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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-26
FISHING RIGHT TROUBLE PAU.

The independent Japanese fishermen
have at last been convinced that their
rights to fish anywhere they choose
are abridged through the private fish
ing rights of others and it is unlikely
that there will be any further trouble
along this score. The mistaken idea
prevailing among the japanese arose
from their misunderstanding of a de-
cision of Judge Dole in one of the
fishery rights cases tried by him and
the independent fishermen of Oahu
Immediately began poaching. The re-
suit was a constant pickering between
the lessees of fishing rights and the
lessons. Now, it is announced in the
local Japanese press, the situation is
understood.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-26
WARD
At L|HUE HOSPITAL

IIHUE, August PA ward for con-
is just being completed at
the Lihue Hospital. 1t has been built
in accordance with the latest ideas on
such subjects. 1t is largely enclosed
in glass so as to secure the best re-
suits of sunshine for the patients. It
is entirely detached and separate from
the other hospital buildings.
Until a very few years ago there was
com aratively little consumption in the
Lihue district, but of late years it has
increased very markedly. The increase
is said to date from the introduction
Of Porto Ricans into the islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-26

1t was in a police court in India.
The client of the Babu lawyer was a
woman accused of assault and battery,
and the attorney. attacking the oppos-
ing lawyer, delivered himself as fol-
lows: MY learned friend with mere
wind from a teapot thinks to brow
beat me from my legs. I only seek
to place my bone of contention clearly
in your honor's eye. My learned friend
vainly runs amuck upon the sheet an
chors of my case. My poor client has
been deprived of some of her valuable
leather (skin), the leather of her nose.
Until the witness explains what be-
came of my clients nose leather he
can not be believed: he can not be al
lowed to raise a castle in the air by
beating upon a BUSH"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-26
Anthropoogy Instrucor-What effect has the climate the
Eskimo? Student-Cold feet-Harvard Lampoon.

Il tell you num-, remarked Sandy Pixies he dipped up the
Strawberries and when you leading the life you
keep with the times rs that my poor said
pathetic housewife Yes indeed why, dis time last
used to say came from San Francisco and people used to give
handouts they thought earthquake
If should forget and from
liable hand de police being escaped CRATER
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23
lWHAT q m

The Legislature Of 1907 enacted Chap
ter 5597, Section Of which reads
thus:
All licenses shall be payable on or be-
fore the first day Of October Of each
year, and no license shall be issue for
any fractional portion Of year, except
that any license not otherwise specified
in this act may be Issued after the first
day Of April, to expire October first,
upon payment of one-hah the amount
fixed as the price Of such license for
a year.
What does this mean? Does It mean
that license taxes for licenses imposed
for the first time by this sttcan be coli
lected for that period from April /, 1907
to October /, 1907?
1t seems that such is the interpreta-
ton officially adopted by the Lord High
Executioner-Co Comptroller, who has COM
manded his subordinates, the tax col-
lectors, to collect such license taxes. If
the act means what the Comptroller
thinks il does, is it not invalid as an
er post tactO law =? Let the lawyers and
Judges answer.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23

The WALES Claim.
(Liye OAK Demoerat, Aug. b

Live Oak Democrat, Aug. IL
The letter from Colonel S. |. WALES
to the Democrat concerning his famous
claim against the State, published yes
terday, was interesting reading, admit
rable i'm tone and very clear in state
ment. We have never yet learned upon
what ground this large claim for nearly
5000, 600 was scaled down TO the COM
paratively small sum of $25, 900 by the
legislature, and we don't care to lend
our columns TO any revival of the con-
tr0versy now. but Colonel Wales is
evidently firm and sincere in his con-
victiOn that he has been treated with
gross Injustice by the State, and there
Is certainly something impressive in the
quiet dignity with which he rejects the
money offered him and insists that he
shall have the full amount due him or
none at all. Nothing in this world is
settled until it Ia settled right, and
there are some notable precedents In
history to encourage Colonel WALES in
his present course. Bad faith In a gov
eminent Is even more execrable than in
an individual, for the trust and respon-
sibility are much greater in the case of
the former, and II Florida has wrOnged
the claimant In this matter and with
holds from him money justly due him
by clear contract, no consideration Of
expediency, diHiculty Of meeting pay
ment, age Of the claim or refuge In any
technical defence which defeats justice
should be permitted TO stand between
the State and its duty.
II Is a good time, perhaps. to tell
again the old, old story Of Florida dis
grace in connection with the WALES
claim. lest we forget, and we are
glad to assist our brother Of the Demo
crat TO full understanding Of the cir
cumstances.
The senate committee, IN 1908, with
Hon. w. A. BlOunt, chairman, spent
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23

