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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-08
THE ISLAND FLEET.

The Island vessels departing yester-
day were the Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa,
the ". q. Hall, and the IwaIani. The
only deep-sea vessel arriving or de-
parting was the transport Dix.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-08
THE cANARIAs A TOTAL LOSS.

The French steamship Canarias,
which was reported ashore April .
near Tarifa, is full Of water. and will
probably be a total loss. She belonged
to the Chargeurs Reunis line, and was
on a voyage through the Suez and
eastern Astatic ports TO Vancouver and
other Pacific coast ports.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-08
THE BUFoRD DELAYED.

The United States Army transport
Buford, which was expected yesterday
from Nagasaki, has probably been de-
layed by the heavy seas which the Dix
qYrcQr41ate7 -a4
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-08
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-08

METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
Issued Every Sunday Morning by the
LEGAL ONCE. z. s. Weather Bureau
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-08
MARINE
THE DIX ARRIVES.

The United states Army transport
Dix arrived in port early yesterday
morning from Manila via Nagasaki,
where she loaded nearly 5000 tons of
Japanese coal for the War Department
to be used by transports touching
here. She viii remain here probably
ten days discharging, and will then
proceed to Seattle. She left Nagasaki
March 81, and experienced good wea-
Their to the vicinity of Midway. From
there she experienced unusually heavy
seas.
Major Clarity, the quartermasteE on
the Dix for several years, will leave
at the end of this voyage ana rejoin
his regiment. the Second Cavalry, at
Des Moines, Iowa.
As passengers aboard the Dix are
Major Gallagher, his wife and chill
dren. He is going to Seattle to become
the commissary purchasing officer
there. He has been stationed at Ma
Mia for some time as commissary
officer. He was in the purchasing de-
parrment for Panama at one time, and
then he was sent to take charge of the
relief operations in China. He was
also connected with the relief opera
tons following the disaster caused by
the eruption of Mont Pelee.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-08

WIZ. &. STOCKMAN.
Section Director.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-26
PUBLIC FORUM

T INSTEAD of wasting citizens time
and fooling away the city's money
a by conducting a long series of jury
trials of men charged with taking ad-
vantage of the spirit of the constitution
of the United States in spite of the
letter of local ordinance, the constitu-
tionality of which is doubtful why
don't the authorities deal with the situ~
alton like fearless Americans and set
aside for a forum a park or portion
of park or even a vacant lot in some
part of the city where traffic would not
be interfered with by peaceable public
assemblages? What is the reason for
all the urgent zeal that is being dis
played in the prosecution of men and
women charged with public speaking
without a permit? If all the Offend
ers" are convicted, what then? Will
that be the end of free speech in Los
Angeles? viii it not rather be the in
centive to movement to have the
ordinance repealed before the national
campaign in order to obviate the thou
sand and one complications that must
necessarily then arise if the council and
the authorities intend to be consistent? p?
Surely the officials of Los Angeles do
not intend to lend countenance to q
possible charge that in this city there
is a discrimination against one class Of
orators, and in favor of another? We
are we'll awate that there are some
worthy citizens who are laboring under
a wild delusion that anarchists. popul-
lists and socialists are all of the same
type, and represent something '1aw-
less" This illustrates the rusting ef-
feet of pettifogging conservatism even
upon ilustrious minds. The most
massive intellect in the land is apt to
become oxidized by time and habit.
The attempt to associate Populism
and Democracy with anarchism, which
was recently solemnly made by Re-
publican paper which classed together
William Jennings Bryan, La Toilette
and Emma Goldman, will convince no.
body of anything but the unreasoning
prejudice and ignorance of those who
made this extraordinary grouping. An
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-26
IS 1T RIGHT?

