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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-06

venciones Sc han templado. Hoy, en- Ell
Institute de reformas sociales y en- ell de
Provision, Sc sientan Juntos vocales
obreros patronos, y We cada uno que
ell otro no es tan vampire nj tan ogre
como Sc fguraba.
No hace mucho, en- "L 'Espagne ,
trazaba ell senor Dato, Ell un documen-
tado articulo, ell cuadro de la moderna
legislation social Ell Espana. Todo
aquello-leyes de academies de re-
glamentaci6n del trabajo de muJeres y
ninos, ley de huelgas, reglamentac1on
del trabajo de los adultos, casas bara-
tas, Institutes de Reformas sociales y
de Previsi6n-ha partido de su inicla-
tiva impulse. Hasta 10 que no es
obra directa suya, y lleva las tlrmas
ilustres de Silvela de La Cierva y de
Canalejas, lie debe mucho. Sintetizan-
dc, Sc podrla decir que Dato ha sldo e]
fador del socialismo de Estado cerca dc
las classes capitalists espanolas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-06
Notas escolares

Una carta circular recientemente di
rigida por el Departamento de Educa
cion los inspectores de escuela con
tiene comparaciones muy alentadoras
entire la 1f1atr1cula escolar del 1ltim,
alo y la del presente ano escolar hasti
ell IA de noviembre.
Ha habido un aumento en- la matr1cu
"a total de 141.370 (sin incluir las cs
cuelas de benefcencia y correctional
a 1909, participando de este aumen
. toda Ia isla con exception de tres
poblaciones y dos distritos. En- la ma
yer parte de los distritos ha habido a.,
mlis1no un auimento en- toda clase de es
cue1as.
FL n1mero de poblaciones que pro
porciona instruction secundaria ha au
mentado de q SO y la matricula dt
las escuelas secundarias Y de la univcr
sidad, de 1906 a 2848, 8 sea 50 OI0. e
aumento lha sido de 13 0I0 EN- las escue
las urbanas y de 25 O|0 Ell las rura1es
acusando asi mis1no las escLelas noe
turnas un almento EN- todos los pue
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-06

En- session celebrada por la Junta d
Sfndicos de la Universidad de Puert.
Rico ell 10. de diciembre, ell seiior R. j
Smith, professor de Entomolog1a del Co
legio de Agricultural y Artes Mecanica
lie Mayagiiez, fu6 eleoto decano del Co
legio para substituir al DR.. F. L. Ste
ven, quien renunci6 hace POGO Ell Sc
nor Smith tomara possession de ST. carg
ell l de febrero de 1914.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-06
Dato y las
reformas sociales

Pocos politicos-si hubo alguno-han
llegado q la Presidencia del ConseJO de
ministries con ell caudal de simpatlaS que
don Eduardo Dato. Els al nismo ITEM
DO el mas mundane de los pollticos y ell
mas popular de los consewadcres. De
el sc habla con afecto en- ell salon y ell el
taller Los dOnes del caracter. eel tactO,
la afabilidad la cortes1a, que en- la vida
social hacen gratas aceptas a las per-
sonas, infuyentes tambien en- la polltl-
ca. que es al cabo, aparte de otras cosas,
I'm trato de gentes en- gran escala. La
pol1tica, ique eS, en- resumen, slno con-
ducci6n 6 manejo de hombres, para ell
mejor gobierno possible de la ciudad
ideal?
Estas cualidades que todO ell mundo
reconoca en- ell senOr DatO, por ser ma
nifestas, han conrribuido mucho a di-
bujar ell conceptO de su personalldad.
FOrmamos generalmente ell retratO mo-
raj de los contemporaries, con los ras-
gos mas aparentes, cOntentandonos con
ellOs. sin pararnOs a examinar despaclO
81 son los lnicos, 8 siquiera los principal
les. Por 10 mismo que res ell senior Dato
tan afable, tan conciliadOr, de tan ex-
celente trato, Green muchos que ha de
ser un hombre d6bil, 8, 10 sumo, un
oportunista Sin embargo examinando
su historic, Sc we en- ella una labor per-
severante y fecunda, que ha llegado a
ser fecunda por ser cOnstante; un doml-
nio de 81 mismo, una consecuencia,
que acusan conviction frneza de ami
mo-
Hay que tener en- cuenta para Juzgar
de las ejecutorias de energla, las pa
tentes de debilidad que adjudica la OPT
MON vulgar, que ell p1blico mira la po-
Utica con los mismos ojos con que con-
templa las corridas de toros y ell teatro
romantico. Son unos ojos hechos al
afectismo, que aman las imagenes ro-
manticas. en- endecas1laDo sonor0, la
clausula pon1posa, la suerte de peligro...
Cuando entro en- un taller, y veo los
impresos del Institute de Reformas So
ciales, relatives a las dispcsiciones So
bre academies del trabajo, pienso: Es
to es obra de don Eduardo Dato''.
No solo fue el ell iniciador de la mo-
derna legislation de Espana, con la me-
morable ley de academies del trabajo,
la mas fecunda en- la practica, y la mas
innovadora en- la doctrina de las leyes
sociales, puesto que revolucionaba ell
concepto traditional romano de la cul-
pa. al introducir la teor1a del riesgo
professional.
Debe aiadirse que toda la legislation
obrera subsiguiente lie debe a el impul-
so originario, la cooperation constante
la autoridad de su posicion social po-
Utica. Hoy todo ell mundo es algo so.
cialista, y las 1eyes obreras Sc hacen So
las, 8 POGO menos. No asl cuando Sc ini
ci5 la legislation del trabajo, que lucha
ba con dos desconfanzas: abajo, la des
confanza del obrero hacia todo 10 que
viniese del burgues; arriba, la descon
fanza dell classes capitalstas, temero
sas de que la nueva legislation fuese
una brecha por donde irrumpiese la ola
socialista. Gracias al senior Dato, a su
iniciatiya, a su perseverance,, esas pre-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-06

