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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-07
SHRINERS
PLEASED
Potentste Reese
Charmed With
Hawaii.

Or. P, H. Reese. Potentate of Al
Koran Temple Of Cleveland. Ohio, who
is in charge of the party of shriners
who are visiting the islands. says that
the visitors have had a royal time in
Hawaii The party arrived on the
Venture, August q. and after tour
ing the islands Will leave on the Ala
media this morning. Dr. Reese gave
the following impressions of his visit
to an Advertiser reporter yesterday:
II think that I can bespeak the sem
timents of the entire party when I say
that the visit has been perfect in every
respect and that words cannot express
the many beauties and charms of these
-lslands. Certainly you have everything
that could be desired to make the Para
disc of the Pacific perfect-ladies and
gentlemen and, land of poetry and
flowers. Our stay at the Hawaiian
Hotel has been em;nently satisfactory,
we have been entertained right royalty.
Our visit to Kilauea was delightful
THE frank open-hearted hospitality
of the people of Honolulu has made a
deep impression on the hearts of the
members of our party. We leave your
fair land with hearts full of love and
gratitude for everything Hawaiian. 1
have travelled over a good part of the
world, but 1 think that this is the most
beautiful country that I ever visited.
I had great expectations and had heard
of great things but-I don't think that
the half has been told of the beauties
of these islands. One of the greatest
charms of the country is the hospital
ity of its people. I don't believe that
any of our party will feel satisfied I'M
til they make another visit to the is
lands.
Hawaii is an ideal spot for the tour
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-07

they advance
All Wong. an Americanized China
man of prominence in Honolulu, says of
the children of his own race: They are
the shyest of all, often crying for several
days upon entering the school, and
sometimes clinging TO older brothers
and sisters or little nurse-girls for weeks
before they feel at home in the new
surroundings. Once acquainted, how
ever, they are the most devoted and reg
ular in attendance. Even at this early
age they are eager to work and learn,
but are often too old to play, laughing
at the silly skips and games of the other
children. 1t is some time before they
can lose themselves in a game. but after
while they become as playful as Am
erican children. a few weeks of this
training and the young Chinaman is no
longer content to sit on the doorstep
and look into space for hours at a time.
or walk sedately back and forth on the
porch He soon becomes as lively as
the American kid has so many ideas
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-07

and needs so many things to carry out
these ideas, and makes so much noise ir
the process, that frequently mothers
come to complain of the kindergartens
The enid can no longer be bound down
by high board fence and a rubbish
heap. He has rubbed up against the
American boy. and is rapidly learning
his ways and inclinations"
Aside from the public school training,
there are institutions for Chinese and
Japanese boys and young men. also for
native Hawaiians and other races, main
tanned by philanthropic Honolulu citi-
zens. All are performing excellent work
in building up citizenship of vital i'm
portance TO the, interests of the United
States in the Pacific The young people
of Hawaii, if not their parents. are sim
cere in their affection for the Aneri-
can flag, and send greetings OF aloha y
Glove to your to Uncle Sam and ali
the children of the great nation to which
they now belong.-Howard c. Mohr in
IeSlie's Weekly
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-07
MAKING AMERICANS
OF YOUNG HAWAIlANS

Our hold on the Pacific" being among
the favorite headlines of the American
press at this period, it may be interest
| ing to note the progress made toward
Americanizing The Key to the Pacific,
as the new Territory of Hawaii, U. S.
A, has justly been styled. Nothing can
better indicate this progress than a
glance at the admirable strides of the
American free public school system,
augmented by the no less successful kin
dergartens, established throughout the
islands. True. this work had been pretty
well advanced by Americans prior to
the reaching out of Uncle Sans mighty
arm into the Pacific, so that when the
expansive experiment moved westward
and Hawaii was gathered into the fold,
the foundatH5n for the making of good
citizens had already been commenced.
The question before that time had
been, Citizens Of what nation?" OF
course the .Hawaiiars were anxious to
maintain the reins of government Their
experiments, though, proved to the
whites that sooner or later some other
nation would come along. scoop in the
islands, and thus secure what is now
recognized as being one of the most
commanding positions in the vast Pa
cihc. Ever alert, Uncle Sam made
prompt application to the old saw, First
come, first served This was in hearty
accord with. and prompted by, the Am
erican population, whose interests in the
islands made annexation very accept
able
Not so with large part of the ..a-
tive Hawaiians, who saw in the move
ment the inauguration of governmental
methods at variance with their own free
and easy, non-progressive tactics. Their
fears, being entirely correct, have led
them to draw the color line against the
whites politically. ard renewed efforts
are being made to exclude "American-
Americans from the law-making bodies
and from public Office In view of these
circumstances, and while every effort is
being made by the United States to win
over these stubborn kanakas, the impor-
tant work OF trimming the young in
American ways and principles IS prog
ressing with the encouraging strides
which ever go hand in hand with our
national school system
The number of pupils in the public
and private school OF Hawaii. with the
nationalities which they represent, Is as
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-07

