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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-05-30
SURVEYOR
JOHN H. ETTER,
Mt. Pleasant Township
The Unjust Single Tax

The following, written by j. S.
Rust, a we'll known Kansas City law
yer to the Kansas City Journal is
fairly illustrative of the injustice of
the Single Tax.
"In 1911, No Rain Mesa was an alb
solutely barren tract Of country, ap-
proXimately fifty miles square, in the
state of Nevada, comparatively level
except for large butte or sugar loaf
mountain about the center.
1T has been known since the
earliest history of the country that
that mountain was almost solid mass
of what would have been valuable
minerals and clays except for the fact
that it it is is approximately goo miles from
transportation and from the line of
practical through routes for railways.
This entire tract of land was recog-
nizcd as being of the finest soil, ex-
cept that it was absolutely without
water, and rain was practically I'M
known in that section.
about that time multimillionaire,
of philanthropic turn of mind, con-
ceived the idea of not only developing
that country and that vast amount Of
mineral, but also the idea of making
opportunities for some of the most
deserving who were unfortunate.
Bv the expenditure of vast amount
of money water was brought to this
territory, sufficient for the irrigation
of practically the entire tract. The
water was first used in various ways
for the developing of this mineral and
clay product. After being so used,
there remained, in solution in the
water, certain very highly fertilizing
ingredients taken from these ores and
clays, making the water vastly more
valuable for irrigation purposes; prac.
tically none of the water being lost
during the process of ore and clay
development.
''This philanthropist built enormous
factories for the development of his
product; constructed enormous irriga-
ton bitches and plants; and built COM
Portable farm houses on practically
every hundred acres; built about the
factories and around this butte a city
of business houses and dwellings suf-
ficient for more than one hundred
thousand people. He retained abso-
lutte ownership in all of the lands. He
took to this new city thousands of
skilled artisans and started those fac
tories, after having built a railroad APP
proximately three hundred miles long, |
from the town to one Of the trans
continental roads.
AFTER the project had proved the |
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-05-30

of the roadway has set in at that
point. Taking his pickax, he will
carefully break up the surface of the
road and fill in the depression with
some sand and broken stone, smooth
ing over the surface, and leaving the
passing traffic to compact the newly
laid material.
Now, in these simple operations
our observant tourist will see ex-
emplified that system of careful
supervision and constant repair to
which the splendid roads of Europe
owe their always superb condition.
Long experience has taught the Euro
pean road-builder that in this careful,
detailed supervision, this ceaseless
vigilance, and early detection and re-
pair of the very first evidences of
disintegration, lies the only practicable
method of maintaining highway in
permanently good condition.
Unfortunately, the wholesale meth
cd of doing things which is a charac-
teristic of this country, has led us
into methods of road maintenance
which are Numerically opposed to
those which have been followed so
successfully in Europe - methods
which have caused cur ttAeFeHggiAfffaafes
to fall into that state of chronic dis
repair which characterizes so large a
part of our highway mileage.
After building stretch Of highway
we were apt to consider that the task
was finished for all time, leaving the
road to the mercy of the elements
and the unending wear and tear of
traffic. Instead of patrolling the new
roadway by a force of skilled labor,
properly equipped for the repair Of
any incipient disintegration, we allow
the surface to be broken down under
the stream of traffic, and only when
the road has been so badly wrecked
as to- be unusable, do we begin to
think about repairs. These are car
ried out in Our usual wholesale fash
ion; traffic is for the time being COM
pletely disorganized, and when the
repair job is completed, the roadway
is once more left to undergo the old
routine of destruction. = Scientific
American.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-05-30

In 1867 he entered the law depart
ment of the University of Virginia,
and was graduated a year later with
the degree of bachelor of laws. That
year, 1868, he came to St. Louis and
was admitted to the bar by Circuit
Judge R. E. Rombauer. He remained
in St. Louis about a year before NOV
ing to Clinton, Mo.
Was Pardner of Vest
In 1875 he became the law pardner
of United States Senator George G.
Vest at Sedalia, the partnership con-
tinuing until 1885, when he returned
to Clinton. Shortly after resuming
his residence there he was elected
Circuit Judge, for which he declined
reelection.
In 1890 he was elected to the Su-
preme bench and served without in
Permission until 1910. For several
years he was presiding Judge of
Division No. 2.
It was said IF him him that that while
preme Judge he did not miss a call
of the docket.
He stood high in his profession and
some of his decisions are classed as
among the most important in the an
nails OF Missouri's judicial history.
Judge CAN'T is revered most by
those who knew him best, the attor-
neys of the State, young and old, and
more particularly those who were his
lntimates since he came to Missouri.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-05-30
Candidates Have One Week to
File.

