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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-17

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Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
Episcopal CathedraPs Open Air Altar

from Mrs. Percy R. Pyne, and in 1t
have been gathered memorials of the
Church of England, the Church in the
Wilderness and the Church of Mount
Zion. The remains of Henry Y. Sat
terlee, first bishop of Washington,
rest under the floor of this chapel.
This altar and sun dial is called a
landmark" and was given by Mrs.
Julia James to commemorate the free
dom of the cathedral lands from debt
and the consequent hallowing of the
close. The altar is also somewhat of
a genealogicalmonu of the donor,
in the several panels around the sides
of the marble piece being inscribed a
large number of names, with the dates
of birth, marriage and death, and the
names Of to whom married and the
names of children begotten.
There is no telling when the cathe-
dral will be built, but the building
fund is growing, and the foundation
stone of the cathedral was laid with
an imposing and monster ceremony
September 20, 1907. On that occasion
addresses were delivered by President
Roosevelt and the bishop of London.
There were present 60 bishops, 200
members of the general convention
of the Episcopal church and about 25,-
900 laymen. The foundation stone was
brought from Bethlehem.
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
New Statesmen Are Extremely Modest

and constitutional amendments than
any person that ever sat in any legis-
lature of any state of the union dur
ing the history Of the government
over 40 general statutes and five sep
arate constitutional amendments that
were adopted by vote of the people"
While serving as postmaster at Ca
ruthersville, Representative Crow of
Missouri relates that several times
he called the attention of congress to
the manner of weighing mails; con-
gress finally revised the method,
whereby it is estimated that saving
of $10,000,000 year was affected"
An interesting figure in the house
is Delegate Cameron of Arizona, Re-
publican. He defeated veteran Mark
Smith last fall, whereupon the story
went the rounds that this result was a
part of scheme to secure statehood
--allaying the Republican opposition
by the idea that two Republican sena-
tors would be chosen by the new
state. But Mr.. Cameron has a better
claim to fame than any based on poll
tics. He located and built the Bright
Angel trail into the Grand canyon
of Colorado and still maintains it.
The baby of the house is Palitte
Elvins of Missouri, who was sworn in
on the day on which he completed his
thirty-frst year.
Secretary Dickinson of the war de-
partment makes no reference to his
politics in the sketch of himself The
one political fact stated in Secretary
MacVeagh's biography is that he was
a Democratic candidate for the United
States senate in the '90's.
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16

VIZ WASHJNGTON.-Some of the auto
w biographies of new members in
the congressional directory issued re-
Gently are refreshing.
Senator Wesley L. Jones of Wash
ington, who, with Senator Burton of
Ohio, was promoted from the house,
pays warm tribute to his wife, an
unusual contribution to an official pub
lication.
The sketch of Mr.. Jones says he
was married to Minda Nelson at En-
field, ILL.,, in the fall of 1886, and what
ever success he has attained is due
to her earnest, faithful help and cheer
full self-denial"
Mr.. Jones also unfolds an unusual
professional experience-"has never
acted as attorney for any railroad, tel
egraph, or express company, or for
any public service corporation"
The house of representatives of the
Sixty-f1rst congress embraces in It's
membership the champion legislator
in American history, for Edward
Thomas Taylor, represeRtative-at-
large from Colorado, says of his 70
years service in the senate of his
state:
HAS the reputation of having been
the author of more important laws
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
ALCOHOL UNNECESSARY.
Strong Testimony of British Army
Officer.

