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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-01-02


Governor Frcar when asked regarding New Year g
cd to know what the Bystander going to swear
off and then shifted the conversation to the marching
merits of the sailors However by putting two and
together and cabling the result to the White House
learned that the Governor has decided not to accept
q denomination but to go before the Republican
vention with Judge George A. Davis as his sponsor,
asking for Whatever nomination the delegates might
choose to give him.
MarstOn Campbell, whom I interviewed in the Gov
ernors anteroOm, held up his hand and took pledge
again to any desire of the Hilo board of
trade, but to change has mind frequently the
board. He also promises to send the master key of
the treasury the Big Island, with invitation fo
and held itself.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-01-02
Small Talks

r. H. TRENT every prosperous year
1879 The past a satisfactory
REIDPoRpln the presence prosperity pay.
BS much attention 10 the dagger Of revision OF the
AohEhT Il Bohpfhere mighty o
shaEaiH heas
hta4AA hAPnAHtHoneau sill
Hszgs aymps Club the Isaas Fsbuay
ahsapeng a
q nooKUawsts waiting fsuise
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-01-02

As the politicians appeared to be prolific with
pledges drifted around to the city hall. The Offices
were all empty, as had arrived the scene almost
half hour before closing time but 1 E.
l. Spading in the corridor, He carrying some
suggestions regarding the budget which he dropped
mentioned my errand, ''Put down for me, y
he said ''that hereby pledge myself not to offer any
advice to supervisor. ! find that they don t
need any advice and already have plans for econ
omca administration that make me feel like spend
thrift
So far good, but unexpected good fortune en-
countered the stairs going out. On the landing
/ encountered H. p. Wood. 81 just my way to
ell him that the promotion committee win not need any
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-01-02

and the that they embarrass with thanks
for the business the committee has brought to the city,
find that will have money than will be
able to spend.''
I inquired about New Years pledges and learned
that the genial secretary hope to be able to in
dnee his committee to put Alexander Hume Ford in
head promotionis leaving him free to carry out what
ever Ford might propose.
1. hur:ed up Ford to what he thought about it.
'sWeIl it IS than I expected of Wood, he re-
marked ''WOOd always did like my schemes. BY the
way, the Hands-Around have just heard from Cupid
He asks to give his aloha to McCandess and ten
him that he has decided that Hawaii needs siren
nous man at Washington and that the job is his"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-01-02

10.
done all that necessary for my party and am now
going to rest and enjoy myself watching my water
running the Honolulu plantation. / am not a can
didate"
This the first cross .word.I had heard and I
accordingly wandered away by myself to forget it. I
recovered somewhat when W. r. Castle pledged his sup.
port to the civic center site and Harry T. Mills in
formed hat he had just cut his bananas determined
10 enter the New Year with free conscience and in
line with the better citizenship. l watched Low and
Murray arm-inarm overseeing scrubbing out of the
fshmarket by Jimmy Boyd. James Wakefield had just
finished writing to the Hilo Railroad Company inquir
ing if there ANYTHING he could do to help. Walter
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-01-02

year. This appears to be mighty important difference
to many, who attach some tremendous importance to
putting down "1912' instead of 1911 for the first
few times As a consequence, New Years is looked
upon as the appropriate period for "swearing off -
Approaching this little foible of mankind, have
been interviewing number of leading citizens dur
ing past few days in effort to learn which Of the
many their libraries they purpose turning over
tomorrow good many simply announced their inten,
ton of crawling up the water wagon and staying
there if the bumps in the roads left by Wilson would
permit SO many appeared be progressing along this
line that stopped taking down their and pro.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-01-02


