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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-17

Two sailors were once seen together,
one reading a letter aloud, the other
holding his hand tightly over his COM
panion's ears. An observer inquired
the reason for this queer attitude
Why was the answer of the one who
was holding the others ears, 1.-The letter
is from my sweetheart. Jack is read
ing it to me because I can't read my
self That is all right, but don't want
him to hear a word of what is written"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-17
MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS.

The widow of Jefferson Davis lives
on the seventh floor of a quiet New
York hotel, a white-haired woman with
keen eyes, tense maner, and a soft
voice. Her apartments are crowded
with mementoes of 1.-The lost cause
and never a day passes without visit
from one or more of the men who in
some way were closely identified with
the Confederacy
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-17

A San Francisco Chinaman, with the
sententiousness of his kind, after some
experience of American law, once re-
marked: Chinese law, first-class;
man killee man, China, head off; no
ketchee him, somebody head off, meb-
bee cousin head Off. English law, Sc
cond- class; him ketchee man, mebbee
alice same head off. Mclean law. no
good, too muchee slupleme court
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-17
SILL HOPE.

H. N. c.
Seagirt shoot
No prizes
Homeward scoot.
On steamer
Chance big
Earn honors-
Eyeing pig.
Perchance-
Aims stray
Other laurels-
Hooray!
Nat. Guard
Hawaii nei--
Champions
Croquet.
H. NJ. A.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-17

Miss Oldone-'I wouldn't have refus-
ed Charley Banks if I'd been you -
Miss Sweetgirl Il don't believe
would, either, if I'd been you."-New
York Mail.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-17

'tAre you bothered much by mos
quitoes here?'' "Oh, no. The girl next
door, who is nice and plump and wears
gauzy sleeves, sits out on the porch
with her beau every night."-Ex.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-17
A MODEL VILLAGE.

The harbor improvement company
now has a large colony established at
their quarries. The commission has
extended jurisdiction over the inter-
nal affairs of this village. and about
a thousand families are located there
These people have their own church
and school house, as well as a native
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-17
Continued from Page So

of becoming minister to Japan by say
| ing that the Filipino was as bright as
| the Jap, yet the universal opinion
among the teachers here seems to be
that the rising young diplomat stated
the case correctly. 1t is said that there
are now more people in the Philippines
who can speak English than Spanish.
Almost any child spoken to in Eng
| lish will reply in that language, and
| this is not only true of inhabitants of
the cities but of the country residents
| as well.
A CROP OF AGITATORS.
! Those who are pessimistic concern
| ing the satisfactory results of educa-
| ton among the Orientals contend that
the oncoming generation will refuse
! to work, and will eventually develop
| into a crop of malcontents and agita-
| tors. 1t is claimed that every time a
| pupil is gained for the schools a Ia
borer is lost from the hemp fields; that
/, education exalts native in his own
estimation SO that he considers HIM
| self above manual labor
| The optimists grant that this is true
in many instances, but claim that the
i same may be said of any country
! where education has been introduced
!
/ approving the natives aversion to
honest toll, they hold that this am
| bition to rise above poor circum-
stances is commendable; that his sense
of distinction will improve with his
education.
In time he will realize that the nat
ural transition from a lowly station
to one of greater Importance is by
long and persistent effort toward fit
ness, rather than by gratuitous ele-
walton. His failure to grasp this truth
at once does not make his case hope
less. That he is capable of, and will
ing to receive, instruction, is the saw
ing feature of the situation Given
an apt pupil the responsibility to ul-
timately produce a creditab BILE graduate
rests entirely with the insight and
patience of the tutor. The real dam
ger lies in the granting of premature
authority. If the half-developed ma
tive is given responsibility before he
is equal to it, the mistake can only
result in disappointment and embar-
rassment for all concerned.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-17

Dyer-"Did his widow succeed in
breaking his will?" Duell-".Yes: long
before he died."-Ex.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-17
FILIPINO IS NOT LAZY.

