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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-16

jaba. Hace ounce amos por piso baJo
en- Union Equare le ofrecieron tres mil
pesos anuales, pidi6 siete mil A ese pre-
clio, nadie ha querido tomarse prisa, y
esta desalquilado desde hace tres lus
tros.
Otra pecuEaridad: nunca alquilaba
para tabernas nj para restaurants ale
gres que estan abiertos de noche y a
los que acude ell meretriciado.
Junto a los de srls casas, Ell Thom-
pson Street, habla un gran solar con
una construction baja, de MADEIRA, de-
dicada 4 dep6sito de cajas de envasar.
Wendell echo abajo la construction y
convirtio ell solar en- un espacio alberto
para que jugasen los ninos de la calle.
Aquel espacio esta tasado en- ochenta
mil pesos: los dos casas no valen mas
que cincuenta mil.
Wendell pasaba ell verano en- su resi-
dencia de Quoque, Estado de Nueva
York. Todos los amos gastaba diez mil
pesos en- costear a los muchachos de la
localidad ell pasaje en- ell CAIRO para que
fuesen tomar ell fresco a una playa
cercana.
Por donde Sc We que era hombre de
coraz6n. Y capaz de sacar la gente de
apuros; pero, siempre, con slls m6todos
propios.
Entire sus inquilinos antiques hab1a
un relojero, que siempre hab1a pagadc
puntualmente. Sc lie aparec6 un d1a .
Mr. Wendell y le dijo:
-Deseo ensanchar mi negocio y nece
sito capital 5Podra usted prestarmelo
-Imposible-respondi6 Wendell. Va
no soy banquero, soy propietario de fin
cas urbanas, "real stateman' Pero Us
ed es trabajador y honrado y t;ene cier
to derecho que Sc le sirva. Venga US
ted conmigo un Banco, donde cree
rue podra usted levantar fondca
Y ALA fueron; y bast6 que Wendell
lijera algunas palabras magicas desde
% alto de sus cincuenta millone3 de pc
os para que ell relojero fuese acomo
'ado', segdn la feliz expression ameri-
cana.
Aunque Wendell nunca vend1a terra
una vez tuvo que quedarse sin alguna.
Fu6 cuando ell Ayuntamiento le expro-
pi6 una finca de Dey Street para las
obras del ferrocarril subterraneo que va
de esta ciudad a Jersey City.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-16
ES UN HECHO

Sc calzara bien y barato en-
FFLA CIUDAD CONDAL,' Cruz s Bis.
Botines, Borcegu1es zapatos de to-
das formas y classes, para caballeros,
senoras y ninos, los comprara usted 4
cualquier precio.
Compre su calzado en- "LA CIUDAD
CONDAL," Cruz Bis Advt
The evening world., 1915-02-11
HUSBAND FINDS
WIFE EMURDEREDBY
ROBBERS IN FLAT
Young Woman Choked Il
Death in Williamsburg
Home.

