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CLUB LICENSE { .
QUESTION IS SAFE
FOR Time Being
Error in Law Admitted but the
Matter Win Go Over for
Legislature

Bona fide social clubs whose main
purpose is not the sale of liquor
scarcely need fear the cancellation OF
their club licenses, following the op'
inion handed down to Acting Terri
torial Treasurer Hapai by the Attor'
ney General today, advising adversely
on the application of the Togo Club
and ignoring the question as to the
other clubs. -. -
It. is admitted that the legislature
of 1907 made an error when it failed
to provide a specific club license, as
had previously been allowed in the
act passed in 1905, and it is intimated
that the situation will be permitted
to remain as it is now until the next
legislature can 5rectify the error.
The opinion. advising against the
granting Of the Toyo Clubs license,
quotes a section of the old law OF
1905 and says that since certain in,
vestigations into the Clubs conduct
have shown that it does not meet the
qualifications of bona fide social
club because the proprietors or man
ayers have been seeking to evade the
general license laws.
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California
home is
saued BY
quick act
of brdue
w!Omen
battling
Nth
" flames
Honolulu Woman Wins Fame
as Firefighter on Mainland.
Bucket Br;gade { u.

AS obieftainess of a bucket brigade
composed of feminine members OF Q
house-party, gathered at the home d
her aunt, Mrs Timothy Guy Phelps
at San Carlos, California, Mrs. Nelson
B. Lansing of Honolulu has won fame
as fire fighter in saving her aunt's
home from destruction, and the San
Francisco papers have taken due c0gn-
izance Of her deeds. not ssparriHs
space In depicting the features OF the
fair Mrs Lansing and the story OF he.
exploits q. I.
One account Of the fire and Mrs.
Lansing's efforts in connectfOn with
the leadership of the bucket brigade
is az follows: s..
Aroused from their beds by fire
early yesterday morning. women
guests of Mrs Timothy Guy Phelps,
widow of the former collector of port
of San Francisco, saved her handsome
country residence at San Carlos from
destruction. ,-.e.-= >,-.. r.
Led by Mrs. Nelson Lansing of Ho-
nolulu, the guests of Mrs. Phelps or
ganized a bucket brigade and succeed
ed in smothering the flames, which
had broken through the roof by the
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Editor Sheba indicted For
Part IN Lottery Scheme

ners purely by chance. while the nsu-
al contest is decided on merit, ID
which the winners are those who. 81
their own work and that OF their
friends, are able to gather the largest
number Of subscriptions for the news
paper.
Both kinds Of contests are intended
to increase the circulation Of the
newspaper. but the one depends on
luck, or chance, and as such would
develop into gambling game. pro-
hiblted by law
Behind Sheba's Indictment ID aaId 10
be a story OF feud between the eaI-
tor and another japanese.
It Is said that the latter. n
retaliation. sent word direct t0 the
Attorney General at Washinkton. moth
flying him Of the subscription contest
and demanding an investigation. This
Is thought to be one Of the reasons
for the present visit OF Special Agent
Peyton Gordon to Honolulu 1t the
present time
Whether the latter has been ordered
to take any other investigation here
is unknown. but II Is thought that bis
duties have been concluded here. The
federal grand jury adjourned shortly
after the court had taken is recess,
and will not meet again until next
Monday. Gordon expects to leave on
the Siberia tomorrow morning for Ja-
pan. where he will take up the work
OF gathering evidence at Toxic, Mage
saki, Kobe and other cities ID the biz
customs case that has arisen throflkil
the customs port Of st. Joseph. No.
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take one hour, and maybe . change
of horses.
The army Is broke, and now lk's 70
ing TO extremes. possibly to point q
moral to the legislators, accordiIle TO
the guess of some officers here The
phones are to be cut out, says an on
cial edict, but whether they VIII ac-
tually be torn from the fixtures. or
whether friendly telephone company
will merely shrug its shoulders and
take chance of eventually being
paid, remains to be seen. II the
phones really go. 1t may be hard TO
get them back again, for the local
company Is pressed for service, and
other prospective subscribers would
be glad to gobble up the numbers
Here Is the nophone order. received
at headquarters this morning, enianat-
ing from the Western Division on in-
structions from Washington.
Army appropriation bill this fiscal
year has not been extended beyond
August Is. All telephone seFyice paid
by quartermaster's department. should
be discontinued until passage OF, or
future extension army appropriation
bill. Notification will be given when
notification is received from Washing
ton. Inform all parties concerned.
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Federal Grand Jury Finds Bill.
Feud Behind indictment
h Is Story