Only one week from today remains
in which candidates for office may
file declaration of candidacy. Section
$3.50 R. S. 1909 provides that the name
of no candidate shall be printed upon
any official ballot at any primary
election unless he shall file written
declaration of his candidacy at least
sixty days prior to such primary.
! Thursday, June 9th, is the last day
upon which such filing may be legal
ly made. Declaration of candidacy
for county office must be filed with
the county clerk and must be ac-
companied by a receipt from the
treasurer of the county committee of
the party to which the candidate be-
longs, showing that he has duly made
deposit in full as required by the
statutes.
Candidates have filed to date with
County Clerk Weeks as follows:
Democratic.
For Representative - Lucien B.
Baskerville.
For Judge South District-Frank
Fix, j. W. Darby.
For Judge North District-Wm. F.
Wolfe, Thomas L. Harper.
For County Charles F.
Perry, William B. WEIGH, John Stone.
For Sheriff-Harve johnson, A. M.
Wallace, Joe Baker.
For County Surveyor-John H. Et-
ter, Jos. A. Flammang.
For Prosecuting Attorney-DeWitt
C. Chastain.
Socialist.
For Representative-John Sproul.
For Judge Southern District-W.
j. Hall.
For County Treasurer A. c..
Wright.
For Sheriff-A. Bankston.
For Public Administrator-Allen
Wright.
For Prosecuting Attorney-C. A.
Clark.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-05-30
Swanger Files in Gubernatorial
Race.

Jefferson City, Mo-, May q. John
E. Swanger today filed with the Sec
rotary of State as a Republican can
didate for Governor. Other filings
today were those sf James J. Alvord.
Springfield, Republican candidate for
Of State, and Edward A.
Roder, Pennington, Republican cam
didate Tor Judge Of the St Louis
Court Of Appeals.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-05-30
JUDGE CAN'T DEAD; 20
YEARS ON STATE
SUPREME
BENCH
Was Circuit Judge of This District

Was Circuit Judge of This District
Jefferson City, Mo-, May 49,
James B. CAN'T, for twenty years q
Justice of the Missouri Supreme
Court, died at 4 a. m. today at his
home here. His death was due to a
malady of the liver.
The funeral sermon will be
preached at the residence by Rev.
John Fenton Hendy Thursday morn
ing, after which the body will be
taken to Clinton, NO., Judge CAN'T S
former home, and inferred at 3 clock.
Members Of the Supreme Court and
State officers will accompany the
body to Clinton.
Judge CAN'T life was full of human
interest Intel est. ------- -------
Before he came to Missouri from
his native State of Georgia he had
made a name for himself in Confed-
eracy's ranks as man of indomitable
courage.
He was born on farm in Putnam
County, Georgia, in 1845, and re-
ceived his education under local
schoolmasters. When 16 years old
he enlisted in the Twelfth Georgia
Infantry, which became part of the
Army of Virginia under Stonewall
Jackson.
Was in Seven Days Fight
Following this warrior, he partici-
pated in engagements against Banks,
Shields, Fremont and Milroy. Next
he was in the seven days fight around
Richmond, and then moved on with
his comrades to Cedar Mountain.
These engagements were followed
by others, including the second battle
of Manassas, Chantilly, Sharpsbure,
Fredericksburg and Charlottesville.
AT Gettysburg he was wounded
twice. When he became GONZALES
cent he went to the front again and in
the battle of the Wilderness he was
shot in the left ankle. Recovery
again found him in the ranks, and at
Cedar Creek, made famous by Sheri-
dams ride, he was disabled perma-
nently by again being wounded.
He returned home few weeks he
lore the war ended and began teach
ng school. Later he became a tutor
md employed his spare time studying
aw under Col. [. N. White Of
Macon, Ga.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21
Two COnSuIS
Entertained