George sxumska left tho machine
shop where he 10 employed to re-
turn at noon to-day to the three
rooms he and his wife occupied on
the third floor at No. 133 Mranhat-
tan Street. Williamsburg. When he
let himself into the kitchen he saw
things thrown about In great disor-
der and through the bedroom door
he, saw the widest confusion Of op-
ened drawers. rified trunks and
clothing piled heiter skelter on the
floor.
Sxumsk went into the bedroom.
On the bed, clad In her underwear.
lay his wife, Romaldo. A cord was
tied 80 tightly about her throat that
II cut into her skin: her hands were
tied behind her and her bare feet
were bound by similar cords. She was
dead.
Sxumska ran shrieking through the
house to the street, where he sum-
moned Policeman O'Donneli and Jac-
quellard OF the Stage Street station.
DIR. Oscher came with an Ambulance
from st. GATHERINGS Hospital. DR..
Oscher said Mrs. Szumska had been
strangled to death and that the mur-
der was three hours old at least.
Detectives discovered the motive fol
the killing. Out Of trunk In one cor.
ner of the bedroom $500 In currency
representing the hard earned savings
of the machinist and his wife. had
been taken. That was all the money
In the house, yet the ono guilty of the
murder had made an exhaustive
search for more. Not bureau drawer
remained unopened; there was not O
dress of the murdered woman's thai
had not been ripped along the lining
In the search. Even the mattress
upon which her body lay had been
opened and probed.
Sxumska took leave OF his wife al
6 o'clock. None of the tenants heard
q sound from the room. Neither Mrs
Mile Kornhauer. directly above the
Szumska rooms. nor Mrs. Elsie Ben
jamin, who lives In adjacent rooms
on the same floor. had seen anybody
enter or leave the Szumska apart
ment. Mrs. BENJAMIN said she heard
the postman calling for Mrs. Szumska
at 8 O'Clock and again at II: but he
got no answer on either occasion.
A photographer and finger print ex.
pert were sent from Brooklyn Head
quarters to look for some mark of the
murderer's hand.
The evening world., 1915-02-11
SEES WIFE LEAP
TO DEATH IN SEA
AS STORM RACES
Mrs. Knepper, Thought Cured,
Is Seized by Suicidal
Mania on Liner.
MEN RISK THEIR LIVES.
Boat Put Out Amid Towering
Waves Fails to Save Retired
Naval Officers Wife.
MEN RISK THEIR LIVES.

Leaping overheard in . howiins
gale from the deck Of the French
liner Niagara, Mrs. Chester N. Knep-
psr. wife Of Q retired captain Of the
United States Navy. committed sui
eide last Friday evening. The ship
arrived here to-day. bringing Cape.
Kneppse.
Capt. Knsppsr took biz wife abroad
several months ago and they have
been living In the South Of France
In the hope Of bsnsfittins her health.
She was subject to fits OF mslan-
choly, which ax times affected her
reason. but the life abroad seemed ia
have helped her greatly.
The Niagara ran into fierce west
erly gale Feb. ., which continued
without slackening for four days
Mrs. Kneppsr persuaded her hus-
band to take her out on deck to lool
at the towering seas In the twi.
light They were standing by th'
rail on the port side Of the promenade
deck when without . word AArs
Knepper swung herself over the raj
and jumped out into the ocean.
Her husbands shout Of alarm va
echoed by other passengsrs who saw
her leap. Mrs. Knsppsr drifted IN,
length Of the ship In the sight Of tn,
passengers who rushed to the side
Two acstylens lamp buoys. huriet
over the side BY sailors. fell bssid'
her. but she made no effort to catcl
them.
Capt. N. Juham. whom word rsaohs,
him on the bridge. immediately or
dsrsd the propellsrs reversed. A boa
was put overheard, manned b,
sailors. who eagerly risked their livsi
For an hour they fought the tumblin
waves, making wide circles and drop
ping lighted buoys. The Niagara
giant ssarchlights were kept sweep
The evening world., 1915-02-11
LADIES! SECRET TO
DARKEN GRAY HAIR
Bring Back its Color and
Lustre with Grandma's
Sage Tea Recipe.

Common garden sage brswed into q
heavy tea, with sulphur and alcohol
added, will turn gray, strcaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and luxuri.
ant: remove every BIZ Of dandruff. stop
scalp itching and falling hair. Mixing The
Sage Tea and Sulphur recipe at home
though. 10 troublesome. An easier way d
to got the ready-to-uss tonic, costinl
about 80 cents . large bottle. at druI
stores. known - "Wyeth's Sage END
Sulphur Compound" thus avoiding ,
lot Of muss.
While wispy. gray. faded hair is no
sinful, We eli desire TO retain our youth
iul appearance and sttrsctiveness. Bj
darkening your hair with Wyeth's Sag
and Sulphur. no one can tell. beesuse !
does Il % naturally. 20 evsnly. 70,
Just dsmpen sponge or soft brush Viii
Il and draw this through your hair
taking ono small strand ct 8 tine; b,
morning ell gray hairs have disappeared
After another application Or two you
hair becomes beautifully DARK. elossy
SOFT and luxuriant and you appear year
younesr.-Advt.
The evening world., 1915-02-11
DRY GOODS MEN
COME TONEW YORK
TO ENJOY Dinner.
National Association, Repre-
senting 800, ,ooo, 900 Capital,
at Annual Banquet.

