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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20
JURY FAILED To
FIND MURDERER
The WetheriII Inquest Ends in
Open Verdict Being
Returned.

Who killed Henry Wetherill, the
negro, is still an unanswered question
in police circles Who they believe
committed the crime is another story,
and to justify their suspicious "Wai-
kiki,' Jim McCandless and Tom Cum.
mings, all Hawaiians, are held under
investigation, with the finger pointing
more to the first than to the others.
But even with these suspicious upper
most pointing in the direction of eva
ilsiki, footprint found near the scene
of the murder into which one of Me-
Candless' shoes fits perfectly, turns the
suspicious in another direction, and, as
the Irishman says, can there y are. -
The coroner's jury, which for four
evenings and portion OF yesterday
afternoon heard evidence from a large
number of persons who had been more
or less in contact with Wetherill, ended
it's deliberations yesterday by render
ing verdict to the effect that Wether-
i'll was certainly killed, but by some
person to the jury unknown. The YER
dict reads as follws:
s'Henry Wetherill, alias Henry Wal,
came to his death on the 18th day OF
June, 1909, from severe wounds in the
head and fractures to the skull, said
wounds being inflicted by blunt in
strument, to wit, piece of scantling 2
inches by 8 inches, by 4 feet / inch
long, held in the hands of some person
to this jury unknown
But the testimony in the hands OF
the police and the County Attorneys
office is valuable, inasrnueh as it is a
confic ting mass of contradictions, in
which many of the witnesses are clearly
shown to have deliberately lied. This
is particularly true of Waikiki an
unprepossessing Hawaiian of low stat
ure, whose police record both here and
on the Coast is bad, particularly for
fighting. His testimony was clearly
proven to be valueless except to show
him to be a liar, and valueless in prov
ing who was the murderer. But these
lies and contradictions are valuable to
the police authorities. for they show
that "Waikiki'' is apparently trying
to hide his own movements on the night
of the murder.
Henry Wetherill, although to all in
tents a negro, is on the articles Of the
s. S. Pleiades as Henry Wal, "born in
Hawaii Among Hawaiian sailors on
the Pleiades he was thought to be
part Hawaiian. A coroner's juryman
said he was sure that WetheriH was
once known as Santos.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20
MANY ATTEND THE
CLOSING EXERCISES
AT OAHU COLLEGE

Twenty-Five students of Oahu Col
/ lege were last night awarded diplomas,
this number having finished the various
courses in that institution. Chas. R.
Bishop Hall was filed to overlooking
when the graduation exercises began,
and there was not one present but who
was pleased with the tasteful decora-
ton of the auditorium and the high
standard of excellence of the program
rendered.
Seated on the platform when the
exercises began were President Grit
fiths, of Oahu College; Walter G. Smith,
vice president of the Board of Regents.
and Rev. Fl. P. Judd. The class march
ed to the platform from the rear of the
room while Wagner Pilgrim IS Chorus
was sung by the Oahu College Chorus.
Rev. II. P. Judd asked the invocation
The Glass Salutatory was delivered by
Eliza Lulu Heen, who took for her sub
ject "Needlework, - speaking of the
early work that was done in this line
as well as of the talent that is dis
played at this later age. Her address
was very interesting, giving, as it did,
a fund of information regarding the
delicate handiwork. The salutatory was
well delivered by Miss Heen.
The Commencement Part by Edith
Howard Smith, who had chosen for her
subject, "Masques, was well handled.
1t showed a scholarly knowledge of an
cient and medieval times, and was de-
livered with well-placed emphasis and
clear diction.
Letitia Melville Morgan delivered the
Valedietory for the Glass. Her subject
was "The King Arthur of the Poets''
and her analysis of Tennyson, the man
and the poet, was given by one who
was evidently familiar with her sub
ject. Miss. Morgan interpretations
of several phases were as original as
they were good
Not the least of the evenings pro.
gram was the music. The Oahu College
Boys Glee Club, well directed, sang
"FIoating Mid the Lilies - with grace
and harmony.
President Griffiths then introduced
Walter g. Smith, VINO spoke of Ha-
waits Need of Trained Service. He
compared Hawaii with other island
groups, showing the superior eiviliza
ton of this one and accounting for it
by the early work of educated and
Christian men; urged the collegiate
youth of Hawaii to remain here or to
come back and carry out and perfect
the work of the fathers and discussed
some of the problems that are yet I'M
solved and which await the study of
Hawaii s educated youth.
Harry Foster Lucas, president of the
graduating class, formally presented on
behalf of himself and his classmates
who were on the verge of leaving the
institution. the class gift to the school
The gift-a Diseobolus-had already
been unveiled President Grifiths re-
piled to the few words of the class
president, speaking the thanks of him
self, the school trustees, and of Oahu
College itself.
President Griffiths then briefly out
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20
ST. LOUIS STUDENTS
MAKE CLEVER ACTORS

