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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-03
RESERVES WILL
BE PROCLAIMED
PreIiminaries All Concluded
for New Areas OF
Forest.

The Board of Agriculture and For
estry held a meeting yesterday after
noon in the office of J. NJ. Dowsett,
all the members being present with
the exception of Marston Campbell,
the executive officer, who is on trip
to the mainland. D. P. r. Isenberg
acted as a chairman.
Superintendent Hosmer was grant
ed permission to visit Maui during the
course of the month in connection
with forestry matters, and the neces-
sity of greater precaution against the
spread of CHAMBERS among livestock
was one of the important matters
dealt with in the report presented by
DIR. Norgaard, the Territorial veter-
marian.
In the course of his comment on the
work accomplished for the month Su-
perintendent Hosmer says:
1.-THE month of May, 1909, saw sew
eral forest reserve projects brought
to the point of completion. Follow
ing action by the Forestry Commit
tee the Board approved the proposed
reserves at meeting held on May is.
On May 90, a public hearing was held
by the Governor and the Board, at
which the Governor announced that
he would sign the necessary procla-
nation. These are now being prepared
and will be signed within the next
few days.
1.-The new reserves are the 'Mauna
Kea Forest Reserve $500 acres all
government land, in the District of
Hamakua, Island of Hawaii, embrac-
ing the summit and upper slopes Of
Mauna Kea; the 'Waihou Spring For
est Reserve, in the District of Ham
akuapoko, Island of Maui, surround
ing the Waihou Spring on the west
ern slope of Mt. Haleakala, a total
area of "a acres, of which IA is gov
eminent land; the 'Lihue-Koloa For
est Reserve in the Districts of Puma
and Kona, on the Island of Kauai, a
total area of 29,260 acres of which
12,945, or As per cent, is government
land; the 'Moloaa Forest Reserve in
the District of Koolau, also on Kauai,
$3.50 acres, of which 3615, or GA per
cent, belongs to the Government; and
a modification of the boundary of the
Makawao Forest Reserve, in the Dis
trict of Hamakuapoko, Maui. where
by the area of that reserve is in
creased from 1896 to 1880 acres.
1.-The creation of these new reserves
on Kauai completes the chain around
fthe main mountain on that island
bringing Kauai to a point where for
est management can be effectively
applied when it becomes possible to
undertake systematic forest admins
tration
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-03
Homesteads Benefited.

