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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
SUPREME COURT HANDS
DOWN AN OPINION
(From Thursdays Advertiser.)

The Supreme Court yesterday hand.
ed down an opinion in the matter of
the estate of John Marks Alexandra,
which came before it on two questions
reserved from the Circuit Court. OF
the two questions, one is answered in
the Affirmative, the other in the mega
tive. The general effect of the opinion
is that the widow of John Marks Alex.
andre is not entitled to a dover right
in the donation" of the Portuguese
Benevolent Society of which the de.
ceased was a member. Following is
the text of the decision:
Dower-mutual benefit society fund
Under the bylaws Of a mutual benefit
society member could designate to
whom after his death il should pay a
donation fund. The decedent directed
ii to be paid to his executor for the
benefit of his estate. Held, the widow
has no statutory dover in this fund,
although part Of the estate of the de.
cedent.
Opinion Of the Court by Hartwell, @. J.
The material facts upon which the
questions of law were reserved are as
i'ii"Nos ihN u'''uNhlt M HhtluDtF OF
"A Portuguese benevolent society, was
entitled under its bylaws to designate
by will or by declaration filed with its
executive council the persons to whom,
upon his decease, certain moneys col,
lected by the society from It's members,
called in its bylaws n donation, should
be paid by the society, the by laws
providing that "for all legal purposes
the donation Is not considered as
assets Of the estate Of the deceased -
Tho testntor In his will directed that
all moneys becoming due At his doeeaso
from the society should be- paid "a his
executor for the benefit Of his estate,
giving his wife "the sum Of one dollar
a. aud for her full share ia any per
sonal property ~ whatever nature 0r
description may die possessed oi -
Upon the deoednnt = death the fum Of
tibis Was paid hy the society 10 the
executor The viii, after d few small
lrRaeles, made tho ifstai0r's daughter
bic reslduary legaien,
The questions reserved mo 0) sis
the eum ~ 0ne ihousapi slA bundled
ana tpFenly eight filHfa00) dollars ao
hele y part VI lAe eslais Of Jolp
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
.ELKS INTEND To
Be IN EVIDENCE

Tho Honolulu Elks' lodge Is planning
20 be la evidence 10 local aifain dur
Ing the coming fall, Most Of the NOM
bcrs who have been away on the Coast
during The summer are back nov, aud
HOY have brought a lot Of new ideas
with thom which promise 10 be- worked
out 20 tho beneal ~ lhe members ~
lhe lodge aud the general community,
An Informal smoker has heen IA
nnuneed for nest Friday evening for
heal Rnd iisiilnn flks fhe epieitaln,
lenl rppmliiee has numhpf ~ other
laWllaF entertainments iD preparation
fof lhp Rpsl fee mpHlhh
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
The Organic Act from Aylett.

Aylett took exception to this sug.
gestion, and brought in the Organic
Act to show that class legislation
would not go. For fully half an hour
the ex-representative argued and dis
cussed, simply going over the ground
which had been covered by the other
speakers.
Supervisor Kane, the third member
of the committee, had little to say dur
ing the argument, but he paid very
close attention, and familiarized him.
self with all of the arguments advanc-
ed. He left the verbal pyrotechnics to
Aylett but he was evidently loading
up with information against the time
when he should have to make some
decision in regard to the matter.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08

Theo. H. Davies & Company have
brought suit in the Circuit Court
against John Weber, Luen Chong Com.
pany, garnishee, for $4,000, alleged to
be balance due on merchandise
bought by the defendant of the plain
tiff.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
BARKEN TINES
TO CHANGE
HANDS
tFrom Thursdays Advertiser)

