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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-18
CANAL IS SAFE
FROM ATTACK
ARMED GUARDS COULD PROTECT
THE LOCKS IN THE OPINION OF
COL. COCKTAILS.

WASHINGTON, January 23.-At the
hearing of the Senate committee on
interoCeanic canals, which was resum-
ed today, Cal. Goethals gave assurance
that the Panama Canal when com
pleted would be reasonably safe from
military invasion, and said that the
chances of the Gripping of the canal by
spies armed with dynamite would be
very small, providing armed guards are
maintained at the Miraaores and Gatun
locks. The locks themselves, Col.
Goethal explained, are located sutfi-
GENTLY far from either coast to render
them safe from naval attacks. The
Gatun lock is located seven miles
from the Atlantic and the Miraffores
lock eight miles from the Pacific.
Shells fired blindly over this distance,
in the opinion of the commission chair
man, would do very little harm. He
also remarked that ships do not waste
supplies. In discussing the possible
| injury of the locks by spies Col Goc,
thals said it was not possible for one
or two men to carry sufficient dynamite
to do much harm.
! He said that perhaps the most vital
point along the canal will be the Gatun
lock, where an injury to the sluice
gates would cause the water to be let
out of the lake. This point could be
easily guarded however.
The change of plans concerning the
locks on the Pacific side, resulting in
their removal to a considerable dis
lance from the coast was approved by
Col. Goethas as a military necessity.
In response to questions by Senator
.Bramdegee, Col. Goethals said that
average ships would probably be able
to pass through the canal in less than
eight hours. He said there would be
plenty of room for ships to pass except
possibly, in Culebra cut, and, also,
that more than one vessel could oc-
cupy a lock at the same time.
The entire United States fleet" said
he "can be accommodated at one time
in Gatun lake, when completed"
Col. Goethals gave it as his opinion
that the prevalence of Slides" and
'pinches" at different point on the
route of the acnal would not greatly
hinder the canal construction, and he
added that the engineers we're gradual
ly overcoming them. He also said he
had little apprehension about earth
quakes in view of the fact that there
had been no serious seismic disturb
ances at Panama since the seven
teenth century.
Col. Cocktails declared that the re-
cords concerning the canal left by the
French company had been of great
, value in the construction of those
parts of the French route followed b!
the American engineers. Several EN-
ployes who worked under the Frencl
are at present in the American force
among them being one chief draughts
man. OF the French equipment turneu
over to the United States use has beel
found for 100 Locomotives between 20
and 300 cars and four dredgers.
In discussing the financial needs O
the canal commission during the mex
fiscal year, Col. Cocktails said that
was necessary to have $32, 4O3 763, a
4 increase of more than $5,OO0,O0O owe
e the appropriation of last year. Th
4 enlargement is mainly due to increas
I of work.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-18

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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-18
]. P. COOKE, Manager.
OFFICERS and DIRECTORS.
SUGAR FACTORS
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
AGENTS FOR

AGENTS FUR
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Com
pany.
Haiku Sugar Company.
Paia Plantation.
Maui Agricultural Company.
Kihei Plantation Company.
Hawaiian Sugar Company.
Kahuku Plantation Company.
Kahului Railroad Company.
Haleakala Ranch Company.
Honolua Ranch.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-18
GEORGIA TOWNS?

IF "Boozanooga" is good, what is
the matter with 'p-ugsonville'?-
Atlanta Georgian.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-18
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HONOLULU, T. H.

