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Art' 'It ' V, What 1s Best for Maui is Best for Ihe News If you wish Prosperity Advertise in the News 'VOLUME XVII WAILUKU, MAUI, H. T., SATURDAY.. OCTOBER 29, 1 910 NUMBER 37 MX a i a n i NEWS V ml. . 2- ;,T"V. . ha. r ft ,r ft'4' . 95 Portuguese Prosperity Facts That dive the Lie to the Preach ing of the Democrats. v'. Democratic orators, smothering -theirgood sense in 'the MeCandlcses feed ttutigh, are preaching from " the soap boxes and platforms n strange doctrine, docbirjng hi the .face of 'nil the evidence to the eon ' t trary that labor in tliis country is . lmlf-stiimd anil tlfat plantation ;' owners.a're, Rowing wealthy from the swVat amtjjilood' of the plantation- hands, The figures. 'made public by the ; treasurers of the Portuguese poc.ie ' ties, the figures made" publi by1 tlie "." banks, the appearance of the Port it-; vguesy .' themselves, in their cozy "homes, all give the lie to any such rank assertions as are made con ''eeriiingrthcir '.'halfs-ttirved" condi- tion. There are two important Portu guese societies hero, the Lusitana and the San Antonio, Their com liined membership runs .over four thousand, of- which ninety-eight pur cent is made up of ;TJoituguesc on plantations, fenieo the f6und ing of the societies in82; they -have disbursed in .sick benefits, tJ- . dcath' benefits, im'a'lids? pjV-C-' ) ' and 'for orphans, llic enori fpeus'ions enormous sum of nine hundred and ninety thou sand dollars. This does'not look as though the Portuguese "of Hawaii are living from hand to mouth. It shows, on the contrary, that their wage earn ers are enabled to put enough to one skip to care for their widows -' and orphans and to prevent them- i. i i : ..th. sseives iroin uecoiiuug uujeuio ui , chanty tluring sickness and in time of accident. 4 It is iv splendid showing, not only of .the fnct that the Portuguese & colony is prospering, but that V.t among tl.u Portuguese are so many Tj witli good judgml'iit to provide for the, rainy . day, that comes to Ha- waii just as it comqs in any otlicr 'f - country on the face of the earth. ' The exact figures for the San ' Antonio Society are not at hand, but as the membership and dues . " ' are about even with those of the Lusitana Society, the' 'figures of the ' -5 1 Al. ono represent very cioseiy uio futures of the other. The Lusitana Society books', from tho time of the founding of the as sociation in 1882 until the end of September of the present year, show tho following sums disbursed: Sick Benefits. Dec. 1882 to Dec. 1U02..115,000 00 1903 k.. ....... 12.1S9 30 1904 . 1905; . l'oo'Gr". 1907 . . 13,521 30 12,G7(i 55 13,919 85 15,215 05 1908 11,581 55 .1909.... 10,468' 22 1910 (9 months) 17,058 45 $233,630 27 Invalid Death 'Benefits Pensions. Orphans $ 70;000 00 14,000 00 $1,608 00 7,723 70 11,569 95 14,609 20 17,423 25 .17,202 75 20,937 00 27,252 75 24,708 .50 2,151 95 2,649 25 2,405 00 3.597 50 4,535 3S 5,277 04 4,390 05 4,126 40' 742 50 910 00 592 50 547 50 1,077 00 675 S'O 730 00 526 00 $211,532 10 $43,181 57 $7,409 00 The abovo arc" the figures spent out . of savings. The amount of saviniw invested by the Portuguese in real estate, homes, stores and tocks is considerable. In the banks, The Perfidy Of Coelho Vilifies the Portuguese and Calls Them European Paupers Coelho and Kepoikai the Inde pendent Candidates held a meet ing in Lahaina Wednesday. Af ter vilifiiiiR the Republican admin istration and making a lot of vul gar remarks about the Republican Candidates, the pair appealed to the lowest passions and prejttdic'cs of the crowd in order to get votes. - Tearful Willie Coelho, who had been telling the Makawao Portu guese that he was the son of a Por tuguese and felt as one of that peo ple, and that if elected he would look after the interests of the Por tuguese, forgot himself in the pre sence of a purely Hawaiian audi ence and while abusing Governor Frear for not opening, up the Kui aha lands for homesteaders; declar ed that Frear was keeping the lands from Hawaiian applicants in order to provide homesteads for Euro pean (Portuguese) paupers. Think of that coming from the son of a good Portuguese, who says he is a friend of the Portuguese. too, lying to the credit of the Por tuguese wage earners of Hawaii, are over three-quarters of a million dollars. Figures of bank deposits were obtained in May last, by the O Liir-o, the Portuguese