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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-12-20
CENTERVILLE NEWS ITEMS.

The Second Baptist Sunday school,
with the superintendent, Mrs. A. L.
. Crittendon, and Miss Cornelia Smith,
are busy drilling the children for the
Xmas program that will be given
Tuesday evening, the Oath. The
young men, under the leadership of
Mr.. Walter Smith, are doing their
best to secure a large Xmas tree for
children, as there are about fifty lit
tie boys and girls that will receive
presents from this tree, and a very
large one is needed.
The old folks program will be given
the evening Of the 25th and quite a
number of the elderly ladies and gen
temen are preparing to take part in
this program. Mrs. L. D. Price, one
Of the oldest members of the church,
is on the program for solo. Mrs.
Price is an active member of this
church and has been a Christian near
ly fifty years. So do not miss this
program.
The Robinson Jolly" Entertainers
will give their big four-act drama at
the Drake theater Saturday evening,
Decembed 21st. This play is made up
OF home talent and we are sure it
will please the public. So come out
and see them.
Mr.. Jim Pencil was thrown from
the cars in the mines while driving
last Thursday and seriously injured
about the hips. 1t was thought at
1 hrst his right hip was dislocated, but
closer examination proved that it
!. was only bad sprain and bruise.
a Rev. Evans is much improved at
this writing. He was under the care
OF DR.. Sawyers last week.
a Mr.. James Clark Of Mystic, Iowa,
+ was the guest of Rev. and Mrs. Evans
on Sunday at dinner.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Reid celebrat-
Cd their twenty-ffth wedding ami
Versary last Thursday evening. the
4 18th. They received many beautiful
ana useful presents. The home was
beautifully decorated. A large num-
Der of their friends were present.
'oalnty lunch was served and all pres
ent enjoyed fine evenings pleas
ure and wished them many more
years of happy welded life.
BUXTON BRIEFS.
Mrs. Anna Foster of Chicago, who
tame to our city two weeks ago to
s astend the funeral of her brother,
WIN. Smith, and who was the guest
VI Mesdames Mary Miles and Wilson
while here, left Monday for her home.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Johnson are
leJolclng over the arrival of fine
\ sri that came to their home the
!zth inst. Mother and daughter do
ing nicely.
Guiding Star Chapter, No. II, held
~ installation at Cooper's hall on
oecember 18th and the following Of
/ acefs were installed: Miss RATHER
ne carter, W. NJ; Mrs. Mary Peter
son' A. M; Miss Essie Watson, secre-
nv Mrs. Julia Southall, treasurer;
~ MISS Florence Green, conductress:
n CTS Otis Wright, A. c.; Mr.. T. A
Iso,leAman, W. P; Mrs. Addie Johnson.
Aua' Mrs. Irene Jenkins, Ruth; Mrs.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-12-20
THE NEGRO FIFTY YEARS AGO.
BY N. Wiley, Des Moines.
(Writtan for. RNstandarl

