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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-05-18
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ACQUITTED

Manager ]. - Cohen of the Orpheum
was discharged today by Judge Lind
say on the charge of assault and bat
terry on Police Officer White. The
casa was ended by noon today and
the court rendered it's decision without
delay. Judge Lindsay took occasion
to reprimand the police and say that
even If a man was a police officer it
did not give him the right to go and
demand things, The court said that
if the policemen had asked Cohen in
a decent manner to admit them, the
defendant would in all likelihood have
done so. The court read the section
of the Penal Laws under which the
police are given the right to attend
any public performance in such rea-
sonable number, to preserve the peace
and guard the public morals. While
the police had rights, Manager Cohen
also had rights and Cohen evidently
thought the court, stated that his
rights were being disregarded by the
police. The court held that the de-
PENDANT had not committed assault
and further even if he had been guilty,
it was of technical assault,
The defence opeLed this morning j..
He merely related how he had seen
Cohen on the street with two officers
holding him. Cohen had no hat and
the witness heard him asking to be
allowed to send for his hat.
Frank A. Fernandez related that on
the last Friday night he had gone to
the Orpheum and was making his way
to the back stains to go to the gal
lery. He saw Cohen and a crowd of
others engaged in a scuffie. Cohen
was showed down the stairs and on
the ground with a lot of people on top
of him Fernandez heard Leslie call
out Don't hit him, don't punch him"
On cross examination he admitted that
he lad seen no blows struck and that
Leslie had hold of the defendant and
was apparently in the act of raising
hmb
Samuel Simmons Jr., the stage ma
chinist of the Travesty Company, was
at the door when the row ensued. He
said that a number of officers in citi-
zens clothes had cone up and asked
for admission. They were told that
Cohen's orders were that no officers
in citizens clothes, or without a ticket
could be admitted. Cohen was sent
for by Leslie the Lieutenant who had
gone in before. Cohen said that he
would not allow the men to come IN
unless over his body. Cohen rested
one hand on the gate and the other
hand on the wall and barred the way.
Leslie said You put your hands on
my men" and Cohen said mo, let
them put their hands on me-" The men
on the stairs were then ordered by
Leslie 20 come in and showed against
Cohen. The latter showed back. No
blows were struck by Cohen and the
latter did not put his hands on the
policemen. Leslie finally said That's
enough boys. Take him down" Cohen
so the witness said, was then grabbed
and hauled down the stairs and thrown
on the ground. The witness saw some
body with his foot on Cohen's chest
and another had Cohen by the throat.
mo SIR" emphatically replied
let in. | did not like this manner c
in. If he had asked for it, | SHOULD
did not like it when he demanded
Then you take the position
right, but by courtesy" inquired
Yes, sir, | do. l think that it
in uniform or not specially detailed
refused to admit those men becau
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-05-18
SCOTTISH HILLS SAILED.

The British ship Scottish Hills sailed
this morning for Sydney. She went
in ballast. The vessel was to have
gone yesterday afternoon but she could
not get out of the slip owing to
number of vessels being ahead of her
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-05-18

toward the mouth Of the slip, Several
of her crew got in the police station.
so her departure was postponed until
today.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

ON the island of South Beveland.
~ portion of the province of Zee
land lying between the east and west
mouths of the river Scheldt, many of
the women are employed in an occu-
patton which hardly seems woman's
to the American, that of working on
the oyster beds. Goes, town OH the
north side of the island, is the center
of this industry in Holland.
The scene about Goes is an inter-
esting one. Everywhere are splashes
of red. Near the shore are a number
of strange looking persons. At dis
lance their garb suggests that they
are half man, half woman. Some of
them, mingled with group of figures
which un3aHbtedly are those of men,
are moving about in the shallow water
of a series of long. narrow pools. They
have implements resembling long-han-
died forks in their hands. On thei.
heads ], are dainty white sunbonnets.
which protect the head and neck from
the sun. The plump, round arms arc
bare to the bfceps. The covering or
the bust is embroidered profusely and
is partly hidden beneath the folds Of
an outer covering which passes over
the shoulders and Is crossed at the
waist in front. A skirt is rolled UP
over the hips. The lower extrenlities
are incased to the hips in clumsy
leather boots, which remind one of
the covering Of a Divers limbs in
their looseness. A fash of red shows
above the top of each boot.
Sitting astride an oyster barrel, Near
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10
Women Are Employed on
Oyster Beds of Holland


