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Honolulu, March 80,

....# Honolulu, March 80.
Editor Honolulu ar-Bulletin,
Sir:-At the hearing upon work.
mems compensation on Wednesday
March 19, certain points we're raised
that for want of readily accessible in,
formation could not be discussed sat.
isfactorily, and yet that are of much
public interest. .-- -.
The most important of these points
was the request of employers having
| fifty or less workmen to be exempted
from the law. This point is vital be-
cause such an exemption, being class
Legislation, might render the law un-
constitutional. and its inclusion in the
bill be only an indirect way of killing
the proposed act.
No exemption of this kind occurs in
any of the laws in the fifteen states OF
the Union having this legislation, nor
in Europe or Canada or Australia and
New Zealand 1t is true that in some
states employers having five or less
employees are excepted. and Kansas
makes its act optional with employers
having less than fifteen employees; but
upon a different principle. They are
exempted on the ground that occupa-
tons where so small number are en-
gagged, where the employer usually
works in company with his men, and
where power machinery is seldom
used, are not hazardous occupations
within the meaning of the law. No
contention has ever been made that
where forty or fifty men are employed
conditions need be less hazardous
than where a greater number are
working; nor can the exception of es-
Establishments of the size mentioned be
justified on any principle recognized
in legal decisions in relation to this
class of legislation.
Moreover the argument that the law
might put employers of this class out
of business, by saddling them with LA
bility burdens they could not meet, is
not supported by experience with the
law on the mainland or in Europe.
am not aware of single case, in any
country where workmen's compensa-
ton is in force, where this has hap
pened. In addition the last census
figures indicate that the small en-
ployer-if we concede the term to the
establishments of the class mentioned
lis better able in Hawaii than on the
mainland to stand the cost of compen-
sation.
The following table gives statistics
for the year 1909 of five small and
one comparatively large industry, Sc
lected because data were at hand In
their case to show average wages and
profits, and also what it would cost
to insure against accidents under 9
workmen's compensation law, assuna'
ing the rates to be the same as II
British, Columbia, where an act SINH.
lar in general provision to the propos.
ed Hawaiian law is now in operation
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my bed and board, ! will not be re-,
sponsible for any debts contracted by
her. JOAQUIN SILVA.
April 9Th, 1913.
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Oahu Lodge, /. L o. G. T.. viii meet
in the Central Union Bible school
Room the first and third Tuesdays
at halfpast seven D. m. R, A.
SOARES, Chief Templar.
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WAGES PROFITS CONVERSATION INSURANCE IN SIX
INDUSTRIES, HAWAII AND FOR THE UNITED
INCLUDING HAWAII
The Washington times., 1913-07-27
SIDE-sTEPPING THE TROUBLE.

The new Board of District Commissioners NIGH
have had few weeks of continuous grief over ap
pointing assistant assessor in succession of Mat
thew Trimble; but they will not When they received
Mr.. TrimbIes resignation they announced its re-
ceipt, its acceptance and the appointment of sue
cessor, all at once. There will be no petition, no
delegations, no organization of pull" no dsap-
pointments and heartburnngS.
Mr.. William L. Beale, who becomes member OF
the assessment board is just the sort of man the new
government may be expected to be choosing for such
important positions A better selection could not
have been made, and the manner of it proves that
the Commissioners are going to sidestep trouble
whenever it is possible If all the personnel prob
lens can be disposed of as skfuly as this one was
the Commissioners will have time for the really I'M
portant business that needs attention.
The Washington times., 1913-07-27
THE NEW REBELLION IN CHINA.

