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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27
THE MALCONTENT SPAN|ARDS
SURRENDER AFTER SUFFERING

After spending all day Saturday and
part of the night sitting on the side
walk in front of the territorial immi-
grant station, the Spaniards who had
refused to go to work on the planta-
tions and had been elected from the
station Saturday morning, sent an
emissary to Secretary Kearns' house
at $3.50 Saturday night, stating that
they were willing to go to any planta-
tion where work could be secured for
them. On the understanding that
they would go out tomorrow morning
Secretary Kearns permitted the tired
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
Monday May 27.

Port San Luis--Sailed, May 26 S
5. Lansing, for Honolulu
San Francisco-Sailed, May 26: Blk
:, p Rithet, for Honolulu.
San Francisco-Sailed, May %
Schr Annie Johnson, for Mahukona
San Pedro-Arrived, May 90: Yach
Hawaii, hence May 6.
Seattle-Sailed, May %: S S, Virgi
nian, for Honolulu.
Mahukona-Sailed, May %: Bk Ha
yaii, for San Francisco.
Yokohama-Sailed May 25: S.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27
LAND FOR HILO
WHARF SECURED

The Waiakea leasehold interests on
Hawaii were transferred to the govern
ment this morning by Attorney Carl
s.. Carlsmith, who accepted $3.50 less
than the appraised value for the land
involved.
The land in question is needed for
the Hilo wharf plan and comprises
nearly six acres. Three appraisers
place the value at $4,000.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27
SAYS HAWAIIAN
TRUST COMPANY HAS NO
INTEREST IN MAHUKA SITE

From being a case of everybody
"fgin the government" the MahuKa
site trial this morning developed into
a three-cornered fight that promises
interesting possibilities.
The trouble started when James
w. Pratt, the expert on the witness
stand, made the fiat statement that
III his opinion the Hawaiian Trust
Company has no interest whatever in
the suit and has nothing coming to
it.
This considerably excited Attor-
ney Warren, representing the respond
ext above named, and he tried vigor-
ously to shake Pratts testimony alon4
that line, but without success. Pratt
made the interesting statement that
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27
WORK ON OFFICERS QUARTERS
At LEILEHUA IS AUTHORIZED

Through a cablegram received from
Washington this morning Captain Ed
wards, constructing quartermaster OF
the Department of Hawaii, is suthoriz1
ed to begin the construction of sixteen
sets of double officers quarters for
the use of the cavalry at Schofield
Barracks. The buildings will be per.
manent in character and presumably
of reinforced concrete.
Work was begun some time ago on
the permanent quarters for the First
Infantry at the Barracks and it is sup
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27

he had tried" to see some interest
of the Hawaiian Trust Company in
the property, but without any success.
Meanwhile, United States. District
Attorney Breckons sat on the side
lines and gloated. During a recess
he outlined the situation, in this wise:
The various respondents knew in 1909
that suit was to be brought to con-
denim the Mahuka property. So the
Bank of Hawaii leased the property
to the Cooke Estate for two or three
times what it was worth. The Cooke
Estate in turn leased to the Hawaiian
Trust for a comfortable advance. Now
they are all trying to claim damages
from the government Such will prob
ably be Breckons' arguments to the
jury.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27

and hungry malcontents to re-enter
this station
1T may have seemed like weakness
on my part" said Secretary Kearnl
this morning, but couldn't stand
seeing the women and little children
suffer through the fault of the men.
They We're out there all day without
food and when one of the Interpreters
came out to my house Saturday night
and said the women and children
were crying, went down to the sta,
tion.
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27

posed this will continue, although the
cable does not state the amount OF
funds available for the construction
work
Major Cheetham who had been de-
tailed on this construction work, has
been detained on the mainland as a
witness in a civil suit and the work
will be initiated without him.
Another cGblegram received at the
department headquarters this morning
stated that forty-fve mules and nine
teen riding horses for use on the First
Infantry have been shipped on the
Virginian.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27
FIVE ICE-CREAM
PROSECUTIONS

