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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-09-23

During my absence Mr.. Geo Paul
will receive subscriptions for stock
in Lakeview Oil Co., No. 2-at 1879
Fort street, next to Convent. J. Os-
valid Lutted. Agent for Hawaiian Isl
ands
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-09-23

The Land Commissioner yesterday
received a petition with twenty-five
attached, asking that the
Wood Valley, Kau, be opened up for
homestead purposes. Nearly all the
names were those of residents Of
California and other States, very
few being residents of Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-09-23
REALTY DEAL.

John Walker, the contractor, has
purchased the premises of the Bri-
fish consulate for a sum in the
neighbornood of $4,000 It is his in
tention to build about six concrete
cottages on the land.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-04
COUNCiLMeN PAY VISIT
TO The CITY HlMSHOUSt
Find Everything in First Class Con
dition-Five Of Six Inmates
~ In Bed.

Chairman w. E. Jones and Coun-
Gilman Joseph Reyner AMI Alderman
! J. Jackson. OF the council commit
tee on almshouse and poor. paid an
offcial visit TO the city almshouse
sunday. They found everything in
and around the place in perfect con-
dition and believe that the city now
has a valuable piece OF property
Five of the six inmates in the
almshouse are i'll in bed and have to
10 waited on and cared for all the
time A nurse is employed by the
city sor this work. however. The otn-
or patient. Is feeble and is not able
10 do any kind OF work
While well satisfied with conditions
as they found them. the members OF
the committee believe that the aims
house is costing the city 100 much
money and they hope 10 be able 10
keep the expense down more IN the
future than The Old committee was
able 20 do.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-04
Don't Freak Down.

Severe strains on the vital organs,
like strains on machinery. cause
break-downs. You can't Oyer-iaX
stomach. liver, kidneys, bowels or
nerves without serious DANGER &c
yourself II you are weak or run
down. or under strain of any kind,
take Electric Bitters the matchless.
tonic medicine. Mrs. J. +. Van de
Sande. of Kirkland. H.. writes
THAT did not break down. while
enduring a most severe strain, for
three months. is due wholly to Nlec-
tic Bitters" Use them and enjoy
health and strength. Satisfact on
positively guaranteed. SOC at All
Druggists.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-04

crematory fund was included In the
accounts for 1909 In error and that
Si2.OOO paid the city by the Newport
News a Old Point Railway q Electric
Company was not included.
The report was discussed at length
by the committeeman and during the
discussion. Councilman X. NJ. Nelson,
of the Fourth ward. declared that the
city has an antequated system OF
look keeping and that he will suggest
some radical changes in this system
when the subcommittee meets. II Is
understood that Mr. Nelson will pro
pose the installation of an entirely
new system OF book keeping by an
expert accountant.
Ford New Chairman.
The finance committee reOreanized
last night for the ensuing two years
and elected Councilman T.. l. Ford
chairman of the body for that term.
UIon assuming the chair. Mr.. Ford
thanked the committeeman for the
honor conferred upon him and prom
Used that while he Is chairman he will
keep posted on the amount of money
In the city treasury AT all times. He
declared that tho main trouble here
tofore in the council has been the
failure OF the members of the com
nittee to keep themselves well posted
rs 10 the condition OF the city's fl
nanCes.
Immediately after the organization
vas perfected, the committee began
the consideration Oh several hundred
bills from the various departments OF
the city. Some of these bills We're
not in regular form. alterations hay
ing been made in them since they
were rendered the city and all such
bills were sent back TO the proper
committees with directions 10 secure
corrected bills. The committee decid
ed to adopt rule not 10 pass any
bills which have been altered after
being rendered by the makers.
While considering the bills, the
committee also decided to require the
city auditor TO strike a trial balance
~ the end of each month for presen-
tation TO the committee at its regu-
lar meeting.
Money for Fairgrounds.
The committee recommended 10
the council that $50 be appropriated
&c the Newport News Fairgrounds
President +. $. Robin
son. of the association, asked for the
stating that the organ
ization is behind that amount this
summer.
After q delay of four months. the
committee ordered paid the bills GOV.
ering the expenses of Common
wealth's Attorney Berkeley in secur-
ing information for the insurance rate
fight. These bills aggregated sl2s.65.
BY a unanimous vote, the commit
tee tabled a resolution from the city
health board asking for an annual sal
airy of 500 for DIR. J. w. Ayler, sec
rotary of the board.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-04
Board Of Aldermen and Com
mon Council in Session.
HOLMES Is CONFIRMED
Police Commissioner, Re-appointed by
Mayor Jones. Gets Unanimous Vote
Of Both Branches-New Board OF
Health Named.

