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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-21
SUGAR MEN AGAINST A
REFINERY IN HAWAII
Say That the Scheme Is Impracticabe As the
Refined Sugar Would Cake Before It
Reached New York Market.

Sugar appear opposed the projected
refinery which f advocating since his
recent return from Prominent were inter
viewed Yesterday question opposed refinery
phatical who failed opinion way
certainly ukewarm support prop
otion.
The matter refinery investigated thoroughly
fore this against attempting
anything Hawaiian planters invested California
refinery which recently closed down
MR. JONES'S VIEWS.
P C. Jones is enphaticay opposed building
fnery the islands He interested in of the larger plantations
and is director of Brewer Co.
If there refinery put up twenty
five cents on the dollar Jones yesterday
THAT my vew point have
fnery question anything do with
in these islands,
expressing opinion subject No. Mr.
10 see US nave seen nun quoted III inc papers out given
the thought and don't what good expression from
me will be-.
C. Cooke of Co., opposed
fnery He said he didn't believe there discussion of
the the planters and had heard nothing
aside from the published interviews with Mr. Lewis
s." don't any scheme for refinery now, said Mr..
Cooke q favor of it, of each plantation refining its
sugar. prefer shipping the product
4 don't believe the idea is practicable The would cake
packed bags
boxes barrels used would be There has
already trouble that kind with the shipped from
California refinery When reached New York had
caked and had to be refined again finally sold loss
believe
large enough California
of building refinery the islands danger
competition The plantations here might send their the Cali
deoraze market The price would
likely drop that of The trust has its entire output
provided The difficulty also would be getting the planters to
sell through agent.
mo believe will refinery established hereat
least for good The refinery question has already
been pretty thoroughly Investigated the islands and found
At Hackd Co., only member of the
firm and he said he preferred discuss the subject Mr. Lewis
his plan to the firm but action had been taken and
nothing was contemplated in the matter
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-21
DETECTIVES GO SWIMMING
AND CLOTHES ARE ROBBED

Police free from the
saugs thieves by the following incident
which occurred the other day.
of department. their salaries under the
disguise detectives last Sunday after going off duty felt that
relieve their minds of the problems OF
a hard days work
Accordingly with stealty tread wary glance
Valley back the Davies residence
surface the
swimming unruled 1t took but
played
should padded Owed gud and hoated AT last
and he climbed the bank for
his watch short of time and hoae low
he found the first croucng behind scanning the
beneath his raised hand Hist he muter
detective sank the ground rackng
the speech delivered struck
attack the well known detec
tives who always My interrupted
hands
rapid search around the pool and finally
they plunged
despair clothes had been ed and everything Nine
teen several dollars watch from
the thieves
down gather their scattered
first that who have charged whole
sleeping Cinnamon and have made mastery
window when they awoke should be subjected
such OF life
And who failed track small
have their hidden lair behind their
mothers apron We Gods, this is much"
of night fell the quiet pool the detec
tves walked waiting conductor whom
knew rode making solemn of secrecy one
another.
Il wonder" detective IF any would suspect
what ND if what and told them didn't
have watch
the men claims good but the other
his pocket marked 1860 However will
be good TO work
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-21
COLBURN GETS
INTO TROUBLE

J. F. Colburn, manager of the Kapio-
lani estate, was almost sent to jail for
contempt of the tax appeal court yes
terday He had appealed from an as
sesment of $4,000 against Punch
bowl leases of the Kapiolani estate,
and Attorney Wilder for the assessor
asked him what the amount of the
rentals he secured from the lands was.
Colburn declined to answer, saying
the information was private. He also
charged that Wilder wanted the in
formation for his own use. Cofburn
was threatened with a jail term until
he did answer, but the court finally
dismissed time matter by refusing to
entertain the appeal
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-21
A TREASURE TROVE
IN THE HARBOR

