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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-30
What Does Hawaii Want
Of Railroads, Anyway?

Editor Star: think the Evening
Bulletin is to be highly commended
for its zeal in exposing the dark, deep
intrigues of certain Territorial Off
cials with usurping harmful Transport
tation interests. But for the timely
warning of that esteemed journal and
guardian of the peoples rights, the
Iilo Railroad Company a gigantic
octopus, second only to the Southern
Pacific in greed and avarice might
have obtained access to Hilo's most
valuable water frontage, and thece
establish some kind of dangerous and
new-fangled machinery for freight
handling.
Every possible precaution should
be taken to prevent railroads from
carrying out their nefarious schemes.
Nothing upsets the stable equilibrium
of any community so much as the
building of railroads through it, and,
once they are built, they can never
be gotten rid Of The greatest prob.
lem on the mainland today is how TO
curb the power of the railroads, and
keep them within the bounds of their
franchises. There is no question but
that it would have been better for
many parts of the country if the raj
roads had never been built, and He
wall is not an exception to the rule
Take this island, for instance, now
in the grin of the Oahu Railway 4
Land Company. What a curse that
institution has been to Honolulu,
Dillingham; points with pride to the
plantations along its line, and talks
about great increase in tax-values
pineapple industry, etc, but what did
the railroads have to do with it? Tho
plantations could have been started
anyway. 1t would have meant only
building a few more iEter-island
steamers to handle the sugar, the
same as they have done from timo
immemorial on the Island of Hawo+
Then look at the wharves the rail
road built, and which should belopT
to the government, and having Sc
cured these wharves, see what anti
quated, inefficient methods of hand
ling freight they have as compared
with the rapid, up-to-date facilities in
stalled on the government wharyes!
I tell you it was a sorry day for Ho-
nolulu when the railroad built those
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-30

TO the national convention delegates
that will support him for the nomin-
alton, and he plans to go over much
of the ground that is being covered
by President Taft The senator also
intelds to challenge the Taft Repub-
licans to join with him in asking the
Republican national committee to rec
ommend to state committees that del.
egates to the national convention be
chosen by direct vote. The National
Progressive Republican League, which
also maintains headquarters here, is
really an auxiliary La Toilette organN
ization. 1t is busy these days trying
to create public sentiment for the
things for which Senator La Toilette
stands.
On the Democratic side this bust
ness of trying to create public senti-
ment that will favor the nomination
of this or that man is looking up.
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New
Jersey has positively refused to make
any effort for the nomnation-that
is to say, he has declined to sanction
any plan for the opening Of Wilson
headquarters this has not pre-
vented some of his admirers from es-
tablishing a Wilson publicity bureau,
Bureau in New York.
This bureau is located at ~ Broad
way, New York city, and is in charge
of Frank Parker Stockbridge, a news
paper writer who has wide acquaint-
ance over the country. So far this
bureau has confined it's activities to
the sending out of articles from the
newspapers of the country comment
ing favorably on the record Governor
Wilson has made since he entered
public life. There is enough of such
comment to enable the publicity bu-
reau to mail to the newspapers of
the country, big and little, several
stories daily. In Atlanta there is a
newspaper called the Atlanta Geor-
gian which is a great admirer of
Governor Wilson, and has of its own
accord and at it's own expense, start
ed a publicity bureau in support Of
the nomination Of Mr.. Wilson. 1t is
sending daily bulletins to the press
of the country.
The Judson Harmon Publicity Ru-
reau is located at Columbus, Ohio. Its
daily output is good deal larger
than the views of Governor Harmon
on the leading questions of the day,
1t is particularly active in trying TO
CONTINUED on page twelve)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-30