Meeting in its first joint session
the new city council last night dis
posed of four important matters in
almost record-breaking time. Nine
teen Of the twenty-four members OF
the two branches We're present and
the session was entirely harmonious,
a unanimous vote being cast on every
proposition.
Chief among the matters disposed
OF was the unanimous ratification OF
the re-appointment by Mayor Marquis
Jones of Henry Il. Holmes as n mem
Der OF the board of police commits
sioners to succeed himself for for a
term of three years. ending J,Se 80.
1913. When the nomination was read
by the clerk. Councilman +. |. Ford.
OF the First ward. moved that the
appointment be confirmed and the
vote was taken without discussion.
Amendments to Rules.
The council also approved without
division and with very little discus
sion the amendments 10 the rules as
made by the special rules committee.
l 0tNt dlituUultnlN HioN AtAsit h'N
board of aldermen shall meet on the
second Tuesday OF each month in
stead of the Tuesday after the second
Monday; that any member OF the
council who is absent from q meet
ing. is located by the sergeant at
arms and refuses to attend the SEES
sion shall be fined s. instead of 50
as heretofore; that n majority OF the
members of d committee shall constl-
tufe a quorum of the committee, ana
that each member who stays away
from three consecutive committee
meetings without good excuse shall
forfeit his seat in the council.
BY a unanimous vote. the council
ratified the nomination by the three
volunteer fire companies of q. +.
Streitmatier. of Eagle Engine Com
pany No. 3. as assistant chief engi-
ueer of the fire department for the
ensuing year. This officer is nomi-
mated each year by the three volun-
teer companies
New City Health Board.
Four new members OF the city
health board were elected as follows
First ward-Elias Peyser, reelected
second ward-W d. Srailman;
Third ward-R. c. Norseworthy. re-
elected: Fourth ward-E. Stuart
BIanton. These officers were elected
without opposition. the clerk casting
the unanimous vote of the body for
each one.
DIR. Frank b. Longan. the newly
elected president of the board oil al
dermen. presided over the JOINT ses-
sion and the following members were
present: Cooke. Cox. Ford. Grimes.
Harris. Hundley, Hutchens. Jackson.
ID. s. Jones. W. f. Jones. Lash. Mel
son. helms. W. A. Spruili. W. r
SpruiI. Via. r. w West, Whitley and
LOngan.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-04
The Lash O. . Fiens

would have been about a. welcome
%, A. Cooper % OsEego. y. y. a. a
morciless lunz.racklng cough that De-
fed al remedies Tor years. IT Was
most troublesome az night" 10 writes.
nothing helpcd mo fin ] used nl.
kings Neu Discovery which cured
ne completely. 7 never cough a.
night now Millions know i's nz'cf
less merit Tor stubborn colds. cbs'.-
nate coughs. sore lungs lacrigle
asthma. hemorrhaze. croup. Uhoopinz
cogEh or tayfever. % relieves quick
" and never fails 70 satisfy. = trial
co=vinoes 5ec. 500. Trial bottle
FREE. if's positively guaranteed By
All Druggists
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-04
SOCIAL-PERSONAL

