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. ESTABLISHED 1882. No. 5015.
20 PAGES. HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1911. 20 PAGES.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
0. K. ON NEW TAX SYSTEM
i bijl
GOVERNOR PUTS
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MAY
COMMISSION FOR
BISHOP STREET
IS
Property-owners Interested In the
proposed opening of Dlshop street nnd
the closing of Union street met yes
terday afternoon lit 4 o'clock In tlio
Merchants' Association rooms. Young
building, unci took the most Important
action of the plans for tlio big down
town Improvement yet made, when
CHARLES HUSTACE, Jr.
Named By Property-Owners on
Bishop Street Commission. 1
they mimed oh tlulr representative on
the board of appraisers Charles Mlus-
. , Kfl V-r ' .
tuce Jr.
Hustnce tw III -serve on thVcommls
slori of three, tlio -other members be
ing appointed by the Chamber of
Commcrco and the Merchant' Assocl-J
(Continued on Pag 7)
REPORT THETIS
AWAY FOR GOOD
Hawaiian waters will In nil prob
ability bo patrolled by u bolter nnd
faster United States revenue cutter
If the expectations of Federal officials
at this port aro realized.
Tho ThetlH which has been station
cd at Honolulu for many months left
hero In Juno for tho coast and there
took on tho United States court which
'at present tlmo Is vlslilng out of the
way pnlnlB along the coast of Alaska
It Is reported on good authority that
thu Thetis will not return here this
wlntor. Tho Thetis upon arrival in
these waters, soon demonstrated that
hor speed practically rendered her la
valuable to iho local officials in car
rying forward n successful campaign
against posslbo smugglers or bird
poachers.
Collector Stackablo whon seen this
morning refused to deny or confirm
the report that a larger and more
(speedy rovenuo cutter would bo sent
to Hawaii in plaro of tho Thetis.
Tho collector did state with 'a do
grco of posltlvoncss lint a revenue
cutter would nrrlvo hero along the
middle, part of October or tho first of
November.
From a quiet tip that has been for
wardod from tho coast It Is under
stood that tlio Treasury Department
at Washington 'has been asked to
bond a mnro suitable vessel to tho
district of Hawaii, which under the
recent ruling embraces all tho out
lying bird Islands nmf'coverlng a ter
ritory of nearly a thousand miles in
(Continued on Page ?)
DANCEATTHE
A danco will bo given tills evening
'by tho management of the Monnu
Hotel, to which all tho Army und
Navy officers and their ladles, as well
as the town folk;- are invited. A Ha
waiian quintet club will furnish the
music.
AVERT BIG RAILROAD STRIKE
Says Counties
Are-Bcncfited
Governor Declares Tax System
Is Working Out To Help
Honolulu Now
Vigorous defense of tho system in
augurated by the hut legislature, of
dividing tho taxes between tho Terri
tory and the. counties, was made by
Governor Frenr this morning in u
statement to the press.
The Governor declnrcs that the
new system, which wns given extcn
fclio recommendation in his opening
message to the Legislature and which
was regarded ns nn administration
measure, is working out in favor of
the counties. lie says that tho coun
ties which need money the most are
favored by the system and that it is
a little against counties which need it
lcust
The, City and 'County of Honolulu
nnd Hawaii County ure gaining by
the Installation of the system, hu de
clares, while Kauai and Maul uro los
ing a' little. This conclusion is bused
on figures worked out for the lust two
fiscal yeurs. . - . - r
"A good many people," said tho
FIRST BELT ROAD
FOR; MUCH TIME
nlds vvcio called for today "by tho
O.ihu Uian fund commission for the
first holt road work on the '.plead M'
encircle the Island. Tho first con-.
tract to lie lot. and for which iho bids
wero called today. Is n hvo-mllo
stretch In tho Hcola beach section,)
and lenders must bo In by 12 o'clock
noon of September 28. '
Tho notlco to Intending bidden
spccincs 2U.308 7-lu feet as tno length
of road to bo built designated as bee
tlon one of tho Oahu belt mad nnd
oxtending from the north ond .of tho
tt.A. Ll a I .I.. ,. it 1irnl..l.l
Heeta rice fields to the Walnhnlo
bridge in tho district of Koolauimkn.
