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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-04-17

i t0mar cn su ccrcbrO In hjcza de una
Obsesi0n. TOdO ESQ cs admissible, ipero
10 10 es tambien, acaso. q. en csc sOrdO
paiilato que venian manteniendO los
c0nyGges ell el aislamiento de- Missippi.
ell terror acOnsejara 4 In esposa. em-
plear contra su encmigO Il arms con
que este la amagabs7
Esto es 10 mas verOsimil. aunpe I
veces la l6gica corriente no sea 81 ca
minO mejor para encontrar la senda
tOrtuOsa que siguieran los delincGentes.
iPerO 81 esta mujer no pens0 cn defen-
derSe del monstruo empIeando sus pro.
i,as armas para que pidr IN voncnO
que no deje rastro?
Y 81 mostraba et almirante tan sos
pechosas aficiones por los vencnoS dc
preparation eompicads como I Ia
ho~ de- prObarlos ell 81 mismo Sc IT, Ocu.
rrc tomar Il vulgarisimo arsenico que
cs IA vencno 4, raias
Y hc2o. csta muicr az cOro.r las
aficionc, del marido. que le vc manipu.
lando con vencnos, que r. observa ate
mOrizada mientras come. porquc su
diestra colOca sObre Ia mesa un peque-
no frasquito de I'm misteriOso fiquido
amarillo; ella que sabe como son las
lecturas favOritas del almirante, aque-
las secretas formulas dc preparation
de las ponzoilas, ella que vio morir dr
una muerte inesperada al niiio reco.
gido por Su eSpos0. ella que sabe TODD
esto, que tiene todos cstos datos para
enjuiciar jc6mo So lc ocurre crecr nj
dcclr que 81 almirantc mucrc dc una
Indigestion cuapdo lc w debatirse on
81 l"cho con los torturantcs espasmos dc
csa terrible intOxicaci6n cuyo rastro
dcScubriera mas tGrde. y I dcspccho '
con la prOtesta de ella. 81 examen d.
unos bacteri6logos por cncargo dc las
autoridades ju1iciales?
TJdO estO es muy extranO. muy sos
peehoso sin duda, muy contradiriorio.
Y. dcsde hego, NADIA favorable 1 los de.
seos de Mrs Eaton. 1 Ia que tratandola
con toda la piedad que hay que po.
ner en- estos casOs. hemos dc supOncrla
contagiada de la dOlencia del almiran.
te, monomaniaca como e. como -.
viendO pOr todas parties una mano
prOnta 4 administrarIe la terrible p6-
Gina. V, enloquecida, delirantc. con Csc
egO!sm0 que nos embrutece q con csa
fatalidad que nos cicga. pcns6 rcsucl-
tamente: 81 he de ser va. que sca H..
j. Perez Losada.
Washington, abril de- 1913.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-04-17
Information polltica
SNO VA Ell SIR. BIRD?

IA u.
Ell senior de Diego ha recibido cartas
de don Jorge Bird Arias, en- las cuales
este lie expresa que no lie es possible ir
los Estaldos Unidos como miembro de la
Comision economical designada por la
Camara debido Indispensable ocu-
paciones que no puede abandonar.
iQUIEN LIE SUSTITUYE?
Sc dice que don Carlos Cabrera, ha-
cendaldo de Ponce, es uno de los candi-
datos para ocupar la vacante que oca-
sionara la renuncia del senior Bird.
EN- LA lFORTALEZA.
Hoy estuvo en- La Fortaleza, confe-
rencio con ell gobernador INFERNO, ell pre-
sidente de la Junta Central del partido
Unionista, don Antonio r. Barcel6.
LA REUNION DE ESTA TARDE.
En- la Bolsa Sc celebrara las 311a de
la tarde de hoy una importante reunion
de hacendados de az1car banqueros.
UN CABLE.
En- contestaci0n al cable dirigido por
ell preSidente de la Association de Puerto
Rico al gobernadoi. Cotton solicitando de
este que gestionase la remocion de los
-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-04-17

