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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-09
JAPANESE EXPOSITION.

The Japanese Government has post
poned until 1917 the date of the great
international exposition. the action
being taken so as to insure ample
time in which to prepare to make the
exposition all that it should be made
The American commissioners have
visited Japan and the postponement
will merely give ampler opportunity
for America to be represented at the
exposition. Not since the first inter
national exposition has there been
one of greater importance than this
will be, marking as it does the fiftieth
anniversary of the ascention to the
throne of the Emperor of Japan. The
extraordinary leap to a foremost
place among the nations of the world
made by Japan during this half CEN
fury is something unparalleled in all
previous history. This exposition will
fifty commemorate and signalize the
giant progress that has been achiev-
ed. 1t is the first exposition of its
kind that has ever been held in Asia.
The United States, because of the an
eient friendship between the two
peoples, because each of us fronts on
the Pacific, and because of the grow
ing commercial relations between
this country and Asia, takes pecu-
liar interest in seeing the exposition
made a success in every way.
1 take this opportunity publicly to |
state my appreciation of the way in |
which in Japan, in Australia, in New
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-09
THE PHILIPPINES

Real progress toward seIf-govern-
ment is being made in the Philippine
Islands. The gathering of a Philip
pine legislative body and Philippine
assembly marks a process absolutely
new in Asia, not only as regards Asia
tic colonies of European powers but
as regards Asiatic possessions of 9TH
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-09
PUBLIC HEALTH.

l again renew my recommendation
for postal savings banks for deposit
ing savings with the security of the
Government behind them. The OBJ
ject is to encourage thrift and eco
nomy in the wage-earner and person
of moderate means. In fourteen
States the deposits in savings banks
as reported to the Comptroller of the
Currency amount to 5,4O2, or
9S.4 per cent of the entire deposits,
while in the remaining 80 States
there are only $70,30S,543, or 1.6 per
cent, showing conclusively that there
are many localities in the United
States where sufficient opportunity is
not given to the people to deposit
their savings. The result is that
money is kept in hiding and unem-
ployed. 1t is believed that in the
aggregate vast sums of money would
be brought into circulation through
the instrumentalfty of the postal saw
ing's banks. While there are only
1,453 savings banks reporting to the
Comptroller there are more than 61,-
900 post-offices. 10000 of which are
money order offices. Postal savings
banks are now in operation In prac-
tically all the great civilized coun-
tries with the exception of the Unit
ed States.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-09
EDUCATION.

The share that the National Gov
eminent should take In the broad
work of education has not received
the attention and the care il rightly
deserves. The immediate RESPONSE
bility for the support and improve
ment or our educational systems and
institutions rests and should always
rest with The people of the several
States acting through their state and
local governments. but the Nation
has an opportunity in educational
work which must not be lost and a
duty which should no longer be neg
lected.
The National Bureau of Education
was established more than forty wears
ago. lis purpose is to collect and
diffuse such information las shall aid
The people of the United States in
the establishment and maintenance of
efficient school systems and otherwise
~0motn tho cause of education
throughout the country This pur-
- --"v c~-,n'r+c v-:.h .ha o,1-,.
"aticnal work of the States. but nav
be made of great advantage TO the
States by giving them the fullest.
most accurate, and hence the most
helpful information ana suggestion
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-09

whom the Government has to deal,
both those operating in violation OF
the antitrust law and others. The
amendment in question was of bene-
fit to no one excepting to these Grim
inaIs. and it seriously hampers the
Government in the detection Of crime
and the securing of justice. More
over. it not only affects departments
outside of the Treasury but it tends
to hamper the Secretary of the
Treasury himself in the effort to utl-
lie the employees of his department
so as to best meet the requirements
of the public service. 1t forbids him
from preventing frauds upon the Gus
toms service. from investigating
Irregularities in branch minis and
ASSAY offices. and has seriously Grip
pied him. 1t prevents the promotion
of employees in the Secret Service,
and this further discourages good
effort. In its present form the re-
striction operates only to the advan-
tage of the criminal, of the wrong
deer. The chief argument in favor OF
the provision was that the Congress
men did not themselves wish to be in
vestigated by Secret Service men.
Very little of such investigation has
been done in the past; but it is true
that the work of the Secret Service
agents was partly responsible for the
indictment and conviction of a Sen
ator and a Congressman for land
frauds in Oregon. / do not believe
that it is in the public interest to
Trotect criminals in any branch of
the public service, and exactly as we
have again and again during the past
seven years prosecuted and convicted
such criminals who were in the ex-
ecutive branch of the Government, so
in my belief we should be given am
pie means to prosecute them if found
in the legislative branch. But if this
Is not considered desirable a special
exception could be made in the law
the use of the Secret Ser
vice force in investigating members
Of the Congress. 1t would be far bet |
ter to do this than to do what actu- |
ally was done. and strive to prevent
Or at least to hamper effective action |
against criminals by the executive |
branch of the Government
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-09
STATEHOOD

