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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-06
HAWAIIAN LODGE NO. q, r. &
A. M.
*

THERE WILL BE a STATED
meeting of Hawaiian Lodge, No 81,
f. q A, NJ, at its lodge room, Masonic
Temple, corner of Hotel and Alakea
streets THIS lMONDAYD EVENING,
November 6, 1911, at 1870 o'clock
TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS.
Members of Honolulu Lodge, Ocean
ic Lodge and all visiting brethren are
invited to attend.
BY order of the W. NJ
x. r. G. WALLACE,
Secretary.
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sPRAINs.

Sprains require careful treatment.
Keep quiet and apply Chamborlain's
Pain Balm freely. t win remove the
soreness end quickly restore the parts
to healthy condition. For sale by all
dealers, Benson, Smith & Co., agents
for Hawaii.
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SEALED TENDERS will be received
by the superintendent of Public
Works up to - Noon of Wednesday,
November Sth, 1911, for constructing
a SEWER IN METCALF STREET,
HONOLULU.
Plans, specifications and blank
forms for tenders may be secured on
application at the Office of the Su-
perintendent of Public Works. All
tenders to be accompanied by a certi-
fled check in the amount of $50 of
tender.
MARSTON CAMPBELL,
Superintendent of Public Works.
October 26, 1911.
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NOTICE.
WaiaIua Agricultural Co, It'd.

Waiaua Agricultural Co, It'd.
The stock books of Waialua Agricul-
tural Company, Limited, will be closed
to transfers, Tuesday, November =
1911, at ~ O'Clock neon, to Wednes-
day, November II, 1911, inclusive.
CHAS. II ATHER TON,
Treasurer, Waiuma Agricultural Co
It'd.
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CHINESE ARE ORDERED
TO CUT OFF QUEUES

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22.-Hun,
dreds Of Chinese gathered in front Of
the Chinese Imperial consulate here
last night, a large revolutionary proc
lamation having been pasted on the
entrance to the consulate building.
tor of the Young China, this procla-
ton read:
"All Chinese must cut off their
queues before shutdown tomorrow
Those who do not obey this order
will not be considered citizens of the
Chung Hwa republic
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The Yokohama Specie Bank
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, YOKOHAMA.

Capital paid up ...Yen 100000
Reserve Fund .....Yen 16,60O,OOO
General banking business transact
ed. Savings account for 81 and up
wards.
Fire and burglar proof vaults, with
Safe Deposit Boxes for rent at 81 per
year and upwards.
Trunks and cases to be kept on
custody at moderate rates.
Particulars to be applied for.
YU AKAI, Manager.
Honolulu Office, Bethel and Mer.
chant SITS. Tel. 2421 and 1894. P. o,
Box 1853.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

The Undersigned, as administrator
of the Estate of Wong Fooll, de
ceased, hereby gives notice 10 all per
sons having claims against said rs
tate to present the same, whether Sc
cured or unsecured, 10 him, at the
Office of A, S. Humphreys, attorney,
33 King street, Honolulu, within six
months from this, the 9Th day of so.
yember 1871, or the same win Dee tor
ever barred.
WONG KONG YOU,
Administrator Estate of Wong Fook
Deceased.
5t-Noy. 6, 10, 90, ~, Dec, 4,
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Limited

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First class work at reasonable rates.
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I'll YUNG HUEN,

According to Wong Buck Yue, edi-
tor of the Young China, this pracla-
nation had been issued yesterday
morning at Kai Fong by General fl
Yung Huen, and cable advices CON
tanning it were received at 10 o'clock
last night.
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SEALED TENDERS.

Honolulu, Nov. 9Th, 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
ROYAL EUBANK cOBElL.
United States Commissioner Of Internal Revenue.

brandy from fruit and 1870 producing
spirits from grain-4!0o0 In ali. North
Carolina then had 1886 distilleries. Now
il is a dry state. Back in those days
the production of most distilleries was
small Gradually the business came
into control of certain groups of men,
Just as the iron and steel business be-
came centred in a few hands.
There are eight distilleries in Illinois
Six of them are in operation, and last
year they paid S32,OOOOOO of the SAL
100000 collected 10y the government in
taxes on the manufacturing branch Of
the vhiskey industry. While legislation
has reduced somewhat the number Of
small distileries. more whiskey than
ever is being produced. which shows that
the making of spirits is undergoing the
same changes that have occurred in the
making of almost everything else in the
country. Banks and railroads are COM
bining So are the distilleries. The lit
tie distllery, unless it is manufacturing
a special brand of whskey. has been
sold or abandoned by it's former owners" F"
"A state" | said. may prohibit the
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

