburg. Stars from
every part of the country will compete
and an excellent line on the ability OF
many Of this countrys representatives In
the Olympic games will be afforded for
the Pittsburg meet will be one of the
last, IL not the last. before the great con-
tests In London in July.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03

they are apathetic toward measures OF
prevention. Every spring for week or
two downtown Pittsburg provides real
istic imitation of picturesque Venice.
This year the flood arrived little early,
in February. The breaking of a huge
Ice gorge sent millions of tons Of Ice
floating down the Allegheny and Monon-
gahela past Pittsburg into the Ohio
River The accompanying photographs
show how the waters encroached upon
the business portion Of Pittsburg. When
official warning of the food was sent out
by the government forecaster hundreds
of families living along the river fronts
hastened to pack up their belongings and
move to higher ground. All the moving
vans In the city were kept busy trans
porting household goods from the low
lands. AS usual, however, there were
the foolish who disregarded the warn
ing, and the next day they provided
touch of humor to relieve the gloom and
desolation Of the scene. AS the water
rose occupants Of river-front houses, who
had failed to get away, were compelled
to ascend to the top stories, and in some
instances to the roofs. Here, marooned,
they were visited by agents Of the char
liable societies in boats and provided
with food.
An amusing incident occurred along the
Allegheny, where an Irishman had re-
mained at home the night before the re-
cent food while his family were attend
ing funeral. He had not read the even
ing paper containing the weather OBJ
servers prediction and retired to rest at
an early hour In bedroom on the ground
foor. He was awakened by the sound
of rushing waters to ind two feet OF
water on the fioor. LeapinE out of bed.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03

he hastened to the rear door past which
the river, waist deep, was flowing. Be-
hind the house was the stable, where one
lone COW was domiciled. AS he slowly
took In the scene the stable was car
ried from Its insecure foundation by the
rushing waters, and COW and all were
borne down on the food. The Irishman
made a gallant attempt at rescue. and 1t
succeeded. AS the COW went down the
stream he seized the rope to which 1t
had been attached. The next moment
the COW was landed in the kitchen. Then
the question was what to do with him.
self and 1t. After a moments thought
Pat led the COW up the stairs to the sec
ond story. AS the water continued to
rise he raised the scuttle and clambered
out on the roof, and when, at 7 O'Clock
next morning, the policeman on the beat
came around In a rowboat he was aston
ished to find not only Pat, but the COW,
snugly epsconced on the fat roof, one
of them, at least. lifting up his voice for
help.
During one of the floods In recent years
two Pittsburg theaters found business Sc
riously interfered with. The street In
front of their main entrances was a
river on which boats were plying for
hire, like gondolas. Owing to the anti
food construction OF the buildings, the
water did not penetrate much higher
than the cellars. though in one of the
theaters 1t stood In the orchestra; that
is to say, where the musical players sit
during the performance, not the main
body Of the house, to which the same
name is sometimes given. The theaters
announced that performances would con-
tinue as usual, and those of their pa
irons who braved the discomfort of q
boat ride through the streets enjoyed
the novelty of seeing the orchestra com
PEELED to take seats upon the stage be-
cause their usual location resembled a
swimming pool. The ushers were logged
out In old trousers and rubber boots,
since 1t was their duty to assist patrons
landing from boats at the front door.
In Buffalo, N. Y. the land adjacent 70
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03

amounted to s1s.000.000. while the states
and levee districts themselves raised By
local taxation over $40, 100000 to carry on
this great work. In 1882 occurred the
greatest flood in the history of the Mis-
sissippi Valley, though there was another
extremely bad one in 1908. which was at
its worst in Kansas City. Mo-, though it
extended to many other towns. The loss
of life was small, but millions Of dollars
worth of property was destroyed. In this
connection, it might be interesting to
remind the reader that America also has
had several large foods which were not
due to the spring freshets. In.this con-
nection might be mentioned the bursting
of the Johnstown (Pa.) reservoir in 1889,
when 2,2O9 lives were lost; the tidal wave
at Galveston, Tex. when 6,000 people
were killed and 1900 buildings destroyed,
the cloudburst at Heppner, Ore, in 1903,
when 300 lives were lost, and the earlier
food, at Mill River Valley, in Massachu-
setts, during 1874, when IA were drowned
by the bursting of dam. During this
same year occurred disastrous foods In
Western Pennsylvania, during which 22o
were drowned.
The annual spring floods, while costly,
are picturesque, and people have been
known to travel many miles out Of their
way to visit some city that Ii partly
under water and there witness the unique
spectacle of a twentieth century Venice,
with Its automobiles stalled by Icy wa
tiers, it's messenger boys lettering In row
boats, its office buildings towering out OF
small lakes, and Its business. II not
actually psralyzed, at least being con-
Quoted under great disadvantages.
In Pittsburg the people have become so
accustomed to a Hood every spring that
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03
Vanderbilt and Other
Motor Races.

