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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-04-24
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BLANQUET ASUMIRA Ell MAN
DO DEL EJERCITO MEJICANO.

Veracruz, "a, g a m)-Las fuerzas
de Badger en- esta ciudad Sc han atrin-
eherado para esperar ell ataque de los
mejicaros Los piquetes Ell las Tomas
de los alrededores de la ciudad estan
preparados para detener el avance de
las tropas de Huerta en- cualouier di-
recci6n. Las tropas mejicanas Sc es-
tin concentrando El general Mas,
al maudo de dos mil hombres, espera
IN refuerzo de cuatro mil, es proba-
hle que cl general Banquet asuma 81
mando del ej6rcito combinado
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-04-24
LA SITUACION EN- VERACRUZ
Sc AGRAVA.

En- atencion a los mensajes del almi-
rante badger, que dan un aspecto mas
grave 4 la situaci0n Ell Veracruz, Sc
han dado 6rdenes anoche a la ga bri-
gada lie infanterla y destacamento de
artillerla de Galveston, de embarcar
inmediatamente en- un transporte pa
20 aq1ella plaza La brigada estara al
mando del General Funston, estara
,rmada por 5000 hombres. r. trans
porte 1ace dias Que aguardabe en- el
puerto de Galveston y zarpara mana
La por la tarde.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-04-24
iOue viene Cannon!..

A bordo del Algonquin viene de
las Bermudas ell ex-speaker" Cannon,
que tantas lindezas dijera de los puerto
rriquenos en- OCCASION que todos recorda-
mos.
FL eX-speaker' que va no es NADIA
EN- los EstadoS Unidos, viaja en- ell al
gonquin que es un barquito de guerra
i Bah puede ser que traiga alguna
mission especial. De todos modos, venga
como viniere, Oficialmente de paisano,
10 mas indicadO es no hacerle casO CO.
mo 81 en- el Algonquin" viniera ell mo-
no MuZa.
Decimos este porque tai vez no falte
quien Sc apresure 4 ofrecerle alguna re-
cepci6n 0 alguna comida va sea en- for
ma de DESAGRAVIO ell cualesquie-
ia 0tra forma. Y como aqui somos tan
olvdadizos. no faltaria quien acudiera
4 homenajear Cannon Sobre todo
cuando los que tai hicieran podrian de-
cir que ese lamentable anciano, ahora
no eS mas que un caballero particular
suS prejuiciOS sus Odios contra noSotrOs
los dej6 en- la Silla presidential de la
Camara
rs possible; v como esas cOsas Sc que
daron en- la silla, ahora Sc lie han pegado
por las posaderas al speaker" Clark.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-04-24
Ndmero 96
FL homenaje a
Fernandez Juncos

La Hija del Caribe" nos ha enyiado
un dollar para ell Homemade a Feman-
dez Juncos.
La laureada escritora, nos remite su
Quota y la de sus hijos Angel. Amalia
Trinita.
En- la carta Ell que Sc adhere al ho-
menaje, dice:
Creo que es un acto de justicia el que
Sc proyecta y todo 10 que haga Puerto
Rico en- honor de ese astur esclarecido
es palido para 10 que el merece.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-04-24
Un ataque a los
Estados Unidos
UN DIARIO DE CHILE, NO CREE
EN- Ell ALTRUISMO YANQUI

Santiago, Chile, Abril 14-El peri6-
dico de esta ciudad 'Diario Ilustra
do publico aver un notable artlculc
referente d los americanos del Norte
Este escrito viene ser un alerta
contra la ayuda que pretenden prestal
los EE. UU. d la America hispinica.
FL impOrtante diario chiIeno dice
La historic claramente ensena que los
EE. UG. nunca han auXiliado las pc
quenas rep1blicas de America. Por Ell
contrariO, csc pals siempre ha procu-
RADIO coartar y circunscribir la libertad
y la independence de las naciones que
sufren su Influenza. .
Ell Diario IMstrado' termina su
articulo preguntando 81 el Canal de
Panama es una obra desinteresada que
reallzan los americanos, como dicen
ellos. Ell favor de la humanidad es
medic nuevo que buscan para extender
su accion su dominic sobre toda la
America.
Taffau
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-04-24
Matanza de arneri-
canOs anunCiada

