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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-09

who have put their money into sugar
who are going to have to pay this
tax. But Eva and Oahu plantations
need their money to conserve the wa
ter necessary for their existence in
stead Of spending It to develop plan
tations on the other Islands.
Willing To Help
G. q. Ballentyne, while protesting
lack of sufficient knowledge of the
subject to speak on II, said that he
knew, rs everybody does. that every
body In the Territory Is absolutely
dependent upon the sugar industry,
and all ought to be willing to bear
the tax for the welfare of that in
dustry. For that reason he favored
the proposed tax.
! Carter suggested that 100000 a
year might be saved II property own
ers were required to pay for street
improvements ON streets adjoining
their property.
Get Out of Civic Feds
! Fairchild replied that that subject
had been considered by the commit
tee, and their idea is that the Coun-
ties ought to be given more power
and authority. II you want fine
school houses and sidewalks. you
ought to pay for them yourselves. DO
as we do in Kauai. have letters
from my constituents saying, For
Gods sake. don't do this thing
replied, why don't you stop joining
Civic Federations and pay more at
tention to public business-get into
, the party and do your work at the
polls'?"
| Castro asked Mr.. Carter II he be-
lieved that the planters could at
their own expense get the necessary
number of laborers from New York
or any other part of the United
States. Carter replied that he did
not believe the planters had tried
hard enough. II was true that their
agent In New York had not succeed
ed in getting single man in the
last six months-'and II you want
my opinion, | don't think he'll get u
man In the next six months" Mr..
Carter again reiterated his belief
that, though immigration is all right,
1t ought to be induced by private
enterprise.
DO you want to take the job, Geo.
II. Carter, for $4,000 n year, to
bring immigrants from the United
States?" asked L. d. Tenney.
81 could do better than your pres
ent man-at least 100 per cent. bet
ter" said Carter.
] The meeting adjourned at 1885.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-09

port of all classes, not only in bring
ing immigrants here but in providing
for them after they get here.
Kinney said he regarded the pro-
posed special income tax as more eq-
uitable than the direct property tax.
A Subtle Scheme
Charlie Achi said he didn't have
much income to pay tax on but
wanted to express his opinion as n
citizen.
IF this law passes now, We are
establishing bad precedent. The
time will come when many things
that are paid b y the Government
now, the Legislature will say, Let
the planters pay
The plantations now want to I'M
port labor. ] admit II is for the best
interest of the country. But this
kind OF law IL wrong. | don't want
Castle, Cooke. Schaefer, and u few
others TO be the only millionaires in
this country. We want millionaires
to come here as well as laborers. But
they will not come II you put on
this tax. The whole country In the
hands of twelve men Is wrong. The
meaning of this law is a punishment
on an honest man and premium on
man who makes a false return.
You cant make u law commanding a
man to keep books.
This kind of a law will be a bad
precedent. We ought to pass this law
of Mr.. Cohen's-get all the money
you want. believe II you pass this
law you are trying to keep away 9TH
er millionaires from Hawaii"
Reconstruction
At the request Of the chairman C..
A. Brown told about the work of re-
forestration he has been doing at
Waipio. A great showing is being
made, he said, and he believes II is
going to be big industry in time.
At Our Doors
Richard Ivers considered II neces-
sary to take some steps to replenish
the rapidly diminishing number OF
laborers, and also to do something to
conserve the forests upon which the
rainfall is largely dependent.
| The labor and forest questions are
not remote they are at our doors.
And with the best intentions in the
world the Legislature cannot now
economic enough to save the neces-
sary money. The planters are will
ing to shoulder the burden for their
very existence. II favor this tax,
he said, because we need the money
and need 1t badly"
Would Hit the Poor
l.. l.. McCandless couldn't see how
II is that the poor people are not
going to pay their share of the tax
There are many relatively poor per
sons who own stock In the sugar
plantations. II Is these poor people
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-09

Architects of world may be invited
to submit plans for new San Fran
cisco city hall.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-09

~ BULLETIN ADS PAY -E-
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-09

l.. L. McCandless couldn't see how
It is that the poor people are not
going to pay their share of the tax.
There are many relatively poor per-
sons who own stock in the sugar
plantations. II Is these poor people
Milford chronicle., 1909-11-12
oiIina a Kaneae Road.