ist. The pretty costumes and happy
faces of its cosmopolitan people are
fun OF interest, with little work il
seems TO me, that a goodly number OF
| excursions such as ours might be
brought this way. we would have had
hundred in our party if it had not
been for the dull times in the East.
The Promotion Committee did all in its
power to assist US. one thing is sure,
every person who visits you is living
advertisement for Hawaii
There has not been a single unpleas-
ant incident since we landed. There
seems to be no tendency on the part
of the people to rob the tourist con-
slider the hotel accommodations of the
island simply elegant and very reason
able. The only drawback is the high
steamer rates. You can make a trip
of twice the duration TO Europe for the
same money. Not only are the regular
rates high but the companies do not
make ana such reductions for. parties
and excursions as the railroads do. For
instance. the regular rate from Cleve-
10 nd 10 san Francisco Is something like
s12z s.. but for the Templar conclave
the railroads made a rate of $50. On
the mainland railroads give rate of
1 1-s for the round trip for parties of
fifteen or more but the steamer COM
panies make very slight reductions II
this obstacle was removed and with
good advertising you ought to get
many of the people who now spend
their time in Florida and Southern
California. This class of people would
not stay here a few weeks merely but
would spend several months and be a
big source of revenue.
Another thing. believe that the
United States government should turn
all the revenue received from this ter
ritory for the next five years at least
back into the islands by using it to
build docks, breakwaters and other
needed government works.
In the impression book" at the
Royal Hawaiian Hotel DR.. Reese in
scribed the following tribute to Ha-
waii: "Hawaii-the one place on earth
where one could live, love and laugh
always"
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/ the public schools employ $50 teachers
and the private schools 22o The ma
jority of the teachers are Americans
from America, although every encour-
agenent is given to the newer Ameri-
cans" to qualify as instructors, resulting
in ~ OF the latter being added to the
teaching force There IS case here of
Portuguese young 1adv whose parents
came to work on the sugar plantations,
receiving wages of twenty to twenty
dollars month She distinguished her
self in school. studied, and passed her
examinations for frst-class certificate,
and, having occupied positions as assist
ant, is now principal OF a large school
at salary of S., 900 a year, with good
prospect of future advancement.
With annexation of course came COM
pulsory attendance of children between
the ages of six and fifteen. This was a
revelation to the various races, especially
the Orientals. many of whom had
thought schools in their own languages
an excellent suficiency. However, they
readily acquiesced, and there being no
factories in Hawaii to send the little
ones to as in the more enlightened east
ern portions of the United States, there
is no effort made to evade sending them
to school SO the work Of education
progresses steadily. The English lam
guage is being mastered by the young,
love for the stars and stripes IS being
inculcated into their hearts, insuring for
the Territory a coming race OF true
Americans When one stops to consider
that the superStitions of the ancient Ha-
waiians still hold sway in many families.
the work of the teachers would seem to
be quite difficult. if not discouraglng.
To think that strange customs, such as
the beating of sick man on the head
with a Bible to drive out evil spirits,
prevail in this age, is by itself discourag-
ing. but these fallacies are pointed out
effectively to the young, and it IS safe
to say will disappear with the present |
generation
OF especial Importance to the Hawai-
ian Territory are the free kindergartens, |
of which there are an even dozen, with |
over SIX hundred little ones enrolled, |
chiefly of foreign-born parentage
Teachers especially qualified for this |
particular work have been secured from |
various States OF the Union. Some
strange cases of childish misery and
neglect are brought to their notice. One |
child in particular has three brothers and |
sisters. Most of the care they receive
she gives them. for they are incumbered |
with bad, dirty. lazy. ignorant mother
The physicians engaged by the kinder
gartens save many children from the
cruel and absurd treatment which lg-
noraRt parents, MANY brought up under
the most marvellous superstitions. often
resort 10. Through all the kindergarten
work the little ones are reared on the |
American plan. and TO this excellent
training is due in part the encouraging
progress OF the public schools to Hhi<h
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-07

