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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-03-21
CHARLES WILCOX IS ARRESTED
Three Warrants Charging Embezzement Sworn To by
Andrews.

Charles Wilcox arrested yesterday afternoon by High
Sheriff Brown three warrants for embezzemen of public
money by Attorney General Andrews The
he alleged frauduenty converted his $o70
$S3475 and $424.Io making total of $233785.
Wilcox the police station early in the day. having heard
that he about be arrested and he waited for for
the warrants leaving when they failed show up about
o'clock Later they served him by the sheriff. and Will
put up bonds in the OF $500 with James Boyd and
Humphreys securities
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-03-21
LIMITED.

HONOLULU, H. 1.
San Francisco Agents-The Nevada
National Bank of San Francisco.
DRAW EXCHANGE ON
SAN FRANCISCO-The Nevada Ma
tional Bank of San Francisco.
ILONDON-The Union Bank OF London,
NEW YORK-American Exchange Ma
tional Bank.
HICAGO-Merchants National Bank.
PARIS-Credit Lyonnais.
BERLIN-Dresdner Bank.
HONGKONG AND YOKOHAMA-The
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation.
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
Bank of NV Zealand.
VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER-Bank
of British Nc til Ameri -
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING
AND EXCHANGE BUSINESS.
Deposits Received. Loans Made on
Approved Security. Commercial and
Travellers Credits Issued. Bills of Ex-
change Bought and Sold.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY AC-
COUNTED FOR.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-03-21

Want ads In the Star bring quick re-
suits. Three lines three times for -
cents.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-03-21

Note Heads, Bill Heads, Statements
and Fine Commercial Printing at the
Star ONCE.
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god of law. was literally proclaiming from
the housetops, as 1t lowered among other
statues on the skyline of the new Appel
ate Court building in Madison square,
New York.-the fulfilment of the South
ern woman's prophecy OF success for Mr..
Lukeman.
REVIEWS HIS LIFE WORK.
In answer to atulations on such
work and request for the story Of his
preparation and progress came the fol-
lowing simple confession, which is here
given to prove the variety and thorough
ness OF modern training in art and In
architectural decoration.
II remeber we'll the day ! strolled into
the Virginia Building. Little had then
thought OF future success. / believe had
seen ahead the terrible struggle that
awaited me should not have had the
courage to go on, but there seemed al
ways encouragement Of my endeavor to
do my best with whatever work had In
hand, and the approval of Him who Is
| ever ready to smile on an honest effort
| and true fight. Ny first work began
| when I was very young boy. From
ten years OF age to thirteen I worked In
modelling class. Then I became pupil
| of the late Launt Thompson under whom
| studied until was sixteen when be-
| came an apprentice in the bronze foundry
| OF Jno williams where studied and work.
! ed until / reached the age Of 10. Then l
| devoted several years to terra-cotta and
architectural modelling for building In
terror md exterior decorations. All
these years studied in the evening class
| es in drawing from life and the antiques,
| at Cooper's Institute and the Academy OF
| Design until the beginning OF the con-
,struction OF the Columbian Exposition.
| Then you may recall my ambition to do
some worthy work After completing
the task Of experimenting the enlarging
| OF some OF the most important works Of
the exposition my vision seemed quite
clear for the future. But no man ever
| put in six years of harder work than I
| have had since then. My first step to-
! wards progress was visit to Europe
spent in studying its monuments and mu-
seuns and working under Falguiere in the
Beaux Arts. Paris. On my return, after
executing the portrait bust Of Mrs. r. c.
Perkins, became a pupil Of Mr.. Daniel
G. French, In whose studio I have spent
several delightful years in work and
study, assisting Mr. French in executing
many of his most important works. For
several years have had studio OF my
| own, and my commissions have been nu-
/ merous and interesting. Among them
!. are various portrait busts. medallions,
4 and grave monuments. A seal for the
National Sculpture Society, the statue in
j marble for the Appellate Court Building
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AN WORIzNIE EN- USING AMERICAN TIME REGISTERS