Ell diario Cuba" de la Iabana,
trae en- la ultima edici6n reci5ida Ell
San Juan, el siguiente cable
Ell Paso, Tejas.-Dicen de Ciudad
Juarez, que los revolucionarios me5ica-
nos Sc muestran contrarios a la acci6n
americana contra los federales de Tam
pico, anmcian con jactancia su pro-
positO de matar d dos los americanos
RESIDENCES en- territorio legalista 81 la
escuadra americana bombardet la pla-
"a del Golgo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-04-24
Un cable a. Munoz
PROTESTANDO DE LAS FRASES
DE CHAMP CLARK.

Nuestro amigo el licenciado
Don Pedro Gomez LasSerre nos
Ina facilitado copia de un cable que esta
tarde Sc le ha trasmtido al comisionado
residente dc Puerto Rico Ell Washing
ton. Y que dice asi
Munoz Rivera
Washington d. c.
Lea edici0n New York Herald abril
doce. despacho especial Atlantic City,
discurso Champ Clark.
EXija rcctifcaci6n conceptos insul-
tantes.
Jacinto Texidor, Luis Llorens Torres,
+. &. Perez Almiroty. Antonio Perez
Pierret. Francisco Soto Gras, Pedro
Gomez Lasserre. Reinaldo Paniagua.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-04-24
10 QUE DICE VILLA.


Juarez p, Il a. m)-El general vi
ile Sc laantiene tirme en- su actitud de
nc II Ia guerra con los Esta los Uni
dos. En Ia frontera Sc cree que va ha
ocurrido Ia ruptura entire Villa Ca
rranzl. y aln 4ue aquel 10 MEGA, la YER
sion ha sido confrmada por su ayu-
dante &c campo. Ell vencedor de To-
rraon, cue Sc encuentra Ell Juarez, de
muessrl su deseo de dar prnebas de
anaistad los Estados JTnidos Dice el
cardillo constitucionalista que Mejico
tiene bastantes calamidades por 81 sola
sin e.rr enarse Ell guerra con ma na-
zion extranjera.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-04-24
FL profesorado
respond d e

Nos la visltado "a listinguido profe-
sor don Tcodoro Agnilar Mora para
darnos Ia, graeias por Ia publication
que hicim0> de la caria-abierta en que
exciiaba n prof..sorado fines de mu-
tualidad. Y nos dice que "a ha recibido
adhesiones de- - pueblos ic la Isla.
Celebramos que asi haya despertado
el cspiritu de clase dcbido In excita-
ci6n del senor Aguilar cuya actividad
no tiene limifes
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-04-24
Jugadores castigados'

La Corte Municipal sentenci6 hoy
dos d6lares de multa Jose Gonzalez.
Pedro Torres, Candelario Rivera, Ra-
fael Rodriguez. Leonardo Cepeda, Da-
MEL Lopez, Matias Reyes, Ramon Esco-
bar, Pedro Dlaz. Bautista Figueroa, Pa
bio Gonzalez, Victor Morales Y Rafael
Martinez.
Estas personas son tabaqueros huel-
guistas, segln los informes Que tenemos.
y fueron acusados de jugar al monte.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-04-24
Los atIetas de Santurce

Ios i6yenes atletas dc Ia Alta Escuela
Central de- Santur,e. han decidido to-
mar parte IN los iuegos atleticos que Sc
eelebraran manaua en- ierren0s de la
Feria Insular
- hahia dieho one diehos j6yenes n
somarian parie en 81 eoncurso, pero
4 Ultima hora - han decidido concu.
rrir 4 la lneha.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-04-24
LA ARTILLERIA SIGUE APUN-
TANDO HACIA LA CIUDAD.

