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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-06-02
SAN FERNANDO
EN- CAROLINA.
Fiestas relis ssas yso-
ciales soler1nes Y ami
madas.
Una lucha de "base-ball"
que eanaron los de la To-
calidad.
Sc proyecta establecer ALI alum
bradO electric0.
De nuestro corresponsal

Mayo 31.-Durante los dias IS,
30 V so de mayo, ,ceiebraronse aqui
festejos en- honor de San Fernando,
patron de este pueblo.
Con tai motive, hemos salldo en-
esos dias de la casi habituaI monoto-
MIA en- que vivimos los pacificos mo-
radores de estos contornos.
El modestisimo programa de los
festeios casi Sc llen6 y digo tai CO.
sa, poqrue alguno que otro ndmero
qued6 desierto debido a academies
no previstos.
Por 10 que Sc refiere a la parte re-
ligiosa, hubo triduo, saIve y misa en-
honor del Santo, amenizados esos ac
tos como los demas, por intoligienti-
simos profesores de musica, perte-
necientes todos a la extinguida ban
da de la Policia Insuia".
Como ndmero eXtra-programa,
citar6 un desafio de base ball habl-
do en- ell dia de aver entire un club de
San Juan, Y otro de tsta Iocaiidad.
Toco el triunfo los de la locaiidad
despues de una lucha renidisima.
Hare mencion en- esta ligerisima
resena. del bale de sociedad llevado
a efecto en- las salones de la casa es-
cueIa
Result6 un acto digno de la cultu-
ra de este pueblo,sin q, la mas llgera
nota discordante viniera a interrum
pir Ell ratio de expansion que ALI Sc pa
50.
La concurrencia de damas y caba-
lleros de esta V otras locaiidades, fue
selecta. No citare nombres propios
por no fiarme de la momoria, que
suele hacernos incWrir en- involunta
rios olvidos.
Y no cierro estas lineas sin tribu-
tar I'm APPLAUSE a los inteligentes pro-
fesores que formaron la orquesta.
No incluyo sus nombreS, porque no
d todoS los conOzco, pero basta de-
cir que todos han sido apiaudldisi-
mos donde quiera que fuG la banda
de la policia Insuiar, cuya desapa-
rici6n tanto Sc iamenta en- el pals.
va esta termlnado cl bermoSo
edificio, destinado i Casa escueia.
En- el pr6ximo aho escotar Sc estrena
ra.
--Esta en- provyecto dotar a la To-
calddad lie aiumbrado el6ctrco. We
remos, 81 tai proyecto ilega d Ia rea-
lllacion.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-06-02
Los panes sc multlpll-
can de dia en- dia.
Trigo maiz,' cebada, arroz
y milo salen por tonela-
das del senc de la gran
madre.
Los EstadOS UnidOs abOrtaO al
consume la tercera parte del
trigO que Sc coSecha en- el
mundO.

