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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-01-03
Camara Insular
de Cornercio

FL martes del corriente a las 3 de
la tarde, tendra lugar ell los salones de
esta Camara una reception Ell obseqaio
del Hon. John Shafroth, Presidente del
Comite de Puerto Rico en- ell Senado de
los Estados Unidos, y para ese acto, que
puede resultar beneficioso para los IN
tereses de la Isla, Sc invita-, para que
asistan personalmente q por medic de
representatives. todo el comercio de Ia
lsla, 4 las Asociaciones Il organizacio-
mes comereiales, industriales, agricolaS
Y del trabajo, como tambien la prensa
del pals
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-01-03
Bale en- San German

Nuestro amigo don Z. Lopez Dfaz
presidente del Circulo de 'Recreo, de San
German, nos invita- al bale que ha dc
llevarse 4 efecto mafana domingo
AL propio tempo y 4 nombre de la
Junta directiva, nos felicita por el Ano
Nuevo, atenci6n 4 que correspondence
con Ia mayor simpatias.
.. .fN/l .-~-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-01-03
S. BEHN,
Presidente
y@<M@N
Noche de arte

Manana domingo Sc vera favorecido
el Municipal = por una numerosa Sc.
leeta concurrencia, con motive del de.
but de la c6lebre cantante ELY BAR.
NATO, espectaculo que patrocina q
distinguido Club de Damas.
la Barnato cantara en- ingles, italia.
no, frances Y aleman.
Quedan muy pocos palcos libres %
el Paris Bazaar
Recomendamos la lectura del progra-
ma que es muy interesante
.-A3km ms&1--~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11
MO CLASSES U. S.

Certain big truths lie at the base
of the labor question, and no discus
sion Of the subject can fairly ignore
them. One is that in this land there
are no fixed Glasses" Most employ
ers of labor here were once themselves
laborers. And there is constant ad'
dition of the ex.rich to the world OF
toilers. Forces are at work in this
western democracy which prevent rig
i'd class lines from forming. Another
basic truth Of great size is that not all
employers and not all workingmen
are alike. In the former group there
are men who are hard, cold, ruthless
grasping and oppressive; and in the
second men who are lazy, inefficient
and disloyal shirkers. Happily, the
tale does not end there. We all know
employers who are moved by a deep
religious and patriotic sense of re-
sponsibility, and who sacredly, and
with real self sacrifice, count welfare
of their workers as of more Importance
than their own profits. Likewise there
are multitudes working for wages who
are efficient, diligent and faithful, re
garding their employment as their
share in the great task of world prog
ress With these facts in mind, no per
son can rail against any class. lntelll'
gence is the great antidote for bitter
ness.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11
HOW THE MEXICAN TROUBLE
CAN BE SETTLED.

Under the heading, "A Chance for
the Ad Man. The Seattle Times pub
lished the other day very interest
Ing article on how the Mexican trouble
could be settled by modern advertis
Ing methods.
Here is the interesting and timely ar
ticle of The Times in full:
The ad man, If given official recog
milton and authority to act, could end
the Mexican trouble within six months
If congress would create depart
ment Of publicity, with an appropria
ton Of million dollars, and instruct
the new secretary to make contracts
with Mexican newspapers for page
ads in their own language, telling the
misguided people of, that country what
the government and the people of the
United States are trying to do, It is
safe to predict that in six months the
war would be over.
The greatest enemy of Mexico Is in.
ternal. 1t is Misrepresentation. The
office Of page advertisements spread
broadcast through the distracted re-
public would be to convince the Mexi.
cans that the Americans do not want
that country, and to tell them that
Uncle Sam does not want to run it.
The advertisements would hold be.
fore the public eye the fact, we'll un.
derstood in every country except Mex.
leo, that the American government,
backed by the army and navy, is in
that country today because the repub-
lie Of Mexico is sick unto death.
The republic is languishing like a
stricken mortal, unable to stand; it
is in the hospital. And Uncle Sam,
like a good neighbor, has come as a
nurse to fight the illness and to set
Mexico on It's feet once more.
The treatment, as prescribed in the
page ads of the secretary Of public
ity, would urge the people of Mexico
to get together intelligently; it would
advise them to assemble their leaders,
their truly great men, in Mexico City,
there to confer and devise means
whereby the machinery Of an honest
election could be set in motion and a
statesman and patriot truly represen-
tative of the Mexican people could be
chosen as the head of the government.
Such policy would be constructive.
It would give the country and the
Z. people chance to build up. 1t would
show them sure means of escape
from the snare of endless revolt and
revolution, and an avenue leading
straight to peace and prosperity, in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11
WEIGHING" EMPLOYEES.

The head of a big Chicago depart
ment store. looking over the sales ng,
ures for the month, noticed that the
clothing department showed slight
falling off from the preceding month
and from the corresponding month OF
the preceding year.
On examining the reports for the
sales of each employee in the depart
ment, he found that three of them had
made less sales than during the pre-
ceding month, or during the cores
ponding month of the preceding year.
A further study of the figures proved
that these three clerks had shown a
steady falling off, while the other two
clerks In the same department had
gradually built up their sales.
The two clerks were costing about
81 per cent on their gross sales as
against 9k per cent for the same
clerks for the preceding year, a nice
increase in efficiency.
The other three clerks, who showed
falling off, were costing around IL
to IL per cent. That Is, their salaries
equalled II to IL per cent of their
gross sales.
This brought the salary cost for the
department up to 10k to II per cent
of the sales.
1t wasn't necessary for the manager
to call in the department head No
conferences were necessary. The fig
ures told the whole story. Two of the
five clerks were good clerks and three
of the five were Improbable, ineffici-
emit. .- .,. ...-.
In a month the department sales had
picked up until the salary cost was
down to the regular 9h per cent-fve
good clerks were handling the sales.
In the big stores. clerks are judged
and paid on basis of the amount of
goods they sell. If a clerk is paid $12
/ week, he must sell goods to the ag-
sregate Of between $3.50 and $40 a
week. That is, his salary cannot ex-
coed ~ per cent of his sales. 3~
There is no guess-work about the
value of employees in the scientifically
managed stores. Employees are
judged wholly by what they do, and
the figures which are furnished to the
head of the store are figures which
enable him to absolutely know without
! question of doubt, what every clerk
Is doing and what he Is worth.
Every employee is barometer,
whose readings, in dollars of sales and
per cent of cost, are always on file in
the managers Office.
II the salary runs to 8 or Z per cent
the employe Is scheduled for raise.
If it runs down to or per cent the
employe will soon be promoted.
Have you ever puzzled over the
problem of whether to raise the salary
Of a certain employee who is looking
Tor better Job?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

stead of inviting the destruction, the
certain ruin and the incalculable Desc
lation of war with the United States.
To be sure, some of the Mexican
newspapers. for the time being at least
would decline to publish advertise
ments offered by the American secre-
tary of publicity.
But some of the Mexican newspap-
ers would publish them. The leaven
of peaceful intention would quickly be-
gin to work and in little while with
out doubt, it would leaven the whole
lump of Mexican misinformation and
ignorance, now blazing fiercely into
flame through the memory of past
war and the imaginary zeal for con.
quest, falsely ascribed to kind heart
ed friend and neishbor Ready cash
would be attractive to the Mexican
publisher, who would be free to shoot
his own opinions on his editorial page,
Ultimately all the newspapers OF
Mexico would welcome the page ad-
and then the triumph of the American
secretary of publicity would be assur.
ed For the pen is mightier than the
sword; and the pen, backed by the
pIlHlcu page, dhu ohAl III AohSo' P"o
licity is invincible.
What work it would be! One mil
lion dollars for a secretary of pub
licity would avert war and rescue
a fair and fertile land to the blessings
of peace and tranquility.
1t would help the United States.
Uncle Sam intervening in Mexico is
like the man who catches a butting
goat by the horns. He dare not let
60; and to hang on will cost this ma
ton not less than $500,O00,O00.
A million would turn the trick in six
months and it would save the United
States $499, 1000 ,000-more than enough
to build the Panama canal and a navy
besides.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11
PROMOTING 1HRIFT.

Simple dresses made by girl gradu
ates and rules against expensive dis
play in commencement exercises WILL
have recognition from the American
Society for Thrift, which Is sending
out a bulletin from it's headquarters
recommending simplicity "as an ap
propriate ending of school life and an
suspicious beginning of another" All
girl graduates who make their own
dresses and keep within modest cost
and all boy graduates who have IN the
process of education made $50 OF
more, who will send in details OF tnel1
achievement attested by their teach
er. or school superintendent or BOARD
of education, will receive special non.
ors. The bulletin of the society will
be sent to the boards of education IN
cities of ten thousand population or
more, but graduates in all towns and
villages are eligible. The increase OF
domestic science for girls and voca-
tional training for boys has made 1t
possible in many places for girls and
boys to qualify as thrifty graduates.
The point is made by President S. w.
Straus of the Thrift society, that os-
tentation has produced false stand
ards in the future homes of hundreds
of thousands of public school gradu-
ates and that needless expense and
display has been contributed cause
to great deal of unhappiness and
misfortune. No effort has been made
to interest graduates of colleges and
universities in this regard, although
some graduates have written essays
on the subject of thrift. One senior
in literary monthly published by a
university in Chicago, declared that
big endowments had weakened the
efficiency of higher education and that
she was disappointed. She stated. Il
present no theory, but simply record
the sad truth that here, where four OF
the fairest years of our lives have
been set aside to learn some great
awakening light on the problem OF
living, a prodigious amount of time
and strength is spent by students and
faculty in a foolish effort to restrict
vital forces to certain arbitrary, tedi-
Gus pathways to value flowers only
in bOuuuets."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

Copyright, 1913. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
Dorian Brown was bored-unutter
ably consumed with ennui and ready
for anything that would tend tC
break the monotony. His mentality
was at low ebb, otherwise he would
have found much of interest in Pic
cadily, Pail Mall or the Strand.
Never before, during his motor
trips away from New York, had he
felt the consuming desire to be on the
move, on the move continually. For
tunately for his tastes Dorian had
much in the way of worldly posses.
sion, both financially and physically
for even in the unbecoming habili
ments of the motorist Dorian Brown
was good to look upon. He had been
hopelessly in love at times as he was
hopelessly out of it at the present
time.
He turned his mean-looking gray
motor car off the High street in Ken.
sington in order, principally to get
out of the blockade of traffic with
which that street seemed ever to suf.
fer. AS he went up Church street
perhaps because In his subconscious
mind he was seeking adventure, his
eyes caught sight of hatbox in a
secondhand trunk shop. It. was
covered to the extent of resembling
an old patchwork quilt, with en-.
blems of travel.
Reminds one of an old war vet
eran," thought Dorian, all covered
with medals and scars. It sure has
had some trips" he added, reverting
to slang.
He was some distance past the shop
when his whimsical mind suggested
that he purchase the old travel
stained hatbox and follow where 1t
led him.
81 will go to every place the former
owner has been to and stop at the
same hotels" Dorian brought his
car to stop and when he again took
his seat the dilapidated box was
strapped at the back Of the motor
beside his own Gladstone bag. It's
feminine proportions and various la
bells presented a unique contrast to
Dorian's circumspect pigskin bag.
One had many tales to tell. while the
other remained secretive. Dorian had
always commanded his valet to take
off all labels upon his return from
foreign lands.
Arriving In his chambers of tho
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

Fannys cheeks.
Travelling Is my hobby" she told
him.
Mine, too laughed Dorian, and
Fanny, for no reason that she knew
of, blushed again. and now that
you have held me up in broad day.
light and demanded your box, where
am | to take you and it?''
II feel rather mean about asking
for 1t" Fanny said. But I am very
fond Of tit has so many stories
behind all those labels"
Dorian looked at her q moment,
then said calmly, please take off the
glove on your left hand" He waited
while she. after startled glance,
obeyed. The hand was guiltless OF
rings and Dorian drew breath OF
relief. Nov tell me where to go
must still follow you"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

Every time bird Is killed it means
many thousands more of insects that
will annoy human beings and do great
damage to growing things. A live
bird Is worth thousand dead ones
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

Centerville, Iowa, had 213 road drags
drawn by $50 horses, on exhibit one
day last week. These are much more
effective as a good roads measure than
relying on the drag" of the congress-
man from that district.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

Cows in Belgium wear earrings. The
law requires that when COW has at
tanned the age of three months it shall
have in it's ear ring to which is at
tached a numbered metal tag for tax.
alton PURPOSES.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

months visit at Wsstphalia, Kansas
Ray and Gail Conrad have returned
home after visiteing with relatives q
Burlington.
Mrs. c. l.. Walker, son Guy and
daughter, Miss Rule, left this morning
for Ottumwa where Mrs. Walker MAJ
gone to consult surgeons. Ell
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11
BRIGHTON.

Miss Viola Owens Is at Washington
visiting relatives.
home of Rose Walker Of Fairfield Tues
day.
Miss Carrie Brim is at Kansas City
for several weeks visiting relatives.
Mrs. Flora Dunbar and daughter,
Jennie and Grace left Thursday for a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

The new antitrust bills of the ad-
ADMINISTRATION, already past the house,
provide numerous commissionerships
at salaries of $4,000 per year and Sec
retaryships at $4,000 per year. More
patronage for the powers that be.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

There are very few flies thus far
this year which Is all the more reason
for keeping UP the campaign against
the filthy little things.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

While the folks in the city are grow.
ling about the heat, the farmer who
has extensive corn fields, is grinning
broadly for in this sort Of weather, one
can almost see the corn grow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

The kaiser's son is to marry beneath
his rank. Isn't that horrible? Ihere
should be titles in this country, so
fellow could know whether his girls
great-grandfather was as worthless as
hio
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11
Press Comment

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The pri-
piled DR.. Soonever.
What doctor Is treating you?"
II am prescribing for myself"
You shouldn't do that. You are
liable to be arrested for attempted
suicide"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

Kansas City Journal: The A. B. c..
mediators are said to be making pro.
gress. They have now reached the
point where all that is lacking is a
practical solution, an agreement to
adopt it and some way to enforce it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

mary Is now over and the fellows
whose predictions have been verified
are busy telling their neighbors how
and why they knew all about it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11
III n n e T.
s stories

These people say they We're not
trust" said George X Service, the
Denver lawyer, apropos of con-
Yicted corporation. "Well. trust or no,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

He who has not been servant can
not become praiseworthy MASTER
Plato.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

Be sure of your aim-some aim at
a nail, and hit their thumb.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

If thou art master, be sometimes,
blind; if thou art servant, sometimes
deaf.-Fuller.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

the outside dealer got about as much
justice at their hands as the little man
got in the theater.
When Edison was living In the
country visitor said to him:
by the way. your front gate needs
repairing. 1t was all | could do ia
get it open. You ought to have 1t
creased. or something"
Edison laughed.
"Oh, no." he said. ooh, no.
why not?" asked the visitor.
Because" was the reply, every
one who comes through that gate
pumps two buckets of water into the
tank on the roof"
did you drink the water very not
an hour before each meal, as l pre-
scribed?" the doctor asked. And
how do you feel now"
II tried very hard" the patient
walled, but had to stop too soon.
drank for thirty-five minutes, and II
made me feel like balloon"
Des Moines Capital: Congressman
Kirkpatrick Of the Sixth district can
now see what inability to furnish
enough postoffce and other federal
plums to 70 around will do to man
"a big, fat man at the theater sal
on his overcoat. Thus the little man
behind him could not see at all.
"I can't see anything, mister,
said the little man, plaintively
touching the big man on the shoulder
Cant see anything, hey?
Ono. sir, can't see thing
"'Well, then, I'll fix you up. Just
keep your eye on me. and laugh when
I do"
A young lady entered the fur shop
and the polite salesman came for
ward.
81 wish to get muff, she said.
"Yes'm," said the salesman; what
fur?
The young lady looked surprised
why" she said. ITO keep my hands
warm, of course"
Our Lack Of Luck.
When nature passed the golden hair
Most of us failed to get our share;
She passed US by.
But when the feet were passed. yot
bet,
Most Of us were on hand to get
A large supply.
When good compilations went around
Few of us were upon the ground.
To share the same.
But most of us got large SUPPLIES
Of marked down teeth and remnant
eyes.
Amt that a shame?
Popular Sport.
Don Quixote stopped fitting at wind
mills.
more fun harassing the railroads,
commented he.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

are almost entirely composed of steel
and so simply constructed that they
can be taken to pieces In half an hour
for easy transportation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11
In M exIco.

ri must protest
"At what, senior
! "That native, band yonder seems to
be trying to murder America
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

The French government has given
an extensive order for aeroplanes that
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

Des Moines Capital: Our states.
men in Washington might take vaca.
ton during June or at least until after
they have seen just what kind of sug-
gestions the college and high school
graduates may have to offer in the
solving of national and International
problems through the medium Of the.
sis and Grafton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Some Of
the quietness at the A. B. c. confer
ence is due to the fact that few of the
delegates know when any of the 9TH
ers are swearing at them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

Kansas City Journal: Penrose, Pal
mer and Pinchot are the three sena-
torial candidates in Pennsylvania. A
rather Peculiar race, to say the least.
None of them is proposing to say the
least, however.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

Topeka State Journal President
Wilson insists that prosperity would
come with jump if the manufactur-
ers, the country over, only believed
it was coming. But suppose they act
en- on such belief, and it did not
materialize? Conditions, then, would
be worse than ever. There would be
such an overproduction that the army
of the unemployed would attain most
disastrous proportions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

Des Moines Capital: Congressman
Kirkpatrick Of the Sixth district can
now see what inability to furnish
enough postoff1ce and other federal
plums to go around will do to man.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

of Fort Dodge, who cites the fact that
we now have mothers and chill
dren's day. CALAMITY makes an appeal
in behalf of celebration, for father
Next, who will claim formal recogni.
ton for bachelor. uncle and maiden
aunt as useful members of society?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

Marshalltown Times Republican
The man who saved last years straw
lid may bring it now without fear o
detection. There has been enough
weathering of the new crop to maxi
all straw hats look old.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11
Evening Story
FOLLOWING FANNY
BY Dorothy Douglas.

Copyright, 1913. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

Clinton Advertiser: Fears have
been expressed in Germany that the
Panama canal has shallow places.
Some of the arguments about it un-
doubtedly have.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

Iowa City Republican: Governor
Clarke received fine vote in this
county. yet nine-tenths of those who
voted for him are opposed to capitol
extension and his actions in arbitrar-
lily raising the taxes a third when
there was no necessity for doing so.
II the governor now attempts to make
the same kind Of a campaign he made
in the primary, he may be defeated.
orr or -hr"rand- OF >-~r"h'icnr:
who do not intend to commit them
selves as to Governor Clarke until the
state convention has been held.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11

Clinton Herald: The bull moosers
hope to injure the republican party by
defeating as many congressional can
didates as possible this fall. This
course will not increase the strength
of the moosers in congress, but will
insure continued and perhaps in
creased democratic, power. It is we'll
to understand just what the progress
siyes have in mind.