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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-18

schools of the state are practically with out any supervision or inspection.
 The state spends annually over two mil jon dollars in public education. Can 1t Sfford to expend this enormous amount of the peoples money without a proper, careful and rigid inspection and super vision? Are we not entitled to know what we get for what we spend in the cause of education? Would any great corpora ton expend this princely sum without adopting every possible business method and safeguard to guarantee that 1t IS so used as to accomplish the largest possl- ble results? Yet, according to the report of the superintendent of education, 90 per cent of the teachers who go out to our, common schools are inexperienced; save for an occasional visit from a district trustee they are allowed to pursue the even tenor of their way undisturbed by inspection and unaided by the advice and counsel of any higher authority entrusted with the duty of supervision. Whether they earn their salaries or not, whether the best modern methods are being adopt ed, no one seems to know and no one seems to care It Is idle then for us to console ourselves with the reflection that we are making rapid progress in edu- cation as long we allow such condi- tions to continue. On the other hand, the pessimistic utterances of those who
 
 list of the states in educational advance will not be likely to make any impression on the public mind until we can assure the people that the taxes they pay are being wisely and economically expended
 Educational System
 The state educational institutions should as far as is practicable under our constitution. be brought together into one educational system, organized ana supervised in the interest of economy nd efficiency. l have always regarded it as a public calamity that the State uni yersity at Tuscaloosa and the Polytech- nic institute at Auburn were originally united in one institution. It would have prevented unwholesome rivalry and the duplication of plant and of effort. It would have been in the interest of econ cmv as we'll as efficiency It would have given the state one institution with prac- tically double the number of departments each now possesses, and without any ad- ditional expense. Each state needs one university: it does not need two. 1t is impra cticable now to suggest the union of these two institutions; 1t IS forbidden by the constitution and Is not demanded by public sentiment. Even if such de- rnand should in the future arise, aside from other considerations, the practical loss of the valuable buildings erected at so great an outlay would constitute se- rious if not insurmountable objection. mention this, therefore. not to arouse any apprehension. but solely to point out q mistake we should be careful to avoid in the future.
 We can avoid similar errors in the fu- ture by adopting an educational system which will prevent the duplication of plants increase their efficiency and pre- vent ecopomc waste. We can thus se- cure uni of organization and concerted effort.
 The state has now nine normal schools. New normal schools can be created at every session of the legislature. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-18
Automobiles

The automobilo has made it's appear
 ancc in Alabama and is here to stay. Its manufacture has become, one of the most important industries of the coun- try and it's use is being rapidly in creased in all parts of the nation. It Is no longer crude and unreliable ma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-18

cisions of our courts. would be unco stitutional and void.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-04
KAU DITCH
BILL SATISFIES

With the amendments that have
been made by the judiciary Commit
tee of the Senate II is now expected
that the Kau ditch bill and the bill
granting restricted eminent domain
right to irrigation corporations will
pass the Senate this week
There was little or no opposition to
the terms of either of the two bills
ut the session of the judiciary Com
mittee held yesterday afternoon. The
committee heard from Frank Thomp-
son and J. T. McCrosson on the COM
pany's attitude and Richard Ivers was
present to defend any water rights
held by the plantations near Illlo that
might be threatened by the operations
of the ditch company.
Thompson and McCrosson both en-
planned that they had no intention of
taking any water but the absolute
surplus-did not even intend to take
the water that might now be used by
the plantations without legal right
In response to Il question by Chair
man Judd, Thompson said that the
company could not entertain an
amendment that would make IL COM
pulsory for American citizens to de-
yelop that land that was brought
under cultivation by the irrigation
corporation
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-04
IS
FIRST Object
Continued from PAGE u

