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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-17

Il
PIunkitt's opportunities were graft,
what he calls honest graft,
and they netted him millions.
Riordan's opportunity was Plunkitt
-"Plunkitt, of Tammany Hall
and he has put him in book
under that title, which Mcclure &
Phillips are offering the public in the
hope that it, too, Will see its oppor-
tunity and take it.
Plunkitt, of Tammany Hall, leader
of New York's Fifteenth Assembly
district, sachem of the Tammany So
ciety. chairman of Tammany's cleo
ton committee, is perhaps the most
thoroughly practical" politician of
the day- He boasts of his record in
filling four public Offices in one year,
and drawing salaries from three OF
them at the same time. He boasts
also of the fact that he was born in
Central Park" meaning in the ter
ritory now included in the park. lie
began life as driver OF cart and had
attained the proud eminenee OF
Washington market butchers boy,
when some forty years ago he went
into politics. Now, as he says, he is
pretty comfortable, thank you'-a
desirable condition arising from two
score years OF political pull and hon
est graft. His business is contract
ing. transportation, real estate, and
every other business he can make
money out of" He has no office
His headquarters for years have been
the county courthouse bootblack
stand, where he has received his con-
stituents. transacted his general
business, and poured forth his genial
political philosophy.
Apoiogists of Machine Politics.
It. is a series of these breezy dis
courses which Mr.. Riordan has gath
cred up and hopes 10 preserve from
oblivion between the red covers Of
his little book. Plunkitt explains at
some length, and with logic which
amuses, If It does not convince, the
difference between honest and
dishonest" graft, shows up the
blighting effect of civil service re-
form, gives sound practical advice
TO the industrious voter who desires
to become statesman, warns
against the allurement and dangers
OF the dress suit, and holds up re-
formers to scorn as ''mornin' glories
that look lovely, but wither up in a
short time"
Plunkitt, of Tammany Hall, is not
4 romantic hero, any more than he is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-17

scientist. Neither is he an ex-
FOUNDER of law and morals, nor yet
a teacher of men. lie is simply a
"statesman"-of a sort-and very
thoroughly on to the job of being
that particular scrt of statesman. He
is the apologist and panegyrist of
machine politics, and he dispenses a
very practical political philosophy.
His first discourse explains the diff
ference between honest and dishon-
est graft. This is the way he puts
it:
There's an honest graft, and I'm
an example of how it works. | might
sum up the whole thing by saying,
1 seen my opportunity an | took it,
Just let me explain My party's in
power in the city, en- it's goin' to
undertake a whole lot of public i'm
provements. Well, I'm tipped of, say,
that they're goin' to lay out new
park at a certain place. | see my
opportunity an | take it. | 20 TO
that place and buy all the land | can
in the neighborhood. Then the
board of this or that makes its plans
public and there is a rush TO get my
land, which nobody cared particular
for before. Amt it perfectly honest
to charge a good price and make a
profit on my investment Of course
ii is Well, that's honest graft.
drop the Orator Idea. "
Many of our men have grown
rich in politics | have myself I've
made good big fortune out of the
game, and I'm getuln' richer every
day. but I've not gone in for dishon-
loonkeepers, disorderIy people, etc
and neither has any of the men
who have made big fortunes in pol
tiles"
His recipe for becoming a states
man is one that many a national leg
islator might apply to advantage
ilSI VI oil llc duh lStS gOuuS ulGU
who want to play the political game
to drop the orator idea Orators
he opines, are chiefly ornamental
You never heard OF Charlie Murphy
deliverin' a speech, did you? Or
Richard Croker, or John Kelly. OF
any other man who has been a real
power in the organization? The mer
who rule have practiced keepin their
tongues still, not exercisin them
Next, he says, Get foIlowin'. -
And he tells of his own beginning
Il had a cousin, a young man who
didn't take any particular interest in
politics. | went 10 him and said
Tommy, I'm going 10 be a politician
and | want TO get a followin', can
count on your Hc said, Sure
George That's how ! started il
business. | got a marketable com
modity-one vote. Then l went L
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-17

