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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1908-04-14
PRZEGLAD
POuTYKl MIEDzYNARODOWEJ'
Chicago, IA kwietnia.,

Posozenie W Portugaii ME mo-
INA nazwac rozpaczliwem, Po-
prawia sic ono, chociaz bardzo po-
wolf. Rad ma bardzo trudne "a
DAME W doprowadzeniu stosun-
k6w w kraju do jekiejtakieJ ro-
wnowagi; zadanie to wymaga
wielkiego taktu i oryentowania
sic W poiozeniu, lecz jezeh Rad
potrafi zdoby6 sic ma rozsadna po-
lityke rzeczywistych REFORM to
znaidzie poparcie W szerszych
warstwach narodu, kt6ry jest
zmeczony dotychczasowa anar-
CHA pragnie z niej wybrnac.
Trudnosc po1ozenia polega ma
tenn, ma pozor, dziwnym czynni-
ku, ze przyczyna wiekszej czesci
wszystkich nieszczeSc narodo-
wvch lest wlaSnie konstytucya
parlamentaryzm portugalski. Por-
tugalia otrzym1la iuz dose daw-
no konstytucye, oparta ma bardzo
liberalnych zasadach; tymczasem
nar6d portugalski, jeden z mai
mniei oswieconych W Europe
ME umial znalezc dose sl, zeby
wypelnic Z pozyti<iem dla siebie
te obowiazki, jake konstytucya
ma niego nalozyia.
Prawo wyborcze w Portugalii
lest bardzo szerokie; wszyscy O.
bvwatele, ktorzy umieja czytae,
lub plaza najmniej so rejsow GAO
cent6w) podatku, posiadaja czyn-
ne bierne prawo wyborcze. Gdy-
by pierwszy tych warunkow,
to Jest umiejetnoSc czytania, obo-
wiazvwai wyborc6w bezwzgled-
ME, to ilose ich zmalaiaby bardzo,
gdyz W tym kraju, chociaz obo-
wiazkowe nauczanie zostaio
wprowadzone juz 1914 roku, 79
procent ludnoSci ME umie czytac,
Kraj ME posiada prawie wcale
stanu srednego i dose licznel ,,irl-
teligencyi". ktora mogiaby Cd
grywac jakaS wazniejsza role W
zyciu politycznem, jak rowniez
niema tn zamoznego ziemiahstwa.
Rezultat tego stanu rzeczy jest
taxi, ze polityke W braku W spo-
Ieczehstwie ludzi, chwycili W swe
rece zawodowi aferzySci i prowa-
dza wszystkie sprawy ma wlasna
korzyst, ME kontrolowani przez
nikogo, gdyz nawet kontrola ko-
rony jest bardzo ograniczona
przez konstytucye.
w kraju panuja ma przemian
dwie - wiecej grupy, niz Partye
zawodowych politykow; jedna
,,Regeneradores" wlasciwi kon-
serwatysci, druga "Progressi-
stas, czyli liBerali. Obie gpartye"
ME wiele naja wspolnego z naz-
wami, Gala ich dziaialnosc wyPe'-
MIA walka o wladze. Nigdzie ME
ma zapewne tax wielkieJ koruP-
cyl wyborczej, jak w Portugalii
rywalizajace grupy staraja sic
dojse do wladzy zapomoca prze-
kupstwa, cena giosu dochodzi do
rs fr. !, zdarza sic, re jednai Ia
sama osoba giosuje pos razy Z
r6znych tytul6w, Et6re iejjsdostar-
era zaintefesowana partya. VIA
dza zwykFe co lsiika lat przecho-
dzi systernatycznie z rak do rak
jednei gf6py do drdgiej, tax, ae
Iudnose wynalazia nawet spscyal-
s.1a slL1s-J y ,Ts'.yS.J = -
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1908-04-14