day. He paid $500 to a boatman to car
ny him across to England and then ne
took the horses and galloped on to Lon
don. When he came on the stock ex-
change no looked sad and in strict conf
dence told how Butcher had been defeat-
ed by Napoleon, neglecting to mention
Napoleon's defeat later on. The result
was that stocks went down like shot,
and Rothschild through his secret agents
was able to buy enough to make this
enormous sum.
Howto Get Rich.
This Nathan Rothschld had several
principles Of business success, He believed.
like Andrew Carnegie. in putting your
eggs into single basket and watching
the basket At one Of his dinners a guest
said to him that no hoped the Rothschi.d
children would not be fond of money and
business TO the exclusion of more imports
ant things Said Rothschild:
II want them to give mind and soul,
heart and body, everything to business,
ana / think tlils the only way in which
they can be happy ] believe in sticking
to one business, II you have brewery,
stick to 1t. and you will soon be the great
est brewer in England. II you are a
banker, DO the same. and u you are
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broad enough in your ideas you can get to
the top of the banking business. One
thing you must,remember. and that's you
have got to be bold and cautious 20 make
n fortune. and that when you have 1t 1t
will take ten times as much wit to keep
1t as to make It.
Again he said: II make 1t principle
never to have anything to do with an
unlucky place or an unlucky manu- have
seen many very clever men who have not
shoes to their feet. never act with
them. Their advice sounds good, but II
+ they cannot get on themselves how can
they do good for me 7? Nothing breeds sue
cess like contact with success.
Have Loaned Billions.
The Rothschilds have handled millions
In the lpe Of loans 70. the great coun-
tries Of the world They have taken
government bonds by the oushtl and ped
died them out by the piece. They have
placed more than n billion d:.iars worth
OF securities for Great Britain within the
past one hundred years. They have placed
$3.50, 600 900 for Austria, $500. 900 for Prus-
sa, $500. Oo0. 900 for France. 5000, 100000 for
Italy. and smaller amounts for the differ
crt South American States. Indeed. un-
I I'll recently, they have had almost mo-
ropoIy of such business, but they will
have 1t no more. Europe can now raise
money in score of ways that were not
known a half century ago. Her savings
bank systems swallow up vast amounts
{ OF government bonds. and there Is plenty
of outside capital The United States Is
IN the banking business and she can easily
send or bring money across the water.
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children Of the different sons inter-mar-
ried and the fortune has.sas far as pos
sble. been kept intact. The descendants
OF each son have their own property.
but as far as financial investments are
concerned, any one can rely upon the
others to help him.
The English RothschiId.
To-day the English branch is perhaps
the most important. the Naples and the
frankfort houses having been discon-
tinued. This was founded by Nathan
Mayer Rothschild. WHO was cloth mer-
chant in Frankfort part OF his life.
Much OF his Goth was brought from
England, and the trade in certain pat
terms was controlled by one man. who
had crusty business methods. and who
for some reason or othererefusedA to deal
with young Rothschild. The result was
that Rothschild went to Manchester to
buy goods. He at once saw the oppor-
tunities for money-maling there and
stayed and opened a bank. The bank
paid. He moved 1t to London and did
better. and at the end Of five years was
worth million dollars
Six Million Dollars in One Day.
He then went into speculation on a
broad scale He bought and sold stocks
and at the time OF the battle of Waters
loo made six million dollars In one day
out OF advance news OF Napoleon's de-
feat He sat on his horse and watched
the battle and as soon as he saw that
Napoleon was defeated he rode post
haste for the English channel. He had
relays Of horses and galloped night and
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station which cost Ss.5oOo0o It has new
}postoffice, new theatres, a new stock ex-
fchange and, fa,7largetnumber of new ho-
tells. Its finest streetss@thel zeil and the
Kaiser strasse, compare favorably with
those of Berlin and Cologne. and 1t is
noted for its, parks and public gardens.
The Anne rcan INVASION. rs
On account of It's wealth and business
connections. Frankfort forms a good
headquarters for the American invasion.
Many kinds Of our goods are Sold The
Deering Harvester Company has an office
In Kaiserstrasse, and the McCormicks
have also their agents here. American
typewriters, sewing machines and desks
are found in different parts of the city,
and there Is one large store which sells
only American shoes.
During my stay I have called at the
offices of the Leopold Cassella G. Co..
dye works. which are among the largest
OF the world, and had chat with its
manager While there l was taken
through the counting-room, containing
hundreds of clerks. In each room were
desks from Grand Rapids. and attached
to each desk by hinged shelf. SO that
1t could be showed aside when not
wanted. was a we'll known American
Typewriter. The classification of the
correspondence was in file cases from
Cincinnati, and the manager, as he
showed them to me. said he could not see
how they had ever been able to do bust
ness without the American file system.
Said he:
you Yankees are wonderful. You
systematic things so that one man can
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The Rothschilds are still powerful. bu
their power is on the wane.
Erankfort-on-the-M Main,

