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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-06

viii be another hearing thereon next
week. The arguments for the legisla.
ton, with which Hawaiian people ara
familiar, have been presented to the
House Committee, who seem to be fav.
orably inclined toward the legislation
The Senators and members from
Washington have asked the Delegate
and Mr.. Mcclellan to appear before the
House Committee on Industrial Arts
and Expositions and make statement
for Hawaii regarding the Alaska Yukon
exposition.
Prospects for a new Federal build
ing at Honolulu Immediately are van
ishing with Representative Tawney S
statement in the House recently that
the greatest possible economy is neces-
sary to prevent deficit.
STIFFENING TOWARDS JAPAN.
The japanese situation grows more
and more interesting from the Wash
ington standpoint. The State Depart
ment has just eabled a long letter of
instruction to Ambassador o 'Brien at
Toxic. The contents remain a secret
but it is believed that this government
is assuming more and more determin-
ed attitude. A very careful count has
been kept of the japanese immigrants
arriving at Hawaii and on the main
land in recent months. The figures for
December showed that there was no
falling off in the number of these
immigrants. The attention of the Japa-
nese government has been called to
these figures. The count for January
is not complete but is said to indicate
that the japanese immigrants are com
ing just as numerously as ever The
purpose is to keep these facts promi-
nently before the Toxic authorities. for
it is believed here that they are bluff
fng in their protestations that they are
doing everything in their power to re-
strict immigration.
ERNEST G. WALKER.
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MATTHEW 25.

81 But when the Son of man shall
come in his glory. and all the angels
with him, then shall h. sit on The
throne OF his glory; % an3 before MIN
shaA be gathered all the nations: and
he shall separate them one from an
other. as the shepherd separaseth The
sheep from the goats; 50 and he shall
set the sheep on his right hand, but
the goats on the left. 81 Then shall
the King say unto them on his right
hand. Come. We blessed Of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation Of the world; SIS
for was hungry, and We gave me to
eat l was thirsty. and we gave me
drink; | was stranger and We took
me in; So naked, and We clothed me;
was sick, and We visited me; I was
in prison, and We came unto ME. 81
Then shall the righteous answer him,
saying, Lord, when saw we thee hun
CRY, and fed thee? or athirst. and
gave thee drink? 50 And when saw we
thee stranger and took thee in? or
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HAWAIIANS
At WASHINGTON
Continued from PAGE One,

Continued from Page One.)
nothing to be feared from foe COM
ing from the Far East. No enemy
could send fleet across the Pacific
and take it back again without receiv-
ing fresh supplies of coal 1t is not
practicable for a japanese fleet, for
instance, to undertake this cruise with
Its own Golfers. But with Pearl Har-
Dor controlled by the japanese the sit
uation would be very different.
think Congress has neglected Ha-
wall long enough, and that from now
on ample funds should be provided for
establishing guns, mortars, and other
offensive equipment there. For nv part
l shall do all in my power to back I'D
the Presidents recommendation"
Members of the subcommittee Of
the Committee on Appropriations hav-
Ing in charge the Notifications bill are
generally favorable to the Presidents
plan OF converting Pearl Harbor into a
0ADA AAN@A+ Representative
Smith of Iowa, who is the chairman of
the subcommittee on Notifications
said that he thinks the money provtd-
ed for the insular possessions this year
would break all past records.
ut should be understood" he said,
that Congress does not specify the
various localities to be fortified. We
merely provide the cost of these works
in lump sum and the strategists of
the army determine how it shall be
distributed. So long as all the Great
Powers of the world were east of us
the War Department rightfully con-
cluded that If we were to be menaced
in the future it would be by a Euro
pean foe. Consequently the appropri-
atoms for coast defences were expend-
ed along the Atlantic coast. The re-
suit is that the Atlantic coast harbors
are now In an excellent state of de-
fence, while the Pacific, outside of San
Francisco, is not adequately protected.
In the meantime the foreign ma
tons to the west of us have become
more powerful than they formerly
were, so there is additional reason for
looking after the Pacific Coast. My
personal judgment is, inasmuch as Ha-
wall. if taken by a foreign Power,
would be. base for attack on the Pa
cffc Coast, it is the most important
place to be put in condition of strong
defence. It is more important in this
regard than any place on the coast.
mo nation in the world could con-
duct a naval campaign SO far from
home as would be necessary in the
Pacific without controlling Hawaii. |
the Pacific Coast viii be
practically safe so long as we are able
to keep an enemy from taking over
Pearl Harbor. I think this years ap-
preparation for this purpose will be
liberal enough to meet the views of all
persons
FLEET COMING HERE.
Contemporaneous with this activity |
comes the authoritative announcement
that the battleship fleet now on the
way to the Pacific is going to visit the
Far East, which means that it viii go |
to Honolulu. This fact came out in
connection with consideration of the
Urgent Deficiency bill in the House
It contains an item of 100000 fer
coal for the fleet, which had to be ex-
planned before Congress would vote
the money.
A BIG COAL BILL.
A few days before the bill was re-
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FLEET COMING HERE.
A BIG COAL BILL.

