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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-18
COUPLE
At OCEAN DISASTER

| The death of Mrs. D. P. Jones, one O
| the victims of the disaster to the i'll.
| fated Berlin, which was wrecked of
the Hook of Holland, has had a sen
sational and amusing sequel.
| The lady was the wife, it will doubt.
| less be remembered, of Captain David
Jones Of the steamer Llannishen. who
arrived at Rotterdam on board his
vessel on the night of the disaster
Mrs. Jones' body was not recovered
for some time, and as Captain Jones
was compelled to leave with his boat
he arranged with the Rotterdam rep
resentatives of the Harwich line, that
friend of his, Mr.. Van der Hall,
should be Immediately apprised of the
recovery of the body in order that it
might be identified.
No intimation was received either
by Mr.. Van der Hall or Captain Jones.
but the former read in a Rotterdam
paper an account of a lady's body be-
of the description to Captain Jones.
The latter Immediately wired that the
description of the clothing, jewelry,
etc, answered to those of his wife, and
asked Mr.. Van der Hall to see the
body.
This Mr. Van der Hall was unable to
do, for the simple reason that the body
had been buried. Inquiry showed that
a young woman had identified it as
that of her aunt, Mrs. Frost of Lon
don, and to this young woman all the
jewelry found on the body was prompt
ly handed over without further in
CURRY.
With great difficulty, says the West
ern Mail, whose special correspondent
has brought these strange details to
light, Captain Jones induced the au-
thorities to have the body exumed,
when the fact that it was really that
of Mrs. Jones, and not that of Mrs.
Frost, was conclusively established.
simultaneously with Captain Jones'
visit, a young woman who had been
staying at Rotterdam suddenly disap-
peared, and the police are of opinion
that two of the survivors of the Berlin
man and wife, planned to de-
fraud an insurance company, the wo-
man secreting herself, and the hus-
band claiming that she had been
The woman then posed as
her own niece. and learning that a
body had bGen recovered, |
made off with the jeweiry.
Captain Jones, it is stated will bring |
an action in the English law courts |
against the agents of the Harwich line
10 recover the value of the stolen prop
Arty, and the expenses incurred in es"
ablishing his dead wife's identity.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-18
RUMBLEBEES
FOR PHILIPPINES

WASHINGTON. D. c.. October s.
In response to a rush order cabled
from the Philippines two cigar boxes
of bumblebees are today hurrying
across the country bound for the is
lands. The Philippine SPECIALISTS of
the Agricultural Department have been
making exhaustive experiments in
Luzon, in the Decentralization of
certain plants. Repeated tests with
the common or busy bee showed it to
be unequal to the task, but complete
success crowned the efforts of the sci
entists when they tried the humble
bee, the hereditary enemy of the small
boy. AS the season in which the bum
blebee can make himself useful in the
fertilization is rapidly nearing an end
N the Philippines, the experts yester-
day cabled the department to rush the
shipment.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-18
GROWING
GIRLS NEED
PINK PILLS
The Tonic Necessary for Their Proper
Development and to Insure
Healthful and Happy Life
Read This Statement of an
Iowa Woman.

There is a form of anaemia, or blood
lessness, that often afflicts growing
girls, that has been called the anaemia
of development. 1t requires care and
life of unhappiness and suffering.
There is also danger of consumption,
especially if dry, hacking cough is
noticed. The disease is in the blood
and Dr. Williams Pink Pills are par
ticularly well adapted to cure it. We
have yet to hear of a case in which
these Matchmaking pills have been
tried without success
Miss Esther E. Burbin, of 212 IL
Main street, Davenport, Iowa, says:
"When I was a school girl I became
afflicted with anaemia and grew so
weak that I could scarcely walk. There
was a craving for starch and / ate
great deal of it. I was pale and thin,
had no ambition and was subject to
hysterical attacks. Ny breath was so
short that I would have to sit down
and rest on the way up the school steps.
I would fall asleep during recitation
in spite of my efforts to keep awake
and at last had to give up going to
school.
Sometimes it seemed as if my heart
would jump out of my body. Almost
everything I ate hurt my stomach and
I had a bladder trouble that caused me
to bloat and puff up. I had two doctors
during the two years before I began
using DR.. Williams Pink Pills and at
last they told my mother that they
could do nothing for me.
ffOur druggist recommended DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills and when I had taken
them about three weeks I noticed a
change for the better. Altogether /
used them for about year and they
gave me new life and health when ev-
cry other means had failed. 7 have
recommended the pills to many others
and am always glad to do 500
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent, postpaid, on re-
ceipt of price, so cents per box; six
boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-18

Gentleman Lodger-I say, Mrs. Nap
per- l don't care for your bacon this
morning! 1t doesn't seem fresh.
Mrs. Napper-Very strange, sir The
shopman said it was only cured last
week
Gentleman Lodger-Well, it must
have had relapse.-Punch.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-18
NOTICE.

