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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-09
AS A
GREAT INVENTOR

BERKELEY, January rs. The
claim that the Eskimau is a great
inventor is substantiated by the re-.
markable collection of articles which
have been invented and made by that
race, now being shown at the Amlat-
ed Colleges, San Francisco. 1t is
known as Aboriginal Inventors: The
Eskimau."
The collection is arranged to show
the Esquimaux as inventors and skill.
ed mechanical engineers among all I'M
civilized people. Included in the ex-
hibit are the first forms of the oil
heater and cook stove, water-tight
boat, arch used for building purposes,
and waterproof overcoat, as we'll as
the most perfect types ever developed
of the fish spear, spear tlrower tan
artificial ARM, harpoon, and other i'm
plements. The smoking pipes of the
Esquimaux connect them with Asia,
and their carvings with the art of the
cave men of prehistoric Europe The
collection illustrates admirably the
growth of human ingenuity.
One peculiar feature of the exhibit
is a pottery jar, which has Jeen and
is still singing for 22OO years. The
top is modelled into bird form, and
many a superstitious native was no
doubt cowed into religious awe when
the medicine man displayed Lis magic
power to make clay sinS The jar is
double, in Siamese-twin fashion, with
a connecting aperture. One compart
ment is partly filled with water. When
the vessel is tilted, as by the drawing
of a string, the water rushes from
one compartment to the other, com,
pressing the air, which is forced out
through a tiny slit in the birds mouth
on top. This slit is really whistle
but so skilfully made that the sound
it produces resembles the call Of live
bird.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-09

torious, and with public opinion
against the revolt, Eloy Alfaro re-
signed in August and later he ami
Flayio departed for Panama. Estrada
then was indicted into office and re-
tanned the chief executiveship until
his death last December.
New Revolt Is Started
The Alfaros and their followers had
not been idle during Estradas tenure
Of office, and frequently there came
reports of their intention to start a
revolution. When Estrada died Gen
eral Montero, a trusted lieutenant Of
the Alfaros, caused himself to be pro-
claimed president by the Radicals and
the troops in Guayaquil. Montero at
the time was commander-in-chhief OF
the military in the Guayaquil district.
He formed a provisional ministry,
and the new government signed an
act to ignore the constitutional admin
istration at Quito. 1t was said that
Montero was to hold the presidency
until the return Of Flavio Alfaro from
Panama, and then turn over the reins
of government to him. Alfaro depart
ed for Guayaquil almost Immediately
and was followed shortly by Eloy AL.
faro General Leonidas Plaza was the
favored candidate for the presidency
of the Quito government
Severe fighting followed the out
break of the new revolt, and the
United States sent the gunboat York
town to Ecuadoran waters to protect
American interests. The fighting con-
tinued with varying success until jan
uary 10, when the rebels suffered a Sc
we're defeat at Yakuache, northeast Of
Guayaquil. Four days later Guayaquil
capitulated to General Plaza.
Eloy Alfaro and Generals Montero
and Paez were found in hiding and
were saved from death only by the in
tervention of General Julio Andrade
Of the government forces. Later they
were taken to the Quito penitentiary.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-09
IS WELL OVER
THE 1000 NOTCH

The membership of the Y. NJ. c. A.
which has grown phenomenally since
the erection of the new building was
1917 on January 81, or just II more
than the membership committee plan
ned to make it when it entered upon
its campaign four months ago. The
figures showing the number by classes
were presented in a report read be-
fore the membership committee at its
meeting today. There are 81 business
men, ia seniors and PIG boys on the
rolls now, according to this report
At the beginning of the new year
IA senior members were lost, but SO
whose terms of membership had eX
pired, renewed, together with five
boys.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-09
MISS YATES PRODUCES
GOOD PROMOTION STORY

