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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-14

knick-knacks that in time will be dec
orations in the home-sent as the
thought occurs to the donor. Birth
days, Christmas and other gift-tides
are remembered, and for these especial
occasions anything from a horse to an
automobile may be the present, or
from diamond pin to a tiara, the
cost. limited only by inclination
Christmas also includes the members
of the fiancee's family, and by his gift
his smallest brother -law-to-be will
judge him.
Much is done in the way of fetes and
functions as soon as the news of the
engagement gets abroad, and for each
especially grand event a new jeweled
ornament is surely Forthcoming. New
est books are a daily item, if she be
at all inclined toward literature, and
interspersed with them are candies as
a matter of course. If she is horsey in
her tastes silver mounted riding whips,
crops, spurs, silver things of horsey
suggestiveness for writing table and
mantle and diamond pin in horseshoe
shape are showered on her, together
with an endless number of stickpins
for her riding stock in foxhead, horse
head, bit and spur or other shapes. all
studded in tiny twinkling diamonds or
other precious stones.
With unlimited means, good social
position, the best of health and buoy
ant spirits, what more halcyon days
can exist than those of the newly en-
gagged? 1t is then that money counts
only for as much pleasure and delight
as may be given to the adored one.
II is then that only the best is worthy
of being chosen for her, and it is then
that the whole universe seems made
for just two persons in it. Hardly, if
ever. has any man, however grumpy or
soured, been heard to regret those days
of loving and giving, or to count the
cost in hard cold unsympathetic cash
accounts.
Preposterous as it may seem to those
without the moneyed circle, a conser-
vative estimate of. what one of the
extremely rich young men would
spend on his fiancee's pleasures and
his gifts to Der in an engagement of
six months brings the total to more
than $4,000. and if handsome jewels
are given besides the engagement ring
the sum is nearly doubled.-N. Y. Tri-
bune.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-14
FARCERS WILL.
MAKE MERRY

With the new Alexander Memorial
athletic field in use next year a new
era will open for Punahou athletics.
All the money that is used for sup
port of the teams is raised by the
student body and the boys are giving
THE Freshman next Saturday even
ing to help out the o. C. A. A. in their
increased expenses.
Those who attend will hear several
new and lively college songs, and the
| fun that the boys have with Lee, the
poor Freshman, will remind many OF
/ Experiences in eastern college life
/ Come and enjoy the fun with 1.-THE
Farcers."
| Seats now on sale at Wall, Nichols
/ Co, soc. and 25c.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-14
A PLEASURE NOT TO BE MISSED

The teacher of a certain school re-
ceived the following note explaining
the absence of one of her pupils the
day before:
.'Plese excooze Henry for absents
yesterday. Him an me got chance
of a ride to a funeral in a charrige,
an 1 let him stay to home as he had
never rode in a charrige an never
went 10 funeral nor had many other
pleasures. So plese excooze. Sacred
Heart Review.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-14
FINE WHITE GOODS

WHITE NAINSOUK, hne quality,
12-yard pieces at s2.75 piece.
LONG CLOTH, fine quality, u yard
pieces at $2.75 piece.
MERCERIZED BATISTE, excep-
tionally fine and sheer, AZ inches
wide, 35c. yard.
INDIA LINONS, extra good value,
fine and sheer, 6 yards for $1.00.
INDIA LINoN, 10 yard pieces, ex-
ira good quality, $1.75 piece.
PERSIAN LAWN, extra fine, Use.
a ward
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-14
A new assortment of

LINEN LAWNS at correct prices.
"a inch linen lawn, sheer and fine,
40c and soc. yard.
WASTING LINEN, fine quality, Sc
inch wide, 75c. a yard.
EXTRA FINE SHEER LINEN, SO
inches wide, at $1.25 a yard.
BOSOM LINEN, extra fine, SO inch
es wide, Use. yard.
NAINsooKS, LONG CLOTH, IN
OLA LINoNS, economically priced
WHITE NAINsOOK, fine and sheer,
full width, zoe. a yard.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-14

Il would like to see some novels -
said the pretty stenographer in the
book store.
Yes, miss replied the polite clerk.
Here are the novels of the day"
But, er-haven't you any novels of
the night? That is the only time
have to read"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
The Mcconnell Researches Prove
That Age Wrinkles Can
Be Removed.

