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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-07
As 70 overwork.

Either you are necessary to Prov
dence. and then you have no right
to kill yourself by overwork. or you
are not necessary to providence, and
then you have no need to Kill your
self by overwork l put that dilem-
ma to you in all seriousness. ana
leave you to escape from 1t IL you
ean.-Charles Kingsley.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-07
.uV not give your lad
VIII i the same training?

When was a growing Lad, and came
upon many words in my reading that
1 did not understand. nay mother. In
stead Of giving me the definition when
i applied to her, uniformly sent me to
the dictionary to learn 1t, and In this
way 1 gradually learned many things
besides the meaning Of the individual
word In questiOn--amOng other things.
how to use dictionary. and the great
pleasure and advantage there might
be in the use Of the dictionary.
Afterwards, when went to the village
school, my chief diversion. after les
sons were learned and before they
were recited, was in turning over the
pages Of the Unabridged Of those
days. Now the most modern Una
bridged-theNEW INTERNATIONAL
gives me \ pleasure of the same sort.
So far as my knowledge extends, IL Is
at present the best CT the one-voIume
dictionaries, and quite sufficient for
ali ordinary uses. Even those who
possess the splendid dictionaries I'm
several volumes will yet find It a great
convenience to have this, which il 50
compact, so full, and so Trustworthy
Is to leave, in most cases, little to Be
desired. Albert s. Cook. Ph. D., LID,
Professor of the English Language and
Literature. Yale Univ. April %, 1911.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-10-22
Turqula no peleara

Nueva York septiembre 25-Vassaf
Kadri Bey, Secretario del iSenado .impe-
rial otomano quien Sc encuentra ac-
tualmente en- Nueva York, con licencia,
opina que Turqufa Sc mantendra GUAM
to mayor tempo lie sea possible, fuera
del conf1icto europeo
Seg1n el, Turqu1a no tendra que
combatir para protegerse de agresiones,
y case de que asi sucediese contara con
la ayuda. de millones de mahometanos
del cercano Oriente; pero, por 10 que
ha Observable personalmente por car
tas que ha recibido hace POGO de sus
amigos de Turquia, deduce que la SUI
blime Puerta no desea sino conservar
su neutralidad.
Vassaf Kadri Bey es un escritor muy
cOnocido, de asuntos hist0ricos econ0-
micos y actualmente envia articulos de
collaboration los peri0dicos de Cons
tantinOpla.
"Desde hace 200 amos, dice, mi pals
ha estado viviendo envuelto Ell el tor
bellino de la politica del mundo. Es el
unico pals mahometano de Europa.s Y
muchos hay en- ell continente que desea-
rian echarnos de nuestra antigua capi-
tai
Llegado ell momento de la crisis, no
abrigo ninguna duda de que los milo
nes que hay en- la India y en- toda Asia
sc pOndran del lado de los turcOs. ST ell
sultan levanta su estandarse en- las
frOnteras de Egipto, sc juntaran los
suyos cinco millones de mahometanos.
Hasta donde me es possible asegurar,
Turquia esta movilizando su ej6rcito de
100000 en- las frontera rusa y 100000
en- las fronteras balkanicaS Turqu1a
no desea la guerra. No har1a sinO pro-
tegerse 81 misma. No hay actualmen-
te ninguna potencia con quien ella pu-
diera aliarse Sc ha dicho 1lti-
mamente que sc pondr1a del lado de
Alemania; y es verdad que ha cOmpra-
do esta municiones de guerra q. sls
instructors militareS son alemanes
Puede ser que ESQ haya dado lugar d
las nOtcias de que simpatiza con Ale
mania. Pero ella no puede estar al mis-
mo tempo con Alemania con Austria,
desde luegO que 6sta la despoj0 de la
Bosnia y de la Herzegovina. Por otra
parte, Turquia no puede eStar con IN
glaterra, pues no hace mucho que ha-
biendO TurQula cOntratado la adquisi-
ci0n de dos dreadnoughts en- los asti-
lleroS ingleseS, el gobierno britancO Sc
los apropi0 prometiendo pagan a Tur-
quia 10 que va hubiese invertido en-
ellos. Esta es una acci0n que ha resen-
lido al pueblo turco. Sucedi6, sinem-
barge, que Turquia pudo comprar a
Alemania dos cruceros Ell "Breslau " y
el "Goeben", que Sc hallaron en- un
puerto turc0.
81 ocurre pleito con Inglaterra, con
tamOs con que hay Ell este mundo $50
millones de mahometanos en- la India y
otros lugares, que Sc pondran del lado
del sultan. Pero Turquia no quiere
guerrear, y 81 guerrea serla veroslmil-
uhente con Grecia, que lie arrebat6 las IS
las de Mitilena y Chic"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-10-22
AIos SuscIiptoTesylqentes

