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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-31
LADIES' MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.

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stock most of them have been shown. The line
consists night gowns skirts drawers corsetcovers
and combinations. The material, trimmings and finish
all the very best
SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY AND NOTE PRICES.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-31

BARGAINS IN READY-TOWEAR GARMENTS.
Ladies' Cravenette Coats $1,000 Now 81 so.
Ladies' Cravenette Coats $17. co. Now $3.50.
Misses Cravenette Coats 50 90. Now 1913.
Misses Cravenette Coats, $12. 90. Now SIS rs.
Panama Skirts in Black, Navy and Brown. Wolfe
Skirts with drop skirt, Black Grey and Navy White
Serge and Panama Skirts.
Sus-Taiored Woolen Lingerie Dresses, Indian
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-31
Duchess Cake.

strip favored with rum. Serve it
when it is cold.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
JOHN ". GATES
UNDER ARREST
Went Cunning for Teddy Bear on
Seventeenth
Street.

John w. Gates, shades of Croesus.
memories of s1,ouo,0Oo bets and
thoughts of 100000 miles OF barbed
wire fence. and then a bunch of memo
ries that make Sileepshead Bay shud-
der and Chicago turn rose pink, John
w. Gates is in jail. Not the Toombs.
not the palatial prisons of Chicago,
nay, nay not even in Texas, but in
the well kept nostelry that Sergeant
Jeter, of the INirst Police District. con-
ducts during the dark season.
John w. is not jagged on techni-
cal charge, either. His is no crime
that can be charged against an impe-
.cunious clerk or n fat cashier; his Is a
real crime against the peace and dig
nifty of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
andswhen John w. undertakes to shat
ter The calm of the Commonwealth he
is sailing in the deepest water what
is,
1t was just about the time when
the denizens of Seventeenth Street be-
gin to really wake up and take no.
tice that the husky form of John w.
made it's appearance No phantom
form 1t was other, nor was 1t shad-
owy realization of a forlorn hope. 1T
was bone and muscle and had with II
a degree of pugnacity that BODIED i'll
In the first place there is a stuffed
bear on Seventeenth Street, and John
w. became imbued with the idea that
not only was he a T. r. in fact and
in deed, but thought that the bear
had insulted him. Is not that enough2
Is IL necessary to state that the stuffed
bear is now decorating Seventeenth
Street in piecemeal and that the owner
thereof is crying COY. Oy, Oy." from
the depths of his heart? Is 1T nee
essary to inform the breathless pub
lie that John w. thought he was the
Lion Hearted Dick at the head of n
million crusaders. and that everybody
else was Saracen? Hardly so.
The memory of the bear and the adj
vancing Saracens, to say nothing OF
the memory of various and sundry
clouts. is still with John W., and even
though the burning thirst, such as
Saracens never knew. parches his
throat and accentuates the pain of
his injuries. he remembers well the s.
cent shorts and thinks with pain OF
the cruel countenance of the One John
that he will meet to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
ABSOLUTELY FALSE
SAYS SHERMAN