ANY WOMAN OR GIRL NEEDING
help or advice, is invited to commune
cate, either in person or by letter, with
Ensign L. Anderson, matron Of the
Army Woman's Industrial
Home. No. 1880 King street.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
Knocked Against the Building

THIS reminds me OF clever young aerOnaut VINO
L had his arm broken because his balloon carried
too much ballast at the start On being released the
great gas bag rose slowly 70 height Of about fifty
feet Then the wind caught i. and i was swept
along a. the rate OF perhaps fifteen miles an hour.
The ae-0naut realized his danger and began to
hustle out ballast Al lively rate but the balloon
did not rise much. Directly in is path
large bricl, building Just before reaching this,
the balloon rose 50 10 clear the root but the car
vas dashed against the walls just beneath It; and
the aerOnaut who was Al the moment reaching down
ig- another bag Of sand, was hurled violently
aga.us~ the side Of the ca and sustained severe
bruises and a fracture Of the arm.
- -Ty making ascension n 4 strong wind IS
both difficult and dangerous, the following Incl
dent viii show. Henry C0xweL q well known
English sailor OF the air had arranged 10 make an
a-.-ns.on from the Crystal Palace in London. The
-cng set for the start fair and bright, with
E9-d,ess sky and q light wind, an ideal day for
.--o0n ascension. After superintending the begin
r.- u the initiation CoxweI retired from the field,
....ag the worl, in charge Of an assistant. On his
---1 q few hours later he found that the wind had
-----v increased in force. and that the balloon,
.- -at inflated had broken from is leashes and,
dragging with 1t a score Of wo-&rnen, was being
.- ll-her and thither about the large field from
The ascension was % be made. | nde- toXWell 5
- --ans, the men finally succeeded in getting the
iv gas bag under the lee OF a clurnp OF trec-,
.-- tae force of the wind was broken.
Under these circumstances, the conditions tor an
%. were decidedly unfavo-able-a balloon
hat .--ated. the wind blowing gale. and falling
barometer There had gathered, however, large
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
By w. R. c.. L AT SON

crowd to witness the ascension, and Coxweu rather
than dsappoint them, decided to make the attempt
He therefore entered the car and signaled to the
thirty or more worknen who We're holding it TO let
60, and his balloon shot upward. After a few min
utes, however, the balloon settled down to an
altitude OF about seventy feet. The wind caught
II. and the daring aeronaut realized for the first
time the desperate chance he had taken. Within
few minutes OF the start the balloon, entirely at
the mercy OF the gale, carried straight toward
the North Tower. COXweu, realizing his danger
threw out ballast with desperate haste and managed
To tighten his balloon sufficiently To clear the OBJ
structIon. In few minutes he had disappeared
from the sight OF the Spectators
The car says CoXWeN his memoirs was
apparently trailing behind the balloon with a pen
duous swing, which is not often seen In less than
two minutes entered the lower clouds passing
through them quickly. We noticed that their tops
which usually of wide rounded conformation,
We're torn to shreds and caps OF vapor Above there
wild looking stratum of another order. We
could hear. we hastened on, the hum of the West
End OF London. But were bowling along having
little time TO look around us, though some extra
sand bags turned to good account by making
bed OF them At the bottom of the car, which we
occupied in anticipation OF rough handling
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
A Dangerous Landing

