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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-03
THE MERCANTILE LICENSE.

One of the most important bills which has yet before
the Legislature being considered by the members OF
the and will bear good deal of scrutiny before passage
The act referred mercantile licenses The Senate
Committee on Ways and Means has changed the bill from
the one which from the House till it hardly be rec
ognzed and before through with it, is safe to
guess many other changes will be made 1t is designed
to meet a rather unusual situation
In the past few years this city has been invaded by
Der of agencies which sell large amounts of goods to the
retail trade of the Territory but which carry stock hand
ling the various lines through samples alone and therefore
pay very little in taxes to assist the Territorial treasury
They have additional advantage the regular whole
saler who only carry large stock but also must
pay besides warehouse charges freight to this city and then
such port the other islands is desired to
goods equaze this is proposed to charge the
legitimate wholesale firms that is those carrying stock Of
$4,000 in value, license fee of 500 per year. while
those carrying less than this amount he agence must
$3.50 annually.
So far the larger firms in the agency business
cened this WELL in fact the fee could probably be rails
ed without doing great amount of ham but there
also the small be considered In this city there
who have the agencies of perhaps
land firms and from their business they able to
through with just about livelihood The demanding of
annual fee of $3.50 them would drive them of bust
ness which one argue would be right Some
amendment which will treat them with fairness should
be brought up and made to the bill before is passed
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-03

the American Revolution, read paper
from the teXt-"No man liveth to him
SELF" and by apt stories illustrated
the need of preserving for future gen.
erations the diminishing resources OF
our once richly wooded and watered
land. She spoke of the interest the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton are taking in the work and of
their decision to offer a prize to the
students of Oahu College and the Nc
Kinley High School for the best es-
say on conservation.
The first club to join the Woman's
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
was the Kumuwela Club, a club of
teachers organized last summer for
summer camping and outings. The
idea originated with Mr.. Augustus
Knudsen, who made possible the first
camping trip to the little forest basin
Kumuwela far up in the beautiful
Waimea Canyon of Kauai.
Miss Minnie Reed read a vivid des-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-03
TRADE OF HAWAII.

According to the monthly summary of commerce of the
Bureau of Statistics Department of Commerce and Labor
for January the total value of shipments of domestic
chandise from the United States to Hawaii for that month
$15476O9 against $1,OO6356 for the corresponding
year This the handsome increase of $54
253 For the months ending January the mportatons
of domestic merchandise from the States of the value
against $9712924 for the corresponding period
ending in 1908 increase of $1119779 There an
increase of S13 327 in the shipments of foreign merchandise
hher States the MONTHS those of
the 1908 ending period being $49 and those of the 1909
ending period $377,524
Shipments domestic merchandise Hawaii to the
United States for January last amounted in value $780,
4S9 against for the corresponding month of last
year This 1O67S5 than double
that of mporations domestic merchandise the
For the seven months ending January this year the Shipments
of domestic merchandise from Hawaii to the States $751;
74743 in value compared with SIT 6OS71S for the
responding period ending January 1908 an increase of ST.
1885 little than the months increase already
noted
Hawaii imported from foreign countries in the seven
months ending January merchandise the value $2199
$685. against $266O519 corresponding period ending
1905 decrease of $46O6s6 Imports from japan for the
1909 ending period $9S0592, of S169161
(Which is probably accounted for by the starting
dlslery here's from France $685. decrease of $12S4O
from Germany $O3,156, decrease $O39S6 from the
United Kingdom S264755, increase of $126O;
au SlOSO2 decrease of $6553 from Argentina nothing,
decrease of $3O5OS from Chile $42369 decrease of 1885,
Ol2 from Chinese Empire 1897 decrease of $29O7 from
$1s3664 decrease of $4O8G5 from Australasia etc. $SSi
459 an increase of $6S536 countries trifng
including $3.50 from the Pbppnes an Increase
OF S56 Domestic exports foreign countries amounted
to S46o23 in the last months to- an increase
of $9333 Japan took $1,000 decrease Of g. the Phil
ippne S3479 81 O59; Canada $5460 an in
1872 '' wa ~ VI go
sugar shipments hence to the mainland January last
were OF the value of S2326522 against 81 for the
corresponding month of 1908, of SO49SO The
quany or the month named this year 32 pounds
m increase OF 81 oO3l4S pounds For the sevenmont period
mentioned heIen the values broke even as between
ne TWO years IN the matter of sugar. S1G24S165 this
oenS %i9OZ5 IN excess of last year sugar in
the 1909 period of $9746S6 is S7SG926 more than in
me i9OS PERIOD making the figures all sugars
no % seven months ending January 1909 against SIG 422
f If lhe corresponding period ending January 1908 Co
lee SHOWS goody increase for the months ending Jan
4 IS he value OF green coffee shipped being sos SIT
gaS $3oO92 for the 1908 ending period an Increase of
$Z42o Fruits and nuts shipped to the value of $50
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-03

