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The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-11-30
REPORTED THAT
SINS HAS LEFT

1t was reported late yesterday even
ing that w. r. Sims. whom Judge
Lindsay summarlly dismissed as clerk
of court the dav before, had got away
for the Coast in the Rosecrans.
The report was that he paid boat
man SO to take him outside the harbor
to the departing oil steamer.
Judge Lindsay had gone TO bed when
an attempt was made to reach him
by telephone at the Seaside Hote,. so
that II could not be ascertained II any
thing was wrong with Sims court ac,
counts.
1t was said at the courthouse yester-
day that his inheritance tax records
We're not written up.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-11-30

a Kalhi precinct, the Pauoa and the
Waialua precincts. In each of the
other than the Kakaako precincts he
was told there We're one or two Illegal
ballots counted, while in the Kakaako
precinct sydney Jackson and a man
named Newlands informed him that 90
ballots were improperly counted for
Iaukea-more than enough to elect
Brown. Under cross-examination he
admitted that none of the claims We're
of his own knowledge.
Brown went into details of his va
rious items of information. He told
of his failure to obtain information
about the rejected ballots from the re-
turns in the county clerks office, which
led him to make inquiries of watchers
in the different precincts.
There was considerable of contention
between counsel on both sides over the
admissibilty of questions.
Justice Hartwell, after one of the
tilts. expressed his satisfaction with
Browns statement of reasons for in
stituting the proceedings.
Chief Justice Frear repeated the rul-
ing of the previous day that the pro-
ceedings being held thus far were for
the purpose of ascertaining whether
the petitioner was in possession Of any
definite information on which to base
his request for recount.
Mr.. Gear, after Browns cross-exam-
ination, said that unless the court de-
sired to hear the additional witnesses
The petitioner had no further evidence
TO present.
The three Justices consulted earnest
ly for about fifteen minutes and then.
at 1925 o'clock, the Chief Justice de-
clared recess till p. m,
A. NJ. Brown was called by the Chief
Justice at o'clock and asked:
What kind of information had you
about how many votes were cast fol-
you and for Iaukea in the Kakaako
precinct7"
My information Is that all of q
ballots were cast for Iaukea which
should not have been cast"
II understood from you this morn
ing" the Chief Justice resumed. "tha
you had no information as to the bal
lots you claim were improperly count
ed?"
No" Mr.. Brown answered; at saiC
| that l had information that ballots
We're counted which should not hav'
been. on account Of having the eros
In the wrong place, which was a mari
OF Identification"
, Mr.. Kinney admitted that Mr.. Brow
had so testified,
THE COUNT ORDERED.
Chief Justice Frear. after a shor
consultation with Justices Hartwell an
: Wilder, announced:
l The court would like to procee
5 with the count OF the Kakaako pre-
clnct,"
e Mr.. Kinney called Chairman Brocl
o who, after examining the bag. said
!. was apparently" in the same cond
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-11-30

The net result of the recount of
the fifth of the fourth was gain
of twelve votes for Brown.
Brown, on the witness stand,
claimed he had information that
twenty votes were improperly
counted for Iaukea in this pre-
cinct.
1t was S p. m. when the count
ing was concluded, and the Chief
Justice said:
THE court will now adjourn
till g o'cock Friday morning, when
we will take up the Vineyard
street precinct"
This is the tenth precinct of
the fifth district. 1t gave Brown
50 and Iaukea So votes. Abram
Lewis Jr. was, chairman of in
spectors.
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS.
A. NJ Brown was called to the wit.
ness stand, on the opening of court in
the morning, to state definite causes
for his demanding a recount.
He stated that he was informed ther,
We're Irregularities in the Kakaak,
precinct, the Vineyard street precinct
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-11-30
A WORD TO TRAVELLERS.