From May IL to May 70, l was on
the Island of Kauai, on a visit to the
upper government land of Waimea, in
the Ma Pali-Kona Forest Reserve, to
the experimental sub-garden and
plant distribution nursery at Kalaheo,
and to the planted forests at Lihue.
1.-The especial object of the trip was
to consult with Mr.. w. D. McBryde,
who has volunteered to look after the
sub-garden at Kalaheo, in regard to
the work to be done there. Satisfac-
tory plans were made that should
lead to the increasing usefulness of
the Papapaholahola Station.
incidentally it is only just to men
ton here the excellent work not only
in tree planting, but in general in
building up worthy community like
that is being done by Mr.. McBryde
among tine homesteaders at Kalaheo.
This little village is taking on the ap-
pearance of a prosperous settlement,
place of homes, the sort of thing
that this Territory needs more than
anything else For his share in this
work-and it is no small one--Mr. Nc
Bryde deserves high credit.
ION the trip to Kauai I had the
good fortune to be accompanied by
Messrs Coert Du Bots, Assistant Dis
trict Forester of the u. S. Forest
Service Inspection District of Cali
| fornia, and G. Frederick Schwarz OF
Boston, Massachusetts,, consulting
| forester in private practice. While
| in the woods and elsewhere there was
opportunity to discuss with these
gentlemen certain professional prob
| lens that now press for solution in
Hawaii and to obtain from them ex.
pressions of opinion that are of value
| in the work in hand.
The Fair Exhibits.
1.-The transport Dix, sailing on May
| %, carried the greater part of the for.
est exhibit prepared by this Division
for the Hawaii Commissioners of the
! Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition
| Four cases of herbarium material
each containing 60 specimens of native
| or island grown plants and three oper
| frames containing hand specimens oi
| ninety Hawaiian and island grown
| woods are the chief features of the
| exhibit The cases are of Koa; the
! specimens being properly labeled and
| arranged. Maps and charts illustrating
the forest reserves also form a par
| OF the exhibit. BY an early steamer
| there will go forward several large
| transparencies of local forest scenes
| prepa led by Mr.. r. K. BONNIE under
my direction, to illustrate the forest
work in the Territory.
| During the latter part of the month
1 the laborers from the Nursery and the
Makik Valley Station have put IL
some time under the direction of Mr.
Haughs, in beating down the dead
4 Lantana along the roads and trail:
! in the planted forest on Tantalus
! Arrangements are also we'll in hand
| for removing the dead wood from this
| forest. Both these operations reduce
| the fire danger and add to the at.
| tractiveness of the forest as a park.
During the last few weeks many
trees for forest planting started at the
Government nursery have been seIt
| cut to various parts of the Territory
Among these shipments may be men
! toned 10000 ironwoods for Paauhau
plantation: 1000 for PaauiIo and 20O(
for Mr.. John Hind in Kohala. About
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-31
JUDSON THURBER
ADOPTED SEALS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 81
When Judson Thurber, botswain Of the
revenue cutter Bear, reaches Washing
ton, the scientists will probably hear
some profanity and some valuable tips
on the nursing of fur seals. Thurber
is the foster father of two seal pups
that are now about five months old,
and may claim the distinction of being
the first person known to history that
this kind without the assistance of the
mother animal Books have been writ
ten and thousands of dollars have been
expended by scientific experts in their
efforts to persuade young fur seals to
live as orphans, but until 'Thurber of
the Bear appeared to father and moth
er the pair he is now transporting
across the continent from San Diego,
all attempts have proved fruitless. The
baby seals have all died.
In spite of the fact that Thurber has
undoubtedly been responsible for the
present existence of the two cubs he is
now caring for, the authorities of the
department of commerce and labor,
who act as guardians of all fur seals
found in Alaskan waters, are pretty
certain to take them away from him.
The law is very plain on the subject,
and positively prohibits anyone from
coming into possession of young seals.
The pair now under Thurber's charge
were therefore only loaned to him at
best. and as he has brought them
through the dangerous period of in
fancy to an age and strength where
they can feed themselves, the depart
ment will be certain to order the boat
swain to give them up. When that or
der is given the language that may be
expected from Thurber will be of the
most picturesque variety known o u
shipboard.
llloIelS uSSO COliiiiiSiA oNAioS
and kindness in his care of his cubs
said Capt Worth G. Ross, commandment
of the revenue cutter Service. "1n the
frse place he discovered why no one
was ever able before his time to raise
baby seals They are tongue-tied and
cannot lap milk He performed the
simple surgical operation Of cutting
what is known as the freedom of the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-31
Pensions eFOr The
Railroad Employees

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Final prepar-
atoms were made today by officials of
the New York Central and affiliated
roads of the system for the inaugura-
ton with the new year of the pension
system for aged employees, recently
decided upon.
The system is to be extended with
out delay 70 the Cleveland Cincinnati,
Chicago e St. Louis railway, the Bos-
ton & Albany railroad and the other
subsidiary lines forming part of the
New York Central system.
Tomorrow, when the plan becomes
operative the first batch of retirements
will be made and 1875 employees will
be placed on the pension list.
Under the plans adopted today en-
ployes on reaching 20 years are to be
retired and if they have been contin-
uously in the service 10 years imme
diately preceding their retirement,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-31
Blographi
Calendar
December 81.
EMILE LOUEET.

