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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-05

Whcno'cr tho summers sizzling hot
Tho ones who growl and scold
Are those who grumble-are they not7-
Because the weathers cold.
Denver Republican.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14

Returning from an extended and
exhaustive probe at the instance of a
special committee on lnsular Affairs
the investigation having been con-
Quoted at Washington. Dean c. Wor-
Cester, Secretary of the interior and
member of the Philippine islands
commission is a passenger in the Jap
panese liner Chiyo Maru for Hong
kong, where he will take passage by
Manila bound liner for his home in
the far away islands.
Worcester has been the target for
a constant rain of criticism not only
confined to number of Manila news
papers which do not wear the collar
and draw the subsidy bestowed by a
generous Philippine government but
he has also drawn the steel of far
ADLER lancers, on the mainland press,
The Philippine commissioner left
Manila following grilling attack
made against him by Ell Renacimi-
ento one of the largest and most in
fiuential newspapers published in the
Philippines in the Spanish and Taga-
log dialects. Many charges were
made by the paper in question alleg-
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
KAU DITCH RESOLUTION
! IS INTRODUCED IN SENATE
\ ASKING Congress FOR BILL

in the district of Kau to be designated
by the ditch company as being capa-
BILE of irrigation. The leases are to
be for fifty years and the rate of a
dollar year or its equivalent in wa
ter service.
The bill provides that the water due
as rental for public lands shall be
distributed at points designated by the
commissioner. The new bill provides
further provision that Is distinctly
favorable to the promoters by limit
ing the land withdrawal for home
stead purposes to thirty per cent. of
the total area of the land The re-
naming acreage which the company
holds irrevocably for the fifty-year
period will be the security on the
bonds. The Withdrawals can not be
in less amounts than five hundred
acres and can not affect the ditch
company's right of way.
Referring in detail to the things
that the ditch company must do, the
bill states:
"The said lease shall go into effect
when the said company shall have
constructed ditch from said district
of Hilo to Pahala in said Kau, with a
delivering capacity of one hundred
million gallons OF water per day of
twenty-four hours, and when fifty
million gallons OF water shall have
been actually delivered by means of
said waterway to said Pahala within
a period Of twenty-four consecutive
hours, such date to be ascertained by
said commissioner and fixed by him
with the approval of the Governor
Notice Of the fixing of such date, and
the consequent beginning of the term
OF said lease, shall be communicated
In writing to said ditch company by
said officials within ten days from tho
date thereof
"A sum, not less Than sb0,0O0 In
cash, shah be- actually expended By
said ditch company in preliminary
(Oonllnued on Page 1
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
.DEMING 8 GOULD
TAKE UP STOCK

u Deming & Gould of Chicago is (
!; to take up $75 100000 of the treas .
!: ury stock of the Hawaiian Pine {;
u apple Company at price in the !
:; vicinity of $50 a share I
:; This takes up all of the capital ;
I: stock of the Hawaiian Pineapple !.
I; Company aud what Is more TO !
u the point gives local interest !
u in the company TO the people !
u who are TO handle the product !
u OF the Haiku Fruit a Packing !
u Company that was reported eN-
u clusiyely IN the Bn le In,
u While The stock deal Is not COM !
u pleted, II Is rumored that II Is
u part of The arrangement recent !
u ly made with DemIng a Gould, !
u The Hawaiian Pineapple Com !
u pany has no great need for sell !
u Ing Us treasury stock but the !
u purchase hy The chlcaRp hrm ot
u what remains disposea ~ the
u whole Issue Of The $500 900 oapl- !
u lallgalion
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
TWENTY-THlRD DAY.

