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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-27

Immediately upon receipt Of the
necessary orders from his govern
ment, Ignacio de Arana. consul-gener-
al for Spain in the Hawaiian Islands,
will leave Honolulu for the Spanish
capital. Mr.. de Arana offered this in
formation this morning when ques-
toned as to the truth of a prevailing
rumor that he had been recalled.
Il have not been recalled" said Mr..
de Arana. My time as consul-general
In Hawaii expired in January and, as
soon. as receive notice from my gov
ernment to return to Spain, ] shall
leave Honolulu do not intend to re-
main here always, you know"
The consul-general further said
that Thomas f. Sedgwick, the local
consulting engineer and artesian wa
ter expert. was appointed acting con-
sul-general for Spain some time ago
and will take up his duties fol-
lowing Mr.. de Arana's departure. Mr..
de Arana said he has no information
at hand pertaining to the date when
he will be instructed to return to
Spain.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-27
AID CLUBS GOOD
ROADS men Will
SUPPLY SHOVELS
Bowen Offers 200 Men for
City's Road-Work and Now
Tools Are Also Offered

If the supervisors cannot supply
with tools the 200 men whose services
are offered the city free OF cost by
the Associated Charities. there are
rublic-spirited citizens Of Honolulu
ready to do so.
One of them is James s. McCand-
less
Another is Col. ]. H. Soper.
Another is H. L. Kerr.
Another is James L. Young, man
ager of the Lord-Young Company.
Sunny Jim McCandless is chair
man of the Honolulu Ad Clubs good
roads committee and the next two
are members Of the committee. Nc
Candless declared this morning that
the condition of the streets and roads
OF Honolulu county demand action.
And he went out to get 1t.
Il see that the supervisors haven't
got the shovels and picks to supply
the 200 men that Mr.. Bowen, man
(Continued on page eight
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-27
earns REPORT
ON MAHUKA SITE
SAYS HOLD-UP'
U. S. Dist. Attorney Thinks the
Price e ExceSSive-CableS
Today Show Status

That u. s. District Attorney Nc
earn considers the Mahuka site figures
too high and that unless there is a
reduction Of 100000 in the price an
other site for the federal building will
be sought, Is the gist of cablegram
received today by President w. r..
Harrington of the Merchants AsSo-
citation from C.. s. Albert, Washington
correspondent. In view of Delegate
Kuhio's Illness and departure from
Washington, the association cabled to
Mr.. Albert for q statement Of the la
test developments In the federal site
matter.
The following cablegram came to-
day in answer:
"on status Of the federal site: the
government refuses to 90 beyond
S425, ,oO6. It d willing to pay that
much. Unless there is reduction Of
100000 in the price, the government
will seek another site. McCarn's re-
port to the attorney-aenerai says that
the landowners are trying TO hold up
the government and that the price Is
excessive. The report has been re-
stSttGo " tty< N[Noety eStas ettStte W.
action"
Another cablegram on the same sub
ject came to the Merchants Associa-
ton earlier in the morning. This was
signed Kalanianaole. but presumably
is from the delegates secretary. Jack
Desha. who is answering the associa-
tion's cabled inquiry OF Kuhio sent
some days ago. This message sets
forth the status OF the site as follows:
awards $465ooo. Interest plus cost
about $4,000. Appropriation available
s45o.ooo Excess SIS, ,0oo'
In the light Of this cablegram a
message from Kuhio recently is un-
derst0od Kuhio referred to excess
above appropriation $17,29S." This
evidently is made up of the $4,000
which is the excess of the awards
above the available appropriation, and
the approximate $1,000 which is the
cost of the suit II the owners were
to waive the interest, which Is about
$4S.000, the excess would be about ST.
600. Otherwise it would be $4,000.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-27
Measure Before Congress vot-
ed to Be Far in Advance OF
Any Similar Instrument

That the Honolulu Rapid Transit &
Land Company's franchise, which is
now pending in Congress, is likely to
be taken as a model of the most adj
vanced ide0s in street railway char
fers. is the information which has
been received by President L. Ten
ney Peck, OF the local traction COM
pany, from the corporation attorneys
Britton & Gray of Washington, in a
letter dated Jauary Is.
The letter indicates that there Is
no opposition to the measure from
any quarter. and that it is simply the
novelty of many of its features that
is causing the subcommittee of the
house committee on territories to
take more than usual time in scruti-
MIXING it provisions, and the other
business in the committee which Is
delaying the matter Governor Frear
IL was stated, had been very active in
behalf of the bill. and that the sub
committee was entirely favorable
The Alaska Railway bill and the inn
migration bill have been two meas
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v AIALUA CO.
PREPARING FOR
TARIFF REMOVAL
Reduction in Cost Of Produc-
ton and Increase in Yield OBJ
iects Of Nor .GoodaIe

