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years. is substantially identical with the
present maximum. 1t applies to some
original, and all derivative producer. The
returns to an inventor are apt to be quick;
the returns to an author are apt to be slow.
The returns to successful inventor are
large; the returns even to q successful au-
thor artist are but moderate. An In
ventfon may concern the essential welfare,
even the lives of the public, and should be
freely available at the earliest moment not
unjust to the inventor. No particular book,
at least no currently copyrighted book, can
be said to be essential to the welfare or
protection of the community.
The Remedies.
As to remedies, he said that In no re-
spect are the present statutes less salts
factory than in their provisions for the
protection of the copyright. They provide.
he said. a different class Of remedies and
recoveries for different subject-matter:
they confuse the duty of the government
to punish deliberate piracy as 1t would
any other theft, with the right of the copy
right proprietor to compensation for his
particular losses. The bill provides uni
form remedies, and 1t divorces the civil
action from the criminal.
The proposed fee Is one dollar: including
tho certificate. The present fee is nifty
cents and an additional fifty cents for the
certificate when furnished The certificate
Is now to be prima facie evidence In a court
Of law. The bill, said Mr.. Putnam, tends to
reduce the aggregate fees payable by any
one publisher and the aggregate receipts of
the office by enabling number OF volumes
of the same work. and In the case of photo
graphs, prints, and like articles. an entire
series, il registered at the same time. to be
registered for single fee.
For the return of the copyright deposits
(whoSe accommodations In the cellar of the
Library Of Congress now number 100000
items) to the copyright proprietors If they
want them, or if not then to be destroyed,
provision made In the bill
The Bill Compromise.
Mr.. Putnam concluded:
The bill Is not codidcation of the COM
mon law. Even more than the present
statutes IT leaves to the courts to determine
the meaning and extent OF terms already
construed by the courts. It does not at
tempt to regulate relations between authors
and publishers which are, or may be, mat
ter of particular contract. The bill Is
compromise. doubt IL there Is q single
participant whom 1t satisfies in every par
ticuIar. 1t contains. OF course some pro-
visions which concern only particular In
terests-for instance. the provision as to
sound reeords-or that as TO affidayit of do
nestle manufacture, but these are few and
easily distfnguishable. The bill is the result
of sincere attempt to frame a reasonable
general statute.
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Druggists and Olive Oil.
% the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Several arrests have recently been made
by the District authorities among the local
druggists on the charge of selling impure
olive oil, or oil of the olives mixed with
of the pharmacists OF this District, that in
justice may easily be done to entirely inno-
cent retailers OF this commodity. Permit
me to quote from Remington's Practice of
Pharmacy" 1905, page s74:
Although pure olive OIL is still found
occasionally, there Is good reason to believe
that the so-called olive oil IS mainly cotton
seed oil, or other similar substitute, 5udic-
iously favored. The detection of admix-
lures of other fixed oils is attended with
discouragfng results. The expectation or
over six million gallons of cotton seed OIL
annually to Mediterranean ports contiguous
to the olive oil industry is significant
fact"
Also from the United States Dispensatory.
1899, page 954.
Immense quantities of lard oil and cotton
seed oil are exported from this country to
France and employed in the aduiteration OF
olive oils
1t is not surprising then. in view of these
facts and others which we can produce.
that once In a lifetime the careful and con-
seientfous druggist may be trtpped UP on
this delicate question. Intelligent consum-
ers who are aware of the great difficulty IN
obtaining pure olive oil attach no criminal
blame to, nor assume dishonorable motives
on the part OF the hard working and honor
able pharmacist, who may be on rare oe-
casions fined for a condition of things IN
this connection for which he Is not directly
responsible.
ARTHUR B. BURROWS.
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| PRESIDENT TO ATTEND
viii Make an Address at the
Pike Centennial Celebration.
"A WEEK OF CEREMONIES
Receptions, Parades, Reunions and Il
Illumination.
THE PROGRESS OF COLORADO
Proud Of Title of "the Pennsylvania
of the Westn-obliteratio of
the American Desert.
THE PROGRESS OF COLORADO
BY wIAIEM e. CURTIS.


