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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-08
Good Reasons Advanced.


Overseer Peck was present and ex-
planned that when the weather was wet
and the roller laid up, the engineer
spent his time in making repairs to it
and the helper went ON the road, and
there were various changes so that all
the men were kept at work. When the
roller was laid up the stone bunkers
had to be kept filled, and with only
two wagons on the job this took a long
time.
County Engineer Gere said that con
ditions in Koolaupoko were not the
same as in Eva. In Eva the engineer
was close to the sugar mills and could
have repairs to his machine made there.
Mr.. Archer might not know that there
were heavy bills for repairs to the
machines down Eva way. A long tine
ago, finding how difficult it was to have
a road machine mended in Koolaupoko,
where there were no places to make re-
lars, it had been decided to send
good engineer over there, who could
make all necessary repairs, when the
mac hlne was off duty. The entire bill
for repairs there had been but $25 and
the oily time a man had gone from Ho-
had to be attended to.
Was Roller Ditched?
Then Harvey threw bombshell into
the camp. He said the engineer was of
no account as he had got drunk once
and run the roller into a ditch and it
cost 5000 to the county to get 1t out.
There was a general look of inquiry at
this statement. Engineer Gere said he
had never heard of this before, neither
had any one else on the board or IN
the road department. Even Supervisor
KeaIoha from that district had not
heard of II.
"Where did you hear this?'' asked
the chairman.
''Why, the other day when we made
the investigation in Koolau,' answer
ed Mr.. Harvey.
''WeI1, it was never interpreted, and
I certainly did not hear it mentioned
said the chair.
''David Watson told me about it.
Then David Watson, lawyer and
poundmaster, arose at the rear Of the
hall and stated positively that he knew
of this accident, that it occurred be-
cause the engineer was drinking on
that day. and the reason he knew 1T
was because his brothers were there
and had taken turns at the bottle. And
besides his gun had been crushed
and
Lopez Denies Charge.
Bv this time Lopez. the road roller
engineer. in khaki trousers, blue shirt
and red handkerchief around his neck,
took the floor. and said that Watson's
statement was absolutely untrue. He
had never run his machine into the
ditch, and the whole story was Cooked
up.
Watson said also that he had heard
that a haole had come from Honolulu
to get the machine out of the ditch.
The only time haole went over to
do anything with the engine, so Engi-
neer Gere said, was to fix the boiler
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-08

something and we ask the cooperation
and support of the shippers in and out
of this Territory. All we ask is a fair
field and no favors. -
Captain Matson in answer to a ques-
ton said it was proposed to have a
steamer come from the Sound every
forty days, while the San Francisco
Honolulu schedule would be maintain
ed regularly, as now. The first boat
viii leave the Sound on December 1.
In answer to a question from Mr..
Moore, banana shipper and agent for
banana raisers, Captain Matson said
the plans, at present, did not contem-
plate steamer going to the Sound di-
rectly from Honolulu, but by way of
San Francisco. Mr.. Moore thought it
would be advantageous to banana ship
pers as well as pineapple growers to
send shipments by boat directly to the
Sound. Captain Matson said the bust.
ness would not pay.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-08
$4,000 a Trip.


CAPTAIN Matson said the boat to be
placed on the Sound Honolulu run
would not have cold-storage plant at
present. To run a vessel from Homo
lulu to the Sound ports, the freight
money would have to total $4,000 to
pay the company for the service. He
thought in about year the Hilonian
might possibly be run from Honolulu
to the Sound and San Francisco.
Fred Waldron said that if one rate
was granted to all shippers and i'm
porters, the Matson line would do a
great business. He said that he want
ed to express his appreciation for the
uniformly courteous treatment he had
received both at this end and the Coast
end of the Matson company.
Mr.. !Tenney assured the shippers that |
the energies of the company would be |
bent toward maintaining the fiat rate |
to everybody. E. G. Brown asked |
whether Captain Matson had taken up |
the matter of securing fiat rates over
-he railroads to meet this transporta-
ton line figures. Captain Matson said
ne had not, as he wished to await the
putting into effect of the new Inter
state commerce law, but on his return
% the Coast he would look into this
natter particularly.
There was considerable discussion by
Mr.. Lovsted, f. G. Brown. Norman
Watkins and others over rates to the
orient, which were less, from middle
asst points on the mainland, than to
Honolulu.
Always "one-Rate Man.
Captain Matson in concluding his
ak said he had been in business with
lilo since 1882 and he always main,
aimed one rate. He was believer in
quail rights to all. He did not want
o bring the rate down. There was
ardly steamship company in the Pa
life making any money and to reduce
he rates would not better the condi-
ions. He said the Matson company
ad been able to hold its own and
lake a little money. He would do
that he could to support the industries
f the islands. All he had was invest
here.
Captain Matson s announcement of
ne new passenger steamer and the
Otes of thanks closed the meeting.
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AND POLITICS