The movement for disestabshment of the Man.
Gnu rulers came out of the south of China, and
fought its way to the north. 1t numbered such real
republicans and radicals as Sun Vat Sen and WI
Ting-fang among its adherents and dominating fig
ureS.
When that movement had fought its way to the
seat of government it found Yuan Sh Kai on gil ard
Yuan strong man. He stood between the
Manchu dynasty and the new republican movement.
He held the balance of power. He would recon-
Gle their troubles, and help end the way-if they
would make him president.
So the Manchus sold their kingy claims for
huge pensions; the republicans got republican gov
eminent established; and Yuan made himself the
dictator and the real government; more an emperor
than any Manchu had been more a central govern
ment than Picking had known before, because he
put real vigor into it.
The Chinese republic has been Yuan Shi Kais
will; Yuan has substituted himself for the weak
Manchu rule and quarreled, secretly or openly with
about everybody that wanted honestly to create a
republican government in China. Therefore from the
SOUTH which is Chinas center of wealth. education,
culture, progress, and patriotism, comes re-
VOLT this time against Yuan. The same old leader
ship that carried TIE former revolt to success again
IT, charge There is excellent reason to believe that
the new movement has ample resources of wealth
and money at command for the rich men of the
south are patriotic and have proved more than once
that they will spend money on their ideals 1t is un-
safe to assume that Yuan will readily suppress the
rebellion; likewise is il dangerous to assume that the
present disturbance proves that the Chinese are
fit to rule themselves. They are trying to shake off
TIE rule of an interloper and usurper and before
they done with it they will not unlikely succeed.
The Washington times., 1913-07-27
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

A political situation of curious interest exists in
Montgomery county, Nd, just now. Blair Lee was
elected to the State senate eight years ago. He be-
came leader; State figure; commanding per-
sonality. Now he is candidate for the short term
in the United States Senate, and seems wel-nigh
certain to win it.
But just at the time when the favorite son is ris
ing to an eminence which might be expected to jus
tify pride in his success the old Democratic machine
in Montgomery county is waging determined fight
TO defeat Lee. The Jones and Peter forces fought
to finish eight years ago, and the Peter organza-
ton, backing Lee, won sweeping triumph. But
now the Peter forces have deserted Lee struck hands
with their ancient enemies of the Jones faction, and
made common cause of destroying Lee by proving
that he can't contrib his home county.
The fight centers around the State Senatorship.
Lee has candidate, Dr. Jones, of Kensington; the
Peters have another Dawson Williams, also of Ken
sington. But the candidates. of these two men are
mere incidents; the real question-and it has lined
up the county in the hottest fight in years-s wheth-
er Blair Lee shall win or lose. If his enemies who
apparently fear that his further elevation will men-
ace their own bosshp of local affairs can accomplish
their purpose, he will be Inundated at home and
weakened in his State fight. They would prefer TO
destroy him, TO deny their county the distinction and
importance which would come to it through furnish
ing a Senator, rather than that Blair Lee should
grow any bigger.
To defeat Blair Lee in the county primary will
vastly weaken him in the estimate of the State al
large as a Senatorial factor. Indeed, it is a safe
guess that if he should be defeated in the pending
contest in his home county, his enemies would be so
encouraged thereby that they would find it easy to
bring forward candidate for United States Senator
against him. Thus far though they have tried des-
perately, they have been unable to find anybody will
ing to against him. He has the field to himself
But his enemies active and numerous. Let his
weakness at home be demonstrated, and they will
arouse themselves to determined contest against
him in November
The fight against Senator Lee in Montgomery is
the fight for John Walter Smith That is as plain as
pikestaff If Montgomery is prepared to sacrifice
its own chance TO provide United States Senator
and at the time desires to contribute powerfully
toward the retention of Sawmill Smith for another
six-year term, it accomplish just that by sup
porting the enemies of Blair Lee in the pending
primary contest
The Washington times., 1913-07-27
QUEEN N|LDDOGOF
POTOMAC, IS KILLED
Dangerous Animal Which Has
EIuded Police for Eight
Years, Is Shot at Last.

