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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30
ARBITRATION

If The Hague tribunal can arbitrate
dispute of this kind to the satisfac-
ton of all concerned, it can and
should arbitrate more weighty mat
tiers. War has more than once been
waged over smaller matters than the
seizure of the two French vessels by
the Italians. That the nations are
more disposed than ever before to
submit their differences to arbitration
is evident.
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan propose to make an attempt to
negotiate arbitration treaties with
leading nations, and it is to be hoped
that their efforts will be crowned
with success. The hazardous custom
Of appealing to the sword is unworthy
Of civilized nations and the goth CEN
fury. Advocates of peace should not
be discouraged. the campaign for
arbitration should be carried on with
unfagging zeal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30

and drums sound
ing, the remnant of
the Grand Army
comes down the
street. II is Memo
rial day.
Again the old
boys have met
at the hall. 1t is
not such a numer-
GUS company as
met there 10 years
ago, or Ave, or even
last year. But it is
still Bill" and
Tom" and Com.
rade," with a hear
tiness that even
age cannot take
away. There are
solicitous inquiries
after health. Hands
clasp silently in re-
union. MANY are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30
THE SENATE WHIP"

The United States senate democrats
have invented a new Office and Colo
mel Lewis is the incumbent He has
been named as assistant democratic
foor leader and his duties will CORE.
spond to those of the whip OF the
house, 1t being the purpose to hold
thu members to serious consideration
OF public business until the tariff bill
shall have been disposed OF.
There are two reasons why there
has never before been a senate whip,
the first because there has been no.
body on deck competent for the job,
and second because the senate has
no, heretofore been in hurry about
Anything.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30
MANILA'S GRASS HOUSES.

Source of Sort of Continuous Per.
formance Confis grafton.
Fires are much in fashion in the city
of Manila. Conservatively estimated,
1000 houses are destroyed annually.
Perhaps two or three times that mum.
her of people are made homeless each
year. The CONGREGATIONS are not due,
a. might be supposed. to lack OF ade.
duate protection in Ere fighting equip.
ment-at least. not since the United
States took charge.
The fault lies in the style Of build.
Ing or. rather. in the materials used.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30
Not Worried.

THAT hair tonic doesn't seem to be
going very fast" said the druggist.
NO" replied the clerk; I've recon-
mended it to every bald-headed man
who has come into the store during
the past six months, but they don't
seem to want it. 1 can't understand
why"
Let's see. How many bottles Of
1t have we sold? There were a dozen
to begin with, weren't there?"
Yes. We've only got rid of three
of them, and I'm afraid we never can
sell any more"
"Ob, well, even II we dan't, we've
made Is or 20 per cent. ox the orig.
inal investment"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30
Not Him.

HAS my bus band been in here?" In
quired a woman of the bartender.
Hes a tail. I'd faced man. no over
coat, soft hat"
"a man answering that description
got a bottle OF whisky here about ten
minutes ago"
How big bother
Half pint. ma'am"
some other man." said the woman.
st Louis Post Dispatch,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30

"Some day. said the novelist. I'm
going to write something blg-some-
thing that will make the world remem-
Der me-"
-Ah. yes" his friend replied. but
when are you going to do it?'
Jus. as soon as ] have turned out
enough trash TO make me independ.
ent.n-Chicaeo Record Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30

The Balkan war over, comes now
the piper for his pay. The allies ask
an indemnity OF S400,O00,O0O. But
money cannot restore the blood shed
and the lives lost in the war, and these
accounts must remain unbalanced.
The Turk. against whom the war was
Tnged, will pay nothing. He Will pass
over TO the subject Christian peoples
81 the empire the burden Of taxes to
satisfy the indemnity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30
Going on a Long Journey.

