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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-23
THE FOURTH
TO Be KEPT.
Body of Workers
Is Speedily
Found.
Literary Exercises Are
To Be Held Out
of Doors.
Strong Finance Committee To
Raise Funds-Good Cele-
bration Planned.

Scarce a half dozen citizens were in
the Representatives hall of the Capitol
at IL o'clock yesterday morning, in re-
Spouse to the call of Acting Governor
A. L. C. Atkinson. at the instance of
the. Sons of the American Revolution,
to consider ways and means for the
celebration of the Fourth of July. AS
the meeting progressed in business, the
following were to be counted present:
MIR. Atkinson, Sam. Parker, w. w.
Hall. ]. M. Dat, G.. w. r. King, John
KidwelI, Geo. A. Davis, G. B. McCiel-
Ian, J. w. Jones, Frank s. Dodge, w.
C. Parke, A. P. Taylor, P. c. Jones,
Jas. H Boyd, Frank Godfrey and rep
resentatives of the Bulletin, Star and
Advertiser.
The Acting Governor made few re-
marks about the patriotic duty, as well
as the ability even at short notice, OF
the citizens of Honolulu fittingly to
celebrate Independence Day. He then
called upon the meeting to organize it
self, he firmly declining to accept the
presidency. His request was speedily
complied with in the unanimous cleo
ton, one by one, of these officers:
Col. j. w. Jones, chairman; a. P.
Taylor, secretary; w. w. Hall, treas
urer.
Col. Jones stated that the question
of funds was the first consideration.
1t was at once voted that Mr.. Hall
have power to enlist assistants for OBJ
tanning contributions. The treasurer
was also referred to his predecessor of
last year, c. NJ. Cooke. as to any bal
ance that might be in hand.
Mr. King stated that the Government
would have no funds for state enter
tainments' after June 80. The chair
man suggested that they might obtain
liminary expenses. such as hire of hall,
decorations, etc.
Acting Governor Atkinson disposed of
the fond hope with a reluctant head
shake.
Mr.. Davis proposed reception by the
Governor in the morning, with adj
dresses under the Capitol park trees
before the day waxed hot; sports in
the afternoon, and a grand ball at
night.
Mr. Atkinson wanted first of all a
working committee and favored a small
one as more effective than a large one
He said there would be boat races in
the morning. A committee of nine in
Guiding the officers was suggested, but
changed on discussion to number TWEEN
ty-one. The chairman said ne would
announce the committee in the after
noon papers. but desired the meeting to
nominate a surplus of names from
which to choose the workers.
Mr. Mcclellan would like change
from the usual in the matter of ora
tory. by having some practical subject
of timely interest discussed by differ
enE speakers. For instance they might
consider the Civic Condition of Ho-
nolulu," or Means of Betterment of
Our Citizenship
Mr.. Davis cried out upon didactic
oratory. II don't want any county
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OFFICER
MAULED BY LION
Meets Terrible Death in
SOmaliland.
BEAST JUMPS AS He FALLS
Went Through BOer War to Perish in
Hunt for Man
Eater.
BEAST JUMPS AS He FALLS

LONDON. June 2O.-The Somaliland
mail brings the story Of an exciting ad-
venture with a lion which cost Brevet
Major A W. S. Ewing his life.
The major. hearing that a man and
a pony had been killed by lion some
twenty miles from his headquarters,
went out to shoot the animal. While
on his way with another officer the lion
suddenly appeared out Of a grass and
scrub thicket at a distance Of only about
twenty yards.
Major Ewing's companion fired. but
only wounded the beast, which came
straight on.
The two officers endeavored to jump
aside as he sprang. but Major Ewing
caught his foot on a stump and fell
dropping his rife, and in a moment
the Hon was upon him. tearing his legs,
severing both arteries. and otherwise
terribly mauling him.
The ma Or's companion fired four shots
before finally killing the brute, but too
late 10 save Major Ewing, who died
five hours later, after suffering great
agony.
Major Ewing served In the Sierra
Leone prOtectorate expedition, five years
ago, and went through the Boer war,
where he got his brevet at the early
age Of twenty-eight.
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Is Roosevelt Greater
Than 3 Predecessors?
Catalogue of Autographs Would ExaIt Rough
Rider Beyond Jefferson Madison, and
JOhnSOn-R. II. Davis Left Out

