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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-06
MORE EARTHQUAKES
IN THE NEAR FUTURE

The following excerpt from the Glas-
Cow Weekly Herald of November 2s,
1908, has been sent to the Advertiser:
Mr.. F. E. Tillemont- Thomson deliv-
cred lecture in the Queen s Rooms,
Glasgow, last week under the auspices
of the Scottish Society of Literature
and Art and the Empire Educational
League. The subject was entitled
"San Francisco, Valparaiso, and King
ston, in ruins and before their destruc-
ton. y In his preliminary observations
the lecturer stated that in January,
1906, there commenced a series of seis-
mic disturbances the like of which had
never occurred before, and he thought
he might venture to predict that that
series was not yet completed In all
probability there would be more earth
quakes in the near future Even with
in the past two months, he believed,
there had been some evidences of
liquid in the hard baked crust of Scot
land, and even more recently there had
been hundreds of earthquake shocks in
Germany and Austria. The lecturer
contended that there was striking
similarity between the various earth
quake ridden regions of the world, in
climate and in geological formation,
pointing out that in each of the eases
to WHICH he would refer the places
destroyed had high mountain ranges be-
hind and the deep sea in front More
over, the scenery was very similar, par
ticularly in Jamaica and California
the characteristics of the people also
bore a strong trace of similarity; and,
stranger still, the chief industries were
similar There was connecting link
! there which was very full of sugges-
ton, although he had not time to pur-
sue it on that occasion. In California.
Chile. and Jamaica one of the chief
industries was the growing of immense
fruit crops. Going on to describe the
earthquake at Kingston the lecturer
stated that that town was destroyed
within the space of 81 seconds. For
several hours later, however, the earth
tremor continued in a minor degree.
He explained how in many places the
lower parts of buildings were not
wrecked as well as the upper parts.
Their substructure was built of stone
or brick, but the superstrueture was
of wood, and the earthquake first at
tackled the weaker part, especially at
the point where the different material
was joined. This popularity was fine
ly illustrated on the screen by a most
interesting collection of pictures.
A.a---
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-06

former friends, the "men higher up"
-Insinuations, amounting almost to
charges, have been circulated against
the public officials who constituted the
land board while Woodruff was register.
According to one of the present officials
IN the land board, the persons who are
sendlng adviees to Woodruff are the
land grafters who used him and who
are fearful of their own safety if he
should return. Hiding securely behind
woodruff S absence these erstwhile ac-
compLIces of the fugitive are loud in
their denunciations of him. and lead
IN the hue and cry for his extradition
and prosecution.
Some persons here in Denver are In
communication with Woodruff. of that
we are certain,'' said Register John
F. Vivian.
Every time we have gotten clew
as to his whereabouts he has flown. A
short time ago Governor Macdonald
told me he was in Pendleton, Ore. I
Informed the sheriff's office and the
fact got into the papers. Woodruff
promptly changed his residence.
Yesterday l learned he was in Ho-
nolulu. -
After Woodruff S removal from the
land office, investigation indicated that
he had been involved in numerous
shady transactions.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-06
THE EMPIRE.

The automatic banjo at the Empire
moving picture show keeps the audi
ences in excellent humor during the in
tervals when the pictures are not on
the screen. This is the regular day for
a change at this theater, and, as usual,
the scenes will be exciting and the
characters those met in real life. The
Empire is cool and comfortable. and
there are no long waits between pic
lures. The admission for adults is ten
cents and children five cents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-06

The housewise who appreciates
prompt and careful filing of all orders
will do well to try J. NJ. Levy & Co.,
the family grocers. Fancy and staple
groceries Of all kinds. King street,
near Bethel. Phone 76.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-06

Sayegusa is selling at very low
prices his elegant stock of china and
porcelain. It comprises tea and chloe.
olate sets, bouilIon cups. etc.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-06

Denver Times, Dec. 10-Mark G..
Woodruff, register of the state land
board during the administrations OF
Governors Peabody and Macdonald, is
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-06

