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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26
PRATT
TO JACK
THE POSTMASTER REVIEWS THE
FIGHT TO HAVE HONOLULU
HALE TORN DOWN.

A renewal of battle for removal of
the old unsightly building known as
Honolulu Hale, is being made, with
Postmaster ]. G. Pratt as the man be-
hind the gun. The building occupies
government land between the Post Or
flee and Cunha's place, and is nearly
empty of tenants, on account of its
condition. Some time ago there was
an agitation to have it torn down on
account of it's bad appearance, as we'll
as possible dangerousness. Now Post
master Pratt says that in addition to
these reasons, there is the fact that it
is greatly in the way of Post Office
business and he has written to the
Acting Governor about it.
"It we could have the space cleared
on the Waikiki side of the Post Office, "
said Pratt, mail could be handled
much better than now, and we should
not be compelled to inconvenience the
public as we do now on Bethel street,
by piling the sidewalk and blocking the
street with mail
GAS it is, the only door to which we
can bring wagons is on Bethel street
and while the wagons are being loaded
or unloaded we block the sidewalk and
much of the street, moreover the mail
bags have to be carried clear across
the building to the other side, where
they should be landed and sent out.
"The building brings in very littre
rent, and it could be taken down with.
out cost, for the sake of old material
in it. Then we could have a fine lit
tie park in place of ugly ruins and til
fences. am willing to agree to re
commend as postmaster that our build
ing be turned over to the Territory
when we don't want it any more, i
the Territory will make this improve
ment for us"
The building is a very old one anC
quite a historic structure. Its. uppel
floor is altogether unoccupied, ant
no one seems to want to risk moving
in. The roof is in such condition tina
Pratt recently had a board fixed t.
catch shingle which are slipping on
lest they fall on people passing by.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26
A Fight
Liquor
MANY LOCAL DEALERS FIND
THE NEW LAW A STARTLING
DISAPPOINTMENT TO THEM.

If the new liquor law lasts until the
next legislature, it will be the subject
of a general attack there that will cali
for all the energies of it's friends to de-
fend it. Those who thought perma-
nent settlement of the troublesome
question of licenses had been reached
rejoiced too early, for already there
has developed among many liquor men
who were the supporters of the law,
the strongest kind of opposition to it..
1t has been startling and disappoint-
ing revelation to them.
Nearly all the retail men are private
ly very bitter against the Liquor Com
missioners and deeply regret that they
ever allowed a law to get through Civ
ing the Board such big powers as 1t
has.
When it comes to fighting the Board,
however, or even criticizing it, no man
in the business has a word to say ex-
cept privately. The power of the
Board to summarily revoke license
is enough to prevent any dealer from
risking antagonizing the Board and
even operates to prevent appeals to the
courts. No one wants to start the ap-
peal,-and possibly find himself sud-
denly unlicensed and closed up.
"The liquor dealers are silenced and
under orders, just like the good dogs
in San Francisco" said one of them
this morning. "They have to simply
sit still and take their medicine. No
matter if all sorts of unreasonable or
ders and rules are made,-no one can
protest. New orders are cropping up
every day, as new ideas strike Inspec-
tor Fennell,-and all we can do is lie
down and say, Yes, sir to all he or
ders.
'It is fine law do not think. II
is the worst deal the liquor men ever
got"
According to the man quoted, the sa'
looms all over town are having al
sorts of pilillia over entrances, swing
ing doors, screens, etc, "Scotty' fol
a while had a bar, but Fennell made
him put a rail on it and sell only tC
persons sitting down. He has a res
taurant license with special privileges
Col. Mccarthy has been told to quit
serving meals, and selling wholesale
but it is probable that the Commits
sion, which appears to be doubtful II
his case, will leave it to Others inter
ested, if there are any, to test the mat
ter of the Colonel's wholesale business
The law provides that there shall b'
no appeal from the decisions of the Lii
cense Commissioners. This is the feat
ure which is most generally singled ou
for attack in the courts.
At present there is no dealer ready
to take his business life in his hand'
and begin a suit. But there is unit
ed body of dealers who are laying
, plans for doing big things when tn,
next legislature meets, and the liquo
question will have to be fought out al
over again.
: "The arbitrary power was given t
the Commissioners in the hope tina
they would cut out Asiatics," sadly re
5 marked one dealer,-none can be quot
9 ed by name,-"but it hasn't worke
that way.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26
TEN YEARS
TO WAIT
HONOLULU WILL HAVE Federal
BUILDING ABOUT 1918, SAYS
PRATT.

