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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-24
STUDENTS
ARE ON THE BUFORD

On board the Buford, are some TWEEN
ty-four Filipino young men, who. are
returning from different schools in
America, to their native provinces in
the Philippines. These are but a few
of the young men that Uncle Sam is
educating at his own expense, the en-
tire number being 1877.
-Four years ago, in different parts of
the Philippines. competitive examina-
lions, open to all boys and young men
from 16 to 81, were held. Nearly two
hundred qualified, and these came to
different colleges in the United States.
OF the twentyfour that came on the
Buford, three are lawyers, one an agri-
cultural student, one philosopher"
as he terms himself, another an econo-
mist, three mechanical engineers, and
the rest teachers, who for the most
part have been teaching in the State
Normal School at Westchester.
A number of the young men wear a
dainty little white and gold pin bear
ing the legend, philippine Govern
mental Students" Upon their arrival
in the Philippines, it is their intention
to form an association, though as yet
nothing definite has been decided.
The young men are all well dressed
and speak excellent English. A large
number play the piano with more than
ordinary ability. The names of the
students, together with the schools
which they have been attending and
the provinces to which they are re-
turning, follow:
T. Abaya, Dixon Business College,
Laguna; r. Acosta, Westchester State
Normal, Pangasinan; A. NJ. Alcazar.
Iowa State University, Iloilo; F. S.
Borja, Westminster State Normal, La
guna; P. L. Bueno, Chicago University,
Negor; G.. +. Espinola, National Uni
versity, S0rsogon: V. r. Fernandez,
Westchester State Normal, Paraguas;
H. fernando. Iowa State University,
Ilocos Norte; r. NJ. Lomibao, Illinois
State Normal, Pangasinan; ]. NJ. Mu-
noz, Villanova College, Pangasinan;
c. S. Monasterial, Oswego Normal Col
lege, Nueva Eccina; d. Natividad, Il
linois Normal University, Antique: J.
NJ. Nieva, Iowa Agricultural College,
Martinique; NJ. Nicdao, Illinois Nor
NAL University, Pangpanga: r. Y
Ochoa, Oswego Normal School, Manila:
Joaquin Ramos, Georgetown Univer-
sity, Tarlac: Justo Ramos, Westches-
ter State Normal, Bulacan; j. A. Rey-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-24
COMMERCIAL CLUBS
ANNUAL NEE TING

The first annual meeting of the Com
merciaI Club was held last night at the
rooms in the McCandless building. The
reports of the house and entertain
ment committees, as well as of the
treasurer and secretary, were read ana
approved after which the election or
five trustees was held. The five out
going trustees, F. r. Damon, F. w.
Macfarlane, J. D. McInerny, A. G. NJ.
Robertson and w. r. harrington, We're
unanimously reelected for a term of
three years. A meeting of the board
of governors was then held at which
the following officers were reelected:
President, G.. w. Smith; vice presl-
dent A. G.. NJ. Robertson; secretary,
z. H. Paris; treasurer, r. H. Trent.
A social session followed at which
light refreshments We're served and the
various members of the club who are
talented in musical and talking lines
gave the others the benefit of their
training.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-24
THIS YEARS
TAX QUESTION
The Principal Matter to Be
Settled by the
Court.

The principal tax appeal question to
be settled by the Supreme Court this
year is whether, under the law, the
allowance for depreciation, which cor
porations and enterprises generally
make in their bookkeeping, is to be
considered as a loss to be deducted
from the taxable amount returned, as
a loss incurred in the business. This
question has been raised in number
of cases. So far it has been decided
in only one, the Hawaiian Commercial
& Sugar Company's appeal in the
Maui tax court. But because it is the
principal question to be decided this
year, Attorney General Hemenway and
Deputy Attorney General Prosser are
devoting a good deal OF study to it.
These two officials have already pre-
pared briefs in a number of cases ap-
pealed from the tax courts to the Su-
preme Court. The tax court of Oahu
County has still several cases I'M
decided. The court is waiting for
briefs, and these on behalf of the APP
pealing tax payers, for various reasons,
have been delayed. The Attorney Cen
eral is not called on to file briefs in
any of these cases until the appealing
tax payers have filed their briefs.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-24
LANAI DEAL AND
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
School viii Probably Not Be
Built Till Title Is
Settled.