| The defenders of the Filipino scout
the idea that he is incapable as a
worker. They contend that his inclin-
alton to shirk physical labor is not
due to inherent laziness. but rather to
a lack of incentive. In the past he
was poorly paid when he ventured to
work and was shamefully robbed if he
succeeded in accommodating wealth.
which would have discouraged the
ambition of any race. no matter how
naturally energetic it's people might
have been. The tendency to exagger-
ate the dignity of a little learning is
due to long familiarity with the Span
ish code whereby the ignorant had to
subserve and support their superiors.
Recent experiments with native labor
have tended to support the foregoing
conclusion. The contractors for the
electric street railway in Manila sue
ceeded in completing their work on
time. They offered twice the scale
prevailing during the Spanish regime,
and gave each laborer ten cents extra
at the noon hour. By providing the
workman with cash to get something
to eat near the work, prevented him
from straying away, and made him
more fit to labor than if he continued
without eating.
The contractors in charge of the
harbor improvements had no diff
Guilty in procuring help when it be-
came known that they would pay
promptly. In former times the labor
er received about ten cents day. but
he frequently had difficulty in collect
ing his wages. This low scale. to-
gether with the uncertainties of pay
ment, naturally made him Indifferent.
When the Americans offered fifty
cents day, there was much scepti-
cism concerning the good intentions
of the proposal. but prompt payment
and fair treatment soon allayed all
suspicion.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-20
EvANGELlSTIC CAMPAIGN
TO CONTINUE FOUR MONTHS
MeshodIst Churches Plan Great Re-
lelous Revival Beginning Latter
Part Of August

Methodist churches Of Los Angeles
have planned an evangelistic cam
paign to commence the latter part of
August, to continue In the different
churches consecutively until January.
under the leadership Of Evangelist e. ].
Bulgin and Prof. Gates, evangelistic
singer.
A meeting Of the committee appoint
ed by the Methodist Minister'S asso-
citation convened yesterday morning,
when the plans were made for the re-
ligious campaign. Evangelist Bulgln
will have charge Of the services at the
annual camp meeting at Huntington
Beach August to IS. inclusive. He
will hold a series of meetings at Ocean
Park commencing August 49, after
which he will begin the Los Angeles
campaign.
The committee on arrangements is
composed of Presiding Elders Adkin-
son and Thompson and Revs. G. E.
Foster and B. c. Cory.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-20
ELECT NEW MEMBERS TO
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Sixty-Nine Applicants, Including Many
Representative Firms, Enrolled
at One Session

Sixty-nine names, including those of
several of the large business firms of
the city, were added to the member
ship rolls of the chamber of commerce
yesterday.
This unusually large number of ap-
plications for membership is taken as
an indication of the growth of Los
Angeles, when it is considered that
the chamber is composed of practically
all of the older business firms of the
city and that new names are con-
stantly being added to the member
ship in somewhat less numbers than
that of yesterday.
Those who were elected to member
ship yesterday were: G. w. Hazel
tine. E. B. Flack. George Milligan
Real Estate Co., Producers Dairy Co.,
T. w. Brotherton, ]. C. LeMasters,
Southern California Electric Co.,
Albert e. Soffel, ]. c. Hovis & Co.,
F. II. Hamilton, Peters & Webster,
Frank A. Seabert. C. G. Stivers, Anti
Friction Journal Box Co., A. T. Jergins
Booth & Boylson. f. M. Pettenger,
F. S. Hughes. Union Well Supply Co.,
w. H. Washington, Advance Machine
Co., Patten & Davies Lumber Co.,
Del Monte Milling Co.. e. Riverell
T. Percival Gerson, H. c. Halfpenny
Martin & Armstrong. Charles w.
Baker, w. b. Waddle. ]. o. Hunt,
+. A. Howard. w. r. Phelps. t. Wies-
endanger, Columbian Realty Co.,
Clyde ]. Eastman. Myron Hunt. Clin-
ton Johnson, Leavitt & Bice. Freder-
lex John Siebert, Granite Securities
Co.. Elk Skin Shoe Co., Craven Jack
son. r. H. Shoemaker, jr, j. Byron
Sloane, Vincent Photo Co.. f. j. Steele
Adolf Klein, Consolidated Pipe Co.
viole & Lopizich. Kanai & Co, w. c.
Rrnin. Frank o. Wakeley, Drs. Tasker
& Tasker. II. A. Pierce. Colonial Mort
gage and Trust Co. A. e. Halsey.
W. N. crandail II. b. Martin. i,
Frlel Los Angeles Abstract 4 Trust
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-20
Says Charter Is Plain

