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SECOND
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VOL. XVI.
TEN PAGES.
liONOLULU, HAWAII, MONDAY, DECEMBER at, 1908.
TEN PAGES.
No. 5218
THE TERRITO
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CHIEFS MOVE FOR
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand,- Dece
are preparing to raise an Independent
America to juBtlfy their action.
DROUGHT CAUSE
MONEY
,'ON ACCbUNT OP PUMPS HAVING
THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR WATER WORKS HAVE RUN SHORT
THE LEGISLATURE WILL BE ASKED TO VOTE A DEFICIENCY
AMOUNT.
As the direct result of the drought
which has apparently just .been brok-
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en, the department of Public Works
'
will be forced to ask a deficiency ap-
proprlation from the Legislature with
which to pay the salaries and run- however, made on the basis that the
nlng expenses of the Honolulu water pumps should work but sixteen hours
department from January 1 till June each day. With the three extra shifts
30, the end of the fiscal year. Had which have been needed and the ex
the rain fallen in copious quantities tra expense of fuel, the money has
during the last eighteen months, there melted away fast,
would have been no need of this, but The accounts of the department
the two long dry spells, which have show that through the extra shifts
spread over that period, have caused w hich have been worked on account
all the trouble. of tho drought, the sum of ?8,455 has
On account of the drought the de- been spent for salaries and ?7,810
partment has been compelled to keep spent for additional fuel. Two oil
the pump at tho Beretanla street burning plants have been installed,
plant working for the full twenty-four which have already paid for them
hours for a year and a half, while selves through the cheapness of this
at the Kallhl and Kalmukl plants the fuel as compared with coal.
E
Charge of assault and battery against
the nifty little boxer, Jack McFadden,
was dismissed in police court this
morning on -motion of the County At
torney's office. McFadden was sev
eral days ago arrested for alleged as
sault on a man on Hotel street.
It seems that McFadden had no res
Mays for
Storekeepers
You may find your handsome
store fittings wrecked by .vandals;
or your year's profit gono In
goods or money; or
That a burglar-proof safe is
not always burglar-proof.
A policy in tho Pacific Coast
Casualty Company will reimburse
you whonovor such a loss occurs
nurglnr Policies, ?15 per 1,000.
Trust Co., Lid,
923 Fori Sill
FADDEN
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SAMOA nnilTTOT 10 DM
INDEPENDENCE
Cable to' The Star.")
mber 21. The chiefs in German Samoa
flag and will aQpeal to England and
DEFICIENCY
TO WORK FOR LONG PERIODS
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pump's have been working for the full
day and night for' a year. The last
appropriation mauo uy uie iegisuuure
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for this work -was Iri two parts, ?30,24O
tor saIarleS( and $71,740 for- running
expenses and maintenance. This was.
ponsibility in the matter, the other be
ing tho assailant.
Sentence was suspended for thirteen
months in the matter of J. Bettencourt
who butted into the affair and endea
vored to dissuade an officer from mak
ing the arrest
McFadden comes 'out of the fracas
without a blot on his gentlemanly
record.
DOLL CONTEST.
The doll contest at Sachs' closes
Thursday evening at 10 o'clock. Please
get in votes before then.
Our Grand
Christmas
Fair Now
In Pro
gress LB. Kerr & Co., Ltd
WHO IS TO
UUI1IL0I 10 Ull
SUPREME COURT BEGINS THE HE ARING WITH A VIEW TO DECIDE
WHETHER THERE SHALL BE A RECOUNT OR. NOT TESTIMONY
BY CITIZENS WHO SIGNED LA NE'S PETITION ASKING FOR A RE
COUNT. ' I
The hearing of the testimony of
thoso who signed the petition asking
for a recount of the votes In the re
cent election for Mayor of the. City
and County of Honolulu, commenced .
this morning in the Supreme Court.
When the court assembled at 10 o'clock
the call of the roll of petitioners only .
revealed six as present and Chief Jus
tice Hartwell gave orders that the oth
ers should be summoned. The object
of the Inquiry was to find out upon
what the petitioners personally based
their belief when swearing to the com
plaint. The most sensational testimony
which developed was that of James
Kullke, who swo"re absolutely that he
Iiad seen" Willie Crawford, keeping the
tally sheet In his precinct of the Fifth
District, when a vote for Lane was
called, pretend to tally the vote, but
move his pencil over the paper with
out making any mark.
Most of the witnesses who were
examined had received their informa
tion from others, though in several
cases direct statements alleging that
frauds had been committed were mace,
In speaking of the Crawford precinct,
Judge George A. Drfvls, who with A.
G. M. Robertson acts-as counsel for the
petitioners, stated that he expected to
prove the fraud by a chain of evi
dence. He said that he would show
in the first place that Crawford had no
business behind the rail, except when
casting his vote, that he kept a tally
sheet which was incorrect and that
this tally sheet was the one used by
tho Inspectors In counting up the re
turns In the fight for Mayor.
