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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-16
A DAUGHTER OF ALSACE
Touching Reply to Invitation to
England

A correspondent sends us a translation
of letter received from an old friend,
aged about 20, in Paris i'm reply to an
invitation to come to England during the
war. We give the following extracts:
1t was with profound gratitude that
read your affectionate invita- ion go to
you. | thank you with all my heart But
| am an old daughter of Alsace. My
daughter a. was born Gt will be a years
ago In a few days. in the midst Of 5000
BaVarians who We're surrounding my
house while refugees from Btsche, bonn
barded We're sheltered by us. You can
not think seriously, dear friend. that /
would leave our France at the moment
of danger, Six of my children are at the
war! Ny mothers heart Is broken with
anguish but my heart of an Alsatian
and a FrenchWoman beats more aTdently
than ever, and the thought OF leaving our
country in this sorTOwrul hour which orr
people have not sought. that thought can
never be mine. What comfort Your noble
England give us, dear friends, ana what
courage it gives us TO feel you so Loyalty
at our side 70 describe our sufferiuEs
and our poignant emotions Ht this time
is impossible, our valiant soldiers are in
AlsaCe, and our brothers, our uephcWs,
who remained there faithful to the old
Alsatian home, are being shot or armed
against u.s. . Pray for us, very dear
friends, that God may save France and
the valiant men who are lighting to save
our hearths All may 1t not oc a long
war, long carnage, may our God have
pity! The Belgiaus are heroic and have
perhaps saved us by stopping the FIRST
wave of the INVASION
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-16

ernment and was left like the Cape Cod
Canal, to private enterprise.
The masonry of the ancient canal was
of the lightest and most simple kind, con-
sisting merely Of two parallel walls Of
small rocks which approached each other
near the bottom and thence sloped TO the
top and the channel was undoubtedly
cut for the accommodation of the coast
wise navigation between Massachusetts,
Bay and the eastern shores.
1t was kept open without obstruction
until the winter of 1904 when IL was
filled with dirt and rocks by violent
storm, and remained filled for several
years. The ownership in the canal had
passed from the minister to Captain Ma
thanlel Colt, who refused to clear IL, but
was obliged to do so by an act of the
Legislature.
The canal was again closed bv a storm
In 1928, but neither the town nor private
individuals would assume the cost of
clearing until nearly century later,
When corporation was chartered by the
state, which became a stockholder to the
amount of $500, and an appropriation of
$4,000 was secured from the General Gov
ernment on the representation that the
channel would prove of great public ben
eht in case of war by removing the dam
ger of capture and annoyance by the
enemys cruisers. small steamer cir
cumnavigated the Cape in 1929, but the
project was not paying one and the
drawbridge over the canal was finally re-
placed by solid road
The canal remained closed till the latter
part of the COS, when the opening of a
stone quarry on the westerly side of the
Annisquam River caused it to be again
opened, and the greater portion of Giou-
cester and the town of Rockport has since
remained an island. Several years ago
the canal was dredged by the State au-
thorities to depth of 16 feet mean low
water, and since that time has been ex-
tenslVely used. not only by pleasure craft,
but by large numbers of fishing boats
the number having materially Increased
since the Introduction of nnwerhoata
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-16
TINY ELECTRIC MOTOR
Power Supplied Through Mechanism
of Miniature Proportions.

There was recently exhibited at the Uui-
yersity OF North Dakota, at Grand Forks
a working electric motor Weighing "a
grains, the construction of which oecu-
pied mans spare time fov "a month.
The dimensions of the motor are as fol-
lows:
Length, O563 inch; height 02u inch:
width, 033G inch diameter Of armature.
007l inch; diameter OF commutator lol0G
inch Tho arma,uTe, which weighs four
grains, has six slots and six cummu-
tator seEments. A 25-volt battery sup
plies the energy for operating This inv
power unit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-16
NEED NEW POLICE
FOR COMBATING
MODERN THIEF
Science of Crime Now Re-
quires Trained Force to
Cope With 1t = Send
Cops to College.