Superintendent of Public Instruction
Rabbit has received from the archi-
tect, final plans for the new high
school building, to go on the Maertens
property Waikiki of Thomas Square,
acquired by Governor Carter by the
exchange of the Island Of Lanai. He
showed them to the Governor yester-
day morning, and hopes to have q
duplicate set with specifications in the
hands of the Superintendent of Public
Works today, SO that bids for con-
struction can be advertised for at
once
But right at this point there may
come a pause. The Lanai exchange
may be overturned. l. L. McCand-
less has taken his suit to prevent the
deal, to the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States by writ of error, and it can
not be known unul the court decides
to the contrary, that it will not decide
to overturn the exchange. Under these
circumstances it is considered entirely
unlikely that Governor Frear will al
low the construction of a $4,000 build
ing on property about the title OF
which there is some doubt.
He has not said that he will hold
off the building Of the high school UNI
til this question is settled. He has
spoken of the possibility of getting
decision early in the term which be-
gins in October But it is not believed
that he will allow the construction Of
the building to begin until a decision
is rendered.
This will be disappointment to Su-
nerintendent Rabbit who has been US
ing every endeavor to get the plans in
such a state of forwardness that the
building operations can begin just as
soon as the money for them is avail
able. which, however, will not be until
after a new bond issue is sold-and
soon enough so that the building can
be used next year. In these hopes
SUPERINTENDENT Rabbit was encourag-
ed by Governor Carter, but the question
of title is one that it is not believed
Governor F'rear will take any chances
on.
The present buildings on the Maer-
tens property viii be moved to the
two lots owned by Cecil Brown winch
are to be acquired by the Territory III
order to square out the Maertens prop
erty. and will be turned over for use
this year by the Regents for the new
College Of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts The moving of these buildings
is a matter that does not need TO
wait the final determination of the
title to the Maertens land.
Governor Frear is shortly to take
nm the matter of the transfer to the
Regents of the College of Agriculture
of such lands as they need for the
carrying out of their purposes. Inc
questions to be examined and settled
are largely legal questions and are as
to the power of the Regents to take
title. and whether the fee simple title
IN the lands shall be vested in them
or whether they shall be given the use
of the lands only, the title remaining
in the Territory, generally.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-24
TESTIMONY TAKEN.

Judge De Bolt yesterday took the
testimony of William Dunn in the suit
of John Wright VS.. Cecil Brown, adj
ministrator of the estate of Elizabeth
Wright, deceased. Dunn is about to
leave for the coast, and his testimony
was taken in accordance with the stat
ute, to be used on the trial
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-24
FOR SALE
e & &
The Cruising Yacht Spray

Length 81 feet over all; waterline,
% it. Draught, Aft. in. Outside lead,
copper bottom and fastened. Re-tim-
bered, 1903; re-decked Cedar, 1907;
sails, 1904, complete sets; new running
gear. Built by Stone of San Francisco;
sails by Hopkins of New York. Ele-
gantly fitted interior of polished ma
tive woods. Superbly found in every
respect; owner leaving for Coast sole
reason for selling.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-24
M'KINLEY MONUMENT
FUND COMMITTED

There was no meeting of the Nc
Kinley Memorial Committee yesterday
afternoon for want of quorum. The
committee has about $4,000 in the bank
There is a proposal to expend about
$4,000 of it to make the base of the
new rear range light monumental and
artistic in character. Captain 0twen
has designed a very handsome base
and it is the opinion of many that no
finer monument to Mckinley could be
erected than this.
The committee owns fifteen acres of
land with a fine natural spring on il
and a splendid lake of water, admira-
bly, fitted for a park and an aviary. It
has funds to park the property but
not funds to park it and maintain it
as a park also. There has been a,
suggestion that the Board of Super
visors might maintain the park.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-24
LINDSAY ACTS
As INTERPRETER
He Can Get a Certificate of
Proficiency From Judge
De Bolt.

Judge Lindsay can get a certificate
of excellence as a Hawaiian interpreter
from Judge De Bolt whenever he wants
it. The younger circuit judge acted as
Hawaiian interpreter in the elder
judges court yesterday, and received
judicial approval and compliments.
There was an adoption case brought
before Judge De Bolt. who is the pre-
siding judge in chambers this month.
1t came up in the afternoon. All the
parties in the case were Hawaiian. The
regular Hawaiian Interpreters had
gone. Judge Lindsay, who is one of
the greatest linguists that ever sat
on the circuit bench in this circuit, was
present, and complaisantly gave his SER
vices as interpreter.
The ease was the desired adoption by
Kaliko Kahakui of her two little nieces
Kalua and Kalakala, little children of
four and FIVE Their mother is dead,
and Judge De Bolt entered a decree of
adoption making them the children of
their amt
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-24
LEI ALOHA CHAPTAR, NO. 3,
q e s.

