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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-08
LAW AMENDMENTS

The following is from presidential
message of this session of Congress:
In promotion of the movement for
the prevention of delay and unneces-
sary cost in litigation, am glad to
say that the supreme court has taken
steps to reform the present equity
rules of the federal courts, and that
we may in the near future expect a
revision of them which will be a long
step in the right direction.
The American Bar Association has
recommended to Congress several bills
expediting procedure, one of which
has already passed the house unani-
mously, February 6, 1911. This directs
that no judgment should be set aside
or reversed, or new trial granted, un'
less it appears to the court, after an
examination of the entire cause, that
the error complained of has injurious
" affected the substantial rights OF
the parties, and also provides for the
submission of issues of fact to jury
reserving questions of law for subse
quent argument and decision. hope
this bill will pass the senate and be
come law, for it will simplify the
procedure at law.
Another bill to amend chapter II
of the judicial code, in order to avoic
errors in pleading, was presented by
the same association, and one en-
larging the jurisdiction of the supreme
court so as TO permit that court tC
examine, upon a writ of error, al
cases in which any right or title Il
claimed under the constitution, or an!
statute or treaty of the United States
whether the decision in the court be
low has been against the right or It'll,
or in it's favor. Both these measure
are in the interest of justice ant
should be passed.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-08

President Taft, in message to
Congress on December 81, said
The financial condition of the Gov
eminent, as shown at the close of the
last fiscal year, June 30, 1911, was
very satisfactory, The ordinary re-
ceipts into the general fund, exclud-
ing postal revenues, amounted to
$7O1 1872, 3749O, and the disburse-
ments from the general fund for cur
rent expenses and capital OUTLAWS, eX-
Guiding postal and Panama canal dis
bursement, including the interest on
the public debt, amounted to 1884,
37,9O7S9. leaving a surplus of $47,-
234,37710
The postal revenue receipts amount
ed to 1921, 879, S23.6O, while the pay
ments made for the postal service
from the postal revenues amounted to
1927 $50, 7O5,4S, which left a surplus of
postal receipts over disbursements of
$21911S12, the first time in twenty.
seven years in which a surplus oc
CURED.
The interest-bearing debt of the
United States June 30, 1911, amount
ed to $915,35319O. The debt on which
interest had ceased amounted tC
Isl, S79, S3O26, and the debt bearing n,
interest, including greenbacks, ma
tional bank notes to be redeemed, anC
fractional currency, amounted t
$3S6,75l ,91743, or a total Of interes
and non-interest bearing debt amount
ing to $l,3O3,9S4, 9S769.
The actual disbursements, exclusive
of those for the Panama canal and 70
the postal service for the year endin
! June 80, 1911, were S654,13799 7SE
The actual disbursements for the yea
J ending June 80, 1910, exclusive of tn
Panama canal and the postal servic
disbursements, were 1868, 705, 991.0i
making a decrease of $5,567393.19 /
= yearly expenditures in the year 1871
= under that of 1910. For the year enc
1 ing June 80, 1912, the estimated e,
t elusive of those for the Panama cana
and the postal expenditures payabl
from the postal revenues, amount
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-08
PRESIDENT TAFTS ADVICE TO
CONGRESS ON THE ARMY

Below will be found what President
Taft had to say on the army in a mes
sage to Congress on December 81:
There is now before Congress a
bill, the purpose of which is to in
crease the efficiency and decrease the
expense of the army. 1t contains four
principal features: First, a consoIi-
dation of the general staff of the
adjutant generals and the inspector
generals departments; second, a con
solidation of the quartermaster' de-
partment with the subsistence and
the pay departments; third, the Gre
alton Of an army servic corps; and
fourth, an extension of the enlistment
period from three to five years.
With the establishment of an army
service corps, as proposed in the bill
| am thoroughly in accord and am
convinced that the establishment of
such a corps will result in a material
economy and a very great increase Of
efficiency in the army. 1t has re-
Ipeatedly been recommended by me
and my predecessors. / also believe
that a consolidation of the staff corps
can be made with a resulting increase
in efficiency and economy, but not
along the lines provided in the bill
under consideration.
am opposed to any plan the result
of which would be to break up or
interfere with the essential principles
of the detail system in the staff corhs
established by the act of February 2,
1901, and I am opposed to any plan
the result of which would be to give
to the officer selected as chief of
staff or to any other member of the
general staff corps greater perma-
nenecy of office than he now has.
Under the existing law neither the
chief of staff nor any other member
of the general staff corps can remain
in office for a period of more than
four years, and there must be an in.
terval of two years between success
sive tours of duty.
The bill referred to provides that
certain persons shall become perma-
nent members of the general staff
corps, and that certain others are
subject to redetail without an interval
of two years. Such provision is
fraught with danger to the welfare of
the army, and would practically nul-
lily the main purpose of the law ere.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-08
NATIONS FINANCIAL CONDITION
IS SHOWN VERY SATISFACTORY

$645, S42, 1894 This is a decrease in
the 1912 estimates from that of the
1911 estimates of 81, 34,367.22.
For the year ending June 80, 1918,
the estimated receipts, exclusive of
the postal revenues, are 1861, 100000
while the total estimated appropria-
tions, exclusive of the Panama Canal
and postal disbursements payable
from postal revenues, will amount to
$637, 1920, SO3.35. This is a decrease in
the 1913 estimates from that of the
1912 estimates of 1891, 1859.
AS to the postal revenues, the ex-
pansion of the business in that de-
partment, the normal increase in the
postodlce and the extension of the
service, will increase the outlay to
the sum of $26O,93S, 463; but as the
department was self-sustaining this
year the Postmaster General is assur'
ed that next year the receipts will al
least equal the expenditures, and
. lIODdDlg GACttu NllNAA ~ ihOAN NAAS'i'
the surplus of this year. 1t is faiI
and equitable, therefore, in determin
ing the economy with which the Gov
,ernment has been run, to exclude the
transactions of a department like the
Postofice Department, which relic
for it's support upon its receipts. II
calculations heretofore made for com
parison of economy in each year, 1
has been the proper custom only Il
include in thhe statement the defci
in the PostofIice Department whicI
was paid out of the Treasury.
A calculation of the actual increas
in the expenses of government arisin
from the increase in the populatio
and the general expansion Of govern
, mental functions, except those Of tn
, postoffice, for 4 number of year
shows a normal increase of about fou
/ per cent. year BY directing the e,
/ ercise of great care to keep down tn
. expenses and the estimates we hay
= succeeded in reducing the total di
, bursements each year,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-08
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
ON THE PANAMA CANAL

President Taft discussed Panama
Canal matters as follows in a mes
sage to Congress on December 81:
The very satisfactory progress
made ON the Panama Canal last year
has continued, and there is every rea-
son to believe that the canal will ne
completed as early as the LIST of July,
1913, unless something unforeseen &C.
ours. This is about eighteen months
before the time promised by the en-
gineers.
We are now near enough the COM
pletion of the canal to make it imper-
atively necessary that legislation
should be enacted to fix the method
by which the canal shall be main
tanned and controlled by the zone gov
erned. The fact is that today there
is no statutory law by authority Of
which the President is maintaining
the government of the zone. Such
Authority was given in an amendment
to the Spooner Act, which expiser
| by the terms of its own limitation
some years ago. Since that time the
government has continued under the
advice Of the attorney general that IN
the absence of action by Congress
there is necessarily an implied au
thority on the part of the Executive
to maintain a government in a terri
tory in which he has 70 see that the
laws are executed The fact that W.
have been able thus to get along DIR
, ing the important days of construc
ton without legislation expressl,
formulating the government Of tn
zone, or delegating the creation of
to the President, is not a reason 10
supposing that we may continue tn
same kind of a government after tn
! construction is finished The implle
{ authority of the President to mall
!. tain a civil government in the zou
e may be derived from the mandatol
+ direction given him in the origins
e Spooner Act, by which he was cor
y manded to build the canal; but &c
D tainly, now that the canal is about
be completed and to be put under
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-08
FIFTY MILLIONS FOR CHRISTMAS
GIFTS SPENT IN CHICAGO

strictest of business transactions were
glorihed with a halo of Christmas
spirit
Streets Bulge With Shoppers.
Noise and hustle were the order of
the day, but nobody minded, The
streets bulged with men and women
and the stores with women and men,
A host of Santa Clauses, who "Santa'd'
in the interests of charity, smiled on
their street corners as the pennies
ratified merrily down their red tin
chimneys or down the hungry threats
of their white tin geese. At one cor
uer a. leathern lunged orator sold
Zeppelin airships for only a quarter
and at another might be had NINA
ture "iinrikisha" with a tin passen
ger, for rs cents-a nickel-a half a
dime" There seemed to be no doubt
about the season of year.
CONTINUED on page twelVe)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-08

permanent management there ought
to be specific statutory authority for
its regulation and control and for the
government of the zone. which we
hold for the chief and main purpose
of operating the canal.
I fully concur with the Secretary of
War that the problem is simply tho
management of a great public work,
and not the government of a local
republic; that every provision must
be directed toward the successful
maintenance of the canal as an ave
nue. of commerce, and that all provis-
ions for the government Of those who
live within the zone should be sub
ordinate to the main purpose.
The zone is forty miles long and
ten miles wide. Now, it has a popu-
llation of $4,000 or $4,000. but as soon
as the work OF construction is COM
pleted, the towns which make up this
population will be deserted, and only
comparatively few natives will con-
tinue their residence there. The
control of them ought to approximate
a military government. One Judge
and two justices of the peace will be
sufficient to attend to all the judicial
and litigated business there is. With
few fundamental laws of Congress,
the zone should be governed by the
orders of the President, issued
through the War Department. as II
is today. Provisions can be made fof
the guarantees of life, liberty, and
property, but beyond those the gov
eminent should be that of a military
reservation, managed in connection
: with this great highway of trade,
: Furnishing Supplies and Repairs.
? In my last annual message dis
/ cussed at length the reasons for tn
+ governments assuming the tas
e of furnishing TO all ships that use III
y canal whether our own naval vessel
i or others. the supplies of coal and o
l. and other necessities with which the
r must be replenished either before (
o after passing through the canal
a CONTINUED on page twalVO)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-08
Poor Dinner; Mlt cut short.

BERLIN, December 23.-From File
Igende Blaetter
Guest Cat dinner, to neighbour
don't think the dinner is very good.
Celebrity who has been invited as
a social lion)-I should say not.
shall make only two more witty re-
marks and then leave"
The high cost of living is affording
many jokes The Komische .Blaetter
prints this;
Wife (bringing home Christmas
presents, to her husband) - Here,
John, put the diamond necklace
for Emma on the center table and lock
lup this roast beef in the safe over
might"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-08

CHICAGO, December 23.-Fifty mil
lion dollars?
That is the amazing sum which, it is
estimated, will have been spent in
Chicago for Christmas presents when
the stores of the city close their doors
tonight The amount was estimated
by a man associated with the holiday
trade who knows whereof he speaks.
1t is, he Lolieves, conservative esti-
mate, when one considers that many
outsiders came to Chicago to buy Holt
day goods. And as a matter of fact
the business thoroughfares of the city
today did not believe the figures, sc
far as appearance we're concerned
The last chance" multitude was out in
full force and to layman-a novice
perhaps, in fgures-it looked like a
s5O,0OOO00 crowd, OF one thing there
was no doubt-the gentle tyranny OIL
Christmas was working overtime. The
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-08

ating the general staff.
In making the consultations no re-
duction should be made i'm the total
number of officers of the army, Of
whom there are now too few to per
form the duties imposed by law.
have in the past recommended an in
crease in the number of officers by
600 in order to provide sufficient off,
GERS to perform all classes of staff
duty and to reduce the number of line
officers detached from their com
mands. Congress at the last session
increased the total number of officers
by 200, but this is not enough. Pro
motion in the line of the army is too
slow. Officers do not attain command
rank at an age early enough properly
to exercise it. 1t would be a mistake
further to retard this already slow
promotion by throwing back into the
line of the army a number of high
ranking officers to be absorbed, as is
provided in the proposed plan Of con
solidation.
Another feature of the bill which
believe to be a mistake is the pro-
posed increase in the term of enlist
ment from three to five years. l be.
lieve it would be better to enlist men
for six years, release them at the end
of three years from active service.
and put them in reserve for the re-
naming three years. Reenlistment
should be largely confined to the nom
commissioner officers and other en-
listed men in the skilled grades. This
plan, for the payment of a compare
lively small compensation during the
three years Of reserve, would keep
large body of men at the call of the
government, trained and ready for
service, and able to meet any ext
gency.
The army of the United States is in
good condition. 1t showed itself able
to meet any emergency in the sue
cessful mobilization of an army di-
vision of from $4,000 to 10000 men,
which took place along the border of
Mexico during the recent disturb
ances in that country. The marvel
Gus freedom from the ordinary camp
diseases of typhoid fever and measles
is referred to in the sanitary regula-
tons and treatment of the medical
corps and in the discipline of the
army itself. as to- invoke the highest
commentator.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-08
MAKING
EUROPE LAUGH

VIENNA, December 23.-Here are
some gems of oratory from the late
session of the Austrian parliament:
q have already said all wish to
say and therefore willingly withdraw
all might still say
81 cannot longer keep silent without
saying some words"
Locomotive engineers stand with
one foot in crime and with the Other
gnaw the rags of hunger
"A funeral procession always has
something mournful about it, espe
cially when the decedent was a hu
man being"
IF I am a parliamentary deputy
am still human"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-08
sERlous SIDE OF A COLD.

Do you know that Of all the minor
ailments colds are by far the most
dangerous? 1t is not the cold itself
that you need to fear, but the serious
diseases that It often leads to. Most
of these are known as germ diseases
Pneumonia and consumption are
among them. Why not take Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and cure
your cold while you can? For sale By
all dealers. Benson. Smith & Co
agents for Hawaii
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-08
NOW HAS AN AUTOMOBILE.

The demand for quick transportation
from Haleiwa to the pineapple planta-
tions has spurred the management OF
the hotel to installing a drstclass
touring car for the use of those guests
who wish to make side trips in the vi
cinity Of the delightful resort OF
around the island If they wish, Beinl
under the management of the hotel
the servic can be relied upon,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-08
Fall Of a Housebreaker.

LONDON, December 23.-"You have
been a housebreaker," said a Brent
ford magistrate to a prisoner yester-
day. Now you have come down to
stealing goods worth a shilling"
Yes, sir" replied the housebreaker,
cheerful even in misfortune I'm these
hard times every little helps
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-08

NEW December 19Wnliam
while
committee of the Carnegie
directing him "A
a
bail
indicated his
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-08-14
IN White AND GREEN
ROOM DECORATION EFFECTIVE
FOR ALL SEASONS.
Gives Delightfully."- Cool Appearance
During the Summer Months, and
Also Has lie Own Charm
In tho Winter.

Besides being cool and restful in
summer the white and green room has
the advantage of extending the sum.
merry out Of doors feeling into the
winter months. 1t may be library, re.
ception or living room and should.
aside from its green tints, show only
neutral colors. II the woodwork of
the room is finished In white the own.
er is Fortunate: II not, painter will
convert the ugliest grained wood to
glossy white at small cost When
this has been accomplished brass or
will increase their beauty.
In selecting the wall paper the
light conditions Of the room should be
considered. If dark room Is to be
decorated a very light paper should
be selected, and vice versa. No sim
pie wall covering is prettier or more
permanently satisfactory than plain
cartridge paper. Select a shade that
is neither yellow nor blue, but rather
a gray green.
Let the plain paper cover the wall
only up as far as the tops of windows
and doors. Between this and the cell.
ing use tapestry paper depicting foli-
age, In which the design is not pro-
nounced.
Let the ceiling be white or pale
gray green, and In the angle place a
plain picture molding of white or dark
green wood.
If the room has hardwood floor,
80 much the better; If not the edges
may be painted with two coats of
hard enamel paint as near the shade
Of the plain paper as you can get.
Buy If possible for this room plain
green drugget with self-colored border
of lighter or darker shades. You will
find this constant delight, because of
its restful, quiet character. These
rugs may be bought in various tex
lures and weaves; the plain, tightly
woven, fiat surfaces selling for as lit
tie as $1S for the by IL sizes.
Plain net curtains hung from brass
extension rods and reaching only to
the sill have on white curtain rods
overdraperies of the same length of
madras or etamine in which green is
the predominating color.
In room with background of this
quiet character almost any furniture
may be used. The mission designs are
in keeping as we'll as wicker. sea
grass or upholstered furniture. The
upholstery should be of a neutral tint
that will not clash with surroundings.
Do not use too many pictures or too
much bric-a.brac In the matter of
pictures let landscapes predominant.
Green cushions, rugs and pillows will
accent the color scheme.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-08-14
Leslie N. Shaw on Politics.