The annual meeting Of the Waialua
Agricultural Company, held in the Of
fees Of Castle e Cooke this morn
ing, brought out the fact that this
plantation is bending every energy In
preparation for the storm which II TO
come with the complete removal Of
the sugar duty two years hence
The shareholders ele ted The follow
ing directors, the officers of which
were elected at directors meeting
Immediately following the general
meeting: E. D. Tenney, president: G..
H. Cooke, yice-president;; T. Il. fsetrie,
secretary; c. H. Athertun. treasurer;
T. Rich. Robinson, auditor; directors,
]. A. McCandless, w. l. Hopper, and
J. d. McInerny.
Wm w Goodale, manager of the
Waialua Agricultural Company, in his
|annual report dwells strongly upon
the seriousness of the situation which
must come with the total removal of
the sugar duty in 1916 Although
Waialua has been up against some
very difficult propositions before,
such as probably many of the share
holders do not appreciate, still they
are small compared with the serious
situation which now confronts the
plantation. He makes no promises
for the future, but points out the only
things that may be done in reducing
cost of production and increasing
yield per acre.
The plantation last year paid divi-
dends of per cent, or $135, 900, and
carried down to surplus account 81
142, 2,8O7.71.
The managers report is in part as
follows:
Crop of 1913: We began grinding
the crop of 1913 on Dec. 4, 1912, and
| finished grinding on Oct. 6, 1913.
The total yield of sugar was 49,
750.73 tons from all the fields har-
vested, including 81 acres of cane
owned by an independent planter.
"The yield exceeded my estimate by
242.83 tons of sugar. This crop was
harvested from total area of 5308.72
acres.
"Of the total area harvested for the
crop of 1913, 2146.42 acres, or 45.5
| per cent of the crop, depended entire
Ily on water from the Wahiawa reser-
lyoir and other natural SOURCES of sup
Iply for water necessary for Irrigation.
All of these fields suffered from the
drought of 1912. and yielded an aver
age of only 4.04 tons OF sugar per
acre. Parts of these fields were with
out water from five to nine months.
| eThe fields that had sufficient wa
ter, including 325.54 acres of short
ratoons, gave an average yield of 6.S
tons of sugar per acre.
Had the weather been favorable
the crop of 1913 would have exceeded
SO, 900 tons.
Crop of 1914: The crop of 1914 is
to be harvested from a total area OF
5299.17 acres.
I'VE began grinding the crop of 1914
on December Is, 1913, and on January
31 had made 4194 tons of sugar.
/ "The average sucrose in cane for
/ the season to January 3lst was -. 50
per cent. which is lower than during
the same period of any year on rec.
ord. except 1907 and 1911.
/ Owing to the rains and the warm
weather in December the cane kept or
growing and did not ripen.
Il have estimated the total crop oi
1874 at 29,447.42 tons. and the yields
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-27
RAPID TRANSIT FRANCHISE MAY BE !
MODEL FOR CHARTERSIN THEFUTURE|

ures which have held back consider
alton Of the local measure. Represen
tative Lonergan of Connecticut, VIII,
is chairman of the subcommittee, ap
narently is personally enthusiast,
over the franchise, and that he hal
said because Of the fact that 9Th,
charter is so very much in advance d
anything on the mainland, that mem
bers of the subcommittee find it dit
ficult to take it in
Mr. Lonergan, the letter says. state:
that he believes the charter will b.
taken as a model for other cities. al!
will attract great attention throuel
cut the United States.
Feature Attracts Attention.
The feature which is attracting
this interest is that by which a ~
of the receipts of the company "a
nut into . fund which by 1850 VI,
have paid the corporation for Il,
property and the system then becoIS i
the property Of the city. Ia
Mr.. Peck believes that atlh
should be had on the franchise Esu
In a comparatively short time, st;
quickly thereafter as practicableI
consolidation of the Rapid I'd 70
Company and the Pearl Harbor in
pany will be effected, and wof CO
gun upon the line to the big pc
station til
Doubie-traeking Planned pr
AT meeting of the directors IN
Honolulu Rapid Transit & Land 2.
pany. held yesterday afternoon. o.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-27
LIEUT.. POS
DEATH 0SES
REFOI TALK
Army Officers h That the
U. S. Is Thing Away
Lives ination