Warrants were sworn out by Food
Inspector Blanchard this morning for
the arrest of five ice-cream dealers
whose ice-cream did not come up to
the standard of the law. The con-
Germs affected are: New Bakery, H.
Ono, Asahi Bakery, n. Mazda, H. No
kai.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27

Unity and JOY reigned supreme in
the Senate chamber this afternoon
and were made evident by twenty
eight sighs of relief sighed by twenty
eight commissioners and principals
when they discovered that strife was
over and that c. e. Copeland, hither-
TO the dark horse and insurgent Of
the principals war" had returned to
the fold and would make no minority
report.
Educational Superintendent Pope
called the meeting to order at 1:45
p. m.
Principal Davis of the Royal school
opened the meeting by reading the
report of the committee of supervis-
ing principals.
Several new changes in the revised
school laws were recommended, such
as substitutes for single words or
small additions to paragraphs.
Recommendation was made that the
commissioners adopt the report of the
supervising principals, but the sur
prise Of the afternoon was the read
ing of Mr.. Copeland's name as one of
the supervising principals who signed
the report of the committee.
The report of the committee was
signed unanimously by the supewis-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27
FIVE YEARS FOR
HANGING WIFE

Manuel Ropoza Freitas, who tried to
hang his wife upon a tree last week,
this morning pleaded guilty to assault
with intent to commit murder, and was
sentenced by Judge Robinson to five
years at hard labor. He appeared un.
concerned but otherwise showed NO
sign of insanity
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27
GOMEZ GETS
PEACEABLE
ASSURANCES
(Associated Press cbles to the starl

:
JERSEY CITY, May 27-Presdent to
he in Cuba
He that the cables sending
energetic measures to put down
the disturbance"
WASHINGTON 27.-AdmiraI Key West
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27
THE NEW JER sEY CAMPAIGN.

JERSEY CITY, May 27Colone Roosevelt
a towns ending at Princeton President
part of the State ending Atlantic
Princeton with a student demonstra ion.
LAKEWOOD N j. May 21Presdent Taft
is preaching kind of discomfort which breaking
republic
third
MoRRIsToWN, 2Roosev extravaganza
during his
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27
Pedagogic
Atmosphere
Calm Today

ing principals and the mantle of fell
city wrapped itself about the super
vising principals once more. For there
was no minority report.
1t was moved and carried that the
committees report be placed on file
and Commissioner Aiken thanked the
supervising priScipals in behalf of the
commissioners for their unanimous re-
port.
Mr.. Aiken further denied that Prln-
ciral Copeland was the instigator of
the insurgent movement, declaring
that he (Aikenl was the original m
stigator of the insurgent war and that
he had started the same fight three
years ago.
The commissioner backed up Mr..
Copeland and declared that he agreed
with him that Superintendent Pope
should not have been chairman of
the supervisors body and that he was
very sorry that the disagreement had
arisen among the supervisors, but
furthermore he was glad that unani-
nous report had been turned in.
The commissioners all expressed
their desire to have the impression
removed that Mr.. Copeland's fight was
book trust plot, and they were high.
ly indignant at being accused by the
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27
SCHEME TO DUST WOOD FROM ARMY COMMAND.

WASHINGTON, 27The appropriation reported t
the
Leonard Wood, Chief of the General Staff position
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27
LOCAL OPTION SUSTAINED.

WASHINGTON May 27The United States
constutonay local option eight
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27
SAN DIEGO MAY On STATE 20

DTEOO
SAN DIEGO Attorney the city DO
that will the necessary
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27
FoREcAsTINo SOUTH DAKOTA.

PIERRE S. d. May 27.-The primaries will be had June
veters claim that they will have ten delegates
Morning Gable Rep ort page ten) .
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27
SUGAR

Cane; 3.9s5c per ib. &1.7O
per ton.
Beets. 12s. Id. per cwt..
1920 per ton.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-27

Afer months of litigation, including
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-06
LIVED UP TO HIS STANDARD.