CONTINUED from Page One)
and the engineer s helper, his son, at
$50 month. This was an imposition
on the county, Archer thought. He
was sure they did not work every day
in the month.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-08
New Peninsula Road.
Trent's Big Balance.

The report of Treasurer for the
month of September gave total re-
ceipts as 1921 ,05443, which included
the cash balance of $84,173.08 on hand
September l, and $4,000 received from
the Territory. The disbursements
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-08
Praises Rival Line.

"'While making this criticism L
would like to say that the American
Hawaiian Steamship Company has been
a great benefit to this Territory and
will continue to be and they should
be praised. 1t deserves support from
this community. The company is re-
eeiving that support now, but as far
as the Matson Navigation Company
and Castle & Cooke, Ltd, and every
shareholder in the Matson Navigation
Company go, l will say this company
has been in the transportation bust.
ness in the Pacific for a great many
years, long before the American Ha-
waiian line was thought of. and it pro-
poses to continue in that business.
While we gladly testify to the efficiency
of the American Hawaiian line, at the
same time we think we have done
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
NEW THEORY OF
FLEETS MISSION
Said United States War Ves-
sells Are to Warn Off the
Foes of China.
TAFT'S SPEECH Is CITED.
SIGNIFICANCE OF ADDRESS IN
SHANGHAI BECOMES MORE AP-
PARENT-D DAMPER Is PUT ON
THE JAPANESE.

Washington, D. c., July 31-Accord-
the speeches made by William H. Taft
during his trip to the far East is being
circulated in China with satisfaction
far greater now than Mr.. Taft is sup
posed to have felt when he uttered it.
The speech, delivered before the
merchants of Shanghai, was scarcely
mentioned in reports of the world
girdler's progress. Reports Of it are
only now reaching Washington. They
come in connection with reports of
Chinese satisfaction over the ap-
proach of the Atlantic fleet. Mr.. Taft
said in part:
There is not the slightest danger
of a sudden cessation of the present
relation of the United States to the
Philippines, such as would be involved
in sale Of those islands, and for our
United States toward China must be
regarded not alone as country inter-
ested in the trade of China, but also
as a power owning territory in China's
immediate neighborhood."
Ships to Give Emphasis.
This was accepted by the Chinese as
definite confirmation of the reports
that the American fleets mission in
Chinese waters was to give point and
emphasis to this very declaration, and
to refute the stories so industriously
circulated by the Japanese that the
United States was about to sell the
Philippines to Japan.
Mr. Taft continued:
The policy of the government of
the United States has been authorita-
lively stated to be that of seeking the
permanent safety and peace of the
Chinese, the preservation Of China S
territorial and administrative entity,
the protection of all rights guaran.
teed by her to friendly powers by
treaty and international law, and, as a
safeguard for the world, the principle
of equal and impartial trade with all
parts of the Chinese empire. This
was the policy which John Hay made
famous as that of the open door,
Hays Policy Outdone.
But Mr.. Taft did not stop with mere
reiteration of the Hay policy. He
went further when he said:
THE American trade in China is suf
ficiently great to require the govern
ment of the United States to take ev
cry legitimate means to protect il
against diminution or injury by the
political preference of any of its com
petitors. How far the United States
would go in the protection of its Chi
nese trade, no one, of course, can say
To the Chinese merchants assem-
bled at the banquet board, to whom
the speech was being interpreted. sen
tence by sentence, this came as a di
rect message from Washington tha
the United States, as a world power
intends in the future to back its mer
chants with its guns.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
Barney Oldfield, Hero of
Hundred Races, in Richmond

