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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28
MISCONCEPTIONS
ABOUT HAWAII

An article in the Providence Or. ~
Bulletin discusses the commercial and
Industrial conditions of the Philip
pines and Porto Rico, taking satisfac-
ton in the great trade expansion fol-
lowing the advent of American con
troll in those far apart possessions.
In the following remarks in conclu-
sion, the Bulletin shows remarkable
ignorance of the fact that Hawaii's
trade with the mainland is fully re-
ported in monthly reports of the Blu
reau of Statistics, Department of La
Dor and Commerce:
"In all other respects the reports of
the Bureau of Insular Affairs relating
to Philippine and Porto Rico is salts
factory to the most ardent well wish
ers of those countries But what of
the Hawaiians? Because technically
these islands are not a dependency,
but are a regularly constituted terri
tory of the republic, the Bureau of In
sular Affairs has no jurisdiction Com
merce between continental United
States and the Territory of Hawaii is
domestic and not revealed by Federal
| figures. What is true, however, is
that American tradesmen are secure
of Honolulu, at any rate, is enjoying
great prosperity, owing in part to the
large Government expenditures for
defensive works and garrison there.
An artificially constituted prosperity,
perhaps, but none the less real"
Still greater ignorance is displayed
by an editorial writer in the Christian
Science Monitor, who, discussing the
Pan-American railway, as Linking
the Three Americas this being the
heading-speaks of the Pan-American
Union in Washington as assuring
free political intercourse among the
Itwenty-one American republics and
adds by including Canada and Ha
wall in the plan for better business
relations, the promoters of the organ
ization acted wisely, and it is easily
seen that their vision led them be
yound the boundaries of America il
their efforts to benefit the nations di
rectly interested" Is it possible tina
any intelligent writer undertaking t,
treat of Hawaii should not make tn,
very slight research necessary to in
form himself that Hawaii had almos
: free trade with the United States TO
nearly quarter of a century befor,
absolute free trade was inauguratet
: between these islands and the main
land on the admission of Hawaii a
Territory of the Union nearl
twelve years ago, or two years afte
annexation as possession?
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28
AIR CURE
FOR INSANITY

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 16.-Alien-
lists the world over will watch with
deep interest an experiment now be-
ing tried by the Danish government
in the treatment of its insane.
1t is being conducted along lines
laid down by Prof Kellers, the we'll
known expert on psychology, and I'M
der the direct supervision of Prof.
Kellers himself
At his instance the government set
aside as a sanitarium Llyoe, which is
situated in Limforden, and is about
thousand acres in extent, of which
about a hundred acres are well wood
ed, the oak tree predominating.
Professor Kellers has for some time
been a persistent advocate of the out
of-door ire tment of lunacy. His chief
contention Is that the fresh air tones
up the re. sous system, while the
varied natural objects are calculated
to arrest the attention of the patients
and dissipate the more distressing
symptoms of monomania ofttimes
prevalent The authorities, however,
preferred to effect compromise, rele-
eating to the new sanitarium many
of the criminal lunatics hitherto held
in practically solitary durance.
A popularity of the system is that
under the comprehensive classified
ton adopted by the authorities, men
of the more degenerate class. both
as regards crime and vice, are re-
garded as mentally unfit and removed
to Llyoe for treatment. The method
, of cure" of confirmed laziness Is
somewhat Spartan.
Either the man must settle dowr
} to regular habits of work-chiehy o
j. rural character-or the rest cure
v is pushed home, to it's logical result
4 they are forced to lie in boa for
S term varying from a day to thre
or four days. BY that time the emit
c becomes simply unbearable. and tn
men are glad to escape from the to
T. ture Of sheer inactivity.
e The more criminal types, especial
It dangerous lunatics. are segregated
=" some extent from the mere "ne'er-d
we'll" or loafer, element but ECU
at surveillance is kept on an alike
Ns see that no one effects his eSea
H. from his island prison.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28
PASADENA EXTRA DRY,

