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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-08
IN CRATER AFTER EXPLOSION

MANILA, February S.-Mr. R. F.
Mash, of the Philippine College Of
Agriculture and Mr.. Charles A. Gill
christ, of the Bureau of Navigation,
spent Friday and Saturday night on
the island of Taal and succeeded in
getting into the very center Of the
crater. The following account of MIR.
Gilchrist's should be especially inter
esting to those who have seen the in
terror Of the crater in the more nor
NAL state.
On Friday afternoon we engaged a
banca for two days and proceeded at
once to the southeast point of Taal
island, where a comfortable night
was spent. The mud deposit on the
island has the appearance of driven
snow; 1t fills the old gulleys and COM
pletely covers the cogon and brush, so
that one may walk with ease on the
crust in any direction. In the morn
ing we made a straight line for the
crater rim. The eXhalationS consist
ed of the usual white steam with no
smoke whatever, but the quantity OF
steam was perhaps ten times as much
as usual
Owing to the steep sloping mud 1t
was quite impossible to descend into
the crater by the usual trail so we
followed around the east, west and
north rim to the low point on the west
where 1t was very easy to walk down
into the crater on a long slope Of
hardened mud. The mud was treach-
erous in spots and in many places
quite hot only few inches below the
surface At one point I suddenly
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-08
Bar Alien Teachers.

Garden Island: It is rumored that
the legislature will be asked to limit
permanent appointments in the De-
partment of Public Instruction to
American citizens. 1t is stated that
certain foreigners have secured posi-
tions in the school system who not
only can not, but will not, become
American citizens, although they arc
placed in positions where they are
supposed to be leaders in directing
the training of hundreds of our chill
dren. Those behind the movement are
willing that temporary licenses should
be granted to aliens, but considerably
feeling exists against their appoint
ment to permanent service.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-08
FIVE YEARS
FOR OUTRAGE

Eddie Odds was convicted of the
outrage committed on the premises of
a moving picture theater a few months
ago, by the jury in Judge Cooper's
court yesterday, and was promptly
sentenced to Imprisonment at hard
labor for FIVE years.
The jury disagreed over the two 9th
er defendants, Isaac Ahoo and James
Evans, and a mistrial was entered
with respect to them.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-08
CLOSE SEASON
FOR MULLET

Representative Long yesterday aft
ernoon introduced a bill to make
close season for mullet, from January
1 to March 81 each year, the preamble
giving reasons for the measure as fol-
lows:
Whereas, the Hawaiian fish amaa'
ma, otherwise known as mullet, is one
of the most highly esteemed and valua-
BILE food fishes of Hawaii; and
Whereas, during thirty years or
whereabouts last past, owing to the in
discriminate taking Of said fish from
Hawaiian waters, at all seasons Of Thu
year, the supply thereof in said waters
has become so reduced and the price
thereof in the markets so enhanced, as
to place said fish to a large extent be-
yond the means of the poor, and to
threaten their determination in said
waters; and
Whereas, the natural spawning sea-
son for said fish extends throughout
the months of January, February and
Marsh of each year, and 1t is desirable
to provide by law for their protection
during said months, to the end that
the supply thereof within said waters
of this Territory may not cease;
Therefore, be it enacted, etc"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-08
CANNING MUSIC.

The music roll used in mechanical
pianos is a familiar object to most
persons, but it's manufacture involves
far more than a simple translation Of
music score into perforations in a
piece of paper, as on first thought
might appear to be all that is re-
CURED Except in the case of certain
classics, the music of which is full
enough without any doctoring, a piece
to be played on mechanical piano
must be edited and elaborated by an
expert, for otherwise II would sound
pitifully thin and tinny when played
by an unthinking and unfeeling piece
of mechanism. In the March number
of Popular Mechanics Magazine, L.
E. Crozier explains the manufacture
of these rolls, calculating the text
with many interesting illustrations.
Perforated music is not a special in
Vention for the mechanical piano
however. 1t has for many years been
used by the humble hand organ, and
the early patents are held by Ital
ians. BY recent legislation the com
poser whose music is adopted for the
mechanical piano is entitled to roy
atty.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-08
FalrchiId for Governor.

