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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-21
Buque americana

Aver tarde lego a nuestro puerto
el guardacosta americana "Osiola. =
Este buque viene de Guantanamo. con
ell fin de traer al Teniente Mr.. Fl. Wi
lliams, Ell cual pasara aqui ounce 5
Veinte dias dirigiendo la Estaci6n de
TELEGRAPH inalambrico.
FL Teniente Williams trae instruc-
elones del gobierno americana para ell
lefe del TELEGRAPH sin hilos, relaciona-
das con Ell conficto europeo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-21

teatro perennemente Alberto con espec-
taeulos de todo genero. Como es hom-
bre que entiende el negocio, es SECURE
que nos ha de dar 4 conocer algo bue-
no y que, por 10 menos, procurara te-
ner alguna diversion que ofrecer al pu-
bllco continuamente.
telicitamos al competente rematista
por la oportunidad que Sc le ofrece de
poner EN- practica un proyecto que tai
vez pueda ser un buen negocio
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-21
FRA -DIAVOIIO.
Reunion conjunta

FL Comite de Refomas Sociales Y el
Executive de la "Liga Obrera" Sc reu-
niran esta noche las 8 en- punto, con el
DropGsito de continuar su labor merito-
ria, en- bien de los intereses de todos
rs de esperarse que entire la Camara
de Comercio, el Centre de Detallistas y
Ia Liga Obrera" Sc haga algo bene-
ficioso para todos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-21
COSAS DEL Ola

DeI feSpetO que Ell gODlern0 tlene a
los partidos pollticos, es un buen eiem-
pho este que ahora ha dado Mr. McIn-
tyre recomendando al presidente Will
son que para cubrir la vacante de Sc
cretario de Puerto Rico nombre al H.
cenciado don Martin Travieso, cuyos
merecimientos para ell importante en-
pleo no es esta la oportunidad de ex-
plicarlos
Ell Lcdo. Travieso no era ell candida
to Gel partido unionista como tampoco
10 fue hace algunos amos para ell cargo
de Ccnsejero del Executive que actual
mente desempena Era un candidate
del gobierno, ell gobierno, por sobre ell
partido, 10 impuso entonces como 10 i'm
pone ahora.
Naturalmente que ell que Sc provea
con portorriquenos los empleos pu-
blicos mas importantes es motive de
satisfaction para el pals, que tantas ca
lamidades eX0ticas ha sufrido ann
tiene que sufrir Pero esa natural sa-
tisfaccion nos la amortigua un tanto ell
gobierno con sus imposiciones, porque
81 es realmente ell deseo de los domina-
dores el de que tengamos al frente Gle La
administration de la cosa pilbica per-
sonas de nuestro agrado, no es precisa-
mente Quienes hasta ahora han sido ell
obstaculo mayor nuestros anhelos 1
los que debe ell presidente Wilson pc
dirle consejo con tai fin. Son los re-
presentantes de la mayoria del electo-
RADIO quienes mejor pueden orientarlo
en- este sentido, y posponer 4 la volun-
tad de I'm militar que Sc deja infuen-
Ella por su funesto colega Mr. Cotton la
de todo el pals es una palpable demos
TRACTION de que esa democracia de que
siempre alardeo ell professor Wilson,
fue como la de tantos otros pol1ticos
mediocres una formula para atraerse
las simpatlas populares, una bastarda
adulaci6n con el exclusive prop6sito de
conseguir los votos de la masa que nun
ca We i los hombres publicos por 10 que
hacen, sin6 por 10 que dicen.
Bien nombrado sea el senor Trave-
so, cuya actuac6n en- la vida p1blica
tan estimada ha sido por el gobierno
de algunos amos esta parte. Es lison-
jero, despues de todo, que estos liberia
lisimos tutores hayan encontrado al fin
un portorriqueno a juicio de ellos dig
no de ocupar honrosamente ell puesto
que al senor Traveso sc lie dara.
Mas ell caso presente no deben echar-
10 en- olvido los hombres que dirijen las
colectividades pol1ticas en- Puerto Rico
Tengan en- cuenta que la norma que
siguen Nc Intyre y Co es la de hacer
10 contrario de cuanto aqui Sc les re-
comienda Y en- tai virtud, como no
tendria NADIA de eXtrano que ell hoy mo-
destO NegOclad0 del TrabaJO Sc con-
virtiese EN- un lujoso Departamento,
bueno ser1a que desde ahora nos de-
dicasemos pedir que nombren para
dirijirlo Mr.. Santiago Iglesias, pues
ningl1n medic mejor que ese para Ii
brarnos del terrible defensor de las ms
tituciones americanas y etcetera, etce-
terra =.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-21
En- el Casino de
Rio Piedras

