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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10
.R|CH RESOURCES
OF SMY Il COUNTY
Dr.. Schubert Addresses Board
OF Trade Of Marion and Wins
Cooperation for Exhibit.
CAN MAKE FINE SHOWING G
Mineral Wealth Of County Va
ried and Extensive-Appeal
to Supervisors.
CAN MAKE FINE SHOWING
to Supervisors.
Especial to The rlmes-Dlspatch. i.

Especial to The Times Dispntch.l
X MARION, VA, February Cdr. p. A.
Schubert, travelling agent for the agri-
cultural ana industrial department of
the Norfolk and Western Railroad. spent
Tuesday in Marion. and on Tuesday night
addressed the board OF trade in regard
to having a distinctive exhibit of Smyth
scounty'sE resources at the Jamestown Ex-
position. The board OF trade voted 4unan-
imously to accept the OF fer OF the Nor
folk and Western Railroad for separate
space for tho county s exhibits at the
Exposition, and the matter will be
brought before the county board OF SUI
Epervisors at THOR meeting hero on the
18th OF February. The board of trade
appointed committees on minerals, tins
Der and manufacturing, agricultural pro-
ducts and advertising, and active work
In gathering together suitable exhibits
OF the varied resources Of snyth county
will be begun at once. That the exhibit
OF the county will be attractive and cred
liable is assured when 1t is remembered
that It. perhaps alone Of all the coun-
ties in the State, contains within its bor-
ders every mineral of commercial impor-
lance found In Virginia, and that it's
soil and climate will produce profltnb.y
almost every agricultural product grown
in the State.
The Mineral Exhibit.
The mineral exhibit promises to be es-
pecially interesting, and will embrace
iron, coal, carboniferous shale, salt and
its various products, manganese, lime.
limestone. gypsum and its products Of
fered for use In the mechanical arts,
lead, zinc, clay for making brick and
pottery, sand OF differing degrees OF
quality and fineness, fossil-carrying con-
glomerates, barytes, marble and marble
onyx. DR.. Schubert stated his belief thai
Southwest Virginia contains n far large
quantity Of high grade iron ore than l.
| found In the superior region or In Ala
bnma, and spoke IN no uncertain terms
OF the great undeleoped resources Of this
section. He referred to tho fact tha
| Smyth county Is In tho front rank II
the lumber manufacturing interests o.
| the State, and that the county's re.
sources in this limo should be we'll shown
at the Exposition. Among the interest
ing exhibits III this department will b.
an oak log six feet in diameter and six
teen feet In length. furnished by l.. NJ
Bonhnm, the Chilhowie lumber7nan. Lool
& Lincoln, the well-known manufacturer:
Of Marion, will furnish for this log q spe
cially constructed log wagon.
| DR.. Schubert stated that no less thar
| two hundred people had left Smytl
and Glnyson counties for the Yves
| during the past year, each family re
ducng the resources OF the counties no
less than one thousand dollars. when al
that is necessary to keep such people n
home Is to bring to their attention tn,
| vast wealth and the widening opportun
| ties OF the State.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10

NEW York, February &C. w.
Morse, banker and owner Of steam,
ship lines admitted yesterday that
his next big transaction in shipping
would be the acquisition Of the Ward
line. which plies between New York.
Cuba. Nassau. Mexico and other tropi-
cal Itoints. Henry p. Booth, president
of the Ward line. or the New York
and Cuba Mall Steamship Company,
the corporate title OF the company,
admitted that negotiations were under
way. but said control had not been
passed to Mr.. Morse and his associates.
It was learned In official quarters
that tho negotiations for the Ward
line are In exactly the same, stage
New Haven Railroads directorate for
tho purchase Of the New England
Navigation Company. Mr.. Morse has
made an offer to buy both properties,
and the controlling factors in each
company are seriously considering his
proposals.
In the case OF the Ward line, 1t is
understood, Mr. Morse has offered be-
tween $14,oo0.O0O and $15,oOO,oo0. For
the New England Navigation Company.
he has offered approximately $20,-
900, O00 part in cash and part in Sc
curities.
Tho Ward line has for many years
controlled the bulk of the shipping
business between the United States
and Cuba. Members of the Ward fam
lily are no longer identified with It..
Tho company is capitalized at the
nominal amount of s2,5oo.Ooo and has
no bonds outstanding. 1t operates
eighteen steamships. having a total
tonnage Of $4,000. Among these is the
MORO Castle. which was prominent in
the war, with Spain.
The Havana and the Saratoga, each
of 5000 tons, are new boats. George
i: Weed is vicepresident and Alfred
G.. Smith is secretary and treasurer.
In addition to them and the president,
Mr.. Booth. the directors are William
Rowland and John w. Barrett The
company is building four irst-class
boats. having tonnage Of $4,000. Mr..
Booth owns more than tifty-one per
cent. OF the stock and Mr.. Morse is
| dealing directly with him. aN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10
BURKEVILLE BOOMING.
Large Wire Factory and Sash and
Blind Factory.
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& BURKEVILLE, VA, February 9.-Con-
ttlylcts have been signed by Droege Bros.
& Co., according to which this firm Will
erect u large wire and cable factory here,
The first building. Gox12o feet, will be
erected Immediately II the town and board
of trade Will carry out their part of tho
contract of which not the slightest doubt
can be entertained.
The Burkeyille Town and Land Com
pany has donated ono acre OF land on tina
2southside OF the Norfolk and Western
railroad track for this purpose. III Isl
u During the first year the firm will en-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10
TT. s. Sues Railroads.