Some time ago a mile Of country
road south Of Sedan, Kan, was oiled
under the direction Of the Sedan Com
mercial club. Fifty dollars was paid
for this, and # was all raised by pub
lie subscription. The oil had to be
hauled so far that the cost Of hauling
was almost equal to the price Of the
oil. Nevertheless the total cost Of
dragging the road and Of soaking it in
oil was only $50.
The road was oiled in May and is
yet in almost as good condition as it
was when finished. 1t is we'll round
ed up, with good drainage, and the oil
has made it solid. something like as
phalt pavement. The road is the talk
of the farmers. Tney viii go a mile
or two out Of their way just to use it
in driving into Sedan.
Milford chronicle., 1909-11-12
WOMEN BUILD ROADS.

Start Campaign For Better Highways
In Virginia, and Interest Is Spreading.
Women OF the country sections in
many parts of the state Of Virginia
have taken up the work of road build
ing In Fairfax county as well as in
other counties this has been reported.
Miss Edith Thompson Of Fairfax
county, a pretty young woman, accom-
panied by her young sister and her
mother, recently reported that they
bad built three miles of good roads
single handed while their men worked
on the farm. Other women in the
state. becoming interested in the cam
paign for better roads, are following
this example.
Milford chronicle., 1909-11-12
TrIbute 70 Road praa,s VaIus.

Walter Shoemaker. rural free deliv-
cry carrier in Drumore. Lancaster
County, Pa, wrote TO the Lancaster
PaJ Automobile club about the split
log road drag as follows:
Il drive on a piece Of road on which
the drag has been used, and / can see
that It is the best road 1 have on my
entire mail route. think the split
log drag is just the thing to make
good roads. Rural free delivery car
riers want good roads just as we'll as
the farmers want good roads and just
as well as the automobile men want
good roads. and we want to help the
farmers all we can"
Milford chronicle., 1909-11-12

WE'LL KEPT ROAD IN A RURAL DISTRICT.
LFrom Good Roads Magazine. New York;
look upon these additions as a legit-
innate part of the road maintenance.
California has its oiled roads over
which motoring is a pleasure to the
motorist and not a dust path to the
citizen who happens TO be on the road
the same day or who has the misfor-
tune to reside along a well travelled
highway.
Massachusetts has proved that road
treatments are a success and more
economical than continuous applica'
tions of water, and in England dust
preventing is always considered a part
of the road problem.
Milford chronicle., 1909-11-12
CARE OF ROADS.

fter Good Ones Are Constructed They
6l Should Be Cared For Regularly.
~ The good road era has begun in
hnany states. ana already the steam
ROLLER, the piles of crushed rock along
the roadside and the digging out OF the
sOriginal roadway are familiar sights
in many OF the eastern states. The
roads built are generally OF approved
macadam construction. which. COM
pleted, are perfect strips Of white rib
bon running through the green fields
and hills of the rural sections.
These roads are perfectly built, and
as soon as completed the farmers and
other ratepayers contentedly sit back
and exclaim, Those roads are now
good for a generation or more with
out trouble" This is a serious error
and one being made in many states.
That it is an error is borne out by the
dust cloud raised by a passing car
travelling at twenty miles per hour OF
perhaps faster.
Many fail to realize that whenever
dust is raised a road is being destroy
ed. This is particularly the case on
smooth macadam surfaces. where there
is nothing to hold the dust on the road
and where every cross wind blows or
any loose material.
AS soon as roads are built arrange
ments should be m1de to keep them
in repair With roads it is essentially
"a stitch in time saves nine" Some
dust preventive should be used imme-
diately macadam roads are completed
in order to prevent dust
Oil. tar and many special prepara-
tions are now on the market. and the
Milford chronicle., 1909-11-12
Add 10 the valus Of Land.