die, Nagie olbrzymi baiwan zalai
pokiad porwawszy panne Stur-
gis, oderwal ia cd Marka Twaina
i rzucil ku korytom ktorych wy
plywajaca z okretu woda kazdej
chwili mogia ja uniesc W morze;
chwile pozniej drugi balwan por-
wal slawnego autora. Temu je-
dnakowoz udaio sic reka pochwy-
cic "a porecz okretu i uratowac
sic przed wpadnieciem w morze:
ujrzawszy zas panne Sturgis w
niebezpieczehstwie, pospieszyl ku
niej i podnioslszy ja, zaprowadzil
ia W miejsce bezpieczne. Pan
Mark Twain, ktorego biale wei
niane ubranie najkompletniej by
10 zmoczone, znikl ma czas nieja-
XII W swojej kajucie, ale wkrotce
pojawii sic W swiezem ubraiu we
wspolnej sail. Kiedy gromadzono
sieEkolo niego, by mu powinszo-
wac unikniecia smierci i wypyty-
wac go o szczegoiy wypadlku, od-
powiedziai tylko: ,,nigdy ME przy-
puszczaiem przedtem, ably Ocean
tax byl mokry" i wiecej ami slo-
wa O tel awanturze powiedziee
ME chcial.
Cleveland, O., IA kwietnia. -
TAX tn jak W innych miastach
Stanu Ohio rozbiegla sic onegdaj
pogloska, re prezydent Roosevelt
zostal zamordowany. Niezmierne
tlumy ludzi gromadzily sic wkolo
wydawnictw gazet, azeby dowia-
dywac sic o szczego}ach. Oczywi-
scie telegrafowano do Waszyng-
tonu j natychmiast dowiedziano
sic, re pogioska jest bezpodstaw-
na. Zarzadzono sledztwo, by Cd
kryc altora pogioski okazafo sic,
re pewien telegrafista kolejowy W
jakiems malem miasteczku Sta
nu Ohio pozwolii sobie ma ten
glupi zart roztelegrafowal te
wiadomosc do miasteczek sasied-
mich.
Nowy York, IA kwietnia. = O.
negdaj zawezwano policye do Pc
wnego domu mieszkalnego w
dzielnicy zwanej ,,Tenderloin
slawionej W miescie. kiedy przy-
byla W miejsce oznaczone, znala-
zla tam 3s letnia Katarzyne Pei
ter niezywa, uduszona recznikiem,
46 letniego przykrawacza Tito
della Badia rowniez niezywego
poderznietem gardiem, 40 let
niego kotlarza Charlesa A. Ber-
gera mocno pokaleczonego no
zem kuchennym.
Berger, ktory prawdopodobnie
wyzdrowieje, opowiedzia1 policyi
jakas zawikiana historye, z kto-
rel tyle wywnioskowac bylo mo-
INA, ze scena krwawej tragedy
bylo mieszkanie Bergera. Powia-
da on, re zastal Badie pladrujace-
go jego mieszkanie. 0 kobiecie
mic ME vie Bergera zatrzymano
pod strata policyi. = Kat. Pelter
przybyla do Nowego Yorku przed
dwoma laty Chicago, uchodzifa
"a wdowe krawca, miewa}a nieraz
duzo pieniedzy kosztownosci, a
domu nazywala sic podobno
Kratowska i jej rodzina, jak sly
chae, mieszka W Chicago. MAJ jej
Samuel Pelter, pred 4 laty umari
w Chicago. Szczegolna rzecza
lest, re bratowa Pelterowej, An
ma Kratowska, pred 6 miesiaca-
mi zostaia zamordowana zupelnie
w podobny sposob.
Wheeling, w. Va, IA kwietnia.
Prezydent United Mine Work
ers of America, Lewis (nastepca
Mitchella) oswiadczyl wczorajl
ae juz ulozono, by 10000 swistu-
jacych g6rnikow W Ohio, Indiana
Pennsylvania We czwartek nano-
wo zaczeIo pracowac. Teszcze tyl-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1908-04-14

