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Evening star., 1906-03-15
Reply of Public Printer.

After comforting with Mr. Ricketts,, the
public printer verbally accepted the resig-
nation and then wrote to the foreman as
follows:
Il have to acknowledge the receipt of
Jour communication of March -, in which
you tender your resignation as foreman of
printing of the government printing Of
flee.
Il have to thank you for the very cour-
teous and considerate way in which you
nave presented this matter. and for the
kindly expressions of good will and conf
dence contained in your letter
Reallz1ng that this is a matter of busi-
ness with you and that the opportunity
winch is yours to grasp at this time should
not be overlooked, l accept your resfgna-
tion. and wish for you a brilliant. success
iuI ana wholly prosperous business ca
reer
IN TINS connection l take pleasure in as
surlng you that if | can be of any as
SlStance you have only to command mo
Evening star., 1906-03-15
Mr.. Ricketts, Explains.

When Mr.. Ricketts, was seen by a Star
reporter today he said he had contemplated
leaving the government service for sew
eral years, and that his present action was
the result Of mature deliberation. He
spoke In the highest terms of NJ Stillings
and his associates in Office and said that
the new public printer should have the
hearty support and cooperation OF every
one In the commendable work which he
has inaugurated in the reorganization of
printing Office matters.
Mr. Ricketts, stated he came to the gov
eminent printing office when mere boy
seventeen years ago, and had practically
grown up with the establishment He
said. therefore, while he was delighted to
lay down his official cares and duties he
could not but entertain sentiments of re-
gret in putting aside the work which had
given him such great pride and in leav-
ing his associates and co-workers, with
whom he had been long connected and
for whom he had the highest regard.
He said he felt he knew each and every
employe of the government printing Of
flee personally, and their interests had
been his interests; that nowhere in the
country had there been gotten together a
force of men and women so competent so
loyal and so devoted to the government s
best interests. Mr.. Ricketts, said that he
felt assured that these men and women
would give to the new public printer and
the foreman of printing, whoever he
may be, the very best support at their
command
Evening star., 1906-03-15
Held in High Esteem.

Ihe esteem in which he is held by the
thousands of employees of the big printing
office became manifest soon after he
reached his Office this morning. One of the
hrst TO greet him was veteran white
haired emp!oye, who entered the office Of
the foreman of printing with tears stream
ing from his eyes
i regard your resignation almost in the
hsHt or national calamity" the ever
wrought old man said. and | hone vo,,
may find it in your heart to reconsider
your determination and remain with ms ;,
soon thereafter another pathetic scene
was enacted in the folding department
Where Mr. Ricketts, was called on business
Inc women employees crowded about him
ana some of them. choking with sobs and
win tear-dlmmed eyes, begged. him to con-
tnue in the office
Other manifestations of this character
continued throughout the day, while the
telephone bell in Mr. Ricketts, office was
Kept almost constantly ringing as govern
ment officials. members of Congress and
others phoned to express regret at his res
iSnaCon from an establishment in which he
had practically grown.
o!d employees said that never before had
such scenes been enacted in the govern
ment printery. Several members of Con-
gress telephoned and urged Mr. Ricketts,
TO recall his resignation. Many letters and
notes of regret were received from the fore
men of the several divisions of the printing
office. One of these said:
Your resignation has cast a gloom over
the entire Office
Another wrote, II sincerely regret that
We are 10 lose your services. This senti-
ment is the expression of everybody in this
division. All join in wishing you success
beyond your highest ambition"
Evening star., 1906-03-15
A Spring OvercOat at Sis.

An excellent modea medumlengh
and black Ib with gracefully raped full
collar. Not only ITSELF
attractive value a
It's knowl-
edge that it'll reflect credit n Saks
Evening star., 1906-03-15
Speculation Regarding Successor.