Ell senor D. w. May, director de la
Estaci6n Experimental de Agricultu
"a de NIayagiiez, estuvo en- San Juali
)ara asistir 4 la session de la Junta de
Sindicos de la Universidad de Puerto
Rico.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-06

En- su carrera pol1tica no ha habldc
improvisaciones nj impaciencias. Lie
90 q ser la segunda fgura del partidO
conservador, sin que nadie pudlera dis
putarle ell puesto.
En- las crisis internas del partidO eli
csc laborioso periodic de reorganization.
que con diferente intensidad, pero cor
analogos caracteres, Sc abrio en- las dos
grandes agrupaciones monarquicas, al
desaparecer Canovas y 1Sagasta, con los
cuales acaba una epoca, Dato pudo dis
putar en- mas de una OCCASION ell primer
puesto. Su lealtad y desinteres, su mo-
destia, propicia a reconocer superiori-
dades, lie retrajeron a ello Ell rurso de
los hechos lie ha llevado ahora q ejercer
las funciones directivas de la pOlitica
iLograra .el triunfo en- elias? Antici-
parse af11narlo ser1a lisonja. Mi plu-
ma no sabe escribirlas. Es un lujo.
Lo que creo sinceramente es que, POI
SUI historic Y autoridad en- ell particle
conservador, por la attraction de su ca
racter la claridad de su inteligencia
por la opinion que tiene dentro y fuers
del mundo polltico, Sc debe esperar que
10 consiga, va que las circunstancias hal
apartado ahora del puesto al Sr. Maura
(De "Andrenio en- 'Nuevo Mundo'. }
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-06

PIDORAS URISEPTIC. Comprelas I'd. en-
La botica mas ceroana de su casa escri-
banos pidiendo una muestra y Ell folleto que
trata de elias. Ell metodo mas moderno
que Tecetan los medicos en- muchas parties.
De venta en- todas las boticas y droguerias.
Davis 81 Lawrence Co.: Nueva York.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-12-06
CAMBlO8

Londres, 4.S7 3I4.
New York, 15 cts. P.
Paris, 3 sIs p. 0Io D. !.
Hamburgo, 4 5I8 D.
Espaha, 9 4 s So.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-19
MURDEROUS ATTACK

Tom Panagaks, a hot headed
Greek who runs a saloon opposite
the w. P. depot, made a murderous
attack upon an Intoxicated man
yesterday by striking him across
the face with the but end of bill
lard cue. He knocked him uncon-
scious and narrowly missed killing
him. The Greek was arrested by
Constable Fernald and plead guilty
before Judge Castle who imposed
fine of $500 or 100 days impris-
onment. He dug up the. lucre,
probably not considering that it
was a light sentence.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-19
FIRE DISCOVERED

/ This morning at2:15 o'clock fire
was discovered in apartments in
the rear Of Mrs. Ida C. Manley's
millinery store in the Pullman
Block. The fire was discovered by
W. P. Wright who lives in an adj
joining house and an alarm was
quickly turned in by Mr. Wright.
The fire department responded
promptly and soon extinguished the
fire. Mrs. Manley left on No 6 for
Ogden Sunday night. The apart
ments in which the fire occurred
have been empty for about a year.
The origin of the fire is a mystery.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-19
An undisoovered lnterior.