President Bt 81 TIE Com
Tclegraplr Union, thus states lhs
''demands'' which have been forum
lated as the basis Of the existing strike.
1--WE want z t5-cont Increase 81 or
salaries; We want an eight-hOur day; il
we hass % work sixteen hours we want
pay for twenty hours. We must penal
ize the companies for every minute
they work us over eight hours. We
want tree typswritnrs, and We want
the same pay foe women who DO the
same work aS the men receive."
Truly, these demands do not seem to
be extravagant or unreasonable, and
and their reasOnablensss should appeal
strongly to the sympathy Of every Ia
Dor organization, IS wen as every
worker. in the country. II the tels-
graph operators viii conduct the con-
test without disorder Of any kind, they
win soon demonstrate their right 20
win; II they resort to boOdlum meth
DDS, anywhere, they will endanger their
cause and incur public censure
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23

The Governor having returned from
his summer outing, and the Comptrol-
Ter having announced that he would not
issue warrants for the payment Of any
legislative appropriation (saye those
covering the regular and ordinary ex-
penses Of the state governmenO unless
the Board Of State Institutions certify
that the money 10 pay such warrants iS
IN sight-or words 10 that effect more
talk Of an extra session Of the legisla-
ture IL being INDUCED in.
When, during the last few days Of the
recent session, some one discovered
that the appropriations enacted would
exceed the estimated revenue for the
next two years by something like one
and q quarter million dollars, every
body got busy, and the Governor sent q
special and particular message 10 each
house, urging a course Of remedial action
in the premises. The frightened legis-
latOrs hocked TO the rescue, the Gov
errors proposed law was rushed
through in three winks, and everybody
drew a long breath Of relief.
Now, It appears, the Governors plan
for relief does not afford relief, and the
cry Is raised for special session to
correct the alleged imperfectiOns Of the
remedial legislation so hastily enact
ed.
But the Governor, during or just after
the recent session, was reported TO
have a definite intention Of calling the
legislature into special session some
time in September, TO receive and act
on the report Of the Internal Improve
n1ent Fund Investigating Commission.
What becomes, therefore, of that pur-
pose, az an excuse or reason for an
extra session? Does II lack elements
Of popularity which might condOne the
extraordinary expense to the people Of
such a movement Was better reason
deemed necessary, in order to reconcile
the masses TO the expenditure requisite
for an extra session?
what can or should the Legislature
do, In special session (constitutionally
limited to twenty days., to cure the
the present situation7 One or the
other of two things: Either repeal the
acts, or some Of them, making appro-
priations for the university, the
women's college, the high schools, the
rural schools, the Tampa and DeFuniak
fairs, and others; or levy an additional
tax for revenue with which to meet
these appropriations.
Which will 1t dO7 And # 1t does
either, what result from such legisla-
ton will best satisfy aid crafty the
people, whose hard-earned money is in
volved?
The Legislature Of 1907 has been
lauded to the skies for surrendering to
the Establishments Of the Governor and
his advisers, but the people who chose
It's members to represent them have
yet 10 be reckoned with. How they
will relish an increased tax rate, as the
result Of the present situation, is a
question which may quite overshadow
the probable or possible action of that
body concerning the report Of the In
ternal Improvement Fund Commission.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23

strued to allow the commission 20 con-
slider the WALES claim"
The chairman OF the committee which
reported this bill was one VI the anti
WALES caucus Of forty Of the Legisla
ture Of 1903, referred to above, and
voted 70 allow the appropriation Of
SIS, OOO--shOwing that he was stiI IN
der the mental domination Of the en-
Governor
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23
ANnTHFR ssRRASnN."

