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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-26
BID
VERY Low
LOCAL MEN SAY FIGURES ARE
SAME AS IF WORK WAS TO BE
DONE ON MAINLAND.

The low bid of Leech the Boston |
contractor who has evidently won the |
contract for the building Of the dry |
dock at Pearl Harbor, has created
considerable comment in this city.
According to the men here in the navy
department, who are acquainted with
conditions in this matter, Leech has
taken the contract at about the same
figure which is generally given for
work of the same class on the main
land. Under these circumstances the
local men believe that he will lose
money on the job.
The interest in this matter is gen.
eral ON account of the fact that it is
seldom that a mainland contractor,
even from San Francisco, comes here
to take big contract that he does
not have more or less trouble. Be-
ing unacquainted with the conditions
which exist heer, only small per
cent is added to the figure which
would be given for work ON the main
land, and the results are sometimes
bad for the contractor. This was
shown in the Burrell bid for the con-
struction of the barracks and officers
quarters at Fort Shafter. The Bur-
rell company is said to have lost large
sums in this work, and the result was
that they failed to pay many large
bills which they incurred with local
firms, who are now suing for their
money in the United States court.
| I tIolyi In 40
sub-contractors are protected to a
great degree, for the heavy bond
which the contractor is forced to give,
covers all obligations of this kind. In
addition the Government does not pay
for the entire work till satisfied that
all claims arising therefrom have
been paid.
1t is understood that Pringle, the
contractor from San Francisco who
has the present job of building bar
racks at Fort Shafter, is also going
behind in the work. The difference in
this case, however, is that Prngle is
paying up all his bills to the very last
cent, is giving the Government the
best of work and material and none
of the unpleasantness which took
place in the Burrell episode has been
heard from. All the contractors of
this city have a good word to say for
Pringle and while it Is thought that
he may lose, it is not expected that
the loss will be heavy one. and it is
certain that his firm is in financial
condition to easily meet any obliga-
ton which it has incurred.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-26
SAYS BRYAN FOUGHT PEACE.
Former President Roosevelt in Maya
zine Contradicts Count Tolstoy.

NEW YORK, May 13.-Fo,mer Pre-
sident Roosevelt in the current num-
Der of "The Outlook combats the
statement credited to Count Leo Tolls
toy that Bryan represented the party
of peace in the last presidential cam
paign. On this point Mr.. Roosevelt
says: "There was but one point in
the platform of either political party
in 1908 which contained an element
of menace to the peace of the world.
This was the plank in the Bryanite
platform which demanded the imme-
diate exclusion by law of all Asiatic
laborers and therefore of the Japa-
nese. Coupled with this was the ut
terly meaningless plank about tn
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-26
HOW ROOSEVELT
KILLED ELEPHANT
Former Presidents Rifle Gets Him,
Kermit and Selous Out of Tick
lish Place.
BABY PACHYDERM CAUGHT.
Two Bagged Out of Herd of Twelve
Vastly Pleases the
Hunter.
RoosEvELTs BAG TO DATE.

ROOSEVELT'S BAG TO DATE.
April 22-Arrived at Mombassa.
April 24-Arrived at Hunting
Grounds.
April 29-Killed three lions.
May 4-Killed two more lions.
May Skilled rhinoceros.
May 10-Killed two giraffes.
May 13-Killed his first elephant.
Altogether Colonel Roosevelt and
his son Kermit have bagged at least
sixty animals since their hunting be-
gan on April Goth. They killed TWEEN
ty-seven animals In the first six days,
including ten different species
NAIBORI, British East Africa,
May 13.-Theodore Roosevelt today
killed one elephant and captured an
other one alive. The live elephant he
is sending as a gift to the New York
Geological gardens.
The former presidents first ele-
plant was a big 'tusker" The heaters
had rounded up dozen of the beasts.
Mr.. Roosevelt selected the biggest in
the herd for his especial prey and
went after it.
The "tusker" was not vitality woun-
ded at the first shot which the for
mer president sent plunging into his
huge hulk. Instead of retreating the
elephant charged his assailants.
IN IMMINENT DANGER.
Mr.. Roosevelt. his son Kermit and
Frederick C. Selous were in close
quarters for a time. All were in inn
minent danger and only escaped by a
we'll directed shot from the heavy ex-
press rifle of Mr.. Roosevelt, which
brought the beast to earth.
The remaining elephants in the herd
stampeded. One of them, however a
baby pachyderm, only two months
old, was unable to get away. 1t was
roped and it will go to Montasa by
rail, for shipment to New York.
Mr.. Roosevelt was especially pleas
ed at getting his first elephant. His
big game hunting so far has beer
successful beyond his expectations
He has bagged half dozen lions, two
CRATES and rhinoceros, to say no
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-26
DON'T DIR II OFF.

