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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
PLAN
OF BOOTH & COMPANY
Syndicate May Take Holdings Of
Stockholders Unwilling to
Be Assessed.

CHICAGO, Dec I5--An underwriting
syndicate to take over the holdings %
stockholders unwilling 20 stand reOr-
gaDIzatiOu assessments IS 20 be the
next move Of the 4 Booth & Co.
stockholders protective committee
At 2 show down meeting 70 was
found that 427 stockholders. controlling
more than twO-thirds OF the stock. had
agreed 20 pay the assessments or their
shares, amounting 20 S457.G7 This
leaves $l42.66 10 be raised en- order 90
make up the total OF $4,000 cash on
which TO take up the business
1T IS hoped that in the next week
or ten days the committee viii be IN
a position to make a proposition 20 the
receivers and creditors. said Attorney
Henry s. Robbins.
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NOT INFLUENCED

The action = the United States Gov
eminent was. Of course, wGoIIy unin-
huenced by. and had nothing whatever
TO do with. any question as to who were.
or who had been. the security holders
OF either the new or the old COMPANY.
Who such security holders were was
not our affair II. as a matter Of fact.
the canal companies. either or both. had
been owned BY American citizens or by
citizens OF any other nationality, It
would not have altered in the slightest
de gree the action taken by this Gov
eminent. Our concern was to get the
canal property which was owned by the
French company. and TO see that the
title was clear Our transactions were
carried on openly, and were publishes n
detail, and we dealt solely $50 Gar as
the interests Of the old Panama Com
pany were cOnCerned) with the liquida-
tor appointed ny the proper French gov
ernmental body. the civil tribunal OF the
Seine, and i'm accordance with the de-
cree OF this same tribunal, With the
New Panama Canal Company which
also went into liquidation upon the sale
10 the United States. All our TRANSACT
tons were carried on openly, and were
published I'm detail
The distribution OF our payment OF
S40o00.O01 follows the award OF arbi-
traitors chosen by the new conpanv and
the Nquidator. authorized by the de-
cree Of this same civil tribunal of the
Seine, and providing for a determine
ton of the proportionate division be-
tween the new and old companies We
paid the money through the NeVy yorl-
banking house Of MeSsrs- J. p MORGAN
& Co. acting as fiscal agents Of this
Government. into the Bank Of France
in Paris. The receipts and accounts or
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DAZZLING DISPLAY
AT LUCIOS' STORE
Latest in Jewelry Fads Are to Be
Seen in Popular F
Street Place.

one OF the most attractive things in
the shopping district these holiday
times is the display Of jeweiry in Lu-
clos jewelry establishment. at 1917 r
street northwest Rarely in the his
tory OF the house has there been such
an ailuriEg display Of the newest fads
and the best examples OF the teweIer's
art Not only are the latest fads from
Europe reproduced. but there are any
number OF fascinating and original con-
cePtiOns mounted in LuciOs' inimitable
style.
Every article of jewelry which the
feminine and masculine taste may de
sire Il 20 be found IN the Offering as
sortment in this store. odd little tFink-
cts and more pretentious bits Of jewelry
are shown in fascinating array.
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P c. KNOX
December & 1aaS

OeteAtiD%E = ly.N.
NY Dear Mr.. Cromwell: A friend OF
mine has asked me for certain facts
about the Panama Canal transaction, as
70 which ] should be Obliged for any
information you can give me
Is there any way OF getting at the
stock books OF the Panama Canal com
panies. old and new, or any official rec
ord OF the votes OF the stockholders on
the different proposals made TO them for
entering into agreement with the United
States for the sale OF their rights In
Panama.
Did the United States Government ever
get possession OF any OF these data?
II not, can you tell me where they can
be obtained. il in private possession
here in America. or where they can he
looked UP IN France? With regards
sincerely yours
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
William Nelson Cromwell, Esq,
10 Wall Street, New York.
Mt Cromwell, in reply. sent a COPY. of
the statement made public BY him
through the press
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our Treasury Department show the pay
ment or the money into the Bank Of
France and account for the money be-
ing paid over TO the liquidator appoint
ed by the civil tribunal of the Seine
and to the New Panama Canal Com
pany of France, the proportion of the
$40. 000. 600 being 12S so, 900 francs to the
!iCuidator Of the old company and "a
10000 francs to the New Panama Ca
hal Company Of France in liquidation.
In these payments we followed TO the
letter the decree of the governmental
tribunal Of France which had the au-
thority to make such a decree. the civil
tribunal Of the Seine We had neither.
desire EOr authority 10 go behind this
decree Of this proper governmental body.
as ell the conflicting rights of the Sc
curity holders OF both companies had
been settled by the decree Of said courf
by ratification Of the arbitration which
resulted in that division.
CLEAR AS POSSIBLE.
/ wish to make as clear as possible.
and as emphatic as possible, the state
ment that We did net have anything to
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OWNERS CUT NO FIGURE.

