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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-05-31

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-05-31
EDICTO

EDICrO
En- la Corte de Distrito del Distrito Ju
dicial de Humacao, Puerto Rico.
1Estados Unidos de Amcrica.-El Presi-
dente de los Estados Unidos,-ss:
DECLARATION DE DOMINIC
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS.
Annual Meeting of New England Fed
Grafton Held Saturday.

The annual meeting Of the New Eng
land Federation of Agricultural STU
dents was held in this city on Satur-
day The federation held a business
meeting in Morrill, Hall at 900 a. m,
and banquet at the Van Ness In the
evening.
At the business meeting. officers for
the ensuing year were elected, as fol-
lows: President, Herbert Reiner of
Rhode Island state College; vice.
president. Charles Oliver of Connect
cut Agricultural College: secretary
treasurer, G. l.. Rines OF New Hamp-
shire college Of Agriculture, Dr, +.
A. Rich OF Vermont was elected TO as
sist the president in the stock judy
ing contests. The rules for the con-
tests in stock Judging. fruit packing,
fruit Judging and corn Judging We're
discussed and amended
Sixty student and faculty members
We're present at the banquet. Profess
sor George =. Burns was POSTMASTER.
The toasts were:
Greetings. .... President G. =. Benton
The Market Bureau" L. $. Brigham
What | Know. f. c, Fiske. VT. '13
Boys .....,.......... Dean J. l.. Hills
X. l., IA.
Impromptus
Presi dent Benton in his word OF
greeting gave some "reminiscences OF
his boyhood farm life and told of the
greater opportunities OF modern agri-
culture. +, S, Brigham. State commis-
sioner OF agriculture, told of the at
tempt to establish market bureaus
where farmers may sell their products
without the middleman. This move
ment was started by Professor Carver.
case Of Virginia The outgoing presi-
dent + G. Fiske. discussed the value
OF a college education. particularly in
a small college, the opportunities of
the agricultural course, and the value
OF student agricultural clubs and the
federation. Dean Hills gave some
good advice. He told what would be
expected of college mon In their com
munities. They are picked men, and
will be regarded as leaders every
where.
speaker He demonstrated the value
Of forestry, Our Vermont forests. he
said. are producing but 80 cubic feet
of timber per acre each year. Under
modern forestry methods they woull
be capable Of producing $50 cubic feet.
Reforestation is necessary and there
should be wide cooperation in this
great work
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
SWORD HAS THNusTING POINT.

The new sword just adopted by the
United States army authorities for cav
airy use is strikingly different in almost
every detail from the old saher. The
blade is b IS inches long. perfectly
straight, sharp on both sides and tapers
to sharp point. The guard is strongly
constructed and affords complete protec-
ton TO the hand. The sword itself weighs
a trlfe more than the old saher. hut the
combined weight Of sword and scabbard
is about two inches less than the old
equipment. The service scabbard for the
new sword Is of wood covered with raw
hide ard canvas Officers service Scab-
tards are Of dull finished steel, while they
will wear blue steel sea bbards on garri-
son duty.
The new sword makes it easier TO train
soldiers to use the point instead of the
cutting edge. says Popular Mechanics.
Cavalry experience has demonstrated
that the sword is much morc effective
for thrusting than for slashin-, although
the tendency of the beginner with the
saber is to swing It as though it were
an AK or "A club. A cutting blow, even
with sharp sword, seldom dismounts
or disa bles an opponent while the for
ward thrust with the point. even with
comparatively little force behind II, usual
ly disables or Kills If it reaches IT mark.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
THE COST OF GOVERNMENT.

