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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-26
BARRING SECRETS
Of The YILOIz
Search of the SuItan's Palace
Reveals Some DiaboIicaI
C0ntrivances.

CONSTANTINoPLE, June 1.-The
fallen Sultan Abdul HaInid is begin
ming TO get accustomed to his new life
in his prison villa at Saloniki.
Nervous, at first, he now seems inter
ested in the simple things which sur
round him, sometimes going for walk
in the garden and asking the names of
the flowers. Of the women Of the
harem who have accompanied the
master, two girls. aged fourteen and
fifteen years, respectively, are installed
as his fayorites.
In the meantime, extraordinary dis
coveries have been made in Yildiz
Kiosk, and 60 far TO prove the many
strange stories told of Abdul 3 queer
devices to protect his life and wealth
To get the safes open clever lock-
smith was brought from Pera. As soon
as he began TO work on one of them
he warned all present to stand away,
as he feared an explosion.
As soon as the door began to turn
on its hinges detonations were heard
They came from pistols placed in the
safe, which were fred automatically
when the safe was tempered with
The eunuch Nadid, from whom infor-
nation is being extracted concerning
the sultan S secrets, was taken through
the apartments of the palace with his
hands fastened and soldiers all around
him All advances were made with ut
most precautions. It was well known
that there were al kinds Of traps and
ambushes, which the eunueh alone
knew existed, and into which he could
let those accompanying him fall.
In that part of the palace where the
sultan resided there were found rooms
with doors in the walls. hidden rooms,
movable doors IN the 44oors with pits
full of spikes. and other knots Of dia-
bolieai Inventions
There were also lay figures found rep
Abdul Hamid. and admirably /
made They were used 70 hide his /
presence in one part Of the palace. /
being placed SO as to give the idea 10
people outside that he was reading in /
a certain room or sleeping.
In one Of the greatest cellars were /
found innumerable elephants tuslzs. /
The strong box, containing silver. jewel
~. account books and bank books re-
ferring 10 deposits IN foreign banks
that IN the Duetsch bank amounting
TO $11, ,070-was transferred to the
minister of war
One of the reports made by the par
Iiamentary committee taking the inven-
tory of Yildiz Kiosk mentions the dis
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-26

eovery Of number of foreign and
Turkish bonds in the clothing Of
Prince Kahn, SON of Abdul Hamid.
who accompanied his father into ban
lshment. The clothes were searched
because they Were being forwarded for
the use Of the prince at Saloniea.
Another find consisted of numerous
papers and reports contained in strong
room. Among them was a large sum
N 800 rouble notes, scattered about
between papers.
According to government official.
Prince Burhan Ed Din, son Of Abdul
aamla, intends to organize rising in
Alpanla and to march on Saloniea at
the head Of an Albanian army to set
his father free.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-26
The Handy Beetle.

We have curious beetle in Hawaii
that newcomers fear and foolishlv kill.
1t IS a beetle that, if allowed in the
house, keeps out of sight, but during
the night feeds upon and destroys every
possible character of vermin or noxious
insect. Personally, have driven these
beetles into my home because I want
them TO work, and when mosquitoes
used to be bad some oldtimers placed
beetles beneath the mosquito netting
to catch the mosquitoes that came
through.
It's curious fact, but there is not
a single poisonous or noxious reptile or
insect in our Islands and possibly It is
a realization of this fact that has made
many visitors courageous enough to
take off our bananas before they are
thoroughly ripened =
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-26
RAPID TRANSIT ROAD
PRAISED BY klMAA|HA

