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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-02-13
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-02-13
Analysis Ordered in Case Of
the Three Men from Benson
Found Dead in Wilson
Apartments
SOLICITOR NORRIS HAS
ORDERED THIS BE DONE

Charges OF Foul PLAY Are to Be
Thoroughly Investigated IN
Analysis to Be Made by Chem
ist Withers- The Deaths of the
Three Men and All the Circum-
stances Are to Be Put Under the
Searchlight.
The probe Of chemistry is to be in
serted III the mystery OF the death
Of the three young men Of Benson
who were found dead in the Wilson
Apartments on last Monday night
This is in response to all the circum-
stances surrounding the case the de-
mand of citizens and to turn a spot
light on any matters which may snow
that a crime has been committed.
/ The analysis of the stomachS,
! lungs, liNers, kidneys Of the men was
ordered yesterday by Solicitor Herbert
+. Norris, who returned from Harnett
County Court Friday night. He made
an investigation Of the case yesterday
and decided that in view of all the cir
cumStanceS that an analysis was
necessary, and he directed that this
be made by DR.. W. \. Withers, Of the
A. q NJ. College, I; Well known chem
made at once. the autopsy having
| been previously made.
There has been increasing talk
| that the case demanded Il thorough
! Investigation; that as it had been re-
/ ported that one Of the men who was
| found dead had over hundred dol
! lars and q pistol with him. these not
/ found when the clothing Of the dead
men was searched, that it was the
proper thing to probe TO the bottom
| every matter and incident connected
! with the deaths. The public desire is
that an investigation full and com
plete be made. 50 that, If it is dis
covered that q crime has been COM
mitted. the criminals may be brought
to the bar OF justice. The first step
is to discover whether it was dope
! poison or gas that brought death
And when this is settled upon, if it is
found that foul means were used. the
| duty Of the officers Will be to search
! for the criminal.
The three young men from Benson
We're found dead on last Monday
night in room number four of Will
sons apartments Open gas jets lee
70 the theory Of the careless use Oh
these by the young men. Later
there were declarations that one o.
the young men had money and Il pis
to! not found in his clothing. The
question then arose AS to whether
there had been foul play and the ga:
turned on in the Wilson Apartment.
to hide the crime, or whether there
had been robbery after death Tn,
case is one which the officers sa,
they will thoroughly investigate. tina
the circumstances surrounding it AT,
such AS to demand a careful search
into all the matters connected with it
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-02-13
UNCLE WALT

The backbone of winter i often
dccricd by people who huddle around
the fireside: whenever Old
REAL RoreaS kicks up his heels
WINTER they send up a package OF
IacnrymOsc spiels and sigh
for a country where snow isn't found.
where roses and lilies will bloom the
year round. But love a country
with all kinds Of SHOWS. where Winter
has WhiSkerS clear down to his toes,
where Billiards cavort and the icicleS
cling all over your features till thaW-
I'll in the spring. For cold is a tonic
that braces You up and makes YOU as
gay as an unlicensed pup; it fills you
with ardOr to do hefty things; the
healthy man likes it and dances and
sings. a wind whOoping down from
the white Greenland hills is better
than any ones cottonwood pills. while
1anguorous zephyrs will fill you with
bile and make 1t hard labor to burble
and smile. There's energy. health and
u solacc in cold! The backbone OF
winter Is better than gold!
UNCLE WALT.
The Poet Philosopher
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-02-13

The report is that the recent
freezes were OF value to the growers
of straw berries 1t is an i'll wind
that blows nobody any good.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-02-13

The cotton farmers should get
busy and not plant so as to crowd
the market with q bumper crop in
1912. Remember the prices that
prevail for the 1911 crop
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-02-13
UNCLE WALT.
The Poet Philosopher

The growth Of industries in North
Carolina and other Southern states
tells truly that the tide of prosperity
has turned this way. There is no
greater section Of the country than
the South.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-02-13

one thing that keeps a man from
Eet.ihs along we'll is how we'll he
thinks he is doing it. no
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-02-13
The Strength of France.