On the charge OF using the United
States mails TO conduct q lottery, So.
metaro Sheba, editor OF the Hawaii
Shinpo, was indicted by the federal
grand jury this morning.
After the jury held q brief session
at 10 o'clock Judge Clem0ns called
the district court to order and the
jurys true bill was handed In and
placed on secret file. Immediately aft
erward court took recess until 2
O'clock this afternoon, when the editor
was summoned into court and the In
dictment read to him.
The editor Is indicted on three
counts, all relating to the publication
OF q subscription contest which the
Hawaii Shinpo conducted last August.
His alleged error and Illegal act
which. Sheba protests was made
through his ignorance OF the law and
not Wilfully. was In advertising a con.
test In which winners were to be de
cided by drawing of numbers from
hat or other receptacle, and In bold
" announcing that Il was to be a lot
terry.
This Is held to be In violation of the
federal statute, which has been in ef-
feet many years. The contest Sheba
proposed differed from the ordinary
newspaper contest, which is held con-
tinuaIly throughout the United States.
In that he would have chosen the
winners by process that found win
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ONCE SKIPPER
OF Pm. VESSEL, ,
now DEckHANO
.Gaukroger sof lll-Fated Asia Is
Able Seaman on Tramp
Collier
Loss OF HIS SHIP .,
COST HIM HIS BILLET
Offered Another Position, but
Plucky Sailor Prefers to
Work Up

From gold lace to dungarees Is the
fate that has befallen a Captain Harry
.Gaukrogef, who less than two Years
ago proudly txud the bridge OF Pa
.cific Mail liner as a regular visitor
10 Honolulu, and who .nowsseryes In
the humble capacity Of able seaman
aboard British tramp collier that
arrived at San Francisco but a few
hours previous to the departure of
the steamship Siberia for Honolulu.
Captain Harry Gaukroger, the for
mer skipper Of the Pacific Mail s. s.
Asia, that went ashore and was lost
off Finger Rock, is first-class sailor
man in the steamship Wellington,
which has for some weeks been en-
gagged In transporting coal. from Ma
naimo, B. c.. to San Francisco" de-
clared an officer of the Siberia on
arrival at Honolulu this morning.
Wreck Cost Him Place.
It is a weIi-known fact that Captain
Gaukroger incurred the edispleasure of
Vice, President and General Manager
X. p. Schwerin following the disas-
ter that piled the Asia hard and fast
on the treacherous rocks off the China
coast Despite the fact that the Of
ficer was rated as first-class sailor
man and never displayed better sea-
manship than ON the eventful night
that the Asia crashed into the rock
bound islet with several hundred pas
sengers destined for Honolulu and San
Francisco, Captain Gaukroger pro-
iceeded to stand by his vessel until
all hope for its salvation had been
abandoned.
& The skipper passed through Homo
lulu soon afterward as passenger in
another Pacific Mailer, and the pre-
diction was then made that he, as well
as several other officers, would be
eliminated from the Pacific Mail
Who's Who following the official in
qufry demanded by Manager Schwerin.
In the Pacific Mail steamship ST.
IBERIA, now at the port and to remain
here until tomorrow morning, are sew.
eral officers who were members of
the Asia staff at the time of the dis,
aster. They readily recalled the in.
cident, and it was stated in passing
that not one life was lost, although
the ship was gradually ground to
pieces. F..-
Working Up Again.
Captain Gaukroger is game little
Britisher and, believe me, he is deter
mined to work his way up to the
bridge again." was the prediction
made this morning.
Z Tie Siberia officers also relate that
Captain Porter, who was a skipper in
the big Mongolia, at the time that
liner went ashore off Midway Island
during the fall of 1906, is petty Of
ficer in the Wellington. The Man
churia, sister ship, was piled high
and dry in Waimanalo Bay. the Unit
ed States army transport Sheridan
beached near Barber's Point, when a
cable came to Honolulu announcing
the grounding of the Mongolia.
Captain Gaukroger was at one time
slated for the command of steamer
in the Dollar transpacific service, but
at the moment of taking the ship, to
sea he is said to. have resigned the
post to. take up other duties ashore.
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PRINCESS kAvyAllAllAkOA r
SPURNS, uJNEAR NED LAUREL S