There was a large and appreciative
audience at the commencement exer-
cises of st. Louis College last night
This took the form of two dramatic
entertainments. The first, quaint
drama of medieval times and the sec
ond fairy pantomime
In addition to the dramatic work
there was an overture by the St
Louis College band, some fine choral
singing and a beautiful playing of
Moret's Petite Symphonic, arranged as
a duet for the violin, by c. Baldwin
and Brasil
THE Atonement" was the title of
the medieval drama and the young
actors made wonderfully good i'm
preston. The story deals with trou-
blous times when Spain and France
were fighting over the border, first
on one side and then on the other.
There are villain and his dupe, who
betray a French fortress into the
hands of the Spanish and a hero who
is enmeshed in the villains we'll
laid plan of conspiracy, but every
thing comes out well and the hero is
reinstated in blaze of glory
G. Sims as Lorenzo and J. O'Dowda
as Alexis were particularly good, in
fact all the cast was good and the
young actors, from the tall four to
the supers. all went through their
parts in a way that did great credit to
their teaching.
The following was the program:
Overture-King Midas ... t1llenberg
S L. c. Orchestra.
Chorus and Orchestra-God of Israel
THE ATONEMENT. ACT l.
Solo, Chorus and Orchestra-Buy NY
Roses. $3.50. --.--... Kingsley
Violin Duet-Petite Symphonic. .Moret
c. Baldwin. VIM. Brash.
THE ANTONEMENT. ACT II.
Waltzes-Bfrd of Passage. Faust
THE BROWNIES.
Chorus and Orcilestra-New Hail
F'inale-E Captain. Sousa
3 L. c. Orchestra.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20

lined to the audience the story of how
the award of the Damon Rhetorical
Prizes had become a part of the clos
ing exercises of each year at the col
,ege. He then announced that the
judges in the recent defamation con-
test had, after much difficulty, chosen
Harry Foster Lucas as the winner of
the prize. Second to him in the list
of awards came Miss Alice Bond, and
Honorable Mention was awarded to
Miss Dora Atwater
On the Punahou Roll of Honor an
other name was formally placed last
night when President Griffiths stated
that this award would go to William
Q. Lidgate for the high excellence of
his all-round work and standing in the
college. To him was presented the
loving cup. the award of the trustees.
After this. the diplomas were given
to the graduates, the announcement of
each name being the signal for ap-
plause. The Oahu College chorus then
sang Hail. Bright Abode from
Tannhauser, after which the graduates
grouped themselves before the Mat
form. and to each boy graduate was
given white lei These leis were
worn in honor OF the memory of will
ham Lane Webster. member of the
class who was killed last summer. The
leis were presented by Mrs. Webster.
Rev. H. p. Judd asked a brief bene-
dlction, after which the class of 1909
held reception to receive the con-
CALCULATIONS of friends and relatives.
The following are the members of the
Oahu College gradual ting class of 1909:
Continued on Page Eighty
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20
ACCEPTANCE OF M|sT's
FLORAL PARADE DESIGN

The letter of acceptance of the Ha-
wall Promotion Committee goes for
ward on the next mail to III. M. Mist,
Dresden, Germany, for his very clever
and artistic poster for the Floral Par
ade, 1910. Secretary Wood expresses
the pleasure the committee derives
from the excellence of the design,
which, it is believed, will be popular
wherever shown. Estimates for pro-
ducing the poster will also be procur'
ed in Germany. Secretary Wood also
proposes to reproduce the poster, On
small scale on postal cards and pastors,
SO that these can be sent out from the
Hawaiian Islands to all parts of the
world. Mr.. Mist has been an art stu
dent in Dresden for many years. The
fact that his design has been accepted
will no doubt be matter of congratu-
lation to all who have been fellow ar
fists with him. He is Honolulu boy,
his mother being resident of Manoa.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20
DIMES WORTH OF
POI WAS COSTLY

