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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-20
JIM AND THE AUTO.

DO the autos passing nv farm
bother me much?' repeated the old
farmer when asked the question, but
lndulging in little chuckle before he
spoke. No, can't say they do now
but l used to be mad at EN- all the
time. 1t has got so now that NV
COWS and hogs and hens look out for
themselves, and if my dog hears one
coming he goes for his kennel. Tvo
got a son, Jim, you know, and one
day after an auto had killed a pig. for
us Jim says:
" Pap, this thing has got to stop. "
Ives, son."
Leave it to me and I'll stop it. "
Go ahead, jim.
Wall, that afternoon he loads up a
big load of hay, and when night comes
he runs the wagon out of the barn
across the highway He grins but
don't say anything. | grin, but don t
say anything. We expect to hear
from an auto before bedtime, but we
don't. 1t was just at daylight in the
morning when Jim call to me:
Pap, git up!'"
What is it, Jim?
Come out and see whether this is
our farm or somebody elses,' I'm hang
ed if l can tell.''
Il got into my buds and stepped
ont. What did l see? Why that load
of hay perched up on the ridgepole OF
my big barn-hay and wagon and all!
Funniest sight you ever saw. Took
us two days to git it down."
But how on earth did it git up
there?"
Hit by an auto in the night and
tossed up there, and my son Jim haint
got over looking pale yeti"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-20

The death of Sir Donald Currie, the
grand old man" of shipping, was
announced last week to have taken
place in London on April 10, and so
famous had his name become through
his extensive connections with ship
ping that a brief sketch of his career
will be of interest. Born in Green
ock, Scotland, in 1925, young Donald
migrated TO Liverpool in 1S43 and had
the luck to attract the notice OF the
managing partner of the then newly
formed Cunard Line, so that when,
as a consequence of the abolition OF
the Navigation Laws, a line was OPP
ened to Havre. he was sent to the
French port as the special agent Of
that company. Until 1856 he remain
ed in France. Thereafter and up to
1862, he was engaged in promoting
the interests of the Cunard Co. in Liv-
erpool. But his aim was to have a
line of his own and he soon establish
ed the Castle Line of packets to Cal
cutta. Success compelled him to move
to London, when he directed a num-
| Der of enterprises, which presently
crystallized into the world-famous
Castle Line to South Africa. This was
in 1872. Since then the line has grown
in proportion with the expanse OF
trade with South Africa, in which il
holds today commanding position
A few years ago the interests of the
Castle Line and of its rival, the Union
Co., were amalgamated, and the Union
Castle Line now practically controls
the passenger business to South Afri'
ca. Sir Donald Currie was an init
mate friend of the late Mr. Gladstone
who knighted him in 1881, and for {
long time he was active in politics
but advancing age compelled him t.
retire from the House of Commons
about eight years ago. The career o
the Scotch boy, who lived to earn thu
: title of grand old man" of shipping
is reminiscent of brighter days in thu
shipping trade and the name ne made
for himself will endure far beyont
the present day, among those of thu
n great men in the history of commerce
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-20
Honolulu Iron Works.
sTEAM ENGINES. sUGAR MILLs
SoILERS, cooLERS. IRON, Brass
AND LEAD ca JTINGS.

Machinery Of Every Description
Made to Order. Particular Attention
Paid to ehip's Blacksmithing Job
Work Executed on Snort Notice.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-20

QUEENSTOWN, May 1O-The Cum
ard line steamer Mauretania arrived
off Daunts rock at 10:4S this morning,
having beaten her own previous and
all other eastward records by "a min
utes. She would have done still bet
ter had she not been delayed by fog
off Fastnet.
The liners time from the Ambrose
lightship to Daunts rock was days,
Is hours and II minutes,
She covered the entire distance
2,9S5 knots, at an average speed 81
25.7O knots an hour. From Thursday
noon until Sunday noon the steamer
plowed along at the rate of 1858 Knots
an hour, constituting record for
three days. W8HENs
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE WEATHER.
Local once, U. S. Weather Bureau
Young Building.

Honolulu, T. H., May 20, 1909.
Temperatures, . a. M; a. M; 10
a. m; and morning minimum.
20; "A; IS; IS; SO.
Barometer rvapNns. absolute humid
ity (grains per cubic FOOT; relative
humidity and dew point at a. NJ:
80. 90; 6.16S; IS; So.
Wind: VelocreS ana direction at a.
~; s a. M; 10 a. M; and noon:
9E.; 16 NE; IS E; Is e.
Rainfall curing ~ hours ending a.
m: .09 inch.
Total VINO movement during "a hours
ended at noon 203 miles.
wA. 3. sTOCKMAN,
Section Director.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-20
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
Paragraphs That Give Condensed
News of the Day.

