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Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17
WALTZ LOBBY FOR KANSAS

" ANSAS suffragists preparing to set new
* pace in the battle OF votes for women They
actually propose to waltz the legislators into
line to real music. None of the harsh measures of
the British suffragettes for their campaign. They
announce a suffragist ball for Topeka the night
of January II. The Kansas legislature opens there
on the 10th.
Their methods are to be winsome instead of
militant Their English sisters have become
famous for hiding in closets and Railways all day
to get the privilege of shouting Votes for Wom-
en-" at the men who make the laws Not SO i'll
Kansas. There they propose to bring the men to
them and in the swirl of the dance and under the
spell of dreamy melodies to whisper to their part
ners the things they ought to do for the cause"
and the greatness of Kansas.
The women are in earnest, and the members
who are recacitrant where the rights of women are
urged will find the waltz lobby a power to be
reckoned with in the passage OF their own pet
projects, and with the threat always hanging over
them that the glamour and the music will be gone
when they come up for reelection next time.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17
HEARS SHOW is NAUGHTY

Editor Herald: In The Herald there
appeared an article headed with
Church Puts Ban on Naughty Play, i"
so may I ask if it is a thinly-veiled
scheme of advertising the play or is
it simply to allow some lawyers the
opportunity of making extra money
to pay their Christmas debts?. Having
been told that Maud Allen and the
Russian dancers wore scarcely more
than a fig leaf and that some OF thelr
movements were suggestive of what
is called naughtiness, may l also In
qure if, when the social leaders pay
high prices and label thing art, no
matter what it is, does that make II
decent? p. r. DOOLlTILE.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17
ACID TEST ON FRIENDSHIP

THIS is the Merry Christmas time. We all
still call it such but do we say merry and
"gladsome' any without tinge of a
tagged out expression after having dragged
through the shops and worried over the cost and
effort Of keeping up with the Christmas notions OF
today? After looking ii all over isn't it a trifle
overdone and wouldn't it be bit happier with a
little less fuss and ostentaton?
Christmas has come to be a festival that abb
serbs all the energies for at least the whole month";
leaving the nerves too strained for enjoyment when
the real day at last arrives. How many people are
asking themselves right now whether the presents
they are giving are not a greater financial burden
than they ought to bear, and are not the richer
friends putting unjust burden on their poorer
ones who they know are striving to give Just as
good gifts as they likely to receive; The
whole situation is tense with the strain.
Why is it that all the Christmas trend OF recent
years has been toward the expensive until the old
element Of the heart Of the giver has become an
unconsidered quantity:
Really, when you come TO think OF IT, doesn't
it appear like putting the acid test on friendship
But the hurry and the scurry and the combng
Of the shops for gifts is on each shopper possessed
with the fear that what she has selected will not
measure up TO the standard of what her neghbor
is sure to give her 1t is not too late to take
the sane view, and when you tell your neghbor
Of your new stand she will agree with you.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17
CHICAGO AND THE sKY-sCRAPER

= HICAGO like Los Angeles is in the throes
of a fight the height of sky-scrapers
- because there is a desire among some prop
erty owners i'll the Loop district to emulate New
York in approaching the 40-story limit, or even 60
ing beyond. The arguments for and against in
creasing the present Chicago limit of 200 feet are
much the same as are being set forth here,
except that some of the arguments that
are still theories here have been tried
out there and have proved groundless. One OF
them was that a limit of 200 feet for structures
would cause an expansion of building to the outer
districts. Statistics gathered by the Chicago Rec
ord-IIerald prove that such is not the case. 1t is
shown that even in that crowded district there
have been many buildings erected recently that
are under 200 feet and that the limit of 200 feet
has not caused the erection Of any tall buildings
outside the downtown business district.
The main argument that is being used for in
creasing the height limit is that the city and the
community is the loser by making the restrictions
too low because the defeat Of sky-scraper project
beyond the limit, means the abandonment OF that
enterprise and does not mean the construction OF
two smaller buildings. 1t is argued that the
enormous expenditures entailed in such a build
ing and the addition it makes to the assessed val
uation ought to be welcomed by any city. At least
that is the way Chicago is looking at the problem.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17
BARS AVIATION MEET

