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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-11
Americans Made Prisoners.

London, May 10-A dispatch from Tan ger to the Daily Dispatch says 1t Is reported from Morocco that party of American tourists have been taken prls- oners by natives near Agadir, which Is the most southern port of Morocco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-11
cruiser Goes To Norfolk.

Pensacola, Fla. May lo.-rhe cruiser Montgomery left port today sailing for Norfolk, Va. She has been here four months engaged in experimenting with different makes of torpedoes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-11
Recruitlna pepots Close d.

Washington, May 1O.-Orders were is- sued at the war department for the imme- diate discontinuance of the recruiting de- pots at Birmingham. Ala, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston and Fl Paso, Tex.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-11
woman Resjons Position.

Bristol, Va, May 10.-Miss Kate Hunt, who has for several years past been pres ident of Stonewall Jackson institute, at Abingdon, Va, the largest Presbyterian college for women in this part of the south, today resigned her position on &C., count of i'll health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-11
Fire Damaqes Chicago Exchange

Chicago. May 10.-Fire under the floor of the trading room of the board or trade wrought $500 damage today. The smouldering blaze. due to crossed wires, started some time after the close of the session, when the place was practically deserted. F'iremen reached the flames only after tearing up 50 feet of floor ing. The damage will not interfere with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-11
Minister To Dresden.

London. May l0.-Arthur c. Duff, Brit ish minister resident in Cuba, has been appointed minister at Dresden. He will be succeeded at Havana by Stephen Leech, councillor of the embassy at in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-11
TilIman at White House.

Washington, May l0.-At a dinner at the White House tonight President Taft and Mrs. Taft enteftained among oth- CTS Senators Tillman and Fletcher and their wives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-11
Postal Changes.

Washington, May 10.--Alva A. Tatham Is appointed regular. Joseph J. Tatham sub stitute, rural carrier, Route l, at Wheeler.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-05
NON-COM. SMOKER.

The National Guard smoker was a
great success and a smoker in the full
sense of the word There were about
sixty of the on-commissioned officers
present and as many pipes, and those
who did not care for the pipes had
cigars and cigarettes, and there was
plenty for all. The men were enter.
tanned with card games and music, the
music being furnished by the Non
commissioned Officers Quintet. Mr.. A
Il. Hall, headmaster of Iolani College
also rendered two beautiful solos en-
titled Armourers' from Robin Hood
and 1.-THE Brave Sentinel - Sergeant
Barry was on hand as usual with sand
-wiehes and soda water. Barry is al
ways welcomed by the men as he at
tends to the ''eating part of it" Thi:
was probably the last social time the
men viii have together until they are
in camp.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-05
: PERSONAL.

Mr. Jacob H. Wood of Boston is a
guest at the Seaside Hotel.
Mrs: L. Rodrigues came in on the
Claudine from trip to Hawaii.
Mr.. G. Llewelynn of Philadelphia is
registered at the Seaside Hotel.
Rev. Oliver P. Emerson, formerly of
Honolulu, is taking special course at
Harvard
Mrs. H. A. Baldwin arrived in the
city from Maui yesterday on the steam
er Claudine.
Senator Charles Chillingworth return
ed from trip to Maui on the Clau-
dine yesterday.
Mrs. E. S. Roberts was an arriving
passenger on the Claudine, which got
here yesterday morning.
Will Templeton is still at the hos
pital, convalescing, not at the resi-
denee of W. L. Hopper.
Among the passengers who arrived in
the city yesterday were Mrs. W. O.
Smith and Mrs. Baldwin.
Captain W. w. Lowe, U. S. NJ. c., and
Mrs. Lowe have taken permanent
apartments at the Seaside Hotel.
Major Long, in command of the Ma
rine detachment at Camp Very, and
Mrs. Long are domieiled at the Seaside
Hotel.
Edmund H. Hart will return to Maui
this afternoon He has been clerk of
the Circuit Court at Maui and it is
said that he will be retained by Judge
Kingsbury.
Mr.. McLennan and Mr.. Fl. Overend
travelled by the Claudine to Laupahoe-
hoe from Hilo. A. L. Moses, who was
with them, will take charge of the
Barnard store.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-05
BIG PALOLO TOMATOES.

