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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08
POLICE FORCE
IN A SNARL
Gambling Raid Leading to Much
Recriminati0n and
Charges.

Sheriff Iaukea and Chief of Detec-
tives Kalakiela are more than half con-
WINGED that the spectacular gambling
raid which was made on a Maunakea
street joint last week, resulting in the
arrest and conviction of twenty-seven
Chinese gamblers, was put through by
means of connivance between Special
Officer Leal and the big men of the
gambling hui. Leal, on the other hand,
claims that the raid was made by spe-
cial permission of the Sheriff and was
successful only because none of the
regular detective force knew it was
going to be made and no information
could leak out to put the paikau players
on their guard.
Between the recriminations, insinua-
tiOns and charges being made back and
forth In the force as a result of the
rand, the closing days of the adminis-
tration of the present Sheriff are not
likely to be pleasant ones for him or
anyone else
cit looks very much to me as if
there was an attempt in this raid to
bring glory upon some of the men en-
gagged in it and discredit upon some of
the men of the regular detective
force" said the Sheriff yesterday, siz-
ing up the matter as he saw it. F'I am
making no further investigation into
the matter because no charges of any
kind have been made. There has been
lot of unpleasant talk, however. l
don It know if the Grand Jury is taking
%hn L.. .
what there is to take up, but any in
vestigatiOn they want to make will be
welcomed. -
The facts of the raid are these: A
big game had been running for some
weeks and the domiciliary visits of
Kalakiela only stopped it temporarily.
Leal asked leave to try raid. His
first attempt was unsuccessful, Kalakl-
ella dropping around inopportunely and
beng seen by the gamblers. Leal tried
again and landed twenty-seven men,
who were convicted and fined. Some Of
the men asked to be allowed to make a
statement to the Sheriff, the substances
of their statements being that they had
that the game was protect
ed in some way. The proprietor of the
game told the Sheriff that Leal had
promised him only a small fine on the
that he was to allow his
game to be raided. He said that
he knew of the first contem-
plated raid and also had foreknowl |
edge from Leal of the second. He |
failed to state what reason he had for |
allowing himself to be caught breaking |
The law and be fined at all and so far |
neither the Sheriff nor Kalakiela have |
asked him for any reasons.
Sheriff Iaukea states that he believes |
Leal is an applicant for Kalakiela s
Job and that he also has an idea that
4eal arranged to beat Kalakiela on this
aid in order to show how much better
/ man he was,
Leal denies any connivance with the
gamblers, denies having arranged with
he gamblers to allow the raid to be
made, denies the statement that he is
IN applicant for any particular position
IN the force under Sheriff Jarrett and
states that the present head of the
detective force is not in earnest in at.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08

tempting to arrest gamblers or break
up the games.
81 could go out tonight and make
two or three big raids if they would
only give me the authority" said Leal
yesterday. 81 have been good many
years on the force now and no one
has ever been able to accuse me of
standing in with gamblers or of being
anything but on the square. I resent
the insinuations of Sheriff Iaukea. [
have not applied for Kalakiela IS job,
but it was offered me before the cleo
ton by responsible person. If I am
thought fit for the place and it should
be openly offered me I would take it;
if not I am willing to work and work
faithfully wherever L am putt
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08
GOV. FREAR'S
GOOD WORK
Gubernat0rial Visits to Wash
ingtOn Help the
Territory.
BY Ernest G. Walker.
(Mail Special to the Advertiser.)


WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 25.-The
Hawaiian contingent will be here in
force for the opening of the session of
Congress in few days. Gov. Frear
is understood to be already on the
mainland. It was stated over at the
Department of the Interior yesterday
that he is expected here almost any
time His arrival will be welcomed for
the opportunity it affords for discus
sion between divers officials and the
Governor of questions pertaining to the
administration of the territorial gov
ernment.
These visits of the Governor of Ha-
waii have come to be regarded in
Washington as very important. He
goes the rounds of the departments,
taking up with the various cabinet of
fcials the questions in which the ter
ritory is interested. He talks with
leaders in Congress about legislation
Tt does not always happen that the
immediate results are large but the
visits tell because they acquaint of
ficials with conditions in the islands
and assure more intelligent and gen.
orally more favorable consideration
of Hawaiian matters. The Governor,
of course, can speak with more author
ity and influence than anyone else, who
appears here for the Territory, not
withstanding the fact that very cap
able and efficient men are kept on the
ground here looking after the Terri
tory's interests.
Delegate Kalanianaole will be here
within two or three days, according to
kilograms forwarded by him. There will
be a number of Hawaiian bills for the
consideration of Congress this winter.
But the short session will be devoted
mainly to the enactment of appropria-
ton bills and the winters legislation
for Hawaii, will be confined chiefly to
paragraphs in appropriation bills touch
ing subjects pertaining to the Territory.
There is every evidence that good
sum of money viii be voted for the
various Federal enterprises in which
Hawaii is interested.
The Ways and Means hearings on
the tariff continue and are increasing
in popular interest. A big crusade for
more thorough revision is in progress, |
headed by President-elect Taft. There |
is much gossip as to what will happen |
sugar, coffee and divers other |
articles but at this stage none of it is |
definite or conclusive and probably will |
not be for several weeks yet.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08
WILL DEVOT 7 {
LII { To
WORK
Rudolph SpreckeIs Will
Champion Common
Honesty.

1.-THE Graft Prosecution will win in
San Francisco if it takes the rest of
our lives to bring it about. We are
making substantial progress. Every
Cay more and more people are begin
ming to see that dishonesty in public
business must be stamped ont. We al
ways had the majority of the people
of San Francisco and California with
us, believed, and the events of the
past few weeks have convinced me that
was right in believing so. The at
tempted murder of Mr.. Heney gave the
people a chance to express themselves
and the mass meetings and the demon
strations after the Heney shooting
proved the sentiment of the people. -
Rudolph Spreckels.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08

Rudolph Spreckels, who is here on a
business trip, to look after some of the
property owned in Honolulu by his
father, is one of the leaders, perhaps
the leader, of the fight against graft
and dishonesty in San Francisco, and
the snap of his Jaw as he announced
his personal determination to persevere
in the work of cleaning up his home
city and the emphatic manner in which
he stated the determination of himself
and his associates to bring the grafters,
bribers and bribe-takers to account
gave a hint of the man himself and the
energy which is behind the prosecution.
1t is principally on account of the
Spreckels' interest in the Merchant
street property, to be affected by the
extension of Bishop street, that Mr..
Spreekels is in Honolulu, but he was
Unprepared to give any opinion last
night as to the relative merits of the
Mahuka and Irwin sites. 'That is
question which has to do with the peo-
pie of Honolulu" he said, "and am
not in any position to judge where the
Federal building ought to go. L should
say that the place for it is where the
business interests of Honolulu want
it.''
care you going to succeed in your
fight against graft in San Francisco?''
he was asked.
"We are,' he said, very decidedly,
<we are going to succeed if it takes
the rest of our lives. Those against
whom we are fighting are prepared to
go to any length, to do anything to
defeat us, but right is bound to win.
1t has to win. You probably know
all that has been going on in San Fran
cisco and / probably cannot tell you
anything new about the situation there,
but we are going to win.
A "This matter of dishonesty is not
Aalone in San Francisco San Francisco
is only one place where it is evident.
Throughout the length and breadth of
our country the land is permeated with
this matter of graft. 1t will have to
stop; the people will have to be shown
that dishonesty cannot bring us to the |
place our nation ought to hold. Graft! !
Why we are taught graft from our very
childhood mp. We are taught that the
man who wins is the best man. no
matter what the means. In our schools ,
we are taught on the field of sport that |
the winner is a hero, no matter what !
unfair tactics he may use to win. Lit |
tie children are ,bribed with candies !
and cookies TO go to certain stores to /
buy for their parents Electors are |
bribed, cities are bribed. 1t is a part |
of our American system. 1t is the |
working out of the great American sys-
tenn of Get there, no matter by what
means. But the people must be taught
to see that something cannot be had
for nothing. Now they think that they /
are favored by being brlbed, but the
Continued on Page Four.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08
re PUBLICAN LEADERS
HOLD 4 CAUCUS