serious over their job that they could
make their everlasting fortunes as
professional mOurners In that coun-
try where II Is the thing to hire some
body else to do your weeping for you.
However, they believe that they are
fortunate in that the whole RESPONSE
bility for the tariff legislation that is
enacted cannot be laid on them. The
legislation must pass Republican
senate. and 1t must be approved by
a Republican President, and the De-
mocrats think they can claim credit
for all the good features of the mea
sure that goes through that mill, and
blame the republicans for all mis-
takes that may be made or outrages
that may be perpetrated.
Capital for Democrats.
But the Democrats will not rest on
what they do with the tarifi In their
game OF politics. They believe they
can get a deal of political capital out
of Wholesale investigations of all the
governmental departments and of
practically everything the Republican
administrations of the past fifteen
years have been doing Probing COM
mittees probably will be named in
the House to investigate the interior
Department and former Secretary
Ballinger's administration, to look In
to the Post Office Department. and
lay bare the political Vaccinations of
Frank II. Hitchcock, and 10 investi-
gate the Panama Canal. the Philip
pines, the dollar Diplomacy" of the
State Dpuartmpnt thp rniyp fnr tho
mobilizing of the army in Texas on
The Mexican border, and everything
else that may suggest itself to an in
orisitive mind And II may be said
that the collective Democratic mind
Is abnormally linguistic when IT comes
to considering anything that Republi-
cans have been doing in an Official
way,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-04
DISTRICT COURT CASE
POSTPONED BY JUDGE

The trial of POrOng ana Alvarado,
the two Filiplnos who are charged with
soliciting and aiding In taking away
from the Territory IA number of labor
ers to work In the canneries OF Alaska,
and which was expected to take place
this morning before District Judge Ly-
mer, was postponed today until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Attorneys Kinney and Prosser OBJ
jected most strenuously to the contin-
nunce of the case until tomorrow, as
they declared II would only delay mat .
ters which are most urgent. The two
defendants We're not represented by
counsel, as II. NJ. Watson, their attor-
ney, was busy in the Supreme Court
at the hearing over the writ of habeas
corpus,
I'VE object TO any postponement, 4"
said Kinney, las our witnesses are
here, ready to testify in this matter
| have seen Mr.. Watson, who asked
me to postpone the trial of this case
until 10 o'clock, but as know he could
not be here then, now enter objection
to the postponement of this case. We
are ready and anxious to go to trial"
The court, after considering the mat
ter decided to continue the trial of the
case until tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-04
SAY CURFEW Law
IS DEAD LETTER

Members of legislative delegations
from the outside islands have had
brought to their attention what is
termed an absolute failure on the part
of the local police authorities to en-
force the ''curfew law" one of the
laws that the Legislature of 1907 took
IA good deal of trouble to make emec-
tive. 81.
w ]. sheldon Of Kauai, the veteran
House member and Que of the most
liberal members of the present Legis
laturc. was the father of the curfew
law and today is open in his declara-
ton that II is little enforced In the
Territory and particularly violated in
Honolulu. The law prohibits children
under fifteen years of age from being
ON the streets or In public places from
o'clock at night to the next morn
ing, unless accompanied by parent or
guardian or unless on an errand of me-
ccssity. Violation of the law may be
punished by fine of So or term in
the reform schools
Little Attempt to Enforce Law.
There seems to be no attempt made
to enforce the law In Honolulu" de-
clarcd Sheldon this morning. AT all
times of the night one can see on the
streets of Honolulu boys and girls
from six or seven years OF age UP to
fifteen with no effort on the part of
the police to enforce the plain letter
of the law This running wild on the
streets has been the ruin of hundreds
of girls who might have beer kept at
home and out of danger If the guard
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-04