The question of who will succeed Mr.
Ricketts, as foreman of printing was gener-
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1906-11-18
DIR. BALDWIN ON MILK.

i DR.. W. d. Baldwin followed with a
treatise on Milk in Its Relation to
Public Health.
In the discussion following Dr. Ar
mitage related his experience with milk
ers. If we could get to all Of the
ideals pointed out in the papers read
the real, would be lost and the coun-
try be bankrupt, remarked the Doctor
DR.. Humphris regretted that SO able
a paper should contain statements con
demning condensed milk Such state
ment was made last year and to have
it made public again will increase the
dread the poorer classes have for this
preparation.
Mr.. Pinkham spoke of the efforts of
the Board of Health to control the
dairies and its failure.
DIR. HERBERT PAPER.
DR.. Geo Herbert read paper on
81 Liver Fluke in Man which was of
special interest as there have been but
five cases recorded
DIR. Humphris informed his hearers
that ''pressuIe is the cause of all
pam, and then proceeded to tell why.
lie showed in words how the removal
OF the pressure in nearly every instance
removed the pain.
DIR. Waterhouse asked for informa-
tlon relative to the central office, -
describing the painful sensation in
spot where the toe should be. had it
not been amputated. He remarked that
Christian Scientists have control over
the brain and by that the patients are
made to feel free from pain
DIR. Morton said the paper was the
most interesting he had heard. 1t is,
however. open to discussion The best
definition he had ever heard came from
a physician 50 years of age, DIR. Me
Grew. While sitting with him the 9th
er uay DR.. Morton said to him: "Well,
Doctor, what is pain?' And the old
gentleman answered. Pain is hell. -
Without pain no diagnosis could be
made; without it the patient would
not call upon you. AS to Christian
Science it is simply a matter of sug-
gestlon. Give man calomel and tell
him it is morphia and you will notice
that he begins to improve Immediately.
DR.. Wood said he had been in doubt
for year as to what line of thought
DIR. Humphris had been following. The
reading of the paper enlightened him
and he was satisfied that he is an osteo-
path for they believe that all pain is
due to pressure.
DIR. Humphris took up the questions
seriatim and answered each so fully that
when he had finished he left nothing
to be desired. AT 11:4O p. m. the meet
ing adjourned and today the physicians
will put in their time at the hospital
and on Quarantine Island.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1906-11-18
DOCTORS IN
CONCLAVE
The Annual Meeting Of
the Honolulu
Medicos.

The old mission chairs on the lanai
of the University Club were occupied
yesterday afternoon and evening by
representatives of the medical profess
sion in Hawaii to the number of twenty
odd. the occasion being the first days
session of the fifteenth annual meeting
OF the Hawaiian Territory Medical AS
sociation. The president of the society,
DIR. James T. Wayson, occupied the
chair and called the meeting to order
a few minutes after two o'clock.
As an invited guest DR.. A. w. Nor
ton. one of San Francisco's leading
surgeons was present and spoke enter
tainingly on the treatment of appen-
Ilicitis
When the chair called the meeting TO
order the names of the physicians con-
stituting the various committees were
announced as follows:
Executive-The President, Vice Presi-
dent and Secretary lex officio) and Dr.
Geo. L. Herbert.
Arrangements for Annual Meeting
Drs Judd, Hodgins, Cofer and Cooper
Legislation-Drs. Cooper. Sincia r
and Humphris.
Resolutions-Drs. Moore and Nc
Donald.
DR. Sinclair read the report of the
treasurer showing receipts s43450 and
disbursements about forty dollars less
DIR. Cofer from one of the commit
tees reported on the advantages of a
tropical school Of medicine in Honolulu
In part he said the islands are well
situated for such an institution, he be-
heved better SO than san Francisco
for the reason that here there are GER
tain diseases st all times and with the
completion of the Panama Canal there
would be others TO contend with and
study.
The balance of the committee agreed
with him in the opinion that there
should be agitation toward getting a
school established.
DR. Judd one of the members of the
committee on Insane Patients was
called upon and said the committee had
held no meeting and there was no re-
port.
The secretary read applications for
membership from Drs. O'Neil. Holman
and Ross and on motion Of DR.. Wal
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1906-11-18

