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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29
Men Who Write Books to Be More
Closely Investigated Before Re-
ceiving American Ambas-
sadorships.
(By Federal Wireless Tclcrraph,l

f, WASHINGTON, July 27.-(speciai
to The Advertiserl-All. of President
Wilson IS diplomatic appointments to
date have been approved by the foreign
committee Of the. Senate. \ favorable
report was ordered on the nominations
OF Judge Girard Of New York to be
ambassador to Berlin, Frederick Court.
land Penfeld of Pennsylvania to be
ambassador to Austria Hungary, JOS
eph l.. Willard of Virginia to be am
bassador TO Spain and Charles II. Hart.
man of Montana to be minister to
Ecuador.
When Senator Bacon discovered af-
ter his confirmation that Walter H..
Page, appointed ambassador to Great
Britain, had written a book upon the
South, he stated a. private committee
meeting that no more appointments
would be confirmed until the committee
knew something of the views of the
appolntees. senator Bacon declared
that this should apply particularly to
Literary gentlemen.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29
SAYS AMERICAN LOSSES
ARE IMPOSSIBLE To
ESTIMATE
lBy redernI WIreIe.. TeIegraph.)

(By Federal Wireless telegraph
WASHINGTON, July 27.-(Spccial
TO The Advcrtiscr) )-President Wilson
had before him last night the report
written here by Ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson on conditions in Mexico
from the time that the revolutionists
overthrow the reign of Porfirio Diaz
through the stirring events of tine
Orozco revolt. the downfall of Madero
and down TO the establishment of the
IIuerta regime, period of three years.
This report was transmitted to the
President by Secretary Bryan, who had
spent the greater part of the day ~
conference with Ambassador Wilson.
II is stated that the ambassador 5 re.
port deals extensively with the eco
homic as well as the political situa-
tion in Mexico. It was said on good
authority that he pictured gloomy
situation in financial circles in the
Southern Republic, pointing to several
big banks as being on the verge of
bankruptcy and ruin, aud a general con
dition of distress in business circles.
II is declared that the ambassador
smoke of the continuous deficits both OF
the national treasury and of the rail.
way systems. and estimated foreign
losses rs very heavy. The French
losses alone he is said to have placed
at S250,000,OO0 in gold within recent
months. That American investments
had greatly deprecated and that no
estimate could be placed on the amount
Of losses. is also said to have, been in
cluded ip the ambassadors 3 report.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29
FOREIGNERS AT KULING
ARE GUARDING WOMEN
(By Federal Wireless Telegrarhl

(By Federal Wireless Telegraph)
PEklNG, July 21-(Specia to The
Advertiser Volunteer American, Brit
ish and other foreigners today are
guarding the approaches to the noun
tain town of kuling where thousands
of foreigners, mostly American and
British women and children have TAX.
en- refuge from the heat of the sum
mer mouths, The few American blue.
jackets on the heights are maintain.
ing sigual communication with the
United States gunboat Helena (which
rs lying of the Iiver port of Kukiang.
z Foreigners haye been able to see
lighting between the government forces
and the rebels, from their position on
the mountain top. They advise other
foreigners to reWain away FROM Ku.
ling owing to the difficulties OF com
'munlsEqtifon and thhe Shortage of provi'
j European and american sympathy io
the Yang Use Kiang port As wen az
i'm Pekihg - 'otcrwhcihingly' FOR Presi-
dent Yuan while the, Japanese ana Rus.
slams apparently'fa3or' tte Southerners.
The opinion prevails among the. Eu.
ropeans in the camp that Yuan will
be Victorious. ItHis pointed bdt in
some quarters that the ability of DR.
SUN Vat Sen, the first PROVISIONAL pres.
ident of the republic and his party TO
create rebellion and to spread disaflec.
tion among the troops in the principHl
cities along the lower Yang Use river
was not suspected three months ago.
Vice Presidcn Lii Yuen Hung asserted
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29
Commissioner Doyle of Civil Ser.
vice Commission Would Abol-
ish Dual Language System.