In the form of concurrent resolu-
ton, memorializing the Congress of the
United States to pass a Kau ditch bill
the Hawaii irrigation project reached
the Territorial Senate this morning
The resolution was ordered printed and
action deferred.
The introducer of the resolution was
Senator Cecil Brown, who stated that
the bill as attached to the resolution
had been approved by the Governor.
The resolution states that there are
large areas of fertile land in the dis
trict of Kau both of public
and private ownership, which are non
productive, or productive only to q
limited degree, by reason of the lack
of rainfall, or water for irrigation.
The resolution further states that II
win be in the public interest to have
the waste water conveyed to the arid
and emi-arid lands The resolution
concludes with the following resolve:
THAT the Legislature doth
hereby recommend to and petition the
Congress of the United States to pass
and the President to approve, an Act
of Congress in substantially the follow
ing form;
The bill Is broad In its scope and
follows in general way the Carey
Act, the general irrigation law OF the
United States, The provision OF "A
government guarantee of bonds, how
ever, does not find place In the kau
ditch bill
The bill as submitted TO the legls-
lnture IL materially longer than the
kau ditch bill presented TO Congress,
being drawn 10 overcome the Oblee-
lions 10 the first measure of not be-
ing explicit enough.
The provision upon which the rest
ol the bill Is based provides that the
Commissioner Of Public Lands, win
the Governors approval lease "a the
ditch company all OF tho public lands
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
COMMITTED TO RE PORT new
PRIMARY BILL; Change Will
MAKE CAMPAIGN THREE WEEKS

tions 1t is felt that as the primary
campaign is, likely to he long and
hard fought, the general campaign
should be short and vigorous
Another change is that provision will
be made for a county platform THIS
was omitted from the original bin.
Ways and means for this provision
are left to the Republican committee
to work out. 1t may be that sug-
gestion made at the public hearing by
Chief Justice Robertson viii be follow
ed-namely. that when the delegates to
the Territorial platform convention as
semble, each county delegation hold a
separate session and draft county plat
forms
The fact that the judiciary commit
tee has determined to report the bill
with these changes is a distinct vic
tory for the friends Of the direct pri-
mary measure, inasmuch as there was
some opposition to the enactment of
any direct primary in the House, and
the judiciary committee now viii lend
its endorsement to the passage of
primary law
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
TOM KAY Died
OF Pneumonia

Details of the last illness and death
of Tom Kay are given in the follow
ing letter from John MacKinnon
under London date of February IL;
you will probably have heard by
this time of the death of poor old
Tom Kay. Perhaps you would care
to have a few particulars. He left
San Francisco last August to look
over some sugar properties over
(which Mr. c. d. Miller. who was in
Honokaa and Hamakua some ten
years ago, had some options. Mr.. Kay
was so impressed by these proper
ties that he and Mr. Miller came over
to London together with the view Of
raising capital to take the properties
over,
During the Christmas holidays Mr.
Kay went north To visit relations in
Scotland, and there contracted bad
chill and ON his return TO London on
January 18th TO stay with Mrs. Grant
who Is a sister of Mrs Greenfield of
Honokaa, went straight to bed. Next
day Mrs Grant called In her doctor.
who informed her that he was suffer
Ing from pneumonia and ordered his
immediate removal 10 n nursing home,
which was done next day He be-
came rapidly worse and died on the
Monday night Everything IN the
meantime was done for him which
could possibly have been done
"lllH body Was crpmaled on the fol-
lowing saturday, uni amongst those
who attended The service ai the ere
mntorium wore Colonel Maciarlnne,
A J Campbell Nl raoioW gho b. ,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
.FILIP|NOS CAN Be TAUGHT
IMPROVED method SBEL|EVES
COMMISSIONER WORCESTER

ing Irregularities in the exploitation
of American interests libel action
followed and Worcester succeeded in
closing down the Filipino daily only
to have 1t resume publication under
a different name.
The F'riar Lands investigation has
been matter that has engrossed the
attention of the American people for
many months. The most important
witnesses who were subject to a Sc
we're questioning at the hands of the
special committee we're Commission
er Worcester, Executive Secretary
Carpenter and Director of Public
Lands Sleeper. Carpenter and Sleeper
have already returned to the Philip
pines.
Worcester has since been complete
ly exonerated of any connection with
a conspiracy to Illegally open up Friar
Lands In a summary issued by Presi-
dent Taft, a close and ever loyal
friend of the Philippine Commission
er
Representative John A. Martin, of
Colorado was one who took promin-
Continued on Page 81
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
TO BOOM HAWAII
At 'FR|SCOFA|R