paper, which published the following particulars: In the banks of Honolulu, $620, 457.85; in thq banks on Maui, $77,278.S1; in the banks of Ha waii, $61, 25455, and in the Kauai banks, $35,924.99. These figures show no evidence of starvation or underpay of a people that came to Hawaii as assisted immigrants. In real estate and real property, according to the returns of this year, the Portuguese of 'Hawaii own con siderably more than two and a half million dollars. - Is this any evidence, of starvation .vages? ' T Tho Portuguese are deservedly credited with being among the very best of the many raoes that go . to inakq.up the population of this Territory. lliey uro good workers, thrifty, lawabiding and industrious people. They have prospered in Hawaii and Hawaii has prospered through them, The sons of Portuguese immi grants occupy positions gf trust and responsibility in the community. They aro in the legislature, on the bench, in tho governing boards of tho counties, in banks and stores and oiliees In proportion io their number tlruy occupy as many important positions in the Territory as ths representatives of any other people. . Heretofore they have not been regarded as unreasonable or as un grateful for what has been, done for them. Should they he led astray by any of tho sophistry of the Democra tic party in this campaign, however, showing that they are not only in capable of reasoning from cause t effect, but aro also selfish enough to want to deprive others of their rela tives and fellow countrymen from sharing in what Hawaii has to oiler, it will be time to change opinions. That such a change will bo at all necessary, is ono of the things not expected to como to pass. Tlie Portuguese of Hawaii are expected to support tho party that was solely instrumental in bringing them hero, in providing them with work, in giving them every oppor tunity for advancement politically and socially, in legislating express ly forfiiV"j.hat they might bo able- Destruction and Death. NAPLES, Oct. 2G The eruption of Vesuvius continues. New craters arcfonniim and reforming continually. Tlip populace aru fleeing in terror. Villages iiro 'Jming wiped out, and the eutiie country is being devastated by earthquake and flood. TAMPA. Oct. 2(3. News has destruction of prnpurty on the eolith and west coast. The Thousand islands' seem to have tuiffored most. been wijltd out. Many drowned. . . ' . POUT AU PRINCE, Ilayii, Oct. 27. The gunboat' Liberty has been punk by explosion. Seventy killed. VICTORIA. Oct. 27, A lire here last night - caused damage to the amount of half a million dollars. v SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20. Gen, nii-e.and-G-n. Aloshire have sailed for Honolulu. . , . H " ' ' PARIS, Oct. 26. --The Cabinet members are.be'ing closely" guarded on account of aiilircbiiic-lhrcate. ' . ; . ' .. t , WASHINGTON, Octi 26. An investigation into the customs of San Francisco reveal no sugar frauds., .'If . ATHENS, jOc't. 2(5.-Kyig ileal ii Hairs in Greece, are in Political SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26. The Wilhelmiha , leaves today for. Honolulu, yiie was . obliged" to leave considerable fieight on the wharf. The i-iiiling of the Luiline has been postponed one weik. "SYDNEY, Oct. 27--!Rillyt Pn-ike, the American .middleweight,' knocked 0ii.WiUiani3,,thejAustraIia'n in the pi-wo'tind. " V- CLEVELAND, Cat. 27.. Owing to his denunciation of Roosevelt, Foiaker has 'been withdrawn as campaign speaker. CHOUTIMI, Quebec, Oct 27 Aeronauts who, were supposed to have baen lost in the bulodn America, have landed fifty miles beyond civilization tn the Canadian forest, ami are safe. They traveled 1500 miles, a world's record. False Census Returns. WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. The census returns from the City of Tacoma, show so palpably false that they may bo taken over. If proven wrong the census takers will be prosecuted. WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 Secretary Knox, and Secretary Mc Veigh will stump the State of Ohio for the Republicans. Tho energies of the party are being directed to this State, 1 V. H.- Lewis, a negro has been appointed assistant U. S. Attor ney general. This is the first time a negro has received such destina tion. . ' W. H. Lewis is a lawyer of repute, a graduate of Harvard Uni versity. Was considered tho best Centre rush Harvard ever had. He was retained, for a number of years after leaving college,,as coach for the football team. Ed.1 ' ' SHEEPSIIEAD BAY, Oct. , k.