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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
iage Paints. Phone S28, Street No. Ill w. Main
The CASE OF M'NAMARA

1t may be that the NMcNamaras
who were taken out to California to
to be tried for dynamiting are guilty
as charged. If so, the punishment
can hardly be too severe. The
dynamiter is one Of the most cold
blooded of assassins. He dellber-
ately destroys the lives of those who
have never done him any harm in
order to wreak vengeance on sume
person or persons who have done
some real or fancied wrong.
However, Mcnamara is entitled
to the presumption of innocence
that goes with every man until he
is found guilty. His pictures do
not make him look like william and
1 do not like the manner in which
he was virtually kidnapped. l am
in favor of an absolutely square
deal and am inclined to think it Will
work for exact justice in the end.
If Mcnamara had been permitted
to see an attorney the chances are
that he would have been taken to
California just the same and in that
event it could not have been said
that he had anythingto complain of.
There is no reason TO believe that
he will not get fair trial in Cali
fornla and if he is innocent he
ought to court speedy trial. II
guilty he will naturally try to evade
the trial if possible.
The objection l have to the meth
cd used in capturing him and taking
him away in the night from Indian.
apolis has nothing to do with the
final outcome of his trial. If he is
guilty am anxious to see him con-
vlcted because if guilty at all he i:
guilty of cold blooded, horrible
and cowardly crime. In my judg
ment however, the summary way II
which he was hurried out of Indiana
is calculated to excite so much sym
pathy for him that it will make i
harder to convict him if he is guilty.
The circumstances in this case
seem TO be good deal like those ir
the Haywood and Meyer cases
Now as the years wear on l am
more and more inclined to think
that Orchard told the truth in thai
celebrated trial, but the great ma
iority of the people who read of the
manner in which Haywood, MoyeI
and Pettibone were taken out of the
state of Colorado and to the state
of Idaho relt that whether guilty OF
OF these men had been deprived OF
their constitutional rights by the
manner in which they were abducted
and that feeling made sympathy for
them at the trial. Mail and Breeze.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

Gus Bender is in the county
Jail at Erie. awaiting trial on the
charge of stealing $500 cash. His
I4-year-old son has also been
arrested for stealing baseball, but
the juvenile judge doesn't want to
send the boy to Jail with his father.
The judge says the father is not ft
company, even for his own son.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

1t does look like Arthur Capper
will be the unanimous choice of the
Kansas Republicans as their clndi-
date for governor the next time.
Capper IS all right and his election
assured, but the party counsel must
be allowed to draft the platform
and not few visionary reformers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

The Santa Fe railroad is conduct
ing schools along its system to
teach its employees how to handle
dynamite and other explosives safe.
ly. After all is said and done, the
only wav to handle explosives with
perfect safety is not to handle them
at all.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
Buried in Erie

The body of G. R Snyder OF Erie,
was taken through Ohauute, Tuesday
for burial in the Erie cemetery. Mr..
Snyder was badly burned in an engine
explosion 10 Texas, where he was
working. He was taken to the Santa
Fe hospital iu Topeka, where he died.
He was son OF Mr.. and Mrs. NJ "
SDyier OF Erie.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
A LADY MAYORS TROUBLES