NUIHg OF d Lung JCUTHeys
Il think you'd better telephone for
another woman TO come and do your
washing said Mr.. jenkins, who had
just returned from the basement af-
ter having tended to- the furnace
Why" Mrs. Jenkins asked. Man
dy's down in the laundry, isn't she?"
Yes, but she isn't going TO stay
there"
Did she tell you she wasn't?"
No, but she's got the oil can to help
her start the fire in the laundry
stove" = asa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30

Senator Thomas says the 10000, 900
beet sugar trust OF Colorado contains
$30,000.000 watered stock AS a SUI
gar consumer. do you want sugar on
the free list or do you want to be tax
ed TO pay dividends upon $4,000, 900
of water.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30

A Pacific lobster will shortly be
able to call on an Atlantic relative
without going around the Horn or
through the northwest passage. But
the lobster tribe need not iatter IL
self that Uncle Sam has paid $780,
100000 for this particular achieve
r1ent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30
The Genial Cynic
A SENSIBLE FAD.
BY CHARLES GRANT MILLER.

The public manifests much and enthusiastic
interest the simple life nowadays it ordinarily
exhibits toward automobile the financial gym
nastics of Wall street the baseball scores
Various wellmeaning persons set about devsing
complex method of making their lives less CON-
plex.
They are determined to lead the simple life even
they have to be more artificial than they be-
fore
Simple life clubs are being formed by people who
cannot be simple without moral support
And witha it excellent fad even if it is moth
ing
1t may not induce many to give up their automo-
biles and yachts and stock gambling, but it give
some consolation to millions who haven't any Of these
things to give up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30

Rear Admiral R S. Griffin Is the
newly appointed chief Of the bureau
OF steam engineering OF the navy de-
partment at Washington. Supervision
of the navy's signal corps and wire
less work also comes under his super
vision. He has just assumed his new
Office and Succeeds Admiral Hutch L
Cone. who was relieved from duty il
Washington to be assigned TO the
command Of some batueship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30

All, poor young man, He has no chance
To show his worth:
No undiscovered continents "
Are left on earth
Columbus, had II been his fate
To live today.
Might serve beneath some section boss
For little pay.
Oh, poor young man! He cannot use
His gifts, alack, 4
No Austerlitz remains to lose. ~ s sssA
The past has both Thermopylae SS
And Waterloo
What is there that the poor young man
May hope to do?
Newton, Calico. Morse, - III
Have lived and wrought; 4ftei
Homer, Shakespeare, Milton, Pope; .saRi
And Burns and Scott! -
All. II they had not written all 800
There was to write, .E3[H
He might take up his pen and give .-sAs73
The world delight
Raphael, Titan, Rembrandt-how ;s5Ses
With paint and brush fe
May be expected to De supreme? $RH
Huge vessels rush fSA&
From hemisphere to hemisphere, .ElTs
Tho winds defying, Es4i
Because a Fulton had plan lstfssssSf'
He thought worth trying. - 'eS
Oh, poor young man., He sits downcast;
No chance remains
| For him to nobly free a race
From CALLING chains.
| The great things have been done, alas
BY craft or stealth,
The magnates have become possessed
OF all the wealth.
! The world has ceased to need men who
| We're born to lead ....
He may not join the splendid few.
IT'S sad indeed! 80
He came too late to win renown ~
Or claim applause:
He has no chance to be supreme
In any cause.
All. poor young man! How sad his fate
| How drear his lot.
To have no hope of being great
And yet, why not? =!
At Homer many, many a man
Stuck cut his tongue
| And told him that the greatest songs
Had all been sung.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30
STRIKING Similarity.

Striking Similarity.
"The cuckoo in that clock reminds
me of poor ball player and an AFRO
CANT labor union"
How SOP"
1t goes out on SO many strikes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30

Never. t-7a y"
tive never failed at anything"
He said it with much pride;
The statement which he made was one
That could not be denied; as,s,
He never failed at anything, = 6
But, in stage aside"
It may be only fair to say ~ !
That he had never tried. =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30
GREAT EXPORTS.

With the first signs Of a slowing
down Of certain phases OF business
activity in eastern centers-a check
noticed in orders for the future rather
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30

Senator Gallinger acknowledges that
he is a reactionary and yet he is one
OF the senators who want TO "reor-
ganize" the gone old party along pro
gressive" lines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30

The oldest man in Illinois and the
latest man in California died yes
terday. They did not build their rep
utations in a day, either.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30

Anyw
O fads is he philosophers.
all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30

Are the people at last seeing Roose-
welt through glass dimly?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30
Information for the Young.

