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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-26
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AUSTRALIA
Fugitive Evades Cops
Detective and
Saunders.

The following dispatch indicates that
Belcher, the fugitive ex-Mayor of Pat
erson, N. J., slipped through Honolulu
after all on his way to the Colonies:
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-William Hen
nv Belcher, Mayor of Paterson, n. j.,
fugitive from justice and embezzler of
more than 100000 from financial in
stitutions, has been located at Yebri,
Queensland, Australia. He is residing
there with his old friend, James Rob
ertson, a former Patersonian, who left
home under similar circumstances more
than fifteen years ago.
Leaving Paterson on July 81 last,
Belcher boarded a train at Little Falls,
three miles from Paterson. AT Newark
he boarded train for the West, ar
irving in San Diego, Cal. five days
later. He had shaved off his mustache
and otherwise attempted to disguise
himself.
Belcher passed several days at San
Diego. and this fact assisted him in de-
feating an attempt at capture at the
instigation of Governor Stokes and
Prosecutor Finley when the ship on
which he had engaged passage as
.swilliam H. Pitcher was searched at
San Francisco and Honolulu. When
placed under arrest in San Francisco,
Belcher called upon his San Diego
friends to prove his identity and they
did So claiming him to be a business
man of that city. When the ship was
en- route to Honolulu, Governor Stokes
cabled the Sheriff at Honolulu, in
forming him of the suspicious of the
local authorities.
Again the vessel was stopped. Bel
cher had made a friend on board the
ship or taken a confederate with him
from San Diego. This man informed
the authorities that the man they had
picked out as Belcher was san Diego
business man on his way to Australia.
The story was believed and Belcher
once more escaped arrest.
The Call also has the following con-
corning Captain Saunders alleged con-
nection with the Belcher matter:
Captain J. w Saunders of the Man
churia who is in trouble with the Fed
eral authorities over his naturalization
papers, which are alleged to have been
forged, may also find himself in trouble
with the police when he returns from
his present voyage to the Orient
When William Henry Belcher, the de-
faulting Mayor of Paterson, N. j., who
has been located in Western Australia,
came to this city he took passage on
the Manchuria, representing himself as
a preacher named Pitcher. Detective
Ed Gibson was watching the passen-
gers boarding the steamship and ar
rested Belcher from a photograph sent
from New Jersey. Belcher was indig-
nant, claiming that his name was
Pitcher, a preacher He appealed to
Captain Saunders and the captain told
Gibson he had made a mistake, as he
had known Pitcher for several years.
On that positive statement Gibson al
lowed Belcher to leave with the steam
ship.
If Gibson had held his prisoner he
would have been entitled to a reward
of $4,000, which was offered for Bel
cher's capture.
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FIRMS To
CONSOLIDATE:
The Coyne and Porter
Furniture Companies
May Unite.

A consolidation of the firms of The
Porter Furniture Company and the
Coyne Furniture Company is being
negotiated, to take place about the
first of the year.
Should the deal be reached, a new
company would be formed with a cap
ital of about $4,000. The business
would probably be conducted in the
corner store in the Alexander Young
building now occupied by the Porter
Furniture Company
The plans are to make a big con-
Germ
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-26
HEALTH BOARD
WILL. VISIT
CONTINUED from Page ~

Board of Health respected and obeyed
they should only refer to those things
that are CT grave Importance and
which, in measure. public sentiment
would assist; in other words, / mean
those that can be practically enforced.
Most of the regulations set forth in
this paper might prove very service
able printed on cards and distributed,
the public being requested to comply
with them in order to do away with
the mosquitoes. But if they are made
part of your Rules and Regulations
and there is no way of enforcing them,
would they not then cause a loss of
respect for the Board?
On the other hand, an expression of
the Board of Health's opinion by
regulation which provides that all
ponds and pools of water, tanks, re-
ceptacles, vases, cans, or anything
capable of holding water, or other
places in which mosquitoes are breed
ing are causes of sickness and, there
fore, declared nuisances would be to
my mind a better course to follow.
1 do not see how you are going to
invoke the authority of law you have
against a person if he vacates a prem
ises without emptying all the contain
ers of water or protecting the water
closet or tank so that the mosquitoes
can not breed therein. They are GER
tainly not nuisances at the time he
vacates the premises. But on the 9TH
er hand, if you have a regulation which
provides that, in case mosquitoes are
breeding there, then it is nuisance
upon such an issue you might win out.
Your Section 10 attempts to delegate
the authority of the Board to sub
ordinate officials. including the police
officers of the counties. I doubt wheth-
er you can delegate such authority.
Your Section II provides that all taro
fields found to be breeding places shall
be reported to the Board of Health
by the owners, occupiers, or officers
of the Board of Health or counties.
Such a regulation will not make the
owners report any further than they
do at present, and you have statute
already making it the duty of certain
officials to report such matters.
The remaining regulations in regard
to the larvae-eating fish might be TAX
en- by some to be a usurpation of leg
islative functions, although, of course,
they are excellent in themselves
G. r. CARTER.
Governor.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-26
THE TERRIToRY's WARDS.