Fame is at best an uncertain thing.
and. perhaps. by no test can its exact
measure be taken. The heroes Of one
generation may be forgotten by the
next But the demand for a personal
memento of the object of ones admira-
ton IS well-nigh universal Nothing
IS more eagerly cherished, for example,
than the relics of a'smartyr, and brash
reformers in religion have desecrated
shrines because OF the silent appeal they
made against reform. Thus, too. after
the execution Of Mary Stuart, great
pains were taken to burn everything
she had worn, and to see especially that
no single drop Of her blood was left
anywhere for the faithful to venerate.
Since most persons of high repute die
in their beds. their admirers have to
be. content with less painful reminders;
and among such autographs easily hold
the first place. Is IL too much to say,
then, that the value placed upon an au-
tograph is in some degree the test Of
the writer's fame? II Il be, the prices
appended to a recent catalogue of auto
graphs testify to the evasive and shift
ing quality of human homage.
Applying this test are found some curl
Gus verdicts upon certain statesmen, liv-
Mr.. Chamberlain is twice as great a
man as Mr. Balfour- A signed note
from him is quoted at $3.50. whereas one
of Mr. Balfour's may be had for 70
cents. One of Mr.. Gladstone's famous
postal cards is offered at a-dollar. But
Mr.. Gladstone was too reckless with
his epistoiary favors and depressed the
market Macaulay's handwriting brings
s.: but his place is with the men of
letters. rather than with the statesmen.
In American politics the voice Of fame
is even more surprising. A document
signed by Andrew Johnson brings with
in IS cents as much as one that bears
the signatures of two Presidents, JEFF
ferson and Madison; but who hitherto
has regarded Lincoln's unfortunate sue
cessor as practically the equal Of the
two eminent NirgiDians? Yet there are
greater honors for one President even
in life. A signed note by Theodore
Roosevelt Will cost an admirer $3.50
He is thus equal TO three Of his prede-
| cessors. and $50 better than Macaulay
with whom. as man OF letters, he also
comes into competition. He. too, has
/ written histories. and in his life o.
| Cromwell has dealt with subjects that
/ Macaulay touched, and with a louder
/ fervor Of hero-wOrship than even thf
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great Wing apOlogist ventured 10 mani
fest. There is no autograph Of Wash
i3ston in the list but one of Ldncoln's
sells Tor the same price as Mr.. Roose-
veIts. The conclusion is obvious.
Turning to literature strange mutations
of fame are also visible. Holmes, En-
erson and Eugene Field seem TO be our
greatest men of letters. Lowell and
Longfellow may be had comparatively
cheap. and Richard Harding Davis does
not appear at all. though Jefferson
Davis may be had for dollar and
half A mice letter" from William
Black goes for a quarter less, but four
teen verses of a poem by Blackmore are
cited at S15-good pay when the ruling
prices Of poetry are considered. Car
lyle shows up fairly well; SO does
Southey; a note from Dickens asking
for a box at the theater is held at s.,
and one from Thackeray at three times
that; but literature in general is rather
ill-regarded, and Campbell, Bryant,
Hawthorne and Rider Haggard can be
bought for a song. That unusual person.
Margaret Fuller. is among the exalted
ones; Tom Moore shows up fairly well;
and Wordsworth has half the reputa-
ton of Eugene Field.
Truly the whirligig OF time brings In
its revenges. Some letters by Cardinal
Manning are evidently regarded as at
tractive. although for eminent divines
generally the market rate is low.
one feature In this catalogue Is the
mild contempt displayed for foreigners
"a noble proof of patriotism. The sig
nature Of Frederick the Great Is Of
fered for %; his Prussian majesty,
though he is 70 have a statue in Wash
irgton. thus cuts Il shabby figure in
comparison with Mr.. Roosevelt. Mad
anne de Stael goes him a dollar better,
but signatures of the fourteenth, ff-
teenth and sixteenth Louises OF France
are cheap at prices ranging from s.
10 $3.50.
Even Thaddeus Kosciusko, the great
Polish patriot who fought in the Amer
lean Revolution. brings less than 81; and
this in spite OF 'Thaddeus of Warsaw
and the fair land Of Poland, plowed
b. the hoof of the ruthless invader
with might Kossuth is offered at bar
gain prices; so is Garibaldi, who actu-
ally suffers the Indignation OF being
as lightly esteemed as Mr.. Bafour
Afazzini, too. is low on the list
Such are some of the freaks OF fame
Alas for the vanity of human wishes
/ DIR. johnson might add a few lines e
his poem were he alive.
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with Mr.. Knox for a before breakfast
stroll about the 62S-acre farm
Much of the Presidents time was
spent in admiration Of the famous pair
Of trOtters. Red Cloud and Chief, and
their companion trotter, DR.. Deeke. IT,
noted prize winning hackney, Phaeton,
also pleased the President.
After breakfast the President and Mr..
famous camp. The keenest interest was
manifested bv the President i'm this tour
He conversed with animation as his host
of storehouses. and explaine the plans
which Washington and his associates
had made 20 repel attacks upon their
position. The ground was covered at
a vigorous gait, which gave evidence
OF the vitality Of both men. nd OF the
pleasure that the exercise amt CONVERSE
ton gave them.
They returned TO the house AZ 1890
n. m. A carriage was waiting for them.
The President did not wait 70 change
the slate-cOlOred suit he wore IN his
walk The carriage trip occupied the
time until noon, and included all parts
OF the historic region. Then went as
far as Port Kennedy and stored many
times. so that the President might FIX
I'm his mind the position Of the Revo-
lutiOnary forces.
Luncheon was served NJ / o'clock. and
the President went to his room for a
short time after that meal.
The Presidential party left for Wash
ington at $50 o'clock this morning.
boarding the private car, Mayfiower, at
pao
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RUSSIAN POLICE
OFFICIALS PRUDISH
Stop Women Posing in Window as an
Advertisement for Hair
Tome.