DRESENTLY a heavy rain began to fall, and Cox
Il well, who saw before him open space, decided
attempt a landing After a number of efforts, he
succeeded in dropping his graPnel in front OF
hedge row. The balloon. which AZ the time
travelling at the rate Of twenty miles an hour pulled
up with a tremendous shock
We at this time" saws Coxweu, sus-
pended Ike q kite. 1t was not so much the quantity
OF gas that kept up the hollow surface OF the
loose silk which acted like q falling kite The
obvious game OF skill consisted in not letting out too
much gas to make the balloon pitch heavily with
q thud that would have been unpleasant but to
jockey our final touch IN gradual manner. and
vet do II as quickly possible for fear OF the
chine getting adrt; since, under the peculiar cir
cuTnstanCes IN which placed. i would
inevitably have fallen with crashing blow, which
might have proved fatal"
After much difficulty, safe landing was effected
in this case The incident illustrates however some
OF the many risks TO which baloonists liable
On another occasion the same aeronaut with
several companions, found himself high IL the air
the midst OF heavy thunder storm. This expert
ence he describes as follows We were carried into
the midst of gathering clouds which began to flash
vividly, and at the end eliminated in wild thun-
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
Frenzy of the Passengers

~ Mr. kunge, gives graphic account %; LIS
appalling experience. He says that the passengers
had become excited then alarmed. and finally panic
stricken. They behaved IN the widest Uannc-.
losing completely their sell control Selling the valve
rope themselves they tore II away from its attach
ment, the stronger pushing back the weaker. vt
last the balloon sufficiently debated 10 allow
the to touch the ground Instantly several E
the trenzed passengers flung themselves out OF the
car, which relieved Of their weight tore away from
the grasp OF CoXwel and those who still chung -
i, and rose above the trees. with Runge and one
other passenger only within it,
After wild leap into the air of perhaps q quarter
of mile the balloon came earthward again,
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13

ana presently struck the
ground with a shock which
threw Rungc's companion out
OF the car, leaving hlm. alone,
Runge continues the story.
The balloon moved on IN
horizontal direction straight
toward the sea, which We We're
then rapidly nearing. The
anchor stuck in q felled trcc.
| shouted out TO the people
below to secure the cable and
anchor by ropes, which they
did The evening was no.y
beautifully still, the breeze
diving away. and the balloon
was swinging calmly in he-
moorings above the farm
houses. | was congratulati.g
myself on a speedy cscare
from my dangerous position.
Presently. however, the wind
sprang up, tore the balloon
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13

slightest hitch; the car. containing Dr.. Thomas,
Mrs. Thomas. and Charles LeVee the aeronaut N
charge rose gradually and gracefully into the air,
and sailed slowly upward and away, until i
lost 10 sight IN the clouds. After sail OF about
sixty miles which as Mrs. Thomas said afterward,
was perfectly fascinating, an uneventtui descent
was made at about eleven o'clock IN the evening.
This was an ideal balloon VOyage.
Such ascensions as this are often more fre-
quent than most people imagine: for in spite OF the
fac that the history OF balloonlng IS re3ete with
adventures. HAIR breadth escapes, and tragedies,
ba,looning IS not, on the whole. an unsafe sport.
The vast majority Of ascensions are without accident
o. 1nisadventure On the other hand however,
there NAV occur in spite OF the highest degree OF
skill and prudence on the part Of the balloonist:
anyone Of q thousand casualties which may add
excitement danger, or even tragedy TO the voyage.
To make a safe and successful ascension several
things are necessary The wind must be light.
There must be sufficient space on all sides OF the
point from which the ascension Is made; 50 that,
should the balloon rise slowly i will not be in dan
ger u being carried by the wind against some
obstruction. such a tall building, high chimney,
lie lace Of q cir.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13

y. The ballOOnlSt may
have q perfectly safe
ascension. the balloon
rising from the ground
So gradually that he
cannot tell the exact
moment Of his depart
ure. He may have
thereafter a delightful
sail through the air.
with no suggestion Of
lar Or shock. He may
then descend to the
earth as gently and
safely as he rose from It.
Just such a voyage
as this was made by
my friend, Dr.. Julian
? Thomas, from Pitts
field. Massachusetts,. re-
Gently. The start was
made without the
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13