A young man of powerful frame,
whose nervous, twinkling eye bespoke
love of adventure, whose strongly-set
jaw displayed indomniable will power
and courage and whose Drowned COM
plexion gave evidence of his good
health, sat flat upon the floor in the
auto inn. East Main street this fore
noon, his legs stretched out on either
side of fore wheel of a 100 horse
power Stearns flyer. He was clad in
a regulation kahki uniform of the
United States army and In his mouth
was cigar which he puffed vigorous
ly. His brawny hands manipulated a
wrench and he proceeded to tighten a
few bolts on the big machine while an
interested. though small group of spec
tators looked on.
The sight of an autoist making a re
pair to his machine Is neither new
nor novel in Richmond. but the man
himself was both new and novel to
those who watched, for he was none
other than the famous Barney Old
field, hero of a hundred auto races in
which time has been shattered, and
the victim of many sensational auto
accidents that came near ending both
his career as racer and his lie.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31

"Just passing through said Old
field to inquirers. Have been in the
northwest, starting in races at ST.
Paul and Sioux City and from the last
named place l started In on a big
jump to Lexington. Ky, where l am
entered to race on August TO-"
In addition to the big Stearns that
Oldfield is driving there is another, of
exactly the same pattern and make
that is under the protecting care of
Charles Soules, one of Oldfield's most
trusted drivers. Mrs. Oldfield is ac-
companying her husband on the over.
land trip as are Mr.. Ed and Andrew
Morross, of Detroit, Mich
Oldfield has started in races but
twice this season, his best record for
mile being made at Sioux City
where on circular track he covered
the distance in 56 seconds flat.
Late this afternoon the prem mier au-
to speeder of the world and his party
left the auto inn for Cincinnati and
tomorrow will proceed to Lexington
where rest of ten days will put Old
field in fine fettle for his next race
No serious damage to the machines
was the cause of the local stop. but
it was for the purpose Of making 9
xNnnral oyarharafna
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
Laurence SmeIser, Richmond
Boy, Is Now in Philip
pine Islands.
HE GETS A PROMOTION.
OWING TO HIS GOOD WORK AS
TEACHER, HE HAS BEEN MADE
SCHOOL SUPERVISOR, AND HE
ENJOYS THE WORK.

Living in a jolly nipa hut, built on
stills, Laurence Smelser, former Earl
ham athlete and later a teacher in
the Arlington and Center township
schools, is teaching little brown-face
Philippine Islanders all about "bene-
violent assimilation" and how to grow
up to be good American citizens.
The little brown people are good
scholars. They are bright and they
admire the big American athlete who
came out of the west to teach them
their A B C's.
Mr. Smelser is located at Dune
quete, Island of Oriental Negras. This
island is for the most part swamp
land, consequently to sidestep dysen
try, malaria and other diseases the
islanders long ago hit upo nthe de-
wise Of building their nipa homes on
stills. Yankeelike Mr.. Smelser quick
ly adapted himself to the customs oi
the community and he now has a
home On stills.
On the third of this month Mr.
Smelser, as reward for his good
work, was promoted to the office OF
supervisor of all schools on the island
In postal to Mr. and Mrs Martir
Wyrick of Arlington township, with
whom he boarded when a teacher ir
that part of the county, Mr. Smelsel
states that he likes the people ant
the climate and will probably remain
in the islands for two or three years
longer.
Mr.. Smelser is an admirable type
of that class of Americans the govern
| ment is sending to the Philippine Is
| lands to perform the various func
tions of government. He Is a strap
| ping big fellow, athletic, active an,
one easily equipped to win the re
spect of the little brown people
While student at Earlham he playet
on the football team and won man,
points in field athletics by THROWN;
the hammer. hurting the discuss ant
putting the shot. He always stoot
| high in his studies. Mr.. Smelser be
fore entering Earlham graduated from
the Richmond high school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
MAY FEEL STICK
Government Making Investi-
cation of Hartman
Methods.
SPECIAL AGENTS AT WORK.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 21.-Special ag-
ents of the government are in Chicago
trying to collect evidence to substan-
tiate proceedings for the disruption of
the Hartman system of railroads up
on the ground that the combination is
in violation of the Sherman anti
trust act
For more than a week Ralph NJ.
Mckenzie, who did a great deal of the
preliminary work in the investigation
which the interstate commerce COM
mission made into the affairs of the
Hartman railroads, has been indus
triously working among the big ship
pers with a view to ascertaining how
the Hartman combination has been
used, if used at all, to stifie competi-
ton and restrain trade On Special
Agent McKenzie's new calling list are
all of the traffic my OF the big indus
tries in the city. 1t is not known with
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
STOLE FOR HIS
PRETTY WIFE
Huggins, Marion County Graft
er, Wanted to Build a
Home for Her.
HE C0NFIScATED $4,000.
COMMITTED FORGERY SEVERAL
TIMES, HE TELLS COURT IN A
COOL MANNER-HIS CONFESS
SION IS COMPLETE.

