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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-03
Classified Advertisements

A YOUNG man just from the Coast
desires position with mercantile
house. Can give good references. VIII
work for low wages for a starter.
Address J. A. x, this office. 6SSS
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LARGE, airy, front room, furnished,
electric lights, pleasantly located and
near Electric Car line. For further
particulars, address X. Y. T., Adver-
tiser Office. $500
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stenographer Qady) de-
sires position. Mercantile house pre-
ferred. Address r. l., this office. 63S7
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FOR RENT.

A SIX room cottage on Nuuanu Avenue
near School street. Apply Room sos,
Stangenwald Building. $3.50
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litical standards. though he certainly took
a very narrow view of the constitutional
status of slavery.

The refusal of the allied powers in the
Venezuelan controversy to further nego-
tate with Minister Bowen and their invita-
ton TO President Roosevelt to act arbi-
traitor was rather surprising. 1t is true the
allies did not agree to submit the case TO
Minister Bowen for arbitration. They sim
ply consented to confer with him as Vene-
zuela's representative, but they gave the
impression that the matter would be placed
in his hands for final settlement. Their
subsequent action indicated resentment at
his refusal to admit their claims for prefer
entiai treatment. This resentment was
probably largely due to the fact that Minis
ter Bowen was very plain spoken in charac-
terizing the claim as not only inadmissibe
but immoral, and. being unwilling to accept
that characterization and unable to refute
it, they concluded to end the conference
with Minister Bowen. Their second request
to President Roosevelt to act as arbitrator
showed their extreme unwillingness to sub
NIT the matter to The Hague tribunal.
President Roosevelt had previously indi-
Gated his unwillingness to act In his note
to the allied powers of Dec. q he thanked
them for the honor implied in asking him
to act as arbitrator and added: HE would
have been happy to meet the wishes of the
powers but for the fact that another and
better way presents itself for settling their
difficulty The President has been of the
opinion always that the whole controversy
should be referred to the High Court of
Arbitration at The Hague, since this court
was created by 1.-THE most important powers
of the world to settle questions like the
present" After this it was hardly cour-
teous to urge the President to assume a
duty which does not pertain to his Office
and which he so evidently wished to avoid.
His declination of the second invitation to
act as arbitrator is in harmony with his
past policy. The controversy will now go
to The Hague tribunal and the blockade
will be raised as soon as the arbitration
protocol is signed.
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HELP FROM THE TOMB
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE,

49, CAfN Li<D MN II INC Ho,s.t
tional grounds, he maintained and he could
not see how brick walls and iron gates
could be closed at the proper hours II
trains were permitted TO pass through.
The minority report was voted down and
the majority report adopted by decisive
vote.
Senator Fortune shining victory in
securing the adoption of the minority re-
port on his bill TO create a commission 10
investigate complaints against railroads.
to look after the interests of railroad men
and to inspect defects in railroad property,
of which proper complaint may be made.
The majority report of the railroads COM
mittee was against the bill. but Mr.. Fol-
tune spoke eioruently. defending the jus
tice and wisdom of the measure. Ii would
compel railroads, he said. to repair de-
fects in their property which have caused
numerous deaths, and would work injustice
to no one. He enumerated a number of
instances where railroads have failed to
make certain repairs or to remove danger
Gus details OF their road equipment. pre-
ferring to beat cases in court rather than
to make costly repairs.
Senator Ball spoke warmly against the
bill and he was followed by Senator Bar
low, who announced that ne had changed
his attitude after hearing the speech of
Mr.. Ball. Then he surprised the Senate
by saying he favored the minority report.
Mr.. Fortunes minority report was
adopted by good-sized majority.
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To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
The thing most needed by our State is a
constitutional amendment forbidding the in
crease of salary Of any public official dur
ing his term OF Office All such increases
should take effect in future. Such a lin
itation on legislative action would pro-
ennial raids on the taxpayers of the State.
When man is elected or appointed to a
public office and accepts the same there
arises an implied contract between the pub
lie and that particular individual that he
will serve the public in that capacity for
the compensation established for such serv-
ices. and il Is violation of faith and good
conscience on the part OF any public off,
cial to accept an office and then to pro-
coed through legislative action to have his
official salary Increased. The worst fea-
ture OF the business is that these unlawful
increases i'm salary are generally accom-
plished through q rotten combination OF
the official salaried gentlemen of the State
so powerful that our legislators yield ODE
dience to its demand, willing unwilling.
Ii may be that some few-certainly not
many-of our officehoiders are inadequate
ly paid. but where such Is the case il
should be the public and not the official
that should ask the Legislature to in
crease the pay. No man is bound to -ac-
cept Office. and the number that volunteer
for that service in all lines demonstrates
that present salaries are quite attractive.
Such AN amendment as is here proposed
would relieve the Legislature of grievous
burden. that of wrestling with the ques,
ton of fees and salaries for nearly halt
the time of its sittings. and would pro-
tect the public against the work of the
''ofhcial combine. While enjoying a pros
porous gale would be good time for the
Republican party OF Ind AZ cr to seks in
indianapolis, Feb. &
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A NEW AND WIDE DEPARTURE.

