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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-14

Under the old rules of the depart
ment the bulk of its correspondence
was carried on by the diplomatic. ana
consular buEeaus, Under later rules
geographical divisions have been
made. A Far Eastern bureau was
esta blished. and all political matters
relating to the Far East were handled
by 1t. whether of diplomatic or of
consular origin. So successful was
the experiment that bureau deal
ing with Latin-American subjects.
another concerning Western Euro
pean subjects, and still another deaf
ing with Near Eastern matters have
been established. These give oppor-
tunity for highly specialized work.
The same method Is employed In the
classification OF the files and the In
dex work. One set of employees has
charge of the files OF the Latin
American matters. another set OF
walkers handle Far Eastern sub
jects. and so on.
There are two principal divisions
OF the fling system. One part IL
known as the major file and the other
as the minor file. To the major file
are referred all matters of first inn
portance-the things which come up
frequently in the course OF the trans
action of public business. Each
transaction Is given a serial number
and following number--for exam
pie, 1928. The 792 Is the number
of Identification. while the 3 sign>-
fees that 1t Is the third communication
in the correspondence under that Sc
rial number. One OF the rules of the
department says that every paper re-
ceived or sent by the department shall
be indexed. excepting acknowledge
ments. crank letters. popular commu-
nications on such subjects as Niagara
Falls, the Congo. etc, etc" AS there
are hundreds of crank letters receiv-
ed every week 1t Is we'll for the pub
lie treasury that no arrangement has
been made for indexing them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-14
SHAPES IN SPRING MILLINERY
BECOME ALL TYPES OF FACES
Large Trimmed With Flowers viii Be Popular
With Marons and Maids.

the crown may be OF masses of net,
the brim entirely covered with small
flowers sewed closely to the frame.
This completes the hat There Is
no trimming as the word Is generally
understood.
The same principle IL true with
the flower hats. The frames are COW
cred with the flowers. but the usual
bow of ribbon or knot of velvet tina.
decorates this kind of millinery Is
absent. Sometimes a bow of fluffy
tulie is black or the prevailing color
of the hat Is added, but II cannot be
said that the hat is improved there
by,
Because OF lack OF trimming
millinery will be much easier task
for the amateur, as the decoration Ia
what usually brands her efforts as a
failure.
To trim hat stylishly is no small
reati while a fuzzy covering may We
safely attempted By anyone who
knows about Matchmaking.
Except for the light looking nets,
the effects .seem To be Hat Even the
flowers are set on stiff and priin,
as. for example, row after row of tiny
button roses. forming a band around
the crown
Even motifs and large buckles.
cabuehon and other ornaments.
through which velvet. net or ribbon
may be drawn. are made from these
tiny flowers.
After cutting an accurate founda-
tion II viii be easy TO cover these
with the fiowess. Wreaths or small
rings Of flowers are exceedingly effec-
tive threaded through tulie or net,
In few cases one sees large HON.
ers as 'rimmlngg, for instance.
coarse gray satin straw. decorated
with "A large bow Of gray. soft rib
bon. holding several tulips in natural
colorings.
The big book Of mixed black net
that can be bought ready for wear
is another aid to the home milliner.
These may be placed on the hat al
any point considered becoming 10 the
wearer and still be fashionable. To
place it at the back on the crown. so
the loops entirely cover II. is the
most approved arrangement l be-
lia.es . ~. .,s ELIZABETH LEE!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-14
BY FREDERICK }. HAsKiN

