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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-24
COASTWISE BILL
PROSPECTS GOOD

At a meeting of the directors of
the Merchants Association on Friday
a letter was received from George M.
Mcclellan, whose contract as repre-
sentative of the merchants at Wash
ington was renewed at the same meet
ing, in which he stated that the coast
wise suspension bill would have a
good chance of being called up at the
long session of Congress, and that
there was every indication of its pas
sage.
Another matter in Mr.. McClel-
lan's letter submitted for consid-
Grafton by the association was that
of whether coastwise vessels passing
through the Panama canal should be
free of toll or pay the same as all
other steamers. Opinion in Washing
ton, it was stated, favored a charge
of forty cents a ton for all steamers
and the administration was pressing
a bill to that effect. The matter was
referred to the Associations next
quarterly meeting.
1t was voted to accept membership
in the National Civic Federation for
the sake of participation in it's civic
improvement ideas.
The directors expressed approval
of the reorganization Of the Central
Improvement Committee, and thought
that its downtown committee should
be admitted as delegates to that body.
Endorsation of the Universal
Peace Congress was referred to the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-24
ARMY AND NAVY

pany inspection is held at the post
of the Kahauiki reservation. No
morning drill is held, but the COM
mander of each company musters his
men in front of company quarters,
and after a personal inspection of
uniforms and rifles the barracks are
given a looking over.
The men take great pride not only
in their house preparations, and or
derby appearance, but the front and
rear galleries and yards are beauti-
fed by the work and constant atten-
ton of the men. The vines and
flowers around the barrack buildings
Of companies E, F, G, and H, of the
Twentieth Infantry at Fort Shafter
show in their attractive blossoms the
work that has been bestowed upon
them by the file of this battalion.
A Five Days March.
Military routine of active duty has
been assumed by the battalions of
the Second Infantry stationed at
Schofield Barracks. Company c of
the first battalion under command of
Captain w. R. Gibson, Second Infan-
try, returned to their post on yester-
day from five days practice march.
The line of march was taken to
acquaint the company with the lay
of the land not only adjoining the
Leilehua reservation, but of the land
beyond the mountains.
Company g left on Monday, and
seem well pleased with their first
hike in Oahu.
Recruits at Fort shafter.
The file of the Kahauiki reserva-
ton has been increased to the num-
her of about one hundred and TWEEN
ty-five men.
These recruits for the Second bat
talon of the Twentieth Infantry ar
rived at Fort Shafter the first of the
week, and were assigned to the
awkward squad" for drill. They are
a fine body of young Americans, and
will shortly be taking their places
in the lines of four companies sta
toned at Fort Shafter.
These newly recruited Infantry
men were among the casuals that
came over from the coast as passen-
gers of the Crook AS measles and
Continued on page twelve)
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legged that the defendants all knew
that Judge Whitney was without legal
authority to sign the orders of ar
rest, and that their action was a vic,
lation of the legal and constitutional
rights of the plainiffs.
Further allegations are that the
plaintiffs were kept In Jail until re-
leased by writs -of habeas corpus and
that during such Imprisonment they
were refused permission to consult
counsel or friends, being held Gin
communicate" and thereby Subjected
to personal terror and outrage"
The plaintiffs declared themselves
in destitute circumstances and asked
to be allowed to file their suits with
out deposit of costs, which was al
lowed by Judge Robinson. C. w. Ash
ford is counsel for each of the
plaintiffs.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-24
TEN DAMAGE SUITS
BROUGHT BY FILIPINOS
IL. MI vrN !

l&sa. ~ ~ N31gs -
Papers were served today in ten
damage suits, for $4,000 each, against
Judge Whitney, Attorney General
Alexander Lindsay, Sheriff William P.
Jarrett, p. D. Tenney, e. Faxon
Bishop, Richard Ivers and VIM. Pfo-
tenhauer, by Filipinos. who were taken
off the Korea on March 81, as she was
leaving for San Francisco. The COM
plants filed are all the same. They
allege that the plaintiffs were about
to leave for San Francisco on con-
tracts to work for five months for
$3.50, board and lodging and transpor-
tation paid, and that through the acts
of defendants the chance to leave was
lost.
The plaintiffs aver that they were
arrested by Jarrett on warrants is
sued by Judge Whitney at the instiga-
ton of the other defendants. 1t is al
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-24

