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lpartment, 1t viii take from three to
five years to complete all these plans.
In taking its action, the trustees added
that architects familiar with climatic
conditions be employed. from the fact
that Honolulu Is soon to have q new
federal building. ,The trustees also
favored a proposition whereby the
United States VIII own its embassy
lbnildings s,s.s
The matter was taken up regarding
4 monthly appropriation hy the Cham.
l1efNof s,G0mmerce TO the PAlanfa Set
tiefnent, III being decided that, from
the fact that the chamber and Mers
chants Association may soon com.
bine. the proposition be placed in the
hands of the greater commercial body.
The chambers appropriation stopped
last June, and 1t is understood that
the settlement is now receiving a lib
eral appropriation from the Shippers
Wharf. President Carter suggested
that the chamber do something to-
ward an entertainment for the cap
tain and officers Of the new liner Mat.
sonia upon her initial arrival in Ho,
nolulu next month. The matter win
be referred to the Merchants Associ.
alton. and It is likely that the two
organizations will combine In carry.
ing out Mr.. Carter's suggestion.
A letter was received from the ii.
nance committee OF the Floral
Parade, asking that the chamber
furnish 1t with list of its
members, and also canvass the mem
bers toward inducing them to take
stock in the Mid Pacific Carnival,
Limited The trustees moved to fur
nish the list, but took no action with
regard to making a canvass of the
members. A suggestion was made to
the effect that a committee be aD,
pointed to perform this latter task.
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TORAGOR NOT IORAG' Is THE
QUESTION now Up TO HIS HONOR

Sheep.skiu bound books, choking
with the dry laws Of the land. are
useless today to save the mayor from
the awful problem before him. What
are my rights in tn premises?' is a
question IIis Honor asks himself time
and again. Can i keep em from
raggin r. .Tseace. which is somewhere
described IS descending like dove
TO POOL, will never again claim the
mayor as its own, IL seems. The day
of the municipal dance with its prob
lens has come. Siestas are out of
the uuestion, and the solacing se-gars
are or no avail. ,s-ss:s@.
For better or worse, the supervisors
VIII 6Den their first dance-shep to
night, an experiment which some of
them look at dubfously and some with
confidence. At Kapiolani park bath
house the Hawaiian band win strike
up tune, and a free-for-aH encounter.
commonly called q dance, viii begin
begin promptly at O'Clock, Mayor
bern announces. =.
As His Honor is the executive ehiei
of the city and county the burden OF
The experiment naturally falls on him,
and little pleased is he with the bur.
den. There was time when the
mayor saw dancing In the simple light
OF an amusement. Then he declared
there was no real difference between
ragging and two-stepping, but time
and counsel have showed His Honor
tnc gravilyy of his mistake. So now
while on o. 2 side ragging is demand
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-11
County yCollllniitee
Pledges support
To Coz. Piukl,an1

Declaring its support OF Governor
Pinkham and piedging itself against
partisan squabbIing, the Democratic
county COMMITTEES last night passed q
resolution empowering q COMMITTEES
Of fiye to meet the new governor and
assure him OF It's policy or coopera'
|tion. ss zE Il
The X resolution. introduced by
Charles Barron. vice chairman, and
passed unanimously, Il as follows
Whereas the eonfirmatfon Of Gov
ernor Pinhham places the Democratic
administration In q position to move
forward in making plans for the gen
eral advancement Of tie territory
and sss
aWhereas il Ii proper that this or
ganization, the Democratic county
committee for the county Of Oahu
which carried the bKunt Of the sue
cessful Democratic fiSht In this coun
ty at the last election, should give q
definite expression % its attitude, ai
the same time calling attention tc
what is deemed its cred ditable position
IN refraining from factional discus
sion and pickering after the president
had made clear his wishes In coInec
tion with the governOtship Of Hawaii;
Therefore Be It resolved, That we
hereby again pledge our cordial sup
port Of the Democratic principles ex
emplifed Z By the administration oi
President Wilson g. its executive poll
[cies thai aim TO- ininate speeial
priyiieee piia rat1a : sANafth d
the average we'll meaHinE and EN-
cient American, and, e
Resolved that we pledge ourselves
to do our utmost In assisting Govern
or Pinkham To establish in the terri
tory q thoroughly Democratic admin
istration. one that Will unite men oi
all classes in work for the common
good and thus promote the general
welfare of all people In Hawaii and
reflect credit upon the great party tc
which we give allegiance, and
Resolved, that committee OF I'VE
be appointed from among the mem
bers Of this committee TO present cul
expressions Of good will to Governor
Pinkham and cordially assure him oi
our desire. to cooperate with him IN
securing popular and efficient govern
ment under the banner Of the pro
gressive Democracy of President
Wilson" = :.z:~ <S,..s.zs: j.. - =
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POT
BUBBLHlG With
ANTICIPATION
Early Coming Of New Governor
Sets Patronage Gossip Go
ngMany Candidates
MOST INTEREST CEMTERS
IN THE SECRETARYSh
Belief Strong That Senator d.
E. Metzger Of Hil0 IS Most
Favored Aspirant

