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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-22
QUESTION OF PARK
APPROPRIATIONS

f. A. Douthitt, County Attorney, has
filed a motion to quash, and a demur-
rer to, the alternative writ of manda-
mus, applied for by the Pacific Oil
Transportation Co. and directed to
James Bicknell, Auditor of the County
of Oahu.
The grounds of the motion TO quash
arg that the demand upon the Board of
Supervisors was in the name of Fred
erick G.. Miller, whereas the Pacific Oil
transportation Co. is the petitioner
that the writ is not in the form pre-
scribed by law, not being in the namu
of the Territory of Hawaii. and that
the proceedings have been improperly
brought, because not done in the
name of the Territory.
The demurrer is grounded on allega-
tions that the writ does not state facts
sufficient to constitute a cause of ac-
ton, and that it does not state facts
sufficient to warrant the granting or
affirmative or any relief.
This is the suit to test whether the
county has authority to expend money
upon parks under the jurisdiction of
the Honolulu Park Commission. Plain
tiff supplied oil for park roadway
to the order of the county road com
mittee and the auditor refused to is
sue a warrant to pay the bill-this Oh
the advice of the county attorney.
Then a mandamus suit was brought to
compel the issuance of the warrant.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-22
GRAND JURY REPORT.

The grand jury was in session for
few hours yesterday, but it is un-
derstood did not consider any other
matter than the framing of its final
report. An adjournment was taken
until Monday next without any definite
action, but it understood that at that
time the report will begin to take
shape. 1t will not be handed in, how
ever, until the end of the present
term of court. This grand jury has
been particularly notable because of
the fact that, although it has as yet
indicated no Chinese gambler of con-
sequence, it has succeeded practically
IN putting stop to che-fa playing on
a large scale. What will happen after
the grand jury makes it's report re-
mains to be seen. Perhaps a good deal
will depend upon the nature of the
report
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-22

A strong fight is being made, both
Home Rule member of the Kauai
Board of Supervisors, now on trial at
Lihue on a charge of having forged
signatures to his election petition,
which he filed in the office of the Sec
rotary of the Territory. Chief Clerk
auckland, of the Secretary's office, who
returned from Kauai yesterday, was a
witness in the case, as to the filing of
the paper, although he declined to
qualify on the trial as handwriting
expert auckland was put on the stand
by County Attorney John D. Willard,
of Kauai, and after he had been ask
ed the questions that he went to an
swer, Willard began questioning him
as to his knowledge of handwriting
Mr. auckland answered that he was
not an expert.
But you study handwriting when
you open letters, do you not?" asked
the lawyer.
tThen what do you open letters
FORE
ITO read them, to find out what is
in them, and to see what disposition
/ will make of Them
After that, Mr.. auckland was per-
mitted to go, and came home on the
Mikahala yesterday. Mr.. Ables, of
Fisher, Ables & Co., Will go down as
a handwriting expert for the govern
ment in the case. The case is being
defended by Messrs. Kinney and Raw
Inns of Honolulu, and Coney of Kau-
al. There are thirty witnesses called
to testify for the government.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-22

In the case of J. D. Paris, Mrs E.
Roy, w. H. johnson, j. D. johnson and
w Fl. Shipman VS.. NJ F. Scott, a
unanimous opinion of the Supreme
Court, written by Justice Wilder. over
rules exceptions of the defendant.
Smith & Lewis, L. J. Warren and G.
F. Maydwell appeared for plaintiffs,
while defendant conducted his own
case.
Defendant held an assigned lease of
a piece of land in Kona owned by
plaintiffs. Before he got hold of it,
however, plaintiffs re-entered the prem
Uses and Cancelled the lease for failure
to pay rent and perform all the coven-
ants of the lease. After this at va
rious times defendant, Scott, commit
ted various acts of alleged trespass on
the land, for which plaintiffs sued for
1929 damages and recovered that
amount in the Kona District Court.
Defendant appealed to the Circuit
Court, weber jury found the same
amount of damages for plaintiffs. He
then appealed to the Supreme Court on
six exceptions, only five of which were
allowed by the Circuit Judge.
"The first four exceptions" the
opinion says, ARE SO obviously with
out merit that they are overruled with
out comment
The last exception is on the ground
that the evidence in the Circuit Court
showed that this was an action involv-
ing title to real estate and that con-
seeuently the District Court had no
jurisdiction. It is not shown, the court
finds, that such defense was made in
the District Court, nor even what de-
Tense was offered there. AS, therefore,
it did not appear that the title to real
estate was in question, the final ex-
ception goes with the rest. The law
of the case is stated in the syllabus
thus:
"Certain exceptions plainly without
merit are overruled without comment
''District courts have jurisdiction
in actions of trespass quare clausum
fregit unless the title to real estate is
in question -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-22
CAMPBELL DENIES.