wizards Of the women's wear In.
dustries from thirty-eisht States,
representing . capital Of 500. .ooo. 900
and an annual business Of half Q
billion dollars. at down to dine last
night In the banquet haA Of the
knickerbocker Hotel. They were
members Of the National Retail DRY
Goods Association. which has been
holding . convention In New York
for the last two days. Their labors
were completed yesterday afternoon.
but they were still talking shop Last
night.
Merchant princes from far Cd
States brought wives a. guests at the
banquet and there were many othsra
OF the genuer sex to shed radiance on
the assemblage. No better compli-
ment could have been paid to the DRY
goods business than the presence Of
It, most finished produots--beSutiful
women. Handsomely gowned.
Percy 3. Straus OF Macy's, vel.
coined the guests and spoke TO them
Of the needs Of the business. Hs
dwelt especially on the question OF
the minimum wage and honesty II
Advertising. Norman Hapgood had
. debate with Rome q. Brown, q
lawyer Of Minneapolis on the mini.
mum wage. the former taking the
Affirmative and the lawyer the mega.
tive side OF the question.
Miss Anne Morgan was an especiA
guest. Miss Morgan was there or
account Of her welfare work In the
intoraat NJ thA vvorkinR 1irln NJ MAJ
York. Mrs. Lucinda w. Prince
founder and head of the Union Schoo
OF 6alesmanship OF Boston, wa
another guest and one of tho speak.
ers. Mrs. Strauss accompanied hei
husband. Borough President Marcus
N. Marks and wife were also at the
guest table. Arthur Letts Of Los
Angeles, President Of the association
presided,
The evening world., 1915-02-11

Ing ovor the water. but not once did
any one In the boat or on tho vessel
Gst . glimpse Of the woman after she
driftsd away from the stern Of the
ship.
Capt. Kneppsr agreed with Capt.
Juham that nothing more could be
done and the Niagara was put on her
way. Capt Knsppsr said that, un-
suspected By him. seaslcknsss must
have brought . return Of his wife's
malady.
The evening world., 1915-02-11
EAT LESS AND TAKE
\ SALTS FOR KIDNEYS
Take a glass of Salts if your
Back hurts or Bladder
bothers.

II Amssicsn men and women must
gsard constantly against Kidney trouble,
because we eat too much and all our food
4 rich. Our blood is filled with uric
snid which the kidneys strive to filter
out, they weaken from overwork. become
duegish. the eliminstive tissues clog and
the result 10 kidney trouble, bladder
weakness and Q general decline in health.
When your kidneys feel like Jumps oi
lead, your back hurts or the urine Is
cloudy, full Of sediment, or you are
Oblieed to seek relief two or three times
during the night; II you suffer with sick
hssdsche OF dissy. nervous spells. acid
sosnsch. or you have rheumatism when
The weather is bad. get from your phar-
nacist about four ounces Of yad Salts;
take . Tablespoonful in . glass Of
water before breakfast for . few days
and your kidneys will then act fine
This famous salts is made from the acid
of grapes and lemon juice, combined with
iit6ia, and has been used for generations
u flush snd stimulate clogged kidneys
70 neutralize the scids in the urine SO II
NJ ,l0nass b . source Of irritation. thur
ending bladder disorders.
Id Salts y Inexpensive; cannot in.
jure. ufakes . delightful cffcrvesccni
kthia-wstes beverage. and belongs ID
every teWe. becanse aohody esn askG
q - 1sviea I sed Adnfy i1ssA'
0o@ uue>~<ove > ~ ~
The evening world., 1915-02-11
elAMDEcLARES
zFgN must own .
TROLLEY LINES
Tells Probers That Is the Only
Way to Get Adequate
yl5h5rosa Service. \
Ia
oQuEERS HIGH FINANCE,
Power Bills Paid to INTERIOR.
s. ough Jumped From SS4,733
- es to S338,472.

