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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-07

WAILUKU, Aug. THE Maui News
says editorially:
Since the attempted murder of edi-
tor Sheba by Mort hundreds of Japan
csc have been interviewed on the sub
iect and almost without an exception
Mort is lionized while Sheba is con-
demned in the bitterest terms and the
leaders of the Higher Wage A socia-
ton here state that Sheba will be kill
ed before the end of the year. This
statement is made positively and with
out reserve.
practically all of the leaders here
have expressed the greatest regret that
Sheba was not killed and not one Of
them will admit that the act of Mort
will lessen the chances of acquittal
of Maxine & Co. who are accused of
being responsible for rousing the muir
der spirit among the Japs.
''All of the Japs talked with here
are ready to contribute money freely
for the defense of Mort and it is safe
to estimate that thousands of dollars
could be raised here among the Japan
csc for that purpose.
There is in most Japanese a latent
murderous spirit that is most danger
our when famed into flame and the
work of the strike leaders here has
been most thorough in working W
that condition.
THE writer saw leader of tn
Strikers Aid Association here thi
week striking with his fist the pic
uure of Editor Sheba and asked VIII
he did that He said, pointing to the
picture: Judas! Judas!" He said
much against Sheba and claimed that
If it had not been for Sheba the Jap
anese would have won out in thu
strike for higher wages. He claimed
that Sheba is the paid tool of the
planters and that Sheba IS gett1ni
the money from the planters that thu
other Japanese would have gotten /
it had not been for Sheba When ask
ed to explain how it is that it i
wrong for Sheba to get thu planter
money and right for the others he wa
silent
"The Japanese here are much eXer
cised over the attempted murder o
Sheba and say that he should hav
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-07
GENERAL business.

For this season of the year, general
business has been good Few mer-
chants are complaining, and in the
cases of those having complaints to
make the causes are almost invariably
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-07

been killed and the assassin then
should have committed suicide. In
Japan instances of this kind are COM
mon.
The Japanese are an industrious,
progressive people and have many
traits of character that compel ad-
miration but when once agitated over
any matter of public import are as
cold blooded a murderous lot as any
race on earth.
1T is idle to say that the seeds of
crime that have been sown will not
bear evil fruit here. 1t will prob
ably be years before the anarchistic
teachings of the leaders will be stamp
ed out. Outbreaks of this kind de-
mand stern measures and it. is we'll
that the planters realized the condi-
tions months ago and began the Inn
portation of different classes of labor
ers who would be free from the con-
Eliminating influence of Japanese an
archists."
The Hawaii Herald says:
The cowardly attempt to assassin
ate Editor Sheba, of Honolulu, can
hardly be called the unprecedented
act of one man as his life had been
threatened for several months Ev-
cry active partisan in the camps of
the strikers may fairly be said to
have a certain degree of moral re-
sponsibility in the crime of the ruff
fan Mort, and no person more so
than the editor of the newspaper Jill
which has openly advocated his death.
: For holding honest and independent
y opinions and convictions that differ
ed from those of some of his country
men, and for not being afraid to ex-
press them, Mr.. Sheba was selected
for the assassin's knife. Usually men
, are not respected for their independ-
ence of thought, much less for having
, the courage to give it utterance. But
, Mr.. Sheba was one OF the few who,
, convinced that he was right and act
; ing for the best interests of his coun-
trymen, held to the path which he
had prepared for himself and in do
ing so he has suffered bodily harm
for his manliness and rectitude of
character. For these we must all re-
spect him. at the same time hoping
: that he will speedily recover from the
{ towards blow with which he was
, stricken"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-07

