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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
CRUISERS OFF
FOR TUE COAST

The departure of the Big Four squad
ron from the wharves at which they
have been lying was witnessed yester-
day morning by little over 1000 peo-
pie. If the hour of departure had not
been SO early there would have been
many more on hand, but the send-off
given them was enough to please the
mo st fastidious. The larger part Of
the Sc present were of the gentler sex
and each one seemed to have particular
friends on board one of the vessels to
whom she wished to say a fond fare
well.
Berger's band was in attendance and
played "Aloha Oe" and AUD Lang
Syne' till half the jackies on board the
Pennsylvania, which was the last to
go out, were whistling the tune. AS
each vessel went out into the stream
the band on board played and the coll
ors were dipped in response to the
whistled salutes of the steamers in the
harbor.
The vessels went out in the order in
which they lay at the dock. The first
to depart was the Maryland, which
was no more than half way out the
Continued on Page Seven.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
TWO MEN SOUGHT
ANXIOUsLY At HOME

An inquiry has been received by the
police for information regarding Ross
III. Hatchell of Shawnee, Oklahoma,
who was TO be discharged from the 10th
Infantry. Co. L, at Honolulu on June Is.
and TO leave for home in a. few days
by way of San Francisco. The letter
from relative says: HE was sup.
posed to have about $500 and as he was
a great hand to show his money he may
have fallen by the wayside." Hatchell
is about fl. 6 in. in height and of
sandy or light complexion.
Another inquiry directed to the CHIEF
of police is for the whereabouts OF
Arthur Walter of Honolulu. whose
friends at Paw Paw. Mich, have not
heard of him since over year. A
married sister is very nervous from not
hearing from him in such long while.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
kUMERIC HUI
IS DIVIDING UP

There was a settlement among the
Kumeric. hui yesterday. when Irish div
idends on their emigration venture
We're declared. The ten thousand dol
lars brought back from Vancouver by
Charley Chillingworth. the relic of the
show money, was taken out of the
sack and stuffed around in. the holes,
but many a yawning gap remains to be
filed yet. IF any more of the show
money appears it will go towards stop
ping these gaps, but the balance of
this money is mourned for without any
more hopes of its ultimate return than
that of getting a crop of songsters out
of a last years birds nest.
OF the ten thousand the first share
went to pay sundry bills that were ow-
ing by the hui, $500 going in settle
ment in full of number of smaller
accounts. On Sayegusa's account of
one thousand dollars for provisions, $500
CONTINUED on Page Seven.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
CATHCART MAY
QUIT HIS JOB
Disguised at the Action of the
Supervisors, He Talks
OF Resigning.

County Attorney Cathcart may re-
sign as a result of the turning down
of the appointment of A. NJ. Brown as
his assistant by the Supervisors last
night. Such was intimated by him
when interviewed on the situation af-
ter the board had adjourned.
IF it were not for the loyal assist
ants I have in my office 1 would re-
sign in five minutes" he said. "I do
not want the position particularly.
can make more money practising law
independently I am not looking for
reelection and all I have asked is for
a chance to run my department in a
proper way.
Brown is already appointed as pros
ecuting attorney in the District Court
and is at work there. This vote taken
tonight does not affect his appoint
ment.
THE way the members of that board
talked tonight made me tired. They
quoted law at me and some of them
got in and talked about court work as
if they thought they knew what they
We're talking about.
Il am worried over the whole thing.
Here I have work banked up against
me and don't know what to do. have
case in the Circuit Court for every
day for a month and any lawyer can
tell you that a man cannot be ex-
pected to do that amount of work.
The strain s more than any lawyer
can stand and do his work properly.
IF I step out of office and they ap-
point some of the men they want me
to choose from among as my success
sor they will find out the difference"
MAY HOLD UP SALARY.
what is the status of this matter
now?" Chairman Hustace was asked
last night after the meeting of the
board. 1.-THE County Attorney states
that the vote tonight does not invali-
dated Browns appointment"
''Well. we vote the salaries" Hus-
tace answered. "and If Brown is kept
in there against the wishes of the ma
jority of the board you will see what
happens at the next meeting when the
question of his pay comes up
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
STRAUS HELPS
HAWAII 4 LOT
Talking About This Territory's
Needs---PearI Harb0r
Prospects.
mail Special to the Advertiser.)