Para la buena Marcia de esta adm:
distraction no admitimos Atlas de
uscripciones este diario sino desde
u primero de cada mes. Las BAJAS
avisaran los dias 80 8 81. advir-
erioridad no Sc tomaran en- cuenta mi
iendose que las que dieron con pos
mrtiran efecto en- la contabilidad hasta
i dia 1ltimo del mes siguiente al en-
srante
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-10-22
DEPENDENCIES DE COMERCIO.

Prepare su porvenir aprcndiendo la
CONTABILlDAD MERCANTIL COM
PLETA. Yo lie enseno la TENEDU-
RIA DE LIBROS POR PARTIDA DO
BILE la CONTABILIDAD de CORPO-
RACIONES la CONTABILIDAD de
RANCOS por correspondence, todo
oor So mensuales, adelantados Escri-
"a la Fajardo Commercial & Langua-
&c School, San Juan, p. r.
Avdt
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-10-22

COTIZACIONES NOMINAlEc
Nominal
American Colonial Banck 1876 100
Banco Comercial de p. R. 95a1O0
Banco Territorial Agricola 60
Banco Popular 81
Pto. Rico Brewing Co. 10
Nuelle No. 2 Ats AGO
2. r. General Telephone Co. Goa 70
Companfa Salinera de G. r. Is q so
Vaninna Destelling Co.
Benitez Sugar Co.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-10-22

ANJOlO1NG0
Borinquen Sugar Co.
Central Cambalache Co.
Carolina Sugar Co.
Cayey Sugar Go.
Companfa Azucarera del To'
Fajardo Sugar Co.
Juncos Central Co.
LOLA Sugar Co.
Mayagiiez Sugar Co.
Plata Sugar Go.
Santa Isabel Sugar Co.
San Grist6bal Sugar Co.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-10-22
Camara Insular
de Comercio

COTIZACIONES NOMINAlEc
Evening star., 1914-01-25

the accidents occurring in that class.
1t is intended that the accident FUND
shall be neither more nor less than self
supporting. The rates are subject 70
readjustment, depending on the num-
Der of accidents and the need for COM
pensation of injured workmen-
Employers are required tc report accl-
dents promptly, and their books records
and pay rolls must be open for inspection
by the commission. No part OF the pre-
MUM paid by the employers can be de-
Quoted from the wages of the workman
and any violation of this section OF ths
law is made gross misdemeanor. +.
While great work is being done now In
all parts of the countries and in innumer-
able industries, much yet remains TO he
done. it is believed, and efforts along
these lines will probably have to be con-
tinued for many years to come. That the
United States has urgent need for this
work is asserted in a bulletin recently is
sued by the American Museum OF Safety
1t reads:
The great movement for safety which
has been occupying prominent place
in European industrial and commercial
life for many years is now spreadinE
with remarkable rapdity throughout
America There is perhaps no country
in the entire world where the field is so
great and the need SO urgent as in the
United States 1t would seem that the de-
velopment of the resources of the coun-
try has been so rapid that safety has not
been able to keep pace with II. Every
where in America. in the railway sys-
tens, factories. mines, in fact every in
dGstry one can see how little human life
is regarded. Property and things have
had the highest value in America, ana
these. before all, are protected by law.
while each man must care for his own
safety.
This condition, as dascribeh IN the
pamphlet. now appears to he rapidly and
surely disap pearng. however From all
sides are coming reports of additional in
terest being taken in safety work This
work is taking varied forms and is now
invading every form of industry where
danger exists IA the land. From this
awakening and widening interest In this
work the conservation of human life on
the parts Of government officials heads
of large and small industries and by the
workers themselves. il is confidently pre-
dicted that in the not distant future this
country will be leading the world in:
Safety first-safety before every other
thing"
Evening star., 1914-01-25