All on account of dime IS worth of
poi, three persons contributed $37 as
the total amount of costs and fines into
the police court treasury yesterday
morning, and the lawyers fees (there
was legal adviser for each side) are
not included. Joe Castro. the Guam
Wonder, that is. of former years, in
the roped arena, contributed $22 and
Wong Chow SIS, both having been ar
rested for affray.
The trouble started over Mrs. Castro
sending to Wong Chow IS for ten cents
worth of poi, which the Chinaman re-
fused to give unless the dime was forth
coming. Mrs. Castro went over to talk
to Chow about it and wordy alterca-
tion resulted and blows were struck.
Joe appeared on the scene and started
to clean out the establishment. His
former athletic training came handy
and it is said he bowled over about
three poi Founders.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20
FIVE HUNDRED CASES OF
PINES FOR SEATTLE FAIR

Secretary Wood, of the Promotion
Committee, is all smiles over the re-
ceipt of this news and is glad to be
shipping so many more pines up to
Seattle. The pineapple growers are
also all smiles because they realize
that the exposition will be medium
of advertising for the Hawaiian pines.
second to none. 1t is also proving a
valuable market. Mr.. Wood expects
that in another month the output,
through the Hawaii building will be
doubled The pines are sliced and
served in a tempting manner, the
sextet of young ladies from HAWAII
acting as hostesses.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20
No REASON IN
ANY LINGO
TALK
Governor Makes Strike
Statement
at Kahana.

Inc issuance of statements yesterday
by Governor Frear and Consul General
oyeno calculated to prick the bubble
of sensationalism accorded the Oahu
strike In both America and Japan; the
appearance before Judge De Bolt of
Maxine, Negoro, Sega and others while
Attorney Lightfoot endeavored to have
the date for their trials set over for
SIX months and failed, and the report
from Kahana that the strikers were
adopting forcible means of preventing
withdrawals from their ranks, were yes
terday's strike developments.
The statements of the Governor and
the Consul General were intended to
allay the seeming misconception of the
true state of the case abroad. The Gov.
ernor states that in his opinion there
is no reason why the strike should as
sumo an international aspect; that the
masses Of the strikers are showing an
effort to respect the law, and that the
isolated cases of violence are being
dealt with by the civil authorities in
the ordinary way.
Mr.. Uyeno stated simply that he was
keeping his government informed of
the true facts of the strike situation,
adding that he thought that the Japa.
nese government appreciated the situa.
tion.
These statements, which were pub.
iished throughout Japan and the United
States yesterday afternoon should mini
mize the effect of the sensational re-
ports being circulated with San Fran
cisco as the fake center.
Coming Journalist Comes Biased.
K. Kiyose, the Japanese journalist
from San Francisco, who will arrive
here on Thursday next to ''investi-
gate" the strike situation, is represent
ing the papers from the articles in
which is drawn the foundation for the
dispatches to Japan and elsewhere con-
cerning Consul General Uyeno, Editor
Sheba and the planters, articles which
are stated to have aroused the lower
class japanese against America and
created excitement in Toxic and Yoko-
hama. This K Kiyose is an old friend
Of Negoro, who claims to have been well
acquainted with him for the past ten
years.
Continued on Page Two.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20
Army and +;
Navy News +;
g .ax.x.&.s.s .xH.s