AS showing what Oahu soil can do
in the way of tomatoes, there is shown
in the Gazette Company front win
dow, some fine specimens grown in
Palolo by Miss Ellen Williams. the
l5-year old daughter of Owen vii
liams. Two of the tomatoes weigh
two and one-half pounds each and
measure. fifteen inches in circumfer
ence Six of the average tomatoes OF
the Owen vines weigh seven pounds
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-05
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Make noise; make it now.
Watch Sachs ads; it will mean plg
money Saving to you
Bargains in shirtwaists at Whitney
& Marsh s on Monday.
Stylish trimmed hats for ladies at
Isoshima s on King street. =
Yamatoya is the man to make your
shirts to order. 1916 Fort street.
First class room and board may be
had at the Queen hotel, lNuuanu Ave.
Royal Annex for oysters, crabs,
frogs legs and Holsters. See sign.
Stockholders in the worlds gold
mines receive approximately $500 ,o00,-
600 annually How much of it comes
your way5 Buy Mayfower" stock.
Buy it new.t ~
See Sachs window for ladies wash
suits that will be slaughtered Mon
day.
A notice of election of officers of
Hustace-Peck Co., Ltd, appears in this
issue.
Long kid gloves in pink, blue, tan,
gray, black, and white at Whitney &
Marsh s.
A Japanese couple, the woman a
cook. advertise in classified column to
day for work.
Eggs from blue ribbon winners
Rhode Island Reds, for sale by Mrs
Hanna. See classified ads.
Dubonnet wine for cocktails and
highballs. Wholesale at Thos. Nc
Tighe & Co., King and Maunakea.
Make noise like an order and you
will find us "Johnny on the spot.
City Transfer Co., phone 152, Jas. H
Love.
Ladies will save money by waiting
until Monday and buying their shirt
waists at Blom s. Prices will be
killed.
If YOU will call at the optical de
partment of H. f. Wiehman & 60.
Ltd. YOU will learn the cause of YOU
)eye pain.
We guarantee absolutely and .uneon
ditionally every statement made IL
our prospectus Read it and "ffetcher
ize'' on it. Buy t'Mayfower stock
Buy it now!
A boy with common school educa
at the Sanitary laundry in the mark
ing department.
The Union Electric Co., Beretani;
avenue, opposite the Sachs building
will supply you with batteries and wir
for electric purposes.
The Eagle Dyeing and CLEANING
Works, Fort street opposite Kuku
street. will attend to your clothing il
a satisfactory manner.
H. F. Wichman & Co., Ltd, hav
twenty-five skilled artisans in thei
repair department, an evidence tina
there should be no long waits for work
Put your snap shots in albums. w
have a splendid assortment of album
in burnt and seal leather and cloth a
prices from 35e. to $4.25. Honolulu
Photo Supply Co.
Finest dry and seasoned algarob
and ohia stove wood delivered in an,
quantity by the Union-Pacifc Trans
fer Co. Cut in convenient stow
lengths 122 King street, phone IS.
You are as sure of the absolute pur
ity of Heinz goods as you are of tn
purity of the products of your ow1
kitchen They are absolutely fire.
from preservatives of an artificial
nature.
The value of gold never depreeiates
and the supply never equals the de
mand. We're going to help the SUP
ply Buy Mayfower' stock. Blu
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-05
THE LIGHTNING MULTIPLIER
POST CARD.

VIII solve problems in multiplication
quick as a flash. with absolute accu-
raey. Indispensable to every person
who uses figures. Cannot get out of
order. Get one, and you will wonder
how YOU ever got along without it.
On sale by all the principal post card
dealers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-05
NOTICE.

All horseback riders wishing to take
part in the Floral Parade on February
%. either as cowboys or otherwise, will
kindly report at once to w. A. Green
well, at Castle & Wilmington s office,
Merchant street.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-05

There win be a meeting of the
chairmen of the various committees
of the Floral Parade arrangements this
afternoon at four clock, in the office
of Director 7. Fl. Petrie.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23
Answers to Queries

