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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-01-13
Pro Stella y Calabria. .
Hip0drOmO de San Juan.

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beneficiO de las victimas.
lara ell Domingo "a de EnerO.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-01-13
Su Obra 'PsicOlOgia MOderna" pu.
blicada en- 1892, lIamo mucho
la atenci0n.

servicio especial de La Correspondence"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02

The custom of turning up the trous.
erS in damp weather presumably orr.
ginated in the metropolis of Great
Britain Its practice there has been
universal for several generations, and
has been initiated by Americans af.
fecting English styles. Years ago
when the fashion of trousers too long
for the legs of the wearers, with the
deliberate intention that they should
be perpetually turned up, was first in
troduced, the humorous photographers
said that Anglomaniacs who adopted
1T were going about with their trous-
ers turned up because it was raining
in London. From London, however,
comes now a warning voice to the eff
feet that turning up the trousers is a
practice prejudicial to health. London
is suffering from an epidemic of in
fluenza, and a physician connected
with one of the great hospitals sug-
gests as among the causes of the out
break the habit of turning up the
trousers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
POSSE KILLS TWO WOMEN
Mother and Daughter Shot to Death
While Helping Father and
Son to Escape.

Williamson, w. Va.-Firing from
the doorway of their home on a
sheriff's posse to give the father
and brother of the girl time to escape,
Mrs. Charles Daniels and her 16-year-
old daughter were shot to death near
Devon, Mingo county, by the officers.
The shooting of Mrs. Daniels and her
daughter grew out of family feud be-
tween the Christians and the Dan
ielses on the border of Kentucky and
West Virginia. The Christians lived
in Mingo county, West Virginia, and
the Daniels in Pike county, Kentucky.
About three weeks ago George
Christian ventured to the Kentucky
side and was slain by Jim Daniels.
Christian and Daniels were brothers
in-law and had formerly been allies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
NAVY TO Be REORGAN|zED
BEST SYSTEM IN THE WORLD Is
PLANNED.
Swift Board Appointed Months Ago Is
About to Submit Its
Report,

Washington.-The United States
navy is to be reorganized from the
newest leviathan of the "Dreadnought'
type to the armored cruisers and aux
iliaries.
Misfits, such as the Connecticut, the
armor belt of which is said to be al
most entirely below the water line,
will henceforth be impossible.
The fleets of the world power of the
western hemisphere are to become &C
tually the nations asset of pride on
the seas instead of on the blue prints
of bureaucratic experts, many of
whom have never had the sting of salt
winds in their nostrils.
In short, politics is to be removed
from the management of naval bu-
reaus and shipyards and fighting ships
are to be built under the supervision
of the men who fight them instead of
along the plans of civilians and pOliti-
clans.
The Swift board, named months ago
to go to the bottom of the naval stu
alton in the United States and bring
out every fault, is about to make it's
report. The navy department has not
yet learned that it is due for recon
struction.
Not since the Spanish war revealed
the weakness of the American military
establishment and the subsequent
drastic reorganization which Elihu
Root. then secretary of war, succeed
ed in bringing about, has there ap-
peared a more general upheaval OF the
organization of the fighting forces of a
world power than is foreshadowed in
the Swift board report. The board has
reached it's verdict that the navy de-
partment must be reconstructed, after
studying the systems of control in the
admfralties of all the great nations.
The advisory board idea, for in
stance, is borrowed from the British
admiralty and the plan to put young
men in control and have the fighters
decide what kind of ships to build is
taken from the German system. In
cluded in the report is a demand for a
thorough reorganization of the navy
yard administration.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02

American exporters, 1t appears from
report of Special Agent Butman, are
not sufficiently courteous in their bust
ness correspondence with Spanish
American dealers, and the fact is rep
resented as operating to our disadvan-
tage. POIiteness goes far with the
Latin-American buyer, he points out,
and an instance is cited of loss of
trade due to a curt acknowledgment
by New York house of a check from
a Panama importer. Except with the
mercantile firms of the old school with
which traditions are strong, the omis-
sion has become general from com
mercial correspondence of the formu-
las of courtesy which once character
lied it. The little niceties of phrase
ology with which letters were begun
or ended are dispensed with under the
new order of office economies, in
which timesaving has become the
main thing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
STEAMERS FIGHT BIG SEAS
One Reaches Port After Hard Strug-
gle, Other at Anchor in Dis
abIed Condition.

