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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-25

dustry has been an attempt on the
part of the producers to better
the quality of their products. The i'm
portatioh of sugar and cigars from the
Philippines has not yet reached the
limit placed upon it by the Payne law,
and will not do so for several years
to come Thus, one of the great OBJ
jections made by the opponents of
the free entry of Philippine products
into the United States, at the time the
legislation was under consideration,
namely, the fear that Philippine prod
ucts would swamp the markets of this
country, has been discounted.
One of the great drawbacks to agri-
cultural prosperity in the Philippines
has been the failure of landowners to
register their ownership of lands. Be
fore American occupation such a pro
cess was unknown In 1901 the Phil
ippine Commission, which was then
the legislative body of the islands,
manned in undisputed possession of
piece of land for ten years should be
entitled to register his title to the
land. The law is due to expire this
month, and the result is that lot of
belated claimants to land about to
pass into the hands of those who have
occupied since 1901 have turned up.
Under the law unless the claimants
can make good their claims at once
the statute of limitations will inter
vene. They are clamoring to have the
law extended so as to test their rights
before the court. 1t was impossible
to get legislation from the last Con-
gress on this subject, and unless the
Philippine Assembly, which is to meet
in a few months, takes some action
the claimants, who have had ten
years notice on which te act, will
lose their claims.-New York Evening
Post.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-25

The ancient ceremony, the blowing
festival" of Siam is usually observed
during the first half of the month of
May 1t opens the blowing season
and the beginning of rice planting, the
rains having by this time sufficiently
moistened the hard soil to admit of
wet blowing" dry blowing as a rule
not being practiced in Siam.
The blowing ceremony is perform
ed by the Minister of Agriculture who
acts in the place of the king. The
minister, escorted in public process
sion with native music and the beat
ing of drums, proceeds to the field,
where mystic rites are performed and
sacred scriptures chanted.
This part of the ceremony being fin
ished, the oxen, decorated with gar
lands of flowers, are fastened to the
pillow and the first furrow of the sea-
son is made and the early rice is
sown. The following description of
the native Siamese plows, given in
he Bangkok directory, is true of the
plows at present in use in the rice
fields of Siam:
"The plows are crooked sticks with
one handle. The body, sOleplate, land
side, and moldboard are all combined
in a natural crotch-the hump at the
fork of the tree; the shorter branch
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-25
A CURE FOR BUSINESS ILLS

ment; it does not mean fixing prices;
it does not mean that the government
would be running our industrial bus
mess, but it does mean supervision
and publicity similar to that which is
now being required of our banks and
our railroads. 1t does mean that
some authority as big and broad as
the territory in which the said COM
pany wants to operate will be in a po-
sition to say to the people I'm our
judgment, this is right" or This is
wrong"
In connection with securing suita-
BILE publicity and supervision we could
gradually make laws, as we have with
our railroads, that would accurately
define wrongs and intiict proper pun
ishment
In short a system by which public
ity, full, frank and complete, could
be had from the proper source will OF
itself eradicate very large part of
all our trouble and at the same time
preserve for our people the enormous
asset that they have in the efficiency
of those great interstate and interna-
tional agencies of trade that have
been built up after such a struggle
and in order to meet the conditions
brought about by the great evolution
that has taken place in the last quar-
ter of a century.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-25
HONOLULU, HAWAII, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1911.
NATIVES OF FLU ARE DYING OUT
BUT HAVE STRANGLEHOLD ON LAND

themselves responsible
Fiji
FESTIVE account of obstacles in suya, simply the
the
who stand ready make the lands
a
"An-umbug' may
Herald, who
whose be country
possibly Of a
interesting showing the
Fiji
communication being
Taviun: will are made
The local S NJ. has
Taviuni South which
poverba
restraint large asehod desires
o
grabbed by them AS for settlement and that
whether
THE Governors assisting Cpony
10
hope of good results The Fans Continued
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-25
OF THE AIR BECOMES
SERIOUS QUESTION FOR DECISION

