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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-04
SUPPLIES FOR
FLEET TOTAL UP
TO $50,OOO.OO
Local Firms Bid Successfully on Food Stuff
for Pacific SaiIors---Two Hundred Tons
of Meat and Vegetables.


The bids for the biggest orders supplies wanted
been awarded they will
OIL
pc in
10 from
who succeeded Paymaster
The practically $50000
The Metropolitan 100000
thirty received
% dollars
Metropolitan receive the
H will
of viii
abbag which
viii called supplying fresh fruits will Chinese
The supplies wanted and the figures quoted by the lowest
bidders
Metropolitan CompanyBe pounds,
1919
lo0o pounds IA pork 6OO pounds at 10 cents hams
a
nds of onionsa 5perhun
HopVegabes, hundredwegh
6 co-Cabbages $4,000 pounds, at cents pound
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GOV. FREAR AND HIS
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
Expects to Begin Steady Work on It Shortly
and Will Then Limit Callers to
the Forenoon

there is some data on the subject in
former years, is neither consecutive
nor complete. No one, from these re-
ports alone, would be able to get a
connected or a comprehensive idea of
their growth or Importance.
When it is known that the imports
and exports of Hawaii last year ex-
ceeded by forty four per cent. the ex-
ports and imports of the whole United
States in 1890, the idea that Hawaii
is negligible quantity commercially
is dissipated.
It will probably be part of the plan
of Governor Frear's report to treat
such subjects as are deemed important
enough in a complete and comprehen-
sive way, covering the entire period
of the Territorial government. There
is particular appropriateness in this,
as it is now ten years since annexation
to the United States took place, though
it is only eight years since the organ
ization of the Territory.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-04
GETTING READY FOR
THE COLLEGE OPENING

At a meeting of the Territorial
Board CT Regents yesterday, at which
were present Judge II. E. Cooper,
Ralph Hosmer, Professor Pope and
Walter G. Smith, authorization was
given to change the interior of the
cottage now used by the College of Ag-
riculture and Mechanic Arts, to accom-
modate the library of several thousand
volumes which has been contracted for
A large temporary structure viii be
put up this month for classes and ap-
paratus, the building to be eventually
removed from the High School grounds
to Highland Park, and used in eonnec-
tion with the collegiate farm work.
The regents cabled to President Gil
more to find out whom he has engaged
as professors. As he desired to begin
work with eleven departments and has
cabled about transportation, it is bare
ly possible that at least thirty profess
ors and their families will be here
about September l. So large an influx
is not expected, but there is no telling
until President Gilmore is specifically
heard from.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-04
SAW ADMIRAL DEWEY
SMASH SPANISH FLEET

An eye witness of the smashing of
the fleet of Admiral Montojo by the
guns of Admiral Dewey, in Manila
bay, on that memorable May morning
ten years ago, is in Honolulu in the
person of young Filipino, Severe R.
Rogel, who arrived here a short time
ago from Hilo. Rogel was a child
of eleven years old when he watched
the six American ships hurting their
shells with deadly aim against the six
teen battleships and cruisers of the
Spanish, the fleet which the Fllipinos
thought was invincible, and he can re
member very distinctly the cheering
of the Spanish sailors for "Spain and
her Army and Navy" when Admiral
Dewey withdrew his ships to take
stock of ammunition and to serve cot
fee to the men behind the guns.
The watching Filipinos in the city,
with few exceptions, were equally
elated to see the Americans tusa tan, |
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The QUESTION
Of Immigration
Board and Planters Busy on
the Foreign Labor
Problem.