Consul II. d. Baker, of Hobart, Tas
mania, and Consul Thomas Sammons
Of Yokohama, en- route home frolu
their respective posts, are guests to.
day of the Chamber of Commerce,
and are heing shown the sights of the
city, despite the rain, under guidance
of Secretary II. p. Wood.
The Chamber had been advised
some time ago, by the State Depart
ment, that Mr.. Baker would be pre-
pared to deliver an address to the 10
ca body during his stop in the city,
but the Consul was not advised OF
this, and consequently asked to be ey
cused,
Consul Sammons has left some sta
tistical data concerning the com
merce of Japan. which will lie pre-
sented at the next meeting of the
Chamber
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21
VOTE OF TAFTS HOME STATE IS SAID TO BE LIGHT
The ORIENT
line may
COME HERE

There can be no doubt that with
the opening of the Panama canal big
things will develop in the Pacific as
far as shipping interests are concern
ed. Although at the present time
only rumors are to be heard, great
significance is to be placed on the
fact that Sir Kenneth Anderson, man.
aging director of the Orient company,
one of the largest companies running
between England and Australia would
not deny the rumor that his company
contemplates starting operations in
this ocean at a later date.
Sir Kenneth is a through passen.
ger in the Canadian-Australian steam,
er Makura that arrived from Austria.
liza this morning.
There are all sorts of rumors fly.
ing round, Sir Kenneth, that the ori
ent company is contemplating start
ing a line across the Pacific following
the opening of the canal Is this true
or not?" he was asked this morning
you will not get anything out OF
me-" was the answer. Besides, / do
not think that it Is fair to ask me.
/ am on a pleasure trip and do not
want to talk business"
Particular stress is laid by the Aus.
tralian papers just to hand on the
CONTINUED on page Four)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21
Civic Union
For Public
Welfare

O" another name equally suitable for
the purpose, and at public meeting,
to be called by the committee, make
a report, submit plans for such an
organization, or make some other def
mite recommendations to carry out
the spirit of this meeting"
Joseph P. Cooke, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, was chairman
Of the meeting, on his right being
Admiral Cowles, H. Gooding Field and
Alexander Hume Ford, and on his left
General Macomb, Acting Governor
Mott-Smith and Walter F. Dillingham;.
With the coffee at the end of a very
good dinner, Mr.. Cooke opened the
business. He said the idea of cen
trai civic body, replacing various or
ganizations, came to his attention in
San Francisco two years ago. Mr..
Continued on Page Five)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21
Tried To
Strangle
His Wife

Manuel R. Freitas attempted to kill
his wife this morning by hanging her
from a branch of a guava-bush on a
deserted Tantalus trial.
The woman is IN a Geiicate condi-
ton and her state is precarious.
The inhuman husband is detained
at the police station pending further
investigation of the case.
Freitas and his wife left their home
at the corner of Alapai and Pros
pect streets about eight o'clock this
morning. They went to Tantalus to
cut grass to be used for stuffing mat.
tresses.
According to Mrs Freitas her hus-
band suddenly attacked her while she
was STOPPING down cutting grass and
after knocking her down tied a piece
of new rope round her neck and
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21
The Kauai
Quarantine

Can YOU tell me the reason for
establishing a quarantine against
Kauai produce on account of the fruit
fv?" Hon. c. A. Rice asked Star
reporter. An answer could not be
given, and Mr. Rice proceeded
at is hard to see what reason there
can be. when this island has had the
fl'uitfly all along, so can hardly be
Injured by few stray individual flies
from Kauai. Besides, there is an EN-
barge upon products that have not as
yet become infested on Kauai the
alligator pear for instance,
"The quarantine is a great hardship
to the small farmers and truck gar
deners. When | left there were sixty
sacks of potatoes and vegetables be
longing to the Kalaheo homesteaders
held up.
"Kauai ships $4,000 or $4,000 worth
of alligator pears in their season TO
Honolulu. A lot of this fruit has been
stalled on the wharf at Lihue, and
had to be taken away by the intend
ing shippers. These people stand TO
lose heavily, as they buy the fruit or
the tree, paying all the way from s.
to SIS tree. Now all they can do
is to feed the pears to the hogs"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21

throwing it over stout guava branch
hauled her up.
She screamed for help but there
was no one near to respond to her
frantic appeal.
While she was hanging Mrs Freitas
alleged that her husband treated her
with fiendish cruelty
She lost consciousness and when
she came to she was lying on the
ground at the base of the bush
bleeding from mouth, nose. and ears
In some miraculous manner tho
rope had become detached from the
branch and the poor woman slipped
to the ground and to life.
AS soon as she had recovered sufIi
ciently she walked home as fast az
she could Her husband was nowhere
in sight when consciousness was re-
CONTINUED on rage Eight
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21
SITE NOT YET SECURED
FOR BIG COMMERCE PALACE

