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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07
HER OPINION.

A father, whose looks are not such as
to warrant the breaking up of all exist
ing statues of Apollo, tells this on him
self:
my little girl was sitting on my lap
facing a mirror After gazing intently
at her reflection for some minutes, she
said: Papa, did God make you?'
- Certainly. my DEAR l told her.
And did he make me, too 2'-tak-
ing another look in the mirror.
:" Certainly, dear. What makes you
ask?'
- Oh, I don't know. Seems to me
He's doin' better work lately! -
Eyerybody's Magazine.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07
NEARER THE END.

elf I were younger, said the rich
old man, 81 believe L might win you
for my wife. -
eyes, replied the old beauty,
dreamily considering his sixty-five
years; cor, say. fifteen years older. y
Philadelphia Press.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07

Who she asked, sis that scrawny
bow-legged, ridiculous looking person
talking to Miss Rockingham" "That
is Count Briscznicksnitzeli' ooh! .
What an aristocratic, noble bearing h
seems to have. now that he has shifted
his position so that the light strikes
him properly. Chicago Reeord-Her-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07
About People, Places and Things

Haiti is described by Rear Admiral
Colby NJ Chester as a "degenrating
island, and he presents facts to show
that Haiti is falling back into con-
dition of barbarism. 1t is getting
blacker and blacker, the white element
having been practically exterminated or
removed from the island. 1t is the one
country in the world where white blood
IS at a discount. Voodooism is still
practiced, and Chester tells of an officer
OF the United States Navy who STUN
bled by accident into a voodoo meeting
held in the thick woods with horrible
ceremonial. After being threatened with
death he watched for an opportunity
and ran for his very life, not stopping
until he reached the protection of his
ship. This officer has to his credit one
of the most gallant deeds enacted dur
ing the Civil War, but his comrades on
board his ship say they never saw a
man more frightened than he was when
he returned to them, and he himself
says the memory of the event produces
horrible nightmare which he will
never be able to overcome.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07

The new Russian Governor of Odessa
has adopted new plan. When has men
find room in which there IS bomb,
he has the bomb exploded on the spot
and thereby destroys the houses.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07

tive was approaching, ran back and
helped him.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07

The fshhook cactus is the compass OF
the desert, for it always points to the
south.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07

In recent trial San Francisco
judge made arithmetic a test of mental
soundness. But if this test had been
applied to certain great men they would
have been declared inbeciles. Dean
Stanley, eminent author and divine, for
one, would have been set down as hope
less had he been judged by his inca
pacity to do sum in simple addition
or multiplication. Had Keble, writer of
famous hymns, depended upon his arith-
metic, Oxford would not long have
known him. When bursar he found, to
his horror, that certain accounts came
out nearly $4,000 to the bad. In vain
did the learned pious men of the college
go over figures with him. Not until an
expert was summoned was it discovered
that Keble, in casting up a column, had
added the date of the year to the col
lege debts.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07

Englishmen of Mid-Devon have or
ganized to wage a war on wood pigeons
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07

There is hacienda, or ranch, in the
Mexican state of Durango, comprising
100000 acres.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07

Hudson Maxim contends that the use
of airships in war does not hold forth
any terrifying prospects. The dropping
of dynamite from such vessels, he says,
might cause some superficial destruc-
tlon, but 1t must penetrate and explode
inside battleships and earthworks to do
really great damage. Half ton of
that explosive dropped on the four-ineh
deck of a battleshIp might kill some
men, wreck part of the superstructure
of the vessel and dent the deck, but the
destruction would not be extensive. Nor
would the dropping of such a charge on
coast Notifications cause serious dam
age, the action of dynamite being such
that the blast, being unconfned, would
rebound into the air in the form of an
inverted cone, so that the effect in
horizontal plane would he small.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07

The story is now going the rounds OF
the country papers about a man who
visited the paying teller s window in a
bank and asked for one of the new
coins with "God bless our home' left
off,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07

Thomas F. Willard describes the
island of Jolo as the most interesting
island of the Sulu archipelago. In land
ing on this island one steps at once into
a warlike atmosphere. Orders stipulate
that no American soldier shall ever be
without arms. Mr.. Willard met party
of enlisted men returning from swim
in the surf. each one with revolver in
his hand. "The reason for this extra
ordinary precaution in time of peace, -
Mr.. Willard explains, sis the juramen-
tada. type of religious fanatic who oc
casionally gets it into his crazy head to
draw his barong and run amuck. He
exists in all parts of the Moro country,
but Jolo seems to be his favorite habi-
tat.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07