Plans We're submitted by the presi-
dent for three small cottages on the
grounds formerly occupied by the Ka-
piolani Girls Home, adjoining the Ka-
lihi Receiving Station. He said there
was probably sufficient lumber in the
old building to furnish two-thirds of
the necessary material The Legisla-
ture appropriated $1,000 for this pur-
pose. The object was to provide six
Independent rooms where suspects
could have complete privacy, if they de-
sired, until their condition was fully
determined under the rules of the
Board.
It was voted that the president be
authorized to proceed with the erection
OF the buildings.
On the advice of Mr.. McVeigh, the
Board denied the application of Lui
Hoolapa to have his eighteen-year-ol
daughter sent to the Settlement as his
kokua She was not needed, the ap-
plicant's wife being now his kokua.
Mrs. Kanamu Mokuhau's petition to
have her married daughter, about
forty years of age, as her kokua was
granted. The petitioner had a COM
Portable home of her own at the Set
tlement, she was worthy woman and
being over seventy years of age, not
likely to live much longer.
Mrs. Hawea's petition for a kokua
was also granted. IS the relative she
wanted was a butcher whose services
were needed.
Mr.. McVeigh, in answer to ques-
tons, said he would forward list Of
the kokuas at the Settlement Many
of them We're useless, but could not be
allowed to starve. I'VE can not get
rid of Them the superintendent said
The Lunalilo Home won't take them.
Some have been at the Settlement cor
twenty or twenty-five years. What can
we &c with them?"
The Kalaupapa Fishing Co. was al
lowed on motion TO establish bakery
at the Settlement. Mr.. McVeigh said
there We're three bakeries there already.
yet he did not see how the application
should be refused. Many of the peo-
pie required soft bread rations The
new bakery would keep its owners
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dent said on this subject, 'there is a.
proper understanding between the De-
partment of Public Works and this
department.
TO VISIT PEST HOLES.
- While on the sanitation matter, the.
president wrote:
There are number of places the
officers of the board have been trying
to have put into sanitary condition
| suggest the board adjourn to to-
morrow. Thursday. afternoon, and visit
the several places and take such ac-
ton as is, in their judgment. proper"
From an informal talk on this sub
ject, it appeared that the insanitary
Liliha and Vineyard streets and one
in the Kewalo section
The president said a visitation of the
places would take an hour and a half.
He had the papers already prepared for
the condemnation of one place They
could not very well proceed with con-
formations until the board had seen
the places.
1t was agreed that the board should
go out in body at 8 O'clock this,
Thursday, afternoon to see the places,
Sanitary conditions generally were
talked over, with the result that three.
additional inspectors are to be employ
ed this morning.
AN OFFER ACCEPTED.
DR.. Judd, just before adjournment.~r
announced that DR.. w. c.. Rogers hadV
offered to give free attendance, one
hour each week, at the Free Dispen-
sary to treat diseases of the eye, ear
and nose. The offer was gratefully ac--
cepted.
With L. E. Pinkham, president, there
We're present at the meeting Fred c.
Smith, DR.. j. r. Judd, DR. j. T. Way
son and A Fernandez, members, also
j. D. McVeigh. superintendent Of the
Leper Settlement.
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working. 1t would mean survival
of the fittest and probably cheaper
bread.
President Pinkham reported that the
Sisters at the Kapiolani Girls Home
had, almost entirely by their own eff
forts and their common employees, en-
larged the accommodations of the
Home and were now prepared to re-
ceive all the girl children at the Set
Element. He had directed DR.. Goodhue
to make an examination of the chill
dren. and that all found clean be sent
to Honolulu within sixty days. This
course will strain the resources of the
Home" the presidents message read,
"for the appropriation granted by the
Legislature never contemplated the
number of children that must be sup
ported.
1.-The Boys Home should have our
attention at the earliest possible mo-
ment. We are obliged to delay few
months, as the appropriation will not
carry through the fiscal period
SANITARY MATTERS
The president gave a summary of
sanitation work in Honolulu and Hilo
for September. The reports of DR..
j. S. B. Pratt, chief sanitary officer
and inspector of cemeteries, for Au-
gust and September We're read. For
the past month, of seven nuisances re-
ported five had been abated. Seven
applications for restaurant licenses
were approved. lodging house Ii
cense, with room for SO persons, was
approved. There had been thirty-six
inspections of graves, with several ex-
viction for nuisance was obtained and,
while sentence was under suspension,
the nuisance was abated by the Of
fender
Praise was bestowed by the president
or the excellent work done in Hilo
during the month.
The work of the Honolulu inspectors
for September consisted of 1850 in
spections, 1881 orders finished out of
1922 given. 16 permits for keeping Ais
pigs granted, also four permits for
keeping 600 ducks, and Sc IA days of
special duty performed.
Under Inspector Bowman at EIilo 1900
inspections were made and 262 orders
given and carried out. The number of
traps set in Hilo was 1920 and pieces
of poisoned food placed 1888, and 2S1
rats We're caught. 1929 pieces of poison
ed food taken and 80 rats found dead.
There had been geo inspections under
the mosquito crusade. in Hilo, 534 APP
plications of oil made. 165 cutters
cleaned, eight pools filled in and six
drained off.
The Nuuanu water had received the
departments attention and. the presi-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-26
THE MAILS.

