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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07
Palatial Steamer Tomorrow.

The Canadian-Australian Steamship
Company new turbine steamship Ma
kura is due here tomorrow from Sgd
ney, for Victoria and Vancouver, on
her maiden voyage between Australia
and Canada. The Makura is described
as magnificent vessel, and credit to
the steamer development in the Pacific.
The Canadian lines are making steady
advances in the direction of large and
comfortable vessels, up-to-date in every
way. The old CA. steamers are
gradually being displaced, much to the
relief of Honolulans. The Canadian
Australian company now operates the
Manuka, Mariana and Makura on this
run, and the Moana is yet a comfort
able and favorite vessel. The bookings
for the Makura from Honolulu are light
so far
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07
SUGGESTS BONUS ITO
HELP LABOR SUPPLY

On the question of the labor supply
and the possibility of using the avail
able material to better advantage, the
Hawaii Shinpo, in its English edition,
says:
cit is extremely important to the
plantations of Hawaii nei that the labor
supply be made as permanent as pos,
sible. 1t is also of Importance that
the supply be made to go as far as
possible. Permaneney can be secured,
we believe, through the making of
slight concessions, by providing better
houses for the laborers in some in
stances and by encouraging the laborers
to retain their savings in Hawaii and
invest them here. The enlarging of
the supply may also be brought about
in an expeditions and fairly cheap
manner,-certainly more expeditiously
and with a smaller cost than by impor-
tation, through the offering of bonuses.
"At the present time, as is known
Ito every plantation manager, the Jap
anese laborers do not, as rule, do
a full month s work each month. An
examination of the time sheets will
show that on nearly every plantation
the average number of days worked
bv each laborer is not over eighteen in
anv one month. The other seven or
eight working days in each month are
spent by the laborers in laying off.
If bonus system could be put into
operation whereby a minimum wage
paid to the man who works only sixteen
or eighteen days would be increased
for the man who works twenty days
out of the month, and increased further
to the one who puts in the full month,
the majority would lay off less and the
labor supply be thereby increased ap-
preciably.
.sSueh system would add from ten
4o twenty per cent. to the working
forces of the plantation, and the amount
necessary to be paid in bonuses would
be less. we believe, than it would cost
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07
IMPRESSIVE
CEREMONIAL
Elks and Their Friends Pay
Honor to Memories of
Departed Ones.

Beautiful music, scenic stage effects,
impressive eulogistic references to the
ideals and objects of the order and
oratorical tributes to the worth and
virtues of members who nave passed to
the Great Beyond marked the memorial
services of Honolulu Lodge No. GIG,
B. P. o. E., at the Hawaiian Opera
House yesterday afternoon. With the
deep regard for the memory of de
parted brothers of Elkdom, the services
were dignifed and beautiful, the exer-
cises showing the remarkable bond of
brotherhood between those who wear
the antler emblem.
The services were largely attended
and those who were not Elks had OPP
portunity to obser e some of the most
beautiful features of the Elks ritual.
The stage itself presented pleasing
picture. The scene being laid i'll a
forest, a harmonious scheme of green
being attractively carried out. At the
back of the stage was dais on which
were the gilt and red plush chairs of
the Exalted Ruler and two of the of
ficers, on each side of the stage the
chairs of the remaining officers being
arranged. In the center was the altar
draped with the Stars and Stripes,
tvpifying the American origin nf the
order. On either side appeared two
green mounds, emblematic of the de-
parted brother in whose honor the ser
vices were held, on each mound being
a cross of white flowers, which were
thrown into strong relief, during the
call of the roll of the dead, by the rays
of calciums.
The services opened with the rendi-
ton of a selection from Tannhauser
played by the Honolulu Concert Orches-
ira under the direction of F. J. Vierra,
during the playing of which the officers
came upon the stage two by two and
took their allotted stations.
Following the usual ritualistic exer-
cises. conducted by Exalted Ruler W.
H. McTnerny, Secretary Easton called
the roll of "Our absent brothers. +"
During this reading the stage was al
most in darkness, save where the
calciums played upon the white
crosses on the mounds. A forest
screen was raised behind the Exalted
Ruler, disclosing chapel of medieval
design. AS each name was called, an
incandescent lamp glowed over the
chapel portals until fifteen, represent
ing all the departed brothers of No.
SIG. blazed. This was a very impress
sive scene, and the tolling of deep
toned bell added solemnity to the cere-
mony.
Continued on Page Five.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07
MUCH PRAISE
FOR ISLANDS
w. CT. U. Representative Sees
Bright Future for State
of Hawaii