The Lusitania has 40 clocks on board
all controlled by a master clock IN the
chart house.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07

Highway robbers near Columbus, o.,
who had beaten and robbed w. A. Full
mer, when they saw the man unable to
Get off the railroad track as a locomo-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07

India does not produce any CONNER
cial borax, but depends to some extent
on Tibet for her supply. During 1906
India imported from that source 4,135
hundredweight, valued at 3d., 800.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07

Kite day is Chinese national holi
day. An expert Chinese kitefyer vii
easily keep six or even eight kites go
ing on one string.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07

A London specialist has been giving
his views on smoking to the Daily Mail
This authority declares that the cigar
cite, if the smoke is not inhaled, is the
least harmful way of smoking, but If
the smoke is inhaled it is the most rabid
form CT heart poisoning you can get. II
will affect young mans heart quicker
than cigar or pipe smoking affects
man between Is and %, at which age q
man is affected more by smoking than
at any other. And the better the cigars
the more ''likely it is that harm will
be done. Therefore, smoke cabbage;
the Havana cigars are worse than any
others -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07

The extensive killing of cattle be
cause of the famine will increase tn
hide exports from India during 1908 an
1909.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-07

The experiments in camphor culture
in Madras Presidency are said to be en-
couraging. The seed was obtained III
japan, and the soil and climate have
proved well adapted for the culture
The same report comes from Mysore.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-07
NO HUGHES RESOLUTION.
Woodruf Says No Use an Introduce
ing One To-day.

The Republican State Committee Will meet this
at state headquarters. No y East 3eth street
call the state convention, which probably will
meet in Carnegie Hall az Il o'clock on Saturday
April =. That is the programme that doubtless
will receive official sanction to-day State Chair
Woodruff said last night that he did not ex-
pect any would a resolution ndorsing
Governor Hughes for the Presidency: Ex-Gov-
ernor OdeII said that. inasnuch as every one
thought way the subject Of Governor
Hughes as a favorite candidate. he saw no
necessity Of anticipating the action OF the state
convention.
The date for the state convention Is set for Sat
urday. that day viii be convenient time Of
the week for members OF the Legislature TO come
TO New York II the middle OF the week were
chosen Il might interfere with the engagements Of
some Of the legislators. II is expected that the
meeting to-day Will ne very brief one The only
business SO far as known last night. is The call
Ing OF the state convention which viii choose four
delegates and alternates az large When asked
Yesterday about a possible Endorsement Of tie Gov
d candidate for the Presidential nomina-
ton State Chairman Woodruff said.
II shall not offer any resolution tndorSiuC the
Governor. and I have heard that any such
resolution il would not he binding on the state
convention. which viii elect the observation-disclosures
The Hughes resolution which was offered by eX-
Governor Odell at the meeting held last MAY was
tabled. and cannot be called up the meeting to
morrow I do not expect any Test vote any
friction Of any sort tbs meeting tomorrow
50 far l know. there VIII he no opposition 70
the plan have the CcII for the convention in
cIude provision for the election OF a new state
committee
When Ex-Governor OdelI was asked about a
Hughes resolution last sht lie said II shall rot
and so far as know none Of nv friends will offer
such a -esolutior- II would. II passed. De Of no
effect. ] dc not expect a hght of any kind N The
meeting tomorrow
The politicians sossipped yesterday about ac-
ciIental meeting in the grillroom Of the Knlcker-
booker Hotel on Thursday night between State
Chairman Woodruff President Parsons the
county committee and Ex-Governor Odel and Will
lam Halpr. Hands were cordially shaken all
around. and there was trace of bitterness.
Among those in last nIcht attend the
meeting of the state committee to-day George
W. Aldridge. OF Rochester: William L. Ward. OF
Westchester. William Barnes. IT.. OF Albany. Cy-
rus Durey Of JohnstOwn. Frederick Greiuer Of
Buffalo: Colonel George W Dunn. of Binchamton.
Assemblyman Merritt and John r. o Brien. OF
Plattsburg.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-07
ESSER PLE4DS IN COURT
Not Guilty. He Says, of Trying TO
Sell TorDfdO Secrets.

