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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-06
HOW NEW ZEALAND HELPS HER
WORKING PEOPLE To GET HOMES

Vice Consul Henry ID. Baker, on a
special mission to New Zealand, sub
mits an interesting report concerning
recent legislation in that common
wealth, designed to help working peo-
pie to secure their own homes. The
report in part is as follows:
In accordance with an act passed in
December 1910, the government OF
New Zealand is now putting into oper.
alton a plan for the sale to workmen,
in cash installments, of dwellings espe.
cially suitable to their use.
This act makes some important
changes in a former workers dwell
ings act passed in 1905, which it re
peals, chiefly by doing away with the
tenancy and lease methods of dispos
ing Of houses and substituting sales on
very easy terms, including an initial
depot of so C$4S.G6), with subse
quent installments Of SO los. C$17O3)
every half year payable weekly, fort
nightly or monthly, for a period OF
251a years, on every &1OO ($4S665)
owing at the commencement of the
purchase. OF this amount 5 per cent
is charged for interest on the sum ow
! ing from time to time, computed hal
! yearly; the balance Of the installments
goes to pay the principal; so that the
amount of interest payable diminishes
from the first half year onward, while
the amount paid upon the principa
correspondence increases. Thus il
the event of dwelling being erected
| the capital value of which, including
land ETC., is, say $3.50 (S2725.42), the
amount owing just after the payment
of the original deposit of &1O would
be $3.50 (S2676.5S). AS $3.50 is five
and one-half times G1O, the half-year
ly installments payable would in this
instance be five and one-half times
S17.03, or $93.66
Other Provisions of Law-Life Insur
ance Feature.
In addition to these installments the
purchaser is required to pay the esti
mated amount of taxes and fire insur
ance such amounts to be added to the
/ installments; also must he attenC
properly to the upkeep of his dwell
ing. The purchaser has the privilege
of paying off, in advance, an additiona
sum of G7 C$34O6), of the multiple
thereof, and may elect either that he
shall cease paying any further install
ment of principal and interest unit
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-06

The greatest distance Travelled by the
winged seeds of a forest tree OBJ
served by this authority was 10C
yards. Under the most favorable cir
cumstances, he calculates, it would
take this plant just 100 years tc
spread 800 yards and 100000 years tC
spread from the Malay Peninsula tC
the Philippines if land connection
existed.-Scientifi American.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-06
WATCH THE MOONLIGHT.

There is nothing more regular n
its visits than the moon. and every
time she comes around Haleiwa re-
ceiYes her with open arms and with
dancing, There may not be a regular
ball this month, but there is always
some kind of dancing during the
moonlight nights, and bathing is in
dulged in with great pleasure by the
hundreds who go down for the drive
and dinner. Haleiwa offers wonder
full opportunities for enjoyment and
trains go to the door
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-06
FRUIT FLY IS
BEING C0MBATED

Nothing definite was done at the
meeting of the board of agriculture
and forestry meeting yesterday after
noon-that is in regard to the Mediter-
Ianean fruit fly. The members of the
board who were present were Chair
man Judd and Messrs. Won Holt and
Dowsett.
Much depends upon the work that
Entomologist Carnes does on the
mainland with regard to getting Cali
fornia to help out in the campaign
against the fruit fly. The Territory
of Hawaii is going to spend $3.50 in
the fight, and it is hoped that the
State of California will devote a like
sum to the war on the pest
So far, no plans for fighting the
fruit fly have been formulated The
matter has been discussed by the
members of the board in an informal
manner. 1t was thought that the Ter
ritory should get started at once on
the campaign against the fruit fly, so
that the CalifoTnians could see that
Hawaii is in earnest in the matter.
The sum of $3.50 would do to start
with, and the other amount might
come from California later on.
The board will communicate, Off
cially, with the California authorities,
as that is what Mr. Carnes suggested
before leaving on the Sierra
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-06

