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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-06

history, the countries Of the world
and their customs, the progress of
invention aud science, are all depict
cd Last night saw the progress Of
steel manufacture i'm the shops Of
South Chicago, the picture of the
destruction of the Texas (San Mar
cus), the aviation fights from France
into Spain, etc. The theater, a large
one, was filled with every sort of PEG
pie. all being educated by seeing Tor
themselves the happenings in this
small world just as if they were pres
ent in person in Chicago in the Ches-
apcake, in Madrid.
Thoughts on Mexico.
/ wish some Sunday morning, soon
after receiving this, you would take
your "E NJ F. and call on Mr.. Smith
and tell him how we remember our
visit to Honolulu, and he may find
interest in knowing something of how
we get along. Also tell him l have
followed his line Of thoughts about
Mexico.
The Standard Oil Company seems
to have had some hand in the revolu-
ton, and why, is not so plain, but
we do see note of the activity of the
Pierson syndicate of London. From
time to time bits of news crop up
which seem to confirm the theory
that the Standard Oil Company was
taking lively hand. 1t is noted
from very recent paper that Gates
bought from Baron Cowdray- (for
merly Sir W. Pierson), the Agula Oil
Company for eighteen millions. l am
inclined to think there has been con-
siderable oil influence in Mexico.
Madero is interested in the Guayule
rubber plant and so is the Standard
Oil to the extent of some thirty mil
lions, and both are operating in the
same region. The Madero govern
ment is preparing to float fifty mil
lion national loan in Wall street
These and other things are Sig
nificant. It seemed to me that Ma
dero never wished the revolution to
go further than change of personnel
in the government. He was always
willing to negotiate, a state of mind
quite different from that of true
revolutionist, and which indicated
rather clearly that there was an
occult power behind him.
Yours very sincerely,
A. B. c.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-06
Invalided BY Duty.

Manila Cablenews American: Capt,
Willis c. Metcalf, Coast Artillery
Corps, and for some time past in
charge of the United States Burial
Corps here, returns to the States to-
morrow on the transport Logan, hav-
ing been ordered to the General Hos
pital at San Francisco for treatment
Captain Metcalf is suffering from a
severe attack of dysentry which he
contracted during the recent Taal
eruptions, at which time he was sent
to that region with his burial corps
to bury the dead and assist the
wounded. The work performed by
Captain Metcalf and his men was of
a very high order, showing discipline,
efficiency and self-sacrifice, in many
cases, of the first class, and he and
the men of the burial corps were
highly commended by their superior
officers and by all who had an OPP
portunity of knowing what great good
they performed. AS the result of the
hard work, poor fare and water, Cap
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-06

init of easy removal and replacement
by the users.
(. Tanks and Cistcrus To be oiled
and also screened with cheese cloth.
g. Cutters Around the Eayes of
Houscs-To be cleared out and per.
forated at intervals Of one foot to
permit Of the rapid escape Of rain
water. or. if the occupant of the house
prefers it, to be torn down.
G. Catch Basins of Storm Sewers
To be oiled and, if they have not al
ready a hole perforated in their bot
tom, such a hole should be drilled
down to the pervious soil beneath
Z. Tin Cans, Bottles and other
Worthless Water-Holding Containers
To be gathered together, broken up
or perforated and placed on the side
walk for collection by the garbage de-
partment
s. Water Troughs for Horses and
Cattle. Poultry Fountains, Pig
Troughs, etc.-To be first emptied,
then washed out to remove any I'M
Matched mosquito eggs that may be
adhering to the sides, and left empty.
9. Water Standing in Valuable
Containers, such as Wash Tubs, Rain
Barrels. etc.-To be either emptied
out or oiled and screened, as your
Judgment and the convenience of the
householder makes it seem best.
10. Leaking Taps-To be plugged
with an ordinary cork or wooden plug,
which latter should be we'll ham,
mered in, and the ground around
them to be sprayed with oil.
II. Hollows in Trees Capable Of
holding water)-In the case of ba-
mana trees they will be cut down; in
the case of other trees, the hollows
may be filled with cement, or an augur
hole bored in the bottom of the hol-
low, as your judgment dictates.
70. Flower Pots, and the Pans that
they sit in Gf outside of occupied
houses)-To be inspected, and any
standing water found in them emp
tied out, and the householder's atten-
ton called to the danger.
10. Hollows, capable Of holding
Water, in Coral or Lava Rock-Either
to be filled with a mixture of earth
and oil stirred together, or to have
their bottoms cracked with a small
charge of giant powder.
IA. Weeds and Worthless Growths
To be cut down and either piled up
and burned or carried to the street
for collection by the garbage depart
ment. After such clearing, the lots
on which these weeds have been
growing should again be carefully in
spected, as it is often found that tin
cans, bottles, etc, are easily found
after such clearing, when they had
been previously next to impossible to
discover.
Is. Unoccupied Houses, Outhouses
and other Buildings that are fire.
quently Neglected by the Owners of
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-06
Marines NAV Go to China.