A probate notice appears in this IS
sue.
The best Csc lunch in the city is to
be had at Thurlow's.
Don't miss the great automobile race
now on at the Gem theatre.
A glass of beer with your short
order at ThurIow's is just the thing
You can get delicious pastry tid-blts
at the Palm Cafe as pure as the pure
food law itself. The cafe is on Hotel
street near Union, telephone 81.
Sanitary cleaning by vacuum pro-
cess. Rugs, carpets, portieres, mat
tresses, etc. Inquire 1857 Alakea.
Phone 500.
cents. General admission, . cents.
Regal shoes give you better value
for the money than any other shoes
ON the market. Regal Shoe Store in
Honolulu sells them at the same prices
they are sold for in New York. Try
a pair.
Butterfly cake, old-fashion ginger
bread and Washington pie are some
of the dainties made fresh every day
and sold by the German Bakery, Fort
street next Culman's. Take some
home for lunch.
Fresh frog legs and al the delica-
ces of the seasons at Thurlow's all
the time.
If you feel run down, have def
cheney of red corpuscles, are troubled
with insomnia, try drinking a glass of
beer with your dinner. And remem-
Der! In Honolulu the best beer is
Primo, the beer that's brewed to suit
the climate.
Jules Verne never dreamed of such
wonders as are being accomplished
daily by the Hawaiian Telegraph &
Telephone Co. in wireless. Don't wait
for the mails-use wireless for COM
munication with other islands and
steamers.
Do you use stove coal and do you
want to get some specially good coal?
Then order a lot from Honolulu Con-
struction e Draying Co. phone PSI,
Any quantity from sack up.
Family high-class wines and liquors
Invalid Port, Montilla Sherry, Spey
Royal Scotch whisky, Castle Old Tom
gins, Castle Grand rum; all pure goods
for the family table Lewis & Co.,
Ltd wine and liquor dealers. Wine
cellars, 1863 King street Telephone
24O We deliver goods anywhere in the
city.
At a meeting of the three stand
| not ol,,bc aoor,,o
held at the Office of A, L. G. Atkin
son at noon today it was decided to
keep up the League Overtures will
be made to the G. A. C. and j. A. C.
to come in again.
The feature film at the Park Thea
ter tonight will be Ingomar. 1t is
classic and said to be one of the best
from the factory OF the picture MAX
ers. This tells the story of the bar
barian who was subdued by the beau
tiful maiden who won his heart and
; made him as dOcile as a man with his
} first wife. 1t is a splendid story we'll
told on the screen and should not be
J missed by anyone.
The Ladies' Society of Central Union
church will give a general social this
evening at half past seven. An unusual
musical program is being prepared,
Among those who will take part are
Mr. Chris jenkins, Mrs. e. A. Rose,
Mrs. C, S. Weight, and Miss Agnes
Wickstrum, who is visiting her sister,
Mrs c. H. Olson. Besides these Mr.,
+, Charles Atherton will give a series OF
records by Sembrich, Schumann-eink,
and GOgorza. The public is cordially
invited.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-20

Fine Job Printing. star once.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-20
]. M. LEVY,


The matter of the prices charged
for Stops is one which is very easy
to adjust and everything has been
cleared up so that the men have re-
ceived their pay. One interesting fea-
ture OF the mornings trip is that Mr..
Peters, the member of the crew who
was selected to take part in the inves-
tlgation, was not in condition to ap-
pear so the matter was settled with
out his consideration.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-20
LYSTOCK REPORT

Between Boards: 900 Oahu Sugar Co.
$31 so
Session Sales: Is Oahu Sugar Co.,
$31 so; Oahu Sugar Co., S31 so; 5
Waialua $91 so; 10 Waialua s91 SO;
10 Mutual Tel. Co. 80 90; 10 Mutual
Tel Co., 50. 90; Mutual Tel SO 90;
5 Mutual Tel. SO 90; Oahu Sugar Co.
$31 so; 5 Oahu Sugar Co, $31 so.
Stock. Bid Asked.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-20
SUGAR QUOTATIONS
LONDON BEETS