FL Prcsidente del Casino de Rio Pie
dras, nos invita- 4 la conferencia que
ha Gle dar esta noche en- la sala de ac-
tos del mencionado clrcnlo social, 81
Licenciado don Luis Samalea Iglesias
que desarrollara este tema Ell pecado
colonial.
Ell orador sera presentado por el Sc
nor r. Vazquez Cabanas.
Ell acto terminara con una jarana.
Comenzara 4 las nueve en- punto ha
de verse muy concurrido.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-21
FL estado del conflicto
CABLE DEL GOBIERNO.

Washington, 19-Los valores remi-
| tldos a los amerlcanos Y puertorrique-
nos que Sc hallan en- Europa seran pa
gados probabemente en- esta semana
pero no Sc reciblran informes exactos
sobre ese particular durante alglln
tempo. Ell Departamento de Estado
esta abrumado con las innumerables So
hcltudes que Sc le hacen para investi-
gar ell paradero de ciudadanos ameri-
canos puertorrlquenos, y est3 hacien-
do todo 10 que puede dentro de slls fa-
cultades Todas las peticiones de
Puerto Rico han sido comunicadas por
cable, y Sc avisara 4 I'd. tan pronto
como sc reciban las contestaciones; pc
70 es necesario tener paciencia. puesto
que las oficinas cablegrafcas tienen
muchisimo trabajo Sc da preferencia
a los mensajes segUn su naturalcza En-
IL actualidad no debe sentirse inquie-
tud alguna por las personals que Sc ha-
liam Ell ell eXtranjero, y como la mayor
parte de los puertorriquenos Sc encuen-
tran en- Espana, las di6cuItades Sc re-
duciran al minimum.
Con referencia al telegrama de esta
olicina de 13 del corriente, le Lomuni-
co que el Presidente public6 aver una
peticion dirigida al pueblo americana,
que Ell parte dice 10 siguiente: Com
patriotas Supongo que todo hombre
Julcioso en- America Sc ha preguntado
durante estas ultimas semanas de i'll
quietud, que Influenza podra ejercer
la guerra europea sobre los Estados
(nidos. Ell efecto de la guerra depen-
dera de 10 que digan hagan los ciu-
dadanos americanos. Ell espiritu de La
naci0n en- este delicado asunt0 sera de-
terminado Ell gran parte por 10 que los
mdividuos y la comunidad los que Sc
reunen en- meetings publcos hagan y
Idigan; por 10 que los periodcos ma
gazlnes contengan; por 10 que los mi
nistros de las religiones prediquen en-
sus p1lpitos, los hombres proclamen
como su opinion Ell las calles Sera "a
|cll eXcltar las paslones. dif1cil cal
marlas. Los que sean culpables de ex-
.itar las pasiones, asumir1n La respon-
abilidad de clio. Los Estados Unidos
leben ser neutrales de hecho como 10
son de nombre durante estos dias que
sirven para probar las almas de los
hombres. -
El Gobierno Britanico anuncio Ell
Londres que las operaciones del Jap0n
Sc limitaran al Mar de China y al te-
rritorio de la misma nacion Esta de
claraci0n Official fue entregada aver al
Secretario de Estado por el Encargado
de Asuntos Britanicos en- Washington.
Ofcialmente Sc informa en- Londres
que las fuerzas expedicionarias brita-
nicas han desembarcado EN- el Cont
nente. Sc entiende que pasan de cen
mil hombres y que probablemente es- |
an ahora en- Belgica
La primer batala importante Sc es-
i librando a1n en- Belgica FL resu-
tado es dudoso todayfa.
Dos grandes barcos de guerra alema-
nes Sc han refugiado en- aguas Gle Tur-
qnIa NADIA nuevo Sc sabe a1n sobrc
batallas navales en- el Mar del Norte.
rs probable que no haya ocurrido to-
dayla ninguna gran batalla.
Despachos de Ia prensa acaban de
apunciar la mnerte del Papa Pio X.
Nc Intyre
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-21
[ a subasta del Teatro