Efforts to find Mr. Woodruff here
have so far proved fruitless.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-06

Enter your favorite birds and have
them scored for honors and prizes.
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Observation-Disclosures.

now sojourning in Honolulu, where he
is kept informed of conditions and
changes in Colorado, and, in addition.
is being supplied with money by his
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-06
PROHIBITION PLANS ARE
Baked BY PREssYTERIANs

The Introduction of a resolution at
the meeting of the synod of the Pres
byterian church, in Columbia, Mo. to
go on record as approving the move
ment to pace before the people of
The State an amendment forbidding
the sale or manufacture of intoxicat-
ing liquors, acted as bomb among
the delegates.
Immediately delegates all over the
aoor were on their feet demanding
to be recognized by the moderator
Judge William H. Wallace.
Finally DR.. E. c. Gordon, dele
gate from Lexington. got a resolution.
through the synod shat it leave the.
liquor question alone.
The matter was reopened and a.
etter was drawn up addressed to Will
lam H. Wallace. president Of the
Constitutional Amendment Associa-
ion of Missouri. in part as follows:
I'VE can not say that this synod,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-06
Normal Conditions Almost.

SEATTLE, Dec 6.--According to
the statements given out by the rail-
road officials tonight, normal con-
ditions have been restored on the
lines in the Pacific Northwest affected
by the switchmen's strike. In Seattle
the Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific claim to have the situation
well in hand and say that freight will
be moving regularly tomorrow. All
restrictions placed upon the receipt
of freight will be removed tomorrow
morning The striking switchmen
continue confident, and today sta
toned pickets around the yards to
watch the men reporting for work.
No demonstrations have been made.
This morning the switchmen went
in a body to the First Presbyterian
church, where Dr. M. A. Matthews
discussed the strike in the course of
his sermon; arfaigning the railroads
for placing an age limit pom the en-
ployment of men.
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SWITCHMEN
STILL HOLD
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freight were received in the yards
yesterday and several sent out. Today
more are expected and by the last of the
week things should be running IN
,cod shape. -.
Main line Connections are growing
hetter all the time and from all pres
mt indications, the strike will either
ne broken or settled within a few days
Strike breakers in many Of the cities
Of the northwest are working in the
Yards and the congestion of freight
lids fair to be relieved tomorrow and
Wednesday. !.
The snow storms in the Pacific north
vest are compifcating affairs, as eIrneI
ituation would give the reads all they
>ould do to advance freight along the
tracks. With the snow blockades ana
the lack of men to handle trains, the
situation takes a pessimistic turn. If
he storms do not prove serious, the
situation should clear in two or three
days.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-06
axe Up Strike.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-At a confer
ence of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen today Grand Master Lee and
First Vice President Murdoch Were
named as committee to decide whe-
Their the men shall go out or remain
at work in case the demand they soon
will present to So eastern railroads
for ten per cent increase in pay is
refused.
1t is expected that the final sched-
ule of grievances will be in the hands
of the railroad managers Thursday or
Friday. $50
The following statement was is
sued at the close Of the conference:
Before a general strike can be ord
cred it must have the official sanction
of the grand master. In event of the
refusal of the demands a poll will be
taken to re-endorse the demands that
the general strike, when called may be
unanimous and effective. The demand
has been endorsed only by more than
a two third vote of the membership.
1.-The movement planned will have
nothing in common with the general
strike being conducted at present by
the switchmen's union of North Amer
lea, which is distinctly a rival and an
enemy of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen.
This statement represents 10000
sWitchmen and trainmen."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-06
CASE AGAINST LAND GRARRERs
CALLED IN ST. LOUIS.
TODAY BY u. S.
Several Thousand Titles to Lands in
Oklahoma Are Involved in Suits
Now Pending.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-When the
case is called in the United States
court of appeals in st. Louis today.
the department of justice will be ably
represented by attorneys prepared to
prosecute the fight against those per-
sons who by various means secured
from Indians of the five civilized tribes
lands which the government maintains
could not legally be alienated. The al
iotment restriction suits involve sew
erai thousand titles to Indian lands in
Oklahoma
The suit was decided adversely to
The government in the federal court of
TIE eastern district OF Oklahoma. but
tie DEPARTMENT of justice is prepared
to fight the case to the limit in the
hope of recovering the lands for the
Indians and clearing the titles. Re-
gard.ess of whether frauds were orig
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Committee Has Authority.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. 6.-Author-
ity to call a strike of all union switch
men between Buffalo and Chicago, if
such a course is deemed necessary,
is vested in committee Of the union,
which will go to Chicago tomorrow
to negotiate with, the general man
ayers Of the 10 railroads for a set
Element Of certain demands.
A referendum vote to obtain the
sentiment Of the organization and to
give the committee free hand, was
taken some time ago. according to
Grand Vice President Burt.
Tho district east of Chicago in
.cludes not only Toledo, Fort Wayne.
Detroit and other important centers,
but also takes in points as far south
as Pittsburg, so that the. ranks Of
the strikers will be increased by be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 men if ne
gotiations at Chicago fail
The demands to be submitted at
Chicago will be for an average in
wages of cents an hour, time and a
half for overtime, exceeding ten
hour day. double time for Sundays
and holidays and a modification of
the physical test. Notice of these de-
mands were sent to general managers
Of the lines in Chicago on November
s, go that the 80 days limit in which
a rep'y must be made expires to-