have another important function besides
that of lobbying for the federal amend
ment. 1t will reach out into every
congressional district, and during the
coming autumn campaign for Congress
will raise acre after acre of goosefesh
upon the hides of pre-conVcntion cdndi-
dates not outSpoken in favor of the suf-
frage cause. Its work will be non-partiSan
1t will work among all parties especial
ly those hkeliest to win-for congression-
al candidates favoring woman suffrage
generally and the federal amendment in
particular.
Fighting shoulder to shoulder with Mrs
McCormicks army is the allied force gen
eraled by DR.. Alice Paul the New Jer-
sey Quaker who once served in a London
prison because she waved a banner dur
ing militant demonstration. Her
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OF. iri,raa I S25 Failing from cars
Killed 5sO. injured. 1905 Other causes
-k,Iled 5e3. injured 2S5l4
EmnIoyes not on dutv-In train acci-
dents-Kjlled. 10: Injured l4G In coup
ling accidents-killei none; injured, /
overhead distractions s-killed - injured
o Falling from cars-killed, %; injured
Other persons, not trespasslng. IN trali
t' ~ 80, 90 ;-i,,,ad , a2a
Tresnassars in train accidents-Killed
30: injured, ia. Other causes-hllled
o.!'s; injured, $50.
IN siihilai iiiaiiiiei a. 1t.; ,.a;l
wavs the grand total of killed being
40 and the injured 5,4o6.
The above figures point To the reason
WHY '.'diiS ii'''ns al i;,,, .hora;,,
.t'a,7, e sa,,ar in rr,m3tin.r the
safety of their passengers and employees.
In addition to the methods already out
lined, prizes are offered IN some cases am,
d huiioel ., nieuais ~ ita r, 1,rIrantion
- 49, -,
one railroad which has taken progress
i've steps In accident prevention investi-
gated every accident which happened on
its road for one year. NO matter no"
trivial. the accident was investigated 1t
arrived at the conclusion that 40 per
cent of all these accidents could have
been prevented If employees had eXer-
cised special caution one hundred thou
sand books on the prevention of acci-
dents compiled from these investiga-
tions were distributed among the en-
,Io,.ns
-, <-,,.; ..,,
MS iosin aiiitee al .n' e
cluson regarding accident pfeNehtioh
The business of transportation requires
tb,t moro thu, ordinary precaution shall
-, .i,,.,.,,.;,,,, 80,
ee taken 10 saiesua' ol''' = VI" az
cidents, and while in all railroad opera
tions the safety of passengers is the first
consideration. the problems presented in
:. .-.
protecting '.s e'hp'oses III 'i'"' 'e'pe'.s
Evening star., 1914-01-25

a foot or two of film of the amaZons
fighting under them in the ranks.
Despite the fact that Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson and Mrs. Thomas +. Marshall,
the first and second ladies of the land,
are reported to be anti-suffrage in their
sympathies. the Wilson cabinet is repre-
sented in the pro-suffrage ranks by Mrs.
RurIeson the wife of the Postmaster
General; Mrs. Houston. wife of the Sec
rotary of Agriculture; Mrs. Lane. wife
of the Secretary of the Interior. and Mrs.
Daniels, wife of the Secretary of the
Navy.
The Supreme Court circle is represented
by Mrs Justice Lamar and Mrs. Justice
Pitney. and the Senate by Mrs. Warren
of Wyoming Mrs. Townsend of Michi-
gan. Mrs Sutherland of Utah, Mrs Boraf
of Idaho. Mrs PoindeXter of Washington
Evening star., 1914-01-25

