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Continued from page 81
this connection the work that Mr.
+, Walter e. Smith is even now doing
/! for Hawaii on the mainland is the di-
rect result of the plans and hopes OF
the promotion committee. Mr. Smith
: is equipped with about two hundred
slides OF the best views in Hawaii, as
we'll as several thousand feet of NOV
| ing picture film, supplied by Mr.. Bo-
nine.
But. better than any amount of lit
Crature which tho committee could
send out, is the work that is being
done by men like Mr.. Lloyd Childs,
who is now touring the northwest
! with n company of Hawaiian singers,
and who gives most entertaining
| talk before each one of his concerts.
His scenery shows waikiki in the
! Moonlight" and is said to be most re-
markable in it's beauty
And now as to the future: 1t is
! idle TO predict what Honolulu and Ha-
! waii generally will be within the next
few years. So many factors are ut
work toward the building up of the
! territory, and it's possibilities arc so
tremendous that no one in his senses
would attempt to put limit to the
Increase just beyond the horizon Of
the present. The committee realizing
this, has concentrated its efforts rath-
or than distributing them indiscrimi-
nately. and expects to reap a rich
harvest in the rapidly-growing north
west We have here the natural play
ground for that SectiDn.
Tho approaching completion of the
canal, the perfection of radiO-telegra-
ply between Honolulu and the Coast,
/ the plans for an increased and swifter
steamer service, the development of
Oahu as a military base, the charm OF
Hawaii's climate, the agricultural and
industrial advantages of the territory,
the growth of travel from multiple
ity of causes, the improvements plann-
cd by the harbor board, the improved
hotel service, sufficient at present,
but, in view of everything, needing to
be greatly enlarged in the near future,
all point to the fact that Honolulu can
not avoid its destiny as one of the
most important centers of the world.
This may seem big thing to say, but
the facts bear out the assertion. Ho-
nolulu is growing as it never grew
before, and it is preparing to meet its
obligations and meet them as a great
city should-fully and efficiently.
TO fully keep up with plans Cor the
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BY n. x. Bishop, Chairman Of tn
Beard Of Harhor COMMISSIONER.

Beard Of Hartor Commissioner.
Hawaifs existence depends primari,
y upon her commercial communica,
ton with the outside world; for that
reason her marine traffic is all-import-
ant and the condition of her hareors
should be Of vital interest
The improvement of these in Pr
paration for the vastly augmente !
trade anticipated with the opening OF
the Panama CanaI is something the
harbor commissioners have foreseen
aid every step in this direction has
been taken that has been possible. at
tie s1me tni excepting within the ap.
preparations of funds at its ditposai.
In Honolulu two contracts aggregat.
ing $6S,946, have been let within the
last three months for dredging the
AlSkea slip and in front of the Fort
street. bulkhead wharf, increasing the
depth of both TO thirty-two feet, max.
Ing those wharves better available for
tie larger deep-sea vessels. Both Jobs
should be completed within the next
few weeks.
Repair and pavement of the Queen
street hulkhead wharf, costing $35-
SG3.40 has been completed; sheds on
the same pier, to cost SAT, 494, are to
lie built and ready for service by Feb
ruary 3, 1918 a fuel oil pipe line, cost.
ing total of more than $4,000 has
been laid along the hafbor front to
accommodate the oil burning steam
crs; railway track is planned now to
carry freight from all the public wnar.
yes to the lines of the H. r. & La Com
pany; work on new plan for the
Honolulu waterfront has begun. ths
main feature of which is the change
from the slip plan at the foot Of Fost
street. installing In its place bulk
head wharf. extending from the Wal
kih end of the wharf No. 8 to- the
extreme end of the Oceanic wharf The
preliminary dredging work already If
under way and should be finished. by
January Is, 1913.
Many improvements Planned.