When Lieut.. Het Frost, 18th in
fantry, met with heroplane acci-
dent that resultedts death at San
Diego a few weeto. brother off,
GERS here expreshe opinion that
there must be fhing radically
wrong with the Isystem of army
aviation. on acccf the high death
rate. II appearsI the coast press
that this same ion is held by
mainland army Is. and the young
aviator from sd Barracks has
started an agitt for reform that
may result in laIgood.
The San Fraf Chronicle Of re-.
cent date sayss
Local army os are of the opin-
ion that the d the war depart
ment or Conerhstitutes o search
ing investigates to the reasons
for the tremen loss Of life among
army aviatofs comparison with
civilian ..birdn the quicker will
some definite It's be arrived at in
this country. the proportion of
fatalities am6rmy officers be re-
duced to a MN.
The receh|th of Lieut.. Henry
B. Post at Diego, who lost his
life after d|hg an altitude rec
ord of 12.1$t, through a faulty
machine cong. has greatly stirred
up army nle the necessity for de-
termining wthe real blame of the
many fatal'lmong officers during.
the past ytes.
Althoughhr as local officers are
aware thek but is aeroplanes in
use by tlternment through the.
army. there seven army officers
killed in Jas against 10 civilian
aviators.
Death ri High.
This. n believe, is ridiculous
showing bidering that in the
ITnited there are some $500
civilian RS who are flying more
ar less 4rly and continually do
ina fanctg that the military bird
1l1en see reason for undertaking.
and tbe Explanation military men
can givIhe proportion Of deaths
of militad civilian birdmen is that
the go4ent is purchasing and
naintai poor types Of machines.
The roll Of officers for 1918.
go far krds of investigation seem
to shohces the majority of the
fatalitn unquestionably due to
family ies or planes. In the case
of I.i4nt's Posts accident, the
aeroplB simply collapsed like an
eegsht len 600 feet above the sur
face E water. One other ma
chine the same thing at Texas
city 1913, when Lieutenant L.
n cas thrown to his death.
Hlamfmy Regulation.
Lia d. Park went to his death
at S<Ana. CAL, May 9. when his
,nac3truck a tree because it be-
can11rely unmanageable, although
Parf Jan excellent and experienced
avia| Engine trouble caused the
deaI Lieut.. C. P. Rich of the Phil
inpi| |outs in Manila November IA,
and 'of control possibly caused by
sn fouble precipitated Lieuts. H.
M and e. l.. Ellington to their
tlest San Diego November "a.
ptions that prevent army Off.
cefIn indulging in any undue crit
ici5 Congress or their superiors in
th8 department are responsible
foffact that officers here can not
fra and above their names say
Continued on page three)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-27
.BL|C UTILITIES COMMISSION
WILL BECOME COLLECTOR IN MARCH

utility business and whose public util-
ity business is Incidental to the main
business However, as before stated,
such corporations pay per cent Of
the gross income of the public utility
part of the business carried on by
them in the territory. This charge on
stock does not apply to persons, CO.
partnerships or unineorporated con-
Germs.
Chairman f. A. Mott-Smith this
morning stated that notices to this
effect soon will be sent to the vari-
GUS concerns of the territory doing a
public utility business. In accordance
with the rulings, these concerns will
be requested to furnish the commits
sion with statements setting forth the
gross income derived from the utility
part of the business carried on by
them during the year ending Decem-
ber 81, 1918, and the amount of their
capital stock outstanding on December
81, 1913.
Thus far, practically every concern
in the territory, doing public utili-
ties business, has furnished the COM
mission with statements concerning
their rates, ETC.. as requested some
time ago. and as yet but one concern
has questioned the jurisdiction of the
commission in making such request
During the period of the collection of
fees last year, several concerns paid
the fees but questioned the jurisdic-
; tion of the commission. It is expect
ed that the commission this year will
experience little or no trouble in Sc
curing the payments to which it is
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-27

