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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-25
HOLMES ANNOYS
PROMOT|ONISTS
Mischief Done in His Honolulu
Article viii Take a Year
to Overcome.

The article from the pen of j. Burton
Holmes appearing in the October num-
Der of the Ladies Home Journal, in
which he relates a very fshy incident
/ concerning his meeting in Honolulu of
a leper, who was supposed to be max
ing leis for tourists, has aroused the ire
of the Promotion Committee and the
matter was taken up and discussed at
the meeting of that h@iy yesterday.
In the article referred t0 the inference
is given that any tourist might drop
off any steamer here and meet a leper
at any old time. Those who live here
know how absurd this is, how one might
search in vain for even one suspected
of having the disease, but to the hun
dreds of thousands of readers of the
Ladies' Home Journal the story of
Holmes will be the truth as seen here
by a well-known traveller and writer.
"This article will do us more harm
in our effort to get tourists to visit Ha
wall than all the work we can do for
a year can wipe out, said Chairman
w. E. Brown, who brought the matter
to the attention of the committee, a
sentiment that the other members pres
ent, R. H. Trent and w. A. Bowen,
agreed in but knew not just what to
do to counterfeit the harm done, 1t
was pretty generally agreed that
Holmes was badly mistaken in the in
cident quoted, to say the least.
1t was finally decided not to write
any contradiction to. the Journal for
fear of antagonizing that publication
and having the mischief aggravated,
but the secretary was instructed to
write to Holmes, point out the harm
he had done and ask him to be more
careful in the future.
The poster design selected for the
Floral parade advertising, which shows
George Washington driving decorated
automobile, with Martha Washington
and Kamehameha as passengers, was
gone over and more suggestions made
concerning it. The matter of finally
accepting the design was left to the
chairman.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-25
NEW CH|LDREN's
HOSPITAL CHARTERED

Application for charter for the
new children's hospital has been fled
with the Treasurer and approved, an!
awaits Governor Frear's approval and
signature. The name of the hospital
is to be Kauikeolani Children s Hos
pital. It's purpose is to care for chill
dren who are sick or manned, providing
them with medical and surgical treat.
ment. The corporation is authorized to
own property to the value of half a
million dollars. The first board OF
trustees are: A. s. Wilcox of Kauai,
Judge Sanford b. Dole, w. o. Smith
f, A. Mott-Smith, DR.. J. R. Judd, and
A. Gartley.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-25
BABBITT ASKED FOR
HAWAII SCHOOL DATA

superintendent Babbitt is in receipt
of circular letter from the United
States Commissioner of Education ask
ing for certain data to be included in
the regular bulletin Of the department
concerning legislation in regard to pub
lie schools, and decisions of courts and
opinions of attorneys generally affect
ing them. Hawaii has never been in
cluded in these bulletins before.
The most important legislation in
Hawaii affecting the public schools,
superintendent Babbitt thinks. is the
act creating the College of Hawaii, the
act relating to private schools, and the
acts amending the truancy laws.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18
A DARING CLIENT.

Ernest Spagnoli, who made his
debut in the legal profession only a
few months ago, has already been
connected with several important
cases in San Francisco, where he is
practicing his profession. A sensa-
tional case, in which he was attorney
for the accused. is reported in the
city papers of. last Saturday as
follows:
Charles f.. Rust held to answer in
the superior court on a charge OF EN-
bezzIing $4,000 which had been in
trusted in his hands to be bet at the
Emeryville race track, today slipped
the handouts from his wrist just as
he was about to enter Judge Dunne's
court Dom and made his escape.
Taking advantage of the fact that
he was one of the thirteen prisoners
who were being hustled through a
crowd of spectators, he made his dar-
ing break for liberty, and unnoticed
by the guards and even by his fellow
prisoner who was chained to him, he
reached the street aud disappeared
before his absence was noticed.
When the embezzlemeut was first
discovered last spring Rust escaped
to Grand Rapids, where he was
arrested two months ago. lie has
made hard legal fight to escape
prosecution and was so anxious about
his plight that last Sunday,he notified
his attorney, r. b, ID. Spagnoli, that
he intended to escape even if he had
to jump from one of the courtroom
windows. Deputy sheritfs are now
searching the city for the fugitive.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18
"A GOOD MOVE.