ST. PETERSBURG. June 20.-Follcs-
ing up their successful onslaught on the
park pests Of Kazan. the puritan police
have just nd the town Of a much less
Objectionable feature.
Emulating the enterprise Of St Peters
burg, Paris, and London firms. a Kazan
hair specialist stationed in his window.
with their backs turned 70 the street.
three young women whose beautiful
tresses nearly touched the ground
Above them was a placard with the
words: Would you have horse hair Ike
a Geisha or silken locks ike these2"
This bold advertisement attracted such
an enormous crowd OF young men that
the police interfered and forbade fur
Their exhibitions on the ground that pub
lie morals must not be subOrdinated 20
the interests Of advertisers IN the pO-
lice protocol which was drawn up ii was
stated that the use OF female beauty
as an advertising medium is forbidden
by the Russian code"
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Cardinal Would Retain
Feminine ChOriSterS
Voices of Women Supply Sweetness and Ex-
preston to Church Music He Believes.
Hopes Never to See Them Excluded.

BALTIMORE. June 20.-CardinaI Glib
bons is strongly in favor of women
70 ices in the choirs Of the Catholic
churches in the United States.
While il is understood that the car
dinal favors the retention of women
choristers, still il cannot be said that
TO- this reason he is critcising the
Pcpe's action In favOring their exclu-
sion.
The cardinal merely has expressed his
opinion in the matter. If the Pope's
decree shall be that women voices shall
not be heard in the choirs any longer
then IL viii be incumbent upon Cardinal
h., carried out.
Cardinal Expresses Hope.
Cardinal Gibbons gave the first inti-
nation of his position on this subject
at a commencement at the Academy OF
the Visitation. in Baltimore, last week.
In referring 10 the matter. he said he
hoped never q see the time when wo-
mems voices would be excluded from
the choirs Of the church.
The cardinal in explaining his wishes
on the subject. said:
II do not care 10 see the sweet voice
Of cur women excluded from the choirs
Of our churches They are too valuable
an adjunct 20 the musical part Of our
services. and there is no reason for
their exclusion.
There are certain parts Of our chants
and musical numbers which require just
such voices as those possessed by wom-
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en-. and II they are taken away, then
fear the effect and inspiration OF the
music and singing Will be materially
diminished -
Contribution TO Music.
The cardinal went on to explain some
Of the features I'm the Catholic service
which required good music, and said:
The women are the ones who con-
tribute the sweetness and expression to
IT, While / am a firm believer in the
best music that can be obtained for our
church choirs. I cannot see where they
could be improved upon or the relig-
ious ideas Of the church better carried
out by the exclusion Of women voices.
The church deserves the best music, and
II should have it."
The cardinal was asked whether he
thought that such an exclusion would
take place. and he answered: II hope
not. ] can see no good reason for II,
and, furthermore. I am opposed TO the
exclusion"
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.ELKS ERECT MEMORIAL
TO LATE HARRY D. ELKES
Massive SarcoPhagus Unveiled to
Champion Cyclist in Glen
Falls, N. Y.