wEDEN-NoRwAY-A. s.. Petaluma. Cal
Was the tariff the main cause OF the separa-
tion Of Sweden and Norway
History says that ION June Z, 1905
owing to the refusal OF Sweden to grant
separate consulates to Norway, the
storthing of Norway passed a resolu-
tion to dissolve the union with Sweden.
This was finally ratified by the treaty
of Karlslad. by both countries, Octo-
ber 16, 1906"
meant BY the term point used by stock
brokers?
price per share or other standard OF
reference on the exchange, etc. In
stock transactions IN the United States
a point is 81; in Great Britain 1t is FL
sterling; in coffee and cotton it is
the one-hundredth part of a cent,
and in oil, grain. pork, ETC., 1t is 1
cent.
WHO WROTE TIP. ]. G.. City. For
name OF the author of the poem in which are
the following lines, but have not been sue.
cessful:
With smooth dissmulation. skilled to grace.
devils purpose with an angels face.
These lines do not appear in the
books of quotations Possibly some
reader can furnish the name. II so,
please send to this department on a
postal card.
IMPERIAL VALLEY LANDS-E, Sebastouol.
Cal. Is there to be an opening Of government
lands in the Imperial valley. California In
the near future? Where could one obtain par-
ticulars?
Communicate with the general land
office. Washington, D. C.
POLE JUMPING-N Il. B., City What is
the record for pole vaulting or jumping?
Ten feet. ten and one-ha1f inches nv
g. Mhsgrove, England. 1866, and 10
feet inches by D. Anderson. England.
1870
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23
Ilannonism
Sure to Be
Issue

difficulty exists greater degree the house
has been successfully without creating
with practical the functions of the body
The has go members, compared with
the British parla
has had the obstruction OF busi
the hbusteng tactics The trouble has been
cessfuy turning the powers of the house
the New Orleans Times
the of the
liberal
itself similarly
possibility invented by Parnen
of all
in of
comparatively little while
perfected which
public business but still preserved the rights and
of body different
policy
the
of the house of representatives for econsd-
Grafton will make the next congressional elections
That saw all that Cannonism will make
the issue will be attack the rules when
gress December, but scarcely be expected
succeed Chiefly will be useful public attention
on the situation in congress-
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23

r. HE officers of his majestys ship
Bedford are having delightful
L time at teas and then more teas.
but IT is not fair to insinuate that these
ofrcers, charming and popular as they
are. have had a monopoly of the social
attention during the last day or two,
for Italian officers and other foreign
visitors have had quite as happy
round OF gayety and have been promi-
nent among those present One OF the
most elaborate Of the teas of Portols's
week was given yesterday by Mrs. M.
A. Tobin in the laurel court at the
Fairmont, and the complimented guest
was the attractive debutante, Miss
Kathleen Farrell, the daughter of Mrs.
James N. Farrell, who has not really
made her formal bow to society, but
will be introduced at the tea to be
given November 10 at the family home
in Broadway. Among those hidden to
meet the charming guest of honor yes
terday were dozen of the visiting off,
GERS and others, among whom were the
f11lnTfr0.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23
THE SMART SIT =,

of friends in this city. Mr.. and Mrs.
Houston have gone to the Yosemite
valley on their honeymoon. but will
return to reside in this city, where an
attractive home awaits them.
The reception yesterday at the new
quarters of the University club at
tracted a crowd of society folk, and
the decorations were In the picturesque
Portola combinations, making an ef-
fective setting for the scores of pretty
gowns. Among those who called dur
inc fhe oftarnaon uere.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23

the guests of relatives in Louisville
KY, where Mrs. Keeney's old home is
situated. Miss Keeney has been at
tending the horse show every evening
in the box party chaperoned by her
cousin, Mrs. McAfee. who was also
hostess at one of the largest teas given
for the attractive visitor during her
stay in the south. Miss Keeney and
her mother are going to New York
after their visit in Louisville ana will
visit other eastern cities before their
return early in December.
Mrs Sidney Joseph entertained yes
terday at one of the prettiest luncheons
of the week given at the ST. Francis.
and the colors were the yellow and
gold of the Portola festival suggested
in clusters of marigolds and brilliant
poppies on the table. The luncheon
was in compliment to Miss Maud Fay.
and among those hidden to meet the
singer were:
Mrs. Eoos Of New York Mrs. Leon Greenebaum
Mrs. Arthur Bachman Miss Esteiie R Fay Fay 0'0'FH
Miss Genevieve King Is among those
who are expecting to pass the winter.
or part of the gay season at least. In
the east During her stay in New
York this attractive girl will be the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Hill. and
doubtless will be extensively enter
tained.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Cummings are an
tertaining Miss Amelia Rivas of Los
Angeles during Portola week. and the
attractive young visitor. who is a SIS
ter of Mrs. Cummings. by the way. Is
enjoying delightful visit. Miss Rivas
is related to the Antoine Borels and
other San Mateo families. and her stav
has been made more than ordina rilv
enjoyable by her circle OF relatives
and friends in this city She win re-
main here until next month. and will
be the incentive for a number OF In
formal affairs during her extended
visit.
Mrs Herbert Moff1tt entertained yes
terday at a luncheon given, at the ST.
Francis for less than a dozen guests,
Among those who enjoyed the informal
affair were Miss Virginia JoIlifre. Mrs.
Thomas Eastland and Mrs. Frederick
McNear.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23
Handing the
PortoIa
Crowds