At the last meeting of the board of
supervisors, county assessor Jarvis
was instructed to secure a complete
list of all patents issued by the
United States to lands in Amador
county. The object of this move, as
we understand 1t, Is to enlarge the
assessment roll. 1t is surmised that
considerable property escapes assess
ment on account of the patents issued
therefor being unreuoIded in the
county records. There is nothing
to show that such patents have been
issued, that is from the records avail
able to the assessor. Government
land cannot be assessed. But as soon
as final proof has been made, and
final receipt issued the land then be-
comes subject TO local taxation. Now
if the listing of all patents issued
relating to lands in Amador county,
has the effect of securing the placing
uron the assessment roll of a num-
Der of agricultural or mineral appli-
cations of this character, it will be
a distinct gain, aud more than offset
the cost of looking into this matter.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18
A Singular Occurrence.

During the thunder storm of last
week Miss Amelia Piccardo, while
using the telephone at her fathers
residence on the jackson Gate road
was the victim of a rather severe
electric shock. She was talking to
some one at Middle bar, and when
about to hang up the phone, was the
recipient of the sh ook, which was
so strong that after walking a few
steps she collapsed in the arms of her
mother. 1t took over day to fully
recover from the shock. The stI range
part about it is that the telephone
line after the closest examination re
veals no evidence of disturbance.
The line was not burned nor even
damaged between the points of com
munication. The hello girls in the
main office felt no effects OF the
shock. Mr. Gardiner, the manager, is
at a loss to account for the phenome-
non. lie says a similar case Las
never before happened in his expert
ence in the telephone ser7iGe.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18
A Duck-Hunting Expedition

John S. Garbarini and VIM. O..
Hess returned from a duck hunting
expedition last Friday. They left
here the Monday previous, and at
Sacramento we're joined by L. X.
Norman. Thence the trio proceeded
up the Sacramento river in the vlcin-
ity of Gridley, which they we're in
formed was teeming with game. They
we're not disappointed. The limiting
grounds were eleven miles from the
nearest shipping point, go that they
were limited to one days bag of
game, or 30 ducks per man. The
game law prohibits a man having
more THAI 80 ducks in his possession
at one time. lie can ship that num-
ber each day, but must not be found
with more than the days limit upon
him. The hunters easily bagged the
limit. Wild geese were there in
countless numb ers. When they rose
from the ground they darkened the
heavens. and the noise of their flap
ping wings was equal to that made by
thousand stamp quartz mill. Along
the overflow lands of the Sacramento
valley Is the winter home of these
birds. There is no limit placed by
the game laws upon their destruction
on account OF the havoc they make
upon the grain fields. AS rule, they
are not molested to any great extent
by hunters far removed from ship
ping point. There is little sport il
shooting them, for the reason that
two or three is about all that mar
can pack. So the smaller game
affords more excitement to the
sportsman.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18
ASSESSMENT ROLL
AND TAX RATE

The following table, showing the
amount of taxable property in ANA
dor county for the past fifteen years,
together with the tax rate for each
year. will be of interest to our read
ers. The figures are taken from the
auditors records showing the
amount charged to the tax collector
for the years named. The figures are
significant, showing how the assess
ment roll has been swollen, mainly
by arbitrary increase by the assessors,
to more than one-tuurth more than
it was over a decade ago, but the rate
of taxation has remained about the
same. Or course that means that the
property holders are paying one
fourth more than formerly for the
maintenance of the local government
1t is undeniable that property values
have not increased in any such ratio.
Indeed, it is doubtful whether on the
whole there has been any increase in
the period under consideration. The
population has decreased rather than
increased.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18
The Vacant Judaeshlp.

The list of applicants for vacancy
in the superior iudgeship Of Amador
county has been materially enlarged
within the past week. There are at
least seven petitions before the
governor for the position. A gentle-
man named Steele, present justice of
the peace at Lodi, has petitioned for
the position. A practicing attorney
of Iuollmne county named Peters,
located at jamestown, is also candi-
date. A praoticiDg attorney of
PlacervIlle, who is reported to be
holding an elective office. has made
inquiries with a view of securing the
prize. Chas. A. Bliss, an attorney
of Sacramento county, and at present
and for the past eight years holding
the office of referee in bankruptcy,
has made application. He is practi-
cally an Amador county man, being a
son of the late jeremiah Bliss, a
former cattle man of the vicinity of
Forest Home.
The committee appointed by the
county central committee will likely
go to Sacramento to consult with the
governor the latter part Of this week.
Their business is to lay the situa
ton fairly and candidly before the
governor, and get the best man that
can be had, no matter whether be
halls from Amador or elsewhere. We
venture to say that in this resolve the
committee is backed up by the
practically sold sentiment of the re
publicaps of Amador county.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18
A New Industry.

