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The Democrat. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1910-1910, 1910-11-08
B|TUL|TH|C REPUBLICANS TRY TO
ROB THE CITY OF HONOLULU

bound to him by financial ties as well as
the ties of kinship.
Some of the incOrporators are doubt
lessly in on the deal merely on straight
business ground-but they are all Re-
publicans and the Republican party
and more especially the Republican
members Of the board of supervisors
have felt it obligatory upon themselves
to do whatever they could to help along
this needy and worthy concern, this in
FAINT industry that begins operations by
taking bite out of the municipality
worthy of the bite of hungr wolf
And the Republican party, in the face
of these damning facts, has had the aud
acity to heap odium upon Supervisor
Mcclellan, the lone Democratic member
of the board of supervisors, for daring
to try to save the city from being rob-
bed.
The Republican party, for the sake of
advancing the political prospects of it's
candidates, has dared to try to pilfer
public funds. 1t has countenanced the
deliberate hold-up intended by this pol
itical machine that hides itself under a
business title.
1t is perhaps fortunate that the men,
bership of the company is what it is.
All Hawaiians should be glad that none
of their race appears in the list of in
corporators. Let the odium rest where
it belongs, on those who would deliber-
ately try to make capital out of the
city's necessities.
The Republican party stands together
for this attempted holdup. The voters
now understand the situation that ex-
lists. Today they have the opportunity
to administer merited rebuke to those
who would try to rob Honolulu. Vote
the Democratic ticket and vote for hon
esty in business and purity in politics.
The Democrat. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1910-1910, 1910-11-08
KUH|0 INSULTS HONOLULU PORTUGUESE;
BRECK0NS AND DESHA HO0TED BY CROWD

scheme proved miserable failure for
the reason that the popular sentiment
was with the Democrats.
The Advertiser this morning distorts
the disgraceful incident of Breckons,
Desha and Kuhio trying to break up the
Home Rule and Democratic meetings
With it's usual disregard for the truth
it declares that the Democrats were to
Blame. Kuhio butted in as did Brock
ons. Breckons had no more right on the
Home Rule Stand than he has in any
other public position.
The Republican meeting had already
broken up for the reason that the peo-
pie refused to listen longer to the Re-
publicans, the majority joining the
thousands around the Democratic plat
form and few going to listen, to the
Home Rule speakers. Some of the Re-
publican spielers tried to bunco the
Home Rulers to let them use the Home
Rule platform. Naturally the crowd
laughed and hooted these assisted i'm
migrants off the stand, which they had
the right and decency to do.
The vilest attempt to discredit Sheriff
Jarrett and Deputy Rose in this matter
is made by the Advertiser this morn
ing. That paper says they refused to
interfere, intimating that there was
something to interfere with.
Jarrett and Rose did their duty en-
tirely and certainly refused to assist
any hold-up game or buncombe on the
part of the Republicans or anybody else.
The poor piffle in the Advertisers
editorial to the effect that Jarrett fail
ed in his duty is absolutely designed
misrepresentation of the facts, while
the talk of Cox having any chance is
as funny as it is insincere.
Cox can't be elected.
The Democrat. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1910-1910, 1910-11-08

Is the Republican party the same as
the Bitulithic Paving and Concrete
Company, Limited? Read this
Incorporators of the Bitulithic Com
pany-Walter B. Warren, Of Portland,
Oregon; j. A. Gilman, j. p. Cooke, E.
Faxon Bishop, A. M. Brown, Walter F.
Dillingham;, John Waterhouse, F. j.
Lowrey, R. w. Single, Harold Dilling-
ham.
Sounds like list of the Republican
party leaders, doesn It it, And these are
the men who want to pave Fort Street
and other streets of the city with Bitul-
ithic paving, at from two to four times
the price charged by the Bitulithic peo-
pie in other cities.
Really, it does seem that the Repub-
lcan party ought to change it's name to
the Bitupublican party, or perhaps to
the Repubulithic party.
Look at the list Of names. A. M.
Brown, deputy city and county attor-
ney, part of whose business it is to see
that the municipality does not make
any bad bargains, is not stung by any
get-rich-quick concerns; j. P. Cooke,
the good thing of the Republican party,
the sugar man who always comes
through with the coin when the party
is out of funds, the politician who, as
dilletanti, plays the game without know
ing anything about even it's first prin-
ciples, the banker Of the Republican
party who, at the behest of men like
John Wise, Charlie Clark, Colonel Knox
Willie Crawford, Charlie Achi and ex-
detective Welch, digs down in his pock-
, ct and supplies the sinews of war for
the carrying on of campaign to pre-
serve the safety of Special Interests
which he represents; Bob Single, can
didate on the Republican ticket for city
and county treasurer; j. A. Gilman,
brother-in-law of Arthur Brown and
The Democrat. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1910-1910, 1910-11-08

