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The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-12
HOUSE MIXED IN
INSECT TANGLE
Congressional PiIikia Stirred Up
by Moths, Flies, Grubs and
other Pests.
BIZ Ernest G. walker.
Mail Special to The Advertiser)

(Mail Special to The Advertiser)
WASHINGTON, March e6.-Between
the gypsy and brown tail moths, which
have such n disastrous record in-,New
England, the Mediterranean fly, which
California is trying to prevent coming
in from Hawaii, and the potato grub,
which has invaded Newfoundland and
with the large importations of potatoes
this winter threatens to invade the
United States forthwith, the house of
representatives finds itself involved in
a vigorous wrangle. 1t is all over the
proposed quarantine against infected
plants and plant products and nursery
stock, as provided by five different
bills introduced in succession by Repre-
sentative Simmons of New York. The
last one has been favorably reported
to the house and is upon the calendar
for action. But the objections to this
legislation are now strong on the part
of people who originally favored it in
more comprehensive form. That is
where the trouble comes.
The West is afraid of the gypsy moth
and wants legislation that would au.
thorize the secretary of agriculture to
quarantine State or a section of
the country, with reference to plants
and nurser ystock, just as the law now
authorizes him to do with regard to in
fected cattle. The California people are
maintaining quarantine of their own,
as is well understood, against the Med;
iterranean fly, which has gained foot
hold in Hawaii. 1t was admitted by
California representatives at recent
hearings before the house committee on
agriculture, that the maintenance of
this quarantine against Hawaii was of
doubtful legality. It was largely at
the instance of Californians that the
Simmons bill was taken up and pushed
in congress, because as originally drawn
it authorized such quarantine. The
California legislature unanimously
urged congress to take action along the
lines of that original Simmons bill.
But the American association of nur.
serymen have interposed against this
interstate quarantine. Through their
influence largely the department of
agriculture has felt compelled to as
sent to notifications, which would limit
the scope of the law to importations
from abroad and make quarantine and
inspection largely apply to articles af-
fected by insects and pests, that are
new to the United States. Such law
might help keep the Mediterranean fly
out of California but it would be in
effective in preventing the spread of
the gypsy moth to the West.
| Representative Raker of California,
who has been championing the Simmons
bill, as originally drawn, is now oppos-
ing it, as modified, because he regards
| it as inadequate and also because it de-
prives States of rights to protection by
, the federal government, to which he
believes the States are fully entitled.
The bill is on the unanimous consent cal
endar, but apparently has little chance
of being considered, unless there be
some change in the present status.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-12
TWO SOLDIERS SHOT
FOR INSTRUMENTATION

BILLINGS, Montana, March 3d.
Sergeant Clarence Britten, Sixth Unit
ed States Cavalry, yesterday in charge
of the Sylvan pass entrance to the yell
lowstone National Park, shot down two
of his men for characterization, fatally
wounding one and the other seriously,
according to a Cody, Wyoming, special
to the Gazette. Sylvan pass is located
seventy miles from Cody and between
November and June of each year the
soldiers stationed there are cut off from
the outside world.
News of the shooting was taken over
ranch, by a messenger, who telephoned
to Cody for a physician. A surgeon
started to Sylvan pass in an automo-
bile today.
According to the statement Of the
messenger, Sergeant Britten had given
an order to Frank Carroll, one of his
men, and the soldier refused to obey,
being supported in his characterization
by Frank Cunningham, another soldier
of the command. Cunningham is a
giant in size and threatened the SER
geant, who drew his gun and in at
tempting to enforce obedience was
forced to shoot.
Cunningham was shot through the
lungs and Carroll in the arm and side.
Cunningham. while in Cody ON New
Years day, amused himself in Cody
hotel by shooting off the knobs Of a
brass bedstead.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-12

