The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-07-24

William ]. Bryan's paper, The Com
moner, prints list of the Democratic
presidential possibilities, but point
edly omits Judson Harmon of Ohio.
A salesman of the Federal Sugar
Company, in testifying, declared that
big corporations receive rebates from
the railroads at the present time, and
that the railroads are often forced to
give them in one guise or another.
The tangled affairs of the Peavey
Grain Company of Chicago resulted
from James Pettit's infatuation for
an actress. Since Petit committed
suicide it has been found that the
firm is involved over a million and a
half.
Attorney General Wickersham is
charged with failure to take action
against dishonest land operators in
Alaska. The House Committee on
Judiciary will report favorably a res
olution of inquiry offered by Delegate
WlckerSnam or Alaska.
Samuel Gompers, head of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, is to come
to the Coast this fall to make large
number of political speeches.
Experiments in Chicago with an y
Ray has enabled spectators to see
the vital spark, the X-Ray showing
the aura leaving the body and vanish
ing as man died.
Charles Jefferson, a strong man
twenty-five years ago for Barnum an;
Bailey, and remembered by thousands
of Americans, dropped dead in New
York
Fourteen bogus insurance COM
panies doing business in Philadelphia
have been investigated and shown to
be getting $4,000 a month from eli.
ents all over the country. Practically
all this money has been squandered
by the officials.
Governor Deneen of Illinois spent
six hours on the stand being cross!
examined by Lorimer's lawyers. De-
neen knows much of the inside his.
tory of Illinois politics.
Letters and kilograms from indi-
viduals and societies all over the
country are pouring in on President
Taft in behalf of Pure Food Wiley,
whom he is asked to retain in the
service in spite of the charges filed
against him.
John Hays Hammond, special Unit
ed States Ambassador to the corona
ton ceremonies, has returned to this
country. His secretary authorized
statement saying he would not be
our next minister to Germany.
Mark Twain left an estate the total
valuation of which is $471,136 1t is
left entirely to his his only daughter,
Mrs. Gabrilowitch, the wife of the
musician.
President Taft received his first
aerial visitor when Harry Atwood of
Boston, after circling the Washington
in an aeroplane, flew into
the White House grounds and landed
at the feet of the President.
The Atlantic shipping conference
has voted to continue the existing
rate agreement until October 81,
when it is expected new agreement
will be signed.
Thirty-one states have voted in IA
vor of the income tax. 1t takes
thirty-five to get the necessary three
fourths vote. 1t is impossible to get
that many lined up this year.
Buffalo Bills big circus tent blew
down during a performance in Chi
cago. A terrific storm caused the
damage and over 5000 people were
caught under the heavy canvas folds.
Police had considerable difficulty in
restoring order
j. Ogden Armour, head of the great
Armour Packing Company, has an
nounced that he is unqualifed1y IN
favor of Canadian reciprocity.
The United States is making an
effort to acquire the Galapagos Island,
off the coast of Ecuador, which COM
mands the Pacific entrance to the
Panama Canal.
John D. Rockefeller gives his wife
full credit for building his fortune.
He says he would be broke If he had
not taken her advice.
Former Secretary of War Dickin-
son is accused of failing to act when
proofs were officially sent to him OF
coal frauds in Alaska.
A Congressional investigation will
be instituted into charges of miscon-
duct by officers of the pay department
of the army
Steel mills are again operating
close TO seventy Der cent of their full