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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28
WHOLE FAMILY CREMAT
DEATH IN ARIZONA Of
STUART BIRMINGHAM
fire in the home.

Tom Birmingham of Hall & Son, Ltd,
received the sad news of the death
of his brother Stuart P. Birmingham,
faniIiarly known as "Jerry,j' in Ari-
zona yesterday. Deceased was born in
New Zealand thirty-three years ago and
came to Hawaii nine years ago to join
his brother, who had preceded him. He
engaged in the employ of the Wilder
Steamship Co., as freight clerk, and
continued in the service of that COM
pany until nine months ago when he
withdrew to accept position as pur-
ser of the s. s. Texan in the American
Hawaiian line. A few months ago he
caught a severe cold which settled on
his lungs and two months ago he was
advised by his physician to try the
climate of Arizona for the winter. He
took up his residence IN Tempe and
died there yesterday. Three brothers
survive him in this Territory. "Jerry"
was one of the most popular Of the
employees of the local steamship com
pany and he leaves host of mourners
of his sad death.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28
Honolulu, Dec. %, 1907

Honolulu, Dec. p, 1907.
Editor Advertiser: Your article in
this mornings issue apropos of the af-
fairs of the Onomea Sugar Co., while
correct in the abstract, appears to have
created a wrong impression. What
YOU quote as having been said by my
self may also be verbatim, but it may
be mentioned that your representative
called me up by phone at my house last
evening and obtained his information
over the wire, hence it was not very
full The Onomea Sugar Co. has paid
its shareholders a dividend of p per
cent on its capital stock during the
year 1907. 1t has no bonded or floating
debt, in fact will carry over margin
of funds against January expenses. The
company owns a large part of its landed
estate in fee simple. 1t has this year
applied upwards of 100000 ON improve
ments eOnsistinl g of new mill, mill
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28
E. FAXON BISHOP ON CASE
OF ONOMEA PLANTATION

engine, ETC.. and there are no extraor-
dinary expenses of this nature in sight
for next year. On the whole the com
pany is in first class condition in all
respects. What the program will be
as to payment of dividends I can not
say, much depending upon the progress
of marketing the crop and financial con
ditions that may prevail along in the
spring.
There is no reason why Onomea share
holders should feel any anxiety, and
the cessation of dividends for the time
being, when it is considered what the
record of the past year has been, should
not be cause for worry or furry. The
coming crop must speak for itself; the
estimates as TO output are as high as
were the estimates of year ago for the
crop of '07.
Yours truly,
E. F. BISHOP.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28

taro fields is owned by the United
States, subject to existing leases. These
have long term of years yet to run.
When the leases expire the land would
naturally be devoted to the purposes
of. the army post. If the leases could
be terminated sooner, the land could
that much sooner revert to the uses of
the army post. BY purchasing the
leases and presenting them to the Uni
ted States, this is accomplished.
In the meanwhile, the appropriation
of 100000 is liable to lapse
The matter is one of the greatest i'm
portance to the community at this time,
and it is probable that the matter will
be brought very shortly before both
the Merchants Association and the Ho-
nolulu Chamber of Commerce.
Captain Humphrey, the depot quar-
termaster in Honolulu, and who is also
the constructing quartermaster who
would have charge of the proposed
construction, is away on one of the
other islands on leave of absence for
a short time. He is expected back in
few days
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28
EPIzOOTIC AMONG
HORSESAT PIONEER MILL

Dr. Norgaard. Territorial Veterina-
rian, departed yesterday by the Ciau-
dine for Lahaina in accordance with
instructions given him at special
meeting of the Board of Agriculture
and Forestry to investigate an epi-
zootic which has broken out among the
horses of the Pioneer Mil, The mes
sage was received yesterday from DR..
Maloney, of I.ahaina, which stated that
six of the horses had died already from
some disease which had attacked them
all. On the receipt of the message
special meeting of the board was called
and DR.. Norgaard instructed to pro-
ceed Immediately on the Claudine and
take steps TO check the disease.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28
S3OO,OOO MAY BE
LOST TO KAHAUIKI
AND HONOLULU
Advertisements for Bids for Greatly EnIarging
the Quarters at Fort Shafter Have
Been Recalled.

