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DICrATNG SORE THROAT
A ouESsus MaIaay WAlo6 AaSSas
MaAy PoFsOAs who EaDIOy Rtoa-
o-ARhsru An Thsls O3SS[

Debating sore throat IL an affection
Of the vocal cords that business men
get from the odd, strained, high voices
that they use in debating to their
utenographers. Il don't know why 1t
Is, q physician said the other day,
''but nearly every man when he die
tates puts his natural, easy voice aside
and uses q high-Pitehsd, feverish note
that plays the very deuce with the vocal
cords as IL CRATES over them. A man
Of big interests will dictate over 100 let
tsrs q day at times. His throat Is 50
sore when he a done that he has TO
take some olsAginOus and soothing
medicine.
The dissAss h distinctly . modern
one" said the physician, according 70
the Philadelphia Record, - sign Of
these complex modern times, and Il
has been called, for want Of q better
name, debating sore throat. The only
cure for II Il TO teach men TO dictate
In their natural voices % thing that
seems 70 be impOssible) or TO compel
them 70 cease debating altogether"
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INSTINCT OF A MOTHER.
Illustrates ~ ne cav WhSa TASEs
- DtFaV Calf An The west
- Cattle HSFA

Il might ssSm that where hAh .
dozen herds were mingled together, It
would be impossible to select the calves
belonging to a particular owner with
any degree Of accuracy, says E. Mayo,
writing on Beer in Leslie's Monthly,
that In the roundup they would be-
come hopelessly mixed. But al this
is obviated by q very simple rule, which
Is that the calf belongs TO the COW
that claims Il, and consequently to the
concern whose brand she bears Long
experience has taught the eattlemen
that the calf may mistake its mother
sometimes, but the COW her offspring
never. OF course, in these days Of wire
fences when the free riders Of the
range are degenerating TO the rank OF
the eastern hired man" and each
bunch" IL kept to its own territory,
there IL small occasion for the eKer-
else Of this test; but in the old days Of
the open range Il worked perfectly,
except in the ease Of mavericks
those cattle that had grown to be
yearlings or over without having
passed under the branding iron-and
these the impartial law Of the time
distributed in proportion 70 the num-
Der Of each herd participating IN the
roundup.
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OPERATING MARIoHETTEs.
aSaaEkabSs IaSoauAtV 40 gkm d.
Baayoa ~ one - - -
Bu.aaSA

The ingenuity Of some q TIE han
dleru Of mArionsttss, said shoW-
man, -is incredible. know q man who
conducts q marionette theAtsr, where
in an orchestra Of eight pieces plays
undor marionette Leadership, while IN
tie boxss . dozen marionette sPeeta-
tors laugh and applaud, and on the
stage q mAFionstts drama briaklT en-
acts itssh.
The eonductor Of al this stands, ex-
posed 70 the waist, at the back Of the
stage, and apparently he il mOtionless,
though really each finger OF both
handl and the majority Of the toes OF
both feet are working with unexampled
rapidity. For each mariOnette IL con-
nected by . string with toe or
finger Of the operator, and this string
sometimes has a. many a. ten or hf-
teen branches, Joined to the manikin's
face, body, arms, legs, etc, 80 that It
may dance, smile, wave its arms and do
a number Of other lifeliks things. One
o. these figures, indeed, IL connected BY
80 strings to the operator.
ct is bewildering 20 think OF the
number of strings there must be alto
gether," concluded the Snowman, ae-
eording to the Philadelphia Record,
"and really Il IL impossible to conceive
Of the dexterity and the thought re-
quired in the artistic manipulation Of
. band Of marionettes."
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LIFT N DEPOSIT BOXES.


