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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-11
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Los parrafos que dejamos transcritos
prueban que la venta del "fuel oil"
sera inmensa, en- no lejano plazo, en-
nuestro pals Els ell nuestro, un pals
que vive principalmente de su indus
tria azucarera, y eXento como esta de
minas de carbon y escaso de bosques
que ofrezcan combustible, tendra que
apelar al fuel oil'', que por su bara-
tura, puso a los azucareros de Louisia-
ma en- cOndiciones de dar frente la
lista libre, segun hemos demostrado.
Cierto tambi6n es que nuestro pals es-
peraba la aparicion de un combustible
baratO para lanzarse una nueva SEN
da en- que la industria viniese a resol-
Yer ell problema ecOn0mico en- coopera-
ci0n constante con la agricultural. Sc
guras Ell fin, seran las ventajas con que
ell fuel oil" benefciara q Puerto Ri
co: nadie las MEGA a elias, nadie Sc
Opone Pero en- esas mismas ventajas
que auguran tan lisonjeros hOrizontes
ell esas brillantes perspectivas que pro
fetizan un enOrme negOcio para la West
India-debiera mirar ell COncejo la ne
cesidad de regularizar ell almacenaje
del fuel oil" de imponer condicio-
nes que garanticen al p1blico. ST hoy
Sc autoriza la West India a construir
dos tanques en- Puerta de TERRA, no
habra raz0n alguna para negarle per
misc para levantar dos mas, tres mas
en- ell d1a de manana, esa 8 a cual-
quier otra compan1a No solo seran
los vapOreS, sino los ferrOcarriles y las
centrales azucareras los que utilizaran
tan barato combustible; barato en-
Puerto Rico porque vivimos en- pleno
Golfo de M6jico, cuyas riberas estan
impregnadas de aquel l1quido mineral.
Es, pues, llegado ell momento de medi-
tar sobre ell asunto de no pensar al
d1a, sino para ell d1a presente y para
d1a del porvenir, legislando, de una vez
para siempre, como 10 han hecho las
ciudades mas adelantadas del orbe. Po-
co POGO vera ell Concejo que ante 81
tiene no una mera question de acOnse-
jar un permiso, sino la de legislar, por
manera definitiva, acerca de un proble-
ma que va solicita su atenci6n. La Or
|denarza 6nica en- vigor es deficiente
aun como soluci6n del problema que
trat6 de obviar; pero es mas defecien-
te todav1a 81 sc la mira como soluci6n
|del problema actual
5Cr6e ell Concejo Municipal que con
un solo informe de 'Ffuel' oil content
do en- un envase de lata, tiene va datos
bastantes para resolver ell problema?
No Sc trata de "fuel oil - en- latas, 81
no en- tannues de fabulosa capacldad,
Ffuel oil de cuaIidades y usos distin
tos. Un nuevo huesped va a refugiar-
Sc en- la ciudad: de este, 81, Sc trata.
La ciudad debe, pues prepararse a exl-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-07
Must Work for Jackson Highway

There have been many meetings in the interest of "Lakes-to-the- Gulf'' highway movements, but the Jackson highway convention, to be held in Nashville September 23-24, will be the most important, for the location of the southern end of the Jackson line will then be definitely settled
 If Alabama is to secure the route earnest and aggressive work must be done. Otherwise there will be danger of this state losing the highway to Mississippi. Should the Mississippi movement succeed the only towns in Alabama to be reached would be Florence, Tuscumbia, Russellville and Hamilton.
 w. S. Keller, state highway engi- neer, urges the people of Montgom- cry, Birmingham, Cullman, Decatur and Athens to bestir themselves in behalf of the logical Jackson route through Alabama. He has issued ar appeal for strong delegation from this state at the Nashville meeting and in his appeal he suggests that ii an automobile party of 100 repre- sentative citizens from this part oi Alabama be arranged to arrive ir Nashville on the morning of the 23d the vote of the convention would be strongly in favor of locating the route by the way of Birmingham anc Montgomery.
 It is hoped that Engineer Keller'' suggestion will be acted upon. Ger tain it is that no effort should b' spared to have Alabama's principa cities reached by the Jackson high way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-07
Power of the Dollar