Ell DRAMA DE LOS VENENOS

En- estos dias del mes de alril ten
dra lugar la vista preliminar en- el pro
ceso que sc sigue contra la viuda del
almirante Eaton, y entOnces quedara
resnelto 81 la causa pasa al gran jura-
do 8 81 queda en- libertad la sospechosa
mujer
Ella tiene grandes esperanzas, seg1n
sus nltimas declaraciones, de quedar
en- libertad en- cuanto Sc celebre la pri-
mera audiencia; pero ell fiscal que la
acusa, dice estar en possession de las
pruebas concluyentes que acreditan la
culpabilidad de la sonora Eaton.
Entire los testigos de cargo Sc pre-
sentara q declarar contra la viuda del
almirante. un distinguido qulmicO a
quien una vez pregunt6 esta extraiia
muier 81 conocia algun veneno que al
matar no dejara rastro. Pero ella 10
mega todo, tratando de acumuar sobre
el difunto. con la Sospecha de que este
sc S,,icidara. toda suerte dc acuSa:l0-
nes relatos que lie presentan como un
.oco criminal, entregado por .entero al
siniestro ofcio de envenenador, obsesio-
nado por la idea de matarla a ella. CO.
mo probablemente habia matado a va
rios infelices que perecieron Ell Pana-
ma, victimas 10 que da 4 entender la
tragica viuda de los venenos del almi-
rante.
Durante ell tempo que vivi0 Ell la
India su difunto esposo. ha dicho la
sonora Eaton, adquiri6 varias formulas
lie la preparation de terribles veuenoS,
el afan con que Sc entregara a estOs
raros estudios. determine Ell ell ancianO
marino todos los slntomas alarmantns
lie una peligrosa monomania que lie ha-
ia temer en- todas parties la acechanza
de siniestros atentadoS contra su vida.
SUI pobre vida de mOnOmaniaco, victi-
ma de su propio delirio de persecution
que cn la Ultima y definitiya crisis lie
llevara sin duda 4 los extravios del
suicidio
Este debe ser a 10 que parece, el plan
de la defensa que la viuda ha entrega-
do en- parte a la incontinencia de esta
prensa con ell prop6sitO que Sc adivna,
pero que no hace ell efecto apetecido ;
poruue el almirante seria como 10 PIN
ia su viuda, un mOnstruO, un loco.
un criminal, un enfermo, un perturba-
do, todo clio en- una pieza Demos
por hecho tambien que intent6 enve-
nenarla alguna vez, y que la idea de
axperimentar en- ella los efectos de uno
+de aquellos misteriosos filtros que
aprendi6 a preparar en- la India, lego
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-04-17