Mails are due from the following
points as follows:
San Francisco-Per Coptic, Oct. 81.
Victoria-Per Moana, Nov. IS.
Colonies-Per Sierra, Nov. z
Orient-Per Mongolia, Oct q.
Mails will depart as follows:
San Francisco-Per Mongolia, Oct. 2S
Colonies-Per Ventura, Nov Z
Crient-Per Coptic. Oct. 81.
Fictoria-Per Aorangi, Nov. Is.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-26

Sam Johnson finds the automobile
does better than the three horses he
formerly used up daily in the fnspec-
ton of road work. at present going on
at twenty eight different places. with
from 800 to 400 men and 100 horses en-
ployed
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DID,,
Planters

considerable expense succeeded
VOL
1882 present year
Of the earlier numbers. long
necessary reprint
numbers adding expense
justified
numbers
price
uniformly sheep giving
appearance to durability.
desiring set any part
print numbers
increasing the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-04-13
About BuvinR Oil Stock


In the Kansas City and Topeka pa
psrs about once . week appear page
advertisements telling how the Uncle
Josh Oil company Is going to bust the
oil trust and make every one Of it1
stockholders hSPpy and rich. There
are pictures Of great refinerieS with q
dozen ChimneyS pouring forth smoke
and It winds up with touching de-
mand that there be quick purchase
Of stock Of a few cents Q share in
order to get next to the dividends.
We are informed that hundreds OF
dollars are going out Of this town to
purchase stock In this sort Of oil and
refinery companies, 1t lisa mighty
poor way to invest money. The
chances are that the investors will
see little II any Of their capital again.
rh0 oil and gas companies OF south
eastern Kansas are numbered BY the
thousand. Neosho county alone has
companies capitalized for 100000
900. The men who are running the
companies are for the most part pro-
motors. Their business Is selling
stock. They know how to write ad-
vertlsementS. It is this kind Of com.
panies that absorb the savings Of PEG.
pie who think that the promises Of
great dividends will be kept. They
do not realize that the advertisements
are written to sell stock, not to In
form the readers Of the true state Of
Affairs and that . permanent return
is rarity.
II you have some money seeking
Investment, don't putt In oil stock.
Buy good farm mortgage or . piece
Of real estate we'll located, Then ct
least you will know where 1t Is.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-04-13