Didders must name tlio sum for
which they will do tho work nnd tho
tlmo within which they ngrco to com
plete It. All proposals must 1)3 ac
companied Jiy n certified check for
flvo per cent of tho amount bid, and
tho commission loscrvcs the usual
right to reject any or all proposals
Discussing tho calling of bids,
Chairman Adams said this morning:
"Wo havo given tlio contractors tho
lather unusual length of tlmo, ono
month, so that If any of them wish
KING GEORGE SENDS ROYAL THANKS
Recognition by King fJoorgo of tho crnor and other nfllclnls of tho Terrl
clebrutlon of Coionntlon Hay by tho lory of Hawaii, tho ofllccrs of tho Unlt-
r, ,.. i i, . , ,i j .i.
IJrltUh residents of Honolulu nnd tho
Interest dlHpln)cd by nil nationalities,
has come to Italph G. H. Koratcr, llrlt
lull consul hire, In the form of a let
ter from the Urttlith Foreign OMIeu
The letter Is ns follows:,
"Foreign Olllee, July 20, 1011.
"Sir: Secretary Sir IMwnrd Grey,
laid beforo tho King jour despatch No,
consular, of tho 23rd ultimo, report
ing tho special xcrvlco held at St. An
drew's cnthedral by tho night Itoverend
lllxhnp Ttcstnrlck of tho American
Episcopal church on tho 22nd ultimo
and tho steps taken to commemnrntojnudlenco being arranged so that ho
In a lilting manner tho occasion of tho
Coronation of their Majesties tho King
and Queen.
Sir 11 Grey has now received tho
King's commands to request that you
will convey to her Majesty Queen I.l-
lluokalanl, Wallop Restnrlck, tho Qov-
Governor this morning, "aro ory
much at sea In connection wllh tho
county revenues ns they, will work
out under tlio new system brought in-
10 voguo uy mo last legislature anil
mi; teem 10 muni inai mo counties
wero handed a "gold brick,
"Hitherto tho counties have had all
tho road tnxes and certain other tn
cs, namily tho general property. In
come, poll, school nnd dng taxes,
which wero all divided up equally bo
tween them and the Torrltoiy. Hero
uflcr tho counties nro to have, rough
ly speaking, for thcro aro several
minor detail, all the road, poll nud
log taxes and two thirds of tho pro
perly taxes. The schools will havo
all tho school tuxes and one third of
tho property tnxes, Tho Territory
will have all the Income' taxes.
"Tho question Is, ns far as (ho
county standpoint Is goes, what dIN
""""(Cdnlthued on Page 3)
BIDS CALLED
GIVEN BIDDERS
to bid on tho work and need much
IU!ly to complete their plants, they
,,. hllV0 clmnco , ,cnU ,
r"'u,t- " l necessary."
Ho replied to tho claims inado by
wnio contractors that tho mad woik
should bo let In larger conli.icts by
faying thnt tho live-mile stretch for
which lenders nro now being called
Is In Itself a big contract, as tho
cintraciur oi uio mine nnmus
tho
task u bier one. "It lu not tho length
' of rou to, but tho kind of work that
must bo done on It thnt determines
UFlinlhnp ns nut It lu n liltr fiiiti t rdsi '
whether or not It Ih n big contract,'
said Mr. Adams, smiling.
Ho does not liclovo that tho late
ness of the session will interfere with
Iho work. "I du not expect bid wea
ther to delay tho mad work," ho said
this lumping. "As n matter of fuel
It rains a good doul over thcro any
way, but tho work can go on Just
tho same,
Chairman Adams bald today that
ho expects tho noxt contract to ho
lot will bo a tcn-mllo stretch from
Klpapn gulch to tho top of Wnlnlua
hill.
"1, Htutcs army u,-d nnvy, tho nrltlf.li
I , ,
VUllllllUllll , (lllll Hll lllllBU Willi II) lUUII
presence nnd assistance contributed to
mi gratifying an observunco of this
happy occasion, tlulr Majesties' cordial
appreciation nnd blncero thanks for
these kind manifestations of sympathy
und good will which hnvo afforded
them great pleasure,
I am, etc,
"(Sd.) W, IiANGMlY,
"Assistant Under-Secretary of Stnto
for Foreign Affairs."
Consul Forster was received by tho
Qui en this morning nt 11 o'clock at
her residence, Washington Place, tho
could present to her tho thanks of tho
King for tho part taken In tho Coro-
nntlon Day celebration by her nnd her
esmrt.
In attendance upon the Queen this
mornlng'vvero Mr. nnd Mrs. C. 1. Iau
keu und Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Domlnls.
Official ToKILAUEA
Deal With
. Unions
tAssocliltrd Press Cutito.)
CHICAGO, III., Aug. 26.
Kruttschnltt, traffic manager of
Southern Pacific railroad, has tn
the American Federation of Labor.