The proposed joint building of the
Chamber of Commerce, Merchants
Association, Commercial Club and
Stock Exchange is still up in the air
as regards a site, according to a state.
ment made this morning by w. r.
Castle, chairman of the joint commit
tee which has the matter in hand.
Il am going to San Francisco very
shortly" said Mr.. Castle, "and while
there | shall see what ] can do to-
ward getting a site which has been
proposed, but haven't much hope Of
success"
Mr. Castle was referring to the
proposition of securing from the
spreckels heirs the lot at the corner
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21
THE PUNCHBOWL DEMON
IS PLACED IN RETIREMENT

The Punchbowl Demon, christened
A. Silva by his parents, was put down
and out in one round this morning
by Judge Whitney, and was sent to
the reef for repairs. The pugilisbc
wonder of Portuguese town couldn't
stand up at all before the hefty punch
es of his honor. In less than no time
the judge had him begging for mercy
and throwing the sponge into the ring
in place of his hat that had been cast
therein before, The fistic marvel took
the count-of thirty-and will spend
corresponding number of days in
the training quarters maintained by
Julius Ascn, trying to get himself into
form to come back"
The weakness of the Portuguese
Demon seemed to be that he imagined
he could chase Judge Whitney around
the ring as easily as he has in his
pugilistic time chased the various vic.
tins of his ham-like mitts. He found
the foot-work of His Honor, however,
exceedingly good, while he discovered
to his amazement that the Judge has
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21

An auspicious start was made last
night toward uniting the various bod
les having for their purposes the ma
terial and social betterment of Ho-
nolulu and Hawaii, when an assembly
of about fifty representative men
around the festive board at the Uni
versity Club, after an interesting dis
cussion by many speakers unanimous
ly adopted the following resolution;
Resolved that the following gen
tlemen, w. F. Dillingham;, B. Won
Damn, E. E. Paxton, L. T. Peck, +.
A. Berndt, G. w. Smith, John A.
Hughes, Richard H. Trent, Mayor
Fern, John r. Gait, S. Sheba, VIM. Y.
Kwai Fong and A. D. Castro, be ap-
pointed committee to investigate the
feasibility of forming united civic
organization in Honolulu, to be known
as the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21
JAPANESE SUGAR PLANTERS
SHIFT THEIR PATRONAGE FROM
HONOLULU TO GLASGOW

Japan is rapidly forging ahead into
the front rank of sugar growing ma
tions and it is only matter of time
when she will prove competitor not
to be despised.
This statement was made by Thom-
as Sammons, American consul gen
eral at Toxic, who passed through
here on his way to the Coast today,
incidentally visiting Acting Governor
Mott-Smith and taking luncheon at
the University club.
1t was in the course of his conver-
sation with Acting Governor Mott
Smith that the consul general dis
cussed the sugar situation in Japan
and commented upon the fact that in
Formosa, where the sugar industry is
at it's height the planters are buying
sugar-milling machinery from Glas-
gov instead of purchasing their ma
chinery from Honolulu as has been
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21

OF Merchant and Bishop streets now
occupied under lease by the Associ-
ated Garage. This site, when spe.
gested to the joint committee. was
very generally approved, and sub.
committee instructed to see what
could be done toward securing It. 1t
was stated that since the fight in the
courts over the spreckels estate, by
the heirs, was settled some time
since 1t would probably be possible
to buy property in Honolulu which
heretofore had been unavailable. II
is understood that various private in.
terests are after the same property.
however, so that it may not be feast.
BILE to put the deal through.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21
BAKER MAY
LEAVE SERVICE

