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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27
EDITOR

Il believe the time is not far distant when our
municipal officers will be trained for their
work" SAYS DIR. WGOdhead I'VE surely ought
10 demand such training instead of expecting
the mayor TO depend upon others. In Germany
the oberburgermeister invariably knows more
about housing and similar subjects of his own
city than anybody else. In America We require
no technical knowledge. Mayor Gaynor said
upon taking office that he knew nothing of the
work of the mayors office. Let us hope the time
is coming when our mayors will know something
about the many things they are supposed to di-
rect. 4@
Dr. Woedhead.s advice is sound providing it
is practical. No information is at hand to show
how he proposes to educate the mayors for their
work, the difficulty being that under any pres
ent elective system it is impossible to know more
than few days before inauguration who is go
ing to he the next mayor. Perhaps there will III
timately be university for mayors only gradu-
ates of which are eligible to run for office. Or
perhaps DR.. Woodhead would have the mayor
atty election a year or so before the term of Of
flee actually begins, so that in the intervening
time the successful candidate may take a course
in municipal training.
As matter of fact, one of the most obvious
flaws in the American system of municipal gov
ernnenf is that usually the city officers are
trained for their work on the peoples time. Men
are elected not on the basis of what they have
done in progressive municipal work. but what
they have done in the law, or in business, or too
often, in politics Most of their first term in of
flee is spent in learning the fundamentals of
city government. Honolulu is not the only
American municipality which has witnessed the
unfortunate spectacle of city officials who not
only had no conception of the spirit of governing
a city, bit knew ridiculously little of the com
monest methods of conducting public business
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27
UNCLE sam GOING INTO THE OIL BUslNfssi


OF particular interest to Hawaii is the exec
ntiye order Of President Taft exempting from
entry the great area of 29,541 acres of oil land
in Kern county, California. To date $1,000
acres have been withdrawn, and the resulting
OH product will be- used for the vessels of the
United States navy This act has been hailed as
one Of the most businesslike acts of Taft's adj
ADMINISTRATION and u particularly far.seeing thing
to do in view Of the controversy over the nayy's
use of OIL
The age of coal iscertainly passing, and the
navy will some day he using millions of barrels
OF fuel OIL Under such circumstances the Unit
ed States would be carrying out disastrous bus
mess policy If it had to 60 into the market and
buy oil from private owners, paying not only
what it cost the producer but also the producers
profit and the original cost of the land to the
producer. Two Of these three price-elemcnts-
the cost Of the land and the producers profit
will be eliminated when Uncle Sam produces his
own oil and supplies il to the navy at cost.
According to announcement from Washing
ton. oil tanks will be erected as follows
Pearl .Harbor, Hawaii-One gasoline tank
10000 gallons; one fuel oil tank, 800, 900 gal
Ions
Guantanamo, cuba-Tise fueletbtanks, each
100000 gallons.
Melville, n. I.-onc fuel oil tank, 100000 gal
Ions.
Norfolk, va.--one fuel oil tank, 100000 gal
Ions
Charleston, 5. Conc. fuel oil tank, 100000
gallons.
Key West, Fla.-one fuel oil tank, 100000
gallons.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27
PERSONALITIES

III. ENGLISH is an Australian tour
list who is en- route to the United
states as a passenger in the Oceanic
liner Ventura.
A. B. GULLY, a druggist from De.
troit, is through passenger in Ile
oceanic liner Ventura, returning from
an extended tour of the. southern con-
tinent.
DR.. JAMES SCOTT, a prominent
London surgeon, is returning from
tour of the colonies, as through pas.
senger in the Oceanic liner Ventura
H. w. COOPER, wen known auto.
mobile salesman, is returning from a
business tour of Australia as a pas
senger in the Oceanic liner Ventura.
DIR. A. n. SINCLAIR returned Tues
day from Hiio, where he has been in
conference concerning the unifieation
of the tuberculosis record system OF
Il MEssRs. r. ATKINSON AND J.
BENNETT, with the, United States
naval station at Page Page. are re-
turning to the mainland as. passen-
gers in the Oceanic liner Ventura.
/. THE MISSES MYRA AND j.
GRIMLEY were numbered among the
through passengers from Australia in
the Ventura. They are proceeding
to the United States where they will
enter school.
A. LANGEN, a German sugar and
copra planter, with extensive hold
ings in Samoa, is proceeding to Ger
! many by the way of the United
States. He was a passenger in the
Ventura from the colonies this morn
ing. s# =.
C. c.. SPHINX, publisher and we'll
known mainland baseball magnate,
has completed tour of Australia and
New Zealand He was a passenger
in the Oceanic steamer Ventura that
arrived from Sydney and Page Page
this morning. r.. .. .Z....
Z. ]. MEEKLER, a stenographer
with the United states naval station
at Page Page was an arrival in the
liner Ventura this morning. We will
remain in Honolulu for some weeks.
Mrs Meekler and four children ac'
company him to the islands.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27
LITTLE INTERVIEWS,

