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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-11
.A|RSHIP MAY
HAVE BEEN KITES
Mysterious Sky Signals Are
Supposed to Be Wireless
Apparatus.

Did you see the airship?" was a
question asked around town yesterday
morning and inquiry brought out the
fact that mysterious green and red
lights had been seen soon after twi-
light, Saturday, over the western sea.
The bright moonlight, later, failed to
reveal ship or smoke, and, besides, the
lights We're far too high to belong to
anything that sailed the ocean. There
seemed no way to explain the phe-
nomenon except by the airship theory.
Reports We're current recently in Ta-
coma that an airship had been seen
lowering over the waters at night, and
it was thought the Tacoma airship was
here, but explanation followed, ae-
cording to news brought by the Ala
media, when it was learned that GER
tain wireless experimenters of Tacoma
had been testing certain theories by
the use of large aeroplane kites, and
colored lanterns were attached to the
kites for the purpose of keeping them
in view
The same explanation, according TO
what was discussed. before they sail
ed, aboard the Brazilian and Chilean
training ships which left here for Yo-
kohama on Saturday. applies in the
case of the supposed airship over these
contiguous waters Saturday evening.
The Brazilian warship, Benjamin
Constant, is equipped with a fairly
good wireless apparatus, though not
powerful, while the Chilean has no
such wireless, although one Of her Of
fcers recently acquired a modern re-
ceiying apparatus. He and Monsieur
Luis Popelaire, newspaper correspond
ent aboard the Chilean, the General
Baquedano. conceived the idea Of riS-
ging a kite aerial surface and receiy-
ing messages from the Brazilian dur
ing the voyage to the Orient together.
The Brazilian left here eight hours
ahead of the Chilean, but they are
both sailing, and there was probably
not more than forty or fifty miles be-
tween them at twilight on Saturday.
They were probably the Chilean's
large aeroplane kites with red and
green lights that We're mistaken for an
Continued on Page Seven.)
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LIKE 4 TALE
FROM THE KONAS

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2S.-While
the Pacific Ma1l liner City of Para,
which arrived here yesterday after
noon, was lying at anchor off the port
of Amapala, Honduras, there came
aboard a swarm Of monster grasshop-
pers, which soon covered the decks and
rigging. They rested for spell and
then resumed their flight, leaving Cap
tain Urry in open mouthed lndlgna-
tion at the unceremonious invasion.
Purser Mcpherson captured one of
the visitors and kept it alive for
week in cage made by the ships car
penter. The BODY is now preserved IN
alcohol. The officers of the ship say
that Mcpherson s dead captive was
about the smallest of the swarm. The
grasshopper Murphy has and which he
is going to present to the park museum
measures about ~ inches from tip to
tip. Its hind legs, each equipped with
a double row of spurs, are more than
two inches long. Captain Urry says
that one of them, at which he made
kick, jumped clear over the bridge.
Chief Officer Altman declares that they
barked like dogs.
eff YOU don't believe it, he will
tell YOU. task Mcpherson to show YOU
that one he has in thu bottle. If that
ain t big enough TO bark, m no
sailor
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-11
PLAN
FOR CLEAN
CITY
Will Tackle Chinatown
Block by Block as
a Precaution.