with the BrfarcIiff trophy contest de-
cfded over the roads Of Westchester coun-
ty. N. T., this past week there is certain
respite for the followers of the motor-car
activities, although there is no dearth of
interesting material for discussion. For
instance, most Americans will now eager
ly follow the fortunes of Montague Rob-
erts, the young american who took the
leading car IN the New York-to-P Paris race
so cleverly across this continent, only
leaving his charge to return to New York
for the race Of this past week and then
to sail for France, where he will take
part In the famous Grand Prix. Roberts
sails almost Immediately that he may be
on the scene of the race quite early and
try out his car for a number of days
prior to the race.
With the passage of each succeeding
week the certainty that the year will wit
ness a renewal of the Vanderbilt Cup
race grows apace. Ten entries for this,
Americas blue ribbon motoring event,
are assured thus early. The manufac-
turers in this country and abroad are
eager for the race and will support 1t in
the most whole-souled manner. Before
the time for closing the entries arrives
there will be gotten together one of the
most formidable entry lists that this race
or any other of international Importance
In recent years has possessed. New eligi-
bility rules will unquestionably be in
force, the most radical being in regard
to the weight limit, source hitherto of
much trouble. The new rules will re-
quire minimum weight of 900 kilometers
1885 pounds) and a maximum limit OF
1900 kilometers (2,644.S pounds). The
ruling for the last three Vanderbilt Cup
races followed the Europe ruling of
maximum limit of ! 600 kilometers This
year in the Grand Prix the limit of
weight has been raised to l., 100 kilometers.
and this is what will probably be done
here. As long as the weight limits are
adhered to no restrictions will be placed
on horsepower. The other changes which
will govern this years race are of slight
Importance. One of these Is that 10 en-
tries may be made for each country In
stead of five as heretofore. Entries will
close September /. the fee being $1,000,
but In the succeeding month additional
entries may be made at double that
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03
New York's Speedway
Parade.
Coaching's Decline.

Annually the speedway parade Of New
York is regarded as the real opening
of the spring and summer season Of
harness driving in and about New York.
This year It is slated for next Saturday.
May 2, and, as usual, will bring out
formidable array Of carriages and horses.
A horse show will follow the parade.
which, of course, is over New York's IA
nous speedway.
At this time It might be worth COM
menting on the fact that New York IL
to lack two of Its most picturesque horse
features this spring. The Ladies' Coach
ing Club, composed of society women
whips of New York, has already an
nounced that no parade will be held this
spring. This has for several years been
one of the notable events In May. ana
It's lapse is sincerely regretted. The
coaching club proper also may not parade
this year. Even more than the Women's
Coaching Clubs failure TO parade IL this
to be deplored. for the latter is only an
outurowth Of the former. and the absence
from the boz OF coach of leading whips
like william Jay means that the season
is decidedly Incomplete. 1t hardly seems
possible that finances have entered into
this apathy, yet it must be that or the
absence abroad Of Alfred Gwynn Van
derbilt, who for so many years has been
one of the moving spirits in the coaching
set in New York. Whether or not 1t Is
his absence which has so affected tbs
attitude of the clubs and their parades
1t is certain that he is responsible for
the fact that for the first time IN many
years there will be no public coach run
ming from the Holland House to Ardsiey
and back. He was one of the promoters
of that excellent plan. and his departure
for England to operate a coach between
London and Brighton this summer has
seemingly left that enterprise without
any sportsman to carry It on.