A Colorado judge has created q precedent in the matter of punishing juvenile delinquents. County Judge F. G. Mirick of Pueblo recently inn posed small fine on two 12-year-old boys, with costs, which amounted to much more than the fine.
 This is the first time fine has been imposed in juvenile cases ir Colorado, and at first glance it seems not only unusual but illogical. But listen to Judge Mirick's explanation
 q find from contact with these boys that much of the trouble lies 1T the parents, and I find that I car make these parents realize the re sponsibility for the children easier b, touching their pocketbooks than b! appeal to their moral senses. hav' tried the latter without avail"
 If this be true, and it may be il
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-07
Unofficial Neutrality

The fine points of neutrality are receiving quite as much attention in Washington these days as the en- bargo on cotton or the Arabic episode at least in some quarters. And the diplomats are not confined to the state department either. Many persons in obscurity find it necessary to exert all their tact and fineness to avert embarrassing situations.
 Leon, head waiter at the Shoreham, Is one of the unofficial diplomats and all his tact and resourcefulness was called into play the other evening when Count Von Bernstorff entered the dining room followed few min utes later by Sir Cecil Spring Rice.
 Seeing the embarrassing situation that threatened, the quick witted head waiter seated the English am bassador at table as far removed as possible from that occupied by the Kaiser's representative.
 Von Bernstorff probably wondered at the alacrity of the waiter, who quickly brought course after course and it may be that the Englishmar inwardly fumed at the deliberatior of the purveyor of food who served him. At any rate, the German diplo mat was quite through his dinner and safely ushered out of the dining hall ere his British contemporary hae finished his salad.
 Thus another near internationa situation was averted by the office. of an humble Americana mere heat waiter.
 The incident, though trivial, is no without significance. It merely show. the efforts of an humble citizen te cooperate in the policies laid dowr by his government.
 A glance at the pages of history shows that great crises have ofter been precipitated by petty annoy ances. And Leon, so obscure tha even his family name is unknown typifies the spirit of American neu trality, in which every patriotic citi zen is willing to do his humble bes toward maintaining the policy lait down by the nations leader.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-07
Circulating the Bible

Books may come and books may go, but the Bibles continues to lead all the 'best sellers" It was brought out during the worlds Bible congress at San Francisco that in the year 1914 there were 28,000,000 Bibles issued and distributed. Someone has fig ured out that this means one volume for each second of time, day and night, for every working day of the year, a surprising achievement. If that many Bibles were issued in a single year, a performance which has doubtless been approximated during other years, the total number of vol tunes in the world staggers the i'm agination. No other book has ever had such a vast circulation. The ac- claimed "best seller," with sale of perhaps half million copies, is hardly to be considered, for not only is its circulation comparatively small anc restricted to certain class of readers but it literally passes in a day. while the influence of the Bible zen dures.
 The old-fashioned person who reads . verse in the Bible every night be fore retiring, is doubtless seeking more for spiritual light than for lite erary training, but for the study o. good English the Bible is unequalled end it has been truly said that n' one's education is complete who hal not familiarized himself with both thu Old and the New Testament. Believ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-07

Consul General E. L. Harris, Stock. holm, Sweden. writes in Commerce Re ports that the exportation of matches to
 the United States has decreased but little
 since the war began. The industry haa been affected to some extent by the WET, as some of the timber used has been i'm ported from Finland. There are consid-
 erable quantities of asp wood, used for
 match making, in the northern part oi | Sweden, but the lack of railway and ! water transportation has made it inacces- | sible. The Swedish state railways are planning to overcome this difficulty by laying short lines into the heavily wooded districts and reducing the freight rate
 on trunk lines. The manufacture of
 matches is an important industry in ] Sweden. There are about 20 factories in | operation. Swedish matches are shipped
 to all parts of the world. East India
 takes the largest quantities. Great Brit
 ain and Africa come next. The total value of the annual production of matches Is
 about 34. .0OO,00O About $3,O0O,00O worth are exported. The largest factories are To- l cated at the town of Jonkoping.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-07
some cases, the judge isn't so far
 wrong, after all. Yet it is a sad com mentary on parenthood.