Fl trigo ocupa eI primer lugar en-.
tire los cereaies, eXcediendo a todoE
los otros, tanto por la cantidad CO
mo por ell valo ST Sc toma la cifra
media de la production de los Vllti.
mos cinco amos se.haiia una cantldaC
total de trigo de 3, 100 miliones de
bushels, que correspondent 8 I'm peso
de 36 miiiones de toneiadas metricaS
Tres paises producer la mitad de es-
ia enorme cifra los Estados UnidoS
que figuTan con GEO miIiones de bus
hcLS; Russia ell opea, con 45l milo
mes, Y + ancia, con 328 miiIones. La
otra mitad es producida por los de
mas paises del mundo. Ciertas CO.
marcas que no tienen una gran pro-
ducci6n eXportan grandes cantida-
des porque su pobiaci6n y, por conse
cuenCia. su consume inte 10 es pc
queno.
Desputa del trigo viene el maiz. Su
production es lie 73.5 millones de to-
neiadas mCtrlcas, que representan
1886 miliones de bushels. Las tres
cuartaS parties de esta cifra Sc produ
ce en- los Estados Unidos, o sea :, ,2S6
miiIones. Ingiaterra, que no produce
mas que 1l2 miilones, exporta, sin
embargo, mas maiz que los EStados
Unidos.
La production total de la avena es de
1871 miIioncS dc buShcl&, con I'm pc
so de 40 mil de toneIadas. Los
Estados Unidos p oducen S7l Milo
mes, Y Russia S25; cstas dos cifras re-
presentan mas Gle la mitad de la pro-
duccl6n mundial. En- cuanto al CEN
teno. Russia produce 800 millones de
bushels, 10 que representa- mas de la
mitad de la production total del nun
do, y Alemania 1862, 8 sea mas de la
cuarta parte.
La cehada Sc cultiva sobre todo en-
los paises Ell que no Sc da la vid, por-
que aquei cereal Sc empiea muCho en-
la fabrication de la cerveza. Russia
produce 207 miilones de bushels, A.
icmauia I45, los Estados Unidos ia
y ei Jap6n so miliones.
lis probable que el arroz siga en-
importancla al trigo.No sc tienen es-
tadisticas acerca de la production
de la China. Las mejores autorida-
des estiman eata cifra en- 2l.5 Milo
hes de toneladas, cifra superior d la
22.7 miiiones en- que Sc estima la de
la India.
FL milo Sc cultiva con ampiitud
aSombrosa en- China, en- Russia, en- A.
frica, en- eI Jap6n y en- Ia India. Esta
Ultima p oduce 542 miiiones de bus
LciS' +; la Russia europea IS miliones,
ia asiatica ID, el Japon y y los Esta-
dos Unidos ).
DE 10 que precede puede deducir-
% que los Estados Unidos exceden
en- nucho d cuatquier otro pals en- la
production de cereaies.
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La prod uccion de azucar
en- el Brasil, del 1898 fue
de 5 mllloneS de Sacos.
ExtenSaS regiOneS anteS incul.
taS, eStan hoy pObIadaS pOr
la rica graminea.

La lndustrla aZucarera Ell el Bra
sil es una de las mas antiguas del
pals, y Ia production de 1905, as
cendi6 i 100000 toneladas. que
representan 5,OOO,0OO de sacos.
Fl cultivo de la cana de azlcar Sc
efectGa en- tres zonas distintas, Y
la mas importante de elias e. Ia del
norte junto con ci estado de Pe 70
nambuco, que conatituye I'll cenuo
de p oducci6n. Este estado pro-
duce como Ia mi,ad de ia produc-
ci6n total Y tiene ~ iugenlos CEN
trales que cOntienen LOO rampOs
de cana o cahayeraies que pru,lu-
cen un totai de l56.OOO toneiadas,
b sean 2.SOO.OOD >acUs De 6O hl!o-
gramos cada uno.
Ell pr6ximo estado de esta egidn
en- el orden de impo tancia e. Ala
goas. cuya production asciende j
$1,000 toneiad4s. d sean 600, 900 sac-
COS. seguido de Segirpe. que pro
duce 10000 toneiadas. d sean 500.
600 sacos; Bahia, que produce X
600 toneiadas. d -ean 10000 ss-
cos: Rio gande del norte, que p.a-
duce 4.SOO tone.ltas. d sean So.
SOl,OO0 sacos. Pa-ahyha 10 nor'e
que produce 4.1[si toneiadas. o sean
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-06-02
ACC|DENTE EN-
LA CARRETERA
Sc rornpio el automo-
vii y hubo tres lesio-
nados.
La rnaquina choco con un
buey que iba por la ca
rretera
FL 'chauffer" no Sufri0 ningu
IA lesion.

