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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-22
GOVERNMENT BY COMMISSION AND
ITS COST.

Enemies Of American government In
Hawaii have been riding n hobby Of
government by commission for some
months.
They declare that Hawaii should
have a good government" govern.
ment by commission. government.
like that of Washington, ID. c., an eco.
nomical government.
SO far as known this little coterie of
disappointed and disgruntled states.
men In the city Of Honolulu are the
only ones who have discovered the ad-
vantages of government by commits.
sion or the superiority of the govern.
ment of the District of Columbia co.
extensive with the city OF Washington
Some days ago they hedged some.
what and expressed the wise opinion
that government by contract might be
better after all.
But what OF government by commits.
sion? What of its expense and how
is II superior?
~ "pp'uio w ttlNdlu local people
because the citizens have no voice in
II. They are governed, not governing.
Here are the figures that tell the
story OF the expense of government by
commission. The New York World,
under date ofFeb. 4, says:
THE PENDING APPROPRIATION
BILL FOR THE COST OF RUNNING
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONE
YEAR CARRIES s11,974,O33, BEING
AT THE RATE OF 1851 FOR EACH
INHABITANT.
This does not include the cost of
new buildings for the Government IL.
self or the maintenance OF such as
now exist, excepting the appropriation
OF 100000 for new buildings for the
District.
The 1908 population of Washington
was $4,000. The latest figures oh.
tainable from the Census Bureau show
the cities nearest Washington in size
to be Buffalo, Pittsburg, Cincinnati. De.
troit, Milwaukee, New Orleans, New
ark and Minneapolis.
IN NONE OF THESE DOES THE
PER CAPITA COST OF MAINTEN.
ANCE EQUAL THAT OF WASHING
TON.
Milwaukee, with population OF 3d.,
9OS, has corporate expenditure of s.,
5iS'l43, the rate per capita being
$l745.
Minneapolis, with 273,S25 inhabit,
ants, spent, according to last reports
only $5.O2l,53O, a per capita of 1854.
Buffalo has population of over
100000. In 1906 she had 3sl,Sly She
spent in 1906 only s7,6O9,O6l-$ls. SO
per capita.
Detroit spends $7S45,3O5 a year for
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-22
THE PARADE.

The Floral Parade Of 1909 will pass
into history as better than the best OF
former years.
Each year brings some new feature
and wealth of new ideas in the work.
ing out of the parade and the prepare.
ton Of the floats and automobiles
The parade is always interesting for
the local people and unique for the Wis.
itOr
1t has been well worth while in for,
mcr years and more so this.
Mr.. Pctrie and his assistants are tC
be congratulated
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-22

have happened in New York city
where the demands of the service re
quire as close attention to schedule
as Honolulu.
This Is not the first time that the
Rapid Transit has butted into and
mafred parades.
IL this is called for in the charter
the Legislature should take immediate
steps to effectively put a quietus on
the possibility of a repetition of the
Rapid Transit sending its cars through
when the people are using the street
for public function.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-22
LEGISLATORS HONOR
Continued from Page y

NSohtihuCu ilOM xu&C ~
before. But he has left his heritage
to us-the heritage of patriotism"
Senator Knudsen-"If you could but
go back to 1775 you would find that
George Washington was a man of
wealth, belonging to one of the first
families and a favored servant OF the
British Government. then the strong.
est power of earth. All of this he
was asked to give M, and become a
rebel. He did so because he saw that
II was the best for his country.
when he was asked to become the
commander of the American army he
did not say 1 cant afford it, He went
when duty called him. He followed
the call of duty and not the dictates
of his pocketbook"
Representative Kaniho then ad.
dressed the assemblage In Hawaiian
telling the story of the cherry tree.
w. o. Smith was the last speaker
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-22
WASHINGTON UNDAUNTRD.

