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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28
TELLING TIE PEOPLE

Not less grafifying to che public than the
horizontal cut in rates by the Hawaiian Electric
Company announced in this paper yesterday is
the spirit of "the public be pleased that is evi
dent in the eoripanys statement.
Public service corporations ought to recog
nize, as this company recognizes that the policy
OF taking the people into its confidence is the
only fair policy The people have just as much
right to reports on the progress and condition
of the company as have. its directors, and the
people like to know fully and clearly the reasons
for any change in method of management, rates
of service The Hawaiian Electric Company, in
its published announcement, discusses the rea
sons for the cut in rates as well as the peculiar
conditions of electric light and power production
that make necessary peculiar rate schedules
The last legislature, by sustaining the governors
veto of a franchise for a second electric com
pany, showed that it believed the new manage
ment OF the electric company would correct some
of the abuses complained of under the old man
agelient and this first step Of cut in rates in
dicates that the confid Of the Legislature was
not misplaced The time is coming when all the
public-seryiee corporations Of the territory will
adobt:a much nisre open policy than some Of
them display now
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28
sCH0OLMAsTER WILSON

President Wilson is displaying good deal Of
the schO0lmaster's attitude these days. He is
facing his first congressional crisis. and the in
dications that the Democratic majority will moi
hold together on his freesugar program seem te
have rubbed The Wils6nian fur the wrong way
At any rate, the president has taken it upon
himself to scold the congressman and and the
representatives of various Industries that are op
posing the tariff bill Former Governor Car
ter's reply, as quoted this morning, makes a very
good point in showingsup the activities of the re
filming interests and.their underhand lobbying as
against the open campaign made by the sugar
producers. Yet no one notices President Wilson
referring to the secret and sinister lobbying car
ried on for years by Lowry and his mythical
Wholesale Grocers' Association.
Wilson's attitude just now appears to be that
of the pedagogue who is losing control of his
schoolroom and simultaneously Of his temper
He wants to discipline congressman who will not
assent to his orders, and he is therefore scoldng
them.
A few days ago, when the first indications
came of a break in the ranks of the Democratic
senator's, President Wilson, speaking to half a
hundred newspaper correspondents said this:
81 am not the kind that considers .cOmpro
misses when once take my position. have
taken my stand with the house leaders for the
present bill Enough said. am not looking for
or accepting compromises"
Such a statement reveals plainly both vii
sons unfamiliarity with public office and an al
together unwarranted confidence in his own
Judgment on questions far beyond him in tech
ncal difficulty 1t is useless for anyone to claim
for the president technical familiarity with the
sugar industry, and when, with only few weeks
consideration, he declares for free sugar and then
declines to discuss compromise, he is display.
ing no broad qualities of craftsmanship but a
narr0wness that borders on egotism.
Wilson's most ardent supporters in Hawaii
are exceedingly disappointed at his action with
regard to the sugar tariff, not SO much because
he is free sugar advocate, as because he dis
plays no willingness to consider the facts of the
industry.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28
ARMY AND NAVY

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The proposed nlaIis Of Secretary of
the Navy Daniels of sending the four
divisions of the Atlantic fleet, &C
tompanied by a division of armored
cruisers and destroyers, to visit Med
iterranean waters during the coming
year, is receiving much favorable
comment in the London press. The
Telegraph announces that the British
government has already made plans
to extend British hospitality to the
crews at Gibraltar and Malta, and
probably on Egfpfiah port. It points
out that the American fleet will be
far the most pdwerfhl in the Mediter.
ranean, and says that the decision of
the United States government TO dis
patch a force s0f such commanding
power indicates the Importance at,
tached to the task of showing the flag
in the old world with a view to sup
porting American diplomacy.
The assembly of ships will repre-
sent far higher standard of fighting
power than has ever before been seep
in those waters. The British navy,
even during the long period of Anglo
French antagoniSm, never had more
than fourteen battieships in the Med
iterranean, and at present the French
fleet has only eighteen vessels of the
battleship type in active service,
while Italy has only eight vessels and
Austria six. It's size viii comparative
ly dwarf the British squadron at Gil
lbraltar. and Malta, which, after the
completion of the British Admiralty s
scheme of Reorganization, will COM
prise only four battle cruisers and
four armored cruisers. This British
force, when contrasted with the main
fleet of the United States, will ap-
pear of almost insignificant size. The
two divisions of American dread
thoughts will equal in size, armor, arm
ament and steaming redius any
battleship fleet that will be shown by
any Mediterranean power. and the
two divisions of super-dreadnaught
which will be completed in time for
the cruise, will be the most powerful
ships ever displayed in those waters.
Further comment is made at length
concerning the facts that not only
will the cruise have an educational in
fluence on the officers and men of the
ships, but that it is intended to adver-
tise to the nations of Europe the ma
val power of the United States, which,
contrary to popular belief, possesses
the second greatest fleet in the world.
This position it is destined to lose
when the many powerful German yes
sells now under construction are COM
pleted, owing to the failure of the
American congress to approve the
navy departments plans for naval ex-
pansion, but its present position is as
sured. In the opinion of the Telegraph
the visit of the American ships will
have the effect of inducing the British
government to modify its present pol
icy of continuous concentration of its
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28

