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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-15
CONTINUA Ell BOMBARDEO.

Paris 18- Ofca) Entire ell Mar ell rio Lys los aemanes
han bombardeado voentamente Nieupot la region de
Dumas SUI artiler1a bombarde6 Ypres en- la noche
del IL nuestras pOcOne al de dcha plaza Durane ell
da del II nuestra arera cOntes0 ecaene al fuego del
enemigo Entire ell s Somme han habido canoneos ne1i
tentes En- la region de rs de Carency nueras opas
hceron voar dos e1as de los puestOs
Soe Entire Oise ell Asne as1 Champagne ha ha-
bdo gran acvdad por pae de la aea de ambos lados Dez
aviadores praccarOn vueo la region de Ver1n Las
bombas que anzaon daO agnO En- la noche del
II II dos ataques del enego contra nesas tncheras
bosque de Caurs al nOe de Vedn ueron rechazados En-
Lorena aaque de los amanes contra nuerOs pueos de ARA
court senaados en- la arde de u6 eecuado por
pana menas Otra ntentaba
Deanze En- Asacia enemgo roteado las poscones
conqsadas por nuesas ropas II de febrero region
Eoff Gracas la organization de nuestras trncheras
los efecos este bombardeO han sdO nsignifcantes
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-15
-CAbLFGRAMAS-
Los rusos abandonan la Prussia Oriental.- Los
alemanes han sufrido grandes perdidas en-
Polonia.- Ell uco de la bandera americana
en- los buques mercantes de
1nglaterra Alemania.
LA RETIRADA DE LOS RUSOS.

Petrogrado 13El siguiene nfonne expca ell motive de
la etrada de las rOpas de la Prussia Orenta Creemo
speras de gran opeac6n que dbe decid dent
la ucha Prussia Orenta pero adverte al p-
bcO debendO guaIda1se secreO mtar deben
nOtca respecto las OperacOnes estn de
Los rusosaade ell infomese pondran al abrgo de
fOaezas ante de nntar poscOnes concen
dOnde puedan eOs opener uerte estenca
han recbdo gandes refuerzos Los
nc0n de PZmya esa muy debtada por la sadas que a
tentadO que ha sidO compeamente nrucuoas Sc annca
aemanes fueron rchazados de las aras de
KOsOW que eOs OcparOn tepOraene depues de ventd6s
aaques consecuvOs La reada de las fueas de la
g6n de los lagos de Maziens la roner u6 debda
gun Estado Mayor General planes de carcter i'm
porante dde la concentration de grandes reuezos aeme
Prussia Oriental han cambado ell aspeco de la stac6n
mitar la nea de bataa sepentrona De parte la
tuaea deenar de las Operaciones aemanas region de
los lagos de Mazens han echado por TERRA stac6n que
tas puamente demosacOne de las sueen hacer los
aanes para lamar la atencn dstrae1 las tropas de Poona
por otra pae ben evde ha comenzado sere dc
operaciones argas oeas que pueden temnar la ucha
este ente E estadO Mayor ha recddo por 10 tanto
puede hacese meor de las opas tertoro donde
los principle de la rechazaron de de-
cva las operaciones enemigas las riberas de Nwen
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-15
Ell indulto del REQ