The jackson brewery uses a great
many boxes for bottled beer, divided
into compartments according to the
number of bottles to be held. There
is much work connected with the
manufacture of these boxes. Here
tofore John Strohm has ordered them
from outside firms, as he was not
aware that they could be made at the
same cost by local workmen. Re-
Gently, however, he has placed an
order of 2UO boxes, OF four dozen
capacity, with Garbarini Bros, of the
Jackson machine shop. They are
making preparations to start on the
job at once. For this purpose they
are putting together the planer,
formerly used in the old Butterheld
mill, and which they purchased about
a year ago. Mountain pine lumber
is to be used in the construction OF
the boxes. Strohm expects to make
a small saving in having them made
here. as vel; as to encourage home
industry. lie manifests commend
able spirit in this order, and if all
who are dependent upon the citizens
of this vicinity for their support
would show a like consideration for
local industries Jackson would be
material gamer thereby.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18
MINING NOTES.

Gold Iop. j This gravel property at
Pine Grove. formerly known as the
Wheeler claim, is to be worked the
coming season, preparations are being
made to operate by running tunnel
under the town site in search of the
auriferous gravel.
Mitchell. The Cranmer Bros. fin
ished few days ago run OF four
days in their two-stamp mill of
about twenty tons of rock taken from
near the surface of the Mitchell mine
near Pine Grove. The product was
very gratifying, the amount of gold
obtained being, so we are informed,
$500. Reckoning the capacity OF the
mill at 2l% tons per stamp per day,
this would give an average yield Of
SIS per ton. The Cranmer boys have
been working on the surface, and
discovered a new ledge from which
this rich rock was taken. They are
now possessed of the means to open
the property below the old workings.
They are very much encouraged at
the outlook, and hope to succeed in
getting capitalists to take hold and
develop the mine on larger scale
than they can do single handed.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18
Church Notes.

Order of services at the Methodist
Episcopal church as follows: sun
day school at p. M, preaching SER
vices every Sunday to commence at
II a. m. and 7 80 p. M, prayer meet
ing every Wednesday at Z 30 p. IN.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these services.
EPISCOPAL.
Regular services will be held in st.
Augustine's Episcopal church as
follows:
II IA. IN. First ana third Sunday
in each month.
7:3O p. m.-Seoond and fourth Sun
day IN each month.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18
Hotel Arrivals

Globe: Thursday-Mrs Ellis, Ellis
Ranch; w Ludekins, Pine Grove;
Mrs Whitaker, Niles; Fred q Martin,
Suffer Creek.
t'riday-F Luke, Stockton; ID
Davis, Plymouth; f E Clark, 2
Barnabei, San Francisco; Mrs A
Grader, Oakland.
Saturday-A E Gartlin, lone; Mrs
W h Grist. Fort Bragg; Geo A Grist,
Indian Reservation; VIM. HanIey and
wife, Miss E Tupman, New York
Ranch; Miss Grace DuFrane, Thresa
Footman, Irene Horn, Stockton; ii
Bradley, Hams Station; Ed futile,
Copper Hill; r. Il Truitt, West Point;
W A Ray, San Francisco; John Mol
fino, M okelumne Hill.
Sunday-Miss Prouty. Edith Camp
bell. Alice Bonham, Geo. f Mack,
lone; Mae Kelley, Amador City; f
Burke, San Francisco; F. B Joyce,
Miss Byrd Porter, Defender; L S
Merchant, Healdsburg.
Monday-Adolph Cottel, Kitchie;
Nellie Hanley, New York Ranch;
Louis Cuneo, Drytown; Olive Leon
ard, Pearl Tanner, Suffer Creek.
Tuesday-C X hardwood, Fosteria;
Il 2 Leahy, Sacramento; Lucie Smith,
Defender.
Wednesday, p Siebe, Sacramento;
NJ Heater, NJ Hammer, lone; V
FRAZER, Round Mountain; Geo. X
Webb, VIM. COIN, San Francisco.
Thursday-Jud NJ Scott. Sacra-
mento; N E Denend, Volcano; W S
Copley, Paloma; r. Goodding,
Camanche.
National: IhuIsday-A A Hearsch,
S G Gassaway, A g McDavid, f W
Lewis, San Francisco; l. ID Martin,
Stockton; N Fontenrose, Electra;
A b Summers, Plymouth.
Friday f Crum, Stockton; 1
Poppe, d G Howard, q b Bergan,
San Francisco; V Woodcock, West
Point; Mrs A q Peatwa, Volcano.
Saturday - IL A Solomon, ID
Michaels, d Glazer, b Gluckfeld,
San Francisco; ii l. Cummings, Elec-
ira; j L Porter, Defender; Il Paoheco,
Berry, San Luis Obispo.
Sunday j IL Joynt, New York; q
N Cosmer, M Peters, jamestown;
W SIlburton, Sau Francisco; w l.
Myers, e W Gates, Stockton; e d
Boydston, Volcano.
Monday-J W August, Chas II
Webber, Paul Barnaby, San Fran
cisco; Geo A Prowse, Stockton; W
Ludekens, Pine Grove.
Tuesday-M A Marks, M Cohen,
Ii Van Orden, K Il Scott, A Ii Crane,
San Francisco; Thos Flynn, W y
Shower, A K Johsnton, Sacramento;
@ n Bonnell, Mokelumne Hill, Geo
A Gray, Stockton; VIM O'Brien,
| jacksonville.
Wednesday S Hare. @ II Lift
man, San Francisco; j A Mcdonald,
sacramento; w Shirley, Il W
Titus, Stockton.
Thursday H b Winchell, San
Francisco.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18
For that Dull Feeling After Eating

