Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-11

/ The eKistingf arbitration treaty be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain expires BY limitation next
June. IL the controversy were to be
delayed until then there would be no
treaty under which the dispute might
be arbitrated
Meanwhile Secretary Knox will
prepare reply to the British note.
Ii will be of the same friendly, tone
as was Minister Grey's communica-
ton, entirely lacking in elements of
belligerency. 49,
Speaking before the Bull Moose
conference at Chicago today. Theodore
Roosevelt, by inference only, elimi-
mated himself as the real leader of the
new Progressive party. He insisted
that the Progressive party had come
to stay and pleaded for its representa-
tiyes in congress and state legisla-
lures to work hard to carry progress
sive legislative programs into effect,
ESPECIALLY legislation which provides
supervision of trusts. -
Sir Edward Grey. foreign minister,
announced in London today i'm the
commons that the meeting of the
ambassadors here of Friday to dis
cuss the Balkan situation will not
be in any sense formal conference.
| Sir Edward made it plain that the
agreement was clear that nothing said
at the conference should commit any
of the participating nations to any
policy or course of action.
A
Attorney General Wickersham. it is
understood. will not order the dismis-
sal of the indictment returned at Dali
las, Texas, last August, against John
n. Archibold, president of the Stand
ard Oil Company. and others, for al
legged violation of the Sherman anti.
trust law, but will authorize a further
grand Jury inquiry in an effort to.
secure sufficient evidence to sustain
the indictments. z.=..*
i Fleeing from Patrolman Clark +.
Hoffman, whose command to halt he
misunderstood, Elmer Fianegan.
seventeen years old. was shot through
the head at Los Angeles early today,
and killed.. Hoffman declares. he be-
lieved the boy was q footpad. He ex-.
plained that he intended to shoot in
the air. but fell as he pulled the trfg-
ger. Hoffman collapsed. after the
shooting.
The new British dreadnought Cen
turion, on her trial trip off Devon
i port this afternoon, collided with and
sank an unidentified, steamer. Inn
mediately after the col Iision the Cen
turion wirelessed that her bows were
i damaged. ,......s.s...E -zs.g.E-. g..
Several craft were at once rushed
to the scene, but there was no trace
of the lost boat or tits crew. ~
9ff; e4--r4.-- afg3 50, 80. .
Walter E. Frew,d president of the
/ Corn Exchange Bank of New York,
and president of the New York Clear
ing House Association, a witness to-
day before the house money trust in
vestfgation committee, had a series
of lively clashes with Samuel Inter.
meyer, the committees counsel, about
the power which clearing houses ex-
erted over banks. 49,. =.
/ The Motion Picture Patents Com
4 Ill
United States disctrict court to the
governments suit to dissolve the al
fleged mtoion-picture trust. The
company, which is the holding COM
pany of the various patents owned
by the defendants, denies that it COM
mitted illegal acts.
With the formal presentation of
Great Britain's protest against the
Panama Canal bill, Secretary Knox,
today, got down to d careful study
of the objections raised by Sir Ed
ward Grey, in the lengthy note trans
United last night by Ambassador
Bryce. )
The new Chinese Republic prob,
ably will be recognized formally by
the United States government after
the January elections, which are to
be held in China. This opinion is
contained in letter from Secretary
nf State Knox transmitted to the
Portland chamber, of commerce.
Representative Henry B. Clayton.
prosecutor for the impeachment of
| Judge Robert w. Archibald, Of the
commerce court, announced today
that he expected to conclude the per-
sentation of evidence for the proseCu-
ton by the end of the week.
/ The Spanish naval program has
just been decided upon, according to
a special dispatch from Madrid. 1t
will compromise three dreadnought3
of $1,000 tons each, two of the latest
type of destroyers, nine torpedo boat 5
and three submarines.
B. Cressaty, real estate dealer Ct
Honolulu visiting in San Francisco.
returns on the Lurline tomorrow =
his Honolulu home Mr.. Cressatv
says Honolulu is the place to live and
never die.
MnnnnnnAnnmnlnnnnn
Wa-Il