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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-13
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Para la buena marcia de esta ADM.
|nistraci6n no admitimos Atlas de
uscripciones este diario sino desde
|el primero de cada mes. Las BAJAS
SO avisaran los dias 80 8 81, advir-
'tiendose que las que dieren con pos
terioridad no Sc tomaran en- cuenta nj
surtiran efecto en- la contabilidad hast.
el dia ultimo del mes siguiente al en-
que SO soliciten.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-13

sencillo: consta solo de una mesa er
torno la cual toman asiento los jue
ces y frente ella ell pequefo delin
cuente, quien interroga con solicitud
al objeto de que no finja, sino que, POI
ell contrario, declare con toda esponta-
neidad. Los juicios Sc celebran a puer-
ia cerrada y solo tienen derecho asis-
tir los padres los encargados de los
muchachos acusados Ell tribunal ac-
tia siempre de un modo paternal en-
la mayoria de los casos no adopta otras
|resoluciones que una severa predica,
de La cual Sc encarga ell presidente,
commando al delincuente precoz con
sanciones mas rigurosas en- case de
reincidencia
Ell presidente antes de terminar su
oracion recomienda al muchacho la
conveniencia de conducirse retainer
te, expicandole con ejemplos PRACTICES
los peligros a que Sc expondria de per
severar en- su mala conducta la tran
1uilidad V la satisfaction que expert
mentara conduciendose correctamente
Como por 10 general los presidentes
son hombres de gran cultura, procu-
ran impresionar a los jovenes delincuen-
tes, dando a sus palabras un tono efu-
sivo, que casi siempre conmueve los
mozalbetes hasta hacerles derramar la
grimas de arrepentimiento
Los tribunales para jovenes en- ell
Estado de Victoria han obtenido resul-
tados efcacisimos. superiores cuan-
20 podian suponer los mas optimistas.
Tn la mayoria de los casos, los mucha-
hos juzgados no han vuelto a come
'er otro delito Segun Burke Y Spen-
'er es digna de tenerse en- cuenta Ia
'ircunstancia de que las j6venes rarI-
imamente delinquen, pues han sido
nuy pocas las que han debido compa-
ecer ante ell tribunal
En- una memoria publicada en- 1910
'cerca de la labor realizada por los tri
'unales encargados de juzgar los de
incuentes memories, sc observa que fue
on iuzgados 396 muchachos V solo %
nuchachas. Esto en- sentir de los arti
culistas, Sc explica por ell hecho de que
las condolences econ6micas en- Victoria
son actualmente muy orecientes Y de
que la mayor1a de las muchachas viven
en- familia no faltandoles 10 necesa-
rio, apenas tienen OCCASION de cometer
delitos
Las principales publicaciones austria
lianas elogian ell funcionamiento de los
tribunales para memories Y consideran
que sus resultados son opimos, puesto
que tienen mayor efcacia desde el pun
to de vista proflactico que del punitive,
con ser este muy grande.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-13
DEL MUNDO SOCIAL.
HECHOS E IDEAS
Los tribunales para
j6venes en- ell Estado
de Victoria.

