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Evening star., 1908-01-16
Hooker Will Set Aside.

ROCHESTER,. N. Y, January 16.-Sur-
rogate Selden S. Brown has handed down
decision setting aside the will of Capt.
James H. Hooker, who died February 2S,
1907. leaving all of his property. with the
exception of bequest of $1,000 to his
nephew, Frederick Benjamin, and s2o. 900
for the erection of monument to HIM
self, to the United States to be used in
the building of military academy at
Galesburg, Ill. President Roosevelt was
named as executor.
The nephews and nieces began a con-
test, alleging that Hooker was incompe-
tent.
Evening star., 1908-01-16
CAN YOU BEAT
THIS PlTTSBURG STORY7

PITTSBURG. Pa. January 16.-Only ex-
treme good luck saved Charles Alperman,
the popular second baseman of the Brook
lyn team. from being blown into a thou
sand pieces by twenty-five sticks OF dyna-
mite here yesterday
Alperman was just about to deal the
box that contained the dynamite a hard
blow with an AK when Ed Hickey. .
Evening star., 1908-01-16
Nine YEARS OLD,
BUT CAN STILL RUN

NEW ORLEANS, January 16-"Blood
will tell This was proved at the Fair
Grounds yesterday when Telescope. bay
gelding nine years old. and half-brother
OF the mighty Commando. won the OPEN
ing dash from a lot of fast selling platers
Telescope proved to be a retuvenated Grip
two-year-old and easily beat his oppo-
nents home after much ill-luck.
II interference had been able to auench
the fire of racing in Telescope he would
have been beaten. He suffered much.
Jockey Notter, tired of being cut of.
eventually took Telescope to the extreme
outside, where he had plenty of clear
space. This proved to be a perfect move.
With an open track Telescope. like a war
horse scenting the smell of powder, be-
came imbued with his inherited desire TO
race and. with q mighty rush. went to the
front and won by two lengths.
Pedro by a Head.
The race for the Magnolia stakes, the
feature of the program. furnished a stir
ring finish between Pedro and Temaceo.
The former won under the whip by a
head. Temaceo, heavily backed by his
owner. Charley Ellison. just lost the big
wagers by few inches. He would have
won In another stride.
Both horses were jammed out of their
positions soon after the start and were
compelled to take the overland route"
Colloquy and Angelus saved the for
tunes Of the big turf plungers by win
ming the second and third races. respect
lively. They were at short odds in the
betting. but seemed so much better than
their opponents that the prices offered
against them were considered liberal
Colloquy led from start to finish and
won in a driving finish by a neck. Ange-
lus had the speed of his field from start
to finish and won in a romp.
Alexander Brewster. who had much to
do with the many new improvements at
Evening star., 1908-01-16
Boston Dog Show.

Prize lists for the twenty-fourth annual
dog show Of the New England Kennel
Club show a most generous classification
and an unusually long list OF special
prizes. There are $50 classes. and the
money prizes offered are SIS. $40 and $5
and SO and IS. There is very full classi-
fication for Pomeranians, that very pop
ular breed of dogs which Of late has come
SO rapidly forward. English toy spaniels
have the usual consideration and so also
have the Boston terriers. the IRISH. fox
and Scottish terriers and tho French bull
dogs.
Where but one class is provided for dogs
and bitches 1t win be divided by sex when
there is q SUFFICIENT number of entries to
cover the additional prize money. Where
the prize money Is SIS. $40 and IS classes
will be divided when there are at least
twelve entries. and where the money is
SO and s. they will be divided when there
are at least six entries.
Evening star., 1908-01-16

three minutes. The former mark of 30
was held by Finney, an English swimmer,
and was made several years ago at Phila-
delphia. The Briton gave his exhibition
in a glass tank in which the water was
kept at temperature of 50 degrees Sull-
vans feat was performed in water at
temperature of IS degrees.
Evening star., 1908-01-16
BASKET BALL GAMES.
Second Regiment Defeated Cor
corans.