ters, seconded Nv Dr.. Cooper, they were
duly elected.
Presj@ert Wayson said it was GUS
---~ary for the president of the society
to deliver an address at the annual
meeting but he would forego that
pleasure at this time and confine him.
self to a few remarks on matters which
he considered of great Importance and
which should be acted upon by the
society within the next few months
One of these is a new medical law An
other is committee on insane persons
He expected DR.. Judd to have reported
elaborately on this subject but he had
not done so and it would be necessary
he thought, to get another committee
The handling and treatment of insane
persons here in the committals is dis
grace and would be frowned down in
any community, the question of their
sanity being left to the judgment of
one physician and one judge. This is a
matter that should have prompt atten-
ton at the hands of the committee on
legislation. To DR.. Peterson belongs
the credit of bringing the asylum up
to a high standard of excellence and
the contentment of the unfortunate
patients is due to his efforts.
President wayson believed the sala-
ries of the Government physicians
should be increased and they be given
more than the present rate of compen-
sation or the position done away with.
DR.. Mcdonald is the only one who
gets anything like a salary and he re-
fuses to divide. The Legislature should
be asked to appropriate sufficient to
allow hettPr HnnnlI1Il1 10 said =
large enough to warrant an emergency
hospital with an ambulance and ply
sician in attendance and the money for
the maintenance should be appropriate
ed by the Legislature. The appropria-
tion for the Board of Health is small
and should be increased. He believed
there should be something done toward
regulating the fee for examining appli-
cants for life insurance. He did not
believe any physician should examine
one for less than five dollars. In the
case of fraternal organizations the fee
might be fixed on the plan of a sliding
scale. Speaking of the condition of the
society he said the new officers would
find a small balance to begin work on
and they would no doubt feel in better
spirits than the retiring officers when
they took charge a year ago.
DR.. MORTON.
The president than introduced Dr. A.
w. Morton, chief surgeon of the Santa
Fe r. r. in San Francisco and director
in several medical institutions at the.
Coast.
In prefacing his remarks DR.. Morton
spoke of the enthusiasm he had been
received. by the hackman who brought
him from the steamer and charged him
a dollar. to the estimable physicians
who had introduced him to every thing
from operations on patients to opera
tiOns in sugar stocks. He had not COM
mand of the necessary language to ex-
press himself as he would like and as
he said this he was reminded of his
professor in the class in rhetoric who
always instructed his pupils never to
make an excuse. He told of his visit
to the Pail and compared that place TO
the Paradise of which Milton spoke and
in thinking of the Paradise he found
here all thoughts of medicine had been
expelled. But he would try and recall
-ome.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1906-11-18

Appendicitis" he said, 'is of special
interest to all physicians and while
| TINS Territory is practically free from
many diseases this one appears in all
| localities and is no respecter of per-
sons No one is immune except by
treatment by the scalpel. Appendicitis
produces more deaths than anything
! else, unless it be some of the con-
tag1ous diseases, and is frequently
alluded to among the surgeons as dyna-
mite. It's history is interesting and it
was not until 1887 that the profession
was informed of it's true pathology
Before that time little was known of
the disease. For ten years it passed
under various names. Autopsies show
ed that IN cases of abdominal troubles
the right side showed assesses and then
FRITZ of Boston declared that all dis
eases of that locality were due to ap-
pend1c1t1S. The most that has been
done in the successful treatment of the
disease has been at the hands Of
American surgeons. The first success
ful operation for the disease was by
DIR. F. G. Morton of Boston but today
we find men everywhere. in the smallest
burgs even, who are capable of coping
with the disease
The doctor then gave an exhaustive
account of the method he had adopted
in the treatment of great many cases
and in but two instances was it a fail
ure. There We're two treatments: the
Deaver and the Ochsner but he had
found the latter the more successful for
in the most severe cases it favored the
rest reatment. He touched upon the
treatment of gangrenous appendicitis
and explained his course of treatment
there.
AT the close DR.. Morton was asked
questions by Drs. Herbert, Judd,
Waterhouse and Armitage and in each
his replies were explanatory in the
highest degree. DR. Morton was loudly
applauded at the close and warmly con-
graduated upon the clearneSs with
which ne explained the cases and treat
ment.
DR.. F. E. Cofer read an address on
the subject of quarantine going into
details of the system dwelling upon the
efficacy of the service.
At the close of his remarks he was
asked several questions by physicians
present relative to quarantining pas
sengers and the ships and the system
carried out in each instance.
This. with papers by Drs. Smith, SIM
clair. Cooper and Cofer, will be pub
lished in this paper.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1906-11-18

assured me- said DR. Wood, that he
was heartily in favor of the plan and
would not oppose it. There seems to
be no prospect of completing the dam
for a year but this is the time for this
organization to get to work for an ap
propriation.''
DR.. Wood made a motion that the
Committee on Legislation be augment
ed. ''Dr. Humphrs,'' he said, who is
a better lawyer than he is a doctor, is
a good man but they needed more
After this a recess was taken until 8
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1906-11-18

spoken of it to a number Of people.
There were others taking part in the
discussion and the fact that the physi-
clans did not all agree with Dr. Hod-
gins developed some interesting in
formation.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1906-11-18
WOOD ON FILTRATION.

