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Middletown transcript., 1914-06-06
WOOLEY AS GRAY'S SUCCESSOR

Judge Victor B. Wooley, of the Su-
preme Court of Delaware, is being
urged for the appointment as the sue
cessor of Judge Gray to the Third Ju-
dicial Circuit, Circuit Court of Appeals,
in petitions which are now being circu-
lated among the members of the Della
ware bar and which will be presented
to President Wilson. The petitions are
being circulated simultaneously among
the lawyers in the three counties of the
state, and it is expected that before
long the signature of every attorney in
the state will be affixed to the petition.
The petition was started in Whining
ton Monday morning and before noon
the signatures of over fifty prominent
members of the Wilmington bar had
been affixed. The older members of
the bar are signing the petition first
followed by those who have been more
recently admitted to practice.
The petition which will be presented
to President Wilson is as follows:
''To the President of the United
States, Sir-We, the undersigned,
members of the bar of the State of
Delaware, most respectfully recon-
mend and urge the appointment of the
Hon. Victor B. Woolley one of the
justices of the Supreme Court of the
State Of Delaware, to the position of
judge of the Circuit Court of Appeals
of the United States for the Third Cir
cult, recently made vacant by the re-
signation Of the Hon. George Gray"
Among the members of the bar of
Delaware, it is pointed out that the ap-
pointment to the vacant judgeship on
the Circuit Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit logically belongs to Della
ware. The two associate judges on
the bench of the Third Circuit of the
Court of Appeals Judges Mcpherson
and Burlington. The residents of
Pennsylvania, Justice Mallton Bittley,
of the United States Supreme Court,
by virtue of the judgeship on the Su-
preme bench enjoys the right of sitting
on the bench of the Circuit Court of
Appeals for the Third Circuit, and
when so sitting would preside. Thus,
members of the Delaware bar, point
out, both New Jersey and Pennsylvania
are represented on the Circuit Court
bench and the appointment to the va
cant judgeship rightfully belongs to
DeIawarean.
Middletown transcript., 1914-06-06
NEW PLANS ADOPTED

The Board of Directors of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company has taken for
NAL action providing for the retention
in the service of any employe of the
Company for such time as he may be
engaged in State or military or naval
service in response to a call to arms in
the event of war or other emergency.
This applies whether such employe is a
member of the National Guard or not.
The rule of the Company has been
that furlough from active service
could not be granted for period longer
than nine months. At the time of the
Spanish-Americl War, employees who
left the service of the Company to en-
gage in military or naval service saeri-
feed their positions, although following
the war every effort was made to fnd
places for the men who had left on that
account.
Under the plan now adopted, en-
ployes shall be granted a furlough dur
ing the time they may be engaged in
such military or naval service. Credit
for the time absent will be given in
computing pension allowances of en-
ployes so furlOughed.
The Advisory Committee of the Vol
untary Relief Department also took
action so that member may continue
his membership in the Relief Fund. If
he keeps up his contributions he will be
entitled to the benefits of the Fund pro
vided for any member who is on fur
Tough.
The action taken by the Board of Di-
rectors of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company applies not only to the con-
tingency of war with Mexico, but is a
general provision to preserve the in
terests of employees at any time, accord
ing to the language Of the Board Reso-
Iution, that ''they might engage in
State Or National Military or Naval
service il response to call to
arms II the event Of wsr or other
emergency
Middletown transcript., 1914-06-06
DR.. Messick Re-appointed

DOVER, Del, June l. 1.-GOvernor
Charles R. Miller at the State House
today announced the following appoint
ments: DR.. William R. Messick, of
Lewes, Del, state cannery inspector for
a term of one year from June l, 1914.
(Reappointment.)
Because of DR.. Messick's strict en-
'forcement of the Delaware state can
ming laws as passed by the legislature
last year, which has brought the can
ming industry to a much higher stand
ing, Governor Miller stated that he felt
perfectly justified in re-appointing him
for another year.
George C. Price, of Delaware City,
as election Inspector Of the Twelfth
Representative district Of New Castle
county in lieu of F. C. Bender, who re-
signed to become candidate TOR the
General Assembly nomination.
Middletown transcript., 1914-06-06
WILD AUTO SPEEDING

