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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14
LoNDoNs PRIZE RING PROBLEM.

LOINDON . TnlEE hlINS FnObIEW s
New York Tribune: The shame
that many New Workers feel over the
revival of prize fighting in Manhat-
tan borough may not be relieved by
the knowledge that London, too, has
a similar problem to meet. The coun-
ty council has practically forbidden
the advertised encounter between our
own distinguished fellow-citizen of
African descent, Mr.. Johnson, and Mr..
Bombardier Wells, but preparations
are going on in the vast Enclosure of
Earl's court, 10000 seats have already
been sold, and the proprietor of the
place has asserted his intention to go
on with the fight in spite of the prohi-
ton. Defiance of the law is unusual
in London, and rarely profitable, as
it sometimes is here. Mr.. Calvin
Brown of Earl's Court may be driven
to bankruptcy if the county council
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14

well under way. Subscriptions are
coming into the offices of the Amer
lean Olympic committee at the rate
of about $1,000 a day.
With the return to this country of
Professor William l.. Sloane of the
international committee, the American
officials will hold a series of confer
ences in which plans will be definite
ly decided upon for the representation
of America in the big international
event.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14
TOMS REFORM.

Upton Sinclair, at a vegetarian ban
quet at Battle Creek, said of a social
reform he disliked;
THAT social reform is as foolish
and ridiculous as the reform attempt
ed by Tom Haines.
tom Haines was playing checkers
in the general store with man who
kept looking at the clock.
What do you keep looking at the
clock tor?' said Tom.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14
PLEASING PRESCRIPTION.

Sufferer: Il have a terrible tooth
ache and want something to cure it."
Friend: Nov, you don't need any
medicine. l had a toothache yester-
day and l went home and my loving
wife kissed me and so consoled me
that the pain soon passed away. Why
don't you try the same?"
Sufferer: 81 think l will. Is your
wife at home now?"-Everybodys.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14
Nv PRESTON c. ADAMS.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3O.-One of the
disquieting signs in the business
world is the certainly increasing rise
in the prices of the necessities of life.
1t is to be feared if this tendency is
not checked it will lead to disturb
ances in the labor field which will
have a bad affect on industries. 1t is
not at all likely that we will have
such riotous demonstrations as have
recently arisen in France and Austria,
but there is a grave danger that de-
mands for increases in wages which
employers can i'll afford to meet will
be made
Those prime necessities of the
American breakfast table-sugar, cof-
fee and tea, for instance are advanc-
ing so rapidly that they will be be-
yond the reach of the ordinary work
mans family. Sugar is pretty near
record prices now, with the probability
of going higher, Coffee is selling at
the highest prices for years and tea
is away up. Other foodstuffs also are
rising to point where all those of
moderate incomes are feeling the
pinch. At the best this means a
curtailment of consumption in other
lines and at the worst it means coun-
try-wide labor unrest.
The worst phase of the situation is
that these increases seem to be due
not so much to the manipulation, eX-
cept perhaps in the case of coffee as
to natural causes, and consequently a
remedy will be hard to find.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14
AN UNTRAVELED MAN.

Former Vice-President Fairbanks
was a speaker at one of the little
gatherings recently such as have
made the National Press Club of
Washington famous, Senator Fair
banks told the boys about his trip
around the world. He held their at
tention and brought forth much en-
thusiasm with the account. Governor
rT~----- - Ohio nnsaihlv
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14

because, said the man, 4 see by
the Sunday paper that every time that
clock ticks old John d. is $40 richer.
TON Haines rose hastily.
"'What are you going to do?' said
the man.
"'Stop the clock said Tom. Illus
trated Weekly Magazine.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14
EMBARRASSING,

The editor of this paper respect
fully requests DRINKS to refrain from
sleeping in his coal shed. They cause
the impression to get around that
they are himself.-IIenderson Neb.,
Tribune.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14

revokes his license. His investment
there is enormous. On the other hand,
the prejudice against prize fighting is
not nearly so strong in England as it
still is in this country, among the en-
lightened and respectable.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14

having in mind the recent election and
Democatic landslide, said, ut is hard
for me to be a speaker following such
a distinguished traveller as Senator
Fairbanks. l haven't travelled any l
haven't even been up Salt River. -
Leslie's.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14
WHEN MANDY MoURNs.

