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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-01

ests at the expense of the general well
fare.
Corrupt Machine Politics Must Be
Terminated.
1T is for this reason that machine
politics must be overthrown and will
be overthrow by the progressive
movement, which stands for an hon.
est registration act, an honest cleo
ton law and secret ballot, a direct
primary law, a thoroughgoing current.
practices prevention act, the initiative
and referendum and recall the COM
mission form of government for cities,
the publicity pamphlet, a strict civil
service, for direct nomination of party
delegates and of the presidential and
vice presidential candidates. and so
forth. BY these processes the power
of the political machine as an agency
for corrupt government in the service
of the special interests against the
general welfare can be greatly abated
and finally terminated.
ct sometimes happens that even a
political machine is in the hands of
ambitious but upright men, who do
not lose sight of honest government
and may give the, people fairly sat
isfactory government, but the oppor.
tunities for corruption of government
under this system is always open to
the INSCRIPTIONS when men inspired
alone by the general welfare grow
weary, inattentive, and relax their
vigilance. 1t is a bad system, defect
i've, and full of pitfalls.
The Political Machine.
"Mr. President, legitimate organiza-
ton of patriotic men to promote the
policies of government in which they
believe is highly commendable ana
meets with my cordial and warm APP
prevail | have always been active my
self in promoting and taking personal
part in what l deemed legitimate po-
litical organization for patriotic pur.
poses; but when legitimate party or
ganization degenerates into corrupt
and corrupting political machine, led
by mercenaries with sinister purposes,
who get possession of the machinery
of political organization, under color
CONTINUED on Page Sixteen.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-01
LATEST NEWS BULLETIN.

Mrs E. H. Hartman is on her way
to San Francisco with her children
and a party of the latter's friends. She
comes West for much needed rest.
The Pope is again ill and his doc
tors have ordered him to suspend all
audiences for the present.
'Im glad it's over and I'm through
with matrimony," said Nat Goodwin
when he heard that the final decree
had been granted his list wife, Edna
Goodrich.
Nine. Lantelme, a famous Parisiau
actress, lost her life by being acci.
dentally drowned in the Rhine, near
the Holland frontier
An insane Hindu in Chicago started
out to shoot 10000 people in the down.
town district. He stood on crowded
corner, and wheeling slowly poured
yolley after volley into the crowd.
Miracuously only one mani was fatal
ly injured.
Champ Clark and Oscar Underwood,
floor leader of the Democrats in the
House, split in caucus. Clark wanted
continued legislation and Underwood
was against it, The latter won.
BOBBY Leach made the trip over the
Horseshoe Falls of Niagara yester-
day in a steel barrel. He made the
trip but got a broken leg in the tum-
BILE over the falls.
Government officials are expert
menting with an aeroplane destroyer
carrying on exhaustive tests in the
Coast hills west of San Jose, Cal.
For the first time in twenty years a
Nebraska state convention has been
held by the Democrats without the
/name of w. j. Bryan being mentioned
once.
The English political crisis is no
nearer a solution Unionists are re-
newing their attempts to displace Bal
four during the upheaval.
Mexican troops in the southern part
of Lower California broke out in re-
bellion against their commander The
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-01
OLD BALLADS
SATURDAY NIGHT

A ballad that was popular thirty
years ago is now found on many Of
the concert and vaudeville programs
throughout the mainland and for that
reason Silver Threads Among the
Gold" may be heard at the Opera
House at the Kaai concert on Satur-
day night 1t was sung by man by
the name of Thompson at one of the
motion picture houses last year but
the golden hairs turned white before
the singer got through with his song.
People who hear it Saturday night
will no longer wonder why it contin-
ues popular. Musicians declare Kaai's
rendition of my Old Kentucky
Home" on the mandolin, is a master.
full performance. He brings out the
harmonies with telling effect. AN
ME Laurie, by double quartet, cap
tured the hearts of the Australians
and there was never a concert with
out its being called for On Saturday
night the program will be construct
ed of these songs and compositions
which created the greatest furore in
the colonies. 1t will be a treat that
no one should miss.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-01
EASTERN NEWS.
Originating East of the Mississippi
River.)

