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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
JAPANESE THREATEN
STRIKE IN HAWAII
Thirty Thousand Brown Men on
Plantations Demanding
Higher Wages
Mass Meetings Being Held and
Press Is Inciting the
Laborers
ISpeeiaI Corespondenee Of The CaIIl


HONOLULU. Dec 1.-THE Japanese
labor situation in Hawaii is growing
tense and within the next six weeks
serious labor troubles may break out on
some of the larger plantations Agi-
tators among the Japanese are at work
in an attempt to unite the plantation
laborers into making a demand for an
immediate increase in wages and sec
ton of the local Japanese press is ad-
vising the laborers TO strike in the
enforcement of the demand.
In yesterdays issue of the Hawaii
Jill, quotations are made from speeches
of President Roosevelt and President
Elect Taft to prove the lawfulness OF
strikes as a legitimate weapon in in
dustrial disputes. The Japanese mer-
chants association of Honolulu has al
ready taken action in the matter and
has passed resolutions calling upon the
plantation arrangements ito immediate
ly increase the wages paid to the
Japanese plantation laborers." Mass
meetings among the Japanese of Homo
lulu have been held and infiammatOry
speeches made, all tending 10 excite the
laborers.
During the last few months. since the
Japanese government has prohibited the
emigration of laborers to Hawaii the
number of Japanese Iaborers available
for plantation work has been steadily
decreasing. OF the 10000 Japanese in
Hawaii, only about 10000 are now on
the plantations
The ordinary pay of Japanese labor
ers now is SIS month and free lodg-
ings in the Japanese camphouse. White
laborers are being paid s22 a month
and each family is given a home by
itself and in some cases an acre of
ground. rent free.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
HANDICAPPED PUTS
RESTIGOUCHE
ON TOP
HHdreff Horse Asked to Garry
I26 Pounds In Christmas
Handicap

). {. Hildreth's Restigouche, which
carried top weight to convincing vic
tory In the Sacramento handicap at
Emeryville last Saturday, has been al
lotted the post of honor for the Christ
mas handicap, $4,000 added, one and a
quarter miles, in which racing interest
now naturally centers. Restigouche has
SnoWn himself to be a racehorse OF the
nlghest class since his arrival in Cali
fornia, but his route going ability re-
mains TO be demonstrated. Handicap
per Nathanson asks him to pick up two
pounds over the impost of 124 that he
nandled successfully Saturday. Hill
dreth has nine other eligibles in his
stable from which to pick mis- candidate
or candidates for the race, and il
likely that he may be represented by
two or more horses in the struggle
for the rich purse that will reward the
winner. Restigouche ais still quartereo
at Emeryville and Hildreth probably
VIII decide today whether he will be
starter. Several others of the Hildreth
eiigibles are in the heavily weighted
division The list of the weights fol-
lows
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
SOLDIERS PRETENDED
ALCOHOL WAS FOR LAMPS,
Poisonous Liquor Was Diluted
and Drunk With Fatal
Results

MANILA, Dec. 22.-Seventeen soldiers
of the Eighteenth infantry. stationed at
Camp Keithley, Mindanao. are stin III
as the result OF drinking some OF the
poisonous alcohol that killed 10 of their
comrades December 10.
The alcohol was procured from the
post exchange by some OF the soldiers.
who pretended that they wanted it for
the lamps with which they hunted deer
at night Owing to the restoration of
peaceful conditions in the neighborhood
after long disturbances, hunting leaves
have been granted frequently or late
and the request was readily granted.
A secret attempt was made to dilute
the alcohol and later a large number OF
the soldiers drank the poisonous liquor
with terrible results.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
NEW GOLF ASSOCIATIONS

CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-That Charles f.
thompson of the Homewood country
club will be the next president of the
western golf association is said to be
assured The annual meeting of the as
sociatlon will be held here January 16.
Interviews with Thompson and Albert
ganization, today left no doubt that the
Forthcoming meeting would develop a
movement to secede from the National
golf association and form new or
sanitation to be called the Golf Associ-
alton of America. Thompson admitted
that he favored this plan.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
Hastings Tops List Of Sires
of Oakland Winners.