The 100000 appropriation for en-
larging the quarters at Fort Shafter
and bringing them up to the require
ments of full battalion post, seems
likely to go a glimmering and be COW
cred, unused, back into the treasury,
unless the business community gets in,
and by purchasing the leases of the rice
lands makai of the post quarters, re-
moves an obstacle that seems otherwise
insuperable.
The quarters at Fort Shafter were
originally designed for two company
post of coast artillery. There are four
companies of infantry stationed at the
post now. Congress passed an appro-
priation of 100000 to enlarge the post
practically to duplicate the buildings
now there. Advertisements for bids
were advertised for and work was ex-
pected to begin soon after the first of
the year. But the advertisements for
bids are all off. Major Dunning, the
eommandant of the Fort, received
cablegram within day or two, from
the war department, announcing that
the advertisements had been recalled,
and that the appropriation would not
be spent at this time.
The reason given for this action is
that the post surgeon has sent a report
to the medical department of the army
stating that between the post quarters
and the sea there is large area of irri-
gated lands, rice lands and taro lands,
which are infested with mosquitoes,
and that among these mosquitoes have
been found some specimens of the spe-
cies which are the agency in spreading
yellow fever In view of this fact, the
post surgeon would not recommend fur
ther enlargement of the post until an
appropriation had been secured from
Congress to condemn and purchase the
outstanding leases on these rice fields,
so that they may be drained and there
after be no longer infested with mos
quitoes. The amount of appropriation
required for the purchase of these
leases is $4,000.
In view of this report the order for
the construction of additional quarters
out of the 100000 appropriated there
for has been cancelled. This appro-
priation will lapse unless construction
under it is begun before June 80, next. +
1t is doubtful if Congress can be in
duced to appropriate the $4,000 for
this purpose at this session. It would
probably insist or further information
regarding the matter, the report of
medical board or commission on the 1
subject, and all this would take time
There is therefore great danger that the !
of 100000 for this pur-
pose already made may lapse. /
1t is only within forty eight hours
or less that these facts have been
known. But already the suggestion has
been made and has met with much /
favor, that the business community
step in, purchase the leases and present
them to the United States army so
hat the land may be drained and the
objection to further building which is
made in the report of the post surgeon
nav be done awav with.
The land occupied by these rice and
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28
THCART is
BIZ UMPED D
AGAIN
Supervisors Refuse to
Stand for OIson's
Discharge.

County Attorney Cathcart got anoth-
er nasty jar from the members of the
Board of Supervisors at their special
meeting last night Fred W. Milverton
a candidate for the office of deputy
county attorney, got little of what
was passed out at the same time.
another row between Cathcart and the
Supervisors along the lines of the pro-
tracted squabble over the appointment
of A. NJ. Brown is very likely to result.
The affair arose over nicely word
ed letter from Cathcart saying that as
C. H. Olson has resigned as his deputy
he had appointed f. w. Milverton in
his place and hoped the board would
be good enough to confirm the appoint
ment and vote Mr.. Milverton the same
salary as Olson was drawing. Accom-
panying the letter was copy of Oh
sons resignation. addressed to Cath
cart, not giving any reasons why he
: did not want the job but saying how
harmoniously he had always found the
affairs of the office. On the face of 1t
>dt was just nice little friendly note.
'"This sounds all right said Chair
man Hustace, after the letter and res
.ignation had been read, "but there is
more behind it than is stated. The
question now is whether we are pre-
pared to accept Mr.. Olson's resignation
or not?'' .--.s.-
archer thought they should, since the
resignation had been made by Mr.. Oh
SON If there was anything back of it
it was not stated.
Fern wanted to know from Olson.
who was present, whether that was
really his signature and whether he
had signed it of his own free will or
not.
-'well, was requested Ito send in
my resignation and of course I did So"
answered Olson.
"The reason Mr.. Cathcart wants to
make a change is that he wants more
assistance in his court work." explain
ed Hustace. But if he wants assist
ance why does he not go to the Attor-
ney Generals department for it? They
are doing nothing in the criminal
Courts now and if looks as if it were
up to them to help. I don't see why
all our arrangements should be upset
Continued on Page Seven.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28
KAHUKU MAY SOON BE
A DIVIDEND PAYER

