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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-02
CORPORATIONS NOTICES.
TERRITORY OF HAWAII, 81
CITY AND COUNTY OF IS.
HONOLULU. ~

Cecil Brown, President, and M. p.
Robinson. Acting Secretary and CASH
Ter, each being duly sworn, depose and
say that they are respectively the
President and Acting Secretary and
Cashier, the said M p. Robinson act
ing In the place and during the abb
sence OF L. T. Peck, the Cashier, from
the Territory. OF THE FIRST AMER
IcAN SAVINGS AND TRUST CON-
PANY OF HAWAII, LIMITED, and
that the following schedule is fun,
true, and accurate statement Of the
affairssof said The First American
Savings and Trust Company Of Ha-
wall. Limited, to and including the
3Oth DAY OF June, 1912, such schedule
being required by Section 1858 of the
Revised Laws of the Territory of Ha-
wall - ...,4-a, q
The authorized capital Of the Com
pany is 100000, divided into 2000
shares of 500 each. The number Of
shares issued is 1000; sixty per cent,
equal TO $4,000, has been paid in,
leaving $S0.eo0 subject to be called in.
The liabilities of the Company on
the. first day of July, 1912, were as fol-
lows: he A-..-.-.e. 49,. -z..-.s-
Capital paid In. $3.50, 10000 .
Deposits ............... 796,63S.44
Undivided Profits ...... 21,882.S0
$9SS,52o74
The assets Of the Company on the
first day Of July, 1912, were as fol-
lows:
Bills Receivable .......$611.S72.36
Bonds .............. 253,995.00
d.. Real Estate ....... 33,01125
Cash on hand and in
Bank .......,..-9.... SOI42zsIs
Interest Accrued ...... 9,2i916
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-16
AN OPEN LETTER.
CONGRESSMAN Watkins Reason for
Not Attending the Meeting and
Barbecue at COushalta.

July i3, 1912.
Hon. w. A. Wilkinson, Coushalta
La.-Dear Sir: Your very kind in
vitation of the 9th inst. addressed to
me at Minden, La, has been for
yarded and is just received.
very much regret that it will be
impossible for me to be at Coushat-
Ia to attend the barbecue and make
a speech on the 10th inst.
Ny duties here at Washington are
such as to absolutely forbid me from
leaving at this time.
/ have bill pending in Congress
dispensing with the necessity of al
leging and proving loyalty in those
eases arising out of the taking by
the government of cotton from the
people of the South after the civil
war, which bill, I trust, will be
reached on the calendar next Wed
nesday, the 18th inst.
There is now pending in Congress
4 bill to provide for a parcels post
system ;also one providing national
lid to the public highways, in all OF
which bills l. have been taking al
active interest, and hope to see final
iy passed and signed before this
Congress adjourns.
Besides these measures which are
now pending there are vast mum
Der of measures in the interest OF
the agriculturist and labor in which
am interested, and trust to see en-.
acted into law before I leave here
Trusting that this letter will ex.
plain to you why ] can not accept
the kind and highly appreciated in
vitation to be there on that day, anc
assuring you that it always affords
me great pleasure to visit Coushat
la and to meet my friends of Rec
River Parish, | am, with greatest ra
speet, Yours truly and sincerely,
J. T. WATKINS.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-16
HON. L. +. BELL.
Is a Candidate for Re election to the
Office Of District Judge.

The many friends Of Hon. T. F
Bell will be pleased to know that he
has formally announced himself as
a candidate for reelection to the of
flee Of judge Of the District Court
Not only is Judge Bell gentle
man in the fullest sense of the term,
but he is a juriSt, one we'll Vcrscd in
the law, and is possessed Of an eX-
perience which qualities him most
eminently to be continued in the of
flee of Judge for another term of
four years.
In the discharge Of his duties he
is fair and fearless and has had for
his guide the dictates of justice with
the ever evenly balanced scale. In
the fulfiImenl Of his obligations as
a judge, he has always tempered
justice with mercy. His Judicial rec
ord is as an open book that will bear
favOrably the closest scrutiny, and
it may be said that his course as a
citizen and as judge has always
been OF lofty manlincss.
Besides, he is a Confederate Vet
eran. one of the glorious band of
men fast passing away, who, when
in their teens, displayed their Nalor
and herOism in the most Trying of
emergencies which challenged the
plaudits of the civilized world.
As a recognition Of his manly
worth and his fitness for the judge
ship which he has ,fIIed crediIably,
his friends throughout The parish
are confident that he will be renOm-
mated to remain on the bench as
judge for the next term of four
years.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-16
Vetoed the RilI.