naval power in home waters, which
many officers consider injurious to
the spirit and character of the SER
vice
- -
Special agents of the department
OF justice, officers of a nationally
known detective agency, and the
local police forces of the District Of
Columbia have been called in by the
navy department to Investigate the
leak through which several plans of
ships and also minor documents have
disappeared. Concerning the loss of
these plans the navy department has
issued statement to the effect that
on the night Of Marth "A (inaugura-
ton day. there were a large number
of people admitted to the State, War
and Navy building, assembled to wit
ness the inaugural display OF fire
works, and that during the evening
there were taken by persons, as yet
unknown, from the 1draughting room
of the bureau of stea mengineering,
uncompleted plans of the electric
wiring of the new battleship Pennsyl-
yania. These plans, the department.
state, showed the genera ARRANGE
ment of the docks and matches, but
would be of no. particular value to
anyone wishing to obtain naval In
formation not generally made public,
On the 18th of the same month SINH
lar plans were missing from the same
draughting room About the only
real secret connected with battleship
construction nowadays is the fire
control apparatus, that is, the cleo
trical devices and arrangements by
which the firing of the guns O flarge
caliber are controlled from a central
station. Every nation endeavors to.
guard its fire control devices from
every other On the other hand, it Is
Information about fire control which.
governments maintaining modern
navies are most anxious to obtain in
regard to their rivals. It is believed.
that matter of general policy
prompted denial by the department
that the stolen plans showed the de-.
tails of the fire control plans of the
Pennsylvania.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28
TAKES
A PRISONER
IOH|LO

The first prosecution on the island
of Hawaii under the act created in
the last legislature calling for pun
ishment and penalty for desertion and
failure to provide for wife or family.
it is believed will follow the arriv-
al Of Chief of Detectives McDuffie and
Officer Olson at Hilo, in company
with Russian, who was yesterday
placed under arrest In this city at
the instance Of the Hawaii authors
ties.
The Honolulu officers experienced
much difficulty in apprehending their
man. Upon receipt of q wireless mes
sage from the Kilo sheriff, McDuffie
sent out several officers who visited
all parts of the city before the party
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28

Encouragement James McReynolds is keep
ing up the good work started by former Attor-
ney general Wickersham against the trusts.
Like Wickersham, McReynolds works up his
cases so well that when the defendants are
brought into court they are glad to plead guilty
and escape with a fine. The new attorney-gen-
eral got his training for this work under Wick
ersham. He was a special prosecutor in several
large cases and made a splendid record. His
first yictoryas leadsof cabinet portfolio islthat
against the.coaster brake" monopoly Wicker
sham's work was the most conspicuously sue
cessful of that of any member of the Taft cabi-
net, and in McReynolds the United States seems
blessed with another fearless crusader against
unfair monopoly.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28
WAR COMMENT

Anent the present Japan-America
war talk that is said to be prevalent
in the land of the Mikado. the japan
Times. published at Yokohama. makes
the following remarks in a recent is
Sue:
in Japan. which has so often COM
planned OF boycott movements started
by Chinese, there is said to be move
ment to boycott California because Of
the land question The Hoehi is re-
sponsible for a statement to the effect
that In certain quarters movement
has been started to boycott the State
OF California, when the anti-foreign
land ownership bill passes the state
legislature and becomes law. This
movement is supported enthusiastic
ally by all classes, among whom are
the leading business men of Tokyo and
elsewhere. In carrying out boycott,
remarks the paper, it is intended that
all goods to be shipped from Japan to
the United States shall be landed at
ports north of San Francisco. Fur
Their, it is agreed that American goods
consigned to Japan shall in similar
msnner be shipped through ports
north of San Francisco, and that the
produce raised in California and artf-
fcles coming through San Francisco be
boycotted in Japan ports. The paper
fears that as a result of the boycott
the various shipping companies, whose
steamers ply to and from San Fran
cisco, and the South Pacific, West Pa
cific and Santa Fe railroad com.
panies will suffer; and the conse-
quence win be that the prosperity OF
San Francisco will to a great extent
be affected. It Is stated that some
sort of an understanding appears to
have been reached between the Togo
Kisen Kaisha and other Japanese
shipping concerns sfor rendering as
sistanee ON behalf of the former"
The Osaka Mainichi has a fiamb0y-
ant article on the japanese question
in California. Among Americans, says
the journal, there are some who are
talking of an outbreak of war between
the United States and Japan in con-
necti0n with the alien land ownership
bill in California. No doubt Ameri
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28
EDITOR