George Washington Plunkitt, One of Tam
many sShrewdest Sachems, Phiosophically
Defines the Distinction Between Honest and
Dishonest Graft and Admits That He IS an
Excellent Example Of the First Type.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-17

cry and helps to bury the dead. Ev-
erybody in the district knows him
and knows where TO find him. And
in case OF need. they don't hesitate
to look him up.
But he doesn't wait to be looked
up. He does that himself in many
cases. 1t is one way of holding the
district. His general rule is study
human nature and act accordin. ="
Apparently gratitude is big factor
in vote getting IF there's a fire in
Ninth, Tenth, or Eleventh avenue.
for example-any hour. day or night
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-17

I'm usually there with some of my
election district captains as soon as
the fire engines If family is burnt
out, | don't ask whether they are
Republicans or Democrats. and
don't refer them to the charity or
ganization society, which would in
vestigate their case in month or
two and decide they were worthy of
help about the time they were dead
from starvation. | get quarters for
them, buy them clothes if their
clothes are burned up, and fix them
up till they get things running again.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-17
What Murphy
Thinks of Runkitt

Senator Plunkitt is straight or
ganization man. lie believes in party
government; he does not indulge IN
cant and hypocrisy. and is never
afraid TO say exactly what he thinks
He is a believer in thorough political
organization. anu all-the-year-round
work. and he holds the doctrine in
making appointments TO ohics party
workers should be preferred if they
are fitted to perform the duties Of
the Office Plunkitt is one of the
veteran leaders of the organization
He has always been faithful and
reliable, and he has performed VAL
liable service for Tammany Hall.
CHARLES T. MURPHY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-17

GORGE WASHINGTON
PLUNKITT seen his
opportunities. an he
took EN- So did Will
liam l.. Riordan-Ri-
ordan of Park Row.
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CONTINUED ON Page Nine. this Section-3
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-16
CHAMBER OF commerce
WILL Fleet TODAY

The Chamber of Commerce will elect
officers today, and it is said that there
will be a fight on the choice for vice
president, as we'll as in the selection of
trustees. Fred J. Lowery is booked
for election as president without oppo-
sition, having served as vice-president,
but it is said that James F. Morgan
will oppose W. M. Giffard for the vice
presidency. There will be no contest
over the election of James G. Spencer
as secretary.
For trustees, nine to be elected, the
nominating committee has put up the
following names: Jas. F. Morgan, F.
NJ. Swanzy, w. Pfotenhauer, L. Tenney
Peck, w. LAM, Z. /. Spalding, Jas. A.
Kennedy, E. E. Paxton, J. r. Gait, G..
P. Wilder, w. A. Bowen, Alex. CARVE,
W. H. Hoogs, J. A. McCandless, F. w.
Macfarlane.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-16
TIL
BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP
MUSEUM,
KAILHI, OAHU.

Residents Of Hawaii Territory and
strangers visiting Honolulu are hereby
notified that the al we named Museum
will be open to inspection on FRI.
DAYS and SATURDAYS Of each and
every week of the year, and also upon
ALL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Thanks
giving and Christmas excepted), be-
tween the hours or 10 O'Clock a. m.
and 'clock p. m, from the 31st day
Of March to the 31st day OF October,
and from 10 O'Clock a. m. to 4:30
o'clock p. IN. from the LIST day Of
November to the 31st day Of March
of each year until further notice.
Tourists arriving in Honolulu by
through steamers on other than the
regular VISITORS days hereinbefore
designated Sundays and Thanksgiving
and Christmas excepted) and leaving
prior to the days set apart as regular
visitors days NAV be admitted to the
Museum On SPECIAL PERMITS, is
sued during office hours from the gen.
eral office of the trustees, No. 2? Mer-
chant street, next door to the banking
house of Bishop & Co.
ADMISSION TO MUSEUM FREE.
Electric ears bound west on King
street pass the Museum every ten
minutes during the day.
Honolulu, T. H, June 18th, 1905.
PER ORDER.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-16
FINEST To
BRACE UP
"Cops" Get Orders to
Stop Splitting
Habit.