what style Of building Is to bo built,
what the exhibit will he, or what the
Islands are prepared to spend. The
special site committee of the Hawaii
Fair Commission, in San Francisco, Is
unable to reply to queries by the San
Francisco fair committee, although it
has tentatively made a site selection.
Mr.. Wood said he had data in hand TO
show that the Philippines have already
appropriated $250,000 toward the fair,
with more to come; Utah is to spend
million dollars, and other States in
proportion. Governor Frear' letter
contained the following:
Governors Letter.
Only the legislature can say as to
how much will be appropriated ulti.
mately for the Hawaiian exhibit. The
amount will probably depend somewhat
upon the interest taken in the matter
by the business men and the public. 1t
is unfortunate that something definite
cannot be determined at once because
of the necessity of selecting a site com
mensurate with the amount to be APP.
propriated, and of preparing the plans.
"If a special session should be call
ed at an early date this matter could be
submitted to the legislature at that
time. Whether such session will be
called probably cannot be definitely de-
termined for several weeks.'
One of the letters from George Rolph,
secretary of the special site committee
at San Francisco, which is expected to
arouse the business interests to action,
contained the following:
+" We regret exceedingly that no fin
anclal arrangements have been complet-
ed looking towards the consummation of
this project, and if l may venture to
suggest it would be advisable to get
this matter under way as soon as pos
sible, as the Exposition committee will
probably want some assurance as ia
the character of the improvement that
is to be made on the site, when work
will be started and when work will be
completed.
"There is no doubt-but that Hawaii
will have to make substantial show
ing at the Exposition, even if no as
sistance is Forthcoming from the terri.
torial or national governments, and ii
would be desirable thing if the mem.
hers of the chamber of commerce, mer.
chants association and other organIza.
tions in Honolulu would get together
like the members of the various San
Francisco associations, and pledge
themselves to subscribe enough to make
Hawaii's exhibit credit to itself, and
its standing in the commercial world
Such pledge would allow your commit.
tee to proceed with the work without
interruption or delay, and should you
be fortunate enough to secure govern.
ment appropriations later, it would be
unnecessary to collect the subscriptions
made by the individual citizens. We
cannot urge upon you too strongly the
necessity of prompt action in financing
this matter"
Upon the strength of this letter from
the special site committee, the ways
and means committee was organized.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-12
FOR THE
ATLANTIC FLEET

WASHINGTON, April IA stay.at.
home program for the Atlantic fleet g
activities in the coming year has been
approved by President Taft. There will
be no world cruises, and the warships
will go no further away from the home
base than Cuba.
The program provides for docking
all of the vessels in their home yards
at the conclusion of the present target
practise Off the Chesapeake Capes, April
10. For two months following May
the fleet will be exercised under the divi.
sion commander, with Narragansett Bay
and Cape Cod Bay as bases, the work
including mining, towing, steam trials
and torpedo practise. During these ex-
ercises the midshipmen will be taken on
board for their training.
General exercises will be held by the
entire fleet in Narragansett Bay, July
1. August 25 to September 10 the fleet
will be in Hampton Roads and on the
Southern drill grounds 10 carry out ele-
mentary practise, but they will be
again in Rhode Island waters for ex-
ercises and torpedo practise from Sep
TENDER 10 to October 10. Then will
follow period for docking at the
Is and divisional cruising from Novem-
Der /. Steam trials and experimental
practise from November l to November
10 and divisional cruising from Novem-
Der Is to December 10. Then the YES
sells will scatter to their home yards
for the Christmas holidays, and the
sailors will have leave.
Reassembhng at the beginning of
the new year, the vessels will sail jan
uary 5 for Guantanamo Bay, playing a
war game en- route. From January IL
to March 20 there win be the usual
fleet exercises and practise off the South
Cuban coast; war game on the way
home from March 20 to April 2, and
the usual battle practice on the south
ern drill grounds from April Q to 20.
Then the ships go again to home yards
for docking on May 5.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-12

which is good diggings for the notaries
but hard on the proud parent. A fam
lily of five native.born Celestials would
make quite hole in the bank account.
The Japanese have learned by ex-
perience that it doesn't pay to take
out native-born certificates for their
daughters and so female names with a
sound like the Land of Cherry Blossoms
do not often appear on Mr.. Mott
smith S records. What is the use, rea-
son these astute fathers, in paying
twenty dollars to make a little XII.
monoed lady citizeness when she is
liable to marry debonair fellow coun.
TRUMAN, who is, however, hopelessly
alien, and thus lose all the benefits of
those twenty plunks.
The orientals, according to the rec
ords of the present year, are not going
much on the board of health birth GER
tificates which might answer the same
purpose. In the first place, they are
not so big, and in the second, they
carry the board Of health seal instead
of the imposing beribboned affair which
Secretary Mott.Smith affixes to it in
the name of the Territory.
All of which does not explain why
only sixty-three prospective citizens
have taken out their "first papers,' this
year.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-12
HARPAuON COMES,
DUE ON SATURDAY,

