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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-29
The Thin End of the Wedge

1t is difficult what
would western manufacturing countries The tariff bill has
caused uter most Foreign Offices where is realized that
Japan longer the doce pupil but the wanting
of the other folks battes engines yarns
know that the tariff
out foreign manufactures; it lets materials in
light duties partly manufactured goods
on those wholly manufactured.
But the shutting from Japan foreign only
half the 1t will be completed when
shop the East Quite apart from the tariff everything her
favor in that respect regards the big Eastern markets. notably
China, which the An
accident of geography mnmze the of transport while the
Cheaness of labor advantage. In
for instance the roughly half
males and six and half pence for females What
against that?
Lancashire imports to Japan equal about three million pounds per
The tariff will heavy decrease
further stages her industrial grip them
Even 80 of japanese cotton
We have beyond the surprise
o
things in
few years when survey the results dating from the Inauguration
of the tariff shall find that it marked
Japans industrial development than apparent
fact of the tariff bll.--Pall Mall Gazette.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-29
LuxurieS And Necessities



PrOhigacy caused the Roman empire Prudence
Duded England And we of America of Angle not of Latin
STOCK y then well thrifty
surely To their a
cardinal principle of their living choice from
Had they
families such exist is there doubt that those
would have been utilized advantage? Moreover
not that the of
ments of another? Money expended safeguarding health
Strengthening the body not wasted Good roads constitute invest
dissipation The telephone
motorcar is than vehicle of pleasure Both
time and doors of labor Each highly desirable purpose
facilitating that intercourse among individuals which tends
strengthen community by gratifying gegarous instincts
Public extravaganza?
played wOfu disregard of pecuniary responsibility But is this tend
enc however amentabe than phase of rapid growth? And
he the becoming fully awakened
tons that sections they regard the tariff which only
moral issue there evidence that the phase passing?
The present national administration is bending its best energies
effect economies The chief baecy of the opposition RerenC
men What this if recognition of the ebbng of
tide of nOdgaity? Are nOt-suc favorable
pleasing expecancy?GeOrge Harvey The North American
view SeDtemher
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-29
PROHIBITION looming BACK"

The Literary DigcSt.l
II prohibition actually greater consumption
dry" territory liquor journals exuanty
weeks publication of the governments figures showing
increasing capita consumption Of liquor the country large
might expect these papers encouraging Prohibition
hosts and eaousy urging strangely
enough they keeping up the fight with their old opponents In
deed of them becoming appreense the final
of the Despite the cheering from the internal
more of Bonorts Wine and Spirit Circular New York;
dark clouds still threatening the brewer the dser and Che dealer
editorial number headed by the query Can the
liquor business be successfully defended before the bar of public ent
ment? he says:
"The big majority the Tennessee election given to the
Republican against regular nominees
echo of the statewide prohibition fight and of the killing Of Carmak
of the people of Tennessee against the liquor traffic the people OF
Tennessee know, think they know, that traffic
SIN Texas find very large majority poed in favor of submit
ting constitutional amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale
"in Missouri demand from the people fight is
on amend the constitution and prohibit the liquor business
"n Florida similar fight Is being waged and in several other
States like Nebraska the liquor question is the leading question in
states liquor being attacked by well
organized be added the like Oklahoma Geor
has Ouawed would realize how tremendous is the
ment and how vast the forces sworn to the destruction of every brew
"The situation grave and demands the attention of the
who have hundreds of millions invested in bewees dseres
highest craftsmanship and genealshP 1t raises the question as to
contests in other states.
question whether trade is in
competent in incompetent hands whether be possible
that the liquor trade is dsrepuabe that it cannot be successfully
defended before the bar of public sentiment"
Evidently rejecting the latter alternative this writer then
the liquor the AnisaOon League the PrOhb
defending Gin the the people
the platform work for laws that will really
regulate the salOOnaws under which the saOOneeper could
violate law disregard public sentiment For the liquor
trade be successfully defended but along gunshOe lines
by that publicity greatest
possible light
very different quite naturally,
Prohibition this
on the way because twenty-five of scientific teaching in the
public schools of the nation of direct exOratOn the Sab
batscOO bitter daily experience with every conceivable
variety of alcoholic brutality crime disease and destuon and the
present shame of quOrred political corruption have
bned educate the people horror hatred of the
trade SURPRISING that against other public evil" This
told sis the why the liquor traffic how high it
its defense funds how widely campaign agents
face nothing but complete ultimate defeat State and nationwide
Iake"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-29
FoRrIFYING PANAMA CANAL.