The club-swingers under the regime
OF oherlH Brown have now to toe the
mark If the rules of the department,
which the sheriff says must be rightly
enforced, are lived UP to. the notice
Will be models of decorum. For in
stance. the sheriff has posted the fol-
lowing in the receiving clerks room:
"All persons are to refrain from maxi
ing the sidewalk at the receiving sta
ton a loafing place"
No officer will be permitted to ex-
pectorate indiscriminately. He must
seek the proper receptacle for that
function. That will be living up to
Senator Dickey's idea of street deco
rum. The rule which the officers are
asked to strictly observe, has also been
posted as follows:
ANY officer expectorating on any
floor. stairway, or in any receptacle
other than the one intended for such
purpose, at or around the police sta
| ton, Or on the sidewalk in front of
the police station, may for such act
be dismissed from the force"
And then comes the climax. The
turkeys must keep to their section of
the station. They may show their faces
in the receiving clerks office only when
the gong sounds for them. The new
order is as follows:
1.-THE turnkey on watch shall remain
in the yard below and keep general
supervision over the prisoners both in
the yard and those in the cells and will
enter the receiving station only when
called upon to receive a prisoner"
Turnkey Melanphy is an old-time
sailor and he has dubbed the yard
tween decks" and the clerks office
the promenade deck" and the sheriff s
office the bridge" He is practicing
up lot of new signals and salutes.
'"The only thing wrong about it is
that that gong sounds as if the clerk
was signaling me to get up steam to
go full speed ahead or half speed
astern, and when I went to sea it was
not in steamboat"
Officers on duty are also compelled
under the orders to give up the de-
lights experienced in smoking two
fers'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-16
HAWAIIAN STORIES
FOR MAGAZINES

A London writer has asked the Ha-
wall Promotion Committee to forward
a number of photographs of surf rid
ers, Hawaiian canoes racing on the
waves and other scenes of aquatic life
in the Hawaiian Islands, which are to
be Incorporated in a story for the Wide
Wide World magazine. One of the
proprietors of this and another maya
zine has also written to the Promotion
Committee asking that about forty
of Hawaiian scenes be sent
him. He is writing general story
about the islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-16
BILL OF NOVELTIES
At The KA|MUK| ZOO

Fortunate, indeed, has been the Zoo
in being able to procure the services OF
a clever magician who has a host of
good tricks up his sleeve to spring upon
the audience. One of these is the feat
he does of allowing himself to be tied
with ropes and freeing himself from
them without destroying the knots or
severing the ropes. He will furnish lots
of amusement.
Then clever juggler has been en-
gagged. who will do balancing stunts
upon a high pole, and several other
feats in the realm of juggledom. And
a trio of good players will be heard on
stringed instruments in new and catchy
selections. and bag puncher, who does
stunts with hands, head, shoulders, ell
bows and all of his anatomy except
his feet, will amuse for awhile.
On account of popular demand and
by special request, the comedian Vie
ira and his partner will give again their
funny sketch. adding some new stuff
to what they already have. This is
the bill for Wednesday night and ought
to be winner.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-16
FOR SALE

One Duplex Double-Acting Pump
with Boilers. The Pump is driven by
a Horizontal Cross Compound Con-
densing Corliss Engine. Capacity Of
Pump 100000 gallons per "a hours.
against head of so feet. Engine has
cylinders of lin. and 21in.x30in. Rev..
As per minute. Pump has cylinders
Of 13in. and bin. x30in Boilers are B. &
w. and carry steam up to $50 lbs. per
square inch.
The Pump has been used only one
year and is in first-class condition. It
was built by the Fulton Engineering &
Ship Building Works, S. F., in 1900.
This Pump will be sold for $1,000 fob.
steamer at Makaweli
Our new Olokele Ditch, at a higher
elevation, obviates further use of this
plant.
HAWAIIAN SUGAR CO., LTD.
1852 MAXWELL, Kauai
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-16
FOR w EAK MEN
With Free suspensory.

II your manly strength has been
sasted by the designations of youth or
" maturity, overwork, worry or sick
ness, I can promise If you will wear
my belt that you will regain the vigor
and pleasure of perfect strength.
DR., MciAUGHLIN'S BELT
Cures weakness in Men and Women.
Weak Backs, rheumatism, Stomach,
Kidney and Liver Troubles, Constipa-
ion and all Nervous Diseases.
FREE BOOK-If you can't call, in
close this ad and I will mail, sealed
and free. my beautiful illustrated 30
cage book. which tells ALL Address
DIR. M. G.. MCLAUGHLIN,
eos MARKET ST. Above Ellis.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-16
PROF. SMITH is
AGAIN MARRIED

The engagement of Prof. Albert W.
Smith and Mrs Ruby Green Bell was
recently announced and was the source
Prof. Smith and his former wife,
Mary Roberts Smith. are well known
here. having visited the islands several
years ago. Mrs. Smith also gave a
course of lectures here some time ago.
Both Professor Smith and his future
wife. Mrs. Bell. have been instructors
at Stanford University. Prof. Smith
spent twelve years there as director of
the mechanical engineering depart
ment He left last year to become
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-16
AT AUCTION
Friday, August 18. 1905,
AT - O'CLOCK NOON.

