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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-12
ANNUAL MEETING.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
members of the Honolulu Library and
Reading Room Association will take
place at their rooms on Friday evening,
December 18th, at 7:3O p. m. Election
of Trustees and other important BUSH
ness.
H. A. PARMELTE.
GAS Secretary
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to one place all the time. He said that
the National government wants a lot
of space and a prominent locality for
a fine structure. He said the govern
ment would never put up q building
which would be pride TO the city on
the present site, and this aroused much
discussion among the advocates oil all
the other places. There was some fur
ther discussion, but the meeting did
not seem ready to take action defin-
itely. and adjourned TO the call Of the
committee.
A PoSToFFICE SITE.
Editor Advertiser: Having heard
much of the argument pro and con as to
the most desirable site for postoffice
l conclude that the block bounded by
King, Alakea, Merchant streets and
Union Square is prominently the most
eligible.
substantial structure and an ornate
building such as the Federal Govern
ment is expected TO erect should, and
will only be, erected where its arehi-
tectural beauty and usefulness will APP
peal to the present as well as future
generations.
There are those with us who remem-
Der when Maunakea street was the CEN
ter of the city and when Liberty Hall
was in its halcyon days; when Nuuanu
avenue was denominated "Fid Lane"
deeds being on record which describe
property as so fronting. They have seen
the center of trade pushed to Nuuanu
street, ana later still to Fort street.
The erection of the Young Building as
suredly viii carry the business center
farther to the east. and prophecy
which 1 overheard thirty-five years ago
that Alakea street would be the CEN
ter of the city bids fair to be. fulfilled.
There is room enough on the block
described for such an edifice as will
be adequate for all the necessities of
the Federal Government, excepting the
Custom House, and it is generally adj
mitted that the present position OF the
Custom House is the most suitable for
its purpose.
1t is unlikely that the Federal Gov
eminent will consent to expend any
money on erecting a postoffice on the
site of the present building surrounded
as ii is by the narrow lanes denominat-
ed Bethel and Merchant streets There
is no doubt that the pride Americans
take in the acquisition of Hawaii, in the
center of rne Pacific, would lead Con-
gress to appropriate sufficient to erect
structure which would be an honor
to the United States. The only claim
the present site has on this generation
is the fact that the postoffice is there
Should it be destroyed by accident there
would be found none. unless influenced
by Interior motives. who would advo-
cate its re-erection on the present site.
J We owe as much to the future as to
the past generations and the trend of
change of center of city eastward is
determined.
/ JAS. w. GIRvIN.
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Wall, Nichols Co., Ltd
NOTICE OF LOST CERTIFICATE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
certificate No. 174S for $50 shares of the
capital stock of McBryde Sugar Co.,
Ltd, standing on the books of the said
Company in the name of E. H. Wode-
house, has been lost, and transfer of
the same on the books of che said
Company has been stopped. All per-
sons are warned against negotiating,
purchasing or dealing with said GER
tiffcate. Said shares are transferable
only by endorsement on said certificate
and surrender of the same and the is
sue of new certificate. No title will
pass to the finder of said certificate.
Said certificate if found should be de-
livered to the undersigned.
E. II. WODEHOUSE.
6343 P. O. Box 7S3, Honolulu.
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HAWAIIAN AGRICULTURAL
CO.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the stock books of the above Company
win be closed to transfers from Monday,
Dec. 22nd, to Friday, January End, in
elusive.
GEO. H. ROBERTSON,
e249 Treasurer II. a. Co.
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Honolulu Iron Works Co.

STEAM ENGINES
BOILERS. SUGAR MILLS. COOL
Frs, BRASS AND LEAD CASTINGS
and machinery Of every Descriptions
made to order. Particular attention
paid to ships blacksmithtns. Job wsFE
sxeeutsa on shortest notice.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-12
SAYS BEDE HELD OUT
REWARD FOR SUPPORT
|. A. easweII, J. Adam Bede and a
Letter Furnish Some Elk
citement.

