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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-10-09
Espana y Francia

Burdeos.- Comenta "L Echo de Pa
rls ell cambio de embajador de Espa-
ma, y, despues de rendir un homemade
caluroso a las notables cualidades del
marques de Villaurrutia su polfti-
ca de collaboration sincera con Francia
e lnglaterra, hace un gran elogio del
general marques de Valtierra alaba
su decision de marchar inmediatamente
a Paris, donde, por las instrucciones del
Rey Don Alfonso, ha de permanecer
cueste 10 que cueste.
Analiza despues los discursos Gambia
dos entire ell nuevo embaiador V M.
Poincare Y agrega:
Entire los espectadores de la lucha
actual, nadie tiene mas razones que ell
Rey Alfonso, porque nadie nos conoce
mejor, para saber 10 que puede la volun-
tad manifesto de nuestro pals.
La crisis actual impone arduas res
ponsabilidades los jefes de Estado. 81
a todos no les es dado desplegar, como
al Rey de B6lgica, admirables cualida-
des militares Ell ell campo de batalla, to-
dos tienen necesidad de ser superiores d
Su mission Traditional para encontrarse
a la altura debida en- esta prueba sin
precedentes.
Sin que su pueblo Sc haya mezclado
en- ell conficto, el Rey de Espana nos
ha mostrado hasta ahora que bien cum
pie slls dificiles deberes.
Isl los acontecimientos lie tuviesen
apartado hasta ell fin diriamos sencilla-
mente que tai vez con sentimiento, pero,
sin duda, "nihil de fuit. nisi occasio'.
lie Temps - aprueba sin reservas las
elocuentes alocuciones cambiadas entire
monsieur Poincart y el marques de Val
TERRA
Afirma que las crecentes simpatias
que vienen del otro lado de los Piri-
neos prueban observation-disclosures q.
la noble nacion espanola no considcra la
ONChbhdlidtI NC ld pdA SlIo uCNpucS Ue
la victoria y de la reparaci6n del dere-
cho.
Asegura que la neutraldad pesa en-
la mayor parte de la opinion espanola,
y que los intereses de las potencias me-
diterraneas las obligan a oponerse con
todas sus fuerzas d que la domination
alemana Sc establezca en- las costas del
Mediterraneo.
La mission com6n de Francia y Es
pana Ell Marruecos-dice-no es com
patlble con las miras germanicas. por-
que y Gibraltar seria, con los fuertes
de Argelia, T6nez Tripolitania. las
prlmeras etapas del camino que condu-
ciria Alemania triunfante hacia la do
minaci6n del mundo. 3"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-10-09

potenclas continentales de Europa Ia
guerra futura costaria 1O4. $50 900 fran
cos al dla For otra parte, para ayudar
las familias de los soldados SO oasta-
ran dlarlamente: en- Alemania q57
ooO frances; en- Austria, $4,000 fran
cos; en- Italia, 511.OO0 frances. an
Francia, 1.318000 francos en- Rnsia
% Iooo frances, o sea un gasto diario
de 4.95O7O0 frances. Ell total de GAS
tos que un alio de guerra representarfa
serla de 1861 millones para Alema-
ma; 1927 millones para Austria. 5187
mlllones para Italia, 1927 millones pa
ra Franeia 11.756 millones para Ru-
sia. -
La enomidad de estos gastos le hizo
deer Moltke en- ell Reichstag: "Los
pueblo no podran soportar por mas
tempo los gastos militares, por este
la guerra suprimira la guerra. f"
JHay acaso alguna sombra de exage-
raclon en- los calculos del banquero DO
laco? lDeben 6stos ser corregidosq
Cualqulera que lea su admirable de-
mostraclon-y yo he querido releerla
EN- estos dias de ansiedad-se convence-
ra de que sus calculos tienen una base
lnmultable. Sin embargo, hay que ha-
cerles algunas correcciones:
Prlmera. En- vez de Italia neutral
| por ell momentO, entra en- acci6n Inola-
terra, y esta los soldados volutarios le
costaran slempre mas que a las otras
naclones europeas. Sin tenor a equivo-
caclon, y teniendo en- cuenta tambi6n Ia
guerra martina, la que Sc entregara
lnglaterra por entero puede calcularse
su Quota en- 5000 millones
Segunda. Los calculos de Bloch fue-
ron hechos a base de los Ei6rcitos de
1896 Ahora los Ejercitos de los Esta-
dos que estan en- guerra. 8 que 10 es-
taran Ell breve-es el caso de los pue-
bios balkanicos-, aumentan en- cerca
de dlez millones sobre los de entonces
Ell tempo de paz, y veinte millones so
bre los de entonces Ell pie de guerra. Es
de Suponer que estos Ej6rcitos no en-
traran todOs en- batalla; pero esta OBJ
Servacl6n puede tener valor por 10 que
Sc refere a la p6rdida de hombres. aun-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-10-09
Lo que costara
la guerra
NUMEROS Y CALCULOS.

