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PEARL HARbOR
CONTINUED from Page II

of Oahu is not to be jeopardized.
This is evidenced in sable received
by Admiral Cowles yesterday after
noon, stating that every item in the
naval appropriation bill relating TO
Pearl Harbor, was contained in the
bill as passed the other day.
This means that there is now
enough money actually appropriated
tc complete and enlarge the drydoek,
erect the buildings, barracks and
quarters, and equip the naval station
with the necessary shops and ma
chinery.
The limit cost Of the drydock has
been increased from $2,70O,000 to $3,-
4S6,500, an increase of $7S6 800, which
will be amply sufficient to extend
the dock from 500 to 1000 feet, and
to stand the cost of the increase in
contract price due to the richer &C.
ment to be used Of this amount ST.
100000 was previously appropriated,
and $1,050,00 is carried in the pres
ent bill, leaving the comparatively
small sum of $18G,000 still to be ap-
propriated.
Altogether, the money which comes
to Pearl Harbor through the present
naval appropriation bill amounts to
the vast sum of $1,894,5O0 This is
practically every cent that was asked
for in the estimates, and Civil Engin-
eer Gayler, in charge of the construc-
ton work, is more than pleased with
the result of Congress deliberations
in this particular instance.
Board Determines Premium.
A board of naval officers, recently
appointed by Admiral Cowles to de-
termine the just changes in the con-
tract price for the drydock, for the
20O-foot extension and the richer mix
ture of the concrete contents, has con-
vened and is now formulating a re-
port This board consisted of Civil
Engineer E. r. Gayler, president, and
Civil Engineers Kirby Smith and c.
A. Bostrom. In round figures it will
cost about 100000 more to lay the
richer concrete under water, the mix
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FILE End SUIT
IN SPRECKELS
ESTATE Fight

sThe second suit in the recently re-
newed fight between the Spreckels
heirs over the disputed property of
the estate In Honolulu was filed to-
day in the Circuit Court by Attorney
M. #. Prosser of the firm of Kinney,
Prosser. Anderson & Marx, who are
representing John d. and Adolph B.
Spreckels.
The first of these new suits Was
filed August 19, and the second. APP
pearing today, is said to cover the re-
naming pieces of property in dispute
in this city, both being identical in
form.
It is freely stated that both are to
be carried up to the Supreme Court
of the United States, in an effort to
obtain a decision favorable to the
plaintiffs and enable them to obtain
reversal of the decisions in the
vastly larger suits which John D. and
Adolph b. Spreckels have been veg
ing in vain in California.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
First Judicial Circuit, Territory Of
Hawaii. -Ah Chambers. In Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of Paul
lie Normand De Bretteville, Deceased.
Notice to Creditors. The undersign-
led having been duly appointed AID.
ministrator of the Estate of Paul lie
Normand De Bretteville, Deceased,
hereby gives notice to all creditors
of said deceased to present their
claims, duly authenticated and with
proper vouchers, If any exist, even If
the claim secured by mortgage upon
real estate, to it at the office OF
Charles M. Cooke, Ltd, Fort street,
Honolulu, within six months from the
date of the first publication Of this
notice, said date being August II,
1912, or within six months from the
day they fall due, or the same Will
be forever barred. Honolulu, T. H.,
August 81, 1912. CLARENCE II.
COOKE, Administrator of the Estate
of Paul LIE Normand De BretteVille,
Deceased.
5S25-Aug q: Sept 8. 10, II. "a
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VIEWS FAMED kAHIKU RANCH
AND MAY PURCHASE IT

