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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08

will secure its Conduit at a price far
below what it would cost to install it,
were the municipal authorities to take
the matter in hand Independently.
The momentous question as to the
meaning of the contract between the
old company and the Territory, where
by the county secured the right to
string its wires along the poles of the
telephone company, has not been set.
tied. 1t was on this contract, concern.
ing which there was a difference Of
opinion, that Deputy County Attorney
Milverton based his arguments. That
is all pau, and the contract will be al.
lowed to slumber in peaceful oblivion.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
ArcOna Leaves Late.

The German cruiser Arcona left the
Channel wharf at eleven O'Clock last
night for san Francisco. Tho laleness
Of her departure was due 10 tho fact
that the captain received orders 10 sail
yesterday and, as some Of the men still
had shore liberty coming 10 them, he
decided 10 make the departure as late
as possible
There was large crowd down 10
SEQ tho pretty vessel leave The haTbor.
The visitors have made many friends
while they haYe been here, not only
among the local German population,
but with everybody, ~ neaTly all Of
lhem speak excellent English ana arc
tho pleasaRlssl eompunlonS 10 tho
world.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
NAuRU MISSION
LOSES SUPPLIES

Central Union church loses heavily
Ismpels uvrSeMIoN sql 10 ssoI sql 40
Ocean Queen, which went to pieces on
a reef between Tahiti and Makatoa
Reef, for when the vessel left Homo
lulu she carried large amount of mis-
eellaneous articles intended for Rev.
and Mrs. Philip Adam Delaporte, the
missionaries of Central Union at
Nauru. Micronesia. On August list
service was held at Central Union
church in which reference was made
to the Micronesian mission and atten'
ton also called to some of the i'm.
mediate needs of the mission and the
Delaportes. The list of items wanted
ranged from one jack donkey, which
was supplied, to a barrel of lime.
This is the second donkey sent to the
mission. A donkey-cart was also
furnished, three water tanks with n
capacity of 5000 gallons each, and
several gallons of carbolineum. Among
other things asked for and furnished
and forwarded en- the Ocean Queen,
were half ton of hay, three barrels
of cement, ten gallons asphalt paint,
400 lineal feet of lumber ten pounds
of lampblack. twenty.four copies of
Gospel Hymns. and 125 pounds of nails;
1900 gothic pickets.
There were also personal gifts for
the Delaportes, all of which John I.
Arundel, warm friend of the Nauru
Mission, offered to take without charge
to the church for the Hawaiian Board
The vessel sailed the latter part of
august and was therefore out only
about month when wrecked.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08

fees must be waived. Quinn favored
giving in to the company. Aylett said
no. But just the same Aylett signed
the report when it came to a show
down.
Mayor Opposes Compromise. Z
When the report was presented at
last night g meeting the fight started.
Aylett, though he had held out for
some sort of fee in committee, stood
by his guns in support of the report
and he met every attack from the op-
position with cheerful glee. Mayor
Fern, who has been inimical to the
telephone people from the start, fought
against the granting of the desired
exemption, and he was supported by his
lone henchman on the board, Super.
visor Mcclellan.
Logan was firm in support of the
report. Kane asked to be excused. Cox
was absent, so it was Immediately seen
that the report was sure to be adopted.
The call of the roll showed AHA, who
had taken little part in the discussion,
on the safe side.
This settles the last question which
IL was feared might, for a time, hold
up the construction work. In spite OF
the steadfast knocking of the Bulletin,
which prophesied that the deadlock
would never be broken, the supervisors
exonerated themselves of any possible
charge Of completely in any scheme to
hold up the company which is making
every endeavor 10 supply Honolulu
with modern and sufficient telephone
service.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
NO pIsoouRTEsY BY BAND.

Editor Advertiser:-I read in this
mornings paper short paragraph ac-
cusing the departing members of the
Hawaiian band of a breach of etiquette
by playing the Star Spangled Banner
as the Mauna Kea sailed past H. B.
NJ. S. Bedford. In justice to the band
permit me to state that 1 was on the
Bedford at the time, and that as the
Mauna Kea went by the band played
God Save the King.
Trusting that you will find room for
this correction, yours, etc.,
GEORGE +. DAVIES.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
LAUNCHING Of
THE W|LHELM|NA
By w. L. Castle.
Especial to the Advertiser.)