Iberville Sentinel: The bill which
was passed by the Legislature in
creasing the fees of State Register
Fred Grace from 81 500 to $1,000 was
vetoed by the Governor Wednesday
night, as was generally believed he
would do. In vetoing it, however, he
said: Whatever fees he was legally
entitled to receive prior to this date
he will, in the future, receive
There was much dispute over the
fees which he has been receiving,
the register claiming before the
committee that he was making
about 5000. Others maintained his
fees are much larger. If they are,
that makes it all the better for Fred
in a critical moment. Mr.. McClana-
han has served notice on the Legis-
lature to the effect that at the next
session he will introduce a bill to
abolish the office altogether, since
there is little or no further use
for it.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-16

Following brief illness, Vim
berk Boncy died at his home al
Vanceville, Bossier Parish, Sunday
night. He was engaged in planting
Il was an excellent citizen and was
generally esteemed. He was agcC
65 years.
The burial was in Oakland GENE,
terry. Rev. NJ. f. Dodd, pastor Of the
First Baptist church, ofliciatcd.
He is survived by his wife, daugh-
ter, Miss Gertrude, and two sons
Jack and CASTOR, aged 10 and l3, two
brothers, R. C. Boney of Shreveport
md E. L. Boney of Gahagan, La, and
three sisters, Mrs. J. d. Coleman
Mrs. Kate Landrum and Mrs. T. P
Williams of Shreveport.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-16

you the authority to close it. As i'm
mediate action is necessary. | shai
take the liberty of requesting a re
ply from you by tomorrow lTurs
day noon. Very respectfully
81. H. EASTMAN, Mayor"
The Commuters Reply.
The reply Of the committee to the
Mayor is self-oXplanatory as fol
lows:
Shreveport. La, July iG, 1912
Hon. j. II. Eastman. Mayor of the
City OF ShrrVcpOrt-Sir: Your letter
Of yesterdays date, in which you
have advised me, as chairman of the
Citizens Committee, that the gas
we'll at the Fair Grounds is danger
Gus, that the gas is oOzing UP
through the ground. and to prevent
a blowout it is necessary to let the
we'll blow off, has received careful
and deliberate attention.
In this epistlc you declare that the
danger from fire is imminent and
that the situation, in your judgment,
is grave, and the only alternative
left is to ''kilI the we'll" In this
killing you would have our ap-
proval, but, candidly, at this time
We must admit that we can not
share in your inclination to the kill
ing. Indeed, we have been informed
by an authority equally as compe-
tent and as reliable as your expert
adviser, that the gas well, while
rlckety-it was never strOng-and
therefore was liable to go to pieces
when uneXpccled-may be saved,
and that conference is to be held
today, at which several gentlemen.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-16
ssRed. Morris is Dead.

Red Morris, as he was generally
known, was a human derelict, of
which there are countless number
in this world. He was aged about 40
years. He had been seller OF
newspapers for years. He was his
own greatest enemy. He could not
control his craving for intoxicants
He was gentle and kind and was pit
led by men who sympathize with
such unfortunates. He was found
unconscious on the street by Of
ficers Bush and Redheimer and con-
veyed to the hospital where he died
Monday.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-16
THE HUCKABY CASE.
The Jury Is Empaneled and the
Trial Is Progressing.