TOLEDO February 9,--John i, Sul-
livan, United States District Attorney,
to-day instituted suit against tho
Pennsylvania and the Ann Arbor Rail-
roads. In the United States District
Court, for alleged violations OF the
Interstate commerce laws,
The government asks damages OF
$500, 900 of the Pennsylvania. and
100000 of the Ann Arbor. The de-.
5fendants arc given until March 9Th
to answer. S.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10
Germany Sends Cruisers to

(. BERLIN, February 9,-Gcrma,y has
agreed to send three cruisers 20 the
win no under the command OF Rear
Admiral Pohl. &. s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10
Several Big Deals That
Have Been on String
Closed.
o. H. BERRY BECOMES
LARGE PURCHASER
Reticent as to His Movements,
But Probability Is That Rich
mond Is to Have Clothing
Factory - Match
Factory Seems
to Be in Sight.

In spite of snow-covcrcd grounds,
slush In the streets and ground hog
weather generally, the real estate men
have not been idle during the past
week. and some OF tho big deals re-
'fcrred to in last Sundays Times-Dis-
patch as being ION the string" have
been pulled down
There has been considerable activ-
lily in the property over in .'the val
ley that IS to say, the lots lying
along the tracks Of the Chesapeake
ana ohio railway and the Seaboard
Air Line going northward touching
on Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets,
Leigh and Poplar. Many OF these lots
had been advertised for taxes, and the
enforced sales surprised the sellers
Lots that were supposed to be worth
rot over IS TO $40 per foot readily
brought SIS TO $50. These figures may
have been purel. speculative, but
the buyers evidently think they know
of something that IS In the wind. 1t
Is certainly true that the engineers
and surveyors OF the railway COM
pnnies have been lately invading the
territory with their lines and chains.
and have been driving stakes here.
there and everywhere. Just what these
people are driving at Is not known.
and it may be that the buyers of
property in that neighbcrhood have
been specializing on the movements
of the railway surveyors, but be that
as II may. the fact remains that prop
erty in that section has been sell
ing at surprisingly good prices.
Big Deeds Recorded.
Several deeds have been recorded
during the week past closing up deals
shat have been on tho string for some
time. Among these was deed re-
corded in the county court of Hem
rico yesterday from Gooid, Hoyt and
others conveying to Oscar II. Berry
for about s25,0oo&u tract of something
like ten acres OF land adjoining the
Old Fair Grounds on Broad Street.
The deed was passed through the
real estate firm OF J. Thompson Brown
& Company. a Timcs-Dispatch man
called on member of that firm in
search of Information concerning the
deal. Mr.. Leroy Brown. of the firm.
admitted that they had made such a
sale, but when asked tor particulars
he became as silent as the tomb. and
his lips went together like those OF
d clam.
A cal, on Mr. Berry at his clothing
house on Main Street was equally
worthless, SO far as obtaining infor-
nation was concerned Mr.. Berry
readily admitted. that he had made
~ n,,,.cL, .n--the deed had ALREADY
-, d.o,,nad m eau
tod .hnt nlucn--pua ne ecu =. ~ 81
to what use ne proposes 70 put ~.
While he refused emphatically TO give
any particulars it was quite evident
from Mr.. Berry's manner of talking
trat he did not buy the property FOR
I'm ANA thc sinple fact that he be-
lul a NJ Wv s..ip.' snaloiant ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10