The Journal has received copy of a bill
which commits the United States to bear
half the cost of constructing high-class
creates a bureau of public roads In the
Department OF Agriculture. the object of
which Is to cooperate with States. counties
and townships in order to bring about as
far as may be a uniform system of taxation
for road purposes and a uniform method
nance throughout the United States. The
plan is a very elaborate one and is worthy
Of consideration even IL the bill should not
be passed by the present Congress, since in
some form sooner or later such a general
scheme may be adopted.
Whether the project is wise or otherwise
the fact that 1t is advocated by the De-
partment Of Agriculture shows that there
must be quite a strong sentiment behind
it. For the United States to unite with
States and counties I'm the building of roads
which are in no sense national highways is
a novel proposition. 1t indicates the rapid
growth in this country OF the sentiment
in favor of a central government which will
assume responsibilities which have be-
longed to States, counties and townships.
1t indicates that more and more the people
are disposed to place local responsibilities
upon the State and then upon the general
government. Indiana and other States have
assumed responsibilities in regard to public
education and the support of the defective
classes which a few years ago were the
care of the county and township. States
and lesser civic organizations look to the
and harbors. Chicago even suggesting that
the United States assume the responsibility
of its drainage system. To state institu-
tions the United States sends teachers in
agriculture or provides the funds to pay
for them.
Seventy-fve years ago the battles in Con-
gress were between the strict construction
lists Of the Constitution and those who held
that 1t contained implied powers which au-
thorized river and harbor improvements
and the construction of the once famous
National road. The conflict between these
two elements in Congress and the country
lasted many years. For a long time the
strict constructionists had their way. River
and harbor appropriation bills were vetoed
and the construction of the National road
was delayed because Congress refused to
vote money or Presidents vetoed appropria-
tons when made. Now the same party in
the same section which furnished most of
the strict construction element is most per-
sistent for appropriations for rivers and
harbors which cannot be regarded as ma
tional waterways and for the improvement
of the Mississippi river, not for the pur-
poses of navigation, but for the protection
of the land owners and inhabitants in the
lower valley of that stream. Now and then
a strict constructionist lifts up his voice.
J but never when a federal appropriation is
proposed under the most liberal construc-
| ton In this respect the country seems
quite willing to accept the aid of the federal
government: therefore, this new and wide
departure regarding federal aid in building
roads NAV not be opposed.
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Senate Routine Work.