-r-Barney Oldfield, decisively defeated Jack Johnson, the world's heavyweight champior. pugilist, here yestertetday, in an automobile raco. .' ' LONDON, Oct, 26. Miss Leneve the alleged accomplice' of Dr Crippen, has been acquitted, after a trial lasting only two hours. NEW YORK, Oct. 2fj, Ralph Johnstone, broke a record hero today reaching an attitude of 7303 feet.' SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28 Immigration. Officer North has been suspended from duty.. No intimation has come to hand as to any charges' against him. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 28. .Members of the Russian parlia ment, will convene today. If Radicals carry through their plans trouble is expected, -, . i ; ,PARIS,Oet. '28. ILucihda Farrar, dauirhter of the president of the American Bar Association has coinmitted suicide. Arrests For Smuggling. HONOLULU, Cel. 28. Bert Bowers is to,-be arrested for conceal ing smuggled opium. ' Fred Noyes arrested yesterday. More arrests to HONOLULU, Oct. 20. The late of tho Advertiser, made its. appearance ,hero today. It roasted tho Republicans generally. Some notes of A. V.Gear, caused the withdrawal, of proceedings against him by the Sumner estate. John Mai col lino was appointed guardian in his stead. Dr. Sinclair will succeed Dr. inio. HONOLULU, Oct. 27. Governor Frear broko ground yesterday for the new Y. M. C, A. building.' W. 13. Lymer, who is at present- aesistant attorney general, has been appointed district magistrate Benson, the escaped prisoner most brutally beaten by tlw police after his capture. Lieut, Sahn has been appointed head of the lighthouse depart nient in Hawaii. Clias. A. Cottrell, a negro, has Drake, as head of th Internal His appointment will bo protested. Advices from Washington state the negro, to the Internal Jtevonue JJepartnient, lias been Held up pending an investigation into the Tho big auditorium on Hotel by Lord and Young, for Larwson of just been .received of suffering and Two towns are known to have George ha a chaotic c :s. uHinissed the cabinet. condition. 1 and two Chinese smugglers were follow. Democratic paper, edited by Irwih, , which have been taken up havo Sexton here. Dr. Sexton goes to to succeed Judge Andrade. was recaptured last night. He was been appointed to succeed W. F, Revenue department iii Honolulu. that the appointment of Cotterell, merits of tho protest fmm Honolulu,. andFort streets is to bo.comploted j the Art Theatre" Commercial Happenings Kacy News From the Capilol Regard' ing Sugar Stock. Honolulu, October 25. The "boom" on account of the Association Press reports of a hurri cane in Cuba, an account of which was given in last week's letter was completely, squelched by a cable gram from Alexander & Baldwin's New .York ollice, arriving licre last Thursday; a brief wireless concern ing which wa's published in Satur day's Maui News.' Aloxauder it Baldwin wired th'ir New York fiflice for particulars con cerning the' Cuban' situation and received the surprising reply that' the damage ha(1 been small and was more than' oll'set by the benefit derived' from the heavy rains suc ceeding the hurricane. Moreover, tlie' message reported that the esti mate on the European beet crop had advanced to 7,700,000 tons, an enormous" junip of nearly 400,000 tons over the previous estimated I'nasniuch as this n'ows camo from an authority of absolute reliability, stocks again lost their vigor and started once more on "tho down grade. In a few hour most of theiri'htid settled to the old, figures, while all have been shaken from anything like firmness... . v HAWAIIAN COMMERCIAL. 9 . ' .... ' The report on this' stock last Tuesday afternoon was of $35.50 being bid and 30 asked. The next morning 50, 50 and 5 shares sold at the latter figure, followed by o shares on the board at the same. At the close that day 35.375 was bid and $35.50 askod for tlie stock. On Thursday tliero were further sales of 15, 50, 50, 25 and 50sharus t $35. the stock closing at tho same bid, witli $35.50 asked. On Friday 100 shares sold at $34.50, followed, however, by 75 shares at $35 but tho closing figures were $84 bid and $34.50 asked. On Saturday there were no sales -and bidding settled to $33.25, while $31 was being asked. In the break over to this morning there have been no sales, but