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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-26

ample machinery for rigid inquisition
into the property of these $4,000 PEG.
pie, and for suits to decompose that
property into its original parts by de-
struction Of it's organization; but
there is no arrangement of govern
ment whereby one of these $4,000 peo-
pie might have informed himself
definitely of the hazards into which he
or she wGs buying"
The report discusses the doctrine of
government regulation of prices, but
discourages it, saying: Competition
and individuality are the great RENE
dies that. have been sufficient through
all ages to protect us from the evils
that now threaten. We are not yet
ready to write an epitaph over either"
The committee estimates that 6239
per cent of the sugar business is con-
trolled by the combine. 1t also finds
that the trust" has a large interest
in the beet sugar end OF the business.
With it's strongest competitor, Ar.
buckle Brothers, there is said to be a
condition of armed neutrality"
The refining margin on sugar has
reached a trihe over so cents a hun
dred pounds, according to the report.
This was lowest during the Arbuckle
war in 1880 cents-and prior to
the organization of the trust" in 1887
was sips. The committee gives no
credit to the trust for reducing the
cost of sugar, but reports that in 1870
sugar cost 1879 cents pound, and in
1911 the price of sugar was 4.97 cents
a pound 1t reports that in 1910 the
worlds supply of sugar was 100000
tons, of which sos per cent was beet
sugar.
TWO Biggest Consumers.
The largest sugar consuming coun-
tries of the world were the United
Kingdom 1853 pounds per capital and
the United States (S1.6 pounds
The committee followed instruc,
tions in reporting whether the exist
ence of trust had any tendency to
decrease the price OF sugar cane and
beets to the producer. 1t reported
that the Louisiana cane grower is dis
eliminated against by an arbitrary
ruling of the trust, but that the Ha-
waiian planter is Independent. OF the
beet sugar growers the report says:
Your committee reports that the
evidence IS taken does not disclose
combinations between manufacturers
in the beet sugar industry that have
caused or had a tendency to cause a
decrease in the cost of sugar beets.
Wickersham Is Amused.
ST. LOUIS, February 17.-After At
torney General Wickersham had read
the report of the Hardwick committee
he laughed heartily and said:
80 congress has walked up, has IT,
Congress is slow, as usual.
Il have found out to my own salts
faction seven months ago that there
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-26

was a sugar trust controlling more
than G2 per cent OF the industry in
this country, and filed the government
suit l am glad to know that con
gress, seven months after / took that
action, has really discovered that
there is a sugar trust"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-26
Remnants
Remnants
Remnants

Our Semi-annual Remnant Sale of
Cottons, Linens, Draperies. etc. will
,begin next Friday March 1, at S
O'Clock.
Thousands of choice lengths of all
kinds of wash goods at a fraction of
their value; get down early for the
best goes first.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-26
C. Brewer & Co..
LIMITED.
Sugar Factors
AND
Commission UGTGlaltS
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
NICHOLSON FILES

Their hard-cutting surface and perfect
temper give them a lasting quality
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17

think II was that element. of dependence
that attracted my interest in the first
place and also my worlds knowledge of
the men whom We both know. Please
don't imagine I am taking a halo posi-
ton. l am trying to be strictly honest
i never had designs on the girl, even II
she had evidenced wish for anything
other than what we were. which she did
not may have thought things. but
there was no encouragement l know she
is as true a Girl as one could find.
R-N.L
Tut tut. my dear SIR. is II possible that
you can so deceive yourself, and really
make yourself think that the thing you
want to DO Is the right thing. no matter
who is hurt or forsaken when You do Il?
Helpless, indeed! I've seen lots OF that
sort Of helpless girls. and many. many
of the same sort Of helpless fulI-srown
women.
They are never 30 helpless that they
can't catch their helpless hands into
the coat Of some good able-bodied man
and make him believe that 1t is his
duty IN the sight Of heaven to take care
Of thsm-until they find another man
with more money ora greater knack Of
spending II. 4.
'Helpless!" A girl. like that helpless.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17
Illustrated by E. W. Kemble