Whether or not the planters will bear
the expense of transportation by rail
and steamer, from the Atlantic ports
of entry, of European families for work
in the plantations of the Islands, is a.
question which the Board of Immigra
tion will presently lay before the
Planters Association. At a. special
meeting of the Board of immigration
yesterday, at the Offices of Alexander
& Baldwin, the matter was discussed
at great length, the proposition being
presented through a report by Mr.. Ire
nor, a special representative from
Washington, who was sent here to
study plantation conditions and possi-
bilities for bona fde settlers.
The report was lengthy one and,
in general, was favorable to the policy
of the immigration board, although the
subject matter of the report was not
made public.
The questit before the board in
volved the feasibility of having trans
portati on Paid out for immigrants for
the ioarney across the continent to the
Pacific Coast and thence to Honolulu.
The knowledge that each immigrant is
a free agent, even though he or she
accepts an offer of transportation
across the continent and the Pacific,
makes the problem a difficult one TO
solve, inasmuch as such immigrant may
interrupt the long journey by deciding
to drop off at some intermediate point
and locating elsewhere than in the Ha
waiian Islands.
One of the members of the board,
discussing the question after the meet |
ng, said that the transportation of
fifty families, averaging FIVE persons to |
4 family (including women and chill |
lren). would bring the cost of trans
,ortation, alone, up to about $4,000.
The possibility of desertions along the
inc forms the one large item of
Inxiety as to whether the plan for
ecruiting at Atlantic ports of entry
would pay.
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MORE SHIPS FOR JAPAN.

TOXIC, July 16.-Arrangements are
rapidly progressing for the building of
two additional battleships. The keel
of one Will be laid at Yokosuke during
July and the keel of the other at Kure
before the end of the year. The dis
placement of these ships will be 20,S00
tons, their speed twenty knots, their
armor twelve inches and their principal
armament twelve twelve-inch guns.
The old Fus, which has the honor Of
being the second oldest battleship upon
the japanese naval list, has been con-
demned to become a target for gun
practise. The date of her demise has
not yet been fixed, but it is predicted
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-04

Governor Frear expects very shortly
to begin consecutive work on his re-
port to the Secretary of the Interior
for the year ending June 80, 1908. 1t
is probable that while he is engaged
An this work he will limit the hours
during which he will receive those who
have business with him, to the fore
noon, leaving him his afternoons to un-
interrupted work on his report.
Governor Frear has already collected
a good deal of material for his report,
and has in measure outlined the plan
he proposes to follow. He has gone
pretty carefully through the reports of
previous Governors. He says that pre-
vious reports have not all followed
either the same scope or plan, so that
as to great many subjects it is I'M
possible to get complete data regard
ing them for the whole Territorial
period of Hawaii from these reports.
L or instance, the matter of the exports
and imports of the Territory, though
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as they supposed. There were Fill
pino leaders aboard the American
ships, but their countrymen in Manila
knew nothing about America and
Americans except what the Spanish
had told them and they feared the
heretieal crews of the invading ships
more than the Spanish garrisons in the
city.
1t came as a shock to the Filipinos
to see that with six ships the American
Admiral had dared to attack the Span
ish fleet, and their wonder grew when
the Olympia drew in close to the
Maria Christiana and shattered and
sunk the flower of the Spanish fleet
Then. as ship after ship burst into
flames and was pounded to the bottom
by the daredevil Americans, the watch
ing Filipinos were awed and afraid,
fearing lest the devil that had come to
their city was to be worse than the
devil they had known for so many
weary years of oppression.
Later on, Rogel watched a fight be-
tween a force of fifty American vol
unteers and some hundred of his
in which the men with
the guns defeated the men with the
bolos and drove them as far as they
cared to follow.
This Filipino youth is well educated
and speaks English perfectly. He
came TO Hawaii in response TO the So
Continued on Page Nine.)
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PEARL HARBoR OFFICERS.

As the Pearl Harbor work begins TO
accumulate local naval officers look
for an influx of officers from the var
ious naval bureaus having the different
kinds Of work in hand. For the con-
struction of buildings, docks. etc, the
administration of affairs viii be Gen.
tered at Pearl Harbor. and these naval
representatives will have their head
quarters right in the midst of things
instead of at the Honolulu naval sta
tiOn. Engineer Parks has his Office in
town and there is room at the station
for several officers, but the vast
amount of work to be done at the har-
Dor viii require an administration
there at least equal in size
to the one on the Honolulu waterfront,
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i. So. X
HAWAII MAKES FAST
RUN BACK FROM HILO


Without her squaresal to bring her
along before the fair wind, and with
only makeshift spinnaker to take its
place, the Hawaii came back from Hilo
in the wonderfully short time of TWEEN
ty-eight hours and forty five minutes,
arriving shortly after ten o'clock last
night. She passed the Kamehameha
early in the game and left the Gladys
far behind.
The Kamehameha came in some
twenty minutes after the Hawaii and
left eighteen minutes ahead of her, so
that the Hawaii beat the swift sloop
in by some forty minutes, corrected
time.
The Gladys had not been sighted at
the time of going to press, but she was
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-04
WILL FIGHT
To THE END
Hustace viii Not Lie Down But
Expects to Be Nominated
Convention Called.