(From Thursdays Advertiser.)
Negotiations are under way for the
transfer of the American barkentines
Irmgard and s. G.. Wilder from Schae.
fer g. Co. to the Matson Navigation
Company, by which the latter company
will acquire most of the sailing vessels
in the sugar trade between here and
San Francisco.
+. A. Schaefer, head of the firm of
F. A. Schaefer & Co., Ltd, yesterday
confirmed the report, and it was also
confirmed by T. H. Petrie, secretary of
Castle G. Cooke, Ltd, agents for the
Matson company.
The Matson company at first used
sailing ships in its business, and when
it acquired steamships and entered into
the Island trade on an extensive scale,
more of the sugar ships plying between
the Coast and the Islands were absorb
ed. The sailing fleet of the Planters
line, represented at San Francisco by
Welch d Co., were bought and added to
Captain Matson IS long list of vessels.
Welch g. Co., however, are the San
Francisco representatives of F. A.
Schaefer & Co., and the Irmgard and s.
g. Wilder were still continued in the
sugar trade.
Will Retire Sailing Ships
1t is understood that the Matson
company is absorbing sailing vessels
with the intention of ultimately retir'
ing them from the active list as sugar
carriers, depending entirely on steam
power to transport the sugar products
for which it has contracted. The Mat
son company already owns the bark
Annie johnson, bark St. Katherine
schooner w. II. Marston, bark r. p
Rithet, bark Andrew Welch, the shiT
Hawaiian Isles in the "Around-t the
Horn" trade, and will now take in the
banks Irmgard and s. G.. Wilder. The
bark George Curtis has been sold by
the company, the bark Mohican has
been converted into a sugar hulk and
is now lying in Honolulu harbor, while
the fine ship Fort George has beer
erased from marine records as shiI
lost at sea.
Steam for Sugar Boats.
The sugar companies and those en-
gagged in transporting their saccharint
products are inclined to make use OF
steam vessels nowadays instead of sail
ing vessels. A sailing vessel requires
about three months to make a rount
trip and steamer can make the sam,
trip in about three weeks. Deliverie!
are quicker and more dependable, anc
so sail power is fast going into disuse
The Matson company now controls
the transportation of the sugars fur
nished by Alexander g. Baldwin, Ltd.
Brewer & Co., Ltd, Castle & Cooke
Ltd, Gay & Robinson, and with the alb
sorption of the two banks, those o.
Schaefer & Co.
The Irmgard is now in port. and il
making ready to sail for the Coast OF
Saturday.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
Great Principle Safe.

Supervisor Logan, though not a Nom.
Der of the committee, asked permission
to say few words. He supported the
contention Of Supervisor Quinn, that
the county might well waive all in.
spection fees ms far as the telephone
company is concerned, pointing out
that the great principle at stake, the.
right of the county TO exercise super.
vision over the streets which il is 70.
CURED by law to repair and keep In
order, had been conceded by the tele'
phone people,
Al the close Of the discussion, Quinn
suggested that the committee might
get right down TO business and draft
a report, Aylott objected very siren
uously and finally the time for propar.
Ing the report was set for this after,
noon az one o'clock
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
Kane Fayors Plan

After tho meeting Supervisor Kano
expressed himself as fayoHnR tbs
granting NJ the company demand, as
far Ne tho waving ~ al inspection
fees is concerned, during the term "
lhe eempapyt franchise, 90 tho ground
thai lhe company , agreement Niih tbs
pouniy runs foT that lpnglh ~ iime.
Ne vii slen The report Nhlsh gulau
sill pTspaIg,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
Wanted Fees Waived.

In return for its willingness TO allow
the county TO make use of It's manholes
and conduit systems, and It's agreeing
10 lay conduit for the county AZ cost,
Mr., Carter expressed the belief that
the county might very reasonably waive
the collection Of all fees for inspection
of excavations made by the telephone
company during the iwenlysoyen years
that the franchise " IN force, He ca
planned that The company viii bind H.
self % keep the county conduit In 10
pair daring all of that time and sug'
gesied that something should be done
Ia return,
Deputy coanly Attorney Milyerl0a
stated that the eoniTarl between tbs
old telephone eompany and ihe IgfTl
tory gives The f0gniy the hight ~ citing
Ne Pgllee spa 49, alaIm alTea 0p ne
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
Lewis Offers Suggestion.