, Miss Bessie Gertrude Smith. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Wallace
Smith. and Mr. Cecil Ashton Sinclair,
VIII be married at the Trinity Method
list church this afternoon at i:SO
o'clock the pastor. Rev William q.
Starr. d. d.. officiating. The chur,'
has been elaborstely decorate ] wiz
palms. .'rns and golden rod.
Immediately af,er the ceremony. ne
bridge and groom will leays for Can
ada and on their return they will be
at home to their friends in this city.
Mrs. Wayne T Dimm. N North End.
has as her guest, her mother, Mrs JOS
eph Carr, of Winchester. Va
! Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Bailey, who have
{ been visiting Mr. Howard Bailey AT
FL Rancho. Va. will attend the safe
Fair at Richmond this week and on
their re:rrn hey will take apartments
at the Warwick hotel for the winter.
Rev. Thomas c. Darst left yesterday
evening for Cincinnati. Oh o. to attend
the Episcopal convention in that city.
Mrs. f. NJ Smith and little dargh-
ter have returned TO their home IN
Briarfeld. Alabama. sfter visiting Mrs
So this rareais. NJ and Mrs l. X
Undertake.
Mr.. Will am Garner has returned
from business trip in The North.
Miss Louise Scheelky. who has been
III AZ her home in East End. is able
, TO be or; sgain.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Scun left YES
tcrdav fer Cape Charles. where they
will sDend a week " III Mrs. Sculrs
, sister. Mrs l.. L. Richardson
Mrs ". H. Brown and granddaugh-
e.. Miss Allie Hargrave. arr spending
week with relatives ia PoTismou b.
Mrs. Edward { Bail h1s returned
from Norfolk. where she VAS criiei by
the Illness o: her husband. who IS nov
improving.
Miss Frances Coote viii ATTEND me
state Fair In Richmond this seek
Mrs 4 VI Calls u iI AZ her home
/ 1859 TSenty-ffth street
Miss ~ zabcth King b. tisi lnE rel
1 atives IN Richmond
Mrs. ". =. Puckeif ana daughter
Mas Mauec. left yesterday Tor Rich
moud. wherc they are 90 spend twr
weeks with relatives They vii A.
tend the state Fair.
John Barnard Oakley leff YESTERDAY
evening Tor Wash'ngfon. D. G.. Vherl
be win enter the Catholic University
Of America
- - -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-04
Mr.. GOODWIN GETS POSITION.
Made District Superintendent 20
Norfolk District.

:. ". Goodwin. for the pasf eight
years. assistant superintendent q INC
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
PAWS Office here. has been promoted
10 the post Of district Superintendent
% ordinary for the Norfolk district.
vifh headquarters ir Norfolk. VI
Goodwin has been active IN church
ard business circles here and hss
been friends. Eho. xhile they regret
his departure from the city. are giad
20 hear 81 his promotion.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-04

Lester Davis. q negro. who mas
been serving n term "n the city jail
for larceny. and who was released
Sunday. was locked up as fu@iITe
from Justice. He is wanted N Nor
folk on the charge % for+ery.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-04
Iunacv Is CHARGED.

Henry Johnson. negro 80 years
old. who lives al 63l Twenty first
street. was arrested by PatrOlm'n
Price and Padgett and locked up at
the station house GA the charge OF
lunacy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-04
GAMBLERS ARE FINED.

Nine Negroes Convicted Before Jus
tce Brown.
Samuel West and the other eisht
NEGROES. who were arrested SATURDAY
night when "A crap" game in Rockets
was raided by the police. were fined
by Justice Brown in the police court
yesterday morning West was as
sessed SGD as the keeper OF the
game and the other negroes paid $4.'o
each. the charge against them beins
disorderly conduct. a mittimus for
Vests fine was issued.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-04

Just Try O. B. 5. Special
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-04
GUN roTER GOES TO JAIL.
Moses Brooks Convicted Before Jus
tice Brown

Convicted of the charge OF carrying
concealed weapons, Moses Brooks. a
negro who was arrested Saturday
night by Sergeant Webb for carrying
u revolver, was fined SEQ ana sen
fenced to thirty days in jail by Police
Justice Brown yesterday morning.
The negro viii have 10 serve two
months as he could not pay the fine.
The gun VIII be destroyed by the po-
lice.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-04

John Barnard Oakley icft yesterday
evening Tor Washington. D. G.. where
be Win enter the Catholic University
Of America
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-04

Mrs. W y. Puckeii ana daughter.
Mas Maucc. left yesterday Tor Rich
moud. where they are 90 spend two
weeks with relatives. They vii at.
tend the state Fair.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-04


inS him. Indeed. everybody wished
he would 20 away again and stay
away
He disappeared one morning. his alb
sence being made manifest by his fail
Ing % call on 4 man who had promised
60 lend him ? quarter The man told
Others q the circumstance. and IL soon
cot abroad that 'Seesiy' Thompson. AZ
be was called. had relieved the town
OF his pTesence. Then one day some
thing happened The owner Of the
Thompson n,mes;ead announced that
be lad sold Il Tor twice what ne gave
for D. The next siartler was the reg
isiry - TIE deed to the premises Tn
the name - Evan Thompson. Lastly
one morning Q maiden lazy passed the
Thompson house and reported that she
had seen -Scedy' Thompson himself
sitfing % TIE porch putting a cigar
The end q q all was that Thompson
vas there Nth = wife and chiicren-
'Ttonuson has tod NE that BE- new
- rad ihe story IN The Arnhian
Nights F1.ertaiamenf' Tie seems &C.
have BIZ -rsn the sane meihcd - pro
eodr-e IS eolncidcnce lie viii invite
sfrau-cr 20 STAY at his house Tor one
nirif. BOT vii never receive the sane
peTson fuice.~
Il -ss ny good fortune 70 break BIS
ruie. iut Oh o. through BIS eldest
Gsugh'er ] married her
, 1910-06-25
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW

WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
why the road allotment Of Estate Concordia
passing the works, although condenued at
general inspection in January or February,
Is permitted to remain unrepaired in same
shameful state.
Anyhow what has become Of our sometime
energetic Road Commission?
West End, st. Croix, 22nd June 1910.
SEVERAL ROAD HOLDERS
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-22
TWO CITIES IN DARKNESS.
Explosion Spreads Havoc in Pafer-
son and PaSzaIc.

Paterson. \. J.. Jan. I.-One man
fatally injured, eight seriously injured.
panic in theaters. passengers in elevators
imprisoned, and the cities of Paterson
and Passaic in darkness for three hours
are the results Of an explosion late this
afternoon in the Edison Electric Light
Works. which supplies all the electric
light and power for Paterson and its
suburbs
The explosion was caused by the burst
ing Of the main steam pipe -Four Of the
six boilers in the boilerhouse blew up,
and the building was wrecked. The four
men in the boilerhouse at the time Of the
explosion were picked up in the debris
unconscious.
\ few seconds after the explosion took
place the lights IN the Lyceum Theater
went out the last act Of The Great Di-
vide" being about concluded. As the
lights went out, sounds as If caused bv
an explosion were heard, and there was
panic in the audience. composed prin-
cipally Of women. but none was seriously
hurt
Immediately following the shock all the
lights were eXtinguished. In the confu-
sion that ensued many of the silk mill
workers We're. injured. The explosion car
ried a wheel weighing 200 pounds two
blocks away. 1t landed on Broadway in
the middle OF the street. Although the
power service was turned on tonight the
streets are in darkness. and will remain
so until the damage is repaired.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-22
TWO BANKERS TURN
STATES EVIDENCE
Sensational Chapter Added
in PittSbuPg Graft.

Pittsburg, Jan. 21.-Another sensational
chapter was added 10 the graft cases to-
day. when President r II. Jennings, Of
the Columbia National Bank and Frank
A. Griffin. former vice president. turned
States evidence at a hearing held before
Alderman J. Y. McMasters. against Frank
F. Nicola, an extensive real estate dealer;
Max G. Leslie, county delinquent tax
collector. and Charles Stewart. a former
member OF the finance committee Of
councils. The last three men were held
for court under a bond Of $1,000 each, ex-
cept Leslie whose bond was $500
During the hearing IT developed that
the price the Columbia Bank was 10 pay
was raised from Sl7.500 10 S25G0. which
was paid Max Leslie. who acted as 60
between for the bank and members OF
councils. Jennings and Griffin testified
that they had met Frank T. Nicola at
the Duquesne Club early in May and
later al Grifin's home. where Nicola had
told them that II they wanted the Co.
lumbia Bank named as a city depository
they would have TO pay over sl75oo and
do il quickly. as other banks were anx-
ious 10 pay the price.
Leslie later told Jennings and Griffin
THE boys up at the city hall won't go
along without pay. and I viii have TO
have s22,5o0 to get your bank selected
Jennings refused to pay the price. but
reconsidered It and Leslie then told him
it would cost $25.tO0. The bank was Sc
lected city depository June s, 1908.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-22
MURDER CAREFULLY PLANNED.
Husband Wrote that He Was Going
tn Kill His Wife.

Wilkesbarre. Jan. 2f.-StaTtlinE evidence
of premeditated murder was introduced
to-day at the trial of George l. Marion,
the New York theatrical man. on trial
here for the murder OF his wife. It was
in letters written by Marion before the
murder In which he stated he was coming
TO this city to kill his wife and James
Brooks. who ran away with her
Capt. A A. Walker. former chief Of
police OF Zion City. Ill, showed a letter
from Marion written the day OF the mur-
der saying Marion was coming to this
city to finish his wife, that he had paid
SIS for a good gun, and that it would
not be any fault of his If he failed to
kill Brooks and his wife
When Walker got this letter the woman
had already been killed, Marion having
shot her TO death in Chief Of Police
Longs office
A letter to Floyd Carris. Of BlairstOwn.
n. j., written at the station where Marion
took the train to this city, saying he had
located his wife and Brooks and was on
hts way here to fill their bodies with bull
let's, was also presented as evidence.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-22
BANDITS Hold Up
PASSENGER TRAIN
Daring Work Almost on the
Outskirts of st. Louis.