AGENTS FOR
Hawaiian Agriculture! Company, Ono
mea Sugar Company, Honomu Sugar
Company, Waikiki Sugar Company,
Ookala Sugar Plantation Company,
Pepeekeo Sugar Co., Kapapala Ranch
Charles M. Cooke. .......P President
Geo. II. Robertson V-Pres. & Mgr.
e. Faxon Bishop. Tres. & Secy.
F. w. Macfarlane. Auditor
p. G. Jones. Director
G. II. Cooke. ............. Director
], r. Gait. ............,..D DIRECTOR
All OF the above named constitute
the Board OF Directors.
The new South-news., 1908-06-20
AN uNGRATEfUL BsGGAR


New York Ciiy.-Caught In an al
most successful attempt 10 respol the
Church of tn, Most Holy Redeemer Of
more than 100000 worth OF gems.
gold work and relies. Rene Bacy. aged
%, describing himself as a Fr.nchman
and declaring that he had no place OF
residence. was arrested. He was
found covering In ths dim Nights OF
the sanctuary
Burglar alarm wires. cunningly
paced because OF previous attempts
az robbery In the cdlhco. are RESPONSE
bic Tor The capture of Bacy, who is
said 10 have made no erort TO deny
his object In entering the church.
The church had plenty OF money. II
had more than L. | needed some. Why
shouldn't take IT." was his answer
TO the questions put TO him by the po-
lice.
Bacy Joined the so-called charity
line which forms daily at tho church
10 receive nlma. The needy are never
turned away. Slipping quietly behind
a statue Of the Holy Virgin. Bacy hid
until the services were finished. He
remained hidden until all the lishts In
the altar rail had been extingulshed.
Then he set out to collect the valu.
ables OF which this. one OF the veal.
thicst churches In the United States.
had so rich store
The new South-news., 1908-06-20

Bsliimors. Md.-Ths future % the
iron Industry Of This country Is in the
south, was The s,atemsn, made by Mr..
W. y. Snyder. q leading iron master
pf Pit'sDurs. Pa. In pointing out raa.
sons Tor his faith In the great future
or Southern Iron interests Mr. Snyder
said that within six years the ship
meuts OF Lake ores will reach az
much as 10000. 900 tons a year. and,
10 connection with reference to the
rapid depletion of the Lake Superior
supplies under this tremendous drain.
be spoke Of the very great develop
ment which IL taking place In tho
south based on the iron-ors and coal
resources ~ this section. Tbs heavy
sales OF iron AZ Birmingham for future
delivery. amounting during the pas;
two weeks 70 probably 100000 tons.
indicates the steady expansion at that
point. and the announcement. made
al tn celebration OF the opening OF
the Illinois Ccn'rals line 10 that city.
that that road had given y contract
for 10000 tons OF birmingham rails is
a significant illustration OF how rail-
road and Industrial development In tho
South go hand ia hand and is sugses-
i've or turning toward revived In
llstrlai activity.
The new South-news., 1908-06-20

Wheelms and Laks Eris r..
Unable to Nest Daunnnda.
LARGE SUN IS INVOLVED
Wssk Es6nated - Csse olo,ooo0oo =
Iaeeaplsts Aftss EzpsnAi4uso e
Over 34o, 600 ooA

Toledo. Ohio.-On claims aggregatr
ing &s.7s1.047 due the National Car
Wheel Company. Of New York. the
wheeling and Lake Erie railroad VA
thrown into the hands Of = receiver
oy the United States district judge.
W. W. Taylor. The petition alleges
the total indebtedness qf the Wheeling
to be upwards OF S7s.0ko 50.
B. A. Worthinston Of q Dnd. vic>
president and general mi Of the
wheeling. was appointed f1e6ived for
the road and INN ediately Qualined BY
hling bond OF 100000 furnished BY
the United States Surety company. of
Baltimore.
II Is said that the troubles Of the
Wheeling and Lake Erie road have
their foundation in the building Of the
Pittsburg terminals.
This work was started under Presi-
dent Ramsey. who believed he could
put the work through for SIC. 6.00O. 900,
but which has already run up to over
$40.000000 with the work still uncom-
pleted. Other matters which are said
to have rushed the matter OF a re-
ceivership are a note of = million dol.
lars due In August and an $4,000, 900
mortgage which falls due with . few
months with no funds available to
meet them
The new South-news., 1908-06-20
kEwSY PARAGRAPHS.