HdCLouyCn' Aohi0OCJ W PiAoN's
wiaja sic, jak nizej:
Finansowy: = Bennett, Fore
man, Young, Snow, Moynihan,
Scully, thinner, Beilfuss, Sits,
Finn, Foell, Reinberg, O'Connell
Bihl, Kohout.
Transponacy lokalnej: : Fo-
reman, Nc Neal, Young, Egan,
thinner, Dever, Stewart, Finn,
Foell, Dunn, Reinberg, Siewert
Bihl.
Prawmy: = Dever, Harding,
Pringle, Richert, McCoid, Hurt,
Uhlir, Fulton, Powers, Lipps,
Connery, McInemey, Kohout.
Kom. Hcencyii: = Dunn, Prin-
gle, Young, Uhlir, Kruger, Bow
ler, Stewart, Josetti, Siewert
Downey, Tinsman, Nolan, Race.
Szkolmy: = thinner, Harding,
Richert, Young, Cullerton, Law
ley, Britten, Hahne, Dunn, Lipps,
Connery, Burns, Race.
O$avietlema: : Pringle, Snow,
Scully, Beilfuss, Sits, Bowler,
Stewart, Foell, Reinberg, Downey,
Burns, O'Connell, Forsberg.
Komp. u1ic = zau2k6w 10 dzielaicy
p61n.: = Reinberg, Taylor, Jo-
setti, Hey, Hahne, Dunn.
Kom. allic i zaulk6,U ~ dzielraicy
pohld. - Dixon, Kenna, Pringle,
McNeal, Burke, McCoid, Snow,
Moynihan, Downey, McInerney,
Roberts, Fischer, Hunt
Kom. ulic i sousk6w ~ dzislnicy
sachod.: = Egan, Hurt, Cutler
ton, Uhlir, Fulton, Lawley, Kru-
ger, Kunz, Sits, Brennan, Powers,
Stewart, Siewert Connery, No
Ian, Forsberg.
Department budyrk6te.: -
Jones, Dixon, Richert, McCoid,
Flick, Brennan, Taylor, Britten,
Thomson, Lipps, Siewert, Fisher,
Hunt.
Kom. praw staa,owych:- Finn
Coughlin, Dixon, Foreman, Me
Kenna, Young, Beilfuss, Conlon,
Powers, Clottenberg, Nc Inerney,
Tinsman, Kohout.
POty, mostly 4 doki: = Stewart
Coughlin, Flick, Novak, Fulton,
Kunz, Sits, Hahne, Blencoe, Go
lOmsbiiewski, Tinsman, Bihl, Race.
specyalse assessme"ty : tara-
cva: = Uhlir, McNeal, McKen-
ma, Egan, Hurt, Lucas, Conlon,
Bowler, Hahne, Thomson, Colon
bi;ewskii, Burns, Fisher.
Den. zdrowia: : Burns, Fore
man, Flick. Novak, Evans, Kora-
zeski, Conlon, Taylor, Hey, Clan
cy, Blencoe, Downey, Hunt.
Dep. ognia: : Fisher, Cough
lin, McNeal, McKenna, Burke,
Snow, Lucas, Kur'z, Brennan, Gle
tenberg, Redwanz, GOlOm6'e'rsA'.
Forsberg.
Dep. Pohcyii dom'u kary: =
Hunt, Moynihan, Flick, Evans
Lawley, Kouleski, Kruger, Con-
lon, Hey, Clancy, McInerney, No
Ian, Race.
Dep. auody: : Forsberg, Nc
Kenna, Jones, NoVaK, hruger'
Brennan, Powers, Redwanz, Nc
Inerney, Tinsman, Bill, Kohout,
Race.
Dep. ssusby cyaoilmsi: : O-
Connell, Kenna, Burke, McCoid,
Cullerton, Fulton, Lucas, Kruger
Koralesk,i, Britten, Redwanz
Thomson, Connery.
Kom,. wybordtO: - Roberts,
Coughlin, Richert, Burke, Nc
Cold, Flick. Cullerton, Evans, Luz
cas-, Josetti, Thomson, Blencoe,
Downey.
Kom. prsepis6tu parlomentor-
nych: = Cullerton, Coughlin, pi-
xon, Young, Bennett, Scully, zm-
mer, Bowler, Finn, clettenberg'
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1908-04-14