(Mail Special to the Advertiser.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., September r.
Secretary Straus, of the Department
of Commerce and Labor, was in Chicago
yesterday on his return trip from Ha-
waii and it is now only question
of few hours before he viii be back
east. AS he journeyed Washington
ward he has given Hawaii lot of
good advertising. Everywhere he has
been interviewed it has been to ex-
press his feeling of the needs of the
territory in the mid-Pacifc. While he
is new member of the cabinet it is
believed here that Mr.. Straus will use
his influence this winter to help Ha-
waii in numerous ways.
There is some interest here as to
whether the Secretary, while in Ha-
waii, strove to give the Republicans
of the territory slant toward the
candidacy of Secretary Taft for the
Presidential nomination. Tt has been
charged here that Secretary straus and
Secretary Garfield have both been
proselyting for the Secretary of War
during their prolonged vacations at
government expense. Mr.. Garfield and
Mr.. Straus are the only two members
of Mr.. Roosevelt's cabinet who have
come out openly for Taft's nomina-
fiou
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
COUNTIES WILL
GET THEIR SHARE
OF LICENSE FEES
Governor Frear Holds That the Act Giving It to
Them was Legally Passed Over
Governor Carter's Veto.
The counties will get their share of

The counties will get their share of
the license money and income tax.
Secretary Mott-Smith will publish
the act passed by the legislature and
vetoed by Governor Carter, probably
today, and it win at once become a
law.
This was decided on yesterday after
noon. 1t has been under consideration
for nearly two weeks. The County
Attorneys of the several counties have
been consulted and communicated with.
In the opinion of Governor Frear and
Attorney General Hemenway the bill
was passed over the veto of Governor
Carter and thus became an act en-
titled to publication as law. There
fore it is law
1t affects all the liquor license money
as well as all other license fees, all
poll tax, and all income taxes. Sew
eral hundred thousand dollars are in
volved. 1t will greatly increase the
income of the counties. The decision
TO publish it as law removes ques-
tion which has hung over the fduciary
officers OF the Territory as to any
adverse claims between county and
Territory as to this money.
The Act was intended to give the
counties half of the license fees col
aected within their respective limits,
and half the income taxes from cor
porations whose principal property was
within their limits. The bill passed
third reading in the House April Is.
1t was vetoed by Governor Carter on
the ground of ambiguity. Neither
house acted on the veto until May /,
the last day of the session, but a
duplicate bill with the ambiguity re-
moved was put on its passage. This
duplicate bill did not get to the Gov
ernor until within ten days of the end
of the session when the pocket veto
house finally passed on the veto of the
first bill until the last day of the ses-
sion. The House, in the belief that
Governor Carter had agreed to sign
the duplicate measure, sustained the
veto of the first. But later in the day,
finding that the Governor did not in
tend to sign the duplicate bill, recon-
sidered the vote by which it had fail
ed to pass the original bill over the
Governor s veto, and then by an over
whelming vote, did pass it over his
veto. Governor Carter denied the
right of the House to make this re-
consideration, and insisted that his
veto stood. Secretary Atkinson acted
on this view, and did not publish the
act as a law. The counties took up
the matter to test it in the courts,
though no suit has been brought as
yet.
Governor Frear and Attorney Gen
eral Hemenway take the view that
when the House first acted on the Gov
ernor's veto, the parliamentary form
of the motion was f'Shall the bill pass,
the veto of the Governor to the con-
trary Notwithstanding Affirmative
action on this question required a
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20