CAPT NIELSEN Of the Diamond Head station wish to thank
all kindly
ents and the kind words that
L. TENNEY PEcKT Honolulu should ize that all the
surplus acquired by the Rapid Transit back
SO they the who the benefit the
DIRECTOR GENERAL A. WALL could
turn Waingo Birthday display This display would
rival that the fleet last Friday would greatly appreciated
by the people of Honolulu who like military
A. F. wALINow that Christmas hope every
body will turn to and biggest Floral Parade held ee
It's bigger job than and the should pull
together and help Anyhow, its going be big floral parade
JULES LEvYThe Christmas this than
there charitable We bad unusually
large number Of candles and
groceries generally TO DO needy pepoBs Money has been m
this winter
PRANK DAAoH looks though tbs Chimes republic would
be and bis grand welcome shows h
M Chinese people understood shat he doing and Why be not 10 ea'
that be planning The ouou gathering she hnas
e saFfo without those could be carried
fy tnsv hst D. lie y Revolutionary hsoss aFefes
its rnniae h Nhlp Adsms
ssat herass wasleraa g 90 80 iAs sHea
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-01-02
LOOKING FOR A BED.

Anyone wandering around this city late night early
the
month pretty have had the being
the
sailor could possibility
bed, hotel anything nights
Honolulu where of the
clean comfortable bed The oming
explored sailor
era the quickly they
dollars
principles probably well
Hooser.
There there another This tale He had shore
said
thinking he could get it again if he
that night routed the andad asked his the
landlady
"say she pretty young in
ing around her house beat didn't
that hadn't had drink all hunting
| And for all know he's hunting
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-01-02

g. Smith debating editorial the rabbit question taking the ground
TO
without months 81 haven
resolutions he
undivided the health authorities applying
sanitary
for Honolulu than Well long
tell him IN join him a lunch"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-01-02

running anything
shaking with support
Kphio wants the job he said painted my
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-01-02

C. II. Young. whose uame has ~
eame missed ~ 81 fha alslde ~ khs
kafhlng more Nas Eaia shepf -
maifeF
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-01-02

committee win
money year, "owing generosity
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-24
Protect Parking.

The frequent protests against the
habit OF cutting across lawns and
parkings, and especially the latter,
to the destruction of the grass,
should have greater response from
a large number OF Webster City peo-
pie. 1t is true that the parkings be-
long to the public, and it is also true
that no property owner has a right
to place any distractions thereon.
even to save the grass which people
are inclined to tramp out. But the
property ownerJwho spends time and
money in making the parking pre-
sentable deserves more consideration
than he often receives. The habit of
cutting across" to save few steps
is reprehensible. There are times
when cutting is excusable, but to
make it general practice, with the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-24
Paving Cost to Farmers.

Times Republican,, The farmer
who thinks that paved roads in the
country connecting every county
seat town in the state with every
other county seat are going to cost
too much, had better move to town.
Once in town where his house and
lot would pay ninety mills tax in
stead of thirty, as in the country, he
would get so accustomed to the
things that taxes buy that he would
sign a petition to pave his street and
have the whole cost assessed to his
property on top of the usual big
town levy. He would actually
raise a row with his neighbor who
refused to sign for paving on "our
street."
If the farmers house and lot in
town were worth $4,000, paving in
front of the lot would cost one per
cent per annum. The mechanic in
town who can walk from his house
to the stores and who never rides on
any pavement because he owns NO
vehicle of any kind, will gladly pay
this one per cent per annum for
paving, in addition to city taxes al
ready three times as high as the
farmer pays, because he wants to
live on a paved street and because
paving improves the value of his
property.
Under the plan proposed for paw
ing country roads whereby the state,
with a bond issue, pays one-third
out Of the automobile tax, the coun'
ty one-third from its one mill levy
equal to the present road dragging
tax and the benefited farms pay the
other third, the special assessment
against quarter Of $3.50 land would
amount to one-tenth of one per cent
upon the real value. In other words
the man in town who can walk tc
the stores and never rides and who
gladly pays one per cent per annuu
of the value of his property for paw
ing ought in the country to be viii
ling to pay one-tenth of one per cen
OF the value of his farm per annun
if he could have a paved street from
his front gate to the court house TO
him to ride on for the next twent!
years. In money the farmer WHIT
rides eight miles and back over ;
paved highway would pay s25 pc
annum special paving tax on a s25,
900 farm while the mechanic Away
afoot in town pays sac year spec
ial paving tax on $2,0aD hom
and he will live on a paved stree
when he can.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-24
That Prison Graft.

