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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-06

We have the best licensing law on
any statute book, so far as I know. 1t
contains machinery for restriction that
has never yet been put in motion. 1t
contains the possibility of absolute pro
hibition not yet invoked by us. 1t Is
adjusted extraordinarily well for re-
feeting clearly every feature of the
public sentiment. Common sense says
to let it alone until we shall have put
it to the best uses of which it is cap.
able, and when we find it to be unfit
for the purposes of the majority, then
and not until then, let us change it by
electing trustworthy men holding the
opinions of the majority, to the legis-
lature.
This may sound like strange talk
from the lips of a radical prohibitions
ist. but it is common sense as / see it..
| am for concentration to make the best
of the present law.
But there is more common sense in
volved We have heard much recently
about the rights of the liquor dealer
and the security of the liquor dealer.
That is nonsense. No man has nat
ural right to sell liquor. No man has a
right to be secure in that business.
Do YOU want to know what rights a
LIQUOR dealer has2 Read his license.
What it gives. he has. What is not III
it. he has not. That is a short horse
and soon eurried Does that leave his
credit weak2 Then weak it is. Does
that leave him up in the air about
next YEAR, Then. there he floats. Ii
it is credit he wishes let him mine, or
keep a grocery, or buy a shovel. Ii
he yearns for something stable, let him
farm.
The rights entrusted to the license
commissioners are the people s rights.
And if a gin mill is necessary to any
mans happiness, let him have it or
not. at the discretion of the people $
agents, to conduct it as they say, to the
letter, on penalty of being ordered out
Of, business. with his stock of wretched
merchandise upon his hands. If the
commission takes from him. or denies
him any natural right of man, he
has a right to look to the Governor,
or the public sentiment, or the court
of equity for redress, and he will not
look in vain to either.
We have right, and ample reason,
to expect good commission, at the
hands of the executive. No commits
sion that he would appoint would want
to, or dare to, ignore or thwart the pub
lie will It is up to rs to let the com
mission know what the majority wishes
within the scope of its powers.
And we ought to try for refusal
of retail licer5e TO any wholesale
dealer, directly or indirectly. Seventy
five per cent of the saloQnkeepers on
the mainland are the bond slaves of the
brewery that pays for the license, sup
plies the goods at its own price under
a cut-throat chattel mortgage. and
stands over them with the whip OF
bankruptcy and drives them to the ut
termost of output: and the same con-
ditions hold in Hawaii, at least in a
measure.
We ought to try for an honest def
milton of a restaurant, and for rule
that no drink shall be sold on Sunday
or election day, save with bona fde
meals.
We ought to try for broad belt OF
antisaloon territory around the camps
of our soldiers The increasing high
character of the Army and the Navy
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-06

for sobriety is a matter of sincere pride
to us all, and the policy of the govern
ment in shutting alcoholic drinks out
from the canteen, demands, in simple
decency, our cooperation under the
local law.
We ought to demand that no man or
corporation have more than one license.
Whenever we have reason to believe
the will of the majority would be in
favor of refusing any licenses in the
county, we ought to produce the evil
denee in the form of petitions OF pass
meeting resolutions to the satisfaction
of the commissioners. 1t is possible to
clean up this Territory with the law
we have | am in favor of trying it,
beginning now, and keeping at it.
Meanwhile vigorous campaign of
education ought to be carried on with
out ceasing. in every county.
We ought to realize thar 1t is fight
we have on our hands. not parade nor
a prayer meeting The men we oppose
are not weaklings, nor stingy, nor lazy.
Their business is doomed, but it will
die hard. make no mistake about that.
The brewery interest is our strongest
antagonist. 1t is strongly organized,
very rich, and very INSCRIPTIONS.
Throughout the Union and the world
it is the most interested, insolent, ag
gressive and powerful enemy of the
great reform. 1t spends colossal sums
in advertising colossal lies about its
product. and in Turing and teaching
men, women and children to drink.
The dissillery is already whipped.
The verdict of religion. science and
economies has been entered against
whisky and the like; and the head pro-
fessoF in the university of drunkenness
and the idleness, poverty, insanity, dis
ease and crime that come Of drunken
ness, is the brewery. The drink habit
begins with beer, because popular lg-
norance considers it mild and harmless.
The waning custom of alcoholic con
viviality clings longest to beer for the
same reason; and the waste of wages
from the small pay of the industrious
poor goes mostly into beer because il
is Cheap and the glasses large. The
distillery is going: the brewery must go.
The Speaker of the House. the other
day, said TO the people. through tie
newspapers: When the proper time
arrives for consideration of the liquor
measures, the American people viii find
the House. and especially the Hawaiian
members. ready to send forth their de
cree for the honor and good name OF
Hawaii nei -
The House made good The church
must do as much, fcr he honor of the
name it bears.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-06
Cervera's Keeper Dead.

