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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-04
A DIFFERENCE
IN LUNGS.
Tn the Edinburgh Uni

In the Edinburgh Uni
versity three human lungs lie
side by side. One is of an
Eskimo and is snow white.
In life, this would be ruddy
with rich blood. Another is
that of a coal-miner and is
black. The other is of a town
dweller and is a dirty slate
gray, as are the lungs of most
city residents. That's why
consumption thrives in cities.
One reason why SCOTS
Emulsion does so much to
keep down consumption is
because it helps to keep the
lungs clean and supplies
them with rich, red blood. 1t
makes the lungs germ-re-
sisting. If the body is run
down and health is at a low
ebb SCOTS Emulsion will
build it up quickly and per-
manently.
SCOTT & BOVINE. 4o9 Pearl Street New York.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-04
A PROMPT SETTLEMENT.

A fire last Friday destroyed the home
months ago in the Nuuanu tract. Mr..
Kapulani had a policy of insurance in
Trent & Co.'S agency, and yesterday
received from that firm a check for it's
full face value. This probably takes
the record for prompt settlements, the
loss having been paid in considerably
less than a week after the fire oc-
Cured
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-04
METHODIST JUVENILE FAIR.

The ladies of the congregation of the
First Methodist church of Honolulu are
busily engaged preparing articles for
fair to be given in the parsonage of
the church on April IA. There will be
baskets of big chicks and baby chicks
in the collection and Dummies galore.
The idea is to provide such things as
will amuse and interest the little ones
of the church and Sabbath school,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-04
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
LODGE, NO. 8, K. of p.

Meets every SATURDAY evening at
$50 O'Clock. in Harmony Hall, King
street. Visiting brothers cordially In
vised to attend.
MERLE NJ. JOHNSON, G. C.
e A JACOBSON, K. of r. & s.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-04
HAWAIIAN TRIBE NO. I.
T O r M

Meets every second and fourth FRI
DAY OF each month, in l. o. o. f. Hail.
Visiting brothers @ Irdially invited to
attend. w. C. MCCOY, Sachem.
A. E. MURPHY, C. of r.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-04
LADIES AUXILIARY,
a. O. H. DIVISION NO. T.

Meets every nrst and third Tues
@Ay, at o. M, in c. B. u. Hall, Fort
street. Visiting sisters are cordially
Snvisea to attend.
NJ ALICE DOHERTY, Pres.
MARGARET K. TIMMONS, Sec'y.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-04
Eel ALOHA CHAPTER,
NO. 3, O. E. S.

Meets at the Masonic Temple every
ssccni Saturday of each month. at E5U
a'esock d. m. Visiting sisters ana
3xgztlers are cordially invited to at
esz&
MARGARET HOWARD, w. M.
MARGARET LISHMAN, Sec'y.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-30
Local and FOREIGN
Markets.
WALLA WALLA MARKETS.

WHOLESALE.
Wneat-Bluestem, new, f. o. b..
6414c; club, new, f. o. b., 621ac.
Vegetables and Fruits.
Cabbage-Per cwt., $1.75.
Potatoes-Per cwt., Coo to Csc.
Onions-Per cwt., Yellow Danvers.
800.
Turnips-fer cwt. 75c.
Reets-Per cWt. 75c.
Carrots-Per cwt., Csc.
Hubbard Squash-Per cwt., $3.50.
Green Pepper-Per box, 75c.
Celery-Per crate, $1.25.
Garlic-Per lb. &c.
Sweet Potatoes-Per h., &c.
rumpklns-Per 100, $3.50.
Caulif1ower-Per doz, s1.20.
Cooking Apples-Per box, 90c to 81
Eating Apples-Per box. $125. :.
Dried Fruit.
Currants-Per h., 15c.
Raisins-Per h., 10c to 15c
Citron-Per h., Csc.
Orange Peel-Per h., Csc.
Lemon Peel-Fer h., Csc.
Stock Feed.
Bran-Per ton, $1,000.
Shorts-Per ton, $500.
Aiddlings-Per ton, $1,000.
Rolled Wheat-Per ton, $4,000.
Whole Barley-Per ton, $500.
ROLLED Barley-Per ton, $2100.
Forage.
Alfalfa-Per ton, baled, s11.00.
Wheat-Per ton, baled, $1,000.
Timothy-Per ton, baled. $500.
Fruits and Nuts.
Apples-Per box, s144 to $780,
Pears-Per box, 75c to s1.0O.
Cocoanuts-Each ,10c.
Walnuts-Per h., zoe.
Lemons-Per doz., 20 to soc.
Bananas-Per doz., 40c.
Uranges-Per doz, 25c to soc.
CranberrieS-Per Of, zoe.
Almonds-Per h.. zoe.
RETAIL
r1our-Per sack, s1.15 to s1.25. per
DBL. s4.40 to $3.50.
Potatoes-Per cwt., 75c to S5c.
Cabbage-Per cwt., $3.50.
Honey-Per box, 15c.
Unions-Per cwt., 85c to S1.00.
boiled Cider-Per qt., Csc.
Carrots-Per h., 1c.
Turnips-Per lb, 1c.
Beets-Per h., lie.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-30
Live Stock.