Dr. Cofer, president of the Board of
Health. who works on the principle
that prevention is better than suppress
sion. has planned a campaign against
Chinatown and will make a systematic
cleanup of that part of the city. 1t
may be that in, under and around the
tenements a renovation is needed, and
on the other hand it may not. but it
is going to get it at any rate. The
work will be Systematically done, block
by block, and after the cleaning up is
accomplished the necessary steps will
be taken TO see that it is kept clean.
The Board of Health has a means Of
bringing the negligent to time and the
purpose is to use this means without
the least hesitation.
In this work the Board of Health in
spectors are to work in connection with
the men of the county garbage de-
partment, the germ-seekers to lug the
and the garbage-hustlers to cart it
away for the burning.
This agreement was arrived at last
week. when Supervisor Dwight of the
road and garbage department chair
manship and Road Supervisor Johnson
foregathered with DIR. Cofer and Sani-
tary Inspector Venhuzen and planned
the campaign against dirt. 1t took the
two branches of the public service
about a minute and a half to come
to an agreement, both the county rep
resentatives stating that the facilities
of the county were at the disposal of
the Territorial authorities at any time
for such a purpose.
1t is the intention of the Board of
Health president to keep the town in
such a condition that there can be no
excuse for any epidemic and in a SAN
far as is possible even the breaking
out of any sporadic cases of bubonic.
The town and port have been clear of
disease for months and the intention
is to keep it so.
Along with the campaign against
dirt will be continued the steady war
against rats, the absolute necessity of
exterrninating these carriers of the,
disease having been demonstrated so
clearly by DR.. Currie. in his Red
Cross lecture last week. Plague, as
pointed out by DR.. Currie. has COM
mon method of transmission by innoc-
ulatiou by the flea of the rat.
These rats" says the doctor, in
habit the skin of the three common
rats known respectively as the Chinese
Continued on Page r'our9
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PRINTERS PERFORM BEFORE
THE ADMIRING THOUSANDS

Veal outlets Dreaded with star dust
Uttered .he diamond at the league
grounds yesterday afternoon, when the
first games of the mueh-looked-for
newspaper series had gone down TO
history, for the teams of the Adver-
tiser and the Mercantile Printing Com
'pany put it so much over the boys
of the evening papers that Official
Scorer r. w. Breckons broke three
pencils keeping tally.
The Tisers eclipsed the stars to the
chorus of II to 3, and the Mercantiles
skinned the Bulletins by 16 to 3.
There was a crying ack of what the
musical reporter would call technique,
but both games were spectacularly en-
tertaining, full Of romping ginger, and
the four or five hundred in the grand
stand and on the bleachers found much
material for enthusiastic demonstra-
ton Berger was there with the Ha-
waiian band. the members Of which
became so absorbed that they forgot
to play in most of the intervals. Now
and then they awoke and tore off in
spiration for new start for the ball
lists. They opened the proceedings
with moving prelude from Tam
hauser or Annheuser Busch, or some
thing esthetic.
The grandstand sat forward on the
edge Of it's seat as the Tisers and Stars
went out to practise. There was
crisp atmosphere of expectation. The
music had put the people in a mood
for heroics, and, indeed. it was a noble
sight, the lining up of the blue and the
gray. the stars blue uniforms and the
gray costumes of the Tiser team.
Curly Con in the box for the
Asteroids and J. Double-w. Brewster
on first for the same lot of talent were
Star stars in different ways, Conness
proving the all-round best player and
Brewster supplying the personal
charm, the beauty of the team set
ting.
For team work. as was shown by
results, the Tisers had the long Of it
and carried themselves as men to whom
the game came natural. Correa Of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-11

the Morning Sheet pitched a good
game, and was relieved by Achiu
in the seventh. who also did well.
Conness of the Astrals worked well
in the box. but did not receive the
support essential. When he tired and
Brewster took a fling, Coz went TO
first and Immediately made several
successive brilliant stops TO the ruin
Of as many batters. He was all over
the diamond after the $3.50 SpaIding.
The p. G. A. Pereiras attracted the
eyes of the first days crowd by steady
work for the most part, and Pomroy
and Bsho made some dandy plays.
Rightficlder Nascimento for the Sat
elites deserves particular mention for
good tries and lively work, and little
Desh8 revealed promise OF great things
to come before the series is worked
out. The coachers appeared to address
more conversation to him than to any
body else. and he such "a little chap!
The coaching was a feature Of the
game that was full of fun, and the
roofing was strenuous. In both games
each player got his share of advice
and comment. but there was a notice
able lack of yells. Beyond few cries Cf
"Ma-a-a-a" and Veal for the Bull
letin boys, there was no particular
comment characteristic of the teams.
Moore for the Bulls was not the man
for the box, and Albright. early in
the game, proved an Improvement,
though his arm gave out toward the
end.
From yesterdays showing. the Star
and the Bulletin teams should create
a great sensation when they mix It
up. for it is toss Up which was the
worse yesterday.
While the stars made four hits and
sixteen errors, the Bulletins made three
hits and fourteen errors, so they ap-
pear to be pretty evenly matched; the
star bettered the Bulletin by one hit,
but the Calf had two errors less than
the Milky Way. The Advertiser boys
scored nine hits and made but two
errors. while the Mercantiles tailed
nine hits and nine errors.
Secretary Of the Territory Mott
Smith and Manager Henshall Of The
Star opened the newspaper series, the
Secretary chucklng the first ball from
the box with Henshall at the bat. Mott
Continued on Page Four.)
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(Mail Special to the Advertiser

