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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22
signs Of THE IIlEs

pa Howe, once a noted daily newspaper edi-
and now publisher, owner, editor, and almost
.Iything else Of one Of those little br0Rn-pa-
backed, pocketsize magazines that clamor
. attention with much selfimporfance, deyotes
he December Issue Of his monthly to '8The Vigi.
nee Committee Of America
Howe's proposed vigilance committee is not,
one would naturally suppose, collection of
asked gentlemen with broad brimmed dark
IS pulled down over their lowering brows,
IS. mustachios and q penchant for leading err.
members Of the community out into the
.5ds and hanging them to the most convenient
.6 Not So Those who know or have even a
leaking acquaintance with genial Ed Howe
build realize that no such plan for primeyal
..|ice as this would find approval in his placid
0|. What Howe wants to see formed is coun-
wide organization Of private citizens devoted
the public good and willing to spend some
he practicing as well as preaching.
He starts with the dictum that the United
|6fes is suffering from too much politics and
.5 many politicians, suffering from greed,
.ste, incompetence and selfishness He pro-
.0ses that branches of this vigilance committee
I. formed in every city, town and village in the
1dntry About the only qualification for mem.
.tship is this: NO candidates, agent, active
,|itician, organizers of societies Of any kind or
1tnre in which there is a profit, or any other
.Ison who might be benefited by membership,
I6ll he accepted. /" His committee, he suggests,
Iould meet and discuss measures for the public
6od and to promote public service
Now there is nothing new or novel in Howe's
lea though he has given it a striking namQ
|Imost every city of any size has several organ
.afions much akin to what the Vigilance Com
niftee would be- In Honolulu, for instance, the
Municipal Research Club is founded on just
bout the same idea and is devoted to the same
purposes. And it is doing very good work, too.
Howes proposal, like the proposal of thu
Snds upon thousands of other wide-awake
merican citizens, is to systematic and join to-
ether the movement for more efficiency in pub
ID affairs Americans are getting tired of the
temendous burden of taxes so long as the major
,ortion OF the taxes, particularly in municipal
6rernnlents, are going for salaries, perquisites,
lunder. politics, waste and Wanton folly. -
But Americans will go on paying more and
lore taxes Tor bigger and bigger city expenses
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

THE Star-BuIletin invites free and
frank discussion ID this column on all
legitimate subjects or current interest
Communication are constantly re-
eeiyed to which No signature Is at
tached. This paper will treat rs con-
fideHtial signatures to letters IL the
wrfteFs SO desire. but cannot give
SPACE I'd. ,anonymous communications. ]
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

N. California Progressiyes In California
have demanded that Governor John.
son run FOR the senate. and John Esh.
Gilman Of the railroad commission run
for the goyernorship. johnson has not
yet indicated what he viii do.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

While the king and queen Of Eng
land were enjoying the opera. suf-
fragettes rose in q box opposite, I'M
furled banners. threw out leaflets, and
megaphoned to the audience and roy
atty. interesting bits Of news concerns
ing their fight.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

Let us hope Hawaii's friends on the Repub-
lican national committee are willing to 60 to the
front in the fight against reducing Hawaiian Re
publican delegations to national conventions. 1t
is certainty that the fight will have to be made
by mainlanders If it is made at all. II
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

Cuba has apologized to the United
States for the insults offered three
young ladies' who arrived IN Havana
only to be searched by the police who
suspected them Of stealing the ring
.of q fellow passenger
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

Senator Works says that the Hetch Hetchy
bill was put through by the most insidious lobby
that ever visited Washington. This ought to
prove of comfort to George R. Carter, E. E. Pax
ton, r. d. Mead ct al
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

Join the choristers on Christmas Eve in the
carols about town. This is pretty custom that
should be made permanent in Honolulu, where
the beautiful winter weather makes open-air
singing always possible.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

]. CLIFFORD WILKINSON, whose
name Is household word from the
snow-coyered steppes of Siberia to
the spice-clad mountains of Ceylon, is
through passenger S'in the Tenyo
Maru, returning to Japan from an ex-
tended business and pleasure trip to
the mainland and to Europe. Wilkin-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