Queen" a bulldog. who for the last
eight years has been known to auto
mobilsts and pedestrians of the Speed
way as the wild dog of Potomac
Park" was yesterday shot by Special
Policeman w. C. Davis. of the munich
pal bathing beach. The canine, which
has been terror for many years, was
surprised by the policeman after he
had waited for an hour in the bushes
in West Potomac Park, with orders to
shoot the animal. which for years had
been a menace, but which had lately
become SO vicious that pedestrians
passing that way were in danger.
The dogs life has not been one OF
good fortune that comes to his kind
with a master to feed him. Eight years
ago. whatever home she may have had
was denied her. She resorted to what
was then the Potomac Flats. She be-
came a nocturnal prowler and scaven-
ger. raising a colony as elusive as her
self to attempts to kill them.
Repeated efforts have been made by
policemen to capture her, but the ami
NAL learned soon that she had no
friends in human kind, and evaded
them. taking revenge on the unlucky
passerby. Last year little child was
bitten by the animal Many attempts
were made to shoot her, but she be-
care too evasive for her seekers.
OF late she has inhabited West Po-
tomac Park. and has been seen by the
residents of that district. mostly at
night. When Policeman Davis received
his orders to shoot her yesterday he
found her as elusive as ever. Only
after hiding for an hour in the bushes
was he able to get shot at 1.-The terror
of Potomac Park
The Washington times., 1913-07-27
Calls Huerta Assassin
And His Press Corrupt

Placing the blame for anti-Amsrican
demonstrations on the press controlled
by the Huerta government, Gen. Fran
cisco Villa, constitutionalist chief OF
Chihuahua. has sent the following tele-
gram to President Wilson: - %,
The anti-American demonstrations
which have taken place in Mexico City
in the last few nRys do not express
the real feelings of the Mexican peo-
pie toward your great nation. They
just go to show the shameful way in
which HuerIa'3 government is trying to-
deceive my eountrymen through its
corrupt press in order to arouse their
patriotism, not to defend our country
against the United states of America,
the former having not been menaced
by the great and democratic American
nation, but as the best means to re-
cruit soldiers and obtain money to fight
the cause of the constitutionalism and
crush he hbert e fol which the pa
triotic sons CT Mexico are giving up
their lives. .......
Would not il mean TO sanction crime
to allow two sister free American ma
tons to engage themselves in a long
and awful war through the willingness
of a constituencies man like Huerta
deprived of all sense Of honor? The
remedy to avoid such frightful evil in
the future and to stop the horrors of
the present is in your hands, Mr.. Presi-
dent, and l respectfully beg you to re-
peal President Tafts proclamations
about the Importation of arms.
Thus our army will count as many
soldiers as arms we may freely import
TO Mexican territory, and before long
peace in the republic will be an es-
tablished fact, as We would be enabled
to deliver, the death stroke to the pro-
moters OF all the revolutions in Mexico.
the assassin rulers and corrupt mill
arism alike ="
The Washington times., 1913-07-27
THE STORAGE BATTERY IS HERE!

There is interest for more people than the auto
mobists in the account in The Times of last even
ing, of big electric cars run from Washington to
Baltimore and return on single electric charge Ii
suggests very decidedly that the real storage battery
Il here; the battery that is capable of slowing away
lot of effective power, and keeping it where it
will do the most good. After hauling four-pas-
senger car over Indifferent roads eightytwo miles,
the batteries still had enough Juice" in them to
carry il another ten miles
This sounds as if the storage battery ideal for
which inventors have so long striven was in sight
Such an achievement by the battery of an automo-
bile, humping all sorts of road surfaces. and
necessarily limited in weight and possibilities of con-
structon, makes it clear that very much more could
be accomplished in current storage with stationary
battery
The perfection of electrical storage coupled with
the development of hydro-electrc production will
undoubtedly mark one of the most important phases
of the industrial revolution Of the next generation.
In Switzerland the automobile tourist hooks his bat
terry TO feed wire at the road side, and loads I'D.
wherever he may be; the mains run along almost all
important roads, and the current comes from the
waterfalls that incidentally provide the tourist with
scenery. We are nearer to that procedure in this
country than we quite realize.
The electric revolution has only begun. When
The Washington times., 1913-07-27
What's on Program This Week