(MaiI Special to the AdVertiSer)
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 27.-
Once more Bill Taft is starting off
ticaI tongues in Washington are wag-
ging. Just when he returned from his
recent Western trip-which was clearly
a political trip-the oracles began to
thunder about ''Bill' Tafts prolonged
absences. Men went through the news
paper files, dug out the dates when he
had travelled and when he had been
at his desk in the War Department.
They found he had been away all bur,
about four months, during the last
eighteen months. What a shame when
the government is paying him $1,000
month as a member of the cabinet.
But Bill is going away again for
a month. going away right soon to
Panama and so the tongues are wag-
gfng away again. Official business?
All. ha. All ha. Just wants rest;
perhaps. Travelling on the Prairie,
government ship, they say and much
more.
Nobody seems to know just why
Bill Taft-that is the way MS cam
paign mana gers want him known now
going to Panama. A cock and
bull story was started once last win
ter, when interest in his campaign was
tagging. to the effect that he had really
put down a rebellion in Panama on his
visit a year ago. Panama was in the
doldrums, mad as she could be with
the United States over some little in
cident of canal zone administration and
was going to join forces with Column
bia. But "BiIl' was Johnny-on-the-
spot He put his foot on the rebellion
and stamped it out. 1t is well known
that President Amador of Panama is
a fussy little fellow. He has all the
Amadors in office-which is a family
among rulers of Central
and South American republics-and IS
trying TO pick fuss with
some one in the canal zone. Boundary
dispute? Yes. they say there is one
and that that is one of the things
"BiIl'' Taft is going down TO smooth
out.
But the political end of the PROPOSE
ton is what most worries Washington.
for no one has figured out just exact
CONTINUED on Page seven.)
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SARGENT WANTS To
RE-TAG THE CHINESE

WASHINGTON. April 25.-That the
Chinese exclusion law is not properly
enforced. that Chinese are making their
way into the United States every day
when they have no right to do so and
that a change in the existing law Will
be necessary TO check this growing
condition. are facts that were pointed
out in emphatic terms to the House
Committee on Appropria tions by Com
missioner General Of immigration Sar-
gent. The reason for a universal lax
ness and, at times, a lamentable weak
ness in enforcing the exclusion law. is
described by Commissioner Sargent as
the erroneous sentiment that grew out
of the talk of a Chinese boycott In
asking the committee for $500,o00 to
enforce the law. Mr.. Sargent said:
sOne of these days we will have TO
meet the proposition, and meet it fair
" and sauarely. The construction or
the law at present is such that you
are not only opening the door 10 Ia
borers and allowing them TO come IN
here bv subterfuge and trickery, but
Won are working against the interests
of the merchants and high-class Chi
nese who would naturally come to this
country.
There are so many Chinese In TINS
country illegally that in my OPINION
syou are warranted in requiring re-
registration. giving every Chinese now
in this country a register. When you
have done that you should treat the
Chinese as you would any other aIlen'
If the Chinese is here unlawfully you
should put him out of the country.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-11
PHILIPPINES WANT
To FINANCE A GREAT
IRRIGATION PROJECT
Government Urged to Borrow to Make the
Islands independent for Food Supply
Typhoid Kills Convicts.
ASSOCIATED Press Cablegrams.)

