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10 PAGES. HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1911. 10 PAGES
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REPUBtlCAN COMMITTEE INDORSES PRATT NOW
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3 SENATORS BEFRIEND ARBITRATION
ALIENS WILL BE
TREATED ALIKE
UNDER LAW
Dillingham Naturalization
Aims to Establish
Standard.
Bill
NON-CITIZENSHIP
HELD UNDESIRABLE
Japanese Little Affected By
Proposed Regulations as
Immigration Is Practically
Stopped.
BY C. S. ALBERT.
(8xclal Mullet In (Jorrcsiiondincc.)
WASHINGTON. I), (i. Ahb 7. Tint
all alien Immigrant who seek ad
mission Into the United States should
ho treated according to tho tamo
standard Is tho contention of the Im
mlgrntlon commission whoso studios
Uao resulted In tho "nntiiralUatlon
law" Introduced In Congress by Sen
ntoi Dillingham, chairman of the
commission. Tho following is an ex
planation of tho bllj-Mihmltted to Con
gicss. i elating to tho naturalization
provisions:
Tills hill Is based in largo part on
tho Immigration act of 1807 'but con
tains many new provisions, tho smut'
cr pnrt of which were recommended
to Congress hy tho Immigration Coru
miKSlon. Other provisions nro based
on recommendations which appear In
tho last annual report of tho Com-liilssloner-Ocnerul
of Immigration.
Tho bill proposes tho repeal of nil
existing Chlncso exclusion laws and
the substitution of u provision exclud
ing rrom tho United States all persons
who nro not eligible to citizenship
through naturalization. Aliens of thu
professional clnsscs are cxcjpl'd.
Moreover, tho provision does not np
plj lo persons who nro nlrendy ex
cluded by treaty or other ngrcemont.
Japani'M- Utile Affected.
lit Icily stilted, the United States
naturalization law extends tho priv
ilege of citizenship to "nllcns bemg
ficu white persons, and to aliens of
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NEW THEATRE IS
TO ENTER FIELD
Local Promoter Said to Have
Connected With Big
Mainland Agents.
Pciplta tho fact that Honolulu pos
sesses homu six theatres, not Includ
ing Ihoso of tho Japanese und Chi-
ncro districts, unotlicr .ono is to be
built, which, when complotcd will
ccllpso all others of this city In mat
ter of slzo and modern equipment,
It Is slated. The new thoatro whluh
will bo called Tho l.lbcrtj, will bo
feltuatcd on Kuuamt street and Chap
lain bno nnd will ho built after tho
Hljlo of tho alt domes so popular on
(ho mainland, hut at tho same tlmo
having a sound-proof roof, Tho build
ing will bo entirely flrcpropf and ublo
to seat sumo 1C00 persons, und will
ho possessed of tho very latost then
lio equipment so far as lights, scon
cry, ventilation, acoustic properties,
Ue., aro concorned, whllo a class of
entertainment entirely now to Hono
lulu thoutregoors Is promised by tho
promoters, who hato initio nriango
moots with one of Ilia Inrgoqt amle
lllo circuits or the mainland to fur
nlsh Tho Mberty with talent.
A. K. Vlorra will bo at tho head of
the now theatre with a roprescnta
live from tho. SullUan & Cousldlno
offlces of tho mainland ns his assist
ant to conduct tho entertainment so
far as (he vauileUllo acts nnd mov
Ine pictures nre concerned Although
Mr. Vlerrn denies that Sulllnn & Con
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Pratt For
Practically Sure
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Governor Expected To Name:
Him Now That His Indors
menent Is Unanimous
Unanimous Indorsement was given
Or. J 8. 11. Pratt, health officer, for
president of tho Hoard of Health to
suciced i: A. Mott-Hinltli, by tho Re
publican Territorial central committee
ut u meeting held at noun today.
Tho meeting hutcd but a few min
utes, niRI action on tho Indorsement
of Dr. Pratt's nninc was speedy niul
muni ilillrd. Tho committee Indorses
Dr. Pratt as u trained sanitarian, and
It is stated that In tho cent of hit
appointment by the Governor, which Is
now fullv expected, ho will lmo every
iisfelstuiico ami encouragement lntho
administration or his onico that tho
committee call Kite.
Indorsed by tho medical- association,
by the Hoard of Health Inst lYIilny and
now by the Republican committee. Dr.
Pratt Is looked upon us certain to bo
named this afternoon or tomorrow
morning by tho l!ocrnor to meceed
Mott-Hmlthrv)io.im' nlrciifly resigned
from tho position, 'his resignation be
coming' effective no soon ns his suc-
eessor Is named.