Don't allow twenty-four hours to
elapse without Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in your
home. True, you may not need it
within that time, but it is better than
any doctors prescription and worth
twenty times its cost in cases of diar-
hroea, cramp, collie or dysentery, which
are liable to come on suddenly at this
season of the year. For sale by all
dealers, Benson, Smith & Co., agents
for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-26

navy intended to convey the impress
sion that we ought to have navy
only for the defense of our coasts
that is, a merely defensive navy
or in other words, a quite worthless
navy"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-26

thing Of several score Of less danger
Gus animals.
Kermit, too has had his share Of
the triumph. His most notable feat
with his rife was bringing down a
big bull giraffe.
INSPECTS MISSION.
Owing to unforeseen circumstances
Colonel Roosevelt has been compelled
to postpone his departure for the Mac
MILAN ranch for a few days.
At the pressing invitation of Mis-
sionary Johnston, Colonel Roosevelt
went to Machakos, where he inspect
ed the African inland mission station.
He expressed himself as delighted
with the efforts of Johnston and con-
graduated him on the success of the
missionaries among the Wakamba ma
tives.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-26
Oahu Railway
TIME TABLE
OUTWARD.

For Waianae, Waialua, Kahuku and
Way Stations-"9:15 a. H., 1920 p. m.
For Pearl City, Eva Mill and Way
Stations-t7:30 a. M, 1915 a. m,
"11:15 a. M, 1915 p. NJ. "5:15 p. H.,
1890 p. M, i'll p. m.
For Wahiawa-'9:1 Is a. m. and IS: 10
INWARD.
Arrive Honolulu from Kahuku, Wal
alua and Waianae-"8:3 a. M, 5:31
p. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Eva Mill and
Pearl City-t7:46 a. M, 1886 a. M,
'10:3S a. M, *1:4O p. m. "4:31 p. m.
5:S1 p. NJ, 1880 p. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Wahiawa
1886 a. M, and "5:91 p. m.
The Haleiwa Limited, a two-hour
train (only f1rst-class tickets honored)i
leaves Honolul uevery Sunday at 1922
a. M; returning, arrives in Honolulu
at 1910 p. m. The Limited stops only
at Pearl City and Waianae.
sDaily. TEX. Sunday. tSunday Only
G. P. DENISON, +. G. SMITH,
superintendent. G. P. & T. A
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-26

Fine job Printing. star once.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-26
INSPECTS MISSION.

Fine Job Printing. Star ome~.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-26
Be Not Deceived

PROOF,
and is Refrigerator
solved the problem
will
makes fail when keeping the ice chamber sweet
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04
PEOPLE vs. LOBBY

all depends whether look from the inside the outside In Washington city, Alaska means hand Alaska lobby from typewriter and of the most powerful obbes the national capital away
 Guggenhem Standard Oil combination which has correled
 transportation facilities of the territory and has fenced the best claims than which there far in Alaska itself large patch of coal lands which hot fight is in Such the picture the the average legislator in the capital city
 The matter of the coal lands will be forced action this winter There has been much publicity during the that the discussion dropped Alaska lobby want to be dropped through it's soo s3ooooo0oo utmost speed The effect of this agitation will be bring all Alaska questions prominently into the megt The only dan that the lobby will be powerful than people Alaska and bring it to that the whole attention will directed to the in which they specially interested the neglect of the questions which affect the of the terri tory directly. .....
 Another effect of swarmng of many divergent be to check action of all kind until tedious investigation been accomplished It the President himself who that not much might be done until he Alaska his That would delay another year.
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04
NEW WIRELESS
 FUNDS ALLOTTED

