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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-22

NAQUE una serie inucabable de graba.
dos que amenizan el texto, entire ellos,
reproducciones de las carcaturas mas
celebres que la prensa universal ha pu-
bllcado durante ell ano, y retratos de ar
tistas, de bellezas fcmeninas, de cuanto
da tema a diario para la information
grafica mEndial.
Una de las joyas que contiene este
ALMANAQUE es la composition de
Ruben Dar1o: ''Letanias de Nuestro
Sehor Don Quiiote"
Fin la imposibilidad de resumir aouf
las .excelencias que reune este brillante
llbro de 334 paginas, baste decir que. el
ALMANAQUE ILUSTRADO HISPA-
NO AMERICANA esta editado Dor Ia
CASA MAUCCI, DE BARCELONA
para que ninguna persona amante de IA
buena literature Sc crea relevada de adj
qulrlr un ejemplar, por ell m6dico pre-
clio de 0,4O centavos, franco de porte.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-22
Almanaque Ilustrado
Hspano-Americano
iSABE listed LEER?.
Pues lea:

Pues lea:
LA LIBERIA DEL BOLETIN
MER CANTIL avisa sus numerosos
.clientes que ACADIA de recibir ell ALMA
NAQUE 1LUSTRADO HISPANO
AMERICANA para 1915.
Sc trata de una obra util1sima bella
que puedc servir como libro Gle consul
"a de los succsos mas recientes como
libro de recreo por las amenidades Ii
terarias y grafcas que contiene
I'll ALMANAQUE ILUSTRADO
HISPANO AMERICANA publica una
serie de trabajos verdaderamente suges-
tivos, como puede verse por esta breve
enumeration:
Mas ALA de 10 desconocido, "Otro
attic mas" (por la Condesa de Pardo
t5azan), "El Centenario del Greco en-
Espana, Ell Progreso de la incinera-
ci6n, " Ell Congreso del Olimpo. Co.
ION fue Espanol, = "Por tierras de Cas-
tilla,', La navegacion aerea 'FLo
que gasta Europa en- armamentos,. !"
Una gran variedad de trabajos itera-
rios debidos todos ellos a las plumas de
mas cartel en- la literature Hispano
Americana. Pubhca tambien el ALMA
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-22
Sc VENDE

Tina casa Gle planta baja, de MADEIRA
sel paie techada de zinc; sta Ell 81
,asr,o Gle Santurce, en- ell lu-
car denominado MINILLAS, CALLE
DEL ROSARIO No. 10, biloxi 103.
nde g, solar, en- que la casa Sc levan-
a. SEISCTENTOS sETENTA Y GIN
@ METROS.
Informaran:
r'sta asegurada contra incendios.
sues de MI. Lomba Ca.
Tetutn 37 San Juan, p. Il.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-22
DOS CARTAS

DOO NAN AO
Por tratarse de un eminente sacerdo-
te tan conocido aqu1, reproducimos, to-
mandolas de "El Diario' de Santa
go de los Caballeros, las siguientes car
tas:
Santo Domingo, Diciembre 26
de 1914
Senor Doctor Casio Parad1s,
Santiago
Aluy senOr milo y amigo:
Satisfecho del buen concepto que us
ted me merece, y conocedor de su bue-
ma labor O. siempre ha tendido robus-
tecer Ell camino del Derecho la Justi-
cia y como dentro de 81 jiran las mejo-
res gestiones del Gobierno que tengo ell
honor de presidir, debo signifcarle que
cuento con gusto con elementos de bien
como usted que ayuden siempre a mi
Gobierno q la digna obra emprendida,
de reconstruction nacional.
Mientras tanto, cabeme la satisfac-
cl0n de reiterarle nuevamente mi ma
yor estimation y cuente con mi amistad
LIE saluda muy cordialmente SUI afec
t1simO y seguro servidor,
J. I. JIMENEZ
RESPUESTA.
Sr. D. Juan [ Jim6nez, Presidente de
la Rep1blica Dominicana,
Santo Domingo.
Respectable senior distinguido ami
go; los elevados conceptos emitidos por
usted en- su Ultima misiva, confrman
una vez mas la idea que tengo formada
de su duartista patriotismo
No me aplaude usted nj me invita-
a laborar en- ell periodismo en- pro de la
defensa de intereses particulares de es-
te Il OtrO partido, sino para "robuste
GER ell camino del Derecho la Justicia
y la magma Obra emprendda de recons.
trucci6n nacional. - ESQ es bello, es
digno, es grande!..
En- esa senda me halo y me hallara
usted siempre dispuesto hasta derra-
mar, 81 precise fuera, la Ultima gotta de
mi sangre, sin ambiciones, nj intereses
y alejado de toda idea de lucro y de
medro personal
Por ESQ viv1 vivo sin inmiscuirme
para NADIA en- la p6litica efimera de los
partidos. Por ESQ censuro 10 malo
aplaudo 10 bueno sin mas considerable
nes que las eXigidas por ese Derecho Y
esa Justicia que usted tan sabiamente
invoca para Ia reconstruction de esta
patria amada.
Agradecido por su voz de aliento,
defendido pOr su aprobaci6n, me es
grato reiterarle la prueba de mi respe
tuoso afecto, quedando de usted, senor
Presidente, adicto affmo. y s. S.
Doctor Caste PARADIS.
Santiago Enero 5 de 1915.
lei Diario'', que siempre estuvo y
estara favor de los Poderes legalmen
te constitu1dos y contra toda reyoluci0n
en- el pals ,hace suyas las palabras ante
riores de su editorialista, sin faltar por
clio a la unprecedented de su programa
NEVERTHELESS
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-22
Sc vende TN piano