At our salesrooms. corner Fort and
Queen streets, we will sell by order Of
J. H. Craig, Esq. administrator of the
Estate of Con. Sterling. (deceased), the
following
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-16

APrice $500, postage prepaid.
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le0SehO|d Q0d improvements

Consisting Of
First-Lease of land at Kalia, Walk
XII, Honolulu, from A. ". Gear to c..
Sterling, dated Sept. 1, 1897, for period
Of SO years, at 500 per year ground
rent. Size of lot 75x to tide. about
15O feet. Improvements upon same
consist of cottage with rooms, large
lanai on 3 sides, stables and outhouses;
we'll improved with trees and plants.
Rental paid to Sept. 1, 1905.
Second-Adjoining property under
lease at Kalia. Waikiki, Honolulu, from
A. " Gear to c.. Sterling, dated Sept.
l, 1898, for a. period Of 40 years, at
$112.5O per year ground rent. Size OF
lot 75x about 100 to tide water. Inn
provements consist of 2 6-room cot
tages.
Outbuildings; lot nicely improved.
Terms: Cash u. s. gold coin.
For further particulars apply to J..
n. CRAIG, ESQ, Administrator OF
Estate of c. Sterling, deceased, or
FISHER, ABLES CO., LTD,
AUCTIONEERS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-16
dean of sibley College at Cornell.

dean of Sibley College at Cornell.
Mrs. Bell entered Stanford as a stu
dent in 1895. but discontinued her Uni
versity work, returning again later and
graduating in 1902. Since then she has
been an assistant and instructor in the
biology and entomology Departments at
Stanford.
Professor Smith recently came West
to claim his bride, and the wedding was
to take place on the Stanford campus
today.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-16
HARRISON MUTUAL
ASSOCIATION

Has now 1900. has buried 1877 Of its
members during the two and one-half
years since 1T organization. The MEM
bership fee will be raised to $3.50 on
May 1, 1905. ]. II. TOWNSEND,
Secretary.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-16
YAMATOYA

MERCHANT TAILOR AND SHIRT
MAKER.
No. Is Beretania street. near Nuuanu.
P. o. Box S22
sHIRTS OF ALL KINDS, KIMONAS
AND PAJAMAS MADE To Or
DER AND ON SALE.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-16
THE BIC COCOA PALM.
Grow In salty Soil, oefylna HurrL
canes Of the Tropics.

Grow In salty Soil, Defyina Hurrl
canes Of the Tropics.
Tho cocoanut means a great deal
10 the West Indian negro. says
Country Life. a dark.sklnned man
ran lightly up the tall stem. with
susplciously prehonsilo feet, stopping
at the fruit cluster to select and pull
on a great nut. which he tossed &c
the ground. examined II with Gu.
rlosity. for Il was little enough like
the cocoanut Of the stores In the
north. a smooth green covering.
hard. lmperylous 20 anything but a
heavy knlfe-no wonder the cocoa
palm spreads among these islands,
Boatshaped. in n sense; light enough
10 float easily. the big seed Is always
ready for a sea voyage. Cast ashore
on a sandy beach. II quickly gormin
ates and holds fast In the salty soil,
soon growing 10 its estate OF beauty
and fruitulnoss and able TO defy tho
hurricanes Of the tropics.
Rcstful as were the Isolated cocoa
palms. Il was not until / came upon
real grove Of them that could
fully appreciate the tropical latitude.
a visit 10 "Crusoo beach frlnged by
the great palms. hanging full Of heavy
nuts, with liberty to wander where
the sandy Lround-lt was winter,
mind you'-was covered, not with
fallen leaves Of oa. and beech, but
with great fronds eight or ten feet
long dropped from the clcan'stemmee
giants with feathorduster heads
this took away the last memory Of
the ico.bound and coalsmokod north,
Women take fright easily over a
lovers compliments TO another OF the
fair sex.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-16