Kuhio, the Republican candidate for
Delegate to Congress, has already adj
mitted his defeat in manner more elo-
quent than could be suggested by any
of those who are opposed to him.
In the presence of thousands of peo-
pie last night at Aala park, he, together
with Robert w. Breckons, the U. S.
District Attorney, and Stephen Desha,
who is supposed to be preacher of the
Gospel, were hooted by the crowd and
chased ANONYMOUSLY from the Home
Rule platform.
Breckons started for the Home Rule
platform, accompanied by Desha who
was to act as his interpreter. Both
mounted the platform and Breckons en-
deavored to address the assembled multi
itude, whereupon there arose tremen-
douse shout of derision and Breckons
was hooted off the stand. The Reverend
Desha actually snealed away, leaving
Breckons alone until even Breckons had
sense enough to know that the people
had no use for him.
"Prince" Kuhio happened to be in
the foreground At the spectacle of his
bosom friend Breckons being hooted
from the stand, Kuhio lost his temper
and later in an argument with Portu-
guese boy declared in the hearing of
scores huddled around that the Portu-
guese born in Honolulu were nothing
but hoodlums.
He had been asked if he was repre-
sentative of the people or the sugar
planters and the above declaration was
the answer that he gave.
There was every indication of an at
tempt on the part of the Republican
crowd to break up the meetings of the
Democrats and the Home Rulers. which
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17
TO PRESENT
THE MERRY
COBBLER"
THE COLLEGE OF oRATORY TO
GIVE FINE PLAY JUNE 1, UN-
DER DIRECTION OF Mrs.
SARAH BROWN SAVAGE
DEAN OF THE COLLEGE.

The College of Oratory of vii,
lamette University will present "The
Merry Cobbler," as its annual play,
June /, at the Grand Opera House.
under the direction of Mrs. Sarah
Brown Savage, Dean of the college.
Mrs. Savage has staged the many
successful plays which have made
Willamette College of oratory fa-
nous all over the Northwest and un-
der her efficient direction THE Mer-
ry Cobbler" is sure to be a success.
The scene of the play is laid in
New Orleans and the story is of a
clever, happy-go-lucby young Ger
man who has left the old country
and come to America on account of
the miserly habits of his uncle, who
is a great chemist working on a
.smokeless powder, and the young
German also comes to America In
hopes of finding his sister, who has
eloped with an attractive American
fortune-hunter.
The play is full Of lively interest
throughout and contains many
pleasing scenes of child life. It is
considered the best work Of ]. A.
Fraser, the young writer who has
turned out so many successful com
edy-dramas.
Mr.. Perry Reigleman, the Stunts
man" of the Willamette Glee Club.
who made such a "hit" this year,
will play the part of the Merry
Cobbler," and assisted by Miss Ber-
tha Gross as Stella" the heroine,
will undoubtedly make the play
success.
The play will be given week
from Wednesday night at the Asy-
lum for the benefit of the inmates
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17