y. j. Campbell. Treasurer of the
Territory of Hawaii, files a general de-
mai to the complaint of Seattle Brew
ing & Mailing Co, suing for return of
the foreign corporation tax and penal
". The Supreme Court lately remand.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-22
JURIES DRAWN
FOR APRIL TERM

Jurors were drawn yesterday for the
April term of the First Circuit Court,
at which Judge De Bolt will preside.
The grand jury is to appear on April
and the trial .iuries on the 3rd. Judge
Robinson will not have a jury, but will
hear jury-waived cases and conduct
hearings at chambers. Following are
the iurv lists.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-22

AS the January term of the First
Circuit Court will expire a week from
Saturday, a report from the present
grand jury must necessarily be pre-
sented if at all, before that time.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-22
BEFORE JUDGE DE BOLT.

Grand Jurors-John II. Schnack,
John Kidwell, Samuel c. Dwight, Hen
ry G. Ingram, Elmer E. Paxton, Walter
Dillingham;, Hugo c. Koelling, r. T
Christensen, Isaac Bray, j. NJ. Nc
Chesney, John Smeaton, John Effinger,
Clarence f. Waterman, +. B. Damon,
Fred. M. Lewis, John Emmeluth, W.
A. Bowen, c. A. Anderson, E. W. Jor-
dan, w. A. Heine, w. L. Hopper, Nor
ley Philip, E. l.. Marshall.
Trial Jurors-W. j. Hills, VIM. Bar
clay, Edward E. Hingley, Joseph
Trask, James d. Cockett, f. j. Tesla,
Henry P. Benson, Willard E. Brown,
George NJ. Raupp, John A Noble,
Frank j. Dutra, Percy M. Pond, John
H. Markham, Thomas D. Stroup, John
Waterhouse, f. B. McStocker, William
Rose, r. II. P. Lishman, H. F. Davi-
son, j. H. MeKeague, w F. Wilson,
Joe Roberts, Geo. w. Farr, II. s. Hage-
rup. Alex, Gardner. c. j. Falk.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-22
THIS DAY
Auction Sale
Thursday, March 20, 'O6
AT 10 O'CLOCK A. M.
Fine
Household Furniture

Removed from the residence of Mr..
F. E. Nichols, Pacific Heights, to
store, Kapiolani Building, corner of
King and Alakea streets, for convent
ence of sale.
The goods comprise very pretty
pieces in Curly Birch, Oak and Birds
eye Maple, Enamelled Iron and Brass
Beds, Ostermoor Mattresses, Ladies'
Writing Desks, Pretty Parlor Furni-
ture, Verandah Suite Complete, Paint
ings, Handsome Diningroom Suite,
Large and Small Rugs, Steinway
Grand Piano, Gas Range, Victor
Graphophone. Stand and Records.
China Closets. Book Cases, Encyclo-
paedia Gull set, full line of Kitchen
Goods, ETC.. Etc.
On view, Wednesday, March q.
las. F, MORGAN.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-22

ed this case to the Circuit Court, hav.
ing affirmed an interlocntory ruling of
the latter overruiing the demurrer of
defendant
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-22
Castle & Cooke, Ltd.
HONOLULU.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
SUGAR FACTORS.
HONOLULU,

AGENTS FOR
The Eva Plantation Co
The Waialua Agricultural c., kaa
The kohala Sugar Co.
The Waimea Sugar Mill Co.
The Fulton Iron Works, ST. Lowsu.
The Standard Oil Co.
The George F. Blake Steam puuxm
Weston's CentrifugaIs.
Inc New England Mutual Life Inrur.
ance Co, Of Boston.
The Aetna Insurance Co.. OF Hars.
ford, Conn.
The Alliance Assurance Co.. of x.sv-
don.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-22
BEFORE JUDGE LINDSAY.

