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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06
AMERICA MOST
POLITE nation
SAYS TEACHER
Europeans Fail to Adopt the Coar-
teoua Phrases, 1000 Store
Girls Arc Told.

New York. May 5-Mss, Ma.y Z.
Kelly, mataon OF oac OF the largest
department stores here, who in
struets 1000 girls in department.
says the United States Is the home
of true politeness.
I'm twenty years this nation WIN
be known as the most polite in the
world, said Mrs. Kelly in lecture
to her girls. MY pupils among
American girls are quicker to adopt
courteous phrases than those OF
European parentage
'.The poiiteness OF this country is
the consideration shown among
equals. Its root is the courtesy
shown by husbands TO wives, wives
to husbands and by both to their
children.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06
RriiIiancy of French Wit.

1t was Count Montrond who said to
Alexandra de Girardm Of young man
who was beginning to make brilliant
reputation, and whom Glrardin did not
appreciate: Hasten to recognize him.
or he will not recognize you" His
valet waited on him one morning most
unsuccessfully He could find none
of the toilet articles Montrond hand
ed them to him remarking: You must
admit that you are lucky to have me
here Without me, you certainly could
not wait upon me-"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06
Natures Method Of Protactjcr

There have been brought to light
an astonishing number OF forms OF
fish, and especially of prawns OF bril-
iiantly red color. living in the ocean
at a depth of 5000 feet. But aston
ishing as it may seem, these brilliant
~ colored fish and prawns. instead of
being conspicuous in the water at
That depth, are nearly invisible, wheE
almost any other color could be easily
seen.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06

Do you know what fairy palaces you
may build OF beautiful thoughts PROOF
against all adversely? Bright fancies.
satisfied memories, noble histories.
faithful sayings, treasure houses Of
precious and restful thoughts. which
care cannot disturb nor pain make
gloomy; houses built without hands
for our souls to live in.-7John Ruskin
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06
Freak Of a Vowel.

Grlgg--"This morning caught a
fragment of conversation between a
native and foreigner. The former
was saying: The o." remember. ia
pronounced like Il" in i'm What
word do you suppose he retsrred tor
Briggs That's easy! Women. Of
course
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06

How many Of these sheep got out
OF here?" asked the angry farmer. Il
don't know" replied the new hired
man. rubbing his eyes. after | had
watched five or six Of EN- jump over
the fence | seemed to lose the count,
for that always puts me to Sleep
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06

Does electrocutlon really kill? Or
does it only render unconscious--the
patient dying, in point of fact. upon
the operating table, during the au-
topsy? There are able physicians
who contend taat such il the care.
Again others say tnat it Ia not.
Popular Electricity.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06

and apparatus used In said Fire De
partment; the fire alarm ana police
patrol system and all property and
apparatus belonging thereto; are all
apportioned and assigned to the De-
partment Of Public Health and
Safety. The Superintendent there
of sha have charge Of and super
sisi6n and direction over all officers
ard employees assigned to said de-
partment ard over all said buiId-
iags. property and apparatus. He
sAall have charge OF an ordinary
purchases Of supplies 81 said depart
neRt Of the offices ana departments
assigned thereto. and saall report ln
writing TO the superintendent Of
the Department d Accounts and
Finances All purchases at the tima
Of purchasing the same. He shall
have supervision over the construc-
ton and repair Of all bni dings as
signed to said departments and NAV
on application receive assistance
therein from the City Engineer and
the Engineering department and
have charge Of tho enforcement oil
~ ordinances and resolutions relat
lng to the protection of traffic On ar
acrnss railway lines and ON st~eats
and alleys Of the City
Commissioner KeIIy
Section q. Tho Superintendent
Ct The Department of Streets ana
Public Improvements shall have an
ihority over and charge Of the en-
tire erection, making and raeons-
'nction of all streets, alleys. I'm
nFovaments, parting, curling. side
walls, sewers, drainage pumps
bridges, viadrcts, and public i'm
nrDFements and OF the repair there
Of, and the care and maintenance Of
All drainage pumps, drains and
sewers unless otherwise provided bv
law and by ordinance. He shall an
prove the estimates Of the city En-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06

