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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-24
PURE FOOD WORK
CITIZENS CAMPAIGN

CONTINUED from page one,
the prevention of any epidemic than
TO pay for fighting the disease wneh
we are face to face with II.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-24

That quake reported from San Francisco was
probably caused by the announcement that
Bryan was coming out to settle the japanese
question.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-24

mind not to be changed by place or time.
The mind Is it's oaen place, and in itself
Can make, a heqren Of he'll, a he'll OF hcdrem.
Milton
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-24
HOW LONG?

Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Sir:-ls there any possible way of
determining how much longer the PEG
pie of this city and county are going
II stand for downright rotten road
work? Regarding all that has been
said and done, not only by the citizens
but by the supervisors as We'll. 1t
seems that in the road department
SOME PLACE there is q screw that
il not only loose but ready to fall out.
1t would be of interest to the tax
payer of this city to- know just about
how much the bill for road work came
to for the piece of road recently fin
ished on Beretania street from Alex
ander to, Punahcu street, in front of
the Dillingham;. property. There is a
piece of road that has cost the tax
payers Of this city and county many
thousands of dollars, and although it
has not been in use by the public forty
DAYS yet, it is going to the devil Eek
cuse the mark as there does not seem
TO be any ether word TO fit the easel
about as fast, If mot a little faster,
than any other piece Of misfit road
that the present road powers that be
have attempted to exhibit their road
building skill on -.
The way that piece Of road was. cen
strueted was an exhibition of ignor-
ance Of road huilding that certainly
should be handed thetpalm. Placing a
couple of inches of crushed rock and
asphalt tar on top of a soft dirt found
alton is indisputably tile limit. =.
II any passerby on the cars will take
the trouble to look at this particular
piece of laundering he will see that
the crust OF the road has broken
in any number of places and is grind
ing away with the passing of every
wagon wheel, with some Of the spots
over four feet in diameter at present.
with the soft dirt foundation working
up through. .-.5 J.. :. =.
1t is certainly a beautiful piece Of
work, and whoever is responsible for
il should have a tin monument and a
fire escape when he shuffies ,off this
mortal coil. p. g.. =. ....r..5
Again I ask, how much longer are
the taxpayers of this city and county
going to stand for such laundering
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-24

That new charter plan just simply faded
away
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-24

pure food inspection after the federal
authorities have withdrawn. 1T
would be great shame" Hansen said
this morning. for the territory to fail
to make appropriation for carrying
on the work that has already been
begun in the analysing and inspecting
of foods and drugs. If the pure food
commissioner is withdrawn, it will
take a very short time indeed for. con-
ditions to get back to the deplorable
state in which they were before the
passage Of the pure food act, regret
very much that the federal authorities
have seen fit to withdraw at this criti-
cal time When the new. federal build
ing is constructed it is the purpose of
the department, / am sure, to re-estab-
lish the Office of federal food commits
sioner in the territory T.. ......-
Laying stress upon the necessity of
making other appropriations asked by
The board of health, George w. Smith
further said that the appropriation for
the rat and .mospito campaign should
be ample. The appropriation for the
rat campaign has already been cut to
$4,000 while $4,000 is the sum al
lowed for the war against the mosqui-
to. :.. o.. H.. I'D
with the opening of the Panama
canal" Mr.. Smith explained. "the ex-
termination of all disease breeding
mosquitoes is more important than
ever. We will then be in constant
communication with ports where yell
low fever is endemic-present at all
times and the danger to this COM
munity will be great unless proper
measures are. now taken to war
against the mosquito. Good work has
been done so far, but the appropria-
ton this year should be greater than
ever. 1t is folly to talk of decreasing
it. The rat campaign is also of great
Importance. Honolulu is constantly in
direct communication with ports
where the bubonic plague is epidemic
and we can not take too many pre-
cautions in eliminating the POSSIBLE
ity of spread of the disease"
In appearing before the finance
committee of the house, DR.. J. S. B.
Pratt president Of the board Of health,
stated that if the appropriation. for
the rat and mosquito campaigns is
cut down any lower it will be almost
impossible to carry on the work to
any good effect whatever. -.
The definite word that the federal
pure food commissioner will be with
drawn was received this morning by
Food Commissioner A. w Hansen. in
the following cable message from the
secretary of agriculture: "lmpracti-
cable to continue office. Dismantle
laboratory and ship San Francisco.
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Bryan may. yet be hailed as the great pacifi-
Gator.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
PLOT To DARKEN
OAKLAND 1T FETE
Police Think Dynamiters
Seek to Cut Off Lights
During Celebration