regulation Of billboards when Repre-
sentative TOwse gave notice of inten-
ton to Introduce the following bill:
An act to promote the use of bill
boards aud outdoor advertising by ded.
icatiNg to the use Of individuals, firms
and corporations engaged in such bus
mess, the walls of public buildings. the
bridges ON all public roads, street and
steam railway cars and steamships,
trees in parks, on streets ana public
and private school grounds, hills such
as the Kaimuki ridge ana PunchbowL"
After this remarkable document had
been read. the House had good laugh
and went on to business. However. tho
measure goes down on the record.
Yates of Hawaii introduced n reso-
luton appropriHting $1,000 for the pur-
chase of law books for the use of the
Third Judicial Circuit Gaurt.
Bills Introduced.
H. r. 225 (by Watkins)-Amendlng
laws Of Hawaii relating to insanltary
land, and adding n new section
II u. 22G (by Ennekoa) Regulating
and prohibiting the piling of lumber.
II. II. 227 (by Towse) An act to pro-
mote the use of blllbOards.
Passed Third Reading.
H. b. 16S (by Makekam Prohibit
ing government officials from holding
more than one Office. Ayes, "a; noes,
CKeliinoi. Long. Moanauli, william
SOM Abscnt-Kawaakoa Cockctt.
IT, B. 1SG Cby Correa) Creating n
board Of water and sewer commission
ers and defining its duties. Ayes, "a;
noes. Kelllnol, | ong, Richard, Mo
anauln.
$. y. "a (by HEWITT --Approrriatlng
$4,000 for private lands at North Kona
and South Kona for homestead pur-
poses Ayes, %; noes, I CWaiaholo).
$. u. as Cby Chillngworth) -Relat-
ing to The duties Of the registrar OF
conveyances. Alcs, IS; noes, 0.
S. b, 80 (by dd)-Authorizing the
reduction OF capital stock of Joint stock
companies and corporations. Ayes, ~;
noes. 3 (Anonso, Archer, Mahoe).
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-04
WATERWORkS
Continued from Page II

the bill, and the judiciary committee
had only to take into consideration the
legal aspects of the bin.
The iinanae committee reported on
Watkins bill for harbor commission.
The report declared In favor of such
"a commission.
Both Of these bills shear Supcrin-
tendent of Public Works Campbell of IA
good deal of his powers, and the ia
vorable reports from both committees
were adopted this morning unanimous
~ by the House.
Mpanaul's bin providing for the ap-
puintment of u number of deputy city
ana comfy officers and fixing salaries,
which would have. entailcd consider
able additional expense to all of the
counties, was tabled today after an UNI
favorable report from the finance com
mittee.
An entirely humorous aspect was
given the discussion concerning the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-04
Nearly Forty Thousand Bull
letinS Are Sold During
News Sales Contest.
NEwseoYs FINAL STANDING

Seven Blu LET n newsboys are re-
1oicing today In the securing of as
many prizes for extra effort during
the past two months. Prizes ranging
from fountain pens to bicycles and
gold watches were offered the news
sales stan on February 18th for the
boys who sold the most papers prior
to April 4th.
Immediately the hustlers among the
newsboys laid their plans to become
the possessor of )ne of the useful
and valuable prizes. Value did not FIX
the prize that each coveted. There
were those who would rather secure
the boxing gloves or football offered
than one of the awards that cost ten
times as much. For their particular
choice they worked and so managed
their sales that each of the boys to-
day is In position to get the prize
he most wanted. The one exception
to this Is In the standing of Poepoe
and Kahn. At the last count Kahn
was at fourth place aud Poepoe was
certain he could maintain his posi-
ton for the final week; but Kahn
who is sometimes known as the Irish
Jew" showed that he was equal to
his nickname With Irish confidence
and the selling ability of the Hebrew
he overcarne the lead of his Hawaiian
adversary and earned standing in
third place among the big boys. Poe.
poe though, is to be rewarded for his
energetic effort during the news con-
test.
John Hoomana the leader OF the big
boys Is entitled to gold watch II
he so wishes but at present Ia in
clined to consider bicycle more
practical and useful present for boy
who Is self supporting. Akana and
Kahn get boxing gloves or footballs
AS they decide. Henderson the lead
err of the small boys. who denies he
is German and instead sturdy
Morse, secures a Steering bicycle from
the Hall a. Son stock. Martos and
layashi are TO have prizes in keep
Ing with their standing.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-04

$4,000 for general expenses Jones
stated that when the militia turned
out ON special occasions the personnel
should be paid for their time The
deferred item was approved by the
committee ....'
on motion of Senator Baker, the
salary item of $500 for the tax collector
of Hawaii was reconsidered and pass
ed at $225,
Under the heading OF landings and
wharves, the wages of the sweepers on
the wharves was Increased from $40 to
$50 month. Items for pilots ut Hilo
and Kahulul We're deferred.
Appropriations for the Board of Ag-
riculture and Forestry were approved
as IN the Governors budget.
The Board of Health items We're de-
ferred until President Mott Smith
could be heard from on the necessities
of the department.
Under the heading OF the Supreme
Court, the items We're passed as in the
Governors budget with the exception
of the stenographer and clerk of the
Supreme Court, which was raised to
$3.50 per month,
Action was deferred on the circuit
courts, and the $4,000 contingent fund
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-04