En- ell kiiometro III de la carrrete
ra central, entire Rio Piedras Y Ca
guas ocurri6 aver I'm s6rio accidente
los Sres. juez Foote, de Ponce, Je-
sus Perey6 de Naguabo y Augusta
Ortiz, de Humacao, que viajaban en-
aut6movii de San Juan 4 Caguas. Fl
chater Francisco Fournier, condu-
cia el automovil.
Fl hecho Sc refiere como sigue:
al liegar los viajeros al kilomeuo re
ferido Y en- I'm lugar en- q. a la izqui-
erda de la carretera hay IN derrisca-
dero venia en- direction contraria IN
campesino conduciendo un buev. z
chatteur aminoro un tanto la veioci-
dad para dar tempo que el conduc-
tor del animal 10 desviara; pero al
liegar cerca el animal al aut6miovii
aquel Sc torcio frente della maQuina
y huevo un choque con una de las rue
das delanteras coincidiendo con un
movimiento para cambiar de direcc
cion y resuitando como consecuencia
la rotura de una sopanda y voicar-
Sc eI automovil en- ia carretera.A me
nos de medic metro del borde del
precipicio qued6 echado el vehiculo.
Lesiones de importancia sufrie-
ron los viajeros. Anoche Sc dijo en-
San Juan, que uno de ellos habfa
muerto. No era Gle to. Fueron condu
cidos y auxiliados despues. Ei cha
feur no recibio lesion de importan-
cia.
Sentimos ell percance y deseamos
pronto restablecimiento a los lesiona
dos.
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que sea pertinente al ISSUE o cues
ti6n en- controversial, "
Isl la prueba es el efecto de Ia
evidencia y la evidencia el medic
sancionado pOr la ley para estable-
Ger la prueba, Gc6mo vamos a arreba
tar a una parte derechos que la otra
librcmente cjercita, rechazando Ia
evidencia que ofresca, aunque re-
suite pertinente los hechos contro-
vertidos? 6Es l6gico y equitativo
limitarla a la presentation de un re
cibo de pago, que supone la eXisten-
cia dc un contr&to., cuando Sc MEGA
la eXistencia dc csc contrato?
En- el presente case la demanda
Sc funda en- falta de pago, pero la
verdadera question en- controversial
cs 81 hubo Q no contrato de arrenda-
miento entire ambas parties litigan-
ties. FL demandante dice que 81; el
dcmandado alega que no, V 81 Ia evil
dencia del primcro cs admissible para
porbar el contrato, dcbc scrlo tam
bi6n la del scgundo para ncgarlo.
Los hechos esencia!es necesitan
ser probados. Cuando no se prUeban
no pueden ser tomados en- conside-
raci6n por los Tribunaies,v suprimir
Ia evidencia que tienda a verificar-
los seria 10 mismo que suprimlr las
aiegaciones.
"Hemos visto que seglin el inciso
primero de Ia secci6n que venimos
comentando, no Sc admitira al de-
mandado otra prueba que Ia del re-
cibo o cualquier otro documento en-
que Sc acredite ei pago del canon d
preciO conrcnido.
" como sabe Ia corte que Sc ha
convenido precio? GPor IA sofa mani
festaci6n del demandante2 En- csc
ca . Sc da como probado I'm hecho
por la simple afiImacidn de una de
las parties.
81 la corte no puede dar por SEN
tadO que Sc hava convenido precio,
Y esta en- ei deber de admitir drecha-
zar la prueba de- demandado. FL dia
de Ia comparecencia, ,anteS de haber-
Sc practicable la del demandante.
entendemos Que obigarie i presen-
tar como Unica prueba ei recibo en-
cue Sc acredite 2. } ago. ,erfa despo-
ial.e de slls derechos. dejandoie en-
muchos casos uudeienso contra todo
principle de equidad y en- contradic
zion ron las reg.as de evidencia,
FL inciso segundo lie la >ecci6n
antes citada dice. que ias pruehas de
amhas parte7 compendium ios he
cho> fundamentaleS de ia question
principal. In nUe>tro roncepro e>ta
segunda parte dc IA seccI6n mencio-
nad4 viene . denostrar que mo- dehen
interpretarse rs pl.ahras de sa pm
mera en- ei sent.5o de nmItar io- ne
dos de detensa de. demandado
rechazando ia rrgeba que p-e=e-te
aunque sea PER- .ra1ta g, issue. q ..es-
to cue e. admlae aquena svi5fn-
cia Que tien5a Is demazFr4r
los hechos tunC4u entaiez DE- ia c4f~-
ton principa.
No podcmos Greer que q esprit
tu de Ia ley sea e-- ahleoer distInr
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-06-02
Para Ia GstaCiOn naval.

