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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28
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cant. The new contract that has been
offered to the Pacific Mail provides
for a 60 and 40 per cent division and
no cutting, and the commercial world
on this side of the continent is deep
ly interested in the outcome. Assist
ant Manager Frey was asked last
night whether the company was about
to sign the new contract, but he de-
clared that he did not know anything
about the matter, and declined to dis
cuss the subject.
Should the contract be signed, as
all indications point, a new and inter
esting phase will be given to the COM
petition between the Pacific Mail and
the Bates & Cheseborough line.
Previous to the competition on the
Panama route afforded by the Bates
& Cheseborough steamers the average
time made by the Pacific Mail in ship
minets between San Francisco and
New York was forty-ive days. Com
petition has forced that company 20
accelerate it's pace, for it is noted
that freight which left New York on
the Colon on February 10th arrived in
San Francisco on March 9Th on the
Para. a period of twenty-four days.
This is practically equal to the av-
erage time made on rail shipments
by the transcontinental railroads. In
addition to the shortening the time
of service the Pacific Mail, in order
to crush it's new and formidable ri
val, cut it's rates to IS, as against
the So of the Bates & Cheseborough
line. The latter refused to meet the
cut, alleging that no profit could be
made on a tariff less than IS, and
the commercial community evidently
believes in the truth of this state
ment, for the cut has not taken away
any of the business of the new line.
The change from coal to oil as fuel
will give the Pacific Mail an advan-
tage in cheaper operation of its
steamers, as well as in increases of
speed, and If the rate war shall be
ended under the new contract the
shippers will be the gamers and the
competition between the two lines
will resolve itself into a matter Of
more efficient and speedier service.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28
Passengers Arrived.

Per P. NJ S. Manchuria from the
Orient, April CSC. H. Ferris, w. II.
Burt, Mr.. and Mrs. Hedemann, Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Holland and daughter,
Charles o. Julian, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
NJ. Swanzy.
Per S. S. Makura from Vancouver,
April 2S-Mr. and Mrs. r. J. Vim
hedge, NJ A. Doyle, V. Smith, A. L..
Sardy, the Misses Costorphines, Col
lais (2), d. d. English, Mesdames
Doesburg (2), Costorphine, Collais,
Miner and five children, G. w. Clifford,
A. Doesburg, }. Carmichael, J. Cos
torphine. L. Forrest, F. II. Shanks, g.
w. Greig, J. Crabb, II. W. Wooley, W.
Pack, w. G. Belts, E. Todd, C. Noble
and A. Pidgeon.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28

their rescue, and Engineer Lederer
just as gravely volunteered to go as
engineer, while the quartermaster
and an oiler volunteered just as readi-
ly. 1t was blowing like-well, it must
have been blowing very hard, as sea-
men have an expressive way of say
ing such things. But the crew did
MT care. They set out after the three
castaways, but when they got near
the rocks they had to ease down and
maneuver, as they stood a fine chance
of putting their own boat on the
rocks if they were not careful. While
they were maneuvering in this man
ner, small native boy in dinky lit
tie boat put out, and under their very
noses he took the men over in his
boat that was scarcely large enough
to hold the human freight.
The men concerned do not talk
much about the affair, preferring to
say that they would rather keep their
names out of the paper, modestly
saying that it was nothing at ALL"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28

On the first count the penalty is
seizure and forfeiture of the vessel,
together with her tackle, apparel and
furniture, as well as the merchandise
imported at the time the breach is
committed. For failure to file the GER
titled list of members of the crew, the
penalty is fine of $100 man, which
means $1,000 to Captain Benson, if
the law is enforced, as he has a crew
of ten.
The matter has all been transmitted
to the Treasury Department at Wash
ington by Collector Stackable, and
what further action is to be taken will
rest with the department.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28
tubs shoyu and misc.