Written for The Star and the Chicago Record
Herald.
President Roosevelt and Secretaries
Taft. Shaw. Bonaparte, Wilson, and some
other members OF the cabinet, perhaps,
have promised to attend the centennial an
niversary of the discovery of Pixies Peak.
at Colorado Springs, in September. The
President win make one of his characteristic
speeches. Several OF the cabinet will also
speak. The Secretary of State would like
very much to go. but he will be in Rio de
Janeiro. in attendance upon the Pan-Amer-
lean conference at that time.
When Lieut.. Pike was captured by Span
ish soldiers near Trinidad Col, on February
49, 1907. they took from him several maps
and manuscripts which were never recov-
cred He was allowed to retain his diary,
in which were carefully recorded the events
of each day. and the remarkable experiences
that he met with. and the original may be
seen in the archives of the War Depart
ment. At the suggestion of Representa-
tive Brooks of Colorado, Secretary Root is
trying to recover the other papers from
the Spanish government. or, at least have
search made for them. They are sup
posed to have been sent by the governor of
Santa Fe to the viceroy at the City of Mex
leo, and are likely to have been forwarded
by him to Madrid. The Spanish are very
careful about the preservation of docu-
ments. and 1t Is entirely probable that
Pixies papers may be found stored away In
the Lonja, a large building devoted to the
records of the American colonies at Sc
vile. That building contains more raw
material for American history than can
be found in any other place in the world.
Secretary Root has brought the matter to
the attention of the Spanish minister, and
the latter has asked his government to
make a search.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-06
Local Fires During May.

Chief Belt of the fire department has sub
mitted to the Commissioners his report COW
ering the transactions of his department
during the month OF May as follows:
During the month 81 alarms of fire were
alarms and IS local alarms. or the bell
alarms three were false.
The loss occasioned by the bell alarm
fires was estimated ar s., 800 to property
covered by a INSURANCE of $39. 765; loss by
the local alarms was estimated at $1037.
covered by an insurance OF $79.200. The
total estimated loss. Sc, 1872. was little over
5h per cent of tine total Insurance, Sis. 800.
three were In brick thirty-four In frame
and one In stone structures; three were for
burning of brush. two for burning of rub
Dish, one for fire on dump. one for grass
fire two for burning Of manure plies and
one for fire In woods
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Echo of the Meunter Case.

Eric Muenter, the Harvard instructor
whose wife died April 10 in Boston under
mysterious circumstances. has been heard
heard from. Relatives of his wife received
in Chicago yesterday pamphlet which
they feel sure was written by him. IT was
mailed from New Orleans The document,
which consists of several thousand words,
is entitled Protest. and although It Is
unsigned there lis strong reason to peifeye
1t was written by Muenter.
As an Introduction several hundred words
are devoted to buriesaue account of q
supposed death, and then follows an ex-
tended criticism of those who have written
and talked about the Muenter case. AS
says:
ssAnd II nay feilowmen can this protest
OF mine insanity. then ! win spend the rest
of my life on my knees and beg the Merci-
ful Father In heaven to take away all the
rest. II need be, but TO leave me my IN
sanity
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The census report also mentions 36I news
papers. with circulation OF .092,69 copies,
which would have surprised even Gen. Pike
who regarded the 5plendor of his peak so
stoically.
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To PROTECT AUTHORS
Hearings Begun on Proposed
Copyright Bill.
Mr.. PUTNAM'S STATEMENT
Measure, He Says, is the Result OF
Compromise.
EXPRESSED IN GENERAL TERMS
Monopoly Given on Original Matter
During Life of Producer and
Fifty Years After.

The Senate and House committees on
patents met in joint session today at the
Library OF Congress and began q series or
hearings on the copyright BILL This bill Is
the product of series of conferences In
New York and Washington at which the
author artist, composer. publisher and all
creators of works protected by copyright,
were represented. Many representatives OF
these interests were present at the hearing
today. A comprehensive statement as TO
the principles and features of the Dill was
made to the committee by Herbert Putnam.
librarian of Congress
He read President Roosevelts emphatic
announcement OF the pressing necessity FOR
general copyright law to take the place
of the fragmentary and inadequafe provf-
sions OF present statutes. He reviewed tho
conferences ON the subject whfsh began in
June of last year, when. besides the special
interests represented, the free assistance OF
the American Bar Association and the Bar
Association Of New York. had been avaiied
of and the National Educational Assocf-
alton and the American Library Association
were represented. The result OF the nrst
conference was a bill OF 5000 woros, ln IN,
second conference reduced this 10 ll,SU
words and the bill as finally introduced
contains eight chapters. aggregating $50
words The body of the present copyright
law comprises 1000 words.
Expressed in General Terms.
The provisions Of existing law which are
abrogated are very few But the phrase
ology of existing law only here and there
works The longest. the life OF the author
and fifty years after his death, applies to
most original works
Upon the reason and merit of these terms
Mr.. Putnam suggested that the present
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GEORGETOWN HOSPITAL NURSES
Commencement Exercises to Be Held
Next Week.

