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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-26
co MMIIIEE TO
CONFER ON
PLANS

The members of the joint committee
appointed to arrange for the second
annual convention CT the civic and
commercial bodies of the territory,
will meet In the rooms of the chamber
of commerce at ten o'clock Wednes-
day morning, at which time 1t is ex-
pected that complete plans for the
two days conference will be present
cd.
On account of the InterIsland
steamship schedule conflicting with
the dates previously set for the con-
vention, these dates have been chang
ed from September 1920 to September
1923. The visiting delegates from
the other islands will arrive in Homo
lulu Saturday and Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday to be given over entirely
to the business of the session. Those
delegates arriving Saturday morning
will have an opportunity to see the
regatta. The matter of the chage in
date will be discussed at the meet
ing. Among other matters OF busi-
ness reports from the chairmen OF
the committees on entertainment,
transportation, program and invita-
tons will be presented.
Communications received from the
secretaries of the various civic and
commercial organizations throughout
the islands, in answer to letters for
warded them by the joint COMMITTEES
in Honolulu. indicate that there will
be large number of delegates in at
tendance at the convention. This mat
ter has been taken up by special
boosters on the different islands, and
their reports to the committee have
been favorable. The Kauai chamber
OF commerce, the youngest CONNER
cial organization in the territory, is
at present conducting a campaign to
secure delegates to the second annual
convention.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-26
KOHALA ON MAP
AS new CENTER
FOR GRAFTERS

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence
HII.O, August 25.-Hawaii county
probers may very soon go to kohala
To investigate the several charges OF
graft thai have been made in that
DISTRICT involving thu police, who are
.said to hive made persons caught vio-
lating the. Edmunds act be married by
one OF the suspected grafters.
More serious charges are intimated
in recent issue CT the Kohala Mid
get. which says that it is rumored
there that the police officers have also
been guilty of taking sums of money,
ranging from 500 to $500, for pro-
misses not to prosecute couples who
had failed to secure the consent OF
clergy to-live as man and wife.
The Hawaii commissioners say that
the matter has been called to their at
tention by a communication received
from Attorney General Thayer., The
first complaints were made to Terri
torial Treasurer Lloyd Conkling, and
he IL supposed to have reported it to
the attorney generals department.
The complaints over the issuing OF
LuS uldIIld6G llSCAbCo .olC NhOu6hS "
have originator with ministers in the
district In one case a Porto Rican
couple Is said to have been married
by policeman. when they were very
anxious to have the ceremony per-
formed by Catholic priest.
Joseph Uaia, policeman, empow-
cred to issue marriage licenses, >and
]. X. Kachi, a. lawyer who has IL
cense to marry, are the names of two
persons mentioned by the Kohala
newspaper as being implicated in the
affair This paper states that it had
been Withholding publication of mat
ter concerning the affair, in order to
allow Deputy Sheriff Humane to make
a statement This he has failed to
do, ii states.
The Hawaii probers are at present
dividing their work, Commissioner
Williamson is devoting himself to an
attempt to straighten out the affairs
of the Puma district, while Commits
sioners Elliot and Long are working
on the Kau accounts
The commissioners all admit that
there is possibility that the Kohala
matter may be so serious that they
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-26
PRIMARY LAWFAILSTO
APPEAL TOHIS HONOR THE MAYOR

on any other island than Kauai. 80
the mayor has reconciled himself to
campaign twice for one job-the first
time for nomination, the second for
election.
When the direct primary law was
passed, statute was enacted at the
same time changing the date Of the
county elect ons on the other Islands
from November to May, and the time
for the taking of Office was set for
June. The mayor points out that the
officials on those islands will get six
months more of Office than they are
entitled to under their election certi-
ficates, because of this change. He
says that in the absence Of the new
statute they would go out OF Office
in January, and now they will not
leave until the last Of June.
I'm thinking" said the mayor this
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-26
Sonny kAUHANE'S
INJURIES NOT
FATAL

