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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-02

A clipping containing the following
letter of Charles l.. Rhodes, formerly
editor of the Star, to the Chicago
Daily News was sent to the Mid.Pa-
cific Magazine, the editor of which
Alexander Hume Ford, has courteously
handed it to the Star for republica-
ton:
SAN FRANCISCO, January 15.-
Probably nowhere was there greater
surprise felt over the election of DR..
Sun Vat Sen as the president of the
provincial republic of China than in
Hawaii, where DR.. Sun was born. So
true is it that a prophet is not with
out honor save in his own land. All
during the years that DR.. Sun was
arousing his countrymen to longings
for a newer and freer national life and
organizing for it the people Of Ha-
wall have looked on him as profes-
sional adventurer, careful of his own
safety while exploiting the rising pa
triotism of his compatriots.
From time to time for years past
have come reports of uprisings in
China, some of them of formidable
promise, said to- be the result of his
propaganda Each report of the kind
has brought out in some of the Homo
lulu papers sarcastic or satirical para
graphs, describing him as long range
lrevolutionist and a patriot for reve
nue..
Nowhere was there more surprise
than in Honolulu, therefore, when
news came that the leaders of the
present revolution, both in the field
and in the council, men of whom WI
Ting Fang is typical, had recognized
DR.. Sun as the leading spirit in the
movement and had chosen him presi
dent, Honolulu knew him, or thought
it did, and it had never expected this
Some Believed in Him.
There have been some, few, in
Hawaii, among the whites and among
/ the Chinese, who believed in Or. Sun
4 Especially among the Chinese there
has been a Dr. Sun party-the repub
lican element among the progressive
Chinese. But the constitutional party
the followers of Leung Chi Tso. favor
ing constitutional government and re
form under the empire, has been tn
strongest even among the Chinese q
Hawaii. Perhaps the republican elC
ment has been stronger than
seemed, for the Chinese always do no
make known their sentiments to thei
white neighbors
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-02

suspected of carrying water on both
shoulders will have a chance to show
where they belong or be properly
labelled and placed by those in charge
of affairs for the President. This might
be said to apply to men like Johnson
in California and his aides and asso-
GATES There is an unwritten chapter
of Johnsonian cheek and gall, the
scene of which is located here in
Washington and the time very recently
which will make very interesting read
ing for Californians in the near future.
j. p Ryan in S. F. Post.
WASHINGTON, January 22.-Twice
today President Taft denied emphati-
cally to White House callers that he
placed any credence in reports that
Postmaster General Hitchcock had
been politically active to prevent his
denomination.
Once, at least, the President denied
that cabinet officers had urged him to
GUST the postmaster general from his
official family because of alleged anti
Taft activity, and visitors who talked
with the President gained the impress
sion that he had not the slightest
doubt of Hitchcock's loyalty. The
President was reported tonight to
have said that If his postmaster gen
eral were proved disloyal, he would
be the most badly fooled man in the
country"
He was willing that his attitude to-
ward Hitchcock be made public
Some of the Presidents advisers
were inclined tonight to the view that
concerted effort was being made to
force an open break between Taft and
Hitchcock, so that the latter's services
and his political advice might be re-
moved from the Taft camp.
Friends of the President did not dis
count the worth OF the political as
sistance the postmaster general might
give Taft Although Hitchcock has de-
clared himself out of politics, it was
admitted, that there were few of the
Presidents advisers so well qualified
to give political information that might
be useful to the Tfft supporters. With
the postmaster general eliminated
| from the cabinet this information
scarcely would be available.
Solid New York.
According to friends of the Presi-
| Continued on page eleven.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-02
BY J. A. BREcKoNS.