There appears to be an effort to scare
up still another excuse for the calling
of an extra session. Here is what the
Leesburg Commercial has to say Of it
II is now rumOred that Governor
Broward will soon call an extra session
of the Legislature for the purpose Of
submitting TO the people cOnstitu-
tional amendment providing for prohi-
bitiOn in Florida. AS good thing as
prohibition is, the calling Of an extra
session at this time would be an unpop-
ular move. The Legislature has only
recently adjourned and did not pass
such a resolution. They had time TO
do it If they had been inclined to do so.
There is no evidence that they would
pass it If called in extra session. IL
Governor Broward wanted the Legisla-
ture to act upon the question he should
have continued it in session while 1t
was in Tallahassee. The opposition to
calling an extra session at this time
would initiate against the passage of
the amendment by the people and might
serve to defeat it. Let the Legislature
submit the amendment to the people
under favorable conditions and it will
adopted by big majority
~~~~~-~-~-~~~~~-N~N~~~~-
The people Of Florida are beginning
to realize that taxation has been great
ly increased during the present admin
istration. Of course the government
does not impose taxation, but did not
the candidate promise that under his
administration taxation would be de-
creased? And who can deny that the
influence of the Governor was very per-
ceptible during the past session--so
predominant, in fact, that measures
acceptable to large majority of both
houses could not be passed over his
vetO?- Times Union.
The voters of Florida will make a
note Of the fact, too, that under an act
of the recent Legislature, and the con-
struction the Comptroller puts upon il,
that they go back to the first of April,
before said act was passed, and are
collecting a half-year license tax. Is it
constitutional Is it just? The Cars
of Florida are sticking it to the tax
payers.
Two communications came to this
oaa.o 49,, kka Iax, ~ qualification knn
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23
nUST He BE PRESENT.

A dispatch dated Jacksonville, Tues
day, says
N. b. Broward arrived in the city
Sunday from North Carolina where he
has been rusticating since his visit TO
New York, Washington and other
points. He stopped at the Aragon
train for Tallahassee, where he will
again take up the rein of government.
Now that the governor has returned
the legislative commission, investigat-
inc the acts and doings of the board Of
trustees Of the internal improvement
fund will resume It's examination Of
witnesses. The governor will be there
TO examine and cross-examine all who
testify. During his absence from the
state the taking Of testimony came to
a standstill. The governor Is not a
membe Of the commission, but he Is q
member of the board Of Internal i'm
provement fund trustees.
While away Gov. Broward kept
pretty well In the limelight and was the
subject OF newspaper articles, inter
views, etc, both in New York and
Washington.
Must he be present. Does It look
we'll that he should be? VIII not Flori-
dians form there own conclusions from
it2 Are he and the machine running
things 10 suit themselves? We shall
see!
Gov BrUward would make the mis-
take Of his life 10 call the Legislature
INTO extra session. II would entail up
on the people a larger tax assessment
TO pay the expense. Jacksonville Me-
tropolis.
Well, what care they for such little
thing as thatf Have not the usurpa-
tors Of power szars-been doing about
as they please, regardless Of what the
people think OF such things, for about
six yoars5 There was time when the
wishes Of the people were considered in
such matters.
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-. 4.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23

Citizens Of Franklin county, In mass
meeting held at Apalachicoia last week,
formally called on Hon James Fenni-
more Cooper Griggs TO announce for Con-
Rreas m the Third district. Lamar,
Kehoe, Stephens, Griggsl Which shall
IL be7
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23
WOodmSn's Social.

The Woodmen of the World will give
an ice cream supper, September 9Th, at
their hall. All members are requested
TO attend, and all visiting Woodmen are
cordially invited.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23

Messrs. w. B. Cox and p L. Walker,
both prominent business men Of Quincy,
were In Tallahassee for q few days the
early part Of this week.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23

The New York World says: THE