MIS-. Ella wilson, mayor OF nun.
newell, Kas., is learning something
about practical politics. No sooner
was she fairly seated in her new Of
flee than a 'fuss" started which has
increased in intensity until now she
has appealed to Governor Stubbs to
help her out. 1t appears that while
Mrs. Wilson was elected mayor the
council are men. And they have
been perfectly horrid. Not only do
they refuse to carry out Mrs. Will
sons beautiful plan of turning Hun
newell into an earthly paradise, but
they actully ignore the mayor and
her city clerk. The council met in
bedroom at the City hotel and
sent word to the lady mayor and the
lady clerk 10 come on over and
bring the town records with them.
This offer was very properly treated
with lady-like contempt.
In the midst of her troubles Mrs.
Wilson could think only of one per-
son who seemed to combine all wis
dom and authority to help lady may
ors. She sat right down and wrote
to Governor Stubs and told him all
about it. She said that the council
men were mean things and had re-
fused to help her carry out her CAM
paign pledges. How could she
make Hunnewell clean and pure if
the members of the council ignored
her and her lady clerk? Could not
Governor Stubs see the diff iculties
Of her position? Here she was duly
elected head of the municipal gov
ernment of Hunnewell and empow-
cred by the laws of the state to run
the town. And yet she couldn't do
a thing unless the governor sent
down the militia or did something
equally as effective to establish her
authority.
The situation in which Mrs. Viii
son finds herself compels sympathy.
But she should be reminded of the
fact that she is having the same ex
perlence as most mayors of small
towns who have ROW" on their
hands. She went into politics to
show the superior ability of women
in municipal administration. That
she struck heavy obstacles at the
outset is not strange. 1t is all in
the gene of politics and she should
have been prepared for emergencies.
Of course Governor StuDDS may nnu
some way to help her. But even
Governor Stubs has his limitations.
If the mean councilmen of Hume
we'll want to meet in a bedroom or
livery stable, it is presumably their
privilege. 1t isn't right and it does
not show proper respect for woman
hood, but Mrs. Wilson must remem
Der that when she left her home to
go into politics she also sacrificed
something else. We hope she will
win out and believe that eventually
she will. But politics is not ca
reer for sensitive people, either men
or women.-Kansas City Journal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

Would it not be better to keep
our factories going and all labor
employed at good wages than to
cut off the farmers profits by throw
ing the laborer out of work, thereby
cutting out his best market
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

If Senator Bristow would put his
opposition to the Canadian reci-
proclty measure squarely on the
grounds\that it is unrepublican and
therefore not in the int 9rests of the
whole people it would be more
effective.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

We believe it better that a few
institutions should be over pro-
tected, if necessary, than that thou
sands of laborers should be thrown
out of work.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

Chanute business men are plan
ming for trade extension trip over
Southeastern Kansas in autos.
They say special railroad train is
not up to date enough for them.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

Who is kicking on this weather
A dry May and June and wet July
and August are What we want for
corn. We never raised a good oats
crop and corn crop the same year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
JUAREz FALLEN
General Navarro Surrenders--.
Greatest Victory Since the
Rebellion Began.

500 Federal soldiers surrendered
to Madero's victorious army. Gen.
eral Navarro surrendered his sword
to Col. Garibaldi of the insurrecto
forces. This is the greatest victory
of the insurrectos since the rebel
hon began.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

How quick performing bear on
the streets will attract a crowd.
How quick the crowd can scatter
when the hat begins to pass.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

If the Senate of the United States
proves to be Republican we will
have no reciprocity treaty with
Canada this session, in spite of our
Republican President with Demo =
cratic proclivities.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

Canadian Reciprocity seems to be
but another name for ultimate free
trade with. Canada. In other words
we are to swap the trade of 90, 900, :
600 people for that of 5 700, 900.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
PLEAD GUILTY

A number of Ohio legislators,
have plead guilty to a charge Of
bribery. Ohio citizens seem to
have become somewhat demoralzed
ia late years or the public con-
science has become aroused to their
shortcoming
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

AS we go to press we learn of the
death of Mr.. Harrison Mortimer Of
Ft. Scott, au uncle of Mr.. BlakleY Of
the Tribune. Mr.. Mortimer was
lifetime printer of the old school. He
had never married and died at the age
of II. Mr.. Blakley is in FIT. Scott at
tending the funeral.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

1t is little hard on the patriotic
old president of Mexico to be asked
to resign by rebel and feel that he
must accede to the request for the
good of his country.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

If you want to find out whether
or not there is any hustle In Chanute
ladies, just call a school bond
election and watch them.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

A portion of the little almond
eyed brothers across the sea have
started their annual passtime of
killing one another.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

