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The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-06-05
History of
James Lyle

James Lyle is the senior member of
the firm of Sorenson & Lyle, builders
of the Transpacific yacht Hawaii
Since 1881 he has been regarded as one
of the men of Honolulu to whom any
detail in the line of shipping might be
entrusted and would receive the at
tention of an expert who knew his
business and was sure to see that
work was honestly and we'll done.
James Lyle was born at Dartmouth,
on Halifax harbor Ms, seventy-four
years ago He entered shipbuilding
as soon as he quit school. His father
built clipper ships for Cunard. founder
of the Cunard Steamship Line and
was among the pioneers of steamboat
building. Lately the sidewheel ferry
steamer, Sir Charles Ogle, which he
built about eighty-five years ago, was
noted in the press as the oldest steam
vessel on the British registry.
While a young man James Lyle re-
moved to the United states. going TO
work in the yards of the late eminent
Donald Mckay. at East
Boston. There he helped to build from
start to finish the illustrated American
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Record Of
Capt. Harris

Captain 5. J. Harris, captain of the
yacht Hawaii, came to Hawaii as far
back as 1883.
He was then q sailor before the
mast on both the banks W. B. Godfrey
and Forest Queen.
In 1898 he brought the schooner Con-
cord TO Honolulu and two years later
returned to the Coast.
The Concord was the first vessel 10
enter the harbor after the annexation
fag-raising of 1898. The flag was
raised at noon and Captain Harris
brought the Concord in at p. m. He
sailed the schooner in these waters for
a year and was then for a time in the
employ Of the Inter-Island and Wilder
steamship companies.
On returning again from the Coast
he brought down the schooner Charles
Levi Woodbury., and sailed her for a
time on the Midway and Laysan Island
run.
About five years ago he took the
schooner Woodbury. to San Francisco
in Il ID days. beating the bark St
Katherine by eight days on the run up
The time made was remarkably good,
considering that it was the summer
season.
For the past fifteen months Captain
Harris has been in the employ of the
IL S. y. Co., and has until recently
been mate of the steamer Niihau.
The company has granted him a va
cation in order to allow him to captain
the yacht.
Captain Harris has the reputation
OF being a splendid seaman, and while
the safety of his vessel is invariably
his first consideration, he never fails
10 take advantage of every sane OPP
portunity to make time.
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clipper ship Sovereign of the Seas,
which made the record passage of 1o3
pers of that day and was employed
in the shipyards of Medford (Mass.),
Damiscota (Ma.) and Mallory's, Mys-
days from Honolulu to New Bedford.
He also worked on other famous clip
tic Comm, at the last-named town
being married on October "a, 1854.
Mr.. Lyle was construction forem m
for the late Horace I. Crandall in
building the latter's patent marine
railway in the United States and Nova
Scotia, on the Rio de la Plata in Uru-
quay and at Honolulu, besides having
been superintendent of marine rail-
way in Nova Scotia. After the com
pletion of the works here he became
superintendent for Mr. Wilder, con-
tinuing as such until Sorenson & Lyle
acquired the lease. His eldest son,
James Alexander Lyle, is now super
intendent of the railway.
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Grew of
the Hawaii

The crew eff the yacht Hawaii. with
their nationality, age, capacity and
pay, are as follows:
W. H Stroud, American, 80, mate,
$40 per month.
H. Burk, German, 81, second mate.
S45.
A. Lundquist, swede, %, boatswain,
$50.
Ray B. Rietow, American, q, purser,
% cents.
J. L. Hamilton, Ceylonese, "a, cook,
S55.
sam. Hawaiian, SO, seaman, $40
Carl Greena, German, 10. seaman, $40.
Dan Arcia, Hawaiian, is, cabin boy,
SO.
The crew signed on in the office of
[. 8. Commissioner H. n. Amy yes
terday morning. It viii be noted that
the cook draws the biggest wages of
tie lot and that the first officer geys
no more than seaman's wages.
stroud and Rietow are members Of
the Hawaii Yacht Club.
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which starts from San Pedro on July
4. Sir Thomas Upton will also pre-
sent a cup as a trophy for the winner.
The race is open to all yachts of
not less than 40 feet waterline length
belonging to any regularly
yacht club of any country. without re-
strictions as to rig, number of crew,
professional or amateur; or sails, but
no motive power other than sails shall
be used.
Time allowance will be given, based
on one-half hour per foot of racing
length for the entire distance, racing
length to be the load waterline length.
plus one-half the length of the over
hang
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In the coming race the starters will
be;
Commodore H. H. Sinclair's schooner
.Lurline.
John Kyle's yawl Lady Maud.
I. b Johnson's yawl Gwendolyn II.
Hawaii Yacht Clubs Hawaii.
The South Coast Yacht Club offers
two valuable cups for the coming race,
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First Race
and Second

The first transpacifc race resulted as
follows:
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Finances of
Yacht Hawaii
The Cost of Graft and Sum of
Money Donated to the
Cause.

