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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-26
Carta de LOndres
LAS ELECCIONES INGLESAS

Las elecciones generates empienzan
,el sabado, Is del actual. Puede deer
sse sin exageraci6n que el porvenlr del
llnperio britanico depende de sn resul-
4ado.
Sc ha declarado guerra a muerte en-
ire las fuerzas ADMINISTRATIONS
qistas constitucionales- y los nueVos
impulses sociales socialistas del 81
clio Xxx. Els una tarea herculea de-
eifiir entire ellos.
A I'm lado hay los conscrvadores y
anienistas; al otro los fberales-laho-
ristas- -socialistas FL primer partido
representa- la Constitution (annque ha
nreeipitado el conflicto por un acto
mo constitutional, quiere zanzibar Gle
manera radical ei sistema fiscal del
pafs). Ell otro representa-, Segun unos
e2 socialismo; segun otros, Ell progreSo-
Ea primero apoya la Camara de los
Isores. el proteccionismo, eI individual
Tismo; el segundo quiere destrWr la
Alta Camara. mantener lie sistema IL
breeambista, imponer contrlbueloneS
gohre las propiedas, = esPeclamehte
1as tierras. Los conserVad0res son
parsidarios de una marina de guerra
uoderosisima los hberales quieren el
saesarme, Sc oponen a la guerra y al
Imperialislno. Los conseryadores tle-
men ell apoyo del poderoso comerclo de
lieores alcoholics; los liberales que-
ren restringir, sin0 suprlmlr. cse ira
f;eo por medic de contribuciones gra-
yosas. Los liberales aconscjan Ia au-
fonomia para Irlanda Home Bu-
ley los conservadores Sc oponen ener
gicamente a 10 que llaman 'separa-
.cion''. Los liberales han Votado pen
stones para la yejez, imponiendo ma
yores contIibuciones sobre los rIcoS
para pagarlas: los conservadores que
ren establecer una Tariff Reform
greforma aduanera, . sea protecclo-
mista), para que los eXtranjeros Las
In ssTariff Reform aumentara los
gastos de las necesidades, hacienda
mas dura la vida los pobres; los con
servaderes dicen que con la protection
aeadriamos mas trabajo, mas dinero
para pagar sueidos, mas c0merclo y
menos pobreza.
Entire todas esas ideas contradicto-
Tias contenciosas es casi impossible
glzgar. Pero para idea de Las fuerzas
saue Iuchan una contra otra dOy una
aista de los diferentes secci0nes de
pmblieo que Sc encuentran bajo la ban
Ea de uno y otra partldo:
Por los hberales, =.
El gobierno.
La Iglesia ibre
Los gremios obreros Grades Unions
Los SocialiStas.
Los irlandeses.
LA Escocia (casi enteraj.
Ell Pals de Gales.
La prensa cientifica y literaria-
Cast todos los escritores.
Los que Sc abstienen del alcohol
Los mas inportantes duenos de va
pores.
Ell condado manufacturer0 de Lam
eashire
- Por los unionistas conservadores
dsos proteceiOnistas
La prensa patriOtera.
Ei cOmercio del alcohol.
Los spOrtmen.
Los Emusic halls"
Is0s constructors de armancntos.
La aristocracia.
La nobleza.
El Ejercito la Marina
La Bolsa
La mayor parte de la poblacion de
Jsoplres
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-26
Los tabernerOS.
Los hacendadOS.

