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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
MATERIAL FOR THE
GREAT BREAKWATER
ON ITS WAY HERE

One hundred and twenty-five thou-
sand dollars worth of equipment is on
the way to Honolulu from the Atlantic
seaboard for the 100000 superstruc-
ture of the Hilo breakwater. Vice
President Wood of the Philadelphia
Breakwater Company, who arrived on
the Wilhelmina from the mainland,
will be ready to start work in a few
weeks, but cannot commence until the
Lord Young Construction Company has
finished its substructure contract.
A cargo of heavy timbers is also on
the way and will reach Hilo in a short
time Mr.. Wood will probably go over
to Hilo next week and will start work
on the necessary barges and lighters.
This work will be started by d. E.
Metzger. When the work is about
ready Mr.. Wood will bring out to the
islands number of his expert break
water builders, men who have worked
all along the Atlantic Coast and on the
Great Lakes.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17

iff Pua, and it was there that the Jap
anese began his counting. Later, he and
the girl were in the party that went to
Kailua to appear before the grand jury
in the Wilson case, and during the
jury's hearing his attentions became
so marked that the Kona populace be-
gan to gossip about the case and Yo-
taro, blind to the indications of disap-
proval, had to be warned by his supe-
riors. Yotaro promptly took the hint,
and without delay proposed to the prin-
cipal witness in the case in which he
was interpreter, and they were as
promptly married by District Magis-
trate Kaulukou.
Yotaro played the part of the in
fatuated lover to perfection, and this
IS special tribute to Lillian IS charms
because the policeman is no novice hav-
ing married twice before with little
success or ultimate joy.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
SILENCE GOLDEN.

Martin Figuerra, Porto Rican Of
Hilo, with Jail record as long as his
arm, learned last week that silence is
golden. He had just been sentenced to
three months imprisonment by Judge
Wise of the Hawaii city court, when he
was heard to mutter something on his
way TO the dock On inquiry it was
ascertained that Martin had said that
he would be ever so much more lazy
when he got out of Jail. On the
strength of this. the first sentence was
vacated, and sentence of six months
handed out in its place.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
Many Plantations Agree
to Compromise
Claims.
INCREASES MANY
Rush to Pay Crowds
Office Of Tax
Collector.
(From Thursdays Advertiser.)

The biggest of the tax appeal court
cases for the district of Oahu were set
tied yesterday, when the plantations
which had filed appeals all paid their
taxes, on compromise basis. The gen
eral basis of settlements is very near
to that offered by the companies in the
original discussion. The compromises
then offered by the plantations were
turned down, but yesterday they were
accepted, after lot of legal and other
discussion, and the expected big fights
over tax assessments of plantations on
Oahu will not take place.
Eva Plantation company paid taxes
yesterday on 1925, 900 worth of prop
erty. It's tax return was at $4,000,00O
and this was raised by the assessor and
board of equalization to $6,500,000. The
sum on which taxes were paid is lift
of a million and three-quarters from
the return.
oahu's Rise
Oahu Sugar Company's return was
$4,000,000. The taxes paid yesterday
were upon valuation of $5,300000.
The assessment was $5,375,000; and the
compromise figure offered was So ,250,-
600, practically the figure at which the
tax was finally paid.
Walanae Sugar Company's comprom-
Use figure was accepted. The company
returned at $650,000 and was assessed
at a million. 1t proposed $4,000 as
a compromise figure, and this was the
sum upon which it was allowed to pay
taxes yesterday.
Waimanalo, like Waianae, also paid
on its compromise figure, the sum be-
ing $475,000. 1t returned at $425,0
and was assessed for $525,000.
Real Estate Appeals.
The settlement of these big cases
leaves little for the tax appeal court
to handle IN this district except real
estate cases. There is a long list of
slch cases, and it may be that a mum.
Der of them will be fought out. "Real
estate values are largely matter OF
OPINION said Assessor Wilder yester.
day, "and perhaps differences over
them may have to be fought out.
Much Paid In.
Yesterday was the last day for the
payment of taxes, without a penalty
for delinquency, for the first half OF
this year, and the receipts were very
heavy. Property, income and persona
taxes came in very fast all day, and
the result was that night work was
needed to tally up the totals.
Hundreds of persons early formed 6
large crowd going in and out of the
office of Tax Assessor Wilder nearly
fighting to get chance to pay theil
taxes on the last day before they be
came delinquent. Up to a late hou
last evening the tax Office force wa
busy working on the retIrns, but i
will be several days before it Will b'
possible to get definite information a
to the amount taken on this day.
From the time the Office was opeI
for business in the morning there wa
crowd inside, and it was tired 10
of clerks who heaved signs of relie
when the hour for closing came yester
day afternoon, and they could go t.
work on the returns which had com
in, and count the cash.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
TRADE GEOGRAPHY
TAUGHT WITH SAMPLES.