Editor Herald: Why is it that men
looking for WORK on the grandstand
for the aviation meet must go to the
field at Dominguez, which involves the
expenditure of 40 cents for car fare?
Does the Pacific Electric contribute
the grandstand as its share toward
the fund of the met? 1t looks so. OF
all the mean and low devices of
squeezing the last cent out of poor
workers this affair beats them all.
Here is hoping that the working peo-
pie will keep away from the meet this
year and that it will be a complete
failure as it deserves to be.
JOSEPH MEYER.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17
A POEM WORTH WHILE
LITTLE BOY BLUE
BY EUGENE FIELD

The little toy dog is covered with dust
But sturdy and stanch he stands;
And the little toy soldier is red with rust
And his musket molds in his hands.
Time was when the little toy dog was new'
And the soldier passing 1air;
And that was the time when our Little Boy Blue
Kissed them and put them there
"Now don't you go till come" he said,
"And don't you make any nose!
So, toddling off to his trundle ped,
He dreamt Of the pretty toys;
And as he was dreaming, angel song
Awakened our Little Boy Blue
Oh! the years many, the years are long,
But the little toy friends are true
Ay faithful to Little Boy Blue they stand
Each the same old place
Awaiting the touch Of little hand,
The smile Of a little face .,,
And they wonder, waiting the long years thtoush
In the dust of that little chair,
What has become of our Little Boy Blue
Since he kissed them and put them there.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17
A HEARTY LAUGH
Being the days best Joke from the news
exchanges.

The little daughter of a clergyman
stubbed her toe and said "Darn!"
"In give you ten cents said her
father, 'if you never say that word
again"
A few days afterward she came to
him and said:
Papa, I've got word worth half
dollar!"-Philadelph Public Ledger.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17
CLAIMS BIBLE BEST sELLEk

Editor Herald: have always taken
it for granted that the reason the Bible
still sells for such good prices, despite
the many editions of it that have been
sold, is that it is worth the money and
is still the worlds best seller
Will your correspondent, G.. G. Bro
chi. tell me where I can buy a good
and well bound copy of Holy Writ for
25 cents? The cheapest 1 can find
(neither good nor well bounD is 75
cents, printed on India paper. bound
like the SIS edition of Science and
Health" Before G. G. b. made the
mulcted statement he might have
learned that Science and Health is
printed in cheaper editions. one does
not have to pay S. to secure copy.
E. NJ. JOHNSON.
Los Angeles Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17
MAINE WOMAN WAS AUTHOR

Editor Herald: A few days ago you
published an old poem, Rock Me to
Sleep, Mother" crediting it, I think
to Florence Percy"
The author was Elizabeth Akers
Allen, a Maine woman, born in that
state about 1880 and the author of a
number of poems and songs of the
household and the affections.
D. M. IAMMACk.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17

Now that the civil service reformers have been
rude and insistent enough to demand that first,
second and third-cass postmasterships be turned
over to their care, the lot of congressman is in
deed hard With Taft tugging at his franking
privilege too there soon won't be anything left to
the Job but the drudgery of making laws.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17

Affairs have reached such state of ennui in
the court OF the French pretender, where the
shadows of royalty still maintained that the
courtiers have started fight in the kings mock
cabinet and have issued orders that the present
peaceful adviser of philip VII" must not be al
lowed to play with their "toy king" any more.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17

The Syracuse Herald says: Eventually prob
ably we shall know that cold weather is coming
by the focks OF avators that will be seen about
this time of year flying southwark" Southwest
ward; they're here.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17
WHAT OTHERS SAY

IT COULD NEVER HAPPEN HERE
The disposal of the Crippen case by
the English courts was accelerated by
a total absence of insanity experts
dilstory motions, hypothetical ques-
tions, technicalities and tomfoolery.-
Kansas City Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17

Failure of the olive crop in the groves along the
Mediterranean sea is sure to help the California
product and may cause the New York job
bers to really put American labels the oil from
this state
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17

Kansas City Judge has just upheld the "show
me" motto of Missouri by ruling that it is perfect
y proper for wife to smoke cigarettes in bed, and
that it is not grounds for divorce unless she pufs
them on the street.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17