Buying prices quoted as follows:
Steers-2k to 2Ac; cows, &c; veal
100 to $50 lbs, SEC; prime wethers,
SIC; prime ewes, 2Ac; lambs, per h.,
314c; hogs, size.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-30

Haulers are receiving the following
prices for loose forage:
Straw-Per load, SO so to $500.
Alfalfa-Per ton, $50 to 5000
Timothy-Per ton, s12 to $3.50.
Wheat-Per ton, SO to $1O.5O.
Hides, PeIts, Wool.
Buying prices are as follows:
Hides-Calf, green, So; dry, 1910;
steer and bull, same as calf.
Pelts-Sheep, Shearlings, Coo.
Full Wool Pelts-Per h., 121ac.
Skins-Bear, $3.50 to $1,000; coyote,
60c to 75c; winter killed.
Mink-Per h., $1OO to $500; coon,
25c to soc.
Beaver-Per h., $3.50 to $3.50; muck
rat, sc to Sc; badgers, 1Oc to soc.
Wool-Per h., lie to 1Sc.
Horse HARPER h., Ice to tic.
Wood and Coal.
Sawed Wocd-Per cord, $3.50.
Aft. Wood-Per cord, IS.
Roslyn Coal-Per ton, $780,
Rock Springs Coal-Per ton, So.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-30

farsnips-Per h., 1sc.
hubbard Squs sh-Each, 10c to 35c.
sweet Potatoes-Per h., &c.
Cauliflower-Per mead, 10c.
Egg Plant-Each. 10c.
Fresh Meats.
.olrloin Steak-Per h., 121ac.
Porterhouse Steak-Per h., 15c.
Round Steak-Per h., 12kc.
Chuck Steak-Per h.. 10c,
Prime Rib Roast-Per H., 12hc.
Boiling-Per h., &C.
Veal-Same as beef
Mutton-Per h., 15c.
Mutton Stew-Per h., SC.
Pork-Per h., 10c to 15c.
Lard-Per h., Csc; 10 lbs, s125.
Picked Pigs Feet-Per h., 1Oc.
Bacon-Per h., tic.
HAMPER h., Ice.
Hamburg Steak-Per h., loo.
Sausage-Per h., 12hc.
Picked Tripe-Per h., 10c.
Parsnips-Per cwt., soc.
Picked Lamb Tongues-Per h., 30c
Poultry and Produce.
Butter-Creamery, Golden Sheaf,'
per h., 40c; country, per h., SOC.
Chickens-Fries, dressed, zoe.
Geese-Per Id. dressed, 15c.
Eggs-Per doz, soc.
Fish.
Flounder-Per lib 12Hc.
Sole-Per h., 12ks,
Black Cod-Per h., 12kc.
Salmon-Per h., 15c
Halibut-Per h., 12kc.
Black Bass-Per h., 15c.
Smelt-Per h., 12kc.
Salmon Eggs-Per string, 15c.
Trout-Per h., zoe.
Catfish-Per ID. 15c.
Herring-Per h., 12kc.
Black Bass-Per h., 15c.
Smelt-Per h., 12hc.
Salmon Eggs-Per string, 15c.
Trout-Per h., 20c
Catfish-Per h., 15c.
Herring-Per h.. 12kc.
Perch-Per h., 12hc.
Shad-Per h., 12hc.
Olympia Oysters-Per qt., zoe.
Eastern Oysters-Per qt., Toe.
Eastern Oysters-A out, 55c.
Clams-Per qt., 25c.
Clams-Three H., Csc.
Crabs-Each, Csc.
Codfsh-2 h., Csc.
Smoked Salmon-Per h., zoe.
Smoked Halibut-Per h.. zoe.
Smoked Herring-Each sc.
Live Stock.
Buying prices quoted as follows:
Steers-21a to 2Ac; COWS, &c; veal
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-30
MALE HELP WANTED.