plot to throw Oakland into COM
plete darkness during the Admission
day celebration through the crippling
OF the Pacific Gas and Electric com
pany's system Is suspected by Cap
tain Of Inspectors Agnew, following
three consecutive attempts to de-
stroy the company's plants by dyna-
mite. The company has increased
it's guards.
The dynamiting was done late Sat-
urday night Two poles Of the COM
pany. carrying high power wires
through Contra Costa county, were
destroyed near the Fish ranch and
two poles of the Great Western Pow
er company were blown up near the
right OF way. Both attempts were
unsuccessful, the poles being shat
tered, but the short circuit being
avoided because the wires did not
touch or reach the ground The scene
of the explosions was the spot where
the wires OF the two companies cross.
Shortly afterward a charge of dyna-
mite shattered the salt water intake
pipe of the company at the foot OF
Grove street, which supplies the plant
with estuary water. Damage was
49, 49, &S~a
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
RULING ON SCHOOL
TAX ROW IS DUE
THIS WEEK
State Supreme Court Ex-
pected to Settle Alameda
County Wrangle

The supreme court OF California
probably Will determine this week
whether the. Alameda county super
visors or the city councils OF Oak
land. Berkeley and Alameda shall
levy taxes for the support OF the
public schools in those cities.
The high court has issued an al
tentative writ of mandate, return
able next Monday, for the city coun-
Gil OF Berkeley to show cause why 1t
should not levy a certain school tax.
This action was brought by the
Berkeley board OF education on the
advice of the district attorney.
The Oakland board of education,
through Deputy City Attorney
Beardsley. will ask the supreme court
today for a writ against the board
Of Supervisors.
City Attorney Stats of Berkeley
Deputy District Attorney Durpee and
Beardsley Will appear at the same
time before the court, that the con-
troversy may be adjusted for all
three Cities at once.
The courtrwill be requested to rem
der a decision Wednesday or Thurs
day. A judgment must be returned
before Monday as that is the last
day In which the supervisors may
levy q tax. The city councils have
already adopted their budgets. and
unless the supervisors collect the
school tax the schools will be closed
in February.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
COURT CR|T|C|sES
MOTHER IN LAW
Judge Wells Declares In
huence of Parent Broke
Up Family

Judge William S. Wells delivered a
little lecture on the mother in law
question when he granted an inter-
locutory decree of divorce to Mrs.
Mabel Nesbit in Oakland this morn
ing. Judge Wells found that the
Nesbit home had been broken up
through the interference Of the hus-
bands family, and delivered himself
as follows:
'It Is pity that theseS people
should not be left alone. The hus-
bands parents should have known
that both parties were grown up, and
1t is too bad. to my mind. that two
young lives should be ruined by such
conduct as that of which the plant
ifs parents have been found guilty
Charles A. Nesbit is manager of the
Western Heavy Hardware company,
and married Miss Mabel King in May,
1912. Her home was in Hayward, but
Nesbit insisted that she live, in Oak
land, just around the corDer from the
home of her mother, Mrs. Joseph Mes
bit.
According to Mrs. Nesbit Jr., her
husbands mother Immediately began
poisoning his mind against her. She
testified that Nesbit often started for
work, but instead of going down town
would call on his mother. who would
tell him, she alleged, that his bride
was not a ft person to be called a
NesDit The young man would then
return to his own home and quarrel.
She also testified to numerous in
stances of cruelty.
Several months ago he sued his
wife for divorce. She replied with a
cross complaint. She did not ask for
alimony.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
Odd Fellows to
Meet in Riverside