The trial of DR.. G. NJ. Huckaby is
progressing in the District Court
with Hon. t. F. Bell judge, presiding
The jury was empaneled readily as
follows: s. A. Dickson Jr., w. S
Riggs, J. w. Bryson Jr., J. A. Bell
o. Armstrong, Tom Gross, G. w
Clanton, John Oden, E. w. Lehman
l.. G. Good, w. E. Nelson and r. E
Walters.
District Attorney J. M. Foster is
assisted by former District Attorney
john R. Land, Attorney Geo. R. King
of Nacogdoches, Texas, and Attor-
ney w. H. Scheen of the locaI
law firm of Scheen & Blanchard.
The defense has procured ex-Gov-
ernor Newton C. Blanchard, former
District Attorney J. Henry Shepherd
and former United States District
Attorney Milton C. Elstner
1t is seldom when such an array
of legal talen tis drawn into case
which in this instance promises to
be numbered with the most import
ant and the most conspicuous of
criminal proceedings.
The defendant, DR.. G. M. Huck-
ably, a highly esteemed citizen of
Vivian, is indicted for murder. His
plea in justification is self-defense.
The contention of the prosecution is
that Thomas Morris was Sian delib
erately. He was a barber. The diff
flculty between the two men was
provoked over the hair-cutting of a
son of DR.. Huckaby. The prosecu-
tion is being urged by relatives of
the man killed.
The jury is comprised of men of
more than average intelligence. DR..
Huckaby is being tried by jury of
his peers and will have fair and
impartial trial, whatever be the end
ing of the case.
In attendance are the relatives
and friends OF the prisoner and the
deceased.
The case will be fully contested
and may not be concluded before,
probably, Thursday, and possibly
Friday.
The witnesses in attendance are
For the State: S. T. Howard, H.. G.
Rogers, w. porterfield, Claude Rives,
Frank Lay, Banks Lawrence, jeff
Hooper, b. r. Robinson, w. E. Hall,
w. L. Lewis, A. N. Solly, J. H. Nor
ris, w. T. Caldwell. ]. E. Pives, g.
w. Roane, James Clary, w. Harwell,
j. H. Hudson, A. L. Brakeman, Frank
Powell, L. Walker, J. W. Lyles, w.
r. Player, S. J. Green, Ed Martin.
For the defense: Earl Hendricks,
r. A. Wilson, Miss Little, DR.. P. A.
Lawrence, Banks Lawrence, G. II.
Perdue, w. Porterfield, ]. Porter
field, J. M. league, j. C. Edwards,
Joe Carter, A. C. Trip, P. Pitts,
Rives Browning, J. w. Hill, J. d.
Beazley, Claude Rives, ]. Rives, C.
w. Kigslow, Jess Victory, Tycus
Hart, Walter Jackson, J. N. Ongweil-
er, John Tilton, J. w. Clary, G. e.
Diggers, H. ii. Diggers, Chas. Norris,
]. H. Morris, w. L. Henning, Grover
Alderman, Walter Abingdon, Edgar
Howell, F. C. Searcy, James Tedders,
w. B. Parker, Bert Grow, VIM. Bus
ley, Geo. Hampton, Pat Cookand.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-16
Weather Notes

By the Weather Bureau, ]. w.
Gronk local forecaster: Scattered
light to heavy showers have oc-
eurred ever much of the cotton belt
excepting generally fair weather in
tie Montgomery district. Seasonable
temperatures have generally pre-
vailed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-16
THE GAS WELL.

An Asset Which, Is Embarrassing
and Provocative Of Feelings and
DiscuSsiOn-What To Do With 1t
Is a Problem InvOlved-The Mayor
in Print Is Acquiring Considerable
NOtOricty i'm Free Advertisement.
The Committees Reply.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-16
River Staae.

Denison IL fall of 0.4: Arthur
City so, fall of 0.5; Fulton 6.5, fall
of 0I; Finley 20,r fall Of 10: Spring
Bank 80, fall of Of; Shreveport II.
fall of 03.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-16
Weather Forecast

Local forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity: Unsettled, probably local
showers tonight or Wednesday; but
slight change in temperature.
The Press., 1912-08-14
An Unruffled Statesman.

Tn the early days. when the people sent their wisest men to make the pub. lie laws. a man of peculiar traits, but of sterling worth. was sent to the Mas sachusetts legislature from the town of Douglas. He wore an old fashioned farmers frock, which was sadly out of place in the legislative hall. where some of the fastidious statesmen from Boston and other cities vied with each other in the correctness of their attire.
 Soon after the arrival of the Douglas man one of the Boston representatives, seeking an opportunity to have fun at his expense. called out to him. Have they no smarter men than you to send to the legislature from your district?"
 The man from Douglas smiled in. nocentIy as be replied. There's heap of smarter men up my way, but the mischief of it is they hain't got no clothes good enough to wear down herer' Boston Herald.
The Press., 1912-08-14
SOMER,S.