En- la Economic Review los escri
torres A. G. Burke y g. L. Spencer, 81
ocupan del problema de la delincuen
ella Juvenil, que desde hace algunos
amos viene siendo objeto de estudio POI
parte de los psiquiatras, penalistas y
pedagogos Y en- general de todos los
cultivadores de la SOCIOLOGICAL criminal
Los articulistas, en- su trabajo, intitu.
lado Children Courts in Victoria y
senalan que, actualmente sc ha acepta-
do entire los tratadistas penologos que
la delincuencia juvenil reviste una ca
racteristica propia privativa, por
complete distinta de la delincuencia or
dlnarla Sientan este principle de mo-
do lnconcuso, apoyandose en- la expe-
rlencia de los hechos registrados en- los
prlncipales paises de Europa de los
Estados Unidos Asimismo Burke V
Spencer, siguiendo los mas escIareci.
dos crlmlnologos, afrman que la delin-
cuencia juvenil requiere un tratamien-
to adecuado y una atenci6n especial.
Hacen notar que en- este orden de
Ideas Sc han inspirado todas las nacio-
nes que alcanzaron un mayor grado de
cultura civlca, en- las cuales Sc han
creado tribunales especiales encarga-
dos de Juzgar, siguiendo un criterio be
nevolo, a la mOcedad dehncuente, adop-
tando formas y procedimientos distin-
tos de los empleados para juzgar la de-
lincuencia de los adultos
En- el Estado de Victoria. que es uno
de los mas progresivos de la Confede-
racion Australiana, existe Y funciona
desde hace alg1n tempo un tribunal
para los memories. Esta institution Sc
astablecio en- 1906 y son sometidos a
su competencia los delitos cometidos
Dor muchachos memories de II amos
Los tribunales para jovens Sc inspira
en- un criterio francamente tutelar es
1ecir, no cOnsideran a los muchachos
1elincuentes como a criminales Quie-
mes debe castigarse, sino como a tier
mas plantas que Sc han desarrollado de-
ectuOSamente y que necesitan de So
icitos cuidados. Sc hallan establecidos
funcionan regularmente en- las loca-
'idades del Estado de Victoria que
'uentan con mayor densidad de pobla-
ci6n, y los magistrates encargados de
iuzgar los delincuentes memories son
ascogidos entire los que conocen de
cerca, pOr eXperiencia, ell modo de ser
de la mocedad que sienten predilecci6n
por la puericultura y que consideran
la dif1cil mission que les confia el 60
bierno en- pro de los Dinos abandonadoS
como un verdadero apostolado. Estos
tribunales funcionan con un criterio
diametralmente OpuestO al que cOmun-
mente siguen los tribunales ordinarios.
En- primer lugar, Sc hallan instalados en-
editiciOs distintOs de aquellos en- que
tienen su domicilio los otros tribunales.
Nj siquiera la sala en- que el tribu-
nal Juzga tiene ell aspecto caracter1s-
tico de tales instituciones, sino que es
una dependencia modesto, decorada
con sencillez Y sin apariencia alguna de
solemnidad. Ell mobiliario es tambi6n
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-13
4RT|CULOS De FAMA
UNA NECESIDAD.

De la manera mas cordial podemos
recomendar a nuestros lectores. el lso
del Liquido de Borrar Tinta de Carter,
que sacara toda clase de mancha de
lnta del papel, MADEIRA tela
Es Ell Medico de la Casa" con gu
uso Immediate salvara records de va
or TRACES, 9 trabajos de MADEIRA.
Quitara manchas frescas de tinta del
papel, en- tai forma, que podra escri-
olr en- la misma parte sin que Sc borro
transforme ell papel en- color amari-
10.
En- las botellas hay una circular en-
Espa1ol dando una completa direction
para su uso. Siempre tenemos exi,-
tencla de este producto que es de gran
valor para casa ofcina.
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A. B. G. 5a. EDICION
EN- ESPANOL.
En- la Librerla del Baletin Merantcil "
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-13
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-13

TETUAN a (cERcA DEL TEArRos
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Well, fellows, the hustle has come back
saw picture of the new summer style
in a French fashion paper But it isn't
anything like what they We're in the
eighties. 1t is a dingus that hangs from
the rear of the skirt and it isn't big
enough to help her any IF she happened
to sit down hard.
The more you meet some men the more
you wonder at the high price Of ivory.
The girls are getting so blamed indie
pendent that they refuse to subscribe to
the ''obey" clause in the marriage con-
tract But we may work in an amend
ment making her promise not to shoot us
when we become a little shopworn.
There is mighty little of a woman that
you can't see in a department store win
dow nowadays.
1t doesn't make much difference to a
man. But you can queer yourself with a
princess for keeps by calling a "chello''
cello.
After figuring it all out I have come to
the conclusion that girl would freeze
to death if she was compelled to wear
red underwear.
Sympathy is great stuff When man
comes home at night and finds that his
wife has a headache he wants to go out
and get one too.
She likes him to use perfume when
they are engaged. But if he comes home
with some on his vest after they are
married you can bet there will be a
battle.
In almost every home the man next
door is a model husband and the woman
next door is a model wife.
The reason a man likes to stand around
a saloon and brag about his wife is be-
cause If lfe went home and Dragged about
her she would know he was drunk.
| The world is growing better, but the
| old-fashioned girl who got her exercise
by helping mother with the sweeping and
| cleaning was just as healthy as the mod
ern princess who spends all her spare
time in the high school gym.
The women are getting so doggone
tailor made these days. that they have
to go to a man when hey want to borrow
a pin.
There would be lot more home owners
and less rent payers, If husbands PLAYED
as fair with wives as wives do with hus-
bands.
The girls have everything planned for
this summer. They are to wear less
| than ever. This will be glad news for the
| Missouri club, but us modest guys will
either have to stay home or wear smoked
glasses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
Cullman, Stand Up
A remarkable county is Cullma

