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From Ban Franelsool
Persia, lairllno Septomber20
For San Franelaeoi
1 tyndcs September 20
From Vancouver,
Mnkura October 11
For Vancouvarl
Xe.ilandla October 12
ESTABLISHED 1882. No.
FLEET AGAIN
GUEST OP
Fort
Roger
Guns At
Work
HlB bum practise at Fort llugcr began
IIiIh iiiuriilMKi Willi a distinguished
I;ioiii iiC military olllilals, lis well as
......... l,.t..c..uli.l .iim Intiirg Wnti lillll'
thu great mortars und the liuisslvopiu
J.itllis tlmt were hurled miles uwtiy
lit it Hinall target towed by thu navul
tog Navajo.
Until lulu IIiIh iifUTiiuun or evening
the results of Ilia prnitlsu Hill nut bo
ili'llnltt'ly known. From the lookout lit
tint Ilie-ionliol Mtiitlou, out deep Into I
the outer 1 1 1 of Diamond .Head crater.
tli splash of the irimt missiles us they
stinck th wntcl could bo wen, hut1
lint until thu olllclal leport Is lll.ulu
irom (In- tiiB ltB"ir will thu reckoning
ln louiphtcd hy Major Tlinberluku of
1'oit linger, Cuptalu Cutter, ihlef of
Ma IT, who iicteil lis umpire thin morn
lug, anil tin. vailous ollleers directly
i iigugcd In thu work.
I'nur kIioIh wore llrcd an trial shots
tlitrt morning mill wire followed by tell
this arteruooii at ! mining target. The
inojecllleii weighed 1U4S -poundu each,
and weru shot hlBll Into thu air, but
m nicely nlnied tint they diopped near
tin. target.
The tiring, originally ("opposed to
begin at 9 oVIiK'k, wan delayed Ini
Minting for an hour and u half. Most
of the delay wax due to thu fact that
the tug Navajo, towing the targets, did
not rmch the required nuiKu one until
long ufler she should have iloiio so.
' The tug, It w.ih Fluted by olllcerH 111
i hai go of (lie practise, should havuleft
Honolulu luit bur at 7:".0 o'clock, but
did not lcu for almost an hour later.
(Continued on Page 4)
WAS NAVAL SLIP
DREDGED AS
Company Taking Out Loose
Stuff Strikes Bottom
Foot Too Soon.
To strlko hard bottom .at twenty-
nine lect In a naval slip hilpixjsoiI for
earH to have been diedged to tho
icipilied depth of thirty fiot Is tlio
cxpciieuco of the Standard Ameilcin
Ih edging Company, and reptesciita-
lives of tho company hero are try
lug to find out why tho slip was not
oi Initially cut down to tlio full thirl) -
foot depth. The fact that It apparent'
ly was not has put tlio company Into
an unexpected illlllculty In what look
eil like an ordinary job when tho con-
1 1 net wiis mmlo wllli tho government,
Tho diedger Pearl liar was put at
wink on Naval Slip No. !i a llttlu over
ii week ago by tho Standard Anieil
can Cotiip'iiiy, to ilicdgu out what was
hiippoted to be loose stuff in the but
lorn of the slip. According to the
iiiiileisliiudiug when tho contract was
made, tlio slip had been dredged out
In Ihe (list plueo to tlio llility-root
depth. Hut after going down lo tweu-ly-liino
feet, tlio diudger sliuck coial
that had never been cut, ami' Ihe
whole slip will have to be deepened
ll Is Hinted, limit her foot, Thu com
pany Is now having a tootli-riittur
iii.idu In older lioit) mill Ihe comple
tion or Hut cniili.ict may double the
woil;
Thu slip uiih ilrndKcd a iiiiiuhor id
joins iiko hy Hie lliiwullaii Dri'dtiliiK
people,
Wlioilier Urn iiiUliiku wiih undo in
li uUtuiliint of Hume, rnllilin In
lll'peil nil Ilio iii uf KUVKI llMUMil pill
rliijn or iillii'iwlmt Is hhiikIIiIiik Hint
liuioiy Mi'i'iiiit In Kinift.