The action OF the United states
was uninfiueneed by who were or
Uhc had been stockholders of the
Panama Canal Company.
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NO NEED TO TELL.

There wss not the slightest need
for NJ Cromwell 90 give such In
formation the subject of the
company.
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The message follows
To the Senate and House OF Represen-
tstives.
IN view Of the constant reiteration of
the assertion that there was some cor
rupt action by or on behalf OF the United
States Government in connection with
the acquisition of the title Of the
French Company TO the Panama canal,
and Of the repetition Of the story that
a syndicate Of American citizens owned
either one or both Of the Panama COM
paniss, ] deem il wise TO submit 10 the
Congress all the information l have on
the subject
These stories we're first brought to
my attention as published in a paper in
Indiana polls, called The News edited
by M DelaVan Smith. The stories
were scurrilous and libelous IN charac-
ter and false in every essential par
ticular
Mr. Smith shelters himself behind the
excuse that he merely accepted the
statements which had appeared in a
paper published i'm New YORK, The
World owned by Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer
II is idle TO say that the known charac-
ter 81 Mr.. Pulitzer and his newspaper
are such that the statements in that
paper will be believed by nobody; uu-
fortunately. thousands OF persons are
lll Informed ia this respect and believe
the statements they see in print, even
though they appear In a newspaper
published by Mr.. Pulitzer. 4 member
Of the Congress has actually introduced
a resolution in references 20 these
charges. 1 therefore lay all the facts
before you
WHAT WORLD SAID.
The story repeated at various times
by the World and by It's followers in
the newspaper press is substantially as
follows;
That there was corruption by or on
behalf of the Government Of the United
states in the transaction by which the
Panama canal property was acquired
from its French owners: that there were
improper dealings OF some kind between
agents Of the Government and outside
Iersons. representing or acting for an
American syndicate. who had gotten
DC session Of the French Company, thar
among these persons, who il was al
legged made huge profits" were Mr.
Charles +. Taft, a brother Of Mr. VIII
liam TT. Taft, then candidate for the
Presidency, and Mr.. Douglas Robinson,
my brOther-in-law; that Mr.. Cromwell,
the counsel for the Panama Canal Com
pany in the negotiations. was in some
way implicated with the United States
governmental authorities in these i'm
proper transactions: that the Govern
nent has concealed the true facts, and
has destroyed. or procured or agreed 10
tho destruction OF, certain documents:
that Mr.. w H. Taft was Secretary of
war at the time that by an agreement
between the United States Government,
ana the beneflciaries OF the deal all
traces thereof were wiped out" by
transferring all the archives and
secrets" to the American Government,
inst before the holding OF the conven-
ton last June at which Mr.. Taft was
nominated.
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WILL PROSECUTE.

The Attorney nsrEl has under
confederation the manner of pro-
ceedInE against MIR. PEIitzer.
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WICKED ISLANDERS.

These statements sometimes appeared
in the editorials. sometimes in the news
columns. sometimes in the shape of con-
tributions from individuals either un-
known or known to be of bad charac-
ter. They are false in every particular
from beginning to end. The wick edness
OF the ISLANDERS Is only surpassed by
their faulty. So utterly baseless are
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Charges Made by Editors
Hurled Back in Message
BLACKENS OUR NAME.

The renI injury done Is bIacken-
pie.
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NATIONAL DUTY.

IL in high national duty 20
bring to justice n vilIner of the
American people.
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Of the hquldatOr Of the old company
and not any American corporation or
sN-rlInafn
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ABOUT SYNDICATE.

I call your attention TO the accom-
panyIng statement as to the attempt 20
form an American company in 1899 for
the purpose OF taking over the property
Of the French company This attempt
proved abortive. There was no conceal
ment in its effort 10 put through this
plan; its complete failure and abandon
ment being known to everyone.
The important points set forth IN the
accompanying papers, and in the papers
to which I have referred you. are as
follows.
The investigation Of the history. phys
ical condition. ana existing value OF the
enterprise by the Congress. resulting in
the enactment of the law Of 1902 an
thorlzing the President TO acquire the
property for the sum Of $4,000 900
upon securing a satisfactory title and
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ARE ON DEPOSIT.