l. A. Caswell, of Anoka, recently had
printed a letter from J.. Adam Bede
which Mr.. CasWell claims contained
a promise that if Anoka county stood
by the Pine City statesman there
would be land Office position for
some Anoka county constituent. The
publication of the letter caused con-
siderable discussion in the Eighth dis
trict, in which Bede is candidate for
the congressional nomination.
Yesterday Bede and CasweH met in
the governors Office. Both looked en-
barrasSed, but shook hands and made
the best of it.
s'You haven't published any more
letters, have your" queried Bede.
mo, I haven't" replied Caswell.
Both the congressional candidate
and the gentleman who opposed him
laughed, and the talk drifted into
the outlook for Bede in the district.
Mr.. Bede contended that the letter
which Caswell caused to be published
did not promise anything to Caswell.
All l said in the letter was that IL
Anoka county would get together on
any man l would do what I could to
get him position in the land office.
There was nothing wrong in that, was
there?" said Mr.. Bede.
Mr.. Caswell did not answer the
query, but later expressed the opinion
that Bede could not carry Anoka
county, even il he could walk off
with the other counties. The "oId'
line Republicans won't stand for him.
was the comment of the Anoka man.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-12
DAIRY COMMISSIONER
OF IOWA IN ST. PAUL
He Visits w. w. Mcconnell and
"Boosts" Hawkeye State Dairy
Industries.

H. r. Wright, Of Des Moines, state
dairy commissioner of Iowa, was a
visitor at the capitol yesterday. Mr..
Wright is interested in farm lands in
the northern part of Wisconsin, and
on his way to that section stopped off
long enough to pay a visit to Dairy
Commissioner Mcconnell.
Our States boasts of making more
butter and better butter than any 9TH
er state in the United States" declar-
ed the Iowa commissioners. Dairy
Commissioner Mcconnell winked yio-
Iently at this assertion, and interrupt
ed to say that, being a guest, Mr..
Wright was allowed considerable lati-
cent of all the creamery butter used
continued Mr.. Wright, "and have $50
creameries and 65 cheese factories"
Speaking of the trouble from oleo-
margarine, Mr.. Wright said only 49,
000 pounds of the stuff was sold in
the state in a year. This is because
we have no big industries like the
iron and lumber interests in Mime
sota," said Mr.. Wright, land we have
but one firm which handles it, aside
from the railroad camps, which, of
course. Le any old kind of grease. If
the other states did nothing more in
the way of cleo traffic than we did
there would be no trouble at all. AS
to the pure food laws such as Mime
sofa has, there is no doubt that Iowa
will soon have similar laws, and at
temptS have been time and time again
made to secure action by the legiSla-
ture to this end, but without success.
1t is bound to come, and when it does
Iowa will not be made the dumping
ground for adulterated food products"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-12
JACKSON ANDaHIS FOUR
zfTg *
PALS IN POLICE COURT
Suspected Porch1 Climbing Gang Plead
Not Guilty-cases
49, Continued.

Lefty" jackson, alias James Scott,
Marion, alias Irvine Brown, Mamie
Clark, Ruth Banks, alias Allie Jackson,
were arraigned in therpolice court yes
terday afternoon and charged with
burglary. The quartette is composed
of the two eolored s'porch climbers
and their two white women 1onfeder-
ates arrested for the house robberfes
that were committed in this city and
in Minneapolis. All four pleaded not
were continued until Aug. Is.
The work of establishing the owner
ship Of the articles found in the three
trunks in the possession of the women
is going on steadily at police headquar-
tiers. Detectives Smith and Hicks were
over from Minneapolis yesterday after
noon and recognized several articles
that were taken from Minneapolis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-12
SHOULD Be EQUALIzED
AUDITORS OPINION OF RAMSEY
COUNTY ASSESSMENTS
Says He Will Not Spread Apportipn-
ments on His Books Unless Burden
Is Equitahly distributes Powers of
Board of EquaIization Seem to Be
in Doubt.

County Auditor Johnson yesterday
Informed the board Of equalization that
no taxes can be abated unless the as
sessment on property that is not suff1-
GENTLY taxed is raised. CAS- you have
seen fit not to raise the taxes in a sin
gle case you cannot abate them" said
Mr.. Johnson. will n6t spread the
assessment on my books unless you
equalize the assessments What one.
man does. notSpaY, tie other must. =
Opinions at Variance.
According TO the eerpDration attor-
ney. the board Of ualizatien cannot
abate taxes, but by an opinion rendered
by the county attorneysfH has the pow
er. The discussion over the powers of
the board of equa1izafioh and the board
of abatement soec unfnd the greater part
of yesterdays ssi Of the board of
equalization. Khe BOARD adjourned
without taking Any sieinite action. At
Johnson said thht ~ vas in doubt as
to the legal status sofs the board. 81
do not think THAI thesaets Of this board
will stand in Court said the auditor.
''The special LAW uraer which it exists
certainly conflicts with the general
statute" e
Only Four Complaints
Only four complaints were received
by the board yesterday. j. B. McCor-.
Representing Matthew Cullen, ask
ed afreduction ia the assessment Of the
property at Thifd and Wacouta streets.
1t was assessed attAs,ooO, which, he
claims, is much in excess of its value
The claim was referred to the board of
abatement.
The st. Paul Trading Stamp compa-
ny asked to haye its personal tax re-.
duced from $1,75O to $200. Charles
Miller said his personal property was
assessed for $685., when he only pos
sessed furniture valued at less than
$780, Both claims were referred to the
committee on miscellaneous matters
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-12
DAWSON PROPERTY Is
SOLD FOR BACK TAXES
Thirty nine Lots Go at Prices Rang
ing From $50 to $685.
Each,