decreases the flesh substance. and the
skin becomes wrinkled. giving TO It an
aged look.
The sole cause of wrinkles in elderly
people is the decrease Of vital production.
which decreases the nutriment of the
blood. This retards the circulation Of the
blood, when all the cells of the body are
so poorly nourished that they shrivel Up
and many starye out. leaving the flesh
of the greater part of the body much
reduced, thus producing wrinkles in the
skin.
When one increases his vital force, he
Increases his stomach power, which alb
serbs more nutriment FOR the body. The
increased vitality so increases the heart
action that the blood circulates better.
This nourishing OF the whole body feeds
we'll the cells and maintains the flesh IN
such good condition that again the skin
Is filed out into its former plump. round
form. Any person may scientifically re-
move or prevent wrinkles through keep
ing his vitality up TO normal.
Further information on this subject
and on the curing Of chronic diseases
can be secured at the rooms of the Life
Electricity Institute, Metropolitan Bank
Building, sl3 Fifteenth street Repre-
sentatives viii call il desired. Telephons,
Main 6Sl9.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
WOULD BUY SIX BLOCKS.
WetmOre Proposes 40 Clear space
Between Capitol and Station.

II a bill which Senator Wetmore, Of
Rhode Island, chairman OF the Commit
tee on the Library, introduced yester-
day in the Senate, should pass, a long
step will have been taken toward chr
rying out the Park Commission plans
for the beautiAcation of Washington,
and the handsome group OF buildings,
including the Capitol. the Library. the
two Congressional buildings and the
Union Station, will be brought into
their proper relation toward each
other. with no intervening eyesores 10
mar their collective beauty.
Mr.. Wetmore's bill proposes TO ap-
propriate $4,000, GOO to purchase the six
blocks Of land intervening between the
Capitol and the station and not now
owned by the government. and improv-
ed for the most part by residences, and
TO turn the entire stretch OF territory
between the two buildings into a park.
The blocks 10 be acquired under the
terms of the bills are numbers $50 TO
SIS, inclusive, and il is provided that
they may he taken either by purchase
or by condemnation Having been ac-
quired, they are TO be graded improved
and laid out by the Superintendent of
Capitol Building and Grounds. so as 10
provide "a dignihed and adequate ap-
proach from the Capitol to the new
Union Station"
The sum appropriated by the bill is
to cover the cost both Of acquiring the
land and Improvements and of making
the necessary changes.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
CONGRESS BRIEFS

The Senate has confirmed the nomination Of John
S. Leech. Of Illinois TO be Public Printer IN place
Of Charles A. Stillings who resigned some weeks ago
following an investigation q the prntery.
The President yesterday sent 10 the Senate the
nomination q Lawrence o. Murray q New York,
to BE- Comptroller q the Currency, 90 succeed
Comptroller Ridgely who has resigned 10 become
president Of a bank
Elmer Payne a Washington newspaper man, IS
said be slated for the position Of Assistant secre
tary of Commerce and Labor. now occupied by Law
renee o. Murray. who has been selected 10 become
Comptroller of the Currency
Senator Johnston yesterday offered in the Senate
sn amendment to the naval appropriation bill, n0S
Ia the Senate Naval Committee proposing the con
strlction Of one subSurfacc destroyer the item u
the bill for that purpose having been cat Out on
point of order in the House.
The United States viii participate IN the japanese
exposition 10 be held al TOKYO N 1872. II Congress
enacts into law a bill that reported 10 the
House faForably yesterday by the Committee on
Industrial Arts and EXpositions. The measure car
ries an appropriation Of S0o0o to defray the cost
Representative Hohson, the Presidents ehief abet-
tor in the effort 10 secure for big battle ships al
the present session, is frequent visitor TO the
Senate end oi the Capitol and Il Is understood that
he is endeayoring 70 secure the amendment a Tie
naval bill to provide Tor the four sliTs. the HOUSE
having allowed only two.
A biI increasing and making uniform the salaries
Of lab0rers and officials IN the customs service was
reported faForsbly 70 the House yesterday by the
Committee on Ways and Means IL increases the
salaries Of deputy collectors. assistant appraisers
and examiners to $3.50 year The salaries Of dep
uty naval officers and deputy surveyors are increased
to $500 year,
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
DIPLOMATIC MEASURE PASSED.
House, After Hearing Diplomats As
sailed, Puts Bill Through.