Fl senior Mancini, experto empresa
rio de teatros, ha obtenido la buena pro
= la subasta del Municipal, celebrada
esta manana.
FL se6or Mancini Sc propone tener el
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-21
FL alza en- los viveres

Respuesta que ha dado ell Presiden
cia
te de la Camara de Comercio, la Liga
Obrera en- contestaci0n q su mensaje
enviado, sobre el alza de los precios en-
los artlculos de primera necesidad:
Hela aqui:
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-04
PARKS IN THE SMALL CITY
Possibly Best Way to Obtain and
Keep Them in Order Is by
Commission.

The immediate question Is how fal
the park problem of the small city
can be solved by the formation OF a
park commission, and what powers
and functions should be trusted to It.,
and what shall be the form Of charac-
ter to be adopted, and how much can
be learned from what other cities
have done. The creation Of a park
commission should be because the
people as a whole desire 1t, and this
desire can be stimulated until 1t takes
form, and it usually crystalizes about
a few men who become the workers
to carry 1t out.
A park commission fora small city
should have the power, knowledge and
ability to select land for parks, and
to have the care and development OF
them, and to employ men and teams
necessary. Also to purchase material
and make contracts, II they consider
contracts to be the best method OF
doing the work. They should control
all employees and all persons connect
ed with the parks. They should have
power to make rules and, regulations
for the use of the parks, and should
make detailed reports Of what they
do, either directly or indirectly, to tho
people and be subjected to them.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-04
Home bluIl|
Y Helps Y /
MAKE IT PROFESSIONAL WORK
Society Formed Composed Of Men
Who VIII Give All Their Time
10 the Planning OF Cities.

Circulars distributed by the National
Conference of City Planning mark an
Interesting step in the growth of an
idea that L. comparatively new in
this country. City planning has form
ed the topic for many recent discus,
sions, especially In connection with
such proposals as those that endeayor
to look ahead of the growth Of COM
munity and SO direct the course and
style of building that the completed
work will be more modern, more beau
tiful and more sanitary than might
otherwise have been the case. Several
cities have been acknowledged as the
most beautiful In the United States,
and In this number Indianapolis has
generally been included. Others are
Detroit, Los Angeles and Washington.
But, with the exception Of the nation
al capital, these cities owe little of the
attractiveness they may possess to-
day to the foresight and sagacity Of
the founders. Detroit and Los Ange-
les, partly developed into municipal
ties Of charming individuality. Indi-
apofis, while bereft of either lake OF
mountain setting, was fortunate in its
earlier days to possess the idea that
has since been developed in the Monu-
ment as the fixed center of the plat.
In all the discussions Of city plan
ming examples taken have generally
been abstract; few opportunities were
offered for direct experiment. The
National Conference on City Planning,
with Offices In Boston, has attracted
to its rolls a great number of archt
tects, engineers aad landscape work
ers, all Of whom are interested In the
demonstration of city planning as a
feasible practice, and not merely
theory. The circulars issued are for
a proposed study in city planning. In
the beginning 1t is assumed that GER
tain tract of land is to be handled.
All the conditions are assumed to be
known, even to the installation OF
public service facilities. This has
been done in order that the competi-
tors may all work from the same
basis. Given the example, and an idea
as to how the city In which the sup
posed tract lies will grow, the archi-
tect may go ahead with his planning
The idea Of the conference, which
will exhibit the plans submitted, Is to
develop the idea of city planning and
to make 1t as widespread over the
United States as possible. Cities, like
habits, are too often allowed just to
grow" and once grown they are diff
fcult to change.-Indianapolis News
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-04