Major William P. Burnham, TWEEN
tieth Infantry, was a visitor at the
brigade post of Leilehua on Wednes-
day and Thursday from his post of
duty at Fort Shafter, where he is in
command of the second battalion,
Twentieth Infantry.
Major Burnham is a recent addi-
ton to military circles of this Dis
trict, having come over from the
Coast as a passenger on the U. S. A.
| y. Crook, March the thirty-first.
Major Burnham completed tour of
duty on the general staff with station
at Omaha, Nebraska, Headquarters
Department of the Missouri, just be-
fore coming to command at Fort
Shafter, relieving Lieutenant Colonel
Samuel w. Dunning.
Dinner to Col. Wilder.
The Fifth Cavalry were hosts at
a regimental dinner given in compli-
ment to their new Colonel and regi-
mental commander, Colonel Wilbur
E. Wilder on Wednesday evening.
This social welcome to Colonel
Wilder was held at the officers club
at the Leilehua reservation, and was
an outward and very visible sign of
the universal respect and admiration
in which the recently appointed COM
me Of 1V,rr 10 IoaI
not only by his regiment, but by the
service generally.
Among the guests present to dine
with Colonel Wilder were: General
Montgomery M. Macomb, Command
ing General, Military District of Ha-
vail, Rear-Admiral Walter c. Cowles,
u. S. Navy, commandant of the Nav
al Yard station and sea forces of
these Islands, Major Wendell G. Ne
vile, Marine Corps, commandant of
the Marine battalion, and Major Will
liam P. Burnham, Twentieth Infan-
try, commandant of the Kahauiki
reservation. These guests of the Of
ficers of the Fifth cavalry gathered
around the festive board at Scho-
field Barracks, going from their re-
spective homes in Honolulu and from
Fort Shafter to be present with the
guest OF honor and the fine regi-
ment of thu Fifth Horse on this oc-
casion.
Saturday Inspection Day.
Saturday morning a regular COM
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-24
KOREA IMPROVING UNDER RULE
OF JAPAN, SAYS CONSUL

o. Gould, who for two years has
been United States Vice Consul IN
Seoul, was a through passenger by
the the P. M. s. China on Saturday
on his way to the coast. He has been
recalled from Seoul, and will tlke up
a similar position in Vancouver.
Speaking with regard to the alter
ed conditions in Seoul, owing to the
Japanese taking over Korea, he said
that the change was for the better.
The Koreans are accepting the new
conditions with very good grace, and
he does not anticipate that there will
be any trouble there at all, for as
time goes on, matters will run even
better than they are now.
Intentionally Still Exists.
The Japanese, of course, are en-
deaYoring to take over the whole of
the country, but contrary to general
belief exterritoriality still exists
there. The Japanese have arrested a
few foreigners, but they have never
been tried in the Japanese courts,
the people always being turned loose
without any trial at all. Japan is po-
Icing the cities, but the various con-
suls have always protested at any
thing that looked like an attempt to
take jurisdiction over foreigners, and
It is hoped Japan viii never be able
% usurp the rights now held by al
most every nation with regard to
heir nationals.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-24
HOUSE DINNER
At THE GRILL

Saturday night the members of
the House, together with it's officers
and press reporters, were entertained
at dinner at the Union Grill by Chas.
A. Rice, chairman of the finance com
mittee. Jollity prevailed from first to
last, sundry attempts to introduce the
affair of the afternoon being prompt
ly suppressed. The only thing of that
kind which was enjoyed was Kawe-
wehi's repetition of what he had said
on the woman's suffrage amendment,
about his being a Home Ruler while
his wife was Republican and his sis
ter Democrat, concluding, MY coat
is Home Rule, my heart is Repub-
lican"
Speaker Holstein, as the last speak
err, glorified the great American game
Of politics, intimating that, if the
afternoons fight had been between a
Democratic majority and a Republican
minority, the Democrats would have
had ducks and brakes" made of their
cause, the idea being that only tender
ness for the welfare of the Republic
an party saved the seventeen from
ridiculous defeat. He also praised
Correa, as chairman of the printing
committee, for preventing such print
ing CRAFTS as had discredited former
sessions.
1t was an excellent dinner that was
served by Host Lycurgus, and a string
band supplied music throughout.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-24
DICKENS LITERARY GAINS.