st. Joseph, Mich.-Two of the
finest passenger steamers of the
Graham & Morton Transportation line,
operating between Chicago, Holland
and st. Joseph, suffered a narrow es-
cape from laundering off this port.
The City of Benton Harbor lies at
her docks here, having reached port
after thrilling fight of five hours
with 6O-mile gale of wind and snow,
while the steamer Puritan, a staunch
boat of steel, rudderless and to more
or less extent at the mercy of the seas,
lies off New Buffalo, some 10 miles
south of here. Tugs from South Chi
cago are fighting their way across the
lake to succor the disabled craft. Off
Gals of the Graham & Morton Com
pany here say the Puritan is in no
danger, though her wireless is
wrecked and communication with her
is impossible.
A few hours out Of Chicago the
Puritan lost her rudder, and from
then on until her anchors were
dropped as a last resort she drifted
helplessly at the mercy of wave and
wind. Blown far from her course she
was steadily making shoreward when
anchors were dropped, which followed
a thrilling attempt on the part of the
Benton Harbor to put line aboard
the helpless boat. In the heavy gale,
however, this was impossible. Before
line could be securely fastened it
parted and an instant later the Ben
ton Harbor's stern struck the Puri-
tan's bow.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
ARREST CUSTOM WEIGHER
Is Charged with onspiracy-CoIIecto
Loeb Discharges Ten More
Employees.

New York.-Federal prosecutors
added another important chapter to
the extensive investigation of alleged
frauds in the customs service.
While new evidence was being pre-
sented to the federal grand jury with
the purpose of obtaining more indict-
ments Friday, Thomas G. Giddings, as
assistant customs weigher, was ar
rested on a charge of conspiracy in
connection with the importation of
figs. Shortly before this Collector
Loeb announced that he had removed
ten more assistant weighers making a
total of SO men who had been
dropped from the customs here since
March 9. Mr.. Loeb said these remov-
ais would complete the 'house clean
ing" which he has been carrying on
since he assumed office.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
PRESIDENT EATS REAL FOOD
Taft Expresses Pleasure at Being
Able to Partake of Dinner With
out Making an Address.

Washington.-Satiated with pos
sum dinners and elaborate banquets,
he was forced to face in his recent
trip from coast to coasa, President
Taft sat down Thursday to a family
Thanksgiving dinner The piece de
resistance was mastodonic turkey,
that had been raised on a Rhode Is
land farm, and looked almost noun
famous in it's proportions.
THANK goodness" the president
sighed happily, as dessert was served,
1--WE had dinner at which l haven't
been compelled to make speeches,
and where no reception committees
lurked in the background. I've en-
joyed food-real food-and 1 haven't
had to work to get it,
The president did not have any
guests at dinner. Only the members
of the Taft family were present, in
Guiding Mrs. Laughlin, sister of Mrs.
Taft.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
LYMAN ]. GAGE is MARRIED
Former Secretary of Treasury Weds
Woman Whom He Induced to
Join Theosophy Cult.

San Diego, Cal.-Former Secretary
of the Treasury Lyman Judson Gage
and Mrs. Frances Ada Ballou were
married at the Coronado home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ballou.
The marriage license gives the
brides age as 25 and the groom's as
70. The wedding was private, only
the parents of the bride and the at
tendants, Miss Helene Richards and
Mr.. Cages brother-in-law, Col. Wesley
Brainerd, witnessing the ceremony,
which was performed by Rev. Will
lard B. Thorpe, pastor of the First
Congregational church of San Diego.
After a wedding supper Mr.. and
Mrs. Gage started for Denver, Col
The courtship began with Mr.. Cages
attempts to convert Mrs. Ballou to the
theosophic faith.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
MOxLEY GOES TO CONGRESS
Regular Republican Candidate in Sixth
Illinois District Is Elected to
Succeed Senator Lorimer.