Honolulu has an electric railway
system that is not surpassed bv anv
eity IN the country said Howard O.
Williams, real estate man of that
city, at the Raleigh, SAYS the Washing
ton Post of May 20.
1t is. of course, an overhead trolley
system, because the torrential rains
would soon ruin an underground svs-
TEN. These rains are so severe that
frequently the streets are flooded
winch would result in short -circuitinp
the underground electric systems and
putting them ont Of business T have
seen the streets of Honolulu with sew
eraI inches Of water in them after a
hard storm, but within an hour thew
would De blowing dust. Honolulu. YOU
know, slopes toward the sea. and it
does not take long after a rain for the
water TO flow off. The soil is such
that the water does not soak into it.
and with a bright sun shining. the
earth viii quickly dry, leaving dust
where an hour before water was run
ming.
bar no city. in this or any other
country. when il comes TO perfect
equipment of its street ear lines. The
motormen and conductors are required
70 wear uniforms that are neat and
clean, and viii bear daily inspection.
They are selected because Of their
personal appearance. and none are tax
en- that are under 5 feet Q inches IN
height We have no motormen who
weigh less than 10 pounds The men
make from So a day up, and we rarely
make am. di-nhnrnrnr :.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-26
AN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER MAN
RECOMMENDS A WELL KNOWN
REMEDY.

Not long since the following editorial
appeared in the Centertown. Missouri.
e. s. a, Leader: 1.-THE editor knows
by personal experience that Chamber
lain s Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy will cure alarrhoea, and we
have heard like testimonials from other
reliable people in the community - Ev-
eryone who has used this remedy has
the same TO say Of it. For sale bv all
dealers Benson, smith & CO., Ltd,
agents for Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-26
CENTIPEDE CURLS UP AND
QUITS IN LAND OF HAWAII


Seattle Times.-Commissio i. T.
Knudsen, in charge Of the Hawaiian
exhibit, rescued half dozen forlorn
looking bananas. still hanging to a stem
IN the insular display yesterday after
noon. The half-dozen looked ripe, out
Commissioner Knudsen declared they
needed several days more to be fitted
for epicurean tasses and he hid them
away where the visitors to the Alaska
Yukon-Pacifc Exposition could not find
them.
Somehow or other the story has got
ten out that there is no danger of a
bite from eentipede in handling Ha-
wailan bananas, and the crowds have
not been paying much attention to the
. hands-off signs. The banana dis
play was put in. place only Monday and
most of the frufS IS not ripe. It will
be some time before another shipment
arrives, and the Hawaiian Commission
has been attempting 10 preserve the
bananas until they ripen and another
load arrives To replenish the
supply. One of the most important OBJ
jeets OF the Hawaiian Commission is to
promote an interest in the Hawaiian
banana and crowd out the Honduras
monopoly.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-26

argument for the lumber of this State.
when the first eentipede came to
the Islands he was q ferocious and dan
gerons thing to meet. But the mineral
substance upon which the poisonous in.
sect sastainS himself IS lacking in Ha.
waiian soil aud gradually the species
siarivels up and disappears. The Ha-
Waiian eentipede IS as harmless as a
chicken. 1t may bite, but aside from
the pinehing sensation there IS no
harmful effect. left.
There is no poisonous snake in the
Islands, and we are now practically rid
OF mosquitoes. Probably within a few
months We will be entirely free from
that pest.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-26
Story Gets Out.

But someone leaked the story about
the centipedes and the Hawaiian ba-
mana display IS no longer safe. There
IS a popular horror of reaching into a
bunch of bananas, lest centipede grab
one by the wrist and ring a call for the
coroner with a free foot. But the Ha-
waiian centipede is not even harmful
enough to be annoying and not numer-
GUS enough to be interesting.
= We got the first centipede in Ha-
wall about forty years ago, declared
Commissioner Knudsen today. cit
came over in shipment of California
redwood, and upon It's arrival was
dangerous insect. Every now and then.
with incoming redwood shipments we
get more centipedes. We never get any
noxious insects with Washington lum-
Der shipments, and that is one Strong
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-09
'GOMP[RS DECLARES
PEOPLE BACK him
President of American Fedora
ton Of Labor Discusses Re-
cent Adverse Decision
In Address at Toronto Asserts
Courts Action Has Reused
the Entire Country