No one lost on the Titanic stands
out more prominently than Colonel
John Jacob Astor, and public inter-
est in him is being kept alive by the
recovery Of his body and the effect
which his death will have upon the
immense and famous estate that was
handed down to him.
The country has readjusted fits es-
innate of Colonel Aston To those
who knew nothing of his mode of life
and had forgotten the public services
he had rendered, he was a highly de-
veloped type Of the money aristocrat,
arrogant selfish, contemptuous Of the
people who toll for their living, and
withal a man of no intellectual dis
tinction. His second marriage, late in
middle life, after the first Mrs. Astor
had divorced him on scriptural
grounds, brought down on him an ava
lanche Of condemnation
But 1t is clear that the heroism dis
/ played on the Titanic was not merely
| the impulsive exaltation which comes
to some men, unworthy all their lives,
when they are braught face to face
with death. Colonel Astor had defin-
lite and high ideals as to what the duty
/ of man is when called upon, for the
sake Of others, to meet peril or death
! He was one Of a committee of three
/ to recommend names of New York
| policemen who lost their lives in the
discharge of their duty, for inscrip
ton tablets provided by the Municipal
Art society for the halls of the police
headquarters. Mr.. Astor's opinion, fin
ally accepted by the other members
was that policeman who stood un
tiinchingly up TO a desperate situation
that had death as its climax, because
he was facing it rather than compro
missing with 1t, or who went straight
through an obvious duty to death
whether il was in making a gang ar
rest in a slum street or going into tht
dark of cellar for a burglar, was al
much entitled to be considered hero
as the policeman who died doing
noble act the public could see.
Just before Colonel Aston sailed
away on the honeymoon trip that end
ed so tragically he said to "a fellow
member OF the committee: "Self-pres
ervation is so strong in most of us tina
when any man meets sudden dealt
which he might escape by running
he should be doubly commended. first
for doing that which is commendable
and second, because he helps the weak
who are strengthened in the contem
=, plation OF the approval OF the worl
at the sacrifice"
Little did he imagine that he woul
soon be called upon to make that sacr-
=, fee himself But when the time cam
, he was ready.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-06
BY JOHN HENRY BLAKE

Especial Correspondence of The Argus.)
New York, May 4. In a prom
inent New York daily, in the
Letters 10 the Editor" col
umn of April &c, is a communication
saying that when The Star Spangled
Banner" was played by an orchestra
last Sunday in a theatre, about half
Of the audience arose sheepishly and
reluctantly. This correspondent is
evidently not in sympathy with the
custom Of the citizens of a country
rising when their national anthem is
rendered. He asks, why should there
be any reverential rising at ALP" and
that rising TO a thing made with
hands is no better than the bowling
down of the heather in his blindness
to wood and stone"
The answer is: that in all ages and
among all people, the symbolic EN-.
blem Of the national personifcatior
has been, is now, and ever shall be
rendered reverential HOMAGE In his
own strain Of Christian quotation, he
should remember the command, "Ren
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-06
The Star Spangled Banner"

der unto Caesar the things that are
Caesars"
But he may not be Christian; or
even a Mohammedan, who yields even
greater reverence to his national en-
blem! Therefore we may recall to
our sheepish, reluctant, and hesitating
citizens the opinion of Lord Byron
of those who love not and honor not
their native land:
Breathes there a man with soul so
dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own my native land?
If such there be, go mark him WE'LL
For him no stored numbers swell!
High though his titles, proud his
name,
Boundless his wealth as wish can
claim,
Despite those titles, power and pelf,
/ The wretch, concentered all in self,
Living, shall forfeit fair renown;
And doubly dying shall go down
To the vile mud from which he
sprung
Without a knell, untold, unhonored
and unsung.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-06

OF all the extravaganza emphasized
by the $3.50 hat SANDER suit just won
by Miss Esther Mercy against Dean
Chicago, extravagant business buster
came in for It's full share.
Miss Mercy sued for 100000 and
got $500. "a verdict of 81 would
have been sufficient said Miss Mercy,
when she heard the result. "Vindica-
ton was all wanted"
Then why didn't she sue for 81 as
vindication? Probably because her
lawyer told her that wouldn't be bust
ness"
Didn't you get the impression some
where that business was the hard,
straight lnvar IisIed work Of the
world, carried on without pretense or
arrogance? Work is work" Hon
esty is the best policy" etc. Wash t
that what the copy-book and other
mentors said? And who hasn't en-
Unused over the promise of a "busi-
ness administration carried on in a
business" way by business" men
every third or fourth election? mo
more fash. no more Jugs" the politi-
clans pledge. mo, street"
And how interesting it is to note
these hard. quiet, sham-free business
men at work.
For instance, a big standard maya,
zine was edited in oakfurnitured Of.
! fees. Some big business" men came
along and bought it out. They CAPT,
tailed the venture at 100000, re,
placed the oak with mahogany, and
sent the whole thing into receivership
in three months.
Not fair? A ''Get-Rich-Quick Wal
lingford' deal? This happened at the
! Central Trust company of Illinois. Nc
doubt, with variations, it has happened
to you.
A woman depositor was opening a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-06

