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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-24
DIAz AND THE BRIGANDs.

When Porfirio Diaz became Presi
| dent in 1884 Mexico was full of bri
| gands and cutthroats. The mountain:
swarmed with bands of outlaws In
| league with confederates in the cities
who kept them posted as to the move
ment of travellers
Dfaz knew that the resources of
Mexico could not be developed until
brigandage was stamped out, so the
orders were to execute all brigands.
He overawed to a great extent the
lawless population, but the mountains
were still Businesses for thieving
bands.
Then a bright idea came to him, says
the Arena. Many, perhaps most, OF
these men had lost all they possessed
during the fierce wars. FThey had be-
come outlaws largely through the
force of untoward circumstances
Might it not be a wise thing to offer
these Ishmaels of civilization the OPP
portunity to regain their foothold
among law abiding cIt1ZenSE Accord
ingly, when the DrIganus were caught
they were questioned.
How much money do you obtain a
week on the average in your lawless
and criminal life?"
The prisoners answered. Diaz pond
cred. At last he announced that he
would pay the bandits double the
amount which they claimed as the
average they obtained by thieving.
He would enroll them as members
of the Mexican Constabulary or Rural
es, and they were to extend this offer
To all the members of the bands they
knew; but each man must swear to
serve the State with fidelity and if
any bandits refused to accept this Of
fer they were to be hunted down and
killed wherever found. The idea work.
ed admirably Soon Mexico was like
another land and the Rurales became
the strongest military and police arm
of the republic.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-24
NOTES OF TRAVEL.
Parlor Entertainment Stunts Pay
Graded Oysters.

| N Y Sun.-"Im just back from HO-
said the amateur whistler. ITO get
the most fun out of travelling learn to
do a parlor entertainment stunt. You
are all to the good then at the ship
and hotel concerts, besides being the
first one asked on the picnics the re-
sort guests are always getting up.
''One-half the travellers I met only
ate prepared foods from their private
stocks and fruit. They kept away
from the meals on the trains, steamers
and at the hotels, although they paid
full rates. Weak digestion must send
more people travelling than curiosity.
Speaking of fruit, when restaurant
folks in California notice the oranges
turning green they brighten them for
the table by soap and water, rubbed
on with a stiff brush. Ii restores the
golden color. and as no one eats the
peel the customers don't taste the
soap.
Greyhound coursing is as popular
as ever at San Francisco. 1t is a
great sight on Sundays to see the own
ers training their dogs by racing
them up and down the hills toward
Ingleside.
Before we took the steamer for
Oakland all our party bought loaves
of bread Hundreds of sea gulls fol-
lowed the boat and we fed them with
the bread, the way children feed the
ducks in Central Park
THE bathers at Coronado Beach
play a game in the water that is as
funny as tub racing. Each player
rides a wooden horse and tries to up
set the opponent without losing his
own balance. An upset means a duck
ing. There were glass bottom boats
there through which the fish and
marine growths could be watched
while floating along.
I'm Honolulu the asphalt walks were
SO hot that I had to wear felt pads
under my stockings to keep nv feet
from getting sunburned. There was !
golf there and polo, with gymkhana
sports and pony races on one Sunday.
The ponies were very small and the
riders big men mostly, suggesting the
old English polo prints.
Leaving California the oysters
served on the trains are of the small, |
native sort Travelling through the |
Southwest the big Bayou ST. John |
oysters, two to a plate, precede the |
dinner This side the Mississippi the |
oysters are called Blue Points and are |
what we get in New York Expert |
enced travellers, if they We're blind |
folded, could tell where the train is
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-24

mackere especially being
albacor being similar
he
remarkable of the albacor which
swodik
remarkable
resembles
b.
andtu
before this
will
eve year-Scientifc American
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-24
By Charles Frederick Holder.


entirely
d. S. who
The fish the japanese abo in
illustrations
been found for
All
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-24
SOULSATISFYING.