Rough playing featured the game be-
tween the I'd Regiment and Corcoran bas-
ket ball teams last night at the Center
Market armory. The former quint won
out by the score of 80 to T. Schlosser
carried off the honors as the best individ-
ual player. he having made six field
goals. Ee''her. for the winners, also
played IN excellent game. Clark played
a mosterly game for the losers.
Tho lineup and summary:
Evening star., 1908-01-16
Under Water Three Minutes.

swimming director of the Illinois Athletic
Club, last night established a new pro-
fessional record for remaining under wa
ter, staying at the bottom Of the tank for
Evening star., 1908-01-16

Goals-Schlosser (6), Hubbard. White, Keliher
CD, Leach, Cassasa. Clark t2l Giovononni (2).
Free throws-Hubard (Sy. Referee-Mr. McGrew.
Time Of haIyes-2U minutes.
Evening star., 1908-01-16
Peck Chapel Beat Company G.

The Peck Chapel quint of Georgetown
took a big fall out of the Company G.
LIST Regiment. team last night at the
formers 6, mnasium, the game having re-
suited in the score of 55 to To- With eight
goals each, Goucher. Meyer, Robey and
Heinrich easily starred.
The lineup and summary:
Evening star., 1908-01-16

Goals-Goucher (S: Heinrich (S,; J. Meyers
81, Darby 3): Dennis (2). RObey ts); Herbert.
Free tosses-Goucher, Robey. Referee-Mr.
Hughes.
Evening star., 1908-01-16
Easy for Athletics.

The National Guard Athletic Associa-
tion team and the Company F team of
Fort Myer squeezed In a game at the
Center Market armory. playing the first
half few minutes before the start o.
the game above and the second half be-
tween the halves. The former team won
In easy fas hion by the score of 4S to g..
this being the teams eighth straight vic
tury
Evening star., 1908-01-16
The lineup and summary:

Goals-Ellis (9,. Lewis C9), Crown t2l, Ceilings
worth 80, Mclean Mahoney. Free throws-Ellis,
Lewis, Mclean, Mahoney. Ohcials-Messrs. Ross
and White. Time of halves-15 minutes.
Evening star., 1908-01-16
KNIGHTS OF LABOR CONGRESS.

Totals. 421 439 444 Totals. 449 452
Evening star., 1908-01-16

one of his recruits, Pitcher Mckinney,
who is said to be as big as Jim JEFF
fries. He and Catcher James, another
Of McGraw's recruits. will make the
Evening star., 1908-01-16

Joe Kelley. who is to manage the
Boston Nationals this coming season,
batted 800 in the Eastern League last
year. He should hit we'll up around
the 800 mark with the big leazuers.
Evening star., 1908-01-16

Comiskey is to have a bigger squad
Of ball players on the training trip
this spring than last. He proposes to
give all his recruits for the White Sox
a thorough test before letting any of
them get away.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11
M r4E sgsT s suMos.


nielse hsidren ats s. disaI
pointing
Booker yes. Johnny broke his I'M
Idestrnctible toy and won't break his
drum New york Sun.
aHow shall we announce our en-.
gagementg"
@Tell couple of young girl friends
and make them promise not to tell"
Houston Post.
mot a cent" replied the rich man
coldly; money is not good for the
poor"
We'll" responded the applicant.
"just pretend you have a grudge
against me. Philadelphia Ledger.
Flunkers-But I don't think de.
serve an absolute zero.
Professor-No. sir; neither do 4.
But 1t is the lowest mark am allow
ed to give. Good day.-Yale Record.
what are you crying about, my lit
tie man?'
Jimmy Dodds licked me first, an
then father licked me for letting JIM
my lick me, and Jimmy licked me
again for telling father, and now sup.
pose l shall catch 1t again from faith,
er."-The Pathfinder.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11

IN ihe shadow Is Nerds palace
III nm humble teHt.Eia ller yet man
5Fitli tbyal brain ind nj kindliest
haati that ever bs in hansiin u asst.
His mind vas tie store ho1selot great
thou hts bis heart me sanctuary ii
holy feelings HIS courage rose aIis
preme over all human torture. He
lived for others. He looked out upon
the tortured, troubled ocean Of hn.
manity and moved by divinest pity,
stepped into the waters, He persisted,
but when the light OF immortal beau
" had covered his face ne passed
from the pain of sacrifice to the glory
of martyrlom.
ANeto was tbs embodiment Of hui
man seIfishness; Paul the incarnation
Of sacrifice. They were captains OF
their time In the rival armies which
since the dawn Of history have cen
tended for the mastery Of man and
nations. We are in the midst Of the
conflict to-day, there can, be no neu-
trails. We are enlisted under the black
lils of. Nero or the white banner Of
Paul. On which side will the men Of
this republic stand2
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11

