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The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29

is SUSPECTED
Spencer Is Said 10 Have Con-
iesscd 10 Burning Mrs.
Cummins' Auto.

Agents and attorneys Of The Won
Hamm Young Company asked for pa.
lice action last night IN attempts Of
their own 60 determine the enus9 Of
the burning Of the automobile Of Mrs.
lohn A. Cummins at Kaimuki n short
while ago. Following the arrest Of W.
Mead. who is said 70 be formerly Of
Hilo, Il was asserted that a confession
Il was feared that Mead would leave
yesterday evening on the Lurline and
several employees OF the company were
at the wharf to stop any attempt of
the sort. Shortly afterwards Mead
was arrested on suspicion at Peters
was obtgined to the effect that Chauf-
feur Spencer, with Mead s assistance
and Mrs. Cummins cognizance, set fire
to the machine in order to collect the
insurance.
L. c. Peters, attorney of the firm. re.
fused to make any statement last night
after he had been closeted with Chief
MeDuffie, Deputy Sheriff Rose, Man.
ager Bodge of The Won Hamm- Young
garage and Mead. 'dcDufie and Rose
also refused to talk then, saying that
it was Peters ease entirely, and that
they knew little about it.
request.
After he had been examined for an
hour in McDuffie s office, during which
time high words were used between the
parties, Peters asked that Spencer, the
chauffeur OF the machine at the time
it was burned, be brought down. The
chief sent Special Officer Oleson after
the man and he was soon on hand.
Another long conference took place
and Peters again refused to talk fol
publication. Spencer was not placed
under arrest, but in spite of the anx
iety to keep the matter quiet, notwith
standing the appeal to the police, what
is alleged to be Spencer's s confession
leaked out later.
He is supposed to have told the off
GERS and attorneys that Mrs. Cummin!
agreed with him that the machine
should be burned and that after tn,
insurance was collected she would buy
smaller machine, for the rent servie,
of which he was to be the chauffeur
He is also supposed to have described
the act, saying that he and Mead, VIII
was with him at the time, got out
lifted the hood and touched match t
the carbureter. Mead is said to hav
corroborated the latter part of tn
statement. 1t is not known what actio
, will follow.
, Owing to the FIRE department II
: spending on the occasion of the fiji
quicker than was apparently antic
! pated, the machine was saved in larg
! part.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29
.0NE TRUST THAT
KNOWS NO FEAR

NEW YORK, September 27-Elbert
Ii. Gary, chairman of the board of di.
reetors of the United States Steel Cor.
poratiOn, yesterday denied the state
ments in circulation that the corpora.
tation was negotiating with the de.
partment of justice for immunity from
prosecution on the promise that the
trust would be dissolved. Mr.. Gary
says that there is no prosecution that
the corporation fears, having invaria-
bly, conducted its business with scru-
pulous obedience to the law.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29
CONSERVATION CONGRESS
OPENS ITS SESSIONS

KANSAS CITY, Kansas, September
26.-The third National Conservation
Congress opened its sessions here today.
Dr. H. W. Wiley, head of the federal
bureau of chemistry, viii speak tonight.
President Henry Wallace IN his open
ing address declared that the appliea-
tion of science to production is the
cure of industrial evils.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29
TALKS
As HE TRAVELS

HUTCHINSON, Kansas, September 2s.
President Taft spoke here yesterday,
leaving for Topeka, where he will make
an address tomorrow moraing. During
the day he will also speak at Atchison
and spend the night at Leavenworth.
His Thursday program viii bring him
into Iowa, in which State he viii spend
two days and deliver ten speeches.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29
pANaER oF BLoop PoIsoNNo.

Every family should at all times be
provided with a good reliable liniment
and those who have used Chamber
lain = Pain Balm will admit that there
is none better. Even a. slight an In
Iury 40 the scratch Of y pin has result
ed in blood poisoning and caused tina
loss Of a limb. Such iniuTiea are Of
no consequence when Pain Balm is
promptly applied. Cuts. bruises and
spTains are cared In onethiFd leaa tins
y ben ii is used and all danger of blood
poia0niug is avoided, e u e autissptie.
Fog sale by Benson, Smith s Co, Ltd,
ixenis fof Hawaii
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29
FOREIGN MINISTER
WILL VISIT HERE

SAN FRANCISCO, September 2s.-
Baron Uehida, who has been recalled
from Washington, where he has beea
Japanese ambassador, in order to en-
ter the new Japanese cabinet as min
lister of foreign affairs, sailed from
this port for home today.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29
BANK ROBBER DOES
WORK IN BIG CITY

