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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-15
CONTEMPT FOR COURT AND LAW.

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of
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not At the wealthy
according
theater in the
deceased life the
in a
the fact a
be-
regardless
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-15
Catching Earthquake Records

Earthquakes are recorded by means
of the horizontal pendulum seismo-
graph. The best example Of horizontal
pendulum in everyday use is a common
hinged door. The earthquake instru-
ment is heavy weight pivoted deli
cately on a frame, which is swung at
an upright hinge line, SO that the faint
est movement in the post VIII be com
municated TO the frame. light lever
with a pen, al the outer end of the
weighted frame, makes on a paper
moved by clOckwork a magnifed record
of the movements of the earth 5 ernst
The pen is a bristle. and the paper is
glossy and smoked, so that the record
is a scratch. The weight tends to stand
still as the earth waves move the post.
and the pen writes an autograph of the
movement, which takes place about the
weight as a center. Every second an
electric ticker connected with a clock
scratches mark on the side of the
moving paper, SO that the exact time of
any earthquake autograph may be cal
culated
Let us stop moment to watch what
happens when an earthquake wave
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-15

passes through the earth. The weight
is still, its pen is lightly in contact
with the paper, and as the latter moves
by clockwork there is left written a
straight line. Slowly. as we watch. the
writing finger moves sidewise. and be
gins to make little wave marks This
lasts several minutes. Then the pen
begins to creep out until it is very
slowly scratching long, sweeping zig
Gags. In the course of half an hour this
Slowly diminishes. Not a single tremor
has been felt The waves passing
through the ground were TOO broad and
slow for sensation, but they have come
thousands of miles from a place where
walls We're falling and people were
rushing franticallv into the streets.
When we consider that every strong
earthquake may be recorded all over
the globe, and that one occurs some
where every week or two, the sport of
earthquake itching becomes fairly ex-
citing. If the interest attaching to
seismology were better known there
would be many amateurs. An Omori
seismograph may be bought for about
500. and any cellar on any sort of
ground will catch the passing earth
quakes.-Professor Jaeger in Century
Magazine.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-15

The statute extending the franchise
to New Zealand women was passed in
1898. Since then there have been six
parliaments elected by the Joint votes
of the men and women of New Zealand.
In ali these elections the women of the
country have taken their full share.
The proportion of women who voted
at each election compared with those
whose names We're on the rolls have
been almost exactly the same as that
Of the male vo,ers. There are not at
present n New Zealand as many women
as men, and the actual voting power
of the women is nearly 10 per cent
less than that OF the men. Practically.
however. al who can do so vote at
each election.
The fears expressed at the time the
franchise was given them that the re-
suit would be either that the women
would vote just as their husbands and
fathers told them to vote or that the
new privilege would mean diSsension in
families and the practical degradation
of the women have not been justified
by the experience.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-15
INCOMPETENCE AT SEA.

sailing strange
OF snh
believed and there IS
run ashore
without either tide wind OF current OF "
the
didn't know the location OF nights ana was "
United States government issues long
that SKIPPER VINO
difficulty knowing
that appears
charts out or GATE
the rocks
will die all the by reason
anything like the magnitude Of
mport eetsi nto such incompetent management
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-15
BIG QUESTION IS
ASKED BY DR.. KING
Continued from Page One

know, but if there be a future life at
all, there is one certain thing conern.
ing it that we may know-everv one
Of us must live with himself.
"The fact of Christ is the greatest
fact If all. Setting aside every thco-
logical proposition, here, at least. is the
best life that the earth has seen. Can
any man pretend to he in dead earnest
in the attainment of character who is
not putting himself steadily into touch
with that life, to take on. as Of second
nature, Christ's thought and feelings
ana purposes :"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-15

on him at the time Of his arrest for
stealing clothes from W. B. Lymer at
the University Club was yesterday
identified by a japanese servant Of the
University Club rs his.
AIonzo swore that the chain was
given him by his father in Manila, but
the japanese claimant brought up the
ieweler from whom he HAD purchased
it and this man also identified it, point
ing ont a place where he had soldered
on the ring
The japanese servant lost a watch at
the same time that he lost the chain
and several Hawaiian women and q
Filipino have been found by MeDufHe
who saw Alonzo take this watch out Of
his pocket one evening at Kakaak0
The Wa-gh can not be found.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-15

which reported next
following the record
viii call here in the course OF its travels II 10
Geographic of about hundred
viii be inspiring and
being planned be taken as lnd
Englan has of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-15

mile seconds the record made in England on Sat
which distance between here ana
ordinarily practicable But the result
sign of wha is o
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-15