A recent issue of the British Med
ical Journal contains the text of
valuable paper by Lieut.. Col. A. M.
Davies, R. A. NJ. c., on the subject of
the influence of alcohol in the naval
and military services and read at one
of the meetings of the British Medical
association at Sheffield. In the course
of an exhaustive examination of the
case, Col. Davies said: From the
preceding summary there appears to
be no doubt whatever that alcohol is
unnecessary in any form, or in any
quantity, under any circumstances that
may occur in military affairs" The
colonel explains that this observation
applies only to the use of the drug
by healthy men. A generous tribute
was given to the work of the r. A. T.
A., which, In the opinion of Col.
Davies, has done, and will do, more
than anything else to increase the
health and efficiency of body and mind
among soldiers.
Another paper bearing on the same
subject and appearing in the same
number of the journal is entitled "The
Feeding of the Soldiers in Barracks.
in Hospital and in War;" by Maj. Rob-
ert Blackham, r. A. M. c., d. P. H..
etc., etc., and the voice of Maj. Black
ham is raised with no less certain
sound. Writing of alcohol-and after
asserting that he holds no brief for
total abstinence-this distinguished
medical officer says: ''In hospital it
should be used as a powerful drug, and
not as a food; and l am strongly of
opinion that the ordering of expensive
wines in the treatment of disease in
military hospitals is rarely if ever
justfiable on scientific grounds"
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16

ans ana Democrats north and south in
their respective parties are helpless to
prevent this dictation or thwart the
manipulations of the liquor powers
chosen tools in perpetuating their bust
ness.
1t is the liquor traffic's business to
keep them helpless and separated. The
moment they realize the situation and
unite in political action the doom of
the curse is absolutely certain.
The Liquor Trafic's Challenge An
swered Fully.
IN an address before the national
convention Of the Model Lice
league, composed of liquor dealers, at
Louisville, Ky, Thursday, Jan. %,
Mayor Rose of Milwaukee, a notorious
liquor champion and leader declared:
1T6t Prohibition can be success
even where it is being tried under un-
favorable circumstances and in cities
Of license states Is shown in the rec
ord for Worcester, Mass, for the past
ss-An reanths under Prohibition for
I'VE WIN conceue absolutely tnat II
Prohibition in fact prohibits; if it op-
crates to promote the well being Of the
people; if. in truth, it is elevating to
society and is beneficial to humanity.
then practical considerations should be
set aside"
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
Teddy Only President Without Corns

in those days didn't have a Latin
name, but was called a corn special
ist-that his corns made him almost
as much trouble as congress-" a sem
tment which ex-President Roosevelt
might have echoed, but he never did
because he didn't have any corns, and
was, in fact, declared to be the only
president since Lincoln who hasn't
been patron of this establishment.
Anyhow, the register contains the
autographs of Johnson, Grant, Hayes,
Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison and Nc
Kinley. Garfield wasn't president long
enough to develop corns, though the
expert opines that at the rate he was
kicking people out during the short
time he served as president, he would
soon have required attention.
The book contains the autographs
of thousands of cabinet ministers.
senators. members of congress and
other famous national characters.
Casual inspection of it would almost
enforce the generalization that corns
ard public service are seemingly in,
separahle.
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16

A BIG bronze sun dial, topping an
"A open-air altar of white marble, is
one of the relics and landmarks that
are accumulating in the majestic
grove of old oaks where soon will rise
the great Episcopal cathedral of st.
Peter and st. Paul. Already this sol
emn, wind-swept spot, dear to Prot
estants because of its deep religious
associations, is becoming one of the
show Places OF the rational capital.
From the site chosen for the cathe-
dral ones view overreaches all the
domes, towers and spires of Wash
ington city. Around the site a num-
Der of buildings and memorials have
been built. First, there is the Peace
Cross. The raising and conservation
of this cross was the first service in
the cathedral clcse. The principal ad-
dress was delivered by President Nc
Kinley. A chapel has been construct
ed in the grounds and this is called
the Little Sanctuary. 1t was a gift
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
PRETTY TR!FLEs OF FASHION
Geisha Frock Among the Novelties
in Girls Garments.

A novelty in girls garments is the
Geisha frock, and an extremely odd
looking one it is. Fashioned from tan
linen, it has a plated skirt attached to
white muslin sleeveless waist Gust
by way of supportl, and over 1t is a
blouse cut exactly on the same lines
as that worn by Chinese ending just
over the hips. The neck is cut in
Dutch short square, and the sleeves
are bell shape, ending at the elbows:
The dress may be worn with a guimpe
or not, as preferred. The hem of the
blouse, also edges of sleeves and neck,
are decorated with simple embroid-
cry worked in white thread. The dis
tinguishing feature of this new de-
sign is the addition of lingerie frilling.
On the lower edge, at under-arm
seams, the blouse is cut away for
about six by four inches and the space
filed in with the frilling. There is
similar effect given at the edges of
the bell sleeves with narrower frill-
ing.
Ecru net was responsible for a
charming little opera bag seen at
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
Cabinet Surely Is "Possum Cabinet" Now