A magazine editor recently re-
turned story to an aspiring con-
tributor.
Immediately the latter wrote an
indignant letter to him, saying that
before sending her manuscript she
had slightly pasted together several
of the inner pages. When the story
was returned to her it was in its
original condition. She had always
suspected editors of neglecting their
duties; now she was sure of their
carelessness, for her own story had
not been read. To all this the much
berated man made reply:
Dear Madan--At breakfast, when find
that an egg Is bad. ] do not have to eat
the whole Off to make sure.
--Chicngo Record-Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-19

millionaire, and thus actually pay
ing larger tax than the million
aire.
"This illustration need not be
confined to the purchase of sugar,
for it applies with equal aptness to
any protected article and there are
4,100 items in the Payne-Aldrich
tariff law.
"ThePayne-Aldrich law, however,
taxes neither wealth nor income.
A man may have a million dollars
in gold snd he ia not asked to con-
tribute anything whatever to the
Nstionsl Government, but IL he
is hungry or cold and must buy
food and clothing to satisfy his
needs he must pay tax of more
than 40 per cent. "I submit that
wealth and incomes should proper
" be the 6rst things to be taxed.
The pending income tax provision
will tax them,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-19
HEAD ON COLLISION

Austin, Texas, May l9.-Five
persons were killed and a score or
more injured in a head-on collision
between a passenger and freight
train shortly before 8 o'clock this
morning on the International &
Great Northern railway, at point
five miles south Of the city. Con-
fusion in orders is supposed to nave
been the cause of the wreck.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-19
St. kilda stato AHairs.

One feature of st. Kildan life
would have appealed strongly to
DIR. Johnson if Ire had carried out
his intention of spending winter
on the island. "The men of st.
Kilda. writes John Sands. "are In
the habit of congregating in front
of one of the houses almost every
morning for the discussion of busi-
ness. ! called this assembly the
parliament, and, with laugh, they
adopted the name. When the sub
ject is exciting they talk with loud
voices and all at one time, but.
when the question is once settled
they work together in perfect har-
mony. Shall we go to catch solan
geese or ling or mend the boat to-
day. Such are some examples Of
the questions that occupy the house.
Sometimes disputes are settled by
drawing lots. ."-.London Chronicle.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-19
BURIED ORCHARDS.
Peach Trees That Are Turned Under
Ground TO Escape Frost.

Ground TO Escape Frost.
The burying of entire peach or
chards for protection against late
spring frosts is a common practice
in the intermountain valleys of
eastern Colorado. In areas where
not more than one full crop in seven
or eight years has been previously
harvested annual yields are now
to be counted on. A net return of
$S5 from each peach tree is not un-
common.
Irrigation facilitates the task of
burying the trees. just before a
hard freeze is due in the late fall
the Colorado orchardist digs a
trench to each peach tree which
he expects to clay down" and turns
on the water, allowing it to run
until the soil about the roots is
thoroughly soaked. He then can
undermine the trees and bend them
down with little difficulty. They
are held to the ground. by a heavy
plank or by ropes until covering
of hay is spread over them and a
layer of dirt shoveled on top of
that. Two inches of dirt have been
found sufficient protection in 80
below zero weather.
Orchards are left PROSTATE and
covered until the last bit of danger
from frost in the spring has passed.
In the higher localities this danger
period is not before the 10th of
May. When the hay and dirt are
finally removed a mass of pink
bloom greets the orchardist. He
will tell you it is the prettiest sight
in the world. Sometimes, if the
season be late, tiny peaches will
show their green heads among the
pink blossoms.
After raising the tree brace is
applied and left against the trunk
through the summer. An orchard
of trees all propped in this manner,
their branches all leaning one way
and showing more foliage and fruit
on one side than on the other, pre-
sents q novel picture to the Colo
rado tourist. 40
! have been, told that peach or
chards subjected to this burying
treatment were short lived. Last
season | saw one weighted down
with big, luscious peaches. 1T had
been buried for ten successive win
ters and had yielded six full crops.
Farm and Fireside.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-19
Griffith Picks Up Star In Roohilna.