Chicago-William J. Monkey, the
regular Republican candidate for con-
gresham for the Sixth Illinois con-
gressional district, was elected Tues
day to succeed William Lorimer who
resigned when elected to the United
States senate, by plurality of SPIT
votes.
The vote resulted as follows:
w. J. Monkey (Rep), 14,494; Carl
L. Barnes Qnd), S,317; Frank s..
Ryan (Dem.), 6,277.
The campaign in this election was
most bitterly contested and was par
ticipated il by many Republicans of
national and state fame, including
Speaker Cannon and Gov. Deneen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
OPPOSITION FLOWN
FRIENDS OF SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
NO LONGER FEAR
FOES.
MEASURE WILL BE ADOPTED
Opponents Will No Longer Be Able
to Influence congressman Against
the Extension of Bounties to All
American Ships.

Washington. - Congress will pass
the ship subsidy bill at the coming
session Of congress and that, too.
without much opposition.
The measure, say its friends, has
passed the house in one form or an
other several times during the past
few decades, but has been blocked in
the senate as many times. This time
there will be little opposition in the
upper house, and the lower branch
taking advantage of the situation
probably will increase the sums to be
granted to all American ships engaged
in commerce between home and for
eign ports.
The measure as it now stands, and
as it will be presented to the house,
provides subsidies only to South
American and Asiatic ports, and these
are so meager that their effect in
building up an American merchant
marine representative of the richest
nation in the world would not be very
great. These bounties, it is under
stood, will be increased to some ex-
tent and there will be a provision for
extending the bounties to vessels ply
ing to European ports.
Friends of the measure assert that
this provision has heretofore been left
out to avoid opposition from the pow
erful syndicate operating Atlantic
liners. They now hold that the op-
position of these interests will no
longer be able to influence congress
men in the face of sentiment that
has become sweeping.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
ASTOR SAFE, SAYS SKIPPER
Captain Confirms Report That Yacht
Nourmaha Was in San Juan
Harbor November IL.

New York-Col. John Jacob Astor
and son, Vincent, with their guests
and crew, are safe on board the yacht
Nourmahal somewhere in West In
dian waters. The yacht arrived at
San Juan on November IA, and was
still there on the evening of Novem-
Der IL, when all peril from the ter
rife hurricane had gone. Since then
the Nourmahal has probably sailed
for Ponce. This information was
brought by the Insular line steamship
Harry Luckenbach which reached New
York Tuesday from San Juan, P. r.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
STILL THE LAND OF PROMISE.

That America is still looked upon as
a land of promise by the people Of for
eign countries is well illustrated by
the desertion of some 200 men from
the British warships which visited
New York for the Hudson-Fulton Gel
sbration. The United States is still
the lure Of Europe, says Cleveland
Plain Dealer. The Eldorado is yet
west of the Atlantic The experience
of the English fleet is but repetition
of what has been met many times be-
fore by fleets visiting the American
coast. There is always the tempta-
ton for the visiting tar to come ashore
and forget to return. Perhaps they
have relatives in this country ready
to shield them and give them home
and a start in the new world. Per-
haps they have merely absorbed the
current European opinion that the
way to fortune and comfort lies
through the gates of New York. A
striking contrast is offered between
the experience of the American fleet
on it's recent world tour and the usual
experience of the fleets visiting this
country. 1t was one of the boasts of
the returning American ships that the
men aboard and ashore had conducted
themselves with almost project de-
corum; that none had deserted, though
opportunities to do so had been many.
This is not to argue that American
tars are any better grade of men
than those of other navies-though we
are pleased to believe they are--but
merely indicates their different point
of view
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
BREAKS COLD IN A DAY.

This prescription is one of the very
best known to science. The ingre-
dents can be gotten from any good
druggist, or he will get them from his
wholesale house.
Mix half pint of good whiskey with
two ounces of glycerine and add one
half ounce Concentrated pine COM
pound. The bottle is to be shaken
each time and used in doses of a tea
spoonful to tablespoonful every four
hours. The Concentrated pine is a
special pine product and comes only
in half ounce bottles, each enclosed
in an air-tight case, but be sure it is
labeled concentrated"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
LOST REGISTERED LETTERS
FOUND IN QUEER PLACE
They are Recovered From
Car Trucks.