The greatest work of George Wash
ington was his uniiication and direc-
tion Of contending elements in a
common cause
Self-preservation was the natural
bond Of union among the people of
Z the colonies that gained their indie
rendence from Great Britain.
Though this represented the first law
. OF nature. II required a master mind
10 combine the divergent opinions
and ideals into movement possess
sing enough cohesion and force to
carry on a successful war with n pow.
crful and resOurceful nation.
There was no national spirit to
which Washington might appeal. He
was the leader of a band OF rebels
among whom was a nucleus OF pa
triots who pointed the way, and gave
definite purpose to forces of justified
discomfort.
No people ever had more right
eous cause to be rid of the oppress-
i've yoke of an arbitrary monarch
than the American colonists. Their
cause was just but the course of those
having the courage of their conylc-
tion was beset by traitors and false
friends without number.
Washington had to fight first the
power and influence of the govern
ment' with the patronage, social
preferment, and favor which 1t could
bestow.
We OF today do not dwell much on
this phase. Perhaps because we think
1t peculiar to present-day politics
and hear only of the direct battles
and results of former days.
Those of the present time who
bow the craven knee to officialdom,
and join in the high and mighty crit
icism of the inability of the com
mon people" to govern themselves,
are of identlcally the same stripe as
the enemy within the ranks" that
Washington had to fight.
The untutored followers of the
trail were, in the esteem Of the gov
erning crowd, fit only to be govern
ed. What right had the common
woodsman to be heard!
And we must not forget that the
governing class representing very
likely wealth and intelligence" OF
the colonies had many fayors to be-
stow that appealed to the selfish and
the inyertebrate ready to follow any
flag or ally themselves with any
leader, so It gave free entry to soft
iberths and the hope of basklng in
the kindly sunlight of Official smiles.
Washington had not only to face
the enemy in the field. He was in
cessantly harrassed by the under
mining influences of the Tories and
Nthe traitors In his own ranks.
A more hopeless future than that
which he contemplated can hardly
be imagined.
y How frequently must he have had
reason to wonder whether there was
sany such thing as loyalty to prlnci-
sple' How many times must he have
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-22
Business Notices
NOTICE.

Chang Chau has opened an Office
at the corner of Hotel and Smith
streets. General business agent; in
terpretlRs a speciality. 4220-im
The wageworker., 1909-10-02

men and women of labor to join with
US in the great movement for its
achievement
More than two million wage-earners
who have reaped the advantages of
organization and federation appeal to
their brothers and sisters of toll to
participate in the glorious movement
with it's attendant benefits.
There are a1filiated to the Amert
can Federation of Labor lis Interna-
tional Trades Unions with their 27.
900 Local Unions; So State Fedora
tions; 537 City Central Bodies an i
$50 Local Trade and Federal Labor
Unions having no Internationals.
We have nearly 1000 volunteer and
special organizers as well as the Off
GERS of the uL.ons and of the Amer.
lean Federation of Labor itself always
willing and an .ious to aid their fellow
workmen to organize and in every
other way better their conditions.
For information all are invited to
write to the American Federation of
Labor headquarters at Washington,
D. c.
The wageworker., 1909-10-02
LONGEST TELEGRAPH CIRCUIT
Is 1000 Miles Long, Extending from
London to Teheran, in
Persia.

Persia and it's capital, Teheran.
have been very much before the pub
lie lately, but probably few people are
aware that the news which has come
through to London has passed over
the longest telegraphic circuit in the
world, says the London Daily News.
The distance between London and
Teheran by wire is 1000 miles and
the operator in Teheran commune
Gates direct with the operator at the
London end, automatic repeaters TAX
ing the place of operators at ten
places along the circuit.
The first repeating station from
London is at Lowestoft where the
wires enter the North sea, beneath
which they run for 200 miles to EN-
dent. Hanover, where the second au-
tomato repeater continues the mes
sage.
Thence it is flashed to Berlin, War
saw, Rouno, Odessa, Kertch, Sukhum,
kaleh, Tifiis and Tauris, from each of
which stations it is instantaneous1y
forwarded without human interven-
ton. the telegraphist at Teheran, who
receives the message from Tauris, be-
ing the first operator to handle it
since it left London. From Teheran
the line then extends to India. but
nowhere else is there a circuit SO
long as that between Teheran and
London.
The wageworker., 1909-10-02
The Consul's Dilemma
By Harold Ballagh

nant glance, and solemly went over
the ceremony with the right parties.
who were none the wiser.
after they had registered and each
received marriage certificate with a
huge United States seal on it, they de-
parted. shutting down the wide walk.
"Allitson was one of the leading
lawyers. of his state.
AS we'll as we were able for roar
ing with laughter, we put these quex.
tions to him:
Your Homer, said I, we claim that
this is case of bigamy, as two men
have been married to this woman,
and no divorce
Your Honor said Bates, acting
for the defendant, we would claim
that my client has not been guilty OF
bigamy. We admit that my client has
had two men married to her this day.
but she has been married to only one
man.
"Allitson stopped grinning, put on
his most judicial look, and said in his
inimitable, ex-cathedra manner:
The court decides that the Amer
lean Consul-General at Yokohama has
been guilty of suborning- of--big-
amy in causing ah innocent woman to
be wholly married to one man and
half married to another, and he is
hereby fned-boy, bring the cham
pagne:"
The wageworker., 1909-10-02
QUEER VIEWS OF STAGE LIFE
Good Story Illustrating the CONNER
ciaIism of American
PIayhouses,