Armed with great handful Of doc
uments. Commissioner J. Sergeant
!, Cram took his place on the stand
to-day for a renewal Of his examina-
tion in the Joint Legislative Com
mittee's inquiry into the Public ser-
Siee, Commission In the Aldermanic
Chamber of the City Hall. He seemed
'Samply equipped to answer in detail
any questions COL Hayward might
desire to ask.
The proceedings Of the day were
begun by Mr.. Cram himself. He
stated he wished to correct false
impression which he felt the Com
mittee might have received from Q
reading of the record in the case Of
q hearing Of complaints against the
New York nnd Queens Railway Com
pany.
A. From what was read yesterday
N1gr. Cram said, ut might appear
that had adjourned that hearing
oves the protest OF Joseph johnson.
the chief of the Transit Bureau. As
; 3 matter Of fact. adjourned the
Shearing without date at the specific
request OF Mr.. Johnson" =
Thereupon Mr.. Cram produced q
typewritten transcript Of the proceed
ings upholdlng his contention and
asked that It be placed upon the
record.
CHAIRMAN SAYS THERE WILL
.7as~' De A NEW LAW.
~ Senator George H. Thompson,
Z Committee which Is investigating the
Public Service Commission. said to-
day:
Amendments to the Public Service
Law are certain to be an outcome
OF this Investigation
"Do you intend to bring about a
;. rsorganization Of the commission? ?''
!, hs was asked.
''The fact 10 that there are too
many rules down here. We are going
70 give you a real law. notwithstand-
Ing what you've heard.
An, well confer with the Mayor. the
= Comptroller. other city officials and
tAe helds of big corporations we
4 think know anything about the Ques-
Mons involved.
Ez. when I came down here I had a
x.lrm impression that the city should
control its own railways and sub.
ways. Since I've been here I've re.
oeived communication from a mum.
s ber Of city organizations and my mind
y now open.
AT present there Is q conflict be-
tween the Public Service Law and the
Interstate Commerce Law, and thii
needs adjustment. We are going ia
sivs you q law which will clean up
all this. but there'll be no fault with
the constitutionality Of. It. either"
y There was quite . tilt between MI
Cram and Col. Hayward when the
former requested the committee to In
corporate In tho record the letteI
which he wrote to Mr.. Coleman. coun'
~ to the Commission. asking thai
.An order be issued against the New
York and Queens. Railroad Company
The evening world., 1915-02-11

w ! !.1ssETE
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-12
SUBSCRIPTIONS RATES;
MAKE CORN PAY MORE.

That Oklahoma is going 70 have Al
immense corn crop this year. is nov
generally conceded and the indications
are that It will bring good price
That this vast amount OF feed stuff
should be converted into beef aud
pork instead OF being sold in the raw
state. thereby doubling the possible
money returns from Il. is an argument
that is being put forth BY some Of the
prominent bankers.
4. r. Martin. well-known Oklahc-
ma City banker, has issued an appeal
to country bankers and farmers 10 join
forces in making most OF The promis-
ing conditions presented at this time
He says in part
ITO sell our corn crop ior s3o,00V.-
900 is not good business. TO feed It
and sell ii for 100000, 400 is good bus;
mess II is live stock and feeding the
grain on the farm that has made Of
Iowa and Kansas such rich states. OK
lahoma is getting in line to do like.
wise and this year is one Of the mosl
auspicious for making long stride to-
ward that goal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-12