A few days before the bill was re-
ported to the House Rear Admiral
William s. Cowles. Chief of the Bu-
reau of Equipment, and incidentally
brother-in-law to President Roosevelt,
appeared before the Appropriations
Committee, and then announced in ex-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
MINDANAO LAND RICH
Big Island Has Millions of Acre,
Now Lying Idle,

Big Island Has Millions of Acres
Now Lying Idle.
Americans have taken the acquisition
Of the Philippines as a matter of fact
The islands are so far away, and there
is so much Of pressing interest right
at hand, that the manner Of arranging
out new responsibilities and discharging
out new obligations, Is left absolutely
to the government at Washington, says
the Army and Navy Life. How many
American people know, for example,
that Mindanao is little virgin empire,
with millions of acres Of the riches!
land In the world, now idle and fallow,
but capable of enormous production?
An American officer who has just re-
turned from there calls it "the pearl in
the golden setting Of the Archipelago
the promised land for the toilers in the
east"
A while ago there was circulated
through the islands petition praying
the American people to grant the same
trade privileges to the Philippines that
have been accorded Porto Rico, which
island, after getting what she wanted
and what she needed, jumped her e1'
port trade with the United States from
$8,5OO,OOO to $2S,OOO,OOO and her In
ports from $9,6OO,OOO to $29,0OO'OO an
nually! Porto Rico is only dot on
the map in comparison With the Phil
ippine archipelago, and the benefits &C
cruing to American customers OF her
products are slight in contrast Wlln
those which would come with the ex'
tension of our customs to INCLUDE lne
Philippines.
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European Engineer Gives Surprising
Results Of Long Observation.
For fifteen years Joseph Olshausen,
a European engineer, has been study
ing the speeds Of many kind Of animals.
Man reaches remarkable velocities, but
only by artificial aids, a good pedes-
TRANS rate being a sixteenth Of a mile
in twelve seconds, while German
soldier marches three miles an hour
and five miles quickstep. The greatest
speed of an athlete thus far noted is
the initial velocity of 1893 inches Sec
ond Of broad jumper.
The averager swimmers rate is thir
ty-nine inches a second, the oarsman's
in an eight-oared barge is 1917 inches
and the skaters is nine to ten yards,
while the runner on skis has made
twenty-four yards second and the
jumper on skis has reached almost
forty yards. The record on a bicycle
is sixty-six yards second. The horse
makes long gallops at six miles an
hour, the fastest dog-the Russian
second and the gazelle attains eighty
feet second.
Aided by winds the ostrich is the
fastest runner, sometimes making nine
ty-eight feet a second. In measured
flights the Virginia rainpiper has q
record Of 1900 yards minute and the
European swallow has exceeded 5000
yards. The slowest creatures are
snails and certain small beetles, a
healthy snail's highest speed being five
and one-half inches an hour.
For fractions Of a second certain
small creatures have almost incredible
speeds, mouse Of the African descrip-
ton jumping ten feet at the rate Of
800 feet a second, while the common
flea jumps with an initial velocity Of
$50 feet, or ten miles q minutA
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