Qe oX1CO!
-Desde ell momento q. Cuba con solo
la protection de un 20% sobre la que
disfruta Puerto Rico, ha podido soste-
nerse, y a1n aumenta su production, y
SantO Domingo, sin protection alguna,
ha fomentado en- mayor escala su indus
tria azucarera, parecer1a 10 l6gico que
nuestra Isla pudiese competir sin la re-
ferida protection, pero siendo ell costo
del cultivo, por varios conceptos, mas
costoso en- Puerto Rico, no veo como pue-
da sostenerse nuestra industria, con pro-
babilidades de exito, bajo la accion de
una absolute elimination de los derechos
en- los Estados Unidos para az1cares de
procedencia extranjera. Puede que la
production no desaparezca, pero quedara
notablemente reducido ell n1merO de
Centrales, y por consiguiente sobreven-
dra una sensible disminuci6n en- la GUAM
tia de la exportacion total de az1car.
podrian sostenerse solo por absorcion de
LAS demas, que ser1an adquiridas pre-
clos muy inferiores comparados con 81
valor actual, estableciendose entonces I'm
sistema mas econ6mico para la recolec
cion y molienda Y reducie1ldo sueldos Y
jornales.
4-iQu6 consecuencias acarrearia a
la vida economical de pals, SUI criterio,
cualesquiera reduction que Sc hiciera en-
la tarifa protecionista de nuestra rique-
"a azu arera?
-Siempre O. la reduction en- los dere-
chos no excediera de 68 centavos por las
procedencias eXtrangeras, quedandO vi
gente ell 20%o favor de Cuba, no Sc
sufriria Ell ell pals sino un momentaneo
trastorno economico, que seria subsana-
bic, a mi juicio; pero 81 esa reforma
arancelaria, Sc implanta bajo la inteli-
gencia de que en- el ano 1916 entrara
cualquier azicar los Estados Umdos
libre de derechos, sufrira notablemente
la vida economical del pals,
Aunque me desvlo ahora del orden de
su interrogatorio, me permito agregar,
sosteniendo Ell criterio que en- otra oca-
sion he emitido, de que, a mi juicio, la
solucion menos perjudicial, seria la de
una rebaja gradual de los derechos en-
un periodic de diez amos, aulnque empe-
Ease a tener efecto del 1914 en- adelante
arturo s. BRAVO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-04-17
en- I'll labor altrnista.
Notas varias.


Notas varias.
En- Guayama Ina fallecido don Ro.
man Sobrino Y SobrinO. imporiante in.
dustrial de aquella ciudad Y micmbro
distinguidO de la Colonia Espafiola.
-Anteanoche contrajeron matrimo.
MO en- Gurabo la seiorita Candida Di.
villa Correa, profesora graduada. ' 81
DR.. Enrique Malta Quihones. Firmaron
como testigos de Ia boda el slcaIdc dc
Naguabo, don Arturo Gallardo (hiio)
y don Jesus Davila Correa. hermano Dc
la desposada l./
Ell domingo fue inaugurado con
un brillante bale, al que concurri6 mn.
merosa y selecta concurrencia. el Gen.
tro de instruction v Recreo' d. Jun.
cos.
La nina Georgina Carmona. hija
don Francisco Carmona. fslleci6 el "a.
bado, en- Comerio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-04-17
COTTON.
Noticias de Sociedad
Nota Gle duelo.

I'm telegrama, expedido EN- Coamo,
nos participa la triste nueva del talle-
cimiento de nuestro amigo don Teodoro
Santiago, ocurrido anteanoche.
Ell fnado era hijo del tamblen fene-
cido rico propietario don Clotllde y,
como este, gozaba de grandlsima estl-
maci6n entire las personas que 10 trata-
ban.
Aver tarde, a las cinco. tuvo !ugar
ell entierro.
Ell BOLETIN siente profundamente
Ia muerte de don Teodoro Santiago.
En- la parroquia del Sagrado Corazon.
Gran n1mero de feles ha concurrl-
do ia esta iglesia durante los tres ultl-
mos dias, con motive de celebrarse en-
ella ell Jubileo~ circular de las cuarenta
;horas, deseosos de rendir homenaje
de adoraci6n a JESUS Sacramentado.
Predie6 las-tres noches ell Rvdo. T.
Gaillermo Perez, quien con pala'bra ia
Gil claras argumentaciones demostro
la necesidad de la oracion y las cuali-
dades que esta debe reunir para que
resulte perfecta.
Ell altar, adornado con sumo gusto,
lucia sus mejores galas, y estaba mate
rialmente cubierto de flores, regaladas
Dor las familias devotas del Dios del
Amor.
Nuestra felicitaci0n al iRvdo. p. Ig-
nacio de Dios, que, tan celoso de su pa
rroquia, ha degrade colocarla entire los
primeras Y mas fervorosas de la Isla.
Restablecida.
La senora Josefa AguayO de Ven
tura, Sc encuentra va completamente
bien, despues de 'haber sufridO una
operaci6n en- la cabeza que lie hiciera
ell notable cirujano DR.. Caldelas, y ha
vuelto q su residencia de la calle del
Hip6dromo, en- donde recibe constante-
mente mumerosas expresiones de fell
citaci6n, a las cuales unilnos la nues-
ira.
Reunion de darnas en- ell Casino espanol.
Con objeto de ponerse de acuerdo
acerca de La manera como debe adOr
narse ell teatro escoger los modelos
de los trajes que ha de vestir la Corte
de amor, antes de anoche Sc reunieron
en- Ell Casino espalol las senoritas que
constituyen' la Junta 'organizadora de
los Juegos forales.
Despues de una detenida discussion,
Sc acordo que ell teatro sea adornado
fgiirando un suntuoso patio grlego y
los trajes confeccionados con arreglo a
un severisimo y elegante modelo del
mismo estilo.
De la Comision organizadora concu-
rrieron las senoras siguientes:
Dofia Genoveva S. de Lago, dona
Mercedes D. de C6rdova Davila, do
ia Encarnaci6n M. de Rodriguez Se-
IRA, dona Lorenza P de Balbas, dona
Maria L. de Ashford y senorita Ampa-
ro. Fernandez Mater, dona Belen Pa
dial P de Sarmiento y dona Luisa B. de
La Hajba.
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BOlct1n McPCant1I de Puerto RicO