, Harmony, No. 9; Federal City,. No
20, and Friendship, No. II. Columbia
| Encampment, No. l. ~ .}~
Red Men--White Eagle Council, No. 4
Degree Of Pocahontas, Fifth and G
streets northwest.
| Golden Eagles-Harmony Castle, No. 10
Wisconsin avenue and NJ street.
Knights of Pythias-Mt Vernon Lodge
No. 5, and Union, No. %. Friendship
No. 8, Pythian Sisters.
Excursion to Marshall Hall Of Columbia
| Commandery, No. 2, Knights Templar
| 10 a. m, 2:30 and $50 p. m.
| Christian Workers Conference and
Camp Meeting, Washington Grove,
Md
Reception by Nebraska State Associa-
ton to Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Met
E. Andrews, 1225 Fairmont street
northwest, evening.
! Meeting Of Unity Council. No. 2, Inde-
pendent Order Sons of Jonadab,
Eighth and ! streets northwest, D. m.
THURSDAY. ~
Meetings, evening:
Observation-Disclosures Lodge, No. 1s.
K. o. T. M.-Columbia Lodge, No. 10;
Excelsior, No. II, and Salem, No. q.
Red Men-Logan Tribe, No. s, wiscon-
i
No. IS. X street near Four-and-a-half
street southwest.
Golden Eagles-America Castle, No 8,
Sl6 Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Annual reunion employees Of Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, Harpers
Ferry, w. Va.
Hope Council, No. I, Independ-
ent Order Sons Of Jonadab, Temper
ance Hall, 643 Louisiana avenue north
west, p. m.
FRIDAY.
Meetings, evening:
Masonic-Columbia Lodge, No. 3, and
Lebanon, No. z; Hiram Chapter, No.
10. Royal Arch; Columbia Command
cry, No. 2, Knights Templar.
Odd Fellows-Central Lodge, No. 1;
Metropolis, No. 16. and Phoenix, No.
q; Mageneu Encampment, No. 4; Nj
Ram, No. 6, Rebekah Lodge.
Red Men-Seneca Tribe, No. IL, 316
Pennsylvania avenue southeast; Min
cola Tribe, No. IA, Anacostia; Idaho
Council, No. !, Degree Of Pocahontas,
Northeast Temple. =. r--.,.
Knights of Pythias-Syracusians Lodge,
No. 10; Rathbone, No. s, Pythian Sis
tiers.
SATURDAY.
Monthly Cantonment, Canton Washing
ton, No. /, Patriarchs Militant, tonight
Special meeting of active members Of
National Press Club. 9 p. m.
Meeting of John c. Daley Council, No. &,
Independent Order, Sons ofJonadab.
Temperance Hall, s43 Louisiana ave-
hue northwest, p. m.
The Washington times., 1913-07-27