MANILA, Oct. 21.-Local merchants
received advices from the naval au-
thorities today to deliver at once all
food supplies which they have been
contracted for in behalf of the ma
rines stationed here 1t was an
nounced that this assembling of sup
plies was a precautionary measure in
view of the possibility that the entire
force would be dispatched for en-
Urgency duty in the foreign conces7
sions at Hankow.
That the naval authorities regard
the present disturbance in China as
likely to be of long duration is indi-
Gated by the fact that the collier Alb
arenda, which sails this week for
Shanghai, took ammunition for a long
campaign.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-06

tain Metcalf contracted dyscntery
which he has been endeavoring with
little success to have treated here, and
the surgeons have decided it best to
send him to the States. Mrs. and Miss
Metcalf will accompany Captain Met
calf on his journey to the homeland.
They, as well as the captain, have
made many friends in this city, who
will miss them sadly
Captain Metcalf is a 32nd degree
Mason, a Knight Templar and Presi-
dent of the Masonic Sojourners Asso-
citation in these islands.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-06

not ana in this connection IT must be
borne in mind that fish, when given
free access TO all parts Of the water,
are a permanent mosquito preventive,
while oiling is temporary and must
be repeated, and therefore every Of.
fort should be made to clean such
ponds rather than to oil them
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-06

the property-To be entered (by OBJ
tanning the key from the agent II
necessary, in the case Of unoccupied
houses) and all water closets, tanks,
sinks and other receptacles to be
oiled.
16. Small Running bitches, Street
Cutters and Moderate sized Marshy
or Wet Spots-To be either oiled in
the usual manner of treated as FOL
lows: Take piece Of cotton waste,
the amount depending on the condi-
tions present, saturate it with kero-
sene and place it in the water, laying
few stones on it to prevent its float
ing away. This will act to distribute
the oil over the water for a longer
time and is about the only effective
way of dealing with water that has
much current.
II. Manholes TO Sewers should be
opened and a liberal quantity of oil
poured therein These places, how
ever, are to be screened in few
days, so that this treatment will be-
come unnecessary.
In case the inspector is in doubt
as to the treatment of any condition
which he may meet with, he should
make note of it and that afternoon,
after close of work, see his district
commander and ask for instructions
in the matter
It will be found that, when an at
tempt is made to oil cisterns, wells,
tanks or any source of drinking
water, the users will often strenu-
ously object on account of fancied
danger from poisoning from this
treatment. They may be assured,
however, that when pure refined kero-
sene alone, such as is commonly used
in lamps, is used on the surface of
drinking water, no harm will result
to persons drinking it, nor is it even
perceptible in taste to the average
palate, unless, of course, the user dips
his water from the oil covered sur
face of the tanks.
Don't Destroy Fish.
One exception which may be made
to oiling puddles or jars of water is
the presence of a considerable num-
Der of fish. The latter may be de-
pended upon to devour all mosquito
eggs and larvae, provided the fish can
easily reach every point of the tank
or pond, but if weeds, aquatic plants,
etc, are growing in such fish ponds
or aquariums, the mosquito larvae
will often escape the fish, so The
owners must either submit to having
these weeds, etc, cleared out of their
ponds or aquariums, or to the loss of
the fish by the oiling of the ponds,
etc.
Individual judgment in this matter
on the part of the inspector is neces-
sary, as to whether the distractions
are sufficient to prevent the fish from
destroying the mosquito larvae or
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-06
ARMY AMI NAVY
CONTINUED from page nine.)