Mandy, who had just become a
widow, was sorting out several suits
of black underclothes. Her friend
asked in great establishment;
MANDY, whah TO yoh done got dem
black undehga'ments?"
"Cause when All mours, An
mourns. "-Everybody's
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14
ONE REDEEMlNe TRAIT.

True, he's mean man, of lew
friends, but good to his family"
"You don't say!"
"Yep. Amt home more'n three
nights a month Judge.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14
HOMESICKNESS,

Beauty: Don't you sailors get
dreadfully homesick at times?"
Bo'sun: BLESS yer heart, Miss, we
amt never nome hardly long enough"
Century Magazine.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14
OLYMPIC GAMES.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-The work of
securing the $4,000 necessary to send
an American team to the Olympic
games at Stockholm next summer, is
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14
THE WORKER MUST BE WELL


up to the highest pitch of efficiency The life the
Ceares thinkers to
than other people
But do his best
strength hacking ambition
done O
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14

William H. Ellis, cotton broker of
New York, is on his way to Africa on
business connected with investment Of
American capital in cotton plantations
there. Before sailing he said: THE
African output of cotton this year
will probably be a million bales. Cot
ton land in Africa can be had for
about 10 cents an acre, while such land
in the south is worth $35 an acre.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14
CurbstOne GOssip p In Wall Street

conditions responsible for the high
prices of food and raiment is one of
the most effective arguments against
immediate recoveries. This revolt is
recognized to have resulted from So
cial conditions that exist and will re-
, Quire delicate handling to adjust in
other than a violent manner. 1t is
affective in preventing the optimists
from buying cheap stock.
It is not easy to find evidence of
any material business depression in
current bank clearings. Those figures
as reported by the Financial Chronicle
for the week ending September 9 show
an increase Of all the cities of GO per
cent over the corresponding week last
year The gain in this city was 8
per cent, in Philadelphia per cent, in
Chicago IA per cent, in st. Louis 11.S
per cent and in New Orleans Ia per
cent. The dry goods trade, according
to Marshall Field & Co., is also more
satisfactory. The weekly review of
the firm summarize the situation as
follows: House and road business in
general continues on normal con-
servative basis. While merchants are
filling in literally for immediate needs,
they are not anticipating beyond what
the present excellent demand for all
merchandise leads them to expect"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14
MEoUWl

Ella do l make myself plain?'
Stella: Somebody has, if you
haven't Judge.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14

Wall street has been no little
amused at the recent mixup on the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
road, and President Mellen has been
the object of a good deal of good
natured chatting over the difference
between him and the press bureau OF
his own country. The press bureau
announced that he was going to retire
soon. Mr.. Mellen came back with the
statement that he had no intention OF
retiring until old age or directors
meetings incapacitate him for work.
Evidently someone made mistake.
Mr.. Mellen is not the sort of man to
have any doubt about the meaning OF
his statements. His language is gen
orally forcible and to the point. Only
a few months ago he characterized the
rumor that the New York, New Haven
& Hartford would have to cut its divi-
dend as the vaporing of disordered
IMAGINATION. 1t seems impossible,
therefore, that he should have made
any statement to his subordinates
that could be construed into an init
nation of his retirement. 1t looks
rather as if some kind friend in the
organization had prepared this an
, 7uncement as a surprise for Mr.. Mel
Ier while he was taking his annual
autumn run over the Boston & Maine
system. 1t reached him in the heart OF
the White mountains. The reply came
like a shot from a rife 1t would be
interesting to know who was the au-
thor of the little surprise.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14
Stearns' Wine of Cod Liver Extract

than other medicine checks hacking
aids enches the blood restores flesh to the emaoaed and
pleasure Get it at druggists and be sTEARNs
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14