REQUIRED?
Evening BuliIetin
3:30 EDITION
5035.
CRUISERS
UNTIL TAFT HAS
BROKEN GROUND
(Associated Press Cable.)
WASHINGTON, O. C, Sept. 19. The cruise of the Pacific cruiser fleet
and torpedo flotilla to Hawaii has been delayed, according to announcement
today from the Nnvy Department, In order that tho fleet may be in San Fran
cisco for the exposition groundbreaking at which President Taft wilt take
part.
l-'rom tliu nbovo Associated Press cablegram, It would nppcir that Cal
ifornia and San Francisco have won In their efforts tu buhl tin cruiser Meet
until nfler tho ground-in caking exercises, which lire ml for October H Tho
Iispiest was unco turned down and It una then aiilioiincid that thu Iteet
would certainly Htart for Honolulu on October 1,
PLEA OF WATERTOWN CHILDREN
APPEALS TO COUNTY SOLONS
A long petition coming from Water-,
town, tho headquarters! of activity In
United Slates niiMil construction cir
cles, down at I'ctirl Harbor, idnroH tlio
City ami county supervisors In Hie
face.
An appeal fioni children as. well as
their parcutH, that some noil of
ncliool building bo proUdod for a dis
trict that has Inci cased In popula
tion by leaps and b.iiiuds, is one ttiat
can hardly bo enlliely Ignored by
cen -tho uuist calloused iiiiiiilctti.il
legislator.
Supervisor Kbeu l,ow lias taken up
tlio mutter uf piDvidliiK a miltulilo,
though temporary building, to house
at least sevctity-lUu prospective pu
pils. Tonight, ho will riuno forward with
a resolution calling for tlio Immedi
ate appioprlatlon of a Hiilllclcnt Hum
with which to build a tomporaiy
structure at Wntortown.
Tlio dlslilct Is declureil as In Mire
need of a school building, l'i'llllouers
who appealed to tlio former board of
supervisors did so In vain. Knch pe
tition was met with a olitc refusal
on the gt omuls that tlio city and
BIG DREDGING MAN COMING TO
ISLANDS TO LOOK OVER WORK
Something Is going to be doing 111
Hiiwull In government dredging con
tracts pietty soon, according to pres
ent prospects. It A. l'erry, president
of tho Standard Ainirlciin Dredging
Company, Is duo to arrive elthtr on
Ilio I'irslii toulgl t or tho next steam-
tf rr.ini tlm r'o.iwt. lllnl Willi Ills nilvellt
Ids loinp.iny will probably shake things
up in the dridglug business.
The Kliindard Ameilcan company Is
now one of the largest In tlio world,
having recently i.bsurbed sniiin rivals,
and I'eny Is uulllcd Willi being tlio
ilevcrest ilreilgliu man in ilio game
It Is utmost u itrlalnty that the Stand,
urd Aliierlcnii toiiipiiiiy will be u coui-
netliiir when tlio n ds nro out lied early
In Oi tidier on Iliu ilredghiK Job at Kn
hiiliil harbor Tliu coiiipniy was a
loinpetllor tor the I Ilio breakwalir
work on which bids wile opened ll fw
days ago
This company i now winking at
I'mirl Hai but on a subcontract fioni
in,, irnviiiiliiii liretluliiir Coiuiiaiiv. and
lilso has Iwo elitlnly ludepelidelit loll-
! in Ik In II ii local Inn Inn-, one for
ili i lining a slip mid Ihe ullur fur chan
nel dieilHlliif. TlK'ii' Is now tnlli of Hie
Hliilidiinl Aiiuilc'in pull Inn In a iinicli
hiiKir plnnl lorn and ciiIIImk In mi ih
nrnllla fioni iiovernmrnl eonlniils
I Hi. ul. I. .1,1 II. ll ' villi will In inu
HHlllHM lo ll IipiiiI, lllnl Ills liHIllllK I"
iiiulnw iiiillv ii Hill milium mimu IwhI
i opll mi lore
10 PAGES. HONOLULU,
DELAYED ; FRISCO APPEAL WINS
YOUNG IN OPIUM SNARE
HELD
county possesso-ii no money.