some cases, the judge isn't so far wrong, after all. Yet it is a sad com mentary on parenthood.
 Parental partiality may also have something to do with the condition the Colorado judge finds necessary to deal with. A boy gets into trouble the parents blame the police, blame the judge, blame the other boy, and do not face the real facts that their boy has done wrong and needs pun ishment, or correction.
 Over-indulgence has ruined more boys than has too stern discipline, since the "spare the rod and spoil the child" doctrine went out of fashion. Perhaps little punishment admins tered to the parents, as Judge Mirick advocates, will have the effect of awakening them to the gravity of their responsibility for the conduct of their boys.
 The judge at least hit upon clever method of transferring the punish ment to the ones he regards as the real offenders. It would be interest ing to know the ultimate result of this new judicial departure.
 Perhaps Judge Mirick has hit upon the solution of vexing problem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-07
Children and Pets

Have you ever noticed the adoration with which pets owned by youngsters regard their masters?" asked Ralph E. Coyington. No matter whether the ami mals are we'll or i'll treated they run after their dwners and usually meet them at the door when they return after an absence.
 When my first little girl was one year old bought her a puppy. and they played together much like two children. The dog grew up into a huge, gentle creature who liked nothing better than to have the little one tumble over him. He was an unusually intelligent canine, and was as careful not to inJure the baby as was his mother.
 When the child was about two years old she and her mother went to visit grandmother. leaving me at home with the dog. He was inconsoiable- and be- gan to nope on the second day of their absence, and I thought for time he would die of lonesomeness. He wouldn't eat. lost all interest in cats and wouldn't fight. I was at my wits ends what to do.. One day in wandering about the house he found an old apron of the little girls After smelling 1t he lay down beside it contentedly enough, and after that l had little trouble with him 50 long as he had the apron to watch over
 But you should have seen him when the child and her mother returned. His joy was really pathetic and for days he would hardly let my little girl out of his sight"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-07
Good Price for Cotton

Early in the summer the estimate on the size of this years cotton crop was 12,5OO, ,0O0 bales, but the recent government report on conditions in- dicates that the yield will be below Ii ,5OO, ,00O; probably not more than II, ,000, 1000 bales.
 In the past 10 years Alabama's pro- duction has been approximately one tenth of the entire crop in the United States, but August witnessed much damage in many counties in the south- ern part of the state and that propor- tion will hardly hold this year. The government census bureau placed the average condition of the south's crop as of August 25 at 69.02 per cent. Texas, the largest producer, was given an average of only 67 per cent. None of the states had an average above 72 per cent, while Alabama is graded down to 65 per cent. In- stead of 100000 bales, as had been generally estimated for this state 10 months ago, it may not reach quite 100000.
 But the prices will be much better than had been expected. It has not been many weeks since Scent cotton was talked about, but after MT. Hard ing's speech, delivered in Birmingham before the Alabama Merchants asso- citation on August 26, the situation looked so much brighter that every one familiar with the cotton trade be- gan to talk about 10-cent cotton.
 The federal reserve board, of which MT. Harding is now regarded as the ablest member, especially when it comes to financing the south's great staple, has made it easy for the farmer to hold large part of his crop by establishing through the re- serve banks a maximum interest rate of per cent for cotton properly ware housed and insured. Mir. Harding and others in touch with the cotton belt insist on the farmer marketing his crop gradually. If that advice is fol- lowed there is every reason to believe that cotton will be selling at 12 cents or more before the holiday season. The statistical position of cotton certainly warrants such price fore cast. If, however, farmers should be so unbusinesslike as to rush their cot ton to market the price would, in the nature of things, keep down.
 This is one of the times when the producer will be able, to great ex- tent, to regulate the price he will get for his cotton. It is with the farmer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-07
rUL1.Am FOR SEA SERVICE