August Belmonts stallion Hastings
heads the sire list for the first six
weeks Of the Emeryville meeting his
progeny having won IL races. with a
value OF $S.725. Ed Lannigan's good
California stallion Rubicon stands sec
ond. Barney Schreiber's Bannockburn
is third, T. A Forsythe's Pessara (now
dead is fourth and Barney Schrei-
bers Sain is fifth. The record of
those stations whose progeny have
won in excess of $500 at the meeting
is as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
PETER LATHAM TO PLAY

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-The first of
two matches. which Peter Latham,
racket champion of England, will play
in this country. will be held at the
New York racket and tennis club on
Saturday next, when he Will meet
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23

George Standing. the former English
champion. The best three sets out of
nve are to be played. Latham will
play second match with Jay Gould,
pion., on January 2, on the courts of
Harvard universs.--
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
AUTO WHEELS ARE
NOT ALWAYS TRUE
Tiremen Find That When Out
of Alignment They Cause
Excessive Wear
Frequent Tests Should Be Made
to See That They Track
Perfectly
BY K. x. PHo1nmedieu

owners of motor cars would be sur
prised to know that one of the hardest
wears and tears on tires comes from
the wheels not being in alignment
George E. Johnson, Pacific coast man
aSer of the Fisk tire company. said
yesterday: srhis is one of the hardest
Things we have to guard against. own
ers VIII bring in tires which we know
nave not gone the number of miles
they should have covered and yet they
snow no defects but wear and tear of
running. The stock in the tires check
up to our standard and yet they have
worn out. 1t has now become our
naoit, when we get tires like this re-
turned, to see if the wheels of the car
run true. 1t would surprise many own
efs TO know that the wheels on the car
are a little off, which not only makes
the deterioration of tires greater in
Ordinary running, but gives side
grind that is worst of all. Every owner
should just so often have the wheels
Oh MS car proved up to see if they
are true. He will find if he does this
that his tires Will travel MANY more
miles than he has been able to get out
of them
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
Buick Cars
Are Popular

valley. The Howard automobile COM
pany shipped two of these 09 cars
this week, one to Waterman Bros. com
pany, Fresno, and one to the Ray Ma
chine company at Visalia.
Carl Christensen of Oakland took de-
livery this week from the Howard au-
tomobile company of a Buick two CYL
inder touring car.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
Big Mileage
! of Winton

good as new; runs as smoothly and as
quietly as any car on the road My
car has never been in a shop or garage
for repairs When Mrs. McMichae1 and
I choose to make a trip we start out
for 10 or 500 miles with all the assur-
ance as if we went by railroad. Our
western roads test the durability of
any car. but nothing is too much or too
hard for my model c..
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
Bad Roads
Around Niles

the Niles canyon country. They are all
cut up and deep with mud.
c. IL. Green of this city has shipped
his Thomas Flyer to Honolulu, where
he will use it on a vacation of two
months.
The Pioneer automobile company re-
ports the sale and delivery of a car
mento a Chalmers to firm in Sacra-
mento, a Chalmers to Otto Tum SUDDEN
and 40 horsepower six cylinder Thom-
as Flyer to DR.. w. r. Meeks of Oak
land.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23

The Calls Handicap Forecast
By J. x. Jefery
Ratings muddy Deduct for each pound
ST FRANCIS-LADY eCAROLeCURRICULUM

aUU
Remarks.
ST. Francis Is in where he should again
win as he pleases. Lady Carol rare mud
der. Curriculum will be at home in the
going Saracinesca extra good just now
Ellerd a chance on his best form. Balance
look to be up against II.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
TOLL BoX-YANKEE EDAUGHTER-HOYLE
SECOND RAoE-sevsn furOngs: selling year olds:

Remarks.
Toll Box may be able to reverse result
his recent meeting with Yankee Daughter
{ greater distance. Hoyle was bet ON by
mart set last start and had bad luck. The
lear and Cowen racing well.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
What Auto
Fittings Weigh