Sc vende I'm magnlfico piano en- per
fecto estado y adquirido hace POGO
tempo.
FL piano es de la marca acreditada
REGENTE.
Precio y condolences en- las oficinas
de este periodico
Advt
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-12

DdIIulS ONCl OCOu LII a WI III OC11CO,
or any other series, for that matter.
The Red Sox pitchers, fellows who
throw with either hand, have COM
pletely baffled the best efforts of the
famed Moran sluggers, the team hav-
ing combined batting average of
.129.
Cravath in the three games has
made one hit, facing the pitchers
nine times. Luderus has made two
hits in ten trips to the plate. Pas
kert has singled once in II trials,
while Bancroft, playing his first year
in big league baseball, has made three
hits in II times up, for an average of
.273, topping all his mates. And his
batting has been the most timely.
Stock has a single bingie and that
was a fly which Speaker lost in the
sun. Niehoff has gone hitless in nine
times at the plate.
There are two explanations, for
either one of which there is plenty of
supporting dope. Either the Phils are
in the midst of a batting slump or
the pitching in the National league is.
much softer than that to be encoun-
tered in the johnson organization.
Five hits is the biggest total the Phils
have made in game.
The attack of the PhiIIies yesterday
was particularly lamentable. They
have been touted as fellows who
would pound left-handed pitching if
Carrigan ever gave them. a sight of
one of his pert-siders. And Carrigan
did just that thing. Result, three hits
3or the National leaguers. Only three
balls were hit hard by the Phils. And
remember, in this connection, that
Moran had only one left=handed bats
man in the game.
Luderus, the sole off-side sticker
and one of the sluggers, was famed
three times by Leonard's deceptive
delivery, hitting at bad balls on sew
eral occasions In these three strike
7 I, -, 49, fo,,J
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-12

Been Feature of Red Sox Play.
ties praeticed on the Mackmen last
fall by the Boston Braves.
In the three games so far played
Moran's pitchers, Alexander and
Mayer, have done even better work
than was expected of them. In three
games they have limited the Amrican
league champions to five runs, three
scoring off Alexander in two games
and two off Mayer in one battle.
But to back up this remarkable de-
fensiye work by the PhiIly hurlers
there has been some of the punkest
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-12

Unless Pat Moran can dig up sur
prise pitcher for today's game with
the Boston Red Sox, and unless the
Philadelphia Nationals can suddenly
develop a batting streak capable. of
scoring more than a run per game,
the worlds series of 1915 is practi-
cally over, with the American league
getting ample revenge for the indigni-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-12
WORLDS SERIES STANDINGS

Red SOX :. z BOZ
Phillies L 2 1888
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-12