The Sisters of st. Francis and the gradu-
ating class OF the Georgetown University
Hospital Training School for Nurses have
issued invitations for the commencement
exercises OF the class of 1908 at CASTOR
Hall, Georgetown University, Wednesday
morning, June ID, at 10 o'clock.
The graduates will be Miss Edith Merry,
Virginia; Miss Elizabeth Hemler. Pennsyi-
vania; Miss Lille M. Crumbaugh, Vir-
GINA; Miss Lillian N. Welker. Indiana;
Miss Grace S. Mccarthy. Pennsylvania;
Miss Leila NJ. Montgomery, Virginia; Sister
Mary Jane. o. s. E., Ireland. and Sister
Mary Baptista, o. s. F., Rhode Island. The
following program will be given: Overture,
Raymond" selection, Woodland" march.
"Waldmere;" comforting of diplomas by
Rev. David Hillhouse Buel. s. J.. presi-
dent OF the university; serenade, Moon
light" address to the graduates. by Prof.
Joseph Taber JohnsonI cello solo. Song
to the Evening Star" Mr.. Ernest Lent;
presentation of medals by DR.. George NJ
kober, dean; selection. THE Fortune Tell
err" march, my Own United States"
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long term for copyrights on the ground
that a short term suffsces for patents. Mr..
Putnam believed to be based on false
analogy. Literary or artistic works and
useful inventions may equally be the crea-
lions OF the mind he explained. land
they are coupled In the Constitution; but
only as deserving protection. Their char
acter and the duration of the protection
required by each is very different. The
monopoly is different, the returns to the
creator are different, the interests of the
public are different. The monopoly In an
invention Is a complete monopoly of the
idea; the monopoly in literary or artistic
work is monopoly only of the particular
expression of an idea. The inventors ex-
elusive control of his idea may bar tn-
Vulnerable other inventions OF Importance
TO the public; the authors or artists ex-
elusive control of his particular expression
bars no one but a mere recognizable In
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the bill. Mr.. Putnarn explained that this
Is because the bill attempts to be sys-
tcmarfc and organic; and because 1t has
sought general terms rather than particu-
lar specifications.
As to the person who may obtain copy
right, Mr.. Putnam said. the bill rests with
the term Used in the Constitution. author
and the additional term. proprietor
which Is not merely In the existing statutes,
but has been construed In series of judi
cial decisions.
Copyright" Mr.. Putnam pointed out
Consists In the exclusive right within a
definite period to do certain things with
certain subject matter and to prevent ether
people from doing them. The fundamental
provisions In copyright law are therefore
these: What Is the subject matter: what
are the acts: how may the exclusive right
to do them be secured and who may secure
ments of law which make deposit and
registration condition precedent: and ir-
itiates and secures the copyright from the
date of the publication of the work with
the notice of copyright affixed. Deposit
nnd registration In the copyright office are
still requisite; but period of thirty days
after publication Is allowed for them. which.
In the case OF error or omission, may be
even an entire year.
The Copyright Period
The copyright period Is now twenty-eigiit
years, with a possible renewal for twenty
four more; a maximum OF ffty-two years.
The bill abeIfshes renewals and provides
for three terms. according to the subject
matter The shortest is twenty-eight
years--for labels and prints relating to
articles OF manufacture The second. fifty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-06
Memento of Pixies Father.