and issues letters rogatory In court
cases which are tried in one country
while testimony Is desired from an
other country. 1t looks after all
treaties, matters OF extradition, for
eign and international tariff relations
and all similar subjects.
In addition to this. IL keeps re
cord OF all diplomatic notables of the
werld--a sort of who's who" of the
nations. For instance, when any
other power appoints one of its ctu-
zens on IL board or court of arbitra-
ton Ii is very desirable for the United
States to know the antecedents OF that
person. And when a country sends
a minister to Washington IL Is im-
portant to know In advance whether
he Is persona grata. Reference to the
card index will give the desired In
formation In each case. These and
multitude of varying details cover
the work of the department, and only
the most scientific fndexfng will make
any given item readily accessible,
Under the State department meth
Cd all dies on related matters are now
grouped together In a logical manner.
When any bureau wants to refer to
a matter that has been filed away and
indexed, card Is sent to the index
bureau asking for that particular file.
1t Is hurried along and returned to
its appropriate place as soon as pos
| sihle. In this way all lost motion is
eliminated and the best results obs
| tainahle under modern indexing
| methods are realized.
There are about thirty employees
I engaged in the work of classification
/ filing and indexing. Recent econo-
mics of administration will enable the
department to utilize the energies OF
about one-third of these In the task
OF applying to- the matters in the
archives prior to 1906 the same meth
DDS of indeXing as are employed ir
current work. There are some two
thausapd letters received each week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-14
CONSIDER THE MEN

When you stop to consider some of
the men some women marry. 1t will
occur to you, perhaps. more interests
ing reading might be made from
why i did marry" than found in
the articles Why / never married"
Some women look upon marriage
as the stepping-stone to career.
others marry for a home and Its
richly nurtured fields OF broader
usefulness. Some marry after long
counting siege, eliminating In res.
luctant surrender OF life duty or de-
votion to an illumined cause; and
there are women who simply cement
an ideal companionshtp into a unity
of exquisite diversity, which outlines
Gods universal law.
And there are others. we see in
sadness. wed what they do marry as
a dernier resort. M
Too many women select husbands
as they do their dry goods. with too
much haste and too little judgment.
A woman said to me not long ago:
Have you seen the man Miss =
is going to marry? No? Well,
wouldn't have his relations on my
Xmas shopping list for corner In
the beef trust, How do / know he
has any, why, from before the time
Simon's wife's mother lay sick Of a
fever we have to deal with inlaws
and perhaps we have stumbled on a
reason therein for outlaws"
Later, l saw that man. and my
friends fears for his bias kin were
Justified.
There could have been just one
thing which decided that girl to mar
ry such a man, and that was con-
fusion.
When women are reviewing bar
gains they often have their eye on one
and, in confusion. say they will take
another.
Very often girl scans her stock
of eligible men-bargains and intends
to pick the long-wear qualities OF
unfading reliability.s but the mans
very cheapness deceives her.
She feels he Is SO easily won and
with such little effort on her part
no mental drain OF conversational
powers. nor ethical or aristocratfc
standards to acquire---he liz hers AZ
a bargain, to have and to-rhnld- and
so she cheapens herself by letting
him win prize for which fay more
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-14
CHAPTER VII.

"N ~ RS. HARTMAN" / said an
she took the chair vacated
by the eltin young lady.
-.you remember my. wood
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-14

suitable men have tried and failed.
In consequence. they live the apol-
ogetic lives--she in apology for him
and he tn apology for being--him-
self
Mankind. although gregarious by
nature and sheep-iike. will wander
over various pastures before, filed
with satisfaction, they will seek rest
beside still waters, always knowing,
individually what they want. "
Girl mays be of several thousand
kinds as a boys composition de-
fines them. but man ,stfll knows what
kind of the varieties he Is looking for
Not 30 with woman.
A lady once visited a florist, who
inquired II she wished, a variegated
variety OF the plants mentioned.
mo. believe I'll have a nice, Sc
lected variegation of all the varie-
ties"
And very often they get them.
When man Is disappointed in his
marriage he sees no one to blame
but himself, but woman, blames
every one OF her contemporaries but
herself. forgetting
-Soft IL the breath of a maiden's
81 Yes:
Not the light gossamer stirs with less,
But never a cable that holds so fast
Through all the battles Of wave and
blaEt.
And never an echo OF speech or song
That lives In the battling air so long"
OF all eternal fitness. that choice
of woman's for the man she mar
ries should be made outside the con-
fines OF confusion oft worse confound-
ed By undue haste.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-14

There's story on the streets that
a visiting country cousin, who grew
enthusiastic about the laymen's mis-
clerk to give him q dollars worth
OF sfamps. He had never pnrch1s6d
any but two-cent stamps. What de-
nomination." asked the clerk II do
not see that my religion has any
bearing on the mater, replied the
purchaser. The clerk explained that
Il had not
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-14