NEW YORK, Oct. 1O.-Dr. H. d.
Hazeltine, an American professor of
law at Cambridge University, who has
lately visited New York on leave of
absence, is devoting his energies to
a study of the legal phases of avia-
ton. He believes that a code OF laws
for the air will be developed Eithin
the next few years. Some of his views
on this subject are given in an inter
view published here:
"A chief point of discourse" he
says, lis as to whether the air is free;
whether each state has the right of
sovereignty to the air space above it's
territory and It's waters, or whether
the air space should be open to all
countries. Every one admits that the
air above the high seas should be
free
MY own view is strongly IN favor
of sovereignty. Each state could con-
tract with other states as it sees best
in regard to the occupation of its local
atmosphere, and could license foreign
fliers to traverse regulations affecting
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-25
CURIOUS FLOWING CEREMONY
OPENING THE SEASON IN SIAM

is made to answer for a moldboard
and the longer one is left some two
feet long and ten inches round and
comes to point to receive the socket
of the plowshare, which is little larger
than a mans hand, made of cast iron
in sort of triangular shape. 1t bulges
out into a socket on the underside
to receive the nose of the runner, and
is never permanently fastened to it's
place. The wood part of the pillow
costs about 81 and the iron share ff-
teen cents Mexican Cforty-two and six
and half cents American currency,
respectively. 1t cuts a furrow two
inches deep and five or six inches
wide, and there is so little curve to
the moldbOard that it does not turn
over more than half the clods broken
up. The man or woman holds it by
the one handle and guides the oxen
or buffalo by rope Bassed through
the animals noses"
The only other agricultural nipple,
ment of importance is the native har,
row, which is described in the direc,
tory as follows:
The harrow is simply large rake
with wooden teeth and a bamboo
tongue long enough to reach the yoke
Continued on page twelve)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-25

the health, safety ana welfare of the
country.
There are many questions of pri-
waite law, for instance, the right of
land owner to the air above him.
have looked INFO English cases as thor
oughly as | could, and l have found
that there is a well established view
among English lawyers that a land
owner owns the air space up to the
heavens.
English courts have held that GER
tain interferences with the air space
are either trespasses or nuisances.
Such decisions have been rendered in
the case of ancient lights, stringing
wires, flying balloons and discharging
proiectiles.
81 thiIS that aviators ought to be
restrained from flying over our cities.
French and German regulations al
ready forbid flying over cities of
certain size. In course of time air
routes will be defined, with stations
where it may be permissible to stop
and get supplies"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-25

Continued on page twelve)
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-09
TWO HUNDRED AThltTfS
ENTERED TOR Big MEET

Chicago. H.. March 9.-Over 200 Of
the best athletes I'm the central division
of the Amateur Athletic union will
compete In the indoor track and field
championships at Drexel Park pavilion
on Saturday. The entries closed last
Saturday and the gathering of track
and field men is greater than in a SIM
liar A. A. II. meet in the last ten years.
Rivalry among local clubs for honors
i'm the meet is strong. The Chicago
Athletic association. Irish-American
Athletic club, and Illinois Athletic club
have entered full teams and will fight
hard for team and individual honors
The Notre Dame squad is picked Ia
pull down a substantial number OF
points with their fast men.
Notre Dame has entered fun team
The entries from the Hoosier college
follow: Philbrook, Williams, Dana
Hogan, steers. Plant, Devlne, Fletcher
Martin, Bergeman, WATSON, Rockne
O'Neil. Rush.s FISCHER, Rochne Martin
Mahoney and Dana are entered in thu
relay.
| Wilson and Standard of Coe college
at Cedar Rapids, Ia, have been enter
cd. Wilson and Stunkard are bot
record men i'm college athletics. Rober
c. Wahl of of Madison. Wis, is entere'
unattached He will take part in onl,
one event the high jump.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-09
SPORTING EDITORS NOTES.