Baer OF the Reading Railroad COM
pany at the recent meeting Of the coal
operators and the miners the follow
ing: I'VE are prepared to demon
strate, and we will ask you to examine
the books of the Reading Coal & Iron
company and you will be astoniehed
probably 10 find that we are losing
money IN operating our collieries"
The speech of Mr.. Baer indicates
that he is preparing to fix the burden
of the increase In wages upon the con-
sumers, which Of course is expected
The point desired, is that Mr.. Baer
need not think that his statement will
be accepted without scrutiny as there
is no doubt that the companies could
stand the increase without danger Of
becoming bankrupt His buncombe
should be exposed.
The anthracite deposits Of Pennsyl-
vania are controlled by the FIVE rail-
roads known as the hard coal COM
bine," the Reading, Lehigh Valley,
Jersey Central, D. L. & W. and the D.
& II. While technically the mines are
for the most part owned by coal com
panies independently organized, yet
they are in fact subsidiary to these
railroad companies which control
! transportation and whose stockholders
own the stock Of the coal companies.
! The aggregate net earnings of all
the roads in the period from 1900 to
1911 increased $500 per cent, but for
these five the increase was 9743 per
cent. In the decline OF traffic after
1907 other roads suffered in earnings
but the coal roads continued to gain
The great gain in net earnings, il
the surplus available for dividends
but not all distributed in that way
added enormously to the market value
of the shares and many millions went
to enrich stockholders, but prices Of
coal did not go down when those Of
many other things declined after the
panic.
The coal miners are to have better
pay but the dividend gorged owners
Of coal mines will not bear any share
Of the extra burden.
That will be saddled on the con
sumner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-06
Circulating.

Circulating.
! gave a dollar to Miss Jones
I owed for board and lodgins.
She paid It to q butcher man
That she had long been lodging.
For wages that were overdue
He paid his brother Charley,
Who owed his washerwoman, SO
1t went to Mrs. Farley.
Now, Mrs. Farley looked at II
And thought shed like to save It,
But she was owing Mr.. Brown,
And so to him she gave 1t.
It rested with him snug and safe
About minute. maybe,
And then he slipped it on to Doc,
Who'd doctored up his baby.
The doctor called his hired man
And said: Come here. I'll show you
That I can pay at least a part
Right now Of what owe you"
And as once had trusted him
For half a pound of honey
The hired man soon dropped around
And handed me the money.
started 1t around again,
And go II kept on going
Until three times It had been sent
To pay what each was owing,
A-racing swift around the track
Until II was quite dizzy,
And while there was a debt to pay
That dollar was kept busy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-06
(St. Louis Republican =,

The average French duel costs from
$3.50 to $3.50. This includes the les
sons which the combatants take be-
fore hand, in ignorance of the fact
that their seconds have arranged that
no blood will be shed.
Among French men of honor" there
is a tacit understanding to act as
seconds only if a duel is to be faxed.
They do this because they dislike
blood, because the adversaries are
their friends and because death or ser
ious injury may bring down penal serv
itude.
The combatants usually do not know
that their friends have made this
agreement and. they imagine they are
fighting furiously.
The seconds ignore the old rule
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-06
The Average French Duel

that the challenged shall choose the
weapons. If one combatant is a good
swordsman the seconds choose pistols.
In different ways the pistols are
made harmless. The pistols are load
ed either without any bullets or with
fragile bullets made of gunpowder
paste and which go up in fame and
smoke.
Sometimes the seconds use bullets,
but they load them with so small a
charge of powder that they are harm
less at 20 PAGES. The average second
prefers no bullets at all. He drops
the bullet into his waistcoat pocket
and whispers to his own man: Don't
aim at his heart"
An explosion follows, the contest.
ants look pale but undaunted, and
honor is again satisfied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-06
GLIDING
The
LILY
b. OOTeOTES DALE {.

