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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-05-20

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tramps. After considerable difficulty 1
succeeded in locating the parties having
an interest in the island and induced most
of them to donate their rights and titles
to me for the purpose of establishing pub
lie bathsA Notably amongst them We're the
late Gov. Ramsey and Mr.. John Earring
ton of this city, the Messrs. Bernheimer
of New York, and Mr.. Speel of Washing
ton, while the interest others had in the
property was purchased by me, / also
paid all back taxes and acquired tax titles.
and thus all right, title and interest to
the property was vested by deed in the
commissioner of health.
1.-The land was of really no commercial
value except for this purpose. as often
in the spring it was covered with water
and unfit for permanent habitation. A
beautiful sandbar stretching the entire
length of the island. with a smooth grave
ly bottom, gradually sloping into deeper
water, made this an ideal bathing ground.
Early in October, 1899, a crew of men
were set to work to rid the island of un-
derbrush and get the grounds in shape for
putting up the buildings, consisting of
two pavilions. a cashiers Office and q
bath house 470 feet in length. This build
ing was arranged to accommodate men
and boys at one end and women and girls
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at the other, separated by partitions. each
fronting on a separate bathing pool A
foot bridge was also constructed connect
ing the island with the main land. all of
which were complete when the baths were
opened on the 9Th day of June, 1900.
Planned With Care
In planning and designing these I
copied the most approved bathing insti-
tutions of this country and Europe,
which / have had occasion to visit. My
object was to have this work done and
paid for with the aid of some OF our pub
lie spirited citizens, so as to make the
entire establishment a gift of the people
to the people, without any expense to the
city whatever. There was but little en-
thusiasm shown by the public at the be-
ginning. and not until the baths were
firmly established and their benefits and
usefulness demonstrated. did 1 receive any
assistance in liquidating the accrued in
debtedness.
From the beginning of this undertake
ing in the fall of 1899, until Aug. 1, 1901
when the public baths and playground
were turned over by me to the city entire
ly free from debt, the whole expense was
at my own financial risk.
THE total cost of the island and i'm
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prov.ements at the time it was transferred
TO the city was about $12, ,000 This
amount was paid by donations from the
public, of which about $500 were con-
tributed by the school children of this
city by penny contributions. The object
of this was to develop in them a sense of
part ownership and to cherish the spirit
of common possession and interest in this
enterprise. This makes a bulwark against
future encroachments by commercial greed
or so called modern industrial expansion
and subsequent ruin of this lovely spot.
THAT the privilege and enjoyment of
the baths and Fairgrounds may be within
the reach of all, placed the price of ac-
commodations as low as possible, merely
enough to cover expenses"
The prices were made low, and, what
is more, they have been kept low ever
since. For cents a man, woman or
child may secure bathing suit, a cake
of soap and a towel, together with
place to dress and undress. BY the
payment of an additional 3 cents an
extra towel is to be had and the dis
robing and robing process performed
in a private cabinet, in which is a pri-
vate locker for the reception of cloth
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Vy ARR ARE


sounder. One instrument which is being
experimental with has an alphabetical
keyboard much like a typewriter. Press
ing key causes set of hammers to beat
on diaphragm the Morse telegraphic
sign for each letter. Anyone who can
operate typewriter can in this way send
submarine message.
A special apparatus, somewhat like a
stock ticker, would enable the message
TO be picked up on submarine boat and
way the message could be sent from the
submarine boat and received on a short
station. or on the flagship of a fleet.
A still simpler way of sending messages,
without any special apparatus of this
sort, is by attaching striking gong or
a certain code. This Taper can be
worked by hand, by steam, or by a pneu-
matte device. Any one knowing the code
can pick up such messages at distance
OF from five to twelve miles, through a
receiving telephone.
1t is proposed to have a general code
for use by all mariners in communicating
with lightshipS. lighthouses or with ali
other vessels having a submarine tele-
phone The navy department will natu-
rally have a secret code, perhaps the same
now used in telegraphing.
The first experiment in sending mes
sages in this way took place last sum-
mer at Newport. The yacht Chipeta,
equipped with sending apparatus, tapped
out messages which were received and
answered by the submarine boats PoTpoise
and Shark while under water. The sub
marines had apparatus for replying.
The crude method of striking a hammer
against the steel sides of the boat was
used, but 1t proved effective.
Experiments on Tug
A sending apparatus has been put upon
a government tug at Newport, and exper-
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tion of the bell can be determined in this
way to within half q point. AS the mar
iner's compass is divided into thirty two
points, eight points marking the angle
from east to south, for instance, it will
be understood how close to the true di-
rection half point means.