Especial Correspondence of The STAR
WASHINGTON, January 1S.-Navy
employees in particular and the army
in general have been amused in a
story characterized as The Rise and
Fall of the Hotel Grabbenheimer,' as
told in a decision handed down by
Comptroller Tracewell incidentally,
the decision establishes a precedent
that, while mans home may be his
castle, he cannot turn it into a hotel
for his own private accommodation
and collect expense money for board
ing there.
Harvey F. Williams, former civilian
ordnance expert employed in the Navy
Department, was sent TO Newport, r.
l., for duty of indeterminate duration.
1t lasted almost a year. and Williams
turned in an expense account for ST.
| S4315, of which $10S4 was alleged to
/ have been expended for board and
! lodging at the Hotel Grabbenheimer 81
| Investigation developed that there was
no such hotel, in Newport, although
Williams vouchers were printed in
bold type announcing the existence OF
this hostelry When asked for an eX
plantation of the affair, Williams sen
the following to the auditing depart
ment:
Il will say that the quarters a
which I am now stopping is not regu
} larly licensed as a hotel as might b
supposed from the printed form @
vouchers submitted by me. Indee,
no one here regards it as a hotel q
ALL.
las a matter of fact, the 'Grabbel
t heimer' is a private boarding nous
e which was established by the w1ma
/ whose name appears as creditor @
n the 'Grabbenheimer' vouchers, tile e
n Enlistment being for the special be
S, eft of her husband myself, and
T. the end that there might not be a 7
rs currence OF the severe illness whi'
o. the latter suffered at the regular hot'
an illness supposedly due TO lack
OF warmth and other comforts to Ehi'
he has long been accustomed"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-02
DID FREE MASONS
Do UP MANCHUS?

SAN FRANCISCO, January 23.-Lec-
turing before the Golden Gate Com.
mandery, No lG, Knights Templar,
last night on the revolution in China,
Tong King Chong, editor, Chinese
Free Mason and secretary Of the revo-
lutionary junta here, told his Masonic
audience of the manner in which the
revolution had been engineered by the
Chez Kung Tong Chinese Free Mas
ons), which began its work toward
this end 266 years ago when the Man
chus overthrow the Chinese dynasty
in the Celestial empire.
He told of the sending of secret
agents over the world to study the
politics, military tactics and the ad
vantages of democratic government II
other countries. Ten million men il
China belonged to the Free Masons
he said, and so per cent of all the CHI
nese in other countries are member
of the order and worked for the rev'
luton.
He spoke also of the life work
Dr. Sun Vat Sen
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-02
PRESIDENT TELLS CONGRESS HOW
GOVERNMENT GAN SAVE MILLIONS

and ought to apply to every citizen
who wishes to give effectiveness to
popular government in which we feel
a lust pride. | sincerely hope that
congress will not, in its anxiety TO
reduce expenditures, economic by cut
ting off an appropriation which is like
ly to offer greater opportunity for real
economy in the future than any other
estimated for"
To date, the President said, the COM
mission has cost the people about
S13O 900. Without having put into eff
feet more than a few reforms, 1t mas
suggested changes that will save 81
OOO. 900 a year. These" said the Presi
dent. represent only a few of the
MANY services which should be sub
iected to little painstaKing inquiry
If this is done, it is beyond question
that many millions of savings may be
realized" The value of such investi
cation in increased interest which OF
ficers of the government will take II
their own departments, their own worl
and that of their subordinates' nj
said. could hardly be estimated.
Initial Work Well Done.
"The initial work" said Presiden
Taft. has been well done The IL
curry, with its constructive measures
/ is well under way The work shout
now be presented with vigor and re
2 ceive the financial support necessar
/ to make it effective during the ne2
+ fiscal year Every economy whic
inure to the benefit of the governmer
n and of the people in increasing mea
: IRE through the years which follo'
= I am convinced that results which al
j, really worth while can not be secure
at least, can be secured only
o small part-through the prosecute
at irregular intervals or special
n ouiries bearing on particular seryic
n or features of administration. II
X benefits thus obtained must be D
lie Temporary. The problem of good
a. ministration is not one that can
IS solved at one time. 1t Is contlT
TX ously present one.
r, CONTINUED on page eieVen)
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erous wind, which lent to the free eX-
preston of predictions that the day
would be married by accidents.
An aeroplane marriage and man
hunt by aeroplanes were the princi-
pal features of the days program.
Miss Leona Cowan and Neal Coch-
rane, both of Los Angeles, We're wed
ded seated in Clifford Turpins Wright
biplane, and although it was planned
to have the pair make a trip together
conditions were such that they neces
STATED the carrying out Of the honey
moon by instalments. Turpin first
took the bride on a jaunt through tn,
air, and later Phil Parmalee took th'
groom on a cross-country spin.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-02
HITCHCOCK DECLARES LOYALTY;
LA TOILETTE IN NEW YORK;
EMPIRE STATE SOLID FOR TAFT