derechos sobre los principales articulos
de consume en- ell pals, Sc ha recibido ell
siguiente:
Antonio R. Barcel6,
Presidente Association de Pto. Rico.
San Juan.
En- contestaci6n vuestro cablegrama
del II del corriente, lie participo que me
esfuerzo en- conseguir los mejores tipos
de derecho sobre dos articulos mencio-
nados.
COTTON.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-04-17
J. Perez Losada.

Washington, abril de- 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23

drive may change its whole complexion.
All the dash that is In man comes out
in polo. II requires lightning grasp OF
thousand situations with an instantanc-
GUS adjustment.
The rider must h" possessed of reckless
courage. lie must forget he Is on "A
pony's back He must. a. il were. float
through air. but without leaving the sad
dlc-a scientific accomplishment In itself
When the pony squirms or twists. races
straightaway. turns quick as wink and
stops quick as lightning. the rider must
grip himself TO its side and come out of
1t prepared To swing his mallet at the
ball. He must have muscles and wrists
able to command the situation.
He must hit the ball hard while riding
hard on hard pony. No mollycoddles
need apply. Englshmcn who have taken
up polo have discarded the monocolc. a
person cannot hope to come out Of game
OF polo wearing "A monocle or an unsullicd
suit OF clothes.
\ player must hi the ball as though he
had his mad up and AT the same time be
calm. He must concentrate on hitting the
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IN ~ateS>6"sJH. Il p V6'f'e1 0''"' n /|'|"0"'" ~

by rules WAS modified by the fact that
she was not given - athletics. She
avoided all forms of II. even the exercise
OF looking at other women parade for
votes Her passion was 10 paint pastels
Ponies are radiant i'm every polo con-
test In the international games they
are the best that money can buy. AS
the pony and rider should work in
unison. one must be as fearless as the
other.
The pony's knowledge Of the game
counts for at least 10 per cent Of what
ever success is attained. kplirg Illus
iratos this in his great polo story. Il
0on't race. I play the game said the
Maltese Cat. that wonderfully intelli-
gent pony that took after the ball. which
rolled In the air. as ball sometimes
will. with the whirl of frightened part
ridge"
The Maltese Cat was trained. Al
though its rider WAS injured. the common
sense and indomitablc courage of the
high bred animal won tine idv. An in
cident that proves the value of training.
where animals have AZ Important part
i'm the proceedings. occurred in the United
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23