wharves over there. The railroad
company not only took away the bust
ness that rightfully belonged to the
steamers, but also the business Of the
government wharves, where freight
is handled with every modern facility
So far as the pineapple business IS
concerned, it is a nuisance anyway,
steals labor from the sugar planta.
lions, and ought never to have been
started here.
Now about this Hilo proposition
What excuse is there for a railroad
on the Island of Hawaii, anyhow?
The Inter-Island Steamship Company
with its magnificent fleet of steamers
and its wonderful wire rope landings,
handles the freight economically and
satisfactorily to all concerned, and
the plantation freights have been so
handled ever since they were started.
Although | understand the steamer
rates to some of the plantations have
been reduced since the railroad buttad
in, there was no valid reason for it,
as the plantations are amply able to
pay the old rates, and were more than
satisfied with the service they re-
Ceiyed, so it only meant that t. 0
steamship company was deprived cf
just that much revenue to which i,
was justly entitled.
Mr. Editor, 4 believe in concen.
trating the commercial interests of
these islands in Honolulu. This idea
Of trying to build up places like Hilo,
Kahului, Port Allen and other ports
is the worst kind of policy for the
people who have their money in
vested in Honolulu What is going
to be the result? Decentralization!
That's the word and that's what viii
come of three or four other towns
springing up, and the making of har.
bors for vessels where nature never
intended them to be made. Why
look at Maui, handling the greater
part of it's traffic direct with the
mainland; direct shipments going o.
from Port Allen, Mahukona, Lahaina
Hama and other ports, heaven only
knows where it is going to end Now
that is just why the building of belt
railroads should be discouraged. Is
it not as plain as the light of day
that if you create a harbor, say at
CONTINUED on page twelve)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-30
AN HONEST MAN CAN MAKE
100000, LESLIE N. SHAW SAYS

got no cinders in their eyes. If you
want to live in "A land where there is
no distinction, no differences among
people, go to Patagonia There the
women go into the streams and catch
the fish and serve them to their hus-
bands in a manner that has no diff
ferenCe-raw.
IF you drop a spelling book and
new testament in their midst they
will cook the fish and use more than
yard of muslin for a dress"
Mr.. Shaw dwelt with considerable
detail on the subject of application to
business and the disposition of many
persons to work with their right arm
and not with their left. Work, he
said, has been lauded popularity as
honorable, but only as work with the
right arm Cthe use of the penn and
not with the left arm as we'll Oabor),
Price Paid by Armour.
Regarding the necessity of applica-
ton to ones business Mr.. Shaw said:
Mark Hanna once told me that he
had occasion to call on Phil Armour,
lie did not say what was the purpose
OF his call, but it was in 1896, He
declared that he found it necessary
to make an appointment with Mr..
Armour through his stenographer,
When he called he found Phil Armour
sitting in a chair and being shaved,
eating his lunch and debating to his
stenographer.
1T may not be necessary for you to
work as hard as that, but that is the
price that Phil Armour paid to have
his name written in high places in
every nation on the globe, and you
can be sure that there are no bargain
counters for such goods"
Baseball is absorbing more inter-
est among the boys of the country
than is business, according to Mr.
Shaw.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-30

NEW YORK, oct 1O.-Fiow greatly
the interest of the public has Eeen
aroused by the efforts of DR.. Wiley to
put an end to the harmful adultera-
ton of food and how thoroughly Dr..
Wiley has obtained the confidence Of
the public were last week demonstrate
ed at the pure food exhibition in this
city. No other exhibition, except pos
sibly some in which athletic sports
dave been the feature, has attracted
the throngs which this has done
Coincidentally with the pure food
exhibition meeting of the National
Civic Federation was held in New
York for the purpose of careful con.
sideration of two subjects which are
regarded as of vital Importance to the
people. One of the subjects was this
namely, What is the actual situa-
ton in this country with reference to
the enforcement of the federal and
state pure food and drug law?' The
second subject was as follows: what
legislation and what changes in the
administration will more surely safe
guard the people against food and
drug adulterations?"
While there were many speakers at
the meeting of the Civic Federation.
some of them men of high authority,
representing the medical profession,
the manufacturers of food products
and the wholesale druggists, yet the
person in whom the great interest of
the discussion was centered was Dr..
Wiley, who appeared not merely in
his personal capacity, but as the rep
resentative of the Department of Ag-
riculture at Washington. 1t was pre-
sumed that DR.. Wiley might in his
address touch briefly, at least, upon
some of the controversial matters re-
lating to the department and his as
sociation with it. He had ample op-
portunity to take up the gauge of con-
troversy, but it was observed that lie
very carefully avoided any reference
10 JulS lldJL6T.
End of Factionalism.
1t was not because DR.. Wiley was
afraid personally to say anything in
the way of defense or support of his
position, but it was because he knows
that President Taft has become deep.
ly interested in the whole subject and
that the President believes that the
tine has come when controversy
"a cease and when what may he
ed the two factions in the food
Nd drug provision in the Department
Of Agriculture must end all controver-
sizes to the end that there may be
action.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-30