Anoche, a Las doce menos diez, ell Sc
cretario del gobierno senor Travieso,
y ell sub-secretario de Puerto Rico, Sc
nor Siaca Pacheco, estuvieron en- el
preside llevando la conmutaci6n de la
pena de muerte por la de reclusi6n
perpetual, para Ell REQ Mateo Concep-
ci6n, a quien iba a ejecutarse diez mi
nutos despues.
Ell REQ estuvo todo ell d1a de aver
abatid1simo, notandose un mayor de-
caimiento seg1n la hora senalada pa
ra la ejecuci0n iba acercandose. Ma
teo contestaba por monos1labos las
preguntas que le hicieron diversas per-
sonas, siendo la creencia unanime de
cuantos vieron al REQ, que legado ell
momento no tendr1a fuerzas para su-
bir la escalera del pat1bulo.
Cuando ell senior Travieso lie lego ell
indulto, ell REQ Sc qued6 en- un extasis
de asombro tai, que no pudo articular
una palabra no pudo tenerse en- pie,
Sc echo en- brazos del R. P. Noel, que
10 comfortable, y fue precise llevarlo
inmediatamente al Hospitalillo del pre-
sidlo para reanimarlo. Porque al aba
tlmiento producido por la sentencia,
Sc unla en- Mateo tambien que en- estos
1ltimos d1as no comia casi NADIA. Aver
unlcamente comic tres huevos, y estos
Sc los do ell verdugo Adolfo Matos,
quien, al hacer ell ofrecimiento de
aquellos, dijo POGO mas 8 menos, al
practicante Feijoo: tenga, llevele esto
a Mateo, que yo no lie tengo mala vo-
luntad a ese muchacho.
Cuando Sc supo la concession del in
dulto, una parte del enorme p1blico
que llenaba la explanada frente al Pc
nal, prorrumpi6 en- aplausos, que es re-
pitieron momentos despues, al salir de
cumplir su cometido los seIores Ira
vieso y Siaca.
La madre del REQ, una pobre viejeci-
ia, Sc pas6 toda la tarde en- ell Penal
ell dolor de saber la infamante muerte
que le esperaba a su hijo, la ten1a en-
un lastimoso estado de postraci6n
Cuando tuvo noticias del indulto, la
anciana va hab1a sufrido tanto que es-
taba como idiotizada y Sc qued6 EN-
un ensimismamiento estuporoso.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-15
Elegante residencia

Hemos tenido ell gusto de yer la nue.
va residencia del Hon. Juez del Tribu-
nal Supreme don Pedro de Aldrey en-
ell Condado, y podemos asegurar que
es una obra de verdadero m6rito ar,
quitect6nico.
I'll proyecto y la construction fueron
hechos por nuestro buen amigo, D. Jose
Montilla Jimenez, competente contra
tlsta en- esos trabajos, a quien felicita-
mos calurosamente por SUI nuevo exito
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-15
Ell asunto del d1a
UNA CARTA ACLARATORIA.
San Juan, ?. R., Febrero Is del 1915.
Sr. Director del BOLETIN.
San Juan, P. R.

Nluy Sr. m1o
LIE agradecere la cortesla y la justi-
Ella de publican Ell su valiente diario,.
ell adjunto suelto que con esta fecha
he dirijido al .Sr. Director de LA CO.
RRESPONDENCIA, con analogos f.
mes.
Las mas expresivas gracias por este
favor, de su affmo. S. S.
Antonio Santaeila.
San Juan, P. R., Febrero Is del 1915.
Sr. Director de LA CORRESPON-
DENCIA,
San Juan, P. r.
Muy Sr m1o:
En- LA CORRESPONDENCE, en- su
edici0n del Domingo IA del corrien-
te, aparece un suelto bajo ell rubro
UNA ACLARACION, que necesita rec
tifcarse
El suscribiente, a quien Sc alude ALI,
que es un empleado de la Ofcina del
Quartet lie la Policla, efectivamente
ha sufrldo eXamenes ante ell Board de
Farmacia, en- forma perfecta legal,
de las. cinco materias comprendidas en-
ell cuadro de asignaturas del primer
a1o de la carrera, porque Sc ha pro-
puesto estudiar esta profession en- un
Colegio particular acreditado, con to-
da la calma que requiere tan delicado
sacerdocio.
No puedo, por 10 tanto, estar COM
prendido, bajo ning1n concepto, en-
ning1n rumor pdblico que abarque la
pretencion de obtener un tftulo por
\malas artes
ST la prensa desea no extraviar la
opinion p1blica, recojiendo rumores de
quien pueda estar interesado EN- des-
viarla, y que por ser inexactos pueden
perJudicar buenas reputaciones, debe-
ra obtener todos los informes q. desee,
dirijiendose a mi propio jefe, que 10 es
tambi6n de la Polic1a, Coronel Shan
ton, con quien, como es natural, he
cumpido ell deber de asesorarme en- ell
presente case.
LIE doy las mas expresivas gracias,
Sr. Director, por la cortes1a y la justi-
ella que sc me haga con la publication
de este suelto.
Atentamente,
Antonio Santaella.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-15
La Pinata en- Hunacao