I B public utilities commission next
h will assume the role of col
f as well as investigator for, un-
The provision of acts SO and 127
Die session laws of 1913, there is
! Ito the commission in March from
I AZ person, concern or corporation
! kg business in dhe territory / per
of the gross income of the pub
utility part of the business so done
fing the preceding calendar year OF
t3. This legislation holds good
iether or not such public utility bus
kss was the main or incidental part
the business of such person, con-
I'm or corporation.
Aside from the payment OF l per
mt OF the gross income Of the utili-
IS business of persons or corpora
ms under the provisions of the same
I there is due the commission next
onth from every corporation whose
Isiness is in the territory, and whose
Isiness therein principally is public
ility business. 1-50 of per cent of
e par value of the entire stock is
ed by such corporation and out
anding on December 81, 1913.
According to information soon to be
rwarded the several corporations do
e public utilities business by the
this charge of 1-50 of l
n cent does not apply to corpora
0ns whose public utilities business
'incipally is done elsewhere than in
Ie territory of Hawaii. and whose
lsiness in the territory is but a part
its principal public utility bust
SIS, nor to corporations whose main
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-27
{ fAssocIated Pres Cablel

MADRID, Spain, Feb. %. - Accord.
ing to information given out by the
under-secrefary Of state, the Portu.
guese, once more, are embF0iled In q
revolution, reports having reached the
state department that conditions are
aHarchicaI. The telegraph, wireless
and mails have keen suspended and
the Spanish government Is unable to
secure anything like authentic details.
II Is believed that DR.. Alfonso Costa,
POrtuguaTs premier, will be called
upon to exercise considerable dipIO.
macy to handle the situation.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-27
TAssoclated presa cahlal

WASHINGTON D. Wyoming,
today attacked the administrators policy regarding the Mexican tat
with
philippines laugh
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-27
Bryan Demands Justice

wAstilNGToM fsb Of State W Bryan hss
death Of cIennente Neroarae
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-27
Cyanide Plant Robbed


$5ooo Posses
formed scouting the country search q he
lAddional
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-27
Preventative MONDELL
ATTACKS Administration
POLICY REGARDING MEXICO

Action of Wilson'S Government in Present Crisis Is Branded as
Amess VacIation and Compared to Stand Taken at the
Time of Boxer Uprising in China - Ridieues Action IN
Philippines - Bryan Demands Justice Of Huerta - Villa
a Despot
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lContinued on page fourl
The Detroit times., 1914-06-09
FRED SOSMAN NOW |
AT THE EDELWEISS
king of Cabaret" Opens up En-
gagement at Broadway and
John X. Restaurant

With a whole fock Of new Broad
way Hits, Fred sosman. Justly styled
King Of Cabaret" comes 20 the Edel-
weiss for a limited summer engage
ment
Many vaudeville deYotees will recall
Mr. Sosman AS a Keith headliner. for
II was not so long ago that Sosman
adorned the boards along with Bert
Williams and other celebrities. FRED
Sosman has the ability which folks
along New York's big White Lane"
term the speed EN- Up stun" you
can't keep from shutting your feet
when Sosman Is working Mr. Sos
mans entertainment does not consist
OF coarse comedy His fun is Of the
clean. sparkling kind--in short the
work OF an artist
The king OF Cabaret" handles dia-
lect work just as cleverly as Straight
away stun and, during his Edelweiss
stay viii feature some humorous talk
ing songs. Mr. sosman was very much
relieved when ne learned his music
would be furnished by Caroline r and
her famous orchestra. The Fadettes, OF
Boston Music can almost make or
break an entertainment OF his sort
says the New York favorite and The
Fadettes are his Ideal accompanies.
Sosman's broadside OF fun and mel
The Detroit times., 1914-06-09
As An Antidote.

Ragged Rogers-De lady in de next
mouse give me a piece OF homemade
rake. Won't you give me something,
toot
Mrs. Spiteful-Certainly, I'll give
you a pepsin tablet-Boston Trans
cript.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-09
5000 JOIN In
K.O.T.M.M. MARCH
AT BAY CITY
Knights and Ladies Arriving in
Upstate City by Every Train
10000 Expected
PROPOSED UNION SEEMS
SURE TO GO THROUGH
Question of Consolidation With
Maccabees of World First
Order of Convention