Shall we fOrfy canal? silly question, and
people profess believe at least they express
belief highway should be high path The
canal will probably hundred million dollars and
the price ii worth the doing. In time
peace will doubtless enough to make ii sesuppOrtng
I'm time war value of this short cannot
estimated What would think of bank containing millions OF
would il unguaded through the long
night? What of a huge steamship left at the dock
right Of the United States to erect and
seriously questioned by the
other powers Undoubtedly they would all prefer to see without
deenses they would like large power
except their own devoid of defenses and a navy.
No be made with the Suez canal which has no
territorial rights corporation We have the
right the obligation to Orty the Pa
that have fOry home habors and our island
H. Windsor the November Popular Mechanics
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-29
Japan's Absorption Of Korea

No nation earth eXce Japan that education is the
cheap defense of nations Japan has Korea where there
public provision
and high Schools and commercial industrial agricultural and
medical colleges having already appropriated $OO In he
Industrial Training Institute Seoul lines technical
hygiene unknown Oneaf of the dying of smallpox and
syphilis being almost has introduced water
works hospitals and other of preserving life her appropriation
rising besides
the entire with branches planned
connect with the of China and Russia roads are
only private mntng Japan adopted
for Korea the gold standard encouraging the circulation of bank
establishment industrial
The head of the Department Agriculture
directly the The model
farm experiment station making for the first time in Korea
application
y Of the peninsula only raise other staples thus
far unknown The Forestry School has established three model
providing this $145OO0
started will be
render the rights of operators certain and yields
nuly $3OOO worth of gold silver copper graphite and coal
Nowhere has reform been needed than in the judiciary which
controlled the officials
ing judges. there regular
courts and independent judiciary which steadily roofing
themselves in Korean routine become of the life of the
peOpeWiam f. Griffs in the October number of The North
American Review
falling trapping particles of air in descent afterwards
libeIatng them in a confined chamber under pressure
The Of this plant and its operation explained an
teresng illustrated article by Frank Maynard in the
number Of Popular Mechanics
The air sold to the mining
Cobalt in the that
other communities 1t is said that it has of compressed
air in Cobalt and made possible the development dozens
properties.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-29
American Policy in the Far East

Is America in the Far East just amusing playing
Nelotk does she business The diplomacy
to slave of the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of China preserve through
out the Far East equality oppormiyare
centy clear But how far is she ready
possible that Americans
question with denteness so far outsider Judge the
nave thought the among
those who know the United States best while
everywhere recognized of real value general opinion
seems to be that Mr. knOXs diplomatic activities in the
OF kind that be cOuneed and need be-
serious risk of more than verbal embodiment with country he
"BritHnncus in the North Sep
TENDER.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-29
FIVE THOUSAND HORSE POWER FROM AIR BUBBLES

Up the Cobalt mining district of Canada just eight miles south
mining called Cobalt Ragged Chutes the
Montreal river is extraordinary power plant from which
compressed air gained by making capturing and
combining 1t the largest air compressor plant
world the compression being effected by the direct action
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-29

1t the shOer begun, his audience deserted
report could hare been bered only bD those O
think the Democrats enough to come in When rains
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27
GENERAL WOOD
SAYS j. s. NOT
READYFOR WAR

WASHINGTON. u. G.. Dec. ~ 49,
That the United States il not pro.
pared 10 meet the hostile moves 81 a
firat.elaaa nation IN tbs testimony
us Gen. Leonard Wood. chief Of
star. given before the house com.
mlssee on military affairs. aud
made public today.
The ammunition AZ the disposal
~ The army. be testified. would not
lAat through a single engagement.
and other conditions are equally
bad
Gen. Weed explained Bis plans
for r@ofganizlug the militia and
urgfd that a more mobile force be
ready az all times to take the field
hers IL no use tnlAiug about
our patriotism aud fighting quail.
Ties" 0va. Wood told the com.
mitfee. we have them. bat We
muet remember that this capital
was host % a force less than that
Of lsa defenders. and that ii was
abandoned by our forces with lesa
thaa a hundred killed and wounded.
AS far Aa The Seacoast goes, I
feel that We are weil fortified |
DO not believe that foreign troops
would attempt 20 sail into any port
In She face % the soacnast fortifi-
cations. unless the object was one
Of tremendous Importance"
Gen. Weed urged the inirodDc.
tion ~ the bill prepared by Con.
greasman Hobson providing Tor a
council Of defense"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27
LADOVITCH
SENTENCED

