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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-23

Tomasa Mendizabal (a) "Plomera" ., ,
fu6 condenada por ell Juez G6igel a pa
gar dos dollars de multa y las costas,
por haber promovido un fuerte escan-
dalo en- ell ruidoso cafe La Canandon-
ga".
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-23
Tribunal Municipal

Carmen Cruz (a) "Cambuyana" y
Agueda Perez, fueron condenadas por
ell Juez Geigel a sesenta dlas y veinte
dias de carcel respectivamente. Estas
dos muchachas Sc querlan extremada-
mente
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-23

Juan de Dios Verdejo y Enrique Cas-
tro, por haber llevaido efecto una ri1la
de gallos, fueron sentenciados pagan
una multa de dos dollars cada uno y las
costas. Los acusados hicieron efectiva
la multa en- ell acto.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-23

piedras, fueron condenados por ell Juez
Geigel, a pagan una multa de tres do
liars cada uno y las costas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-23
OPERACIoN DE AZUCAR.

La Central Borinquen vendi6 S. Ez-
quiaga 1900 sacos 8 $4.63.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-23
Mercado de azdlcar
GALE DE NEW YORK.

De la Camara Insualr de Comercio.
Sc ha hecho una compra de az1car
embarque de Puerto Rico por cuenta de
un especulador q $4.83.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-23

Fermin Vazquez, ell d1a 81 de Mario
form6 un escamdalo, provocando in
sultando la polic1a insular y pronun-
ciando palabras inIdecorosas, fue conde-
nado por la Corte Municipal pagar
una multa de diez dollars y las costas
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-23

Eugenio Perez, Enrique Salazar, Luis
Valiente, Tomas Blanco, Guillermo La
timer, Alfredo Gambaro, JESUS Carde-
mas, Ramon Llovet (hijo), Felix
Urbina, y Juan Trevilo, fueron
condenados por Ell Jdez Municipal
Geigel, q pagar una multa de un dollar
cada uno por reunion illcita, consisten-
te, en- reunirse para llevar efecto una
rifia de gallos.
Perfecto Arroyo, Pedro Rivera y
Aguedo Rios, quienes acometieron y
agredieron Pillar Negr6n lanzandole
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-23

Fernando Betancourt, en- 81 de Mar
20 penetr6 EN- La casa de Manuel Torres,
Y hIrt6 de la misma de un chaqueton
del senior Torres la suma de setenticin-
co centavos. Ell Juez Geigel, 10 mand6
tres meses al restaurant de Padial, para
que de ese modo Sc alimentase, porque
el pobre Fernando le estaba hacienda
Dastante falba, u
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-09-28
WOMAN WOODED BY NAIL
SPURNS MAN AT SIGHT
Mrs. Sperling Told WOuId-Be Hubby
He Looked Like a Goat.

ALLENTOWN, Pa Richard R..
Smith, aged so, former hotel clerk
of Rochester, N. Y, became lonely in
Rochester and advertised for a wife
Matchmakers informed him that they
knew just the proper woman, Mrs
Amelia Sperling, of Allentown. Pict-
ures were exchanged and love letters
written.
Smith arrived in Allentown yester-
day and rang Mrs. Sperlings door
bell. She was taking a nap and stuck
her head out of the second story win
dow.
What! You the handsome man
whose picture l got and wrote me
such loving letters?" she said.
Nothing doing. The photo of my
lover shows a fine looking young
chap, not an old goat like you. Get
Quit"
Smith sat on the doorstep across
the street to digest the situation, and
then told the sympathetic neighbOrs
how the fair one had turned him
down.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-09-28
Sherif's Sale,

Georgia, Terrell County.-Will be
sold at the court house door in said
county on the first Tuesday in Octo-
Der, 1915, within the legal hours of
sale, towit: All those town lots lying
in the city of Bronwood, Ca, said
county, described as follows: Lots
Nos. 8, 10. IL and 70, the same be-
ing situated in the northeast corner
at the intersection of Johnson and
Second streets, and formerly known
as the Hotel property and being
bounded as follows: On the west by
johnson street, on the south by Sec
ond street, on the east by the lands
once belonging to the j. g. Wells
estate, and on the north by the prop
erty of the town of Brentwood, con-
tanning acre, more or less, with all
Improvements thereon. Said land lev
led on as the property of P. w.
Bridges to satisfy an execution issued
on the 29th day of April, 1914, from
the City Court of Dawson, in said
county, in favor of ]. w. Rundell and
against P. w. Bridges. This the 9th
day of September, 1915. J. z. TUR-
NER, Sheriff.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-09-28
TWO HANGED IN
GEORGIA FRIDAY
Negro Boy Pays Penalty for Crime
ON White Girl. Wife Murderer
Goes to GaIIows in Blakely.