Thirty-nine lots Of the Dawson es-
tate were sold at auction yesterday
morning by Sheriff Justus for back
taxes. Although the bidding was
brisk, a number of the lots did not
bring the amount of the DELINQUENT
taxes. The prices paid for the prop
erty ranged from $40 to $685.. The
following is a list of the property sold:
Lots 1. 2 and 8, block 8, Westminster
street; unpaid taxes, $99.86; bought by
w H. Lightner for $125.
Lots 5, and Z, Days subdivision
OF block 81, Stinson, Brown and Ram
sey's addition, Fort street; unpaid
for $40.
Lot z, block 10, Dawson's addition.
Charlton and Stevens streets; unpaid
taxes, $55.27; bought by D. H. Michaud
for $40.
Lots 9, 10 and II, block 10, Dawson's
addition, Charlton and Stevens streets;
unpaid taxes, $l69.37; bought by D.
H. Michaud for $100.
Lot 4, block 10, Dawsons addition.
Ohio and Charlton streets; unpaid
taxes, $16.14; bought. by Miss Eliza
beth Callahan for SITS.
Lots and 6, block Ia, Dawson's adj
dition, Becker and Charlton streets:
unpaid taxes. $27.59; bought by A. III.
Roake for $3.50.
Aolo $, o, ., III ana IL, block IA
DaWson's addition, Becker and -Charl-,
ton streets; unpaid taxes, S88.13:
bought by A. II. Roake for $500.
Lot IL, block ID, Dawson's addition.
King and Charlton streets; unpaid
taxes, $5L18; bought by North Min
nesota Land company for $50.
Lots and 6, block Is, Dawson,s
addition, Ohio and Charlton streets:
unpaid taxes. $3.50; bought by d. W.
Doty for $195.
Lots z, 8. 9, 10 and II, block Is.
Dawson's addition, Morton and Cbari,
ton streets; taxes, $235.90; bought by
S. & O. Kipp for $151. -
Lots II, 13, IA, Is and 16, block Is,
Dawson's addition, Baker and Charl-
ton; taxes, $2S5.90; bought by S. & o.
Kipp for SOL.
Lot 1, block 16, Dawson's addition.
phio and Morton; taxes, $685.;
bought by D. w. Doty for $3.50.
Lots and s, block 16. Dawson's adj
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-12
HEAVY TAX PAYERS DO
NOT RAISE PROTESTS
Most of the Kicks Come From Those
Seeking to Evade Their Personal
Assessments.

We have very few complaints Of
unfair taxation from the large prop
erty owners or corporations" said
County Assessor Conley, yesterday.
over one-half Of the complaints re-
ceiyed come from the people who are
trying to Wiggie out of the payment
of personal taxes.
You would be surprised at the
number of men of moderate means
who come and try to force us to re-
duce the assessment on a piano or a
watch or some other article of sim
liar nature. / can safely say that hun
dreds of men and women, during the
past few weeks, have come to my Of
fee and denied the ownership of pi-
amos found in their homes when the
assessment was made. A favorite ex-
cuse is to say that the instrument is
the property of a daughter or son, but
1T does not go at all. gss4z4
The law allows us to charge the as
sessment against the person in whose
home the goods are found. If the
kickers would only inform themselves
on the law governing the assessment
OF personal property, they would save
much worry for themselves and the
clerks in my office.
'One Of the hardest pieces of per-
sonal property to assess is a watch.
know positively that We don't get
one-third of all the time pieces on the
assessment roll. If one wants to get
out of paying his assessment on his
watch it is the easiest thing in the
world. A watch is not usually what
is termed visible property and you
can't search man to ascertain what
property he has on his person that
can be assessed.
Probably the class of people from
whom we hear the least are the farm
ers. 1t is seldom that a farmer com
plains that his property has been as
sessed too high. Once in a great while
some fellow will kick, but it is UNI
usual
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-12
BALANCES DUE TO THE
STATE SCHOOL FUND
St. Louis County Is the Furthest in
Arrears, With
$1o9,586.