{ Currents and undercurrents In pO-
liticaI circles are moving now ct q
rapid rate. The arrival Of Governor
PinkhAm, carrying with him possible
views OF patronage, Is being looked
forward to with mingled eagerness
and apprehension Fears and hopes
lot different candidates FOR territorial
or federal positions are being spoken
|if not in loud voices at least at whis-
.pers, while the wires which set the
currents and undercurrents a-move
are being pulled.
1t Is conceded on almost all sides
that Governor Pinkham will have his
say In the appointment Of Democrats
for the federal positions, and candi-
dates for those positions and for ter
ritorial Jobs are getting ready to well
come him. and to have friendly words
1pAt IN for their candidates.
New names continue to be heard a.
candidates for the secrefaryship Of ter
ritory, the latest one being that
sof Percy Benson, of the Hawaiian
Dredging Company. Mr.. Benson said
this morning that he was not q can.
didate for the Office, either actively
or passively. John Effinger,s name
has aiso been mentioned In this con-
.nection, yet he. too has denied his
Whether D. ID. Metzger.
the senator from EIilo. who served
his. first term IN the legislature last
year and won the reputation Of being
Sa fighting Democrat, viii be numbered
as an aspirant for the secretaryship,
is not being answered with authorize
tive statements now Mefzgers was q
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YOUNG WOMAN WITH MANY
TALENTS YEARllS FOR IA|q A||

A young woman. well endowed with
mental attributes. has indited q letter
to the American Consul, Honolulu,
which has crept into the mail Of Geo,
R. Clark, the governors private Sec
retary. The young woman, evidently,
is yearning for the sunny skies and
ocean-swept shores Of the Hawaiian
islands and, according to her letter,
Ii well equipped to care for herself.
The letter reads: &
Seattle, U. 8. A.,
"Npv. 20. 1913.
american Consul, Honolulu.
there for enterprising young women!
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-11
EIPONENTS Of
FRONTAGE TAX
SCORE VICTORY
Supervisors Make Appropria-
ton of $4,000 to Finance
Bureau of investigation
WILL SECURE DATA FOR
STREET lMPR6 6vEMENTS
Budget Caucus Results in Sew
eral Reductions Mayors
Son Given Increase

Appropriating sum amounting to
$10. 900 year for bureau to fix the
grades Of all the streets of the city,
with plan underway to turn the
data arranged by tf:is bureau over to
IA special commission to plan the
streets for a Greater Honolulu, the
supervisors last night at the final
caucus on the new budget showed
their determination to do all in their
power to better the thoroughfares or
the city. S#F
Il win propose to the supervisors z
said Chairman Lester Petrie Of the
roads committee; that commissioh
s1 three capable men be named as
So0n as the data on grades is obtain
ed. The commission could take this
data, and make street or surface
map Of the entire city, showing what
streets should be extended, what
streets should be widened, or other
wise improved.
With such a map and all the sata
necessary to go ahead with the street
improvement work, q public meeting
could be called, and In time decide
how TO proceed with the work, whetf1.
.er to- accomplish it under the front.
Iage tax law, by a bond issue, or by
whatever other method might be ap.
proved. ss RI .ssss5 s 4l sf
Victory for Frontage Tax.
The bureau for Fixing the street
grades and sewer and water main
lines is-to be under the supervision
of City and County Engineer White.
house. Il should not take manysmonths
for the data to be collected. With an
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-11
MAHUKA SITE To
BE GARAGE FOR
'SCHlIMAN CO,
Automobiles NH Be Housed
Until Government Begins to
=, Erect Federal Building s:@