The excitement incident to travelling
and change of food and water often
brings on dlarrhoea, and for this rea-
son no one should leave home without
a bottle OF Chamberlain's Collie. Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale
by Benson. Smith & Co.. Ltd. agents
for Hawaii
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-11-30
FEDERAL BUILDING
AGENT SOON COMING

Before Frank S. Dodge, manager OF
the Bishop Estate, left Washington re-
Gently he was informed that Mr.. Tay-
,or, the special agent OF the Treasury
Department, was coming to Honolulu
early in December.
Mr.. Taylor's mission. as foretold by
the Advertisers correspondent some
time ago. is to investigate the matter
of a Federal building site.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-11-30

The steamer Kauai arrived from Ha-
wall yesterday morning, She brings in
sixty head of stock and small amount
OF other freight.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-11-30
IN THE RECOUNT CASE
,r,r,r, rbursday,s AdvertIser)

fErom Thursdays Advertiser)
Startling developments came OF
Yesterdays proceedings in the
county sheriff election recount
case preliminaries before the su-
preme Court.
In the return of the inspectors
of election for the fifth precinct
of the fourth district the vote tor
county sheriff was counted thus:
BROWN. ......153
IAUKEA. III
Making total Of count
ed ballots of .....324
When the Justices of the Su-
preme Court now passed upon OBJ
;ections of both sides the count
stood this way:
Brown.
Iaukea. ............... .l5o
Brown votes improperlycount-
ed. .............. ..''''''
Iaukea votes improperly count
ed. ............. ..''''' ~
Making a total of all of. .....33f
This shows an excess OF seven
ballots on the string of those re-
turned by the inspectors as count
ed by them for the respective
shrievalty candidates over and
above the number of ballots which
their return of votes for sheriff
indicated.
1t shows that after the court
had declared seven votes tor
Brown void he still lacked only
one of the number counted for
him by the inspectors. !
And that after the court had
declared fourteen votes for lau-
kea void he was short but thir-
teen of the number credited to
him by the inspectors.
An excess of seven ballots on
the counted string of the inspec-
tors evidenced either gross er-
ror of tallying by the inspectors
or tampering with the ballots
after they had been tailed.
A. T. Brock, highly reputable
business man, was chairman of
inspectors in this precinct. On
examining the bag containing the
ballots under oath before it was
opened, he said it was apparent
" in the same condition" as when
he delivered it to the county clerk.
But when he had examined the
envelopes containing the ballots,
after the bag was opened in court,
he declared that the seals were
not in the condition in which they
were when the envelopes were
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-11-30
ton as when it left his hands.


open the bag the Chief Justice
ordered, and when the envelopes were
turned out Mr. Brock said he could
not Identify his writing over the seal,
as the wax was broken.
The court examined the envelopes
and the Chief Justice said he could see
the writing over the seal.
IF there Is any question about It,"
Mr.. Kinney said, Il reserve the right
to examine him later
Mr.. Brock said 4O2 had voted and
1924 votes had been counted for the
candidates for sheriff
According to this evidence, with the
fact of string of 80 rejected ballots,
there would have been 2S who did not
. vote for sheriff-not counting blanks
for sheriff in the ballots rejected.
ThnG.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-18
Sew er's New Position.

l.. Sewer, for several years gen
eral freight agent of the Alabama
Great Southern railroad, with head
quarters in Birmingham has been
elected second vice president and traf-
fic manager of the Seaboard Air Line
This is a good thing for the Seaboard
and a good thing for the Birmingham
district. Mr.. Sewer is not only per.
sonally popular, but he is recognized
by every big shipper as one of the
ablest railroad men hereabouts. He
has been indeed a strong asset of the
Alabama Great Southern, and in his
higher position will prove even a
greater asset for the Seaboard.
No man in this district understands
the traffic needs of Birmingham bet-
ter than Sewer, and his tact, zeal and
public spirit are proverbial. With W.
a. Garrett as first vice president and
general manager of the Seaboard and
with Mr.. Sewer as his chief lieutenant
the interests of that important line will
be greatly advanced and the road wall
become more popular than ever. III
order to reap the natural benefits Of
tonnage offering in the Seaboard's ter
ritory, more money is needed for build
ing spur tracks and carrying on other
development work. Before Mr.. Garrett
accepted the position he now holds he
received assurances from the interests
in control that ample money for expan-
sion would be forthcoming
Mr.. Garrett has set out to make
record, and with the assistance of his
co-workers he will make it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-18
Fast Driving.