Much capital was made by the anti
reciprocity legions, in the recent
Canadian elections, of the Interior
ence of William Randolph Hearst by
rendering the assistance of his string
of yellow papers on the other side.
Some conservative workers in Mon
treal conceived the idea Of holding
an indignation meeting on the sub
ject and inviting Hearst to attend and
answer for himself-"to show cause
in legal phraseology, why he should
not bear the stigma of being an i'm
pertinent interloper,
The invitation was sent the meet
ing held, and below is part of the
Montreal Witnesses report of the
event, an entertaining part of which
was the reading of the telegraphic
correspondence between. the tory
managers in Montreal and Hearst5
representative in New York.
Report of Meeting.
There was a sound Of revelry by
night" It was Montreals thousands
gathered on the Champ de Mars on
Saturday evening to protest against
the entrance into Canadian political
affairs by William Randolph Hearst.
The Conservative party, under
whose auspices the protest meeting
was held, had toured the city with a
brass band all the afternoon adver-
Using the rally. The crowds came, a
few to hear the speeches, a multitude
to see what would happen, and be on
hand for any "fun" which might
arise. Not long did they have to
wait, for things were humming al
most from the very beginning of the
speeches. The first speaker or two
managed to get big cheers from the
throng, as they denounced what they
termed 'the unwarranted interfer-
ence of William Randolph Hearst in
Canadian affairs, and his alliance
with the Liberal party" Then some
one called for cheers for reciprocity,
three cheers for Laurier, the Liberal
chieftain's name was spelled again
and again, and only occasionally
could word of the platform speak
ers be heard through the din. At one
time no less than three other speak
ers-Liberals, Nationalist and So
cialists-were addressing crowds on
other parts of the Champ de Mars,
while the crowd surged back and
forth between the speakers. The
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-06

visions for 1900 passengers and crew
of 900. Fifty thousand pieces of linen
have to be washed, dried and ironed.
LIVERPOOL, September 1.-THE
Cunard liner LUsitania, which arrived
here Saturday morning from New
York, had everything on board in ship,
shape condition this morning, and was
prepared to start on her third trip
across the Atlantic within a fortnight
The steamer left New York a week
ago yesterday, after being only thirty.
two hours in port, in an effort to re
cover the loss of eight days incurred
by the recent British shipping strike
Before noon today the big vessel left
her dock, steamed alongside the land,
ing stage, and began taking on her
passengers, of whom there we're 1000.
The steamer will sail for New York
at her scheduled time, FIVE o'clock
this afternoon.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-06
FATAL LIVE WIRE
DAMAGE SUIT

The trial of the $4,000 damage suit
of Oshima Okasaki against the Ha-
waiian Electric Company was begun
yesterday in the circuit court be-
fore Judge Whitney, jury being waiv-
ed. d. w. Burchard and A. S. Hum
phreys are attorneys for the plain
tiff, and J. w, Cathcart and C. r. Hem
enway for the defendant.
The suit is to recover damages al
legged to have been sustained by the
plaintiff through the death of her hus-
band, X. Okasaki, painter, who while
at work on building Oh King street,
Palama, accidentally came in contact
with a live wire and was electrocuted.
Pay cash and ASH for Green Stamps
(they are free) and call at the show.
rooms and see the new goods.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-06
HEALTH EXPEDITION.

Among those booked to leave for
Maui and Hawaii in the Mauna Loa
on Tuesday are Secretary E, A. Mott
Smith, eX-president of the board Of
health; DR.. ]. S. B. Pratt, president;
DR., Shepherd, executive health Off
Ger; DR.. d. H. Currie, of the Federal
quarantine service, and Surgeon II
Carter, assigned to a sanitary inspec
tion of the Territory.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-06
THE FLIGHT OF SEEDS.

1t is popularity believed that winged
seeds from trees travel great dis
tances on the wind, but the inyestiga-
lions of a British scientist who has
spent much time in Singapore, indi-
cate that winged seeds have far mar
rover range of flight than have
powder" seeds and plumed seeds
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-06