rrb-o,,eb Hesitation, aroused public sentl
ment and interest on the part OF .hs
workers and proprletors tHeioe -
safety first" is assuming maiiiliio''
aspects.
Covered emery wheels. safety locks
to prevent steam being turned on VIM
a workman is in a boiler-danger naes
and signs, lights, special apparatus lo'
handling material where acid Is useo'
guards for gear wheels and thousanos
of other devices are now to De louno
in much greater abundance than 1or-
merly.
In New York city is museum OF
safety where devices of this nature are
exhibited and the object of this insutu-
ton is, of course. the promotion OF
safety. Similar institutions are 10 oe
found in Ber in. Munich. Vienna, PARIS.
Stockholm, Copenhagen, 1ielsingfors,
Budapest, Dresden, Gratz and Ottawa.
All the tendencies made through the
law toward safety are not the direct re-
suit of laws enacted primarily Tor accl-
dent prevention. The "Workmans COM
pensation laws which have been enact
ed in a number of states and primarily
intended for the relief of injured workers
or the families of men killed while on
duty have an indirect effect in this re-
spect, inasmuch as the greater safety the
owners of industrial work can obtain, the
less they have to pay in indemnities
The Workman's compensation law In
force in the state of Washington Is sup
posed to be a good example Of this sort
of legislation Advocates of this law
claim for it adequate protection for en-
poyer and employe. increased safety OF
industrial operations. sure and certain re-
lief for workers or families and depend
ents of the workers injured at extra haz-
ardous occupations; elimination of litiga-
ton and consequent saving of retainer 8
fees and court expenses. and regulation
by state police powers of dangerous
trades and occupations.
This law applies to all factories, mills
and workshops where machinery Is used,
foundries. quarries, mines. smelters, pow
der works, breWeries. elevators, docks,
iredges, laundries printing, engineering.
logging. numbering. shipbuilding, railroad
and general building operations, street
and interurban railroads. electrical, power
and heating plants and steamboats,. One
hundred and fifty thousand dollars was
appropriated by the state to bear the ex-
pense of administering this law.
The law provides that each of the in
dustries shall contribute a certain per
centaGe of its pay roll to an accident
fund from which various sums are
paid out for total or part disability or
on death to the family and dependents
OF the injured workman. the expense
of handling the fund being borne by
the state Injured workmen, their
families or dependents cannot recover
by law except where the injury is
caused by the intent of the employer,
in which case the workman or his
family may recover not only the sums
under this law, but may sue for any
excess of damage over those amounts.
Where a workman is injured because
the employer has neglected to observe
the safeguards required by law or by
the regulations of the department, the
employer must pay so per cent more
than the fixed amounts. Where the
workman Intentionally Injuries himself
he receives no benefits.
Each industry is responsible only for
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- - pTMos sorEN MINES FoLloM1N xrLosoN. - - -