From the New York Sun.
 to be congratulated upon his detachment from duty as superintendent of tho Naval academy and his assignment to coDh- mand the reserve fleet on the Pacific coast Admiral Fnllam Is to be con-
 gratulated, not because the sea duty given him is important or will open to him any certain opportunity for distinc- tion. but because he is released from .
 post which had become uncongenial
 through no fault of his
 Superintendent Fullnm had frecom- mended the dismissal of seven midship-
 examination papers. the evidence elicitcd
 by academy investigators leaving no
 room for doubt that the seven must have
 known that the questions distributed
 among other midshipmsn were from the
 official list. Then the Daniels board of inquiry reduced the number of dis missals to two. If this was not an ovcr- ruling of Admiral yrullam and a rcflcc- ton upon his administration. what else was 1t: The board saved five nidshlp- men ct the cost of losing a superinten- dent whose concern about the honor and discipline of the academy left him no al- formative but to recommend that its doors be closed upon tho seven midshipmen. Ovor the subsequent proceedings the trail of political influence was plainly discernable.
 We don't know whether Admiral Full | lam applied to be relieved or was made | to walk the plank. Judging from his saying on the stand. that he would rather
 60 10 sea in collier than stay at An
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-07

MAKING A PERFECT WORLD From the Augusta Chronicle.
 An earnest prohibition worker of Engle- wood. N. J.. has written a ietter-appar- ently quite serious-to New York news paper in which he says:
 II regard the anti-liquor crusade as merely the beginning of much larger movement-a movement that will have as It's watchword. "Efficiency by govern. ment" If I had my way I would not only close up the saloons and race tracks I would close all tobacco shops, confec-
 tionery stores, delicatessen shops and other places where gastronomic deviltries are purveyed-all low theatrers and bath ing beaches. I would forbid the selling of gambling devices such as playing cards, dice, checkers and chess sets; ] would forbid the holding of socialistic, ar- abolish dancing; would forbid the nak. ing or sale of pastry, pie, cake and such like trash"
 If that is what the prohibition move | ment Is leading up to. most sober citi | bzens will be disposed to lend less support | to prohibition. We're not quite ready vel to have moral and dietary perfection ] thrust upon us. Most of us want a littl, l liberty to amuse ourselves, and even tt abuse ourselves.
 | The trouble with such extreme reform
 CTS is that they're trying to speed uV human virtue by sitting on the mora 1 safety valve. If normal man wer, 1 forbidden to drink, smoke. go to shows
 play cards, dance. drink coffee and ca | pie, how long would 1t be before some thing would bust? And how long woul,
 any community stand such repression without exploding?
 ] bitionists would do well to restrain sucl
 fanatics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-07
The Labor Day Parade

That was an excellent Labor Day pa rade," remarked E. c. Robinson yester- day.
 Tt was a long procession, and the dif- ferent industries of the city were well represented There were all sorts of floats, and some unique advertisements. There were large crowds on the streets who were much interested in the spec tacle. There were also a numbr of high ly diverting incidents which I will not try to narrate here.
 T was. however, particularly struck with one wagon full of working girls in holiday array who were apparently talk ing in everything that occurred with much enjoyment. A sign on the truck was to the effect these girls were those who manufactured a certain brand of over- alls.
 The whole scene was full of life and the crowds gave signs of contentment and pleasure. All in all September was a great day for Birmingham people,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-07

CTS and unbelievers alike have found in it wealth of symbolism and a mine of information, while to the great souls of literature and art the Bible has been a fruitful source of inspiration.
 The enormous distribution of the book has been prompted solely by re- ligious motives, but even when viewed merely as marvellous literary work, it colors the thoughts of humanity to remarkable degree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-07
The Confederate Veterans