The trial balance of the yacht Ha-
wall fund works out as follows:
Donations :. ...... S15,95916
Ilnr,nGt. -n- %
Evening journal., 1908-02-05
UNWILLING ON
MEMORIAL DAY

While no date has been set for the un-
yelling Of the Mckinley monument II is
quite likely that it will be held on Mem
orial Day. May 80. Members of the COM
mittee having the matter in charge, he
lieve that this would be the most appro-
pirate day that could be selected.
Sculptor Kelly. OF New York, who Is
making the tablets for the monument,
has completed the mousds and all is in
readiness for the casting process There
viii be three bronze tablets to be set
on the granite pillar, which will form the
monument proper One of these will be a
bust or a profile in relief of President Nc
Kinley, another will be the inscription,
and the third will be scenes depicting
various Incidents in the life OF the mar
tyred President.
The Park Commission has granted per-
mission to the association to place the
memorial on park ground at Van Buren
street and the Park Drive. and the Parl.
Board will pay for the work Of beautify-
ing the surroundings OF the monument. It
has a fund Of about $500 with which to
do this work. and as soon as there is
some moderation in the weather the work
Of clearing the ground and laying the
foundations win probably be started.
Evening journal., 1908-02-05
PLEA OF PARENTS
GOTSON RELEASED

Charles Nero. a boy, was arraigned
before Magistrate Robertson last night
on the charge of stealing coal be-
longing to the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. Special officer Starkey ap-
peared against the lad and told the
magistrate that the railroad company
had been troubled for sometime by
boys jumping upon coal trains as they
pass through the city and rolling off
big Jumps of coal as fast as possible
until the train got under headway
again. The spot where most of the
work is done is in the vicinity OF the
Ninth street bridge There are several
Of the boys engaged in the business,
and they have become so well organ
lied that they camp along the track
waiting for trains and make camps and
build fires to keep warm
The parents of the boy arrested
pleaded that they were poor and had
several other children to look after
and that their boy would not again be
caught around the railroad property
Taking this into consideration, the
magistrate dismissed the case upon
the payment OF the costs.
Evening journal., 1908-02-05
MIDDLETOWN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOWN, Feb. 5.-The Ancient
Order United worlxmen gave an enter
tainment and reception on Monday even
ing in the Opera House. Grand Master
William N. Narvis Of Musoauve. Iowa.
was the guest Of honor and gave an in.
teresting address on the work OF the
A. o. U. W. Mrs. Virginia Jones Latto-
mas, Of Wilmington. gave number OF
readings and sang several solos. william
II. Robinson. OF Wilmington, also sang
several solos.
At the close OF the entertainment. an
informal reception was held. after which
the members OF the A. o. U. W. and the
guests OF honor were given az banquet
Among those at the banquet were Su
preme Grand Master William NJ. Narvis,
Of Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Latto-
mus, +. w. Kane, William II. Robinson
and Thomas S. Taylor. OF Wilmington;
Mr.. Davidson. Mr. ana Mrs. A. G. Cox.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Emerson. Mr.. and
Mrs. s. T.. Lewis. Miss Edna Banning,
Miss May Kumple. DR.. c. A. Ritchie. w.
s. Letherbury, d. NJ. Stevens. J. +. Dea-
kyne, II. L. Neff, Elwood Banning. and
others.
Evening journal., 1908-02-05
OKLAHOMA'S SENATOR
is BLIND BUT ACTIVE