A remarkable county is Cullman.
A dispatch to The Age-Herald
printed yesterday morning declares
that whereas the people of that county
are outspoken as to their choice of the
candidates for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation, they are unusually reticent as
to the candidates for the Senate.
If the conclusion reached by the
correspondent is correct, there is no
doubt but that Cullman is in "a class
by itself" Think of county of Ala
bama SO little interested in the matter
which has kept. the remainder of the
state enthralled for several months as
to refrain from discussing the can
didates and the issues involved, and
from expressing informally through
it's people its preference for one of
the two in pursuit of a senatorial toga!
If we grant that the correspondent
is correct in his analysis of the situa-
ton, then the story is most Amarka-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
One Candidate on Record

Oscar W. Underwood, majority
leader in Congress, has put the dem
ocratic party on record in regard to
woman suffrage.
In caucus Mr.. Underwood stated
with emphasis that if the democratic
party stood for anything, it stood for
the right of the individual state to con-
duct its own internal affirs. He de-
clared, furthermore, that the party
considered the matter of suffrage a
problem for the states to solve rather
than problem for the federal govern
ment.
lnasmuch as woman suffrage has
been injected into the senatorial CAM
paign in Alabama, the position of Mr..
Underwood is significant. 1t is to be
regretted that Mr.. Hobson, candidate
for the Senate against Mr.. Under
wood, did not attend this caucus. II
is well that the people know where the
candidates stand, and know not
through the words of the candidates,
but through their actions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06

necessary to find a means of livelihood,
or die in misery. There was a vacant
place that was worth 10000 francs year.
He wanted it, but how could he get it? 1t
was under the first empire; the King or
Rome was child in the cradle. The as
pirant thought of an ingenious plan to
bring about the success of his hopes.
He wrote petition, addressed it to the
young King, and through the friendship
of general officer attached to the EN-
peror got it presented to Napoleon.
The Emperor took the petition, and
seing the inspiration. began to smile.
Very WELL" said he, "1et the petition be
carried to him to whom it is addressed
Four chamberlains conducted our hero
before the cradle of the infant King. After
a profound NOV, he began in hlgh
voice to read his petition. From time to
time he bowed before the cradle. As is
the manner of infants, the child uttered
several unintelligible sounds
After having taken his leave respect
fully. the petitioner returned to Napoleon,
who said: "Ah, wen, what response?@
Sire, his majesty said nothing
WHO says nothing gives consent said
the Emperor THE petition is granted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
Birmingham Trade

There is a rich local territory de-
pendent on the wholesale houses OF
this city" said Dr. E. c. Bandy
The many retail grocery establish
ments of the district are equipped and
stocked to supply the wants of the
most exacting suburbanite, and these
stores usually draw their supplies
through the Birmingham dealers. Dry
goods stores, however, are not quite SO
plentiful in the suburbs of the city;
and the retail as we'll as wholcsal lie
trade depends almost altogether on the
Birmingham merchant for supplies; and
of course the many large establish
ments of this city are generally in
position to furnish the best that the
country affords.
while the local trade is a large
item to be considered by the whole
sale merchant, l am told that state
and southern territory tributary to this
city continues to broaden and develop
rapidly in all directions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
Serving on The Jury