WANTED-FIRST-C CLASS WAGON
maker, corner Third and Poplar SITS.
Williams, the Blacksmith.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-30

But for real good meal go to
Olson's.
The daily tribune., 1906-12-08
ARSENIC CAUSED DEATH
OF MRS. ROSE vZRAL

Chicago. Dec. 8-The police today
established the fact that arsenic had
been swallowed by Mrs. Rose vzral.
mother OF the family In which six
suspicious deaths have rsosntly 90.
Cured. An an ,lysis revealed the
presence Of arsenic In the body and
the makers OF the embAlming 6uid
WAS urgsd after the death Of Mrs.
vztsl have proven to the authorities
that It contained no arsenic.
1t 10 not established whether the
woman took arsenio or whether 1t Wal
adE,inisteisd by another person.
Coroner Hoffman today obtained q
permit for the sxhumatiou Of the
bodies Of Ave members Of the vzral
family. II 10 probable. however.
that only the body of Ella vzral,
who was the lsst to die before thu
mother. will be taken up. Ar
analysis vii be made and II trace'
Of poison are found. tho other bodiel
will be exhumsd.
The daily tribune., 1906-12-08

duotion and Refining company is total
rs there wss not penny Of Insurance
carried on the structure. The ipsar.
ancs companies refused to take the
risk after this burning Of the 81 Ps'o
mill, believing that IL was too great q
risk to assume. This was also the
case with the Metallic mill north OF
the river. TIE oompanv's loss has
been heavy in the last three years
G. ". Brown and Co.. who for
many months had been retreatiuR
the tailinRs dump Of the National
played lucky. They had finished the
work last Auguat and removed the
machinery - short time after~ ards
They lost notbi by the fre.
The daily tribune., 1906-12-08
MAY SUE THE WORLD
FOR TITLE TO LANDS

San Francisco, Dec. 8-The 80.
preme court today In an opinion BY
Justice Sloss. In which all the cours
concurred. decided that the McEneTDy
act. passed At the last session Of she
legislaturs. 10 constitutional and that
property owners CAL etsablish title TO
their IL de-. the records Of which we're
destroyed BY the great nre. BY suing
the world st large.
II NO claimant appears within q
certain period. tisle to the property
10 re. established.
The daily tribune., 1906-12-08
OFFICIALS OF ALABAMA
BANK ARE INDICTED

Admission. Als.. Deco. 8-Louis n.
Dixie and ". 4 Lowlsy. president
and cashier respectively Of ths Attsla
National bank Of Astals. Ala. were
Indicted today fsz misspprvpriasiou Of
the bake funds. The bank was
closed sisw months ago By the bsnk
examine.
The daily tribune., 1906-12-08

rh. Daily Tris... loo ", .sssb
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-18
CONFIDENT OF BIG SUCCESS
Every Man in Charge of the Work
Has Not Thought of Final Failure

OF the success of the enterprise I
am as well convinced as one can be of
any enterprise that is human. 1t Is a
stGpendous work upon which our fell
low -countrymen are engaged down
there on the Isthmus, and while we
should hold them to a strict account
ability for the way in which they per-
form it, We should yet recognize,
with frank generosity, the epic ma
ture of the task on which they are
engaged and its world wide import
ance. They are doing something
which will rebound immeasurably to
the credit of America, which will
benefit all the world, and which will
last for ages to come. Under Mr.
Shonts and Mr. Stevens and Doctor
Gorgas this work has started with
every omen of good fortune. They
and their worthy associates, from the
highest to the lowest, are entitled to
the same credit that we would give to
the picked men of a victorious army;
for, this conquest of peace will, in it's
great and far-reaching effect, stand
as among the very greatest conquests,
whether of peace or of war, which
have ever been won by any of the
peoples of mankind. A badge is to be
given to every American citizen who
for a specified time has taken part in
this work; for participation in it will
hereafter be held to reflect honor up
on the man participating just as it re-
fleets honor upon soldier to have be-
longed to a mighty army in great
war for Righteousness. Our fellow
countrymen on the isthmus are work.
ing for our interest and for the ma
tional renown in the same spirit and
with the same efficiency that the men
of the army and navy work in time of
war. 1t behooves us in our turn to
do all we can to hold up their hands
and to aid them in every way to
bring their great work to a triumphant
conclusion
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The White House,
December II, 1906
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-18