''0f my impressions of your volcano,
I cannot trust myself to speak. Per
haps the paramount one is Of wonder
a wonder not alone because of the mar
velous things was privileged to see,
but because all the world does not flock
hither to see a world in the process Of
making. Mrs. Katharine Lent Stew
enson.
Mrs. Stevenson, the official represen-
tative of the Woman s Christian Tenn
perance Union, who has been in Hawaii
short time, stopping here on her way
to the Orient, where she will attend
the World S AntiOpium Conference at
Shanghai, sails today on the Mongolia.
She is a gifted writer and speaker and
the favorable impression Hawaii has
made upon her will result in much of
a favorable nature to be spoken and
written by her. Concerning her i'm,
pressions she said yesterday:
'sI have not yet had time to classify
my many impressions of Hawaii. Its
beauty of scenery must always strike
the tourist, as well as the salubrity
of climate which makes its title, "the
Paradise Of the Pacific most appro-
pirate one. I shall carry with me i'm
perishable memories of bold mountain
peaks and flaming sunsets; of deep, cool
valleys and giant pricipices; OF a sun
shine singularly caressing and an air
perpetually balmy
''Of my impressions of your volcano
I cannot trust myself to speak. Per
haps the paramount one is Of wonder
a wonder not alone because of the
marvellous thing [ was privileged to
see, but because all the world does not
flock hither to see a world in the proc
ess of creation. If ones pen could but
portray this marvel as it IS, your Is
lands could not hold the eager null
titude who would hasten to you.
E'I have been charmed with the hos
pitality of your people, and with the
simple, gracious friendliness which
seems your native atmosphere. l have
been deeply impressed with the broad
catholicity Of your interests-wlth the
many lines of Christian, moral and phi
Ianthropic work you are carrying for
ward, Surely the activity of the peo-
ple here does not suggest the tropics,
nor would any one think OF applying
the adjective 'insular' to the range
of your interests.
sfI have been especially pleased with
your chool-system, as [ have been
privileged to see its working and / feel
that in this, as in other thing. You
are laying broad and deep foundations
for the splendid future superstructure
of the new State of Hawaii.
Continued on Page FfVe0
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07
COHEN'S VIEWS
On TAXATION
Defines Scope of Legislation
He Hopes to Put
Through.

Honorable Joel Cohen, during his
recent visit to Hilo, gave some particu-
lars of the ideas he has been incubating
on the land and taxation questions. In
an interview with the Hawaii Herald
he is quoted as follows:
GAS to taxation, the plantations pay
one per cent. upon the valuation of
their property. This is not enough to
meet the demands of government. The
tax assessor is expected to make good
so he taxes the small property holder
on a valuation of two to one. For in
stance where plantation property may
be valued at $1,000, the small holder
who owns land of equal value with the
plantation is taxed on an assessed value
of $4,000 for his little piece. The gov
ernment needs t1e money, and even
then there are not enough small proper
ty owners to make up the deficiency,
so we run behind as we are doing at
the present time
''Take EVA plantation. as an exam
pie, which pays one per cent. on valu-
alton of $5.500,000, that is $4,000. and
an income tax of $4,000. making its
total taxes amount to 1000. If in
stead of taxing the small man on
basis of double the property valuation
that Eva pays, the assessed value were
divided equally and the tax rate raised
to 1-2 per cent, then Eva would pay
S82,500 a difference of 81, 800. This
would give an equalization of assess
ment. the same tax rate for all, but it
would result in larger revenue for
the Territory. Tt would not be any
hardship upon Eva as the increase of
$11,5O0 in its taxes would only be one
fifth of one per cent. upon its capital
stock. It would be a homeopathic dose.
"Another thing that I find is that
the big men practically pay no income
tax. That is a direct contribution to
the revenue from the small man and,
as I understand it. a charge upon his
labor. The big men, who own the
large blocks Of sugar stock. claim that
Continued on Page Four.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07