morrow. ~c31a+ fsa
Vice President Burt today received
telegram from President Hawley
that the situation in the northwest is
satisfactory to union officials.
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Minneapolis today and that freight
was handled at the Minnesota Trans
fer today for the inst time since the
strike began. He said that heavy
SHOWS at. Sioux City. Grand Forks
and Devils Lake are, interfering with
traffic. ard that the work Of switch
ing is necessarily slow. Snow delayed
traffic in Montana, he said. Ono
hundred and fifty men arrived today
from Chicago and st. Louis. most Of
them being sent to western points.
President Hawley Of the Switch
mems union said he had received word
from several eastern points today that
switchmen there are ready to strike
on a moments notice.
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RUTH IS SPEAKER
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES S>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~e~
is insulting to the American citizens
intelligence was. told you by Senator
Cotterill." At this point the speaker
gave facts and figures. "The social
drinker can be cured but the lone
some drinker, the one who takes a
bottle to his room, is helpless, and
this is what you encourage by prohi-
bition. They have said we would not
accept their challenge to have a COM
mittee investigate Oregon's dry towns.
Certainly not. No matter how bad off
the town is. do you suppose business
men are g ing to say it has gone to
the devil. No we are boosters out
here. Local option is for the suckers
who will not stand for prohibition
all at once.
Horton says you do not need to go
to- Maine, for examples, only go three
blocks. I went to Maine because !
wanted to point out examples Of prohi-
bition, not SAILOR I defy Horton or
any person to find hundreds of hui
man derelicts in this city, which he
alluded to in his tax. They are not
here. Why did take Maine as my ex-
amp'e? Why because / lived there
once and I. unlike this gentleman, like
TO know what I am talking about.
suppose the working man, who does
not affard the fine clothes Of this mar
Horton is classed among the human
derelicts he talks Of and just because
he goes into the saloons. I say the
man who cannot take. care of himself
should die. He is a blot on society
and his family Horton asks. do the
saloons produce anything that town
may be proud OFF I ask. do the
churches produce any tangible neces-
stiles?
In Maine the people are fighting to
get prohibition out of their state con-
stitution. They have to fight the
hoot-legger, who is making a hand
some fortune ard the prohibitionists
ard the statesmen who have gained
office through their stand. The best
enforcement of the local option law is
in the first month and the interest
gradually grows less each year. +
So I only told two flfths the truth
obout Whitman county. Well that is
+wo fifths more than the prohibitionist
tells anyhow. Yet I cannot fathom
he use of drying something that is
already dry In Whitman county four
towns went wet and one dry and
hat is five fifths the truth. You con-
stantly hear vote her dry and save
he boy I'have two boys and am as
,nxious about them as any father. I
never worried about my boys until /
had to leave them a'one. in Pullman
once. Here my eldest son, met a
10Y about his own age who is a son
If a we'll known merchant and WIN
vas g boot-legger. Would he have
,esitated to sell my boy liquor? !
fave little fear of him getting it in a
saloon for as soon as he does, and J
ind it out. IN goes that saloon keeper
sor penitentiary sentence. You viii
never be able to make any American
ritizen live up to an unreasonable law
10 matter what the law is. If you
'emove temptations from the boy what
lind of mollycoddle will you have
Prohibition aims to eliminate all temp
alton Prohibitionists would have
wen built a hieh board fence around
he apple tree so Eve could not have
stolen the apDle. Don't be misguided
w a few fanatics. I thank you.
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not be displaced to make room for
men who obeyed the strike order.
THAT the railroads hold no i'll feel
ing against the strikers is best indi-
Gated by the fact that the men are
being taken back where vacancies eX-
list. The, strikers have their side; the
railroads have theirs.
eve have orders from the lines Of
the northwest to discontinue employ
ment of men, and the railroads view
the situation as substantially normal
Shops of the Great Northern will
again be opened the first of the week,
reinstating about 1000 men temporar-
lily laid Off"
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fairly we'll supplied for the present
any interruption in traffic from out
side supply points would be apt to
bring on fuel famine in Walla Wal
Ia. Dealers and citizens generally
however are not anticipating any in
convenience of this sort SATURDAY
one fuel supply man said in speaking
Of the rush of orders for fuel.
I'VE have been worked to death the
past few days supplying orders. Peo-
pie seem to wait until the last minute
and then ring up with an urgent de-
mand for coal. We have been en-
jOying fairly easy times FIR the past
few weeks until the present cold snap
and now it seems that everybody is
out of fuel at the same time. We
have. orders far ahead and are doing
our best to supply them on time"
Fuel shows no advance in price at
present.
Small Boy is Happy.
The small boy too. is in fer his in
nings these days, and is happier than
at any time since last Christmas. With
the proverbial little red sled hauled
out and tested, coz sting is being in
Obliged in. Yesterday it was not an
uncommon sight to witness some be-
mittened, bundled up, happy faced,
red checked youngster gleefully speed
ing along in his little sled attached
in the wake of some larger sleigh
And while we are speaking about IT,
let us not to forget the birds. those
tiny feathered friends of humanity.
Last year during the long cold spell
the birds suffered greatly Throughout
all parts Of the northwest and tnous-
ands died of starvation. With the
ground covered with snow they are un-
able to obtain their customary f'oa
and the person who would do a COCOA
turn for these feathered creatures can
serve them we'll by putting out scraps
and crumbs of food in some sheh-
cred nook about the yard. Sucn per.
sons will find that their efforts VIII
be appreciated by the birds VINO seem
to intuitively know where to come "
obtain food thus scattered for fhnm.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-06
HEIRS AND CREDITORS GATHER
FOR STATEMENTS OF THEIR
OBJECTIONS.
Claims of Creditors Amounting t
Nearly Four Million Dollars Are
Approved by Widow.