Nuestro estimado amigo don Fran
cisco Simonet, Presidente del Casino
Espanol de Humacao, nos invita- al
gran bale de Pinata que ha de verif-
carse Ell domingo 81 del corriente, en-
los salones de tan distinguida socie-
dad.
El bale dara comienzo a las nueve, Y
ma de revestir animaci6n extraordina-
ria
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-15
FL bale de anoche
EN- Ell CASINO ESPANOI,

Espl6ndido fu6 por todos con-
ceptos Ell bale que Sc di6 anoche
en- ell Casino Espanol.
Lo mas brillante de nuestro
mundo social Sc di6 cita en- ell Ca
sino, y puede afrmarse que ell
bale. de anoche hara 6poca en-
los anales del importante c1rculo
social.
Cuantas personals asistieron 4
la hermosa fiesta estaban confess
tes en- que no puede su1narse en-
San Juan un conf unto mas bri-
llante nj mas selecto que ell que
anOche Sc reuni0 en- ell Casino.
Y en- medic de la fiesta espl6n-
dida, pudo darse una nota mise
ricordiosa, a que cooperaron dis
tinguidas personalidades ALI pre-
sentes.
El seilor Noble lego al Casino
y habl6 con los senores Caubet Y
Perez Losada de formar una CO.
mission de las damas asistentes al
actO para ir a solicitar del Homo
rable Gobernador Wager, la gra-
cia del indulto para ell REQ de
muerte Mateo Conception que
hab1a de ser ejecutado anoche
La Comisi6n del Casino habia
de ir conjuntamente con otra que
Sc fOrmar1a en- ell TeatrO Munich
pal, cOmpuesta de la reina electa
para ell bale de anoche, la genti-
l1sima senOrita Pil1n Latimer V
sus damas de honor.
Nuestro Companero Perez Lo-
sada rog6 a las distinguidas Sc
floras de Diego, de Monsieur
Porge Willard y de Ferdinad Ces-
tero que fuesen acompahadas de
sus esposos y del senor Consul de
Espaiia don Jose Maria Lomba,
a pedir ell indulto del REQ.
Las damas accedieron magma
nimas, y la comisi6n Sc dirigi6 4
la Fortaleza.
S. d. escuch6 la petici6n y Sc
mostr6 inclinado a la piedad. No
prometi0 concretamente la gra-
cia pedida, pero estimul6 la es-
peranza de que podr1a ser logra-
da. De todos modos, 81 me deci
do a dar ell indulto, avisar6 al Ca
sino Espanol prometi6 Mr.. va
ger. Y cumpli6 SUI promesa. Ger
ca de las doce, visitaron ell Casi
no los senores Martin Travieso Y
Siaca Pacheco y nos daban Ia
buena nueva. El Gobernador ha-
b1a sido magnanimo, el goberna :
dor indultaba al REQ.
La noticia produjo una grata
impression. Y la ansiedad, la le-
We angustia que Sc refejaba en-
tanto rostro bello, Sc torn6 en-
algeria.
La fiesta sigui6 triunfalmente
hasta despu6s de la una.
La orquesta del Maestro Ar
guinzony, TOGO deliciosamente.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-15
Camara de Delegados
AUDIENCIA PUBLICA