What is to-days submarine?' one Of these
experts asked mo submarine ahoat should
properly be called a sea-going sea-farng
vessel The size OF most of them is less than
500 tons. about $50 feet long. Some few OF
them are as big as 1000 or 1900 tons; they are
perhaps $50 feet long. These last can cross
the ocean one way-not both-and they can
do this only by filling their air tanks with oil
and rendering themselves incapable of diving
"A submarine cannot see below the water;
water is too opaque and therein lies her vital
weakness Her second weakness is that she
can run only by electricity when submerged
and batteries last for only seven or eight hours
before renewal by coming to the surface.
Therefore she must either remain motonless
under water or come to the surface On the
surface submarine is vulnerable to any gun
Of the lghtest calibre.
The development of the submarine, experts
on the General Board OF the Navy point out
has resulted in the rapid development OF agen-
cies to destroy them. Some OF the antidotes
for hostile submarines pointed to were the
following:
MINE FIELDS-A submarine is deep
boat; il cannot pass over mine helo, ana
these fields are being so developed that SUBJ
marine cannot pass under them.
NETS-These are being perfected. and re-
ports from abroad show that they have been
successful This is because submarine has
fms. rudders and propellers and an obstruction
can play havoc if it strikes. These nets are
not only for operations close to the shore;
they arc being developed to protect feet at
sea.
SUBMARINE SIGNALS.-These are being
perfected to catch the sshtes, sound, and it
is reasonable to suppose that they will soon be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-12

Washington. The day of the battleship has
not passed, according to their judgment any
more than the day Of the submarine has come
We must continue to build battleships. we
,,,ust also continue to build submarines, but
the latter have not yet reached the point OF
development where they alone can be depend
ed upon for either defensive or offensive pur-
poses by the United States
Secretary Daniels in his report to President
Wilson on a naval programme tor the coming
session of Congress will be guided largely by
the opinion of the experts on the General
Board. 1t is safe to predict that despite the
much heralded performance OF the submarine
and the agitation for the construction OF
great number OF them Secretary Danieis
will recommend the building OF more battle
ships.
In the opinion OF these experts, the SUBJ
marine is a weapon Of proved usefulness, OUT
only as an adjunct to naval warfare. Its pres
ent use is for coast defence, for commerce de-
struction in narrow waters and as an ADJUNCT
to the battleship feet in much the same way
as the destroyer is used.
"Wbat its future development will be is hard
70 forecast II cannot now be increased IN
size much over 500 tons not for structural
reasons. but because engines have not been de-
v;sed which can drive it fast enough II is
probable that as it develops, so also will the
defence against it develop
"Batteships have most decidedly not been
given I'D by the men who are experts on naval
warfare. They may change greatly in char
acteris,ics, but they will continue to be built
until the submarine takes on the speed OF de-
stroyer. the sea keeping qualities OF scout and
the offensive and defensive powers OF oatue-
ship. This is some ways OH.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-12

cation was adjusted to business. There are
hundreds of technical schools drilling boys
end girls to be artisans, artists. masons' car
nenters builders, to be skilled IN the SILK
cotton. woollen, iron, steel and machine IN
dustries. Every conceivable industry is looked
after by the wonderful technical schools which
exist all over the empire. German industrial
efficiency is largely traceable to her educational
system. which aims to enable man or woman
to realize as much as possible out Of life and
also to be fitted for any particular trade or
calling which he or she chooses.
But German education is not wholly indus
trial The leisure life Of the people is pro-
vided for in countless ways. In the large
cities there arc art galleries, museums and
lecture courses Every large city has great
symphony orchestra. There are military
bands, parks, Fairgrounds, palm gardens and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-12

al adjusted to the widest possible use by the
people, so that their hours of leisure will con-
trtute 10 their culture as well as happiness
But even these agencies are in sense sub
ordinate TO the wonderful provision for the
protection Of the people from various kinds Of
exploitation. The whole scheme is paterna-
listic, it is true The people have no real voice
in the government. They are not consulted as
to the laws which are passed. But the result
OF the system does protect The people.
And the interesting thing about this is that
all this legislation is not a matter of charity.
I: does not degrade the recipient The Ger
man workman receives his insurance as
matter Of right And this changes the feeling
OF the people toward the state. Factory
owners are compelled to put in the most inn
proved devices for the protection OF the life
and health Of the employees They too, are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-12

able TO detect the presence OF submarine at
some distance and give accurately the absolute
direction and distance away.
AIR CRAFT.-An aeroplane or dirigible
balloon can, by actual test, see submarine
many feet below the surface-in smooth water
IS to 100 feet, in rough water so feet 1t is
practically impossible to carry on submarine
operations below these depths.
PATROL BOATS OR SUBMARINE DE-
STROYERS.-The use of these small, fast
craft, carrying one or two guns, is based on the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-12
4f7e3io7s the Vital Necessity Submarines Trimming

