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ciiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiK mm STEAMER TABU from San Francisco: s S Manchuria ...Aug. 14 5 X Nippon Mai-u Aug. 21 s For San Francisco: 5 5 Alameda Aug. 14 2 S PerBla . , .Aug. 17 5 From Vancouver: 2 S Manuka .Aug. 24 For Vancouver: S S Aorangl Aug. 21 s ftiimiimmiimiiiimmiiiimiiiiiMMiiiiiifi Vol. IV No. 3769 One of Governor Carter's last offi cial documents Is the following let ter on the coastwise shipping law. This letter speaks for itself: (Copy) Aug. 12, 1907. E. T. Chamberlain, Esq., Commission er of Navigation, Depaitment of Commerce and Labor, Washing ton, D. C. Dear Sir: Permit me to acknowl edge receipt of yours of June 18th, with its enclosure of J. D. Spreckels & Uros. Company's letter, from San Francisco, under date of June 11th. I cannot hope to compete with paid experts of corporations, who, as you are aware, have heretofore played so important a part in shaping our na tional legislation. It is but natural that they should fail to recognize the position of the common people and the demands that the public are now making, in contradistinction to corporate interests. An administrative officer has often to meet perplexing questions con cerning his duty. No one disputes that he is expected to enforce the laws, but every law is an abridge ment of a private right as to some and the granting of privileges as to others. Thus Its justice and per manency depends upon Its usefulness to the majority. Every rule has its exceptions, and a law in our country which Is ob noxious to the people will not stand for any length of time, nor will they long tolerate Its enforcement. An administrative officer often will en force an obnoxious law in order to secure its early repeal. But we in Hawaii realize that the coastwise law lias much of merit in it, and do not believe that your Department should enforce it in such a manner as to make it obnoxious, with a view to becuring its repeal, for the lawmak ing body, aB I understand it, gave to the Secretary of Commerce and Lab or the exclusive power and privilege of remitting such fines for violation of this Act as in his judgment he might think wise. To show how impossible it is to strictly enforce a law of this nature, which does not take cognizance of varying conditions, I need only ask if your Department believes that, in the protection of Spreckels Brothers s-hlpplng interests, it was wrong for -a j t 7 j. PJi MADE IN NEWYQjyc AAKEJB mnm The Kash Co., Telephone Maine 25 v A CARTER WRITES OF COASTWISE SHIPPING LAWS (riff J Every new I 2:30 you to consent to the British ship Restorer ' carrying supplies to the marines located on Midway Island to keep them from Btarving, after they had generously divided their stores and food .supplies with the large number who were landed there from the stranded "Mongolia?" I need not mention the fact that It has already been recognized that Guam and Samoa should be exempted from the application of this law, it being impractical of application there. Now, the public of Honolulu and this Territory, prior to annexation, enjoyed the passenger service of ev ery steamer that stopped here. Thus commerce was enabled to grow be cause of the personal contact between buyer and seller, so essential to credit and trade. The application of the coastwise law to these islands, two thousand miles from the mainland, has In no way built up or fostered American shipping. Within the past year the Spreckels BrotherB line it self, notwithstanding the encourage ment of the coastwise law, has been obliged to withdraw all of Its steam ers but one. This, in conjunction with other losses, has deprived the people of Hawaii within the last year of over one-third of the already re stricted accommodations which they have been forced to accept since an nexation. I have it on so high an authority as that of Mr. Schwerin, General Manager of the Pacific Mail Steam ship Company, that the trade of Ha waii was immaterial to his Company. He stated in an interview lately in San Francisco that if he had to move a small coal pile from land of the Naval Reserve or pay ground rent for their coal storage (which is borne by all other steamship companies here) he would sooner cut out Honolulu from his service entirely. For a long time every effort has been made by the people of Hawaii to force the Pacific Mail Company to recognize the local trade and permit a small portion of each steamer to be set aside definitely for the Honolulu trade, so that those who might be here, for business or other reasons, could be sure of accommodations, and not be subject to the Inconvenience, as has repeatedly been the case, of (Continued on Pag 4) Double Breaste Summer Suits Being absolutely all-wool, you get the double-breasted style in our extremely light weight summer suits. And all in handsome ma terials finely built by the cel ebrated tailors. Alfred Benjamin & Co., New York They're all ready to try on at Ltd., Cor. Fort and HoUl 8ts. RAT Subscriber the Bulletin Won is a neDad reader and likely ENING O'CLOCK NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS HONOLULU rKRRITORT OP rJAWATl. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 14. 