office, but is using the office to make
campaign for governor In support
of this gronndless assertion the Times
recalls the speech made BY Supt VIII
son in this. Blaine county, to tbs
school land lessees about Two months
ago on hearsay testimony the Times
states that Wilson's speech on that
occasion was Of the campaign variety.
By virtue Of his office supt Wilson is
member Of the school land commist
sion and with Secretary Smith came
to Watonga 10 meet With lessees al
the instigatlon OF the commission.
Aside from school land lessees there
%erc not six people Who heard VII
sons talk This writer is one OF The
few who heard Il, and pronounces II
the very antithesis of vote getting
speech. especially with those thar
heard the speaker
AR Wilson told them that the school
lands we're to be sold, that the lands
did not belong to the lessees but 10
the school children of Oklahoma. In
fact just about everything he told
them was information they did not
want to hear. No. It could hardly bo
called q political speech favorable To-
the speaker. Anyone at all familiar
with the school land problem knows
how the lessees feel about tho ques-
uon and how they regard those in
any way responsible for the sale VIII
son told them that he wanted the land
sold and that they might as .gell make
up their minds TO pay fair and just
price for H. The speech was received
without comment which was as much
as could be expected considering what
he speaker said and the temper 1f the
audience. We repeat tina, II would
be peculiar traiA of reasoning that
could class the remarks OF Mr.. Wilscn
% the school land lessees of Blaine
county as a campaign document The
Herald does not appear in this argu-
ment as the champion Of Mr. Wilson,
nor in support OF any ambition he may
cherish, but merely to keep the record
straight and In the interest Of truth.
and because we know the facts. The
estearca Times should verify its in
formation or refrain from particular
izing
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-12
THE RECKONING.


What will the reckoning be
When the fortress falls,
And the last dreadnaught Of the sea
Looms silent BY shot-sesred walls?
When the last long line Of men have
faced the guns and died.
When the last beautiful death-winged
bird Is tied,
When the lust for blood and the nav
Of greed lies satisfied,
What wiIl the reckoning be?
o dreamer, you with lowered head:
0 mother. there beside your cherished
dead;
o trooper, long by bloody butchers
led,
What viii the yeckOning Oe7
What will the reckoning be?
Baubles to one
70 other, statues there beside the sea
To butchery well done.
And empty stools beside a lonesome
cottage hearth,
And misery and want and woe where
once was mirth,
The awful aftermath Of war upon the
earth. hF
w. c. Smith in the New York Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-12
A STOLEN sMlLE'R TWO.


An Irish horse owner whose horse
had been prescribed for by a veterin-
ary surgeon ran INTO the latter's office
and. with tears in his eyes and on his
face the "picthur Of bad luck" cried
"Oh, AIR Moriarty I'm poorly The
powdher kilt me entirely
'.The powder" cried Mr. Moriarty-
~Why, didn't tell you to take the
powder. ! told you to place it in a
paper tube and put one end in the
horses mouth and blow hard" a
"Yes. sor,p cried Pat, Il put The
powdher in the chube, and l. put the
end of il In the horses mouth, with
the other end in my own, but, begorra,
he blew first Elk
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-12
~REmeMssR THE ALAMO"

Tfdings FROM the Rio Erande indi.
cate that the situation Is getting pref
~ saually. 1t begins to look like
welI have to remember the Alamo"
again in order to save the Lone Star
state to our great and glorious union.
Mexicans along the border are re-
ported to have conceived the idea Of
conquest and are menacing the terri
tory OF our sister state on the south.
selfinterest as well as patriotism
shos'ld ipRel, Oklahomans tQ take "a
hand in the impending struggle i RI
quIres no prophet to foresee that if
the Mexicans once get the upper band
and succeed in oyer-running Texas,
they win proceed to cross the Red
river and the first thing we know all
Oklahoma viii be AZ their feet If the
proud successors OF Gen. Sam Hous-
ton. Col. Bowie and the rest Of the
immortal band of heroes who fought,
bled and died on the frontier in the
early days we're on duty nov there
would be no danger. Even that fiery
warrior. Ex-GOv. Colquitt would alone
be equal TO the task Of turning back
the horde OF invaders but with the
exception Of the Texans along the bor-
der the people down there don't seem
TO realize the gravity OF the situation.
So far the president has also refused
10 send the entire armed forces cf
the nation to project us. II has reach.
ed point where the safety of our
state demands that Gen. Bill Murray S
regiment of Squirrel Rifles be mob,
lized at once.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-12
CONVERSATIONS FW

