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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-09-24
ENTENDAMONOS...

AL cOmentarlO que nOsotroS pusimos
a la carta del senior Cadierno protestan.
do de que La Correspondencia''. di-
Jese que ell alza de los vfveres era injus.
tlficada, ell colega pone aver otros que
vlenen darnos la raz6n.
Hablando de la comparsa del l1nes
aseguro La Correspondence escue-
tamente:
Con motive de celebrarse hoy una
manifestation obrera de protesta con.
ira ell alza injustifcada de los articulos
de primera necesidad, Sc han reconcen-
trado en- San Juan algunos individuos
del cuerpo de la policia. "
Y los concentrates nuestros, ell cole,
ga repone aver:
En- cuanto al colega vecino ell BO-
LETIN debemos decirle que nj nos i'm
presionan los gritos de la por el llama
ola trupita de Pantin nj han infuido en-
nuestro amino las argumentaciones de
a.
ra.
5De la 'por el' llamada trGpita dc
Pantin? iPor que entonces no dijo
La Correspondencia': de la "seglin
algunos agitadores de ofcio" injustif.
cada alza Ell los v1veres?
Yea cuanta raz6n teniamos para
Greer que 10 de "injustifcada era con-
slderaci6n suya y no de la tr1pita. Pre-
cisamente 10 que pretendimos fue dar
oportunidad al colega para una expli-
caci6n pero 10 cierto es que esta ha We
nido hacer mas confusa su verdadera
actitud en- este asunto.
No nos venga La Correspondence
con ese vulgar1simo topico, con ell cual
concluye su comentario, de " 10 que hay
de cierto en- todo este, es que como pc
riodico de information, que no tene-
mos compromises con nadie, nj nos de-
bemos a nadie, 10 informamos todo, 10
decimos todo, pero ESQ 81, bebiendo
sempre en- buenas fuentes y sobre to-
do interpretando y refejando Ell nues-
tras columnas antes que NADIA ell SEN
timiento popular
81 la primera parte de este fuese
cierto y 81 tambien 10 es que "no han
infuido en- La Correspondence las
argumentaciones de los obreros en- SUI
Asamblea de la Camara" ipor que no
Sc deja de equlvocos que dan por re
sultado aquellos gritos de "abajo la
prensa pastelera' que tanto molesta-
ron al colega?
Y pasando por alto 10 de beber Ell
buenas fuentes, 81 es que La Cores
pondencia refeja antes que NADIA ell SEN
timiento popular y Sc atreve juzgar
como tai la propaganda de media doce-
ma de explotadores del obrerismo, de
biera dedicarse a predicar la necesidad
de romper vidrieras y pegarle fuego q
las casas de cOmercio.
Esto debiera hacer en- ese case, en-
vez de decir que fu6 ordenada y culta
una vii comparsa en- la que hubo ala
ridos de todas classes y algunos aullaron
o1 a4on+adn Y,arcnno1
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-09-24
Total,
La jarana del Casino

La que debi6 celebrarse el domingo
pasado, y fue transferida 4 ruego de
una comsion de damas por coincidir
con la velada que Sc celebro en- el SsTea.
tro Municipal a benefcio de los huer-
fanos de don Agustfn Navarrete, Sc ce-
lebrara ell pr6ximo domingo.
Hay mucho entusiasmo entire la in.
ventud elegante de San Juan.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-09-24
NOTAS HIPICAS

I'll programa para las carreras que ell
domingo proxmo Sc celebraran en- Ell
Hipodromo de Santurce, es el siguiente .
Primera carrera 4 $50 metros
Pensamiento 80 libras, Alianza 81,
Bobo SO, Capricho Ss, Manifesto 90,
Mascota 81, Ponce 90.
Segunda carrera 100 metros.
Melonero e libras, Villa 100, Beaby
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-09-24
CABLECRAMAS

