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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
AGENT BOWMAN OF HIL0
HAS RATIONAL VIEWS ON BANANAS

Below are extracts from the Hilo
Tribune's report of a meeting in that
town to start a mosquito campaign
there. The capitalizing of passages
is by the Star Mr.. Bowman is
agent of the Board of Health for
Hilo, and one of the most highly es-
teemed executive officials of that
body:
Bowman did not think it probable
that the campaign would do away
with the mosquito in Hilo altogether,
but he did believe that it was posi-.
BILE to get rid of the stegomyia, THE
YELLOW FEVER CARRIER, AS
THAT SPECIES WOULD BREED
ONLY IN ARTIFICIAL CONTAIN
ERS, and was so frail that it could
not cross a sun space of a hundred
feet Furthermore, it rarely Travelled
over a hundred yards, even under the
most favorable conditions. The ordi-
nary night mosquito, the CuleX, was.
on the other hand, hardy fellow,
and it was not at all likely that the
campaign would result in his eXter-
mination. However, this species was
not a yellow fever carrier.
THE case of the banana was also
taken up. Bowman called attention to
the fact that in Honolulu all banana
trees growing within 15O feet of a
house were to be cut down In Hilo
he thought IT WOULD BE SUFFI-
GENT TO CUT ONLY SUCH TREES
AS GREW IN DAMP OR SHADY
PLACES WHERE THEY WOULD BE
LIKELY TO RETAIN WATER FOR
SOME TIME. Trees growing in places
where the sun would cause evapora,
tion would not have to be exterminat-
ed, at least not at present, 1T
WOULD NOT BE WISE TO START
RIGHT IN TAKING SUCH DRASTIC
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
CHINESE WHO SHOT HIS WIFE
AND A MAN KILLS HIMSELF

hour or so, during the night, noticed
that Sum FOok was very quiet. In
vestigation proved that the man was
dead and that he was still warm.
DR.. O'Neill, who was called in to
see the corpse, was doubtful as to the
cause Of death. 1t appears that the
Chinese was an OPIUM eater and his
stomach was in bad state. 1t was
decided by Sheriff Pua of Hawaii to
send the stomach and contents to Ho-
nolulu, where tests for poison could
be made.
Accordingly Captain Kawaha came
down on the Mauna Loa, and today
Mr.. Blanchard is making tests for
poison. The reason of the shooting
at Naalehu was jealousy. The woman
is badly wounded, having two bullets
in her body. The Spaniard is shot in
four place. he also being in a bad
way.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17

MEASURES THAT THE PTBLIC
WOULD BECOME ANTAGONISTIC
TO THE WORK"
Mr.. Bowman is also quoted in an
address to meeting of teachers at
the Union school, as follows:
The previous speakers have told
you about the danger of yellow fever,
how it is spread, etc.
There is nothing hypothetical, cir
cumstantial or infeIential about the
connection of the Stegomyia calopus
mosquito with the spread of yellow
fover. 1t is a fact, a plain expert,
mentally demonstrated fact. We have
with us the Stegomyia calopus, who is
better known to us as the striped leg
day mosquito. In habits the Steg-
omyia is domestic She breeds almost
altogether in artificial containers,
such as house cutters, tin cans, soyo
tubs, flower pots or any other CON
TAINER THAT WILL HOLD WATER
FOR TEN DAYS A large quantity of
the water is not necessary ounce
or so is quite sufficient, She must,
however. have it, and does not breed
il damp places, wet grass, etc,
"She deposits her eggs in tiny raits
or the surface of the water. In day
or two these RATS hatch out the lar
vac or wrigglers, After an existence
OF a week as a wriggler it changes
into a commashaped creature, the
pupa. This is unprovided with a
mouth and does not feed, but remains
quietly on the surface Of the water
This stage lasts from one to three
days, and is terminated by the emer
gence Of the adult wing insect,
"In general, the Stegomyia feeds on
vegetable juices, but unfortunately
the female has developed a taste for
blood, and, indeed, a feed Of blood has
CONTINUED on Page Eight.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
MEN OF SEA
SL0P OVER

Three jolly, jolly sailormen got
theirs in the district court this morn
ing on charge of being drunk.
C. Johnson was fined So and costs;
S. w. Lawler, an old offender, who
has completed sentence for drunken
hess, vas renanded till Monday in or
der to allow him to gd. a ship which
sails today; Pat Rasmussen, another
sailor, had sentence suspended for
thirteen months on account of having
to wait here eight days in order to
get ship bound for the Sound, and
Pat Brady, who has been going strong
III the booze marathon of late, was
sentenced to five days in Jail.
Chief of Detectives McDufIie is do
ing some hard and thorough work
these days in locating missing bicy-
..cles.
He has sent several offenders over
the reef. for bicycle stealing and there
are many more candidates for Jugyille
in sight.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17

Sum Fook, the Chinese who It
tempted to kill his wife and her
alleged Spanish lover last Tuesday at
Naalehu, Kau, died suddenly in the
police cell at Waiohinu on the same
evening, Captain George Kawaha, Of
the Kau police force, arrived in Homo
lulu this morning with the contents
of the stomach of Sum Fook who is
supposed to have committed suicide
by drinking a mixture of Paris green.
1t appears that the Chinese, after
firing several shots from his revolver
at his wife and the Spaniard, returned
to his room. The police captain, who
went to arrest him, found him in the
house and apparently well enough
The Chinese was taken to the police
station and locked up In cell. Cap
tain Kawaha kept a watch on the
prisoner, and after an interval of an
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
BOARD TO LOOK
OVER KEWALO

DR.. Blue was unable to be present
Vat the Board of Health meeting yes
terday afternoon, but full board at
! tended and finished off all routine
business.
DR.. Pratt made verbal report
about his trip over the Island of Ha-
wall, telling OF sanitary conditions of
the big island. Taking it on the
whole, things are all right on Hawaii.
Food Commissioner Blanchard
turned in his reports for the past
four months. He dealt with the tests
that he has been making, from time
to time, of foods and drugs.
Ex-Governor George Carter made
his first appearance as a member Of
the board, and spoke about the gen
eral health conditions The meeting
was only a short one, and nothing
very important was done. 1t was de-
cided to call special meeting at
noon. The Kewalo reclamation work
will then receive attention. The
board will visit the locality and see
the lots that are to be filled in.
1t appears that the blanket resolu-
ton, which was adopted at the meet
ing of the board some time ago, was
a trifie broad and it has been deemed
necessary for the authorities to visit
the Kewalo tract and individually
mark on the map which lots are to
be filled. Some lots are already filed
in and these, of course, do not need
any further attention.
The deaths from contagious dis
eases during the fifteen days ending
November Is were as follows Tuber-
culosis, 8; diphtheria, 3.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
DIPHTHERIA ON
OTHER ISLAND

Superintendent w. p Pope, of the
Education Department, received a
wireless from Hanapepe this morning.
The message stated that two lady
teachers, who were quarantined on ac-
count of the diphtheria outbreak, want
ed to know what they should do now
that they were released.
The suspected cases at Kekaha were
proved, from the cultures made, to not
be diphtheria. There are, however,
cases of the disease at Waimea, Ma
kaweli and Hanapepe.
The superintendent is very pleased
with the reports from the different
supervising principals of schools, and
he says that the system is working
smoothly and we'll
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
TO INVESTIGATE
HONOLULU HALE

There is nothing new in the yel-
low fever situation said Governor
Frear this morning. "Wrigglers are
still being found in banana stalks bur,
whether they will develop into the
yellow fever mosquito or not, can not
be said at present. A wait is neces-
sary to determine what species of day
light mosquitoes will be developed y
The Honolulu Hale matter is to be
looked INTO by the Superintendent of
Public Works and Governor Frear.
They will inspect the building and de-
eide what can be done in the matter
DR.. Blue was seen this morning, and
he said that preparations were being
made for the big cleanup of Sunday
next. The heavy work of cutting down
trees, etc, will be finished before then,
and the job of removing the debris
will be proceeded with as soon as pos
sible,
Today 732 men are at work, and
fifty teams are busy hauling the ba-
mana and other trees away DR.. Mar
shall is hard at work, helping DR.. Blue
and the office now looks like a muse
um of some sort. Jars containing lar
vac, wrgglers and fully developed
mosquitoes are to be seen on the
desks i'm the office.
Today some lilies were brought to
the office and, in an ounce of so of
water, that had collected within the
lily were found mosquito larvae.
DR.. Currie leaves for the mainland
on November 81. He hands over to
DR.. Mccoy, within a day or so, and
the Leprosy Investigation Station will
be under the control of that officer in
future.
On Sunday there will be between
sixty and seventy drays at work, haul
ing the banana trees that have been
cut down. A general cleanup IS
planned and extra gangs of leaders
VI be set to work. The refuse gath
eH around the city will be hauled to
the waterfront for disposal at sea.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
EXPLAINS HIS INTERVIEW
BY A STAR REPORTER.

This mornings Advertiser, without
quoting from the Attorney General
had the impertinence to say that the
stars interview with him yesterday
was fake" AS this paper takes
some care of it's reputation as a news
gatherer, not being in the "embellish-
ing" business like it's contemporary,
the editor took the matter up person
ally with the Attorney General this
forenoon. MIR. Lindsay admitted that
he and the reporter had met on the
cars and had talked over the banana
crusade, but said he did not suppose
he was being interviewed and should
have been much more guarded" in
what he said. He did not like the ad-
vantage which had been taken OF
him.
We were not talking as Attorney
General and reporter said Mr.. Lind
say, "and much of the conversation
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
THE MURDER
At KEALAKEKUA

Joe G. Henriques writes to friend
in the city from Kealakakua, the true
version of the recent shooting. He
says in his letter.
81 cannot attend to my business be-
cause l am very bad in bed.
81 had a little fuss with a Jap at
last, A Jap came running after me
with knife and another with club.
johnny was with me and he had
the revolver, so when Johnny saw the
Jap stab me with the knife he fired
two shots and killed two Japanese.
1T was a very big cut. l thought
that wasn't going to live, but the
doctor came and said that it wasn't so
dangerous because the knife hit
against my last rib.
Johnny is in prison l don't know
what will become of him
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
TO TAKE TESTIMONY
OF COL. GORGAS IS DENIED

Judge Whitney this morning denied
the motion of Harry r. Mills for the
of a commission to take
the testimony of Colonel Gorgas, head
of the sanitary work at Panama. This
is probably the last skirmish before
the real battle, which is scheduled to
take place next Tuesday at which
time will occur the argument on the
merits of the bill for an injunction
brought by Mills to save the lives Of
his banana trees.
The motion to take the testimony
of Colonel Gorgas was argued at con
siderable length, Mills appearing in
his own behalf and the Territory be-
ing represented by Deputy Attorney
General Sutton.
Mills took the ground that Gorgas
is the greatest expert in the world on
mosquitoes and consequently the man
best fitted to say whether or not ba-
nanas growing within $50 feet of a
mouse are dangerous 10 the nealth or
the community His testimony then,
argued Mills, is vital to a proper rul,
ing on the Injunction on it's merits.
He claimed that it is utterly un-
reasonable to suppose that a banana
plant growing $50 feet away from a
house is not a menace while one only
1i9 feet is dangerous, Further, if The
plants more than 15O feet distant
breed mosquitoes, as it is reasonable
to suppose then, if any banana plants
breed the insect, what is going to be
come of the mosquitoes when the
fruit is harvested and the plants ru
down, as is the custom.
Judge Whitney, however, took tn,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
WHAT THEY DID
TO HARRISON

Fred Harrison considers himself a
victim of wanton vandalism on the
part of the squad of sanitary cleaners
operating on the Wsialae side of
town He lives at Kaalawai. which is
more than five miles from Honolulu
harbor, therefore outside of the juris-
diction of the banana regulation of the
Board of Health. Mr.. Harrison told
the story as follows to Star re-.
porter this morning:
Two weeks ago last Thursday
met the overseer, or apana captain,
and asked him if he was going out to
cut the bananas, and if So would he
speak to Mrs. Harrison, as she had
some specially choice bananas tha;
she wished to save. I told him | had
a three and a half acre tract of land
to which we could move the bananas,
or | could move them to any distance
necessary from the house.
"He said that would be all right.
They went out there that afternoon
and interviewed Mrs. Harrison. They
(Continued on Page Eighty
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17

attributed to me was in the form of
statements of the reporter to which
merely replied: Perhaps that's so!
Perhaps we might have investigated a
little more AS for the part where |
was supposed to regret that there
hadn't been a preliminary campaign
of education, that was the reporters
own"
''Did you assent to it?" asked the
editor.
81 may have replied in a way that
made the reporter think that | as
sented to ii" replied the Attorney
General. 81 was just changing cars. 50
Mr.. Lindsay went on to say that he
knew there were wrigglers in bananas
as he had seen them at headquarters.
The above interview was read 70
the Attorney General over the phone
who said that 1T was a very fair
statement
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
AFTER SUNDAY
CLEANUP Big
WORK TO COME

I'VE will have over seventy drays
and three motor trucks for the Sun
day cleanup said Walter F. Dilling-
ham, chairman of the citizens sani-
tary committee, this morning,
Besides these vehicles, there will
be a Rapid Transit train donated by
the company for this day. On the
other days the train is furnished at
cost Rapid strides have been made
the past two or three days in remov-
ing the accumulations of household
garbage and banana cuttings along the
streets.
"A survey of the town will be made
this afternoon by Mr. Belser, repre-
senting the citizens committee, Mayor
Fern, Supervisors Dwight and McClel-
Ian, Charles Costa, the garbage super
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17

intendent, and other representatives
of the county government, to size up
the situation and make definite plans
for distributing the vehicles for the
Sunday cleanup.
"a little change in the method of
teaming has been made, so as to carry
the material of the cleanup on the
side streets to central points, from
where the debris will be carried on
Sunday.
The question of filling up some of
the swamp lands with the material
has been gone into very carefully, but
it has been decided that it would be
unsafe, as the decaying vegetable mat
ter would be a menace to health un
less it could be buried Besides, such
Continued on Page Eight
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
KEWALO SEWER
SOON. STARTED

superintendent of Public Works
MarstOn Campbell announced this
morning that the Kewalo sewer con
tracts are to be advertised at once
The sewers must be put in before the
filing in of the low lying lands is pro
Ceeded with
The superintendent expressed him
self as pleased with the news that the
Board of Health officials will inspect
the Kewalo tract tomorrow.
Yesterday Marston Campbell went
over the Pail to inspect some prop
'erty.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17

A courtmartial will be held at Camp
Very next week to try Eugene Love
for embezzling property of the Ma
rines post exchange.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
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The above statement was made by
Entomologist David r. Fullaaway Of
the United States Agricultural Expert
ment Station. to a Star reporter this
morning
Mr.. Fullaway also added that he
had visited the headquarters of the
mosquito campaign forces last We'd
nesday. At that time there were no
specimens of the yellow fever mos
quito to be seen in the jars kept in
the office for observation
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17

ground that it would delay matters
too much to send to Panama for the
testimony of Colonel Gorgas, and so
denied the motion
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
ReVOlutiOniStS Raise Funds

Especial Cables
SAN FRANCISCO 1.-THE the
Chung
SIXTEEN REBEL PROVINCES.
SHANGHAI the
tonsts hold sixteen
TROOPS MASS N NANkING.
The Soochow,
the
NEW
The Chung Wa bank shortly Shanghai will
$5 each which will
The S on
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
MORE TROUBLE IS BREWING IN MEXICO
FEVER
FELLOW HIDING
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G which may develop into the G
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g have found none so far. 1t c
g would be absurd to say that
G the yellow fever mosquito does
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. year and a half ago, found the c
6 species to exist here Mr. Van {
g Dine also discovered the yel-
9 low fever mosquito in these
9 islands, 6
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17

TROOPS ON
THE WATCH
(AssOoiated Press c cables to The star.)

WASHINGTON Nov 1.-THE formidable in
Mexico holds the American border
preserve
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
Egan on BarbariSm

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 17Nartn
the abandonment
be babarsm.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
WEATHER

Their. min, "A.
Bar. s a. m, 30.0S.
Wind, 12m ICE.
Rain, 24ho 8 a. N, trace.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-17
Russia And Persia

ST. PETERSBURG Nov. 17No reply has to the u
liyered Persia and troops are being dispatched.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-05-18
JOCKEY DAY.
Interest Growing and Trading
in Stock Has Been Great
ly Stimulated.

Trading IN stock of all kinds
was very much stimulated with
the advent of our first Jockey
day. 1T is said by those who
know that more trading in horses
aud mules has taken place in the
past three weeks than ever before
in the course of three months.
The next Jockey day-last Satur-
day in this contemporaries to
bring an Increased attendance.
People from all sections are max
ing preparations to come, and in
way of adding interest TO the day
our merchants are going to make
IL special bargain day.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-05-18
Free Scholarships.

The University of Tennessee
and the Summer School of the
South, which holds Its sessions at
the University of Tennessee, will
again offer free scholarships to
public school teachers in Tennes-
see who will agree to do four
hours work each day in agricul-
ture during the six weeks of the
Summer School session, four
scholarships to each county, to
be awarded by the county super
intendent. These scholarships
entitle the holders to free regis
tration. There no other charge
except, of course, for board and
textbooks. The Department of
Agriculture, supported both by
the University and the Summer
School, is one of the best in the
United States. This offers an
unusual opportunity to rennes-
see teachers to prepare them.
selves for teaching agriculture
in the elementary and high
schools, as now required by law
The Summer School begins
June 20 and ends July %. The
cost for board is very reasonable.
The railroads sell round trip tick
cts at the rate of three cents
mile one way. For Information
address z. z. CLAYTON, Supt.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-05-18
Distillery Starts.

The Jack Daniel Distillery at
Lynchburg, after a long season
of idleness because of the law
prohibiting the manufacture of
liquor in Tennessee, has started.
There will be no violation of the
manufacturers law, however,
Mr.. Lem Motlow, manager, was
very explicit in stating recently,
as no whisky will be made for
purposes of sale, which is what
the law prohibits.
What whisky the company
makes of its own will be simply
stored in the government bonded
warehouse, where it is allowed
by law to remain eight years, and
for The neighbors, the latter
somewhat on the principle of the
old grist mill, the neighbo.s fur
nishing their own grain. The
distillery, it is said, will run full
capacity while the supply of grain
holds out.
The Jack Daniel plant is one
of the largest In the state and as
a result Of its idleness, it is said,
a quantity of grain has accumu-
lated there, there being no ship
ping facilities. 1t is said Mr..
Motlow will extend The privilege
accorded his neighbors to his
friends over the state. He is
very emphatic, though, in an
nouncing that no whisky will be
made for sale.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-05-18

MRS. GRUNDY-A character in Morton's
Comedy, "Speed the Plough" the wife of
lucky farmer, envied by DameAshfeld, neigh
Dor, who constantly exclaims "What will Mrs
Grundy say" hence society in general regarded
censor OF morals.-Standard Dictionary.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-05-18
MONTEAGLE.
Interesting Occurrences Briefly
Told by Our Regulr
Correspondent.


Messrs Will Petty, Dan Sitz,
Ransom Roddy and Robert
Clark, of Tracy City, were here
Thursday evening.
Misses Bessie Newell and
Louise Ferguson and Chas. Ken
nedy were in Tracy City Friday.
Messrs. Bonnie Lebovltz and
Jack Snead, of Sewanee, were
here Thursday evening.
Mrs. Bette Lockart and daugh.
tiers, Misses Hellon and Blanche,
were in Tracy City Friday.
Messrs, Dan Sitz and Ransom
Roddy, of Tracy City, were here
Sunday.
Miss Flora Clark, of Sewapee,
IS visiting here.
Misses Louise Ferguson and
Bessie Newell and Charlie Ken
nedy were in Sewanee Sunday.
Misses Allie Parker and Bessie
Morris and Clarence Griswold,
were IN Tracy City Friday.
Harry Ellis, of Tracy City, is
visiting the Messrs. Greene this
week.
Miss Louise Ferguson left Mon
day for her home near Little
Rock, Ark.
Miss Louise Ferguson was hon
Gree of a nelightful surprise
party last Thursday evening given
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Fair. Those present
were: Misses Bessie Morris, A
lie Parker, Bessie Newell, Lou
Smith and Maud Thomas; Nc ssrs.
Clarence Griswold, Archie Gus
ter, Marvin Thomas, Lem Wal
lace, Roy Bennett, Charlie Ken.
nedy, Hubert Newell, Douglas
Tucker, Leonard Kilgore, Irwin
Greene, Will Petty, Dan Sitz,
Ransom Roddv, Robert CLARK,
Bonnie Lebovitz and Jack Snead.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-05-18
Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all
persons desiring to bid on the
painting of the steel bridge over
Collins river near TarltoD, that
we will receive bids until noon
Saturday, May 20, at which time
all bids will be opened at Alta
mont and considered.
Ali bids should be sealed and
accompanied by a solvent bond
in penalty of $500. The commit
tee reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
For further particulars apply
to either of the undersigned.
This May s, 1911.
j. B. NUNLEY, Altamont.
w. @. ALTERNATELY, Altamont.
]. 81. SCOTT, Tarlton.