6rttfith Picks Up Star In Boohlinp.
Clark Griffith has found In Joe Boeh-
ling Of Richmond one young pitcher
who promises to win more than half
Of his games with the Senators this
year. He ls g right handler.
Too Much Curiosity.
A dangerous operation was being per.
formed upon q woman Old DR.. A., o
quaint German, full of kindly wit and
professional enthusiasm, had several
younger doctors with him. One of
them was administering the ether. he
became 80 interested in the old doc
tors work that he withdrew the cone
from the patient's nostrils, and she
half reused and rose to sitting pos.
ture, looking with wild eyed amaze.
ment over the surroundings It was
a critical period, and Dr A. did not
want to be Interrupted. "Lay down,
dere. woman" he commanded grufly
"You haf more curiosity as medical
student" So
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-19
Jared tho Professor.

When in 1888 Professor Freeman
was examining Battle abbey he
found himself dogged by a person,
who, as he thought, somewhat Off
ciously obtruded his offers of as
sistance. After vainly trying to
shake him off he broke forth with !:
81 don't want your help. The Duke
of Cleveland promised that | should
not be interfered with by the gar
deners."
Exactly So" was the reply; 81
nope they have obeyed my orders.
! am the Duke of Cleveland"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-19
BAN ON HIDDEN BALL TRICK.
President Johnson instructa umpIfes
Not to Call Players 0at on Play.

President Johnson lnstruota uhnpIfes
Not to Call Players out on Play.
The old hidden bail trick has been
put under the ban by President Johsa-
son OF the American league umpires
have been instructed not to call base
runners out when they fall q victim
to this antique play, because IN the
opinion OF Johnson Il ts not good
sportsmansbip.
One might be led to believe by this
ruling that the intellect Of the baii
players Is on the waue. for the rule
protects those who are not alert. II
Is but seldom that the hidden bail
trick Is worked In the major leagues,
and when II is it always afforis q lot
of amusement for the spectators and
chasrin for the player 20 trapped.
What is more. the play is perfectly
legitimate and cannot be turnod on q
player who is wide awake nor against
a team which puts live men on the
coaching lines,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-19
a PAINTER AND HIS BAssooN.
0ainsborouah Loved TO Play, Though
He Tortured His Friends.

Gatnsporou0h Loved TO PIay1 Though
He Tortured His Friends.
"Gainsborough's profession" says
one of his friends, "was painting,
and music was his amusement, yet
there were times when music seem
ed to be his employment and paint
ing his diversion"
He was so passionately fond of
music chat he filled his house with
all manner of instruments and per-
mitted his table to be infested with
all sorts of musical professors ex-
cept only bagpipers.
Gainsborough never had applica-
tion. enough to learn his notes thor
oughly, yet he loved melody SO
much that he tried his native skill
upon almost every instrument. He
could perform tune on the fiddle,
the guitar, the harpsichord or the
flute. He also took lessons upon
either the hautboy or the clarinet,
but made nothing of it.
According to a biographer of
Gainsborough, Johann Christian
Bach, son of the great Sebastian,
who lived for many years in Lon
don, had certain dry and testy hu-
NOR. He used to sit and endure
Gainsborough's unhappy efforts and,
Laughing in his sleeve, exclaim:
"Bravo, bravow
Gainsborough, not at all abashed
at his irony, if indeed he perceived
it, would go at it again, laboring
hard at his task. "Now for Pur-
cells chaunt," or fsHere is a bit of
old Bird" he would say.
"Dat is very finep' cried Bach
when the ordeal was over.
''Now for touch of old Henry
Lawes," continued Gainsborough.
Now, dat is too pad" Bach
would shout, his patience worn out
at last. "Dere is no law why de
company is to listen to your MUIR
der of all desc ancient gombosers." /"
Then he would get up from his
seat, run his fingers along all the
kegs.of the harpsichord and flourish
Voluntaries as if he were inspired.
One day Bach called on Gains
borough in Pail Mall and found
him in his studio, working hard at
the bassoon. The painters cheeks
were puffed out till his face was
round and red as the harvest moon.
Bach stood astounded.
"Pote it away, man, pote it
awayP he commanded. 'Do you
want to burst yourself like the frog
in the fable? It is only fit for the
lungs of coundry blackschmidt."
"Nay, now" exclaimed Gains
borough, cit is the richest bass in
the world. Now listen again"
"Iistenl" cried Bach. "Mine
friendt, l did listen at your door in
the passage, and py all the powers
above it is for all the world as the
veritable braying of a jackass."
"Why, you have no ear for music,
man." Gainsborough exclaimed, mo
more ear than an adderp Youth's
Companion,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-19
FISHER MAKES a RECORD.