Officials of the territorial depart
ment of immigration are busy prepar-
ing for receiving the immigrant ship
Harpalion Saturday, which is set as
her earliest date of arrival. From that
day on, she will be expected at any
time and the wieldy, complete mechan-
ism of routine designed by DIR. Victor
e. Clark, secretary of the department,
viii be- set in motion to handle it..
There are about 1460 persons on board
the vessel.
Calculations of her arrival are based
on her possible speed and course as she
has not been reported or reported her
self since she left Gibraltar. 1t so
happened that the immigrant ship Or
teric also left Gibraltar on the last
day of Februarys-as did the Harpalion
and this precedent gives the local i'm
migration officials a chance to calcu-
late the latter's time. The Orterie
arrived here on April 10, stopping one
day at Punta Arenas to coal, which
the Harpalion did not. The Orteric
is believed to be the fastest boat of
the two, but one day at the South
American port averages up the time
and the Harpalion may also be in on
the thirteenth, which is Saturday.
Doctor Clark may leave on a short
tour of the Oahu plantations on Thurs
day, but will come back to the city
by Saturday on the possibility of the
Harpalion 3 arrival. he has now Wis
tied the European plantation camps
on all the islands except Oahu and will
be in a position after this tour to talk
with the immigrants personally about
every plantation in Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-12
WA|AKEA Meeting
WAS WARM ONE
BoENENBERG AND FILLER Elk
CHANGE BON MoTs-oARL-
SMITH Is Low MAN.
(Mdi Special to The Advortisor.)

(Mail Special to The Advertiser.)
HILO, April 9.-While the various
primary elections among the Big Island
Republicans were warmly contested, it
was at Waiakea that the fur really
flew. There, in prediction meeting
Friday evening, John Bohnenberg, later
elected delegate, roasted Governor
Frear and his administration. He con.
demned calling good citizens fake
homesteaders and demanding large
prices for lands which were given as
homesteads. The administration was
a ''blot to this country and crime
against Civilizations said Bohnenberg,
among other things.
X. W. Filler took mp the cudgels for
the much abused administration. He
said that he was not opposing Kuhio,
for whom he voted every election, but
John Bohnenberg he called ''damned
scoundrel"
Bohnenberg answered that he had
lived ffty-seven years, and this was
the first time that he had been called
damned scoundrel'' He quoted
Ben Butler, who, when an opponent at
tackled him said: 'Shoo, fy.''
The following day the combination
formed by Rose, Bohnenberg and Ma
mahoe,' went to Lewis and told him
that he must drop Kealoha. Lewis re-
fused, and to this is ascribed his de.
feat. The vote in this precinct was
general surprise, as it had been be-
lieved that Lewis would be elected. 1t
stood as follows:
Elected.-Rose, ISL; Namahoe, $50;
Bohnenberg, lis, and Silva, 40.
ed.-Kealoha 90; Lewis, SO,
and Filler, So.
At Kalapana, Kamelamela won out,
defeating Eldarts. Both candidates
were Kuhio men.
Denies Frear.
At Kapoho, Henry Lyman (Frear),
defeated L. X. Kalawe (Kuhio) by n
vote of 80 to 49, After the election
Lyman denied being Frear man.
Primary Results.
| Out of the tnlrty-five delegates from
this island, Frear will have eleven and
Kuhio twenty four. Throughout prac-
tically all the precincts the contest was
conducted on the lines of the Kuhio-
frear controversy, and where it was
not done so openly, the voters cast
their votes on that proposition just the
same
While in Hilo town and Waiakea the
gubernatorial forces suffered an I'M
doubted defeat, the Governor did as
well or even better than was expected
in the outside districts. Thus he won
out in Puma, gained decisive victory
in the precincts along the Hilo and
Hamakua coast, and got in the only
man it was possible for him to get in
in Kau, namely Ogg.
In Hilo town where the fight was
bitter, the result was as follows:
Elected.-Beers, 244; Osorio, 224;
Austin, 215; Desha, 1876, and Cabrinha,
1874.
REHABILITATION, 1853; Keaumoku,
l55, and Carlsmith, 1870.
All those elected are Kuhio men.
]
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-12
PROMINENT AUTHORITY
ON CHINA IS HERE
(From Wednesdays Advertiser.)