AS<AAAA tAuSAk4asj NAA|.S l. S.--1u
its issue this week, tho Manufacturers
Record says:
During the twelve months ofs1eO6
the value OF exports from the twenty
five customs districts Of the South
amounted in value to s678,462,7 1876, and
at the sixty other customs districts
of the country to $1,119,S45.147. The
increase in the value Of exports at
al the districts in the country In
1906 over 1905 was from s1,626, 500, 795
to s1.79S,247, 943 or $l7L2671 Jas, d equal
5to5105sper cent; at the sixty districts,
not including the South, from $1,O33,-
S219,2S3 to E$1,119.s45,147,t or by s86,625.-
s5i, equal to 81 per cent, and at the
twenty-five Southern districts from
s593.771,5o2 to se7s,402.7oe. or by tsS4,-
631.294, equal to 14.2 per cent Com
parison Of Individual Southern ports
may be made from the following table:
& D 4 I. II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10
MORSE WAY BUY
the WARD LINE |
Has Offered SI4,ooo,ooo or More
for 1t, and Officials Arc Con-
sidering Terms.
NEW ENGLAND SYSTEM, TOO.
Bid Of S2o,ooo,ooo Said to Have
Been Made to Directorate OF
New Haven Railroad.
s1R. MoRsE,s WATER LINES.

These are the lines OF steamboats,
ind steamships controlled by c. w.
Morse or sought BY him:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10
AppoInattox Bank.

The business OF Appomattex called for
a bank for tho better accommodation Of
tile business men OF tho community ana
tho county. and in the year 1901 the Bunk
OF Appomattox WAS organized with wi
paid nj, capital of $1,000. II conmencaR
business IN May OF that Year and has
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10
LARGE INCREASE IN
.S0UT HERN EXPORTS.
Twenty-Five Customs Districts ii
!, South Show Greater Growth
Than Others.
GREASE { 'lE 81. IA PER CENT.
Newport News Leads the Vir.
ginia PortsR edmond Shows
Wonderful Increase.
{

BALTIMORE, MD, February s.-1n
It's issue this week, tho Manufacturers,
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POLITICAL EDUCA-
 TON LECTURES

New York, Nov .9.-The League f9l Political Education. formed fer the purpose of impartin2 training in praa- tical citizenship to the voters Of Ne# York, held its frs- public meetin4 : in the Hudson theae this morning.
 The program ot lectures for the season is an extensive one. and :n- ciudes the names of some et the best known men in the countr$ Amoue those who have manifested iurtrrss in the project and who huye prom ised to deliver addresses a1. fatune meetings are William Jennings Bryan. Dr. Edward Everett Hale. Dtstrict At torney Jerome Jacob A. Riis and Booker T. Washington. John Gra- nam Brooks will give a series ot lee tures on The Roots Of Race Preiu-
 dice. Mrs. Margaret Deland, the well-known novelist will speak on .'The Change of the Feminine Ideal and Jane Addams of Hull House, Chi cago, will discuss the race problem as it concerns sociological work.
 Other lectures on coming Saturdays mornings will be: The Rev. Charles Aked, pastor of the Rockefeller church." Dr. Henry Van Dyke, of Princeton; Samuel Gompers, presi- dent of the American Federation of Labor; Professor John E. Clark of Co., ulmbia university; Professor Jeremiah Hamilton Wright Mabie. the Rev. Dr. Parkhurst, the Rev. Heber Newton, Edward Howard Griggs and William Lloyd Garrison.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-10

ing controlled by a mammoth switch board which is carried by the com pany. This switchboard controls ey. cry lamp, as we'll as every electrical device used, and is under the control of one man. In the olio, many start ling electrical effects are produced, particularly in such spectacles as the illusion of Hades, and snow storm and cloud effects. The Al C. Field Greater Minutrels will appear here Saturday, November 16.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-10

the hot house or conservatory scene, and which when illuminated, lend a fairlyland ensemble to the setting. There is a beautiful falling flower effect in the first part, the illumined
 blossoms being so delicately artic- uated so as to vibrate on their stems as if they were swayed by a gentle breeze. The contrast of light ing effect is seen when the moon light dissipates into gorgeous sum- rise, while the flowers. half conceal
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-10

The elctrical effects in the first part Of the Al G. Field Greater Minstrels this season. as we'll as those in the spectacles of the olio, are said to be the most intricate and elaborate ever devised for a minstrel production. Tn the first part alone several thousand
 miniature lamps of various colors are worked in the maze of flowers, creeping vines and plants. used in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-10

ed by their dark foliage, begin to glimmer, and vie with the sunlight effect. in brightness and beauty. Over ten thousand feet of specially insu- lated wire is used in the first part alone. and it's arrangement required the combined efforts of five special electricians all summer to construct. These miles of wire, besides feeding thousands of lamps in the flowers, stimulate also, powerful car lamps of twenty thousand candle power, all be-
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The BANK OF PINE BLUFF
BIRTHDAY OF
 MARTIN LUTHER