ATLANTA.-Two negroes were
hanged in Georgia Friday, Governor
Harris having declined to grant petit
tons for a reprieve made at the
eleventh hour. Frank Northfoot, in
jail at Blakely. Early county, con-
victed Of the MURDER OF his wife, sent
the governor a telegram at ten O'Clock
Friday morning which read:
'PIeaset give be five more days to
live. I am not ready to die
The governor, however, had al
ready granted Northfoot two re-
prieves of thirty and fourteen days,
so he declined to interfere. North
foot was hanged at noon.
The other negro, Joe Persons, in
Jail at Jackson, Butts county, pre-
sented a petition through his attor-
neys to the prison commission and
the governor asking clemency on ac-
count of his age, which was between
thirteen and fifteen years.
Commissioner E. L. Rainey, who
went to Jackson on other official bus
mess, examined the negro. He found
him of enough sense to realize the
enormity of his crime, assault upon
an eight-year-old white girl. The
prison commission declined to grant
his request, and final plea to the
governor was refused. Persons was
hanged between - and l O'Clock.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-09-28
Sheriff 5 Sale.

Georgia, Terrell County.-Win be
sold at the court house door in said
county on the first Tuesday in Octo-
Der, 1915, within the legal hours of
sale, towit: All the west half of lot
of land No. 29 in the 18th land dis
trict of Terrell county, containing
101 a acres, more or less, with i'm
pEovements thereon; said land levied
on as the property of J. E. Waller to
satisfy an execution issued on the
18th day of July, 1915, from the City
Court of Dawson, said county, in IA
vor of F. S. Register Guano Company
against j. E. Waller. This the 9th
day of September, 1915. J. z. TUR-
NER. Sheriff.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-09-28
Executors Sale.

Georgia, Terrell County.-By vir-
tue of the authority vested in me as
executor of the estate of Mrs. NJ. F.
Davis, deceased, l will sell before the
court house door in Dawson, Ga, on
the first Tuesday in October, 1915,
for cash, to the highest bidder, all of
the real estate belonging to the said
estate, viz: House and lot on which
same is situate in the town of Sas-
ser; also 40 acres of land lying in
one body two and a half miles east
of Sasser, known as the Henry H.
Davis place. All in Terrell county,
Georgia. Will be glad to show prop
erty to any one interested and fur
nish full description of same. This
Sept. 9Th. 1915. GEORGE W. JOHN
STON, Executor.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-09-28

erations they proceeded to Mrs. Mich
OILS apartments on an upper floor.
Mrs. Nichols, although over go years
of age and very fat, put up stout
resistance, but finally collapsed, sink
ing dead in the doorway of the libra
ry. The robbers were frightened by
this denouement and made no search
for the jewelry which they had come
to steal They took away four rings
from the fingers of the dead woman,
valued at $4,000, and then hastily
fed from the, house, leaving it by
the same door through which they
had entered it.
The maid ultimately succeeded in
freeing herself and finding her mis-
tress dead summoned the police. 1t
did not take the officers long to sub
ject Talas to a searching examina-
ton. during which he weakened and
confessed the whole plot. He claims,
however that murder was not con-
templated and gave to the police the
names of the three robbers for whom
search is being made.
At first it was believed that Mrs.
Nichols had been strangled, as
sheet and a table cover were found
twisted about her neck But later it
was determined that she died from
shock. She was the wife of the late
James E. Nichols, founder of the
large wholesale grocery house of Aus
tin, Nichols & Co., who died in Ger
many a year ago, leaving her 81 ,0OO,-
600. Always fond of jewelry the
custom of wearing gems became an
obsession with her after she had
come into the possession of her hus-
bands wealth and when she appeared
in public, even when trading in
stores, she wore a profusion of pre-
cious stones.
Talas is held on the charge of
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-09-28
AMERICA LEADING
WORLDS FINANCE
THE CREDIT BALANCES ARE
MARKEDLY IN FAVOR OF THE
UNITED STATES.
IS CENTER OF PRODUCTION