Appropriate services in honor of the
departure Of the missionary schooner
Hiram Bingham for the Gilbert Islands
may be held just prior to time the
anchor is weighed.
1t is expected Mrs. L. B. Coan, sis
ter of the late DR.. Hiram Bingham, af-
ter whom the schooner is named, will
arrive today on the Mongolia. It is
thought that her presence added to the
fact that the schooner is carrying to
the natives of the Gilbert Islands the
Bibles, hymn books and other publica-
tions all printed in Gilbertese, the fruits
of DIR. Bingham s missionary career,
will be an incentive for religious exer-
cises when the little boat starts on her
mission of peace and goodwill, and tax
ing with her the means wherewlth to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07
LE|LEHUA POST HAS
BEEN SELECTED AND
WORK BEGINS TODAY
Officers Went Over the Ground Yesterday and
Located Site---Materials Will Go
Down Today.

, charge of the construction work at the
cantonment, is losing no time in getting
his building supplies on the ground, and
assembling tents and general camp
equipment. The railroad company has
had no conference with the Army peO-
plea to the definite extension of its
line to the post site, but as the site
was decided upon only yesterday it is
expected that the railroad company will
be given the location this week. The
company is in readiness to build when.
ever the government requires the spur
and when arrangements are completed.
As to labor, it is understood that the
quartermaster s assistants have made
a canvass of the available mechanics,
skilled and unskilled, here. Whether
other mechanics may be brought here
! from the Coast is not known, but the
question of the employment of aliens
has not been considered. Apparently
there is no restriction on the part of
the quartermaster to employ whom he
pleases, but whatever the labor condl-
tion, the cantonment has to be finish
ed by January 13, on which date the
two squadrons of the Fifth Cavalry,
headquarters and the band, will arrive
from San Francisco.
The Army Board may not visit Lei
lehua again for several days, as there
is much work for its members to per
form here The fact that it will not
be necessary for the board to make
an additional trip to the reservation,
and that the building supplies are be-
ing sent out today, indicates that what
ever the exact site may be, the canton
ment site has been located and that
work will be hurried to get the camp
into shape without any delays.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07

Uncle Sans site for the temporary
cavalry cantonment at Leilehua was
selected yesterday by the Army Board
of which Major Dunning, commandant
at Fort Shafter, is president, and this
morning a couple of carloads of lumber
will be shipped over the Oahu railroad
line to Wahiawa, the cars dropped off
at a siding about mile on the town
side of the Wahiawa terminal, and from
there the lumber hauled to the site by
team.
The board spent the entire day at
Leilehua, going there by automobile.
The autos were used to go over the
reservation, but much of the work was
done afoot. The officers considered the
question of location from every point
of view, knowing that their final selec-
ton meant the locating of military
post which will be permanent and
around which there will be additions
from time to time as the War Depart
ment requires. The selection of the
temporary camp, even, was matter
of much concern, for the permanent
site to be determined on later, will
take in a portion of the temporary
camp. The site is on lands which bor
der on the Wahiawa dam, and the ques-
tion of water supply was considered.
The manner in which the post will re-
ceive its water supply has yet to be
determined however.
Captain Castner, who will have
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07
MISSIONARY SCHOONERS
SAILING WILL BE BLESSED