also very large percentage Of the
beet sugar industry and would strike
q heavy blow at Hawaii and Porto
Rico.
SAYS Trust VIII Benefit.
cut OF - per cent in the pres
ent rates as proposed by the Under
wood bill, making the duty on raw
sugar l cent a pound, but eliminat-
ingg the free sugar clause. would
more than comply with Democratic
platforms and practices since the
party's birth. and be in line with
the general rates of the pending bill.
This would give our domestic sugar
industry a Democratic square deal,
even according to tine views OF the
most straight-laced interpreter OF
the Baltimore platform.
Destroy the domestic sugar-pro-
ducing industry and the sugar refin-
ing trust viii have no competition:
In that event the trust and not this
consumer wi reap the benefit OF
free sugac The government win
lose the revenue OF over $4,000. 900
q year, which will be transferred
largely into the Golfers of the trust.
and the only benefit to the people
would be slightly cheaper suga~ for
two or three years, after which. I
believe the trust would fix exorbi-
tant prices and fatten off the mil
lions Of American consumers.
Sees Loss of Senate.
The Democratic party controls
the United States Senate by an ex-
ceedingly narrow marign. Next year
thirteen Senators wi be elected in
States vitality affected by the sugar
schedule. Those Senators will be
elected in part by the votes or the
farmers, the laboring men, the land
owners. the small merchants ana
the manufacturers who are most in
terested in the life and growth OF
the domestic sugar industry The
Democratic party cannot escape the
significance OF this fact. It cannot
ignore it and hope to remain in con-
troll of the government
TO continus in power Democracy
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06
River Forecast

River Forecast,
The Ohio, from the mouth Of TIE
Wabash to Cairo, the Wabash, q
Mi. Carmel, the Tennessee ire y
Florence to the mouth ard the MS
sissippi, from be'ow st. Louis %
above Cairo, will continue to fall
slowly during the next As hours
w. II. HossELR.
Temporarily in Charge.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06

must keep its promises to safeguard
legitimate American business and
industry
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06
Too Late to Classify

WASrED-St Stationary fireman for
the old Distilled Water Ice plant,
Railroad street below Second.
5-e-St
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06

The difference between truth and
gossip is that one is true and the 9TH
er merely true 20 life.--Puck.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06


council chamber as the place was
introduced and unanimously adopted
upon motion of Commissioner Hurd
following its reading. One provis-
ion in the ordinance related to holi-
days occurring on Monday, in
which case the following day will b
the time for the meeting.
Special meetings may be called al
any time on request OF the mayor
or two commissioners.
In the matter of the bid of w.
G. Charles. OF 5000 Tor the dirt on
The layee IRON Fourteenth street
south, used in the bulk heads during
the recent food. Commissioner iurd
moved that the bid be accepted, pro.
cided the money is received in adj
vance ana the work finished within
fifteen days. This matter was re-
ferred to Commissioner Feuehter,
the department of Public Property.
Delueed With Bills
The salary bill of the old council
and officers for the month OF April
together with a deluge of miscel-
laneous claims and accounts, were
read and referred TO Commissioner
Howley. department of Accounts AMI
Finances for investigation.
The disposal of the lumber used
in the bulk heads was referred to
Commissioner Feuehter, department
of Public property
Reports of city comptroller, city
treasurer. city marshal, chief OF fire
department, police magistrate and
street supervisor, for the past month,
were read and referred to the proper
departments.
Wedding Asks Hearing.
A communication frcm Fl r.
Wedding, captain of Station No.
CT the Fire Department, was read.
Capt, Wedding made claim for
salary for the month of April, claim
ing that he had been unjustly sus-
pended by Chief Lind Capt. We'd
ding claims that he had frequently
demanded an Investigation by the
previous administration, had been
promised 1t, but 50 far had not been
accorded a hearing. neither had
there been any charges preferred
against nam. He now asks the new
administration for a hearing.
This was referred to the proper
department,
Hatcher Reappcinted.
r. 4. Hatcher by ordinance was
appointed city clerk.
Mayor Wood announced that no
other appointments would be made
AZ present. as the council had mat :
ters Of more Importance needing i'm
attention. The heads OF
the various departments were In
strueted TO notify the officers in
their departments that they would
be expected to fulill their duties as
asual until other arrangements were
Tade
The council at 11:20 adjourned TO
meet this morning a; 10 o'clock.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06
Why They Fall.

It takes some people SO long to be
sure they are right that they never
get time to go ahead.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06
NEWS or THE RIVERS
STAGE Of River.

Stage OF river "a. a fan of 6 Dur
ing the preceding "a hours.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06
PASS ORDINANCE
FIXING DUTY OF
CITY OFFICIALS.

CONCLUDED from Page Four. J
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06
GIVES WARNING
THAT FREE TRADE
WILL MEAN RUIN

Concluded from Page one.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06

1912 1913
Highest. temperature 80 10
Lowest temperature -. GS g
p. m. temperature 75 -
Character OF day ......., Cloudy
"a hour precipitation None
Sunrise and Sunset.
Sun viii rise today .......4ie'
Sun will set today ........ Csc
Weather Forecast.
For Cairo and vicinity: Probably
showers and cooler Tuesday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06

also very large percentage of the
beet sugar industry and would strike
q heavy blow at Hawaii and Porto
Rico.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-06

IN ogdinsncs fixing the salary OF
the mayor at si,200 per annum
ard the commissioner at $500 each
res year was then read. Under
the lsw governing the Commission
Tern Of Government It was laid
over Tar Dne week.
n ordinance fixing 10 n n. every
RiordaY 81 tAe time for holding
hee 49, e. t.e eoegcil and the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-07
THE PUBLIC UTILITY BILLS.


Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin,
Sir: The joker in the third public
utility measure introduced in the
senate by Senator Baldwin is plainly
i'll evidence to "the man who runs"
and consists of two clauses, l. e.. the
clause which limits the power of. the
commission to merely making recon-
mendatiCns and the entire absence of
d clause authorizing the commission
10 employ experts to place a physical
valuation on the physical property of
the utility companies, for the purpose
of rate-making.
F. The Joker" in the bill is no more
Of joke than would be a recon-
mendation of the commission to re-
duce rates, based on anything but
the fact, that a reduction would still
leave the utility affected, ample in
come to meet all reasonable charges,
and, in addition, sufficient to pay s
or 8 per cent on the actual physical
value of the property used in the SER
vice of the public, franchises and
goodwill to be excluded entirely in
all appraisals, inasmuch as neither
one nor the other has cost the COM
panies anything and their value has
been made possible only through in
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APRIL I, 1913
= Clear understandings make tong Friendships
Italian prOverb .-.
WHAT THEN 2?

The gorernCrship situation is not one that any
Intelligent citizen Of this territory can view with
contentment Of mind or satisfaction of heart.
OF the three aVowed Democratic officeseek-
ers, the territory is plainly reluctant to indorse
the claims or support the candidacy Of l.. l.. Me-
Candless or q. j. Waller, and the illness of f.
M.sWatson is such that the territory with ex-
IRENE regret feels that he should not accept the
position at this time, even though his health is
improving
There. is no successor. for Mr.. Frear in sight
who has anything like the present executives
mental grasp and physical qualifications for this
.exacting office. There is no successor for. Mr..
Frear in sight in whom the territory has any
thing like the confidence it has in Mr.. Frear.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-07
Honolulu, t. H., April 9Th, 1913
THE STRAIGHT OF IT

Editor Honolulu Star Bulletin,
Sir, In your issue of April 5th,
there appears an article headed
''Gunst Firm is Taken Over by the
United Cigar Co."
To most smokers United Cigar
Co." is synonymous with the United
Cigar Stores Co." an affiliation of the
American Tobacco Co.; you also are
evidently of the same opinion, as you
say after long withstanding over
lures, capitulated to the United Cigar
Company"
The straight" of the matter is
this: On March Goth a deal was con-
summated whereby M. A. Gunst &
CO., Inc, secured control of the Uni
ted Cigars Manufacturers Company, a
concern engaged exclusively in the
manufacture of cigars, and up to the
present time not identified with the
retail cigar business. The United
Cigar Stores Co. is engaged only in
the retail business, and then only as
distributors of the American Tobacco
Co.'S products
We can assure you that NJ A.
Gunst & Co. is in no way affiliated
with the American Tobacco Co., more
Familiarity known as the Tobacco
Trust, or with any of its subsidiary
companies. II. ...s...Es
Trusting you will help remove a
false impression by giving space to
this communication, we are
Very truly yours,
49,. . - M. A. GUNST & CO.,
]. Unger, Asst Treas,
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icy supply. =.
Superintendent Little OF the water
works would have nothing to say as
to the agreement, merely stating that
the contract had been signed and that
il could be found on file at the office
of the public works department, Last
week, however, the statement was
made at the water works Office that
the supply of water in the Nuuanp
dam was far below what is necessary
TO supply the demands of local con-
sumers. Chief Engineer Rieks at that
time stated that, owing to the short
age in the water supply, Honolulu is
facing a water famine which will be
far more acute than the famine of last
year. 1t was stated that, in spite of
The recent rains, only fifteen or twenty
days supply had been collected in the
dam 5-.'-. p. r.. .- I. O.
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LETTERS ON TIMELY TOPICS