Dave Shean, the former Dove. now
with Chicago. will be the Cubs utility
inhelder.
Despite a sore arm Bugs" Raymond
is pitching good ball in practice games
with the Giants.
After an absence of several years
Tenney. Flaherty and Pfeffer are back
with the Boston Nationals.
Manager Donovan of the Boston Red
Sox is trying out both Engle and
Bradley for Jake Stahl's old position
at first base.
Russell Blackburn of the White Sox
played basket ball all winter at Cam
den. under the name of Heating.
Compared with other major league
teams the Cincinnati Reds have q
small squad in training, but "Old Fox
Griffith says he has the goods at that
Elmer Flick, the former Cleveland
outfielder, has signed with Bill Ar
mour's Toledo team. Flick broke int
the game under Armour in 1897. wheT
the latter was managing the Dayton
o., team.
Johnny Conlon, the new bantam
champion, boxes with decided
crouch.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-09
Laurium Department
PRIMARY SCHOOL
FUND THE ISSUE
sUPERINTENDENTS AND BOARD
MEMBERS TO MEET IN LAM
SING. OPPOSE THE KUHN
MEAS SURE.

The annual joint meeting of the
Michigan School superintendent as
ISOLATION and the Michigan school
board section will be held in Lansing
April 20 and q.
The superintendent and board
members are said to be unanimously
opposed TO the suggestion made by
Attorney General Franz Kuhn that the
constitution be amended in way to
provide that the primary school money
be turned into the general fund.
They will work for the passage In
the house of the bill which has al
ready passed the senate. providing for
an amendment to the constitution
stopping the distribution of primary
school money to districts which do not
need IT,
They will also discuss the question
of compulsory free text books or state
uniformity of text books The superin-
incidents are favorable to this bill, II
is said. Among the speakers will be
! Governor Chase S. Osborn and DR.
Goddard of Vineland, New Jersey.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-09
w. c. MeWAiN IN TOWN.
Representative Of Preston System OF
Bookkeeping.

w. c. McWain of Milwaukee, rep
resentative of the Preston system OF
bookkeeping which is being considered
for the village of Laurium, was Wis
itor i'm this city yesterday Mr.. Nc
Vain stated that he is still hopeful OF
favorable action being taken in the
village. but that nothing probably
would be done until the new trustees
assume their duties, as the present
council is opposed to any definite ac-
ton such a short time before the ex-
niration of the terms of several MEM
bers.
Mr.. McWain is likewise hopeful OF
favorable action by the Houghton
council and would like to close up p9tn
contracts so that the systems could be
installed by the same man, thereby re-
ducing the cost for both villages.
AS II is generally recognized tna'
new methods would prove big mn
movement in the village of Laurium u
is believed the new council VIII give
the matter serious consideration anu
nossiblv take favorable action.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-09
MUST PAY INJURED PLAYERS.
National Commission Decides Men Are
Entitled to Salary.

Cincinnati, o., March 9.-The Louis
willie baseball club of the American as
ISOLATION lost a case before the nation
al commission yesterday when that
board ordered the club To pay player
Moriarty $11O which he claimed as
back salary after being sold by Louis
vile to- the Omaha club of the Western
league. The commission allowed Nor
iarity's claim that he could not play
because of injuries and laid down the
principle that club is responsible for
the salary of a player unable TO play
from injuries received in its services
until the day of his outright release, or,
in the event of his transfer to another
club, to the time at which the purchas-
ing club assumes the salary obliga-
ton"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-09