It Is expected that Kahuku win again
become a dividend payer with the new
year. It was reported yesterday that
such would be the case. At the Office
Of Alexander & Baldwin, the agents Of
the plantation, however. it was stated
that the matter had been considered
but had not been determined; and that
while it was thought quite possible
that dividends at the rate OF one per
cent. a month might be resumed be-
ginning with January 81, it had not
yet been decided that they would. :
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28
JAPAN IS BENT
ON RESTRICTING
EMIGRATION
Emperor Declares Foreign Relations Cordial
Brownsville Soldier Sues Government
for Back Pay.
(AssOciated Press cablegrama,,

TOXIC, December opened Emperor
person, speech throne. He
foreign relations of the empire increasingly cordial
pressed the hope that the budget would pass.
1t probable that the Diet will of confidence in the
ministry because of increased taxation
The parliamentary leaders have agreed the governments
policy regarding emigration Hayah United States
Ambassador
likely satisfactory Japan
IDENTITY determined restrict future emigration make Amer
lean complaints impossible.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28
An Island Souvenir

The illustrated Souvenir of the Con-
gressiona1 visit last May has been is
sued from the presses of the Gazette
company in the form of a second edi-
+ion- It is a work of beautiful type
graphy and contains halftone pictures
covering a variety Of island subjects.
As a supplemental souvenir TO Pic
turesque Hawaii it is invaluable. The
price of the Souvenir is fifteen cents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28
4 JAPANESE GAMBLER
MURDERS TWO PEOPLE
fBv Wireless Telegraph. J

HILQ Dec. 27.-Tetsuji, gambler,
committed double murder at Honokaa
Christmas Eve. He fired two shots, in.
stantly killing woman who had left
him; then shot and stabbed Iukioka,
proprietor Of japanese hotel, who died
an hour later. The murderer is at large.
BUCKLAND.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28
TEXAN SAILS TO-DAY.

The American-Hawaiian S. S. Texan
is scheduled to sail today for Kahului
to finish out her sugar cargo. She will
take on the first of the seasons crop
from Maui
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28
A BROWNSVILLE NEGRO
SOLDIER SUES UNCLE SAM


battalion
legality Presidents
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28

PEKG Dowage
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28
AN UlNIMPORTANT PRIZE.

FRANCISCO, 2sThe securities for
which
Deposit and Trust Company indicted
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28
JAPANESE KNOW poRTLAND's APPROACHES

PORTLAND today
Japanese approaches
ofcia ials of country
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28

FLEET RESUMES VOYAGE TOMORROW
PORT Trinidad sailed
Admiral Evans battleshp sail Sunday.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28
INVESTIGATING WELLs-FARGo.

nves
eating Fargo of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28
MASKED MEN ROB BANK.


POINT, 27Th
robbie of today by maske me
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-28
A SECESSION MOVEMENT
GAINING GROUND IN CHINA

PEKNG DOwager
alarming popular agitation
AN UNIMPORTANT PRIZE,
2sThe securities for
the California Safe
Deposit unimpornt
JAPANESE KNOW PORTLAND'S APPROACHES
PORTLAND December 2Mayor city today
possess
FLEET RESUMES VOYAGE TOMORROW.
today Admiral bateship Sunday.
INVESTIGATING WELLS-FARGO.
eating Of
MASKED MEN ROB BANK
POINT, Missouri,
robbed today by masked
WHOLE FAMILY CREMATED
BOSTON today
in
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-09-06

than ,O0O,OO0.oOo, now it is more
than ss,OoO,OO0,OOO a year. Then the
Government revenues were insufficient
TO cover the expenditures, while now,
with the expenditures greatly increas-
ed, we have a substantial surplus. At
that time business was depressed aud
industry languished, while now there
is prosperity ON every side. Ten years
ago freight cars were going to decay
ON the sidings with no call for their.
use, and now, with vastly increased
equipment, il is the freight that is tiet
up because there are not cars enough,
The ten years under the Dingley Tar
iff have been such years of activity
and growth as neither this country
nor the world has ever known.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-09-06
Same Thing Over Again.

The country got a dose OF IL from
1893 to 1897, when the Mckinley re-
storation lifted the country out Of the
mire of dependency. They wanted
cheaper things in those days and In
due time they got them. Horses were
given away on the farms of Iowa.
Hogs went down 10 $3.50 and cattle
were high at 50 per hundred All
farm produce could be had cheap and
labor also was cheapened. Everything
was cheap and in all the large cities
soup was SO cheap that 1t was given
away to the hungry men and women
who were out of work. Coxey and Kelly
started to march armies of the unem-
ployed across the country TO storm the
doors of the national government. In
the height of the distress Coin wrote
his famous book in favor Of cheapen-
ing even the American dollar, and
Mr.. Bryan came forward with his
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-09-06
Un the Firing Line.

The Louisville Herald has announced
that It has perfected plans whereby
1t will be represented by a. capable
staff correspondent, who will accom-
psny the candidate for Governor, Au-
gustus e. Wilson, on his speech-mak-
ing itinerary and furnish full reports
of the progress of the fight for good
government, also the speeches lof the
Republican orators, and the incidents
of the campaign. e.. 81,
- The Herald has also arranged for an
additional staff representative at
Frankfort. at the center from which
the enemy's activities will be directed.
Advance information will be supplied
through its columns as to the plans
of Beckham and Hager, and the ma
neuvering of the Democratic forces.
The whole field Of political warfare
will be thoroughly covered. y
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-09-06
Demands The Reason.

With the conviction growing strOn-
ger every day tnat the principal issue
of the next Presidential campaign Will
be the Tariff and with number of
prominent Republicans like Taft, Cum
Minis and La Toilette openly taking
the Democratic side of the question,
il is of the utmost importance tnat
the Republican party speedily decides
where it stands on This most vital
principle of Republicanism and by a
conference of its leaders, or an ex-
preston by St;nes and districts, deeer-
mines whether the Republican policy
of Protection shall nave place in the
next national platform or whether the
party will face-about completely, join
the Democracy and become an advO-
cate of Free-Trade or a Tariff for
revenue only.
With men who claim prominence
in the councils Of the party openly
advocating Free-Trade, IL is high time
they be called upon for Il reason for
their demands, and MS Senator For
ker, of OHIO, says, furnish a bill Of
particulars" that will give Republicans
a reason for renouncing the cardinal
principle of their faith and going over
to those whose belief and pilicy on
this great question have hitherto been
the cause of disaster and ruin to
American industries. %'F
How is Tariff revision to benefit
the United States? What great adj
vantage will the people derive from a
change of schedules? How will 1t in
crease the output Of farm, factory and
mine? Where will il open new mar
keis? When will it open new mills?
In what line of business will it create
an opening for more capital and what
great division of labor will secure in
creased wages because of its adoption
Why should the farmers of Cooper
county support Tariff revision? The
last time they did SO brought ruin 10
them and the products of their farms
were SO low In price as 10 hardly be
worth harvesting. The experiences Of
1898 were too cosby 40 The people Of
! this section 20 be repeated without
good reason and after careful study.
Il remains for the advocates of this
Democratic theory 10 show cause for
their contention before Republicans
entertain the thought of abandoning
the policy which has brought and
maintained prosperity.-Central Mis-
souri, Republican.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-09-06
Attitudes and PlatitudeS.