around that part of the country or
not. And 1 sided with Joe Brown. But
when, two days later, Joe and l each
found a big piece of watermelon rind
in our desks, things began to look
sort of different; and Joe said to me
Lets take a moonlight stroll to-
night. If watermelons can be grown
in this part of the country, I'd kind
of like to prove it to father" So
that night we started out right after
supper, and when we got nearly over
to Peter wilkins place, it was still
pretty light, so we went down under
the bridge to rest a while, because il
had been a long walk; and when we
got down there by the creek, there we
saw three or four piles of watermelon
rinds; and Joe said that those with
the white seeds were an awfully sweet
kind of melon. When we got rested,
lit was rather dark; but we went on
Iup to the field, anyway, and began
inosing around among the vines. Joe
said he wanted to be sure to get a
Iripe one; because he didn't want his
father to say that they might grow
but wouldn't ever ripen in our part
of the country. Well, sir, we tramped
that field for over half an hour,
then we crawled on our hands and
knees over it for another half an hour
without finding thing but toads and
Canada thistles and then we decid
ed that, as it was a pretty big field
it would be better to wait until the
moon came up. Je sort of hesitated
about lighting matches,-a I sided
with Joe! So we got out of the field
and sat down in a fence corner-Joc
sat down on a pile of watermelon
rinds that were about a week old, ana
said several things; and then, in
about a year, the moon came up, and
we went back and looked again; and
there wasn't a single melon in that
field! Joe said whole lot more
things, and l sided with him in all o
them; and then, just as we wer,
climbing over the fence to go old MAJ
wilkins hollered to us and said TO
us not to hurry away,-and he hope,
we'd had a nice time, and wouldn'
we please come again some time soon
and then he hollered louder and sail
we might as well tell the other boy
that he had hauled in what was LEI
of his melons that day, SOS the
wouldn't get stone-bruises walking S
far in the dark any more until mex
year. Joe kept pretty quiet until W
got to the bridge, and then l aske
him if he didn't want to go down III
der it and get one of the watermelo
rinds and take it home to prove thing
to his father And then he licked me
My father heard me come in tina
night, and the next morning he aske
me if | was one of the boys who ha
been stealing old Peter Wilkins W;
termelons, and | swore across m
heart that l wasn't;-and when h
CONTINUED on page eleven)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-09

has ever controlled totaling 300
ships, with tonnage of 1,27O,OOO.
Merchants are now asking one an.
other if the Philips combine is out
after corner in shipping, and per.
sistent rumor has already marked out
the Orient line as the next prize.
Before Sir owen Philips hustled
to such startling effect in British
shipping circles he sampled life as a
politician, and entered Parliament in
1896 as a Liberal member for a
Welsh constituency. He did not Offer
himself for reelection at the last gen.
eral election, and thus cut short a
promising political career.
In spite, however, of his absorption
in his shipping combine, Sir owen is
not a man of one idea. He is one Of
the active presidents of the London
and Southwestern railroad and of the
ST. Thomas Dock Engineering Com.
pauy; yico Chairman of the port of
London Authority and chairman Of
the West African section of the Lon.
don Chamber of Commerce. And MS
he is also actively interested in va
rlous philanthropic institutions, one
wonders what leisure he has at his
disposal to use any of his four Lon
don clubs, or to visit Amroth Castle
his magnificent residence in Penn
lbrOkeshire.
He is one of three brothers, al
well over six feet in height and al
iselfmade millionaires. These sons o
u Welsh parson lost their father earl!
Continued IN page ten)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-09
BUYS 400 AERoPLANEs.

RHEIMS, January 27-The French
War Department last month ordered
no less than 400 new aeroplanes, 100
of the winning Newport monoplanes,
100 Bleriots, so Depordussins, so Bre-
ruet biplanes and about 100 others of
various types. These are in addition
to the 81 prize-winning machines IN
the military tests that ended in the
end of November at Rheims, for
which the total prize money amount
ed to $168,6O0.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-09

WASHINGTON January 2S.-The
Democratic steel bill probably will
pass the House tomorrow. Majority
leaders claim to have assurances that
it will have the support of the Repub-
lican progressives in the Senate.
Senator Penrose, chairman of the
Senate Finance Committee, is being
bombarded with appeals for hearings
of interests which claimed that they
had not had an opportunity before the
Ways and Means Committee of the
House. Whether the Senate progress
sives will endeavor to line up with
the Democrats and shut off hearings
has not developed.
Democratic leader Underwood and
his supporters express satisfaction
with the situation and hope to get the
bill before the President before the
campaign begins, also revisions of the
chemical, sugar, cotton, wool and agri
cultural schedules.
Republican leaders in the House
feel confident that revision bills not
based on a report of the Tariff Board
will be vetoed. Representatives Payne
Mccall and Dalzell have had a confer
ence with President Taft on the sub
ject, and they look forward to such a
result.
The passing of the steel bill from
the House to the Senate will give a
two weeks intermission in Under
woods tariff programme, and the time
will be devoted to other measures.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-09
THE DEMOCRATS EXPECTING
AID FROM THE PROGRESSIvES