New York, Nov. 9.-Special services Will be held in many Lutheran and other churches of the city tomOr. TOW in observance of the 424th anni- versary of the birth of Martin Luth.- CT. Collections for the home mission fund will be taken in all Lutheran churches throughout the country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-10

Woman loves clear. rosy com- plexion. Burdock Blood Bitters puri. des the blood, clears the skin, re- sores ruddy, sound health.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-10
Say It Gently But Forciblr

When asked who made that stylish and we'll fitting garment for you "Eisenkramer the Tailor, over Citi- Pine street, makes all my good clothes
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-10

Prickly Ash Bitters cures disease of the kidneys, cleanses and strength ems the liver, stomach and bowels.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-10
MISS JANE CARLISLE
 A BRIDE

Washington, Nov. 9-Miss Jane Carlisle, granddaughter of former Secretary of the Treasury J. G. Car
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-10

In the general prosperity Of a country by having staa5E gaek aa. better wages than eye 5arase- whza are you doing Tt4 .eea t-4e.
 Pruden. worhmen a=e maz#ae aar while the sun shine =-aaesa aa but, :. ing a bank account al onr saviayl Department while times are prospe-- ous-getting 3 per cent interest n their money.
 Why not join them
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ciety, in which she has been highly
 popular
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-10

Laura Carlisle was the maid of honor, Mrs John c. Carlisle Jr. matron of honor, and Miss Martha Calhoun, Miss Elizabeth Ewing and Miss Lucinda D.
 Bateson bridesmaids. William Allen was his brothers best man. The bride is prominent in Washington so-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-10

lisle, and Frederick Lathrop Allen of New York were married here today
 The ceremony was performed in the Carlisle home, in K street The Rev. ID. J. Stafford, rector of St. Patrick's Catholic church, officiated. A break fast followed the ceremony. Miss
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-07

San Francisco Town Talk, of the
% ult., mentions among the prominent
guests at the Hotel Carlton, in Der.
kelley, Mrs. A. S. Humphreys and fam.
lily of Honolulu.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-07

A Cinderella bail VIII open Ihe So
cial charity season in st. Paul. The
great feature of the affair will be a
fancy march to be executed by a hun
bred young society women of st. Paul
and Minneapolis, gowned in white and
with white butterflies in their hair
They will carry white wands. At the
conclusion of the march there will be
a fanfare of trumpets announcing the
arrival of Cinderella, who will appear
in the traditional pumpkin coach
drawn by white mice. She will make
a grand tour of the ballroom, and
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-07

erwise many of them would never
have the pleasure of enjoying. 1t is
by such aggressive and Intelligent
work that an organization of this char
acter insures its existence, and estab-
fishes and maintains a place in COM
munity.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. de Young en-
tertained at a dinner on Friday even
ing of last week in honor of Miss Mar
garet Observation-Disclosures Nov 16.
The wedding of Miss May Schweit-
ger, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Schweitzer of Honolulu, to Captain
Alden Trotter, Coast Artillery Corps,
U. S. A., was celebrated on Thursday
evening of last week at the Fairmont
Hotel. Miss Louise Schweitzer, a sis
ter of the bride, was the maid Of hon
or, and Captain J. F. Brady, U. S. A,
was the best man. Captain and Mrs.
Trotter have gone to Southern Cali
fornia on their wedding journey, and
on their return, about December 1,
will be at Fort Baker.-Argonaut.
8 8 8
SANTA ROSA, Nov. 16-A marriage
celebrated in this city last evening,
which was of interest not only in San
ia Rosa, where the bride is a general
favorite, but in the bay cities and on
the campus at Berkeley, where the
principals first formed the acquaint-
ance that led the way to the altar, was
that of Miss Edith Ainslie Barrows,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Bar
rows, to H. Werner Dietz, son OF
George Dietz, a prominent Hawaiian
planter and former resident of Sono-
ma county
Both graduated from the State Uni'
versity, he in 1903 and she in the class
of 1905, and both are members of fra
ternities.
Mrs. Frank L. Hoyt was the matron
of honor. Little Miss Margaret Wall,
daughter of inexperienced w. E,
Wall of the Hawaiian Islands, niece
of the bridegroom, was the ring bear
err. The Rev. Leander Turney officiat-
ed Miss Frances Woolsey of Berke-
ley, a college friend of the bride,
played the wedding march.
1t was distinctively a college we'd
ding. The bride was gowned in white
messaline silk Mrs. Hoyt wore a
pink creation of the same. material A
reception and buffet repast followed
the ceremony.
After an extended honeymoon tour
the couple will 80 East, where Mr.
Dietz is doing some important work
on the North Platte project for the
Government He is a Government
civil engineer Later they will go to
Honolulu.
Members oil the Dietz and Wall fam
lilies came here from Honolulu for the
marriage.
Miss Bawows has been prominent
in church, educational and social cir
Giles since she left the university.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-07
BLAISDELL ESTATE.