River.)
Crouch army men will be forced to
quit the service according to new
rules being promulgated by the War
Department Temper and nerves will
be considered as much of a drawback
as physical disability.
Union labor officials are planning to
flood the country with Mcnamara
legal defense. buttons and stamps to
raise money to be used in defending
the Los Angeles dynamiters. The
stamps will be used in the same way
the Red Cross stamps are circulated.
President Taft is to receive a COM
pany of the Columbia Park Boys
Club of San Francisco. The lads are
on their way home from a successful
trip abroad.
Burr Peck, who at the age of sew
enty-eight, eloped three years ago
from New Haven, Conn, with wait
ress in a Yale student boarding house,
has just died leaving his wife for
tune of 100000.
President Sproule of the Wells, Far
go Express Co., has effected COM
plete reorganization of the entire sys-
tenn, forming eight new departments.
Many Coast officials have been pro
NOTED.
The Senate has passed the Reel.
procity Bill SO to 27. Twenty-four Re-
CONTINUED on page thirteen.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-01
Detective Burns Answer
To The Charge That He
kidnapped M'Namara

Detective Burns gives his answer
to the charge of kidnapping" the al
legged dynamiters, in an article in the
current McClures, in which he de-
sCribes his work in the dynamite
cases. The famous detectives ans
wer to the charges made by Gompers
and others is contained in the follow
ing extract:
"On April IL our operatives, follow
ing McManigle and Jim MCNAMARA
from Chicago and Cincinnati, met in
Toledo and. wired u.s. Number one
met number two. That was our sig
nal to begin. went to Chief of De-
tectives Captain Stephen B. Woods at
Chicago police headquarters to get as
sistance, and l sent my son Ray
mond, the manager of our Chicago Of
fee, with more of our men. and two
Chicago officers, to Toledo, with in
structions to seize the dynamiters, if
possible, with the bombs in their
hands. Our party registered at
hotel opposite the one in which Nc
Namara and McManigle we're stop
ping, and watched them all day. 1t
became apparent that they were not
going to do any dynamiting in Toledo.
Next morning they went to the rail
road station and bought tickets for
Detroit. They watched till the last
moment before they got on the train
to be sure that they were not fol-
lowed!
"They sat in a day-coach full of
women and children, and they had
suit cases that presumably contained
dynamite-besides being fully armed,
of course-and our detectives decided
not to tackle them where a blunder
might cause a great loss of life. Com
ing into Detroit, they showed a good
deal too much interest in several
bridges that they passed. 1t became
plain that Detroit was to be their OBJ
jective point. AS matter of fact,
we learned later that they had five
jobs to do there
when the train stopped they got
off and scrutinized every one who
came out of the cars, and then they
wandered around the streets rather
aimlessly until they came to the Ok
ford Hotel. Our men watched them
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-01
Oklahoma Senator Makes
Striking Showing For City
Commission Government

An elaborate speech in behalf oil
municipal government by commission
was made in the United States Senate
on July 10 by Senator Robert L. Owen
of Oklahoma. He cited in detail the
results of commission government in
five cities which have tried it for a
year or more, making a remarkable
showing, and gave list of 1874 cities
scattered all over the country, which
have now adopted the commission
form of government.
Commercialism in Government.
"Commercialism has invaded the
governing function" said the Okla
homa senator. "The administrative
branches of the government, the legisC
lative branches of the government,
and even the judicial departments OF
government are not free from its cor
rupting influence.
"Commercialism has Instituted
itself unfairly, unjustly, and corruptly
into the governing junction in coun-
ties, in towns, in cities, in states, and
in the nation.
Secret alliances have been entered
into in innumerable counties, cities
and states between various special in
terests and the so-called partisan or
bipartisan political machines
These special interests have an in
finite variety of forms. 1t may be a
gas company desiring to monopolize
the gas at high rate in some city; it
may be a traction company; it may
be water company; it may be a mu
nicipal contract company dealing with
the paving, sewerage, municipal build
ings; it may be the oil trust, tobacco
trust, or any of a thousand trusts in
commerce, transportation, or public
utilities; it may be any form of selfish
or a combination of them.
1T may be a combination of mere
political mercenaries banded together
to put themselves in office, inspired
not by patriotism, not by desire to
render public service, but banded to-
gether by the cohesive power of pub
lie plumber
"The main point is that these spe-
cial interests use the political ma
chine as an agency through which
they can promote their selfish inter
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-01
OPENING OF
BISHOP STREET