(From Wednesdays Advertiser.)
DIR. Arthur II. Smith who arrived on
the Nile yesterday, and who will stay
In Honolulu for week, is one of the
best informed men on China, where
he has been missionary for more
than forty years. He is the author of
several books, recognized as authori-
ties on the Chinese question. Mrs.
Smith accompanies him ON his trip
back to China to take up his work.
While in Honolulu he will speak sew
eral times, the most important address
being one which will be delivered at
Central Union Church Sunday on "The
Rising Tide in the Far East" In the
evening of the same day he win speak
on "The Newest Republic. - Monday
evening he win speak before the Men IS
League on "The Future of the Pacific
World"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-12
cLEARs sTEEL TRUsT.

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-The fed
eral grand jury which has been investi-
eating the destruction of papers inn
rortant to the governments suit
against the steel trust has exonerated
The. trust from malieiously destroying
the documents.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-12
COOK Stays CAPTAIN.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1O.-The
schooner Americana, which sailed from
Newcastle for San Francisco and Ha-
wall December with cargo of coal,
has arri ed with the story of a sea
tragedy. January 81 Captain Benson
was killed by the Japanese cook.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-12

Norman Watkins. superintendent of
the Hawaiian Fertilizer Company, left
for San Francisco yesterday to remGin
about month. He is now in charge OF
both the San Francisco and Honolulu
Offices.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-12
Castle & Cooke Co., Ltd
Life and Fire
Insurance
Agents

General Insurance Agents, representing
New England Mutual Life Insurance
Company of Boston.
Aetna Fire Insurance Co.
ATTENTION
We have just accepted the Agency
and
The Protector Underwriters Of the
Phoenix of Hartford.
These are also among the Roll or
Honor in San Francisco.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-12

Young's ocean pier, one of the big
features along the sea front at Allan
tic City, New Jersey, was destroyed
by nre at loss of S250,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04
DR. WALES SPEAKS
 ID ADVENT|STS COlpOrters' Convention Now in Session at Twelfth
 Street Chapel

w. c. Wales, pastor of the Birming ham Seventh Day Adventists, filled th' pulpit last evening at the CoIporters convention now in session at the chape of these people on Twelfth avenue an, Seventeenth street, north. The conyen tion opened Friday night with a ser mon by Evangelist Hayes and vii continue through this week.
 pr. Wales said in part:
 Jesus is soon coming. Probation vii soon close and the judgment will sif The dead will rise. The living vii be changed and all the righteous, rad iant with immortality. will be caugh up with the resurrected ones to mee the Lord in the air.
 "Of all the events in heaven or eartl this will be the greatest. When Jesu comes heaven will be emptied of al it's glory and of all it's inhabitants.
 In this world of uncertainties thi one thing we may be certain of, chris is coming again, for he said, I wi come again. And the Bible says, 'Th| Lord Himself shall descend froIl heaven This same Jesus shall so coml in like manner Surely 1 come quick ly.' He that shall come will comel When ye see all these things knoJ that He is near even at the door s These are Bible statements that mal| us feel certain.
 "TLe Bible says we should look fol and hasten His coming. Christ is wai1 ing with longing desire for the marl ifestation of Himself in His churcl| When the character of Christ shall n perfectly reproduced in His people. thel He will come to claim them as III own.
 "It is the privilege of every ChrisI tian, not only to look for, but Il hasten the coming of our Lord JeslI Christ. Were all who profess His nan bearing fruit to Ills glory, how quick ly the whole world would be sow with the seed of the gospel. Quick the last great harvest would be ripene and Christ would come to gather al precious grain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04

Los Angeles, February 3-Johnny Cou- lon of Chicago today successfully defended his title as bantamweight champion by winning from Frankie Conley of Kenosha, Wis, at the end of 20 rounds of fierce lighting in the Vernon arena.
 Couon landed five blows to Conley's one, but did not seem to possess the strength of his opponent. Conley was sight at the close of the fight, his face being cut in a half dozen places and both eyes nearly closed.
 As early as the third round Conleys face was bleeding from Coulon's stingins punches, but every round found him Dor ing in, head down. taking >half dozen blows for the sake of getting one In re- surn.
 conley's punches, when they landed, shook the champion to his toes and ne freouently gave ground before Conley, who often found, however, a terrific punch waiting for him when he pursued toe eagerly
 The fight seesawed through Dthe 2C rounds. the majority going to the cham pion. The battle ended with the mon fighting head to head in clinch, blood from. Conley's mouth running down cou- Ions back. Both of Conleyis eyes Were nearly apsed.
 In the final round Coulon punched con ley into a clinch and took a left to the face. They fought fiercely, head to heae Conlev landing a hard left to the stomach Coulon landed right and left to oCnley face. Coulon broke with hard left t{
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04
NEW ARGUMENT IN
 !. STEPHENSON PROBE
Corruption in the Primary Alone Does Not Affect
 Senator's Election