During the past ten years this Idea
of organized and supervised play has
had a wonderful spread. 1t has de-
veloped into world movement; there
is not a civilized country in either
hemisphere that has not adopted the
scheme upon more or less extensive
scale. Three other cities in Maryland,
besides Baltimore, now maintain sum,
mer Fairgrounds, but the towns ard
villages have not yet fully awakened
to the significance of the movement
Every town in the states with a thou
sand population ought to have a play
ground with sports organized and
directed in accord with the ideals of
the national sociation.-Baltimor
Star.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-04
WRITE ADVERTISEMENT WELL
Should Be Attractive and Set Out
Facts In Way to Leave impress
sion on Reader.

Advertising to be successful must be
well written and so 1t will attract and
create a purchaser. To be attractive
it must say something; tell facts
which cause and leave an impression
ON the reader. 1t must be specific and
1t must tell the truth Some adVer-
tisements are curiosities. They reveal
the expenditure Of money uselessly
and wastefully. An instance of this 10
an advertisement which recently ap-
peared in a middle west newspaper
setting forth the following
"One dollar goes great ways at
our store. Call and convince yourself
that what we say is true. We are full
ly prepared with everything In our
kne to serve your every want. II 1t Is
something very nice, new or novel,
you will find it at our store. Our aim
Is to please and satisfy you when you
trade with us. You will be money
ahead by becoming regular patron"
This advertisement does not mem
ton the class of goods in which the
man deals and therefore is wholly
without value except to his personal
acquaintance and thos few others
who know his line of b. mess. AS a
getter of new business tAis advertise
ment is absolutely worthless. Sim
liar carelessness in formulating ad.
vertising copy often defeats the pur-
pose Of what would be otherwise
paying advertisement
Good advertising is the backbone Of
successful business Poor advertising
is throwing away ones money. Ad-
vertising space is valuable and adver-
Users should obtain results from their
purchase Of space, but a primary
requisite is we'll written, attractively
set advertisements.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-04
MALICE IN HOSTS REMARK
Could Hardly Fall to Under
stand the nsnuatlon.

It was probably only Robinson's
wealth that had allowed his intrusion
in the very select shooting party. He
was certainly quite the worst shot
that had ever happened In the neigh
borhood, and everyone was deter
mined after the first day that either
he should retire or that on the NOR
row he should have the moors to him
self. Blissfully unconscious of the i'm
preston he had produced, he was
talking very big after dinner.
"By Jove, yes!" he remarked, in
reminiscent mood "In my young
days l brought down grizzly in the
Rockies, They told me 1t was the
biggest they had ever seem"
His host leant forward very quietly
"You don't say So" he observed
with CLASSY eye. And what were you
aiming at?"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-04

A bronze monument Is to be erected
to Gen. Ii Yuanhung, vice-president
of China, on a commanding site over
looking the meeting of the Han and
the Yangtse rivers, where Wuchang
Hankow and Hanyang unite to com
pose the great triple town" Here II
was that General Ii won his laurels
at the head of the army of Chinese
Republican patriots and later as the
greatest of all the tutuhs solidifying
the enfranrhisement won on October
10, 1911. 1t is one of the most mag
nificent prospects on the Yangtse
China's great waterway, and the
monument to be set up will be q
bronze statue in the American style
marking the new regimes acceptance
of the latest ideas in commemorative
art.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-04
Distance In Bavaria.