spread the gospel more certainly than
ever before.
The idea Of a ceremony of some sort
on the day of the schooner's departure
has been in the minds of several mem
bers Of Central Union church and the
matter may be taken up in earnest by
Dr. Scudder.
Captain Walkup has innumerable
friends in Honolulu, among whom he
has been known for almost quarter
of century. His two children were
first here as babies in arms. They are
now completing their education on the
mainland. but are taking this oppOr-
tunity to visit the Gilbert Islands be-
fore resuming their school work.
The Hiram Bingham is an object of
much interest and the Alakea wharf is
almost continually visited by people
surveying the diminutive craft.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07

waiian Commercial and Sugar Company
and the Waikiki Sugar Company began
grinding.
The Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar
Company expects the season s crop to
exceed $4,000 tons of sugar and the
Waikiki Sugar Company estimates an
output in the neighborhood of 10000
tons. This would be the largest crop
harvested by the Wailuku Sugar Com
panv in any one sugar season.
If all the expectation Of the differ
ent plantation managers are finally
realized over 92,5OO tons Of sugar will
be marketed from Central Maui this
season. $3.50 4.-24-A
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07
Mongolia Due Today.

The Pacific Mail steamship Mongolia
is due this morning from San Francisco.
She is carrying = large list of passen-
gers, according to information of the
bookings received in the last mail, and
many have bought passage only to
HOnOlnln
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07
GRINDING COMMENCES
ON ALL THE ISLANDS

work in this direction the week follow
ing.
Both the Matson Navigation com,
pany, which is to carry the A. & B.
sugars, and the Observation-Disclosures
company, which will carry most of the
Sugar Factors output, are in readiness
TO commence moving the crop to the
Pacific coast, and also to the Atlantic
coast. the latter via Tehuantepec and
Magellan.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07

Sugar mills are commencing their
seasons grinding on all the islands.
Mani mills are working steadily, the
Spreckelsville. Pioneer, Maui and one
or two Others being in operation. Olaa
on Hawaii has started crushing her sea-
sons Weld of cane, and some of the
Kauai mills are also running.
. On this island, Waialua will start
this week, and Eva commences active
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07

the planters to bring IN the three or
six thousand laborers needed to make
such an increase, while the bookkeep.
ing cost, the cost of the maintenance
of camps and such incidentals would
be less with the smaller force working
full time than with a large force work
ing part of the time. -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07

Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Rhodes en-
tertained at dinner last night in honor
of Mrs. J. C. Cohen, who sails on We'd
nesday for the mainland, and of Mrs.
Stair, who is visiting in town as the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Fred w.
Damon. There were present as guests
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Cohen, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. W. Carter, Mrs. Stair, Miss
Lucas, Miss Blair and Walter G.
Smith.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07
CENTRAL MAUI CROP
ESTIMATE $4,000 TONS

WAILUKU, Maui, December 5.-The
Paia Sugar Mill commenced grinding
for the Maui Agricultural Company
Monday. November %, and the expect
ed output for this seasons crop is esti-
mated at 26,500.
Monday, November 80, both the Ha-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07
LITTLE LEGISLATION
is To Be ATTEMPTED
EXCEPT MONEY BILLS
Appropriations Only Expected to Pass at the
Present Session of Congress
Writers Roasted
ASSOCIATED Press cablegrams.l

WASHINGTON, December 7Congress will convene at noon
today but will adjourn until respect the memory
of the Allison that there will be little
legislation attempted this session except the passing of the
preparation bills.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07

Purser CLANCY of the w. G. Hall re-
ports the following sugar on Kauai
awaiting shipment: 400 bags G and R.,
6755 Max. 95S X. P
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07
CASTRO MUST APOLOGIZE
OR STAY OUT OF FRANCE

PARIS 7The French Cabinet has decided that
Castro Venezuela will be allowed foot
unless he previously apologies for the expulsion of
the French Charge dAffaires from Venezuela.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07
DISCUSSING PLAN FOR
EVACUATING CUBA