County officers who are keeping in
mind the plan to get the post office
quarters for the County departments
are bit ahead of the time if the op-
inion of local federal officer, as to the
prospects for the new. building, are
anything like correct.
1--WE won't get the building for ten
years or So" said Postmaster Pratt,
"if the usual record is made. do not
anticipate that the post Office will be
in its new quarters much before that
81 have looked the matter up and
find that the average time for compile
tion of federal building costing
about half a million dollars is eight
years. The completion of a million
dollar structure by the federal govern
ment here is likely to take ten OF
twelve years. We are not getting ready
to move yet"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26

The case against Glass, as outlined
in the opening statement for the prose-
cution, was substantially as follows:
1--WE expect to prove that in June,
1905, a company calling itself the
Home Telephone Company of San
Francisco, or someone in its behalf, hi
ed an application with the Board Of
Supervisors for the sale of a franchise.
Now, we expect to prove that the Pa
cific States Telephone Company inn
mediately commenced to oppose the
advertising of the passage of that or
dinance for the sale of a competing
franchise. We expect to prove to you
by each one of these Supervisors that
when he went into that room Halsey
told him that he would give him $4,000,
and gave him the $4,000 in currency, to
vote against the passage of that ordi-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26
DRUNK AND DISORDBRLY
BUT HE Gets $500 DAMAGES
MAKES IMPORTANT RULING IN DE-
Gliding THE FORD SUIT AGAINST THE OCEANIC STEAMSHIP
coMPANY-THE LBELLANT JUDGMENT THREE
HUNDRED DOLLARS.

the libellant in the amount of three
hundred $4,000 dollars, made up as
follows: Two months wages, 500;
seven weeks board, $35 90; personal
effects, $40; damages for arrest and
Imprisonment $125; with costs.
The syllabus of the decision is as
follows:
AN arrest of a sailor on board of
his ship lying in the port of Honolulu
by an officer without warrant, in con-
sequence of the request of the chief
officer, is Illegal under the Hawaiian
law and common law.
"In such a case, the fact that the
chief officer told the policeman that
there is a disturbance aboard and
pointed out libellant as the man MAX
ing it, does not make the arrest legal,
where the policeman neither saw nor
heard of the circumstances of the dis
turbance, but if he had been told OF
the circumstances of the disturbance,
which he had not seen, and from sucn
narration had found reasonable cause
to suspect the guilt of libellant and
had arrested him because of such sus-
picion, the arrest would be legal.
1.-THE right to arrest without a war
rant is an exception to the general rule
and the conditions under which it is
allowed must exist,-and the methods
under which it is carried out must be
strictly followed to make it legal.
"The first officer was in charge OF
the ship de facto the master did moi
appear in connection with the matters
testified to, nor was there any init
nation that he was on board. Held
that the first officer rightfully repre-
sented the owner.
"The arrest being illegal, and the
ship going to sea Immediately after
with the possible witnesses in the
case, leaving libellant in Imprisonment
the libellee is liable for extension oi
the Imprisonment, which may have
been due to negligence of the police"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26

Il have no difficulty in finding that
the libellant was under the influence OF
liquor at the time of, and previous to,
his arrest" said Judge Dole this morn
ing in deciding the suit of ]. l.. Ford
against the Oceanic Steamship Com
pany, but owing to the manner of the
arrest, in discussing which the court
lays down important rules, damages
of $500 are awarded to Ford.
Ford was a fireman on the Ventura
and got drunk here last June and made
a big rough house aboard the vessel.
A policeman arrested him at the re-
quest of the first officer and the steam
er went away without him, wherefore
he brought suit for heavy damages.
The court said:
81 find that the libellant was arrested
solely on the request of the chief officer
and in the absence of circumstances
that justified any reasonable suspicion
on the part of the arresting officer thai
he had committed or intended to COM
NIT an offense. In other words, the
influence which led him to make the
arrest was the request of the chief Of
ficer rather than the knowledge of any
circumstances which led his mind to a
reasonable suspicion of the libellant's
guilt; and that he did not tell him
upon what charge he was arresting
him. The right to arrest a person
without warrant is an exception to
the general rule, and the conditions
under which it is allowed must exist
and the methods of making such arrest
must be strictly followed to make il
legal. The liberty of person is toe
important a matter to the state to be
interefered with without the sanctions
with which the law guards such inva-
sions. The safeguards which have
been thrown about the right to arrest
without a warrant have been thrown
aside in this case. The arrest was II,
legal"
"a decree may be entered in favor
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26
BOARD GEIS LAND