De un estudio del escritor italiano
Napoleon Colajanni entresacamos align
nos conceptos interesantes que dan
una idea de 10 que costara la guerra
monstruosa que tiene revuelta 4 toda
Europa Ell estos momentos.
Lo que sera esta guerra respecto 4 Ia
perdlda de vidas humanas puede ima-
glnarse calculando con la base de las
grandeS guerras mas recientes. No es
exagerar 81 calculamos que por los diez
mlllones de combatientes resultaran
muertos 100000, al menos, heridos
unos dos millones Maffeo Pantaleoni
concluye un artfculo del "Giornale d.
Italia afirmando que 10 mismo da mo-
rlr en- la guerra de un balazo en- la fren-
te, que Ell casa, en- una bien mullida ca
ma y Gle una indigestion.
Glen mil, quinientos mil, un million de
hombres muertos en- ell campo de batalla
no lmportan tanto, al parecer de ciertos
~, SOliLp IOS iIlIlIOIIcS Up IfallcOS
que Sc han de gastar para hacerles mo-
rlr, y Pantaleoni. no contento con su
manifestation de desprecio por la vida
humana, 10 mas precioso en- este mundo.
qulere hacer pasar Ia paradoia cruel
atenuando ell cOsto directo & inmediato--
el mdlrecto y mas lejano no hay eco
nomlsta que 10 establezca--de la guerra
actual. Reduce 10 guerra 4 seis meses de
lucha y al gaStO de 1000 millones; una
trIolera, que no representa- mas que la
IMPOSITION del capital que, en- empresas
dlversas, suele hacer Europa en- un aflo
En- compensation, afma ell cronista
que Europa conquistara la paz por
tempo largulsimo, durante ell cual DO
dra rehacerse de las cuantiosas p6rdidas
sufridas.
Esta es la opinion de Pantaleoni yea
mos ahora cual es la replica de Colajan-
nj, para 10 cual, saltando pOr encima de
algunaS consideraciones de este escritor,
que solo ofrecen un inter6s de pol6mica.
lremos al grano de la question.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-10-09

Dice COlajanni que la guerra del 10,
sOstenida entire dos naciones, cost6
ounce millOnes Italia gasto mil dlli
nlentos millones en- su pequena guerra
de Libia,y Austria, pOr solo movilizar en-
precauci6n de 10 que podia haber oc,l-
rrido cuando la guerra de los paises bal
kanicos, tuvo que echar por la ventana
600 millones.
Antes de estallar el conficto va Sc ha-
elan calculos sObre el dinero que costa
ria, advirtiendo Riesser en- su ''Finan-
selle kriegs bereitschaft und Kriegs-
fihrung" que solo Alemania gastaria
5000 miIlones. Los calculos de todOs los
ecOnomistas fueron preceddos y supe-
radios en- eXactitud por los de Jean de
Bloch, el banquero flantropo polaco,
que sirvierOn para poner en- guardia al
Ear de Russia
Jean de Bloch, en- su obra "La que
ire future aux points de vue technique
economique ct politique," dice:
Basandonos en- 10 que han costado
las Gltimas campanas de guerra, hemos
calculado que para las cinco grandes
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-10-09
Manuel Mocetc Padi||a
P. o. Box 445 Telefono %


ronce, P r.
Agente y Corresponsal, de varios pc
lodlcos impcrtantes de San Juan, la
Isla y ell Extranero.
Acepta Agencias Comisiones
Representante del "BOLETIN MER-
CANTIL DE P. R."
Puede dar referencias.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-24
NEW YORK'S PRIZE
ECCENTRIC is DEAD