La guarnlcion americana t,cne un
compute de 5000 hombres la artiileria
de bordo esta apuntando 4 la ciudad,
preparada para hacer fuego al primer
aviso. FL tiroteo que venia oausando
tanto dano ha terminado. La ciudad
ha sido desarmada por I'm registro de
casa Gil casa. Inglaterra elogia las
operaciones americanas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-04-24
Teatro Municipal
IA GHETSA.

La gran compaiia de Opereta Gatti-
ni-Angclini pondra esta noche en- es-
cena la deliciosa opereta inglesa LA
GIE1SA F" que tan acknowledgements in
terpreta la compania
Esta obra que por su delciosa m1sica
es una de las operetas preferidas de to-
dos los pnblicos hace va alg1n tempo
que no Sc representa- aqui
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-04-24
VILLA Sc SEPARA DE CARRANZA

Ell general Villa, oponiendose a la
actitud de Carranza, declara que quie-
re la paz con los Estados Unidos. Es-
te eabecilla ha informado hoy a Geor-
&c {. Carothers, Agente Especial del
Oopartamento de Estado, que nadie lie
cbligaria a ir la guerra contra los
Estados Unidos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-04-24
Un deshaucio

En- virtud de una demanda de des-
haucio presentada por don Jose Garcia
Aceyedo esta manana ell marshal de la
Cortc Municipal lanz6 a Arturo S. Souf-
front de la casa que ocupaba en- Puerta
de TERRA.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-04-24
CAbLEGRAMAS
(POR CABLE FRANCES. J
MAS TROPAS HACIA MEJICO.

Washington, "A, C a m Ell presi-
dente Wilson ha ordenado que Sc pom
ga Ell movimiento una brigada del
ejercito hacia Veracruz Y que Sc en-
Wen mas tropas a la frontera.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-04-24
dE
ESTADOS UNIDOS Y BRASIL.

Los Estados Unidos han eegido a
la repdblica del Brasil para velar
por los intereses americanos Ell Ne
jico. En- los puntos en- que no haya
c6nsulcs Brasilenos, Sc encargaran de
clio los c0nsules franceses.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-04-24
SOLDADOS AMERICANOS
MUERTOS

Han habido tres muertos mas .
heridoo en las tropas americanas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28

gency. When the duchess raided the covered whole colony of hangers-on of whose existence the palace marshal did not know. These were remote rela- tives or friends of pensioned palace serv- ants. As these old servants died off, the relatives and friends coolly took their places Forty-odd persons were living at the former regents cost. Duchess Vic toria Louise bundled them all out. The old and helpless are being well cared for in Brunswick town and at Wofenbuttel; but to idlers and parasites no grace was shown.
 Proof of the popularity of Brunswick's rulers Is that these and other drastic "Prussification" measures are being car ried through without causing offense. This Is mainly owing to the duchess fse has made a great impression on Brunswick. Alien as she is, she is even more popular than the Guelph, and in a sense native, duke To Brunswickers. as formerly to Berliners, she is 'Prinzess- chen Sonnenschein' n'i-Princess Sunshinei When comic paper offered a prize for a photograph showing her without a smile, no one competed. In social mat ters Duchess Victoria Louise is more prominent than her husband, who inher- it's from his dour and disputatious father somewhat reserved and taciturn char aeter. From the duchess are taken in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28

good will many innovations which would have been resented if they came from a sovereign of less charm.
 The home life of Brunswick's sovereigns is uncommonly simple and harmonious. The pair are separated during most of the day, but make it an invariable rule to pass together certain fixed hours, on which even serious questions of politics are not allowed to intrude. These hours are between 4 and in the afternoon and the evening hours after dinner. Con yersation music of a light kind--the duke plays a little-and reading, usually aloud, the the recreations. The duke seldom touches cards; the duchess never Duke Ernest August resembles the Czar in hav- ing a passion for reading aloud. His taste in reading is peculiar; and would probably dispease wife less practical, less interested in life than Duchess Vic toria Louise The books read from deal with sport and adventures, or with prac- tical achievement, engineering triumphs, the lives of self-made men, and of other classes of famous men who have been among the worlds flyers and actors but not among the thinkers or artists. The duke is also interested in applied sci ence. A feature of this after dinner read ing is the duchess diary. As girl Prin- cess Victoria Louise was compelled by the Kaiserin to keep a diary-this on the ground that diary-keeping means dis cipline and regular habits. The diary is still kept up.st When the Kaiserin at tended the baby heirs christening she brought two morocco bound blank books
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
How Mexican War Began