list of 278 representative women Of
the islands who contributed.
{ To a repre- resentative of the Star-Bul-
lletin the Princess stated that she had
nothing to do with any such movement
and had not sent any such sum to Mrs.
John. Hays Hammond or to Mrs.
Henry A. Strong OF Rochester. N. Y.
'mother-in-law of former Governor
George r. Carter, who the article
states is the treasurer OF the fund col
lected in Hawaii .-t@
AS a matter of fact, 1t Is stated here
that Princess Kawananakoa had moth.
ing whatever TO do with the Titanic
fund which was raised under the di-
rection of Mrs. George R. Carter and
amounted to less than $109 instead of
$1,000. A number of prominent wom-
EN- contributed to this fund. but no
large sums were solicited. .-..z4
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CANAL MEANS HARVEST TO HAWAII.
SAYsROSs;; URGES PREPARATION
5000 Laborers on Big Ditch Can Be Secured for islands
With Vast Commerce. but People Must Get Ready to Get
Business Admiral Declares =. =

That the Panama Canal is almost
ready TO yield a harvest of both com;
merce and labor to Hawaii, and that
Honolulu must be up and doing in or
der to fit itself to receive the benefits
which will come with the opening of
the big ditch, was the theme Of a
ringing talk on the canal, given by
Rear Admiral Albert Ross, U. 8. H.,
retired, at luncheon at the CONNER
cial Club today.
There are 5000 European laborers
who can not be surpassed anywhere
in the world, who are fond OF tropical
climates, and who could be brought
over to Hawaii on the completion OF
the canal" said the speaker. 1T
would be to the benefit of Hawaii TO
look into this phase of canal compile
ton"
Admiral Ross is an enthusiast on
the canal, and believes firmly that no
mistakes have been made either in the
selection of the men who are rapidly
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time they were awakened. Mrs. Vir-
ginia Lord, Mrs. j. B. Schroeder and
Miss Ethel Mclean were among the
other women who fought the fire.
/. "The fire was discovered by J. B.
Schroeder, member Of the Bohemian
Club and retired capitalist, who had
gone to the Phelps home with his
wife. ~ .s
After awakening his wife and their
hostess, Schroeder aroused the guests,
who could hear the flames cracking
overhead.
With an ak Schroeder mounted to
the. roof. where the flames were sever
est. while the women carried up buck
cts of water and fought the fire with
wet blankets.
!. For time 1t Appeared that sthe
handsome residence overlooking El
Canine Real was to be DESTROYED.
Smoke filled the Railways and almost
made them impossible, but the wom-
ien, their heads covered with shaWls,
managed to continue their fight
against the fire until they had 1t un-
der control z3@,......
The gowns Of most of the yoIuns
teef fire-fighters were ruined by
smoke and water, but the damage to
the Phelps home was only several hum
.dred dollars. "a. : '.-7z.s
s5 Mrs. Schroeder and MRS. Lord are
sisters OF Mrs. Phelps. Mrs. Lansing
and Miss Mclean are her nieces."
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Pest Diminishing and Wilcox
Believes Its Foe May
Be Here

While DIR. Silyestri Is securing the
wllds of Africa with the official as
slstance Of the governments Of the
world In search for q parasite that
will destroy the fruit ny, Or. e. "
|Wflco1. Ia charge of the Federal Elk
periment Station declared this morn,
ing that the fruit flies are diminish.
\ [iDg in numbers. both In ne clean cul.
lure sections and in the country. He
declares that awhile HIS observations
lave not been completed. there Is
every reason TO believe that som pre-
Gacious insect Is attacking the fly,
although he says there Is no parasite
Of the ny IN evidence.
There Is no doubt that the fruit
fly r. much less numerous than Il was
when the campaign against II start
ed, said DR.. Wilcox.
A elimination in the prevalence of
the pest Is observable not only In
the town sections, where spraying has
been done. and infested fruit burned.
hut the Fly Is much less numerous il
the forest sections. This is very
gratifying. as nobody had any hope
that the ny could be exterminaled q.
together BY suppreesing It within
areas q fruit cultivation. when it
was liable 10 be blown back upon
such areas from the infested gnnya
,. .IEhes n the forests
,anooes Ffee of Peat = 6
3sAlthon0h there. Is an immense
mango Grub this year, II Ii d. fact that
q large proportion 81 the mangoes
are. Immune from the pest. Peaches.
TOO, are remarkably Tree OF infesta,
tioh. The same is true also Of the
coffee growing back in the hills,
which was full Of the pest last year.
Mr.. Weinland was up on Tantalus
the other day and was surprised al
the scarcity Of the fly there. where it
fcontinssd on pane 8,
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bringing what he terms the greatest
engineering feat the world has ever
known to successful completion, or in
the methods which these men have
adopted. He described clearly and in
terestingly the history of the canal
from its earliest Inception to the pres
ent time, and told of the engineering
features with which he became IA
miliar during long stay on the Canal
Zone recently. .-,- p
And now we come to the part
which Hawaii will play in the opening
of the canal" said Admiral Ross, az,
ter carrying an imaginary ship through
the locks and lakes from the Atlantic
to the Pacific -
Everything in the way Of shipping
from Alaska to the Antipodes will 60
through Honolulu. But what have you
in the shape of a harbor? Have you
any docks that can accommodate
Continued fsom Page q .
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-16
Credited in Mainland Press
with Raising Titanic Fund,
Enters Denial ~