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, September
e6-At the close Of business in the
Utah Commercial Savings Baak here.
q bandit held up the cashier At the
point Of a gun and robbed the bank
Of $1,000 and escaped.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29

$4,000. The Socialist candidate polled
an Insignificant number of votes.
Vote Means Election.
Owing to the charter provisions gov
erning primary elections In this city.
the Candidate voted for at the prima-
ries who receives clear majority of
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29
FRENCH MOURN FOR
HALF A THOUSAND

rOuiON, France, September "a
The loss IN the sinking Of the battle.
ship Aberie is Row estimated al prob
ably $50 lives
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29
COTTON WRECKS BANK.

LONDON, September 26.-The Bank
of Egypt has closed as the result Of
the big losses on cotton.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29
OFFICIAL PARTY
BACK At DESKS
Now Sorting Out Gathered Ideas
for Putting Into Practise
-KahooIawe Plans:
(From wednesday s Advertiser.l

Governor Frear, Attorney General
Lindsay and Land Commissioner Judd
returned to Honolulu yesterday morn
ing, after an interesting and strenuous
tour of some of the other islands. That
it was strenuous was told by Attorney
General Lindsay, who seemed to speak
very feelingly on this matter, He said
that the Governor made some very
rapid progress and it was pretty hard
going to keep up with him. They all
looked well after the trip, and the
strenuous life seems to have suited
them. s>S -
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29
10000 Votes for
Him---The City
RejOiccS.

the votes cast is declared elected, with.
out the necessity Of a second vote Thus
James Rolph Jr will be the mayor Of
San Francisco for four years following
the expiry Of the term of the ineum.
bent. p. II. Mccarthy,
Many labor unionists bolted their
party candidate and supported Rolph.
Intense interest was taken in Homo
lulu yesterday in the result of the vot-
ing for mayor of San Francisco, hun
dreds of inquiries being received by
The Advertiser during the course of
the evening. When the eabled news
finally reached this office and was
gwen out to all who phoned or called
Tor information, general approval of
the good sense of the San Franciscan
majority was heard.
Congressman Kahn, who sailed yes.
terday for the Coast, was informed al
midnight lats night by wireless from
The Advertiser concerning the good
news from his home city.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29
The Governors Account.

The Governor yesterday afternoon
told the following story of the trip:
tThere were great many matters
taken up on our trip. Some of them
ore of minor Importance and some of
them are of great Importance. They
were mostly land matters, including
waters and rights of way of all sorts.
"We had very active trip and kept
on the go pretty much of the time in
an automobile and in the saddle. We
took great many horseback rides into
the country at different places to look
over the lands. We looked over a
number of homestead tracts-traets
that have been homesteaded or about
to be hOmesteaded. We went up to the
head of Waipio to the intake of the
new Hamakua ditch in company with
Mr.. MeCrosson and FIR. Jorgensen. We
went on to Waikee, where they have
1400 acres of corn.
Some Fine Corn.
"We saw some corn which Mr.. Star
rett thought equal to any that could be
raised on the mainland, and where
they have peaches, plums, cherries, ap
Piles, walnuts, almonds, nectarines and
other things growing. Up there there
lis very little rainfall but the soil is
very light, so that things grow with
little rain.
Shot Many Goats.
"We spent a couple of days on the
Island of Kahoohwe, as the guests OF
Mr.. Eben Low, locating rain gauges ant
looking over the island with view Il
seeing what might best be done will
lit, and hunting goats. We went over /
good portion of the island one way ant
another.
!. The Algaroba Trees Matter.
"We were on Maui little while
We went over to Waiahu, which ha
come into prominence lately in connec
! tion with wOodcutting. They are still
! cutting the wood there, but we hav
not decided what action, if any, W
} win take with regard TO the matter.
oircled Hawaii.
"We made practically n eomplet
! circuit of the Island of Hawaii beside
I trips from the main roads in variou
directions. There are many things I
be taken up right away, and il is har
TO say which to take up first"
Land Commissioner Account.
/ The trip around the islands with tn
. Governor was an important one 70
4 Land Commissioner Judd, and yestel
day he had many details 10 tell Of th
I. observations that he made IN eoRneetio
> with the land matters. lie said; ''W
I saw lot on the trip. One OF the priI
! cipal matters il the question Of seeul
/ ing two lots at Hilo, known rs d
4 Scott and Mnson lota These are "a
1 abe Union School building. Tho sul
!. Of t65. 900 has been appropriated I
!. construct the bniiding, but they vas
mofe laud IN order % hsye The baildiu
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WARRANTS READY
TO SERVE BY
SCORES