Present Board More Generous.
"We hope that Ilio pl.m for pro
viding Wiitertown wllli a temporary
school building will lint cnino to
naughl," fo stated a resident of tlio
district this inorniiiK in visiting the
"city hall" In behalf of his neighbors.
"Wo understand that tho present
hoard Is more genoioiisly Inclined
Unfit tho former law making body
There tiro over seventy chlldien of.
school ago In Wateilown who ait ab
solutely deprived from onjojmeiit nfi
the oidinary educational advantages."
Supervisor lviw slated this iii'im-
lng that ho would stand sponsor for
a resolution calling for the appropria
tion of perhaps several thousand dol
lars to conic flam tlio general fund
which sum to bo iifciI towards tho
Imtnedlato construction of a tempor
ary school building, no was uncer
tain us to tlio strength of support
that 'would ho accorded lilm and his.
piojecl, but hoped for sutlVelcnt fav
orable sentiment among his colleges.'
to carry tlio matter through. Tlio'
Watcrtown school will bo tin Import-
nut mailer for consideration at the
regular meeting IIiIh evening.
BIGAMIST IS SENT TO
JAIL FOR TWO YEARS
Aiitnno 11. Kreltas, who ycBlorday
pleaded guilty to bigamy will upend
the next two jenrs In single blessed
ness lu Jail, according to tlio remarks
Judge Chailes V. Clemmm handed
down from tho Kedcial bench this
morning. I'tellns has been In tile
country only two .vears and Is a lino
looking I'ortugueso with a wlfu audi
family in Portugal.
After ha c.imo heio, howovor, tho
chut ins of tho local gills got Into his
blood ami hu paid especial tilleiitloti
to Miss tloorglna Marks. Slio also
fell lu love with him und according
to tho sloiy hu lol,l In com L this
morning said that them was no law
against bigamy heio ami that he could
Him i y her, Acioidliigly they weiu1
wedded but iiiifiu Innately his wife
he.nd of ll und alto tho llnlled Hlates
olllelnls.
The full Hnnlenco Is Iwo yeaiH In
Jail, ten dollars lino and Hfly-nlno
ilollais insln.
(Ii'iiigo ,iihp iiilsii nppoaieil IIiIh
iiuniiliiK und pli'iideil mil Knlliy in
llll I'lllllHO Of lllllllllllllllllK 11 Ulllll'SN,
luli'Mnluiib and (I II, Ii UhlpplHK
lioi.kn fur aiilii l lh II II 1 1 w II
llllll'H, Mil wui'li,
Tells
TERRITORY OF HAWAII, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1911.
MADRID A SCENE
OE RIOTING
f Associated Press dililiO
MADRID, Spain, Sept. 19. Madrid la
practically under martial law as the
result of the riots that have broken
rut. The rioters have killed a judge,
and the troops have wounded forty-six
in the crowds.
MAY SUCCEED STOLYPIN
( Associated Press Cable.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Rus, Sept. 19.
M. Kokosoff may succeed Stolypin as
premier. There is a movement against
roclat Judaism.
SHOE MACHINERY CO.
UNDER INDICTMENT
I Associated Press Cable )
BOSTON, Mass., Sept. 19. A Fed
eral indictment has been returned
against the United Shoe Machinery
Company for breaking the Sherman
anti-trust laws.
MAINE DEFEATS
AIMITSTA, Maine, Sepleuiher !!.--Olllclal
leturns made of the vote al
the recent electlo show that prohibi
tion has been repealed by n majority
of twenty-six votes. While this vote
does Hot Immediately lepeal the pin
hlbitlou law as It stands, It means
that the luw will be so amended at
the next session of the legislature
that saloons will lie alibi to take the
plaro of thu blind pigs which hnvn
nourished for a generation
TAFT INJJCHIGAN
(AssncHtnl l"ess Cable.)
