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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-12
Machine As Detective.

ssWe have received complaints from
subscribers during the last two weeks
OF persons who were making use OF the
telephone system TO carry out alleged
practical jokes said Manager Hum
mel yesterday
"'i'he general impression Of the pub
lie Is that because this Is an automatic
system detection Of these abuses Is al
most impossible. This idea IL an erro,
neous one which is proved in The arrest
of these two young men and ID the Cnl-
was brought 10 our attention we I'M
stalled a system which IL an improve
nent ON that Invented BY the Western
Union Telegraph Company to detect
wire tappers who were getting returns
on horse races on the mainland and
using this interpolation to defvaud paol-
rooms.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-12
Suggested Another site.

Shortly before the wharf was built
but after plans for It had been adopted
| went to McGregor s, at the request
Of interested persons, TO inspect the
site aud pass an opinion on the pro.
ject
f Sat that time told those who were
behind the undertaking that the loca.
tion selected was not q good one and
showed them where ! thought the pier
should be built. However, they said
the wharf would not serve their pur'
pose il il were located at the place ]
Indicated for the reason that the lay
Of the land did not afford an approach
for a railway which was to be a part
Of their project, Hence they built
the wharf ON the site they had chosen,
but 4he railway has not materialz'
ell. -
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-12
should Notify Police.

3. ''This invention Is such that If abuses
are reported, all that is necessary for
the subscriber TO do Is TO ring up the
police department.; make report Of the
case and II the complaining party win
carry ont instructions from that source
the offender will be discovered in short
order. Don't get the impression from
this that an automatic telephone system
is not far more confidential in it, ma.
ture than the old Central system
where everybody knew everybody else y
business. Far from It. This meehan-
zeal device is controlled at the police
station Whom the complaint is made
there the device il put into operation
and record is kept
An Advertiser representative vas
taken through the operating room Of
the Mutual Telephone Company ycster-
day afternoon and the entire workings
Of the automatic system were explain
ed. In this busy room, through which
$500 telephone subscribers transmit
their messages, are employed twenty
two men, active and alert, to answer
trouble calls.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-12

A ease Of similar nature was
brought to the attention Of the police
November o, 1919, when Josiah q. Cul-
ben, an employe Of the United States
Engineers Office, was eaught in the act
Of ringing NJ several prominent rociety
wo,ncn and usinv obscene and profhnc
Language over the telephone. Cullen
admitted his guilt and was sentenced
60 Ave years IL the territorial peniteh-
fiary, at hard labor. He was raroled
nv Governor Walter y. Ffeaf May rs,
1913.
q. Hummel, manager Of the Mutual
Telephone system, stated yesterday that
he was highly gratifed with the work
Of the police in capturing Gomez and
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-12
Thought They We're Safe.

1.-THE only way can account for the
otfenses of these so-called jokers in try
ing to use the telephone for their
amusement is that they thought that
when the central girls were done
away with they could ring up any old
anmber that they felt like calling and
they would not be detected. Although
the men who are employed here do not
hear the actual conversation, let one
complaint 60 into police headquarters
and this mechanical device is attached
and--well, it's up to the police 20 do
the rest. We want as wide publicity rs
possible given TO this system OF dctec.
ton, concluded Manager Hummel,
sas understand that in this last ease
the police are going 70 be lenient, the
youPg men having promised never 70
repeat the offense. But In the future
all similar cases will be handled in
a drastic manner
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-12

rThe position of Del 3 t,st, wssh
ington demands now as never before
man who can be ION the job al th
time and who will keep in touch with
Hawaii's needs and voice them in
Washington. During the last yer an 7
n half u has become interestingly APP.
parent that the Delegates usefulness
in Washinaton was los en- ng and wa
practically over Whether or not this
Is due 10 circumstances over which he
has no control, It is nevertheless very
apparent and ,detriment TO the prog.
ress Of Hawaii We believe the DELE
gate would have made a wiser choice
had be decided not 10 run for ohic ,
again, thus leaving ihe Republican
party free TO get behind the caniidacy
Of man on whom al coRld unite. But
the Delegate has made up his mind TO
seek denomination and reelection, aud
the voters Of the Territory must now
make up their minds.
1.-THE Star Bulletin finds itself unable
TO support the Delegate for renomina;
tion OF reelection.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-12
lands No Passengera.

