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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-20
WOULD DESTROY
SCENIC BEAUTY
British Scientist Describes e.
feet of Further Utilizing
Niagara River.
COMPANY ASKS FRANCHISE
CIVIC FEDERATION OPPOSES THE
SCHEME.

Washington, Feb. 19.-Dr. w. J.
Spencer. the British scientist. who was
commissioned by the geological survey
of Canada to make an investigation of
the Niagara falls problem, described
today the effect of utilization of its wa
ters by power plants upon the scenic
beauty of that national water power.
At the instance of the American Civic
Federation, DR.. Spencer has appeared
before the house rivers and harbors
committee, and presented facts and fig
ures to show what effect the request
Of the Ontario Power company for a
power franchise. TO develop which
would require 10000 cubic feet of water
per second, would have on the falls.
Would Be .Ruinous.
1t was contended by DR.. Spencer that
this request is for from 20 to 25 per
cent of the discharge OF Niagara river,
and would greatly impair the charac-
teristics of the whirlpool rapids; lower
the river bed up to the falls. break up
the surface rock at the foot of the
American falls and Goat island, and
thereby cause more rapid recession
of the Horseshoe. He said:
ION account of lowering of the water
in the basin above the upper rapids, 1t
win increase the slope of the river so
that the surface of Lake Erie will be
lowered by three feet. Again the low
ering of Lake Erie will in the same
manner lower Lakes Huron and Mich
igan.
Repairs Would Cost 100000.
I'm connection with the calculations
for repairing the harbors and canals
thus damaged, the United States en-
gineers calculated that to increase the
depth even one foot, would cost over
S12, 000, 000."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-20
GERMANY GOING.
INTO OIL TRADE
Plans Considered for Taking
Over the Business of the
American Octopus"
LARGE PROFITS EXPECTED
INITIAL OUTLAY LESS THAN
TWENTY MILLIONS.

Berlin, Feb. 19-The imperial treas
ury department is considering the pos
sibility Of a government petroleum mo-
nopoiy. No decision has yet been
reached. but experts continue to study
plans for the taking over of the bust
ness in Germany of the Standard Oil
as we'll as that of this COM
pany's Russian and Roumanian hold
ings.
Baron Won Zedlitz, leader of the free
in the Russian diet, who
has made a special study of the sub
ject, says the empire would have to
make an initial outlay of s1S,000,000 for
oil plants. tanks and the necessary
tank steamers and cars, and that year
ly profits of from $4,000 coo to $500,
900 are to be expected.
Would Use Texas Oil.
The baron is of the opinion that the
government can deal successfully with
the probable refusal of the Standard
Oil company to supply crude petroleum
at a reasonable rate, and he thinks the
requirements of the government in
American oil would be supplied by the
Texas rivals of the Standard. Experts
have found that the oils of Roumania,
Galicia and Russia cannot be used sue
cessfully with the burners generally
employed in Germany without a con-
mixture of American petro-
leum; consequently the projected mo-
nopoly must include the buying of
about 100000 tons of American oil a
year.
The imperial treasury finds this mat
ter full of difficulties, but its examina
ton win be continued along with the
study of the possibilities of creating a
state monopoly in alcohol
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03
JAPs BECOME CITIZENS.

Clerk Conkling of the Executive of
fee has prepared for the Governor
report in the matter of Hawaiian birth
certificates issued during three months
ending March 81. During this time al
most as many certificates were issued
as during the entire year of 1907, show
ing an increase in japanese who have
proved their right to citizenship
through birth in the Territory. In
1907, 1874 certificates were issued, most
ly Chinese, only eighteen being Japa-
nese. SO far this year lis certificates
have been issued, "a japanese and the
rest Chinese or part Chinese.
sgag asgs sgsa aasA
is well within their undoubted rights
as citizens, and really in our interest;
for the absurdity of educating the peO-
pie to drink alcoholic beverages Is
so manifest that a wayfaring man
though an awful fool, and drunk, can
see it as he staggers home from that
school.
But it must be met with simple,
truthful, respectful teaching of sciences,
religion and the observation of com
mon life. There can be no uncertaints
as to the outcome of that competition
For as Mr.. Lincoln once said and to
the end of his life maintained: EThe
real issue in this controversy, the one
pressing upon every mind that gives
the subject careful consideration, is
that legalizing the manufacture, sale
and use of intoxicating liquors as a
beverage is wrOng-as all history and
every development of the traffic proves
it to be-a moral, social and political
wrong
"Toward the outlawry of this miser-
able business, alias vice, we work and
ought to work until we win, not By
shrewd politics. or any kind of benevo-
lent, paternalistic tyranny, but by the
free will of the majority expressed in
democratic forms.
"This Territory is not vet ready for
the issue, put so broadly and far-reaeh-
ingly. The present purpose and bust
ness of the Anti-Saloon League is sim
ply to help the people to take back
into their own hands the rover to say
whether they desire that the liquor
traffic be carried on in the precincts
where they have their homes. 1t is
that they may all vote
Yes' to the saloon. Should they do
30, they will but exercise the right of
'ree men. and the league can not com
plain. In that case we simply go on,
kindly, faithfully, peristently, hopefully
with firm grip on the old
scripture: 'The righteous shall hold on
MS way and the hands that are clean
'hall grow stronger and stronger
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03
OPIOPIO NOW
MEANS BUSINESS