already in durance vile at the city and
county Jail, we will have over three
hundred to house and provide with
three meals per day." continued the
sheriff. Il do not just know how we
are going to take care of this large
number. The quarters are limited and
were never intended to hold such large
numbers"
Sheriff Jarrett admitted that some
room might be found for number at
the central receiving station.
Nearly Three Hundred to Serve.
1t is formidable list of intending
laborers that the officers have been in
structed to serve papers upon. There
are at least two hundred and seventy
enrolled In many instances the names
on the summons do not in the least
correspond with the cognomen given
by the would-be passenger when he
was booked at the Pacific Mail agency.
There is a lot of trouble in store for
the Federal quarantine officers, the
representatives OF the Pacific Mail and
the ships officers in segregating those
destined for detention from the num-
Der that will be permitted to leave by
the liner this evening.
1t is stated at police headquarters
that the vast number of F'ilipinos and
others are to be detained pending the
calling of the case against e. de Guss-
man, who is alleged to have been So
liciting laborers for the Alaska fish
cries without first having obtained
license to carry on such a business
I'VE will certainly need an annex to
the city and county Jail before this
thing is over" unused the sheriff as he
proceeded to leave fat order for pro-
visions for his wards.
Evening bulletin., 1911-03-31

fonso, is now well advanced in the
House of Representatives and will no
doubt have the immediate attention of
the House Committee on Education
Representative Long, chairman of
this committee, is an earnest and ex-
perienced worker
What is needed in the House is q
continuation OF the policy of placing
the children first acting the part as
well as speaking it-iirst passing the
bill that puts the children at the head
of the list and allowing other legis-
lation to follow in its natural course
There is practically a unanimous
voting and taXpaying population be-
hind this bill that provides properly
for the public schools.
Therefore it is reasonable to expect
that the great Republican majority of
the House will keep the pledge of the
party and join with the Senate in
MAKING 1T UNANIMOUS.
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WHAT ARE The GREAT PROBLEMS ?

Members of the National Economic
League have taken a vote with view
of ascertaining the drift of sentiment
in all parts of the United States "as
to which of the many national prob
lens now being discussed are of the
most general and immediate impor-
tance for consideration by the coun-
try"
In order that one may understand
what sort of men have considered
this inquiry worth while, it is we'll to
state that among the members of the
executive committee of the league are
William II. Lincoln, eX-president of
the Boston Chamber of Commerce,
who is chairman of the committee;
Charles j. Bonaparte, attorney-gen-
eral in President Roosevets cabinet;
Judge Peter S. GrosScup of Chicago
and the United States circuit court of
appeals; eXSecretary John d. Long,
george Burnham, Jr., OF the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, Edwin CHM, Pros
ident Charles Il. Libby of the Amer
ican Bar Association, and President
Jacob Gould Schurman of Cornell Uni
versity. Societies affiliated with the
league include economic clubs in New
York, Boston, New Haven, Worcester,
Springfield and Providence. The coun-
Gil of the league has a membership of
about 500, representing equally, in
Evening bulletin., 1911-03-31

proportion to population, every state
in the Union.
In the preliminary vote by members
of the council, fifty or more subjects
were suggested for consideration by
the league, the two having the most
votes being direct legislation, includ-
ing primary nominations, direct cleo
ton of United States senator's, initia-
tive, referendum and recall; and the
inefliciency and delay of the courts in
the administration or justice.
For the first of these subjects, 327
preferential votes were cast, and for
the second, 30S For the subject of
the regulation and control Of corpora
tions there were 28 votes; centraliza-
ton of power in the federal govern
ment, 2G2; conservation of natural re-
sources, 249; the tariff, 244; the pub
lie school system, 210. No other sub
ject commanded as many as 200 votes,
in favor Of the consideration of cor
poration influence in politics. New
Nationalism" was seventeenth on the
list, with only 1876 votes. That the
members Of the council are not great
ly worried about the increased cost of
living may be indicated by the fact
that only l46 voted to make this sub
iect one for special consideration
Women's suffrage and property rights
commanded only 63 votes
From the subjects on the prelimi-
nary ballot the council selected eleven
to be submitted to the test of a final
vote This ballot showed that direct
legislation and inefIiciency and delay
in the administration of justice are
clearly the choice of the council as
the subjects of greatest importance
Evening bulletin., 1911-03-31
"DIVORCE BILL
IS SLAUGHTERED.