ALBERT HoRNER is back from a
trip to the island OF Kauai.
H. NJ. WELLER of Honolulu is reg
istered at the Stewart, San Francisco.
@ A. v. PETERS returned from a bus.
mess trip to Kauai, arriving here in
the steamer Kinau.
Z SAMUEL WELLER, well-knownl
polo player of Hawaii. is q guest at
the Notwithstanding.
f. w. KLIBAIIN, an official of g.
shipping company at Honolulu, Is al,
the Bellevue IS. F, Exchange.
JUDGE L. A. DICKEY was return
ing passenger in tie InteE-IslandI
steamer Kinau from Kauai ports.
G. r. REED, a wail-knoWn Pacific
coast commercial man, was an arrival
in the T. X. K. liner Tenyo Maru this
morning. He will remain in the ISL
ands for some weeks. - y .'af = d.
E. A. MOTTSMfTH. 'secretary Of
the territorial government sob Hawaii
with Mrs. Smith, are guests @at the
Bellevue, awaiting the sailing Of the
Mongolia Thursday Examiner.
ALEXANDRA G. HALVES, for the
last seven years connected with the
sugar milling industry OF Hawaii. is
at the Stewart He will leave Sunday
for Sat Diego, Cub Examiner.
&. - ------- @.s@,
Mr. AND MRS. w. III. L0RENZ and
pairing to leave on December 18th for
the Hawaiian islands, where they will
spend about six Weeks.-StocktoT
lCal) Mail. y e
s. - ----53.. gsst.-sss. 4.sF
4 AUBREY ROBINSON. !. a. sugar
planter with interests in Hawaii,
and George 8. Gay of Phoenix, Ariz.,
are at the Palace. Robinson lives In
oston.--fSx aminer. = r.:.~x
!. -
MRS. GEORGE WITHOUT Will give
an interesting talk on missionary
work IN the Hawaiian ISLANDS sunday,
DecemDer tn. az $50 p. m, at Grace
Methodist church. corner Channel and
NAe'1i' 70 a..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22
Manoa District.

Joe Tinker, the famous manager Of
the Cincinnati National league team,
has been sold to the Brooklyn team
for $4,000.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

Now that the Shriners' parade is over the
next street show will be the procession of old
line Democrats down to meet Governor Pink
ham.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

"Local conditions affect the price of eggs,
says Chicago expert We've seen eggs in pref
ty bad local condition fetch pretty good price
at that
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

one-half the country doesn't know anything
about the currency bill and most of the other
half doesn't care But the cost of living is one
of the things that matter.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

Christmas Week is prominently the occasion
for a smile for your fellOwman.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

Carranza is the kind of name that is likely to
be taken in vain.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

T. r. is at it-and in it-again.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

II MISS ELSIE WHITE, who is we'll
remembered as one of Che teachers in
the Dunsmuir grammar school last
term, and who has been teaching the
present term in Lassen county. has
resigned her position in that school
to accept a position in the schools Of
Honolulu Dunsmuir Cali News.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

Lson is at the head of large mineral
water and health resort, about thirty
miles from Kobe, Japan. s-s s..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

STANLEY H. TWIST, representinG
o large New York moving picture
film concSI in Australia, Is passen.
ger in the Oceanic liner Ventura. en-.
route to Sydney. Mr.. Twist will as.
sist. in the marketing of q large num-
Der Of special feature pictures. It is
also proposed to prepare the way for
bringing one or more producing com.
panies from the United States to Aus.
tralia, as II is claimed that climatic
conditions are ideal for clear.cut pho
Biography.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

DIR. Al. b. CLARK of Honolulu is q
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.. Ramsey.
When the Ramseys were on the ISL
#ands they received many courtesies at
the hands of DR.. Clark. and they are
now enjoying return visit. DR..
Clark Is the son of a missionary and
was born on the islands. It is doubt
full IL ANYBODY is better authority
on aff3irs In that part of Uncle
-SanI.s b6mair. He will speak this
EVENING at the Congregational church
By special invitation Of Rev r. H
Sink. DR.. CLARK is a skilled physician
and prominent IN his island home, to
which he is greatly attached Stock
ton (Cal.l Post. X
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

R. C. sTACKABLE, deputy collec.
tor Of customs, who has been on the
mainland on an extended vacation,
where he attended the, sessions of
customs collectors at New York, re-
turned to the islands as a passenger
in the Oceanic liner Ventura this
morning.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