GLEN FALLS. y. Y, June 20.-The
Albany Lodge Of Elks, assisted by men,
bers Of the order from Troy, Science
tady, Saratoga and other cities, dedi-
Gated today in the Glen Falls Cemetery
a memorial 20 Harry ID. Elks. a cham
pion cyclist. who was killed IN Boston
on Decoration Day last year. Several
thousand persons viewed the ceremonies.
erected by New York and Boston friends
Of Mr.. Elkes. II IS Of massive sarco-
phagus design, Of Barre granite, ard
weighs about ten tons. On the front are
the mamie Of the cyclist and the emblem
Of the League Of American Wheelmen
raised above the surface. On the top
are the words. Champion Cyclist Of the
World" Below are the dates Of his
birth, and Erected by His Boston and
New York Friends
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CASHIER ATTACKS FRIEND
WITH HEAVY BAG OF COIN
Practical Joker Simulated Thief and
Was Beaten for His
Pains.

CHESTER, Pa, June 2o.-Henry Abb
bolt, treasC-er Of the Consumers Ice
Company. with a bag Of money in one
hand and bank book in tho other. was
walking up Market Street yesterday
toward the bank 20 deposit the money
when he observed a man hiding between
two poles. AS he passed the man sprang
toward him and made a dash for the
bag.
Mr. Abbott used the bag Of money as
a weapon, striking the apparent footpad
a violent blow IN the face that feiled
him. Mr. Abbott was about 20 summon
a policeman when he discovered that
the PROSTATE gOrm was that OF John
ClouRh. an old friend.
Had / a revolver you might have
been a dead man now Abbott said 70
his friend. for l would have shot just
as quick as / struck you
Il have had a sufficient lesson, was
the answer of ugh as soon as he
could get his breath.
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A LITTLE LEARNING
BROUGHT ON SUICIDE

BUFFALO. June 20-AIaynard Lowell.
twenty-five years old. committed sui
eide yesterday because he feared he
would not pass his examinations at
the State Normal School Lowell comes
from Perry. His father IS Warren II.
Lowell. VINO is said TO be a weil-knOwn
merchant.
The young man attached one end Of
n long tube TO a gas jet and the other
end he placed in his mouth. Then he
turned on the gas and placed a blanket
over his head. so that none OF the gas
would escape
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Great Mahatn1a Pope
Says English Are Mad
Aganya Guru ParamahanSa Returns TO In
dia With Poor Opinion of the Western
PeOpIeS-GOeS Back to His Home.

for money. in the name Of Theosophy,
you may be sure that they are lies. No
true teacher of TheOsophy ever accepts
money In payment for his teaching.
''If these English so-called Theosoph-
lists are so clever at working miracles
by obtaining messages IRON Mahatmas
and flowers and such things. why do
they not send for ham and eggs or
some other substantial MESSAGE I am
the head of Theosopny, s.1d l tell you
the English professional Theosophist
Is a charlatan in nine cases out Of ten. Z"
Souls Locked in Stone.
He found that some Of the folks were
skepticdl about his power to stop the
beating Of his heart and still his pulse
and his whole frame into the semblance
Of death. Notwithstanding the fact that
he had demonstrated these powers be-
fore Prof. Max Muller. and in the
presence Of English physicians OF note.
This power" he says, can be &C
quired by anyone who win subjugate
his body to his mind instead Of letting
the flesh control the spirit.
THE body, with fits carnal appetites
and desires. its gross sensualism. its
craving for rich meats and strong drink,
is killing all that is divine in the West
ern peoples.
When they die their souls Will enter
the bodies Of monkeys and swine and
birds, and the spirits of some will BE
imprisoned in stone. No money gifts
will help their future state.
''AIiIlionaires may endow universities
and scatter their wealth through fear
but they will never set free their souls
TO rejoin the Divine Essence which per
meates the universe"
Despite his gloomy view OF the people
of the West. the Mahatma himself is a
very cheerful person, and Is firm In the
belief Of the ultimate regeneration Of
mankind.
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MADRAS. June 2O.-The great Ma
hatma Pope Agamya Curt Paramahansa
the man who can stop his heart beats
has returned from his visit 20 Europe
with no very high opinion Of the West
ern peoples
He spent a good deal OF time in Eng
land. especially in London. and he has
come to the deliberate conclusion that
the English, in the lump. are mad-not
so mad as the Americans, perhaps, but
still very mad
Their love of luxury, their pursuit Of
idle pleasures. the fondness Of the wo-
men for dress and Jewels. the artificial
lives Of the people as a whole. and their
fierce struggle for mere wealth, all
helped to convince the great Yogi that
the English are as mad as March hares
He found them very eager to learn
something Of the mysteries associated
with theosophy and its Mahatmas. but
1t was mainly because they thought they
could make money out of it-that they
could utilize the incarnate wisdom of
the student stepped in the asceticism OF
transcendental mysteries 10 give them
tip for horse race or the stock ex-
change.
Frauds and Tricke1y.
He also found many people posing as
Thecsophists and claiming TO perform
E:racles-sending their souls out OF
their bodies into the astral plane. A."
causing flowers and letters and fruit
to appear suddenly in mid-air, and
working other fantastic wonders.
These things. he says, are all frauds.
It Is mere tricSery. intended to impose
OF the credulous and upon those back
boneless persons in trouble about their
rnicrosco pic souls who are always seek
ing some rev religion or other.
It's done for money" he declares
"and whenever these things are done
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TARBELL,S ASSAILANT.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., June 20
Arthur G. Mount. a hotelkeeper at Mon
mouth Junction, was convicted here this
afternoon Of atrociously assauItIng
Swift Tarbell. a Princeton sophomore.
the son OF Gage F. Tarbell, the second
vice president OF the Equitable Life As
suTance Society. Judge Strong did not
pass sentence this afternoon. but placed
the hotelkeeper under 81 200 bail, which
was furnished by Mounts father The
assault WAS committed on September q.
1909
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BRIDAL PARTY BEAT PRIEST.