| GENEVA, Sept. H.--That in many other
wise progressive countries the police force
Is one Of the most badly organized OF
all the state departments is the opinion
| of Professor X. A. Ress. the Swiss
Sherlock Holmes" famous for his de-
duotive work in the investigation of crime.
The University of Lausanne possesses
| a faculty-the only one Of its kind in
the world-of scientific police, whence
students graduate after three years diff
ficult but interesting study. At the head
of this scientific police department Is
Professor Reiss, who is a doctor of laws,
and possesses several university degrees.
The professor is well known at Scotland
Yard, by the police In y " York Iarls,
st. Petersburg, Berlin and Vienna. Forty
years old, tail, well built, well groomed,
blue-eyed, and shaven, he ls often mis-
taken for an Englishman. 1t was in his
large scientific laboratory at Lausanne
among his pupils that Professor Reiss
was found.
Referring TO the cleverness OF the mod
ern criminal Professor Reiss pointed oul
the need for police reorganization to meet
IIOucIu ueEelOpneIlS IN CRIME.
'The whole police system from top to
bottom in every country should he COM
pletely reorganized and placed on a scen-
tlfiC basis to cope with the ever-inCreasing
profession OF crime" said Professor
Reiss. I'm many countries the police de-
partments are very much behind the
times. Governments seem to look upon
the police as one of the minor depart
ments of the state, and usually vote as
little as possible for It's upkeep. Huge
sums are voted annually for the army
and navy, and in comparison practically
nothing for the efficient protection at
home o. the civilian who ravs these sums.
1T may surprise some people to learn
that according 20 my aiiaIys Il Lttle
country like Switzerland lost in forseries,
robberles and thefts nearly $l5,00oO0O last
year, and Paris alone nearly $l75,9OO,O0o,
while London and New York undoubtedly
lost considerably bigger sums. And the
Unsupported police are called upon to
fight this organized crime with out-of-date
methods.
Take the ordinary policeman in Eu-
rcpe. Weishtcd by his inform often
with sword at his side or between his
legs, he cannot Iuu $50 ur..s ....--.
u man in the street. Then, again, it takes
him over 20 seconds to extract his re-
volver from his leather case, ii he has
one, during which time an apache, for
example. could fire as many shots. The
police should have Il scientifically de-
signed uniform, with weapoNs Immediately
to their hand Personally, J greatly
favor the ordinarv police baton which
stuns. but does not kill.
AS lcr de.,,. not think thcir
salary of $2J or $50 u month is sufficient
to place them b"von" W.
"Rising higher in the scale of police.
] think en- h deparlmen NJ ,...-
be a dozen with specialist at the mead
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-16
SHOTS SMASH TARGETS
remarkable Gunnery at Honolulu
Puts Stop to Practice.

= remarkable proof of big gun efficiency
"'S gwen at Fort Kamehameha Homo
tt' recently, when two targets We're
u.'"n out of the water and utterly
cr -l.6 with three shots fired, at range
|ards, The 18TH Company, Cap
t! t,! e.. Jones manning the I2-lnch gun
So established this record for night
sap''l"E, s'I hut as result of this whole
han u'Tfuetlon Of targets the practice
iater date
tr,, "2 INST shot fired struck squarely in
y.i,f, ''H'le of the small pylamidm target
~, i'-i""t base, that is used merely
q. an aiming point. thc hits bofng COM
ti''u 10, the proximity of the splash To-
a Ii.. l"th'r. 1t was over am hour acfora
resi,,,' " iafEet was procured and practice
'ulea y..,t'il Tho second shot struck the
~ Tilsi lust short OF tho target ana thn
,,u fr',,'. AGAIN found its mark. ana blew the
,aiL'e IN OUT Of the water. No more targets
on ann pIattIce was called
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-16
THE DUTCH EMBARGO

f,1is Duteh embargo on the export Of
clsss lsIqus ,iIs Is no ordinary neutr llty No
traIi.. tt Iihe governs this field strict neu-
speech ''''e"' "suIe "l
a iutlete nonintorcourse will not make
Il. NJ lal nations existence mmuterial
'u'eome OF the war The gcJ-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-16
IN NIEMORIAM

