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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08
Women Their Own
Worst Enemies

The police department is indignant
over the suggestion made in several
forms in the last few days in various
newspapers and otherwise, to the eff
feet that wife-beaters are condoled
with and that their cases are com
promised that the beaten wives are
asked to kiss and make up with their
brutal and sometimes drunken hus-
bands at the expense of justice.
There have been so many wife-mur-
ders of late growing out of the habi-
tual beating of wives by crazy or
drunken husbands, particularly among
Hawaiians, that the old custom of the
police in the matter of trying to set
tie domestic troubles out of court, of
sending aggrieved wives home to the
arms of their then sobered husbands
for reconciliation and possible further
beatings, has come in for criticism
that may be just or otherwise.
In spite of the comments of the
public and the press, however, De-
putty Sheriff Charlie Rose, who is an
active ana energetic officer, somewhat
resents the insinuation that any wife
murders have resulted from any elem
ency on the part of the police.
In support of his contention, De
putty Rose tells of now men are ar
rested for wire-0eating and then, per
force, compelled to be set free on the
representations of their fearful wives
who ask that the police let their hus
bands go.
1t is a ticklish proposition and the
blame lies between the soft-hearted
wives, the police and the district ma
gistrate
Who is to blame the most is a mat
ter for a Solomon to decide, according
to the stories told by the police.
''We arrest and prosecute wherever
there is complaint says Deputy
Sheriff Rose, 'but often there is'no
complaint. The women come to us
with the hope that we, as policemen,
can settle the matter out of court
cometimes we do, and sometimes we
can't, but l am speaking the truth
when | say that there has never been
murder in any case in which we
have brought about a reconciliation,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08

Hing Poon's ability to take money
from the pockets OF another without
being detected while so doing, will
give him plenty of chance for the next
year to study more about the art OF
pocket picking, as Judge Andrade
found him guilty this morning of lar
ceny IN the second degree.
Poon has been practicing his profes-
sion for some time, according to the
police, but until Saturday night they
were not ready to catch him in the
act.
Chief of Detectives McDuffie detail
ed detective unknown to Poon to
stand near the entrance of the Park
theater with some marked money in
his pocket, so that if Poon attempted
to get away with it they would be able
to get him before he had gone very
far. The ruse worked very well, as
Poon hearing the jingle of the silver
wasted no time in getting busy. AS
soon as he had taken the good money
he replaced it with some copper Chi
nese coins in the hope that his victim
would not discover the loss until he
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08
new Line
TALKED OF

According to Liverpoo1 advices the
White Star Line is planning to COM
pete with the Union Steamship Com
pany for the mail contract shortly to
be awarded for the service between
British Columbia ports and Australia
and New Zealand as a development
of the recent shipping deal whereby
the White Star secured control of the
Shaw-Savill and Albion fleet 1t is
also considered likely that the White
Star Company may return to the Ori-
entail trade. The company formerly
operated a line from San Francisco to
Japan and China. 1t is said that
the White Star Line is also negotiat-
ing for the acquisition of the New
Zealand Shipping Co, and it is not
unlikely that word will be received
soon that 1t has secured a controlling
interest in this lire.-Maritime News,
N. Y.
The above is correct, according to a
local business Hlan,WnO mas Deen max
ing some investigations for the White
Star Company.
81 am certain that within six months
you VIII see some or the best ships of
the White Star line competing for the
passenger and freight business of the
Pacific.
4 received a letter some time ago
from the Liverpool office of the com
pany asking me to make some private
Investigations for them, which I have
done and have forwarded the same to
them, which I figure arrived at least
two weeks ago
"The White Star line is always look.
ing for an increase in it's business and
it seems to me that, if they are salts
fed, they can successfully compete
with the other lines and they will
soon have ships on the way out from
England to place on the British Col
umbia-Australia and San Francisco
Oriental run"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08
BIRTHDAY LUAU

