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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14

Copyright, 1911, by Frank G. Carpenter
 Washington. D. c. ' WANT 10 tell you how Uncle Sam has
 attached the dynamo of modern edu- x cation to the dead wires of the Porto Rican brain I first visited Porto Rico in 1899, just after we took over the is- land. The country was sem-barbarous intelligence slumbered and the masses were mentally dead. Tn about 700. .00O people who were over 10 years of age not one in five could read and write Spanish. The people were more ignoran than the Cubans and more so than those of any other West Indian island. Nominally there were 300 schools that were run by the Spanish, but in reality there was only one public school building, and the teach ing was done in private houses to which only the children were admitted, without paying tuition. The salaries were pit fully small, and many of the teachers took boarders to add to their support In some places the school was held in the dining room, and the pupils crowded out at meal times to give place to the board ers The reading books were made up of the legends of saints, and the geograph- ies were almost antediluvian. There was little regularity of attendance. and one of our school inspectors found one of the schools closed when he stopped there to
 
 nupils had adjourned to go to a cock fight.
 As to the girls schools. these were as a rule made up of the daughters of the rich. Nowhere were the girls allowed in the same school with the boys, and if q town cpuld not afford two schools the girls stayed at home. Industrial schools there were none, and the pupils all told, according to the Spanish statistics, were about 1s,000
 More Schools Than We Have Such was the condition when Uncle Sam applied the dynamo That was just about thirteen years ago. Look at the situation today l have the information hot from the tropics. 1t comes to me through a talk I had the other evening with Dr. Edwin G. Dexter the commissioner of education of Porto Rico. He has had charge of the schools for the past four years and has just left Washington to go back to his post. He has been here vis- iting our little brown cousins to whom the Porto Rican government has given scbol- arships in the great universities. and has also been preparing new plans for school development.
 Said he: t2
 Porto Rico now stands ahead of the t-nited States in it's public school facil-
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Of se ss Ts p1ssesns ssnt. 1n' in mo1o ngssloss
 saw that the country was in for panic in the latter part of 1907 and the Wall street money kings were tying up all the available cash in sight, they did what bankers should do. First each bank examined into it's condition-took financial inventory, so to speak. Then the heads of the five institutions con- ferred. As a result of that conference a meeting was called at which all the depositors of any prominence in the town were asked to be present on Sunday after noon in the town hall.
 AIr. Forbes, president of the First Ma tional, acted as chairman. Without any ffills he plunged right into his subject. So far as Montrose was concerned, he said, there was no cause for alarm if the business. men would be patient and bit self sacrificing. There was going to be very severe financial storm, one that would try the souls of men and test the resources of old and worthy institutions. But if the people acted on that good old policy of all for one and one for all, the skies would clear in due time.
 Every bank in Montrose, he said, was solvent. Of course, there was not a bank in the city that would not Tall If every depositor demanded his money. Banks could not do business if they kept enough money on hand to pay all depositors in full any time they desired the money. Banks had to keep money employed They advanced money on mortgages they dis counted notes; they made loans; they stimulated business in hundred differ ways. If the banks foreclosed all the mortgages, called all loans they held and withdrew credit from those they had been assisting it would bring distress to many persons just as it would bring distress to the banks If all the depositors flocked in and demanded their money at one time.
 He explained how each bank had pre- pared statement of it's condition: how they all determined to stand together and how it now rested with the deposit tors to do their part. In doing their part they would simply be safeguarding themselves. Their part was this: They should first make an examination of the banks to verify the reports of the off cers of those institutions. If they found those reports satisfactory they should sign an agreement to draw from the banks only such money as was abso- lutely necessary to conduct their business. They should economize in every way, shape and form until the panic subsided Ii this was done, Montrose would have reason to be proud of it's banks and it's
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Svenson became. He was working
 harder than he had worked for years
 Maybe this was why the friend who l refused to assist him handle the silver