says: Both my host and hostess
dwelt on the lack of amusements in
the town. especially for young peO-
pie My hostess remarked that IL was
natural for young people Ia want n
good time; and that young girls and
young men should have Il chance to
enjoy themselves, and she didn't think
the churches took into account their
need for amusement" 81
answered that agreed with her upon
all points she raised; young people
have got to be amused and they have
got to be amused In way they like. If
they like dancing, well and good; If
they prefer games well and good;
hut every form Of amusement can he
carried ON under conditions which
render II vicious and degrading; and
II Is the duty Of philanthropists-and
perhaps especially of the churches, il
they desire to be potent regenerative
factors in social life to see that
healthful amusements are pro,id
II young people are deprived of
amusement, or II the effort is made to
imuse and improve them only In
Ways that somebody else thinks they
ought to like, but which us matter Of
iact they don't like. then, lacking
hcalthinl pleasures, they Will lind uI.-
healthful pleasures Instead"
There could be few better ways of
spending money than in providing in
such little city as this | am des-
'ribing means Of simple. healthful
amusement for young people who 9TH
'rwise will not get II and who may
5c driven into vice in consequence.
b. Private individuals could do this,
md churches could even do It better,
but only on condition of studying the
real needs Of the young people and
irying TO meet these needs In the
spirit as broad as that Of 1t. Paul and
with his large charity for those who
diner In non-essentials, providing
hey agree in what Is fundamental.
As said previously Mr.. Roosevelt
was speaking of coal mining city
but the essential points were the SAME.
as we have in HONOLULU large pop
ulatlon that the churches were not
reaching but that must nevertheless
be amused.
This problem, and 1t is problem,
which Honolulu faces, is one that will
command increasing attention as the
town grows. Ell
Honolulu as the days go by is to
have steadily increasing population
that has no place in particular to go
on Sunday evenings. OF course the
men and women, and the boys and
girls ought to go to the churches or
remain in the quiet of their homes.
But they don't.
1t is with the Sunday evening as
with the Sunday afternoon: the peo-
PIE are here; they are bound 10 seek
amusement What are you to do for
them?
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-04
ANSWERED TO NAMES
WHEN LAKE CALLED

Detective Lake never does anything
to suit the morning paper, which
charges this morning that Lake had
summoned laborers under wrong names
and prevented them from going away
ON one of the recent steamers.
Mr. Lake states that the two men
In question answered to the names APP
pearlng In the summons and came
ashore. They did not attempt to raise
question as to their names or iden-
tity til they had returned to the city.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-04
THE SUNDAY AMUSEMENT BILL

Discussion of the Sunday amuse
ment or theater bill now before the
Legislature Is liable to run into dog.
matte lines Of what one class Of PEG.
pie with certain surroundings believe
is wrong for another class with en-.
tirely different environment of which
the good people who would pass laws
for their benefit know little or moth
ing.
The question to be answered in the
Sunday theater bill is, What are the
people who are the largest patrons
u the theaters on week days, doing
u Sunday evening!
When the churches array them
lives against any Sunday opening
pasre they usually do so on the
tory that these attractions take
aiy from the churches and increase
W'k unnecessarily.
ne question then arises whether
thee amusements would in fact draw
IRON the churches and whether Sun
day labor Is materially increased.
The Bulletin Is opposed TO the
generni opening OF thenters and ear.
Tying out the same programs ON sun.
dhS evenings that are put before the
pdblic on week days.
This paper however is inclined to
believe that good might come from
allowing moving picture theaters to
open Sunday evenings with a censor
ship of the films presented.
In this connection the observations
of eX-President Roosevelt during his
recent tour of the coal mining re-
gions of Pennsylvania have an in
direct bearing.
Mr. Roosevelt in the Introductory
review with which he opened his art
icle published in the outlook of De-
cember "a, 1910, said: II sat on the
porch with miner and his wife
while they gave me their views as to
the need that the young people should
have a chance to dance, yet the still
greater need that liquor should not
be sold where the dancing took place
We were in entire accord as to the
need of amusement for the young peo-
pie and the further need that vice
and pleasure should not be treated
ns necessarily synonymous"
The last expression is what we
may do well to bear in mind when
discussing the possible opening of
moving picture shows in the city OF
Honolulu on Sunday evening.
From the observation of this paper,
seventy-five per cent of the audiences
at the local theaters are made up of
Orientals, old and young, who are not
now reached by the churches, and
who of Sunday evening have no
public places of amusement. Hawaii
has granted Sunday baseball for the
afternoons. Now the question comes,
should the people also have Sunday
evening amusement?
In another place. Mr.. Roosevelt
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-04