KANSAS CITY, April Boa unique
plan to teach commercial geography
has been adopted by Virgil Jagon, prin.
cipal of a grade school here. From
every American consul in the world he
obtained some article showing the most
important product or industry of the
country in which that consul is located
The school children now are making a
commercial map of the world with the
samples the various consuls sent.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
BIG MONEY FOR
PEARL HARBOR JOB

The naval appropriation bill con
tains the following items for Pearl
Harbor: $685. for naval magazine.
The appropriations for steam en-
cheering and construction and repair
plants remain the same as last year,
except at Pearl Harbor, where con-
struction and repair will be allotted
100000 and steam engineering $780,.
900.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
(Mail Special to The Advertiser.)

HILO, May 14.-Work on the con-
struetion of the great Maulua bridge
will be begun soon. If everything goes
according to schedule, the Hilo Rail
road Company win be running its
trains TO Laupahoehoe by the end of
September. The work on this side of
the Maulua gulch has been progressing
very rapidly during the past couple of
weeks, and by next Saturday every
thing on this side thereof will have
been completed. The Maulua bridge is
the great obstacle now to be tackled.
1t will be over a thousand feet long, and
will have height of $50 feet, making
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
Rough Rider Claims
Five Hundred
Votes.
LATEST FIGURES IN
CALIFORNIA; VOTE

SAN FRANCISCO, May 49,
The latest vote of the California
Presidential preference primaries
give the following figures to the
different candidates. Roosevelt,
1885; Taft, 67050; La Fol.
lctte, ABB; Clark, S9,194;
Wilson, 1919. President Taft
is credited with the Fourth con-
gressional district, where claims
are made that he won by
plurality of 154. There is a posi-
BILE contest of these two dele
gates.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
ROW IN WASHINGTON.

ABERDEEN, Washington, May TO-
Two Republican conventions were held
here yesterday without any real results
being obtained. The Taft and Roose-
welt factions held independent meet
ings and the delegates elected by both
the convention,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
WORK ON GREAT MAULUA BRIDGE OF
THE H|LO RAILROAD To START At ONCE

it the largest bridge on the extension.
1t is estimated that it will take nearly
three months to complete it.
The railroad workers have worked
out a schedule of dates on which they
expect to finish various sections of the
work. According to this schedule, the
crossing of the Laupahoehoe gulch
should be under way during the middle
of September.
On this schedule Mr.. Thurston bases
his hope that Laupahoehoe will be
linked TO Hilo by rails before the end
of September. "According to the
schedule lolan, unless we have very bad
weather or accidents, we should be run
ming our trains to Laupahoehoe by the
end of September he said last week.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
TENNESSEE LIKEWISE.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May l6.-
The Democratic convention held aloof
from all candidates now in the Demo
cratic field, and declined to instruct the
delegates to the national convention
for any candidate.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
EXPECT BATTLE
THIS MORNING

JIMINEZ, Mexico, May l6.-A sec
ond battle between the federal forces
under General Huerta and the rebels
under Orozco is expected this morning.
The two armies are drawing close to
each other and last night were ready
to strike.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
WANT CONFERENCE
ON COST OF LIVING

WASHINGTON, May 16.-The SEN
ate committee on foreign affairs yes
terday reported favorably on the Teso-
luton calling for an international con-
ference to discuss the present high cost
of living, the reasons therefore, and if
possible find some solution.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
DELEGATES FREE.