State Treasurer Block has prepared
"a report showing the balances due the
permanent school fund from the coun-
ties in the state. The figures are for
the fiscal year ending July 81, and the
total is $1,721, 10. A year ago the
amount was s1,543,o18.
st. Louis county is charged
with. the largest amount, be-
ing $109,5S6; Faribault county, $87. $50:
-Renville county, $77,385; Pine county.
So, All; Mobiles county, $57.610; Crow
Wing, $47,241; sAnoka county, $45,237:
otter Tail county. $42,S94; Ramsey
scounty, $39,S95; Kittson, county, $50. :
929; Kandiyohi county, s37,S50; Polk
county, $37,107; Freeborn county, $780,
.635; Marshall county, $34,35S; Rice
county. $36,135; Kanabee county, $35,-
us.
Cass and Steele counties are not on
the list. and Carver county has but
,$275 against it.
Since the striking of the balances st.
Louis county has renaitted $15,666.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-12
WILL LAY SIX INCH
MAIN ON FAIRFIELD
Work 10 Be Done in Event the City
Grades street AS Re-
quested.

In the event that West Fairfield
street, from South Wabasha to Bell.
is graded, the water department prom
lses to lay a six-inch main and put
IN the necessary fire and sprinkling
hydrants. The board has just COM
pleted laying main on Fillmore ave-
nue. so that that locality just now is
fairly well protected from fire.
The order for the grading Of the
street is now in the hand of the board,
and has been received favorably by the
property owners. OF petitions received
for and against, twenty four were list
ed under the former and seventeen I'M
der the latter. The presence of the
Omaha terminals and new freight
depot is responsible for the wholesale
grading of streets in that locality.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-12
ANNUAL MEETING AT
THE SOLDIERS HOME
commandant and Secretary Are to BE
Elected-No Changes Ex. -
pected.

The trustees of the state soldiers
nome will meet at the institution in
annual session today The principal
business will be the election of a COM
mandant and secretary by the trustees.
The commandant, after being elected,
selects surgeon, adjutant and quar-
termaster, subject tor the approval of
the trustees.
The officers at the home are COM
mandant, James Conklin; surgeon, f.
-. Bissell; secretary, George N. Lam
phere; adjutant, r. l.. McCusick;
quartermaster, Fred Straub. It is un-
derstood there will be no changes in
the officers. The commandment and sec
rotary have held the positions two
years, the quartermaster three years
and the surgeon and adjutant one
year.
The report of the secretary, printed
in h G b several days ago, will
be presented.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-12
FACTORY is TO BE TORN
BY WREckING COMPANY
Building on Old Reform School Prop
erty Sold for S71O.

Bids for the removal of the brick
yeneered factory on the old reform
school property were opened at the
state auditors Office yesterday. The
building, which was erected a score
of years ago, is 100x48 feet, three sto-
ries high and the officials had an idea
that considerable more money would
be offered for the structure. There
We're five bids, ranging from $50 to
$710, the last mentioned bid being
made by the st. Paul Wrecking COM
pany. Thes conditions of the bid are
that the structure be removed within
sixty days. A representative of the
st. Paul Wrecl6ing company after be-
ing notified that the bid had been ac-
cepted said the building would be torn
down at once. The money from the
sale will go to the reform school fund.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-12
SUIT AGAINST MINNESOTA MU-
TUAL LIFE Is DISMISSED,
WITH COSTS
ACTION is
TERMED A CONSPIRACY
Conversion of Company From Assess
rnent to Straight Life Plan Is Com
mended As Being in Best interests
of the Shareholders-No Ground
Whatever for Action.