SAULE STE. MARIE, Mich., Sept.
19. President Taft spoke today at the
Soo junction before large crowds.
IIHVnitl.Y, Mass Twenty-four
States of the I'lilon will be visited by
l'resldeiil Taft on ills swing around
tho circle that began September ITi,
according to the schedule arranged.
With the exception of live States and
Arizona and New Mexico tho Presi
dent will pass through every com
monwealth west of Hie Mississippi,
Included In the 21 are Massachusetts,
Now York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Mich
igan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyom
ing, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Molilalia, South
Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Maryland Among tho big towns and
cities that the Piesldent will visit are
Syracuse, N Y ; Krlu. Pa . Detroit,
Chicago, St Uiitls, Omaha, Kansas
City, Deliver, Cheyenne, Salt Like
City, I.os Angeles, San Krunclsco,
Sucramento, Portland, Tacoimi, Seat
tle, Spokane, Washington; Wallace,
Idaho; Iluttle and Hillings, Montana;
Dcadwood, Aberdeen ami Pierre, South
Dakota; St Paul and Minneapolis,
Milwaukee and Pittsburg
FAMOUS JURIST TO RETIRE
rAssoelateil Tress i!ntil.)
CHICAGO, III., Sept. 19. U. 8. Cir
cuit Judge Peter S. Grosscup, famous
Jurlot, will retire early In October, It
was announced here today.
WEATHER TODAY
TemperiitiiicH- a III, "ll; 8 a in.,
77; HI n. in . 71; noon, 71), morning
minimum, 71!
Ilaiolllelnr, K a III, S'.lVl; uhsolulu
humidity, K a in , l'i'J7lS grains per
I'llble root, lelalhe liiiluldlly, K n. Ill,,
fill per tent; dew pnllil, N a III, la
Wind--!! n III, velocity f, illni'lloll
N IS; X n in, ii'loell) ft, tllliM'llnll
N, I! , in n in, vt'loelly IA, illii'illoli
N II; i, H'loill)' H, illiei'llnll N,,
I llnlnfall iliirlliK l iM'UIlt llidiil II
I HI,. bl Hull
$.
It Plainly andWithout Frills
MAN TAKEN ON
COAST CHARGED
WITH SMUGGLING
(Hrcl.il Hill let In Cable.)
SAN FRANCIHCO, Cal., Sept. 19.
Norman Smith was arrested here to
day on a cablegram from Honolulu in
connection with tlie opium cases. He
refutes to talk. .
The uliove cablegram received by
(hu llul let I n this m lining eliroui
cles the arrest of what local ofllclals
say Is one of the smoothest men they
have ever found engiged In Illegal
tr.illle In opium here. Tor mouths a
guest at the Young ll'ilcl, nppaicntly
a gentleman and a business nun, It
appeals that ho win ronmcloil with
the opium smuggleis and carried on
opeiatlon extcnshel).
According to Information, ho had
J.1.4UU In lila iiostcsslcu when arrest
ed. He may lie brought hick on the
Koiea, width left at one o'clock llibs
afternoon from Sun Francisco.
Norman II. Smith according to what
ran In; gatheied locally Is one of a
ring uf opium dealers stud till tlnio
has been made the "goal" for tl'cni.
This Is his second trip to Uliuoliihl
tislnco July. Ho cutne llrst on July 0
FIVE BIDDERS ENTER LIST
TO PAVE QUEEN STREET
Queen street between Port and Al.i-(
ke.i slieets stands In lino for becom
ing a creditable thornughlaro define
many weeks have rolled away, If tho
present Intentions of Ilio city and,
county fathers nro cariled out to the
Idler.
I'lvo local concerns nro expected to,
enter thu lists as bidders for the lay
lug of a suitable pavement on this
portion of Queen utieet.
Tonight, at "city hall," tenders re
ceived from local bidders will be
opened.