A discarded automobile tire makes
q good life presenter Its hroyancy
is sufficient to keep several persons
afoat =
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-22

The Kilauea National Park scheme
was advanced still further yesterday at
a long conference between Governor
Frear and the commission which is
securing data and preparing it with
the view of having the volcanic tract
set aside into federal playground.
Changes were made in the map which
had been drawn, and the proposed con-
by the Governor was talked over. The
changes in the lines Of the proposed
park were made so that the bound
aries might run along property lines
instead of natural lines as they do not
now.
The changes are made in the eastern
line ami the northern border OF the
panhandle" where the line that for
merly ran along a natural ridge Is
brought along property lines. This
makes the panhandle much less at
a right angle with the main portion
of the park than before. Under the
old lines the proposed park contained
about $4,000 acres, little appec1able
change in this resulting through the
new lines proposed.
\ long road viii connect the kllanea
craters with the crater of Mokuaweo-
v-eo on the top of Mauna Loa which
will also be made into a park. These
two crater parks will therefore be con
nected with but twenty mile shoe
string although practically the same.
Those present a the conference yes
terdav were Marston Campbell, L. \.
Thurston. A. F. Judd, Franks. Dodge.
and W. T. Wall.
The main clauses of the proposed
bill. which is printed below. are taken
from similar bills creating the Yellow
stone. Yosemite and other national
PARKS but is not Identical with them.
This dill is not finally decided upon,
beng but the first draft subject to
what changes may be decided upon
later. 1t is as follows:
"EBe it Enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the United
States Of America in Congress Assem-
hled That the tracts OF land IN the
Territory of Hawaii hereinafter de
scrihed shall be rerpetuaIly dedicated
and set apart as a public park or pleas
ure ground for the benefit and ENJOY
ment of the people of the United States,
to he known as Kilauea National Park;
provided that the parts thereof which
are not included within the public lands
shall he secured, and the secretary OF
the interior is hereby authorized and dl-
rected to secure the same for this pur-
pose by purchase. condemnation or 9th
erwise. at cost not to exceed. .......
dollars. which sum is hereby approprl-
ated for this purpose out of any money
in the treasury not otherwise approprl,
ated said tracts of land are described
as follows: Description now being
prepared.)
CONTINUED on Page Four.1
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-22
WILL GIVE AWAY
HALF TON Of CANDY
MaIihini Fund Buys Presents by
the Dray Load for Two
Thousand.

Yesterday the gifts to be distributed
to be delivered at the capitol, the SUI
perintendent of public works having
been taken at his word by the com
mittee and the senate chamber taken
POSSESSION OF as a stOreroom. 1t takes
a good sized room to hold the boxes
and bundles of stuff intended for the
tree, which this year will cater to the
wants OF over two thousand children.
The thousand dolls alone, each one in
box by itself, makes a pile a good
many feet high, while other things by
the FIVE hundred and the thousand
take up space.
The purchasing list of the committee
shows, in addition to the thousand doll
babies. d thousand fancy handkerchiets,
a thousand bottles of perfume, two
thousand oranges, two thousand bana-
mas five hundred mouth organs, several
hundred fancy masks, u thousand jack
knives, five hundred boys caps,
marbles, drums. tops, books and mis-
ce!Ianeous presents III hundreds and
hundreds to say nothing of over half
a ton of candy.
1t has not been found an easy task
to buy for two thousand children, but
the committee has made the money go
as far as was possible, being generous
~ treated by the various merchants
dealt with in the way of rebates and
big cuts while the general whole has
been helped out wonderfully by dona-
tions of fruit and toys.
To date the committee has incurred
an expense of a trife short of a thou
sand dollars. which leaves over a hun
bred dollars vet to be collected to make
ends meet. That this will come in, is
certain. and the committee believes it
is taking no chances on exceeding the
money on hand. As matter of fact,
the number of children declared by
those in a position to know as deserv-
ing of share Of the public giftgiving
is somewhat appalling. Yesterday the
total Of tickets given out for distribu-
ton was one thousand. nine hundred
and fifty, aud there were urgent calls
Continued on Page Five.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-22
JAPANESE EXHIBIT
IS LATEST SCHEME
Officers Elected and Banquet Is
Held, During Which Plan
Is Discussed.