Dr. A. l.. Hurd and family are al the Fuller cottage at Crescent beach.
 Ralph Lawson has returned from his vacation, which he spent at his home in Vermont.
 The member of Baraca class of the ongregational Sunday school will hold lawn party this evening.
 MT. and Mrs. Allyn Bridge and family of Hazardville will be guests at the bungalow the coming two weeks.
 Mrs. Mary Patten and daughter, Miss E. Louise Patten, are at their home on Broad street, after spending two years in Demarest, Ga.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles s. Fuller have been entertaining Mir. and Mrs. Parker and daughter, Jessie, of East Putney, Vt., for several days. Mrs. Belle Pierce and son, Kibbe Pierce, have returned from a two weeks stay in Providence, R. l.. where they were guests of M. M. Gowdy and family.
 MT. and Mrs. John Prentiss and family of Hartford and Miss Alice Bridge of Hazardville have been at the Bridge bungalow on the south mountain for two weeks.
 Orrin c. Hum, postmaster at East Longmeadow, a native of this town, died last Wednesday morning. MT. Hum had been in poor health fo1 nearly two years. His last illness, however, was only ol three days duration and was a combination of diseases and in the end his heart gave out. MT. Hunn vas born ill $50 in Somers, the son of Owen and Mary Pease Huan. When young man he started in the meat business in Somers with William Simpson, and 35 years ago opened a meat market in East Longmeadow. A few years later Mr. Hum started the ge- eral grocery store in connection with his meat business. In 1878 MT. Hun.s was appointed postmaster and had held that position ever since, with the ex- ception of the four years during Cleveland administration. l.. June, 1878, MT. Hum married Mary B. Washburn of Stafford, who survives him. MT. Hum leaves, besides his vie, brother, Orvill w. Hum of Somers, and sister, Mrs. Domira Tyler of Springfield. MT. Hum was a. regular attendant of the Congrega- tional church. He was. member of the Hampden lodge of Odd Fellows, the Agawam eacampment, the Lucy Webb Hayes lodge o& Rebekahs and the Ousamequin tribe of Red Men. MT. Huna was past sachem of the latter order. The funeral services were held Friday afternoon and the burial was in the new cemetery at East Longmeadow.
The Press., 1912-08-14
MODERN CLOTHING co.
 ALWAYS MORE FOR LESS
Mhx Man Want Wasr.

A hundred years ago the Rev. Timo thy Dwight commented complacently on the benefit to Connecticut from the draining away to the frontier western New YOrk-of the restless spirits who chafed under the rule of the old families and the Congregation. al clergy, writes Professor Edward Ellsworth Ross in the Century. It nev. CT occurred to him that these insur- gent spirits were carrying with them to the wilderness a precious energy and initiative. The unprOsperous, the shiftless and the migratory sought the frontier, to be sure, but the enterpris- ing, too, were attracted by it. The timorous and cautious stayed and ac- cepted the cramping conditions of an old society, but those who dared take chances, to place a bet on them selves," were apt to catcA the western fever
The Press., 1912-08-14
COVENTRY,

Mrs. Hattie L. Thompson, 55, diet Wednesday morning at her home il North Coventry, after nearly a years illness of cerebral embolism. Sht was born in Coventry, the daughter of George H. and Lucy Gerard. Mrs. Thompson is survived by her husband, Judson D. Thompson, three sons and two daughters, Judson of South Gov. entry, Lewis o. of Willimantic, Mrs. Burton Carpenter of South Coventry, James F. of Mansfield and Martha E. who resides at home. She leaves if teen grandchildren. Four sisters and one brother also survive her, Mrs. Mary E. Little of Staffordville, Mrs. Emily J. Harvey of Willimantic, Charles H. Gerard of Coventry, Mrs. Williams of Morrow and Mrs. J. F. Thompson of Willimantic.
The Press., 1912-08-14
POISON IN FLOWERS.
Dainty and Beautiful Blossoms Ir
 Which LurI<s Death.

Dainty and Beautiful Blossoms In
 Which Lurks Death.
 When the good friar in Romeo and Juliet" reflected upon the properties of the simple flower, within whose infant rind poison hath residence and medicine power" his observation em- braced a goodly category of well known flowers whose secretions fur. nish the world with so many poisons.
 For instance, the laburnum, which has been compared to a fountain of gold leaping into the sun-a most charming sight-is one of the most poisonous things imaginable, inasmuch as 1t is poison in leaf and flower and seed. Even the grass growing be- heath it is poisonous by reason of it's proximity to the innocent looking blos- soms overhead, and it has been found necessary to guard against cattle eat ing this grass for fear of fatal results.
 The bulbs of such dainty and beau tiful flowers as the narcissus, hyacinth, jonquil and snowdrop secrete the most deadly poisons, not to speak of the Oxalis. the monkshood and the fox glove. all of which furnish noxious liquors sufficient to destroy life.
 To these may be added certain of the crocuses. the lovely ladys slipper, the quaint old jack-in-the-pulpit and the laughing little buttercup. The lat ter, despite it's most innocent appear ance. is one of the worst of the poi sonous flowers Even the COW is aware of that and carefully avoids it. The cousins of the buttercups, the peo- nies. the larkspurs and the rest, all contain toxic fluids.
 Another source of deadly poison is the olenader tree, while the bark of the superb catalpa tree contains many deadly doses.-P Pittsburg Dispatch
The Press., 1912-08-14
LAND OF EASY OIVoRCES.
In the Barhary States It Is "woman,
 Take Thy Goods and Go"