nj ADAM ANNA GOULD is about to
N marry prince. He is the
A'A cousin of her former husband
her discarded nobleman, and his name
is Helie de Sagan. This princeling,
who bears a silly title of the extinct
empire of France-exactly as If some
of the American Fairfaxes or other
citizens-"nobles" were to revive their
British titles in this republic, recently
distinguished himself by getting into
a street fight with his cousin. whom
he is about to succeed maritally. The
cause of the encounter was that he
had written a letter to a woman who
had been chiding him. because he did
not send her more money. "In a few
weeks marry my dear old monkey"
wrote the gallant prince to his lady
friend, "and when I get her we'll make
the money fly"
The enterprising recipient of this
letter thought she might make a little
cash out of it before waiting for the
wedding of the alleged monkey" with
the imitation man. She sold the epistle
to Boni, the CASTOR. When Prince Helie
heard that Boni had the monkey let
ter-for Boni was not reticent on the
subject-he became "desperated." and
the fight followed with that Boni, pouf,
ma fol, mais oui. In spite of the fact
that Boni still retains the monkey let
ter, containing the grossest insult that
could be heaped upon Madam Gould,
that American heiress has announced
that the wedding will take place. "A
prince is prince for all that"
The none. that will be taken from
America to foreign lands in order to
be dispersed by the prince with the
tin title and the American heiress who
seems TO be hypnotized by it repre-
sents American industry, American
toll, American brains, the sweat of
American brows, the blood of American
veins. Is it right that Americans
should have to work in order to create
a pleasure fund for miserable fustian
foreigner with a doubtful title?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-26
OF WORLDWIDE INTEREST
THE GREAT NATIONAL GAME
BY FREDERIC J. HAskIN

customary for the home team to fur
nish the balls. The result was that
they would always have a ball suited
to their own needs. If they were strong
at the bat they would have a very
hard, lively ball, and would perhaps
bake it well just before the game was
called. If, on the other hand. their
long suit was fielding. they would give
the ball a liberal pounding with NAL
let, so as to give II the proper degree
Of softness. This 'jockeying' with the
ball tended to bring the game into dis
repute, and was eliminated by the ac-
ton of the National league. Since the
final decentralization rules were passed
In 1877 there has been no change In the
balls, and thus the playing of the men
of 1908 can be compared to those OF
the early days.
1t Is interesting to note in this connec-
ton that in the choosing of the grand
national All America team covering
the entire career OF the National league
from 1871 to 1907 inclusive, only two
players are taken for their work since
1900. They are Killing and Steinfeldt.
both Of Chicago, catcher and third
baseman respectively. both of whose
1907 records gave them the position.
The other members OF this composite
team are A. G. Spalding, pitcher on
his record for 1875; Pop Anson. first
base. on his 1881 record; Ross Barnes,
second base, on his 1873 season; Hugh
Jennings, shortstop, on his 1895 record,
Joe Kelly, left field, 1894; Hugh Duffy,
center field, 1898. and William Keeler.
right field, 1896. Baltimore, Chicago and
Boston each furnish three members of
the team. Keeler is the only man on
the team whose playing in two posi-
tions entities him to the place His
work at center field in 1899 entitled him
to fill that place on the All America
team, but as his record In the right field
was even higher he was given that
place and center field was assigned TO
Duffy.
While all the major league teams are
starting out to chase the pennant. II is
interesting to note how the champion
ship has gone in the past. In the Ma
tional league, victory has had tend
ency to perch on one banner three years
in succession. Beginning with 1891 Bos-
ton got the pennant three times in sue
cession. Then it went to Baltimore
three times. then to Boston twice. then
to Brooklyn twice, then to Pittsburg
three times and since then has gone to
New York and Chicago twice each.
with the chances favoring the Cubs
again this year. In the American
league Chicago has won the pennant
three times. Boston twice, the Athlet-
les twice and Detroit once. Boston and
Chicago have each been pennant win
ners twice in succession.
On the whole, the 1908 season prom
ises to be a record breaker Last year
eclipsed all former years in the matter
of attendance. There were a number of
records broken during the season. and
there are others which are likely to be
smashed this -aar Meanwhile the
game continues to grow in favor. and
to stand at the top of the sports of all
the nations of the earth as the most
healthful. the cleanest and the best
mani training of them ALL
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-26
DECLARES CHRISTIANITY
WON'T MIX WITH HOMICIDE

