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The Washington times., 1914-08-16

a relic OF the stone age when Alb went
out with his club TO seek wife and
drag her by the hair TO his den. and
there 10 care for her and to guard her
with his life's blood 1t is one Of the
few primitive sensations that remain
TO us, wanting the female dependent
upon the male Perhaps thus accounts
for mans lack OF interest on the SUIT
frage question.
Only Susan suspected the true state
of affairs, being a woman. Having had
no real romance herself. shc delighted
in having a secondhand one, as you
might say. She interrupted man
glance and pretended not to see the
stolen hand pressures. Tho wedding
was already full drawn in her MIND $
eye. These two young people should
be married at Susan FdrlOw's wheE
the roses werc climbing up the sides
of the house and the young robins were
boldly trying thei fuzzy wings 1t
struck her as rather stranGr. nE: sLe
could not conJure Up at this wcddingJ
In6'r,' than ;wo ..'.1 oesi'l"S the InmISI, T.
l.e br.Lo RrDo'n, AMI the butter
BY forsaking his accustomed haunts.
under advice of Jones. the hidden war
fare ceased temporarily. You can't very
well kill a man when you don't know
where TO find him. He ate his break
fasts haphazardly, now mere now there.
He received most Of his assignments by
telephone and wrote his stories and ar
of hotels and invariably dispatched
them to the office by messenger. The
managing editor wanted to know what
all this meant; but Norton declined 10
tell him.
1t irked him to be forced TO rearrange
his daily life-his habits. II was
revolution against his ease. for he loved
ease when he was not at work. He had
the sensation Of having been cast out
into the streets. And on top of all
this he had to go and fall IN love,
posite the, apartments of the Princess
without discovering any one. This
rather worried him. 1t gave him the
impression that the shadow had found
out what he had been seeking and no
longer needed to watch the coming and
going of either himself or the Countess
Perioff.
"Oiga. it looks as IL were at the end
of our rope he said discouragedly. I'VE
have failed in all attempts so far. The
devil watches over that girl"
"Or God" replied the countess gloom
lily. I'm nearly every instance their
success has been due TO chance. Some
We should have let HarRreave esape
quietly, followed him, and made him
fast when the right opportunity came;
After a month or so his vigilance would
have relaxed; he would have arrived at
the belief that he had eluded us
'Tndeedi' ironically. He wasn't wig
liant all these years in which he did
elude U.S. How about the child he never
sought but guarded? Vigilance. He
never was anything else all these sew
enteen years. The truth Is success has
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L2MlulONlOuAR MYS1fRlh1 he SzeSaR SRE4a