Omce-boy insolence is one of the
reasons why the stage isn't as pleas
ant pursuit as it used to be, accord
ing to the experienced actors, the
New York correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Times-Star says. Nowadays
they say, "the theater is SO thoroughly
commercialized that its chief figures
in management act and think precise
ly as they would if they were manag-
ing sweatshops. And the art OF act
ing is itself in decline One of the
reasons is the insistence of the mod
ern manager upon the employment OF
types Actors and actresses must
physically fit the needs of the roles
for which they are cast, instead of
making themselves over to fit them,
as in the old days.
However that may be, queer little
stories turn up every now and then.
The other day a young woman, in
whose veins the very proudest blood
of Kentucky and Virginia runs, ap-
piled to little, half-portion manager
for a place she knew he had vacant.
He gave one careless glance at her
and shook his head.
You won't do" said he. II want a
reglar arisdograt vcr that there iob.''
He doesn't know yet why the girl
sat down in a sacred chair in his holy
Office and laughed helplessly until she
finally went cut, her eyes streaming
tears of pure delight Nor does he
quite get the point of the jest of the
girl that succeeded her, and whom he
engaged fer the "aristocratic'' role In
the first rehearsal the little handy
legged manager interfered. He
scowled at the young woman and criti-
cised her acting severely.
wy said he, "dond efen walk like
an arisdocrat Ze here. You must
walk like diz.''
And he strutted across the stage
in what he believed to be an 'aristo-
cratic walk. The girl gazed at him,
with all her innocent young soul in
her eyes. When he finished his pa
rade he turned to her
"Oh, yes" said she, brightly, now
I understand. See, will walk just as
you do.''
She slumped across the stage in
fat-footed, duck-legged, pigeon toed
shamble
Now she said, turning to the
manager, didn't l walk just .as you
think an aristocrat should?" He just
barked at her.
You are vired vor vlagrantly mis-
gondocting yourselluf,' said he.
The wageworker., 1909-10-02
Copyright, by

81 can tell you a better story than
that
GO ahead
"a cousin of mine-forty-secon de-
gree, as they count in the south-was
rather deaf. This man-Tll call him
Allitson-was our Consult General in
Yokohama. One hot morning two big
Danes, American citizens, appeared
at the consulate. A Japanese woman,
gathering unmusically along on her
clogs, walked between them.
DO you take the job to marry
man?' asked one of the big fellows.
Well, hardly said the Marshal,
who met him. but I'll speak to the
Consul
What dy' say?' asked Bill Allit-
son, drawing his brows together and
turning his good ear towards the Mar
shall oh, exactly; they want to get
married, do they? Well, get their
names and show 'em into the Office
Now, boys, just stop your grinning
Jim Bates and / pulled as solemn
faces as we could and stood up behind
the Consul
''The wedding party, very shame
faced, came rolling in. Evidently they
were seafaring gentlemen. The wom-
an had wholesome, honest look, but
was no beauty in my eyes.
"'You are citizens of the United
States? questioned the Consul.
ia, S.,lst So nodded the men.
"They h,sed up in front of Allitson,
the woman still in the middle
"The Consul took up dog-eared
PrayerBook, kept for the purpose, and
turned to the marriage service. The
The wageworker., 1909-10-02


the cord and breaking them one by
one.
Gee, that's bum joke" said
the young man as he puffed his Gig
arctic and tried to look interested.
Its no joke" said the old man.
st is parable. The bundle Of
sticks taken together represent or
ganiZation, which is very desirable
in the case of capital. If, however,
we look upon the sticks as repre-
senting labor, it is criminal and i'm
moral for them to be tied together.
They would represent union. Al
ways keep your capital sticks tied
together and your labor sticks separ-
ate"
Il should think what's sauce for
the goose is sauce for the gander,' .
said the son, whose point of view
was still blunt.
''It depends on how big goose
you are replied the old man.
The wageworker., 1909-10-02