the sum paid in advance is exhausted
or that the amount shall be deducted
from the balance owing al the date of
payment, the period of future Install
ments to be reduced accordingly. Resi-
dence in a workers dwelling is com.
pulsory on the purchaser, but absence
for twelve months at a time may be
permitted. The worker is not allowed
to dispose Of his dwelling to any per.
son without the consent of the Labor
Department Of the government.
The term worker" as used in the
present act includes "any person,
male or female who is employed in
work of any kind or in manual labor,
whose earnings at the time Of his ap.
plication do not exceed e175 C$S516D
per annum, and who is landless, mean.
ing thereby that he is not either by
himself or jointly with any other per-
son the owner in fee simple or the
tenant or occupier under a lease of
any land in New Zealand"
A special arrangement has been
made with the government life insur-
ance department by which a pur.
chaser of g workers dwelling may, on
entering into his agreement to pur-
chase, effect with that department an
insurance on his life throughout the
period of his agreement for, as nearly
as practicable, the amount owing on
his dwelling from time to time, so
that in the event of the death of the
purchaser the balance owing on his
dwelling would at once be payable by
the life insurance department, and the
dwelling would become part of his es-
tate. The monthly premiums range
from Is. lid. GAG cents) on every G1OC
($4S6.65) at the age of 25 to SO 10d.
($1703) at the age of As Such poll
cies are issued subject to the workers
passing a medical examination.
The worker is especially pr0teote,
from the possibility of his dwellin,
being seized for debt other than the
mortgage for which it is security.
Construction of the Dwellings.
Workers dwellings under the new
act, the same as under the old, may
be buff of wood, concrete or brick,
but the total cost must not exceed
5000 C$292O). The department of
labor has recommended to the work.
ers that they choose houses of ferro.
Continued on page twelve)
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

any Crismas dinner but 1 had foar
pounds OF candy an hav ct moast OF IL
an my torpeder bote Is sailin crate in
the bath tub.
p. nj went 10 the winder to
look out an forgot the bath tub an
the wotter run over an the ceelin OF
the parlor fell axdently an grandpa
an pa an unkel Joe an ma was axdent-
ly hurt so the dokter Is bak agen an
the plummer Is comm II thay can
fined him.
p. m.--Gramma and grampa and
unkel Joe has gone hoam an pa is
settin down stares with his arm in a
sling WHARF the plasterin broak Il an
he sec when II gets well he will tend
to my case II is a sad world for
littel boys that is full of happiness
one moment an filled with greet the
mex an our cook has quit because 4
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

rers at target an a histry book an
a pare Of mittens an sevrul sacks an
boxes of candy an hav ct sum moar.
1880 a. m.-Pa an ma KEEP astin me
why dident eat no brekfust an pa
sed he bet Ide ben etin candy alreddy
In spite OF his orders that shuddent.
but ma sed no doubt the xcitement
OF Crismas was enuf TO take away my
appetite.
8 a. m.-Grandpa an gramma-an-
unkel Joe is here. Thay brot me sum
moar candy an a indjun suite with
tommyhawk an a torpeder bote. that
winds up and sales In the wotter.
9a. m.-Pa showed me how 10 run
the trane on the track an broke the
engin. but he sec Il can be fixed.
Unkle Joe CIV me a doller an | went
out an bot sum burd shot TO shute In
my air gun an sum candy.
10 a. NIT isent cold n you don't
sit rite beside the parlor winder WHARF
broke 1t axdentiy shutin with my
air gun. Pa Threatened to- lick me.
but grampa sed boys will be boys an
he was wors than me when he was
my aige.
~ noon.--It wuz too bad about
usmma. but cuddept help 1t. wuz
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

playin injun on the trale and Missus
Perkins frum mex dore wuz here and
she wuz talkin with grsmma an 1 run
up behine them an tommyhawked
gramma an Misses Perkins an then
started 10 scalp Missus Perkins. but
jest her hare cum on an she looked
so funny sittin thare boiihedded that
gramma tainted an choaked on her
false teeth when | hit her with the
tommyhawk an Missus Perkins went
hoam an gramma had 10 go TO bed
an the dokter cum and Civ her medsin.
3 .. MT Is a loansum Crismas
indede to punish me thay made me
stay upstares an wuddent let me hav
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

Twas there the frenzied man was seen
With hopeless. troubled face.
The stranger man would sain hecons
From him OF haggard eye:
Besides. the aisle was crowded with
The folks who would go by.
II pray thee" said the stranger man.
Go chase thyself from me-"
An, STR" the other man implcred--
woeful wight was he.
"a tortoise comb. a pair Of skates,
whole carload OF toys,
Some things beside for all my friends.
Ana FOR their girls and boys.
And here am: and I an here;
The things-oh. where are they
For male and female clerks conspirs
To hide from me- the way.
But this know. and this atone:
Three aisles across. then back.
-Four counters down. one counter up.
Then double on your track.
The elevator takes you next.
To land you otherwheres,
And when you weary OF its crowd.
You amble down the stairs.
"But stili-but still, my honest fr,.na-
You do not reach the goal
It's always 'on the other slds.'
IL In, upon py soul.
so here am I. and I am here.
And you are standing by,
care not where the things may be
But where the deuce am ~"
They led him 20 an ambulanos,
Althouah ha Md Vaalsf
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21
Garnett Said To Be Chosen.