Il often happens that deposit boxes
rented IN bank vaults are opened on
account Of arrears in payment on the
part Of the renters, who cannot be
found. Then strange are the reVsla-
tons Of . box's contents.
A young woman had q box in . down
town bank and failed 20 pay tie sec
ond year's rent. A Ehe had disap-
peared from her former residence the
box vas opened recently. An It con
tanned was . pair Of baby shoes.
Another box rented By . man dis
closed, on being opened for the usual
reason, . diamond brooch worth e
least 500. The bank has held the
brooch for three months. IN the belief
that the uan or HIS heirs win one day
claim Il.
often these boxes contain interest
nRletters-letters from an aged moth
erto her son. says the Philadelphia Rec
ord, from . young man to his sweet
heart. from . grateful PeaGonaF 70 his
bonafaetor.
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n Is Known As sOLANME
MT = ne NGns e Deadly POisOa
R-4 h soaefines ROuaa
n PotatosA

Chemical examination has revealed
The fact that q poisonous alkaloid
known as solanine is contained IN po-
tatoes. Little Of this poison is founl
IN new potatoes, but even fresh po-
tatOes which have grown about the
surface of the soil and have a grecn
Ikin are generally known to be Poi-
sonous, says q scientific authority.
When potatoes are kept a long time
they contain a large amount OF this
poison, and many cases Of serious
poisoning have occurred IN late sans
mer from eating old potatoes. About
ten years ago many soldiers in the
German army were IN from an NJ :
known cause. They suffered wit d
headache, cole, diarThea, vomiting :.
weakness and slight stuPor, and
some cases dilation Of the pupils
The matter was investigated and
was discovered that the men ha'
been eating potatoes which had bee
kept for . long time IN . danny Plae
until they had begun 70 sprou
These potatoes, q chemical analyst
ihowed contained a. much solanln
y q found IN nsW potatoes.
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FAD a CHINESE EAIR
1900 Was CaTsd Archie 50 TIE
w0-ronian TAsugAa u Was
akh chs0P

hthshousShold Of q prominent Bos-
toDi,n 4 . Chinese servant who was
brought east BY the family several
vssrs 400 from California, where be
had ingrsfiated himself during win
ter soiourn Il Pasadena.
Recently q young man named Archi-
b,I5 ~ been visiting the family, and
the Chiuaman seemed - take q strange
fancy "a him. He Is called Archie for
short. and every time The name Of
Archie vas mentioned the Mongohan
would grin and beam 81 the guest with
a bride thst seemed little less than
psternsl That & was e. least frater-
nal - Disclosed one day, When he
ssid: s'Whv for you have name alies
ssmse NE Chinaman97 Archibald
was rather taken back. ''lQhat dc you
meang'' he asked. ''Why, you name,
replied the chinaman, according 20 The
Philadelphis Record. -When they
tGIkee TO vou they caIles you Al Gael
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RETURNING 10 NcINERATIoE.
ne DlsDosltiOa Of Human Dead ~
ORsRa1iOa BsSOmiag ooaSFa1a
oaVElssed C0untE1sA.

Recent satisfies show that there
q . constant and growing tendency
20 return 70 the custom of cremation,
that prevailed throughout the civil
lied world before the Christian era,
excepting among the Egyptians, Chi
nese and Hebrews. The disposition
Of the human dead by incinsration
has beck meeting with more and
more favor, that has in no wise been
retarded since the first cremation so
ciety ives formed, In London, in 1874.
That same year q erematory was
erected in Milan, and two years
afterwards one was built in Lodi,
Italy. In two years more there was
one IN Gotha, Germany, and after
wards they began to appear in all
landa.. The first one in this country
was erected IN Washington, Pa, in
1883, ard the one IN Fresh Pond, L.
T., came two years afterwards. In
this latter eight bodies were cremat-
ed the first year and 70 in the sec
ond year. In 1900 the total had
passed the 900 mark, and during the
last year It reached 654. There are
now % crematories IN the United
States. In the year that New YOrk's
first crematOry was opened only 46
bodies were cremated in the entire
country, while last year the number
Waa ASA.
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YRlBcB's BURmD CRY.
- LGsht ~ ths Dlsoovory
i've Ansisat Eoan. us@