. CHICAGO. Dec. 6.-Heirs and credit
ccS Of the estate of Charles T. Yerkes
ace called upon to appear today to
make objections they may have as to
why the agreement between Louis S.
OWs,ey. executor. and the heirs and
creditors should not be confirmed.
With this formality out of the way, it
is believed that the long legal fight
over the Yerkes estate will be settler.
By an agreement between Mary AIDE
iaide Yerkes. widow Of the millionaire
and the executor. the claims of credit
Ors aggregating 33.6OO.000 are ap-
proved
Mrs. Yerkes heretofore had refused
TO relinQuish possession of the Fifth
avenue mansion and the Yerkes art
gallery on the plea that she owned
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the saloon keeper Yes come here.
We will give you police protection
yes, sometimes too good police pro-
lection, guard your business inter-
ests and in return you give us $1,000
per year What else is it but a
partnership?
If this town goes dry you will be
able to send to the closest wet place
and have your liquor shipped to your
home. There you can go and drink
your head off if you p'ease, for that
is personal liberty, but you should
not force the younger generation to
walk past the saloons every time he
walks down Main street. This I con-
slider a great temptation.
"Our friend Ruth said that out of
the II states to go dry in the last
10 years, all but a few had returned
to the regulated traffic. l wish to say
to you that not one went dry under
local option law, and I will say
further that less than one per cent
Of the towns to go dry under the
local option law go wet again. Ruth
further declared he would like to
know one prominent statesman who
stood for prohibition" Here the
speaker named a number and wound
up with the name Of Governor Hay.
when Ruth was telling you about
the election in Whitman county.
continued the speaker. "he said only
two saloons had been driven out of
business He forgot all about the
saloons in Rosalia, or in other words
he only told two-fifths of the truth.
Even whisky picked Colfax came
near driving the saloons out OF
business, and next time it will Pull
man went dry first by a majority of
one. At the last e'ection it went dry
by a vote Of about 225 to so. What
does this indicate. Does it show that
the town has gone to the bov-wows?"
The speaker then touched up the
tax question. He figured that about
s259,OOO was spent for liquor in this
city every year, and that in return
the saloon men paid the city $37.-
900. This was the substance of his
attack
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-06
Snow Makes Complications.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 6.-The switch
mems strike situation has been COM
plicated by cold and snowy weather,
which has seriously affected traffic
on the Northern Pacific and some
parts of the Great Northern, accord
ing to statements by the general
managers of those roads tonight
General Manager Slade of the
Northern Pacific said freight was
more or less tied up along the sys-
tenn on account of the snow and es-
necially so in northern Minnesota and
North Dakota. Passenger trains are
being run with two engines. All
trains from the north and west ar
rived from one to four hours late in
st. Paul tonight
1t is said the Northern Pacific has
all the men here that it needs, and
that new arrivals are being shipped
west. Thirteen engines were working
at Tacoma and work is being opened
up at Seattle. according to Mr.. S ade.
General Manager Gruber said that
the Great Northern Rad moved be-
tween so and 100 cars Of wheat into
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-06
YE,RKES ESTATE
UP FOR HEARING

