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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-11-19
Prodigios de la ciencia
Modification de un caracter

Nueva York, noviembre.- crimi-
nalogistas comentan apasiOnadamente
una cura eNtraordinsria que ACADIA del
realizarse en- la prisi0n de Trenton.
Tratase de Un preso llamado James Szi
kelly, condenado q muerte por asesina
to y cuWa pena hab1a sido conmutada
por la de treinta amos de presidio.
Despu6s de SUI ingreso en- ell presidlo
de Trenton, Szikely padeci6 varios alta,
que de violencia. Repetidas veces tu-
vieron los vigilantes que apelar 4 la
fuerza para domar al preso recalcitran-
te, quien, despues de cada acto de re-
bei0n, Gaia en- una postraci0n compile
ta. Estas alternatives llamaron la aten-
ci0n de los medicos. As1 diagnosticaron
que eel preso sufr1a una preston sObro
ell cerebro. Y determination hacerle una
operation.
Durante la operacion pudieron cora
'pr0bar que ell diagnostico era eXacto.
Retiraron ell fragmento de hueso que
Aac1a preston sobre ell cerebro. La Ope-
racion Sc realiz6 felizmente y Szil1ely
pudo abandonar pronto ell lecho.
Todo ell mundo esta sorprendido de
Ia transformation operada Ell ell carac
ter del preso. Ahora experimental un
horror profundo a la sola idea del cri-
men por ell cual fue condenado. Sc ha
convertible en- uno de los hombres mas
dulces y mas d6ciles que Sc encuentran
n las carceles del Estado de Nueva
Jersey.
ST esta Transformation del caracte,
lie 'Szil0ely Sc mantiene, Sc solicitara su
~dulto.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-11-19
EDAEUNDO GOSSE.

Ell GObiernO frances ACADIA de NOM
brar official de la Legion de Honor al
eminente critico ingles Edmundo Gosse
>Esta distinction es por todo extreme
justa y merecida. Ell gran publicista e
historiador ha visto siempre con simpa-
tia en- sus obras las multiiles manifesto
clones del esp1ritu frances Ell todos los
siglos. desde los primeros balbuceos de
la literature gala hasta los d1as en- que
vivimos.
El impartial censor ha dicho Ell uno
de sus estudios: HFrancia es la gran
emancipadora de las almas. ST de ella
no hubieramos recibido luces nj direc-
ci0n, ic0mo escribiriamos la historic del
mundO?' Cuantos cOnozcan el desarro-
llo intellectual est6tico de la literature
aplaudiran la pregunta del gran crltico
y ell principle ver1dico. que la motiva
Los trabajos de Edmundo Gosse sObre
las literaturas extranjeras son impor-
tantes y copiosos, porque el publicista
conoce fondo casi todas las lenguas de
Europa, sin omitir las escandinavas. Fl
fue quien primero habl0 de Ibsen fuera
lie Noruega en- ell ano 1873. cuando la
nombrad1a del c6Iebre dramaturgo no
hab1a traspuesto aun los linderos de su
terra
Edmundo G0sse viene estudiando la
lteratura francesa contemporaries hace
mas de treinta amos. En- los periodicos
dlarlos mas celebrados de su pals en-
las revistas inglesas norteamericanas
la publicado innumerables ,articulos
acerca de las personalidades francesas
mas notorias. Sean cuales fueren las
teor1as en- que ell autor Fundamental sus
Obras, ell crlticO ingles las eXplica las
comenta sin prejuicios de ning1n gene
ro. Sus compatriotas lie llaman ell abo-
gado de los eXtranj njeros, y ell arte censo-
rio que maneja es de appreciation y Jul
clio, nunca destructive, sin que por clio
Sc .encuentre exento de malicia. Hacien-
do gala de una penetration singular
mente extraordinaria, el crltico ha di7
sertado sobre Zola y Darldet, Alfredo de
Vigny y Barley d 'Aurevilly, Anatole
France y Mauricio Barres, Pail Bour-
get y lMelchor de vogiie, Ferdinand, Fa-
bre Maeterlinck
,Edmundo Gosse ejerce actualmente Ell
cargo de bibliotecario en- la Camara de
los lores, para el cual fue designado en-
en- afio 1904.
r, s.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-11-19
Actualidad extranjera
Ell OTRO GORKI

