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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-31
Attorney-generaps Department Aids In
Building Up Permanent improvements

Washington at some later date on an
other contract, the attorney general
department and the other branches
of the government are assuming that
the decision of the court is correct,
and the work of reclamation so neces-
sary to Honolulu is being pushed
with all possible speed.
Another important matter in the di-
rection of real progress and occupy
ing the almost entire attention of the
attorney general for several months,
has been the question of Punchbowl
preference rights, granted by the
amendment by congress in 1910 to the
Organic act. After as thorough and
careful an investigation as is pos
sible under the circumstances, nearly
two hundred persons, principally
Portuguese, have been given prefer
ence rights in the land Of Auwaioli.
NH, at PunchboWl. The wisdom of
this amendment by congress is even
now apparent when one considers the
remarkable change that has already
occurred upon the slopes of Punch
bowl.
The personnel of the Office has
changed somewhat during the year.
On May ], 1912, Mr.. E. w. Sutton,
first deputy, resigned, and Arthur G.
Smith. second deputy. was made first
deputy, and Mr.. Leslie P. Scott was
appointed second deputy This last
month the attorney general, Alexan-
der Lindsay, resigned, and w. w.
Thayer, Esq, was on Dec. appoint
ed by the governor as attorney gen.
eral in his place. H..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-31
I"HoME INSURANCE"
rs ESTABLISHED

Hawaii has this year made an I'M
portant new departure in starting Its
own insurance OF all sorts OF risks.
At the closing of the books tomor.
row the Home insurance Company.
Ltd, will show about $4,000 ON the
right side of its profit and loss nc
count, together with reserve of
about $1,000 Also, il will have wris
ten in premiums on home policies
something Eover $4,000 The com
pany has established abundant con-
nections with the old line companies
of America and Europe for reinsurance
of risks. and it may be safely re-
garded as having come to stay and
grow.
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and county, thus giving the city and
county the full amount of taxes as
estimated by the auditing department
early in the year.
Disbursements from this general
fund to November 80 have amounted
to $714,S34.64 by the issuance of 49,.
S55 warrants on the city and county
treasurer.
In addition to the general revenue
set out above the city and county has
a special revenue in the shape OF road
taxes which is composed of $e-out
of every $5-reeeiyed by the tax col
lector in the shape of poll taxes. This
amount by law is set aside as separ-
ate fund to be used for road work
only. This was estimated early in
1912 at $50,000-but this amount at
this time bids fair to be increased
by something between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Disbursements under this fund by
the issuance of 1860 warrants on the
city and county treasurer have
amounted, up to November 80, 1912, 70
9,397.40
The principal objection that can
be registered against the present tax
law from the standpoint of the city
and county is that it requires too
great a portion of the sum total of
the taxes allotted the city and county
for permanent improvements. For ex-
ample-for the current year the city
and county will have received from
the general taxes in separate fund
to be devoted to permanent improve
ments a sum in the neighborhood Or
$4,000. That would mean that the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-31

The year 1912 will be put down as
one of the most successful years. from
all viewpoints, that Hawaii has eyer
known. Situated as the territory Is
in the midst of vast expanse OF
ocean, we have not the same depend
ence as contiguous states and coun-
tries have on the mainland. Our
problems are local ones and we are
looking to no outside help to solve
them. The prosperity of Hawaii Is of
course dependent upon the price OF
sugar and the production of a great
crop of that staple of commerce. The
territory is primarily an agricultural
country and will always be. While
but a few years ago sugar was the
only product relied upon, now the
pineapple is taking its place in the
wealth, production and experiments
with other products are looked upon
as giving good promise OF success.
During 1912 Hawaii has produced
its largest crops of sugar and pineap-
pies, importations of goods have
greatly increased, many new business
ventures have been started and the
capital of many of our big concerns
has been increased.
During this year thirty five new
corporations with a capital Aggregate
ing s3,365,000, have been formed
while increases in capital stock Of
the older corporations have totalled
SO. 602 900, much of this in stock divi-
dends. While there has not been a
boom i'm real estate, the transfers OF
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-31