Are we becoming race of drunk,
ards? The people of this republic
spend directly for liquors annually
two thousand million dollars. 1t is
spent largely by the masses of the
people. and out of it comes poverty,
crime. social and political rottenness
beyond the mental grasp of living
man. Why does the national govern
ment tolerate it? Why does the gov
eminent of Washington and Jefferson
and Lincoln permit few thousand
liquor barrooms to capitalize the APP
petites. the passions, aye, the sins of
the people to make money out of It?
The answer is simple and direct: the
government revenue is $215. 100000 out
of the untold millions reaped from the
wreck and slaughter OF her children.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11

ATLANTA, Ca, Jan. 11.-(special
Correspondence to the Associated Pro-
hibition Press. My friends. when
the future historian, writing the his
tory OF our wonderful country. reaches
the year whose departing we are
watching, think the chapter will be
headed, The Revolution of 1907 And
the key to the revolution Is found in
this thought:
"our governments, whether nation
Al, state or municipal, shall not license
any evil destructive Of the manhood
and womanhood of our country. Nor
shall our government permit any indi-
vidual or corporation to capitalize the
vices of the people,"
In these ringing words. the most
famous Prohibition orator of this
great State. the Hon. Seaborn F.
Wright. ep;tomized the new era just
inaugurated in Georgia, in wonderful
address before more than 1000 people
assembled at the historic watch-night
service in the Baptist Tabernacle on
New Years Eve. 1t httingly defines
both the spirit and intent of the new
State law forever barring the liquor
traffic from the borders of this. tho
greatest Prohibition commonwealth
to date in all the world. in prosperity,
population and possibilities.
City Recorder BroyIes Faces Docket
Without "a single Drunk.
The first days of enforced Prohibi.
ton in this busy southern metropolis
of over 100000 people read stranger
than any fiction.
Here is the record of single day,
the third under Prohibition, Friday,
January 3, 1905, as compared with the
same day last year, 1907, under high
license, showing the cases reported in
police court Saturday morning, on
January 4. 1907:
Comparison of Cases.
Cases tried January 4, 1907, (high
license) .................. 63
For Drunkenness Jan. 4, 1907,
(high llcense) OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 80
Cases tried January 4, 1908,
(Prohibition) ................. II
For drunkenness, Jan. 4, 1908,
(Prohibition) ................N None
"office space to rent in this build
ing"-this sign will not actually be
posted on the police station, but some
such inscription might be appropriate
in giving an idea Of the quiet prevail
ing since the Prohibition law went in
to effect" declares the georgian in
on the surprising change
which Prohibition has already
wrought.
The Transformation of "Deeature
Street."
Nothing more wildly exhibits the
first results of Prohibition than the
of Decatur street."
the most dangerous and criminal sec
ton of the city, where the saloon and
every other abomination had held high
carnival for so long It seemed by ma
ture, environment and atmosphere in
center for the breeding
of moral corruption.
But times are changed-here is the
way the Atlanta Constitution, which
fought Prohibition fiercely throughout
July last, now pictures the peaceful
revolution in the city's worst quarter,
in its issue for Sunday morning, jan
uary 5, last:
at was transformed Decatur
street which Atlantans saw yesterday
afternoon and last night. The change
was not so apparent In the matter of
the number of people who were on the
street, but was found in the fact that
it was sober people. intent on bust
ness and legitimate amusement who
wnIkad IN and down this husv thnr. |
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11

What is the truble with this won
derful nation of ours? Something is
wrong-terribly wrong. tits not pow
erty. Ours is the richest nation on
earth. Our resources. developed and
undevelcped. have never been equaled
by any nation dead or living. 1t is not
ignorance The range of our mental
view is higher. broader than of any
people the world has ever seen. Let
me come to- the truth at once-it is
sin. Sin that is undermining the char
acter of the individual citizen, and up
through individual citizenship the body
polite the nation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11

