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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-22
LAST VOLUNTEER FIREMAN QUITS.

NEW YORK. Feb. 22.-With the re-
tirement On half-pay of Captain John
j. Eagan, of Engine Company No. As,
on March l, goes the last hold-over
from the old volunteer department.
Captain Eagan's application for re-
tirement was granted yesterday.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-10

Philippine independence is still far in the flu
ture-aS it should be.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-10
M'DUFFIE ARRESTS
CHONG, Who HAS
CONFESSED

Tai Chong, charged with having
made away with funds from the First
American Savings & Trust Company,
was turned over to the custody OF
Chief of Detectives Arthur McDuffie
upon the arrival Of that officer at the
Japanese port of Kobe.
The Kobe, Japan, police effected
the arrest of Chong according to adj
vices received by the local police
yesterday afternoon with the arrival
OF the Pacific Mail liner Korea.
The story of the arrest received
here is to the effect that as second
class passenger in the Pacific Mail
liner Siberia, Chong had assumed a
false name.i A careful inquiry con-
Quoted by the Kobe police, resulted
in the well known Chinese theatrical
nan and bank employee admitting his
identity and it is also stated that he
confessed his crime. .-. - =. :
According to Chong's confession he
stole $4,000 from the Honolulu Bank
and spent it for purchasing einemato-
graph films in Honolulu and had al
ready sent them to China. He had in
his possession about $1,000 at the
time of his arrest. ~. --.-.
On arrival at Yokohama, McDuffie,
armed with letters of Introduction and
other important papers, called at the
office of the water police, where he
requested assistance from officers in
passing through the necessary for
malities with the Kobe police, who
then held Ctiong prisoner.
Chief Okada, to whom McDuffie
held a letter from Sheriff Jarrett, ex.
planned the slipping OF Chong through
Yokohama by saying: - =. *
Some people blame the Japanese
authorities in that they should have
held Chong at the time of his arrival
in Yokohama, but there was no blum
der on our part. If the Japanese
Court had received an official appli-
cation from America at that time the
Court might certainly have complied
with the request; but they did not re-
ceive the warrant for Chong's arrest
till a few hours after the Siberia left
Yokohama for Hongkong. Mr.. Nc
Duffie also admits the effectiveness
of the application for the arrest OF
Chong and on leaving Honolulu by the
steamer China, he said he requested
Governor Frear to-. carry through the
proper formalities with the Japanese
authorities, but it was too late"
1t is said that a few hours after
the Siberia left Yokohama for Hong
kong, the Minister of Justice m Tokyo
received an official reques; from the
American Embassy here and the mat
ter was at once communicated to the
Kobe Police.
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EDITOR

large are not willing to accept the domination
of the little group of stand-patters who have
ruled for sixteen years, and Taft has been too
close to this group, too much under it's influ-
ence to regain the confidence of his party in IA
few months
HadIey may not be big enough for the job
He may break under the strain, even as broke
that sterling Progressive, LaFOlette. He may
not be unselfish enough, high-minded enough,
far-seeing enough. The next few months ought
to test his mettle The work of rebuilding the
party has begun, it is evident, and the mar who
will emerge as master-masOn is the man whose
eyes will not be clouded by the dust of the debris
and who knows that in victory or defeat the fun
damental principles of the Republican party are
the logical foundations for consistent progress
in this Republic Hadley seems good deaf the
sort of practical idealist that is needed. The
question is, Does he measure up to the mans
size of the job? and that question cannot be an
swered from his comparatively brief career in
public life. -.
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DECEMBER 10, 1912
Zeal rithom kHoTtcdgc is Ike expedition to
BidR in the ddrk-JOhn Newton.
TIPS FROM THE OUT GOING SUPERVISORS