Fleurettel
You bet
That name was made for rhyming
1t starts
Our hearts,
Like silver bells. to Ginning
Fleurettei
Oh, let
Us feast upon thy mamma
We gag
At Mag"
And care not much for Hannah"
Washington Herald
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-24

by the size of the oysters served at
dinner
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-24

Little Dmpieton-How long will it you to give me work
ing knowledge Jiujsu? Professor-Oh saw two ,vo
Life. - ca 7' 'iiie u set Iiu OF that COOK
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-24

~ understand your pursuing his studies at col
Se. W1ggns-Yes; but from can ascertain 1on te1
ne VIII ever catch up with them-Chicago Daily News
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-13
WOULD isolate
LODGE ROOMS

Commissioner J. T. O'Brien this
morning stated at a meeting of
the fire commission that personally
he favors the adjustment of lodg-
rooms in buildings occupied as
lodging houses. At present several
lodges in this city meet in build
ings the upper rooms of which are
devoted to lodging mouse purposes.
The dangers of the loss of life
should fire break out are greater in
such buildings than in those de-
voted entirely to lodging house pur-
poses. Fire Chief Myers is also in
favor of the OBrien proposition.
AS an illustration the Fraternal
hall is given. Fire broke out
there after midnight and so fierce
and dense were the smoke and
flames that should the rooms have
been used by sleepers human life
would have paid the penalty. For
tunately, Fraternal Halls building
Is occupied exclusively, except on
the first floor, as lodge rooms. The
fire was caused, 1t was commended,
by carelessness in leaving a fire in
stove up there.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-13
DEPARTURE OF EVANS MIGHTY FLEET ONE OF
GREATEST EVENTS IN HISTORY OF THE SEAS


But these 16 fighters are not all.
The sister ships Tennessee and
Washington started around the
Horn in October, and when Admiral
Evans ships get into Pacific waters
they will be Joined by them and by
the Maryland, Pennsylvania, Colo
RADIO, West Virginia, California and
South Dakota. This will bring the
total number of guns up to 1868. It
will make the strength of the main
batteries SIG guns.
Even if there is no war, it is inn
probable that the people of the At
lantic seaboard will see the battle
ships for long time. The extent
of the preparations, so far as they
have come to light, indicate that
they voyage around the Horn is
only the beginning. Quite possibly
the greater part of this fleet will
be left permanently in the Pacific,
Perhaps it will go into Asiatic,
water, and then complete it's cir
cumnavigation of the globe.
The one, sure thing is that this
great gathering of Uncle Sans
fighting ships constitutes a recog-
milton of the Importance of the Pa
cific. For once a president from
the eastern part of the country has
been big enough to see over the
Alleghensies, and he has beheld the
great Pacific coast, almost unpro-
tected.
He has seen, too, the ocean be-
You'd, upon which will be fought
battles, if Uncle Sam has to fight
again. There, in the distant Philip
pines, in PARKWAY Hawaii, are the
points against which an enemy's
first blows are sure to be delivered,
and Theo. Roosevelt does not pro-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-13
DENIES PERMIT
FOR THEATER

The board of works this morning
refused permission for location of
scenic theater on Main av. be-
tween Washington and Stevens SITS.
on account of the location of lodg-
ing house overhead. Local people
wanted TO secure the theater privl-
leges and went so far as to agree
to pay the wages of fireman to
be kept on watch 70 guard against
dangers from fire. In every other
particular the proposition was &C
ceptable to the board, but on ac-
count of the insistence of Fire
Chief Myers against the location of
a theater of any kind underneath a
lodging house, the board ruled
against it.
The company claimed to have ar
ranged for the installation OF the
most up-to-date tireproof moving
picture machine, and to have it in
stalled in compartment protected
with asbestos and corrugated iron.
Chief Myers said that Spokane is
growing so fast he desires all fire
regulations to be modelled so as to
have the benefits of the mistakes
made in larger cities.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-13
HERE'S A MAN WHO THINKS
ALL NIGHT SALOONS NEEDED