maja sic poslugiwac wyiacznie
jezykiem niemieckim jake urze-
dowym.
Take ma innem polu zazna-
cyl sic ten odwieczny niemal
sp6r miedzy Czechami i Mem
cami. Mianowicie wed}ug planu
obchodowego jubileuszu 60 lenich
rzad6w cesarza austryackiego
mialy sic odbywac podczas uro-
czystosci jubileuszowych przed-
stawienia narodowe. lecz musiano
odstapic Cd tego zamiaru, ponie-
waz Gala partya chrzeScijahsko-
spoieczna Niemcow sprzeciwila
sic stanowczo podobnym pred
stawianiom = zwlaszcza W jezy-
ku czeskim.
Leukoran Kaukaz, IA kwietnia,
- Ma granicy rosyjsko per-
skiej W poblizu Belesuvar przy-
szIo do walki miedzy rosyjskinii
zolnierzami pewna banda Persow.
Po stronie rosyjskiej zgineli trzej
zolnierze jeden kapitan a pie
ciu innych zostalo ranionych'
Moskwa, IA kwietnia. = Pre-
fekt miasta Moskwy wYstapi sa-
downie przeciw 5 podprefektom,
szefowi departamentu ogniowego
l<ilku wyzszym urzednikom po-
licyjnym, O 10 obwinionym, re
naduzywali swych urzedow do roz
maitego rodzaju szalbierstw i ko-
rupcyi. Oprocz tego wielu urged
nikow jest posadzonych o pospo-
lite zbodnie. Wskutek tego tutej-
sze stosunki urzednicze musza u
ledz gruntownej reorganizacyi.
Liverpool, IA kwietnia. = F.
D. Morel, sekretarz Zwiazku do
przeprowadzania reform W Kon-
60, oznajmil ostatnio, re jezeli,
Belgia ME zaanektuje w czerwcu
br. panstwa Konga, to pod wa
runkami dogodnymi ola innych'
mocarstw, to Rad brytyjSki jest
zdecydowany w .porozumieniu ze
Stanami Zjednoczonymi Emusic
rad Konga do utrzymania w mo-
cy swych norm prawnych, ktore-
by inaczej byly ciagle i otwarcie
naruszone. Oswiadczenie powyz-
sze zIozone zostalo ma odbytem
wczorai zebraniu zwiazku reform
W Kongo. Wspomniany Morel
pozostaje w bliskich stosunkach
z rzadem brytyjskim niedawno
konferowai nim w odnoSnej
sprawie.
Trewir, (Niemcy), "a kwietnia.
= Izba karna tutejszego sadu
krajowego zasadzila katolickiego
ksiedza Mansuy Ars W Lotaryn-
gil powodu pewnego kazania w
dniu urodzii cesarskich ma cztery
tygodnie twierdzy kare pieniez-
na. Zasadzenie to nastapi}o ma
podstawie tax. wv. paragraph am
bony, wediug ktorego duchow-
nj podlegaja karze aresztu lub
wiezieniu w twierdzy az do 2-ch
lat, jezeli ma temat spraw pan
stwowych przemawiaja ambo-
ny w koSciele w sposob zagraza--
jacy porzadkowl publlcznemu.
Ksiadz Mansvy w inkryminowa-
mem kazaniu uzyl byl nastepuja-
cego zwrotu: ,,Prawi katolfcy ME
maja powodu cieszyc sic z uro-
DIN cesarza, gdyz oni ma to tylko
zyja, ably placic podatki i peinic
sluzbe wojskowa; przy obsadza-
niu wyzszych urzed6w bywaja O.
nj stale pomijani Jedyna rzecza,
kt6ra pozostaje kazdemu katoli-
kowi do zrobienia, to cfyba mo-
dlitw ado Boga, azeby Tenze ra-
cyl natchnac cesarza duchem
sprawiedliwosci. ~
Barcelona, IA kwietnia. = Ia
sadzono tu czterech anarchistow
., ,>ou,oJ,, ,,67i1l,, w zof11ocha Ch
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1908-04-14
Baron Aerenthal nuncyusz papieski we Vie
dniu. WznOwiOne zatargi czesko-niemleckle.
KORRUPCYA w MOSKWIE. : ANGLIA "A
SPRAWY PANSTWA KONGO.
" Tewlrze Eiadz kauIek skazany na Hlazens tWerdl
Pow6dh W Chinach-MiastO Chelsea, Mass, po pOzarze
NuRHIIMopySTYCZNA PRZYGoDA MARIA TWAlNA.

Hearst CIV PIotka zamordowanu
iar,Dcza 1O5,OOO gornlNo" ma
rce do uracy we amerykahska sanDegoO"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-04
KIDLET LEAGUE
IS ORGANIZED

The Kidlet baseball league was form
ally organized at meeting last night
and a schedule arranged for the com
ing season 10 begin next Sunday,
December 6. Jack Atkinson was elect
ed president and courteously consented
TO act in that capacity when the wishes
of the league were made known to him.
Other officers elected were Chas. Ma
kanui, secretary; J. NJ. Addison, treas
urer and official scorer; En- Sue, umpire.
The following teams compose the
league: Giants, Pauoas, Eagles, Young
Ala Moanas. recently the Ocean Views,
and the Bulletins.
The first game viii be at Atkinson
Park next Sunday beginning at 1:30
between the Eagles and the Bulletins
followed by game between the Giants
and the Pauoas.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-04
HIGH SCHOOL
MINSTREL SHOW

There viii be big doings at Mckinley
High School tonight. An entertainment
has been arranged for the benefit OF
the High School Athletic Association
and it win take the form of minstrel
show and dance afterwards.
The "Jolly Students, as they call
themselves have an aggregation of
bright theatrical stars and the dialogue
they have prepared is simply sparkling
with school and local hits. All the
blackface artists are rehearsed to the
minute and have show ready that
is a topnotch6r in every way from start
to finish. The curtain viii rise at eight
o clock sharp and the reserved seats
may be obtained for the not over
price of fifty cents. The boys
are entirely responsible for the athletic
funds and as no gate is charged to
their games they take this way of fill
ing up the treasury.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-04
CAPITOL TEAM
PAYS ITS DEBT