St Louis, Jan. d.-Missouri Pacific pas
senger train No. 3, due at Union Station
here atsl0:40 tonight from Kansas City.
was held UP by four masked men one
mile east Of Eureka, No, thirty miles
from ST. Louis. at l0.15.
The bandits appeared TO have the rob-
berry well planned After tagging the
train with red lanterns and bringing it
TO a stop they uncoupled the engine and
mail cars, and, with a warning to the
passengers and train crew not TO follow
them. started east toward Valley Park.
Conductor Belts. who attempted TO in
terfere with the robbers. was forced 10
retreat when they fired two shots at
him, Nobody was injured in tho hold-uD
at the time the engine and mail cars
were taken away.
L. Il. Shuttle. the Bell telephone opera
tor at Eureka. said that nothing had been
heard from the stolen part Of the train
up TO midnight No noise indicative OF
dynamite explosion had been heard and
no shots had been fired. so far as he
could tell The passengers on the train
We're much excited. but none Of them
was molested.
After a delay OF an hour an engine
was requisitioned from a freight train,
and the passenger started slowly east and
came upon the passenger engine dead
on the track. with the mail car several
miles west Of Valley Park, and pushed
them into Valley Park.
Sheriff John GTenger. OF Clayton, was
notified and started for the scene Of the
robbery in an automobile with three dep
uties, al heavily armed. The Missouri
Pacific Railroad also rushed a train
loaded with detectives TO the scene. It is
considered likely the robbers VIII be cap
tured unless they have an automobile.
The sce7e of the robbery Is not far
from Glendale. on the Frisco where
Marion Hedgspeth anG his companions
held up a train fifteen years ago. The
mail sacks in the mail car were found 20
have been cut and rifed by the robbers.
The amount Of the express money that
was on the captured car is unknown.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-22
UNCLE SAM GOES
AFTER BEEF TRUST
Food War Background of
Fight to Be Made.

In the midst OF ths boycott" move
ment. ennouncem nc vas made yesterday
thar the Department Of Justice is about
to begin proceedings against the beef
trust
The department, It was said. will pro
Nelson Morris & Co. and against the so
called National Packing Company, all Of
Chicago.
According TO information, the National
Packing Company IS controlled by the
three other concerns These companies.
It is alleged. control the price OF beef
through their control of the packing com
pany. The proceedings will be begun, it
was stated. as soon as possible. The
Federal grand jury meets in Chicago. and
the government viii begin the examina-
ton Of witnesses before that body.
Whether there viii be civil proceedings
in equity 10 dissolve any alleged com
bination in restraint Of trade. IN addi-
ton 20 the criminal proceedings. is not
known The institution Of civil proceed
ings depends upon the information di-
vulged before the grand jury.
Result OF Recent Probe.
The determination to 60 after the beef
trust comes after an investigation last
Ing more than six months. which the
department conducted among the packers
.of Chicago. About ~ months ago. after
ar investigation Of alleged rebating By
Nelson Norris & Co, Assistant Attorney
General Wade H Ellis started whole
sale probing OF the beef industry. The
investigation has been going Oh under
different men employed by the Depart
ment OF Justice. They have forwarded
their report to Washington. and the con-
templated action IS based on such re-
ports
The action viii be taken under the
Sherman antitrust law.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-22

Washington will be the gamer
by the uprising in other cities
against the food barons. Thus far
the meat boycott has pot affected
the dealers in this city. However,
every indication points to slight
reduction in price of meat. eggs,
and certain vegetables.
The price of meat has declined
several cents per pound in MANY
Western cities, and yesterday it was
reported from Chicago that eggs,
which last Monday and TUESDAY
sold at 45 cents, would be down to
80 cents to-day or Monday.
Or. E. L. scharf. president of the Ma
tional Anti-Food Trust League. returned
yesterday from Wilmington and Ba,ti-
more, where hundreds Of new members
were enrolled.
Sentiment IL Aroused
Speaking of his work, DR.. Scharf said.
Il am much pleased with the outlook
These anti-meat boycotts in the eraat
centers Of population are more or less
but they give the people an
inkling of what can be accomplished nv
Continued On Pnna . CoIr.