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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-04-29
Contra la ley
de patentes
SIGUEN LAS PROTESTAlS.

Hoy helnos recibido un elocuente es-
critic, en- que levantan su protesta contra
el bill n1mero LOG los comerclantes al
por mayor y al detalle industrlales de
todas clases de la ciudad de Arecloo, y
ell cual giene suscrito por mas de dos
cientas frmas conocidas.
Su extension y la falta material de es-
pacio nos impide publicarlo, como fuera
nuestro deseo; pero 81 hemos de conslg-
mar que, sobre estar bien escrito, como
va Sc dijo, esta ademas muy bien razona-
do. fundandose la protesta Ell argu-
mentos incontrovertibles que ponen dc
manifesto los m1chos motives que asls-
ten q los frmantes y autores del docu-
mento.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-04-29
Noticias de Sociedad
VIAJEROS.

Entire los que han venido bordo
del Manuel Calvo', que lego aver q
nuestro puerto, fguran los siguientes
Margarita NJ. Mandry, Eufemia T. Mer
cado, Mercedes Lopez, Maria Luisa y
Emilia Rullan, Carmen Pedreiro, Gtl-
llermo Vidal, Aurelio Carreras, Sllves-
tire Bartolomei, Pastor Man'dry, Ramon
Castaner, Jose Matos, y Juan Rullan, a
todos los cuales les damos la bienvenlda.
DE REGRESO.
-Despues de haber permanecido una
larga temporada en- MIA, aver regresd
4 esta isla nuestro estimado amigo el
distinguido joven don Enrique Aboy
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-04-29
ElSr. C.. Blumroeder

Anteayer hemos tenido el gusto de sa-
lndar al Sr. C. Blumroeder, presldente
de la afamada fabrica de tintas de I'M
prenta Y litograffa, Berger Wirth, Inc,
casa que tiene fabricas establecldas en-
las principales capitales del mundo'
All saluldar al sefor Blumroeder, de
seamos que lie sea muy grata la estancla
entire nosotroS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-04-29

ledOr no con-
sig 10 reeo
bTar su salud
aorecientc
de otrosdias..
y de clio 80
condueIe en-
Ia siguients
cartadirigida
4 una her
mana suya;
. Va no
soy, dice,
aquel oaeial
de otras ve-
ces, dispues-
70 slempre 4
m0ntar 4 ca
ballo y 4 en-
traren fuego.
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-04-29
Cotizaciones del Mercado

Cotizaciones del Mercado
Precios MIN de los articulos que Sc
detallan en- almacen.
CHOCOLATES
Cocoa Leon de Oro" En- huacalt
de 72 libras.
Cocoa "Nelson' . Id. Jaula
72 lib. Sl9.oo
Cocoa "BaA 9ra'', GAIA 3oI5, 2
I" 24i2 A.
Latas de 1I2 lib. a $3.50 Ell huacal elf
i" 4 lb. 1925 ell huaoal eli
5 Ib. a $4,000 ell huacai Ell
para vender 5 cts. 1926 l.
gruesa elf
Chocolate $3.50 "Pr ,mium''. En- ca ia
de u lbs. an paquetes de 12, IA =
libra $1,000 90. elf.
Chocolate lie Isakprs niarea
seAguila y "a il lie y lihras 81 -
Chocolate soso d. Bakets,
de B. II.
Chocolate KOhltr j.
LECHE CONIE><,8ATHA
'Aguila'', sho'
Magnolia 81
Leche Lechera condensada, ON
Leche Lechera Evaporada, III
Id. i'd Esterilizada. ~
Id. "Peerless" evaporada,
pequena, 2i'
Id. ssPeerless" tamafio grande, 8 81
MANTEQUILLA
Lazo azul fna, 2OI5 $23 80 segd
clase.
Mantequilla Danesa, $4,000
MANTECA
En- tercios, 500
"volcan.'' y en- caias, 1000
Compuesta granosa La Alham
bra latas de 25 lbs, 1000
PRECIos DE CoKPR4
Cocos. millar, 4Ss-00
Caeros dplces, lass
Al8od6n, lM
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-04-29

Precios MIN de los articulos que Sc
detallan en- almacen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-14
Providing Fer ker.