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Feb. 5.--No-
body about the halls OF Congress is
more asked about by persons in the
galleries than Senator Gore. OF Okla
homa, the blind senator. He is abso-
lutely blind. but by years Of training
he manages 70 put up such an excellent
.bluf at acting like other senator's that
it is dimcult to convince a spectator
he cannot see. He is regular attend
ant at all sessions, gives the utmost
attention to business and frequently
takes part in the discussions He is a
great Bryan admirer.
Evening journal., 1908-02-05
DUPONT CO. AFTER
THE RAILROADS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The du-
Pont Powder Company is the COM
plainant in a case filed with the inter-
State Commerce Commission yester-
day. The case was docketed as THE
E 1. DUPONT deNemours Powder Com
pany against the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Company and the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany."
The complainants charge that the
railroads have put into effect rates
for the transportation of nitrate Of
soda, As per cent. in excess OF those
charged a year ago. Nitrate OF soda,
the petition says, forms approximately
so per cent. of the material used in
the manufacture OF explosives. The
increased rates. IL enforced, it is al
legged would be disasterous to the pow
der business. The complainant does
not object to a ten per cent. increase
and asks the commission TO restrain
the railroads from putting in charges
of more than ten per cent. over those
that they imposed up to and for many
years prior to 1897.
Evening journal., 1908-02-05
BODY
MAY GUST UNIONS

There was a lively meeting Of tho
Central Labor Union last night, not
alone because Of the decision of the
United States Supreme Court in is
suing an injunction against the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor, but also be-
cause Of affairs that now bid fair to
end in the expulsion Of one or more
locals as the result Of feeling during
the local option election. This Is
revival of the trouble between the
Central body and four of the unions
who objected to what they viewed as
the formers endorsement Of license
and published their disapproval Of
resolutions adopted by the central
body favoring the brewery and saloon
workers
The Central Labor Union at the time
declared that II had taken its stand in
favor of license for the benefit of the
Brewery Workers and Bartenders'
Unions only after a fair vote had been
taken at the request of the members
of that union and that the dissenting
unions had no right to protest, because
their delegates were not present TO
vote. although they had been notified
that a vote would be taken. The Cen
approving unions should apologize and
the matter was placed in the hands Of
a grievance committee. This COM
mittee will make it's final report at the
mittee will make its final report at the
or two of the dissenting unions may
be expelled from the Central body.
This was made evident at the meet
ing last night and resulted in a heated
discussion.
AS the result Of consideration Of the
decision Of the Supreme Court enjoin-
ing the American Federation Of Labor
from boycotting "open shop" concerns,
the Central Union will contribute $40
to the Federation to fight the decision.
The managers of the New Castle
County Fair Association write the
union that the last fair in which tho
union participated indicated success
for the next fair, and hoped the union
would be ready to take part
Several concerns were placed on the
unfair list"
Evening journal., 1908-02-05
CHICKEN Thief
CARRIED A GUN
And Threatened Farmer Who
Prevented Him From Again
Stealing Chickens

Two colored men. each with a degree
evidently from some celebrated chicken
stealing college. made two visits to the
chicken house Of George Vincent at Rose
Hill Monday night, and after stealing II
chickens, called to see Mr.. Vincent again
last night.
The first visit Monday night was made
about O'Clock. The negroes stole % chick
ems during Mr.. vincents absence. but
were chased by neighbors, George Coch-
ran and George Crossan. In their flight
the miscreants dropped - chickens and
these were replaced in their coop.
When Mr.. Vincent came home Monday
night and was told of the theft, he was
angry, but had no idea that the negroes
would return again. When he was aroused
late that night, however, by a disturb
ance in his chicken house he soon got
busy and started for the house with a
shotgun. The men, who were the same
negroes who had robbed the place earlier
in the night, heard the proprietor COM
ing and made off without venturing to
take the chickens along. Mr.. Vincents
gun was heavy, so dropping It on the
ground he chased the men and was soon
up with them. At a moment when his
triumph seemed complete and he was
about to grab for a flying coattail, one
Of the colored men halted, turned around
and, presenting a rather disinterested
looking revolver said; "Skidoo. Youn get
more here than chickens if you don't"
Vincent "skidooed." Of course. but he
says that hereafter he will not leave his
gun behind when he is chasing chicken
thieves.
Last night there was another attempt
to break into Vincent's chicken house, it
is believed by the same negroes. but they
were frightened away before they could
steal any fowls.
Evening journal., 1908-02-05
MAYOR WILSON
RETURNS HOME

Mayor Horace Wilson and Mrs. Will
son returned home last evening after
a three-weelxs trip TO Porto Rico and
both were much improved in health
as. result Of their outing. They were
given a reception at their home on
their arrival last night, and the mayor
today was busy receiving congratula-
tions on his return.
Mayor Wilson said that the last
three days of the trip coming up the
Atlantic coast on the return home,
was the toughest, in the opinion of the
captain and other officers of the ship.
they ever experienced.
The Mayor and Mrs. Wilson landed
in San Juan and remained there for
two days. From there they took a
coach and drove so miles over the
famous military road of the island
to Coamo Springs, thence to Ponce.
This road, the Mayor declared, was the
finest piece of work of the kind he
had ever seen. At some points it
reaches an altitude of 5000 feet, and Is
in perfect condition. The scenery
along the entire route is fine, and is
the equal of any throughout this coun-
try.
From Ponce, the couple proceeded by
steamer to the towns Of Guanaca.
Aecibo, Aguadilla, Mayaguez, and from
there back to San Juan and then home.
Evening journal., 1908-02-05
DR.. COTTINGHAM
GETS A DIVORCE
Tells Of Confronting His Wife
With Another Man at a
Philadelphia Hotel