Garden Island Secretary Mott
Smith would make a good governor,
and would no doubt receive the sup
port of the Bar Association for the
high honor
Senator Fairchild would be the right
man in the right place, and it is more
than likely that he could receive the
nomination If he desired it.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-08

sank in to my knees. At first we
were very careful to avoid the vapors,
fearing they might be noxious and
dangerous if a shift of the wind
should suddenly envelop us in them.
However we soon discovered they
were nearly pure steam and contain
ed too little ,sulphurous oxide to be
at all uncomfortable.
Crater Lowered.
Comparing the crater with my re-
collection Of it as it was year ago,
1t seems to me that about a third Of
the crater floor has been lowered from
100 to 200 feet. The area affected
comprises the two lakes, the region
between them and right up to the high
southern cliffs of the crater wall The
two lakes are entirely gone and the
south lake has held its own in the
form Of a gigantic steeple of rock like
the pillar that once projected out Of
Pelee. On the east, the we'll known
secondary crater has been left as be-
fore except its southwest exclusion
which has been blown out The region
at the north end Of the north lake
has sloughed into the big new hole
south of it. Old visitors will remem-
Der the fan shaped plane extending
from the south lake into the bay
under the northwest crater walls. This
plane seems to have faulted or shear
ed across it's middle into cliff from
20 to 40 feet high, the low side being
towards the new hob, of course. BY
reason of the steam 1t was difficult to
fCnntinmed IN PapA TwalHA1
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-08
SLOW TO BELIEVE
FILIPINOS BROUGHT
DIPHTHERIA HERE

Quoting an article from The Star of
December q, the Manila Cablenews.
American says:
Hawaii is having all sorts Of trouble
over the Importation of Filipino labor
ers to work on the sugar plantations.
1t seems that a party has grown up
in the islands opposed to Filipino inn
migration. Whether justly or not it is
charged that some of the Filipinos i'm
ported carried diphtheria and varioloid
into some sections of the Hawaiian
islands. Those who know how rare
a disease diphtheria is in these ISL
ands will be rather slow to believe
that Filipinos carried it to Hawaii or
to any other place.
Nevertheless certain people in Ho.
nolulu and the vicinity claim to be
afraid for the health conditions of that
group of islands and have taken steps
to induce the territorial legislature to
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-08
THE KANoA ESTATE.

The eleventh annual report of Cecil
Brown, trustee of the estate of Ka
leiupu Kanoa, deceased, is found cor
rect by Job Bachelor, master, with a
compliment on the good and conser-
vative management Of the estate. Re,
ceipts were $2972. 15, which were dis,
bursed in expenses and $1795 70 paid
to the four heirs in equal shares.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-08

Cecil Brown, guardian of Anita
Meyer, a minor, received for the sec
ond year of his trust $661.35 and paid
out 423.10, leaving a balance of $685.
o.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-08
Especial to the Starr