tubs shoyu and misc.
Quarantine is being observed on
board the Manchuria. The cabin pas
sengers are allowed to land, but the
crew, with the exception of those Off
GERS whose duty takes them ashore, is
compelled to remain on board. Last
night the Manchuria had to cancel by
wireless a large order for vegetables
to be taken on board at this port
owing to the restrictions against car
rying fresh fruit and vegetables away
from here.
The vessel will sail at eleven
o'clock tomorrow morning.
James Johnston to San Francisco.
The barkentine James Johnson,
which arrived here several weeks ago
in distress, got away this morning for
San Francisco. She was in command
of Captain DensmOre, who brought
down the necessary sails, provisions,
spar, etc, to equip her for those she
had lost on the long journey across
from Newcastle, N. S. w, to here. She
was bound for San Francisco with
coal, but the mate Guthrie brought her
here as she was short of provisions.
She lost her captain (Jensen) about
ten days out of Newcastle.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28
STOCK SALES

HONOLULU STOCK ECHANGE-
Between boards-5O McBryde, Z; 245
Honokaa, 1850; 80 waialua, 1880;
20 do, 1880; 8 Paia, 1853; is Waalua,
1880; 10 do, 1880; 10 do, 1I25O;
do, 1880; 20 do, 1880; as H. c.
G S. Co, 1850; do, $3.50; 20 do,
1850; 10 do, 1850.
Session sales-5O Olaa, 4 37%; 20
do, 97h; so do, 4.S71k; 10 Oahu
sug. Co., 80.
Sugar Quotations, Thursday 81, 1911.
SIS Analysis beets, los I'd.
HAWAIIAN STOCK EXCHANGE.
-Between boards 10 Waialua, 112.-
so; 400 Hon. Con. Oil, 100; 100 do,
100; 500 do, 100; 100 do, 1876; 500
DO, 1876.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28
OVERPRODUCTION
OF OIL UNLIKELY

John X. Bulger, of the board of
limited States local inspectors of
steam vessels, has furnished the San
Francisco Chronicle with a state
ment dealing with the question of
Overproduction of petroleum in Cali
fornia, and commenting upon the fall
in the price of oil in 1894 when it was
being sold for ten cents per barrel.
Mr.. Bulger shows that about that
time oil was very little used as fuel
for motive power. In 1894, the total
oil production of California was 1885,
900 barrels, as against 75,OOO,OOO bar
rels in 1910-more than 100 times
more than was produced in 1884,
and there is stored at the present time
in the state a total of 30,00O,00O bar
rels. or about six months supply.
There are steamers ranging from
fifty to 10000 tons burning oil as fuel
for motive power on the Pacific Coast,
with gross tonnage of $4,000; also
hundreds of stationary plants and rail
road locomotives. The saving in the
price of fuel by the Southern Pacific
Company in it's locomotives in four
years by the use of oil as against
coal, amounted to more than $6,OOO,-
900.
Mr.. Buyers statement is largely
devoted to specific comparisons be-
tween coal and oil, both as to cost
and efficiency, as fuel for steamships.
Also the saving of cargo space by oil
burning steamers is shown. Atten-
ton is particularly directed to the oil
fuel installation of the steamers Ne
vadan and Nebraskan of the Ameri-
can-Hawaiian Steamship Company. AS
the Nebraskan had made the voyage
from New York to San Diego with
coal as fuel, and the return trip with
oil fuel installation, the comparison
in her case is made with detailed
prominence in the article. The Chron.
CONTINUED on page SeVen)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28
The Lost Asia.

Inquiries at H. Hackfeld & Co. yes
terday developed the information that
SO far no word had been received from
the Pacific Mail Company, whether
the Asia would DE replaced, if so by
what boat. In ordinary circumstances
the little British boat would have been
here on May ~, but unless the speed
Of the Mongolia is accelerated, there
will be a break of two weeks be-
tween mails, as the Chiyo Maru is
due ron May 5, and the Mongolia not
urtil May 20.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28
Makura Unrestricted.

The Makura's passengers are thor
oughly happy with their lot, for there
are no restrictions on their move,
ments whatever AS soon as the yes.
sci was tied up, they were allowed
ashore-all classes, first, second and
steerage-and so were those members
of the crew who were not on duty.
The only restriction was that no one.
except those, of course, whose bust
ness took them there, was allowed on
board. The other restrictions regard
ing fruit, flower leis, etc, will be en-
forced.
The boat had an excellent trip all
the way down, beautiful weather pre-
yailing throughout the voyage. She
left Vancouver at three o'clock last
Friday afternoon, and eight hours
later left Victoria, the run from Van
couyer to Honolulu was, therefore, ac-
complished In the fast time of five
days fifteen hours, as she got here at
six o'clock this morning, just three
hours outside Of the record She has
thirty-three passengers for this port,
and 1873 through. The cargo list was
a small one, and comprised forty-nine
cases Of whiskey slxty-three drums
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28
HANDSOME GIFT.