While Princess Kawananakoa. is be-
Ing extensively featured in the main
land press as the leader of a campaign
in Hawaii to raise funds for the me-
mortal to be built in Washington to
the men who went down with the Tt
tanic. the. Princess herself knows
nothing about the movement and has
not the slightest idea as to the iden!
tity. of her seH-appointed press agent
The articles in the mainland papers
state with a wealth of detail that the
Princess headed q NOV ement for I'll
.tanic memorial in Hawaii and sent
$1,000 as the first contribution with a
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SIDNA ALLEN, VIRGINIA OUTLAW
NAY BE RE- URllIflG TO HAWAII

ficials there by U. 8. Marshal Joseph
Anderson Of Salt Lake. who wrote
that they were headed for the home
Of a kinsman and fellow feudist, Hat
field, who lives near Everett, Wash.
Allen was reported as seen on the
street of Ballard, suburb of Seattle,
the last week in July. but since that
time no trace of him or OF Edwards
has been found. ~.
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Shima Shimamoto. who entered a
plea nf guilty Yesterday to the charge
of selling liquor without license. was
fined SO and costs by Circuit Judge
Whitney this morning. -.l.. ~:..
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MOVING PICTURE
TRUST" IS SUED
u S. Government Starts Action
In Philadelphia To Secure Dis
solution of SIoo,ooo,ooo Com
bination ....

Pa AUG SUI. bsoush, teds = n. Fsc.r.i
picture trust 70 which the bic oyn soss g 3
charged
dollars Il stated h invested BY the various eomtlh
$3.50
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RAILROAD
VESSELS
BARRED
ss,ocIated Press cable !

I.Hs't'I'S'tHSN1N1 ~NH11HNI :
= y 4 y
\ WASHINGTON. D. c.. August /.
= 16.-The conference report on <
\ the Panama Canal bill passed I
the Senate today. American YES 4
= sells engaged In coastwise trade 4
= are allowed passage through the 1
= canal free All other vessels are 4
= required to pay tolls. Ships own 4
= ed by companies regarded as
\ trusts and mopopolistic com 4
bines, as well as ships owned by 1
railroads are specifically barred 4
\ from using the canal.
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Goodwin's Last "GiIded FooP'
IAssociated press caDlel

Los ANGELES, fs-Nat actor.Mh6
eapszed from while rowing
thrown stunned the beach,
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Reward For N. Y. Murderers
tAssocIated Press Cablel

NEW YORK, f6Fke thousand doias
Fthssgamber,1in the graft syndicate war. g - Ss
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:. HEN RICK, LTD
Merchant and Alakea Phone 2S4s
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Continued fsom Page p
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-10

The EVENING NEWS has the
largest circy fftcn In the county.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-10