Gus Schuman, owner of the Schu-
man Carriage Company, announced
this morning that he has secured a
section of the Mahuka site, fronting
on King street, upon which he will
erect a temporary garage for housing
a number of automobiles which he IN
tends placing in the rent service. Mr..
Schuman intimated that he has had
the matter under consideration for
some time, and that the lease which
he now holds will stand good until an
action Is taken by the government re-
garding the erection Of the proposed
federal building. -
Mr.. Sehuman also gave out the In
formation that the recently organized
Japanese taxicab company intends
purchasing their machines :. through
him, and it is expected that at least
10 cabs will, be put into operation
here. 1t was also rumored that C. C.
Clark, who is affiliated with the Schu.
man Carriage Company, is back of q
proposition to launch another taxicab
company in Honolulu, and 1t is said
that several local business men are
faEoring the project to the result that
they have declared themselves will
Ing to take stock In the undertaking.
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BIG WELCOME
PLANNED FOR
JEFF M'CARN
sl=z.@t OAIM j 1vk NJ -
BourbonS United in Efforts to
Bid Aloha to New U. S.
!. District Attorney

A wireless sent yesterday afternoon
to- United States District Attorney
JEFF McCarn, inviting him to q dinner
Sunday or Monday evening as the
guest Of the Hawaii National Demo-
cratic League, and several reception
committees, representing Democratic
Political bodies. 10 meet McCarIl on his
arrival, are Incidents In the welcome
planned for the new district attorney.
It is. reported that the transport
Thomas, on which McCarn Is q
passenger, viii not arrive here uIi-
til Sunday evening on account
of rough weather II the rough
weather continues, 1t Is reported,
THE vessel will not be able to
dock until late Sunday afternoon or
evening. That being the case, in
place OF the reception beginning Fri.
day, as was planned, the distfict az
torney viii probably not 30 eelcomed
by his partymen until the iirst OF the
week. ~: Pr - <ss. sss
At meeting of the HAWAII
National Democratic League yes
terday afternoon it was plnniied
to give a dinner for McCafii Rs
soon as possible on. Ms ARRIVAL.
A wireless was sent to him, but
an answer vas not received this
tional message as chairman of tie
CT mmittee on arrangements. a d6llAr
banquet is one of the reception Tea
lures now r'anned-
The Democratic county COMMITTEES
will hold q meeting at $3.50 o'clock this
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After securing the cooperation Of
the Merchants Association in its &C.
eion. the Honolulu Chamber OF Com.
merce viii, az an early date, dispatch
q cablegTam 70 Walter F. Dillingham;,
now Ia washington, requesting him
10 secure an facts regarding the sta
tus Of Pearl Harbor as site for the
navy drydcck, and to submit his find
ings to the organization.
This decision was reached at a meet
ing at B o'clock yesterday afternoon
OF the trustees ot the Chamber Of
Commerce, the subject being intro
duced BY President George r. Carter.
"A recent cable 10 the Star-Bul-
letting was to the effect that
Secretary of the. Navy Daniels
intends prevailing upon Congress TO
construct s2,5O0, 600 drydock In San
Francisco and this fact, as well as
numerous other communications, have
lead ii to be feared locally that the
government might abandon the Pearl
Harbor site and undertake q similar
project In San Francisco. Mr.. Carter
pointed ont that II was the Chamber
of Commerce that took the first action
toward promotion when the plans Of
the Pearl Harbor dock were inaug
urated. saying that that body had sent
ont considerable literature and maps
To trade organizations all over the
United States, setting forth the cen
tral location of Hawaii for such pro-
ject. As result Of this campaign,
the proposed dock met with the
-. -. s-1s !. .k....,..s,, 49, ,r.afd ss
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saaRRsassEa8gsaaa