PASADENA, Cal, December To-
This city became extra dry today
when the new temperance ordinance,
known as the Freeman measure, went
into effect. The law abolishes local
agencies of liquor dealers, and gives
hotels five hours out of twenty-four TO
serve wines and kindred beverages TO
guests. The hotels were permitted to
take orders at luncheon and dinner
time
Druggists and doctors are held more
strictly to account, and are prohibited
from giving or flling prescriptions for
liquor as medicine, except 10 per
sons actually In need thereof
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28
TOOK THE LEAD
IN CHINESE PACIFICATI8N

would relieve any individual power of
the temptation to seize opportunities
for its own advantage, would be wise
and prudent.
The suggestion met with happy re-
ception
Says Strife Must End.
While mild in tone the communica-
ton addressed by the representatives
Of the powers to the Chinese peace
commissioners does not lack in vir-
ility 1t indicates pointedly that the
present strife must cease.
As explained at the State Depart
ment each of the representatives of
the six powers addressed an informal
and unofficial note to the Chinese
peace commissioners expressing the
desire of their individual governments
for an early and amicable settlement
of the present situation
SHANGHAI, December 19.-Promise
of peace in China became more def
mite today with the announcement
that all six of the great powers
Japan Great Britain, the United
States, Russia, France and Germany
are united in a cooperative effort
to assist Dr. WI Ting Fang and Tang
Shao vi in their negotiations.
Negotiations Going Smoothly.
The pour parlers between WI Ting
Fang and Tang Shao vi passed with
surprising smoothness, and there is a
complete absence of any strain which
might have seriously impeded the
diplomatic progress of the conference.
1t is Enthusiastically evident, however,
that the continuation of the Manchu
rule, even as concerns the imperial
throne at Picking, is considered I'M
likely by either side. In this connec-
ton much significance is attached to
the statement of Tang Shao vi that
he does not represent the throne, but
rather the Premier Coupled with WI
Ting Fang's early insistence on the
establishment of a republic is taken
to mean that Yuan Shi- Kai is prepared
to concede the ending of the dynasty
Even though the present dynasty is
ousted, the Premier evidently hopes to
, retain the imperial form Of govern
Il ment, possibly the present Emperor
= designated as the first ruler of new
Chinese dynasty and with Yuan Sh
| Kai as regent.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28

SHANGHAI, December 2O.-The con
suls of the six powers called on Tang
Shao vi and Dr. WI Ting Fang this
morning and presented their note, ex.
pressing the good will of their re.
spective governments and the hope
that the peace conference now in SEES
sion would be successful.
The presentations, first at the head
quarters of Tang Shao vi and then at
the home of DR.. Wa Ting Fang, made
big impression
The German Consul was the first
spokesman at each place. The Amer
lean representative, Consul General
Amos p. Wilder seconded the Ger
mans address and was followed by
the other four diplomats in order of
their seniority as determined by the
length of residence at Shanghai
America Takes Initiative.
WASHINGTON, December 19.-To
the United States belongs the credit
of bringing about a concert of action
in China by the six great powers OF
the world.
What is regarded here as the most
unusual and most satisfactory feature
of the situation is the fact that, con
trary to past experience, the six pow
ers now practically are united in theil
aims and desires regarding China
based on a recognition of the neces
sity of preserving the integrity and
autonomy of China. Whether this is
accomplished under a republican or an
imperial form of government is moi
regarded as material
Although it has not yet become nee
essary for the representatives of the
powers to intervene directly the fac
that they stand ready to use thei
good offices if desired has had its eff
feet. Washington believes that sue
! cess will attend the meeting of thu
peace commissioners at Shanghai.
The American plan found its incep
ton in an identical note addressed
several weeks ago to the powers con
cerned.
This note invited an expression o
opinion from the recipients as to tn
best method for the protection of fol
eign interests in China during the re'
dictionary disturbance with decide
implication that joint action, whic
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28
THE HOUSE DEFEATS A PLAN
TO MAKE THE MAINE A SIDESHOW

of this ship merely to crafty the idle
curiosity of any people of the United
States"
The bill as passed would permit the
secretary of the navy to give a por-
ton of the wreck to the city of Ha,
vana for public monument, request
for it having been made by the presi.
dent of Cuba, and would authorize the
secretary of war and the secretary OF
the navy to grant other portions as
souvenirs to cities, to patriotic socie
ties or survivors of the vessel.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28