Emile Loubet the French statesman
dency OF the republic, was born in
Iarsanne. Drome, France, seventy one
years ago. His father was peasant
proprietor, and the future chief ex-
ecutive of a great nation received but
n scanty and common early education.
He was ambitious, however, and
studied law on his own account event
aaliy obtaining the degree OF laws.
He interested himself in politics
early in his legal career. His first
Office was as mayor of Montelimar.
He was so successful that he was re-
warded with seat in the Chamber
IF Deputies. He entered that body in
1916. and was reelected again and
tgain In 1885 he was promoted to
the senate During the short lived
Tirard cabinet. December II, 1887, to
April 8, 1883, he was Minister of Pub
Tic works.
On the refusal of NJ. de Freycinet
to reassume the presidency of the cab
met. he was intrusted by President
Sadi- Garnet with the task of organiZ-
ing the ministry with the larger part
of it's former constituents, himself
assuming the portfolio of the interior
and the presidency of the cabinet.
M. Loubet was elected president OF
the senate in 1896, and reelected IN
January, 1898. He succeeded Felix
Faure as president of the French re-
nublic ON February IS, 1899. and served
TO 1906. when he was succeeded by
President Fallieres, the presant lncum-
bent. NJ Loubet proved highly pop
ular president and won high esteem
both at home and abroad,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-31
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

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+ Statesman will confer a great
J. favor by being prepared to pay
+ their subscriptions to the col
i lector of the circulation de-
+ partment of the Statesman,
r who will call upon them for
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& this request is made.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-31
zee G. York Celebrated Chinese Doc
tors. Can Positively Cure You.

Those who are suffering from dis
ease which many other doctors have
pronounced incurable now have relief
in sight. Yee & York, the famous Chi
ncse doctors, are now located in WAL
la Waila. These men, after years of
study and research in China, were
grarted diplomas by the emperor to
pursue the practice Of medicine.
For centuries the Chinese have been
acknowledged leaders in the practice OF
medicine and many wealthy people
annually go to that country in search
of relief from ailments which doctors
ef this country have pronounced inca
paieie of permanent cure.
Wee & York use nothing but power
fIl roots and herbs Of demonstrated
medicinal value. These roots and
herbs act gently on the system in di-
rect contrast to the medicines usual
IS given.
They can be consulted without cost.
Those residing out of the city may
s"nd for SYMPTOM blanks and a free
di"~nosiS viii be given.
Yoe e York. Chinese Medicine COM
p"nV. 210 West Main street. Wala
Wai'a. Wash. or I421- First street,
Portland. Oregon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-31
WILL INVESTIGATE
GAMBLING CHARGES

LEWISTON, Idaho, Dec. 81
Aroused by the charges published that
open gambling was permitted by the
police, Mayor Tweedy today announced
district court to summon a granu jury
to investigate. Tweedy was elected on
tho reform ticket. but it is charged
the police commissioner and the off,
GERS openly disregard his orders. Sem
sational disclosures are anticipated if
the Jury is summoned.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-31

tongues of his charges, and after feed
nursing bottle, until their tongues
ceased being sore, he taught them to
lap milk like a dog or cat. Then he
was careful that they had their daily
bath of salt water and as they grew
older and stronger he changed their
diet. Now they will leap two or three
feet from the deck to reach a fish sus-
pended over their heads.
"By this means he gives them the
exercise they need and keeps them in
fine, healthy condition. 1t remains to
be seen whether the experts of the fish
commission, who were instrumental in
securing the order bringing Thurber to
Washington, will be able to get any
thing helpful out of his testimony or
not 1 believe that the care that Thur
Der lavished on his little cubs had as
much to Go with their coming through
the critical stage as the course of diet.
Sailors are the kindest hearted mortals
in the world Thurber probably fused
around with the CUBS during every
minute that he could call his own, gave
them remedies when they were ailing,
brushed and washed them, and moth
cred them generally. This kindness
without doubt had much to do with
keeping them well and contented.
IF Thurber can teach the govern
ment experts how to raise the young
seals without the care of their mothers,
he will be the means of saving the lives
of thousands of cubs annually. The
reason that so many of the seals are
the present time all the motherless
young lie within few days after los
ing their natural caretakers. The pc
lagic sealers who are lowering around
outside the three mile limits of the
Pribiloff- Islands, kill the mother seals,
and the young, unable to provide them
selves with food, die by the hundreds.
All efforts to rear these little orphans
have failed to date, and naturally
Thurber is an object of considerable
interest to the government experts
He'll probably be pretty sore if he has
to give up his seals, but if they want
them here, as they probably will, he'll
have to give them up"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-31

they will be entitled to d pension.
An employee who has been 90 years
in continuous service and has become
unfit for duty may be retired with a
pension although he has not reached
the age of 20.
Officials say the pension system to
be put into effect will eventually ben
eft 10000 of the lines employees and
will make necessary the distribution
by the New York Central of 100000
annually.
The scale of pensions is one per
cent for each year of continuous SER
vice. based upon the average rate of
pay received during the 10 years pre-
ceding retirement. The system is be-
ing considered by a special board con-
sisting of eight of the officials of the
New York Central lines, headed by j..
Christensen, A. II. Smith, c. d. Schaff
and A Fl. Harris, vice presidents.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-31
FIRES AND FIRE
LOSSES IN u. S.

departments increased at that rate.
for a portion of this amount was APP
propriated for the purchase of land.
the construction of buildings, and for
new apparatus The per capita APP
preparation for the 1853 cities reporting
was $165.
The per capita cost of maintenance
of fire departments in foreign cities is,
according to the bulletin, much lower
than in cities of the United States,
computations recently made by the
United States geological survey plac-
ng the per capita expense in Berlin
at $O26; London at $0.19, st. Peters
burg at $0.22, Paris at 1921, Milan at
$0.17, and Stockholm at s0.23. The
bulletin cautions that the inference
should not be drawn from these data
that the fire departments of this coun-
try are not economically administered.
The low per capita cost of mainte-
LdnC&e dDTOdU Is tt&e result Oh
building regulations. more nearly fire.
proof buildings and greater precau-
tions to prevent the occurrences of
fires. The foreign municipalities also
make no payment for water for fire
purposes, an expense incurred by
about two-fifths of the departments
in the large cities of this country.
In those cities for which complete
reports were made there were SS,255
fire alarms during 1907 and 7S.507 fires,
Of which 52.343 resulted in losses. In
other words, only 1913 per cent of the
alarms were for fires which occasioned
loss. Similarly. disregarding those
cities with incomplete reports. the to-
tai loss through fires was $4S.676, $50.
n which insurance was paid amount.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-31
thWaite, Of Lexington, Kentucky, 1--WE

thWaite, Of Lexington Kentucky, 1--WE
We're much in love, so we got married.
That's all there is to it,
Mrs. Chase is the daughter of a
wealthy southerner Three years ago
she became engaged to Blaine in Lex
ington. Several months ago she met
Chase and for a month before their
marriage here they were secretly en-
gagged. Meanwhile Blaine, in Spokane,
became anxious to claim his bride. He
arrived in Los Angeles December %,
every preparation made for the we'd
ding at Page seminary, where the girl
was studying music. They were to
be married December %.
"On December 26 Mr. Blaine invited
me to go to the automobile races in
Ascot park" said Mrs. Chase today,
Then l telephoned Chase that my we'd
ding with Blaine was getting uncom-
fortabiy close He laughed and hung
with Blaine, while Mr.. Chase hunted
I'D the county clerk and got marriage
license. He asked me if l would mar
rv him within 10 minutes. Until then
did not know | was to be bride De-
fore O'Clock. However, | said yes, ana
we were married by Rec. c. c. Pierce
who is a fraternity brother of Chase.
when Blaine heard of it he seemed very
much put out.
We told me he would go to South
America, because he did not want 10
face the people Of Spokane after an
nouncing that he intended bringing me
back with him.
The couple viii remain in Los An
eeIes where Chase is assistant man.
eyer of the California Builders Sup
plv company. He came here a snort
time ago from his home in Nashville,
Tennessee.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-31