A0p6CAul W NhG 0NoAsJ
HILO, March 4.-"Resolved that this
injecting favous the Ogranting lIof a
street railway franchise for Hilo; pro
viding the peoples interests are prop
erly safeguarded.
Furthermore that the Legislature |
be requested to defer action on any
bills that may be presented in respect
to such franchise, until the public of
HiIo shall have an opportunity to
examine said bills"
The above resolution was adopted
at a public meeting called by the
Labor Union of Hilo, last night. There
was an attendance of over one hun
dred interested people, and all were
unanimous in declaring that a street
railway for Hilo would be the greatest
benefit that could be obtained.
The key note of the sentiment Of
the meeting was protection Of the
public" All the speakers laid stress
on that point and, it was seen early in
the evening, that those present we're
satisfied that the franchise, after prop
er consideration had been given it,
should be granted by the legislature.
Heen Explains.
Attorney Heen took the floor and
said that it was he who had suggested
calling the meeting. 81 thought that
the Labor Union should ascertain If
the public should be able TO attend
the meeting and take part in the dis
cussion If the Union hears from the
citizens that they want the system
then the Union should endorse the
the proposition. The average citizen
would, no doubt, say, that Hilo wants
a car system. l think that the Labor
Union should go on record and adopt
a resolution urging the legislature to
grant a franchise to responsible
parties. The public interests should
be protected, of course, and the legtS-
Nature should be asked to send copies
Iof the bills regarding the franchise, to
Hilo for public consideration"
Bohnenberg Talks.
Bohnenberg caught the chairman's
eye, and spoke as follows: 81 believe
that Hilo should have an electric car
system. If bill, with proper safe
guards for the public, be introduced,
say all the citizens should back it
UP and urge that such bill be passed
at once by the legislature. l move
that resolution to that effect be
passed at this meeting"
Loud cries of "Kokua" greeted the
end of Bohnenberg's speech and the
meeting was with him as one man.
EWaliko Won't go Blind"
Chairman Ewalino then spoke on
the subject; he stated that he was
in favor Of Rapid Transit for HilC
provided the public was we'll inform
ed on the nature of the bill 81 an
not in favor of going it blind; we DE-
not want to be led blindly into the
affair" said Ewaliko, and then con
tinued, 81 do not favor rushing intt
the matter without knowing all about
the proposed franchise. We nigh
call another special meeting later on
when we know more about the mat
ter"
johnson On Franchise.
w. H. Johnson was the next speake
1and he said that he had received |
letter from Honolulu, which explained
some of the facts in connection will
the proposed franchise. II hear tina
a five cent fare will be charged adults
for four mile ride. School children
will be carried at half fares. Police
officers and mail carriers, in uniform
will be carried free. The proposition
is that where the road is less thai
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-08
HOLDING BACK A GREAT LAKE.

The big Belle Fourche irrigation
dam in South Dakota, which is the
largest earth embankment in the
world, is nearing completion. Con-
struction Of the project was author
lied by Congress on May 10, 1904 at
a cost of $5,000,000.
From an engineering standpoint, the
Belle Fourche project is one OF the
most interesting which the govern
ment has yet undertaken. Its prin'
cipal structure is the earthen dam
This wonderful dyke, which closes the
lowest depressions in the rim OF
natural basin, is $500 feet long, ~
feet wide on top, and lis feet high IN
the highest place The inside face OF
this structure, which has slope OF 2
TO /, will be protected from wave and
ice action by 2 feet of screened gra-
vel on which will be placed concrete
blocks each by 6 fet and inches
thick. The cubical contents OF this
dyke will be 42,7O0,OO0 Gu. it,, or about
half of the famous pyramid Of Cheops
The reservoir created by this dam
will cover about 5000 acres, and will
be the largest lake in the state. The
March Popular Mechanics Magazine
contains an illustrated article on the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-08

pass a law penalizing the importation
Of laborers that can not pass a quar-
antine examination on their arrival
in Honolulu.
"An interesting feature of the con.
troversy CLEANED from the Honolulu
papers is that the charge is made that
somebody at this end of the line has
been guilty of sharp practices. 1t is
charged that the last shipment OF
laborers to arrive in Honolulu from
Manila are not the individuals con.
tracted for by the sugar planters
agent in these islands. 1t is alleged,
that the shipment contained the great
er part of the Biblical catalogue of
the halt and the manned and the sick
and the blind So great was the
agitation on the arrival of the boat
that Governor Frear was called to
view the remains while the laborers
were in quarantine"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-08

Fine Job PrInnng. star once
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-08

Fine Job Printing. Star once.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-28
illustrate 1t! Illustrate 1t!

Chief Justice White, who is one of
the most amiable Of men in the world
off the bench is a terror to the lawyers
that appear before the supreme court
to argue cases, says the Washington
Times. He can argue a case himself
in French, Spanish or English, and
perhaps in some other languages. He
is student of philology, and when a
lawyer is thrashing about as to the
leaning of some word, the chief justice
is apt to break out with something like
this:
Give the Greek derivation of it."
A common expression from the chief
justice is: illustrate it; illustrate it, =
To have the chief justice lean over
the bench and explode a question I'M
der a green lawyer is apt to make the
latter lose his feet completely. Some
days ago, when the attorney general
was arguing in the Standard Oil case,
the chief justice shot out:
Give an illustration of it.
But it didn't scare Lawyer Wicker
sham. He has been in court before
and is hardened. He proceeded to IL
lustrate what he was trying to tell
and seemed to satisfy the court with
it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-28