RearAdmiral Edward Trask Strong,
Z. s. ~, retired, died suddenly of
heart failure at his home in Andover,
Mass, on March is. He entered the
navy during the Civil War, at the con-
elusion of which he was appointed en-
sign. During the Spanish war he was
eommandant of the Portsmouth navy
yard, and had charge of Admiral Ger
vera and other Spanish prisoners cap
tured in thesnaval fight at Santiago.
Admiral Cervera died last week.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-06
Fine Marine Parade.
Lieutenant Houston Due.

Lieutenant Victor Houston, Z. S. N,
who has been ordered to Honolulu to
take charge of the lighthouse service
work, is expected here today on the
transport Sheridan from Manila Lieu
tenant Houston is a relative of the
Giffard, Briekwood, and Buchanan fam
lilies of this city. and they are very
glad the young officer hes received the
assignment. Lieutenant Houston is re-
garded as one of the hest swerdsmen
among the officers of the United States
Navy. He relieves Lieut.. Commander
Moses. Z. s. n, of the lighthouse du-
ties, and the latter will now devote
himself entirely to his duties as Cap
tain of the Yard at the Naval Station.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-06
Veterinarian Vans Agnew.

Veterinarian Vans Agnew of Leile
hua, who accompanied the mounts of
the Fifth Cavalry to Honolulu, leaves
today on the transport Sheridan for the
mainland. He will go to Yellowstone
Park for duty. DR.. Vans Agnew has
been popular in Honolulu since his ar
rival in January, and his many friends
wish him bon voyage.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-06
Army and
Navy News
: = ~ $50. x. 1893.


1t is said in Army circles that the
Fort Shafter garrison is to be strength
ened shortly by two battalions of the
Goth Infantry, which will complete the
regiment, and bring headquarters and
the band here The additional eight
companies will be quartered in tents
until more accommodations can be fur
nished. A few weeks ago information
reached Fort Shafter that Major Dun
ming and the battalion now in garri-
son would remain here another two
years, waiting until the remainder of
the regiment returned from the Phil
ippines. Headquarters and Companies
A, B, c. ID. I, K, L and the band are
at present stationed at the Preside of
Monterey but have been under orders
to sail for Manila on the June trans
liort. If the rumor is true, the two
battalions will be sent here about that
time instead
1t is also said that another squad
ron of the 9Th Cavalry Will be sent
here in the near future. thereby COM
pleting the regimental strength of that
command. At present there are two
squadrons at Leilehua, and Troops E,
F and are at Yellowstone Park, and
Fl at Fort Duchesne. lit would be the
four latter troops that would be col
lected and sent here if the plan to
keep the regiment Intact is carried
out.
AS previously stated in the Advertiser,
the Waikiki and Diamond Head bat
teries will be manned just as soon as
the batteries are completed and the
barracks are ready for occupancy.
There will be ccommodations at Wal
kiki for four companies of coast ar
tillery.
The engineers camped out at Wal.
kiki will leave in May instead of June,
and will be replaced by another com
pany from Vancouver.
National Guard Marches.
The Honolulu companies of the First
Regiment. n. G. H., were out for a
moonlight practice march last evening
under the command of Colonel Ziegler,
with the Hawaiian band in the van,
the hospital corps closing up the rear.
The troops marched through town and
ulduC q uHC ouuWiHS. "A loulAots NdlCA
ing the regiment go by, remarked that
it was a fne-looking body of men. He
asked whether it was. equipped with
the latest arms, and when told that
their outfit was identical to that of the
regulars, he expressed surprise.
Fine Marine Parade.
The monthly review and inspection
of the marine battalion of Camp Very
at Atkinson Park yesterday morning
at ten clock was very successful and
was witnessed by large number of
People. The command was put through
the review and inspection by Major
Long, z. S. NJ. c., eemmandant of the
marine garrison. The Hawaiian band
participated in the ceremony of review
and inspection. This is feature
which makes the parade of particular
interest to the spectators The ma
rines, four companies, wore olive drab
shirts, kahki trousers and leggings, web
belts and campaign hats.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22
BY BILL BRUNT.