Information for the Young.
PA, what's ripe old age?"
That's the age at which a man be-
gins TO realize that he's not the only
apple on the tree"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30
sri,i.h Army. Eirs. 1rou.er..

Perhaps the army revolution OF deep
est interest TO the soldier himself was
that effected in 1873. when for the 5rst
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30

All glory to the honored dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30
May 80 in American
History.

1s6s-The Grand Army OF the Repub-
lie instituted the general observ.
ance Of Soldiers Memorial day In
the northern states.
iss7-Major Ben: Perley Poore. Jour.
nalist and author. died; born 1920
1880 - Memorial to General James
Abram Garfield dedicated at Lake
view, cemetery. Cleveland. o. Pres
ident Benjamin Harrison participat-
ed In the ceremonies
Always take the short cut. and that
IA the rational one. Therefore say and
DO everything according to the sound
est reason.-M ARGUS AureliuA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-30
CAPITAL COMMENT

BY CLYDE n. TAVENNER.
CONGRESSMAN FROM THE FOUR.
TENTH DISTRICT.
Especial Correspondence OF The Aygus.)
Washington. May 2S.-Once more the
old blue ranks are joined. With flies
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-08-02
GhastIy Find
On KuIa Hills

AT Kula, on Monday last, a grue-
some discovery was made when a
man who was getting firewood,
found the badly decomposed body
of a Chinese, in n thickct. The
body had evidently lain there for
some weeks and the sight was a
horrible one. There was no way of
Identifying the corpse, and there is
no report as to anyone being missing,
Deputy Sheriff Morton was sum-
moned and he made an inspection
OF the body, There were signs that
the mans throat was cut, but even
that could not be sworn to.
The deputy decided to bury the
remains where they were found,
Attempts are being made to dis
cover if any Chinese is missing from
any of the camps and settlements,
but there is little hope expressed
that any trace of the mans history
will be discovered.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-08-02
Well Known
Men Fined

In addition to the bunch of
speeders who were fined for speed
ing, and whose cases are mention
ed i'll another story in this issue,
several other autoists appeared in
court lately and were fined.
DR.. Aiken, the we'll known dent
ist, dug up five dollars at the in
vitation of Judge Mckay, last
Wednesday. The doctor felt like
all his friends and declared that he
had better plead guilty to. the
charge.
Joe Fernandez was another who
fell into special officer Voeller' S
little trap, and Joe parted with
hard earned money to the tune of
five bones. David Fleming, upon
whom a summons had been served
away on his far off ranch, failed
to appear i'll court, and his bail"
of S. was declared forfeited.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-08-02
Birthday
Celebration

On the afternoon of July 20, the
fourteen the birthday of Miss Lois
Murdoch, the daughter of Mrs. d.
B. Murdoch, of Paia was pleasantly
celebrated at the beautiful beach
residence Of the Searbys of Puunene.
Between five and six O'Clock
swimming and bathing were enjoy
ed. Then came bountiful cafe
taria lunch, followed during the
evening by dancing.
1t was a most successful anniver-
sary party and was attended by the
Makawao friends and schoolmates
of the young lady and the parents
of the young people as well.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-08-02
Japanese Out
OF Mourning

On Wednesday last the first an
niversary of the death of the late
Japanese Emperor was observed in
Wailuku and the surrounding dis
trict. a general holiday for the
Japanese was proclaimed, and all
the business men and the planta-
tion people laid off for the day.
In the morning there were ap-
prOpriate services in Wailuku and
over two hundred Japanese attend
ed the function. AT Wailuku the
service was very simple, and an
address was delivered by Mr.. Gun
81 of Honolulu.
For the past year there has been
general mourning among the Jap
anese, and most OF the regular
demonstrations and other social
functions have been abandoned.
Now that the period of mourning
is over, there will be more liberty re-
garding shows, and other affairs.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-08-02
Two Ball Games Attracted Crowd
-Heime Meyer Pitches in
Very Fine Shape.
RESULTS.
Stars beat Lahaina, score, II to 3.
Kahului beat Puunene, score, 6 to 2.

