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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08

Il have examined banana plants at
Kaimuk, on Matlock avenue, Keeau-
mOko street, Wilder avenue, in Pauoa
Valley and in Palolo Valley to ascer-
tain whether or not any of them con
tain mosquito larvae, and have never
found a single larva.
The above statement was made on
the witness stand this morning by
Otto II. Swezey, entomologist of the
Sugar Planters experiment station.
Mr.. Swezey's testimony was taken in
the Mills banana-cutting injunction
case this morning on account of the
fact that he is leaving on the Claudine
this afternoon. to be gone for about
two weeks.
Entomologist Swezey was very clear
and explicit in his statements, giving
the impression of being a scientific
man who knew exactly what he was
talking about and was trying to be ex
tremely careful to make no mis-state
ments.
One of the most important state
ments that he made was that a certain
species of midge that abounds in Ho
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08

1t is expected that within one month
from now the excavation work at the
Boys Industrial School, Waialee, will
be all completed. The work has been
going on well, and the good weather
has helped out a lot. Many large
boulders are being put through the
crusheT
The portable track and small cars
were of great assistance to the boys,
the work being lightened lot by these
appliances 1t is said that the prog
ress made by the boys, under compe-
tent overseers, is amazing and that
there is a strong probability of the
lads doing the whole of the construc-
ton work on the new building.
A washing machine for the new
laundry will be set up in temporary
quarters where poweV is available.
Later the machine will be put in the
new building, where an up-to-date
laundry is to be located,
Excellent foundation stone is being
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08
BANANA CASES
CRISSCROSSING
EACH OTHER

The Lucas banana case, the one
framed up by the Board of Health,
Lucas consenting to be used as the de-
fendant in order to test out the force
of The boards regulations, came up be-
fore Judge Cooper yesterday. Lucas,
of course pleaded not guilty. A copy
of the anti-banana regulation of the
Board of Health, and copy of the Ad-
vertiser containing the publication of
the regulation, were introduced as evil
dence. Maurice Mcmahon, one of the
non-commissioned officers engaged in
cutting bananas, was sworn and testi-
fled as to Lucas having bananas on his
premises.
Then the prosecution rested its case
and the matter was continued until
December 13, to await the judgment
in the Mills banana case. incidentally
it may be remarked that the Mills
case has been postponed to January II
to await the verdict in the Lucas case.
The Mills Case.
The prosecution in the Mills banana
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08

and furthermore, he has the CORE
spOndence with Or Henshaw to sub
stantiate his assertions.
The same scientist also stated that
he knows that individual members Of
the Sanitation Committee have as
serted privately, though they would
probably deny it if quoted publicly,
that they realize that the banana cru
sade has been a costly and useless
farce; that they fully realize that The
banana does not harbor the mosquito
larvae, but that, having started the
campaign, they feel that they must
go through it it TO avoid being placed
in a ridiculous light in the eyes of
the public.
There are not two people in Ho-
nolulu today added the scientist,
who honestly believe that there ever
was a case of yellow fever in Homo
lulu. In fact, | happen to know that
a certain doctor last night made the
statement in the presence of Or.
Ramus and one of the other phy3i-
clans of the Marine Hospital Service
that he was absolutely sure that
there never had been any yellow fever
Continued on Page Eight
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08
MORE SCIENTIFIC PROOF
THAT The BANANA DOES
NOT BREED MOSQUITOES

Dr. Henshaw, the noted ornitholo-
gist and scientist, who visited Hawaii
and was here for an extended time
few years ago, made a careful, thor
Ough and scientific search for and
investigation of the breeding places
of the yellow fever mosquito, and
stated as his conclusion that although
this pest does breed in other kinds of
vegetation, including the travellers
palm, it does not breed at all in The
banana. In fact, stated DR.. Henshaw,
the mosquito appears carefully to
avoid the banana as a breeding place,
there being apparently something
about the plant that is obnoxious
to it.
A statement to the above effect was
made this morning by one of the lead
ing scientists and entomologists Of
Honolulu, who says, however, that he
is so sick and tired of the obstinate
and foolish attitude of the Civic SAM
tation Committee and its fiat refusal
to listen to reason or adopt a reason
able policy that he does not desire to
be quoted by name any more. Ills
name, however, is a sufficient guaran-
tee of the value of his statements,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08
SERVICE OFFICERS
HAVE AUTO OUTING