It Is understood that of tho num
ber who have aspirations to lay n
permanent pavement on this one block
of Queen street, Incltnlo Frank Win
tern, tho Honolulu Const ruction and
STIMSON MAY
(PlHCl.il Hu llet III Cable.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 19.
Secretary of War Stlmson will visit
every army post in the country, it is
announced.
MOROCCO TROUBLES
MAY NOWJJE SETTLED
IMi.cliil 11 ii lie till Cable.)
PARI8, Fr., Sept. 19. It Is believed
hero that the Moroccan ditticumes win
now be successfu'ly settled.
POWDER TRUST SUED
IHlx-illl llul lei III Cable.)
TRENTON, N. J, Sept. 19 The
Pucsevo Powder Company today sued
the American powder trust for $5,000,.
000, alleging vlolv'ion of the Sherman
net.
e
ii riMiiiiimil proprietor In uppir
lliiiailiva) Ihru tui alto Hlnce llu'
holdup. Hall mid, he bud I chinned mid
his ennui li'iicu bail bull Moulding llllil
ov (I M Curl uf I'lareiiiont. N Id
mm nf Ihe ImmiIIiiK H'lhodl.l rlirKI'
llivli of Iliu Mule. Mas found ilMiil III
III m ill ll I'olaoiil, N II, lib)?).
COME TO HAWAII
10 PAGES.
and booked up al the Yt ntig Hotel.
He siopi'i'd iiulll August 1! when hi)
lisik the Sierra to the coisl return
ing ag'ilu on the lloiiolulan u Sep
tember '-. He was Indicted by tho
Federal grand Jury but Just niainged
to get uu.'i) two ilas alie.id of the
indlclniuil
Seen In (hltialniwi.
He Is of medium height and build
with light brown hair and a rather
I eddish complexion. During the time
hue he woie white trousers and pon
gee coats mid a straw hat He also
Woie e)i-glllS(es.
He was m-iciiiI times pi en by one
of the t'liliiivc bell bos at the Young
hotel wandering about Chinatown. He
appeared In have plenty of money but
was a ipilM reserved man Ills ago
is ulieli an about thtrtv
It Is believed that he is merely Ihe
"goal" for it ling Unit, Is operating
lieie. It is said lie was sent down
with the opium and peddled It around
among the various Chinese. The tlrst
clue was obtained thioiigh some of
the witnesses called up before the
Jury.
Draylng Company. B. P. Clupln, J A.
tlllmuu, representing the bltiilllhlc
pavement and l-ou Whitehouse. At
ton o'clock this morning Winters bid
was tho only one received by city
and county cleik Kaliiiiokalaiii.
Plans and Hpcclflcatlous have been
taken out by several local represen
tatives of paving culicerus both heio
and on tho mainland.
Willi Ihe oieulug of bids by Hie
supervisors tills evening, will follow
an examination of the tenders to de
ter in I no tho lowest bid, mid the board
will In all probability turn the prof
fers for pavement over to tho road
committee for Investigation of the
merits of the several pavements of
fered tho city
POLICE AFTER
ESCAPED
IlodrlKiies. the notorious Porto It lean
who iwuipul fioni Jail u few nights ago
by digging thriiii?,h thu walls with a
spoon, has been seen lit Piikakl Valley,
in-coring to ii report that reached po
lice beaibiuarleis today, and this aft
irnoon Chief of Dctis.tl.ves McDutlio
and Ids staff muiln a dash limn to thu
Willi y to see If they can surprise him.