The question of the dual language
examination of fremen and police of.
tieers has already cropped up in the
discussions of the civil service com.
mission, and may yet become an issue.
Chairman Wirtz has suggested that
the matter be taken up for discussion.
Commissioner Doyle is not in accord
with the proposal on the ground that
suchh examinations, to make efficient
'departnentsj should be confined to ex-
aminations in English. 1913
Commissioner Doyle states that the
Question ohas' only come up i'll tenta
tive way. lin his opinion, however, a
dual Language test will not make for
efficiency I'M the men employed in the
awe departinentsl Il lThe essential neccs
sities of policeman IS Knowledge of
English are far greater, as a public
servant, Chan his knowledge OF Ha-
5yaiisinl although Ne admits that Il
ukno~hdge' 'of both languages is Of
value. .stuflsi 3n1 ~ L1fsGNt. ~ g
L Commissioner Doyle says that such
an examination ten or fifteen, years, ago
would have beeh IlPgopeb as the city
was then in its infanGy and tic lpopula-
tion had not been augmented by so
iiar9el III nuhHsr lbf Epglish. speaking
peoiGe]llA bAph officer5whese knowl,
edge Of Hawaiian is greater than his
English, would be of little use in the
downtown sections, or even in the ori-
entail colonies The police officers sta.
tions, at least those of the foot police,
are almost entirely in the English.
speaking sections. Mounted officers
patrol the sections occupied by per-
sons of varied nationalities. The ma
iorit yof the foot police are Hawai-.
ians.
almost all Hawaiians in Honolulu
and particularly those who consider
themselves eligible to positions on the
police force, speak English said Com
missioner Doyle yesterday. ~ be-
lieye the examinations could be so con
Quoted in English that any Hawaiian,
physically and mentally competent to
be eligible for appointment on the
police force, can qualify. From what
| have observed here, the tendency in
the past ten years is to eliminate dual
language tests.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29
(From Mondav Adyertlserl

Death lurked in the corners of the
beautiful Knpeua pool. Nuuanu, yester.
day afternoon, for little Arthur Souza,
nine years old, who, with four compan-
ions. fed the summer heat in the wa.
tors about Kapona falls. A few min
utcs after the FIVE lads had plunged into
the water, Arthur disappeared His alb
sence was not noted for some little
time, whoa his companions. wearying of
play commenced TO look for him.
Tla lal had drowned. They found
him face down, in the shallow water at
the edge OF the pool, where be had noat
ed in among the shore grasses. With
little faces blanched aud horror.
stricken they pulled tla body out aud so
far as they knew how they tried to
bring back life.
They know that rolling and that the
working OF the limbs sometimes
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29
Germany Refuses to Join With
Russia in Joint Demonstration
Of Constantinople. @
(By Federal Wireless Telcgraph.)

(By Federal Wireless Telegraph
ST. PETERSBURG, July 27.-(Spe-
cial to The Advertiser) Tho proposal
made by the Russian government that
a joint naval demonstration be made
off Constantinople to coincide with the
mobilization of Russian troops in the
southwestern provinces, has been aban,
doned Germany hatiy declined to
agree to the plan and Russia's allies,
Great Britain and France replied eva
siHely 1" 's.'' '''i a. ~
RGksid Is unable to dssu1ie tie task
single handedly of bringing pressure to
Eear onafhei TtnHsf'iili lfdf5be sand fshe
is ,lrnwilliHgnito do selas "a minor,
realizing that siich eoursea wpuld en,
courngeh ap,f Armeniau uprising (Which
wonld' only .hurthtr.I tamp mplicate sitho
Turkish tToblep, eiQwing utoGthei breakf
down sota the aEpppean q Q0noert,i the,
Relasian- geNernment oaeesii M ilhope rot
arresting the progress of the Turkssii
At aeeopncil of ministers heldi today
it was agreed that the Russian gov.
crnment hadthone its utmost tp avert
further bloedshed in the Balkans7 and
that if cthc progress of the military
operations led to Wholesale massaeres
in that region, the'respo would
rest on the other Powers, The, Russian
parliament is now entirely concerned
with patching up new Balkan League,
including Roumana, AS the sole means
of stopping the Turkish advance.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29
lBy Tedernl .witeIess Teleprarh.l

WASHINGTON, duly 27.-(Sperial
to The Advertiser) --Manuel Perez Ro-
nero, confidential agent of the Cohst-
tutionalists in Washington, andcbrothcr
of Mrs. Francisco T. Madero, tonight
denied statement .purpoTted TO-. have
been made in New York by Ambaasa-
dor Wilson, that Mrs. Madero bad pub,
listed letters that were forgefies aud
that the Madero family was maintain-
ing paid bureau in the United States
for the purpose Of giving publicity to
false, statements respecting conditions
in Mexico
Constitutionalist headquarters. gave
out 'aveopy Of telegram today sent to
Fresident Wilson by General francisco
Villa, rebel commander at Ascencion
Chihuahua, declaring that the anti
American demonstration in Mexico City
did not express the real feeling of the
Mexican people toward the United
States. He appealed to the President
to lift the embargo on arms and per
init the COnstitutionalsts to obtain
munitions of war on an equality with
the Huerta government.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29
Hawaiian Dredging Company
Closes $685. 900 Contract With
the War Department : 751 Work
Includes. Improvement Of This
Port and Deepening of Land
ingsrat Kahplui and Kphio Bay.