A deed of gift, with the usual one
dollar consideration, was made by
Charles NJ. Cooke, Limited, to the
Honolulu School for Boys, of certain
Tleces Ct land in the LEAH Farm
Tract" being part of what was
formerly known as the Waialae tract,
containing an area of thirteen acres.
1t has a frontage of 1850 feet on XII
lauea avenue, with an equal width at
the back, and 419.5 feet Zach on
Eighteenth and Twenty-second aven-
ues.
The grantee is the agricultural and
S, holastic institution about being es-
tablished by Prof. Leopold G. Black
mai. tho location of which is near
Byron o Clark's model horticultural
farm
There will be meeting Of the land
commissioners on Thursday next.
Fine Job Printing at Star Office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28
Kukui's Wireless.

The wireless installation on the
Kukui is nearing completion now. AL
ready the aerials are in position, and
the work of putting the instruments in
will be completed soon. r. w. Christy
is in charge of the work, and tests
will be made at an early date.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28

When the Kukui was down Cocoa
nut Island on Tuesday she saw three
Portuguese sitting on the rocks shiv-
ering in a pitiful way, for they had
been thrown into the water when the
sailing boat that they had been hay-
ing trial spin in, capsized
Second officer Shaw brayely volun.
teered to navigate the oil launch to
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28
HAWAIIAN EXCHANGE
CUTS ITS COMMISSIONS

At a meeting held yesterday after
noon the members of the Hawaiian
Stock Exchange decided to reduce the
rate of commission on low-priced
shares. Upon stocks selling below
$3.50 share-not So as another paper
reports-they will charge only one
cent share instead of two cents, as
heretofore.
Sales of Honolulu Consolidated Oil
at $195 were reported on the Hawa-
iian Exchange today. 1t is said that
brokers on the Honolulu Exchange,
where Honolulu Consolidated is not
listed, have negotiated this stock at
So. Blocks of 100 and 500 shares
brought $1.95, following blocks of 400,
100 and 500 at $1.9O, between boards
of the Hawaiian. A sale of ten Wal
alua at $112.5O is also reported.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28

Manuel de Silva has brought suit
SCR $4,000 damages against Antoine de
Costa, on account of false charge,
alleged, of larceny in the second de-
gree made before District Magistrate
William B. Lymer, upon which the
plaintiff was tried and acquitted.
Frank Andrade is attorney for plain
tiff
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28

of Goldfish, one case of razors, nine
packages of effects, one case of test
paper, and thirteen packages of sun.
dries.
The Makura sails again at half
past two this afternoon.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28
WaiIeIe From Hawaii.

The Wailele arrived this morning
from Hawaii ports with 1886 bags of
sugar, fifty head of cattle, ten bun
dies of pelts, one box of merchandise,
20 head of calves and one horse.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28
THE MAILS.

To San Francisco, per Manchurla,
April 20. ~
From San Francisco, Nippon Maru,
May 2.
From the Orient ex Chiyo Maru,
May 5.
To the Orient per Nippon Maru,
May 2.
From Australia, Mariana, May %.
%.
To Australia per CA. S. Zealandia,
May rs,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28

Astonishment was expressed on
board the Makura this morning by
the officers when they discovered that
there was possibility of the ship be-
ing libelled for failure of the Suva,
Fiji, agents to bring a firewalker on
from there to Honolulu. Naturally,
they wanted to know all about it, and
wondered why the suit, if any, would
not be brought in Suva, or in New
Zealand, as it did not seem that any
action could be brought here.
After Mr.. w. Buchanan, of the
firm of Davies & Co., had explained
that the Suva agents had been unable
to provide accommodation for the
Indian firewalker on their boats,
Purser Barnett replied that he sup
posed the reason why they would not
book him was because the British
government would not let him go.
The purser then went on to explain
that the British government now de-
manded bond of one hundred pounds
sterling ($500) whenever one of it's
colored subjects left under theatrical
contract. Unless this were guaranteed
in some way by the person who wish
ed to engage the man, the steamship
companies would refuse to take the
responsibility themselves.
The Australian government will not
allow their aborigines to leave the
Commonwealth for show purposes, a
recent demand having been made, but
was refused by the authorities after
a long discussion.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28