Mayor 5ayn IS of presidential "
he great deal TO the
as leader
Of the marty and it all unlikely will head the ticket
in
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-15
ANOTHER CHARGE OF
LARCENY AGAINST AL0NZ0
Japanese Servant OF University
Club Identifies Max's
Watch Chain.

Max Alonzo, the alleged enterprising
Filipino thief, viii have one more
charge of larceny placed against his
name today. A chain that was found
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-15

Of election Of Link MeCandes ana
who IN position Openly
to ons the cause party split the Republican
party
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-15

Japan be country Earthquakes floods fires on q
devastation OF property
and destruction islands under the rising sun nag
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-05

acknowledged in writing as such
BY the child or other descendant
VERMONT, Vermont Statutes, 1894
sec, 1850:
Estate. real or personal. given by
the 1ntestate. in his life time. to a
child or other lineal descendant,
shall be reckoned toward the share
of such child, and for that purpose
shall be considered a part of the
estate of the intestate. But such
estate shall be deemed to be given
in advancement only. when in the
gift or grant it is expressed to be
In advancement or is for the con-
s1deration of love and affection; or
when such estate is charged as
such by the deceased in writing;
or when such estate is acknowl-
eyed as such by the heir in writ
ing; or when personal estate IS de-
livered expressly as advancement
before two witnesses requested to
take notice of it.
WISCONSIN, Second Revised Stats.
OF 1893, p. 555, sec. 8:
All gifts and grants shall be
deemed to have been made in adj
vancement if they are expressed in
the gift or grant to be so made,
1ntestate as an advancement, or
acknowledged in writing as such
by the child or other descendant.
< These suffice to show similarities and
verbal variations, retaining substantial
identity.
From a comparison of these statutes
"Ooiu SCClI tIetL There is no material
change of phrase in any; there is evil
IDENTIFY common parentage. The only
departure from the common form is in
the Illinois statute, and that expresses
negatively what the others declare
aff1rmatively. Illinois says that "no
gift or grant shall be deemed to have
been made in advancement; Michigan,
for instance, says that "aIl gifts and
grants shall be deemed to have been
made in advancement" and opposing
counsel hang upon the eyelids of this
textual variance a disputation as to
the application of the authorities,
elevatfng to the height of a great
argument to whether the same
proposition stated in affirmative and
negative terms imports radical dis
tinction in essence. 1t is difficult to
discern the distinction drawn by coun-
sci upon this turn of a phrase The
statutes of California enacted in 1850,
of Michigan. and Wisconsin. are word
for word the same, Illinois is substan-
TALLY Identical; the California civil
code substitutes the word descendant
for .intestate.' but makes no other
material change in verbiage and none
In sense. The statute of 1850 was
taken literally from the revised sta
tutes of Massachusetts of 1896. Mich
igan in 1S47 copied the latter. Cali
fornia followed suit. That seems to be
progenitor. The other states are her
statutory children. From this it is
argued thatth cases in Massachusetts,
and Michigan are controlling that the
writing need not be contemporaneouS
since the statutes in those states do
not require it and our statutes are
the same. So also are they in Illinois
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-05