"This in conclusion: the contest be-
tween the forces OF good and evil is
as old as the history of men. Great
leaders look down upon US tonight
from all the nations that have gone
before-captains of the rival forces
contendlng for the mastery of men
and nations.
Twenty centuries ago Nero reigned
in the palace of the Caesars. He was
master of the destinies of men and
nations. He stood upon a pinnacle
sun flashed his power to bless or
save was worldwide. The brief span
Of his public life is the crown of in
fanny in human history. Fidelity to
truth was to him an unmeaning term,
conviction of duty, the dream Of fools.
He was coward, and, like all cow
ards, brute. The tears of women
and children shone as Jewels to his
distorted vision. The groans of men
in agony, the sound of breaking hearts,
was music to his ears. The torches
which lit his garden says the histor-
ian, were human candelabra; and as
they, writhing In torture burned to
their sockets, he Toasted and sang UNI
til the charred feet Of his expiring
torches dropped into darkness. He
dies as he had lived. mountebank, q
coward and q fool.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11

mot cent" replied the rich man
coldly; money is not good for the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11

We'll" responded the applicant.
Just pretend you have a grudge
against me. Philadelphia Ledger.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11

@Tell couple Of young girl friends
and make them promise not to tell"
Houston Post.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11


was uo iralth 81 wealth ~ dccsS q
s. iVsis; ghs seai oi sssss;
.nlnsd iy ii etnalitie 81
Their riches Their palaces ind glEs
dens were Visions 81 spIendor ana
beauty, their htlltops coyereIl with gbE:
geous temples. their streets with mon;
unients bf the living and the dead. And
so TO the end did the national intellect
retain its vigor. In poetry and liter.
allure and seiencey. they sang and
wrote and speculated until the dark.
meas fell. Wealth and intellect have
no arm to save when they render al
legiance to vice. Rather are they
blind to SIMPSONS pulling down the
pillars of the temple of the State to
perish in the common ruin.
"The man is the State; his charac.
ter is the character of the state. Civ
en- nation of saloon keepers and the
nation is a drunkard. Given nation
of gamblers and the nation as whole
becomes the embodiment of this pas
sion. Given nation Of libertines and
prostitutes and the nation itself is a
monster of lust. The nation
is what its people are-regardless Of
its resources, It's wealth. its power
4@&
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11
8. .. CHENEY Co, PFopia

Applicant What Is the first thing
to do before you get 4 marriage h
censor"
License Clerk Think y over yolin
man; think IT over IllusFated 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11

aHow shall we announce our en-.
Ragenlent?"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11
) GEORGIA GREEIS FRgEBl Elll
: AlILl FF0RgEllEN

v,sIcHT THE FAMOUS PROPOSITION LEepER AND
ORATOR sr,Rs 1000 PEOPLE AT GREAT wATcfSIeAT SEA,
ncE IN Att ANITA TAsENAcLE MAsTERLY ADDRESS ON
"THE coMMERcIALIsM OF CRIME
nen or A- ANITA POLICE COURT AND sLuM
DISTRICT BEFORE AND AFTER INAUGURATION OF NEW
ERA
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-11

niciter Children ate 50 disaIl
pointing
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07
CZAR TO MEET KING.

REvAI Russia 6The Gear will meet King Edward and his
who way Royal Family of Russia
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07
HERE AND THERE AMONG
THE HONOLULU POLITICIANS

Archer Kealoha
all his political
says he a
Islands had
they
be
a
is
Edings So Catheart The
candidate be
by which the former will
Cleveland the
the
Port of New n
vion Federal That of
~
unlikely that, within the Prohibition viii be
in Hawaii
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07
PLANS To BRING
A. A. A. 8. HERE
One of the Greatest Scientific
Organizations to
Come.