} Soda water drinkers, though they spend
less on their drinks. and usually go II
alone" demand at least marble bars, not
hesitating to admit. however. that they
prefer alabaster. Perhaps the soda water
is compiled with second rate chocolate
and milk instead OF cream Ohe shop
keeper must have his innings), but II Ia
hard to notice everything at once. and
the aabaster spirit shows progress.
People down on the lower East Side.
for instance, have not advanced so far
along the road to economy. They require
no inducements to spend their money.
and they demand less than any one else
in return for IL. If the evidence Of the
eye is worth anything, people who earn
the least money have the most to spend.
and particularly the most to spend on
pleasure. Where else in the city is there
such an array Of candy carts. bauble
shops. saloons small theatres and
Bowery? And the people who live In
these districts spend their money gener-
ously. gladly. never having the smalness
to calculate i'm advance from whom they
will borrow i'm the morning. nor how they
will reach the end of the week # no kind
friend or hunted relative comes up" II
is a fine. carefree world i'm the so-called
poor sections" where money flows like
whiskey and joy is on tap at all hours
so long as the family dimes and nickels
are flying. The poor. indeed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
PSYCHOLOGY AND COLD STORAGE

once upon time child asked his
father where he could learn psychology.
and the unreliable parent answered: I'm
college"
Was not William James. tho Harvard
professor. a mere theoretical tvro In
comparison with the cold storage egg
men. who have discovered that people
would rather pay 80 cents dozen all
winter for old eggs. washed clean and
with new dates on them. than % cents
for the same eggs with a little sawdust
and no dates? Dear me, II seems as
though psychology were very practical
thing. after all.
The spirit of extravaganza acts and re-
acts IL landlords and automobiles make
IL seem pleasant to live beyond the in
come. people In return exact toll OF the
public providers In many ways. They
will no longer buy yard OF ribbon I'M
less they can go into palace to get it
n palace where all the arts and num-
Der of the sciences are to be had for the
gazing.
Nor will they take a glass OF public
whiskey unless IL is served over ma
hogany bar. or in a room decorated with
hand cut glassware and real hand painted
beauties OF lavish proportions.
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ball more than he ever before concentrat-
Ell on anything.
Marvellous horsemanship is only one re-
quircment for polo player. Perseverance
Is another And then follow cool head.
nervous force. quick eye. good temper.
wris, development and submission 10 disci-
pine There are some more requisites, in
Guiding a lsrgg balance at the bank.
IN the midst of the whirring thump Of
hoofs on the sod and the acrobatic lunses
Of the players there may come "A terrific
spill. In which pony and rider and mallet
go rolling under the pack. Indeed. the
game possesses danger enough In render
II more than piquani as spectacle and
positively eXhilarating To those who par
ticipate.
The international contest will he played
10y men and ponies properly trained and
keyed UP TO the highest tension. Such
game Is truly royal spectacle.
\ woman described II two years ago as
''haphazard medley OF ponies. clouds
OF dust and bad language The value
OF her criticism Of the most dashing.
brilliant and dangerous pasiime governed
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States army. At Western fort MAJOR
conceived the idea that artillery might
be used effectively i'm lighting with the
Indians by dispensing with gun car
riages and fastening the cannon upon the
backs of mules.
Il was determined 20 try the expert
ment. \ mule was selected. but not told
anything about the experiment. No time
was taken To train the mule.
\ howitzer was strapped on the mule
back, with the muzzle pointed toward
the tail. The gun was loaded and the
animal. still calm. vas led out on n
bluff. \ target was set up in the middle
of the river and the rea; of the mule was
turned toward the target.
The officers stood around in semi
circle while the ma jor went up and insert
ed a time fuse. which he lit. Then he re-
tired.
The hzzing on the mules neck made
the animal uneasy. then excited. In an
other second he was standing with ms
four legs in bunch. making six reVo-
mtions minute, and the howitzer was
threatening sudden death TO every man
within half a mile.
one officer started to throw up breast
works with his sabre Others jumped OF
the embankment Nothing could lessen
the vivacity Of the mule, and the expert
ment was a total failure from a military
point of view.
The mule had the qualities Of strength.
patience endurance and Grit-all good
qualities. All he lacked was training.
Polo ponies. on the other hand. are rem
dered sapent They know that the game
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Continued on Afth page.
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THE ASH CAN SONG.

