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Evening Bulletin From San Frnnclioo: MaiicliiiMii December 19 For San Francisco: Lurllno Dcccmlior 20 From Vancouver: Monna January 1 For Vancouver: Manuka Janunry 20 i Merchants who talk about honcjt Roods in an honest, interesting way, in the advertising columns of the BULLETIN, seldom have slack times'. 3:30 ED1TBON Xmas ads create Xmas wants that Xmas stocks can fill ESTABLISHED 1882. NO. 48 CO. 12 PAOES. HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1910. 12 PAGES. PRICE 5 CENTS. MILITARY EXPONENTS STIRRING UP CONGRESS I W' 7 l& !: r 3 h 66 INNOCENT Gen. Wood Says Defense Needed i Adds His Voice For Military Preparation Now (Bprclnt In 1 1 nil ii CatiR) WASHINGTON, I). C. Dec. IS MaJ.-Gen. Leonard Wood, chief 0f fctaff, today appeared before tlio House of Representatives committee ( (() a , ,'llU.(1(Iuccd ,,y Con. on military affairs and urged tlio no- Rri.Mlna j,imei, McLachhin of Cnll (Cbslty of preparation for war. Ho furnl.). favored the establishment of n nn-J Tlie secret report, however, will tlonnl council of defense -as a per-' undoubtedly ho considered by ProsI tuuncnt policy of the government, 'dent Tuft and his cabinet within a President Tuft has dliected Secretary short time. Tho report of tho Scc of War Dickinson to withhold tho relury of the Navy, inado public bcv iccret rejiort which was to havo been eral days ago, Is another strong ar cubinltted tq tho lloube of Hepresen- gumenl for "preparedness." DEMOCRATIC OFFICE-SEEKERS ARE MANY, WHILE JOBS FOR THEM HAVE NOT Cul. C. J. McCarthy, chulnuaii of tho Denioc"ratIa county cainpaign commlttco and muiiugei- of tho ro icnt county campaign, In will h tho llourbotia woro gloriously triumphant In electing Tour of their thirty-odd nominees, sighed this morning us ha burvcyed u stuck of applications for Jobs. Having sighed, ho got busy with a letter to tho mayor and an. other to tho sheriff, asking them what vacancies will exist In their ilcpaitmcnts along about Now Year's Day. Fonielinw a rumor got around town that there was to bo a lively Fhnko-iip In .both tho maor's and rherlff's offices and that somo of those now drawing down their sal aries will bo separated from their meal tickets with celerity and vlo lonco when tho now udmliilstintlous begin, Tho result 1st that Democrats AUTO DRIVERS' ASSOCIATION Meeting Today Elects Officers and Fixes Rates to Be Charged. At a mooting called at nnon today and which lasted for two liourB, olll rera for Honolulu Automobile Asso ciation woro elected and rates of faio to bo charged woro fixed. Tho position of president was left open until another meeting and tho other olhccrs elected, woie: Joe Mil ler, vko-iuesldent: K. llartman, sec retary! Charles Ilcynolds, assistant . secietnry; i. M. Wood, treasurer boiud of directors: George C. Heck' ley. J. C. Qulhn, Kd I-owls, A. J. Oon halves, C. M. Schocnlng and Sonny (Jay. Attorney Dmithltt drew up tho art icles of association and presided ocr tho meeting which was held in tho of fice of Honolulu Automobile Stand, and was attended by representatives of every stund In tho city. The rates to be charged, going into effect tho first of the car, lire: CITY UATi:S. Hates per hour, tr straight, for iirrjlng six iiussengers; smaller cats. St per hour. I'muihoii street, along Hastings Bticet, along I'rospeet street, Wylllo (Continued on Pace (N To Arguments natives, lint which was refined apeimcr uaiiiitin. I no report is iu- legeti id nnvo continued racis snow- , Ins that tlio United StnlcH Is not ' tiritifi t-jul ttT tvit niiil irtiu I it t-rtitl V all tho way from Diamond Head to tho corul.glrt windward capes uro sending In applications for posi tions. ' ShorlfT Hill Jnrrctt Bald this morn ing that ho Is afraid ho will havo to disappoint somo of tho oinco-seokors, as ho has no present Intention of '.rcatlng any vacancies In his htaff. Tho major, similarly. Is doubtful of his ability to bring Now Year Joy to lonely hearts that now beat without a Job. .Meanwhile, tho applications aro so numerous