The Capitol and Judiciary building
teams had turkey dinner last night
at the Palace Cafe and the Capitol
bunch paid for it. There were four
turkeys, candles because the electric
lights failed, plenty of stufing and
trimmings, things to drink, speeches,
good fellowship and ripping good
time all round
w. T. Rawlins acted as POSTMASTER
and his calls were responded to nobly.
William Keawe sang "Ua Like no a
Like instead of making a speech and
then James A Thompson told something
about baseball in 1888 when he first
started to be topnotcher at the game.
John Wise was heard from on the
subject of the first Kamehameha team
organized by Theodore Richards, and
the POSTMASTER told about a game as
far back as 1872 when the Whang
DoodIes of Punahou met another team
and defeated them by the scarce score
of 10S to r. Douglas Monsarrat and
A. J. Campbell were players in that
game
Those who were present sere w. T.
Rawlins, POSTMASTER; c. FL. Merriam,
John S. Wise, james A. Thompson,
John Marcal1ino, Manuel Cook, the
three brothers Chillingworth, William,
Henry and Robert; Charles Kaanoi, D..
X. Sherwood, Vincent Fernandez, Ed
ward Williams, Henry o Sullivan, Fred
erick K Cockett, w. K. Ewaliko, w.
H. Keawe, VIM. Lee Kwai, Henry Van
Giesen. Auditor Fisher, Pat Gleason,
Bill Vannatta and Sam Chillingworth
failed to shop up at the dinner.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-04

and return.
Entries j. W. Ballentyne. Guy
Rothwell, Rex Hitchcock, Allan VIII
cox, E. Hedeman, Harry Steiner, Zen
Genoves. Dave Center, Ted Center and
W. Patty.
Event 4-surfng with Illuminated
Boards:
Guy Rothwen, Kenneth Atkinson,
Zen Genoves, Dave Center, Tom Car
ter, Ted Center, Sam Carter, Fred Car
ter Marston Campbell and Ward
Walker.
Entries open. Prize. surfboard.
Event 5-Three-PaddIe Canoe Race
(illuminated):
Kaliuwa. R. Sinclair, F. Lamb and
]. r. Herriot; Hoopea. Zen Genoves,
Kenneth Brown and Henry Steiner;
PalOlo. Guy Rothwell, Dave Center aud
Kenneth Atkinson.
Course, Outrigger stand to buoys be
yond Seaside Hotel and return. Prize,
top pieces.
Event = Surfing in Illuminated
Canoes:
(a) Small canoes. (b) Large canoes.
Prize. paddles.
Half an hour after last event,
seniors dance On new club lanai until
midnight.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-04

$50 0. m, when the chowder will be
served.
Night Events.
Event l, O'Clock:
Procession of illuminated canoes
from Brown s to and around judges
stand. then to Outrigger beach.
Canoes entered-Leahi, Pauoa, Keo-
moku, Hoopea. Alabama, Liloa. Palolo,
Mauka, Nuuanu, Kaliuwa, KaIihi, Ka-
ANNA.
Kenneth Brown. director. Prize, for
best decorated and illuminated canoe,
koa surfboard.
Event 2-Six-Paddle Canoe Race Ill
Intimately:
Course. Judges stand TO buoys be-
vond Seaside Hotel and return.
Alabama, Kenneth Brown. Dave Cen
ter. Harry Steiner, Arthur Gilman, K.
Ashley and J. r. HeTriot: Hanakeoki.
Zen Genoves. Kenneth Atkinson, Guy
Rothwell. Curtis Hustaee. Henry Hus-
taee and A. O'Hara. Edison Hutehin-
son and Harold Castle VIII also enter
crews.
Course. Outrigger stand to buoys be-
vond Seaside Hotel and return. Prize,
top pieces.
Event 3-Torch-Swimming:
From Outrigger stand to Moana raft
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-04
ORPHEUM
THEATRE
SATURDAY, DEC. 5, 1908
8 O KIN
Dick Sullivan
Frank Miller
TWO PRELINrINARIEs

General Admission 5 so
Reserved Seats ........-.... LOO
Stage Seats ............-... 1.oO
Seats on sale at Box Office of Or
pheum Theater, commencing Monday
morning at 10 O'Clock. Telephone 6Sl.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-04
V|EN CALENDARS
PORTRAITS
r. w. Perkins
Studio on Hotel Street, near Fort

appropriated for prizes for industrial
exhibits and that not only will the pro.
vinces of the islands take part in this
feature but there will be exhibits from
several other Oriental nations. The
date selected for the opening of the
carnival is Chinese New Year Day, and
the occasion viii be observed with a
gorgeous Chinese pageant which will be
brought from Hongkong and Canton for
the purpose.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-04
The Yokohama Specie
Bank, Limited
ESTABLISHED 1880.