NEW YORK Nov. 2S.-Having sur
vived "S3 police pinches" for automo-
bile joyriders, innumerable aerial
sprints. and a trip replete with adven-
ture around the world In his yacht,
Mist. Harold Osgood Binney, New
York's prize eccentric, finally sue
cumbed TO the laws of nature through
the medium OF an overdose OF head
ache powders Hrs body was cremat-
ed today In accordance with his ex-
pressed belief that II his mortal re-
mains were Moderated his immortal
remains wouldn't be-"
The last % of Binneys AZ years
termed with the spectacular He was
sculptor. painter. chemist civil and
electrical engineer. physicist. lawyer.
aviator. yachtsman. cosmopolite and
believer In ideas.
Some OF the stunts by which Binney
hurled himself INTO print follow
Invited members OF the United
States supreme court TO lunch with
him.
Joined more than 20 clubs in few
months.
Ran his yacht Mist ashore in an
effort 10 reach the Atlantic City Board
walk from the ocean.
Organized white hand society
while in the workhouse, to get pris-
oners their rights"
The Detroit times., 1914-11-24
BELIEVES SUSPECT
WILL YET CONFESS
Alleged Slayer Held Back By
Lump in Throat. Detective
Says

Boleslaw Bastosiewitz, arrested or
the charge Of shooting and killing
John Petruszewski, head pantryman
or the Hotel Cadillac. as Petruszewski
lay asleep III his bed in the hotel base
ment Friday night, was arraigned on
warrant charging first degree homi.
eide, Monday. His case was adjourn
ed for week.
Detective Dowd, who has made re
peatcd efforts TO get a statement from
Bastosie WITT. says that he believes the
man is trying TO nerve himself 10 con
fess, but can't conquer a lump in his
throat when he tries to tell the story
He has started TO talk. severa
timer" says Dowd. Each time, ne
gets only so far az 10 say II want &c
say and then he chokes, swallows
violently several times. and finally
turns away. muttering, Il won't say o
word"
The Detroit times., 1914-11-24
DROVE ACROSS
COUNTRY WITH
LITTLE PONIES
Thompson Carried Full Camp
ing Outfit Lashed Beneath
His Light Buggy
LEFT PASADENA MARCH 10;
EIGHT MONTHS ON TRIP
After Seeing New York He Will
Start Back, Going Through
Southern States

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Two sturdy
Canadian chestnut ponies with dark
white tails and names pulled a stand
ard buggy with a strange equipment
strapped 10 its various parts along
West One Hundred and Sixty-frst-st
The man behind the ponies had a
healthy looking coat OF tan on face
remarkable for the glow OF health that
mantled IT, He sat under a canopy In
the standard buggy, CRIED a gentle
persuasive "Whoa!" 70 the ponies and
then sang TO them IT'S long way "a
Pasadena" The ponies shook their
white names, switched their long
white tails and trotted into the Audi
bon Stable at No. 512 West One Hun
dred and Sixty-frst-st. TO a clean stall
Uttered with clean straw and full
measures OF welcome feed.
They had been travelling since last
March and were having their first
Whit of New York ozone and expert
ence of how the greater city looks TO
a Canadian-bred pony with California
associations.
The man who drove the ponies was
/ Owen Thompson, a retired business
man OF Pasadena. Mr. Thompson is
a great lover OF nature. For years he
always menaged to drag himself away
from the cares OF his real estate bust
ness and spend three months each
year in the mountains OF California OF
on an occasional jaunt into the Sier
ras over the line in Nevada. But he
had been promising himself flat the
first time he got the chance ne would
extend his sphere and get a more init
mat. acquaintance with nature In the
open I'm the states east of the San
joaquin Valley and the Sisklyou range
OF hills.
The chance came this year. and Mr.
Thompson took Trixie and Dixie, his
pair OF Canadian ponies. into his con
fdence, told them he was going 70
take them on a long hike TO New
York city and started TO rig out and
equip hrs buggy so as to make II look
like one OF the prairie schooners that
western pioneers piloted over the
plains when Indians and buffalo were
the overlcrds OF the country where
the Rocky mountains stand as senti
nels.
Il have had a great time" said Mr
Thompson yesterday. and would not
nave miSseu tHe tAptllthtt AOl
whole lot. You see. have always
been passionately fond OF life in the
open, and every change I got took
ont my camping outfit. books. gun and
fshirf equipment and went away az
far from civilization as ! could. But
somehow or other / never did get far
enough away from my home city
Every year got hungrier 70 see the
middle west and eastern country In nv
own way Last March finally could
not stand the wanderlust any longer
so fixed M and started on March 10
carried along only inst what was
The Detroit times., 1914-11-24
TILE ORDINANCE TO GO
BACK TO COMMISSIONER