81 do not know anything at all
about Achi coming to nay help in the
mayoralty campaign, as it is stated he
has, said Charley Hustace, candidate,
yesterday. LAS a matter of fact, |
have not talked to Achi for some time.
{ heard that he was going to help me,
but that was some time ago, and /
have certainly not offered to make any
swaps with him. 1 have nothing to
offer him. / only control one vote, and
that is my own.
''I am working in my own behalf,
but doing it altogether among the vot-
ers, securing as many pledges as am
able And I want to say that | have
been very successful, too, successful
enough to encourage me to stay in the
fight until the last vote is counted.
"I feel that the experience l have
had during the past two years justifies
me in the belief that / can assume
the office of Mayor and carry out the
duties of the office just as well as any
body. at any rate, | am in the fight
and in it to stay
This is a practical disclaimer of the
idea that there is to be any lying down
on the part of Hustaee in favor of
Lucas before the convention, Lucas be-
ing even more positive of nomination
than the present chairman of the Board
of Supervisors.
"I will be nominated by the conven-
ton on the first ballot says Lucas.
eff the party wants to nominate me,
all right. am ready to make the run.
If they do not want me, they needn't
me, and it will be all right,
says Hustaee.
In the meanwhile, Lane is nowhere,
the next turn of the wheel
may bring him up on top again in time
% catch something.
HARVEY PREACHING EQUALITY.
Frank Harvey, the Democrat sup
losed to be ahead of his party mates
n the running for the mayoralty nom
nation, is said to be around now try
NC to head off the color-iine cleavage.
olted his ideas of the Importance of |
he Islands in a national sense very |
everely and he is back impressed with |
he idea that the very worst thing that |
he Hawaiian people could do for
themselves would be to unite on any
ace line politically. 1t is stated that
e is warning every one of his friends
hat any such a plan as was cooked
p before and during his trip will not
rork at all, and that while the Hawai-
ms here outnumber the haoles, on the
ther side of the water there are hao-
IS enough to put the Hawaiians where
he Indians of the mainland are to-
av-without votes, without power and
ithout prestige in the councils of the
alton
1t is reported by his brother dele ,
ates that Harvey remarked very
ointedly at Denver that there seemed
be very little Home Rule sentiment :
the air. and it is expected that he
going to spread his wider ideas as
r as he can among his eountrymen.
Just what Jarrett will think of thisI
TT of thing is hard to say, because
is on the solid vote that he expects
get for himself and which he expects
swing between himself and Carlos t
1ng that he looks for election. 1t d
as tfis solid vote that Harvey was P
CONTINUED on Page Four.2
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taking things very easy, on account OF
her damaged rigging, and made no at
tempt to make good time.
The Lurline and Gwendolyn left for
the Coast yesterday morning instead of
Sunday as was scheduled The Lady
Maud waited at HiIo for day or two
in order to make some necessary re-
pairs and reeve new halliards which
proved weak on the run from Honolulu
to Hilo.
The Hawaii left her anchorage at
Hifo at sos P. m. on Sunday, and
was soon followed by the Gladys; the
kamehameha had already got under
way and was well out in the channel
The Hawaii was under tow. for the first
mile or two, but the launch dropped
Continued on Page Nine.)
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THREE TOWNS DESTROYED.
AMERICANS SMASHING
THE BRITISH RECORDS

Of taking
yesterday
the Olympic
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PETTIBONE IS DEAD

DENVER, the
alton
murder of Governor steunenberg, yesterday
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OVERTURNED AUTO KILLS FIVE

SAN MATEo California
killed
an embankment occupants
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FERNIE FOREST FIRE
IS STILL RAGING

FERNIE British Columbia
River Valley
DESTROYED
FERNIE British Columbia
which possibly
Canadian Pacific railroad
could be
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that her executioners will be the ships
Of the first squadron.
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NEW YORK airakp have
\
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AIRSF1lP FLIES SATISFACTORILY
NEW YORK,
GRAIN ELEVATORS BURN
CHICAGO August A yesterday
a
ARIZONA.
FLAGSTAFF, which
city today heavy damage.
FIVE THOUSAND WORD
ddre
contained threeh hundre words
PROGRAM
btleship
BEST
troubles,
ASHORE.
coNsTANTINoPLE August s here
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eERMANY,s BIG NAVAL pRoaRAM.