Especial Star Bulletin CORRESPONDENCE
HILO, August $50 seriously in
iured was Sonny Kauhane. the four
hane of Kau, by the the explosion Of
a dynamite cap on the Volcano
Stables-Kahuku road contract last
Friday afternoon that he had to have
his left eye taken out The eye was
filed by a mass of small particles of
cap and stone and the physicians
thought it was best to remove it to
save the lad from danger of blood
poisoning spreading to the brain.
In addition to the loss of the boys
eye he is suffering from wounds in
his left thigh and arm which were
badly lacerated by stone and cap.
but these are injuries that are not
expected to prove fatal.
The accident happened when the
boy was seated some distance from
the stone crusher in the contract
quarry. He had been relieved from
his work at the time, and being of
rather an energetic nature, was in
dustriouslys pounding upon a rock
with a hammer The powder cap is
supposed to have been lying near
the stone and to have been exploded
by the concussion of the hammer hit
ting the rock.
Immediately after the accident, the
boy was placed in an automobile and
started for the forty mile ride to Hilo.
the only stop made being when DR..
ST. Sure examined the wounds at Pa
hala. He advised that the boy be
taken on to Hilo for medical atten-
tion Upon arrived here DR.. Armi-
tage was called and he decided on.
the following morning that it would
be necessary to remove the eve.
Young Kauhane is a Kamehameha
school boy who. while home on his
vacation, has been working as an
oiler on the Kau road contract
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-26
NUISANCE REPORTED
ON LlLlHA STREET

Walter E. Shaw, who owns proper
ty in that neighborhood, complains of
a filthy stream that courses sluggish.
ly from behind certain Liliha street
premises, near King street, for some
distance along the former thorough
fare. Bearing thick, green scum,
the vile current seems ideal, in Mr..
Shaw's opinion, for the breeding of
typhoid germs He states that he re-
ported the nuisance at the board of
health Office, but was informed there
that it was a matter for the board of
supervisors, as having jurisdiction OF
streets. When he repaired to the
city hall he was told that the
board of health was the competent
authority to deal with such things.
Happening to meet Supervisor Pache-
co later, however, Mr.. Shaw was as
sured that his complaint would be
laid before the next meeting Of the
board Of supervisors.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-26

Mayor Joseph ]. Fern has taken up
the study of the direct primary law.
mat law was passed by the legisla-
ture in it's last session, and has not
been put to test as yet. But along
about the middle of September, OF
next year, primary election is to be
held, as called for by the new act,
and it is with his mind oppressed
with this thought that the chief exec
ut.ve has turned to study the new
statute.
Aside from numerous legal-more
or less technical-kinks, the mayor
does not altogether favor the idea
of putting up for two campaigns,
which is necessary under the law
unless a candidate accomplishes the
phenomenal thing, and gets a major
ity of all the votes cast That Is quite
difficult, perhaps next to impossible
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-26
CAL DWELL. WILL
NOT TRY BLUFF
In THIS CASE

Asserting that at least half dozen
householders along the beach at Wal
kiki have infringed on the law prohib
sting them from building out beyond
the highwater mark, Superintendent
Caldwell has decided to take action
against them. IA
Profiting by his experience with
the supervisors over the city.s water
bill, however, the superintendent is
not going to issue any. ultimatum or
threat until strengthened by the at.
torney-geEeral's approval. and has
written Thayer for Adyice.
This despite the fact that the law
en- the subject is clear. concise and
plainly interpreted and backed by a
supreme court opinion, which says no
one may build on or obstruct the
right-of-way between the high and low,
water mark, thus obstructing free
passage to anyone along the beach.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-26
For Sale at all Grocers'

morning. ePm thinking that they have
it pretty lucky They get six months
mere Of ONCE and no primary Pretty
lucky. Here we on Oahu have TO dig
up for two elections, and don't get
any longer term Of office either. Pref
ty unlucky. I'm thinking
The statute changing the date OF
the election in the other counties was
passed in order to separate the coun-
ty and territorial elections. II was
urged that in this way voters would
be able to give more attention to the
individual candidates. and that there
would be less trading
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-26
24-H0UR LIMIT

The Chambers Drug Co., Fort and
King streets, announce that they will
deliver all kodak developing and
printing work in "a hours from the
time received No unnecessary delays
il you bring your work to this store.
First-class work guaranteed.
-24 hours
-24 hours
Think 1t over.
Chambers Drug Co.-advertIsement.
star-RnIIefip saAsv'. s.~. Fsas,.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-26