F. w. KLLBAIIN. an official of 3
shipping company at Honolulu, Is al
the Bellevue IS. F, Exchange. ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

SAMUEL WELLER, a Well-lnown
polo player of Hawaii. is q guest at
the Stewart. Examiner.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

MRS. o. K. HINES, Mrs. F. c. Ken.
dreck and Mrs. l.. A. Stanley, from
Pasadena form a party of tourists
who in yoyaging across the Pacific in
the Japanese liner Tenyo Maru, de.
cided to remain over at Honolulu fol
a time.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

5 JUDGE L. A. DICKEY was return.
ing passenger In tie Inter-Island
steamer Kinau from Kauai ports.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

AUBREY ROBINSON, a. sugal
planter with interests in Hawaii
and George s. Gay of Phoenix, Ariz.
Interested in the same company
are at the Palace. Robinson lives II
Boston. Examiner 49,. -. ~.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

MRS. GEORGE WILHoIT will give
an interesting talk on missionary
work In the Hawaiian islands Sunday,
December It'll. at $50 p. m, at Grace
Methodist church. corner Channel and
Stanislaus streets-Stockton (Cal.)
Mail. 49,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

@ A. v. PETERS returned from a bus,
mess trip to Kauai. arriving here in
the steamer Kinau. -
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
RESIDENTS
HELD UP BY FLOOD
Washington Couple Miss the
Dayton Disaster Others
Fear for Friends.

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Emerson, OF Wash.
ington, are caught by the Ohio fioot
at Columbus. according to a telegram
received today by Mrs. Emerson's faith.
er. the Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, rec.
tor Of st. Johns Episcopal Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson had planned to
spend today in Dayton visiting friends
but were unable to get out of Columbus
Their Dayton visit was planned as a
stop-over on the way to Galveston. Tex,
where Mr.. Emerson Is to become an
official OF a land company. The tele-
gram said they hoped to get out of
Columbus tonight via Cleveland. They
will then go to Galveston from Chi
cago.
Mr.. Emerson was formerly secretary
to Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
James F. Curtis. His wife was Miss
Margaret Sigourney SMITH. The we'd
ding took place in January. 1918.
Friends of Milton E. Allies. vice presi-
dent Of the Riggs National Bank. and
Eugene Allies. Washington representa-
lives Of Colgate e. Co.. bankers and
brokers of New York, are awaiting with
anxiety reports from Sidney. Ohio, the
home town OF the financial men. Milton
e. Allies is now in Florida for a few
weeks In Sidney at this time are the
mother and three sisters OF Mr.. Allies
and his brother, none OF whom has been
hard from.
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
APPEAL FOR HELP
ISSUED BY WILSON
President Asks American People
for Contributions for Indiana
and Ohio Flood Victims.

Following a cnference between Miss
Mabel Boardman, chairman of the re-
| lief board of the American Red Cross
and Joseph P. Tumulty. Private Secre-
tary to President Wilson, the President
today issued general appeal for aid
for Ohio and Indiana flood sufferers.
He also sent telegram of sympathy to
Gov. James Cox, of Ohio.
The appeal a call to the American
people to make a common cause Of aid,
follows:
The terrible floods in Ohio and In
diana have assumed the proportions
Of a national calamity. The loss Of
life and the infinite suffering in
VOWED prompt me to issue an earn
est appeal to all who are able, In
however small way. to assist the
labors of the American Red Cross in
sending contributions at once to the
Red Cross at Washington or to the
local treasurers of the society.
We should make this a common
cause. The needs of those upon
whom this sudden and overwhelming
disaster has come should quicken
everyone capable of sympathy and
compassion to give immediate aid
to those who are laboring to rescue
and relieve.
The telegram to Governor Cox Of
Ohio follows:
Win the
people of your State in the terrible
disaster that has come upon them.
Can the Federal Government assist
in any way?
The executive offices were kept In
close touch with the situation in Ohio
and Indiana by the Red Cross office
When Miss Boardman called she had
with her score of kilograms portray
Ing in skeleton form the extent of the
disaster resulting from floods.
The appeal issued by the President
was confined TO a call for money on
the advice of the Red Cross. 1t has
been an almost invariable experience
that contributions of groceries ami
other supplies are delayed in transit and
are difficult to handle. II the Red
Cross is supplied with funds the neces-
sary supplies can be purchased at
points whence they can be hurried to
the districts where needed.
The offices of the Red Cross are
flooded with appeals for aid. At the
same time the cyclone broke in Omaha
there was a serious storm situation In
Alabama. Subsequently aid was sent
20 Indiana following the cyclone thers.
Added to these demands for aid and at
tertion came the crowning disaster in
the Ohio valley.
AS a result OF these floods trouble
is anticipated within a short time along
the Mississippi where last year a terri
bic situation. involving huge loss of
life and property, claimed the attention
of the relief society.
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
Two Hundred Dead
At indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS, March 76.-
That 400 persons were drowned in
West Indianapolis was reported
today when communication was es-
tablished With the west side for a
brief time.
Communication was cut off when
the Washington street bridge over
the White river vent out last
night. The drowned were in the
district flooded when the Norris
street levee broke. Definite reports,
from that section of the city have
not yet been obtained.
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
GARRISON ORDERS
TENTS AND RAT|ONS
Food for 100000 Persons on
to Dayton From st.
i<.fs and Other Cities.