A vast amount of routine work was ac-
complished by the Senate at the sessions
yesterday morning and afternoon. Six bills
were passed, nine bills were ordered en-
crossed, four new bills were introduced
and committee reports were received on
twelve measures.
Mr.. Hendee's bill providing that town.
ship trustees shall publish annual reports
of receipts and expenditures was put
through by vote of thirty to three.
Senator Barcuss bill for statue in
memory of General George Rogers Clark
was passed with twenty-nine voting for and
seven against.
Senator Parks's bill establishing Arbor
day and fixing a day annually by procla-
nation of the Governor for observance Of
the holiday receiving thirty-five votes in
its favor and one vote against.
Senator Strfcler's bill legalizing the in
corporation of the town of Swayzee, i'm
Grant County. was passed.
Senator Ulrey's bill to eliminate the City
of South Bend from the scope of the Fort
Wayne charter act was passed with thirty
three votes for 1t and one against it. Sen
ator Ulrey, even with the assistance of the
Lieutenant Governor, barely succeeded in
getting a quorum.
House bin No. 46, by Mr.. Van Fleet. was
passed
Senator Wamper's shot-firing bill came
up on third reading. but IL was made the
special order of business for Feb 8 at IL
a. m.
Senator Fleming's bill to regulate the
granting OF divorces was made the special
order OF business for Feb. II at II a m.
Representative Muir's bill TO amend the
police pension fund act applying TO Indian
polls. was recommitted to the committee.
The following bills were ordered en-
crossed: House bill No. 222 to legalize Sun
day baseball in the larger cities of the
State; Senator Barlow's bill supplemental
10 the act relating to the construction and
repair of fish ladders; Senator Gochenour
bill amending the drainage laws; Senator
Newhouse's bill TO establish State library
board: Representative Muir's bill grading
the punishment for embezzlement: Repre-
sentative Muir's bill providing that Circuit
Court authorities may order the employ
ment of clerical assistance by probate COM
missioners, and Representative owens bill
! amending laws concerning taxation.
Senate committees reported favorably on
the following bills: House bills No. H. No
l52, No. l5s and No. Isl. and Senate bills No
24S. No. 242. No. So. No. 1885, No. 233, No. s.
and No. 1879.
Among the new bills introduced was Sen
ator Bells measure to compel all railroad
companies to furnish their cars with au.
tomato couplers. for continuous brakes or
all cars and locomotive drive wheels and
for hand-holds for use of employees ir
coupling and uncoupling cars. The bill Ii
designed TO apply to those railroads not
now under the provisions of the Interstate
commerce law. Senator Bell says that ths
railroads are not opposing such a Law
actively.
Senator Goodwine introduced a bill fol
IN appropriation Of 1900 to enable Purdue
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EPISODE IN THE HOUSE.


There was an interesting epilogue to the
Neutrality-suspicious. contest in the House YES
terday afternoon which combined features
of melodrama, tragedy and comedy
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Adair
the minority caucus chairman, and one of
the members of the election committee,
who was i'll Thursday and could not be
present when the case was decided
against Schloot and Hamilton was seated
asked unanimous consent to address the
House on the subject In spirit of ex-
ceptional generosity. and influenced prob
ably by feelings of curiosity, the Repub-
lican members acceded to the rather un-
precedented request Mr.. Adair walked
over in front of the majority side and be-
gan in vein which he had evidently ac-
quired from a study of the life and works
of the late Mr.. Antony. of Rome, who had
a propensity for borrowing the ears of his
countrymen. Gentlemen of the majority"
he said, II wish first TO thank you for your
courtesy and for the spirit OF fairness
which animates you-for you are all hon.
orable. fair-minded gentlemen who voted
yesterday TO unseat MIR. Schloot and seat
Mr.. Hamilton because you believed that
you were doing what was right. I firmly
believe that you all thought you were do
ing absolutely the just thing. But l be-
iieve that L can throw a new light on this
case. l have in the privacy or my sane
tuary studied and reviewed the evidence
In this case, and L have found key to
the situation. You were mistaken. Mr.
Schloot actually received the eighty votes
which the election returns credited to him
How do i know 1t? Because I have dis
covered that seven men testified that he
did Here are the documents," Red light
and slow, weird music.
The MISREPRESENTATION of the majori-
ty: honorable gentlemen, fair-minded gen.
tleIen, gentlemen who would wrong no
mani ask you-and l would have you
assessor, but as you. would answer il you
sat on the other side of this chamber-I
ask you, IL you were members of jury
and Mr.. Schioot were on trial for his life
would you hang him. or sentence him TO a
living death In a dungeon. on this evil
dence? Don't all speak at once-I know
your answer. Gentlemen, honorable fair
| minded gentlemen Mr. Schools life Is not
at stake but that which is dearer to him
as a statesman and the road TO undying
| fame as a member of this most august
body-and 1 beseech you, 1 abJure you.
| demand OF you In the name or all that
| Is not politics. render undo Schloot that
| which is his due. give him all that Is COM
| ing To him. And now. l fully and conf
| IDENTIFY expect that as take my seat some
one of you Republicans who on yesterday
| voted TO unseat Mr.. Schloot will send up a
| that action was taken. and Eat you Will
/ then. all OF you, vote to leave Mr.. Sehloot' 8
! name on the payroll and rsll call Tor the
| remainder Of this session. thank you
The comedy-Mr. Adair walks over to his
seat and deathly silence falls over the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-07
GRIND IN THE HOUSE,