Copies now on sale at all book stores
of the Hawaiian Forester and Agricul-
turist, a monthly magazine of forestry,
entomology and agriculture, issued un-
der the direction of the Board of Com
missioners of Agriculture and Forestry
Price 10 cents a copy.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-07
WIN. G. IRWIN & CO.,
AGENTS FOR

AGENTS FOR
Western Sugar Refining
Francisco, Cal.
Baldwin Locomotive Works
delphia, Pa
Newall Universal Mill Co.
facturers of National Cane
New York, ". z.
Paraffine Paint Company. S:
cisco, Cal.
Ohlandt & CO., San Franciss
Pacific Oil transportation
Francisco, Cal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-07
Impure Blood

Wnen the blood is pure and the
bowels are regular, there need be but
liecle 1ear OF sickness. Keep two grand
msolclnes In the house; and use them
B Bnen you first begin to feel poorly.
recovery will be prompt, and serious
sickness prevented, 10
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-07
THs -
Aquarium
NOW OPEN!
knpiolani Park

THE AQUARIUM WILL BE OPEN
On Week days from 10 o'clock a. m. TO
p. m. and from to $50 O'Clock p. m.
On Sundays 1t will open at D. m.
ADMISSION will be FREE on
thursdays. On other days a charge
win be made of 10 cents to adults and
cents to children under fourteen years
u age.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-08-09
MACHINES WANTED.
DEARTH OF STEAM OUTFITS IN
THIS WHEAT BELT.
In One Neighborhood There Will Be
1000 Acres in Stack and Not
a Machine in Sight.

For some reason or other there is a
dearth of threshing machines, both
steam and horse power, in this section Of
the great wheat belt Many theories for
the cause of absence of the big harvest
ing outfits are being advanced by the
farmers of this neighborhood, who are
becoming anxious to see their grain in
the sack and transported to the ware
house.
One theory is that grain in the Walla
Walla valley ripened much later this
season than customary and the machines
over there are delayed in moving to the
wheat fields Of Umatilla county early as
in former years. Should this be the case
it is feared by some that machine men
who are threshing Walla Walla grain,
may cut out this territory and go to the
Palouse, where the grain is now ripen-
ing. Another reason given is that out
side machine~men have heard overdrawn
reports as to the number of combines
in operation here, and will not come on
that account.
'If weather conditions are favorable, I"
said Thomas Defreece, "by Saturday
night there viii be 1000 acres Of gram in
the stack on the ranches about mine,
and there is not machine in sight,"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-08-09

miles before they ran ashore. In the
first coach passengers were standing up
in the aisle for lack. of seas. II is es-
timated there were 100 in this car alone,
mostly from Denver and Colorado
Springs for Pueblo.
Two Pullmans and the diner, on the
rear, remained on the track, through
the quick action OF Colorei Porter Sales
who, feeling the first shock Of the en-
gine strike the chasm, reached up and
pulled the emergency cord The car
wheels locked and broke the coupler
connecting the chair car and forward
sleeper, which stopped with the trucks
in the air suspended above the roaring
waters
To add to the horrors OF the situation,
ghouls robbed the bodies of the recov
cred dead. The Wells Fargo safe was
found in the wreckage empty and open.
Twelve bodies were taken from the Ar
kansas river at noon, nine miles below
Pueblo. About 40 bodies had been re-
covered at noon Fer 20 miles along
Fountain creek and the Arkansas river
thousands Of people are lined along the
rivers searching for bodies.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-08-09
100 DEAD IN "A WRECK
Denver ca Rio Grande Train Plunges
Into a Deep Raging Torrent.

