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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-24
PORTUGUESE HAVE
A NEW SYSTEM
San Antonio Society Adopts
.a New Way to Pay
Widows.

After four years of discussion rela-
tive to the manner of payment of en-
dowment funds to widows of members,
the San Antonio Society, composed en-
tirely of Portuguese, made a rule at a
large meeting held on Monday night,
to pay each widow the full amount due
her ninety days after the death of her
husband, and in future each member of
the society will lump his dues and other
assessments into a monthly payment Of
$3.50, or $50 per year. AS there are
between 100 and 1000 members, the
yearly income of the society by this
means Will amount to between $4,000
and 100000.
Upon the death of member Of the
society, each member was assessed 81,
the total sum being an endowment TO
the widow. This would be paid her in
ninety days. But when several men,
bers died in a month, and the policy
of the society was not to impose
hardship upon the living members by
calling in 81 fer each widow III
month, some of the widows were COM
PEELED to wait their turn. At the pres
ent time there are said to be about
fifteen widows on the waiting list and
some would not receive their endow-
ment for year or more. 1t became
case of the first on the list being
promptly paid while the others had to
wait If they depended upon the en-
dowment for their living expenses tins
entailed borrowing money on which,
naturally, they would have to pay IN
terest.
At Monday nights meeting the dis
cussion over the matter was lengthy
and several times some of the older
members left the meeting room, unable
to bring themselves to believe that the
new system was a good one. The sys-
tenn was proposed as good business
measure, and finally was accepted as
such by the majority and the measure
was passed, so that the endowments
will be paid directly from the society's
reserve fund.
II NAV not be generally known in
the community what the Portuguese
benefit societies do for their members.
The San Antonio and the Lusitana
societies have practically the same
method of looking out for members and
their families. Although the majority
of Portuguese receive small incomes,
yet their frugal manner of living,
gives them opportunities to associate
themselves with the societies. When
ever they are sick they are given free
medical attention, paid By the societies
If they have to go to hospital their
expenses are paid, even if they have
to undergo an operation. As already
stated. when a member dies, the con-
tribution of ST per member gives her
a fund running anywhere from $l4o1
to $4,000. As benefit societies the two
Portuguese organizations are models OF
their kind.
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Washington, D. c., Feb. u, 1909.
Circular Letter.
Official in Charge, Local Office Weather
Bureau, Honolulu, T. II.

Official in Charge, Local Office Weather
Bureau, Honolulu, T. II.
Sir:-I am directed by the Chief of
Bureau to inform you that your station
has been selected TO be equipped with
one of the new iron park instrument
shelters, of pattern illustrated in the
accompanying print. "The structure
consists of handsome iron kiosk
pronounced kiosk having the sound
of j as i'll i), having four recessed
panels with sliding glass fronts within
which provision is made for the eX-
hibit of various maps, charts, daily
weather forecasts, and any meteorolog-
zeal information of value and interest
to the local public. One of the four
sides is equipped with several meteor
illogical instruments of display type of
construction. viz: large mercurlal
thermometer; a Six S maximum and
minimum thermometer; a therm0graph,
with record sheet running for two
weeks; hair hygrometer, and tipping
bucket rain gauge with dial indicator.
The thermolretric instruments are eX-
posed in a manner to secure, as nearly
as possible, correct meteorological
measurements at the location of the
structure 1t is desired that you report
concerning the availability of suitable
site for the structure in your city.
l. If practicable, submit a map of
the city and indicate thereon location
selected and recommended for the street
shelter. The kiosk requires daily at
tention to set the instruments. change
maps. esc., and it should, therefore, be
as conveniently accessible to the
Weather Bureau Office as may be prac-
ticable, and yet prominently situated,
for the benefit of the public.
central, downtown point. in the
proximity of business houses. newspaper
offices. or principal public thoroughfares
is preferable All that is required is
space a little over four feet square for
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the structure, with ample sidewalk room
entirely around it. The kiosk must not,
of course, obstruct in any way, or tend
to block the ordinary thoroughfare, and,
where possible, should Occupy some pub
lie park or space Immediately adjacent
to the thoroughfare. Unless other sites
are absolutely unavailable, the Occur
pancy of private grounds should not be
considered.
Reasonable consideration must be
paid to the question of temperature and
rainfall exposures, but it is believed OBJ
servers will sufficiently understand the
nature of the requirements to select
suitable sites without further explana-
tions.
When a seemingly satisfactory loca-
ton has been decided upon by you, it
would be well to consult the mayor. or
other city official in charge of the loca-
ton, with view to getting permission
or, at least, an expression favorable to
the installation of the kiosk. Later,
more formal authority for the Weather
Bureau to occupy the site will, of course,
have to be obtained.
>. Shipment.--It is necessary to for
ward the shelters to stations with as
little delay as practicable, as they can
not be stored at the present factory.
1t is desirable, therefore, to either pro-
eeed promptly with the erection of the
shelter, or provide for its storage at
your Office or elsewhere in your city.
All parts should be stored where they
will be protected from the weather until
assembled. The shipment will consist
of 8 crates and box, having a total
weight of about $500 pounds.
More specific details concerning the
erection and installation of the shelter
will be given later.
Please report promptly in regard to
the foregoing matters, and give definite
shipping directions.
Very respectfully,
c. +. MARVIN,
Professor in Charge, Instrument
Division.
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THE GREATEST
EVANGELIST
DR.. Chapman viii Stop Off at
Honolulu for One
Day.