Prof. I. A. Jaggar. of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology and
one of the foremost volcanologists of
the world, arrived in Hawaii to study
the volcano of Kilauea. Since that
time plans have been developed for
a permanent observatory at this won.
derful volcano, and station mas been
established not lar from the crater,
with an observation house at the era
ter's edge. Ultimately it is hoped to
have the observatory on a perman-
emily endowed basis, ana When. Con-
gress appropriates a comparatively
small additional sum, construction
work will be started. probably about
the middle of 1913.
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city and county would have to tie up
$4,000 and borrow money to carry
on the general demands at or
per cent interest. The Board Of
Supervisors, feeling that they were
the custodians of the city funds, and
rather than register warrants and
borrow money, they concluded TO treat
the whole amount received from taxes
as general fund, and do such perm
nent work during the year out Of sald
general fund in an amount required
by the law This part Of the law
might well be altered making the D0r-
ito nof permanent improvements very
much lower, for the reason that q
great deal of permanent work has
been done out of the general funds Of
the city and county.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-31

The Sanitary Commission. appoint
ed by Governor Frear under author
ity of the legislature of 1911, made a
notable report to Governor Frear on
April 4, 1912, dealing with sanitary
and health conditions of Honolulu
The report was the result of a year
of work by former Governor George
r. Carter, Dr. G. w. Mccoy, C. r.
Hemenway, James L. Young, Prof A.
R. Keller and DR.. Donald n CuTrie
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-31

During January, 1912, the campaign
against the Mediterranean fruit fly
was taken up on an elaborate scale
and broad system Of guarding the
fruits of the islands inaugurated. .
The Calumet news., 1912-02-21
Raging Volcano of Unrest
Ready to Burst Fly
Back to the Farm!

BY Rabbi JOSEPH KRAUsKOPF o. Philadelphia
HE staples of life constantly increasing price Some of
them, such meats with each year BECOMING
- LUXURlES The price of fresh eggs has already passed
beyond the reach of the average laborng and with the
price OF potatoes than dollar per bushel there LITTLE
WONDER THAT THE LABORER'S DINNER PAIL is NO
LONGER AS FULL AS IT USED TO BE
Here and there be heard already the RUMBING OF THE
RISING VOLCANO THAT RACES BENEATH, WHOSE OUT
BREAK is INEVITABLE if not wardd off while yet may.
Most of the great revolutions the world origin in
the CRY FOR BREAD.
To be the charities have aboed hard piece
aims and deeds of bnevnce the shortcomings Of wages
scant i'll health, bad morals but all little avail
sr~sssss4-:>-
THERE Is BUT ONE CURE, A CURE ABSOLUTELY AND
EASY CALLED NATURE CURE, NOT HAVE COST
ONE rHoUsANoTH PART WHICH ATTEMPTS AND
FAILURES HAVE COST.
This would have taken the poor upon broad fields
where nature fairly amo for them where there and work
and HEALTH AND WEALTH AND HAPPINESS for manv
thousand times their NUMBER where the would greet them and
the birds and brooks sing them with afraid
with NONE TO ROB THEM OF THE JUST RETURNS OF
THEIR AANDIWORK.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-21

and adopt a Constitution, but no.
enough intelligence to apply and in
terpret the Constitution which they
have themselves made
criteizes N. Y. Decision.
"Now the power To interpret is the
power to establishing: and If the peo-
pie are not TO be allowed finally To
Interpret the fundamental law. ours is
not a popular government.
A typical case was the decision rem
dered but a few months ago by the
Court Of Appeals OF my own State. the
State OF New York, declaring unoonsti-
tutional the workmen's compensation
act The judges admitted that other
civilized nations had abolished those
wrongs and practices. But they took
the ground that the Constitution OF
the United States. instead OF being an
instrument to secure justice, had been
ingeniously devised absolutely to pre-
vent justice. They insisted that the
Constitution had permanently cursed
cur people with impotence To right
wrong, and had perpetuated a cruel
iniquity.
NO anarchist orator raving against
the Constitution. ever framed an in
dictment OF it so severe as these wor-
thy and well-meaning judges must be
held to have framed If their reasoning
be accepted as true. In its essence IL
was reversed by the decision OF State
courts in States like washington ana
Iowa, and by the Supreme Court OF
the Nation in a case but a few weeks
old.
Il know of no popular vote by any
state of the Union more fragrant in it's
defiance of right and justice, more
short-sighted in it's inability TO face
the changed needs Of our utilization,
than this decision b.! the highest cour5
OF the State OF New York. Many
Of the judges Of that court know per-
sonally, and for them / have a pro-
found regard. Even for as fagrant
decision as this | would not vote for
their recall! for | have no doubt. the
decision was rendered in accordance
with their ideas OF duty But most EN-
phatically. l d. wish that the people
should have the right 10 recall the
decision itself. and authoritatively To
stamp with dlsapproval what cannot
but seem TO the ordinary plain citizen
monstrous misconstruction OF the
Constitution. a monstrous perversion
of the Constitution into an instrument
for the perpetuation Of social and in
dustrial wrong and for the oppre ssion
of the weak and helpless
III there must be decision by a close
majority. then let the people step in
and let it be their majority that de-
cides
The Calumet news., 1912-02-21