The House started off yesterday morning
with the consideration of bills on second
reading. No. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
millers to insure in home companies was
taken up, but at the request of several
members the further consideration of the
bill was made special order for next
Wednesday at o'clock
Mr.. Wilson's bill amending the law regu-
lating the sale of delinquent taxes was ad-
vanced to engrossment.
Mr.. Mummert's bill repeating the Barrett
and Artman laws and providing a new law
for municipal improvements was made a
special order for next Tuesday at o'clock
This bill is-regarded one OF the impor-
tant measures now pending.
The sheriffs' bill. which provides that the
county commissioners shall pay the salaries
OF the sheriffs in event the officials do not
collect sufficient fees to equal their sal
aries. but which had proviso attached by
the committee to the effect that the sher-
iffs must first show the commissioners that
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Dentists. BIZ Up Again.

The dentists bill, which went down in
ignominious defeat in the House few
days ago because its friends would not
consent to amendments which many Of the
members felt should be Incorporated, was
introduced again in the House yesterday,
slightly modified in form. The man who
introduced ii was one who contributed
largely to the defeat OF the first bill-Mr.
Van Fleet of Elkhart.
The original bill provided that all prac-
ticing dentists must be licensed and that
only graduates from accredited colleges or
dentistry should be eligible TO examination
An amendment was offered to the bill. pro-
viding that men not graduates from accred-
tied colleges who have practiced dentistry
in Indiana under regularly licensed dentists
for period of five years should be eligible
to examination. This amendment was de-
feated and then the bill was killed.
Mr.. Sparks, who introduced the original
bill, was willing that the amendment should
he made, but the men who were back of the
bill insisted that IL should not be amended,
and consequently he did his best to force It
through without modification.
Mr.. Van Fleets bill is similar in all re-
spects to the Sparks bill. except that IL con-
tains the provision which he sought to have
Incorporated by amendment in the first
bill. The new bill will probably meet with
little opposition.
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Representative Morgan was right when
he said in the House Thursday that the
bill increasing the number and pay of fac
tory inspectors is i'm the nature of a
graft" The factory inspector and one as
sistant were authorized four years ago.
Two years ago the number of assistants
was increased, and now a further increase
with more compensation is sought in the
bill which Mr.. Morgan's energetic words
brought to grief. Even if the measure
should come up again in some form. after
what Mr.. Morgan said on Thursday, the
House will know what it is doing should
1t reverse itself. Factory inspection is
an excellent thing, but three or four men
should be able to do the work.
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The analysis of Bradstreet's record of
business failures for 1902 presents some in
teresting features. More than one-fifth of
the failures were due to the incompetency
of those. doing business; almost one-third
(S06 per cent? were due to lack Of capital.
Competition, which is usually regarded as
the chief cause of business disaster, seems
to have caused only 3.5 per cent. of the
failures of 1902. 1t is probable however,
if traced to Che limit, it would be found
that many of the failures attributed to
lack of experience and lack of capital would
be attributed to competition. That is, five
or six men will go into the same trade in a
territory where there is scant room for
half that number. In the end half the
number fail because of the competition.
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The remains Of Chief Justice fancy have
doned Catholic cemetery in Frederick. Md,
to "A new one. Judge fancy died in Wash
iEgton. ID. c.. Oct. 4. 1864, after twenty
eight years service chief justice of the
Supreme Court. and in compliance with his
expressed wish his body was taken to
Frederick for burial. A slab placed over his
new grave records that He was a pro-
found and able lawyer. an upright and
fearless judge. pious and exemplary
Christian" He all of these, and but
for the famous. or infamous. bred Scott
decision his judicial fairness would never
have been questioned. II was his mis-
fortune that the temper of the times re-
CURED legal decision to be judged by po-
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ANTITRUST LEGISLATION.