which would mean an explosion absolutely certain
to he fatal But by some strange chance the bal
loon and Its occupants escaped injury. ~ CoNWeu
says, Beyond a drenchng. no untpwari incident
occurred during voyage lasting III all three quarters
OF hour"
In connection with Coxwcll's name I am reminded
OF another OF his many voyages IN which there Was
an unusual element Of peril a panic stricken crowd
OF passengers. The ascension was made from Be
fast Ireland in a large balloon known as tie
Research carrying twelve passengers The dav
was untarorable. but. rather than d:~appoiu, tie
would he air travellers and the large crowd which
had assembled, CoNVeN determined To- attempt ne
ascension.
After a short but exciting trip it was decided
10 attempt descent. Before beginning operations
to descend Coxweu gave clear directions 20 the
passengers - their duty under the crgu-.-
stances. They were IN any event Z, keep their
seats, but must prepare themselves tor some heavy
shocks when the balloon struck the earth Above
all. thev We're 10 leave the car by one. AMI.
after allghtlng. they We're - be keep their
away.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13

der storm There We're
indications before we
left the earth as 10 what
might be expected. The
lower current seemed.
all at once, TO take a
forward direction, and
as we rose by a gentle
whIrling current we en-
tered the vortex of a
highly charged cloud.
We had to prove by
absolute experience
whether the balloon
was insulated and a
nonConductor. -
The experience. as
might well he imagined,
was exciting and alarm
ing in the extreme. Vt
every crash of thunder
the balloon was wildly
tossed and whtrled
from side to side With
every flash of light
ming It seemed asst the
Gas BAG must be Sfrll.h
New-York tribune., 1907-01-13

the
most taSclnar-
ing feature OF
ballOOnlng IS
It's uncertain
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04

"Ihere can be no doubt about it.
local option must help business. The
money that was once wasted for rum
now goes for the comforts of hcme.
Chestertewn is better of, both morally
and financially without saloons"
Mr.. Nansaut, Of Vausant & N.wsome. Said
"Chestertown is in a fourishino
condition. We don't want any saloons
or barrooms here. We very rarely see
a man under the influence of liouor
and have no disorderly conduct
Business is good, and the morals of
our people are excellent. I consider
local option a great benefit to town. ."
Interview With John D. Uric
One OF the most interesting men I
talked with was John T.. Uric a lead
CONTINUED ON rtIfpn p.o-
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
Tine New Pure Food and Drug Law.

We are pleased to announce that Fo.
ley's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds
and lung trou hles is not affected bv the
National Pure Food AMI Drug law as
it contains no opiates or other harmful
drugs; and we recommend it as a safe
remedy for children and adults.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04

Those North Carolina railroad ex
perts seem to be dong ,ust about as
much guessing as any other sort of ex-
perts when they get on,the witness
stand.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
LOCAL OPTION IN
CHESTERTOWN, ND.
ITS BENEFITS AS SHOWN IN
THIS PROSPEROUS TOWN
Published by Authority of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Anti
License Campaign Committee


License Campaign Committee
Chestertown has a population of
5000, and is the county seat of Kent,
which has population of about IS, 900.
This prosperous old town has been
under the operation of what is popu-
larly known as the Local Option law
for nearly thirty years, and is per-
fectly satisfied with it. Nothing could
induce its citizens to return to the old
license system.
nature, as it were, and when you ask
one Of the citizens whether he consid.
ers it advantageous to a community he
looks at you somewhat curiously, as if
to say: ''Do you think we are so fool
ish as to have continued it for thirty
years if it had been to our disadvan-
tage?'
Lest it be charged that have sought
out, for interview, only those men who
are avowed temperance advocates, let
me say, as I said substantially in a
former paper, that 1 have avoided
them. have endeavored to be fair,
and many whom interviewed had not
always been friendly to local option,
and some of them had voted against it
when the question was presented years
ago.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04

Strange noises proceeded from a
suit case left at the railway station at
Pocomoke, Md, the agent opened it
for investigation. Inside were found
twelve snakes, among which was
dead rattler. 1t is supposed that the
case was left here by one of the fair ia
kris last week. The snakes were
thrown into the river after being
skinned.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04

Hall Downes, son of Samuel Downes
OF Dover, was taken to Wilmington
hospital, Thursday, for treatment for
injuries received several months ago.
while he and some other children were
playing with water and gasoline.
Young Downs saturated himself with
the water and gasoline, believing that
when 1t was ignited it would not burn
the flesh, but merely create blaze.
The result, however, was that his legs
were severely burned, and he has been
to use them since.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04

CONTINUED on THIRD PAGE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-09
RUSHING THE PROSECUTION.
Government Making Strong Case
Against Santa Fe for Rebates