The pensions appropriation bill,
carrying about $152,OOO,0OO, will be re-
ported Tuesday. 1t proposes to effect
a saving of $25O,OO0 by abolishing sew
enteen pension offices in various
cities. A fight is expected on that
feature The Notifications appropria-
ton bill will follow the pension bill.
House Democrats will caucus to-
morrow night on the $16,OOO,OO public
building bill. Chairman Fitzgerald of
the Appropriation Committee, Leader
Underwood and Speaker Clark oppose
it in the interest of economy and be-
cause, they say, it is impossible for
the Governments architects to under
take any new work for two years
The division of opinion among the
Democrats over the proposed investt-
cation of the money trust is expected
to enliven the caucus. Chairman
Henry of the Rules Committee is
pressing for the investigation against
the wishes of Underwood.
Pending the steel bills rival in the
Senate, the proposed arbitration
treaties with England and France will
be discussed, and Senator Lodge, on
Tuesday, will ask the Senate to set q
time for the end of the debate. Friends
of the treaties say a canvass of the
Senate seems favorable to their pas.
sage with acceptable amendments.
There is talk of a Senate Demo.
cratic caucus on the direct popular
election of Senators. The matter still
is in conference with the House.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-09
MOTHERS SHOULD
REMEMBER THIS

We wish to call your attention 10
the fact that most infectious diseases
such as whooping cough, diphtheria
and scarlet fever are contracted when
the child has a cold. Chamberlain
Cough Remedy will quickly cure a
cold and greatly lessen the danger Of
contracting these diseases. This rem.
edy is famous for its cures of colds,
1t contains no opium or other narcotic
and may be given to a child with i'm
plicit confidence. For sale by all deal,
ers. Benson, Smith & Co., agents for
Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-09

The Hawaii Promotion Committee
has just published an exceedingly
clever bit of advertising literature in
leaflet form which is intended for
wide distribution 1t is in the form
of a little story and was written by
Miss Katherine NJ. Yates, under the
pseudonym of Willard Burbank, and is
entitled, Siding With Joe Brown on
the Watermelon Question" Mr.. Wood
secretary of the Committee, has ar.
ranged to send the leahet to thou
sands of teachers and others through
out the United States and Canada, and
he has also arranged with the man
agement of the very successful Ha
waiian play, the Bird of Paradise,
now running in New York, to distrib
ute the story with the programs al
each performance.
The story is really good reading
and is reproduced as follows:
SIDING WITH JOE BROWN ON
THE WATERMELON QUESTION
BY Willard Burbank.
Once, when l was a small boy, somt
of the fellows came to school will
the news that old Peter Wilkins haC
planted watermelons over at his place
in the next valley. Joe Brown said h,
didn't believe it; because he'd hearC
his father say that watermelon
couldn't be grown in our part of tn,
country-that it wasn't warm enough
And | sided with Joe Brown Ate
a while some of the boys came ant
said that the melons were as big al
oranges, and looked fine. Joe Brow
still didn't believe it--said that i
wasn't possible,-and that they mus
Brown. The boys wanted us to g
over and look at them and satisfy our
selves; but we wouldn't. BY and b,
one of the boys said that the melon
were as big as his head and CROWN,
fast, and was awfully anxious for II
to go over with him and see them
but Joe said tSat he wasn't going t
ltrapse way over there just to see
bunch of citrons, when his father ha
dozens of them right in the home lot
And ] sided with Joe Brown. Afte
while, one night, some of the boy
said that they were going for moon
! light walk, over to the next valley
and that if we wanted to go alonl
they'd show us those watermelons-i
they had time. Joe Brown said h
wasn't going to take any three-mil
moonlight walk just for nothing, an
the moon in the last quarter, too! TIL
boys said that was the very best kin
of moon for that sort of a walk; 80
but Joe Brown said he wasn't coins
and ! sided with Joe. Next day tn
boys wanted to bet with us that Their
were ripe watermelons over there
but Joe said he wasn't enough intel
ested in citrons to do any betting
and he guessed his father knew whetl
er water melons could be grow
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-09