a barnlike frame building standing
close by the shore, like jolly BAG
chante is one of these creatures. Over
the black stockings and red flannel
knickerbockers she-for the nonde-
script figures on nearer view prove
to be women--is drawing on one of the
pairs of boots which she has pulled out
of pile of similar boots near by.
These are the women who work on the
oyster beds of Holland. They are good,
wholesome looking persons, who turn
their. heads away or cover their faces
with their hands with &c little self-con-
scious laugh when a camera is pointed
toward them. When the work is done
the boots are drawn off, the skirt drop
ped and they are again typical Dutch
housewives. Nearly the entire popu-
lation-meR women and children-ia
engaged in cultivation OF the oyster
In Holland the oysters are grown in
shallow pools through which the salt
water is permitted to flow freely. A
series OF these pools is called a park.
The most important part of the work
is done in April, when the oysters
spawn. II is then that the collectors"
curved tiles about foot long, covered
with layer OF mortar are placed in
the parks The spawn floating about
in the water attaches itself to the col
lectors, and is then gathered into boxes
eight feet by TWO feet and immersed IN
the beds.
In August the COLLECTORS are taken
out for Cleansing an operation per-
formed by women. In the autumn they
are again removed from the water. the
young oysters now being the size Of u
25-cent piece and strong enough to live
alc,lcs
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10
BUILD A TRAckLEss TROLLEY
Novel Line Will Displace Horses o
Roads in Prussia

Novel Line Will Displace Horses on
Roads in Prussia
A trackess trolley line is being built
by the community of Monnheim, to be
run from Monnheim to Langenfeld, and
will be about two and one-half miles
long, with two short branches intended
for freighting purposes. The roadway
from Monnheim to Langenfeld is about
twenty three feet wide, with good
basaltic cover about fifteen feet in
width, running almost in an air line,
with the exception of few curves.
A special continuance for coupling will
be provided in order to keep an exact
rut of all the cars. The power will
be conducted to and from the cars by
means of two rotary poles, placed on
the top of the cars, and sliding blocks
enabling the train to give way from
ten feet to twelve feet. For entering
farlnyards lying close to the road
there will be used, instead of the reg
ular wire, a connector and flexible
cable fifty feet to seventy feet in
length, by means of which the current
will be transmitted to the motor car.
The trains will consist of an electric
locomotive for drawing two or three
cars, driven by two electric motors OF
from twenty-five horse power to forty
horse power The conducting crew will
have it's place on the locomotive. The
cars for carrying freight have a ca
pacity of about five tons. Some of the
cars will be open and some closed, and
all will be fitted with brakes. Coup
Hngs will be provided for attaching
farm wagons.-ElectricaI World.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

nm RS. ALTON b. PARKER, wife of
IMi Judge Parker, the Democratic
nominee for president, is
woman who is in every way qualified
to preside as mistress of the White
house should fate decree that she shall
have that much coveted position. The
romance which served as Cupid's net
TO enmesh Judge Parker and his help
mate is reminiscent in many respects
of that of the late President McKin-
ley and the bankers daughter who be-
came his wife. The Democratic stand
ard bearer was studying law and keep
ing the wolf from the door by teaching
school in a New York village when he
fell in love with pretty Mary Schoon-
maker, of the neighboring village of
Accord. When the couple became en-
gagged the young man was not suffi-
GENTLY endowed with this worlds goods
to give hope that he could soon claim
his bride, but the wedding was delayed
no longer than was absolutely neces-
sary.
Few daughters of the republic have
been suddenly thrust before the public
eye of late years who have been less
known than Mrs. Parker. To be sure
she has her circle of personal friends,
but 1t is rather small one, according
to present-day Standards and is made
UP largely of her neighbors and ladies
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