to be found in theil own business
methods, having nothing whatever to
do with the general situation. AS a
rule, merchants are cheerful and ad-
nit frankly that trade is fully up TO
their expectations for the midsummer.
This observation applies to both the
wholesalers and retailers. Undoubted-
ly both classes have averaged up far
better than on previous years, and
many of them have eXcelled their own
calculating by healthy margin. Ship
ping has held it's own remarkably well,
and country trade is good Money is
easy and no good investment needs to
seek very long or far for ample sup
port
STOCKS AND BONDS.
The improved situation in respect to
labor had much to do in precipitating
the run upon certain stocks, which
seemed likely for some days. In the
scramble to buy Waialua seemed to
be an easy favorite. The announce
ment of an increase of dividends, to-
getheI with the magnificent showing of
the estate, coupled with its superb
possibilities, were sufficient reasons
for a run upon the stock and a sym
pathetic advance in figures on Change.
Waialua began the week at $l04 80, but
soon reached $105. 90, at which a num-
Der of sales were recorded. Some or
OF
would stop there, but not so. 1t adj
vanced to $106, $109 and several sales
were made as high as $l09. so. All
the time the demand was very strong,
all offerings being promptly snapped
up.
Eva started out at $50 80, sagging a
little to $50 .25, then advanced to $50 Is
and touched the high water mark yes
terday at $31. Very little of this stock
was offered and it closes the week eX-
ceedingly strong.
Oahu advanced almost in the track
of EVA 1t started at S3l, aodvanceC
to $32, where a number of small lots
changed hands Two sales at 1872 12l
were ItpOIleu I uuOuDlGulg lut re
appearance Of ample labor had the eff
= feet of stimulating Oahu, and with ;
continuation of confidence there is ;
reasonable chance of the stock com
ing into even greater favor.
There was more trading in Hawaiian
Commercial than in any like period il
long while. This stock started a
1872 rs, a number of small blocks find
ing ready purchasers at that figure. A
the weekend, however a big block o
400 shares changed hands at 1913.
Honokaa and Pioneer figured in
; number of deals, but both declines
slightly toward the last, being affect
ed probably by the stampede for stock
on this island. The Hawaii planta
ton opened at $18. 1876, rose to SIS 2
and $40 and then dropped back to SIS
Pioneer opened at $176.50 and the
| settled to STA so, at which there wer
= a number of small transactions. Ono
} mea started at S45 so and advance
, to $45.75.
0laa showed unusual life on Chang
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-07
eva PLANTATION.

The present crop of Eva plantation
went about 1000 tons over the esti-
mate This was due TO the increased
water supply For many years Ewa's
Waimanalo section has been watered
from the pumps near the mill This
was carried in an open ditch seven
miles. All the experts had given
their opinion that if wells were bored
in that section (Waimanalo) brackish
water would be the result, but last
year Mr.. Renton determined to expert
ment with boring for water in that sec
ton. and the result was a splendid sup
ply of water Now there is 10000, 900
gallon pump there that gives all the
water necessary.
If next years crop will only average
the same as this years Eva will
have $1,000 tons. But as the best
fields are to come off and the water
supply is better than ever before the
crop will go nearer 10000 tons than
81 900. In fact with the increased wa
| ter supply Ewa's crop in future will
always he near the 10000 tons mark.
SO the Old Standby is still in the
field for the championship.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

ed that work on the new building may
begin within few weeks
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-07
THE CITY CHURCHES
METHODIST CHURCH.

The First Methodist Episcopal
church, corner Beretania avenue and
Miller street. John T. Jones, pastor.
Morning Worship, 10 a MN. Ar
thur Robbins, Superintendent.
Morning Worship, IL o'clock,-Ser-
mon by the pastor; subject, Gods
Portrait of Good MAN.
Epworth League, $50 p. m.-Topic,
From Darkness to Sight-If You VIII.
Mrs. O. H. Walker, leader
Evening Worship, 1880 p m,-Ser-
mon by the pastor; subject Living
Epistles."
The Union Bible Glass viii meet in
this church, Monday evening
Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening.
Address by the Rev. j. w Wadman,
ID.
Tourists, strangers, visitors, soldiers
and sailors are most cordially invit-
ed to attend the services of this church,
The plans and specifications for the
new Methodist Episcopal church
| building are rapidly nearing compile
ton. The church will be built on the
corner of Beretania and Victoria street
directly across the street from the Nc
Kinley High School building. The
extreme dimensions Of the building
will be eight feet by one hundred and
three The structure will have an au,
ditorium with gallery, Sunday schoo
room with eleven class rooms on the
main floor, and a social hall, kitchen
and toilet rooms in the basement. L
will be the Mission style of architec
ture and built of cement, costing abou
$50, 900. The old buildings on the new
lot are already removed and Il Is hop
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-07
JAPAN SENDS ULTIMATIUM TO CHINA.
ASSOCIATED Press Morning Cablegrams)