Los Angeles. Clsudine Coin. IL
years old housekoepr for her father
at 273S West Temple street. shot and
fatally wounded raymond Coin her
li-yearold brother and Mabel Cooper
his 1O.yearold playmate. at o'clock
Monday afternoon. The shooting &C.
cording TO Clsudine's story, was acct
dental. although she admits she went
10 her fathers room and secured and
loaded the shotgun Il was her inten
ton, she says, merely TO scare the
other children into good behavior.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-16

Des Molnes, lathe food which
has oyornowod thousands OF acres OF
nno land In tho vicinity OF Keokuk. Is
slowly reccdlng, the water having
fallen about two feet since reaching a
standstill Sunday night. Damage 10
farmers near Kookuk is estimated nj
$500 600, and the losses nt Keokuk,
Davenport. and az other places along
the river viii aggregate hundreds OF
thousands more. Riley Smallwocd,
aged 10, was drowned near Alexan-
drla In an attempt TO ford a swollen
stream In his wagon
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-16
FEED YOUNG GIRLS.
Must Have Right Food While Grow.
ing.


Ing.
Great caro- should be taken at the
critical period when the young girl
ia Just merging into womanhood that
the diet shall contain all that is up
building and nothing harmful.
Al that age the structure is being
formed and II formed OF n healthy,
sturdy character. health and happi.
ness will follow; on the other hand
unhealthy cells may be built In and a
sick condition slowly superyene
which, II not checked, may ripen into
chronic disease and cause lifelong
suffering.
A young lady says;
Coffee began 10 have such an effect
on my stomach a few years ago that
l was compelled to quit using II. Il
brought on headaches. pains In my
muscles and nervousness,
Il tried to use tea In It's stead. but
found It's effects even worse than
those suffered from coffee. Then
for long time / drank milk alone at
my meals. but II never helped me
U iAF NANNAt9t hAA ~ lAhN ~ lullAN On nv
A friend came 10 tho rescue with the
suggestion that I try Postum Coffee,
II did so, only TO fnd ashrst, that
didn't fancy H. But | had heard OF
30 many persons who had been benefit.
ed by It's use that / persevered. and
when | had Il brewed right found II
grateful In flavor and soothing and
strengthening TO my stomach. can
md no words 10 express my feeling
OF what owe to Postum Food Coneel
'ln every respect Il has worked a
wonderful improvomont-th head
aches, nervousness, the pains In my
side and back, an the distressing
symptoms yielded TO tho magic power
OF Postum. My brain seems also 10
share In the betterment OF my physl-
cal condition; Il seems keener, more
alert and brighter am. In short, In
better health now than / ever was
before, and / am sure / owe Il TO the
use OF your Postum Food Coffee. p
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-16
THE TEAM OWNERS
REMAIN NEUTRAL
There VIII Be No Extension Of the
Chicago Teamsters' Strike.

Chicago. The Chicago Team own.
era' association. an organization en-.
ploylng 5000 union toamstors. has de-.
cidod TO remain neutral in the present
labor struggle now in progress in CHI
cago. Ever since tho commencement
Of the toamstcrs' strike the Team own
ers' association has bco1 anxious Too
have the question Of making deliveries
to strikebound houses submitted to
arbitration. The toamslors by unan.
nous vote. refused 10 agree 10 tho
proposition and Tor a time % was be
ilevcd that the team owners would
force a strike Of these 5000 drivers
by ordering them 10 make dolivcrios
20 FIRMS involved in the strike.
In an effort to learn the sentiment
OF the members ~ the association &C..
gardlng the matter. u was decided tu
take referendum vote ON the question.
This vote was completed Sunday and
resulted In 1866 ~ tho members voting
TO remain neutral during the trouble
and In three members voting 10 com
pol the teamstera 10 obey orders. The
decision reached by the owners means
that there will be no strike 81 these
men and tho threatened expansion Of
the trouble In this direction has been
ayerted
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-16

San Frunclsco-A twoye soarch
for d. W. Ross, promIuol. con.
tractor OF this city, who vanished in
August. 1908. ended sunday at the cor.
oner's once. George r. Harris dent.
fed the photograph and description OF
an unidentified" man killed by a
street car IN September 1908. as that
OF the father Of Dr. Frank c. Ross,
the astronomer now assistant d.
rector at Carnegie institute Wash.
ington. ID. c., and Walter Ross. in the
government service The body had
ben buried In the pocters field.