Show PORTO RICO PROSPECTS I Commissioner of Education Lind Lindsay Lindsay say Says Reports of Bloodshed Were Much Exaggerated Philadelphia Nov 12 Professor Samuel M Lindsay commissioner of education in Porto Rico and formerly j of or the University of Pennsylvania fac faculty faculty reached his home In this city i last ast night from front Ponce Pence He comes to this his country to submit his report to j PresIdent resident Roosevelt and to t ke his family amily back with him to Porto Porte Rico Ricole He le spoke with enthusiasm m of the edu educational educational educational prospects of the island Turn Tuni Tuning TurnIng lag Ing ng to the recent re ent insular election he said The election went off on remarkably well The insular police proved able and efficient and the quiet and orderly manner in which the election was Wila con conducted conducted ducted in every district reflects credit upon the people of Porto Porte Rico This was the first real contest because two years ago when the first election for fora a delegate to Washington and a house of delegates In the Insular legislature was held only one party went to the polls This time both Republicans and federals voted in nearly all the pre precincts cin ts and the Federal party made madea a good showing The present Republican R can n delegate to Washington Frederick de do Geteau was reelected by a a large majority Professor Lindsay says reports of riot and bloodshed i ig Porto Rico were much exaggerated ex On the first registration day Oct OctH H 14 4 he said there was much excite excitement excitement ment mont and some disorder in places Taut lint u t tat at no time was there any danger dang r of ot I disturbances with which the civil gov government I eminent and the police pollee could not cope I successfully Nor were the disturb disturbances disturbances disturbances ances any ore lore serious than those that occurred at election time in Iq some parts of nearly every state in inthe inthe inthe the Union |