....-----------... that the average
What Auto automobile owner
nss weigh weight Of his ear
is di str buted,"
states W. +. Culberson of the Mobile
carriage company. A table prepared
recently by the George n. Pierce COM
pany Of Buffalo gives q close insight
into this matter so far as Pierce Ar
TOW cars are concerned and will help
1Whers srN OF other cars TO some extent.
Ihere is difference. however, in that
tne Plerce Arrows are equipped more
completely than almost any other car
made. and what is known as a stock
car in their case means great deal
Among the equipments not generally
articles and their. weights: Shock alb
sorbers, 2S pounds; odometer and fit
tlngs, pounds; foot-rest, pounds;
robe rail and brackets. pounds; dash
cabinets. 8 pounds: luggage carrier in
rear, IL pounds; tool box in rear under
frame, 70 pounds; sprag, IL pounds;
straps, 2 pounds; gasoline gauge,
pound Total, 124 pounds.
In addition to this with every car is
given tools and spare parts amounting
pounds.
Aside from the actual mechanism
and body Of the car there are extras
such as cape top, 13S pounds and the
glass front. A pounds. that count in
the actual weight of the car. Water,
oil, gasoline and grease add another
zzV POUNDS, making total with the
accessories of 5S1 pounds.
The ignition outfit adds another ele-
ment of weight. Two separate sys-
TENS are used. high tension magnetic
two sets of spark plugs. The mag
neto system weighs 32 pounds and the
battery system 20 pounds or 102
pounds I'm all. While the battery sys-
tenn is a convenience, it could, in Ger
tain circumstances, be dispensed with
and 20 pounds of weight saved. Aside
Qrfc faf fhn
are the lamps. lamp brackets and
horn, weighing 81 pounds, which, with
the batteries. make 157 pounds. This,
accessories and supplies, give a total
of 1913 pounds of the total weight of
the car in running condition.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23

DO You Want s5.0Os
Read THE CALLS weekly ofrer on
paee IL.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23

TT must be very fine to so predom-
mate in your field of manufacturing
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23

]. III. Bottimore of Gait, who came il
his Thomas Flyer from his home tn,
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23

M. M. McMichael Of Des Moines, Ia.
is driving a Winton model G, made In
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23

Having thoroughly demonstrated their
worth through their reliability and econ
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
All Steamers
Not Whites

facturer a few days ago to Winsor T.
White, president of the White COM
pany
1T is fine thing and yet there are
times when we wish that the public
would keep in mind that there are 9TH
er makes of steam cars" replied Mr.
White. las you we'll know, in the
early days of the industry, q lot of
steam automobiles, with ordinary boil
ers, were built by incompetent people.
Most of these cars, of course, went to
the scrap heap long ago. But every
once in while some one digs UP one
of these obsolete steamers and fixes it
SO that it will run. Sooner or later
generally sooper-something happens
to this steam automobile and we are
more than likely to get the discredit
for it. For example, about two weeks
ago, an old steamer blew up near
Painesville. o., with disastrous re-
suits The published reports of the
accident of a steam machine blowing
up, and some persons who do not know
our car, and who. therefore, do not rea
lize that such a thing is an absolute
impossibility with the White, thought
that one of our machines was involved.
If these persons had given any thought
to the old crude esteam cars, they would
undoubtedly have placed tho blame
where it belonged"
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23

Manager Chester N. Weaver of the
Bros. company of Califor-
MIA reports the ar
rival of several
studcDaker Studebaker linn
Lfmousines cuisines which are
ready for immedi-
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23

ate delivery to purchasers.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23

interested as he is in the details of
CONSTRUCTION of his car. il is Seldom
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23

popularity of the
Buick two cylinder
cars continues in
the San Joaquin
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23

Judge Hopper and his associates yesterday in
vestigated the erratic running of KeIowna, whose
recent reyersals have aroused much unpleasant
comment. NJ s. Cain, owner of the horse. pro-
duced proof that he had consistently backed
the animal in all his starts and could offer no
satisfactory explanation of the horses In and
out performances. The officials have taken
the matter under advlsement.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
FULLETTA-MISS MAZZONI-COLONEL WHITE

ng; year olds and upward:
Remarks.
Fulletta a superlative mudder and in good
shape. MazzOni will like the going better
than in her recent races. Colonel White
works well and may come back to his good
form OF last leason. which he can beat
this kind. Beechwood an extra good mudder.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23

1t is no fault of E. J. Ramsey that Here
after is still eating his oats in the Ramsey
stable. Ramsey had determined to let the horse
go in the event of a runup after his victory of
Monday, but Pat Sullivan, who has upon occa
sfons acted for Ramsey in such cases and who
was unaware of Ramsey's intentions in this par
ticular instance, protected tho horse when il
seemed likely that H. G. Bedwell might sue
ceed in getting him on his boost of $500. Sui
liyan did not know that Ramsey had walked
away when Bedwell began his boosting, satisfied
to let Bedwel have the horse
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23