The state OF New Jersey is taking an
active interest in the Pixies Peak centen-
NAL because Pike was a native of Trenton.
He was born there January 8. I719 His
father. for whom he was named, was an
army officer. most valiant soldier of the
revolution, and several OF his ancestors
were famous in Indian warfare. The fam
lily lived at Easton. Pa, while Pike was a
child, and then moved to Dearborn county,
Indiana. Upon the files of the War De-
partment Is a letter from Pixies father,
dated Indiana territory, Dearborn county,
July Is, 1907. soon after Pike was released
by the Spaniards. inquring for Informal
ton about him. The letter Is as follows:
So:
II have taken the liberty of making out
my accounts of Pay Forage and Subsist-
ance from the 1t of January to the Sit inst
and forward them to the Pay Master for
payment which pray may meet your APP
probation.
Permit me to request the Honor of a
few lines informing IL q. NJ. Pike received
orders for His Government on His late
exploring expedition, from The President,
Yourself, or Genl Wilkinson, and II any
or how late the last Information or COM
munieations from him. I need not men
ton how disagreeable state of Suspense
is. nor, to move your sympathy, to say
more than that the anxiety and concern,
exhibited for His safety, by an affectionate
Mother and Wife. is Great BY way OF
cancellation to the former, / have thought
proper to extend probably Period of His
return, until this month; Mrs. Pike is now
beginning to lose confidence In my opinion,
consequently my consolidating influence Is
daily lesening, and Her Affections tnereas-
Ing.
Il decline in Strength as regular as Time
paseth and However Painful the reflection,
1t Is by the Bounty of my Country Life 10
rendered Tolerabie.
BE assured that I write in Pain as well
that / am.
Your Very Obedt Serv.
ssZERN PIKE
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d. e. Brindeil and his wife, members of
a theatrical troup were found dead in their
room at q hotel In Eldon, Iowa, yesterday,
Iisved that Grindell, who was also known
as Davis, shot his wife and then killed
himself while Respondent from I'll health.
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Program of Ceremonies.


Program of Ceremonies.
The program of ceremonies at Colorado
Springs is as follows:
Sunday, September 23-Approprite serv-
ices In all churches of the state commemo-
rative of the highly moral and religious life
of Pike.
Monday. September "a. military day.-Pa-
rade of United States troops, G. A. r. Vet
erans Spanish American War Veterans, Ma
tional Guard. cadets and patriotic societies.
Polo tournament in the afternoon and mill
tary reception In evening by Gov. Jesse +.
Mcdonald.
Tuesday, September Is. pioneer day
Exercises by early settlers under auspices
of pioneer societies of state. Golf tourna-
ment in afternoon and reception to pioneers
In the evening.
Wednesday. September %, historical day
Civic and Industrial parade. illustrating the
progress of the state. Uncoverfng of great
tablet on summit of Pixies Peak. under aus
pices of Colorado College, national histo-
rians to participate. Polo and golf tourna-
ment IN the afternoon: reception in the
evening.
Thursday, September 27.-Unveiling OF
huge granite block in Antler's Park. Rendf-
ton of centennial ode by chorus of ] ,00G
voices. Daughters of the Revolution and
federated clubs of state to participate. Mill
tary review in afternoon and reception to
government officials. diplomats attaches
etc. in the evening
Friday. September g. Colorado day.-Pa-
rade of military. veterans, Indians. cow
boys. sraternal societies. patriotic societies
etc Automobile endurance run from Den
yer to Colorado Springs. Evening reception
to prominent citizens of state.
Saturday. September 20, Centennial day
Military demonstrations, automobile man
euvers reunion of Sons of Colorado and
other patriotic societies. Grand illumina,
ton of Pixies Peak and fireworks In city
parks IN evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-06

A storm that approached a cIeudbursf In
severity struck Cincinnati and vicinity yes
terday afternoon. In the first seven min
utes one-ffth of an inch Of water fell In
half an hour came second and greater
downpour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-06
Material Advance of Colorado.

Notwithstanding these gloomy predictions
the present wealth of the people of Colo
RADIO is now. estimated at two billions OF
dollars. and on the basis of seven hundred
thousand population, the per capita wealth
of the state is $3.50. or thereabouts, which
is greater than that of any other state In
the Union any country in the universe.
About two and a half million acres of the
Great American Desert in Colorado are now
under cultivation. and five hundred thou
sand acres have been put under the p.ougn
during the last five years. The farm prod
ucts shipped from that state, not counting
those retained for home consumpt on, were
last year valued at fifty millions of dollars,
Colorado is the greatest potato state in the
Union; it is of the grea test hay states,
and its melons and fruits are worth mil
lions The sugar-beet crop last year was
valued at seven millions: the fru IS at four
millions. and the dairy and pou Try products
at five millions.
The gold mines of Colorado have produced
more than S35h0e0. 600; the silver mines
more than $to0. zoe, 090 the lead mines more
than SIPS .oGo coo: the coal mines more than
$1C0 ,0G0,0I0 The city of Pueblo, where
Gen Pike made his camp. is the greatest
smelling center in the world and employs
Q 800 men in that business.
The report of the census bureau to which
/ referred gives resume of the manufac-
turing industries of the state in 1908, which
Is worth reprinting as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-06
Der 20 1908; Colorado Springs, September
"a. 1896.
Pixies Mistaken Prediction.

