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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-19

Much interest has been aroused
in Roanoke and throughout this
section by the report that the Tide
water or VirginAan railroad has
taken steps to borrow on short time
notes the sum of $17,OO0.000. This
money 1T is stated, is to be used
in the work OF completing the con-
Etruction of the road. the erection
OF terminals. and the purchase OF
rolling stock. In one report. sent
out from New York, the sum is
placed at $15.O0O,OOO and in an
other report, at $17.O0O,OOO.
The New York Herald. of Satur-
day contained the following in re-
gard to the matter:
Reports were current in Wall
street yesterday that plans were
under way for the fiotation OF a new
$15,O00.000 short term note loan
on behalf OF a railroad corporation
in financial circles IL was stated
that the negotiations were of a ten
tative nature and were not yet COM
pleted. II is understood that the
loan talked about has reference to
the Tidewaer Construction company
which Is building the Deepwater-
Tidewater railroad. the coal railway
enterprise engineered by II. II. Rog-
ers.
1t will be recalled that the Tide
water Construction company on Feb
ruary is, 1907, contracted a loan
for $10,000.000 through the Central
Trust company. This was the first
formal financing of the road, in
which bankers and the public par
ticipated. the entire expense of the
enterprise previously having been
borne by II. II. Rogers and his as
soclates.
This loan natures on February
Is, 1909. 1t is. however, redeem
able at par at the option OF the com
rany at any time upon sixty days
notice. The notes are guaranteed
by III. II. Rogers and secured by the
deposit OF $1O,OOO.OOO market
value OF dividend or interest bear
Ing securities, the market value to
he maintained Additional collater-
al Is in ths form Of $2O,OOO,OOO
first mortgage bonds OF the Tidewa-
tcr Railroad company ami addition
al bonds as issued for new construc-
tion up to $31.5OO,0OO.
The Tidewater. which has since
been merged with the West Virginia
branch, the Deepwater railroad,
when completed, will be a direct
line from the soft coal deposits of
West Virginia to tidewater at Sc
wall's Point, near Fortress Monroe,
Va. 1t closely parallels the Norfolk
AMI Western railroad.
This line run through eighty or
ninety miles OF West Virginia coal
lands. the interests behind It being
g. ntifei with the coal properties In
the Pocahontas district, including
t..e old Hewitt holdings The road
SIS now constructed, is four hundred
and twenty miles In extent, and may
Ultimately be extended to the Ohio
iver at or near Huntington, w. Va.
AMI thence to the takes.
II has been estimated that the en-
tire line from Deepwater to Nor
folk will cost in the neighborhood
OF 320,OOO,OOO or $4,000 a mile
ultra modern methods nave been
adopted in constructing the road
which is regarded as one OF the most
perfectly built lines in the country.
rack laying-machines are used
hlch can construct mile OF road
in a day. The West Birginia sec
ton, the Deepwater. has been ia op-
Grafton for about a year. Roanoke
News
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-19

BY order Of the Democratic state
Committee.
JOHN r. McGRAW. Chairman
j. CARL VANCE, Secretary.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14
INVITING CONGRESS MEN.

Is 1t necessary to enter into an ex-
tensiye argument on the advisability
Of Hawaii inviting members of Com
gressional committees to visit the
Territory?
We hope not.
This Territory can well afford, our
people should indeed consider 1t their
duty, to extend a standing Invitation
to members of Congress whose COM
mittee assignments bring them In
contact with matters vital to the
progress of these Islands,
The benefits gained. for the Nation
and the Territory by the visit of the
Congressional delegation of last year
settled the question of the great
value OF these visitations.
All that our people have to decide
is whether they have the price, avail
able.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14
NEW PRESIDENT
(Continued from PAGE y