The New York National City Bank
May circular says:
ANY one who gives even casual atten-
ton to the statistics OF government ex-
penditurc ia thu United states must be
struck by two interesting facts. For the
first % years OF our national existence
the per capita cost uf government show
ed practically no variation, remaining
per annum. The war between the States,
however, produced different effect.
After it's beginning the annual expendl-
lures for government rapidly increased
to the maximum of S37.E per capita in
1865, IA figure than IA times az great
as the $40 expended In 1855, the most
expensive prior to the war. Since ISIS
there has never been a year when the
figure was not approximately twice that
OF any year before the war.
1t is not difficult to locate some OF the
causes for the permanent increase of
expenditure following the Civil War.
Great as was the material development
Of the country in the first 20 years, It
has been undoubtedly much greater and
more rapid in the last half century. Ard
with the settling up of the western
States since the civil War has come
an increase in the production OF wealth
vastly great@ than the comparatively
slow advance before 1850, Moreover, the
last half century has had the enormous
advantage of means of transportation
and communication unknown or undevel-
oped before the middle OF the 18th cen
fury. When it was found "A few years ago
that the aggregate appropriations for
the two years life of Congress had
reached the colossal sum of n billion dol
lars there was an exclamation of startled
protest, The ready retort came back that
this was II billion-dollar country,
In the last Is years the per capita
charge upon the people OF the United
States on account OF their national gov
eminent has been less than 81 only one
year, and then II was 1896. For the last
half decade the figures have been around
s. annually.
STUDY of the per capita cost of govern
ment In other countries. however, shows
that eNtravagant and siipshod as are
American government finances. the bur
den upon the taxpayers is less than that
upon citizens OF any of the other sreat
Powers except Japan. In this country in
| 1910 1t was $50, In Austria, Siy5 in
Great pgitaia. NSt. in France. 81 81.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
CHARTERS REVOKED.
Vermont Corporations Which Failed to
Pay Their License Tax.

The following are the corporations In
Vermont whose charters have been re-
voked dating from April /. for failure
to file returns or pay the annual license
tax according to information on file
at the office Of the state tax commits
sioner, G. A. Pluumley:
Acme Granite company; bennington
Automobile club; Brush, Goodsel Aver
Co; Citizens Telephone & Telegra ph 60.
Clawson- Hamilton Aviation Co.. Colbur1
Clothing CO.; Colburn- Goodrich co.
Consolidated Automobile Co; East
Arlington Water Co; Empire Granite &
Quarry Co; fl. u. Gates Realty Co
Gentlemen's Driving clubi Hiawatha
club; Holland Creamery association
Lakeside Shoe Co; Little Manufacturing
Co; DR.. a. Judson Mcneil Medicine Co.
DR.. A. Judson Mcneil SanatoIium CO
Marble Machinery Co.. M.sssquoi Bsy
Fish and Game club The Moore Bianch'
Granite Co, Nichols Morse CO.; NORTH
rroy Electric Light u Power Coz H q
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
SIGNATORSIIP AND pLI'R>IJTy.

The next election Of a United States
senator. by direct vote, will be an inter-
cstins departure from a long-establshed
custom; and the outcome Of the new
method will be awaited with varying emo
tons by tine politicians ana the rest Of
US.
The question naturally arises, How shall
the nomination for the senatorship be
brought about-hy duly constituted
state convention, at which the represent
atives of the people shall name the party
candidate, or by the people themselves,
at the primaries?
1t is directly UP to the legislature.
when called in special session. to answer
this question and provide the machinery
necessary for the nomination and cleo
ton of senator. as well as for the fill
ing of vacancy in the seuatorship, If
one ever occurs.
Whatever machinery is provided by the
lawmakers the final result will rest with
the people, and not with a legislature or
a State convention. So far SO good
Now that this matter has been placed
by national constit utional amendment,
ratified by the State-in the hands of the
people, let US test the popular vote to the
limit, and give the people a chance to
directly nominate as we'll as to directly
elect a senator.
And, having put this important piece
of political business in the hands Of the
people thus completely, let Us nominate,
and elect by plurality. Let the man who
has the most votes Mt primary meet
ing stand as the canddat, for the sena-
torship. and later the man who can com
mand the most votes take his seat in the
senatorial chair
Multiplicity OF candidates for almost
every office Of any Importance has become
a conspicuous and not infrequently en-
harrassing feature of political campaigns.
And this fact gives weight to an argu-
rlent for plurality election. In contest
for the =overnorship. whore the majority
rule prevails. no choice" result can be
satisfactorily adjusted by the Legisla-
ture. In a contest for the seuItorship
under the direct vote proposition, with
the majority rule, no choice result
leaves the people lin the air complexities
the general situation, and compels the
voters to keep At it till somebody is
elected, however long drawn out the
struggle may be.
on a plurality basis, the candidates
would be put upon their mettle and their
merits a the outset. and the people could
60 to the polls with the assurance that
the man whom most of them favored
would be chosen on the first count.
Why not plurality election of United
states senator?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
REUNION OF ST. PAUL'S CHOIR
Past and Present Members to
Number of 100 in Attendance.
Organized 80 Years Ago, Choir Has
Had Eight Masters-Organ Blow
or Has n Most Remark
able Record.

