Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-18

Tue TWO IeIl lOI ludI IcIIllOIy are uo-
prived of their votes as a result of |
action taken by the national Republic
an committee in Washington, D. c.,
yesterday. The Philippines and Por-
to Rico are treated in a similar man
ner.
Amundsens Polar exploration ship
Fran sailed from Colon, Panama. yes
terday for San Francisco by way OF
the Straits of Magellan.
Theodore N Vail, president of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, said yesterday that he felt
confident any appraisal made of the
properties by the government would
be large enough to insure stockhold-
ers receiving a substantial premium.
Earnings for the Bell system for
the last ten months show an increase
of $4,000 geo in gross and a surplus
of some $10,000,000 after dividends,
; DR.. Howard A. Kelly of Johns Hop
kins University and DR.. Robert Able
Of New York announce that the word
cure" can now be properly applied
to the radium form of treatment or
cancer. The physicians were careful
to state that the cure can be applied
only to superficial cancer in it's early
stages.
! Women whose clothes smell strong
ly of perfumes may be barred from
serving as judges and clerks of cleo
tons in Chicago at the spring prima-
ries. Two protests against the doors
of perfumes at the polls will be acted
on officially by the board of elections.
| Recently women petitioned the
board to prohibit smoking at the polls.
Protests against perfume odors were
filed by men who charged that the
smell of certain perfumes is more OBJ
jectionable than the smoke of cigars.
| Junius S. Morgan, Jr., of New York,
son of the financier, has been chosen
to head the Delphi Club of Harvard.
The organization, better known as the
"Gashouse Gang" is the most exclu-
sive at Harvard.
A Paris cabman and groom,
L
will receive a fortune of 81 100000 by
the decision of a court yesterday, pro-
nouncing in favor of a will of a rela-
tive, Count Jules De Perrochel, nam
ing them as his sole heirs.
Badly damaged in a collision with
the schooner Matte Bassett, the Bay
State line steamer Tennessee made
New York harbor yesterday, landed
500 passengers and was sent to the
drydock for repairs.
The French National Aerial league
has completed plans for a flight IN
flotilla of aeroplanes across the Sa-
hara desert The aeroplanes will
travel a distance of approximately
400 miles.
The Matson liner Wilhelmina sailed
yesterday with a 14-nch gun carriage
for Fort De Russy and several small
rifled guns for other Qualifications
near Honolulu Among the 80 pas
sengers are James A. Kennedy. c. l..
Wight and many tourists. The Mon
goIia will carry rs passengers for
Honolulu, including f. A. MCtt-Smish,
L. Tenney Peck, Willard Brown,
| George Cooke, Frederick klehafn,
DR.. w. c. Hobby, Mrs. Hagens, Gil
Smart and Mrs. George L. Carter.
A telegram was received at kleV,
Russia. yesterday from the governor
general at St, Petersburg, stating that
a passport had been issued permitting
Mendel BeilisS and his family 70
! leave Russia Immediately.
| The creditors of the Princess Lou
| Use of Belgium, daughter OF the late
| King Leopold. who entered $2,2O9,,
| 600 suit against her, have agreed to a
withdrawal of the case from the
I courts and to abide by the arbitration
of two eminent lawyers, to whom the
, government will hand over $90O,U9C
fer equitable distribution, after an eI
animation of the claims.
Charges of irregular dealings be
tween John Burke, commissary man
ager of the Panama Canal work, and
contractors who have been furnishing