May Philippine make
in
additional
render the ilandsi independent of foreign
past ten
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-11
RUSSIAN CONVICTS DYING
BY HUNDREDS OF TYPHOID

KIEv, Russia, typhoid
Already
cts is two
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DlSARMING HOSTILE FILlPlNOS

disamng the Basan MOros progressing
Throughout districts s
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17

refinement Of style in works different in SUBJ
ject as "Flamngoes' with flashes Of red among
blue skies and waters. and THE Kiss" with
mother and naked child in mist of sunlight
from open window.
1t is not great Academy. either for portraits
landscapes, subject pictures marines or sculpt-
ure The marines not far below the aver
age, for Mr.. Napier Henry has a series of STIR
ring dramas, including midnight piece
with steel gray surges and Waste of Waters.
with splendid pillows of broad reach. and Mr.
James Henry has a lovely West Coast Har
bor," with tranquil spirit of peace in sky and
sea. Six Ernest Waterlow's mill may not be an
old Crome, but Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Alfred Parsons
paint apple trees and hawthorn in full bloom with
Incompatible freshness and Ioveliness. and Mr.
Alfred East maintains his high standard of
landscape painting in reproducing the soft verd-
Of the Cotswolds and imparts vivacty and
brightness to his favorite haunts in Algecras
The portraits and subject pictures We're sur
passed last year. yet good enough to draw
a great crowd day after day and to justify the
general stage management Of the Academy.
n F
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17

| having promised to attend. The Merry Go-Round'
| is still whirling.
Cecil spooner will be seen at the Lincoln squar.
Theatre this week The Dancer and the King,
| romantic drama, written by Charles f. Blaney
and J. Searle Dawey.
Henry E. Dxey will begin the fourth week Of
his notable at the Bjou tomorrow even
| ing in Papa Lebonnari.'
The Yankee Prince with the reunited Cohan
family. will continue attract the lovers of mus
| cal comedy at the knickerbocker Theatre this
week.
! THE Servant in the House is not complaining
of any dimnution of public favor. That should
| be pleasing to all concerned.
THE Merry Widow continues to occupy the
stage of the New Amsterdam Theatre.
Edith Helena has been engaged by William Nor
ris for the at that playhouse this after
noon and evening
Practically all the arrangements for the opening
of the Queens County Fair at Maspeth. Long
Island. May 80 have been completed. The in
dications point to attractive entertainment on
that occasion.
At the Berkeley Theatre Wednesday little
company will present three plays by Clara Ruge.
They are ION the Road" The Strugglers" and
Inconsistent
In spite Of the inclement weather for some days
past Paid In Full drawing attendance Of
the midwinter sort the Astor Theatre. The
one hundredth performance Of this play will be
given on Wednesday night.
Father the Boys is the bill at the Empire
Nearly a Hero II the attraction at the Casino
Mr. Fields and his company still performing |
in The Girl Behind the Counter.
The Witching Hour is at the Hackett.
Chauncey Olcott comes to the Grand Opera House
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
GRAND OPERA AT coNEY ISLAND.

Not TO be outdone by New York Coney Island
will have grand opera of It's own, and to-day the
first performance of Faust will be produced IN
electricity when William A. Ellis Will open MS
thereafter spectacle in Dreamland. The new
show Is the biggest of all the Dreamland spectacles
and takes up one-tfird OF the place a chorus or
two hundred men and women has been trained to
depict every detail of Gounods opera in panornime
and seven thousand incandescent lights are used to
give every stage action.
While spectacles have been produced at Coney
Island every year. the "opera in twenty minutes
will eclipse any scenic shows heretofore produced
Three buildings where The End OF the World
and THE Feast of Belshazzar" shows were located
last year have been torn down to make 1t possible
for Mr.. Ellis build big auditorium where the
entire show be given. Unlike other shows,
The Hereafter will be without scene shifting
After the first the lights are so operated that
the next scene is thrown on the same canvas The
last part of the spectacle shows the Brockentels.
with Mephisto and Faust standing on the edge OF
the upper cliff. 1t is here that Mr.. Ellis will show
one Of the striking pictures OF horror and
suffering that has ever been produced
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
BosTocRs ANIMAL SHOW AT coNev