Meets at the Masonic Temple every
second Saturday of each month, at 1880
o. m. Visiting sisters and brothers are
cordially invited to attend.
MARGARET HOWARD, w. NJ.
LOUISE A. TRUE, Secy.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-24
Castle & Cooke, Ltd.
HONOLULU.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
SUGAR FACTORS.

AGENTS FOR
The Eva Plantation Co.
The Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd.
The Kohala Sugar Co.
The waimea Mill Sugar Co.
The Fulton iron Works. st. Louis.
The George F. Blake Steam Pumps.
weston's Centrifugals.
The New England Mutual Life Nm.
surance Co., of Boston.
The Aetna Insurance Co., of Hart
ford, Conn.
National Fire Insurance Co. of Hart
ford. Conn.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-24

ma, westchester State Normal, Bula-
can: ]. A. Regina, Westchester State
Normal Ilocos; G.. A. Rico. Notre Dame
University, Iloiho; San Jose, Iowa
State University. Ambos Camarines;
A. Santos, Oswego Normal College,
Rial; ]. E. Valdes, Indiana Bar, Ma
Mia: V. Varlla, University of Illinois,
Negros: NJ. P. veyra. Institute of
Technology, LeYte.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-30
To Double the Crops.

New York-When scientists here
read the cabled report OF Sir william
Crooke's discovery of commercial
method of extracting nitric acid from
the atmosphere, they said there was
no longer any fear of scarcity OF
food from over-population, because the
result of the discovery would be
doublin,, of the worlds crops.
Nitric acid adds greatly to the pro-
ductiyity of the soil. Nitrate OF soda.
used for that purpose now. has grown
SO scarce, 1t is said, that it soon Will
be exhausted.
At present the process Of extracting
nitric acid from the air is expensive.
prof Charles F. Handler. head OF the
department OF chemistry in Columbia
University, explained, but said that
with the cheapening of electricity.
which is employed in the process. nj
trio acid manufactured by the new
method will be cheaper than nitrate
of soda.
when a practical working process
is perfected" said Professor Handler.
every waterfall in the country will
be available for the production of the
atmospheric fertilizer. Scientists have
been working on this problem for a
hundred years, but real Roadway has
only been made recently"
The Lamar register., 1907-01-30

rible life we lead, we who conspire!
Every day brings forth some CALLING
disappointment. We push king on
into the dark, and another rises Inn
mediately in his place. Futility. fulfil
ity everywhere! II only there were
some way of dynamiting habit and
custom! am a Russian; all my
family are perishing in Siberian
mines. '-dismally.
"Fudge!" said the girl.
"Tommy-rot!" said the amiable old
gentleman.
Uncle, his hair is too short for an
anarchist"
And his collar too Immaculate. +"
$50 the old gentleman was this charm
ing creatures uncleD
I'VE are obliged to disguise our.
selves at times" l explained. THE
police are always meddling. 1t is dis.
couraging."
you have some purpose, humorous
or serious said the girl shrewdly.
"A man does not bring a pack of
cards
Il didn't bring them; sent out for
them"
bring pack OF cards here simply
to attract attention." she continued
TRANQUILITY.
Perhaps I am prestidigitator in
popular dime museum" suggested.
willing to help her out, and am doing
little advertising"
Now, that has a plausible sound"
she admitted. folding her hands under
her chin. 1T must be an interesting
life. Presto-change. and all that"
"Oh, 1 find 1t rather monotonous In
the winter; but in the summer 1t is
fine. Then | wander about the sum-
mer resorts and give exhibitions"
To be Continued.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-30