Acting upon the recommendation of Colonel Thompson, signal officer in charge of the department of the Co., lumbia, which includes Alaska. funds have been allotted by the war depart ment for the erection of wireless sta tions at Gulkana and at Nulato. These additions were recommended originally by Lieut.. E. A. Jeunet, expert in Alaska for the signal corps, who made tour through Alaska during the summer.
 The Gulkana station will form a con- meeting link between the south coast of Alaska and the station at Fairbanks. The material for the construction of this station was ready last winter, but was not hauled in over the trail for construction this summer. The station at Nulato will connect Fort Gibbon with St. Michael.
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04

yourself. In that case you will need a partner. Being a teetotaler, you had better hitch up with a drinking man who goes to town often and keeps tabs on the recorders office. You can stay on the creeks and sink holes and hus- tie for grub. In the course of a few years you should own enough ground to keep you forever poor in doing the assessment work-or make you rich, if your judgment and luck are good enough and you avoid the snares of law and of love. If you are lucky and acquire good big wad of money, hike back to the Outside, invest in real estate, avoid entangling matrimonial alliances, and sit down and watch you1 fortune grow.
 Having said so much. one more pre- cautionary sentence and then we are done: Try to arrange it so that the first time you figure in the records of law court the reading will begin, "In the matter of the estate of Skidu Shinovich, deceased" >..: .: .#
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04
SUBSIDY FAVORED
 BY WICKERSHAM

President Taft, in his Seattle speech, having declared himself in favor of ship subsidies, the New York American sent tele- grams to members of congress asking for comment upon the stand taken by the Prefident. The following message was re, ceived by Delegate Wickersham at Fairbanks: ..=. @> IT,.
 " NEW YORK. Oct. 1, 1909. Hon. James Wickersham:
 'Now that the President has come out so forcefully for ship subsidy, and has declared that There is no subject to which congress can better devote its attention during the coming session, will you kindly inform the public through the American whether or not you favor such a bill, and why?
 NEW YORK AMERICAN.
 To this the delegate replied as follows:
 I favor a subsidy to American ship ping for the same reason that I favor an act of congress creating an elective Alaskan legislature and government aid for Alaskan ailroads-namely, as a means of protecting and extending American trade into the great unde- veloped North Pacific Oriental market.
 Alaska lies midway between Seattle and Yokohama. It has more gold than California and Colorado; more copper than Montana and Arizona; more coal than Pennsylvania and West Virginia; more fish than all other American wa ters; more agricultural land and of greater capacity than the two Dakotas.
 Pacific shipping needs protective subsidy and Alaska needs legislature and government aid for railroads.
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04
THE BRIDGE

stood the bridge at midnight, and gazed sleep ing and the the courhousethere nothing hold down. looked the weary river that bub bes and twists and squms thought of the folks who drink it. and fill their nsdes with germs How often ofen when I'd settled the water rent had found that the blamed collector had left without How oen oh, how often in the days that by had for drink and found all the hydrans y So heart hot and rest my life full of care, and stood the bridge midnight, where the cops couldn't hear And the bridge collapsed beneath and fell with awful dn the gtes who built the structure had fashioned the piers of tin-Walt Mason
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04
Electric Phenomena

Cordova Alaskan, Sept. 9: Master Electrician Murphy of the cable office informed us today that the earth cur rents or electric waves were on a ram- page, which put the cable out of com mission for most of the day. He says about this time every year the cable becomes so heavily charged with elec- tricity that it is impossible to receive or send messages.
 Experts have never been able to ex- plain this peculiar action of electrical waves at this time of year, but the fact remains that all the cable service is demoralized.
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04
WAS TERMINATED WITH POLITICS

Indianapolis nd Oct 12At the of the arguments the libel of the against Deavan Smith, proprietor Indianapolis News Charles Williams publication Judge A. B. Anderson judge States district court for the district Indiana his belief the whole proceeding with politics. he could from the evidence politics dominated ecution To add the novelty of Judge Anderson followed by requesting counsel further ghtenment the subject with determining politics which nstgated the prosecution the place
 would be enstng the courts in political
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04
SOME ADVICE
 TO MR. JONES
F. N. JONES.