Trial Jurors-A w. Seabury, S. w
Logan, David X. Hoapili, Ed. c. Ly-
man, j. Homer Nishwitz, Chas. Lucas,
Robert Scott, A. B. Doak, Chas. Rat
cliffe, Jacob Lando, Frank J. Wallace,
J. E. Kahoa, Chas G. Murasky. H. o.
Walker, Chas. Johnson, L. Jamison,
VIM. Weinrich, Jas. Mott Jr., Geo. j.
O'Neil, Thomas Wilson, Chas. j. Luo-
wigsen, John Nein, Geo. s. Water
house, Chas. H. Pfeiffer, Geo. E. Rugg,
S. Kapu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-22
LADIES' AUXILIARY,
A. 0. H., DIVISION NO. I.

Meets every nrst and third Tues
day. at p. M, in C. B. u. Hall, Fort
street. Visiting sisters are cordially
invited to attend
M. ALICE DOHERTY, Pres.
MARGARET K. TIMMONS, Sec'y.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-22
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
Camp No. I. u. S. w. V.

Department Hawaii.
Meets every LIST and 3rd
Wednesday. Suites Is and
16 Progress Block. Fort
and Beretania streets, at
1880 p. m. Visiting COM
rades cordially invited to
attend.
H. T. MOORE. Comdr.
r. H. LONG, Adjutant.
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OCEANIC LODGE NO. 371,
r r A. M.

1sA'
Meets on the last Monday OF eacn
veonth. at Masonic Temple.
Visiting brethren and members OF
Hawaiian and Pacific are cordially in
vited to attend.
C. G. BOCKUS. VIM.
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POLYNESIA ENCAMPMENT,
NO. I, I. o. o. F.
Meets every first and third FfsID "a 1
of the month a 1:30 p M, IA OU'
Fellows Hall. Fort street. NisitliiS
brothers cordially invited TO attend.
PAUL SMITH, c. p
L. L. LA PIERRE. Scribe.
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
Real Estate Booming.

veteran market observer makes the
statement that real estate is the last
thing to boom In every grand wide
spreading bull movement and that such
boom invariably marks the climax OF
every periodic on-rush in the countrys
prosperity. He also noted that at the
present writing nearly every important
city in the country is In the full enjoy
ment of rank speculation in real estate
IN other words, that we are in the midst
OF a great real estate boom and there
fore must be approaching the END of the
prosperity movement which has been in
progress for nearly ten years, since
the first election Of Mckinley. There is
nothing as unstable as high priced real
estate after the reaction once sets In
The traditional back yard full of bronze
lions. iron dogs and perpetual fountains
are quick assets compared to suburban
lots and corn field subj divisions In hard
times. The experienced observer above
referred to fortified his evil suggestion by
declaring that the main reason why the
people have not been In stocks for a.
year or more is because they have been
putting most of their surplus into real
estate and marking up the price thereof
on each other. in this manner multiply
ing their wealth on paper fabulously.
He remarked as long as the people can
fool themselves into the belief that they
are making money swapping real estate
they will not go into any other kind of
speculation. Nothing, not even gold
mining. Is as seductive as gambling in
real estate. and nothing collapses so COM
pletely and utterly as a real estate boom
when the explosive stage is reached. The
foregoing lamentation recalls the remark
of a great speculator that he always felt
more comfortable seated on the shoulders
of a bull movement than on the tail.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
An Opportunity Missed.

The curious fact came to Hight this
week that the holders OF more than 81
100000 of the Union Pacific a per cent con-
vertible bonds have failed to avail them
selves OF the privilege of converting
these bonds into the stock of the com
pany at par, thereby sacrificing. in the
aggregate about $4,000, or $50 on each
$1,000 bond. The last day of grace expired
with 81, 10000 of these bonds still out
standing. Whether~they have disappeared
or merely passed into the hands of per-
sons entirely unfamiliar with business.
and therefore, ignorant of the sacrifice
they made. Is one OF the unknowable
things. 1t is probable. however, that the
latter supposition. furnishes the correct
solution. as the bonds were Of too recent
Issuance to make 1t likely that many
of them were destroyed or lost. This item
of disappearance OF money and securi-
ties is quite an important factor In the
financial world. The government and
every banking institution that issues its
notes Is a large gamer on this account.
The treasury department at Washington
has the thing figured down fine and its
experts can tell to nicely about the
proportion Of the notes Of any date or
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
WHERE MILLIONS
DO NOT COUNT
JOHN D. RoCkEFELLER, JR, AND
COUSIN WERE REFUSED FOOD
AND SHELTER AMONG THE
BERKSHIRE HILLS.