embodying the care of men who are
unable to secure lodging or shell
ter from the drilling rain. Why
is this the case? For the simple
reason that Spokane, with its won
derful growth and numerous at
fractions. is unable to accommodate
the great itinerant public for lack
of. hotels and lodging houses. The
majority of these men, after work
ing in the hills and the neighbor-
ing country, come to Spokane to
purchase supplies, clothes, under
wear and shoes, and then hike back
to work after one or two days
frolic. For illustration and sub
sanitation of this statement |
would call attention to daily reports
of crowds of men turned out of the
saloons at a. m. when it is cold
and wet and all the lodging houses
and sleeping places are filled up.
They are compelled to walk the
streets until morning, as they can
not even find shelter at the police
station.
NOW, III justice 10 tneSe people,
mainly comprised of lumberjacks,
farmhands, miners and laborers. |,
as citizen of Spokane who has
possibly taken as much interest in
public affairs as anyone, desire to
say that the ordinance passed by
the city council closing the Poor
Mans club" (as Bishop Potter of
New York denominates the saloon)
at a M was a serious mistake.
There would be no need for free
tents and other suggestions along
these lines If our council would
have their ear a little closer to the
ground and feel the pulse OF the
people upon these questions.
"ln conclusion permit me to say
that this is not personal matter
With me from a selfish business
standpoint, because some OF the
most influential business men in
Spokane heartily agree with me
that for the general good and vel
fare of the community this ordi
nance should be revoked by the
council.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-13
THIEF
C0NFESSES

Olaf Bjerke. who was arrested by
Patrolman Jellsett yesterday on
complaint of o. G. Clark, has con-
fessed to several burglaries. Clark,
who lives at Is Ferry av., caught
Bjerke stealing his suit case full
of wearing apparel and followed
him several blocks before he mus
tered up courage to accost him.
Then the two walked back to
Clark's house and Bjerke sought
sympathy by saying he was a new
conner out of funds.
Clark allowed him to go, but later
decided he should notify the police,
and again followed him and notified
the policeman. Among the crimes
Bjerke has confessed to are the
robberies of Mrs. w. r. Rhodes. III.
l.. Ferris and Fl. M. Gleason Mrs.
Rhodes discovered him in her
house in the afternoon several
weeks ago. Bperke threatened her
and made his escape, but left be-
hind the suit case full Of stolen
articles. A watch he stole from
Gleason was located in d pawn
shop, and bracelet he stole from
the Ferris residence was found in
his room over the Club cafe ON
Howard st.
Bjerke confined his operations to
the daytime. when, he said, people
were unsuspecting.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-13
FARMER BEATEN
IN ALLEY

Early last evening as Frank Law,
n Spangle farmer, stepped into the
alley back of the Dutchman saloon
on Sprague av two men attacked
him viciously and felled him with
blows over the head with some
blunt instrument. The farmer sent
out blood-curdling yells and sever
al people ran to his assistance,
while his assailants fled down the
alley and escaped.
Detective Tom Lister was sent
from headquarters to investigate
the occurrence. Later j. ID. Powell,
age So, a musician, was arrested.
Law stated that Power has been
with him for several days and he
suspected that he was one of those
who attempted to rob him. Powell
was locked up. He says he was in
the Great Northern saloon, corner
of Front av. and Stevens St. at the
time Law claims to have been at
tackled Powell's trousers were COW
cred with mud and this. the police
believe, resulted from hasty flight
after the attack on law.
In police court this afternoon
Powell was released for lack of evil
dence to connect him with the at
tack.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-13
DEFENSE TAKES
ORCHARD

BOISE, Dec. 13.-After telling OF
his arrest at Caldwell and his con-
fession to MCFARLAND, Harry Orch.
ard, chief witness for the state IN
the Pettibone trial, was turned over
to the defense today. His examine
ton was much the same as in the
Haywood trial and brought the
same results. He was she wn a let.
ter which he said he received in
prison and said that PettIl enc sert
it. The letter was not introduced
at that time. !
A letter which Orchard said lie
gave to Marion Moore to mail to
his wife from Alaska was also In
troduced, as was the letter written
to Mrs. Orchard by HAYWOOD in
which Haywood said he understood
that Orchard was in Alaska. Tha
cross examination will probably
continue during the rest of the day.
Orchard testified that he had be-
gan writing the autobiography, pub
lished in a magazine recently, in
June, 1906, and HANDED 1t to pub
Usher before the Haywood trial.
barrow then went into details OF
Orchards early life.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-13