BERLIN, August 3The naval program this year
class battleships armored cruisers
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GRAIN ELEVATORS BURN

GO August A yesterday
a of $500 0Oo
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FIVE THOUSAND WORD LETTER.
FAIRVIEW, Nebraska, August 3-Wlliam j. Bryans az
contained five thousand three hundred words.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-04
MUSTN'T GO OUT WITH THE BOYS.

MUSTN'T GO OUT WITH THE BOYS.
Rock Island, H., Dec. 2, 1908.
"Paid in Fuii'' Department Of The
August
Can family live on S1s per week?
only wish that my husband was
making this $1s per week, which ne
isn't. And yet we own our own home
after six years of married life and
three in on" family to feed and clothe.
| know we have never wanted for
anything either. knew this would
mean some economy in the pleasures
of life but it certainly wouldn't mean
jus. bare existence. know that it
means for husband and wife to work
together, he to bring home his wages
and the wife to help to save them, but
there is always some money left for
little fun. But this S18 per week
wouldn't do If the husband wasn't
sober and wanted to go out with the
boys several nights during the week.
Yours truly,
A. 3. c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-04

year-''A selection at Ingalls, gift shop
carries with it no possibility Of one of
those grim jokes-getting the same
thing in return
The sale being conducted this after
noon by the Ladies' Aid society of the
First Methodist church at the home
Of Mrs. H. E. Casteel. 702 Twenty-first
street. will not be continued through
this evening as heretofore announced.
The ladies of Trinity guild will
place on exhibition and for sale at the
Office of Charles Mcdaniel, sos Safety
building. collection of genuine
Navajo Indian rugs and Indian silver
iewelry such as hat pins. bracelets,
etc, hand made and set with semi
precious. stones. The exhibition will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-04
FIRE SYSTEM IN
THE BOAT YARDS
Enqineers Take Measures to Prevent
Destruction of Government Fleet
Near Milan.

Having learned lesson last year
in the fire at the boat yards below
Milan, the United States engineers
Office here is preparing to prevent a
repetition of the loss. There are now
stored at thesboat yards about $780,
600 worth of boats and barges. The
engineers have had installed an cleo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-04
WISHES MORE
HAD EIGHTEEN
Dozen and Hall OF Dollars Per Week
Would Do Many Families
Much Good
SAYS WRITER OF AN ESSAY
Another Declines to Enclose Her Name
for Fear Her Husband Will
Find Her Out.

That more people in Rock Island
and elsewhere had an income of $1a
is the wish expressed by one of the
writers of an essay on household econ
omy at S1s per week, received by The
Argus today. With such resources, it
is declared, there would be no excuse
for much of the misery now prevail
ing.
One woman who enters as a con-
testant says she is afraid to give her
name for fear that in some manner
her husband might find out about what
she has done, and yet she says less
than $1S per week has proved suffi-
cient in her case.
Address "Faid In Full" department
of The Argus when you mail your es-
say. Remember, the best effort of ap-
prcximateiy 200 words will bring the
writer SIS, and the second best will be
awarded $40, all in plenty of time for
early Christmas Shopping. The con-
test closes Dec. II, and the prizes will
be awarded and paid at once. Below
appear more sample essays:
WISHES MORE HAD SIS PER WEEK.
Rock Island, H., Dec. 4, 1908.
"Paid in FuII' Department of The
August
What $500 per week will do.
A couple that work together and live
for each other can live on the sum of
$500 per week.
If every family had an income O.
$1,000 per week there would not be so
many care-worn women and distressed
looking children in this country. We
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-04

office from 1S23R Second avenue to
rooms 34-36 Mitchell & Lynde build
ing.
Attend the first of the series of
1ances given by the II. S. Fl. club at
he Milan town hall Friday evening.
Dec. A.
At o'clock Saturday at McCabe's,
those pretty melrose flannelettes in
1ainty designs cents yard; only 3
cents.
A grown up should accompany every
little tot to avoid squeezing or getting
ost in the crowd Saturday at Nc
Cabe's.
Good old Santa with the reindeers
loaded to the guards. Thousands of
gifts free at McCabe's at 2 o'clock
Saturday.
Christmas is coming. Santa Claus
has arrived. Hurrah! Hurrah. If
pleasant tomorrow you'll think the
whole population is at McCabes
The Educator, the celebrated "toe
room" shoes, all sizes, $1.67 pair all
lay Saturday at McCabe's and double
stamps all through the big shoe de.
oartment.
You remember what we said last
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-04

