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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25
FIRST NIGHTERS"

William Bullock in the New York Press.
 All plays look alike to the confirmed frst-nighter. This strange human-bird never stops to discriminate between plays. It hatters his shallow vanity to imagine he is a personal agent for man. ager. He talks of Frohman as Charlie though Frohman, walking before him, would go unrecognized. Daniel Frohman is Dan" to him, Henry W. Savage is referred to by him as Harry" or even the iconoclastic Hen" and so it goes all around the circle. This intellectual giant thinks it his duty to applaud every play, irrespective of it's merits. He marks the entrance of the leading players by such comments as There's Maud or There 8 Bill" To this weird mortal the first night is an institution to which he is a neces- sary prop.
 The first-night army is recruited from the ranks of boolSmakers, divorce law yers. brokers who want everybody to know they are from Wall street, gambling house keepers, young men whose only mission in life Is to spend the millions their fathers gathered by keeping their hoses to the grindstone, restaurant keep CTS, and others of similarly exalted sta tions. This rare specimen of the biped has a standing order in all the theatres for f1rst-night tickets; he always occupies the same seat When there are two open ings on the same evening he bestows one set of tickets upon his butler or his wife's maid. He takes a personal inter est in the men who sell tickets in the glass coops. When one of the tribe ar ranged a European trip last winter he canceled his orders for tickets in trip around all the theatres, and to every tick ct seller he proffered an order for a two dollar hat.
 But the masculine half of the first-night
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represents no particular section or project but is the direct representative or all sections that have a meritor1ouS organ zation-with delegates from every part oi the union-in national convention as- sembled will advocate and stand for @ broad, liberal comprehensive policy TOT the improvement by the federal govern ment of all waterways that have been ex- amined and favorably reported upon by the limited States army engineers and by them recommended to the Congress of the United States as worthy of inn movement for the benefit of the commerce of the country.
 The platforms of the two great political parties have unequiyocally indorsed ana declared for the improvement Of the waterways of the country, and by thls declaration have practically approved the platform of the National Rivers and Har- bors congress. The Improvement of oui rivers and harbors is thus taken out oi the political field and placed on the roll of business questions, the solution oi which is demanded by all sections and all branches of trade and commerce from their representatives in the Congress of the United States.
 The national convention, held at the , nations capital, in the presence of the nations lawmakers assembled for the second SesSlon or the oOtn 0ohSreSs, dA- lords the best place and the best time for all friends of improved waterways to de- mand of their representatives that party pledges be carried out and river and har- | bor improvements placed upon a perma- nent. basis commensurate with their inn portance to the commercial, manufactur- 1 ing and agricultural welfare of all the l people of the union.
 To this end and to accomplish this great purpose, you who receive this are cordi- ally invited and earnestly requested to
 be present at Washington, December g 10 and Il, 190S Every courtesy and priv ilege of the meeting will be extended to you and to those you may bring with you. Very respectfully,
 l NATIONAL RIVERS AND HARBORs 1 CONGRESS,
 l JOSEPH E. RANSDELL, President, 1 Attest:
 J. F. ELLISON, Secretary.
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Hotel Jefferson
Slx O'Clock Dinner

Raw Oysters
 Celery Chicken Giblets with Rice
 Consomme Clear Olives Sweet Pickles Broiled Pompano Maitre D'Hotel Baden Baden Potatoes Salted Almonds and Cheese straws Radishes Young Onions Lettuce Sliced Tomatoes Young Spinach with OK Tongue Carolina Corn Pones and Butter Milk Prime Cuts of Kansas City Beef Au Jus Roast Young Turkey
 oyster Dressing
 Cranberry Sauce Frog Legs a Ia D'Austis Small Pattie of Sweetbreads Orange Fritters Crystal Sauce Creamed Potatoes Caulifiower Au Gratin,
 New Butter Beans Steamer Rice Pepper and Potato Salad Cocoanut Custard Pie
 Bisque Ice Cream Mixed Nuts Assorted Cakes Raisins Cheese and Snowfiakes Coffee Tea. Milk Price 75 Cents
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New Pullman Sleeping Car Line Bir n1inuhano to WashinQton, D. c.