Times Republican,: L. J. Tier.
nagle, a Story City attorney, Is lect.
uring on prison reform througRou,
Iowa. Tjernagle is himself an ex.
convict. He advocates the abolition
of contract labor. He says that able
bodied prisoners whose services are
worth on the outside market from
So to 81 a day are being farmet
out to the prison contractors at &C
cents a day, while the wives ant
children of these men are in many
instances destitute and a deficit
grows against the state both at For
Madison anAat Anamosa.
It is none of it new but 1t is non,
the less startling. 1t is absurd t.
say that man worth 81 a day OF
the outside becomes worth only g
cents day when he is under forcet
labor inside It is equally absurd t.
say that the prison contractor
does not make most Of the difference
between the high wage and the low
one and that the families of tn,
convicts and the state does not los
lit.
i Tjernagle can do a great deal o
good. His story is from the inside
More power to his story.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-24

hoped and expected for years that
some day we would have a cure for
| tuberculosis We may be coming to
| it now. @-t>@5. ~
""Consumptives all over the state
have been writing in and asking
about the new DR.. Friedman discOv-
cry said DR.. Kepford. "I find that
the medical journals do not an
nounce the discovery as yet as a
'sure cure" They criticise the
newspapers for raising too great
hopes among the tubercular people.
"The fact is that treatment with
the living germ is by no means a
new idea. Five years ago 1 receiv
ed reports along this line from DR..
Gerald B. Webb of Colorado Springs.
DR.. Webb had five cases upon which
I received reports for several years.
These were treated with the tuber-
cular bacilli. The treatment is simp-
ly vaccination and is on the same
principle as one treats to prevent
smallpox. The cases reported upon
by DR.. Webb showed marked i'm
provement Of course DR.. Fried
man is experimenting on 600 cases
and has been for some time, and he
may have a great discovery and we
all hope he has. Doctors from all
over the world are going to Ger
many to Investigate it. My hope is
that Iowa consumptives will proceed
along the lines which we know will
benefit and not abandon their pres
ent treatment for what might event.
ually prove a false hope"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-24
fine PIECES G.;
OF >s1ATUARY
-
Trustees Of Kendall Young Library
Receive two Specimens of Art
for Jane Young
Room.
THEY WERE MADE IN ITALY
Minerva, the. Greek Goddess, and
Venus, the Roman God
dess of Love.

The trustees of the Kendall
Young Library have just placed in
the Jane Young room of the library
two very fine pieces of statuary
Minerva, and the Venus de Milo
Minerva, the Greek Goddess, accord
ing to the legends of mythology, was
the daughter of Zeus and Metis, hel
father being the greatest and he1
mother the wisest of the gods. Mer-
curry sat at the right hand of Zeus
assisting him with his counsels and
helped him in his wars. She was the
patroness of agriculture, invented
the pillow, and rake, and taught men
the use of almost all of the imple-
ments of industry and art, and is
said to have devised nearly all of
the feminine employments. Philos-
ophy, poetry and oratory were also
under her care. AS a warlike divin-
ity, she was thought to approve of
those wars only which were under
taken for the public good, and con-
Quoted with prudence. Her worship
was universal in Greece.
Z Venus was the Roman goddess of
love, and her figure was favorite
subject of ancient sculptors. Prob
ably the most famous specimen ex-
tant is the Venus de Milo, generally
admitted to be the finest relic of an
Gent art. 1t was found in the Island
ofsMilos.
These pieces were ordered by the
library trustees last June through
Marshall Field & Co. of Chicago and
were made in Italy especially for the
Kendall Young Library. They are
of the finest marble of Seravezza,
generally known as Carrara marble,
and the workmanship is of the best.
In short they are the very best thing
in the line of statuary that money
can buy in the market today. Be-
cause they were to be placed in a
library they came through the GUS
tom house without the government
duty which is very high on ship
ments of this kind. The trustees
have certainly secured two pieces Of
artistic workmanship of which the
library will always be proud. They
should prove to be in themselves 81
lent teachers of the best that the
world has ever yet produced In
sculpture, being as they are, copies
of ancient Greek masterpieces which
the modern world has not yet
equalled.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-24