All of tho members of the commit
tee wero either present today or hud
previously expressed themselves ns
with the committee In Its action In In
dorsing Dr. Pratt. Tho committee has
not taken action before' because of tho
hope of securing Dr. Ilobdy's consent
to nllow himself to figure ns u rcccp
tlo candidate. Dr. IJobdy, however,
not only declined tho proffered honor
outright, but was himself one of tho
Do ml of Health which guo Prutt Its
unanimous upproal.
MAUI CONTRACTOR ASKED
TO FINISH AFFIDAVITS TO
BACK HIS CHARGES NOW
Contractor W. It. Patterson of Will- that tho mallor should not bo nllow
lukii It) to bo asked to loo tho niaik cd to dtop and wiys that ho has ask
and namo the man or men who offer- ed Mr. I'atlciwui to inako an alUda
ed lilm J2.000 I" "pull" thu bids for It. Tho tecrotary of llio conunls
tho road and Inldgo woik on Maul.1 slim Kiigliicor Howell, Is away Just
Siipoilntendont of Public Works at tho present tlmo but as soon as no
Marston Campbell, whoso loiter to comes back mid fho board can luno
W. P. Pogue was published In tho n meeting tho matter will be uttend
II u lie tin Saturday afternoon, ro-, ed to
cehcil an answer this morning In
which tho lra chairman of tho Maul
load commission states that Patter
son Is to bo asked for an nflldavlt giv
ing a full statement on the matter.
Poguo In his lotter states that ho
qulto agrees with Marston Campbell
JARED SMITH MAY GET FIELD JOB
Jared (1 Smith, former president of
tho Kona Tobacco Company and pre
vious to that at tlm hcud of tho ex
periment station hero, Is a possible If
not prohibit- upponteo to tho oltltq of
marketing superintendent or Held man,
under tho reorganized department of
Immigration and statistics, according
to authoritative Information,
H. T Stanelt, tho expert who came
to tho Islands and reported on 'tho
small. fin mhig plans, Is looked upon
with favor for tho position, now that
J, V IllgRlns has turned It down, ex
cept fur the fact that .Starred can not
tako tho position for inoro than a few
months. Mr Smith Is believed to bo
under consideration by tho Governor.
Chairman Cooper of tho Republican
Chief
THRICE INDORSED TO
HEAD BOARD OF HEALTH
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Ciovcrnor l'rear had nothing to add
to the discussion of tho hltuatlon when
seen Just at noon today. Ho was told
of tho committee's action not long aft
erwaids. It Is understood, and tho ap
pointment, It Is now expected, Is only
u inntttr of hours, tho Covcrnor wult
1ug only until tho Itipiiblluiu commit
tee hid taken formal action
Poguo hopes that. It will somo tlmo
during this week and that by then
l'attcihon will liavo piovcd Ills as
sertion or withdrawn It. Ho Is fully
In iiccnnl with Ilia doslics expressed
In tho letter written him, ho sajs,
and will boo tho mnttcr to a finish.
Territorial central cotuniltteo said In
day that tho tnininlttco discussed tho
Indorsement of a candidate for tio po
sition only bihlly, nnd postponed ac
tion until another tlmo. Whether or
not Mr Rinlth's niiiii has been pro
se uted to the tnmmlttou could not def
initely bo luirnid.
BRITISH RAILROADS
RESUME ACTIVITY
LONDON, Eng, Aug. 21. The rail
roads are rapidly resuming their nor
mal condition. The employes who
struck expect a reelgnlllon of their de-
mands.
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' DR. J. S. B. PRATT
THREE SENATORS
REPORT FOR
PACTS
CAssoelnlid Press Okie.)
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WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 21. Th
rbltratlon treaties between the Unit-
States and France and the United
State and Great Britain are favored
In three minority reports presented to
the Senate today, following the advert
minority report. Senator Root of New
York, Senator Cullom of Illinois and
Senator Burton of Ohio all oraientedl
'reports generally favoring the treatiot.l
Senator Root favors ttfc arbitration
clan, but would except ltt application
wnre tm Monroe doctrine or other
similar cases are involved. Senator
(Burton favors tho treaties without
amendment.
CHINESE GET AN
EVEN BREAK
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(Special lltillitln Vlnless.)
WAILUKU, Aug. 21. The Chlne.o
Athletic Club baseball tll'm o? Mono
lulu split even with the Maui team In
two games played here. On Saturday
afternoon the Chinese nine shut out
the Vallee Islanders, 5 to 0. Yesterday
the Maui team turned the tables, scor
ing 10 to 8 for the Honolulu aggrega
tion. A fair crowd taw the games.