Los tabernerOS.
Los hacendadOS.
La mayoria de los teatros. actores
Y artistas.
FL parlamcnto que acaba de disol-
verse Sc componla al principle como
sigue:
Liberales 316
Laboristas "a
Nacionalistas, irlandeses SO 513
Conservatives 134
Unionistas % 157
Mayoria Liberal (o RadicaD 356
(Durante los cuatro amos en- que ha
regido ell gobierno radical ha perdi-
do y puestos. IIa habidO 90l eleccio-
nes parciaIes, siendo elegidos en- elias
72 liberales y 81 conscrvad0res.
Sc vera que para Obtener mayoria
los conservadOres tienen que ganar
l67 puestos actualmente 0cupadOs pOr
radicales Sc advierte que en- Escocia
y Gales no pueden ganar mas que diez,
de modo que deben conquistar la mitad
de los puestos ingleses actualmente
en- possession de los radicales para tener
una mayor1a de l. Habra II elecciO-
nes cuya representation es ahOra CO.
mo sigue.
Radicales, SO
Conservadores, 19
Doce de estas son en- Londres, las de-
mas en- las poblaciones provinciales.
Los resultados daran idea del resulta-
do final
II. WILSON.
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VIZ SR ~ NIGET COZ ri.
Clerk kun,Il. Who Played MIN Thomas,
Performs on Either for Magistrate.

Emil kunElI a clerk in th~ sfaEisr.G'c-
courts. hruu ht his either - night cuur'
on Tue-day night at tn. request IL Magis
trat" House, v no had card hIm PLAY
hefrr" When recess was called AT mid
night IN" Magistrate lnvl 81 Warden
Mallon. the clerical force. the court
steno graphcr and several n.wsp per mar
10 attend 'he mus cal" - b" given VI
Par II It the Municipal Court
The invited lis en-rs anticipated a
m.dl.v nf opular airs from the musical
comedies and ragtlrno dit'i.s They
listened ,o the masterpieces Of the great
composers The harmony reached oil
parts Of the building and curt attendants
and all come ted with the court. with a
few policemen. crowded IN 10 hear the
schubert -SeTrnaGe
At a quarter after O'Clock the Nacis-
traie reConv "n.i court In fifteen min
ut's the b'sIness was all disposed It. and
At MaGistrar" Houses request tn. either
player re- Gated the -S"r"nad" Other
requests follow ~ and hr plaved until
court adjourned AZ 3 o'clock He played
without notes and HIS memory was v on
dcrful II" can play 81" classical scl.C-
tGou- from memory. and nothing was
asked Tor tha' ~as not III "n
I'm IN" ~ Az uptown IN" Magistrate
turned To- kunz!i and asked
Ar" you related 20 IN" Kuuzh who
plav"d III" either for The dorc thomas -
kun2ll said h- vas
He Wa u master said tn" MaEi>trgt"
Did yn'! snow him
Vary web Judge. was the reply I
Wa hat kun2ii
What -asr"i NaGiS'ra'" Hons"
~ wonder vpu play - h"aU'ifElly
y" wan ever PLAYED as h" dIi
FwII Nunzh u a naiIv" Of switzerland
II" l. "a wears o.d and cam" Ia TINS country
" hen "a VERY Young man H.. PLAYED 'h,.
lIth"r IN public and Guirkly achIr, " /
fame n" wa- engaged a. Solul-I 10y
Er0GCr" Thomas fur his famous "rCh"s-
IRA IN IN. "arly SIS For many wears
he PLAYED with Thomas For wears lac.
has not Appeared in public. anl II was
only 20 pleas" MaSiStrat House that b.
PLAYED IN court
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TO TFUH lM VI IMUIGR
Nrs. Emit Isoa> Arrange, Enirrt ainm-nt
for a " omen, CHARITY,