Since the dredger has started to work
in the naval dock slips small boys.
natives and others have been
reaping a harvest in coal which is
brought up by the suction of the
dredger. The pipe line carrying the
sediment runs over to a triangular
piece of water next to the Marine Rail-
way The coal pickers station them
selves near the mouth OF the pipeline
and grab for the coal as it is brought
out on the stream of water. AS it
was estimated that there were some
where around seventy-fve tons of coal
in the slips the boys have run across
a lucrative pursuit which is likely to
keep them busy.
Many coal ships have discharged at
the Naval wharves and in the course
OF the unloading a large quantity OF
coal generally falls from the hoppers
and sings. Now that the place is be-
ing dredged out, the coal Is being
brought back to the surface. Yester-
day afternoon the boys had about thir-
ty sacks Of coal stacked up on shore
ready to take home.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-21
CORONER'S JURY SAY WIRES
WERE NOT IN GOOD ORDER

At the inquest over the body OF one
Chang zee Tong who was killed on
Wednesday evening by live wire just
Eva of the King street bridge cross
ing the Nuuanu stream. the jury hand
the Mutual Telephone Co. and the
Rapid Transit Company We're respon-
sible for the Chinamans death, the
former having defective wires, and the
latter having trolley wires insufficient
ly protected.
The jury met yesterday afternoon in
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth's Office
to hear evidence.
DIR. Emerson stated his conclusions
after examining the body of the de-
ceased Chinaman, stating that there
were burns on his hand and heel, AMI
that an Overcharge of electricity pass
ing through the body was responsible
for the death.
H. l. Hudson, the superintendent of
the Hawaiian Electric Company, was
then called upon to testify. He was
at the the scene OF the accident and
stated that his company's lines were
not touching any other lines. He gave
expert testimony as to the condition
of the wires near the scene of the
affair
Manager Ballentyne of the Rapid
Transit stated that the trolley wire
and the feeder carried at least 500
volts and so far as he knew the feeder
was insulated and in good condition.
Manager Lehigh OF the Mutual Tele-
phone Company held that the wires OF
the Rapid Transit were not properly
protected Here Mr.. Bailentyne and
Mr.. Lehigh had a spirited discussion
on technical points regarding the wires
The jury and the witnesses subse-
quently visited the place where the
accident occurred, and then heard
testimony from one OF the telephone
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-21

,linemen and Mounted officer Hart.
Shortly afterward the jury adjourn
ed to meet in the evening at O'Clock,
when Mr.. Hudson was again callei up
on to give testimony. 1t seems that
the telephone wires were above the
trolley wires but running parallel to
Them, therefore the guard wires Of the
Rapid Transit system were useless as
they also ran parallel to the trolley
wires. Mr.. Hudson stated that in such
q case on some systems d net work or
ladder of wiring was used running at
! right angles to the trolley and had
there been such an arrangement in this
case the telephone wires in falling
could not have touched the live troll
ley wire. There were two sets of tele-
phone wires one above the other and
; the evidence seemed to show that one
of the upper telephone wires had eth
er been broken or else had rusted
through and fallen against the trolley.
The 500 volts from the trolley had gona
back along the telephone wire until it
struck one of the lower line Of tele-
phone wires the current running along
this latter wire several hundred fee
until it came to a defect in the wire
which broke and the end dropped into
the street There were then two live
wires hanging down to the street but
it was the latter wire which killed the
Chinaman.
After hearing evidence from one OF
the witnesses OF the accident The jury
retired and after fifteen minutes de-
liberation brought in the following YER
dict
THE JURY'S VERDICT.
That the said Chang zee Tong came
to his death at Honolulu, Island or
Oahu. Territory of Hawaii, on We'd
nesday, August 19, A. D. 1908, at or
about 1885 D. m. Of said day, from an
overcharge of electricity passing
through his body, caused by coming
in contact with a wire belonging 70
the Mutual Telephone Company 81
said Honolulu and receiving current
from the trolley wire of the Honolulu
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-21
INFORMATION
FOR TOURISTS

At a meeting held yesterday by the
Hawaiian Promotion Committee 1t was
decided to have printed Immediately
a folder for the information of passen-
gers touching at Honolulu. The work
of the committee has been so far adj
vanced that this was decided upon as
necessary.
The folder will contain much of
value to the stranger in the city.
There will be map of Honolulu with
a description of the points of inter-
est and the easiest methods of reach
ing them, also cost and other informa-
ton which a tourist might want.
Reports were alsa received from the
committee which had been raising
funds indicating that the movement
was being generally supported in the
city.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-21
DAVIS AND THE
ALLEN ESTATE