Great harrington, Mass, Special to the
New York World
The beautiful village of Sheffield that
snuggles among the Berkshire hills half
q dozen miles south of here has just found
out that it has a special claim to dis
tinetion quite apart from its wonderful
old elns, splendid wide streets ana tine
finest views in the hull of Berkshire, by
jinksn' 1t is two weeks since the Vliiage
made the discovery, yet so slow has u
heen TO realize the stupendousness of what
happened to it that not until within the
mast two or three days has the town rec
ognized the great fact that it stands alone
in having first refused food and lodging
to prospective Millionaire, and then per-
mitted the richest young man IN the
world to edo the chores about quaint
old Kitchen in part payment for his en-
tertainment On Friday night, two weeks
ago, JOHN D. Rockefeller, Jr., and his
cousin. Percy Rockefeller, rode into Shelf
field mounted ON mustang ponies and &C
companied by a groom. who drove nghe
wagon that carried the baggage OF the
party. They were on their way from New
York Pttsfeld, where the Aero club
was scheduled TO hold a balloon ascen-
sion the next day. They had been riding
since early morning and were tired. Sup
pers and a bed were matters of prime i'm
portance to them. Sheffield hadn't quite
all gone to bed, but it was pretty much
all within doors and the horsemen hunted
around town, looking for hotel for some
time without meeting any of the villagers.
Then they found John Rock. If any one
is out late In the evening in Sheffield 1t is
sure to be John.
.sWhere can we find place where we
can put up tonight?" inquired John D.,
Jr
"Hey?" responded John.
1--WE want to find hotel"
"Oh" said John. Then he directed the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
Heroes in Humble Life.

From Leslie's Weekly
The terrible disaster that befell the
French mining town of Lens, and snuffed
out the lives of nearly 1900 coal miners
caught like rats by an explosion of fire
damp. produced some remarkable in
stances of herolsm. The company made
little effort to rescue the men at first
Had 1t done so many hundreds might
have been saved Finally some German
miners decided to ascertain If any work.
men had survived. They did save some
by risking their own lives Another hero
was In the miner Nemy who led a party
of thirteen out of the subterranean cham
bers after twenty days of wandering and
tortures from hunger and thirst. Nemy
and the German rescuers were decorated
with the Cross of the Legion If oHnor.
Nemy, however, accepted his cross sui
lenly. what good is this bauble to mew
he asked. 1T cannot bring back my
comrades. nor pay for my wife's useless
mourning" Doubtless lie will In course
of time esteem more highly than he does
at present the 'bauble" which represents
the appreciation In which men hold his
heroic conduct.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
New York viii Profit.

New York is likely to benefit in one
particular by the San Francisco disaster
There is a strong probability that this
city will get a large percentage of the
business in mining stocks formerly done
in San Francisco. Several companies are
already moving their headquarters from
the Pacific coast to New York and others
are making ready to follow suit. Boston
will get some of the companies, but New
York is more than likely to attract the
greater number Operations in mining
stocks have become the great feature Of
trading in the curb market mere and ev-
erybody interested in that branch of spec
ulation naturally goes where the crowd Is
biggest and action liveliest. Before the
play grows much larger, however, 1t
will be necessary for the men who rep
resent the responsible element on the
Curb to organize for protection against
wild cat schemes, any number of which
avail themselves of the loose methods
prevailing on the Curb to make fictitious
quotations for their stocks for the use
of their agents throughout the country
in making market for the worthless
stuff. Every community north of the
Ohio river parallel is over run with people
trying to sell mining shares and their
nlain stock In trade Is the quotations es-
tablished on the New York curb market.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
Senate Anaered.