Deeds were recorded today by which
Lots 7, 8, ando IL of Block No. l,
Highland Park, Manoa Valley, are
transferred by Walter e. Wall and
Herman Eocke to the Hawaiian Evan
gelical Board, the consideration being
S1O,5OO. This parcel of land which
comprises several acres. will be used
by the Board in connection with the
new Mid-Pacific Institute now being
built in Manoa Valley.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26

nance for the sale of the franchises.
And as to some of them, he promised
$4,000 additional at the end of their
term of Office, and that as to some Of
them he promised $25OO, and some
additional. That as to each of these
other eleven Supervisors we expect to
show you that he did the same thing;
that Mr.. Halsey's duties were simply
% look after opposition telephone COM
panies and to report to Mr.. Glass and
act under Mr.. Glass, and that he re-
ceived all his instructions from Mr..
Glass, and Mr.. Glass only; that he was
subject to the orders of Mr.. Glass only
in this company, and that his sole duty
was to look after opposition telephone
companies and advise Mr.. Glass as to
what was doing in the matter
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26
'RESIDENCE" CLAUSE
is TO Be TESTED
THE PROPOSITION IN THE LAND LAWS
VENT HAWAII GETTING HoMEsTEADERs INVOLVED
IN A SUIT WHICH JUDGE HAPA1 BEGUN
FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT.

HILO, July 23.-A petition was filed
in the Circuit Court of the Fourth Cir
cult yesterday in the case of G. w. A.
Hapai against James w. Pratt, Com
missioner of Public Lands. Thompson
& Clemons of Honolulu are acting for
the petitioner. The petition sets forth
that the petitioner on February 8, 1902,
secured a right-to-purchase lease on
Lot 80, Olaa Homestead Reservation,
271O acres. This lease granted him
privilege to buy at any time within
three years for $4,000 provided he had
reduced 25 per cent of it to cultivation
Having complied with conditions he
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26
CLEAR SIDEWALKS.

Many complaints nave been received
by Sheriff Iaukea on the condition of
the sidewalks on upper Forst street
There are a number of second hand
furniture stores in that location ana
the owners of them have allowed all
kinds of goods to be placed on the side
walks.
Shreiff Iaukea ordered county detec'
tive Lake to remove these obstruction
and the result has been source o.
great qualification to pedestrians whC
have been Obliged to use the Sidewalk
in that locality.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26

deposited the money with Sub-land
Agent G. H. Williams on March 10,
1906, and applied for a patent. A dis
pute had arisen as to the construction
of the word residence" and the petit
toner prays that Pratt may be order
ed to appear and answer and also that
such relief as the premises may require
be granted.
The case which was sent here from
the First Circuit is in a sense test
case, as many Olaa settlers have had
their deeds held back on the same OBJ
CONTINUED on Page Eight),
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26

The best evidence that X. Yama-
moto imports the best Japan rice is
the fact that the last two steamers
from the Orient brought for him alone
more rice than for any two importers.
He gets his rice direct from the fields
thereby saving the middleman's profits
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26
JAPANESE
BUY 1T NOW.

Now is the time to buy Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. 1t is certain to be needed
sooner or later and when that time
comes you will need it badly-you
will need 1t quickly. Buy it now. It
may save life. For sale by all dealers
Benson Smith & Co., agents for Ha-
wall.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26
pRTNKERs or WHIsKEY.