The Star publishes an interesting
story In connection with the Allen
estate, George Aliens disinheritance
and George Davis attempt 10 get him
for a client.
The story is that Davis approached
Mrs. S. c. Allen asking to represent
her in settling the claim OF George
Allen against the estate. He is said
to have asked Mrs. Allen to put up
money for a trip to the penitentiary
in order to settle the matter with
George. Mrs. Allen is reported to have
refused the offer.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-21
Subscribe for the Sum-
day Advertiser. Is cents
a month, delivered by
carrier.

Rapid Transit and Land Company,
Ltd.
We further find that the wires Of the
Mutual Telephone Company We're de-
fective in the immediate vicinity of the
accident and that the trolley wire Of
the Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land
Company, Ltd, was insufficientiy pro-
tected at the place of the accident.
(Signed)
CHAS. CHILLINGwORTH,
Coroner;
GEO. z. BAKER.
JOHN r. DOYLE,
NJ. c. AMANA,
d. NJ. KUPIHEA,
GEORGE KIKILA,
H w. KINNEY.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-21

precinct club to meet. He sent the
following notice to the club. which the
members wouldn't recognize:
waialua. Oahu. August IS. 1908.
Mr. Oscar Cox. Waialua.
Dear Sir:-Until my resignation as
president OF the Republican Club of
the precinct has been made and duly
accepted by the members at a meeting
OF the club. L cannot recognize your
authority as vice president TO call any
meeting OF the club for its executive
committee. All meetings Will have to
be called through the president IL he
is In the precinct
Yours respectfully.
c. p. IACKEA.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-21
IAUKEA COULDN'T
WORK HIS BLUFF

The Republicans in the Waialua
district elected a president and sec
rotary to succeed Curtis Iaukea and
Naukana both OF whom are Home
Rulers. at a meeting held Wednes-
day evening. Archie Mahaulu Is the
p-new president and W. 5. wond the
secretary.
Iaukea tried TO break up the Repuo-
iican party by refusing TO allow the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-21
Oriental Baxaar

fine line Chatean Bags French Knot hand made and best
quality with Silver Ivory
$500 o $1,000.
Also Silk embroidered Fans
SIoo 5000.
Waiy Building King Street opposite Advertiser Office.
PhoneW bite
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-21

Mr.. Bowser turned on his heel and
retraced his steps homewards. He said
things to himself as he went. He ar
rived at his gate just as a tramp passed
in to ring the basement bell. Anyone
with half an eye could see that the fell
low ilankered for kind and cheering
words-aIong with ham sandwiches and
a cup Of coffee-and if he didn't get EN-
sooE he would seek the river to end it
all.
He hadn't reached the bell, however,
when something reached him. Two
hands clasped his neck and whisked
him around. and then a broad-toed No.
shoe played against him, and assisted
him to find the gate and pass through it
again. When he had crossed the street
Mr.. Bowser assembled the steps and let
himself in.
s'Wen?" queried Mrs. Bowser, after
he had removed his overcoat and en-
tered the sitting room.
He glared at her without reply.
did you find the people who were
hungering for words of sympathy and
cheer % she continued.
81 found, madam" he answered, as
he sat down and picked up a news
paper ST found that by leaving here
at 1910 tomorrow morning you can
reach your mothers house at o'clock,
and you'd better pack your trunk to-
night
Mrs. Bowser and the cat slyly winked
at each other, and nothing further was
said.-(Copyrigh 1908, by c. B. Lewis.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-21
STORY OF A FOX FARM.
Success Secured by Maine Man in
This Experiment.