OIL had just been struck on the rough
quarter section of oklahoma farm iand
which for ten years had yielded only
a scant living for the rugged settler.
his wife and their four boys. now Just
about grown. While the mother busted
herself with the dinner for the drll'ers
the farmer and his sons stood near the
flowing well and INDUCED In a discus
sion as t O how they should spend their
newly acquired wealth.
"I'm a-eoin' to take a trip to Chicago
and Niagara falls" the oldest boy de
clared.
Reckon ! kin afford that horse and
buggy Jason WAS offering for $500 last
week" The speaker doubtless hadn't
forgotten the pink checked daughter
OF the e rest neighbor.
snow. boys" the father expostuiat-
e~d-"boys. don't be ~forgettin' your
NAV. Jes' you remember how she's
sia ved for all Of us these years. We
mustn't fergit to provide for her"
Course we won't fergit maw." re-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-14

increasing. More than 6,00O, 000, COO ba-
ana a year. or more than Ave dozen
for every man, woman and Guild in
the United States. Including Alaska
and Hawaii. are consumed now.
On account Of the high duties I'm
posed on most things In Brazil the coat
Of living is extremely high. At Per
nambuco a house that In the United
States could be rented for $3.50 a year
costs at least $1,000. Milk costs 20
cents a quart, bacon g cents a pound
and ham $3.50.
OF the 3S.OoO.00O ions Of coal mined
In France annually q, 0 600 tons are
produced In the Pas de Calais. As this
coal Ia worth - a tor Al the pit mouth.
besides attracting Industries, these coal
mines are an enormous source of
wealth. the value of the annual output
being nearly $10o.O00.0Oo.
An ingenious method Of disposing ,
the ashes Of q cremsted body has been
reported from England. After 4 wom-
an had been cremated the husband
took tho ashes to a chemist for the
purpose Of extracting the iron. which
he 70 now wearing set In bis ring. AZ
one would wear Z diamond.
Recently twenty American engineers
and expert construction nen sailed
from Galveston. Tex. for Barcelona.
Spain. to begin contracts for power
ps = aud irrigation projects approx
mating $40,0o0. 0o0 The principal part
OF tho work will be In northeastern
Spain. wherr thousands u arid acres
win b irrigated
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-14

South Africa give employment to 1000
Europeans and $50 eolorcd pscpe
For advertising purposes . Pitts
burEh automobile delivery wagon IL
built on the lines Of 4 locomotive
Powerful searchlights are being To-
stalled on the ocean liners ~ 4 protoc,
ton against collision with icebergs.
Pennsylvania produces nearly one
third Of the sanL uaed In the manu-
facture Of glass In the Unite States
Turkish passenger boats The Bos-
porus during the last nscai gar al
ried 100000 passenger. FOL $1,000
600.
New York will have ore Of the
worlds greatest skylights IN it's new
po~stoft"e, rs 1t win contain ninety
tons OF glass.
Twenty-Five foot statues, weighing
tw nty-hve tons, out Of one
p e OF marble, are to b placed !
front Of tho UniLl Stton In Washing
ton.
A New York hospital u exper1rnent-
ing With illuminating the Aoors Of
rooms from beneath with electric
lamps set under glass and backed BY
Protectors.
To blacken aluminium alloys. states
the Electrical Rev y. immsrse the
article In a boiling / { solution Of u
tic soda Of so per cnt strength for a
few seconds; wash OF the excess OF
csustic. dry In sawcust and polish with
4 piumbagoed brush.
Americans are eating a great many
bananas. and the appetite for them Is
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-14
ROUND THE GLOBE