'Rrhe attention of the police should be
called to the reckless driving which is
being tolerated on the streets of Birming-
ham," said E. T. Shaw last night. 1.-THE
danger to pedestrians is becoming greater
and greater every day. and l doubt if
there is a city in the south where fast
driving in crowded streets is taken as Il
matter of course so much as in Birming-
ham.
"Why, the negro drivers Of delivery
wagons whz around these corners at a
flying rate. never looking to see their di-
rection and merely whistling occasionally
to warn everybody to run for their lives.
"Only yesterday as l was standing on
a corner a truck turned and, as it was
evidently gonig to crash into vehicle
that was drawn up at the sidewalk, L
shouted to the driver to watchout, In
stead of handling his lines, however, he
dropped them turned upon me with i'm
pudence, while the tongue of his wagon
plowed a great hole in the back of the
carriage which blocked his way.
DRIVERS have way of coming out Of
the alley crossings at break neck speed
without noticing the people who are pass
ing. My ambulance has carried quite a
number of men and women injured in this
manner to the hospital recently, and it
is time that the authorities call a halt
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-18

rule. and the issue is considered so i'm.
portant that the government decided 10
take an appeal to the country.
Germany has manhood suffrage, but
the Emperor refuses to correct the ap-
portionment of members. The result
is that the cities are robbed of just rep-
resentation in order to give the rural
districts that support the government
an unjust number of seats in Parlia-
ment. Under just apportionment the
government would be showed under,
and it may be defeated as things stand,
for the vote of the socialists is steadily
increasing, and the Poles and the cleri-
calls will be returned almost without
contest. The size of the vote of the
socialists is the interesting feature of
the election which must be held either
in January or February. The day Of
the election has not yet been named
by the government
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-18

of his private life to the eclipse of his
fine career as patriot, statesman and
philanthropist? Who stands by Shelleys
tomb to dig into the dust of his unblest
love, instead of soaring on the wings OF
his Lark into realms of beautiful
fancy?
LET Richmond give a lasting memorial
to the poet, whose work is immortal,
and never dread thereby to cast an I'M
due halo about the shortcomings, what
ever they were, of Poe, the mortal In
the years to come pilgrims to the spot
will be haunted by the Ginning of the
bells, and see visions of the castle by the
sea, and lnger on the soft cadences of
Ullalume; and they will be thankful that
God sent this golden hroated singer
upon earth, without knowing or caring.
that to him, as to most of us, there BEG
fell seasons in which he Knocked thel
spirit that was within him, and so de.
served reproach from those whose hearts
he wounded. But to us and those WHIT.
come after us, he is but a minister of de-
light, a purveyor of joys that are in
nocent and lasting. In all the pages heI
has left there is no reflection which par,
takes of the gross and selfish nature I'd
which his censors point. Not a stanzay
survives which contains a sullying sug-'
gestion Perfect gems, exquisitely fin
ished, his lyrics are; pictures of beauty
without a flaw, and in themselves beau
tiful. The hand that wrought them, the
brain that conceived them, were the
hand and brain of a eonsummate artist.
That he should not have full need OF
honor as postmaster Of his centurys
craft-and that because the carpers say
he was Incorporate in an age of free liv-
ing and ungrateful in a world of in
grates-is to mix up two wholly unre-
lated considerations.
This writer is not prepared to be-
lieve that Poe was either an habitua1
drunkard or a coldblooded migrate; but
though he should be proved to have been
both, his title to fame as a wizard of
metre and rhyme, subtle in sentiment
and facile in every shade of expression,
is the question at issue. Do homage TO
his greatnessl Let his sins, IL he had
them. sleep with his sorrows which were
manyi
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-18
Women and Shoes.

with a successful salesman in a wom-
ans shoe store, the motto is vanity, thy
name is woman" said a shoe man last
night.
almost invariably a woman wears a
shoe one to two sizes larger than she
thinks she does. We sell more shoes from
Nos 35 to than other sizes, probably,
though frequently even larger ones are
worn. If a woman comes in and asks
for 49, it's pretty safe to give her No.
4. 1t would never do in the world to tell
exactly the size I've known woman to
come in, try on several pairs of shoes
and finally get pair that just suited.
Incidentally they would ask the size. and
when told the shoe was a size or two
larger than they thought they should
wear, they deliberately leave the store,
merely giving the explanation, they don't
suit / don't tell a woman the size of
her shoes any more. If she calls for No.
2Ia. | fit her feet if it takes a No. 4,
and let her go away happy in the belief
she has Cinderella feet.
with a man it's different. He wants
his shoes to fit, and he don't care much
whether HE wears a No. or a No. H."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-18
President Roosevelt on Panama