the appointment of committees on safety
and through the wide distribution of
safety first propaganda, the need of
constant vigilance has been brought be-
fore the employees In some cases the
men themselves have taken active leader
ship and aided their felloW-enployes.
younger in experience, in how best to
avoid accidents. The lectures are often
illustrated and replete with definite,
concrete rules.
While it is the number of persons
killed in wrecks, probably. of which the
public hears most, by far the greater
number of persons killed on the railroads
come to their death in other ways
Thousands of persons. both employees and
non-empioycs, are killed and injured
every year through carelessness or haste
For some reason, so far unaccounted
for, mine accidents increased during the
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ing and has shown what precautions
should be taken to avoid these dangers.
Mr.. Horton, in speaking of the number
of deaths during recent years as COM
pared with the number in former years
saws: In 1912 the number of men killed
i'll the coal mines of the United States
was 353 less than in 19l1-2,;s6o as com
pared with 2,1l9-a decrease of 49, per
cent and this in spite of the fact that
there were more men employed In the
mines and more coal mined than in any
previous year.
The death rate per 100 men employed
in 1872 was ,15. against :s.I3 in the
previous year. d decrease of 15.a per cent
During 1872 for every 1.H1.W0 tons OF
coal mined 10 men were killed, as com
pared with a4S men in 1911. a decrease
of 21.7 per cent. There We're 2:ii33, 600 tons
of coal mined for each man killed in
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connected with various social settlements
in England became allied with the woman
suffrag!st organizers there.
Her chief of staff i'll the present cru
sade is Miss Lucy Burns of Brooklyn,
who also has been in a London prison
for participation in suffragist demon
stration She is vice chairman of the
Congressional Union. and. like DIR. Paul,
has gone in for all sorts Of higher educa-
ton. having taken degrees at Nassar.
Yale. the University of Berlin and the
University of Bonn. She joined the
Women's Social and Political Union of
London five years ago and worked as
organizer for Edinburgh and the east of
Scotland. She is tall. Titian-haired and
most feminine in her bearing
So. there YOU have the generals of the
prc-slIffragc armies Now let us take
Evening star., 1914-01-25

the bureau of mines it is set forth that
mining conditions are improving.
This general Improvement" says Mr.
Horton has been brought about by a
combination of causes. the principal one
of which has been more efficient and eff
fective mine inspection on the part of
the state mining departments and state
mine inspectors throughout the country,
supplemented by greater care on the
part of both the operators and miners.
The investigative and educational work
of the bureau of mines has kept both
the operator and the miner alive to the
various dangers connected with coal min
Evening star., 1914-01-25

Never Before Have
SO Many Womens 5 Or
CARNATIONS Been at
War-Three Distinct
Armies Fighting the
Suffrage Battle-How
Official Women Are
Lining Up on the Two
Sides-The Daughters
of the American Revo-
lution Also Lining Up
for Their Spring Cam:
paign-One of the Big
Political Parties Now
Has Its Woman S Aux
iliary, With Headquar-
tiers in Washington.
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time during 1912 The fatalities resulted
from falls of mine roofs, gas explosions
and burning gas coal dust explosions
suffocation from mine gases. by mine
fires, by falling down shafts. by mine
other causes.
The necessity for the safety move
nent on the steam railroads may be
shown by the recent report of the in
terstate commerce commission. showing
that in lal.' 1u,E4 persons were killed
and ooo30s Were injured. 1t summarizes
the casualties and injuries on the steam
railroads as follows: Passengers in train
accidents Killed. Isl; injured 1852; other
catlses-kilIcd, ca 2.2; injured, ..s77.
Employees on duty-In train accidents
Killed. ;,a1: injured. 6.ao5. In coupling ac-
cidents-killed, 1915; injured, 1850. Over
head distractions and the Mke-Killed,
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A Sight Worth Seeing.

II HAMILTON FYFE, English Jour-
IL nalist, was talking, in New York.
about Mexico. whence he had just re-
turned.
Among the Mexican Indians he said.
two things astonished me-hrst. the
early age 1T which the children begin TO
smoke. anG second, the late age at
which they continue to be nursed by
their mothers.
Frequently the Indian babies are
suckled till they are four years old Ry
that time they have learned to smoke.
and il is not uncommon in the Indian
villages to see a child leave its mothers
breast and Immediately light up com
Portable .after-dinner cigar"
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1912, as compared with $4,000 tons in
1911. an increase of 10000 tons, or 2I.3 per
cent
Z:
x
Although not an entirely new thing so
far as railroads are concerned, the safety
movement has recently been given place
of much greater Importance than for
merly and has received unusually
great impetus during the last few months
Through safety meetings held in scores
of cities throughout the country, through
Evening star., 1914-01-25
uicoat Politics. With Many Vons Organizations at Washington