'idr!s Letter TO London Truth
Every one desiring peace in our
time cannot too emphatically call at
tention to the preparedness of France
FOR Il tuSsle with her powerful neigh
Dor, and to her exceptional recupcr-
ative power in the event of an initiak
defeat-a power there is reason to
think. never greater than now Her
internal state Is, and has been for
some time. restless and almost con
vulSive. But In spite of strikes, food
riots and famine prices brought about
by the Whip-hand over commerce
and agriculture given to the landlords
of the Cercle des Pommes de Terre
and victualling trustees, France has
been stca Oily evolving and growing in
power.
Need | speak of her monetary
strength, almost entirely due to the
activity. address and resource Of her
common people, 1t has for its CORE
lative the intrepidity Of her sons,
their readiness to take their lives in
their hands whether as soldiers. air
men policemen or apac heS-saVe the
| mark, She is a ready money coun-
try-no small advantage at d time
when the cost Of moving huge armies
| is SO taxing to strength. There are
| no conventional idolatries-no spuri-
Gus divinities as in the time Of the
Second Empire (and the First En-
pire, too, toward its decline) to stulti-
/ fy the public mind and keep down
spontaneity. Girls and young women
bred in humble states Of life WELD
| the sceptre of fashion in the work
rooms and Wareroo1ns OF the Place
NendOme and Rue de la Paix and on
! the boards Of the Francois and the
| other theaters. Frenchmen OF no
| higher birth have been anneXing
bloodlessly. save in the sacrifice OF
their own lives. a new empire, that OF
the air. inventing submersibles, mo-
tors, wireless telegra ply, to mount to
the confines OF our atmosphere.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-02-13

During recent lecture IN Shelf
field. John Galsworthy gave 1t as his
opinion that we have just begun to
have q glimmering of the artist g
creed; that nothing may we despise
or neglect, and that everything is
worm DONG we'll Beauty. he con-
tfnued. was dangerous word to use
in connection with art: the only es-
sential quality was vitality. The
faults OF our art OF today were the
faults Of zeal and adventure. the
crudities Of pioneers, the errors and
mshaps OF explorers But the his
torian OF the future, he thought,
would surely record this age as the
Third Rena iSSance.-New York Times
Book Review.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-02-13

North Carolina for good roads
should be the aim Of every citizen Of
the State. 1t would mean q great
stride in prosperity for the state to
advance in good roads.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-02-13

The air in prisons must be ~ -htv
unhealthy, for it is noticed that when
convicts are pardoned they usually
begin to improve. The latest case is
that of Banker Morse.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13

The plans for shipping bananas to
the Coast which will be put Into effect
on the first of next month have been
shaped m and II Is thought that II
those interested in the banana trade
Of the islands will live up to the in.
structions there will IL little or no
trouble IN the future.
The produce marketing scheme Is
working ont to the satisfaction Of the
small farmers on the other islands.
who bSyc followed the advice of Mr..
Starrctt. and he has been living up
to his part of the agreement by get
ting down to the wharvCs at early
hours of the morning for the purpose
of seeing that the vegetables that
come in on the island vessels are
quickly disposed Of.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
JAPANESE CONTRIBUTIONS
TO RED CROSS FUND

4 check Tor S2j from DIR. X. IIaida
was the first japanese contribution to
the chinese Red cross fund to De re-
cclvcd by T.. W. Damon. The contr-
button was received yesterday and was
the more appreciated because II was
unsolicited Other sums contributed
yesterday brought the total up to ST.
G05. The list now stands: liackcld
II Co, $3.50; J. u. Athcrton Estate.
$3.50; ]. T. Cooke, SOC; Mr.. and Mrs.
Wcstcrvclt, $25: W. \. Bowen. SIS;
Prof j. W. MacNcil, SO; Mr. and Mrs.
WIN. Spencer Bowen. S25, Robert Mi
naugh. 81; Governor Frcar, S25; Bishop
n 60. $3.50; A Friend 81; \ Friend.
81; W. - McCallum, 50; Mary Castle
Trust. $3.50; Mrs Hans lscnhcrE, Ka-
uai, 500: G. p. Castle 800; g. II.
Dickcy, SO; DR. * Haida. SIS; G. NJ.
Cooke Estate, $3.50; Prof W. u. Alex
andcr. $40.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
Transit TO IlurllOr.

A franchise for the continuation or
the Rapid Transit track from the ter.
minus at West King street to Pearl
Harbor will be brought before Con
gross at this session. For the next
few years there will be much WORK
at Pearl Harbor and the majority of
the work will be done by day labor,
in which event there will he consider.
able traffic between this city and the
naval base. The street railway seeks
from Congress merely right Of way
on the naval reservation.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
Stock Market.