TORONTO. Ont, Nov. S.-''We are not
going to be drawn into a revolution
said President Gompers responding to
the welcome extended him today at the
annual convention of the American
federation of labor THE American
labor movement" he continued, sis a
rational movement, and we are going to
hold together.
1--WE realize the wrongs of the past
and present. We do not underestimate
the power of our opponents, but we
propose to work out our emancipation
in our own way, not by revolution, but
by evolution, and If there be a wrong
done. by any class of society the men
of organized labor will be found de-
tending themselves. not the aggressors,
whoever may be wrong. The labor
movement must always be right"
There was great interest in Gompers'
annual report, which discussed at
length the recent decision of the court
of appeals of the district of Columbia
under which, unless reversed by the SUI
preme court of the United States, Vice
President Mitchell. Secretary Frank
Morrison and President Gompers must
serve Jail sentences for contempt OF
court in the Bucks stove and range
company boycott case.
Gompers contended the case involved
the constitutional right of free speech
and free press. and declared that the
whole people were aroused to the seri-
BUSINESS of the situation
The federation settled bitter fac
tfonal disputes, refusing to admit dele
gates representing the Ohio and Iowa
state federations, and from other or
ganizations in Detroit, Mich, Daven-
port and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Birming-
ton, Ala, and Erie, Pa.
The reports of Secretary Morrison
and Treasurer John B. Lennon, which
followed that of Gompers, showed that
organized labor has made substantial
gains in the last year, and that the
federation has a balance of $l6o,SOS
in the treasury.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-09
HALF MILLION IS
STOLEN FROM ROAD
Big Four Loses Large Sum by
Alleged DefalcatiOns of
Official

NEW YORK. Nov. s.-The loss to the
Big Four railroad by the alleged defal-
cations of C. L. Warriner, its local
treasurer at Cincinnati. ultimately will
amount TO about 100000. according to
a statement issued in New York tonight
by Albert H. Harris, vice president of
the New York Central lines, of which
the Big Four is a part.
The amount of the defalcations, .
says the statement, has been ascer-
tained to be s643.00O. warriner has
turned over to the company property
amounting to more than 100000. and
there will be received from the Ameri-
can surety company on its bond $4,000.
leaving net amount of shortage some
less than 100000.
The method which Warriner adopted
was to cover his defalcations in the
item cash in transit At the end of
each month there are considerable
sums of money on their way to the
local treasurer from station agents and
others which have not been received by
him. 1t was by. including in this item
moneys which he had in fact, stolen
that he was enabled to conceal his
defalcations."
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-09
WOMAN ACCUSED BY
HER OWN STUDENTS
Christian Science Leader in New
York Throws New Light
Upon Controversy

NEW YORK, Nov. s.-Eugene r. Cox,
head of the Christian Science publica-
tion committee in this city. issued a
statement tonight in which he declares
it was not Virgil o. Strickler, first
reader of the First Church of Christ
Scientist. in New York, who inaugu-
rated the charges of mental malprac-
tice that resulted in the deposing of
Mrs. August E. Stetson as head of that
church.
It was a group of Mrs. Stetson's own
students, he says, who circulated re-
ports against her, and later few of
them came forward with specific
charges to the board of directors and to
the mother church in Boston. Later
the board of directors called Strickler
as witness.
While the mental practice prescribed
by Mrs. Stetson in this mornings papers
is not the practice of Christian Science -
continued Cox, lit is to be observed
that there is wide difference between
her practice as described by herself
and as described by her students Even
her most partisan students admitted
that she was in the habit of making
mental and audible attack upon per-
sons in the nature of imprecations and
curses.
The distinction which she attempts
to make in favor of mental practice.
which she claims is legitimate as self
defense, is unknown to Christian Sci
ence. Christian Scientist defends
himself from all forms of evil by keen
ing his own conscience free from it and
not by hurting thoughts at a supposed
enemy"
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-09
TO STUDY EXCAVATIONS
MADE IN PALESTINE
Archaeological Society to Hear
Report of SaVant