David Crowningberg, o, the road de.
partment, gave big luau at his re-
sidence in Ludloff lane, Kakaako, yes.
terdav in honor of the fifth birthday
of his little son. Among those sepresent
were Mayor Fern, Road Supervisor
Wilson, Johnson Anderson and almost
the entire working force of the road
department, together with their wives
and children. 1t was one of the big
gest affairs of the kind in Kakaako in
a long while.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08

and we have never attempted to recon-
ciliation where the parties were not
absolutely agreeable"
1t is again, a ticklish proposition.
Either the police magistrate does not
fathom the significance of the occa-
sion when a woman enters court with
a black eye or q broken nose, or the
police ha1, not grasped the uttermost
possibility of the family row, or the
aggrieyed woman herself pleads for
the brute who struck ner. Conditions
perhaps are as much responsible as
the police for the lack of discipline
handed out to TIE ours and towards
who beat up women, but the
wrong nevertheless prevails and wo-
men die and are beaten everyday or
so, even after they have complained to
the police
Either the drunken or brutal men
do not get what they deserve in police
court or they are set free by the
pleadings of their timid wives who
think more of the poi and fish their
married beasts will bring home to
them, and of the immediate physical
Welfare of their offspring, than they
do of their own lives
1t is the expression of unprejudiced
opinion that such a condition of affairs
is up to the supposedly superior in.
telligence of the police authorities and
the presiding police magistrate to re-
gulate, than it is up to the doubtful
intelligence of the victims.
The fact remains that there is an
epidemic of wife-beating and wiHe-
murder among the more susceptible
race and that the condition might be
relieved by an exhibition of more in
telligence on the part of the author
tiles
The hint has been made that poll
tics has something to 90 with letting
males who are voters go free from
charges Of this nature, but such sug-
gestion is Indignantly denied by some
of those in police authority, a denial
that may later be followed up by a
Just realization of the circumstances
and better administration of what
is supposed to be justice in this re-
gard.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08

mantlepiece presented by the citizens
of Honolulu to the late Mark Twain.
For eight years Mr.. Otremba was ma
nager of a coffee plantation at Waia-
nae, and latterly he has been EN-
ployed at the Hawaii Experiment
Station as an expert budder. His
funeral took place this afternoon
Rev. w. Felmy conducted the ser
vices. The pallbearers were: J. J,
Garden, F. G. Krauss, c. H. Dickey,
]. Lightfoot, w, Klein and w Wag-
ner.
Mr.. Otremba leaves a wife, a son
and two daughters.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08
MAKING FIREMEN OF SOLDIERS
MCDUFFIE and The
Willy, BAD PICKPOCKET

had gone from the vicinity of the thea
ter.
McDuffie and Minvielle watched the
little farce until Poon started to skulk
away, when they stepped up to him
and placed him under arrest. Accord
ing to reports that have come in from
people who have had their pockets
picked, the police think it is more
than certain that Poon is the guilty
man in each case He is very clever
for an amateur crook.
John Maikai, who has been selling
liquor according to License Inspector
Fennell without a license, had the
charge against him suspended for a
term of thirteen months.
Louis Salgado was found guilty Of
assault and sentenced to thirty days
Imprisonment.
PAX Yong Cha waived examination
on a charge of assault and was com
mitted to the circuit court for trial
Six unfortunates, who had been TAX
ing too much of the wine that cheers
were fined sums amounting to $2S.
The rest of the cases were continued.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08
Thought He
Was FOOIing