Just what Republieanism after cleo
tion is to be was threshed out at an in
formal caucus of party leaders at Re-
publican headquarters last night, at
which were present Territorial Chair
man Atkinson, Secretary and Represen-
tative Castro, Representatives Long,
Cohen, Correa and Kaleiopu; Supervis-
or AHA, County Chairman Cooke, E. B.
Mikalemi, H. NJ. Won Holt, E. H. Voel-
Ter and c. n. Marques. Just what
effect election has had on the views of
the legislators was not given out.
The caucus was called for the pur-
pose of reviewing the party platform
and preparing in an informal way for
the preparations of bills to carry out
the various planks. Each measure was
debated at some length.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08
NO MORE DOPE CAN BE
IMPORTED FOR PIPE HITTERS

violence those dependent on the drug.
The request went unheeded and the
Chinese knew within a remarkably short
time that the Department of Agricul-
ture had ruled that no more opium for
smoking can be brought into the United
States.
The order was received by mail yes
terdav at the office of Collector STRAIT
ton from DIR. H. w. Wiley, chief of in
speetion of the food and drug labora-
tory, Washington, D. C.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08

SAN FRANCISCO, November 30
Dating from yesterday, no more opium
can be imported to the United States
except for medicinal purposes. a num-
ber of the larger Chinese importers of
opium, on hearing of the new and
sweeping orders of the government,
hurried to Collector of the Port Fred
Stratton. requesting that the ruling not
be made public, as it might excite to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08
LESS THAN A BILLION

Secretary
viii ,40s94s.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08
STANDARD OIL PROFITS

YORK, inquiry
s55OOOooo between 1899
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08
PANAMA CANAL BONDS.

NEW YORK
marke hereto
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08
THAYER SUCCEEDS WILFLEY.

WASHINGTON
is Wiley voluntarily
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08

PETERSBURG thirythree of
n deaths.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08
THE SLAYER OF STEVENS.

THE examination the
Chang
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08
RUINED BY HIS FATHER

HEALDsBURG California g. of the Bank of
father the loss stockholders will
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08
CANNON AND
CHAMP CLARK
GET OVATIONS
Congress Meets to Adjourn in Memory of
AIlison---TroubIes of Banks STANDARD
Oil Profits---Gov. GiIIett III.
(Associated Press cablegrams.)

WASHINGTON, December sThe galleries
opening
: s**'*.S ***SS x y X
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08
BANK HELD UP

December sThe Eatsde
yesterday escaped
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08
GOVERNOR GILLETT ILL

REDD1Ne California hospital
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08
ARGUMENT IN RUFF CASE.

December THE defense closed its the bribery
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-15
II lDEnG and
li.sa Vicinity

Miller Bros That's Them. X
Miller Bros, for fruits and green
vegetables. x
V. w. Shellenburger visited Alma
friends Saturday.
J. I. Swigart made business TRIP
to Ithaca Monday.
Mrs. Woodhn visited Mt. Pleasant
friends last Saturday.
J. w. Barron made q business trip tc
Chicago Saturday evening.
l.. p. Demming, of Mt. Pleasant was
visitor in Alma Monday.
p. w. Creaser transacted business in
Ithaca Saturday afternoon.
b. Carter. ..of Ithaca. was calling on
friends in this city Saturday.
Jasper Miles, of Sumner was an AL,
ma caller Saturday on business.
Floyd L. Struble. of Shepherd called
on friends In this city Saturday.
Mrs l.. Parker. of Pennington Sun
dayed with relatives in this city.
Mrs. Martha Shultz spent Sunday tn,
guest of her daughter In Edmore.
Arthur Griffith transacted business
In our hustling little city Saturday
George Wilson, of Lansing was 1
business caller In the city Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. II. Baker went to Ithac,
Saturday for "A visit with Mrs. NJ. Scot
Ray Swigart. Of Mt. Pleasant. spen
Sunday the guest of his parents in thi
CITY.
Mrs. r. J. Fraker spent Sunday will
her parents, Ransom Allen and wife II
Ithaca
A. V. Crandell and wife spent Sun
day guests of their son Earl in Brock
enridge.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-15