Panic occurred in New York and other
business centres. there had been a steady
increase in the quantities withdrawn.
There was a marked decrease i'm 1908 and
also i'm 1909 The return Of better times
was obvious by whiskey alone in 1910.
Yet if | were to give a personal judg-
ment | should say that the principal
reason for the increased consumption of
spirits can be found i'm the prohibtory
and local option laws passed in many
parts Of the country. The production Of
beer is not keeping up with the produc
tion of whiskey There are fifty-four
breweries less than was tn case a year
ago. The figures seem 10 show that men
are drinking more distilled and less fer
mented liquors I'm those regions where
the sale OF both is contrary 10 law. Beer
is bulky. II has 10 he shipped by freight.
Fypress charges would about equal the
sum Of it's profits. Furthermore, il must
he kept at n certain temperature, and
ice is required for the purpose. II -
more troublesome TO sell. therefore, than
whiskey. and because of its bulk is more
easily discovered in prohibition or local
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

Governor Simeon f. Baldwin, the new
Democratic chief magistrate of Connec-
ticut. who. by reason of his long tenure
as lecturer in the Yale Law School and
his judicial career. which ended when ne
was retired by the age limit OF seventy
wears as Chief Justice of the Connect
cut Supreme Court of Errors, Is well
qualified to express an opinion of just
that should be done as the initial step
i'm policing aviators.
Talking with Governor BALDWIN now
ever. it appears that he is inclined 10
believe that before any laws such as
stimulating rules OF the aerial road are
nassed. il would be wise To place on the
statute books certain laws defining the
RESPONSIBILITIES and general rights Of the
bird men, Possibly, the new Cover
nor whose home is in Ne" Haven is
ssnecially interested in this phase of the
situation because of very interesting
legal case now pending In his home
county i'm which a woman, residing In the
vicinity OF Savln Rock. Connecticut 5
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

state police. might very appropriately be
designated as the authority to approve
the fitness and skill of the operator.
Whoever ventures into the air in 50
dangerous a vehicle" says Governor
Baldwin with much emphasis. should
do so at his own risk. The owner. lessee
or charterer should be liable for all dam
ages resulting from any voyage in fly
ing machine, without proof Of negligence
or fault i'm its management"
Governor Baldwin is known interna
tionally as a conservative and safe jurist
and now holds membership on several
boards and bureaus, one Of which has
for it's work the comparison of national
laws. with the idea that the best laws Of
one country shall be explained 10 and
put at the service Of another nation for
passage and adoption.
TT would probably he unwise." Mr.
Baldwin says. with our present limited
experience. to attempt TO provide any
full system of regulation of air craft.
Two European conferences of jurists
were held in 1910. one at Verona, Italy.
in May, and another at Paris, in June.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

