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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-11
NOTHERI}'S ODD PLEA
Fears Her Sons May Become
Members CT the "IdIe Rich"
That Ie Reason Advanced by Massa-
chusetts Woman, Who Wanted
Mill Kept in Estate, Even at
Risk of Some Loss.

Boston. "A nice point Of business
ethics as applied to the estates Of
millionares who leave sons behind
them has just been decided by the su-
premc court OF Massachusetts.
When Horatio y. Slater died he left
q very large estate, a portion of which
consisted CT the largest wooden mill in
the United States. It was one Of his
legacies to his children, who were
minors
The property was turned over to
three trustees and they applied to
the court for permission to sell the
mill, alleging that the manufacturing
of WOODEN goods, owing to the enor-
nous growth OF competition. was not
as profitable as it has been in the life
time OF Mir. Slater and his father and
his grandfather, and that in fact It
was becoming hazardous enterprise.
The widow, through counsel, protest
ed in behalf OF her children, arguing
that something more vital than the
abstract question as to the fitness Of
mills for trust development was at
stake: that inasmuch as the part OF
the estate that was not invested in the
mill MAS large enough TO stand any
losses which operation Of the mill
might involve, the mill should be
kept up in the family in order that
the children might operate it when
they attained their majority; that
their father had made his fortune
there and had intended that his boys
should continue in his footsteps.
The supreme court decided on the
question: but the majority Of the
Judges decided to give the trustees au-
th0rity to sell IN order that the largest
income be assured to the chill
dren.
The minority Of the court agreed
with the contentious Of the mother
that, as the estate was large enough
TO operate the mills and take the or
binary chances Of profit or loss with
Out putting the children in the slight
est danger of want, the wisest conduct
Of the estate was that which would
make them the most useful citizens.
What the mother sought TO prove to
the court was that 10 dispose Of the
mill probably would cause her sons to
become members OF the idle rich"
class instead oE useful citizens as their
father had been.
Commenting on the decision. the
American Wool and Cotton Reporter
the official organ Of the trade, says in
It's current issue:
1T would seem that the law. as in
terpreted by the majority decision In
this case. is in conspiracy with the
other adverse clements 10 prevent the
children Of Horatio y. Slater from
making useful citizens OF themselves
and from escaping from the unhappy
fate that the trust promoter in ques-
ton would predict for them. If SO.
the law needs undermining"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-11
HITS SCHOOL EMBARRASSING
Points Out That Its Evils
Are TWofold.

Washington.-The tendency of older
high school pupils to oyerdress is at.
tackled by the bureau of education In a
circular written by ]. H. Painter, a
high school principal OF Dayton, o,
It is pointed out that the evils arising
from overdress are twofold. the more
serious being the tendency Of children
OF poor families to leave school be-
cause they are unable to dress like
more favored schoolmates.
1t is also emphasized that just as
older pupils attempt to initiate their
elders in dress younger ones endeavor
to appear more mature than they are,
the result being that many are led
into indiscretions that rob them Of ar
Important part Of childhood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-11
MANY STATUES CROWD
LITTLE SPACE LEFT IN WHICH
TO ERECT MEMORIALS.
At Least Halt OF the Projects III
View Would Honor the Heroes
of Peace, and Half the
Heroes of War.

With all her monuments and stat
ues. artistic and otherwise. and all
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-11

Detroit batting artillery appeared in the tnh inning
Kilan sacnce Jones walked ooshnn
4 home
cleaned the White
the might baseball
Frank Smith refused to see it that
'Wahoo Sam had his
eyeg on
everything that near the plate He
ball with all his
right Jones and Cougbn
came homea
That leather had another game Tor Detroit prac
worlds blaz
the decade In
tasera
copyright, by Joseph b owles
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-11

her, vacant lhuu'
Washington h a 8
not N C h more
space In which TO
erect public mem
orials, while prof.
ects much m o r e
necessary to the
health, If not the
aesthetics OF the
community, II K 9
Fairgrounds, can
not be thought OF.
For two or three
years, by means OF
private subscrip-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-11