q Representative Ed. Towse, of !;
!; Oahu, this morning introduced !,
:; the first note for publicity !,
:: campaign for Hawaii before and !;
u during the Panama-Pacific expo y
!: sition at San Francisco in 1915. u
I; The resolution calls for the APP q
3; preparation of $500 for commits !;
:: sion to investigate ways and !,
u and means of advertising Ha- !:
!; waii in connection with the big !;
y fair, and to make plans for the !;
!; Hawaiian exhibit. 1t was referr- !;
:; ed to the finance committee. 1;
:: :; q :; :; . :; :; :; :; u :; :; Il Il .; :!
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14

Territory May Settle $3.50
Monthly On Queen Liliuokalani

Congress if she is granted the $125O
monthly by the Territory. 1t is under
stood that Liliuokalani and the, trus-
tees of the estate have agreed to this
The committee considered, as an alter
native to. the monthly payment, the
understood that the committee believ
ed such settlement might open the
way for hangers on to get part of it,
and the committee wished to give the
queen an adequate amount protected SO
that she will get the full benefit of it.
Under the method proposed, the
Territorial treasurer will pay the
queen upon warrants from the Terri
torial auditor
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
Measure introduced in House
Would Make Man and
Wife Go Slow.

A bill striking at the divorce evil"
was introduced in the House this
morning by Representative Towse of
Oahu. The bill is designed to make
parties suing for diyprce go slow and
take thought, ip9smueh as the decree
of divorce does not take effect for at
least six months. The bill, it is un-
derstood, was drawn by one of the
local judges. The most important sec
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14

direct primary bill providing that
the primaries shall be held only three
weeks before the general elections in
November will probably be passed by
the House of Representatives of the
Territorial Legislature. This Is the in
dication now as a result of the judi
ciary committees deliberations which
included the public hearing last week.
The judiciary committee has referred
the direct primary bin back to the Re
publican legislative committee, which
drew the original measure that was
introduced early in the session and
which is backing the direct, primary
as party measure. In referring 1t
back, the judiciary committee added
some instructions which show the kind
of bin that viii be reported to the
House and passed by it.
The principal changes in the bill
are those regarding the time of hold
ing the primaries Instead of being
held in September. thus striging out
the campaign over two months, the ju-
dietary committee calls for primaries
in October, three weeks before the cleo
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
BILL IS AIMED At DIVORCE EVIL .
ton is as follows:

ton is as follows:
Section 2236. Decree If, after a full
hearing, the court or judge shall be
of opinion that a divorce ought to be
granted either from the bonds of mat
rimony or from bed and board de-
cree shall be signed, filed and entered,
which shall take effect from and after
such time as may be fixed by the
court or Judge in such decree, but in
case OF a decree dissolvinG the bonds
of matrimony, such time so fixed shall
not be less than six months nor more
than one year from and after the date
of said decree"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
NEW PAYMASTER
FOR HAWAII

Captain Eleutheros II. Cook, pay
master, with headquarters at San
Francisco, has been relieved from
duty at San Francisco and ordered to
proceed to Honolulu, II. r.. for duty,
relieving Major Erneste V. Smith,
paymaster,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
Bill to Pay Former Monarch
Is introduced In
House.