BAY CITY, Michigan, May 16.-The
Democratic convention here yesterday
refused to instruct the Michigan dele
baton to the Baltimore convention, and
the delegates will go there unpledged
for any candidate.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
GET IT TODAY, IT MAY SAVE a
LIFE.

Suppose you should buy today small
bottle of Chamberlain s Coic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy and some mem
Der of your family were tomorrow
stricken with diarrhoea or cramp collie,
would you not feel that the money had
been well SPENT You cannot afford to
be without this valuable medicine, as
attacks of that kind come on without
warning and should always have i'm
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
UTAH FOR TAFT.

PROVO, Utah, May 16.-The State
Republican convention yesterday in
structei the solid state delegation to
the Chicago convention for President
Taft.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
MASKED BANDITS
ROB EXPRESS

NEW ORLEANS, May 1.-two
masked men dynamited the express safe
OF the New Orleans & Northwestern
Railroad at midnight last night, eight
miles from Hattiesburg, Mississippi,
and escaped with a package containing
$4,000. Posses are pursuing.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
RouRBoNs uNFETTEREp.

COLUMBIA, North Carolina, May is.
The North Carolina Democratic con-
vention which met here yesterday adj
journed without having instructed the
delegates to vote for Clark, Wilson, or
Underwood. There was no fight in the
convention.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
LEvEE BREAKS AGAIN.

NEW ORLEANS, May 15.-There
has been break in the opposite levee
and hundreds are fleeing.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
BIG CLASS FINISHES.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.-six
hundred and seventy.nine, a record.
breaking number, were graduated today
from the University of California.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
MINERS SAVED.

IRoNWooD, Michigan, May l5.-
Six of the entombed miners have been
rescued.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
HAwA11ANs ARRIVE.

CHICAGO, May 15,-H L. Holstein
and Colonel Sam Parker of Hawaii are
the first two delegates to arrive here
Neither Parker nor HOlstein are dele.
gates
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17

mediate attention. This remedy has
never failed to give relief. For sale
by Benson, Smith & Co.. ltd, agents
for Hawaii
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
FAVORS THE DIRECT
ELECTION OF SOLONs

WASHINGTON, May l6.-Viee- Pres
ident Sherman yesterday signed the
joint resolution calling for the direct
election of senators by the people.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-31

ernor Wilson kept out Of the United
States senate.
I'm a section of the country where
Wall street and the political bosses are
most powerful Wilson demonstrated
that he has confidence of the rank and
file of the party, without which my
mans candidacy is futile. He demon
strated as we'll that his political
strength is the kind of strength that Is
essential to Democratic success In the
vitality necessary states of New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut
WILSON'S EXPERIENCE.
Governor Wilson has had more pub
lie experience than Grover Cleveland
had when he was elected president. He
is better known to the rank and file Of
the party than Samuel J. Tilden was
when, he was nominated for president
The World believes that he would be a
progressive constitutential president
whom the American people could trust
and for whom they would never have
cause to apologize.
ut is not in behalf OF Woodrow Will
son that the World urges his nomina-
ton. Ii is not merely in behalf Of the
Democratic party as party 1t is in be-
half of the American people. 1t is in be-
half of American institutions. 1t is in
behalf of the republic. 1t is in behalf of
the nation that is now confronted with
the gravest menace that 1t has faced
since the obliteration of human slavery
and the overthrow OF secession"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-31
JAMES SIMS SLEEPS
IN WEST VIEW CEMETERY
Six ChumS Act as PaIIbearerS
for Young Man Who
browns

