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Evening star., 1912-08-29
How Humming Birds Battle.

From the Atlantic.
Not being acquainted with the bathing
habits of humming birds. l put out an
abalone shell as the most artistic bathing
dish for her: but never to my knowledge
did she pay the least attention to it. One
morning. in the midst of a shower, how
ever, she crouched down on the wet blade
of dogwOod leaf. and, with head out
stretched and rapidly f1uttering wings,
spattered the raindrops in every direction.
She went from leaf to leaf until she had
succeeded in getting her feathers very
wet then she perched on a twig, shook
off the drops and carefully preened her
feathers. 1t is not improbable that in the
absence of rain humming birds use the
dewdrops in early morning. In closer
captivity this bird bathed in a gladiolus
blossom. Hereafter a pitcher plant is to
be used. A humming bird which was ac-
customed to drinking sweetened water
from spoon one day found water in the
spoon instead of sweets, whereupon she at
once alighted on the edge and took a
bath
Evening star., 1912-08-29

mediocrity. We should remember that 1t
is the only safe governor of nations.
traordinary powers are wholly unsafe to
rule. Mediocrity alone is to be trusted.
It Is safe: and what people want in gov.
ernment is security, not da aZzling theories,
untried ideals.
The instinct Of mankind is. therefore.
that leads men usually to select the COM
monplace man to rule them and macs
them distrust the clever.
The meeting man, who is a mediocrity.
is the natural head of all republicans
democratic states and other organiza-
tions.
The gifted need not complain. Govern
ing Is second-class business. There is al
ways. room for the superior person. in
art. in science. I'm skill, In literature and
in money-making, which will remain auto
cratic. probably Sor some dime.
Evening star., 1912-08-29
Empty Plates.
From I.ippincott's.

A well esteemed preacher in a New
England community that was rather no
torious for the stinginess Of its inhab-
itants suddenly announced his resigna-
ton, and the deacons Immediately sought
him out for his reasons.
my decision has been brought about by
the negligence Of my congregation" an
nounccd the divine.
why, sir" protested one of his hear
ers, Il can't see how you can accuse us
of negligence. The church is crowded
every Sunday"
"Oh. yes" agreed the preacher, but
what / accuse them Of is contributory
negligence"
Evening star., 1912-08-29
APPOINTMENTS HELD UP.
No Quarters Yet Available for Tenn
porarv Pension Clerks.

Only a small number OF the 800 tenn
porary clerks authorized by Congress for
work in ne pension Office have been ap
pointed by Commissioner Davenport.
lie now has large list of applications
on file in his Office, but does not intend
quarters occupied by the Indian bureau
IN the southwest section Of the pension
Evening star., 1912-08-29

Peter Rabbit to give to old Granny Fox
for her dinner, and time and again Peter
had just barely escaped. So at first Peter
Rabbit had whooped with joy. But as
he saw how very helpless Reddy really
was and how much pain he felt. sudden
ly Peter Rabbits big soft eyes filled with
tears Of pity. He forgot all about the
threats of Reddy Fox and how Reddy
had tried to trick him. He forgot all
about how mean Reddy had been.
Poor Reddy Fox" said Peter Rabbit
Poor Reddy Fox
Evening star., 1912-08-29
Match Causes Meningitis.

TERRE HACTE, Ind, August 9.-G.
a. Sonzman. twenty-seven years old. died
last night of spinal meningitis, which de-
veloped from q wound In one of his eyes
caused by a match used in lighting q
cigar He was injured four days ago
Evening star., 1912-08-29
He Agrees.