Mrs q. s. Watson of Breckenridge
visited with friends in this city Fri
day.
A. B. Fredenburg. of North Star.
spent Sunday in the city the guest of
relatives.
]. Major Lemon Of Detroit former
Alma boy was calling on friends in
this place Friday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-15
J. cannon left Friday afternoon

L. Lamon left Friday afternoon
for visit with his sister In st. Johns
Mr.. Lamon is one of Gratiot county's
prosperous farmers and lives near this
city.
4. II. Kimmel enroute to his home
in St. Louis from several months
visit in Pensacola, Florida. was shak-
ing hands with acqusintances in the
city Friday of last week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-15

Erwin eager and wife of Ithaca.
spent Sunday guests at the home OF
Frank Tanner and wife.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-15

Mrs. M. K. JolIey. of Riverdale,
spent Saturday in this city guest at
the home of Charles Joseph and family.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-15
GDO. (. 8harraT

The Store where a Registered Druggis
will wait on you.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-09-28

The People Say:
Senator Fulton to Oregon, and
asked for reelection, and the people
said:
1--WE WANT A CHANGE!"
Senator Hansbrough went to North
Dakota for reelection, and the people
said:
1--WE WANT A CHANGED"
Senator kittredge heard 1t in South
Dakota, from the people:
1--WE WANT A CHANGE"
Senator Long asked the people Of
Kansas for reelection, and the people
shouted:
I'VE WANT A CHANGED"
Senator Hopkins went to illinois
thirds of the Republicans Of Illinois
announced:
1--WE WANT A CHANGED"
Almost one-haIf Of the Republicans
Of Iowa, even when asked by their dis.
tlnguished Senator, Allison, replied:
1--WE WANT A CHANGED"
The voice Of the people Is unmis.
taxable. Wherever they have had
chance to speak, they have earnestly
lifted their voices, saying:
I'VE WANT A CHANGE!"
That sentiment Is sweeping the
whole country:
1--WE WANT A CHANGEl"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-09-28
PROPOSED TO KILL BABE.

Chehalis-To kill 4-year-old
child, disembowel it, fill the cavity
with stolen iewelry. ship the body
to West Virginia for burial and when
an opportune time came, disinter 1t
and recover the plumber, was the
scheme proposed to the father, r.
Kuhn. by George Wyatt, according
to testimony adduced at the trial Of
Wyatt, who pleaded guilty last week
The alleged suggestion was not fol-
lowed.
Wyatt was on trial for robbing A .
Toepell's store at Doty, Wash, in
November, last year. He was SEN
fenced to from one to IA years Susie
Patton. a West Virginia girl, whom
Wyatt brought to Lewis county and
with whom he lived for some months
at Doty, testified against him. Kuhn
was accused Of being a confederate
Of Wyatt, but jury found him not
guilty.
Last spring Wyatt escaped from
the Lewis county jail here. but was
recaptured in West Virginia. Sheriff
Deggeller going East after him.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-09-28
MURDERER LEAPS INTO SEA

Seattle-A special dispatch from
Nome says:
Lee Johnston, who was being
brought to Nome for trial on the
charge of numbering his wife and
burying her dismembere body be-
meath the floor of his cabin at Nome,
leaped from the steamship Victoria
in the early hours of last Thursday
morning. Johnson escaped while the
vessel was in Unimak Pass and when
Guard Bowen, who was in charge Of
the prisoner, was sleeping
The only witness to Johnston's es-
cape was an oiler on the ship, named
Workover. Workover had come on
deck shortly after midnight Thurs
day morning. He saw a man emerge
from the cabin and leap from the
rail- Guard Bowen, who was arous-
ed by the alarm, discovered 1t was
his prisoner that was missing on
GERS Of the Victoria believe Johns
ton may have reached the life-pre-
server and succeeded in swimming
ashore.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-09-28