1.-THE city charter states in plain
Anglo-Saxon that the board of water
commissioners shall not enforce any
rule that has not been passed upon
by the council. So far as 1 have been
able to discover the board has never
taken the trouble to submit any of
it's rules to the council for approval.
MANY petitions from individuals
have been presented to the council.
however, and the council has referred
these petitions in many cases to the
water commission with the request
that they be complied with, but the
commission has politely told the coun-
ell in each case, as far as I can dis
cover, that they, the water commis-
sioners, are conducting the water de-
partment and do not deem it ad-
v,sable to grant the petition.
Now that Attorney Todd has dis
covered the charter requires the ap-
proval of the rules of the commission
by the council before the commission
can enforce them legally, the situation
IL entirely changed.
"From the open expressions on the
part of a number of the councilmen
believe that the commissioners will be
forced to stop using one of their most
Objectionable rules entirely and that
the requests of the councilmen in the
future will be considered"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-20
EXPLOSION STARTS FIRE IN
CITY CHEMISTS LABORATORY
Chemist Erwin n. Miller Has a MARI
row Escape From
Injury

City Chemist Erwin H. Miller had a
narrow escape from serious injury yes
terday while working in the labora-
tory in the rear of the city hall. In
the course of an experiment it became
necessary to heat a quart of alcohol
in a glass flask.
Just as Mr.. Miller stepped back from
the retort to pick up something on
the floor, the flask exploded, throwing
the burning liquid about the room,
setting fire to the woodwork about the
sink and exploding a number of bottles
containing chemicals.
Despite the flying bits of broken
glass the chemist extinguished the
fire and furthermore escaped with
out injury to himself.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-20
WATER BOARD IS
UNDER HARD FIRE
CITIZENS ASK INVESTIGATION
OF RULES
REALTY DEALERS INTERESTED
Fire and Water Committee Of the City
Council Prepared to Hear Case
as Soon as Both Sides Are
Ready
Ready

While Mayor McAleer Is being wor-
ried by the club women and others
regarding the dismissal Of Miss Jones
ac librarian, the council is facing a
much more serious problem. The MEM
bers have before them petition from
the representative business men of the
city asking that the water commission
be investigated.
The petition is before the fire and
water committee and that committee
is prepared to meet as soon as both
sides to the controversy are ready.
The business men say that municipal
ownership may have some of the quail
tiles of what is generally known as
a gold brick.
Some of the largest real estate
dealers and rental agencies in the city,
beside a number of property owners,
have already signlfled their intention
of appearing before the committee to
protest against the methods adopted
by the water commission.
While discussing the subject yester-
business man and property holder
said: "Why the city water department,
just because it is the city water de-
partment, is allowed to adopt methods
and enforce rules which no private
public utility corporation in the country
could, or would dare attempt, do not
understand.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-20

Inquire for it any place. Las Palmas
cigar
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-20

CO., II. G. Gleason, Jones a Ryder
Land Co., Charles B. Hopper. j. p.
Hickman, Curtis d. Wilbur, Walbere
Bros, w. A. varcoe, and Fuller,
Leighton q straiton.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-20
HERALD LOCATES
MISSING DRIVER
R00SEvELT'S C0ACHMAN IS IN
SAN FRANCISCO
LOCAL FRIENDS FIND HIM
After Silence Of Two Years William
Roberts, Who Drove Presidents
Carriage In 1908, In corre-
spondenee With Parents