William Esser. the German u1achinist who was
arrested Thursday Brooklyn charged with
tempting to sell secrets concerning The American
submarine torpedoes 10 the German Eovernr.se mt
was arraigned before Magistrate Steers in the
Adams police court yesterday and pleaded
not guilty the technical charge Of grand lar
cenv He was held in sl.oo0 bail for examina ton
on Friday.
Henry Stengel, tr. counsel for Esser said yester-
day.
The Bliss patents all on file in the patent
office and any go there ana see them. We
attach no significance to the reports about selling
torpedo secrets"
Louis Conrad. ernpioye of the Bliss company.
charged Esser with stealing part of the propelling
apparatus OF torpedo valued at $40 Esser pleaded
not guilty.
Mr.. Clemens said last night: There Is no mys-
terry in the Esser case. The Bliss company en-
pIoyed me TO certain stolen property which
] have done, and placed Esser under arrest But
IL any says that Esser was in CORE.
spendence with a foreign government they do not
know. / have proof to the contrary. That is all
| there - TO say
Washington. March 6.-Little Importance is at
tached here to the arrest Of Esser. Ii was stated
to-day at the Navy Department that the Bliss firm
| for which Esser had been working Possessed mons
ct the government NsorstS,
New-York tribune., 1908-03-07
HE4RSTS C4NDID4TE.
Uould Surprise Some If He Didn't
Run Himself.

The leading editorial IN The Nsv York A71sr-
can yesterday contained this anHoG1renle7--
The Iude7e1den,e party is song 70 nominate its
own candidate and i gong ~ vote -or nm w, -
be a revelation 20 the olde- and sadd-- F1--tlca4
organization.
The editorial is headed The IndeFerde2-e tary
Has Them Guessing and It deals T.-- ---loTs
port Roosevelt tor President, that r. would slP
port William J. bryau- and lastly that Il V7-,t
support Governor John A. johnson At-e- el--ac-
terIziHS these thee -rnors interesting nd
very striking" The America. comments AS -o-
lows
supp6r5 r5eoors Roo-avel-P party IS not
Second-Tne Independence party = To- sl.2s
Tlird-The Indepeneenc- party rs -o- 5-t-= 70
support John 4 Johnson
Tho Interesting stories which nave r~ca~r.- sQs~=d
IN tAe pages OF our esteemed contsru7orar.9s SIS
II NAV not. howsve-. - 0uy - place 20 sat ,ns
gong 70 nominate rs own cantidsts- and : gr.ns
70 vote for lsiIn with strength and hea-t-nsss
older and sadder political organizstions r ~ doss
elect this candidate q its own n tcls ra--ca
laE election y Is SONS - ia5 iaA soL1 -S-l---O
rendehce psrrz 10 - the stSiecJ o. r5ass vaT1oas
and conflicting rUTnors The variety Of these slors
Is an Illuminating commentary upon the dfvsTsl
o. the emotions aud apprehsI stons which IRE lsT
party IS arousing n ths boscrns or -he el1s- part
Whatever else may be true ths nature and yl-lIg{
Fl Tiaasi1Sv evident trst the new par.v 5 arvs
II keeps its counsels vel and that - =
the rrloribund and divided aegrsEarions which haE
heretofore divided the Offices and reSponsoil1-s= o
The independents are having anything bur d.
time and it would appear that they are SeeF"7
some os rheir opponents awake AZ nights
Local politicians are disposed 10 accept MS
statement as definite and nusI regards the N
dependence party In the Presidential campaign
New-York tribune., 1908-03-07
SETB4Ck FOR RICHMOND.
No Staten Island Tunnel for Years.
lSQYs McGOzcQn.