An intimate personal friend of Jas.
Garrett. attorney general-elect. who
was In Frankfort. said that the APP
pointment of a first assistant attorney
general has been made. but will not
be made public for the present. The
man who has been appointed. il Is
said, is known widely for his legal
attachments. Two men could have
had the appointment had they wanted
H. One OF these was Charles Il. Me.
Dowell. OF Danyille. The other is Ed
ward Hines OF Louisville. The truth
of the report is soon TO be known.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21
Good Place Yet Astray.

II is said that the appointee has not
been agreed upon and that an effort
is being made TO find a man who will
satisfy Henry Bosworth.. state auditor
elect. who will make the appoint
ment, and the other leaders OF the
party who had prominent part in the
recent campaign. II is said that Mr.
Bosworth is willing to appoint a man
who helped in the recent Democratic
victory. but the man must be one who
Is acceptable to Mr.. Bosworth.
. With nearly all OF the good places
under the next administration already
parceled out there yet remains one
good position that has not been filed.
at least. IL 1t has been filled, nobody
seems TO be able to discover who the
lucky man is That place is insurance
commissioner. one OF the best jobs
at the capitol. II not only pays well,
but II also offers a man a fine chance
to land in a good business position
after the four years work for the
state is finished.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21
-FOUR COLONIES
COMMISSIONED
FIRST ACT OF Gov MecREARV-
OSCAR BOHEMIAN TO BE HIS
ssrENoeRAPHER.
COL. THOS. SMITH is SECRETARY
Was the First OF the Newly Elected
Officers TO Take Oath-Wss Ad-
ministered In the Governors
Private Office.

Frankfort.-The first act Of the new
Governor after he had taken the oath
of office, was to appoint four Colonels
on his personal stan. He appointed
Chas. u. Norton, William Tholheimer
and Rudy .0bgt, of Louisville. and
John McNabb. OF Lexington. The COM
missions had been made out by DIR.
Ben l.. Drummer. Secretary Of State,
and we're lying on the Governors desk
when he went to his office. after shak-
ing hands with thousands of people.
The first of the new officers to take
the oath OF office was Col. Thomas
Smith. OF Richmond. the Governors
private secretary. Col. Smith was
sworn in as secretary by Miss Minnie
Lee McDaniels, of the Secretary of
States office. The oath was admin
istered in the Governors private Of
fec.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21
JORnnAS
christmas
,4Journal&
U6ur D Nes6it p

6a. m-Got up an went DOWNSTAIRS
In my mite close an was pickin things
Of the Crismas tree wen pa an ma
cum down an sed for gudness saik boy
yule catch yure deth OF cooled: go bak
TO bed until 1t is time to get up.
Sis a. m.-Put my close on an
went down stares agen an ct ten silks
OF candy an two ornges befoar pa
cum down an sed he wud whip me n
] dident eo bak TO bed an let him
get sum slepe after bein up so late
the mite befoar. but ma sed Jon
doant destroy the Crismas JOY for our
boy; let him aloan.
$3.50 a. nj hav got a ralerode
track an trane an hookin ladder an
a set Of dun bells. an injun clubs an
a air san an a pistol that shutes ar
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21
Reception Held BY Governor.

After the inaugural ceremonies
were over and the new Governor had
taken the oath OF Office. Gov. Nc
creary and Lieut.. Gov. McDermott
held public reception in the hand
some state reception room in the Cap
itol. Gov. Wilson, the retiring Gov
ernor. received with Gov. McCreary
and they were assisted by Col Thos.
Smith. Gov. McCrearys secretary and
the state officials.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

Mecresry Governor For Second Time.
Augustus H. Wilson ceased
to be governor st noon Tues.
day and James n. McCreary was
sworn In as his successor in Office a
few minutes later. The ceremony took
place in the capitol In the presence OF
thousands of persons. representing ev.
cry section of Kentucky. Chief Jus.
tice J. y. Hobson. OF the Kentucky
Court OF Appeals. administered the
oath OF office. after which Gov. Nc
Creary turned and shook hands warm
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21
Tip HaIdeman For AdJutsnt General.