Kruttschnltt refuses to deal with the
federation In the nr.,,m .i.il,
situs:!
tlon, and vlll confer! with the pr.il" i
dents of the various unions affected at1
8n Francisco. It is hoped that this
-e will settle th. l ,J '
.. will settle the Impending
, x
conferen
labor wa
MANY DEATHS IN
NEWS OF DAY
EXPLOSION KILLS FIFTEEN
Hi rial II ii lie tin Cihle.)
SAN J08E, CoLta Rica, Aug. 26.
Fifteen persons were killed In an ex
plosion of the powder-magazine here
today. ,
FATALITY 2NRACE RIOT
f AnsfH'lHtf d ITpm'iMp.)
MACON, G Aug. 26. One officer
was killed and another wounded in a
race Hot here today.
FATHER MURDERS FAMILY
f Associated Pros fable.)
FRANKFORT ON - THE . MAIN,
PrusU, Aug. 26. Cundlocli, a fugitiva
from justice, today killed his entire
family of six persons and then com
mitted suicide.
ACCIDENT AT AUTO RACE
(Slieelal till lift In Cable.)
ELGIN, III., Aug. 26. Zongel, In ,
National oar, won tho Elgin trophy.
making 305 miles in 4 hours 35 minutes
39 seconds. A scoro of persons wero
injured in, the collapse of the grand
stand.
AUTO CRASH ENDS TEN
. fHpor-liil Hu I lot In Cable.)
NEWCASTLE, Eng, Aug. 26-Ten
were killed and several Injured In a
collision hero today between an auto
mobile and a carriage.
CIRCLES WORLD N
LESS THAN 40 DAY5
rAssnctateil pp-ss Clllill.)
PARIS, France, Aug. 26. Andre
Jagorsehmldt, the French journalist
who has just completed a record
breaking circuit of the world, made tho
distance In 39 days 19 hours 43 minutes
37 seconds. The record will bo given
official standing.
MEXICAN BANDITS
WOULD LOOT MINES
(Associated Pr"ss Cable.)
EL PA80, Tex., Aug. 26. Bandits
are raiding the Mexican mines, ac
cording to reports received hero today.
WEATHER TODAY
I 'icmporatiiros 6 a m., 72; 8 a. m ,
78; 10 a. m., 80; noon, 81; morning
minimum, 70,
narometer, 8 a. in. 20.90; absolute
humidity, 8 a. m 7.297 grains por
cubic foot; relative humidity, 8 a m,
71 per tont; dew point, 8 a. m , 08.
Wind 6 a. m, velocity 2, direction
3, K.: 8 ii, m, velocltv 4. direction N,:
10 a. in., velocity 9, direction N. Iij
noon, velocity 14, direction N, 13.
ltiilnfall during 24 hours ended S a.
m . ,0o inch,
(Associated
SAN FRANCISCO, CaL, Aug.. 26.
The new steamer Kilauea of tho Inter
Island fleet was launched successfully
here today at 1:30 o'clock. Miss Jessie
Kennedy christened the vessel.
Almost slmultuiiiously with tho re
ceipt of the nbovc ciiblcgrain by tho
II it 1 1 o 1 1 n thin afternoon, tho Intir-
BLANCHARD BACK
HITS PLANTATION STORE METHODS
I , ,,"J,I""," ""-' Plantation store,
,r, tte,Rll, ,., ,m.IK ,,, r.
dlimry nnd pol-onous drugs In a most
' "" " ' "" "w i renin
Hint would tnko u inlriocope to detect
...., muitr nn in u aro among tlio tlmt In order to kHI drugs a ph.irinn
things chnrgid by 1'ood f'nmmlsloner eeutknl license must bo obtained. In
IMwnrd II flhinchiird. who n turned order lo handle pelson.iiH drugs u spe
Ihli inornlng from a tour through lln- il lUt-iin muit te obtnlneil In addl
""" ' tlon to the nrdlnur) one.
At tho plantation stores he declares " "With Iho exception of twft C'hlna
lio found that lines curried In stock mi u nouo or the rtnrcM bundling drugs
wero unlit for human coimimplloiiiind have a llcuie, mid us a conwiuenco
us ii coiiseiiucnip ilestnued tun or
tliree huiidrcil bottles of pickles und Japanese In tlrt I UK, j, in the cneo
many hundreds of pounds of canned ofthpfljliinmen, they rcfuseil to pay
,t"fr' "the lliinve fee until Just nt the last
"IlnniM ure l.eliiit mid," he rays, "that moment, but tlnallv did so. Thev- hold
are im-timii'h ns three iioundsnaliocL.iili.irmn.nilini lir-nu..J i.,, i,..n
weight, and Imitation essences ,nlsn'
form part of tho stock In trade. The
managers of tho stores are nlm silling
Initiations ns the genuine nitlele. this
being very noticeable In the case of
bird, which Is handled lu nearly eviry
rase as tho genuine article, although It
Is labeled Imitation.