In 1846 the United States declared war against Mexico because, as Presi- dent Polk said in his message to Con- gress. "after repeated menaces Mexico had passed the boundary of the United States has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon American soil' Therefore war existed and "ex- isted by the act of Mexico herself" The reference was to the capture of force of Taylor's dragoons by the Mexicans in the disputed territory on this side the Rio Grande, says the Kansas City Star.
 But the publication of Folks diary a few years ago showed that this Mex lean invasion was a mere incident, a good talking point" and that the war would have been begun if the Mexicans had kept entirely away from Captain Thornton's dragons and the disputed territory. Under date of Saturday, May g, 1S46, Polk wrote:
 "The cabinet held a regular meeting today; all the members present. + I said that in my opinion we had ann pie cause of war, and that 1t was im- possible that we could, stand in statu quo or that I could remain silent much longer; that I thought it was my duty to send a message to Congress very soon and recommend definite measures I told them that I thought I ought to make such a message by Tuesday next, that the country was excited and impatient on the subject and if failed to do so I would not be doing my duty"
 All the cabinet members except Ban croft assented to the plan of war message for Tuesday. based on the re- fusal of Mexico to receive the United States commissioner, John Sndell, and on its failure to pay the claims of American citizens. Bancroft said he would be willing if an act of hostil- ity should be committed by the Mex ican forces.
 At o'clock that afternoon the mes sage arrived from Taylor telling of the capture of the dragons. A cabinet meeting was hastily called and all the members agreed on an immediate mes sage asking Congress for declara- ton of war Polk tells in his diary how he spent most of the Sunday working on the message. although he did find
 n oo to church with Mrs. Polk. He concludes the entry: "It was a day of great anxiety to me and regret ted the necessity which had existed to make 1t necessary for me to spend the Sabbath in the manner 1 have"
 So the message went to Congress making its appeal on the aggression of Mexico But if Mexico had committed no act of aggression the message would have gone fin with the same result on the next day. Just as France and Prus- sia would have appealed to arms in 1870 even if Bismarck had not edited the famous Ems dispatch in order to '.wave the red rag before the Galiis bull.~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
By RAYMOND WORKMAN

Second function of the municipal hous- ing bureau will be to act as unpaid house agents, and find dwellings for working men. This form of activity as carried on by the "house indicator" the "Weh- nungsnachweis," already exists in few municipalities. It is one of the most prac- tical and helpful of all Prussian housing reforms. The house indicator office keeps a register of all vacant and to be vacant houses and apartment in the town; and it puts this register at the disposal of working men. Minute details are reg- istered. Record is made of the number of rooms in the apartment, their size, the maximum number of persons that may
 occupy them under. the public health regulations, the rent. the special terms of the landlord. Some indicators send agents to make plans of the apartments. There is system of filing and indexing which makes it possible to lay hands at once on the addresses of all the apart ments likely to suit an applicant. The busy man, instead of going to numerous agents and wasting his time by personally examining apartments which are alto- gether unsuitable. calls at the indicator bureau, gets birds s-eye view of only such apartments as satisfy his wants, and need personally examine only these. No charge is made. The indicators are eco- nomically run. The cost per applicant suited worked out at about 30 cents.
 Stuttgart compels house owners to regis ter every dwelling immediately it becomes vacant. The indicators have potent ef- feet in improving housing. They enable working men to see at once the conditions of the housing market in different parts of the city, and they prevent the occur renee of housing famines with high rents in one district at times when there are many vacant dwellings in a district a short distance away. The Prussian hous-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
Slapped a Lion in the Face
Frcm Tit-Bits.