Three thousand Pullman porters demand
ing an increase in wages. If the Pullman company
grants an advance, we may expect the upper berths
to be higher yet-and they're almost out of reach
now
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17
opEN FOR ENLARGEMENT

OPEN FOR ENGAGEMENT
If President Taft is looking for a
suitable receiver for the Republic of
Panama, he would doubtless find any
one of the Guggenheim boys in re-
ceptive frame of mind.-Kansas City
Times,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17
NIGHT BE CONFUSED

Seven feet long by fourteen inches
wide, the South Dakota ballot is al
most spacious enough to serve as a
western railroad ticket.-Boston Tran
script.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17
COOKING OLD POTATOES

If old potatoes turn black when
cooked add a little vinegar to the
water when you put them on to boi,
and they will be nice and white when
cooked,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17
MISS DRESSER HAPPY ALL THE TIME;
WHY? 1JUST ENJOY LIVING, SHE SAYS
Medicine Ball and Motor Beautiful
Actress Chief Diversions
and--She Wants a Baby
r a beautiful because she is happy Is she
Il hannr bnnnI sln is hnnl,t

rs beautiful because she is happy is she
1 happy because she is beautiful?
Il At any rate, every will admit that a
who be beautiful when she has cold cream in thick
streay daubs all her face ought be happy all the
time That is supreme test for beauty and which
few professional beauties stand
Miss Louise Dresser has the reputation being of
the best natured joest women of the stage and since
demonstrated that she with equa
nmity the glare of the spotlight while through the
preliminary stages of makeup the cause is evident
Miss Dresser herself denies such attitude and de-
that the she has good time all the time is
just because she can't help it.
1T is just because enjoy living minute" she
said she i'm her dressing the Majestic last
night and then added 'And such day as 1 have had
today I've been to the top of Lookout mountain
and it wonderful wonderful" She described with
glee the advent wedding party in the Ship cafe at
Venice.
TOO
they in-the bride with her veil and white
silk and the bridegroom carrying the flowers grimly
both hands with d set determined expression his
They evidently foregnersSwedsh, thought"
said, land the bridesmaid and best with
They all too solemn though, and after
they health other and a toast to
happiness they started away again. still
smiling
leaned passed them later and
joy but they did not to understand"
added the actress she thoughfuy rubbed off the cold
and reached among the dainty white boxes OF her
toilet table for becoming pink tinted grease paint
What do you like to do best" she asked, and
while rabbits stick and powder puff all
"Wel, I like to ride horseback and wak-but don't
walk much. And then 1 play medicine ball Did you
play? you should; but and start with
light pounds would be enough for you,
said, glancing her interviewer; but six
pound ball when the road and pound when
at home"
What you do that forto get thin to keep thin?"
mo! no! l don't hope for that, but playing with the
ball keeps well and solid and strong"
ON THE STAGE
where do you play when the road? Can you al
ways a convenient gymnasium
oh dear me, I just play the stage. and toss
catch it and keep myself agile and supple
way, and it really exercises thoroughly besides
being lots This is the makeup for it, she
added picking up photo nearby trunk and hand
ing it for inspection.
"One things which do every day is to get up
the morning continued the actress, and
by this time smooth golden pats Of hair being
head and stout gold stuck rap
idly shining mass, while without warning
voice:
Fifteen minutes" which Miss Dresser added in an
aside:
Don't you mind him. he is always about fifteen min
early
But do you get up at o'clock no matter what you
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17

Champion Jack Johnson realized he had taken
up the wrong profession" when he saw Carnegie
put up a S1OO00000 peace purse.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17

Carnegies peace fund offering is all right but
it makes the ordinary individual fighting mad to
think of one man having as much to give as has
the canny Scot
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17

What manner OF man is this Judge Baldwin
who brazenly dehes thunder and lightning and
the bic stick?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17

The real proof Of DR.. Wileys affection will
come if he eats his brides first biscuit without
using a test tube.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17

Isn't it about time we heard something from
our old friend w. J. B. of Lincoln, Neb.?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17

Why not add to the cabinet secretary OF
aeronautic defense2
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-17