It does not always follow that the
disappearance of registered mail
packages indicate robbery of the
mail. This was demonstrated on
The Overland Limited train No. 2
Friday, November 9Th, when a pack
age of five registered letters from
Schuyler disappeared between that
point and Omaha.
The recovery of the lost package
was as strange as its disappearance.
The Schuyler pouch is picked up
from crane by means of a pouch
catcher as the train passes. This
pouch catcher is attached to the mail
car and hooks onto the pouch sus-
pended from the crane as the train
passes. In this particular instance
the pouch catcher did not make a
good catch and the pouch fell under
the wheels of the train and was cut
in two. The mail was scattered along
the track for a considerable distance,
but the five registered letters, which
were in a packet, could not be found
when the other mail was picked up.
The impression at once prevailed that
the registered package had been found
and kept by some one and it was re-
ported as lost.
Postoffice Inspector L. A. Thomp-
son was started out to investigate. His
first visit was to Council Bluffs to
make inquiries of the postal clerks
on the car, and scarcely had he
reached there when he received word
that the registered package had been
found by the car cleaner resting snug
ly on the trucks under the dining
car, where it had been blown or
thrown when the mail pouch was
flung under the wheels at Schuyler.
That the package was not injured
in the slightest, nor Jared from it's
position on the trucks, is simply an
other tribute to the Union Pacific's
unsurpassed roadbed and perfect track.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02

The popular conception of warm
countries, like Mexico, is that they are
lands of plenty, because of the success
sion of crops that can be readily
raised. But Mexico reports an expert
ence suggesting a different state of
things. An appeal comes from Guans-
juato, where the crops were destroyed
by an unusual visitation of cold
weather and frost. The government
has ordered from the United States by
telegraph 100000 bushels of corn, and
undoubtedly more will have to be pro-
vided.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
Pathetic Pride.

Willie had had tumble when he
was baby and his hip was so hurt
that ever afterward he was obliged to
use a crutch. On one occasion, when
his mother had bought him a new
crutch of the latest and most APP
proved style, Willie expressed his en-
thusiasm and delight in the roundest
terms. "And oh, mother!" he ex-
claimed, in conclusion, referring to a
little friend of his who having the
use of both legs had no need OF
crutches, won't Johnny Knowles be
iealous!"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
is VICTIM OF BLACK HAND
Unknown Men Skater Italians Store
with Dynamite-Five Build
nqs Wrecked.

Danville, Ill.-A charge of dynamite
weighing perhaps rs pounds was ex-
ploded under the fruit and wine house
of Joseph Mascara, IL College street,
Tuesday, utterly demolishing five
buildings and causing $4,000 damage.
Buildings both to the north and to
the south of the Mascara place were
completely wrecked, and plate glass
windows in every building for three
charged members of the BLACK
Hand" society with the crime, but he
declined to say whether he had re-
ceived threatening letters from any
source.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
Banker Accidentally Kills Self.

Webster City, la. A. Edwards,
president of the Webster City Saw
ings bank, accidentally shot himself
in the abdomen Tuesday and was COM
PEELED to throw a shoe through the
big plate glass front window to at
tract aid. He died later at Mercy
hospital. He was busting the counter
when his buster struck the cashiers
revolver, exploding it. Mr.. Edwards
had been three times mayor of this
city, postmaster under Cleveland, and
was one of the best-known shorthorn
cattle breeders in the west
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
ANOTHER WARSHIP IS SENT
TAFT ORDERS PRINCETON TO
SAIL FOR CoRlNTo.
Zelaya to Be Brought to Terms With
out DeIay-WiII Recognize
the Rebels.