WASHINGTON, December 7.-Governor Magoon had
President yesterday which discussed the
plans the withdrawal of the American troops from Cuba
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07
PERSIAN REBELS BLOODTHIRSTY

TEHERAN Persia December 7.-Procamations have been
by revouonst in which the Shah is
demned to death
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07
RUSSIA DESIRES NEW LOAN

ST. PETERSBURG December THE budget presented by
has adopted 1t authorizes external
loan of two hundred and twenty-five million dollars.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07
PRESIDENT ROASTS PRESSM

WASHINGTON, December president Roosevelt in letter
public yesterday mendacous nespapermn
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-07
FLEET PASSES SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE December THE American Atlantic fleet
passed here yesterday route to home waters
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-23
Beans for Green Manure.

We know of one farmer that planted
beans too early, and the late frost
caught them, killing the whole crop.
He planted again, but this time SO
thick that the pods did not form till
an early fall frost caught them, and so
the whole crop was lost. But the
growth of the beans had been a very
rank one, and the weeds had been kept
from growing. The mass of rank
herbage was plowed under and the
land left to be planted the rext year
The plowed-under beans proved to be
great enrichers of the soil, for they
added to it a very large quantity OF
nitrogen, in addition to the humus
This in its decay created acids which
set loose more plant food in the soil
So the bean crop was not a total loss,
aT.er all.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-23
CooIinu the Milk.

A speaker at a Wisconsin institute
said: The main thing is to cool the
milk quickly to a temperature of so
degrees or less, and it would pay the
dairyman to provide ice for this pur-
pose. In the absence of ice an abundance
OF well water will enable the patron
to quickly cool the milk to a temper
ature of so degrees or below. If the
cans are placed in cold water and the
milk is stirred until cooled to the tenn
perature of the water, which is usually
about so degrees, well and good; but
the average mixer, after performing g
long days work in the field and then
another half days work, called for
variety's sake chores, will not stand
over the milk long enough to accom-.
plish this
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-23
WATERING COWS.
Care In the Quality Of Water Provided
is important.

The best arrangements for ths
watering Of dairy cows l consider to
be individual basins between the COWS
in the winter time and running water
in the summer time. In the winter,
says the writer in Farmers Review, /
water my cows out of doors, but that
Is because 1 do as l have to do and
not as l want to do. Most OF the
farmers about here water their cows
out of doors.
Where water is supplied at all In
the barns, the force that drives the
water comes from tanks of windmill3
or from hydraulic rams. The troughs
of cement seen in some barns, and
which run in front Of all the cows, l
believe to be all right, but l prefer
the individual basins.
Most of the COWS about here get
their water at the temperature it hap
pens to be when it comes from the
well, but in the winter time it would
pay to warm it. l am satisfied that
a cow that is given water with the
chill taken off will drink more of it
and will consequently give more milk
than she otherwise would.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-23
STUDY NOT A NECESSITY.
End and Aim of Woman's Life, as Un
derstood by Rosie's Mother.

In one of the Philadelphia public
schools is little girl pupil whose an
cestors and coreligionists have ever
held that the principal end and aim of
the life of a woman Is marriage. This
little girl is we'll up in most Of her
studies, but she has an inveterate dis
like of geography and 1t seems impos-
sible to teach the study to her. The
other day her teacher, made impatient
by her seeming unwillingness to learn
her geography lesson, sent to Rosie's
mother a note requesting her to see
that the girl studied her lesson. The
uext day showed no Improvement,
however. and the teacher asked Rosie
whether she had delivered the note.
Yes. ma'am." was the reply.
"And did your mother read the
note, Rosie" said the teacher.
Eyes, NAM"
What did she say?"
my mother said that she didn't
know geography. an she got married,
an my aunt didn't know geography,
an she got married, an you know
geography, an you didn't get mar
ried"