Since the eseap, of Itodrlgues. u gooil
deal of attention has In en attracted to
the aiinev of tho Jail, and It is now
declared that ll very poor ipiallty of
cement was used, making the walls
practically useless If pilsoutrs uiado
nil n t tin K upon them
The case In which ('nan Ik Hal. a
K'oi can, Is charged wllli minder, was
hefoii! Judge Homy II. Cooper III the
Circuit Court tills morning I'oriiial
o'lldi'IKo was taken as lo Ihe UlullIlK
of the body and also inedliiil evidence
as lo Ihe I'lillKo of death of the It t llll
Tim i'iihii wits adjourned until half
past eight nVloik loinoriow morning
i s
When CniiMri' ru'invi nisi lu llu.
rendu r Ihe Mrinii nils. Ihe nsuhir
Hi publican and ihu pinsTiswIiii n
PHlllcsn will 1'iiie dllfiruil liiiHT
liiAgiam
Why a merchant, whi hat good
goods for sale, wants to keep Infor
mation about the good confined to a
comparatively few customers, Is be
yond the comprehension of any man
who realizes the value of making
known to the people the merit of good
goods.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
IS
ANY LITERACY
TEST
Says Concjrcss Is Not Likely to
Pass Immigration Bill
With Provision.
HAWAII SHOULD BE
EXEMPTED, ANYWAY
Sees Conditions Here That De
mand Impoitalion of Euro
peans Who May Be Illiter
ate Now.
That Hawaii boulil encourage alt
the Kuropeaii liiiiiilgratlou needed. III
preference tu othtr liiiuiUratlun, und
that Congress should tiia.-l no legis
lation that would shut out tin. Hiiro- '
leans here Is tin firm billet of Con-
grcsitnan Kuhu. who lias been giving
considerable utte'.tluii tu labor mat
ters during bis visit here. He declares
furthermore that II Is little likeli
hood of Congress enacting an Immi
gration law that will have Incorporated
In It Ihe proposal "literacy lest" unit
that Hawaii does not tiv mid In 111"
futiitn Is not likely to stand In danger
from such a provlilon.
"I am strongly opposeil lo the 'lller
ac)' lest as II his been outlined, and
Hawaii piirtlcul.il Iv should not be uf
fectid by such u riRidntloii" declared
Congressman Kahu this morning
shortly beforu leaving for Hie Island
of Hawaii at noon
"The test of a nan's worth as a cit
izen Is not aluajM hU ability to read
mid write Mmiv of Ihe nun who ll.iMt
(Continued on Page 3)
MANY CLAIMANTS
WILL GET
LANDS i
Of tho 22S applicants for prefer
ence rights In connection with Ihu
Punchbowl lease lo tho Kiiptolanl es
tate over half will bo granted without
much trouble. Is tlio statement of F.
Schuack lu his icKirt on thn iiiestoti
put lu al the llrst of the month an I
now mado public. The Puiichluwl
le.ue problem has been turned over
to Land Commlfsloncr Charles S, Judd
for fill (her consideration.
Thetoaro iiuny coiiiillc.ilions wlilcli
may jet arise and which have been
considered lu tho report. Mr.- Schuack
took tho act and went over It cl mso
hy clause giving his opinion of tho
meaning as lie went along. Ho has
also gouti Into the mailer of those
'J2S leases and lias sifted down tlio
evidence as much as ho could so Hut
when tho mailer comes up before
Oovernor l'rear ho will not have lo
send for witnesses except lu extraor
dinary cases.
"II Is una of Ilio most o implicated
mailers that I have ever been up
against." said Mr. Schuack this
nioiiiitig, "and ono which I am not
sony In one way to hu tluough with
as It was starting to get monotonous,
I llulsluil up my pail of thu work al
Ihe Hi Ht of this month mid handed
Ihe whole mutter over lo Ilio laud
commissioner Mr, Jinhl. who told mo
(hut ho would go ahead with It and
push It thioiigh as fast as possible.
Altogether them aro some 'i'iz separ
tilo applications on sepiralu lenses.
Of cmii'.o Unto are many morn claims
than this but a lot of I hem knew
Hint they lim no clnuio and thorn
foro did not tumble coming along,
(her half or this number I llilnk
should vol llndr piofi'ieueo ilghU
wllliuilt mi)' lloiihle
Th Dllticulllrs,
"Al In llm illlli'Mlll IMI fniji Up
(CenlliiiiiJ oi 'u 3)
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