j. A. Magoon. trustee in the estate
OF John l.. Blaisdell, deceased, has fill
ed his final accounts with petition
for discharge with Judge De Bolt. All
the children are now of age and the
estate should be divided according to
the terms of the will An inventory
shows the value of the estate to be
S3S.511.92. of which $14,3G5.25 repre-
sents real estate Cash uninvested
amounts TO $4315.34 A supplementary
inventory shows a mortgage of $4,000,
under which certain land remains I'M
disposed of, and two lots in Visalia,
Cal, for which decedent paid Sll55
ia 1899 Z
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-07

Major Samuel w. Dunning, Twen-
tieth Infantry, U. S. A, has been des-
ignated to make the annual inspec-
ton of the organized militia of Ha-
waii.-Argonaut.
e = e
H. P. Faye and wife and w. H. Rice,
Jr., and wife, were among the passen-
gers who arrived on the Mikahala
Wednesday morning.
& &
The following under a New York
date line appeared in the San Fran
cisco Chronicle of November oath:
Princess KawananaKoa or Hawaii is
receiving much social attention here.
Last Friday night she was one of the
notables in the boxes at the Manhat-
tan Opera House, wearing a gown Of
black satin chiffon combined with gold
lace. On another night she and sew
eral other ladies who possess titles,
among them the Baroness Won Ryhin-
er, president of The Californians, -
occupied box at a theater, the press
agent of which gave the following de-
scriptiOn Of her to the newspapers:
Princess Kawananakoa, nee Abigail
Campbell, is a very pretty Scotch girl,
"a years old, wife of H. R. H. David,
next in succession to the late throne
of the late King Kalakaua of Hawaii,
is heiress to the largest sugar planta-
lions in the whole Sandwich Islands;
but she is not a Kanaka."
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-07

Miss Helen Varick Boswell, of New
York, has entered upon a unique task
in the Canal Zone. Following the sug-
gestion of Miss Gertrude Beeks, who
was sent to Panama by Secretary Aaft
TO study the social conditions there,
Miss Boswell has organized chain OF
women's clubs throughout the Istnmus,
the result being that the monotony OF
life there has received a death Dlow.
These clubs are known as The Canal
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-07
Honolulu Iron Works,
STEAM ENGINES, SUGAR MILLS,
BOILERS, COOLERS, IRON, BRASS
AND LEAD CASTINGS.

Machinery OF Every Description
Wade to Order. Particular Attention
paid to Ships Blacksmithing. Jon
Work Executed on Short Notice.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-07


The art exhibition of the Kilohana
Art League closed Thursday evening
after a very successful ten days. A
great many persons visited the SPLEEN
did collection of art work during the
time, and much favorable criticism
was heard of the various work of local
artists on display. There were also an
unusually large sale of pictures, some
of which brought rather fancy prices
q 8 8
James p. Sissou arrived yesterday
on the Siberia from Singapore where
he has been engaged for several years
as a civil engineer. He was met at
the wharf by his father Joseph p Sis
son, an old resident of Filo who came
down to meet his son.
& 3 &
Among the Siberia passengers yes
terday returning from the Orient were
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-07

Zone Women League and will be al
filiated with the General Federation OF
Womens Clubs. The object is to make
life pleasant for everybody and most OF
the members are wives and daughters
of engineers and officials employed in
constructing the canal.
Miss Roosevelt is the official organizer
of the Republican women of the coun-
try, is a law graduate and connected
with the Welfare Department of the
National Civic Federation.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-07
CALLING DAYS IN HONOLULU. ,

Mondays-Punahou, Makiki, Col
lege Hills, Manoa Heights.
neutrality-suspicious. Park, Wal
killi, Kaimuh and Palolo.
Wednesdays-Nuuanu and Pun
nui. Above Nuuanu bridge,
first and third Wednesdays;
below, second and fourth.
: Thursdays-The Plains.
!. Fridays-ToWn and Hotels.
Saturdays-Kalihi.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-07

Fine Job Printing, Star once.