1907 ln Japan Captures I seoui, Aug. id. me Japanese have captured the island of Kaug wha. .Many Koreans and six Japan ese were killed In the struggle. I BOILERMAKERS WILL RESUME WORK. Los Angeles, Aug. 13. The rail road boiler makers strike has been virtually Bettled. I II SI. I Barney Joy is the most popular pitcher In the league at the present time. The big kanaka twlrler is rounding into big league form and will undoubtedly be seen in the East next ' year. Jack Huston, the repre sentative of the St. Louis Nationals, has put In the first draft for the Seals' star twlrler. The admirers of Barney are hoping for a spell of warm weather, which is expected to work still greater .Improvement in his work as" a box. artist. As it Is, his curves are breaking nicely and he has speed and control. In nearly every instance yesterday the first ball he sent lover cut the plate in half and was properly called strike. Call. SXT" Flne Job Printing at the Bui etin Offlc6. SlliOi : Many Deported Japanese From Mexico On Board The Pacific Mall steamship Man churia, CaptaiFu, Saunders, which has not been -seen here since she stranded near Makapuu Point, poked her nose around Diamond Head early this morning, and by 10 o'clock Bhe was docked at the Hackfeld wharf. There was an unusually large crowd at the wharf to Bee the liner come In. Cap tain Saunders was on the bridge with Captain Lorenzeu, who piloted the monster steamer in. Aside from keep- continued on Page 5) 1 J The motion pictures at the Hotel Baths last Saturday night made a big hit. There will be an entire change of films this Saturday night for the small admission of 25c. ' Accident Insurance is a good things for the man that s insured. It fills a very important vacancy that life insurance doesn't cover. Why not take a policy in The Standard Accident Insurance Go. Hawaiian Trust Company, Ltd, Fort St. Bcnolnh R Kangvvha El 1 A JV (Special to the I) u 1 1 e t i n) Hanalel, Kauai, Aug. 12. On Sat urday evening between the hours of 6 and 8:30 Hanulel and Wainlhal was the center of great excitement.! At about 6 o'clock it started to "pour" and It was about 8:30 p. m. before the rain censed. During that time the rain gauge at Hanalel reg istered 8. inches. The next morning the gauge' at the "Kauai Electric Co.'s" power house at VVainiha Bald 17 inches. Sunday morning, as usual after most storms, was cloudless and bright, but the roads and bridges were gone. The big bridge at Wai niha was nowhere in sight, and one nf H'.i 1-., t, 1 Unnn1nl ..nlUir ' also went to sea. As to the road, in places there are traces where there once had been a road. The road be tween Hanalel and Wainlha is pretty! well gone. The Walniha people suffered thei loss of their bridge and the fine road built by the Kauai Electric Co., which has been washed :out of existence. I The Electric Co. also loses a few poles. One or two rice planters have lost almost their entire crop. One has estimated his loss at $2500. Hanalel this year has had a rath er wet time of it. Since the first the rainfall has been, 106.92 Inches. n Asks Deputy Attorney General To Retain Position The question as to who will consti tute the staff of the new Attorney General, Charles F. Hemenway, is not yet settled. Mr. Hemenway stated this morning that he haa asked Mr. Grosser to remain as first deputy, but Mr. Prosser had not yet made.up his mind what he would do. No one has yet been selected as second- deputy, Mr. Hemenway stating that this ds pends largely upon the decision ar rived at by Mr. Prosser as to remain ing as first deputy. "I am very anx ious," said Mr. Hemenway, to have Mr. Prosser remain as my first assistant. As to the man for second deputy, Mr. Prosser and I have been considering several men but nave as yet arrived at no conclusion." M. F. Prosser stated this 'morning J.uat he was considering the request of (Continued on Page 2) Remember that a dance will be Elven at the Seaside tonight in honor of Captaln Saunders and the officers and passengers of the Manchuria. Visit Hill's new souvenir store at the post office. J, H0PP & CO, EURNITUREandUTTRESSES 185 King Street MESSENGER BOY Suffers Wash Out 1 nib m MAIN gfimk jUIjIjETIN EVEN IN NEWSPAPERS Spy Is Carried San Francisco, Aug. 13. A Japan ese, who is supposed to be a spy, was brought from the Philippines on the transport Thomas. SCHOONER WRECKED IN THE ARCTIC. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 13. The schooner Lizzie Colby has been wrecked in the Arctic. lllltUII DELAY The cable service today is slow and by no means sure on account of the strike of telegraphers on the mainland. The cable between this city and San Francisco is handling business as rapidly as it is turned over, but all business here is accept ed on the condition that it is subject to delay. Business coming this way is handled as soon as it arnves at the San Francisco office. The press messages are delayed in the general mix-up. . The transport Logan, Captain Stlnson, departed for Manila at 11 o'clock this morning. The band boys were present and played lively selec tions. Her companion ship IN ii Counterfeiter' At Work Under Eyes Of U.S. Officials The United States authorities at Honolulu have for a long time been looking for a counterfeiting plant which they have known to be in exist ence and operation somewhere In the Islands, but they have not been able to locate it. At least one of the opera tors, and a number of the shovers of the queer have been captured, but all the search of detectives. United States Marshal and other officials have not unearthed the plant. And now there la a real counterfeiter at work (Continued on Page 2) i it urn Tonight In honor of the officers and ladies of the transport Warren and Captain Saunders and the officers and passengers of the Manchuria. Go to the Seaside for a good time. Davidson Rubber Goods We handle the - famous Davidson line of hot water bottles and syringes. Fresh stock just in. Hollister Drag Co., Ltd., Fort Street ALLIGATOR PEAR8 PINEAPPLES BANANA8 ' Per 8. 