ARD coEUR DE LION.
viking. II has been traced back tc
Normandy in the year 900, or Just
about there. In 1866 my ancestors
went TO England OH lighting triE
with William the Conqueror The
family's name was spelled according
to the owners taste In those days. Al
first 1t was Godfridus, then Godfrey,
Godefrey and Godfrey. Later It went
through new changes Gaeneroy, JEFF
ferey, Jsetferrey, Jeffreys, Jenray,
Jeffris and Jeffries with few other
variations.
There Is tradition that certain
Godfrey fought In the crusades and
once saved the life OF Richard Coeur
de Lion, when he was attacked by a
bear In the hills near the city OF Jaifa.
killing the bear with his sword.
! This old Geo1rey may or may not
have been an ancestor OF mine, and I'll
mot try 70 till these pages with records
extending back thousand years. III
start with the arst OF my family who
came 20 America. He was Robert JEFF
fries. named after some Norman Eng.
Aish ancestor away back In the year
Hes whose name was spelled Rolf
Godefroy. This Robert .Jeffries was
born In Wiltshire. England. In 1886.
He came TO America IN the year 1851
and settled al Uplands, now Chester,
Pa. where be died IN 1889, leaving
large family. Several Of his sons aft.
erward moved 10 Virginia.
Ny great-granurather, William JEFF
fries. settled Ia Fairfield county, o. It
was Wild country then.
MY grandfather, James Jenrles, for
whom / was named. was one OF the
children who made the journey from
Virginia in the six horse prairie schoon-
or. He was renowued for his prodi-
gious strength When be was six years
old he could drive four horse team,
When he grew up he was six feet and
two inches tan aud weighed 220
pounds. aud 40 one Ia an that country
c0uld equal his feats OF lifting He
was noted. TOO. Tor The fact that he
never drank. smoked swore or lied in
bis NE.
AS grandfather stayed 90 his IA
theirs farm nntll he was twenty-four
when he mawlea Mary Banadum the
dAughier oi anolhef frontier farmer
and sel up IA home OF bis own. la
their lae cabin, sixteen feet square
their fourteen children were born
The fourth son received the highly ro-
mantle maine Alexis Cehou lefiries,
This was niy father He grew big
and powerful like an the other men Of
tle JeHriea family
when my father married he and his
site went twenty miles away from the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17
No. 6

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buildings Jaanh uan mnms ~ % her p The United states will uwes
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The caomao are 20 by ar b pd OF OF i n h py
melua Te pipe line costing @ pump il to where
it stanpord to a aot is
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cnuop o soR rs h mo nnn a ell S t hta We puvd
ngth theolo anNs sM goods ~
cntru ad dpgeus Al 0porun unity to capital n he d mixer men,
clerks Inurrs oh amer and women are investing the a mi r few r the are invest
ngor big dividends mu returns nj they ar ng h NAM li aires have n
mae uonC homo o in e as e years. IA 10 m month
small paaor ormaynu OF b a to make mil liars e ian nj me- safely n
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17
LEAGUE MAKING SALEM
"A CITY BEAUTIFUL
Has Beauted the University Grounds and Is Now Making
the Tract at the Depot Beautiful Flower Garden-ts
Work Is Excellent, But Is Hampered by Lack Of Funds.


After converting the Willamette
University campus grounds from an
eye-sore into an attractive campus
campus which, with little more
improvements very little more
and proper care, will develop into
one of the handsomest tracts of
grounds in the city. and after formu-
lating plans for the beautifying OF a
tract of ground lying on Twelfth
street along the Southern Pacific
tracks, and bordering on the depot
grounds, the Cherry City Improve
ment League finds its further pro-
gress in the way of identifying and
improving the city blocked, because
of the lack of funds. An appeal was
recently made by the league to the
Board of Trade for an appropriation
of $50 for the improvement of
the Twelfth street ground, and the
board yesterday appropriated 500,
but it is made dependent upon a like
appropriation by the property owners
in the vicinity of the proposed i'm
provement. Hon. Tom Kay agreed to
take up the matter of securing the
contributions with the property own
ers, which is an assurance that it
will be forthcoming. That, however,
will not be sufficient funds to carry
on to consummation the proposed i'm
provement, and as to whether it will
be carried into execution will be de.
pendent upon the financial liberality
and generosity of the city's business
men and citizens.
What League Has Accomplished.
The first work undertaken by the
league this spring was the improve
ment and beautifying Of the William
cite University campus. This tract
of land was rolling, covered with wild
grass and shrubbery and generally
offensive to the eye, but, under the
work of the league, it has been trans
formed into handsome piece of
ground, which, with proper care, will
develop into campus which for
beauty and general attractiveness
will not be surpassed by that of any
institution in the West.
The work of the league has con-
sisted in the plowing of the ground,
leveling it down aud sowing it into
clover and blue grass. Walks and
driveways have been laid out, and
also rose beds, and it is the intention
of the. league this winter to complete
this phase of the work, but no more
work will be done on the grounds of
the institution until then, as the
league desires to get the Twelfth
street property into condition so that
the work of planting flowers and
upon it can be done during
the winter. The driveways laid out
on the campus are all wide, attractive
and convenient, and when the proper
time comes will be graveled. The
walks also will be graveled, and the
beds will be planted in roses and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17
STORY
OF MY
uL.IFE. :
BY JAMES ]. JEFFRIEs
Ecopyrlsht, 1910. BY Mcclure Newspaper