Sob Opi1pio. the local jockey, stated
yesterday that he intends TO get down
o. business with the idea Of getting
some good mounts al the coming meet
l1ss Al Wailuku OF Hilo.
There is no doubt that Opiopio is a
very capable rider when feeling right,
but IS q little too fond II a good time
20 Be- reliable II. however, he adheres
% his promise 10 attend strictly TO
business, there Is no reason why he
should not have his share of riding
A. the local meetings this year.
Oriopi0 i twenty-seven years old
and can ride easily at 10 pounds. He
has IL the past seven or eight years
ridden Tor ". II. Cornwell, Roderick
and W0ltsrs, John O'Rouke, Henry
Jaeger, Charlie David and other well
known local owners.
Among wel-known horses he has
rlote6 10 victory may be mentioned
BLY, c. Lord Brock, Catherine, Anti
6o-e. $3.50, Racine Murphy. Egyptian
Princess, Defender and Indigo.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03
CHINESE ELOPE.

The following notice has been post
ed in the police station:
Yee Wong Shee. wife of zee Kee,
left her home in Honolulu on January
50. 1908. supposedly in company with
one Chez Chang sun, formerly en-
ployed in a Chinese newspaper office
in this city. Since then she has not
been seen or heard of. An effort will
probably be made by the couple to
leave for China. The woman may dis
guise herself as a japanese.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03
CHRONIC DIARRHoEA CURED.

Some physicians claim that chronic
iiarrhoea can not be cured. Don't you
believe il. There are incurable cases,
but none so bad that they can not be
helped by Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. and even tenn
porary relief means much to one so
sorely afflicted. For sale by Benson,
Smith & Co.. Ltd, agents for H. 1.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03
GIFT FROM
OLAA SCHOOL

Donations for the transpaeifc yacht
Hawai- continue 70 come 10 hand.
u. Il NcIre-uv Yesterday received the
following interesting letter which
shows rhzr even the children are tax
SzE AZ interest IN Hawaii : yacht:
Olaa-l2-Mile School,
March 20, 1905.
The Hawaii Yacht Committee, Homo
lulu.
Gentlemen We are very anxious
q help you IN the work you are do
ing and iuciUsed you VIII find five
dollars Ui-h which you can buy some
thing which J. needed for our Yacht
EzWal
VITA best wishes. we remain,
Yours truly,
PUPILS OLAA-l2-MILE SCHOOL.
Per MARIE KAIHENUI,
Cor. Secretary.
TIE Hawaiian Gazette Co. have
GOnarel the Yacht : log and stationery.
That interest IN the raee Is awaken
ING Oh The mainland Is evidenced by
the number Of articles in connection
WITH II appearing Just now IN the news
papers
The Hzwsu VIII probably be launch,
e5 IN q week OF ten days. Her masts
and sTiars are due 20 arrive about April
-. coming wa the Isthmus
Everything i IN readiness for the
launching with the exception Of the
mas-s and II mas been decided not TO
WaiI fu- them
The annual meeting and election of
officers q the Hawaii Yacht Club Will
take place on Monday evening next at
the Young Hotel The business session
WI be- followed by a banquet.
Members who expect 10 be present
are requested 20 send their names TO.
Henry ?. Roth not later than noon
on saturday
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03
BALL PLAYERS
ALWAYS STRONG
WITH EXCUSES

No han PLAYER ever made an error. At
leEs-- d each PLAYER was permitted 10
t.e afi-iaI scorer for himself his fielding
average would be 1000.
10 one. unless he has been official
s-U-e-- can imagine how many reasons
-te-s are that q bal player does not
cs- TIE taL There Is q reason for
every error. and everv bah mufed OF
fuufleI is an impossible chance.
lit hi a pebble
THE sun GOT IN nv eyes
90 u took bad bound
--I was gong the other direction to
cover Tire base when II was hit. -
Tire wind made II shoot crooked. -
These are five principal reasons as
signed lv PLAYERS when they want to
5rstifv themselves in making an error
% r-isrlav- hUt there are others-ai-
most as many others as there are mis-
Tlavs-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03
COURT NOTES.