result noticed in SO many places in
this city and all other cities, is nc
credit to municipalities love fol
the beautiful. A citizen ought tc
take pride in keeping his own grass
plot in fine order; he ought to have
enough respect for the rights of 9th
ers and enough pride in city beau
tiful, to refrain from making the
"cutting across" a fixed habit.
Not only are parkings marred by
the persistent desecrator of the city
beautiful, but even private lawns
are not sacred. People trample ov-
err other peoples lawns with as lit
tie computation as if it were a crime
to own property.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-24
Prescription for Stingy Man.

In the January Woman's Home
Companion appears story in which
is related an account of a prescrip-
ton given to an exceedingly stingy
farmer by a doctor. The farmer took
the prescription to the druggist. The
druggist told the farmer that he
could not fill the prescription and
said to the farmer: "If you will read
It yourself you will see why Where
upon the farmer adjusted his glasses
and read to his establishment:
zone hired girl to be taken as
soon as you can get her, and kept
constantly on hand thereafter.
"A few new dresses that the wives
OF your hired men wouldn't be
ashamed to wear, and a new hat and
wrap to replace those you bought
her last--thirteen years ago.
"All to be tinctured with at least
as much daily consideration as you
bestow upon your cattle"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-24
DEPOT men AT CORN
ING ARE MORTIFIED
- +.
Hear the Cries of Child Eliminating
From a Trunk in the
Baggage Room.

Corning, Dec. Divisions of a
horrible murder mystery filled the
thoughts of Burlington Agent Joe
Stranad and Ticket Agent w. L.
Camp of this city and excitement
about the depot was at high pitch
when it was reported to them by
one of the baggagemen that sounds
heard coming from a trunk in the
depot warehouse were Enthusiastically
those Of a person imprisoned there
in. wa.
An old fashioned trunk that had
arrived on a train was dumped into
a corner of the room and soon after
attracted the attention of Hi Hill,
who, after satisfying himself that
some one was inside the trunk noti-
fed the depot managers, who, large
ly out of curiosity made visit to
the baggage room. Agent Stranad
put his ear to the trunk and soon ex-
claimed, my Heavens, it is a child;
get me something to open the trunk
quick or 1t will Diet will smother
to death"
Everybody about beloved out
suggestions but no one seemed to
know just what to do in the emer-
gency. Finally some one produced a
bunch of keys and after considerable
effort the trunk was opened. -
The moment the lid flew back ev-
erybody, breathless with excitement
crowded around to view the tragedy,
when there was revealed to their
gaze a Maltese cat and six new born
kittens. What was said following
this denouement has not been re-
corded, nor is it known what hap
pened when the owner Of the trunk,
woman from Taylor county, ap-
peared upon the scene and learned
of the liberties that had been taken
with her property by the railroad
men. a.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-24
DAIRY TRAIN TO
WEBSTER 5 CITY
Iowa State Dairy Association Will
Run One Sometime During
the Month of Jan
uaTy.
THE DATE NOT YET FIXED
State Dairy Expert E. S. Estel
Writes Letter Regarding the
Matter.

