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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-16

that it was based upon undisputable
facts. Indeed, he said the information
on which that bill was based was as
complete and as reliable as any in
formation that could be secured by a
Tariff board
Now that Representative Underwood
has entered the list of possible Demo
cratic presidential nominees, and his
boom is daily gaining strength in the
South and in the East, Mr.. Underwood
would not relish going into the house
and acknowledging that his first wool
bill was carelessly or recklessly
drawn, or acknowledging that he had
accepted msinformation and under
taken to revise so important a SEIZED
ule as schedule K on data that could
not be depended upon. To acknowledge
such an error would stamp Mr.. Under
wood as too careless and too reckless
a man to be president, and the very
acknowledgment of error probably
would eliminate him from the Presi-
dental contest before the next Demo
cratic National convention.
Presidency Kept in Mind.
Representative Underwood is far too
| shrewd a politician to commit any
tactical blunder at a time like this, for
while he is publicly doing nothing to
promote his presidential boom, he is
not unmindful of the efforts being put
forth by his friends, and he knows
full well that he may stand a more
than fair chance of nomination by the
next convention, especially if a row
develops among candidates who today
are more conspicuous in the race than
he. The Democratic convention is
bound by the two-thirds rule, and if
it should happen that neither Wilson
nor Harmon can get the requisite num-
Der of delegates to nominate them,
third man must be chosen, and why
not Underwood?
The substitute wool bill offered by
the Republican members of the ways
and means committee Certainly will be
voted down, whether it has the sup
port of all or only a part of the Re
! publican members of the house At
the same time, the Republicans on
that committee have an opportunity to
lay the foundation for real revision
of the wool schedule if they conscien-
tiously draft bill in conformity with
the findings of the Tariff Board Dem
ocrats Joined with Republicans to Gre
ate this board, and it is to be pre-
sumed, when the nOn-partisan board
reports unanimously that it's report
will be generally accepted as stating
facts. BY following the board, the Re-
publicans of the committee can submit
to the house a bill that should prove
acceptable to the country, unless it be
that the public has no confidence in
this board.
Boards Data Complete.
This board for more than year
labored with the wool problem, and
through the efforts of it's members and
CONTINUED on page twelve.)
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this matter is merely to allow such
people to cast vote for Roosevelt If
they desire to do so.
The Lincoln-Taft League is not es-
sentially an organization for any one
man, and what plans l may have to
aid in seeing Ruosevelt's name on
that ballot will in no manner conflict
with the work of that league.
"A great many people are satisfied
that Mr., Taft cannot win out, At the
same time they are not partisans Of
La Toilette and would like to vote
for Roosevelt. They are not opposed
to the third-term idea and as a result
l am safe in asserting that the PEG.
pie of Oregon will be among these
who will have the opportunity if they
desire of voting for Mr.. Roosevelt"
Colonel Hofer says personally he
will work to assist in the election Of
whoever is the party nominee.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-16
THE MARCHING HYMN
OF THE CHURCH MILITANT