The funeral of Mr.. James Sims. who
was drowned at Piedmont park Tuesday
morning, took place from the residence,
292 North Jackson street, at $50 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. G. NJ.
Fakes conducted the services. assisted
by the Rev. c. o. Jones The interment
was in West View.
Mr. Sims was 10 years OF age. and be-
sides his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
l.. Sims, he is survived by four sisters,
Mrs. r. c. Cassels. Mrs. A. r. High
tower, Miss Ruth Sims and Miss Grace
Sims, and four brothers, Mr.. Mailman
Sims, Mr. Roy Sims, both of Atlanta:
Mr.. John Ernest Sims, Of New Orleans.
and Mr.. F. J. Sims. of Dallas, Tex.
James Sims was city salesman for
Max Wilensky. He was widely known
and leaves a host of friends who mourn
his sudden death.
The palbearers were six young men
from among his intimate friends. They
were as follows: Sam Carson, Paul Glenn
ents, Albert Bailey, C. A. Tappen $ s
Griffith and Richard L. Sims.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-31
GREAT HIGHWAY PLANNED
By TAR HEEL COUNTIES

lotte club, is a member of the commit
tee which is calling the meeting, and he
spent last week in comforting with the au-
tomobile dealers of the city on the ques-
ton of attendance at the meeting. He
met with hearty cooperation, and 1t now
appears that not less than 80 automobiles
will make the trip from Charlotte to
Rutherfordton for the meeting. Efforts
are to be made to interest every motorist
along the line from Charlotte to Ruther-
fordton in order that an enormous num-
her of people from this section may be
taken to the meeting as an evidence OF
the interest felt here.
George Stephens, president OF tne
American Trust company, and the Oo-
server Publishing company, Of this city,
has accepted an invitation TO speak az
the meeting. being especially well inform
ed on conditions in that section OF coun-
try through which it is proposed to
biuld the connecting link.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-31
WILBUR WRIGHT DIES
AFTER HARD STRUGGLE
The Famous Aviator Had Been
Fighting RavageS of Typhoid
for Many Days
CBy Associated Press.)

DAYTON, Ohio, May SO.-Following
a grim battle against helpless odds,
Wilbur Wright died at S:s5 this morn
ing of typhoid fever. Death came after
the distinguished patient had linger-
ed for days and nights IN the throes Of
a burning fever.
Taken I'll with typhoid fever several
weeks ago, Wright had been lingering
on the border for many. days and
though his condition from time to time
gave some hopes to members Of his
family. the attending physicians main
tanned throughout the latter part of his
illness that he could not recover
AS death approached all members OF
his family gathered at the bed side, in
Guiding his aged father. Bishop Milton
Wright, Miss Catherine Wright, Or
Vile, the co-inventor Of the aeroplane;
Reuchlin Wright and Lorin Wright
The most alarming symptoms in Mr..
Wrights sickness developed yesterday
shortly before noon when his fever
suddenly mounted from 104 up TO log
and then quickly subsidized to its nor
NAL stage At this juncture of the cri-
sis the patient was seized with chills
and the attending physicians were baf-
fed by the turn of events.
HOW THE END CAME.
The condition of the aviator remain
ed unchanged throughout the rest OF
the day and there was no material
change until last midnight Shortly
afterwards, however. the patient took
sudden turn for the worse and his
principal physician. DR.. D. B. Conk-
lin, was called The doctor arrived at
S:25 and learned that Mr.. Wright had
breathed his last a few minutes be-
fore.
Mr.. Wright was taken III May 4
while on a business trip to the east.
On that day he returned to Dayton
from Boston and consulted DR.. Conk-
lin, the family physician. He went to
bed immediately but it was several
DAYS before his case was definitely di-
agnosed as typhoid Throughout the
early part of his illness Mr.. Wright
believed he was suffering as a result
of some fish he had eaten at Boston
hotel.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
A narrative of Wilbur Wrlghts ca
reer is the story of a man who fol-
lowed the light Of his dreams and con-
trived a machine for aerial navigation
that stands out spectacularly among
the wonders of a century OF invention
Wilbur Wright, with his brother Or
would dart through the air with the
speed of a hawk, that would defy the
storm. that would transform the art OF
warfare and revolutionize methods or
transportation In the nine years that
followed their first successful attempt
at Kitty Hawk, n. c.. they have seen
their aeroplane driven more than two
miles up into space. have heard the purr
of their machines as they whirled on
their way across the continent, and have
watched great crowds stand aghast in
anticipation as a graceful biplane scared
Overwhelmingly over the hshting mast OF
a giant warship which might have gone
careening to destruction by bomb from
the tiny machine lowering over 1t.
WAS STILL WORKING.
When death smote him Wilbur and his
brother were still dreaming Of further
achievements. their chief interest being
centered in the making Of q machine
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-31
Especial Dispatch to The Journal.J