Franklin (MacVeagh)-"A substan-
tial householder" Such the secretary
of the treasury certainly is.
Jacob (Dickinson)-"A supplanter."
He supplanted Luke Wright.
George (Von L. Meyer)-"A land
holder; husbandman" This designa-
ton of the new secretary of the navy
applies also to George w. Wicker
sham, the new attorney general.
James (Wilson)-Same as Jacob.
Mr. Wilson, however, has supplanted
none but himself for the last IL years.
Frank (Hitchcock) k)-"Free." No ref
erence to government franking privi-
leges.
Richard (Ballinger)-"Strong like a
ruler; powerful BELTS a secretary
of the interior.
Charles (NageD-"Manly; noble
spirited" None has yet denied pos
session of that quality by the secre-
tary of commerce and labor.
Still other searchers hunted up the
Christian names of the president and
ex-president, and found that William
means protector" and Theodore "the
gift of God"
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16

ITS the "possum cabinet now," with
L out doubt.
The wit who invented that phrase,
after President Taft's exploits in the
south made the southern tree-climber
sort of national emblem, has re-
ceived the backing of Webster on top
of that of newspaper paragraphers.
Washington man who has time
on his hands looked in the dictionary the
other day, and his eye fell upon the
word 'philander." The meaning given
was "a South American opossum."
Thus has fate worked to give to the
secretary of state his final credentials
for the Office.
Other searchers since have ex-
amined Webster, with the following
results, as regards cabinet members:
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16

nve inches and the top one, on which
rested the upright stem of the can.
die, was three inches square. The
blocks We're cut from yellow pine. and
were an inch thick.
The uprights were pieces of wood
two inches square and Is inches high.
and were fastened to the center of the
topmost block on the base. Across
the top of the upright ran a piece of
wood an inch thick This was put on
at right angles.
At either end Of this transverse
piece were blocks of wood two inches
square and an inch thick, in which
were set small brass candle sockets.
In the center, directly above the ND.
right, the brass candlestick was fas-
tened to the cross piece without the
extra block.
The candlesticks when finished were
given several coats of Japanese gilt in
dull tint, and looked like some rare
ANTIQUE.
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16

enactment now in existence provided
it could still control the two dominant
political parties of the nation, maintain
its supremacy in 100 leading license
cities scattered through twenty-eight
states and preserve its seemingly in.
dispensable relation to the federal gov
ernment through the $200,O00O00 bribe
Of the internal revenue.
So long as the liquor traffic is IN
touched in these three citadels of pow
er 1t can afford to laugh at all its
enemies.
From the vantage Of its gigantic
breweries ana distilleries in the great
license cities the nations Prohibition
two-thirds are being bombarded and
ravaged without redress by the brew
ers under the protection of the federal
governments interstate regulations.
1t should be remembered that the
governments of these hundred leading
license cities are almost equally divid-
ed between the two dominant national
parties and that thus the liquor traf-
fic, through its close alliance with the
party bosses In these cities, controls
and dictates the attitude Of these par
ties in the nation at large.
The millions OF Prohibition Rannhlin-
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16

womans exchange recently. Along the
bottom ran border of clover conven-
tionalized, the delicate pink blossoms
and pale green leaves picked out with
fioss silk outlined with silver thread.
Ivory white moire formed the lining
and nothing better could have been
conceived for bringing out such a
dainty pattern. Many of the bags
were of pale tan (naturaD pongee en-
broidered in delicate colors in prim,
stiff-looking designs, and were lined
with wash silk matching in color the
decoration.
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
JACKSON.
Fair Managers to Nee,