Preached by Rev. r. Elmer Smith
at the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing, January IA, 1912.
This is the best known and most
popular marching hymn of the Chris
tian church. The author of this stir
ring song is Rev, Sabine Barring.
Gould. He was born at Exeter. Eng.
land, January 2S, 1884, and died at
Port Elizabeth, South Africa, June 4,
1906. He graduated at Clare College,
Oxford, in 1856, entered the ministry
of the established church and re-
manned a faithful rector of that
church until his death. For twenty
five years preceding his death he was
rector of Lew-Treuchard in Devon
He was a voluminous writer and
among his books we find biography,
history, legend, fiction and religion.
He was the author of a number nf
excellent hymns, but Onward, Chris
1:an Soldiers" is his only successful
hymn, and the only one usually found
in modern collections His sweetest
hymn is an evening hymn, the first
two verses of which are as follows.
Now the day is over,
Night is drawing nigh,
Shadows of the evening
Steal across the sky.
LIZ.
Jesus, give the weary
Calm and sweet repose;
With Thy tend'rest blessing,
May our eyelids close"
Onward, Christian Soldiers" was
written for special occasion in 1865.
On Whit Monday of that year the
Sunday school children in the village
where the author resided were to
march to an adjoining village. The
author wanted the children to sing
when marching, but could not find
anything suitable. So he sat up at
night and While others slept he com
posed this hymn. Thirty years after
writing it he said, 1T was written in
great haste, and l am afraid some OF
the rhymes are faulty. Certainly
nothing has surprised me more than
it's popularity" Sir Arthur Seymour
Sullivan was the composer of many
tunes, but the majestic, conquering
tune which he has given this hymn
will do more than all else besides to
immortalize his name.
In studying this hymn, it seems to
me that the author, first of all, con
ceives of the Christian as a soldier
and the church as an army. These
two thoughts are clearly set forth in
the following lines
onward, Christian Soldiers!
Marching as to war"
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Go forward Christian soldier,
Nor dream of peaceful rest,
Till Satans host is vanquished,
And heaven is all possessed
Till Christ Himself shall call thee
To lay thine armor by,
And wear, in endless glory,
The crown of victory"
Again, this marching hymn of the
Christian church suggests that the
ideal church is a united church.
I'VE are not divided,
All one body we;
One in hope and doctrine,
One in charity"
This is vision of the ideal, a beau-
tiful picture of united Christianity.
Baring-Gouid may have been thinking
of his own local church when he
wrote those lines, or he may have
been thinking of golden future
when the Church of Christ on earth
would be really one in organization,
spirit and doctrine. One thing is GER
tain-the present status of the Chris
tan church is not ideal, 1t is at pres
ent divided into hundreds of branch
es, to which all sorts of names are
applied. The Christians of the Eng
disappearing world are most lament
ably divided Most Christian people
will agree that sectarianism is far
from the IDEAL that UNCONVENTIONAL
divisions are a serious handicap in
the process of evangeliizing the
world. George Macdonald declares
that division has done more to hide
Christ from the view of men than all
the infdelity that has ever been
spoken"
/ | am familiar with the arguments
used in defense of the present denom-
national divisions. We are told that
such divisions are providential; that
they have been historically to the ad-
vantage of the church and the spread
! of the gospel; that by competition
and rivalry activity is stimulated and
more work accomplished; that each
denomination has a mission to defend
or some particular work or truth to
propagate. Such are some of the
leading arguments employed. But
even il we admit that there is some
truth in these arguments we will at
the same time concede that a divided
church is not an ideal church, not the
type of church which Christ prayed
for. 1t would seem that so long as
human folks are constituted as they
are, organic unity will be impossible
1t is highly improbable that the Chris
tian church will ever attain such
unity under existing conditions.
While complete organic and doc
trinal unity seems to be reserved fol
the millennium, it is decidedly en-
couraging to note the tendencies to
ward spiritual unity in these days
The different branches of the Chris
tian church are coming to understan,
each other better. Our interest il
, each other is becoming less super
fetal and more real. We are les
, prone to censure those who say "sit
J boleth" instead of "shibboleth." i
spite of differences in polity and doc
, trlne we are beginning to see that W
| are working for the same great objec
t the bringing of lost world to Chris
, (Cotinued on page tenn
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of existence" 1t is indeed pitiable to
see the sickly, sentimental, puerile
conceptions which many people have
of the church. Let us get the clear
conception of the Christian church
which the author of this hymn had
when he wrote
Like a mighty army
Moves the Church of God"
This conception of the church led
Washington GLADDEN. to write, "Relig.
ion is not an ultimate fact. When
men are religious just for the sake
of being religious, their religion is
good for nothing. Religion is for
character It's end is gained when it
has made us good men and women.
Religion is for service. It finds its
justification in the work that it can do
in making a better world of this,
To save the world That was the
errand of the Christ; that is the
business of His church"
The Christian a soldier! The
church an army! What glorious con-
ceptiuns The church should indeed
be like a mighty army and should
move with a solid front against greed,
against civic corruption, against the
legalized saloon, against Sabbath des-
ecration, yea, against every form of
evil The task of the church will not
be completed until every spiritual en-
envy is overthrown and every nation
and tribe acknowledges Christ as
Savior and King.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-16
WOMAN SMOKER BRINGS $4,000
BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT

NEW YORK, January WAS Col.
Harry Seton, the Chicago theater-
owner, justified in breaking off his en-
gagement to marry Miss Katherine
Scott because the young woman
smoked cigarettes? Women generally
are divided on the question, which
came to the notice of the public
through Miss Scott's $4,000 breach
ofpromise suit against Seton.
Some women say that the Colonel
held love too lightly when he broke
the engagement merely because his
fiancee sought solace in nicotine They
argue the move displayed a weakness
in his character Others say that he
should have married Miss Scott, then
reformed her.
On the other hand. there are women
who heartily indorse Sefton's action.
They have no use for women who
smoke, especially women contemplat.
ing matrimony and the rearing Of chill
dren
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-16
COAST BRENERIES FORMING
COMBINE FOR CHEAPER BUYING

the local brewers in the new combina-
ton.
Local Brewers Not Present.
AS far as can be learned there were
no local brewers at the meeting today,
the matter of locations of the con
Germs becoming members of the com
bine being left to the personal visits
of the promoters to the local brewers,
A representative to each OF the
breweries of Tacoma and one from
Los Angeles were present. the Los An
geles man having arrived here this
morning. Only the plans of the bene-
fits to be derived from the merger
were gone over by the promoters this
afternoon and the matter of approach
ing the different breweries on the Pa,
cihc Coast.
All Not Clear Sailing.
| 1t was expected there will be some
difficulty in securing a number of the
brewers of San Francisco to enter into
the combination, as several years age
an English syndicate purchased the
controlling interest in some of the
breweries of San Francisco and at tina
time several of the steam beer manu-
facturers and many others refused t
Join the combination.
The trio expects to go into the in
terror of the state and secure the
brewers at Sacramento and other cit
les to join 1t is understood that ont
of the features of the organization i
to lessen the number of saloons in tn
different cities of the Coast by refu-
ing to help saloonkeepers who wish t
enter the business and who apply l.
. the breweries for financial aid,
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Woman Is Scored.

This last view is held by Mrs. Clar-
ence Burns, president of the Little
Mothers Aid Society, who said:
81 think man is justified in break
ing off with young woman addicted
to smoking. Any woman who works
among little children can readily un-
derstand how a man would not want
the mother of his children to smoke,
and certainly children would not want
to see their mother smoking. This
cigarette habit among women is
vicious
THE medical fraternity has proved
that the nicotine contained in cigar
cites is injurious, not only to men, but
even more so to women, not so accus-
toned to their Use. For this reason,
if nothing else, women should not in
dorse such a habit
1T is pure selfshness on the part
of some men and women who insist on
smoking in the presence of others to
their discomfort There are many per
sons affected with throat trouble
people who live near the water, as
they do here and in Chicago, whose
sensitive threats can not stand cigar
cite smoke. If a young woman is so
selfish as to prefer a cigarette to the
man she has promised to marry, he
should not be blamed for giving her
up"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-16

Fine sob Printing, star once,
Evening star., 1912-01-15
DECLARED TO BE ERRONEOUS.
Published Rumor Regarding Navy
Yard Skating Rink Corrected

II there Is going to be q meeting OF tile
officers Of the District auxiliary Of the
Naval Relief Society tomorrow afternoon
at the home Of Mrs. Beatty. wife of Capt
+. E. Beatty, commandant Of the navy
yard. to decide II roller skating at the
navy yard is to be abolished. Mrs. Beatty
doesn't know anything about 1t.
Mrs. Beatty. who is president Of the So
ciety. said today that published reports
to the effect that the society rink will
probably be abolished were entirely imag-
mary. There has been q new floor in
stalled in the sail loft where the dances
at the navy yard are held, and 1t was
feared by some OF the officers that The
roller skating might prove Injurious to 1t.
I'VE haven't done anything at all about
the matter" Mrs. Beatty said this morn
ing, land l do not know where such re-
ports can come from. We will hold q
meeting In about ten days and will talk
over the skating question them
The Monday skating clubs have been q
popular tad, even the retired army and
naval officers having taken to skating.
The officers OF the auxiliary are: Mrs.
F.. E. Beatty. president: Mrs. seaton
Schroeder, first vice president; Mrs. Will
liam Biddle. second vice president; Mrs.
Richard Wainwright, ST., third vice preSi-
dent: Mrs. Richard Wainwright, jr., Sec
retary: Mrs. Reginald Belknap, treasurer:
Mrs. Alexander Sharp, chairman relief
committee, and Mrs. A. F. Fechteler,
chairman entertainment committee.
Evening star., 1912-01-15
Both Physicians
Made Same Mistake