The diplomatic and consular bill was
passed by the House yesterday, but not
before American diplomats got such a
drubbing as has not been their lot for
many a year.
Representative Francis Burton Harrl-
son held up Secretary of State Root
as the Prince OF GuIllble Ones,
because he permitted English mis-
sionaries Ito stuff him. about Bel
gian atrocities in the Congo Free
State: verbally trounced Ambassador
White at Paris. because of the report that
he had been attending court in knee
.breeches. and hkened First Secretary Car
ter at London to the White Rabbit in
alice in Wonderland" after declaring
that the secretaries were merely appoint
ed because they belonged to the 400"
Representatives Hitchcock, Bennett, Par
sons. and Cooper defended Ambassador
White. and to Harrison's taunt about Car
ter, Bennett remarked that Harrison. be-
ing a member of the 400" ought to
know all about its doings.
Representative Slayden took occasion to
denounce the Conger family for footing
the Chinese during the Boxer rebellion
period.
Representative Nicholas Longworth
made a plea for the purchase of embassies
abroad. declaring that this government
should be represented by a man and not
By pocketbook. after explaining that his
remark was not intended to reply 10
Charlemagne Tower, but his amendment
was defeated.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

This new science Of Vital Force, based
upon the researches Of Mr. Andrew Nc
Connell of Washington and New York,
has many applications other than the self
cure of chronic disease and the lengthen-
ing OF life. His work for the last FIVE
months has proven beyond a doubt that
any person may cure himself by learn
ing how to generate more vital force
In his body
Among other things considered impos-
sible. Mr. Mcconnell proves that age
wrinkles can be removed by an increase
Of vital power. This statement sounds at
first like a patent medicine advertisement
but what is the cause of wrinkles?
When a thin rubber ball is fully IN
fated It Is round and smooth. When Il
is but partly inflated the surface VIII
have wrinkles. The skin of the body
has to be full of nourlshment to make
it smooth. When the flesh Of the body
decreases IN substance, Il leaves the skin
wrlnkled. When people work without
taking the necessary time 10 care for
their bodies their vitality becomes so
depleted that they get very little nutri-
ment for the body. This begins to starve
the body, and this starvation decreases
the size and number Of the cells. This
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
BETTING BILL UP TOMORROW
Anti.gambiing Measure May Be
Given Consideration.
Sims, Although ThWarted by Rules
Committee Yesterday, VIII
Try Again Tomorrow.

For the first time in almost two weeks,
the House yesterday adjourned until to-
morrow. and thereby, 1t is believed. an
opportunity has been created whereby the
friends Of the Sims anti-gambling bill
may be able to push II through.
Yesterday. Representative Sims, friend
Of the anti-gambling proposition. attempt
ed to have the bill. as amended by the
Senate. called up for concurrence in the
amendments. In this Mr.. Sims failed
because. under the rules Jf the House, a
motion Of high privileges was already
pending.
When the House took a recess on Fri
day night, motion 10 go into Committee
of the Whole to further consider the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
had already been made. but had not been
acted upon. Consequently. when the re-
cess ended at II 30 yesterday. this motion
to go into Committee OF the Whole was
OF higher privilege than any other.
Speaker Cannon. in ruling that Mr.. Sims
was not IN order, seemed 10 indicate that
he will not be averse 10 permitting the
House to consider the amended bill. and
concur or dissent. as it chooses.
Representative Sims viii likely try 10
call the bill from the Speakers table to-
morrow. and there is a good chance that
he will be able to do so. unless Mr. Can
non is opposed to such action. in which
| case, of course, ne could whistle for
some time in vain.
/ In spite OF attempts which. IL Is said,
have been made 70 prevent the bin from
coming up IL Is entirely probable that II
will come up and will receive the final
approval of the House.
/ All that will then be necessary is the
/ signature of the President. and Benning
/ so far as race-trsck gambling goes
will be a thing Of the past.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
CONDEMNS THE ANARCHISTS,
Debating Team Argues for suppress
sion of Mail.