The work of installing the mortar
batteries at Fort Ruger, Diamond Head
is now completed and there only awaits
the arrival of the ordnance officer next
month to test the big guns. During the
week the cement mixing machines, the
concrete forms, all kinds Of machinery
and the big roller which have been
used in the construction Of the fortifica-
ton were moved away and much Of it
landed at Fort De Russy, Waikiki,
where engineering activity is now cen.
tered in laying the foundations for the
big gun batteries there.
Old Diamond Head, Leah of olden
times, an extinct volcano, has been
transformed into one of the strongest
single Notifications in the world, and
the old crater, the pit where lava once
seethed, is now converted into use for
Uncle Sam in connection with the fort.
A tunnel connects the fort with the
crater and from the crater a passage
way will lead to the peak of Diamond
Head above the lighthouse where viii
be located the observation station in
galleries cut into the rock From this
station the batteries of Ruger and De
Russy will be directed
st. Louis on the Way.
1Lo ,ro+oa+oJ a-r,;Sar c. Tou;r eo;J
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20

Hawaiian pineapples have become So
non1lar with visitors to the HaWall
R1lilding at the Alaska-9 ukon EXPOSE
zion that the supply of the fruit Is
running short, and five hundred cases
will go forward from the pineapple
fields on the next steamer to the coast.
At present time the sale of pines mas
avera ged 500 per day. This means
that about one thousand persons nave
tasted of Hawaii's luscious pines ana
of course that means that the attend
ance of visitors at the building Is
much larger. for all who visit do not
partake.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20

ed yesterday from San Francisco fer
Honolulu en- route to Samoa Whether
the cruiser has her marine guard aboard
may not be known until she arrives
here. If she has none it is likely that
Camp Very may be called upon to give
the cruiser her quota of officers and
men.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20
MISSION WORKER MURDERED.

NEW YORK June Ie.The body of Elsie Sig
and the granddaughter of Franz Sige
the of Chinese She had been strangled
letters had been written by the girl.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20
ATTELL THE BANTAM CHAMPION

SAN FRANCISCO, June ao-onte Atten Nei last
night in the eighteenth round for the banaegt Championship
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20

Tourists Of the Moana and Young
hotels were introduced to the mys-
teries of the Hawaiian 1uau last even
ing at the home of Mrs. De Fries.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20

The Sappho old vessel having been built 1901 She car
red She feet long and had displacement
She of ships of the Apollo class, being
removed from the effective list.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20
CLAUDIANES GOES FREE.

OAKLAND June 1oJohn Claudianes charged with dynam
the home of Gallagher the graft supervisors
has been discharged from being
evidence
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20
BRITISH CRUISER SUNK
DURING THE MANEUVERS

LONDON, June 2o-Tne cruiser Sappho
been yesterday during off Dungeness
after collision. Her saved.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20

CALHOUN JURY WERE
LOCKED UP LAST NIGHT
ASSOCIATED Press cablegrams.)

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2o-After being eleven hours
without arriving the Jury was locked
up for the night.
HENEY TALKED SEVENTEEN HOURS
SAN FRANCISCO, June Ie.-Prcsecutor Heney final
address the jury the Calhoun spoke
The aesman charged by Judge 6
shortly after taking a fer luncheon
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20
RUSSIAN TRANSPORT WRECKED.

SEBASTOPOL June 1e-The Russian military transport Ingul
has wreck n
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20
st. Louis on the Way.

The protected cruiser st. Louis sail
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-21
OREGON HAS KINDEsT MAN
Panjab River Hermit Refuses to Kill
Wild Animals That Destroy
His Crops.

II you lived in the woods where
bear, deer and cougars actually inter
tered with your farming operations
and devoured your crops, would you
have any hesitation about killing the
offending varmints? Frank Lotion. a
German hermit living alone. on the
Panjab river in the Blue mountains.
in Oregon, thinks it wrong to kill
wild animals and they bully him I'M
mercifully.
Although for years he has lived in
a district where all sorts of wild ami
mails are numerous, he has never
killed one yet. "They frequently cause
me much trouble" he says, "but it ts
wrong to kill them"
Recently he awoke in the morning
to see two large cougars glaring at
hif through the windows of his cabin.
The mountaineer could easily have
killed both of them, but he said he
had no objection to have them inspect
the interior of his house. After watch
ing him for several minutes, the wild
cats skunk away into the timber
A field of corn planted and cultiyat-
ed by Lotion with great care, was de-
stroyed by herd of deer. Several
acres of the corn was eaten to the
ground. Mr.. Lotion could easily have
Killed the deer the morning after the
animals devoured the corn, but he did
not modest them. A big deer recently
created havoc with the irrigation
scheme Mr.. Lotion has carried out on
his farm. Wallowing in the spring
from which the water is drawn. the
deer squeezed mud into the outlet
pipe, stopping it up, and the crops
suffered before the cause of the trou-
BILE was discovered.
Taking all these things into
account, Oregon may claim to have
the kindest man.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-21
PASSED AWAY
Mrs. Bowman, One Of The Five
Who Was Injured At Railway
Crossing In Coon RAPIDS