supervisor Eben Low, out of two years eXpe-
ence as chairman of the ways and means COM
ittee of the board, declares that the present
ethod Of handling the budgets is wrong. He
ys that the board, following the plan another
ard had crystallized into tradition, makes up
3 appropriation for any period Oh the basis
the previous period, and, moreover, be-
ms appropriatng before it knows definitely
hat its revenues are to be. Mr.. Low says that
e new board should not make an appropria-
on, except those absolutely necessary, until af-
n the end of next January, when it can secure
0m the tax office some exact figures on assess
ents and the municipal income from tax
nrces.
The present boards tribulations have GER
.inly ripened the experience of the members,
nd the warning of Chairman Low should be
eeded by the incoming board. The majority of
e supervisors who go out of office at the end
this month have furnished sorry spectacle
\ their nounderings in city finances. A week
10 enc member of the board announced conf
nifty that the city would have something like
1000 in unexpended balances this month.
ost night the supervisors learned with distress
bat the city will have $4,000 deficit unless it
tn get the territory to turn over some school
.oneys, which is so unlikely as to be almost
.ythical
A system under which the supervisors know
'ot where they stand financially ought to be sent
5 the scrap-heap Chairman Low points out
lat the bVard has been given only $541 900 from
~ moneys instead of the $560,OOO expected, the
IS moneys instead of the $560,OOO expected.
he city fathers have been working on
b Participated basis These are all good
5ings to know, though the knowledge is
oming somewhat late The new board ought to
tart business with its eyes open. anyway, this
|etting ON contingency is pretty poor sort of
financial system for Municipality of more
han $4,000 people in thelyear 1912.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-10
LITTLE INTERVIEWS

ALEXANDER YOUNG-If you will
show me the cause of the high cost OF
living, will show you the remedy for
it.
E. S. CUNHA-In the old days three
men in conversation gave sufficient
ground for suspicion of a new con-
spiracy. Glory he, those days are
gone.
CAPT. JAMES SHEAHAN - They
say there is no quartz in these islands.
Look at this. Hands out piece OF
quartz that looks a little like rotted
Italian marble.l / got several speci-
mems like this over at Waimanalo. II
is so hard an emery wheel cannot
touch il.
HARBORMASTER Eos T -
have come pretty near handling every
thing that has come to this port since
took the Office, but that Santa
Claus Fleet coming into Port pub
lished by the Star-Bulletin, has made
me execute the turkey trot, jelly wob-
BILE and crab crawl, all in one move
ment, to find wharf space for them.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-10
POOR PUBLIC POLICY

Certain of the newly-elected Democratic su-
pervisors are credited with plan to raise the
day-wages of municipal laborers from $1.50 to
500 day. This is all very well for the labor
ers, but how abont the rest of the community?
One of the chief complaints against the pres
cnt structure Of city and county government is
that disproportonate amount goes out in over
head charges, of which AMOUNT salaries and
wages cut big figure. Now it is proposed to
increase these overhead charges, -without any
assurance of better work done or more work
done. In fact, there would be no more work
done for two dollars day than for dollar and
a half In either case the same men would do
the work,--those men being the Democratic re-
tanners and party faithfuls.
The present board of supervisors is going out
of office with the treasury empty. Only by some
def handling of figures and by failing to carry
out some appropriation resolutions can the
board avoid leaving deficit of several thou
sands. And the last two years have been pros
porous ones for Honolulu. Tax moneys have
been plentiful. The. city has received a vast
sum from assessments. According to some pre-
dictions certain assessed valuations will be
lower for next year, and the city will get ccr-
respondingly less amount of revenue from this
source. Meanwhile, public improvements are
tagging, and many sections of the city are clam
oring for streets and sidewalks and electric
lights and other modern civic necessities.
The needs of the city are on the increase; the
revenues are not unlikely to decrease fer short
period. Is there a supervisor who can now JUS
tify, or will be able to justify two years from
now, an increase in municipal wages? The truth
is that the plan is born Of political scheming and
it deserves no consideration, except enough to
see it killed. The Star Bulletin understands
that not all of the Democratic supervisors favor
lit that far it is merely tentative with one or
two That is plenty far enough for it to get.
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A Chinese syndicate with headquar-
'ers in Ipoh. Federated Malay States,
md ramifications throughout Malay
ia, is reported to have obtained a
mining concession to prospect for all
finds of minerals over the entire
Province of Hokien for the space OF
wo years The capital is $1,000O00.
he prospectOrs sent up to China
ONE years ago have, it is stated, re-
urned with rich samples of silver
,re, and others are now proceeding to
Iokien to verify the reports. A meet
1g of Chinese interested in the
cheme took place at Ip0h.
Mrs. Aimee Given, divorce and
hicago society woman, who eloped
he other day with the man she be
eyed to he the son of Marshall
irkman, former president of the
'orthwestern Railroad, has just learn
/ that. her husband Us Kirkman' s
,auffeur instead of his heir.
More than 100 persons are reported
illed in the coast towns of Pamaica
y the hurricane and tidal wave.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-10
AUTOS NEED NOT
FEAR PUNCTlJREs