You men aand women who can't get
feeling right-who have headache,
coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath, dizziness, can't sleep, are nerv.
GUS and upset, bothered with a sick,
gassy, disordered stomach, and are all
worn out.
Are you keeping your bowels clean
with Cascarets-or merely dosing
yourself every few days with salts,
csthartic pills, Gator oil and other
hadsh irritants?
Cascarets Immediately cleanse and
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-26

will have to drop the work in this
part of the island, for time, and
start in to sift the East Hawaii charg-
es
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-26

A variety of business will come be-
fore the supervisors at their next
meeting which will be held Thursday
evening at 1880. The opening of bids,
the passing of pay rolls and reading
of resolutions are among the routine
matters before the board, while sew
eral other matters Of special char
acter, are expected to be presented.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-26

THE COMBINED JUDGMENT OF THE TWO OF YOU WILL
RESULT IN YOUR HAVING PRACTICALLY NEW HOUSE,
INSIDE BY PUTTING UP THE WALL PAPER You SELECT.
NEW AND XCLUSIVE ATT RNS.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-26

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
conyicts on tho Roads.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SRINGFIBLD, III. Aug. Pin con
ference with Governor Dunno today
Warren Allen of the Joliet penitentiary
arranged details for placing out &he
first gang of prisoners on road work
under the new state convict labor law
that went into effect July IL. The
first gang will be put to work on a
strip of road in Lee county near Dix
on. we expect to start the men from
the penitentiary week from next
Monday" Allen said today after the
conference. THE honor system will be
used entirely. The guards who accom-
PAM the men will have no guns There
will not be a gun in camp. The boys
am sending to Lee county could be
sent to China, and they would all
come back trust them implicitly"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
Word Received That keokuk viii Get
all the Best Boats That
Competed at
Chicago.
INCLUDES THE CHAMPION
G. sturat Rlackton's Speed Demon
Reliance Holds Two
American Cham
pionships.

DR.. F. c. Smith received word this
afternoon from Charles P. Hanley,
chairman of the racing committee of
the III. v. P. B. A. from Chicago that
keokuk would get practically all of
the fast boats that are now participate
ing in the water carnival in that city.
Mr.. Hanley has been in Chicago in
the interest of the regatta to be held
here and the news that he will bring
many of the fastest boats ever built
here adds interest to the speed carni-
val. The boats he will bring include
Kitty Hawk, Kitty Hawk Jr., Disturb
er III, Speed Demon Reliance, Haze Jr.
Barnacle, and Oregon Kid. The
Speed Demon Reliance belongs to C..
Sturat Blackton. She won the
American 26-foot motorboat Champion
ship on top of the 2O-foot champion
ship at the Chicago races. She made IL
miles in 1872. The Oregon Kid and
Kitty Hawk also contested in the fin
ais.
Arrangements are rapidly being com
pleted to make the regatta notable
one. Tomorrow night the Keokuk
Motorboat Club will hold a meeting at
the Industrial Association rooms at
which all members are urged to be
present At this meeting many final
plans will be made.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
loan Shark Bill.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.- Union
labor men and saloon keepers-both
of whom George D. Horning, Wash.
ington pawn-broker, swore helped
fight the Dyer loan shark" bill were
not subpoenaed today by the house
lobby investigating committee in the
final effort to find out Just where
various defense funds raised by the
money lenders went.
The committee today had developed
the fact that the fight made on the
District of Columbia loan shark bNl
was not local but national one aud
that pawnbrokers, note brokers and
their allied interests all fought to de.
feat the measure. Four funds total
ing $4,000 already have been discov.
cred and more have been limited at
The fight included sending Patrick J
Ryan, chairman of the legislative com
mfttee and Milton Smelling, former
president Of the Central Labor Union
through the country campaigning for
congressman they thought would op
pose the Dyer bill. Their campaign
expenses the witness swore were paid
by himself and saloon keeper. To
day Horning resumed his testimony.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
OBJECT TO TAX
ON INSURANCE
Declared to be Unjust and Not Done
by Any Other
Country.