WASHINGTON January 23.-'I am
for Taft as strong al man can be-"
declared Postmaster General Hitch
cock at the White House today. 81
did not realize until a day or two ago
how far these stories about my alleged
differences with the President had
gone. probably shall have something
to say on the subject"
Hitchcock manifested great indigna-
ton that his loyalty had been Ques-
,tioned.
Taft Campaign Launched.
WASHINGTON, January 23.-Presi-
dent Taft's campaign for renomina-
ton and reelection is launched and
we'll under way. There has been no
fuss, no noise, no misstatements, no
attacks on any one--just plain, honest
dealing with representatives of the
party who desire to see the party sue
'cessful next November and who want
to see continued the most effective
administration of the great Office of
the presidency ever seen.
The President is assured of renomi-
nation on the first ballot.
The Roosevelt talk represents the
persistent efforts of men in political
life who are antagonistic to President
Taft, because of his independence in
the White House. These men are
,shrewd enough to see that the La Fol
lette boom has practically disappeared,
and they seek to detract from the
President by bringing in the name of
Roosevelt as a possible candidate.
Thus far the best they have been able
to do is to prevent the Colonel from
declaring that he will have nothing to
DO with them.
The President understands this stu
alton thoroughly. He also understands
in the past few days. Postmaster Cen
eral Hitchcock is not disloyal to the
President, he is not seeking to work
against him, he is not trying to get
himself dismissed from the cabinet
The campaign will be in charge of Sec
Rotary Hilles, who may or may not be
the new chairman of the National Re
publican committee.
There are in certain states organ
lied efforts to make trouble for the
President The time for dealing with
these men with gloves on has passed
and from now on, politicians who are
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-02
HURRlEs TO AUSTRALIA;
PET CAT FRETTINe FOR HIM

LOS ANGELES, January l9.-Loye
for a cat which he had had for twelve
years, and which he fears is fretting
for him, is taking A. =. Tom, a
wealthy business mah, to Australia,
He has spent two years IN the United
States and Mexico, and had intended
to remain two more. but letter came
today informing him of the distress of
his pet Angora, and he will leave here
tomorrow and sail from San Francisco
OH the first steamer. Tom has made
heavy investments in real estate here
ana elsewhere in the country, and
says they should have his personal at
tention, but that cat must be looked
after first, and he is going across the
sea for no other purpose.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-02
AVIATOR KILLED
At Los ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, January 22.-Ru.
therford Page, aged twenty-four, d
Yale graduate, registered from New
York, and, flying as one of the Curtiss
aviators, fell $50 feet to his death az
4:1O o'clock this afternoon on Domin-
guez field, few moments before the
close of the third days progress Of
the third international aviation meet.
His death, the doctors stated, was in
Simultaneous. Almost every bone in
Pages body was broken, His neck
was broken, both legs and arms and
his chest crushed
Page was endeavoring to turn on
pivot" at a height of about $50 feet
when the swell of air over the sheds
at the northeast corner of the grounds
caught his plane. Page made an eff
fort to regain his balance, but evident
lly gave up, fearing that the aeroplanC
had got beyond his control, and whel
about sixty feet in the air jumped
clear of the machine as it was drop
ping like a plummet to the ground
He cleared the machine and fell fla
into the plowed ground, According f
, the doctors the life of the young avia
/ tor was crushed out by the fall
= Page was flying for the first time a
: licensed aviator, having been awar,
+ ed his license Saturday. His flyin
early today was one of the spectacula
features, despite a puffy, and treacl
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-02
CHURCHES WILL CONDUCT
1.-THE WORLD IN CHICAGO"

