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v . V '8 , .--v ? I ' 1 - - F "1 V I- S dHHlflBunHMtoa HttBWVlr- I From Ean Francisco: I . I -1 -w-' n -m -m - -rr 'vi'vJ' I -- - - v w -.. . -w - ' " " fTj'. S Mongolia May SO I UJ 1 I M TT I I 1 I X 1 T 1 1 i f I 1 VI j iliWU' I For San Francisco: I 1 i l" X I X". 1 bX1 II I U I I X' Sigris on your window will sot BFT i Nippon Man. Jmc 4 I i V Pi I I X 1 lllljljlljl I XI ,ecure y" tenan boarders $ ;jyyi. If FriM Vnpnuver: n Ji 4 T '-A JL. J. J VT ,J VJ -.J . .A .1 J I J , 1 . X -L half to quickly as a little ad in, jg u v . I For Vancouver: I . ---- . -. . - n i .11 ', Columns, U H- J- . """" Tune2!l 3:30 EDITION Secures the news and hence many subscribers f ' vv ' ESTABLISHED 1882. NO. 4631. , 'iQ PAGES. HONOLULU, TEBRIT ORY OF HAWAII. SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1010. 10 PAGES. PXIOX OZHTfL 1 ! STRAW VOTE FAILS! & - 1 STRAW Loriuisr Asking For Probe En !' n rSHHIRl WASHINGTON. D. C, May 28. United States Senator Lonmer of Il linois addreiscd the Senate today on matters connected with the charges that his scat in the Senate was se cured by the purchase of votes in the Illinois Legislature. Senator Lorimer repudiated the charges of bribery and rcaucsted an investigation of the matter by the Senate. I.oilmcr, In nil Interview credit ed lil in In a Chicago dlspntcli of May !'. Hiild: 'l luiM! no fenr Hint the Committee on Election In WiwIiIiik tnu Ik KoltiR to take up tlie diargos whlcli liad lieon hinted lit. How ran It? t know nothing of any bribery which may lrnve liicn given liy no fi lends, aa It Is charReil. 1 Kiippoge tlm only iny that I can linp tlicso elmrges from being lironght out ngnliiHt ma Is first to Fulfill nuSenutor, then ghe. nil my lnonej and property to smile charl-4 tattle IiibI lltitlou and make nppllca t lull Tor (mtiuiuo to the poorhousa.' VOTE BOUGHT FOR LORIMER SPRINGFIELD, 111., May 23 An other sensation was sprung today in the grand jury investigation of the charges of legislative bnbery tOyse sure election of United States Sena tor Lonmer. State Senator D. W. Holtslaw'has made a comulete con fession of his share in the proceed ings. Holtilaw says that he received $2500 for his vote for Lorimer, and the money was paid him by State SenatorBroderick. FENNEIL'S AfclMO ASSAILANTS FREE Two joung men, M. Ixmls and An- tone Rcncy, uppearcd at the police, rurt thin moriilug in order to heir tho, decision ot Judgo Andrado In their caaos. Tho luilr wcro accused ot na BOtiltlng Inspector Kuunell a couple of weeks ag", when ho attempted to Mop a crowd ot tho Knxnaka rent ' dents from creating a dlsturlnnco. All tho ovldcnco was glvon Inst week at the, pollco court, and Judge Andrado then, took tho matter under aihlaement. .This morning the judge gavo tho two men a talking to and told them that they should aeslst Mr. Hder In every way, and not hinder him In his woik at tho Kakaako mlm nlon. Insptctor Fennell had only ns' Hlbted Mr. ttydor, and the two outIis who were alleged to hpo assaulted Kcnnoll, had hotter1 he careful In fu ture. The Judgq then discharged tho IslPROHIBITION RUIN FOR 200 A. V. Tinnrea, president of tlm Knup.iknlua Wlno rompitn) of Mnul, gleH tho following statement of what rrohlhltoln will do for the liomesteadorx In IiIb vicinity, where n new lndiiHtry has lieen tmllt up under ono of tho few suc'cexuful cxperlnicntB In Binall farm ing: "AIkiiU 200 families plant grapo lnes and furnUli thU com pany with grapes. Should prohibition pans, 200 farmers jvrtl lio ruined and forced to go to tho plantation for a living. . "TIipbc peoplo purchased their little farniH and built their homes on them on the Mrength ot the law exempting grape lauds from tax ation; put nil their hard oTrulngs Into tho Imslmsx lo bo now ruined by prohibition." It Is learned from nnother source that over 18420 was distrib uted among thexo farmeru for llitlr grapes during the jear 190U. n it tt u n it tt n n a n tin r Split Appears On Importation New Prohibition Plank Loses Woolley Followers-Would v Arrest "Wet" Tourists The promulgation ot the Thura. ton-Woolley platform