| Show Porto Ricos New Governor I Colonel George R Colton Business Man rIan Soldier I 5 and Former Official In the Philippines Takes Charge Nov JUCO will soon oon havo 1110 P i another American governor Colonel Oberg R n Colton lie He I will succeed 1 Governor Regis H 31 Post recently resigned on account of tim tho III health of ot Mrs Post Nov Colonel Coltons Collons appointment Was wt made mado by tho the president while the latter was at Beverly Muse Mass and anti Is tho the presh presidents dents first Porto Polio Rican lUcan selection selectionS The Tho appointee Is la of New S parentage but he Is credited to the th District of ot Columbia Ho lIe was WM n tt bush busi business nose ness man at the national capital when he was wall selected by Iro volt for tor or the of ot chief collector of ot Santo Domingo customs custom In that on ca capacity paucity II ho he familiarized himself with conditions and this Incidentally led I him to know something of ot conditions condItion In Porto Woo lie He understands and speaks Spanish and knows know the char character character acter lIete of ot the people whose affairs he ito ls I shortly hollI to administer Ono of ot tho tI I things which specially commended Colonel Colton to the tho president wee wu his liis revision revl loll of ot tho the cumbersome cumberson Span Spanish ish regulations regulation In regard to port at af affairs fairs at ot the time when Mr Taft was governor of or the Philippine When mutters In Santo Domingo w we war r j properly adjUsted and running smooth smoothly ly jy I Colonel Colton Collon Wits was sent dIrt to the Phil Ihli Philippines on tile the recommendation of ot See Sect Secretary Taft Tart as na Insular collector lie Its gave ave general supervision to tit th the fiscal decal affairs of ot the Islands and drafted the tile Philippine tariff trill bill which was wan passed J 1 by tile tho senate lion ate and approved on ou the tue same day slay ns the tho Payne bill lIlli He lie In III I ala Ilse responsible for the 1 he government In Inspection and und guaranteeing o of Filipino cigars Colonel Colton Cotton has haa had bail an Interesting I ns as 11 well willi as a 1 busy life After leaving l college collego he ho went to Texas and arid remained I there thera for awhile looking over till the state and 1 taking R a II vacation at the tM same rama tune time He lIe acquired a fond new for western life lit and a II purl of ot bis hi va vacation vacatIon cation money went scent fur the lIu h e of ofa ofa a cowboys outfit mil he Joined H R I drive of cattle catti bound for New MeI I cu co and la in Hie tise I southwest for four years yearn par He It 11 returned to Ills ids home hon honIn I In the test tast f but bus Jul tile tilH hi slay may ilIa was ao brief HI ui I Int nt flit cut to t I vi tn kM k and attn engaged III In banking Ho Ito I cas u a manager of ot the cop con concern I Ic cern c that In It It and remained with l It fi t f 1 5 veers veara ua tit tin tI s she r II he hr I Hie I I Kirst regiment t t j j 1 r ih the most moet noi tie t U t In I the rho tah While III vi tl a all h tir r troops reaps t roop to 10 twice till 1 1 r lie III First rat Nt J Jora ora van r a the Ih Hr lint t I ti i errie on Ott tue III t s Hi a n ii lit In n ono 0 lIt If the ul It a Ituk uk on 00 tl II 5 I ln a i 1 iii ol 1 0 I colum lulun lil iii hi I aiti U tat III In hi I a I M tiit raf i und a lId althous I be outnumbered the tit lIens dans three to tu one onto till the were wera driver driven buck bail with aiti a lisa luaa Iv ut 40 48 la III Ui tb grandson of ot t v V M Pt II bulkier builder of t the th Chit iti as and ad quince QUincy rail railroad road Ili I 1 I Ii I tOil builder was wan fur ur 11 in Ill Iud and hr U I ln I slid HIU the hint him II h il h i 11 I lilts II I cc a hll front tile the Li I I p a H I UMI u of ur ul al dc it Ill i wI n a I la I i I d I lit I itt III tt I i i k J III by L J 1 ot It Tatt I 1 Ill I i nil MIt l S I liiK I jj III 11 lUll ion tWan Kl jl I lt II 1 Vs II S if c i f that I I lien mil Ul th thI necessary I tit 1 t 1 r ru rI the tire bd soil them tat ot u sot aft sotS eur rl lIt ci II I rr fur I wK S r When bo boI I I I a in h ga 3 I l I I I j to u Ii jv Mural ond bl Ll I While lorto Porto Rico has been under the tho I control of ot the United States State ever over since the treaty of ot Paris laria was signed In 1898 1818 the tho relations existing between the tile Is ls Island Island land and this government may have haye been forgotten by the new HOW generation at least Following the tho establishment I of ot a n civil government there In tn 1900 I elections were lurid hold for the choice of ot a n commissioner to Washington end members of ot the house of ot delegates of ot the Porto Rico lUco legislature It U Is not up to the status of a 11 territory the Inhabitants are aro declared to be citizens of ot tile the United States Stale and ond as ns such en entitled entitled titled tithed to tho the protection of ot the United States The governor Is ls appointed for tor four years by lIy the president pre of the United States State by and with the tho advice i land and consent of ot tile the senate Tile e gow gov govI V I I Irl were accused of ot bewitching young children a u great point for tor the tho prosecution being that out of ot tho the I l blankets of at an Infant Buckled by lIy one of ot thom them a great toad hen hal fallen alien and aud exploded In the lire like gunpowder Immediately after the witch was found at homo searched and an maimed In spite of ot unsatisfactory evidence the tire two were convicted whereupon the childrens ehll health at once began to Im Improve prove I 1 S Sc SS SS c S S I S p C I S S S i i I ms i m mm U GEORGE R COLTON GOVERNOR OF PORTO RICO ului 3 IH I f VO u u i 1 J II I Is I Ul Jt li I ul ot s Ii h I v II n 1 bi l r re lAva 1111 lOf whom atut ut In III b loathes o of ut iorIo Hi iti 11 u Tin 11 Iki UI II n 11 I 1 oj In tOt tilt UH tN Ih ti in 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