HUNNEWELL, Kan, Oct. Mrs.
Rosie e. Osborn, the woman marshal
of Hunnewell, has been filling her Of
flee almost six months and during
that time she has made several arrests
at which many ans officer would have
quailed But not so with this western
woman, pioneer that she is, having
come to Kansas when the state was
untamed and Indians and cowboys
roamed wild.
There never was any question in the
minds of the men of Hunnewell as to
this woman's physical fitness for the
office Her 226 pounds are balanced
on a six-foot frame, and she makes no
secret of where she got her muscle.
why, / used to drive an OK and
a mule when l helped father break the
sod" Mrs. Osborn said. Things
weren't so easy for folks in those days
I have done about everything that any
pioneer man is called upon to do, such
as killing and butchering hogs, oper-
ating corn planters and the like of
that And l did this work without
any help"
Suspects Game Is On.
The latest arrest made by Mrs. Os,
born happened last Sunday. She was
on her way to church, through the lit
tie business block of stores and sud
denly stopped, startled by laughter
and noises that she heard coming
from one of the buildings.
81 knew right away what was up,
she said, telling the story 80 |
went to church, where l got Mrs.
Hilton, city clerk, and Mrs, Ella Will
son, the mayor, to go with me to make
the arrests. We passed up church and
turned our minds to official duty
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-30

CHICAGO, Oct. IA man can
make 81 100000 and make it honestly
if he has courage and aptitude
This is an opinion expressed by
Leslie NJ. Shaw, former secretary of
the treasury and president Of the First
Mortgage Guarantee and Trust Com
pany of Philadelphia, in an address
before the National Association Of
Life Underwriters at the Hotel La
Sale today. He said that he saw an
opportunity to make $l,OOO,0OO once,
but failed because of a lack OF these
qualities
Scoffers Those Who Fail.
Those who try to make 100000
dishonesty and fail think that no.
body can make it honestly" he said
There are those, you know, VINO have
said that it is impossible to do such
a thing honestly. You can't make this
sum honestly? You can't without
some courage and some aptitude.
"He who performs his detail well
and faithfully, whether it be in the
Office or in the field of manual labor,
and falls not below the standard Of
honorable living-that man has been
successful.
Reward for the Patriot.
so far as I have seen in my time,
no man has served his country faith
fully without receiving adequate re-
ward, and that reward is usually
money. Once in while there is a
monument, but not often.
"A man once stood by the tracks
of a railroad, a train came along and
cinder few in his eye, and he cursed
the engine, denounced the manage
ment of the company and swore at the
four tracks.
"You mustn't be surprised if there
are a few cinders in the air. Cinders
in fact and cinders in imagination are
signs Of progress. The aboriginals
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-30
WOMAN MARSHAL IN KANSAS ARRESTS
A BUNCH Of HUSKY POKER PLAYERS

When we returned to the building,
from which a boisterous noise and
the rattle of poker chips floated, we
all made rush for the door, but found
ID locked. That didn't deter us. We
were called on to perform a duty, and
do it we would if we had to upset
the building and everything"
Then Mrs. Osborn told how the
women laid siege to the place and
waited, one at each entrance. The
forenoon passed, and church was dis
missed, The afternoon wore away,
But the women waited ready to pounce
on the offenders the moment they left
their game. 1t was late in the even
ing when the party broke up and the
six men were arrested.
Fines Are Imposed.
They did not resist the arrestlng of,
ficers. The next day each one pleaded
guilty to disturbing the peace, and the
justice imposed a fine Those arrested
were the acting postmaster, the depu,
ty sheriff, a merchant and three 9th.
ers.
Mrs. Osborn, being a suffragette, is
not abashed at telling her age or, in
fact, anything about her life. She
was born in 1868 in a little Ohio town
and came to Kansas when she was
fifteen. At first she lived in a sod
house in Phillips county, subsequent
! ly moving to Summer county, her pres
ent home, in 1889.
whatever you say about us won
en-" she said, please don't say that
we are discouraged by the trouble oil
holding office and will give up. We
are going to fight it out, and | hope
to live to see the day when womer
will have as much voice in the gov
! eminent as men"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-30
IuHBR-ISbAND HAPPENINGS