The frs reunion OF the vested choir
Of st. Pauls Church was held Sunday
afternoon in the parish house. supper
being served at $50 O'Clock. Preceding
the supper a group picture was taken
OF the gathering numbering nearly 10
at the from; " the church
The supper room was decorated with
palms and bay trees. and on the tables
we're flowers, among them two arg"
ba slsets of tulips There were in attend
ance members of the choir beginning
with the time it was organized In 1883
UP to and including The full present
choir Members of the vestry and few
invited guests also attended.
The rector. the Rev. George Y. Bliss,
spoke n few words after supper. calling
attention to The fact that there were
four present who were charter members
of the choir. Namely. Arthur w. Hin
Frank " Sweotland, Gilbert A. Dow and
Charles 6. A,EiafteN, the latter of whom
sang the inst soprano solo sung by .
member OF tn" vested choir. Mr.. tlili
spoke interestingly Of the beginning oil
the choir. recounting many "reminiscences
and paying during the course of his re
marks tribute 10 the deep interest
taken in the choir by Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Wells
Roy p. Sawyer of the committee Of
arrangements for he reunion. read sew
eral letters from Bishop Hail from Dr..
Herbert f. Stockwell Of StockbridSe,
Mass. cholrmsster at St. Pauls Church
from 1891 to 1891 and from Mrs. William
y. Remington OF MINNEAPOLIS, who was
4 4 g.. =
time orEanist at the church.
1t was voted to form a permanent or
sanizatiou and the following officers
were elected. President. the Rev. George
Y Bliss. vice-president, Guy y. Hull
sccretary-treasurer Roy d. Sawyer; ex-
crutiNc committee. Arthur w. ill.
Frank II. Sweetland, james O. Beck
with. carl stockwell and Phillips Bell.
The evening service at ~ o'clUCk was
attended by a large congregation and
there We're nearly 60 voices in the choir.
some of the former members ioinin. the
active choir The sermon was preached
by the Rev. George Y. Bliss and he gave
an interesting musical history of the
church. He allied attention among other
things to the fact that rank Donue'ly
has been organ blower since May >, 1851.
and has never missed sunday
The vested choir at St. Paul's was
formed nearly 80 years ago, having first
been established May y, lSSj. There
have been eight choir masters: Fred
Self, 1883; Prof. Thompson. 1884;
Fred Collins 1855; NJ. A Underwood,
1855. Clarence II. Thayer, lSs5-lS9l; DR..
Herbert f. StockWel 1901 1887; Frank r
Bullock, $4,000; and Guy \. Hun, who
has been chormaster since December,
| 1900
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
TRADE WEEK BEST ONE YE1
Shoppers in Burlington Enthusil
astic over Treatment Received.
Merchants Draw Trade from Larg,
Territory-Nccounts for the Week
Close In Three Days--Coupons
Held should lie Mailed.