Commencing October IS, 1903, new sleeping car line will be established be- tween Birmingham and Washington, D. C., via Chattanooga, Bristol, the Nor folk and Western railway and Lynch burg. The Short line. The short time Leave Birmingham at 6:05l a. m., ar rive Washington at 6:55 next a. m, arrive New York 100 p. m. Tickets and reservations at Alabama Great Southern railroad ticket office, Woodward building, Birmin gham, Ala.
 w. B. BEVILL, General Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va WARREN L. ROHR, Western Passen- ger Agent, Chattanooga, Tenn.
 I0-19-7t
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Dolphin and FIyino Fish.

From the Punta Gorda Herald.
 One day last week ship was, lying at anchor at Boca Grande, when the crew observed dolphin chasing a flying fish, both coming directly toward the ship.
 On nearing the vessel the flyer arose in the air and passed over the bow, just abaft the foremast. As it did so, the dol phin went under the ship and, coming up on the other side, sprang from the water and caught the flying fish on "the fly, |" just as it was curving gracefully down in it's descent to the water.
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Bishop Potter's Compliment.

From the Washington Star
 'fThe late Bishop Potter said famous beauty at a dinner in New York, could pay charming compliments. He paid me charming compliment when l was a young girl
 .It was at a country house in Vermont. Bishop Potter was very busy in the libra " one morning when l entered. He at once asked me to help him-he gave me a list of charity subscriptions to add up.
 "As I set to work Bishop Potter, bend ing over me, said:
 You must forgive me. have grave compunctions about asking you to do anything useful. It is as if one should eat hash from a gold dish carved by Benven- uto Cellini, or use for a napkin square of Venetian lace
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George Wyndham Is Honored.

Edinburgh, October 24.-George Wyndham, conservative member of the house of commons, was today elected rector of the University of Edinburgh. He received 826 votes to Winston Spencer Churchill's 727 and Professor Fosters GA.
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Through Service Birmingham To Jacksonville, Fla, Via
 Central Of Georgia
Railway

Railway
 Pullman Sleeping Gar Bir- mingham to Jacksonville. Coach Birmingham to Way cross, Waycross to Jackson vile. Dining Car Birmingham to Columbus. Combination Coach and Baggage Car Col umbus to Waycross. Connec- tions at Columbus with through Sleeping Car to Saw annah via Macon.
 Lv. Birmingham c. of G. By. 4:10 p. m. Daily.
 Ar. Columbus c. of G. By. $50 pm. Daily.
 Ar. Americus c. of G. By. 1920 am. Daily. Ar. Albany 0. of G. By. 1:30 am. Daily.
 Ar. Triton A. c. L. 3:10 a. m. Daily.
 Ar. Waycross A. c. L. 5:33 am. Daily. Ar. Jacksonville A. 0. L. 7:50 a. m. Daily.
 Ar. Savannah 0. of G. By 7::35 am.
 Ticket Office, Terminal Sta tion.
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All Over.

T. R. to W. J. B.:
 You have uttered no word of condemna- tion of Haskel1ism as we thus see it. That you have consciously sought to bring 1t about do not believe. That it was the natural result of the effort to apply in practice your teachings I have no ques- tion.
 w. J. B. to T. R.:
 Et, tu, quoque!
 Incident closed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25

There is a direct application of the prin- ciple of cause and effect in the sweep ing prohibition movement and in the de- creased earnings of the whisky trust. The last statistics furnished J' the trust show a big falling off in the production of spirits. In Kentucky alone the de- crease during the year was from 3S,00O,00O gallons to 17,000,O0O gallons.
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 Under the new method of trading in Wall street, 1t Is no longer necessary to have large short interest. Of course, it is always a good thing for the bulls, when they have 8 market going their way to keep alive a bearish party and to encourage short selling. The money they get from this element pays office rent interest and commissions and leaves something over for automobiles and the opera and a few other luxuries.
 In the old days, the market generals were in the habit of enlisting on their rolls large number of influential com mission houses, each one of which was expected to carry a certain line of stocks. Now the great plungers finance their own purchases making arrangements direct with the banks or trust companies, there by saving a large scalp on the interest ac- count and keeping securities out of sight. in this manner the floating supply Of shares. is reduced. Commission mer- chants have comparatively few stocks that they can lend short sellers to make de- liveries with The managers of the cam paign are enabled at all times to keep tab on the entire stock exchange and know exactly where the securities are
 They are no longer bothered with their brokers lending stocks to the enemy At the same time an artificial famine in the floating supply is kept continually in
 