l have used Cham berlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets for some time, and
can testify that they have done me
more good than any tablets l have
ever used. My trouble was a heavy
dull feeling after eating. David
Freeman, Kempt, Nova Scotia. These
tablets strengthen the stomach and
improve the digestion. They also re-
gulate the liver and bowels. They
are far superior to pills but cost no
more. Get a free sample at Spag-
noli's drug store and see what a
splendid medicine it is.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18
War with Japan

could not possibly make so many
crlpples as rheumatism does every
year. And yet there is no reason why
this disease should cripple anyone, II
all suffers Will rub the affected parts
night and morning with Ballard g
Snow Liniment. Cures all aches aud
pains. Sold by Ruhser's City Phar-
macy.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18
Resolutions of
Cattle Men.

The Tehama county livestock
association sitting in regular session
ia Red Bluff, CAL, December 5, 1908,
passed the following resolutions:
Resolved That we are not in
sympathy with the estray laws as at
present in operation in this state,
and recommend that stock taken up
as astray be advertised in the local
papers for reasonable length of
time.
Resolved That the public highways
should be free for stock going from
one range to another, to pass over
without being subject to the estray
laws.
Resolved That the railroad com
pany be required to furnish, cars for
the transportation of live stock in a
reasonable length of time after re-
QUESTION has been made for them,
and that measure to this effect be
recommended to our state legislature.
Can't look we'll, eat we'll or feel
we'll with impure blood feeding your
body. Keep the blood pure with
Bardock Blood Bitters. Eat simply,
take exercise, keep clean and you will
have long life.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18

AS rule, increase of population
means an increase of gos ornamental
expenses, but no such plea can be
put forward as an excuse for the
heavier tolls of the tax collector. So
that we are driven to the conclusion
the cost of the local machinery of
government has piled up through
additional avenues of expense, or
that the revenue from other sources
has fallen off, throwing the burden
more GENEROUSLY than in former years
upon the property holders.
Every case of bAckaohe, weak back,
bladder inflammation and rheumatic
pains is dangerous il neglected, for
such troubles are nearly always due
to weak kidneys. Take DeWitt's
Kidney and Bladder Pills. They are
antiseptic aud soothe pain quickly.
Insist upon DeWitt's Kidney and
Bladder Pills. For weak kidneys and
inflam nation of the bladder they are
unequaled. Regular size SOC. Sold
here by City Pharmacy, f. w Ruhser
Drop.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18
Declared Their Intention.

During the month of November
only two persons registered their in-
tention to become citizens before the
superior court Of this county, namely
Nov. 3, Michael Kearney, a native
of ireland, and resident of Jackson;
arrived in this county at the Fort Of
New Y DIRK, September 10, 1906.
Luigi Moglia, native of Italy,
and at present residing at Amador
City, arrived in New York, April 2,
1899; declared his intention, Nov. r..
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18

Nearly everybody knows DeWitt's
Little EARLY Risers are the best pills
made. They are small, pleasant, sure
Little Liver pills. Sold by City
Pharmacy, f W Ruhser, prop.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18

OLDEST PAPER
LARGEST CIRCULATION
1t RIGHTEOUSNESS Man to Adver-
ii 9 in the Ledger
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18

You can get your Billheads,
Letter Heads, etc, printed att
the Ledger for less than youI
can buy blank stock for else
where.
TRY 1T.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-18
Waists.