TRAVEL on the public highways
: either by horse drawn vehicles or
by automobiles, is made unsafe by the
reckless manner in which some automo-
biles are run.
1t is a common sight, as all users OF
the public roads well know, to see autos
rushing along 25 to. 40 miles an hour,
not only seriously damaging by reason
Of their high speed the roads themsel-
YES but endangering the property and
lives of all whom they encounter.
On Saturday last in the dusk of the
evening reckless youth from Smyrna
while driving large automobile con-
tanning five persons at furious pace
down the hill at Sam Lambs Cove ran
into another car with four people in it,
overturning both cars and only by a
miracle of chance failing to do grave in
jury to the nine occupants.
The second car noticing the wild ziz-
tagging of the big automobile, had
gone to the extreme side of the road
hoping thus to escape the reckless chauf-
fer who was driving his car with one
hand at the time as it afterwards turned
out!
This outrageous abuse Of the high
way which might have seriously injured
or killed nine people, is but an illustra-
ton of events that have become so
common as no longer to excite sur
prise!
This reckless auto speeding has
aroused the anger of all sensible auto
mObilists as well as that of all persons
otherwise using the public roads, and
proper remedy is demanded.
To punish these 'scorchers'', spies
have heretofore been employed-some
Of them men Of Indifferent character
who receive one-half the fines levied.
This system has led to great abuse
to something, indeed, like a levy of
blackmail on innocent and guilty alike.
Some days ago the writer brought
this matter of auto speeding before the
Levy Court, and made a motion that in
lieu of the present fine-sharing method,
the Court substitute the hiring at S.
day of number of skilful men of un-
doubted honesty to act as special cons
stables.
This motion was voted down by a
majority of the Levy Court at that
time, though it is believed that now
upon more mature consideration, and
in view of the fact that the State
Automobile Association have warmly
endorsed the measure, the Court will
reconsider its action, and inaugurate
this method of lessening a great evil
which has made the common highway
a peril to life and limb.
This plan would also remove the
temptation to blackmail innocent
autoists properly using the roads, and
thus do justice to them as well as to the
general public.
Middletown transcript., 1914-06-06
PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS

The crop reports of the Bureau of
Statistics Crop Estimates) of the de-
partment show the average prices paid
to the farmers in various States for
butter, eggs, and chickens on May l,
1914, and as compared with the similar
estimates on May /, 1913. Apparently
farmers are obtaining on an average
less for their butter and slightly more
for their eggs and chickens.
BUTTER
The average price paid to the farmer
for butter on May l, 1914, was 23.8
cents, or 3.2 cents less a pound than
the average price paid on May 1, 1913
In the New England States farmers of
New Hampshire seem to have received
on an average 80 cents or l cent more
a pound, while in Connecticut they
were paid 80 cents, or 8 cents less a
pound; in Vermont 20 cents and Rhode
Island 80 cents, or 6 cents less a pound;
in Massachusetts 33 cents, or 8 cents
less a pound; and in Maine 80 cents, or
l cent less. In New York and Pennsyl-
vania and adjoining States the average
price was 28 to 80 cents, of from Z
cents to cents less. On the coast
from Maryland to South Carolina the
prices were either the same or 1 cent
higher, ranging from 25 to % cents.
Georgia farmers, receiving 26 cents,
seem to have gained 1 cent, while the
Florida farmers received 2 cents
pound less, or 33 cents. In the balance
of the States, with few exceptions
where the price was staple, farmers
apparently were receiving from l cent
to cents less pound, except that in
Montana the price was l cent more, in
Arizona cents less, and in Oregon
cents less.
Middletown transcript., 1914-06-06
EGGS

The pIices for eggs on May l were
1853 cents dozen, or about or cent
higher on an average for the country
than on May l, 1918, or an increase of
about 4.3 per cent. In most of the
States the price was the same, or var
led only by 1 cent one way or the
other. In Montana, however, eggs on
May 1, 1914, were IS cents, or A cents
cheaper than the preceding year, while
in New Mexico they were % cents, or
cents higher on an average.
Middletown transcript., 1914-06-06
CHICKENS

The price paid to farmers for chick
ems on May l was 1875 cents, or about
or cent pound higher in 1914 than in
1918, or an increase of So per cent.
The variation in the price of chickens
was commonly less than l cent per
pound. The principal variations from
this were Delaware, where there was
a decrease of 1 1-2 cents a pound to
14.5 cents; West Virginia, where there
was an increase Of 1.2 cents pound to
1874 cents; North Carolina, an increase
of LIS cents to 12.5 cents. and South
Carolina, an increase of 2.3 cents to Is
cents.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-14

VERA CRUZ, Mexico, April 14.-
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless)
General Mas, eommandant Of this
port for the Hue. "a government, sre k
ing yesterday in reference TO the recent
arrest Of United States marines by a
force Of federals and the charges which
have been forwarded to Washington
that Huerta has refused to salute the
American flag, declared that the gov.
ernment has ordered General zaragosa
not TO aceede TO the demand Of Rear
Admiral Mayo, in command Of the
United States warships stationed here,
that the American Asg lie saluted when
IL is landed on Mexican shores.
General Mas stated that President
Huerta considers such step deroga-
tory to the national dignity and that
the demand Of Admiral Mayo is un-
called for, as no insult had been Of
fered the flag of the United States az
the time the marines were pl1eed under
arrest and paraded through the streets
and then held in detention until com
plaipt was made by American consular
agents.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-14
New Board Of Directors
for Carnival Selected
Officers for Past Celebration Submit
Reports to Stockholders and Reveal
Splendid Showing Made Under New
System.