in arms reach, so TO speak, and in CON-
sequence certain supplies, notably sta
pies, must be laid in in quantity
There are vistas of shelves on which
canned goods are neatly ranged; air
tight, mouse and insect proof bins for
flour, sugar and other like commodi-
ties and cold storage apartments for
meat, which is bought by wholesale.
The fact that Mrs. Parker has private
ice plant as well as a private gas plant
at her disposal makes it possible for
her to stock up with provisions
enough to serve the family for months.
The second floor of the Parker house
is given over to six ample size sleeping
apartments and baths. Each chamber
is distinctive in furnishing and decora-
ton, yet all bear testimony to the in
f1uence of a woman of taste and indi-
vfduality of ideas. On the third floor
are six servants rooms, and it may in
terest women who have Wrestled with
the particularly distressing phase of
the servant problem involved in the
securing of help in the country to know
that Mrs. Parker claims that never i'll
her life has she had any trouble in
providing adequate domestic service.
Not a Make Believe Farm
1t would surprise many people could
they see how very full of activities is
cIhSI lllt db IeOSCI1lOHl. LII
the first place it is not .'make-be-
lieve" farm, but a genuine one in every
sense of the word, and there are regu-
larly carried on buttermaking and all
the other proverbial rural home indus
tries over which the mistress of the
household exercises an active supervi-
sion. Still more productive of respon-
sibilities is the fact that the Parkers
are really great entertainers, although
it is done in a quiet transformations
way. Occasionally the Parkers are
alone in the Winter-for of late years
they have resided at Rosemount the
year round-but they are never with
out guests in the summer. There are
relatives who spend the entire vaca-
ton season at the home on the Hud-
son, and almost every week there is
Saturday to Monday house party that
fills every guest chamber in the dwell
Ing
The Parkers have had only two chill
dren. The son died when seven years
of age, but the daughter (Bertha) is
living. She is most happily married to
Rev. Charles Mercer Hall, rector of the
Church of the Holy Cross at Kingston,
and they have two children, who are
idolized by their maternal grandmoth-
er. The eldest of these children, Alton
Parker Hall, aged four years, spends
more time at Rosemont than he does
at his own home, and the little grand
daughter, Mary McAllister Hall, aged
two is also thoroughly at home at the
house on the Hudson, particular
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

ly during the summer, when
the Halls take up their resi-
dence permanently at grandma s."
Miss Schoonmaker, sister of Mrs. Barker.
also spends much time at the country
seat on the outskirts of Esopus village,
and yet another summer visitor is Judge
Parker's mother, an alert and energetic
old lady who spends her winters at Der
by, Conn. Perhaps our feminine readers
Will say that with all this assistance and
no servant problem" it is small wonder
that Mrs. Parker's house always has the
absolutely immaculate appearance for
which it Is famous.
Mrs. Parker Is No Faddist r.
Mrs. Parker is not a faddist in any
sense of the word. Indeed she has scant
sympathy with some of the present day
manifestations in this direction and yet
She is fond Of outdoor diversions of al
most all kinds. She is a great walker.
enjoying it perhaps above everything else.
With her grandchildren she has explored
time and again every nook and corner
of the farm, and with her husband she
has traversed repeatedly all the roads in
the neighborhood of Rosemont. Last
winter it was their wont to walk back
and forth across the frozen Hudson, and
but a few years back the possible future
first lady of the land thought nothing
of skating across the river
Judge Parker is very fond of horses
and his wife shares in the fullest degree
his enthusiasm for horseback riding and 4
driving. Moreover, she vies with fefohus-
band as a keen judge of fine horses and
blooded stock. Another favorite pastime
is boating. There is a private dock on
the Parker estate and near at hand is a
boathouse sheltering the naphtha launch
Nfobe and a rowboat both of which are
much used by Mrs. Parker. AS has been
said, Mrs. Parker has a great taste and
talent for music. She both sings and
plays the piano with exceptional ability,
and this talent has descended in great
measure to her daughter, who frequently
sings the solos at the Sunday morning
services at her husbands church. to
which all the members of the household
at Rosemont journey regularly each
Sabbath, either driving or else making the
trip in the launch
Mrs. Parker has been designated I'M
some quarters a Club woman" but In
reality she is nothing of the kind. To be
sure she and her daughter are members
of the Kingston Chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. but this is
the only body of the kind with which she
is in any way affiliated. Mrs. Parlxer's
interest in church work however is very
of the church of which her son-in-law Is
rector she takes an active part, and in all
the enterprises undertaken by the women
of the congregation her counsel and as
sistance can always be counted upon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