From the manner In which the tes
timony went along It looks as though
considerable time would be taken up
before a recount will begin, if the
Supreme Court decide on a recount at
all.
The first witness called was F. W.
Macfarlane, who stated in response to
questions of the Chief Justice, that he
had sworn to the petition as the result
of hearing the charges read before the
Territorial Central Committee, of
E SUIT
ALLEN'S OEATH
High Sheriff Henry does not at all
appreciate the notice which appeared
In the morning paper today stating
that his chief deputy, George Sea, had
been with Attorney E. C. Peters on
Maul looking up evidenco for a damage
suit against the H. C. and S. Co, for
the death of Arthur Allen, who was
killed In an accident at Puuncno a
short time ago. He stated that Mr,
Sea was on Maui on other business
than that mentioned and, further than
taking a pleasure ride In an automobile
with Mr. Peters, had nothing to do
with him and had nothing whatever
to do with any such suit.
A RELIABLE? REMEDY FOR CROUP.
With tho dry, cold weather of tho
early winter months, paronts of croupy
ohlldron should bo on tho alort for
ominous symptoms. Thoro la no causo
for anxiety when Chmnborlnln Cough
Remedy Ib leapt In ilia homo, K this
nioillolno in given as booh as tho child
lioooinos hoarso, or even after tho
croupy ooiuh buy appeared, tlio attack
tuny lie wordod off. For nulo by nil
dualers, Hkiihoii, 8mh)H & Go,, inputs
Iw Hawaii.
DAMAG
BE
m
i& Jul
which he is a member. He had no
personal knowledge of the facts.
L. S. Conness- stated that an Inspec
tor in Willie Crawford's precinct had
told him that a dozen or more votes
had been cast after. C o'clock. Other
wise he had no personal knowledge
of the facts', save from gossip around
town. 1
Wm. Henry stated that ho had been
told of false tallying on the part of
Willie Crawford. He also stated that
the general atmosphere was full of
rumors of trickery.
James Kullke told of seeing ballots
marked one way and counted another
in the Crawford precinct and of be
ing asked to bet by Crawford. He
also told of hearing that there had been
fraud In throwing out votes in various
precincts. He was closely questioned
by Justice Wilder ln'iegard from whom,
he had received his .Information.
The witness testified that some times
when Crawford would apparently make
a mark counting a vote, no mark
would appear on the paper. He stated
that Crawford had spoken to Chinese
and that in one case he hud told that
Crawford had said that ho was working
only for Cathcarc.
Kullke said that he had talked with
people from the second precinct of
the .Fifth District and also In the Third
precinct of the Fifth.
Col. Knox testified that he had been
told of Crawford's trying to bet on
Achl. In his own precinct tho 9th
of the 5th he saw a mistake made in
the tally of five votes in favor of
Fern.
After considerable argument tne
court announced that the matter of
Crawford's offering to bet was not ma
terial to the case.
H. M. Von Holt was sworn and stated
that his information came as a mem
ber of the Central Committee. He
said that part of his information came
from Frank Bertelmann, jn regard to
frauds in the country precincts. He
stated that he had heard that rejected
ballots had been picked up in Kakaako
and brought to John Lane.
POSSIBLE
RJURY
WITNESSES ON BEHALF OF ROD
ERIGUES MAY HAVE TO FACE
SERIOUS CHARGE. ,
Tho results of the trial of Ramon
Roderlgues, In which ho was found
guilty and sentenced to two years and
a half in Jail, may bo far-reaching
from tho investigations which have
been going on since. It appears that
ono night last week, Lorenzo Diaz,
who was a witness of tho defenco In
the attempt to provo that Roderlgues
was not tho father of the prosecuting
witness, wns nrrestcd. Ho was taken
Into custody by Detective Harry Lake,
of tho County Attorney's olilco, and
spent tho night In tho polico stntlon,
being oxnmlncd in every posslblo man
no r in regard to tho testimony which
ho had glvon.
I It Is evident that tho County At
torney's office hopes to bo nblo to fast
en chargofl of perjury on roiiiq of tho
RodorlBUon' wltnotfiOB, iimoiiR whom
wim Prniiolwo I.opoz, tha notoilonn
JdlMirauliar. The effort with DIhx wan
n lompimo failure, no Information
linvlng mn ualnwl from lilm of U10
aluimiUJjr mlm.
MAYOR?
JOHN
MM
IS KILLED
HE FALLS 95 FEET FROM MOLO
KAI LIGHTHOUSE AND DIES AL
MOST INSTANTLY.
Reports by the steamer from Molo
kal which arrived yesterday tell of the
accidental death of John Souza, of this
city, who was a laborer on the new
lighthouse which is being constructed
at the Molokai Settlement, The tower
has been built to a height of 95 foet
and Souza was working at this distance
from the ground when he feel, dying
almost instantly.