New York, Feb. 20.-One day about
four or five years ago on a return
trip east from the coast, the writer
stopped off in Denver and looked up
Otto Floto who writes about hooks and
jabs and ii those sorts of things.
DO yoiiS wv what I've been thinking
about later. said he; "the day is
coming and at no great distant date.
when boxing will be recognized gen.
orally throughout the country as a
legitimate sport and will not only be
tolerated, but encouraged 1t is an
entirely different game from what 1t
was Is or 20 years ago and the only
reason it does not enjoy wider popu-
larity today is because it has no foun-
tain head-no recognized organization
10 control, curb and direct it. That is
why the reformers take so many
cracks at it; there is no established
body to fight them back. They have
to make a patsy" out of some sport
| SO why not boxing?
"If ever there is a united effort
made to form an association for tbs
protection and government of the
sport. they may count me in. An
other good effect such a movement,
would have would be to enlighten the
foes of boxing as to just how the con
tests of today are conducted. 1t is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22
MOVE TO CREATE CENTRAL BODY
TO CURB AND CONTROL BOXING

impossible for them to know because
they do not attend them. Where
there is ignorance there is bound to
be fanaticism; sometimes mild, some
times malignant A green horse IS
afraid of snorting engine but If you
drive him up to one several times and
show him that 1t will do him no bodily
hurt, it will not be long before he will
walk right up to it of his own accord
and lick the oil off the boiler"
Pretty wise dope, that; dealt out
quite some time ago but there is ever!
chance that the prediction will be
realized. The writers and fan.
throughout this country are beginning
to pay some heed and with the Ma
tional Sporting club of London ana
the English press lending their aid
as they are doing now, it will be pos
sible to make the projected movement
international in its scope.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22
MCCARTHY is OUT
Manager Of Springfield Last Season is
Given His Release by
KinseIIa.
HAD REFUSED TO SIGN UP
Owner Will Himself Look After the
Team With Dick Smith as
Field Captain,

1t is now definitely announced that
Jack Mccarthy has refused to sign
with Springfield for the coming sea
son at a figure that President Kinsella
is willing to pay, and that the former
manager has been released. Contrary
to expectations, however, it is not Civ
en- out that Dick Smith is to be man.
ager. President Kinsella himself will
look after the heavy end of things, he
says. and Smith will merely be field
captain.
Mr. Kinsella has "A men under con-
tract, and while he has not given out
the list for publication, he has already
started to shape up his team. Despite
the loss of old standbys, he confidently
predicts that he will have as strong a
! team this season as last.
Springfield has two dates for games
booked with fhe New York Giants, and
as President Kinsella seemed to be
worrying over the fact, Doc Childs of
| Decatur offered to take one of them
| off his hands. Then it came out that
the head of the Springfield team was
not troubled to the extent of giving up
either game. He got around it by re-
plying that he was certain the Deca-
| tur grounds could not be gotten in
shape to play the Giants by April l.
Here and There.
A neat souvenir of the Chicago
White Sox trip this spring has been
gotten out and is being circulated
widely through the west and south
where the team will travel. Rock Is
land as the last place where the No
2 team will play before the opening OF
the season, is given mention, with :
paragraph about this city's industries
According to the figures Doc Child.
has gotten together it cost $4,2G;
more to run the Decatur team thar
was taken in in gate receipts last year
The association started out will
$1,000 in the strong box and ended il
the hole However, eight players wer'
disposed of at the end of the season
for a total of $3.50 and now the new
association has, after repurchasins
Johnny Barkwell from Des Moines 70
$500, some $500 to start housekeepin.
with.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22
SCHEDULE WAS GIVEN
OUT IN PROPER WAY
Papers Which Are Kicking About it
Have Only Themselves to Blame
if They Fell Down.