Lieut.. Commander Walling of the navy,
in a recent report to the secretary of the
navy, stated that he could tell the direc-
ton of a submarine bell within one
eighth of. OF point p The U, signal mali bell can be
Another device, for enabling the look
out to stand in the front of the pilot
house and still listen for the bell, is a tiex-
ible speaking tube running from the tele-
phone on the side of the house. The
magnets within the telephone make 1t nee
essary to keep ii some distance from the
compass.
Wires Connect With Tanks
Wires lead from the telephone box
through pipes down into the vessels hold.
and connect with tanks on either side of
the ship. These tanks, which fasten to
the inside of the ship. contain microphoneS
from the water outside passes through the
ships side and into the water in this iron
tank, no hole being made through the
ships hull at all The vibration striking
against the sensitive microphone is con-
verted into sound and carried along the
wires by an electric current as in the case
of the ordinary telephone.
When the mechanism is understood 1t is
easy to see how readily 1t can be used for
many other purposes than listening for a
lightship Dell. The screw of an approach
ing steamer can be heard two or three
miles off, for the sensitive microphone in
the ships hold picks up and repeats every
sound in the water.
Taking advantage of these facts, the
navy department at Washington proposes
to use the submarine telephone first of all
for communicating with submarine boats.
They have requested the Submarine Sig
nal company to build special apparatus
for sending messages.
Like a Stock Ticker
This instrument is called a multiple
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reliable. and when fog and thick weather
render the present wig wag system Of
signal flags useless the admiral of fleet
can send message to all vessels in his
squadron, and know the location of ev-
cry one OF them by simply holding a
telephone receiver to his ear.
Besides that, every commander of a
warship can hear the approach of a tor
pedo, torpedo boat. or a battle ship under
cover of night or fog. He can tell the
direction from which it is coming, its
speed. and form fairly correct idea of it's
distance
Simple. but Universal, Application
Yet the Invention is so simple that it can
be installed in yacht or fishing schooner
1t can even be taken out in dories by
fishermen to guard against being cut off
from their schooners in the thick and sud
den fogs that come up on the Ebanks, to
which so many luckless men of The Giou-
cester and Provincetown fleets are lost
each year.
So important is this submarine signal
system recognized to be that the German
government has made an application to the
Boston inventors to install it at Kiel, the
great naval station and entirely down the
British channel to Cherhourg j. b. Mil
let, the Boston publisher, who has done
inucn 10 perfect the invention, has gone
abroad to put 1t into operation, not only in
Germany, but in Holland and England
also. The English Trinity house, which
corresponds to our lighthouse board, will
experiment with it at various points along
the channel and probably equip South
ampton harbor approaches with subma-
rine bells for signaling as soon as possible.
The admiralty board will then test it in
the British navy.
Boston, the home of the invention, was
the first port in the world to make use
of the submarine telephone in guiding
ships into this harbor in thick weather.
AT first it was intended merely as a
sort of bell buoy, but its possibilities were
so great for communicating other signals
and sending messages under water from
snip to ship that its application has been
greatly enlarged.
The principles underlying the subma-
rine telephone are quite different from
those of wireless telegraphy. In the lat
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ter the telegraphic impulses are transmit
ted through the air or either by electricity.
In the submarine telephone sound waves
travel through the water unaided by any
electrical force. Water, being denser than
air, acts as a better sound conductor. 1t
transmits sound four and half times as
fast as air, 100 feet second being the
rate in the atmosphere, while in water 1t
is 4,712. or almost mile a second.
Development of Submarine Telephone
The idea OF the submarine telephone first
occurred to Arthur ]. Mundy of Boston six
years ago. He thought that this conduc-
tivity of water ought to be turned to ac-
count. He had this impressed upon him
by the loud report of a stone falling into
the water while his head was beneath the
surface.
Not being a practical inventor, he took
his idea to the late Prof. Elisha Gray. The
eminent scientist pronounced the plan of a
submarine telephone entirely feasible.
From then on to the time of his death,
four years ago, Prof. Gray worked on the
details Of a practical system. He felt
particularly at home in this field on ac-
count of his discoveries in telephony.
Many consider him the real inventor of
the telephone. An invention that was
indisputably his Is the news and stock
llCher, lHdl converts lne OOlS anu OdSneS
of a common telegraphic receiver into
fully written out messages on a tape. He
also invented the automatic pay station
telephone with its slot mechanism.
After mastering such complicated prob
lens as met with in those inventions, he
felt perfectly confident in taking up the
submarine telephone. He made sounds
| convert themselves into electric impulses
by relays. When this problem was solved
the working out of a practical system
was merely a matter of detail.