worlds championships have been.
Mathewson was the central figure.
The intense strain Of a pitcher
working the last innings Of no-hit
game and the effect on crowd is one
of the interesting things in baseball.
Mathewson was working under such a
strain in the last and decisive contest
OF the 1905 championship. The great
crowd OF fans appreciated fully his
wonderful pitching and followed
every move he made with breathless
suspense.
Wien Matty had defeated the Ath.
letics' leading southpaw, Eddie Plank,
in the first game by shut-out score,
when he had plastered on another
coat of whtewash in the third game,
one thought ruled above all else as
the Gotham fans filed the Polo
grounds for the last contest, Oct. Il.
Many who had remained away from
preceding contests came out TO watch
Mathewson set up a new record.
AS each Datsman faced Big Six"
the vast throng was breathless with
expectancy. As each victim went
down to defeat before matchless
twirling the eXultant rooters heared a
sigh Of relief Their hero was ap-
preaching nearer and nearer to the
goal OF lasting fame.
Cheers following the breaking up of
Benders great pitching in the fifth
inning became hushed before the spell
OF Mathcwsoa's wonderful battle of
nerve and brain to outwit his oppo-
nents and achieve great ambition.
The crisis came in the New York
fifth. 4 shudGer OF fear pervaded
the fans when Mike Powers met one
oi Matty's curves with q crash that
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-11
That's Different.

"See here You wrote personal
letter Yesterday during Office hours.
You used your employers tine. That's
stealing"
Well. sir, have worked overtime
at least one hundred times per year
fer the past ten years.
"Ha! Hum. That's business.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-11

tions, for example, a little grove at
the corner of Fourteenth street anu
Columbia road has been used as q
playground and fitted up for the chill
dren. It was covered with oak trees
of priceless value. as far as tneir
shade qualities are concerned. and
was one Of the most picturesque spots
In the city. It Is In the heart OF a
thickly settled district, where 1t is
cruelty to keep children WITHIN
doors and a continual danger to let
them out on the streets.
Nevertheless, Congress which
would spend $4,000 for federal
building in a town of PSI inhabitants
neglected to secure this breathing
space. The magnificent oak trees
are being cut down, and. where last
summer the place was alive with de-
lighted children, a family hotel will
stand.
Should Congress be IN a giving
mood toward the shades OF the de-
parted. it Is a question where sulta-
BILE sites for memorials could be OBJ
tanned. The demand for space Is IN
sistent, and the Senate committee on
library has record Of no less than
eight requests. while the House COM
mittee doubtless has as many more.
\ bill appropriating 100000 for a
statue of Alexander Hamilton already
has passed the Senate.
The sum of $4,000 is wanted for
statue to Matthew Fontaine Maury,
the American naval officer whose
scientific work descriptive Of the sea
is among the classics. A memorial
20 the signers Of the Declaration OF
Independence Is asked for. with an
appropria ton Of $4,000 for plans
alone. The modest sum OF $1,000 Is
suggested for a small statue to Cap
tain Charles Wilkes, who is chiefly
celebrated In popular recollection for
taking Mason and Slidell. the confed-
crate commissioners, from the British
mail steamer Trent in 1861.
Admirers OF Major Andrew S. Row
an, U. s. A.. who is is still living.
have put IN bill appropriating
S. 900 for some memorial OF his fa-
nous exploit in 1898. when he was
sent by President Mckinley to Cuba
to communicate with General Garcia
the leader of the Cuban revolution.
He made a landing from an open
boat near Turquino Peak and with
much difficulty succeeded in reach
Ing Garcia, obtained full information
of the insurgent army and made the
return trip successfully.
It is sought also to memorable
with a monument. at an expense OF
100000. General Nathaniel Lyons.
who was killed at Wilson's Creek
and who bequeathed nearly all his
property. about 100000. to the gov.
eminent for the preservation Of the
Union. Last on the Senate list Of ap-
plications is request for $4,000 for
a monument to Major Robert Ander-
son. whom the country a. ways will
remember as having been In com.
mand Of Fort Sumter when the open
ing gun Of the civil war was fired
upon it April -, 1861.
1t so happens that half of the prof.
ects mentioned above would honor
heroes of peace and half heroes OF
war--a much better proportion than
obtains in the statues already erect
ad on1y two of which memorabilia
civilians. The John G. Whittier me.
moria! project is making Roadway.
meantime and sooner or later must
be added to the list.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-11