Queen Liliuokalani is to receive ST.
250 monthly for the remainder of her
life, as Territorial appropriation, un-
der the terms of bill introduced in
the House this morning by Represen-
tative Rice of Kauai, chairman of the
House finance committee The bill
carries out the declaration of the Re-
publican platform favoring a perma
nent settlement upon the queen.
Although the bill does not say so, the
queen will withdraw her claims before
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
TREASURY Agent
THOMAS ON
Way HERE

Bert M Thomas, special agent of the
treasury department, whose inVestlga-
tions into the internal revenue office
here preceded the shake-up that caused
the retirement of Walter F. Drake and
the appointment of Cottrill, is again
on his way to Hawaii, according to
news from private source that has
reached Honolulu.
The purpose of Thomas mission is
not definitely known, but it may be for
the purpose of assisting in the reor-
ganization of the Office when Cottrill
arrives and Drake gives possession.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
BABBITT GOES TO
LOOK after
LABOR

w, III. Babbitt, assistant director of
the Hawaiian Sugar Planters labor
bureau, will leave tomorrow on the
Chiyo Maru for the Orient and the
Philippines. While his mission is con-
fidential, it is understood that it will
be in connection with the recruiting
and inspection of Filipino laborers for
Hawaii. Mr.. BabLitt goes on the same
boat as carries back Dean c. Worces-
ter, Secretary of the Inter ior for the
Philippines, who is returning from
Washington, D. c.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
BISHOP HARRIS WILL
LECTURE TONIGHT

Bishop Harris, who Is q passenger
on the Chiyo Maru, and on his way
back 10 Korea. whore he has charge
nj the Methodist Mission viii give
a lecture this evening at The jap
anese Methodist church on River
street The subject 0f The Bishops
address viii ha Korea" ana he will
speak In both the English and Jap
anese anpuages al are invited
Bishop Harris viii leaye tomorrow
On the nhN0 Maru
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
BAND PLAYS
TONIGHT AT
SEASIDE Hotel
:, :, :, :, :, ), :; :, ); :. !, :, Il Il :, :,

The Hawaiian band will give pub
lie concert this evening in the grounds
of the Seaside Hotel, the program be-
ing specially selected Tonight will
be full-moon occasion, and the
beach at Waikiki is then a romantic
spot and delightful place to spend
an evening.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14

Commission government for the city
and county of Honolulu will not get
much encouragement from the House
judiciary committee when that body
reports on the three bills now before it
nending the present county act The
coulnn,tee favors none of the three
bills, and, instead, the changes in the
act it proposed are brief and will not
g"eatly change the present municipal
trlake-up.
The judiciary committee will amend
tue present law by taking away the ap-
+ ointive power from the mayor and
CIV ing it to. the Board of Supervisors.
THIS is the change asked by the super
Visors and the mayor has not opposed
it, The mayor has asked for a vot-
int: power, but it is unlikely this will
be granted In all other essentials the
bill will remain as it is, according 10
present indications.
The Bul etin has consistently
urged that as few changes as possible
be made in the county act, and has
opposed the bills introduced which
would have effected sweeping changes.
The judiciary committees report, it is
stated by members, will take the same
attitude TheJreport will be made on
March q.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
kUHlo.

e This letter from the Delegate tc
John Lane is one of the forceful do.
cuments that is being used to inhu-
ence the Legislature to carry out the
original idea that was contained in
the original bill providing a govern
ment for the City and County of Ho-
nolulu. 4.
Mr. Lane believes that the present
trouble would be eliminated if the
superintendent of roads was an elec-
tive officer. Especially does he be-
lieve that this should be the case in
view of the probable adoption of the
direct primary law.
Under the direct primary law as
now planned the road supervisor will
control a very large and possibly a
controlling vote in the primary. If
he were an elective officer he would
go slow because by too active par
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
Mexico Asked
To Release Men
Associated Press Gable. }


WASHINGTON, 14-The
arrested American SOIL
today the border
will
Associate PressC
NEW YORK, Mar t4Senor
declared here Mexico
discriminate American allies of the rebels
e In
night rebel stationed getting
the
to
the border een
Special u n
Ell PASO, 4Scous report that
A stubborn fight S a
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
NAVY CAPTAIN
KILLS singer

(Assoelated Press Cable)
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. AR. r.
Mostyn, turret captain of the cruiser
California, last night Killed Hesse Cook,
dance hall singer. Hugo Randall.
night clerk Of the hotel where the
trouble took place, committed suicide.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
House Of REPRESENTATIVES, U. S.