Golfer, whenthe reading of the letter
had been finished. we have been
friends of long standing, and in
tend to do everything in my power
along these lines of work so that our
friendship may continue. Again I
want to say that will do my best to
live up to the reputation that the
Governor has so kindly given me-"
It was then suggested by the new
President of the Board that new bus
mess would be in order. Attorney
General Hemenway. however, rose to
his feet before anything further
could be done, and stated his wei
come to DR.. Cofer to the Board
II am very glad to welcome DR..
Cofer as our President, and assure
him that / have pledged my support
TO him In the work that is to come.
+. c. Smith echoed the sentiments
expressed by Hemenway, and in Or
der to facilitate the work of DR.. CO.
fer, and give him free rein in mat
ters that he thought best, presented
Il resolution making the latter the
executive officer in all matters. and
giving him full power to continue
any and all work without calling
special Board meeting, subject, OF
course, to the approval of the Board
of Health, should they see fiji to OPP
pose. He extended a hearty welcome
to DR.. Cofer, and wished him all sue
cess.
Dr.. Wayson next offered his coop
Grafton and assistance in any mat
tiers that the President might wish
of him. He said, During my term
of service ON the Board of Health |
have always been ready at any time,
day or night to answer Il call from.
the President of the Board of Health.
! wish DR.. Cofer to feel in the same
attitude toward me and know that
will render him every assistance in
my power"
Routine business was taken up
then, but there was very little to be
done. Leave of absence was granted
DR.. c. l.. Stow of Hilo for six months,
his place being taken in the mean
time by DR.. J. j. Grace. General dis
cussion then ensued for a few min
utes.
Before asking for a motion for
adjournment" said DR.. Cofer,"I want
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14

TO thank you gentlemen for the KIM
expressions you have made toward
me this morning ! fully appreciate
them, more than can say just now.
In the meantime, before call anOth-
err meeting | will look over the field
of battle, as 1t were, and see what
have before me, and I will try and
have a good deal to put before the
Board at the. next meeting"
A motion to adjourn was passed.
Before the meeting was called, and
while they were waiting for absent
members to appear, those present
talked health matters. DR.. Golfer
told of his experiences with rats in
Seattle, and stated that he had tried
to systematic a plan for the putting
down of the rat-contagion here. How
ever the thing had proven so mixed
up and intangible that as yet he had
been unable to even prepare a paper
about it.
81 have made no changes as yet, ;"
said the Doctor. I'm fact, everything
is SO new that will not have any
thing to give out until ! have famil.
iarlzed myself with affairs here"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14
INFORNER
PRjlthlY PROTECTED

The case of Kawamoto Kitaro,
police informer, who was charged
with perjury, was this morning nol!e
prosd. after fashion which lends
but very little credit to the authors
ties. Il. c. Peters asked to be entered
as counsel for the prosecution. but
this offer was declined, the prosecu-
ton entering "A nollc prosequi in
stead, explaining that after an in
vestigation of the facts there seemed
to be no grounds on which to prose-
cute. Peters scored the prosecution
roundly for protecting its formers to
such an extent as to block prosecu-
ton against them on perjury charges
but nevertheless the authorities had
sufficient of the quality commonly
attributed to brass simians to persist
in their action. and the favored Jap
anese gentleman was held like unto
Caesars wife and discharged without
even a semblance of trial.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14
S
Interest
In Hawaii

Editor Evening Bulletin:-
Since my last letter have taken up
with Senator Foraker the considera.
lion of the Land Lease bill in the
Senate.
Senator Foraker although very busy
with important subjects pending in
the Senate, showed his usual interest
in Hawaiian matters by having this
bill taken up at once by his commit
tee. The bill was favOrably reported
TO the Senate on March Goth, and was
passed by the Senate on the goth.
On Wednesday we had our second
hearing on the increase Of salaries for
Territorial judges and officials. The
discussions before the committee show
that there will be- some opposition TO
these salary increases and that II
will probably not he possible to secure
increases to the extent called for in
my bill. hope. however, to secure u
favorable report recommending some
increases for the Governor and
Judges. Whether such a bill would
be allowed consideration at this sos.
sion of Congress is extremely doubt.
iul; If, however, we can get the bill
reported, we shall probably be able
to put It through at the short session,
If it fails of consideration at the pres
ent session.
J. KALANIANAOLE,
Delegate to Congress.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14
COMBS EOlD-Up
ONLY A DREAM