The japanese Merchants Association
held its annual meeting yesterday when
the following officers We're elected for
the ensuing year: President W. Motto
shige: vice president, NJ. Kawahara;
treasurer. 5. koiima; secretary, Y. Ia
kakuwa. Board of directors, s. Osaki,
T. Nagao. T. Sumida, T. Odo, Y Ishii,
7. Iwanaga.
At the meeting the plan to hold an
exhibition of japanese wares and mer-
chandise was discussed. The exhibition
will be held in the first story of the
japanese consulate building, and it will
be opened shortly with all samples from
Japan. 1t is expected that the Japa-
nese government will assist the exhi-
bition
The Japanese will endeavor to at
tract the attention of tourists to the ex-
hibition The local japanese believe
that il viii promote business between
Japan and the United States mainland,
as we'll rs stimulate trade relations
between Hawaii and Japan.
Following the election of officers, it
was announced that dinner would be
gwen last evening, and it was held at
The Suuouch club, where an elaborate
spread was furnished. President Motto
shige is the well known King street
druggist; Mr.. Kawahara Is a wholesale
merchant; Mr. Koiima is engaged in
the wholesale liquor business, and Mr.,
Takakuwa Is a wholesaler.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-22
LEFT Up IN THE AIR
ABOUT HAWAII BILL;
Officers of Chamber of Com
merCe Criticize Representa-
tive in Washington.

Criticism was made yesterday of
George Mex. Mcclellan, secretary to
Delegate kaIanianole, and also the rep
resentative in Washington of the cham
Der of commerce and Of the merchants
association, in that he had failed to
notify either organization OF the intro
duction of the two McCrosson bills. or
their intended introduction, thereby
causing local interests more than usual
concern, because one bill. at least
menaces the life of one OF the Island
water companies.
The open suggestion of criticism was
made by J. r. Gait. when he said that
what the chamber and the merchants
association needed in Washington was
a representative who could be relied
upon 10 notify the organizations Of any
thing relating TO Hawaii, and notify
immediately upon receiving any ku0wI-
edge Of the same, so that after its re
celpt here the public could also be mott
fed and an expression Of opinion OBJ
tanned as to the merits of proposed
measures before congress takes any
action toward them.
After the meeting Of the chamber Of
commerce Mr.. Calf and President Nor
gan held a confab over the Washington
representation, stating that the cham
her of commerce paid him so much
salary per month and the merchants
paid like sum, just to be kept in
formed of measures affecting Hawaiian
affairs. Mr.. Morgan stated that he had
asked Mr.. Mcclellan to notify him or
the chamber Immediately upon obtain
ing any knowledge of any matter which
was to be brought before congress and
cable il TO Honolulu. No matter what
the question was, the two Honolulu or
CARNATIONS should be notified.
1t was plain that there was some dis
satisfaction with the way in which the
two McCrosson bills had been allowed
to slip into congress without the local
bodies being notified.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-22
China Begins Negotiations for
Building Great Drydock
and Arsenal.
BRITISH CAPITAL FOR WORK
Floods and Famine Devastating
Province of Anhui and Mil
lions Suffer.

PEKING, December 22-China has
adopted a policy of naval expansion
which will place her on strong basis
in home waters and the eastern Pacific
Ocean. The plans of the naval board
authorized by the government are COM
prehensive and contemplate the build
ing of battleships and cruisers of the
most modern character.
Contemporaneous with the building
up Of a strong naval force of modern
warships is plan for establishing a
powerful and well equipped naval base
on a commanding point in the Yellow
Sea
The beginning of this development
was started yesterday when negotia-
tions were begun with British contract
ors for the construction of a great
naval drydock to cost approximately
100000 taels, and for naval base
and arsenal in conjunction with it.
This move upon the part of China
is one way of serving notice that the
stagnation in naval affairs, which has
prevailed more or less since the war
with Japan in 1894, has come to an end.
Reports from the Province of Anhui,
received here yesterday, are startling.
The floods are causing an immense
amount of damage and it is estimated
that fully 100000 persons are suffer
inc from famine.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-22
TWELVE ARE DEAD,
: MANY INJURED, IN
DISASTROUS FIRE