GEORGErOWN. Feb. 5.--Chiof Jus
tice Lore granted decree nisi to-day
in the divorce suit of Doctor Cotting-
ham. Mrs. Cottingham. who is noted
as one Of the most beautiful women
Of Delaware. failed TO appear or make
any defense. This was the first suit
brought under the new law which re-
quires public hearings.
Doctor Cottingham was the princi-
pal witness. his testimony being cor
roborated by Bodler and Devlin. detec-
tives
Doctor Cottingham said that he had
married Sarah Melvin in 1898. He had
never distrusted her, and had no
thought of wrongdoing when she left
Sunday afternoon TOR Philadelphia on
a shopping trip. That night he re-
ceived a telegram from Doctor Gill
more. Of Philadelphia, a brother in
law. saying that Mrs. Cottingham was
with another man at the Colonnade
Hotel. He did not believe this. but
hastened to Philadelphia, arriving at 8
o'clock Monday morning.
Doctor Cottingham said that there
he was met by Doctor Gilmore and
Bodler and Devlin, who informed him
that DR.. John G. Sharp, proprietor OF
the Hotel Richardson. In Dover, was
with Mrs. Cottingham, registered as
John Spencer and wife, Of Providence
r. 1. Sharp, the husband testified
when confronted said eco on boya,
you have made a mistake"
Devlin answered. Doctor Cotting.
ham wants his wife"
Mrs. Cottingham. the witness con.
tinued, began to cry. you are no
going to leave me for this, Tom p
the physician said his wife cried Z,
him. Cottingham said he replied. %
am" and returned to his home at Sea.
ford and refused to allow his wife IN
the home.
Doctor Cottingham will apply FOL
confirmation of the decree at the enc
of a year, the time set by law.
Evening journal., 1908-02-05
LINER IN AN
ELECTRICAL STORM

The Holland-Amerioa liner sloterdyk
which arrived at Philadelphia yesterday
from Rotterdam after a voyage lasting 10
days, had a remarkable experience when
nearing the Delaware Capes last Sun
day. The liner ran into an electrical storm
OF two hours duration. 81. Elmo's nrc
played about the rigging and masts and
its appearance at this season Of the year
terrified the crew.
The sailors we're worn out after a con-
stant battle with the elements. From the
time the vessel left Rotterdam storm
after storm was encountered. The steam.
ships decks we're frequently submerged
and the liner at times was unable TO make
headway Early on Sunday the vessel ran
into a gale. the icy blasts causing Intense
suffering TO the crew.
Evening journal., 1908-02-05
ADVISES MORE
NIGHT SCHOOLS
Factory Inspector Ellison Says
he Finds Many Children
Without Certificates

The enforcement OF the child labor Jaw
was the purpose Of conference between
members Of the Consumers League and
J. Austin Ellison, State factory inspector,
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Ellison, who
was recently appointed Inspector. declared
that he had found many children between
the ages OF IA and IS working without
school certificates. He said that the lack
Of night schools had been serious con-
sideration to the children who did desire
TO attend school after work and so earn
their school certificates. He also asserted
that what night schools there were were
often not in a suitable neighborhood.
AS a result Of this assertion. a commit
tee was appointed to request the Board Of
Trade to ask the Board Of Education for
more night schools. The committee is as
follows. The Rev. DR.. Hiram W. Kellogg,
OF Grace M. Il. Church, Mrs. Elizabeth
Robinson and Miss Mary Weaver.
The league Will print 800 copies Of the
child labor law to be distributed to manu-
facturers. the first supply having become
exhausted. As many OF the children in
factories at "A and ie years old are for.
eign mad cannot speak English. and as
the night schools. accordingly. would be
Of little use to them, the league win In
terview foreigners here with ~ purpose
Of having them open night schools.
Those at the meeting were Inspector j.
Austin Ellison. the Rev. DR.. Hiram W.
kellogg, Willard Salisbury. william Law
ton, Dr. Albert Robin. Miss Mary Mather,
Miss Emily p. Bissell. Mrs. Elizabeth
Robinson, Miss Miriam Webb. Mrs. Ed.
ward Belts Miss Mary Weaver and
others.
Evening journal., 1908-02-05
SCHOONER RUN DOWN
BY OLD DOMINION LINER

NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-Plunging through
white-tipped swells in the face Of a piping
and frosty northwester, the Old Dominion
liner Jefferson, in last night from Nor
folk, cut down the old three-masted CEN
treboard schooner Emelie e. BirdsaI
three hours before sunrise yesterday Off
the upper Virginia coast, about ten miles
north-northeast of Winter Quarter Shoal
lightship. Mate Herbert NJ. Robinson, OF
Machiasport, Ne. and two Of the crew
of the schooner lost their lives and Cap
tain Joseph L. Reitta and the three other
survivors owe their salvation largely to
the persistent pluck of Second officer
Frederick Bange. OF the Jefferson. who
spent more than an hour in the freezing
sea and on the maintop Of the half-sub-
merged stern.
Evening journal., 1908-02-05
HOME REMEDY THAT
REDUCES FAT

Would you like TO have a nice firm
figure. but escape the tiresome, bone
breaking exercise or tho -siclSen-
ing diet of the old-time plan of re-
ducing excess flesh?
Then SO TO the druggist and ask for
this inexpensive mixture: 1-2 ounce
Marmola. t-2 ounce Fluid Extract Cas-
cara Aromatic. and 3 1-2 ounces Syrup
Simplex. Take a teaspoonful after
meals and at bedtime. and In a few
weeks you can be as nc physically as
a fawn. Mix these ingredients at home
il YOU wish, but see that you get the
Marmola I'm a sealed package When
fresh Il acts quicker
Evening journal., 1908-02-05
ELKS TO HOLD SHOOT

At the grounds of the wawaset Gun
Club on Saturday afternoon there will be
held a match shoot between a team COM
posed Of members Of the local lodge -
Elks, and team from the Chester Eiks
lodge.
The Wilmington Elks team will be COM
posed of Foord, Melchoir. John f. Jones,
Dockstader, S d. Townsend, McKelvey
Mathewson, Sauires. The Chester Elks
have as yet not announced their shooters.
Members of the Wawaset Gun Club viii
hold a practice shoot tomorrow afternoon
on the clubs grounds.
Evening journal., 1908-02-05
THIS THE COLDEST
DAY OF THE YEAR

The mercury got down to the low
est point of the winter this morning
when it registered as low as 4 degrees
above zero on the outskirts of the
city. All morning. exposed ears tingled
as they had not done for a long time
and not a few persons who were
Obliged to be out actually suffered
from the cold, accelerated by a stiff
northeast wind which the weather men
say will bring snow within the COM
ing twenty-four hours. The noon
temperature was 16 degrees above
zero.
Although the coal and ice men well
coined the extremely cold day, per-
sons who were obliged to work out
of doors offered and many Of them
were obliged to stop.
Evening journal., 1908-02-05
CHICAGO ANARCHISTS
DEFY POLICE ORDERS
By THE JoURNAL's special wlre.

CHICAGO. Feb. SIN defiance of
Chief Of Police Shippey's activity
against the anarchists of this city
more than 400 members and sympa-
thizers of the Eldestradt group, an ac-
tive anarchist organization gathered
last night to denounce all government
and city government in particular.
Chicago Socialists were also denounced
In strong terms.
William Nathansohn was the only
speaker of the evening. He infiamed
the audience when he referred to the
assassination of the King and Crown
Prince of Portugal and shouted. Blood
Is the mother of Liberty" Infiam-
matory circulars in which Roosevelt
was referred to as our crazy president
were distributed in the crowd by the
hundreds. They were signed "Anarch-
list Federation of America"
Evening journal., 1908-02-05
MINERS OPPOSE USE OF
SMOKELESS POWDER

PITTSBURG, Feb. 5.-Three thou
sand miners in ten mines Of the Pitts
burg Coal Company are on strike be-
cause of an order to use smokeless
powder. The coal company and the
State inspectors insist that the order
is a safety measure to protect the
lives of miners.
Since the recent mine disasters,
which have cost more than 700 lives,
new rules have been enforced by the
State inspectors, one of which calls
for the use Of smokeless powder.
The miners say that smokeless pow
der skaters the coal so that more
of it goes through the screens, for
which they are not paid. They also
say that smOkeless powder costs more.