Nine directors for the Mid.Paeife
Carnival, Ltd, were elected yesterday
morning, as follows; A.. X. ozawa,
JAMES d. Dougherty, Maj. Il. v, Smith,
+. H. Paris, r. A. Cooke, Raymond G..
Brown, Chuck Hoy, Fred l.. Waldron
and G. +. Bush. The choice Of di-
rector general for the 1915 Carnival
will probably be made at the first meet.
ing of the new directors. James d..
Dougberty stated yesterday that he
considered the early choice of man
ager for next year 5 event very import
ant, because the sooner the working
plans are in order tho better public
spectacle will Honolulu be allie to pre-
sent 10 its friends. He said that ten
months is too short period in which
to complete the Carnival preparations.
The first business of the sharehold-
ers meeting yesterday was the IRE
sentation of the detailed reports of Il.
j. Warren. president, and 5. N, Low
rey, treasurer. Following the adoption
of the reports resolution was present.
ed giving the directors authority TO
employ a paid assistant secretary aud
treasurer, not necessarily director
President Warren spoke in favor OF
this resolution, and 1t was unanimously
Passous -y+..--- ,..r---... .-4.y-A : 49,.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-14
OFFICERS BURN
. sQUATT[Rs' HUTs
Sand Island Colony Homeless as
Result Of Action by Federal
Health Authorities.

Driven from their homes on Sand
Island 81 ofier of the health authori-
ticb, | etweep ffty and sixty Hawaiians,
Porto. R'cans and Filipinos some Of
them women, stood helplessly by yes.
terday morning and watched the de-
struction Of the wretched shacks by
flames which the officers kindled. Last
night the shelterless unfortunates scat
tered about the city, wherever they
could find lodgings within their means,
Or huddled in groups near the ruins Of
their huts.
Some Of the Hawaiians complained
bitterly Of their treatment at the hands
Of the authorities, but Capt. +. +. Trot.
ter said the action taken ives necessary
in the interests of the public veal.
The Sand Island settlement" /" he de.
clared, was a menace to the health Of
the community. and moreover was a
rendezvous for undesiratles. The cap,
tain said there were few Hawaiians
among the inhabitants of the place,
which is about a quarter of a mile
from the quarantine station and Is a
part of the government reservation.
One Of the homeless "squatters, y
who gave his name as Kino and said
he was Hawaiian, denounced the ae'
tion Of the authorities as cruel and
pnwarranted. -...
"When the quarantine officers come
to Sand Island, where we few Hawa
iians, with our families, have heen earn
ing an honest living by fishing. and
burn our huts and belongings, il Is tim,
TO protest. In the face Of such acts
our boasted motto, Land Of the Free
Home of the Brave, is a moekery.
81 don't see why we Hawaiians arr
not allowed to earn our living on Sane
Island. We claim that as American
citizens we have right to stay there
Would the authorities drive Us from
the only homes we have and force u
to steal and commit other crimes h
gain livelihoodP' IG,f
Captain Trotter said he did not know
what became Of the squatters afte
their homes were burned, as he wa
not on the scene when the little colon.
was routed.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-14
SEARCH FOR BODY
IS UNREWARDED.
Army Men Devote Day Seeking
Missing Private But Find
.. No Trace.