Ell c6lebre escritOr russo, que ha oc
servado descritO con tan vivos colo
res tantas escenas terrOrlficaS Y maca-
bras en- sus novelas, Sc vi0 recientemer
tie sOrprendidO pOr un suceso mespera-
do, con el cral no habrla pOdido III So
mar sipuiera Tratase NADIA menOs que
de la eXistencia de OtrO MaXimo Cork,
que aparece en- escena al final de las re-
presentaciones d recibir los laureles que
leg1timamente pertenecen al autentlc).
Relata ell sensational suceso a qtr
nos referimOs uEa publication inglesa,
Hallandose Cork en- Georgetown
vi6se u d1a sorprendido por un cartel
de teatrO que aruHciaba en- letras enOr-
mes la represent ci0n de uno de sus
dramas. La cOsa NADIA ten1a de par+i
cular; perO 10 que venla Ell segulda era
10 curioso, porque despues del reparto
de la Obra Sc LEAN estas palabras mis-
teriOsas en- ell cartel: "AcabadO ell eS
pectacrllO, Ell autOr Sc presentara Il.
escena para salIdar al publicO.' III
tanto sorprendido, Y deseoso desde lue-
go de cOnOcer 4 su alter ego, Cork
Sc encamin0 al teatrO VIC. en- efectc,
al acabar la obra que mn individuO Sc
adelantaba al prosceniO hacienda corte
ses reverencias ante Ell p1blico, Ell me-
dio de una tempestad de aplausOs. Y Io
mas eXtrano de todo era que ell falso
Cork asemejabase al verdadero como
un hermanO a OtrO hermanO. FL Cork;
verdaderO tuvO la curiosidad de ser
presentado al impostor, Y llegado el mo-
mentO. encOntr0se frente un pObre
honlbre que Sc aturdi0 por complete cr
la escena. no Obstante ,haber mOstradG
serenidad tanta ante ell publicO. Eli
tonGes ell persOnaje simuladO rOg0 cas-.
llOrando al escritOr que no dehunciara
SUI farsa, anadiendO que estaba contra
tado con la compan1a para salir las
tablas Ell representation de rmOs cuan.
tos autOres contemporaries celebrcS
Dueno de una habilidad magistral en- 81
arte de la simulaci0n aparecia unas We
ces como Sudermann otras como
Paul Hervieu. Rostand 9 Maurice Dor
nay. A fin de despertar los mejores sen.
timientos del novelista ruso, ell false
Cork aleg0 su condici6n de padre d:
familia desheredado, sin profession re
gular, aparte de la que ell novelista pre-.
senciaba, para ganar ell pan cotidiano
Es indudable que Cork hubiera eX
perimentado pesar profundo dejando
en- ell arroyo un artista de recursos !
talentos tan variados. Consintiole, poe
su parte, continuar ell ofcio que ejerc1a
tan satisfaction del p1blico de Geo1-
town, maravillandose ademas de Ia
prodigalidad de su empresario, que tan
tos SACRIFICES realizaba para obsequiar
su p1blico con la presencia de unos
cuantos escritores famosOs.
LA GLORIA DE VERDI
Italia celebra actualmente ell cente
mario de Verdi El celebre maestro fue
durante cincuenta amos ell mas popular
entire todOs los muSicOs de su tempo. y
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-11-19
LA GLORIA DE VERDI

Italia celebra actualmente ell centc
mario de Verdi. El celebre maestro fue
durante cincuenta afios ell mas popular
entire todos los m1sicos de su tempo. y
sus obras ocuparon siempre lugar privi
legiado en- ell repertoire de los demo
craticos organillos.
Ell hecho constituye, sin duda la ma
yor ientre todas las manifestaciones de
la gloria; pero la gloria tiene tambien
sns anversos, y ell maestro profesaba
horror may1sculo a los mencionados
instrumentos, -.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-11-19
L A ESTER A
Berm1dez Hno.
FORTALEZA 20

Zine acanalado, pinturas, aceites,
barnices y aguarras, arneses de uno y
dos caballos, ruedas con llantas de
gonna y de acero, baf1os y medios ba-
dos de zinc, sorbeteras de 4, 6,Sy
10 cuartillos. Callicida Escriv4 para
extraer los callos y durezas de los pies,
sin molestias nj dolor alguno. Este
rilizadoras de leche, armas de todas
classes, maquinas de coser, muebles,
cuadros, lamparas, desgranadoras de
maiz, balanzas de mostrador, jaulas
para loros, re1ojes otros artlculos
de ferreteria y quincalia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-13
NEGRO is GROUND
BENEATH A CAR