two thirds vote which it did not re-
ceive, therefore the motion did not pre-
vail. On the same legislative day a
motion to reconsider that vote was
made and carried and on reconsidera-
tion on the same day the motion that
the bill pass, the veto Notwithstanding,
was carried by the required vote, and
therefore the bill was passed over the
Governor veto. The question of
whether either house could take af-
firmative action on veto and then
reconsider and change it does not arise.
But as the motion to reconsider was
made within the time allowed by the
rules it was within the power of the
House to act as it did.
As to the ambiguity, the supposed
uncertainty as to whether fifty per cent
of the license fees or all of them, are
to be paid to the counties, none of
the counties are claiming or insisting
that the law means anything else than
that fifty per cent of it shall be paid
to the counties, and therefore the Ter
ritory has no concern in the matter
At the same time the opinion is held
that though the phraseology is not as
clear as it might be, a fair reading
of the whole section makes it reason
ably certain that fifty per cent and
not 100 per cent of the license fees is
meant.
The following Is the title and the
first section of the act, the remaining
sections making no practical change
from the present law:
An Act to amend Section 1 of Act
SO of the Session Laws of 1905 as
amended by Act 10 of the Session
Laws of 1907.
Section 1. Section 1 of Act SO of
the Session Laws of 1905 as amended
by Act Is of the Session Laws of 1907
is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Section 1. Fifty per centum of the
total amount of poll and school taxes
and taxes on property and incomes
and all license fees obtained for Ii
censes granted to operate in each
county, shall be paid by the Treasurer
of the Territory of Hawaii to the
Treasurer of such county; and for the
purposes of the division and payment
hereby provided for, the amount of
taxes on income of corporations col
lected in a county other than that
wherein the principal property of such
corporation is situated, shall be re-
garded as having been collected in the
county in which its property is SO
situated.
Curiously enough this bill. If there
had been no question arising concern
ing it, would have been numbered Act
141. as it was the last act passed.
1t will therefore fall naturally into its
place as the last Act of the session
and the last act in the published ses-
sion laws. The session laws have been
published without it, so the question
arises whether it shall be published as
an insert to be pasted into existing
copies of the Session Laws. or incor-
porated in the publication or the Ses-
sion Laws of the next Legislature. It
will probably be published as an in
sert in the published Session Laws of
the last session.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
BROWN LOSES
On CLOSE
VOTE:
Supervisors Refuse to
Confirm Cathcart's
Appointment.

The appointment of Arthur NJ Brown
as prosecuting attorney in the Office
of the County Attorney was turned
down last night by the Board of Su-
pervisors, the vote standing four to
three against Cathcartis choice of a
successor to Frank Andrade. The mat
ter was argued over bitterly between
the County Attorney and Chairman
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
MAHUKA SITE TITLE.

James Knox Taylor, supervising
architect of the Treasury, told George
B. Mcclellan, now back here for the
season, that there would be no change
from the Mahuka public building site,
unless it should develop that the gov
ernment could not secure clear title.
Mr.. Mcclellan inquired, because of
reports that the matter might be re-
opened The Treasury Department has
turned the papers over to the Depart
ment Of Justice for complete in
quiry into the validity of the title.
This will follow the usual routine pro-
cedure. It will probably be several
weeks before the examination is con-
Guided and the Department of Justice
is able to make final report.
DEFENSES OF HAWAII.
Maj. Frederic V. Abbot, assistant
chief of engineers of the army, will
leave soon for trip to the Philip
pines. during which he will inspect the
work of establishing Notifications there.
He promised Mr.. Mcclellan recently
that he would try to arrange for
stop of several days at Honolulu, go
ing or coming, that he might look in
to conditions there with reference to
Notifications. Mr.. Mcclellan felt that
Mai Abbot could secure information
that would be of use to Congress this
winter in providing further approprIa-
tiops for Hawaiian Notifications.
Mr.. Mcclellan has also been inquir
ing at the Navy Department about the
prospects for appropriations to fit
Pearl Harbor for the reception of bat
tleships. He was informed that for
the last two years estimates have been
included for coaling station at Pearl
Harbor, but that in each instance the
estimate was eliminated by some high
er authority in the Department, pre-
sumably the Secretary.
It is understood that the estimate
will be included again this year and
there is better chance that it will re-
main and also that Congress viii give
some attention to it..
PURE FOOD AND SUGAR.
The Secretary of Agriculture, Mr..
Wilson, has relented little in the
enforcement of the Pure Food law,
as far as it pertains to the use of
sulphurous acid in the manufacture OF
sugar and molasses. A long and de-
termined fight has been waging be-
fore the Department of Agriculture
over the use of this and other arti-
eles that the Secretary claims are in
furious to health. Mr.. Wilson thinks
there will be an amicable adjustment
of these matters eventually, but the
makers and users of sulphur, borax,
and benzoate of soda have been threat
ening to combine their interests and
90 before Congress with a request for
legislation that viii ameliorate certain
provisions of the pure food law. The
outcome of such campaign, however,
would probably be diseouraging for
the President could be counted upon
to veto any measure which Secretary
Wilson did not favor.
The use Of sulphur viii be permitted
in refining this years crop of sugar,
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
F AR NJ HANDS
STRIKE IN
ITALY
The Farmers Prevented
From Gathering
Crops.