Perhaps the most amazing episode in the career of Richard Corfeld. who. 1t will be remembered was killed in Soma-N liand not long ago, while acting against raiding Dervishes. and the story of whose life is told by Provost Battersby in a memorial volume published by Arnold. concerns an occasion when Corfeld was hunting lions single handed. as was his habit
 A lion had charged Corfield. and a scene ensued which provided probably, the only { instance on record of football player using the 'hand-off' to prevent his being collared by a jion. The fact sra1 VIC lion missed hIs first grip" continues MT. Battersby. "and got poor hold with hss second, may have been due to the sur prise he experienced at receiving a sian in the face from the man he was chasing, owing to which Corfie1d getting hold of @ tree trunk in lieu of a goal post. was able literally to wrench himself out of the Hons jaws.''
 Again the lion. which was badly woundedly. dashed at him. He fired and missed "The next thing Corfield knew was that he was lodging round small tree with the lion grabbing at him. while he was trying to hand him of. The lion missed him first. only succeeding in tenr- ing his coat. but soon got Corfield's rightt hand in his mouth, biting it badly throuessA the palm, while pursuing him around the tree"
 Fortunately at the critical moment a cornrade intervened and shot the lion dead. Corie'd. however had to spend the night in his zareba. cdipp1ed and un- able to nse his rife. guarded only by huge fires while his companion went for the nearest doctor. It was not long after. however. that Corfeld was out again hunting Hons sine1e handed. Such are the snen who guard Britain's outposts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28

ing bill provides that where the admins trative authorities find 1t necessary, the new housing bureau must maintain hous- ing indicators.
 A powerful influence for the improve ment of German housing is being exer- cised by the state social insurance sys- tenn.
 The insurance organizations have be- come capitalizers of the movement for providing working class dwellings. They possess enormous accumulated funds for which they must find in vestments; and a safe investment is found in loans for building. The state insurance bureau reason that by en- abling the workers to build and own their own houses, the level of public health will be improved and the claims on the bureaux for sickness and in- validity will be diminished Up to date s95,OO0 900 has been lent by the insurance bureau to individuals, mu- nicipa1ities, and private societies for the building of working class houses. The money is lent at from 8 to 3h per cent and is secured on the building plot and the new house. As rule the loan must not exceed two-thirds the value of the land and building The borrower pays off annually l 1a per cent until the amount of debt outstanding is reduced to half the value of the security.
 This cheap credit is confined to real working class housing. Rigid rules prevent it being used by speculators. Tba lo <7 signed as working class dwellings, and must contain not more than two apart ments. This is an attack on the big apartment house system. The benefic- iaries must be genuine residents who are insured in the local state insurance bureau, and the houses must be in tended for their personal residence. No person may own more than one house built on insurance credit. Where the house contains only one dwelling it may not be sublet except to near relations; where it contains two, the tenant of the second must have the same quali- fications as the house owner. By a combination of this system with life insurance the workman and his fam fly arc guaranteed permanent possess Sioi. Ine WOTkman lnSureS nlS lie with the mortgagee (who is the state insurance bureau) on the terms that if he dies at any time after gaining pos- session, the house will remain free of mortgage for his family; and that if he lives for 25 or 30 years the mort gage will be paid off. The only thing that can threaten his possession is a sickness which would prevent his pay ing the premiums. Against this risk he again insures so as to draw during sickness a sufficient pension to pay the life premiums.
 Prlvy Councillor von Schmoller, one of the greatest economist and an in- spirer of the Bismarck in social reforms first gave the spur to this form of combined insurance and housing. As a result of his initiative vast numbers of model dwellings are being provided for families which in no other way could get capital to build their own houses. The system flourishes most in Vest phalia, the Rhine province and Han over. In Hanover 47,0O0 workmen's houses have been provided, the homea of about 250,000 persons. Berlip's sec