Attitudes and platitudes, that is a
succinct summary of the, first cam
paign appearance of Beckham and
Hager made at Lexington Saturday. 1t
must have been disappointing spec
tacle TO their friends and supporters
though IL may frankly he said it filled
every expectation of the Republican
party.
Gov. Beckham INDUCED in the atti-
tudes and Mr.. Hsger In the atti-
tudes. The former dramatically apos-
trophized his mother, taking d some
what mean advantage of her by call
ing her 10 witness that he had never
In public or private; life rdone any
thing TO be ashamed of; while the lat
ter paraded platform that for polite
and respectable generalities is mas
terpiece of compilation.
Mr.. Hager's speech was evidently
prepared, and must; have kept the
dope bureau at Frankfort busy for
many nights. Printed copies were dis
tribuced 20 The press before delivery.
and the candidate followed mis- manu-
script laboriously and with such weary
ing effect that his audience began 10
leave before he reached the end
contract for the new. capitol archi-
tect called for a fee. of $40 900 to
be paid to Architect Andrews, and
this in view Of the fact that Mr.. Mey-
er, an architect of experience in such
work, had offered TO undertake it for
$4,000. Later, Mr.. Hager went on to
say, owing 10 the decision TO use mar
BILE in the construction of the build
ing, another ST. 900 was added TO Mr..
Andrews fee.
That is all very interesting, but the
tax payers Of the State are still Won
dering why they should have 10 pay
$51 900 for work that could have been
done for $4,000. . ga, M
In commenting on the extravaganza
In public printing,Mr Hager was even
weaker in his attempted excuse. He
does not deny that the books, which
Mr.. Wilson says were charged TO the
State at an .exhorbitant price cost al
most seven times what they could have
been produced for. He simply, says
that, for some inscrutable reason the
public wilrbe slow 20, appreciate, they
could not be gotten for less. Surely
this is confession of werkness and
inaptitude that will net. be- .rynrlcu ked
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-09-06

speech about crucifying somebody on
cross of gold, which won him the
presidential nomination.
the gentle voice Of the calm McKin
Icy, saying that the relief which the
people wanted and needed was not to
Through the distress and in the
midst of those cheap things there cam,
be had through the opening of the
mills, in order that the people might
again have work at fair wages and
would again be able TO buy products
of the farm and gardens and poultry
yards and creameries of the. country.
They took the advice Of Mckinley.
He was elected President. The Tariff
was again revised" but not in the
direction of the pratings of the mod
era revisionists. The Dingley law
was the result. Almost Immediately
the cuntry leaped forward and upward
and prosperity was the lot of the
whole land. Laboring men got more
for their labor and farmers got more
for their products. But with fairness
came discontentt of another kind. The
envious ones, while doing well them
selves, thought that somebody else was
doing still better and SO they were
taught to want another change. Some
are now clamoring for that other
change.
Perhaps they will get it. Every
generation has TO learn its own les
son.
They want to go through the pro-
cess again. But some viii be sorry for
il. AS soon as few men are thrown
out of work, as they will be if the
country goes on fussing, things will
be cheaper. They may even become
years ago. But however cheap they
are, what shall IL benefit men il they
have not even the money with which
10 buy cheap things? AS for the rich,
they will take care of themselves.
They will buy up the things that are
cheap, lay them aside until the next
rise comes.
Great is the process. Great are the
agitators. Great are the disconnected,
the reformers. This is d great world,
and politics is one of the greatest
games in it.-Cedar Rapids Republic
an.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-09-06

by the people, who are footing the
bills.
But the most discreditable feature
OF the Democratic candidates pitable
exhibition was the weaving of tine
bloody shirt Of Goebelism, and the
deliberate appeal made 20 passion and
hatred in which Gov. Beckham Joined
ed him. So frequently was this dark
page in Kentucky history referred 60
by both speakers that it would seem
as If the Democrats, falling in any
definite policy of progress in admins
tration of the State, had determined
TO resurrect the dead and parade the
ghost of their unhappy leader as an
isue. 1t is a poor cause that will
seek TO divide State. eager for peace.
for concord and for neighborliness up
on question of this kind. That man
is no patriot who will deliberately
pander to latent bitterness and fan
the dying embers of fire that has
already left ugly scars upon the Com
monwealth Do the Democrats want
the Republicans to take up this mat
Ter and tell over again the shameful
story of persecution for political pur-
poses of Caleb Powers, through
purchased juries and partisan Judges?
Cannot both parties agree to honor
justice and the law in this wretched
affair, and free the State forever from
its shadow?
The Lexington Herald said of Mr..
Wilson that he had pitched his cam
paign upon a high plane. We wish
we could honestly say the same of Mr..
Hager, but it is imjpossible.-Louis-
vile Herald.