not breed that season.
Young birds of both sexes are put In
the same enclosures, and soon display
pronounced likes and disikes Final
ly. of their own accord, each one
chooses a single mate to whom To be
faithful for life When this mating has
taken place the pairs are placed i'm
separate pens or runs There are i6S
ostriches at the Pasadena show farr..
but several hundred others are kept for
breeding purposes out on the main
farm. The latter have a l2O-acre al
falfa ranch, whereas only about eight
acres are available for those at Pasa =
dena.
They breed well. not less than 40
chicks being hatched every year. Of
ton there are fourteen eggs to the nest.
cTgs weighing three pounds each.
Contrary To general belief. ostrich
eggs are palatable. Usually they are
served. as an omelette. and now and
then at the Pasadena hotels a dozen or
more people viii sit down Ia such
feast
The Calumet news., 1912-02-21
PLANET LIFE WILL
ALWAYS BE PUBL e

We shall never be able TO say posi- .
lively, be the advance in astronomy
what il may. that any of the Other
planets are actually inhabited Such Is
the conviction Of that competent stu
dent of the heavens. Professor n. c.
Wilson, who lately elaborated his ideas
on the whole subject before the As.
Economical Society Of the Pacific. We
shall. he says. by no increase of mag
nifSing and defining power in the tele-
scope. ever be able actually to see the
inhabitants. This Is not because We
have reduced the limit of magnifying
power. but because of the great turbu-
lent ocean Of atmosphere through
which we must look and which Is al
most necessarily in motion. bending
and into:mingling the rays of light
which come TO us so that the minute
details of a planets surface are nope
lessly blurred
The more we magnify these details
Of a planets surface, adds Profess
sor Wilson. the more they are blurred
On exceedingly rare occasions the sea
of air quiets and permits the astron-
omer to use the full power of his in
strument. The astronomer is happy If
at these times he is free to devote his
attention to those objects which are
most attractive to the sght--Current
Literature.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-21
CAPITAL OF INDIA.
Removal from Calcutta 70 Delhi RIGHTS
an Ancient Wrono.

The commercial instinct OF the East
India company led it TO perpetrate a
great outrage upon InGian national
susceptibilitics by removing the capital
to Calcutta. Delhi had figured as the
government scat. The Hindus and
fiindus and Moslems both had ia .
vored 1t in this way. off and on In
the course of centuries whimsical rul-
ers had Tilted lndias hub for some
other favorite city, bat sooner or later
the lucky metropolis always managed
to gain the upper hand over its ri
walls.
The East India company. knowing
little of and caring less for the SEN
timents of Indians. established the cap
ital Of India at Calcutta. for situated
as 1t was on the banks. of the Hoogli.
q navigable river. IL was easy OF ac-
cess from the sea, whereas Delhi was
hundreds of miles from any port.
When the suzerainty of the peninsu-
Ia was transferred from the COM
mercial corporation to the British
crown at the close of the Indian Sc
poy mutiny of 1857. Hindustan hoped
that justice would be done it's i'm
pcrial city; but Il wss disappoint-
ed
Again expectation ran high when the
Assemblage was held at Delhi i'm 1877,
especially IN view Of the fact that the
British by that time had learned
enough about their oriental subjects
to convene the durbar there instead of
at Calcutta. but the people once more
were doomed to disappointment When
King Edward was proclaimed Emperor
Of India in 1903 the natives were thrill
ed by the same hope. only to have il
dashed to the ground.
Thus II has been reserved for King
George V. to right this wrong and
make all Hindustan happy over it.
Only very limited number of peo-
pie will dccry this measure. Among
these no doubt are the allen and ma
tive merchants end property holders of
Calcutta who have fed and fattened
on the necessities OF those who must
perforce make their homes In the cap.
ital.-Empirc Magazine.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-21
HANCOCK BREVlTIEs