Especial to the Advertiser.)
At eleven o'clock on Saturday morn
ing, September Is, 1909, the steamship
Wilhelmina was launched in the yards
of the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Drydock Co. At two minutes to eleven
the ship was christened Wilhelmina
by Miss Wilhelmina Tenney; a minute
later the ship started to glide down the
ways, and at eleven o'clock sharp she
was floating gracefully in the waters
of the historic James river. On the
launching stand, besides the christener,
were Mr.. and Mrs. L. ID. Tenney, Cap.
tains Matson and Johnson, Mr.. Greig,
an dthe officials of the shipbulding com.
pany. The whole affair went Off with.
out a mishap, and was witnessed by a
crowd of nearly thousand persons,
many of whom were employees of the
company. From the front tlagpole the
Union Jack was flying, from the fore.
mast the American flag, from the aft
mast the company's tag, marked ON.
n. S. & ID. d. Co.," and on each side
of the bow in huge bronze letters is
the word "Wilhelmina.
The Wilhelmina has a length over all
of 400 feet, nodded beam of "a feet,
and the depth from the keel to the up
per deck is 33 feet 6 inches. On this
ship will be accommodations for 40
first-class passengers, four times the
number the Lurline carries, and for
los second class passengers. She is
equipped for carrying freights of all
kind, and has large holds for oil, and
superstructure for pineapples and ba'
nanas The machinery is all located
aft, and the boat is an oil burner. Sh2
has all modern appliances, such as wire
less telegraphy, submarine signals
Nicholson ship log for the safe opera
ton of the vessel Her average sea
speed will be about Is knots, although
she will be able to make Is knots il
necessary. Her cargo capacity is 600C
tons, and her gross tonnage will be
about 1900. She is the largest of the
Matson line steamers, and will be put
on the passenger and freight service be
tween Honolulu and San Francisco. She
has one 4.cycle triple.expansion engine
the cylinders of which are 35x5Sx69x6C
inch stroke. She has six singleended
| Scotch boilers, Is feet 5 inches in di
ameter and IL feet long. capable of sus
tanning 100 pounds of steam per squar,
inch. She has an unusually large pro
peller the blades of which are of man
ganese bronze.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
LABORERs
WANTED IN HAWAII

SAN FRANCISCO, September 26.--
W. r. Wheeler, manager of the traffic
bureau of the Merchants exchange,
returned yesterday from Honolulu in
company with United States Senator
W. p. Dillingham; and Prof. H. A. Mil.
lis of Stanford University. Wheeler is
a member of the government commits
sion appointed in 1907 to investigate
the immigration question throughout
the United States. Senator Dilling-
ham is chairman of the commission
and Professor Mills has carried on the
investigation in all states and terri.
tories west of the Rocky mountains.
With the work done in Hawaii the
investigations are now completed and
the commission will assemble its data
and make a report to the president
next March.
Wheeler said yesterday that they
found in Hawaii among the substantial
men of the Islands a public spirit that
was as surprising as it was gratifying.
White Labor Desired.
"They have come to the conclu.
sion," he said, "that the future of
the Islands depends upon their Amer.
icanization and they are prepared to
make personal sacrifices to this end.
While they recognize the present value
of oriental labor they are willing to
accept smaller returns if people of
races that can be assimilated and
Americanized can be induced to per.
form the labor now exclusively in the
hands of Chinese and Japanese.
"The Filipinos that have been given
employment are proving satisfactory,
and government agents are now in the
Azores and Siberia trying to interest
the farm laborers of Russia and Portu-
gal in Hawaii Under the law the gov
eminent may lend to immigration the
aid that the contract labor law forbids
private interests to extend.
The Income Tax.
"The territorial government this
year has added 2 per cent. to the in
come tax, the addition to affect in
comes of more than $4,000 year. OF
the revenue thus derived three-quar
tiers will be devoted to aiding immigra
ton and one and quarter to reclama
tion work.
Professor Mills will go direct tc
Washington, where he will assist il
the work of tabulating the data gath
cred throughout the country and in
preparing the commission IS final re
port.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
RUM0R or WATER SENDS
NJ BRYDE STOCK UP