Yesterday there was fine eXcur-
sion made around Oahu, with Govern
or Frear acting as personal conductor,
Six automobiles, loaded with Army
and Navy officers, made the trip, the
start being at nine o'clock in the
morning.
Haleiwa was reached in time for
lunch and twenty-siX people sat down
to one of Manager Kimbalrs fine
meals. One long table was arranged
and everything was of the best, The
return trip to Honolulu was accom-
plished in good time, the party reach
ing town at about four o'clock.
At lunch Admiral Thomas made a
few remarks He declared that Homo
lulu was a beautiful place and that he
was enjoying his visit. The Governor
also said a few words and welcomed
the visitors to Hawaii. Among those
who made the trip were Admiral
Cowles, Admiral Switzerland, Admiral
Thomas and Mrs. Thomas, General
Macomb, Major Timberlake and a
number of naval officers from the
warships now in port.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08

Replying to questions put to him by
Harry z. Mills, Swezey stated that he
had been invited by the Civic Santa
tion Committee, along with other en-
70 make a scientific inves.
tigation as to mosquitoes and the com
mittee requested the Sugar Planters
Association to permit him to do this
work. This request was granted But
after he had reported at various meet
ings of the committee that he could
not find any mosquito larvae in ba-
nanas, he received a written request
from the Board of Health that he turn
in his commission as an agent of that
body. This he did.
Mr. Swezey testified that in many in
stances he found water at the base of
banana leaves, this depending. how.
ever upon how recently rain had
fallen. He also expressed the opin-
ion that the wind would so shake the
banana plants as to make any water
that might be in them too greatly agi-
tated for mosquitoes to breed, the mos,
quito requiring quiet water in which
to hatch
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08

Defendants as whole are an aver
age looking lot of boys, and have the
appearance of being anything but the
toughs and vagrants that they are al
legged to be-
Attorney Suaus appeared for Alex
ander Robinson and John Robinson,
said to be the leaders of the gang,
and had their cases continued till
Wednesday next, bail being set at $50
in each case.
George Waialoha, Anton Matis and
Henry KukahiH, who have turned
states evidence in the case, pleaded
guilty and sentence in their cases
was deferred.
The cases of the balance were con-
tinued till next week.
ProvoeatTon Offered.
While the youths above mentioned
may have been guilty of taking the
law into their own hands, there is a
growing opinion that they were pro-
Continued on Page Eight
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case is apparently still reluctant to
have the case tried out and decided
finally Another postponement has
been made, this time until January II
of next year. 1t is thought that, #
everything goes smoothly and the ba-
nanas are all down and grubbed up
except those that belong to the cor
porations-the case may be decided
before the end of next year
The reasons given for postpone
ment are that next Tuesday the court
is occupied with a jury case and that
the Lucas case may be decided by the
Supreme Court before January IL,
1912. But it is freely admitted by
Deputy Attorney General Sutton that
the Lucas decision, if for the Board
of Health regulation, WI not be de-
cisive of the Mills Injunction suit,
but that if Attorney Peters is sus-
tanned in his contention of the inval-
idity of the ordinances prohibiting the
growth of banana plants, then Mills
must win his suit.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08
Banana-Mosquito
Theory Receives
KnOckdown Jolt

noulu looks so much like the mos
quito as to be easily mistaken for it
by layman, though an entomologist
would have no difficulty in distinguish
ing between the two. The larvae of
the midge very strongly resembles that
of the mosquito, but whereas the mos
quito needs water TO breed in. the
midge can and does breed in places
that are merely moist, such as the ac-
emulation of dirt and trash at the
base of a banana leaf Mr. Swe2ey
testified that he had found the midge
breeding prolifcally in bananas,
though he had been unable to find n
single specimen of the mosquito or its
larvae.
Even in Palolo Valley, two miles and
a half up from the Waialae road,
where it rains very frequently and
where the daylight mosquito is so mum
erous that he had to fight them of
while making his examinations OF the
banana plants, Mr.. Swezey was unable
after careful investigation to find a
single mosquito larvae in a banana
plant
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08
LEILEHUA MURDER TRIAL
APPROACHING ITS FINISH