While jury duty is sometimes un-
pleasant and nearly always irksome, it
is a duty that all good citizens owe
TO the county and state" said a we'll
known jurist
Since the professional juror has
been eliminated by the operation of
the present jury law, the personnel of
the juries now empaneled is in the
main of the very best and justice is
more evenly measured out.
Still there is a class of citizens who
might be dubbed as jury dodgers who
either wilfully disregard the summons
of the court or come up with excuses
of all kinds, of which sickness in fam
lily is one of the most frequent Next
to that is physical infirmity. 1t is really
surprising to notice with what diff
ficulty this class of juror will drag
himself TO the jury box and get ex-
eused on account of alleged disability,
and then with what alacrity he leaves
the courthouse after he has got out
of the sight of the court
The jury system is a good one and
we should show our appreciation of ii
by serving cheerfully and gladly when
called upon by the county"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
SUFFRAGE EYES ON LAFAYETTE

From the Lafayette Sun
The woman suffrage crusaders have
made an assault on Lafayette. The fore
runner came to us in a batch of circulars
of a vari-colored hue, pink tea" effect
the other day when almost every lady
in town was the recipient of a neat en-
velope packed tight with these uniquely
and adroity worded appeals to the dear
women 1t was sight to stand at the
postoffice, as did this writer, and witness
the husbands as they picked out the mail
and discovered what the envelopes con-
tanned. These letters were mailed out
from the Birmingham branch of the Wom-
ans Suffrage association. Some of them
hastily dropped the letters back into the
boxes. One lady got one of these letters
and we noticed a smile play across her
face, and one man remarked that he
would not take that letter to his wife
for dollar. Seriously, the ladies here
are beginning to talk about this move
speakers from Birmingham are to visit
Lafayette and deliver lectures, and, nc
doubt, will effect a local organization
Now, we have some gentlemen friends
here who are strong advocates of the
cause. 1t is going to be an interesting
proposition and sooner than some ex-
Dect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
Tribute to Captain White

u. B. Gambrell of Austin, Tex, was re-
Gently in Birmingham, the guest of Capt
Frank S. White,' said AL C. CARRIER yes
terday. "The venerable ex-member of Rob
ert E. Lees staff has been writing let
ters to the Alabama Baptist about his
visit, and in one of them he pays an un-
commonly nice tribute to Captain White,
whom we all respect and admire. The
reference made to Captain White by Mr.
Gambrell has been frequently commented
upon and follows:
1T was an uncommon pleasure to be
in the home of Capt. Frank S. White, who
was among the very first, if not the first,
to challenge carpetbag rule in Mississippi,
and who was in the forefront of the young
men who delivered the state from that
unspeakable band of plunderers. We were
his pastor more than 40 years ago. He
is deacon in the First church and stands
by the church, as he has always stood
for righteousness in public and private
life 1t was the moral and religious ele-
ment of the south that led in the heroic
work of reconstruction. 1t is the same
virile moral element that is creating in
the south base of operations from (which
forces are to move out in campaign
of moral regeneration for the nation''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
NEW KLONDIxE PREDICTED

From the Engineering Mining Journal.
| Unless a long list OF our most expert
eneed engineers have committed an error
of Judgment, the Gastineau district of
|. Alaska, including the mines of Treadwell
channel, and those adjacent to the town
of Juneau on the opposite side of the
channel, is destined to become, during
the next five years, the most important
gold mining district of America. The
mines Of Treadwell Island have been for
many years producing about s3,500000 in
gold per annum, and without doubt will
continue to do so for many years to
come.
Around Juneau there is now being de-
veloped deposit of gold ore which. in
point of tonnage, probably exceeds any
thing else that is known in the world
except perhaps the Rand. Several mines
are now being developed, these including
the Perseverance, Juneau ana Epher.
For the Perseverance and Juneau stamp
mills are already in course of erection.
1t lis contemplated that the Alaska
Gastineau Mining company perseverance
mine) will eventually mine and mill 10000
tons of ore per day. the Alaska-Juneau
about L. 900, the Elmer about 5000, total
of 10000 tons per day, or, say, 12,ooOooo
tons per annum. 1t is expected that this
ore will yield about $3.50 per ton.
If this estimate be borne out, we shall
have a new production of slS0OO,0oo per
annum. or nearly 20 per cent of the total
gold production of the United States at
the present time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
How the Weather Man Works