En- la mahana de ave tom6 po-
session del solar nGmero "A al oeste
de Ia cane del presidio del ba rio de
Ia Marina de esta ciudad. que osu-
paba ei abogado Emigdio 5. Gino-
RIO con cuatro casas de MADEIRA de
su p opldad.
Con est ha tornado va dicho fun
ciUnario posesl6n de cuatro sola e..
Faitan los l3 restante,. Tambian
le ha sido entregado el terreno que
ocupaba el ia din municipal, que.
dIcho sea de Paso. ahora puede
verse dc iimplo que e-ti Y con las
p.1n'as argegiadas &c cado de fl
no ai4mhre.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19
WALKERS RECEIVE
THEIR PRIZES

A meeting of the contestants in the
walking races last Sunday was held on
the roof garden of the Young Hotel yes
terday afternoon, and it was then de.
eided to award the prizes in the order
in which the men finished, which was
done.
H. NJ. Ayres, chairman of the COM
mittee in charge of the walkfest, has
written to this paper, thanking the mer-
chants of the city for the donations OF
prizes: The letter is as follows:
"Sporting Editor Advertiser:-The
committee having in charge the walking
contests of the past two weeks begs to
thank the public spirited merchants fol
the many prizes donated, list of which
has been published in your columns al
different times.
"The committee begs to make cor
rection in the list as published yester
day: the prize donated by the Berg
strom Music Co., sheet music, has beer
awarded in the open class.
HThe committee further has under
consideration an offer of Mr.. st. CLAN
Bidgood of cup and various incidenta
inducements for Marathon race te
Haleiwa. just what steps will be taker
in this matter will depend upon the in
terest shown by local athletes and cubs
The committee will be pleased to heal
from any one interested, offering any
suggestions which they think will hell
to make such a race a success.
H. M. AYRES, Chairman.
E. NJ. CHEATHAM, Secretary.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19

of the evening will be lady with snail
feet, who will dance the waltz and two,
step as slzilfully as envy American ,ady
can. : It viii be the first time a lady
with small feet has been seen hera en- Il
dancing floor, and it may not be seen
again. Those who wish to see
something new in dancing shout! turn
out to see the performance of this LADY
on the dancing floor.
Another feature of the evening will
be the awarding of the "Toag Phong'
cup to the winners of the c. y. al
lance baseball game played ON New
Year s day.
The committee has reported big
sale of tickets during the last few
days, and there will be plenty of room
for those who come without costume
to see the masqueraders.
The ball will be held on Chinese New
Year night at the K. of 2. hall.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19
CHINESE INCLUDE
WALKING EVENTS
Sullivan and Ayres Will Again
Battle for Laurels on
Saturday.