IKiH-elil II ii 1 1 c 1 1 n Cable.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 21.
I General Leonard Wood, chief of staff,
is planning to divide the army Into con
,tlnental and Insular forces with per
maneni regimental commanus in ino
Philippines.
GET STATEHOOD
lAHsorliitrtt nrss ClMr.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 21.
President Taft today signed the reso
lution admitting Arizona and New
Mexico to statehood. The provision for
recall of the judiciary will be elimi
nated from the Ailzone constitution.
WILEY'SCHIEF
rAMMnelitril Press Cable.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 21.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, tes
tifying before the Investigating com
mltteo todaVi severely scored Dr. Har
vey W. Wiley, head of the bureau of
chemistry,
DAUGHTER OF WANG LE01MG
TO ENTER CONVENT HERE
(Special II u I let In Cable.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Slater May
Atlda, a daughter of Wang Leong, of
Honolulu, Is returning to Honolulu to
enter the Convent of the Sacred Heart.
According to the lotnl mission's In
formation, Sister Mn Alldii, who Is
tho daughter of a Incut I'hlneso mtr-
chant, Is about twent) -three jenrs old
she has been educated In New York
umi n urrlvo lieie lato In September,
SCORES HIM
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Atwood Is reported us hitxlnp suc
ceeded In his night from St I.ouls to
i Mi lea co mid on in Ne- York, tho first
PEARL HARBOR CONTRACTS
GO TO HAWAIIAN DREDGING
COMPANY
Scaled proposals for thu founda
tions of bctcn Industrial buildings for
tho Pearl Harbor Naval Station, wero
opened this morning at 11 o'clock In
thu ofllco of Itear-Admlral W. C.
Cowlcs, U. 8. N Comiiiaiiilant of the
local station.
l'ive of tho local contractors sub
mlltod bids. 7 hut of tho llnwnllan
Drudging Company vns by far the
lowest. Tho pilto named ir jurd
was 17,S8'J In tho llrst Item concreto
work, and In tho second CI cunts ier
foot ior piling. Tho following con-
ti.ictoiH tendered proposals
Thu lord-Youiig Kngliiecrlug Co,
foi tho llrst and second Items, $30,
S'lO and J!.'.' j respectively, John 1'
Howler -"..r.li0 and $1.2r, U M
Whltchiuisu IW, TUS and $11, F. U
Hadloy, $.3,'jrt and $.48.
It will tako a few days for the na
val engineers to prcparu tho final pa
pers, before tho Hawaiian Drudging
Compiny can slurt operations, oth-
or toiitinclors say they cannot possl
lily seo how this company can do tho!
work for the figures named. Tho
Hawaiian Drudclnir ncoiilo explain
their low figures In this wny; They
SHAFTER MEN TO
SEE VOLCANO
IPIhcIiiI till I let III Wireless)
HILO, T. H., Aug. 21. A hundred
soldlor from Fort Shatter are oxpect
ed in Hllo on the Mauna Kea to mako
a practice march to the Volcano.
Tho ithov'o news toiillrnis tho nn
liouiiteuieut prfuttd 111 tho 11 11 1 1 o 1 1 11
it few du)s into.
McNAMARA "KIDNAPING"
MAY YET PROVE SERIOUS
(Kivetal millet In CaMi.)
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 21. Gov-
ernor Johnson has honored the request
for the extradition of Hosstck the Los
Angeles detective charged with kid
naping John J. McNamara.
COTTON BILL PASSES
HOUSE: WILL BE VETOED
(Special Ho I let 1 11 Table )
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 21. The
House has passed the revised cotton
tariff bill. It Is stated that it will be
betoed.
HAS GAINED
fmt of Its Mud nttt milled Tho photo
lira pi l iiIhiio slows Atwood In his re
cent lllght to the White lloum from
Philadelphia
AT VERY LOW BID
li.no a lOO.UOO iird contract at the
present tlmo for tho concrete work
In Ibc dry dock and with all their
material rlglij at hand It IsOust as
easy to erect tho foundations at tho
samo time. Their entire equipment Is
down ut the workings and nil of their
inen. They liae enough remnants to
construct tho founlatlon with which
only calls for 1,000 jards, trhllal com
pared to the amount of concreto go
ing Into tho dock. Thero will ba no
expense at nil In shipping and' haul
ing In Hie material ns the) have all
Ihat at hand Three cirgoos of con
creto material were received b thcni
rot lung ago.