What promises to be one of the big
gest blessings to automobile owners
here is the introduction by the Royal
Hawaiian Garage of a puncture-proof
preparation that prevents punctures
absolutely and carries with it guar
antee to be all that is claimed for it.
Manager Wells of the Royal Hawaii
an Garage, which has the sole agency
for the territory, in speaking of the
preparation said, This puncture-
proof preparation is a powdered sub
stance which is placed in a gun and
mixed with water and pumped into the
inner tube, and puncture troubles are
at an end.
Il was persuaded to take the agen-
cy of this preparation on the say-so
of one of our prominent citizens who
saw it demonstrated on the coast.
Four hundred nails were driven into
"a tire and yet the tube was puncture-
less. Demonstrations will be cheer
fully given at the Royal Hawaiian
Garage"
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PERSONALITIES

GEO. l. RUDDOCK of San FranCi; co
Is in the city for visit
THOS. B. FAIR, doing business at
Lie. is visitor to the city on bust
ne:S
MR.. AND MRS. E. 4. KLYCE from
Seattle are visitors TO the islands.
1ney will go to the Volcano this NeaG.
MRS. EMMA WEST Will return to
her home in Cleveland. IN the near
future. She has been visiting with her
ION. DR.. 7. J. West OF the Maka weii
Hospital on Kauai.
MR. AND MRS. J. H. PARENT.
residents of Los Angeles are here TOR
a short stay. The volcano Will re-
ceive visit from them before they
rC+urn to the coast
MR.. AND MRS. F. c. PATTERSON
of Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba,
are speeding the Christmas holidays in
Honolulu at the Seaside Hotel, and
are accompanied by their daughter
Miss Florence Paterson.
MIR. AND Mrs. ID. l.. MAY an
child, Honolulu, p. S. Cook, wife and
son, Bellingham, Wash, Mrs. Allied
Brooke and daughter Miss Elsa y.
Brooke, Philadelprit, Pa, are reglst II
60 at the Pleatanton Hotel.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-10
REPUBLICANS CASTING AROUND

The Republican party on the mainland is on
still-hunt for Moses to lead the Children out
4 the Wilderness, and Governor Hadley of Mis-
0ufi is trying to make noise like that Moses
D fact, the noise he is making sounds more sub
tantial than anything of recent months.
Hadley is the brilliant young lawyer whose
tar ehone SO brightly-and briefly--at the Re
,ublican national convention in Chicago last
une Some day the inside story of that conven-
ion will be told by one of the ,half-dozen men
Who can tell it. One of them is Roosevelt
mother is Senator Dixon of Montana. Con-
FRESHMAN Mckinley, Taft's manager is a third.
senator Root is another. The story will involve
',n offer made to Hadley to accept the Rcpub-
lean nomination, an offer said to have come
rom the councils of the stand-pat Taft leaders.
Those who remember the stormy days of that
Convention will recall the attempt made to STAN
'pede the delegates for Hadley What prevented
.he success of the movement has never been
known outside of the few men most intimately
The popular story is that Hadley
accepted the nomination conditional upon
assent,-for Hadley up to that hour
had been Roeserelt's floor leader-and that
'hnt and refused to take the back seat himself.
There was an hour when the nomination of Had
|ley could have coaleseed that fighting group of
|Progressives and the grim but despairing 'old
guard" The hour passed. Hadley Swallowed
Ia pill so bitter that thenceforth he took no fur
|ther part in the convention, and Taft was nom
mated
Hadley stayed with the Republican party,
making a brilliant fight i'll Missouri during the
recent campaign. He is born leader of men,
Ia magnetic speaker, aggressive of personality
aud good politician 1t is not at all surpris.
ing that Republican leaders are turning to him.
OF course there will be talk in 'administra-
ton circles that Taft will set to work at once
TO srehablitate the party" but it is doubtful if
Taft will seriously try it. and still more doubt
fnl if he would succeed. Taft has not the conf.
dence1of the country The Republican voters at
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EQQs Cost You 5c A
Dozen
UNLESS YOU RAISE YOUR own CHICKENS.