| \WTlUUeH LUZ pyStdLueT.)
J This article is written for expert
ment and cannot be compared with
the standard works of today. Fifty
years ago the Negro was informed
that the daybreak of freedom would
soon be in reality and not an mag
mary dream and the prayers of the
exslaved and friends was still ring
ing in their masters and mistresses
ears. Lincoln, who was a Moses to
the Negro, and John Brown, who was
as John the Baptist, seconded. Their
deeds are too we'll known for me to
even dwell upon the subject. There
is day set aside to commemorate
those that died in the cause that rose
with shame and fell with dishonor.
This is not an article Of fine spooned
theories on what to do with the Ne
gro or what either race have done to
him. 1t is a few gathered things Of
his actual accomplishment for the
past fifty years.
At first many members of the race
entered the ministry. But under the
leadership Of such men as Frederick
Douglass and Blanch K. Bruce and
many we'll wishers of the Negro the
lesson was soon taught that we must
not only have men to speak the d.
vine word, but farmers to till the
soil, doctors to heal the sick, teach
ers to instruct the mind and to train
the statesmen to help promulgate
new laws, undertakers to bury the
dead, musicians to Tighten the heart
and cheer the soul.
As a physician there is no better
example than Doctor Will Happen,
who was born in Amherst county,
Virginia, in 1870. He graduated from
Virginia Normal in 1891; in 1898 he
entered Yale university at New Hav-
en-, Conn.,, in 1897. He not only grad
uated with high honors, but was the
first Negro ever chosen as editor OF
the class book in the medical depart
ment. He was also one of the lead
ing spirits at Freedman hospital in
Washington, D. c.
A large portion of the Negro
wealth is in farm land and city prop
erty.
We have published 500 books. 300
newspapers, 1000 lawyers are at the
bar, 5000 doctors, 1,4O0 homes.
Real estate and personal property
more than $92O,000,000.
There is none able to philosnhlze
of what the progress will be fifty
years from now.
Washington, D. c., 1902 firms and
professions Negroes. Capital, $780,
900. There are thirteen building and
loan associations, 100 life insurance
companies and benefit companies,
eight banks, several mining compan-
lis, one street railway, one iron foun-
dry, one cotton mill, one publishing
house with plant valued at $4o,O0o.
Mr.. J. B. Grave of Kansas raised
seventy-fve bushels of potatoes each
year.
Mr.. C. C. Lesser of Charleston, S.
c., has 100000 invested in FISH mar
kit. Charleston, S. c., leads all cities
of it's size for negro business firms.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-12-20
MOLINE NEWS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Scott are the
pround parents of baby boy. The
little fellow is named Marion Scott,
Jr.
Mrs. Emanuel Gormon has returned
after two weeks visit in Peoria.
Mrs. Ella Woods and Mrs. John
L. Jones are on the sick list.
Mrs. Holme is not improving rapid
ly. We wish her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Ben Walkup has been sick
With an attack of La grippe.
Mrs. Clifford Hardin has been on
the sick list.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-12-20

A Des Moines man had an attack
of muscular rheumatism in his Shout
der. A friend advised him to go to
Hot Springs. That meant an expense
Of $500 or more. He sought for
quicker and cheaper way to cure it
and found it in Chamberlain's Lini-
ment. Three days after the first
application of this liniment he was
we'll, For sale by all dealers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-12-20
MARCH OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Phone
Walnut 2211.

ANVIL VI VoNAIAA\ ooA AS1AN 40
One little suffrage State, lonely to
the view,
Didn't go and bust the home; then
there were two.
Two little suffrage States, where the
sex was free,
Didn't take mems jobs away; then
there were three.
Three little suffrage States, hollerin'
for more,
Didn't seem to blight the crops; then
there were four.
Four little suffrage States, helping
men to strive,
Didn't go and put on "pants"; then
there were five.
Five little suffrage States, deep in
politics.
Didn't scorn the frying pan; then
there were six.
Six little suffrage States, voting just
like men,
Didn't lack for chivalry; then there
were ten.
Ten little suffrage States, where the
Right is great,
Heaven speed the happy day there1l
be forty-eight.
The Sun.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-12-20

If you are troubled with chronic
constipation, the mild and gentle eff
feet Of Chamberlain's Tablets makes
them especially suited to your case.
For sale by all dealers. .@..,.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-29
THE POHUKAINA
SCHOOLS CONTRACT

pohukaiua school Is going to have
its new house, the contract for its
construction having been awarded TO
the Pacific Engineering Company,
Ltd, the concern that erected the new
~. NJ. G. A. building
Bids we're opened at a meeting Of
the Loan Fund Commission at noon
today in the mayors office, and were
as follows:
Pacific Engineering Co., Ltd, $685.
$50, the work to be completed on or
before August % next. For extension
of footings, SIG a cubic yard.
George E. Marshall $500, to com
plete work by June 80. For extension
o. footings, $12 a cubic yard.
Lord-Young Engineering Co., Ltd,
S2146O, no time stated For extern
sion of footings, $40 cubic yard.
There was discussion of the effect
Of the difference between the two low
est bids on extension of footing, but
L. B. Kerr architect, set that ques-
ton at rest by saying that there would
not be more than 100 cubic yards of
such work at the most. The item was
only put in the bid form as a precau-
ton.
The appropriation is $4,000 to in
clude furnishing of the eight-room con.
crete house planned Mr.. Kerr stated
that the furniture of six rooms of the
old school at King and Punchbowl
streets was to be used, so there were
only two rooms left to consider. At
the most about $500 would cover that
matter. Then there were architects
fees.
AS the money was ample it was
voted, on motion of Mr.. Fern, second
ed by Mr.. Petrie, to award the con.
tract to the Pacific Engineering Com.
pany.
Chairman Andrew Adams, Mayor j
J. Fern, Supervisor S. c. Dwight and
| r. H. Petrie were the commissioners
! present, Marston Campbell alone be
| ing absent.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-29
NORMAL SCHOOL
FIRE ESCAPES