IN 1912 Chicago aided 5000 poor fnm-
ilies monthly.
An Atlantic fog Is usually about thir-
ty miles In diameter.
The lack Of a sufficient supply Of coal
h keeniy felt throughout Russia.
Pittsburgh 10 Soon to have q new
combined city hall and county court
house.
Caiifornia's 1918 mining output, II Ia
predicted, will exceed Slo0,000.0o In
value.
During last year In the United States
S19, W 1000 was spent hghting tuber-
culosts.
Five hundred dollars was recently
paid for the good viii OF 4 humble cot
fee stall In London.
In Newark, N. J.. q lot Of second
hand pianos were auetionsd tho other
day at <7h cents each.
Liverpool Is TO have the largest pipe
organ In the world In It's cathedral. 1t
will have 1o.b67 pipes.
The leakage. seepaEe and evnpora-
ton OF Lake Gatun are estimated 1t
l.05O.420.ooo gallons per day.
With the stenotypo. 4 new keyboard
machine. dictatiou has been taken at
the rate OF zoe words a minute.
The s2A7 newspaper published In
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-14
nidn,t Know Himself.

An American travelling In Europe en-
gagged a courier. Arriving ut an Inn In
Austria. the man asked bis servant 10
enter bIs name In accordance with tue
police regulations OF that country
Some time after the mar asked the
servant If he Ind complied With Dis
orders.
Yes. SIR" was the reply.
How did you write my nameT osk-
ed the master.
'WeH. sir. I can't pronounce 1t" an
swered the servant. but | copied ft
from your ~portmanteau. sir"
"why. my name Isn't there. Bring
me the book"
The register was brought, and. In
stead Of the plain American name OF
two syllables. the following entry was
revealed:
Monsieur Warranted Solid Leather"
-Lipplncott's.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-14

"What language Is the leading iad>
singing?"
French. isn't it7'
mo: | can understand French, ana
II Isn't that"
"ItalIan perhaps"
sit sounds more like Spanish or pos
slbly Portuguese"
.sYonder Ia MIR. Fianahan. b IA
nous critic. Let us ask him"
They questioned Mr.. Flanshan, ana
he smiled Primly.
'sThe lady il singing In English" he
said.-Newark News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-14
A Difference.

The Sunday school teacher asked his
class to give him the definition OF q
pilgrim"
One little fellow said. please. air. !
think n pilgrim is d man who travels Z
great deal"
This did no exactly suit the teacher,
70 he said. We'll. | travp' about quite
a little. but I'm not Il pilgrim" 3D.
"Oh. sir, but I mean II good man.
eagerly replied the little one.-Harpers
Magazine
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-14
HUMOROUS QUIPS.
An CverWorked Person.

Being the only small child In q famlil
hotel.l
The married ladies grab him
For Just a quick caress;
The transient" persons d him
And hold him In duress.
The spinster ladies' seize MIN
At play upon the floor:
The maidens young d~isplease him
BY kissing him ON more.
They smooth his hair and rufftes,
They Wipe his mouth and eyes
With practiced hand that muller
His fierce. Indignant cries. a.
And when they cease to busy
Themselves with such as his
In awful seeuence dizzy
They kiss and kiss and ktssf
And thus his day ls ended,
And thus his days begun.
All vote him fairly splendid
And quite the best OF tun.
But underneath the iightness
One giirnpses sudden CLEANS.
In eyes long past their brightness,
OF H~nforSotten dreams!
Chicago Inter Oceas
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-14

nued the Youngest lad. We'll provide
for her-we'll get her d new Az
Kansas City Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-04
Pine Tree Grange.