The Freeman is in re-
ceipt of the following self-explana-
tory letter under date of Waterloo.
Dec. 20:
During the past three years the
Iowa State Dairy Association has
operated six dairy specials over five
of the railway lines in Iowa. These
trains have made over eight hun
dred stops, where lectures and COW
demonstrations were given to over
three hundred thousand people who
were interested in dairying.
The results of these trains have
manifested themselves favorably in
many ways. Due to this success we
have had requests again this winter
from several railroads to run similar
trains. Definite arrangements have
been made with the Chicago h
North Western to cover it's lines in
northwestern Iowa, and your town
has been, included in the schedule.
The train will operate during the.
middle of January, and l shall send
you a definite date at which it stops
at your station as soon as the timer
aries are printed.
The train will consist of an en-
CINE, baggage car, two passenger
coaches, diner and sleeper. The lect-
ure coaches will be manned with
some of the best speakers on dairy
subjects in the United States. They
will represent the Iowa State Dairy
Association. the State Dairy Commits
sioner's Department, the United
States Government and practical
dairymen from Iowa. The lectures
delivered will be practical and help
full in every way, such subjects as
"Silos and Silage," Breeding, Feed
ing and Management of Dairy
Cows" as we'll as 1.-The Importance
of Testing Individuals will be dis
cussed.,
To further assist in making the
lectures clear, coaches will be
equipped with miniature silos. test
ing apparatus and model dairy
barns. The baggage car will be
equipped with the latest patent
stanchions and stalls. 1t will carry
some of the most improved speci-
mems of dairy animals which will be
used at each station to illustrate the
essential characteristics of the prof
liable dairy type. This opportunity
is one that the farmers surrounding
your town should not miss. 1t
brings the best authorities on dairy
ing to their home town, and from
the results of other trains every one
in your locality should attend.
There will be special cars for the
ladies and children. Lectures will
be delivered in these which will be
of interest and. therefore, the en-
tire family will derive some benefit
from this visit
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-24
BOARDS LET ANOTHER
DITCH CONTRACT
Aggregates $26,4S6 and Goes to Two
Bidders-$3,6OO Less Than
the Estimate.

There was a Joint meeting at the
court house in this city yesterday of
the Hamilton and Story county
boards of supervisors for the purpose
of receiving bids and letting con-
tracts for the construction of the
Phillips joint ditch No. 1873. The
Lehigh Clay Products company will
furnish the tile for $13,9S6 and
Chris Haugsted of Nevada will do
the work for s12,500. The contract
price is $4,000 less than the esti-
mates OF the engineer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-24
Father Norton Wins.

Webster City people never realiz.
ed that Father Norton was such a
hard fighter against the liquor traf-
fic. Perhaps this is due to the fact
that Webster City is in a dry town
and there was no occasion for the
father to show his mettle here. A
recent dispatch from Waukon gives
him credit, above all others, for the
failure of the saloon consent petit
lions in Allamakee county to get
enough signers to win. The good
people of Webster City will respect
Father Norton none the less for the
successful fight he made in ALBANIA
kee
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-24
Christmas at Sunbeam Mission,

The pupils of the Sunbeam mis-
sion on the east side will celebrate
Christmas tomorrow evening at the
mission. A treat and present, have
been prepared for each member of
the school, the enrolment OF which
has now reached the number of 1872.
A splendid service under the di-
rection of the w. c. T. U. was held
at the mission last Sunday evening.
very good remarks upon the tobacco
question. Special music was fur
nished for the evening and the SER
vice was very profitable one.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-24
Back to Stay.

F. A. Conkling and family. who
left Webster City for Omaha seven
years ago, are back to make their
future home here. They arrived Sat-
urday and are now located in the old
Alexander Kennedy home near the
northeast bridge. Mr.. Conkling says
he is glad to get back to Webster
City, as he likes ii much better than
Omaha. He is astonished at the
great advancement the town has
made since he left and thinks our
people ought to be proud of It. While
in the Freeman-Tribune Office this
morning he said he was surprised
upon going into the Mueller hard
ware store, TO meet his old friend
Geo. Steep, who is clerking there. as
he had dealt with Mr.. Steep in
hardware store in Omaha for several
years and did not know he resided
In Webster City. The Freeman-Trib-
une is glad to welcome Mr.. and Mrs.
Conkling back to the best town In
the Mississippi valley and hopes they
may find contentment and happiness
here.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-24
BASKET BALL ON
p. new YEARS EVE
Company c Team Will Play With
Former Stars of High
School Alumni.

A match game between the basket
ball team of company c and a team
made up from former stars on the
high school teams will contest for
victory at the armory on Tuesday
evening of next week. Some Of the
very best players that Webster City
has ever had will be in this game
and it promises to be lively and
hard fought contest. All lovers OF
basket ball should be there. France,
Mckee, Currie and others will repre-
sent the alumni, while Berggren
Dodge, Clinton and Charles McCar-
thy will help defend the goals of
company c.