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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-22
EX-PAST0R SHOOTS
WOMEN AND SUICIDES
One Victim Of Rev, C, S, |,
Brown Is Dead, Other
MAY Die,

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 31.-Rev. e.
s. l.. Brown. who shot and killed
one woman, fatally injured another
and committed suicide. last night
told many of his friends, after his
downfall in the ministry. that he
went into the pulpit because 81 have
the gift of CAB, and the game is an
easy one. II could keep straight,
keep away from whiskey and wo-
men. could make barrel Of money
as an evangelist"
Brown was gambler, minister.
British soldier in the Boer War and
locomotive fireman. He received a
medal for bravery in the Boer War.
Brown often said he was short :
card man" and "sure-thing gam
bier" long before he went into the
ministry. While q minister OF the
Christian church in Lees Summit,
Mo-, June 10, 1908, he was arrest
ed at Sixth and Walnut streets here
and locked up for investigation. He
was half nude when arrested.
lie had whipped a man for insult
ing an old negro nanny" This
was the same Rev. Mr.. Brown who,
in October, 1906, preached for Rev.
w. A. Thomas at the West Side
Christian church in this city. His
subject was Lights and Shadows OF
Life and Positive and Negative
Teachings"
Found Way Of Transgressor Hard.
On the night he was arrested Rev,
Mr.. Brown found that the way OF
the transgressor was hard" He ad'
mitted he had been drinking and
gambling In Kansas City ever since
his downfall at Lees Summit short
time before. He said he had passed
worthless checks In this city and Leea
Summit. Six years previous to this
time. he said, he had been a porter
in the Hotel Baltimore.
81 can trace my downfall TO the
love of woman" Brown said be
hind the bars OF the follower as hi
tears streamed down. Then the
gamblers got hold of me. and you
can zee what they have left OF me
wreck; beaten, down and out.
81 am willing to take my medicine
like man. and serve my five or ter
years. hut, before God. will not di
vulge the name OF the woman. He
name must be protected, as ] alon'
am to blame"
II is not known here whethe
either of the women he shot las
night is she whose name must b.
protected"
| The cause OF the shooting was
quarrel between Brown and Mrs
Lamphere, who planned to move an
start boarding house, with Mrs
Ward as a partner.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-22
TRANSPORT SERVICE.

Dix. sailed from Honolulu for Manila.
Aug. ~. ,''..
Logan enroute to Manila. = ,
Sheridan, at Manila.
~. s. A. II. Sherman. from Honolulu.
for s. F.. Sept. 3.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-22
DO NOT ACCEPT A SUBSTITUTE

when YOU want Perry Davis Palnklller,
as nothing is AZ good for rheumatism.
neuralgia AMI similar troubles. 10
years In constant use 25c. $40 aud
zoe.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-22

Bnlletln phone numbers arei
business Onlce $3.50.
Editorial Rooms 2Is5.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12
Pet Names for Aviators

French aviators, observes a p.-,.
newspaper, are covered With -
wherever they go. They are as NOM
lar IN London. Doncaster. Blackpool
Berlin. Cologne. Budapest and a.
Rome as they are in Paris. From tbs
same source we learn that each of tba
~Eommes -oiseaux" has distinctive
name In the world of aviation. I.atben
Is the swallow; Farman. the carrier
pigeon; Farman junior, the ring aova.
De Lambert. the eagle; Santos Dumont
the humming bird; Bleriot. rara avis
Wright. the condor; Fournier. the
partridge; Delagrange. the falcon
Bunau Varila. the quail: Leblanc. tba
Oiackbird; and BregI the house SPAR
row.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12
THE SMART SET

