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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-15
Regulation Melted So, 49O.5s

Since the regulation became effective
February is, the District government has
collected in license fees from non-reSi-
dent motorists s2,43O.5S. Opposed to the
old rate of s. for perpetual license
fees ranging from S. to s25, according to
the horsepower of the car, have been
assessed against Maryland motorists.
Fees ranging from s. to so have been
required of Virginia automobiles since
these rates are in effect in that state and
are assessed against Washingtonians.
At the time of the adoption of the
regulation it was estimated. that the
increased tax would add $4,000 more a
year to the revenues of the local gov
eminent.
The Commissioners, it was learned
today, are giving consideration to the
Virginia residents the fees which they
have paid under the license system,
which has been found to be unsatis-
factory and is to be abolished. Com
vestigating this feature of the case.
New Rule May Be Temporary.
With the repeal of the regulatio non
residents, as stated. may obtain per-
petual automobile license upon the pay
ment of 50, the same as District resi-
dents. but this arrangement may prove
to be only temporary.
The Commissioners now have before
Congress bill providing for the annual
registration and licensing of automo-
biles. which will affect resident and
nonresident owners alike. Under the
terms of the measure. the amount of
be determined by the District heads
1t was stated today that the Commits
sioners intend to urge favorable action
by Congress on the bill
Although Maryland Automobiles were
not specifically aimed at in the regula.
tons which the Commissioners have de-
cided to abolish, it is no secret that the
order was adopted in the hope that /,
would have the effect of making officials
of that state more reasonable in their
treatment of District motorists.
Frequent arrests for alleged trivial
offenses of Neutrality-suspicious. who motor
ed into Maryland led to widespread
indignation among local automobile
owners. The Maryland licenses have
to be renewed each year and, time and
again it is claimed. Washingtonians
who ventured into that state within q
few days after the first of the year
without their new licenses were ar
rested and fined.
Overtures Are Unavailing.
missioners to the executive heads Of both
states III idSoI VI the cStdDisHInent OIL
reciprocal relations in the matter Of the
Issuance Of automobile licenses, but with
out avail.
Gov. Mann Of Virginia. In communi-
cation to the District heads. stated tina,
$1,000 automohilists from the District an
nually enter the state. whereas the num-
ber of virginians who motor into Wash
ington is comparatively small. He ex-
pressed the opinion that District auto
mobile owners who use Virginia roads
should contribute to their upkeep.
The Commissioners believed that citi-
zens of both states will appreciate the
withdrawal Of the local license regulation
which, It is claimed, has worked a Sc
we're hardship upon them, and will en-
deavor to obtain legislation In their re-
spective commemorative which will be
more favorable To District motorists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-15
LAW
AMENDED IN HOUSE

CONTINUED from FRS. page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-15
Tells of Resignation.

The Senate committee yesterday aft
ernoon put into the record letters
showing Mulhalrs activities after Mar
shall Gushing, the secretary of the
n. A. NJ. with whom he had CORE
sponded so long. had resigned. Null
hall declared Cushing resigned because
he said no self-respecting politician
could report on lobby work. He said
that Cushing in 1907 resigned to the
late James ". Van Cleave. then presi-
dent of the association, who demanded
full reports OF all his work.
That Mulhal1 had been known to the
late Vice President James s. Sherman
who in 1907 was chairman of the ma
rional republican committee, was
shown by some of the letters.
July 2, Mr.. Sherman. on paper Of the
republican committee. wrote Mulhall
a follows:
My Dear Colonel: ! am glad that you
are still interested in political as well
as economical work. and I am glad to
bespeak for you to our friends cor
dial reception. While you are not now
employed by the republican congressional
committee. nor were you employed during
the last campaign. you did render us
very material assistance. and l found
you at all times reliable. trustworthy
and elective"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-15
Plan Of Mulhall.