 consented to telephone to svenson's store with orders to bring a wagon and
 have three or four boys come along to l help. When the wagon and the young
 men arrived a prayer of Thanksgiving | went up from John Svenson. Two of
 the young men acted as money carriers
 while another guarded the wagon. In five minutes the wagon had a load
 and before 1t returned Mir Svenson was
 perspiring so profusely so hard the
 paying teller was working him. Three l times that wagon made a trip between I the bank and the store before John l Svenson had all of his money He had
 drawn s26,612 from the First National
 Bank of Montrose, and he got every
 dollar of if in silver
 | When Svenson got to his store he had a problem to solve. The iron safe he used in his business would not accom- modate this silver flood. There seem. q no place to safeguard his newly ac- qured haroware except the cellar so he had it carried down there. Some of 1t was in boxes, some of il in kegs. He got 1t down in the cellar, but that did not ease his mind,
 To have s26,612 in your cellar when that cellar has d leading 10 the street, and everybody in town knows you have got that money and that 1t Is in your cellar, and everybody in the county is 1 going to know il in twentY-four hours 1 and everybody in the state in forty i eight and everybody in tho United | States is short of money and eager to l get some is enough to make even Il headstrong, obstinate and resentful of dictation man like ]. Svenson pause and wonder whether if he is not getting a little more trouble than he bargained for
 One thing had 10 be done immedi- ately. MT. Svenson saw. That was to paddock that cellar door, then nail it down, then spike 1t down and then pile all the junk it would bear upon it. But even the securing the outside cellar door was not sufficient. The treasure had to be guarded every minute There was nobody more competent to guard that silver mine than MT Svenson 70. getting a six-shooter and an ample supply of cartridges, he went into the cellar and tried to make himself com fortable
 It takes a real philosopher 10 enjoy himself in q cellar of @ hardware store All of the philosophy allotted to the Svenson family had been disposed of before John Syenson was born. Ordina- rily the hardware man had plenty to keep his hands, his feet and his mind busy in his business, so sitting in chair in his cellar with his six-shooter in his lap was rather slow. The creak- in@ of the blanks as the clerks moved about above or as people came in and went out of the store began to irritate him, especially as 1t appeared now and then that somebody was laughing laughing at his expense, probably
 Being a man of steadfast purpose. however. Mir. Syenson did not budge until 1t began 10 grow dark in the eel
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| tefe' and that arrangements have he.,
 ifade With the steamship companies ta I carry free from New York to Porto pirc, l any books that may be donated. Said ba, | brought up the subject at the peacs | oonleieHee at hohonk last summer and asked Tor donations. Since then we hay. received 10000 volumes and have estab. lished 2i6 libraries. We also have tray. eiing libraries. containing about fift,, books each. These boxes are uada os . lot or soldiers kits that were so,d at auction at San Juan a year or so avo l bought them, put shelves in each ktr and painted the words Porto pie.n School Library on It's outa,da yUkan finished each held about fifty ar s,st,s pooks, ana was of such a shape and size tfat It could be carried on horse hack over me rough trails of the islands We sent them from school to school in out or the way places. and we find then, greedily read. The stationary libraries are widely read Many of them are |, the school houses These arc kent onsn after dark and the people come in and read. N Porto Rican Students in United Stats~
 It will be surprising to many to know that the Porto Rican government has A ldrSe corps Of students at our best col ieses and that 1t pays their expenses out ot the island treasury. This has been aohe TOT several years and it will be con- tinued. The students chosen for sending To the United States are those who have stood highest In the high schools and nor mai schools of the island There are m scholarships which are apportioned out among such boys and girls. and at pres. ent they are held by 25 boys and If girls. Each of these scholarships carries an al. lowanoe of $500 a year, and in addition there are 20 others which carry so50 per year. The latter are for coored students and they admit them to such institutions as Tuskegee and Hampton. Among the colleges which are attended by those re- ceiving s50o scholarships are the Boston Tech, Cornell, Columbia. University oe Pennsylvania. the University of Illinois, Iowa State college and others.
 In addition to this there are scholarships for the graded schools which give allow ances to the highest graduates of thoss schools So that they may have course free of charge at one of the high schools. or in the normal or agricultural schools. or the University of Porto Rica. This al- lowance is s12 per month, which with the low prices of Porto Rico. Is supposed to be enough to support boy or girl at these institutions,