CHICAGO, January PA MAN.
moth exposition to be known as The
World in Chicago" is to be held here
in 1913.
The affair will be conducted by tho
Protestant churches of the city at an
expense of more than 100000, and
will require the services of thousands
of actors. Various phases Of mission
airy work will be Illustrated.
Rev. A. NJ. Gardner of the London
Missionary Society will come to Chi
cago and take charge of the arrange
ments.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-02
THE RISE AND FALL OF
THE HOTEL GRABBENHEIMER"

The Hotel Grabbenheimer" account
is still unpaid, the cruel comptroller
holding that Williams lost his status
as a traveller entitled to expense
money by establishing himself in a
home with his wife.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-02
cHAMRERLAIN's COUGH REMEDY
IN AFRICA.

Mr.. Pet A. Uys, of Lelievlei, Orange
River Colony, testifies to the good
qualities of Chamberlains Cough
Remedy. He says 1--WE have used it
several times for our children and
ourselves and expect to continue with
it as we have found it excellent. We
can recommend it to anybody in the
world" There is nothing better for
children. For sale by all dealers
Benson, Smith & Co. agents for Ha
wall.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-02

had brought MIN CWllSonD to the
front"
Statement by Ewing.
Judge Ewings statement begins:
Colonel Harvey's intimates we'll
knew that his editorial utterances
were wholly untrammeled He had
been brought into close friendship
with Woodrow Wilson and had con-
ceived the highest estimate of his
character"
Then Judge Ewing goes on to tell
how Colonel Harvey, through editor
ials in Harper's Weekly, championed
the cause of Woodrow Wilson for the
Democratic presidential nomination.
MANY, not knowing the real indie
pendence of Colonel Harvey" the
statement declares, and seeking to
harm the Wilson cause, began to in
dulge in all sorts of conjectures and
unfounded limitations AS a result,
number of Wilson's real friends be-
gan to be of the opinion that perhaps
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-02

WASHINGTON, January 17.-How
the people of the United States may
have saved for them millions of dollars
annually in the operation of their gov
eminent machinery, was outlined by
President Taft today in message to
Congress on economy and efficiency
in the government service.
% What the government does with
nearly $1,000, 100000 eacn year. said
the President, sis of as much concern
ito the average citizen as is the man
-ner of obtaining this amount of money
for the public use"
Probably the most radical proposal
advanced by the President in today
message was that all administrative
officers of the government in the de-
Dartments at Washington and in the
field be put under the civil service; be
removed from the influence OF pollucs
and that their terms of office be mo-
limited as at present TO four years
Such officers should not be appointed
by the President with the necessity o
Senate confirmation, he said, but upoI
merit.
Would Save Millions.
The President did not attempt to eA
plain in detail the work of the ecc
nomy and efficiency commission Gre
ated by act of Congress a year an
a half ago. He sketched the outline
of improvements that he said could D
made in government service; declare
that they would effect a saving
many millions of dollars and aske
that congress continue the commissio
by granting an appropriation of S2O'
OOO with $4,000 for printing its +
ports. From time to time, he adde
reports of the commission proposiI
particular reforms would be sent
congress.
81 ask" said the President, the co
tinuance of this commission on eco
omy and efficiency because of the
cellent beginning which has been ma
toward the reorganization of the n
chinery of this government on busine
principles. l ask it because its wo
is entirely non-partisan in characu
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-02

Most people know now that Green
Stamps are valuable. Always ask for
them when you ny. They're free.
And call at the show room and see
the New Years goods.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-02