MIRPIS.-In sad and loving remembrance
hcr Ii, 1910. HUSBAND AND CHILDREN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-16
DEATHS

| late Conception at 10 a. m, interment Holy
Cross Cemetery.
x. CONROw, aged 81 years. late residence.
22i League st. Due notice Of funeral VIII he
C6OK.-on September. 10, 1914 ANNA c.
widow Of Isaac / l., Cook end daughter Of the
residence, $50 North 19th st. t...
c6oPER Hannah IL NJ Cooper
Relatives and friends. also N mo-
Iodss 9a No cfoP O. E Eo142h 18Th wd P@E
lican Executive Committee, 18th ward Re-
which he was member, are invited to at
tend funeral, on Th9rsday; a., o'clock, gt
yyiSgsI Wed9ssda9,y evening. TO 90 o'clock
william RivELY. husband Of Katie b
Thursday, at p. M, at the 3erwyn N. z;
Church. interment at Great Valley Baptist
DE MoIA92 + ss2, SePte%beE 15 1oi5 5rAN
OF 0'S5 Oliver Td'fE Barr Sa s2o ResnSt n S f" 81 inter-
ESSnEt ehrTefg at Wgrn" yerbrook n
j. September ii. 1911 EMMA, wife. Of jacob
Denesback, aged 20 years. Funeral services
Of her motRer. Mrs Emma Mclean, White
Horse pike, Oyerbrook. Int2rment Chews
DEYiTA.--NfcoLA DEv1TA, II years, 111e
DEvLIN.-on September l.! 1914, MICHAEL,
day. at 80 4. M from 27ll Nor1R 15,.,s HoIjS !
auism Mass at the Church ,2s G. Corpus c9Tlst 3;n
stary at 10 a. m lnterfnent at westminster 's'''
DI e LIZZIE D1vAc, 40 years, 1926 N.
NJ, HtE.--septemb 10, 1914 ELLEN.
Ee atyss ana friends are jigyisd 20 attend
o o7 + et rdri 9 2oF s2c lneren at %o at E2%I7 &Sa6t
Peace Cemetery
VI ~, n 'h ,,iio,, Lc In pt%,,,G -
LIE L.. "'mT"" ~. o,'t,t e 10 y"usr yIri ,yuI ~,
given given from her late residence I-l9 'a'h-
n EARNS Relatives and triegaa are In
i aFsn} WidoTs and S9Els W9msEs ers, AFEm
nsGt[,, sTI HIryiqa fSJgfry EAsrLAcx 81
s - '0p chr 6nd 81
rIrLEl;9n SGPtfmg2er Eg trtnH + l2it
TeoE 6s o,R Rf Year Yea "f he e}F Fna Eef q
Green Green st., Germ@ntow,. w : jcSSin-,esiay Sep
'a'a pieH init aowcrs
fiTZlPAa,TRiCK TTl y, septemS5er II lo14,
patrick NEE Lyons Funeral on Wedn s.
%H Se$cr az civ j. Hz6 R MSss a. at At ST. Mays
clhvreh. AZ 10 O'Clock 1nterment at st.
roGG.SSt TreH,on, y. l.. September II.
b5nas 4 an an + F5 9l AT 's taSe
Is q the i5sf FORESTER AZ years
rRInrS RII, s rrRG; TgsCy ST. Gr ss,tornbar T. 1o1.
BANNAH VIE yraG. "f isa"G oa f. aFril4n6@rEi
The funeral services. on Thursday afternoon,
iTf4S %orfS %GPSSN al sF aIe TsSaenge'
Sinai Cemetery.
"At ~ tL;;.-CH L. i. ARIES GAth' years 612o
GEWh,VERR.-HARR1ET GENAvER.57 years,
rEEtpS-rr " l, l,,.',sys e. .1.., :. to-, cr,,prre
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-16
EAsTLAck.--cAriIARINE EAsrLAcK. So

FITLEls. on NJ
at AbsecO y.
widow Of the ]
the roth year
residence OF
Green st. Gel
temner 10th a
-4a MI .
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-26
Los leaders obreros