through by automobile, on the way
looking into the small farming propo
sition and distributing cauliflower, to-
mato and celery seed, as he believes
that these vegetables will grow well
here. He states that he sees a good
outlook ahead for the small men, but
that they must give their work more
attention than it has had in the past
and the results will depend very
greatly upon this.
Importing Road Workers.
The Herald says editorially:
In sending to the East for the road
men, Engineer Bishop is following out
the only proper manner in which he
can conduct his work. Men of the de-
sired experience and knowledge can
not be obtained in Hawaii. 1t is not
a question of obtaining foreman, who
will simply direct the placing of ma
terial, but of getting craftsmen and
road engineers, who may direct these
foremen in every possible care which
will result in giving roads of as near
ly permanent character as possible.
At the present time engineers are at a
premium in Hawaii. There is too
much road, railroad, irrigation and
reclamation work going on for any
good man to be idle for long and the
supply can not meet the demand, In
sending away to get good men, Mr.,
Bishop has the solid support of such
members of the community as realize
the situation.
Painters Without Pots.
A Hilo Painters Union composed
almost altogether of men who are not
in that class of business, has been
formed here and has received a char
ter from the international union OF
that branch of labor
An exhibition of moving pictures at
Naalehu, showing Japanese life pres,
ent and ancient, has entertained the
people of that vicinity for two days
this week. 1t was very interesting
and instructive.
The wedding of Miss Flora Hollo
way, of Honolulu, to Chemist Carsten
of Papaaola, took place last week at
Continued on page eleyen)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-30
DOCTOR WILEY SUSTAINED BY BOARD
ROOSEVELT MADE TO DISCREOI7 HIM

There is no doubt that President
Taft has been informed that the great
business interests of the United
States in the products of food and
drugs are anxious that dissension
cease and certainty be established, so
that these business interests may
know how to conduct themselves.
These business men do not care so
much what the Department of Agri.
culture shall decide, if it will only
give permanent decisions that may he
clearly understood by business men.
Absence of Dr.. Remsen.
A good deal of comment was heard
at the meeting of the Civic Federation
because of the absence of DR.. Ira
Remsen of Johns Hopkins University
from these conferences. DR.. Remsen
is president of the so-called Remsen
Referee Board, which reversed DR..
Wiley's rulings on several occasions.
He was earnestly requested to come
to New York and address the Civic
Federation meeting. The ,presump-
tion has been that DR.. Remsens alb
sence was due to the fact that ne
feared that controversy might arise
at the meeting, and from agitation Of
that kind he was very anxious to be
free.
1t seemed to be the impression at
the meeting of the Federation that
DR.. Remsen and the four men of sci
ence associated with him are not to
be affected by the action taken by
Secretary Wilson in making some
changes in the Bureau of Chemistry.
Both President Taft and Secretary
Wilson regard DR.. Remsen and his
associates highly, having perfect con
fidence in their ability as men of sci
ence and in their sincerity, a conf
dence which DR.. Wiley himself has
often expressed.
1t was in 1908 that DR.. Remsen and
his associates were appointed mem.
bers of the Referee Board. The board
has been occupied with two highly
important Investigations which it has
now finished, and it may, in the
course of few months, be able to
complete two other investigations
which are now in progress. This Ref
nj Ia,
zoate properly used is not harmful as
a food preservative and on the other
hand, it decided that the use of sac
charm as a sweetening agent is harm
full. The board is now investigating
the use of alum and also certain sui
phur compounds, the latter being
used chiefly to bleach dried fruits.
Continued on page twelve.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-30
HILO, October 2S