1t would surprise you to know Of the
great good that is being done by
Chamberlain's Tablets. Darius Down
ey, Of Newberg Junction, n. B., writes,
"My wife has been using Chamber
lain's Tablets and finds them very
effectual and doing her lots OF good.
# you have any trouble with your
stomach or bowels, give them a trial
For sale by all dealers.-Adyt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-11
MATHEWSON'S THREE SHUT.OUTS IN A
WORLDS SERIES

MATEWSoNS abiding 1905 when he performed
wlng that has equaled crucial series Pitch
take leading
stellar player only however
eXhiaaon through OF
championship without being That player Chry
pitching record in baseball Athletics had little
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-11
The Letter

Having scrutiniZed the sheet OF note
paper carefully the young man laid 1t
down tenderly. He dipped his pen IN
the ink and tried it on a scrap OF pa
per before he spread his feet apart
and hunched over the desk to write.
He began:
Mr.. Alwell w Adkins, New York
City. Dear Sir-I wish to bring to your
attention a matter which while con-
corning both of us yet pertains more
closely to affairs connected with my
self and yet also is perhaps more i'm
portant to you Judging from the
standpoint you naturally might have.
taking into consideration all the facts
that"
The young man suddenly crumpled
he sheet and cast it from him. then
picked it up again to smooth it out
and glare at it.
Now" he said to himself, 81 Won
der what l really thought was say
ing. ] suppose If had gone on with
that l should have ended the sentence
with something about picking cur
rants on the mountains and why pre-.
fer white fish broiled!"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-11

The battle Of 1907 in the American
league WAS one long to be Temen-
bered. Four teams were in the race
for the flag up TO within a month or
so Of the seasons close. Three
teams. the Philadelphia Athletics, De
troit Tigers and Chicago White Sox.
the worlds champions. figured in a
brilliant dash for the goal that arous-
ed fandom to q high state Of enthusi-
2Sm.
The White Soy were leading as
late rs August %. Detroit and Phila.
dolphia were only a few points be-
hind. Jennings led his men into Chi
cago early in September and as the
Tigers and White Sox lined up for
the first game on September 8, Chi
cago fans were strong in the hope
that their heroes would win every
game and remain in the race for the
pennant. They saw another worlds
pennant race ahead between the Soy
and Cubs With Frank Smith pitch
ing for the White Sox and Ed Killian
doing slab duty for the Tigers, with
honors we'll divided and with the
score favoring the visitors to 0, the
vast throng was huShed into silence
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-11

"ygAHoo SAM" wFoRD, TIE CLEANUP

"a CRAWFORD foowp batter Of y Cobb the Detroit Tigers and
httCrs baseball
"a Fielder his ambition to lead the Chicago White
b. y ond world rennant
than other influence
bd the brains intuition OF the crafty pilot Of the hit
the preceding him Tiger batting order that dsmay
O
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-25

street These great main arteries OF
traffic are not known to the average
Londoner. who would. no doubt, ne
highly indignant g. he were told that
he knew little of the city in which he
lives and works
Unfrequented Districts.
But what Of the vast network OF
streets which lie behind these great
thUroughfares? Who knows anything
about them as a whole They lie i'm
the great squares of houses off the
main roads, and for the most part
they all look alike, those in the same
district being absolutely indistnguish-
able one from the other
Who lives in these dingy streets,
and what do they do there, and why
do they do it? The houses which
serve as shops have some apparent
reason for existence, since they obvi
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-25