A wharf costing $500 is to be erect.
ed at Waikane, Oahu. in. the near fut.
ure. On Hawaii the Makukona wharf.
costing 1880, has been completed:
the reconstruction of the Naroopco
wharf has been finishea~E coel OF
S11.2S5; dredging In front of the wharf
at Kuhio Bay; Hilo, to cost about SAT-
$50, will be completed early the com
ing year and new wharf costing
$4,000, is to be finished there some
time in February. In connection with
this latter job, contract has been let
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Y. N. G. A. ENDS BIGGEST YEAR

The first calendar year of work IL
the new Young Mems Christian Asso,
citation building has just been com,
pleted. 1t has been a successful year
in fact, the big year in many ways
That it is the biggest year that the
association has ever had is only to BIZ
expected because of the splendie
equipment, but the results have ex.
ceeded the expectations of not a few
of the members. The membership in
the Honolulu association is, for In
stance, 1853, which is an increase o.
over $50 since entering the new build.
ing year ago. If San Francisco had
correspondingly large membership
! 1t would have 1924 members instead oil
the $3.50 of its last report. This il
counting the Honolulu population as
being $4,000 persons, many of whom
of course, are non-English-speaking,
and therefore not interested in the as
ISOLATION
The night school has made good
with the ambitious young men of the
city, and lis men and boys have been
enrolled in its classes, studying ev-
|erything from the English and arith-
metic of the sixth grade. up to the
best methods of investing money in
stocks, bonds, real estate and insur-
ance, and also such practical subjects
as stenography. typewriting, book
keeping, mathematics for the men f.
clerical pursuits, the common
branches for the boys who have had
to leave school and go to work, me-
chanical drawing, and special course
of miscellaneous matter for machin-
lists apprentices, and, finally, a
course in carpentry for the boys who
wish to know how to use tools. A
number of educational clubs have
been in operation in addition to these
formal classes. The Camera Club, the
Chess Club, the Mandolin and Guitar
Club, the Wireless Club, the Stamp
Club, and the Reading and Discussion
Club, have provided educational OPP
portunities to a variety of tastes.
Social Recreati0ns.
One of the associations most yalu-
able contributions to the young men
of the city is it's splendid and ade-
quate provision for social recreations.
Six teams have been playing on the
bowling alleys to discover who could
knock down the most pins, providing
both good fun and good exercise for
a fine crowd of good fellows. The
billiard room is another strong fea-
ture and is not only good social re-
creation but one requiring a measure
of skill, and provides some exercise
for men of sedentaTy occupations.
During the month of November, for
instance, 691 games of billiards were
played and 1856 games bowled on the
bowling alleys The cafeteria, in adj
dition to serving on an average Of
2z5 meals per day, has been real
social asset and has helped in the
promoting of number of association
plans and local religious movements
Scarcely week goes past that Cooke
hall is not the scene of some sort of
a banquet and not infrequently two
and three times a week. The cafete-
ria has greatly facilitated the meet
ing of Billie classes and clubs. Liter
ally tens of thousands of needles have
been used on the two Victor phono-
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PARTICLES in the public press and tbs
aroused interest and cooperation III
the churches as evidenced by the
tut ereuiosis meeting held at the Bijou
, therter some weeks ago under thei.
auspices. - r. 49,. =
our records show that in Honolulu
, alone in the last year $500 new SAM
| tary fixtures hare been installed, IN
public and private buildings; $500 Old
sanitary fixtures have been abolished;
l13 new sewer connections made and
! 25, 600 minor nuisanCes abated, iueh
as rubbage and garbage heaps, leak
ages stopped. mosquito breeding
places abolished. >+".ss@
| Under DIR. A. n, Sinclair the bGc-
THEOLOGICAL department has progress
ed to the point where we are making
Our .tubercHlar serum and tests fer
typhoid, diphtheTia and other lnfec-
tious diseases. We have gone into
the different serum treatments more,
these proving the practical method OF
combating such maladies. Better
work and larger results are shown
in the handling of tuberculosis in the
islands The Puumaile Home at fiilo
has been established and the ..,nti-
tuberculosis League, by it's co-opera-
ton and stamp sales has made Los.
sibIe the installation of tSoerC,!-
losis nurse in Honolulu, who is 70
attend cases of this nature. ri.