Word comes from Washington that the
''touchy" United States Senate is angered
by the efforts of the whisky trust to dra-
COON that body into passing the free al
cohol bill. The Senate is particularly
grouchy just now anyway over the pro-
tracted debate on the rate bill and in the
mood to feel sore over the double loaded
editorial demands being made by many
newspapers for the immediate passage OF
the free alcohol proposition. 1t is quite
likely that the chances of affirmative ac-
ton this session of Congress have been
impaired by the injudicious activity of the
whisky lobby through the newspapers.
If the effort fails 1t will not be the first
time lobby has committed the fatal mis-
take Of trying to jump down the throat
of the United States Senate with spurs
on
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
Investors Hurt.

The larger proportion of this immense
shrinkage falls upon the shoulders of
the investor class and might properly be
called ''Tarer loss" The earning ca
pacity of the properties remains unlm-
paired and profits. keep piling up right
along against the coming of dividend
days. That part of the loss which fell
Upon spectators Is real-as real as though
the losers had been held up at the point
of a revolver and the money taken away
from them. 1t transpires that the
weightlest punishment is inflicted upon
rich or well-to-do element. The great
plungers whose names are familiar to
tne reading public in connection with
gigantic deals and speculations of all
sorts suffere ed worst. Individual plungers
sustained losses ranging from $4,000 to
100000 CO., Several rich and active broker
age concerns which had for a year or
more been receiving endless notoriety and
newspaper advertising in connection with
successful pool and clique operations on
the exchange became the storm center
of liquidation and stories, are rife of
heavy losses sustained by some of these
houses or account Of the inability Of
plunging Clients to make good their mar
gin commitments. The mystery as to
who held the stocks was cleared to a cer-
tain extent. 1t wasn't the public, and
1t wasn't the insiders to the extent sup
posed. The real holders were the multi
millionaire and millionaire semi-profes-
sional Spectators and their followings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
Copper Situation.

Domestic consumption Of copper will
have to increase at a truly prodigious
rate to keep up with the enlarged pro-
duction and make up also for decreased
exports. The ten months of the govern
ment fiscal year ending with April shows
diminished exports to the extent of 3d.
100000 pounds. as compared with the cor
responding ten months of the year pre-
ceding. The decrease for the full official
year will approximate 900 pounds
and the increased home production for
the same period will approximate 15O-
100000 pounds. The two items together
make up an amount equal to fully 25 per
cent Of the production Of the United
States 1t would appear from this that
there IS a strong likelihood Of large
accumulation of stocks of the red metal
before the end of the current calendar
year. Indeed, there Is good reason to
believe that stocks are already piling up.
although the fact Is denied by those
speaking for the big producing and SELL
ing interests. Every effort Is made TO
produce and keep up the impression that
consumption Is still running neck and
neck with production and that the users
of the metal must be wide-awake to get
supplies even at the high prices now pre-
valing This situation Is not pleasant
one for the copper companies to face.
particularly at time when so many Of
them are moving heaven and earth to
land the public with their securities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
WALL STREET HAS
GREAT EARTHQUAKE.
One Billion Shrinkage in Price
ofSecurities
PLUNGERS ARE HARD HIT
semi-professional Mlllonaires Cause
cataclysm-PredIcted That Pros.
perlty Wave Has Reached
Its Limit in U. S.
BY w. G. NICHOLAS.

New York. May 5.-(Special.) -Measured
in dollars and cents the earthquake
which has rocked Wall street to its
foundations cost about FIVE times as much
as the one that devastated San Francisco
and the Pacific coast. with the stub of
lead pencil it is easy to figure up a
shrinkage of more than 81 600 100000 in the
market price of securities traded in upon
the New York Stock Exchange. The loss
in twenty of the most active stocks foots
up S66o'oOo,OOO in round figures Here is
the list:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
Mrs. winsIow,s SOOTHING svrun.

The best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold
by druggists in every part of the world.
Be sure and ask for Mrs. WinsIow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind
Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
nv MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with
PERFECT SUCCESS 1t SOOTHS tho
CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS
all Pain, CURES WIND COLIC. and is
twenty-five cents bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
Gas In Gotham.

New York burned 13,30S, S63.773 feet Of
gas last year. Assuming that the con-
sumption will be as great the current
year it Is easy to figure out that a reduc-
ton of 20 cents thousand feet in the
price means a cut in the income of Con"
gas of s2.6610Oo. which Is more than the
surplus officially announced at the end
of the last fiscal year. Why the stock
should sell above par under these cir
cumstances is one Of the mysteries Of
Wall street.