I Norton briefly recounted the deliber-
ate attempts against his life.
You see, I'm not liar enough to say
that I'm not worried. l an. devilishly
worried. I'm not worth any ransom.
I'm in the way. and they seem de-
termined to put me out of it, 7
To any other man l would say travel.
But to you l say when you leave your
rooms don't go where you first thought
You would-that is. some usual haunt.
They'll be everywhere. near your res
taurants, your clubs, your office. You're
a methodical young man; become ezra
TIC. Keep away from here for at least
three days, but always call me up by
telephone some time during the day.
Never under any circumstance. unless
send for you, come here at night. Only
one man now watches the house during
the day. but five are prowling around
after dark. They might have instruc-
uons to shoot you on sight l can't
spare you just at present, Mr.. Norton.
You've been a godsend; and If it seems
that sometimes did not trust you fully
1t was because l did not care to drag
you in too deep
and smiled inwardly. Could anybody
be in deeper than he was? Once it was
on the tip of his tongue to confess his
love for Florence, but the gravity of
Jones' countenance was an obstacle to
such move; il did not invite it.
To be sure, Jones had no real au-
thority to say what Florence should or
should not do with her heart. Still,
from al points of view, 1t was better
to keep the affair under the rose till
there came a more propitious hour in
which to make the disclosure.
Love, in the midst OF all these alarms!
Sharp, desperate rogues on one side.
millions on the other. and yet love could
enter the scene cerenely, like an actor
who had missed his cue and came on
too soon.
Oddly enough, there was no real love-
making such as you often read about
A pressure of the hand, a glance from
the eye, there was seldom anything
more. Only once-that memorable day
on the river road-had he kissed her
No word of love had been spoken on
either side. In that wild moment all
conventionalities had disappeared like
smoke in the wind. There had been
neither past nor future, only the pres
ent in which they knew that they loved.
With her he was happy, for he had
no time to plan over the future. Away
from her he saw the inevitable barriers
providing against the marriage between
Q poor young man and a very rich
young woman. A man who has any
respect wants always to be on equal
terms with his wife. financially more
than in any other thing. It's the way
this peculiar organization called society
has written down its rules. Doubtless
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FTER the affair of the auto
n bandits-three of wnom were
Ia kiIled-a luI followed. If
a sailor you know what kind
a Iull 1 mean: blue-black clouds
own the southwest horizon, the water
srinkly. the boom wabbling. Suddenly
series of accidents" began to hap
ben to Merton. AT first he did not give
h matter much thought The safe
Tf lch fell almost at his feet and crash
ed through the sidewalk merely in
luced him to believe he was lucky. At
Another time an automobile came fur
ously around a corner while he was
|rcssing the street, and only amazing
D. Ility saved him frCm bodily nurt. The
;s was out of sight when ne thought
|C recall the number
hen came the jolt in the subway
D. y a desperate grab by one OF the
eTards saved MIN from being crush
eu to death. Even then he thought
| hing. But when a new box of ciga-
5ftttes arrived and he tried ore and
IL md il strangely perfumed, and. upon
H. ther analysis, found IL to contain j
b. vanese narcotic, a slow out sure
|Ice tn, he became wide awake enough.
Trey were after him. He began 10
|Halk carefully, to keep in public places
b. often as he possibly could.
lie was not really afraid Of death.
but he did abhor the Thought of its
Eoning UP from behind. Except for the
Eisarettes they were all ''accidents;'
b. could not have proved anything be-
Ecre q jury of his intimate friends.
1 lie never entered an elevator with
b. scrupuIous care. He never passed
b. der coverings over the sidewalks
h. ere construction was going on sun:
y -eful as he Sas, death confronted
hin once more. II was MS hant 70
h. We his coffee and rolls-he rarely ate
Z { vthing more for his breakfast-sct
|d, Hn outside his door every morning.
h . coffee, being i'm silver thermos
br'tIe, kept it's heat for hours. When
b. took the stopper out and poured
II rth cup it looked oddly black. d H.si
Cr ored II is quite probable That hsd
h - been no series Of accidents lie
v uld have drunk n cup-and died IN
b. rrtal agony. II contained bichlorlde
o' mercury.
yery quitely he set about TO make
Inquiries This was really becoming
5. rious. In the kitchen downstairs
nothing could be learned. The maid
had set the thermos bottle before the
d or at 1870. Norton had opened the
door at 1:30-three hours after. The
outlook was not the cheerfulest. He
know perfectly well why all these
things happened" ne had interfered
v I'h the plans OF the scoundrels who
were making every possible move to
kIrnap Florence Hargreave.
one afternoon he paid Florence a
VI II. OF course, he told her EOthing.
They had become secretly engaged the
d. after he had rescued her from the
q to bandits. They were secretly en-
gagged because Florence wanted II so.
For once Jones suspected nothing. Why
should he? He had troubles enough.
As a matter of fact, Norton was afraid
~ Jones. He was afraid OF him in
tie same sense as a boy is afraid of a
policeman.
But on this day. when the .imc came,
he accosted the butler and drew him
into the pantry
Jones, they are after me now"
You? Explain
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Atlantic Open, But Ships Few.

The most important impetus to re-
sumption of commercial activity is the
announcement that Great Britain has
cleared the lanes of transatlantic COM
munication, making possible the ship
ment of American products to foreign
shores. The most baffling subject now
is the securing Of means Of transporta-
ton for these products.
Both houses of Congress-. recognizing
the handicap under which this country
labored with its foreign markets closed,
turned attention Immediately to the en-
actment of legislation that would lower
the barriers erected by ancient naviga-
ton laws. The registry measure to
which Congress gave consideration Is
said to have the approval OF President
Wilson, and the general belief Is that
such a measure would bring under the
American flag at least 40 ships that
now fly foreign colors.
To further encourage the shipment of
American goods, the prominent bankers,
shippers, and representatives Of other
lines Of industry who met Friday with
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo to
devise means not only to preserve, but
also to increase American commerce,
advocated the assumption by the Gov
ernment of the war risk OF American
shipping and cargoes.
The conferees contended that were
commerce restored and American grain
and cotton shipped abroad. in the near
future there would be practically an
immediate relief OF the demand for gold
for exchange through the provision Of
an exchange in natural products.
The need for an exchange Is a press
ing one. America owes Il comparatively
large foreign debt. and many of the
international bankers of this country
are contending that unless the United
States ships its gold TO the warning
countries to meet its indebtedness, its
credit will suffer severely.
To make possible the expectation Of
god in amounts sufficient to meet the
debt claim. some Of the large bankers
went so far as 20 advocate the reieas-
ing Of the gold reserves Of the national
hanks and the substitution therefore of
national bank notes as n reserve medi-
I'm. The advocacy Of legislation that
would permit such n step. however. not
only met with strong opposition by
majority Of banking interests. but was
discountenanced by the Federal reserve
hoard at its first formal meeting Thurs
day.
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Aid Sought for Cotton Growers.