necessity of submarine coming to the sur
face Numbers are required, but 100 OF them
car be built for the price of one large sub
marine.
1T was said that the day of the batteship
was gone. Long controversies ragged here and
abroad on the subject battleships VS.. torpedo
boats
1T was freely predicted that no more battle
ships should be built, but they were tor two
reasons--the torpedo boat was not sea-going,
and an antidote for it was developed in the
torpedo boat destroyer.
The same thing, only in slightly different
form, is happening over again. The submarine
has been developed during the past ten years
until to-day it is one of the useful weapons OF
naval warfare Again the cry has gone up,
The day of the battleship is over-we must
build only submarines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-12

compelled TO contribute considerable part OF
the expense Of the various insurance funds.
When the proposals for all these activities
were first suggested by Bismarck the manu-
fscturers opposed them as they are opposed in
this country. They fought their enactment in
the Reichstag. but Bismarck succeeded. To-
dav it would be difficult to find an employer in
Germany who did not look upon all this legis-
lation, insurance laws, labor exchanges, work
mans hotels, the law compelling the employer
to keep his factory clean and wholesome, as
probably primarily responsible for the success
and efficiency of Germany industrialism. There
is no protest against them. The employers
pay their insurance contributions willingly and
work in harmony with the workman IN the
administration of the various funds.
I prize the political liberty above everything
else | am more interested in our SELF govern
ment and all that it implies than in anything
else in the world. l would rather have tree
state that was doing things badly, but that
was in position to do them right. than to live
in a feudal country. no matter how efficient
and humane it may be. But democracy and
freedom to me mean very much more than
ponce prOteCuCN II means 81 Cdl CHtSiSiOi
Of the functions OF the state.
do not believe that industry will ever be
free or that politics will ever be honest or that
we will be able to build real nation until the
government owns the railroads and operates
chem for the benefit Of all the people an
integral part Of the state. They are, as
matter of fact Just as closely related 70 the life
of the state as the circulatory system is re-
lated to the life of the individual. Through it
our whole life circulates and pusates. The
same is true Of the express business, tele
phones, telegraphs. They are public rather
than private functions. America, England and
in part, France, are the only great nations,
in fact that do not own these primary services.
Democracy itself involves wide extension
OF the protective agencies Of the state. 1t in
wolves taking the millon-odd children out OF
industry and putting them in schools, tor this
is the very essence of the opportunity which
we assume America stands for Democracy
involves the shortest possible hours Of labor
for women so that they may have chance
to lead normal lives, to bear children and to
rrovide a home for them The $4,000 men
killed every year in America in mills and fac
tories. mines and railways have a right to be
protected against this kind Of license just as
have the hundreds of thousands who are need
lesslv injured And all of the huge cost of
industry should be borne by social insurance
schemes.
Certainly democracy has right to insist that
men and women shall not be worked to ex-
hauston and old age and then thrown on the
scrap heap to finish their days in almshouses.
They have a right to be protected from this
humiliation and disgrace. Most OF our states
now have workmen's compensation funds.
They have become recognized social neces-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-12
By Dr.. Frederic c. Howe,
Commissioner of immigration.
Port of NeW York.

