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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
1
President Taft and Attorney General Wickersham met in Beverly Massachusetts on August 20 to discuss a plan to centralize control of corporations engaged in interstate business, seeking a unified federal approach to regulation.
INDIANAPOLIS Aug. 20 Zengel the famous auto drag made ten miles with a track motor mobile in eight minutes twenty three and two tenths seconds a little fragment of a broader report on a record run by the automobile racer Zengel in Indianapolis
SEATTLE Aug 29 A car plunged over a trestle killing four women occupants and the chauffeur in a tragic plunge. The accident left no survivors among the five aboard as rescue efforts followed the fatal fall into the water below.
Aug 20 report from McKers Book Pa describes steel car works strikers attempting arson on a car and causing alarm in an ugly incident amid ongoing labor tensions. No injuries reported. Local authorities investigate possible involvement of workers.
Bara Millions Spokane Washington reports a forest fire raging in the Coeur D Alene region. The damage already done to forests amounts to fully two million dollars.
Reports say G M Cooke is better today with his condition improving. Anat mentions Mr Charles M Coeke yesterday suffered a attack and is in a somber state, while aides hope for further progress if he survives the day.
United Wireless intends to enter maritime trade by offering to install wireless gear on Pacific Mail ships. The plan includes equipping Pacifle Mall vessels at no cost and involves scheduled officer exchanges. Continued on Page 4.
The Char Hower Estate stockholders met this afternoon to discuss a possible sale of the house now occupied by the Hutte, the construction of a new building on KIKE street, and repairs. Several executives including Myers, Wik, and Albert Afong spoke on the election of officers and the appointment of new attorneys for the Honolulu stock exchange. The treasurer candidate remains uncertain as Roth gains support.
Over four years of litigation between L. I. McCandress and the South Railway and Land Company ended by a proposed compromise. Attorneys Kinney Ballou Prower and Anderson handled negotiations. Discontinuances were planned in five pending calendar items including an injunction suit over a dam on Tahune. The settlement, based on mutual concessions, aims to file discontinuances in all cases.
Jol Hatchelor in Judge De Volt's Choate Court begins the twentyeth annual accounting of Horace Pallatt Bishop estate valued around 2.5 million dollars. Master appointment awaited after weeks of exhaustive scrutiny. M T Simonton in Judge Robinson's Crentz Court finalizes the report for estate of the late August Dreier valued about 500 thousand dollars. Preparation of the reports requires weeks. Hawaii masters' fees are lower than mainland rates.
The Territory Supreme Court rules Act 149 does not bar appeals from district magistrates or require direct circuit court review in insanity cases. It upholds constitutional due process for exams, committals, and appeals to the circuit court, with questions reserved for the Supreme Court.
Hoan Makino of the Higher Wage Association reacts to a jury verdict of guilty in the conspiracy case. He regrets the outcome yet says he is glad to be convicted alongside his colleagues who fought for higher wages for Japanese laborers. Kaitor Bogu plans to appeal to the Territory Supreme Court, potentially to the U.S. Supreme Court.
A shortened notice notes 28 flyers and races under the Avi ation weet program. The item lists event items and schedules for a local aviation themed program.
The Mutual Telephone Company gains full control of the old Wi ene Company after transferring 100,000 shares of telephone stock. Distribution will be pro rata among wireless stockholders, with disincorporation likely. The wireless branch leader remains Mr Baleh at Jim Nead, noted as efficient in the work. Takeoka case alleges cruelty against K Takeoka.
The Mary Dunne Hall estate tax must be paid to the Territory of Hawaii under inheritance tax provisions. The Supreme Court opinion holds that shares in corporations passing under the will are property in Hawaii and subject to the act. The will of Mary Dame Hart tests New Jersey probate, letters of administration with will annexed granted by a Pine Circuit judge to administer cash and shares of stock in several corporations.
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