Bostock's animal arena at Coney Island will ouA,
for the regular summer season next Saturday afra-
noon. May 23- Although there will be no charge for
admission to Dreanland the first five days Of each
week, this arrangement In no way affects the Surs
avenue entrance to the Bostock arena which will
be open the as in past seasons Many change.
will be noticed In the interior Of the Bosoc bid-
ing, which has been improved in a way more pleas
ing TO the eye, while at the time increasing
the seating capacity. This seasons programme
comprises an entirely new list Of trained wild ant
NAL acts which have never before been introduced
TO America. They all European acts OF tbs
highest class and up to the Bostock standard OF
excellence.
The principal feature Of the Bostock arena thi,
year is the wonderful Blondfn. the only elephant IN
existence that literally walks tightrope. Another
positively startling act is that of Rinaldo ths
American lion monarch, he is called. trainer
who has not appeared in his native country IN
many years and who performs with ten African
lions and realizes many sensational feats- Among
other acts of prominence are Herr FaIkendorph and
his group Of royal Bengal tigers. African lions and
Danish boar hounds; Ora Cecil and a group OF
leopards- jaguars and panthers ferocious lot thar
difficult to handle, and Rfeauder. introducing
a wild. untamabls king Of the forest.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
DOOM OF COBDENISM
English Liberalism Opening the
Wdy for Tariff Reform.
London. May >


The uncomprOmsing supporters of pure Cob
denism are much dispIeased and concerned over
the unmistakable present trend of politics. The
Spectator is their oracle, and it has lost faith
in the Liberal government as the custodian OF
the Cobdenite Ark of the Covenant and the eco
nomc traditions. 1t does not conceal its salts
faction over the defeat of Mr.. Churchill in Man
chester. and urges UnioniSt Free Traders TO
vote against him in Dundee unless they can OBJ
tain from him explicit pledge that the gov
crnment will not commit the country 10 protec-
ton. CObdenites are warned that the Liberal
ministry is bent upon assuming immense liabili-
ties for old age pensions and compromising
tional finance so hOpelessly that the way Will be
opened for tariff reform; and Sir John Brunners
demand for the abandonment of the laisser faire
policy is interpreted practical evidence that
the state is to encourage and foster commerce
and industries by bOuntieS, naturalization of
railways or otherwise, at the expense of con-
sumers and taxpayers. All these things are
held TO imply betrayal of CObdenism, and the
wrathful doctrinaires contend that they may
well have Chamberlainism at once
1t is interesting to observe how necessary is
the support of organized labor for either Of the
rival fiscal policies. Mr.. Chamberlain could not
convince the working people that tariff for
higher revenue. and especially preferential food
taxes for the benefit of the colonies, would be
helpful to them. Consequently the country
New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
STEEPLECHAsE PARK READY.

Win the exception OF a few delayed extra at
fractions. the management OF Stesplechase PARK
announced yesterday that the new. giant. nreproo'
Pavilion Of Fun would open ir ful swing for the
season to-day. Down the great four-scce hoor
Is a typical steepiechas- medley or al kinds OF
nllrth provoking devices. for which George .. ~
yOu's parks famous Among these a NUM-
ber OF the old favorites without which. Ike tho
racecourse Steeplechase would need 10 he renamed
They the funny stairs. the crooked floors. the
seats or Befuddled Castle. the bicycle chaser and
the human roulette wheel In addition to thess
are the Lion and the Mouse" iron mesh nlaze.
with us screams and puzzles every turn. tn
Arkansas Traveller which offerN tangible 70
ward any one who will preserve hts equilibrium
for ten PAGES. and other attractions
Mr.. Tiycu said yesterday that as IN. stsepl.-
Ch4se arusements we're about ccnpletsf ne would
set 70 work preparing for the construction &C ~
hiS Faiacs CT Pleasure