Recent archaeological Investigations
- Palestine" viii be the theme to be
discussed by the san Francisco archaeol-
logical society at its annual meeting
N the red room of the Fairmont hotel
Friday evening. Rev. Edward A.
Wicher. .. D., professor OF New Testa-
snent Interpretation in the San Fran
cisco theological seminary al san An
eelnlO, VIII deliver the address.
Professor Wicher returned recently
from an extended tour through the
Holy land and made special study of
he excavations being made at an
cient Jericho and discovery regard
ing the site Of Capernaum. His dis
course win be illustrated with many
new views showing the latest work be-
ing done in Palestine by archaeologists
Following the lecture the annual
election Of officers viii be held and re-
ports submitted The gift of $4,000 TO
the Archae Biological Institute of America.
made by James. Loeb of New York in
memory Of the late Prof. Charles Elliott
Norton OF Cambridge, will be an
nOunced. The fund is for the purpose
Of bringing q noted European archae-
Ologist 10 America each year TO address
the different branches of the organiza-
tion. so the society here will hear those
addresses annually.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-09
MYSTERY STILL
Wells IDENTITY
OF'JOY RIDERS
No Trace Found of Occupants
of Machine Which Plunged
Into the River
Auto Recovered, but Dragging
Fails TO Locate the Bodies
of Victims

CHICAGO. Nov. s.-The identity of
the persons who lost their lives Sun
day night when their automobile
plunged into the Chicago river is still
unknown. No bodies have yet been re-
covered.
Ernest Camp p years old, chauf-
1eur. is believed TO have been one of
sfhe victims. He was employed by
y. F. schrefler. and the wrecked auto
mobile. dragged from the river today,
proved TO be his machine.
Camp. IT is now believed. took a party
sof men and women from Van Buren
street and wabash avenue last night,
with directions to drive them to some
point on the west side Of the city. He
had an engagement TO meet a party
OF women at a downtown theater later.
lie failed TO appear at the theater and
has not been seen since.
Many rumors of missing persons were
Tsr down by the police today in an
effort 70 learn the identity Of the river
victims. but no definite Information was
obtained The police ceased dragging
;he river for bodies at sunset
Late tonight relatives reported to
she police the disappearance of Max Co
hen. q vigar dealer, who conducted
store at 5l4 West Van Buren street. and
Miss Beatrice Shapiro, who lived at 1902
South Paulina street Cohen and Miss
Shapiro were friends, and are believed
70 have been together Sunday night
Cohen did not appear today 10 open his
store and Miss Shapiro did not return
20 her home L n Cohen brother of
fhe missing man, believes that his
brother and Miss Shapiro were in the
automobile that plunged into the river
That Cohen had engaged an automo-
be in the downtown district Sunday
xlght could not be established.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-09
ZOE BARNETT COMING
WITH CORT OPENING
FootIight Favorite Has Sou.
brette Role in king Dodo"

Zoe Barnett, former Princess favor
ite and one of the galaxy of stage
celebrities whom San Francisco affec-
tionately refers to as its own, is soon
to smile again from behind the foot
lights upon her local admirers. Her
Homecoming will be in December, when
she will appear in the leading soubrette
role of skiing Dodo,' the musical COM
edy with which John Cort will open his
new playhouse. the Savoy.
King Dodo" is the first of the Cort
attractions which will appear in the
new theater in McAllister street lust
off Market, which formerly was the
Colonial, but which is now being en-
tirely rebuilt and enlarged. The COM
pany is headed by William Friend, well
known in San Francisco as comedian
of unusual talent, and the cast includes
Laura Millard, daughter of the noted
composer. Harrison Millard. who sings
the contralto role.
Miss Barnett plays the part Of An
nette in King Dodo''
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-09
TURKS PLAN TO SPEND
SIOO, 100000 ON WARSHIPS
People Contribute Freely to
Public Fund for Navy