Fifty thousand tents accommodating
100000 persons, and rations for 100, 90,
were ordered by Secretary Of War Gar
rison to be rushed to Dayton this after
noon The tents will be sent from Phiia-
delphia, under the care of Major Jam =
E. Normoyle. and will be on their way
before evening
Secretary Garrison issued these or
ders in response to hurried appeal
from Governor Cox, of Ohio. His orders
were that these tents, which were en-
route to Gettysburg for the summer en-
campment. should be intercepted i'm
mediately and sent by fast express to
the flooded cities
The rations for 100000 persons are
now on their way from ST. Louis. Fort
Sheridan, and other nearby supply cen
ters.
At the same time. 400 tents. accom-
modating 1000 persons. were ordered
from st. Louis to Omaha Mayor Dahl
man, finding that additional shelter was
necessary, finally made his appeal to the
War Department
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
COLD MAY RELIEVE
FLOOD CONDITIONS
Snow in Most Of Middle West
Which Is Expected to Reach
Capital Tomorrow.

The situation in the lower Mississippi
and Ohio valleys was characterized as
grave by officials Of the Weather Bu-
reau here today. At Pittsburgh the
river is reported at flood stage: or about
2s feet. and at Cairo. Illinois, at 43.5 feet.
or IL feet below flood stage. The in
dications are for more rain all through
that section, with correspondingly grave
results.
The rain storms have moved across
the Ohio river and will swell the
streams flowing into the Ohio river from
the South. from now on said the Of
fetal today. This means further flood
conditions in the areas affected. since
these streams are the ones which gen.
orally affect that locality. While there
Is no immediate cause for alarm just
at present, unless conditions change, the
likelihood that there will be no change
for the worse. is not great The situa-
ton is acute"
Path of the Storm.
The present storm started at a point
near Durango Monday morning, accord
ing to the Weather Bureau. and moved
eastward along the lower Mississippi
valley and up into he Ohio valley. which
II reached last night. 1t Is now In the
vicinity of the New York lake region.
In contradistinction to conditions
along the Mississippi and Ohio valleys.
where food conditions prevail. the en-
tire Northwest is reported in the grip
Of the ice king. Havre. Mont. reports
% degrees below zero; in Yellowstone
Park. 1t is II degrees below zero: at
N,,~ Su Nylx %
degrees, and at Sheridan, Wyo.. reports
show a temperature Of 1S degrees.
THE cold area covers the entire
Northwest. and extends as far south
as northern Texas. The temperature
is reported as low as 16 degrees below
handle The expectation is that this
will extend as far east as the Atlantic
slope. The rains here will probably
be succeeded hy' cold. 1t is row snow
TORS. and this may reach Washington.
Our forecasts indicate rain tomorrow,
followed by cold late in the day.
Cold May Give Relief.
This condition may relieve con-
ditions throughout the Ohio valley.
The storm is about over in Chic and
the Ohio river was caused by giving
away of the lnvee, the banks of the
liver are low at the points affected.
and a very slight rise Ia the river
would food a considerable section of
II not protected by the levee."
Shaking of the :ituatinn along the
coast, the officials said that the storms
along the Cape Hatteras region were
about over. eve have alarm signals
posted as a precaution, however" he
said. OF New England the wind ,s
blowing sixty miles an hour row. and
this win continue today and tonight.
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
All Railroad Traffic
Has Been Suspended
On Cleveland Roads