NOV, Rurroso, Wig. ., 81. ro.,,,,s,sr
from TEXAS. and Mrs lamar wife Of
Justice Lamar. is from West Virginia
The grim cohorts OF the anu-sunragsts
~. saiu. , a. .neo NJ. IN oppositsoi ~ "
paul. The commandment chief OF the
"antis'' is Mrs. Arthur Murray Dodge.
widow of n wealthy New Yorker and a
sader in p,any New yorI welfare ~,
saniza.iops. incluy,.n< the Federation o,
nay Nurseries of which sh, is preside,;
and the Legal Aid sSuCie;F OF which she.
is vice president she has been president
of the Needlewori Guild chairman OF
the philanthropy commission and an Of
ficer OF the Public Educational Associa-
ton and the Child " eIfare League She
is president of the National Association
Opposed TO Woman Stiftrage
One of her generals is Mrs E,iihl Roo.
wife of the famous New York senator.
who is the possessor OF n iarge fortune
independent of that II her husband ami
who is one OF the most exclusive leaders
of Washington society She is a fortner
vtce president Of Tire District OF Column
hia society of tho 'aniis." whose pres'-
dent now Is the noted Massachusetts
senator. Henry Cabot LODGES. daughter
Mrs. Augustus Peabody Gardner wife o-
the Bay state republican representative
who Joined the insursent movement
against ''Cannonism." hut Who later fail
eu 10 get dbodEu inc fAbOSeNsil panu
wagon.
Official circles are represented in tho
anti camp also bv the vice president
80 ,h. r,;..,,o. 90 ,-,,x.,, S,i..,. ,,
80
is 'he WIG OF senator John w. weeks OF
Massachusetts. and a member OF ths
executive committee. Mrs. SWager Shei-
Mrs Henry caoot Lodge are Also or
Mstsa, esea pS 10 molnan' , as are Mss
and Mrs NoIIie Elliott S.aweIl tbe nov.
eist.
IN inc war camp on the i'auehters OF
.iIe nleil'aii ntNoiu'ioli, /" no naNe thelt
~, ma .ie .ail'oi IA " to,i.
n,,I,ing u.;ras - ai,ct ,n,.a,, ~, ,,rasi
da,t. ,a,araI a. ,h;r n,,ia,ai lao,,>,
d,,,srr tha n-;,s, rt,o;r ,,na.tdnt -
90, ri, -. r -. "a ,,,.;, -, -
And now we come 10 women waeinr a
warfare of reaI marty ro,ttics in Vast
incton-tbose of the Woman's National
Democratic League the only national so
ciety of women that isauXiliary TO a
political party 1t was organized Just
two years ago and its avowed function Is
to promote the principles of democracy
and assist in the election of the party
candidates. 1t is organized in every state
Oh the ,ihoh anu nuiiis tiie 10. eaiii
paign aided vitality in the election or
President Wilson. II has It's national
headquarters IN washington. j.
It's national mead Is Mrs. Nnlian, a.
Culiop. wlte OF the oehiocratis represent
at'e from siiice,iheS, tiiu. @ n.
Nv "a leNas "i.u o - s - n,,a.i
H., f.thor NanaIann u RrooLs was an
IIsr lalnef. ->apoieoi ppI, D. - , % ~.
oesaaa.a. oi,.es' ~. ana al wal anu
Il
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year Just passed. In 1911 and 1912 the
accidents were decreased considerably.
One Of the results which it is expected
will come Of the three conferences called
by Secretary Lane will he the accounting
for the increase in the number of fatali
ties If any definite reasons can be
found it is quite probable immediate
steps will be taken to remedy thes
causes.
Statistics for the entire year of 1913
have not yet been completed by the
bureau of mines. For the eeven months
ending November 10, 1913. 2,493 men
We're killed, as against 2125 in the same