time after the late Col. Sam Norris
bought the ranch he gave an option
On it, but finding that the firm of
purchasers, he called the business
off, as he said he would have no
dealings with the missionaries.
Then, until old age was surely
bearing him down to the grave. he
refused all offers to sell the ranch.
In the meantime, like bolt from the
blue, came a retainer to the late Paul
Neumann from woman calling her
selft Madame d'Herblay in New York.
to sue the gallant colonel for moneys
she advanced to him during the Civil
War. He resisted the suit to the last
ditch-a motion for rehearing in the
Supreme Court being that same-hi
plea being that his pursuer was an
imposor. As to that, the woman was
able to present as exhibits q bunch
of letters yellow from the troubled
sixties, addressed to her In terms of
most devoted attachment and written
and signed in Col, Norris undouhted
handwriting. Anybody DESTROYS Of
reyiying the Norris-d 'Herblay 'ro-
nance" need only make research in
the court files.
Final judgment was entered for
Madame d'Herblay against Col. Norris
and settlement was made thereof in
the shape of two promissory notes
making $4,000.
Next thing Cox Norris sells Ka-
huku Ranch for 81 and affection to
a neighbor, Charles Gardner Ma
comber, while the notes are still UNI
paid and the subject of suit for
recovery brought by Madame d'Herb.
lay against the estate, Col. Norris
having died two years ago.
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Judge Cooper lnspects 170,-
000-Acre Estate and
Talks Business

Judge Henry f. Cooper appears t6
be in a fair way of becoming the
owner OF the famous Kahuku Ranch,
in Kan district, Hawaii. He returned
from that great estate of 10000
Seres this morning, and, when asked
II he had read the report of his mis-
sion under today's date line, replied:
81 inspected the ranch in company
with the owner, Mr.. McComber, 60
ing TO parts Of it where he had never
been.
Il did not go to see Senator Hew.
tit, the administrator of Col. Norris
estate, but the owner himself. So far
Is the title TO the proper is concern.
ed, satisfactory arrangements have
been made with all the conflicting In.
terests. Regarding further negotia
tons for purchase CT the property by
me, ! am not yet prepared to say
anything" -,
Judge Cooper in his explorations
assembled to an elevation of 10000
feet: He met a band of Shipman's
cowboys driving herd in the direc.
ton of Hilo. and attributes to them
the report that Mauna Loa crater
Mokuaweoweo, was in eruption. From
undoubted evidence he Is able to deny
the report, as those who were in
sight of the summit at the time re.
ported, saw nothing but snow. there
Kahuku Ranch is famous for var.
ious things. 1t was visited by a lava
flow In 1887 which barely missed
taking in the ranch house. Some
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-27
HAWAII MAN
PLANNING Big
DEAL IN CUBA

Especial Star-Bulletin Correspondence
HILO, August 26.-A sugar planta-
ton in Cuba consisting of 10000
acres of land and capitalized with
Hawaiian money is the daring scheme
proposed by James H. Barron, at the
present time bookkeeper for the +.
Fl. Holmes department store here,
end before that farmer in WI eonsin
end orange rancher in Florida.
The land is an old grant at the
present time belonging to the Cubans
and which can be secured for SIS per
acre. There are twenty-five thousand
acres of il classed as AL cane land,
ten thousand acres under valuable
timber and five thousand acres OF
good pasture land. The railroad
runs within eight miles of the prop
erty.
Barron,s plan is to go to Cuba and
secure an option on the property al
IS an acre. He will then return to
the islands and get busy with the pro-
motion end of the scheme. He plans
to charge the shareholders $40 per
acre, thus giving him enough capital
to work with during the first year
and to see him through until he has
the first returns coming in.
Going to Coast. -. ~@-
He has already tried to interest
several of the Hilo people in the
scheme and leaves for the Coast in
o couple Of weeks when he will look
IN a number of his friends there and
try. to get them interested in the
scheme.
He will make the trip to Cuba,
where he has friends and will look
very carefully over the ground and
make his estimates of cost SO that
when he comes back here again he
will be able to answer any questions
that may be put to him.
Barron is enthusiastic over the
matter and many of the people to
whom he has spoken also think ia
.yorably of the scheme. One of the
rain assets in connection with the
property and from which Barron
hopes to make pile of money is the
fine growing timber.
He estimates that there are mil
lions of feet there and that this could
be sold for a good price which would
add to his fund necessary to plant
the cane and to get all the other nee
essary operations under way.
Barron hopes to be able to raise
the necessary, money right in the isl
snds when he comes back again and
will have the board of directors here
II he is successful in his promotion
work
Barron was successful farmer in
Wisconsin for many years and made
q success of the business there. He.
then went to Florida and took up
Grange growing. He was just getting
along we'll with this when frost
came along and nipped his trees and
broke him. He came to the islands
and since he has been here has.
squared all his debts. He is looked
on as a thoroughly capable man and
as one who should make big success
of any agricultural menture he goes
in for. -.
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7. N. {. A. OFFICIALS WILL
FORM PLANS AT BIG BANQUET