that tho county committee will bo called togothor on Tuesday, December 27, to endorse tho iippll cants, whether or not thero aro any offlcc-chalrs that need occupants. If there aro any ichanges. thoy will bo when tho now rcglmo Is established. nnd hent-o tho ondnrscniont JuBt foro tho first of tho year. bo- Petitioners Can Withdraw Is the Ruling of the Su preme Court. Tho attorneys In tho muyoralty contest on tho Republican Bide lost two Important points In tho Tvr iltorlal Supremo Court this morning. The couit held, by u majority rul ing, that tho signers of tho Republi can petition who declared upon the stand that thoy signed tho petition of contest without being uwuro of Its actual contents, and also' that they "wanted to drop tho ciiso," wore to bo permitted ti withdraw. This left but twenty-hlno valid names, uno lean than the required statutory number the court accord lugly being without Jurisdiction and disposing of the petition ot lllght against Fern with finality. The original petition still remains, however, and tho Republican utter ne) s will have an opportunity tomor row morning, by Introducing ovl. dence, to show that the ballots were exhibited "wilfully" and In such manner us to Invalidate tho.otca cast. V. C. IVaeock & Co., Ltd., Is Issu ing a beautiful calendar for 1911, MATERIALIZED ' '-11 BYSTANDER" GETS ROW STARTS OVER RAISING MAINE U. S. ENGINEERS ARE "CRlflCISED I 'SI. .ftij"r -j ' ' . 'HI T&&3VW3K- J . r H, i;X VrfSJrVE5Vv.?fv!lLSJ : M Ik J I by, ' ---F' V COFFCRDAMOFiTClL iiiHrBi - vx iira;iv(tt vuerr , Sr ,wWMiiC X. piusto ee driven ? ll'THltTiMi i W AO1HLJr -tum Miif I -; ill V ',. ! Jt&?vlPM JL x VM1 mi i ' . D O-V " ' i rsotH. v ' "i i.SECTlONAL PLANSUCGeSTEajfH RAISING THEWUME Opposition Develops To Use Of Old- Style Methods In Lifting Noted Battleship Ni:V YOKK, Dec. ir. Details of tho plan formulated bv the army engi neers lor tho work of raising tho wreck of tho battleship Maine uro likely to precipitate, as great a discussion us was brought about by tlio war over the rotatlvo merlin of tho sen level versus tlio lock typo of canal for tho l'nmumt isthmus. It was made known sotcral ilays ago that tho old, slow and expensive method of u cofferdam was to bo employed by the army people, and, wlillu considerable, criticism of the plan was inado at tho time, tho engineers, as 11 "rule, imitated Slgsbeo In "reserving Judgment" until tho plan, with alt of Its details, was at baud. When Uicko have been miidn known it Is probnblo that tlio arux of tho contuiilloii will center ubout the character of the bottom whcio tho Maine lies Imbedded. In tho llrumoas or softness of that bed scorns to Ho tlio csbnnco of tho entire situation, for If It is soft and If tho softness extends to any considerable depth there will bo engineers to say that tlio cofferdam Idea Is Impractic able for thu reason that tho dam would havo to bo sunk too deep for its Bides to resist thu lateral pressure mid, 11101 cover, that It would bo Im possible to keep It.freo of wator by reason of thu gro.it pressure under and around tho base. Work Incident to raising tho wicck of tho old U. S. S. Mnluo at Havana, Cuba, Is progressing. Men uro now making molds for tho tubes lot tho cofferdam to ho built around the hull. These tubes m, twenty- two fcot long and fifty feet In diam eter. They will bo placed aroilnd tho Mnlno forming an oval 49 I feet long by 217 feet wide. A spaco forty-llvo feet wldo will bo lefti around tho wreck, In which to work GOVERNMENT HAS SEATS (Aiwicliitiil TrifS Cable.) l LONDON, Dee. 1C Hvory elec tion return makes It moro probable thut the government party, which making opposition to tho House ' n(js whero they were employed, Tho Lords Its Issue, will be successful IUWholo force of men available was at the generul elections now on. The (mCe lmt t j. M desperate ot (!oeinment now bus 349 scats nnd the Opiitfsltlon 257. Tho member ship of the House of Commons Is C70. and while tlieEi,vrunipnt party, or iJlliornU'liiiB a innJmJtv. It Is not .ulIKJIently large et to ninke Its po sition