II looks now as il Congress might enact
important antitrust legislation at this ses-
sion. One important measure has already
passed both houses and is now in confer
ence committee with every prospect of be-
coming a law in short time. There Is
provision in the bill to create department
of commerce. which provides for bureau
Of corporations in that department, with
a commissioner in charge who shall have
power to require reports from, corporations
engaged in interstate commerce, to investi-
gate their organization and business meth
DDS, to compel testimony and to enforce
publicity. This provision embodies the
features of one of the bills prepared by
Attorney General Knox. which proposed to
confer the power on a special committee
which this provision confers on the COM
missioner of corporations. 1t is a part
of the administration plan of antitrust
legislation.
Another part of the administration plan,
as embodied in bill drawn by the attor-
ney general, was to forbid the giving or
taking of railroad rebates. or the depart
ing from published rates by carrier
through any device whatever, and giving
the courts civil and criminal jurisdiction
over the subject, both to restrain such prac-
tees and to punish them. This feature
is embodied in the Elkins bill, which passed
the Senate on Tuesday.
A third measure suggested by the attor-
ney general was bill to expedite the hear
ing and determination of cases under the
Sherman antitrust law. Several important
cases are now pending in the courts, includ-
ing the Northern Securities case, the beef
trust case and the railroad injunction suits.
1t is important that these cases should be
heard and decided as soon possible, and
the attorney general suggested that the
courts be directed. upon the motion of the
attorney general to advance such cases,
and that they might be appealed directly
to the Supreme Court of the United States
without the delay of an intermediate ap-
peal to the Circuit Court of Appeals. All
these provisions were embodied in another
bill introduced by Senator Elkins, and
passed by the Senate on Tuesday. Thus
IL will be seen that all of the suggestions
of the attorney general are well advanced
towards enactment. The one embodied in
the department of commerce act Is sure
to become law in few days. and the
other two, which have just passed the Sem
ate. will probably pass the House.
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IL Is said bill will be introduced i'm the
Legislature to regulate the laundry bust
ness. Ii will follow the general lines of
the BARRIERS bill and will create a CON-
mission. authorize the issuing of licenses,
the collection OF fees. etc. The friends of
the measure viii justify it on sanitary
grounds. and il will probably have the sup
port OF the Amalgamated Society OF Con-
soIidated Washerwomen.
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The police pension law now before the
Legislature was considered at conference
between the representatives of the police
department and the Commercial Club di-
rectors yesterday. AS a result the police
department will request the bill TO be re-
ferred back TO the Senate committee and
many amendments made TO il. Many flaws
were found in the bill, and a committee
composed of A. L. Mason, John w. Holtz-
man and III. II. Brown was appointed to
in better shape. The bill has passed the
House and was ready for third reading In
the Senate