Des Moines, Aug. 13.-The people
of the United States are prosperous
now inspite of politics, rather thar
because of political excitement, is thu
belief of Leslie M. Shaw, former 1owa1
and secretary of the treasury in thu
Roosevelt cabinet. This opinion wa!
expressed in an interview printed il
the Philadelphia Ledger.
Mr.. Shaw discusses financial condi
tons and declares that the convention
period did more to upset markets an(
industry than will the election.
The following is credited to Mr.
Shaw:
1T seems to be conceded on all
sides that the present business cOndi
tons are excellent. l do not see how
the election campaign itself can be
more disturbing than the convention
campaign has been. No one can pre-
dict what influence the next admins
tration will exert without knowing
what the next administration is to
be. We have every reason to know
what the administration will be if
President Taft succeeds himself.
81 do not think that the past will af-
ford any criterion by which to Judge
any possible future administration of
Theodore Roosevelt. He does not pro-
TESS to be the Theodore Roosevelt OF
1904. His congress, his advisers and
associates, if there shall be any such,
will be as unlike those of his previous
administration as it is possible to Sc
lect and confne himself to the Unit
ed States.
"Mr. Wilson, while claiming to be
progressive in most ways has prom
Used moderation in tariff revision and
his party is now pledged to moderation
In 1892 the democratic party was
pledged to immediate and radical re-
vision of the tariff with view to elm
mate every vestige of protection.
1T is too early to predict with any
degree of certainty the result of the
election. Sufficient to the day is the
evil thereof and l think that in the
campaign we have had all
the evil to be experienced before elec-
ton. We are prosperous now, not
because of the political excitement,
but in spite of it. Let us hope for the
best and proceed on the theory that
nothing but good will come out of the
election"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-08-14

home. Any one who uses water COL
ors and draws fairly we'll will expe-
rience little difficulty.
Suggestions for appropriate shades
to harmonic with every room are
given here.
The first design is for the library.
Deep cream parchment paper should be
used. This is semi.transparent,
causing the design to stand out in
bold relief.
Decorate each Of the four sides,
tinting the lombardy poplars a rich
dark green and the hills q lighter
tint.
This may be duplicated In tones OF
gray or brown.
A pair of candlesticks on either side
Of the piano gives a decided touch Of
the artistic to the music roomS
The flower design is pretty and most
effective 1t Is made of white water
color paper.
Tint it to follow any desired color
scheme. Shade the leaves to appear
turned back.
These dainty shades make accept.
able gifts for all occasions, and their
lnexpelsiveness alone should recon.
mend them.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-08-14
Green 10 Popular.

The touch of green is everywhere.
Bathing caps are made of it; outing
hats are wound with it; motor coats
are lined with it, and the green blazer
is particularly smart. Speaking of
motor coats, one recalls the adorable
new motor hats made of soft, rich
brocaded silk on which imitation jew
els are sewed. The silk hat fits the
head closely and the jewels CLEAN in
fascinating effect through the chiffon
veil.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-08-14
THE REAL THING.

whats doing In the way Of amuse
ments?" asked the newcomer of the
old Inhabitants of Hades.
Baseball game every afternoon -
answers the old inhabitant.
Baseball? You don't mean It!
That's great! was fan from way
back on earth. On the square, do you
have baseball every day."
"Sure thing"
by ginger! This place suits me.
Baseball! Say, this can't be hell,
then?"
Eyes, it is. The home team always
loses"