mosquito is an accomplished fact, one
should always use the net when sleep
ing, day or night
The first symptoms of illness
should be promptly reported to the
proper medical officer"
BY Command of Brigadier General
Macomb.
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL,
Adiutant General.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-06
INSTRUCTIONS
Continued from page nine.)

week or more, and this water must
not have any chemical substance in a
strength sufficient to be poisonous to
the larvae or "wiggler," and the sur
face of the said water must not be
covered by any layer of other fluid
that will prevent the mosquito larvae
from getting its breathing tube to the
air above, nor must there be any sub
stance on the surface of this water
that stops up and interferes with the
action of the larvaes breathing tube
8. The adult female mosquito
must have access to water of the
character above indicated
BY destroying one or more of the
above conditions we make it impos-
sible for mosquitoes to propagate.
There is no other way that a mos
quito can propagate. The popular be-
lief that wet grass, damp earth, etc.
can breed mosquitoes is not true, but
such places may retain the eggs alive
for a long time and, if these places
become later covered with water, the
eggs hatch out and become adult in
sects.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-06
METHODS of Treatment.


Below will be found list of the
most common types of breeding
places designated by undescoring)
that are met with in this vicinity,
and opposite each of these mentioned
types the best treatment to employ to
destroy such breeding places.
l. Puddles of Water-In all cases
they are to be oiled; in addition TO
this, if small and it is practicable
they should be filled with earth. In
other cases, when larger and it is
comparatively easy to effect a drain
age, this should be done. Such pud-
dies will, of course, vary in size from
that produced by the footprints of an
animal in soft ground to a number of
square feet in area, and an inspector
will have to use his own judgment as
to what measures other than oiline
shall also be employed in the individ-
ual case, Some judgment will also
be required to determine the line to
NAt'N b'ANNCll puhhlCog ILtlI plN w W
thus treated and ponds or large bod
les of water, that are used either as
swimming ponds for ducks, or for the
growing Of valuable aquatic plants,
but inquiry in the neighboThood, the
general appearance Of the place and,
if necessary, advice from your district
commander will easily settle this
point Duck ponds, aquatic planta
tons, etc, are, of course, not to be
treated by the mosquito squads, but
will be cared for in another manner
and by other persons.
?. Cesspools-To be oiled, and any
vents leading to them to be screened
with cheese cloth, to prevent the
adult mosquito from gaining access
to the cesspool and laying eggs in
its waters.
8, Privy Vaults-To be oiled and,
when practicable and without too
much labor, the seats and other
means of entrance of the adult mos
quite should no closed -hu-- c0varswin-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-06
American Pastimes.

About the first Saturday afternoon
| dropped into the Philippine League
baseball grounds, paid 80 centavos
as cents) for the best chair set in
the grandstand. The players were
Filipinos and there were some dis
plays of playing that would have
brought the thousands of Chicago
fans to their feet with a cheer. Games
are attended by many thousands, and
are features of Saturday and Sunday
afternoon amusement, as all places
close at p. m. Saturday, and Sunday
is the same as in most countries. /
would like to have had you all see
this scene. Since that l have seen
Filipinos beat the Caucasians at the
game, Besides this, tennis courts
and FiHpino players are to be seen
in great numbers on their spacious
and beautiful lawns. could write on
the charm of the Orient to your
fatigue.
/ must mention the picture shows.
They are here by the dozens, and bet
ter, too than l used to see in Chicago
The feature of these displays is the
great educational tendency they
carry. There may be seen the best
dramAs Of the dav old time stories
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12