Washington.-The gunboat Prince,
ton was ordered by the navy de-
partment to sail for Corinto, Nicara-
qua, to join the gunboat Vicksburg,
already at that port. The Princeton
is now at the Bremerton navy yard,
washington, undergoing repairs.
The United States government is
anxious to know whether the time is
ripe for the recognition of the pro-
visional or revolutionary government
IN Nicaragua. Unofficial advices say
that the advance of the insurgent
forces has been so rapid that the
crisis cannot be far off.
Prompt action by the United States
in formally recognizing the Estrada
government would mean the success
OF the battle to Gust Zelaya. Delay
might prove serious if the strength
of Zelaya's army has been under-esti-
mated.
Report of Deaths Coming.
lull in the proceedings against
President Zelaya was caused by the
reception of an official notification
from the Nicaraguan charge d'affaires
that the full record of the trial of the
two Americans shot by order of the
court-martial would arrive on the next
steamer.
Before the message was received
Secretary Knox had had an interview
with John Barrett, director of the bu-
reau of American republics, and it is
understood that in view of the re-
markable successes of the revolu-
tionary forces it was decided to wait
until Monday to see if Estrada would
be successful in occupying Managua,
in which case the recognition of the
revolutionists would follow as a mat
ter of course, and all need for Ameri-
can intervention would cease.
United States Has Gone Limit.
1t is recognized by the representa-.
tives of foreign governments here that
the United States has gone to limit
in this matter which it could not do
safely in dealing with more power
full adversary without a declaration of
war following. No diplomatic criti-
cism of the course of the state depart
ment has been discovered.
Momentarily expecting the over
throw of the zelaya dynasty, the state
department has flashed a long and
confidential telegram to United States
Minister Merry at Costa RIGA, and
other kilograms to the naval station
at Colon and to the commander of the
Des Moines in Greytown harbor.
What important information they
contained is being guarded with great
secrecy by the state officials.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
228 JAP MINERS ENTOMBED
Fifteen Are Reported Killed in ExpIo-
sion in Coal Mine-Fate of
Others Doubtful.

Tokyo-Heavy loss of life is feared
as the result of an explosion in a coal
mine at Onoura, Fukuoka province.
Fifteen men are known to have per-
ished, while 228 miners are entombed
in the workings. Every attempt is
being made to rescue them, but their
fate is as yet in doubt.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
CONSTABLE SAVED FROM MOB
Quarrel over Children Playing To-
gether Leads to Killing at Quincy
Lynching Party Foiled.

Quincy, nl.-Constable James H.
Dobbs narrowly escaped lynching at
Columbus after he had shot and killed
William Thompson, his neighbor.
The killing was the result of quar-
rel over the children of the men.
Dobbs knocked Thompson down and
then shot him to death. When word
was brought here that a mob was
forming to lynch Dobbs number of
officers hurried to Columbus in an au-
tomobile and brought Dobbs to this
city. where he was lodged in Jail.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02

The disruption of the international
potash syndicate, which is reported
from Germany, calls attention to an
industry that has grown to enormous
proportions in recent years. Potash
is used for reviving impoverished
soils. There are immense beds of it
in Germany and in the United States.
During the present year Germany has
taken steps to prevent the expectation
of potash from Germany. 1t is ex-
pected that very low prices will result
from the disagreement between the
owners of large German mines.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
Couldn't UncoupIe.

A wellknown Scottish clergyman
got into conversation in railroad
carriage with working man, who in
formed him that he had been a, cou-
pier for over 20 years. "Oh," said the
minister, 81 can beat that! have
been a coupler for over 80 years"
"Ay," replied the workman, "but / can
uncouple, and you canna!"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
Will Await Courts Ruling.

New York-The Standard Oil Com
pany Tuesday announced authorita-
lively that it had no intention of seek
ing to procure an amendment to the
Sherman antitrust law, but will pro-
coed with the appeal to the United
States supreme court from the decree
of the United States circuit court.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02
Bullet Kills Norman.

Munising, Mich.-Mrs. Harriet Hill,
20 years of age, was killed in a road
house II miles east of here Wednes-
day night. Her head was crushed.
Frank Fitzpatrick stated that some
one outside the house shot through
the window and killed the woman