Professor Paul Il. Henry OF Virginia
= grcat.great-grea,-gra OF the
illustrioos Virginia patriot. Patrick
Henry. was elected by the board OF ed
ucation as superintendent OF the Wash.
ington public schools to I'LL the vacan
cy caused by the resignation OF Super
lntendent Thomas q. Wilkinson. There
were forly-one applicants for the posi-
uon.
John Young and Henry Rieber. aud.
stor and paying tellers OF the Farm
ers' Deposit National bank OF Pitts
bIrg. Pa. who pleaded guilty 10 en-
bexzlement OF $l.l05.000 OF the banks
funds, were each sentenced TO serve
ten years In the western penitsn,lary.
Mrs Catherine Roxburgh Jackson
Of London. England. sued for a dscla.
ration of the nullity OF her marriage
with Herbert Parry Malpas Jackson.
formerly an artist In Liverpool Mr..
Jackson Is now An Inmate OF a lunatic
asylum. and Mrs Jackson alleges that
he was insane when she married him.
Mrs. Carrie Mcdonald. aged twenty
Nur years. committed suicide at her
home In Atlanta by shooting herself
through the head. Dependency csus-
ed by the knowledge that she sun sr.
ed from an incurahlc disease. caused
her to ,aks her own life.
Five persons suffered severe injuries
at Brooklyn. when a large cat ran
wildly through the street. attacking
every one II passed until 1t was kill
ed. All persons who were bitten
were advised TO seek the Pasteur treat.
mont.
While insane DR.. Joseph Pospisiel.
an employe of the pension ONCE at
Washington. held the police at bay
six hours. exchanging over ffty shots
with the officers. He finally killed
himself
A remedy for rabies Is believed to
have been discovered at last in Paris.
DIR. Ausus,e Marie. chief OF the lab.
0ratory OF the Pasteur institute. has
been experimenting for several years
with the modified treatment for ad-
Vanced cases OF rabies like that OF Mr..
Morsh. of Brooklyn. recently.
President Roosevelt Will Issue with
In = few days the Paris convention OF
1872 declaring war upon the white
slave trafic between the United
States and foreign countries"
President Amador OF Panama. has
cabled the Panama legation At Wash
ington through Arias. his secretary
OF foreign AFFAIRS. to deny for him
newspaper reports that Minister
Squlrss Ia persona non grata.
The xtate labor Federation OF Min.
nesotA. = body OF about 10000 men.
has indorsed Prssideat Roosevelt for
reelection
The new South-news., 1908-06-20
GIGANTIC SwINDLING SCHEME.
Chicago Police After "house Of Hope"
Crowd.

Chicago. ill.-A syndicate OF aims
gathering. said to have collected hun.
dreds of thousands Of dollars on the
plea that the money would be used for
the voluntary support and care OF fee.
BILE old men and woman In various cit
les or the United Sta'es. Is being In
v"stisafed by detectives Of the Chicx
so police department.
woman In charge OF the Chicago
headquarters said the money collected
would be used In supporting instltu-
tlons In Grand Island. Neb.. Denver.
Col. and Shreveport. La. The institu-
tions are said TO be called the House
of Hope" A telegram from Shrcve-
port declared there was no house Of
hope within the limits OF the city "
Shreveport
The new South-news., 1908-06-20
FLOOD IN KANSAS.
Seven thousand People Flee From
Raging River.