Freda Smith. The decorations were
violets and daffodils. with lavender rib
bon streamers TO each place and tulle
of the same shade used in butterfly
bows on the table. The favors were
effective water colors in the delicate
coloring
Miss Farrell received the compli-
ment of luncheon yesterday at which
Mrs. Frederick Van Devender presided.
The decorations at the luncheon yester+
day We're in pastel shades with Ameri-
can beauty roses as center piece.
Among those who were hidden to meet
Miss Farrell on this occasion were:
Miss Dorothy Van Sick Miss zeIlah Gibson
Miss Florence Clun Miss FIVs 10 Pne ma"
Mrs. Walter Greer Miss Irene Farrell
Miss Agnes Tillmsrn Miss Lillian Van Worst
Miss Lurline Alatson Miss Edith NTetcalf
Miss Amalia Simpson Miss Anna Olnev
Miss Ysabel Brewer entertained at
a series Of house parties at her home
in Mill Valley during the holiday sea-
son. and the last of the pleasant ar
fairs was given this week at the home
of the hostess, who was assisted BY
her sisters. Miss Marie and Miss Elena
Brewer. Among those in the party OF
young people that enjoyed the outing
were Miss Bessie Ashton. Miss Emily
Doyle. Raymond Ashton. Herbert
Jones, Spencer Grant and Arthur
Foster.
Mrs. William c. Henshaw has been
enjoying motor trip through the
southern part of the state and returned
yesterday to her home in Piedmont. ac-
companied by Miss Harriet Hall. Miss
Grimes and Miss Wilcox
Nine. Marcella Sembrich charmed tho
members of the st. Francis Musical Arr
society at the third concert of the sen
son given last evening in the colonial
ballroom at the st. Francis hotel TIE
dinner parties were a notable featurs
of the affair. as they have been at each
concert of the season. Among tboss
who entertained guests at home and
later at the theater was Miss E,a.,.
Martin. who had in her party j. Dow
ney Harvey. Rev. Robert Sesnon and
CordOva de Garmendia. Others VIII
entertained guests at dinner and later
at box parties were Mr.. and Mrs. Henr,,
t. Scott. Mr.. and Mrs. George Newman
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. G.. Miller and +be
Charles S. Wheelers. The audience
tnat greeted the prima donna was larg-
er tnan at the previous concerts.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12
Why the City Should Vote
To Purchase Spring Valley

There means legal moral, to compel the oprns .
improve enlarge service The corporation st
remedy The condition OF the pal n ~
still and keeping with the needs Vi
There other considerations of import bearing W
proposition If city undertakes to install wholly new ""
dependent supply the Sierra 1t Will be necessary III
duplicate distributing plant with local
and This will involve in the first place. extensive P.
estate municipality advantageous Du u
The are mted
city the prices would be raised to eNorO
figures.
The objection the installation OF new
incidental damage the streets and the u
traffic The work would involve tearing the pavement every
the city every sidewalk The loss from TINS cause aO
would great deal than the bonus that spring
asks in of the value of its plant.
San Francisco has suffered grevousy since the IRE from ~
expressions its public corporations ana m
this In fact grows worse an
the citizens offered an opp
tty rid for all time of the nsoent and oppressive OF n
monopoles 1t is worth the money
Now commercial value of the Spring Valley property the
figures year closed show that 1t paying rather
par of the stock After payment OF
all operating expenses and interest the bonds surplus remains Oh
$796 available for dividends which than per cent ON the
value of the stock This increase and Will be
amply sufficient to take the interest and sinking fund OF the
S30O00 bonds without calling the contribute
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12

enlightened body
oed dubious interests and keeping sngy the
good San Francisco in large affairs The of this body
the bond propositions be voted FRIDAY
veyed of resolutions which nbody the reasons that acate
advising all citizens for both propositions
submitted
No controversy exists the first proposition empowering the
bonds finance the Hetch Hecy and be
electoral body will vote favor
of the issue
The other proposition 100000 for the Spring Valley plant
been attacked he that the hgh
and The Call does dispute this charge relation present values
But wholly with the Mission association holding that the
purchase will prove advantageous and profitable
respects The price will very shortly be made up by advancing
values of San Francisco property due to the growth OF population 1t
purchase Of business which, usual III such
discounts the future and relies prospective growth
will be disputed that such reliance is well founded
In another important the purchase good policy
will constant of irritation and serious
commercial and industrial OF the city The
Spring Valley positively improve It's add
plant Many the outlying districts of the city are suffering by
this REFUSAL and people who would naturally prefer to reside
compelled other distant locations
plans great worlds fair gnaze the opening
the not make arrangements to improve
that date shall find it exceedingly difficult
The Hetch Hetchy project not be COM
before the time for the exposition and the persons who
oppose the purchase of the Spring Valley property are taking on them
selves a responsibility.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12
| Y Varieties of
Pacific Slope
Climates