NEW LONDON, Conn, December
16.-The tide of immigration should
be diverted from this port and split
up among many that those admitted
may be instructed in our government,
our language, our manners, declared
Terence V. Powderly, at the meeting
of the Connecticut Daughters of the
American Revolution Mr. Powderly,
who formerly was prominent in the
Knights of Labor, is chief of the di-
vision of immigration of the depart
ment of commerce and labor, and his
views were received with interest.
I'VE hear much" said Mr.. Pow
derby, about admitting the pauper
labor of Europe at our immigrant sta
tons. There is no such thing as
pauper labor. Paupers do not labor,
and those who come to us from abroad
are not paupers; they are workers who
come to work and very often are
worked to their own and our disad-
vantage
I'VE rail against immigration, and
among other counts in the indictment
against it is that much of it is the
scum of Europe. My friends, the
scum of Europe didn't begin to come
to us within the last decade, the last
score of years, or the last fifty years;
it has been coming ever since Column
bus discovered us. If history tells
true he had some of the scum of
Europe among his crew, for they
threatened mutiny many times.
Every Kettle Has Scum.
Every kettle of broth has its
scum, and our land, which is the melt
ing pot of humanity, is receiving a
large number and less scum from
Europe than ever before, for we sub,
ject those who come to a more exact.
ing scrutiny and severer tests than
ever before. We can easily judge
what environment will do by what
we have seen it do. Take two young
boys of equal age, place one in the
cotton field and the other on the Bow
cry; one will pick cotton, the other
will, in all probability, pick pockets
and they may be equally industrious
and proficient in the doing.
1--WE admit the immigrant and theT
abuse him. We expend all our efforts
at the port of entry and once we pas:
him inward we take no more heed d
him; leave him to his own resources
to be Knocked, reviled and snubbed
cheated or robbed. Our duty to the
immigrant is to teach by precept, Sc
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28
SAYS NEGRO AIDED
TAFT ON MESSAGE.

LONDON, December 16.-It GER
tainly is necessary to go away from
home to learn the news.
Here. for instance, is a statement,
printed in all seriousness in a Lon.
don paper, which will doubtless sur
prise President Taft. 1t SAYS:
president Taft, in order to secure
the negro voters at the next presi-
dental election has assigned to a
negro the task of writing that portion
of his message to Congress dealing
with the requirements of the ne
groes."
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28
DANCE OUT THE OLD YEAR.

The management of Haleiwa Hotel
will entertain his guests by a dance
on New Years eve. There will be good
music, bright moon and a good time.
Weekend at Haleiwa is all that could
be desired and they are immensely
popular in consequence. There will
be a splendid dinner on New Years
day, goling on the links and tennis in
the courts. Those who wish can en-
JOY the excellent beach and good wat
er in old ocean. If you contemplate
going out of town for the holiday Sc
cure accommodations at Haleiwa be-
fore 1t Is too late,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28