old folks to a home Of their own on a
half cleared farm Of 100 acres not far
from Carroll, o. There they built q
log cabin Of two stories.
My father was a devout churchgoer
for many years but finally turned
evangelist and preached III the open
air, declaring that churches were a use
less expense and that the money spent
on them should be devoted to the poor
instead.
was born in the old log cabin on
the Ohio farm, like my brothers and
sisters SO suppose If hadn't taken
up fighting as a profession | might
have had as good a chance to become
president of the United States as Abe
Lincoln. James Garfield and other log
cabin men
On my mothers side / descend from
the earliest Holland Dutch settlers in
this country My mothers home was
in Boyertown, Pa, and her name was
Rebecca Boyer
Her father was Christopher Boyer,
and he was strapping big fellow too.
He was natural fighter, and they say
that when be died over fifty years
ago he carried the scars of many
hard ring battle fought with bare fists.
He was the champion of his part of
Pennsylvania and fought for the fun
Of lit.
SO suppose fighting is in my blood
and come by the fighting instinct
naturally At any rate, having few
fighting ancestors has always furnish
ed me with a good argument and a
good excuse at home.
When ] was born in the old log
cabin my lighting weight was just
fourteen pounds My parents never
suspected at the time that they were
bringing up the future worlds cham
pion of the ring
To develop me gradually they start
ed by making a strong. healthy farmer
boy of me. my father always contend
ing that to round out natural life
man should work hard until forty
years of age and after that should
turn to the cultivation of the spirit,
On this theory he has never given up
hope for me In spite Of my ring ca
reer I've always been grateful for
the right kind Of start. for IL I'd been
brought up in a city like some boys,
with no henlthy and natural out of
door life. might not have been worth
much as a lighter
1t was in 1881 that my father took
his family TO California, where we
settled down on ranch just outside
the city of Los Angeles. Father built
a fine fourteen room house and laid
out ninety-seven acres of fruit trees.
Our place was at Arroyo Seco canyon
Arroyo Seco means dry river
This was grand home for u.s.
There were my two older sisters and
one younger Lizzie. Alameda and Lii
lie, and my brothers Cal, John, Tom
and Charlie, afterward known as
Jack.
| don't think any of us stunted our
growth working on the ranch. When
father went away to town in the morn
ing he'd send me out TO do some work
In the field, After a little while the
sun would get up and the sand would
be pretty hot Then I'd go back to the
house and tell movher It was too hot
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17

FIFTEEN OR TWENTY MILES THRouGH
SAND AS NOT as TUE TOR or A BOILER
10 work ia explain that the sand was
TOO hot 10 stand Ia barefooted aud
didn't want 20 wear my shoes.
Then I'd ger out my shotgun and
stuff lot of cartridges lnto my poek-
cts and start for hunt, I'd walk
ffteen or twenty miles barefootcd
through sand and gravel as hot as the
top OF boiler ana over rocks and
brush and come home with few quail
or some nice fat doves Father would
be at honle. He'd look AZ me severely
and say.
"Jim. ] suppose you finished your
Hork this mouingT
mo. sir. Il GOT too hot
"Was Il too hOt 10 80 huntingw
"No. sir; not IN the shade
"A.humw he'd SAY And did you set
anything"
Then ra go ont 60 the kltchen and
bring ln me game He'd fruwn little
60 show be hadn't forgotten tollins me
TO work in the Geld but then he'd
smile for he WAS a man very fond Of
game. aud be couldn't resist the charm
Of brace OF plump quail.
Al the worst ! could always depend
upon my mother She could never see
anything wrong IN what her boys did
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17
Proposals for Supplies for Oregon
State Insane Asylum.