hcodIunsm The police fuI
rather directory explanatory than repessive
There call for clubs and there not the
slightest difficulty controlling the that tronged
the sidewalks It crowd habits of self
restraint respecting the rights of others and understanding the
needs OF discipline and the obligation to obey orders If
anybody had his odden he did complain and accepted
the apology that forthcoming because in fact this
well hammered assembly.
We the that the show provided surpassed
anything the parade
undoubtedly artistic and dramatic effect
offered by New York the celebration We might
greatly superior because the New York display
the least credbe The carnival spirit and the artistic
possessed by only two cities in Ameca-San Francisco and
New Orleans.
We hope that visitors enjoyed themselves and contrived
something good the intervals of other
San Francisco has reputation in this regard
although the capacity have been tested by the friendly
invasion believe that proved equal to the OCCASION
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23
sArURDAY. ocroBER .. zoos
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TODAY

YEsrERDAY-Clear; west wind; maximum
temperature. Y: minimum. 81
FORECAST FOR T0DAX-Eair saturday:
warm In forenoon. with Hight north wfnds; pos-
sibly fog In the afternoon and cooler at night.
with west winds Page II
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23
Unstable
Basis of a
War Scare

IN Oodshed Tins eelng well expressed by Reventlow
retired naval officer OF Berlin who says War Eng
land declares it. Otherwise all On con-
trary Germany will do everything possible it, This
of the situation the other the
attrlbuon of wicked government and the
provoaton OF needless goes on to say:
No high for innnnent
lis
fatherland
After
that this talk
Of
will to Then
o
rate n value - $ fr-e
The prevailing assiduouy cultivated England
II be not merely form of politics. the
nary phases popular psychology to history 1t attributes
the Germans deliberate engage war
involving risks and with substantial gain sight in
the of victory. theory that does to reason
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23

parison with the British method adopted by
the house of commons to expedite business.
The autocratic power of the speaker in con-
gress is justified by the fact that no business
could be completed were every member per-
mitted to take UP time in speech making.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23
How One
Great Fortune
Was Acquired.

title settlers
practice OF people OF all classes to file these lands comply technically
Mr. Walkers agents It claimed that Mr. Walker
people title the land He merely let
through his purchases that he wiling
claims
sold of
picking hundred dollars
result
of mill
of law allowing
these to slip through the public fingers
Mr. w alker to blame. He merely picked up what was
lying around loose for any appropriate lies on
the delinquent that left property of doors for
the st conner to appropriate by the process of putting
nominal price In fact the process so profitable
that certain people less scrupuous than Mr. Walker
OF ousabouts make of settlement Indeed
this business of robbng the public domain regarded
mate until Roosevelt undertook Since
much public property lying any official
who caught in the of opening the gates to
aroused public opinion
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23

is natural. 10 charge nation or a govern
ment with deliberately forcing a war is to
inpute the gravest crime known to modern
life. The world at large refuses to believe
that the kaiser has made up his mind in cold
blood to plunge two of the greatest nations
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23

Nebraska State Journal describes the processes which
secret by which I. B. Walker acquired timber lands
in northern California, already worth ncaleuable millions
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23

Miss Helen Baker, the charming fan
Gee of DrumTnond MacGavin. Is the In
centive for several of the important
teas and luncheon parties of the Por-
tola week, and a few dinner parties
also fill up the program Of these pleas
ant days for the popular bride Aelect.
Miss Baker will be the comp1imented
guest at a luncheon to be given next
Monday by Miss Jeanne GalIofs at the
Fairmont. and again Friday she svill
receive the honors at a luncheon to be
given by Miss Dolly MacGavin. The
bride TO be was the central figure at
tea given yesterday afternoon by Mrs.
E. S. Breyfogle at the Fairmont. and
again at a dinner given last evening
by Miss Claire Nichols. At the latter
affair the guests were all members of
the bridal party. but those at the tea
yesterday afternoon were:
Miss Sara Collier Miss Alexandra Ham,
Miss Won Schroeder mond
Miss Suzanne Kirkpat- Misses Calhoun
rick Miss Dolly MacGavin
Miss Claire Nichols
The late letters from Miss Innes
Keeney and her mother. Mrs. Charles
Keeney. describe q continuous round
Of pleasure that they are having as
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23