\ musical and dramatic morning
will b- given under the auspices - th"
city Historic Club and the auxiliary oi
the University Settlement on saturday
January :. ia tn" grand ballroom 10 tn"
Waldorf IN" proceeds wtil b" devoted
- H." "duritIru IL immigrant children
IN Their r"-pou-IuIiIti", Il American
CitI2-nshGp
III" entertainment has t-.u planned
hy Mr. Eurl Bna-. acting president
II tho CITY History Cluh. and Mrs John
r Macarthur. pres Ii-rr ~ rEc AUXILIARY
Tn. honorary .I"---pr"-id"urS are Mr.
Vanderbilt Mrs StIvv"-.tEt Fish G-u
stewart Wuoifrrd. \Ich"u- Murray Bur
lnr MR. Fr"i-rICA D..u' Grant Mr.
Camden DlN- MR. james Sp"y"~ and
Frederick lOwil-"ud NIrrIn
Mhuric. R.uItIi will h- heard and Bar
pu"-- Ella Laura won S"lIos.n viii sing
songs Of the. twelfth and inD!rt".,r.'h ".'l.
turt"- Singers from ~" NuCp"w"Ii
chorus ia on-ru'n" will CIV" old G"rr'.In
folk songs and several songs oi Sch IIuIuh
hIruI~Churd. accompanied NV Pan, E"f"i
on tie viola y" GAMBIA \ On" not play
will -. pT,--.'rlt.,,i Nv Miss GrlCn IH-ton
Among ~" h0Snoider- are Mrs Adrian
II Jp.In". Mr. \ Barton Hepburn
Mrs William II Moor" and Nr- G"nrg"
Shrndv Tickets may D." purchased from
Mis- Druk" ~ IN" CIty History 'hh
Il W. FOr-y-tovrth street
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one He acted and sang like a tenor ana
"a very agreeabl. one too.
II must be- admitted that some times
his phra-ing was not all that MIR PuccinI
dreamed. bu, cn the whole he sang his
music commercially and his volC. waS
fresh and pleasant To hear G"raidin"
Farrar was the inpersonator OF the UNI
fortunate japanese girl who was 30 foolish
as to become the bride OF q sailor Miss
Farrar sang better than usual last night
Whether or not emotion causes Japanese
girls 10 throw themselves from one Japa-
ne-~ fan attitude into another IL a question
70 be tied IN some other court than this,
but no one will deny that in any one OF her
attitudes. and most Of all IN the tnai
one OF the first act. she - enough Ia plead
a good deal OF eXtsnuAtIon for Mr. + IS
PnkrrtNn, twostriper
Antonio SCotti was the representative"
last night of Shnr pIs-s, tn" American Con
sal AT Nagasaki Mr. Scott is quite al
HON" IN this par and his acting IN tn"
second act has touch II real tenderness
Marie hatfield a. Suzuki was -he other
principal member OF the cast Ar'nr"
T"scanini conducted the performance
~lth mis- unfailing ardor.
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>rws or PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
soihern anal German to swap Companies
for One Afternoon More Bernhardt.

T. h Sothern and Ernst Won Possart
the German actor who sailed Yesterday
from Europe Ia play an American an
saganent under tho management ~
Gustav Ambcrg. ar. to exchange com
pani.- for one performance II Tn"
Merchant Of Venice each playing the
role Of !Shyiock. supported 10y IN" other :
organization Won PO-Sart's first per
Torrance will take place AZ the Irving
Plac. Theatre on December -. On
IN afternoon of IN. ensuing We Mr.
Soth-rn will a, IN. Irving Place Theatre
Soth"rn wIl play Shyiock IN English
1T tn" irving Place Thearr" and Won
Po-sarr will 60 10 the Broadway Theatre.
to play .Shyiock in German. with Miss
Julia Marowe playing Poyiin IN English.
Supported by tn" regular Sothern Mar
lowe company.
Mine B.rnhardt's engagement al the
Glob. Theatre has been extended one
week Charles Dillingham; i able TO
arrange TINS. as the attraction that Is
Ia follow Nine Bernhardt. Elsie Janis
IN The Slim Princess Is under his
dIr"CtIon
Tho second Of the four Fast Side sub
-cription performances az IN" New
Thaatr. il announced for Saturday eve
ming. December "a when Old Geid"-
b-,rg- will b" the bill The prices will
range from 81 CENTS IN til. orchestra TO
~ ems IN the balcony
Mis- Marie T"up.-' vii sing ~ IN.
Christmas t"ueft Tor The poor which -
"a h.. given at IN. iipgrpdr0rn. next
SUNDAY evening IN" NIGhtlngai" Song
from The lyrrI"an~ N"ivIll" + liz
viii ACCOMPANY her AZ the pIaro
Mis- Frances iI""v" has arrived from
London - play tn" Part Il 'l-LH Ia
Marriage. a Ia Carte IN. new musical
comedy ny &. VI : Mcclellan and Is an
GarylI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-15
NEWT WFEk'S OPERt.
Pa,inwa and Mordkine To R~appear on
MONDAY f>rn,og.