CLEVELAND. March 26-An railroad
traffic in Cleveland has been suspended
because of washouts and no trains en-
tered or left last night. The Lake Shore
railroad tracks along the shore Of Lake
Erie were thought immune, but that
road had suffered along with the Big
Four. Pennsylvania. and Wheeling and
Lake Erie.
The West Third street bridge, over
the Cuyahoga river. was swept away
by a foot rise in the river tonight. The
steel steamer Mack. moored to II all
day, was unharmed- All traffic had
been kept on the bridge and no one
was hurt. The loss will exceed $4,000.
The Washington times., 1913-03-26

Prof. Alfred J. Henry. in charge of
the river and flood division Of the
Weather Bureau. declared the country
might expect to see an unusual preva-
lence of floods and damaging storms
such as those now inflicted on Ohio and
Indiana Concerning the floods in the
Ohio region, he said:
"The floods are due merely to the
fact that the rain came down in un-
usual volume and continued to fall for
more than forty-eight hours. Such a
rainfall always causes foods. 1t was
unusually heavy. The rivers went to
the bank-full stage in something like
twelve hours of rainfall. Then the
rain continued and damaging floods
were inevitable.
"The rivers in Ohio are higher than
ever before known, because of the ex-
cessive rainfall. At Dayton, a part of
the damage is due to the breaking of
the levee, but in general the whole sit
uation is explainable simply because of
the enormous rainfall"
Prof. Henry was asked whether the
denudation of the forest area had any
thing to do with the situation.
Not the slightest he replied. THE
unusually warm winter and spring are
resulting in a heavier rainfall than
usual. We may expect much damage
from this source in various parts Of the
country this season. The floods now
occurring are a repetition Of the big
foods along the Ohio river in January
of this year. They are In an area a
little farther north. reaching from
western Pennsylvania, through Ohio to
Indiana and farther West"
No conservation scheme nor river
ipoproyenepf rlan that man can devise
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
Thousands Reported
To Be Dead in Ohio:
Here's Latest List

Reports wholly without verification
and based on rumors which filter.
ed in early today from the food
swept areas of Ohio, place the
loss of life as follows:
Dayton, 100 to 5000.
Piqua, 100.
Sidney, as.
Middletown, IS.
Hamilton, IL.
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
Crippled Transportation
Results In Tie-Ups OF
Mails From the West

All mails due east through Pittsburgh
and Chicago have been held up by the
foods in the Middle West. and there
are rows of clerks at the postofffce to-
day with nothing to do except walt
Since yesterday morning not a single
bag of mail has passed through the
flooded district. and Postmaster Merritt
expects little for several days.
Everything In the Northern portion OF
the United States west Of Pittsburgh ts
tied up as tight as lack Of transporta-
ton facilities can tie them. The fol-
lowing are the mail routes from which
nothing has been heard since a. m.
yesterday: Omaha-Ogden r. p. o., De-
troit Cleveland r. P. O.. Chicago-Min
neapolis R. p. o.. Pittsburgh-St. Louis
r. p. o., Pittsburgh Chicago r. P. O.,
cago-West Liberty-Omaha r. P. o.
Mall which is routed through southern
Ohio by way OF Cincinnati Is still COM
ing through. although the service has
been somewhat crippled In spots. Post
master Merritt is fearful that when the
floods move further south that this
route will also be put out of business,
and nothing except mail by way of the
far southern routes will be received.
Reports on water sta ges in the swollen
rivers in the flood district were delayed
in reaching the United States Weather
Bureau today. Telegraphic communi-
cation was interrupted, and the local
Ohio forecasters could not report TO the
main office.
Among the first river reports received
today was that from GAINESVILLE Ohio.
which stated that the Muskingun river
recorded q stage OF forty feet, fifteen
feet above Hood stage. and was still
rising rapidly.