to salary Increases.
Two more emigrant measures re-
ceiVed the final approval of the Legis
lature this morning, the Senate pass
ing on third reading House Bills Nos.
2ll and 2l2, measures that will nave
strong effect In stopping the work of
recruiters In Hawaii.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-04
APPROPRIATION
BILL CONSIDERED
Continued from Page y

The item of $4,000 for the liquor
commission was deferred.
y All appropriations for the school de-
partment We're stricken out, being pro-
yidcd for in the school bill already
passed by the Senate.
For the College OF Hawaii appropri-
alton was passed at 100000, an increase
OF $4,000.
Action was deferred In the salary of
the Superintendent of Public Works.
$4,000 being approved for the general
expenses.
An item Of $4,000 for repairs to the
Capitol was passed.
Appropriations for maintenance OF
government property passed as in the
Governors budget.
Adjutant- General Jones appeared be-
fore the committee and explained the
need OF an Increase from $4,000 tt
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-04
COURT BATTLE
IS LIVELY

first, when they were told to present
briefs tomorrow at noon.
Into the argument in the habcas cor
pus proceedings for the laborers taken
from the Korea, before the Supreme
Court today, there were several peril
ncnt questions injected from the bench.
Associate Justice Perry was the one
who interrupted the arguments most
frequently, asking searching questions
of both attorneys Kinney and Ballou.
Attorney Kinney was the first TO adj
dress the court, and he was followed
by two other members OF the firm
Attorneys Ballou and Anderson.
When asked for authorities by Asso-
ciatc Justice Perry for certain state
ments he made, Mr.. Kinney acknowl
edged that the case had come up so
hurriedly that he had not time to pre-
sent authorities, but would like to file
AN exhaustive brief In the matter.
The rights of 10000 persons are
involved In this case" said Mr. Kin
ney and we want to get TO a right
understanding Of II and not catch each
other up ON small points"
Attorney BallOu took the floor after
the conclusion of the argument of Mr..
Kinney and he argued on the order
issued for the detention of the labor
ers as witnesses, and if this order was
in conformation with Section 1899 as II
stands.
II was during the argument by Mr..
BalIou that Associate Justice Perry
seized upon the expression about to
be preferred" and questioned the law
yer about IL.
Attorney Ballou held that these
words referred to an indictment being
preferred by the grand jury.
What If the grand jury should find
no bill?" said the justice.
"Then II could refer to charge be-
ing presented to the grand jury by the
Attorney General or his representa-
tive. believe the statute could be
construed to mean either procedure"
said the attorney
How did the Attorney General know
that an Indictment was about TO be
preferred? The grand jury had not
considered the matter when the order
was isSued?" ..
1.-THE Attorney General could know
the grand jury might do something like
this, even IL he could not say so be-
fore such an Indictment was pre-
ferrcd," was the reply.
you think that In this case II would
mean when the Indictment was brought
into court?" said the justice.
TO this Attorney Ballou entered into
mn argument about the Indictment GO
ing into court and being PLACED on the
secret hle.
,r,, thn thirl
speaker ON behalf of the planters and
Territory, and his argument was on
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-04
IN FOREIGN PORTS,
Tuesday, April 4.

GRAlS HARBOR-Arrived: Apr. 3,
schr. +, J. Wood, hence Mar. IL.
SAN FRANCISCO-Arrivcd: Apr. 4,
a. M, s. S. Sierra, hence Mar. 20.
SAN FRANCISCO-Arrived: Apr. 4. 7
a. m, $. $. Wilhelmina, hence
Mar 20