And another money mystery. Who has
not stood i'm line in the big savings banks
of the city about To deposit boarded
$50 bill and still dreaming OF the opera
last night. only to see the ragged pauper
standing in front. who would not know
an opera from cockcrow, casually de.
posting $3.50? II is. perhaps. only An.
other and less humane form of the ex-.
trayagant wave-the man who spenis
everything he has on a bank account
and deposits his body and soul in the ash
can.
And are not the poor willing to take
less for their money than the rich? The
pa,iper in the savings bank wanted only
per cent for his $500. For the same
amount the rich man wants 300 per cent.
The poor man pays 10 cents for his
moving lecture ticket and is glad to sit
on wooden bench in iretrap and look
at last years news pictures. while for
10 cents the rich" man goes into
Broadway movie shop and has a comfort
able chair from which to view the newest
films And SO it goes. The latest and
safest way to get rich quick Is to sell
luxuries to the poor.
This may be regarded as tip to the
young man coming I'm from the farm to
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400 players and polar explorers en-

D(l.O players ana polar explorers en-
joy about equal immunity from in
l. surance aeents-accident. sick bene-
Mt and life. And yet a good polo player
usually dies natural death at q good cid
age.
player OF long experience says he has
seen only one man lose his life outright.
He has seen many falls. resulting merely
in a few conclusions of the brain and
some broken shoulders. He says the
gan e is not dangerous. but somewhat ter
rfying TO look at
Terrifying is the word, if one contem-
Plates il merely from the angle of eX-
Iense. 1t will. for example. cost about
$4,000 minute to decide the guardian
snip of the international Polo cup 1T
Meadow Brook next June. That contest
will represent an outlay of nearly 5000
60 not including the unavoidable per-
sonal bills of the players not TO be meas
urei.
The English team will soon be here and
practice work will begin IN earnest.
The prize for which all this money ex-
ertion and daring are to be spent is the
silver cup which was put UP for interna-
total contests by the Westchester Polo
Club. Of Newport, r. l.. In 1856.
Ii was promptly carried off to England
and rested there for twenty-three years.
America might have appeared inert. but
she was not resting. She sent teams after
the cup in 1900 and 1902. and when they
came back empty handed she boueh;
more POLO ponies and went at her prac-
Using.
At the same time. ever since the Amer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
PLEASURE OF ExTRAvAoANcE.

According TO the personal point of view
Pleasures are few or pleasures are many
IN this city OF mingled emotions. but the
pressure OF extravaganza is one that is
uenled TO no one here. Every one basks
" The sun Of snowy wastefulness, from
"e rch poor TO the poor rich
where else. for instance. has one the
pNliege-almoSt forced upon him-of
laying everything he earns a month for
nome that has In IL neither light nor air.
.Avept electric light and an air OF thank
'u'hess? For who is not thankful to be
,'ms here where there are so many SINH
lar privileges?
"iofmers who try 10 benefit mankind
~ beating down prices. instead Of trying
peat up Incomes and increase hours
'. eSufe. do not seem 10 realize that
'"ere ~ something intrinsically jovial and
Productive Of buoyancy about anything
'hat Is going up or already high. High
'es' high mountains. rising bubbles.
NAT Is there about champagne that has
"aoe II the symbol Of the JOY Of living
Is not the irrepressiblc bubbles that
''oot upward In II like cheer from
thousand throats? When ray OF good
.sch siants across our day. our spirits
80 up II is way we have OF ex-
''ess'ng pleasure.
90 with prices. Would you make
." York theatrcgoer think better OF a
gay OF which you. as manager. have
'sasonabic fear he may think III.
"a'xe him two and half dollars, In
''sao OF two. and q certain measure OF