While the army searching party in
quest of Private Walter v. Parker
continued their search increasingly yes
terday fos the missing man in the
Koolau range, when the shades Of
night fell they were still undecided
concerning his fate.
All day long the army men in com.
mand of Lieutenant Cary |. Crockett
kept up q systematic hunt, delving in,
to nooks of the region where the body
of Private Walker is supposed TO be,
All hopes that he is alive have been
abandoned. ....E. ..
Last night at six O'Clock the wire.
less operator at Fort Ruger reported
that he had been in touch with the
searching pasty since early morning
and he had talked TO them on several
occasions. The news was given that
no trace of the missing man had been
discovered, At six O'Clock when he
last talked with the field wireless op
orator il was reported as raining heay
lily at the summit of the Koolau range
as well as on the other side OF th'
range. H.N ...
The party of searchers is eamped OF
the summit with two days ratipns ant
arrangements made for the Supplying
of more ratiOns IL necessary. " II thu
intention of the searching party Il
remain in the mountains until the!
find the body of Private Parker or ar
convinced that TO search further woul,
be futile. .,,L. l-.,.'- ..,s..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-14
SAYS OTHERS
MURDERED
R0S[NTHAL
One Of Doomed Gun Men Tells
Mother and Sister Names Of
Three Gangsters Who Were
Implicated in Trial and Investi-
CATION as Actual slayers Of No
torious Gambler.

OssINING, New York, April A.
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal Wire.
less) There is speculation among pris-
on officials whether pDago Frank, =
one Of the four gunmen who went to
their death in the electric chair at
dawn yesterday morning went to his
death with a double falsehood on his
lips or had told the truth of the actual
slayers of Herman Rosenthal.
At four O'Clock yesterday morning
his mother and sister pleaded with him
TO tell the truth, and to them he is
reported 10 have said that Gyp the
Blood, Lefty Louie and Harry vallon,
the chief informer against the four
dead men, and whose evidence sent
them to the chair, fred the shots which
killed Rosenthal
Dago Frank said at the time of the
shooting he was Ave miles from the
scene Of the crime He also stated that
as far as he knew Police Lieutenant
Charles e. Becker had nothing TO do
with the crime ~
Again, IL is said that jnstice has
been done were the last words Of
Dago Frank before he took his seat
in the death chair. tta H."
All, the men sWeTe fn state Of near
collapse as theysWerp ladjipto the death
chamber The exrebtlons took place
just at daybreak v. ...aa
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-14
SHIPS REPORT FROM SEA.

Mutual Wireless was in touch with
the steamer Manehuria at eight o'cloch
last night. The vessel, en- route from
Yokohama, reported that il will reach
Honolulu at six o'elock tomorrow morn,
ing and that all is well
The Matson steamer Wilhelmina, re-
ported being 4os miles of port en- route
from San Francisco and that il will
reach port at daylight tomorrow morn
ing, It also reported all well and a
pleasant voyage.
Making good time with smooth seas,
the steamer Sonoma, en- route from
Australia, reported that II win reach
port OF six-thirty o'clock Friday morn
ing, II will sail for San Francisco at
FIVE 0 clock Friday afternoon. In ad-
dtion TO passengers and cargo. for Ho-
nolulu il is bringing sixteen sacks of
mail for this port.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-14
MARSHAL HENDRY IS
REPORTED Being I'LL

Eugene r, Hendry, United States
marshal for the district Of Hawaii, was
reported seriously III last night. Mr.,
Hehdry was not at his accustomed desk
at the marshaps Office yesterday after,
noon and when information was asked
as to his whereabouts 1t was learned
that he had gone to seaside resort
at Waikiki for a needed rest. .'f..
Marshal Hendry returned but re
Gently from Kona, Hawaii, where he
originally Intended taking month I
vacation, but he cut this short and re
turned to Honolulu after ten days alb
senee. The marshal has not been il
good health for some time.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-14

a resolution was also adopted max
ing the board Of directors consist of
nine instead of seven men. =.
A resolution, presented by w. r, Far.
rington, providing that the directors
reimburse the Hawaii Promotion Com.
mittee for posters and advertising mat.
ter used on behalf of the 1914 Carni-
val was tabled after considerable dis.
cusson. This will be one of the first
matters TO be considered by the newly
elected directors,
Report Made by President,
President Warren 5 report was in
part as follows: f
''It has been the custom of the Ha,
waii Promotion COmmitte each year to
appoint chairman of a finance com
mittee, the chairman to select his own
committee, to raise funds for the sue
ceedihg celebration on February 22,
On August Q, 1918, was appointed
chairman of the committee for the 1914
Carnival. AS fellow members ! secured
Messrs, #. NJ. Church, d. IL. Paris, X,
a. Cooke, Jas. l.. Mclean and s. M.
Lowrey, the latter acting as treasurer,
We organized and met the director gen,
eraI, James D. Dougherty, and learned
Of the program proposed. We found
I'VE were 20 finance something quite diff
Continued on Page Three,) II
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-14
AMERICAN HOSPITAL SHIP
DESPATCHED TO TAMPICo