Arguing that the Postmaster General
should be given the right to exclude pub
lioations from the mail. at his discre-
tion, because they are anarchistic, the
negative team was declared the win
ners of q debate AZ the National Uni
versity Law School last night.
Those who took the affirmative side,
and who contended that the Postmaster
General should lot be vested with the
power 10 exclude publications from the
mail, were Messrs. Charles C. Redwood,
Dodge H. Hemming, and Patrick J. Hur-
ley. The negative side was taken by
Messrs. z. Albert Turner. Victor P.
Hammer, and John P. Tarbox.
The winning team showed the evils Of
anarchy, explaining how these cases
against anarchists would have to be
taken before the courts, were it not for
the present power vested In the Post
master General, thus consuming more
time and money than is now possible.
The main point advanced by the affirm
ative side was that since bills are now
pending in Congress that have for their
object enactment Of legislation 10 sup
press un-American and evil principles,
the Postmaster General is at the present
time acting without sufficient power, and,
therefore. unlawfully.
The Judges were Hon. Charles a.
Prouty ]. Miller Kenyon. and Leyerett
F. Englesby.
Mr.. Prouty named Messrs. Patrick J.
Hurley. and John P. Taroox, honor men,
thus emitting them to enter the final de-
bate. Charles c. Redwood was named
alternative.
The final debate will be held next
Saturday evening, when the subject to be
discussed will be Resolved: That she
President appoint and the Senate con-
firm a Commissioner Of Education TO
have full charge Of the public schools
in the District"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

Gas at IS cents per thousand cubic feet
for public use in the District received
temporary setback yesterday, when the
District subcommittee OF the Senate Com
mittee on Appropriations reported to the
Senate the District appropriation bill.
With the Wilson amendment, reducing the
price of gas for school use. cut out.
The members Of the subcommittee
would not discuss the reasons which
prompted them In eliminating the gas
reduction amendment. but 1t is stated
that the expected action of the House
Committee on the District, in reporting
a bill to reduce to 80 cents gas sold in
the District for private consumption, had
something to do with the Senate sub
committees attitude. which was not un-
expected. It is understood to have been
argued by some Senators that the Dis
trict government had no right TO buy gas
at 70 cents if the people of the District
have to pay 80. Other reasons are known
to have swayed some Of the members.
but Just what they were has not been
diyulged
Adds Nearly Two Millions.
The Senate committee added 10 the bill
as it came from the House Sl,S3i,SSS,
making the total appropriation now car
ried by the bill S1, ,494,s u.s. which IS
an Increase over the old total appro
priation for the District government in
the budget for the current fiscal year of
little over 100000, and 81. .S03, ,2S9 less
than the estimates submitted by the Dis
trict Commissioners for the fiscal year
1909, for which the appropriations carried
by the pending bin are intended. Should
the bill pass the Senate with the increase
recommended by the committee. and the
Senate amendments be agreed 20 by the
House, the amount 10 be paid out OF the
District revenues would be $5.9l1, 60 which,
deducted from the estimated revenues
of the District for the fiscal year 1909
would leave in the local treasury a little
more than 10000 after the books for the
year had been balanced.
Would Improve ReEO Road.
1t is understood that at least one more
item OF increase win be added 20 the bill
in the Senate. Senator Newlands, who re-
turned from the West too late to speak
to the members Of the subcommittee, Is
anxious to have incorporated in the bill
an item for the improvement Of the Reno
road. and it is understood that Senator
| Gallinger. who will be in charge OF the
| bill. will accept the proposed amendment.
Senator Gallinger left Washington last
night for Boston and after spending a
day or two there and in Cambridge Will
/ go to Concord, his home, for a day or so.
He will not return 20 the Capital before
/ Wednesday, and the District bill is ex-
pected to be called up for consideration
about Thursday or Friday.
The Senate subcommittee reduced the
| House appropriation for the wholesale
! producers market and for longevity pay
for teachers. the former TO the extent Of
500 and the latter $4,000.
Detailed Items of Increase.
! The items for which increases were al
/ lowed and the extent Of the additions are
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
SUpERANNUATED BILL NEXT.
House Committee Finishes Hearings.
VIII Make an Early Report.