torney call on the loan shark TO go over the
transaction calling the lenders attention
to the illegality Of each item and the criin!-
nal liability incident 10 the mortgage. When
these matters we're forcibly brought to his
attention the loan shark Immediately re-
duced the interest and charges TO s. 8. This
sum the applicant paid and the associa-
ton returned to him the evidence OF his
Indebtedness.
Recently a clerk working for large
house here in New York wanted S25. The
man was so pressed for money that he
agreed 10 pay SIS d month. which makes
an annual rate of 672 per cent year We
have record of another man who paid Sl-'
interest for five months use Of s225. There
were two men who borrowed jointly S-Oo'
at the rate Of $50 per cent year, to defray
the expenses Of an operation which was
performed on the wife OF one of them.
These men were compelled to give promls-
sory notes for 500, payable in five months
and a mortgage on 5l,J00 worth Of personal
property before they could get the loan.
As late as last Christmas Eve there
came 90 our attention case that iS most
striking example Of the evils done by the
loan sharks This question involves hard
working and industrious young man en-
ployed by a telegraph company In this city
The man Is married. and his wife WAS con-
fined. In order to meet the extra expenses
Of caring for his wife the man had to bor-
row $25 from a loan shark. The latter
charged him $42 for the loan, making an
Indebtedness Of s67 for the young man. IN
course OF time the borrower had paid back
$50. but when the time for the amount was
due he still owed the loan company $40, the
debt having reached this sum through some
peculiar extra charges which the shark had
found n 20 his advantage TO tack on.
/ BY noon of the day when this young
mans debt was 10 have been paid in fun
the loan shark had the mans salary al
tached Tire telegraph employe had 81
/ coming 10 him from the company and he
\ had planned 10 use this money for the IN
cidental expenses that come every christ
mas In desperation he came 10 MS on De
cember a and asked for our assistance.
He said that If he did not receive any help
he would commit suicide, and he looked a.
4 II he meant to carry out the threat. Ot
course. we Immediately started to make a
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
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option communities.
Naturally both dealer and drinker
prefer the more concentrated form Of al
cohol. which is either whiskey or brandy.
II dees not require ice and can be
shipped by express. Blind tigers can
sell it with less chance of detection ana
less bother than they can sell beer, with
its barrels or it's boxes and clutter OF
empty bottles Prohibtory laws have
driven a number OF local breweries out
of business. small establishments that
supplied the trade Of restricted regions.
Whiskey has displaced beer in such COM
munities If any beer is sold. II comes
in secretly from large rreweries at a
distance"
However. there has been decrease.
said, lin the number of distilleries and
Of wholesale and retail liquor dealers"
THE manufacture of spirits is becom-
ing centralized. II is following the
methods Of modern business There are
about 600 distilleries in the United States
at which spirits are made Of grain, mo-
lasses and fruits Ten years ago there
were 2.33l establishments producing
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

full investigation Of his case 10 see II there
was any point at law by which we could
compel the loan shark 10 return the S56
which he had attached. In this We were
successful.
Not long ago there was young man
who had just been married. and in order
10 furnish a home for himself and his
bride he had 10 borrow so. For this amount
he had 20 pay back 800, and for a time ne
maid the instalments regularly. but there
came "A time when he was not a bic 10 do
this. His wife eventually gave birth TO
child and this meant extra expenses 10
him. so it was impossible for him to con-
tinue paying off his debt with the loan
shark Although the man had paid back
ss3 Of the slOO the money lender kept hound
ing him constantly, and finally he seized
the famiIys furniture and, in addition, he
attached the young fellows salary. The
result of this was that the employer dis
charged the man. who found it most ditti-
cult 70 obtain other employment.
"A woman was compelled to borrow some
roney from loan shark. As security for
n the loan company took out chattel
mortgage on the woman's piano Before
TIE agreement drawn up, however. a
| ~
at the woman's home To inspect the piano.
during which time he made a full list of all
the furniture she had in the house. After
this he filled in the word piano I'm the long.
blank space of the agreement. and this the
woman signed. Then the rascal filled in
the remaining blank space after the word
.,iano' with words that covered the entire
collection Of chattels. 20 the woman had
,irtually signed over all her property To the
io.r shark as security for her loan.
..,rbese are only few instances of the
my schemes and devices contrived by
,hase svindlers TO rob the helpless. and we
.,,,s, he constantly on the alert TO find some
~atn, AZ law whereby we shall be able TO
y ,oa, the crooks in cases that come TO our
a,tention Since the clause In loan agree
-, that refers 10 the assignment Of sal
,eads The borrower shall assign hts
u.a.,lv wages, We, in order to ge; around
80 nroyision, are compelled al times 10
-.ra6e the employers Of the men max
ne loans agree to pay their men on
al, and thus have the ealarie1 saved from
the loan sharks
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