= fdSc.J
ments. Among Senator Cores asser-
tions were the following:
That Hamon told him that man
higher up" in the government was in
terested IN the approval of the con-
son why Senator Gore should not be;
that when asked who was the man
higher up Hamon had replied. Vice
President Sherman; that Hamon told
him Senator Curtis. of Kansas, was
interested" In the deal.
Mcclure "Interested.'
That Hamon told him Congre sran
Mcclure, of Oklahoma. was interested"
in the deal; that Hamon told him an
employe of the Department of Justice
at Washington was Interested" in
the deal; that he Senator Goro) knew
the name of the employe, but would
not divulge his name or the name Of
his informant, because the latter would
lose his position; that former Senator
Long, OF Kansas. acting as counsel for
McMurray, had gone TO President Taft
on April IS to urge the approval of
the contracts. but that the President
had said 1T would take a good deal
of argument to convince him that the
amount of fee asked by McMurray was
Justified
Senator Curtis to-day sent tele-
gram to the committee denying that he
was in any way Interested in the con-
tracts and offering to appear before the
committee. Chairman Burke said Sem
ator Curtis would be subpoenaed to tes-
tify.
An account of that part of Senator
Cores testimony referring to Vice
President Sherman follows:
Mr. Burke in your conversation with
Mr.. Hamon you stated he named very
high official that he said was interested
in these contracts. You omitted his
name"
Mr. Gore: Il say again that 1 should
very much prefer not to name 1t.
am. however, subject to the will Of
the committee"
get the facts, and we must have all
this conversation
Names Sherman.
-Mr Gore: He suggested that Vice
President Sherman was Interested in
the contracts"
Thomas H. owen, counsel for Mr..
Gore: In that connection you spoke
of an article appearing in a Kansas
City newspaper that two gentlemen had
called on the President. l wish you
would say who was mentioned in that
article"
Mr. Gore: in the newspaper of April
IA Vice-President Sherman and Sena-
tor Curtis We're named as having called
to discuss the segregated coal and
asphalt lands. ! think before the Sem
ate met the next day the information
came to me-"
Senator Gore explained that he be-
lieved Vice-President Sherman was ia
vorable to the contracts, and a short
time later he introduced resolution
In the Senate that would require fur
ther action of Congress before the con-
tracts would be approved
Asked If he had ever met Hamon.
Congressman Creager replied: Yes. l
met him by agreement in his rooms
In Washington. He invited me there.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
WILL MAKE TEST CASE.
Newport News Light Company Charged
With Operating Without License.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
Newport News, Va August 4.--City
Attorney j. a. Massie to-day swore
out warrants against the Citizens
Railway, Light and Power Company,
charging them with doing business
without license. Representatives of
the companies will appear in the po-
lice Court tomorrow morning These
corporations which furnish electric
light and water in the city, have re
fused to pay the municipal license
tax, on the ground that they are ex-
empted from such taxation under the
law enacted by the Assembly during
the last session. putting them under
the Jurisdiction OF the Corporation
Commission 1t is said that the ligh,
and water companies in all the cities
in the State have taken the same pc.
sition. but as far as can be learn ed
the other cities have taken no steps
toward testing the point.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
WHITTET SIGNS NEW LAWS

Acting Mayor Approves Payment OF
Claim of Martin Lee OMEN.
Acting Mayor Robert Whittet, Jr,
yesterday approved the ordinances
transferring control or the markets to
the Council Committee on that subject
The Acting Mayor also approved an
ordinance regulating the distribution
of advertising matter and samples of
patent medicines.
The claim Of G. H. o'Neil for s66e,so
damages sustained by his seven-year-
old son. Martin Lee O'Neil, who was
run over by fire engine, was APP
proved. The bill is for medical atten-
tion rendered to the injured boy. who
was in the hospital for six months. No
blame was attached TO tho Fire De-
partment for the accident. but the
Council agreed 10 reimburse O'Neli
for the actual eApenSsa incurred,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
Omcinls Surprised.

Washington, August 4-The impli-
cation that an unnamed employee of
the Department of Justice was in
volved in the McMurray Indian con-
tracts investigation surprised officials
of that department to-day. There are
no charges pending against any one
in connection with the inquiry, whirh
had It's inception in the closing hours
of the last Congress. when Senator
Gore declared that improper influence
had been brought to bear in behalf
of legislation in favor Of the so-called
contracts If any definite basis de-
velops calling investigation within the
department as the result Of the sensa-
tional charges of Mr.. Gore 1t is cons
coded that action would be taken 1T
once.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05