Ohio machine, like the New York ma
chine was powerful and masterfull I'M
Ill II ran up against the people. Then
Il wrecked itself.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23

Escambia and Duval are soon TO have
prohibition elections, and the temper
ance people of both counties will put up
their very best fight 10 win. II they
succeed, State prohibition for Florida
will be settled for keeps. The temper
ance sentiment grows daily.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23

Two communications came to this
Office today, the day Of publication, too
late for this issue They will appear
next week.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23

Two tavorite State exchanges, the
Lake City Index and Tallahassee True
Democrat, failed 20 reach us last week.
IL may be Jay journalism 70 make this
fact the subject Of q paragraph, but
what Ii writ Il writ, Live Oak Demo-
erat.
The delay In issuing both papers were
from the same cause, too. We had the
changes made by the County CommiS.
slOners Of our counties In the tax list In
the papers.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23

Editor Jordan, of the Punta Gorda
Herald. thus bewails the effects Of the
telegraph operators strike; IAN West
ern Union and Postal Telegraph opera
tors in the United States. except Mrs.
T.. A. White, Of Punta Gorda, are out
on u strike. In consequence, nobody
knows what Roosevelt, Hoke Smith
and Broward may be doing today, and
you can't wire TO Jacksonville for an.
other Jug of whisky. For a time, at
least, the newspapers will have 10 print
fish and snake stories 10 I'LL up with. y
~NS-~N-~-~~~~~~--N----s
From an extended and appreciative
obituary notice in the Times Union Of
Tuesday last we learn that the Rev.
John &. Ley. the venerable father Of
Revs. John b. and f. f. Ley. departed
this life at Jacksonville on Monday, the
10th inst, in the eighty-hfth year Of
his age, after life spent almost en-
tirely In Florida a. an itinerant minis
ter Of the M. T.. Church. In common
with many Tallahassee friends, The
True Democrat extends 10 the surviv-
ing members of the family It's sincere
..s.Ialasaa.a
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23

Tampa Evening News: Maybe the
Governor can arrange TO get that fur
niture on the instaIlment plan. . . :
The Governor may not be able 10 buy
furniture for the executive mansion,
but he has provided a permanent bit Of
furniture" for the DeSoto County
jail" Obi What will they do with
Cooner
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23

Print WITH vpur home printer always.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23

Not so very long ago complaint was
made concerning delays in the work
Of construction on the Panama canal;
now, according to reports, the work
Ia oulrunning the appropriations
for the year, and must be checked
In the midst OF successful progress by
lack Of assigned funds, or else proceed
on credit until funds can be made avail
able by Congress.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23

The Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road Company has secured from the
United States Court an addenda TO the
restraining order already In force in
previous litigation, which forbids Ala
bamR officials from attempting the en-
forcement Of the 2i-cent passenger
rate until the higher courts can pass
upon the validity of the law.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-23

Every county in the State shows an
increase In valuations. Jacksonville
Metropolis. Also increased taxation,
State, county and city. and full credit
& due the machine politicians who are
In power forit Extravaganza In public
affairs makes the tax burden something
similar 10 the way the fiddler" was
paid In Florida's carpet bag days, and
Mr. Broward and his Board have not
finished draining the Everglades yet
either
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-17
TELEGRAPHERS SAY POSTAL
STATEMENT is MISLEADING.

Chicago. July l6.--Secretary Rus
sell. of the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union Of America, tonight issued the
following reply TO the statement is
sued by the Postal TelegraphC Gable
company.
The statement Of the Postal Tele-
graph company is misleading. as II
is not stated the number Of hours
work required Of the men that they
might earn the amount mentioned
Tho company has merely struck an
average from the entire pay roll.
Taking actual figures, we find that
the telegraph operator who received a
salary of S99 for the month of May
which contained twenty-seven work
ing days, received exactly 1886 ga