uuashiillable. JA tms I ( JLH when tho cofferdam Is pumped out, which will probably bo between January 20 und 25, 1911. For tho loading and unloading of material from uno of tho b;ows a steel boom from tho Maine is doing good sor. vlto. This bourn was Bubmorged with the vessel, but after being thoroughly scraped proved to bo In excellent condition. Col. V. M lllack, U. 8. A., will shortly arrlvo to tako charge of tho work ot ruls- Ing tho vessel. TEN MINERS ARE ENTOMBED BY EXPLOSION (Associated l'rt'sn Cable.) l.HYDRN, Colo., Doc. 1C Ten miners wero entombed today in an j explosion fu tho underground work- fort to reach the men before they died from in k of.alr or fiom starva tlou, hut there Is little hope. It Is not definitely known whether or not the men were killed Instantly by fall ing timbers und caitla, CATHCART AGAIN DECLARES COURT withdrawal Charges Lindsay Willi Usurp ing Powers Given By People. MAKES STATEMENT BEFORE JUDGE COOPER City and County Attorney Asserts 1 hat Ho Will Not Endure Present Method, llefoic Circuit Judgo Cooiht ami , before a crowded courtroom that lis tened Intently to every word. City and County Attorney John Calhcart short ly after 11604 todny. ngaln reiterated itis declaration that he would nb union nil criminal prosecution In the Cir cuit Court because tho powers given to him as nn elected official of the City and County of Honolulu have been usurjlcd by Attorney Ocneral Lindsay, an apiHilntlro official. The City nnd County Attorney em phasized tho statement ho, mudu yes terday, Ho declared that It was hli duty to declare the reasons that Im pelled him to move for a nollo pro sequi 'In tho 'second chargo against Kdward C. l.nne. "In this caso I havo done what I hcllevo to ho my duty,'; declared Calh cart, "and 1 believe further that a statement Is necessary, particularly (Continued on rare, m M. S. GRINBAUM PASSES AWAY Old Merchant .Died In Ger many at an Advanced Age. Nows came from llorlln this morn ing of the death thero ot M. S. Orln baum, fur many jears Identified with the commeiclul lite ot Honolulu and Hawaii, tho cable merely announcing the fact of tho death and stating nothing us to tho cause of it. Tlio cable was dated December IS und xlgned by the widow of tho de ceased, who was well' known In Ho nolulu. Mr. Urinbaum was between seven ty nnd eighty yours of ago at tho time of his death, and for nearly halt u century was connected with tho icoinmorclal llfo of Hawaii as head of the firm of (Irlnbaum & Co., Im porters ot general merchandise und plantation agents. Tho firm of which ho was for many years tho head was started In 18!ifi by nn uncle of Mr. (Irlnbaum und ubout ten years later M. Louis son and Mr. Orlnbaum took over the business, and then for many years the man who has Just died In Ger many was the head of tho company, which was disincorporated In 1908. In June of thut year Mr. Urin baum retired from active llfo, tho merchandise department ot tho com pany being closod a year previously, ami for tho last year of Its existence the flrmVactcd merely as plantation agent, Mr, (Irlnbaum Js survived by a widow. His family lived here at no time permanently, and he nnd his wife did a great deal of traveling, generally spending the winters In Honolulu and being hero for the last time during the winter ot 1908. OPEN EVENINGS L. II. Kerr & Co., will be open every evening until Christmas, Santa Clau and music A good business head should he ae rompaulcd by u good business heart. More than three thousand camphor irces have been set out In Florida. FinH tinn Fap i1 illV "'vv ' Ul . His Comments J. Carlo Punished For Talking About Case While Jury Passes lie nine ho stood In tho entrance of hli storo on r'ort sticet and com mented upon the merits of u case within tho hearing of u Jurj of tho Circuit Court, which was passing at the time, J. Carlo, the pawnbroker, wiib fined J100 by Circuit Judgo Cooper this morning. Tho flno was Imposed upon Carlo despite his earnest protestations that ne ,n, not know that a Jury was nearby when he was commenting 1 upon the