United Press Leased Wire Service J
ST. PAUL, MINI, Aug. 21.-Brand-
Ing the federal tax on life insurance
policies as the cancer that consumes
life insurance energy Young e. ALI
son, editor of the Insurance Field.
600 delegates at the American life
convention to begin ct once cam
paign of protest against unjust taxa
ton and bring the army of policy hold.
ers to SEQ the injustice of the insur-
ance tax end demand justice.
In his protest against the federal
and state tax levy on life insurance
policy holders Mr.. Allison struck
straight from the shoulder blows at
the present system Of taxation.
Life insurance" said Mr.. Allison,
"is taxed s15.o0oooo yesr-95 per
cent of the tax is without the small
est necessity therefore with. justifi-
cation Some states concede. that re-
newal premiums which make up the
great bulk of premiums, cannot be
taxed. The tax therefore is largely
upon new business.
mo eastern despot, no feudal mon
arch, no civilized country but the
United States lays such tag upon
the willing sacred energies of the
people.
THE government of the United
States annually pays S150,ooo,Ooo in
pensions to the men who defended
the nation"
The four day convention closes Fri
day night. Pittsburgh and Buffalo are
candidates for the 1914 convention.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
AnnIe of tha LII

BELGRADE, Aug. 21.-Perhaps the
best story of the second Balkan war.
wherein humor was scarce, is being
told today about young clerk who
was discharged from the Servian war
office for unconsciously giving out
Information to correspondents.
The clerk was accused of indiscre-
tion in giving out war news and when
he demanded an explanation, was
told that he was "indiscreet with his
hat The more acute the angle at
which the Servian wears his hat, the
greater is supposed to be his ex-
liberation, and this young man, though
as silent as the grave, could not, on
hearing of every fresh victory before
ut was publicly known, resist putting
his hat on jauntily awry.
Reporters, when they could get no
news from headquarters, watched the
young clerk as he left the war office
to go out for his lunch. When the
hat was worn rakishly on one side.
the reporters would return to their
Offices and write fiery stories of vic
tories that had come to the Servian
army,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
HOMECOMING OPENS
AT ALEXANDRIA
F'oaram This Aftcrnoon-Many FORM.
err Residents Are Returning
to the Town.

me home coming orened at Alex
anurla today with large number OF
loflner residents of the city back to
spend two days around there. There
q program today and tomorrow bu,
'he real home coming will be In the
visiting" during the two days.
Rows:
chairman of the meeting-G. w
|nni president of the organization.
invocaticn-Rev Mr.. Seymour.
address of Welcome Herbert
SHAW.
old Alexandria. as Recall 1t in
|ie4s.-Hon. Daniel M. Houser, editor
|0i the st. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Future of Alexandria,. D.
heoo of Wayland, Mo.
Scenes OF My Childhood" Cat Al
eSandria) -Beautiful poem composed
10y Mrs. Louise Hagan Curley of Lee
county Iowa, and to be read from the
Platform by Mrs. Alice Huston.
The Newspaper Opportunity at AL
s1andria"-Editor Roy STARTS of Cor
IN. No.
Young Gentlemen Of Forty Years
neo--Dr Charles e. Worthington of
Rose Lake, Idaho
My Recollection of the Traffic
aiong the Old Alexandria and Bloom
heid Jasper Blines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
LOST.
LOST Western 1000 coupon individ.
ual ticket issued to D. B. Johnston.
Finder please leave at A. Weber Co.,
and receive liberal reward

cial situation comprised such diver
gent elements as continuance Of me-
gotiations for import of South Amer
lea gold into New York, further re-
serves by the Bank of England, I'M
broken continuance Of the drought in
Kansas and Oklahoma combined with
reports Of too much rain in parts OF
the northwestern wheat belt and abb
solute maintenance of the status quo
In Mexico. AS far as the stock ex-
change movement was concerned
prices opened at irregular declines
from yesterday which in two or three
leading shares ranged between * and
point.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
Merger Of Organizations.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
CHICAGO, Aug. 21-W. H. Pow
ers of Boston, 1t was generally believ.
ed would be chosen president of the
merger Of the National Fraternal Con
gress and the Associated Fraternities
at the election this afternoon and J
F. Take Of Des Moines, vice presi.
dent. Final vote on the question OF
amalgamation was to be taken this
afternoon and officers Of both organi.
cations elected and reports of commit
tees adopted. Merger organizations
will sail, under the name of the Ma
tional Fraternal Association.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
Presidents MESSAGE.

United Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-Presi-
dent Wilson will shortly send spec
ial message to congress advising the
Legislative branch Of the government
of the exact status of his relations
with Mexico. This became known this
afternoon on the highest authority.
The president it is understood, will
make public In this message the text
of the note Envoy LIND carried to
Huerta and Huerta's reply which has
been coming to Washington by cable
in fragments since Monday night.
The president expects to begin work
on the message within the next few
days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
Minnesota Cyclone.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
FLAT ROCK FALLS, Mimi, Aug.
21.-One dead, one missing and eigh-
teen injured and damage estimated at
100000 was done by a cyclone which
swept over the western part of Ros.
eau county last evening. The tornado
cut path two miles wide and eight
miles long. The little town OF Leo.
northwest of Greenbush, forty miles
from here, was practically wiped
away, over half the buildings being
laid fiat. The eleven years old son
of A. F. Anderson was killed, another
small child is reported mSsing and
other fatalities are feared. The sec
ton struck by the tornado is off the
railroad, and the telegraph and tele-
phone wires are down.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
VIII Marry Actress.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Aug. 21-Ewing
studebaker Riley, grandson of j. NJ
Studebaker, last of the famous Stude.
baker Bros, of South Bend will be
married to Jessie Carter, stock com.
pany actress in st. Louis on Sept. Is,
1t was announced today. The Stude-
baker heir fell in love with Miss Car
ter when her company was playing
here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
CHARGED WITH
INTENT TO MURDER
Sheppard Goes over to the Grand
Jury Under a $1,000 Bond Which
He Did Not Furnish.

Howard Sheppard, who struck Roy
Leach over the head with shovel,
was taken before Justice Leindecker
sault with intent to commit murder.
to be arraigned on charge of as
Sheppard waived preliminary exam
ination and was bound. over to the
grand jury on a $1,000 bond. which he
was unable to furnish today.
A late report states that Leach had
shown some improvement today. This
morning he spoke for the first time
since he was struck about forty-eight
hours before. Not a great deal of
hope is given for his recovery, how
ever.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
LIGHTNING DID MUCH
DAMAGE TUESDAY
Insurance Men Report Many Claim.
For Live Stock and Buildings
Burned.

Local insurance agents have re.
ceived many claims for damages re-
sulting from the loss OF live stock and
buildings during the storm yesterday.
The storm seems to have started near
Fort Madison and followed the river
doing much damage along its path I'M
til 1t ended down in Missouri.
The wind which wrecked the U. s.
Henry Bosse was a twister and II
turned the boat around in moment
This tornado seems to have reached
its height on the river here where II
struck the Bosse.
Several barns and other buildings
were fired by lightning and in north
eastern Missouri the live stock toll
was especially heavy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
Tennis Championship.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 21.-J. R
Strachan, the sensational coast star
had no difficulty in defeating G. M
Bull, Jr., of New York in the fifth
round of the national tennis champions
ship on Casino courts today taking
the match in straight sets. Strachan
displayed the same speed and smash.
ing play which brought him victory
over Bundy yesterday. The score:
y6-1: 6-3; 6-2.
The Veteran Clothier who is showing
wonderful come back" ability easily
defeated w. L. Pate, OF Brooklyn in
straight sets 60; 6-2; 81.
w. F, johnson, Of Philadelphia re-
manned In the running by beating J..
& Brown, 6-3; 6-1; 6-S.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
Vermont Would Get Him.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. T.
CAVENDISS, Vermont, Aug. I'll
Should the Canadian authorities de.
port Harry K Thaw and land him in
the United States at the border point
where he entered Canada it is be-
lieved he will land in Vermont 1t
was learned today that he crossed in
to Canada through the village OF,
Beecher Falls on the Vermont side OF
the state line and not in New Hamp.
shire as was at first supposed.