 to sell The>play becomes greatly sim plifed It is only necessary for the manipulators to mark up the price or the goods without being obliged to take over large amounts of stocks, borrowed rom themselves in large part. To be sure when a market of this sort starts down, ugly breaks are likely to occur, there being no shorts to buy, but this is one of the features which yet has not seri- ously inconvenienced anybody. And what's the use of borrowing trouble.
 From source which has almost the weight of highest authority the state ment is heard that on Tuesday of this week. the directors of the Steel corpora ton will raise the dividend rate from 2 per cent year to per cent Gos- sip to that effect was prevalent some time ago. but could not be credited If now turns out to have been inspired from the very inside. As a campaign document. the raising of the Steel corpora ation dividend is expected to exert ma pical influence There now at least 100000 stockholders in this great industrial corporation, 70 per cent or them voters. The earnings of the corporation for the calendar year will approximate 800 000 GOO, enough to pay the increased dividend all fixed charges and carry about s100o0O00 to surplus. An advance of per cent on the dividend on Steel common will mean $5,000,000 That amount will represent vote of confidence and IS | expected to help along the republican | campaign
 ForeI,nowledge that the annual report | of Northern Pacific would show $46,OOo.- e9o cash in the treasury served as ba sls for sharp rise in the stock, ac- co panied by rumors that there would 1 ',e big distribution to stockhoders-an i oi r,ahioned ssJim Hilr' melon cutting. qb'a sort of talk seems to have been e,1tircly without warrant, however. The | n.onev in the treasury was largely from 1 the proceeds of the sales of bonds ana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25
FINAL DAY FOR
 HOLINESS UNION [. P. Brown of Meridian Re-
 elected President STREET SERVICES AT NIGHT The Rev. Mir. Pickett, In Sermon Yes terday, Scored the Big Political
 Parties for Their Attitude
 Toward Prohibition.


 ss Today is the final day of the s2 fifth annual convention of the 62 Holiness union, and the follow 52 ing is the programme for todays E 62 sessions: $ 8 a. m.-Prayer and praise. s2 9 a. m.-Preaching. S3 Il a. m.-Preaching. S2 2 D. m.=Prayer and praise. s2 D. m.-Preach ching. s3 6:50 D. m.-Open air meetings. s2 D. m.-Song service. s2 s D. m.-Preaching. s2 Singing throughout convention s2 in charge of M- J. and J. M Z s2 Harris, Indiana. E During the morning the evan s2 gelists will be heard in various s3 pulpits of the city. s ss The Twenty-hrst Avenue Meth 2 s2 odist Episcopal church. south, has 5S extended it's pulpit. The Rev. w. s S2 A, Farmer will be heard there at s2 II a. m. Mrs. Farmer at p. m., s2 and the Rev. John Paul at D. m s6 St. Johns Methodist Episcopal $ church south, will hear MT. Paul s3 at II a. m., and the Rev. H. c. g a Morrison at p. m. 2 E The Rev. T. E. Smith of Meri- 5 a dian will speak to the EpWorth 6 s3 league at St. Johns church. g s3 President L. P. Brown will ad- g s3 dress the congregation of Trinity s3 Methodist Episcopal church, south. E
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stocks and it is not Mr. Hills habit to distribute borrowed money among his stockholders as a gratuity.
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Jay Gould was credited with the remark that a "good lawyer could take a man right up to the doors of the penten- tiary and insure his safety" Wall street. CTS who remember this sage remark are applying the same philosophy to the present market management. If the men who have marked up the price of stocks 20 to 70 points in four months may be trusted, so their devoted followers say to carry the market not only up to the day of election but beyond. Why not? But what might happen if the Wall street estimate of the verdict of the ballot box should prove to be incorrect is the ques- tion which the cynics and the bears are asking. Well sufficient unto the day is the evil therof.
 If Bryan should be elected on Novem- Der the sun would probably rise the day following as usual and values would not be annihilated. The big interests might be relied upon to put their shoulders un- der the market and stop any tendency to oataclysmic liquidation. They will have a great mass of stocks which they might want to distribute and as they have ab- solute control of hundreds of millions or dollars on deposit, in the important banks and trust companies of New York-most of it the money of the public-there will be nothing to prevent them holding the fort and letting themselves down easy. The market could undergo break Of 10 to 30 points without washing out half Of their paper profits and on that much of decline there would be harbor room for all kinds of market maneuvering and cargo jettisoning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25
NICHOLAS WALL
 STREET LETTER Stock Gamblers Bet on MT.
 Taft'S Election WITH THE PEOPLES MONEY If Bryan Is Elected the Sun Will Rise and Shine as Usual, But Talk and Bluff May Be Worth Some
 thing Just Now.
WITH THE PEOPLES MONEY
By w. G. NICHOLAS.