bidding has advanced to $33r50 with 31.50 asked. Thus it 'will be seen that tho stock is again almost down to rock bottom. j no total., sales lor the weeu. were 560 shares of tho valuo of $31,370 per share average. PIONEER MILL ' Pioneer, which was $193 50 bid and ?i97.50 asked, advanced Again last Wednesday and closed, with no sales, however, at $195 bid and $200 asked. On Thursday 10 shares sold at $200, after which $201 was bid and $203 asked. Thir. boom con Jtinued on during the afternoon, 20 and 20 shares selling at $202.50, and JO at $203. This was before tho Cubitn cablegram abovo referred to had arrived. When the board met on Friday, Pioneer was down, with other stocks. Thcro were no sales and at tho close bidding had drop ped to 195.50, wliilo holders were content to accept $197.50. On the board' Saturday 10 and 1Q shares changed hands at $190, and at the closo of that day the stock was $190 bid and $191 asked. Yesterday the quotations were about the same, $190 being bid but the holding figur having advanced to $193.50. On account of so littlo selling low, tho average of sales for tho week was S200.S5 per. share, the total sales being 1 15 shares at $29,125. WAILUKU ALSO DROPS. During the week 50 shares of War ' -' ' Cuutiuued ou I'ae. 5 New Wharf i. at Kahului The Compayy Will Do Everything Possi ble For the Couvenien.ee of the Public. The New Railroad Wharf at Ka hului, which is now completed and which will be oirened to the public November 1st., will bo a creat 'con venience hot only to passengers go- ing and coming on the diil'ercnts, boats, but also to shipp6rs. hen this wharf was firdt talked of, it was thought an appropriation could be obtained from tho Terri torial government, and that the wharf would be equipped with elec tric elevtors and all the modern con veniences so necessary to the .rapid movement of large 'consignments of freight. When it became certain that no appropriation could be ob tainetl the railroad proceeded to ' build the wharf as a private enter prise, ami that -they have buildcd well is a self evident fact. On another page will be found the general rules that will apply at - line wli.trr. hut. it islli. nt:.... r . ., "...wun ui tuu laiiioau io run tlie wharf in such a manner that will provide the greatest convenience to thoV com munities served. If it is found, af ter a trial that improvements can be made in the general movement of freight and passengers, somo of these rules will be altered to suit . conditions. In short, the object the railroad management will strive to . obtain will be convenience to pas sengers, and tho rapid fiandiimr of freight at the least possible cost. Manager Williams hopes in tho near future to use automobiles for handling small cynsignments charg ing the lowest rate possible for such deliveries. Republican Campaign Items Democrats are knifing some of the Home Kule Caudidates on the fu sion ticket in order to help local men along, but are taking very good care not to say anvthimr again st Notley, the Home Ruler leader. Poor Link! The Democratic rally ou Mar ket Street, Tuesday evening: last', was a fizzle. Link McCandless ad dressed a slim crowd, and when Kuhio -went over to hear McCand less' speech, Link was so pleased over the increase in the size of -his audiauce that he rubbed .his hands together and repeated his speech all over again from beginning to end, The Republican Campaigners had a large and enthu.iatic meet ing, iMonuay eyeniiig, at the Puu nene club house.. The Precinct will cast 200 votes for the Republican ticket. Fitsionists and independents will please nut that in their pipes andnioke it. j Prince Kuhio addressed a lnnre crowd at the Waikapu school house Tuesday eveniirg-. It was" the best meeting ever held in Waikapu, and oy me imie uie meeting ended, many Home- Rulers and Democrats were shouting for the Republican tieket. They said the fusionists had been abusing the Republican Candidates in their speeches while the Republicans abused no one but confined themselves to the issues of the Campaign and to.facts. The Democrats are unkind to the Independent Candidate for County Attorney. With no Caclidate of their own the Democrats still' re fuse to adopt him as theirs. The Democrats supervisoriar candidate lor Hana is J. K, Kahuij naoiaqie a Hawaiian word mcaniiu a doctor for incurables." Tb'tAI I Democrats, Home Rulers andfi dependents seem to need him P uadly, - J m