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 31.-The
number of city employees of the fire
departments in the 15S cities treated
of in the forthcoming United States
census bulletin No los, relative to
the statistics of cities of $4,000 AND
more estimated population in 1907.
was 2s.O55, or nearly three-fourths of
the number of employees OF the police
departments in the same cities.
Fire protection in many cities, how
ever. is furnished in large measure by
volunteer fire organizations, so that
the fire fighting force is somewhat
larger than the police force. Call men
are numerically unimportant in the
cities with population of over 100,-
900. and in the last few years there
has been a marked tendency for all
cities of over 10000 inhabitants to re-
place call men with regular men.
1t is stated that, by presenting the
Inhabitants, the number per 1000 acres
of land area, and the number per 100
miles of improved streets, opportunity
is afforded for comparing the effective
strength OF the departments of the
different cities. The number per TO-
600 Inhabitants is probably the best
Measure of fire protection.
An Increase In Appropriation.
The appropriations for 1906 and 1907
IS given in the bulletin include the
anticipated expenditures for OUTLAWS
and for maintenance. The appropri-
, atoms for 1907 amounted to $38,529,636.
an increase of $3.64S.S56, or 10.5 per
cent, over the previous year. This.
however, does not mean, it is stated
That the expense of maintaining the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-31

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec 31.-The
assessed valuation of property, the
basis of assessment, and the taxes
levied in 1853 cities in the United
States which, in 1907, had an estimated
population of over 10000 each, are
considered in L. S. Census Bulletin
los, prepared by Division Chief E. H.
Mailing Powers, chief statstician in
charge of the official statistics of cities
who will refer it to Director Durand.
The bulletin states that the as
sessed valuation of property in a city
ness, and comparisons between the in
debtedness of different cities in the
same state based on assessed vaIua-
tons are often more accurate than
those based en- population. Such n
comparison between cities of different
states is not practicable, however,
owing in a large measure to a differ
ence in methods and bases of assess
ment
In many cities it is the practice to
assess property at a fractional part of
it's value instead of it's true value,
and it is believed that the, true value
of property that may be deduced from
such fractional values is not compar-
able with values obtained in other
cities where the basis of assessment
is 100 per cent.
Personal Property Values.
The value of personal property vary
from less than one-sixth of one per
cent Of the value of real property in
Philadelphia to more than so per cent
of the value of real property In Oma
ha. These differences are due partly
to different bases of valuation and
partly to differences in the classes of
personal subject to city taxation
Nearly two-thirds of the net debt
of the 1873 cities is charged against
the Is cities of over 100000 popula-
ton, and the same cities showed APP
proximately the same proportion Of
the assessed valuation of property.
The largest per capita net debt is
credited to New York city, but Boston
had the largest per capita assessed
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-31

ing to s42,655,725. leaving a net loss OF
$6,02l,005 or 12.4 per cent
The total fire loss per capita WAS
1928 and the net loss per capita $023.
OF the total loss reported, separation
eff the total on buildings and the total
on their contents was returned for
$48,36S,0S1. showing that $1S,965,42
or 1913 per cent, was on buildings and
$29,342,654. or CO., Per cent. was on
contents
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-31

One insertion or a classified ad. is
often enough-but, by no means. al
ways 49, Same law of persistence
aDnlies as in everything else
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-31
NAMES SCHEDULE COMMITTEE

CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-President b.
B. Johnson of the American league To-
day named as the schedule c0mmittee
of that organization Charles A. Cohi-
iskey, Chicago; F. J. Farrell, Ne" foih
and President johnson.
Johnson said the committee Wou,"
fight hard for the I54 games scheu-
ule. The schedule committees OF III.
two major baseball leagues VIII niee'
at Pittsburg late in January. Ooni,s
key, following his appointment on .n
American league committee, asAeo nc
Hugh Duffy, new manager OF the om
cago American league team De pc
mitted to serve in his place. inns
request probably will result In ="
gathering of all the managers an
umpires of the league here at tne YIN. ~
of the February schedule meetihs
discuss proposed chances in tne -
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-31
Stole His
Bride Away

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31.-While
Charles Blaine, a cousin of James G.
Blaine. is journeying back to his homo
in Spokane today, Goodwin c. Chase,
who stole Blaine's fiancee from UNI
der his very nose. is laughing in his
sleeve He said:
Eyes. think Blaine is unfortunate,
I'm really sorry for him but you see,'
and he pointed to his bride who until
Sunday evening was Miss Louise Cros-