Before long the Normal School will
be provided with fire escapes, and the
chances of any children being injured
in a time Of panic or fire will be re-
duced greatly.
The superintendent Of public works
is calling for tenders for the construc.
ton of the fire escapes, and the work
will be gone ahead with in the near
future.
The escapes viii be placed so that
students on each floor can with case
step through doors on the iron stairs
that will lead to safety. The third
floor scholars will be able to reach
the ground by way of the stairs, with
out interfering with the movements
OF the students from the other floor.
A platform will be constructed outside
the second floor rooms, and a railing
will keep the two streams of children
apart when they are making their way
to the ground.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-29
JAMES F. MORGAN
(Cortinued from page One)

a few months ago on account of the
condition of his health.
Mr.. Morgan was an extremely ener-
getic and forceful character, and he
left his imprint on everything with
which he was connected. He was the
man who was almost invariably called
upon when it became necessary or ad
visable to organize any public'spiriteo
or charitable movement. At the time
of the earthquake in San Francisco
he had entire charge of the Hawaiian
relief fund, which he was largely in
strumental in raising, for the benefit
of Hawaiian residents in the stricken
city.
He was one of the early member.
of the Hawaii Promotion Committee
and later as president of the Chamber
of Commerce he was one of the mos
indefatigable workers in this institu
ton.
Upon Mr.. Morgan fell the burden
largely, Of raising the $4,000 to add Il
similar amount donated by A. S
Wilcox for the new Children's Hos
pital. This was one of the last larg
enterprises of this nature with whicI
he was connected.
He was always one of the most pub
lie spirited men in Honolulu, Away
ready to give his time and money t.
the public welfare. During his presi
dency of the Chamber Of Commerce
he brought that organization into
place of active prominence which
had never before occupied.
Mr.. Morgan was married on Janu
airy 20, 1887, to Miss Margaret I
Love, daughter of Mrs. William Love
and they celebrated their silver ann
versary only about six weeks ago.
He is survived, besides his wife, b
seven children, and he also has tw
grand children. The children are
Mrs. John l.. Fleming, James Morgan
Jr., Miss Letitia, William L., Harold
Ramona and Helene. All Of the chi
dran are in Honolulu with the excel
Ition of James and Letitia, who are i
lschool in Boston.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-29
SHOULD HAVE
BEEN LYNCHED

John Lynn, charged with assault and
battery on little girl at the Central
Grammar school, was sent to jail by
Judge Monsarrat this morning Tor a
year.
The assault was committed on the
school premises and was Of a disgust,
ing nature.
Judge Monsarrat in imposing SEN
tence expressed his regret at being un
able to give defendant longer term
than year.
To his evident surprise, a charge of
vagrancy against Lynn was moved on
the calendar and the Judge was thus
enabled to crafty his previously ex-
pressed desire, which he did to the
extent of another year.
Lynn is a stranger here and was
convicted for drunkenness in the po-
lice court a few days ago.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-29
COP SPILLNER
IS THREATENED

Police Officer Spinner on Waipahu
plantation may resign his job, which
he has held for many years, on ac-
count of a couple of threatening let
5ers recently received from Filipino
employees Of the plantation.
Spillner was in town today and was
evidently worried by the latest threat
which he found pasted on his door
yesterday and which reads as follows:
NOTICE.
"Waipahu plantation has got one old
policeman whose whiskers are long,
resembling those of a goat.
This old policeman receives large
amounts of money from the planta-
tetion for doing nothing except just
going around the camps and wasting
his time.
This old policeman says that all
Filipinos are ignorant people. He
must look out, however, in making
that statement, again, because he will
be very near to danger
q say that he will die pretty soon
if he makes trouble again for any
of US"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-29
RUNAWAY BOY
MAY Be HERE