(Assoeiated Press Cablegrams.)
CANoSA, italy, September 20.--The
agrarian strike among the farm work.
ers has assumed serious proportions.
Farmers are being prevented from 60
ing into their own fields to harvest the
ripened crops.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
MausoIeum Now
Holds Mckinley

CANTON, Ohio, September 20.-The
bodies of William Mckinley and MRS.
Mckinley were yesterday transferred
from their graves to the great mauso-
leum prepared to receive them. The
affair was made the occasion Of a
solemn service to the memory of the
martyred President and his wife.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20

Hustace, the former defending his
nominee and the latter making some
very caustic remarks against him.
There were present at the meeting
the whole membership of the board,
the Brown matter coming up in its
regular order through communication
from the County Attorney notifying
the board of his appointment and ask
ing that the nomination be confirmed.
A communication from the Civic Fed
GRAFTON disappearing of Browns ap-
pointment was also made public.
AS soon as this communication was
read, MIR. Cathcart, who sat. at the
Chairman IS left, asked leave to ad-
dress the board in the matter.
CONFIRMATION ASKED.
Mr.. Cathcart said that it was his
desire to work always in harmony
with the Supervisors and county Off
GERS, as promising the best results. He
had appointed Mr.. Brown. Mr.. An
drade accepted new office on Septem-
Der 8, leaving the department without
a prosecuting attorney.
Mr. Browns appointment was made
under the county act provisions Civ
ing power of making appointments to
him. Taking the provisions Of the law
CONTINUED on Page Seveu.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
Long Drive
Is Finished

NEW YORK, September Cobra
Meeker arrived here yesterday, having
made the journey across the continent
from Tacoma by ox-team. He has been
six hundred and twenty six days ON
the road.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
HERMIT KINGDOMS FATE.

TOXIC, September 19.-The murder
of several japanese in Korea is re-
ported There is a possibility Of an
nexation of Korea now. Count Ito
says that Japan's policy may change
if Korea persists in unfriendliness.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
Plague Still
Keeping Up

SAN FRANCISCO, September 2o.--
The total number of cases of bubonic
plague reported in this city is now
thirty five. The number of deaths have
been twenty.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
REvoLTERs MUST DIE.

RIGA, September 19.-Twenty two
members of the Baltic feet have been
condemned to death for participation
in the revolt Of 1905.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20

ROCKEFELLER MAIN OWNER.
NEW YORK, september 19.-Evi-
dence has been given In the Standard
Oil investigation that John D. Rookie
feller owned over a quarter of the orr
ginal Standard Oil Company shares
and that he transferred them to sub
sidiary companies.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
Rome Fears
Religious Riots

ROME, September 2o.-Trouble with
rioters is feared here tomorrow, when
the celebration of the anniversary of
the fall of the temporal power of the
Pope occurs.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
Los Angeles
Is Shaken

Los ANGELES, September 90
There was slight earthquake shock
felt throughout Southern California yes
terday.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
POpe's Brother
Is Now Dead

MANTUA, italy, September 20.--An-
gelo Sarto, brother of the Pope, died
here yesterday.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20