The great Combs hold.up, which
threw the entire district of Kalihi in
to Mysteries a few days ago, has van.
ished into the realm Of myths, da.I
dreams and hot air. An investigation
of the matter was made by the author.
tiles, and it was found that of the ell
tire story not single tangible fact
remained. 1t was simply q gorgeous
flower Of Combs inspired imagination.
From Mrs. Combs it was learned that
she had not been out with her huS-
band on the night in question, she had
not tainted, no highwayman had been
seen, no shots We're fired, and no
locket was stolen. The only tangible
fact that remained was Combs, and
his spirit seems to have been soaring
in the realms OF the infinite on that
night, seeing the clay Of his mortal
form In terrible prodicamcmts while,
in TACT, It was enjoying its usual
peaceful surroundings.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14
HAWAII REVISION PLANK AND
TAFT.

Elected on as straight tariff-re-
vision platform as was ever framed,
there is no earthly reason why the
delegates elected to the Republican
convention in Chicago should not
vote for Secretary Taft as the Presi-
Dental candidate of the Republican
party.
The people of this Territory have
had one and only one difference viii
the Secretary. They object to his
views on the tariff.
On every other point Taft Is the
logical candidate for the Republicans
of Hawaii to support. He believes
in the proper defense of the posses
sions of the Pacific He is an ex-
ponent of greater America" and he
aims to have the nation live up to its
size, especially in the Pacific.
What more does Hawaii want?
The single point on which we have
been at outs in the slightest degree
with the Secretary of War has been
on his effort to let down the tariff
bars between our country and the
Philippines.
In other words, Hawaii has stood
for a continued high tariff with no
let-up for the Philippines, and Taft
as well as the whole executive de-
partment at Washington. seeks tar
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14
DOYLE APPOINTED
D!pUIY COLLECTOR

Walter Doyle is the new District
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue.
This was so decided this morning
when the returns were brought in to
Collector of Internal Revenue w. f.
Drake, by Examiner Short. The ey-
animation was hel dthe other day in
the revenue Offices, and there were
three applicants who took the exam
nations. All three of them came out
with passing grade, and then 1t was
left to the discretion of Collector
Drake to make his selection. lii such
cases when there are humber tax.
ing the examinations and pass, the
Collector is allowed to choose one
from the first three. The standings
of the men We're as follows: Kalb,
50 per cent; Doyle, 81 II per cent;
Crockett, so per cent.
Walter Is one Of the most popula a.
young men around town and he Is re-
Ceivlng the congratulations of his
friends on account of the appointment.
He has been holding the position TEN,
porarily for some time past.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14

in favors for sugar and tobacco from
the Philippines.
In the face of this situation, the
duly elected delegates of the Repub-
lican party have decided that tariff
revision is a highly proper proceed
ing. After careful deliberation the
representatives of the party of pro-
lection have made declaration for
tariff tinkering, not one against it.
That tariff resolution represents
the stand of the Republican party
In this Territory. No delegate can
get away from It, Hawaii Is for tar
III revision, and tariff revision is II
main plank ON which Mr.. Taft is
making his bid Tor the support of I'M
portant elements in the party.
Since Hawaii is so fully in accord
with Mr.. Taft on the broad subject
Of tariff revision, why should our
delegates not support him as a can
didate for President?
outside the tariff issue, Hawaii he q,
not as good friend in the whole list
of candidates thus far mentioned, rs
William II. Taft.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14