WASHINGTON, Nov. s.-The Turkish
ministry will urge upon the Ottoman
parliament soon after 1t reconvenes,
November Is, the adoption of a naval
program, providing for the expenditure
within the next seven years OF
500, ,0oo,0 900. According to this pro-
gram, seven battleships of the North
Dakota type would be constructed, to-
gether with a number of torpedo de-
stroyers and one hospital ship.
For the next fiscal year an appro-
priation of s12,000.000 to begin the
construction of two of the proposed
warships will be asked. In order to
carry out this building program it
probably would be necessary to nego-
tiate further loans, in addition to the
one closed this fall.
The decision of the ministry is said
to be in keeping with the general at
titude of the people. Contributions to
a public fund for the construction of
the battleships are said to be pouring
in by the thousands.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-09
Settlement Is Uncertain
TSpeciol Discofch 10 The Call

NEW YORK, Nov S-What settle
ment Astor will make on his wife is
unknown. There have been rumors
that she is 10 receive the income of
O.OO0 600. but this has not been veri-
fed Mrs. Astor, of course. retains the
fortune that was settled on her ia lieu
of dowry rights at the time of the mar
riage.
In the Astor family it is tradition
that the wives shall under no circum-
stances be in a position to claim any
portion of the estate. For that reason,
whenever an Astor marries, a large
sum is settled upon the wife. who in
return. signs release of all claims for
dowry or other rights that might be
hers under the law.
This is in Difference. it is understood.
to a wish expressed by the original
John Jacob Astor, founder of the Astor
fortune, whose desire it was that the
estate should always remain in the
possession of an Astor of direct des-
cent
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-09
SPEND AN AFTERNOON
AMONG THE MISSIONS
Members of Women's Press AS
sociation Enjoy Lecture

The members or the California
Women's Press association spent an
interesting afternoon among the Cali
fornia missions yesterday, under the
direction of Mrs. Amelia w. Truesdell.
who was the member particularly hon
ored Stereopticon views of the mis-
sfons of the state and other interest
ing pictures were shown. illustrating a
pleasant conversational lecture by Mrs
Truesdell.
"A Symposium of Love-" some charm
ing verses by Mrs. Truesdell, were read
by her also.
Spanish hymn, composed for use
in the missions and never as yet pub
lished. was sung by the Misses Marion
Foster, Theodore Hoch, Violet Bishop,
Gladys Bishop and Helen Foster, pu-
pills of Mrs. Augusta Won Eichen- Mrs.
Louise c. Ahlborn, another pupil, sang
also; these enjoyable musical num-
bers adding greatly to the success of
the afternoon
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-09
ASKS POLICE TO FIND
MISSING ENGINEER
Sample Suit Dealer Asserts He
Received Bogus Check

N z. Friedman, manager of the
Great Western mems sample suit COM
pany. Phelan building, asked the as
sistance OF the police yesterday in To-
eating J. B. Mitchell, a civil engineer.
who. he claims. passed a fictitious
check for $50 on him in payment for q
suit
Detectives Burke and Armstrong
have been detailed on the case. They
are led to believe that Mitchell is some
where IN New Mexico.
Mitchell lived for a time at the St.
Francis hotel and later at the Hotel
Arthur. Post and Jones streets.
Report has II that when he left the
city he was accompanied by a hand
somely gowned woman. II is said that
he has e wife in Tacoma. whom he de-
serted about six weeks ago.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-09
DEFAcES MANY
PLATE GLASS WINDOWS
Scratches Them With Diamond
Cutter or Ring

A vandal started ont about midnight
Sunday night 10 deface the plate glass
windows in stores on the east side of
Kearny street and the north side of
Market street by deeply scra tching
them with q diamond cutter or diamond
ring
He evidently started at Ellis and
Market streets. turned into Kearny and
stopped al Broadway.
Policeman E G. Mcdowell reported
<he windows from Ellis street to IA
Market street all scratched. Police
man George R. Grunwald reported the
windows from 6 10 45S Kearny street.
53 altogether. all scratched. and Police
man a E Holmes reported the win
dows from $50 to $40 Kearny, II alto
gether, all scratched. Strenuous efforts
viii be made by detectives to trace the
HandaL