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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-11
Government By Commission.

We desire to urge upon all our fell
lOw-citizens the indisputable fact that
unless there shall be radical changes
in the tendency of our economic and
industrial conditions the islands will
be speedily orientalized, and not only
will all hope of statehood be lost, but
we shall lose representative govern
ment itself. Already the suggestion
has been made of Government by Com
mission, which, however benevolent it
may be at times, is nevertheless gov
eminent without representation. We
oppose the effort now being made to
marshal in its behalf the dominating
interests of the islands by a specious
appeal. to property" believing that
the welfare of the masses is best con
served by the continued enjoyment of
the suffrage.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-11
Appropriations.

We pledge our candidates for II
Legislature to make appropriations f,
the promotion and development of OIL
industries and resources, and for a
strictly Territorial requirements, bot
as to salaries and payrolls, and Il
erection of necessary public building
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-11

Herewith is presented the platform
of the Democratic party of the Terri
tory The only change the eonven-
ton made in the report of the commit
tee was the addition of the plank call
ing for the repeal of the measure limit
ing the time in which the Hawaiian
language shall be permitted in the vari-
Gus departments of our government. As
adopted by the convention yesterday
the platform follows:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-11
An Economic Law.

1t is clear that a house divided
against itself can not stand. Hawaii
can not be half American and half ORR
entail 1t will either be all American
or all Oriental. In saying this we
make no appeal to race hatred or race
prejudice; we simply point out the
inevitable workings of economic law
Nor are these tendencies now mani
fest for the first tine They have
been seen before and warned against,
and by none in more uncertain tones
than by some of our foremost citizens
who have in the past acted with the
Republican party. But it is because
the Republican party in this Territory
is dominated and controlled by inter
ests that have created these very con-
ditions, and stand immutably in the
way of efforts to change them, that
the tendencies we have pointed out
continue. We therefore appeal to the
great body of the electorate, whose in
terests coincide with what is best for
the Territory at large, to join with
us in giving such an expression of Opin-
ion at the polls next November as can
uot he furt her IGNORED
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-11
Republican Hypocrisy.

We denounce the platform utter
ences of the Territorial Republican or
ganization relative to capital and la
Dor, trusts. monOpOlies and cOmbina-
tiOns of capital. and amendment of
the Organic Act in relation to public
lands as mere platitudes opposed to
the policy of the party leaders and
calculated to deceive the electors The
constant reiteration of these so-called
principles by said party, in its plat
forms. both National and local. con
sideTed in connection with their con
slant and repeated failure to "make
good - when the opportunity presents
itself, can only subject the Republican
party and its representatives to the
scorn and disbelief of all honest cleo
tors. The Democratic platform of 1906
severely denounced and arraigned the
Republican party for platform utter
ances directly opposed to party policy
and calculated to deceive the electors.
As justification for our criticism at
that time, we point TO the failure of
the Republican majority to "make
good the following platform declara-
tions:
LIST. Amendment of Organic Act
permitting local legislation on land
matters.
End. Failure to push the "Refund
Bill in Congress.
3rd. Legislative investigation of
private wharves and wharfage dues,
together with action looking to gov
eminent ownership of such wharves.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-11
Dedicated to Citizenship.

We approve of and ratify the me-
mortal presented to Honorable Jas r.
Garfield, Secretary of the Interior, dur
ing his recent visit, on behalf of the
Democratic party, wherein it was pro-
posed to dedicate the remaining por-
tiOns of the public lands of the Terri
tory forever to homesteads and citi-
zenship.
In cOnsonance with these views we
demand the immediate repeal of the
act approved April ,, 1908, (knOwn
as the Kuhio billy extending the term
for leases of agricultural public lands
from five to fifteen years.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-11
Public Utilities.

We pledge our candidates for the
Legislature to enact laws adequately
regulating rates and charges of com
mon carriers, public service and other
corporations holding licenses or fran
chises under Territorial laws, where
the Interstate Commerce Commission
does not have exclusive jurisdiction.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-11
The County Act.

We favor extending the scope of the
County Act so as to embrace opera
tions Hereunder as commonly applied
in the Territories ON the mainland OF
the United States.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-11
Suspect Hospitals.