Great Britain alone takes 500 900
tons Of FISH from the North sea annu-
ally--22 pounds per capita.
cottonseed oil production OF the
/ United States is now more than 200.-
600. 600 gallons year. or five times as
much as IN 1890.
Attention is called 10 the fact that
no one ever thinks OF bee as a bug.
Insect is about the worst thing they
are ever called
Doctor Pearl. poultry authority of
Maine, says that a hens egg is SINH
lar 70 the human skull vita regard to
variations in size and shape.
The anableps is Brazilian fish that
has two sets of eyes. one for seeing
In water and the other for seeing In
air as 1t swims at the surface.
The Vanderbilt hotel in New York
has hired girl as taxi starter. The
new plan is called the Virginia Moon.
ey system. after the young woman EN-.
ployed.
Shoreline property has increased in
value s5.000.0gS since the war on mos
quitoes. according to D. Thomas J.
Headlee OF tho New Jersey experiment
station.
There are now $4,000 barrels Of
apples in chemical storage in western
New York state. $4,000 barrels more
have been disposed of since March 20:
$4,000 of these barrels are in Albion
county.
Great Britain has carried on an ex
tensiye trade with Turkey In recent
years, British imports from that coun
try being given at $30,OOO,OO0 yearly
and exports to Turkey, 100000, 900.
Frederick l.. Hoffman, an insurance
statistician. recently told the Ameri
can Public Health association thai
cancer is on the increase in this coun.
try despite the modern agencies fol-
combating the disease.
Crown Princess Cecilie OF Germany
no longer claims AS her chum hel
cousin. Grand Duchess Olga of Russia
or as her little friend, her cousin
Princess Mary OF England. War has
severed the ties that bound in friend
ship most of the royal folk of Europe
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-12
NOT 4 POLITICAL SPEECH.


watonga Herald Always an enemy
Of democracy and hoping to profit by
dissension in its ranks, The Oklahoma
City Times recently declared 'fndc-
pendent seeks % create diseord be-
tween The heads OF two state depart
ments. and to accomplish the end
sought resorts to methods that indi-
cate il is hard pressed for facts. The
Times states that State Supt Il. II.
Wilson is a candidate for governor and
that there is too much politics in the
state board Of education The article
in question is deliberate attempt to
create the impression that Mr. Wilson
is not attending to the duties OF his
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-12
ASTRONOMICAL D0NTS

Don't save too many paper boxes.
Don't save all your paper and
string ss
Don't save cracked or mutilated
dishes
Don't save dirty rags. 1t does moi
pay to wash themIeut.
raG
Don't have the kitchen drawer 1T
tered with paper bags; you might us
one, but you can't use a dozen.
Don't save too much dry bread
Keep supply Of bread crumbs, bu
the chances are that You will not use
all your stale bread for bread pudding
Don't save many bottles. Th'
amount of space they occupy is not
compensated for by the amount O.
money you receive II you sell them
Don't save opened bottles of liuuid'
without going over them to see If they
still are good; many lose strength o.
spoil after being opened The TOO
careful housewife is apt to clutter hei
shelves with iodine that has gowE
TOO strong, oil that has become rancid,
or furniture polish that is merely
drnpu M
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-12
JUST A THOUGHT
ERE THE DAY IS GONE.


We are told that happiness comes
by pieces, and that it is these small
bits linkcd together tkat make our
lives worth wNlile, Some Of us are
not content TO take our happiness by
degrees or at Intervals We want II
all the time in big pieces, and ii WI
cannot have 1t that way we think thar
we are deprived of our natural rights