Indianapolis, Ind, July 31.-Confess-
ing that he stole 5000 from the coun-
ty, and that he appropriated and des-
troyed the books containing the evil
dence of his crimes, Emmett S. Hug
gins yesterday afternoon at the trial
of John McGregor, president of the
board of county commissioners related
q startling tale.
McGregor is on trial on the charge
of having solicited and accepted a
bribe from the Atlas Engine Company.
Higgins, in a calm. quiet and self
possessed manner told how he made
out warrants for various amounts in
favor of fictitious persons for fictitious
services, had them allowed by the
board of county commissioners and OBJ
tanned the money on them. He said
there were fifty or sixty of them,
amounting to about $1,000.
"One night" said Higgins, II stole
into the County Auditors Office, after
the days business was over, by open
ing the door with a skeleton key I
carried I took out the book of war
rant stubs, carefully locked the door,
carried the book to the county poor
house and gave them to Daugherty to
be burned"
Higgins said he went wrong because
he wanted money with which to build
fine house for himself and his young
wife.
| Huggins said he received $500 from
the Atlas Engine Works, gave $1,000
to McGregor, $1,000 to Spafford, and
kept S1,So0 himself. Higgins said
| his negotiations were with Arthur
Wilcutts, city salesman for the Atlas
company.
Wilcutts testified that he told Hug
gins the Atlas company would bid
S15,631 for the power house contract.
Higgins told him his commission
would be $500. Wilcutts kicked
on the amount, saying he supposed
81 900 would be sufficient
Broucher, so Wilcutts says, in
structed him to tack 81, 800 to the bid.
Higgins declared on the witness
stand that McGregor told him there
must be 81, 900 for himself and 81 .OOo
each for Higgins and Thomas Spaf
ford for putting the contract through
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
Brothers United After
Forty-two Years Separation

years. Letters had been exchanged
frequently and at last It was agreed
that William should come from Port
land to visit his older brother.
William is sixty years old and James
is sixty-seven 1t wac in Adams coun-
ty, Illinois. they separated In 1866.
James left for Indiana and settled in
this county. William remained IN ILL.,
nois for a few years, then removed to
Jay county. 1t Is but short distance
between the county seats of Wayne
and Jay counties. and there Is direct
railroad, but the two brothers had re-
mained apart all this time. There was
the best of friendly feeling existing
between them. but It was just az
James said: Il was here and he was
In Portland. and we just never went
to see each other" Now that they have
met and renewed relationship, how.
ever, it is probable visits viii be re
turned In nudcar Hucce1n<pu~
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31

swell, how's carpenter work? Do
you find plenty of it to do? o, you
are not so busy? Seems to be plenty
of ii around where live. How's the
times in these parts? Not so bad. Glad
to hear it o, well. guess there is no
use codding with you any longer: I'm
that brother of yours who has been
writing to you for so long
It was in this unceremonious man
ner that William Northup, of Port
land made himself known to his
brother, James, at the latter's home on
rural route s. this county, Tuesday
The two had not aeen each other since
they separated after the death of their
father. Levi Northup. in Illinois, for.
ty-two years ago. The reunion was
one of the most pleasant to be imag-
ined. Although within fifty miles OF
each other the two had not met, nor
ayen seen each other for two score
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
TOLD TO ENFORCE
GARBAGE ORDINANCE
Police to See That Wagons
Have Numbers.