The Mcmahon murder case will not
be argued or go to the jury until next
Monday, according to present arrange.
ments. 1t was thought that the argu-
ments might be made today and the
case placed in the hands of the twelve
good men and true, but the rebuttal
testimony Of the prosecution today is
taking more time than was anticipated
The jury will be excused this after
noon until Monday morning, but to-
morrow the attorneys for prosecution
and defense will appear in court and
go over with Judge Clemons the in
structions that are to be given to the
jury.
Several witnesses were examined in
rebuttal this morning, all Of them be
ing army officers and members of the
special board detailed to investigate
the shooting of Cederlof last Septem-
ber.
The officers all testified to the same
effect, that they went to the McMahon
house the morning following the shoot
ing and found Mrs. Mcmahon there.
They questioned her, as briefly as pos
sible, and she told them of the trou-
BILE that had occurred between Nc,
Mahon and Mrs. Cederlof the previous
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08

afternc IN; of her going home and find.
ing herself locked out; Of her husband
later admitting her but few minutes
later again ejecting her from their
home; of her going to the Cederlot
house and being invited to stay to
dinner.
Then she told how Mcmahon, late
in the evening, came to the gate and
inquired for her; how Cederlof got
up and walked to the gate, asking Nc
MahOn why he had insulted Mrs.
Cederlof; of Mcmahon denying
that he had done so; then Of tussle
in the dark, of shots fired which she
thought were fired at her; of how she
sprang up and ran through the house,
followed by some one; of stumbling
out of the bathroom door and falling
down, to be picked up by Mcmahon;
.of her desperate struggle with him
for possession of the revolver, in the
course Of which she received certain
bruises on the wrist which she show
ed to the officers.
On direct examination yesterday
Mrs. Mcmahon denied having ever
made these statements 10 an investi-
eating board, or of having appeared
at all before any such board. The
officers, however, all agreed this morn
Continued on page hve)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08
.HILO WHARF
SETTLEMENT


A settlement on the proposed agree
ment OF the Hilo Railroad Company
with the government in relation TO
the Hilo Wharf was practically com
pleted at the meeting of the Board of
Harbor Commissioners this afternoon,
when a majority of the board, COM
posed of Messrs. Wakefield, Mccarthy
and Berndt, stated that in their opin-
ion the document was limited by law
to the simplest possible form. This
will mean simply an agreement on
the part of the government to build
the wharf at a stated location and on
the part of the railroad to run its
tracks thereto and operate for ten
years as a common carrier
1t is likely that form of agreement
similar to that suggested by the
Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co. will
be adopted, in which all preference
rights are left without mention.
Chairman Campbell stated that Mr..
Thurston would be satisfied as long
as the ocean-going steamers on sched-
ule were allowed berths. This met
with the approval of the board, but
not as part of the agreement, it being
held that this should be taken up at
a later date under the head of the
harbor regulations to be enforced by
the harbor matter.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08
HAS THE
MONEY GONE?

Up to the present time the board
of supervisors has received from the
Territory this year $5iS,OOO. During
the whole of the year 1910 the pre-
vious board received $5O4,O0O, or $12,-
600 less than this one. In 1909 and
1910 together the previous board re-
ceiyed from the Territory $1,O22OOO,
or an average Of $5l1 900 a year, which
is $1,000 less than the present board
has so far received from the Terri
tory this year. Besides, the increase
in revenues of the county collected by
itself has been many thousands of
dollars this year
At the corresponding time of year
to the present in 1910, the previous
board had a large surplus accumulated,
after provision was made for the pay
ment of every obligation up to the
end of the year, On the closing of
accounts this surplus proved TO amount
to $4,000. This was after belt road
and street paving contracts, amount
ing to about $4,000 largely drawn
from that years funds, had been car
ried out and an even expenditure of
about 100000 "A month on roads had
been maintained throughout the year
Why the present board should be
hard up and in dread of having to
register warrants, when it has had
more money to spend than its prede
cessor, is a question that only the
supervisors can answer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08
The Dynamite Testimony

LOS ANGELES December concluded his testimony
tesuyng about the the dynamters
SAN FRANCISCO December Leader Clancy and others have
been ubpoenaed the Federal Angeles
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08
Miss Graham'S Testimony