regular meeting Of the city coun-
ell will he held this evening.
Mrs. Joseph Smell leaves today for q
visit to the home of her daughter. Mrs
Middlemiss at iibbing, MINI.
Lent began this morning. with spe-
cial services at the Catholic churches
I'm observance of Ash Wednesday
The Ladies' Aid society Of the First
Methodist church. win hold meeting
this evening in the church parlors.
number of Hancock members OF
the Knights Of Kaleva will go To Ish-
peming next Friday to attend the dedi
cation of the new Kaleva temple i'm
that city.
The entertainment given last even
ing at the Congregational church by
the Mary and Martha club was attend d
ed by large audience. The living
pictures of American Hcroines were
well posed and costumed and the 9TH
or features of the entertainment also
greatly enjoyed.
A meeting will be held this evening
at the NJ T.. church in the interests of
the Men and Religion Forward Move
ment at which b. b. johnson of Lam
sing will be the principal speaker. Sew
eral Of the delegates from this city 10
the lshpeming meeting on Friday last
will be present and make addresses.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-21
TORCH LAKE eREviTiEs.

President A. f. Heidkamp has re.
turned home from visit To West Ba,
den, where he accompanied his broth.
er.
The funeral of the late Emory Pois-
SAINT, Of Tamarack City, will be held
tomorrow morning. Services will bc
held at ST. Cecelia's church of Hub
bell at 8 o'clock and interment Will
be made in Mount Calvary cemetery.
The merchants of the Torch Lake
towns, also the banks OF both Lake
Linden and Hubbell. will be closed to-
morrow, WashinRton's birthday. this
following OUT custom adopted here
years ago.
The Hancock high school basket ball
teams will meet the Lake Linden
teams here Friday evening. Both Lake
teams We're defeated at Hancock last
week. but the locals expect to turn
the tables Friday.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-21
THE BEST PROOF
Calumet Citizens Cannot Doubt It.

Doan's Kidney Pills were used
they cured.
The story was told to Calumet resi-
dents.
Time has strengthened the evidence
Has proven the cure permanent
The testimony is from this locality
The proof convincing.
Mrs. George Quirk. 242 w. Albion
ST.. Houghton. Mich, says: II think
Doans Kidney Pills splendid and rec
ommend them highly. When | had
backaches and weak kidneys. l used
Doans Kidney pills and they gave me
immediate relief For long time
whenever have felt in need of n kid
ney tonic have used Doan's Kidney
Pills and always with good results"
The above statement was given Au-
sust "a, 1910. and when Mrs. Quirll
was interviewed on November g. 1911.
she confirmed her former testimonial
saying: II have had no occasion TO
use kidney remedy since giving my
former statement The relief Doan's
kidney pills gave has been perma-
nent."
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Bulalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
states.
Remember the name-Doan's- and
axe no other.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-21
OFFICIAL SIGN LANGUAGE.
Symbols and Authorizations Used by
the u. S. Government.