A regular meeting of Pine Tree
Grange. Lisbon, was held, Friday even
ing. Charles Williams was instructed
to make repairs en- the stage. The dis
cussion Of this question What makes
a good housekeeper? was opened by
Mrs. +. G.. Kicker. She suggested q
good system for the housewife to fol-
lew. Mrs. E. G.. Canham said
there is so much difference between a
good housekeeper and a homekeeper.
She favored the latter as the most inn
portant. Proper coking is essential. In
these days of much information it is
comparatively easy to cook well. Mrs.
Tarhox told of her early life. Her
mother wove all their clothes on the
hand loom. They didn't dress as well
as they do now, but We're just as well
off. Education was harder then than
now. She announced that next Friday
will be an all day meeting. A. Ct.
Utecht of Topsham will be one of the
speakers, also f. II. Hildreth of Top
sham Will speak of poultry raising.
Other speakers will be present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-04
Who Gets Benefit of the Doubt f?

The ground taken by the President was
that he believed such law webb bilD
unconstitutional, as he said in his veto
message, lin that it is in substance and
effect a delegation by Congress to the
states of the power of regulating inter-
state commerce in liquors. which Is vested
exclusively in Congress. = In this view
the President stands with Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham and Senator Root. The
opinion of three such eminent lawyers,
one of whom has set on the bench and
had 10 do with questions of constitutional
construction. IS entitled to good deal
of respect All fair minded men will
credit the President with absolute sim
cerity, and it is not the first time he has
shown the courage of his convictions. At
the same time it is to be considered that
there are many eminent lawyers VINO
believe the bill is constitutional Some of
them set forth their armament at length
in the debate upon the bill. Evidently II
is one of those complex, intricate, puZ-
cling questions of construction, which are
coming up every now and then, and in
relation to which men are able to find
reasons tuStfying to their own minds
their predictions one way or the other
1t is one of those matters lying in the
twilight zone" between state and fed
eral jurisdiction, in which many take
refuge who wish to carry on illegal and
nefarious practices safely.
Very true And now the question
is: Will the L. S. Supreme Court give
the booze trust the benefit of the
doubt. as ii demands, or will human
ity receive the benefit on the moral
side of the account? We judge from
recent decisions, a strong and growing
public sentiment against compulsory
liquor exploitation, and the fact that
the combined vote of Congress stands
307 to 116 for the law, that the Webb
law will stand.
The next move should be to put
some teeth" into the law, and then to
prohibit the advertising of outlaweG
products through the medium of in
terstate carriers and the L. s. mails.
Many a man has been enraged by
finding in the hands of his children,
the price lists and advertising of
booze sellers, sent through the mails
to his address, although both the
traffic and the exploiting of it are pro-
hibited by State laws
Shut the booze price lists and ad-
vertising out of mail going to pro
hibition territory. Shut newspapers
which carry such advertising out of
prohibition territory
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-04

disregard all the human element that
tie employer would take into consid-
Grafton; that some OF these liability
companies have. at least in the past.
been guilty, like some other corpora
tons, CT sharp practices in order to
save payment of the insurance; and
that the cost of the agents necessary
for the securing of business adds un
necessarily to the eos of the insur-
anoe and therefore subtracts from the
amount that the workman otherwise
might receive. Fourth. the fund out of
when compensation may be paid may
be administered by the State, each en-
ployer-and possibly each employee
contributing his quota to the fund, the
disbursement being made by depart
ment of the State government. The Oh
iections u this method are suggested
in the course of Mr.. Hotchkisss article
printed in this issue. Those objections
ere not SO serious to an Insurance. tund
to which employers are compelled TO
contribute as they are tn the general
practice of State insurance against Ere.
ordinary accidents, and death; but they
ere very fnrcibly expressed by certain
employers and by representatives ol
liability companies.
There have been two important bills
before the New York Legislature. one
adopts the liability company plan, the
other adopts the State insurance plan.
In favor Of the latter are the labor
unions. while against it are arrayed the
majority of big employers and the cas-
ualty companies who are willing to ae-
cept the other bill as an alternative. Ii
is now proposed that the Two features
be combined with possibly the other
two features. also, 50 thai the employer
may have his choice Of funds-an indi
vidual fund. a mutual fund. a liability
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-04
A PHYSICIANS FAITH IN Eek
MANS ALTERNATIVE.
A Valuable Remedy for Throat and