ME resentment generally felt throughout the country con
cening the domiaon of the house OF by al
obstructionst like Speaker
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23

IGH MINDED Germans disposed the exuberant
talk which Lord Norhcle Lord Charles Beresford
recent1y uduped The feeI;no
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23

RESOURCES OF the town. It was IN the enof-
nous influx of visitors a severe test of admin
istrative capacity for entertainment. The
visitors, the citys guests, were well behaved
and orderly and it is to the credit of the
city that there were no exhibitions of local
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23

and certain to appreciate enormously in value
1t is like this:
One Minnesota lun1berman, T B. Walker
now has investments of about $l0O0OO00 in
timber lands IN northeastern California. 1t is In
teresting to know how an empire of enormously
valuable pine lands passed out of public into
nrivafe Ownership The oouernr,,er,f .ra,re
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23
EDITORIAL
Handling the PortoIs crowds. Page IL
How one great fortune was acquired Page "a
Unstable basis OF q war scare. Puge -
Cannonism sure 70 be an issue Page IA
EDITORIAL
POLITICAL

POLITICAL
Francis J. Heney addresses two large andi-
enees and days Calhoun and the DrOgraft
press PAGE 15
Completed recount shows Heney wcn demo
cratic nomination by majority OF IS over
Fickert- P1we -
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23

The officers Of his majesty's ship
Bedford will entertain this afternoon at
a tea to be given on board ship. and
among the girls from town who are
going to the interesting affair given by
these gallant hosts are Miss Anna We'll
Ter, Miss Jeanne GalIois, Miss Augusta
Foute. Miss Anna Peters, Miss Bessie
Zane and Miss Mabel Gregory.
The wedding of Miss Veronica Miller
and Charles J. Houston took place
Thursday evening at the home OF the
brides parents. DR.. and Mrs. ]. A. MIL
ler, in Grove street The bride was at
tended by her sisters. Miss Lucille and
Miss Lydia Miller, while Leon A. Clark
acted as best man. The pretty cere-
mony was performed by Rev. william
RAIDER and was followed by an elabo-
rate reception at the home. Houston ia
a graduate OF the University OF Califor-
MIA with the class OF 80. and has a host
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23

CAN FRANCISCO handled the that hocked city
Thursday good shape They welcomed and they
- without seriously straining the}
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23

Miss Alexandra Ham
mond
Misses Calhoun
Miss Dolly AfacGavin
Miss Ethel McAIlister
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23
MARINE
SOCIAL

Officers OF the foreign cruisers are enjoying
much social attention Pnwe -
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23
COAST
EASTERN

Tammany leader says that HeErse made
ssFfhey,' Conners chairman Of democrakic state
committee E1Be "A
Yale professor announces deduetton that man's
LIE should be 80 years long FHge n
President Taft an ardent advocate a deep
waterways. Hge a
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23
SPORTS

Finals OF POrtoEa wrestling matches are close
and exciting F1B@ =
Jim Jsnriss. back frVm Eusps. syS hs IS
in nne- condition and ready 70 sight 1ennnon
A. o,~e Pmge -
wInIe Anderson defeats Champion George
Sargent in Esminnals Of professional goK tow-
n.ment. Page -
Z Canadians and Californians TO Play soccer Tor
Portela epp al para this aftsrnoou-
Keene's unbeatsn horse. Colin. retired nom
training in England FaSe a
Portland and san Francisco play n inning
tie game. ~seA
Alameda high school defeats oukiEnd Poly
at football. FAge a
All Nationals beaten Sy Comma Asek's boys
iu Montana FA8e =
Queen vergilia crowns vietors q athlstic
meet; olympic club wins most points, 1ayelin
record broken. FnBe 10
Oakland state lesguers turn tables on St.
Mary's tossers. shutting them out Page =
Fourteen Rugby teams win clash today m
seven games. F1ge q
Portola tennis matches today; Miss Hotehkiss
and Miss sutton win piay. FaBe =
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23
FOREIGN

that rocks Beluchistan- Page .
Count Boni de cazfeuEne asks court to
order princess de sagan 10 place children IN
school r2Se "A