One Of the most interesting yet
clumsy series Of political racysmsnta
Just now before the public 10 the pub
lIcation Of notices to Senator Burton
appsAring IN Topeka and Kansas City
papers. They ere In the form Of tale
graphic dispatches. One was pub-
lIshsd Sunday under 8 Washington
date line. II went on to stats IL was
possible that Q new indictment would
be brought and the old case dismissed.
It was not made clear exactly on what
the new indictment 10 to be based
perhaps be 10 TO b. punished for
not being 9 better lawyer than four Of
tho supreme court justices who ssid
| he had committed no crime and who
interpreted the Law the same as Mr.
Burton. ANYHOW he was to DO IN
dIoted again and tried again before
the same Judge declared by the So
preme court to DO prejudiced In bill
rulings. However, 1t wound up with
the suggestion that II Mr.. Burton
should resign It might put q stop to
tho whole matter and probably biz
appointees would continue in their
jobs.
Why did not the gentlemen 80 In
terested In having Senator Burton re-
sign write to him directly instead Of
printing their open letter in the news
papersp II would have been cheaper.
On Thursday appeared another
"dispatch." 1t was dated Abilene
though 1t was not sent from here but
was prepared like the Washington
dispatch In Topeka. This informs
the public yet further that Mr.. Bur
( ton had "confded to o close friend'
that he intends to resign. Az mat
ter Of fact Mr.. Burton said frankly
not only to "Close" friends but to
anyone that he has no intention Of
resigning but will fight the matter 20
the end and wipe the stain from biz
name. " -
1t is probably true as these open let
tors to Mr.. Burton suggest thAtif be
will resign the case will DO dropped.
Bat he will not resign nor should he
do so. The open lesterO may as well
be- discontinued,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-04-13

ment, ali members being present.
on motion the Board compromised the
back taxes on lots l, 2, 3, block |, Manchester
to Geo Richards for $3.50.
On motion the Board compounded the
back taxes on lot 1os. Cd street, and lots
ioD-I71-ITs, Main street, Solomon. TO ". T.
Harris for 90.
The Board spent the balance Of the day
auditing and allowing bills against the
county.
On motion the Board adjourned at $40 D.
m. to meet at 3. N. Thursday, April 8, 1905
THURSDAY, APRIL Q. 1906.
The Board met 1t .. N. as per adjourn
ment, all members being present.
On motion the Board authorized the coun-
" treasurer 10 cancel tar sale certificate No.
s7s Of sale OF 1901,
On motion the Board deferred action on
the viewers report on the o. q. Shepherd
roaa petition until the next regular meeting
IN Jnly, 1905
Ths Board left At p. m. for WilloVdale
township 10 inspect bridges and rsturned a.
tsD D. m. whom they adjourned 70 meet Al 3
q. N. Friday, April !, 1905
ERIDAV, APRIL :. 1905
The Board met at 9 a. m. a. per adjourn
ment, all members being present.
After attending 10 miscellaneous business
the Board left at iiiso . N. for Noble town
ship TO inspect bridges and returned Al pm.
me Board appointed silAs Baker, 1 n.
Love and A. v. JsWett viewers on ths A. J.
Poor road petition.
On motisn he following aid vas allowed
Az ths quarter ending June q, 1eot; N.
Hickey. q per week. NJ Tons q ~ YEA
Tilns Bslors. = pef ppek; NJ, nocf, q ~
usak; n Dahfb1zs. 90 pr quareri Lilla
sc.nlan. g pr monihi = 0rinncrrun, 80
~ lnonth; 0so suiak. - ~ NORTH M.
Pl,iI.sd. = ~ nsaihi E-isl Lpaehi1s =
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-04-13
~. etennard 81 Oil.