The committee having in charge the
Chinese Field Day has decided 20 hold
one-mile walk, open to all corners ard
ell nationalities. Several other walking
races are scheduled but these will be
limited to Chinese athletes. Valuable
medals will be offered as prizes for the
open to-all event, and from the list of
c'.tries already in, it will DE cae 'nf the
features of the annual carnival Of
sports.
The following have signifed their in
tention of going after the trophies in
this set-to, they being the first six who
finished in the race on KaIakaua avenue
last Sunday: Dick Sullivan, Dial Fahey
W. McTighe, E. NJ. Cheatham, H. NJ
Ayres, and Henry Cbillingworth. Walk
ing has taken decided leap IN the pas
few months, and will now be included
in the program of events at every track
a walking race one Of the features OF
the Y. NJ. c.. A. meet which IS due tc
come off shortly.
| DR.. K. F. Ii has offered a silver cuI
! for the winner of the Smile walk. This
will be for Chinese contestants only
Tong Kau has offered silver cup fol
| the man who crosses the tape frs. il
the 100-yard dash, and Chung Lo,
Chang has offered cup trophy for tn,
winner of the Emile run.
| All of the other prizes will be in tn,
form of medals and it is expected tina
announcement can be made shortly of ;
number of extra donations. The meet
which will be held Saturday, will b
watched with a great deal of interest u
it was at the same event a year agt
that En- Sue was alleged to have mad,
his wonderful record in the 50-yarf
| dash.
The list of judges, timekeepers, ant
track officials win be announced soon
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19

In the case of the Marshall Wells
Hardware Company VS.. Jos. W. Pod
more, Judge Lindsay overruled de-
murrer to the complaint on statutory
grounds yesterday morning.
Indictment Was Defective.
On account of the fact that the in
dictment against Yamamoto, who was
recently indicted by the Territorial
grand jury, was found to be slightly
defective, his case was set over for one
week in the Circuit Court yesterday.
In the Supreme Court.
Argument in the case of Hodson vs.
Wolters has been completed and the
case has been submitted to the court.
In the matter of the appeal of Levers
Cooke from a decision in the Court
of Land Registration, the motion to dis
mss appeal and strike the statement
Of facts from the files was argued and
submitted yesterday. This morning the
famous tenement house test ease. Ter
ritory of Hawaii VS. Muranaka, will be
argued in the court.
District Magistrate Sustained.
In a decision rendered yesterday
morning, Judge De Bolt upheld the
stand taken by the District Magistrate
IN the replevin suit of Lum PAX Chez
to recover property to the value of
$500 which was levied on by Sheriff
c. P. Iaukea Judge Andrade gave
judgment in favor of Iaukea, and the
plaintiff thereupon appealed to the
Circuit Court for trial de novo, jury
waived. The decision of the lower
| court was upheld, and judgment af-
frmed against the Chinese.
Old Case Being Retired.
The case of Chick Wa VS.. Wong
Chang and seven others, implicated in
the attempt to "do up" a Chinese
actor, was begun in Judge De Bolt IS
| court yesterday, a jury from the new
panel being drawn. The case viii be
continued today, only one witness hav
ing been called yesterday. Former
Chief of Detectives Taylor has been
subpoenaed as witness, and he will
testify this morning.
Federal Jury Reports.
Six true bills were brought in yes
| terday by the Federal grand jury.
| These were all in connection with de-
Neiophleuts III the ISol cases, tne lat
ter supposedly being the leader of an
| organization for the purpose of I'M
porting women to the Islands. The
six, whose names are given, were all
charged with unlawful importation of
| women. They are Kichitaro Naka-
mura, Katsu Sabara Kikichi, Sui Kichi
Sugi, Ichitaro Ishibuyashi, and Muta.
No bill was found against Joe Rod
rigues, the Portuguese who was held in
| connection with the alleged smuggling
of liquor cases against the "Punch-
bowl Demon
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19
THE ALA MOANAS
ON THEIR EARS
Honolulu, T. f., January II, 1909.
To the Honorable Board of Appeal of
the Atkinson Baseball League.
PROTEST
Ala Moanas Wis Kewalos.