December hyserca testimony
ured her
Kentucky
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08
Tobacco War Ends

LEXINGTON S-Th Buley 100000
Company
1acco
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08
Subpoena Beet Farmers


unfair dealing with
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08
GOES
DOWN WITH
MANY LIVES

(Associaed Cables the star)
ST PETERSBURG, workmen
drowned in the Volga the collapse o a bridge.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08
WEATHER

Their. min, a.
Bar. s a m. 3O.OG.
Wind, l2m. l7E.
Rain, 24h., s a m, .0S
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-08

Cane: 4.9S75c lb., S9S.75
ton.
Beet: les. 2iad. cwt.,
$1O9.90. per ton.
, 1911-04-27
Preparing For The Tie Drive

George Arnold, river foreman
for the Carbon Timber Company,
is preparing for the tie and timber
drive of that company which will
take place as soon as the snow
starts the small streams to flow
ing in good shape. He has had a
force OF of men arranging booms
and protecting points on the En-
campment river up in the vicinity
of EHrampment and Riverside,
tue work of which was completed
last Saturday. He went up to
Cow creek Tuesday to look after
the booms in the river in that vi.
cinity. The company has booms
in all the slonghs leading out of
the main channel of the river.
, 1911-04-27
Offers Site For Fish Hatchery
Abundance OF Both Ground and Water. if the Latter is Found
oui'aDie for the Proposation OF Trout Spawn
Mr.. Clausen Makes Generous Offer

Rudolf Clausen, the owner of the Lake creek ranch Inns made,
ust generous offer to the Government looking to the ESTABLISHING ID
q Government fish hatchery on his ranch, three miles north ofloNr
provided 1t is found That the water of the springs that rise m hi.
property are found suitable for the propagation of trout shawn
The springs rise in a kind of lake, the wates of which ara drain
ed off by a stream which flows west into Lake creek Iron snau,
were planted in this lake years ago, and they thrived and grew l.r,.
and ia INC II Is moi al all uncommon to take tout weighing from ,
b7 pounds from the waters of the lake. The waters ar impreg-
nate to some extent with alkali, but whether there is enouob Of tot
substance in them to interfere with successful RAISING nj front f,v
could only be told by an analysis
MI. Oia4sen SAID: IF the Government will examine the wa
trs OF the lake and the site, and come to the conclusion that it can
use them for the establishment of a Government fish hatchery 7
would be pleased to present them with what ground thew may need
for buildings and also free Sc of the water for all time to O. I
and If L can personally do anyhing 10 help locate that institution at
this place L shall be very happy to do SO. | know that trout spawn
thrive in the waters of the lake and can e no eason why thew
should not be in all respects ideal for the raising of spawn"
Mr.. Clausen's Offer is a very generous one and We hope that the
Government can be induced to examine the waters and the site in or.
der to determine their fitness for the use to which they are to be mt
n ID. Fletcher, stream eaguer, in the employ of the Government
Geological Survey, arrived here Tuesday and will examine the waters
Of the Clausep lake and gague the flow of water, to see if the quantity
is sufficient for the Governments use in case the hatchery is to be as
abLished here. Justin r. Kingdom, deputy state engineer. arrived
here from Cheyenne yesterday to assist Mr.. Fletcher in the work of
and determining the quantity of warer flowing from the
lake springs.
, 1911-04-27
The School Entertainment

The entertainment given by the
students of the High School last
Friday night was worthy a much
better crowd than assembled on
that occasion. The programme.
which consisted of vocal, violin
and piano solos, recitations and
Evolutionary exercises, was an ex-
ccllent one and occupied about
two hours in its delivery. Then
came the basket social. The girls
had brot baskets of lunch, which
were numbered. The boys bought
numbers aud each drew a basket
and rat down with the fair owner
for a pleasant lunch. There was
a great deal of merriment over
this part of the entertainment.
Dancing followed, lasting for an
hour. About $50 was realized
which will be used to defray the
expenses of the graduating class.
Commencement will take place the
part of May at the end of
the school term.
, 1911-04-27
Restoration Of Mail Service