"Should the county require a deposit
from the telephone company, sufficient
to cover the cost of replacing the
streets, wherever torn up, to the salts
faction of the county engineer, with
the understanding that, were the work
not done, the county should do the re-
placing and take its pay out of the de-
post, | do not believe that the com.
pany would offer any objection" re-
sponded Lewis.
County Attorney Cathcart thought
that the matter might be settled by
the waving of permit fees from the
telephone company during the first
year. He thought that, in the case of
the telephone company, with all of the
work which is contemplated, the charg.
ing of the fifty-cent fee right through
might work hardship. After the mi
tial work has been done, he thought
that the company might reasonably be
expected to pay the regular fee the
same as any other party or corporation
wishing to tear up the streets.
Considerable time was spent fighting
over that question, and finally Super
visor Quinn suggested that the county
might, without sacrificing anything,
waive all fees for inspection from the
telephone company, in consideration of
the fact that the company agrees to
lay conduit at cost for the county in
all of the new underground lines which
it may from time to time install.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08

poles of the telephone company during
the entire period that the company S
franchise is in effect. Were these poles
to come down, said he, and should the
county decide to take up the offer Of
the telephone people, pay for the in
stallation of the underground duet, and
place the wires beneath the surface, il
would be necessary to expend from
$4,000 to $4,000 in the purchase of cable
and so forth. Should the county decide
not to take up the conduit offer, hui
should the telephone company TAX,
down it's poles, it would necessitate tn,
expenditure of some $1,000 to restrin,
the wires.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
Must Keep Tab.

County Engineer Gere said that he
understood the idea of the inspection
fee and permit question to be for the
purpose of enabling the county to keep
tab on the tearing up of streets. He
said that much trouble has been ex-
perienced in times past from planta-
tons tearing up the roads to lay tracks
and leaving the county authorities in
total ignorance of the facts until some
one runs into the bumps on dark
night. He said that considerable trou-
BILE was experienced with the old tele-
phone company, which seemed to think
that it could place its poles where it
saw fit. He thought that the difficulty
might be obviated by enforcing the per
nit proviso, but eliminating the fee
question, for the time being at least.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-08
Good Wages.

Carter then took up the question of
excavation permits and inspection fees.
He said that, on the basis of fifty.
cent fee for each posthole, the company
would have to pay at least $3.50 within
very few months for inspection fees.
This, he said, would be out of all pro.
portion to the cost of inspection, in
that the work could easily be done by
one man in two days, and he thought
$3.50 for two days work for one man
would be pretty stiff pay.
Milverton agreed that the cost would
be a little steep in such case, and
suggested that an arrangement could
be made whereby the company might
be relieved of what would probably be
an unfair charge.
Attorney A. Lewis, on behalf of the
telephone company, then took hand
in the argument. He said that the
$4,000 or $4,000 required to secure cable
for the underground duet should not be
taken into consideration at all, in that
the service would be so greatly i'm
proved. He furthermore insisted that
the contract between the old telephone
company and the superintendent of
public works, whereby the county
claims the right to string its wires on
the poles of the company, does not oh.
ligate the company to maintain the
poles.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-11-25
Killed by Accident at Midland

Paul Jameson, nineteen years of
age, died from the effects of an
accident at Midland Thursday
afternoon. He was employed by
j. G. Rogers at the ranch a short
distance out of town. In company
with two other young men he had
been hunting and on the return
home was driving bunch of
calves in the pasture toward the
barn. One more stubborn than the
rest, was tagging behind, and he
hit it with the butt of the shotgun
he was carrying. The gun exploded,
striking him in the stomach, and
passing nearly through the body.
His companions hurried him to the
house, and sent for q doctor, but
he died in about an hour after the
accident. He came from Springer
ton, ILL.,, in the spring, and until
recently was employed as night
clerk at the Bastion hotel. He was
a popular young man among his
acquaintance and his untimely
end brings a feeling of sadness to
all.
Undertaken Aldrich was called
upon to furnish the casket and
prepare the body for shipment to
his parents in Illinois, and went
down on Fridays train.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-11-25

All prospects are that the people
of the state will find the spring of
1910 an exceptionally busy one.
Outside the ordinary routine of
business, there are six or eight
railroads to be built, a great terri
tory in the western section of the
state is to be settled, and worse
vet, selections must be made from
umpsteen hundred candidates for
the June nominations; the latter
necessarily entails much studying
of human and political nature, rag
chewing, mudslinging, and the
little courtesies extended by utter
snce of the universal password,
'Have something"
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-11-25

The past ten days has brought
back recollections of boyhood days.
We remember distinctly the joy
which attended the first fall of
snow and the prospect of good
coasting. As we were released
from the confinement of the school
room and went out into the air
which was filled with large flakes
of falling snow, a line was snatch
ed, which echoed through the at
mosphere, from an old familiar
verse, 1T SHOWS, cries the school
boy" The sled which has been
slowed away 10y your father in
the barn and for several months
forgotten is resurrected and again
put in working condi ton. One
good coast is enjoyed, which of
course included collisions, "upsets," "
rolls in the snow, wet feet, a bad
cold and a scolding from mother.
The next evening brought forth
the fact that the snow and the
coasting gone. And that is enough
to make any boy sulk; we didn't
want to get the kindling, water
the COW or carry coal and water.
There was only one thing that
would restore happiness and that
was if it froze harder than blixen
and showed some more.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-11-25

gap which is widening over a
criticism Of the recent tariff re-
vision.
A bill for the creation of postal
savings banks is causing no little
interest, and is making consider
able stir in the financial world. A
currency bill is also up for con-
sideration which will enlist more
than ordinary attention. A bill to
amend the interstate commerce
law which vests more power in the
commission will receive attention.
Many other important bills are al
ready framed and will be touched
upon as they are introduced.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-11-25
The Draper Den. .Ocrat nOmina,

The Draper Den. ocrat nominates
Fred Rowe, of Fort Pierre, as the
candidate of its party for COVER
nor. Incidentally the Democrat re-
marks that next year is going to
be democratic year in this state.
This writer has never supported
Rowe politically, but personally
we claim him as very close friend.
He is man who one has but to
meet to admire, and since the
democratic party must have a nom
inee for that position, we COM
mend Fred Rowe TO them for con-
sideration. He would at least give
US fight worthy the name.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-11-25
Hunting Trouble

If a man goes out on the trail of
Woe, there's always trail be-
hind it," he won't have a very
long way to go, and he's thunder
ing sure to find it. The man is
foolish who roams the land for
Trouble until he's found it; if he
had bushel of nice white sand he
wouldn't have sense to pound it.
If people on earth would not give
chase to Trouble, when she is fit
ting, methinks that Trouble would
hide her face and tend to her pri-
vate knitting. Our time is short
and our way is brief, and the road
is rough and rutty; and if we tag
at the heels of Grief, it shows that
we're going nutty. 1t was long ago
that up and swore that l would
be gay and cheerful. II won't be
seen with head that's sore or an
eye that's red and fearful; I'll smil-
ing rise from my downy couch,
and smile till the evening closes,
and I'll never carry a sign of
crouch, till l turn up my dog gone
toeses." I've tried to live by that
motto grand as close as any man
may do it, and Trouble for me is
dead and canned, though 'tother-
most chaps pursue it.-Walt Ma
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-11-25

An eastern paper has arrayed
itself as in op position to the pres.
ent system of disposing of the gov.
ernment reserves through lottery,
and proposes another system
whereby applications may be made
by mail for registration instead OF
the present system of appearing
in person. 1t appears to us that
the government would not be SO
inconsistent as to carry the lottery
into the mails when they are Sc
strict in the matter of a newspa-
per even publishing a lottery
scheme of any form whatever.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-11-25
Trouble In The Brew At Lead

Present indications presage a
stormy winter for the people of
Lead, and the other camps that de-
pends on the Homestake mines for
their upkeep. An attempt on the
part of the Western Federation of
Miners to unionize the Homestake,
which has for over thirty years
operated on the open shop plan,
has eliminated in q strike schedul-
ed to begin today. The declaration
of the union that none but union
men could be employed in the
mine was met by the Homestake
officials with notice that after
January 1st none but non-union
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-11-25