Drink the straight stun. the kind
that complies with the recent Food
and Drugs Act. You can secure that
kind from the Criterion Jobbing Dept,
Hotel and Bethel SITS. Phone Main &c."
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26
SACHS, SATURDAY SPECIAL.

For tomorrow, Saturday only, the
Sachs Dry Goods Co. will place on
sale Kaysers, 2 clasp double tip silk
gloves, regular Csc. value, for soc. pair,
Store closes at p. m. on Saturday
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26
GLASS TRIAL
ABOUT TO CLOSE
ASSOCIATED Press Cable to The star.)

FRANCISCO 26Attorny plea for
Glass the bribery
is the jury.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26

When a man first makes a fool of
himself he gets ar awful Jolt-but he
soon gets used to 1t.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26

"67 VARIETIES

More than sixty different kinds Of
candies are made at the factory of the
Alexander Young Cafe. Many people
like them better than the standard
brands imported.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26

The best cup of Hawaiian Coffee in
the city. New England Bakery and
Cafe.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26
BELFAsT STRIKE BRoKEN.

ASSOCIATED Press Cable to The Star.)
BELFAST, July 26.-The strike
here has been broken by a compromise
agreement.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26
CLOSING IDAHO TRIAL.

CAssociated Press Cable to The stsr.)
BOISE, Idaho, July Ex-senator
Borah is arguing for the State in the
Haywood trial.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26
Yellow Fever

CARELESSNESS alone can make
possible the advent or this scourge in
Hawaii.
And CARELESSNESS alone is today
responsible for the startling number OF
successful burglaries. Suppose, bur-
glars entered your house tonight what
would they be liable to secure? Many
things, probably, which should be kept
in a safe deposit box
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26

Delicious pies and cakes Candy
fresh every day. New England Bak-
cry
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26
SUPERVISORS
MEET TONIGHT
CHAIRMAN HUSTACE WANTS TO
LOOK INTO THE MATFGR Or
FUTURE FINANCES.

The Supervisors will meet tonight.
Charles Hustace, Chairman of the
Board, stated this morning that he
would make a motion to look into the
matter of finances for the coming SIX
months.
The regular business of the Board
will be taken up.
In speaking of the matter of the
band going away, Hustace said: I'll
I have anything to say about it 7 will
oppose it. We need the band here"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26

Fine Job Printing, star once.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-26

Fine Job Printing. Star once.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-21
RESIDENTS
Are DIVIDED
Over the Kind of Paving
Block Desired.
CONTRACTS UNAWARDED
Petitions VIII Again be
Placed in Circulation.
Some of the Boulevard Property
Owners Want Logan Block Others
Swear by the Athens Product.

The residents OF the Park Boule-
ward are divided as &c the kind of
brick they desire used in paving the
street. Some want Logan block used
and some are of the opinion that the
only kind OF block is that made at
Athens and there you are.
When the members Of the Board OF
Public Service met in adjourned ses-
sion last night for. the purpose of
awarding the contracts for paving the
Boulevard, South Prospect and Cherry
streets and Grand avenue, they found
trouble brewing and few property
owners with petition awaiting their
pleasure. B. +. Shurz had secured
petition representing 1870 IL foot
frontage which b. b. Durfey thought
was about one tenth of the entire
frontage. The signers preferred the
Logan block with Murphy grout
filler. Durfey and his followers ask
that the lowest bid be favored which
meant using the Athens block.
John Jacoby was called upon TO
pour oil on the troubled waters. He
said that his idea from the first
had been TO pave the street with Wit
rifed block Of the Logan make. But
IL the block was as soft as some
fused in the Columbia street work,
nobody wanted It. The speaker was
Iof the opinion that had Mr.. Shurz
presented the petition to all the
residents on the street. every one
would have signed IT,.
The residents OF South Prospect
street were not long In deciding
whether to use brick or asphalt on
the street. The petitions were al
most unanimous for tbs former.
The board then decided to post
lpone the awarding Of tic several con
tracts until Saturday evening at 7
O'Clock so that petitions could be
secured, showing just what the prop
erty owners want.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-21
Deafness Cannot he Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
imlamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube Is inflamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when It Is entirey closed, Deaf
ness is the result, and unless the in
fammation can be taken out and this
tube restored 10 its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out Of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition Of the. mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
Catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-21
PROMINENT RESIDENT
OF MARTEL DIES
Mr.. Ira Early Passes Away
Friday.
Death Resulted From Lingering
Illness with tuberculosis
and Malarial Fever.