From Lippincotts.
The Heroine-You are . wolf in sleeps
clothing!
Tho ylllatn-BahA
Evening star., 1912-08-29

Remnants and mill ends of Yard
wide Draperies, including Silkolines
and Scrim, in light and dark colors.
draperies.
Lengths from one to ten yards.
Friday at 634c yd.
Evening star., 1912-08-29

building are vacated. The Indian bureau
Office force may not be moved for some
weeks yet. as officials of the Interior
Department who are looking into the
matter Of obtaining new quarters have
not reached a decision.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-26
VANCOUVER DOCTOR SAYS HONOLULU
SHOULD Be FREE FROM INFECTION

the proper isolation OF Ills case
The subject was discussed at length
by the medical men at the session in
Seattle, and the question brought
forth many suggestions from eminent
authorities.
1--WE are in a unique position" de
clared DR.. Underhill lin that we are
away from the seaport, IN a sense, and
further that we can Immediately iso-
late any suspected case that comes
under our observation"
Dr. Underhill appreciates the seri-
BUSINESS of the conditions and express
Ges the hope that the officials in the
islands will take some steps to rem
edy the present conditions.
Exclude Politics.
Politics." declared DR.. Underhill,
should have no bearing on this most
serious situation. You have investi-
gated the conditions in Hawaii and
are sufficiently familiar with the
gravity of the situation to pronounce
the efforts of politicians to suppress
the real state of affairs from becom,
ing public as monstrous. l shall be
pleased to assist you in any way in
my power, for it is only by publicity
that we may hope to remedy this
evil.
THE port of Honolulu" declared
DR.. Underhill, "by reason of its geo
graphical position, should be free
from all infectious diseases. The an
thorities there should strive to rem
edy this evil and not place any obsta
Giles in the way of a quarantine Off
cial who is conscientious enough L
declare, as did Dr. Ramus, that con
ditions are not consistent with hi
idea of public health At any time,
DR.. Underhill further stated, that
can assist you in your efforts to he'll
Vancouver l shall be only too pleased
to tender my services, The work 4
good; keep It up"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-26

as factors in the struggle against in.
sects, and there is no reason to sup
pose that they should, since by nature
they all belong to the deep forests of
the higher elevations. The few (nine)
species introduced are of far more
economic Importance than are all the
native birds combined. Since there
is but little to be expected from the
native avifauna along the line of in
sect control, what is required Is the
iudicious introduction of foreign birds
to feed on our insect pests We could
thus form a second line of defense
against insect invasions that will be
a first aid to the plant and animal
quarantine now maintained here by
the territory and nation.
The intelligent introduction of birds
into Hawaii or any other country is
by no means the simple task that
some have thought it to be. Three
important questions with reference to
their food habits must be settled def
nitely in advance of the liberation of
any species of bird in the Territory.
They are: Cd The food of the species
at home. GU What proportion of it's
food is injurious insects? CD What
its food will be when brought to Hs-
wall?
On the mainland the conditions ex-
listing about a farm home are far diff
ferent from those found in Hawaii.
There the yard, garden, orchard,
meadow, field crops, shrubs and forest
have their special bird inhabitants
In case of an insect outbreak they all
take part in suppressing the INVASION
The average farm on the main and
during the year has more species of
birds than occupy The entire land area
of the Hawaiian group. 1t has been
found, however, that not al birds are
good birds at all times Most Of them,
however, are so useful on the average
as to warrant their general protec.
ton.
The development of the study Of
economic ornithology is still in it,
infancy. Wilson, in 1908. won the It'll,
of being the pioneer in America Au
dubon, like Wilson, spoke in genera
terms of the habits and value of birds
= Their direct benefit to agriculture wal
: first appreciated in 1850, and Fiagg
, IN 1861, in a paper on the Utility o
Bir65," declared that each specie
T. performs certain services in the econ
omy Of nature which can not be 81
Continued on Page Twelve)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-26
BY William Alanson Bryan.
(Author's Abstract from the Annual
Report of the Hawaiian Ento-