MONDAY.
Meetings, evening:
Masonic-Dawson Lodge, No. 16, and
Stansbury, No. "a; Anacostia Chap
ter, No. IL, Royal Arch; monthly
meeting, board OF directors Masonic
and Eastern Star Home.
K. O. 7. M-National Tent, No. l, old
Masonic Temple; Mount Vernon Tent,
No 4, Northeast Temple; Anacostia,
No. Z, Anacostia Masonic Hall.
National Union-visitstion, Scott Coun-
Northeast Washington Council, North
east Temple.
Odd Fellows-Union, No. IL; Covenant,
No. 13: Beacon, No. Is, and Lang
don, No. IS; social session, Esther,
No. s, Rebekah Lodge.
Red Men-Osage Tribe, No s, Fifth
and G streets.
Golden Eagles-Cyrus Castle, No. l, 623
Louisiana avenue northwest.
knights of Pythias-Decatur Lodge, No.
9; Calanthe,S No. IL, and Equal, No.
Weekly meeting of the Central Labor
Union, Typographical Temple, 423-425
G street northwest, s p. m.
Concert by United States Marine Band,
Marine Barracks, 4 30 p. m.
Concert by United. states Soldiers
Home Band. Bandstand, p m.
Fortieth annual excursion to Indian
2 Head by Carroll Institute. on the st.
Johns, tonight. =
Lecture by DIR. Macatee, at the Grover
Cleveland School recreation center,
$50 a. m.
..'F TUESDAY.
Meetings, evening.
Masonic-Acacia, No. Is, King David,
No. %. and Takoma, No. %.
T. o. T. M.-Brightwood Tent, No. 5,
Maccabee Hall, Brightwood.
Odd Observation-Disclosures Lodge, No.
8. Golden Rule, No. q, and Amity,
No. q. .....
The Red Men-Idaho Tribe, No. 10.
Twelfth and H streets northeast; o.
ceola Tribe. No. 10, Tenleytown;
Waneta Council, No. 6. Degree of Po-
cahontas, Fifth and G streets north
west. 49,
Golden Eagles-Monarch Council, No. 2,
Fifth and G streets northwest.
Knights of Pythias-syyebster Lodge, No.
Is Excelsior, No. IA. Capital. No. "a.
and Myrtle, No. 25.
Lecture, to girls by Miss l. L. Strong,
superintendent of the Visiting Nurses
Society, Grover Cleveland School re-
creation center, $50 a. m.
Benefit lawn fete for little Evelyn, the
blind girl, Lincoln Park, night.
WEDNESDAY. -.-
Meetings. evening:
Masonic-National Lodge. No. 10.
Odd Fellows-Eastern Lodge, No. q;
The Washington times., 1913-07-27
Carranza's Agent Here
Denies Wilson's Charges
OF Looting by Troopers

| Ambassador wilson's charges that
the followers of Carranza in Mexico
are bandits and hooters. met with a
strong denial from Secretary Juan
Urquidi. of the constitutionalist con-
ddencial agency, here today.
He branded the Wilson statement
as perfectly absurd" declaring that
IL was apparently based on articles in
the sensational press of Mexico City,
which is entirely under control of the
Huerta government"
The statement of Secretary Urquidi
follows:
The charges of Ambassador Wilson,
as published in the newspapers, are
perfectly absurd and show that the
sonditions in northern Mexico. 1t
would appear that the information
on which the declaration was made
was derived from the sensational
press of Mexico City,. which Is en-
tirely under the control of the Huerta
government.
Looting Charges Denied.
THE truth is that there has been
no brigandage or looting IN any Oh
the territory seized and occupied by
constitutionaliist troops. As an ex-
ample. would refer to the capture
month ago blythe column under the
command of Gen, Lucio Blanco. That
strongly fortified point was taken by
deliberate and orderly ASSAULT and l
have vet to hear the first company
OF disorder or robbery on the part Oh
"On The contrary. the most perfect
order has since Ebeen maintained ana
| have reason to. believe that Tor
eieners. residing in Matamoras are
completely satisfied with the ADMIN
istration Of that city and the state OF
Tamaulipas, which is within the zone
commanded BY General Blanco. These
facts can be readily, su6stantlated oy
referring to any resident OF the
American city of Brownsville. directly
opposite Matamoras. .
Concerning the arrest of Americans,
IUrnuidi said: Numerous Americans
have been arrested from time to time
| nv constitutionalistS in the vicinity or
Carranza's headquarters because sus-
nicious actions on their part made 1t
prudent to have an investigation; IN
every case however, they have been
released and no complaint has been
Pheard from them respecting their
treatment under detention.
II do not believe YOU can md q
single American property owner IN the
| territory occupied by our forces who
viii substantiate the charges that these
men are brigands or hooters This TACT
ought to be sufficient in itself 20 elimi-
nate from consideration such gratuitous
accusations
Then Urauidi took up the subject of
alleged atrocities, saying:
| ..Tnc truth about the talk of atrocities
by Constitutionalist troopers when the
The Washington times., 1913-07-27
Evening Services in the Churches