Aver tarde llegaron a esta ciudad en-
ell vapor Brazos", Mr.. Samuel Com
pers, Presidente de la American Fede-
ration of Labor; Mr. Daniel Harris,
Presidente de la Federation del Traba-
jo de New York Mr.. William Strauss,
Presidente de las Uniones de Tabaque-
ros y escogedores de Brooklyn; Mr. W.
Perkins, Presidente de la Union inter
nacional de tabaqueros de America Y
Mr.. j. Titzpatric, agitador obrero.
En- la maiiana de hoy y acompanados
de los senores Santiago Iglesias P
Rivera MARTINEZ, visitaron al goberna-
dor despues de cumplimentarle, ex
pusieron ante nuestra primera autori
dad, los motives de su viaie; hicieror
alusion la huelga de tabaqueros que
eXiste en- la actualidad en- esta isla y
pldieron al gobernadOr que interpusie
ia sus buenoS oticios fin de que la le
gislatura aprobaSe la ley del senor dt
Diego presentada y aprobada por ls
Camara de Delegados, sobre indemniza
clones a los obreros, por creerla muy
benefciosa para ell elemento trabaj ador
81 gobernador les agradeci6 la visit;
y les dijo que la ley del senior de DiegC
lie parecia muy buena que el tenia |;
seguridad de que no Sc cerraria la lie
gislatura. sin que Sc aprobase alguns
ley tendente a ESQ.,
Los representatives obreros salieror
muy complacidos de la entrevista 10!
fot6grafos de las revistas puerto Rice
Ilustrado" y "Grafco'', sacaron dos
grupos de los leaders obreros con ell go
bernador.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-26
Fuego en- Santurce

En- la madrugada de hoy, como Ia
| a. M, sc declare un conato de fuegC
en- la casa de Francisco Ares, sta en- la
parada p y lI2, carretera Central
Santurce, siendo sofocado EN- ell actc
por el guardia Pedro Pagan, No 151 y
ell individuo Juan Dones, quienes tu-
vieron que romper las puertas para pc
netrar al interior. La mencionada ca
sa estaba ocupada por un estableci-
miento de pulperias propiedad del Sc
nor Francisco Bonilla, asegurada por
$4,000 Ell la compan1a Royal Exchan-
ge'. Fueron arrestados Graciliano
Mangual, Tomas Acevedo y Geronimo
Madero, representante, socio y depen-
diente, respectivamente, de dicho esta-
blecimiento, y puestos disposition del
Hon. Fiscal del Distrito
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-26
Aqua que cae...

La semana que termin6 el q de Mar
70 ha sido notable por sus dias caluro-
sos y fuertes lluvias Ell area de mas
fuerte lluvia incluye las divisiones 0.
y n, que promediaron 5.42 4.33 pull
gadas respectivamente. Fin Dorado,
Manati, y San German hubo una preci-
pitaci6n de pulgadas mas en- cada
punto, en- la mayor parte de las esta-
clones de estas divisiones cay6 de 3 q
6 pulgadas La mayor parte de esta
lluvia cayo ell lines Y martes Fin don
de menos llovi6 fue EN- la parte Sc. GU
va precipitation fue menor de una pull
gada. Las divisiones S. Y E.. sinembar-
go prcmediaron cerca de pulgadas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-26
Una conferencia
intereSante

En- la Association de J6venes Cristia
nos di6 anoche una Conferencia social
ell Doctor don Francisco del Vale Att.
les 1WSs1 II
Con profundo conocimento del asun
to- habl6 durante una hora acerca de-
mejoramiento fisico, moral Y mental dc
la especie humana (Eugenica), auxi-
liando su discursO con ilustraciones gra-
fcas y con ejemplos hist6ricos y esta-
disticos muy apropiados Habl6 con
elocuencia, con gran clalidad y con
ese acento de conviction que lie carac-
teriza
Fu6 escuchado con gran atenci6n pol
el concurso de j6venes que frecuentar
aquella 1til cuanto interesante institu
ci6n. s,&a%a
FL conference.-the fue objeto de mu-
chcs aplausos y de expresivas felicita
clones ~ax4
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-26

La ORA Oda,-esta tuvo lugar el sd
5ado 'yor la noche, a las nueve Ell la
morada de la joven contrayente,-fut
del caballerO don Manuel 2aniagua
,lemento distinguido de esa capital
3on Aida Camara, agraciada mayagle
anita. laboriosa atractiva, muy apre-
.iada por sus bondades y amabilidad
Is hija del senor Eugenio Camara, den
,ista reputado de esta poblaciGn.
El acto nupcial fue celebrado dentro
del circulo familiar; fueron testigos
del mismo, ell Lcdo. Moscoso, quien a su
vez actu6 de secretario del juez senior
Hutchinson, que autoriz6 el enlace en-
nombre de la ley, Y don Jose A. Me
nende2
Los o0nyuges tomar0n esta manana
el tren para esa capital donda instala-
ran su nido conyugal Que sean fell
ces
Corresponsal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-26