cription of the camp and Its surround
ings and offered some suggestions
on behalf of the club, notably the es-
adjustment of public camping places
and the organization of summer camp
ing schools and the introduction of
insectivorous, perching song birds, as
recommended by Mr.. Van Dine, the
federal entomologist.
Miss Lulu Law, president of the
Normal School Conservation Club, told
of the interest it's members are TAX
ing in the subject and Of their efforts
to fit themselves to educate the chill
dren of the schools in Conservation.
Mrs f. M. Swanzy read an inter-
esting paper on THE Value of the Ha-
waiian Forest" noting the sad des-
truction of valuable timber, and the
steps already taken by the Hawaiian
Legislature for the preservation and
extension of the forests, and the nm
portance of awakening such public
sentiment as shall carry the project
still further.
The closing paper was read by STrs.
w F.. Frear on "Tbe Spirit of Con-
servation in the Home She en-
phasized the opportunities of the mo-
Their of family in "the practice of
domestic and therapeutic economy"
and in creating in those whom she
could influence the right attitude of
mind toward the conservation of all
natural resources, and in reinforcing
public opinion which is back Of all
great movements and reforms.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-03
.WOMAN'S NATIONAL RIVERS
AND HARBORS CONGRESS

A large and representative company
of women gathered on Wednesday af-
tsrnoon on the .roomy lanai of the
Pleasanton to attend a meeting of the
Hawaiian branch of the Woman's Ma
tional' Rivers and Harbors Congress,
and of all interested in the work of
conservation. Mrs. Augustus Knud-
sen, vice president for Hawaii, pre-
sided, and reported on the growing in
terest in the movement as evidenced
by the growing membership in the
organization. 1t is but four weeks
since the first conservation meeting
was held, and since then 90 indivi-
duals and two clubs have joined the
Woman's National Rivers and Harbors
Congress, bringing the total member
ship in Honolulu up to 2S2. Large
Committees on Publicity and Educa-
ton have been formed, with chair
men on each of the large islands.
Mrs. w. w. Hall, regent of the
Aloha Chapter of the Daughters OF
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-03

ing just the right touch to the char
acter George Hernandez is one of the
big laughing hits of the show, in the
role of a country "rube" who tries
to play valet and waiter both in one.
Miss Due is piquant and charming as
the wronged girl, and the little Acity
waif who goes to the country to be
reformed is capably taken by Margaret
Marriott who gets all the laughs there
are in it. Lloyd Edwards has never
appeared to better advantage than in
the part of the ''hunchback' and loyal
friend, and in one of the metropolitan
papers his work was highly COM
mended by the critics who likened his
character work to that of Mansfield.
The rest of the characters are all pol-
trayed in way that preserves the
atmosphere of the piece and with the
aid of artistic. stage settings and ap-
propriate costumes makes this one of
the notable productions of the Ellie
ford engagement. Appearing between
acts is the famous Osborn duo, two
of the cleverest youngsters on the
stage today. Great things have been
predicted for these little artists, and
their many Honolulu friends are de-
lighted to hear of their return.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-03

That strange citation you pictured in all faces along the
is caused by the knowledge that the Legislators have
been unable to find any fault with the Nuuanu dam.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-03

northeast winds, which came from
the other islands yesterday and this
morning, the departure OF the excur-
sion was held in some doubt this
morning. A wireless was sent to Mo-
lokai, however, to find out just what
the situation was off Kalaupapa. An
answer came about 10 o'clock. 1t was
of such a satisfactory character that
the trip was decided upon as above
outlined.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-03
KEA TO
KALAUPAPA