Reports of the development Of a
bountiful supply of water on McBryde
plantation sent the price of McBryde
stocks kiting yesterday. There were
runors Of heavy buying all during the
afternoon, and last night there was
none in sight at 3.s75, the highest
figure reached by the shares in some
time.
No Official statement in regard to
the water discovery was issued by the
directors or their agents, but the re,
port found pretty general eredenco
among brokers, Those who were buy.
ing the stock were keeping pretty
quiet, and showed no desire TO make
public their transactions
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
ATKINSON WIRES "ALL
WELL" FROM KOBE

Immigration Commissioner Richard
lyers received a eablegram yesterday
from a, l.. O. Atkinson, dated Kobe,
Japan. In which The latter wired Gan
WELL
This presumably relates 10 tho 6fty
Russian families which No Atkinson
ID eurpfilng from Manehurla 10 Homo,
lulu 20 BIO distributed about tho Islands.
The huasiann arc 10 be brought here on
ihs pselno Mail \, n siberia,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
All Parties Satisfied.

The most rabd supporters Of county
government are satisfied, for the tele,
phone company has conceded the right
ot the county 10 Inspect tbs excavation
work and 10 r0quiTo that the streets
and roads be- repaired in good shape
after the setting % the poles and tho
laying of tho conduit
The county ID assured " improved
police and IRE alarm service Tor tho
cables will be run through e0nduits Ia
lhe same manner NJ 10 done 10 the
biggest eiiies NJ tbs mainland, and
ihefe will be- 30 danger ~ falling trees
dlsaHaagipg tho service, Tho eouniy
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
TIMELY ADVICE.

Never leave home on journey at
this season Of the year without a bot
tlo Of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
plaHhoea Remedy, IL good advice Tor
young and old, No one can toll when
II may BIO required, II cannot DO OBJ
iained on hoard tho cars oT steamships.
buy 4 before leaving home, For sale
by All dealers, h0nson, Smith a Co.,
Lad, agepls feT Bswsil,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08

SAN FRANCISCO, September %
Captain Charles Potter, one of the best
known navigators in the trade between
the Hawaiian Islands and this port,
died Thursday night at his home in Ala
media He was seventy-eight years old,
although his friends who knew of the
active life he, led thought that he was
not more than sixty. Captain Potter
was downeaster of the old school, and
came here in the early eighties in the
bark Ferris S. Thompson. He spent
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08

most of his time on the Pacific in the
service of j. d. Spreckels 4 Co., being
commander of the bark Alden Besse
and the crack barkentine Coronado, in
which he negotiated many smart pas
sages between San Francisco and the
Islands.
Captain Potters last request was
that he be buried at sea. The Patrick
family, with which he has resided for
years, is making preparations to com.
ply with his dying wish.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
PHONE DISPUTE IS
COMPROMISED
Continued From Page One.)
The Report.

Your committee on roads, bridges,
garbage, parks and public improve
ments to which was referred the COM
munication from the telephone compa-
ny, relative to laying underground of
the police and fire alarm wires, would
beg leave to report that after thor
oughly investigating same, it would
recommend that the proposition of the
telephone company be accepted and
that the said company build duct for
the city and county fire alarm and
police system, the company to receive
fifteen cents per foot for said duct,
and that the said company maintain
the said duct free of charge during
the life of its charter.
We would also recommend that in
laying the wires of said company I'M
derground, or moving poles, or digging
up the street in any way, that the com
pany apply for a permit, the said work
to be inspected the same as any other
corporation or private individual, but
no charges to be made for said inspec-
ton to the telephone company, the
consideration being that the city and
county gets the duct for fifteen cents
a foot, which if the city and county
were to build the same, it would cost
at least fifty cents per foot.
We would also recommend that an
agreement on these lines be entered
into with the telephone company at an
early date.
Very respectfully submitted,
j. c. QUINN,
A. w. AYLETT
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08