Hearings on the approximation bill
have been concluded by the House Com
mittee on Reform in the Civil Service.
and It Is possible that bill, which viii
enectually settle the question of caring
for aged government employees, will be
reported 10 the House in the near future.
As already outlined in The Washington
Herald. the superannuation measure does
not design that the government shall
create a civil service pension roll; in
fact. the object of the present bill is
TO get away from such an idea as far as
possible
There has been some objection by Ger
tain members of the House committee 10
the bill, but it is not likely that this will
interfere with the reporting Of the meas
1lre TO the House As to its passage this
session. there is not much ground for
any belief that such passage can be
affected, as there is much other work
to be done before adjournment is taken
about the middle Of May.
The idea Of the committee, It Is under
stood. has been TO frame a suitable BILL
report IL to the House, and then II II
does not pass. so much work will have
been done for the next Congress.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
PAPERS CARTOON DIR. HILL.
German Viewpoint of AmbassH-
dOria1 Incident Ia Given.

Berlin. april U-One OF the comic
papers has a cartoon on the recent diplo-
matte incident in regard to Or. Hill be-
ing appointed Ambassador at Berlin.
1t is headed: "A Surprise at Court"
The cartoon shows two Prussiaa
courtiers Of the old style loking after
the retiring figure of David Jayne Hill.
Underneath are the words. What an
extraordinary fellow. this. He has no
money. and. nevertheless. makes a good
impression"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
MAY EXERCISE VETO POWER.
President Declares Himself Relative
to the sherman Law.

The President yesterday again threat
ened to exercise the veto power vested in
him By the Constitution, this time In case
Congress enacts measure not TO his
liking in connection with the Sherman
antitrust law.
In conversation with Ralph Nj. Easley,
secretary of the Civic Federation, the
President authorized him TO say that II
Congress should pass a bill referring the
question of amendments TO the Sherman
law 10 a commission. he will veto the
measure.
The President made it known at the
same time that he is impatient OF any
dilatory action.
He told Mr.. Easley that nothing Was
10 be gained by deferTing action, but that
good deal would be lost.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
GIVE STATUE TO INSTITUTION.
Senate Committee Would Retain
Property Rights In Washington.

Senator Wetmore. from the Committee
on the Library, yesterday reported the
bin proposing 10 donate to the Smith
sonian Institution the statue Of George
Washington, which now stands on the
Capitol plaza. Immediately opposite the
center OF the building.
The passage of the bill is recommended,
provided It be so amended as TO merely
transfer the statue to the custody OF the
institution, instead Of donating it. AS
a reason for the transfer, it is stated that
the soft Italian marble OF which the
statue is composed is not capable OF
wlthstanding the eroding effect of the
weather.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
DROPS TEMPORARY PRINTERS
G. p. o. Finds Work short and More
Employees VIII Go.

Temporary printers to the number OF
thirty we're laid off at the Government
Printing Office yesterday, for lack OF
work.
The small amount Of work on hand at
this time Of the year is something un-
usual. Less than 100 temporary appointees
remain on the rolls of the Office.
It is expected the services Of these men
will be dispensed with in short time.
There soon will be no more work for
them.
The discharges have been made accord
ing 20 the date OF appointment first ap-
pointed, first laid of.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
REPORT TRACK BILL MONDAY
Union station Measure to Be at Last
Returned to House.

After several weeks of profound
slumber in various committees and con-
ferences. the Union Station trackage bill,
over the provisions Of which the Senate
and House could not agree. will be re-
ported back to the House tomorrow, un-
less the present plans of Representative
Smith. chairman of the House District
Committee, fail.
The bill has already been reported in
a way to the House. but there has been
no time given heretofore TO the presenta-
ton by Mr.. Smith of the reasons for
disagreement between the two Houses.
These reasons will be made upon the
floor tomorrow, II Mr. Smith can gain
the Speakers attention.
Last night Mr.. Smith felt confident that
he will be able to make his full report
tomorrow, and, It is probable therefore,
that the vexing problem will be given
one more lift before Monday draws TO a
close.
It is not considered likely that any
District Day viii be given to Mr.. Smith
for some time, as there are still some
important measures to be considered by
the House before local legislation begins
again.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
CUT OUT BY THE SENATORS.

The Wilson amendment the lighting and heating section
of the public school appropriations in the District budget made
that section read follows
"For fuel gas and power eghtyhve thou
dollars: appropriated
be than yhve cents
one cubic feet"
reported the Senate by the District subcommittee OF the
Committee on Appropriations this section reads:
"For fuel gas thou