(Assocaed Morning Cablegrams)
proaced controversy aJpan
official note to the
reconstruction the Anung
Mukden railroad accordance with the
treaty
her unnabe position
through policy o evasion and crastnaton
the ult mum will result in anything ap-
preaching
FREE HIDES AND CENT ON LEATHER
d leather schedules the Payne
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-07

of considerable interest in the. very
near future"
Richard H. Trent: "Ohice business IS
splendid BY Office business | mean
properties for rent and for sale as
homesteads. Although this is supposed
to be the Gull season, inquiries are
coming in daily and from people who
of the very best"
GENERAL.
w. IL. Hoogs, who recently return
ed from Kona imbued with the idea
that tobacco had come to solve the
small farmer" proposition, is a new
enthusiast on the subject of cotton. Il
have been following up the ideas OF
Mr.. Wilcox" he says, and have reach
ed the conclusion that cotton is also
the poor mans crop We have the
been proved that we can grow the
finest cotton on earth right here and
more of it to the acre than anywhere
else in the known world. A paying
crop? 1t is a gold mine; and as it
can be cultivated on small acreages II
is just the thing we require for the
small man. l am preparing to go into
it, and have every confidence that it
is one of the best things yet"
Information has been received here
that a representative of the Bell Tele-
phone Company will arrive in this
city by the Korea next Wednesday. BY
the same steamer will come Mr. J. &.
Plat, the Pacific Coast representative
of the automobile system. 1t is rather
significant that the Bell company
should send a man here at this parti-
cular time, and those in position to
know most about it anticipate that it
means competition between the two
concerns for the business of the local
telephone company in any arrange
ments it may make for improved SER
vice. And the idea of competition
seems to meet with favor, for it in
creases the chances of obtaining the
best service to be mad.
1t is understood that Paia and Haiku
plantations are planning to redeem at
least 100000 of their BOND issues on
October l. Paia now has 5$337 800 OF
bonds outstanding and Haiku $4,000
making total of $562 800 If 100000
be taken up, very small balance vii
he left
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-07
SAYS THE JAPANESE
APPLAUD ATTEMPT
AT ASSASSINATION

INTERVIEWED ON MAUI SAYS THE MAUI NEWS AND
ALMOST WITHOUT EXCEPTION APPROVE THE MURDERoUs
ACT OF MoRI-LEADERs ONLY THAT sHEBA WAS NOT
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-07

FREE HIDES AND TEN p Err CENT ON LEATHER
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-12

and the park is to be built and main
tanned for sports as well as recreation
purposes. A large natatorfum will be
built in the center of the place and sew
eral acres. where heavy timber patch
stands. will be provided and main
tanned
The women promoting the project are
securing lifts" from benefit card par
ties, socials and the like. Another feat
ure, bringing in some money is to
have children make money bags and
send In as many pennies as possible at
time. the object being 10 make
string of pennies one mile long. Sever
al rods of this mile have already been
secureg. tag. day later in the spring
is expected to fatten the fund materl-
ally.
When about half the required sum is
at hand, the work will be commenced
and paid for as completion nears. The
entire city has taken a deep interest In
the project. for all realize that when
completed the park will be without a
peer in eastern Oregon and Washing
ton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-12
FUTURE WARS DECIDED
BY STRONGEST AlRSHlPS
Hudson Maxim Says God Will Fight
on Side Having the Best Flying
Machines.

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Hudson Max
inn, inventor, scientist and relative of
Hiram Percy Maxim, who has just
perfected a device for making noise-
less gun, pictured the war Of the flu
ture last night before several hundred
members of the Automobile Club of
Aemrica. He said:
.'Napoleon's dictum that God fights
on the side of the strongest artillery
will no longer hold true. In the very
next war between civilized countries,
the world will see that God fights on
the side that has the strongest flying
machines and the most of them.
Although flying machines will not
be able to carry any artillery, yet an
army of raiders with the raiders outfit
WI ha able to reconnoitre and alight
on dofe- seless places, destroy bridges,
rip Up railroads, cut communications,
burn towns, blow up magazines, stores
and powder mills. In future wars these
visitations may come any night to any
inland town and no home would be
safe"
The speaker decried the failure of
congress to appropriate 100000 for
aerial nautical experiment work and
said the thing most needed is a broad
er public knowledge of aeronoutics, es-
pecially as applied to national defenses.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-12
Is ii Black Hand
Or Chicago Joke

CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-Following the
receipt of two alleged black hand let
tiers demanding $4,000, William Lam
brecht, a jeweler, is in fear of his life.
His wife has become ill from fear.
Lambrecht received the first let er
Monday. 1t demanded that the money
be placed in a cigar box and left We'd
nesday night at a certain place. A de-
coy was resorted to and five policemen
lay in wait, but nobody appeared for
the money.
Today the jeweler received a second
letter. The missive, written on a piece
of wrapping paper was signed with
skull and crossbones, and contained a
threat that if the money was MOI
placed in a cigar box last night and
left at another location. the society"
would inf1ict on him a swift and terri
BILE death H-<
A second decOy was arranged, but
without result. The police are now in
clined to think the affair a practical
joke, but La,nbrecht is apprehensive.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-12
ABRAHAM LINCOLN AS
EMBRYO BOOK AGENT.
Letter to Publisher Shows "RaiI Split
ter" In New Character.

CHICAGO, Feb. I'm the Lincoln
exhibit, now on display in the hall of
The historical society, is letter show
ing the rail splitter in the additional
role Of a book agent 1t reads:
"Springfelds Feb. s, 1854
Hon John Marshall, Shawneetown, ILL.,
My Dear Sir: Your letter of the first
instant was received yesterday. I went
at once 10 the express Office, got the
books, placed twenty three of them at
one bookstore and twenty-four at an
other, for sale at commission of 10
per cent. and took their receipt. OF the
other three books 1 took one 10 The
Register, one to The Journal and took
one home with me- found that the ed
itors and book sellers had all previous
ly seen favorable notices Of the work,
and one of the book sellers had sent
an order to Cincinnati for some cop
les of it. I am not much Of a reader of
this sort of literature. but my wife got
hold of the volume / took home, read
it half through last night, and is great
ly interested in it. When the papers
here shall have noticed it, I will send
you copies. The charge at the express
Office was only $3.50. return herewith
81 and hold so cents subject to your
order.
my attention to the matter has
been rather a pleasure than a trouble.
Yours truly, A. LINCOLN.'
The letter belongs to Mrs. Harriet
Hayden Hayes of Chicago The book
mentioned is entitled First Engage
ments," and is believed to have been
the first novel written in Illinois by an
Illinosian. l. was the work of Mrs. Sa-
rah Marshall Hayden, mother of Mrs.
Hayes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-12
BUILDINGS ARE
NEAR COMPLETION

SEATTLE, Feb. 12.-Wlth four
months to go t. the opening day, the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition is 80
per cent complete in it's every detail. 1t
could be ready for the public month
before the day announced, but the eX-
ira thirty days will be given over
to the perfection of exhibits and the
testing out Of the thousand and one
utilities so that, once the big show is
! on, there will be no hitches or inter-
ruptions of any kind.
The four magnificent buildings for
the government exhibits were the last
begun, but they are now, to all intents
and purposes, complete. A fortnight
will see the installation of the Phillip
pines and Hawaiian exhibits and 30
days will see the fisheries show in
place under the palace that has been
builded for it, The Hawaiian exhibit
will require more time for the reason
that there are several such little details
as real pine apple plantations and
cocoa palm forests to be planned and
made to grow, all of which takes
time.
A recent test of the electrical feat
ures of the exposition, startled even
the most sanguine of the directors OF
the big show No exposition has ever
offered anything like il. One million
eight candle power 1ncandescent
lamps and hundreds upon hundreds or
arcs burning at the same time fairly
staggered with their beauty those who
had the good fortune to see the sight
Many of the state buildings are
completed and the others will be be-
fore the time limit for construction has
expired The PAY Streak, which is
to be the amusement precinct, is three
quarters of a mile long, and almost
every foot of it is now contracted
for. the Turkish village being the frs
of the big concessions to finish it's con-
struction work.
The acres and acres OF gardens are
already breaking into bloom, impelled
by an unusually warm winter and the
opening day. will see the grounds
riot Of brilliant color.
The heaviest work remaining to be
done is the paying of the ways and
bouevards. but this work is now pro-
crossing so rapidly that it will be as
completely done as will everything else
when the big day comes around.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-12
THAW HAS A BIRTHDAY.
Star Boarder at Matteawan Expects
Early Freedom.