Richard Quinn, former emplOye
of the Ferry Baker mill at Everett,
last week shot and fatally wounded
his wife He gave himself up an
hour later, alleging the shooting
had been accidental and was due
to the fact that he was intoxicated.
Quinn met his wife on the street.
He was armed with rifle. The two
talked for a moment and then the
shot was fired.
Thomas J. Coffman, of the How
ard-Coffman Company, wealthy
widower, was sued last week by Miss
Jeanette Decamp for $4,000 for
breach of promise. Miss Decamp al
leges that four years ago Coffman
promised to marry her as soon as
his wife had been dead sufficient
length of time. An engagement ring
was presented her and the wedding
day set for June, 1907.
Delegates to the number OF 200,
representing every city in the North
west, met in Seattle last week and
organized the Northwest Electric
Light & Power Association. Port
land, Tacoma, Everett, Walla Walla,
North Yakima, Spokane, Lewiston,
Idaho; Charleston, Bellingham. Arl-
ington, Aberdeen, Wenatchee and
other points were represented. The
purpose of the organization Is to join
the electric light and power interests
Of the Pacific Northwest in closer
harmony.
After four bullets had been fired
into his body by a masked robber
who attacked him in boxcar on the
Northern Pacific in Montana, Pen
tiiey UordanOff walked for two hours
unaided Friday night to catch
train for Spokane. He believes he
was shot by brakeman. The rob-
Der entered the car, demanded his
money, shot him twice and left with
out taking his cash. Later he re-
turned and. finding his victim stir
ring, shot him twice more. One bull
let Is lodged in the Bulgarian's alb
domen and the other just above the
right breast. He may recover.
The State Supreme Court has af-
drmed the decision for defendant in
the suit brought by the Ionia Ware
house Company against Otto Van
Buren,, its managing agent, at Ionia,
Adams county. Van Buren, had full
charge and bought wheat from the
stockholders and others and held 1t
in warehouses for a raise. When
wheat dropped and loss ensued, the
suit was brought to compel Van Blu
rem to pay the loss. The court finds
that for several years he had bought
and held for raise, that the stock
holders knew of it and tacitly con-
scented and that there was no valid
reason he should have sold the wheat
% seoA ~ stored, as plaintiffs con.
tended.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-09-28
NEWS OF OUR STATE /
MORE PRISON ROOM,
s,.:.s,*<a*.s* ts*4s4.4s aes,.s3a.sss.!

Walla Walla-Although the ca
pacity of the state penitentiary, with
its additions has about been reached
there is no fear that more buildings
will need to be erected, as in short
time the refOrmatory at Monroe will
be ready and the population in the
penitentiary at Walla Walla will be
lessened. Under the law authorizing
the new reformatory, all first-term
men who have not attained their ma
jority and all frst-term men under
81 years Of age must be sent to the
new institution. Second and third
termers, lifers and men who are over
81 years of age will be confined in
the prison in Walla Walla.
Statistics show that at least IS per
cent OF the men convicted in this
state are eligible for Imprisonment
in the Monroe institution, and the
west side prison will not be long In
getting large enrolment. In ad-
dition the courts will shortly COM
mence sentencing the younger con-
victs to the Monroe reformatory.
The new buildings recently erect
ed are now in use. and work is be-
ing pushed on the jute mill, to be
twice as large as the present mill.
A new hospital has also been built
and the old hospital is now being
used as a woman's ward. Hereto
fore the women have been kept In
one OF the cell wings, but now they
will have separate building and
will have playground.
One Of the features of the new
hospital is tubercular ward, which
is patterned after the wards in large
Eastern hospitals. 1t can be thrown
open and prisoners afflicted with the
white plague given plenty Of pure
air.
Work done by the convicts this
year has saved the state, it Is esti-
mated by the chief engineer at the
prison and by contractors, anywhere
between 100000 and $125,O00
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-09-28
FINDS DEPUTY POACHING.

Seattle-Edward Musolf. depu-
ty game warden, is in the county Jail
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon and held under $4,000 bonds.
Reports have been coming to
Game Warden Ref that Musolf had
been killing deer In an unlawful
manner, hunting them with Jack
light" attached to his hat. tho light
attracting the game.
Last week Ref started out to
catch him, and In company with H.
Adair set out into the woods. Their
attention was attracted by a light.
and seeing that 1t was borne on a
mans hat, Ref ordered the hunter
to throw up his hands. For answer.
the man, who proved to be Musolf.