The report was drawn by Chairman
Quinn, and contrary to general ex-
pectation, was signed by Supervisor
Aylett. Right through the conferences
Ay!ett was the leader of the opposi-
ton, but he was evidently trying sim
ply to get the most that he could for
the county, for when it became a ques-
ton of signing the report or running
the risk of tying the telephone extern
sion work up indefinitely, he signed.
Supervisor Kane did not sign the re.
port, and later when the matter came
to vote, asked TO be excused from
voting He was not present at the last
conference, held yesterday morning
between the attorney of the telephone
company and the road committee of
the supervisors, aud consequently did
not consider himself well enough post,
ed 10 vote,
After the c0nfeTapce yesterday
morning Quinn announced that he in,
tended drawing up u report, recon-
mondlng that the demand Of the tele,
phone people for exemption from In
speetion fees during the whole twenty
oven years that their charter yet has
10 run, be granted, Ayleti fought TO
bf lasi, demanding that some Toe he
charged for all Inspections after the
first yfaE lie was willing 20 sat the
fee down from the standard Afty cents
but he wanted sons ehaTge made,
Attorney Lisls on behalf ~ Tbs
telephone company, Insisted that All
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-05
CLAIM FOR $500
Filed Against Estate of the Late Will
liam Ross of Chaplin.

Mrs. Sarah E. Way of Willimantic
has, through her attorney, Henry H.
Hunter, brought claim against the
estate Of the late William Ross of
Chaplin. The claim has been filed
with Judge Of Probate Merritt WEIGH
at Chaplin. The claim stipulates dam
ages to the amount of $500; it is al
legged that during the lifetime of Mr..
Ross he promised to make a settle
ment with the claimant, but because of
his sudden death the matter was not
adjusted.
The alleged claim is for damages
said to have been caused by the burst
ing of q boiler in a tenement owned by
the deceased. adjoining that of the
claimant, and, by the same household
goods owned by her are said to have
sustained damage to the extent of 5000
and in addition it is alleged that the
claimant was made Ill and she is seek
ing an additional $500 for the alleged
injury to her health as a result of the
accident
This is the first claim of any proper
tions that has been filed against the
estate and 1t is assumed that commits
sioners will be asked to find if there Is
any cause why any amount OF money
should be paid to Mrs. Way.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-05
NEW HAVEN BUILDING
Shows Substantial Increase During
Month Just Ended.

The report Of Building inspector
Austin, of New Haven, for January
shows a very substantial increase in
the number of building permits issued,
and also a large gain in the value Of
the work contracted during the month
as compared with the same month fast
year.
In the past month 40 permits were
issued, representing contracts valued at
$174,300, which stands against 80 per-
mits and cost Of s134,25 in January
1908, or a clear gain Of a little more
than $4,000. This indicates the trend
of building operations in New Haven
and foreshadows a busy spring sea-
son in the construction business.
OF the total number Of permits %
were issued for new houses of the one,
two and three family varieties. Sew
eral permits were issued for repairs
and alterations to buildings and but
very few large jobs were started dur
ing the month.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-05
COLCHESTER.
G. A. r. Post Invited to Attend Lincoln
Service-Personal Items.

The local Grand Army post has been
invited to attend a union service at the
Baptist church Sunday evening. The
subject for the evening service will
be Lincoln. The pastor, Rev. B. d.
Remington, will preach a sermon on
the Life and Services of the Martyred
President.
William Cone of Millington was a
caller here Thursday.
Frank Carrier of North Plains is Wis
iting with relatives in town.
James S. Case was in Boston We'd
nesday.
Miss Anna Avery was the guest of
friends in Norwich Wednesday.
Addison Chapman of Millington was
here Wednesday.
clayton D. Barton of East Hampton
was in town Wednesday.
George Taylor of Willimantic is Wis
iting friends in town for a few days.
w. r. Raney Of Willimantic was the
guest Of local friends Thursday.
Mrs Lizzie Laubscher was in Rock
vile Wednesday.
Eugene Saunders Of Norwich was
visitor here Thursday.
Many at Grange Supper.
There was a large attendance at the
supper given by the Colchester grange
for the benefit of the Cragin Memo
Ildl library anu lilb II cAAA6Vs mum
Der of friends of both were present
from out of town. The menu consisted
of cold meats, salads, baked beans,
pie, cake and ice cream. Ice cream
and sandwiches were on sale to those
who did not want supper.
Borough Notes.
Alfred Brown and a friend from
Willimantic were in town Wednesday
with a handsome pair of horses which
were sold to a purchaser from Meri-
den who met them here.
Abraham Elgart was in Norwich on
wednesday.
Louis EIgart returned Tuesday from
a few days stay with friends and rel
atives in New York.
Fred Laubscher, student at Yale,
was the guest of his mother, who is
visiting at Mrs. H. C. Morgan's on
South Main street, for a few days the
past week.
Miss Elizabeth Day has returned
from a few weeks visit with friends
in New York and Ridgefield, Conn.
Miss Lizzie Drescher of Whitman
tic was the guest Tuesday of her
aunt. Mrs. Lizzie Daubscher.
A number from Turnerville are at
work filling the Providence Dairy COM
pany's ice house.
Miss Catherine Kelly and her broth
err, Joseph Kelly, were in Jewett City
Tuesday, and accompanied the body of
their grandmother, Mrs. Margaret
Driscoll, who was brought here for
burial Tuesday
Mrs John Walsh and daughter of
Naugatuck are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Murphy.
Miss Maria Wickwire returned on
Tuesday to New Haven. after a visit
with her grandparents Mr.. and Mrs.
D. W. Hakes
Mrs. John Patten returned to Meri-
den Tuesday after a brief visit with
relatives in town.
DIR. Cyrus Pendleton of Hebron was
| in town Tuesday.
John O'Brien has a large gang OF
men filling his ice houses. The ice is
about II inches thick and of good
quality.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-05
To predae Bridgeport Harbor.