The future work of the department.
depends largely, OF course, on the.
coming legislature. fSome changes in
the laws will be asked, to increase
the efficiency of the department; also
to improve tenement conditions TO
provide for the further rat-prooiing
and mosqunte-proofin of premises
within radius OF one mile from
Honolulu harbor. An effort WI be
made to abolish seInef or most. of the
wet agricultural pAJects In the W.
entity of this city, The department
needs a sanitary engineer. the city
needs more sewers and better water
supply.
We need to go into the water sup
ply and sewerage problems of the
territory in greater detail-but this
will be discussed more at length at
some later time.
One important Legislative feature
we desire to. urgeyJis that the en-.
ployes of the board of health be
placed on the civil service list, thus
eliminating politics entirely in the
conduct of health affairs of the ter
ritory. ;;-lttf So. SRI .....~. g..
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lures connected with the shipping o.
1912 A number Of laTge-sized cargo
| carriers, on a round-the-world voyage
called at honolulu. where large quar'
titles of European merchandise were
discharged. while extensive shipments
Of preserved pines and other incident.
81 freight were supplied for the Pacific
1 coast or European market. The Har.
rison Direct Line while ut present
emitting further calls at the port OF
| Honolulu. is believed may again re-
enter the field with the opening OF the
pineapple season.
The great Kosmos Lire, with a
large feet of cargo and passenger
carriers, is to enter the Hawaiian
trade with the beginning OF the year.
Some six months ago, the matter oil
offering inducements to this company
was mooted by the commercial bod
les OF Honolulu. Negotiations have
been completed whereby at least four
fraichters in the Kosmos Line VIII
visit the port during 1913. A cable
is now at hand in which the depar-
ture of the first Cteamer in the pro-
pocCd service, from European ports,
is reported. The vessel is believed
will proceed from Hamburg and
Leith to Honolulu, then calling at the
several ports along the west coast of
the United States including San Die
60. San Francisco and the Sound.
II was in the year 1912 that the
first steps toward the construction
of two fine new liners for the Matson
Company were taken, with the letting
of contracts for the steamers Matsona
and Manoa The Newport News Ship
building Company are turning out the
vessels that are to add to the num-
Der and efficiency of the Matson fleet
in the Pacific. -
The year that is now passed, also
witnessed the preliminary work OF
building two immense passenger car
riers for the Canadian-Australian line,
which now operate feet of three
vessels from British Columbian ports
to Sydney, N. S. w. by the way of
Honolulu, SuYa and. Auckland. The
new Niagara is well on the way to
completion and is expected will enter
the service from the Northwest coast
to the Antipodes in May, followed
some months later by another vessel
of at least 10000 tons. ~
With all preliminary arrangements
closed, the Togo Kisen Raisha has
completed plans for the, Increase in
their trans Pacific service by the adj
dition of the liner Hongkong Maru.
This vessel is to cater to the inter
MEDIATE trade in connection with the
Nippon Marli 1t is also understood
that the Japanese line will place one
or more large frefghters and passen-
ger carriers on the Central and South
American run. The removal of the.
HongKong ,Maru from the South Anne
rican line will be followed by the sub
stitufioD of the big new 1S,500-ton
freight and passenger carrier, Anyo
Maru. This vessel is to call here on
her maiden voyage July 4.
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graphs and NOBODY knows how many
games OF chess and checkers have
been played.
Reading Room Husy.
There Is scarcely an hour day
that the reading room Is not In use.
The newspapers and magazines find
many readers. For the payment OF
the very small membership fee, ono
has access to over fifty periodicals
ranging all the way from Life and
Judge to such serious efforts as tho
Worlds Work and mechanical publ.
cations for the specialists When
they took the count for the average
attendance to the building one day
last November. they found thar the
Total number of men and boys to visit
the building that day was 694 Where
would q good many Of these men and
boys have gone to spend their hours.
Of leisure IL 1t had not beensfor the
dne club house provided for them by
the people of Honolulug The days
would be pretty dull FOR a good many
OF them.