Through the medium Of The Her
AIDS story published several days ago
of the anxiety of his parents at his
two years silence and absence fron'
home, William Roberts, the coachman
who drove the carriage in which Presi-
dent Roosevelt rode upon the occasion
of his visit to Los Angeles in 1903, has
been located. He is employed by DR..
Dalzell, horse dentist, on Golden Cato
avenue, San Francisco.
John Roberts, friend, but no rela-
tive of the missing coachman, who
is employed by Col John Singleton on
Figueroa street, read the story and
Immediately began a search for hts
friend, whom he had not seen for over
two years. H. Strawbridge. who was
also acquainted with him, aided Rob-
erts in his search, and together they
found the missing man. Strawbridge
came from San Francisco three weeks
ago and talked with William Roberts
the day he left the Golden Gate City.
Friend Locates Him
Strawbridge was acquainted with
Roberts during his employment in Chi
cago, previous to his location in Los
Angeles. The friendship between them
has been continued and he is probably
the only person In Los Angeles who has
recently seen and communicated with
the missing coachman.
Roberts is living at $50 Howard
street, San Francisco, and has been
employed by DR.. Dalzell for several
months. He is permanently located in
San Francisco and through the publl-
cation in The Herald of the inquiry
of his parents in England his friends
became interested in reopening COM
munication between the aged father
and son.
Roberts is recognized as an expert
coachman and has been employed for
several years in the families of wealthy
residents of Chicago, Los Angeles and
San Francisco. His superior horse
manship resulted in his selection as
the coachman for the Westlake stables
which furnished the official carriag-
for President Roosevelt while he So
journed in the capital of Southern Cali
fornia.
Missing for Two Years
He had not communicated with his
parents in London since he left Los
Angeles about two years ago. His last
letter home was written few days
after the visit of the president and
he enclosed to his father a clipping
from The Herald containing the report
of the presidents visit, in which was
shown a picture of Roberts seated in
the drivers box of the carriage.
This clipping was preserved by the
home folks and when they had exhaust
ed all other efforts at locating their
missing son the father enclosed the
clipping to The Herald with request
that an effort be made to locate him.
Friends in Los Angeles read the re-
cent story and became interested in
reopening communication between par
ents and son with the result that they
are again in correspondence and the
aged parents have been made happy
by this fact.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-20
THIRTY CONTRIBUTE
SKIN FOR GRAF TING
Physicians Perform Operation on Ed
ward cosgrove, Who Was Burned #.
by Electricity

Under the direction of DR.. E. T. Dill
Ion skin grating operation was per-
formed on Edwin Cosgrove at the Sis
ters hospital yesterday. Thirty per-
sons submitted to the operation and
contributed skin for the sufferer. II
will be several days before the physi-
clans can tell whether any more graft
ing will be necessary.
Cosgrove was injured some time aga
when in climbing a telegraph pole a
high voltage current burned the skin
from an arm and a leg.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-20
snn Francisco Hotels

If you are going to spend week or
month in San Francisco the most com
Portable way is to take an apartment
ali ready for housekeeping. You will
find the very best accommodations at
the Luxor Apts., s57 Octavia street, San
Fra nciScO.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-20
CHINESE is ARRESTED FOR
EATING DINNER IN PARK

In the shade of pepper tree on the
pleasant lawn of Central park sat Ho
Fong yesterday noon calmly eating his
dinner but scarcely had the celestial
taken ten bites when Patrolman Col
Inns happened along and arrested the
Chinaman. In explaining to the desk
sergeant at the city Jail Ho said: "Allee
do is eat my dinee on glass;"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-03
A MUSCULAR CHRISTIAN.