! in nine states-Maine. North Carolina
! Georgia, Tennessee. Alabama, Mississippi
oklahoma, Kansas and North Dakota
| It is lawful and licensa BILE in ten states
New Jersey, Maryland. Pennsylvania
West Virginia. Nebraska, New Mexico
Wyoming Utah. Nevada and California.
In all of the other states there are
local option laws, applicable either to
counties. townships. municipalities
wards or residence districts. But the
habit of drinking appears to be grow
ing, nevertheless. 1t is possible that
those who drink are drinking more than
formerly. Also, the population is in
creasing constantly. Doubtless the Anti
Saloon League can give a buoyant inter
pretation of the figures herein set forth.
on the other hand. distillers and brew
ers are loudly grumbling about confisca-
tion and are pleading the rights of pri-
vate property and the employment OF
their men.
A young Virginian is the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue. Royal Eubank
Cabell is his name in full-Cabell being
pronounced Cab-ell and not Cdbell, as
one would guess by the spelling. He is
six feet and one inch tall. speaks with
a James River accent. and after being
graduated from Princeton, studied law.
He practised i'm Richmond with his faith
er. became postmaster in 1906 and three
years later was called TO Washington
by Secretary MacVeagh. who, being
grizzled himself. demands youth and in
telligent energy in the Treasury. His
salary is $4,000 a year, and he is a Bap
tist. Likewise he is a Republican. hav
ing come down from an ancient line
of Virginia Wings One of his great
srandfathers. however. was a Democrat
and sat in Congress from Thomas JEFF
ferson's district When he talks internal
revenue he sounds like an animated
book If he has opinions pertaining to
prohibition as preventive Of drunken
ness, he conceals them for the most part
by a recital of the facts
What is near beer" I asked him,
and where is it brewedc"
1T is a new drink" he answered, that
cannot he described with precision at
this time The Bureau of Internal Rev
enue ruled several years ago that any
fermented beverage containing less than
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
PERvERTING THE TRUTH.

"You seem to have read some inaccu-
rate temperance literature" Mr.. CabelI
answered The United States does not
! license any one 10 engage in the busi-
ness OF selling distilled spirits or fer
mented liquors. Prohibitionists often
say that IL does, but they are either In
error or are purposely perverting the
truth. 1 have heard preachers assert
that the government is partner OF
every saloonkeeper in the country. On
each receipt given TO a liquor dealer by
any of our collectors will be found In
plain type the following statement:
This stamp is simply receipt for tax
due the government. and does not ex-
empt the holder from any penalty or
punishment provided for by the law or
any state for carrying on the same busi-
ness within such state. ana uv-s not au-
thorize the commencement nor the con-
tinuance of such business contrary to
the law OF such state or in places pro-
hibited by municipal law
Now, the Constitution Of the United
States provides that all taxes for federal
purposes must be uniform. II Kansas
is taxed to support the national govern
ment, New York must also be taxed In
exactly the same manner. The license.
as many good people call IT, is. in short,
an occupation tax. which the government
has seen At to levy on wholesale and re-
tail liquor dealers.
"Manifestly we cannot ask John
| Smith, when he comes 10 pay such tax,
| II his state prohibits the sale OF intoxi-
eating beverages or IL his city has re-
strictive or regulatory ordinances. But
and now mark what have TO say
when John Smith pays the tax the inter-
nal revenue collector of the district posts
/ John Smiths name In his ONCE and there
the state or city officials may see ii. We
accept the tax. give receipt and post
/ the name; il is then up 10 the state or
city authorities TO get the name. work
up case and prosecute John smith
Liquor dealers pay the federal tax.
and pay it promptly. They know that X
| they fail to pay they will suffer the full
!
they very often violate state and munich
/ pal laws. believing that they can do so
with impunity. I venture to say that 30
per cent of the prosecutions in prohibi-
/ ton or local option communities are
based on Information obtained at the Of
fees of the collectors Of internal reve-
/ nue..
/ IF there were no federal tax on the
occupation of selling intoxicating bever-
ages local officers would not know the
names of the dealers. As II is. for rea-
sons easily understood they do not al
! ways use the information that is attain
able without personal effort on their
part The tax. i'm short. is practical
temperance measure"
Copyright. 1911. by James B. Morrow)
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

and property in the course OF flight or
in landing.
The force of gravity" said the Gov
ernor. speaking OF aviators last week in
his Republican General Assembly, whose
members listened smilingly to his recon-
mendations for aviation legislation.
against which they must always be
contending. makes them a constant
source of peril TO person and property
IL Is not improbable that flying machines
and dirigible balloons will be used before
long as a regular mode OF transportation
between distant places"
For beginning, Governor Baldwin
thinks the Legislature should pass a bill
providing that all flying machines should
be registered with the town clerk Of the
town In which they are housed, and for
bidding their operation In the air unless
controlled by an aviator who has been
adjudged competent OF directing the ma
chine with skill and care. Governor
baldwin thinks that, here in Connecticut,
Thomas Esan, superintendent OF the
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
Royal E. CabeI the Young Virgnian Who Is COMMISSIONS
of Internal Revenue Denies Constantly Reiterated Aser-
ton That the United States Licenses Sale of Liquor.