Ed Towse's divorce bill" designed
to prevent the evils of too hasty sep4
aration of the bonds of wedlock, was
killed in the House this morning by
close vote, with most of the Ha-
waiian members against it. The bill
was up for third reading without any
apparent opposition, but a motion to
table it was hailed with evident joy
by number of representatives of the
people and the bill was tabled .by
vote of Is to IL, on a show of hands
only. The principal feature of the
measure was that the decree of di-
vorce did not go into effect until aft
er three months had elapsed, but the
majority of the House seems to think
the present laws good enough.
Evening bulletin., 1911-03-31
SENATE PASSES
new TAX BILL
Continued from Page y

The amendments inserted in the bill,
bearing out the provisions of the
school measure were as follows:
"A. The Treasurer of the Territory
shall similarly prepare and transmit
to such assessor an estimate of the
amount of money required for that
year to be raised from this tax and paid
to the treasurer of such county or city
and county, for such school buildings
and grounds under An Act to provide
for the maintenance of the public
schools and any other act or acts,
which amount shall be one-half of the
sums specified for such purposes for
such county or city and county in the
biennial school budget operative under
said Act or Acts, at the time such es-
innate is made"
Further amendment provides:
The amount for school purposes I'M
der this sub division shall be IN
amornt which shall bear the same ratio
to one-half of the amount specified for
all school purposes in said biennial
budget plus the amount estimated to
lie required for that year in accordance
with the salary schedule provided for
in the Act or Acts referred to in sub
division 4 of this section, less the
amount estimated for school buildings
and grounds under said sub division
A. and less the amount of school taxes
(provided for in Section 1900 collect
ed during the preceding year, that the
aggregate value of property in such
county or city and county as assessed
for the purpose of this tax during the
year bears to the aggregate
value of property in this Territory as
similarly assessed, exclusive of the
mentioned in the proviso of
this section
Evening bulletin., 1911-03-31
SENATOR'S SOLID FOR SCHOOLS

The Senators made it unanimous
This action Of the Senate today on
the school bill puts every member
of the upper house right on the pub
lie school question in so far as it
bears on the right of the children to
have first claim on the money and the
hearts of the voters and taxpayers of
these islands.
The Bulletin extends its con-
sratulations to the Senators for their
final good and unanimous work.
The MaRekau amendment does not
on the face OF it endanger the vital
principle Of the measure, and it is a
splendid thing to have bill of this
character go from the upper house
with a unanimous vote and, we trust,
cordial backing during the remaind-
er of its course through the Legsla-
ture
This School bill, thanks to the
prompt action of Representative Af-
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for consideration by the country at
the present time On the final ballot,
565 per cent of the vote was cast for
the choice of direct legislation as a
subject, and all the balance, or 43.5
per cent, for consideration of the
question OF ineflicency and delay in
the courts.
Concerning the work of the Nation
al Economic League, and what it
hopes to accomplish, J. w. Beatson,
its secretary and treasurer, says:
The National Economic League has
been engaged for the past five years
in perfecting comprehensive plan
for the education of the American
people on economic and social prob
lens. The project, which also pro-
yides Il means for securing an express
sion of the informed and disinterested
public sentiment of the country re-
garding such questions, has been thor
oughly tested in New England with
satisfactory results, and we now wish
to secure wider cooperation in or
der to extend the movement to other
parts of the country.
AS has been seen, every state is
already represented in the member
ship of the council. The league hopes
ITO have the greatest issues before the
country directly initiated by the best
independent thought rather than left,
as now, to the exigencies of political
conventions" and to have these issues
fairly and fully discussed before nom
partisan audiences in all parts of the
country by the ablest speakers obtain
able representing all sides of a ques-
tom The work is important, and
the names of men actively interested
in the league are a sufficient guaran-
tee that it will be done earnestly and
intelligently.
The vote of the council, for the par
pose of selecting paramount issues"
indicates that direct legislation and in
efficiency and daley in the administra-
tlOl VI JlollCt dIt dJ TIE lGOHL. DUH
a pointer was not needed to establish
the fact, but the result is interesting,
all the same. 1t was reached by 4
boiling-down process and is signifi-
cant, People everywhere are discuss
ing direct legislation, the direct cleo
ton of United States senator's, initia-
tive, referendum and recall. Those
who wish that the questions had not
been raised and pressed at this time.
recognize the fact that the questions
will not down. The matter of the
laws delay commands the careful at
tention of many of the best minds in
the country. Much of the delay is in
eXcusable, because it is needless and
leads to injustice. Any agitation that
hastens reform in this matter is to be
welcomed The National Economic
League has picked live and timely
topics.
Evening bulletin., 1911-03-31