r. Ladoyitoh, convicted OF muir.
der In the second degree for tho
killing OF Matt Rude. guard at the
city stockade. was sentenced by
Judge Gay this morning TO an in
deierminate term IN the peniten-
tiary from ten years to the remain
der OF his life.
The sentence was interpreted to
Ladovitch. who is a Montenegro,
In his own language. When II was
announced he hung his head down
sadly. saying:
Il must take what the law gives.
! am sick. though"
The court gave orders TO the
sheriff that the prisoner be given
immediate medical treatment He
Is suffering from stomach trouble.
Judge Glasgow, his attorney,
gave notice Of appeal.
Before pron0uncing sentence
Judge Gay informed Ladoyltch that
for a similar crime in his own
country. he would have been hung
long before today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27
WILL SEATTLE GET
DRUNK AGAIN?
Will THE NEW YEAR OF
T.

VIII Seattle again New Yarsee
DrnkA Last
mo
or hay % be writer agan
Years ever
5 a
but the
And already n 0
till the
out andh las
mani
will oto leads touin?
tepi
plea Tor prohibition :
cot he
The New Years
Is 3 on
il
Not fanaca plea this holiday
o the sloo
morality
Wl Seattle dunkag
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27
Here's the Police
Record for Holiday

Van wyck. Ira ID Lundy. w s.
Ludvigsen. r. A. Johnson. George
Henry. Dick Biord. r. 3 Lewis,
Leo Huber and Philip Churchill
Esary says he viii never drive
an automobile IN Seattle again as
long az the speed limit IN ~ miles
an hour.
e1rs an outrage" said Jim" IN
police court this morning. I'm
through n I cant 10 faster than
~ miles an hour
II cost "Jlm" $50. and he immo-
dlatoly gave notice Of appeal to
tho superior court
Lundy says he was on n hurry
mp shopping tour Saturday when
nabbod by Motorcycle patrolman
Cay Ira said the patrolman was
all that his name implied. He also
paid $50 into the city treasury to-
day. Ditto Blord. Johnson, Lewis
and Churchill The other cases
will be tried later.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27

q Now. take the American
Bank building. shey dldnt wan; to
begin using power until september;
we're you afraid that you would not
have Il to sell 70 them in scptem.
bers ny October the rains wauid
have commenced. presume. no
question about getting Il Ia October.
You would have had plenty o.
power.
Ave might have got rains In
October and ne might net have;
that was a thing We couldn't tell.
Q-By the first Of November
there would have been no question:
A.-The first " November ]
think
o-it would have been dead
clnch9
A.--Ysa. think
Q.-As a matter of fact, have the
later developments shown that a
number % contracts such aa those
american Bank building i.uudun'R,
etc could have been taken without
the capacity being reached
Ayes. str, We could nave
handled those consumers.
Q=Thsre had been contract
drawn no for the American Bank
building prior 20 your going Into the
department. had there notf
A.--so Mr.. Williams informs me
that there was a contract drawn 40
carly ia the year he says. which he
10 him lschaeffer, trustee
American Bank bulidlugl. and be
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27
CUGGENHE|MS
SELL OUT
PARTLY