New York, October 24-(Special.)- )-It is seemingly the purpose of the big inter- ests behind the situation to bet the stock market right up to election day This programme has in 1t a very decided politi- cal feature and is also inspired by a laudable desire to make money. The big market leaders thoroughly understand and appreciate the value of a great bull mar ket on the eve of an eleetion-its moral and practical effect on the minds of busl- ness men and the public in general.
 It Is a vote of confidence in the elec- ton of MT. Taft and in the subsequent progress of affairs in the direction of good times This very evident determina- tion on the part of the great market plungers and the interests responsible for the management of railroad and indus trial corporations to go to the limit on MT. Tafts election is impressive. It may not impress MT. Bryan and his friends in the same way as it does MT. Taft and his associates, but 1t is certainly re- markabe object lesson.
 Everybody will admit that the people who are now behind the market and un- der it displayed extraordinary sagacity and courage in organizing and engineering the stupendous bull movement in stocks which has restored in market value very large part of the losses incident to the panic a year ago. The correctness of their judgment in taking up the stock market in the face of adverse conditions has been demonstrated. The proof of the pudding is in the eating of it and folks who have before them daily evil dence of the wisdom of the men who ara now in the saddle are disposed to accord weight to the advertised purposes and policies of the governing combination. This is case where success has bred confidence and created an immense and powerful following in the stock market and incidentally throughout the whole business community.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25

All the commission houses that have up town offices will keep them open election night and will be ready to execute orders after midnight in London. The London market will get the start of New York on election results, but there Is no reason why wide-awake traders should get left on that account. They can do some quick hedging if occasion requires or can add to their lines if things go right.
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If in doubt as to illustrations fo your ad, see The Gawk.
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Some time between now and lly 1, 1910, the $39,0O0.000 outstanding Southern Pa cihc preferred stock will probably be re- tired. It carries per cent and can be called in before the date named at 115. The talk that MT. Hartman intended to push Southern Pacific common to 120 and thereby give the preferred stockhold- CTS an inducement to convert their cer- tihcates Into the common as they have the privilege of doing, was used as bull factor. It served to generate large ex- citement among the traders who center their activity in this Hartman specially. The report is trotted out about once ev- cry 50 days and does excellent service
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It is one of the semi-secrets of Wall street that large sums of money-real money-are being quietly shipped abroad. A certain degree of mystery surrounds this movement and a good deal of curi- osity is expressed as to what it means. In some quarters the theory is held that the shipments are by rich men who do not feel altogether sure of the election of MT Taft and are fortifying their for eign deposits by way of insurance. Others hold that the money is going abroad in payment of American securities recently sold by foreigners on account of the war like situation in the Balkan section.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-24
Legal Notices.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
First Judicial Circuit, Territory of
Hawaii. At Chambers; in Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate Of An
tonic J. Lopes, Deceased. Order OF
Notice of Hearing Petition for Allow
ance of Final Accounts. Distribution,
and Discharge. On reading and filing
the petition and accounts Of Bishop
Trust Company, Limited, an Hawaii
an corporation, administrator with
| the will annexed of the estate OF
Antonio j. Lopes, late of Waialua,
Island and County Of Oahu. Territory
of Hawaii, deceased, wherein 1t ASKS
to be allowed $215.97 and charges It
self with $774.76, and asks that the
same may be examined and approved,
and that final order may be made
of a pro rata distribution Of the
property remaining in Its hands
amongst the creditors Of said estate
whose claims amount in the aggre-
gate to the sum Of $1007.4S and dis
charging II and It's sureties from all
further responsibility as such admin
istrator with the will annexed: 1t Is
ordered that Thursday. the 14th day
of January, 1903, at nine o'clock a.
M, before the Judge Of said court At
the court room OF said court at Homo
lulu, Island of Oahu, be and the same
hereby is appointed as the time and
place for hearing said petition and
accounts, and that all persons inter-
ested may then and there appear and
show cause, IL any they have, why
the same should not be granted. and
may present evidence as to who arc
entitled to the said property. Also
that notice of this order shall be pub
lished once week in the Evening
Bulletin. a newspaper printed and
published in Honolulu aforesaid, for
three successive weeks. the last pub
LEGATION to be not less than two weeks
previous to the time therein appoint
ed for said hearing.
Dated at Honolulu. this 10th day
of December, 1908.
(SgdD J. T. DE BOLT,
FIRST Judge. Circuit Court, First
Circuit.
Attest
(sgd.) JOB BATCHELOR. Clerk.
Holmes & Stanley, Attys. for Petit
tioner.
4179-Dec. 10. II. "a. 81.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-24