NEW ORLEANS, April 14.--(Asso.
ciated Press by Federal wireless)4 -
Cancelling the rush orders received
Sunday from Washington by the com
mandef of the United States Army
transport Hancock that Il sail immed.
lately for Tampico to take on refugees,
orders were received yesterday that
the transport shall not proceed 60 the
Mexican port but is 70 remain here.
Instead the hospital ship Solace, which
has been stationed at Tampico but
which recently arrived here, was or
dered to return to Tampieo and sailed
Immediately.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-14
NEWLY APPOINTED
JAPANESE PREMIER
SELECTS CABINET

i TOXIC, April Ia Especial Ca
4 bic to the Nippu JijD--count shi.
4 genobu Okuma, who was appoint
4 ed new premier by the Emperor,
4 selected his cabinet today as fol
4 lows: yta.f
+ Premier, Count Shigenobu Oku-
+ ma; minister Of foreign affairs,
\ Baron T.. Kato, president Of the
4 newly organized political party
4 known Us the Doshi.kai; minister
\ Of the interior, T. Inukai, leader
y Of the National party; minister Of
4 treasury, r. Wakastuki, member
\ Of Doshi.kai; minister Of eommu-
y nication, which includes railways,
4 steamships. teleph1nes, telegraphs
and postoffice, Yiscount X. Oura,
4 member Of Doshi-kai; minister of
4 Justice, Y. Ozaki, leader Of indie
+ pendent party; minister Of eduea-
4 ton, Baron X. Tsuzuki, member
4 Of privy council; minister Of ag-
4 rieulture and commerce, M. Oishi,
member of Doshi-kai. tar.e
4 Candidate for minister of war,
y Lieut.. Gen. !. Okla; candidates for
= minister Of navy, Admiral Baron
s. Uriu, Lieutenant Admiral T.
= sakamoto and Lieutenant Admiral
+ r. Yatsushiro.
-Four Of the members Of the
\ cabinet represent the Doshi,kai,
y one represents the National party
4 and one represents the Independ-
y ent party,
4 The insugural ceremonies Of the
7 newly elected cabinet will take
y place before the Emperor at the
y palace in the throne room, April
\ Is.
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-14
EXPECT DRASTIC ACTION
FROM STATE DEPARTMENT.

WASHINGTON, April i3.-(By AS
sociated Press Cable) e)--General Hnerta
is reported to have forbidden a salute
demanded to the United States flag,
which refusal, II is expected, may com.
pei drastic action on the part Of the
state department.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-14
WOULD PLACE POWER
IN HANDS Of PEOPLE

INDIANAPOLIS, April IA. ~ CAS-
sociated Press by Federal Wireless)
Senator Owen Of Oklahoma, speaking
at a Jefferson Day banquet here yester.
day, advocated the enactment by con.
gress Of the initiative, referendum and
recall in order TO Hpnt political pow.
er" into the hands Of the many and
take II away from the few.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-14
COMES TO SELECT SITE
FOR NEW LIGHTHOUSE

Capt. Il. M. Trott Of the United
States lighthouse service, arrived yes
terday on the. steamer Ventura and will
inspect site available for lighthouse
which II is proposed TO install on the
Island. II is expected that Captain
Trott will sail today on the lighthouse
tender Kukui on a trip which will en-,
able him to decide on a location for the
light.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-14
Huerta Refuses to Salute
Emblem of United States
PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT OF MEXICO DECLARES SUCH
STEP DERoGAToRY TO DIGNITY OF HIS NATION
WASHINGTON EXPECTED TO TAKE
b.a DRASTIC ACTION

Of conferences with the President ana
Secretary Of State Bryan regarding the
Mexican situation.
Following q thorough rest and recu.
peration, Il Is expected that Lind will
again journey abroad. Among the iml
porthnt matters that undoubtedly will
be discussed with the Presidency nd Mr.
Bryan will be the mandate Of Huerta
against a salute to the flag.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-14
RAILWAY ENPllYEs IN
l0DBT lBluT STRIKING

ROME, April A.-( Associated Press
by Federal wireless) The il5,0Oc
railway employees who are being urged
by leadefs 10 60 out on general strike
tomorrow were doubling the wisdom OF
the move last night and will first try
TO obtain further concessions from the
government. The employees are de-.
manding an increase Of salary and
shorter hours.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-14
COPPER MINERS DECIDE
TO DISCONTINUE STRIKE

j. HoUGHToN, Michigan, April a.
(Associated Press by Federal Wire
less s)--The copper miners strike in up,
per Michigan which has been waged
for many months and has taken a toll
Of many lives and caused much hard;
ship and suffering was ended yester-
day as the result of submitting the
question Of continuing or ending the
strike to a referendum of the strikers,