We favor the erection of suspect
hospitals at convenient points adapted
to the requirements, where persons af-
fiicted with disease may be treated
until such time as the nature of their
disease has been fully determined.
We pledge our candidates for the
Legislature to the passage of law
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-11
Free Fisheries.

We urge Congress to acquire 70
public use all vested fishing rights re
ferred to in Sections % and 90 of tn
Organic Act
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-11
Water Rights.

We favor the enactment of an in.
expensive and summary means for de
termining water rights and giving 'e
dress for invasion and denial of the
same
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
HEARINGS On TARIFF
HAVE BEEN COMPLETED
HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COM.
MII1TEE FINISHES ITS WORK.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-The
house ways and means committee to.
lay completed its hearings on the pro
posed revision Of the tariff and the
subcommittee began the work Of re-
Tsing the present law into a tariff bill.
This bill Is to be submitted to con
gress Ut the special session, which it
. understood Mr.. Taft will call to-
yether next March. In order to COM
plete It's work In time, the sub-commit-
tee will hold daily meetings behind
closed doors until the bill has been
formed.
There was little done at today's
meeting, aside from mapping out the.
plan to be pursued in drafting the new
bill.
Il. In the estimation Of members of
he committee. 1t Is desirable to obtain
further testimony regarding the manu-
hcture Of some article or information
q lacking with regard to some para
graph Of the tariff, further witnesses
whose testimony would be Of value
viii be called before the committee.
M. !Carnegie's testimony yesterday
I'd not prove satisfactory. One prom.
tnent Republican member said today
hat his testimony was practically nil
- Tar IS information Of use to the
committee In deliberations is con.
1erned.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
TURNER ART EXHIBIT
TO BE SHOWN HERE
AT HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
BENEFIT FOR SCHOOLS.

&&m&~5
The Turner artaexhibit, one Of the
anest collections Of paintings in the
United States will be shown, IN Bill
tngs at the High school building. under
the auspices Of the public schools. on
January 26 and ~.
a portion Of the money realized
from the admissions, will be given to
the schools and will be used by them
% purchase pictures and paintings
for the public school buildings.
n The exhibit was secured by Prof.
Ward II. Nye and is said to be the
most beautiful collection in the coun-
Try. Some OF the paintings are by
the celebrated artists and is one that
III admirers Of painting will be great
y interested In.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
FARMER KILLED.

msF0pGEM Okla, Dec. 22.-To
sare his brother. who in his official po-
dtion Of county assessor wal attempt
mg to collect : disputed tar assess
nent Of - cents, Edward Sexton to-
~ killed James Smith, q farmer. with
ASblacksnith's hammer. John Sexton.
ne assessor. had gone to Smiths home
. Investigate the over-assessment.
rnith rushed NJ him with q knife. Ed.
Aard ran n front Of the roadway and
s.1ing asblacksnith's hammer struck
Smitha terrific blow. Both men have
Aeen arrested.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
oR. /. ". HokE or BILLINGS
n WILL START WORK.
GARLAND OIL FIELDS
Hoke ana r. Z. Fitch Of Law
rencsvllIe, III, own 1,44os Acres o.
OH Lease III the Garland FIsIds-
Are Experienced OH Operators.

Dr.. ]. ". Hoke. Who has been .
.bract1ctng veterinary surgeon In this
sdty has sold out his Office and busi-
eess and IN company with his uncle,
~ u Fitch, Of Lawrencevil1e, Ill, Will
.levote his entire time to the develop
aeut Of valuable oil leases which he
Owns q Garland, Wyoming.
They control l,40s acres Of leased
and Il that vicinity and own Z ranch
u 100 acres at Garland, which adjoins
Ae townsite. They Will put In . rig
% start the development work, ana
Will add rigs = fast % the work will
warrant.
Both Hoke and Fitch are expert
snced OIL operators in southeastern
Ninois, where they have been operat-
Ing Tor some years past.
Dr.. Hoke states that there are at
feast Z dozen operators from the ILL
aols fields, who will be out immediate
y after the holidays to commence de-
yelopment In the Garland fields.
..The Garland fields are capable OF
,roducing the finest grade Of oil found
b the United States. But s per cent
u the crude OIL IL waste, and the
anest grades Of petroleum, gasoline
and parahne can be produced from
It, said Mr.. Hoke. Myself and IN
Ne Will start ct work there, knowing
hat We will develop . great field
within 4 very short time, and In my
opinion, the new fields will eclipse
any oil fields u the whole United
states. 4 not II production, At least
= the grade Of the product
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR YEAR.

TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR YEAR.
Received from Taxes, Penalty, Penalty Interest and Publication :. $476l2O IS
from Licenses. 80. $500. 35l82 %
from County Officers, Fees. 49,. 9440 ~
from Fines and Bail ForfeHures n. ...... ...... $500. 8O36 10
Received from State Treasurer for General School Fund. 49,. $1,000. 1888 80
from Sale of School Bonds. s. -. -. 91513 II
from Refund on Bond Interest. 5. a. ... ...... so 90
from Miscellaneous. .... 81. $500. 11465 4S
scala 81
TRANSFERS FOR THE YEAR.
General Fund to Bridge Fund -. 10000 90
General Fund to State Examiners Fund. 200 90
General Fund to Road 5000 90
From Poor Fund to Road Fund. 36s 90
From Poor Fund to General Fund $50. 5000 90
From General School Fund to District School Fund. $50. 5000 80
From General School Fund to Fish and Game Fund. ..... so 90
From Road Fund to Arnold Drain Fund. ~. 936# 54
From Road Fund to Crawford Drain Fund ..... 1924 81
ASSESSED VALUATION.
Assessed Valuation 1908. =. $50. .$l5O73327 90
Assessed Valuation 1907. l3522746 W
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

Der 80, 1908.
Court House, Location and
Fixtures ..... ...... l25,00O 90
Jail Building Location and
Fixtures, Billings ,...... $4,000 90
Junction Bridge .......... $4,000 90
Huntley Bridge ...... $4,000 90
South Billings Bridge...... $4,000 90
East Billings Bridge 1885,. 10000 90
Laurel Bridge ........ 10000 90
Roundup Bridge.......... 5000 90
Interest in Lavina Bridge. 500 90
Interest in Musselshell
Bridge, 27-43 ........... $500 90
Steel Road Bridges and
Culverts ..,............ 10000 90
Site for Detention Hospital 1000 90
jail at Columbus. 700 90
Jail at Park City. ....... 200 90
Jail at Musselshell ....... 1900 90
Pest House and Interest in
Supplies ............. 500 90
Road Tools ......,... $500 90
Bridge at Columbus. ...... 1000 90
$278,s 0 90
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-25

s%$%$ S%mm%~ ~"%@" %%% oregon" ~%"""" ""a~%r
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ua 'HNHo D~sHS %@ @as%m %gomn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-06
DENIES THE REPORT.
Rev. DR.. Hills Asserts Whereabouts
of Mrs. Wallace Is Known.

NEW YORK. November 6.-Rev. DIR.
Newell Dwight Hills denies a report that
the whereabouts of Mrs c. W. Wallace
of Chicago have been unknown since 1903.
when she offered a contribution Of $4,000
to the Beecher memorial fund
Dr. Hills said that Mrs Wallaces men,
tai condition at the time of the offer was
such that she was taken to Chicago and
placed in sanatorium and that the men,
bers of her family know where she Is.
The circulation of report that she was
missing is believed by DIR. Hills to have
arisen from his explanation of the fail
ure of the church to receive the $4,000
contribution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-06

i'm nv new career he added, and
know that there will be questions which
will arise that | do not know of now,
and that times will come when many of
nv friends here will shake their heads
and saw Poor Bill but all | ask is for
SUSPENSION of Judgment until the situation
NAV be understood. Its decisions will
rest upon the principles OF sound and
honest business policies. which | have
outlined and it's intrcacies may be ascer-
tanned and applied. These details will,
am sure. explain what may appear to be
errors of judgment and mistakes.
Club Immensely Pleased.
What Judge Taft said preceding his
plain business talk pleased the club inn
mensely He told of the many policies
which had been dictated to him by the
local committeeman during the campaign
and then of the whole object OF being
President which was to enforce the laws
and give every honest endeavor d fair
opportunity, and to warn with knowledge
and prosecute with vigor every apparent
effort TO evade the laws and to affect
prosperity by dishonest business methods.
The club of which Taft was the hon
ored guest last night WAS also his host
at n dinner which he attended just be-
fore leaving the United States to become
governor of the Philippines as the APP
pointee of President Mckinley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-06
Miss Minnie Musser Dead.

SpecIaI CORRESPONDENTS OF be staT-
BOYDS, Md. November d. lJoS.
Miss Minnie Musser. whose home was
near Germantown. Montgomery county.
died this morning. aged about sixty-hve
years. Miss Musser was a daughter or
the late William Musser Of Montgomery
county. and was a member OF the Neels-
vile Presbyterian Church. Her remains
arc to be inferred at Neelsville Sunday
morning next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-06
'unning slowly when they came t

SFtTpT.
DR.. Glazebrook, deputy coroner. who per-
formed the autopsy on the body of Sam
uel Belanken, testified that the body was
badly crushed, and that death was due
to internal hemorrhage.
This closed the Testimony and the case
was given to the jury for it's decision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-06

1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds of situations are
filled through them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-06

The houses of England if placed i'm a
Upl would reach 1890 miles.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-08
TAAW'S CASE IS CALLED
Whites Slayer Temporarily
Out Of Insane Asylum.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, May 4.-Tem-
porarily at least Harry K Thaw Is out
Of the Matteawan hospital for the
criminal insane. AS result Of pro-
ceedings on the writ of habeas corpus
sued out in an effort to have him le-
gally declared sane he will remain in
the Duchess county Jail until the
final decision on the writ is handed
down. The formal hearing in the case
will come before the supreme court
here next Monday.
The adjournment was taken upon
the request of representative of the
district attorney of New York county
to give District Attorney Jerome an
opportunity to appear in person to op-
pose Thaw's release from the asylum.
In the meantime Thaw will remain
in the Duchess county jail here in
stead of being returned to Matteawan.
Thaw appeared to be in excellent
health, having gained fully twenty
pounds in weight since his transfer to
the asylum from the Tombs.
An interesting feature Of the pro-
ceedings was an announcement that
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, although she has
brought suit for annulment Of her
marriage, will appear. If necessary, as
q witness in her husbands behalf.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-08
MlLLERS FEAR CORNER.
Agree to Take No. 2 Wheat on Out
standing Contracts.

USToV 10 0NV NJ. e VvuCAS VII WV
standing Contracts.
The Northwestern Consolidated
Milling company of Minneapolis, by
A. G. Loring, president. posted q
notice at the chamber of com.
merce announcing that on contracts
for wheat due it for May and July
delivery the company will accept No.
{ Northern wheat at fair and equitable
prices of difference, instead or No.
Northern. the contract grade.
The sensation caused by this, move
was still at it's height when eight mora
such notices were posted and what at
first had looked like the daring move
Of one big company took the appear
ance of concerted effort on the part of
millers to stop the price manipulation
that has been going on openly in the
Minneapolis pit for some time and has
threatened to end in corner in May
wheat.
The millers' contention ia that q
condition was developing that would
paralyze the industry; that while
there is wheat enough there is 50
small quantity OF No. l Northern.
the contract grade in Minneapolis,
that one large firm or combination
of firms might control it and run
prices to level that would make 1t
impossible to sell -four, necessitating
the closing down of the c,:ll.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-08
MINNESOTA OIL INSPECTION
Further Discrepancies Alleged ir
50 Books Of Department.

An additional alleged shortage of
$4,755.20 in the accounts of John A.
McDermott, former state oil inspector,
and Of $3,526.92 in the accounts of F.
G. Warner, his predecessor in that
Office, were reported by Public Exam
liner Anton Schaefer in his final re-
port on the examination Of the &C
counts of that department during the
incumbency OF these two men.
This report covers the entire period
from February, 1908, to November,
1907, being from the beginning of Mr..
Warmers term to the close of Mr. Nc
Dermott's.
The first report on Mr.: McDermott's
accounts covered only the collections
in Ramsey, Hennepin and St. Louis
counties and disclosed an alleged
shortage of $6,199.75, which was
turned into the state treasury by W.
e. :McEwen, the present oil inspector,
through his monthly reports, except
the last payment of about $1,000.
which was turned in separately. The
present report makes the total al
legged shortage in his accounts for the
entire state $10,954.95.
The previous report on MI. War
ner's accounts showed shortage Of
$1,000, this report only covering the
Minneapolis and Duluth divisions. The
total alleged shortage as now report
ed is $l5,536.92. Attorney General
Young holds that about $4,000 of the
shortage charged against Warner
should not 50 appear.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-08
BANDITS ! n / LOOT [ BANK
Secure Eight thousand Dollars at
Stephen, Marshall County.
OFFICERS TAKE UP PURSUIT
Number Of Suspects Rounded Up,
Three Of Them Having Crossed
the Canadian Border.

Stephen, in Marshall county, was
terrorized by gang of six rob-
bers who. dynamited the safe and
vault of the Scandal State bank and
carried off $4,000 in cash after re-
volver duel with William Merdink, a
merchant who lives upstairs in block
adjoining the bank. He was. aroused
by the first explosion and, taking his
revolver, crawled to the cement roof
and, lying behind the parapet, opened
fire on the robbers as they left the
bank with the loot. The robbers re-
turned his fire and for few minutes
the entire town, but none of those
near at hand had gone to assist Mer-
dink. Merdink escaped injury, but at
least one of the robbers was badly
wounded and blood was spattered on
the sidewalks from the bank to the
the lumber yard. where the wounded
robber and two others stole buggy
and horse and drove out of town,
heading north The other three rob-
bers headed for Strandqutst, east Of
the $780,
Number Of Arrests Made.
Three men believed to have been
implicated in the dynamiting of the
Scandal State Bank at Stephen
were arrested at Emerson, Man.; two
others were seized on a similar charge
at Greenbush, Mimi. and three others
ara in flight through the swamps and
underbrush about Morris. Man., having
eluded their pursuers after an excit-
ing chase on Canadian Pacific spe-
cial. .~. II .
While tracking the bank robbers a
party of officials discovered a dead
body on the prairie eight miles north
of that place. The body was deprived
Of garments and lying few feet from
the corpse was q small pile of ashes,
Indicating that the desperadoes were
taking no chances of Identification.
The dead man was doubtless the rob-
Der shot from the roof of the building
adjoining the Scandal bank at Ste-
phen on the night of the robbery.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-08
Chicago Grain and Provisions,

Chicago, May 4.-Wheat-May, ST.
03%; July, 90%c; Sept, SEC. Corn
May, 7oS @70Ac; July, 64T@65c;
Sept, CSC. Oats-May. old, $3.50;
May, SIC; July, old, 47hc; July,
452c; Sept. 37% @37Ac. Pork-May,
$l3.37k; July, s13.55; Sept, $13.8212.
Butter-Creameries, 19@25c; diaries,
1S@24c. Eggs-14Mc. Poultry-Tur-
keys, lac; chickens, lie; broilers, per
dozen, $3.50@5.50.
"a good listener is usually much
sought after"
That's so. Henpeck's wife is look
ing for him all the time"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-08
GRANITE MEN ON STRIKE
Po'ishers and Quarrymen at St. Cloud
Demand More Pay.

Fourteen granite shops at St. Cloud
were closed when sixty polish.
ers and seventy quarrymen went
on a strike for higher wages. The
polishers are receiving 1925 a day.
They ask for s275. The quarrymen
are getting 81 a day and want $225.
The granite cutters were obliged to
lay off, but did not strike. They will
try to bring about a compromise. The
employers say they will make no con-
cession. About 400 men are out OF
work
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-08
Chicago Union Stock Yards,

Chicago, May 4.-Cattle-Beeves
$4.75@7.25; Texans $4.6O@55o; West.
ern cattle, $4.75@600; stockers and
feeders, s3.60@5.so; cows and heifers,
$2.50@6.50; calves, $4.75@6.25. Hogs
Light, $5.20@5.60; mixed, $3.50
SOS; heavy, s5.25@5.65; rough, 1925
@5.45; good to choice heavy, $3.50
SOS; pigs, $4.3o@5.10. Sheep, $4700
$40; yearlings, $e.25@6.SO; lambs,
$575D7.50.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-08
LOSS IS VERY HEAVY,
Killing Frost Occurs in Southern
Minnesota.

A killing frost is reported through
out the southern part of the state.
Many thousand acres of garden
truck, hundreds of flower beds and
other green products were blasted by
the frost and ruined for the season.
Strawberry plants are frozen and
wilted. Currant bushes and fruit
trees, which were covered with buds,
were killed for the season and will
bear no fruit this year. The frost
means a loss of many thousands of
dollars.