Brooklyn Shortstop Goes Through
Game Without Fielding Chance.
An unusual occurrence in major
league baseball and one that escaped
general notice occurred In the Phila-
delphia-Brooklyn game at Brooklyn re-
Gently.
Shortstop Fisher of the Brooklyn
team went through the entire game
without fielding chance, his record
being no putouts, no assists and no er-
rors he almost duplicated the rec
ord few days later when he handled
but one batted ball, making throw to
6rst after touching runner, thereby
getting into the score for two chances.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-19
REPLY CABLED

. Washington, May 19.-Secretary
Brysn late today handed Ambas-
sador Chinda the reply of the Unit
ed States government to the Japan
protest against the California
Alien Land Law bill, The anibas-
sador Immediately cabled the mes
sage to Toxic The nature of the
reply was not given ou to the pub
lie.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-19

Washington, May ia con-
crete example of the often made
statement that under our pre- sent
system of raising revenue to m eet
the expenses of the general gov
ernent the poor man with the fam
lily is actually contributing more
towards the maintenance of the
government than the millionaire
bachelor. was given to the House
of Representatives by Congressman
Clyde H. Tavenner of Illinois.
"The pending income tax mea-
sures," declared Tavenner, Twill
mean that for the first time since
our government has stood, wealth
will be requir, d to bear a fair
proportion of the burden Of nation
al taxation. Under the present
system the National Government
raises the money necessary to run
the government by taxing, by
means of tariff and internal rev.
enue taxes, tn. things that the
people eat, wear and use. Wealth
goes untaxed.-.~s~--,,------l,------ -
- In order to make it perfectly
pain how it happens that mao
with a large family working on
tlN section of railroad is actually
pSy7ng more toward running the
National Government, than mill
lionaire bachelor who is too proud
to marcy and raise children. will
cite one illustration out Of multi
tude which could be given.
''The Payne-Aldrich tariff tax
on sugar Is approximately 2 cents
q pound. Everytime the American
housewife buys pound Of sugar
that is in reality worth cents she
pays cents for it. not knowing
that the sugar is worth but A cents
and that she is paying 2 cents
as tax to the National Govern
me. @
That the price Of an'article is en-
hanced by the amount Of the tariff
tax, is evidenced by the fact that in
England, where there is no 2-cent
tax on sugar the average wholesale
price Of sugar the year around is
approximately IL cents (the
amount of the Payne-Aldrieh taxi
less than in the United States.
"The average tax on all articles
under the Payne-Aldrich law is ap.
proximately 400 per cent. Nearly
everything one must buy at the
grocery, the hardware store and
the dry goods store carries a tariff
tax which means that the local
merchant acts in the capacity Of
tax collector for Uncle Sam with
out being paid for it, and he is as
unconscious of the fact as are his
customers that in making pur-
5ssases they are paying taxes.
ITO show, finally, that under the
h,sSent fiscal system the millionaire
bachelor does not contribute aS
much toward maintaining the Ma
Il Government as the average
wOrkingman with o family It is
but necessary to point out that
the millionaire does not eat as much
sugar as the entire family of the
workingman aud, as the tax is
wholly on consumption, il is ob-
vious that the workingman with q
family buys more pounds Of sugar
in year, contributing his 2.eent
sugar tax to the Government a
greater number Of times than the
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-19
He'd The iaat Nor.

The Professor acknowledging intro.
ductiop,- Glad TO meet you, Mr.. Mink.
You are distant relative. presume
Mr.. Mink-Of Mr.. Beaver, Mr.. Fox.
Mr.. Kuhn, Mr.. Marten, Me-. Wolf or
Mr. Fisher. you were about to sayf
Not the siigatest. sir.
The Professor (forestaIIed. but rally.
ing gamelyl-@ Well, you otter bel--C Chi.
cago Tribune
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-19

''No, Bobby said the mature but
we'll preserved widow; 81 think II great
deal OF you. but can't marry you.
I'm old enough to be your mother"
''Then, Mrs Kernaggy," pleaded the
heart broken youth. can't you take me
into the family as an adopted sonY'--
'shlcago Tribune.