Realizing their handicap, which has
resolved itself into practically an elimi-
nation of all foreign markets for the
staple at present. Southern cotton grow
ers came to washington last week and
endeavored to secure the enactment of
protective measures. As a result Sena-
tor Hoke Smith of Georgia. and Con-
gresham Lever of South Carolina, in
troduced in their respective branches
of Congress bills to establish bonded
warehouses where cotton might be
stored and made tie basis of a cur
rency issue.
The South. with the opening Of the
Panama canal Yesterday. recognizes the
great opportunity that Is presented to
IL for the development of a South
American trade, now that Germany.
Great Britain and France are drawn
away from that field. To encourage
a striving after this trade the Southern
Railway Company and its affiliated
lines has offered to furnish to all
Southern manufacturers broad informa-
ton as to Latin-American opportuni-
ties through its South American COM
merciaI agent Charles Lyon Chandler.
The Washington times., 1914-08-16
CHAPTER VIII.
The Wiles of a Woman.

FTER the affair OF the auto
bandits-three Of wnom were
\ killed-a lull followed. II
The Washington times., 1914-08-16
How Trade is Strangled.

To gain a comprehensive idea OF the
strangGlation of American trade by the
European disturbance, one has merely
10 glance at statistics on this nations
exports and imports to and from Europe
as compared with all other countries
In 1918 the exports to Europe totaled
81 .46i 600 600 as compared with s2,42S. 500
OOO TO all other countries. while the i'm
ports from Europe amounted to ss92.-
500. .ooh against 81 ,s13 ooo. 900 for all other
countries.
Only one-seventh Of the seaport clear
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$4,000 FOR 100 WORDS

The Million Dollar Mystery story will
r for twenty-five consecutive weeks in
q s paper. BY an arrangement with the
7 anhouser Film Company IL has been
n ade possible not only to read the story
" sek in the various moving picture thea
teTs. For the solution Of this mysteri-
oLs story $1,000 will be given.
The Washington times., 1914-08-16

The initial shock to business having
been safely passed, this country is now
settling down to the war basis made
necessary by the embodiment of prac-
ticallv the whole of Europe in the
greatest struggle that the world has
ever witnessed. Consideration and CO.
operation on the part of the leaders OF
American business and the nations
lawmakers are rapidly restoring and
readjusting trade movements and
gradual resumption already has taken
place in such activities as can and must
be carried on in spite of the great con-
tlict abroad.
The past week has been notable pri-
marily for the demonstration of intense
desire on the part of both the Govern
ment and business to render mutual
commerce and exchange growing out OF
the European ENHANCEMENT, as evil
denced in the several important con-
ferences that have taken place between
representatives of various branches
of the Government and the leaders in
diverse fields of commerce and indus
try.
The carping criticism of lawmakers
that emanated only a few weeks ago
from financial and business centers,
to be met in turn with charges from
Administration leaders of efforts on
the part of the critics to warp public
opinion by false means have been hush
ed. The critics and the criticised are
now working hand in glove for the ad-
vancement of American commerce, the
protection of this country's credit, and
the avoidance Of missteps that might
cause a violation of the nations neu-
The Washington times., 1914-08-16

taken to insure cargoes OF foodstuffs,
so long as they are shipped in foreign
bottoms, and Belgium has followed suit,
without making the latter limitation.
Thus it would appear that there viii
be opportunity for the shipment OF
wheat. but the cotton crop prospects
are not so bright
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-25

En- el barrio Cialitos, de Ciales. un
grupo de republicanos pretendi6 acabar
un meeting unionista que Sc llevaba a
efecto, resultando varios de los concu-
rrentes q dicho acto, con heridas con-
tusiones. Fueron arrestados cinco de
los principales autores y Sc ocup6 un
revolver; dos punales; un machete V
una cuchilla. Ell orden fue restableci-
do inmediatamente por la policia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-25
Mercado de viveres
ULTIMAS COTIZACIONES POR
CABLE