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Rico or any college of the United States without difficulty.
 Tn addition to this we give partial high school courses in eighteen different inli- inequalities, and in these schools we have now almost thousand students"
 Athletics in Porto Rico
 How about athletics? Do the children play football and baseball as our children do2"
 Yes, although they hardly knew how to play at all when we first took pos session of the island. The Spanish boy of the past looked rather down on ath- letics. Today he is as crazy over them as his little American brother. He be- longs to his football team and enjoys watching the growth of his bieeps We now have athletic meets. at which the companies from the different schools take part. We had one last year in which more than 200 contested They
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youngest child, when talking to the ser wants. always speaks Spanish
 What kind of an education does the Porto Rican get?'
 "A very good one," was Dr. Dexter's reply. We now have schools of all class es from the kindergarten to the high school, and we have agricultural schools, normal schools and a good university
 The public school system Is modelled after that of America and the grades are the same. As it is now there are kin dergartens only in the larger cities. Out in the country the children begin their school life at six in the first grade, and when they are through the grades they are able to enter the high schools of the larger municipalities. There are now high schools at San Juan, Ponce and Mayagiez, each of which has a four year course, and from which the graduates are able to enter the university of Porto
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came from many different towns and the records were ereditable
 We are now establishing school play grounds everywhere. More than $i0,000 have been invested in their equipment, and the day will come when every is- land school will have it's gymnastic ma- chinery.
 And then the school bands" continued Dr. Dexter. "rhe Porto Rieans are nat urally musiea, and nearly every school has it's band. At the athletic meets the bands contest as 10 which can play the best and the banner is given to the one making the best showing. At the last tournament twenty-one bands contested Among the instrument players were chil- dren only eight years old
 How were your playgrounds estab- lished?'
 'rhey are comparatively a new thing on the island. We had only one in 1909
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ities. We have 2,600 schools In an area of 2f00 square miles. That makes one school to every square mile and half In the United States the average is one school to every nine square miles, and there are only one or two states In the union which are so thickly dotted with schools as we are. We have school build ings which cost over ssO0,0oo, and many which would be credit to the United States. There Is one at Arecibo which contains twentytwo rooms, and another at San Juan which cost s65,0OO
 We have now 145,0o0 children in the schools" Dr. Dexter went on. That Is l3 per cent of our population, or one in every eight men, women and children in the country. It is larger approximately, than that of any Spanish speaking people Tn the world, or of any country in the western hemisphere. It is far more than you Will find in Spain or Portugal or any country of Southern Europe and if IS twice the proportion of the school buildings or Cuba or the Philippines Moreover this percentage is increasing. the number of our children in the schools having doubled in the past four years.''
 Making American Citizens
 Bu- what language do you teach these children. Dr- Dexter?'' asked Are thev still learning Spanish? Or are you teach ing mem our American language and American ways?"
 The American flag, flies over avery Porto Rican school house, and there is a special ceremony of raising it every morning. The children salute it as if goes up and as they do so they say. T pledge my allegiance to my flag and to the country which it represents.' This is universal. Tn rainy days the flag is raised inside the patois, and the same is so in most of the city schools which are on business streets. l believe the children are proud of their American ism, and of the fact that they are part of our nation.
 '.As to the languages taught continued Dr. Dexter. "all of the text books in the ordinaryA branches of study are in Eng lish and the children everywhere speak English. At the same time they are taught Spanish. the tongue of thefr an- cestors; and they study both Spanish his- tory and American history. The Spanish is taught as a language study and Inc children of American residents in Porto Rico easily learn 1t. I have four children in the public schools, and they all speak Spanish as well as English. Their play mates speak Spanish n -hei- ordinary conversation, but the cniidrer 4psfs where are able to speak bo.h languages My
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-07