= W. ID. ADAMS-The Kona male
nightinsales at the Empire are max
ing a decided hit with the public. II
you don't believe it, just take a look
st this house.
apparently dropped out OF the coas,
passenger business When liners Ike
the Ventura sail for San Franciscc
with less than a score or travellers
from Honolulu.
JAMES ROBERTS0N-Hasten the
time when all the local Oceanic staff
can don a new and immaculate uni
form in greeting the arrival OF the
trans Pacific liners Nothing the mat
ter with chat cap.
DEPUTY CHIEF OF DETECTIVES
KELLETT-That alleged speech that
McDuffie is declared to have made be-
fore delegation OF Japanese al TOKYO
sounds rather like fish story. amer
lean Journalism has apparently crept
in under the tent in Japan.
ALEX BELL-The wet weather has
held up work on the new golf course,
but when the land is cleared, and the
new holes made, theEs Country Club
will have as sporty an 1s-hole course
as can be found anywhere, Extending
the course will make better golf for
local players. -.
LIEUTENANT ]. G. WlNTER-A
man never knows how much he likes
Honolulu until he gets away from it.
had an interesting time at the School
Of Muskerty at Monterey. but I'm
mighty glad to be hack again, and
mighty sorry that the Fifth Cavalry
is going to leave so soon. ~
J. WALTER D0YLE-If the wealth
er behaves and the public gives the
patronage the meeting deserves, the
New Years Day races will be a bang
Up success in every way The bigger
the hit at the coming meeting, the
better races we can stage during the
floral festival in February. -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27
SHERIFF HENRY and TIE KHIPPING.P0sT

1Iigh Sheriff Henry, who has declared him,
self nnalterably opposed to the establishment. of
the whipping-post in Hawaii for no matter what
crime, has suggestion for another form of pun
ishrnent which he thinks would be far more eff
fective than flogging. The high sheriff says that
SOLITARY confinement is terror to evil prisoners,
and that it does not have the bestializing effect
which he believes would follow the use of the
lash.
The sheriff SAYS that his experience is that
flogging not only does the man under the lash
little good, but the officials delegated with the
duty of carrying out the sentence are nauseated
or brutalized. His experience will be valuable
TO the Citizens Protective Committee, which will
shortly consider whether or not to recommend
the whippingpost in bills that will be presented
to the legislature.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27
GOEfHALS

Col. George w. Goethals. chairman and chief
engineer OF the Isthmian canal commission, is
willing TO accept tho civil goycrnorship Of the
Canal Zone after the canal is completed What
Is moro. he is willing to accept the job at sal
airy $1,000 less than his present income as an
army engineer.
Col Cocktails has always been known as a
good deal OF a man, and he proves if anew by his
Willingness To sacrifice financial considerations
for the sake of carrying out his idea Of public
service In declaring himself ready TO give mp
$1,000 Il year Col Goethals has in reality tossed
off a COED deal more money than that. Recently
q number of cities along the Mississippi river
started movement to secure him TO carry out a
great engineering scheme OF levees that would
prevent the disastrous flood which the Father
0f Matters occasionally visits along the valley.
GDethals could quit his present position and get
fifty or a hundred thousand dollars a year from
cities associated in this immense plan, but ap-
parpntly he intends TO see the new canal through
its first troublesome days of infancy
In this respect Goethals offers marked con-
trast to Theodore r. Shonts and John r. Stev-
Ems, both of whom, after taekling the canal job,
snccumbed to the allnrements of private offers
and quit the canal at critical periods.
Col. Goethals is a different stamp Of individ-
nal. He proves that there are men in public life
who place service to their country above every
consideration Of cash And for this example the
eountry owes a vote Of thanks to Goethals.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27