ing his plans, after which he viii re-
quest further suggestions or criti-
cisms. Each officer will briefly dis
cuss his department and its needs, and
1t is expected that the banquet will
take the form Of an informal discus
sion to include the entire work.
Plans areS already under way for
holding monthly ladies' nights at the
association, the first one to be held
some time during the next month.
The general secretary has also an
nounced his intention to give ban
quet to the Honolulu press. with q
view to bringing the two closer to-
gether. g s.s
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including sugar, between Honolulu
and Waimanalo, ct rates according q
a schedule attached to the Agreement
Payment Is to be made 1000 On 81
ecution OF the agreement and the bal.
ance Of $4,000 in monthly instalIneo|.
of $3.50 each beginning September ~
next. until full payment Il completed
Until then the title to the steamed u|'I
remain IN the vendor. but Low take.
possession Of the vessel on the exec0-
ton Of the agreement.
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They brought suit in California to
break the trust created by their IA
theirs viii, lost in the Supreme Court
of the State and could not appeal to
the Supreme Court of the United
States because the dispute did not in
volve constitutional question. In
the Territory, however, any suit in
volying $4,000 or more may be appeal
ed to the highest tribunal in the Fed
eral government This is said to be
the reason they are bringing both of
the present suits in Honolulu.
The lots involved in the second local
suit consist of one on the southeast
side Of Fort street between Merchant
and Queen streets, containing 12,722
square feet; a second lot adjoining the
first and q third lot adjoining both
which at present is used as part OF
an alley affording ingress to and
agrees from the buildings occupying
them.
C. Brewer & Co. are named defend
ants in the action to quiet title. The
bill of complaint is, like the former
one, very brief and general in its al
legations. 1t says that the plaintiffs
are each entitled to an undivided one
fifth interest in the lots, that the de-
PENDANTS claim adversely to the plain
tiffs and that defendant is neces-
sary party to the complete determi-
nation and settlement of the question
involved herein. e.
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mo- SCARCITY OF WATER FELT
ALONG UPPER SLOPES OF HAWAII

Especial star-BulIetIn correspondehcel
HILO, August 26.--Although there
Is scarcity of rain along the lower
slopes Of this island there is no scar
city on the upper flopes this Is evil
dent from the fact that during the last
week there has been an average fail
of three and half inches day. This
rs according to the report taat has
been turned In by the department II
water research.
One of the officers IN charge esFated
yesterday that the drought that is nf-
fccting the lower slopes has not been
felt at all on the mountain tops and
where the headwaters or all the
streams are. eve did not know that
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-27

Alexander & Baldwin, Ltd, late yes
terday afternoon received the follow
ing cablegram from their New York
office:
Hawaiian arrived today, basis All;
1850 tons; first half of Alaskan's
cargo. Ali four refineries quote basis
$40. Holders asking 4.23, refiners
bidding SC. less. October beets, los. :"
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sTREEr CARS eLocKApEp.

The Honolulu Construction & Dray-
ing Co.'S traction engine ran into the
Gas Company,s ditch at the junction
of Beretania and King streets this
morning at about half-past seven, and
blocked the Kaimuki and Hotel street
car line for about half an hour.
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there had Eeen any drought" he stat
ell until we heard the report from the
town. sWhere we are working, along
the higher Stones, there has bean raiI
every day anu during the last week
we had an average fall Of three and a
half inches day"
From this 1t is evident that there
win be no chance of the droushty ton-
ditions that prevail along the coast
from time to time affecting the main
streams that find their way down here
andw hich are used for power pur-
poses at the present time and which
will be used by the new electric rail-
read that CONFESS hopes to start here
within the next year. ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-27