The grand encampment or higher
branch of Independent Odd Fellow
ship in this state Is to meet in fifty
ninth annual session n Riverside on
Tuesday, October 6. 1t will be until
Saturday
1t is expected that there will be
more than 1900 persons al the gather
ing.
Arrangements have been made for
parades drills and social functions.
The aggregate of funds of the sub
ordinate encampments Is a little more
than a quarter of million dollars.
In the selection of officers for the
encampment Judge George e. Davis
will retire as grand patriarch and will
be succeeded by George F. Ward of
Riverside; w. M. Avis Of Pomona will
be chosen grand prelate, l. T. Bell will
be elected grand senior warden, while
William Henry Barnes, who has been
the grand scribe for 20 years, and c.
E. Benedict, incumbent treasurer, Will
be continued in office.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
JUROR D|sCRACEs
JUSTICE, SAYS
SULLIVAN
No Decent Jury Could Have
Failed to Convict, Pros
ecutor Asserts
Continued From Page 1

iquitous than that committed by Diggs
and Caminetti.
I'VE sincerely hope that Mr.. HES
ter did not make the statements
charged to him, and that he will
make haste to deny them
LAW COVERS CASE
No honest man sitting on the jury
could have voted for acquittal under
the proofs submitted and the instruc-
tions of the court Unfortunately for
the effective operation of the law,
the act under which the defendant is
prosecuted is called the white slave
misnomer, for the act in express
terms makes it a felony for any per-
son knowingly to transport or cause
to be transported in interstate COM
merce, from one state to another, any
woman or girl for immoral purposes
or debauchery.
The supreme court of the United
States has held, and the federal
courts throughout the country have
repeatedly decided that a man who
takes girl or woman from one state
to another for the purpose of unlaw-
fully cohabiting with her in the state
into which she is brought violates the
act. To say that Miss Warrington
and Miss Norris gave perjured testi-
mony or that they were drilled Is
statement of deliberate lie.
NEITHER SHOOK EVIDENCE
THE facts, proven at the trial, con-
clusively establish the guilt of the de-
fendant. Diggs, upon the trial of his
case, did not, nor did Camfnetti, upon
his trial, deny or attempt to deny any
of the facts proven by the govern
ment, and. although each Of them took
the stand In his own behalf, he admit
ted the facts proven by failure to
deny the same.
Under the circumstances verdict
of acquittal would have been a mis-
carriage of justice, a reproach to our
jury system and an everlasting dis
grace to our state.
However Mr.. Hiester's intellectual
faculties may have been affected by
this testimony Qf he has been COR
rectly reported), we feel satisfied that
no other juror and no other person
who listened to the testimony given
by the two girls could arrive at any
conclusion other than the one that
they told the absolute truth concern
ing their trip to Reno"
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
Kills Sweetheart, l8, !
Then Ends Own Life

SALEM, Ore, Sept. S.-With the
finding on a farm six miles north of
here at noon today of the body of
oscar Gray. Is years old, solution
was reached in the murder OF Ida
May Lee IS years old, solution
school girl, whose body. with two
bullet holes in the head, had been
found earlier in the day in the woods
three miles from this city.
The police think Gray killed the
girl and then committed suicide.
The pair were sweethearts. No ex-
planation of the crime has yet been
advanced.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
YANKEES MENACED
BY REBEL SHELLS
Santo Domingo Town Can
nonaded in Island
Revolution

WASHINGTON. Sept S.--Great
danger to American lives and prop
erty In Puerta Plata, Santo Domingo
was reported 10 the state department
today by Vice Consul Esteva, who
says the town Is being shelled by
Dominicans.
The United States cruiser Des
Moines arrived there today. The Des
Moines was hurried to Santo Domingo
at the request of the state depart
ment which desired to have an Amer
lean warship on hand to protect for
eign interests during the revolution,
which began last Tuesday.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
Women Passengers
Break Records for
City Lines Receipts
Fashion Show Visitors Shower Colo
Pieces and Pile Up Total
Of s2.o63.3 80

Women patrons of the Geary street
municipal railway sweiled the receipts
OF the road to a record breaking fig
ure Saturday, the total for that day
being s2.063.30.
Previous records were those of July
4, when s2.o02.20. was taken In, and
June 29. when the total was $1,9S1.80.
superintendent Cashin OF the city
railway states that the cause of the
big business Saturday was the open
ing of the fashion show, and the fact
that the Geary road traverses the
downtown shopping center.
The superintendent called attention
to the fact that most OF the shoppers
were well supplied with funds. as
the receipts show a total in gold of
1865, in half dollars s1,2s1.50 and in
dollars s496, while the nickels
amounted to only $685..
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
LECTURES ANNOUNCED

The lecture bureau of the depart
ment of education has arranged for
the following three evening illus
trated lectures during this week in
public schools: At the Rochambeau
school this evening, George H. Bar
ron, curator OF the Park museum, on
Early California History; at the
Yerba Buena school on Wednesday. r.
D. Johnson, on The Beauties Of the
Grand Canyon in Arizona; at the
George Peabody school on Thursday
night Robert P. Troy. on "A Trip
Across China From Canton to Peking."
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
Program Of Events
Today and Tuesday
TODAY