The papers have been printing a
great deal of pure nonsense on the
subject of Dickens literary gains.
We are told, among other things, that
the emoluments from his books were
totally inadequate, owing to the non
existence of copyright" No writer of
his time was so highly paid as Dick.
ems.
1t was calculated by one who knew
all about his affairs that he made
about 10000 out of each of the
books which he wrote after 1876. The
price paid down for Edwin brood"
was $500. Author and publisher
were to share equally in the profit of
sales of over $4,000 copies, and So
900 were sold of each of the opening
numbers. The payments for the early
sheets for America and for the Tauch-
nitz edition must have brought the
author about $4,000 besides.
Dickens is stated to have died leay.
ing earnings that often accrue to a
solicitor" This is rub
bish also. Dickens left $4,000 in
round figures, and this did not in
clude a considerable sum of money
that he had settled some years before
his death. His readings (1S5S-69) had
brought in about $4,000.
1t is forgotten that Dickens began
life without one penny, and that ev-
cry farthing he spent or gave away
or left was earned by himself, only
$4,000 which was bequeath-
ed to him by a friend about two years
before his own death. Dickens lived
literally (some people said extrava-
gantly) for about thirty-four years,
he brought up and started in life a
large, and very expensive family, and
he gave away great deal of money
to needy elatives.-London Truth.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-24

streets, courts, ways, alleys or places
to be improved.
Section 4 After the Board of SUI
pervisors has adopted such report,
either as filed by the City and Coun-
ty Engineer or as modified by the
Board, it shall proceed to estimate
and levy the assessments upon the
property fronting upon said proposed
work or improvements at a uniform
rate per front foot, In the manner
hereinafter provided. At the time of
levying such assessments, the Board
shall by resolution set forth the fol-
lowing:
"(D The rate of interest to be
charged upon deferred payments,
which shall not be more than seven
per cent
"(2) The time to be allowed upon
deferred payments.
"(S) The rate of interest to be al
lowed upon bonds to cover deferred
payments, which shall not be more
than seven per cent.
go The time for which bonds is
sued to cover deferred payments are
to run.
"(5) The time when and place
where any and all persons may APP
pear before the Board of Supervisors
to show cause if any they have why
said Improvement provided for in
said resolution should not be carried
out in accordance Herewith; said
time to be not less than thirty nor
more than sixty days from the date
of the passage Of said resolution.
"(6) A list of all property to be as
sessed to pay the cost and expenses
of the proposed improvement.
Section 5. The Board shall there
upon cause to be conspicuously post
ed in three of the most conspicuous
places in said City and County, and
also along the street frontages of all
the property affected at intervals of
not more than 100 feet, notices of the
hearing provided for in Section 4, said
notices shall state the fact of the pas
sage of the resolution mentioned in
Section 4, and briefly describe the
work or Improvement proposed and
refer to said resolution for further
particulars. Said notices shall also |
state the date, hour and place for |
which said hearing has been set and
shall notify all parties interested in
my real estate fronting on any of the
laid streets then and there to show
,ause if any they have why the said
improvements proposed in said reso-
ution should not be carried out in
accordance Herewith. Said notices
shall also contain a description of
he entire district covered by the res
,lution by the exterior boundaries
hereof. Said notices shall be post
ID at least twenty days before the
line set for hearing and shall be
published twice in some newspaper
# general circulation published with
n the said City and County at least
en- days before the date of hearing"
49, ,eh.w>nnheAm
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-24
INPBB-ISLAND HAPPENINGS

ed. Suppose them to vote against the
judgment of the men, that we should
take part in it, or, in other words,
that their male fellow citizens should
fight whether they liked it or not,
would the men be likely to obey?"
Again he argues: "The danger of
rash and impulsive legislation would
be UNNECESSARILY increased if the
most impulsive and excitable half of
humanity had a legal voice in the
making of laws.
I'VE may observe how strong the
social rivalries of women are. They
far exceed those of the men. If in the
strife between labor and capital which
is to be a fierce one, women should
be called to an active part, the effect
would be like throwing pitch and resin
into the fire. The wives and daught-
ers of the poor would bring into the
contest a wrathful jealousy and ha-
tired against the wives and daughters
of the rich far more vehement than
the corresponding passions of their
husbands and brothers."
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-24