tiluck'- -Orfer- and Wagner Tristan
4 Isnld.. both directed hv Mr. TosCa-
~ Ar. twn r-Vivals announced for next
..S at tho Metropolitan Orera UoUs"
.p-...o- ~iIi he gwen IN Monday evening
...n Nm.s. Homer and Rappnld ~ tn"
o. rolcs. A heretofore Nine Chuck
80 Onbr1 rsiics and Miss Sparke~
90, ';od o. Lore.
,r Monday evening the Russian dancers
". pavlowa and VI Mordkine will
=. their first appearance this season
. d. advertisement. Tristan will b."
wen on Thursday evening. with the cast
ling Nine. Fr~mstad ~ Isolde.
N~. Homer a. Brun0nens. Mr.. Bnrrlan
:, T,t.tan. Mr. Sooner as kurrsndI I'D
- H,nck!sv as King Marks.
.rrnvator.- will be given on wAdrss-
~ evening. with Nr. SlszAk in the TIT,
ta Nfne Rappold as Lsonorr. Nine
,...s-ns a. -as'-.sra r.rd Nr. Ar,Ato 60
... unit
Mia will be givan on Friday evening
arm Mines Dssunn AMI Classsens and
N.--~~- CArIso end Scctti. NJ. ToscAniDi
nj ting
~. saturday matinee bill will DO ia
Era-.. with Miss FarrAr. Miss Alien
40 M---rs Jadlowk.r and Scott Mr.
T srar.nl will conduct. On SATURDAY,
-.er ~ an extra performance will b"
= 20 ~ popular prices. -'Aynll.rla
4 s'.rana' will bs sung, with Nine. Mo-
..-a ..- the first time this season. in the
\ h" q SGHfuSsn. followed by tho Russian
.a- with Mile. Pavlowa ari VI Mord-
IT," Gril Il tho Golden West. will hav.
% .--' r..-fDruance in Philadelphia next
.''-...sg "'"uIng.
N .,-..I and Gr,tel- will be given for
-'r-' '.'u" 'hI- s"asrn ~ q special f'"r-
.r..r.. - 'srIIar prices on Monday
.''.-r.. ..r Hac-rub"r % II Kill be t,I-
.... H.. dane. II Nile Paylowa and
.r.n" 'ParS,!al- will hav" IT'S
..I l,.~t p"r.ormanc. this season
' .aI matinee on January ~ r-gl4
-c"-' Il next sunday q, ening
Co.. '. ."su'..d 20 instrumental and vocal
-.."-.' from PICciuIs operas.
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NBJECIS TO CHRIST IN PLAY
,,, INV sTTS tNSb Frs
,golJ UiiDR iND BFR\ HtRDr.