That Col W. b. Haldeman,
editor OF the Louisville Times,
will be offered and will accept the ap-
pointment as Adjutant-G of Ken
tacky in a few weeks, is the belief of
those best posted politicians in Frank
fort. 1t is said that Gov. McCreary
will offer the place to Col Haldeman
and that the Louisville newspaper
man and former colonel OF the First
Kentucky infantry will accept. Moth
ing has been said to Col. Haldeman
about the appointment and he has re-
fused to discuss the matter. saying he
knew nothing of his appointment and
would cross that bridge when he
reached ii.
Col. Haldeman is one OF the best
known and most popular men in Ken
lucky and he has had great military
experience. He is veteran of the
southern confederacy. having served
through the civil war with distinction.
He was at the head OF the Louisville
regiment of the Kentucky national
guard for several years and built up
that organization to a high state Of
efficiency.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21
Pulling For Brother.

Senator Josh X. Catlett, of Prince
ton. who is "A holdoyer Democratic
member OF the upper branch at the
coming session OF the legislature. is
interested in the race of his brother,
Sam O. Catlett, who IL a candidate
for doorkeeper OF the senate. Sam
was cloakroom keeper OF the senate
at the last session and made many
friends by his uniform courtesy and
accommodating manners. lie is OPP
posed by James Mcdonald, OF Henry
county. and Dave Haley, 0. Boone
county.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21
Last Act Of Gov. Wilson.

Last Act Of Gov. Wilson.
The last official act Of Gov Wilson
was to certify to the National Con
gress that the Kentucky Legislature
had approved the income tax amend
ment to the National Constitution.
This certificate has been made
twice before but there was something
irregular about it each time. Before
he went out of Office. however. Gov.
Wilson made two appointments. He
appointed Harrison Simpson justice
OF the peace in Casey county and VIM.
Bell. Jr.. police Judge OF Simpson
vile.
Gov. Wilson also appointed Roy
Without, of Ashland ard louisville. a
Colonel on his stan and the title that
he now wears of Colonel Col. VIII
holt is coal magDate hsving a new
'ly developed mine in Harlan county.
He has been secretary Ia the Railroad
Commission for four years but II now
engaged in developing Eastern Ken
lucky goal mines
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

Connections cab morse which was
struck by an automobile became de
spondent aud deliberately committed
suicide Evidently be figured that fate
Was rubbing II In.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

A business man In Toronto has an
eighty-year-old stenographer. From
the point OF view OF business mans
wife. that 10 the proper age for ste
nographers.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

Il may be possible TO catch fish with
noise. as a Harvard professor claims.
but most anglers conserve their noise
until they have returned FROM the tisb.
ing trip
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

Street car conductors are to an.
nounce the names OF streets through
horns TO save opening the door. They'll
be singing them next
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

An American aeronaut committed
suicide by jumping into the, English
channel-a dismal paraphrase OF the
Goals to- Newcastle principle.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

Farmer IN Connecticut found a lump
OF gold in a chickens crop. The mug
get is said to be almost as valuable
as a fresh egg. :
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

The smugglers who were caught In
New York with $1,000 worth OF glass
eyes evidently were blind to the
iniquity OF their ways
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

Medicine Hat has resumed. II
stands ready 10 forward all sorts OF
disagreeable weather to any address.
charges all prepaid
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

People who have a family Of small
boys and girls do not need a calendar
to remind them that Christmas is
coming
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

Astronomers tell Us that there Is
frost on Mars. but we need not be told
that there 10 frost on this little old
earth
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

" the pen IS mightler than the
sword where does the typewriter come
in?
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

New York Judge decides that an
Americans house Is his castle and he
has right to fortify IT with a handy
revolver
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

II has been decided the campaign
cigars are not included In New Yorks
new law prohibiting the carriage OF
deadly weapons.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

Doesn't II beat anything how mer'
curry can go down when IL gets start.
ed?
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

An Omaha Judge says there Is no
such thing as old age and proves IL
by marrying at the age OF 70 Boys
will be boys
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

Manchus and pigtails are going out
OF fashion In China
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

The price Of opium has dropped as
a result OF the Chinese revolution
Now We know why the war CORE
spondents are Strengthening SO many
thousands every day.