comparatively few and are caused not by depth
of water, currents or unexpectedly cold tempera-
lures, but by ignorance of swimming or by lack
of precaution. Probably half of the accidents
that have occurred within the last few years
have been due to the fact that the swimmers were
physically unfit for any sudden demand upon
nervous energy, or stayed in the water to the
point of exhaustion. Under normal conditions,
Waikiki beach is safer than any other bathing
spot on the Pacific.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28
THE VALUE OF THE PUlMoTuR

The installation of the pulmotor at Waikiki
beach is good piece of work, though it is to be
hoped that the wonderful appliance for treating
called into need incidentally, an entirely new
use has been found for the pulmotor by Kan
sas City physician who used it upon a baby that
had been born apparently dead After three
hours application the infants lungs were work
ing Justify and the baby was saved.
Luckily, bathing accidents at Waikiki are
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28

That Keefe report has finally made its ap-
|pearance in public, after reposing in the dusty
pigeon holes of Secretary Nagel's desk for two
years. Commissioner Keefe came to Hawaii,
jaunted around the islands for few weeks, list
ened to complaints from all sorts of irrespon-
|sible sources, and then produced report so
lacking in substance and proof for the somewhat
sensational charges he made that the secretary
of commerce and labor promptly and rightfnlly
pigeon holed the document That it is now be-
ing used in the freesugar campaign is enough to
largely discredit the freessugar argument with
those who know With those who do not know,
the report possibly carries weight.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28

With the exception of eleven cities in the
United States, Honolulu has higher percent
age of tuberculosis cases than any municipality
on the mainland Statistics gathered by the
board of health show Honolulu an average of
|321 cases to the 100000 while the average for
the cities in the United States is only 204.9.--
Daily Standard Union, Brooklyn.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28

A preliminary announcement issued by the
program committee|of the Fourth International
Congress on School Hygiene shows a list Of $50
papers by speakers of national and International
note, and twelve or more general discussions un-
der che direction of national organizations, as
features of the session to be held at Buffalo the
last week IN August The speakers include
many of the leading educators, physicians and
of the day, and according to plans now
on foot the gathering at Buffalo gives promise
of being the most elaborate effort ever made in
this country toward getting the problems OF
school hygiene before the world
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28

One of those typographical errors that are
the nightmare of newspapermen occurred this
morning when George r. Carter was made to
say, in threecolumn type, that the hundreds of
thousands of small investors in the Hawaiian
sugar industry fare making exorbitant profits. )"
What Mr.. Carter really said was that the local
investors "are not making exorbitant profits. ;"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28

cans hare become more nervous than
the Japanese over the situation. ana
in case a war unfortunately breaks
cut between the two countries. the
Americans must be held responsible.
because they are the first to bring
pressure to bear upon the Japanese.
If things come to such a pass. the pa
per reminds Americans that the Jap
anese are a people unconquerable. as
was shown with Japan's two wars with
China and Russia.
The talk of war-which is Of course
absurd-has been heard from hot
heads in Japan. and not from America,
as stated by the Osaka Mainichi AS
to: the statement that Japan is uncon-
querable. our hamboyant ccntempor-
airy should remember that success Is
determined largely by the wealth Of
the combative powers, and Japan can
hardly claim at present to have much
of the sasinews of war; The Japan
csc journalists and public men viii
do, well to keep cool over the present
trouble; at present they seem to show
considerable lack of common sense
and inability to recognize that there
is such a thing as reciprocity in inter
national affairs.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28
THE THREE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN,

Three beautiful Women" is the
very attractive subject which Rev. r .
E. Smith will discuss at the mass
meeting for women at the Central
Union Church Sunday night. Herr
Anger will give cello solo and there
will be other special music. This
meeting is under the auspices of the
Young Womens' Christian Association
and all women are invited.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28

Portuguese and Russian immigrants from
Hawaii are flocking into California at the rate
of 800 week or about $4,000 year.-Norwich
Bulletin.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28

The Nichi Nichi, while regretting
the issue of the Japanese question in
California, calls public attention to the
fact that the Tokyo government has
decided to lodge a formal protest with
Washington regarding the situation
In adopting such a resolute step the
government must be prepared to face
any extraordinary incident or situation
that may happen in connection there
with. Does the government. asks the
paper, feel strong enough to encounter
any situation? Nevertheless, the pa
per doubts whether the so-called mod
crate policy on Japan's part will have
the effect of solving the question in a
satisfactory manner A London tele-
gram indicates that the public opinion
of Great Britain is optimistic because
of the fact that the tension between
Japan and California has been slack
ened. But the situation in California
at present does not allow such optimis-
tic views.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28