Plsce-Hospital in Pueblo. Sol.
Case-Chronic Bright's Disease Of fifteen years
development.
Ppgnosis-Recovery impossible and patient "a
Mr.. Gadenl was so advised and that he could
remain or 60 home.
On arrival at Center, Col. could not sit up
alone in bed. A local physicisn was called.
He, too, said he could not recover and pre-
scribed- for his heart.
It did not look like the patient could live q
week, when a new agent was added to the treat
ment.
In ten days patient was sitting up; In twenty
could walk outdoors. He made q slow but
steady recovery. He now weighs 100 lbs.
These facts were given by his wife. Mrs.
Mary Gsden Of Center, COL. who will confirm
them.
Both physicians were mistaken as to the possi-
hilities. and the same mistake .is occurring
everywhere-even in the hospitals Of this city.
And these mistakes are costing human lives.
The new agents employed ss above was Full
toms Renal Compound. II does not conflict
with the physicians prescriptions. But IL does
change the prognosis from despair to hope.
Over nine out Of ten Of the deed from kidney
trouble show Brisht's Disease. This 10 census
fact that kidney troubled people ought to know
james O'Dennell, o04 y ut. NV. 10 local
agent. For ftersture write John =. Fslton Co..
e45 Battery st., Saa Francisco.
Evening star., 1912-01-15
POLICEMEN THE PALLBEARERs.
Funeral Of Mrs. Geneva Thomasson
Held This Afternoon.

Funeral services for Mrs. Geneva
Thomasson. widow of Policeman Marion
L. Thomassoh, who died Saturday at
her. home.. 7l3 ! street southeast. were
held at 1 o'clock this afternoon at her
late home. Interment was In Congress
sional cemetery.
The pallbearers were Policemen Frye.
Fitton. Vaughan, Shilten, Grimes and
I.owery. all OF the fourth precinct. where
Policeman o.Thomasson was stationed at
the time OF his death.
Policeman Th0masson was taken sud-
denly IN white in his home New Year
day and died the next day at Providence
HosIifaI. His wife was III of typhoid
fever 81 the time, She died Saturday.
The couple had been married only eight
cen months. s. ..,#ss.. :. ssss !.
Evening star., 1912-01-15
CARE OF EXCISE MATTERS.
Problem Of Future Control Consid-
cred by Commissioners.

LEGISLATION transferring excise matters
from the Jurisdiction of the board of as
sistant assessors of the District may not
be recommended to Congress this session.
So far the Commissioners have been un-
able to agree upon an authority in which
to lodge this governmental function.
The recommendation that the excise
duties performed by the assistant asses
sors be transferred to q board consisting
of the two judges of the Police Court and
the Judge of the Juvenile Court practi-
cally has been abandoned. This sugges-
tion at one time, it was believed. would
be adopted, but SO many objections to its
feasibility have been pointed out that the
Commissioners practically have given up
consideration of 1t.
Following the Kalbfus-excise board in
vestigation the Commissioners. In giving
Mr.. kalbfus a celan bill of health, said
they were convinced that there should be
a separation of excise and assessment
matters. Preparations Immediately were
begun to draw up a bill with that END
in view.
Although several months have elapsed
since the work was started, the bill. 1t is
said, is still far from completion, with
no indication that 1t will be ready for in
PRODUCTION in Congress this session.
Whether to provide for the creation OF
an excise board, the members of which
will have no other governmental connec-
tions. or turn over excise matters to
board made up Of officials already con-
nected with the government. Is the prod
len, facing the District heads. The for
mer plan, it is conceded. would involve
q much greater expense.
The Commissioners, it Is understood,
have received intimations from certain
members OF the District committee of
the House that they do not favor the
plan to separate excise matters from the
duties Of the assessment board. II the
Commissioners should decide to abandon
the plan 1t is said to be likely that they
wo,,id endeavor to enlarge the member
ship of the board.
Evening star., 1912-01-15
coAsTw1sE TRADE FIGURES.
Vessels Built in 1911 Number 612,
With Tonnage Of 02.267.

In spite of the fact that 1t Is asserted
that the coastwise business on the Atlap-
tic coast is decreasing the report Of the
Department Of Commerce and Labor
states that the facilities OF the country
for coastwiss traffic were increased dur
ing the six months ending December 81
by 612 sail and steam vessels built and
registered in America. with an aggre-
gate gross tonnage OF s2,267. This is an
increase in number but a decrease In
tonnage as compared with the same peri
cd in 1910. when $50 vessels of 137. sos
gross tons were constructed.
OF the craft built during the last half
of 1911 514 were wooden steam vessels.
81 wooden sailing ships one steel sailing
vessel and SO steel steamers.
Evening star., 1912-01-15
EPISCOPAL s. S. INSTITUTE.
Meeting Will Be Held in Epiphany
Church Parish House Tomorrow.