access to the official records has great
~ retarded my labors. II my request
t i33r permission to make check list of
much larger results would have been
secured: but not Knowing which OF
our rolls were missing. have been
forced to work somewhat In the dark
fort so essential to complete success
1T is but fair to the War Depart
ment, however. to give It's reasons for
this rigid rule. which, It must be adj.
mitted, are very sound. from It's stand.
point. AS summarized by Ma1or-Gen.
eral Ainsworth In his annual report for
1905, they are:
~. Many Of the records have be.
years Of handling. that 1t is not safe
to subject them to further handling.
document misplaced Is almost
as hopelessly lost as II 1t were will.
fully distracted from the files. 1t is
unsafe, therefore, to permit any one to
have access to the records who is not
trained In their use and legally subject
to the control Of the do-artment.
"3. Because of the restricted space
available it has been necessary to hlo
the records in such a way that only
those who have been esnecially trained
ina their use can find any particular
RECORD or class of records. The con-
of the department would be necessary
to enable any one unfamiliar with the
files to make q successful search of
them, whose services would be lost
to the department and the current
work correspondence interfered with.
"In view of this obstacle the Grand
Camp at it's last session adopted the
following resolution:
Whereas. The work of compiling
the roster of the officers and enlisted
men OF the Southern States In the Con-
federate service will be greatly facili-
tated II check lists OF said rosters now
on file in the War Department. are fur
nlshed to said States:
Be 1t resolved by the Grand Camp
OF Confederate Veterans OF Virginia.
That the Secretary OF War be request
ed to detail competent clerk or clerks
OF his department to prepare from
the files therein a check list of the
Confederate rolls of the Virginia SOL
diers for use in the compilation of the
Virginia roster. and that Governor
Swanson be asked to communicate this
resolution to the Secretary of War"
Very cordially yours.
r. w. HUNTER.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
MEETS IN HAMPTON

District Convention of Christian
Church to BE Largely Attended.
The Tidewater District Convention
will be held at Hampton August s-11.
inclusive. Forty-one churches, hav-
Ing combined membership OF APP
proximately 1000 people. are unnual-
ly represented at this convention,
and of this number seven are Rich,
mond churches
The convention will be called TO or
der In the Hampton Christian Church.
where the various sessions will be
held. Tuesday will be devoted to a
meeting of the Moments Board OF
Missions, the convention proper OPP
eningi on Wednesday morning at 10
O'Clock. The speakers will be II, c.
Combs, S: 7. Willis, John A. Jayne.
Mrs. Hankins. Mrs. Wise and Mrs. G,
w. oliver.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
GUARD EXAMINED
FOR H00KW0RM
Percentage Of Infection Among
North Carolina Soldiers
Is Large.
Especial to INC Times. plspatch.l

Raleigh, N. c.. August 4.-Thc
rounding up Of the examination OF the
mon Of the North Carolina National
Guard for the presence of hookworm
Is about complete now, with the re-
suit that 1t appears that the Second
Regiment. representing the Eastern
section of the State, had 81 per cent
Infection, and the First Regiment
representing the Western section, 81
per cent. The inspection as to the
Third Regiment was very incomplete
and unsatisfactory. but the Indications
are that It's Infection is about 40 pey
cent. DR.. Ferrall. director of the
hookWorm eradication campaign, says
that just now the children of tho ODD
Fellows Home, Goldsboro, are being
examined, with indications that the
percentage of infection is very large
On account of the continued critical
illness of his mother at Scotland Neck
Governor Kitchin found 1t necessary
to break his engagement to deliver
an address for the big reunion a.
Moyork to-day. The Governors moth
er is considered to be just lingering.
with no hope for recovery or even
for her to live very much longer.
In Asheville this week there - a
hearing against parties charged with
the violation of the state pure food
law. through persistent sale OF butter
and syrup that were not up To the
minimum standard required for sale
In this State. State Pure Food Chem
list w. NJ. Allen has gone to Asheville
to appear as witness for thesprose-
cution.
A. v. Fort and z. Williams are
the principal incorporators for the
Williams Mill Manufacturing Co.
North Wilkesboro. capital $4,000. for
making mill machinery
The annual report of the director OF
the State laboratory of Hygiene Just
out recommends that the State ar
range for the manufacture OF ali the
dyphtheria ant!toxin needed for com.
batting this disease. and that 1t be
furnished to all citizens alike free.
when prescribed by competent ply
stefan. 0The present law that provides
free antttoxin for INDECENT poor fails
to relieve great number of poor
who won't be ciassed as INDECENT, and
yet cannot AFFORD the high cost OF the
antitoxin as bought from dealers.
There We're forty-nine counties and
thirteen cities that arranged for fur.
nishing anutoxin TO their indigen.
poor through the special act OF the
last Legislature making the iabora-
tory the distributing depot.
Another feature OF the report of the
laboratory direction Is that sixty three
municipalities in this State have tully
equipped systems OF water supply, and
that the grea. majority of them have
shown UP in at least fair condition
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
CHARTERS ISSUED