"The city of Hllo Is the worst
"""tr- "owever. niero tno Oriental
BISHOP ESTATE FACES LEGAL
FIGHT WITH WAIPILOPILO TENANTS
Tho lllslmp Hstntc will havo u legal
llglil on Its hands in dispossessing somo J
,',
of tho tin. ints on tho notorious Wnl
pllnpllu property, according to tho pres
ent prospect. Tho Japanese soy peo
ple nre reported as preparing to resist
tho llrm ihel.ired Intention of the
lilshop Ilstate by every means In thclrjvvero closeted with him. Mr. Dodgode
power, nud It was reported this morn-jcllnes to discuss tho matter, but soino
lug that they aro combining to seuuro(of the dileg.itlnn urn reported to havo
legal counsel. been hifnnned that thero Is "nothing
lilidinp Dstate trustees do not wish doing" In any proposition looking to n
lo dlscusM tho nntter nt uny length, stay of proceedings,
but It may bo stated that tho estotoj The notices to vucnto havo been sent
Is llrm In Its Intention to mako thojoiit and tho tenants aro given ten days
present tenants vacato and put and ''to comply with tlio order. Tlio tin
keep tho property In tho best sanitary. davs nro up Kintember 2. and then tho
(ondltlon possible. Tho statement was
mado by ii trusted this morning that glblo shape.
tho estoto will not be moved from its' The estato took over tho land from
purpose by tho threat of tlio Japanese tho Hawaii Land Company and pi.mp
noy perplo to carry tho matter Into ed nut Hie cesspool lifter tho condi
tio courts, and that there can be only tlons bud aroused a repented public
ono outcome In tho i nil n, victory for protest.
JARED SMITH A
dated O, Smith Is not enough of
"a business man" to suit the Hepubli
can Tcriltoilal central committee,
and that was why tlio tmnmittPo cs
tcriLiy did not ludorso him for the
market supoilnlcndent's posltlno, ac
cording to political leport today.
Tho committee It Is said, was div
ided between a desire to name a resi
dent of tho Islands and the unmis
takable feeling that Smith has not
tho "business quallricrtlons" necos-h.ii-j,
whatever those aio. Tho com
mittee could not hi lug itself to In
ilniso tho m.ilnl.uuler, S. T, Btanctt
v.port though ho miiv bo, and the ro
sult of the discussion was that (ho
Hciiubllcan cntiol body decided to
mako no recommeiulntlon fur appoint
ment lo Governor Krear
LAUNCHED
Press r.s!il.v
Inlntnl company received the following
from l'rciddcnt James A, Kennedy, who
went to Han Frmielsui to attend tho
launching: .
"Kilauea launched today at 1:30."
The Kllnue.i is the new Knu.i liner
being hullt for the Inter-Island (Hrt.
and when completed In to l the llnobt
vessel In the Wand trude.
FROM HAWAII;
population Is carrying on the promls-
, M.lll(, of ,,, on,nry ,',,, ol.
.onous drugs, nv.ry little store car-
ries a siniK int. tiicro linn been no
check en It nt all. Thu law provides
iii,.rn ir.. ,,i n, ..,..i ti... i.
tlmy pot tlicin from ii n inisii-rf. II l
thought thnt thev dato back to tho
ilmx of Kliiu Kiibikmin " '
During his trip, which Is the llrst
one that ho lias lniide. Illnnihard took
In tho districts of Komi, Kohala nnd
Puna ltlght throughout there arq tho
sumo lon.lltlnns observed, lu. snvs. nml
of-'nlthough ho Is not going to carry out
(Continued on Page 3)
the cstato
In Its plans for Improve-
mint nnd safegiiaidlng tlio health of
tho seitlon,
A diligatlon of tenants, among whom
tho soy pioplv vvero represented, visit
ed tlio otllco of !'. S. Dodge, supcrin-
toti.lnxt nt II, n ,.....,. !.!.. . ..l.
,.... .v. it .,, ,,.u i-r.,,1,1- .mil lllv,lwilllu null
opposition will probably tnko more tim-
"BUSINESSMAN"?