The police of San Francisco have
been asked to look for David L. Rat
cliff, a sixteen-year-old boy, the son
of e. G. w. Ratcliff, q prominent in
surance man of Napa, California, who
ran away from home recently. There
is reason to believe that the boy is
at the present time in Honolulu.
The San Francisco Chronicle of the
21st inst. reproduced a photograph of
the runaway, and this picture is be-
lieved by local citizen to be that Of
boy who touched him on the street
yesterday morning for the price of a
meal At the time of meeting the
boy the gentleman had not seen the
picture.
The boy seen here stated that hi
worked his way to Honolulu on The
last Sierra, but that he had been un
Bile to find any work and the boa
would not take him back to the Coast
/ He was broke" and was finding diff
Guilty in keeping himself fed.
His description tallies with that o
the Napa runaway-about feet
/ inches tall, weight about 120 pounds
clear blue eyes, light brown curl!
hair; dark suit and hat. At the time
he was seen here he wore a blue fan
mel shirt and four.in-hand tie.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-29
FIXING OF CUTTERS

This morning Major S P. James of
the Indian Medical Service, who is
making a tour of the world for the
purpose of investigating sanitary
methods, accompanied Judge Lymer OF
the legal department on a tour OF
Chinatown The major expressed him
self as much impressed with the eff
fectiveness and thoroughness of the
methods pursued by Judge Lymer in
having defective cutters in Chinatown
removed or perforated.
Nine or ten small blocks in the
Oriental quarter have already been
covered by the gutter puncturing
squad, and others will be attacked un
til the whole of Chinatown is covered
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-29
MOSQUITO SWARMS
CONTINUED from page One)

places, but none were found. Then
it was thought that the banyan trees
on the grounds might contain hollows
in which the larvae could breed, and
these hollows were filled up.
But the mosquitoes continued to b.
found in the Board of Health's offices
It is now believed that they come
from the places discovered this morn
ing and the occupants have been or
dered to abate the nuisances at once
Levers & Cooke have already COM
piled with the order of DR.. Mccoy to
empty the water barrels in their
lumber yard and continue to empty
them and fill them with fresh water
every week, or else keep them well
oiled.
1.-THE time has arrived when the
Board of Health's patience is about
exhausted, and property owners and
tenants will be held strictly to ac.
count for having mosquito breeding
places on their premises" Judge
Lymer said this morning at appears
to the board that the property owners
of Honolulu should by this time be
very thoroughly educated regarding
what is required of them.
at would seem that if larvae arc
now found on their premises it merely
shows utter indifference on their
part. Let it once more be emphasized
that such owners are liable to imme
diate arrest and prosecution, and such
drastic action may, in few days, be
taken against some Of the owners
who have repeatedly and courteously
been requested to remedy conditions
The law does not require that they
should be notified of insanitary con
ditions regarding the breeding of
mosquito larvae, and when such no
tees have been given in the past ii
has been purely an act Of courtesy on
the part of the legal department"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-29

AZ its meeting yesterday afternoon
the Hawaiian bar Association author.
lied ID. D. wilmington, president, O..
cable To- Attorney General Wickrrsham
the opinion of the body that the Ter
ritory has none too many circu,
judges. It was also decided to cabl
T.. NJ. watson, W. A. kinney an
George NJ. Mcclellan In Washington
a request to explain to the authorities
there why the number Of judges
should not be reduced
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-29
PRATT 7
Continued from page one)