Gertrude lesson, who, as radr
trude Kingsley, was the loyel,as. des
tante Of her year" - ueop
lie was a villain all throne,
see," said Edith Poole. He ma yoa
this woman while still lived, Ha
.uined her life, as we'll as mino ~ aa'
shall I do? Shall put forth NV "aas
to this mans name, and take II lsa'
from her? Or shall 1 forever I ~
back the truth that would strin ;, Aeep
everything?" f OF
He did not answer. His g.,
were fixed. He saw clearly. lilo uie'
ture before him, certain scono :, W.
Mayfair drawing room-he boo.. a
woman's hard, merciless voice no. .
sllting words. He remembered II. ~
ter desolation which this woman , Ut
created In his darkest hour M. au
whirligig had turned, indeed lucy
brought with it this miraculous oh,A u
Of crying quits with the one wha '
cruelty it had taken him four Years y
forget. The temptation gripped hs
Why should she not be dragged do 1
into the dust-her pride humblad va
nothing else except this one unloolo ~
for thing could have power to hums,
it! Then he crushed down the inob bs
desire. '''
AS suddenly as it had come m h.
fore him the black past vanished in
cloud of sunshine, out from which,
Edith's pale, serious face, with tbo,
strange, altered look that he had notod
in it of late shone forth.
what shall l do?" she asked a,o,,
"Guide me-"
He took her hand in a gentle erasD
Let this woman keep her emntv
honors. And for yourself-forget tha.
you are this mans, widow. Becomo
my wife,"
His. tone was unmistakable O.,
looked at MIN with glowing, wondering
eyes. He was struck By her sudden ha.
wildering beauty.
do you mean it," she Whispered
There was no need for any spokpn
answer, and she crept into the shelter
Of strong mans arms held out to
receive her.-Modern Society.
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IN AUTUMN.

want to go where the leaves are Durn-
ing,
Burning in scarlet and gold;
The wind is up and my heart is turning
Again to the forest old.
I want to 90 where the leaves keep drop
ping.
Dropping in crimson and brown,
From dawn till dusk, not moment stop
ping,
They are drifting, drifting down.
I want to 60 where the leaves are blow
ing,
Blowing in russell and red;
The brook, like voice, through the 81
lence flowing,
Still whispers of summer dead.
Yet, why 20 back where the leaves are
falling,
Falling again on the hill?
Though woods await and the winds are
calling,
Thy voice is forever still.
-Ainslee's Magazine.
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But fine longing to return to Eng

But the longing to return to Eng
land had come over him. and, badly in
need Of a rest, he had decided to 60
there on brief holiday. His compan-
ion was woman whose acquaintance
he had formed some weeks back at a
mutual friends house. l was with q
certain degree Of pleasure that he had
learned she was also going to England
by the same boat.
ITO morrow, l suppose, we shall say
good-by, Mrs. Poole" he remarked to
her now. Il trust, II you are staying
in London, you will let me call on
you, or do you any service that is pos
sibfe?"
you can do me a service" she re-
sponded, quietly, IF you will. And
that is, help me find some one-some
one who, am convinced. is hidden in
that great wilderness Of city, and
whom have come here to seek"
eff it is possible" he said, you may
rely upon my doing my best. But you
had better give me your confidence"
''There is little to tell" she an
swered II am that despised thing
deserted wife! My husband left me.
We had shared three bitter years to-
getber. and then, without word, he
went away"
"And you want to find him; you care
for him still? ?"
''Oh, no-but, yes do want to find
him. He treated me as badly as a
man can treat a woman. And yet l
must. find him."
"And what is your idea as to the
cause Of his disappearance"
She paused some moments.
ut seems a strange fancy" she said,
at last "But what l believe is this
He left England under cloud. In
America he continued the same reckless
folly. He married me for love, as
thought; but it was merely that I
might act as decoy to gambling den
which he secretly ran. Our final quar-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
A Temperate Announcement.

The man, woman or child who sue
ceeded in extracting word OF COLL
mendation from Eben Hobbs felt tna'
a notable feat had been accomplished
His wife used to tell with much ell
joyment the story Of her brief COURT
ship. i,
II used to think he must like me'
she always began, ''for he can',
Wednesdays and Sundays regular anu
sometimes took me buggy-ridlng Ill V
tween; but he never said anything IL
ally. :,
"Other young men would tell Liz
had bright eyes and rosy cheeks aD'
so on. but Eb never did. 81,
II used to get real tried wl'n nlr
sometimes. But one county far I'd,
had charge of the candy table, anu ;
overheard the young men talking ou,
side the window that was right DeDiD'
me.
"'Ella Lanes the prettiset glrl ;.
this town. one Of 'em said-sne w.
my cousin, Ella was. -,
"Most Of the boys chimed Ill -
said SO she was, but three or 1oui y
'em spoke up for some other cn0.s ,s
At last 1 heard Eb saying my naD Il
I don't see but what Milly LOCKE -,
ways looks as well as you could eAp ~,
for one of her age he said. Ana 'D II
of course knew his nina was
made up, and so did they. shat
ssWhen he beaued me home ' Dan
evening, he said, I most WISH y: ,,n
could have heard what | tolu n
about you this noon, Milly,' ana 90
L did, Eb; the window was open' al
'Then he said, I'm glad you cha
You know my mind; is yours ..rh
sameY And 1 allowed twas .n ",,od
his question might have seemed D ,.hIn
to some; but we were married w. ~
a month, and we've never felt !"
greet it, either Of us"
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ell arose from my objection to this in