land. where land can be purchased chaan
ior TINS purpose.
10 start with. we will collect ahout 80
oHE HUNDRED THOUSAND 1oa t.si
eats. Each cat will average Twelve 1al
Kittens a year. The skins Will RIM r~ar
Ten Cents tl0c) each for the Whit ones
70 Seventy five Cents t75cl for The nn-n
plack. This will give US Twelve Million
tI-,pcoUV) skins n year to sell m an aver
age Of 80 cents apiece. making our reve-
Hue ABOUT Ten Thousand Dollars SI0usn
a day gross.
a man can skin 30 cats per day for two
uollars 600. 1t will take 100 men "a
operate the ranch. and. therefore. the ner
IRONS VIII thus be Nine Thousand Eight
INJURED tS9,SO.O0) Dollars per day.
We will feed the eats on RATS and ,fu
slart a lat Ranch next door. The rats
multiply four times as fast as eats. If we
start one Million rats 100000 we will
nave therefore four rats per day for eaeh
cat. which is plenty.
NOW then, we will feed the rats on the
carcasses OF the cats, from which the skins
1--we peen taken, giving each rat d fourth
of 4 cat.
It will thus be seen that the business
Will be sel%f-supporting and antomatir all
the way through. The cat, will eat thu
rats and the rats will eat the cats and
we will get the skins.
Awaiting your prompt reply, and trust
ing mat You appreciate the opportunity
'iiS 1 = SOu ana winch VIII opt -
rich quick. l remain,
very truly yours,
kETCHUM AND SKINNTM
Whln he red this letter to us. we said
TO him, said we, You hain't put it
strong enough. The consarn will
make more money than you have put
IN your prospectus, which air a rare
thing We hain't never yit seen any
consarn make as much money as the
fellows who air selling Their stock SEE
It Will. But you hain't sed nothing
erbout selling the skins ov the rats.
They air very good to be tanned fer
making shoes fer children and VIM
min folks, and you kin ado a nuther
TN Per cent in prophets by selling the
rat SKINS The Bosting ~plutocrat
looked at me a long time and then he
sed, sed he, You air the man we air
lookln fer. You understand high
nance. Why will you waist yourself
er editing a rural weekly when Ma
ture cut you out ter be a Napoleon Of
Finance" We had always hort we
could bust the Bank of Monte Carlo
II we half a chanel, and yit nobody
'ceptIng this Bosting man ever diskiv-
cred u financial g%enniuse. Now,
that we have a plan fer gittin' rich
quick. we air soon goin ter buy a air
1911 civ JAZZ oW4l5CI Ill NC q I1lSI
~Finanshur. We haz the rats and the
cats and soon the ~divydends will be a
a-pourin' in.
p. S.-Kum arly eff you wisht ter
git inter this Enterprise on the ground
floor or in the basement. A leetle
stock will be sold ter frinds ov infoo-
ence in Rhamkatte.
N. B.-Kum airly and avoid the
rush.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
John f. Wilkie Returns.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 9.-John T.
Wilkie, chief Of the United States
Secret Service and Supervisor Of the
Customs Special Agents, returned to
Washington today from a trip abroad,
equipped with considerable data for
use in the Governments proposed
prosecution Of importers for alleged
extensive cutlery frauds. Undervalua-
tons in cutlery im~portations, Mr..
Wilkie declared today, have been in
progress for fifteen years, resulting
ir the loss Of millions of dollars tariff
duties to the Federal treasury. Much
Of the information collected by Mr..
Wilkie already las been placed in the
hands of United States District Attor-
rey Wise at New York.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
D.. DECLINES
THE INVITATION
Neither He Nor Rev. Gates
Wish to Appear Before
Congressional Investigation
Committee
(By The Associated Pressl