what, in your opinion" asked At
torney Olson, "is the fee simple value
of the Cummins property, including
such improvements as are not remov-
able?"
81 value the property" replied the
witness, "at S16,215. That was Its
value on December %, 1910. l con-
slider the land, exclusive Of all i'm
provements, as being worth $116,215.
The building and improvements are
worth $4,000"
"How did you arrive at these fig
ures?"
"Well, nrsu worked out the value
on the land. l segregated it into three
classes. 1 consider that all the land
fronting on Fort street and running
back seventy feet from that street
may be classad as land for business
purposes. 1 ascertained how many
square feet of such land there was
and gave it first-class valuation.
1.-THE second class is land fronting
on Merchant street and running back
seventy feet from that street. The
third class consists of the balance of
the land, that in the rear.
81 figured that of the first-class
there are $500 square feet, and 1 fixed
the value of that at SIS per square
foot There are 1887 square feet OF
the land of the second class, and the
value of that 1 make to be $40 per
square foot. OF the third class there
are 1855 square feet, worth SO pei
square foot.
, CAS- to the building, learned thai
it cost originally $4,000. 1t is twenty
years old, and I allowed twenty-five
per cent for depreciation, making its
] present value 100000.
The improvements made by Castle
) & Cooke cost them $4,000. I esti
mate that $4,000 worth are remov
r able, leaving the value Of the improve
t ments for sale purposes 100000. This
+ added to the $4,000 value of the
building makes it worth today $50,
OOO."
0 Mr.. Pratt was asked how he az
!. rived at the various values per squar
foot, and went into a lengthy, detailed
e description of his methods, whicl
b were chiefly based on recent sales o
property in that section of the city, o.
J. rentals and so forth.
8 The witness will be cross-examine
o by Mr.. Breckons this afternoon, an
/ his troubles will probably commenc
e about the same time.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-29
CASE THAT ENGAGES
FOURTEEN LAWYERS

The case of the Kaneohe Ranch
Company, Ltd, VS., the Kaneohe Rice
Company is still ongrossing the atten,
ton of Judge Whitney and the four,
teen lawyers with whom he gaily
gaily skipped from crag to crag two
weeks ago to view the land in conro.
versy. The sessions are being held in
the Senate chamber of the capitol, on
account Of the multiplicity OF lawyers
engaged in the battle,
1t Is expected that the plaintiff viii
rest his case next Monday, to which
day the matter has been postponed
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-29
ST. PATRICES DAY

The Irish of Hawaii and their many
friends are preparing for proper
observance of Ireland's great day. AS
March II this year is a Sunday, the
Biiou has been secured for the follow,
ing Monday evening and a program
Of exercises will be put on worthy Of
the occasion. Ireland's holiday seems
to find a warm spot in nearly every
heart and it is the wish of the local
irish to have this celebration be by
and for all their friends as well as
hemlelyes.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-29
THE WEATHER.

Honolulu, Il. H., Feb. 20, 1912
Local Office, U. s. Weather Bureau,
Temperature, 9 a. m; 5 a. m.; 10
q. M; ana morning minimum:
e., 10, II, 70, 81.
Barometer reading: Absolute hu.
nidity Cgrains per cubic foot; rela.
tive humidity and dow point at 8
q. M:
5000, 5.151 40, 20.
Wind velocity aud direction at =
n; 8 a. m; 10 a. m; and noon:
lone, SNE, 12NE, 13NE,
FRiRfal Gur1ns "a hours ending
a. m, trace.
Total WIND movement during "a
hours ending at noon, 255 miles.
wM. b. ST0CKMAN,
Section Director.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-29
ERSONS IN THE NEWS


MRS. J. A. RATH and three children
returned in the Honolulan.
A. w. KEECH is setting up a cater
pillar engine at Pahala plantation.
CHARLES BARRON, stump speaker
and athletic promoter, is forty years
old today
NELSON B. LANSING returned in the
Honolulsn from a business trip to
the Coast.
MISS MARION DUNN left in the Ma
rama for Sydney after stay here
of several months.
WALTER EGLUND will undergo an
operation for appendicitis at the
Children's Hospital this afternoon.
MRS. D. G. MAY has recovered from
a serious operation at the Queens
Hospital, which she underwent last
Tuesday.
r. RUDLAND BoDE arrived on the
Mariana yesterday and will remain
in Honolulu He will resume his
musical work.
L. A. PERRY and C. M. 5ETTEN
COURT have been elected as dele
gates from Court Canoes to the
grand lodge OF Boresters.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-29
MOONLIGHT BAND CONCEPT.

The Hawaiian band will give pub,
lie moonlight concert on the roof gar
den of the Alexander Young Hotel at
1880 this evening, the program being
as follows:
March..The Winning Fight. Holman
Overture-Paragraph Three (3). Suppt
Ballad-Morning ........ Beethoven
Selection-The Valkyrie ...... Wagne
Vocal-Hawaiian Songs Ar, by Bergel
Selection-Musical Review. -. Riviert
Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep
.. .. ..........,,..... .knlgh
Finale-Love's Old Sweet Song.
.Bucalos
The Star Spangled Banner.