Many shoppers from all over the etatl
took advantage Of the excellent weaibo
during the week ending May 3 and mad
this sprngMerchants week one Of Nh.
best If not the best ever held in Bur
HnStol NJ this time Of year. Thursda,
ana saturday were the best DAYS
Secretary Bingham said Sunday: "One
"i the gratifying results Of the week wa
To hear the different shoppers express
themselves as much pleased with the
courtesy and tho roinst1king manner in
which they We're treated by the clerks
and management The amount NJ ca
fare given out does not show the volume
Of business done as many shopoers on1vI
asked for coupons enough 10 make uul
the $50 necessary for their railroad or|
boat rare.
Several people who I've about r1idwa Il
between Burlington and Boston. camel
here to do their shopping during the|
week. and expressed themselves as f9vorJ
ably impressed, and agreeahly suronsed|
with the size and variety Of stock .ar~ioi|
by our stores. one man from a -own|
about ~ miles from here said y l.ke
this town, your stores are up to date. and
they are out for business. have u.eu'
working near here and have been Jlan-
ming to move my family to Burlington.
but my wife writes me that I must return
home. tell you it's tough, said he.
Many Of the people who have been
here on previous Merchants weeks and
who received a personal invitation tAi.
spring came again and expressed them.
selves as satisfied with their days shop.
ping Several new towns not on our visit
ing list sent people here during the w k,
and more people from the vicinity Of Rul-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
NEW HAVEN HELPED r. Re.
President Mciien Contributed SIC2.OOO
to Help Elect Teddy in 1904.
1From the Hartford Time

tFrom the Hartford Tines
The fact that the New York, New IIav-
en- g. Hartford Railroad company con-
'ributed $4,000 or more to aid in the
reelection of 4. Roosevelt and the sue
'ess of the Republican party, and
larger amount to aid in carrying Con-
necticut, Rhode island and New York in
l.oi Ia not new. To-day, in his Boston
statement, President Mellen has revealed
the processes by which this payment was
made from the funds of the company
without ever appearing as campaign
contribution on the books of the com
pany. Mr., Mellen did not add to his
explanation.the fact that what the com
pany got for this expenditure was a fed
oral suit under the Sherman act which
was dismissed az it ought to have been
by President Taft when he succeeded to
the presidency.
But since the object of the present
raid by the interstate commerce com
mission on the business of the com
pany Ia to lay basis for the revival
of that dismissed suit It might have
been we'll for the president OF the
company TO have gone little more
fully into the matter
The New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad company and It's stock
holders have been held up and robbed by
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
NERMO NT'S DEATH RATE.

From the Barre TimeS.)
The bureau OF the census gives out in
formation concerning the death rate in
what is known as registration area OF the
United States; and from It we learn that
Vermont's death rate In the year 1911
was l5.S to every one thousand of popula-
ton. For State with such healthful
climate as Vermont the rate is too high.
True, Vermont Ia considerably better Off
than either Maine or New Hampshire,
where the rates are 16,1 and Ill, respec-
lively, per thousand Of the population,
but Is considerably worse off than Mas
sachusetts with its 1873 or Connecticut
with It's l5,4 or Rhode Island with it's
lb-6. Nevertheless, the trend In Vermont
has been toward a reduction of the death
rate, az We learn from the statement of
the bureau that from 1901 to 1906 the
average death rate was 1862 and from,
1906 to 1910 it was IT, This hetterment OF
conditions must mean that the campaign
as to diseases and their remedies is bear
Ing fruit, for Vermont's climate is ne
more salubrious than Its former hlg
standard. Therefore let tho campaign OF
education lose none of It's vigor Vernon,
ought easily 10 rank ahead Of Massa-
chusctts, Connecticut OF Rhode Island in
Low death rata.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08

n good many politicians. first and last
The present raid on the property Is a
purely political raid, originated and CON
Quoted by politicians for politicians, and
It is only a little more vicious and rs,pa-
cious than the rading of the past Ere
long the stock will begin to soar again
and those who have bought In at low
figures will make a lot of money.
Mr. M"llens testimony helps to make
clear tho rascally motives behind such
a statement as that of the government 5
alleged expert that Mr. Billiard, direct
or of the company, has prohted to the
extent of millions in the purchase Of the
control Of the Boston & Maine system.
But the testimony Of the government :
sleuthlnr experts has been so carefully
and ingeniously interlaced with false and
misleading suggestions that 1t Is ~
light or easy task which Mr.. Mellcn
now finds it necessary TO perform.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
CHARGE AGAINST PHYSICIAN
DR.. Michael Fierstcin Alleged to Have
Performed Criminal Operation.

Or. Michael Ficrstcin a physician with
Offices In The Strong was arrested Thurs
day by the sherff's department on
an information fled against him by
States AttorneY Hopkins. charging him
with having performed n criminal opera
tion on Mrs Ronnie Rossi. an Italian
woman who lives in Barre. Bonnie ROSS,
the woman's husband, is also named
Jointly with Dr. t4erste!n In the In
formation. Ban in Fiersten's case was
fixed a. $500 Rossi is charged with
having procured Fierstein to perform
the Illegal operation, which, It is claim
ed, took place last January a Terstein's
office without the woman knowledge
or consent She was later taken to
house in this city. where she is alleged
to have remained in serious condition.
Mr. and Mrs. Rogsi are We'll known
Italian people residing in Barre Sheriff
Allen tel aphOned to the sheriff there to
have Rossi held. DR. Fierstein registered
In Burlington in January, '9l2 and claims
to be a graduate of Buda -Pesth.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08

in Italy, $3.50 I'm Russia, Se.12; The
German Imperial government cost it's
subjects SOP per capita, In 1910; that of
japan $6.49. China, most populous nation
on earth, spent only IS cents per capita
for It's, government in 1910 Turkey spent
s6.41. few cents less than Japan. Chile
and Argentine spent s2l12 and s19.6i re-
spectively, but Brazil was only a little
above the United States her expenditure
being 80. Even economical Switzerland
spent more for government per capita,
than the United States. the figures being
IS. 20. Spain and Sweden were about even
with s11.16 and sl1.0 respectively Nor
way and the Netherlands went higher.
with Sl3OS and sl467 respectively. There
was striking contrast between the com
monwealth of Australia at sSl9 and New
Zealand at s54.10. New Zealand tops the
list, with an expenditure per capita near
" seven and a half times as great as
ours.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
APRIL WEATHER.
Month WA. Warmer Than Usual. but
Othcrwise Quite Normal.

Local foreoaster John X. Hooper OF
the United States weather bureau re
ports mean temperature for April Of
A. degrees, which Is four degrees above
the normal April temperature In Bur
linCton. The highest temperature during
the month was 81 degrees on the 18th.
and the lowest was y degrees on the
9th The greatest daily range was 81
degrees, on the 18th, and the least daily
range was I degrees. on the LIST, The
precipitation rain and melted snow)
amounted to l72 inches which includes
two inches Of unmeted snow. The nor
NAL precipitation for the month IL Isl
Inches The prevailing wind was from
the north, the total movement 9222 miles,
the average hourly velocity l2S miles,
and the maximum velocity a miles per
hour from the south on the llth, Tho
month was made up of II clear, partly
cloudy and II cloudy days Precipitation
In quantity sufficient to measure oc-
Cured on days. Solar halos were noted
on the 10th and 10th, sleet fell on the
srd and thunderstorm occurred on
the 18th.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
HUMANE SOCIETY REPORT FOR
APRIL.

Visits have been made this past
month to Colchester Center, Willistou,
Jonesville Essex Junction go, NAL
let's Bay, Winooski go, South Bur
lington. Ferrisburg, Sunderland Hol-
low. French village and Nergcnnes
six horses humanely destroyed with
IS smaller animals and uncountel
kittens. one horse laid off from work
1T French village two poor animals
from Milton are to report in month
for inspection; cars of stock on both
railroads found to be loaded accord
ing to law. Boys found shooting birds
have lost their airguns, and seven Of
these playthings have been destroyed
The agent discovered in house on
--- street four young babies In
very unsatisfactory condition. The
district nurse was brought to visit
this baby farm, and in a short time
the condition Of these foundIings was
greatly improved and their home co
cleaned up.