Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-12
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10 me ADVERTISE:
John Lind, President wilson's per-
sonal representative, who arrived at
Mexico City safely late last night, to-
day held a long conference with
Charge d'Affaires O'Shaughnessy OF
the American embassy. Lack of inter-
lest in Lind's coming and consequent
lack of disturbance was due largely to
i the fact that a great student demon
stration In favor of Huerta was in
progress when he reached, the city.
i While the Mexican situation still is
grave, both President Wilson and Sec
Rotary Bryan believe the most immi-
nent danger is past. Now that the
crisis is over it is freely admitted that
the life Of John Lind, the presidents
lenvoy, was In danger
1t Is officially stated that no fur
Their steps will be taken to carry out
the Wilson administration peace
plans until Lind completes his inves-
/ Legations.
1t is admitted that the work of ger
ting Americans IN Mexico started
home has been overwhelmingly in
lprogress for some days. The greatest
danger In the situation is that some
| positive outrage on Americans would
force stern measIfes by the admits
| trati0h.
President wilson believes the air
has cleared In the Mexican situation.
and that President Huerta is more
| willing to adopt conciliatory posi-
Ition.
Mexieans Favor Cafransa
Senator Sheppard of Texas has told
the president that so per cent of the
Mexicans favor Carranza's claims to
the presidency.
= The president does not agree with
SENATOR Williams that an organized.
| financed movement exists to force
American Intervention. He told his
lcallers today that the movement is a
colossal lying one, but he does not be-
lieye many persons approve of its
views.
San Francisco, Los Angeles and
New York are making a strong fight
before the thirty-second biennial con-
clave Of knights Templar for the 1916
conciave, which will be its centennial
celebration. The general feeling
lamong the knights at Denver is that
the centennial should go to the coast
as the 1916 conclaye was held at Bal
|timore.
The famous CuIebra cut in the Pam
anna Canal may be ready for shipping
by next December, according to latest
reports from the Canal eZones Light
draft vessels, It was said, are likely to.
be passing through the waterway by.
October 1st.
Events 'transpired in rapid success
sion in the joint legislative inyestiga-.
ton at Albany, N. Y. of charges.
against Governor William Sulzer yes
terday.
The first action of the lengthy in
vestigation came yesterday afternoon
with the adoption of the Frawley re-
port charging Governor Sulzer with
|diyerting campaign contributions for
his private gain as well as falsifying|
sworn statements.
The testimony of witnesses before
the committee tended to show that
Governor Eulzer had speculated heay-
lily in Wall Street, losing thousands OF
dollars in investments and meeting his
obligations first by securing loans and
finally, it is claimed, by using cam
paign funds which had been intrusted
to his care.
Arthur Pelky and his manager,
Tommy Burns, left today for San Dir
ego, where they win finish series
of theatrical engagements. after
which Pelky will return to Los AM
reles to prepare for his September
meeting with Charlie Miller.
Hundreds of lives have been lost In
heavy floods which are sweeping the
province of Bengal, leaving death and
devastation in their wake. This years
foundations are reported to be more
severe than ever before, the full death
toll, when finally recorded, is expect
ed to reach into the thousands. Prop
erty losses are expected to aggregate
millions Of dollars. 1t is impossible
to estimate the loss so far. Only
meager reports of the floods have
reached here. All means of 'commu-1
nication have been cut off and flimsy
bits of information reach Calcutta
from time to time by couriers. The
outside cities and towns in the prov
ince are reported to have been wiped
out by the floods.
Neither the threats nor the pleadings
of the great powers will induce Tur-
key to again evacuate Adrianople. Flat
refusal of the demands of the powers
that Turkey should give up the city
was voiced by Turkey last night in a
courteous note handed to the powers.
Since its re-occupation by the Turks
the defenses battered down by the