In his decision given today. Judge Coffey has held,
consistent with the laws of California with
of those states having similar statutes that the decla
ration that gift is intended must be
made in writing contemporaneously with the making of
the gift and the concisely the idea that
while it Is possible for testator change advance
ment into gift it is not possible for him to change
gift into advancement without the consent of the
donee.
lnasmuch that particular clause in the will
written by Claus Spreckels after the gifts
made it manfesty could have force in determining
the intention with which the gifts made
Judge Cofey also found. in accordance with the
authorities that the doctrine of advancements is
conclusion there is logical escape The o.
of the terms of his will contemplated any
of his provisions would declared void.
he contemplated when writing those clauses
will that portion of the will would become void
when he employed that language in his will he
considering those gifts in the light of
but simply why he made provision for
John d. Spreckes Adoph B. Spreckels.
Consequently those provisions could have opera
tion indicating the intent of the
a condition of fntestacy.%
The dsinheriting clause in the will could operate
only far the will could operate.
force far governing the passage
by the laws of succession
In view of the fact that the entire will
void time of Coffeys
but only that portion of it providing for the establish
ment of trust was invaldated the court
Claus Spreckels died intestae AS been
pointed out the law provides that advancemens may
only be considered when the decedent dies ntestate
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-05
court DECIDES
GIFTS were NOT
ARRANGEMENTS
Sons Were Made Present of
Money by Claus Spreckels
During His Life
Judge COffey Rules Against Final
Contentious of Executors
of Estate

ment into a gift, but not, without
the dOnee's consent an absolute
gift into an advancement.
Also in Thornton. as follows:
A gift vests the absolute title TO
the propery in he donee. free from
any and all control over it by the
donor. 1t differs from an advance
ment chiefly in the fact that il
can not be brought to reduce the
portion of the parents estate that
the donee child receives when his
parent has died intestate. To per
init the donor to change an abso-
Lutte gift to an advancement with
would materially reduce the value
of his prospective interest in his
parents estate. All the cases
therefore. declare that a gift can
not be changed TO an advancement
without the consent of the donee.
This rule is expressed in 1 Am and
Eng. Encyc. Law. $50:
a donor may change an advance
ment TO an absolute gift without
the knowledge or consent OF the
donee. He cannot. however. re-
verse the process and deprive the
donee Of property already his, by
changing gift to an advance
ment.
1t seems to be the law that the only
a gainst the donee is by his acknowl-
edgement in writing; and there is No
such acknowledge here. The mere
declaration in the will is not sufficient
under the statute to change a gift into
an advancement without the dOnee's
consent; by mutual action an advance
ment may be changed into a gift, but
an absolute gift may not be converted
into an advancement without the con
sent of the dOnee or by the later le-
gaIly executed will. which deducts the
amount of the absolute gift from the
share of the dOnee.
The sum OF all this argument for
the excluded heirs is. that what was
given to them was an absolute gift,
decedent testatOr parted irreVOCably $
with those properties: every. one OF
these transactions imported an absO-
lutte gift and it was not competent for
the donor by any subsequent deClara
tion 70 change its character; he parted
Continued on Page 4. Column
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Continued on Page 4. Column 1
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-05
sPREcKELs' GIFTS NOT "ADIANcEMENTs"
MONEY WAS PRESENTED UNCOMDI77ONALLY
BY w. I. BROBECK,


After the court had declared the trust clause OF the
will of the Claus Spreckels be void the heirs
including u. Spreckels Adolph B. Spreckes
became entitled the the of California
to have distributed them one-fh interest respec-
lively, of the estate. The distributve portion of the
estate. the from the share of the COM
munity property which to the widow the late Mrs
Anna c. Spreckels, S5,000000. That total
would that each of the five children of the late
Claus Spreckels would receive $1,000,000 each
Under this condition it contended by Rudolph
and c. A Spreckels that by of certain gifts
which Claus Spreckels made to John D.
and Adolph b. Spreckels claimed to be in excess of
$1,000 000 John D. and Adoph b. Spreckels not to
receive anything in the distribution of the estate
Rudolph Spreckes c. A. Spreckels contended that
the gifts made during the lifetime of the de-
to his they what is described in the
law "advancements,' and therefore should be set
off against what the would otherwise receive
their distrbutive share of the estate.
Proof presented the hearing to the effect that
these gifts intended Claus Spreckels
absolute unconditional, instead of being
made advancements chargeable against the distrbu
tive shares of the estate. they made by Claus
Spreckels with intent thereby prevent Rudolph
A. Spreckes receiving that portion of their
fathers Claus Spreckels expressed himself
verbally the time the gifts made.
The contention that Claus Spreckels intended these
gifts advancements rested by Rudolph c. A.
Spreckes entirely the statement in Claus SpreckeIs
will to this effect:
make o provision in this will for my
Spreckels and Adolph B. Spreckels. for the
that have already given them large part of my
estate
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-05