The weekly lesson in Sunday school
dealt with the corrupting influence o.
luxury and worldiness, and the golden
text was a well-known sentence that
the superintendent wished all the chill
dren to remember, says the st. Paul
Dispatch 1t sounded like an easy text
to learn, and the superintendent
mounting the platform for a final re-
view of the lesson, when the school
assembled for closing exercises, was
sure of a pleasant response from his
pupils.
Who" he began, can repeat the
golden text?"
A score of hands were raised, and
the superintendent chose a little girl
with blue eyes, a well-bred, well-be-
haved little girl from a well-to-do and
particular" family, to repeat the text
for him.
We'll, Dorothy" he said, you may
tell it to us. Stand up so We can all
hear you"
Dorothy stood up, in the prettiness
of her best dress and the daintiness OF
her hair ribbons
You cannot" she said, distinctly,
you cannot serve God and mamma
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-28
THE WONDER OF THE MOUNTAINS

1t should thrill the soul of every pa
triotic Georgian to know that the pre-
seryation of Tallulah Falls now seems
assured. Save the wonder of the
mountains, is the desire of every
Georgian who has seen, or hopes to
see, this scenic marvel that lies within
our borders.
The passage of the Weeks forest
reservation bill recently, carrying with
il an appropriation of $10,00O,OO0 for
the setting aside and maintenance of
forest tracts in the Appalachian noun
tains. not only makes possible but
makes highly probable the inclusion of
this picturesque spot among the traces
that will pass under federal control.
Now that the Weeks bin has been
passed, the aggressive women of the
state who have striven nobly to pre-
serve Tallulah, will redouble their Ell
forts to see that the government sets
apart the falls and surrounding tract
as a national park for the people of
the state, the South and the entire
nation.
The ravening hand of greed has
been stayed. The dancing, roaring,
sparkling waters of the bride of the
mountains will not be forced to whirl
through the muddy labyrinth of steel
turbines but will glimmer and eddy
beneath the sun Man shall look upon
Tallulah's beauty and forget the puuy
weakness of his hand as he sees the
Tesistless waters rushing through the
gorges they carved for themselves ages
ago,
There was no danger to TaIlulah
while the Red man ruled the land
Shame upon our civilization that it has
departed so far from the paths of
kindly and grateful appreciation of
nature, which even the aborigine loved
and venerated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-28
Nothing Is Too Good For Baby.

I'VE are called upon to repair all
kinds of damages" said furniture
dealer the other day to the New York
Sun. But the most puzzling deface-
ment l ever saw was that which ap-
peared on a beautiful mahogany table
brought in for refinishing. All around
its margin We're rows of scratches and
small indentations which were hard TO
explain, as the table was otherwise I'M
injured
What happened to it I asked when
the owner came in.
Well she replied, the baby insist
ed on cutting his teeth around the edg
of it. Of course it was rather expens-
i've, but we both think there is nothing
too good for the baby"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-28
DISADVANTAGES OF CIVILIZA-
TI0N.

The appalling loss of life recently
noted by the daily press serves 20
focus attention upon some of the dis
advantages of civilization.
The pathetic spectacle of 100000
people filing past the dead bodies in
the New York morgue after the recent
fire in order to identify some relative
or friend is sufficient to rouse the pub
lie to inquire: rs this terrible sacri-
fee Of life necessary" The large mos
tally list in the recent wreck within
our own state is of such nature as to
cause the same inquiry
This seems to be the price that must
be paid for the advance of civilization.
The safe guarding of human life has
received a great deal of attention in
recent years. The Iroquois Theatre
fire and the Slocum disaster in Chica-
go and New York, respectively, CEN
tered public attention upon this ques-
ton as no other preceding disasters
had ever done. But the loss of life
continues.
We are told that every effort is
made to safeguard life where large
numbers of people are crowded to-
gether in the large cities. 1t seems
that no amount of preventive meas
ures, however, can effect absolute
safety. 1t is matter in which a GER
tain limit of safety can be reached
but beyond that there is nothing cer-
tain. The most expert inspector may
pronounce a mechanism safe, but The
engine and cars plunge through g
trestle down to watery ruin on ac.
count of the failure of piece of me.
chanism thought to be safe There
are some flaws that cannot be detect
ed except by actual use
The people who lose relatives u
these great accidents, as well as al
people of humanitarian and kindly in.
stincts, may well ask whether all pos
sible steps had been taken to prevent
such disasters. The public has a rignt
to demand that human life be as sac.
redly guarded as possible. But after
all such mishaps will recur 1t is the
price paid for the advancement of civ
ilization
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-28
OLD MAIDS DEFINED.
washington Post0