acter of those whom he has most
deeply reverenced, whose heart lie
knows, whose integrity and life are
above all suspicion, held up to scorn
and hatred. It's recognized office is
to point out with microscopic care
to be stunned; and, in order that
they may be more shrunk from, the
character of those who hold such
opinions are traduced and villified,
There is no personality too mean,
there is no insinuation too audaCious
or too false for the recklessness of
these daring slanderers."
1t is well to call to mind these
words when thoughtless or satirical
remarks are exaggerated with wan
ton righteousness and the intellect
ual inventiveness of some minds riots
in malice, hatred, and devil-minded
uncharitableness.
Whoever in the press, in the pull
pit, or on the platform thus robs an
other of character and fair fame
shows in himself the absence of that
love, that God-like emotion of the
heart, without which Il man has no
power to bride his tongue and to
learn to love his enemies, bless them
that curse him. do good to those that
hate him, and pray for those that
despitefully use him and prosecute
him"
But the evil does not stop here.
The press that stoops to such utter
ances charges the atmosphere of the
homes it enters with dark, unhealthy
fumes, Ill calculated for the respira-
ton of a pure-minded. bright youtn,
heretofore surrounded by u cloudle3s
moral atmospheric
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14
THE CONVENTION.

The Republican Territorial Con-
vention ought to satisfy everyone eX-
cept ths-man who loves a row.
The representatives of the party
had the very good sense to settle the
slight sources of friction in the eau
Cuses and in the committees.
There were only two sources of
gates to the Chicago convention and
the endorsement of the Governor.
The former was eliminated by the eX-
cellcnt plan of Island representation.
And the latter smoothed over by maxi
ing the endorsement one of generali-
ties rather than of detail that would
arouse discussion. The Holt matter
was not an issue in connection with
the endorsement, but the refusal tn
appoint Pinkham was.
The only enthusiasm the conven
tiOn showed was in the reference to
the excellent work done by Delegate
Nuhlp at W bbIlI = Nbls anu W lfu u
spending to National Committeeman
RobertsOns suggestion that the party
workers would be on hand when the
time came for active work in the
field
To put the situation in a nutshell,
the convention enthused over the
men and the subjects that pleased
the party-workers, and kept its tenn
per on topics that had dangerous pos
sibilities.
Hawaii has not yet reached the
point where II can fire up much nat
ural enthusiasm on the National
matters concerning which 1t has 50
little to say. Our people may have
doubts segarding what is best in the
affairs of local government, but what
the Federal Government should do
Is so obvious that there is really
nothing on which to base an agita-
ton that stirs enthusiasm of the eff
fervescent variety.
He must be Il natural-born dys-
peptic who can find any fault with
the first Territorial convention of the
campaign, or the spirit of the rank
and file i9 the Republican party.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14

Joe Fernandez, Portuguese hack
driver, appeared in the Police Court
this morning on charge of procur-
ing Hawaiian girls for immoral pur~
poses. He is alleged TO have taken
two young girls from Kakaako to n
disorderly house. The case was con-
tinued. 1t was predicted by some of
those who opposed the Thwing agi-
tation that this sort of thing would
be the inevitable result, and the ar
rest of Fernandez seems to justify
the contention.
G. M, Terry was charged with dis
turbing the quiet of the night at Iwi-
lei. He was fined So and costs.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14
TRANSPORT DANCE At
THE SEASIDE

There will be a dance at the Seaside
Hotel tonight in honor of Major Free.
man, Capt. Kilbourne and the officers
and ladies' of the 35th Coast Artillery.
There will be no dance at any of the
other hotels this evening, so a large
crowd is expected to enjoy Ernest
Kaai's singing orchestra at the pop
ular Seaside. All the friends of the
Army and Navy as well as the friends
of the Seaside are cordially invited.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14
THE EVIL PRESS.