|
The department of agriculture has
recently issued a decidedly instructive
and intensely interesting brochure
setting forth in exhaustive detail the
workings and methods of the much
abused men who furnish us with the
weather predictions. While the wealth
er man falls in the category of those
prophets of old who thousands of
years ago were declared not to be
| without honor save in their own coun-
try, and while he is the butt of mary
a newspaper joke, we, nevertheless,
could not do without him, and when
we have read the agricultural depart
ment's statement setting forth the in
Vulnerable probabilities which are
likely at any moment to sidetrack his
representations, we will wonder how
he manages to forecast the weather as
well as he does and feel like declaring
never again to make him the subject
of jibe.
Coquettish as is the wind, its vagar-
les and characteristics have been pref
ty well gauged by the weather bureau
and we now know that most all storms
of any magnitude come from the west
and that they rarely originate in the
United States. Gables from shore to
shore and the wireless from vessels
upon the sea advise us of the preva-
lence of the storm in their respective
localities, so that its direction and
speed are easily obtainable and the
date of its arrival is mere matter of
calculation. The region of low barome-
ter is the storm center around which
the winds gyrate, and this storm CEN
ter moves bodily forward, sweeping
eastward at the usual velocity of $50
miles day. Thus storm coming east
ward from Siberia into Alaska should
reach the coast of the northwest in
two days; six days later it will be
crossing the region of the great lakes
and should arrive at the Atlantic
coast just two days later. But it must
be known that there are scores of in
fluences which may divert the course
of the storm or absorb it entirely, and
it is these influences with which the
weather man in his forecast has to
contend
Most of the cold waves come from
the east, and of their initiation Can
ada, Great Britain and st. Petersburg
keep us fully advised by the reports of
conditions in Iceland and Siberia.
The flood forecasts are based upon
telegraphie information as to the
amount of rainfall and system of
gauges long established at various
points throughout the river channels.
Where the region is low and level
flood warnings may be transmitted as
long as ten days in advance of the
| advent of the danger, but in hilly or
mountainous districts often twelve
hours notice is too short.
|
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06

BILE. It's unusual features should have
gained for it a place of honor on the
front page. For it is certain that no
other such narrative has ever reached
The Age-Herald office, and it is cer-
tain that for the remainder of the
campaign its parallel will not be re-
ceived.
The chances are, however, that the
correspondent is misinformed. Gull
man little deserves to be ranked as a
county which takes no interest in a
matter as vital as the election to the
Senate of the greatest statesman of
the day. And Cullman little deserves
to be ranked as one of the few incon-
sequential subdivisions of the COM
monwealth concerning which there is
doubt as to the issue of the impend-
ing struggle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06

his seat. He was thoroughly convinced
that his immigration bill was neces-
sary, and he knew that without his
guidance and eternal watchfulness
the bill might fare badly on the shoals
which the opposition was preparing
as hindrance to its successful pass
age.
Mr.. Burnett followed the dictates of
his conscience. He acted as he thought
his duty demanded. Therefore, he de-
serves credit not only for an accom-
plishment of merit, but for an exhibit
ton of faith, steadfastness of pur-
pose which argues well for his useful
ness in the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
AT THE PENSION BUREAU.

Bureau Chief: II have had to turn down
a good many applications today"
Bureau Clerk: Here's James Brown.
What's the matter with his claim?"
Bureau Chief: "PSposterous; wants a
pension because he went into his barn
at night and stumped his toe on an old
army saddle"
Bureau Clerk; Here's another-Robert
Wilson, What's wrong there?"
Bureau Chief: Worse still; asks a men,
sion because he had his retreat cut off at
Antietam'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
Burnett'S Faith Rewarded

On the passage through the House
of his immigration bill, Congressman
Burnett is to be congratulated.
The bill, it is generally believed by
statesmen, is good bill. Judging
from the majority by which the men,
bers of the House passed the measure,
1t is reasonable to suppose that they
agree with Congressman Burnett that
the new legislation is necessary.
There are other features connected
with the case, which constitute worthy
reason for showering the "little
giant" of the Seventh with congratu-
lations. At the beginning of the pres
ent Congress, while his bill was still
pending, he might have exchanged
his seat as chairman of the immigra-
tion committee for that of chairman of
the committee on public buildings. The
chairman OF this latter committee has
his thumb on the patronage of the
nation. AS chairman of that committee
Mr.. Burnett would have been more
powerful in Congress than he Is as
chairman of the immigration commit
tee.
But Mr.. Burnett did not exchange