LONDON, December 16.-If there ,
are any Americans who are dreaming
of millions they are to get from funds
held in chancery in England they
would be well TO awaken, for there
are no such funds.
1t is true that some $300,0000O0 are
held in chancery, but of this less than
S6,00O,0OJ is in what are known as
dormant accounts, the owners of
which are unknown.
OF the unclaimed sums there are
$4,000 separate owners wanted-One-
half are less than $3.50 and only one
twentieth over $4,000.
Where does the unclaimed money
come from? Well, when a person dies
without making a will the solicitor to
the treasury takes possession of the
estate and administers it for the
heirs-at-law. If no claimant turns up
it passes over to the assistant pay
master general at the royal court Of
justice to swell the dormant funds.
List of "Heirs Wanted"
Every three years the paymaster
general publishes in the London Ga
zette a sort of list of "heirs wanted
but it is of little use to anybody except
lawyers, the actual names not being
! given, the clues only being obtainable
from the mention of different law
suits. This is to lessen the number
of speculative claims.
But if chancery is far from ener'
getic in its search for heirs-at-law,
the Bank of England, which received
any iewelry and plate when an estate
passes to the paymaster general, is
even less So 1t used to publish a
periodical list of unclaimed dividends,
but for years it has ceased to do so,
Ipreferring to lie low rather than at
tract showers of swindling claims.
Many of the small dormant estates
are in chancery owing TO sheer for
getfulness on the part of the real
heirs or owners. How curious this
forgetfulness can be shown in 1887
when the Bank of England notified
68, 900 consol holders that consol'
would bring in per cent no longer
OF the $4,000 no fewer than 11,5)O
could not be reached. They had dieC
or forgotten their cOnsols and thei
relatives could not be found.
Some curious tales are told of tn,
. dormant estates in chancery, Al
Aberdeen man not many years ag
was advertised for by a solicitor Il
Holborn. Now some months befor
, the Scotsman had, when staying at
:, Holborn hotel, been undercharged tie
shillings. Conscience pricked bin
To repeated notices that he woul
hear of something to his advantag
he only wagged his head wisely, ce
tain that the Holborn hotel was on hi
=, track
So proud of his cunning was he tina
. he confided in his son. The son wa
. more adventurous and as soon as III
. father died promptly applied. Th'
>. letter of application meant an estat
!. running into five figures.
# It may be possible that some Poop
o in American have legitimate claim
v on these dormant funds, but the
r. great estates which run away up in
3. the millions of dollars are moonshir
is Decrease In Birth Rate
st Once more a decrease in the En-
e, fish birth rate has TO DO reeoFde
The number Of births from the thi
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28
CANTON BADLY
RAT-INFESTED

LONDON, December 16.-There is
trouble in Canton. This has nothing
to do with the aspirations of China.
For the Canton in point is part of
Cardiff. Moreover, its plight is in no
way political, but, if one may invent a
word, rodential. Rats, it is reported,
are, if not lighting the dogs and kill
ing the cats in Canton, at least fall
ing from the ceilings ION the faces of
sleeping babes, gnawing through pipes
and lining their nests with the shells
of eggs off which they have dined. 50
This seems an odd diminuendo way Of
putting it. What they line their nests
with, even if it were a material much
more thrilling than egg shell, seems
hardly worth mentioning when we
have heard that the wretches fall on
babies faces. Evidently what they
want in Canton is a Pied Piper. If
they reply that there is none to be
found, anyone who lives in the suburbs
of London would be prepared to intro
duce them to a whole orchestra of itin'
Grant musicians. If Canton would but
keep one of these at work for awhile
they would certainly either run away
from him or kill him. The first alter
native would doubtless be more salts
factory to Canton, but the second ii
not, In consideration OF the creates
good OF the greatest number to be de
spised
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28
IMMIGRATION CHIEF POWDERLE4
MAKES A SENSATIONAL SPEECH

good example for him to follow and
guard him in the environment against
communicating influences.
"The inhuman prosecutions prac-
ticed on the Jews by governments
with whom we hold treaty relations
has turned a vast tide of Jewish i'm
migration toward the United States,
and for twenty years these desirable
people have been coming to us. For
the most part they fed, as our fathers
did, from religious and political per
secution, and l count their coming to
us as a distinct gain. They are sober,
peaceful industrious.
Jews Great Students.
while certain Americans rail
against the Jews they do not meet the
Jews in the saloon; they must go to
our libraries, reading rooms and
school houses to find them, for their
first ambition on arriving in this
country is to become educated in our
language, our customs and govern
mental systems.
There has been for some years a
Jewish removal office in the city of
New York. 1t has worked energetic
ally and we'll for the removal of the
Jews from the seaboard cities to all
parts of the United States, practic-
ally aiding the work in which the gov
eminent is engaged. They, more than
any other class, recognize the impor-
lance of distributing the immigrants
where their helpfulness and labor can
do the most good.
"The Jews of American strive earn
estly and tax themselves heavily to
keep their people I'M responsibility
and above want You do not find
Jews in jails or poorhouses and We
should second the efforts of such
worthy citizens by helping them TO
make good Americans of their 20.
..religionists who come here from SC
many lands to be free and untram
meled to worship God as they please
to serve the state by leading upright
lives.
at is one of the most hopeful signs
of the times that you Daughters Of
the American Revolution have taken
up the work of assisting and educat
ing the immigrant; that you regard
this great, difficult task as sacreC
duty you owe to our common countr!
should be an inspiration to every citi
zen of the nation made glorious ant
free by the struggle and trials of you
illustrious ancestors"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28
LOAN BROKERS SCORED.