Well. spons. women In got de right
TO propose. but? my Ian, woman Is
sholy laekin In probusiles cd she has TO
pop de question herself Any woman
whut can't tote a man on 10 de plat
where he axes her hlsself amt got
enough sense 10 lead a blind goose TO
water. She suttinly is a dumb woman.
an she's got 20 little gumptlon dat sne
might Just a. well been bawn a man TO
start will.
Shoe. chile. dere's leventy.leven ways
to make a man propose. any ev'y one Of
'em wuks-caze heah's all of we all mar
ried woman to prove hit
'cose women lays might low bout dis.
and gives all out dat De man day marry
Jest chased 'em up to de altar and
cotch EN-. but you better believe dat
we wouldn't have no call TO shake our
feet at many more weddin's IL II was
Jest left 10 de men to pop the question.
Ysssur. ey'y man OATS safe In de mat
ermonial fold has been helped over de
fence by some woman.
Honey. did you ever notice the curis
way q man acts when he pops de ques-
ton7 He's so surprised to find hisselt
doin' hit dat he most swallows his Adams
apple. an his eyes pop out lack q skeered
/ rabbits In de brush pile.
You see de wsreforeness OF hit is
dis-vhen a man starts out to gaIayantln'
aroun' Md woman he amt got no idea
Of msrryin'. He jest want TO have a good
time. an he goes projolickin' along,
feelin' jes as safe as ef he had took out
insurance papers. an den some day. fust
news he knows. he hears hisseIf AKIN
he et she will let him wuk an support
Der de balance OF his life. An he don't
know how hit all com bout. but de wo-
man does.
'Coss you has 10 use different ways
wild different men. for men Is own brud-
der 70 de muls-dey's powerful apt TO
balk befo' de matrimonial fence, an some
Of 'em has to be called. an some Of EN-
has to be driven. an some Of 'em has
TO be skeered befo' you can make 'em
take de jump over hit,
' Now deere was 81 what kept a hanEir'
sroun' Eliza James eatsl he no. ont de
rockin' chairs. an most et her folks into
de po' house. s! was one Of desc bigzety
men dat was so stuck on hisself dat he
thought dat folks out to be willing 20
pay out money. Jest TO git a look at him.
but Law. he didn't have no moro idea OF
marry1n' dan nothin'.
:" But Liza Jane, she did. 10 uhut does
she np an do when 81 was startin'
homs one night2 she bursts into tears.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17

cook. an scrub. an wash. an iron for.
an take his back talk for thurty or
forty years. Yasum. We women Amt got
no say-so in choosin' our husbands Al
dat We can do Is Jest TO SET aroun' an
look W1ilin'. wild our fingers crossed for
luck, an put ourselves in de attitude TO
receive de bleszn' in case any man is
kind enough to come along an ar Us to
tie up wild him.
OATS So. says l. AN desc days Wild
po'k chops sosrin' Up in price lax dey
had wings. de men is mighty Sow accom-
In along
I tell you. Sis Mirandy.' pursues sis
Alviry. dat II ev'y woman could pop de
question, an git her ruther In de way Of
husband iRstid Of hayin' TO take waut
she can git dere wouldn't Be 80 many
slack wives in &c WORT. becaze many a
woman takes cut on de po'. unfortunate
man she did git. her spite In not gsttin
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17
By Dorothy Dix

thought Of II fret OATS de reason dat
Of a woman was TO pop de question to q
man he'd be dat contrary dat he wouldn't
have her. no matter how much he wanted
her. becaze he didn't think Of her fust
Men sholy Is euris critters. and hit suit
tinly does rub de fur de wrong way wild
'em for a women 20 git de start idea Wild
'em. an de woods would be full OF ole
maids ef women took to doin' de courtin'.
But sho, daughter I says 10 Mary
Jane. don't you worry none. Whit does
a woman wild tongue In her head an
cookin stove to her hand. to toie a
man into matrimony wild. need wild de
right to pop de question. She don't have
TO. And woman dat don't know no more
dan dat bout how TO git roun' man an
manage him amt got no caIl 10 git mar
ried. Whar she belongs amt in de holy
estate. She was predertinated an fore
ordained for de .spinsters. Retreat
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17

''Whut is you a cryin' about7'' asks 81.
'T'ss weepfn'." spons Eliza Jane, "be-
Gaze you'se q gwlne away. an I won't
see you ontil tomorrow. an / don't know
how Use gwins to stand hit
IAN dot fetched 81, becsze he fslt 80
sorry for anybody dat had TO be deprived
Of his society dat befo' he knowed hit
he was tellin' her dat he wouldn't never
leave her no mo-.
IAN ders was Bro Tom Johnsing.
dat was one Of desc hsah bashful men
whut gifts right ash colored when dey
looks At a woman. an loses doir voices
when dey speaks to her. How you
reckon Sis Marian got him spanked up
enough to pop de question? She didn't.
but ev'ry time he speaks she answers
Yes" an at last she guessed right.
AN I Ain't q tsilin' how led Ike up
to de proposin' pint. becaze Ike has done
believe for thurty years dat he done hit
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17