Building Inspector Henry Dupont's
proposed ordinance 10 allow the use Of
hollow tile in buildings up TO four
storios In height will not be taken up
when the committee on ordinances
meets, Tuesday. Mr. Dupont has not!-
fed the chairman OF the committee
that the building commission wants
the matter referred back TO It. The
reason for this seems TO be the activ-
ity which the brick manufacturers are
showing in opposing the proposed
measure. Attorney Alex. J. Grosbeck,
and John s. Haggerty. brick manufac-
turer and county politician. called on
the members OF the committee, Mon
day morning II was later announced
that the measure would be sent back
10 the commission by the committee
where it will likely be buried.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-24
By FREDERICK N. KERRY,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Nobody
need be unduly alarmed about the
possibility OF human infection from
"foot-and.mouth disease" The spread
Of this disease 10 cattle in various
sections OF the country, and It's con
seQuent quarantine by the department
or agriculture. has caused consider
able anxiety as to its possible effect
upon human beings.
AS matter OF fact the foot-and'
mouth disease has been so rare in.this
country that there are few recorded
cases or its transmission 10 human
beings. In 1902 a few cases were re
ported In New England, and in 1905
In a few instances eruptions were
found In the mouths OF children which
were believed TO have been caused by
contaminated milk In both cases. the
sale OF milk was stopped as soon as
the disease was found among the
COWS. SO long. therefore, as the dis
ease can be confined by rigid quarsn-
tine which the department or agricul-
ture has ordered and Is enforcing.
the danger from infected milk ia
small. Should the pestilence spread
all over the country. and become as
general as II has been AT various
times In Europe, the problem would
become more serious.
But under any circumstances, pas
teuriZatlon OF the milk would be an
efficient remedy. Simple directions
for pasteurizing milk as home are
contained IN Circular No 1877 OF the
department OF agriculture, which may
The Detroit times., 1914-11-24
No Danger to Humans In
Foot and Mouth Disease

be had free for the asking. Where
pasteurization is not possible, how
ever. and where there Is any reason
TO suspect that footand-mouth dis
ease may be prevalent In herds from
which the supply OF milk is coming,
the precaution of boiling the milk Is
advisable. Cows affected by the most
malignant form OF the disease lose
practically all their milk In the mild
cases, however the decrease In the
yield OF milk may be from one-thlra
20 one-half
According 20 the agricultural de-
partment persons who come In con
tact with diseased animals may also
become infected, In adult human De-
ings the contagion causes such symp-
toms as sore mouths. painful swai-
lowing. fever. and occasional eruptions
on the hands. finger tips, etc While
Il may cause considerable discomfort
the disease is rarely serious. Where
II is very prevalent among animals
some authorities believe II Is fairly
general among human beings, but that
the disturbances Il causes are 40
slight that the cases are never re-
ported TO physicians.
The disease. In short is dangerous
because OF the loss that II occasions
70 property. and not because o. It's
effects upon the health OF mankind.
At present all infected herds are be
ing slaughtered as soon as they are
discovered the carcasses buried, anu
the premises thoroughly lisiniected.
Until all danger OF infection has been
removed in this way, The local ah'
thorities quarantine the milk.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-24
BACG'S Hens ELOPED
WITH BINh'S GEESE
Mystery of Steady Depletion OF
His Flock Solved by An ALI
Night Watch