,.tsrcsting ruins Whioh point %
.vistence Of . buried city have
found in the woods Of Charbon-
=. near the ehateau Of that
some miles distant from Or
Two tombs composed Of mon
Il stones, in one Of which the re-
4, of a skeleton were reposihR.
been found under ancient oaks.
~ were at Q depth Of 90 cent?
-.s.rs below the son. Il b esti-
-,tsd from the nature Of the stones,
- dimensions and form. that the
,.mbs date from the sixth. seventh
eighth century.
According 70 q local tradition on
A, site, which was formerly crossed
n a crest Roman way, many cen
aries ago an important city stood,
. which the ruins stin exist, though
.-ovded and crushed under the earth
Ione ago By wood cutters and exca-
atorB.
This tradition attributeE 20 this
hurled city the name Of Sergy. Il
!, probable that these tOmbs are not
ne only relics IN this place, and that
, Wsll-condudcted search would re-
neal an entire cemetery. whose ex-
tent would give an idea Of the impor-
,,u.s Of the buried city.
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A CONVICT IN PRISON.
DaIAy B0aalAs Of Life - DuAgSoa
Co DOso-iBSa ~ o. VIZ
K8wL

nIhad little work TO DO A prison,
how did spend the timer At Auburn,
where lived the greater part Of my
hrSt term, says the Autobiography of
a Thief, in Leslie's Monthly, the rou-
tine Of my life was as follows: After
rising IN the morning would sweep
outymy cell, turn up my bed snd blank
sts and clean up. Then TO ."~lkfast;
then, II there was no work to DO, 1
would 20 back 70 my cell and eat .
small portion Of opium. Then would
exercise with dumbbeIls and take
sponRe bath With cold water. Next
would cone q nap TIN dinner time.
After dinner would read and think In
nv cell until three O'Clock, when I
would 20 TO The bucket ground or ex-
srcise in the yard, in the lOck-step with
the others, for half an hour. Then
back 20 the cell. taking with me bread
and a evo Of eofiee made out Of burnt
bread-crust for my supper. The count
wa made at six o'clock TO see that
al was right for the night. After that
rad n my cell - long ~ the oil
lngtNd
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Ant HYPNoTIsTs.
a auaass n MSaAoaI BoAsaSS AnSaB
Bs8s - the EAsSSss WitnosSO1
~ . REaAo&

nat ants doctor their SICK By hypno-
tism and magnetism IL proved by OBJ
servation. An ardent student tails
how he witnessed what may be termed
4 ssanee in medical science among anita.
BE saw several Of these little creatures
emerge from the hills and noticed that
there were some among them which
were weak and emaciated-invalids, in
fact. They were accompanied By
healthy members Of the community.
and al made their way toward . dis
tant mound.
On following their m0vsms1ts
through a glass the observer saw on
this mound big and sturdy ant which
made some motions IN the direction Of
the advancing tnEllids. The latter
went up the mound one By ons, and
submitted themselves 20 treatment.
This consisted in the phyuician ant
passing his feelsrs over the head and
body Of the patient IN . manner Dis
tinctly suggestive 81 The hypnotiEiaR
OF nerves and muscles practiced b.
human doctors. Every one went
through the treatment, then the pa
tisnts went back. and the doctor
marched on in the opposite dirsetIoa.
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BRGmEmc or OSTRICH PAINS