PHILADELPHIA, December 22.-
Twelve fremen are known to be dead
and twenty fremen and fifteen police
men were buried by the falling walls
of the Frierland leather factory. last
night. The plant was destroyed
When the fire was discovered three
alarms We're sounded and all the fire
engines in that part of the city re-
sponded. Lines of hose were CARR ed TO
the roof and the flames fought despar-
ately, but the fremen were driven back,
and although the order to retire was
given by the chief, the walls suddenly
fell outward with hardly any warning.
The police reserves had been called
cut to keep back the crowd which
gathered, and a platoon of them were
caught by the falling debris. Rescue
squads were at once set to work and
as fast as the rescues were made the
injured were sent to the hospitals.
Although twelve dead have been re-
covered, it is believed that there are
other bodies in the ruins
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-22
DIVISION EXISTS IN
REPORT ON LORIMER

WASHINGTON, December 21,-Sen-
ator Julius e. Burrows of Michigan,
chairman of the committee on privi-
Iegcs and elections today presented a
report generating Senator Lorimer Of
Illinois. who has been under invesTlga-
tion on charges Of having gained his
seat i'm the senate by bribery OF men,
crs of the Illinois legislature.
Senator Frazier Democracy Of Ten
nessee, a member of the same commit
tee. dissented. and Senator Beverage
of Indiana (Rcpuhliean) did not con
eur. but deferred expressing his opinion.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-22
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.

Resolved That Honolulu Chamber of dpeeates the
practice presenting congress bills relating Ea
without opportunity being afforded for full public discussion
such this Territory.
Resolved That whereas there pending before
bills relating disposition public
the Hawaii the specific titles which bills
available, which bills vitality affect the public interests of Ha
subject consideration discus
sion; therefore is respectfully requested said bills
copies resolution the President
secretary the the presiding officer
the
Of representatives. Delegate
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-22

The above extract from the minute
book of Judge Cooper's department of
the circuit court puts an end to the
recent fasco where John w. Cathcart
city attorney. defed the attorney-gea-
eral $ department and refused to pros
ecute cases in the circuit court.
Recovering from the period du;ing
which he was ''unwell'' as the attor-
ney-generaI rut it in court, he We ster-
day expressed his desire to retract rke
statements he made before the court
while he was ''unwell. -
About week ago after sending
down word that he was too sick to
attend the court as a witness in be
half Of Edward c. Lane. charged with
criminal assault. he suddenly appeared
during the trial and, unable to pick up
the threads of the case, he arose in
court and entered a nolIe prosequi
which Judge Cooper would not allow,
as Cathcart had overlooked the fact
that he had nothing to do with the case.
Cathcart then almost literally explod
ed and, after shouting that he would
figure in no more prosecutions in the
circuit court. left the room and disap-
peared for another week The attor
nev-general commenced to draw up i'm
parchment papers and after Cathcart
recovered sufficiently to realize what
he was mp against, he appeared in court
yesterday and accepted the implied re
buff in a meek and lowly spirit.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-22
DEMANDS REFUSED.
THREATEN STRIKE
MAY TIE UP ROADS

CHICAGO, December 22.-Tn answer
to the ultimatum Of the Brotherhood
of Engineers in their demand for an
increase in wages, the railroads last
night gave their final reply, stating
that conditions did not warrant their
granting the demand.
As the brotherhood has already voted
in favor Of a strike in case its demands
are refused, il Is believed that a tieup,
more or less stringent, Is imminent on
siXty-one railroads. running out Of or
with connections in Chicago, within
twentv-foUr hours.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-22
ANOTHER RECORD.

PAU. France. December 2l.-Legag-
neux made another remarkable record
in his aeroplane today. lie flew 1854
miles in six hours and one minute,
breaking all records. in the competition
for the MeheIin cup.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-22
RETAINS OLD BOUNDARY.

WASHINGTON, December 81
President Taft today sent a message
to congress advising a joint resolution
the annulment of the por-
tion of the constitution recently drafted
for New Mexico which changes the
boundaries of the State. The senate
adopted the resolution.