Serious effort is to be made to assure
the meeting here in the summer of
1910 of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science. A meet
ing called by the Acting Governor was
held yesterday forenoon at the Capitol.
At that meeting were present S B.
Dole, w. T. Brigham, A F. Judd, R
H. Trent, r. A. Duncan, D. L. Van
Dine, P. L. Horne, A. F. Griffiths, j.
F. E1ckardt, DIR. w. r. Brinckerhoff.
F. L. Waldron, C. S. Holloway, L. A.
Thurston and E. A. Mott-Smith.
These gentlemen were in attendance
Mott-Smith in response to suggestion
contained in a letter from DR.. L. O..
Howard on behalf of the Association
addressed to Governor Frear but re-
ceived since the Governors departure
for Washington. This letter was read
and is as follows:
MY Dear Sir: At the meeting of
this Association held in Chicago last
January, an invitation was presented
by Professor c. c. Nutting, represent
ing Mr.. w. A. Bryan (who was tenn
porarily ilD, asking the Association to
hold a meeting in Hawaii in the sum-
mer of 1910. BY a resolution of the
joint committee of the Association, this
invitation was accepted Crowded suit
able arrangements can be made).
SAT a meeting of the Committee on
Policy of this Association, held in
Washington on the twenty-first of this
month, l was instructed to gain fur
ther information regarding this invi-
tation in order that it may be placed
before the Association at its summer
meeting to be held from June 29th to
July 4th at Hanover, New Hampshire.
/ am, therefore, writing to you and to
the gentlemen whose names appear be-
low to ask whether the invitation is a
general one in which the people of the
Islands are interested, and thus wheth-
er the Association will be quite well
come. | wish further to ascertain
whether there is a probability that a
strong Committee on Reception and
Arrangements will be instituted and
especially whether, in your oppinion,
arrangements can be made for free
transportation or for very great re-
uuClioh Al til0 SOSe VI IAS'hioPoi tAeioii
Moreover, can you suggest any specf-
fic features of interest or give me any
general facts relating to probable en-
tertainment? Would it be possible for
the gentlemen listed below, to whom
I have sent this letter, to hold a meet
ing to discuss the matter and send
me joint reply, or will you send me
an individual reply?
''It will be we'll if the information is
i'm my hands by the twenty ninth of
June, but no final action will be made
CONTINUED on Page Eight.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07
A WATCH FOR
COLONEL SAM
Road, Department Laborers
Honor Their Late
Superintendent.

'Boys, I have had many people
shake hands with me and say that
they were my friends and that they
were sorry I am going away, good,
white. rich people, but nothing that
has been said has touched me so much
As this, this present bought for me- by
YOU" said Colonel Sam johnson yes
terday, saying boodbye to the employees
of the road and garbage departments.
who had gathered at the government
stables at noon to express their aloha
for the man who had been their boss
for five years and their friend for
many years longer than that. The
resignation of the Road Supervisor is
felt keenly by the laborers of the de-
partments, many of whom openly wept
yesterday when shaking hands with
their departing chief, while Colonel
Johnson himself. after a presentation
had been made him of a beautiful gold
watch, was so affected as to be unable
for some minutes to say anything in
reply.
The presentation was made on be-
half of the men by T. A. Cummins,
who read the following:
Colonel Samuel Johnson.
Dear Colonel: The employees of these
two departments, who have been with
you so long, hereby wish to show their
appreciation of the many acts of kind
ness and fatherly spirit which you
have invariably shown them in every
way.
As you leave US, we wish to express
to you our thanks for your ever kind
treatment, and hope that you will real
ize every possible success in your new
position. Above all, we wish you to
remember that those left behind in
these two departments will be your
friends as heretofore, and we trust,
that at some time, we may have an
opportunity of proving this to you.
We ask you to accept this token as
a mark of gratitude, and hope that
every time you look at it, you will
remember the boys who are more than
sorry at losing their best and good
friend.
(Sgd.) T. P. CUMMINS,
For Employees Road Dept.
ED. HOPKINS,
For Employees Garbage Dept.
The presentation thus made and the
sight of some of the strong men about
him with tears running down their
faces as they attempted to cheer, was
too much for the Colonel, who attempt
ed to say something and failed. After
pulling himself together he thanked the
men for their expressions of goodwill
and friendship, telling them that their
beautiful gift would be kept by him as
one of his priced possessions through
life, priced because it meant thou
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07
A PENCHANT FOR MULES.

Kaleiheana. well known to the police,
was arrested by Officer Apana last
evening and booked at the police sta
ton for investigation. He is accused
of attempting to steal a mule from
the stables of A. A. Wilson at Pala
ma. From the account of the watch
man Joe, a Korean, he was seen to go
into the stable, unite one of the mules
and then start to lead the animal out.
He was stopped and put up a fight
but was overpowered and tied with
ropes and then the police were sent
for. Kaleiheana will have a chance to
explain his presence in the stable to