Trying to cross behind one car in
front OF another, a negro whose name
the police could not learn was killed
by an lakewood and Broad street car
running west on Cary street, between
Adams and Jefferson at 1880 o'clock
last night. His body was practically
ground to pieces. and was nearly torn
In half by the heavy truck.
The car was in charge of Motorman
H. II. Stilson. the oldest employe in
the service OF the Virginia Railway
and Power company, and Conductor
r. r. Yates. Stilson was arrested and
taken to the Second police station,
where he was formally charged with
murder. He was admitted to bail. 1t
Is said that the negro running behind
the other car going east jumped in
front of Stilson's car so suddenly that
the motor11an did not have time to
apply the brakes and prevent the &C.
cident.
The body was viewed by Coroner
Taylor, and was turned over to In
dertaker A. d. Price. 1t had not been
identified late last night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-13
GREATEST MEETING
HELD BY BAPT|STS
SESSION YESTERDAY LARGELY
ATTENDED--DR. HTLLEY'S TWO
LECTURES CApTTyATE.

Especial 70 The Richmond virg!nian.)
NORFOLK. VA, July 1.-THE
Saturday session OF the Virginia Bap-
..st encampment was one Of the most
successful IN the history OF the en-
canpment.
The regular program was carried
out without changes and ali the var
ions departments meetings were
largely attended with the exception
Of the meetings held in the audi
torium. All the departments were
crowded and some even overlooked.
The enrolment passed the 600 mark
last night and every car from Nor
folk brought in more delegates. Sec
Rotary Watts said last night the every
thing pointed to the largest and most
successful meeting In every respect
ever held since the organization OF
the encampment
Perhaps the most interesting fea-
ture of aoday's program was the two
lectures by DR.. Lincoln Hulley, the
first at 1915, on How to Study the
Bible" and the second at s:15 to-
night, on Eugene Field and the
Children" Both these lectures were
exceedingly we'll attended and Drl
Huiley succeeded in completely capt.
waiting his audience.
One OF the most enjoyable features
of tomorrow's program will be the
singing OF Miss Sadie LeGrande ,oi
Keysville, Va Miss JeGrande pos
sesses a soprano voice of unusual
power and beauty and she will be
heard from time to time throughout
the encampment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-13
Woodau & Quarles
WORTH AND QUALITY
SEVEN EAST BROAD STREET.
VICTIMS Of FALLS
DIE OF INJURIES
TWO ROANOKE MEN sUCCUMB
AFTER BATTLE OF DAYS
AGAINST DEATH.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
ROANOKE. VA. Jnly 1.-TWO
men died in local hospitals early this
morning as a result of accidental
falls.
Fireman Jacob D. Talley, who was
terked from his seat on hose car
riage No. 3. while answering false
fire alarm, died this morning, at 3
O'Clock. His funeral will be held Sun
day, and pallbearers will be selected
from among his firemen associates.
William Warner Byrd. a lineman,
fell a distance Of sixty feet from the
roof of the telephone building last
Tuesday and sustained injuries from
which death resulted at 1880 this
morning.
Byrd. a splendid specimen Of young
manhood, lost his life in a display OF
his strength and agility. Pulling up
a rope hand over hand to beam sus-
pended sixty feet above, he lost his
balance after reaching the beam in
safety and fell to a concrete paved
area alley. Although several bones
were broken Byrd was conscious when
picked up and directed his transfer to
an ambulance. advising his handlers
to be careful Of his broken limbo
The young lineman's body viii be
taken to his home at Wright's Sid
! ing. Va. for burial tomorrow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-13
GOODIES SPRING
FREEZES ICE CREAM

Henry Phaup and 'sDick" Goode,
known Church Hill citisenA
known in public A. we'll AZ business
life, have just returned from = trip
to Cool Springs. Powhatan county.
Mr., Goode owns a farm at that point
and goes out occasional to got . sip
at the pure buttermilk which grows
uponsthe farm and which Is kept-cool
In thoseprtng.
On the trip$which has just closed,
Aunt Catharine Fendree. who looks
after the culinary part Of the farm,
had prepared a nice Layout" for
the visitors She had arranged to
have some fine peach ice cream, and
got the farm boy to get the conoomi-
tants together. When the visitors
reached the farm, after travelling a
part OF the day in Mr.. Goodies auto,
they found the farm boy hard at work
freezing the ice cream in the spring.
And" said Mr.. Goode. within ten
minutes the boy had the cream frozen.
That spring Is 30 cold It causes you
to put on your overcoat In August
I have q mind to put 1t on the mar
ket in opposition to the soup spring
owned by Ham Reid. With cold bot
tied water the citizens OF Richmond
might rid themselves Of any SEM
blance of typhoid or colon bacilli."
Messrs. .Goode and Phaup will go to
Cool Springs again the frst OF Au-
gust and have invited many OF their
friends to accompany them. They
want to show how easy 1t In to freeze
ice cream in a spring. without any
ice,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-13
Chicago s Protest
Disallowed and
the Forfeit Stands