Have used Eckman's Alternative in
several cases of tubercular glands of the
neck, with excellent results every time.
In one case it cost me $50 for the girl
was put on ii only until she could ar
range to be operated, and in a short
time an operation was not needed.
suppose your records are just as fine as
of old. You know my faith in it
Original of this physicians letter on file J
Eckmans Alternative is effective in
other forms. Read what Mrs Garvin
says
Idaho Falls. Idaho.
Gentlemen: I have gained twenty-five
pounds since last February and my baby
is in perfect health | have been waiting
since she was born to see how ! would
get along. | am now doing all my work,
have been ever since she was four weeks
old. and | am steadily gaming. | do not
cough or raise anything at all. l believe
my lung trouble is cured.
(Sworn affdavi) MRS. NJ. IL. GARVlN.
Note-Mrs. Garvin has seven children.
Eekmans Alternative is effective in
Bronchitis, Asthma, Hay Fever; Throat
and Lung Troubles and in upbuilding the
system. Does not contain poisons,
opiates or habit forming drugs. For sale
by c. b. Murphy and other leading drug
gists. Ask for booklet telling OF recov-
cries, and write to Eckman Laboratory,
Philadelphia, Pa. for additional evidence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-04
The U. S. Coal Inquiry.

Mayor Morey's little coal inyestiga-
ton looks like childs toy wagon
beside a juggernaut Cor maybe the
steam roller) compared with the in
quiry made by the L. S. Bureau of
Labor, as revealed by the report sub
mitted to the National House on Sat
urday. Many of the things officially
declared, and worse. have been known
unofficially, but now the Congress has
something upon which to work. Now
what can be done about it? Following
is a summary of points made by the
ers
Total wage increase received by
miners in 1912, 100000.
Total increase in receipts to mine
owners, due to extra cost exacted
st3,45o,o0o.
Average increase in wholesale price
26 cents ton.
Increase in retail prices varied from
16 cents to 81 cents in New York anc
Philadelphia to so cents in Boston ane
$3.50 in Springfield.
Retail price of pea coal in Bostor
was increased SO cents ton, though
the increase in Wholesale price wa.
only 16 cents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-04

Operators made $2,5oo,o0o by sus-
pension of spring discounts alone.
| Independents got only 65 percent of
advance while old contracts were in
force.
| Operators, most dealers and the
miners gained by wage increase, while
public footed bill without compensa-
ton.
we are to grasp the fact at once,
then, that it does not pay the mine OPP
orators to avoid strikes. out of the
labor troubles" of last spring they
made millions and the public, as ever,
settles the bill right handsomely
The L. $. inquiry revealed such prac-
| tees among the big operators as were
| confessed by some of the Maine deal
| crs. For instance, one Maine dealer
admitted that in other years he had
| added S1.50 TO the Portland price, pay
| ing Sc cents freight, and figuring a pro-
| fit of So cents out of the $l.20 left. This
year he admitted that he was adding
$40 to the Portland price and making
a profit of IS cents per ton.
1t is a case of button, button: who
gets the proft?" while the poverty
stricken consumer shivers and pays
| outrageous prices To local dealers, com
| mission merchants, operators and
| transportation concerns. to "remuner-
ste" them for their losses in the dis
astrous' strike of 1872
1t has been shown that local dealers
| in Maine exacted profit two and one
half times as great as in other years.
To this WAS added the extra and unus-
ual profit eXaeted by the coal opera
tors and, although not revealed ofiic
tally. undoubtedly the transportation
concerns got their pound OF flesh.
In the meantime, millions suffered
IS "A result of . strike that put mid
lions in the pockets of coal operators
and dealers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-04
Let Augusta Voters Consider.

a matter OF interest to the voters
of Augusta appeared in the Monday
morning issue of the Waterville SEN
tinel. II was the claim made editori-
ally by that Democratic organ, that
inasmuch as no fault had been found
with the Democratic administration Of
that ScitS&in the past year, no fault
existed.
Perhaps this, week and next Mon
day the Democrats of Augusta NAV
make the same claim, because the
Kennebec Iournal, has, refused to stand
as chronic fault-fnder when it's atten
tien' has been frequently called to
undesirable conditions infficiency and
mismanagement 1t is a statement of
fact To say. at this time, that frequent
complaint has been made by those
who did not wish to appear and father
it: 1t is just as true that some of
those who have clamored most for q
change of conditions now appear as
most active in movement to indi-
rectly continue the same policies and
conditions.
As an up-to-date illustration, fresh
in the minds of many citizens, some
of them highly indignant ones to our
personal knowledge, was the danger
Gus condition of Rines Hill sidewalk
on Sunday forenoon. Mar ?, 1912.
Bluntly. Rines Hill and Grove street,
the principally travelled section of the
city, TO say nothing of other streets
was disgrace to any modern street
department.
There are many things to be said
IL il would mean anything more 10
the average voter than that this news
paper is pursuing the administra
ton
The situation which confronts the
voters of Augusta is whether they
have a selfish purpose that stands
above the welfare of the city.
II is needless to discuss the fortune!
of more than two. mayoralty candi
dates-Mr. Swift and Mr.. Newbert
One or the other is 10 be elected. Ey
cry voter knows that.
Thus il Is presented to individual
voters to decide whether they wish t,
vote directly for a man who stands fol
and is living up TO standard of pro
gressiye civic policies, or to vote di
rectiy or indirectly for continuation
OF the conditions of the past year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-04
WoRkMEN,s COMPENSATION.
Some of the Facts Confronting New
York and Other States.

Those of our readers who have not
the reading of The Outlook we feel
SIRE will be glad to find the following
on tWorkmen's Compensation from
this weeks issue of that admirable
publication.
When a machine is injured in the
course of its use, the owner OF the ma
chine bears the cost of the INJURY ana
charges it to the expense OF production
for which he receives payment as ne
sells his goods. When, however, a
workman is injured in the course OF
his employment, the cost Of the injury
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-04
Maine Gossip
An Architectural Traoedy,

! met a melancholy snail
Zigzagging on the walk,
He cried, 81 wish to ease my soul
DO listen while | talk!
Il lived in comfortable ease
Till | grew rich. Alack,
My. wife then started TO improve
The house upon my back
she said, This home is out of STYLE
Call in the architect;
1t ought to have some wings and be
Renaissance in effect.
'Her mother wanted gables built
To make me more Queen Anne;
Her sister thought colonial
Would be the proper plan.
THE others wished bungalow.
But now that ii is done
You see the sole result attained
A bughouse built for one
New York sun
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-04

1t appears easy enough, for all those
of any party who have professed 10
be dissatisfied with the management
of Augustus affairs in recent years
TO decide.
1t is only necessary to vote for Hon.
Willis f. Swift for mayor, to radical
ly change conditions for the better,
without resort to fault finding
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-04

Bath Independent: Fred p. Reed has
closed a deal with A. K. Webster OF
Cincinnati. Ohio. whereby Mr.. Webster
has secured n lease of Thorne Island III
the Kennebec above Thorne's Head.
fer summer camp. Mr.. Webster Is
an instructor in a Cincinnati school
and will arrive here about July l with
So BOYS and instructors who viii be in
camp all summer. The securing of this
camp for this vicinity is the result of
Mr. Reeds efforts of two years. He has
Others in view and expects to bring
another camp to this locality next sea-
son. Mr.. Webster has taken an option
on Thorne's Island and may purchase
it to establish q. permanent camp.