And so Lorimer has got his"-whitewash.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-17

ereot may be added to the account but shall be per-
united to deposit more than 500 any calendar month
by the same section provided that smaller amounts NAV be
accumulated Any person purchase from any depository
othce Tor 10 cents postasavng card which may be at
ached specially prepared adhesive stamps be known as
Posasavngs stamps and when the stamps and the card
amount to 81 or larger in muples thereof whereupon
e cara and savings are to be cancelled by the postmaster
Section provides that interest at the rate of Der cent ner
annum shall be allowed and entered to the of each de-
Postor once In each and limits the balance credit of
any one person to not exceeding $780, exclusive of ac
cumulated interest.
Section provides that the deposior may withdraw the
whole or any part of the funds deposited or her credit
with accrued interest compliance with such regulations
as the board of trustees may prescribe.
Section provides that savings funds received under the act
shall be deposited solvent bank banks subject to public
supervision or examination in the State Territory and as
nearly as practicable in the immediate neigborood in which
the funds received rate of interest less than Id
per cent per annum Where than such bank is avail
ABLE the deposits shall be distributed rataby far prac-
hcable, on the basis of their capital and surplus
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-17
PATRONIZE HOME STEAMERS.

The arrival of the Whmina proper occasion for
peang the people of the community such shipping enter
prise Even if coaswse regulations suspended and travellers
given the right take passage foreign steamers they should not
exercise such right where the American vessels
leaving Francisco visitors leaving Honolulu But applies
specially citizens of the Hawaiian islands, Paronze the local boats
should be policy be adhered of convenience
is often by such of local patriotism that communities
made prosperous fine American vessel like the Whemina worth
far the people of this community than several through liners
\Local patriotism, general American patriotism and community
self interest call for the support of the steamships whOseowne
spending their give American steamship and
steamship service We hope them such
that they will build and have enough the
trade forever end all agitation for suspension of cowise shipping
regulations Honolulu the contrary that the
aons be enforced and strengthened for the benefit of American
merchant marine.
Patronize Wihemna boats
number will increase!
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-17
WHAT is KILLING P0LYNEslANS

(Contributed)
With the deep feeling which many have upon subject of the
SAFE OF alcoholic liquors. there danger of and
impressions given which not correct
me decrease OF the Hawaiian people alleged to the
use OF Intoxicating drinks While the drinks has been one
CT the contributing there many which are oeratng
not only Hawaii but among other Ponean to cause the de-
crease OF the people these the diseases foreign
countries some of which large portion people, and cpl
demc diseases have done much kill off the people the Hawaiian
Islands is estimated that nearly one-trd population died dur
ing the epidemic of smallpox in 1894.
In New Zealand and Samoa the law forbddng the liquor
the natives has been force years. decrease the
population especially New Zealand has greater than in
Hawaii 1850 "
The fact is that when the Poynean contact with
the Anglo Saxon and European many conspre
terminate the weaker Perhaps the potent
fact that the native acquires the white mans without dscre
on and simple living and diet uppand by the complex
stimulating life of the stranger.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-17
COLUMBIA BOYS
LANDED At LAST

Crowds ran, attracted by the catchy
calling of unusually fine music, to get
a glimpse of the Columbia Park boys
this morning, as they marched, with
banners flying, through the city's
principal streets. They put consider
able rejoicing into the musical effort,
for they just landed from quarantine
island, where they have been kept
since arriving from Australia in the
S. S. Makura. They marched up Fort,
along King to Maunakea, to Pauahl
to Fort to Hotel and to the Opera
House, where they were greeted by
Mayor Fern; then to be received by
the Governor, as elsewhere stated.
This evening they perform in the OPP
era House, giving sketch called "The
Football Came"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-17
Commercial News
BY L. D. TIMMoNs.