ROME. y. Y. Nov 23.-Mystory
surrounded tho disappearance OF about
80 OF the choicest fowls ON the poultry
farm OF George BagR AZ Brewerton'
on Oneida Lake, Twenty were taken
a few weeks ago: soon afterward
about 20 more disappeared, and a
week ago ten more joined the missing
The poultry house was double pad
locked. q homemade burglar alarm
was employed, and still the poultry
seemed 20 melt away. There were no
traces OF predatory animals, and the
superstitious wagged their heads
while Mr.. Baggs was in despair
A few days ago he put In the day
hiding in some bushes midway be-
tween his poultry yard and the near
by banks of the river which flows
into oneida Lake As he watched, the
mystery was solved. Four unusually
large geese from the farm OF Frank
Binn, across the river, had been
fraterniZing with the Bagg hens, al
summer and had been enticing them
20 leave their home and go over 10 the
other farm.
The geese were seen solemnly wad-
ding down TO the water, followed by
several hens. When the geese stepped
into the river a hen would lutter a
few feet up and down the bank, and
then with squawk. would fy or hop
onto the back OF goose Then.
squatting contentedly. the fowls were
ferried over to the Binn farm. There
Mr. Bagg found his missing fowls, the
geese having carried them all over on
their backs
The Detroit times., 1914-11-24
Russian Officers Drive Starving
Troops Into Battle With
Machine Gun Fire From Rear

and started his horse of downhill
through the mud.
And thus the Austrian .goint has
slipped out OF my present reach by
80 miles, but ! am promised that to-
morrow ] shall be taken To the very
point where the lines OF the enemy
are so near that constant rifle fire
Is going on.
The big fact that stands out at the
present is that the Austrian govern
ment wants the United States TO
know what Is going on In Austria.
vienna, for many weeks. was unrep-
resented I'm the worlds news. Austria
had been blamed for sending a note
TO Servla and that brought on the
war, and Austrias side of the story
has never been told in the United
States. Austrias side-of the war
question can be told in one word
Russia.
Russia, Austrians say. has driven
Servia and other Balkan states to
defy Austria, for Russia desires u
pathway through Austrian territory
10 the sea, and It was only by fghting
Austria that such an end could be
gained. Servia killed the Archduke
Ferdinand, say the Austrians, but
Russia was behind Servia In the mat.
ter Austria sent the note that
caused the war To Servia. but, In
reality, II was note TO Russia, an
ultimatum that the time had ONE
when Russia must quit her under.
handed methods, or fight. And Rus
STA fought
Nothing Is heard here about the
French or English. That might be
another war for all YOU hear OF II
h&e Down with Russia" is the cry
I'm Austria.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-24
DEFICIENCY TAX ON
LIQUORS EXPLAINED

Internal Revenue Collector James J.
Brady has received from Washington
the following information regarding
the taxation OF liquors and cordials
under the deficiency tax law
"All compounds known 10 the trade
as liQueurs and cordials are taed re-
CARELESS OF whether or not they are
put in rectifying establishments or
compounded OF tax-paid spirits II Is
held that the term similar compound.
as used in the act would appear 70
include vermuths and like wine COM
pounds. bitters USED as averages.
cocktails. maraschino, oordnalized
liqueurs. fortified fruit juices and all
other compounds the formulas Of
which. the methods OF preparation or
use make them sufficiently like
hquerrs and cordials 10 place them In
the same class II is thought that
bucha gin and sloe gin are taxable
under the act as we'll as kummel. pep
perment and ginger cordials and rock
and rye"
The Detroit times., 1914-11-24
WV youK ruoDrcE M,Rkrr.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25--Flour. Quiet
and steady Pork Steady. mess. $50 80
m2t Lard. Unsettled. middle west
spot si0.15Q t0.S5. Sugar: Raw. steady
centrifugal 90 test S4O1 muscovade.
80 test. So refined. steady cut loaf.
So CRUSHED $500; powdered. IS 20
Z grauulated. S510WSIb. Coffee Rio.
No. on spot CSC. TallOw steady.
city. 6isc; special. No country, g.. n
use Hay. pull and weak prime.
Sl12tst No. 81, 90ms5c, clover. SSH
Sf.02ts Dressed poultry Firm tur-
keys l630c, chickens. l4f25c fowls.
1915 O1Er. ducks. t5n2fc. Live poul.
try weak geese. u ~ l6o, ducks. 15d
Gle. fowls 10 y ~ i5c. turkeys. ISG1gc,
ROSTERS. 2lac, chickens, bTbilers. re 70
.0I5c Cheese -StendN state milk. com
mon To specials. ia i6c. skins. COM
mon 70 special 7Jl3lsc. full skins,
3ffjc
Butter steady receipts 5000
creamery extra. SIC. state dairy tubs.
2gNi 3gC. imitation creamery hrsts. % u
a iAc Eggs. Quiet. receipts. 3.N2s.
nearby white fancy. 66u coo. nearby
mixed fancy, 81 v S3e, fresh hrsts, $40
La
The Detroit times., 1914-11-24