The larger volume Of business COM
ing to the steel companies outside OF
the railroads has undoubtedly been
stimulated by the extremely low prices
prevailing for the last two or three
months. In turn, the heavier demand
more recently has steadied the market
for finished products generally, and
from now on the tendency is likely
to be reconstructive. Prices have suf-
fered a decline of 20 per cent in the
last ten years, the level being below
that of 1908, which was the previous
low point in the decade. In some in
stances prices are even lower than
they were in 1897 and 1898, which was
the period of most destructive COM
petition that the industry has passed
through. With the increasing con-
sumption the reason from the present
low level is to be anticipated.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14

London is taking very gloomy and
discouraging view of things, and it is
probably going to extremes. 1t is con-
WINGED that the world wide declines
that have recently been so active in
all classes of investment no less than
speculative securities, are neither TEN
porary no tickle. They are the be-
lated reflection of influences that are
fundamental.
One Of the main influences OF the
liquidation undoubtedly originates in
the unabsorbed Argentine loan OF $IO'-
100000 recently underwritten by Paris
and Belgian banks. The banks have
had poor success in distributing these
securities, and by the terms of the UNI
derwriting payment in full must be
made before the end of the month
Hence the active selling of other Sc
curities to provide adequate funds.
This compulsory liquidation has not
been fully completed.
In addition there is no question that
keen anxiety is entertained regarding
the outlook for a lasting settlement
of the Moroccan controversy. The be-
lief is very general that France and
Germany are further apart than the
Observation-Disclosures statements OF
negotiations signify.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14

HE PAUSED BEFORE z TAILOR ShoP,-
IND SAID rs RE; Said HI : SAY pop >,
I GUESS I'll HAVE NY PANTS PRESSED HERE.
NOW I THOUGHT THAT WAS RRTHER QUEER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-01
TO CUT IT DOWN.
Order Received to Limit Santa Fe
Offices to Ten Stories.

The first sign of the strict economy to
be practiced by the western railroads on
account of the adverse decision of the
interstate commerce commission was felt
in Topeka today when the Atchison, To-
cided to NIKE 10 stories the present limit
in the height OF Its general On1ce build
ing.
Previous to this commerce commission
act the Santa Fe had ordered three ex-
ira stories on top of the present super
structure of ten stories and plans were
drawn up to submit to the contractor. A
pid was expected soon and then would
follow the official order from engineer
ing and executive headquarters for the
completion of the thirteen story sky
scraper.
1t was expected that this order would
be issued in Topeka this week and the
original plan of thirteen-story office
structure would be made complete. The
plan was so near an action that addi-
tional work on the building was worked
out as soon as the wea ther settled.
Now comes the order that the railroad
must be operated with the strictest
economy and not for at least another
wear will the general office building be
built on the original plans.
At this time the Santa Fe building is
ten stories in height. The brick work
will extend eight feet above this ten-story
limit and everything will be constructed
in order that the three additional stories
may be added at any time
The brick work has rtached the seventh
story or the eleventh floor. With the
subbasement the new building has eleven
1t has cost about S350,00o to date and is
an immense expenditure despite the re-
/ trenchment order that will keep it from
reaching the half million mark
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-01
ROB EXPRESS CAR.
Two Bandits Hold Up the Messenger
in st. Louis.