Stock transactions since yesterday
have been numerous, although the
amounts involved have been small;
and, as a rule, prices have been quite
strong. AS was to be expected, in
view of extraordinary expense settle
ments, there was renewed interest in
Oahu, and, in fact, other plantation
stocks of this island.
Between boards two lots-35 and 40
shares-Hawaiian Pineapple sold at
$3.50. The same was offered for this
stock today, but holders demanded
$50.
- Other sales of interest were rs
Paauhau at $29 and 20 and 10
shares Pionser at $2175O. On
Change this morning $217 was bid
for the latter, but 1920 was asked.
A sale of 100 shares Onomea was
reported at $545O, after which, how
ever, the stock was offered at the
same.
Between boards IS shares Paia sold
at $134, but on the board this morning
a sale of five shares was made al
$1S4.5O. At the close, $134.5O was bid
and $135.5O asked.
Sales of 10 and 35 shares Hawaiian
Commercial was reported at $98l5O,
followed by shares at $3S.75. For
the stock $3S.75 was bid and 500
asked.
Other sales of interest were 10
Hutchinson, at SIS; 10; Olaa, at 81; 5
Telephone, at $1O25.
Bond sales were: $4,000 Hilo Rail
way at $1OO25; $1,000 Oahu Sugar at
$1O1.5O; $500 o. R. & L., at $1O2;
$1,000 H. R. T., at $1O7.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-17
THE POSTAL BANKS DEBATE.

The Postal Savings Bank Bill which reported yester
day jeopardy in the Senate
OF New York to compel the investment of the postal deposits govern
nt bonds measure important enough be worth the long dbat
It causing Towards the close of his Gladstone made the
lowing remark in address in the House of Commons:
"Te post office savings bank is the important
ton which has been created in the last fifty for the well
fare of the people and the consider the of 1861,
which called the institution existence the the
full and fruitful of my long career"
Considering the many great policies which Gladstone
through this remark weghy but figures quoted Showing
popular savings postal which may justify tn
remark 1t interesting fact connection with the discussion
the little of Hawaii long established this system w
the United States adopting and that annexation killed the Ha
wa system The following general explanation of the bill is by it
Senatorial sponsor, Senator Carter Of Montana
Section establishes the system under the direction of
board of trustees, be composed of the Secretary of the
Treasury the Postmaster
rules and regulations for the administration of
and required to report to Congress the beginning of each
regular session their transactions under the provisions of the
Section declares every post-ofhce within the United
States which is authorized to issue orders
others the Postmaster General in his discretion may
time to time designate declared be poasavngs depos-
oy Offices to be kept for the transaction of postaav
business during the post-offe hours and further
vided that the Postmaster General may if he deems
more practical establish first postofce savings
repositories only at the money order offices of the first second
and third classes and thereafter extend them rapidly
practical to the other offices specified.
Section provides that may be opened deposits
made by person OF the of his her
name and by married free from control
interference by her husband but person shall simultaneously
have more than postal-savings
Section provides that described in the preceding
section may open an account postofhce depository the
submission OF an initial deposit to the postmaster who shall
deliver to such depostor book other device for making
and preserving evidence of deposits
Section provides that least ST mutiples thereof must
be deposited before an account is opened and 81 mupes
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-17

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
On account of the arrival of the new
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-17
Island Fruit Go.
Expert Shippers
SelectedTropicaI
Fruits
ELECT NEW OFFICERS.

u anu "aNuAu eIecCed new OIL Y King Street. L
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-17

ficers yesterday, the following being
selected by the former: e. F. Bishop,
president, J. A. Kennedy, vice presi-
dent; w. w. North, secretary; G. Ii.
Robertson, treasurer; T. r. Robinson,
auditor, W. G. Brash and r. A. Cooke,
directors. For Waikiki; M. P. Robin
son, president; E. F. Bishop vice pre-
sident; G H. Robertson treasurer, W.
w. North, secretary; T. R. Robinson,
auditor; G. H. Cooke, director.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-17
LIQUOR COMMISSION HAS POWER NOW.

If the federal prohibition and the proposed pbcte
made fzz by the complications brought the discussion
will still be in the of the License Commissioners to improve
by enforcing the law AS of
mission under the law, without single
bring the conditions of local Prohibition The Commission close
saloon and the legal sale of liquor 1t would probably
attempt this for the that is regarded unwse
Territorial Prohibition law But there every every
showing of public support for policy of shutting large proportion
the existing saloons Under the law the commissioners do not have
give for refusing renewals of licenses But if they
there number of which the given