Petrogrado, 24-Se anuncia Official
mente que la fortaleza austriaca de ia
roslau ha sido tomada por asalto
Londres, 24.-Se estima que las per-
didas sufridas por la marina inglesa
EN- ell ataque de los submarines alema-
nes a sus cruceros han sido ,624 muer-
tos 8 desaparecidos.
Amberes, "A. = Varios intrepidos
aviadores in9,eses han conseguido ha-
Ger caer bombas sobre ell campo de
aviacion de Bickendorff, cerca de Co.
lonia destruyendo una de las casas de
Zeppelines
Pekin, 24-Seg1n noticias ofciales de
la peninsula de Shantung, los japone-
ses que atacan las posiciones fortifca-
das de Kio Chao han sufrido fuertes
perdidas debido a la explosici6n de mi
mas colocadas por los alemanes en- el ca.
mino que habian de atravesar los iapo-
neses, EN- su avance sobre Kio Chao.
Amberes, 24-Con motivo de la re-
tirada de los alemanes hacia ell sur, el
eJercito belga bajo la comandancia del
Rey Alberto ha hecho una salida para
'hostilizar las lfneas de comunicaciones
alemanas, pero han evitado toda ope-
raclon contra Bruselas, por tenor de
que los alemanes detruyan la ciudad.
Sc anuncia que ha tenido lugar un com
bate en- los alrededores de Malinas v
tambien en- direction de Lieia.
New York, 24-Anuncian de Nish
que despues de un violento combate de
nueve d1as, los austriacos, cuyas dos
alas han sido completamente hatidas.
sc han retirado Ell toda la Inca entire
Liunovia Losnitza, perseguidos por
los servios Las columnas servias con
tlnuan avanzando en- ell interior de Bos-
MIA.
Roma, 24--La prensa italiana es
en- su protesta contra la des-
truccion de la catedral de Reims por
ioS dlelnaneS. Este act0 de vandaliS-
mo ha aumentado la intensidad del SEN
popular en- favor de los ALA
dos
New York, 24.-Con unanimidad alb.
soiuta la prelsa americana entera con-
dena el acto de vandalismo de barba-
RE de los alemanes al destruir Ia basf-
lica de Reims.
Paris, (Ofcial). Desde la ilti-
am communication no ha habido cambio
aiguno en- La batalla del Aisne. Esta
batalla esta empehada desde hace Va
ocho dlas, pero este no debe causar ex-
traneza 81 Sc recuerda la guerra ruso.
Japonesa. la batalla del Marne AZ ma
accion librada en- terreno raso o,,e
(Contintian en- la ga. planal
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-09-24
Velada pro-Navarrete

Resultado econ0mico de la function
INGRESOS.
Palcos vendidos, 26 $400 $10400
Lmetas, 147 q $100 147.0O
Entradas generates, 2 a $3.50 100
Vendido en- taquilla 1920
Donado por varias personals, 1900
Total, 100000
EGRESOS.
AL senor Mancini, empresario
del Teatro Municipal, S 53.43
Otros gastos. 25.97
Entregados a la viuda 204.50
Total, $2S3.90
Por cobrar, S 100
$4,000
Por la Comision,
Manuel Fernandez Juncos.
Luis O'Neill Milan.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-09-24
Cine "Tres Banderas"

A peticion de numerosas personals,
esta noche volvera 4 proyectarse en- Ell
cine de Portell y Garcia la colossal Gin
ia espanola, en- ocho parties, titulada
Lucha de corazones
Completa el programa Alma subli-
me- .otra bella pelfcula en- cinco par
tes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07
THE CONyERsfrN or MIR. HILL

7T-.N EyN EXPERIENCES benefit an office hold -1 CT of many years practices more than the one he receives when deprived of office. Former Congressman Ebenezer J. Hill. who might be supposed as nearly impervious to mod ern political thought as any politician in New England, at last shows the intellectual benefits of being out of office. His speech in Fairfield concludes with the assertion that the president of the United States ought to be elected by di- rect popular vote instead of by the electoral college.
 Mr. Hill once was candidate for United States Senator under the system of election by the General Assembly. He was beaten and thereafter became an advocate of election Of United States Senators by the people.
 His views upon the direct election of pres idents appears to be founded upon the circurn- stance that most of the southern negroes are unable to conform to the voting requirements of their states
 Since these negroes would probably vote the Republican ticket, Mr. Hill advocates a Fed eral qualification for voting, sone presumably which would let the negro vote in and popular election of president which would bring the negro vote to the said of the Republican candi- date.
 This speech shows Mr. Hill in an unusually favorable light. It is pleasantly empty of re- marks on hemp and jute, and unusually replete. with friendship for the methods of popular government, which shows MT. Hill not to be- yond the amiable weakness of the case hard ened office holder who, when eliminated by a popular uprising, believes that in some way demagogues and the wicked trilmphed and that he could be put back into his nice cosy job, if only there were more democracy
 It is one of the ironies of politics, that this country is now full of just such MT. Hill, who, in the time of their popularity were sat isfied with the least possible amount of pop ular government, but who now, in the day of their obscuration, weep because the forms of our government are not ultra democratic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07
NO SPECIAL COUNCIL
 MEETING LIKELY ON
 WARRENITE REPORT