NEW YORK. Feb. 12.-Harry Ken
dali ThaW, the star boarder at the asy-
lum for the criminal insane at
MatteaWan, is today celebrating his
39th birthday. He is confident that
his confinement at the upstate re-
sort will soon be over, now that he
has been promised a trial to decide
his sanity. Attorneys for Thaw de-
clare that his mental condition has
shown constant improvement and that
he is now entirely sane.
The slayer of Stanford White. in
common with all the other harmless
patients at Matteawan, will enjoy ex-
ira liberties and an unusually. good
dinner today. AS this is LincOln's
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-12
COULD NOT FIND
CIRCULAR SQUARE

SPOKANE, Feb. 12.-(Special Core
spondence)-Recause one of the car
fpenter's helpers employed on the Mis-
sion avenue bridge spent half a day
yesterday in search for a circular
square" he was attached to a tin can
by the foreman, which action resulted
in a walk -out of the carpenters when
four hours work would have completed
the structure.
The picture of a full grown man
spending half a day looking for
round thing with shady angles at each
corner looks funny to some folks. but
it ruffled the composure Of E. ].
Blakeley, the superintendent of the
bridge. under whose direction Brown
or Smith or whatever the laborer's
name is, had been exchanging his SER
vices for two and six bits per diem.
There haze been more or less feeling
between the union carpenterssemploy
ed on tn, bridge and the rest Of the
crew working there" explained nm,
employee of the city engineers office
TO-DAY. Little things have happened
off and on which increased this. The
carpenters kicked because Superinten-
dent Blakelay had common laborers
drawing s275 a day carry lumber for
the carranters. They wanted him to
NV $3.50 for carpenters helpers to do
this
Yesterday ono Of the carpenters had
one of these labnrers spend half the
saw looking fer circular square Who
tho superintendent found out about the
ioko he fired the laborer. Then he
went to E. F'innev. the superintendent
OF the union carpenters. and he says:
"'Now I fired the man who wasted
the tirra ard its up to yo,l'-me aiming
of COURSE for Finney to fire the per-
re+rator of the joke.
"Ther Fiuney. instead of firing his
carpenter took his whole crew off the
lob and cnit on the spot. And there
was onlv four more hours work need
ed TO finish the job. Mr.. Blakeley
,sian't care. however. He went ahead
with ri~ bridge crew and did the work
himself"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-12
PendIetonian Is Free.

PENDLETON, Ore. Feb. 12-After
being out nearly five hours, the jury in
the George Horseman case last night
acquitted him of the charge of man
slaughter for killing Clarence NC
Broom, in he southern end of the
county, nearly two years ago. Self
defense was Horsemans plea. Once
during the evening the jury came in to
ask for instructions on a point of self
defense, bringing in its verdict soon
after. This was Horseman's second
trial; he was found guilty of man.
slaughter and sentenced to serve ten
years in the penitentiary he first tins.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-12
birthday, all of the inmates are having

birthday, all Of the inmates are having
holiday, and the regular Sunday
routine is being followed
Thaw recently prepared a state
ment to the public, in which he as
serted that he is being held at Mattea-
wan in defiance of the law and the
constitution, and that he is entitled to
trial by jury to determine his mental
condition. He said in part:
In no civilized country except Rus
STA can a citizen be imprisoned for
life by any judge or officer by the ex-
ercise Of police powers. The star
chamber, abolished by Oliver Crom-
well, 250 years ago, never went so far,
and never since in any English speak
ing country has such tyrannical con-
dition existed.
IF the appellate division should
assume that such exercise of police
mower temnorari'v did not violate the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-12
Shriners Honor Dixey.

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Eight hum
dred brother Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine will assemble at the Garden
tneater this evening to honor their dis
tinguished fellow, Henry E. Dlxey, VINO
is now playing in Mary James Pa.
The actor is a member of Alepo tenn
Dle Boston.