PORTLAND, ORE., sept. 23, 'O9. Panama, Alaska:
 Dear Sir:-I wish to call your atten- tion to the following: I noticed in a little booklet printed by s. s. com pany quoted as saying that wages paid to common labor was $500 to S7.OO per day. don't believe it. So I apply to you for verification of the above $500 to s7.OO per day and board. If this is true I am coming up to your place May 1st next (19lO). work a while, and then prospect for myself in the so-called gold country of Alaska. Twenty-Five years is my age. I am frst-class ma chinist by trade: also Al designer of mechanical appliances of all kinds. You will do me great favor if you write and tell me all about your coun- try. I have got lots of grit and gump- tion: that's what it takes for any new country. I don't smoke, chew or drink. Write soon. Yours very truly,
 F. NJ. JONES.
 l uEl IuSCudulCdl
 Dear Mir. Jones:-Your letter has been handed to The Leader by the postmaster of Panama and has received thoughtful attention. It is true that miners receive S5, and perhaps in rare instances $7, a day and board. But as your p years roll onward toward the half-century mark you will probably observe that truth is dangerous thing to follow beyond the borderland of personal experience. When you finally chase it home and go to bed with it it may rub its cold feet up and down your spinal column and at last kick you out into the snow dispirited and forlorn.
 However, you say you have grit and gumption: so you had better come on. Sever all ties of kinship, sociability and affinity and hit the Valdez-Fair- banks trail not later than April l. Drop the name of Jones and travel and forever henceforth live under an alias. Nobody can ever rise in this country and carry with him the handicap of Jones. Ole Jansen would do very well, but at the present writing something like Skidu Skinovich would be prefer able. Study your accent: use your gumption, but keep it carefully con- cealed. Bring all your money along: start with nothing else, except the clothes you stand in, block of matches, pccketful of crackers, tin can, spool of annealed No. 6 rabbit wire and jackknife. When you ar rive at Fairbanks, stay all night-but exercise discretion. You will be per- fectly safe if you do not drink or chew tobacco. When you go out after job fortify your breath with fresh onion and look just as robust and as ignorant as you can. Operators don't take kindly to physical incompetents or mental superiors. You will catch on all right if you pay close attention to these di- rections.
 If you survive the first ten-hour day at shoveling tailings, go quietly to bed and think over the situation. You say you have lots of grit: so you may make up your mind to stick to the job. If you do, and are not fired by the end of the first week, you had better go to town and commence sniff for yonr wages.
 By the turn of the summer you will have more experience and $5 day will not look like haystack in a mirage. You will probably go prospecting for
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04
When Hearst's New York American put the

When Hearsts New York American put the question to Delegate Wcke1sham whether not he favors ship subsidy bill, such is advocated by President Taft he promptly answered in the affirmative. It not be
 cy favored protective tariff coal and subsidy, of any kind, differs from protective tariff only in the mode of extracting money from people in sections of try and giving it to other people in other sections It is not very clear just at this time when many matters in Alaska converging onto ground whereon the rights of the people and the privileges of capital to be tried out why the Delegate from Alaska should be called to take sides in partisan questions upon which he will have vote in congress- It somewhat nopportune looking at it from peoples point of view The question being put to him. however, he is entitled to credit for frankness in answering it.
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04