A coroner's jury for the purpose of
investigating the details leading up
to the death of John A. Aguiar by
drowning at Waikiki yesterday after
noon was empanelled by Deputy She
riff Rose this morning.
The body of the unfortunate boy
was found floating off the lIoana no
tel early this morning and as soon as
the police had been notified, the re-
mains were removed to the morgue
where they were viewed by the jury
that had already been summoned.
According to some of his friends
who were out at the beach Yesterday
afternoon at the ting OF the fatal ac-
cident, Aguiar must Aave been seized
with cramps after they had come into
the bathing house, as he was ap-
parently all right when they left him.
This is either the third or fourth
life that has been lost at Waikiki in
the last year by drowning, owing to
people on the beach .nd in the water
thinking that the victim was fool
ing" No efforts were made by any
one yesterday afternoon, according to
witnesses, to save the boy.
The inquest will be held tomorrow
night at seven thirty, as a jury will
hear the Kroll case tonight.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08
Mr.. OTREMBA DEAD

f, n. Otremba died in the Queens
Hospital on Saturday, having under
gone an operation on Thursday, He
was a native of Dresden, Germany,
and ffty-seVen years of age. Mr..
Ouemba was noted for his skill as "A
wood carver, his work in Hawaiian
woods having appeared in mainland ex-
positions. He was the artifcer of the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08
A PRICELESS POSSESSION.

If the supply of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
SHOULD suddenly become limited,
many homes would consider bottle
of it to be a priceless possession. 1t
is sold in almost every civilized coun-
try, and never fails TO give satlsfac-
ton For sale by all dealers, Benson,
Smith & Co, agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08
NEW GOODS AT SACHS.

New trimmings in Persian colors and
designs on silk and net were received
by the N. S. Sachs Dry Goods CO., per
S. S. Lurline. Striped Madras Waists,
special $1.0O; Automobile Wells $2.75;
the new wash fabric Luxury Silk"
25c, a yard.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08

Chapley-How did she happen to re-
fuse you; | thought you were her ia
vorite?
Washley-Well, the favorite didn't
win, that's all.-Broolllyn Life.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08
u. s. s. DELAWARE
SHOWS UP WELL

WASHINGTON ID. c, August SThe batteslip Delaware
shown average of twenyOne half steaming
for four consecutive hours under averaging
hour, hours
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08

Fine sob Printing. srar Office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08
TROOPS TO FIGHT
FIRE IN FORESTS
ASSOCIATED Press Cable to The Starr
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug S-President authorized
Federal troops be used in the fight against
PRESENT TARIFF
MILLIONS AHEAD

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug S.The operation the present
tariff has produced it's first working $5OOOOOO than
been recorded by previous years tariff results with the exception
of the record of the year
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08

Fine Job Pruning. star omOS.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08
5000 RIFLEs ARE sEIzE

4BAO, Aug, S--Six thousand riff es have been seiz
was bound for San Sebastian
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08
INDIAN BETTER WRESTLER.

LONDON Aug. S--Gawa, the famous indian wrestler, /
Aremcan, DR.. Roller
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08
YANKEE SCH OoNER WINS.
Especial Gable to The Star. J

COWES, Isle of Wight England. A SThe
ward has the international gold up
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-08
ATTEMPTED LAND
GRAFT CHARGED

McALESTER Okla. Aug. S.FOmer Republican National
mtteeman Jacob Harmon has charged Creager with
obtain money from McAu1ay under the guse
ducing his bill for the sale of the Indian lands
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-01-15
MRS. JETT's TRIAL CONTINUED
UNTIL APRIL.

Mrs. Emma Jet. who Is charged
with the killing Of her husband. and
who is being defended by Ross and
Townsend, had her case go over until
April IL. pending the coming OF the
stork. Her bondsman, A. A. Ealy. con.
tinued upon the bond. 1t was through
the effort of Lawyer Townsend that
she secured bail.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-01-15
WATER QUESTION
Ex-State Engineer Questions Accuracy
.- of Engineer Fellows Statement