Some of the morning papers about
the Three-Eye circuit are terribly ag-
grieved over the manner in which the
schedule was given out for publication
last Friday. They print wall in
which they as good as declare that
the morning papers are the only ones
that are entitled to consideration. not
withstanding they are in the minority
on the circuit. AS a matter of fact,
the arrangements made for making
| public the schedule this year were
never before so comprehensive and
| fair to all. Four copies were given -
| the president of the club in each city
/ that he might supply his newspapers
in advance. Then a copy was given
| to the Associated Press at Chicago
and 500 copies were made here and
sent out in advance not only, to news
| papers receiving the service on the
| circuit, but to those all over Illinois
! and adjoining states Early Friday
morning President Sexton notified the
Associated Press and all the club pres.
| idents by wire that the schedule was
| adopted and released for publication
The Associated Press in turn sent dis
| patches of the same import to all
newspapers that it had supplied
Those that are not so fortunate as to
| be members of the Associated Press
have only themselves to blame if they
fell down, for they would have been
taken care of had they kept in touch
with the presidents of their respective
associations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22

feated the last year champions this
season, with practically the same
lineup
Those who played in the preliminary
here were as follows:
Rock Island-Brennan, center; Lift
and Streckfus. forward; Young, Steen
burg and Behnamann. guard.
Mount Carroll = Hartman, center;
Kline, Kentner and Fox, forward;
Ashby and Schoeepel, guard
Kewanee = Within, center; Smith
and Treckell, forward; Wasley ant
inslow, guard.
Ottawa - Smith, center: Schramn
and Fullerton, forward; Peace, Leslie
and Miller, guard.
In Other Cities.
While Rock Island was putting OH
all corners in the tournament for the
northwestern part of the state, merry
battles were on for the northern titlt
at Oak Park; the central champion
ship at Decatur, and the southern a
Centralia. Mt. Vernon Won in Egypt
with Centralia second. At Decatur tn,
largest field was entered, and it wa.
only after hard struggle with Bloom
ington that the Washington team woi
first, its rivals being easily the secon.
place team. At Oak Park, Hinsdal
was the undisputed champion whei
it defeated Joliet Saturday evening b,
a score of so to IA Joliet defeatei
West Aurora % to 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22
THE END
Only Is Games Are Left to be Played
in the Amateur Billiard
Tournament.
FAST MATCHES IN POOL
Lively Contests Are Pulled Off in
Tourney at Masons, Scratch Men
Being Winners.
FAST MATCHES IN POOL

The Bijou billiard tournament lacks
but 1G games now of completion and
an effort will be made to play off
these games during the coming week
and so have the affair over with.
Most of the contestants have played
in the neighborhood OF or z games.
although there. are one or two who
have played less than that number,
but they will be brought into play as
often as possible and allowed to eaten
up in number of games played. Sat
urday evening Hampton Q00) lost a
closely contested game to Hopkins
$3.50, the score being So to 95. In
three out of four of Hampton's games,
he lacked from 5 to points only 10
have won and he has played men
whom he had to give odds by 40.
Smith broke his hoodoo and ended his
string of defeats Saturday evening by
defeating Beck 500 by score of Sd
| to 40.
Three games were played yesterday
afternoon in which the results were
as follows: Roantree (50) defeated
Schwecke 600 by a score of SO to GS;
| Hopkins (S5) defeated Roantree (5G)
by a score of 50 to 80, and Smith (S0)
defeated Roantree 500 by score OF
so to So. This evening Hopkins and
MacManus are scheduled to play.
Games I'm Mason Tourney.
The games in the pool tournament
at Mason's pool hall Saturday and
Sunday resulted as follows:
1 Saturday-Tonn 500 so VS.. Scbw
ecke 100) sc; Neither $50 80 VS.
Kennedy Q0) rs; Boone 500 so VS.
Barth (S0) sc, and Eddy GGO) 100 VS.
Pollnow Q00) SO.
Sunday-Pollnow 900 100 VS.. Roam
tree 75) so; Roantree (75) rs VS.
Mills $50 So Cook (75) rs VS.. Bartl
500 81; Schwecke QO0) 100 VS.. Poll
now (100 81; Cook (75) IS VS.. Edd.
000) "a, and Johnson 900 100 VS.
Neither 500 "a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22
SENIORS TO PRESENT
A PLAY MARCH 10
lean Citizen" for the Annual
Theatrical Entertainment.