La Comisi6n de Sanidad por medic de
su Presidente convoca todas aquellas
personas interesadas en- Ia reforma de
la actual Ley de Farmacia, para la
audiencia p1blica que a estos fines Sc
celebrara en- ell salon de comisiones de
esta Camara, ell microbes II de los CO.
rrientes a las 9 de Ia manana.
San Juan, Febrero IA de 1915.
DR.. L. Leopoldo Figueroa.
AdYt.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-15
Cine Tres Banderas'

El programa que para esta noche
ofrecen Portell y Garcia, es extraordi-
mario.
V6ase sin6: "Cuando la riqueza
atormenta,'' 'Lauri ell ardiente,"
"Mrs. Merry, supersticiosa y "Amor
de Cupido, en- cuatro parties las pri-
meras, y la Ultima en- tres
Ademas ofrecen, para terminar, una
pel1cula c6mica.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-15
Ell DR.. BatistaI

Nuestro amigo ell doctor Batista, ha
flJado de nuevo su residencia en- esta
capital y aqu1 Sc propone ejercer su
profession nuevamente.
Es un buen elemento social que re-
cupera San Juan, con Ell regreso del
doctor Batista.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-15
ESPECTACULO MACABRO.

Paris 13-( (OfcaD E rechazo de los aemanes Polona
parece copeo Las p6rdas aemanas precedentes
Sc anunca que pasan de 10000 los nue1os E o la cost
bre nn los emane de atacar nea compacts han
la enormdad de baas Un estigo ocular
de la bataa decara las ameaadoras acan los ale
las a ueran cortadas hoa de
Cuando teTn0 cOmbate deante de eos los
cadaveres por monones Durante fuete del combae
pandor reectores ectrcos reveaba onduane
de cuepos nsangeado rtando de deenderse los de
los otros
EXPLOSION EN- UNA FABRICA DE MUNICIONES
Stocomo 14-Anoche ocrri6 explosion fabrca
de las cercana de Stockomo Restaron muertas
heridos sendo deu1da can
Las p6ridas tendra efeco sore
ell abastecimiento del ej6rcto y La marina
(Contin1an en- la plana 12)
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-15

En- la manana de hoy, contraje-
ron matrimonio ante ell Juez de paz
senior Gaetan Barbosa,. Julio Quinones
Franco, con Agripina Martinez de Oca
siendo testigos de dicho acto, Julio
Quinones y Sandalio Encarnaci6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-15
FL Padre Morante

Ha estado en- San Juan en- estos d1as
ell Reverendo Padre Morante, Cura Pa
rroco de Manati.
Aver regres6 su Parroquia, des-
pues de celebrar ejercicios espirituales
en- esta capital.
Reiteramos1e nuestro carinoso sa-
ludo.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-02