Because of the condition Of the pier
the Inter-lsland company notified the
harbor commission that II has discon-
tinued the sale of tickets to Metre.
gor's until the structure has been re-
paired, being unwilling longer TO as
sumo the risk of landing passengers
there. Not only is the wharf itself
unsafe as result of the onslaught
of the sea during the recent Kona
storm but shipping men declare Il was
built in the wrong location to afford
a satisfactory docking place.
1.-THE outer end of the McGlegor
wharf, 2 said Capt. Thomas X. Clarke,
port superintendent for the InterIsl-
and steam Navigation Company, is
near reef over which the waves
break and in consequence the struc.
ture is packed by the force Of tie
water rolling against il. But primarily
the trouble is due to a mistake Ia
choosing the site Of the pier in such
an exposed place.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-12

Mr.. Hummel fslated case that hap
pened several months ago when Ger.
tain man in Honolulu, who was suspi-
cious Of his wife, complained TO the
police and requested that tab DO
kept npon her conversations over the
telephone. Much to his Nfprise he hin
self was caught 10 making clan.
destine appointments and left hurriediy
for the Coast when the record was
shown him
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-12
'JOK[RS WHO USED
phones CAPTURED
Located by Police by Means Of
Automatic Detective Other
Pranlksters Warned.
iFroms "Wednesday Advertiser.

NfTOinr "Wednesday hoN'Fb@tF.t
In the nrrest Of Antoine Gomez and
Joe Rosa the police believe they have
broken up ring Of telephone Doper-
ators" which has been q source o. an.
noyanee TO Subscribers in Honolulu Tor
several months. Rosa aud Gomez were
arrested last Saturday for iaisnsins 10.
cal telephones, as result OF ,uiek
and clever piece o. work by the police
department.
Franks csuso Trouble.
Feeling that the automatic Telephone
system was such that detection was I'M
possible, the Young men, who are mem
bers OF hui of several, are accused
OF having amused themselves for three
months " .fibeing up telephone sun
Itcribess and giving all sorts OF hcti-
tious and foolish messages. In some III
stan.e bales Of hay wore ordered FOR
persons who never owned n hay.eatin9
animal, pluihbefs were sent 70 perfectly
sapitnry houses. Even the dead we're
not rtspetted as in two instances II
was reported that a local undertakes
was rnng mp on mrried call an,l iil
another u tombstone was ordered
Investigation by sheriff Rose showed
10 his satisfaction that the two offend.
ers under arrest made a Practise OF 60
ing 70 japanese store ia MaDoa aud
passing several hours ringing up va
fious homes in the city and that 10
many instances the messages they sent
were such as 20 disturb the peace Of
mind Of those who received them.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-12
Nothing Personal.


"The position Of this paper is IA en-
on no personal grounds The situation
is perfectly obvious. The Delegate 3
repeated and long-continued absences
from Washington have been harmful to
Hawaii 4 interests and exasperating TO
those who are working hard for Ha-
waits prosperity.
Gle is out Of step with the progress
Of Hawaii, and through his later actions
has alienated those who have stood by
him in six successive elections. Even
what influence he has gathered from his
years at the capital has,been nullifed,
so far as Hawaii,s general interests are
concerned, by his indifference, lack Of
foresight and contemptnous ait tude to-
ward those who have horne with him.
'sThe Star Bulletin feels now strong.
" that the times demand as Hawaii's
representative in congress a man who
can give more continuous and energetic
service than Kuhio's candidacy prom
ises or his faced statement suggests
as possible
Rice Coming Sunday.
Senator G. A. Rice Of Kauai, who
Is as yet the only active candidate in
tho field against Knhio for the Repub-
lican nomination, win be in Honolulu on
Sunday to establish territorial head
quarters and begin his campaign for
the September primaries.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-12
ORGANIZATION
COMPLETED
BY CARTER