by the prohi bition advocates has resulted In a remarkable change ot feeling among those who were disposed to accord a half-hearted support to the propa ganda' of Woolley. The Insertion of the plank putting the prohibition Ists on record as demanding Congres sional legislation directed against the importation of eon beer and wines, has been the last straw, and Woolley now faces a fatal deflection In his own ranks. The niiM-lmportatlon plank was Inserted In the platform at the meet ing held Thursday, and by the unit ed protests that It has arousaiLamonic man) of the prohibitionists. It Is realized that a fatal misstep has been taken whkh will involve the great ist care to lead the Hawaiian oter away again from the real object of the prohibitionists. "Tho prohibitionists hae killed themselves by tho Insertion of this plank," declared a near prohibitionist this morning, "It means thatybcer and wine would he a contraband llkel onlnm. If n tourist nttompted to' Cables Tell Of Tom May's Death Prominent Business Man Passes Away In His English Home Cabled advices wero received this morning from Hnglnnd announcing tho death jesterday of Tom May, president ot the firm of May . Co No additional details have been re- celved, und the cause of death Is not known. It has been known for some time that Mr. May was not In the best of health, but his death comes ns a, shock to his biislnesu as- soclates and hosts of frlemlB In Ha- w". . ( 1 Mr May has been In Ppgland Bince ivu.wnan ne reurcuriimv- iiu uiwHCHjug. .r-ivu ,"" u - H-Jh',-"J FARMERS n :: a :: n n t: :::::: n n n :t : . 1 bring nnj thing to drink Into the country without a phjHlclan'B cer tificate, he would be held, and, If the law was consistent, would be subject to arrest far violating the law, which would naturally provide a penalty for Its Infraction, Such n stand Is unprecedented, and 1 think It means that the prohibition ists have abandoned the attltudo of reasonableness which I boUcved gao them n chance." The absolute Inconsistency of tlm Insertion of tho nntl importation clause and the deliberate statements of Woolley at Washington are being pointed to with ustonbhment. As stated In the 1) u 1 1 0 1 1 n yesterday, before the Congressional committee Woolley declared that referring to tho tourists "the Bhlp that bilngs him will not lack a full supply, and ho can carry his drink qshore with him; und In the lavls! hospitality that makes the Island famousj he Is absolutely safe from alcoholic draught." If the tourist brought his drink ashore with him as Woolley stated (Continued on Pa'ge 7.) his death he was about C5 jears of ago. Mr, Maj's undo was tho foun- der ot May . Co, und the nephew succeeded to the head of the firm In 880. He enme to Hawaii In '18 and learned tlfu business from the lowest rung In tho ladder. Ho was one. of the organ- i-era of Sti Clement's church, and with 'tho late Thomas Haiti Walker vv,is alwuyB acttvely Identified with tne activities of the parish. Mr May did much good In nn un- ostentatious way, .flitd aided man 'loiaicuariues: . lni.A..dLf , . MJI ,i . . .J VL.II..I " W 0 HI E NiYOSEMITE ABANDON STRAW VOTE The women's straw vote is aban Jcntuv As a resjlt of a meeting held this morning ut the. Hawaiian Hotel, the women prohibition advocate have ibndontd theplan to take u suaw vo.c of the women of Hawaii en the question of prohibition. Pifty wo .ucn were present, and a committee of five recejunended the abandon it.cn t of the straw vole. The com mittee was composed of Mrs. W. F. i'rtar, wife of Governor Freat Mrs. Bowers, Mrs. F. J Lowrey, Xrv May Wilcox and Miss Rose Davison. , Thecotamittef .. recommended the straw ballot idejL.be dropped because of "unsurmountabiei difficulties ' The rcccmrterdaticn was adopted, even the enthusiastic snpuorters of the original nlan votintr to support the commute: recommendation. PENNSY WON PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Mav 28. The Universitv of Pennsylvania tri umphed over Yale todav in the ath letic meet, .that was replete with ex citing incidents Pennsylvania's score was 2712 and Yale's 23. TROOPS CONTROL