one half of per cent Of alcohol was not
eating liquors Size then there have
been notifications OF the decision and
the matter is up now and is involved in
considerable confusion.
Il am told that the Supreme Court Of
Georgia has declared that a beverage
containing less than per cent of alcohol
does not come within the statute Of the
state which prohibits the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors. II that is true, the de-
Cision permits the sale of a great many
tised and generally sold in all parts of
the country. Beer-regular beer, and
not the kind called 'near'-contains from
per cent t. . per cent of alcohol that
winch is brought from Europe being
darker and heavier. or stronger than
that which is made in this country.
Near beer, Of course. is manufactured
to be sold in what is called dry terri
tory"
Even though liquor of all kinds"
said, has been voted out Of several
states and out of many counties, town
ships. cities and villages in other states,
there was an increase during the last
revenue year of 24.00OOoO gallons in the
production If distilled spirits"
"Our population Is growing all the
time" Mr.. Cabell answered, "and we are
consuming more of everything in the
form Of food and drink. Then, general
prosperity, by the figures. goes beyond
bread. meat and clothing and includes
drinkable liquors. The smoke OF the dis
tillery mingles with the smoke of the
20
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
ny JAMES b. MORROW.

II EER and tobacco more than sup
port the army. Whiskey more
- than supports the navy. Tht
government tax on beer would build and
or,,, ten huge battleships year. The
,hiskov tax comes within S15.000,0o0 of
rsving the annual charge for pensions
Abou, every fourth dollar spent for
maintaining the government is obtained
f,on tobacco. distilled spirits and fer
rented liquors.
so the consumers of a glass Of beer or
. c,cktal may stand boldly forth from
behind The barroom screen or curtain
ard ,indicate himself before the spying
l,,.o-l5 outside on the ground that he is
tbelninr his country-joint beneficiary
with the saloonkeeper-to liquidate It's
debts and 10 promote Worldwide peace
and Christian civilization.
obviously. in the case Of the drinker
or smoker. neither argument nor quest
Is required to find the man who pays
the tax: he is the one ultimate con-
Gunner. silent abroad and speechless at
1or,e who is without rhetorical friends
in Congress. Although some form Of
prohibition is workable in all the states
brt ten. the distnleries are increasing
their product. and the breveries are
doing the same. The tax, therefore Is
willingly paid. In the matter Of whis-
KEY. it almost doubles the price Of
drink
II is evident that a tax on intoxicat-
ing liouor does not hinder the supply or
interfere With the demand Nor has re-
strictive legislation. so common the coun-
try over turned topers or tipplers into
sober men. Counting women and chill
d~en. the people of the United States
last year drank about seven quarts Of
wbiskev apiece. The increase over the
wear before was 24.oOOOO0 gallons. Es-
timating ten drinks to the pint and the
Jrice at 10 cents a drink. the wiskey
ILL of the American people was 1892,
100000 less in 1909 than it was in 1910.
In the neanVhil they had smoked more
tobacco and cigars and had drunk
10000 more barrels Of beer.
The October panic in 1907 seems to
have hurt the liquor business more than
has prohibition or local option. II is
unlawful 10 sell intoxicating beverages
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
NOT ESSENTIAL IN LIFE.

''Whiskey is a luxury: IL is not an
essential i'm the economy Of life. So when
times are good men drink more whiskey
than when times are bad. The with
drawals of distilled spirits from bonded
cially and industrially, the country has
ever experienced. The production OF
spirits and the withdrawal of spirits are
separate matters. Spirits are manufact-
ured and put into bonded warehouses.
Tho government tax is paid when the
spirits are withdrawn 10 be sold. Thus
in any given year the production and the
withdrawal Of spirits. in gallons, are not
the same. Up to October. 1907 when