Editor Herald, Sir: am one of your
constant readers, and 1 appreciate
highly your noble efforts for the up
lifting of mankind. A thought has
occurred to me while have been read
ing of the preparations for the enter
tainment of the fleet and of the feast
ing and the fun in store for the, orphan
boys and the mothers only boys and
oil the other boys--God bless them
who wear Uncle Sans navy blue. But
while we admire the sailor boys may
we not be permitted to consider seri-
cusly their position with regard to our
hoasted Christianity and humanitarian
civilization, and to ask, by what high
er or moral law do we sanction our
conduct in paying these young men
to be ready 10 go and do our bidding,
when that bidding is a command to
destroy property and to take human
life? To each of the sailors will be
presented copy of the Bible-of the
good book which says, "Thou shalt not
kill" Are we so blinded by national
vanity and SNUG self-satisfaction that
we cannot see that the very duty we
impose upon our sailors is at variance
with the teaching of the book which
we will ask the sailors to read and
urge them TO believe? Which are they
to believe, the civilian or official who
says, Thou art my sailor. Uncle Sans
hireling and pet, and II command
thee. thou shalt kill" or the book
which, with grotesque Inconsistency,
he thrusts into their hands with re-
Guest to read it and obey it, and which
contains the command. "Thou shalt
NOT kill?" The good book itself says
that no man can serve two masters.
and that be cannot serve both God
end Mammon. But we ask the sailors
to serve two masters. one who says,
kill when ordered to kill, and another
who says. "Thou shalt do no murder.
Thou shalt not kill"
These boys are lads in their teens,
but at our request at the order of their
seniors their superiors, their employ
ers, they are permitted to slay their
fellow human beings and to devastatc
the property of their fellow human
teings. Is it any wonder that reform
stories are needed in country which
sets such a constant example of in
consistency, which breaches one doc
trlne Sunday and another Monday:
which breaches peace in the pulpit AMI
il necessary practices licensed homicide
on the high seas? How long is
Christian nation to live in contempt
OF the teachings OF it's religion, voiced
every week from thousands of pulpits?
HENRY p. SCHNEIDER.
Pasadena, March %.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-26
LET'S BE THANKFUL

n OW it is said by those privileged to
know the workings of anarchists
Il minds that anarchists have per-
fected villainous plot to fill nom
anarchist homes with anarchist SER
wants, who will conduct a system of
espionage and will reveal the guilty
secrets that are supposed to charac-
terize the penetralia of the abodes of
wealth and fashion. Oh, how glad are
we, who are neither wealthy nor FASH
ionable! For us no bologna will be
stuffed with dynamite by an anarchist
cock, to explode at the first insertion
of the carving knife and give our re-
mains a wide circulation. For us no
wine bottle will harbor nitro -glycerine
our English butler draws the cork he
will disperse in all directions, to the
four winds of 'eaven For us no an
archist chauffeur will pad the seats of
the auto with forcite, so that when we
nit thank ye, ma am, in the way our
scattered and decentralized fragments
may momentarily obscure the sky. For
us no bloody minded hen will lay a
depraved egg, which, when we break it
on the morning platter win devastate
our dining room and obliterate us I'M
mune from wealth, immune from
luxury, we are also immune from the
attacks of anarchy. Death loves a
shining mark, and so does anarchy. As
we are only an easy mark it will over
look us. Happy are we who live in
poverty, for we will die in peace. Bet
ter far it is, since die we must, to die
in peace than to die in pieces.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-26
POISONOUS FOOD

N HE serious Illness of the Rev.
Robert J. Burdette and Mrs. Bur-
dette from ptomaine poisoning will
cause widespread and sincere SYM
pathy, and also excusable anger that
the Burdette household or any
household. be it ever so humble, in the
United States, should be at the mercy
of purveyors of food There is seldom
any excuse for poisoning which results
from meat that is tainted or that is
carelessly prepared, handled, kept or
cooked Cases like that of the Bur-
dettes make us suspicious. How many
sudden deaths, alleged to be due to
heart failure, or something of the kind,
are really due to interruption of that
organ caused by functional derange-
ment of the stomach, the result Of In
digestible or ptomained food? The pure
food law should be strictly enforced
The man caught selling bad or care
iessly kept food or poisonous liquor
should be kept at the state boarding
house for five years.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-26
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN
A "WHAT-IS-IT?