Two games of ball attracted a
large crowd of fans last Sunday,
and the Wailuku diamond was sur
rounded by a great bunch of root
ers. The usual doubleheader was
played and, of the games, one, the
second, was a good one. The first
game was rather an easy affair for
the home nine and the Lahaina
boys did not have much chance of
defeating the Stars. The six runs
made by the Stars in their fourth
inning cinched the game.
In the second game the interest
was sustained right up to the last,
as it was hard to say what might
not happen. AS will be seen by a
glance at the score, the Kahuluis
only led by 2 to at the end of the
sixth. The fans were excited and
they did some tall roofing. Then,
when in the seventh, the Kahuluis
scored four runs, it was all off with
the Planters" .
Heime Meyer pitched good
game and he struck out twelve, men
The Kahului pitcher is doing great
work nowadays, and he seems to
be improving every week.
The full scores are as follows:
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-08-02
JAPANESE KILLS HIMSELF
while RIDING IN AUTO
Police Officer Got Out to Crank Car and Prisoner
COMMITTED SuiCide-Had Loaded Pistol in Pocket
But Was Not Searched for Weapons

rad, the chauffeur, in some way
killed his engine and the police
officer stepped out to crank the car.
| Just as the car started there was a
loud report and the chauffeur,
thinking that the machine had
b ked fire, simply smiled and told
til officer to climb into the car.
I'll g latter did 50 and was Mortified
to ind the japanese just breathing
his asst. A smoking revolver was
lyin on the seat, and the japanese
was uddled up along side of the
weap n. There was yell of sur
prise wom the officer, and then the
chauffNlr got wise to the fact that a
man hail killed himself in the back
seat of Ms car.
The Japanese was dead within a
minute of the time that he fired
the shot, and there was nothing to
do but convey the corpse to the
hospital.
The fact that the japanese had a
loaded revolver in his pocket all the
time was not known till the suicide
was dead. That he meant to kill
DR.. Soga, is the impression of those
who have learned of the tragedy. The
police officer and the chauffeur. were
probably nearer death last Monday
than they ever will be till they ans
wer the last call. The sheriff is in
vestigating the whole matter and
orders about searching all prisoners
in the future, will no doubt, be
issued.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-08-02
Maui Sfliir11bun
Has Troubles

Two former employees of the
Maui Shimbun Publishing Co. have
been arrested and charged with en-
bezzlement. One of the men was
the former manager, and there are
several charges against him. The
various warrants mention only small
sums of money, but the evidence of
fraud is said to be very conclusive.
1t has been known for sometime
that the company was in trouble,
and it has been alleged that whole
sale thieving has been going on.
The new directors have quietly in
Eestigated matters and there may
be still further Developments.
The Maui Shimbun has been
merged with the other japanese
daily paper, and the stockholders
feel that, in the future, their inter-
ests will be better looked after than
they have been in the past. The
two men, Uno and Hasegawa, ap-
peared before Judge Mckay on
Thursday. They were were remand
ed for trial till Thursday next.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-08-02
''Co-operate''
Says Wilcox