Nnu stop IA Sam sritsIne''r tie
,.,. Vat nir>> IT, ria~fuI, saw
... NA,nr The Actress saws TIER
elbow athoiirs In Eurvpe Approve.
80 nasn made To Mayor GAY
srl Ns"n"v . RrOoklvn. pres
b.. Nr.rCan F"-tar1tiou Of
."'r,-.. against Nine. Bern
..r'Inu 80 Ia SamAritaine.
'n 'hs Mayor hat one ot
cts N his pIaT - placardesi
'b u walking AMI Speaking
... ..tG~ that one day Beruhar,it
IN" French ~antOn. and
= converse With tod IN La
.ui ~ men control tn. stage
.,. ..,.. l~S.-l. in New York that they
rs"nt - place such a bias
., r"pr'-cniatinn befor" an audi
o.. lj,- he Mayor the power tn sup
...-- .. E An sNhihtion' II he has
- -r-,'fuliy submit that he should
80. So -hA' power. | maintain that this
b. nrlstian community
E...y.nS 10 Mr.. feensy the Mayor
nr.'a
pos. MI FEENEY Your letter Of
r.., r"r . with regard to a theatrical
..r..-.r.ation Is a. hand. No. the Mayor
., Arb'trary poAs to do anything
g.. uad" that the representation or play
-om" law and then all conSe rnrd
.. 20 arrested. I should think IL would
r.. , GOOD thing for your society to take
"a, .laAtiv" The only other way can
.. ro send pohc- to look a; the play and
49, .Lrm see whether in their Judgment
.'"> any law. and II what lav
. .-o~.' u l. fortunate that the Law does
,.' ...r.r any official to arbitrarily do A.
...- ~ n his matter ar In any Other.
.- D. - himself act within the law IN"
...... ., ,owr society Is 4 most laudAble
no.. and | shall 10 glad To lend nv aid
...r,' which You have IN view
" GNYNoT. Mayor
W.. R-ruhar'it furnished the follow
EDITION to the record:
.- ..-' strongly against tho protest
Fl, -.t A., Mr. F""nsy la Samar,ta,n""
o.. INSPIRED and profoundly religious
p. - ~" :r"a' French poet Edmond
- .ua II NN> created for pr"~"utI' ION
.r.., W,-.k N Paris F"- thirteen
..- '-.- t,auE"l has been performed
.r.' Eurouc vtrhuIr provoking IN"
t.. . u' All objection. and I IAN R--',r"
..F''4s'h MAJ 'u''r'- are JUS. InhIN
.-. .,'ArlI,- IN Europe A. in america
..u..y" 'rA' th"r" j. no NOR" beautiful
..... -,l..!a tor our ,arhoitc faith than the
.-..,..n'Cion Of this ndm.rahl. EVangel
.- .-..-f- - we'll understood this idea
. .s4, ago they themselves gave i.sr-
...u.-- NJ mysteries and tVanr"l-
%. rs,y. left -hI- task - -. and -" bring
. to zeal. all IN" RESPECT and all the
JOE. morton which h"rt- ~" -ubj"C
f."n.v r-hTSa> IN" for plaVtng
- rn.. day and ia SamArita'n"-
.>'. p.t VI I"~n"y iorgs'- ma
modern Ta7,Gu p >rrr-'r.
fort Ina'" los woman r'G"n"rarsd
49,. r.'". Just ~ N" Wnmr- ~ >0mrriI
.. -"u"n'aur"
.. ave with all n" strength ~ nv
...- | Am doing q p'ou- "orN nv per
f.. DID: la Samar.jain". and mat am
NJ a great -.r>tCe - our religion.
r"opI" AZ" trying 10 h"httie ny means
.. 20. .lrp- and -Candaiol- writings
loo great and noble american people
=, 10. me ludgs SARAH bER>H.Ep1.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-15

cNMBkIpGF. Mass. pn,' II m" Har
ward senior elections held to-day r.SrII'.,
A. follows Fir-r marshal !. Wilmington
j. Honolulu. second marshal. y { Eos
ter hhrl"- Rrv"r Village. Mas third
marshal II l. .iauuo~ lr Bropkiin"
Mas treasurer SwnotSHr Boston
Iyr orator. Aian Gregg. rolrrat SPRING
poet. T. i ! .E"n. '.iInbriiE"s,dI.t " g.
Gr"-r... Bll'.mo-". whr has just bean
ACrriut"d Eh1dr- stud m from Mass
csus"i'- ,r,ri-'"r x q Williams Airing
ton. Nlr-, o"I'or. T. : r,i.i"r Kinder
EupN. y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-15

Tho Nal" Dramatic Association Will
present U.s. annual play in the ballroom of
the Waldorf Astoria on tho evenings ui
January and and the afternoon OF
January 3. This year trtn-iatIou ut
Ihe Ia, Ian comedy III I"rthgIIr' or
The Fan Will uc given. The piece has
Tot hssc given IN English ia this country
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-15
Judge IDilis VIII.