Frederick w. Robertson, the great
English preacher, in speaking of the
cheap press that prostitutes intellect
ual vigor for the propagation of Wit
riolic yituperation., wrote the follow
ing words: ..s-
Let any man cast his eyes on the
pages of this portion of the press.
He will be startled to find the char
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14

Rev. J. Kalino and Rev. j. Nua of
Maui, who came down as politicians,
returned to their homes today on the
steamer Mauna Kea.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14

The auxiliary schooner Flaurence
Ward, Captain Piltz, leaves for Mid.
way this afternoon at 5 o'clock. MI.
Bell of the local cable Office will be a
passenger in her. She is taking in a
supply of provisions for the inhab,
itants on Midway.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14

Honolulu has we'll gained the repu.
tation Of being a clean city. The only
way we can maintain same is by keep.
Ing at work.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14

+. w. Macfarlane will leave for
Kauai tonight in the Hall.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14
FOR SALE

A Bargain-Makiki District. Three
bedroom, modern cottage. Cash or
installments.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14

J, Campbell White, general secro-
tary of the lnterdenominational lay
mons missionary movement, tells OF
work done by organization in foreign
lands. ....
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14

Night riders in Tcigg County, Ken
lucky, dragged Thomas Weaver, a
tobacco plantation negro, from his
bed and fatally shot him when he
refused to run, as commanded,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-14

cgn looms to be accurately reproduced for 3BOch At
another time trim op-cOa idea from the box OF alyho
in England Again afternoon coat Fifth
Avenue by who has time and to indulge his clothes
whims Or it may be smart suit idea from the floor Of the
Stock Exchange-or hot weather suit from Palm Beach.
Whichever is is authentic and shaped out to
you the economical and sensible solution OF serious mod
problem
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-09-24
coNornNrNa ELEcr1oNp.

That there has been complaint of
primary methods in four wards in St.
Louis is unquestionably true. 1t is
equally true that two of those wards
gave majorities for me, and two OF
them gave practically equal majorities
for my leading opponent.
1t is well for the Democracy to re-
member that no man upon this ticket
owes his nomination to a majority re-
ceived in St. Louis, and speaking for
myself, | call attention here to the
fact that | carried every residence
ward in that city. and in these there
has been no question as to the fair
ness OF the vote or count, and in adj
dition to the two wards above men
toned, lost only the four wards i'll
which the great breweries are located,
and in which their operatives live.
1t is well, also, to remember that in
every booth in St. Louis an equal
number of Republican judges sat with
the Democratic officials, and what
ever wrongs may have been commit
ted, the members Of both parties are
equally responsible,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-09-24
A DIsGRAcEFUL CHAPTER OF MIS-
souri, HISTORY.

But the summit OF political effront-
cry is reached when the Republican
party in Missouri talks Of purity in
elections. This is the party that stole
the presidency, and sought to perpet-
uate its rule with a force bill. This
is the same old party that when it
controlled the politics of Missouri
never permitted a Democratic judge
or clerk to enter an election booth.
This is the party that DISTINGUISHED
thousands of loyal citizens in Mis-
souri,; that drove Gen. Francis P.
Blair from the polls; that made the
test of citizenship an oath which the
Supreme Court of the United States
said was beyond precedent in its
severity" and wiped from the stat
ute books by judicial decree. This is
the party that burnt the ballots when
Democrats were elected, and gave the
certificates to their Republican opponents.
This is the party that robbed that
gallant hero of two wars, and Senator
from three states, Gen James Shields,
Of an office to which he had been
chosen by the vote of the people, and
gave the certificate to the Republican
he had defeated. And Senator Warner
himself must have laughed in his
sleeve as he heard read this platform
of Republican purity and remembered
how Count Rodman's stove had
burned the ballots that defeated him,
and Count Rodman's pen had written
the false certificate that gave him an
Office to which he was never elected.
FAIR ELECTIONS CAME WITH DEMO-
CRATIC RULE.
As against his infamous history
known to all Missourians, we place
the Democratic record that has given
to this State an absolutely impartial
election law, under which Republicans
have equal representation with Demo