S:3o-7 7s3O-Reception of visit
Ing pariors of Native Sons and
Native Daughters at various
headquarters.
1Oi30-7 s30--Bnnd concerts, re-
rfewfng stand and public squares.
2s30 - His tori al pageant,
Lakeside park.
0@BrfIliant electrical parade,
business section of Oakland.
10 Fireworks display, Lake
Merritt.
TOMORROW
o. Meetings at headquarters
Of various paricrs.
10--Admissfon day parade.
:30--FfeId and track meet, ST.
Mary's college oval.
2-Water contests, Lake Mer-
rftt.
2,30 - Marathon race, Lake
Merritt boulevard.
2s30 - Band concerts, parks
and reviewing stand.
S-Lftcrary exercises, Lakeside
park.
7s30-Band concerts, parks and
reviewing stands.
s. Fireworks display, Lake
Merritt.
;30--Balls and receptions at
hotels and halls.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
Municipal Ownership
Urged for East Bay

That Alameda and Contra Costa
counties should take immediate steps
to form municipal ownership districts
for the operation OF their public utili-
ties. under a state law which has
lately become effective, is maintained
by Prof. Thomas Fl. Reed of the Uni
versity OF California
He said that the measure, which
slipped through the legislature almost
unnoticed, makes il possible for cities
and unincorporated sections OF the
county to form districts for the own
ership of public utilities.
Under this law any city. through
its legislative body. may initiate leg
station by an ordinance naming the
cities and territory to be included in
the district and acquire and operate
any public utility, including water
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
APPEALS TO u. 8. EMPLOYEES

The Federal Civil Service Employees
OF this city has issued an
appeal to all men and women en-
ployed by the federal government un-
der civil service acts to join the or
ganization, which has for its purpose
the furtherance of a bill to be sub
mitted to congress. This provides
that all employees who are now receiv-
ing $1,000 a year shall receive an in
crease Of per cent each year for the
next four years, making an increase
of 20 per cent In all
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
BRAND NEW ISM"
TAUGHT AT u. C..

A new m"-temporalism-
out of dictionaries upon the campus
or the University of California, when
Prof Arthur o. Lovejoy expounded
the philosophy of the eminent French
man, Henri Bergson, in the introduc-
tory lecture Of the Philosophical
union. speaking on THE Two Evolu-
tionssms," In his series on 'Bergson
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08

CoATICOoK. que. Sept. s.-The
Canadian authorities today took every
possible precaution TO protect William
Txavers Jerome from violence at the
hands Of an embittered public
Threats that even went to the point
OF urging the shooting of the former
New York district attorney impelled
the authorities TO provide special pro-
lection for him.
Jerome arrived here at noon
from Montreal to answer the charge
OF gambling. and special policemen
had orders to see that the inhamed
state of public opinion did not lead to
ahveopen attack on Thaws nemesis
GAMBLING HEARING TODAY
The hearing on the gambling
charge will be held before Justice
Me;vena late this afternoon. the case
having been transferred from the
court of Justice OF the Peace Mckee
In the meantime Harry r. Thaw is
still at the immigrant detention room.
He viii be taken to Montreal some
time this week TO appear before Judge
Gervais on the writ of habeas corpus
returnable September Is.
The escaped Matteawan slayer be-
'lleves that his ultimate liberty was
never freer from obstacles than it is
today. Counsel for the slayer of
Stanford White plan to make bitter
attacks on the Canadian immigration
laws. The first attack viii come on
the particular section of the law which
provides that only Canadians have the
right 10 plead to the courts against
deportation decisions This viii be
carried. the Thaw lawyers say, to the
privy council In England If necessary.
Then Thaw viii fight against the
article OF the law making It compui-
sorry to deport persons who have been
adjudged insane within five years.
JEROME IS DISCOURAGED
It Is believed that a long fight viii
be made before a final decision is rem
dered in the case. Even Jerome him.
self Is discouraged over the outlook
OF having Thaw returned to Mattea-
wan within a short time. He has
about given up. and after his hearing
-on the gambling charge he Will re-
turn to New York. but expects to be
present at the habeas corpus hearing
in Montreal next week.
Jeromes counsel were confident this
morning that their client would be
acquitted this afternoon. Lawyers for
the prosecution, however, maintain
that they have a strong case against
the former district attorney and will
push II to the limit. The general pre-
diction IS, however. that Jerome VIII
be acquitted.
Up to 10 O'Clock this morning no In
structions had been received by off,
GERS in charge of Thaw to have him
removed to Montreal Public opinion
seems divided as TO his chances be-
fore the court Of appeals Should the
court sustain Thaw's claim that the
findings OF the board Of inquiry are
Illegal, a new hearing likely will fol-
low and there IS a chance that the
verdict may not be so favorable to
Thaw as deportation to Vermont.
One thing seems TO be certain. and
that is that Thaw viii be in Canada
FOR several months before final judg-
snent Is passed on his case.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
MENACE TO NAVIGATION