Fine Job Printing at Star Office,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-02
HARVEY WATTERSON
DISTURBANCE OF DEMOCRACY
statement by Ewing.

had brought him Cwilson to the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-10

/ II he were conscious OF any antag.
onism on the part Of the community
10 the planting interests. Mr.. Iyers
said he Is not conscious or any such
feeling except possibly on the part
OF a few individuals who had lived
here a long time and seen opportu-
mites pass them by
He also said that the pineapple I'm
dustry's prosperity depends upon the
sugar industry Indirectly.
He said three Brewer & Co. plan
tations near Hilo last year paid an
aggregate OF about $3.50, 900 for cane
cut in the field last year. s.
Work for Immigrants.
Mr.. Iyers briefly reviewed the work
Of the Territorial Board OF Immigra-
ton. He said the Russians, while not
good plantations laborers, are good
workers in other occupations.
Fisher asked about the obstruction
Of immigrants going away, bringing
up the matter Of immigrants arrested
as witnesses when trying to get away
TO the Coast. Ivers said this might
have been done In one or two In
stances, and explained briefly the
raids made on Hawaiian labor In the
past.
Mr.. Ivers told how California OBJ
jects to immigration largely because
of the fact that laborers have been
brought from Hawaii and become pub
lie charges.
Il can understand the evaporation
you feel here when you bring in labor
at considerable expense and someone
comes along and takes ii away from
you," smiled Secretary Fisher.
Iyers was asked by Attorney Olson
a little later IL he knew OF any home
steads taken up under Governor
Frear's administration which have
since been sold or leased. Mr.. Ivers
said he did not. ~.
This ended the morning hearing
except for some desultory question
ing on minor points. and Secretary
Fisher announced that the hearings
will continue at gao o'clock tomor.
row morning.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-10

Aiken: : Yes, / guess that wdf
clude his own labor, which OF
Is Of some value. Under the Il
purchase lease system we are Ill.
posed to receive any money 81
purchase price for three years.
fore there is no money coming u
which to build roads.
Fisher: That Is the road que
what about the question Of stea
and rail?
Aiken: We will have ext
transportation facilities within
next few months. We have q
harbor. and steamers running
from New York and San Frarci
Kahului; and within the next
eight months We will have a "a
completed right to this hom
tract.
Fisher: What are the rates
on the road?
Aiken: / don't know: the &
rates has not been issued.
Are the dock facilities owI
the railroad company, the
ment or the steamship compan
They are owned by the raiIrl
Will the freight have to be .,
by wire cable or win there be
age facilities?
It will have to be sent out i
lighter.
What does It cost to lighter
there?
Well, they charge usually
rate OF $500 to $3.50 a ton I,
road freight and ligliterage.
Then it costs from $500 {,
&. =
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from the plantation into the shipl
Aiken: Yes.
Fisher: Does the boat 60 then d.
rect from there to San Francisco, or
does the freight have to pc trans
lshippodg
Aiken: Goes direct to San Fran.
1cisco.
{ what is the freight from there 70
q San Francisco?
think about $500 ton. Our
g freight rate to New York TIVE ship
q most Of our freight TO New YORK ne
Mexico) is $3.50 a hundred IN carload
lots
IS For the ton, or entirely BY the
slhundred?
al We pay entirely BY the hundred Il
1escarload lots.
Have there ever been any attempts
s Ito homestead government cane lands
ON Maui?
eat There are no cane lands pelop sins
To the Government in Maui, except
netsome narrow strips near the noun
Gotains which have been under leases
nyabut which leases have not expired.
roa1 Fisher: What Is being done WLtl
,enahose lands2
g 4 Aiken: An application has pee
made by some plantation for r
uovnewal of the lease. These lands a.
not large in areas; in fact, they ar
fresmall tracts. =
Would they be appropriate. g
at .homesteads?
for teis q mere matter OF secufin
Eater to the lands. Without Wate
q 81 Continued on Page y