feeted for the safety OF ships at sea.
the most efficient and extraordinary
that the ingenuity of man has brought
forth. With it installed in the dark
est night and the densest fog the nav
ieator can proceed in perfect conf
tence in the safety Of the lives and
millions in property entrusted TO his
eare The bell rings twenty feet be-
meath the tide. The sea itself carries
the sound without possibility Of In
terruption in all directions. and the
listening pilot picks 1t up with a tel
ephonic receiver through the skin OF
the ship, while she proceeds at full
speed. 1t is one more marvel In
acoustics which the telephone has
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27
THE SUBMARINE BILL.


The course had been set before the
Jog came down, and in the pilot house
he navigator stood often with bent
read, listening. His attitude was like
hat of the figures in Millett's paint
ng, a prayerful. reverent listening
md well he might listen, for on every
eef and lightship of the coast lie was
approaching was sounding tocsin OF
warming and chime of welcome and
God cheer in one. In shriii tones,
rom each reef and lghtship the ange-
us of the high seas was ringing the
ubmarine signal bell, which. N spite
f storm, fog, darkness, gives ships
warming OF the reef and welcome 10
be channel
For this is the latest device per.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27
MAUD POWELL


Maud Powell is more than a mistress OF the
VIOLIN she is one of the foremost of Americans.
Ability, spirit of uncomfortable industry vital
lied in this woman of high character, have car
ried her along the road Of achievement TO the
point where Americans may we'll take nation
al pride in her success She has won from jeal-
Gus critics of Europe a lively respect for Amer
lean musicianship. Madame Powelfs appear
ance tonight is more than a musical affair, it is
an event in Honolulu's onward march along
lines that mean quite as much to the ultimate
greatness of the city material progress in steel
or sugar or politics or business.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27
TRAINING THE MAYORS

Advance along the lines of municipal govern
mont is rapid. The short-ballot system, the di-
rect primary, the initiative, referendum and re.
call, the plan of running city by regularly
employed manager, have all been adopted by
municipalities with varying degrees of success.
Now GENES still more advanced suggestion to
the effect that mayors of cities should be trained
for their work.
DR. Howard c. Woodhead of the University
of Chicago faculty proposed this plan in an ad,
dress before the City Club of Chicago. DIR.
Waodhead is noted socoogist, and his novel
proposal has been given wide publicity
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27

made possible. the final device in
safety which the ocean traveller Is
learning to demand on the ships which
he patronizes. as he has learned 10
demand the wireless telegraph. the
water-tigkt bulkhead and other equip.
ment for safety and service. Within
the few years since this device has
been adopted Il has. at relatively
small cost. saved millions In property.
uncounted thousands IN time, and has
made the lives Of thousands Of pas.
sengers UNNECESSARILY safer The
Angelus of the High Seas" BY Win
throp Packard In National Magazine
Tor November.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27

While eating his lunch in plumb
ing shop Of Winnetka, Ill, journey
man steamftter learned that he haG
fallen heir to $4,000 fortune in Ire,
land. His employer advanced him
500 to go in search of it,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27
OUR osJecr LESSON