CHARLESTON AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 19.-
The cruiser Charleston has arrived
from Bremerton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-09
Local Comment

The school election takes place Mon
for there may be whole field of can
didates on Monday morning. Only two
have announced, Mr.. 7. /. WATSON and
Mr. w. M. Clark, both very worthy
men, but others can shy their castors
if they so desire. The people of Mar
shalltown are extraordinarily FORUM
ate in the quality of their schools, and
they should at least say thank you"
by showing interest enough to vote.
-
Regardless of bonus offers and other
inducements there is not a factory in
this city that can afford to move. Those
that have moved have regretted the
day. 1t requires years for a manu-
featuring enterprise to gather moss
and new starts can not be made with
out losing very largely the progress of
the past. The thing to do is for Mar
shalltown people to put more money
into the factories that are prospecting
and build them larger. When they have
good thing let them push it along.
-
What has become Of the anti-spit-
IlIlS OTullldACS. iScIlb u1OI IL No ~
forced? The council had it's usual good
intentions, no doubt, when the ordin-
ance was adopted, but it has been q
dead letter as far as observance has
ever been concerned. Loafers about
billiard halls, saloons and other places
where certain class of men congre-
gate make sewers of the sidewalks, and
women's skirts wipe up the filth and
contagion and carry them into their
homes. It is no wonder that the state
finds it necessary to build a hospital
to care for tubercular patients. Only
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-09
MEN WANTED
To Work and Vote for the Citizens
Ticket, Whose Candidate for Mayor
is the Hon. William j. Fort.

Who stands on the following plat
form of principles:
Platform.
''In the interest of the city of Mar
shalltown, we the citizens set forth the
following declaration of principles as
the policy for the city government.
Il. To oppose licensing saloons or al
lowing the liquor traffic within our
city for beverage purposes.
''2. To favor the entire adjustment
OF the fee system.
SO. To favor strong endeavor and
liberal policy in interesting new man
ufacturing plants to locate here, but
contracts must hold the corporations as
well as the city.
~. That our mayor and council
shall not accept city improvements il
there is any question Of non-fulhllment
Of contracts.
"5. To oppose gambling, immoral
houses and Sabbath dissertation"
This is movement to protect the
boys and girls of our city.
(Signed) CITIZENS COMMITTEE
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-09
Local Post Goes on Record in
Matter of Criticism of Mon
ument Commission
uPHoLDs SUPPORT OF BILL
Approves of Efforts Of Members Of the
House Who Work for tho Making Up
Of the Deficit for the Southern Bat
tIeTeld Memorials Unanimously
Adopts Resolutions.

Frank NJ Thomas post, No. 81, G. A.
R., Of this city, has gone on record as
against the efforts of Representative
Miller, of Bremen county. Chairman OF
the democratic state central committee,
and certain of his colleagues, who
sought to throw discredit ON the Iowa
monument commission and Governor
Cummins, for the deficit that existed
after erecting the several monuments
to Iowa soldiers on southern battle
fields. The post also colnmends in
equally as strong terms the members
of the house who worked for and UP.
held the measure to overcome the de
felt.
AT meeting of the pos. the follow
ing resolutions We're unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, we have watched with
much interest the controversy over the
matter of making an appropriation to
meet the deficit in the funds provided
for the expenses of the dedication OF
Iowa's monuments at Shiloh. Vicks-
burg, Andersonville and Missionary
Ridge; and
Whereas; some OF the acts and
words of members of the house of rep
resentatives meet with our hearty APP
prevail. and some with our just as
hearty disapproval, therefore. be it
Resolved, by Frank M. Thomas
post. No. "a, department OF Iowa, G. A.
r.; that we approve the final action OF
the house of representatives in the
matter; and be 1t further
Resolved; that we deolore the fact
that any member OF the house of rep
resentatives should allow his fractional
feelings to so influence his public ut
terances as to reflect on the several
monument commissions, or the gov
ernor of our state, who has done such
efficient service in the erection and
dedication OF Iowa's monuments at
these several places in the south.
"R. B. WALLACE,
Commander.
JOHN E. WILDMAN.
"Adjutant."