per day. and 50 81 cents for each
hour overtime worked In order Ia
make the sum mentioned by the com-
pany. the telegraph operator had to
work over nine days extra. The same
facts apply To the employees who re-
celved the second grade salary. They
were compelled TO work from nine Ia
ten days extra to make the money the
company cndeavors to show that they
were paid as a regular recompense
In ad .itiOn to this. the greater ma
tority OF the operators concerned in
the present controversy did not re-
eelye the top salary. nor even the sec
ond class salary"
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-17
Chicago Board Of Trade.

Chicago, July 16.--The wheat mar
ket was weak all day with the excep-
tion of a moderate rally the first half
hour during which prices advanced to
about yesterdays closing level The
early firmness was the result of cover
ing by shorts, who based their pur-
chases on crop damage reports from
South Dakota, and on advices which
told of light acceptances in the south
west The market during the remain
der of the day was completely at tile
mercy of the bears who sold freely be-
cause of continued wet weather in the
northwest. A decline at Liverpool
helped to create bearish sentiment in
the local market. The close was weak
at almost the low point of the day.
September opened 4 a 3sc to X a %c
lower at 93Bc to 93Ac, advanced to
93 y C and then declined to 92Mc, clos
ing at 92% a Ne Trading in corn was
dull and the market weak all day. The
chief depressing influence was wet
weather throughout the corn belt. The
market was also affected by the break
in wheat. A prominent long led in the
selling movement. The close was
weak. September opened &c TO "a {
lower at SO * c to 53%c, sold up to SAC
and then declined to 53k a. sc. The
close was at 53 &c. Oats were weak
because of free selling by longs wno
were eager to decrease their holdings
owing to the favorable weather for the
growing crop. There was a slight rally
early in sympathy with the advance in
wheat but the flrmness was short lived
The close was weak. September
opened nc to &c lower at soc to
39 4 C. sold up to 80 Il a. rs and then
declined to 3S5sc. The close was at
38%c.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-17
[AMDSFOR
THE FEEDERS
THIS YEAR
C0LORAD0ANS BUY HERE AT
CONSIDERABLE ADVANCE
Lots Doing Under the Surface
in the Boston Wool Markets
Where the Manufactures
Are Getting in the Game,

Last winter when the buyers and
dealers were forecasting conditions IL
the lamb market in New Mexico for
this season, there were gloomy predic-
tions of a slump in the price. 1t WAS
said that Colorado feeders had lost
money on their big purchases in NEW
Mexico during 1906 and that they were
very likely to be careful in the future.
But there does not seem to have
been much of a slump In the price Il
the bleaters from this territory u
fact the Chicago Drovers' Journal Is
authority for the statement that lambs
are selling in New Mexico at 5000
5.25, somewhat of an advance over last
years values. Discussing the siuation
the Drovers' Journal says:
There will be no cheap feeding
lambs this year. This is admitted by
most men well posted on the situation
Prospective feeders who contemplated
laying in supplies at lower cost than
last year are doubtless doomed to dis
appointment
Coloradoans and speculdtors are IL
the west taking hold of feeding lambs
freely at prices even higher thar last
year, when the range was considered
dangerously high Parties who are In
close touch with western range c9ndi-
llblAa say lildl many hOHldltu ltGQlIS
lambs have been purchased at $500 a
5.25. which, compared with values rul.
ing at loading stations las year, shoN
25 a. so cents advance. Coloradoans are
also in New Mexico freely buying stoes
there at $5.00m5.25. this range shr W.
ing the same advance as noted in Mon.
tana.
1t is logical to look for a fairly go q
demand fer feeding lambs this fal
from the middle west feeders. More
men who handled lambs last season
made profits than did those VINO came
out with balances on the wrong side
of the ledger. With continued ms
growing weather the outlook is brigh
for good crop of fine corn, as wei
as a much better and greatly larger
crop of hay than last year
These conditions should warrant
keener competition in thin western
lambs, as both eastern and middle wes
feeders will endeavor to get their fui
quota of the offerings. In their zea
to secure supplies, however, there /.
fear that they will push prices to {
dangerously high level and render i'm
possible chances of getting even small
profits on their investment.