The steamer Mauna Kea will sail at
10 o'clock tonight with the members
of the Legislature, members of the
Board of Health and a few invited
guests for the leper settlement on Mo-
lokai Tomorrow will be spent at Ka-
laupapa and Kalawao, and the steam
er will arrive back in Honolulu early
Sunday night.
On account of bad reports of heavy
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-03

1888 in the later PERIOD $15O2O the
months ending January last year Wool $2S433 shows
decline of about 100000 and hides and skins $685. 7S2
advance of for the months ending January last
Rice shipments for the periods compared show increase of
$594O the value for the later months being $5365
Prohibition of liquor which will allow favored classes easy
for the indulgence of the appetite is not he straight
goods The dspensary plan, with without medical
crptOns has not proved anywhere The prohib
ton of opium formerly in Hawaii, in China, went to
the use of the drug Until commonwealth community
stand for the srngency of liquor prohibition the
only effective check the drink evil be through such
regulation will leave much liberty the poor to the
rich The poor much entitled to indulgence the
rich and the rich much entitled protection from the
damage of habit as the poor This is America.
Many of illness would be avoided and lives be
heightened in Honolulu those in charge places of
bly, integenty managed the ventilation The manipulation
of doors and windows in churches heates and halls is often
such appear designed throw deadly blast in the backs
of people drafts the tops of their heads There have
been instances too where dOOrepe have ignored requests
to close doors after seeing stampede of folks from
posed Often in assemblies compelled to
their outdoor wraps protect themselves when cir
cumstances forbid change of seats
That strange citation you pictured in all faces along the
is caused by the knowledge that the Legislators have
been unable to find any fault with the Nuuanu dam.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-03
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-03

The after-Lenten season offers many
attractions to theater-goer5 but none
will prove of greater interest than
the engag- ment of the Elleford Com
pany Eat the Orpheum, which begins
Monday, April IL, in that delightful
comedy-melodrama, Pals" from the
pen of Edmond Day, a rising young
author who has "The Roundup" and
several other big metropolitan sue
cesses to his credit. For type of col
lege play II holds the record in all
the Eastern cities where 1t has been
pleasing large audiences the last three
seasons. In the story as well as the
atmospheric effects and the brilliant
acting of the company the Ellefords
have scored one of their biggest hits.
To most theater-goers this play is like
a familiar and well-loved friend, SO
familiar are the different characters
in the play. The heart interest is up
permost, but there is plenty of good
clean comedy, witty lines and droll
situations that keep one constantly
amused and entertained Pietro Sosso
and Lawrence Underwood, as the COL
lege chums who are in love with the
same girl, are exceedingly clever in
the part. "The girl is delightful Miss
Luce and she has no difficulty in Civ
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-09
AME RI(,ANS
AE ANGRY
Conductor from DaI-
hart, Texas, Held in
Mexican Jail


Dalhart Texas, Dec 9.-Angry be
cause they have received no answers
to their appeals to President TAFT
and Secretary Of Stale Knox in be-
half OF James A. Cook. the American
conductor in Jail at Guadalajara. Mex
leo. railroad men here have appealed
TO Governor Campbell and Texas con
eressmen to interest themselves in
Cook S case.
Local railroad men declare that il
action for the relief of Cook is not
taken soon they will retaliate by max
ing it as unsafe for Mexican laborers
TO come into this section as they
can
Five hundred dollars have been rails
ed to defray the expenses OF a cam
paign In behalf of Cook, who former
ly worked here.
Cook was the cOndutor OF a freight
train into Guadalajara and was ar
rested after the train was robbed.
charged with completely in the rob
berry. but has been refused bond, al
though his Mexican brakemen and
several foreigners arrested al the
same time. are out on bond. Cook
declares he was in the caboose max
ing out his reports when the moving
train was robbed, and that his Mex
lean brakeman was on the train.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-09
COPENHAGEN ASTRONOMER MAKES
ANSWER TO DIR. F. A. COOKS CRITICS