Just before his death, Prof. Gray had
the satisfaction of seeing his invention
pronounced a success by a company of
eminent scientists and business men, be-
| fore whom public test was made. Among
| these men were Prof. Elihu Thomson and
| Henry M. Whitney. Shortly after that
Prof Gray died, but Mr.. Mundy and j.
| B. Millet then took up the matter, and
| have carried the invention through to its
present perfected condition, assisted first
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NnnILL the torpedo become useless in
W war? There is more than a pos
sibility of 1t. This now deadly
accessory may be made entirely
Ineffective merely by the use of the tele-
phone-no ordinary telephone, but one of
very simple construction for all that Dur
Ing the closing hours Of the last session of
congress a bill was passed which meant
more to sailors for the prevention of ship
wrecks and to future naval warfare than
probably any other legislation for a score
of years. 1t provided for maintaining a
system of submarine signals along the Al
lantic coast from Delaware breakwater TO
Portland, and for extending the service up
and down the coast as far as practicable.
This marks the triumph of a Boston in
vention which Capt. J. r. Selfridge of the
United States navy, who has been testing
it at the Charlestown navy yard, describes
in these words: II think 1 may say al
most in one word what my impressions
of this wonderful invention are-that it
is the most valuable aid to navigation
which the world has ever SEEN"
1t is the submarine telephone, which
seems destined to play as great a part in
communication at sea as wireless teleg-
raphy. 1t can be operated, in fact, under
conditions in which wireless telegraphy
is as yet an uncertain experiment It's
greatest use will be to keep marines OFF
dangerous ledges, when lights are invis-
ible in thick weather, and foghorns and
bell buoys give no warning till a ship is
almost on the shoals or rocks Many
lives may be saved each year by this
newest adjunct to the government coast
service.
But in addition TO its use as a means OF
preventing shipwreck it has possibilities
for use in naval affairs that have caused
not only the United States navy to adopt
1t, but to bring urgent requests from the
naval departments of GERMANY Holland
and England for permission to experi-
ment with it: 1t affords the only possible
means of communicating with submarine
boats under water. Wireless telegraphy
can carry messages between ships upon
water but the wireless electric rays stop
short at the oceans surface.
Moreover, when peculiar atmospheric
conditions render wireless telegraphy un-
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ing and valuables. For the hungry
there is served at the pavilion good
coffee or pure milk for cents a cup
or glass, as the case may be. Dough-
nuts or ham Sandwiches are sold for the
same price. Ice cream soda, or ice
cream, costs cents, and other refresh
ing temperance drinks are sold at
article sold on the island costs more
than 3 cents. Tipping is prohibited.
Everything is paid for with checks of
and cent denominations, purchased
from the cashier on the island.
The Bathing Beach
The bathing beach is ideal. smooth
sandy bottom stretches, with gradual
slope downwards, far out into the river
and along the whole bathing front. For
the safety of bathers a guard of four
life savers, dressed in the lightest Of
clothing, constantly patrol the beach
in individual lifeboatS, equipped for
emergencies with life preservers and
life lines. Only one case of drowning
has occurred since the baths were
opened five years ago; that was of a
lad attacked with an epileptic fit while
in deep water.
But the baths are only incidental to
the island. There are many other
things for the public amusement and
we'll stocked and constantly growing
meRagerie of wild animals, a source of
never failing interest to old and young
alike. In the zoo are two bears, numer-
Gus monkeys. eagles, owls, wildcats,
coyotes, wolves, rabbits and guinea
pigs. A great outdoor gymnasium for
boys and men and another for women
and girls, are popular features. Both
are under the direction during the open
season, from May 80 to> Sept. 10, of
Prof. Carl Rothfuss, physical director
of the Y. NJ. c. A. A merry go round
furnishes unlimited sport for the chill
dren. A fine double tennis court has
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In It's advanced and chronic form a
cold In the head Is known as Nasal Ca
tarrh and is the recognized source of other
diseases. Having stood the test Of contin-
ued successful use, Ely's Cream Balm is
recognized as a specific for membranal
diseases in the nasal passages. 1t is not
drying does not produce sneeZing. Price
so cents at druggists or by mail. Ely
Brothers, Sc Warren St, New York.
Give up prejudice and try 1t.
Messrs Ely Bros: have been afflicted
with catarrh for twenty years. 1t made
me so weak l thought l had consumption.
1 got one bottle of Ely's Cream Balm and
in three days the discharge stopped. It
IS the best medicine l have used for ca
tarrh. FRANK E. KINDLESPIRE.
Proberta. Cal
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iments are now being made by the COM
mandant of the torpedo station there with
view to introducing this system as a
regular part of the submarine boat serv-
ice.