Topeka, Kan.-'About 1000 PERSONS
have bsen driven from their homes In
river, The major portion found shell
Ger in Topeka proper. where the audi
torium. school buildings and private
homes have been opened to them.
No loss OF life is reported. but there
has been much property loss. The
crest OF the Hood reached Topeka
when the government river guage
showed register Of sr.3 feet. This
rs iiyc feet below the crest mark OF the
disastrous 1908 flood.
The new South-news., 1908-06-20
GREAT HUNTING TRIP.
Roosevelt viii chass Dig Game In
Africa

Washington. D. C.-When President
Roosevelt starts for British East Afri.
ca next summer for hunting trip OF
a year or more 1t IL understood that
1t Is part OF his plan to have Kermit,
his second son. accompany him.
According to present plans, Mr..
Roosevelt will go direct to Africa AMI
return without stopping In Europe. He
will enter British East Africa at Bonn.
baso and travel north and south az
the seasons permit For the past sew.
eral weeks the president has been er.
gagged in making preparations for the
trip. II Is said he will take two e.e-
phant guns for himself and son and
will carry a first class hunting oit.
IT.
1t is understood the president, while
In Africa. will make a careful study OF
the habits, Of animals and that on his
return he will write some magazine
articles and perhaps q book on his ex-
plOratiOns
The new South-news., 1908-06-20
ACTOR BECOMES PREACHER.
Declares Actors Are Particularly Fit
ted for the Pulpit.

New York City.-Aftsr spending
thirty years as an actor. Reginald Bar
low. son Of "Milt" c. Barlow. once OF Z
prominent minstrel show. has announ.
ced that he Is to enter the ministry.
Giving ashis ambition the reconcilia-
ton OF the church and stage, he said:
In my opinion, every actor whsn
he becomes fifty or sixty years old, II
he is still in the profession. should be.
come a minister. His natural voca.
ton has besn appealing to all sorts Of
women and men, and he has seen all
conditions. 1t Is perfectly natural al.
20 that when = man has devoted the
greater part Of his life to making peo-
pie laugh he should want to gst down
to serious things. There Il bound to
come a time In the life OF ev man
and woman when he or sh ,1st
think serious things.
The new South-news., 1908-06-20
WO0DMEN SEEK $3.50, 900.
Order Had That Amount on Deposit
In Failed Bank.

Charlton, Ia.-Head Banker C. H.
McNider, Of the Modern Woodmen OF
america, has nled = claim tor o3Eo. 900
against the F. e. CrOcksr estate. The
notice states that McNider designat I'd
the First National bank Of ChAr1Aou,
OF which Crocker was caAhier and
manager. as one Of the depositories
for the WOodmen funds, and his &C.
ton was approved by the board Of di.
rectors OF thu Woodmen. On October
l, 1907. the bank failed.
copy OF bond. which Il now Al
legged to be forgery. Is attached to
the claim. This bond Is the security
Head Banker McNider had against
loss OF money in the bank. and IL for
100000. Besides the name OF F. r.
Croker. nine signatures appear on
the bond.
This bond was sent to Mr.. Croker
on July rs, 1905. but the nine other
men whose names appear. state post.
lively that thsy never signed such Z
bond.
The new South-news., 1908-06-20

no desire to work hardships or incon-
veaience on any one. 1t is = move
ment that demands the hearty coop
Grafton Of the people to make it ef-
fective at a rapid rate. DR.. ". J..
Murphy is in active charge of the
work with headquarters At Holly
Springs. He has been successful in
bringing the line down to Mississippi
and now hopes within the next few
years to carry out down through this
state to the waters of the Gulf.
The new South-news., 1908-06-20

The work of tick eradication has
been actively commenced by the state
Live Stock Sanitary Board and the
United States Department Of Agricul-
turc in . number Of the counties bor-
dering on Tennessee. This is a grea,
work and one that will save to the
people Of Mississippi millions Of dol
lars when the whole state can be
placed above the quarantine line The
rules and regulations will be made As
reasonable as possible, there being
The new South-news., 1908-06-20
VETERANS VISIT WEST POINT.