Dr. Wood, from the committee on FL
tration reported that his committee had
held no meeting during the year until
a short time ago. He saw the Cover
nor personally and the Civic Federation
had taken up the matter relative to
contamination of the water by the
camp located in the vicinity of the dam.
superintendent Holloway had given
his opinion that filtered water was not
necessary but his objection to the plant
was overruled. Acting Governor At
kinson did not oppose the matter and
as a private citizen did not act as
though he was against it. Then came
the trouble about the dam so operations
toward a filter plant We're dropped un-
I'll water sprinklers got plugged up with
land shells and. when the doctor called
upon the Governor with a hand full
Of them the latter seemed to take
lively interest in the movement. He
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1906-11-18
EVENING SESSION.

DR.. Armitage acted as Chairman dur
ing the absence of Dr. Wayson in the
evening session.
DR.. Emerson read a report as one of
the committee on lunacy. He explain
ed the law and it's changes during the
past fifteen years. He admitted it is
an imperfect system but added that an
imperfect law well enforced is better
than a more complete law imperfectly
administered.
DR.. Emerson SAID he was usually the
physician examining the patients and
from the side of the physician he could
see no fault. What there might be
from the patient s viewpoint is another
matter What is needed is a compre-
hensive rather than minute and spe
cific law.
DR.. WATERHOUSE' PAPER.
DR.. Ernest c. Waterhouse was the
next speaker. his article being in the
form of a written address on the SUBJ
ject or "A Case of Nephrolithiasis.'
The patient is a man 43 years of
age. portly and a resident of Honolulu
and the case is the only one on record
of the removal of stone from the
kidney
WaterhOuse relative to cases of renal
calculi is a good one as the cases
are rare. He had seen an operation
in Berlin where the same treatment as
that used by Waterhouse was followed.
Asked by DR.. Rogers why lie eases
are rare, DR.. WaterhOuse said it was
probably because the stone is usually
passed into the bladder when small and
then through the urethra. He explain
ed to DR.. Smith why, in his opinion,
the pain suffered by the patient was
periodic rather than constant. He be-
lieved the pain was caused by pressure
rather than by the stone cutting into
the kidney.
DIR. HODGINS' ON CHILDREN
DISEASES.
DR.. II. f. Hodgins spoke of the dis
eases of children in Hawaii and the
high mortality. His paper was highly
interesting.
In the discussion which followed the
reading. DIR. Wayson said the absence
of a chiIdren's hospital was responsible
for certain unpleasant conditions If
there was such an institution the NOR
tallty would be reduced probably 75
per cent. He spoke of the Mckinley
fund which might be used as a nucleus.
DR.. Wood said DIR. Hodgins had not
put sufficient stress on the fact that we
live in open houses. Diphtheria is
milder here than in colder climates
DIR. Armitage attributed the climatic
mildness to the nearness of the sea.
DR.. Waterhouse said his experience
with whooping cough showed that the
vomiting was apparent in nearly every
case. As to DR.. Wayson s suggestion
relative to a children s hospital, be
considered it a vital matter and had
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-09-07
PHILIPPINE COMMENT ON
A. F. JUDD'y LABOR MISSION
The Manila Times says:

Spanish papers working
Hawaii Mr. Judd
plantations
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gaed spirit
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will these his We should
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Spain there such thing ave trade Possibly thing
eonage Philippines country supposed be by Spain
$ o contemporary.
entreatng
given o for abos, although
forbid labor he (Mr. Judd
mission to take his ships to ouoftheway to recruit there
the fools who be invegled by his
the climax i assertion will be
cultivate the which
the Filipino abers lot of vagabouds who this day
know nothing about the cultivation of The truth that
promises things hardly
rosy painted when the chinos
foregoing OF
aboer is somewhat qualified if not ambiguous.
hint Filipino abores a
the with Benguet
their charge but do that the tons lying the
oio with little of market testify that the Filipino aboers
their little nothing the cultivation
asit ought o be
chinos very good our
epathist Celestial
but mndreadng talent wasted this particular Chinese
immigration Jaw good enough for the cnos
go" Hawaii
II our contemporaries are so much concerned about Filipino labor
of in
which about often rooster lays In land where the
working of
stop trying " make every day Sunday There dearth of labor here but
only a dearh of
Independence "Th emigration in be
ing abandoned which would furnish the partns
immigration And this is opinion greatest dangers
should
period of the duration of the contracts of labOers
time for all these things to happen"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-09-07
DIR. BISHOPS VIEWS.

''The report of earthquake disturb
ances in and about Hilo. and not in
any other place on Hawaii, indicates a
peculiar seismic condition." said DR..
Serene Bishop yesterday. "If the re-
port is true about the shocks being
felt only at Hilo 1t suggests to my
mind the development of volcanic fea-
lures in Puma.
Not for nearly seventy years have
similar reports come from Hilo, and
seventy years ago there was volcanic
development in Puma, when a new
crater was in process of formation.
THE appearance of scalded fish along
the Hilo coast, of course, shows an
unusual submarine disturbance"
Natives report that scalded fish have
been cast up on the shore of this is
land beyond Kaalawai which Is
stretch of beach just beyond Diamond
Head. Only the skin and bones appear
to be intact. the flesh having almost
disappeared.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-09-07
DEEP WATER FISH
CAME UP SCALDED

Hilo Tribune: An unusual occur
renee is reported by Fish and Food In
spector j. M. Herring. Since last Tues
day large numbers of dead fish have
drifted ashore along the coast on both
sides of Hilo bay. There were fish of
many kinds; many large eels that live
near the bottom and other deep water
varieties.
The eyes of the fish We're coated with
white as If having been in contact with
hot water or strong salt fluid. Squid
divers at Seaconnett reported to Mr..
Herring on Tuesday that the water was
unusually warm. and this in connection
with the appearance of the fish, leads
Mr.. Herring to believe that the killing
of them may have been due to sub
marine volcanic action, connected with
the slight earthquake shock felt the
Sunday evening previous at Hio. Such
n killing of fish occurred only once be-
fore, in the 70's, during an eruption of
Mauna Loa.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-09-07
JESUIT PRIEST HERE WHO
HOSTS TYPHOON SIGNALS

typhoon signal over observatory Manila
darcs move out Of the hnrtor
McGay Observatory,
the above remark Yesterday evening the veranda Of the Catholic Mission
And the remark indicates the
va'Ory and the confidence them by the shipping interests
Father Mcecay passengers wrecked
and the guest of Bishop Ibet at the Mission During the ST. Louis
Exposition Father Spanish Observatory
looking after Philippines
Father McGa there and the latter being of scientific anments
giving
requested
Father McGy accepted the post and returns the United States
filed with the mmensty of the work carried on there
Observatory
Spanish observatory
principally London, priests
Philippine gradually extending sphere they
able matters beyond the When
Philippines
h world So id - s G ova an cp Tft [ its ' tn S ~ ht Un h
had observatory
the place and the employment the
the And SO stands today with Father Ag man of rare
director The addition of Father McGea another
the interest keeping records in English
observatory suburb Manila The Spanish
time settled institution The
the Instruments and do to this day. although have been installed by
the American government.
practically departments
These meteorogy seimoogy, terrestrial
magnetism The said Father Meary the
earthquake
great telescope
had entertaining tell Of the
earthquake San Francisco by the earthquake
tell by the shape of the that from distance but from
EARTHQUAKE the needle performed wonderful evu
They watched the gyraions the needle and
"A
distance 7Os7 miles
Waves also travelled the world
Francisco Manila When these came
earthquake machine make their they those which
meeting and cumping
speak
predict typhoon McG
typhn and careful of these
for the Philippine AS there cable
daily
of Philippine They
to rs
We take these observations compiling them
definitely
Then hoist the typhon signal That warning
approaching the multiply and
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permission before they The
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