CO. as a ris't IN violate, from .i''
o nEr comes t:r: treat tina. g-aN4 dir.
ficHltiea will he set the mayor II he
=, US anythiG.; ut the modes" waltz
and twostep.
Tonight comes the great test To
rag or not to rag, That will be the
question. As shown above, His Honor
has been presented with a list of the
dances, falling under the head of rags,
which are wanted. Sadly he shakes
his head-and says it cannot be. Still
he has always made it a point to
bow to the will Of the people, and if
the people, trekking to the dance this
evening, demand, the Goth century
rags-well, In that case, the mayor
will no doubt give in. .ss. 49, HI s. 4
But it is. on the whole, sad day
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-11
AID CLUB WOULD
HANDLE STOCK
SELLING END

A Joint meeting Of the members Of
the finance committee OF the ATid-Pa-
cine Carnival, Limited, and the mem
hers of the committee of the Honolulu
AID Club appointed to have charge Of
the sale Of stock in the proposed cor
poration. has been called for o'clock
tomorrow morning in the rooms OF
the Merchants, Association, Young Ho-
tel building, at which time II Is ex-
pected the details regarding the sell
ing campaign will be finally com
pleted.
X was intimated this morning that
the Ad Club Is desirous Of having the
entire charge OF the sale; that Is, to
act as the selling agent Of the pro
posed carnival corporation. which
plan, II carried out. would take the
Responsibility out Of the hands Of
both the finance committee and the
two local commercial organizations
II has already been proposed to the
commercial bodies By the finance
committee that they take charge 81
selling the stock among their own
membership, but the Ad Club. It IS
said believes that this would cause
Overlapping and extra expense. and
prefers. to handle the entire matter.
The "A Club was recently asked by
the finance committee to take charge
of the campaign for the sale of stock
outside tie membership Of the Cham.
Der of Commerce and the Merchants
Association. George r. Carter. pres
fdent of the chamber. and @ e
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-11

What are your needs what kInd oI
work Is in demandl
81 am dramatic reader<h have I01|
finished q ten weeks special course
It Egan School Of Dramafics. Los An.
geles; high school graduate. ana 8
special student Of anfhfopo|ogy. 6G.
genics and psycholos have taken
extension work at Universities 81 CHI.
cago. Washington ana California
7 also do aesthetic dancing and ou
q graduate Undergraduates.
have to support myself an an
orphan, q years old, sIhelo. with q
passion for writing and lfaYolin1
Can you offer me any 1nsfest|on8I
Do Americans on plantations ever
want companions?
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: Tuberculosis leads the list of con.
tagious or infectious diseases discov.
cred in the territory during the month
of November, according to the board
of healths report Forty-tWo cases 81
this 1nalady were found throughou;
the islands in that. period, % cases on
Oahu. Typhoid fever is second, with
total of Is new cases found. while
diphtheria and coniunctivitis, the lat.
ter an eye-trouble, came third with
eight cases each. ALI eight cases 81
conjunctivitis were on Kauai. Seven
cases of. dinhfharia were l1l.IlI 81
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A. X. DIANA 10
HEAD JAPANESE
CARNIVAL WORK
Director general Dougherty
Secures Aid of Experienced
and Energetic Man :.

One of the most important OF the
chairmanships of the Mid-Pacif1c Car
nival was settled today and a great
impetus was given to two Of the spec
tacnlar features of the week, when A.:
&. Ozawa accepted the chairmanship
OF the Japanese COMMITTEES that is to
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-11
Michigan Mining City Scene
OF Bloody War Due to Strike

CALUMET, Micha Dec
embno ,SSr S
the invasion e anoads Of armed men brought ~ the authorities
Mnes stonshod of the
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{ q . q q q 9 q q 9 u NE q . 3
/ DANCES OFFERED 9
:. FOR SANCTION 2
OF his HONOR 2

Below is the list of dances sug-
gested to, Mayor T., j. Fern for
tonight when the free municipal
dance pavilion at Kapiolani park
is opened. His Honor acting as
master of ceremonies: :, ~.
Hesitation Waltz
4 ..-. Crab Crawl
" Tango
Yamayama Zip
Divinity Waltz
Tanglefoot Rag
Fanana Race
= Dish Rag.
-, Turkey-trot
- Grizzly Bear
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New Haven Stock Drops

NEW YORK
ssehsoos sl.1k.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO
FIGHT FOR PEARL HARBOR
As SITE FOR DRYDOCK