The citizens tunnel committee OF Richmond re
ceived d setback yesterday the meeting Of the
Board Of Estimate and ApportionTnent when George
Non KRONER asked the board TO consider immediate
plans for extending the Brooklyn Fourth avenue
subway under the Narrows 10 Richmond.
Why, man" said President MCGOWAN. you
forty years ahead of your time"
1T makes difference said The agitator. ~
ought be"
Well" said the Mayor, the gentleman is re-
spectfuIIy referred to the Public Service Comnis-
sion He should take the matter up with that
BODY"
The Public Service Commission came in for a
number of gentle taps, and the Mayor passed a
remark about its having been IN existence nearly
a year without tangible evidence of having done
anything
pauy for franchise 10 construct and maintain
electric current conduits and also the application
OF the Atlantic. Independent and Star Telephone
companies for permission to do business in New
York and the offer of the New York and New Jer-
sey Telephone Company went over for two weeks
public hearing the proposed form of con-
tract consenting notifications of route Of the
New York d Port Chester Railroad Company in
The Bronx not heard, owing to a recent ad-
verse decision OF the Appellate Division Of the su-
prene Court.
: brief hearing was given the petition Of the
president of the F1atbush Board Of Trade. protest
ing against the construction OF q freight ward by
the Long Island Railroad Company at Avenue
and East 18th and 18th streets. Brooklyn. A big
delegation was present from the Board Of Trade.
but on motion Of Borough President Coer mat
ter referred 10 q select committee.
There was referred to the chief engineer a report
recommending the Issuance Of corporate stock 10
the amount Of $3.50" TO improve and extend the
fire alarm telegraph system in Manhattan.
For the development of the water supply system
Of Brooklyn there appropriated the sum or
81 250pE.
Park Commissioner Smith asked for S00eH0 for
water mains in Central Park for grass preserva-
- N -nr
New-York tribune., 1908-03-07
SETH LOW MEETS MR.. G0MPERs.
Discussing Proposed Exemption of Labor
Unions from Provisions of Antitrust Law

Washington March 6-An important conference
was held here to-day between Seth Low OF New
York. president OF the Civic Federation and
committee from the American Federation OF Labor
which included President Samuel Gompers when
the advisa bility of obtaining amendment TO the
Sherman antitrust law excluding labor organiza-
tions from its provisions was considered. While no
definite decision reached, Mr. Gompers said
there was endeavor TO get together on meas
ure 10 be introduced IN Congress which shall per-
init labor organizations to secure relief from that
body in order that they my perform their proper
duties and functions within the law Mr. Com
Iers said that great progress had been made and
that further conferences would be held Accord
ing 70 Mr.. Gompers Mr.. Low also conferred with
President Roosevelt to-day. when it is understood
the subject issue was considered Mr Low later
returned New York.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-07
CENTRAL MUST RESTORE TRAINS.

The Public servic- Commission. at its regular
meeting yesterday. ordered the New York Central
Railroad 10 restore the trains that formerly left
The 10th street station for Yonkers over the Put
nam division and a. The O'Clock train
vas restored time
on complaint Of the Civic League of The Bronx
The suburban service Of the New York Central
affecting tnat district viii be the subject Of in
-esticatior At hearing nc held by Commis
suner EuE1ls 2 dale he set later
4 hearing on the application OF tho Interboroush
Rapid Transit Company 10 mortgage all IT'S prop
erty. including its lease Of the subway for $1,000
eoo p4n be held 80 p Monoay. March 15
New-York tribune., 1908-03-07
UNITED STATES RUBBER co. NOTES.

The United States Rubber Company has issued
3 100 Of collateral funding per cent gold notes
due September =. 19n9. redeemable ~ par on any
interest payment dates which dates are March 10
and September =. They issued to refund q
like amount Of notes maturing March IS and were
issued ny deposit with tho trustee of Of sub
sidiarv companies, having par "a ue Of 81
The trust agreement provides that the compaII-
shall not create any mortgage debt while these
notes outstanding and that ne net cash assets
At no time be loss than SIS 90 on over and above all
Indebtedness except the funding notes
New-York tribune., 1908-03-07
WOULD LIMIT WATERFRONT GRANTS

Following the growing demand for waterfront
property suitable for municipal sanaforiums How
ard Bradstreet appeared before the State Land
Commission yesterday "a representative OF the
Metropolitan Park Association to urge the ugnits-
tion Of future land grants the city The 'rst
application 10 be opposed thai made hy the
Long Beach Company, which is building a concrete
walk along the beach where its improvements are
under way
New-York tribune., 1908-03-07
DECLARE FOR JOHNSON.
Continued from trss page