advocate the immediate admission
OF New Mexico and Arizona as States.
Ihls should be done at the present
session OF the Congress. The people
or the two Territories have made it
evident by their votes that they will
not come IN as one State. The only
alternative is to admit them as two,
and l trust that this will be done
without delay.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-09
INTERSTATE FISHERIES

call the attention of the Congress
to the Importance of the problem of
the fisheries in the Interstate waters.
On the Great Lakes we are now. I'M
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-09
PANAMA CANAL.
OCEAN MAIL LINES.

l again recommend the extension of
the ocean mail act of 1891 so that
satisfactory American ocean mail
lines to South America, Asia. the
Philippines, and Australasia may be
established. The creation of such
steamship lines should be the natural
corollary of the voyage of the battle
fleet. 1t should precede the opening
of the Panama Canal. Even under
favorable conditions several years
must elapse before such lines can be
put into operation. Accordingly I
urge that the Congress act promptly
where foresight already knows that
action sooner or later will be inc
vitable.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-09
PARCEL POST.

In my last annual message l com
mended the POstmaster-Generars
recommendation for an extension Of
the parcel post on the rural routes.
The establishment of a local parcel
post on rural routes would be to the
mutual benefit of the farmer and the
country storekeeper, and it is desir-
able that the routes, serving more
than 100000 people, should be uti-
lied to the fullest practicable ex-
tent. An amendment was proposed
in the Senate at the last session, at
the suggestion of the Postmaster
General, providing that, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the practicable
ity of establishing a special local par
eel post system on the rural routes
throughout the United States, the
Postmaster-General be authorized
and directed to experiment and 1e-
port to the Congress the result of
such experiment by establishing a
special local parcel post system on
rural delivery routes in not to ex-
coed four counties in the United
States for packages of fourth-class
matter originating on a rural route
or at the distributing post Office for
delivery by rural carriers. 1t would
seem only proper that such an ex-
pertinent should be tried in order to
demonstrate the practicability of the
proposition, especially Fas the Post
master-General estimates that the,
revenue derived from the operation
of such a system on all the -ural
routes would amount to many mil
lion dollars.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-09
SOLDIERS HOMES.
INDEPENDENT BUREAUS AND
COMMISSIONS

Economy and sound business policy
require that all existing independent
bureaus and commissions should he
placed under the jurisdiction of ap-
propriate executive departments. It
Is unwise from every standpoint, and
results only in mischief, to have any
executive work done save by the pure
iy executive bodies, under the control
OF the President; and each such ex-
ecutive body should be under the i'm
mediate supervision of Cabinet Min.
lister
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-09
SECRET SERVICE.

Last year an amendment was in
corporated in the measure providing
for the Secret Service, which provid-
ed that there should be no detail from
the Secret Service and no transfer
therefrom. 1t is not too much TO say
that this amendment has been of
benefit only. and could be of benefit
only, to the criminal classes. If de-
Nberately introduced for the purpose
OF diminishing the effectiveness of
var against crime it could not have
been better devised to this end. It
forbade the practices that had been
followed to a greater or less extent
by the executive heads of various
departments for twenty years To
these practices We owe the securing
OF the evidence which enabled us 10
drive great lotteries out of business
and secure quarter of a mi.t.1a Of
dollars in fines from their promoters
These practices have enabled us TO
discover some of the most outrageous
frauds in connection with the theft
of government land and government
timber by great corporations and by
individuals. These practices have
enabled us to get some of the evil
dence indispensable in order to Sc
cure the conviction of the wealthiest
and most formidable criminals with
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-09
PORTO RICO.