AS a result of an amicable little
meeting held yesterday afternoon in
the Senate chamber of the capitol be-
tween Superintendent of Public Works
Marston Campbell and various prop
erty owners who will be effected by
the proposed opening of Bishop
street through Hotel street to Bere-
tania street, the property owners
agreed to submit statements of what
they consider their damages or adj
vantages will be in dollars and cents.
These statements will be used as a
basis for a board of arbitration, to be
to work upon, in effort to
get at a satisfactory basis for the
necessary division and reimbursement
of property involved. Two of those
present at the meeting, John Buckley
and j. j. Sullivan, whose property will
be practically eliminated by the
change, have not yet agreed to make
the statement desired.
Property owners present were Will
lam VOTERS, J, F. Morgan, E. r.
Schwartzberg, James Steiner, John
Buckley, Bishop Libert S. Decker, J
M. McChesney, A. d. Towse and ]. J.
Sullivan,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-01

register and argue with the clerk
who wasn't able to give them a room
right away-and then they checked
their suit cases. That was the cue
for the arrest. The lobby was crowd
ed with a theatrical troupe, and Nc
Namara elbowed his way through
toward the door, with McManigle fol-
lowing McManigle was in handouts
before Mcnamara missed him We
grabbed Mcnamara at the door. AS
it happened, they had left their re-
volvers in the satchels-along with
rifle that was fitted with a Maxim
'silencer for picking off night watch
men, SIX clock batteries of the Los
Angeles and Peoria pattern slightly
improved, caps, wires, tools, and even
a battery tester. We'll, what the
hell's the matter? Mcnamara kept
demanding. What's this for?'
outwitting the Dynamiters.
1--WE had arranged to take them on
a charge of safe-blowing, because we
were arresting at the same time some
twelve yeggmen who were wanted for
cracking safes in banks belonging to
the American Bankers Association;
and we made the charge to them that
they had blown open a safe in Chi
cago on the previous Saturday night
knowing that McManigle had been
down on State street, in Chicago, on
Saturday night, shopping with his
wife and children, and believing that
he would think he could easily prove
an alibi On the charge. We took them
to the Detroit police station~and made
this charge against them, and-as we
had xpected-McManigle agreed to
sign waiver and return with us to
Chicago. Mcnamara stood out for his
rights, but McManigle persuaded him
to sign, too, and come along. And he
came"
Jim Mcnamara Would Blow Up the
Whole Country to Get His Rights.
Burns remained a long time silent,
musing blankly, and thoughtfully fin
gering his mustache. "They were
both frightened" he said at last.
"They didn't know what they were
really wanted for, and they didn't
Continued on page sixteen.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-01
qHB WORLDS NEWS CONDENSED
Especial mail report Thes Star from San FrancscO)

latter was Diaz appointee who had
not resigned.
The last gap in the reconstructed
Santa Fe railroad has been closed. A
24OO-mile stretch from Chicago to San
Diego has been laid with eighty-five
pound rails, supplanting lighter rails.
Don M. Carr, assistant to the Secre-
tary of the Interior has resigned.
The quarterly statement of the
steel trust just issued shows earnings
of $2S,1OS,52O, and net earnings of
S21, S39.S4O.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-01

SANTA ROSA, JULY 19.-Charges
that experts in the United States de-
partment of agriculture, through ignor-
ance or worse, are this season sending
ouN tons of Just as good as Burbank"
spineless cactus which in reality is
ancient trash such as the builders of
the pyramids in Egypt might have cul-
tivated," are made by Luther Burbank
in a pamphlet just published by the
plant sage of Santa Rosa.
Burbank writes in the first person
about his work and fires a whole
broadside of sarcasm and scorn at the
! government experts in the department
OF agriculture.
His opinion of his own achievements
is disclosed in an introduction in which
he speaks of them as "the most valu-
able improvements in vegetable life
during the centuries, fully equal in
Importance to the discovery of a new
continent"
Experts in the government service at
Washington are called "low-browed,
narrowguaged and pinheaded en-
ployes, who have to keep shouting to
hold their places, and who are largely
responsible for the trash free seed and
the trash so-called spineless cactus
distribution"
only nine years required to wake
up the experts" is the caption placed
by Burbank over his chapter telling
how reluctant the Washington authori-
ties have been to recognize his work.
Experts RidicuIed.
THE existence of the United States
department of agriculture has been
rightly supposed to be, among other
things, for the purpose of fostering and
encouraging improved methods" writes
the famous plant wizard.
That the cause of agriculture and
horticulture would receive lasting
benefit of the prompt dismissal of
SOluS VI Tic lON-BlOWSu3 ndllOW- SduS7
ed, pin-headed employees is too we'll
known to need further comment"
After telling how he finally succeed
ed in developing seedless and spine
less cactus, Burbank says the depart
lnent at Washington at last became
luricrously earnest in their interest in
my experiments
agents were hurriedly sent in all
elections to discover, if possible, some
wild or cultivated OpuntiaO (cactus) of
agricultural value which was absolute
ly spineless All known regions of the
earth were literally secured in this
vain effort. No such plant was found,
for none existed outside of my own
grounds at Santa Rosa
Burbank goes on to make some eX-
captions.
The employees of the department of
agriculture" he writes, "are, with few
exceptions, upright and honorable gen.
tlemen with whom l am on the most
friendly terms. Sometimes, however,
one of the other kind gets job.
This Expert Gets Shock.
"One of the other kind of govern
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-01