Fifty years ego, the domsstScatioa
q the ostrich Was an idea secuted By
most Of The zoologists who had given
time and thought 70 The subject. The
young, Il was believed, could not Be
rGised in state Of captivity. The
great demand for ostrich feathers
was then met By hunting and killing
Wild birda, and there4Rere indicationa
that the species would soon become ex-
6nct But IN the early sixties.
French scientist named Gosse issued .
pamphlets IN which he argued that the
domestication Of the ostrich was feas-
tble and practicable, and not long after
wards brood Of ostriehes was reared
IN the city OF Algiers, says Success.
Gosse'E pamphlet and news Of the ex-
pertinent IN Algiers became familiar
20 two farmers in Cape Colony, who
determined 70 undertake the domeEti-
cation Of oStriches in South Africa. Be
ginning with two birds, which they
caught and placed In an Enclosure, in
. twelvemonth they had q brood Of
90, which marked the birth Of q new
industry which has played potential
part in the development and commerce
Of vast region. Large tracts Of land
In South Africa, which could not be
probably used for any other purpose,
are now devoted to this business, and
feathers to the value Of $1,000, 900,
from nearly 900 900 dOmesticated birds,
are now annually sent abroad from
Cape Colony.
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THE STUDY OF CHIHESRl
AAvos-asa ~ UAasSa Stasos osasuaas
AgSat IN ne Iatsrosas e
ARSEisaa TsaaN

NJ. ChAFlss Never, United States
consular agent e Gsra, IN an ofaciAl
communication 20 the STATE depart
ment advocates the study Of the Chi
nese language - . means Of extending
American trade in the Chinese empire,
says the Warrington Star. while
China = considered the land Of prom
he for our farmers and mAnufaetur-
srs." says he, "the importance Of the
knowledge Of the Chinese language is
greatly UNDERMINED. submit the de-
tails Of . recent intervieT with q lin
guist who has given special attention
TO this subject. Il \ well understOOd
that In order TO enter into Perman-
ent commercial relations with q for
eign country Il q indispensable TO
know its language. When Russian In
dustries began to develop the Germans
recognized that In order TO engage in
profitable trade in that country Il was
necessary to learn Russian, and there
. now no country where the Russian
language d % much taught - In Ger
many.
The Chinese language q ideograph-
Ic. Il conveys the idea and not the
word for the thing, as the figure 81 rep
rssents the idea and not the word. The
Chinese have invented more than 4O,-
300 marks for their writing. In the
opinion Of my Informant Il will require
only about 5000 marks for mercantile
correspondence, and It win be OaSisT
70 learn them than the words Of an
ordinary foreign language.
Russian is more dificult for Amer
leans than Chinese. Il takes much
longer to learn the spoken language,
because Of the variety Of dialects; but
any one who can learn enough Of the
writings 70 anSWer ordinary purposes
In . few months and have his knoWl-
EDGE perfected by . hnguiEt within
about q year. An exact instruction IN
one Of the Chinese languages can only
Be given BY Chinaman.
This method has been adopted IN
Germany. Besides the professor for
the theory Of language, there are four
Chinese hnguistS in the Oriental sem
mary Of Berlin teaching the business
lyle and the language Of Picking,
Shanghai and Canton. Il IL not intend
ed 70 At pupils for the diplomatic SEW
-, but for commercial work"
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A curious Egyptian wen curb has
been given 20 Cornell university By An
bassador White. says the New York
Tribune. The curb Is heWn from .
solid rock "a an elaborate manner, The
diameter e two ard q half feet, the
height about the same, while the sides
are six inches thick The inner surface
q tks curling 4 worn smooth By con-
iStant usage. The stone e o. q rsddish
hns, and d said 20 Be q species Of gram
ite. The relic weighs about ton and e
half. and four men had diGcnity 81 re-
moving & from fns frright van g the
u-iFerzitT libraE1.
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WOMAN BURIED ALIVE.
ES~S Lay Belssd wa oaEa2sUsV,
Inferred, and SuROoaASs
n Her CaakSE