NapAJal Nfalu up) -. Yen 24,OOO,OOO
Reserve Fund ........ Yen 1890, 900
HEAD OFFICE, YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies:
Toxic, Kobe, Osaka, Nagasaki, Lon
den, Lyons, New York, San Francisco,
Bombay, Hongkong, Shanghai, Han
kow, Chefoo, Tientsin, Picking, New
chang, Dalny, Port Arthur, Antung-
Hsien, Liaoyang, Mukden, Tienling,
Changchun.
The bank buys and receives for
collection bills of exchange, issues
Drafts and Letters of Credit, and
transacts general banking business.
Honolulu Branch, 81 s. King Street.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-04
PILES CURED IN 6 TO IL DAYS.

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed
to cure any case Of Itching. Blind.
Bleeding or Protruding Piles IN 6 to
II days or money refunded.-Made by
PARIS MEDICINE CO., Saint Louis,
II G IF a
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
SHIPBUILDING ON THE LAKES
Canadian Companies Feel COmpeti-
tion of British-built Vessels.
Duties on Material md High Wages
Interfere with Profits of Plants
Once Successful.

1t appears that shipbuilding on the
Great Lakes is much hampered by the
free admission Of vessels Of British reg
istry. Consul a. G. Seyfert, writing from
Collingwood, Canada, has this TO say on
the subject:
There are in Canada n number Of plants
and yards well equipped for building
steel vessels. the largest OF which and
the most modern in equipment on the up
per lakes. is located at Collingwood. A
year ago 1000 men were employed at this
plant. During the greater part of the
past winter the yard has been closed. but
in the middle OF March the yard was
again opened and several hundred men
employed. The company has just secured
the contract to build a single-screw pack
age-freight and passenger steamer at 4
cost of $500. .000 The classification of the
steamer VIII be of the highest Of the
Great Lakes register. with a length Of sos
feet and a displacement of $500 tons. The
contract calls for the vessel to be COM
pleted by the opening of navigation in
1909. II other contemplated work is Sc
cured, the plant will be reasonably busy
during the coming year.
Inc ShlpDulldng companies In Canada
feel most keenly. it is claimed. the compe-
titiOn of British-built ships. There is a
heavy duty on most of the material i'm
ported for construction work from Great
Britain and the United States The coal
for construction, which is a large item, is
subject 20 a duty Of 80 cents a ton. while
vessels thoroughly equipped in every par
ticular come from the shipyards of Great
Britain duty free. If registered under the
British flag since 1902.
Old American vessels are bought, re-
paired in American yards, and then
brought to Canada, after having paid
duty on the original cost The Canadian
government is asked to grant a bounty
to the shipbuilding industries. sufficient
to put them on a competent basis with
British builders. and TO impose on Amer
lean repair work to Canadian ships a
duty of so per cent on the cost Of such
repairs.
The Canadian marine register shows
300 OLD American-built steamships, 17C
American sailing vessels and 81 British
built ships. About 6O.00OO0O tons Of prod
ucts are carried eastward over the Great
Lakes yearly, OF which Canadian vessels
carry less than per cent, so 1t seems
evident that the growth of Canadian ship
building and shipping has not kept pace
with the general growth and progress OF
the country.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
VIII Remodel Grafton Hotel

Harrington Mills, proprietor of the Ho-
tel Grafton, at Connecticut avenue and
De Sales street northwest. has awarded
TO Marsh & Peter. architects, a contract
for the construction of an addition TO the
hotel The proposed Improvement will
front on De Sales street AZ feet. and will
be 100 feet deep. 1t will be about ITO feet
high and will contain ninety rooms. A
new dining-room for the hotel will be
provided for in the addition. which will
be IS by 80 feet in size. The first floor
of the present building will be rearranged
so that the ladies' entrance will be on
De Sales street. The cost Of the improve
ment Is estimated at $4,000.