CHICAGO, December l6 - Loan
brokers we're again eXcoriated by
Judge Lands today when he gave
light sentences to two young bank
clerks who had falsified bank records
to cover up a shortage of $500, taken
to satisfy a debt to loan agent.
A youth who earned $llO monthly
was sent to the house of correction
for sixty days, and the other a clerk
was fined one cent, which his counsel
promptly paid
The money lender, Carl Carol who
also is a lawyer, has been cited to ap
pear before Judge Lands and show
cause why he should not be barred
from practice in the United States
district court.
In sentencing the young man, Judg'
/ Lands said
you should not have stolen to SAT
isfy the 100 per cent. loan men. TIT
way to handle those fellows is to &c
a wagon tongue and 90 after them
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28
COPY OF FIRST ENGLISH
PRAYER BOOK UNEART

NEW YORK, December 18.-A copy
of the first English prayer book print
ed in this city has been unearthed in
the Society Library at 100 University
place. 1t was printed in 1910 by Will
liam Bradford, New Yorks first
printer.
Only one perfect copy of this book
is known, and the Historical Society
of Pennsylvania is it's proud owner.
Bradford was a vestryman of Trim
ity Church from 1903 to 171O.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28

oRAPlNE grape Juice drink sold at
Soda Fountains. Ask your soda works
bother for II, II Is delicious drink
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28

Fine Job Printing, Star once,
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-01-26
RAILROAD TO COAL FIELDS

Wenatchee.-The proposition made
some time ago by the Great Northern
railway that state road No. 10 be
abandoned. SO that the company could
use It for It's line from Wenatchee to
Brewster. has been the subject OF con-
siderable discussion in this section OF
late. owing to the recommendation
made recently by Highway Commits
sioner Bowlby that the road be aban-
dcned.
The state road up the Columbia
from Wenatchee is the Oldest in this
section and for many years was the
only way to Lake Chelan and the
Okanogan country. The use Of the
roadway by the company would save
It thousands Of dollars.
The company proposes to leave a
strip of this roadway to be travelled
by team, to construct macadam road
on the Douglas County side of the
Columbia to take the place Of the
abandoned road. and also to operate
q free ferry at Orondo for persons
living on the Chelan County side.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-01-26
Power Plants for Columbia.

Chelan Falls.-As one Of a series Of
Improvements that will be started
next spring in the upper Columbia
River country. electrical power sta
lions will be installed at Entiat and
Chelan Falls. The plants win be
erected and controlled by George D.
Brown, . prominent fnancier of the
upper country and president of the
Chelan Falls Commercial club.
Work on the two stations will be
started just as soon as Browns Chi
cago representative can get his men
on the ground after the snow melts.
The capacity OF the plant will be 1000
horse power. It will be used for
lighting purposes for small towns ana
ranch houses along the Columbia ana
for various manufacturing and farm
ing purposes.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-01-26
Drones of the Hen Yard.

AS few cocks as possible should be
kept about the farm. Only enough to
mate with the breeding stock will be
needed. A host Of cockerels eat a
great deal Of grain and produce no
profit. The very best Of all produced
during the year should be selected to
be kept on the farm. The remainder,
including the ,yearlings and two-year-
olds and any that are older, should be
fattened and sent to market, and with
them should be sold all the hens and
pullets that lack proper body forma-
ton and vitality. Vitality may gen.
orally be discovered through the alert
ness of the fowl. Fowls that are ac-
tive are usually healthy and vigorous
Country Gentleman.