The army engineers have awarded to
the American Dredging company the
contract for dredging a basin 500 feet
wide and 1000 feet long in Bridgeport
harbor inside Bug light at s 2-3 cents
per cubic yard, and also for dredging
the channel southerly from Bug light
out into the sound to a depth Of %
feet at low water. The basin will give
a harbor or refuge to sound craft.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-05
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Plans for Banquet of Business Mems
Association--lce 10 to II Inches
Thick.

Arrangements are being completed
for the banquet of the Stafford Bust
ness Mems association, which will take
place at the Springs house next We'd
nesday evening. Among the speakers
will be Lieutenant Governor Weeks,
Elmore S. Banks, speaker of the house
of representatives, and Joseph L. Bar
bour of Hartford.
William Powers, who had his foot
injured by having a case of goods fall
on it at the Rhode Island mills q few
days ago is recovering.
Ice is from 10 to IL inches on the
various ponds, and the cutting has
begun.
Miss Mary Fitzpatrick is the guest
of friends in New York.
Miss Katherine Smith has gone to
Lawrence, Kan, for a lengthy visit.
- Mrs. NJ. H. Mccarthy has returned
from a brief visit with friends in Wor-
cester.
]. A. Foster has recovered from a
mild attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. Frank Cardinal has been III for
several days with bronchitis.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-05
LIBRARY WORK.
Annual Meeting of the Connecticut As
ISOLATION to Be Held Wednesday in
New Haven.

The annual meeting of the. Connect
cut Library association will be held at
New Haven on Wednesday, February
3, at 10 a. m. The programme follows:
Morning Session.
10. Address Of welcome, J. G. Schwab,
Pr. D.. librarian Yale University IL
brary.
Business.
1890. The Library and the Modern
University, Arthur T. Hadley, LID,
president Yale University.
II. Early Printed Books IN the Yale
Library, Andrew Keough, NJ. A, ref
erence librarian Yale university.
IL. Exhibition of Early Printed Books
and Tour of Library and University
Buildings.
1 p. m. Luncheon.
Afternoon Session.
2.3o. On Being a Librarian, Isabel Ely
Lord, B. L. s.. librarian Pratt Insti-
tute Free library. Brooklyn, n. Y.
$3.50. The Public Library, an Integral
Part of Our System Of Free Public
Education. James H. Garfield, LII
D., Lift D., librarian Columbia uni
versity library, New York city.
The meetings will be held in Lamp
son hall, Yale college grounds, Elm
street, near High. The luncheon will
be served at Memorial hall.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-05
NEWS LETTERS FROM
BULLETIN REPRESENTATIVES.

to this city this afternoon for the
final home game in the Windham
county interscholastic league. Wind
ham and Killingly high of Danielson
are tied in the race for the pennant
and should Windham win today's game
and the one scheduled with Killingly
at Danielson she will have a clear
title to the championship and the pen
nant.
Windham is putting in strenuous
practice these days and expects to
trounce Putnam today in handy style
and then get busy for the final rub
with Killingly high. The rooters will
be out in force and a grand struggle
is anticipated, for Putnam is equally
determined to win from the local five
on its own floor,
Captain Kelley announces this line
up for the game: Burns IF, Kelley IT,,
Richmond c, Leonard rb. Walden Id,
Jordan and Bradbury substitutes.