The Board of Trustees of the Ore
gon State Insane Asylum hereby in
yites sealed proposals for furnishing
supplies TO that institution for the
six months ending December 81
1910.
All bids must be enclosed in
sealed envelopes and directed TO c.
n. Macarthur, clerk Board OF Trus-
tees Oregon State Insane Asylum,
Salem, Oregon, and plainly marked
ON outside OF envelope, Bids for
,.,.,..,..,,, oregon State Insane
Asylum" All bids must be accom-
panied by certified check in sum
Of not less than 10 per cent of the
amount of the bid The name ana
address OF the bidder and class OF
supplies TO be furnished, the total
amount OF bid and the amount OF
certified check must be indicated on
sheets furnished by the undersigned
and attached TO the bid In order
to avoid confusion, the name OF the
bidder should also be plainly written
on each separate sheet of the bid,
Lists OF supplies upon which bids
are Invited may he obtained by adj
dress ng The undersigned. No bids
will be considered unless made on
blanks furnished by the under
signed.
The board reserves the right 10
reject any or an bids, or to accept
or reject any part OF a bid. Bids
win be opened at the Capitol. at sa-
lem, June 2S, 1910. at o'clock
p m.
by order of the Board OF Trustees
OF the oregon State Insane Asylum,
c. N, MACARTHUR.
Clerk OF the Board,
Salem, Oregon, May 16, 1910.
5-l7-5t-Tues
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17

shrubbery. The league also has un-
der consideration for the winter work
the planting of many trees, and, as
has been said, when this additional
work is completed the campus will be
one of the most attractive and hand
some tracts in the West.
The Leagues Plans.
The league now desires to turn its
attention to the improvement of a
strip of property lying adjacent to
the Southern Pacific railroad tracks,
and near the depot on Twelfth street.
This tract of ground is generally Of
fensive to the eye, and, situated as it
is, adjacent to the company's tracks,
is certain to leave a bad impression
in the minds of passengers as tney
lean out through the windows to Sc
cure their first view of the city. The
Southern Pacific Company is improv-
ing the depot grounds, and it has
agreed to make still further improve
ments, provided the league makes
improvements along Twelfth street,
and also agreed to assist the league
wherever possible in it's work. In
making the Twelfth street improe-
ment it will be necessary to do con-
siderable leveling and much filling
and the league proposes after this
work is done to convert the ground
into rose beds and sunken gardens.
In the event that the league is en-
abled to secure the necessary finan-
cial assistance to accomplish this
work, it will mean that, together
with the improvement being done by
the railroad company, that Salem
will have one of the most handsome
and beautiful depot grounds and
entrance streets to the city that there
is in the West.
What League Stands For.
The league was organized this
spring with Mrs. Perry Raymond as
president; Councilman Stoltz, as
vice-president; H. B. Thielsen, as
and Mrs. Mes Bush, as
treasurer. The purposes of the or
ganization is the, promotion of i'm
provement in the city, and it's gen.
eral welfare, land it's officers and
members have unselfishly devoted
their time to this work--devoted it
when in many cases their own busi-
ness demanded it, and suffered be-
cause of the loss of it. The work is
all transacted by an executive com
mittee, and the supervision of the
work has been under the guidance of
Stoltz.
The league has been dependent
for it's financial resources upon the
of the business men and
and for their assistance in
the improvement of the University
campus the league realizes it's in
debtedness, and desires to voice it's
and gratitude, In order
to carry on the Twelfth street i'm
the league finds it neces-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17
immigration station at Seattle.

Washington, May 17.--An immi-
grafton station at Seattle to cost
100000 is proposed in a bill intro
duced by Senator Piles, of Washing
ton, the passage of which was rec
commended today by the senate COM
mittee on immigration.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17

Cheerfulpess is the greatest single
asset man or woman can carry
through the world 1t is more than
money or position or friends. 1t is
the magic word that opens up to its
possessor all the better and sweeter
things Of life.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17

II the eastern dealer can aiford TO
pay the freight on wheat screenings
from the Northwest 90 the coast, and
Is glad 70 do 90. would It not pay the
grain farmer to soseen his wheat At
home. and feed out tho soreonlngsl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17

The elimination OF Governor
Hughes as state ana party leader
may rondor opportune the return %
Leadership of the colonel. The inter
esss ln their 10y may possibly have
overlooked the uncoralled.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17

a0lHE FIGHTING THAT THE JEFFRIEs
FAMILY DID BEFORE NY TINE.
- T ERE at the start want to say
4 that am an American all the
way through. ] was born in
America. and so were all Of
my forefathers for two full centuries
ahead Of me
The original stock OF the Jeffries
family was scandinavian or Morse
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17

sary to issue another appeal to the
business men and citizens, and fell
convinced that it will not be in vain.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17

1t may be hard to live within
ones salary, but generally much
harder to live without it.