SuoJeCI VIII 1eruany. the IuTkfSn
army was trained and its officers edu.
Gated under the German military sys-
tem.-Literary Digest.
Oh bark ye, Yankee soldiers, From
far across the sea
Comes the news that Turkeys fight
ing men were trained by Ger.
nance!
That she faced the "BullCon" allies
single handed and alone
With a simple faith in Allah and our
deified Won Rohne.
And they say that on the morning that
the mighty battle broke.
That the German-tutored army van,
ished in a whirl of smoke:
That their swords were all unsullied
and their guns were all forgot,
AS they sought the dim horizon in a
hasty Turkey trot. 49,.
A Montenegro major gave the flying
foe a glance, ..:: ..... .
Then rolled a cigarette and scratched
match upon his pants;
And spake unto his gunners. Let 'em
have few more jolts- .-
That is if your shells can catch EN-
they've been trained by Won der
GoltZH' ~. =. ...
A colonel of BuIgarians then tossed
aside. his coat t.....
And yelled, Come on, me hearties!
Looks as ii we had their goat!
Tnn 81 hnS
ties merry whirl
While we show ,em how to do it,
they've been reading Griepen.
keli'
Away for Constantinople the hosts Of
Allah sped,
And the only ones that halted were
the ones that stopped the lead !;
Quote a Servian lieutenant then.
IS 'Tis evident to me
That yon army has been studying the
books of Won Molt-kee!"
Said painting Turkish corporal
from German teaching freed
I'VE amt much on formation, but we
sure are h. for speed!'
So they sprinted night and morning
til their lungs were fit to
burst,
But they won the six-day Marathon
they reached the city first!
A tale that points moral Most any.
one can see
That it's time to Disregard the ways
of Jackson. Grant and Lee;
For the sacred Scripture tells us: "Ye
know them by their works."
So we lift out hats to Won der Goltz,
the man who trained the Turks!
And now while Europe trembles on
the verge of deadly fray,
The dove OF peace is cooling in ..he
good old u S. A.
For, you bet, the foreign powers will
leave Uncle Sam alone
While our highbrows down at Leayen-
worth are studying Won Rohne!
And while the German eagle scars
above the Balkan storm,
IT strikes us as a fitting time to
change the uniform;
Let's get one of those shiny things
they wear across the breast,
And add a cleaning helmet with an
eagle on the crest.
And down at sunny LeaVenworth let
Dutch professors rule;
And build model brewery-an annex
to the school
A marble bust of Won der Goltz re-
splendent in the hall,
And photographs of Kaiser Bill adorn-
ing ev'ry wall
And he who seeks promotion must
subsist solid year
On pretzels, cheese, and wienerwurst,
and good old German beer;
And, notify the colonies sound the
warning near and far!-
That they've got to sing Die Wacht
am Rhein" before they get the
star.
Then here's luck to the Fatherland-
let's follow in her train,
And all take up the goose step when
We march to war again;
Our motto. Made in Germany" tri.
umphant over fear
Our slogan "Hoch der Kaiser!" and
the countersign "Zwei Bier!"
GEORGE STEITNENRERG
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27

A kind of hard pebble has beer
discovered near Clifton, Colo, of the
Kind used in the milling process
hitherto imported from Denmark
great cost The discovery of thes
stones in Colorado will save mine OF
orators thousands of dollars annual!
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27

An additional tract of oil lands il
Kern county, California, has beer
withdrawn by order of President Taf
to assure sufficient oil for future fue
in the navy.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27

The steel tariff is the first one to he tackled
by the new Democratic Congress The steel
trust has just announced beneficent plan of
profit-sharing among its employees OF course
there is no relation whatever between these two
facts. 9.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27

Hammers are an art. SoD'c are perfect. some
cohnBlcadabic. some faulty: bqt there arc Ronc
that are of no moment. Hour comes il that IRE
hare no preceptS by rhich to teach then. or. at
least. no fnlc rhcrbU TO Judge them. az rc
jtHlge SCULPTURE and mnsic!-Joubert.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27

If the Democrats have trouble in fitting W.
j. Bryan into a convenient pigeon-holr, they
might amend the Organic Act and send him to
Hawaii us governor.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27

Mexican rebels are again appeal
ing on the border, and threaten tn
destruction of the Southern Pacifi
railway of Mexico.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27

The report that President elect Wilson is
losing his grippe need not cause alarm.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27

Dynamite diplomacy seems to have taken the
place of dollar diplomacy in Panama,
The Holbrook news. (Holbrook, Navajo County [Ariz.]) 1909-1923, 1912-09-20
u. S. Treasury Department Greatest

health, construct and maintain pub
lie buildings all over the country, and
audit and pay the accounts of all
the other departments of the govern
ment. 1t also controls and supervises
the national banking system, compris-
ing some 5000 banks, with a capital
of billion dollars and a surplus of
S700,000,000. In short every financial
function of the United States comes
in contact with this department.
Since the administration of Presi
dent Washington the treasury port
folio has been held by A individuals
Seventeen states have furnished al
the men who have presided over the
treasury department down to and in
Guiding the present incumbent. The!
have come from various sections o
the country. Geographically the
north Atlantic division of states sup
piled nearly one-half; 81 came from
the states embraced in that division
The north central division of states
was represented by II; the south
central by and the south Atlantic
by S. The western division of states
as yet, have not been called upon foS
a treasurer.
The Holbrook news. (Holbrook, Navajo County [Ariz.]) 1909-1923, 1912-09-20
Illicit DistiIling Is on the Increase