fully, wondering whether he should
report this popularity of constitution
and susceptibility occasioning certain
peculiarities of effect from impress
of extraneous influences wide Web
ster), synonymous with idiocrasy and
known as idiosyncrasy. 1t was quite
possible that was the first man to
establish such precedent in Monsieur
Mouquin's restaurant. Thus. l aroused
only passive curiosity.
From the corner of my eye I OBJ
served the old gentleman opposite
He was peering over the top of his
paper. and could see by the glitter in
his eye that he was confirmed player
of solitaire. The girl. however, still
appeared to be in a dreaming state.
| have no doubt every one who saw
me thought that anarchy was abroad
again, or that Sherlock Holmes had
entered into his third incarnation.
Finally | squared the pack. took
long breath, and cut. l turned up the
card. 1t was the ten-spot of hearts.
1 considered this most propitious,
hearts being my long suit in every
thing but love.-love having not yet
crossed my path. ! put the card in
nv wallet, and was about to toss the
rest of the pack under the table. when
a woman's voice stayed my hand.
Don't throw them away. Tell my
fortune first"
looked up, not little surprised.
1t was the beautiful young girl who
had spoken. She was leaning on her
elbows, her chin propped in her palms,
and the light in her gray chatoyant
eyes was wholly innocent and mis-
chievous. In Monsieur MouQuin's eel
lar people are rather Bohemian. not
to say friendly; for it is the rendez-
yous If artists, literary men and jour
The Lamar register., 1907-01-30

nalists,-a clan that holds Formally
in contempt.
Tell your fortune?" 1 repeated. pan
-ot-like
Yes"
Your mirror can tell that more ac-
curately than | can" l replied with a
frank glance of admiration.
She drew her shoulders together
and dropped them. Il spoke to you
sir, because l believed you wouldn't
say anything so commonplace as that
When one sees a man soberly shutting
pack of cards in place like this,
one naturally expects originality"
We'll. perhaps you caught me of
my ard,'-humbly. Il am original.
Did you ever before witness this per.
Torrance in a public restaurant?"-
making the cards purr.
Il can not say have."-amused.
We'll, no more have II"
why. then do you do it?"-with re-
newed interest.
Shall tell your fortune?"
Not now. l had much rather you
would tell me the meaning of this
play"
leaned toward her and whispered
mysteriously: The truth is. belon :
to a secret society, and l was cutting
the cards to see whether or not
should blow up the postofice tonight
or the police station. You mustn't
tell anybody"
Obi" She started back from the
table. You do not look it," she added
suddenly.
Il know It; appearances are SO de-
ceptive." said l sadly.
Then the old man laughed. and the
girl laughed. and l laughed; and
wasn't quite sure that the grave
waiter did not crack the ghost of a
smile-in relief.
And what, may ask. was the fatal
card?" inquired the old man, folding
his paper.
THE ace of spades; we always
choose that gloomy card in secret So
cieties. There is something deadly
and suggestive about it," I answered
morbidly.
Indeed"
Yes. All. il only you knew the ter
The Lamar register., 1907-01-30
SENATOR ALGER DEAD.
Michigan Lumberman, Soldier ana
Statesman Dies Suddenly at WASH
inQton.

ington.
Washington-United States Senator
Russell A. Alger OF Michigan died sud
denly at his residence in this city at
s:45 O'Clock Thursday morning, FOL
lowing an acute attack Of oedema or
the lungs with which he was stricken
shortly after O'Clock.
Although Senator Alger had not
been in good health for some time his
death was most unexpected. The SEN
ator last night was apparently in his
usual health. During the day he trans
acted considerable business and was
at the War Department up to late
hour Yesterday afternoon. At the bed
side when he passed away was Mrs.
Alger and their son, Capt. F. NJ. AIger
and wife.
Tuesday night Senator Alger. when
about TO leave the house to attend
dinner given in honor of William Al
den Smith by the Michigan delegation.
suffered an attack of heart failure. but
1t was only with difficulty that he was
persuaded by his doctor to remain at
home.
Senator Alger attended the session
of the Senate Tuesday afternoon and
appeared as well as usual.
He had been suffering for several
years from valvular disease OF the
heart
The Lamar register., 1907-01-30

Denver.-Twenty-fou miners per
ished in the explosion of the Primero
mine, according to the official state
ment issued by the Colorado Fuel &
Iron Company. Up to late last night
eight bodies had been recovered. Some
of them were crushed to pulp under
the masses OF rock and timbers that
choked the tunnel. but some showed
no marks or bruises. indicating that
the men had died from suffocation.
There is no hope of finding any Of the
.eptombed men alive. The rescue
The Lamar register., 1907-01-30
What Makes the Heart Weak