checking account One of the officials
welcomed her. This is your bank"
he said. at is wonderful institution.
We do a big business and we aim to
do everything possible for our deposit
tors We want you to feel at home.
Well take the best care OF you. You
know" (facetiously) ladies have queer
ideas of banking. Some think they
can write checks till their book is
used up. But we'll help you out at
any time"
Within a week the checks this wo-
man issued were coming back marked
no account" She called her bank
official. He found her name had been
put on the books as a firm name, be-
cause he had written her middle mi
tial cd" so it looked like "&.
Did the big business" men write to
her creditors? Not by a good deal
She received a note ending with
trusting that our action has not caus-
ed you any annoyance, we are" etc.
Any annoyance!
Did you ever know a bank to do you
any courtesy? Our best synonyms for
"big business" kindly take our money
without giving US a cent Of security.
Only in those marked national are
we insured paltry 10 per cent if they
fail. True, they send us nice little
cards with our statements, beseeching
US to let them do us any little cour-
| tesy. They bow and scrape, build
beautiful buildings ION the profits OF
our deposits) and put on all the agony
/ of a comic opera princess, and then
their officers talk of business" as il
it were the simple, unadorned goddess
of justice.
Is it any wonder people sue for one
hundred thousand dollars when they
want one dollar and try to cover every
undertaking with an extravaganza Of
dollar signs?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-06

II less consideration was given
Colonel Rooseyelt's campaign antics
which distract attention from his in.
constituencies, and II attacks were di-
rected az his uutenable position on
paramount issues and at his alliances
with those forces he pretends to OPP
pose. his candidacy would soon be
punctured. II Z. T. Barnum were
alive today he would find in the cir
cus-like campaign OF Theodore Roose-
welt ample reason to renew his mem
orable and forceful suggestion that
the American people like to be hum
buEEed'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-06
PEORIA HTTs FREE LUNCHES

The first OF May an ordinance
went into effect in the city OF Peoria
prohibiting saloons TO serve free
lunches. The 500 saloons OF that city
have, as a consequence. discontinued
treating their customers 20 a square
meal as an inducement TO purchase a
glass OF beer. The petition for the
passage Of the ordinance was signed
II is said, by a majority OF the saloon.
keepers, and is being strictly enforced
by the police.
Peoria has. by abolishing the free
lunch system. set an example that 9th.
er Illinois cities might follow with ad-
vantage not only TO the public, but
also 10 the saloons.
When this system Is abolished the
free lunch fiends' will have 20 so
10 work 10 make q living and may de.
Nelop into useful citizens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-06

in an effort 10 save the lie of little
girl The child, Susie Topocik, 3 years
Of age, while at play with her brother
a short distance from her home. in
some unknown manner fell into a pile
Of red-hot Goals, the remnants of a
Bonfire of hay and trash, and despite
the heroic efforts of the lad. she was
fatally injured, dying a short time
later at st. Johns hospital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-06
May 8 in American
History.

1T0S-Francis Xavier de Lavelle Mont
morenci, first Roman Catholic bish-
Op OF Canada, died; born 1873.
1S91-The Chilean insurgent steamer
Itata was seized at San Diego. Cal,
on charge OF violating the neutral
ity laws by loading a cargo Of arms
for the rebels. She escaped with
United States marshal on board.
1JO2-F. Bret Harte, noted author,
died; born 1889. Rear Admiral
William T. Sampson. U. S. N, re-
tired, died; born 1910.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-06
Found Dead in Field.

Ramsey, May 6.-Missing for four
days, William Linton of Polk township,
Fayette county, was found by search
ers unconscious near an outbuilding on
the farm of Walsh Phelps He died
without regaining consciousness. He
is believed to have suffered a stroke
Of apoplexy.