Il Is reported here today that the
GuEgenheims are considering sell
ing ten salmon canneries in Alaska,
along with ships. fishing gear and
other parts Of the Northwestern
Fisheries company, which they con
troll. to Libby, Mcneil a Libby.
meat packers of Chicago. The
price to be paid Is 100000. IL
is said.
Capt u. II. Jarvis, secretary
treasurer Of the Northwestern Fish
cries company. has just returned
from New York He said he had
no knowledge Of the reported deal.
although he admitted that he had
heard the rumor.
A number of Seattle business
men are authority for the state.
ment that the deal is under way.
II Is said that the Guggenheims
have decided 10 withdraw from the
fisheries business and concentrate
their Alaska operations on the
completion and development OF
their copper property In The 10.
terror.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27
U. S. Starts War on
Giant Power Trust

corporation being the principal
owners Of the Seattle and Tacoma
street car lines and the iuterur-
ban-is held By the General Elec-
trio company.
The General Electric company In
the past few years has been buy
ing w power sites throughout
Washington and the Northwest, ac-
qulriug monopoly rights in the com
munitics they entered. which, un-
less checked By law. viii become
Increasingly valuable az the com.
munities grow
Tho General Electric company
has commercial office in the
Colmau building here. while The
Westinghouse people have offices
IN the Central building
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27

= opening fire on the General
keefric company. the attorney
Iaaerals office Is striking pretty
hese 70 Seattle and the Northwest.
4 dissolution suit against this
nnpany and the Westinghouse
naFany was started ia Washing
g b Attorney General Wicker.
kan today.
ne General Electric company,
sarting first simply with the man.
saeiare OF electrical apparatus at
aneaeciadg, III r.. soon extended
z operations 10 cover street rail-
a4z. power plants. waterfalls and
Fgali0u plants
Seattle people sfll De Interested In
,,.gslDg how much. u any. stone
Nsazter stock the Stone Webster
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27

had ample time 10 make arrange
meats Tor II.
OIL understand that be came h
somewhere around July for the pur
p0sc ~ closing the contract and ~
that time h. vas told there vaA not
sufficient power and that he came
hack again after finding that the
Seattle Electric company had got
ten power
Well. he was IN about that
time.
Q-Now. IL Il true or II :, not
true. that you told him az That iius~
that yon could accommodate himF
A-Now. | dunt remember the
conversation I had with him. bur
think told him we would look into
the matter. and ] afterwaTd IN.
sfruc,ed Mr.. williams 20 SEQ him
again and tell him that n he could
arrange regarding the use ~ the
service, why. We would so ahead
and close the matter up with him.
q Uia sou instruct Mr Williams
~ raise the rate over the contract
that had been dTawnY
Ns~-Not NtFs ut1W = NHVW ~ N+@t
time. at least ! don't remember that
anything was said regarding . cor
tract that had been drawn up early
IN the year.
Or course ! assume that YOU
would say that this class % basis
ness american Bank buildingl IL
very profitable2
Ayes, air, u ls good lighting
business.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27

incurred the abuse and III will Of
certain interests and OF petty men
who live of the favor of these
interests. There is a certain other
newspaper In this city which comes
TO the aid OF the interests by Civ.
ing a large amount OF space In It's
columns to the expression that all
this newspaper talk OF corruption
is hurting the city OF Seattle In all
lines. | write these lines by way
Of explanation for sending mis- clip.
ping from the annual number Of
stocks and Bonds. / do not know
the author Of these lines Of truth.
True Men.
what makes the city great and
strong.
Not archltecturo's greatest
strength,
Not factories extended length.
But men who see the civic wrong,
And give their lives 20 make II
right
And turn It's darkness into light.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27

Seattle. Wash. Dec "a.
aiior Of The Star Dear Sir:
we been a reader u your paper
" almost four years, and I must
nat Il IS truly a home com
ssa'oa and have always found
y ~ star fighting on the right side
= y Issues. and more especially in
= ashi IN behalf Of the valley
~. asre has been a lot said along
!. Ahe and many nice letters
ss-aehding you in your brave and
light. all " which al honest
~ spproYe o. Your seeds are
~ sown In good ground. and vic
WI overflow in your hand IN
''ssa'.iember, n Is no disgrace 20
seioNn n JAIN for a good cause
1ilkht Tor tho right. fight for
s.sas, out Of whom the life is
rsss crushed right here in a sup.
ss,s - nee country. by a great local
power So continue the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27
HOT NEWS

People enjoyed the walk home
81 night when the cars stopped.
u eunid have Falned harder, they
ut
Nayor Gu has issued an order 10
chlkk Wappenstesn 90 see that the
/ axAnxk saloon closing ia~ u
ureAa aoseryed New Years eve
ccursy sflcials, with true Christ.
mas SPIRIT vii retain old employees
Who have prused their efficiency,
and win not remove anyone for
political reasons only.
tHus remember. Il hasn't hap
Fnsd YETI
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27