assurances have already been received
that the dates will be in July.
If the midsummer carnival Is as sue
cessful as the promoters hope 1t Will
be. other attractions will be arranged.
II has been suggested that a flower
festival be conducted. to be purely To-
cal i'm character, and this matter prob
ably will be seriously considered by
the carnival promoters If the first eff
fort succeeds. The management of the
Palestra and of the driving park viii
cooperate i'm bringing special attrac-
tions to Laurium, many of which VIII
he staged at the Palestra.
Preparations for the midsummer
carnival will i'm no way conflict with
those for the first annual fair of the
Northern Michigan Agricultural assoc
citation and the directors of that body
probably will meet soon to outline
definite plans for this enterprise. a
campaign for new members Will be
launched and the farmers of Hough-
ton. Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontona-
gon counties will be given definite
understanding so that they may pre-
pare crops and exhibits which will be
interesting
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-09
SPORTING NEWS OF THE WORLD
1853 GAME SCHEDULE FOR
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Chicago. H.. March 9.-Final plans
for the 1911 campaign will be made by
American association magnates at the
Congress hotel tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock. according TO the call issued
by President Chlvington this week the
adoption of the schedule and number
of routine matters bringing the club
owners to the city at this time.
President Chivington, who at the
winter session was appointed a. COM
mittee OF one to arrange the seasons
card of games. has finished his task
and the schedule as outlined by him
provides for 16 games and four jumps.
with the western teams. Milwaukee,
Kansas City, Minneapolis and st. Paul
opening the season against the eastern
clubs. Toledo, Louisville. Indianapolis
and Columbus, on April II.
1t is not likely that many deals will
be made between the various owners
or managers when they assemble here
this week as the schedule meeting this
year overlaps the training campaign
and the makeup of the teams is about
decided upon now.
In all probability the magnates vii
attempt To devise some form of cam
paign To use against the combination
of bookmakers who have laid odds OF
the race i'm the American association
as well as i'm the National and Ameri
determined to fight the Newport, Ky,
syndicate and force the "bookies" t
cease operations around his circuit.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-09

LkuaIUM BRIEFS.
;. :. s.****** = ****** = =


James knight of Laurlum is report
ed To be seriously i'll ut his home.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Laurium fire department will be held
next Tuesday.
Work in the first degree will be con
Quoted at the weekly meeting Of the
Laurium lodge, No 2O2, Knights of
Pythias, Monday evening.
No date has been set for the post
poned monthly meeting of the Laur-
ium council. but it probably viii be
held this week.
Mark D. Train Of the J. Vivian Jr.
store OF Laurium has returned from q
purchasing trip to the east.
The funeral of the late John +.
Heckcr of Mohawk was held yesterday
with services at the German Lutheran
church of Laurium.
Street Commissioner Hunt has q
force of men at work digging trenches
! for the disposal of water caused by the
melting of the snow.
The lumber camps of Robert Hall O
I.aurium, which are located at Twill
Lakes. probably will break up abou
the middle of next week, as the worl
will be completed then.
A large party of Lauriumites hav
arranged to so to Bootjack on Satur
day evening where they will hunt rab
bits and camp on sunday.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-09
WILL ARRANGE
OTHER EVENTS
If THE MIDSUMMER CARNIVAL
is SUCCESSFUL OTHER BIG
ATTRACTIONS WILL BE
PROVIDED.

As soon as the snow disappears, the
directors of the I4aurium Driving park
win make a number of Improvements
To the grounds and will put the park
in readiness for the midsummer carni-
val to be conducted during July. IL
Is likely that the baseball diamond will
be moved to a position directly oppo-
site the grand stand. This viii enable
spectators to witness the games play
ed there i'm comfort. The diamond VIII
be carefully prepared and 1t is expect
ed some interesting games viii be pro
vided A number of other minor
changes will be made at the park
which will undoubtedly be appreciate
cd by the patrons.
Considerable work will have to be
done to prepare the park for the car
nival attractions to be presented by
the Patterson Amusement company
1t will be necessary To erect water
tank and to install electric lights and
possibly to make other small changes
Ii Is stated that the attractions OF
the Patterson Amusement company
will require all of the space within the
enclosure. Between twenty and TWEEN
ty-flve shows probably will be brought
here and many features will be provid.
ed that have never been shown in th'
copper country before. The exact dates
Of the carnival will not be decided un-
iii the amusement company makes vi
its schedule for the coming season, bu
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-09
FOURTEEN MEN INELIGIBLE.