They ought to call Vice-presdent Fairbanks,
the gentleman of cocktail fame, in the Roosevelt
trial as an expert ON bibulation.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28

Possibly this Wilson BRYAN administration
expects the sugar-tariff cloud to have a free-si
yer lining
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28

The statute of limitations ought to run
against the Keefereport in more senses than one.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28

No one can take exception to Roosevelts
drinking on his African trip. What would a
hunter be without his Shots?
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28

China will be considerably happier when t
new revolution is we'll under way.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28

Though the, past is i,Terocable, It is not IRE.
pdruble-F. b. Meyer.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28

wanted was found IN a dowhtbWn
lodging house
McDuffie and his deputy are ex-
pected to return q this city Saturday.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-28

The Colonel can hardly be classed as a pro-
gressiye drinker.
The Republican journal., 1913-12-18

to Plate was recognized at once by one
of our "oldest Inhabitants who still
lives waiting pltiently for the day when
''he shall go upin fiery chariot"
Early in June Maurice C. Blake, Esq,
of Camden, was appointed Collector Of
the Customs TO. this District in place of
Hon. Alfred Marshall, removed; he en-
tered on the duties of his office on the I'd
of July. His subordinate officers were
Isaac N. Felch Dep. Collector and In
spector. and Hocatio n. Palmer, Inspect
or. Soon after the expiration Of his Off
cial term Mr.. Blake went to California
and established his residence in San
Francisco, where he still resides, occupy
ing judicial station the duties of which
he is performing with credit to himself
and to the acceptance of the community.
Fourth of July passed off very quietly.
There was less display of patriotism than
usual in the way of punch, guns, crack
ers and bells: an indication that the
pride, pomp and circumstance" of rum
and gunpowder had in measure depart
ee. A large number of our people
passed the day out of town; many went
on an excursion trip made by the steamer
Governor. The only public parade of the
day was that of the engine companies,
who turned out in the morning for trial
Of strength,
On the Both an 'indignation meeting
was held by the original subscribers for
the construction of the c;stern in Foun-
tain Square, as it was then called, now
Customhouse Square. Certain nefarious
bipeds, ignoring the fact that the cistern
was constructed for the purpose of
quenching the thirst Of quadrupeds, had
been in the habit of using the water it
afforded for the base purpose of washing
carriages and harnesses. Whereupon the
meeting referred to was held and sundry
indignant and heart-stirring resolution
were adopted; one of them was as fol
lows: Resolved, that the uses to which
the water has thus been appropriated
are destructive to boot leather, inductive
of consumption, and ruinous to the long
dresses of the ladies', and'for these rea
sons should be discontinued" and they
were. The meeting was reported to have
been harmonious from fountain head
to outlet"
The bill of mortality for this year was
larger than ordinary. 1t contained the
names of Judge Read, Capt. Ephraim
Garland, Hon. David W. Lothrop, Mr.
Thomas Bartlett, Frye Hall, Esq, Capt.
David Whittier, Nathaniel Wilson, Purs-
err in the Navy, Major John Russ, and
Capt. Annis Campbell of whom
are identified more or less with the early
history of our town. Particular mention
of many of them has already been made
in these annals; brief biographical notices
of the others will be found in our next
chapter
The Republican journal., 1913-12-18
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

ATHEREAS. John W. Doe Of Eden in the
w County of Hancock and State of Maine,
by his mortgage deed dated the eighteenth day
of November A. ID. 1905, and recorded in the
Waldo County Registry of Deeds, Book 2s5,
Page 33s. conveyed to me, the undersigned
one undivided half of certain lot or parcel of
land, with buildings thereon, situated in Bel
fast in said County of Waldo, and bounded and
described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a
stake in the west line of Cedar Street, six rods
southerly from Grove Street in corner of land
formerly of William Nj. Rust; thence by said
Rust's land south ffty-six degrees west ten
rods to Charles Street; thence south thirty
four degrees east by said Charles Street six
rods and twenty links to a stake; thence north
eastwardiy parallel with said Rusts line ten
rods to Cedar Street; thence enthusiastically
by said Cedar Street six rods and twenty
links to the place of beginning, containing
sixty eight square rods, more or less; and
whereas the condition of said mortgage has
been broken, now. therefore, by reason of the
breach of the condition thereof | claim fore
closure of said mortgage.
Dated this twelfth day of December A. D.
1918 RALPH o. CRITCHETT.
D. & NJ 3w5I