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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-09

The Bill Under Fire.
Representative Single, chairman of
the House committee, explained the call
ing of the meeting, which was to have
the public express freely their views
regarding immigration and the conser-
walton of natural resources, partieu.
larly to discuss the bill providing an
extra income tax of 2 per cent, with
an exemption of $4,000.
This bill, stated Shingle, would pro-
vide revenue of $4,000 for the BIZ
ennial period, threefourths of this to
be used for promoting immigration and
one fourth for the conservation of nat
ural resources. Last year the Board
of immigration brought in 1914 Por-
tuguese and Spaniards. Now the
country needed a broader immigration
policy.
Governor Frear Speaks.
Governor Frear went into details re-
garding the recommendation in his
message and the bill under discussion.
everyone knows the languishing Of
the sugar plantations for the want Of
labor would mean hard times all
around,' he said, pointing out how
practically everything here depended
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-09
Senate Postpones Its
Action on the Bill to
Assist Supervisors
Letter From Atcher-
ley Scores the At
torney General.

The Fifth Territorial Senate did not
take definite action yesterday on the
bill introduced in behalf of the Super
visors. Senators Knudsen and Chill.
Iingworth of the Judiciary Committee
rendered a report, recommending pas
sage of the act to enable the Board
of Supervisors of the City and County
of Honolulu to pay their appointees.
the senatorial Judiciary Committee, did
not sign the report, however, and it
was because of his desire to file dis
senting opinion that the Senate de,
ferred consideration of the bill until
today.
Attorney General Hemenway has
transgressed the laws of the Territory
this is the statement embodied in a
communication that was received in the
Senate yesterday bearing the signature
of "John Atcherley ON. R. G. s., Lon
DOM The document relates that the
Attorney General exceeded his author
ity Shy ordering my arrest by force
without warrant etc.
When the communication was read
there was apparent haste upon the part
of number of the upper house mem,
bers to have the bill referred to some
committee of which they were not
members, but it was finally handed over
to the consideration of the Judiciary
Committee.
Coelho s bill designed to close the
waters of the Territory to alien fisher
men came up in the Senate yesterday
on third reading but no action was
taken, postponement to March 18th
being. decided upon.
Seven bills passed their third read
ing Yesterday. Senate Bill No. 81, re-
pealing a defunct law that limited the
circulation of commercial paper, re-
ceived the final endorsement of tbs
Senate. House Bill No. 5, providing
a penalty for fraud in connection
with conveyances in real estate trans
actions. was passed with an amendment,
specifying the penalty of conviction at
imprisonment at not to exceed hve
years. Senate Bill 65, changing the
judicial circuits on the island of Ha-
wall and including the Leper Settle
ment within the bounds OF the hrst
district, passed its third reading.
Representative Douthitt s bill pro
viding for the payment of fees to law.
yers appointed by court to defend
impeeunious criminals is also ready for
the Governor S signature it the House
coneurs in the amendments. The only
member of the upper house voting
against the measure was Senator ia.
lama of Maui.
The House bill providing for the re-
Continued IN page Two,
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upon the plantations. He referred TO
the shutting off of Chinese and Jap
anese immigration and the work of the
Board of immigration in bringing in
Portuguese and Spanish at cost of
over 100000, raised in voluntary con-
tributions from the planters. Now,
under a new immigration act, private
contributions are prohibited, leaving
two alternatives-action by Congress
to relieve the situation, or raising of
funds by taxation here.
Congress Has Not Helped.
Congress had not helped, and the
question now was to get money. Ac-
ton for relief failed in Congress last
session, and would probably fail again
this session.
We can. only get handful from the
Philippines; it is doubtful if we can
ges arysfrom Porto Rico, where pros
,perity now reigns. The Governor of
Porto Rico had said to him recently,
THE good ones you can t get; the bad
ones you don't want. y 1t also seems
impossible to get any from the main
land
s'The only way open seems to be to
raise money to get immigrants from
Europe said the Governor.
Continued from Page Five.)
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Committee of Whole in
House WrangIes in a
Ring Nearly All the
Afternoon--Coid Feet
on Question of Pay
for Public Laborers.