feet per second in ALL
"The statement in all in the find
ing of the referee is perfectly explicit
as to the 43 cubic feet per second
and cannot be misunderstood. 1t
means, that the court allowed for the
second appropriation 1S cubic feet per
second. The third appropriation, dat
ed March Z, 1882, was for so much
additional water as will amount to
IS 95-100 cubic feet per second in all
''The state engineers have simply
carried out the order of the decree
as granted by the court.
Second: The city does not own the
water in the ditch, regardless of the
quantity involved in the original de-
cree, beyond IL cubic feet per second,
which it uses in Washington and City
Parks. The remaining water belongs
to farmers outside the city for the
irrigation of their lands under per-
petual contracts with the Platte
Water Company from which the city
purchased the ditch in 1875 The pur-
chase By the city provided specifically
in the contract that it was subject
to all contracts that had ever been
made by the Platte Water Company
to farmers along the line of the ditch
to furnish water for irrigation pur-
poses. The rights of the farmers to
this water was determined by Judge
Allen in the District court in Denver
county few years ago. The city can
not obtain the water owned by the
farmers except by purchase or con-
demnation of their lands.
"The city might just as well claim
ownership of the water in the Nevada
Ditch or the Last Chance Ditch and
attempt to take possession Of it with
out purchasing the land that would
be deprived of water as to claim own
ership of all the water in the City
Ditch.
81 have spent a good portion of my
life in the administration of the ir-
rigation and water laws of Colorado,
part of the time as state superintend-
ent of irrigation for Irrigation Divi-
sion No. l, and afterwards as irriga-
tion division engineer of the same dis
trict. I am perfectly familiar with all
the requirements of the law for the
apportionment of water to bitches un.
der their appropriations and DEGREES,
and likewise with the appropriations
and DEGREES owned by the City Ditch,
and its physical condition and capa-
city. have always considered Mr..
Fellows competent engineer, and
supposed he was as familiar with
these matters as myself / do not be.
| lieve he will take umbrage in view OF
my past connection with the Office
that he discusses because of the cor.
rections l call attention to, and feel
that he will concede that my connec
tion with that Office justifles what
have taken upon myself to say.
"Mr. Fellows lays considerable
stress upon conflicting measurements
as affecting the first and second ap
propriations of the ditch. He states
that by taking one co-efficient for de-
termining the volume OF water to be
carried by ditch of the specifications
named he finds 1t capable of carrying
/ 36.74 cubic feet per second. Taking
another co-efficient he finds 1t capa
BILE of carrying 1926 cubic feet pei
second, and he is certain that the de
cree should have been for nearly 81
cubic feet per second
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-01-15


tive engineer of the water commission
to be named under cbGter amend
ment by the M. o. party, in the
morning organ" had a signed state
ment to the effect that Denver's water
right in the "cty ditch" were more
than sufficient to supply Denver with
its domestic needs. He stated further
that some state engineer in the past
had defrauded the municipality out
of "95 second feet" appropriation,
which, if true, is serious matter.
Last Wednesday James Armstrong,
who was a state superintendent of ir-
rigation under the Thomas and Or
man and part of the Peabody admin
istrations, sent the following answer
to the same publication in refutation
of the Fellows assertions. 1t was not
published.
If the people who have to do with
the matter are to settle the water con-
troversy equitably to all concerned,
they ought to have the truth, not va
garies, and the Armstrong communi-
cation is given herewith:
" lut was plioSu
last Saturday to read in The Rocky
Mountain News a statement signed
by A. L. Fellows, of the engineering
firm of Field Fellows &; Hinderlider,
discussing the quantity of water al
legged to be owned by the city of
Denver under the priorities of the
Platte Water Company's ditch, better
known as the City Ditch.
"The statement is to the effect that
the city owns under the first and sec
ond appropriations for that ditch
rights to the extent of rs cubic feet
per second continuous flow, available
for domestic supply for the city. 1t
further states that owing to misin-
depreciation of the rights of the city,
not by any court, but by state en-
gineer, who is not named, influenced
by what argument Mr.. Fellows did
not know the city is only allowed 43
cubic feet per second flow under these
appropriations.
"The statement is inclined to mis-
them an entirely wrong impression of
the quantity of water owned by the
city under this ditch, to say nothing
of the reflection that it casts upon
every man who has held an office that
might have made him responsible for
the so-called influenced misinterpre-
tation'
First: No state engineer deter
mined 43 cubic feet per second flow
to be the quantity of water to which
the ditch is entitled under the first
two appropriations.
"The quantity was fixed by the Dis
trict court of Douglas county, Judge
William Harrison presiding, in De-
cember, 1883, when the right of many
bitches to take water from the South
Platte river was before that court for
adjudication.
"The records of that court show in
the finding of Referee Hugh Taylor
upon which the DEGREES for the vari.
ous interested bitches were granted,
that the City Ditch is entitled to
water under three appropriations. The
first under an appropriation dated
November 28, 1860, for so much water
az will flow in a ditch ten feet wide
at the bottom, 13 feet wide at the
top, with grade of four and one-halt
feet to the mile. the water flowing 1e
inches deep. The second, dated No
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-01-15