Good roads add value to every acre.
They practically bring the country
and city together. so that the present
crowded. unwholesome conditions may
be avoided, and change the dreary
country life by easy visits to the city.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-08-05
TARIFF MEASURE
FOR PHILIPPINES
SUITS THE HOUSE

Washington, Aug. 2.-The confer
ence report on the Philippine tariff
bill was agreed to by the house to-
day. The measure is supplementary
Go the Payne tariff bill and is intend
ed to provide enough additional rev.
enue to make up the amount which
will be lost to the Philippine govern
ment by the enactment of the pro-
vision for free trade between the
United States and the Philippines.
The remainder of the session was
taken up with a discussion Of the ur-
gency deficiency appropriation bill
as amended by the senate. One Of
the amendments provided for car
riages for the vice president and the
speaker and all Of them were disa-
greed to.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-08-05
IVES SNUFFED
OUT IN CRASH
Wreck Oh Coeur d'Alene & Spokane Railway
Results in Large Number Of Deaths.

be thorough investigation, he says,
and the result will be given to the
public. It is learned from an officer
who declines to be quoted that Mo-
torman Campbell Of the westbound
train, the extra which was wrecked,
had orders from the dispatcher to
pull out Of Occur d'Alene and take
a siding about three-quarters of
mile out, in order to allow the regu-
lar eastbound train to pass. He pass
ed that siding. either forgetting his
orders or imagining he could make
the next siding about another mile
ahead. It was between the two sid
ings that the collision occurred.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-08-05
Wrights Win Receive Thirty Thou
sand Dollars For Craft

Washington. July 31.-Orville
Wright travelled 47.431 miles an
hour in his flight yesterday in re-
turning from the Alexandria end
of the course to Fort Myer.
This is the official report made by
the trial board at the war depart
ment today. His speed to Alexandria
from the Fort Myer end Of he
course was 81 735 miles an hour,
making an average 42.583. The
Wright brothers will receive $50, 900
for their aeroplane. $5, 1000 of which
is the bonus for excess speed over
the contract requirements.
A. NJ. Herring, the Hammond
sport, n. Z, inventor, who is under
contract to furnish an aeroplane to
the government, has written to Gen.
James Al en-, chief signal officer,
that he will not be able to deliver
the machine until Sept. 1. His con
tract expired today. The signal off
cials are opposed to any further ex-
tension Of time to Mr.. Herring.
Everything is satisfactory, said
General Allen, chief signal officer,
today, and the Wright aeroplane
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-08-05
Thirteen Shocks Shake All Mexico

Mexico City, July 31.-Mexieo
city was again severely bumped to-
day by an earthquake. A shock more
severe than any yet experienced
rocked the city for | minute and 40
seconds. The first faint warning
came at 1890, but the nervous peo-
pie needed nothing more than the
slightest tremble to send them pour
ing out Of stores, buildings and
dwellings into the street.
The shock grew in intensity at the
end of the first 80 seconds, and sud-
denly shifted its direction. No great
damage was done, although great
number of walls. weakened by the
shocks Of yesterday, fell, while in
Vulnerable public buildings were
cracked.
The general palace suffered con-
siderably. The Mutual Life lnsur-
ance company's building, the Still
well building and the cathedral were
among the other large edifiees the
walls Of which suffered much dam
age.
Reports received here from Gov
ernor Flores Of the state OF Guerr-
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-08-05

The hail was accompanied with a
terrific wind. which unroofed some
OF the barns and outbuildings, and
the roof Of store at Rallantine was
badly damaged. At Huntley many
roofs were injured, and the hotel at
Huntley is said to be flooded.
The storm seemed to expend it's
greatest fury in the vicinity Of Bal
lantine and windows were riddled
by the hall.
Hundreds of chickens and other
kinds of poultry were killed and one
resident of the vicinity of Ballan-
tine reports that out Of so chickens
owned by him not one could be
found this morning.
The storm is the worst that ever
visited the Yellowstone valley, and
will work a great hardship on many
Of the residents of the devastated
district.
Many of the farmers had settled
on the project only last spring and
the crops wiped out were the initial
ones. Their profits and incomes for
a whole year disappeared within the
brief space of a quarter of an hour.
A movement is to be started to
Induce the railroad companies to
put as many Of the farmers as possi-
bic to work on the sections in order
that they may obtain a livelihood the
coming fall and winter. It is likely
that an effort will be made to secure
concessions from the government in
the matter Of meeting the next pay
ments on the land. Complete reports
from the extreme eastern and south
ern parts of the project have not
been received, but it is said the des-
truction continued as far down as
Pompey's Pillar.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-08-05
STORM DOES
GREAT DAMAGE
Crops on the Huntley Project Are Practically
Ruined BY Hail, Wind and Rain.