The chinch bugs may eat up the
oats crop but if they do the big
rain in July will wash them away
and save the corn.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

So far the effort TO answer the
demand for cheaper living seems to
be at the expense of the farmer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

Mayor Billiard of Topeka IS will
ing to be drafted as the Democratic
candidate for governor of Kansas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

The corn in this regionis planted
and most of it up and growing fine.
The ground was never in finer
condition.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

Attorney general Dawson almost
developed a young war when he
started In to screw the lid down in
Cherokee county.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

If Republicans would succeed in
holding power in this country it
must be on the grounds of an equit-
able protection to all industries.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

Who cares how high the cost of
living may be if he is drawing a
salary or making profit on his
business to Justify.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
KANSAS TOPICS
(KANsAs CITY JoURNAL.)

A Salina preacher got affinity
mixed up with divinity and is now
the defendant in a sensational di-
vorce suit.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

Has anybody beard anything
lately about that in.<fuEban line we
we're soon going to have1
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

X 1t takes US back to the old days
to sees. L. VanSandt wearing the
marshal's star.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-23
ORDER PULLING SWIMMING CASE
BACK FROM THE SUPREME COURT

with violation OF Board of Health
regulation.
Lightfoot filed demurrer, based
on the ground that the Board Of
Health order prohibiting swimming
was unreasonable. After the case had
been argued at length and many wit
nesses had given their testimony,
Fred Milverton, appearing for The
government, moved that the matter
he reserved to the supreme court en-
an agreed statement of facts, This
course was followed by the court and
an order was issued by Judge Cooper
reserving to the supreme court two
questions, namely:
Shall the demurrer be sustained? 90
"Do the facts set out in the trans
cript of the testimony as a matter of
law prove that the regulation was a
reasonable regulation?"
Since that time nothing has been
Continued on page four.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-23
WHEELS WITHIN
WHEELS IN H|LO
WHARF MATTER

Commissioner c. J. Mccarthy said
this morning to a Star reporter:
The commission wants a wharf in
Hilo and the railroad people want a
wharf, and according to the act cf
the legislature, the situation is such
that the commission and the railroad
must work together as far as posi-
BILE. The HilO Railroad Company ;
plan, as far as the construction of the
wharf is concerned, looks good to Us.
But, if the Inter-Island, or anybody
else, can show us still better plans,
it is up to us and for the benefit of
the community to consider and per-
haps accept those plans. So far we
have only reports on borings and m
vestigations made by the railroad
people. If we can get a two-sided
wharf and better facilities than those
originally planned, then of course,
we want to know it. | believe we
are now in a fair way to advance The
arrangements for satisfactory wharf
for Hilo The action of the commits
sioners yesterday afternoon in re-
voking the railroads license has
cleared the atmosphere and left all
concerned better able to accomplish
the best work for everybody"
At yesterdays meeting Mccarthy
had the following to say:
81 believe we have to work in har-
mony with the Hilo Railroad Com
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-23
MURDER JURY
VISITS SCENE

The court and the jury selected to
try Sergeant Mcmahon for the muir
der of Alexander \. Cederlor went to
Leilehua this morning to view the
scene of the alleged crime. They
were accompanied by the clerk of the
court. the marshal and the defendant,
McMahon.
1t was not expected that it would
take long to SO over the ground and
give the jury an idea Of where the
, tragedy occurred, and hope was ex-
pressed that the party might be able
TO return on the early afternoon train.
In the event that they could not they
would have to take the train that
would bring them back to Honolulu at
500 this evening.
There was a spirited argument in
court yesterday afternoon over
whether or not the jury ought to be
kept locked up during the time of the
trial and whether or not they should
be permitted to read the newspapers.
Attorney Andrews for the defense
threw some aspersions on the press,
claiming that many cases are tried in
the papers before they are tried by
the court, thus preiudicing the jury.
In this particular instance he did not
feel that it would be fair to his client
if the iurymen we're allowed to read
the papers.
United States District Attorney
Breckons did not feel that any harm
could be done by permitting the jury
to read the papers. He had always
found the accounts OF court proceed
ings in Honolulu to lie fair and un-
biased.
Judge Clemons was loath to deprive
the jurors of their daily papers, but
he advised them not to read them. and
especially not to read any editorial
comment on the trial.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-23