There will now and then be shortcom-
ings in administration; there will be
unlooked-for accidents to delay the
excavation of the cut or the building
OF the dams and locks. Each such in
ctdent will be entirely natural, and,
even though serious, no one of them
will mean more than a little extra de-
lay or trouble. Yet each, when dis
covered by sensation mongers and re-
tailed to timid folk of little faith, will
serve as an excuse for the belief that
the whole work is being badly man
aged. Experiments will continually
be tried in housing in hygiene. in
street repairing, In dredging, and In
digging earth and rock. Now and
then an experiment will be a failure;
and among those who hear Of it, a
certain proportion of doubling Thorn
asses will at once believe that the
whole work is failure. Doubtless
here and there some minor rascality
will be uncovered;, but as to this, 1
have to say that after the most
painstaking inquiry 1 have been un-
able to find a single reputable per-
son who had so much as heard of any
serious accusations affecting the hon.
leSty of the commission or of any re-
sponsible officer under it. I append
a letter dealing with the most serious
charge, that Of the ownership of lots
IN Colon; the charge was not al
vanced by reputable man. and is
utterly baseless. 1t is not too much
to. say that the whole atmosphere of
the commission breathes honesty as 1t
breathes efficiency and energy. Above
all, the work has been kept absolute
ly clear of politics. have never
heard even a suggestion Of spoils poll
tics in connection with it..
l have Investigated every complaint
brought to me for which there SEEM
ed to be any shadow of foundation.
In two or three cases, all of which /
have indicated in the course of this
message, I came to the conclusion
that there was foundation for the
complaint, and that the methods of
the commission in the respect COM
planned of could be bettered. In the
other instances the complaints prov
ed absolutely baseless, save In two
or three instances where they referred
to mistakes which the commission had
already itself found out and corrected.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-18
IMPROVEMENTS OF RAILWAYS
Departments VIII Be Balanced From
Time to Time as Work Shifts

The most advanced methods, not
only in construction, but in railroad
management, have been applied in
the zone, with corresponding econo-
mics in time and cost. This has been
shown in the handling of the tonnage
from ships into cars and from cars
into ships on the Panama railroad ;,
where, thanks largely to the efficiency
of General Manager Bierd, the saving
In time and cost, has been notewor-
thy. My examination tended to show
that some of the departments had
(doubtless necessarily become
overdeveloped, and could now be re-
duced or subordinated without i'm
pairment of efficiency and with a saw
ing of cost. The chairman of the
commission, Mr. Shonts, has all mat
ters of this kind constantly in view,
and is now reorganizing the govern
ment of the zone, SO as to make the
form Of administration both more
flexible and less expensive, subordi-
mating everything to direct efficiency
with a view to the work of the canal
commission. From time to time
changes of this kind will undoubtedly
have to be made, for it must be re-
membered that in this giant work Of
construction. it is continually neces-
sary to develop departments or bu-
reaus. which are vital for the time
being, but which soon become use
less; just as it will be continually
necessary to put up buildings, and
even to erect towns, which in ten
years will once more give place to
jungle. or will then be at the bot
tom of the great lakes at the ends Of
the canal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-18
sLANDERERs AND LIBELERs
All Doing the Canal Work Obtained
Positions OH Merit Alone

So much for honest criticism.
There remains an immense amount of
as reckless SANDER as has even been
published. Where the slanderers are
of foreign origin I have no concern
with them. Where they are Ameri-
cans, 1 feel for them the heartiest
contempt and Indignation; because,
in spirit of wanton dishonesty and
malice, they are trying to interfere
with, and hamper the execution of,
the greatest work of the kind ever at
tempted, and are seeking to bring to
naught the efforts of their country
men to put to the credit Of America
one of the giant feats of the ages.
The outrageous accusations of these
slanderers constitute a gross libel up
on body of public servants who, for
trained intelligence, expert ability,
high character and devotion to-duty,
have never been excelled anywhere.
There is not a man among those di-
recting the work on the isthmus who
has obtained his position on any other
basis than merit alone. and not one
who has used his position in any way
for his own personal or pecuniary adj
vantage.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-18

safe to prophesy about such a work
as this, especially in the tropics.
I am informed that Representatives
of the commercial clubs of four cities
Boston. Chicago, Cincinnati, and
st. Louis--the membership of which
includes most Of the leading business
men OF those cities, expect to visit
the 1sthmus for the purpose of exam
lining the work of construction Of the
canal. I am glad to hear it, and I
shall direct that every facility be Civ
en- them to see all that is to be seen
in the work which the government is
doing. Such interest as visit like
this would indicate will have a good
effect upon the men who are doing the
work. on one hand, while on the
other hand it will offer as witnesses
of the exact conditions men whose eX-
perience as business men and whose
impartiality will make the result of
their observations of value to the
country as a whole.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-18
PLAN TO BUILD BY CONTRACT
Most of the Work Will Be Let Out in
This Way for Sake of Economy