The Presidents firsthand impress
sions of Panama are summed up in a
special message that he sent to Con-
gress yesterday. His inspection of
water closets and the like was no doubt
needful and important, for health and
even life are involved, but. the telling
of the inspection in detail in a special
message to Congress is certainly an
innovation. But the magnitude of the
work and the unprecedented president
ial visit away from the mainland justi-
fes Rooseveltian message, and Con-
gress got it,
The President commends the doing
of the work by contract; he expresses
confidence in Chairman Shonts, En-
gineer Stevens and DR.. Gorgas, and he
plainly indicates desire to get rid of
the seven headed commission and to
have nstead-Chairman Shonts as a
single commissioner. His confidence
in Engineer Stevens is also unbounded,
and he commends without qualification
our own DR.. Gorgas, who is making
through sanitation the digging of a
canal at the isthmus feasible and even
comfortable and humane.
But whether or no responsible and
satisfactory contractors can be found
on January 7, to which time the open
ing of the bids has been postponed,
the work goes on without "any let-up,"
and the Presidents confident of ulti-
mate success. "Under Mr. Shonts and
Mr.. Stevens and DR.. Gorgas," says the
President in the closing paragraph of
his special message, this work has
started with every omen of good for
tune" He calls it epic, and the heroes
in it are to be given badges of dis
tinction. No doubt the President was
permitted to see the zone on dress
parade only, but no doubt his visit lent
new energy to the workers in the great
task and enegry there is what the
country needs and longs for Let the
digging go on without amy let-up."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-18
Say Bryce Has Accepted.

London, December lin spite Of the
fact that no official announcement yes
terday had been made, it was declared IN
the lobbyies of the House of Commons
tonight that James Bryce, chief secretary
for Ireland, had accepted the past of
British ambassador to Washington in sue
cession to Sir Henry Mortimer Durand
No formal announcement is likely pending
encouragement of the cabinet, but Nj
Bryce Is now universally regarded as the
next ambassador to the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-18
KANSAS PIPE DREAM.

From the Kansas City Star.
That story about woman out in Salina
suing for divorce, at the age of los years,
reveals strong suspicion of what is
called ''hayseed" in Kansas. Sensations of
that kind are not plausible in Salina.
They are pulled off by common consent
at Wichita. That's where most of the
Kansas things happen that don't happen.
Again, a woman 105 years old doesn't
spring up in Kansas in a day. When she
is on the way, you know in some way
that she is coming. A centenarian is
something that is not passed by in a
state like Kansas for five years-or for
five days. Who ever heard of this woman
before? Who knew that she has seen JEFF
ferson, or danced with "Old Hickory I'M
til it came out yesterday that she had
gene to law with her third husband?
We all know that Joe Brstow and Fred
Trigg are pretty busy just now, electing
Bristow to the United States Senate, but
not to the extent of keeping out of the
Salina Journal petitioner for divorce 105
years old.
More than all, If a woman 105 years old
is lucky enough to have even an excuse
for a husband, why should she desire to
get "shet of him. as they would prob
ably say, in Salina? Scarcely with the in
tent of getting another one, giving all
due consideration to the influences in
Kansas which make for longevity and
conduce to vitality.
1t is not impossible that this woman
claims to be 105 years old. But, as the
Sunday school boy remarked about Pha-
roahs daughter, that's what she says.
You may recall, also that while the story
represents the old lady as being too
feeble to climb the court house stairs,
she testified herself that she threw the
husband from whom she is seeking a
separation out of the house.
You can't fire a story of that kind
fresh off the bat in Kansas and make it
held together. 1t is bound to go TO pieces.
Anyhow, people don't last in that state
to reach the 105 mark. Senility is not
part of the scheme in the glorious Sun
flower state. Its people don't lag super
fious on the stage. When they reach a
point that puts them out of the game,
they quit--that's ALL
Salina must improve a lot on this di-
vorce story If 1t expects to so into the
business of pipe dreams"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-18
ATTACK ON SHAKESPEARE.
Rochester Comes TO the Defense of
Fame of Avon's Bard.