DR.. +. V. Wilcox, director of
the Federal Experiment Station,
spent the first part of this week on
Maui. He arrived last Saturday
night by the Mauna Kea, and on
Sunday addressed a large gather
ing of homesteaders in the Haiku
district on the benefits to be derived
from cooperation, On Monday
he rode on horseback over the
Koolau ditch trail to Nahiku,
where he looked into the condition
of the rubber industry.
1t is said that DR.. Wilcox was
recently offered a very important
position in the Department of
Agriculture at Washington, but
that he declined to accept it, pre-
ferring to round out his splendid
work in the Territory in which he
is greatly interested. Before COM
ing to Hawaii he was for a num-
Der of years directly connected
with the department, where his
ability is fully recognized.
The special work for which DR..
WilcoX's services were desired at
the present time, it is understood,
was in connection with the organi-
zation of a great marketing system
which the present Secretary of
Agriculture in inaugurating. This
is a gigantic undertaking which
promises in time to be of utmost
value to the agricultural interests
of the whole country and, as many
believe will eventually become the
most important part of the depart
ment's work. 1t Contemplates
among other things, a system of
market reports covering the coun-
try, by which it will be possible for
farmers and horticulturists in every
section to receive accurate and
prompt information concerning
the supply and demand in all
markets in which they are inter
ested. 1t is probable that these
reports will be gathered and issued
through a system of telegraphic
reports i'll similar manner as those
of the Weather Bureau.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-08-02
SPEEDERS APPEAR IN COURT
and ALL PLEAD GUILTY
Autoists of All NatOnaIties Face Judge Mckay, Who
lnfIcts Light Fines and Lectures Chauffeurs----
Crowd Watches Proceedings With Interest.

Hope, for a moment, shone III
the faces of the county officers
Tuesday, when Judge Mckay held
court to consider the cases of thir-
teen unlucky speeders in automo-
biles on the public highways and
byways of Wailuku and Kahului
last Sunday-it was when All Him
pleaded not guilty. This hope was
due to the desire of County At
torney Case and the county to
secure a test case regarding the
limits of the speed limits. AS it
happened All Him had a narrow
escape from going laundering down
the legal edges of fame, but at the
last moment he changed his plea
and lined up with ten other
acknowledged guilty speeders and
was permitted, though with greater
reluctance OH the part of the court
than of All Him himself, to pay
the fine of five dollars on his pro
mise to be good and slow.
Seldom has there been such an
interesting social session of the
local police court, for when Deputy
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-08-02

County Attorney Vincent opened
proceedings Tuesday morning the
powers that be on Puunene Plan
tation were present and lined up
with representatives of various
nationalities, which added to the
piCturesqueness of the court and
the funds of the county. The de
PENDANTS accused of violating a
speed limit of fifteen miles an hour
on the weekly day of rest included
John Maclaren, private secretary
to Frank Baldwin; the Hon. Viii
liam Tougher, of Puunene; NJ
Tokunaga and S. Tokunaga, OF
Kahului; All Him and d. Kama,
both of Wailuku; Robert Hughes
(dear old Bob of Puunene, every
body knows and likes him; Ikoro
sunni, of Paia, Chinen, of Wailuku;
the genial William A. Sparkes,
bookkeeper for the Kahului store;
Ned Nicholas, Wailuku; r .Smythe,
of Kahului, and Hon Hak Sun, of
Paia, Korean, who tried to take
a chance to be a hero and nearly
lost out.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-08-02

There would appear to be no let
up in the matter ofsuicide and MUIR
der on Maui and, week after week
tragedies of all sorts are recorded
in the news columns. The latest
horror is the suicide of a Japanese
named Mutsunaga, who on Monday
last, blew his head off in a police
automobile while on the road to
Makawao.
The shooting was the most sem
sational of years and the fact that
a officer was with the man, adds
to the mystery as to why the Japa-
nese was not searched for weapons
after being taken into custody:
The japanese had been a patient
at DR.. Soga's hospital at lower Paia,
and had been discharged from that
institution a week or 50 ago. He
returned to his home at Paia and
remained there for a few days.
Then suddenly he appeared to go
wrong in his head and declared
that DR.. Soga had filled his breast
with rubbish and his stomach with
nails"
Matsunaga then went down to
the hospital again and acted in such
a peculiar manner that the police
went telephoned for. An officer
were down to the hospital and took
charge of the man. An automobile
was obtained and the japanese, the
policeman and chauffeur, started
up the hill to Paia.
When half-a-mile or so on the
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-08-02
Swimming is
Now Popular

Beach parties for a year or so
past have been the popular social
fad among a number of well-known
families of Makawao district.
The program of events has been
to motor to Kuau beach, bathe and
swim for an hour or two before
sunset, eat basket lunches, and
then chat and skylark around a
blazing fire.
These unconventional picnics,
which have been much enjoyed, in
dicate the origin of the proposed
1ountry club.