ANSWER OF CLAUS A AND RUDOLPH
sPRECKELS, As TRUSTEES FOR EMMA c.
FERRIS (NEE SPRECKEDSg, To THE SAME.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-05

ANSWER OF RUDOLPH ASD CLAUS A
SPRECKELS. As EXECUTORS OF THE LAST
WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ANNA c.
SPRECkELS, DECEASED, TO THE SANE.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-05

APPLICATION or JOHN D. SPRECKEIs
AND ADOLPH B. SPRECKELS. AS SONS AND
HEIRS AT LAW, JOINING IN THE APPLI-
CATION FOR FINAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE
EXECUTORS THAT SAID ESTATE BE DIS
TRIBUTED ACCORDING TO. LAW.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-05

ANSWER OF CLAUS A. sPRECKEIS, INDI-
vIDUALJT. TO APPLICATION FOR FINAL
DISTRIBUTION.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-05

APPLICATION FOR FINAL DISTRIBUTION
BY CLAUS A. SPRECKELS AND RUDOLPH
SERECKELS. AS EXECUTORS OF THE LAST
WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CLAUS SPRECK-
ELS. DECEASED. FOR FINAL DISTRIBUTION
OF THE ESTATE OF SAID DECEASED. THEIR
ACCOUNT OF ADMINISTRATION HAVING
BEEN SETTLED, ALLOWED AND APPROVED.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-05
JUDGE COFFEY
RULES AGAINST
The EXECUTORS
ST, 100000 to Go to Each of
Five Children of the Late
Millionaire
Breaking of Trust Clause Fol-
lowed by Second Victory
in Court
Continued From Page 1

were 10 receive each one-third Of the
entire estate, and the balance was to
be put into q trust, the income of
which should go TO Mrs. Emma c. Fer
ris. the daughter In the event Of her
death, her share was TO go to her
children. or IL she died without issue
IL was to be divided between the two
brothers, Rudolph and c. A. Spreckels.
1t was the provisions OF this Ferris
trust that Judge Cohey held TO be
void. Rudolph SpreckeIs and C A.
Spreckels were named executors Of the
estate BY the effect of Judge Coffey's
ruling the form Of the viii was left
intact and TIE executors retained their
office and the widows trust was undis
turbed, but the clauses referring 80 the
distribution among the children were
shattered.
The Spreckels estate was appraised
ct about $4,000, 600
Judge Coffey's decision follows in
full:
SUPERIOR COURT STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO,
DEPARTMENT No 2, PROBATE.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-05

ESTATE
DECEASED.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-05

ANSWER OF RUDOLPH sPRECKELS, INDI-
vIDuALLY. TO THE SAME.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-31
VICTORY FOR LAUREL.
Souder Holds Independents to Two
Hits and Strikes Out Sixteen.
nj Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LAUREL. Nd. July 3O.-Laurel added
another game to its string Of victories
today by defeating the Independents Of
Washington, players from the different
teams Of the Railroad Young Mems Chris
tian Association League OF that city. by
the score Of 6 to 1. Thompson, who
has brother playing with a Southern
League club and who has hopes Of max
ing the same reputation. was on the slab
for the visitors, but could not hold the
heavy hitters of the home club down,
Limanus. the first man up, landing on
one of his shoots for a home run, while
Bond secured two doubles.
wild throw in the third inning gave
the visitors their only run. Souder, who
has been pitching splendid bali this sea-
son, struck out sixteen of the visitors and
only gave two hits. LAWYER, for the Wis
itors. made fine catch. On next Satur-
day Laurel will play double-header AT
Savage with two of the strongest teams
Of that county. A game will be played In
the morning and one in the afternoon, the
winners OF these two games will battle
for a purse after the two games at
O'Clock. AS an all-day picnic will be held.
very good attendance from the sur
rounding counties will be present, and
the Laurel club will carry nearly 3oO
rooters with it. Sewell, who has been
pitching professional ball with several
teams. and now of the Hampden club.
will oppose the Laurel team i'm the first
game The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-31
THINK GIRL Is MURDERED.
Wealthy Ranchman Fears For His
Missing Daughter.