voluntary contributions by the public
The experience OF California for
nearly half a century should be sui.
ficient warning that a utility CON-
mission with only recommendatory
powers is far worse than useless. be-
cause the public is LED TO believe that
ii is afforded some sort of protection,
when the fact is that such a commits
sion is no more than an opiate to the
public body. in that they think they
have curb to corporate greed and
eXtortion, but in reality have only
the empty shell. ...s
AS sufficient proof of the crying
need of a utility Law with both
teeth and"claws,' might cite the
case of the Hawaiian Electric Com
pany, which is not an exceptional
case. III. 49,.
utility commission, governed by
such law as the learned lawmaker
proposes, would be just as much
laughing stock to the community as
g judge would be, who was obliged
by law to decide the following case, in
the way which will describe: Tim
othy Tompkins appears before the bar
of justice, charged with stealing Far
mert Corntassels chickens, this being
his third offense. The honorable
court delivers itself of the following
decision: After mature deliberation,
considering the enorlrity of the Of
tense, and the entire absence of any
extenuating circumstances, this court
hereby declares that the following de-
cree shall be recorded against the de-
PENDANT: 1t is recommended by this
court, that the defendant cease rob-
Ling hen-roosts and if he must eat
fowl and win not pay the price, let
him confine his depredations to the
footing of duck-ponds.' =
Does anybody think that the de-
PENDANT could be reformed by such
o decree? Does anybody think that
{. corporation would REFUGE its rates
by so much as a penny, merely on
the recommendation of commits
sion which couldn't even place a phys.
ical valuation on their property, for
rate making purposes?
would further suggest that it Is
about time that some laws were
passed for the public, instead of lay
ing awake nights to devise measures
beneficial only to a select few. The
average citizen Is doing his own think
ing on political and economic ques-
lions nowadays, SO the wise politi.
clan is the one who keeps his ear to-
the ground-he will hear the rumble,
because it is certainly there.
Very truly,
-. 1913 VIM. GIFT.
Honolulu, T. H., April 5th, 1913.
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EDITOR

and containing the report of Max Thielen, attor-
nev for rhe California railroad commission. Mr..
Thelen. after a minute and thorough nv6stiga-
tion of the public utilities acts and commission
Of the various states, reported follows to the
California body on the Massachusetts plan:
Rate Fixing-Up to 1911 the board had,
with reference to rates, recommendation powers
only For that reason, the board was referred to
by committee Of the National Association of
Railroad Commissioners as weak board 1t is
evident that this charge rankles The commits
sCners explained. that although they did not
have the power to fix a rate, they accomplished
practically the same purpose through their pow
eEs of recommendation, for the reason that if
their recommendations were not complied with,
the general, court would pass statute in the
matter, lowering the rate. T. hare been informed
ritLn the last fetc days, ho,rerer that the gem
erul comt before ddjomFling this spring finally
gage the commission the po,rer to fir rates.
Thores what's happening in Massachusetts
IA commission finally given teeth and claws to
fight unfair public service corporations
The main trouble with the latest utilities bill
before the Hawaiian legislature is that it is Civ
en- power only to recommend, not to enforce.
The Star-Bulletin disagrees largely with the
earlier bills introduced, because they go too far
where the latest bill does not go far enough.
They are given too many powers of prescribing
extensions, building-sites and all kinds of doses
for all kinds of utilities. But there is happy
medium and it can be reached without making
the commission either a burden or a joke.
There are other things wrong with the
Baldwin bal such as giving the commission a
biennial appropriation of only $1,000, of which
5000 viii be paid out in salaries for the three
commissioners alone leaving $1,000 for office ex-
penscs, clerk-hire, ETC. Five thousand dollars, we
admit, would be enough for commission of the
kind this bill proposes, in fact it would be five
thousand dollars too much, but it is a ridicu-
lousy inadequate sum for the expenses of any
body that. attempts seriously to solve the diff
cult technical problems of public service corpor
ations and their relations to the public.
Aside from few objections of this sort, the
bill is perfectly harmless, nice and ladylike
piece of legislation and is. guaranteed not to
worry any kind of corporation.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-07
CRACK TENNIS PLAYER
RETURNS TO HONOLULU

The many friends or William l..
xx,a-ren the former tennis enthusiast,
,sbo left Hawaii four years ago, will
- Glad 10 know that Mr.. Warren has
ss.sdads to return to Honolulu and
III arrive tomorrow on the Lurline
W ,ata ND his permanent residence
here. For fiy eyears young warren
Was s employed by his5brother. in the
was o1nI,, photo Supply Co. and it is
s e o, nocent a position in that business
20 "a q returning to the islands.
s us.rrs - was among the crack players
y a. ~ ,slans and is the possessor
o. lns ,-si ems won in tournaments
OF sss a,,s an the Coast His coming
mere hen ann delayed two weeks as he
has Deea ~ the Coast TO officiate as
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-07
JUMPED FROM
CAR TO DEATH

Without sound Of warning, Moe
?uhi, an aged Hawaiian, jumped from
his seat in a rapidly moving Rapid
Transit car about nine o'clock last
night and falling to the street suffer
cd injuries that within an hour re-
suited in his death.
The man was a passenger on Wal,
kiki-bound car number 40, which had
reached point on King street near
it's intersection with Kamehameha w
road. The Hawaiian is declared to
have failed to make any signal what,
soever that he wished to alight from
the car. 49, ..:~...
In striking the ground, the man suf-