Contracts for the ehlargiiig Of Homo
lulu, iiahuliii and lilo har91ts were
signed up Saturday morning BY the.
Hawaiian Dredging Company with the,
United States war department, for
work which will aggregate S325,0oo in
yaluc,t .s..., .n ,r,g
The three projects are designed to
make all three harbors responsive to
the movement of world IS shipping to-
ward Honolulu, and all will be com
plctcd and in readiness before the Pan
anna Canal is opened for traffic. The
opening of the Panama Canal, in the
estimation of the board of harbor
commissioners and shipping agencies,
will send large number of steamers
this way and will crowd the harbors
for space.
The enIafging of Honolulu harbor in.
wolves what is known on the war de.
partment S maps and plans as Sec
tion C.n 1t will mean the removal of
the remainder of the Old Naval and
Rotten Rows, which are close to Quar-
antinc Island, and Dowsett s and the
Oahu Railroad Land Company hold
ings on the mukai side of the harbor.
The contracting company will also
dredgc out the entrance to Honolulu
harbor making depth at the bar of
thirty-fVe feet and width of 400 feet.
4 large amount of silt will be re
moved from in front of the channel
IL. ,T a. 1. L.,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29

A United States civil service exami.
nation for male subinspector at Pearl
Harbor naval station will be held on
August %. From the register of eli
gibles resulting from this examination
certification will be made to fill va
caney in this position at $5.04 per
diem, in the public works department,
Pearl Harbor Naval Station, and also
to vacancies as they may occur at sal
aries ranging from 1880 to $5.O4 per
diem. Application blanks may be OBJ
tanned from the secretary of the board
of examiners, customs house, and must
be filed on or before August Is.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29
FORMER HONOLULU GIRL
FIGURES IN DIVORCE

Mrs. Helen Lillian Engstrum of PaIo
Alto, California, formerly Miss Davey
OF Honolulu, was recently divorced in
Palo Alto, following number of sen.
sational charges preferred by the hus
band. Mrs Engstrum is the daughter
of Frank Davey, well known pho
ago.
The husband named as correspondent
william La Case, who was waiting
trial in Los Angeles on charges of con
tributing to the delinquency of Evelyn
Quick. minor. 1t was the Quick girl 5
experience in the Jouqul apartment
house that led to thes recent white
slavery scandals in Los Angeles.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29
Duke Kahan14a,7aoku Chops
Another Worlds Record
(By Federal Wireless Telegraph )

SANTA CRUZ California, July 2(Special The Adveserl
of the crack including
and Bobby Kaawa Honolulu scheduled
exhibitions The exhibition
last night and witness
events which special trophies.
Duke Kaammoku and
four hundred and forty yard amazed the their
During the exhibition this Duke Kahapamoku
record for fifty the distance
his powers covering
mile in
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29
IN Fede.al WireIess TeIerrnnhN

BANNING, California July 81
Especial TO The Advertiser) The Mo.
AWE Indian Reservation, four miles
from Banning, was the scene today Of
a unique aud decidedly picturesque
demonstration when representatives of
President Wilson and the federal gov.
ernment greeted nine Indian tribes from
all over Southern California and de.
livcrcd IN them II personal message
from "thc Great White Father" in
Washington. This was in the form OF
u speech conveyed by photographic
records. The commission is travelling
in a special car and will cover 22,0O0
miles before returning TO Washington.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29
~ FoleroI WIroIe.. Tclcgrnphl

SAN FRANCISCO, July 27. - (spe-
cial TO The Advertiser) Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels has backed up his
public statement that the United
States Aeet was coming to the Pacific
Coast TO stay by announcing that
delegation from the naval committees of
both houses Of congress viii soon come
20 San Francisco and the Coast ira
verse the ground covered by lin in his
present trip and definitely decide upon
the exact location Of the great new
naval bases IN San Francisco bay.
Immediately upon my arrival in
Washington said the secretary, II
Will confer with Admiral Fiske and
Captain Mayo, the naval aide from
Mare Island now in washington. Then
/ shall take the matter up with the
naval committee OF both houses and
before congress meets Ia December /
expect that delegation fully repre-.
sentng tho naval committees Of both
the senate and The house viii arrange
70 visit san Francisco
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29