VIENNA. June 20.-A priest in Lor-
incze, Hungary. yesterday refused to
marry 4 pair who presented themselves
on hearing that they had already been
civilly married at the Registrars. In
the dispute that followed he lost his
temper and dealt the Bridegroom a
violent box on the ear. The wedding
guests thereupon set upon him and gave
him a severe beating.
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10000 SHEEP PERISH.

MELBOURNE, June 2O.-Drought Is
still being experienced IN some parts Of
Australia. depite the recent heavy rains
reported from there. At a station eight
miles from Wilcanna 5000 sheep out o.
a flock Of G0000 have been lost in the last
Ave months.
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MAN SHOT FATHER-IN-LAW
WHO TRIED TO NEEDLE

MOBILE. Ala. June 2O-DanieI Eos
ter. a planter. living near Choctaw. this
State. has murdered his wife and her
father.
The Fosters had separated some
months ago. and he called at the home
or his Wlfe's parents. where she had
gone. to get her 20 return TO him. Sec
ing that a reconciliation was about to
be made. her father asked Foster to
promise not 20 ill-treat the woman.
This angered him. and he opened fire
on both, killing them. He escaped.
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DROWNED HIS MoTHER-IN-LAw.

BERLIN. June 2O-In the course OF
quarrel with his mother-in-law, August
Kavcic. a land owner in Corr Gradisca,
threw her into a cistern. where she was
drowned. He afterward gave himself
up TO the police.
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but internal dissens:ons and corrodinB
jealousy.
Let us make the memory Of these
great deeds so much a part Of our lives
that II will influence us TO higher en-
deavor 10 a purer and more efficient
citizenship and a better manhood.
Bishop Coleman Speaks.
The Right Rev. Leighton Coleman,
Bishop Of Delaware. made brief ad-
dress. in the course Of which he said
that this is the first time since Wash
ington's army starved and suffered
that q President OF the United States
had visited Valley Forge. He de-
scribed the interdependence Of true
patriotism and religion, and made a
plea for better citizenship.
Wayne MacVeagh told Of an address
he heard Daniel Webster deliver at
Valley Forge Mr.. MacNeagh's address
was historical in its character. Such,
also. was that OF Representative Irving
2. Wanger. The Rev Harvey s. Fish
or of Norristown. and the Rev. Her
bert ]. Cooke, Of Conshohocken, par
tIcipated in the service.
At the close Of the service the sur
plfced choir, singing the occasional.
fled out Of the chapel. and made an
aisle from the door 10 the President S
carriage The President waited until
the singing had ceased. He then walked
slowly between the ranks OF singers.
AS he went he pressed the Outstretcheu
hands. smiled. and repeatedly said,
Thank you" to the complimentary eX-
pressions made by the members Of the
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Strolled Over Farm.

The watchers on the lawn were reliev-
ed by the Secret Service men at 6
O'Clock II was half an hour later when
the President arose. Shortly after
O'Clock he left the house IN company