The program of ceremonies for the cele-
l bration of the centennial anniversary Of the
discovery of Pixies Peak at Colorado
| Springs is intended to convince the country
at large that Colorado is no longer the home
OF only buffalo and savage Indian tribes
The citizens of that excellent state want to
correct some false impressions and intend
The census bureau is trying to help them
do so and has recently issued bulletin CIV
ing review of the material progress of the
centennial state 1t shows that Colorado
The proudest title 1t has ever assumed Is
'.the Pennsylvania Of the west" and IL It
makes as rapid progress during the next
quarter of century as 1t has during the
last twenty-five years, IL viii be entitled to
that honor.
In his account OF his explorations Lieut..
Pike said that '~fhe great plains between
the Mississippi river and the mountains are
a providential desert barrier, which viii re-
strain the American people from diffusion
and ruin. Our citizens being 50 prone to
rambling and extending themselves on the
frontier. win, through necessity, be con-
strained to limit their extent on the west to
the borders of the Mississippi and the Mis-
souri, while they leave the prairies being
Incapable Of cultivation, to the wandering
and unincumbered aborigines"
This shows what a poor prophet q good
soldier can be. but he was not the only one
to make that mistake. Greater men than
Gen. Pike stand on record to the same eff
feet. AS late as 1913, when the project of
an overland railway began to be agftated,
the idea was hooted at. and 1t was declared
In the Senate of the United States and In
the House of Representatives again and
again that human beings could not exist for
200 miles this side of the Rocky mountains;
that the great plains would not sustain any
thing but jack rabbits and prairie dogs.
Even as late as 1865 the Great American
Desert appeared on the official maps Of the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-04
Home
for Sale

THE BEAUTIFUL Pearl, c,rvx
RESIDENCE OF HON. H. E,
COOPER.
GOOD BOATING. GOOD FISHING
GOOD SWIMMING.
OVerlooks Eva and Oahu Sugar pIan
tations. and under full sween os A.
trade winds. o
May be bought at very reasonoh,.
figure.
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SAILED FOR HONOLULU.

All. S. S. Nevadan, Greene, from
San Francisco, p. m, Dec. %, due p.
m. Jan. 4.
P. NJ. s. s, Siberia, O'NeiIl, from
Yokohama, Dec. 81; due Jan ).
2. NJ, 5. s. Korea. Seabury, from San
Francisco, p. M, Dec. 80; due a. m,
Jan. 6.
U s A. T Sherman, from Manila
Dec. 16, via Nagasaki, Dec. 81; due
Jan 6.
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apItal
Pa Il Up Val, Bid. Ask,
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HENRY WATERHOUSE
TRUST COMPANY, LTD.
Fort and Merchant Sts.,
Honolulu. Hawaii.
Houses
For Rent

King ST., Bedrooms. ......s2 $500
Nonpareu Lane, Bedrooms -. 1900
Puunui AVG, Bedrooms 1900
Young ST., 2 Bedrooms. ........ $3.50
Lunalilo ST., Bedrooms. ...... 5000
Kinau ST., 4 Bedrooms. ........ 5000
Beretania St., 3 Bedrooms. 800. 5000
Pacific Heights, 2 Bedrooms -. 1900
Thurston & Green Sts., 3 Bedrns $500
1904 King ST., 8 Bedrooms. $50. $500
Aloha Lane, 2 Bedrooms . 1850
Lunalilo St.. Bedrooms .. 1925
Middle & Rose Sts., Bedrooms. 8.25
1.-the Melrose,'' SO Rooms 49,. 5000
Miller ST., near Hotel St, fur
nished, 4 Bedrooms. ...... 5000
2 Stores, Nuuanu ST. 1000
Waikiki Beach, Bedrooms. -. 5000
Palama, Bedrooms ........ 1000
Morris Ave, Bedrooms. ... 1000