The accounts and records Of this
liquidation, which vas concluded in
June last, are on deposit with the
Credit LyOnnaise OF Paris as a prouer
custodian OF the same. appointed rlpon
such Liquidation Recently a request
was made by private individual TO IT,
spect the records OF these payments. hut
answer was made by the custodians
that they saw no proper reason for
granting such request by q stranger.
and, inasmuch as there is not the slight
est ground for suspicion Of any bad
faith in the transaction, 10 hardly seems
worth while to make the request but
II the Congress desires. 7 have no doubt
that on the request Of our ambassador
In Paris. the lists OF individuals win se
shown him.
AS a matter of fact. there IS nothing
whatever, in which this Government Is
interested, 60 investigate about this
transaction SO far as this Government
is concerned. every step Of the slightest
Importance has been made public BY its
Executive. and every step taken IN
France has there been made By the
The Congress took the action it did
take after the most minute and ex-
hausttve examination and discussion. and
the Executive carried out the direction
OF the Congress TO the letter. Every
act or this Government, every act for
which this Government had the slightest
responsibility. was in pursuance Of the
act Of the CpnEreSs here. and fOIIcN ~
out the decree Of the civil tribune III the
SEINE I'm France.
Furthermore, through the entirely
voluntary act Of Mr. Cromwell, I ca
now able to present 10 you fun infOrma-
ton as to these actions in France with
which this Government did not have any
concern and which are set forth In the
accompanying papers
DID NOT FIX PRICE.
It may he well TO recall that tho New
Panama canal Company of France did
not itself propose or fix the figure sl0.-
O0O,OOO as the valuation of the canal ard
railroad properties. That sum was first
fixed by cur Isthmian Canal Commits
sion in its reports to the Congress af-
ter two years Of investigation and per
sunal inspection of all the properties
and work already done, whereby the
properties and the work done were i'm
detail appraised at that sum as their
value to the United States. The French
company steadily refused for over two
years to make any offer whatever in
answer to the many written requests
Of the Isthmian Canal Commission: aud
when its president did approach the
question Of price, il was on the basis
Of 500. 900 600 Later. under conditions
not necessary now to Teht arse. the con-
pany, by cable. accepted the appraize-
ment of 100000 made BY our com
This Governmel t, therefore
acquired all the properties and conces-
s:ons. both OF canal AMI railroad. at
its own valuation and price, the Con-
gress approving the price. and author
iZing the expenditure of the money, az
ter the most exhaustive examination
and discussion.
trsDsmit herewith lists of the docu-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-08
SANTA CLARAs
TOLD To COME
Series of Ball Games Between
College and Local Mines
Assured.

At a meeting of the Honolulu Base
ball League held yesterday il was
decided to notify the Santa Clara Col
lege nine to arrive here on July s.
Twelve players viii be sent for and
their transportation expenses from the
Coast and back, and board and lodg-
ing while here, will be betrayed by the
league.
The season ticket for the second half
of the season will cost Sc for reserved
seats, or T5c. for single tickets This
will include the Santa Clara games
and the last two rounds of the local
leagues second SERIES
Four dollars will buy season ticket
for the second half of the season adj
uniting the holder to the two wings
of the grandstand. Single tickets In
this class will cost soc. each.
During the second half of the season
general admission to the bleslchers and
for standing room will be Csc.
1t was decided to notify Keio Uni
versity that negotiations relative 10
their proposed visit are off, as there
would not be time for the local league
to collect enough money to defray the
expenses of the trip. Word from Keio
has been awaited for long time, and
the time between now and the date of
the proposed series is too short to JUS
tify the Honolulu Baseball League con-
sidering the coming of the Keio nine
any further.
Tickets for the first and second Sc
ries of league games may be obtained
from John Soper, P. Gleason, r. E.
Steere. E. Fernandez and John Wise.
1t is hoped that there will be
strong demand for the pasteboards, as
the league needs money to pay for the
transportation of the Santa Claras.
The league has taken sporting
chance in deciding to bring the college
nine to Honolulu, and it is up to all
lovers of baseball TO help then as far
as possible by purchasing season
tickets.
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CRICKET CLUB
NEEDS MONEY

There was a meeting of the Homo
lulu Cricket Club yesterday afternoon.
The principal business done was in
connection with ways and means, and
a plan was adopted for wiping out the
existing debt and putting the club on
a sound financial footing. With this
end IN view a subscription list will be
circulated in tire course of the next
few days, and liberal response is
expected
The Honolulu Cricket Club is one of
the oldest sporting organizations in
Honolulu and has always stood for
good, clean sport.
There will be game at Makiki to-
morrow afternoon, and all interested
in the game are invited to participate.
The club Is in communication with
the fleet sports committee in San
F'rar cisco with the idea of arranging
some games with teams from the mem
of-War.
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EDDIE TAFT
MAYN'T TRAIN