From The Rochester Post EXPRESS
The New York Times on Sunday sum-
married. recent attacks upon Shakespeare
merely as a matter of literary news. Hall
Game has declared that only seven of
Shakespeare's plays are worth preserving;
but it is safe to say that nothing Hall
Game ever wrote is capable of preserva-
ton, whether worth it or not. Dr. Bleib-
treu has made a pompous announcement
that the Earl of Rutland wrote Shake
speare's works; but Bleibtreu is a sensa-
tional writer with a new play to adver-
tise. Bernard Shaw has denounced Shake
speares philosophy; but you cannot tell,
until you get the full text of one of his
essays, whether he is in. jest or earnest;
and Forbes Robertson, perhaps the fore
most Shakespearean actor of the day.
says that Shaw is a tremendous adj
mirer of Shakespeare and no man knows
the plays more thoroughly or has studied
them more untiringly." Finally, Tolstoy,
possibly weary of the manifestations of
his beloved anarchy in Russia, has turned
to purely literary topic-the abuse Of
Shakespeare. The world is getting shy of
his Socialism, and so he has hit upon
less harmful sensation.
Why should Tolstoy have studied
Shakespeare for fifty years II he dis
approved of the poet and his work?
Why should he want to harmonic his
own views of this man with those of the
rest Of the world? The only reason for
reading Shakespeare is that you like him
and enjoy him; and it is your prerogative
TO think your own thought about him,
not pretend to think as others do The
critic who would study an author fifty
years. trying to appreciate what does not
appeal to him, is not worth listening to.
Now nothing is palmer than the fact
that Shakespeare achieved immediate lit
erary success and as a dramitist he had
TO capture an audience at once or fall. He
could not wait for fame, until Goethe had
expressed an opinion. He was always the
favorite of the masses and always recog-
nized as a master by men of the highest
literary character The eulogy which Ben
Jonson wrote for the first edition of his
works in 1923 is a splendid tribute to his
character and the acknowledgment of his
supremacy, by the foremost of the poets
who survived him. Milton, the Puritan,
took up the same note of admiration.
Dryden echoed it in the Restoration Pc
Rod Gray gave clear expression to it In
the following generation, and from that
on each great poet has paid full homage.
The Numbering of Tolstoy might pass
If he had said merely that he first learned
of Shakespeare from the German critics,
but, unfortunately, he has assumed to tell
"the thing that is not so" about the lit
erary world of England. No doubt there
has been too much slush, mush and gush
written about Shakespeare, and no doubt
there are many things to eensure in him,
but really less attention ought to be paid
to intellectual perverts who seek notorie-
ty by abusing him, and the foreigner who
undertakes to enlighten us about English
literature surely ought to be required to
know few simple facts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-18
The Day Before Christmas.

The public schools of Birmingham
have had the good sense to give the
children the full use of the day before
Christmas, for when they are dis
missed on Friday next they will not be
resummoned to their tasks until Mon
day, the last day of the year This is
well, for no natural boy or girl who
sees a happy Christmas coming could
acquire much book knowledge on the
day before Christmas.
Teachers and pupils alike deserve n
clear Christmas week, and they will
get it in this town. Learning is a de-
srable thing. but the day before Christ
mas is not a good time in which TO
acquire it, Superintendent Phillips has
acted wisely in cutting it out as a
school day 1t belongs by all rights TO
Christmas week, and there il has been
placed so far as our public schools are
concerned.
The first duty of all in Christmas
time is to make children happy, and
the addition of the day before Christ
mas to the Christmas week is one Of
the best gifts that could come to them
1t is a clear case of gain, with no loss,
for compulsory education on the day
before Christmas would be no addition
to our stock of knowledge.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-18
Germany's New Reichstaq.

When the German Reichstag refused
by an adverse majority of ten to vote
a supplementary credit for carrying on
the war in Southwest Africa, the Chan
cellor in accordance with the terms of
the German constitution. ordered a dis
solution of Parliament.
The opposition vote consisted Of
Poles, socialists and the clericals. The
change of the last-named 10 the opposil
ton is What defeated the government.
The government has 1900 men in
German Southwest Africa, and the
committee in parliament thought the
number should be reduced to $500. The
government, on the other hand says
that reduction below 5000 would
place the big province at IN mercy OF
The tribes that are opposiit German