In another letter Gushing mentioned a
rian % Mulhall's to keep democrats from
the polls in the Maine election.
The plan was TO have enough whisky
- hand September 10 to keep lot of
democrats drunk" said Mulhall. 1--WE
I'D hall in Rockland as labor head
CHARTERS. myself counted twenty-three
r on IN that hall so beastly drunk they
ouldn't get on their feet. left because
IL the stencil
MultaIl tod of an arrangement he made
With pr G. L. Crockett for work against
'ae labor forces in Knox county. Crockett
as paid 800 for making a speech at
. Pockland rink. September G. 1906.
=airst Samuel Gompers. At that time.
Uulhau said Crockett held a sort of
commission as physician TO Gompers. and
10 Was TO be paid for turning against
t;urnpers and making the speech at the
Iuk- The speech did more harm than
good. the witness added. because il was
:; "scurrlous attack on Gompers and
went 100 far
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-15
Crockett Got Pay.

The s5O0 was paid to Crockett by Fred
Wight. collector of the port. the witness
said. and he had received n letter re-
Gently that confirmed the payment. The
committee ordered him 10 bring the letter
from ills home at Baltimore.
Nlllall said Cushing told him on a visit
10 Rockland that $4,000 had been raised
eo- The Maine fight around Boston among
manufacturers and others.
Mulhail declared that the fight for
'ittlefeld and against Gompers" had
come TO be considered a national fight
~ the National Association OF Manu-
iacturers. and that for that reason such
2 large sum had been raised. He thought
$4,000 had been spent in the Littlefieid
canpaig n in Maine in 1906
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-15
Fight for Cobleigh.

IN supporting Or. Cobleigh in the
ELEVENTH Pennsylvania district Mulhan
wrote to James $. Sherman, late Vice
President and then chairman OF the re-
publican congressional committee. asking
for help To secure the Endorsement of the
Lincoln party in his district In this
letter. Gated October Is. 1906, Muihall
asked Mr.. Sherman TO use his influence
10 this end with Charles Emory Smith.
former Postmaster General, and also
asked that Representative James +
Watson OF Indiana and John T Me-
Donough, ex-seeretary OF state of New
York. be sent Tito the eleventh district
FOR campaign purposes.
Another letter to Sherman on the same
date again urged him to send prominent
speakers into the eleventh district
Mitchell and Gompers spoke here
last evening. and the effect of their
speeches is felt and will be felt through
out bothhpf the districts said the let
ter ~ YOU send McDonough here.
with the workers that / already have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-15
Speaks About Book.

jr- Crockett wrote to Mulhall about
&c friends the latter had made in the
littlefield fight Crockett spoke about
2 book he was writing. "a political move
slowing UP the two old parties and Civ
& my remedy, the results OF years OF
yolitical piracy.
Talk about giving Gompers :
said the letter This book opens w
as true character
Bryan is coming 10 Maine April l.
snd IS he wrote, and the man who
IS going 70 control his itinerary Is yours
Traly.
WITH the conclusion OF the I.ittletjerc
t.ght september 10 Mulhall said h.. was
>iii,t'i 70 New Jersey and took charge OF
tne manufacturers fight in the camnaiSn.
IN the seventh and eighth New Jersey
districts and IN the eleventh Pennsylva anita
district -'''
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-14
UNDERWOOD'S PARTIALlTY
FOR F0RElGN-MADE HATS

WASHINGTON, January 3O.-Ma-
jority Leader Underwood was the butt
of much good natsred raillery today
as the result of the disclosure at the
tariff hearing yesterday that he was
partial to headgear made in Italy. hr.
Underwood produced his brown felt hat
TO discover from a witness what was
its cost of manufacture abroad. Re-
publican members of the committee
twitted him for failure to patroniSe
home industry and the matter may be
injected into the rough and tumble de-
bate that will mark the introduction
of the tariff revision bills in the house
next session.
Mr.. Underwood received the joculari-
ties with his usual imperturbability
When one of his Republican colleagues
intimated that an inventory OF Mr..
Underwood IS wardrobe might disclose
the presence of English walking suits,
French hosiery and gloves and possibly
Persian lambs wool dressing gowns,
the majority leaders, smile only broad
ened. He refused to be agitated.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-14
ACCUSE ARMY MAN
OF STEALING GOWNS