OAKLAND, July ~ - Especial TO
Tho Adyertisor) The Adventures, "
the new s5oo0o yacht Of John $. Bor
den, left Oakland harb0r to-day bearing
her millionaire owner aud his party of
friends toward the Arctic Ocean aud
hrmiug Son for thrlr three months p
cruise shooting polar hesrs aud seals
with Borden are three trIepis aud "a
crew OF tWrhc,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29
Secretary Daniels Backs Up His
Statement That Fighting Yes
sells of the Atlantic Will Be
Stationed in This Ocean by An
nouncing Program He Has
Mapped Out for Congress.
lBy Federal WircIcss Tclcgraph.) }

WASHINGTON, July 27. - Especial
TO Tho Advertiser) - Tentative plans
for sending the Atlantic Fleet through
tie Panama Canal in April have been
prepared by tho navy department by
direction Of Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, who is now on the Pacific
Coast making an inspection with a
view to the establishment of naval
base.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29
CAN YOU AFFORD THE RISK ?

We've you ever seized with a severe
attack of cramp collie or dIurrhoea with
out bottle of Chamberlain = Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhooa Remedy iu the
housei Don take such risks, A dose
or two viii cure you before doctor
could possibly be called, aud IL mover
fails even boo tbe most severe aud dan.
gorous eases. For sule hy Benson,
smith a Coz Ltd agents ~ HSSaii,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29
(By Federal Wireless Tclopraph.)

NEW YORK, July 27.-(Special to
The Advertiser - That Clarence II.
Maekay, to keep mp the pace of n
millionaire 5 SON borrowed heavily on
Wall Street and failed to pay after
he had inherited $iOO0O.OOO from the
estate of his father is charged in "A
suit brought by w. l.. stow, broker
for an accounting Of more than two
million dollars.
STOW E attorneys claim to possess can.
celled checks showing tiat w, l.. Stoy
and Company paid ont sums for lMdH'
kay aggregating more than two million
dollars in stock deals.
The answer filed by the attorneys
for the millionaire went so far as to
deny that Mackay bad ever carried an
account with W. L, stow & co. Mac.
kay is shooting grouse in Scotland.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29

VALLEJO, July 9.-The transport
Sheridan, on which repairs were fin
ished last week and which was to have
left the ward Immediately. has been
ordered held here, owing to the fact
that Army transport officials wish the
vessel docked again before it is put
on the nun to the Philippines.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-29
AMBASSADOR WILSON SUBMITS HIS REPORT
SHOWING A DISMAL OUTLOOK IN MEXICO

Banks Are On the Verge of Ruin, He
Says. While the Losses to French
Investors Alone, He Estimates,
VIII Reach the Sum of $25O,OOO,-
600; Constitutionalists Deny Anti
American Sentiment is Strong
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-06-19

Catching flies IL affording Shrevc.
port IaD man profitable and indie.
pendent living. He sells them to the
city board of health. His name In
Bartsch, and his net revenue from the
fly industry for the first two days of n
recent week was s2i2O. When the
health board began Offering premiums
for the flies, dead or alive, Bartsch
purchased about 100 traps and placed
them in ny-rlddcn sections of the city
Then he began making inroads on the
health boards eXchcqucr. and so well
did he operate that he bore the market
price down from 80 cents to 20 cents a
quart, for II is by that measure that
the board purchases. Bartsch In gtill
working, and he Will work az long aB
the treasury holds out lie finds fly
catching pays.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-06-19

shortstop. Capt Harry Wright, pulled
down $1,000 for his share. The pitch
er, who went through the season with
clean record, got s1.100. Six men
drew $500.
And last year Hans Wagner pulled
down a cool $4,000 for galloping
around somewhere between second
and third, Furnishing the pill and run
ming bases.
Some difference, what!
Tyrus Cobb got $4,000 last season
and is said to be drawing $12,500 this
season.
Now you could take Wagner's salary
and Ty Cobb's salary, lump them, and
you have two world beaters-back in
1869.
Last year the sum paid out as sal
aries to the players of the National
League ran pretty close to 100000.
Harking back. the payroll OF that
little old club in the '90s that went
clear through without sustaining de-
feat looks picayunish, doesn't it?
Wonder what club that could go
through a season these days would
cost? Wonder how high pitcher who
never lost would come with Walter
Johnson getting $1,000?
And those fellows played ball III q
different way than 1t is played today.
They didn't have gloves, masks. shoes.
protectors and the thousand and one
things that the modern diamond star
has to guard himself with. The games
we're riots. When there was no blood
shed the fans demanded their money
back.
It's great game. The immense
business called major league baseball
for which fans spend annually the
sum of 100000, had very humble
beginnings.
Here's the salary list Of the first
professional ball club. taken red-ho'
from the ledger of the treasurer:
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-06-19
FAITHFUL DOG IS PUNISHED
Were Robbing His Masters Cafe
In New York