New York. Dec. 9-John Il. Rookie
Teller and the Rev. Frederick r.
Gates, formally declined oday the in
Nltation of Chairman Stanley. OF the
Congressional investigation commit
tee, TO appear before the m II
tney cared TO make Il statement con-
cernlns the testimony recently given
by Leonidas and Alfred Merritt. Mr..
Rockefeller's letter reads:
Dear Sir: The narration OF Iaopi-
das and Alfred Merritt before your
committee was in substance the repe-
tltlon OF statements made by them in
a controversy closed fifteen years ago.
The statements are false. They were
so declared by me at the time in
sworn testimony and upon cross-e1-
animation. Before the receipt of YOUR
invitation / had repeated my denial in
a statement generally published in
the press. Their own signed retrac-
ton is before you.
L therefore deem it unnecessary 70
avail myself of the opportunity now
afforded to appear before your COM
mittee.
Yours truly,
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER.
Mr.. Gates letter says: II have re-
ceived your letter, saying that Il I
care TO DO so, L may appear before
your committee.
sixteen years 6 the Merritts
sWore to these charges Just as posi-
lively as they did before your com.
mittee. hen they signed a retrac-
ton of h Whole thing. They now
acknowledge that retraction.
by those who believe in me, no
denial before your committee is need
ed. By those who believe in tho
Merritts no testimony from me is
needed to substantiate the Merritt's
own acknowledged retraction.
ITO be sure, h Merritts now swear
that the retraCtion a not true. But
il the Merritts themselves now swear
that they signed an untruth no tes-
timony from me is needed as to their
veracity."
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
Y M. {. A. RESPONSES GOOD,
Houses Being Removed to Make Ready
For the Y. NJ. c. A. Ruilding.

The preliminary work looking to the
erection Of Raleigh's new Y. NJ. c. A.
building is progressing nicely. The site is
eighty by one hundred and fifty feet on
the corner Of Edenton and Wilmington
streets, facing the Capitol Squere. The
houses now on the lot are being removed,
preparatory to breaking ground for .he
association building as soon as possible
after the contracts are let. The plans viii
be displayed in a few days and the con-
tracts awarded within a few weeks.
Mr.. Carey j. Hunter. chairman Of the
Building Committee, has just sent ont a
call urging those who have not psid TO
help push the work along by sending in
the amounts due on their pledges. The
committee thinks it would be unviSe. II
not impossible, to let the contracts until
the first two installments, now dun. are
paid. The response to this can has been
very good.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
PROCEED WITH DISSECTION
AND REMOVAL OF EOREPiKT.
(By the AssOcIated TTess.

IBV tEe AssOCIaIeu TItss-J
Havana Dec. 9.-On receipt Of the
findings Of the Maine Board of IN
spection. Major Harley B. Ferguson,
Observation-Disclosures Of the work. gave
orders TO proceed with the dissection
and removal of the shattered fore
part of the ship which has beer pre-
served as evidence. in case a further
examination was deemed necessary
This done. there only remain the
completion Of the bulkhead for the
floating out OF the uninjured after
section Of the Maine and the removal
of the cofferdam.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
DIR ALP At 4. AND vi.
Spoke on Hard knocks-SpeaIs This
Afternoon.

Mr.. Ralph Parlette. Of Chicago. editor
Of Lyceuinite and Patent, lectured a. A.
and NJ. College Friday night. on the tu4-
yersity OF Hard Knocks.
No Entertainment. given at the College
for a long time. has been more pleasing.
or has held the interest 81 tie students.
as Mr.. Parlette did. He ro>seSse-. la Ct
remarkable degree. the faculty. of fmrr">>-
ing wholesome truth. without moraiiziu@.
or falling into prosy leeturir@ on datF or
the value Of adversely in life's experience
Mfr. parlette viii speak 70 the s"t.@--
Y. NJ. {. 4. at Go r. m, ON HuErah~ HI
Heroes. when. 40 dogbt. he viii nave Il
large audience, The pubic age eoE"a.
inritaa to hear him.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
DE1TJRRERS OF HOOKING
VALLEY RAILROAD ONERRJLED.
(By the Associated Press.)

Toledo, Ohio, Dec. 9.-Judgc John
NJ. Killits in United States Court this
afternoon oyerruled the demurrers of
the Hooking Valley Railroad to W.
indictments charging the road with
giving rebates to the Sunday Creek
Coal Company and he also o~verruled
the of the coal to
an Indictment charging it with hav-
ing received rebates.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
Barracks Beat S. C.. Highs.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Wilmington, Dec. 9.-The football
team of Grace Church Baraca Glass
of this city defeated h Marion, S. c.,
High School eleven on the local
grounds his afternoon by a score Of
IS to 0. Last year the Marion team
won.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12

Beware Of the knocker and his
m YOU may b wanted to pose
as an anvil.