I again recommend that American
citizenship be conferred upon the
people of Porto Rico.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-09
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

This Nations foreign policy is based
on the theory that right must be done
between nations precisely as between
individuals, and in our actions for the
last ten years we have in this matter
proven our faith by our deeds. We
have behaved, and are behaving, to-
wards other nations, as in private life
wards his fellows.
Evening star., 1908-01-15
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Army Orders.

Capt. Kirby Walker. quartermaster
now at East st. Louis. H.. will make
such Journeys as may be necessary from
that place to Chicago. H., for the pur-
pose of inspecting animals to be delivered
under contract at those places.
Contract Surgeon Arthur r. Jarrett. at
Fort Hamilton. \. Y, will proceed to
Fort Slocum, y. Y, to accompany a de-
tachment of recruits to be sent to Fort
Meade, S. d.
Capt. Frank y. Cook. commissary, will
proceed from this city to ST. Louis. Mo.
and Fort Riley. Kan, for the purpose of
making thorough investigation and re-
port on a new design of field oven and
apparatus pertaining thereto.
BY direction of the President. and upon
the application of Chief Musician John Ell
liot. band. 7th Infantry. that soldier will
be placed upon the retired list.
Capt. David c. Seagrave, ordnance de-
partment. will proceed to the works of the
Latin & Rand Powder Company. Has
kel n. j.. on official business pertaining
to the manufacture of smokeless powder.
First Lieut.. Wildurr Willing. Corps of
Engineers. upon arrival at San Francisco.
Call. will repair to this city and report
in person TO the chief of engineers for con-
sulta ton and temporary duty In his Of
flee.
Evening star., 1908-01-15
PREVENTION OF DISEASE.
Health Office Takes Precaution
Against SMALLPOX

Every precaution has been taken by the
officials OF the local health department TO
prevent the spread of smallpox in the
District. They say they have little fear
Of the infection of any great number Of
persons connected with the Public Library
or Cf those who visited il during the past
-four days.
The health department was buSily en-
gagged today fumisatins the Public Library
and in vaccinating the employees who were
absent on outside duty yesterday. The
building will in all probability remain
closed until Monday. DR.. w. G. Wood
ward the health officer. has taken per
sonal supervision of this sudden outbreak
of the disease. lie has been assisted to a
large extent by Librarian Bowerman. Mr..
BCwerman said today he has succeeded in
having nearly every person connected
with the institution vaccnated. The only
persons omitted. he said. are several
cEarwomen and laborers.
Mr.. Bowerman has received "A number o.
letters from persons asking why the build
ing was not closed last Friday. when 1T
was first discovered that NJ. Wiz. the as
sistant librarian. was i'll. In some OF these
communications Mr.. Bowerman was crit
fCiseC for permitting the building o remain
open from Friday until Yesterday. In eX-
planning this Mr. Bowerman said today
that Mr. Wiz had been complaining for
several days. and last Friday his Condit on
became such as 10 cause him 10 consult
physician. According To Mr. Bowcrman.
Two physicians diagnosed tie case as
hickenpoN. and il was not until late Mon
day night that the attention Of the health
officials WAS called TO the case. and they
al once pronounced it smallpox and noti-
fled Librarian BoWerman, who immediate
IL ordered that the building be closed
In speaking Of the possibility OF an epi-
,;emic of the disease IEom this case and
the four other cases that developed yes
tr,day in South Washington. DIR. Wood
ward said there IS little cause for alarm.
He said Washington has the distinction OF
being one Of the best vacciua ted cities in
the United States Except for this fact,
there might be some cause for fearing
serious spread of the disease
Evening star., 1908-01-15
TO MODIFY THE LAWS.
New York Life Insurance Company
EXPLAINS Campaisn.