Price.
10 shillings 5 IA pence
10 Shillings 4 1-2 pence.
10 shillings, 4 IL pence.
10 shilllngs 5 IA pence,
10 shillings 6 pence.
10 shillings C ga pence.
10 shillings, 5 IA pence
10 shillings, Alp pence.
II shillings, 3 "a pence.
10 shillings 8 pence.
10 shillings, 8 ga pence
10 shillings 4 1-2 pence.
10 shillings, 5 IA pence.
10 shillings, 6 pence
10 shillings 6 ga pence.
10 shillings, Z 1-2 pence.
10 shillings 6 3. A pence.
10 shillings, Z IL pence.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-20

Henry Witthof, the mate of the Full
lerton who received an award of ST.
500 for the loss of an arm, has opened
up a saloon in San Francisco at the
corner of Third and Folsom streets,
He is associated with Eddie Finn, for
merly of this. city, who is named as
proprietor, while Witthof appears on
the cards as manager
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-08-12
OFFICERS IMPLICATED IN
MUTINY SEVERELY PUNISHED

Manila. Aug 12.-The constabul-
ary board. which has been investigat-
ing the mutiny at Davao on June sixth,
when portion of the Second COM
pany of constabulary seized the bar
racks and fought desperately. finally
escaping to the mountains, has re-
commended severe punishment for
the officers in command The board
demands the designations of Capt
Platka and Lieut.. Dunworth as unfit
for positions as officers and the dis
missal of Lieut. Deblaine for unjustly
furnishing privates and deserting his
post. 1t also recommends the reduc-
ton of Lieut.. Goicouria to the bottom
of the list of lieutenants and his sus-
pension for one month.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-08-12
HREvETED SPECIAL COLONEL
OF THE NATIONAL GUARD

M. M. Padgett, president and edi-
tor of The Optic, has been breveted
special colonel Of the New Mexico
national guard by Governor George
Curry, and today received his COM
mission as such. This commission
was delivered to him by Adjutant Gem
eral R. A. Ford. Capt. Ludwig William
Ilfeld and Commodore D. C. Winters.
delegated as a special committee for
that purpose. The commission is
signed by Governor Curry, Territorial
Secretary Nathan Jaffa and Adjutant
General R. A. Ford, and has the great
seal of the territory affixed thereto.
Col Padgett will have the commission
framed and displayed in a conspieu-
Gus place in the editorial sanctum. It
is something out of the ordinary to
be breveted a special colonel. but this
is fact which Col Padgett appre-
ciates al the more deeply.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-08-12
.HAs SOLID ENDORSEMENT
PETITION BEARING THOUSANDS
OF SIGNATURES SENT TO
TAFT
RESIDENT OF SANTA FE.
PROSPECTIVE APPolNTEE IS A.
BROTHER OF THE PENNsYL-
vANIA CONGRESSMAN
Especial to The optic.)

Washington, Aug. 12.-Following
closely upon the announcement made
here from semi-official source yes
terday that Paul A. F. Walter, OF
Santa Fe, N. NJ, is to be named as
census supervisor for New Mexico.
it was learned today that Edward G.
Burke, also of Santa Fe. is to sue
ceed Creighton M. Foraker. as United
States marshal for the southwestern
territory.
| Burke, who is a brother Of James
Francis Burke, the Pittsburg, Pa,
congressman, became an active candi-
date for the marshalship several
months ago, and only recently peti-
tior. bearing thousands of signatures
Of men prominent in the political and
business life OF New Mexico, was
presented to President Taft. urging
Burkes appointment. It Is said that
this petition had much weight with
the president, SO unanimous was the
expression for the selection Of Burke
| for this important federal job.
So far as known there are no other
candidates for the place, it being gen.
orally understood here and in New
Mexico that Burke will be named at
the proper time, which will be late IN
the fall, or just before the expiration
of Foraker's term in December. In
fact, it is said that President Taft has
told callers at the White House. who
have inquired about this Job, that it
was settled. and thus discouraged the
candidacy of any other man for the
place.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-08-12
HAPPENS AT GUADALUPITA
SIDE OF VICTIMS BODY. FROM
HEAD TO FOOT, BURNED TO
A CRISP
Deg ALSO MEETS DEATH
CANINE STANDING NEARBY IN
sTANTLY DISPATCHED AT
THE SAME TIME