occupying during the winter months
the handsome residence in Kingston
owned by the judge the first signal of
spring drew them for four months
sojourn to the old home farm of Mrs.
Parker's people in Accord, where her
brother still lives.
Judge Parker and his wife were not
entirely satisfied, however, even with
this liberal taste of the joys of woods
and green fields. They wanted farm
of their own, situated, their.fancy de-
creed, upon the banks of the Hudson,
and yet within convenient distance of
Kingston, which is a sort of central
rendezvous for the family clan-an i'm
portant consideration, since family
feeling amounts to a passion with Mrs.
Parker. Finally, an opportunity came
to realize the long cherished ambition,
and Judge Parker purchased what was
known as the old 9Th estate, near the
village of Esopus, some nine miles
from Kingston.
The estate, which the Judge and Mrs.
Parker have christened Rosemont, be-
cause of the great number of roses
which are in bloom there in the sum-
mer, is an admirable residential re-
treat, away from the city and yet of it
in so far as many conveniences are
concerned. There are ninety acres in
the tract, which slopes to the banks of
the Hudson river. Upon a bluff over
looking the broad stream stands sub,
stantial and commodious mansion,
shaded by broad porticos and stately
old trees. This house was on the prop
erty when Judge Parker purchased the
farm, but he remodeled and modernized
the dwelling, which, in its present form,
has been planned for comfort rather
than for appearances, but which Is by
no means lacking in architectural
beauty, as may readily be appreciated
from glance at the picture of the ex.
terror.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

Mrs. Parker has transferred Rose
mount hall into a home that would de-
light almost any woman. Across the
front of the house on the first floor and
facing the river are three rooms, the
music room, the living room or family
library and the dining room. In all
these rooms are to be found magnifi
cent window seats, boon attributable
to the fact that this portion of the
house was built before the Revolution
and the walls are fully two feet thick.
These walls, by the way, are of stone
covered with stucco, a combination re-
garding which the mistress of the house
is particularly enthusiastic, since it
makes the rooms warmer in winter and
cool in summer. The ceilings of all the
rooms in the older portion of the house
are low, but this seems to add rather
than detract from the coziness of the
apartments.
The music room is delightfully."- fur
nished and decorated in light tints,
and is a much utilized apartment, for
Mrs. Parker is intensely fond of music,
both vocal and instrumental. The din
ing room is afiood with light from win
doWs on three sides, and the blue back
ground of the decoration affords just
the right contrast to the massive dark
furniture of ornate design. AS is
usually the case in house such as
this, which is SO distinctively a home
the library or living room is one of the
most attractive rooms in the house. 1t
is Well nigh lined with bookcases built
into the wall and each filled to the
limit with volumes showing a wide lit
erary range. AS in the other rooms,
in this apartment is larger than any of
the others and is designed for genuine
fallen monarchs of the forest rather
than for gas logs.
Judge Parker's Den
Back of the living room is Judge
Parker's private library or "den." This
study has two large windows, one
locking out upon the Hudson and the
other opening upon an orchard. Long
even lines of law books, bound in buff
leather, extend from floor to ceiling;
the judges desk stands near one win
dow, and on the mantel and other i'm
provised resting places are numerous
photos of friends and relatives and "a
few counterfeit presentments of prize
products of the farm
Back of the dining rom is Mrs Par
ker's sewing room, and adjoining the
kitchen is Storeroom which is Mrs.
such Storeroom as one may find now
adays in the best equipped country
home where the markets are not with
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10


with whom she has been associated in
church work. Mrs. Parker is a thor
oughly domestic woman. She has lived
wholly for her family, and those who
know her best are wont to sound her
praises as the model of ideal American
womanhood.
Mrs. Parker's girlhood was spent on
farm in Ulster county, New York,
and was characterized by that combi-
nation of many duties and simple,
healthful amusements which constitute
one of the chief advantages of rural
life. The Schoonmakers, from whom
she is descended, were among the
early Dutch settlers of New York state.
and Mrs. Parker has inherited many
of the cardinal virtues of the nation
atty. none being more strongly mark
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