Highland Falls. X. Y.-Wast Point
WAS thrown open 70 the Confederate
veterans camp OF New York City. The
United Southern Societies. the Dixie
Club and the Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy and their friends.
The party arrived by boat There
w'sre about = thousand persons in the
party and In honor OF their presence
the corps OF cadets was turned ou, for
dress parade
The new South-news., 1908-06-20

Pittsburg. Pain = desperate at-
tempt to escape from . small house,
In which County Detective John r.
Englert. and = posse Of citizens had
corralled 4 gang OF alleged bandits.
Thomas Trevors. Was shot down By
County Detective Englert. Detective
Englert was shot three times, but none
OF the wounds are considered OF 4 dan
srous character. Trevors IL reported
to have been struck by SIX or seven
bullets, and he fell In his tracks in
front Of the house. The shooting &C.
Cured at Belle Bridge. 4 small mining
town about two miles from Elizabeth
The new South-news., 1908-06-20
BREAK IN LEvEE.
2s,o0O Acres Of Land 10 Submerged
Near Grand Cane.

Grand Cane. lathe Red river
leyce broke at point near here. sub.
merging $4,000 acres OF ground and
drowning much stock.
The new South-news., 1908-06-20

k 10 Psstpensa - osesAer Term q
Court.
Lexington, Ky.--In H. Breathitt
circuit court At Jackson the case Of
Beach HArgis. charged With the muir
der of his father. Judse James Hargis.
va continued until TIE 0ctobor tenn
Of court Both sides desired con-
tinuAtion- The trial vas cautinued
hscawe OF The ropah1iean primary
election on June -, both Tie circuit
judep and commonuoalth's attorney
being eandidatss- no ban yin - All
The new South-news., 1908-06-20

As Is well known. the department
OF agriculture and commerce is one of
the youngest of Mississippi's state de
partments. The work was entirely
new here and it was created more as
an experiment than otherwise. al
though Mississippi was the last state
In the south to do this for the agri-
cultural and stock raising interests.
1t Is gratifying indeed to the commits
soncr. to note tho interest being
shown by the receipt of hundreds of
letters from all parts of the state,
commencing or recommending action
for the relief aud bneefit of the far
mers. A Tunica county planter asks
for bulletins and says: II a muclti-
waiting and have ben for many years,
1000 acres Of corn and cotton and on
account of the growing scarcity Of
negro labor, have concluded to change
my plantation from a cotton farm to
stock and hay. Some ten years ago
began with alfalfa and have not
had the success | hoped for. but am
sure that it will do well here il han
died right. l hope to get the advice
Of Prof. Fox at the Delta experiment
station. VIII put in fifty acres this
August and September and increase
TIE acreage every year. An Amite
farmer says: II could not fill the
last order for syrup because l am
out. Sold all at good price. We
The new South-news., 1908-06-20
FOR
GREATER
MISSISSIPPI