Helen w. Kelsey sues for divorce
from Henry E. Kelsey, alleging nom
support She teaches in a public school.
They were married in Pittsfield, Mass,
seventeen years ago.
The leper habeas corpus cases before
Judge Lindsay have been continued
until Tuesday next to accommodate at
torneys and others concerned in the
matter.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03

Would il be right to call a collector
of cigar bands a cigar bandit?
W. T. Robinson, the Maui horseman,
has purchased Capt. Soule's brown
trotter Artie W.
Artie W. the trotting horse, will be
shipped TO Waikiki today by the
steamer Claudine.
The dead PAGER Wayboy was by
Strathway and has been owned in
turn by c. Bellina. Billy Cunningham,
G. :. Mckenzie. Larry Dee and DR.. A.
r. Rowat. His first race here was
against Fred Eros.
Sam Weller, who returned from a
visit 10 the Coast by the S. S. Santa
Maria recently, brought with him a
good-looking Irish terrier which will
compete at the coming bench show.
W. H Smith will go to the Coast
On a business trip in the near future.
He expects TO bring back a bull ter
rier with him TO enter at the coming
show.
The league baseball meeting which
was to havNaken place yesterday fell
through for Tack Of a quorum.
There will be a meeting of the TRAN
gular baseball series committee at the
Promotion Committees rooms at noon
today.
on Wednesday the High School team
played basketball with the Normal
School team and were defeated by the
score Of &c to II. The game was the
last Of the season.
Amosa Kauahi. a muscular boatman,
wants to wrestle any old haole in the
city for $3.50.
Koa Of Kohala would like to mix in
the local wrestling game. He bars no
one.
At the Miller street tennis courts yes
terday evening, Charles GillIland de-
feated Hannibal Phillip by a score Of
GA, Sd.
Isaac Faria completed his game with
Frank Freitas, winning by a 60. 81
score. This game was postponed be-
cause of the rain last week.
on Monday, Oliver Soares meets AL
varo Branco.
A medal TO the winning Y. NJ. c A.
relay team al the island championship
meet will be struck off shortly. 1t will
be on the same plan as last years
medal though a bright gold finish will
be substituted for the Roman finish Of
previous occasions.
Boys basketball at the High and
Normal schools has come to an end.
the Highs being declared champions as
they won the required three out of five
games necessary 10 get the honor.
The Normals have not as yet decided
whether they Will enter a team in this
years interscholastic baseball league or
not. Aliiolani College will have a Sec
ond team and will play against the
second teams Of Kamehameha, Puma
hou, and the High School.
The matter Of a basketball game be-
tween the Y. ". c. A. team and the
boys Of the Miller Street Basketball
Club seems TO have fallen through,
neither side having anything further
10 say on the subject. Director Hand
refused the use of the Y. NJ. c. A.
gymnasium courts of the association
team TO practise on and that probably
accounts for the lack Of interest on the
part Of the Y. NJ. c. A. team.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03
ALMY HIS OWN
DEPART MENT