Judge Amidon, Of the United States
court, yesterday gave his decision in
favor of the defendants in the case of
j. q. Iverson ct al. against the Mime
sofa Mutual Life Insurance company.
lverson and Samuel Wright, both of
Milwaukee, and William Truely, of
chicago, petitioned the court to have
the company declared insolvent and
TO nave receiver appointed.
In his decision Judge Amidon said
that, according to the evidence sub
Hitted, the company was not only SOL
vent, but that the suit was the out
growth of conspiracy to ruin its BUSH
ness. He scored the plaintiffs for the
action they had taken, and held Ed
mund d. Carter, of Chicago, respon-
sible for the litigation. The plaintiffs
Were ordered to pay the cost of the
suit.
Bad Faith Charged.
fverson and the other compliments
contended that when the Bankers Life
Association of America was reorgan-
lied as the Minnesota Mutual Life In
surance company, it was contrary to
law, and was not done in good faith.
Also that the policy holders were in
Jured by the change, for the old cor
poration was an assessment company,
while the new company issued none
but straight life policies. The plaintiffs
c1iSO SO1tSituGu lAdL Tie d4ldlTS OIL the
company were not conducted properly,
and that to protect the policy holders
from loss a receiver should be appoint
ed to wind up the company'S affairs.
Jude Amidon in his decision said:
The company was confronted with the
question of how to collect sufficient
money from it's members to continue
in business. Under the old plan it was
by assessment, levied to meet the
death losses when thew became due
The new plan provides that the money
to meet these losses be paid in adj
vance.
ut was clear to the officers of the
company that to carry on the business
in the old way would result in insol-
vency.
Chose the Best Course.
''There were two courses open to the
company, to discontinue business or
to change from an assessment to
premium basis. In making the change
the officers and directors acted for the
best interest of the policy holders and
clearly within the law.
From the evidence there is not the
slightest ground for the charge of in
solvency. The affairs of the company
seem to have been conducted in bust
ness-like manner. The expert insur-
ance examiners in the many states
where the company does business have
found nothing irregular in it's conduct.
place more Importance to the state
ments Of the insurance commissioners
and experts than do to a few policy
holders who knows little of the COM
pany's affairs
Judge Anidon then scored the plain
tiffs, and intimated that the suit was
the result Of conspiracy to ruin the
company.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-12
SCOTCH CLANS WILL
PICNIC AND COMPETE
Programme of Athletic Sports and
Dances Arraneed-Takes Place
at Minnetonka.

Scotch athletes belonging to the
clans in st. Paul and Minneapolis are
training industriously for the third
annual picnic of the Order of Scottish
Clans to be held Wednesday at Hotel
st. Louis, Lake Minnetonka.
The executive committee in charge
of the picnic has completed the pro-
gramme and all arrangements. Trains
will leave the st. Paul union depot at
8:15 a. m. and 1915 p. m. The picnic
trains will leave the Minneapolis Mil
Waukee depot at g a. m. and 1870 p.
m. Returning trains leave Hotel ST.
Louis at and 10:45 p. m.
The programme includes a ball
game, boat races, hammer throwing,
putting the shot, prize dancing, jump
ing and tug of war. A dance pro-
gramme for the evening has been pre-
pared
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-12
TO SEE THE SIGHTS IN
ST. PAUL TO-DAY
Visiting Kansas City Real Estate Men
to Be Entertained
Here.

At Como park this morning at 10: 30,
the visiting Kansas City real estate
men will be turned over to the st.
Paul committee by the Minneapolitans
who acted as hosts Yesterday Among
the things that Rave been mapped out
for the day are a trolley ride, luncheon
at the Minnesota club at noon and a
drive through the residence districts of
After dinner WITH local hosts the Wis
itors will leave for home.
The committee having in charge the
entertaining of nntheit brethren from
Kansas City includes: w. G. Read,
r. M. Newport z. y. Meier, j. w.
Shepard and R. =, Ware.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-12
New Corporations.

s.. The following articles Of incorpora-
ton were filed with the secretary of
state yesterday: The H. e. Pence
company, of Minneapolis, grain mer-
chants. Capital stock, $4,000. Incor-
porators, HI. e. and D. Pence and j.
w. Doherty
Church of st. John the Baptist. at
New Brighton, with Rev. Anthony
Szczukowski pastor
Taylor Lumber company. of Duluth.
Capital stock, $4,000. Incorporators.
G. III. Thias and e. A. Taylor.
The John j. Halloran company. of
Minneapolis, organized in 1897. ex-
tended It's corporate existence five
years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-12
FIREmEN AND "coPPERs"
PREPARE FOR THE FRAY
Baseball Experts of Both Departments
Getting Into Shape.

Active preparations are being made
by the members of the police and fire
departments for the game of baseball
which is to take place Aug. 81 at Lex
fngton park. For several days past
members of the police department
team have been practicing at Licking
ton park during the afternoon. The
team has not been chosen yet and
there Is considerable rivalry between
the coppers to fill some of the places
on the diamond
The firemen will start team practice
today, although the individuals who
will make UP the team have been get
ting their throwing arms in shape for
some days past. Every fire house has
a baseball and an outfit of mitts in
Guided in the apparatus, and it is in
service most of the time.
The game is to be played for the
benefit of the Pelicemen's Benefit as
sociatien. which was recently formed.