writer frequently referred TO the pos
sibiliiies of ginseng in the "Grcafer
Mississippi department. A number
Of psrfie. were beginning the culture
Of the plant at that time. and consid-
ersble interest vas being shown. 1t
grows Wild in several sections Of the
state, being gathered from the woods
and sold generally by the women and
children for pin money. In the wri-
tiers native county, Benton, it grew
m profusion on the hill sides and in
the little valleys. Several dollars
worth Of the root could be gathered
by family during the year. The fol-
lowing letter from Mr.. 4. G. Goff. of
ioungton, Warren county, will prove
interesting as he gives his experience
IN handling the plant. together with
some possibilities Of its culture:
etherwtbplant, t,toglingtheinhand ann {
" Comparatively few people know
anything Of ginseng and fever still
know anything of its culture and val
ne. From my personal experience
covering a period of several years. |
believe that an acre of good ginseng
would easily be worth fully fifty
thousand dollars. started four
years ago with 600 plants. Last year
toctober) | dug $50 pounds which
made 30 pounds of dry roots that
readily sold for over $500. ! also
sold $500 worth Of seed and planted
10000 besides. The root product was
taken from six beds each three feet
wide and thirty feet long. In 1906 |
planted 100000 seed from these
plants and have this spring 100000
healthy and vigorous plants. Also
have about 25,O00 plants from seed
planted prior to 1906 | have sold
plants to be delivered this fall to the
amount OF sl,557. The whole amount
OF land occupied is less than one
third of an acre. Seed that riren af-
ter the 10th of August if not allow
ed to dry before being planted. will
gcrminatc in lS months. Seed that
ripen earlier will come up the next
spring and it takes five years to ma.
ture root. To obtain the best re-
suits ginseng should be platned in
deeply worked, rich and well drain
ed soil with two-thirds or three
iourths shade. 1t will not grow on
wet land or in the sun. The root is
used principally by the Chinese and
Is worth from five to ten dollars per
pound, according to quality
There Is evidently something in the
culture OF ginseng for our people IL
they viii properly prepare for it and
are able to carry it through. Ii is
native here and could undoubtedly be
grown and cultivated to an ADVANTAGE
but there are draw backs of course
~ is expensive to prepare the land
by mulchlng and shading as required
and then the plant must be carefully
guarded to prevent thieves from steal
ing IN night what it has taken wears
OF patient attention to produce.
From seven to eight years is required
To produce a commercially valuable
root. However. those who could pre-
pare and cultivate small plat would
he providing something of value for
the future. Let's hear from Others
on the subject.
As is well known. the department
or agriculture and commerce is one of
the youngest of Mississippi's state de
partments. The work was entirely
The new South-news., 1908-06-20

Envy is confession Of inner des-
titution.
The pursuits of truth is the secret
OF eternal youth.
The life Of service has few difficult
ties II conduct.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-05-07
Providence, Tenn.

Special TO the Ne7US.
Saturday we started on a weeks Wis
it to relatives and friends on the
mountain. As we climbed the noun
tain side and listened to the music of
the birds and beheld the beauties of
nature, we were forced to exclaim,
"Surely there is a God, for no artist is
SO skillful or human hands so perfect
as to paint or picture such scene as
this. We took the train at Monteagle
and about one hour afterwards we
were greeting friends in Coalm ont.
We were proud to see the great inn
provements that had been made in the
last year. Everybody seems to be tax
ing such an interest in improving their
places and especially in gardening. 1t
seems that the coal company has al
ways treated their employees well and
furnished them nice houses, and the
men can well afford to do their part in
caring for their homes. After spending
nearly week there we came back to
Tracy City and had good time, as
usual. Sunday evening we turned our
faces homeward where the "worst
half had been repairing the house,
farming, gardening, tended the chick
ems, cow and-keeping house.
| As we have been absent week we
will have to omit the visiting and
| fighting of our neighbors this week,
but look out for next week. Dick.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-05-07
Stanly.
.Speeiaito the Nez0s.

Opfttdf 20 me AC90g.
Farming and going to church is the
order Of the day.
We had little rain the other day.
which was needed very badly.
r. f. Ritchie, Miss L NJ. Ritchie,
Mrs. l.. ID. Richie and Mr. and Mrs
J. Ritohie attended church Sunday.
VIM. Shirley has fine Irish potato
patch, if the heavy dews keep falling
on it. The potato bugs will give him
trouble. They will come some night
and eat all of his potatoes up and be
out on the fence the next morning,
knocking tune on the rails and look
ing for the next patch
We had little frost in this section.
1t bit the beans and potatoes little
The tick inspector has not been in
this section yet. That tick inspector
must be very fond of the ticks. He
goes all over the state and hunts the
ticks up. He is little braver than |
am, for | would go all over the state
to get away from the ticks. He must
have on leather suit with hair on ii
to catch all of the ticks that he can in
order to take them home to bake pie
of and season it with chigger lard.
That would be fine eating know.
Frank Ritchie made a flying trip tC
Dunlap the other day.
Arthur Richie of Atlanta, Ga, Wis
tied in this section last week.
B. B. Shot.