Billings, July 28.-A terrific storm
OF hail, wind and rain of Is minutes
duration passed over the Huntley
project late Yesterday afternoon
destroying crops which were virtual
ly ready for the harvest which
promised to be an abundant one.
Although a complete report has
not yet been received, the aggre-
gate loss is estimated at $20O. 900.
Fields of grain were moved down
as completely as though sickle
had passed over them, the tops of
beets were torn to small bits, as
We're those of potatoes. In fact
every crop, of which there was great
variety was literally wiped out of
existence, and this morning the fer
tile fields are as bare as they were
last spring when they were seeded.
The hailstones were about the size
Of hens eggs, and covered the
ground long after the storm had
passed away. During the last Of the
gale, the size Of the stones diminish
ed somewhat. and their shapes were
changed to the irregular, sharp
cornered variety, which pelted down
on unprotected stock inficting
bruises and wounds on horses and
cattle.
Section men in the vicinity Of Bal
lantine were unable to get under
shelter and were beaten severely by
the hail. The hats of the men were
torn to shreds as were the shirts of
some of them. The water boy was
knocked down and as he lay with
his face IN a pool Of water would
have been drowned had he not been
rescued by the men. It is also report
ed that the young daughter Of enc
Of the farmers was seriously injur-
ad
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-08-05

power other than that furnished by
the force Of gravity, he sailed $50
feet through the air. his machine be-
ing capsized just as it was about to
alight gracefully, by sudden gust Of
wind. The aeroplane was badly smash
ed, but the operator was not hurt,
and he is greatly encouraged by the
showing made.
A 20-horse power gasoline motor Of
special make is now on the way from
Chicago for the Great Falls aerialist's
new model, which will be ready to
fly by Sept. | if the plans of the in
ventor are carried out successfully.
The new machine will cost in Jhe
neighborhood Of 81 900.
Munsen states that his aeroplane is
of practically the same model as the
latest of those built by the Wrights.
There are three planes, the motor
and operators s seat being situated on
the lowest one at the rear. The mach
inc will, when completed and carry
ing the motor and operator, weigh
about 430 pounds. 1t will be propelled
by an eight-foot wooden propeller
made of poplar.
In his test this evening Munsen
took the machine to the top Of the
hill and allowed it to run down about
200 hundred feet on the three wheels
which support it when ON the ground
He then lowered his steering appara-
tus and the aeroplane shot cut into the
air and hoated above the hillside at
distance of between 30 and 40 feet
from the ground, gradually descend
ing. At a height Of some 10 feet
gust Of wind caught the machine and
eapsized it, causing it to strike on
It's side ahd damaging it badly Mum
sen states that his new model will be
along the same lines as the first one.
but some Improvement will be made.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-08-05

now 50 overwhelmed with work that
claims may not receive immediate
consideration except in nscess:tous
cases, but it IS the company's desire
to ascertain the exact amount Of
claims against it and to endeavor. if
possible to reach settlement thereof
at the earliest possible moment, and
ask the cooperation and consideration
Of those having claims against US in
accomplishing that result. !"
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-08-05
Coeur d'AIene Road Admits Legal
But Denies All Moral Respon-
sibility For Late Tragedy

Spokane, Aug. 2.-The Spokane &
Inland railroad, operating the Occur
|d'Alene line on which Saturday s
wreck occurred, accepts full legal
responsibility in a statement issued
today by General Manager Graves
and will ask that moral responsibility
be fixed by commission composed of
prominent Washington and Idaho at
torneys and newspaper men and rail-
road men. The purpose Of the com
pany to ask for public investigation
is unique in the history of railroad
wrecks.
Mr.. Graves statement follows:
fsWe have made a sufficiently full in
vestigation to determine that the COM
pany is legally liable for any legiti-
mate damages sustained by reason Of
the wreck, and this legal liability it
does not intend to question. The com
pany considers, however, that the
public has a right to full information
as to the cause Of this accident, in
order that it may be determined
whether the company is in future en-
titled to the continued confidence and
patronage Of the public.
TtIf our company has furnished
standard equipment, has kept its
right-of- f-Way in good condition, adopt
ed the best known system for operat-
ing and employed only competent
railroad men, and notwithstanding
all this one of it's men blundered and
the wreck was caused thereby, moral
responsibility would not attach to the
company.
I'm the conduct Of every business,
and particularly in the railroad busl-
ness, the human element cannot be
eliminated, and much must be en-
trusted to employees whose actions will
make or unmake it.
IF, on the other hand, the acei-
dent was due to the failure of the
company in respect OF any OF the
duties which, as company, it owed
to the public in respect Of equipment.
roadbed, a modern system OF opera
tion and care IN employing competent
men, then the company would be
morally as well as legally liable. 1t IS
for the purpose Of determining this
question Of moral responsibility that
the company has decided to ask a
public Investigation.
In this connection want to ask
all those who feel that they have any
claim against the company on account
Of damages done them by this wreck
to present their claims at the earliest
possible moment to the claims depart
ment Of this company.
"All departments Of the company,
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-08-05