News was brought here today of the
death of Miss Maria Martinez, the To-
year-old daughter of Luis Martinez,
a carpenter at Guadalupita, Mora
county, a settlement As miles north
Of this city. The girl was struck
dead by a bolt Of lightning at noon
day before yesterday, while standing
by the kitchen stove, cooking the fam
lily dinner A rain storm was raging
at the time.
Only minute before she was struck
the girl remarked to her mother, that
her father would get wet if he die
not hurry home, when there was a
binding flash, followed BY terrific
clap of thunder as the lightning struck.
The bolt entered the chimney, ran
down the stove pipe and sheered
striking the unfortunate girl in the
right temple and grounded itelf in the
floor of the room.
The effect of the bolt on the body
of its victim, was horrible. The flesh
from head to foot, was literally cooked
on that side of her body. the hair on
her head burned off and her clothes
set on fire.
The mother was knocked down by
the shock and all that saved her was
the fact that she had gone to an
adjoining room, just before the bolt
struck. When she recovered and step
ed into the kitchen, she was Mortified
by the sight that met her eyes, for
there on the floor lay the body of her
daughter. a sickening smell of burning
flesh filling the room.
Grabbing bucket of water the
frantic mother dashed it on the pros
trate form, extinguishing the flames
in the girls clothes AS she bent ov-
er the child's form, she saw that the
iightning's work had been instant and
painless, for the girl was dead
A peculiar coincidence of the girls
death is that a little dog playing at
her feet, was also killed at the same
time, its body being literally roasted.
The funeral was held yesterday
from the Catholic church in Guadalu-
pita, burial being in the parish GEM
etery.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-08-12
FARMER UNDER OBLIGATION
TO CONSERVE THE SOIL

Spokane, Aug. s12.-That no man
owns his farm but is only an agent
under obligation to conserve the soil,
is the doctrine promulgated by L. H.
Bailey, of the New York State Col
lege Of. Agriculture, this morning be-
fore the Irrigation Congress. He stat
ed that there should be a national IT.
rigation movement but it was not ne
cessary to develop all the resources
at once It is we'll, he said, to have
resources to take up when the press
of population comes. He was follow
ed by DIR. A. e. True director of gov
ernmental stations.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-08-12

This morning ID A. Camfield, capi-
talist of Greeley, Colo. A. w. Thomp-
son, of Fort Collins. Colo. and Sen
ator ]. w. McCreery, of Greeley, coun-
sci for Mr.. Camfield, appeared before
the board of trustees of the Las
Vegas grant for the purpose OF
outlining the plans of the irrigation
system Mr.. Camfield proposes to con-
struct on the grant in return for
tract of about $4,000 acres of land,
which has already been surveyed by
his engineers.
>Today's meeting marked the first
step in the final proceedings looking
to the closing of the contract with
Mr.. Camfield and his associates for
the construction of a mammoth reser-
voir and ditch system on the grant,
which, if built, will furnish water for
upwards of 10000 acres of land The
latter fact was brought out in to-
days discussion Of the project be-
fore the grant board and gives some
idea Of the magnitude of Mr. Cam
fields proposition, which heretofore
has been in the dark.
To Sell Water Rights
It is the purpose of Mt Camfield,
not only to furnish water to the ac-
tual farmers on the tract to be ac-
quired by him, namely $4,000 acres,
but to also furnish water to settlers
surrounding his land. Water rights
win be sold to these adjoining settlers
or farmers at say from $50 to sS5
an acre, they also to enter into an
agreement to come in and help sup
port and maintain the system, the
same as Is done by the settlers undel
i other reclamation projects throughou
the west. This latter expense woull
J range from say Is to SO cents q
acre year, probably so cents for th
+ first two or three years. or until Il
project was permanently estabhahe
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-08-12
GET down TO BUSINESS
VETERANS ENTER UPON ROUTINE
WORK OF THE ENcAMPMENT
AT SALT LAKE
going EAST NEXT YEAR
ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY
SURE TO LAND THE 1910 MA
TIoNAL CONVENTION

Salt Lake City, Aug. 12.-The play
time for the delegates to the G. A. r.
encampment ended this morning when
the delegates met in executive ses
sion in Armory Hall. The days bust
ness included report of the commit
tee on credentials, reading of the Of
|ficial reports, nomination of officers
exemplification of the ritual and the
address of the commander-in-chief
lit is now generally conceded that ex
Governor Van SAINT of Minnesota vii
be chosen commander-in-chief tomol
lrow and Atlantic City as the lsl
injecting place.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-08-12
CAMFIELD OUTLINES PROJECT
TO LAS VEGAS GRANT BOARD