ONLeoS fOO hIhoE fOon WV
kamaainas. who have lived in Honolulu
box of fresh Notes. This boz
o eggs the Beina ranch Thirty minutes
from the city, have few left adj
joining Eelna ranch suitable in for rails
ing chickens Surplus like money in the bank
A very small payment will pay of these
you doubt if skeptcal In regard
embarrassing business in this locality interview
Williamson of 6th Avenue. In addition to this
property have the following residence property:
have property for sale in this district follows
House and two lots PaIoio Hill ............ $55oooo
House and two lots WiIheInina Rise ..:. $500
HOUSE and lot Park Ave- Kamutd .......... .$26o00o
House and lot Sixth Ave-, Kaimuki $4,000
8 lots cor Ksimuki I'd Eighteenth Ave. w St45oo0
cIaudine Ave- lots ...... ......... Us 10000
Lot on PaIoo Hillside .... ......... ....,$ 5000
1850 kewao St........... .......... 100000
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every movement was watched either
by volunteers from among the passe1-
gers or by officers in the ship.
Both Miller as we'll as his wife were
well-nigh crazed over the catastrophV.
The child was buried at sea. Cap
tain Nelson commander of the Korea
officiating "
The tragic death of the little fellow,
who as one officer declared yesterda !.
had proved a little ray of sunshine on
a rather cloudy passage across the
Pacific, served to cast decided spell
of gloom over the entire company OF
trans-Pacific travellers. III. .... =.
When the Korea sailed from Alakea
wharf for San Francreo this morn
ing the grief stricken father was said
To be in a pretty bad way. At one
time it was thought advisable to re-
move him to shore. A later examina-
ton of the patient, determined the Off
GERS as well as port officials that no
tine should be lost In his reaching the
coast. -. 1852
One of the peculiar inciaeu-5 con,
nected With this voyage of the Korea
waG that while one death occurred, a
little mite of humanity was aided to
the list Of passengers, in the birth III
a child to Chinese parents. The little
fellow made his initial appearance al
a time the Korea came in sigilt OF
the, Hawaiian islands. The Chinese
woman was steerage passenger.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-10
A FAIR ON TINE

Ready on the opening day" is the chief
thought of the directors of the Panama Pacific
exposition Just now, and from the way that
things are being rushed there is every prospect
of success.
According to those who have returned to the
islands of late, and were visitors to the fair
grounds while on the coast, the exposition work
is advancing rapidly. There is nothing quite so
to visitors who have travelled
perhaps thousands of miles to be present on
"Opening Day" as to find half of the exposition
buildings and grounds still in the hands of the
workmen. That is exactly what San Francisco
is going to avoid.
Following the example of the builder of the
Panama Canal the Coast metropolis is deter
mined to break the record in construction and
preparedness.
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YOUNGSTER dies


resorted to every aid known to med
cal science with a view Of saving o
even prolonging the life of the littI
boy. .......
Within three hours following the dc
LUCE of boiling hot water, the CHI
died as a result of terrible burns owe
the shoulders and upper portion of tn
body.
Miller, soon after became violent
He is alleged to have made seVera
attempts to end his life. p. H.. Burr
cite a we'll known Honolulan, vii
with Mrs. Brunette was a passcnge
in the liner from Japan to the Hawa
ian islands. is said on one .occasio
to have prevented Miller from co"
hitting suicide:
From that time until, Honolulu VIZ
reached late yesterday afternoon Mil
er was placed under strict guard. Hi
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DO 1T Rowl

Good Christmas day,
Is on the way,
With banner sugar crop. *
Make out your list, o..
(See none are missed,
And then go out and shop.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-10

About the best thing the Bull Moosers do
now is to hold conventions and talk about it.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-10

Stanford University trustees have FELL to place will
lin the earthquake when church the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-10

Presidentelect Woodrow Wilson mi ht as
well make up his mind to like the White House.
He'll have to spend some time there.
La Junta tribune., 1912-02-24
apss,,e.n County Central eem~'..<.