H. d. Baker, American consul at
Hobart, Tasmania, may retire from
the consular service and take up com
mercial work instead, according to a
statement made by him this morning
when the steamer Makura arrived
from Australia.
Mr.. Baker goes TO Seattle and
from there to Chicago where he has
large interests. my plans are rather
up in the air just at the present
time" he stated, "but it is more than
probable that may leave the consular
service and go into the commercial
department instead"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21

previously their custom.
According to the consul general,
the Japanese planters are dissatisfied
with the prices they have been pay
ing here for milling machinery and,
on account of the lower price asked,
are ordering machinery from Glasgow
manufacturers.
Consul Sammons further declares
that the Japanese planters claim that
they are able to obtain as good
grade of machinery from the Glasgow
manufacturers as they can obtain
here and the price charged by the
Scottish manufacturers is appreciably
lower.
In the course of his visit with the
acting governor, the consul general
called special attention to this and
expressed himself as much interest
ed in seeing Hawaii supply the ori-
entail planters with machinery as
heretofore.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21

Ia punch that can put a man out and
keep him out for whole months at a
time.
The casus belli was the Demons
neglect and refusal to pay counsel fees
and temporary alimony las ordered by
the Judge, in the suit for divorce
brought some time since by the wife
of the pugilist. He was cited for con-
tempt of court, When he entered the
judicial ring this morning, he made the
usual ring speech. In it he stated that
every Saturday regularly since the
order was issued he had appeared at
the circuit court at four o'clock it'll
the money in his hand and a burning
desire in his breast to pay his honest
debts. But, unfortunately the doors
of justice were always closed, so he
had to go elsewhere to spend the cash.
Judge Whitney, however, apparently
considered that the Demon was merely
sparring for time, so he watched his
chance and sent over a dream pro-
ducer that floored the Pride of Punch.
bowl for the count.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21
PROFESSOR SEVERN DISCUSSES
THE, ,FRUITFLY CAMPAIGN

That H. A. Weinland, the California
horticultural entomologist who is en-.
gagged in fighting the fruitfy here is
not the discoverer of the spray for
which he was given credit in the Bull
letin several days ago, but that the
spray in question has proved by tests
to be the best weapon against the pest
is the declaration of Prof. SEVERN of
the College of Hawaii
The spray for the discovery of
which Mr. Weinland is given credit
originated with c. w. Mally who used
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21
SEVERAL LARGE PUBLIC WORKS
PROJECTS ARE MAKING PROGRESS

Tenders for the work involved in
the Waiakea constructions near Hilo
have been modified somewhat for the
sake of clearness and will be opened
on the twenty-eighth or twenty-ninth
OF May, according to Acting Governor
Mott-Smith who, in company with
Attorney General Lindsay, Marston
Campbell and Lorrin A. Thurston.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21

1t in the Cape Colony in 1907" said
Professor SEVERN this morning The
only difference is in the proportions
used and this is immaterial
Il used the same spray last year
and IN lecture delivered in January
of this year showed it to be the best
weapon yet devised. I used a mix
ture of two and half pounds of brown
sugar, five ounces of arsenate of lead
and hve gallons of water. In making
my tests of its efficacy | secured actual
Continued on Page Eight
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21
CHUN HOON MAY TAKE
REJECTED POTATOES into
UNITED STATES COURTS
G9' ,G q % E7.

W y a e 7ol "
Undeterred by the fact that all his
shipments of sweet potatoes have
been refused entrance to San Fran
cisco and that one of so bags was
destroyed by inspectors in a vain eff
fort to discover signs of a pest, Chun
Hoon, a market commission man, will
consign four tons of inspected sweet
potatoes to San Francisco on the Will
helmina tomorrow
Although warned that the potatoes
would probably be refused entry,
Chun Hoon declares that he will take
one more chance. Further than this
he declines to talk, but it is intimated
by his friends that if this shipment is
destroyed or refused entry on other
than adequate grounds, a suit will be
brought in the United States courts
to test the validity of the California
State quarantine law.
The question of the validity of the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21

mas been working on the propositions
all morning
Details involved include the dredg-
ing of a slip, making of a fill. and the
construction of a wharf at Kuhio
Fay.
According to the acting governor,
two big contracts will be disposed Of
Continued on Page Eight
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-21
Copeland and Wells
Explain Their Position

Saturday last, it was found that pre-
cisely az before, a cut and dried pro-
gram had been prepared in the edu-
Continued on Page Seven)