other countries usually the most important factor In San
Benardno for instance found the hottest part OF the United
States while little the line, Nevada the
thermometer sinks below
Consider the conditions that have prevailed
recently along the line of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake railway
during big that have washed the road badly
newspaper account says:
The passengers the of the road
Meadow valley
yesterday o'clock
Wednesday
delayed nights
about 8 below
everything
The The sleeper,
during
at
that above the flood
Less than 200 miles the flower
blooming In fact anywhere within half journey
California you tempera
dangerous life They skating the Yosemite valley
sleighng the Truckee while
the wild flowers modest beginning peep
n month will make riot of color in the places.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12
Letters From the People
WOULD DEVELOP CoAI. LANDS

Editor Call: In your reply to cor
respondent you assert that steps are
belng taken to prevent sacrifice and
loss TO the government of the Alaska
coal neids; and also, that providing the
neids should be sold to Guggenheim
ct al, the government should re-
ceive reasonable price for same.
NOW what would be reasonable price?
am Informed that the anthracite
fields of Pennsylvania are being mined
at an expense (after plant is estab-
ished) of rs cents per ton, shipped on
corporations railroads to the large At
lantlc cities at an expense (after rail-
roads are equipped) of say 81 per ton.
Ihese coal lands, anthracite (1S feet
thick in the vein) are taxed nominally.
They are not held for sale in the mar
ket but are rated as worth from
$l,O00,000 per acre up
How would it do for the government
TO puiId short railroad to the Alaskan
neids and pay miners and shippers good
wages to get it to San Francisco for
an expense not to exceed IS per ton?
learn that the snisering widows and
orphans in the east pay the trusts from
~ to SIS per ton. and that the coal
costs the trusts less than So laid down.
Let's all stand by Pinchot and the
middle west in their fight for honest
legislation.
JEFF A. BAILEY.
Inr
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

PoLE-F. W. F., Lakeport. What. is the
simplest method OF ascertaining the height of a
6agpole without actual measurement!
The Indian method is to walk in
straight line from the base of the
pole. bend over until the eyes looking
top of the pole; then pace the distance
to the base and multiply the PAGES by
the length of teh step of the walker.
WASHINGTON LANDS-W. c.. Sacramento.
To whom shall apply for information on the
subject of taking up government land In the
state of Washington?
Write to the United States land Of
fee at either of the following places:
North Yakima, Olympia. Seattle, Spo-
kane, Vancouver, Walla Walla or
Waterville.
FROM THE FERRY. w. City. What is
the distance from the ferry at the foot OF Mar
ket street to the Cliff house by the most direct
route?
BY going along Market street to
Geary and out that street to Point Lo-
bos avenue, thence to the Cliff house,
the distance is $4,000 feet.
JOHNNY REB-J. G. T.. City What was
the origin Of the Johnny Reb. as applied to
soldiers OF the confederaey during the civil war
1T was a ndliG ddOplcQ Dy tIt ullOIl
soldiers to designate the soldiers of
the south. "Reb" is the abbreviafion
of rebel.
CHURCH WEDDING. T. c.. City. At an
evening church wedding should the groom wear
an evening dress suit or would dark suit be
as appropriated
That is a matter of choice If he
wants to be in style he will wear a
dress suit
OLIVES Mrs NJ. P. X. Gonzales. Cal.
where can / obtain method for picking
olives:
From the state board of horticulture
(branch ofIice). ferry building, San
Francisco, which has issued PAM
phlet on olives.
RESOLUTIONS M r.. Mountain View. Who
originated new years resolutions:
We do not know.
STOCK EXCHANGE-J.s A. h. City, What
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12
Luxurious Prison in Japan