Stocks have been sufficiently active
to make the market interesting. lla-
waiiau Commercial has been bought
in good sized blocks on market ad-
vancing to ALSO. This is In antCipa-
ton of dividend or action on bonds
or stock favorable to strengthening
the stockholders position. Waialua
has advanced rapidly to 1919, and held
firm there, sagging slightly on Friday
on u sale of small lots. Eva has beon
changing hands at 80 in good sized
orders. Oahu holds at 80 and Is
strong. Some lively trading has been
going on in Oaa this week over two
Thousand shares selling at q, and on
Friday the market was cleaned Of 50
stock. The sugar OF the new crop is
going forward TO the market, and good
sized blocks of the stock are being
bought in and slowed away t. await
tho close of the season. A few sales
Of MCBryde have been made at 81.
This plantation is in splendid condl-
uun, Manager Alcxander's experience
as an expert aEriculturist having
proved Just what Is needed In the prcs-
ent stage of the propcrty's develop
ment.
Never in the last ten years his
tory of the sugar stock market has
there been less worrying over the fu-
ture OF the industry. The straight
eleven per cent raise in tho rnte OF
day wages for plantation laborcrj has
not made n ripple OF excitement EV-
eryona seems to believe that Vt was
fully JaFtiGcd and accepts 1t as the
right thing to do. The next step OF
course viii he TO make no distinction
in the rate OF wages between the Or
iental aud any other class Of workers.
The stock sales for the week were
as follows:
SAIES-Betwce Boards: 20 Wala'
Ina. sl29, 80 Waiulsa, Sl29; 10 Wala'
ma, SIPS; Is Waialua, 1929; 30 Waia
ma. $l99; 10 EVA s23; : Eva, $50;
II Waialua, $l29; 10 Waialun, $l2'j
% Woialua, S129; % Walalua. $l29'
II WaialUa $l29; u Waialna, SIS"
u Waialua, SIZES; . Waiaua si2s; A
Haw. Sug. Co., $4,000; 20 oGlu $S5
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13

Laying the pavement IN the market
district of the city IL being pushed
along with all the labor that can be
conveniently handled. The streets
that are being paved mauka of King
street are fairly well finished and the
force has been moved to the makai
side. The placing Of the water mains
and the sewer pipes was large und-
crtaking, but Gilman expects to have
things in such shape that he can soon
commence ON the King street section
between Nuuanu and River streets.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
New Hotel street Block.

The Brewer Estate has decided 30
proceed with the erection Of a buld.
ing on the lot where the Palm Cafe
now stands and will call for bids on
a two story concrete structure in Il
few days. The Brewer Estate has
waited a number Of months for the
Union street muddlc to be straighten,
ell out, and as there seems to bc 1T.
tie hope Of over acquiring the 1921
gquare feet that the Estate desired ia
square up its holdings the building
will be erected on the land now own
cd
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
Army Headquarters.

Word has been received from the
Delegate in Washington that it is
more than probable that the War Ne.
partmcnt will erect in Honolulu a
large army headquarters building for
the purpose of housing the heads Of
the different departments in oahu. Az
n site for this proposed building it Is
suggested that part of the lot that
is to be turned back to the Territory
for armory purposes, be utilized
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
Fruit Fly Fight.

The fight against the fruit fly is to
be renewed with exceptional vigor.
California has decided to take an ac-
tive hand and will back up any move
that may be made by this Territory in
the direction of Kidding the islands of
the pest.
Mr. Giffard is making his plans for
the coming campaign. The season for
the fruit fly ia not on until March and
during the month Of May the mangocs
ripcn. II is then that the fighters cX-
poet to have their hands full for a
time ..
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13

On the 22nd of this month tho cor
ncrstonc Of the new building for the
College Of Hawaii will be laii. This
was dccidcd at meeting Of the re-
gents during the week. The histori.
cal affair will be under the supcryi.
sion of a committee consisting Of
Ralph S. IIosmcr and G. Montague
Cooke There will be short addresses
made at the ceremony.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
Money for Chinn.

The Chinese of Hawaii are standing
by the reyolutionists in the conflict
going on in China. II has been
learned that with the amount realized
from the sale of the bonds, that are
rcdeemable in gold by the new rcpub-
lie, and the amounts that have been
subscribed and already sent, the total
coin invested from Hawaii will reach
over million dollars.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13

It has been decided that Judge
Dole will try the Mahuka Federal
building site case. The disqualified.
ton consisting of the ownership Of =
number of shares in the r.. y. Hall x
Son by Mrs. Dole. having been rCmov.
cd by the sale of the stock. The casc
will be taken M Saturday.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13

c. a. Bostrom a navaI civil crgi.
uCcr. arrived from Guam on the Mon.
golia last Saturday and will at once
take M that part Of the work at Pearl
Harbor that was formerly being ca.
ricd on by Glenn $. Burrill who was
transferred few weeks ago,
Engineer Bostrom has Just put IN a
year and a half on the island of Guam
installing the water works at Agana
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
Real Estatc,

The real estate market Is firm and
fairly active but it Is constant sub
ject of comment that real estate is not
experiencing more activity Even to-
day rcal estate can hardly be said to
have recovered from the boom of 1900
and the elements of strength were
never more apparent or certain of con-
tinuing to gain greater strength. In
1900 real estate doomed because of
the large number OF mechanics in the
city engaged in the construction of
new blocks. The new blocks and the
new homes are now going up in great
er numbers, but the population back
of the building Is rs permanent AS the
United States army and navy Homo
ILLUS housc-hunting population can
not fail to Increase merely from the
population TO be brought here in the
next five years through the naval and
military operations.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13

experimental cane shows yield OF
not less than sixty tons to the acre.
This same company is largely engaged
In growing rubber and at the present
time has some $4,000 trees that will
be tapped during the last of the year,
The trees are reported to be in the
best of condition, and the profit
taking period Is close at hand.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13

on Oahu, will coon bc started. as the
architects have the plans we'll along
and the commissioners of public in.
struction will discuss them The big
school that is TO be established at
Knimuki has been named for Queen
Liliuokalani.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
SlSnl SlIipnCnt.