In the Bavarian highlands sign
posts along the roads, instead of stat
ing the number of miles or kilometers
to the various villages, give the
amount of time which the average
pedestrian will supposedly take tc
traverse the distance, an exchange
states. This is merely an official ex
preston Of the very general custom
Of the peasants in the region, who
Invariably tell inquirers on the roads
not how far it is to a place, but how
long 1t takes to get there.
For instance, one asks: How fal
Is 1t to Oberammergau"
"a small half hour" will be the an
swer, or perhaps "a good haf hour
or "A big half hour"
Which is puzzling until the stran
ger learns that Small half hour
means rs minutes, "a good half hour
30 minutes and "a big half hour" 81
minutes.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-04
THINGS EVERY BOY WILL DO
unaltered Through All
the Ages.

Instituting comparison between
boys and girls, in which it correctly
states that the girl of today partici.
pates very little in household work
and does practically nothing to re-
duce expenditure, the Minneapolis
Tribune states:
Boys have not reached that stage
Of civilization which afflicts girls.
Boys can be set to amuse
themselves just as they could in more
primitive times"
Boys, indeed, offer fixed standard
OF conduct, which the mutabilities of
thousands of years, including diverg-
ence of race and climatic conditions,
have not been able to alter. We see
the same characteristics In the boy
Of the slums, up to certain age,
that we do in the son of the million
aire. 1t is only when boys grow up
that they yield to environment and
habit.
Here are some of the things com.
mon to every boy which civilization
has not been able to affect:
Every boy will fight at the drop
of the hat
Every boy hates to be dressed up.
Every boy hates girls.
Every boy will lie to save himself
from punishment.
Every boy throws stones.
Every boy says naughty words.
Every boy will associate with any
other boy he likes, regardless of any.
thing, such as money, position, etc.
When, say, up to twelve, a boy does
not conform to these rules, there Is
something the matter with him. Re,
garded from the standpoint of the
other boys, he is mo good!"-Life.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-04
LONG LOST BALL is FOUND
Sphere Batted Into CornfieId Thirty.
Eight Years Ago Is Dug Up
Fortified.

A baseball batted into a cornfield
thirty eight years ago by E. X. Bal
lantyne, later sergeant-at-arms in the
United States senate, was found re-
Gently when excavations were being
made for new building at Norfolk,
Neb.
The ball had become petrified, but
the seams and stitches were visible.
A slight dent on one side marked the
terrific wallop given by Ballantyne,
This was the first league baseball
ever bought for north Nebraska and
the game which was being played be,
tween Tekamah and West Point had
to be stopped because the ball was
lost.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-04
Why Buy at Homer

Because my Interests are
here.
Because the community that
Is good enough for me to live
In 10 good enough for me to
buy In.
Because | believe In transact
Ing business with my friends.
Because want to see the
goods ! am buying.
Because want to get what ]
buy when ! pay for It.
Because my home merchant
will take care of me when ]
run shUrt of lash.
Because some part of every
dollar ! spend st homo stays at
home and helps work for the
welfare of the town and the
county.
Because the home merchant
| buy from stands back Of hIs
goods, thus always giving value
received.
Because the merchant ! buy
from pays hls share Of the
county and town taxes.
Because the merchant | buy
from helps support our poor
and needy, our schools, our
churches, our lodges and
homes.
Because II III luck, misfortune
or bereavement comes, the mer-
chant buy from 10 here with
his kindly expression Of greet
Ing, his words Of cheer, and, II
needed, his pocketbook.
Let us make this town a good
place In which to work and
live. It's easy and certain II
everyone will do his share.
The dollar sent away seldom
returns, while the money spent
at home ls apt to leave scrap
ling at your door.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-04
Cat May Save Big Salvage.