8. Alameda, Aug. 14. Order rt ISLAND FRUIT CO. 72 8. King. Phone Main 15. AK On Thomas Ii m rrtGE customer b EDITION i KIP CLAIM CART ADVISED If Chief Justice Frear had followed the advice given him by Governor Carter he would have made a clean sweep of all the department headB and Instead of accepting the resignation of only Mr. Peters, who would not con sent to retain tiie Attorney General ship, would have fired the entire cabi net. That Is the story at the Capitol today. I Among the heads of departments there is expressed much Indignation fit this action on Carter's part, which they denominate as ungrateful and treacherous. All the department heads have done their best to make the ad-j ministration of Governor Carter suc cessful and have succeeded In covering up as many of his bad breaks as pos sible. And as a reward for their loy alty he tries to have them all kicked out of office when he goes out. Per haps Carter takes the view of the old savage chiefs who used to have largo numberB of their friends and others sacrificed on their graves. Those of the department heads who care to discuss the matter at all say that Carter In taking this action haa Shipm:sters BelieveThat Schlemmer's Isle Is Safe "I am going to take the Laysan island route," said -Captain Stlnson ' of the transport Logan this forenoon, '!I don't know what became of the Island, but if the schooner Luka had taken the regular course, Captain Oleson would surely have found it; that Is if the Island has not sunk." Along the waterfront no stock Is taken in the supposition that Laysan island has really disappeared. It Is generally believed that Captain Ole son missed the island by some error in his reckoning and passed it, a thing which he might quite easily do, as It can only be seen a very short distance off. That he found Oahu on his return Is explained because this island is visible from quite a great distance. Numerous explana-, tions of how the error in the reckon-' Ing could have occurred are being offered by the old salts, but they are' all necessarily so technical as to be only intelligible to masters of the art of navigation. (Continued on Page 5) Striking Appearance In a man is more often noticed in his neat footwear than his clothes. We have the most striking appearing line of tan oxfords and high shoes for men in the city, all fresh and new. A correot style for all kinds ot feet from the very narrow tc the extremely wide. km win in This swell tan Hulbert oxford is one of the many styles just received. A new up-to-date shade, built on a foot conforming last that will make your feet feel good. HIGHEST QUALITY Manufacturers Shoe UllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIfi s The reader who actually de- vours shopping advertisements is the woman. Her interest in them E E i part of her devotion to herself S 3 M ' M 1 1 mm ianuiv ii sue nas one. p M r Her wants are as multifarious as a s the stars in the heavens. She is E 5 constantly on the alert for bar- 3 S gains. Who invites her patron- 5 ate but the merchant who informs s her through such a home medium s as the Evening Bulletins hw he may 8atisfy her needs? I Pkiob 5 Cents n r3 FR ana ner ER TO "FIRE" ALL broken faith with them. Some of them demurred to his request that they take office under him, on the ground that they would be liable to be thrown out on his retirement and it would not be worth while to take the positions tor two or four years and then have to get out and start in new at something else. But Carter told them that there was :io reason why they should have to get out when he did. If they made good, they ought to be retained by his suc cessor. As a rule, it takes a man a good prat of one term to get thoroughly familiar with the details of his office, and to let him out just as he is getting most efficient is regarded as a policy by which the public would be the losers. Carter has spent considerable of his time out of the Territory during his administration of affairs and his cabi net have done their best to keep things moving. In view of the loyal support, they feel all the more hurt at the way he thi ew them down. They say there is no Incentive for a man to io his best If he Is to be kicked out at .(he end. 0 Territory Heavy Loser By Action Of Auditor ' . Fisher The new trouble over the Nuuanu dam will increase the cost of the work to the Territory, says Superintendent Holiowav. The laborers will get their pay, although the matter will be car ried to the Supreme Court, by Mr. llf.lloway as soon a the Court Is re organized. It will le taken up on one count, that of the salary of U. P. Ho: loway, one of t- ciginecrs on tho dam. His salary of J 175 was liei:i up by Auditor Fisher, as well as the pay rolls of the laborers. The laborers will get their pay, as Mr. Holloway states that he will turn the payrolls over to the contractor, Whlteh,ouse, and let him pay the men and what other expenses have been incurred. This will cost the Territory consider ably more than It the money were paid by the Territory directly, as White house will get his 15 per cent profit on the money he pays out. This would be saved If the Territory were allowed to pa yout the money. Motion pictures at the Hotel Baths Saturday night. Admission 25c. MEDIUM PRICE Co,, Lid. iQ5i Fort St. put