G. Release from employment One
Day in Seven.
:. The Abolition of the Contract
System on Public Work.
s. The Municipal Ownership of Pub
lie Utilities.
0. The Abolition of the Sweat Shop
System.
10. Sanitary Inspection of Factory,
Workshop, Mine, and Home.
II. Liability of Employers, for in
jury to body or loss of life.
81. The Naturalization of Tele-
graph and Telephone.
49, The, passage of Anti-Child Labor
Laws in States where they do not ex
list and rigid defense of them where
they have been enacted into law.
a. Woman Suffrage coequal with
Man Suffrage.
Is. The Initiative and Referendum
and the Imperative Mandate and Right
Of Recall.
Is. Suitable and Plentiful Play
grounds for Children in all cities.
IT. Continued agitation for the Pub
lie Bath System in all cities.
Is. Qualifications in permits to build
of all cities and towns that there shall
be Bathrooms and Bathroom Attach
ments in all houses or compartments
used for habitation
10. We favor a system of finance
whereby money shall be issued exclu
sively by the Government, with such
regulations and restrictions az wi,
| protect it from manipulation by the
banking interests for their own pri
vate gains.
| The above is a partial statement oi
| the demands which organized labor
| in the interest of the workers-aye
of all the people of our country
makes upon modern society.
Higher wages, shorter workday
better labor conditions, better homes
better end safas workshops, factories
mills, and mines. In word, a better
higher, and nobler life.
| Conscious of the justice, wisdom an:
nobility of our cause, the American
Federation of Labor appeals to al
The wageworker., 1909-10-02
ARE you A GOOSE?

Ellis o. Jones, in Life, relates the
following interesting tale. OF course
it has a moral; all interesting and
truthful stories have:
The old man called his son to him
to explain the mysteries of business.
my son." said he, "you have fin
ished college and you must make a
show at least of getting busy. Let
me explain to you few fundament-
ais. Here I have a bundle of sticks.
See if you can break them
The young man had been absent
from school with appendicitis at the
time his class had read the old story
of the bundle of sticks, and so he
was not next. He tried and tried to
break the sticks, but could not.
"See how easy it is" said the
old man, taking the sticks, cutting
The wageworker., 1909-10-02

Marshal handed him a slip of paper
on it.
"Allitson glanced at it, cleared his
throat, and read the first part of the
service.
"'Bates, said l, in an undertone,
that's the best man who is holding
the woman's hand. The other fellow
is the bridegroom
".S'pose he'll hand her over when
the time comes.
But he did nothing of the sort.
81 began to get fidety as l heard the
ing out the service.
John Johnson said the Consul,
wilt thou have this woman to be
thy welded wife
Bill, 1 whispered at Allitson's
back, Bill, you've got the wrong fel-
low
But Allitson did not hear me.
""To live together after Gods or
dinance,' he continued.
johnson nodded every time the
Consul paused, as he understood lit
tie English and nothing of the mar
piage service, and supposed he was
properly performing the duties of best
man.
"Kato Yoshi, wilt thou have this
man
BILL, cried I, digging Allitson in
the back, you've married the wrong
man to that woman
"'Eh? said Bill, turning aston
ished, disappearing eyes upon me.
What under heaven makes you act
so. Charlie? This is a serious busi
ness
bills low, soft tones-peculiar to
most deaf people-were filled with
plaintive remonstrance.
'''Bill,' said rapidly in his ear. I
should say it it was serious! You're
hitching up the wrong pair. The 9TH
er man is the bridegroom, the one
with the hang-dog air.
"'Ah!' muttered Allitson, it's well
you spoke when you did, or the mat
ter would have been past mending.
Now, then, are you John Johnson?
"'Ja'
"'And you are Erich Erichsen?'
"'Ja.'
"If you are the man to marry this
woman, take her hand and don't let
go of it, so there'n be no mistake
Bates and I were sitting with
laughter. Bill threw us one indig-
The wageworker., 1909-10-02
CONVENTIONS OF 1909.
Where and When the Clans Will
Gather to Boost the Cause.

October 4, Milwaukee, Wis, Interna-
tional Union of Shipwrights, Joiners,
Caulkers. Boat Builders and Ship Cab
met Makers of America.
October 4, Toronto, Ont, Amalga-
mated Association of Street and Elec-
trio Railway Employees Of America.
October 5, Milwaukee, Wis, Jour-
neymen BARRIERS International Union
OF America.
October 10, Detroit. Mich. Interna-
tional Association of Car Workers.
October 10, Charlotte. N. c., United
Textile Workers of America.
November s, Toronto, Can, Ameri.
can Federation of Labor.
November 30, New York, N. Y, In
ternational Seamen's Union.
December s. Indianapolis, Ind, In
ternational Alliance of Bill Posters Of
America.
The wageworker., 1909-10-02
TRANSFERS ORGANIZE.