That the life insurance interests OF New
York intend To conduct vigorous cam
paisn to secure notifications of existing
laws NJ the present session o. the state
legislature is emphasized by the text
of an advertisement which The New York
Life Insurance Company is publishing to-
day The advertisement is unique in that
il deals largely with questions of legis
lation inst cad of the usual dsy facts and
figures 1t is addressed to tn" company S
policyhoders and tells them that they
succeeded two years ago in purifying life
insurance through public opinion SO now.
70" their own protection. they must
cure the modification of laws that are too
drastic.
The advertisement calls for the modfi-
cation or repeal Of four sections OF the
New York state insurance laws. and prob
ably foreShadows to some extent what the
insurance companies desire. The state
ment of the position OF the New York
Life Insurance Company is regarded as
particularly interesting, because it .ol-
lows directly upon the beginning of the
actual fight before the state legislature
which was begun in Albany this week.
Evening star., 1908-01-15
COL. EMMETT WOMACK DEAD.
Late Chief Clerk Of Interior Depart
ment Victim of Apoplexy.

Col Emmet Womack. former solicitor
general OF Georgia, chief clerk of the
Interior Department under Secretary
Hoke Smith and for many years MEM
Der of the board of pension appeals. died
at his residence in this city. - Grant
place. early today. Col. Womack was a
native of Georgia and belonged to one of
the most prominent families of the state.
His father was a judge of a state court.
Col Womack was sixty-two years old,
and one of the best known officials of the
Interior Department. He had wide le-
gal practice in Georgia before coming to
this city at the instance Of Secretary
Smith He was an inimitable story teller
His death resulted from an attack of
apoplexy last Sunday morn: 6. The body
will be taken tomorrow to Mil!edgeville
Ga. for burial. and will be accompan MED
to Milledgeville by his son-in-law, Judge
T. r. Hines. a member of the Georgia
legislature.
Evening star., 1908-01-15
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

GEORGIA AVENUE SOUTHEAST be-
tween 10th and 18th streets-Henry W.
Brent. il. to Amadeo l.. Thomas. west
half of original lot :. square 1901; SO.
7H 1TH STREET NORTHEAST-Mari
Cowsill ct al. TO Anna f. Niedomanski
lot 142. square $50; 80. Anna +. Me
domanski conveys same property TO
Edward l. and Amelia G.. Foy; $40.
go 14TH STREET NORTHEAST-Wil
liam b. Matthews ct ux. TO Joseph
Schiffman. lot 4s. square lG,l $40
WOODRIDG DGE-William p Mcdowell ct
uX. to Henry A. Veith and Glenn +.
Hustled. lot : and part lot .. block 13
WEST WOODRIDGE-Hen A. Vieth ct
al. to William p. Mcdowell, lot D.
square 42Ss: $40.
T STREET NORTHWEST between 9Th
and 7th streets-James w. McChesney,
trustee, To John H. Walsh, lot Ks,
square AL: s.. 100
{ STREET SOUTHEAST between 18th
and 18th streets-J. Harold Mcdowell
TO Harry S. Weleh, original lot a.
square 1881: $40. Harry S. Welch ct
ux to Henry F. Houck, same prop
crty: $40.
FOURTEENTH STREET NORTHEAST
between B and { streets-Herman r.
Howenstein ct uX. TO Edward &. and
Hannie J. Jones, lot 81. square 1Gi3;
$50.
NJ STREET NORTHWEST between 9Th
and 9Th streets-Hilda +. Groba to
Lee Heckinger, part original lot A.
square 40: so.
MT PLEASANT AND PLEASANT
PLAINS-George w. Cannon eli ux.
To Solomon Wasserman, lot .l2, block
!: $40.
THIRD STREET SOUTHEAST between
+. street and South Carolina avenue
George c. Pumphrey ct al. TO Charles
al re
194: $40.
No 200 ~ STREET NORTHWEST
Burr y. Edwards executor. TO Joseph
Gawler part original lot -, square
~: sG.11!
FIRST STREET NORTHWEST bet wcen
and Q streets-Francis l.. Smith ct
al. to John y. and Elizabeth G..
kunlo. lots $50 and ISL square JJ2: !:
SO.
PLEASANT PLAINS-Za chariah r
Somers ct al, trustees. TO Lewis r..
Breuninger, lots II 10 Is. square $50;
ST. 80
Evening star., 1908-01-15
WANTED
Every Person in Washington,
d. c., to Know What VinoI is
and How it is Made.
WAN TED