A. L. Stubs, chairman OF the Re
publican County Central Committee.
requests the Tribune to announce
that there will be n meeting OF the
committee in his office In the ST.
monitor block. Saturday, March I'd
one week from ,odAy-for the purpose
Of fixing the date OF the county con-
vention and arranging for the prim-
aries to elect delegates to the state
convention to be held in Colorado
Springs on March 27th. The state
convention will ele,t twelve delegates
to the republican national convention
to be held in Chicago on June 18th.
DR.. Stubs says that the question
Of holding presidential primaries,
which can be arranged for at the
same time delegates are elected TO
the county convention. will be con-
ed upon. Quite a number Of counties
have already arranged for presiden-
tial primaries. among them being Lar.
inner. Boulder and FL Paso, where
the progressive sentiment is decid.
edly In the ascendant.
The Tribune Is OF the opinion that
Otero county will be found lined up
In the progressive column No reas-
enable or valid objection can be ad-
vanced in opposition to a presiden.
,ial primary
The republicans OF Otero county
certainly have just as much right to
select candidates TO be voted for
as they have 70 vote for candidates
themselves. and no other republi-
can has any right To deny them this
privilege II they have desire to
exercise it The back room method
OF nominating delegates and candL
dates has been relegated TO the po-
litical scrap heap where II is hoped
that II will be buried 20 deep that
we will never hear Of 1t again.
La Junta tribune., 1912-02-24
BRYAN IN TOWN.
sy ssssr'es Stevens.

william Jennings Bryan, the great
commoner.' arrived In La Junta last
Thursday. not exactly on schedule
time. and spoke to an enormous
crowd. in Elks Hall. At l:39 O'Clock.
Mr Bryan was unfortunately press
ed for time. but was aoIe to give
the gist OF his lecture on The Signs
o. the Times" He spoke with dig
nifty and precision. and with such
full rounded accent and pleasing In
tonation tha, It was 4 pleasure to
listen. The hearer could follow with
ease. and could consequently grasp
every fine thought--each Interesting
fact This man and all OF his utter
ances are full Of 4 noble optimism.
and one having listened to him. turns
back TO life and takes up its duties
With song. because he believes that
Justice and truth will conquer that
reformation will reform to the utter
most
Bryan believes in reformers He
SAYS that there are but three classes
vho are not reformers. and. in those
classes he registers men and women
who lack intelligence. men and women
who are indifferent. and men and
women who are lost in self agran-
dizement. and are busy defrauding
their fellows.
He says that the world is making
progress in every phase OF existence
but especially in its intellectual.
moral and political life
One becomes convinced as he lis
tens to the u,terances OF this splen-
did. forceful man and sees that fine
smile make his rugged features ten
der or mirthful that he Is good
through and through. that he Is hui
manitarian in the broadest and deep
est sense OF that word. and that he
is a magnificent patriot-not. thank
God, the only noble statesman and
great man of our glorious country.
but certainly one OF them-and one
among the grandest. Here's TO him.
May he live long enough to see every
splendid hope that he entertains
realized and every noble prophecy fu!-
filled The people OF this commun-
ity join with him In the wish that
az some happy time he may be given
the privilege cf finishing a lecture
in La Junta-"
La Junta tribune., 1912-02-24
University Gise Club.

The Northwestern University Giee
Club. which will be the attraction at
the Princess Theater next Wednesday
evening. represents one OF the great
eat universities In America. When
they gave their program at the Santa
Fe Reading Room few weeks ago.
so many were turned away. and so
many who heard them desired to hear
them again. that an effort was made
TO secure return engagement. They
are coming in response to this ef-
fort
They will have an almost entire
change OF program, and will put on
quite number OF splendid musical
numbers as well as lighter ones. A
treat is in store for those who at
tend.
La Junta tribune., 1912-02-24
Notice Of Annual Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting OF the Nine Mile Canal
Company will be held in the school.
house at Higbee, Colo. Monday A.
ternoon. March 4. 1912. at l O'Clock,
for the purpose OF electing officers
for the ensuing term and conducting
such other business as may be pre-
sented for consideration.
GEORGE MYERS, President
p. c. Garrett, ecretary-Treasurer
First publication. February "a. 1912.
Last publication, March .. 1912.
La Junta tribune., 1912-02-24
Node. - w...~ wod.. coo.,.e.e..

Sealed bids will be received BY
the city clerk Of La Junta. Colo. up
to s O'Clock p. M. Monday. March I.
1912, for the furnishing and laying
OF about 1900 feet Of sixteen inch
cast Iron pipe Certified check.
$500. Plans and specifications may
be seen at the office Of the city en-.
gineer, La Junta. Colo.
The city reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
S. W. BROWN.
City Clerk
First publication. February "a. 1912.
Last publication. March 2. 1912.