weakened by prolonged under exercise
rather than to overexercise on their
part.
AS the result OF a recent examina-
ton of nearly 10000 school children in
the primary grades by the board of
health. 1t was found that 80 per cent
were suffering from physical defects,
among which predominated defective
vision. insufn cient nutrition. pulmon.
airy and heart ailments-a startling
condition of our boosted civilizatie1.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-30
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while l waited for his return I casu-
ally glanced at the other diners. At
my table-one of those long marble
topped affairs by the wall-there was
an old man reading a paper, and the
handsomest girl | had set eyes upon
in month of moons. Sometimes the
word handsome seems an inferior ad-
jective. She was beautiful. and her
half-hidden eyes told me that she was
anywhere but at Mouquin's. What a
head of hair. Fine as spiders web.
and the dazzling yellow of wheat
field in sun shower. The irregu-
larity of her features made them all
the more interesting. l was an artist
in an amateur way, and | mentally
painted in that head against a Rubens
background. The return of the mes
senger brought me back to earth; for
already leaped far into the future. and
this girl across the way was nebulous-
ly connected with it.
l took the pack of cards, ripped on
the covering, tossed aside the joker
Though, really, I ought to have re-
tanned itD and began shufiing the
shiny pasteboards. dare say that
those around me sat up and took no.
tice. 1t was by no means common
sight to see man gravely shuffiing a
pack of cards in public restaurant.
Nobody interfered. doubtless because
nobody knew exactly what to do In
the face of such an act. for which no
adequate laws had been provided. A
waiter stood solemnly at the end of
the table, scratching his chin thought
The Lamar register., 1907-01-30


had
the
of
Mr.
dmini sted sev
Mr. McCorm a
The Lamar register., 1907-01-30

When Uncle Silas sat down to sup
per that evening. his wife Chloe had
nice dish of savory fried chicken for
him. The old mans eyes sparkled and
his mouth watered as he gazed fondly
at the tempting viands and he could
scarcely wait to invoke the divine
blessing. After an eager mouthful or
two he looked over at his wife.
VIVA you done git dis yer fowl.
Chloe?" he asked. suspiciously.
81 done buyed hit. outen wagon"
abe roplied with honest satisfaction.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-30

Two important causes OF heart
trouble are underworld and overwork'
hut chiefly underworld. says Outing
where due to overwork it has been
nbysical, not mental. The hearts Of
ionp.distance runners and bicyclists
sometimes become hypertrophied.
while hearts of children sometimes
succumb to too arduous play. With
ch,Idren. however. 1t is usually due to
a predisposition in that direction from
their parents, whose hearts have sssa
The Lamar register., 1907-01-30


a
country The pres
in frightened something
ted andB Bacon thrown
president Mr. Bacon although quite
and other things perhaps
O
his injured leg pnns him so much
he
thai Mr.
the
the city, Bacon
tori
The Lamar register., 1907-01-30

| their boat edonon a
a the
ded to 49,
waiting the critters
inc
the
live
We've go % alligator" said Capt Stanton
the
Mckinney
clineda all nvitatons to n
The Lamar register., 1907-01-30

As an elephant is frightened by mousse so
has the dignity and poise of the senate been dis
turbed by "buzz-zzz-z-zz" not unlike that OF
humble bee in clover patch
All through the shower of White House mes
cages the safety valve the nation has continued
- maintain its reputation for calmness and unruf-
1ied composure. Even when the presidents epis-
,sles cattered like hail upon the clerks desk, and
there sign of let-up. the senate contin
Hed unruIled and seemingly unannoyed.
But the other day the "buzzz-zzz" proved
too much for senatorial nerves. Several com
planned. They could not find 1t. 1t seemed to
come from everywhere, and from no place in par
ticular.
II,
The Lamar register., 1907-01-30

Robert S. Mccormick. ambassador at Paris.
who will leave the diplomatic service soon. will
retire because his conduct at st. Petersburg dur
Ing the Russian-Japanese war met with the dis
approyal of President Roosevelt and not because
of any activity his part in marrying Miss Pat
terson his niece. to Polish nobleman.
Miss Patterson is the daughter OF one OF the
owners OF a Chicago newspaper and her marriage
three years ago to Count Gyzitski approved
by her parents. This match had nothing to do
with the retirement of Ambassador Mccormick.
While stationed at St Petersburg Ambassador
Mccormick espoused the cause of Russia in Its
war with Japan During hostties he grant
cd leave of absence and returned to the United
c4a.an Irnnn landing at New York he found the
The Lamar register., 1907-01-30

but
of
search showed
the in