LOS ANGELES, Cal, January 20
Mrs w, b. Atwater, who was the wife
of United States Senator Thomas c.
Plat of New York and who is now
married to w. b, Atwater, the aviator
has sent an application as a contest
ant in the international aviation meet
here. Her husband is also expected
to be one of the fliers.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-09

NEW YORK, January 24.-James
Speyer, the banker, who has received
from the German emperor the decora-
ton of the Red Eagle of the second
class, belongs to family that has
long been prominent in international
financial affairs. 1t is understood that
the honor was conferred because of
Mr.. Speyer's efforts to promote more
cordial relations between the United
States and Germany.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-09

NEW YORK, January 22.-Fire
Commissioner Joseph Johnson has
had 10000 notices posted in factories
forbidding smoking. The ntices are
printed in English, Yiddish and Ital-
ian, and inspectors win see that the
forbidding smoking The notices are
issued after an investigation showed
that S24) fires in the city during 1910
were attributed directly to the care.
less use Of matches by smokers or to
lighted cigar or cigarette stubs
thrown into waste paper or refuse.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-09
FIVE ECUADOR GENERALS
ARE LYNCHED BY A MOB

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, January rs.
"A mob today broke into the Quito
penitentiary, in spite of double
guard, and lynched Generals Eloy Al
faro Flavio Alfaro, Medardo Alfaro,
Ulpiano Paez and Manuel Serrano,
prominent revolutionists.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-09

With the putting to death Of General
Eloy Alfaro, former president of Ecua-
dor his brother, General Flavio AL
faro, former minister of war and com
mander-in-chief of the revolutionary
forces; General Medardo Alfaro, who
us believed to have been a brother of
the two Alfaros, and Generals Paez
and Manuel Serrano, the leading
lights in Ecuador's latest revolution
have been snuffed out.
This revolution although it had
been a long time brewing, began a
few days after the sudden death on
December % last of President Emilio
Estrada.
General Montero Beheaded.
The first of the drastic measures
taken by those who opposed the revo.
luton was carried into effect on last
Thursday at Guayaquil when General
Pedro Montero, who was proclaimed
president by the troops after the
death of Estrada, was shot and be-
headed by mob that later burned his
body The shooting of Montero took
place in the courtroom where the gen
eral had just been tried by court-mar-
ttial and sentenced to sixteen years
| Imprisonment for his connection with
! the revolt.
! The people, evidently angered at
what they considered a too light SEN
tence, rushed into the courtroom and,
after Kidding Montero's body with but
let's, dragged it into the open. Then
they decapitated it, built bonfire and
threw into the flames the torso and
head of the man who once was a pop
ular hero in Ecuador.
Eloy Alfaro and Generals Paez and
Montero We're captured January % at
Guayaquil when government troops
under General Leonidas Plaza forced
the revolutionists, who held Guaya
quill, to capitulate.
Flavio Alfaro had been wounded il
a battle a few days before the fall OF
Guayaquil on board a steamer with 4
body of rebel troops
AIfaro Was President.
Eloy Alfaro was proclaimed presi
dent of Ecuador by the populace il
January, 1906, after he had defeated
the government troops at Quito. II
October of the same year he was elect
ed provisional president by the ma
tional convention and held the of!c,
of chief executive until 1911
In that year Emilio Estrada ran 70
the office, with Flavio Alfaro as al
opponent, and was elected by ma
iority of more than 100000. Flaw,
Alfaro then started a revolt, ana in /
he was aided by President AlfaTo
The charge was made that Eloy Al
faro was trying to set up a dictator
ship in Ecuador and from the first
the efforts to take away the presi
dency from Estrada met with reverses
Estrada's forces frequently were vic.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-13
EUROPEAN AMERICAN PLAN Moody Hotel and Bath House N M Prop.

NEW AND MODE RN Each guest room Is an outside room, having hot and cold running water, local and long distance telephones, steam heat, electric lights and gas.
 Bath house under gov ernment supervision, with hot mineral water supplied from the hot springs.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-13
Cooper House

1o5 WATER ST. Best Beds and Table Board in the City STEAM HEAT MODERN Just across the street from Bath
 Houses. Rockafellow, s. Joseph's and Majestic within two blocks--neaf all the Mineral Springs of the city. RATES: sf.00 PER DAY AND UP. WALLACE & STOKES, Proprletors.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-13