HILO, October 2S.
For the first time in the history of
coffee planting in Hawaii, prices are
such as to be satisfactory to the grow
ers and to allow them a fair profit on
the work they are doing, though by
no means making this industry one
which can be called bonanza. This
is the general gist of statement
made yesterday by Abe Louisson, the
Hamakua coffee planter who has been
foremost in the industry in this Ter
ritory for many years past, He states
that as far as his own place is con-
cerned the present crop has been Il
rather small one, but that the pros
pect ahead is good and still higher
prices than those which are being OBJ
tanned at present may be expected
and should continue for some years
to come.
Typhoid Epidemic subsidized.
President J. b. Pratt, of the Ter
ritory Board of Health, returned to
this city on Tuesday evening, after
IA trip through Hilo, Hamakua, Ko-
'hala and Kona to Napoopoo, returning
the same way. He states that of the
very many times that he has made the
trip through Hamakua, the roads are
at present in the best condition that
he has ever seen them.
The typhoid epidemic at Kealake-
kua is practically pau, according to
DR.. Pratt He states that the two re-
naming cases are coming along very
we'll and both patients will recover,
In fact, owing to the precautions
which have been taken and the care
with which the matter has been ham
died, all the contacts will be released
from quarantine in about a week. 4
suspected case of typhoid at Kailua
was looked carefully into, but it is
doubtful if this disease is the cause
of illness and the rumor of a dozen
or more cases there is without foun-
dalton.
starrett's Visit.
Market Commissioner Starrett was
town visitor yesterday, stopping for
short time on his way around the is
land He landed in Kona and came
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-30
starrett's Visit,

Market Commissioner SUarrett was
a town visitor yesterday stopping for
a short time on his way around the is
land. He landed in Kona and came
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-23
EUROPEAN MUSICAL NOVELTY
Has Been Booked for the Brinkman
Theater Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday.

The patrons of the Brlnkman
Theater, the home of refined vaude-
vile, have another treat in store for
them after negotiating for some time
with the booking agencies and then
taking the matter up direct with
the manager of the artists. Manag-
er Brinkman has succeeded in secur-
ing for his patrons the Gallarine
Troupe, one of the big European
musical novelties that are now tour
ing this country. There are four
people in this troupe, two women
and two men. The company is an
exceptionally big one to book at the
Brinkman Theater owing to the high
price the performers demand, and the
fact taht the seating capacity of the
Brinkman does not generally guar
antee attractions of this standard.
But Manager Brinkman determin
ed to secure the best vaudeville pos
sible for his patrons, has been max
ing special efforts to have the first
half of the week program of special
strength and booked this attraction.
1t will be one of the biggest that
has appeared at the theater.
G.. Varley will present a comedy
act.
Albert Wild, a mimic; a very fun
ny turn, which is billed to furnish
plenty of laughs added to the three
big vaudeville acts, will be pro-
gram of the high class Brinkman
photo plays, assisted by the Brink
man orchestra. Manager Brinkman
is now arranging for the last half
of Xmas week. Watch for this ad.
Prices remain the same; no extra
charges.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-23
civ;Kxina the indian.


The following is from 1.-THE Soul OF
the Indian" book by Dr. Charles
Alexander Eastman, himself an Indian:
Long before ever heard Of Christ
Or saw a white man l had learned from
an untutored woman the essence Of
morality. With the help of dear ma
ture herself. she taught me things SIM
ply but Of mighty import. l knew Cod
I perceived what goodness is. l saw
and loved what is really beautiful. Civ
aization has not taught me anything
better. As child understood how to
give. have forgotten that grace since
became civilized lived the natural
life, whereas l now live the artificial.
Any pretty pebble was valuable to me
then, every growing thing an object of
reverence. Now I worship with the
white man before a painted landscape
whose value is painted in dollars. Thus
the Indian is reconstructed. as the nat
ural rocks are ground to powder and
made into artificial blocks which may
be built into the walls of modern socs-
ety."