1t is claimed that Honolulu gets its
water at a low rate Hamakua plan
tations pay as high as $4,000 a year
for one million gallons every twenty
four hours. Honolulu under it's pres
ent wonderfully well managed water
system is paying at the rate of $27,-
375 per year for a million gallons ev-
cry twenty-four hours. And in the
face of this the Superintendent OF
Public Works tried not so very long
ago to raise the water rate paid by
the small homes of the city. Put an
end to the water system farce as now
managed. Give it into the control
of q business-like commission and
make it unanimous.
Evening bulletin., 1911-03-31
MAIL BY THE MISSOURIAN.

Eighty-four sacks of eastern and
northwestern mail has arrived by the
American-Hawaiian freighter Mis-
sourian. The vessel came inside the
harbor this morning bringing a large
general cargo, a portion of which was
transhipped at Salina Cruz from New
York. The Missourian gathered up
additional freight at San Francisco
and Puget Sound ports. The vessel is
now at the railway wharf to discharge
and take on shipment of sugar.
Evening bulletin., 1911-03-31

San Diego, California, points with
pride to providing 100000 for the
school buildings in one year. San
Diego is municipality with a popu-
lation of $4,000, Some people in Ha-
wall have fit if the whole wealthy
Territory contemplates spending com
paratiyely little more on all the
schools of the islands.
Evening bulletin., 1911-03-31

The city of Honolulu should own
or control the Pauoa water system
and every other source of water sup
ply in the vicinity Of the city With
n competent Water and Sewer Com
mission, Honolulu would be removed
from the danger of losing opportun-
tiles for purchasing water sources at
reasonable figure just because a
Little Ilonolulan" happened to be in
office.
Evening bulletin., 1911-03-31
MAKIKI VALLEY
HEARING TONIGHT

{: People interested in the preser- ::
q vation of Makiki Valley for pub {:
:: lie purposes should attend the ::
:: public hearing called for this :;
:; evening by the committee of the !:
:; House of Representative having ::
:: the Marcallino bill under consid- ::
:; GRAFTON. The hearing will be held :.
:: in the hall Of the House of Rep !:
:: resentatives at 73O this evening. =
!; {; :; = :; :, :; :; Il :; :; :; :: :: :: ;;u!
to exclude them if it wished, but the
secular press took the matter up, and
almost to IL paper defended the right
of the Unitarians to participate in
Christian function.
Evening bulletin., 1911-03-31
LAWS PUBLISHED

@ Session laws from thirty to .
9 forty three, inclusive, will be O
g published in the Bull etin on @
@ Saturday. With the English and @
@ Hawaiian of these laws will also @
p. be published reprint of Ses- @
9 sion Law Twenty nine, in which @
@ an error occurred on the first (.
o publication. @
@ (. 9 @ o 8 8 8 o o. 8 8 8 @ 8 q
Blank books of all sorts, ledgers,
ETC.. manufactured by the Bulletin
Publishing Company.
Evening bulletin., 1911-03-31

1t should be taken for granted that
citizens who use poi as a regular diet
want food that is prepared under
sanitary conditions. The same con-
ditions should be enforced in the
preparation and sale of all other food
products
Evening bulletin., 1911-03-31

Pass the Honolulu Water and Sew
er Commission bill This will en-
able the water rate-payers to gain a
respectful hearing and assure the
wise expenditure of public funds in
the improvements that are needed to
put the water and sewer systems in
condition to properly serve Hundred
Thousand Honolulu.
Evening bulletin., 1911-03-31

The homesteader who wants to set
tie in Makiki Valley very likely has
his eye on the Herring place that is
an ideal outing spot for the people,
and would of course be a tremendous
bargain for some speculator who
might pick it up while the people
were not watching.
Evening bulletin., 1911-03-31

If you believe in preserving the nat
ural parks about this city for the
benefit of the people, attend the hear
ing of the committee this evening and
say So