Some two years ago a little associa-
tion of the heads of the various local fair
organizations in the State was organ
lied. which was named the Mississip-
pi Association of Fair Managers, Of
which Hon. FL. 4. Blakeslee, commission
er of agriculture of Mississippi, and the
then secretary and manager of the Mis-
sissippi Industrial Exposition, was made
president, and Dave Wolerstein of the
Yazoo Fair Association was elected Sec
retary The attendance was rather
small, and only nominal organization
was effected; and now, since the fair
spirit and enterprise has developed so
strongly, it is thought that this is as
good time as any to take steps to or
ganize a systematic basis. There has
been an increased number of fairs and
fair associations recently, which it is
believed would render it advisable TO
create two distinct circuits, as the best
way to prevent any serious conflict in
dates. In order to accomplish something
definite, it is suggested that a general
experience meeting might prove of ben
eft, and along this line President Blakes-
lee has written to all the organized fair
arrangements in the State and has sug-
gested that a general meeting for this
purpose be held about the first or sec
ond week in May.
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
with regard to the Prohibition cause.
The Liquor Trafic's Three Citadel!
of Power.

1t is encouraging to note that over
One-half Of the nation has adopted
some form of Prohibition law and that
nine states with nearly 15.O00 900 pop
ulation by popular or legislative vote
have outlawed the drink traffic; that
vigorous campaigns for state Prohibit
ton are under way In at least seven
other commonwealths; that large Sec
tions Of territory In the other thirty
states have closed the licensed dram
shop, and that there is scarcely a city
or section in the land where the Pro-
hibition question is not being earnestly
agitated by influential forces.
But despite all this progress the
liquor traffic has been defiant and pros
porous, extending its trade, flooding the
country with its misleading literature
and remarkably self confident in the
security Of its vast varied interests.
The reason for this apparent paradox
is that the traffic knows it could live
for a thousand years and in time de-
moralize and wipe from the statute
scSzS every local zn6 sEzIE z:-sn-==--s-~
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16

TT is very unromantic, but true, that
Il the Washington business man who
has acquired the finest autograph
hook in the last 80 years is the pro-
prietor of corn doctors" establish
ment. He showed his register of auto
graphs to a congressional visitor who
had dropped in to have his corns
pared and treated.
The establishment started a short
time before the death of Lincoln and
among the early signatures in the
book was an unquestionably authentic
one of the emancipator, who, accord
ing to the proprietor of the place, was
quite regular attendant in the effort
&c have his corns suppressed.
He once told the chiropodist-who
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
Mystery May Be Cleared.

The indictment by the grand jury OF
Sunfower county of three white men
and negro for the murder near Indian
ola few months ago of Brad Bradley,
a prominent planter, may soon result in
the clearing up of a mystery which has
remained unsolyed since the assassina-
ton, and for which crime the negro has
been in Jail ever since.
At the time it was the general impress
sion that white men were implicated in
the affair, although no arrests of white
men were made, and it was thought for
a time that five or six negro suspects
were in danger of lynching before the
suspicious centered on the whites.
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
Means Better Schooling

This, the first school year since
Kansas City, Kan, closed out her sa-
looms, finds 900 boys and girls be-
tween the ages of II and Is able to at
tend school for the first time. In for
mer years these children were unable
to attend because-through the fre-
quent drunkenness of their fathers
they were compelled to assist in sup
porting their respective families.
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
Petitions for Pardons.

Notwithstanding the recent open let
ter given out by the governor giving his
views on the subject of the pardoning OF
convicts, the work of getting up peti-
tions on behalf of those who were un-
able to offset the States proof of their
guilt at trial, and who are now endeav-
oring, through the medium of the ex-
ecutive, to go over the ground again,
goes o.l. The papers of the State, in
every county, practically are teeming
with published petitions on behalf OF
some unfortunate or other in which fire.
quently all the technicalities utilized in
their defense at trial are revamped and
worked over by way of enlisting the
executive sympathy.
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
Admitted Guilt; Repaid Shortage.

In view of the numerous convictions
IN Mississippi during the past year or
two on charges of embezzlement, con-
siderable interest attaches to a some
what peculiar case in Lefore county,
where an embezzling member of the
county board of supervisors, R. A. Join.
er, whose admitted peculations amount
to $7,7Oo, has not even been arrested
although he admitted his guilt and re-
paid the money when his. crookedness
was discovered and when confronted
with the evidence at secret meeting OF
the board held in Greenwood,
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
Genuine Oil Discovered.