It lo now said that Clov crnor ricaf
will consider sovoral mimes beforo
coming to a decision (t Is taken
for gintited that Starrett is Ilia Oov
cinor's cliolio lor tho position, but
another effort muj ho iniulo tn so
euro the sot vices of .1. Kdgur Hlg
glns, tho rcdernl liortlcultiirlst, al
though Hlgglns thinks ho will bne(lt
himself llttlo by n change.
At any rate, tho Interest now lies
In seeing whom tho Governor will
namo. It Is bald that .Tared Kmllh
was thought by tho loinmltlco In
known ciiouuli uliout farming to iw
nil right, but that tho committee bo
lloves the position will require un
nuottloned executlvo and busliiCBs
ability.
The belting light now Is In favor
of Slairett,
REDHOUSE BACK;
MACAULAY IS
BACK, TOO
Twelve hours at sea In the gaso
lino schooner i:cliH3c, dcmiinslratcil
to Captain llelblg, tho futility of pro
ceeding to tho far away Philippines
in a leaking craft, and without fur
ther ado, lie c.uiio about and headed
lor Honolulu lirrlvlng In tho harbor
at ten o'clock this inornlng. "Wu
forgot tho matclios," shouted Captain
llclblg In response to a hall from a
launch.
The Kcllpse sailed from lilshop
wharf shortly after ono o'clock on
last Wcdiiosdny afternoon with des
tination as Manila. Willi n crow of
nineteen men on board eight Ameri
cans and eleven Filipinos, the form
er Inlcr-lsland vessel In dcpirtlng
was nppjicntly t-ound and fit for a
voyage which was believed would re
qulie from sixty lo ninety 'days "to
complete.
At midnight on Wednesday, Cap
tain llclblg made the discovery that
the Kcllpso wns making water at
what he considered an n! inning rale.
Whilo the gapollno schooner tiHil ro
poscd on tlio local m.irlno railway
for several days before putting to sea.
the caulkers confined llielr elTorlB Id
that pent Ion of the hold below tho
water lino.
Leaked Like a 8leve.
"".Vqver again for nifne' wns' tho
rather Incorlc reply of J, W. A. ftod
housc.a local Jeweler, who had ship
ped ns a steward In the Kcllpee at
the munificent wngo of n dollar fur
the trip, when he was greoted lit tho
ship fide by a delegation of Fedor.il
customs nlftclnls nud newspapermen.
"She leaked like a slovo, nnd thero
was nothing elto lo do but to conio.
back to Dcnr Old Honolulu,"
Itcdhoiisc hceined prepared lo fneo
tho notoriety given his namo by nn
evening piper In connection with Too
good murder case. Tho Kcllpso stew
ard lost no tlmo In proceeding up
town with the Intention of getting ii
copy of nn evening sheet and per
using Its story of his "get nw.iy" ut
II I st hand.
John Mucaulny, a Honolulu (vl
who wns also Involved in the story
(Continued on Page 2)
AS REFEREE
r" .
A P Judd was appointed tills morn
ing lo act as otllilnl refcreo during
the grout polo game at Moanalua this
urterimiui between O.ihu nnd tho Fifth,
''iivulry.
Vesttrd.iy, after much discussion and
arguing, tho tennis lould not como to
sntlsf,(itoiy imrnemcnt us to who
should bo this Important olllclul.
Walter Dillingham nnd Lieutenant
John Quekemej er, captains of tho ro-
Muctlvo teams, got together In tho
former's oltlco ond conferred with Judd,
who llnnlly acceptid tho position. JmM
has oillcluted In many of tlio, big games
and has an excellent reputation for
Just nnd careful decisions.
This morning's arrivals lnrliule'1
the Inlcr-lsland steamer Nocau from
Kauai with ji Rhlpment of sugar, rice
nnd other products gathered nt wind
ward ports. Tho Nooau is scheduled
to depart on a return trip to thu Gar
den Island on Monday uvonlng.
JTcjilcinli-r ao Is tho dato that has
been lived by the A. A, IT, for their
big ntmiuil track moel at which tho
official chnmpuinahlps 'for tho year
will bo decided. Tho mooting Wai
hold In tho Public Service loomi
shortly afternoon today,
m
Miss Wondard Is clearing nut hor
stock of plllovvtnps and floss covers.
hho has a niimbor of beautiful de
signs, albo a flno lino nf ladles' und
erwear and sweaters. This is a sac
rifice sale. 13very lady in Honolulu
should take advantage of It.
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