New Ulm review., 1913-03-26
Hawaii 10 full aedged Territory,
nota possession" OF the United

Hawaii 10 full aedged Territory
not : possession" OF the Untts'
States.
4 Honolulu is the Capital. situated o.
the Island OF Oahu.
| Honolulu has % miles OF electric ca
lines, 2 Dailies In English, Chines'
and Japanese weekly newspapers II
above languages and also in Hawaiia.
and. Portuguese Electric light plants
gas, rice mills, coffee cleaning mills
planning mills, lumber yards, fertilizer
works, steam lsundries, foundries
machine shops, libraries, opers
houses, museum, good schools
churches Of all denominations, splen
did hotels, fine bathing, tennis, polo
telephones, trans.Pacific cable com
municstion, wireless direct to Sar
Francisco, night and day service,
automobile road around the island,
70 miles OF steam railroad connecting
she vast sugar, rice and pineapple
plantations With the port Of Honolulu.
The number of troops stationed on
the Island Of Oahu 10 over 5u00. The
plans II the War Department. contem.
p ate garrison OF 10000, number OF
forts 8, army posts. 2"
Capt. Scherer is stationed at Scho-
field Barracks some little distance in.
land from Honolulu.
Miss Scherer writes that she has
had delightful vacation sad expects
to leave Hawaii sometime this month
The Helena Daily World Of Helena,
Ark. in q recent issue pays r. F.
Neumann, New Ulm boy, and son Of
MIR. and Mrs. John F. Neumsnn, the
following high compliment: ''As the
basket ball season advances the
Helena five are continually winning
for themselves honors. Not to them
alone should this honor be given, but
"a equal share should be given their
faithful coach, r. F. Neumann. The
result of each game is reflection Of
his ability as coach and physical
trainer. The writer congratulates him
on his marvellous success; also his
extend to the five
winners. What would Mr.. Neumsnn
develop, if he had all the apparatus,
all the athletic equipment, all the time
needed for such work? The city is to
be congratulated on having such an
excellent man at the head of their
athletic department..
Raymond Juni writes most inter-
esting letter to his people from the
United States Hospital Ship "Solace"
which is one of fleet of vessels that
have been cruising about in the Gulf
of Mexico along the coast OF Guate-
mals, Panama and Cuba. Part of
what he tells of life on shlpbosrd will
be of interest to his old friends as we'll
and We quote from the letter as
follows: -
''Had quite nice little hunting xnd
fishing trip the other day. Were in-
land in the mountains aud got one
wild pig and some water fowl and
caught q 2lt 10. "silver king" and
brought him back to the ship to have
q snap taken of him. Have been over
to several smokers en- the battleships
lately and the Minnesota had q
dandy musical comedy, "The Isle Of
Hs.Hs". Other evenings We spend
fishing or stay on board and play
chess or cards. Then We have the
''movIes" or "lespies" or jumping
pictures as We call them here nearly
every evening. On the whole, time
passes quickly. Have been "going
up in the world" too, lately, for met
The man in charge OF the aviation
camp and thru his courtesy have had
three flights. 1t is quite q novel sem
sation and I was real shakv the first
time, but by now I an seasoned
OlIue"ou 0Au uOn "Auu Su0 S0f0u
or eight hundred feet between me and
earth. The ships in the bay look like
little toys at that elevation and you
do not realize the terrific speed at
which you are travelling. OF course
The air strikes you q sharp blow and
you need heavy sweaters and leather
jackets to keep the cold out. The
sudden glide to the earth is the best
hing and cannot be likened to any.
hing know of unless it is the big
swing we had, as kids, on the cotton
wood tree. Only here, the "old cat"
doesn't die so slowly. A hawk swool.
ing down on its prey would be more
apt comparison. But when within Is
|eet of the water or surface you kind
Of wish you weren't in such q hurry
'or the earth seems to rise to meet
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