st. Louis. March 1.-Two masked
and heavily armed robbors held up an
express car on an Iron Mountain train
within the city limits last night es-
Gaping with several packages and the
money box, which they removed from
the safe after binding and gagging the
messenger, M M. McRoberts.
That the train robbers obtained a
large amount of money is believed,
though no approximation of the sum
has been obtained.
The bandits boarded the train at
Ivory station. in the southern part of
the city, and leaped off when the train
slowed down at Tower Grove station.
The train had just left Ivory sta
tion when the messenger, feeling an
thrush of cold air in his car, went to
the rear of 1t and found the door open.
Closing it, he turned anS found HIM
self gazing into the Inuzzles of two re-
volvers held by one of the masked in
truders
''Hands up and be sure you keep
them there the robber commanded.
McRoberts elevated his arms, and in
a twinkling the second masked man
walked behind him.
'Now you can lower YOUR hands and
put them behind you.'' the first man
remarked.
McRoberts obeyed, and an instant
later the second robber tied his wrists
securely together. Not content with
this they tied his feet at the ankles,
and while he was prone on the floor
they stuffed a handkerchief into his
mouth.
McRoberts, in the position he was
lying could see their every movem ent.
The pair worked with amazing
| swiftness, as if familiar with their task
and in a few minutes had opened the
safe, or iron strong box, and selected
ltherefrom several packages and the
money box.
Other packages they left scattered
about the floor wherever they fell as
they were tossed from the safe, and
when the train began to slow down at
Tower Grove, one of the pair gath
cred the parcels selected into his arms
while his companion kept McRoberts
covered with his revolvers.
The bandits did not wait until the
train came to stop at the station
probably being aware that their
chances of escape would be lessened
by leaving the train in the glare OF
electric lights. Instead. they jumped
off several hundred yards west of the
station in a maze of tracks and disap-
peared.
The robbers had a lead on the po-
| lice of more than half an hour and
the holdup was discovered only wher
tn train arrived in Union station al
S:O5 D. m. 40 minutes late
When McRoberts did not open his
car, the conductor summoned the en-
gineer and they forced an opening into
it. They found McRobe-ts trussed uI
+y,a hopditS had Ieff him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-01
TO FIND WAY OUT
Efforts Are Being Made to Call
Another Caucus
OF Democrat Members Of New
York Legislature.
SHEEHAN WILL QUIT
II the Majority Desires That
He Do So.
Insurgents VIII Again Refuse
to Enter the Council.
'HEEHAN WILL QUIT

Albany, March Efforts are be-
ing made today to bring about a new
caucus of Democratic members of the
legislature to consider a way out of
the deadlock over the United States
senatorship that has existed since
January 1.
Just how the regulars" in the
party will take the intimatio nof VIM.
F. Sheehan that he is ready to step
aside if a reconvened caucus evinces
desire that he should do so does
not appear. It is known however,
that the insurgents, who refused to
enter the first caucus, will not par
ticipate in a second one.
The indications are that if it is de-
cided to act on Mr.. Sheehan's sug-
gestion the caucus will be reconvened
tomorrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-01
M'MURRAY IS CLEARED.
Committee Also Finds That No Mem
ber of Congress Is Guilty.

Washington, March 1.-The special
committee Of the house appointed last
summer to investigate Senator Cores
charges of attempted bribery in con-
Eection with ]. w. McMurray's Indian
attorney contracts in Oklahoma, has
made its final report to the house.
The majority of the committee finds
that Jake l.. Hamon actually did, bout
May 6, 1910, make an improper proposal
to Senator Gore respecting the McMur-
ray contracts and that about June 16,
1910, he approached Representative
Charles F. Creager with an improper
proposal on the same subject. The
committee finds no evidence, however,
to show that Hamon was acting by
authority of. or with the consent or
knowledge of McMurray.''
On this ground, the committee exon
crates McMurFay Of any connection
with an attempt improperly to in
fluence members Of the house or SEN
ate. 1t does find, however. that he used
more than undue influence to secure
the support of Chief Green McCurtain,
and his son, D. G. McCurtain, in get
ting these contracts, by transferring a
contingent interest of s25,000 in the
contracts to D. c. McCurtain.
'"The committee" says the report,
further believes that the mental con-
dition existing among members Of the
ChoctaW and ChickaSaw tribes in re-
spect to the good faith of the United
Safes government in dealing with them,
h been largely brought about through
an effort by McMurray and members
of the tribes financially interested or
sympathetically cooperating with him
to create a sentiment designed to aid
McMurray in obtaining lucrative con-
tracts with the Indians which other
vile would have been impossible"
The committee finds that no member
of the house or senate had any interest
whatever in the McMurrav contracts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-01
RUFF TO PRISON.
order of Commitment to San Quentin
Is Issued.