During the last month 1000 let
ters have been mailed from the Of
flee of the general president of the
International Brotherhood of Teams
ters to the central bodies and spe-
cial organizers of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor throughout the
country, in the districts in which
there are no local unions of the In
ters, asking them to help organize
the teamsters and chauffeurs in
their district.
The wageworker., 1909-10-02
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
LABOR.
A Few of Its Declarations Upon Which
II Appeals to All Working People
To Organize, Unite, Federate, and
Cement the Bonds Of Fraternity.

/. The Abolition of all Forms Of In
voluntary Seryitude, except as pun
ishment for crime.
2. Free Schools, Free Textbooks,
and Compulsory education.
). Unre]enting Protest Against the
Issuance and Abuse of Injunction Pro-
cess in Labor Disputes.
4. A workday of not more than
Eight Hours in the twenty-four hour
day.
s. A strict recognition OF not over
Eight Hours per day on all Federal
State or Municipal Work and at not
less than the prevailing Per Diem
Wage Rate of the class Of employ
ment in the vicinity where the work
Is performed.
The wageworker., 1909-10-02

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mckinney, Sew
enteenth and P streets, are rejoic-
ing over the arrival of a little Miss
Mckinney, who made her appearance
is employed at the Western Newspa-
per Union and Mrs. Mckinney is a
working member of Capital Auxiliary
No. II.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-20
GINNERS' REPORT
ON COTTON CROP

Memphis, July 19.-J. A. Taylor, presi-
dent of the National Ginners' associa-
ton this afternoon issued the following
special report on the cotton crop:
Reports on behalf of our correspond
ents under various dates of July indi-
cate condition of 10 and under. This
is the lowest condition ever known at
this date. Some sections of Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas show
slight improvement, but others show de-
teroration. Texas shows heavy deteriora-
ton on severe drouth and hot winds Scat
tered rains have fallen since these re-
ports, but in most cases have come too
late, as reports show that cotton stopped
growing in most sections and is she'd
ding forms and small bolls.
1T is the consensus of opinion that
rains now will only make the plant shed
more rapidly and there is very little
chance to make a crop from the new
growth on account of the weevi Heavy
rains in Georgia and the Carolinas have
caused a small loss in condition in that
section. Oklahoma shows considerable
loss in about half the state, due to hot,
dry weather; the other half about holds
its own. t
Reports of the weevil district are that
the damage being done now is very much
less than in June, but with rains the
damage will increase. The damage Will
likely show further losses between now
and the 18th unless there Is general rain
of from two to three days in Texas
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-20
SIXTH DAY OF THE
STRIKE is QUIET

Pittsburg, July 19.-With the 5000
striking employees of the Pressed Steel
Car company clinging to the hope that
the courts will take action on the mat
ters at issue between them and the
company tomorrow and compel resump-
tion of operations at the mills pending
the arbitration Of all existing diff
ferences the sixth day of the strike at
McKees Rocks plant passed today I'M
marked by disturbance.
Judges Ford and Brown of the court
of common pleas have set tomorrow at
1 p. m. as the time for the hearing on
the application Of the Public Defense
association for double injunction re-
straining both strikers and employers
from acts calculated to aggravate or
prolong the strike and on the decision
rendered at that time will depend the
future of the conflict.
1t Is said in labor circles that If the
court declines to pass on the dispute
the mon now holding the strikers in
oh eek will find 1t impossible to longer
exert this influence, and riot and blood
shed will again prevail.
The employers make no secret Of tho
fact that they will dispute the courts
Jurisdiction and oppose the issuance of
any injunction preventing them from
permanently diseharging the first 600
men who walked out of their shops
and caused the strike.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-20
PROCLAMATION.

Whereas it is a recognized
fact that the rank growth Of
weeds is d breeding place for
mosquitoes and insects of all
kinds; that it is untidy in ap-
pearance and insanitary in
condition.
Therefore, I Frank P.
O'Brien, Mayor Of the city of
Birmingham, declare that be-
ginning Monday, July %, 1909,
the law prohibiting the growth
of weeds will be strictly en-
forced and arrests mace for
violation Of sections 495 and
6O4 of the code of the city of
Birmingham.
I appeal to all citizens TO aid
the executive department to-
ward the preservation of the
health Of the city in this and
all other directions.
Given under my hand this,
the 18th day of July, 1909.
FRANK P. O'BRIEN, Mayor.