The directors Of the Chamber o.
Commerce Of HonolnIu met yesterday
afternoon, elected Raymond z. Brown
secretary, approved President George
X. cartcr's selections Of comm It, emei
and got down to business s;sion
without much delay or fireworks. Those
present were George r, Carter (pfes
dent), W. R. Fsrrington, 8. s. Paxaon,
T, ~ Church, ,. r. Q. Haeeps, A. w.
T.. Bottomley, Q. r. Bmh. X. b. Booth,
}. A. Kennedy, II. I. wiehman, e. u.
Paris, +. /. spalding, Il. A. Befnds, n
ID. Tenney and L. T. Peck.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-12
DECLARE PIER IS
IN WRONG PLACE
Shipping Men Say Present Wharf
at McGregor's win Never
Be Satisfactory,

Even though the wharf at McGre.
gor's on Maui should be repaired as
proposed BY the board Of harbor com.
missioners Il win never be safe
landing place IN stormy weather, be-
eanse Il was built in. the wrong place,
is ne opinion Of nayigators who have
had experience in docking ships there
On several recent trips vessels Of the
lnter.Island fleet have had serious diff
fieulty In discharging freight at tn,
pier and in some Instances calls there
have been omitted on account Of rough
seas which made the approach to thu
landing dangerous.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-16
Hitch Racks to
Be Increased

At the adjourned meeting of the
city council held Monday evening few
items of formal business were trans
acted, but informal consideration was
given several important subjects.
The cemeteries particularly were
considered at length. and it is not
improbable some important steps will
be taken in the near future.
An additional appropriation of $50
was made in connection with the
Crowson hill waterworks, now about
completed.
More hitching rack accommoda-
tions for teams and horses was de-
cided necessary and committee was
appointed to locate new racks, con-
ssting of Messrs. Beaver, Cornelius.
Enders. Minkler and Saunders.
Market matters were considered.
but action was delayed until a later
date.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-16
Compliment For
Worthy Girl

The people of our neighbor city OF
Ashland paid their greatest respect
to most worthy student when Miss
Frances Hamlin, senior of the Ash
land high school, was called by cable
gram to teach in Honolulu, Hawaiian
Islands, by rendering a public Yecep-
ton in her honor, one man present
ing her with fifty dollars cash, many
of the merchants supplying the neces-
sary clothing, and friends bestowing
upon her scores of useful gifts, so
that she was fitted with everything
for the trip and the work, says the
Medford Sun.
II was said by those who witnessed
the crowd at the depot last Saturday
that no one ever left the city having
more friends, and IL was plainly seen
that she was the most popular girl
in the city.
Miss Hamln worked her way
through school in a creditable way
she was a member of the girls quar-
tet and of the Presbyterian choir,
possessed fine soprano voice, and
lover OF music.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-16
Oregon Apples
Sold in Egypt

Billy Ware. we'll known CONNER
cial traveller who sells shoes all over
the coast. semi-annually, is in
the city and tells a very interesting
story of his recent tour of foreign
countries. Mr.. Ware was particular
ly interested to find the Rogue river
apples in many unexpected places. In
EGYPT. six hundred miles down the
Nile at Assouan, he found apples la
beled with big sign Rogue River,
Oregon, Apples" In many other
places he ran across them and wher-
ever he found them they were fea-
tured above all others-apparently
being considered superior to anything
else in that line the trade could Sc
cure. At Harods in London-one of
the biggest provision emporiums of
the city-he found them featured
with signs printed in box car letters
and selling at ten cents apiece. He
says he bought sack of them and
was tickled to death to get them even
at that price, but jokingly told the
dealer that out in Oregon he could
get them for picking them up.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-16
Woman FOrger is
Splendid SOngbird

A. NJ Mcintyre of independence,
Ore, father OF Miss Nellie Mcintyre,
who was held in the county Jail on
charge of forgery preferred by
Ashland banks, has secured his
daughters release from the county
jail on $500 bail and left with her
for his home in independence. Mr.
Mcintyre does not believe that Miss
Nellie is altogether responsible for
her acts and stated that his daughter
had done several things in the past
year that he could not account for.
Sunday morning Miss Mcintyre re-
quested that she be given an oppor-
tunity TO attend the Easter services
at the Presbyterian church in the
county seat. The request was grant
ed and Miss Mcintyre attended and
took part in the singing. She sang
so beautifully that she was asked to
sing hymn alone. This she did and
in such way that it was highly en-
ioyed by all. She was brought to
the city from the county Jail in an
auto by Deputy Wilson.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-16
Southern Oregon
Shown in Pictures