SHERIDAN, Wyoming. January 20.
-Lieut, ]. L. Weir, of the Eighteenth
Infantry stationed at Fort Mckenzie,
has been arrested accused Of stealing
gowns from the quarters OF Capt. J. q.
Cecil, Of the same regiment, Lienten.
ant Weir has been released on bail and
his arrest kept as secret as possible.
The thefts are alleged 10 have been
committed some months ago In the al.
sepef from The poet Of Captain and
Mrs. Cecil, during which time llentan.
ant Nnlr aud he wife occupied tie
Cecil anariers. Mrs. Weir Il Va Taxas
iieutenani Weir Has graduated from
West Point lno yeafs ago apd Was cap.
tain ~ The Went point football team
Ia 1910.
oaniala Cecil l. IL Washington
ahafa be- haa CONS 10 receive medal
n hanaf faF hfaFsfg Displayed n lhs
Philippine ialanea
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-14
SPRECKELS ADVOCATES
GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER

NEW YORK, January pa real ma,
tional weekly, to be published at the
government expense and to be circuiat-
ed to every voter in the United States,
is advocated by Rudolph Spreckels, the
California millionaire, in letter 70
President elect Wilson. Spreckeis, who
organized the Republican Progressive
Wilson Club, insists in his letter that
the people are not taken enough INTO
the confidence of the government. They
fail to understand what is going on, be.
cause the attitude of officials is mis-
represented. So he would have "A week
ly newspaper published at government
expense and sent to all voters giving
the actual news of every department
of government.
The acts of the President will be ex-
planned by that Official and so on down
the line. Cabinet officials would tell
why they w,re doing certain things and
this would be especially useful, says
Mr.. Spreekels, in the case OF the secre-
taries, the three departments that are
most under fire.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-14
THINKS HONOLULU IS
4 fine PLACE, BUT
You Ought to See Saskatoon in
Saskatchewan Says Mayor
ClinkSkill.

His Honor the mayor of Saskatoon
is in town.
Hon. James Clinkskill, mayor for
three times of the thriving Saskatche-
wan, Canada, city of $4,000 people, is
visiting Honolulu seeking rest and quiet
and has found it. The Paradise of the
Pacific is nature Is health resort ana
he says he's glad he came here, but
he deplOres the fact that il takes Il
Canadian.Australian liner to make the
trip in eight instead of three or fo1r
days.
"You We got the greatest place in
the world, if only transportation faci-
lities and hotel accommodations can be
provided for the rest of the world,
said Mayor Clinkskin yesterday.
| "'When l first arrived / thought ev-
erything You have in the way of at
| fractions might peter out in few days
J but I've changed my mind. You We
/ plenty here TO see, but its the quiet and
! rest one gets here that Is the chief
factor. came away hoping l would
hear nothing of my place, and even
! aShNu luil hu HtWspdpcIs VI al thih Z
pertaining to the city's affairs be sent
! to me.
The mayor, however, does not give
all praise. He thinks the town is rath
err dusty and that something should BIT
done TO make the city look cleaner
He is also looking into the status of the
city of Honolulu as a municipality and
is asking many questions as to the
ownership of the water works, electric
light and gas systems, sewer system
street railroad and docks.
In Saskatoon the city owns all these
public utilities. The city has mayor, 4
council and commissioners. The mayor
and council are elected. The council ap
points the salaried commissioners wh'
perform the executive part of the city Z
activities, the council retaining tn,
legislative end. The mayor is elected
for a year term.
"Haying all these public utilities, ,
said Mayor Chnkskin, tour commits
sioners are rather busy men, for the,
have 20 run a street railway In add
ton TO looking after the general utii
. tiles -
The mayor is a guest AZ tho Moan
. Hotel.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-14
nor GUILTY.
FUCKERS ANSWER
Zone Of the Penalties Of Public
Life Is TO Be often Mis-
understood"
tFrom wendnosday Advcrtiserl