Pueblo, Col, Aug. g.. The Worlds
Fair Flyer" the pride Of the Rio
Grande system, ran into washout at
Dry Greek, seven miles west OF here last
night, while going at a speed of 60 miles
an hour, and fully 100 people were in-
stantly killed or were drowned In the
torrent. A cloudburst had occurred on
the mountains and washed out the
bridge over dry gulch, the train dash
ing into rs feet of water and debris.
The accident is the worst 10 the his
tory Of the Rio Grande railway. Dry
creek, where the train went through the
bridge, is NOT far from Butte, where
washouts occurred two years ago, Grip
pling the line. Two trains had preced-
ed the "World's Fair Flyer and had
passed over the bridge safely. This
train was proceeding at high rate of
speed and dashed right into the dis
aster.
The water in the creek was 25 feet
deep and running like mill race.
When the baggage. smoker and chair
car left the track and plunged into the
stream, they we're swept down four
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-08-09
A MOST PITIABLE WRECK.


Long Years OF Imprisonment Have De-
ranged Her Mind.
London dispatch says the American
friends and relatives Of Mrs. Florence
Maybrick will be shocked to learn that.
while they are daily awaiting her ar
rival in the United States she is still in
France and in condition more pitiable
than ever has been imagined.
Mrs. Maybrick is now with her moth.
er, Baroness de Roques, in Rouen. 1t
can be stated on absolute authority that
her long imprisonment has now affected
her mind. She Is guarded from the
public gaze with the utmost care, not
even the servants Of the house being
allowed TO see her. But 1t is known be-
yond doubt that she is so mentally
prostrated that her mother feels the
greatest alarm concerning her. In
deed it is extremely doubtful if she will
ever recover. The long strain of inn
prisonment, coupled with the nervous
tension due to her knowledge that her
friends were working III her behalf,
proved in the end too much for her to
bear, and when at last, after years Of
waiting and suffering, she learned she
was again to become free woman, she
collapsed, both mentally and physically.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-08-09
.M'GRATH rs HELD
UNDER $4,000 BONDS
Charged BY John Bannister With At
tempting to Set Fire to Grain
Field and Buildings.

ore tenus demurrer to the State evidence
and strenuously commended that the eyi
dence was not sufficient to sustain an in
dictment for the crime charged, and ask
ed that the defendant be discharged.
He cited many authorities ID law to sus-
tain his contention. Judge Fee in re-
buttal to Peterson's argufaeat, stoutly
seontended that tlln, se was sufflc,
lent to warrant the JAstice Ia binding
the defendant over to the circuit ceurt.
After deliberation, Justice Chamber
lain announced that it was his opinion
that an attempt to commit the crime
charged had been made, and that the
iudgmentUf the Courtwould be that the
defendant be held to answer in the cir
cult court, and that bail would be fixed
at $4,000. Moses Taylor and George
Taylor made the bail for defendant and
he wa, allowed to go free on such recog-
nizance until the convening Of the clrs
cult court in October. The case has
occasioned considerable comment.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-08-09

What is considered in Athena to be
the aftermath of the Taylor divorce
case, took place Saturday in Justice
Cham berlain's court. Early in the NOR
ming, deputy sheriffs Zoe Blakley and W.
r. Taylor arrested Richard McGrath
upon complaint made by John Bannister
on charge Of attempting to burn a field
Of growing grain, barn and dwelling
house.
McGrath was taken before Justice
Chamberlain and large crowd Of inter
ested spectators for preliminary hearing
Judge Fee Of Pendlston, in the absence
Of the district attorney, appeared for the
State and private prosecutor, and Will
M. Peterson was retained as attorney for
McGrath. Monroe Palmer, John Palm
er, r. j. Boldly, John Taylor and John
Bannister weEe,intgodgeed as witnesses
on the part 1.-the Stateg
When the Etatesrested it's case, the
defendant waived testimony on his part,
and Attorney Peterson introduced an
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-08-09
ARREST MEN In BANK.