TO pause and PEER out into the n.Son-
light that aooAoA ths hack OF hi
house. he might have seen the figures
Of two stealrhy crooks crouchi1g in
the half shadows Of one of the cellar
windows, one crook. at least. masked.
The masked crook held In r.s hands
carefully the ends of two wires At
tached to an electric feed. and. sending
his pal to keep watch outside. ne en-
tered the cellar of the Dodge house
through \ window. whose pane they
had carefully removed As he came
through the window he dragged the
wires with him. and. after q moments
rsconnoiterins. attached them to the
furnace pipe of the old-fashioned hot
air heater. where the pipe ran up
through the floor to the library above
The other wire was quickly attached
to the telephone where its wires en-
tered.
Upstairs Dodge. evidently uneasy In
his mind about the precious Limpy
Red letter, took 1t from the safe along
with most of the other correspondence
and, pressing hidden spring In the
wall. opened a secret panel and placed
most Of the important documents in
this hiding place.
Downstairs the masked master Grim
inal had already attached a voltmeter
to the wires he had installed, waiting.
Just then could be heard the tinkle
Of Dodge's telephone, and the old man
rose to answer 1t. As he did so he
placed his foot on the iron register.
his hand taking the telephone and the
receiver. At that instant came a pow
erful electric fash Dodge sank on the
floor. clutching the instrument, cleo
trocuted.
A moment later the criminal slid
silently into Dodge's room. Carefully
putting on rubber gloves and avoiding
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Just then Dodge caught sight Of me-
For the moment thought perhaps he
was going to fulfill his threat
Who the devil-why didn't you tell
me a reporter was here, Jennings?" he
fputtered Indignantly, pointing toward
the door.
Argument, entreaty, were Of NO
avail There was nothing to do but go.
At least, reflected. had the great
er part OF the story-all except the one
big thing. however-the name Of the
criminal. But Dodge would know him
tomorrow!
I hurried back to the Star to write
my story in time to catch the last
morning edition.
Meanwhile, II | may anticipate my
story. l must tell OF what we later
learned had happened to Dodge SO
completely to upset him.
Ever since the Consolidated Mutual
had been hit by the murders he had had
many lines out in the hope of enmesh-
ing the perpetrator. That night, as l
found out the next day, he had at last
heard of clue. One Of the company's
detectives had brought in a red-head-
ed. lame, partly paralyzed crook, who
enjoyed the expressive monniker Of
''Limpy Red" Limpy Red was a
gunman of some renown, evilfaced
and, having nothing much to lose, des-
perate. Whoever the master criminal
OF the clutching hand might have been
he had seen f to employ Limpy, but
had not taken the precaution OF getting
rid Of him soon enough when he was
through.
Therefore Limpy had a grievance,
and now descended under pressure to
the low level of Switching to Dodge in
his office.
No, governor" the trembling
wretch had said as he handed over a
grimy envelope, Il amt never seen
his face-but here is directions how to
find his hangout"
AS Lmpy ambled out, he turned to
Dodge, quivering at the enormity Of his
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I4mpy had tong since reached tho
polnt Of sAturation And iuruAine 1prth
from his new found eroniss he sought
other fields of excitement. Likewise
did the newcomer. who bore . strange
resemblance to the lookout who had
been stationed outside at the Dodge
house q scant half hour before.
What happened later was only .
matter OF secondhand waiting until
the hated snitch-for gangdom hates
the informer worse than anything else
dead or alive-had turned . sufficient
ly dark and deserted corner.
A mufied thud, stified groan fol-
lowed as q heavy section Of lead pipe
wrapped In a newspaper descended on
the Grass skull OF Limpy.
1t was the vengeance OF the Clutch
ing Hand-swift. sure. remorseless.
And yet it had not been = night Of
complete success for the master crim-
inal, as anyone might have seen who
could have followed his sinuous route
to q place OF greater safety. Unable
to wait longer, he pulled the papers
he had taken from the safe from his
pocket His chagrin at finding most
of them to be blank found only one
expression Of foiled fury-that mea-
acing clutching hand-the real one.
Kennedy had turned from his futile
examination for marks on the tele-
phone. There stood the safe. a moder-
ate sized strong box. but Of modern
type. He tried the door. It was locked.
There was not mark on it. The com.
bination had not been tempered with.
Nor had there been any attempt to
soup" the SAFE
With a quick motion he felt in his
pocket as il looking for gloves. Find
ing none, he glanced about and seized
two pieces of paper from the desk.
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With them, in order not to confuse
any possible finger prints on the bust.
he lifted 1t on
l gave gasp OF surprise
There, in the top OF the safe,
yawned gaping hole, through which
one could have thrust his arm!
What is it," we asked, crowding
about him.
"Thermit," he replied laconically.
"Thermit?" l repeated.
"Yes-a compound of iron oxide and
powdered aluminium, invented by a
chemist at Essen, Germany. 1t gives
temperature of over five thousand
degrees. 1t will eat its way through
the strongest steel"
Jennings, his mouth wide open with
wonder, advanced to take the bust
from Kennedy.
."No-don't touch it," he waved him
on, laying the bust Oh the desk. Il
want no one to touch it-don't you
see how careful | was to use the
paper, that there might be no ques-
ton about any clue this fellow may
udNS lcll OH the marble
AS he spoke, Craig was busting over
the surface Of the bust with some
black powder. --.,,I
Look" exclaimed Craig suddenly.
Finger r.ints.' i cried excitedl3
YES" nodded Kennedy, studying
them closely. "a clue-perhaps.
'What-those little marks-a clue?"
asked voice behind us. o~.i
I turned and saw Elaine looking
over our shoulders, fascinated. It was
evidently the first time she had real
ICED that Kennedy was in the room. .
How can you tell anything By
that?" she asked. 81
why, easily" he answered. piek.
ing up glass paper weight which
lay on the desk. You see. ] place
my finger on this weight-so You
could see it even without the powder
on this glass. Do you see those linesr
There are various types OF markings
-four general types-and each per-
sons markings are different. even il
OF the same general type-loop, whorl,
arch or composite"
He continued working as he talked.
Your thumb marks, for example.
Miss Dodge, are different from mine.
Mr.. Jameson's are different from both
OF us. And this fellows finger prints
are still different. 1t is mathematical.
ly impossible to find two alike in
every respect"
Kennedy was holding the paper
weight near the bust as he talked
| shall never forget the look OF
blank amazement on his face as he
bent over closer.
MY Cod" he exclaimed excitedIv.
this fellow is master criminal! He
has made stencils or something Of
the sort on which, by some mechan.
ical process, he has actually forged
the hitherto infallible finger prints!"
/, too, bent over and studied the
marks on the bust and those Ken
nedy had made on the paper weight to
show Elaine
THE FINGER PRINTS ON THE
PUST WERE KENNEDY'S OWN,
ITO RE coNrISUEDa
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THE CLUTCH|NG
HAND WINS
AGAIN.
NEW YORK MYSTERIOUS MAS
TER CRIMINAL PERFECTS
ANOTHER COUP.
City Police Completely Baffled