Starting a fox farm was kind of
wild goose scheme. so Elijah Norton.
the originator of the project, frankly
acknowledged, as he spent great deal
of money on the undertaking. His sue
cess, however, not only proves the ex-
cellency- of his Judgment, but the ex-
pertinent is attracting wide attention
The fox farm experiment began
about five years ago. Mr. Norton owns
a tract of several hundred acres about
forty miles from Bangor, Maine, two
of which are devoted to the fox farm
and are inclosed with a wire fence ten
feet high. AS the foxes will climb to
that height, he saw to it that the fence
at the top turned in and projected over
the Enclosure about two feet, thus pre-
senting an effectual barrier to their
escape.
To prevent the foxes burrowing out.
Mr.. Norton dug a trench and filed it
with stones, so that underneath every
inch of the wire fence about the in
closure there is a stone wall. Then he
cut the fox farm up into twelve lots of
different sizes, putting up a well built
house on every lot. with a yard run
ming all the way around; the houses in
every instance being provided with a
commedious chamber. In the summer
time the inmates of the fox farm pre-
fer their own burrows. But at the
first suggestion of cool weather they
take to their handmade dwellings,
showing a marked preference for the
second floor apartments
Il started my farm with six blue
foxes said Mr.. Norton, bringing them
from Alaska to Seattle by boat, and
from there by express. Now 1 have so
or more. It cost me just s105S0 to get
my six foxes to the farm. But they
have paid for themselves, express
charges and all, several times over
Foxes at the farm become less shy
of strangers after the cool weather sets
in. With their owner and every MEM
Der OF his family they have learned to
be perfectly at their ease. Appearing
from a burrow coming down from
their ups airs room, they scan the new
conner curiously. On closer acquaint-
ance with them it is easy to discern
that the farm foxes also lack the hard.
crafty expression usually seen in the
regular wild type. They seem every
way more attractive and possessed of
q pleasanter disposition.
A wave of the hand from either their
owner of his young son will guide the
crafty creature through any opening,
the same as shepherd leads his sheep.
The care of the fox is not difficult.
Anything that a cat or dog will eat
is paIatabfe TO the fox So the diet is
simple enough.-NeW York Tribune.
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er at ease as Mrs. BOWSer helped him
on with his OvercOat and patted him on
the hack and said:
Now go forth, thou good Samaritan,
and speak words of comfort and cheer,
and when you come back tell me all
about it.
have to go block before finding q sub
ject He met a bow-backed old woman
with a market basket on her arm, who
was plodding along at a slow pace and
muttering to herself. Here was surely
a case of the GOODNESS and selfishness
of the world, and she was halted with
the remark:
MY good woman, your bent and aged
form and detected appearance tells me
that"
"And who the devil are your? de,
manded the woman, as she backed
around against the fence.
Madam, my name is BoWser, ana II
you sorrow or are in trouble"
Go on wild We, ye skulkin' old loafer,
or I'll be CALM for the police to give
We the collar. Don't think We kin gam
mon me because I'm an old woman.
But, madam, my object"
rs to snatch me basket and make a
run with it. Off with We, say. knew
what sort of man we was as fur as
could see We. Will ye move on, or must
I call the police?"
Mr.. Bowser moved on, and his duty
moved with him. Not all of it, though
Some of it had been frost-bitten and left
behind. He had gone two blocks before
his services seemed to be required
again. There was young man stand
ing at a gate, and one look into his face
showed that he was painting for words
of cheer and encouragement.
MY dear young man." said Mr.. Bow
ser as he halted and laId hand on the
others arm, II think 1 know how you
feel You have found your fellowmen
cold and selfish, and you would that
you were dead and out of the way. Do
not despair, however.
What kind Of a song and dance are
you giving me, old cockE" asked the
young man in surprise.
4 was saying that you had become
discouraged and disheartened over the
selfishness of your fellow-men, and
You must have mixed your drinks
I've been keeping company with the
cook in here. but she has thrown me
down for the butchers man. She's
got a locket I was fool enough to pre-
sent her when 1 thought she loved
me, and if 1 can get sight of her III
have it back or raise a row. If you
want TO do anything for me go and
ring the bell and advise her give up
that locket."
Mr.. Bowser didn't stop to ask what
was in the locket, or whether it was
round or heart-shaped. He started off
like man going to the butchers to
order the Ingredients of a boiled din
ner. and he let three or four likely
looking cases pass by before he stopped
another. This time it was an old man
His locks were gray, his back bent
and his knees stiff. and he had that
heart-broken look of the hopeless and
the crushed.
My dear man. began Mr.. Bowser
as all of his conscience and his feel
ing of duty returned to him again. Il
want you to know that there is at least
one human being in this town tonight
who sympathizes with you
Who wants your sympathy ex-
claimed the man in cracked voice
Il feel that you do. You are old and
poor, and the world has scoffed at and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-21
SAMARITAN BOMsER.
he Would Hold Heart-to- Heart Talks
With Borrowing Mankind.