Especial Dispatch to The JournaI).
CHARLOTTE, N. c.. May SO,-Mueh
enthusiasm is being shown in a propo-
sition to build a series of roads which
will connect up the good roads systems
of Mecklenburg and CASTOR counties on
the south with those of Buncombe and
other counties to the north. The matter
will be considered by good roads con-
vention, called for that purpose by
special committee elected at the Spartan
burg meeting of the Appalachian Good
Roads association, to be held at Ruther-
fordton, June Is.
The route proposed is from Charlotte
through Castor county, through Casio
mia, and to Kings Mountain, following
the national highway to the latter
point, thence to the north of Shelby
Rutherfordton, through the CHIMNEY
Rock and Bat Cave sections to Ashe-
willie. where the mountain system OF
gcod roads will be tapped.
Secretary Corwith, of the Greater Char-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-31
WATSON MAY FACE
TRIAL FOR SENDING
ARTICLE IN NAILS
u. S. District Attorney Aker
man Says That Magazine
Article in His Opinion Is of
an Obscene Character
Rz Associated Prs.s.l

MACON, Ga, May so-Thomas 2.
Watson. Of Thomson. editor of the JEFF
fersonian and Watson's Magazine, may
have to answer to the United States
court on the charge Of sending obscene
matter through the mails in connection
with the publication OF an article at
lacking what Mr.. Watson calls the Ro-
man Catholic hierarchy.
Postofice inspectors who took some
OF the copies from the mails have sub
mitted the matter to, United States Dis
trict Attorney Alexander Alderman, and
he has had the matter under investiga-
ton for several days. Mr.. Alderman stat
ed this morning that he had as yet come
to no definite conclusion In the case.
but would announce his decision today
or tomorrow.
The Objectionable part Of the article
in question Is published In the Latin
language. Mr.. Alderman had the pro-
fessor OF Latin at a local university
make a translation Of the article, and
Mr. Akerman stated that in his opinion
the matter was obscene.
When asked the question If 1t was q
violation Of the postal law to send OBJ
jectionable matter through the mails Il
printed in a foreign language. Mr. Alxer-
man cited numerous oeclsfcos OF the
United States courts where persons had
been convicted on the same charge.
Mr. Akermau stated that II a warrant
for Mr. Watson's arrest was issued he
would be taken to Augusta for hear
ing before the United States commits
sioner there.
The penalty for sending obscene
matter through the mails is a fine OF
not more than $1,000. or imprisonment
in the penitentiary for not more than
five years or both.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-31
GROCERIES IN SIBERIA
MADE YANKEE FORTUNE
lRr Assooiated Press. }

NEW YORK, May So.-Enoch Emery
a retired New England merchant who
died in Moscow on June 6, 1911, left an
estate valued at nearly $4,000. accord
ing TO an appraisal filed here. Mr.. Emery
left Massachusetts, as youth to travel
and eventually arrived in Russia and
started a grocery business there. He was
successful and extended his business to
Siberia, establishing chain of grocery
stores there. In this way he accumu-
lated a fortune. His IL nephews and two
nieces live in different parts OF the
United States. His will directs that his
estate be divided equally among them.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-31
CENTRAL BAPTIST WILL
INSTALL DR.. CALEB RIDLEY

DR.. Caleb A. Ridley, having recently
accepted a call to the Central Baptist
church, will arrive with his wife and
children at 1O:45 o'clock Friday morn
ing. DR.. Ridley and his family will be
met at the train by members of the Cen
trail church. He will be formally in
stalled as pastor of the church on next
Sunday.
1t is expected that the church will be
crowded at both services.