rel arose from my objection to this in
fanny"
but what shall you do, even
though you find him? You would sure.
ly never live with him again, If lie
treated you so shamefully?"
mot for the world!" she said, with
faint shudder. And yet 1 must find
him. 1t has become the fixed purpose
of my life. Some money was left me
a few months ago, and this enabled me
to start upon my humiliating quest.
Until then was poor. 1 had to work
hard for scanty living"
He looked at her keenly.
Il believe" he said, that you must
care for him STILL"
She shook her head once more.
ut would cost me hardly a pang to
hear that he was Dead" she replied.
"And yet l must find him. Perhaps
peoples pity has CALLED my pride, and
made me determine that my husband
should acknowledge me as his wife un-
der his right name, although we should
never be more to each other than mu-
tual bearers Of that name"
"NOu are a woman whom most men
would be proud to call their wife," lie
answered. seriously.
When they reached London Mrs.
Poole gave him all the knowledge she
possessed of her missing husband. The
details were meager enough, and she
hadn't even a photograph to aid them.
Stern found that he possessed aptitude
for detective work but profitless weeks
passed by.
One afternoon, however, he received
a telegram from Mrs. Poole: "My
search is at an endw He went at once
to her rooms.
1--WE net face to face In London yes
tcrday." she said. For monent he
tried to deny me; but, seeing it was
useless. he hurriedly promised, upon
my giving him my address, to let me
hear from him to-day. He would not
let Inc detain him, but broke away
from me in a few moments. 1 was
helpless"
What shall you do if he does not
writer
But she did not answer him. Her
eyes were staring strangely at an even
ing paper which he held in his hands.
Some words at the top Of the page
had caught her gaze. She snatched
the paper from his hands with cry,
and read the few lines beneath the
heading.
Isis that his answer?" she asked,
In trembling voice.
Stern read where she indicated. eve
regret to announce that Sir Stephen
lesson met with fatal accident in the
hunting field this morning It will be
remembered that the unfortunate bar
onet came into the title, quite unexpect-
eddy, couple Of years ago, three
strong young lives having dropped out.
DssEyoas VIII svmpathizs vita Lady
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Aunt Diana
The Sunshine
of the Family
CHAPTER II.-(Continued.)
, 10000

CHAPTER II.-(Continued)
"Ah, ah ! very good. That is so like
you, Miss Diana. Well, suppose Sunny
reads Greville's letter to you. The lad
Is in high spirits; he is captain now, and
he is full of his matches and the splendid
team they have got. He declares Queens
will beat half the other colleges."
"Commemoration will be here direct
ly," observed Miss Darlington.
Eyes, but he is not coming home for
another five weeks, at least to stay; his
tutor has written me this morning, and
have given my consent to Grevilles join
ing his reading party to Keswick; the
lad is a good lad, but he is young and a
bit idle; at least, his love of fun carries
him away, and l am afraid he has not
worked quite hard enough"
"Mr. Greville is not fond of putting
aside his own duckweed," put in Alison,
mischievously, for there was nothing she
loved better than to tease the old man
about his grandson, who was literally the
apple of his eye.
He reused up directly at her irony
"Come now, that is too bad to say that
of the lad when he fights all your bat.
ties for you, and never let's any one say
word against you"
"She does not mean it, Mr.. Moore" in
terposed Miss Darlington, quickly.
"Now, Aunt Di, please don't interfere
do mean that Mr.. Greville Moore will
never kill himself with overwork, unless
he dies from too much cricket or lawn
rennis."
'You naughty child" but there was
no installing the fun in his voice now
Il shall report all your hard speeches to
Greville when l see him; do you think
a fine young man is to slave and toll all
his best years away? A little harmless
fun will not hurt him; he is strengthen
ing his mind and his muscles at the same
time"
Alison and her aunt exchanged amused
glances at this. They both thought highly
of the young man, who was indeed
sweet tempered, honest fellow, with plen-
ty of good in him, though hardly up to
Miss Carrington's idea of thorough :" in
deed, he was a favorite with most people
but it was droll and at the same time
almost touching to see Mr. Moores i'm
plicit faith in his grandson, who was YER
lily the old mans Benon and Benjamin
1.-THE son of his sorrow'-as well as the
''son of his right hand"
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The English are not re'ene To-
people. They forget everything ai' s,ta
fight In their eagerness to traus : tbe
their late enemy. It Is not SO muc u. =,
spirit Of forgiveness OF SINS ,shipe
prompts them as the spirit OF pu ~ 3
trade. That Is the central lmpu "a
thair hain9.-Dublin Irish HOME
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STUDIES SPEED OF ANIMALS.