statement to the court that he had
been sent here by Pat Moran to work
with the asphaltum gang. He further
stated that he was accidentally caught
with bunch of bad ones" He want
ed 10 get 10 work and the court adj
vised him that there "is always room
for a man outside of jail" He was told
to go To work The ten who pleaded
guilty were. James J. Cahill, Pat
Mulaly. Pat Murphy. James Young,
James Riley. George Bruce, John Doe
tBlackle), John Carlson. John Curtis
and Frank Wagner
What can we do with these men,
Chief" asid Judge Murphy to Chief
Browning Il don't want TO keep them
in the city Jail. and | don't want to
turn them loose unless there can be
some assurance that they will get
out Of town"
They are undesirable people" said
the chief. and. If IL meets with the
views OF your honor, | think the po-
lice department can see to 1t that they
get out of the city Hold them in Jail
until three o'clock this afternoon.
when the change of shift for the of
ficers Is made and the boys Will see
10 It that the fellows get away FROM
town
Give them a suspended sentence OF
80 days each. Mr Clerk, and If any
OF them return. attend to the rein
forcement of the sentence Now. at
three O'Clock this afternoon. YOU men
get out Of the city. and stay out" was
the sentence pronounced by the court
Juhn Pumphry alias John Erwin.
was before the court again on the
charge OF drunkenness He pleaded
not guilty. Chief Browning stated to
the court that John got into The habit
Of bringing homemade wbiskey in the
Philippine islands. when he was sol
der, and that he had become an hab-
itual drunkard
He gets awfully drunk" said the
Chief. He will not tell his right
name and he virtually defies the law
regarding drunkenness think the
ONLY thing TO do with him Is 10 keep
him in jail until he gets sober and
then put him on the black list. a list
that we hand 80 bartenders with or
derS to them that they must not sell
liquor to the men whose names are
found on the list"
The court ordered the man to step
aside until such time as it might he
deemed advisable to make final dis
position of the case
Bail In the sum of $40 each was de-
clared forfeited in the following cases:
Raymond Trees. carrying conceal
ed weapons; Miss f. Brady, yaerancy;
ed White. vagrancy, Nick Miller, dis
turbing the peace; ]. Masedat Jap.
disturbing the peace T. Tanake (Jap)
disturbing the peace
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-09
TRIAL OF PATRICK CALHOUN
HAS BEEN POSTPONED

San Francisco. Dec. 9,-The trial of
Patrick Calhoun, president OF the
United Railroads of this city. was
continued today by Judge William P.
Lawler until January 10, The con-
tinuance was granted at the request
Of the district attorney and counsel
for the defense
District Attorney Langdon explained
that he desired to give the incoming
district attorney, Charles NJ Fickert.
an opportunity TO assist In the selec-
tion of the jury rs that. he said, was
one of the most important parts of the
trial.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-09
5 RIkERS
ARE HELD
Found Prowling Around
the Bridgeport
Iron Plant

Bridgeport. O.. Dec. 1.-Two alleged
strikers. found prowling about the of
fees of the Aetna-Standard plant Df
the American Sheet e Tinplate com
pany early today, resisted arrest when
discovered by a patrol of soldiers who
have been doing strike duty at the
plant since last Saturday, the result
being that a former workman and a
soldier We're injured, neither serious
ly. The workmen were lodged in the
auardhouse. but before this each made
an oath 10 the other not to divulge
the object Of their visit to the plant
1t Is said that seventy-flye men ar
rived here early this morning from
Cleveland to take the places of the
strikers
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-09
BLACK HAND
WARNINGS
Wife of Grants Pass,
Oregon, Business Man
Receives Letter

Grants Pass. Ore. Dec. EAST
ern Black Hand methods have found
their way into this quiet valley, If
letter received by Mrs. A. ". Par
sons, wife OF local business man. Ia
a genuine threat
According to this letter. which is
undated and unsigned. Mrs. Parsons
has until o'clock tomorrow evening
to make up her mind whether 70 de-
posit $1,000 In n designated prace or
TO have her husband killed, her ten
year-old son kidnapped and mutuated.
and her home burned.
Mrs Parsons, VINO Is on the verge
Of a nervous breakdown, as a result
Of worry that the letter has caused
her, is directed TO place 81 300 IN $50
gold pieces in a certain spot In Gran
lite Hill cemetery. before the time
specified unless she wants all these
terrible things to happen to her.
The letter has been turned over to
the poHce and the entire force rs now
working on the case. Three depAS
sherlffs are kept on guard at the cem-
eterg night and day In order TO inter
cept any ppowler who might come
around looking for the money.
Parsons and his family came here
from Omaha early this year. Mr..
Parsons says he has. 80 far as he
knows. no enemies either in Grants
Pass or In Omaha,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-09
CLOSING QUOTATIONS OF
WORLDS MARKETS
NEW YORK STOCKS.