The House made all the motions yes
terday of getting down to work on the
appropriations bills; for an hour or so
the lobby was filed with heads of de-
partments, summoned by the House to
shed light ON items in the Current Elk.
pense bill, while Mary Atcherley and
Others foated in and out of committee
rooms like stormy petrels. The stage
was set for business.
This time all signs failed. For an
hour after getting into committee of
the whole, with Like trying to I'LL the
chair, the members ragged around,
bulged out the windows with the vol
ume of wasted eloquenee, ran in rings
around the bewildered chairman and
finally rose to report progress. During
all the noisy hour the Attorney General
sat deafened in the midst of the House
and never had chance to- open his
mouth.
The idea was to wait until the House
had some knowledge of what the income
would be before they took up the ques-
ton of spending any.
o6SSlOu wv Ulk W 1dtC.
With 113 bills introduced, seven of
which have already become law, q be-
fore the Senate, seven others in the
Governor hands, and sixty-six still
alive and in the hands of committees,
the House squared itself off for work
on the sixteenth day of the session yes
terday, full house being present.
A note from Lloyd Conkling, dis
bursting agent of the Federal Fund, no.
tofied the House that $2219.S5 had al
ready been spent, not including $3.50
due on printing bills.
Opening Petition.
The first matter presented was Pc
tition from Hamakua, asking for an
appropriation of $4,000 for new court
house and Jail, the one now in use
being utterly dilapidated and past re-
pair. -
A petition from citizens of Honolulu
asked that Kauluwela lane be opened
as a street and extended to Vineyard
street.
Cold Feet Prevalent.
Three bills came up on third reading,
two of them being deferred. One of
the bills to go over without deter
mining vote is House Bill 81, Naka-
| leka IS bill putting the minimum pay
for public laborers at $3.50. When this
bill was read, Kamahu bobbed up with
his usual amendment, only this time
the usual boosting amendment took a
rather unusual form. Following the
clause which puts one dollar and fifty
cents down as fair days pay, Kama
tContinued on Page Twn.i
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public in
hundred
publicly
without protest
necessity paying higher aborer
"
carefully pre-
committee association statement being
child Committee
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VIM. Naihe and a Hawaiian woman
engaged in quarrel yesterday after
noon in room in Kakaako. Naihe,
according to the woman, drew long
knife on her, threatened to kill her,
and even tried to cut her. The point
penetrated her clothing and made a
small wound in her abdomen. Naihe
was arrested and taken to the police
station.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-09
GREAT EVANGELIST
IS COMING HERE

The Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman. the
most distinguished evangelist in Amer.
lea today, and the famous gospel singer,
Mr.. Alexander, who accompanies Or.
Chapman on his evangelistie tours. VIII
be in Honolulu April 1st and End. They
will then be on their way to Australia
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WAR REVENUE STAMP
TAX OF TEN YEARS AGO
MAY Be REVIVED AGAIN
Outline of Some of the Principal Features of
the New Tariff Bill Which Is Now
in Preparation.
ASSOCIATED Press cablegrams.)

Cahlegrams)
WASHINGTON a-The probably
war revenue tax of
duty be
be
b made
Secretary Treasury Franklin
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ROME, Italy, March 8.-The italian
Government was generally victorious
in the elections held today.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-09

CADIz, Spain, March 8.-Admiral
Cervera, whose life was despaired OF,
is improving.
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DUMA MAKES GENEROUS
MILITARY ALLOWANCES

PETERSBURG in
extraordinary
$1992950o.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
NEW ADMINISTRATION BEGINS WORK
PRESIDENT TAFT HAS OFFICIALLY NAMED CABINET
The Majority of the Members of the
New Cabinet Will Take the
Oath of Office Today
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON March 5.-The Taft administration took its
stride president named his cabinet as ooWs
Pennsylvania Secretary Oh
Illinois, secretary OF war JACOB
general George W. WICKER
postmaster Frank H. Hitchcock Mas
George Won Meyer Massachu-
secretary Interior Richard A. Balnger, washing
agriculture James s. Wilson Iowa; secretary
of labor, James Nagel, Missouri
The confirmed the selections and the members are TO
the oath George Wckersham who
Messs Dickinson and MacVeagh whose
affairs will permit them to reach Washington for
The Taft Republican members of the ways and means
during the day The committee has
understood contains provision
which of the suggestions for the
contained the inaugural address of TAFT
visitors president received today Governor
Hughes Prouy Vermont who gain
celebration July and next in
discovery Champlan Pasburg and Bur-
oath to the pes
dent
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
MEASURE INTRODUCED FC1Ts7%d bSWE$ aE STATE POLICE
Score Of Bills Passed by Legislature
Assembly Gives Notice that no Bills
VIII be Introduced After the Ninth
of this month.
(Associated Press