The captain of the El Dorado, which
arrived here on Monday last from
Tocapilla, Chilli, has failed to comply
with two points in the United States
navigation laws that might cost the
vessels owners a considerable sum Of
money, Captain Benson, who is in
command of the vessel, failed to reg
lister her before she began to trade
between a foreign and an American
port, and also neglected to file a GER
tilted list OF the members OF his crew
with the proper authorities.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28

The Honolulu Dancing Academy
"opens tonight at Odd Fellows Hall
with a social dance. The music will
be good and an ejoyable time is as
sured all who attend.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28
BEETS.

SAN FRANCISCO, April $3.50 de-
gree test centrifugals, 3.935c; So an
alys.s beets, los. I'D.
The above shows beets twopence
be- w yesterdays latest, which was
. fractional advance on the previous
quotation. Centrifugals, on the 9TH
err hand, are a fraction higher than
the last previous quotation.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28

There will be meeting of the land
on Thursday next.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-28

Fine Job Printing at star Office.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-19
THE OPEN FORUM

The Capital Journal Invites
Public Discussion in This
Department-Let Both Sides
OF All Matters Be Fully
Brought out-It Is Not the
Purpose Of This Newspaper
to do the Thinking for Its
Readers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-19
FORD is RETURNED VICTORY
Contest Board Decides in Favor Of
Model I in Protest Case.

Fruits of a brilliant victory denied
the Ford model on account of
protest after that car had carried off
the honors in the roadster class in
the four-day reliability runs from st.
Louis to Kansas City and return last
August, have just been restored to
the car, in a decision handed down
by the contest board of the American
Automobile association. After com
pleting the run twice across the state
of Missouri, the Ford car had perfect
road and technical scores-the only
car in the roadster class to show
clean slate at the finish.
The Ford's victory was protested
on the ground that it had no right
to carry a muffler cut-out, nor to
have it's steering gear wound with
tape. The referee allowed the pro-
test and gave the prize to another
car, which had been penalized in the
technical examination. The case was
carried to the contest board of the
American Automobile association
The board, in reversing the decision
of the referee, restores to the Model
T the laurels of victory earned in
one of the hardest reliability contests
of the year.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-19

Foreman Gilbert Clark, at a quar-
ry near Medford, threw himself upon
revolving screen and saved the life
of an Austrian laborer, who would
have been mangled to death other
wise.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-19
HELPING THE sHoRT-HANDED PEOPLE.

Strictly speaking this of Oregon no pauper class and
few if any people in actual restitution
But there people who have through misfortune and had
luck been left short handed and encumbered
There families that have had sickness and bad luck and
have had to meet unexpected obligations
There those who not supplied with any more clothing
bedding fuel and groceries than they require
An advertisement in this paper for week brings repv
from but three poor families actually needing help
But there large number who if destitute are not as
well provided as they should be for the winter
The children need clothes and Shoes and the people need
comfort and protection against cold and rain
For the reaching of such families doing it without noise
the Salvation Army probably the best organization
hey DO this work quietly and make all their noise wor
Shipping the Lord on the streets and in their halls
They raising for the annual Christmas tree for
the poorer people who have tree of their own
But above all they go into the highways and bvUavs and
search out those who hide their distress
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-19
About the School Board.