Arrangements have just been COM
pleted by c. II. Miller of the Miller
Photo Company whereby motion
picture studio will be established in
Klamath within the next few weeks.
A motion picture machine has been
ordered by Miller, also blank films
and other equipment.
The Elks' Rodeo will be taken in
motion pictures and sent to all parts
of the country. In addition different
views of klamath county will be
taken for the Panama-Pacific Exposi-
ton. While no definite arrenge-
ments have been made by the Klam-
ath Chamber of Commerce, the idea
of showing motion pictures, instead
of having an ordinary exhibit OF
produce, received the Endorsement of
the chamber several weeks ago.
The Klamath Indian Reservation
and Crater Lake National Park will
receive special attention and many
views will be taken.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-16
The Council and
Chautauqua Park

There seems TO be some misunder-
standing as 10 the attitude of the
city council toward the care of Chau-
tauqua Park. The ladies asked that
the city appropriate three hundred
dollars year toward the care of that
part Of the park owned by the Chau-
tauqua Association. The council had
no legal right to make such an ap-
preparation because the park did not
belong to the city. Legally the city
had no more right to appropriate
money to upEeep that ground than
it had TO appropriate money to keep
up the lot OF private citizen. That
is the legal phase. On the other
hand, the Chautauqua grounds have
been used freely by the people as a
park and there was a moral obliga-
tion against the city for the free use
of the grounds. There was the di-
lemma. The council considered both
the legal and moral phase and decid-
ed that while the city could not legal
ly meet the request of the Chautau-
qua ladies, some provision should be
made. 1t was legal for the city to
furnish police protection everywhere
within the corporate limits. so 1t
was decided TO put special police
man in the park whose duty it should
be both TO supply police surveillance
and take care of the grounds. In
consideration OF him taking care of
the park as we'll as looking after the
Chautauqua grounds policeman was
commissioned and the park club will
get exactly what they petitioned for
"a caretaker for the park-at the
expense of the city-and the matter
will be handled according to law in
stead of according to sentiment. The
Tidings is with the council in the
matter. We think they did the right
thing and the only thingfhat could
be legally done in the premises. That
day is dangerous when public officers
begin to make Illegal appropriations,
for, once started, there is no end to
it.
There has been a lot of unneces-
sary agitation and criticism growing
out OF the transaction.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-16
Business on Coast
Looking Better

The report Of the Southern Pacific
Company on the condition of busi-
ness on the Pacific coast shows great
prosperity prospects. The rain has
been general throughout the state re-
Gently and has been sufficient TO do
all that was required. The Febru-
AIRY storms filled the underground
and deposited an ample
supply of snow upon the mountains.
Water for irrigation and power is as
sured. The report says, in part:
Oregon-Outlook considered good
if not better than at the same time
in 1918. Banks in excellent condi-
tion, with heavy resources. Among
bankers, merchants and manufacture
ers more optimistic feeling prevails
than for some time Lumber outlook
better, Crop prospects good.
acknowledgements for very
large yield of crops. Orchards in
splendid condition. Stock ranges in
fine shape, affording an abundance
of feed. In Santa Clara Valley quite
an amount OF planting to prunes and
apricots, most OF it new, other than
replanting on account of dead trees
due to past two seasons.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-16
Visitor Talked on
Work Among Indians