Congressman Mondell has beer
successful in. having the mail ser.
vice on our star routes in this
state, which had been cut in two.
restored to the old schedule The
route from this place to French,
on which the service was twice a
week, was cut down to a weekly
service. On Monday, the first OF
May, the mail will again be carried
twice a week to French. The cut
ting down of the service mad. il
very inconvebient for many of the
people on that route who depend
ed on rural delivery for their null.
Just why Postmaster General
Hitchcock should have determined
to economic on the star route SER
vice is hard to see, as there are
many other place in the mail ser
vice where economy would have
been commendable.
, 1911-04-27
Death OF Miss Isabelle Evans

The death of Miss Isabelle
Evans, sister ofMrs. D. Z. Winsor,
which occurred at Bangor, Wis,
was one of the saddest things that
could possibly occur She was a
young lady of very bright mind,
many accomplishments and per-
sonally one of the most lovable
girls that one meeis in a lifetime.
While here last summer on a visit
to her sister she made many friends
who were looking for her visit
this summer with much pleasure.
Instead, comes the telegram telling
of her sad and sudden taking oil
by the hand of death. The COM
munity extends its sympathy to
Mrs. Winsor and mourns with hel
the uutimely taking off of her sis.
ter, whom every n loved for her
sweetness of disposition,
, 1911-04-27
Grand Worthy Matron's Visit

Miss Irene Daley, Grand Worthy
Natron of the o. E. S of Wyom.
ing arrived here this morning and
will visit the Saratoga Chapter
this evening All the members of
the local Chapter are expected to
be present and IA nice time is an
ticipate d. Worthy Matron, Mrs
w. g. Foruey, assisted by the Of
fcers and members of the Chapter,
hiss made arrangements for an ex-
hibition of the work of the Chap
ter, after which lunch will be SER
we'd in the lower hall of the build
ing.
, 1911-04-27
Encampment Surveyors at Work

Ellsworth and Ira Wolfard, civil
enineers, were here this week, and
were lookicg over The location of
lands in the vicinity of Sage creek
They were not able to give out
any information in regard to the
object OF their work, but we know
that it had to do with a large and
important irrigation project that
has its base of operations in North
Park.
, 1911-04-27
Editor White on the Bulldog

A perfectly gentle bulldog of
Omaha is in disgrace. 1t is charged
with having attacked a horse--un.
der a Observation-Disclosures the
horse is in the hospital. The
friends and associates of the bull
dog are greatly astonished, for the
animal is a family pet, and is cele-
DRAFTED for his noble qualities of
mind and heart.
l have no personal acquaintance
with the bulldog in question
having little time for society
but | have no use for bulldogs of
any description AMI l am firmly
of the opinion that all dogs of
that breed should be expunged
from the record. They are as
dangerous as rattlesnakes, and
should never be permitted at large
in any town or city where the peo-
pie have to walk the streets.
The individual bulldog may go
thru life without giving his savage
instincts fair play, but the savage
instincts are always there. and no
amount of petting and blue-rib-
boning a change his nature.
His ancestors were used for bull
batting and waded in gore from in
fancy to old age. He has an in
herited passion for blood and strife
and when he once takes hold he
never let's go. The bulldog that
ticks your hand today may fly at
your throat tomorrow
The bulldog is a born pessimist,
and his nature never bellies his
ugly, brooding malevolent visage.
He may wag his stump of a tail
and cock up his misbegotten red
eyes in a vain effort to convince
ptOpIt tudL ne 10 a uuluOEl5t, DuL
down in his sour saturnine soul he
hates everybody and everything,
and he hopes to kill somebody be-
fore he dies. His temper is I'M
certain, his purposes and emotions
inscrutable. You never know
whether he is amused or angry.
If hyenas or wolves roamed the
streets of a town they would be
less dangerous than SO many bull
dogs. Hyenas and wolves are cow
ards if you turn upon them, but
the bulldog won't run. He doesn't
have to.
No man should be permitted to
keep a bulldog in a civilized COM
munity--unless he keeps a dead
one. No man, living in a civilized
community needs a bulldog any
more than he needs a gatling gun
on his front porch-Buffalo Voice
, 1911-04-27

G. G. Young came down from Ben
nett Friday to meet his son Robert,
whom he expected to arrive that
morning from Lewiston, Mont, where
he had been in attendance on the
High School at that place. Robert
went out to Lewiston last September
and began his studies at the com
mencement of the term, living with
his uncle, Mr.. Drinkard, who resides
at that place,