The proposed boxing match between
Eddie TAFT and Corporal Bird is off.
Last night TAFT had "a consultation
with DR.. Wood, who told him that he
would not give him permission to
begin active training owing to his un-
satisfactory physical condition. He
told TAFT to come back and see him
in month and said that he would
then tell him whether it would be wise
to commence active training.
TAFT has not been in the best of
health since coming to Honolulu and
had spell in the hospital quite re-
Gently.
1t is going to be hard to find an OPP
ponent for Bird. Young Nelson, who
is at present in Waikiki, would make
a. good match, but whether he would
care to reenter the ring Is not known.
Tt it understood that Mike Patton
would be willing to go on with a
heavyweight from the fleet during the
visit of the men-of-war. At present
there is no one here who could be
pitted against him with any prospect
of the match being an attractive one,
unless there is good big man at Fort
Shafter.
The next boxing match at Fort
Shafter viii be between P1att of Co. f
and Murphy, the man who hooked up
with Poole at the last fistic seance
held at the post.
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Coming Events

May s-Meeting c. A. c., Chinese Y
NJ. c. A, 7:30 p. m.
May S-Beretanfa Tennis Clubs tour
ney for Wall Cup, 4:30 p. m.
May s-Baseball, Punahous VS.. High
School. Oahu College.
May s-Kapiolani Baseball League
meeting.
May 9-Baseball. Kams. VS.. Puma.
hous. Diamond Heads VS.. St. Louis.
May Snatch race, Shamrock VS.
Duke Spencer Jr.
May 10-Honolulu Golf Club four
some. Moanalua.
May 10-Newspaper Baseball League
season opens.
= May 10-Meeting Chinese Alohas, 7:3(
p. m.
May 12-Kalihf Athletic Club meet.
ing.
May 13-Tnvitation tourney, Bere,
tania Tennis Club.
May f5-AaIa A C.'s concert and
dance, K. of P. Hall.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-08
HAWAII MAY
BE CHARTERED

There was meeting of the Trans
pacific Yacht Committee in ex-Commo-
dore Cooper's Office yesterday morning.
Present were Fl. f. Cooper, Charles
Wilder, w H. McInerny. r. w. Shin
gle and Colonel Parker.
The resignation of w H McInerny
as chairman of the committee was not
accpeted.
A vote of thanks to the suhcommit-
tee on funds was passed.
1t was decided that the Hawaii shall
be open for public inspection all day
Saturday and Sunday. when she win
be moored at the Bishop wharf.
Next week the Hawaii will be taken
TO Pearl Harbor and anchored there.
The yacht may be chartered at any
time provided member of the COM
mittee is aboard when she goes out
under sail A competent man will be
kept aboard to see that everything is
kept shipshape.
Rates and other information relative
to the Hawaii may be obtained from
members of the committee.
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SEMI-FINAL
GAMES TODAY

The tournament for the Wall Cup
mems handicap singles, was resumed
at the Beretania Tennis Clubs courts
yesterday afternoon.
The games resulted as follows:
w. l.. Warren beat S. S. Peck. GA
4-6, 6-1.
r.. Hurd beat j. Cation, 60, 6-1.
A. j. Lowrey beat r. 3. Reitow, SO
GA.
C. G. Bockus beat H. S. Gray. 6-1,
6-3.
This afternoon the first round in the
semifinals will be played, the matches
being as follows:
At 4:s0-S. Kennedy VS.. c. G. Bockus
At SOW. L. Warren VS.. r. Hurd.
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LOCAL PLAYERS
WIN AT EVA

A couple of Honolulu tennis players
meandered Ewawards last Sunday and
took the scalps of two good players OF
the big plantation.
The Honolulu pair were Messrs.
Bockus and Cunha, and the twain who
were done up were Messrs. Godfrey
and Terada. The score was GIL. 60,
6-3.
Next Sunday Messrs. Bockus and
Cunha propose to play the Eva cham
pions, Messrs McKeever and Green
field. and all Eva win be there to see.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-08
SURE SHOT WAS
FORMERLY VIXEN

Sure Shot, the connections of which
are looking for race at three-quar-
tiers of mile, Is Walter Macfarlane's
polo pony formerly known as Vixen.
The animal is said to have fine turn
of speed and a match is desired.
IT was talked round town yesterday
that Indigo might be matched with
Sure Shot, but nothing definite could
be learned.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-08

Among the stars of the minor base.
pail leagues may be mentioned Ma
kanui, Hoopii, John 10, V. Ayau, Sing
Chong and Chi Bui.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-08

Aft. and Jim Williams and Johnny
Aylett win be seen in the lineup OF
the Saints in future.
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The Kams are to have o. Jones and
Bill Vannatta back in the game.
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Fred Church has presented case of
Tansan, together with the necessary
ice, for the use of the players in the
opening games of the Press Baseball
League, which take place on Sunday.
The boys will appreciate the genial
Fred's thoughtful donation.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-08

There is talk of allowing any River
side League player to play in the
senior league.
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charge admission for Saturday ant
sunday games. though games will b.
played every day in the week.
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The Kams stack up against the Pu-
nahous at the ball park tomorrow. The
Saints and Diamond Heads will fur
nish the second game.