Japan can boast of the most lux
urious prison in the world. 1t is abont
10 miles from Tokyo. In the midst 81
gardens encircled with ponds bearing
nne crops of water lilies. rises the mas
OF spacious and airy cells Lighting
throughout is by electricity. Amonv
other features are bathrooms 49,
marble baths hot and cold water. dress
ing rooms and reading rooms.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12
Various
Programs in


honestly tuhed by
oI part strange and incongruous alliance,
OF things support for reform
expected the standpatters and reaction
The progressives the republican
enough the present carry the presidents III
opposition the reaconarie Doubtless the president
this his experience with the tariff BILL when the
standpaters threw him down so hard.
1t all neY thing in political history that important
measures advocated for years by the progressive elements
finally shape by the hands OF the reaconares
had fighting them years. 1t has happened for instance
than English parliamentary history that the tories
justice OF stealing the wings political clothes
The approach OF general election and the aroused sentiment
country doubt had their effect in convincing the
they had overpassed the line OF danger and they
propose give exhibition performances OF themselves
swallowing the presidents without
WY face.
As Washington correspondent OF the Chicago Tribune
writes:
This advantage of
and by Speaker
realize
OF they with the
which he advocate There
attitude has been gratifying the president
The country will quarrel with of genuine reform,
they the the eactionares but
will be concentrated
gss That body present constituted needs lot of watching
quite that opportunity offers in quiet
nuv Tas proposals. will be done 1t easily be that
permit the the house pose for public
radical while the the would
put the presidents program sleep fill full OF oker
the lower house could the
fall pointing with pride their patriotic abors made
ineffective by a corrupt and wicked senate.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12

was the amount of business transacted in the
New York stock exchange during 1909?
That information has not yet
reached this city.
PAINTS-Subscriber, City. How do artists
mix their paints for oil paintings?
Each artist mixes his colors accord
ing TO his own ideas after he has stud
led colors and combination of colors.
TREMBL1NG-F. B., Oakland. What remedy
is there Tor nervous trembling Of the head?
consult a physician who will advise,
after a diagnosis of the case.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12
ives a grave responsibility

doubt the all come back
that way alone but much bigger dividend IRON the
public concentrated the That what Sah
holding the Panama canal exposition
the example of Los Angeles right line city achieves
trade advertising by doing things that constitute news When
these accomplishments III the line OF progress.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12
Postal Deficit
and Second
Class Matter

An important reform suggested by Mr. Taft in his message
the beginning of the present session of congress- when he
the loss due the transportation second class chiefly
magazines and such bulky periodicals. carrying weight
advertising matter for long distances The president said
POI miles, while the
OF miscellaneous periodicals 128 miles
haul of
all of them the
matt
only
per of the
adyanagou be made putting these bulky publications by
that they might be made pay something like
quate for the service
As the magazines have been doing the undertaking. per
ha will not feel delivering them sidewnder
n a tender spot.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12

most profitable sort obtained at a compare
lively trifing cost The universal attention
given by newspapers all over America to the
performances of the aviators could not be
bought for money. 1t is case where a city
goes In OF wise deliberate PURPOSE to manu-
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12

region has something Ike seventeen dlHerenr
varieties of weather conditions, ranging from
arctic cold to tropical heat, and all these
varieties are to be found within 200 miles OF
the coast. They are chiefly governed by alti-
tude and bear no relation to latitude, which
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12

OF the coming fiscal year the postofce depart
will pay railroads S66O00 for transportation
fact that the exobitan prices paid
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12

seTVIce are the chlef cause OF the big defclt
in the postal account Various economies
are officially suggested, and these are very
well in their way but on the main cause of
the deficit there is a unanimous silence in
the departments.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12

Standpatters and those mat 1OIIOW NIdFICI
and Cannon by which these elements are
given control OF all political patronage in
return for support to be given to the presi-
dents legislative program.
It need not be denied that this is a shrewd
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12

range climates from the Pacific for let
miles inland is extraordinary When people speak OF the
glorious climate California they do realize that this
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12

OS ANGELES has given fine example of enterprise by
successful institution OF aviation the sort of
means ADVERTISING of
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12

acture OF the that every newspaper the must
the way. The enterprise fact
triumph OF enlightened promotion.
These facts without their lesson for San Francisco
by doing things that city becomes famous and center
Of attraction he aviation may have Los Angeles
100000 but the results accomplished easily the
money and great deal more.
II alone in the immediate vis-
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-12

HE political Washington is highly interesting
although exactly TAFT if may the
dispatches appears concluded bargain with the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-18
THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION.