dead as the result OF d heaooil 'ol1A- ~
u'a' .n If two electric trains on the
S,.ar w., d AIene & Spokane railroad
Dyt@ '.,s ara,,ing totals II and the num-
Ser bel. Of injured about IS o.,., !,
''1 The wreck occurred at Caldwell
r,,bo . small station 25 miles east
- nanv persons from eastern states
rare on the trains, having come to
SooEane to register for the Indian
SS lanJ opening. The official list of
dead and injured was given out TO-
night.
The dead:
0rviIle Puterbaugh, EIkhart, Ind.
WI, House, Scotia, Wash.
William Wons9tte, Harrington,
WASH
A,P. Whitley, Memphis, Tenn,
William Ward, Wenatchee, Wash.
John Vernie, Springfield, Mo.
DaHie Golden, Spokane.
". A. Dahlquist, Esterville, Iowa.
J. c. Cox, Medical Lake, Wash.
A. B. M'Donald, Drummond,
Mont.
Mrs. A. B. M'DonaId, Drummond,
Mont.
Fred M'Garry, Spokane.
Among the injured are many who
live in states east of here. Their
names, as given in the official list,
follow;
lahjured.
Daniel Carmondy, 4,6l9 Union
avenue, Chicago, double fracture of
Ieftleg and internal injuries.
PA. Waters, Pleasant Lake, N.
D. both legs broken.
Guy Tombleson. Mullenville,
Kan,, leg cut.
Arthur Marvin, Victor, Mont,
spfained shoulder and hip.
Charles Osborne, Freeport, ILL.,,
bruises.
Mrs. Charles Osborne, Freeport.
ILL.,, scalp wounds and knee hurt.
., P. Van Sandt, Harrisonville,
No., knee hurt.
n l. Dixon, Norfolk, Neb., COM
pound fracture Of left leg.
Vafl Wilson, Missoula, Mont,
severe bruises Of legs and body.
Many Of the injured were brought
oVer to Spokane today on a special
uan from Occur d'Alene and dis
lflouted among the various hospi-
,as mere. Several were able to walk
nun tne train to carriages, but the
majority had to be carried on
stretchers.
j. arrangements for burying the
ssaa are delayed pending word from
r.a, iylalVes IN different parts of the
npl'eu States. Indignation has been
s,Y0seo oy reports of avarice said
ts,': gaase been exhibited by an under
5.s aa'ig hrm at Occur d'Alene. Two
+a5S are said to have been hurried
r;ts slg scene of the wreck, loaded
MAN,, W. Ooaies and hurried away to the
rooms of the firm.
0ftba:D.S :DSoAce1ord of Spokane, one
re.aeslrj ,ns Injured, said that when she
rrs"s s,ass'ed consciousness in the
tbs @s{hage she was held down under
ers.sl en- poay Of man whose skull was
,,,,;s ssaea' and she heard some one
are etIs, ds,d. Leave Les them alone, they
asistaa b,d''agsd to struggle free un-
spoSaesa ss'esaL =. Manager Graves of the
d. (Sl's Inland railway, of which
Official t5sut lt d'Alene is a part in an
ofesr. ie,a. statement, says the other OF =,
after ss'5 tts nave been 50 busy LOOKING 9si,l,
taey bsns sne dead and injured tG01l'ig that
tanard ,1fs s,.: done nothing whatever s,las
he see;1aI aalng the responsibility us'sfor for
--..4sn'. There will. however. s.