ditches thern would he yory fou, mo,
quito larvae left
"The ton minnows are eyceuert for
keeping down mosouitoes BarhaJoes
has been cleared of the maIariaI
fever mosouito tbrouab the introdur.
ton of the little millions, as tbav are.
called there
"When in tho Canal Zone visited
some sprinps in companv with CoIo.
mel Gorgas. These springs fed little
streams. in which mosmitoes bred
Drip cans were hung over the sprinp
and the wafer carried the oil down.
That stonned mosouitoas from brood.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-23
DRIP CANS WILL Be USED
TO OIL WATER IN STREAMS

Everything is running smoothly" ,"
said DR.. Blue this morning when seen
in his Office. we are now getting to
the oiling stage, and system of drip
cans will be established in hundreds
of places, Ordinary coil oil cans are
being fitted with wicks at the side,
and the oil or mixture that we decide
upon will drip through the wicks into
The streams and other places. The
rate at which the oil drips can be reg
ulated to nicely, and some cans will
last week without any attention
from anybody.
Il have examined half a dozen
streams or so thus far and have found
no larvae in them. The top minnows
are doing great work in The desuuc-
ton OF mosquito larvae, and the value
Of these small fish cannot be oyer-esti,
mated.
The drip cans will be hung over
the banks of creeks and watercourses,
where, on account of weeds and water
grass, the minnows do not feed much.
The oil-which will be a mixture to
suit conditions-will constantly drip
out at a slow rate. 1t will be effec-
tive in keeping the streams clear of
larvae.
If the bitches and laterals leading
to and through taro patches were kept
open, so that the constant running OF
the water could carry oil from drip
cans suspended on the edges of the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-23
Body Of Sergeant SChOOIey
Found in Nuuanu Stream

The body of Elmer Schooley, quar-
termaster sergeant at Fort Ruger, was
found floating in Nuuanu stream
about seventy-five yards mauka of
the rapid transit crossing about 6:lO
o'clock this morning.
information was given the police
department by ice Pua and the body
was taken to the morgue.
An inquest will be held at 1880 p.
m. today.
Deceased was dressed in civilian
clothes and six or seven dollars was
found in his clothing. A stick-pin was
also in his tie when the body was
taken from the water.
Schooley was a man of about forty
eight years of age and had been in
the United States army for twenty
eight years.
He was seen last night about 11:15
standing with some marines and 9th,
ers outside the Banzai saloon on
Hotel near Kekaulike street.
Foul Play Suspected.
DIR. Emerson performed an autopsy
this morning and came to the con.
clusion that death resulted from
drowning, though probably superin-
duced by injuries about the head sus-
tanned before deceased went into the
water.
In other words, DR., Emerson is of
the opinion that Schooley was badly
beaten up and then either fell into
or was thrown into the water where
his body was found.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-23

The swimming case that was tried
in Judge Coopers court early last
sumner in which Bert Lightfoot was
the defendant was suddenly revived
i'm the circuit court this morning in
an unexpected manner that leads the
defendant and other lawyers to assert
that, in their opinion, it is only a
move on the part OF the Board ci
Health to establish its jurisdiction in
the banana crusade.
It will be remembered that during
the late alleged cholera epidemic the
Board OF Health issued an order pro
hibiting swimming in the harbor or
at Waikiki, Believing the order un,
reasonable and illegal, Bert Lightfoot
notified the Board of Health that to
make a test case, he would go swim
ming in the harbor at certain hour
on a day fixed. This intention he car
ried into effect ana was subsequently
ARE sted on a warrant charging him
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-23
ODDS AND ENDS
IN THE COURTS