Ia o60er night" remarked Mirzndy.
sis Aiviry. vhut Is one Of desc heah
long stingy ole puiIets. dat oughter been
m de fryln' pan Of matrfmony long ago.
dropped roun' to my house. an whist
we was a discourstn' on de rights on de
wrongs Of our sect. she say:
Well. thank heaven. Sis Mirsndy, dat
dis is leap year. and hit gives women a
chanst to up an pop De question to de
men dat dsy would like 70 have for hus-
hands
Huh. spons /. for whilst believes in
de rights o. my sect amt got much
faith in our balm able 70 forseiose on
EN-. ieastsays what men Is concerned.
. Yea goes on Sis Alviry, I don;
know nothin dat shows wnut 20 DOWN
trodden. femsii worms Of de dust. Ee
women IS 50 much as De fact DAT We
amt got even = szy-so about psckin' out
6s man dat we'ss got to live wild. an
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17

for goodness sake. my friend, look at
yourself as you are. You are no romantic.
high souled Laneelot. willing to die for
an IDEAL; you are Just a man who's being
used by a designing gir-and you are in
love with her, that's all.
Fall out OF love as fast as you can,
Run home and ask that good wife Of
yours to forgive you, and be man and
not self-deIuded hypocrits.
You are at the dangerous age" and
you were bound to fall in love with some
one. Well. you've done it. Now get
done with II and be decent,
That's the only way on earth you can
ever be happy, and It's the only way you
can ever make the woman who has gone
down into the valley Of the shadow of
death for your sake happy, either, and
that's really worth while. isn't III
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17

all bis lone self an dat whut brought
matters TO a head was along Of me
faintin an fallln' I'm his arms becaze
/ was so skeered OF . snake dat we come
across when he was takin' n walk an
dat by de time I done come to he done
tole me dat he loved me an axed me to
marry him
Ike say dat Just for de accident Of
dat snake we might never have gotten
married. an DON'T argify dc pint wid
him--but ] specs knows who put dat
dead garter snake at dat partieler spot
In de road.
fEaw'm, Amt got no opinion Of a
woman whut Is got 10 pop de question
to q man. She sho' do need a guar
deem.
. An hit wouldn't do her no good Of
she dtd. becaze all de men would say,
NO." for dis reason-a man don't never
think well OF nothin' onlsss he thinks he
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17

with a coal consumption Of l.5s pounds.
80 that oil consumption in proportion 10
coal Is approximately In ratio OF : to 5.
II Is not difficult to calculate what saw
ing would be effected over a long dis
Ia 70 be added the extra income derivable
from the greater tonnage OF cargo and
number Of passengers capable OF being
carried, Another Instance. In a smaller
vessel in use for certain services In con.
nection with the American navy. II was
found that by the use OF oil fuel tho
annual saving amounted 10 sf,ao, which
was made w by hio saving ON fuel aud
SEQ on the saving OF labor.
This brings me to the chief argument
OF this article. Tho efficiency and
economy OF the oil engine, rs well ss
those of the oil fuel burner. are al
mitted and proved. and big shipping Hines
have recognized these fsctA but their
difficulty has been. and Ia. that OF oh
tanning sufficient and continuous sup
plies OF oil IL this an insuperable diffi-
eulty9 1 contend that 1t is not. and
also suggest that the rational way out
OF the difficulty Is the addition OF one
or more oil tanksrs to their existing
fleets. With such an oil tanker al their
dlspoHal. they would be enabled to buy
oil In the cheapest market, which IL. OF
course. the only business-like way OF
management, The construction OF an oil
tanker would speedily be- paid for by the
saving effected. and the extra income
which would be earned by the use OF
oil fuel Furthermore. II Is the orux Of
the situation at the present time. II
would Danish forever the question OF
supply. and II would place every shipping
company above the contingencies which
arise from the fact Of Great Britain be-
ing non-producer OF oil.
That oil, VIII become the great propel-
hing power in the navy there u not
shadow OF a doubt; for Il not only
enables a greater speed to be obtained.
but IL provides a far greater radius OF
action. In addition to this. vast saw
ing OF time II effected In loading up the
fuel. and the time taken for steam
raising Is very much shorter than that
when coal is used.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17
Motive Power for Ships of the Future
BY SYDNEY II. NORTH.