the high school have been preparing
to put on for some time, will be pre-
scented for the public March 10. The
play is called THE American Citizen"
and has a cast of about Is members.
The seniors have perfected themselves
in three of the four acts in the play
and are now at work on the fourth
and last. ''The American Citizen
will be up to the standard of the SEN
ion plays at the high school,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22
SUFFERING and DOLLARS Saved.

e. s. Lopez of Marilla, N. Y, says:
Il. am a carpenter and have had many
severe cuts healer by Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve. 1t has saved me suffering
and dollars. 1t is by far the best heal
ing salye | have ever found" Heals
burns, sores. ulcers, fever sores
eczema and piles. 25 cents at all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22
ADJUSTMENTS
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
TIE Illinois.

Sixteenth Street and Second Avenue.)
Feb. 2S-"Mrs. Temples Telegram
matinee.
March I-"ShadOws of SIM
March 2-"At SUNRISE"
March 3-"MessaSe from Mars.'
March 6-"Si Perkins" matinee.
March IO-Manhattan Musical Coined
company.
March 14-s'Three TWINS" return en-
Gngement.
March 10 and week-Hicl<man-Be ssey
company.
March pa Broken Idol"
March 21-'sPrince of Sweden" mat.
inee.
March 2S-"Isle of Spice" matinee.
March 29-"COmin' ThrO' tn Rye"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22
Skin Disease of Twenty Years Stand
ing Cured.

l want you to know how much Cham
berlain's Salve has done for me. 1t
has cured my face of skin disease of
almost 90 years standing | have been
treated by several as smart physicians
as we have in this country aid they
did me no good. but two boxes of this
salve has cured me-Mrs. Fannie
Griffien, Troy, Ala. Chamberlain
Salve is for sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22
GET CHANCE IN. FINALS.

The results in the various
tournaments place the following
teams in the list for the finals:
Northwestern at Rock Island.
Rock Island, first.
Mt. Carroll, second.
Northern at Oak Park.
Hinsdale, first.
Joliet, second.
Central at Decatur.
Washington, first.
Bloomington, second.
Southern at Centralia.
Mt. Vernon, first.
Centralia, second.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22
Ottawa Wins a Game.


The opening game of the evening
series was between Ottawa and Ke-
vance. The Ottawa boys had thought
seriously of canceling the game be-
cause of their three defeats, every
man being discouraged. But they play
ed, and played a better game than at
any other time during the tournament.
Because of their hard luck they had the
sympathy of the crowd and every good
| play was cheered by the whole crowd
AS the game neared the close and the
score was nearly even, the crowd was
! filled with intense excitement. and
when the whistle for time was called
and Ottawa was ahead by one point,
the crowd set up a deafening yell for
the victors. Kewanee played as good
a game as in the afternoon when the
local boys had hard work defeating
il them.
4 The final game, between Rock Island
and Mount Carroll, was a one-sided af-
fair, the locals trying TO roll up as
large a score as possible 1t seemed
!, that fate reserved this last game for
all of the accidents of the tournament
Kline. Mount Carroll forward, sprain
ed his ankle during the first half OF
the game. Streckfus also turned his
ankle, but was able to resume play.
With not defeat on their record
and nearly all the scores overwhelm
ingly in their favor, the locals ended
the Tournament
The officials for the tournament
Day of Peoria and Hawthorne of Chi
cago-were highly praised for thei.
splendid work during the entire tourna
ment. AT all times their decision.
were fair and just Although not al
ways accurate, they did the best the,
could, and all the players were salts
fled with their work.
Want State Title.
The finals will probably be held il
about two weeks. Rock Island will
go to play the finals with every man il
the best of TRIM and with determine
ton to carry off the state honors. TIL
team was second last year, and has de
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22
PLAY FOR FARM BENEFIT
Y. M. c. A. and Kappa Delta Basket
bali Teams Are TO Meet Toniuht

= WI =. n. anu NdPpd OGTId bdSKtI-
ball Teams Are to Meet Tonight.
This evening the Kappa Delta baS-
ketball team of Davenport and the
local Y. M. c. A. team will meet on
the association gymnasium floor in a
match game for the benefit of the
health farm of the association at Den
yer. Like games are to be played at
different cities throughout the coun-
try and the proceeds will be used in
building a bath house at the farm. The
game will be called at s o'clock.