M OONSHINING-the act of manu-
IVA featuring distilled liquors in Vio-
latien of the internal revenue LAWS
Bn the increase all over the country,
according to experts of the treasury
department. OF course, the depart
nent never concerns itself with ques-
lions of public policy, and consequent
ly it has nothing to do or say about
the increase or decrease Of prohibit
ton throughout the United States.
Nevertheless the work Of the bureau
Of internal revenue is Immediately con-
cerned with this question of public
policy, because it has been found that
wherever prohibition laws exist there
also is afforded the greatest possible
Incentive for violations of the internal
revenue laws by "moonshiners."
It will be some weeks yet before the
report of the work of internal revenue
agents with respect to the enforce
ment Of the laws against 'moonshin-
Ing" will be compiled for the last fiscal
year, but enough is known to warrant
The statement that there has not only
5esa q great increase, but a great
sprsad of that industry in the last f1s-
ca year.
The Holbrook news. (Holbrook, Navajo County [Ariz.]) 1909-1923, 1912-09-20

III ASHINGTON.-Boy Scouts of
w America are doing a piece of real
and extremely useful scouting. They
are searching for trees that are af-
aicted with disease or insects. This
work was started in Pennsylvania,
where a disease is destroying thou
sands Of chestnut trees.
The boys have been of great help to
the forestry department in detecting
this disease and reporting the trees
thus afflicted to the department Of for
estry.
That work afforded an excellent
piece Of scouting for boys and the re
suit has been that boy scouts through
put the country have written to James
9. West, chief scout executive Of the
Boy Scouts Of America, asking for in
formation about other diseases and in
sects that affect trees and shrubs.
They wanted som ething definite to
look for in their hikes.
As a result George H. Merritt, one
Of the secretaries employed by the
Boy Scouts of America, is compiling
with the aid of Clifford Pinchot, former
The Holbrook news. (Holbrook, Navajo County [Ariz.]) 1909-1923, 1912-09-20

as the great unreasonable, overmas'
tering, all powerful, irresistible Force
that rules, governs and directs the
universe, and should willingly sub
NIT to His laws. No matter how
grand a parsonage, or great a nation
may be, they have got to succumh
to the laws of nature, which are the
laws of God.
Men and nations at various times
have arrogated to themselves that
they were supreme over earth, and
have had their answers by being
wiped out of existence, SO that there
is not a vestige left of them, and in
destruction by earthquakes, floods,
famines, fire, and pestilence and by
the laundering of the Titanic and
other marine disasters.
Gas a great majority of the people
of this country acknowledge the
Christian faith, and as Christian peo-
pie practically rule the world, the
church pennant is certainly the one
we should use as representing that
great Being to whom we owe allegt
ance."
The Holbrook news. (Holbrook, Navajo County [Ariz.]) 1909-1923, 1912-09-20
Boy Scouts at Work on New Task

United States forester and member OF
the National Council Of the Boy Scouts
Of America, a chapter for the manual
and for tie scoutmasters outlining diff
ferent diseases of the most significant
trees.
Boys also are being taught what dis
eases of the trees and what plants are
likely to grove harmful to themselves.
This work will train the observation
powers OF the boys by keeping them
alert. They will watch the trees and
the shrubs more closely, and through
alertness they will appreciate beauty
of the trees and of the surroundings,
and they will gain many beneficial
results froR that work.
Among the most destructive in
sects," said Merritt, must be enumer-
ated the bark lice or scale insects,
plant lice, wood borers, coddling moth,
San Jose scale, tent caterpillars, can
ker worms, tussockmoths, leaf-mining
beetles, gall-forming insects, chinch-
bugs, army worms, weevils and To-
Gusts. Aside from this army of destruc-
ton to forest and orchard tree alike,
and to the lesser plants, there are also
causes OF loss due to such agents as
fungus, animals, weather conditions,
etc.
"The boy scouts, think, can be Of
material service in doing real scouting
in locating cases of blighted trees or
of those badly affected by insects.
feeders and parasites"