WEST UNION. O.. Dec. III
Charges that votes purchased BY
one party we're stolen by another
before they could be cast we're
made 10 Judge Blair today during
the hearing Of indictments growing
out ~ tho alleged election frauds In
Adams county Voters from tha
county iufirmary who had been paid
81 to vote the republican ticket
@ere kidnapped and given $40 to
vote the democratic ticket. II was
alleged.
The voters from the lnfirmary
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27
Rainier Valley People
Score New Victory

Rainier valley people scored an
uher victory this morning In their
"a wlsh the Crawford Renton line.
sAsn Judge Gillian refused TO
fxn an Injunction restraining the
rogle from interfering with The
xsntion Of the company = cars.
ne court had ruled that the
nnneiion might stand providing
A. company resumed the sale OF
nnnutnsion tickets by Saturday
4 ecart this morning the showing
YES made that the company Was
NHIag tickets az bat two points
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27

one down town about four blocks
from the car line. the other az Co
lumhla. where people would have
to get off the ears and pay an ex
ira fare In order TO buy them,
The company has not carried
oat the spirit Of my ruling" said
Judge Gillian. and | shall aot sign
the order Tin II does shall deH.
lgnate places for the tickets 20 be
sold within a few days
Attorneys Earle and Sieinerg are
carrying on the fight for the valley
people
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27
SELL BABIES
TO BUY FOOD

PEklN, China, Dec. a.
Roads In the kang. ste-kiana
famine districts are dotted
with the dead and the dying
from hunger, and the cold
season Is intenslfying the dis
tress.
Il Is estimated that more
than a million children have
been sold by their parents 10
procure food. The government
Is trying 10 stop this sort Of
barter. Relief committees are
appealing 20 other countries
for aid.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27
GREAT ELECTION FRAUDS
UNEARTHED in OHIO PROBE

who are alleged 20 have partici.
pated In the deal already are under
Indictment. and their cases were
scheduled TO be called today.
Risk Heavy Fines.
They face a diafranchlsement for
five years and fine OF the amounts
they are said 10 have accepted for
their votes. according 10 punish.
ment melted out IN similar cases.
Seven hundred and nsnety-elght
indictments, all told, have been re-
turned since the investigation was
started.
One hundred true bills are expect
ed late today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27
The Last Chapter

With red-rimmed eyes and tousled
hair. F. Huffnagel. formerly a
prosperous saloonkeeper of Ballard.
stood In the police court dock today.
victim OF the stuff he once sold
over a polished bar Continual eff
forts To- decrease the visible supply
OF whisky cost Huffnagel his hold
ings several months ago. until now
he is but a human derelict, a victim
OF whisky fits"
1T would be criminal to let You
20, said Judge Gordon as he iottod
down a sentence of 10 days In the
city Jail this morning.
Boy and girl readers--the young.
err ones--Nill find Uncle Jack In
The Star next Saturday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27
I. R. WON'T
AID TAFT
(By United press.)

NEW YORK 2f"An talk supporting Taft in 1919
q most absurd said Col Theodore Roosevelt today.
the coones the that he and Taft
sa reached regarding presidential
years
aNohns like that has been discussed by me- Roosevelt
the concerned that William
iceh Tafs lieutenant apporon that
10 order the delegation Taft
X IN 1914 know nothing OF It."
Colonel Vigorous.
The colonel vigorous In making the denial He
that the presidential possibilities Of 1912 had
discussion himself
gsssent chief executive
The reports any talks. any
wsy throw his influence coming
esmpagn branded simply did wheth
discussed the presidential possibilities with
esa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27
Frank BOOtlegger

Yielding 10 the cravings OF Sum
day seekers of strong drink. w. P.
Moore stationed himself at the
rear door of the Western bar on
the afternoon of December rs,
thereby getting himself pinehed by
Patrolman Hasselblad Moore cleo
triiied the court by pleading guilty.
When Judge Gordon sufficiently re-
covered he assessed w. p. 500.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-27

nft0etiNNN OF inc
law. ranging from
gife beating 20
harmless DRINKS
or this number
SC we're sober
trunks r h . y
we're released as
soou as they
could navigate
without assist.