There is every indication of a large
 gathering of Confederate Veterans at Selma next month on the occasion of
 the annual state reunion, and as to the
 hospitality that will be extended there can be no question:" said Capt. John c. Smith.
 After the Selma meeting will begin
 preparations for the great reunion of
 United Confederate Veterans to be held in Birmingham next May or June; the
 exact date has not been fixed We had
 splendid reunion here in 1908, and while
 the ranks of the veterans have peen thinning out rapidly, there will be a large attendance in 1916. and the crowd of vis- itors will doubtless be equal to that seen here the last time Birmingham has always been popular as a convention
 city. and now with it's ample hotel ac- | commodations it is more popular thar ever"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-07
SERIOUS LOSS TO SCIENCE
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 "HE announcement that pr. Paul
 Ehrlich, a benefactor of humanity,
 . has died, brings to the well wisher of his kind pang of sorrow hardly less poignant than if one of his own flesh and blood had been taken away.
 His was a genius of the drst order, says truly that excellent representative of medical men, the Journal of the Ameri- can Medical Association. It was his fer tile mind that evolved theory, and dem onstrated it practically. that the animal body Is capable of producing "anti- bodies," is searched for and scientifically utilized, that protect it against the most fatal and loathsome diseases. Ehrlich even found it necessary to coin words for diffusing a knowledge of his precious discoveries. He also fulfilled the pre- diction of Huxley that there would come a time when 1t would become possible to introduce into the human body something that should find It's way, like cunningly contrived torpedo, to some particular group of living malign elements in the body and explode them. The Journal has well said of him:
 Paul Ehrlich will live in the history of civilization as one of the great investiga- tors, genial, creative. fertile, excelling in that boldness of the scientific use of the imagination which alone can extend beyond the obvious fact and reveal the unknown one of the great benefactors of mankind
 To the lay reader the discovery of "0o6'' is the most familiar of his achievements; a monument to his industry and persistent pursuit of an idea that required so large a number of separate investigations The same number of the Journal re- cords the death of another pioneer whose persistent pursuit of an idea made pos sible the most stupendous engineering work of all time and has led to the prac- tical opening of the hitherto nnfriendly tropics to the white races. Carlos John Finlay discovered in 1880 that yellow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-07
HAMS COOKED IN INK

From the Washington Herald
 For four years two prominent Wash- ington men have quarreled over the question whether a ham cooked in ink iE better than one cooked in cham pagne. The champion of the ink cooked ham is Frank Conger, former postmaster here The champagne side of the gastronomic argument was taken by Irony" Richardson, a local real estate man.
 Yesterday ar experiment took place at 'ShoemalSers,' retreat of statesmen artists. publicists and literary lights and the birthplace of the gin rickey." Prof. Gus" Noack, analytical chemist, was called in expert Eight quarts of each liquid was used. Mir Noack arranged the gas stove and made sure that the ink man had not substituted grape juIce
 The place was thronged all afternoon while the cooking of the hams went on. Representatives of the army and navy dropped in. Chief of the Bureau of En- graving and Printing Joseph Ralph was called in as an expert on inks to put au end to a persistent rumor that Conger. who Is a great admirer of William Jen- nings Bryan, had not substituted grape juice for .ha ink.
 "Of ccurse,' eaid Mir. Conger, "I co not maintain that the ink adds to the delectable flavor of the ham. But neither does the champagne. I would not advise epicures to drink the ink in which the ham is cooked. But will eat the ham | cooked in the ink to prove that no part of the ink substance is absorbed by the ham in cooking. and that the man who las been jollying himself with the idea | that he obtains a champagne flavor from | ham cooked in champagne is merely working his imagination overtime and | ought to be war correspondent and not chef or bon vivant." To all of which the champagne mar ! merely retorted:
 Who's inky now?"
 1 At 5 o'clock the hams were cut and about 75 persons present partook of the meat. nobody knowing which ho ate. Tn. 1 advocate of the champagne-cooked han was asked to pass judgment. He insisted he could taste bare flavor of cham pasne. but admitted that he had no | tasted ink. So he decided for himself and Professor Noack handed MT. Congel ! a bill for eight quarts of champagne un. l der the terms of the wager.
 Ink is not sold over the bar of Shoo makers: it had been procured outside l When the crowd dispersed the issus seemed as far from being settled as be-
 fore the feast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-07
HOTEL LOBRIES
The Cor NbeeI Bu.fue.s

Since the railroads in the south are showing gains in their traffic I am ex- pecting an appreciable improvement in the car wheel business said Frank C.. Turner. salesman of the Southern Wheel company, which operates several plants, including the Decatur Car Wheel works.
 Our trade has been dull for sometime, very naturally, as we must depend upon the railroads. But business recovery in general seems to be making itself felt in this section and hope to see prosperity in every direction prevailing before 2 great Whilen ---..