Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-18
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Secretary Daniels presented the tar
get practice pennant to the battleship
Idaho, the crack ship Of the navy, at
Newport today and read her officers
and crew a lesson in preparedness.
There never is time to make ready in
any truly great crisis in life," said the
secretary in complimenting the crack
gunners for their skill. What is 4
growing navy worth to us unless 1t is
manned by men who live In con-
slant state Of preparedness"
Mrs. Clara Melcher, the Vienna
laundress, who came to Los Angeles,
1t is said, at the request of Prince
Stanislaus Sulkowski, expecting to
marry him, has given up hope of ever
being a princess and will go back to
the washtub. The prince married Miss
Marie Freese and is on the high seas
on the way to Japan on his honey
moon trip.
Democratic leaders expect to adopt
the agricultural schedule of the Under
wood tariff bill this month and OK
press confidence that none of its pro-
visions will be changed. Free cattle,
free wheat and their products having
already been approved. The sugar
schedule upon which the greatest fight
Of the tariff controversy will be waged,
will be reached next.
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An invitation to all the navies Of the
world to meet at Hampton Roads in
January, 1915, and pass through the
Panama Canal to the Panama Pacific
Exposition in San Francisco accompa-
MED by fleet from the United States
navy will shortly be issued by Presi-
dent Wilson. Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, who has been inspecting the
training station at Newport, makes
this announcement. The invitation
will be in the form of proclamation.
A Blue Book was issued last night
on the report OF Allan Hay Milne. spe-
cial board of trade commissioner, deal
ing with the probable effect on Brit
fish trade in Central America on the
|opehing of the Panama Canal.
Milne says there is great diversity
of opinion on the question that he be-
Elieves that British trade can retain its
position only as the result of constant
vigilance in view of the tendency of
the American republics to become in
creasingly dependent commercially on
the United States.
Sonora Castro. wife of Cipriano Cas-
tro. former dictator of Venezuela, has
arrived in Havana from the Canary
islands. She is bound for Sabanilla,
Colombia seaport. Sonora Castro
said she had not seen her husband,
whose followers recently invaded Ven
ezuela in an attempt to overthrow the
Comes administration, for nearly a
year.
Democratic members OF the senate
foreign relations committee have de-
termined that II the investigation OF
Mexican border conditions and the
changes of American financial support
to revolutionists is to be continued by
the special subcommittee that worked
along the border last year, that COM
mittee will be rebuilt so that its con-
troll will rest with Democratic SEN
ators.
The foreign relations committee
will determine during the coming
week as to whether the investigation
is to be carried on.
II was stated today that substan-
tial progress has been achieved, In the
opinion of the administration, by Jonn
Ind in the discharge of his delicate
mission to Mexico.
They feel that the American en-
Dassy's advisor at least has made q
preach in the wall which theoretically
had been erected by the Mexican gov
eminent to obstruct his negotiations. I
II Is believed that there is now the
promise for the ultimate success OF
the negotiations.
II Is understood that while so far
there has been nothing in the nature
of a demand for the withdrawal OF
I General huerta from the presidency
for the arbitrary fixing of the date
tor a general election, there is never
theless distinct intimation of the
administration belief that some con-
I cessicn should be made by the Huerta
government to terminate the present
instruction, and to insure the as
tendency of truly popular govern
ment.
AS an indication of the determine
ton of Lind so to conduct himself
that he cannot be criticized for talk
ing too much in unofficial quarters. he
mas refused to grant an interview to
a group OF well known politicians, in
cluaing a number of members of the
chamber Of deputies.
l L. ]. Arnold, publisher of the Al
Dany Knickerbocker Press, and one OF
Governor Suffers closet councillors,
announced today that he will under
take to form national law and order
committee to defend Governor Sulzer,
drive graft out of our public life and
punish the political bosses to the full
est possible extent under the law"
Glynn still adheres to his expressed
determination not to engage in per
| sonal contest either over possession