Recent Cable News to Effect That San francisco to Have
$25OOOOO Ship-Basin Stirs Commercial Body TO Ac-
Facts Reoardnu Matfer-Trustees Favor Proposed Leg
isIafi0n ..~ a@
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REBELS MAKE DESPERATE
ATTACK WITH 1000 men
ON FEDERALS IN TAMPIcO
Result of Battle in Doubt Though Government Officers At
Vera Cruz Claim CafTanzans Are Defeated - Admiral
Fletcher Informs Navy Department Of Situation

WASHINGTON. o. ft-A Admiral Fletcher
Enough
unlttent -
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AERMosLLo.
mus = say
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Neu Governor to
Reach Honolulu
On December 80
Ispecial star-Buletin cable i

WASHINGTON, D. q, Dee. n. =
Governor L. E. Plnkham of HaWail
left here at 6 o'clock this evening on
his way 20 HehOlpIn. He will stop IN
Kansas CITY for thEee days and win
arrive in San FranciseO abent Deeem.
ber rs, sailing for Hsnolaiu on De.
eember g. I II =. ~. 80
H. ~ 3E-----------s7-s5ESs = IF
. According to the schedule outlined
above, Governor Pinkham will arrive
here on the Honoluian December 30.
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VERA CRUZ Mexico. Dec. fFederal army cfcsrs
have from Tampco that the rebel attack the city
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23
Grinnsii and Vicinity.

Special to 1meS-Hepuo!cdH-
Grinnell. June 2s.-Prof. Paul r. Peck
reached his home in this city Yesterday
morning after an absence o! some
months which he has spen. in the east
as exchange professor in Harvard Z M
versity. He stopped on his homeward
way q, Terre Haute. Ipd. TO meet ms
mother and she accompanied him 10 his
home here.
Rev. P F. Marston, pastor OF the
Congrega tional church OF this city.
started last night on his summer vaca-
ton. accompanied by his daughter, MISS
Mildred They go direct to Bowdoin
College in Maine. where Mr.. Marston
joins his class in the celebration CT
their twenty-ffth graduating ami
versary. Mr.. Marston had planned 10
start on this trip earlier but an I'M
expected pressure of business in con-
nec,ion with the church detained him
and he had the pleasureable comfort OF
spending his first vacation Sunday in
his own church and listening as one OF
| the congregation to Prof. Charles Noble
| who had charge Of the morning ser
vices.
| Rev. LaRoy S. Hand, Of this city,
/ preached from the pulpit Of the Baptist
church yesterday morning.
/ J. NJ. Woodwork loaded his family
/ into his automobile and started out on
pleasure trip. stopping q. the towns
| Of Rippey. Iowa Falls and their old
home town of Perry.
! A hundred postal card invitations are
! &c be issued this week and backed up
as far as possible by personal soiicita-
| ton to men of this city to attend the
| Gannaway class a; the Congregations
church next Sunday morning at 9:4o &c
listen TO the presentation OF christian
ity towards the working man by new
man 10 the class generally. who is sale
to be intensely in earnest.
Mr. and Mrs. w. T. Moyle are enter.
tanning as a guest in their home Mis-:
Meta Garrett. of Oklahoma City
Mrs. Nary Heidel is again among ole
friends in this city, where her girlhoot
and college days were spent. Professor
Heidel and their son remain at thei1
home in Niddletown. Conn, for -tht
present.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Livingston arr
taking an extended trip and planning
to spend the entire summer in Canada
and the west.
c. A, OF Dies Moines, led oil yesterday
afternoon in the general boy movement
in Grinnell with a speech on the south
campus of the college. There was {
large and interested audience not onl!
Of the boys whom he came especia,l,
to address but of their elders. This Il
the first Of a series Of addresses tina
has been planned by those who hav,
this summer movement for the direc
ton of sports for boys and girls IL
charge. A Boys Leagu. has beef
formed and director. We're Lopez. ha,
been chosen and It is expected that thu
summer activities Of the boys Of tn
city generally will be turned int
healthful and useful channels as nevs
before. No boy OF the city is barre,
for. if ne De too poor to raise the militia
ton fee Of 10 cents for himself Their
are plenty Of men and women that VII
readily pay r. There has been forIne
the Grinnell Trop Of the Boy Scout
with forty or more who have airead
passed examinations and are qualify
ling for second class scouts. An