There was a sober, solemn and sor-
rowful look on Mr.. Bowser's face as
he came home to dinner the other
evening, and Mrs. Bowser had no
sooner observed it than she wondered
if he had lost another $40 on the races.
AS that affair was a rather painful
matter between them she asked no
questions, asd all through dinner there
was cause for wonder.
Mr.. Bowser was mournful, but he
was unusually sOft-spoken; he was
evidently Sorrowing, but at the same
time he stopped down and patted the
cat every time she rubbed against his
legs. Now and then tear glistened
in his eye, but he did not lose sight of
the fact that the beefsteak was tender
and the mashed potatoes to his liking.
The mystery continued to deepen
until Mrs. Bowser was ready to be-
lieve that half a dozen Of the family
relations had persisted in some awful
catastrophe. and the cat went around
with the hair on her back standing up
and her claws itching for a fight.
Mr. Bowser didn't light the usual
after-dinner cigar. He sat down with
a sigh, rolled his eyes around in sor-
row, and when his audience had been
worked UP to the proper pitch he
said;
dering what has happened?"
Yes, am" she CURLY replied;
you've either got a case of collie or
someone's dead, and I can't tell which
NO one is dead and I have no case
of collie" he softly said. Il have
simply been aroused to a sense of my
duty towards my fellow-men."
oh, 1 see. Haven't your fellow-men
taken you in often enough?''
A red spot burned on Mr. Bowser's
cheek and his eyes flashed, but he
hung on to himself and quietly an
swered:
You do not quite comprehend. We
have around us hundreds of people
who are sorrowing and afflicted They
find the world cold and selfish. They
receive no words of sympathy and en-
enlargement. This drives some to
crime and others to destruction"
And you have come to the conclu-
sion," said Mrs. Bowser, that it is your
duty to go around Smelling out coin and
kind words to your fellowmen?''
Her blunt way of putting things hurt
Mr.. Bowser, but he tried hard not to
show it as he answered:
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man pass about dark who seemed to be
thinking of suicide. and there was a
tramp at the basement door this after
noon who said the world seemed bound
to break his heart. If you are not in
by 10 Ill go to bed. II is a sentiment
that does credit to your heart, and no
doubt you will have cause to feel amply
rewarded
Mr.. Bowser looked sharply at her
to see if she was indulging in sarcasm,
and finally made up his mind that she
wasn't. He had expected vigorous OPP
position, and was prepared to put his
foot down, and he didn't feel altogeth-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-21

insulted you. Your face betrays the
fact"
terrupted the patient" as he -four
ished his arms about.
Il am neither, my dear fellow-man.
I am here to speak kind words and
cheer you
go to thunder! Do you know who
I am? My name is Bones. and own
most of this ward. I want no sym
pathy or cheer, but I'll have you run
in if you don't get out of my way.
About one more drink will lay you
out"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-21

=. It may appear like a fad to you, but
al is a matter of conscience with me-
Here I am, fairly well off, in good
health. having no wants unsupplied
ana all around me are men and women
plunged in sorrow and poverty. I know
mat can't relieve their poverty, but
VINO shouldn't 1 seek them out and
take them by the hand and bid them
prlng courage back to their hearts and
nope Tor better days? Surely that is =
Guty no good man should leave undone
I nave been selfish and neglectful. and
plane myself for it. I even feel my
self accused
hen you are going to start out
ana play the Samaritan, are your
am. may leave only a dime
mere and there, but will leave words
AND when do you propose to start
out on your first trip?''
Kisht away this evening" I may
meet someone within an hour who
would hing themselves into the river
out Tor my cheering words
Yes, you may" unused Mrs. Bowser.
and II were you I shouldn't lose
any time in starting out. saw a wo-