THAT the greatest public service
corporation in the country, the
IA American Telephone and Telegraph
company, the central company of the
Bell system, is in favor of the public
control advocated by President Roose-
welt for great corporations shows that
monopolistic corporations have taken
alarm and are trying to outwit Fate.
They cannot do 1t, but it will be inter-
esting to watch their long, despairing
fight and their last rally against con-
servative public opinion. The frankly
true explanation of the eagerness of a.
great telephone company to submit to
public supervision and regulation is
that it is lodging Scylla. But the his
toric fate of avoders of Scylla was to
fall into Charybdis. By submitting to
public control the dodgers may pro-
long their private corporate existence
and enjoy the usufruct of public fran
chises and utilities for perhaps fifteen
years of respite. Then will come the
inevitable The very terms on which
the respite is granted will accustom the
pubic W lflC COilllDl VI tHO AiiSiiCPCis
held utility. The public ownership
which is privately dreaded will succeed
public control, and this will accustomI
people to the idea that it is possible
for the public to own and to operate
successfully great industry, and to
draw deductions from that successful
ownership and operation. The official
declaration of the telephone and tele-
graph company says: 1T is contended
that if there Is to be no competition
there should be public control. 1t is
not believed that there is any serious
objection to such control provided it is
independent, intelligent, considerate,
thorough and just, recognizing, as does
the interstate commerce commission in
its report recently issued, that capital
is entitled to its fair return and good
management or enterprise to it's re-
ward" Shade of Uriah Heep, how
'werry 'umble"!
But, let us ask, what on earth kind
of a "what-is-it' will be produced by
public control of private ownership of
a public utility? An illogical and alb
surd situation is created Immediately,
and the result will be paradox
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-26

attempt to befog and confuse the minds
of readers by assoeiating Democracy
with Populism and with anarchy is not
an evidence of sound judgment or sober
thinking. Good citizens should beware
of fanaticism in their treatment of pro-
gressive movements and the men who
represent them. We know that of late
Americanism has not been as thorough
ly preached and as commonly practiced
as it should have been. but is that any
reason why it's opponents should be-
take themselves to the indiscriminate,
unreasoning mud singing methods of
untimely Tories?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-26
IS PA r M S#]
MN FPOr1 A ~ ~
" Nl1VE WIRE r /
The KissfuI Poet

That Chicagoese who ran away from
his happy home because his wife kissed
him too much evidently is not in SYM
pathy with the poet Herrick, who.
away back in the sixteenth century,
wrote:
"Give me kiss, and to that kiss a
score;
Then to that twenty add a hundred
more;
A thousand to that hundred: so kiss on
To make that thousand up a million;
Treble that million, and when that is
done,
Let's kiss afresh, as where we first
begun
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-26
A PERSONAL FOLLOWING

OF 1882 voters registered up to date
u in the city and county of San
~ Francisco, only 125 acknowledge
allegiance to the Independence league,
and it is not at all improbable that
every one of the 125 is an employe or
news agent of William Randolph
Hearst. At last we begin to under
stand why he multiplied his Offices. He
can count on the solid support of all
his staffs. This loyalty on the part of
his attached employees is signally
touching. What a sublime spectacle
awaits the citizens of the republic!
From half a dozen offices in half a
dozen cities will stream forth the
Hearst voters. Every payroll repre-
sents several hundred minds with but
q single thought, several hundred
hearts that beat as one. Hearst must
be beginning to realize that after all
he has not lived in vain.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-26
IMMORAL ART

N EPUTY PROSECUTOR FORD re-
~ Gently censored a large number
~ of souvenir postal cards on sale
in Los Angeles. His attention is called
to the extraordinarily suggestive ma
ture of a picture exhibited in street
cars as an advertisement of cutlery
One man is depicted in the act Of
plunging stiletto or dagger into the
breast Of another. The picture is in
bad taste, is suggestive and is i'm
moral. 1t presents to the impression
able minds of the young a demoraliz-
ing idea. and if there are any latent
criminal or bloodthirsty instincts, ap-
peals to them. That vicious advertise
ment should be suppressed. SO should
every example of public art that ap-
peals to the baser instincts and the
evil passions of mankind. More harm
is wrought by suggestion than this
world dreams of. Deputy Prosecutor
Ford did good work by suppressing
obscene postal cards. But theatrical
pictures illustrating luridly and wildly
murderous stahbings and shootings are
displayed in Sonora town, where re-
sides the class of human beings TO
whom a picture may be both the in
spiration and the warrant of crime.
Experienced advertising men are
well aware of the power of pictorial
suggestion, or they would not use it.
Advertisements and every other kind
of quasi-literature or commercial art
which has criminal or degrading ten
dencies should be as vigorously sup
pressed as any other kind of indecent
literature or art. For it is indecent. 1t
violates the proprieties.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-26
Daily Naval Report