trio alarm system, with seven or eight
boxes. connected with the engine room.
Steam is to be kept up at all hours.
and at night the piping used for air
pressure to run the machinery during
the day is used as a water system for
fire protection. The cost of installing
the system is small, but Major Richie
counts it worth much as a protection.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-04
GENESEO MAN is SPEAKER
Rev. J. L. Shiveley is to Address Y. M.
c. 4. Meeting Here Sunday.

The mems meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A.
Sunday afternoon will be addressed
by Rev. j. L. Shiveley of Geneseo. A
new film of moving pictures has been
secured from Chicago and will be
shown. E. &. McKovn will talk at the
boys meeting and the moving pictures
viii be shown then also. Saturday
evening the usual moving picture en-
tertainment will be given for members
of the Y. NJ c. a. and their friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-04
CITY CHAT.
Kerler & Co. weave rugs.
Buy a home Of Reidy Bros.

Buy home Of Reidy Bros.
Open evenings. j. Ramser.
Read Walkers real estate adj
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Items graham crackers at Battles &
Co.
Jones dairy farm sausage at Battles
G Co.
Soap day at F. J. Hodges, Gil Fourth
|avenue.
Full line of fresh vegetables at Bat
ties & Co.
Godfrey's laundry gives green trad
ing stamps.
Genuine Norwegian anchovies at
Battles & Co.
Bulk oysters and celery at H. Ire
mann's Sons.
Dressed chickens and ducks at H
Tremann's Sons.
Travellers sets, toilet sets, manicure
| sets at J Ramser's
Fresh dressed chickens at Gilmore's
packing mouse market.
| Try sack of Big 10 -four, the best
in the world at Selle Bros.
Fancy table oilcioth cents per yard
Saturday at the Mill Store
i Spend your evenings at Ramser's
Lots of pretty things to look at.
Lewis Single Binder straight cent
igar. Made of extra quality tobacco.
/ Let Krell & Johnston do your tin
and furnace work. 1916 Third avenue
Usinger's famous Milwaukee sausag,
fresh every Saturday at Battles & Co
H. T. Siemon wants your tin ant
furnace work. 1526-1528 Fourth ave
nue.
Nicely dressed chickens at Cole
mans meat market. 1913 Second ave
nue..
III Watches, watches, watches, watches
I over 500 different designs at j. Ram
ser's.
DR.. Moore has located at 303 l.
! Twentieth street over Shakes tailo
shop.
10 bars Santa Claus soap for 2
4 cents Saturday at F. J. Hodges, 5
limit
ia heavy. cotton blankets 80 cent
and four coupons Saturday at the Mi
Store.
I Plenty of pork butts, tenderloins an
spare ribs cheap at Gilmores packing
4 house market
The McCabe "hot shot" for Satul
= day will be the big crowd drawer
Watch and see.
The name "Ramser" stands fo
quality. Quality is what you want il
| your Christmas gifts.
| Dr. E. Bradford has removed his O
| flee from 1921 IL Second avenue, t
! COZ Eighteenth street.
| Santa Claus soap, 10 bars for
] cents, all day Saturday at F. ]. Hoo
I ge's, Gil Fourth avenue.
Just Is dozen ladies' ribbed top hos,
the 20-cent kind, two pairs for 25 cent
Saturday. The Mill Store
Santa Claus at o'clock Saturday O
the roof of McCabe's big Third av,
nue. store. Take the children.
Go 10 F. ]. Hodges, Gil Fourt
avenue, and get 40 bars Santa Clau
soap for 81. All day Saturday.
Pork tenderloins, leaf lard, spar
r1bs, neck bones, trimmings, heart
and livers at H. Tremann's Sons.
| Five dozen mems work shirts. til
50-cent kind, two for IS cents and fou
coupons, Saturday. The Mill Store.
! DR.. Nichols has removed his dent;