NEW YORK, July .12.-President
Lynch, of the NauonA league yes
terday upheld the action OF Umpire
Eason in FORGETTING last Sundays
game between the Cubs and Cardi-
nails to the latter. In his verdict
Lynch says:
This game was played under an
agreement to stop play at o'clock
and was forfeited to the visiting club
by Umpire Eason for the reason that
the Chicago club. with the score
against them. employed tactics de-
signed to delay the game The UNI
pire, from the evidence. 1t appears
was fully justified in forfeiting this
game. The protest of the Chicago
club is dismissed.
I'm this connection attention is
called to the fact that managers Gin
some cases without consent Of club
owners) have entered into agreements
to stop play at a certain hour in
order to catch early trains. This prac-
tice has grown into an abuse grossly
unfair to the public and in violation
OF the spirit of the playing rules.
Empires will hereafter observe no
agreement of such nature except 1t
be absolutely necessary in order to al
low one hour to catch the last train
by means of which either team can
reach the next scheduled point in
time"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-13
.LYNCHBURG SHOWS
BIG TAX INCREASE
CITY WILL GO UP TO ABOUT
$4,000. 900.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
LYNCHBURG, VA, July 12.-Ac-
cording to figures made public today
the State will get from taxpayers in
this city nine thousand dollars more
than last year. This Is due, it is
thought. in a large degree to Auditor
Moores insistence on more correct re-
turns although Lynchhurg tax returns
have been regarded as large in pro-
portion to population.
The largest increase. OF course, will
be in personal property taxes, for the
realty will not be reassessed until
1915. The income tax will show an
increase Of S439,176; real estate. s423.-
500, and personal property. IDOL
$40, of which s960.773 is on intangi-
BILE assessments. Money in bank on
February LIST increased from $685.
179 in 1912 to $532,779 this year. an
increase OF $199,60o.
Added to the assessment for real
estate and personality will be some
thing like $1,700, 600 on public service
corporations. which will be made
later by the State corporation commits
sion.
To this also might be added ST.
100000 invested in capital on which
there Is a license tax, but which is not
assessed as other property. which
would bring the total taxable values
of the city up to about s35, 100000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-13
WILLIAMS WINS |.
EXHIBITION SETS
AMERICAN TEAM In GOOD SHAPE
FOR MATCHES WITH
CANADIANS.

NOTTINGHAM. ENGLAND, July IL.
---R. Norris Williams, OF the Amer
lean Davis cup tennis team, today de-
feated Otto Froitzheim. OF the Ger
man team In the last singles match
OF the semi-fDsls for the interna-
tionaI trophy. The result has no
hearing on the standing of the Amer
lean. who won the semIfinals by de-
feating the Germans in the doubles
yesterday. williams lost the fret set,
but took the next three. The score
was 81, 81, s-s, 81.
w. r. Johnson, of Philadelphia the
reserve player of the American team.
appeared against Oscar kreu'Zer. ana
defeated the German. The score was
rs, Ga, 81. Ga. This victory made
a clean sweep for the Americans
They won eight straight matches, four
singles. and one doubles
Despite the grueiling matches which
they have been through during the
week. all members Of the American
team appear 10 he in good condition
today. and promised to he At for the
PLAYING of the finals with the Ca
nadians rfv week.
Maurice Mclaughlin. the American
singles champion. took a rest today,
when the EST singles against the Ger
mans were played, as exhibition
matches and Johnson took his place.
McLoughlin had just finished playing
through hard series in the matches
for the An England championship,
when he entered the Davis cup games.
According 10 present arrangements
the finals with the Canadians VIII be
played the latter part OF next week
The winners VIII meet the English
PLAYERS in the challenge round.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-13
SECOND IN CHAIN
Of STORES OPENED
UNITED CIGAR STORES COM.
PANY Is ENLARGING IT'S OPER-
ERATTONS IN RICHMOND.