Wisconsin is a scientific state It's
fame has spread throughout the land,
1t has put science into the railroads
ond into every con eiyable form of
industry and daily life Now it pro-
poses to take up the old maid question.
a bill to tax S. annually every unmar-
ried woman over % years and to Gre
ate a matrimonial commission, con-
sisting of the governor, superintend-
ent of public property, and chief clerk
of the assembly, has been introduced
in the assembly and is shortly to ne
given consideration by that body.
Scientific marriages have been pro-
posed before. We have bad scientific
babies, scientific management in bust
ness, scientific bridge whist. So far,
however, science has not bothered the
so-called old maid" Perhaps she
might not mind trying it on; perhaps
would Either way, this is entirely
aside from the question.
Just as the bachelors have always
fought against any proposition to levy
a tax on them, and as the owners Of
mustachios have always fought the
taxation Of such adCrnment, so the old
maid has very right to fight the pres
ent move in Wisconsin. But what wo-
man will come forward with such a
protest, with it's implied admission?
Perhaps the suffragettes will take it
up. There would be doubt even about
this but for the fact that the Wisconsin
bill specifically defines old maids as
being unmarried women over the age
of 25." This definition is not merely
ungallant. 1t is the height of folly.
We hold no brief for old maids. In
the interest of truth, however, We are
willing to assert that no woman is an
old maid until she reaches an age
when reverence itself would forbid the
application of such term to her At
the age of % she has not yet begun to
bloom at 80 she should begin to think
of clothes and parties; at 40 she
should begin to look about for a hus-
band; at 50 she should have better
sense.
The Wisconsin legislators would
find themselves in hot water but for
the fact that unmarried women over
the age of %" are too young and light
hearted to consider the bill anything
but a joke
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-28
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= CULTIVATE ROSES IN YOUR =
SOIL =

= I 4 = = = 4 y 4 = = y 4 y I =
A Persian fable says, one day:
A wanderer found lump of clay,
So redolent of sweet perfume,
It's Odors scented all the room.
What are thou?" was his quick de-
mand,
Art thou some gem of Samarcand?
Or Spikenard in this rude disguise,
Or other costly merchandise"
Nay, am but a lump of clay"
Then where this WOnderous perfume
say?"
Friend, if the secret | must disclose
/ have been dwelling with the rose"
The world is a garden Our hearts
are the seed plots. The question that
confronts you and me is: Shall We
cultivate thorns or roses? 1t was my
privilege once to meet one of the sun
niest characters in all the great city
of Philadelphia This man was re-
tired professional man, who was
spending his leisure hours in the cul-
tivation of roses. He had met with
such success in his chosen pastime
that he was constantly impOrtuned to
write articles upon the culture Of
roses for the various magazines, max
ing such things a speciality.
One day he was on his way to the
city of Belfast to inspect a private
rose garden there, when some one re-
marked to him, 1T must take great
deal of patience and unremitting toll
to make a success in the cultivation of
roses" The genial doctor, beloved by
all on board for his sunny tempera-
ment, replied Enthusiastically, Eyes,
no one can raise roses unless he has
roses in his heart" This is parable
for you and me today A Mer y heart
doeth good like a medicine"
Selected,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-28
There Was a Reason.

ITS all very well for you to preach
economy" said his wife; but l notice
whenever l cut down expenses that
you smoke better cigars and spend
more money for your own pleasure
than at any other time"
well, confound it! What do you
suppose want you to economize for,
anyway? "-Pitsburg Observer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-28

Police Otttcer-"In order that the viii
lain who caught and kissed you in the
dark may be tracked, We must set our
police dog after him So to trace the
scent you must give Nero kiss. -
Fliegende Blaetter