ARROZ:
Mercado fuerte. Existencias redu
:idas.
Japones bueno de 1915 a $625.
Japones inferior, de $3.50 a 800.
Canillas, de $3.50 a $3.50.
Partidos, $500 a 1926.
AZUCAR:
Mercado sostenido.
Crudo SO gdo. $614 q $627.
Granulado de 1915 q $3.50.
rocINo: *
De $22.50 24.5O el barril.
IABICHUELAS: Is
Mercado fuerte.
Coloradas largas, de 1925 4 $3.50.
Coloradas redondas, $8.15.
Blancas chicas, $3.50.
IARINA DE TRIGO:
Subio so centavos en- saco.
HARINA DE MAIZ:
No hay variacion.
JAMONES:
No hay variacion.
MANTECA:
| Mercado subiendo
Pura de cerdo, 1925 a $1,000, base
Compuesta, 5000 a 1926 base.
AVENA:
| No ha variado la cotizacion.
BACALAO AMERICANA:
Subiendo.
POLLOCK:
Subio q $26.00
| BLOATERS:
De 95 cvts. 4 $100 GAIA.
| SALCHICHON AMERICANA:
! $221l4
| GARBANZOS MEXICANOS:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-25
M1sica en- Ia plaza

Programa para el concerto que la
Banda Municipal dara esta noche en-
al plaza Baldorioty:
Paso doble, Miguelito;'' 5. Cordo-
va.
Overtura de la opera, Mignon;" A.
Thomas.
Jota de la opera espanola, La Do
lores;' I. Breton.
Intermezzo Vals, "Copelia;' Leo
Delibes.
Tangos Argentinos, (A) Ell Choclo,
OBJ Ell Irresistible; Laghetti.
Damon Cubano, "Bombin de Barre
to- |. Urfre.
Mazurka, La Czarina;" I. Came.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-25
Como &c hereda
en- Albania

El jurisconsulto austriaco Felipe
Loerve, que conoce perfectamente los
Estados balcanicos, acaba de publican
un estudio sobre ell derecho sucesoral
VICENTE en- Albania
Dice en- el que los testamentos son
hechos ordinariamente delante de dos
testigos
Pero estos han de ser vieios. 81 son
j0venes ell teStamento es nulo.
No esta permitido hacer legados es-
peciales
Los bienes mobiliaros deben ser re-
partidos por parties iguales entire los
descendientes directos; pero los inmue-
bles y las tierras son propiedad com1n
de toda la familia.
Las mujeres no tienen derecho alguno
para heredar No pueden los padres
dejar NADIA a sus hijas.
Sin embargo, la madre es tutora ma
ia de sus hijos MEMORIES
81 la esposa no ha tenldo hiJos, debe
abandonar la casa de su marido apenas
muera este, y volverse con sus padres.
ST tiene un hijo, goza del usufructo
ALI cien dias
Pasado el plazo debe partir, pero su
hija Sc queda en- la casa.
S itiene un hijo, goza del usufructo
de los bienes del mismo mientras que
da viuda.
En- ell caso de que los bienes mobilia-
rios no basten para sufragar los gastos
de la educaci6n de los hijos, la viuda
tiene derecho de vender los inmuebles,
pero no las armas
Los Gtigios relatives las herencias,
son solucionados EN- reuniones publicas
de los ancianos de la tribu.
Algunas veceS Sc recurre al arbitraje.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-25
|NTERESA A LAS PANAOER|AS
Estamos preparados para hacer
con toda economic las etiquetas que
indican ell peso del pan que han de
uevar los panes en- 10 futuro.
|npIenta Boefo Meleani|- Perez Morris Lynn ' Ca