Russian Minister of Finance Says 1t
Would Be Infantile to Deny Role
of United States Has Been Very
Important the Past Year.
PARIS.-Pierre L. Bark, Russian
minister of finance, has concluded
his conference with the French fl
nance minister, Alexandra Ribot. He
departed today for London to take up
financial matters affecting the allies
with Reginald McKenna, the British
chancellor of the exchequer.
Before his departure NJ. Bark made
the following statement to the As
sociated Press:
1T would be infantile to deny the
role of the United States in interna-
tional finance during the past year
has been extremely important. The
power of America as a center of pro-
duction has been affirmed in incon-
testable manner. The needs of bel
ligerents have changed international
credit balances so markedly in favor
Of the United States that the question
of exchange has become acute.
Resale of Securities.
Supplies which America is send
ing to Europe prepare the market
for the resale to America of the Sc
curities held in Europe 1t is to be
hoped that the Anglo-French dele
gates negotiating in New York will
find basis adapted to American
tastes and temperament.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-09-28
WEALTHY WOMAN
MURDERED FOR JEWELS
HER LOVE FOR JEWELRY PROV
ED THE UNDOING OF MRS.
JAMES E. NICHOLS.


Admitted Robber to Household and
Was Bound and Gagged to Avoid
Him Being Suspicioned as an Ac'
complete to the Crime.
Her love of jewelry proved the I'M
doing of Mrs. James E. Nichols, a
wealthy New York woman, who died
from shock when three robbers at
tackled her in her home on East Sew
enty-ninth street a few nights ago.
1t was her custom to load herself
with diamonds and pearls and pose
before the mirrors in her apartments.
This custom her servants discussed
among themselves and the gossip
spread until the acquaintance of the
servants on the outside were as ia
miliar with Mrs. Nichols posings as
were her own domestics. There Were
stories told of the great value of the
jewelry Mrs. Nichols wore and always
kept in the house, and out of these
stories grew that feeling of cupidity
which ultimately expressed itself in
the attempt to rob her and her result
ant death.
The robbers had an accomplice on
the inside-a young Russian Finn,
Onni Talas, who was second man in
the Nichols mansion. Several times
he was importuned by three of his as
sociates, one of them former en-
ploye of Mrs. Nichols and therefore
possessing full knowledge of the
house and of the place where Mrs.
Nichols kept her jewels, to join them
in robbing her. He finally consented
and all the details were arranged.
Talas admitted the men to the
basement of the house when they
rang the bell shortly after o'clock
To ward off suspicion from TalaB they
bound him and covering the maid,
Edith Langfeldt, with a revolver to
prevent an cutlery they also bound
her and tied her to chair. Having
thus made clear field for their OPP
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-09-28

banks where the average maximum
rate of interest was about 80 per
cent. The maximum rate charged
by one of these banks was 40 per
cent and the average on all loans was
Is per cent. No banks in South Car
DINA admitted charging more than
10 per cent. In Texas a number of
banks reported rates in excess of 100
per cent. and many of them stated
that their average rates on all loans
were l per cent per month or more.
A General Practice.
These high rates, however, are
not confined exclusively to the South,
for the reports show occasional rates
of so per cent in the East and North
as well as in the far West and South.
Twelve per cent seems to be regard
ed still as not extraordinary by the
country bankers of Minnesota, Wyo-
ming, Kentucky and California. Ow-
ing either to the rigid usury laws of
North Carolina or to the natural
shrewdness of your citizens, the aver
age rates in your state are lower
than elsewhere in the South"
Mr.. Harding said that Secretary
McAdoo in making crop deposits in
the Southern reserve banks could not
be charged with discrimination in ia
vor of one section, for he had offered
to deposit treasury funds with fed
eral reserve banks of other sections,
which deposits have been declined.
Deposits Not Essential.
81 fully agree that from a purely
banking standpoint and eliminating
all other considerations the deposits
were not essential" said Mr.. Hard
ing.
The situation as a banking propo-
sition could have been cared for by
the Southern reserve banks, either
by an expansion of their note issues
or by rediscounting with other fed
eral reserve banks, but the human
equation has to be reckOned with,
when it comes to dealing
with Southern farmers. The federal
reserve system still is new. On the
other hand, the farmer knows about
the government of the United States.
"In my opinion the secretary. who
was born and reared in the South,
and is familiar with the Southern
felt that by announc-
ing his intention to deposit govern
ment funds with Southern banks to
assist in moving the cotton crop 81
with Great Britain's
declaration of contraband against
cotton, he was availing himself of the
psychological moment for restoring
confidence. AS far as cotton is con-
cerned the recent advance in the
price of that staple seems to afford
ample justification for the course
pursued"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-09-28
HOMER WALTERS MEETS
DEATH UNDER HEAVY TRUCK
Was Run Over While Trying to Catch
Machine When 1t Was in Motion.