But anyone who would look upon
The Young. Mems Christian Assoca-
ton as merely place to go for a So
eial hour or meal or an educational
class, would get coflce 1tfon far short
OF tie real usefulness an1 junction of
that institution. Character Is It's chief
aim and all these features are regard.
ed as having yaiue orly to the extent
that they contribute 10 weilrounded
manhood. The association does not
only aim to be an institution of pre-
Yention. 1t has a strongly ,construct
ed policy. The secretaries are all
trained to- see the possibilities in
svery boy and man and they use these
opportunities to lead men irto useful
habits. Many men and boys have been
advised about Improving themselves.
cautioned against bad habits as they
l,egan to make their appearance, given
suggestions concerning self-supp0rt
along economical and busines. lines,
and traced up morally aid slirituaIIy
in time of temptation. Not a few
Joung men. have come in , The associ-
alton building cut of wogI.. iIseourag-
ed, lonesome; and ready to give up,
and have come out OF the building
with new heart, suggestions as to
finding work. in many cases defin-
lite position, and always with. the coz
ytction that they have found friends
who are interested in helping them
into better condition.
The relative purpose of the associa-
ton has been successful not only with
work and conversation with
men. but in religious meetings and
bible classes. Three religious meet.
ings week are now being held, and
in addition to these five bible classes
meet once a week with a total enroll
ment OF III men and boys.
Physical Department Strong.
twenty-five thousand square feet OF
floor space has been devoted entire
ly to the physical department, presid-
ed over by two men who have been
trained for the work Beginning at
noon the schedule shows a constant
procession of gymnasium classes, team
practice, and games until the lights
are turned out in the big games hall
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On April OF this year H. Gooding
Field submitted to the chamber of
commerce an elaborate report on
city and county affairs. This report
pointed out extravaganza in public Of
flee and the results of mixing politics
and city business. It's vigorous ar
raignment of civic conditions was the
forerunner of the present scheme to
change the form of government to a
shOrt-ballOt or commission system.
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Continued on page 49,
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future the funds available for the gem
eral work of the committee, especially
for the ensuing three years should be
quadrupled. The committee can now
profitably spend from $4,000 to $751;
900 per year in its work of advertising
Hawaii.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-11
FLOOD AGAIN
BURSTS DAM

NEW ORLEANS. June 11.-Water
from the great Hymelia crevasse. the
worst of the Mississippi river flood,
again is menacing lives of inhabi-
tants of the Des Allemands section
of Louisiana. In answer to appeals
from army officers engaged in relief
work a special train was hurried TO
the Des Allemands section late yes
terday, refugees taken out of the
danger zone and food supplies dis
tributed.
Water is four feet deep over the
greater part of the Lafourche sec
ton and is going higher. Supplies
also are being sent there
Since government engineers gave
up the attempt to close the Hymelia
break the breach constantly has
widened and food water has daily
extended into the country not before
damaged. Although the river gauge
is more than four below that at the
crest of the flood the mile wide
breach furnishes plenty of opportuni-
ty for water to cover a large area.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-11
QUIET NOW
IN HAVANA

WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE abb
sence OF any fresh outbreaks in
Havana has encouraged the state de-
partment In the belief that the meas
ures already taken to show the pur-
pose of this government TO maintain
order in Cuba have been sufficient.
1t has been decided that there shall
be no additions TO the naval force
now in Cuban waters unless uneN-
pected developments make them
necessary. Admiral Fisk, the ranking
officer at Key West, will remain at
the present with the battleships New
Jersey and Nebyask BY wireless
the navy department will keep in con-
stant touch with the first division of
the Atlantic fleet after it, leaves
Hampton roads with the midshipmen
aboard, and II is expected that plans
for the exercises of that portion OF
the fleet. which were interrupted by
the threatening aspect of Cuban af-
fairs, soon. will be resumed
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-11
MANY IGNORE
STRIKE CALL

LONDON, June 1.-THE response
to last nights call for a general
strike of the transport workers of
the United Kingdom has been by no
means general. This causes little sur
prise, as the men in some centres had
decided already to continue at work
and In other centres the recommen-
dation OF the London committee oil
the Transport Workers Federation
was received too late for action to be
taken on 1t today. Besides this, many
Of the more conservative leaders OF
the workmen arc opposed to gen
eral strike at the present moment,
as the funds of the. trades unions
are in state of great depletion,
owing to last years lockers strike
and the recent coal strike.