Rev. Robert ID. Hall, secretary Of
the international committee of the
Y. NJ. G. A. work among the Indians,
with headquarters in New York city,
is spending a few days at the home
of A. NJ Beaver, being the nephew
of Mrs. Beaver and the grandson Of
Mrs 70. J. Calhoun. He gave quite
a comprehensive talk in the parlors
of Mr.. Beavers home Tuesday even
ing, before a few friends, illustrating
with magic lantern views. Mr.. Hall
is specially fitted for this work, hav-
ing been born at Fort Berthold, In
South Dakota, his mother being the
first white woman missionary among
the Indians of that section. He Is
giving talk this morning before the
student body of the high school.
From here he goes to the Chemawa
School for Indians, north of Salem
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-16

encourage you to learn wisdom and
adorn your life temple with baeuty
and truth and to take heed how you
build" remembering that every wise
and careful builder uses constantly
his plum5line?
We shall speak briefly of three
elements of a glorious knighthood
and Christian chivalry:
/, Let your foundation stone be
truth. Upon this foundation stone
rests the success or failure of the en-
tire structure, The worlds best ex-
emplar of man was Jesus Christ,
and He was the very embodiment OF
truth.
?. = second element of true
knighthood is purity. Impurity of
life is the forfeiture of manliness.
II robs all lfe's intercourse of the
freshness OF its joyous innocense. 1t
sullies all beauty. There can be no
such thing as an impure gentleman.
lmpurity destroys like rust, and rots
like dampness. Sin distorts, deforms.
destroys. Without reservation we
say there is no furnishing of temple
of character quite so glorious, so
rich in the adornment of that spirit
ual palace-like purity.
3. Yet another element of true
knighthood is gentleness. One of the
glarins faults of our age. unseemly
and unhappy, is the lack of gentle
ness of conduct and bearing. The
highest encomium paid the Christ by
mortal tongue was Shakespeare's tri-
butte: Jesus Christ-the first Chris
tian gentleman" No other hero
moving through the multitudes has
ever been so courteously gentle, so
sweetly considerate in his personal
bearing, as Jesus. Who never has
failed to kndle in the hearts of men
in whose breasts beat the desire of
true knighthood, transports of de-
light and enthusiasm.
There are those who esteem the
age of chivalry gone. But grander
crusade is on than ever rolled its tide
of courage toward the Holy Sepul-
chre. Let us remember that there is
a God-given spirit in man, whether
he be the man OF Rome of Greece or
of Egypt, the man of history or the
man of today, spirit breathed into
him with Gods own breath, which
makes grand and chivalrous deeds
possible in every age.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-16
Southern Pacific Officials
Talk Of Springs

because there will be good profits to
the railroad in hauling people in. Do
the thing right and the railroad can
be depended upon to bring the peo-
pie here in crowds. They remarked
that there was no other resort of the
kind on the Southern Pacific line be-
tween San Francisco and Portland
and said an immense traffic could be
built up along excursion lines be-
tween these points to Ashland, as
well as the long haul tourist travel
from the east. Already our resort
possibilities are being discusses from
San Francisco to Portland and every
body expresses confidence IN the fu-
ture of Ashland as a resort city.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-16
The Pacific
Highway Muddle

The Tidings has taken no part in
the Pacific Highway controversy
mainly for the reason that it is ig-
norant as to the facts and the needs.
The Tidings does not assume to know
more about where the highway ought
to go, or just where the money
should be spent, than the engineers
who are employed to do the work.
One thing certain, large enterprises
of the kind must be laid out on
definite plan looking to the ultimate
results desired and not warped to
meet local situations. We assume
Engineer Bowlby is trying to get the
best results for the money and we
shall not interpose an objection to
his plans unless convinced to the con
trary.
On the other hand no man is to
be blamed for trying to protect his
home. Mr.. Billings feels that the
proposed route will greatly damage
him and hopes that another way will
be found just as good for the high
way.
But the controversy is one that
must be settled between Mr.. Billings
and the engineers amicably, or be
determined by a proper proceeding
in court. There can be nothing
gained by working up lot of public
sentiment either for or against Mr..
Billings or the engineers. The mat
ter should be settled according to
justice and equity and Ashland
should not put herself in the light Of
obstructing public improvements, or
get in position where she can be
charged with attempting it.
The engineers are supposed to
know their business. Mr.. Billings
assuredly has rights in the matter.
His friends or public sentiment can
not and should not interfere. Let's
have the Pacific Highway and allow
all questions of damages and justice
to rest with the courts for adiudica-
ton.