The only hotel on the United States Reservation.
 Elegant marble and tile Bath House newly enclosed and refitted, makingl 1t one of the most beautiful Bathing establishments in the entire country.
 New Sun Parlor and Rest Room overlooking the mountain Parks.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-13
THE GODDARD HOTEL

European $2 50 and up American S3OQ and LID Room soc 7Sc and SiOo Per Day
 One Block From Bath Houses
 Centrally Located For All Points
 MRS. J. w. EUTSELL, Prop. 150 outside rooms, electric lights, call bells, hot and cold running water, sta- tionary wash stands.
 Apartments for light housekeeping in connection with hotel.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-07-04
HIGH LICENSE RALLY

The public are cordially invited
to attend a grand mass meeting in
the Court House, Leonardtown, on
Tuesday morning next, July 9th,
al 10 o'clock. The High License
campaign will then be formally or
gained, and friends of the cause
from every election district Of the
county, ladies included, will hear
the reasons for making the propos-
co 5000 rate law. The measure is
a proqreSSiye one, but outside the
domain OF politics and all progress
sives, whether Democrats or Re-
puolicans, will be found on the side
OF this High License Bill. What
ever makes for the cause of temper
ance (as this measure certainly
does, makes for happy homes and
the development of our industries
all along the line, and that is
PROGRESS. COMMITTEE.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-07-04
MARRIED

A pretty wedding took place at
ST. Joseph Church, Morganza, early
Wednesday morning, when Miss
Pearl M. Davis, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick G. Davis, was mar.
ried to DIR. George w. Boyd, Jr,
son Of DR.. and Mrs. Geo W. Boyd,
of Washington.
Nuptial Mass was celebrated by
Father Schmidt. The bride wore
a travelling dress Of amethyst blue,
with hat aud gloves TO match. The
only jewel worn by the bride was
a gold clasp bearing the coat Of
arms Of the Dunbars Of Dunbar
Scotland, which caught together the
lace at her throat.
After the ceremony the happy
couple returned to Hazel Hurst, the
home of the bride, where wedding
breakfast was served. They alter
ward took an extensive Northern
wedding trip.
The happy couple will be at home
in their apartment at the Worcester
Washington, d. G.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-07-04

Miss Mary Lila Deaf, daughter
OF DR.. and Mrs. w. B. Dent, Of
Oakley, Md, and Mr.. Arthur II.
Reaney, OF Washington, u. c.,
we're married Monday last, June
24th. at All Saints Church, Oakley.
Md, Rev. G. ]. La Roche, Of Belts
vile, Md, performing the ceremony.
Mr.. Thomas Pead, Of n. Y, was
best man. Mrs. j A. Murphy, Sis
ter Of the groom, was matron Of
honor Miss Nellie Dent, maid of
honor. The bridesmaids we're Misses
Mary Brown, Fannie Joe Dent.
Nettie Blacks tone, Lille Palmer
and KathariLe Dent.
Flower Girls Eleanor Freeman
and Elizabeth DEM.
Ribbon bearers. Masters Gilbert
and Hatch Dent.
The ushers were DR.. J A. Muir
ply, Messrs. J Frank Dent, Paul
Blackstone. w. Gilbert Dent, Rich
ard Fletcher, aud Henry Ward.
Mrs. Robert ID. Blackstone play
ed the wedding march.
The bride S dress was OF white
satu, draped ia silk maruu selie,
and carried q shower bouquet of
white roses aud lilies Of tbs valley.
Mr.. 4. d. Blackstone, inc d,fist,
uncle Vi the bride. made d spec al
"trip to the county for tho purpose
OF decorating the church, me
result being the pretuest dec1rat-
cd church ever seen in St. Mary IS
county.
Alter a reception at the home 81
the bride S parents the happy couple
motored to Washington, the bride
being attired in d dars blue tailor.
made gown.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-07-04
NA II I7/Q
ST. AIoysIus Parish Notes

The First Friday devotions will
consist Of mass at 7 a. m. and Holy
hour at Z .. m. The usual exposi-
tion OF the Blessed Sscramentduring
he day will be omitted in July and
August. League Promoters recep-
tion Friday evening at the close OF
the hour"
First communion for the Special
Glass next Sunday morning at z
O'Clock mass. The Sunday School
Excursion will take place Tuesday,
July 16.
The white parishioners festival
has been announced for Tuesday
Aug 9Th. Thecolored pensioners
will hold festival on Tuesday, Aug
10. Big baseball games are being
planned for both festivals