San Francisco. March An order
committing Abraham Ruef to San
Quentin penitentiary, Where he Will
serve a term of fourteen years for the
bribing of Supervisor John ]. Furey,
was made today by Superior Judge
William p Lawlor. 1t was turned
over to the sheriff's Office Immediately
and a deputy departed with it to the
branch county Jail, where the former
boss is incarcerated.
Ruef probably will be removed to
San Quentin tomorrow, as the order
did not reach the county Jail in time
for today's railroad trip for the prison
van. Ruef was busy today settling up
his business affairs from his cell in the
county Jail. His chief attorney, Henry
Ash. refused to discuss the plan of the
fallen boss but no move has yet been
made to forestall the trip to San
Quentin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-01
TOPEKA GIRL SUES.
Mrs. Stoddard, Who Was frankie
Iittlefield, Seeks Divorce.

Kansas City, March lone of the
allegations in the divorce suit filed
yesterday by Mrs. Frances L. Stod-
dard, 3533 Warwick boulevard,
against Solomon Stoddard, manager
of the Kansas City Bolt and Nut
works, is that he made faces at her
at the dinner table and treated her
disdainfully in the presence of the
household, which consisted of her
mother and father. There are no
children.
The complaint sets forth that the
Stoddards were married in Topeka,
October Is, 1898; that he left her
February 18 of last year. and since
then has not provided for her. She
says he makes $4,000 year and has
at least $4,000 besides.
Mrs. Stoddard was. Miss Frances
Littlefield of Topeka, daughter Of w.
w. LittIefe1d. a Santa Fe attorney.
The wedding was a social event. The
Littlefelds moved to Kansas City soon
after but Mrs. Stoddard has frequent
L. visited in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-01
ROBIN GIVES UP.
AbandOns Insanity Plea and
COnfesses His Guilt
After a Jury Had Been Impan-
ell0d to Try Him.

New York, March 1.-Joseph G.
Robin, the former banker entered a
plea of guilty in the supreme court to-
day to the charge of grand larceny of
$4,000 from the Washington Savings
bank. jury to try him had already
been selected when he entered his
plea.
Seven indictments against him re-
main. He was remanded to the
Tombs until March 27 when he will
be sentenced.
The collapse of Robins defense of
Insanity put forward by his sister, DR..
Louise Robinovitch, and his counsel,
William Travers Jerome, was fore
shadowed last night, when it was re-
ported Robin said he was "tired of all
this foo1ing," but it caused a stir in
the court room, none the less.
= On the night before the Northern
bank of New York, in which Robin
also was interested, went into the
hands of the state superintendent of
banks, Robin was committed to a pri-
We sanitarium on aff1davits sworn out
by his sister and two physicians The
sanitarium rejected him and he re-
turned to the Jurisdiction of the court
and submitted to arrest. On the day
ne was arrested, Robin attempted sui
eide on the way to court by swallow
ing poison, but the prompt use of a
stomach pump saved his life.
On motion of Jerome, physicians
were appointed by the state and de-
tense to examine his sanity and they
reported unanimously that he was in
competent to undertake a defense. A
jury sitting under Judge Swami re-
jected the findings of the alienists and
Judge Swami complimented the Jury
on its 'horse sense" The case came
to trial on Monday and Jerome's pre-
liminary motions to dismiss on the
ground that the defendant was insane
were overruled by Justice Seabury
Jerome followed with a searching ex-
| animation of each talesman and all in
| dications were that the case would be
fought to the last ditch.
Then Jerome decided to withdraw
from the defense and Robin, through
other counsel. pleaded guilty.
Through Robins operations the
Washington Savings bank, the North
ern bank of New York and the Carne
| gle Trust company and a string O.
minor concerns which he promoted
went into insolvency. No full state
ment of his larcenies has yet beer
made public by the state examiners
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