March 5n the morning session of the lower house
passed The most important was
the police law.
introduced measure materially eliminating
the power of police shall visit section
commissioners and the sheriff
that the will receive that ar
rests warrants and only in county where
practically places the state police only
bill introduced in senate
that it increases the pow
of lie police
railway priv
Churchill county and the other for rail-
counties The assembly passed
electric headlights on locomotives
that bills be introduced
after the afternoon session the assembly pass
eliminating the maximum rate 1t
original bill to cover the defect found
through the test of federal recently.
considerable argument laid the Yukon eX-
position bill will Nevada has de-
cfded outside the state
The judiciary announced would hold meeting to-
night and thesh gambling bill The senate with
clean file adjourned The assembly has yet to CON
100 bills
a a q q q % . y y
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CALIFORNIA;
LEGISLATURE TO
ADJOURN SOON
tBy Associated Press J

SACRAMENTO, March 5.-The
signal for the adjournment sine die
o. the thirty-eighth California legls-
lature was given late this afternoon
when Chairman Beardslee of the
ways and means committee submit
ted to the lower house the general
appropriation bill for the next two
fiscal years. The measure appropri-
ates $9,659,295, an increase Of ST.
524,606 over the one allowed by the
legislature in 1907.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
JURORS
AGAIN FILL BOX in
CALHOUN CASE
tBy AssocIated Press.l

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.-For
the third time during period of
four weeks twelve men are accepted
By the attorneys in the Patrick Cal
houn case which is now in It's eighth
week. James L. Arthur, a builder,
the fifteenth talesman examined dur
ing the day, was accepted by both
sides after a brief interrogation. The
court adjourned until Monday after
noon when peremptory challenges
win be exercised.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
THOUSANDS OF
MESSAGES Sent
TO ROOSEVELT

OYSTER BAY, March 5.-Former
President Roosevelt spent his first
day as a private citizen since relin-
gushing his place at the head of the
nation in a decidedly quiet manner
al his home on Sycamore hill. To a
number of newspaper representatives
he announced that he would leave for
Africa on March 23.
Roosevelt received thousands of
messages bearing kindly sentiments,
and he says while appreeiating all
he will be unable to answer more
than one-tenth of them.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
To SLAUGHTER
WILD HORSES

The members of the Central Ne
vada Stockmen's association have de-
clared war on all the wild horses Of
that portion of Nevada, and will i'm
mediately begin a crusade of exter-
mination. 1t is estimated that there
are at present 10000 head of wild
horses in Lander and northern Nye
counties, and the stockmen declare
that these horses are eating the grass
and other vegetation they need for
their cattle. AT the meeting of the
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
DECLARED DEAD
COMES To LIFE
in COFFIN
lBy Associated Press. }

. Ell PASo (Texas), March 5. =
. After having been declared =
= dead by physicians and mourn =
. ers had gathered to attend the =
= funeral which was to be held to- =
. day. the 2-months-old daugh- =
. ter of G. G. Harrington of .
= Orange, Texas, startled the .
= weeping persons by moving in y
= her tiny coffin and opening her =
= eyes. The child was declared .
. dead three days ago, but the .
. funeral was postponed until to- =
y day because of the condition of =
. Mrs. Harrington who was suf- .
. fering from the shock. The .
= child is declared out of danger =
= tonight and the coffin has been =
= returned to the undertakers =
. = . o = . = . = . . . 80 = = .
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Brings SUIT
BECAUSE LEG WAS
AMPUTATED
tBy Associated Press. }