A letter received In Paris from
Buenos Ayres records the death Of
Nile. Cambaeeres, q descendant Of the
famous French general and q member
Of one Of the leading families in the
Argentine capital, under most dis
tressin4 circumstances, says q Paris
correspondent Of the New York Her
aid.
The unfortunate young LADY had Just
turned IS years Of age, and her birth
day was celebrated By q grand recep-
ton. All her friends came 70 offer
their congratulations and brought
presents.
In the evening Nile. Cambaeeres
went up TO her room 20 dreas for the
opera. She Was IN the act of putting
on her hat, when shs fen 70 the
ground, apparently dad.
The funeral took place within -
hours. ss under municipal law q corpse
must not be kept longer, on account
Of the heat and the danger Of deoom-
position
AfeW days sfterward someone start
ed the theory that Nile. Cambaeeres
had been poisoned, and the authorities
ordered the body to be diSinterred and
q post-mortem examination made.
When the CONN was opened It was
found. 20 the horror Of every one, that
the veil which covered the face Of the
unfortunate girl was torn and her face
scratched al over. From these facts
e appeared clear that Mlle. Cambae-
cree had been buried alive and had
torn the ven and scratched Der face n
her struggle TO get out Of the coin
The case, though not reported IN
the press, has produced most painful
Impression in Buenos Ayres, the more
90 aa Me. Cambaceres was very pretty
and beloved b. al who knew her.
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sTt's only q matter Of time" re
marked the shoe-elerk boarder, who
reads the scientific page IN a house
hold nagazine, ''until an our engines
and that sort Of thing win be run
BY heat drawn from the sun"
what Win become Of the poor
farmers when that time arriFes?P
asked the girl with the lemOn-col-
orsd hair, Who presides over the rib-
bon counter between meals.
ssThe farmerBf- Queried the shoe
clerk. after tie manner q , person
up 3 tree.
sYea.s sad the fair rssbon demon
etrstor. II ell the suns heat g. 20
be used TO run engines wont Il make
ths ,veafhsr too cold 20 raise eggs
And butter and such things '-Chi-
earo Daily News.
The broad ax., 1902-11-22

ne provsrbial bull IN q china ahops
would md rich field for exerclsing
his proeIivities could be gain entrsnee
70 King EDWARDS closets. The value o.
the china ~ Buckingham palace and
windsor = said 20 exceed g 900 COO
reports the St. Louis Star. The sevrer
dessert service IN Tie green drawing
room at Windsor e valued AZ s500.0o0.
ana The Rose du BARR vases a. e2so. ooo.
AZ Buckingham palace there are az
scVren vases Which era valued q go.
90 cach.
The broad ax., 1902-11-22

Tor many years Russia has been de-
portine to Siberia its men q the most
sctirs intellect and turning them loose
a. . new country % make livelihood
for themselves and for their families.
II a not strange. then, 20 note that
universities and museums are spring
ing M IN RusEia's eastern possessions.
nor nat many o. the men Of science
and teachera "a lhe star are exiies.
Tesers Is scarcely town ~ 10000 in
hsb5 asia IN az Siberia but i-as apubiic
museum. undcr the care q . learnsd
nzd conpetent curator.
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HOMICIDE N AMERICA
B-AAsh Bvidsaes 81 . FoEEIblS
Fads % MWdsR.

Comparative statistics Of murder
should teach NJ some lessons Of ma
donal humility, because, blink II
- we may crime, and especially that
Of homicide, II . pretty accurate
measure of the attainment Of civil
Estion. There are about 10000 muir
ders a year In the United States.
Mr.. Robert Anderson, of London, has
lately astonished his readers BY
stating that in the 100000 inhsbi-
tants Of London there are annually
on the average only about Is muir
ders. in a sermon ON crime q clergy
man of one Of our smaller American
cities recently stated that in his city
(of about 200, 900 inhabitants) there
we're IN the last five years an aver
Rge Of nearly 30 hOmicides q year,
says American Medicine. SuppOGing.
therefore, that these people would
not become far more criminal when
massed together by millions, Il fol-
lows that II the eiergyman'S city
were as large as London there would
be nearly 800 murders q year In II,
instead of IS. But, worse Is yet to
come: Out Of the las murders in Eve
years there were only - convictions,
and the very worst is the fact that
not one Of these convicted murder
ers suffered the death penalty
Upon che side. surely. the retort no
longer holds that the doctors put
their bad work beneath the ground
and the lawyers hang II up above IL.
$50 much hemp grown, 80 little used, "
nay Be pertinently quoted.
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FoIiovine 3 ths unique advertising
letter Of Eud0rh (Kan.l hog farras
TO our friends, the farmers and stock
men everywhere: Tou are invited 70
attend our free open-air concerts,
given every evening 81 I've ?. m, under
tbs direction 81 NJ. +. ". Melville. We
guarantee % yon fhat We have 30 q
the uWeetesi voiced squealers ia the
country. No such an aggregation -oi
male and female roieez was ever got
together under one management. END
you win s. highly entertained and
pleased e you ail attend one q orr
concerts. Reserved seats free for
everybody. Special progfanmes VII
be arranEe5 g yon VII but notify us.
come ont and hear as r4ueal. We VIII
take special - lr 60 rlsare Tcn. Hqurl
The broad ax., 1902-11-22