A new departure in paving the
residence sections of the city will
be tried in Brownies addition If the
plans of Contractor Ii. l.. Lillien-
thai are carried out. Mr.. Lillien-
thai is now endeavoring to secure
the consent of interested property
owners to have his "oilroid" paving
installed instead of the asphalt sys-
TEN used in other portions of the
city. The oilroid paving has been
tried at Jay P. Graves farm road
and found to be adaptable to this
climate.
The council recently ordered that
certain streets in Brownies addi.
ton be paved. Lillienthal is also
after the job of installing his oil
roid system on the proposed drive
way from Mantle park connecting
with Brownies addition by way OF
Occur d'Alene avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-13
Three SALOONS
AGREE TO CLOSE
DOORS SUNDAY

The police have received agree
ments from John Jahde, Frank Vec-
clio and II. II. Miller. saloon men,
not to keep their places open on
Sundays hereafter, and in conse-
quence Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Rhodes this afternoon had their
cases dismissed in police court. The
cases of the following other viola
tors OF the closing ordinance, ar
rested second time, were post
poned for trial till Monday morn
ing; N. b. Pearson, Dutch Jake.
George W. Ragsdale. A. Anderson,
|. ID. Holland, w. +. Jeffrey, James
Durkin, j ID. Luckens, c. II. Wal
ters, j. A. Mccain, II. Malmquist,
w. S. Norman, H. Brose. Ed Du-
fresno.
The case against NJ. II. Nitro.
vich, who has since sold his saloon,
was dismissed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-13
BOARD STANDS BY
MRS. DEFFENBAUCH

Rabbi Levine, in his fight to GUST
Mrs. E. E. Deffenbaugh. city
librarian, finds himself in the posi-
ton of a single juryman who holds
out against the other II and still
maintains that he is right. The
rabbi has resumed his campaign
: against Mrs. Deffenbaugh, claiming
that her son intimated serious con-
sequences If the fight was not
stopped. This Is denied by the Def
fenbaughs.
The other members OF the library
board, e. o. Conner. DR.. j. W.,
Allen, Judge Belt and Supt. Tor
mey, believe Mrs. Deffenbaugh eff
ficient and see no reason for her
removal. Mr.. Conner states that
the cataloguer the rabbi complains
OF passed an entirely satisfactory
examination, and that Dr.. Levine
himself admitted her high stand
Ing.
1t is also understood that the
rabbi has several times favorably
mentioned to the board a male
librarian named Davies at Butte as
a proper man for the situation.
Mrs. Deffenbaugh has been
librarian for years.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-13

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10
Sixteen battleships have gathered
in Hampton Roads for the most re-
markable voyage in modern naval
history.
AS single fleet they will steam
entirely around South America,
making a voyage of 14,160 miles.
Never before has SO large fleet
of modern battleships made voy-
age of such length. Other Ameri-
can ships have sailed around the
Horn, but never such fleet as
this.
The largest American feet to
make this trip in recent times was
the squadron of Rear Admiral Ban
croft Gherardi, who, with his flag
flying from the Baltimore, led three
other fighting ships in 1892. Most
thrilling was the voyage OF the
Oregon, which rushed from the Pa
cific to take a whack at Spain.
The nearest rival to this cruise is
the voyage Of the Russian admiral,
Rojestvensky, who sailed to de-
struction at the hands of the Japs.
He had Is fighting ships and II tor
pedo boat destroyers. But of these
only seven were battleships, and
not all of those were first class. The
Russian fleet made journey of 49,
600 miles, but the voyage was
broken by a long delay at Madas-
gascar.
If war should come within the
next four months, Uncle Sam
would have in the Pacific a naval
force to make any enemy trouble.
Those 16 ships carry SEQ guns of
which 263 belong to the main bat
teries. There are 16 13-inch guns
and As 12-inch.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-13
H0LDUP'S SHOT
CRAzED HEADS
Two Men Have Narrow Escape On
Post St. Bridge.