Mr. Osborne frequent correspondent has made an aeuem
extending the profit sharing system
TO the plantation field aboe Such scheme would pooo ~
long way toward preventing strikes and the migration OF
the abOer to make himself OF uH Nlu
for his wages \ division of profits with the aboe mas 'he %
heinz capable adoption 1t would only however p
of the present methods OF securing
and holding an adequate supply of labor for the sugar pan
industry is becoming more dlcu
other industries that require II large amount
of labor which will enable them TO compete vi ~
thing ike fail terms with similar industries elsewhere.
Something than oftshaling and the kindred pan Vi
tract planting needed place the sugar INDUSTRY aS Wen
tbe newer industries safely beyond the contingencies OF demand ana
supply of cheap labor and Of the wage scale anu sue
ments for obtaining and keeping abolelS
Among all the already tried or discussed by We sugar
nanter for solving labor pObem which has been eNg one
y since tb beginning industry the scheme that must od
large if the solution that ondependent cultivation Oh
coe Inv small Iandhoders central mills 1t is system that is
Working ont successfully with white farmers III Queensland ana
beet sugar industry of the United States is domestic example @
NAV fairly he quoted of the leading sugar planters
are coming supporting the principle OF cultivation Dy @
farmers promising fair milling of raised by home
steaders. ..;.4a,
eattracng conditions would end the necessity OF assisted
Immigration Wherever offered fair living chances the sup
ply does not fail the demand
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-18

worked out, and inasmuch as it will
require the cooperation of the tele-
graph lines in Europe, where the gov
ernments own the lines, our plan in
wolves a proportionante reduction in
the land line rates charged by Euro
pean governments, and hence the CO.
operation of those governments will
be necessary.
AT present the cable rate is 25
cents word. The proposed plan is
to charge ~ IL cents for every five
letters in that class of kilograms. We
have found by careful investigation
and examination of a great number
of cable messages that plain language
averages only five letters to the word
and hence, if we charge only - 10
cents for five letters every letter in
the cablegram being counted as
though the whole cablegram were one
world, the result would be that the
public in sending cablegrams would
pay but half of what it now pays. 1t
is a part of the plan that these re-
duced rate messages would be subject
to prior transmission of messages paid
for at a higher rate"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-18
WALT MASON.

have been shown indicating that paving with
them to it's own discontinue and the ospOnement of paving
That the board supervisors nauguraed
ematc scheme of paving the business section, only
actual work in that direction already indicated be made te
grounds of Of incompetencv nor is
fcaon for the abusive language the Advertiser
took ohCe there was enormous amount of
quled in town and suburbs particularly the rapidly building up
residential sections Many miles the important
thOoughfares also sadly need of
There sui much to be done but what has accomplished the
board should have credit for Moreover
the voters for the road This Dedoe
mas been redeemed in two large contracts costing thirty thousand
dollars that there fine automobile hOroughfare around
the island.
If the Advertiser cannot be generous ought least try to be
fair. - " "
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-18
PLANNING TO CUT CABLE TOLLS

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.--The Com
mercial cable company has evolved a
new system Of tolls which it believes
will reduce the cost of cable messages
one-half. In explaining the proposed
system, Clarence Mackay said:
"The Commercial cable company has
been at work for some time past in
formulating plan by which the rates
for cablegrams sent by the general
public, in other words cablegrams in
plain language as distinguished from
code language, will be reduced about
one-half. That plan has now been
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-18
Uncle Walt
The Poet Philosopher

Last sought heard gifted pastor preach
the Word He talked of whose days two thousand
He talked of kings whose bones
THE dust whose scepes reduced to
PREACHER their stories like fragments of a
dream. He said word of those who n
this old world intense alive, fight their battles every day.
scurey in their feeble way I'd just be in the
corning Father NOahs the
Jonah whae hear pastor talk about the
pie this block whose lives full of stngs smarts
problems often break their I'd rather way cheer
some hopeless toier struggling here than learn how Pharaoh
his dough about five thousand The dust of kings
cent ground is worth a a pound Ashurs widows
dried before old died things which
pastor talks dead Adams brnded all around
there cries. and wrngng hands and weeping eyes He'll have
get his text ON straight and bring his gospel
Copyrigbt 1gOpy Matthew Wal T MASON
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-18

GAINS AND LOSSES

Congressional gains were made by
the Republicans and Democrats in the
following states and districts: