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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-23
BY ERNEST N. SMITH.

Especial Correspondence of the STAR
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10. -
Charles G. Moore has consented TO
take the presidency of the Panama
Pacific Exposition-and the work of
building the worlds fair will begin in
the near future.
This much has been settled during
the last few days, and the definite
decision of Moore is as much of a
guarantee as the citizens of Califor-
mia can ask that the work of building
the exposition will be carried on to
it's proper ending
AS reported in my last correspond
ence, Moore, upon his return from
the East, refused to take the position
to which he was elected until he was
assured of the active support of the
entire committee. He has spent the
time intervening between then and
now interviewing men in San Fran
cisco and getting in touch with big
men up and down the state. He has
received personal assurances of as
sistance whenever it is needed, and
Moore, feeling that he has welded
the get together" spirit sufficient to
carry the work forward with enthu-
siasm, has undertaken to lead the
work. 1t means great personal sac
rifices in one way, for he must prac-
tically give up for four years at least
all thoughts of his own business
which he has been these many years
building up.
There are several novel features
in connection with the organization
which Moore has already perfected.
For one thing, he has not only Sc
cured active pledges Of cooperation
all around, but has obtained permits
sion to serve subpoenas, which, upon
service, will compel any member of
the board to leave his business ar
fairs and devote himself to the par
ticular task set him.
And Moore candidly states that
before he gets through there will be
mighty few good men in San Fran
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-23
SESSIONS or EPISCOPAL CONVOCATION

The second session of the convoca,
ton of the missionary district of Ho
nolulu was held yesterday. Several
papers of interest and Importance
were read and the officers for the en-
suing period elected. A proposal to
change the name of the church was
defeated.
The officers elected to fill the vari-
GUS positions during the ensuing year
are as follows:
President-The Right Rev. Henry
Bond Restarick, DID. Address, Homo
lulu.
Secretaries-The Rev. w. E. Pot
wine, Honolulu; William Thompson,
assistant, Honolulu.
Treasurer-H. NICK. Harrison, Ho-
nolulu.
Registrar-Robbins B. Anderson, Ho-
nolulu.
Observation-Disclosures Lindsay Jr.
Council Of advice-The Rev. Canon
John osborne, president; Rev. Canon
William Ault, Rev. w. e. Potwine, T..
Give Davies, Robbins B. Anderson,
H. NJ. Won Holt.
Board of directors-The Bishop,
president; Rev. W. E. Potwine, James
Wakefield, Rev. Canon Ault T. Give
Davies, John Guild, zap See Young
Alexander Lindsay Jr
Board of missions-Rev. w e. Pot
wine, George P. Denison, Thomas
Sharp, Mai. A. w. Davis and Canon
Ault
Examining chaplains-Revs. w. Sey'
mour Short, w. E. Potwine, Kong Yin
Tet and R. Hori.
Committee on the state of the
church-Rev. VIM. Seymour Short,
Rev. F. A. Saylor, zap See Young, Ed
mond F. Melanphy.
On privilege Rev. w. e. Potwine,
L. NJ. Vetlesen, A. Lindsay Jr., r. L.
Kron.
On unfinished business-Rev, w. H.
Fenton-smith, L. M. Vetlesen. H. G.
Winkley.
Finance committee-Rev. Canon
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-23

cially do l, as a taxpayer object to
improvements at public expense
where they are for the sole benefit
and enrichment of private owners
and individuals, as in the case of the
Palolo valley reservoir scheme.
which is intended to create valuable
lands for the Kaimuki and Palolr
Land Company. And IL eighth ave-
nue. were a true and fair-minded cit
lien and not biased by interest he,
too, would protest against It.
The vigor of youth, porosity of soil
and ozoned breeze so boastfully
mentioned by Eighth Avenue" fur
nish no grounds for jealousy, as init.
mated, for these are more than
equaled in Kalihi; nor is KalIhi zeal
Gus of Kaimuh's red soil and dust,
the househoIder's delight nor of the
daily journey which residence in Kai.
muki necessitates.
Being of a grateful disposition,
should gladly return the compliments
Eighth Avenue" bestows on me In
recognition of my latent" ability as
writer, II / thought his jumbled ar.
ticle had sufficient merit to deserve
similar attention.
AS I am not writing for sake OF
controversy or notoriety, this shall
be my final communication upon this
subject I believe our present super
visors are fair-minded men, who
mean to do what is right, and trust
they will no longer be hoodwinked
into giving undue attention to the
clamOrous demands of greed
J. II. SCHNACK.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-23
CRITIC OF KAIMUK MAKES REPLY

Editor Hawaiian Star: The writer
Disgusting himself as Eighth Ave
nue." who replied to my communica-
ton in the Star of May IS, apparently
is a malihini, otherwise he would
know better than to accuse me Of
adjoining myself with other peoples
plumes. I will admit / have never
aspired to be an orator, organizer of
clubs or politician, and do not know
the petty tricks of which the writer
appears to be master, but that does
not prevent my protesting on behalf
of the weak and neglected, against
greed and rapacity, through the col
umns of the city press.
I do not blame Eighth Avenue
that as a Kaimuki-ite he feels sore
and takes exceptions to my remarks
about his district, for the truth is a
bitter pill and hard to swallow, spe-
clally when it exposes and is not cal
culated to further peoples selfish
ends.
That I have written the truth he
admits when he comedies his district
is, and for years has been, drawing
the lions share of public funds
through proper influence" and this,
it should be remembered, to the iney-
liable detriment and loss of the other
suburbs of the city
I want to be perfectly fair, and
desire the residents of Kaimuli and
Palolo to have their pro rata from the
treasury, but l do object to their
hogging it all, as they have been
doing in the past, and are still at
tempting to do now. And more espe-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-23
ARMY AND NAVY

pany G, Twentieth Infantrys tents
between Waikiki and Eva lines.
Electric lights have been installed
in the camp commanders tent, the
militia officers tents, the mess tents
along Company avenue and on the
road leading from Fort Shafter to
Camp Frear. Two tents, with shower
baths, running water, ETC., are be-
tween the maikai part of Eva and
the middle lines.
Telephone communications have
been established between Camp
Frear, at headquarters or admins
trative tent, to Fort Shafter, Homo
lulu and the outside world.
The student officers Of the National
Guard of Hawaii, who are members
of Camp Frear for this weeks course
OF instruction, will be quartered In
tents in the camp.
The kitchen and mess halls in Fort
Shafter used by Company G of the
Twentieth Infantry, which were va
Gated on Saturday moring last, when
this company moved over to become
part of Camp Frear, have been
turned over for the use of the militia
officers.
The student officers fall in line in
camp and march across Dunning's
Pass to what is known as Company
Gs mess hall, where they obtain their
meals three times a day. Only at
mess calls are the militia officers abb
sent from Camp Frear.
This is only the second day OF the
official existence of Camp Frear, as
the regular militia routine of army
camp life was formally inaugurated
on yesterday morning.
The camp commander, Major
George B. Duncan, Second Infantry,
is emiently a success in his pres
ent capacity. Although first and all
the time true soldier, with military
training, Major Duncan is a kindly,
pleasant, genial gentleman. A SPLEEN
Continued on page tent
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-23
THE PANAMA FAIR AND
'FRISCO'S LABOR PROBLEM
Our San Francisco Letter Gives Fair
Site And Building News--How
Unions Have Injured The
Golden Gate City

cisco who haven't some task assigned
to them. He proposes to constitute
the citizenship of San Francisco into
one grand army for the service OF
the exposition.
Until Moore accepted the presi.
dency of the Exposition Company It
was presumed there would be a direc.
tor general, but this idea has been
abandoned. At the head will stand
the board of directors, below that
President Moore. There the plan
splits into two separate columns, one
side being the constructive, the other
the administrative side. Three vice
presidents head either column, but
these have not yet been chosen.
The matter of patronage is apt to
be vexing one, and President Moore
expressed himself very forcibly in
this connection as follows: wen
have no patronage. We won't appoint
a single subordinate upon the recon-
mendation of anybody. Nobody shall
recommend or speak for a single po-
sition for man or woman. Well let
nobody say he controls so many
votes anywhere in our organization.
Well let the heads of all depart
ments organize them, as they will be
responsible for their workings. This
is something it was found absolutely
necessary to agree upon, and when
it was discussed today there was not
a dissenting voice heard"
Now that the organization has
been decided upon and is being rap
idly perfected, all thought center5
upon the location of the fair site. It
was expected that the selection
would be made in the near future,
but Moore announced that no an
nouncement would be made for at
least two weeks, and probably not
for a month Every city holding an
exposition has been torn by dissen-
sions upon the site question, and
everywhere fair directors have been
asked to select this place and that
iContinued on page twelve.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-23

force. Take for example the grape
business. California and all the west
coast are in need of winter grapes
This market man, if he is going to
put his efforts into the central store,
is going to have but little time 20
spare towards developing a market
for winter grapes.
Then take the banana business.
Bananas, it is said, are not salts
factorily marketed today. AS to the
matter of home products in the Homo
lulu market, one of the most impor-
tant things is to visit the growers and
give them actual instruction and
demonstration, so that their products
will arrive here in good condition.
The land is satisfactory, but perhaps
the farmer cannot raise grapes or
pack them properly. If this central
store scheme is to be carried
out, it would seem that it should
be a secondary feature of the affair,
and not the main business, as some
people seem to think it will be if de-
veloped upon the lines already indi-
Gated.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-23
REASON FOR THE DECISION
TO STATION TROOPS IN HONOLULU
INSTEAD Of At LEILEHUA

The Infantry Journal, discussing
plans to have infantry barracks in the
city of Washington instead of near
the city, gives reasons which are be-
lieved to have influenced the War De-
partment in deciding to have bar
racks in Honolulu. The matter is dis
cussed in an article by Major T. Bent
ley Mott, containing the following:
1t is unnecessary to do more than
touch upon the origin Of the system
now in vogue of locating our barracks
usually at a distance from cities and
always outside their limits, a practise
which Systematically obtains in no
country except our own. This prac-
tise is the outgrowth and remnant of
| the old frontier posts established to
protect western settlers, keep Indians
in check, and safeguard the highways
of early communication. This duty
was from 1888 to 1898 the sole &C.
knowledged reason for the existence
of the mobile army of the United
States in time of peace. Posts we're
established where they were needed,
barracks for the men were built and
necessarily houses for the officers, as
there was no other possible way of
taking care of them.
The actual quartering of the sol
diers is a small affair compared with
the cost Of the land, preparation of
sites, building of walks, roads, sewers
and waterworks, the construction of
officers quarters, etc.
The latter are designed according to
rank and do not follow the necessities
of families, of incomes, of personal
tastes, or the possibility of securing
servants. The upkeep, whether occu-
pied or not, of such establishments
costs huge sums of money and takes
a large fraction of that time and en-
ergy which both officers and men
should devote to military business.
Civil Administration.
A military post is merely a large
'tAiN6oO lAiioDlISu ny SOlulGIS WHO must
themselves perform all the functions
which in ordinary towns are perform
ed by the fire, police, health, and
street cleaning departments, magis-
trates, courts, and town treasurer.
Our commanding officer is to all in
tents and purposes the mayor of this
village. Frequently he has been, and
always will be, tempted to devote
more time to his work, as alcalde than
to his duties as tactical chief and re-
sponsible instructor of military unit
for war.
Saving of Money.
Were barracks for enlisted men
built in a city and officers allowed to
rent quarters according to their needs.
all of these time and money-consum-
ing conditions would disappear. The
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-23
CANADIAN NAVY WILL RESTORE
ESQUIMALT STATION; CONTRACT LET
FOR A 100000 DRY DOCK

Especial Correspondence of the Starr
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 1O-Uni-
ted States Consul Smith at Victoria
has made the following report concern
ing the proposed new dock and ship
yard at that place:
"The Government of Canada has
agreed to guarantee interest on cost
of large shipping dock to be built
at Esquimalt, near Victoria, its con-
struction has been started by the ship
ping firm of Dennu Bros, Dumbarton,
Scotland, who have decided, under this
guaranty, to establish a branch of
their works at Esquimalt and to build
a shipping dock 900 feet long, 100 feet
wide, and costing 100000. The Do
minion Government is also to award in
May contracts to the firm for the Paci-
fic warships of the new Canadian navy,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-23

John osborne, Robert Cation, George
P. Denison.
On legislation-Rev. Canon osborne
Rev. Leopold Knoll, Robbins Ander.
son, Alexander Lindsay Jr.
Afternoon Addresses.
During the afternoon eight adj
dresses were made The Sunday
school and the duty of parents and
sponsors as to the training of the
child in the church was dealt with
by Mrs. Arthur Smith. Mrs. L. F.
Folsom took as her subject, Sunday
school; religion in the home"
The Bible in the home was dealt
with at length by T. Give Davies.
Canon w. E. Potwine discussed the
question Of do day or night schools
pay in results SEEM"
Miss Sarah Chung, in an interesting
address, questioned the fact as to
whether church schools for young ORR
entails justify the expense and labor
might schools as a means of reach
ing men," was handled we'll by Rev.
Mr. Hori. Two other speeches dealt
with the question of whether or not
the oriental boy or girl can become
Americanized. The speakers were
Miss Annie Kong and Now Fa Chung.
Business Today.
The business for today is as fol-
lows:
Annual meeting of the woman's
auxiliary and guilds. Ten-thirty a. m.
Celebration of the Holy Communion
at the Cathedral. Preacher the Rev.
Canon osborne, Celebrant the Bishop,
epistoler Canon Potwine. gospeler
Canon Ault. After which adjournment
will be made to the memorial hall for
and business.
Luncheon will be served by the
women of the Cathedral parish in the
dining room of st. Andrews Priory at
one o'clock.
Order of business-Reports of do
cesar officers. Appointment Of Off.
Continued on page eleTen.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-23
Wooten May Be Major.

Captain William P. Wooten, Corps
of Engineers, has been assigned to
this military district for station, and
is expected to arrive on the July
transport from the Coast.
Captain Wooten will, in all prob
ability, land here as full major.
The act of Congress dated February
81 last, favorable to the patient
Corps of Engineers of the Unitei
States army, has and will cause
many promotions in that branch of
the service. Captain Wooten is in
line for gold leaf and chances are
that his majority will find him before
he assumes the duties as command
ant of the battalion of engineers sta
toned at Fort de Russy.
West Point, New York. is the pres
ent station of Captain wooten, where
he is a member of the instructors
board of the Academy for army
cadets.
At the instruction Camp.
Camp Frear Fort Shafter, began
on Monday morning the 22d, its mill
tary life of busy weeks course If
instruction in the art of war. Sat
urday morning at eight o'clock Com
pany G, Twentieth Infantry, took pos
session of Camp Frear in the name
of the coming encampment of the
National Guards of Hawaii, thereby
becoming hosts, already on the
ground to receive and welcome to
camp life the regiment of the First
Infantry, as they reached Camp Frear
on Sunday from Honolulu.
The arrangement of Camp Frear
is planned conveniently and presents
an attractive camping scene. Lines
of tents run mauka and makai, three
lines of tents running parallel with
mess tents, commanding officers tent
and headquarters tent at the makai
end. National Guard officers tents
are on the Waikiki line, non-commis-
stoned officers tents Eva line, Com
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-23

money outlay would then consist
merely in building barrack and nav.
ing officers their Communication; the
sole duty of commanding and other of.
ticers would consist in drilling, in
structing, and administering the
troops; and when the regiment went
of to war, practise march or maneu-
vers, it would have only to lock up
its house, leave caretaker, and carry
with it every man in the regiment.
Men Better in City.
1t Is not claimed that this system of
military instruction demands the
housing of our troops in cities, but it
is claimed that if their location in the
centers of population is desirable for
other reasons, the work of preparing
them for the business of war would be
served equally well by garrisons in
the towns as by posts outside. One
has only to compare the normal prog.
ress of instruction from recruit drill
to maneuvers, to see that regiment
of infantry having its barracks on
Pennsylvania avenue would be Just as
we'll trained as one stationed at Fort
Myer. We may go even further and
point out few of the things which
would tend to make the former bet
ter trained organization than the lat
ter. The men would be better dressed.
because they would have somebody to
dress for; they would take more pride
in themselves, because they would be
conspicuous; they would probably be
more contented, because better anus
ed when off duty, and desertion would
doubtless be less, for these and other
good reasons. This all counts for
esprit With no miles of walks to
sweep and roads to clean, no acres of
grass to cut or snow to shovel, with no
miles of plumbing to keep repaired,
electric fixtures to mend or water to
pump, with nc coal to deliver. no
ashes to haul, no buckboards to drive,
no officers furnaces to keen going or
to deliver, the mems work
"ouiu De largely confined to learning
the business of a soldier, and a can.
tain could take out to drill nearly
every man in his company. Moreover,
as guard duty would demand only
from four to eight men and fatigue
would chiefly comprise the policing of
barracks, hours of work would mean
hours of drill or instruction, and these
over, the men who behave themselves
would be free. The others that need
little discipline, the ones who now
ire denied pass and leave the post
n spite of it, would be shut in bar
'acks-and with exit only by guarded
sally ports, they would find it dull
to look out of the window at
Continued on page twelvel
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-23

which will include two first-class large
cruisers and three destroyers. 1t is
anticipated that 1000 to 5000 men will
be employed at these works, which are
being erected in conjunction with the
marine works already established.
at is announced that reinforced
concrete and steel will be used for the
dock walls. The machinery to be sup
piled will be driven by electricity, and
even the capstans for warping YES
sells in and out of the dock will be
operated by electricity, There will be
35 feet of water on the sill at low
water.
1.-The establishment of these large
shipyards and consequent settlement
of over 10000 people in that vicinity
have given an additional impetus to
the great prosperity of Victoria, and
resulted in large advances in realty"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-23

Continued on page eleTen.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-23

Continued on page twelve)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-26

Of those signs which can be found on
gate posts, barns and fences. BY
those signs the yeggman communicates
information abcut the house marked to
their fellow men who follow along the
same path Beard says that there are
signs indicating whether there Is a dog
in the house, whether the housewife is
kind, and whether IL IL easy 10 rob the
house.
AS Beard has learned these signs
and can decipher them, he has ar
ranged to teach them to the boys, and
II il probable that in the new manual
Of the Boy Scouts of America he will
have several pages devoted to thesd
symbols and their meanings. II the
boys learn them they can read the
messages Of the hoboes along the pub
lie highways. If the signs are dan
gerous TO people the boys can rub them
on and warn the police All this
means that the secrecy OF the hoboes
viii be destroyed, thanks to Beard AMI
the energy Of the Boy Scouts OF Amer.
lea 1t means that If the hoboes wish
TO continue their symbolistic communi-
cation, they must work out new signs
and this would take years.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-26
BOY SCOUTS TO
WAGE WAR ON
THE YEGGMEN
DANIEL c. BEARD, NATIONAL
SCOUT COMMISSIONER, TEACH
ING YOUNGSTERS SECRET
SIGNS WITH VIEW TO ASSIST
ING IN BREAKING UP PRACTICE
OF COMMUNICATION.

Daniel G. Beard, national scout COM
missioner OF the Boy Scouts OF Amer
lea, and the originator Of the Boy
Pioneers and the Sons Of Daniel Boone
which helped clear the way for the de-
velopment Of the boy scout movement,
has devised a means by which the boys
throughout the country can make q
systematic war upon yeggmen and no
boes who modest housewives, and rob
homes. He is doing this by teaching
the boys the secret signs OF the yegg
fraternity. so that the boys may know
them and tell what the mystical marks
on fences. houses and other buildings
mean. BY making the secrets of the
tramps common knowledge, Beard
hopes to destroy the communication
between the tramps and thus prevent
them from doing so much harm.
Beard not only studied the signs o.
the hoboes, but has gone back through
the ages tracing the signs Of different
nations and studying their meaning
even TO the hierogiyphics of the Egyp-
tians. He took special interest IN this
work when preparing to illustrate
Mark Twain's book named "a Yankee
in King Arthur's Court" Beard says
that many OF the yegg signs can be
traced back to ancient Egypt He has
learned the meaning OF the ma5ority