During the first of the week thcre
arrived from Kona iifty-ntnc bales of
sisal, weighing ig the ncighhorhood of
fifteen tons, which was at once trans
rcrrcd TO the Oceanic wharf for ship
ment to the coast.
It was but few months ago that
Manager Chittcndcn OF the Tubbs
C0rdagc Company Of Oakland, cal,
was here making arrangements to take
over all the manufactured sisal OF the
Territory. Ssal raising is an indus
try that Is being forwarded in quiet
way, aud the shipments show that the
industry is growing steadily 1t has
been stated that rope made from SiSal
Is far superior to that made from
hemp.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13

During tho last part of the wee.
Secretary Motifs Smith has been put.
ting the finishing touches on the an
notation of the general public health
laws which has taken up the best part
of a year and a half to get into shape.
It was laborous piece Of work re-.
Nuiring the dclying into old and for
gotten laws. The volume will not be
published for some time.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13

At the meeting of the belt road
commission bids for the second strs
Of the belt road from Kipapa Gulcn
to Waialua Hin will he authorized
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13

With the sailing Of the Manchuria
Tuesday evening WI Hoogs lcit1or
n trim through the Far East that VIII
occupy the best part of four months
lie goes in the interest of the Inter
national Immigration and Colonization
Association, in which he holds con
siderable interest. II is possible that
he may visit Australia before he re-
turns to Hawaii.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13

II is now expected that by the end
or next mouth everything will be III
readiness to commence the cons'ruc-
ton of the proposed thrcc-story bhliu-
ing on the corner Of Fort street anu
Chaplain lane, which will be erected
by c. NJ. Cooke, Ltd. This new block
will take the place of the line oil
shacks that now occupy the site
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13

The stockholders OF the Hiio ran
way held u special meeting In the Dill
bingham Offices on Friday and passed
rayorably on the proposition to IN
crease the capital stock to $4,1oo'ooo'
This increase will be made IN the
treasury stock only. The authorized
capital of the IIilo railroad has been
$3.50 900 preferred and S2,Soo'ooo COM
mon.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13

At meeting of Aloha Temple Of
the Mystic Shrine, held last Saturday
evening II was practically settled that
the Arab Patrol will be sent to the
Coast to attend the convention that
is to he held at Los Angeles. Aside
from its fraternal features this . con
sidcrcd a valuable piece of promotion.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13

The Sugar Planters Association has
decided on general increase of wages
paid to the workers on the plantations
throughout the Territory. All ordln.
ary day laborcrs who have been get.
ting SIS per month will hereafter re-
ccive $50, and in addition to this there
has been a sliding scale bonus sys
TEN inauGuratcd that will benefit cy.
cry laborer by this arrangement n
minimum wage Is created and during
the period Of high priced sugar there
will be general advance of wages
based on the price of sugar, when rul
ing above $50 cents.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
Preparing for Parade.

According to Director Wall the two
features Of the coming floral parade
that need attention for the next con'
ple of weeks are street decorations
and more autos. Other features OF
the pageant are shaping IN in a fairIy
good way, and it is expected tina;
there will be - trouble in connection
with the two mentioned as the time
for the parade draws near. a big mill
tary showing will be feature of the
day this year.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-13
Business Relatively Quiet But
Situation Is Firm and
Advancing.
TOURISTS COMING nv Hr
AND PROSPECTS ARE GOOD
Stock Market Moving Along
With Upward Tendency
WiIIot q Gray'S Market Re-
view for the Year-DeveIop-
ing Army Work,

Another bank statement was made
public this week that emphasized the
remarkably strong financial position
of Honolulu at the present time.
The First National Bank held its an
nual meeting on Tuesday and heard
the annual report of President Brown
besides receiving balance sheet as OF
December 81 President Brown called
attention to the fact thai this associa-
ton in the ten years of its existence
paid the stockholders over three hun
dread thousand dollars in dividends
and made profits in excess of the $780,
COO by. S29, il3.O3. This is an excellent
showing for the youngest banking as
sociation of the city and Is to be con-
sidGrcd INDEPENDENTS of the First
American Savings and Trust Company
which Is the Savings department ol
the same institution md organized
under the laws of the Territory. The
Bank of Honolulu has also published
its scmi-annual statement, which IL
in keeping with solid progress of the
present day.