put on at the Biiou thcGtor. Last week
Il had four big acts, all from the or.
pheum circuit. but the find of the sea.
son is the engagement Of Prof Frank
c. Schmidt who makes his debut to.
night. lie Is Germany's foremost ma.
gician and is the only man in the pro
fession today who performs his tricks
down in the audience where everybody
can see It. His act will be the head
liner this week, which will prove far
too short an engagement for this won.
derful man, but steamer connections
will only admit of sixnight perform
ances. He carries his own stage set
tings and beautiful paraphernalia and
gives a show that is full of mystery.
Besides Prof schmidt's act which
alone is worth the price of admission,
four big vaudeville acts will also be on
the program tonight; two of which,
Athon & Johnson and Harry Bowen,
will be farewell performances.
Varin G. Warm, whose football sketch
was full of ginger, will be seen in a
musical sketch, while Curtis & lie Van
will be seen in a singing, dancing and
talking turn, replete with eccentric
and acrobatic dancing. These people
are great favorites with the children.
Athon & Johnson have selected one
of their best sketches for their fair
well which bids fair to be a screamer.
These versatile people will intersperse
their act with singing. Harry Bowen,
who manufactures his own songs and
jokes, will have a riot of new ones for
tonights performance. He has the
knack of telling them in such way
that they are readily understood
There is not a dull moment while he's
on the stage.
With such a program Of first-class
acts the Bijou will surely be crowded
this evening and it behooves those
wanting seats to be on hand early as
the S. r. o. will be very much in
evidence tonight.
Motion Pictures at Savoy
With a fine assortment of motor
pictures, many of them feature films
and good orchestra the Savoy will BIZ
an out-and-out picture show house this
week. For those who would spend ;
pleasant as well as an instructive even
ing with the films the Savoy is tn,
place this week.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-25
THE THEATERS
New Aet at Ne Liberty.

Although but three acts will be on
the bill at the Liberty theater tonight,
one of them, The Four Grahams, will
be new to Honolulu and is said to be
an absolute novelty, while the other
two will present a change of act, and,
as is usually the custom when a new
turn is announced, the Liberty will
doubtless be crowded.
That the new theater has offered
some excellent vaudeville since the
opening there is no question, and
much can be expected of the new act
tonight which comes from the main
land we'll supplied with laudatory
press notices. Their act is given most
ly to comedy and contains two young
sters billed as the perfection of phys
ical childhood who are all important
in the turn, which is of the acrobatic
quality. Tonight will be the last but
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-25
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE
LISTEN TO BISHOP BASHF0RD

Two thousand people crowded into
the Bijou theater yesterday evening
to hear Methodist Episcopal Bishop
\ Bashford address the Christian Ex-
tension meeting on the Law of
Love-"
According to those in charge of
the movement, last nights gathering
was the largest of its kind that has
ever been held in Honolulu and all
we're visibly impressed by the bish-
ops sermon, which took up the com
parison of Darwin's theory of the
survival of the fittest with the mandate
of Jesus Christ, Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as myself
las soon as America uses her power
to trample upon alien races in Hawaii
we shall be writing our own DOOM
said the bishop. "A larger patriotism
teaches the fatherhood of man and
the interests of the cross above the
flag of humanity above America.
I'VE must learn the law of cooper
alton instead of the law of selfish
ness. A contest between races will
result in favor of the race that learns
to make enough sacrifices for the
whole.
Japan knew this instinctivtly in
her fight with Russia. She put her
whole heart and soul into the war be-
cause her soldiers knew that they
were fighting for their country. But
the Russians said, What has Russia
ever done for us? What will she ever
do? Why should we die for Russia?
1.-The church aims at universal love
it aims to bring man to his goal by
giving his efforts toward helping
everybody else towards his goal"
The meeting at the Bijou theatel
was the eighth meeting that Bishop
Bashfurd addressed yesterday ant
from there he hurried over to the
Liberty theater to address the Chi
nese meeting.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-25