Charters were granted follows yester-
day by the state Corporation Commission:
Lawrence Realty Corporation. Norfolk. Ia
E. Dodge. president; T. R. Bunting, vice
president; E. S. Gray, secretary and treas
urer-all of Norfolk. Capital: Maximum.
$4,000; minimum, $1,000 OBJECTS: Real es-
tate business.
Chamber OF Commerce of Petersburg Va.
Petersburg. I. f. Heath. president; Bart
lett Roper vice-president; r. Gordon Fin
ney secretary and treasurer--all of Peters,
burg Objects: Promote and develop the
interests of the city of Petersburg.
The Christian League OF the United States
OF America, Portsmouth j. S. Webb. pres (
ident; Helen Josey, secretary; j. l.. Goodwin.
treasurer-all of Portsmouth ObJects: :
Fraternal beneficiary association.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05

are legitimate and the compensation
is not too great. Practically all tho
Indians in the Choctaw and Chicka-
saw nations want their land sold.
IL do not know anything about the
incident of which Senator Gore and
Congressman Creager speak / have
gone to them many times in person
and did not send an agent"
References to invitations to frog
Leg banquets and to alleged assertions
by Hamon that Senator Gore was go
ing back on his friends" were made in
the testimony of ID. Il. Gore, private
secretary and brother to Senator Gore.
D. f. Gore stated that he was in his
brothers. private Office at noon on May
g. when Hamon appeared.
II stepped into an adjoining office
and left the Senator and Hamon alone
except that once in a while l went in
and out. When they quit talking in
about thirty or forty minutes Hamon
came into my room. Well he said,
the Senator is getting awful hard on
his friends. 1 want to make lot of
money, Dick, and l don't care how r.
make it.. l did not know then what
they had been talking about but when
Hamon left the Senator said he had
been talking about the McMurray con-
tracts. and Hamon had offered him
$4,000"
Would Increase Amount.
The Senator said Hamon offered to
increase the amount.
j. Luther Thompson, stenographer
to Senator Gore, testified that he also
was in and out of the Senator's room
when Hamon was present. and that he
was invited to the frog leg dinner.
but declined.
~
We're the Senator and Hamon at con-
ference together"
Thompson: About thirty or forty
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
SPEND THE WEEKEND An THE
SEASHORE.

The Norfolk and Western Railway Is
offering you it's attractive weekend
summer excursion fare at SO round trip
from Richmond to Norfolk and only 20
cents more to Virginia Beach and Cape
Henry; from Norfolk you can reach
Ocean View by the electric car line in
few minutes Tickets will be sold
limited to reach Richmond returning
not later than the following Monday
evening. Complete information may be
secured from c. A. Overton, Jr., City
Passenger Agent, or c. II. Bosley, Dis
OF the company at S3S East Main
Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
Emphatic In Denial.

Topeka, Kan. August 4.-United
States Senator Charles Curtis, when
told to-day about the allegations made
by Senator Gore at the Muskogee con-
gressional inquiry into the Indian at
torney fee matter. in which his name
was used as one of those interested
in the McMurray contracts, emphati
cally denied having any connection
with the matter whatever. He gave
the President, members of the Cabinet
and his fellow-Senators as witnesses
to prove his assertions.
Senator Curtis to-day sent a dispatch
to Chairman Burke. of South Dakota,
and Congressman Campbell. Of Kansas.
of the board of inquiry. In which he
declared that the use of his name In
connection with the McMurray con-
tracts was without foundation. and
that he would appear before the COM
mittee at any time and place desired.
After sending these dispatches. Sem
ator Curtis made a statement In part
as follows:
"The use of my name in connection
with the McMurray and Long contracts
is without foundation. I am not and
have not been interested with either
of them directly or Indirectly"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
MED suddenly In Texas.