"Let them prove it, said Land
Commissioner Joshua ID. Tucker yester-
day after reading the report in The
Advertiser telling of the dissatisfaction
expressed by would.be bidders over the
manner in which he conducted the Ma
kih lots sale on the Capitol steps Mon
day.
h'I reiterate that the sale was con.
ducted in accordance with law and !
don Z think owe the public any ex-
planation,'' he said.
So far no complaint has been lodged
with Governor Frear against Tucker,
though it was reiterated yesterday that
the commissioner 3 actions are to be re-
ported and an investigation demanded.
"No charges against Land Commits
sioner Tucker have been filed with
me,D said Governor Frear. "There are
other sources where these complaints
can he lodged before they reach me.
Until these are utilized it would not be
necessary to have me consider any ac-
cusation against Commissioners Tuck
err
al was one of the few spectators
who were present when Tucker first de-
elared the Maltiki sale closed Mon
day." said one of the bidders, yester-
day. Notwithstanding the honorable
commissioner g statement to the con-
trary, it was generally understood that
he had declared the sale closed. Prac-
tically everyone had left the place when
the sale was again resumed and almost
before the time it takes to tell it had
elapsed, three choice lots had been dis
posed of at prices just a shade over the
upset prices. This, in face of the fact
that in nearly every instance where
there was open bidding the sale prices
averaged several hundred dollars over
the upset price If Mr. Tucker is sin
cere in his claim that he had not de-
clared the sale closed, the next time he
oficiates as auctioneer for valuable
property owned by the Territory be
should be more plain in his enunciation.
The entire public would like to be taken
into the commissioner confidence
when such snaps as those at the ire
cess sale Monday are to be had"
Friends of Commissioner Tucker say
that the protests are being made by dis
satisfied spectators and others who
hoped to secure advantages which the
land office could not legally grant.
"This is just one of the penalties of
public life,'' said Land Commissioner
Tucker yesterday. 81 am big and
strong, still know how to laugh and
smile at everything and believe ! can
stand it,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-14
ORGANIZING NATIONAL
GUARD HA0LE COMPANY

The first meeting of members OF what
will eventually be Company II, n, a..
H., was held in the Bungalow last even
ing when eleven members passed the
physical examination and were sworn
In as members OF the guard. This com,
pnny, which is being raised by Second
Lieutenant Kolb, will BIO composed en-,
tirely Of white citizens of Honolulu, An,
other meeting Of the company mem
hers for recruiting service will be held
on Saturday evening. As soon az tine
necessary number are enlisted the com
pany viii bee officially organized, after
Nhlrh II all elect Officers,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-14