The death Of Nj. Ira Ealy, one
of the leading citizens of Marion
Icounty, occurred at his home in Mar
tel at 1850 o'clock Friday morning.
His demise was due to tuberculosis
and malarial fever WIN duration
lof several weeks.
The deceased had lived in the
county practically all OF his life. He
was aged sixty years. He was a
Civil war veteran, baving spent
NEARLY three years in the service Of
his country. and when he enlisted
was one of the youngest soldiers in
the regiment.
Mr.. Early was active in the politics
of the eastern part of the county
and for a number of years has held
the office OF postmaster of the Mar
tel office. He was a man of sterling
and upright character, and highly re-
|spected by his fellow men.
"A wife and one adopted child, Miss
TLuella, a.e the only surviving mem
bers of the family. Funeral arrange
ments have not been completed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-21
|SALOONISTS
PROSPERINC
Thousand Dollar Tax Hurts
but Little.
LIQUOR men PROMPT
Not a Single Penalty was
Imposed.
Marion County Has One More Saloon
Than at This Time Last Year
60 In Marion.

Thursday was big day in the
hcounty treasurers office, the total
receipts for regular tax being $751;
300. OF this amount. $4,000 was
paid by saloonists, each of whom
handed in $500 tribute which he must
give for the privilege of remaining
in business during the six months
ending next November
Thursday was the las. day for the
payment of the Dow tax. Had any
of the sa,oonkeepers failed TO ap-
pear before closing up time at the
treasurer's office, they would be
compelled to pay a penalty in order
20 cOntinre in business. None OF
the liquor dealers were tardy, how
ever. everyone of the 81 in the conn
ty being in before the close of the
day
That Marion county saloonists are
prospering under the $1,000 tax Is
seemingly shown by the fact that
there Is one more saloon in the coun-
ty than there was at this time last
year. OF the 81 places of business,
SO are in the city.
This marks the beginning of the
second year for the $1,000 tax. and
reports from all over the state show
that the revenue has lincreased in
large amounts. The second Akin tax
year opened March 2S, but according
TO the law. the saloonists do not have
TO Pay the $500 feet, for the first
six months until June 20. Under
this arrangement, a man who con-
templated going out of business,
could operate from AIsrch 2S until
June 20, without paying a fee.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-21

AQUATIC MEET
Held in the Y. M. G. A.
Swimming Pool.
CONTESTS ARE SPIRITED
Philip Rea Easily Carries off
First Honor.
The Key Race Proves a Difficult
Proposition and at Last Il G
Event Is Declared off.
CONTESTS ARE SPIRITED

The aquatic meet held in the Y.
NJ. c. A. swimming pool last
night proved great success. There
were more than u score of swim
meIs and water dogs who enjoyed
the contest besides Il number Of
spectators who found it most in
teresiing sight to witness the var
ious swimming aud diving contests.
In the contest, Philip Rea cap
tured first honors in nearly every
thing that came his way. He won
81 points while Gregg Myers took
second place with II points and
Ralph Wright, third with 10 points
Harry Rames was in fourth place
with nine points TO his credi..
In the individual events, the one
lap swimming race was won by
Rea in II As seconds. Herbert
johnson and Harry Rames took
second and third places. In the
diving race, Rea took first place,
Gregg Myers. second and John
Baford, third.
In two-lap swimming race,
Rea won first with time Of ~ sec
Harry Rames, second and Ralph
Wright, third. The one-lap swim
ming on back race was won by
Rca in % seconds. Wright took
second and Myers third. The one
lap candle race was won by Gregg
Myers in 80 l-5 see. Barford took
second and johnson, third.
I'm the dive. Harry Rames took
first Myers, second and Rea, third
The five-lap swimming race was
won by Rea in 3s seconds. Wright
and Myers were second and third.
More of,the contestants were able
to carry out the keg race and af-
ter lot Of humor, the race was
declared off. Another contest Of
this nature will be held in few
weeks.