Ito be continued
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
"4NTIS" At B4RN1RD.
They Tell College Girls Why They
Don't UaRt the Ballot.

An increasingly large number of women want
the ballot simply because II is something that
they may have and they haven't. according TO Mrs
Anne Nathan Meyer. who addressed the under
graduates Of Barnard College yesterday afternoon
on this burning topic.
Il know many sUffragists who perfectly sin
cere in their demand for the ballot said Mrs
Meyer, but an increasingly large number are not
The latter are afflicted with the restessness which
is rampant to-day and are running hotly after
something Just because they haven't had it
Mrs. Meyer defended the anti-suffragists from
the charge Of not being interested in the welfare
of working women.
Among the ant-sufragtsts, she said. ARE
workers along all sorts Of lines but have failed
10 be convinced that the ballot would improve the
condition Of the workers. We deny that there is
the slightest relation between wages short hours
and ballot You cannot adjust delicate COM
rlercaI relations by law. The sUffrag gists have
no right TO assume that they are the only women
who are interested in the welfare OF their sisters
In conclusion Mrs Meyer urged the students 10
decide the question under consideration IN the cold
light Of reason. not TO be carried away by their
emotions and not 10 be like those women who
Ioathe the idea Of smoking but smoke. neverthe-
less just because alderman has presumed 10
say they couldn't.
These remarks were made by way OF introduction
OF Mrs Barclay Hazard. of the executive commit
tee Of the association opposed 10 the further ~
tension of the franchise women Mrs Hazard
repeated the argument she presented the State
Federation. her point being that women at present
occupy the position OF independent third party.
and hence WELD power that they would lose II
they had votes.
DO not" she urged. "be besuiled by any spe-
cious argument about the s2-called equality OF
women into forgetting your true position Do not
let yourselves be imposed upon by change masquer
aiding as progress Let restless ambition TO
play part in factioual public life induce you 10
surrender the absolutely unique position which We
pioneers have gained for you. Let your watchword
be Power through indepe ndence'
Mrs Hazard invited to address the students
by The Barnard Union Of which Miss Florence
Wolf is president. next month. Mrs Florence
Kelly. Of the Consumers League will present the
other side. Mrs Kelly was selected 10 represent
the cause" by the College Womens Equal Suf-
frage League. which has many Barnard women
among its members and either before or after Mrs
KeIIys address II is expected that undersradu-
ate league win be formed
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
PAINTERS UNIONS AMALGAMATE.

The different locals of the Brotherhood of Paint
and the AmaIgamated Painters Society in this
city decided yesterday by referendum vote to
amalgamate the locals of the Anal lgamated Paint
ers' Society, 10 become locals of the Brotherhood
and the whole TO form joint district council, rep
resenting eighteen thousand painters In the mean
time application has been made behalf of
the locals Of the Amagamated Painters Society
the national executive committee Of the Brother
hood at Cleveland for Brotherhood charters. Mr..
Bahorn. the national president. and other officers
of the Brotherhood will be here on Monday with
the charters and Will install the new locals
When the installation is application will be
behalf of the painters for representation
the arbitration agreement Of the Building Trades
Employers Association and the unions The
Brotherhood Of Painters under the arbitration
plan up TO last spring when il ruled out of
General Arbitration Board for striking in viola
ton of the arbitration agreement Since then the
open shop system has prevailed more or less among
the painters