Aaron Silvormans brindle bulldog
Spot is the only living creature around
Silverman cafe at lil West Twenty
seventh street that is in any condi
ton to smile, but Spot is physically
too sore to smile.
Some time after midnight the bark
ing of Spot awakened the Silvcrman
family in their rooms above the sa-
loon. Silverman thercupon arose, got
a trunk strap and walloped poor old
Spot into silence and went back to
bed
When Silverman went behind tn,
| bar about G:3O he found that burglars
who doubtless had started Spots un
preCedented barking had ripped oper
the cash register and taken $50 and q
ring from it, and then had attacked
the safe and got away with one dia
mond ring worth $l25, two more worth
500 each, S75-dollar watch, "A Ia.
valliere worth s7j, a Si5 locket and
chain and four Russian gold pieces
worth about SlO.-New York Sun.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-06-19
NO NEED TO "HOLD PHONE"
Sound Masnifyrs Trumpet which
viii Tell You When It Is Time
to Talk.

There is a sound magnfying trum-
pet of fiat shape. behind which is n
small attachment intended to support
the telephone receiver. When it be-
comes necessary to hold the line.
when calling up or replying. instead OF
the person standing with the receiver
glued to his ear he places the receiver
upon the time saver, bringing the ear
piece into position with the sound
magnitier. He is then at liberty to re
sumo his duties until such time as
the person required at the opposite
end attends his instrument.
This is notified by the speech trans
mitter being magnitied by the time
saving device so as to be perfectly
audible at distance. The receiver
may then either be withdrawn and
held to the ear in the usual way, or
left in connection with the magnitier,
hearing being quite as simple and
easy as under normal conditions. An
other advantage of the invention is
that the users two hands are left free
to carry out any other requisite task,
such as the turning up of documents,
making references, writing down mes
sages or instructions from dictatiou,
and so on.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-06-19
|A11lon9tfhe>|
Bdseb1|Gal
PQyerI\.

Pitcher Moe of Winnipeg in the
Northern league, has Joined the no-hit
pitcher roll
Billy Gordon, formerly player with
Durant, Is a new umpire in the Texas
Oklahoma league.
Clarence Ford, brother of Russell
Ford of the New York Americans,
has signed with Bill Hurleys West.
ern Canada team.
Derrill Pratt and Gus Williams are
doing great work for the Browns with
the club. Both of them are hitting
timely in the pinches.
Admission in the Georgia.Alabama
league thinks 1t made something of a
record by scoring 56 runs In three
game series with La Grange.
Pitcher Yokohomo Nelson, released
by Davenport TO Winnipeg, won a
home by his victory in the opening
game of the season at Winnipeg be.
fore 5000 fans who turned out on a
raw, cold day to give Floods team a
welcome.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-06-19
Meteorlte Falls Near Woman.

A meteorite weighing 81 pounds
was recently the subject of discussion
in chemical circles in johannesburg,
South Africa. The stone fell in Zulu
land few months ago, and was not
only noticed by an eye witness some
Is miles away, but fell within a few
feet of native woman, who gave
information which led to its discov-
cry. The meteorite cannot so far be
broken. 1t is known, however, to con
tain platinum.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-06-19
To Identity the Corpse.

In the blanks which life insurance
companies provide their medical exam
liners for use in recording the data of
the examination of the applicant for
insurance, they provide space for
personal marks which may be used to
identify the insured after death. A
western company recently received a
report from an examining physician
with the following in the identification
blank: He has a strong Cornish ac.
cent."-Lippincott
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-06-19
Regulating Weight.

There is only one way to regulate
body weight and that is by the
natural method-by diet, exercise.
bathing. etc.-by Authorization and
elimination. The nostrums advertised
to take off flesh without change of
diet are all dangerous. Be sure of
that, and avoid them. The same diet
that will put flesh on a thin man will
take flesh off fat one. In other
words, "A natural diet produces a
natural condition of the body