Washington. February S.-Corruption in a senatorial primary alone does not affect a United States senator $ election according to argument presented to the Senate committee on privileges and elections today in behalf of Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin. Former Repre- sentative Charles R. Littlefeld of Maine, as counsel for Senator Stephenson in con- nection with statement, denied there had been any corruption in the Stephenson pri- mary. He held that a corrupt influence yielded by a senator or his responsible agent, coupled with submission to 1t and participation in it by members of a leg islature are necessary to taint senator S election with fraud.
 The committe was hearing final argu- ment on the charges of bribery and cor ruption in connection with Senator Stephensons election.
 A subcommittee had already exonerated him.
 Were not there several members of the legislature who said they voted for Senator Stephenson because of the pri- mary yote?" asked Senator Lea.
 aYes"
 "Yet you say the Senate cannot inves- tigate the primary?' was asked.
 'Yes"
 Senator Oliver announced if there had been corruption in the primary he would not be influenced in his vote by the legal proposition.
 So you had better get down to some thing else,' concluded MT. Oliver
 MT. Bittlefield said it would open up a big field if the Senate created a prece- dent.
 After MT. Littlefield's argument the com mittee decided to postpone consideration Of the matter for week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04
ATLANTA EASY
 FOR BIRMINGHAM

Atlanta, February 3.-(Special)-I the fiercest fought game ever seen on a local floor, Birmingham defeated Atlanta here tonight by the score of 22 to F. The score at the end of the first half was F to in Brminghams favor
 Both teams were off in their goal shoot ing and this accounts in the main for the roughness. as both teams contested for the ball in the center of the floor most of the time.
 Satterfield for Birmingham and Forbes for Atlanta were the scoring stars. Bir- mingham was evidently not ip very good condition as the visitors called for time frequently A big crowd was out. Until Carter was elected from the game in the second half by the referee for disputine decision, it looked like Atlanta was go- ing to win, but a couple of sensational goals from the center of the field by McGowan turned the tale.
 The line up:
 Atlanta. Position. B ham. Forbes QD........R. F.. .Satterfield Q1l Dubard tD.........L. Fa.. .McGowan @ Griffith, Capt........C....,....., Ritchie tD Carter (2).........,..R. G.............Se Seals Harrison. n............L. G..N harton, Capt.
 Field Goals: Satterfield 1, MeGowan 3, Ritchie ? Forbes 5 Dubard 9 Carter ]. Foul Goals: Forbes 3. Satterfield ., Me Gowan l. Fouls committed; Atlanta 12. Birmingham Q. Referee, Hoyt. Umpire, Streit Time of halves. % minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04
PREDS DOWN D|SQUE
 HIGH SCHOOL FIVE

Anniston, February -(special)-The Alabama Presbyterian college basketball team defeated the team representing the Disque High school of Attalla here tonight in one sided game by the score of 35 to 5.
 Boykin on the local team was the star of the game. He threw more than any two other men in the game and made q of the 8 points made by the Preds. Ken ner and Leach of the Preds. also played a good game.
 The lack of team work. and bad passing was the cause of the Disque school le- feat. Petit. Hagler and White were the stars of the Attalla team. The lineup was as follows:
 Anniston-Boykin, captain, center; Leach and kenner, forwards; Creighton, Flow CTS and ,Snderson, guards. Attala-Hagler, captain. center: Pettit, Penny and White, forwards; Carris Ctew- art and McCludon, guards. Summary: Goals. Boykin, 12; Kenner, g.; Creighton, l. Leach, I; Petit, 1; White, I. Foul goals. Leach, l: Hagler, l. Time of halves. 15 minutes. Referee, Ayers. um- pre, White,