A funny little incident is mention
ed by Mr.. Gould, which is indeed
very amusing. 1t seems the Saliva
ton Army invaded Korea, and
sought to obtain converts. With this
end in view an interpreter was en-
gagged, and privates followed the flag
OF blood and fire in great numbers.
The captains. and other officials
were astonished at the rally, and the
reason was suddenly explained, when
they were approached, and asked
when the great fight was to take
place. Of course, they explained that
the great fight was going on daily,
and that they were part of the big
army. They did not understand this,
as they looked for some great action,
where blood would flow and people
= chiefly Japanese-would be killed.
At last the pioneers of the move
ment grasped the idea. Their inter-
prefer had gone among the people
and told them that this was a move
ment to gain troops to fight the Jap
anese. He had stated that the Sal
Vation Army had sent generals to
Korea to train the Koreans to be-
come military men ready and able
o fight the Japanese. Needless to
say when the true side of the ques-
ion was put to them, there were
many OBJECTIONS from the cause, and
low General Booths army is small
II than it was some time ago.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-24
PROPOSED STREET LAW
IS CAUSING A ROW

A bill, Senate No. 1874, to give the
supervisors of Honolulu power to
change and improve streets and
charge the expenses thereof to prop
erty fronting on the streets, has
passed the Legislature and is in the
hands of the Governor for signature.
The bill appears to have passed with
out being specially considered, in spite
of its Importance and on Saturday and
today a number of leading citizens
made moves to secure a reconsidera-
ton, as reported elsewhere in The
Star. The leading provisions of the bill
are as follows:
Section 2. Whenever the public
interest or convenience may require,
the Board of Supervisors is hereby
authorized and empowered to order
the whole or any portion either In
length or width of the streets, aven-
ues, lanes, alleys, courts or places of
the City and County of Honolulu
graded, planked or replanked, paved
or repaved, macadamized, graveled or
re-graveled, piled or replied, capped
or recapped, supplied or resupplied
with drains for storm water or other
purposes; to order parkways, man.
holes, catch basins, culverts, cutters,
tunnels, curbing and cross-walks to
be constructed therein, or to order
breakwaters, levees or walls of rock
or other material to protect the same
from overflow or injury; to order any
other work to be done which shall be
necessary to complete or improve the
whole or any portion of said streets,
lanes, alleys, courts or places; and to
provide for the improvement and
maintenance of any such work.
Section 8. Before requiring any
of the work or improvements herein
provided for, the Board of Supervis-
ors shall procure from the City and
County Engineer, whose duty it shall
be to furnish the same, report con-.
tanning recommendation as to the
best method of doing such work Or
making such improvements, to which
report shall be annexed the follow
ing:
"G) An estimate of the cost of
such work or improvements including
all probable incidental expenses such
as clerical, printing, etc., after de-
Quoting from the total estimated cost
so much, If any of said work or i'm
as may be by law requir-
ed to be done by railroads or rail
ways having tracks upon the streets
"(2) A map showing the street or
streets to be improved and showing
also subdivisions of the property up
on said street or streets as, ascertain
ed by said Engineer.
"(3) A list referring to the said
upon said map AMI
the names of the owners If
known, otherwise designating them
as unknown, and showing also the
number of feet of frontage of each of
said subdivisions upon the street or
wwNnAANN,R>oS AnN1DAAhAAANAAAeAIR
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-24
HAPPY FAMILY.