A coroner's Jury was empaneled at
once and a verdict of accidental death
brought in. The remains were burled
shortly after the accident. It appears
that Souza thought that a loaded car
of concrete was coming up, which
would counterbalance the weight of an
empty one In which ho wished to ride
down, but such was not tne case, and
the sudden fall, with Its fatal result,
occurred.
ALLEN HERBERT
REGRETSDECI5I0N
'Allan Herbert, on hearing of the
Lanal case decision remarked:
"That is very bad news indeed. It
will bo regretted by ninety-nine per
cent of the people of this Territory.
"I lived hero under three kings and
one queen, but I have never known
of a worse piece of business giving
away an Island with forty-six miles
of waterfront and 109,000 acres of land
for schoolhouse lots that nre unsuitable
for their purpose.
"If the people were consulted about
it the same as in the Federal build
ing site matter, or as the Hi'.o people
want to be consulted about their local
affairs, the bargain would never have
been allowed.
"The schoolhouse sites are as poor
as could have been selected. It was
a waste. Just think of placing a
school on the Hopper site, In the heart
of tho street traffic.
"Then there is the High school, set
between two streets, no room for tho
children to play, the Japanese building
their shades on every side. That
school ought to have at least twenty
five acres of land for tho children to
play upon and to cultivate."
M REPORT
SHANGHAI, December 4. It Is stat
ed hero that Information has reached
the Chinese board of foreign affairs to
the effect that Germany and Japan have
(concluded an agreement concerning
C hi nu similar to tho one concluded
between Japan and America.
MORGAN RETURNING.
James F. Morgnn, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, Is returning
! from tho Coast, whero he represented
I In wall at various conferences, in the
illlonlan to arrlvo this evening.
TWO SENT UP.
In polico court this morning Hung
Pow, for slashing a Chines night
watchman, and Palk Moon Koc, Ko
rean, assault with intent to kill, wero
held for tho grand Jury.
Best cups of cofteo in tho city at
Now England Bakery.
Confidential matter may be discuss
ed with perfect freedom over auto
matic telephones, Eaves dropping Is
Impossible. Why don't you subscribe
for the new service at Waterhouse
Trust Co.?
DUCOIIATICI) XMA8 TREE.
Ilmuitlfiilly decorated Christmas
tree wiling at the Alaxandor Youiik
Cafe at 11.16 otieli, Qptm ovunlhgu
till 11.
I'lue Jeli PrlnuiijJ, 8lr QJBco,
SHANG
SUPREME
GOES
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(Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D. C, December 21. Tho United States Supreme Court
handed down a decision in favor of the Territory this morning in the La
nal case In which L. ,L. McCandless sought to obtain an injunction to res
train Gov. George R. Carter from a land exchange involving 47,000 acres.
When told of the above decision Acting Governor Mott-Smith was
greatly pleased and stated that he would probably take up the completion
of the deal in tho very near future.
Lincoln L. McCandless, the plaintiff as a taxpayer in the Lanai land
case and who ran for Delegate to Congress on the issue of the suit, when
told of the Supreme Court decision as reported In this afternoon's cable
grams, said:
"I am very sorry to fiear it. f
"Docs not state the' grounds, eh?
"Well, I am very sorry. It convinces me more than ever that there la
a necessity for a change In the land laws.
"By this decision It would appear that the ,whoIe of our remaining pub
lic lands in this Territory, amounting to about l.CS-i.OOO acres, may be
traded for a schoolhouse lot by the Land Commissioner and the Governor.
"And I see by the papers that Governor Frear has not asked for any
change in the law to prevent such a thing.
"Oh, yes, there Is danger. They were only waiting for a decision In their
favor to trade off public lands for a school lot In Manoa valley."
MAINE ORDERED
TO VENEZUELA
NORFOLK, Va., December 21. The battleship Maine has been ordered
south. It Is supposed that her orders take her to Venezuela.
ACCIDENT CAUSED
SAN FRANCISCO, December 21. The coroner's jury which has been In
vestigating tho death of late Chief of Police Blggy has returned a verdict
of accidental death by drowning.
TEEL NEEDS
NO
WASHINGTON, D. C, December 21. Andrew Carnegie, the multi-millionaire
steel magnate, was today before tho Ways and Means Committee.
He stated, during his address before th e committee, that, in his opinion, tha'
steel industry needed no protection legislation.
LISBON SHORT $7,000,000
LISBON, December 21. Muncipal accounts or this city show a shortage
of seven millions of .dollars. ,
3T HAS COME.
We have received that largo ship-J
ment of Tengu Japan rice and wo arc
selling it fast, as the demand Is very
great. It supersedes all otners in ua
vor and quality. IC. Yamamoto, solo
agent, Hotel near Nuuanu.
Flno Job Printing. Star On.co.
Absolutely Pure
Tito only haUlny powtlor
tnatfo wltlt Royal Qrapo
Oroam of Tartar
No Alum, No Urns Phosphate
POWDER
COURT
AGAINST
CANDLE
Cable to The Star.)
BIGGY DEATH
PROTECTION
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