No matter what decision is reached at the conference between the alder manic committee and the paving and sewer con1nnission in the matter of the Warrenfte contracts, no special meeting of the common council will be called to consider the report of the committee for at least two weeks and none may be called at all. Mayor Wilson promised Alderman Daniel g. Walker this when the latter brought up the matter at the meeting of the council last night.
 A resolution was before the coun- cil to have the next regular session of the body on August 8. It was sug- gested that the committee on the Warrenite contracts might have ing on Wednesday night Mayor Will son then said fla special meeting was necessary he would not call it until Q week from Monday.
 The ordinace establishing the nu- nicipal market places was passed and the market places will be opened on Saturday. All articles of food ex- cept fish may, be sold in the markets by the producers. The market places are located at Crescent and Willard St.; Main and Grand streets and Ridge and Iranistan avenues The market places will be under the SUI persion of the sealer of weights and measures
 An ordinance forbidding any but Iestablished firms to hold auction sales after o'clock p. na.. was passed. Also an amendment to the ordinance re- garding newsboys allowing them to begin selling newspapers at 5 o'clock in the morning instead of 6 o'clock. Alderman Walkers resolution abat- | ing the assessments for permanent pavement against property owners in Atlantic street, Singer avenue, Kiefer | and WhitiYR streets was referred to the committee on claims after Alder man Moran had insisted that the amounts and the copies of the resolu- tions should be read
 Alderman Moran also had a resolu- ton to pay Miss Lillian Fox, clerk for the tax assessors, sent to the finance committee for report. The resolu ton was presented by Alderman Broder1ck at the request of the as sessors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07
WHERE THE FARMER MAYBE PURCHASED
srY1EcHANtaIss COSTLY


wM ISpATCHES FROM New York day or
 two ago. stated that leading milli- nerv ornament firm had just failed It appears that while their assets are nominally twice their liabilities, $lOOoo0 of their funds are Iockedsup in hat decorations that are gone out of style, and would not bring more than $2OO00
 Women eroan about the exorbitant prices. charged by dressrnakers for trimmings There is a reasonsfor those prices in the risk dealers take in leading up with material that may go ont of .styls at any time.
 Whenea merchant stocks up on transient stun that is here to-day and gone tomorrow, he is like the provisfon desler with his perishable fruit- A price must be charged for the early. sales that will pay the loss on the remnant of theslot, which has to De sacrificed for little or nothing.
 IL issdortunate+f for fs1niIy expenses men are so nearly exempt from this form of taxation WThen they order they want the latest style, but the fashions are nearly as much alike as an ar my uniform But usually men wear their hats and, coats until worn out If they seem some what archaic before that time, they can conn fort themselves with the idea that no one thinks anything about the lack of conformity, provid- ed The garments look neay
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07
EASTON

Mrs. John Broadbin and son. hay, ing spent a few days as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Marsh on Sport Hill have returned to their home h Bridgeport.
 -RFrs. T. walker sherwood and Miss Edith F Sherwood of Sport Fill were recent visitors of Mrs. William Kan -dau in Chestnut Hill
 Wesley Beeman had the misfortune a, few days ago. to cut his toe quite badly on a piece Of glass several stitches were taken
 The Ladies Aaid society of the Methodist church. will hold an arter- noon sociabIe on July 8 at the home of Mrs George Reers- At the close Of the afternoon's work refreshments will be served.
 The barn dance given by the build ing committee @f Easton grange
 Messrs Joseph Hill Edward D. Git- Iette and Clarence B. Andrews, at J.
 Arthur Sherwood's new barn on Fri day evening, proved to be grand success. There were people present from Greenne1d Hi1l. Monroe Trurn- bull. Long Hill. Taslhua, Stepney, Nor Held, Weston. Bridgeport, Southport and Fairfield. The ladies sold home
 made candy. The music was furnish ed by the grange orchestra The sum l of S45 was cleared which will be used
 to help build the new grange hall Miss Ada C. Fields of Shelton, is I spending a few days as guest of her friend. Miss Mary Gillette at Adams Corners
 Rev. F. s. Clark. pastor of-the Bap-
 tist church, who has been in Boston
 for three weeks attending the North
 ern Baptist convention, was present or l Sunday morning and occupied the pull. 1 pit again. He gave fine address ueing for his subject. Echoes From
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07
I raveling Coats of Service and Comfort

Gray Linen Goats, mix ture of the old fashioned "pep- per and salt variety which looks good and will not show soil or wear quickly $4.50. Natural Linen Goats, with or without capes, made with deep collars, capaciOus pOck- cts with buttoned flaps, all nicely tailored $3.98. Cape Coats of fine Shep- herds' Checks, light weight material and un1ined, $11.0O, $500 and $16.OO.
 Blue Serge Cape Coats with novelty silk collars and fac ings, unlined. $1O.50. Long Goats of Smoke Gray kFohair for travelling and mo- tor wear, nice dust sf1edderss
 $S.5O.
 Second floor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07
DEMOCRACY BETTER THAN BOMBS.