Ab1 AohbkiaAfd AN1osf
MISSOURI (Mon.). March 5. y
= Because his left leg was am =
: putated seven and one-half y
: inches above the ankle without y
= his knowledge or consent, y
= Frank Carlson, a laborer In the y
= Taft tunnel, filed two suits for =
= damages aggregating $30,276 y
= against DR.. l.. j. Coria, the =
: physician in charge at the Mil =
: waukee and Puget Sound hos .
: pital at Taft The complaint =
alleges that after the accident =
last November in which his left =
leg was broken above the ankle =
and the foot injured, Carlson =
submitted to an operation with =
the understanding that only the =
front portion of his foot was to Z
be amputated when as a matter 4
Of fact the greater portion of 4
the leg below the knee was re- 4
= moved.
eHN@ . o o o . . . q y . . .
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HAzEN TO GET
R. R. Terminus

State railroad circles are busy dis
cussing the possibility of Hazen being
made the terminal of the new Oregon
branch of the Southern Pacific. Reno
has been in line for the plum up TO
now, but it was whispered yesterday
that the railroad company seriously
contemplated doing the other thing,
and turning over to the lesser town
that which Nevadas metropolis has
claimed as it's own.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
COUNTY RESCINDS
ACTION OF CLERK
tBy Associated Press. }

Realizing that their position in the
matter was perhaps untenable the
members of the board of county COM
missioners of Esmeralda county
passed resolution resembling their
action of two months ago when they
refused to approve of Ben Rosenthal,
Mrs. Cecilia Golden and A. f. Lesley,
as clerks under Joe Hamilton, county
clerk and treasurer The salaries of
the three for the past two months
will now be allowed, upon the advice
of the district attorney. This action
was predicted some time ago.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
CHAIN SAMPLES
FOR PANAMA CANAL LOCK

WASHINGTON, March 1.-Two
samples of the chain to be used on
the gear on the locks of the Panama
canal are being tested at the public
roads division, department of agri-
culture. Two sections were submit
ted to the tensile test of 147,000
pounds to the square inch before the
metal parted and on a second test a
sti ength of 5000 pounds greater.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
MONTANA MAYOR DEposED.
(By ASSOCIATED Press. }

KALISPEL CMontD, March o.
Mayor Harbert has been deposed by
the city council and Alderman B.
Jones elected in his place. The
mayor, who is member of the legis-
lature, has been absent from office
beyond the statutory limit.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06

Central Nevada Stockmen's associa-
ton in Austin Saturday the stockmen
drafted resolution calling upon the
Nevada legislature to pass law Civ
ing them unlimited authority to kill
the wild horses.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
DESIRES LIBERTY
OR DEATH BY
ELECTROCUTION
(By Associated Press.

. NEW YORK, March 5.-De- .
. claring that life imprisonment .
. is a more severe sentence than y
q death, and asking the court to .
y either give him his liberty or .
= send him to the electric chair, =
. Albert T. Patrick made a dra- .
. matte appeal in his own behalf =
y before the appellate division of =
y the supreme court at Brooklyn =
. today. Patrick was sentenced .
. to death for the murder Of Will y
. liam Marsh Rice in September, .
. 1900. The principle points of =
. his contention were that his .
. conviction was the result of =
= "collosal conspiracy on the part .
. of justice at his trial and of the =
y authorities who prosecuted him, =
. and that Governor Higgins had .
y no legal right to commute the .
y sentence to life Imprisonment .
= as he had not asked for or con- =
= sented to such a Communication" =
= Replying to Patrick's remarks, =
= Assistant District Attorney Tay- .
. lor said Patrick should either =
= accept the sentence Of life inn =
= prisonment or if he did not ac- =
= cept it the only thing left to do 4
. was to electrocute him.
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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
NO CANNED MUSIC.
CBy Associated Press.