BY the will of the lat. Judg. James Is
Dali nf tho New Jersey Court II Errors
and Appeals filed ia the SUrrogir. a,
Office at Newark Yesterday. S. OCO L. lett
To Joseph C!ossic.. his chauffeur The
latter hal heen VA his employ for about
fifteen years Tn" same amount - be-
guelthed 90 the t.stator'- brother. Arthur
C. DiIi Tn. residue II tn. c-iat" - .ef .
70 Mrs Dill No estimate a. 'O ~. vIlI"
Il the estate IL given
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-15

sbDe On.tAl'in. airrA.
t1.rie- PRATT. 81
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-15
THE BEST NEW BOOKS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
E. v. Lucas's The Slowcoach

-. TO :.,cst amusing Of Mr. Lucas :
.aGr books Il IL dev oted 10 the adven-
''!r.- 81 q e-oup OF children. caravaring
tnro x England 7. is capitaI!y Illus
trait! and as far above the average IN
t;cTary as It is in entertaining GUa,!ty
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-15
Games for the Playground.
Home, School and Gymnasium

S!.ss Jessie Bancroft not oniY tcscrib"-
some 80 gaines. but mos CONVENIENT.
gia,-I9 "S thor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-15
Joseph A. Altshe er's
The Horsemen of the Plains

n" most desirable Of the new hors
books 20 be had. because wh,.N !, - e.
".'.HZ as s'ory o; hunting adventures
ard .~d!an warfa-" should n" i doe;
nor ,l"atc false IDEAS as TO either.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-15
E. II. FigyeImessy's
Two Boys in The Tropics

4 oap.tal.v told story OF two bows on
sailing adventure to British Gulara
entertaining a. any ono could wish, iii
t!sctly fresh ~ - .n'"r"-. and "A, q
Same time true
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-15
Jacob A. Riis's
Hero Tales of the Far North

:. : Il fascinating notion that an Imrn:.
grant -hov!d be asked What heroes 10
;ov bring xith goT,' Ties" from NJ
Fi-.- ho'a"lani will NJ Least, "A he sav-
Z" v"-y well together" with Washington
ard Lincoln. N Joint OF inspiration
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-15
Alice Wilson Fox's
Hearts and Coronets

There Is not a d'ii. moment u this -torr
which we!l-krown critic Ironounrf
'oa" Of the pr"'tI"-t stories TO- -choo
g.-ls We have read IN wears
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-21
NEW SANTA FE BUDGET.
Directors Approve $31 900, 900 Elk
penditure for Year 1910.

Chicago, April 21.-The directors of
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railway have approved the 1910 bud
100000 for Improvements and new
equipment. OF this sum $12,000,00O
will go to defray the expenses of work
already authorized or under way, such
as the double track work between
Chicago and Kansas City and the
new lines in Texas. About $4,000 900
will be spent for double tracking 125
miles of the line west of Albuquerque
N. NJ. Two millions are to be used
for grade revision work on the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe railroads be-
tween Galveston and Coleman, Texas.
Two million more will be used to con-
struct a double track bridge over the
Missouri river at Kansas City to take
the place of the structure at Sibley.
The telephone train dispatching sys-
tenn will be extended to the Pacific
coast and to the Gulf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-21
RAILROAD NEWS.
Travelling Public Demand Sc
cure Safety in Eyesight.
Strong Plea for Improved Con-
ditiOns in Train Service.
MANY "COLOR BLIND
AlarmingCOndition Of Engineers
and Firemen i'm America.
Other Items of General Interest
i'm Railroad World.