In the libel of the schooner A J.
West, wherein five of her sailors seek
s45.45 wages alleged to be due. SIS pas
sage money home to Grays Harbor and
500 for subsistence until arrival home.
U. s. District Judge Dole yesterday
afternoon denied the motion of Attor-
ney George A. Davis, for the complain
ants, wherein Davis sought to have U.
S. Shipping Commissioner H. N. Amy
ordered to pay the men out of money
deposited with him by Captain Yarne-
berg of the A. ]. West. The court
referred the taking of evidence in the
case to United States Commissioner
Hatch.
Davis asked THAI Almy be compelled
to pay to Christian Christensen. John
Fehleson, Victor Matson, Oscar Wrinkle
and Emile Piedvache. $3.50 of wages
held by him pending the settlement Of
the case.
Judge Dole declared that he had no
authority to act in the matter since
the shipping commissioner comes under
another department of the government
Attorney Davis asked that an order
be issued for the official stenographer.
A. A Deas, to take evidence in the
hearing before Commissioner Hatch
Davis had $40 from the sailors and he
says Deas wanted all this, so Davis
secured Stenographer Bell, the court
refusing to order Deas to act, and Bell
got $40. Attorney for the compliments
spoke of reporting the Deas matter to
the Department of Justice. Davis also
mentioned it as his intention to report
Amy and have him removed from Of
fee This little ripple of excitement
served to relieve the tedium of legal
and learned argument
Davis vexation was not more than a
temporary flash and Commissioner Al
my is not worrying over his job in any
event
OLD CASE BEFORE JURY.
w. C. Peacock's famous ten thousand
dollar damage suit against the then
Sheriff, A. NJ Brown, Detective H. T.
Lake and the then County Attorney,
E. A Douthitt, is before a jury in
Judge De Bolts court. Peacock sues
on alleged false Imprisonment. On De-
cember 8, 1906, he was arrested by Lake
On a charge of selling adulterated liq-
lor. Peacock was discharged and then
brought suit for damages. Lake con-
tends that he was but acting in the
line of his duty in effecting the arrest
C. w. Ashford is attorney for plain
tiff and ]. w. Cathcart and Frank b.
Thompson represent defendants.
Much time was consumed in secur-
ing jury.
The following were selected: W. E
George Lishman, Charles
Lucas, E. V. Dunn, U. Lemon, w. Rose,
T. C. Mcguire, ]. F. Soper, j. A. VIII
der, ]. G. OConnor, Henry Kaai and
s. Kamakau. The case against Brown
was nonsuited.
COURT NOTES.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03

Artie W. the trotting horse. will be
shipped TO Waikiki today by the
steamer Claudine.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03

W. T. Robinson, the Maui horseman,
has purchased Capt. Soule's brown
trotter Artie W.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03
SPOR 8
Short and Sweet
~~W~~~~w~

Would it be right to call a collector
of cigar bands a cigar bandit?
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03

one ~ the funniest excuses ever Of
fereE which was true happened on the
ola Eastern Park grounds at Brooklyn
when some one cracked a long drive
straight 81 Trea3wav. II seemed a sure
vu-1u- and an easy catch. although the
IAN uas tarl HIT Theadwav had but
few feet % run 70 place his body
e-uzrelv 81 rrrut Of the hall. He went
Fr--iur over. then suddenly swerved
90 O. -7-o vavs a. once and finally made
q desperate Jump az the ball. missed II,
and -a- g roll away for a home run.
Eva~vfa 5v in the press box thought
tta- -Ee Sun had blinded Treadwav and
ea-Sar him 90 misiudce the ball. After
ur-F te explained II. It appears that
s- rs -te ban was hit a bee landed
az his ler. The sting Of the bee dis
REACTED bis attention and he forgot the
laI until 700 late.
Barry Mccormick. who should have
f=er PIE best bah PLAYER that ever lived
and vasu 2. uut mp an excuse once that
v-ss wonder In a close game and at
tlze crisis of the game he fumbled an
easy fr-ller and let the winning run
score.
----s- IS started for the ball, " he
said. sea .uat tiew into my ewes, and !
never saw the han AZ al until il hit
uv Sims and rolled away
B- The prize excuse-maker was
WONG e-l-w who used 10 play with the
oh Boston team when II was gathering
IN -eruau-s as fast as the seasons rolled
around
I'm % close game one afternoon he at
tempted % hunt The game depended
u-1r whether or not he laid down a
fu-- He screwed a weak fly to the
i-fa1E-auf the game was lost.
What 10 Won think Of that guy?''
De- asked atterward.
--Wfrs"
WHY. that fellow Criger. Didn t
Won see hinge
..NG What did he do7'
Dilu't you see him rub grease on
my ba-s'
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03

The dead PAGER Wayboy was by
Strathway and has been owned in
turn by c. Bellina, Billy Cunningham.
G. :. Mckenzie, Larry Dee and DR.. A.
r. Rowat His first race here was
against Fred Eros.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03

Sam Weller. who returned from a
visit 10 the Coast by the S. S. Santa
Maria recently, brought with him
good-looking Irish terrier which will
compete at the coming bench show.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03

A medal 10 the winning Y. NJ. c A.
relay team at the island championship
meet will be struck off shortly. 1t will
be on the same plan as last years
medal though a bright gold finish will
be substituted for the Roman finish of
previous occasions.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03

on Wednesday the High School team
played basketball with the Normal
School team and were defeated by the
score Of &c to II. The game was the
last Of the season.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03

The Normals have not as yet decided
whether they viii enter a team in this
years interscholastic baseball league or
not Aliiolani College will have Sec
ond team and will play against the
second teams Of Kamehameha, Puma
hou, and the High School.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-03

Amosa Kauahi, muscular boatman,
wants TO wrestle any old haole in the
city for $3.50.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-22
TAFT AND BRYAN.