According to Jockey Joe Notter. Herman
Radtke. who rode very successfully in Russia
last summer. has returned to America from
abroad and Is now visiting at his home in Chi
cago. He rode at liz pounds all summer. He
will go to Germany in the spring having con-
tracted TO ride for leading stable in the
kaiser's country. Notter met Radtke in New
York just before his departure for the coast.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23

week, reports that
the roads are in
frightful condition,
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
COLBERT -CAMBYSSES-KATIE POWERS
BUBBLING WATER-ApTO ORo-HANNAH LOUISE

Remarks.
Bubbling Water right smart hlly. Apto
0ro win have strong rider up. Hannah
Louise has high turn of speed and should
improve over her only start. Pops has
speed and likes the going. Balance have
shown little.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23

BEST BETS-ST FRANCIS, FULLETTA
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
The Calls Form Chart OF Races at EmeryyiIle

show: BoWers 4.5 1lSce o5 Show: b Boas uli3e g.s
Nebula. Trained by L. Daily. Seratched-Gent
but Emma g. Won easily. Second driving.
Boas 10. Deneen 13, Dovalta 60, Wap 10, Mike
along in second place to the stretch. where
danger all final furlong. Bowlegs broke slowl
stoutly- Boas dOgged 1t at the end. DeneeI
have been in the money
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
noMIEGs INLTCkY
WARDEN YELL THE BEST

Warden Yell was so much the best
in the second that he won off by him
self i'm spite of having been caught in
81 lam on the rail in the early stages
and knocked back so far that he looked
like a 100 TO 1 shot when the field ap-
preached the turn. Jockey Williams
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23

Index.I Horse and owner.
3sI2 lf2)wARDEN OF. A. Forsythe)
$3.50 t(3)ANNA I. DALEY (F.Cook)
f3S10) ocean Queen (AIillin & Coz =.
1912 Joe Rose (B. Sehreiber)
2G76 i1)DEL CRUzADOR BALDWIN
1910 Pal0 Alto q. W. Paulsen)
(37S4) iArgonaut (W. Cahill & CO.. -.
1894 Little Siss IS. C. Hildreth) :.
3sO1 iEnamour Parker & Fields =.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
iELMERE's FAST FINISH

r. A. Forsythe's good colt Warden
came away to an easy victory in the
closing race after having followed
along within striking distance Of the
pace TO the stretch. Joe Rose and Del
Cruzador raced each other into the
ground by running neck and neck out
in front at a terrific clip well into the
stretch. and the result was that
neither OF the pair finished in the
money. Anna I. Daley taking the
place and Ocean Queen the show
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07
WASHINGTON

Occasionally the actor as we'll
as the average reader takes no
ton to get back at the editor, and
thereby affords the latter harriej
individual bit of real enjoyment.
Here is one signed T. M. A. U. q. X.
that is too interesting to be lost ::
Editor. Press-Your stunt re-
garding the Washington in your
most valuable paper of April 6 (if
it had been April 1 it would have
been funny is the worst l have
ever read. Why you are on earth
at all is something of a mystery
to one also. Any fool can be a
critic, but it takes wise man to
do something. Why, you are not
even gentleman enough to mention
some of the artists names. You
seem to hold the artists on as low
a level as yourself, Tor why l do
not know. l think the best thing
you can do is carry hod. This is
my opinion about you
From which it must be inferred
that this particular ARTISTS" name
has been omitted from compliment
tary notice. Possibly had the
artist" name worth mention he
would have signed it to his COM
munication.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07
HOW TO TEST BUTTER

CHICAGO, April Tn his cam
paign against makers of artificial
butter, State Chemist T. J. Bryan
has given the public simple test
for real butter. This Is it:
Place small piece Of the doubt
full article in large iron spoon
and heat gently over a small
flame or gas jet. If the sample
foams freely on heating, it Is but
ter. If it sputters and crackles like
hot grease, without foaming, it is
oleo or renovated butter.
DR.. Bryan says that the real
danger to the public Is in the reno
waited or moOnshine butter. This,
he says, is often made in barns and
dirty cellars and carries countless
germs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07
CANADA HITS PHONE
TRUST AGAIN

MONTREAL, April 7.-Once
more the phone trust has met de-
feat at the hands of the Canadians.
The provinces have taken another
step toward public ownership of
telephones. w. H. Gushing, minis
ter of public works for the province
of Alberta, has completed arrange
ments to buy for $675,00O all the
lines of the Bell company in his
province. The only province west
Of the Great Lakes now using Bell
phones ~ Saskatchewan. The only
cities where they do not own their
phone systems are Port Arthur and
Fort William,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07
.nANLeY WINS BIG SUIT

