The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-05-16
BY THOUSANDS
Petition to Put Federal
Building at Civic
Center.
CLOSES THIS WEEK
Bound Volume Soon to
Go to Washington
Opposition.

There is every probability that the
entire five thousand names Of Honolulu
citizens will be secured before next
Wednesday, when it is proposed to close
the petition to congress to change the
federal building from the old Mahuka
site to the proposed civic center, of
which the Capitol will be the main
building.
So favorably has the proposed change
been received by the people of this city
that there has been little or no difficulty
in getting the names SO far, and Attor-
ney A. L. G.. Atkinson, who is in charge
of the operations, asserted late yester-
day that approximately 400 names
have already been attached to the petit
tion, or about two-thirds of the voters
in this district.
The petitions have been carefully
scanned, and in some instances dupli-
cate names have been found, but in
every-ease the extra signature has been
scratched out. Only bona fide citizens
of the Territory have been asked to
sign up.
AS soon as the full number. of names
desired is secured the petitions will be
bound in one large volume; the binding
will be of leather, and will be forward
ed to Washington in book form, instead
of in roll, as is usually the case.
From all points have come express
sions of hearty appreciation of the
Irwin site as the proper place for tke
federal building. The civic center idea
is appealing to the people of this city
as strongly as it has appealed to the
/ citizens of other municipalities. Even
those who sincerely favor the Mahuka
site for the federal building are, many
of them, heartily in accord with the
general principle of civic center fur
all the other public buildings belonging
to such grouping.
That there is opposition is to be ex-
4 pected, and elsewhere in this issue will
be found letter from d. L. Withing-
ton and an interview with w. r Castle.
But there are many good names IN
the petition, including a justice of the
supreme court, clergymen, professors,
ing are some of the names taken from
the petition:
Petition signers.
i John t. De Bolt, George p. Denison,
A. F. Grifiths, A. J. Steiner, Merle NJ.
johnson, VIM. G. Parke, Anthony Lof-
tos, E. Kopke, w M. Graham, Joe An
drade, G. F. Bush, NJ. A. Silva, A. @.
Wheeler, w. G. Wilder, F. Halstead,
Emil j. Waterman, Theodore Richards,
Jared G.. Smith, Frank R. Greenwich,
R. H. RycroftS Fred 7. P. Warehouse,
Ray B. Rietow, A. /. Silva, Jas. Fin
ney, VIM. B. Lymer, J. M. McChesney,
G. Hedemann, P. Muhlendorf, F. A.
Porter, David A. Dowsett, Warren b.
Craw, Frank o. Boyer, j. ]. Garden,
Wentworth M. Buchanan, II. B. Giffard,
Albert Teves, JnO. g. Thompson, War
rem w. Goodale, Marshall II. Webb,
Robert Cation, Jas. II. Fiddes, David
Douglas, w. l.. Hopper, A. D. Bolster,
A. b. Clark, w. H. Hogs, E. D. Wal
dron, A. r. Gurrey, Philip L. Weaver,
Ed Duisenberg. st. c.. Sayers, w. d.
Alexander, VIM. S. ChillingwOrth, Geo.
H. Karratti, Peter opunui William
Nuuanu.
Doremus Scudder, w. E. Rowell, @.
Wilcox Jr., Jno. CRUDE, George Holt
Jr-, Marcus r. Houghtailing, Frank
Miller. j. j. Mcclure, o. Olsen, E. An.
derson, Jose j. Medeiros, VIM. Smith
r. A. Ingersoll, Lima Kahaunaele, L.
Sehweitzer, Elmer M Cheatham, Her.
man Segelken, Arthur F. Wall, J. J.
Williams, Chas. W.. Weatherwax, w. l..
j Moore, Md; Clement X. Quinn, II. A.
Juen, G.. II. Gere, Leverett II. Mesick,
Richard II. Trent, Thomas McGifin,
FJas. X. Merseberg, II. s. Canario, @. H.
Behn, f. d. Creedon, w. j. Cuelho,
Wallace Jackson, j. R. SOuza, j. II.
4 Cation, II. B. Myhre, w. A. Ramsey,
RObt. r. Cation, by CObb-Adams, Rob.
ert N. Boyd, John Bell, Edward De.
KUN, M. j. Garrida, G.. Harris McKen-
zie, Chas. G. L 'Hommedieu, j. s. Emer-
son, Henry Merseberg, F. B. joy, l..
A. Waiamau, Antoine Faraga, Joe
Migall, VIM. II. Hoopii, Manuel Santos,
George j.. Fern, Vicent Pedro, Thos.
Ed Saffery,.L II. Wood, Jos. Nicholas.
Edw. II. F. Wolter, Edw. G. Wolter,
II. r. Mossman, Sam Pinao, ]. W.
Holoua, Sam Kaluahine, Manuel Re-
bello, Saml Kipi, james Kupau, Charles
Kupau, John Jones, Jack Wright, Sam
Stone, Kaaumoana, j. X Liilii, Isaiah
Bray, B. H. Norton, S. Z. Mcintosh,
Benz. Meineieke, VIM. McFarlane, Geo.
II. Harbottle, j. w. Mikasobe, @. X.
MeFarlane, Hawai- George, George Will
liam Kolopapela, Thos. N Bixby, Jno.
Adams, Harry W. Green, 3. n. Voeller,
d. P. Keawehaku, Jno. Mailua, ID. X.
Publ, E. W. Palau, Charlie MahOe,
Alex Smith, VIM. K. HaTbottle, Dan
Kupihea, Col William Harrison Knox,
2. F. Ryan, Jno. RapOzo, Jno. Schwartz,
BENZ. j. Whitney, Chas. F. O'Brien,
r. NJ. Duncan, s. l. Shaw, Edwin X.
Stone, 8. Z. v. Turner, Henry Kemme,
]. G. Anderson, Dick Sullivan, Geo f.
Wright, Mn y f. Peter, Asa L. Coekett,
Fred 9. Smith, Henry r. De Fries Jr.,
VIM. z, Campbell, Joe Kalana Jr.,
Caesar Vieira.
Heary 3. Restariek, w. Bolster, Hon.