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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-22
NEGOC|O QUtDRAOO."

Van 4 scr s5lO las economics dc al
gunos modestos sneldOs de empleados
pueriorriqnehos las que Sc hagan en- ii
negOcio quebradO de la administrator
DE- Ia Islaf..
Por ahi 81 esta extendiendO la in
quietud de que este pneda ser, pOrque
hasta ahora NO Sc han adyertidO otrOs
sintomas de economics que la paraliza-
ci6n de las obraS pnblieaS y la supre
sion de algnnos empleos de los que We
nian sirviendo los hijOs del pals
A Ia earta del Speaker" 4 los jefes
de los depariamentOs reeOmendandoles
la mayor economic possible de aeuerdO
con el esiadO lastimoso de nuesira ha-
eienda. Ia primera eOntesiaei6n ha sidO
suprimir unOs cuantos subalter'IOs.
mo hubiera sidO mejOr ensayar la re-
ducci6n por medic de nn deseuento de
un ounce q un veinie por cientO. to-
dos. absOlutamenie tOdOs los emplea-
dos pGblicos de la Islag Se nos dira
tai vez. que ESQ no es practica america
. ma. pero nOsOtrOs podriamOs responder
ii mo- 10 es. que 10 sea La buroeracia
de los grandes sueldos. va 4 resultar
ilesa de esia racha de crisis que nos
amaga. y en- ianto que los mas Inn
mildes ~ les priva De tOdO. Il los que
ocupan los siiios dc privilegio no e.
juSto que se les mantengan integras sus
magnificas prebendas.
La reduction que es precise hacer
del moniante que asciende el excessive
presnpuesiO que va no podemOs sOpor
tar nj un an0 mas. nO ~ lOgra con Il
pr0eedimientO que ~ esta aplicando
ahera Con ESQ solo no. rs precise nn
plan que eStndie y resnelva el medic de
redncir Ia mitad 10 que Sc viene gas
iando sin que pOr clio sufra de un mo-
do sustaneial Ia marcia De los seryicios
plblieos.
Is tai Ia aim6sfera de descreditO Ell
que la administration pnblica sc We en-
vnelta que se cree factible hacer este. 4.
annqne no fuera possible lograrlo tan
Poea costa, no quedaria otro remedio
que aeeptar eiertas redncciOnes pru-
dentes ya que las impOne una fuerza
mayor.
Nadie puede OpOnerse 4 que los en-
pleadOs que no sean absOlutamente ne
eesarios en- una ofcina pIblica, sean Sc
paradoS del servicio. perO todos debe-
mos esperar que no debe tOcarle la ce-
santa i un puertorriqueho mientras
quede un americana empleado aqui.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-22
Una invitacion

Nuetro distinguidO amigo don Enri
que Gonzalez Mena. Presidente de
circnlo San Carlos. de Aguadilla, nos
invita- al bale do GGHinGIdO con que OBJ
sequia d dieha sociedad el distinguidc
eaballerO don sevejean y que Sc efec
tuara el pr6ximo sabado.
La buena sOeiedad de Aguadilla esta
de plkcemes.
Agradecemos la inyitaei6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-22
Teatro Municipal
LA FUNCTION DE ESTA NOCHE

La Compan1a Matilde Moreno pom
dra esta noche en- escena la admirable
comedia en- cinco acto, Dora.
La Direction artistica ha cuidado
mucho los ensayos de la obra cuya re-
presentation constituira uno de los ma
yores exitos de la brevfsima temporada
que ternlina ell % del corriente.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-22

suplicandole la derogaci6n de tan in
sensata Ley, poniendo nuevamente en-
vigo, las municipales; que, aun que no
del todo equitativas, siempre resultan
mas razonables llevaderas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-22
Republicanos
espan o lie 5

Esta noche, a las 8, Sc celebrara EN-
lei Cielo', Allen 25, la Junta General
para elecciones y otros asuntos de i'm
portancia El Presidente de la Liga les
recuerda y ruega a sus correligionarios
La asistencia, aunque no pertenezcan q la
iga.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-22
Muchas gracias

III presidente de la sOeiedad de Ins
trucei6n y Reereo "El Lazo de Orc -
senior Manuel Ramos. nos invita- a Ia
jarana bale que ha de tener efecto e.
dia de Aiio Nuevo.
Agradecemos mncho Ia atenci6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-22

no para imponerlas de un solo golpe so
bre un presupuesto superior seg1n ase-
veraciones-a la recaudacion del Tesoro
por que este seria como antes he dicho,
llevar ell pals La ruina Y NAL Sc COM
paginaria entonces, el auge escolar, con
Fel fatal desastre de las mas productivas
fuentes de riqueza. No quiero con este
decir, que debe abandonarse ell proyecto
de escuelas y caminos. no. Debe perse-
verarse en- el; pero, sin apresS Sramientos
nj violencias, con orden y con mesura,
atendiendo con preferencia las mas pc
rentorias necesidades, sin gravar 10 que
en- todo tempo, ha de ser ell sosten del
progroso y la cultura de los pueblos
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-22

Esta noche Sc proyectara en- 81 popular
cine Ia sensational pelicula de 10000
pies. titulada LOS dos sargentos".
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-22

Y ahora, que podr1a deciros yo del
Presupuesto general de Puerto Rico,
que vOsOtrOs no cOnozcais? -.
Tambien me atreveria asegurar, \quo
nuestra opinion es, unanime, en- q. es ell
presupuesto muy superior, al desenvol-
vimiento agr1cola, >comercial e indus
trial, y hasta a la riqueza urbana. Ell
presupuesto de Puerto Rico parece mas
bien un Presupuesto fantastico, que un
Presupuesto real positive.
No recuerdo haber leldo nunca, y ESQ
que soy bastante afcionado a esta clase
de investigaciones, que exista un pals
que su Presupuesto resulte, casi la mi
ted mas de la moneda circulante en- ii
mismO.
ST no estoy NAL informado, ell Presu-
puesto de Puerto Rico, anda alrededor
de nueve millones de d6lares; ell nu-
merario en- circualcion, no me atrevo a
asegurar que llegue a cinco millones
ST este es un hecho al alcance de TO-
los, como ha de pasar la Camara Insu-
lar de Comercio por alto, punto tan i'm
portante?
Hemos de pedir seguramente, en- nom
5re de todas las ramifcaciones conner
ciales, que Sc hagan economlas genera
les en- tan alto Presl1DueStO one Sc
suprima 10 superfuo por 10 positive;
puesto que ell estado general de nuestra
economical situacion, no esta para que
Sc luzcan deslumbrantes adornos de Sc
la, cuando apenas 81 alcanza para lie
varlos de percal.
Es punto, Gl de la economic general de
gastos, que debe ser una de las bases de
partida segllir, de los trabajos que
IA de llevar cabo, la Camara Insular
lie Comercio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-22

al llegar la Ley del Cierre, no pue
do 81 no tacharla de injusta insensata
Una ley que establece previlegios entire
los empleados del comercio, no puedt
considerarse sensata y justa, de ah1, M
quizas, en- cierto modo, acre censura.
5Por que, mientras un empleado de
tienda de telas 6 de provisiones, descan-
sa desde la seis siete de la tarde, has
ia las siete Il ocho de la manana siguien-
te, han de estar sometidos q la atenci6n
de la cantina de un cafe, del mostrador
de un cafet1n 8 bar, al de un restaurant
9 fonda, etc., ETC., los que en- esta clase de
establecimientos prestan sus servicios g.?
Puede llamarse democratica, nj ibe-
raj siquiera, una Ley que establece un
previlegio en- favor de unos, con censu-
rable perjuicio, para gran parte de los
demas?...
Venga en- buena hora una Ley, que re-
gularice las horas de trabajo de cada ciu-
dadano, sin excepciones para nadie; y
en- ella cabra sin duda alguna, la equi-
dad Fuera de ESQ, mi juicio, toda
Ley ha de tropezar con los graves incon-
veniertes ccn que actualmente tropieza
la Ley del trabajo, al extreme de que no
es possible hacerla cunplir rigurosa-
mente
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-22

Tambi6n la Camara Insular de Puer-
to Rico, debe pedir, la reconsideration
de esta Ley, para que de ella no result
ten, enojosas excepciones.
No encuentro del todo desencaminada
la Ley de Pesas A1edidas 81 los encar-
gados de hacer cumplir esta ley, tienen
mediano criterio para llenar 10 que So
lemos lamar ell cumplimiento de sus de-
beres, llegara ser una Ley acceptable
pero, 81 la Ley de Pesas y Medidas sc
plantea como algunas otras, que cada
inspector impone SUI caprichoso criterio
aun en- contradiction "a la Ley misma, en-,
tonces, esa Ley que pod1a ser buena sc
convierte en- tiranica y repulsiva, no POI
10 que en- 81 exige la Ley, 81 no por las
imposiciones de los encargados de hacer-
la cumplir
Por este creo del deber de la Camara
Insular de Comercio, ell recomendar, que
ell Departamento correspondence, file
debidamente su atencion, en- los nombra
mientos del personal que ha de estar en-
constante contacto con ell Comercio, para
4 i l. l.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-22

No puedo dudar de que, nuestro entu-
siasmo ser1a unanime, 81 pudieramos con-
| tar, en- cada ciudad como Ponce, una do
lcena de escuelas dotadas del material ne
cesario para la moderna educacion, y un
cuerpo de profesores en- armon1a con las
lexigencias del presente siglo.
Guardando aproxImada relacion las
escuelas modelos de las ciudades, nos
agradar1a seguramente wer, en- cada
lpueblo en- cada barrio, ell n1mero de
escuelas necesarias, la educaci6n que
exige, la generation futura. Creo no
equivocarme, al juzgar unanime este
criterio pero, 81 unanime creO, tan sa-
tisfactorio' favorable criterio, tambien
creo q. todos han de pensar unanimemen-
te, que. estas siempre plausibles refor-
mas no pueden llevarse q cabo en- un So
10 ailo, nj en- dos, nj en- tres, cuando Sc
trata de un presupuesto tan fatalmente
recargado como ell de Puerto Rico, 81 NJ
Sc quiere llevar al pals la bancarrota
Son reformas q. Sc imponen, 81 ST.; pc
70 son para ser atendidas sin olvidos n
retrasos, Y hasta 81 Sc quiere con prefe
/ rencia. dentro de las facilidades que VI
/ moderado Presupuesto pueda permltlr
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
Not For Economy.

Something that cuts into the county
finances as heavy as any one thing is
the election. There is the primary cleo
tion, the local option election, and the
regular election. The bills made neces-
sary by these numerous elections are
something sad to behold and Senator
Balbridge, taking note to this expense
made an effort in way to reduce the
cost by introducing a bill allowing
judges and clerks Of such elections
$3.50 day instead of the present
1900 The people would naturally
think such bill would meet with ia.
vor by all, but we note it was not at
all popular with the servants of the
people who killed it by "indefinite
postponement.'
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
Would MuzzLe
Press Of State

Storey of Ada county, has introduced
ir the Legislature of the state Of Idaho
vicious libel bill which will do more
to kill the right of free speech and cur
tail the liberty Of the press than any act
within or without its powers that could
be accomplished by the supreme court
of this state.
1t leaves all the present laws ON the
subject in force and in addition pro
vides an amendment which says that
any untrue statement, spoken, printed
or circulated by means of any writing
signs, or pictures, which conveys com.
mon meaning to the effect that any
person or persons, individual or indi.
viduals, association or associations, cor.
poration or corporations are guilty OF
malfeasanee in office, corruption OF
crime, constitutes u defamation. Such
defamation is classed as u criminal libel
and the penaly is fixed at fine of
from 800 to $4,000 or Imprisonment
from ] to IA years.
just an inkling OF how vicious that
proposed law is, is to be had in the fact
that it overturns that first principle
OF our American liberty, that a man is
presumed to be innocent until he is
proven guilty.
By its terms as outlined above man
planning witness would not have to
prove that he was innocent. The com
prove the accused guilty.
There is a clever wording concocted
no doubt as a joker by which it is
stated the burden Of proof is to rest
first on the plaintiff to prove that the
alleged defamatory offense has been
committed by the defendant and then
on the defendant to prove the truth of
the words or articles in question. The
bill is No. "a.
In short, the whole burden rests upon
the defendant.
When a newspaper prints an article
or a cartoon, and by the terms of the
bill cartoon is included as libel if it
happen to be offensive to those pic
tured, If it does so openly, above board,
and with neither desire or chance to
hide if it SO wished. 1t has removed
any burden of proof so far as that
act is concerned, from the complainant
by accepting and acknowledging the
The newspaper, in short, publicly and
before complaint is made, acknowledges
to the people that is has published what
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
For Ball Team.

Preliminary steps for the organiza.
tion of a base ball club have been taken
and there is every indication of Grange
vile having one of the crack teams Of
the Prairie at the opening of the sea.
son. A meeting was held a week ago
at which time DIR. Warner, an old time
Lacquer and one of the leading fans OF
the college leagues, was elected mana
ger and Don Fisher, secretary. 1t is
the object of the local organization to
join the prairie league, and strong
team is looked for.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
REVISION OF PRIMARY Law.
Sentiment For Amendment-Field
Proposals New.

Sentiment in the present Legislature
seems to be heavily on the side of
amending the present direct primary
law and number Of changes are GER
tain to be made. Some favor confin-
ing the working of the primary law to
county and other local elections, re-
turning to the old convention system
of naming state officials. Others favor
a provision compelling every voter to
announce his party preference at the
time he votes in the primaries compul-
sorry and others have still other more or
less radical changes to suggest.
Senator Fields Of Latah county in
troduced the first direct primary bill
yesterday. 1t is certain to be followed
by others and out of the batch no doubt
one will be constructed to represent the
ideas of the republican majority in the
legislature.
The bill now on the senate calendar
is intended to amend the present law
in several particulars. In the first it
is proposed to take the judiciary out of
politics. Candidates for judicial posi-
tions are to be placed ON the primary
ballot in space provided for tha pur-
pose and headed "Non-Political
Offices. The voters will be required
to vote for judges without party en-
blems or other designation to guide
him.
Another section of the bill is intend.
ed to make second choice voting manda.
tory. In the instruction to the voters
it is set forth that: "You must vote
for both first and second choice if there
are twice as many candidates in the
different parties as there are posi-
tions." This is followed by the regu-
lation instruction as to how to mark
the ballot for the first and second
choice.
Most interest will center in the pro.
vision of the bill providing for the cleo.
tion of officials at the primary election
This is intended as an incentive to call
out the voters to the primary elections
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
To Cut Election Expenses.

Senator Baldridge and Senator Hart
will unite in the introduction Of bill
to abolish registrars. 1t is proposed
under the proposed new law to have all
registration done by clerks of the dis.
trict court, justice of the peace and
notaries public.
1t is also proposed that any qualified
voter may register at any time in the
year that is most convenient to him.
After he has once registered it will
never be necessary for him to register
again until he fails to vote at some
general election or moves from one pre-
cinct to another. just as soon as the
voter fails to exercise his right Of fran
chise at any regular election his name
is stricken from the list and in this way
the list is always clean, free from dead
timber.
At specified time before each elec.
tion the clerk of the court must furnish
to each precinct a complete list of all
the voters entitled to cast ballots in
that precinct. A fee not to exceed 25
cents is to be paid from the treasury
for the registration of each new voter.
1t is urged by the authors of this bill
that it will result in great saving of
money to the state; that it will result
in great convenience to voters in the
matter of getting registered; and that
it will dispense with much of the con-
fusion that now prevails by the remov-
ing every year the names of those not
entitled to vote from the registration
list.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
Lewis County Annexation Bill.

Lewis county, one of the new coun-
ties created at the last regular session
of the legislature, is now after more
territory. 1t wishes to annex part of
Idaho county, part having at least
three times as much territory as there
is in the original Lewis county. How
ever, practically nine-tenths of the
territory that it is proposed to annex
to Lewis is in the forest reserve extend
ing all the way east to the Montana
line.
All the inhabitants in the portion ia
be annexed if the bill becomes a law
live in the extreme western corner. In
this corner are the town of Woodland
Harrison, Caribel, Glenwood and Kid
der. 1t is claimed by the annexation.
lists that these people live within 90
miles Of Nezperce, the county seat ot
Lewis county, while they live 40 niles
from Grangeville, the county seat Of
Idaho county. 1t is further said that
there is no good road to Grange.ille
and that at this season of the year the
road there is blockaded with snow.
The proposed line between Idaho and
Lewis is drawn, it is explained, to &c.
commodate the greatest number OF
citizens on the border. 1t strikes the
Clearwater river at a point above Ku.
pro, then follows the river, the Selway
and the 46th parallel to the Montans
line.
Idaho county delegation is opposed
to the surrender of any territory tc
Lewis county. This opposition, it il
admitted, is not based ON the merits OF
the case but on fact that in the last
campaign the issue of county division
was up in Idaho county and the men
elected are pledged against county divi
sion of any kind.
The plan of the annexation bin il
such that the proposition is to be pu,
directly up to the voters in the locality
affected for their acceptance or rejec
Continued ON page g.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
WHAT OUR LE0IsLAToRS ARE
PUTTING IN THEIR TIME AT.
LEWIS ANNEXATION BILL UP
Defeat Constitutional Convention Mea-
sure.-Senator Sweet Not
Adkison's Sponsor.
Convention Finally Defeated.

For the second time since the meas
ure has been proposed the house to-
day killed the resolution proposing to
submit to the voters the question
whether constitutional convention
should be called. A reconsideration
had been ordered so that the vote OF
the entire house could be cast and with
only six members not voting the resolu-
tion was finally and definitely killed
when reconsideration was reached this
morning. There were 33 votes cast for
the convention but under the constitu-
tion it requires vote Of two-thirds of
the members elected to the house to
pass, and it was thus short seven votes.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-06

Under the provisions Of the now bin
If candidate receives majority Of
the first choice votes cast at the pri-
mary election he shall be declared the
nominee of the party.
Or if candidate fails to secure q
majority of all the first choice votes
and secures clear majority Of all the
second choice votes he shall be declared
the nominee Of the party.
More Freak Legislation.
If no candidate receives majority
of all the first and second choice votes
then the first and second choice votes
shall be added together and the candi-
date who receives the greatest number
of such votes shall be declared the
nominee. The bill closes with this
unique provision, which will no doubt
give rise to much discussion.
"That if any candidate for office
shall at the primary election receive .
majority of all the first class votes cast
for all the candidates in each party
then he shall be declared elected to that
office and certificate Of election shall
be issued to him the same as if he had
been elected at the general election.
But if no candidate shall receive . ma
jority of all first choice votes cast for
all the candidates for the same office,
but some candidate should receive q
majority Of all the second choice votes
over all the candidates for the same
office, then he shall receive q certifi-
cate of election as if he had been elect
ed at the following general election.
The balloting and counting Of votes nm.
der column marked NOM Political
Office shall be done in essentially the
same manner as herein provided for the
other columns. Boise Statesman.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-06

is in its columns.
Then this new bill proceeds to con-
slider that anything the Newspaper has
published regarding which complaint
is made is false and libelous unless the
newspaper can prove it to be otherwise.
| just how statement can be false
and libelous until the state has proven
that the statement is false is rather be.
yond the intelligence Of any common
mortal. And that the crime Of libel
can exist before the state has shown
that the statement complained 10 false
is just as miraculous q demonstration
of ingrowing brains.
Finally in all our criminal practice
there must be shown an intent and in
his carefully thought out plan for throt.
tling free speech intent is absolutely
ignored.
There is a vast difference between
printing statement to injure man
because of personal enmity and print.
ing a statement regarding . man in
public life for the purpose Of protect
ing the people of a political unit from q
political adventurer. In the one case
there is an evident vicious and criminal
intent, in the other simply lsudible
purpose to protect the people.
There is as wide difference betwoen
the publication Of charge which 10
baseless and false with no investigation
whatever and the publication Of .
statement in which in spite Of careful
investigation some slight error may
have crept.
The proposed law classes all these q
criminal it places upon the defendant
the necessity of proving himself limo
cent; it considers that anytime anyone
complains Of statement in q news
paper the statement is false.
Such law would rob the newspapers
of this state Of every vestige Of indie.
pendence and would leave the people
unprotected against the horde Of politi.
clans for revenue only who are today
kept out of politics by the salutary in
fluence of free press.
Whittier is Idaho driftinRS
Her newspapers claim no right to
libel. They claim no license. But they
are entitled to the rights guaranteed
them by the constitution Of the United
States and any attempt to deprive them
of those rights probably has some sinis-
ter purpose in it. Certainly it will
have sinister results.-Star Mirror.