BY William AldubOu ID hhs
authors Abstract from the Annual
Report of the Hawaiian Ento-
biological Society,"
Biologists point out that birds
came into existence in the animal
kingdom long after the class Insecta
had begun to flourish. Finding
place vacant in the scheme of nature,
they proceeded through the process
of evolution and adaptation to fill 1t.
AS time went on the class was di-
vided into orders, families and spe-
cies, each suited to its environment
and each endowed with special food
habits. That so many birds are iD-
sectivorous may be taken as an index
to the enormous reproductive capac-
ity of insects and their general ao
ceptability as food for birds, as well
as the inadequacy of the forces of the
animal kingdom that fed on insects
before the advent of birds.
True as this generalization may be
of birds as a class of animals, it is
not so true of the birds of Hawaii.
Isolated as the islands have been, APP
parently from very remote geological
time. their land fauna has been singu-
larly of an accumulative character.
doubtfully so, while five were known to
doubtless came by accident, and their
future depended on their ability to
adapt themselves to the conditions
as they found them. AS a conse-
uuence. they became in a large num-
Der of cases highly specialized, nectar
/ feeding species and as result, they
were unable to adjust themselves to
| the change in the fora and other con-
ditions which preceded or accom-
panied the advent of white men in the
group. What we know of the extinct
species indicate that the bird fauna
was in a vanishing condition even be
fore white men came to the group
Their coming, therefore, has only
added to the averse conditions ther
existing. The disappearance of the
native birds from Hawaiian forests /:
one of the wonder tales of ornithol
ogy. With three or four exceptions
no birds have been introduced to takc
their place and help in any way tt
re-establish the balance Of nature
which exists elsewhere and whicl
doubtless would have existed her
had the islands been more accessible,
to the ordinary routes of bird migra
ton. Add to the isolation, the envir
onmental changes that have take
place in these islands in the last on
hundred years, and we have a cond
ton that has but few parallels. Dun
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-26
The Introduction Of Birds Into Hawaii

ing that period the lower zone. e.,
the agricultural area below 1900 feet
elevation-has been remade from the
faunal. as well as from the agricul-
tural point of view New plants, new
conditions, new insects have been
introduced and in many cases encour-
aged to occupy the land In the ma
iority of cases their natural enemies
have not followed the insect pests
that have come to these shores. One
of the results of this has been that
many agricultural plants and domes-
tic animals are almost without protec-
ton from their natural enemies. The
speaker for this reason has repeat
edly urged that the introduction of
birds into Hawaii will become of moro
and more economic Importance.
In this connection, an instance Of
the condition existing here may be Of
interest. In two hours collecting
was able to gather from a patch Of
sweet corn, rod square, specimens
of seven orders, representing twenty
nine families and thirty-nine species
of insects. Fourteen species were Iii
rectly injurious to vegetation, six
The birds that came to the islands
be beneficial and four both beneficial
and injurious by turns, while the re-
naming ten were of no known eco
nomic Importance.
That similar conditions exist with
reference to a number of the crops
grown here in a. small way is well
known. That these pests will con
tinue to multiply to the limit of their
food supply unless natural enemies
are introduced is not disputed. That
.hc native birds are vanishing and
as a class, are now of little impor
lance to agriculture is shown by a
reference to their habits and theil
weakened condition, both in numbers
and species. In the eleven orders o.
birds represented in Hawaii 1.-TWO o
which have been introduced), there
are, all told, not more than one hun
bred and thirty-two species. OF tina
number sixty are sea or marsh bird
or rare accidental visitors. Thirty
, one of the remainder are extinct @
, too rare to figure in any way in tn
) economic ornithology of even the ma
| tive forests. Twenty-one species be
: longing to ten genera are of more o
: less economic Importance. OF thi
? meager list the plover, the hawk an
= the owl are non-passerine, so that tn
1 eighteen passerine native forest dwell
: ing birds are representatives of sevel
+ genera. Aside from the work they d
= in the native forest, they do not coun
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-26
FREAR AMONG THE GOVERNORS
FAVORING SIX YEAR SINGLE
TERM FOR j. 5. PRESIDENCY

could then have a definite policy"
Governor Norris Of Montana wrote
he was heartily in accord with the
idea of extending the presidents term
to six years and making him ineligi-
BILE for reelection" Governor Norris
regretted that inasmuch as the next
bession of the legislature in his state
was not until January, 1913, at which
time his term will have expired, he
would be unable to have the resolu-
ton, as adopted by the state of New
York, introduced in the legislature of
his state"
Governor ]. H. Hawley of Idaho
wrote: 81 am a firm believer of the
idea enunciated and would state that
any time, if in my power, will give the
movement my active cooperation and
assistance
Governor Vesey of South Dakota
stated that "the resolution recently
adopted by the state of New York has
my hearty Endorsement. | well real
ize that { pubic servant holding Of
fee should MOI be under obligation to
arrange for his reelection to said Of
fee, and it can readily be seen how
such conditions could prevent him
rendering his best services to the
state or nation"
Governor Mills of New Mexico
wrote that such an amendment to
our federal constitution would be a
very excellent one" and congratulated
i the members of the Legislature Of the
state of New York in having passed
resolution petitioning Congress tc
submit such amendment to the States
Governor Frear OF Hawaii wrote
that he was heartily in favor OF
frightening the term of the presiden'
TO six years, and providing that he
ran not be reelected for an immedl
ately following term
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-26
WASH THAI ITCH AWAY.