N YNzNTTE is noisy, but not a convincing 4 preacher Makers of bombs are sometimes hoist with their own contrivances, as Eae explosion in Louise Berger's flat proves, If the statistics should be compiled it might ap- pear inc bomb throwers have sacrificed two of thsmseIvessfor every one of the foe. The world is long in sescaping from the thraH of violence The habits of our ancestors are repeated in ns. The bomb throver is equipped with mental itv which harAs back to the days when the only law was private vengeance. What such per sons now do infrequentIy, many persons once did frequently. The assassination of rulers is not more, but much less common than it was some centuries ago, as any may know for him self by reading the history of line of Roman enperorss or the record of dynasty of Eastern desppts
 As democarcy has gained assassination has lost ground. The road that leads away from violence is the democratic road. Let us search our institutions to ascertain in what respects they are tyrannical, or insufficient to the needs of true freedom. Not by violence but by req son win the fairer future come.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07
BARD IN BEDDING
 HAS HARD SHEDDING

Bedding, July Tit was felt that so interesting and important an affair as the dance and lawn festival which the local fire dc1artmerst is 50 give at the Sanford school premises on Fri day evening of thds week deserv ed something in the way of verse for an advance notice This would be in ac- cordanee with a. we'll established r1- raI custom and strict conformity with the custom required that the verse should be Of the most rocky and dis Joiated kind The more the rules of prueody were outraged the better The town has plenty of genuine poets. the list comprising Albert Bige1ow Paine, Dora. Read Gooda1e and John Ward Stimson, but these authors get real money for their effusfons and be- sides, it was thought to be doubtful if they could alienate themselves from their habitual technique sufnciently to produce poetry bad enough to be good Consequently. contributions were sought only from strictly native talent and the one chosen by the com uittee is appended:
 We have no soft, meloddous lay
 Of ryn4hic measures fauitless, true, NO lifting rippling roundelay
 To wait our message home to you Our bards are off on holiday.
 Our theme swift inspiration lacks, And our lone Tyre being all asazsw
 We'll carve some couplets with an
 axe.
 N B Here are the ponplets: Friday July tenth is the date On which our fire depar rtnrel1t holds A fact on V Which I gladly ezpa4iAte. We extend to you our most urgent 2 G5 5-tl F TO parteipate in this happy and rare
 occasion.
 At the Sanford scaool gym there will
 dancing be-
 Refreshments win be ofrered in great aibundar1ce
 And all for a few irasignincant cents. Our noble department which orayely
 fights fires,
 To make this a great event strenu-
 oIsIy aspfres. The ladies are extending a helping
 hand.
 And are sure to make it a success to
 beat the band
 So come one and all and trip the light
 fantaetic,
 It wdn alleviate if not cure all your
 ailments gastric. The date and the attractions De sure
 and don't forget, The department needs your money,
 being considerably in debt The festivities eventuate in the even
 ing at eight, I A fact which we nneanvat1e shall joy fully contemplate. So matron and maid So yeon1an and youth, To our cause give your add
 Why halt suet, forscothl
 In the moons pearIy glow Come early or late I Your kind efforts bestow While you dance at our fste
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07
.HARBOR CLAIMS
 ANOTHER VICTIM

The waters of the harbor off the docks son Wall street claimed another victim yesterday when Michael smith, a Lithuanian speaking resident of Hartford fell overheard while asleep and drowned before help could reach him. When his body was finally re- covered the emergency hospital pull motor was used without successful re- suits.
 Dr. S M. Gariick, medical examiner, gave permission for the removal of the body to CuIlfnan & Mullins nnorgue and later gave accidental drowning as the cause Of death. He was identified by other Joy Line employees. During his residence in Bridgeport he had been living at the Central House on State street.
 According to witnesses he had been leaning against pile asleep and made no sound when he fell. He seemed unable to grasp a line that was thrown to him and sank within few min utes- The apparatus adapted to drag ging the harbor bottom was secured from David GoIdstein by the crew of the tug Isis After several minutes of work Fireman John Hanley Of the tug managed to catch the hooks in Smiths clothing and the body was dragged to the surface. Smith had been working on the night shift for the Joy Line.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07
sANER FOURTH NEEDED.