Tho contract calls for SHOO fed of
idling. All required ulmvc this amount
tho diedglng company will piy $31
iicr linear feet.
Tho foundation construction will
Ktnrt In about two wroks, Tluo"
mouths Is allowed for tlpi completion.
The foundations will then ho ready
so that tho steel frame wotk of tho
building em bo set up liiimcdlntol)
without nny cleln). Tho steel ncees
snry Is lo bo on tho sites before) tho
concreto has tct nbout tho llrst of
December.
GEORGE A. DAVIS
United States Commissioner Ooorge
A. Davis handed in his resignation to
Judgo Charles 1 demons on Satur
day last and this now makes his son,
Charles S. Davis, commissioner In tils
place.
"When Davis went away on leavo of
absence, his foii was appointed In fill
tho position ami thorcforu thoro Is no
need for n now appointment.
CONGRESS WILL END
SESSION TOMORROW
(Assocl ltnl r'rss Oalilo.)
WASHINGTON, D. C Aug. 21.
Following the resolution introduced by
Senator Penrose, Congress will adjourn
tomorrow.
WOULD INVESTIGATE
THE PANIC OF 1S07
(Assoclale'I Press Cuble.l
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 21.
Senator R. L. Owen of Oklahoma today
introduced a resolution calling for an
Investigation of the panic of 1907, ...
GOAL-PACIFIC SURETY
TANGLE
Financial Affairs Involved
Former President Sued
For $100,000.
A tangle In tho llniiiicl.il nlfalra of
tho Pacific SureO Company, of San
Francisco. Is furnishing worry for tho
state Insurance commissioner as well
ns for tho company officials. Almost
simultaneously tomes tho announce
ment that llio Hawaiian Trust Com
pany, which represents tho Paclllc
Surety Company In this Territory, lias
resigned Its agency nnd Is refusing lo
wrlto mi) further business for thu
coast institution It Is now closing up
tho arfalrs of tho nurety company '
hero, nnd It Is probablo that tho Coast
Company will ecaso to do business In
Hawaii
This announcement will ho revolved
with much Interest throughout tho
territory, as tho company has a large
lino of business hero and has been
particularly uctlvo In bonding. In
fact, bonding hai been ono of Its
main features, but according to a
statement by inblu to tho Hawaiian
Trust Cnmpnti), as well as a later let
ter of continuation, It has censed
bonding and Is now confining Itself
to einplcucrs vjlalilllty, pinto glass, ac
cident and health, burglary and theft
and team and vehicle Insurance.
Hay Co in pa II) Is So hen I.
Although Hie Hawaiian Trust Com
pany has resigned the ngeney, It was
stated at the company's olllccs this
morning that no movo to tnko up tho
outstanding policies or reinsure them
will bo necessary, ns tho company Is
not by any means Insolvent. A state
ment from the California Insurance
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Annual Meeting Shows Steady
Dcvclopmpnt of
Industry.
MNu pai'scnger has been Injured (lur
ing the )car."
With this simple statement Presi
dent 11. 1'. Dillingham of tho (Jalm
Hallway and Laud Company, 'cloaca
the reort ho mado to tho stockhold
cis of tho compiny nt n meeting held
this iiftuinoon at 2:30 o'clock,
Tho e.utiipan'a reports, plijslc.illy
uiiil tliianulnll), aro very satisfactory.
In his annual statement, President
Dillingham sa)s-
Tho dtcrctiso In the Knrnlitgs In
1911 ns compared with 1010, Is due
to the fact that quite a largo ship
ment of susnr which under ordinal)'
circumstances would have been ship
ped In 1909, was dclacd owing to
tho labor strike and shipped In thu
last half of tho calendar year 199,
which Is the first hair of our flecil
.vt-ar of 1910, thus making an ab
normal Incrcaio In 1910, and loascn
Ing tho cnrnln;s of 1909 considerably
below what thoy othorwieo would hive
been,
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U. S. MAY DECIDE TO
SELL SPANISH WRECKS
(MxUill 11 hi It. It 11 Cable.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 21.
Messages were sent to the House and
Senate today urging further appropri
ations to raise the battleship Maine to
determine from the condition of the
hulk whether or not to sell the wrecks
of the Spanish vossels.
SUGAR
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. Sugari
96 degrees test, 4.9925 cents. Previous
quotation 4.92 cents. Boetsi 88 analy
sis, 14s. 3d. Parity, S 03 cents. Pre
vious quotation, 14s. 4d.
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