So far, under the law making felony to give sell
 liquor to Indians there indication that the illicit traffic will be ended. At Fairbanks, under the very nose of district attorney jealous in the enforcement of the law with the machinery of the United States mashas office his back number of Indians perhaps all in the city at the time were recently arrested for drunkenness At Tanana with officials alert and missionaries watchful the natives still drink whisky and only few nights ago drunken thrashed his wife at the mission itself There not ing for it but for good citizens to give the officials every assistance possible in enforcing the awand to question: meantime if there not prime in system that is old the white mans history the continent and is prolific of good results
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04

The following uttered by MT. Bryan st Seattle, Oct 12 very nearly containing all that really needs to be said the subject by anybody: "Aaska should have home rule It should have home rule because the pioneers who have built up Alaska asking for it. They ask ing for what the whole world fighting for and what American citizens supposed to have The ment cannot consistently refuse it and be true to American tradition President Taft refuse it and be his principles Did he mot give home rule to the Filopinos Then why not to the Alaskans about whose ability to govern themselves there be shadow doubt! What if they do make few mistakes in the be ginning! Every state has made mistakes in the beginning and most of them have not got over it. Washington will make mistakes in governing Alaska No statesman wise enough to foresee everything Alaska has much right to make her own mistakes Washington has to make them for her,
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04
New School Board

The school election held at the schoolhouse last Saturday re- suited in the election of Frank Smith, George J. Miller (treas. urer), and J. Russell Walle (clerk).
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04

Special Sunday Dinner at the Ken lucky restaurant from 6 to 8 p.m.- Mrs. M. E. Cooper, proprietor.
Tanana leader., 1909-11-04

battle of the mineral line to fight in behalf of the people of Alaska and
 feel impatient hat appear by comparison minor details.-Farbanks Times
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-11
ALL MERCHANTS TO
GIVE FULL MEASURE
Failure to Comply With Law
Will Cause Arrest, Says
Food Inspector

ALAMEDA, Nov. 10.-The merchants
of this city will be given until Monday
by DR.. Tom Carpenter. food inspector,
to secure correct weights and meas
ures. Failure to comply with the law
by that time will lay dealers liable to
arrest. In the future goods sold in
bottles marked "pints' and quarts"
and which do not hold the quantity in
dicated will be sold as bottles" with
the measure of capacity marked off.
According to DR.. Carpenter the
wholesalers and not the retailers are
mainly responsible for the practice of
giving short measures and weights in
bottles. cans and cases.
Il have found that it is not as a rule
the fault of the retail merchant, but
the fault of the wholesaler that vol
umes and weights are misrepresented," "
said the food inspector.
THE retailer buys from the whole
saler and is compelled TO take the goods
as they are put up, which in instances
means that there is shortage in
weight and volume. Restaurant keep
ers and liquor dealers who sell liquors
in bottles will be given ample opportu-
nifty to remark their goods. l do not
anticipate that any of our merchants
will fall to comply with the law. After
Monday | will begin inspecting to see
that the law is being obeyed.p
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-11
BOY MYSTfRIOUSLY
LEAVES Ills HOME
Ingleside Lad Is Missed by Both
Mother and Former Foster
Parent

OAKLAND, Nov 10.-With two homes
open to him IL year old Willie Schap-
pier of Holloway and Brighton avenue
Ingleside. has disappeared and the po-
lice of two cities are seeking him after
an absence of three days. The boy left
his mothers Ingleside residence with
out leaving behind any word for her or
for his stepfather.
The hunt for the absent boy turned
naturally toward the home of Mrs. Aida
Reeder of S27 Mead avenue, Oakland
Willie had lived with her from his in
fancy until his eighth year and his
mother supposed he had left her home
for that of his erstwhiie foster parent
The Oakland police We're requested to
seek him at the Mead avenue house
and their inquiries were answered by
the declaration that Mrs Reeder had
not seen the boy for three years
The boys life with Mrs. Reeder be-
gan about IL years ago through his
mothers widowhood. She turned her
son over to the Oakland woman and
when Willie was 8 years of age and she
had married again the mother took
back the boy. Since then he had dwelt
uninterruptedly with his mother and
his stepfather. Both are at a loss to
explain his disappearance.