case, although he admitted recognizing Judge Cooper. Judge Cooper did not Indicate at the time that he heard the remarks, but us soon as he returned to Oio Judlluiry building he Issued u bench warrant for the npprchenslun of Carlo forthwith. Within flftecn'mln. utcs Carlo was before tho bar ot Justice nnd asked If he had anything FORECAST OF 3.50 FOR NEW. CROP OF SUGAR PROMISES TO BE REALIZED, SAY EXPERTS Cnlnn sugar for February dolhory hns Mild at 3.18 cents In tho Now York market, nnd ns February is tho period when tho Cuban season Is at Its height nnd raw sugar is at its low est llguru for tho year tho forecast of 3.C0 sugar gives promlso of being realized unless tho "Invisible biiih plies" nbhorhs u largo amount ot raws. Willctt & Gray's comment 011 tho raw sugar market under dato of Dec, 1 follows: VI8IBLE SUPPLY. Total stock of ICurope and America, 1,737,802 tons against 1,120.013 tons Inst year at the same uneven dates. Tho Increase of stock Is 311,809 'tons, against an In crcaso stocks of 312.18C last week. Total and aflonts together chow a' TO COMMAND LUZON (AsHncliitcil I'rrgv Cahl.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 15. Ilrtg.-Gcn. Frederick Fuustun, the plcturcsquo hero of tho I'hlllppltn war, was today assigned to command tho Department of Luzon. Tho ap pointment takes effect on January 15. Fuuston was mudo n brigadier, general In 1901. CONGRESSMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA DEAD (Auoclatci) PreM Cable.) PHILADELPHIA, Pcnn., Dec. 15. Congressman Joel Cook of Phila delphia died todny at his home here. Ho has been III for some tlmo. Con gressman Cook wus born til Phila delphia In 1842, and after a distin guished career as a newspaper man enteied polities and was elected to the Sixtieth Congress 011 the Repub lican ticket. SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. 15, Heels: 88 nnalsls, 9s, 0 l-2d.; par ity, 3.89c. Previous quotation, 9a. 0 3-ld, FINE "IT to say for himself. He then asbcrtcd that he did, not know that ho w.is doing auythfnK wrong, and pleaded earnestly that tho line bo reduced from tho II g uro of, MOO. Judge Cooper, however, stat ed thul Carlo was fortunato to es cape with n fine and not bo ImurlH- w oned for such a serious offense. III plens for a reduction of (ho fine wero all In vain, and although Carlo was ghen until 3 o'clock to pay the fine, the money was In tho hands of the clerk of court bcfnro noon. The Jury which aroused Carlo's, rather expensive remarks In passing"' Is that sitting In the caso of a Ha waiian charged with n criminal at- tack upon 11 girl, and was on IW way to view the sccno of tho crime;" In the rear of tho Art Theater. " visible supply of 1,781,852 tons: against l.ts.'i.un tuns last our, of an ; increase 111 ij-j.au'j ions. ' RAWS. SjHit quotations for ulho week remained the' same hs nt.Jho close of lust week basis ot 3.93c. per pound, DO test Centrifugals, at willed 110 business was dono. tho only par cel of Hot sugar being held by Jwu-. crs nt 4.05c. per pound. The only salo of the week was 1,500 tons Dcmarara Centrifugals for middle December shipment nt 2.20c. per ioiind c. & f.. equnl to 3.90c. landed. This sale.naa inado jesterday. W" At the close tho tone nnd tciufmcy Is rather easier as 11 cotiBcciuencdl ot several sellers of niiropcun beet siig- (Continued on Face 7.) CLASH WITH POLICE 1 (SiKclal Mil I lot In Catilr.) CHICAGO, Dec. 15. Ill 11 clash between the ikiIIco reserves nmli tho strlkln? uurmont-workors hero to day, i no man was killed and several 1 wouuiicii. .miisi 01 uiu ganuuiii workers uro women nnd girls and thov attacked the police with great ferocity. GERMAN STEAMER IS l. WRECK; 24 ARE LOST (Associated Vf Cnhlc.) LONDON, Dec. 13. The Gorman btcamcr Palermo, has been wrecked on the roast of Spain nnd twonty four lives lost. SWITZERLAND NAMES A NEW PRESIDENT (AMKliilel Prom Cable.) Ili:ilNi: Switzerland, Dec. IB. Mnrcemlle lllrhet was today elected. President of Switzerland. It pays to ho honest , hether. yo uuu-rusv me tact or uou 'j UjH skmm--. 4Jktm&i3fi& li.AMHV