Despite the order of the unions in
Cardiff. Swansea and other South
Wales ports wher% the unions spent
most of their funds during the coal
strike, work Is going on as usual. Sim
liar conditions prevailed this morning
at Newport, while at Bristol and
Avonmouth the lockers quit work,
but the truckmen continued at their
duties.
Father Hopkins, who wields power
ful influence in the Sailors and Fire
mems Union, which has the largest
membership of any workmen's So
ciety in the Transport Workers Fed
Grafton. has appealed to the men not
10 strike without giving adequate
notice of the termination OF the
r1H =
employers last year More than 314,-
900 men are connected with the
Transport Workers Federation.
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During the eruption scenes of hor-
ror never before seen on the CONT
nent were enacted. Starvation faces
the survivors. Congress has been
petitioned for aid. and several boats
are rushing here with aid.
The eruption began Thursday aft
ernoon and lasted two days and
night. The country was wrapped in
pitch darkness.
The revenue cutter Manning was
in port here when the eruption began
and furnished refuge for all the in
habitants OF the town, 800 men,
women and children, doubtless saw
ing many lives The Manning is now
serving distilled water and govern
ment rations to the destitute people,
the water supply having been pol
luted and springs filled with ashes.
The naval wireless station was de-
stroyed by fire and the Mannings
wireless equipment is too weak to
work with Cordova. Dispatches are
being sent by tug to Seward with an
appeal for all available craft to come
to the assistance of the people in
the vicinity. The property loss will.
be enormous.
AS soon as the hail Of ashes, sand
and hot punice stone began the OFF,
GERS Of the Manning ordered every
one in Kodiak and nearby villages
to board the ship.
For more than forty hours the peo-
pie were huddled together in the
darkness of midnight, Saturday
morning IL grew lighter. the Manning
worked out of the narrow channel
and headed for the open sea. She had
not proceeded far when the pail lifted
and she returned to Kodiak
Food supplies are not SUFFICIENT TO
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STRIKE MAY
TIE-UP CITY

| PERTH AMBOY, June 11.-As the
result of encouragement on the part
of Socialistic leaders TO air their
grievances by quitting work in d
body and, coaxed by workers of the
American Federation of Labor to or
ganize and then submit their objec-
tions, the thousands OF men employed
in the gigantic local industries are
expected to go on strike today, clos
ing up virtually every shop in this
city.
The Barber Asphalt Company post
ed notices of substantial increa ses to
head off the strike.
Men in three departments of the
Atlantic Terra Gotta Company, num-
bering about 150 went out today.
Strikers held a meeting at Wash
ington Hall. They were addressed by
A. F. of L., but no definite action
was taken.
Late yesterday afternoon 300 en-
ployees of the American Smelt-
ing and Refining Company, To-
Gated at Maruer, outside this
city, joined the 700 employees on
strike at the Standard Underground
Cable Works. The former concern, a
part of the Guggenheim interests, eX-
perienced similar conditions two years
ago, but officials arc incenscd over
the present state Of affairs. claim
ing that all of their employees walked
out instead Of selecting a committee
Continued on Second Page.b
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COPS GUARD
MEN PAVING

Guarded by an army of police, la
borers today began the first paving
work of any consequence that has
been started in the city since the he-
ginning of the strike five weeks ago
The army was divided into cavalry,
infantry, outposts and an automo-
bile scouting party The commander
Sergeant Jones. of the Fourth pre-
cinet was ready for anything from
mere sllirmishlng around the out
posts to a pitched battle engaging
his whole line.
But the pickets of the strikers We're
not even sighted. There was nothing
that had the remotest resemblance
TO trouble
The work is being done IN Seven
teenth street, which will be paved
with brick by the Newark Paving
Company, The laborors started in
al Sixteenth avenue
OF the guards there were eight
mounted men, seven reservemen and
two plainclothesmen from the Fourth
Precinct, together with seven lieu
tenants from headquarters in an
automobile.
The Board of Works has let thirty
nine contracts for paving or repav-
ing, but work on these. except for
a few small jobs. has been complete
ly tied up by the laborers strike.