1 Frankfort has long been noted as a
financial center. 1t has more banks In
proportion to fits population than any
other city OF Europe and 1t has been a
school for the bankers of the world.
There are many bankers In the United
States who have come from here; and In
deed, 1t is said that II you find a German
banker anywhere on earth you can
scratch his back and the Frankfort colors
will appear.
This town is substantial It is noted
for its rich men. and It has score or
SO of millionaires who live on their In
comes and whose Investments are scatter
ed all over the world
Frankfort looks wealthy and modern.
1t has wide streets lined with new
buildings. Notwithstanding it was an i'm
3portant point at the time of Charlemagne
and a Roman military station nineteen
centuries ago. In the middle ages It was
II great fair town and 1t was then that
probably fell into tho banking habit
which has paid 50 we'll.
Our national capital is Interested In Its
new union railroad station which. Is to
cost millions. Frankfort is only q finan-
icial capita. but ~ has already q railroad
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that line myself sometimes, but i can
never be a great artist
"Tell me your name and what your
work has been for the Exposition"
II am Augustus Lulscman. have
been at the head of the commission Of
artists reproducing Mr.. Frenehs groups
for the Court of Honor. We have just
completed the Columbia in the Lagoon
Astonished at such q story from tho
lips of fall Southern boy Of twenty
two, his questioner exclaimed;
"Why, you are an artist and your sue
cess depends only on your endeavor. TITS
Exposition is the dawn Of a great future
for American art, and foresee your full
share In 1t. Send lis something you have
made TO exhibit here"
With thanks for these words of en-
couragement, he declared that. on leay-
Ing New York he had smashed with
hammer everything that remained to him
OF his attempts to satisfy his exactiig
ideals, and he had absolutely nothing 10
exhibit as q -esult Of his twelve hard
years OF training. But as he turned
away light shone in his eyes they had
not brought there with them. In all
those strenuous years the boy had found
no time TO turn into the fields and listen
to the bird-calls of his native state,
though his heart was always hungering
for her hills and the skies above them.
He had In sense, come into his own
when he found the Virginia colonial
building which sheltered Southern me-.
groes and echoed the gentle tones OF
Southern women.
STATUE OK DEWEY ARCH.
1t was like a renascieGce after the
wearncss Of work, in that unsympa-
thetic spring OF 1908, between the lake and
the lagoon where his aching fingers had
often stubbornly refused to perform even
the most congenial task. But this was
only moments respite from toll. He
stepped out in the broad avenue Of the
White City presently and was soon back
In New York.
Six years later the heroic statue Of
Lieutenant Cushing on the Dewey Arch
In New York bore the name ofsAugustus
Lukeman. BY caprice of destiny which
had reunited the North and South in the
Spanish War, among the statues of naval
heroes for the memorial Of the triumphs
OF that war. that Of Gushing. the young
officer who fired the first torpedo which
wrecked the Albemarle in Hampton
Roads. off the coast OF Virginia, and rang
out the prelude to the dark naval drama
OF the Civil War, was assigned to Luke
man. the Vlrginian sculptor, whose art
was the outgrowth OF the general wreck OF
Southern homes. which made the mourn
ful epilogue to the tragedy Of the sixties.
Before the Dewey Arch was removed
his colossal "Slanii" the mythical Hindu
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~ ~
New Courage Born OF the
Cheering Words Of a Vir.
ginia Woman at Worlds
Fair-Some Of His
Commissions.
Commissions.
and the Gushing" for the Dewey Arch