into with the plantation, which the
government is now, attempting to
call an evasion of our duties, and an
attempt to obtain title fraudulentiy
without performing the imposed re-
quirements of he leases.
The association further claims that
after the taking off of this first crop
of cane, the plantation refused to en-
ter into another contract for cane on
any basis. and Sc the settlers have
been unable to make full use of their
land.
A Teachers Experience.
The association goes into consider
able detail in showing the hostile at
titude of the plantation towards its
members. and reproduces a number
of letters bearing on the subject One
written by Miss Bertha B. Taylor, a
school teacher, and member of the
association, is printed in part as fol
lows:
my Dear Mr.. Hewitt; In reply to
your request for letters received by
me fro mformer Land Commissioner
Pratt, and former Superintendent OF
Public instruction Rabbit, l would
say that, at your request, gave them
to you early last fall. / can, l think
give you the gist of what they con-
tanned. When | returned from the
Coast, November, 1906, Mr.. Rabbit
gave me letter received by him, as
superintendent Of instruction, from
Mr.. Giffard, in which was charges
made by Mr.. VOTERS, manager of H.
p. S, Co., Naalehu, in which he (Mr.
Wolters) advised my being removed
from my position as principal at Wal.
ohinu school, before my return from
the Coast.
"In Mr. Giffard's letter the depart
ment of education was asked to look
into the matter and investigate the
charges made by Mr. VOTERS told
CONTINUED on page 1917
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-01
LOWBROWs AND PINHEADS
IS WHAT LUTHER BURBANK
CALLS THE FEDERAL EXPERTS

ment experts, a certain David Grit
fiths, after visiting my grounds on sew.
eral occasions, awoke at last with a
shock and took occasion to publish a
bulletin on the 'spineless prickly pear,
its whole end and aim and too evident
purpose being only to deride and BELT
tie the long and very expensive expert.
ments which had been made here be.
fore he or the department had awaken.
ed from its drowsy indifference to the
great value of this long-neglected gift
Of nature, which now promises to be of
as great or even greater value to the
human race than the discovery of
steam"
After reprinting a large number of
newspaper editorials praising his work,
Burbank returns to the attack by de-
claring that his spineless cactus will
produce fifteen to one as Compared
with the best expert government
cactus.
The public is warned against the
Just as good as Burbank" cactus
such as the builders of the pyramids
may have cultivated, which some of
the pinheaded experts at Washington
are exploiting"
Public Now Barred.
Burbank declares that twelve tons
OF this ancient trash is being sent out
this season, through ignorance or
worse, by the United States depart
ment of agriculture. We have now on
hand some sixty tons of these same
kinds, but do not recommend them ex-
cept to save starving cattle in times
OF extreme drought. Life is too short
for growers Of this prehistoric type to
be constantly under the surgeons
knife for the removal of spine"
After describing his cacti at length,
telling of their wonderful value and
quoting more newspaper comment on
his work, Burbank devotes a chapter
tc explaining why he has put up a sign
at his Santa Rosa farm reading "Pos-
itively No Visitors Allowed"
mo one could be more pleased to
welcome the general public" explains
the famous botanist. But more than
60OO visitors were received in u sin
gle year. All the important expert
mental work was delayed beyond re-
call; grounds overrun with crowds
from daylight to 10 o'clock at night;
no rest even on Sundays or holidays,
business destroyed, rare plants died
fl ON want of care; attention constant
ly drawn from legitimate matters, let
ters neglected, kilograms delayed,
meals taken standing, sleep disturbed,
health at the point of destruction, Wis
itors calling at all hours without re,
gard to my own convenience, each one
being under the fixed and unalterable
impression that he or she was the one
particular one who should be admitted
THE general public has no moral,
legal or other right to invade my
grounds, home, private Office or lab
oratories."
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-01