Following the sermon, Miss Edith
Rosslyn Collais sang The Plain OF
Peace" The benediction was pro
nounced by DR.. Scudder.
Beginning with tonight, the Exten-
sion meetings will be resumed at the
Empire theater. Some Things to BE
Proud Of is the subject that will be
discussed this evening, and Mr.. But
Ter will sing by special request. The
Voice of Gods Creation
Rev. A. A. Ebersole preached Sat
urday night to a crowded house al
the Empire. He made a powerful dis
course on repentance, and a Target
number than ever, at the close, sent
up cards asking for consultation with
ministers
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-25

ously supply the gloomy houses
around then. but The shoploss streets,
whose doors are never seen TO open,
whose windows are ever shut with
paucs OF glass that look grimy and
untouched, what of them? People
must live in them. and there is evil
oencc that they are inhabited Bot
they seem quite unnecessary, and
they stand outside the life Of the rest
OF the city.
They belong to London because
they are within its boundaries but
no omnibus ever goes along them,
There are miles and miles of these
streets, living their own gray lives,
and dragging out a still, monotonous
existence, They are the uneXplored
wildernesses of London.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-25
NO CITIZEN KNOWS ALL OF LONDON

There is not man living who
knows all London. who has been
through every street or into every
crescent, square and terrace It even
may be said that the average Lon
doner whose business does not take
him out into the streets knows less
OF London than many a provincial or
colonial For whereas the visitor
goes sightseeing and often deliber-
ately explores the great city, he man
who lives in it takes everything for
granted that does not come into his
ordinary round.
Every London resident knows the
great main thoroughfares, such as
Knightsbridge, Piccadilly the Strand,
Fleet street. oxford street and the
Cheapside. These are the great bus
routes along which the human tide
flows backward and forward all day
long in surging masses, but few men
can even say that they know all the
bus routes.
Visitors See Most.
The intelligent foreigner, perhaps,
or the enterprising provincial, who
wisely recognize that the very best
and quickest way of seeing London
is from the top of a notorious, may
have tried most of them, but not
many of them can say that they know
the bus routes from start to finish,
from the queer outlying places at
which the buses begin their journeys,
to the still more outlandish spots at
which they stop, says the London
| Globe.
Central London all the residents
know more or less, but in the south
end the north and the east there are
wide roads to which few people pene-
trate unless they live in them or have
some business with those who inhabit
them Not many of those who work
in the west and center know much of
the Commercial road, or of the Old
Kent road or of the Mile End road
and yet those thoroughfares for size
would put to shame more than one
better known and more important
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-25

one Of the Jourdane operate quartet
and that II will be sometime before
singing act Of their equal is heard In
local variety theater there Is no
gainsay. and unless Manager McGreer
has star act to on their place their
absence will weaken an otherwise
strong bill The Wilks have prepared
an entire new act and claim to be
familiar enough with local theater
patrons wants to present program
Of songs and dances that will please
The usual four reels of pictures will
complete a program that looks in.
viting
Act Direct From Germany at the Bijou
Tonight
AS a special added attraction for one
week only, the Bijou will present Ger
many's foremost magician, Professor
Frank G. Shmidt, as the top line act
tonight This man of mystery has APP
peared before all the crowned heads
of Europe, and is the proud possessor
of two gold medals, one from the Sui
tan of Turkey and one from the Khe-
dive of Egypt. Shmidt is the only
performer who ever appeared be-
fore the Sultan's harem, and the
tales he relates tinge with real
ismism. This man does most of
his wonderful tricf down in the audi
ance and defies detection This is
without doubt the most pretentions
act of its kind ever seen in Honolulu,
and he will undoubtedly create in
tense interest. Vain & Vain will APP
! pear in a new act, featuring new Sc
lections on the xylophone. Tonight
will be the last appearance of those
classy entertainers Athon G. Johnson.
They are the only team that ever made
nine complete changes of acts here,
and their host of friends will be sorry
to see them go. Curtis & lie Van will
be seen in a new singing-talking-and-
acrobatic novelty, while Harry Bowen
will bid adeu to Honolulu in his single
act Four new Photo plays will round
out one of the longest shows ever pre-.
scented for the money.
Germany's Foremost Magician at the
Bijou Tonight.
The result of General Manager Ma
goon's trip to the mainland is making
itself manifest by the quality of en-
tertainment that has recently beer
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BORN

LUTZ-ln Honolulu, March "a, 1912.
to Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Lutz, a
daughter
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Fine Job Printing at the Star Ofnce.