De $4,000 d $2100 ell saco de 100 XII
Os.
Subiran considerablemente con mo-
two de haber estallado nuevamente la
Revolution EN- Mexico.
rHICHAROS VERDES:
$500.
QUESOS:
Mercado excitado.
Patagras de Holanda, de $1,000 q
$500 quintal
Bola seg1n tamano de $3.50 a $500
locena.
Importante. - Por vapor BRAZOS
legaron las 1ltimas remesas de quesos
de Holanda. Una circular autorizada
por los exportadores de quesos EN- Ho-
landa, advierte al comercio de Puerto
Rico, que con motive de la guerra, el
gobierno de Holanda public6 un De
creto prohibiento la exportacion de Vi
veres, y con tai motive quedan suspen-
didos los embarques de 0uesos
San Juan, p. r., Agosto q, 1914.
Segundo Cadierno.
EvariSto Freir1a Co
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En- al calle Calimano, de Guayama, Y
frente al Hotel Frances, el automovii
No. 85S, prcpiedad de D. Eduardo eau
tino Y guiado por ell chauffeur Ruff
no Alomar, arrollo al muchacho Cruz
Ruiz, de Ii amos de edad, causandole
la muerte TN ell acto. Ell chauffeur fue
arrestado.
Para mantecados y refrescos de soda,
yaya La CAFETERIA
Clientela selecta
San Justo 6. San Juan, P. r.
La policia de JuncoS arresto Pablo
Figueroa por haber hurtado una vaca
propiedad de la sonora Evangelista Sic
IRA vecina del barrio Rabanos, de Las
Piedras.
AlmEerce en- La CAFETERIA, famosa
por sus fiambres.
Fresco y amplio salon.
San Justo g. San Juan, P. r.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-25
A A|osSuscTiDtOTesyA
Evaristo Freiria y Co.

Para la buena marcha de esta admi-
distraction no admitimos ATLAS de
uscripciones a este diario sino desde
81 primero de cada mes. Las BAJAS
avisaran los dfas 80 81, advir-
iendose que las que dieron con pos
erioridad no sc tomaran EN- cuenta nj
mrtiran efecto en- la contabilidad hasta
Il dia 1ltimo del mes siguiente al en-
srante
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-25
NoTIcIAS

De Caguas informan que en- la ma
drugada del % del actual, al efectuar ell
arresto de Arcade Sanchez Maria
Munoz el guardia Ramon Pereira, No.
AZ, fue impedido por ell individuo Ra-
fael Ortiz, hombre de muy malos ante
cedentes, cuya intromision di6 lugar a
la fuga de Sanchez Ell guardia PEREZ
ra tuvo necesidad de hacer uso de su
macana contra ell Ortiz, propinandole
varios macanazos que lie causaron varias
heridas.
~ d.
UN Ola, tomese LAXATIvo BRoMo QUININA.
III boticario devolvera dnero cura La 6rma
d +. w GROVE Sc halla cada caja
En- momentos en- que en- Caguas ell
individuo Ventura Lopez limpia-
ba un revolver cargado, Sc lie escape un
tiro hiriendole Ell la tetilla izquierda.
FL herido fue asistido en- ell Hospital
Municipal.
EN- LOS CLTMAS CALIDOS ell PAINKI-
LLER, de suma utilidad. Los c6licos, calam-
bres, diarreas semejantes dolencias, ceden fa-
cllmente a su acci6n Refuse todo substitute.
No hay mas que un PAINKILLER, ell de
PERRY DAVIS.
FL automovil No. 672, de don Jose M.
Calder6n, y guiado por Ramon Herman
dez, chauffeur No. 271O, choc6 en- Caro-
lima cen el automovil No. 1893 que guia-
ba Francisco Benitez, Chauffeur No.
1889, resultando ambos vehiculos con
desperfectos
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-25
LA ABEJA DOMESTICA,

Su cria y productos.
Obra de gran utilidad para la cria
= la Abeja y la industria de miel y
cera. .Eaa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-25
PAN BUENo

PAN BUENO
Especial para Emparedados
El Riquisimo Sobao LA LINDA.
FL nuestro sc vente 6 2 cvts Bollo
PAN DE LECHE"
Cruz 10 "I.A LINDA"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-25
COI.EGIO DE SAN II.DEFONSO
PARA SENORITAS
dlrlgldo por las
HERMANAS DE LA CARLOAD

En- este plantel Sc cursan las asigna-
turas propias de la primera enseianza
Sc dan lecciones de Ingles, Frances y
M1sica. a.-CLASES DE ADORNO: di-
bujo, pintura, taq1igraf{a, maquinilla y
'onfecci6n de fores.-CLASES DE LA
BORES:- Costura, tapiceria, encaje
"ordados en- orc, itografia, sedas, ETC.,
ste.
Ademas de las asignaturas mencio-
nadas Sc instruye las alumnas, con
gran esmero, en- ell gobierno interior de
ma casa y Sc les ensefia toda clase de
ofcios domesticos.
Los cursos empiezan ell 10. de Sep
'iembre. Sc admiten aIumnas lnternas
extemas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-08-25

PARA CURnR uN RESFRlnDO EN-
UN Ola, tomese LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININA
III boticaro devolvera e dinero 81 lie 6rma
d +. w GROVE sc hala cada caa