The news of the death of Homer
Walters, of Plains, which occurred
near his home few afternoons ago,
was received with sorrow by many
friends of the family. The young
man, who was returning to his home
from school, endeavored to catch a
passing truck of the Gulf Refining
Co., which was going into Plains from
Americas, and in some manner lost
his balance and fell under the heavy
truck, which killed him instantly.
Mr.. H. r. Brown, who was driving
the truck, did not know the young
man was trying to catch his car, and
only after seeing the flying school
books did he know that he had struck
some one. The car was stopped i'm
mediately, but the young man was
dead when picked up.
Young Walters was the 17-year-old
son of Mr.. T. w. Walters, Of Plains.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-09-28
High RATES Are
CHARGED BY BANKS
DISCLOSED BY HARDING OF FED
ERAL RESERVE BANK IN A
SPEECH AT RALEIGH.
ONE LOAN AT l2O PER GENT
An Alabama Institution Demanded
Sixty Ped Cent, While Eleven Geor-
gia Banks Fixed Average Rate at
Thirty Per Cent.

RALEIGH, N. C.-Facts concern
ing high interest rates charged by
national banks throughout the coun-
try. particularly in the South, were
disclosed by w. P. G. Harding of the
federal reserve board in a speech to-
night before the Raleigh chamber of
commerce. Mr.. Harding was explain
ing the reserve board regulations
granting preferential rediscount rates
to notes secured by staple commodity
warehouse receipts provided the max
er has charged not more than per
cent interest and defending the action
of Secretary McAdoo in depositing
SIS, 100000 in the Southern reserve
banks to aid in financing the cotton
crop.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-09-28

3. G. Hudson, merchant of Cham
blee, Ca, says Foley Cathartic Tab
lets are "the best on earth" for a
thorough cleansing movement of the
bowels without the slightest incon-
venience or sickening and no bad eff
fects. They certainly do relieve in
digestion or constipation quickly and
liVen up the liver. They make you
feel light, free and energetic. Daw-
son Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-09-28
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System

Take the Old STANDARD GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
Ouinine and Iron in a tasteless form.
The Ouinine drives out malaria, the
Iron builds up the system. so cents
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-09-28
From Sworn Reports.

THE controller of the currency, y
he said, "has information from sworn
reports to his office regarding the
maximum and average interest rates
charged by national banks through
out the United States. From the re-
port of June %, 1915, it appears that
there are five national banks in Ala
bama whose maximum rates of in
terest average &c per cent, the rate
in one case being 60 per cent and in
another "a per cent. The average rate
of interest which one of these banks
was charging on all of its loans
amounted to II per cent, another 10
per cent. In Arkansas one national
bank admitted making loan at a
rate at as high as 120 per cent; an
rate as high as 1870 per cent; an
per cent and another at rs.
In Georgia there were eleven
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-09-28
BIG ORCHARD IN SUMTER
COUNTY HAS BEEN SOLD
Former Ware Orchard Has Been Dis
posed of Ry Northern Owners.

The sale recently by George G.
Rennecker. of Chicago, sole owner of
the Ware Orchard Co. farm on the
Americus-Smithville road, was real
ty deal of much interest. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Rennecker, who was
an official of the former Ware-Prog-
ress Orchard Co., acquired the prop
erty as an individual purchase and
has since sold it to local interests at
good price. The farm consists OF
1000 acres in good state of cultiva-
ton, and contains very large peach
orchard, which, by the way, will be
replanted and put in excellent condi-
ton. The Central railroad runs
through the center OF the farm
Americas Times-RecOrder
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-09-28
MANY CITIZENS OF ALBANY
URGE ENFORCEMENT OF LAW
Vigorous Campaign Is Begun Among
the Church People.

ALBANIAN agitation for better
law enforcement in Albany is just
now attracting much attention, es-
pecially in religious circles. The COM
plant is made that the sunday OBJ
servance laws are not enforced with
sufficient strictness, and that numer-
Gus other laws of the state are open
ly disregarded The charge of Sab
bath dissertation is especially being
emphasized, and demands are being
made of the city authorities to draw
the restrictions more closely in this
regard.
Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure.
The worst cases, no matter of how long standing,
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable DR..
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. 1t relieves
Pain anC Heals at the same time. 25c SOC. 81 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-18
BELIEVED U. S. PRINTERS
WILL GET 3O-DAY LEAVES
Decision of Controller in Roberts
Case Not Expected to Affect
General Practice.