PROlESl.
Ala Moanas Wis Kewalos.
Sir.-On behalf of the Ala Moana
Baseball team, / have the honor to
forward your honorable Board, the fol
lowing PROTEST in game of base
ball played at the Atkinson Park be-
tween the hours of $3.50 A NJ. and
1900 noon on January II, 1909, to wit:
1. That under the Spaulding's of
fetal baseball guide the Umpire, one.
aul Burns did voluntarily violated
rule 81, section 5, thus: The batsman
is out whenever he attempts to hinder
the catcher from fielding or throwing
the ball in any way obstructing or in
terfering with that player.
2. That the umpire reversed his de
cision right after that inning was ex
pred in the presence of the following
legal players of the aforesaid league
N. G. Jackson, H. Walker, Ed. Fer
nandez, Chas. Makanui, F. P. Kaha
pea, John P. Mendoza, A Timas, j. J
Meyer and many others. (Note.-mort
names can be added to the foregoing
list if necessarily
8. That in the inning of the viola
ton of rule 81, section 5, by the afore
said umpire, the Kewalos scored 5 runs
which the Ala Moana claimed no
legal.
4. That several other rules wer,
violated by the Umpire in the afore
said game.
). That in all the aforesaid state
ments the Ala Moana Baseball team
prays for judgment.
Very respectfully,
CHAS. B. MAKANUI,
Acting Capt. Ala Moana B. B. Team
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Sport Notes
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Companies G and H at Fort Shafter
Will clash today in a baseball game at
the post grounds. The two teams are
evenly matched, and good game should
be the result
- - ~
Punahou tennis players are in the
midst of the annual tournament. The
mixed doubles are being played at the
present time, following which will come
the singles.
~ - -
A movement has been started to put
the Kapiolani circular track in shape
for the field meets which are due to
come off IN the near future. With the
forming of the Interschclastic league,
some definite action should be taken on
this matter soon, as the best 100-yard
straightaway in the city is there.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19

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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19
LADY WITH SMALL
FEET WILL DANCE
AT ATHLETIC BALL

The preparations for the second an
nual masquerade ball of the Chinese
Athletic Club are getting along in fine
shape. The committee in charge IS
working day and night to make it a
swell affair and to surpass the one they
had last year. Already a big entry of
beautiful costumes is assured, some of
them very original. One of the features
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19
Indictment Was Defective.

On account of the fact that the in
dictment against Yamamoto, who was
recently indicted by the Territorial
grand jury, was found to be slightly
defective, his case was set over for one
week in the Circuit Court yesterday.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19
IN THE COURTS
Demurrer Is Overruled.

In the case of the Marshall Wells
Hardware Company VS.. Jos. W. Pod
more, Judge Lindsay overruled de-
murrer to the complaint on statutory
grounds Yesterday morning.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-21
AnnounCementofT ofThreeS Se|eC-
 G0ns For Tafrs Cabinet DICKINSON OF TENNESSEE
Will Be Secretary of War, Nagel of St. Louis, of Com merce and Labor and Bal finger of Seattle the Secre- tary of the Interior.

Columbus. Ohio. Feb. 2O-J. M. Dickinson of Tennessee will be secre- tary of war .n the Taft cabinet. Charles Nagel of St Louis will be Taft's secretary of commerce and la Dor, and R. A. Ballinger of Seattle will be secretary of the interior.
 This statement is not made upon the announcement of Mir. Taft, but its correctness may be accepted without question.
 MT Taft will permit no announce ment from him as to these conclusions.
 It has been known for some time, however, that he had practically de- cided upon Nagers appointment, and the interview yesterday bears all the earmarks of having been arranged for the express purpose of offer and ac- ceptance.
 MT Dickinson came to Cincinnati from Chicago today He has not been under consideration as cabinet possi- bllity long. but has been personally and most favorably known by Mir. Taft for many years. Mir. Dickinson is a Tennesseean. although temporarily re- siuihS III -ChicdBo, where HIS uuIleS as general solicitor of the Illinois Central railway system have required his presence. He is a democrat, although he always opposed Bryan.
 MT. Taft will reach Philadelphia in the morning and will be the guest of Dr. S. Weir Mitchell. On Monday he will make an address before the Penn sylvania university and will leave for New York on Tuesday