The Board OF License Commission
ers for the County of Oahu will hold
a meeting at the Executive Building
on Monday, January 4, 1908, at 4
p. m, to consider the application OF
J. p. MEDEIROS for a Wholesale LIZ
cense to sell intoxicating liquors at
the premises known as the "Waialua
Wine Company LIQUOR Store" Kepu-
wal, Waialua, Oahu. under the pro-
visions Of Act 11s, Session Laws OF
1907. ssHfHrs ~ ~ - anar
All protests or objections against
the issuance Of a license under said
application should be filed with the
Secretary of the Board not later than
the time set for said hearing. atz
A. j. CAMPBELL,
Secretary, Board OF License
Commissioners.
l174-Dec. 4, II, IS. rs. 4
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-24
Corporation Notices
NOTICE.

A semi-annual dividend of $50 on
the Preferred Stock and a quarterly
dividend OF ~ on the Common Stock
OF the Honolulu Rapid Transit &
Land Company have been declared by
the Directors payable December 81,
1908. The stock-books will be closed
to transfers from December 28th to
December S1st inclusive.
WIN. WILLIAMSON,
Secretary, Honolulu Rapid Transit
& Land Company. 41s0-St
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Oahu Railway
Time Table.
OUTWARD.


For Waianas, Waislna, Kahuku and
Way Stations-'s:l5 a. m. 1920 p. m
For Pearl City, Eva Mil and Way
Stations--f7.30 a. m. '9:l5 a. m.
s11!05 a. m, '2:l5 p. m. 1920 p. m.
s5:16 p. m, TO-: p. m, t11:0G p. m
For Wahiawa--'s:15 a, m. and
s5:16 p. N.
INWARD.
Arrive Honolulu from Kahuku.
Waialua and Wsianae-'S:36 a. m.
..5:31 p. m.
Arrive In Honolulu from Eva Mill
and Pearl City-t7:46 a. M, $3.50
q. m, '10:3S a. m, '1:40 p. m, '43l
p m, 1871 .. m. 1880 p. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Wahiawa.-
1885 .. m. and 1871 p. m.
Daily. ....
I Elk. Sunday. h
Sunday Only.
The Haleiwa Limited. a two-hour
train (only frst-class tickets hon,
ored), leaves Honolulu every Sunday
at S;22 a. m; returning. arrives in
Honolulu at 1910 p IN. The Limited
stops only at Pearl City aud Walanae
q. P. DENIsoN. r. c. SMITH.
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c. Brewer & Co.. Ltd.
QUEEN STREET, HONOLULU, T. H..

AGENTS FOR:
Hawaiian Agricultural Co., ookala
Sugar Plant. Co., onornsa Sugar Co.,
Honomu Sugar Co., Wailuku Sugar Co.,
Pspsskso Sugar Co., The Planters
Line 81 San Francisco Packets.
LIST OF OFFICERS:
c. N. Cooke. President; George
Robertson, Vice President and Mana.
GER; z. z. Bishop, Treasurer and Sec.
rotary. E. W. MaefarIans, Auditor; P.
G. Jones, G. NJ. Cooke and J. r. Gait,
Directors.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-24

4iSsE7Den. Fl, %, AFT e.
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There Is wealth to be had. Reach
out for your share. BUY MAY.
FLOWER" STOCK. BUY 1T NOW,
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The Yokohama Specie baak,
Limited

Capital (Pa!d up) Yen 24,000.00o
Reserved Fund .....Yen 15.050,ooo
Special Reserved Fund. Yen 2.G06, 900
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coIIsetIsns Promptly Aceeuntsd Fe
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-24
HEAD OFFICE. YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agsnciss:

Toxic, Kobe. Osaka, Ns1asaki.
London, Lyons. New York. San Fran.
cisco, Bombay, Hongkong. Shanghai,
Hankow. Chsfoo. Tientsin. Peking.
Nswchang. Dalny, Port Arthur, An
tung-IIsisn. Liaoyang. Mukden, Tisn-
ling. Changchun.
The bank buys and receives for
collection billn Of exchange. issues
Drafts and Letters Of Credit. and
transact a general banking business.
Honolulu Branch, 81 8. King Street