Great Excitement In suInpter Over Fail
ure- Mayor and Cashier arrested.
Great excitement prevailed in eump.
ter over the arrest of Mayor McColloch
and q. p. Gross on the charge Of receiv-
ing money for deposit 10 the bank Of
Sumpter after they knew the bank was
insoIvent. The arrests were made on
the complaint Of Phillips, Geddes q
Brown, through their representative, j,
A. SteanufF, manager Of the Sumpter
meat market.
Steanuff deposited money in the bank
Saturday, and it is claimed that McCol-
loch and Gross knew that the bank was
insolyent at the time. 1t is claimed
that j. w. Scriber, president Of the
First National Bank, A. p. Gross end
Mayor McCoIloch made an examination
OF the books OF the bank Of sumpter
Thursday or Friday Of last week, and
found it was insolvent. There was due
to the First National Bank OF Sumpter
from this bank something over $1,000,
which Mr. Scriber drew and turned over
to the First National Bank. A. NJ.
Boynton Of Whitney claims to have de-
posted $1,000 on Thursday OF last week
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-08-09
1T is A BUSY SCENE
MANY MEN DIG AND BLAST ON
THE BIG POWER PLANT.
The Solid Rock Bed For the Mammoth
Barrel Flume Winds Along the
Steep Mountain Side.

There are some surprises in store for
the resident who has not been to the
south fork Of the Walla Walla river for
some time, says the Saturday Record.
A year ago the few residents OF that
section were seemingly out of the world,
and cnly semi-occaaionally saw few
visitors mostly fishermen on Sundays.
Today there are about 400 men camped
along the stream from three miles above
the forks to the Roberts place eight
miles or more from the junction Of the
two rivers. The hillsides to the south
OF the stream going up are alive with
men during the day. and the peck, peck
of the d.ill and hammer relieved at
times by the reports Of blasts remind
one.of,the change over a year ago. One
is stQacted on arriving at Louie Hol-
stems placethe iovial old hermit Of
the Walla Walla by large excavation
on the hills opposite, about 200 feet
above the river. 1t is here the mann
moth reservoir is being constructed
from which an immense body Of water
will drop 200 feet to give life to the
great electric light system Of Walla
Walla, Pendleton, Waitsburg, Athena,
Weston and Milton.
y From the reservoir southeast along
the hillside is seen, like snake wind
ing in and out along the rocky ledge,
the bed for the huge barrel fume that
soon will be in place, and men are busy
placing the fiume and blasting bed for
it. On the Roberts place the dam is
we'll under way and will soon be ready
for operation all waiting on completion
Of the aume. The poles to Walla Walla
and Milton are all placed.
The work Of installing the new power
will cost in the vicinity Of $250,000, but
when it is completed the river will be
harnessed, and the electric power for
Walla Walla and nearby cities will be
sufficient for all time to come for both
domestic and manufacturing purposes,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-08-09
OBJECTS TO ASSESSMENT.
Northern Pacific Making Fight at
North Yakima.

Northern Pacific Making Fight at
North Yakima.
North Yakima, WASH, Aug. 4-Jay
Sedgwick, tax adiuster of the Northern
Pacific, appeared before the board of
equalization today and entered a protest
against the valuations placed on rail-
way property in this county. The as
sessment was raised from $816,940 to
81 ,2l8, ,245, an increase of $401 ,s05. Mr..
Sedgwick said the assessment was high
higher than in any county in the state
except Adams and Lincoln counties.
The assessment of 1908 on right Of
way trackage was $4,000 per mile. AS
SCISSOR Coonse has raised this to $9240
per mile. Mr.. Sedgwick said he would
be satisfied with $500, the amount
agreed upon by the assessors Of several
counties of the state.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-08-09

Washington, Aug, 8. In forceful but
diplomatic language the United States
government has declared to the world
that it cannot assent to the general pro-
position made by Russia that coal is
contraband Of war
This announcement is made 10 cir
cular note from Secretary Hay to
American ambassadors in Europe dated
June 10, but made public this morning.
Hills international code is quoted to
show that during the West African con-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-08-09
Jap Naval Guns Open Up

dated the 7th. which states that heavy
attack was made on the western wing Of
the Russian forces north Of Hal Cheng.
Many Of the Russians wounded were
brought there. Alexief and Kuropat-
Kin we're in Liao Yang on Sunday. II
il rumored that Mukdsn is row threat.
eneo By the Japanese.