The police department has been no
titled to enforce the ordinance regard
ing garbage wagons. This ordinance
requires wagons to display a register
ed number which is procured when a
license is issued. The fee for this IL
eense is but nominal nd is expected
that all persons engaged in the collec-
ton of garbage will be willing to Sc
cure licenses. Unless they do they
will have to stand the probability of
arrest and punishment under the pen
atty.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
FOR LOWER RATES
Directors of Commercial Club
And Fire Insurance
Agents to Meet.
MUCH INTEREST is TAKEN.

The board of directors OF the Com
mercial club and all the local agents
Of the Fire Insurance companies In
Richmond will meet this evening in a
joint session at the commercial club
rooms Much interest is being taken
in the meeting and it is the sincere
hope that the two bodies will be able
to reach an understanding in regard
to the lowering of the insurance rates
of this city. The two bodies will go
over the situation here and then some
conclusion will be reached. IL is be-
lieved that there will be a large at
tendance among the insurance men as
all seem to be taking a lively interest
in the meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
CATROW CHARGED /
WITH MANSLAUGHTER
Warrant Issued for 0hioan's
Arrest.

Dayton, O., July 31.-A warrant
charging manslaughter has been is
sued for the arrest of Col. Herbert G.
Catrow Col. Catrow recently struck
Eugene Sullivan, an aged laborer,
while running his automobile at a
high rate of speed, as charged by the
coroner's verdict. He is a millionaire
resident of Miamisburg and was re-
publican candidate for congress. He
withdrew from the race on account of
the notoriety in which the incident in
yolved him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
POLICE INVESTIGATING.

No steps have been taken in either
the matter of the courthouse gang
Kean or those who tormented aged
Julius Youngblood until his capture of
investigating.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
WILL GO WEST.

William Reid and Harrison Taylor,
two we'll known Richmond young men
will leave next Monday for North Da-
kota where they expect to secure po-
sitions with a threshing outfit. Later
they will be employed by one of the
lumber firms farther west.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
UNIVERSITY STUDENT
FATALLY INJURED
Auto CoIIides With a Cab in
Chicago.

Chicago, July 31.-Carl Burton OF
Aurora, student at Chicago univer-
sity, was probably fatally injured this
morning when an automobile skidded
into a collision with a cab on Michi-
gan avenue. The machine was driv-
en- by T. P. Henderson, the notorious
"speeder" of Glencoe, suburb.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
HARRIS WILL SOON
RESUME HIS WORK
Governor of Ohio Denies His
Illness Is Serious.

Columbus. o., July 31.-Word has
been received here from Gov Har-
ris at Eaton, that he expects to be able
to come to his Office next Monday He
says his illness is not serious, and that
campaign engagements.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31

what success he is meeting, but his
Investigation is taken as meaning that
the big stick" has again begun to
swing over the Hartman lines.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
INDIANA-Fair and cooler Friday
night; Saturday fair and warmer,
fresh nor<heEly winds.

oHIo-Showers and cooler, Friday:
Saturday fresh to brisk northeriy
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-06-17
STATE DENTAL ASSOCIATION.
One OF the Most Interesting Sessions
Ever Held.

The local dentist who attended the
annual meeting Of the State associa-
ton at Columbia, Drs. Haynsworth,
Weinberg, DuRant, and Dick, return
ed last night and report that the meet
ing was the most successful ever held
in South Carolina. A rising vote of
appreciation was given DR.. T. T.
Moore, Jr., the retiring president,
and his co-workers for their untirine
efforts which brought about such a
elimination. All arrangements were
perfect to the most minute detail.
Drs. Brooker, Stanley Quattlebaum,
Boozer, Gilmore, Pike, Lindsay, and
In fact the entire Columbia contin-
gent Of the association, were constant
ly IN evidence with business arrange
ments complete and interspersing the
social feature lavishly
DR.. E. ]. Estridge, Of Leesville, the
newly elected president stands high
among his fellow practitioners all
over the State. He will doubtless see
to it that the next meeting will be
equally instructive and tpleasant.