the manager of the educational de-
partment of the Edisonia Company
explaining their devices and request
ing information as to regular meet
ing night of the board, etc. 1t was
received, ordered filed and request
for information granted.
Clerk read communication from G
N. Kendall approving the specifica-
tons for alterations In school No. L
1t was received and placed o mile.
Clerk read communication from
City Clerk asking if the board antic1-
pates any balance in the treasury
which might reduce the city budget
The clerk was instructed to notify
the council that there would be nc
balance inasmuch as the state appro-
priation would be some three thou
sand dollars less
TIL contract with Kelly & McAlin-
den Co. for heating, etc, school NO
2 was read, received and placed on
file.
Upon motion of Mr. .Pearse there
was ordered purchased 500 rolls OF
towels, two barrels of Alta dlslntect-
ant with sprayers and so gallons OF
soap with retainers.
The clerk stated the board would
need about $1,000 by September first
to meet bills of architect, contractor,
etc. Upon motion of Mr.. Sutliff clerk
was instructed to notify the city
council to this effect in order that
they might arrange for the funds.
Upon motion of Mr.. Pearse the
truant officers salary was fixed at
$75 per annum and Mr.. Theodore
Manduka re-engaged for the coming
school year.
DR.. j. C. Albright was re-engaged
as medical inspector at a salary OF
$500 per annum.
Mr.. Oliver stated boys were COM
hitting depredations in school NO. z
as it was open on account OF the
work now going ahead. Upon motion
the secretary was instructed to mott
fly Grouse & Co. to place a Waterman
at School No. 2.
It was stated the matter of pay
ment Of Mrs. Voorhees, for time she
was substituting for Miss Everitt was
not vet Strengthened out. 1t was also
stated Miss Everitt claimed to have
never received notification for her to
appear before the board in the mat
ter of charges against the supervising
principal. After discussing the mat
ter it was arranged for Miss Everitt
to meet the board at school No. l at
1880 p. m, sharp, Monday evening,
August ~. .
Motion made that when the board
adjourn it be to meet Monday eve
ming at $3.50 o'clock sharp at clos eof
hearing of Miss Ever1tt.
Clerk read resignation OF Mr.. j. r..
Carne, he stating he had accepted a
position with the Westinghouse
Lamp Co. 1t was accepted.
On account of the lateness of the
hour the applications for positions OF
principal wer enot taken UP and
meeting adjourned to meet $3.50
D. m, Monday evening.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-10
SAFE-BLOWERS
SCARED AWAY
Appleby Store at Old Bridge
Finally Entered.
epectal to the EVENING NEWS.

Old Bridge, Aug. 10:-Thieves
made a successful attempt at 2
o'clock this morning to break into
the general store of William M.
Appleby Sons, situated in Main
street, this village, after two previ-
Gus attempts in which their plans
were frustrated. Last nights rob-
bers were scared away before they
had secured any plumber by the I'M
expected appearance on the scene of
Harry Quackenbush, of Hillsboro,
who was driving past the store in a
produce wagon. The two thieves
ran from the store, Mr.. Quackenbush
states, and down the road towards
Runyon and South Amboy. 1t is be-
lieved that they are local men.
Examination this morning reveal
ed the fact that the burglars entered
the store through a back window,
which was opened by tools stolen
early in the evening from the black
smith shop of J. X. Dill, which is
nearby. After entering the building
the thieves apparently made a "bee-
line" for the safe and did not touch
any merchandise in the store. The
fuses had been laid to blow up the
safe when Mr.. Quackenbush stopped
his horses at the watering trough
located on the grounds in the rear
of the store. The thieves evidently
heard the wagon approach and
scampered down the street. The
Appleby brothers claim that there
was but fifty cents in the safe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-10
new BOOKS
At LIBRARY

Among the new books recently
found at the library are the follow
ing:
Non-Fiction.
Hernenway-How to make the
home and city more beautiful. The
first ten chapters refer largely to
the elementary agriculture and work
in the vegetable garden. The re-
mainder of the book treats more d.
| rectly upon identifying the nome
| grounds and surroundings OF the
home.
Hill-Introduction to the life OF
Christ.
Ruskln-Munera Pulveris. Con-
tents: Definitions; St~orekeep1ng;
Coin-keeping; Commerce.; Govern
ment; Mastership.
Ruskin-Unto this last. The
8 distance of his theory of political
economy, the most powerful popular
presentment of his critical as distinct
from constructive theory
Sladen-How to see Italy by rail-.
"A half-guide, half personal COM
lment work. Useful lists at IN of
book include What to see in Rome
What to see in Sicily where to see
sculptures lists Of monuments,
painters, etc.
Washburn-The cable game. THE
! game is the attempt of the war cor
respondent to catch the cable for
his exclusive news dispatches. The
author was In China at the close OF
the Russo-Japanese war and was or
| dered to Russia to report the revolt
ton in progress there. An exciting
and we'll told story, giving an excel
lent idea of a war"
Wilde-Ballad Of reading Gaol.
Lady Windmere's Fan.
Fiction.
Day-Red Lane. An Acadian ro-
nance of the Canadian border.
Hardy-Far from the madding
crowd. "You have to turn back to
Shakespeare for any tale of peas
ants and clowns and shepherds to
compare with the conversation in this
novel, so racy are they with the soil,
and yet 80 touched with the finest
art"
Hardy-Pair of blue eyes. ga love
story of two friends and a Cornish
girl, ending In Poignant Tragedy.
Scene, a little village on the Cor
| nish Coast"