In the Barhary States It Is "Woman
 Take Thy Goods and Go"
 Always over the head of the Arat woman hangs the shadow of divorce Nowhere in the world does the law SC facilitate the separation of man and wife as ip those lands so httingly named the Barbary states.
 If an Arab grows tired of his wife's looks or her actions or her dress, if he wishes to replace her with another or if be is weary of married life and does not wish any wife at all he does not need to go to the trouble or nomi nal expense of divorcing her. but gets rid of her instead by the simple proc ess of ''repudiation." which consists in saying to her, Woman, get thee hence. take thy things and go"
 For the man this is a case of "heads l win. tails you lose" for. though he is free to marry again. the woman is not and can obtain legal release only by returning to him the money which he paid for her
 Without her husbands consent a wo man can obtain a divorce only if she is able to prove that be beats her with out sufficient provocation. If he re fuses her food. clothing or shelter O, if she discovers a previous wnuin" nr her husbands part. for all previnu> betrothals or offers of marriage "' though the lady refused him. run~rlur, grounds for divorce. MptroImlIun. Magazine
The Press., 1912-08-14
THE ELEPHANTS TRUNK.
1t May Justly Be Called One Of tn
 Miracles of Nature.

1t May Justly Be Called One Of the
 Miracles of Nature.
 The trunk of the elephant may justly be considered as one of the miracles of nature. being at once the organ of res piratiOn, as well as the instrument by which the animal supplies itself with food. Nearly eight feet in length. en. dowed with exquisite sensibility and stout in proportion to the massive size of the animal. this organ will uproot trees or gather grasS-raise a piece of artillery or take up a nut, kill man or brush off fly.
 It conveys the food to the mouth and pumps up enormous draughts of water. which. by its recurvature. are turned into and driven down the capacious throat or showered over the body. It's length supplies the place of a long neck. which would have been incom patibIe with the support of the large head and weighty tusks. A glance at the head of an elephant will show the thickness and strength of the trunk at it's insertion: and the massy arched bones of the face and thick. muscular neck are admirably adapted for sup porting and working this powerful and wonderful instrument
The Press., 1912-08-14
ASHFORD Westford

A. Olin Griggs has a Maxwell auto, four passenger.
 MT. and Mrs. s. H. Curtiss are rejoicing over the birth of son. -
 Roy, Ruth and Leslie Barlow spent Sunday with their father and brother here. ,s Irving sHerrideen of Palmer, Mass. !, and his family have moved into JIM. Burrill's house. -'@-- The annual Bible picnic is to be held in the Amidon & Armitage grove on Wednesday, Aug. 21.
 WesGford Li.l.
 Miss Myrtle Chapman spent a part of last week at Highland farm.
 Miss Helen Hutchinson of Bristol is the guest of Mrs. E. L. White.
 Miss Marie Lipps and Miss Myrtle Chapman were in Willimantic last Friday. .l- MT. Papp and family Of the Mendal Mercy farm are moving back to their place in the Shippey district. MT. Papp expects to go to Hartford to work soon.
 Warrenville. ...+ Fred Platt O. Putnam was home for few days last week.
 Charles Wolliscroft of East Brim- field, Mass, has been visiting at M. s. Lawton's.
 Misses Marie nd Josephine Karhan of New York are guests oe their sis ter, Mrs. l.. A. Baker.
 Tee Ladies' Aid society met last week at the home. of the president. Mrs. David Russ, Mount Hope. More than thirty persons attended.
 John A. Munphy, Peter Platt and William Gardner are all past four score years, but are in very feeble health. Yet all are glad of visitors. Miss Ethel M. Durkee and Milton l.. Durkee, who have been visiting their relatives, Rev. B. P. Mathew son and family of Rhode Island, re- turned home last week.