II your druggist tod you tnat you
could simply wash away that awful
itchy Eczema-yes-that the very
first drops of a soothing, cleansing
wash would give you instant relief,
1t would seem too good to be true,
wouldn't it?
But it is true, every word. We keep
on hand a supply of such a liquid
known as the d. d. o. Prescription
for Eczema, because we know that
this wonderful compound of Oil OF
Wintergreen, Thymol and other in
gradients actually does wash away
Eczema and all other skin impurities
that it clears the complexion over
night and leaves the skin as healthy
and smooth as that OF a child
We could not recommend d. d. d.
80 positively unless we knew OF the
wonderful cures wrought by this rem
edy. We vouch for the merits Of D.
D. D. and know positively that it takes
away the itch instantly. When your
own druggist can give you certain re-
lief from that awful itch. you don't
need to suffer another day.
WISH away all your skin troubles
with d. D. D. and then keep your skin
in perfect condition with D. D. ID.
Soap. Let us tell you more about this
wonderful remedy, Benson, Smith &
Company.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-26

Fine JOB Printing at Star ONCE
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-26
BY J. A. BREcKoNs.

Especial Correspondence of the Starr
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 15.-
The proposal to change the presiden-
tial term to six years and that the
President shall not be eligible for re-
nomination has been favorably en-.
dorsed by a large number of govern
ors of states, who responded to re-
quest for their views. Some of the re-
sponses follow:
Governor John f. Shsforth of Colo
RADIO wrote: 81 am heartily in favor
of extending the term of the president
of the United States to six years and
making him ineligible for reelection.
l would gladly have asked a member
of the general assembly of our state
to introduce the resolution if it had
been received before adjournment, but
our general assembly adjourned on
May 5, 1911, and will not convene
again until January, 1913. l will, how
ever, keep the resolution you enclose
and get action upon it at the next
meeting of the general assembly"
Governor Aldrich of Nebraska
wrote that he favored the resolution
which was adopted by the state OF
New York and indicated desire that
the same be introduced into the legS
lature of his state at the next SEES
sion.
Governor Carey of Wyoming wrote
that he was heartily in accord with
the resolution of the state of New
York. The strongest objection to it
1 think, would be the possibility of ar
emergency some time arising as in the
case of Lincoln, so nominated and
elected the second time. do think
however, that it would be better if the
president was elected for one tern
only and that a longer one, for nj
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-26
PASADENA SCARED
OF THE FRUITFLY

Pasadena (Cal.) Star, April 5.-Pas,
adena Board of Trade has adopted
resolutions similar to those passed
by the Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce asking the California Con-
gressmen and Senators to urge the
immediate passage OF bill now be-
fore Congress appropriating $4,000
for the purpose of fighting the Med
iterranean fly which has gained foot,
hold in the Hawaiian islands.
This is a pest for which no para
site has been discovered and it will
be only by the strictest quarantine
that it will be possible to keep it out
of California
A vigorous campaign is being
waged against the fly by the authori
ties in Honolulu. However, they have
only a limited amount of money to
expend on the fight and need assist
ance. AS California stands to lose a
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-26
SPENDING HUNDRED MILLION
DOLLARS TO PREPARE FOR CANAL