WANTED-Good woman to help
with housework on ranch; she need
not assume responsibility of cook
ing, for we have a fine cook. but
need a woman to help her with the
work, to prepare vegetables, help
can fruits, etc. Delightful place
to spend the summer in the mount
aims. VIII pay $50 per month to
right person. Address Morrisania
Ranch, Grand Valley, Colo, or call
up any evening after o'clock over
Bell phone. S-7-4t
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Shoes At $3.50
| I.adie' S Fine Shoes At
$3.50

LADIES' Sl1OESadvance styles of the fall stock
of beautiful models from which make choice
they in Tan Gun Metal Shiny Leather Velvet Kid and
other leatherscomparc the fall shoes with the
kinds for which must $3.50 elsewhere indeed
some shoes about town labeled and that would really
make good setting in a collection of antiques
Here's little secreexcept of course people who fam
liar with good shoe leahershoe leather does improve with
agca few shop keepers to be hold contrary opinion
when you may the fall shoes So it's the part
of wisdom pay money for less value The of val
Fair Store Ladies 81 Fine Shoes the price
IANDKERCI1lEFS-An immense array of ladies handker-
cefsevey of sheer fabric is represented nts
mentevey desirable kind plain and fancy handkeefs and
the prices through variety from and and
upwards
TABLE S1OES-On table spread the balance of
broken lines of ladies and mems fine Oxordhe price
for $500 and vauesalso about three doz
pairs of ladies fine high shoes in Balls and Bucher styles
last spring models sizes - onlywth each pair which
you pay 5000 $3.50 s. give you extra pair free
pairs for the price of one pair.
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Special visiting or business card
sale for one month, at The Sentinel,
100 cards for SOC. This is half reg
ular price. Best cut cards and con-
ventional styles used. Don't forget
to place your order, for the sale
closes August 10th.
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GOPHERS SHUT OFF
TOWN WATER SUPPLY.

Evans. Colo. Aug. 7.-Gophers,
burrowing in the bank of the town
ditch, today caused a leak that shut
off the town water supply and inun-
dated crops, causing losses estimated
at $4,000.
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TheL0ma Land
Sales Co.
Grand Valley Bank Bldg.
GENERAL REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Irrigated Orchard Tracts.
Choice City Lots.
Insurance and Loans.
". A. Parker. Gen. Mer.
Bargain List
E. J. Olson l34 So. 5th St

A SNAP-Large Broom, modern
house, corner lots, lawn, shade;
north of Main. Price s., 100; one
half cash.
"A BARGAlN-Small new house, {.
lots, East Ute. Price $3.50; will
take $3.50 down. Easy terms on
balance.
10 TRADE-S2O acres , improved
Kansas land for fruit ranch,
POULTRY RANCH-Consisting of
0 acres, joining Grand Junction;
good house, stable chicken house,
cistern, lawn and shade. Price,
$1,000. Full water right. Auto
for sale. s
write FIRE INSURANCE..
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FOR SALE-Cheap, a 5-room mod
ern, well located residence on .
lots, with concrete foundations,
furnace, full basement, bath, cleo
trio lights, gas, cement sidewalks,
curbing, parking, lawn, chicken
house and buggy she'd MILNE &
MILNE, 527 Main street Stiff
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COLORADO METAL PRODUCTION.

Sentinel Special Service.
Washington. Aug. 5.-The value of
the gold. silver, copper, lead and zinc
output in Colorado in 1911, accord
ing to the United States Geological
Survey, was s32, 2,41S,21S, as COM
pared with s33,673,S79 in 1910,
decrease in value for the year of ST.
255,661.
The output of gold decreased by
$l,5O5,0SS; silver by S7IO,194: cop
per by s5S,600, and lead by SELL
Sos. The output of zinc increased
by s1,229,7S4.
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WANTED.

to learn the barber
trade. Few weeks completes. An
other rush for BARRIERS this season.
Best trade in existence today. Good
money, light, clean inside work.
Write for free catalogue. Moler
Barber College, Denver, Colo.
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Warm prices on fly nets. Fred
Mantey.
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FOR SALE-Good piano, s55, if sold
before Saturday, 1929 Grand.
Randolph Il5. S-7-3t
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Cut glass cheap this week at the
Elite Jewelry Store.
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The City Van Transfer, Livery &c
Storage company. All kinds of haul
ing, and the best of livery equipment
Prompt attention to all branches of
the business. Barton C Terrill, pro-
prietors.
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Sentinel Want Ads get results.