A mediados de la semana que acaba
lie irse. sc unieron por ell rito civil ante
i iuez Tomas Bryan, los j0venes Ra
'ael Blanes, ciruiano dental, y la distln
yuida joven Maria Ernestina Ortiz, hlJa
lei acaddalado don Juan Cancio Ortiz
Los c6nyuges salieron. termlnada Ia
ceremonial. en- viaje nupcial, camino de
Ponce en- autom0vil. habiendo regresa
do va
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-26

Las temperatures diarias promediaron
20 mas atlas de 10 usual
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-26
lmportante Idocumento

Hoy publicamos integro el Memorial
que sobre la ciudadania hizo ell senol
de Diego y fu6 aprobado por la Camara
de Delegados en- la session privada que
celebr6 ell dia trece del mes actual.
Sc esta hacienda una edici6n inglesa
del Memorial, en- un folleto que circula-
IA profuSamente entire los miembroS de-
Congreso, Prensa Y hombres prominen-
tes de los EstadoS Unidos
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-26
Ell vapor Puerto Rico

Los senores j. T. Silva Co. Consig-
natarios de la Compalia Trasatlantica
francesa, nos avisan que ell nuevo va
por "Puerto Rico companero del
Haiti ha salido ell "a del corriente
del puerto de la Coruna con rumbo q
este de San Juan, adonde llegara proba-
blemente ell cuatro de Abril
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-26
DE MAYAGUEZ
DOS DEFUNCIONES SENTIDAS.-
DOS MATRIMONIOs DISTINGUI-
DOS.-VARIOS DISPAROS.

Aver lunes, a las 4.30 de Ia tarde Sc
dio sepultura al cadaver de la aprecla-
BILE seiiora dona Claudina Cruz, madre
generosa de don Jose lrizarry Cruz,
editor de "Diario del Oeste. = La en-
fermedad que la llevo a la tumba no re-
vestia. a nuestros ojos mayor grave
dad; asi fue que su muerte sproduJo
triste sorpresa entire las numerosas
amistades de la fnada, matrona noble
virtuosa y LENA de virtudes morales.
Su entierro fue una gran demostra
ci6n de afecto; concurrieron persona'
pertenccientes todos los ranges, co
mo un testimonio de la popularidad dt
que goza en- Mayagiiez ell senior lrizarry
Cruz. niio 1nico de la finada.
Reciba este querido amigo compa
nero laborioso mi sincere pesame COZ
motivo de tan irreparable dolcr.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-26
NO TICIAS

Ell dia % del actual La Corte NUM-
|cipal sentenci0 Pedro Catala q sufrir
cuatro meses de carcel por ell delito de
Hurto Menor Este sujeto en- mario
10, 1914, hurt6 una GAIA de cigarrillos
|marca "Violetas' al Sr. Manuel Fer
|nandez. comerciante de Rio Piedras.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-26

Domingo Perez, el dia "A del corrien-
tie Sustrajo de la propiedad de la Com
pania del Ferrocarril, 120 libras de CO.
bre bronco. Enterado de este ell de-
tective Barrante, encontro dicho cobre
Y bronco en- la casa de Carlos Cid De
ell case. ell Juez Municipal
lie impuso a Perez 4 meses de carcel.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-26

Nicanor Rodriguez Marcelino Diaz,
luienes hurtaron de la propiedad de
GerardG Marcano cien chinas quizas
con ell fin de establecer un ventOrrl-
Ilo, fueron denunciados, y ell juez les
puso el ventorrillo a cada uno Ell la
carcel del distrito por un periodic de
90 dias 4 cada uno
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-26

DESEAMOS YER POR ESTAS OFT.
CINAS A LOS sRES. MORERA Y CO.,
REPRESENTATIVES DE LA GALE
RIA ARTISTICA BAnCELONEsA
AMPLIADo2A De RETRATcs,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-26