We now have a nice assert
ment of waists just arrived
the latest styles and designs,
they are incompatible in
price.
Our line of mems ready to
wear clothing can't be beat in
price, quality, and style.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-05-27
The HdppieSt Man.

The happiest man in the land
today is the successful farmer. He
sits under his own vine and fig tree,
undisturbed by the maddening
noise of the great city. Banks
fail, railroads go into the hands of
receivers, booming towns collapse,
all business stagnates. But the
wise farmer can snap his finger at
these things. He is the monarch
of all he surveys on his broad acres.
And the honesty of his boys and
the purity OF his girls is guarded
against temptations and in them he
is giving the country it's best man
hood aud womanhood. The far
mer Is to be envied and If he is
not contented with his lot, he is
lacking in wisdom. Elk.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-05-27
Senator Scott to Have Opposition.

1t is reported that Isaac 7. Maun,
the millionaire mine owner of
Bramwell, Mercer county, will be
candidate for the United States
senate In opposition to the re-
election of Senator Nathan b
Scott. Color Is lent TO this story
by the well-known fact that the
republicans of that end Of the state
have long felt that they should
have member of the senate. 1t is
pretty safe assurance, however,
that Senator Scott will succeed
him self, if he is living.-Tyler
Star.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-05-27

The president of the American
federation of labor, Samuel Com
pers, made recently, before the
senate committee on judiciary, an
argument for the right of the work
ingman to work for whom lie
pleases and the right of the en-
ployer to employ whom he pleases
without fear of boycott, in his
declaration that, ono man has a
property right or vested interest in
my patronage or that of my fell
lows. can bestow it or withhold
it."
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-05-27

HISTORIANS will state az one of
the notable events of President
Roosevelt's administration, the
first meeting of the "House of
Governors" and it would not be at
all surprising if this conference
should become permanent annual
institution. There is abundant
room for conjoint action by the
several states on many topics that
are of interest to all, and this
method would be far preferable to
that of turning over to federal
control those things which prope rly
belong to the state government.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-05-27
. Machines For Sale

l have two handsome Sewing
Machines for sale at about half
price. One is drop head; the other
is not, and both are high arm, with
latest improvements. They are
manufactured by a standard COM
pany. If you want one of these
machines come or write today. To
morrow may be too late. T. T. Nc
DoUGAL, Ceredo, w. Va.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-05-27
GOV6rnOrShiD Contest Still Inter-
GStinQ.
6Stlng.

"The campaign for governor
has not become uninteresting yet
and 1T bids fair to keep at pretty
fair pitch of excitement until the
roll is called at the Charleston
convention. Two or three events
of the latter part of the week
were of interest and have created
some surprise. 1t was generally
conceded that Mercer county
would get or the Swisher band
wagon along with Mcdowell, at
it's convention on Saturday, but
the delegates were sent uninstruct-
ed and both sides claim ma.
Jority. 1t will take roll call to
determine where they stand.
The best information obtainable
indicates about an even break.
In Berkeley, which is Second
district county, and in which a
hard fight was made for Mr..
Scherr, Mr.. Swisher won a decis.
i've victory, securing an instruct
ed delegation. But the greatest
political sensation of the weeks
end was the announcement that
the Parkersburg State Journal
would from this time forth advo-
cate the nomination ofMr. Scherr
for governor. AS the Dispatch
News is one of the strongest
Scherr papers, Mr.. Swieher has no
newspaper support at all in Wood
county, whore he will contest in a
primary election for 33 delegates.
There are over 200 delegates yet
to be selected and some very in
teresting battles are expected
Among the counties that have not
yet selected delegates are Braxton,
10; Gllmer, 2; Randolph, 10;
Richie, II; Wood, SO; Green
brier, Is; Lewis, ii; Mingo, II;
Peasants, 8; Preston, 26; Wayne,
16"-Fairmont West VirginIan.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-05-27

ONE of the most important
general elections in the history of
Japan was held recently and the
announcement was made that the
result of it would not be made
known until a week later. OBJ
viously election nights in Japan
are vastly different from those to
which we are accustomed in this
CO untry.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-05-27

The annual commencement of
the Marietta (Ohio) college is to be
held June 7lh to 10th. The SER
mon before the Christian associa-
tions will be preached by Rev. B.
6. Newton, and Hon. Stewart l..
Woodford of New York city, will
speak at the commencement exer.
cises on Wednesday. There will
be class of nineteen graduates
this year.