House of Representatives, U. S.
Washington, D. C. Feb. %, 1911.
My Dear John:-Your two letters
received and contents fully noted.
| believe the idea of creating an
office of Superintendent of Streets and
Roads is good one and believe with
you thoroughly that the people should
have more elective offices.
don't believe in curtailing any of
the rights given the people. If any
thing, they should have more power
and in this matter you have my back
ing
In haste, aloha nui,
kUHIO.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
Little Change
In County Act
Judiciary Committee Plans Only
To Give Supervisors
Appointive Power

tizanship in the primaries he would
endanger his election at the polls.
am in favor of the original scheme of
the original city and county law. The
road superintendent is elected by the
people and he is held responsible"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14

The results OF the Held meet nt
boys of Fort Ruger al kapiulani Park
this morning were lhplh Co, 90
points aud lOalh CO.. 26's points
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar "A Sugar
90 degrees test, 3Si5e Previous quo-
tation, 3S0c. Beels, IS analysis, los
2l-adi parity, ALDO. Previous quota
tion, l0s Dr.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14
WOULD REGULATE
POI FACTORIES
TWENTY.THiRD DAY.

Representative Coney of Kauai,
chairman of the House committee on
health, this morning introduced a bill
to regulate the manufacture OF poi.
The bill is evidently the result of the
agitation against insanitary-poi The
main provisions of the bill are direct
ed toward its manufacture In sani-
tary manner 1t is provided that the
poi must be made in buildings with
cement floors and walls partially Of ce-
ment. that only pure water may be
used. the factory must he screened.
every utensl steriized before and afta
er using, and that no diseased person
may engage In its manufacture. More
over. the power TO enforce the proyi
sons of the act Is given TO the Board
Of Health, even to cancelling permits
for buildings issued by the county au-
thorities
II. L. ltawewehi Of Hawaii followed
the example set by Yates last week
aud introduced a resolution directed at
the Hutchinson sugar Company The
resolution submits to the CommlssiOn-
er Of Public Lands "a sories of ques-
tions as 10 the status OF land at kio-
Continued an Page ~
. . y - - . . . . . .
brother of Mr = G paoinW of knha-
ln nr = Howard llumphrh, e. u
Miller Mrs Grant ana myself
4 Hn assure Y0n ihat everything
which rnnii have boon dome lur Alr
ka> during hH illnenal waa done
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-14

The advertisements in the EVENING
b BULLETIN, the home paper of the
city, can not help but be read in the
same spirit as the reading columns
and results amply prove it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-23
BILL A POLITICAL JOB"
Newcomb Wants One Requiring
Signing Of Editorials Withdrawn.
fRy Telegram 70 The Tribune !

tBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune
Albany. June 22.-Declaring that Senator
Gradys bill requiring that the person who
writes newspaper editorials must sizn
them vas foolish. Senator NewcOmb to-
dsv introduced a resolution seeking 10 re-
call IL from the Assembly. The measure
having passed the upper house. now is in
tne Rules Committee OF the Assembly.
This bill is very foolish said Senator
Nsvoomb. and shows that its author was
not al all acquainted with the practical
workings Of a newspaper office suppose
II was passed by the Senate out Of sympa-
thy with Senator Grady, who was sub
acted TO an unjust and unfair attack by
ore newspaper. but as a law it wouldn't
work out How are you 10 determine
vho actually writes an editorial-the man
who submits IL, or the editorial chief VINO
nav rewrite IT so hardly vestige Of the
original remains? What is behind an edi-
torial is the individuality. not OF any man
or men but Of the newspaper which prints
II No good ever came or could come OF
an effort TO check newspapers in the free
expression OF opinion.
Because or Senator Grady's absence SEN
stor Newcomb did not press his resolution
70 massage. but said he would call 1t up
on Monday night. The Assembly Rules
Committee is not likely 10 take any action
or the bin meantime