Another milestone is about to be
passed, and once more we are
warned that Thanksgiving is at
hand.
We have many things, ohl so
many things, to be thankful for.
Most every day we encounter
some little grevience which chafes
us for time, but which, when we
look back upon we are thankful
for colliding with, as it has in
spired us to the accomplishment of
something which we would never
have accomplished otherwise.
First and uppermost in our
minds, and the two essentials
which 60 to make life a blessing,
is our health and happiness. One
cannot exist without the other.
Our prosperity too, which depends
upon the two former conditions
mentioned, should not be over
looked as a ground for thankful
ness.
We are thankful that we live in
one of the most glorious and inde-
pendent governments in existence,
and that we form one of it's work
ing parts. Then we are thankful
that providence has seen fit to
place US in the best section, every
thing considered, in this great COM
monwealth.
When we stop to consider the
struggling masses of the cities
who exist from day to day on
half or no ration, and the thou
sands of waits whose only home
is the top room of a sixteen story
building or a damp alley, we have
reason to be more than thankful
when we consider that the most
destitute in our midst could fur
nish a palace for hundreds of halt
starved souls.
The prosperity of the commune
ty has excelled all dreams of anti.
cipation. 1t has taken days of hard
labor, sleepless nights and money.
But let us be thankful that we
were able to do hard work, had
the. brains to think and the capital
to do with.
Let rs be thankful, then, that
we have health, happiness and
prosperity.
And, let us be thankful that we
are thankful.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-11-25
Congress Convenes December 9th

Congress Convenes December 9th
The coming session of congress
is to be one of the most interesting
and important sessions which have
been held for years. There are sew
eral questions of more than ordi-
nary Importance which will be
fought out, and the result will
have great bearing upon the flu
ture career of a large number of
members of that body. The eyes of
congressman are in the direction
of Washington and they are ready
to launch upon one of the hardest
fought battles waged for many a
day. The first and most important
question to come before the house
is the proposition to change the
house rules, thereby taking the
power out of the hands of the
speaker, which Cannon has used SO
advantageously since his regime.
The manner in which Cannon and
Aldrich have bore down on the
two bodies has become imbearable,
and a cry has gone up throughout
the nation that something must be
done to pry the iron grip of those
men from its position. While a
majority of the members of both
bodies heretofore voted with the
stalwarts the voice of dissention
from their respective districts has
been SO decided that it is doubtful
if the old stalwart vote can be
poled again in support of Cannon
and Cannonism. AS regards our To-
cal representatives, Mr.. Martin
and Mr.. Burke, only one, the form
er, is on record in regard to chang
ing the house rules, which came
up for consideration during the
session of last December. Martin
voted in favor of changing the
rules. Representative Burke did
not take his seat in the honse un-
til the March following, SO OF
course did not vote on the propo.
sition. In case he had been there
no one can tell whether his vote
would have been for or against.
As matter of fact the position
which our representatives take on
this issue will cut considerable fig
ure in the coming campaign.
i President Taft is also anxious tx
get congress together and close thu
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-11-25

A real reformer in politics is
scarcity. Occasionally a reform
measure is introduced, but is
usually championed by one who
has been forced to retire from the
political arena on account of his
rascality, and hoodwinks the
people into letting him back
where he may be able to continue
that for which he was previously
retired.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-11-25

Twenty-Five years ago a mans
sanity was questioned if he assert
ed such a thing as the now prac-
ticable wireless telegraphy; still
we read that 1T is extremely doubt
full whether the air will ever be-
come safe highway, or a high
way for more than the rarely few"
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-11-25
There is q great deal of railroad

There is a great deal of railroad
news in the state papers these
days. Several important extensions
of the North Western and Milwau-
kee have been announced for the
territory east of the river, besides
the Dallas and Belle Fourche ex-
tensions of the North Western
west of the river. 1910 promises
great things in those lines.