For some time have recommended Ninol
10 the people of Washington. D. g.. the best
cod liver preparation and tonic reconstructor we
have sold
To prove the reliability and acnuineaess Of
tnis successful rcmcdr. aud that 1t j. in no
sense a patent medicine. the people Of Wash
ington ID. e. will aud every package of
yipol not only statement Of the ingredients
yiuol contains. but an illustration in coiors show
ins Just how Vinoi Is made from fresh Gods
Iiycrs and peptonate of iron, which is a needful
constituent for the blood.
This proves in very convincin. manner to
the people OF Washington. ID. G.. the origin
from which Iino derives its wonderful curative
power and that it Is real cod liver prcpara-
tion made by scientific which elimi-
mates tho useless oil and retains all the active
medicinal principles
As n body builder and strength creator for
old people. delicate children. weak. rundown
persons. after sickness and for chronic coughs
colds bronchitis and all throat and lun= trou-
bes Ninol Is unexcclled
Try 1t on our offer return your money IL
IL fails.
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Evening star., 1908-01-15
Glasgow's Black Spot.

From the Mitigate Monthly.
Dull. gray and monotonous is the exist
euce Of those who swarm in the sterile,
fororn and sordid back streets Of Glas-
COWS Alsatia. Glasgow with pride points
To her university, her shipping and her
world famous commerce. But not with
out a sigh does she cast her eye over the
district that faunts its evil reputation
in her face.
Evening star., 1908-01-15
Heroism of Bluejackets.

The commanding officer of the United
States steamship Maryland of the Pacific
fleet mas been instructed to inform Fred
H. Briggs. seaman. and Charles F. Teney,
ordinary seaman. of the Navy Depart
ment's appreciation ''of their gallant ac-
ton on the morning of November ~.
1901, at San Pedro, Cal, when they ne
elected their own safety. and rescued
from drowning a civilian who had acci-
dentally capsiZed skiff IN which Briggs
and Teney were returning 10 their vessels
and thereby throwing all three into the
water
Evening star., 1908-01-15
Potted Fruit Trees.
rom the London Outlook.

With a big fowerpct and a lean-to or
the smallest dimensions you may grow
nil that will outdo the finest procicts
% the specialist. The tree IS nfted from
it, ,ot onc. a YEAR trimmed round and
al the bottom as YOU would trim hedge,
and replaced. 1t stands out of doors only
during what we may call the coloring
months, and it's crop is almost as certain
as the flower or a Japanese bulb.
Evening star., 1908-01-15
Naval Orders.

Midshipman H. A Mcclure. from tor
pedo boats in reserve at the navy yard,
Mare Island. Cal. to the South Dakota.
Midshipman J. McC. Murray, from the
Preble TO the South Dakota
o. F. Cato, appointed paymaster's
clerk in the navy: duty. the California.
( +. G. Colville appointed paymaster's
clerk in the navy: duty. the Tacoma.
Evening star., 1908-01-15
Nations Debts.

From rEclair. Paris.
The debts of the principal countries or
Europe aggregate some c6.eoo.Uo.oOO. In
yolvins an annual charge of more than
gao 100000. France is at the head of the
most indebted countries with e. 900. :
600. and there come next Russia with
99o0 900 600 of debt. Germany with GS4o.-
600 600, Great Britain with GiS9Ho.o .ooO.
italy with. $50. 100000. Austria with
E4Co. 100000, Spain with e3GoOor,Oo0 and
Hungary with s.io, 100000.
Evening star., 1908-01-15
Naval Movements.

The torpedo boat Tingey has arrived at
Norfolk.
The cruiser Chicago has sailed from
Masdalena bay for Acapulco on her way
to Annapolis. the tug Potomac from
Portsmouth. y. H. for Boston and the
tug Wasp from New York for Norfolk.
Evening star., 1908-01-15

In pursuance of its retrenchment policy
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company has
reduced track labor on the whole system
10 forty hours a week. Shop hands have
also been cut TO forty hours a week. The
track hands and shopmen have been work
ing recently about nine hours day.
Evening star., 1908-01-15
Length of Time to Be Taken.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair, Warmer Tonight; Tomorrow
Fair, Light to Fresh Winds.

Forecast Till PM. Thursday.-For the
District of Columbia and Virginia fair.
warmer tonight Thursday fair; light to
fresh southerly winds.
For Maryland. fair. warmer tonight.
Thursday fair except rain or snow and
colder in the mountain districts; fresh
southery winds