Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-22


the canal and substitutes civil gov
eminent with expert aides to take
charge OF the canal, its operation and
maintenance and the sanitation OF the
zone.
Colonel Goethals is not to be dis
turbed IN his great work until he shall
have made his final report on its
completion.
Mrs. Potter Palmer, Chicago's ac-
knewledged social leader, escaped
| robbery and perhaps death by mar
gin of few hours, according to q
story told IN the Wheaton Jail tonight
by Henry Spencer, the hammer
murderer Of Mildred Allison Rex
roaf.
Spencer trailed Mrs. Potter Palmer
| for 10 days from the time Of her ar
rival In Chicago on November last
year, during the week she stayed In
Chicago. and even the three days
after during her trip to New York
and aboard the boat which carried
her to Europe.
The diamond chain Of Mrs. Palmer,
made Of ~ perfectly matched, haW-
less stones, worth, when combined as
q pecklace. more than 100000, and
as mere collection of stones sale
able at the rate Of about $1,000 q
stone, was the prize for which Spen-
Ger played.
Al dramatic incident today caused
the temporary halt in the ritual
murder trial Of Mendel Bellies and
caused scene Of confusion in the.
court room at Kieff, Russia. Janitori
IGaeysky. formerly employed in the.
house in which the Tcheberiak family
lived, was recalled to the stand by
/ the defense to tell OF conversations
overheard In the apartments of Vera
1cheberiak. the mysterious woman.
ahe witness swore he once over.
heard Vera say. I'VE must finish
with Andrew Yushinsky. as the boy Is
q hindrances
Vera, with face white with rage,
Jumped from her seat among the gov
ernments witnesses and rushed to-
ward the witness box screaming. You
lie. you know It. you spy"
Another metropolitan revolution
has broken out In Portugal. accord
ing to report received at Madrid
by way Of the frontier. Serious dis
orders are reported In several quar-
tiers where monarchial strength Is
marked.
For some time there have been
mutterings threatening an uprising in
Portugal and another attempt to over
threw the republican government and
recall Manuel to the throne.
Government troops are massed at
Lisbon. 0porto and other important
cities in great numbers.
Mrs. Kate O'Connor, Mrs. Kate
Isenhart, and Miss Margaret Higgins,
appointed scoppettes" by the San
Francisco police commission last
night, were duly sworn in today by
Chief White.
These women. the first female off,
GERS TO be appointed in the city. were
selected from batch Of applicants
numbering about 450.
Chief of Police White has not yet.
determined the post of duty for the
ecoppettes. !"
Chief Justice Claubaugh today de-
MED the writ of habeas corpus to
prevent extradition Of David Lamar
to New York to face an Indictment
charging him with impersonating
Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer Of
Pennsylvania
The court will not enter the order
until tomorrow in order to give La
mars counsel time to perfect an APP.
peal.
Three hundred persons were ar
rested at Monterey, Mexico, today.
charged with plotting to turn the city
over TO the rebels. The bull pen is
filled with political prisoners as re-
suit OF Huerta's iron handed methods.
rosco, Los Angeles theatrical mag
nate. to take the leading role in Ell
mer Harris new play. The Little
Offender. One of the scenes in the
play is laid in a Juvenile court
Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver today
declined an offer from Oliver Mo-
Secretary of the Navy Daniels last
night formally announced that it