T~ HERE IS STILL too much gunpowder for
 safe and sane Fourth of July cele- brati0n- The injuries recorded for Fourth of July in this city are proof of the excess. There is really reason why anybody should be killed or maimed because our ancestors gained their independence. It is true they used gun powder, but strictly for business. The idea was to destroy the enemy It was fortunate for this country that British were not able to in tr0duce the Fourth of July Celebration before they fought us. Tn this event there might have been a different story. We should have maim- cd and killed ourselves so n1lmerously as to have been easy victims to the foe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07
EDITORIAL NOTES

There Is move holidays celebrated the weass-end Also Washinstons birthday should come in Erxn the doEFery character of Gen. Carranzas state it will perceived could write Affecting High School valedictory.
 % % < < boy fs carefully locating the restden- er people who object noise. for use on July f. carranzs and Villa can't agree which shall have the honnr of being highly decorated and richly ornament ed rubber
 college students can't be expected to pitch hay An It might lame their pitching
 As the public good demands that Congress hurry sarly
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07
A VICTORY FOR PUBLIC OPINION

4 + @ s1f- -~H ~HEfANNoUNCENENT that Warren Bros. will suspend work on the Warrenite. paving until the status of their arrangements with Mayor Wilson is determined, reflects credit<on their understanding. They at least are intelligent enough to know that there is suchfa thing as public opinion, and that when itfs aroused nothing can stand in it's way, and especially not q lot of paper agreements which the city attorney says are without legality, and not claims against the treasury.
 There must be no ratification of these con tracts To give them legality would be to en- courage other efforts to defy the charter, of a like nature with that which has been thwarted
 If these contracts had been entered into with entire sincerity upon the part of those re- presenting the city they would not be desirable contracts to keep in force.
 They deprive the city of the advantages of |competition between thesmakers Of the various forms of pavement
 They provide for the payment of too high |a price for the kind of pavement to be furnish
 The protection behind the five year guar antee is not sufficient, when measured with the protection exacted from makers of similar pavement in New York state.s
 There is no sufficient security that the ma terial to be used in the pavement will be up to qi1ality.
 It is provided that gravel may be- used, all though the best pavement requires the. use of clean, high grade, crushed stone. Z
 There is no guarantee that the asphalt will be up to standard. Tn fact the city is not en- titled to asphalt at all, but only to Warrenite cement, and must take anything the contrac- tors give, which they say is Warrenite cement.
 The contract does not guarantee all the NNarrenife that may be laid, but only such as is two feet distance from any rail of any troll Hey track.
 II is very doubtful if the city can claim .Jln- der it's contract coating of biturninous maca- dam two inches thick AFTER TIT IS ROLLED. The contract seems to contemplate 8 coating of two inches in thickness at the time it is spread and not after it is rolled.
 This construction appears to be warranted by the verbiage of two phrases So arranged as when taken together toA bear interpretation here suggested
 Under the title .sSpecifications for War Irenite surfacev appear these provisions:
 Upon the surface of the old road
 way prepared as above described shall
 be SPREAD two 2) inches of War
 renite paving fixture which shall com
 sist of"
 And this idea that the thickness is to be two linches when spread is amplified under the Esame heading in paragraph ss2 9 2 which says a I In this condition it fthe WaFrenite
 surface9 shall be brought to the road
 and spread upon the prepared founda
 tion and then be thoroughly rolled with
 steam roller"
 I It would be difficult 10 make a contract fol Ecity would have less of the customary protec- ton usually exacted by municipalities in sueH lcases.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07
Lawn Kirnonos for
 Summer MNear

The daintiest of Lawn Neg liges are lowered in price and July is the month to wear them.
 Negliges of white dotted Swiss, made tip in charming fashions and trimmed With lace, $500. Lawn Kiznonos in the pret tiest of pale blue, lavender pink, and white and black with open sleeves, and fac Iings of plain lawn.
 Formerly $2. 50, now 1.Qe- Formerly S1.5O and s2.oo.
 now Formerly St.OO, now Q.| Undernuslin Section. second roofs'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07

To Save Your Stockings. LisIe Togarl easy to adjust ard a great saving to fine hosiery 10 cts, 3 pairs for 25 cts.
 Heel Protectors, 10 cts pr.
 Notion Stock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-07

Louis sangebush. a New Jersey con- tractor, who was caught in a cave-dn Of a sand pit, is sufrering from a broken neck ana paralysfs from the waist down.