The Rev. G. r. CoDley is conduct
ing a revival at Union City, Ind He Is
after the Peter Cartwright style 81
evangelist One night about a week
ago he was exhorting sinners to come
to the mourners' bench, and among
others who came was a lady named
Mrs. William Nelson, who came for
Yard and asked for prayers. At that
moment. her husband entered the
church and, seeing his wife at the
altar, pulled off one of his overshoes
and threw it at her. and then advanc.
ed toward her as if 10 lay hands on
his kneeling spouse The Rev. Mr.,
Conley saw the act. stepped down
from the pulpit and stood before the
lneeling woman with the evident in
fention of protecting her Nelson put
his hand TO his hip pocket as if to
draw gun. whereupon the man Of
God gave him blow on the jaw that
knocked him down. When Nelson
gained his feet, he floundered around
wildly and in loud tones invited the
minister to come outside and settle
1t. Conley walked down the aisle.
opened the front door and sailed out
20 give the intruder a drubbing, bur
Nelson, concluding discretion was the
better part Of yalor in this case of
muscular Christianity, sneaked away
in the darkness and was seen no
more. Brother Conley having knock
ed his antagonist out in one round,
walked back through the church, as,
cended the pulpit and resumed his ex-
hortation where he had eft off, invit-
ing sinners to repent. assuring them
that the church militant was fully
able to protect them. This is the good
old-fashioned way of preaching the
gospel. In the pioneer days the good
Methodist circuit rider was generally
ready and able on all occasions TO de-
'fend the faith that was in him by an
application of muscular Chrlstianity.
Springfield Register.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-03
PORT ARTauR's FALL.

And so after 24S days of besiege-
ment, the Russian garrison at Port
Arthur. under command of The intrep-
Id Stoessel. has capitulated. 1t is a
great victory for the Japanese whose
indomitable perseverance is at Iast
rewarded. but at an awful cost. Thou
sands Of lives have been sacrificed
how many will not be known until the
full Story of the great tragedy has
been written. II would not be an
unreasonable guess. however to sup.
pose that fully 5000 deaths have re
suited from the operations againss
the beIeaguered city which began on
the 5th day Of Ia May In the re-
dactiDn and capture Of 203-Metre hin
alone 2z,De0 men we're sacrificed.
While a vast majority Of American
citizens who have followed the war
vii ezalf with the japanese in their
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-03
DISQUALIFIED. NOT DlSFRAN
CHlSED.

a Republican paper says The
World rather gingarly speaks of dis
qualified instead of 'disfranehised' ne
gro voters
Simply accurate-that is all A dis.
franehised citizen is one who has been
deprived of the right to vote. A dis.
qualified voter is one who has not
qualified himself to vote. The South.
ern states that discriminate against
negroes have not disfranchised them
on account of race. color or previous
condition of servitude.s That would
be unconstitutional They have impos-
ed conditions as to intelligence, the
payment of a poll tax, registration,
etc, under which large numbers of
colored citizens are disqualified or dis
qualify themselves. Disfranchisement
can be cured only by the state, Dis.
qualification can be cured by the citi-
zen himself, either by learning to
read, by paying the requisite tax or by
registering as required by law.
The fourteenth amendment to the
constitution, however. renders unnec.
cessary any dispute as to definitions.
Il provides for a reduction in the ba-
sis of representation in any state
wherein the right to vote is denied
or in any way abridged. except for
participation in rebellion or other
crime New York World.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-03

It Is rumored that the Zemstyos OF
Colorado win meet in Denver before
long and submit the following de
mands to the supreme court: "a The
rightfo trial by jury. 90 The right
OF free assembly go The right Of
free speech. t4) Tie privilege of be
longing to a union If desired. (5)
The right to hold an office to which
one has been elected. 90 Popular
elections not under the control OF
the supreme court. ca A represent
alive legislature. (S) A free and un
erammeled press. In short. there is
good reason to believe that the people
of Colorado are entitled 10 as much
as the people Of Russia.-Memphis
Commercial-Appeal
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-03
MAYOR Jones, Many Klna pesda.

The late Mayer Jones Of Toledo, ac.
cording to statements made BY the
executors Of his estate. gave away
nany thousands of dollars 70 save d.
lanlters from arrest and disgrace. pgl-
yate memoranda. the existence CT
which was unknown to his nelfast
relatives and friends. have been f@Nnl
in Mr. Jones safe, showing that }o .ls
dorsed notes for about 200 nlea 81
Toledo. These borrowers inciu e
bank tellers. bookkeepers and cor
fidential men of large corporations
who had taken money from their om-
ployers. II is believed that If he had
not been taken i'll suddenly the late
mayor would have destroyed ell these
evidences Of Indebtedness. Some of
the borrowers are men occupying con
spicuous places in business and social
life.