Eben P. Low has bought the steam
er j. A. CummiIs. of 70 tons. from
Waimanalo Sugar Co. for $4,000. The
agreement signed by Richard Ivers,
vice-president, and H. M. Whitney,
treasurer, for the Waimanlo Sugar Co.
stipulates that for five years Low
shall carry all the company's freight,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-27
Work for Coming Year To Be
Outlined at Feast in Cooke
7 Hall September 6

Directors, trustees and executive of.
ficers of the Y. M. G. A. will attend
banquet to be given in Cooke Hall
on September 6, for the purpose Of
discussing and outlining the work for
the coming year and to outline the
work of the various committees.
Richard H. Trent will be toastmas-
ter and a speech will be made by
General Secretary Paul Super outlin-
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The business center of Corfu, N. Y,
was swept by fire. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
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WANTED.

UNFINISHED, one or two rooms or
small cottage. Long term. Address
p. o. Box 49, 5325-1w
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81 am going to attend q band con-
cert tonight and have no intention of
going to Maui at the present time, Z,
said Kuhio this morning.
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mo / have not made any arrange
ments for meetings as yet" said Link
McCandless this morning. The CEN
trail committee. will meet tonight and
will probably announce such arrange
ments. The campaign is in the hands
of the members Of that body
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-27

Star.Bulletin Ads. are Rest Business
CATERS.
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NEW TO-DAY
TREsPAss NOTICE.

Trespassers over the Keaau lands
will be prosecuted to the full extent
of the law.
LOT P. FERNANDEZ.
Dated August q, 1912. 5325-1w
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-27

At meeting of the Sixteenth pre-
cinct Republican Club held at Wa
hiawa, last Friday evening, w. M.
Templeton was nominated for dele
gate to the Territorial convention,
and A. W. Games, Jr., for delegate to
the county and district convention
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-27
tons there. win be any number of
Democrats in the Islands.

The failure of Link McCandless to
touch on immigration in his state.
ment of principles issued yesterday
morning, indicates that he has learn
cd the bitter lesson taught him two
years ago, most thoroughly" said a
prominent Republican this morning.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-02-21
River News.
ttttt&tttt%ttttt

The big Sprague, which laid up IN
Green River, is on her way up.
A large coal feet will leave the faiis
City on the first rise.
The Lena May, which was burned
few days ago in the Canal at LOUISVILLE
will be rebuilt, but in the meantime
larger boat will be placed in her trail
"steam boating amt Ike it use to be'"
said an old timer, "Remember back In the
iorties, one day lot OF us fellows were
skating across the river just above town,
the ice was somewhat soft but seemed
safe. We kept hearing roaring noise
but paid no attention to II, but kept up
our sport, you can imagine our surprise
when we saw a Steam Boat come around
the point. Well, II there ever was skee
dadiing il was done then. ! was skat'
ing with big overgrowu girl that tip
ped the scales close to 200 lbs, and
when she saw the boat she just lost thu
use Of her feet and set down. oh Lord,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-02-21
TO HARPOON SUBMARINES.
Government Working on Novel Plan to
Protect Battle ships.

The navy department is at work on
a system of defense against an attack
by submarine boats. which. 1t Is pre-
dicted. will prove most damaging to
this latest type of sea fighters.
The details Of the new system are
carefully guarded by the department,
but when 1t Is perfected battleships
will be able to take care Of themselves
against this type Of destroyer. the Of
ficials think.
According to the reports. the idea Is
that OF an officer who knows the meth
DDS OF whalers. II is said that har'
poon has been designed which can be
discharged from a gun into subma
rine. The harpoon IL to be attacned
to steel cable so the submarines may
be located after being speared.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-02-21