There's way of being placed i'll
touch with people who can aid you in
carrying out your pians-and at
minimum expense. Try the Sentinel
Want Ads in locating the country
place you want or finding tenant
for your city residence.
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WANTED-Cool at Durham stock
yards. Wages 81 per day and
board. Phone junction 359.
S-I-it
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Don't miss the sale on Cut Glass,
1t the Elite Jewelry store.
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WANTED-Orchard or alfalfa land,
improved or partly improved. Give
price and full particulars. No
agents. Address. j. +. p, Senti-
mel. Silt
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FOR SALE-Cherries large goose
berries, black raspberries, etc.
Phone Linden S42. If
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Continued from Page IL
mines and waterways, of the building
of an adequate merchant marine.
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FOR SALE-My almost new, all
modern, 7-room residence at 749
Chipeta. furnished or unfurnished;
very reasonable. Rev. Geo. Gek-
keller Slit
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FOR SALE--l have few good teams
and harness for sale at the Free
Corral. Chas. Lumley.
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FOP SALE-On account of leaving
city. will make good terms on my
place, If sold by September L. Mrs.
Eta GLADDEN.. S5S Main. S-3-6t
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WANTED-Plain sewing. Children's s
work a specially. Mrs. Kane. 235
Ouray. S-6-6t
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FOR SALE-Househol goods and
plants. 253 Chipeta S-6-3t
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Hair work-Mrs. Stewart, sOS Rood.
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POSITION wanted as hotel chef, in
or out of city, 20 years experience,
sober; best references. At COZ
Ute avenue, upstairs, for one week.
S-3-5t
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FOR SALE-Good 4-room house, l
block from new postoffice site,
$1,000. very easy terms. Must be
sold this week Hefin Bros. G.
V. bank building. S-6-3t
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FOR SALE-A fine heavy draught
horse. Call w. J. S. Henderson,
Hickory 1862.
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Labor Question.
The so-called labor question is a
question only because we have not
yet found the rule of right In adjust
ing the interests of labor and capi-
tai. Here, again, the sense of uni
versal partnership must come into
play il we are to act like statesmen.
as those who-serve not n class but a
nation.
THE working people of America
If they must be distinguished from
the minority that constitutes the rest
of it---are, of course, the backbone
of the nation. No law that safe
guards their life. that improves the
physical and moral conditions under
which they live, that makes their
hours of labor rational and tolerable.
that gives them freedom to act in
their own interest and that protects
them where they cannot protect
themselves, can properly be regarded
as class legislation or as anything
but as measure taken in the inter-
est of the whole people, whose part
nership in right action we are try
ing to establish and make real and
practical. 1t is in this spirit that we
shall act. IL we are genuine spokes-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-13
Main Office on property.

Mclean. on Mcpherson Square, which
only a few years ago was altered from
a commonplace house into one of the
largest private residences in the city.
At that time business was advancing on
ii street between 18th street and Vermont
avenue and along 18th street, SO that the
location of the house was a surprise
The Bradley residence is equally notable
whether viewed merely as an improve
ment or from architectural stand
point. 1t is not only one of the most
costly residences in this city, but TO
many one of the most charming. Mr..
Bradley recently built a banquet hall,
space for which is provided for in an
extension of the building, giving it a long
frontage on 10Th street. Now the old
residence fronting on Connecticut avenue
al the south end of the Bradley property
has been removed and on this site is being
built a further addition 10 the house,
which will complete the design with a
tower like effect.