After most careful consideration we
have decided to let out most of the
work by contract, if we can come to
satisfactory terms with the contract
ors. The whole work is of a kind
suited to the peculiar genius of our
people; and our people have develop
ed the type of contractor best fitted to
grapple with it. 1t is of course much
better to do the work in large part
by contract than to do it all by the
government, provided it is possible on
the one hand to secure to the con-
tractor a sufficient remuneration to
make it worth while for responsible
contractors of the best kind to under
take the work; and provided on the
other hand it can be done on terms
which will not give an excessive profit
to the contractor at the expense of the
government. After much considera-
ton the plan already promulgated by
the secretary of war was adopted.
Thu. plan in its essential features was
drafted, after careful and thorough
study and consideration by the chief
engineer, Mr. Stevens, who, while in
the employment Of Mr. Hill, the pres
ident of the Great Northern railroad,
had personal experience of this very
type of contract. Mr. Stevens then
submitted the plan to the chairman of
carefully over it with Mr. Rogers, the
legal adviser Of the commission, to
see that all legal difficulties were met.
He then submitted copies of the plan
to both Secretary Taft and myself
Secretary Taft submitted It to some
Of the best counsel at the New York
bar, and afterwards I went over it
very carefully with Mr. Taft and Mr.
Shonts. and we laid the plan IN its
general features before Mr. Root. My
conclusion Is that 1t combines the
maximum Of advantage with the min
imum Of disadvantage. Under 1t a
premium will be put upon the speedy
and economical construction of the
canal, and penalty imposed on de-
lay and waste. The plan as promul-
gated is tentative; doubtless it will
have to be changed in some respects
before we can come to satisfactory
agreement with responsible contract
ors-perhaps even after the bids have
been received; and Of course 1t is pos
sible that we can not come to an
agreement, in which case the govern
ment will do the work itself. Mean
while the work on the isthmus is pro-
crossing steadily and without any let
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-18
NEGRO LABoRERs AND HOUSES
West Indian Men Are Only Fairly
Satisfactory Employees

The West India laborers are fairly,
but only fairly, satisfactory. Some Of
the men do very we'll indeed; the bet
ter class, who are to be found as fore
men, as skilled mechanics, as police
men, are good men; and many of the
ordinary day laborers are also good.
But thousands of those who are
brought over under contract Cat our
expense) go off into the jungle to live
or loaf around Colon, or work SO bad
ly after the first three or four days as
to cause serious diminution of the
amount Of labor performed on Friday
and Saturday of each week. I ques-
toned many of thes Jamaica laborers
as to the conditions of their work and
what, If any changes, they wished.
I received many complaints from
them, but as regards most of these
complaints they themselves contra
dicted one another. In all cases where
the complaint was to their treatment
by any individual 1t proved on exami-
nation that this individual was him
self a West India man of color, either
a policeman, storekeeper, or an as
sistant storekeeper. Doubtless there
must be many complaints against
Americans: but those to whom I spoke
did not happen. to make any such
complaint to me. There was no COM
plant of the housing; I saw but one
which / thought poor, and this was
in an old French house. The bar
racks for unmarried men are roomy,
well ventilated, and clean, with cam
vas hunks for each man, and kind
of false attic at the top, where the
trunks and other belongings Of the
different men are kept. The clothes
are hung on clotheslines, nothing be-
ing allowed to be kept on the floor
In each of these big rooms there were
tables and lamps, and usually a few
books or papers, and in almost every
room there was a bible; the books be-
ing the property of the laborers them
selves. The cleanliness Of the quar-
tiers is secured by daily inspection.
The quarters for the married negro
1aborers We're good. They were neat
ly kept, and in almost every case the
men living in them, whose wives or
daughters did the cooking for them,
were far better satisfied and of a
higher grade than the ordinary bach
elor negroes. Not only We're tho quar-
ters in which these negro laborers
were living much superior to those in
which ! am informed they live at
home, but they We're much superior
to the huts to be seen in the jungles
of Panama itself, beside the railroad
tracks, in which the lower class of
native Panamans live, as well as the
negro workmen when they leave the
employ of the canal and go into the
jungles. A single glance at the two
sets of buildings is enough to show the
great superiority in point of comfort,
cleanliness, and healthfulness of the
government houses as compared with
the native houses