BAY CITY, Mich, June 9.-tSpe'
cial)--Jubilee day Tor the X. q. +.
VI. NJ and l.. o. I. NJ NJ dawned
with the promise OF another swelter-
ing period, although slight breeze
made the humidity little more bear
able than yesterday Delegates and
visiting members OF the organization
continued arriving with every train
aud interurban and It IS expected
that before night there will be more
than 10000 visitors here The parade
started AT one o'clock with fully 5000
taking part in the pageant. A platoon
OF police, a number or bands and sew
eral fire companies headed the pro-
cession. which was interspersed with
pretty floats and companies OF the
uniformed rank OF the order The la.
dies formed no little part In the event
and their showing attracted much ia
yorable comment The Grand Rapids
uniformed rank was the Cynosure OF
all eyes this company being the new
est and perhaps the best drilled or
all the companies So far there Is no
hitch apparent in the program for the
amalgamatiop OF the Modern Macca.
bees and the Maccabees OF the World.
which action VIII be the first order
OF the convention
The election OF officers will prob
ably be held Thursday. No opposi-
ton has yet developed against the re-
election OF George S. Loyelace as
great commander OF the K o. T. NJ.
NJ, or Mrs, Frances Burns. OF the l..
o. 4, NJ. NJ. The most spirited cam
paign among the former is that OF
4. r. Kendrick OF Saginaw. and c. f
kleindinst, mayor OF Coldwater. for
member OF the executive committee.
The only great camp officer absent is
=. $ English, great picket. who died.
in Washington, ID. c., last week.
Texas has the biggest representation
from a far-off state is being present
The Pennsylvania delegation Of 10
arrived in the city late last night.
The lady Maccabees will hold a big
initiation tonight, $50 candidates TAX
Ing the work There will also be a
grand ball and reception at the arm
DRY. The Cleveland degree team viii
exemplify the new ritual on candi-
date tomorrow night for the approval
or rejection OF the great camp OF the
X. o. 7 VI. NJ
The Detroit times., 1914-06-09

street and waited q moment. In the
meantime ] had the gun pointed 10
partially rake the building, and Hunt
ington stood with lanyard IA hand 20
Ere IN case he should be- shot down.
In short time a captain emerged
fiom the building and informed Memo
mandant having been disabled by a
shell. The chief OF staff replied by de
cal that he was In command the com.
handing his surrender, assuring him
that all would be treated as prison
ers OF war
The captain replied that he still felt
he had a chance TO repulse an as
sault
Menocal pointed toward the build
ing that we were IN, and the Span
lard saw for the first time the black.
lean muzzle OF the Hotchkiss. He
seemed thunderstruck. realizing that
the fiimsy brick building would be
but a death trap, as the shells would
explode all through II and rake II
from end 10 end
AT this juncture a very lean pig es-
capped from somewhere, and dashed
across the street, followed by dozen
laughing Cubans. They caught the
amman NAllllh ~ gdlub VI the wire
entanglements, and were not fired on
In fact several cheers and "brayos"
came through the Spanish PORTFOLIOS
II was evident that it was about
over. Menocal came back to therbuild.
ing where we had the gun, slapped me
on the shoulder, and said: "They give
up"
In few moments the door OF the
-bartack opened and white flag was
hung out
The Cubans crowded about the en-.
Engagements, and the Spanish soldiers
and some storekeepers who had taken
refuge with them began TO throw out
packages OF cigarettes
Generals Gomez and Garcia arrived
and found the job completed.
Continued
The Detroit times., 1914-06-09

captured garrison of the blockhouse,
| did not propose TO stay by a
cannon that could not be used in this
mix up, and knew that nobody would
carry il of and that il could be found
when needed, and SO went in. After
ward in the town came across all
of my brother artillery officers.
do not believe that any one can
give a correct and detailed account
of the events OF this stirring night.
There was series OF detached fights,
some OF them or short duration and
others exceedingly brisk. The dark
ness was intense Bullets were whist
ling in all directions, and one was
in about as much danger from friend
as from foe.
The church was hard proposition,
and II was some time before we made
progress against it. Dynamite was
brought up, and Captain Estrampes
and Huntington made an attempt TO
breach the walls
The men in the church could not
get at them where they were, and
divining what was up, asked IL quarter
would be given Being answered In
the affirmative, they surrendered
BY midnight everything except the
barracks had fallen, and the firing
had died down TO an occasional splut-
ter There was now much yelling and
cheering. and the Cubans were busy
footing the captured positions. build
ings. and shops OF food, clothing, and
cooking utensils. The confusion be-
came great, and 1t was evident that