La otra defunci0n ocurrio en- ell vecl
10 pueblo de Anasco, pero teniendo el
inado caSi todos sus familiares en- es
"a ciudad. la noticia ha caido aqui CO.
no 81 fuera ell duelo generalmente
nuestro. Sc trata de don Jose Domln
20 Bensen, un caballero afable Y amigo
lie todos, que form6 Ell esta ciudad un
1ogar virtuoso levant6 una numerosa
familia
FL scnor j. ID. Bensen, era de naclo-
lalidad cspanola, catalan, Y eStableclo
lqui en- su dias Juveniles aquella famo-
"a V popularisima tienda de mercan-
,iaS novedades. LA Rambla de las
Flores
Sn esposa dona Dolores Ferrer, sus
1iio, don Jose. Alfonso, Miguel, Emf
10 y Rosa su hijo politico don Este
)an Ferrer. invitaron por medic de es-
mclas sus amigos de esta ciudad, para
i clstierro que Sc celebro esta manana
: las 9 "A. m. en Anasco Concurrieron
Il vccino pueblo todas aQuellas perso-
las que les fue possible
Pecilan sus deudoS todos mi EXPIRE
ion de condOlencia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-03-26
Cotizaciones del Mercadol
PRECIos MINI DE LOS ARTIcULos
QUE Sc DETALLAN EN- ALMACEN

QUESOs-(foio)
valenciano $3.50
(Sostenido)
Japon primera AIS
Idem segunda $50
Camilla la. 400
I'd "a. $50
BACALAO-Sostenido
ARROZ (frEe)
Alfarnate, medianos, qtl. 100
Mediano y chico en- terzones $34.OO
Pollock, chico Y grande 23.00
HABIOHUELAS (frme)
.Coloradas largas $500
Blanca chicas, qtl $4a4.25
Id morunos 4.50
Id, largas, qtl a 100
Glasses segunda, saco $3.50 Ats
PAPAS-( (Sostenido)
De maiz, saco de 1876 lbs. $400
GARBANZOS MEJICANOS
Clase extra, qtl. $5aS.50
Patagras de Holanda $1700
De bola, $500 i 500
HARINAS-(S (Sostenidol
Glasses primera, saco $5 q 5.25
Gull Medal 5.25
Francesas $500
Americanas $160 4 ITO
CEBOLLA-(f (frme)
Corriente hmpio 1450
Pil6n 1900
Gallegas $400
Americanas $3.50
Del pals 3.75
FOSFOROS.
Diversas marcas, lat6n de
10 gr. 800
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-11
BOOZE CUTS LIFE
STATISTICS SHOW
FiuureS at Life Insurance
Mems Meeting Indicate Four
Years Cut Off Mans Time
by Using Alcohol.

NEW YORK. Dec. II - That the
use of alcoholic beverages shortens
life in this country was reported as
statistical fact to the eighth annual
convention OF the Association OF Life
Insurance presidents here this morn
ms. Figures on the subject were pre-
scented by Arthur Hunter, actuary, IN
connection wah the findings of a NOR
talftv Investigation of 43 companies
into the lives Of 100000 life insur-
ance policy holders, covering period
OF % years.
Among the men who admitted that
they had taken alcohol occasionally to
excess in the past" said Mr.. Hunter,
but wlose habits We're consi Tered
satisfactory when they were assured
there were 30 deaths while there
would have been only 100.
Among saloon proprietOrs, wheth
er they attended the bar or not.
there was an extra mortality Of 20
per cent; and the causes of death in
dicated that a free use of alcoholic
beverages had caused many of the
deaths. The hotel prOprietOrs who at
tended the bar either occasionally or
regularly had a. high a mortality as
the saloonkeeptrs; that is, the life
time was reduced 1bOut six years on
the average on account Of their occu-
patton.
Divide Men Into Groups.
With regard TO men who had used
alcoholic beverages daily but not to
excess, the experience of the com
panies was divided into two groups:
Men who took two glasses of beer
or glass Of whisky or their equiva-
lent a day.
Men who took more than the fore
going amount, out were not consider
ed by the companies TO drink 10 ex-
cess. The mortality in the second
group was found To be fully so per
cent greater than in the tristan ex-
eellent argument for moderation in
the use OF alcoholic beverages.
The committee of the medico-ac-
tuarial mortality investigation did not
make report on the mortality among
total abstainers, but sufficient stats
tics have been published by individual
companies to justify the statement
that persons who have always been
total abstainers have a mortality dur
ing the working years Of life of about
one-half OF that among those who use
alcoholic beverages TO the extent of
at least two glasses of whisky per day.
In view of this, the effect of prohibi-
ton of the manufacture and sale of
alcoholic beverages in Russia must
be very great. If the government OF
Russia carry out its present intention
To abolish permanently all forms of
alcoholic beverages, the saving in hui
man life win be enormous"