Three divorces were granted by
Judge Robinson this morning, all of
them to Orientals,
Kono Yanai was divorced from Ota-
kichi Yanai on the ground of deser-
tion. The same ground of complaint
separated Yasuta Kanetaro from San
Kanetaro Extreme cruelty was the
reason for the divorce of Charles Lam
from his wife Amoe Lam.
The Territorial grand jury meets
this afternoon and II is expected that
a report will be made to the court
sometime during the day.
The Bernice r, Bishop Museum
Trust has filed with the circuit court
its seventeenth annual account and
report. Total receipts for the year
amounted to $73,GG3.G7, as against to-
tai expenditures of $6l,72L34.
The case of An Sing, charged with
having sold liquor without a license,
was nolle pressed in Judge Cooper's
court yesterday on account of the fact
that the principal witness for the
prosecution, Hartman Henry, has lett
the Territory, Henry is the man to
whom All Sing is alleged to have sold
the booze. He has been arrested in
California on a charge of perjury be-
fore the local Federal grand jury and
will be brought back here by tho
United States marshal
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-23

The development of interest in the
Iiilo wharf proposition is that the
approach to the projected wharf as
planned by the HilQ Railroad Com
pany, whose license in this regard
was yesterday afternoon revoked by
the Territorial Harbor Commission,
is over land leased to Carl Smith
Superintendent OF Public Works
Marston Campbell says it might have
been arranged TO give Smith another
part of the beach in exchange for the
right of way, but nothing has as yet
been done in this direction.
1t appeared, according to the opm-
ion of some of those familiar with
the facts, that the proper way 10
have planned to run the approach TO
the wharf would have been over Metz
gers property, but it happened that
the railroad company and Metzger
were not on very good terms, so the
plans figured otherwise.
AS reported in yesterday afternoons
STAR the haTbor commission revoked
the license of the Hilo Railroad Com
pany in the form of notifying that
corporation that if it built a wharf
the government would take it over
within six months, first, of course,
paying for the construction. The
commission also resolved to go ahead
with arranging the building of wharf
for FIilo Independent of all other par
ties interested
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-23
Two HOtbedS of Disease
Are to Have Sewers
As Soon as Possible

DR.. Pratt, Senator A. F. Judd and ex-
Governor George r. Carter.
Every phase of the Waipilopilo san
itary condition was discussed, and
Marston Campbell gave out a verbal
report that showed the frightful con-
ditiOn of the district
Sewers are to be put in at once.
They will be laid along Houghtailing
lane, Kama lane, Wolter lane, Palama
lane and other thoroughfares.
A special pumping station will 10
built on side street, makai of King
street, in the rear of the fire station
After the Waipilopilo district is lin
ished the Iwilei section will lie
tackled. A sewer will be put in Ku-
naval lane. and ten or twelve other
small extensions will be constructed.
The districts of Waipilopilo and
Kapalama are considered to be about
the worst, as regards sanitation, in
the city. Most diseases have, at some
time or another, got a footing there.
Marston Campbell said today that the
work is absolutely necessary, and that
it will be done as soon as possible
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-23

twenty-five thousand dollars will
be expended on a sewer system for
the Waipilopilo district of Honolulu.
Over two thousand people will be
served by the new sewers. while one
of the worst sections of the city will
be placed in a fairly satisfactory san
itary condition.
ITO make the Waipilopilo and Xa-
palama districts absolutely sanitary
would need the conducting, by con-
duits, of the two streams that flow
through those sections, to the sea.
The sewers that are to be put in will
make living reasonably safe in the
districts, and the work will be done
at once" Thus Superintendent of
Public Works Marston Campbell said
this morning.
In the governors office there was
an important gathering from ten
O'CLOCK till noon today. Those pres
ent we're Governor Frear, Secretary
Mott-Smith, Attorney General Lind
say Superintendent OF Public Works
Marston Campbell DR.. Rupert Blue,