A telegram received in Richmond
last night announced the sudden death
in Dallas Texas yesterday of son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B. Winter. OF
$40 Bowling Street. Mr.. and Mrs.
Winter are spending some time at
ocean View, and it was late hour
last night before they could be COM
municated with. No particulars OF the
death of the young man We're received.
His parents had a letter from him only
a day or two ago x
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05

minutes. When Hamon came out ]
overheard him say he wanted to make
lot of money and he did not care
much how he made It."
Did you hear anything that was
said at the conferenceH
NO, did not. Usually when Ha-
mon called I heard everything that
was said. There never before had
been any effort to conceal It. But this
time 1t was different"
In what way was IL different? Did
Hamon act differently?'
Yes; he appeared not to want to
say anything when was in the room,
| which was quite opposite from his
usual manner
| That the Choctaw Indians who had
protested against giving 10 per cent.
attorneys fees to McMurray had been
asked to rescnd their action. formed
the substance of testimony offered by
| w. A. Durant, n Choctaw and a men,
| Der of the Oklahoma State Legisla-
| ture.
Hnmon Denics,A AL
| Mr.. Hamon tonight declined to dis
cuss Senator Cores charges. and said
he would not make any statement ex
cept in response to categorical aues-
lions The following questions in an
interview were then put to him:
Did you offer a bride to Senator
Gore?"
81 did not"
"Did you offer to give him an inter-
est in the McMurray contracts?"
II did not.
Did you offer to bride Congressman
Creager?"
II did not"
Did you offer him an interest in
| the McMurray contracts?"
| II did not
Did you mention to Senator Gorcl
| or to any one else that Vice-Presldent
| Sherman was interested in the approx
al of the McMurray contracts?"
II never mentioned such a thing to
any one
Did you say Senator Curtis was m
terested in the McMurray contracts?"
Il did not"
Are you yourself Interested in the
approval OF the McMurray contracts?"
Il am not"
Mr.. Hamon declined to answer other
questions, saying he expected to APP
pear before the committee, when he
would tell all he knew.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
| 90

Much talk weakens the subject
unless it is being backed up every
day. have been telling the house
keepers here about Wood to burn
over twelve years, and am pleas
ing them every day, because l
know all about Wood. All | ask
is, tell me your wants. Oak, Pine
and Hickory, sawed and split in
size and length to suit.
Anthracite and Domestic Lump
and Regular Steam Coal for small
furnaces, all at summer prices this
month.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
"a Common slnnderer.,

Guthrit, Okla. August 4.--Represen-
tative Bird S. Mcclure. of the First
Oklahoma District, in statement here
this afternoon to the Associated Press,
denied emphatcally that he had now
or ever had had any interest in Indian
contracts with McMurray or any one
else. He said he would go to Mus
kogee at once and appear before the
congressional committee now in ses-
sion there
II don't know what was said to
Senator Gore" stated Mr.. Mcclure here
to-day. ''or whether anything was said
to him by any persons, but this much
is true: No man who Is honest and
responsible will say that have now,
or have ever had, any interest In any
Indian contracts with McMurray or
anybody else.
"A man who would base state
ment in the United States Senate on
what some person may have told him
in matter like that is nothing more
or less than a common slanderer.'
After stating that he would attend
the investigation tomorrow, Mr.. Nc
CURE said: Il expect they will want
me to make a statement, and to dead
certainty FL be ready to make one"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05

as to purity in examinations made
during the year. There were 1885
analyses of waters. per cent of them
showing up bad. These were confined
to nine towns. where 1t Is understood
that the troubles as to impurity hav.
been remedied
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
Voice Of the People

Communications must not con-
tain moro than 300 words.
When this limit II exceeded LETT
tern will be returned.
No anonymous Communications
will be accepted.
A stamped envelope, with the
writer's nddress, munt accompany
every Communication.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
Hud Long Bccn Friends.

Hnd Long Been Friends.
Senator Gore testified that he ant
Hamon long had been friends and ha'
been interested in business transac
tons at law in Oklahoma in which
money loans were involved. Mr.. Ha
mon is an attorney Of Lawton, which /
Senator Cores home town. Hamon i
thirty-seven years old and married
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-26
Ellis Knock New Rules.

Yale is knocking the new football
rules, and there is reason. The Eli
team. always composed of giants, finds
itself governed by rules which put a
safety valve on power and premium
on speed and skill Walter Camp at
the football conferences tried as skill
fully as any man could to wedge in a
clause which would permit some of
the old line battering to aid the Blue
to exert her power when she found
herself balanced by foe in speed and
agility. According to those who should
know what the rules will produce the
new code will give the smaller teams
ia chance to cope with the larger
teams. and If they are faster they may
bring sorrow TO the high geared teams
which place all their trust in the
crushing power of their line bucks and
continued assault on the smaller fel.
low.