Here's this murder of Fletcher, the
retired banker and trustee of the uni
yersity," he c, claimed. Not a clue
except warning letter signed with
this mysterious clutching fist. Last
week il was the robbery of the Hax-
worth jewels and the killing OF old
liaxworth. Again that curious sign OF
ts attempt 10 Sherburne. the steel
magnaie Nst a trace of the aKsaH-
AMI except THE same clutch 3g INST SO
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Don't Let On How You Found Out!"
objectionable sin in gangland: For
Gods sake, governor" he implored,
don't let on how you found Quit"
And yet Limpy Red had scarcely left
with his promise not to tell. when
Dodge, happening to turn over some
papers, came upon an envelope left
on his own desk. bearing that mysteri-
Gus clutching hand!
He tore it open, and read in amaze.
ment: FL i ~! i,1ynT..ll@gz a =
Destroy Limpy Reds instructions
within the next hour"
Dodge gazed about in wonder This
was getting on his nerves. He de-
termined to go home and rest.
Outside the house, as he left his car.
pasted over the monogram on the door.
he had found another note, with the
same weird mark and the single word:
Remember"
In spite of the pleadings OF young
Bennett, Dodge refused to take warn
ing. In the safe in his beautifully
fitted library he deposited Limpys doc
ument In an envelope containing all
the correspondence thai had led up to
the final step in the discovery.
1t was late in the evening when I
returned to our apartment and. not
finding Kennedy there, knew that
would discover him at the laboratory.
Craig" ! cried as I burst in on
him. I've got case for you-greater
than any ever before"
Kennedy looked up calmly from the
ruck of scientific instruments that sur
rounded him-test tubes, beakers.
carefully labeled bottles.
Indeed" he remarked, coolly go
ing back to his work.
Yes" I cried. 1T is a scientific
criminal who seems to leave no clues"
Kennedy looked up gravely. Every
criminal leaves trace" he said quiet
~. IT 1t hasn't been found. then 1t
must be because no one has ever
looked for 1t in the right way"
Still gazing at me keenly, he added:
Yes, | already knew there was such
man at large. ! have been called In
on that Fletcher case-he was 4 trus-
tee Of the university you know