Mrs. Scrappington-A clergyman re-
ceives IS or $40 for marrying a couple
and by and by a lawyer is paid 500
for getting a divorce for them
Mr.. Scrappington-Wel it's worth
thai much more, amt it?-Puck.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-24
The School Trouble.

Hawaii Herald: The first requisite
for teacher is the respect of the
pupils. The soldier whose respect for
his commander is lost is a poor article
at the best and the pupils who have
not the same regard for their teacher
will never be good scholars. Obedi-
ence, which follows respect, is some
thing without which any school is
useless. Children are not sent to
school to learn algebra. with the idea
that it will be of great use in their
later lives. They are given such a
study for the training. which comes
as it's natural result. When a child
is placed in an environment which
breeds contempt for a superior, which
allows them to feel that they can
walk out of the school in a body on
account of some grievance, be it real
or fancied, they are being taught the
most dangerous of lessons. The boy
who feels that he can defy his prin-
cipal, will later on walk out" CT his
position in a mercantile establish
ment The girl who does the same
will prove hard to manage in her later
life, unless this teaching is changed
by some severe lesson. What is want
ed at the head of a school such as the
one we have in this city is MAN. In
other words, person of strength and
character whose instructions will not
be questioned and who will command
the respect of his pupils and of the
entire community.
Make HiIo Lively.
The evening trains from Papaikou
are doing a great deal to wake EIilo
up on Saturday nights and are being
very well patronized. When the road
reaches Hakalau it will be necessary
to add another passenger car to ac-
commodate the traffic.
kohaIa's Infant Philosopher.
Kohala Midget: Haywards Gram
mar School had a debate on wonen's
suffrage, and our young Midget staff
student discussed the negative His
paper is a very bright one, and we
wish we had space for all of it; but
can give here only a brief extract or
two which are very clever arguments
Suppose a foreign war IN which
the women's sympathies were enlist
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-24
Forty Marriages.

WAILUKU, April 22-There have
been presented to the Grand Jury by
the county attorneys department four
cases, in each of which careful in
yestigatiOn has followed, resulting in
the finding of true bills in all of these
cases and for the different offenses
herein set forth:
Territory of Hawaii VS.. AIeka Ka-
nuu, larceny in the first degree; Ter
ritory of Hawaii VS.. Jim Tai On, bur-
glary in first degree; Territory of
Hawaii VS.. Kahuila, burglary in first
degree; Territory of Hawaii VS.. H.
Lono Kaiaiki and AIeka Kanuu, adult
cry
At this session the grand jurors
have made further investigation into
cases of Illicit cohabitation, and find
that, since the last session of the
grand jury there have been some
forty odd marriages in the county of
Maui between persons who are alleg-
ed to have been living together in
open adultery, and still others are
taking steps necessary to the con-
summation of legal marriages. The
grand jurors believe that there are
now comparatively few cases of this
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-24

Fine Job Printing at Star once.
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Continued on page tweIve)
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Continued on page twelve.)
The Washington times., 1911-04-15
.EIAREM VS.. HOBBL.E
TEACHERS DEBATE
Arguments Begun During Meeting of School Board
Simplifed Graduating Gowns Recommends
tions Adopted.

, perintendent, Roscoe G. Bruce, so he
can put his friends in as teachers
The plan suggested bv Captain Oyster
that the boxes made by the boys in the
manual training schools be placed in
the parks for the birds and squirrels met
with instant favor by the Board. Be-
tween $500 and 800 worth of lumber is
uCed annually by the pupils In these
schools. and Mr.. oyster was Of the
opinion some practical advantage should
be taken of the expenditure.
A Recommendation that the use Of the
Hillsdale School, which has been de-
clared unsanitary, be discontinued after
June 80. was approved. as were the To-
cations for two new schools-one the
new colored high school, for which
$4,000 has been appropriated, and the
other for a school on Thirtieth street
southeast. The location FOR the former
is First street northwest. between n
and o streets. The latter sight Is to be
purchased OF Col A. F. Randle.
Superintendent Stuart recommended
that more fresh air schools be establish
ed. The one opened in the Blake School
has resulted In an improved physical
condition of the students and the daily
cost Of food per pupil has been cents.