Judge Whitson yesterday decided
in favor of Kennedy ]. Hanley, de-
PENDANT with the Empire State
Idaho Mining & Smelling Co., in an
action brought by Emma Kinney
and heirs Of H. A. Kinney, former
partner with Hanley. Had the
court found otherwise 1t would
have meant the division of almost
q million dollars.
Hanley recently won a case
against the mining company him
self, and has been paid about $780,
900. On the showing he made, the
Kinney action was started. The
court found that Kinney and Han
ley had not been partners at the
time of the Skookum mine deal
with the big company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07
PANTAGES

There is a neat little vaudeville
bill on this week, featuring a comic
sketch by Murphy and Willard and
called "The Phrenologist." Marion
and Pearl are good in a talking &C
act, somewhat of a novel.
ty, and there is a musical travesty
by Delphino and Delmoro. Two
colored specialties, Lauretta Boyd
in singing comedy and the illus.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07
AUDITORIUM

There is good comedy element
running through "1he Power Be
hind the Throne" by the Shirley
Co. this week. The company is
handling the piece in good shape,
but is handicapped somewhat by
it being a repetition of a previous
bill
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07
COlUM BlA

Last nights production guaran-
tees successful week of "Why
Smith Left Home" by the Column
bia Co., led by Willis Hall. The
play is worth a capacity house.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07
Classified Ads
Miscellaneous
& Real Estate
Opportunities
LYNNE HOTEL.

319 Wall ST., right ~ the river:
no nicer place In town for regu.
lar or transient roomers; coy,
quiet and respectable; secluded
but close in: only IN blocks from
Riverside av.; rear entrances from
Post ST.; hot water all the time;
moderate prices.
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HELP WANTED MALE

HELP WANTED WALK
WANTED FOR ARMY-ABL&
bodied unmarried men between
ages of II and IS; citizens OF
United States. Of good character
and temperate habits. who can
speak, read and write English. For
information apply to Recruiting
Oficer. 126h Howard st.. Spokane.
Wash.
Loans on furniture. piano. horses.
etc. A. A. Barnett, GA The
Ro0kery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07
SPOKANE PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1908.

trated song AMI pictures make up
a six act attraction that will fur
nish week of acceptable light en-
tertainment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07
THEATERS
SPOKANE

Frank Lalor and his company
conclude the Coming Through the
Rye" engagement this evening. If
last nights record is repeated they
will have had three crowded
houses in succession. The produc-
ton is purely musical comedy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07
Cleaning, Dyeing, Repairing

Press suits &c.
buttons gents
clothes French cleaned method Suits
Messenger Unique Tailoring -12
st., Spokane Club R,dq. Phone 73h
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07

CHOICE CANNON HILL LOTS
Reasonable, and monthly pay
ments. Also choice lots in other
localities.
GRAY e. McCUNE CO.
Phone 800. First Ave. and Wall
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07
Buy Real Estate
and Buy 1t
Right

The foundation of practically every fortune in the land
is real estate No hope be Independent by
saving few dollars week from his salary Buy lots in
Mazuma it's speculation but the surest way to make
money offered Spokane people. The property will
sell itself if you will only take the time it
expense special train leaves twice day-the trip is
free to you.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07

Choice town lots, located near the
manufacturing district east Of
Eastside Syndicate; 800 inside
lots, $3.50 for corner lots; 81 cash,
81 a week; no interest; no taxes;
best buy In the city.
SPARKS BROS,
Phone 1947 14-15 Bernard st.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07

Four room house and lot: $1,000;
terms to suit. .WilfrfJ Hardy,
80 Riverside av., care Chant
Music Co. tt
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07

"The Black Crook" opens Satur.
day night for a Sunday evening
performance also.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07
MaZuma Is the
Poor Mans
Opportunity

Never before has there been such exceptional oppor
tunity offered the of limited means as awaits him at
Mazuma. The most fertile soil in the land close to
growing city where fruit and vegetables find ready mar
ket at top price, close street ne and best of all
the price of lots only $20half down and half later no
interest. If you don't Mazuma you are missing a
chance to make some quick money.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-07

/ Positively highest price paid for cast
OF clothing. N2s3 Stevens. N. 17il.
Spokane Artificial Limb House,
legs, arms, trusses, braces. made
and repaired. Sherwood bldg.