Ed. Journal:-The daily Oregonian
of December IL contains an article
headed, "Thirty-miil Levy Probable"
and sub-headed, Salem Faces High
est Tax in History Next Year" This
kind of advertising does not help Sa-
lem. People do not rush into towns
where the tax is abnormal. There
are other places. For example, the
school tax in Portland has been re-
duced from 63 mills to mills for
1912. In Salem it has been raised to
S.9 mills.
The recent editorial in the Journal
headed Municipal Locomotor Ataxia"
is to be strongly commended. 1t is a
warning sounded a. the right time.
Furthermore, taking the recent
school finances as an example, we
have big tax and big debt We
also have an enlarged high school
with the addition of two special
techers and their needed equipment.
During the recent Opera House"
program at the high school, Mr.. Laf-
ky carefully explained that all this
cost money. 1t does. But it should
not cost more than the building of
the original high school or the hir-
ing of an entire faculty.
There have, also, been other school
houses built, the Englewood, the Gar
field with no such debt as the pres
ent, and no tax of 8.9 mills Why?
Are we paying $1OO for every SO
cents worth of goods delivered?
In a recent letter addressed to the
school board and printed in the Jour-
nal, Supt. Powers says: "a number
of bills have been paid recently by
the board for goods concerning the
receipt of which the superintendent
has been in ignorance" He also in
sists upon the CO cooperation of the
finance committee. Those who know
our city superintendent, know there
must have been most urgent need be-
fore any such letter would have been
presented. Why has there been an
effort to keep the city superintendent
in ignorance concerning bills paid?
1t furthermore developed that the
finance committee bad been working
with Principal Kirk rather than with
Superintendent Powers If the result
is in any way due to the (mis)man-
agement of Mr. Kirk, let us have no
more of it.
In the building of the two school
houses previously mentioned, the men
who were then on the finance COM
mittee in cooperation with the city
superintendent, gave us a dollars
worth Of goods for dollar spent.
That is what we want at the hands of,
the present financ' committee, and
what we feel we are not receiving.
Yours truly,
ONE INTERESTED.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-19
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= THE ROUNDUP !


X X \ X X 4 X x x X X X X X
Roseburg will police the railroad
shops.
Medford woodmen hold round
up tonight.
Jacksonville is to have ten-mill
school levy.
Klamath Falls has an eight-mill
school levy.
La Grande is to have 100000
city library.
J.K. Ballard, the oldest Mason at
LakeView. is dead.
Salem city taxes are little lower
than last year, which is appreciated.
klamath county Odd Fellows revel
in hamburger lunches.
Christmas trade at Portland is es-
timated at six millions.
Only three poor families were re-
ported to The Capital Journal.
The Medford university club is
conducting pool tournament.
49,
Tired of talk, the klamath county
court has gone home to build roads.
The new Holland hotel at Medford
will be formally opened December
2S.
Jennie, wife of Henry Medium,
former surveyor-general of oregon,
Is dead.
A. D. CARRIER passed $131 in bad
checks at Medford on busy day last
Saturday.
P. L. Fountain, Of school district
No 1, klamath county is an enthusi-
asst for free textbooks.
1t seems the Junction pastor ac-
cused of dynamiting proclivities, is
in trouble on account of double.
An unmasked hold-up man at
Grants Pass relieved one man Of $12
and another of s2S in short order.
&&&
Benjamin Moore, a forty-niner,
and mayor of Phoenix, died of old
age He was a booster to his death.
Oregon Is to receive shipment of
elk from the government, and then a
lot more are coming on the cars next
spring.
A public market brings city and
country together is the argument
used at Medford to get one estab-
lished
Foreman Gilbert Clark, at a quar-
ry near Medford, threw himself upon
a revolving screen and saved the life
of an Austrian laborer, who would
have been mangled to death other
wise.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-19
THE SALEM CITY BUDGET.

The expenses of the city show increase for
next year of about fifteen thousand dollars.
The tax levy is lower than for 1911 by mill and half and
there is disposition to retrench.
The feeling the part of business pretty strlg that
each department of the cyshould be made efsustanng
This impossible with the fire department because that
Investment to prevent losses and destruction of property
But the recorders Office the engineering department. the
city treasury the sanitary inspection and police department
should be made to pay nearly their way
There many of overlooked, and
committee should be appointed revise the whole system of
raising revenues.
The city growing rapidly and there many privileges
now enjoyed that could be made produce incomes larger than
they do
AS resgnng present salaries is not likely that
they will be increased.
-o
Salem and Marion county should join with the Saem Falls
City Western railroad and get large douedeck steel bridge
for this city and county The growth of the city and Of Polk
and Marion counties is going to require another bridge at this
city before long 1t is good plan to look ahead little and
the matter should be shaped up and special tax levied of
half mill the city and the county, and raise the money
needed for emergency of this kind No knows whether
the present bridge will stand another flood would be
serious drawback to city the only bridge have should
go out and leave the city cut off from traffic the other side
for weeks and perhaps months