The navy department sent out to-
day wireless messages from all its
stations on this coast warning mar
iners of the menace to navigation Of
fered by the big barge which broke
3adrift midnight September 6 from the
steam schooner Hardy. rs miles south
of Point Gorda. The barge. which is
so feet long and 35- feet wide, is Of
heavy construction and has no lights.
The derelict was sighted 8 a. m. Sep
tember Z, by Captain Brennan of the
steamer Waston in latitude north
s9:45, longitude west 1910.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
Turks in Thrace Set
Up Own Independence

CoNsTANTINOPLE, Sept. s.-The
Turkish populations Of western
Thrace have notified the various en-
bassies here that they have pro-
claimed their Independence They
declare that they are ready to resist
any aggressions on the part of the
Bulgarians with force of arms. If
necessary.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
RUM FIEND AND
FIRE FIEND MIX

After an injudicious amount of
celebration, L. Wanamaker laid him
down in a vacant lot at East Four
teenth street and Sixty-fourth avenue
and in attempting to light cigarette
started a fire in the grass which
threatened to consume him. Leuten-
ant Schroeder put out the fire, which
had burned several holes in Wana-
makers clothing.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
FORMER STANFORD
FARM HNAD DEAD

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Sept 8.
James i. Witherell, four years super
sfntendent of the Stanford farm, died
lest night at his home in Oakland
After leaving Stanford two years ago
he moved TO Oakland. He leaves
widow, brother and sister.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
DEDICATE ACADEMY

The new sisters academy in Maple
street, Oakland, will be dedicated
Sunday, September FL Rev. Father
Yorke will deliver the ded3catory ad-
dress, and 1t Is expected that Arch
bishop Riordan of San Francisco will
conduct the services
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08

my home and they think me too dear
TO them for me to think seriously of
leaving them, even for something that
means as much to me as acting. I am
told that I have talent. Perhaps l
have. That will be for me to ascer-
tain. But whatever I do along those
lines must be for charity and for the
benefit of humanity"
In magnificent productions OF Suder-
mans "Magda" and Maeterlinck' s
Mary Magdalene." Mrs. Scott will ap-
pear, In the title role in each instance.
during the week beginning Septem-
Der 10, at the Tivoli opera house.
The week following, Mrs Scott and
her company of professionals will go
to Oakland and later a week will be
played in a Los Angeles theater- In
each instance the net receipts will go
for charity
It must not be thought that 1 am
trying to draw good houses by an
nouncing thatsI am playing for some
charity said tfrS Scott The plays
must stand onS4beir own merits and
ours and If we an not present them
well enough to make some profits
Well-- ana MIb. oCOlI shrugged noT
howlders-"there Will be no plays"
In each performance OF "Magda," "
Mrs. Scott will appear In different
set OF costumes. In the first act, ball
gowns of the most magnificent kind;
in the second, elaborate negligees.
and In the third in the smartest OF
tailored costumes.
For the first production she will
wear the gown portrayed today. 1t Is
of kings blue, brocaded in gold. A
drapery OF blue velvet falls in a long
point in the back The bodice is of
gold lace with embroideries OF sap
phires. With this Mrs. Scott will wear
a necklace OF gold and sapphires, and
her hair Will be bound with fillet
OF pearls with a cluster of king
blue paradise plumes.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
SCHOONER RUNS
DOWN MOTOR BOAT

VALLEJO, Sept. s.-Chester Willis.
Dime Chrisler. George Osborne and
Louis Passalacqua swere thrown into
CarqNinez straits yesterday when
their~boat was run down by hay
schooner. They were rescued by the
crew of the schooner. The motor