,aeo+a Who authorized Mr. o'Brte, 70 int-o-
5-,oa +bfs resoIuttor? Did Governor Johnson
o'-+bo-5za 4t7 He has repeatedly said that ne 3
7ot q candidate. L this resolution y sooDtec 7
e1aoz IN the face thousands OF Dsrnoc-s-s N
7If11ssota and does not represent t19 ssn-l1s1r
Of the Governor
M O-Brien then said
4 strange condition presents -tSelI- f0u naVs
baa-, reading in the public press nov state CON-
Tnfrtees in other states have tndorsed tae can1i-
dary Of AR BRYAN. and this Is the 1rst tine tnat
- bear5 z-1~h action criticised I nave vet
-, boar Of nv place OF time when ny 5ryaD 1as
criticised any committee that IndCr5ed us can-
didaCv Governor Johnson can carr sFe7E sI1'7
tF,a+ F}-van can carry, and IN add1r1on can carry
MINNESOTA Wisconsin. South and North DAKOTA
and many other states that B-ya1 cannon cary
This committee has the TSht 70 express Is
cpiuiOu
New-York tribune., 1908-03-07

RuCH COPPER STOCK HELD IN BOSTON.
E>stor1 March s.-Tli-;een leading copper com
rz-es n his CITY have nearly rwenty-six thousand
s7ockhcIders with average holdings n = shares
New-York tribune., 1908-03-07
AN EASTERN PLOT

Somewhere ii this country said Z Austi1-
OF Minneapolis. some cunning mind has con
ceived the idea OF pitting Bran and Johnson
against each other. and thus killing them oo1a
There Is not man here but knows that =
Eastern Democrats believed that Johnson was
a man OF the Bryan type they would not sup
port him.
This resolution is the spontaneous demand q
The 1eoDIe declared state Senator Works. of
lfankato The country has been waiting -or
some indication or the Governors attitude THs
action taken to-day viu largely determine his
attitude In his administration Governor john
son has been with the people and against re
so-caued predatory interests
Alfred Jacques OF Duluth, law partner OF Na-
tional Committeeman Hudson said
Those OF Us who are for Bryan VIII leave this
rorrr1fr-ee without regarding your acton ana
We will work for an instructed Minnesota Gei7-
cation @or Rrvan- AL over the United states n
+ha hack offices OF trusts. the rallrOadS ana lae
hanks they listening 70 near rom tI-S -.-
viii open UP the possibility OF defeal!ns lls
nomination Of Bryan We dort say Caat ~
Governor is a party 20 ANYTHING. DIr Ine IntrT
ss4s would like TO find a weakening y ne
BTyan ar1nor
After several other speeches thA corA1'l--lTe
a.<aatad the motion 70 lay the O'Br1en resoia-
80, m the table. AIr WasaIv then introduced
ss substitute a resolution tndOrsIns Bryan
for President.
The resolution praised Governor Johnson
administration. II was defeated and the o-ls-.
iual O'Brien resolution was carried
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-27
MISAPPLIED HIS GENIUS
TENNESSEE MAN CAUGHT
AFTER LONG CHASE.
Will Be Tried for Audacious Attempt
at Swindling-Used Alleged
Bills of Lading.

CHICAGO. August GA dispatch to
the Tribune from Memphis. Tenn. says:
THE mysterious z. Gately, arrested in
New York after a long chase by United
States officers, will be tried here for an
audacious attempt at swindling for one
of his years.
"Gately. whose real name is David
Steinberg. is boy still in his teens. and
for eighteen months he had been sought
for misuse of the mails. Steinberg had
correspondence with a Chicago tanning
company in regard to a shipment of hides
worth $500
wholesale hide dealers here. the boy. who
is distantly related to S. Steinberg is
alleged TO have rented a typewriter. pur-
of squalid lodging house started the
business of the Memphis Hide and Fur
Company.
Study of business letters is said to
have enabled him to learn the way to
frame his correspondence. and with a
recklessnesS which ended in his undoing
he started to furnish the hide trade with
sensational quotations.
''He obtained money orders on alleged
bills of lading forwarded from Memphis
and is said to have realized considera BILE
sum of money. The government Off
Gals were never able to learn how much
Steinberg accumulated, for discovery of
the alleged fraudulent concern was made
by his employer, who dismissed him from
his service
"Those who knew him believe he made
thousands of dollars by the nervy deals
he executed. He neither drank nor gam
bled, but had wild desire for wealth."