I
the theoretical quantity of water
available to the ditch under the first
appropriation is not important for
the record on the second appropria-
ton stops at 49 cubic feet per second
in all, and for the purpose of arriving
at the total of the two appropria.
tions discussed by Mr. Fellows, that
| is final
THE quantity of 80 cubic feet per
second allowed the ditch under the
| first appropriation was determined
years before the decree was granted
for the ditch, as nearly as l can de.
| termine from actual measurement OF
the water carried by the ditch when
full.
During my incumbency as superin-
tendent of irrigation in 1902, as re-
suit of scarcity of water | was fire.
quently called upon to determine
closely the actual rights of the va
rious bitches having early priorities.
Every measurement and every record
that | could find in the State Engin-
eer's office conceded to the City Ditch
only 80 cubic feet per second, and the
distribution of water has been admin
istered under that determination. So
far as | know, the City Ditch never
claimed more water than that under
the first appropriation. And apparent
ly no claim ever has been made for
water up to the total OF the three ap
preparations, 1886 cubic feet per sec
ond.
"a rating made on the ditch in
1902 by Mr. John E. Field, then be-
lieve, Assistant State Engineer, and
now a member of Mr.. Fellows firm,
gave the capacity Of the ditch as only
3S cubic feet per second. At this
time there was considerable sand in
the bottom of the ditch.
Ratings made by the State Engin-
eer's office in 1903 and 1904, when the
ditch was put in first-class condition,
gave it an utmost capacity OF 66.5
cubic feet per second, or little more
than three-fourths of the total ap-
preparation.
'Mr. E. S. Nettleton, former state
engineer, upon whose testimony
nearly all of the DEGREES were made
to bitches in northern Colorado In the
hearing before the referee in the pro-
ceedngs for the adjudication OF the
rights of the City Ditch. testified that
on July q. 1882 he had measured the
ditch and found the utmost capacity
to be 67.S5 cubic feet per second. This
measurement was taken Immediately
after the last enlargement and third
appropriation for the ditch.
"E. H. Kellogg, who was city en-
gineer when the decree to the ditch
was obtained In the same pro-
ceedings, testified that before the last
enlargement of the ditch. In 1882. its
capacity was 43 cubic feet per second
as was finally awarded under the two
first appropriations.
"The facts, therefore, are that the
| City Ditch has never taken under It's
| first appropriation more than 30 cubic
| feet per second. That under its sec
ond appropriation for the first en-
largement it is entitled to an add
tional flow of .13 cubic feet, making
total Of 43 cubic feet per second In
all, and under its third appropriation
dated March 7, 1882, it is entitled tc
] an additional 1895 cubic feet per sec
ond after prior appropriations are sat
isfied, making total OF S595 cubic
feet per second, but that 1t has al
no time carried more than small
portion of the water from this ap
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-01-15

The entertainment given by the
business men last Friday night was a
grand success. Participants were as
follows: Messrs. James Scott. b. F.
Bland. j. P. Watson. Harry Badgett.
Edd. Lance, Edd Taylor, A. Vernon.
VIM. Berry. Arbie Jones. j. W. Mar
shall. Fred Coltman and Charles Nc
kenney.