the expense for the first year or so
for repairs, etc.. naturally being
quite heavy.
Senator McCreery, in explaining Mr..
Camfield's plans to the grant board
this morning, stated that the en-
gineers had determined that it would
be relatively economical to establish
project to water $4,000 or 10000
acres, as it would to irrigate small
er area, hence it had been decided to
make the project big one in the be-
ginning, so as to meet all conditions
for years to come. And this decision
on the part of Mr.. Camfield will in
deed be joyful news to Las Vegans
in general. In this regard Judge q.
". Long, a member Of the board,
stated this morning that he was GER
tain the board would be inclined to
encourage the magnitude of the pro-
ject, and he was seconded in his opin-
ion by jefferson Reynolds, another
member Of the board. who remarked.
"the more land irrigated the better"
Up to Territorial Engineer
There are some legal intricacies to
be settled and other details, which
occupied the attention Of the board
this afternoon, but before adjourn
ment it was the purpose of Mr.. Cam
field to submit contract to be pass
ed upon by the board, which contract
was expected to be either agreed to
or rejected by the board. In the
event it is agreed to. then Mr.. Cam
fields engineers will at once submit
plans and specifications Of the reser.
vplr and ditch system, together with
an application for water rights OF
the Gallinas and Sapello rivers, t
Territorial Engineer Vernon L. Sulli
Ivan, to be passed upon by that O.
! fetal. If he approves this, applies
9 ton. then work win at once be begu'
!, On the other hand # that official !
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-08-12
TARIFF BILL GOOD MEASURE
SAYS DELEGATE andrews

Hon: W H. Andrews delegate to
congress from New Mexico. who
Washington dispatches yesterday had
leaving the national capital for his
home at Albuquerque, passed through
Las Vegas this morning on the Cali
fornia Limited. aa
Delegate Andrews was seated at a
table IN the diner eating his break
fast, when the limited pulled into
the local station. Approached by Al
Optic representative he had little I
! Isay Of public interest. other than ths
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-08-12
PRESIDENT TAFT WILL
URGE SEPARATE STATEHOOD
Especial to The optIc.)

kOp6Cihi W i hC OPtlC.J
Washington, Aug. 12--Delegars
Cameron, of Arizona, who is the guest
of President Taft at the summer cap
ital at Beverly, wires that the presi-
dent told Judge Ira A. Abbott, of Al
bnquerque. N. NJ. who was his guest
yesterday. that he will recommend n
his message to the Sixty-first congress
separate statehood for New Mexico
and Arizona and that he viii do al
that he legitimately can do to secure
statehood for these territories at the
coming session. This is believed L
mean that the boon of self-govern
ment will be given to the territories
in 1910.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-08-12

which arrived on train No. /. was
from Clayton, Union county. 1t con-
sisted of Sheriff D. w. Snyder, OF
that county. his jaiIer Frank Garcia,
and six prisoners. as follows:
George, Dan and Homer, Jamison.
three brothers charged with murder
in the first degree for the killing OF
Deputy Sheriff ]. l. Kent, near Fol~om,
some weeks ago; Clarence H. Hamil'
ton, alleged notorious horse thief and
all round bad man, Coronado Chavez,
awaiting trial on the charge of grand
larceny. and Aloyo Pacheco, awaiting
Indictment for horse and cattle steal
ing.
The prisoners were brought here fol
safe-keeping pending the rebuilding
of the county jail and court house al
Clayton. All are regarded as des
perate men, hence the officers took
no chances with them.
The Jamisons recently applied for
writ of habeas corpus before Chief
Justice Mills. for the purpose OF Sc
curing a reduction in their bonds, but
as yet this hearing has not been held
Now that they are here. it is likely
the same will be disposed of. Their
bonds at present total $4,000 each
in default of which the three brothers
are in jail,
Garcia, who accompanied Sheriff
Snyder on the trip as guard, only
last week figured in a sensational
shooting affray at Clayton, in which
he shot and killed the town marshal
there, Pete Barker Garcia shot in
self-defense it is said, not using his
gun until he had been shot through
the arm by Barker, who is alleged tc
have first attacked him. while drunk.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-08-12
PRISONERS BROUGHT TO
COUNTY JAIL HERE

Not little excitement was created
on the streets this afternoon. when
six men. handcuffed together and
marched ahead of two officers at the
point of Winchesters. were escorted
from the Santa Fe station to the
county Jail on the West side. A
good sized crowd followed the officers
and prisoners across the city.
Inquiry developed that the party,
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-08-12
iNDlANA. MAN DRAWS
FIRST FLATHEAD CLAIM

Coeur d Alene. Idas Aug. H.
Drawings for lands in the Flathead
Indian reservation began here this
morning. Six thousand names will
be drawn today. tomorrow and Satur-
day. Each applicant has about one
chance In fourteen of drawing quar-
ter section of land In the reservation.
Joseph Furay. of Warsaw. Ind. was
the first applicants name drawn to-
day, getting claim worth about sz0.-
600.