lie made this prediction "when you
dedicate yOuf zig brildihg you will re-.
ccive messages from n Governor Of
Mars. a mayor Of Jupiter nibd from a
chamber OF commerce In Saturn. Now
this u not extraordinary when you think
that only twenty five years after Cap.
tain Cook landed on the shores Of Ia.
vail, Franklin was flying a kite into
the clouds. ! went 10 the funeral Of
Morse the inventor. What would Morse
say today " he know messages were
sent without wires -
This address was made on January
2, 1908, az the celebration Of the land.
ing Of the cable on the shores OF Oahu.
Mr.. Eustis also made a particular in.
quiry as to the progress Higo is max.
ing in getting a public building
West Largely Represented
The West is largely represented in
the passenger list, and large proper
tion come from California. In fact
there is large delegation of Califor.
mans who will be unofficial ambassa.
doris around the world for the San
Francisco and San Diego 1915 exposi
tions.
Seasickf Yes, there was some sea.
sickness aboard the first few days when
gales were scurrying across the Pacific
| principally up and down the Coast
but the seasiek ones were mainly those
who had never before been to sea, for
the vessel is an exceptionally fine tray
eler
Captain Kier is pronounced splen
did seaman and capital host, and His
fame bids fair to rival Captain Demp-
wolf Is as n skipper.
There were big crowds on the Alakea
wharf to meet the passengers, who
passed along the gallery between lines
of curious kamaainas and many peo
pie from the same State or city found
each other in the crowd. The mali.
hinis were pleased with the aspect OF
the city. They rode around the city
in rapid transit cars, saw about every
| thing that could be seen along the
principal roadways, and then dropped
off at the Moana Hotel, where a fine
luncheon was served, the stewards OF
the Cleveland acting in that capacity
at the hotel
Kahanamoku Snapshotted.
Duke Kahanamoku, the champion
swimmer of the world, was soon spot
ted as he lay on the sandy beach, and
in trice was snapshotted by scores
of cameras. The Duke stood the test
well. The travellers walked around the
big champion, admired his muscles, ano
wondered how he attained his tremend
Gus bursts of speed to make him the
| Olympic victor.
DR.. r. w. Swan, of Worcester, who
has been in Honolulu before, finds
many changes in the city.
II. NJ. Gilbert, the North Yakima
Washington, resident, who is travelling
with his family of nine, is one of the
interesting men aboard. He is carrying
scores of boxes of apples produced il
his orchards and will show them in al
tie cities he is to visit.
Those which he gave here for sam
pies were certainly good apples, anc
if the rest are as good as the sample
| the "Gilbert Round the- World" brand
will be a winer.
The Cleveland will leave for tn,
Or ent at five o clock this afternoon
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-14
hllo Picking Out Lots to suit Herself
700 sos .o@ 900
Waiakea TangIe Should Be Settled

the following boundaries; Hooulu
Park reservation, the railroad property
and track towards OlaR on The east.
side: the Wailoa river on the north,
witt the exception Of the reservation Of
u strip several hundred feet wide. fol
lowing more or less the bank OF tho
liver and the pond; on the west the
Waiakca Mill property and on the
south the beginning of the bad la1ds
IN the Puma direction. This tract con.
tains considerable fiat land with wide
patches Of shallow soil As matter OF
fact, on parts thereof cane was at one
time planted, though it did not thrive
sufficiently well in bad seasons TO JUS
tify the continuance of the venture.
The only inhabitants Of the tract as
far ms can be learned at present, are
two Orientals, a pig rancher AMI n
dairyman, who appear to hold sub
leases under the Waiakea Mill Co. 1t
is not likely that there will be any diff
fculty caused by these small holdings,
at least nothing as expensive or trouble
some as would be the removal of The
pest house, the consumptive home and
the powder house from the tract urigi-
nally set out.
me map OF Jne tract, showing tue
boundaries as mentioned above, was
sent to Tucker last Friday, MS well as
letters explaining the proposition That
these will receive attention appears GER
tain from the following clause contain
ed in a letter received from Tucker last
week:
81 will assist you and the good peo-.
pie in Hilo in every way can, and
as soon as the map is to hand | viii
interview Messrs. Davies & Co., Ltd. -
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-14

(Mnil Special TO The Advcrtiscr)
tiLO. February i0--If the interest
which the administration takes in the
Waiakca home lot matter continues,
and If tho favorable attitude already
expressed by Davies co. in regard to
the scheme gives itself expression in
q release OF the tract wanted, the open.
ing Of the tract should become fact
within not too many months, and one
of the greatest steps in the development
Of the town will have been accomplish.
ed.
The maps which had been sent over
by Tucker were gone over carefully
last week by some of those prominently
interested in the Waiakea home lot
plan. Among them were Senator Mitz.
ger and Surveyor Tom Cook, both of
whom have an intimate personal knowl.
edge of the topography involved This
vas done in compliance with the sug.
gestion which Tucker made during his
recent stay here, namely that the tract
desired be actually marked out on a
map, so az to enable the Territory to
determine without room for doubt lust
what was wanted.
There was no disagreement or diver.
gcnce of opinion among those present
as to what should be the boundaries of
the tract. Care was also taken to avoid
interfering with the Southworth plan
for park scheme, which was taken up
and recommended to the Governor by
the board of trade.
The Selection.
The tract which was staked off has