That a genuine discovery of new oil
field has been made in Mississippi is
the confident belief of residents in the
neighborhood of Heidelberg, in Jasper
county, where kerosene has been found
in such quantities floating about on the
surface of the ground, that it has been
damned up, and sufficient of the oleag-
inous substance has been gathered up to
supply the basis of analysis. Confidence
in the field is strengthened by the fact
that it is in part of the country that
has for years been suspected of possess
ing a wealth of oil and where numerous
experimental wells have been sunk in
the hope of locating the exact situation
of the deposits. Heretofore these wells
have produced nothing but hope and as
surance, but the experiments have never
been abandoned, and at Barnett, only a
few miles from Heidelberg, there is now
in process of formation a new company
to further enlarge the wells already
sunk there.
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
Produces Insanity.

DR.. Frederick Peterson of New York
city in an address before the New
York Conference of Charities and Cor
rections, declared: alcohol is the chief
poison factor in the production of in
sanity. Twenty per cent. of all the
insane in the United States owe their
condition to alcoholic poison" DR.. Nc
Donald calculates that one insane per-
son is an approximate loss to the state
Of $400 per year, hence the actual loss
to the United States is $12,000,00 per
year
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
GOOD IDEA FOR cANDLEsTlcks.
Easily Made at Home, and Really
Cost Little.

A set of candlesticks adorning the
colonial mantel of young bride looked
as II they were treasure trove from
some old cathedral. so classic were
their lines. Few of their admirers
were let into the secret that they
were home made and cost almost moth
ing.
Each candle has as a base three
blocks of ordinary wood, set one on
top of the other. The lowest was
seven inches square. the middla one
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
y$WVWVVWVVWWV
: GOSPEL POWER
; REVOLUTIONARY
BY REV. A. c. DIXON, D. D.,
Pastor OF the Chicago Ave. Moo 50 Church.
/, Chicago.

The attempt to
make men Chris.
tians by the pro.
cess of education
has been tried
with dismal fail.
ure. Bishop Co
lenso took a band
of Zulu youth and
gave them a good
education In Eng.
land. After they
had advanced In
their studies, he
suggested t b a [
they now turn
their attention Ic
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
"Home Coming" Week May 80.

The Hon. W. Calvin Wells, Jr., presi
ident of the Alumni Association of the
University of Mississippi, has returned
from the university, where he held q
conference with the other officers and
members of the executive committee t.
arrange the dates and some of the detail,
for the ''home coming" of the alumni
and former students.
The dates have been fixed at May 81
and 81 and June / and 3.
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
Want Date Changed.

Want Date Changed.
A number of the leading members of
the United Confederate veterans OF
Jackson are not at all pleased with the
date fixed for the dedication of the Ste
phen D. Lee monument, which takes
place in Vicksburg on June II, and an
effort has already been launched, look
ing to change in the date. The gen.
eral reunion takes place in Memphis on
the three days beginning June 8, and
this dedication takes place on the day
foibowing the adjournment of that meet
frv
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
Issue an Address.

The board of trustees of the Statt
Law Enforcement League has issued al
address to the people of the State direct
ing attention to the necessity of building
up moral sentiment and calling on ths
friends of the movement to organize
county and city leagues, and give tn,
State organization their support. TIL,
trustees declare the object of the organ
ization is to aid and assist the officer.
of the law in the detection and punish
ment of crime, no matter what the char
acter, and ask for reciprocal feelings OF
the part of the officers.
Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
Smothers Paid Her Fine.

A somewhat ironical condition invests
the case of Emma Smothers, the notori
Gus and bold-faced blind tigress, who was
caught dead to rights by regularly com.
missioned police officer at Jackson, anc
who fell neatly into his self-laid and self.
manipulated trap. When the case was
called in the city magistrates court, the
woman entered plea of guilty, no doubt
anticipating a minimum sentence, but
the court very promptly made it a $3.50
fine, which Smothers paid down in cash