CONTINUED on page 1877
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-01

CONTINUED on page thirteen)
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-05-02

into rat from the outset II isn't
likcls that said phillics can hold hclr
cllp bat They undoubtedly have "a
much faster bali team than in many
pust seasons ANA are sure 90 b. "A
factor FOR some time 20 como DO not
All Tho way.
since the Athletics came Out of The
cellar several days ago. they have
been going right up the ladder d
ihey have their way, they'll 20 10 ANA
graphic with the Tigers on the ton
rounds However the Detroit bows
nave GOT good start and are keen.
Ing V
Yesterday game Of ; TO II sounds
more Ike bush.lcaguc scores than
baitlc between professionals. Jack.
SON i.aioic and GaGvnor soaked the
bail with eico and Cobb beat "a aroind
the diamond u, u gaiiop Yon'd
aihonRhl u was bunch Of kids pia,.
ing one ~ cat
me Philadelphia National. looked
as ~ tmcv were in tor a shut down
Yesterday until Magec ritus arose. in
his wrath ava swut the pNl la. :,
homer on two he knocked la Huoth.
cr score besides his own Two INNS
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-05-02
WILL N\kE DAMS IIOtk
LOON LIKE TiIIITti. CENTS
That l. the iniiunatinn Given cut u,
"a Baseball tIug uf santa ic. Ia
Regard To- That Wonderful Team
They've t.oi W There

There is more nois, coming rrom
santa f' ou account cot Co.,, 1--WE base
BAN tr.m that spruns into existence
Gp thcr. than is usually made when
tne I'4isi'turr iS iu session The
prum.-, u' speedy exposition OFF base
"'I from q rapid bunch i- JIuuIng on
th" ears of local ball bugs with un-
D'I.Iu- iur
N"N Nm', one Albert clancy. long
sine. nt,i on the local u,ld o.. his
proves. fu thc stick and aluy,. and
dDuH.''h oud saws that hr hug q
bunch aH lcr" mat viii make Dan
FIu.l.p peaceful flock look lIN, tlr
sorry remnants of hast Years birds
nest Soup Parsons and Gaastra.
tt',Irr Mccarthy, Iopel. Cl Fry.
n.t.U,rs Elk~nerg. ur-t natem1u
D. rmrdurlN Clrshi second hase-
mtn D. anderson. thifd basrm1u.
NHltd ur clancy. shor. stop. Koch
rsnt u.Idor. Frye. center hoidci -
Anderson. lrft fielder. e. cet,ra. 1T
d oI max. Dan pray aud swear
and make "atl~ under hl. breath
Tn,t hr.d 70 be baseball revival at
Santa re last night and after Civ.
Ing tur team a big send OFT elected
their manager There viii hu twelve
~ tup t,Jm when they arrive ~uu-
day : lu.I bahcr declares that ne
has boon wired for dozen buns 20
feed thp victor. Jnsr tnr game
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-05-02
WAGON MOUND GETS
LUMBER COMPANY
Businessmen of That City Or
ganize a Company to Own
and Operate Planning Mil,
Stock Sold.

Wagon Mound y. H., May -
The noW company which Is tu own
ana opcrat, tho 1000 planning min
FOR THIS city, was organized at tho
bank "Wednesday aud $50 sha.es or
stock were subscribed for Officers
ana directors we're elected, the com.
pany WAS named, ana the .ncorp0ra-
ton papers we're approved Tho
plant viii oc ready tor business az
soon as the building can bee erected.
The ncN Organization viii b. known
as the Wagon Mouud i.umbpr and
NJ nuiucturiug company. Tho oii-
GERS are T. H. AsuIlar. president Or
H. y. NorthWopd yicr- president
waiter Greenwood, secretary and
general manager These. with
Macarthur Ep MARITIME and s.
N"r"ubcrr, constitute che board OF
directors
Ground for the building has hcou
secured from the railroad company.
south uf tha depot. Two hundred
pct cot side track viii hat, 90 Doe,
ia.d. work on which NIl start at
once.