the U. S. Government.
If you We're making n reconnaissance
~ large area of greatly diversified
country and were taking copious notes
Of the various natural characteristics
observed as well as the many works OF
man. your notes would consist TO a
large extent of discussions of cor
stantly recurring types which might
well be expressed by symbols. The
printed or written sign language is far
older than the alphabet and there is
In common use today in the United
states an official sign language which
so far as geographic features are con-
cerned is sufficient to describe fully.
without the use of a single word, the
most unusual area within the country
or any of its outlying possessions
This is the collection of symbols and
authorizations adopted by the United
States Geographic Board and pub
lished, with their signifcation. on q
large sheet by the United States Geo
logical Survey. BY the use OF these
symbols everything of the nature men.
toned can be described by an amateur
map maker, or can he read on any
government map, and anyone who has
the key to the symbols can read the
map and learn the character of the
area so far as the map depicts it.
Thus rock i'm the ocean whose
exact position is doubtful is repre-
Sented by simple sign the size of a
pin head, and an oil well or a telegraph
station is indicated by another symbol
no larger. II lake or pond is inter
mittently wet and dry 1t is represented
by a symbol slightly different from
that used FOR regular lake and if a
section Of country is covered with
pines or other conifers the symbol en-
ployed to show these trees Is slightly
different from that used in indicating
IN oak forest. Some 20 symbols are
used to portray the various works ami
structures erected by man. from sus-
pension bridges to mine shafts or wind
mills; about 20 symbols are used to in
1icate different classes of land, rang
ing from sugar-cane areas to cactus
patches; aids TO navigation ana hydro
graphic features of all kinds are rep
resented by many devices, and other
general subjects covered are bound
aries, marks. and monuments and
many special military features.
This sheet of conventional signs is
much i'm use by schools and field or
ganization. II can be procured from
the Director of the Geological Survey,
Washington, ID. c.. for 10 cents or II
purchased i'm lots of 80 or more for 6
cents, which simply covers the cost
of paper and printing.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-21
OSTRICH FARMING.
Now Being Carried on Quite Success
fully in the Southwest.

Visitors to the ostrich farm at East
Pasadena, Cal, watch the birds swallow
an orange which slowly and visibly
makes its way down the long neck;
they buy an egg or plume and 60
way firm in the belief that they have
seen the farm.
As matter of fact not one visitor In
10 600 gets out to the real farm, which
Is several miles back i'm the country
and to which tourists are not admitted
Ostrich farming is now being carried
on successfully. in several parts OF
the Southwest, but IL came near being
nipped in the bud at the start.
When Cawston. the first man to at
tempt the work. 2tarted for South
Africa to import some ostriches about
twenty years ago the project seemed
easy Of execution. He bought the birds
he wanted at Cape Town, chartered a
vessel and put them aboard. Just when
TIE ship was ready to leave the Cape
Town city fathers got wind of ii and
hurrie1ly fixed up law forbiddng tho
expectation of ostriches. They want
ed to keep the industry for them
selves
Cawston had thirty Of the birds and
was I'm a dilemma. 1t is said that he
pursuaded the captain To sail just as
the bill was signed and that the vessel
got out of port just i'm time to avoid
being held up for an export DUTY of
$500 apiece for the ostriches All but
six OF the birds died on the voyage.
These six have all gone the way OF
their fathers now. but their progeny is
nrmer0us and healthy.
The ostriches in Cape Colony forage
for themselves. each bird having a
range Of twenty acres of veldt. IL Is
said that many of them so for years
without touching water The Cali
fornia farm is almost like a great park
where ferns and flowers separate the
runs for the birds. IL was a year or
two before they began to breed over
here. They are sensitive TO change
for even now IL a pair Is
moved from one cage to another Il will
The Calumet news., 1912-02-21
HIGH SCORE FOR SEASON.
Eldrod Mitchell Makes Score Of PA in
Recent Game.

Eldrcd Mitchell Makes Score Of PA in
Recent Game.
The high score for the season on the
Mitchell alleys was made last Satur-
day night by Ildred Mitchell who
bowlcd 24l, which l. three better than
the high score made recently on the
Dee alleys i'm Houghton by Manager
Labb The record score ON the Nit
chel alleys Is 27O made in 1898 by
Gus Jacobson
In the February series of doubles
the scores to date are as follows:
Eorst- Dover, 1911; Observation-Disclosures,
1881; Cox Dover 1916; T.. Mitchell
Buschell. 1910.
Entry blanks for the annual upper
peninsula tournament 10 be held
March 10 TO 80 ON the Mitchell alleys
are being mailed by Secretary McRae
and may be obtained on application
by all prospective entrants. Inquiries
have been plentiful from all parts of
the upper peninsula and places which
hitherto have not been represented al
the upper peninsula tournaments have
expressed an intention of sending
teams.