DENVER. Colo, July 3O.-Denver po-
lice have been asked to assist in the
search for Lucille Green, the sixteen
year-old daughter of D. r. Green,
wealthy ranchman of Bridgeport. Okla,
who has been missing for two weeks
under circumstances that lead her family
to believe that she has been murdered
here. 1t is said Mr.. Green has employed
agents in New York, Chicago and San
Francisco to make a nationwide search
for his daughter.
Miss Green left the home Of her mar.
ried sister, Mrs. Zoe Metcalf, at Humans
vile, Mo-, after her brOther-in-law had
obtained a ticket for her to Riverside.
Cal. The ticket specified stopover priv
ileges at Denver. and Miss Green was
expected to visit Mrs. John McCrary Of
Denver. a friend of the girls mother.
since that time nothing has been heard
of Miss Green by her relatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-31
UNDER HISTORIC OAK.
Addresses Made at Place Where
Washington Conferred.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
WILMINGTON, Del. July 3O.-Gov.
Pennewill, Representative Head, ex-
Lieut.. Gov. I. T. Parker and A. F. Duffy
of Scranton, Pa. safety appliance in
spector of the interstate commerce COM
missioner, delivered addresses this after
noon at the second days celebration
Of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
at Brandywine Springs. They stood be-
meath a historic council oak tree under
which Washington and his generals held
a conference prior to the battle of Bran
DIVINE The governor was the principal
speaker.
Represent alive Head said:
The relations between the railway
trainmen and the people have materially
changed during the past fifteen years.
1t was only at the last session of Con-
gress that railroad bill was passed which
went much further than any previous leg
is lation and which is not, perhaps,
thoroughly understood even by railroad
men. 1t pretends to further remove the
burden of railroad traipmen, the shipper,
and to protect, as it should, the great
interest of the railroad owners"
Ex-Lieut. Gov. Parker, himself con-
ductor of the Delaware division of the
Pennsylvania railroad, spoke of the flu
ture of the brotherhood.
The celebration will end tomorrow with
meetings at the Garrick Theater here
There were number of visitors from
Baltimore and other places.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-31
WOODBURY. LEADS.
Beats. Petworth and Climbs into
First Place in Suburban League.

Petworth bowed to WOODBURY. in the
Suburban League yesterday, and was
ousted out of first place, WOODBURY. TAX
ing the lead.
The game was the most sensational seen
on the Suburban League oval this sea-
son, both teams fitting bitterly to the
end.
Moore pitched good ball for WOODBURY.,
and was very effective in the pinches.
Clayton also worked well in the box, but
was unfortunate in having his teammates
fall down on easy chances at critical
periods.
Steele's home run drive and Mullin' S
catch of a line drive from ONeilrs bat
were the features. Score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-31
OLD FEUD BREAKS AFRESH.
Members of Rival Clans Meet After
Years at Jackson, KY.

JACKSON, KY, July 30.-The French
Eversole feud of 1888 was on the verge
of renewed outbreak when Fulton
French of Winchester and Harry Ever
sole met for the first time in many years
at a hotel here today. French was lead
er TO his family and Eversole's father
was head of his clan in the old-time feud.
Eversole had been informed by his
mother, widow of Joe Eversole, that
French had tried to speak to her yester-
day Eversole today met French on the
porch Of the hotel and began firing. None
of his six pistol bullets struck French and
when French ran back to the porch, after
obtaining a pistol. Eversole had fed.
Eversole was later arrested and held
under 81, 600 bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-31
FOUND ILL IN STREET.
Young Man Had Wandered From
Home in Virginia.

Disappearing from his boarding house
at Addison. Va, last Wednesday, Danna
c. Wall. twenty-one years old, came to
this city. The next day he was picked
up unconscious near the Peace monument
and was taken to Washington Asylum
Hospital for treatment. Later in the day
it was found that he had typhoid fever,
and now his condition is said to be seri-
Gus.
When Wall disappeared from his board
search for him in Alexandria and other
Virginia towns without success. Last
night two young women who reside in the
house came to this city and called at po-
lice Headquarters and asked Detective
Sergt. Carter to aid them in their search.
Sergt Carter communicated with sew
eral of the hospitals and finally located
Wall.