miral Knight. and the findings were
sent to Secretary Meyer. who disap-
proved them and directed reconsid-
Grafton of the charges. The court
thereupon for n second time rendered
a verdict acquitting the accused Of
ficer and Secretary Meyer for IL sec
ond time disproved the findings. but or
dered the officer back to duty as head
of the special ordnance board.
The announcement that Admiral
knight is now to have the command OF
the second greatest OF American fleets
is taken as an indication that he is
again within the favor of the secretary
of the navy. Mrs. Knight, the admi-
rails wife, was i'll during his court mar
tial and died while the court was In
session. Among those who sided with
Admiral knight was Congressman
Padgett, the chairman of the house
committee on naval affairs.
1t is understood that the first flagship
| of the reserve fleet will be the Maine
which was the flagship of Admiral Ev
ans when he first assumed command o.
the Atlantic feet Other battleship'
that are to be assigned TO the fleet vii
be the Massachusetts. Indiana, Iowa
Kearsarge, Kentucky, Alabama ant
the Wisconsin. Later. when the Dread
noughts Wyoming and Arkansas ar
commissioned, the Ohio and the Mis-
souri, will be added
In connection with the organizatio
of the reserve feet 1t Is interesting I
note that the reorganization of the Al
lantic fleet has been completed an
that now for the first time In the hi
tory OF the service there is hghtin
: fleet OF twenty-one first class BATH
, ships and five cruisers and that anon
the divisions is one in which every We
sci is OF the new Dreadnought typ
The Dreadnought division, which
commanded by Rear Admiral Aare
> Ward, is made up of the Florida ina
ship, the Utah, Delaware, North ID
kota and Michigan. The Connectic
, is now independent Of any division al
, is the fleet flagship Of Rear Admir-
! Osterhaus. the commander In chief.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-02-21
COMMANDER OF
RESERVE FLEET
Admiral Knight, President Of
Ordnance Board, Chosen
WAS TWICE COURT MARTIALED
The Maine Will Be the First Battleship
of New Fleet, Composed of Ten First
Glass eattleships and Several Vessels
Of the Cruiser Type.

Rear Admiral Austin NJ. Knight, U.
s. n, who is to be the first commander
In chief of the United States reserve
Atlantic fleet which Is about to be Or
ganized and which is to be composed
of about ten first class battleships and
several vessels of the cruiser type, Is
one of the highest ordnance authorities
in the navy and has been on duty as
president of the special board on ma
val ordnance in Washington.
Admiral knight was court martialed
last spring on two separate occasions
ON the charge of culpable negligence In
connection with the sinking OF the old
monitor Puritan at Hampton Roads.
following the test of high explosive,
In November, 1910. II was alleged
that the water tight compartment on
the Puritan and the bulkheads had not
been properly inspected before the test
and that for that reason the ship was
unable TO withstand the shock.
Admiral knight was tried by sever
admirals, the president of the court be
ing the late Rear Admiral Robley ID
Evans. Lieutenant Commander Rid
ley Mclean was the Judge advocate
In charge OF the governments case
The court unanimously acquitted Ad
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-02-21

A Woodrow Wilson club of 500 members was OF 80, vii
h Lost week Col Josh Griffith who converted to ne %
movement at Frankfort week, the leading man
Colonel starts ball to rolling there Is someuh,nS S
tb;ro coud he done in Breckenridge if we had leader
In letter from friend c. W. Bransord ne mas 'no o
inc 70 saw of the Greensboro Wilson Club o
'we organized Wilson club OF over ooo nelloe'' L , x
h ho nolc meetings held in Greensboro 90 not OK
aooemte when say fully 80 per cent OF the %
LARGE number of Republicans in Greensboro favor Wilson 1or
dent"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-02-21

/ w Newman Commissioner of Agriculture has calico 'he
of Kentucky Farmers Institute that will assemble al
newt Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday 1t will be prof
% 70 rv farmer TO co. General Assembly is in session
d bc will he side attraction the farmer Go and take ooS
Of ur State Capitol and get touch with States executive al
fairs We need who are farmers and farmers WHO are %
l ;o interest in the common weahs welfare politically a.
we'll as taking interest the development of the agricultural re
sources of Kentucky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-02-21

Uncle Sam cot nice Valentine last "Wednesday when president
Taft SIGNED the proclamation admitting Arizona into the oho
p;nt Taft added the star to the flag and oougn'
h ood Of the states last bit of territory within the
confines of continental United States, except Alaska
The moving picture shows in Arizona are now giving scenes
M whi House the Presidents and other buildings Clover
niov scb pcture at her opera house and we would ke
for the bring closer government by giving
such shows.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-02-21
c,nurRpoRT. KY. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 81 1917

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