The liner. it's a lady" sang Kipling
Of thu beautifully linSd ocean palace, but
Us fair fame and beauty are sullied by
thu eeaselsss stream Of waste fuel II
poureS forth from it's fuanels. There IL
no beauty In tho uncconomicaL the true
meaning Of which Is lnefficieney. It's
reputation viii hs cleared only when the
cause OF the hlemish has been removed,
and the Perseus IN this Instance will be
OIL the power which will drive her grace
ful form across the oceans. untracked by
the spirits of inefficicncy. The winged
hosts Of en--aeroplanes-fccd only
on oil. and could neither soar nor live
without H. Ruskin would have delighted
IN this Inauguration OF the true economy,
In my previous articles | have dwelt
moro With the achievements already Of
fected In the application OF oil for power
purposes, and may wing forth rotentiaii-
ties which I've therein. There are mhny
questions bound UP IN oils progress.
many difficulties to be overcome, and 4
wish. while showing what has already
been achieved on the sen. TO suggest a.
solution Of one difficulty with which We,
are faced. So. for tho nonce leave
the general for the particular. practice
Tor policy.
our leading marine engineers, among
whom Is such q high authority as Sir
Fortssoue F1annsry. are all now oil ad-
vocatss. Lord Fisher some little time
back ASSERTED that OIL was the future
power producer Such experienced and
fArsesipE authorities are ample jasiifi-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17

de one she had her eye on. Nuther vouid
dere Be 80 many fool marriages. beeaze
a man picks out a wife lax he does q
chany dish. by de looks of hit an de
paint on hit. an den he goes home an
rafses a ruction becsze whit he got
sin't iron pot But a woman has got
more love sense an she chooses q hus-
band BY de use she's got for him.
Sis Alyiry, says l. be you gwine to
pop de question durfn' leap year,
Sis Mirandy.' she sponss az me no
questions an I'll tell you no lies. but /
win say dat de case Of Bren Eben, Wild
dat house fua Of ehiIlun wild no ma to
look sften EN- goes 70 my heart. an ef
De don't know a woman dat's dest cut OUT
to be good stepmA an wife, / does. An
de forgiven name Of Dat woman is
Alviy.
DO you believe in women poppln' de
question:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17

!, innocent, true! Hark ye, my good sir.
There never yet lived a woman. old or
young. who didn't have sense enough to
know just one thing, no matter how help
less and innocent she may be or be
pleased to seem to be. And that thing is
that she has no claim, and can have no
clean whatsoever on any other woman's
husband.
Divorce the faithful woman who has
borne you children and marry this cling
ing Innocent IL you dare-and then
watch her being helpless when you
see another helpless" person who ap-
peals to your sense of chivalry.
Helpless She will soon show YOU
and the other women. too, how weak and
defenseless she was. when II came to
question OF her own comfort or pleasure.
IL she's the sort OF girl who VIII step
off over the precipice because you. a mar.
ried man. show her that you are too busy
at home to concern yourself with her
absurd little affairs. do you imagine for
one moment that plain. everyday man
like you can keep her in the straight and
narrow path?
Why?
How?
She shows no such great principle
where you are concerned: why should
you think she would behave differently
under any other circumstances? No. I'm
not bit sorry for the helpless girl
nor for you, either.
You are old enough to have some plain.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17

Oh JOY Oh RApT1aE
,so1TA Soft COB NOW
i'm Office Boy ~ An
AcNERIHiS6 k6EH eS,
GET TtEeE At E opep
hr+o SoaT nE- NAL,
SepMs posrpFfics e
a d
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17


She has a friend
such a good, de-
voted. unselnsh
frlend-not a thing
wrong with him
only he's married.
And he has writ
ten TO me all about
It.
Here is part of
what the man says
in his letter:
II fear for her
Inherent weakness.
or let US say the
inability TO take
care Of herself. She
cannot stand alone.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17

AHo ea,rsS BAkk tosS
5kSkS or ovT or TOWN.
fApERS. 60 Ts<eovGH
ptE~ Assp ctteck or
NG hot n,es HE "a
k~Ay RtEf4 t7HoII
kSUssso TOWN. 10 sT a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17
The Stoker
by CARL WERNER.