St. Louis, Mo, April 21.-"The safety
of the ira ling public as dependent on
the eyesight of railroad employees" was
a subject handled by DR.. Clarence
Loeb. DR.. Loeb spoke of the impor-
lance of perfect vision for men EN-
ployed in train service, especially en-
gineers and firemen, and he reviewed
| the precautions observed in that re-
gard by the railroads in Europe and
America to insure safety in the opera
ton Of trains.
The methods employed in the test of
vision are more elaborate in some of
the older countries, Bavaria, Hungary,
Prussia, France and England, although
examinations and determinations at
intervals of service are, in some in
stances. conducted by employees or sur
geons. and not by practical or expert
enced ocuists. For engineers and fire.
men public safety depends largely on
steady nerves and acute vision. In 1856
public attention was called to the fact
that some men engaged in railroad
train service were afflicted with color
blindness, and in 1875 a serious railroad
disaster in Sweden was directly due 10
imperfect vision of the engineer, who
failed to observe the danger signal
For engineers or firemen entering the
service, it is essential that they should
have perfect vision and operate without
the use of glasses. For men already III
the service there should be a semi
annual test of the color senses for nor
NAL vision, and these examinations
should be conducted by expert oculists.
In 1881 it was shown by statistics that
312 per cent of the men engaged in rail-
road service were color blind. In 1902
it was reported that out of 112 Ameri
can railroads the optical examinations
of men engaged in train service was
conducted by an expert oculist only in
20 cases.
DR.. Loeb treated fully of the stand
ard problem in qualifying for railroad
service and the visual .qualif1cates of
the trainmen, the signal systems now
in use for day and night operation, and
he urged the revision of all regulations
for securing perfect vision or normal
vision of the men intrusted with the
lives Of the travelling public and the
employment of expert oculists to i'm
prove conditions of safety, which would
go a great way to inspire public con-
f1dence in the railroads and prevent
hostile legislation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-21
DEVELOP LANDS IN MEXICO.
Company Will Acquire 5O,OOO,OOO
Acres of Land to Colombo

Mexico City, Mex, April 21.-Three
subsidiary corporations of the South
American Exploitation and Colonial
ton company are now in process of
organization under the laws of Mex
leo for the purpose of operating on
gigantic scales in this country, ac-
cording to the statements of repres-
entatives of the holding company to
the government authorities. 1t is an
nounced that the chief purpose is to
acquire from the government more
than 100000 of acres of public
land, with the view of co1onizing
same. 1t was currently reported re-
Gently that the proposed companies
contemplated obtaining control of all
of the unoccupied public lands in
Mexico. but this was an exaggeration,
it is now said.
The holding company has capt.
tai stock of s2O.0OO.00O gold. and its
list of stockholders embraces a num-
Der of Americans and Mexicans who
are we'll known in railroad business
and financial circles. In connection
with its big colonization project, the
cor,onanv will establish several banks
in Mexico. build railroads. electric
lines and establish various kinds of
industries
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-21
RAILROADS KILLING MORE.
Report for 1909 Shows 1,O99 Killed
Increase of 3O1.

Washington, April 21.-A large in
crease in the number of casualties
on American railroads is shown by the
interstate commerce. commission re-
port for the quarter ended December
81, 1909 as compared with the cores
ponding quarter of 1905. The num-
Der of persons killed increased 3O1
and the number of injured increased
5,645. The total number of persons
killed was 1,099 and the total number
injured 22,491.
The total number of persons killed
on the electric lines on which inter-
state commerce is carried was &c and
642 injured during the last quarter of
1909.
The total number of accidents in
the same quarter on the steam
roads" was 3,206, (1,745 collisions
and 1.461 derailments) of which 257
collisions and 155 derailments AFFECT
ed passenger trains. The damage TO
cars. roadbeds and equipments
amounted to $2,733,S30.