WASHINGTON, March 25.-The fol-
lowing navy orders have been issued:
Commander t. Snowden, from bu-
reau of equipment to command of the
Mayfiower.
Lieutenant Commander C. T. Vogel-
sang. from command of the MayfioweI
to fitting out the Wisconsin and duty
on board that vessel when commits
stoned.
Lieutenant Commander c. l.. Hussey
from the bureau of navigation to fitting
out the New Hampshire and duty on
board that vessel when commissioned
Surgeon F. e. Mccullough, from the
naval station, Guam, l.. l., to the naval
training station, San Francisco, Cal.
Acting Assistant Surgeons K. c.
Methorn, c. r. Morgan, J. A. Biellc
and B. F. Haines, from the naval med
ical school and report to naval medical
examining board April 1, examination
for assistant surgeon, then wait orders
Paw Inspector l.. Hunt, to bureau OF
supplies and accounts. Paymaster II
r. Insley, to fitting out the Wisconsin
and duty on board that vessel when
commissioned.
Gudger, from navy yard, New York, to
fitting out the Idaho and duty on board
that vessel when commissioned.
Professor of Mathematics A. Hall
appointed a professor of mathematics
In the navy, with rank of lieutenant
from February 26; Paymaster's Clerk
r. e. Shute, appointed to naval station
Tutuila, Samoa: Paymaster's Clerk b.
Cronin, appointed to duty in connection
with accounts of the Indiana and the
Brooklyn.
Navy Notes
The Yankton is at Magdalena bay and
the Olympic, and the. Standish are at
Norfolk. =,
The battleship New Hampshire will
be placed in commission tomorrow. she
will first proceed to the New York yard
from League Island, where two months
or more will be spent on her 12-inch
rifles.
Byron c. Baker, assistant surgeon IN
the navy, has informed the department
that no arrangements had been made
for him when the marine guard was
detached from the Midway islands, and
that he would be obliged to remain on
a barren island or disobey orders un-
less some provision for him be made.
orders were therefore issued for him to
leave with the marine guard, on the
Iroquois.
Sneaker Cannon announced the ap-
pointment of Representative John =.
Watkins of Louisiana to membership
in the house committee on naval az
fairs, vice Adolph Meyer of Louisiana,
who recently died.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-26
GOSSIP

She cuts a pretty figure. must cay
She dresses in a fascinating way.
And her wardrobe Is extensive.
I am rather apprehensive
That it also is expensive
AS it's gay.
She cuts pretty hgure, just the sanie
In doing 1t she isn't much to blame.
II she didn't twould be funny
When her husband, sweet and sunny
Puts UP willingly the money
For the same.
She cuts a pretty figure in that dress.
It cost pretty figure, too / guess
And her Jewels, how they glitter!
Though her rivals try to litter
And declare it would be fitter
To wear less.
She cuts a pretty figure. Lovely tastei
She didn't make that toilette up in haste.
Yes, she cuts it. and smiles brightly,
Though l think IFS most unsightly
When woman laces tightly
At the waist
Chicago News
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-26
Not Intentional

An inmate of a New York boarding
house laughed himself to death over a
joke he read in western newspaper.
OF course, we are not certain what
particular joke it was, but we wish to
disavow any homicidal intention. The
man who writes these sparks is under
solemn pledge not to be as funny as
he can.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-26

The news that the board of education
will hold the spring vacation while the
fleet Is here, one week later than had
been intended and announced, will
cause qualification in every home in
Los Angeles. Parents were holding
anxious debates with their consciences
as to their duty should the board in
sist on excepting school, while the city
was at play. 1t would have been a
hardship for teachers as we'll as
scholars.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-26

Jacob Riis says there are S61,000
rooms in New York to which neither
light nor air can penetrate. Many
New York citizens exist under condi-
tions inferior to those enjoyed by the
prehistoric cave dwellers.