EDMONTON, Alta, April 12.-"They
are going to spend a hundred mil
lion dollars from San Diego to Van
couver in preparing for the opening
Of the Panama canal.
The Cosmos line of steamers alone
is laying down 10000 ton steamers to
be used in the German-Panama Pu-
Eet Sound trade. The Blue Funnet
line, running ships from Liverpool 40
Vancouver, are building new ships for
the opening trade.
Every steamship line Of conse-
quence in Europe, Great Britain and
the United States in rushing con
srruction of new ships. Railways are
Ieorganizing service with the idea
that shipment in future will be from
the west via the coast to the east
No less an authority than the presi-
dent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
Puget Sound railroad has made a
statement that the eastern terminals
or dividing point heretofore at Chi
Cago will be at Denver after the ca
and is built On the east coast it is
canal, canal; everywhere canal"
Traffic Changes.
This is the way j. X. Cornwall, NJ.
p. p, who returned yesterday from a
visit to the Pacific coast sees the new
development promised by the com
pletion of Uncle Sans great public
work in Panama. Mr. Cornwall Wis
tied every city of consequence on the
coast from Vancouver to San Diego
AS Mr. Cornwall sees it, the com
pletion of the canal means as much to
Edmonton as to any other city in the
west.
All calculations heretofore have
been made upon the understanding
that the watershed or traffic would
be somewhere in the neighborhOod OF
Saskatoon, that being the farthest
eastern point to which it has been
generally supposed that empties could
be hauled in order to bring grain
back this way for shipment to the
coast
Wheat Must Go West.
ut is not empties that will go
east" says Mr.. Cornwall. when the
season closes on the lakes, under the
present arrangements, the wheat in
this country is locked in. 1t cannot
move east on account of ice; it must
move west. But the cars that go east
from here at that time viii be Goa
cars loaded and paying their own ex
penses east. Our eastern Limitation
will be set by the distance to which
Edmonton ships coal eastward"
Contracts Getting Ready
} Speaking of the railway develop
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-26
QUEENSLAND SUGAR CROP.

London correspondence of The
North Queensland Register: An esti-
mate of the sugar crop of Queensland,
compiled by Mr.. Tronehill Weldon,
the government st9tistician, shows
that the area harvested vas 'c,S69
acres, from which 1,5G4,9 1893 tens of
cane were crushed, yie'd ng 176,O76
tens of sugar, Taking the average OF
the whole state, SIS tons of cane were
required to make a ton f sugar last
year The product in 1871 has been
only exceeded on two occasions in
1906 with 1S4,377 tons, and in South
Wales at $4,000 tons, the total pro
duction for Australia would be 1870,
900 tons, so a large quantity viii
have to be imported.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-26
THE PLACE TO GO.

Those who have not been on the lee
side of this island know not what
they have missed in the way of pure
air and marine and mountain seen
cry. Down at Haleiwa where the best
hotel on the island is the climate rs
delightful, the sea bathing unexcelled
and such as fills the souls of poets
with ideas on the subject of values
and begets inspirations. Then to get
down to material things the food sup
plies the essentials of strength, good
digestion and good humor. Trains go
to the door
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-26

WILKESBARRE, Pa, March 90
In order to avoid trouble Tom Ken
nedy, president of District Of the
United Mine Workers, offers to have
the col'eries protected by the union if
the operators will agree not to en-
ploy guards when work is suspended.
The mine properties must be guarded
to prevent injury, and the operators
are hiring outside men for this pur-
pose Kennedy fears that the pres
ence of these men may lead to disor-
der. He has made a proposition to
have each local union name com
mittee to look after the welfare OF
the colleries and see that no violence
occurs on the outside if the guards
are not brought into the district. Ne
Will make these committees and the
organization of the United Mine
Workers directly responsible for the
peace of any community in which no
guards are placed" says Kennedy.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-26

ment Mr.. Cornwall states that while
in Vancouver he spent some time
with ]. W. Stewart of the Paclnc and
Great Eastern, which is the road de-
signed to tap the prairies from the
coast, and that he is quite satisfied
that building of the road will set an
entirely new record in railway con-
struction. Contractors are preparing
at the present time to commence
work, not only from the coast END.
hut from the FIT. George end as wen.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-26

great deal if the fly is allowed to
gain entrance here, II is considered
desirable to aid the island authorities
in every way.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-26

The classified Ad" page Of The
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will bring results every time.