the house and the gallery and every
thing in them In the agreement she
valves all Of her claims to the real
estate and personal property in New
York and dismisses all litigation
against the executor and the estate
she receiving her dover in all of the
real estate and one-third of the per-
sonal property after all of the debts
are paid.
AS on as the agreement is confirm
ed, Mrs. Yerkes will be allowed to take
from the Fifth avenue mansion num-
erous articles and paintings.
Mrs Yerkes will receive also $780,
900 after all requests are cared for,
as provided by the will of Mr. Yerkes
The payment of the 100000 is in lieu
Of all her claims as to title to real
estate and third of the ownership
of personal property. The property
involved in her claims which she has
waived, is valued at about $3,O00,O00.
The famous Yerkes art gallery, con-
tanning a collection pronounced by art
critics one of the finest in the world,
which it was the wish of the street
railway magnate should be, presented
to the city of New York and known
as the 'Yerkes Gallery" will be brok-
en- up and the canvas sold under the
hammer to the highest bidder.
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sitting as court OF Jesus Christ, has
any authority to dictate or recon-
mend to the people of the state of
Missouri what amendment should be
made to the constitution Of the state,
nor the manner in which it should
be received"
Judge Wallace then attempted to
adjourn the meeting and assemble as
citizens and endorse the amendment.
but he was also voted down. :