Of the eappers makes it lose. There
are spindles made, however, that OPP
crate with springs. With these springs
the wheel stops whenever the operator
wants 1T to.
spring is also used on the wheel
of fortune. These wheels are much
bigger than a, spindle and are fastened
upon the wall. Players are not within
ten feet of the wheel. The percentage
of the wheel that is operated upon the
square is heavy enough not to demand
any machinery, but few of the wheels
are honest. Small bets are taken. on
the wheels of fortune and that attracts
large crowds. Around the counter is
where the pickpockets are generally
working.
Another popular game Is chuck-a-
luck. A bowl lined with green cloth is
used to play this game. Into the bowl
are placed three dice These big dice
are placed near the top of the bowl,
and then when the money is all down
the bowl it turned. With the turning
or stopping of the revolving bowl the
operator of the game can make any
thing he desires turn up. A victim
has no chance whatever of winning
providing the operator is experienced,
and the mere fact that he is operating
shows that he knows what's what.
There are many kinds of games
played with dice that are exhibited
Craps and poker dice are faxed in
many ways.
Rapid Count Catches Victims
Whats that oilcloth with all the
numbers on for?1 asked the farmer
1t was explained that twas used in
the pin game The oilcloth has squares
marked off, some squares representing
money prizes and others not. The pins
are also numbered. Ten pinS are
knocked down by a long stick in the
hands of the game operator, and the
numbers on the pins are counted to
see if they count up to any of the cor
responding numbers on the oilcloth.
One of the farmers asked where the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

ed than her ability to be intensely
practical in all things.
Moved to Kingston
The little town of Accord was the
home of the present Mrs. Parker until
her marriage Then the Parkers re-
sided in the city of Kingston until jan
uary, 1898, when the judge was ele-
waited to the court of appeals bench.
The remainder of that winter was
spent In Albany, and during the fol-
lowing summer they began to indulge
in earnest and inherent love of long
standing for country life. Both hus-
band and wife, having been raised in
the country, find their keenest enjoy
ment in the delights of a tranquil
country life. Even when they were
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worked more than any other, because
it is comparatively new to the farmer,
and also because it is SO conveniently
carried. Nobody would suspect from
the appearance of the case that it was
a gambling device. The lid of the case
is studded with little pins and there
is an opening at the top just big
enough for a marble to be dropped
into. AT the bottom of the lid or cover
there is a row of numbered spaces.
The bottom of the case is spaced off
like checker board. Each space has
number to correspond with the num-
bers on the cups at the bottom of the
cover. Half the numbers are winning
numbers and the other half are not.
1t looks as if the player was getting
an even run for his money. For that
reason. too, the game is popular.
Easily Duped With Spindle
The spindle game is faxed right be-
fore ones eyes, and it takes wise
mark made by the attendant when the
farmers inquired as to how they got
the worst of it Around the wheel that
revolyes upon a table that must be
perfectly level, which, by the way, is
the only thing about the game that is
on the level, are number of horses.
These horses are tin and in the hands
of the jockeys are flags that do not
wave to the breeze. Perhaps you do
not know it, but these flags are there
for a purpose. They are to make the
spindle stop where the gamekeeper
wants it to. A little piece of heavy
paper points towards the horses and
indicates which horse wins.
When this game is in operation only
fJ,oZ oil a1< ~.
wheel. If a victim has the slightest
chance of winning the cappers will
shout for him and blow their breath
upon the wheel SO that itrevolve un-
til he don't. The spindle revolves with
but little propagation, and the blowing