and the Gushing for the Dewey Arch
HIS LATEST WORK.
Since the date OF the foregoing, Mr..
Lukeman has executed sketch model for
the contest for the Rhlnehart Scholarship,
which is called the American Prix de
Rome The subject OF the sketch 10 the
meeting between Achilles and his mother,
when Achilles has lost his armor along
with ,patSoklos, his Ifriend, land his
mother, the sea-goddess, Thetis, having
begged of Jupiter new arms for her son.
brings them to him fresh from the work
shops Of Vulcan. This scene is modelled
in almost complete relief on scale OF
half the life A model for the equestrian
statue OF General Nathan Forrest has at.
tracted much attention. Four groups OF
Peace and Power" for the Memorial
Bridge at the Pan-American Exposition;
four figures Of Light" Heat" Power"
and speed" for the Electrical Building
and group Of Music" for the Festival
Building for the st. Louis Exposition,
the heroic statue Just completed OF tho
late President Mckinley for Adams,
Mass, duplicate OF which has been res
quested for city in Ohio. and a heroic
statue Of Robert Livingston are among
the recent productions which add much
to the growing fame of Augustus Luke
man, whose love for his are is second only
to his loyalty to Virginia.
ELIZABETH B. BORsT.
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H. Augustus Lukeman, Born
inThis City, Has Achieved
Success in the ArtWorld
in the Great City
Of New York.

In the dismal days after Appomattox
q boy was born In Richmond. Recon-
struction. the ever-present spectre which
made the birth of a son in the South at
that time seem almost a calamity. shad-
owed his advent.
The fierce days OF war, disaster. defeat
and despair were bounding his parents
from the home they loved. His mother,
Curtis. and the daughter of a Tucker,
had been educated in Europe. His faith
or, who had mot his Virginia wife when
student Of tho University, was a native
of Germany. Cosmopolitan in their
tastes, this young couple sought rehabi-
lltation in New York And SO 1t CHANGED
that their son, H. Augustus Lukeman. tho
sculptor, who is winning an enviablc place
among American artists, had early OPP
portunities to learn the use OF eyes and
hands like those now given the children
ing-schoois and is pointed to AZ living
proof OF the wisdom Of such training.
BEGAN ART WORK YOUNG.
At ten years Of agc young Lukeman
entered a Boys club where q sculptor
had miniature workshop in which he
encouraged the boys to initiate his clay
modelling and wood carving. This small
adventure became the fruitful seed that
has lowered out into a busy, productive
life-wortt, which promises the highest
awards OF noble vocation. The simple
story of It's achievement through toll. sac
rifice and an unalterable faith In the H.
nal triumph of honest effort, should en-
courage every beginner on the difficult
pathway of art. rs
SO far as Virginia Is concerned, the
discovery" OF Lukeman was one OF the
Happy ACCIDENTS made possible by the hos
pitality OF her State building at the
World Fair in 1898.
One day at Chicago slender youth
stood rcvercntly beside tho "Andronache
and Astyanax." Edward V. Valentines
mastery classic group, in the banquet
hall Of our Mount Vernon building. OBJ
serving the earnest expression OF the visi-
tor. the hostess OF the building asked:
Does Mr.. Valentines work interest
you?"
Very much" was the grave reply. 81 -
was born In Richmond
'.And you value art?''
Yes: the truth Is try something in
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and it is much the same with the East
Indians and other peoples Of the Orient.
AGreat Dye Factory
Taking a carriage. drove with Mr.:
4Bassler. one of the Cassella employees, out
to the factory. 1t consists Of about TWEEN
ty acres of enormous buildings. with
high smokestacks above them. Every
thing IS dirty and smoky, and might
also. say smelly, for as you approeiach the
The streets between the buildings are
filled with tubs and hogsheads Of curl
Gus compounds, and everywhere you look
you see some new process going on with
sooty faced, or rather dye-faced. men
watching It. Here the men are lifting
vats half filled with other liquid, which is
being so stirred by machinery that It
settles and bubbles like wtch's cal
dron. AS the new stuff flows In the. color
changes. 1t becomes a light yellow. q
brilliant scarlet. or perhaps an ultra
much is needed. and also that If there
Is too much or too little the whole caldren
of dye may be spoiled.
The Chemical Laboratories.
AS went through these works I learn
ed that dyemaking Is an exact science.
EVERYTHING Is the outcome OF experi-
ments, and the work is based on chemical
assays and chemical combinations. There
arc about eighty chemists employed In tho
laboratories They test the materials
used, and experiment on new combna-
lions. When man discovers anything
It is at once reported to the firm and
patented and according to the contract
All such discoveries belong to the firm.
Consul General Guenther tells me that
new patents are applied for almost every
week, and I understand that these people
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have a monopoly of some branches of the
business, These chemists go to all parts
of the world to study the dyes used
there. They analyze the native dyes and
Not only the Cassella firm. but all
German firms are very particular as to
their contracts with employees, The laws
here are largely In favor of the employer.
and a clerk has little opportunity to go
INTO an establishment to learn the bls...
moss and start an opposition business OF
his own Every contract provides that
the employe shall not hire himself to
firms engaged In the same business Tor
a certain number OF years after he has
left, and that he shall not establish a
competitive branch.
Such contracts are made with most ems
ployes and business secrets are carefully
protected,
Houses for Workingmen,
In this factory found the same desire
to better the condition of the working
men that exists at the Krupp works and
at the other German establishments I
have visited Tho Cassellas: have built
houses for the best OF their working
men, They have factory Kitchens at
which meals are furnished at Just about
cost and they have shower baths where
their men can have hot or cold douche
when tile days work is over
j was at the factory at noon. when the
SOUP was served, 1t was taken from
caldrons, each holding hundreds OF gar
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RUSSIANS COLLECT
COAL AT PORT ARTHUR.
Especial Cable to Tho Times- Dispatch.