Gertrude Gillispie-Bowman was
born in Viola Township, Audubon
County, Iowa, Oct. 6, 1876 and died at
Coon Rapids, October 1909, being SO
years old on the day OF her burial.
She grew to womanhood in Viola
Twp. and lived there all her life ex-
cept four years which time she lived
in Coon Rapids.
She was the eldest daughter of
George and Catherine Gillispie of
Viola Township. On December is, 1896
she was united in marriage to James
Edward Bowman and to this union
four children was born.
Besides leaving husband and four
children to mourn her death there is q
father, mother, i've sisters and three
brothers, all of whom were present at
the funeral Mrs. Bowman was loved
and respected by all who knew her
and she will be greatly missed in the
community in which she lived.
She was a member for years of the
Methodist Church in Viola Center.
The funeral sermon was preached at
the home of Wilson Bowman's by
Rev. J. F. Gibson of the Methodist
Church Sunday at II O'Clock. Her re.
mains were laid to rest in the Coon
Rapids Cemetery.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-21
obIiterating Waterloo.

The battlefield at Waterloo, writes
an American tourist from Brussels. is
rapidly being Invested of all its inter.
esting features. The houses which
sheltered men who helped to make
history there are being torn down.
the roads and paths are being obliter-
ated, and soon there will be nothing
left to remind one of Napoleon's last
stand but the great mound capped by
the Waterloo lion. The museum,
where all the battlefield trophies are
on view, uniforms, arms, drawings
and pictures, was never pretentious
institution, but no visitor failed to
look with interest at the MANY ex.
hibits behind the glass doors. This
also is to be dismantled, and the ar
ticles which have been carefully kent
for years will be distributed among
the provincial museums of Belgium.
where as individual exhibits thew will
lose much in value.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-21
DICKENS LANDMARK GOING
Old saracen's Head Hotel in London
Forced to Close by New
License Taxes.

Another link with Dickens will soon
be lost to London by the closing OF
the old Saracen's Head hotel in Snow
Hill. The old place has been com.
PEELED to close by the pressure OF
the new budget taxes, for although it
had good trade with the men en-
ployed in the neighboring meat mar
ket at Smithfeld it could not bear up
against the new license duties.
The Saracen's Head was an import
ant place in it's day. Dickens immor.
talized it in Nicholas Nickleby" when
he made Mr.. Wackford Squeers OF
Dotheboys Hall in Yorkshire stop
there when he came to London to
interview the young gentlemen who
were to be accurately educated"
at his academy. Parts of the build.
ing are about 400 years old, and there
are records showing that it has been
used as a hotel for at least that
period. Of course, it has been re-
built number of times, and the
structure now looks quite modern.
In the mail coach days it was one
of the recognized stopping places.
Lord Nelson when he left home as
boy to join the navy passed a night
there on his way through London.
The guests at the hotel used to col
lect on the balconies which surround
ed the old yard to watch the coaches
arrive and depart. This yard has
long since disappeared, it's site being
covered with business buildings. 1t
is expected that the old hotel build
Ing will either be torn down or con.
verified into warehouses.
If Charles Dickens knew of it, it is
probable that he would turn over in
his grave. AS it is, there is sorrow
mingled with incredulity in the ranks
OF the Dickens Fellowship. Every
adult in these islands who can read
is supposed to have read s'Pickwick
Papers" yet the Dickens Fellowship
has discovered man of some educa-
ton who never has heard of Sam
Weller. And what do you suppose
this worthy's name is? 1t is .Pick-
Wlck!" How on earth has he man
aged to avoid reading the biography
OF his great namesake is not re-
vealed, but after this literary critics
Will have to be charter than ever of
accusing novelists of overstraining
the long arm of coincidents.