A second in the chain OF United
Cigar Stores was opened yesterday
in Richmond, the new store being
located at No. 623 East Broad street
The first store 1naugurated by this
concern. at No. s3s East Main street
has been a popular resort for local
smokers, and has justified fully the
faith of the corporation. and the
Broad street store promises to be a
paying investment. The first ~store
was opened just a year ago.
The new Broad street store was
thronged yesterday. the opening day
with customers. an added attraction
being the presents given for cash pur-
chases. as an added inducernent fol-
remembering the occasion pleasantly
Tho new store Is in keeping with the
other establishments maintained b,
this concern in color scheme and fur
nishings. and. like the Main street
store. has a soda fountain adjunct.
II. l. Savadge. who came from Nor
folk TO take charge OF the Main etree'
store. has been promoted to the man.
agement of the new Broad street
store. and ]. M. Holt, the company.
Richmond representative. is genera
supervisor Of both stores
Tho United Cigar Stores company
now has retail stores in 1bS cities. and
IL giving smokers the benefit OF theil
sharing plan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-13
BE0hLING NEAR !.
y. !. SEASONS RECORD

! WASHINGTON. Jeiy Ia. Ed
GrIlfo writing in today's Washington
Star. has the following TO say of Joe
Boehling. the former Richmond sand
lottsr, who IL now. recognized as be-
I ing one of the best hurlers on Clarke
/ Griffith's staff and probably one of
the best southpaws in the American
/ league:
Joe Boehlng is now within one
mark of the seasons record for con-
secutive victories. He won his ninth
has but one more contest to annex
10 equal the mark set by johnson and
Falkenberg. in no game that the
young left handler has worked this
season has he been placed in SO try
ing position as the one which the
Tigers lost TO him yesterday. II was
the first time that Boehling has had
his nerve and ability tested. and he
stood up well under the ordeal. There
were several occasions fl the game
when II seemed that he had come
10 the end of his winning streak. for
the Tigers had him in position
where a single base hit meant prob
able defeat. but il was under such
conditions that Boehling proved him
self really great pitcher, and, as
result he came out on the right
sidt of too2 game.
His most meritorious feat came in
the fifth inning when thu bases were
full and none out Boehling had the
irresistible Cobb facing him. Cobb
was sent TO bat for House, a relief
pitcher. and Boehling struck him out.
Cobb worked him for three to two
situation, and then laid back for a
fast one, BoshEng started a curve
bail inside, Cobb stepped back. the
ball broke over the plate and the
third strike was called Boehling got
out Of the inning with a single run
scored against him.
In the very rext inning errors by
Shanks and Foster on balls hit by the
first two men to come 20 bat again
placed Boehling I'm n pred5cament. but
he wrisgled himself out of close quar-
ters and held the Tigers scoreless.
Five hits were made off BoehlinR.
He hit one man and walked two
others but gave every indication that
the end. OF his winning streak does not
appear TO be at hand.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-13
WEEKLY FOR LABOR
MEN AND FARMERS
OFFICIAL JOINT ORGAN TO BE
ISSUED HEHE-BROwN AND
DOHERTY ENDORSED.

d new weekly newspaper TO he
known as The Union News. which Will
be the joint official organ OF the Farm -
ers' Cooper alive Educational Union
to make Its appearance in Richmond
September 1st under the Joint editor
ship OF Howard T. Colvin. Of Alexan-
dria- editor of the Virginia Federation
OF Labor Journal, and l.. NJ. Blanken-
ship. secretary treasurer OF the Farm
ers' Cooperative and Educational
Union.
Though Editor Colvin was emphatic
in the statement that the new paper
would steer clear of politics and would
take no part in the Statewide liquor
fight. The executive boards of the two
organizations which have been in SEES
sion TWO days. adopted resolutions en-
darsing the Aandidacy of John Thomp-
son III own for comm ssioner OF agrI-
culture, and also passed a resolution
advocating the reappointmant OF James
II. DonerTy as commissioner of labor.
and endorsing his administration
Following is the text OF the resolu-
ton endorsing Labor Commissioner
Doherty;
Whereas, the bureau OF labor and
Industrial statistics under the manage
fnent OF Commissioners James Il.
Doherty has been conducted IN a man
ner conducive to the best interests OF
the working people OF the State, there
fore.
"fI3e IT resolved. that the executive
boards Of the Virginia Federation of
Labor and Of ths Virginia division Of
the Farmers Educational and CO.
operative Union of America, in Joint
seaa!aa.- endorse the several admins
trations Of Commissioner Doherty and
urge his reappointment.'
The two executive committees have
been In executive session for two days
st Agrphy's hotel