II now seems certain that Secretary
Taft will be the choice of the Repub
lican convention. and there is little
doubt that Bryan win be nominated
by the Democrats. Taft and Bryan!
According TO tho forecasts TAFT will
be nominated on the first ballot Taft
II is said, has COZ delegates either
nailed down by instructions or defln-
itely committed to his cause by reso-
luton Of the convention. He has at
least 40 Of the 1903 delegates who are
either uninstructed or unpledged. or
who have not expressed their feelings.
and of the 12S delegates whose seats
are in contest, most OF whom are from
the southern states. there is every
reason to believe that the credentials
they come up, with the ultimate re-
suit that between twenty and thirty
votes will be added to the Taft Col
umn.
Both Taft and Bryan are by this
time wen known to the American peo-
pie. Mr.. Taft has made faithful
study OF government in both hemis-
pheres. And so has MIR. Bryan. Both
have made extensive journeys and few
American citizens are so well known
all over the world as they are. The
Judgment of both has matured with
the years, and both are held in high
esteem.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-22
NO CURRENCY LEGISLATION

II is greatly to be deplored that
Congress will adjourn without taking
any action on the burning question of
currency reform. which it has had
under consideration almost from the
opening day of the session. Every
class Of business throughout the Unit
ed States has been watching with keen
anxiety the various measures present
ed to provide against recurrence of
last falls panic. and the fact that It
has been found impossible to reach
any agreement, is sure to create wide
spread concern.
It was neither Il partisan nor a pol
iticaI question, simply the adoption of
some simple form Of insurance against
another monetary panic like that
which created such devastation. 1t
was evidently case of too many
cooks spelling the broth, for the plans
presented were almost as numerous as
the congressman themselves. 1t
seems most strange that Congress,
with all its assembled wisdom from
every quarter of the country, could
not form some plan, when the banks
of the country gave so telling an OBJ
ject lesson of what could be accomp-
iished, when they were driven TO it.
The banks provided an emergency
currency which met the crisis. but
the legality of which may well be
questioned The failure of Congress
TO adopt any measure simply means
that the banks may be forced again
to what they did last fall, to save the
business of the country from total
wreck.
Fortunately, conditions are not such
that there is likely to be re-cur-
renee of the trouble this year: but
that another panic can arise, with
the question of our currency supply
left as 1t is, is undoubted. and until
the national legislature corrects the
imperfections of our system, 1t will
always be a menace TO the business
of the country.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-22
A BLOW AT UNwR1rrEN LAW
New York world


The conviction Of Jennie Blunt for
shooting Charles VI. Sanford is evil
denoe of at least one jurys refusal
to lcnd sanction to the unwrltten law.
Counsel for defendant had openly ask
ed for an acquittal, arguing that San
ford's breach of the meretricious rela-
tionship constituted in law an at
tack" which justified the plea of self
defense, Judge Dixie, however, gave
such a plea short shrift. He refused
TO admit any testimony of CONVERSE
lions between betrayer and betrayed
and all evidence tending to show their
relations. He even refused to consider
the rugs. furniture, colored lights and
seductive pictures with which sand
ford's office was luXurlously furnished,
holding that the possession thereof did
not In law Justify the murder OF the
possessor. zone crime" he said In sub
stance, does not excuse another
Now. under the unwritten code the duty
of judge and Jury In such a case was
plain There Is ample precedent, FOR In
one of the southern states 1t has been
held that II n husband refuses to live
with his wife the latter's brother may
inflict summary vengeance, and In New
York II is apparently established that
a wife's story Of her seduction, al
though known to the husband at the
time OF the marriage, may later on
cause such a state of mental excitement
as to Justify a verdict OF insanity. III
cannot be argued that Brooklyn Juf1es
are made of sterner stuff than the av-
erage, but the fact remains that IN
this case moral courage has been dis
played which Is too rarely exercised.