The employees OF the government
printing Office Will be allowed full
thirty days annual leave with pay.
Congress having appropriated the nee
essary amount permitting such leave.
according to the general impression
prevailing AT the printing office today
The recent decision of the controller OF
the Treasury to the effect that the
1886 claimed by f. c. Roberts. q
proofreader. as remuneration for four
DAYS withheld from his legal entitle-
ment TO thirty days annual leave was
not to he allowed will have no effect
upon the granting Of the thirty days
full leave hereafter. according to opin-
ion expressed today.
The controllers decision stated Spe-
officially that the public printer has dis
cretionary power in the amount of an
nual leave up to the full thirty days.
The public printer will use his discre-
ton, it is believed. in view of the APP
propriation of Congress, to grant the
full thirty days leave. Employees are
now getting their full thirty days
leave it was stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-18
LATIN AMERICAN TRADE.
W.-Credit and Finance.
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

The question of finance in connection
with Latin American trade may be said
to have three aspects-the international,
the national and the individual. This
article will deal chiefly with the last of
these.
BY the international phase of Latin
American finance is meant the MAIN
tenance Of banks in the southern repub-
lies by>other nations 1t is a well known
fact that German and English banks
have long been maintained in various
South American countries with great
profit, both directly and indirectly, through
the promotion of trade through these
credit facilities. 1t is also common
knowledge that no such facilities have
been maintained by citizens of the United
States until quite recently; that the new
federal banking act provides for the estab-
Iishnent of branch banks in foreign
countries. and that at least one great
American bank has established such
branches.
The prospect for the future. therefore,
Is bright European credit facilities in
Latin America will be greatly weakened
by reason of the fact that those nations
will have need for all of their money
at home. and we have made good be-
ginning in the field. But for the time
being, American credit facilities in Latin
America are very limited, while the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-18
C0H0NSEED INDUSTRY
DEVELOPING RAPIDLY
Census Figures Show Remarkab BILE
Growth in 1914-Oil
Mills Increase.

Further progress this season in the
remarkable development of the cotton
seed products industry lis indicated in
the census bureaus report, issued to-
day. on cottonseed crushed and linters
obtained from the 1914 cotton crop. A
greater quantity Of seed than ever be-
fore was crushed. exceeding the 1911
record crop crushing by 572,s26 tons
and record was established in the
number of bales of linters obtained
146,117 bales more than last year. The
number of cottonseed oil mills operated
was $50, an increase of ten over las,
year
AS 70 to IS per cen: of the total pro-
duction of cottonseed is crushed an
nually, it Is estimated the 1914 produc-
ton of seed will reach 100000 tons.
Value Not Yet Estimated.
Its value has not been estimated. but
last years production, 6,305.0o0 tons.
had a total value of S155, 100000 in oil
cake and meal. hulls and linters. The
closer delinting of cotton seed has re-
suited in largely increased produc-
ton of linters.
Cotton seed crushed from the 1914
crop was 5,493,sa9 tons. against a.
767sOa for 1913, and 4,579.50S for 1912
the census bureau announced today.
Total linters for the crop, 1920 run
ming bales, against 31,153 for 1913
and 602,324 for 1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-18
Grand Opera to Be Tried Again.

CHICAGO, March 1S-A new grand
opera company to take the place of the
Chicago Grand Opera Company, which
went through the bankruptcy court last
week, has been announced. Harold f..
Mccormick, president of the defunct COM
pany. declared that enough money had
been subscribed to guarantee against
deficit of $4,000 Tor two years The
season will begin November, 1915. and
continue for ten or twelve weeks, accord
ing to Mr.. McCormickS statement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-18
MERR1wEATHER Is ARRESTED.
Former Washingtonian Accused Of
Having Bogus Villa Money.

Minor Merriweather. j former Wash
ington newspaper man, who accident
ally killed fellow midshipman dur
ing boxing contest at the Annapolis
Naval Academy several years ago, is
under arrest at Saltillo, Coahuila.
according to messages received by
friends here He is charged with hav-
ing several thousand pesos of bogus
Villa government currency in his posi-
session. He was arrested last Satur-