Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-31
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According to official information
supplied by the Berlin correspondent
of the ! Daily Mail, the Hamburg
American Steamship Company has
decided to enter into active compe.
tition with Cunard American and
Jananese lines for the Pacific trade.
1 With from $4,000 to 125,090 MEM
beers of the United Male Garment
Workers of America out on strike in
New York, today and the probability
: that 100000 workers of both sexes
will be involved, what promises to be
the greatest clothing strike in the his
tory of the country started today.
/ The strikers are receiving solid back
ing from Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes,
, Mrs o. H. p Belmont and other
prominent women. 1t is predicted
that the strike will extend to the
makers of women's waists and the
dressmakers' union.
After breakfasting at St Augustine,
Fla, President Taft took an auto ride
through the city today and left on his
private car at noon, which was packed
with Christmas presents, including
personal gifts from close friends. The
President will arrive in Washington
tomorrow morning.
The silver cups awarded annually
in the Asiatic and Pacific fleets for
the highest aggregate in target prac
tice have been won this year by the
gunboat Helena of the Asiatic and
the cruiser South Dakota in the Pa.
cific fleet.
With the British armored cruiser
Natal, bearing the body of Whitelaw
Reid, who was American ambassador
to the Court of st. James, nearing
the port of New York, preparations
have been completed for a large and
impressive funeral to be held Janu-
airy 4 in the Cathedral of st. John
The Divine.
Mrs. Reid, the widow, with other
members of the family, arrived yes
terday on board the steamship Cam
pania, preceding the body of the late
ambassador by few hours The
British cruiser is expected to get into
the harbor some time today. The
President and other high officials of
the government and state are expect
ed TO attend the funeral. -.
8 The visit of Oscar Underwood, Dem
Sccratic leader of the house, to- Presi-
+dent-elect Wilson at Princeton tomor-
low is expected to result in general
understanding between the incoming
Democratic executive and the Demo
cratic organization of the house as to
the early plans for tariff hearings and
tariff revision. p.
/ President-elect Wilson today began
his conference with Democratic mem
berS OF both houses of congress whom
he intends to consult about men and
policies for administration. 49,.
J. Hamilton Lewis, endorsed for
United States senator from Illinois
primaries, was his first visitor. Sen
ator John Sharp Williams of Missis-
sippi, Luke Lea of Tennessee. Senator
Chamberlain of Oregon and Represen-
tatiye William Redfield of Brooklyn
saw the .President-elect at different
hours during the day.
Sentences were imposed by Federal
Judge Anderson. Of Indianapolis, to-
day on the labor men convicted of
conspiracy to illegally transport dyna-
mite.
When Judge Anderson arrived and
took his place on the bench. District
Attorney Miller moved that the con-
yiCted men be sentenced. Defense At
tOrney Krum Immediately asked for
new trial. This was denied. A motion
to stay judgment was Overruled.
McManiosI Truthful
Before, sentencing the defendants,
Judge Anderson read in part a writ
ten statement:
Two OF the defendants, Ortie Nc
Manigal and Edward Clark, pleaded
guilty land testified to knowledge of
the conspiracy and of participating
in its execution The principal of these
IS McManigal, whose story on the wit
ness stand was given in such man.
her as to carry conviction Of truth.
This Campaign of dynamiting was
entered into and carried on through
out the country, from the Atlantic to
the Pacific and it necessarily involved
the Illegal transportation Of dynamite
and nitrosiycerin.
>. Il won't believe that organized labor
approves Of such practices. ANY or