"a WASHINGTON woMANS WISH 1 OVERHEARD ON THE
STREBrIhe Rev Hez Sven, Baptist Church. Eighth
and streets northeast, p
"THE IDEAL Neutrality-suspicious. J. 7. Helm, of Alabama
Fifth Baptist Church. Six ahaH southwest
THREE TESTS OF Jerman Jones' Second
Baptist Church. Fourth street and Virginia southeast 500
PAUL BY THE RIVERSDE-The Rec Dr. J. C. Nicholson Dunn
barton Avenue M Church. Dumbarton northwest
"THE USE OF RIDcULETbe Rev. Dr. H. s. France Trinity
E. Church. Fifth street and Pennsylvania southeast
1.-THE BLESSED HAND"-The H. Waugh N. E
Church, Third and A streets northeast ? p m.
THE PRAISE OF L0vEThe Rev. Louis Randall Rhode Island
Avenue Methodist and First
street northwest, = p m. a.-sa
"A SEASIDE SoJoURN-The J. Harvey Dunham Western
Presbyterian Church. Nineteenth street northwest
KNOCKING AT THE DooR"-The Rev. John Compton Ball,
Metropolitan Baptist Church. Sixth streets northeast
The Washington times., 1913-07-27

RhineIander Building
Hit by Another Fire

NEW YORK, July 97-Clouds of
dense black smoke swept across the
Manhattan end of the Brooklyn bridge
early today. and brought thousands to
watch the second fire in the last few
weeks in the Rhinelander building.
Duane street
The fire was confined to the fifth
floor, which is occupied by the book
binding establishment of Williams a
Co. The damage is estimated at SD, 900
The New York American occupies
three floors in this building.
The Washington times., 1913-07-27
Calf Rider Breaks Arm.

FERNAL- Utah, July 27.-Erton
wilkins. sixteen years old. OF Jen-
sen, was brought to Vernal suffer-
ing triple fracture of the left arm.
Young Wilkins and some other boys
saddled up a yearling calf at the
Bushcreek cattle ranch and the lot
fell to wilkins to tide the calf. The
saddle turned and the lad fell left
arm first into a rock heap. He may
lose the use Of the arm.
The Washington times., 1913-07-27
Soldiers AssaiIants
To Appear in Court

Edward Tabbs. Harry Mckenzie,
Luther More. Fillmore Lucas and
William Moore, Colored men. who are
held in connection with the stoninp az
George II. NJ. Bennett. Of Company NJ
First Regiment District National
Guard. near the rife range at Congress
Heights. will be taken to police Court
tomorrow TO answer charges of assault.
Bennett ts still In serious cOnditIon
at Casualty Hospital. but physicisns
there say that he has fair chance Tor
tered by a stone
The Washington times., 1913-07-27
Heir Found in HaymoW.

MCPHERSON, Kan, July 27.-Not-
withstanding he is worth $4,000. E. c.
Nancy. who was the subject of ex-
tended publicity q year ago, when he
fell heir to large fortune. was dug
out of a haymow at the Sever Johnson
place and lodged in the Mcpherson
county jail on a charge OF wife deser-
ton. He was working on a thresher
here. earning the ordinary pay of day
laborer.
The Washington times., 1913-07-27
browns Escaping From Bear.

HOLLAND. Mich, July Y-John
BeintZ. aged thirty-seven, of Grand
Haven. steward on the United states
dredGe General Gillespie. willie bathing
crew. IL is claimed. saw a bear and
while trying to get back to the boat
was overcome and died Of heart fail
ure within forty feet Of tn eboat,