A meeting OF the Episcopal Sunday
School Institute is to be held in Epiphany
Church parish house. G. street north
west, between 18th and 14th streets, to-
morrow evening at 7:30 O'Clock. Canon
De Vries OF the Cathedral Of IS. Peter
and Paul and Hewitt Reynolds and H. r.
Drummond Of the faculty Of the Ma
tional Cathedral School for Boys will
make addresses.
Preliminary rallies for the institute
were held yesterday in ST. Johns
Church. Georgetown: st. Marks Church.
Capitol Hill. and the Church Of the
Epiphany. Revs. Hugh Burleson and J..
Henning Nelms made the addresses.
Evening star., 1912-01-15
RESIDENT FOR FIFTY YEARS.
Claudius B. Jewell, Dead at 81, to
Be Buried Tomorrow.

Claudius B. Jewell. for many years a
resident OF this city. died yesterday at
his home. 1924 Vermont avenue north
west. He was eighty-seven years old.
Funeral services Will be held tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock at the Church OF
vate, win be in Oak Hill cemetery. !.
Mr.. Jewell was born in Mississippi in
1925 and moved to Washington fifty
years ago. where he became actively
engaged In business. He retired from
business eighteen years ago: MT. Jewell
OF the Covenant. being an elder and
q trustee Of that church since its forma-
ton HE is survived by his wife and an
adopted daughter, Miss Jennie v. Jewell
Evening star., 1912-01-15
TALK ON GRADE CROSSINGS.
Engineer Hines Of Nickel Plate"
to Address Washington Society.

Albert ]. Hines, engineer in charge Of
grade elimination. Nickel Plate rail-
road. is to speak on Separation Of Grade
Crossings on the New York. Chica.o o and
st. Louis Railroad in Cleveland. Ohio. .
before the Washington Society of EnSf-
neers. at 1880 F street northwest, tomor-
row evening at o'clock. dis talk will
be Illustrated. Following the lecture q
buffet luncheon will be served.
e. B. Thompson. formerly chief pho
tographer, United States reclamation serv-
ice, will give an exhibition of western
views, including several moving picture
films, before the society February at .
pm. at 80 18th street northwest.
Evening star., 1912-01-15
FARMER JOKE" VICTIM.
Administers Whisky for Alleged
Snake Bite; Indictment Follows.

SAVANNAH, Ga, January 15.-The
kind heart of r. l.. Stone, a'farmer of
Carbondale, has resulted In getting him
into trouble. He has been indicted by
grand jury for giving whisky to minors.
Several young girls were picking berries
on Mr. Stones place. They knew he had
liquor at home and simulated snake bite
in order to get him to give them a taste
of the liquor.
The screams of the girls, apparently
genuine, brought Mr.. Stone hurrying to
the scene. When he reached the girls he
found them seemingly in great terror
for their lives The snake-bite story
was told him, and he hurried away for
flask The girls. after they had tasted
the liquor. told Mr.. Stone he was
the victim of joke. But the joke proved
serious, when Mr.. Stone was indicted.
Evening star., 1912-01-15
KNOCKS OUT ENTIRE SERVICE.
Runaway Horse Puts Town Water
system Ont Of Commission.

ELkINS, w. Va. January ia run
away horse attached to a sleigh last night
nut the whole water system Of Eikins out
of commission for several hours. A de-
livery horse from Heed's grocery running
down LIST street and turning toward South
Elkins was headed or and in attempt-
ing. to turn around and start back ran
across the sidewalk at the corner OF
1st street and Davis avenue, where II
struck.a water plug, which. chilled by the
extreme cold, was snapped OF.
AS a result the water system OF the city
had to be cut Oft for several hours until
temporary repairs were made. Neither
the horse nor sleigh suffered . scratch.
Evening star., 1912-01-15
Watchman's Sudden Death.

William Butler. colored. Of 237 v street
northwest. died at the Freedmens Hos
pital this morning of uremia. Butler.
who was employed as q watchman at q
new building, 321 V street northwest, was
taken i'll shortly before o'clock this
morning. He was taken to the hospital
in the patrol wagon Of the eighth pre-
cinct. He died about two hours after
reaching the hospital