The Dutch government has made appli
cation to the Boston inventors for this
same message sending device to be used
on their submarine boats.
United States naval authorities are now
looking to the submarine telephone for
communicating between the ships of
fleet while in action. 1t is feared that
wireless biography cannot be relied upon
then on account of the concussiOn of the
big guns throwing the delicate wireless
coherers out of order The flag signals
or fog and dispensing a fleet So it ap-
pears that the submarine telephone will
become an exceedingly important part OF
the navy's signal system.
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Mr.. JUSTUS OBAGE, health COM
missioner, has had a fresh coat
. of gliding applied to the letters

III missioner, has had freSn coat
ID of gliding applied to the letters
COMPOSING the sentinel motto
over the Wabasha street entrance to
the public baths: I'm the Health of
the People Lies the Strength of a Ma
ton"
A wheezy sand pump is busily
transplanting the bottom of the Mis-
sissippi river to the pride of DR..
Ohage's heart, Harriet island.
Today the city fathers, the officials
in the city and county offices, and
the members of the park board will go
to that island under the guidance Of
the doctor and his assistants, and see
how they have builded up the public
baths ana the public Fairgrounds.
A month from today the baths and
Fairgrounds will be thrown open to
the public The sun will have kissed
the old Father of Waters into friend
ly state of warmth by that time.
When the inspecting party visits the
island this afternoon it's members will
marvel at the wonders which have
been wrought there in the past seven
months and they will say, Truly, this
man has worked WELL" For they will
see, instead of a low island with oc-
casional beauty spots, a great park
with an area of almost twice what ii
contained at this time last year. They
will see new buildings, new play
grounds and magnificent new plans for
the future will be unrolled before
them.
Baths in Sunday Attire
Thespublic baths and play grounds
on Harriet island are in their Sunday
attire today. Everything has been
cleaned from the dust Of disuse. Archie,
the bear, and his companion will pre-
sent sleek freshly curried coats to the
visitors. The white owls will have to
blink at their own dazzling whiteness
and the monkeys will be uncomfortably
neat and demure. The whole place is
to be on dress parade.
During the past year 10000 loads Of
dirt and rock have been dumped on the
low parts of the island. Tons and tons
of sand have been pumped up from the
bottom of the river to enlarge the city's
resting and recreating place. The har-
Dor lines, as laid down by the govern
Enent, have been crowded up to and
the island has stretched out at either
end, up and down the river, so that in
stead of being 1000 feet in length it is
5000 feet Instead of containing 40
acres 1t contains close to 20 acres, and
instead of presenting a crowded up ap-
pearance, it is roomy and airy. A total
sum of money aggregating $4,000 has
been expended but that $4,000 had
worked wonders.
1t is the increased size of this built up
island that will first strike upon the
eye of the visitor and cause him to
eXclaim his wonderment that this in
stitution conceived a brief five years
ago in the mind of DR.. Ohage could be
pushed through to such completion by
him. The island. low and marshy, orig
inally, now stands in all portions. save
the yet uncompleted east end, from six
to eight feet above the level of the
river at the present time. 1t presents
a bold face of rock riprapping to the
current of the river, but it is built on
toundation of old tin cans and ashes,
hauled there by the garbage collectors,
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piled in many feet deep, and then COW
cred over with dirt and sand.

An Artificial Island
Forty acres of the island are original
acres, thirty more are the contribution
by the people of the city of their gar
bage waste New buildings grace the
newly acquired land, new blades Of
grass are pressing their heads up
through the loose soil to help complete
the picture of natures supremacy in
the very heart of the city.
The improvements are ones which
add another good chapter to the story
of DR.. Ohage's great progressive work,
accomplished with scarcely any other
aid than that given by the loyal work.
ers of his own department in the city's
government. 1t is interesting, that his
tory.
To use the words of the doctor, as
written by him in his annual report of
1903, is to quote modestly, for the doc
tor is modest man, but they show the
stimulus which actuated the inaugura- a
tion of an institution peculiar in the
whole world to st. Paul alone. He
says:
Story of the Baths
Cleanliness and healthy outdoor exer-
else being absolutely necessary for the
maintenance of good health, / came to the
conclusion that the establishing of public
baths and Fairgrounds, where they could
be within reach of all, came under the
province Of the department of health.
With this conception of duty. this de-
partment took the initial step to accom-
plish this object in the autumn of 1899.
After thorough and careful investi
cation an island lying in the Mississippi
river near the Wabasha street bridge was
found in every respect suitable for this
purpose. This piece of land, about forty
acres in size and over 1000 feet in
length, was virtually the property of no
one, it being but large sandbar over
trees. abandoned by civilization and for
merly the romping ground of Indians and