rOST people think of Germany only as a
Nj country bent on military prepared
W. ness. with universal military service
., n. juperialistic ambition on the part OF the
v,;..r and the ruling classes. But this is only
A., side Of Germany, and to twentieth century
utilization the less important side. For back
N. militarsm and the war efficiency OF Ger
nany is quarter OF a century OF the most IN
,.Tieen, and scientific preparedness that has
I'D, her military achievements what they are.
This is the paradoxical thing about Germany.
For while Germany is in many ways the most
,u,o,ra,ic country Of Europe, ruled under
n, constitution by the Kaiser and the Junker
,l,sses. she is in industrial and social ways the
democratic country. possibly the most demo
c,s;, country in the world. Bismarck had
Esoolsonic vision Of the State. 1t was the
nos, Inclusive vision of any statesman in mod
.rn tines
Bismarck saw that il was necessary for the
usst mass Of the people to be protected from
III, aggression and power OF capitalism and
prvIsge if they would be efficient workers as
vel as soldiers He also saw that they
IlN DC DctleI cQuN dNSu lllo4l OA4INA PSSt-N -
they were 10 compete with England and Am
ina for the markets OF the world. lie
realized, too. that under modern industrial con-
Gduns it was necessary for the State to own
ani operate many things in order to secure
Industrial and social freedom. And after the
d.ea, Of France Bismarck set himself to the
creation Of an empire that thought in terms
Of everybody; OF the junker, from which class
te came; OF the manufacturer, and OF the
peasant and the worker class.
He had to light the employer classes, Just
as social legislation in the United States has
to fight its way against the prejudices and class
interests Of the employers. And he had 20
ighi his own class, too. But in fifteen years
be laid the foundation which has been consist
sndy carried out by the present Kaiser *
'ociaized state that so far as the daily lives,
'o=torts and happiness Of the peoPNrare con-
'srnsi has no parallel in ancient o< modern
tines
As result Of his efforts we have two Ger
1anes, political Germany OF the eighteenth
century, with the ideas md traditions OF the old
i'udal classes, which still own much land in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-12

Of the Navy the response which came almost
simultaneously was this;
That feet which can go up and down the
length and breadth OF the sea at will Inc
fighting strength Of that fleet is battleships' 1t
has scouts to find the enemy and destroyefs
20 assist in attack in the midst OF battle-anu
all Of these vessels are seagoing and sea-
k.er;ng. It is safe to say that all the sub
marines in existence to-day should not prevent
N. American feet from crossing the Atlantic
-, pacific Ocean. and if our enemy had less
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-12

eve Have Democracy and Industrial Feudam; Germany
Has Political Feudaiism Kind Industrial Denocac
side from Narn, Thinks of More People
and in More Than any Nation in the World.
ar America and Great Meet Problems That Will
Confront the War viii Be Necessary for Them to
of Germany Is Not Efficiency of
Arms Efficiency Born of Specialization of Life
Zone of the Not Than We Have Is
That Our Government Not Really Repr the People,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-12
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,. Ii. book -Saciari.c5 Gcrmos.. -" p1-
s,ild d. H,,,l lommiSSioner o. a.
:, n he Port Of No York. analyses al
s,,l bc social Legislation" and State social,
=, }. for~los on here for The Tribune ana
.l;el According 10 him haze mode Germany
a, ,ron9erfu' nation thGf she IS. me 'oof
n, rri'en jv Dr. Ho5ce before The outbreak
- u, ,,qr and Games ont AZ tliS time as an
,.1apo'ion of ttc po,rtr Of Germany as 7ceH
!, a ssg01s'an to other countries Il fhCg
..,sB mat ffc pax Germ0Hy 1chich, IN &c
,,,, or defeat. xiii emerge from the rdr.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-28

other, after she receives the balance.
Hargreave will have a pretty steep
bill to pay when the time comes"
she has no idea where the mil
lion is?"
If she had, she's quite capable
Of Juggling it of all by herself" said
Braine.
The doctor laughed:
olga" went ON Braine, lyon must
look at 1t as do: that 1t ia still in the
middle Of the game and we have
neither lost nor won.'
How do you know that Hargreave
may not have at his beck and call
an organization quite as capable II
not as large as ours?" suggested the
physician.
THAT is not possible" Braine de-
clared without hesitation.
well, it begins to look that way
ONE. We've never made move yet
that hasn't been blocked"
Pure luck each time, / tell you
the devils own luck always at the
critical moment, when everything
seems to be in our hands. Now, we
want Florence, and we've tried a.
hundred ways to accomplish this fact
and failed. The question is, how to
get her away from her companion?'
Simple enough" said the doctor
complacently. s
"Out with it, II you have an idea.''
The doctor leaned forward and
whispered few words.
well, I'm hanged" Braine laughed
and slapped the doctor on the
shoulder. 1.-THE simplest thing in the
world. Mad dog wouldn't be In 1t.
I always said that you had gray mat
ter II you cared to exert yourself"
Thanks" replied the doctor dryly.
I'll drop down there tomorrow, If
you say so, ostensibly to see the other
patient. 1t will make deuce Of a dis
turbance."
mot II you scare the hotel people"
THAT is what propose to do. They
will not want such . thing known.
1t would scare every one away for