G. A. Staunard. formerly Of this
county, writes to the Kansas City
Journal discussing the oil refinery
proposition in reply to q criticism Of
the plan. He says:
About the question Of increased
prices for crude oil to the consumer
and decreasing prices on refined oil to
consumers, l will just ask you Il
the price on refined oil has not been
reduced since this agitation com.
menced, and whyP II supply and de-
mand regulated the price Of oilP
Do you believe thiSP will ask you
IL you owned practically sll the re-
fined oil west OF the Missouri river
and were prepared or preparing to
take Gil the crude as fast as produced,
would you regulate the price accord
ing to supply and demandP Twill
guess no, not any more than the
Standard does.
| am reliably informed that the
state can pay q per barrel for crude
oil and sell refined oil for z cents per
gallon and make a nice profit on the
business at these prices.
In conclusion do not let the state
refinery bother you, or who will fur
nlsh it with oil, the oil producers
won't have any trouble about that.
and you need not. Remember that
when, we have good seasons things
grow pretty fast in Kansas, and this
looks like q mighty promising season
to me. Your suggestion that the
state Of Kansas 60 into the chicken
business is all right, sir. Whenever
some baldheaded son-ot'a'gun gets all
the chickens In the world corrAlled,
and 90 much money be can drive
every individual who engages in the
chicken business out Of 1t and socks
the prices up and down at his own
sweet will, Kansas will engage In the
incubator or chicken business then
and do It right. In other words,
"she won't cross any bridges until
she comes to them" but as condi-
tionS confront her she will meet them
endeavoring to find . satisfactory
solution Of them. and II the condition
that conironts her Is an unusual one
she may resort to unusual methods.
It 10 seldom shat any person or cor
porAtlon gets 90 much Of the worlds
goods or so strong . corner on any
line Of business that II is necessary
for the state to enter into composition
with them or regulate their business,
but when they do, II they don't play
fair aud be decent Kansas will take .
hand.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-04-13
N anad Adminiatratlon.

The new city Administrations starts
In with . Gne promise Of carrying on
tho excellent management Of city a.
fairs that has been the work Of Mayor
Cowan and his assistants. There are
many reasons why 1t should be euc'
cessful.
Il has been elected with more har-
mony than any administration 10
years, II not In the history Of the city.
Not q candidate had an opponent and
the people were satisfied to allow ell
to have the offices II the recipients
were willing.
tits bipartisan. While the mayor
is a Republican, the city treasury is
In charge Of M. H. Nalott, q Demo-
Graf, who has made most capable
and popular Official. The members
OF the council are Republicans but II
there is any good Democrat who
wants a job we are willing to wager
that he can have q place on the coun'
Gil by consent. The schoolboard haa
two Democrats, Mr., Ackers and Mr..
Nusz, on the list, both elected with
out opposition and men who have
made excellent officials. All are work.
ing to give the city good schools and
good government. regardless Of party
or class. 1t ought to be that way.
The new administration has started
with vigor and vim that ought to
count In the city management and to
make Abilene better place In which
to live, II possible. The outgoing
officers have done we'll and oil are
proud Of them. Let all give to the
new the same hearty cooperation Is
to the old and make their way IS sue
ceSsful as possible.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-04-13
OFF1CIAr PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board Of County Commissioner
Of Dickinson County, State
Of Kansas.

The Board of County Commissioners Of
Dickinson county. state Of Kansas. met &C.
cordIng n law on Monday. April 8, 1906.
There be,pg ureseut B, d. FRY, chairman, O.
A. soherar and O. W. Peterson, members Of
a.. :. S 49,
On motion the Trustee of Grant township
v ~. "a - ~ .a ~ liSe between ne
SvT Of section ana the sex Of section 4. ali
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-04-13
first published in the Abilene Weekly Re
aectol April 70, 1851
Road Notice.

In pursuance Of an order made BY the
Board Of County Commissioners Of The Ooun-
~ Oh Dickinson IN the State Of Kansas, IN
regular session on. the 5th day Of April, A. %
ip06. notlco Il hereby given that John Breen.
adminlsfrstor. James scanlan, 7. II. Shearan,
rom scanlan, D. \. Delaney, A. J. Hul, A. ].
Poor, p. Seaman, H. 4. Knight a: n, Qester-
hans' n. p. sanboFn, Thomas Stafford, house
holders OF said county, residing IN the vicin.
ity where Il Il proposed % vacate the road
below mentioned, have presented q said
board their certain petition, praying tor the
vacation OF public road IN said county -
foiloWSs No ~ and further described -
folieUs, Commencing o rods north q The
south west corner OF sen OF section thirty (lo).
toWnihip twelve On, range four % thence
80 oue-haif 40 nile and that I. N. Love
eIlas baker and A. v. Jeyett viewer duly
appointed, VII pest a. tee place q BEGIN
b. lS19 And PF0esed y view hAid rad. and y
49,. ~, ny 49, Sn Sc ssai Of IA eoun-
N, ailrSd n NJ olosln sad county, th1
- en-, y Ap.''' = = INV. Jaoors
County cl1Ik,