PETALUMA (Cal). March s.
The city trustees have adopted an orr
dinance to close all saloons from mid
night Saturday until Monday morn
ing, and prohibits the playing Of
monographs on the Sabbath.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
ORDERED TO CLEAN
OUT NOISY OURS

The county commissioners of Es-
meralda county have officially ap-
pointed A. L. Adams to the position
of dog catcher. There is no salary,
but the incumbent will get half
dollar for each license and fee OF
81 for every dog that is reclaimed.
He will also be entitled 25 cents
day for the dogs keep.
Our county dads should make
similar appointment as this city has
surplus-and then some-of worth
less ours running at large.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
CANADIANS AT DINNER
EAT WHALE AND MONKEY

NEW YORK. March 5-Broiled
racine whale, grilled lubber from
Nootka, roast Amazon monkey, bak-
" winnipeg porcupine and boa con-
9'rlctor outlets were among the more
imposing features of the annual din
"ef OF the Canadian camp at the Ho-
ei Astor last night.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
ENDS HIS LIFE BENEATH
WHEELS or LOCOMOTIVE
an Associated Pres. }

BAKERSFIELD, March ..
Charles Garland, German, aged
about As, whose home is supposed to
be at Monrovia. committed suicide
last night by throwing himself in
front of a switch engine at the San
Ia Fe depot in this city.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
TROOPS ESCAPE DEATH
IN AUSTRIAN AVALANCHE
tBy Associated Press }

INNSBRUCK (Austria), March 3.
The detachment OF six officers and
twenty-five men Of the Austrian army
VINO were reported as having been
overwhelmed by an avalanche near
Latrann yesterday. have been res
cled. They were found in tunnel.
me tunnel was covered with snow
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
Days OPERATIONS
ATTRIBUTED TO
TRADING CLASS
ltion of the national sport
fBy Associated Press }

NEW YORK, March 5-The move
ment of stocks today was still under
the restraint of its professional limi-
tation. The days transactioEJ were
attributed almost wholly to the trad
ing class, as the operations were not
pushed beyond the narrow limits
Bonds were heavy.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
FAVORS CHANGE
OF INAUGURAL DAY
(Ry Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, March Speak
er Cannon today declared himself in
favor of changing the date of the
presidential inauguration from March
to May /.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
Los ANGELES
LOSES FIRST GAME
OF The SERIES
(By Associated Press.)

LOS ANGELES, March 5.-The
White Sox team No. 2 today defeated
the Los Angeles Coast league team
In the first game of series by a
score of to 3. The White Sox
scored two runs in the first inning
due to the wild pitching of Tozer.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
White SOX TEAM
WIN GAME FROM
San FRANCISCO
(By Associated Press }

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5-Team
No. Of the Chicago White Sox of
the American league today defeated
the San Francisco Coast league club
by a score of to 2. The game was
featureless and rather lifeless ex.
hibition of the national sport.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
TEXAS WILL NOT
PLAY THE PONIES
lBy Associated Press. }

AUSTIN (Texas) March 5.-The
senate tonight passed the anti-racing
bill by a vote of 1S to u. All ef-
forts to amend the bill failed.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
COLORADO JUDGE
RENDERS DECISION
OF IMPORTANCE
(By Associated Press.

= DENVER, March 5.-Judge .
. Robert Lewis OF the United y
= States district court today made .
ruling which, according to .
. United States District Attorney .
Ward, practically nullifies the .
. federal statutes under which all =
= cases of using the mails to de- =
= fraud are prosecuted in SO far .
= as the jurisdiction of Judge y
= Lewis extends. y
The ruling was made in the y
case of ]. r. Manning, mining y
man of Denver, who was being y
= tried on the charge of using the y
= mails to promote fraudulent y
mining schemes The case was y
thrown out of court Judge y
tLewis in a freezing manner y
said. 1T is impossible for the y
government to prosecute all y
cases where men are exploiting y
mining property of question .
= able character. In this case y
= the stock was being sold at 2 .
= cents a share The men who .
. bought must know that they .
We're not buying stock in a =
. producing mine. =
. Earlier In the case Judge .
. Lewis said This court is not .
. sitting on the bench to keep all =
. fools from parting with their =
. money"
~~~ 90 . . . . . 80 = =
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06
THE METAL MARKET.
CIV Associated Press. J

. (By Associated Press.)
, NEW YORK, March Sill
. yer, 50.25; lead, dull, 1895 a
= 1875; copper, dull, 1875 q 4
= 1926.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-06

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