... by CARL WERNER.
Go hither sweetest sympathy where widowed weep
Where countless heroes sumber meath the sea;
Go sing thy song consolng Of the OF the deep.
Deny heart or home that ealleh thee
Applaud the splendid courage Of the captain mate
or wireless heroes dying at the key,
The chiyary of millionaire. the glory OF the great,
Who fearless faced the end, deigned 10 flee.
Go lend thy soothing phlanthropist peer
Pay tribute the brilliant and the bold
But thine errand endeth shed thou single
For the grim and grimy hero in the holdl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-08


changed 1t seemed safest to shake his head
obstinately.
Surely things have changed?" she said.
There was a note of appeal in that word
surely that gave him hint
"If you know me at all, Sara he said
gently, you must realize that what was so
a year ago is so now"
"But don't seem to know you any more,
she said, wringing her hands softly.
He felt pang of compunction-perhaps
he was treating her very badly.
at seems just as Will said" she added
what did Wallace say?" he inquired
ooh, never mind" she pleaded 1--WE
must get this thing settled between us. He
is irrevelant-and to me he always was,
whatever you may have thought in the past y
Damon wondered if they could have had
lovers quarrel about Wallace.
ooh, my dear, my dear!' she said, holding
out her hands to him. what you said
about the money was unworthy of you and
of me! 1t was all SO cruel!'
IF only she would stop alluding and come
out with some definite statement If
only she would repeat what he had said
about the money, or explain how he had
been cruel! She was SO obviously waiting
for him to apologize to her, and make love
to her! He had not only to consider his own
reluctance, as the lover of Angela Give, but
he had also to consider his loyalty to LARA
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-31
SEVEN DAYS OF HOUSE
CLEANING IN NEW YORK

Brooklyn Crusade Carried Over Into
Gotham and Tenement District Will
Be Overhauled in Attempt TO De-
crease Death Rate.
New York.-New York city is to
have seven days of house cleaning
real, eighteen karat house cleaning
The movement was started by the
Brooklyn tenement house committee
and was then taken up by the New
York tenement house committee, the
health department, the street cleaning
department and many of the social
settlements, churches and philan-
thropic organizations. 1t will be the
first time that New York has had a
cleanup week on such a grand scale,
or, in the words of James jenkins,
head of the Brooklyn committee. "it
is the first time that New York ever
got washed behind the ears"
About three weeks ago Mr.. jenkins
and the Brooklyn tenement house
unlovely lot of rubbish punctuating
the scenery in lower Union street
Brooklyn. This section is known as
Little Italy, and it is bounded on the
north, south, east and west by rub.
bish. So Mr.. jenkins started in tC
brush Little Italy's hair and comb it'
front yards and shine its sidewalks
Will Decrease Death Rate.
The New York tenement house com
mittee snatched up the idea eagerly
| 1t would decrease the death rate, es
pecially among the pables, this sum
mer, they decided.
/ 1t is all part of the swat the fly
campaign that enlightened folks ar,
waging nowadays In the summer
months the rubbish which has accum
ulated in congested districts like thu
lower East Side provides prolifi,
breeding place for the much swattet
fly.
There will be real soldiers mixed VI
in the attack, too. because the b,
Scouts of America are now sleeping
on their arms 1900 of them, waiting
the word to fix 5aycnets ard charg
the common enemy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-31
VESTS RIDE ENDS.
Oregon's Governor Arrives at Boise,
Tired Out.

Oregon's Governor Arrives at Boise,
Tired Out.
Boise, Idaho July 31.-Governor
West of Oregon successfully complet-
ed his famous horseback ride across
the state of Oregon and arrived in
Boise, accompanied by Governor Haw-
ley of Idaho, who went to the state
line to meet him. Owing TO the fact
that Governor Hawley suffered an
injury while in southeastern Idaho last
week, he was forced to abandon his
original plan of riding on horseback
to the Oregon line to meet Governor
West.
The two executives instead board
ed Boise & Interurban car at Cald-
we'll at $50 and rode to Boise over
that line.
When Governor West rode into
Nyssa, Or, on the faithful animal he
had been astride during his entire
trip across the state, he was given a
warm and enthusiastic welcome by the
residents of that city. Residents OF
eastern Oregon gathered from all Sec
tlons at Nyssa to greet their
chief executive. Governor West was
given an ovation in all of the eastern
Oregon cities he visited.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-31
Bic seventh Day Gains.

Washington, July 31.-Members of
the senate and house who frequently
are compelled to confer with repre-
sentatives of religious bodies regard
ing reform legislation have had their
attention called to the fact that in
future they will have to reckon with
the Seventh Day Adventists, of whom
there are 10S,975 in the United States.
The denomination owns 242 institu-
tions, valued approximately at $11,-
900, 900, of which $S,O0O,0OO worth
is in the United States. The denom-
ination reports 613 primary schools,
with an enrolment of 15,49S and SO
colleges and academies with an en-
rollment of 1900.