The Post ST. bridge was the scene
of murderous attempt at robbery
this morning shortly after O'Clock,
according to the accounts given by
d. A. Bowman and A. Madsen.
They were crossing the bridge on
their way home when man
stepped out from behind the frame
work and fired shot at them that
went through an umbrella carried
by Bowman. The robber omitted
the usual command of hands up,
evidently figuring that shot would
be more effective in bringing them
to stop. 1t had the opposite eff
feet, however, for both ran on
across the bridge and up to Mon
roe ST., where they Joined several
others who had heard the shot. The
robber at first started after them.
but stopped and when they looked
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-13
INSPECTOR WILL SOON |.
TACKLE GAS COMPANY

Councilman Pratt is autl GRITTY for
the statement that gas inspections
will begin as soon as the proper
appliances, which have been order
ed, arrive. Pratt was the father of
the electrical and gas inspection or
dinance which passed. Inspector
]. NJ. Halliday has devoted most of
his time to inspection of electrical
installations and complaints, but
has some evidence on hand con-
corning the gas. 1t is generally
predicted he will have his hands
full when he begins his gas tests,
as already hundreds of complaints
have been sent to him by irate fiat
owners who sometimes have to GO
out for breakfast on account or az
legged poor condition of the gas in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-13
EN- ROUTE

The president will reach the fleet
in Hampton Roads about s O'Clock
on the morning of Dec. 16, and as
the Mayflower carries him within
signaling distance, every ship will
greet him with 81 guns the ma
tional salute. Then the flag officers
and captains will go abroad the
Mayhower and extend their greet
ings, after which the feet will get
under way.
The Mayfiower will lead the way
until she reaches a point near the
entrance of the Roads. Then she
will veer off to one side, allowing
the fleet to pass. The battleships
will pass in review in single col
umn. The jackies, many of whom
have had Whit # salt water be-
fore, will man the rail- as the
navy officers say. That is, they will
all stand on deck at attention
crowding close to the rail, where
the president can see them.
AS each battleship gets just be-
yond the Mayflower it will thunder
its farewell in 81 mighty peals to
President Roosevelt and to the ma
ton.
The battleships will start their
voyage in Indian fashion, one after
another, making a long single col
umn of flashing white hulls, with
the somber hues of their bristling
guns and the great clouds of black
smoke standing out in marked con.
trast. But they are not likely to
travel that way very far. This is
to be a cruise of education, as well
as a voyage to the Pacific, and
Bob" Evans will make those ships
travel in all sorts of formation
Sometimes they will go in two col
umns of eight vessels each. Then
again all 16 will steam abreast.
Even in the deepest darkness and
in time of fog Bob may change
the formation. for each of those
ships has been recently equipped
with the wireless telephone, which
enables all the captains to turn
their helms simultaneously.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-13

around again he had vanished.
They went on home without notify
ing the police.
Bowman is a bartender at the
Nez Perez bar on front av. and
lives at 2119 Deane av. Madsen
lives at 1403 Broadway. Neither
had anything of particular value
about them and were in position to
stop and give the robber the laugh
had he stopped them in convention
al holdup style.
The bullet knocked the umbrella
out of Bowman's hand and passed
within a few inches of their heads.
They have the perforated cover to
show for their experience.
The Post bridge is entirely with
out lights and would make an ideal
place for a holdup. Bowman was
once before held up on the Monroe
st. bridge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-13

the ranges. Others are compelled
to use candles. All of these reports,
strange to say, also state that al
though the gas wasn't working, the
meter was. Councilman Pratt has
had personal experiences and has
list of other victims. The office
of inspector thus far has taken in
an average of $50 day, and when
the gas inspections begin this
amount will probably be raised to
at least $50 day.
The cost of inspections TO prop
erty owners is about 40 per cent
less than charged by the Washing
ton Insurance association, a Sea-
tie concern, which, protected by
city ordinance, assesse an ey,
orbitant rate for inspection AMI
then sent the money to Seattle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-13
BOOSTERS NEED
MORE ROOM

The 10000 club is planning to
engage the upper stories of the
Pantages theater as meeting hall
at which not only the 10000 club
sessions will be held but also other
meetings where large number of
people will congregate. The pres
ent quarters of the 10000 club in
the Hutton building are too small
for other than committee and di-
rector meetings.
The proposition of the 100000
club, it is understood, will be for
the use of the second floor Of the
building merely for meeting
place. The fire escape facilities of
the building are rated as among
the best in the city.