Los Angeles. Oct Sin the trial Of the
Santa Fe Railroad company, charged with
granting rebates, the witnesses for the de-
Tense were subjected TO severe croSs-ex-
animation by the government Miles r.
Moore a civil engineer in the company 5
employ testified as to the weight of a
that his statement was based upon the
measurement of two cars One OF the Jur-
ors took hand in the examination and
the witness admitted that there was, &C
cording to recognized authorities, constd-
cradle variation in the weight of cars
loaded with lime. George W. Smith, agent
for the Santa Fe at Nelson, Ariz-, at the
time rebates are alleged to have been
granted the Grand Canyon Lime & Ce-
ment company. testified that he had kept
copy of the tariff on a shelf in his station
When asked If he would have so testi-
fled If he had known that his action rem
dered him liable TO prosecution, Smith
said he would not have done So
Replying to questions by the govern
uenf several OF the Santa Fe employees
called TO the stand admitted that they had
been recently in conference with the rail-
road attorneys and had discussed with
them the matters in issue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-09
NEoDEsHA Is PLEASED.
Frisco Has Started Work on the Re
building of Burned Roundhouse.


Neodesha, Kan, Oct 9.-Neodesha
is feeling better now. thank you The
Frisco is rebuilding the burned round
house and the haunting fear that Neo-
desha would be abandoned as division
headquarters has been dispeIled. The
Sun says of it:
Work has begun on the reconstruc-
roundhouse here. For some time past
the plans have been in the hands of
the architects and the carpenters have
been working on the frames for the
windows, doors and other parts of
interior woodwork which they could
make before the actual construction
commenced.
Now the concrete foundations are
being laid and the roundhouse is to be
larger and better than it was before
the fire Much of the material for the
work is already on the ground.
The main wall is set back fifteen feet
from where the old wall stood, which
Der of stalls are TO be put in that were
there before, but OF course they will
be larger and better than ever.
Since the fire last spring Cherryvale
and other places have been "Seein'
things in the shape of roundhouses.
and it has been freely declared that
the Frisco intended to move its shops
The newspapers at Cherryvale have
frequently intfmated that the railroad
company had seriously contemplated
the removal of the roundhouse any
way and that the fire was the last
straw that was to break the camel 8
back. so to speak. But the camel is
the ordeal without a fracture of the
vertebral column and it is very appar-
eut that its lumbar regions are V1S1DIy
strengthened, instead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-09
BUSINESS MEN ON A TRIP.
Denver Men Will Visit Western Kansas
This Week.

GoodIand Kan, Oct 9.-The trade
excursion of Denver business men will
leave that city October for a tour of
Colorado. New Mexico and Kansas
towns They will arrive in Goodland
next Friday evening and will continue
their journey east as far as Colby
where they return homeward over the
Union Pacific
The excursion train, the most Ella bor-
ate ever run in the United States, will
consist of three Pullman cars, one
tourist car for the band, dining and
baggage car
In addition to the manufacturers,
the excursion will be taken by MEM
hers of the Colorado Traffic club, the
chamber of commerce and the real
estate exchange
Besides a telephone exchange to be
Installed in one of the cars, there will
he a barber shop and every other con-
venfence necessary for the five day
Fri
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-09
CREDITORS OFFER REFUSED.
Referee Says Uncle Sam Receivers
Not to be Discharged

Kansas City. Kan. Oct 81 T
Hazen, referee in the Uncle Sam Oil
company bankruptcy proceedings has
refused to consider the proposition of
the board of directors of the company
TO deposit money to cover the claims
of creditors on condition that the
property be at once turned over to
them.
Il have no power to make such an
order, Judge Hazen said. THE mat
ter involves the discharge of the re-
ceiver and must be presented to Judge
Pollock"
The referee then resumed the hear
ing Of the claim Of tfesPu bIisher's Oil
company against the Uncle Sam COM
pany The Publishers company was
reorganized yesterday. The referee
said that the reorga nization in no way
affected the bankruptcy proceedings
He then continued his inquiry into the
legality of the purchase of stock in
the Publishers by the Uncle Sam
company The directors of the Pub
Iisher's ratified the purchase Monday
Judge Hazen held that this could not
he done. as the matter was already in
the court