Left behind when the crew of the
British steamship Alcazar abandoned
the vessel off Cape Lookout on Christ
mas eve, Maltese cat may return
good for evil by saving to the owners
of the vessel about $4,000 claimed
for salvage by the Merchants and
Miners Transportation company, own.
ers of the steamship Dorchester
which towed the disabled craft to a
safe anchorage. The owners of the
Alcazar contend that there can be no
legal abandonment of any vessel Sc
long as any living thing remains on
board. They declare they will fight
the matter out In court
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-04
CUTTING STONES BY WIRES
With Laying of TroIIeys Across
Bridge in Paris.

An interesting work Of stonecutting
connected with the laying of under
ground trolleys crossing the stone
Point Neuf, Paris, is referred to in the
London Engineer. 1t was necessary
10 cut through the solid stone mas
mry two trenches, four feet wide and
dix feet deep. This would be an inter-
1 unable task If 1t were cut by masons
int the ordinary way. The work was
d one by an electric motor connected
to- a drum, from which endless cutting
wires we're carried overhead and
around sheaves placed In pits which
had been sunk to the depth Of the
trench to be cut
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-04
MORE GOOD EARS

Make a rich biscuit dough, roll Il
out In thin sheet and cover thickiy
with chopped apples; roll up and cut
in slices about two inches thick. Place
In well creased pan and pour over
the following sauce: Mix table
spoonful of -four with cup Of sugar.
add cup, of boiling water, a table,
spoonful of butter and a grating OF
nutmeg; stir until 1t thickens, then
pour over the dumplings. Bake In a
hot oven. Serve with cream and
sugar.
Potato Pancakes.-Pare and CRATE
nine potatoes; let stand one hour and
drain off the water. Add a beaten egg.
salt and pepper. two teaspoonfuls OF
baking powder and -four to make q
batter a little sitter than ordinary
griddle cakes. Fry and serve with
crisp bacon.
Banana omelet-Put two table
spoonfuls of sugar into an omelet pan.
shake 1t about SO that 1t covers the
entire bottom. Cut banana In slices
and lay on the sugar, heat gently to
melt the sugar and fry the banana
Turn the slices and heap in the CEN
Ger Of the pan so that they will form
q layer on the outside of the omelet.
Put in a half tablespoonful of butter,
then the beaten yolks, letting It cook
a bit before adding the white of two
eggs. AS soon as the whites are added
fold the omelet and serve.
Corn Bread, Southern style.-One
pint of sifted corn meal, one pint Of
thick buttermilk, two eggs, two tea
spoonfuls Of melted lard, one tea
spoonful of salt, one of soda. Mix all
together and beat we'll before adding
the soda; then add the soda dissolved
in tablespoonful of hot water. Stir
we'll and pour into hot buttered bak-
ing pan.
Silver Cake.-This may be one we
will enjoy reading over; but not many
will feel they can afford to make it:
Take pound of sifted -four and add
1t little at time to three-fourths Of
a pound of creamed butter; add q
pound of sugar to the whites OF six
teen well beaten whites, then add to
the butter and -four, four teaspoon
fuls of baking powder is added to the
-four. Stir with the hand until all are
well mixed Add teaspoonful each
Of lemon and vanilla or any flavor de-
sired. Bake In paper lined pan in
slow oven until we'll baked. Ice with
boiled frosting This cake is worthy
the name of wedding cake.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-04
Municipal Control Of Street Trees.

Vt
1t would appear from the following
letter, just received from Santa Bar
bara, that that city will ,judiciously
oversee and control futures street-tree
planting. Some time agp in The
Times you gave list Of. trees suit
able for street planting. Our people
are Of late showing more interest in
this matter, and the park commission
ers, who have control Of them their
planting, ETC., wish to encourage, but
control their selection to the best va.
rieties. If your list Is handy and not
of too much trouble we would appre-
ciate 1t if you could furnish us with
a copy"