Especial Cable to The I1mes- Dispatch.4
N Copyright. 1909
LONDON, May 9.-The strenuous ef-
forts Of tho Russian Government to acc
cumuite coal at Port Arthur continue and
are regarded here as one Of the most slg-
niflcant indications in connection with
that country's aggressions In Manchurla.
Some unusual scheme by the St. Peters,
burg Government evidently has been de-
.cided upon. The Russian Admiralty, IT.
is stated, Has cabled to all parts Of the!
world diverting the available stocks Of
Cardiff coal to Port Arthur.
Nine thousand tons OF coal were se-2
cured from single West Hartlepools
firm. Thdr steamer Coningsby. with!
1000 tons Of coal, from Cardiff to Hong
Kong, was ordered to proceed instead to-
Port Arthur with all possible dispatch.
from Cardiff to Singapore, with 700 tons
OF the best Welsh coal. received similar
instructions last night. :,
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Frankfort-o t1e-Mein Deserted by the RothSchilds

Ions, being ladled into bowls and buckets:
I asked as to the prices and was told
that a man could have bowl OF soup
with meat and vegetables once day at
the rate of Is cents per week
The wages here received for common
workmen range from $3.50 to S per week.
There is plenty of labor and the factory
is not troubled with strikes.
FRANK G. CARPENTER. z
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How the Germans Make Dyes.

1t was through this man that ] was able
to so through one of the great dye fac
tories of Germany, Leopold cassella &
Co. have big dye establishment within
a few miles OF Frankfort, Their factories
cover many acres, and they employ In
the neIghborhood OF 1000 hands, The
firm is we'll known In the United States.
1t has a house In New York, another in
Lyons one In Russia and fourth ct
Bombay,
Until within few years ago the chief
dyes OF the world came from England;
Then the Germans learned the secret of
their manufacture aud improved upon Il.
They sent ont travellers all over the
world and adapted their goods to the
needs Of different localities. They now
practically monopo,ze the trade. and
gyou find German, dyes everywhere In
Australia. The Chinese will take none
but German colors, al least ] was told
so during my last Visit to that country,
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do the work of three. We formerly kept
our letters in copy books and spent hours
In looking up one series or correspon-
dence. Now the original letters and the
copies of our answers are filed away to-
gether in one of these cases. and we can
and tho whnla thing at once.n