Fourteen of thirty eight track can
didates who reported TO Coach Wilson
of the University of Wisconsin are in
eligible because of scholastic troubles
and the situation at the university Is
as bad. If not worse, than last year.
The ineligibles include some of the
best members of the squad, among
them Lake. Mitchell. Adams, Chritz-
man and Banker. The track schedule
viii open with the seventh annual in
door meet of the varsity. The usual
relay race with Chicago has been call
ed off.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-09
PAPERS KILLED BET PLAN.
Ban johnson Credits Newspapers With
Keeping Syndicate Out.

Chicago. March 9.-President Ban
Johnson, of the American Base Ball
league has returned from Cincinnati
where he held a conference with Gar
nv Hermann, president OF the Ma
tional commission, relative to action
that should be taken to prevent Ken
lucky bookk makers from making a
slate on American and National league
pennant races.
"There is no need for our acting,
said President Johnson, "for the news
papers have virtually killed the plan
with their criticism. If the promoters
Of the gambling syndicate should at
tempt to carry out their plans, we
surely will try TO stop them. | think
we will be successful, too"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-09
FRED WELSH Is
COMING TO u. 5.
FRIENDS CLAIM HE DIDN'T LOSE
TITLE IN RECENT BOUT WITH
WELLS-HAS FIVE
BOUTS.

New York. March Sired Welsh.
the English lightweight. who was re-
Gently outpointed by Matt Wells in a
aO-round bout in London. is coming
over here shortly TO take part in ave
contests at the National Sporting club
of this city. Manager Tom ORourke
has cabled transportation to Welsh
after receiving word from the British
er that he had decided to accept o.
Rourke's invitation. Welsh is expect
ed to sail the latter part of this week.
and his first match here will be with
the winner of the Pal Moore Sammy
Smith contest at the n. s. c. tomorrow
evening. O'Rourke said that the date
for Welsh's first appearance would be
fixed for about the first Of April. which
would allow him about two weeks to
tit himself,
Welsh will also be ready 10 box Ad
wolgast, PaclSey Mcfarland, owen
Moran, X. O. Brown and one Round
Hogan. lie has sent word that he
will allow wolgast to name his own
weight conditions. although he ex-
poets the lightweight champion to in
sist upon 1873. ringside. Welsh will take
Mcfarland on at 1873. scaling at p.
M, or eight hours before ring time.
He will make a match with any of
the others at 1873 ring side, and if Jem
Driscoll visits this country in April he
viii agree To 1872 pounds at any time.
Welsh says Driscol does not want To
meet him I'm another 20-round bout in
London, but may agree to a 1O-round
contest here.
According to O'Rourke, Welsh did
not lose the English lightweight cham
lpionship and the Lord Lonsdale belt
when Matt Wells got a decision over
him. O'Rourke says Welsh and Wells
boxed for the welterweight title ana
another belt which the former was
particularly anxious to win. ORourke
insists that Wells could not make the
English lightweight limit under any
circumstances, and that IL called upon
to defend that title at 1873 pounds.
scaling at o'clock. he would be COM
PEELED to forfeit. IN the cable accounts
of the Welsh-W Wells battle IL was
clearly stated that Welsh lost the
lightweight title and the Lonsdale belt.
but ORourke says he has received pos
tive information TO the contrary, and
that Wells weighed at least 145 pounds
when he entered the ring or nearly IL
pounds more than Welsh.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-09
WoLGAsT VS.. MEMslc.

Ad Wolgast has left Chicago for Los
Angeles. Cal, where he meets George
Memsic on March II. Before leaving
Wolgast made partial arrangements TO
meet either Jack white i'm Milwaukee
or Packey Mcfarland in New YORK
While in the city here Sunday, Ad said
Packey would have TO make IL"
pounds at o'clock for him, but ac-
cording to Chicago reports he is ready
to take the stockyard's boy on at lS5
at o'clock.