Amalgamated Copper. 81 rs.
American Beet Sugar. AZ IL.
American Car and Foundry, 73 is.
American Cotton Oil, 6S 1-2.
American Locomotive, 61 1-2.
American Smelling. 100.
American Smelling. pfd.. III "a.
American Sugar Refining, 1913 IL.
Anaconda Mining Co. A IA,
Atchison Railway. 122 1-2.
Atlantic Coast Line, 1876.
Baltimore and Ohio, III 3-4
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 50 IA.
Canadian aPcilic, 161 l2.
Chesapeake and Ohio. IS IA.
Chicago and Northwestern, IT'S 3-S.
Chicago, Mil and st Paul, 156 SO.
dorado Fuel and Iron, 81.
Colorado and Southern. So IA.
Delaware and Hudson, 1S2 is.
Denver and Rio Grande, so
Denver and Rio Grande. pfd., sc 1-2
Erie Railway, 80 IL.
Great Northern, pfd., 143 IL.
Great Northern Ore Gifts, SO SIS.
Illinois Central, 146 IL.
lnterborough Met, % IA.
Interborough Met, pfd.. 62 IL.
Louisville and Nashville, 152 Is.
Missouri Pacific, II.
Missouri, Kansas G. Texas. 40 3-4.
National Biscuit, Ill 3-S.
National Lead. SIS rs.
New York Central. 12e 3-S.
Norfolk and Western. 100 Ia.
Northern Pacific. 144 Il.
Pacific Mall, 43 3-4.
Pennsylvania Railway, 1874.
Peoples Gas. la l2.
Pullman Palace Car. 1872.
Reading Railway. Ill Is.
Rock Island Co. Al Is.
Rock Island Co, pfd.. SO 7"S.
Southern Pacific. 130 IL.
Southern Railway. 81 rs.
Union Pacific, 20l 7-S.
United States Steel, 81 81.
United States Steel. Pfd-, l25.
Wabash Railway II Ia.
Wabash Railway pfd.. 81 7-S.
Western Union. rs IL.
Standard Oil. 655.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-09

AS the time for the National Wool
Growers convention draws near. the
work of making final preparations is
being vigorously prosecuted by the
various committees. Secretary Rey-
nolds states that everything points TO
complete arrangement for the big con
vention In due time. and the program
for the three days will be worked ont
Applications for space In the eX-
position building. which Will be used
for the sheep Show continue TO
come i'm and numerous applications for
rooms are being made every day.
Entries for tho Sheep Show will
close tomorrow and Immediately af
ter the closing Of the books the arch
iteCt will make plans for the erection
OF the exhibition pens in the Auditor
ium on Grant avenue. between Twen-
ty.fourth and Twenty-fifth streets. the
plan now in contemplation is 10 erect
four rows of pens through the build
ing extending from east TO west. with
three-foot isles between each row. IT
is thought that this viii furnish am
ple room for the sheep 10 be exhibit
cd and Mt the same time give plenty
OF room for visitors to sec the differ
ent displays.
The convention badges nave been
ordered and will likely arrive here
within the next ten DAYS. The badge
will be duplicate OF the national as
ISOLATION shield, made Of BRASS or cop
per. set In gold To this will be at
tached n ribbon c. substantial ma
terial which will hang from the .hiell
in the form OF n watch fob. An ad-
Unstable pin will be so attached 10
the shield as TO make II convenient
to use the badge as watch fob or fas-
ten IL TO the lapel Of the coat BY
adding a blue ribbon rosette to the
regular badge and inscribing the word
Press" upon IL. special press badge
can he made II the convention baGge.