A physician, talking 20 q reporter Of
a New York paper, asserted recently
that govt - rapidly increasing in that
city. Is q disease prevalent among the
wealthy classes. the increase being al
together ont Of proportion 70 the
Growth Of population. He claims that
fhiu a. largely attributable 70 the In
crease IN elubs, fashionable restau-
rantu. and cafes, and also 20 the gener-
q use of cabs, even when the distance
from the club 90 the home is only few
bloela. II people would take more se-
tive exercise IN the open air, they
would run less risk from heavy meals.
He says that rich foods are more re-
sponEible for govt than wine, although
r1FaEacslly ths two usually 60 to-
-
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Peal the apples and slice thinly.
Take . quart Of -four. two eggs. half
q cupful Of sugar and enough sweet
MIX 70 make rather 3 thick batter.
Stir ~ the sliced apples and fry tin
brown in boiling lard Sprinkle With
sugar e. soon - taken from the kst-
tla.--Albany Argna
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ras-Did BE really take you b sur
rrise when he propofed1
FthsI-Yes. indeed Why. hadn't
ersa locked up rs ananciai standing
-la..e
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-01

the House, admitted by card only Then
they began to come to me to sign cards
for them. l asked them why they want
ed my cards, why they did not give
their friends their own cards, and they
said their friends wanted the autograph
of the first delegate from the new pos
sessions. 1 imagine that doorkeepers in
the gallery wondered how it came
about that so many people carried the
cards of a new member, who was not
supposed to know hardly any one in
the city.
There was only one coIored man in
the House last session and there will
be none this session. Representative
George H. White, a Republican from
North Carolina, was the only man of
negro blood in the last House, and he
was defeated for reelection because
the people of that State have put in an
educational qualification which has cue
out the negro vote. White has been
there for two sessions but the Demo-
that will ever be elected to Congress-
OF course the only place from which a
negro has a chance is from the South
and down there they have arranged
things so that they can outvote any ne
gro candidate in the future. That is
what the Democrats say. The Repub-
licans are not so sure about it,
There is certainly a great hatred of
the negro among the Southern Con-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-01

Minnesota We talked over Hawaiian
affairs, both of them being members of
the Committee on Pacific Islands and
Porto Rico to which Hawaiian matters
are referred. Next L met Senator j. K.
Jones, chairman OF the National DEM
oCratic Committee, who asked me about
the election here. They all told me that
If there was anything L wanted not to
hesitate to ask them.
L ather cultivated the Republicans
however, for L had learned the advan-
tages. 1 met Senator Clark of Wyom-
irg and through Congressman Woods, I
net Senator Perkins of California and
Pratt of Connecticut and Teller of Col
orado. Teller l knew previously and
he is a very good old man, and a
staunch friend of Hawaii. He inquired
about the people here. He is one OF
those who helped to secure the free
franchise for the Hawaiians, and he
said as long as the Hawaiians stick to-
gether he will be their friend, but when
they elect a sugar mans delegate to
Congress, they can no longer count on
him.
Senators Frye, Hoar Dolliver, Mason
and Nelson, I met, also Senator For
aker, whom I had known the year pre-
vious. He is one of the staunch friends
of Hawaii also, and is chairman of the
committee that has control of Hawaii
an matters. Just before I left Wash