The Christian people of Honolulu are
looking forward eagerly for the com
ing Of DR.. Wilbur Chapman, the great
est evangelist of the present time, who
is to stop In Honolulu for only day
on his way to Australia.
With DR.. Chapman viii come Mr.. AL
exander, whose masterful leadership of
immense choruses was one of the fea-
lures of the recent Boston campaign;
DR.. Gilman. Mr.. Hardness, Mr.. Dick
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Norton, Mr.. George
T. Davis and Mr.. and Mrs. Asher.
Every one of these helpers have.
been selected because of special gifts
either as public leaders of the differ
ent meetings held simultaneously dur
ing any campaign, or as Gospel singers
and leaders of music.
In the recent Boston campaign scores
of men of wide reputation We're
brought to Boston, many of them from
great distance, to assist in carrying on
the work there.
The following summary gives some
idea of the magnitude of the Boston
revival:
1t lasted just twenty-seven days,
from January % to February q.
Number of day meetings, 800; mum
Der of evening meetings, 600; total
number of meetings, 900; smallest at
tendance, January % first day., 15.-
$50; largest attendance, February II,
81 sol; converts at day meetings, H.
$50; converts at evening meetings, 49,
1874; total number of converts, 30,534;
attendance at day meetings, 213,070;
attendance at evening meetings, 507,-
sS3; total attendance during revival,
720,953.
DR.. Chapman and his party will ar
rive in Honolulu Friday. April 2. He
will conduct enc meeting and possibly
two while here.
Ii sufficient interest is manifested by
the Christian people here, arrange
ments will be made to have him con
duet campaign in Honolulu next fall.
Surely this is a great opportunity,
which the churches of the city will
not fail to avail themselves of. DR..
Chapman must be given such hearty
welcome April , as will remove all
doubt in his mind about returning.
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PETERS IN FAVOR
OF APPEAL RIGHT
CONTINUED From Page One.)

Continued From Page One.)
though Hcensee might comply with
the liquor law throughout, vet personal
prejudice of the chairman of the Ii
eense Commission, or any controversy
with the latter, might put him out of
business. Mr. Peters cited several in
stances which, he said, came up before
the present board, where the licensee
was placed in Just such position.
Mr.. Peters went on TO say that the
law as it stands today is a local option
law. IF the people of section petit
ton against a saloon, the commission
nav rule il out and the licensee has
no right to appeal from the decision.
In case he is denied a new license, or
his license is taken away, he can not
sell the stock on hand, except outside
of the territory. which was difficult
proceeding. The thing ruins him. He
is in a Iegalized business. but if,
through the personal within of the
chairman of the commission. he is de
MED the right of appeal. he not only
loses the opportunity to earn his NV
inc. bnt loses his assets.
Suppose man had $4,000 worth of
stock. Mr.. Peters argued. and in a
month he would have TO seek re-
newaI of his license If he went to a
bank to borrow money they might ask
if he expected to get new license.
He could not say that he would. and,
having no right of appeal, would get
no loan.
No expression OF opinion was made
by any member Of the committee. It
is probable that meeting will be held
shortly at which those opposed to the
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" =" :" "S*'**'s' + x So
NEWS OF THE WATERFRONT
y 4ss.s 1855 y y y y $500

honest about the whole business tina.
the Superintendent of Public Works,
who recognized the value of an expe-
rlenced pilot, merely suspended him
until the first of May. He will be
back on the job on that date In the
meantime. he will be enjoying a SPLEEN
did vacation on the mainland He
waved and saluted his comrades in
the pilot-house at the entrance to the
harhor when he passed by in the Mat
son boat yesterday morning.
The Hilonian had, besides a goodly
number of passengers. 1895 tons of re
hned sugar, S07 tons of raw sugar, H.
$50 cases Of canned pineapples, 500
bags OF rice and 1012 punches of ba-
nanas
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Note.-Barometer readings are cor
sected for temperature, instrumental
errors, and local gravity, and reduced
10 sea level. Average cloudiness states
fn scale from to 10. Direction of
wind is prevailing direction during 2,
hours ending at .. m. Velocity Of
wind IL average velocity In miles per
Aour. T indicates trace Of rain.
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The next Men : League supper viii
be held in the parish house of Central
Union church. Monday evening March
%. at f o clock. The guest of honor
will be the Rev. Charles F. Dole, pres
idt.rt of the Twentieth Century Club
of Boston. He viii address the league
on Modern Social Movements. A
cordial invitation has been issued to
members and each is asked to bring a
friend
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First quarter of the moon March IS.
The tides at Kahului and Hilo occur
about one hour earlier than at Homo
lulu.
Hawaiian standard time is 10 hours
30 minutes slower than Greenwich
time. being that of the meridian of ~
degrees thirty minutes. The time whis-
tie blows at 1870 p. m, which Is the
same as Greenwich hours 0 minutes.
Sun and moon are for local time for
the whole group.
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Japan's New Ship Subsidy.

VIZ 1ORIA. B. c., March lad,
vices were brought by the steamer EN-
press of China, which arrived today,
that the new ship subsidy bill passed
by the japanese Government will work
greatly to the benefit of the new trans
pacific line of the Oshako Shosen Kai-
sha and Togo Kisen Kaisha transpa-
eifc line, but will be of great disadvan-
tage TO the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and
may result IN the abandonment of the
European service.
The new law provides that the min
imum speed of subsidized steamers is
to be II knots, and an additional sub
sdv of IS per cent. for every addition
al knot per hour viii be paid, and with
respect to ships employed in the new
lines the subsidy is increased p per
cent This will make the fast steam
ers of the Tovo Kisen Kaisha. which
developed 10 knots. receive the largest
subsidy. and the new line Of the Oska
Yusen Kaisha will receive a naviga-
ton subsidy of 1924 cents per 1000
miles per ton. while the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha will get % cents per ton.
The new bill also provides that
steamers. after II years, will not be
paid subsidy, and that the. per cent.
will be deducted every year after the
fifth year of steamer S age. As the
Nippon Yusen Kaisha s steamers are
much older than those of other com
panies and used on established lines,
this company viii find the new sub
sidv law disadvantageous, while newer
rivals find it temporarily beneficial.
\ subsidy is provided for new line
with bimonthly sailing dates to South
America via ManzanilIo and Salina
Cruz.
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Moore bill, as amended, may have an
opportunity to present their side of
the issue.
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The Stewards Pilikia.
Sanders Takes a Jaunt.

Captain Sanders showed that he was
able to take advantage of circum
stances when be packed ,up his little
gripsack and sailed away yesterday on
the steamer Hilonian for short vaca
ton. Captain Sanders was in charge
of the Logan when she ran into the
coral the other night, but he was so
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Sailed the Marston In.

San FRANCISCO Captain Hersey
of the schooner W. H. Marston caused
some CONSERVATION in the insurance
world for a few hours yesterday af-
ternoon by sailing his vessel in through
the heads IN the teeth of a swift flow
ing ebb tide. With the aid of south
west squall he made it safely, but The
fact that he had fair wind and "a
strong one brought little comfort to
the underwriters, as the wind yester-
day was changing its direction with
out notice and was likely at any time
to switch around and add more power
to the tide. If this had happened the
Marston would have been in grave
danger.
The Marston was from HiIo, and the
cause of the underwriters worry was
their responsibility for the $169, 900
worth of sugar slowed away in the
schooner s hold. Captain Hersey saved
the cost of tow and gave an exhi-
bition of good seamanship, but in do
ing it be riSked a fortune of other
people s money and there was more or
less of alarm on the floor of the Mer
chants Exchange until word was re
ceived that the Marston was safely
anchored
The Marston was twenty-one days
from Hilo and brought 33,S4S bags of
sugar.
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HYADES ARRIVES
WITH LUMBER
News and Notes Gathered AIono
the Waterfront of
Honolulu.

With $4,000 feet of lumber on her
decks, the chartered Matson steamer
Hyades arrived here yesterday after
noon from Seattle. The .Hyades made
an unusually fast passage down from
the Northwest, as she was not expect
ed to arrive here before late this af
ternoon. She encountered fair winds
and good weather, however. and as
she is in pretty good shape. was able
TO hit only the high spots in the down
ward voyage. Captain John Alwen,
who brought the vessel down on her
first trip TO the Islands, is master.
Uncle Sans Lumber.
The lumber which the Hvadas
brought down from the mainland is for
the U. S. Quartermaster' Department,
and will be unloaded on the Channel
wharf. From here it will bsTransport-
ed TO Waikiki, where it wifi probably
be used by the e. S. Engineer Corps.
Besides the lumber, the Hyades brought
$500 tons of feed stuffs, a part of
which IS consigned to Uncle Sam. Work
was immediately started In getting the
lumber off her decks, and it is proba-
BILE. that the Hyades will be ready to
sail on Saturday.
The Stewards Pilikia.
The chief steward of the Hyades ran
into a bunch of hard luck when the
boat was in San Francisco the last
trip, being knocked down and robbed
by footpad. Other than severe
bruise and the loss of his money, the
steward suffered no serious damage,
and he is on board the vessel this
time. It is stated that there is a gang
of gas-pipers from Chicago operating
in the Golden Gate city at the present
time, and it is the opinion of some
on the boat that one of these took
crack at the steward.
Sanders Takes a Jaunt.
Captain Sanders showed that he was
able to take advantage of circum-
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LOCAL OFFICE OF THE UNITED
STATES WEATHER BUREAU.
Honolulu, Tuesday, March %, 1909.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-24

METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
Issued Every Sunday Morning by the
Local ONCE, u. S. Weather Bureau.
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Aorangi Sailed Yesterday.

The Royal Mail steamer Aorangi sail
ed yesterday from FIJI for Honolulu,
and she will probably arrive here next
Wednesday. She will have aecommoda-
tions for about fifteen first class and
fifteen second class passengers from this
port to British Columbia, according to
cable advices which have been received
here by T. FL. Davies & Co, the local
agents for the vessel. This means that
the Aorangi is already filed pretty
near TO the brim with passengers, very
few of whom will stop over here.
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Foohng suey Unloading.

The American bark Foohng Suey is
getting her cargo which came around
the Horn, out slowly. The consignment
of railroad iron which she brought is
unwieldy TO get out of the vessel and
this has delayed the work of diseharg-
ing the large cargo.
Captain Willett, master of the vessel,
stated yesterday that the Foohng Suey
was given her Chinese name because
she was once in the Oriental trade He
was not certain whether the meaning
of the name is ''good luck or "wind
and wave. . He had been told that both
rafslatinns were correct.
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Drifting steadily seaward, with small
chances of being sighted from the
shore, two Hawaiians in the little
launch Rainbow yesterday had a very
narrow escape. They would probably
never have been heard of again, save
by accident, had it not been for
the launch Waterwiteh taking the Gus
toms officials ont to the steamer Hy-
AIDES. VIII Young sighted the minia-
ture fishing boat rolling and tossing IN
imminent danger every minute, about
lowed the Rainbow into the harbor
safely, though the task was hard
one on account OF the gale which was
blowing and the heavy seas outside.
On fishing expedition, the two ma
tives started with the Rainbow for Mo-
lokai yesterday morning, leaving the
Alakea street wharf shortly after day
break. Everything went all right for
the voyagers until about s O'Clock,
when, off Makapuu Point, the gasoline
engine gave few sputters and finally
refused to work. 1t was in bad
condition. and although the Hawaiian
engineer worked over the mechanism
for several hours, all efforts to put it
into running order again proved of no
avail
Sails were then hoisted on the little
boat and an attempt was made to beat
back to Honolulu harbor. What with
the heavy seas and the terrific wind
which was blowing, it was utterly i'm
possible for the men to bring their
craft in toward shore, and the greater
part of the dav it wallowed in the
trough of the waves, steadily drifting
out Suddenly, however, Providence,
in the shape of Will Young and the
Waterwitch, put in an appearance and
signals of distress were flown. Young
answered them, and soon had the Rain
bow in tow.
When brought into safety last night,
the Hawaiians treated the matter
rather jokingly. The skipper can not
speak much English, but he caught
the meaning of question put to him
by a reporter. in which the word "' pi-
likia'' occurred.
"Ae; pilikia, he grinned.
The engineer of the Rainbow was
perfectly willing to talk, however, and
said. in matter-of fact manner:
81 think pretty soon we have to
SWIM The water looked too cold, but
if that other boat not come pretty
soon, we jump overheard and swim in
to Shore
''How about sharks?' was asked.
ooh, no pilikia, Shark just take
one look when you move all the time,
but he no bother. Suppose you stop,
you get tired, maybe, then he grab
you here ''-pointing to his foot.
''You were about FIVE miles from
shore and the water was rough?'
eyes; but that make no difference.
We swim all day and not get tired.
Suppose that launch not come pretty
soon, we sure jump in and swim to
the shore
The Rainbow was low in the water
when she was picked up by the Water
witch, and could not have lasted much
longer. The Hawaiians said last night
that they were not going to make an
other start for Molokai in the little
launch until they were sure that the
apu;ua would work ALI riUh+
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ing her cargo Of oil
Work will be finished today discharg-
ing the lumber cargo of the schooner
Mary E. Foster.
A party of Cook s tourists viii ar
rive here on the Chiyo Maru from the
Orient on the goth.
The Hvades is the only steamer that
drops anchor outside the harbor while
waiting for pratique.
Some Hawaiian boats will
arrive this week, among them being the
Pleiades, which is due today
The Pacific Mail liner China reached
San Francisco from this port yesterday,
taking seven days for the trip.
The Australian steamer Moana ar
rived at sydney Monday from Honolulu
She sailed from here on March 8.
The American Raw aHan steamer Ari-
conan sailed from Hilo for New York
last Monday. She win go via Magel-
Ian.
The Alameda moved from the rail
road wharf to her own docking place
at the Oceanic wharf yesterday after
noon.
The British ship Dolbadarn Castle has
pulled up on the Waikiki side of the
Haekfeld wharf where she is discharg-
ing nilrates.
The schooner Alice Cooke. with a ear
90 of lumber, should be showing up
pretty soon. She is now out twenty
eight days from the Northwest.
The Chiyo Maru may try for a new
record from the Orient on the voyage
which she began the other day. Tine
Tenvo at present holds the speed rec
ord.
Captain Nelson took the Helene to
sea yesterday with a large cargo for
island ports She left for Mahukona,
after which she will go to Hamakua
ports.
The United States Army transport
Sheridan sailed from Nagasak for San
Francisco via Honolulu on last Monday.
She should arrive here on or about
April +.
Since installing her oil-burning apPa
ratus the Oceanic 5. :. Alameda has
made 103 trips to Hawaii from fine
mainland. She leaves today on the
104th from this port.
When the ship Falls of Clyde was
first sighted coming towards Honolulu
the other dav. il was thought that she
might be the long overdue Fort George.
as her appearance is practically the
same. She displayed no flags when
first seen.