CHANG-SHA. -PEKING, May 28. Mr. Gentry, the military attache of the Ameri can Legation, has returned from Chang-sha, the scene of the recent rioting. He reports the troops in full control of the situation. TURN ON WATER AT HAMAKUA JULY I News comes from Ilamakua this morning (hut tho water will bo turnel Into the lower ditch of tho Hawaiian .irlgatlrln Company's B)Kt3tn on July 1. "This Is n groat enterprise," said Mr. Harry Lewis In announcing tho news. "Tho water will he turned Into tho lower ditch, full blast on Bched ule tlmo." APPEAL DISMISSED Tho Supreme Court today heard tho motion of Josephlno J, I'erry In divorce proceedings agalnBt her husband io docket, and dismiss tho caso, which was dono. Krank J, l'orry appealed from tho decision of the circuit court In tho case but as he failed to Ale the necessary papers within the tlmo specified by law In such cases tho plalntlnpre Bented a motion to the court soveral (lays ago to dismiss the appeal whloh was ;douo at tho hearing this morn ing. AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT INSURANCE In addition to writing policies that cover Loss or,Damage bv Fire, we have a special nolicv that coven LOSS or damage to the Automobile insured by being in Collision with any, movjnc or stationar ob'ecti XIABIIITY for damage tp'WiftUly "' - 4... ........j i... u;-i u. viiim i-uuku uv elusion. TTV-jTiv nrAfrmrnTTcr -niTton nn .mtiiMt nui.iuiuuu Ai-uajL ViU,, ttd f T.Tn : ...CJMIwiaMMs, ffrrWtllTWinWnMlsl-T'Tl' CLOSES TONIGHT .j From early morning excitement oer the closing hours of tho tl popularity coutost has ran high throughout tho city. Tho Contest Jt mnnager haH been on the Jump slnco early dawn dealing out sub- tt scrlptlons carrying thousands of otcs for the candidates who aro K trying so hard ror this trip of trips. Wireless messagos have been received from two of tho other Is- U tt lands asking If voles that hoe been sent In time been reccUed and tt tt placed to the credit of their favorites In Ilia race. Others havo wire- tt tt leased subscription money with order to jilnce the votes to the crcd- U tt It of some one ot tho contestants tt tt Many havo slgntncd their Intention to attend the count lhl"tt K evening and It was at first thoueht that the Uutlotln would hnc tt tt to engage oilier quarters In which to hold Iho count, hut ns It Is a tt tt strictly Kvunlng Iiullotln nffnlr the count will be held under tt ttthe Dili Tot I n's roof. a 1 . uttttttttttt: nuttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttun.t Site Is Final Declares Kuhio -- in 1 Delegate Denounces Attempt To Block Mahuka Federal Building Location Prince Kuhio, In a iettcr to tho ed itor of tho II 11 1 1 0 1 1 n from Washing ton, denounces tho effort to secure n change of the Federal building slto. uiii-r 1110 retierai uovumnieni uas ac-i ' ccpted tho popular choice of the rco- pie. The letter follows: , Editor Evening II u 1 1 e 1 1 n: Much to my surprise there seems to he another movemont In Honolulu to change the site of the Federal building. 1 The Muhukn site was sele:ted by nn unprejudiced representnthe of the Fedoral government nftor con- suiting local nubile onlnlon. When an effort was made later to change, that site. It was clearly shown that a great majority of citizens wero still In favor ot tho site already chosen. Any further agitation on the site question will not only delay the erection 'of the building, but also constitute nn effort of a mluorlty'to defeat the wishes of the majority ot. those concerned. I was not Instru mental In locating the present site; but as the Congressional representa tive ot tho community I regard It my duty to see that the majority sentiment of the community on till question Is carried Into effect. I, therefore, desire Hint It be Brewer Building Sold For $1300 -. . Structure Must Within Sixty Day Period The old Drower Uulldlng on Queen Btreet which had to give way before tho Increasing demands or Honolulu's waterfront was sold off at auction this noon (he highest bid being received from tho Hawaiian Ballasting Com- pany which ciforod 91300 for the build- Uur. 1 I . . According to the mandate' of Super- (ni...i - t...n n? 1.. ... .v.iuci .,i uuiiu ivuina iiiurniuii , Campbell.the bulldlngimustvbe rcmov-. CONTEST clearly understood that I shall op pose the Congressional legislation which Is necessary to effect an) change In the site of the Honolulu Federnl building. And In lew of nssuraniei I already have from the Commit eo 011 Public llulldlngs and Oionmls, I can stato with confidence Dial no such legislation can be pass e& during the Cist Congress; In other words, the necessary legists 1 Ion can not ut least be secured In tlmo to begin building operations be 'ore the latter pari of 1012. Not do I believe that Congtu3s will ever 18 such u bill at any time In tho future 1 woul7 however, suggest thnt tho partisans of the Irwin slto can render a service to the community which would meet with general ap proval, by raising funds to purchase the Irwin site for the new library This would both contribute to the Koblnson civic ccntor plan and also prevent the 110W library building from either being crowdod Into the Executive grounds or from being lo cated tod far away from tho down town center to make possible Its largest Held of .usefulness to the community, very truly vours, J. K. KALANIANAOLK, Delegate to Congress. Be Removed ed within a period of sixty davs and that, portion of tho waterfront will then bo free for Iho needs ot tho vwharfage, ARGUING FOR BALLINGER. WABHINnTfW Tl ft Hi. 00 . ... .V. w, "j vv Argument' by Attorney Vertrees in behalf of Seeretarv Tinlllnrr mn. z , -. ,,:,.' --"-. wvm Eta.!" J.?. tUe WA0t;BW-?' In. ivrinmnnr.mminuHM. rnoa. War Cloud Is Dark In South - WASHINGTON. D. C May 28. ' Despite the diplomatic exnresiions-pf ij-pr readiness 10 submit their differences j to arbitration, the Governments of ' Ecuador and Peru are increain" their preparations for war. Accordv intr to the information reccivod-Itere. armed conflict betweenthe two na tions is inevitable. ' DAILY SCORES OF BIG LEAGUES SAN FRANCISCO. May 28. Results in the baseball garaesVCf the big leagues today were as fol- ' lows: , , ,. . i National LeaguePhiladelphia 2, 'lev York 3; Cincinnati 4, St. Louli ' 0; Biooklyn 5, Boston 4; Chicago 0, Pittsburg 0. , American League Philadelphia 9.-' Boston 3: Cleveland 1, St. Louis 5; ' New York 3. Washington 4; Detroit 9, Chicago 1. HE APOLOGIZED WASHINGTON. D. C, May 28 The damage suit threatened by As- sistant Attorney-General Oscar Law- lor has been withdrawn, an apology - naving been made by Connolly, v. CHINA MAY SCORN LOAN. PEKING, May 28. Opposition to the acceptance of the thirty million , dollar loan from tne Powers for rail road construction it growing in the official circles of the Chinese Gov- eminent. It is nossiblc that the gov ernment mav change its position and not accept (he proffered money, COLLEGE ATHLETIC STANDING. PHILADELPHIA, May 28 The University of Pennsylvania, by its victory over Yale today, becomes the intercollegiate champion in athletics. The others in their order are: Yale, second; Michigan, third; Princeton, fourth; Cornell, fifth; and Harvard, sixth. ' - ItSj FAILURE FOLLOWS" "DRYS" AT HIM Mtl HIU). Hawaii, May 27, Tlie fight between tho Prohibitionists and .those who are opposed to them contlnues'to n be the topic of tho greatest Interest' ueri-', ui ii-usi uiuuiik inir itawuuans; the whites do not uppear to be qulUi so Interested. ' " Nakookoo, tho president of tho Ha waiian Prohibition I-eaguo, has been enforced by Mossman, another league worker who camo recently from Ho-w1 nolulu. The two are working hard to' get converts and while they havo es tablished clubs lit various places. Hl Is claimed by many Hanallans that uuir emus ure not mucii or a suc ceBS. It Is posslhl) a bit early jet to Judgo definitely, but It Is certain that j so far tho work has not met wltlu mo measuio ot succoss which, waa ' expected. Nakookoo set out jeeterday from Illlo for Iiupahoehoe, whore hetp- lenaen to establish a club. He' will- rworK uacK to H lo. try ne to iath..J iisn prohibition clubs among tho lla.3 wallnns In the vlllneAa 'klnnvui.. coast, Ilcfow 1 iMvlnk-NakookooisIl I