absolutely necessary for my conven.
fence on the road | had cupboard
10 hold my provisions. place in II
for books, my tent poles and canvas
we're strapped underneath 70 the body
OF the buggy. and folding cot tied
TO the side.
''I slept in my tent the greater part
OF the time. We went through the
San joaquin Valley in California,
then over the Siskiyou rance into ore.
gon 10 Portland. and then along the
Columbia river east into Idaho There
Is some splendid scenery in the Snake
river country of Idaho.
1--WE made a complete circle Of Vel
lowstone Park, going out on the north
at Gardener and into Montana, fol
lowed the course OF the Yellowstone
river into wyoming and spent three
days on the Crow Indian reservation
in South Dakota. From there | came
through Nebraska. Iowa, Illinois,
skirting the shore OF Lake Michigan
and taking in Cleveland. Buffalo.
Rochester and Albany on my way TO
New York city II was dandy trip
I'm every way ! never felt better In
my life and the ponies are as hard rs
nails. / propose TO take them back
by wpy of Washington and the south
ern States after they have seen some
thing OF New York city"
1 Mr.. Thompson said he observed
union hours during the journey Re
usually started at a. IN. and drove
until IL, then fed and rested the
ponies until l. then drove on again for
another four hours.
: For the eight hours day OF actual
driving we averaged 80 miles a day
, We never made less than 20 miles any
day and our highest mark was &c
niles. We always rested on Sunday
; The most serious IL not the only incon
venience We suffered was when We
I had 10 travel over 30 miles In the Mo
have desert without our usual supply
OF water. had fled canvas has
with water before we entered the
desert. but found II was necessary, In
order to conserve the supply. 10 make
a dry camp that night The ponies
laid not get their usual supply OF water
end | felt some worry on their &C
count. However was lucky enough
1 10 strike water the next afternoon
! Mr.. Thompson has the shoes with
which Dixie and Trixie were shod al
( Pasadena. The sets carried the ponies
n .O5O miles. They will be retained by
/ Mr.. Thompson as memcntoes OF his
ocean -to.ocean trip. Trixie and Dixie
he says, will be honored members oi
1.-The Thompson household as long as he
Lives and can care for them. Tho
ponies are half brothers, Trixie beinl
( year older than Dixie. When they
left Pasadena thee weighed 400 pounds
each, and weighed the same on thelr
arrival here
The Detroit times., 1914-11-24
Canned Kitten SAT. in Fire.

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov 23.-Sunday
morning a FIRE was discovered in a
harm at No. 427 Clav-st and the FIRE
department responded The barn.
however. wac total loss. Only a few
charred tlmbers remained The fire.
men we're making a final inspection
OF TIE ruins
Men" came in a kittens voice
from the ruins Directed by the calls
the lremen found tin can and I'm the
can vas q little white kitten, which
had been neither singed by the fire nor
drenched by the water from the FIRE.
mems house,
! Evidently the kitten had sought ref
luge in the barn after some naughty
hoy had attached the can to its tail I,
had crawled into the can TO escape the
flames.