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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
BATTLES FOR LIFE
5000 FEET IN AIR
Aviator w. Blakely Turns somer-
sault in Clouds But volplanes
Safely to Water.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 81. -
(Associated Press by Federal wireless)
Aviator W. Blakely made a spectaeu.
lar fght for his life eight thousand feet
over San Francisco Bay yesterday, the
struggle being Witnessed by hundreds
of persons on the snore who had been
watching his fight.
/. Though he appeared only as speek
in the sky, the spectators were sud
denly startled TO see the machine drop
ping like a plummet Blakely explain,
ed afterward that his machine struck
Astreaeherous air current as he was Ay-
ing along smoothly and turned com
.pletelys byer, his engine going dead. II
n Despite the soIhersault, Aviator
Blakely maintained his eomposure and
managed to maneuyer the machine into
position and began the dizzy yolplane
to the water. Is1.
Though he attained terrific speed he
was able to leap from the machine just
before IL struck the water and landed
clear Of the aeroplane, which was
demolished from the impact. The avia,
tor was rescued by the crew of tug,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
Inspector Arrives; 4,
Postmaster is Found
Dead; Poison Cause
Examination Of Office Affairs Is
Held in Allegiance Pending
Notification Of Bondsmen.

BISHOP, California, February 27.--
(Assoeiatcd Press by Federal Wirelcss)
Within a few minutes after Postal
Inspector Means arrived ut Benton, a
small town near here, to make an in
spection Of the affairs Of the postoffice
at that place, Postmaster Fowler b.
Remington was found dead on the side
walk outside Of the postofiee. He died
Of poison, which is believed to have
been self.administered VI
Meaus had barely entered the post
Office and introduced himself when
Remington excused himself ON trivial
pretext, As time passed and Reming-
ton did not return, the inspector
stepped out ef the building and found
the postmastef lying on the sidewalk
outside the building, dead,
The condition of the affairs of the
Office Is not known, as after finding
the dead body Of the postmaster In,
spector Means decided to postpone an
Investigation pending notification of
Remington s bondsmen. .,t
Postal Inspector Means, whose head.
quarters are at Reno, Nevada, recently
exposed the $4,000 shortage in the ac.
counts of +. X, Collibs, postmaster at
Goldfeld, Nevada, who fed before the
exposure and Is now fugitive. Col.
Inns was at one time wealthy, rated at
being worth half a million dollars, Tut
lost his fortune through shrinkage of
stocks and disastrous mining ventures.
At the zenith Of his prominence he was
power in Nevada Republican politics.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
MANY SOLDIERS
ATTEND FUNERAL
First Infantry Pays Tribute to
Private Burgess, Who Lost
Life in Reservoir.

SCHoFIELD BARRACKS, February
26.-The funeral of the late Private
Carl r. Burgess, Company d, First In.
fantry, who was drowned while swim
ming in the wahiawa reservoir yester.
day afternoon, was held at the Post
Chapel at two o'cloek this afternoon.
The services were conducted by. Chap.
lain William A. Aiken, First Infantry,
and were attended by officers and mem
bers of Che deceased soldiers company
and regiment. "
Private Burgess was member Of
the detachment N fo0r hundred re-
eraits VINO arrived here to join his
regirfept not quite two weeks ago. He
came from Brutus, Michigan, where his
father lives. He had been in service
but short time, having applied for en-
listment at Duluth, Minnesota, Decem-
Der % last, and was enlisted two days
later at Fort Smelling, Minneapolis.
In company with three or four other
recruits from his company, Private
Burgess went swimming in the
reservoir yesterday afternoon. He was
apparently seized with cramps, and al
though he was powerful young man
and a sturdy swimmer, he sank before
his companions could reach him, and
they were unable to find him after he
went down. ar..s#t, '"' a'.".
One of the party Immediately carried
word to the First Infantry cantonment,
and the motor ambulance from the Post
Hospital was rushed to the scene of the
accident, equipped for rescue work.
Members Of Company d, and Captain
q. De Grasse Catlin, the company com
mander, also hurried to the reservoir,
and every effort was made to locate the
body Of Burgess, the rescue party be-
ing continually spurred on to greater
efforts by Captain Catlin. The body
was finally recovered by Corporal Ben
Jamin II. De Bolt, Company Il, First
Infantry, who dived in and brought it
to the surface. -.
The men of the Hospital Corps de.
tachment worked long time applying
the various methods of resuscitatior
without avail, the man having been in
the muddy water about two hours, but
even after hope was given up, the party
worked over the drowned man, urged
on by the efforts of Captain Catlin,
who personally offered a large reward
should animation be restored. All the
efforts were unsuccessful, and the body
was removed to the post hospital il
the ambulance.
After the funeral today the remains
were sent by rail to Silva's parlors IL
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
SIR NEWTON MOORE /. 1.
IS DUE NEXT MONTH

Sir Newton Moore did not arrive ON
the steamer Mariana yesterday. In tax.
ing cable message transmitted over
the telephone Wallace Il. harrington,
president of the merchants associa.
tion, understood the message to mean
that the distinguished Australian
statesman was to arrive on the Ma.
rama yesterday morning. Not until
Mr.. harrington arrived at the wharf,
where he had gone to meet the visitor,
did he discover when reading the
cablegram that Sir Newton Moore was
to arrive on the Makura, which is due
at this port March "a.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
BLAME UNITED STATES
FOR DEATH OF BENTON

CITY OF MEXICO, February 27. ~
(Assoeiated Press by Federal Wiroless)
Mexico tonight sent memorandum
to Washington Indirectly placing the
blame for the killing Of William s
Benton, a British subject, executed al
Ciudad Juarez, upon order Of General
Villa, upon the United States.
Hope is expressed in the inemoran
DUN that the United States will recog
nize the evils which have developed
following the permitting of the impor
tation of arms by the rebel forces and
will take steps to remedy them.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
GOVERNOR SETS ASIDE
" GORE SITE FOR PARK

Governor Il. r. Pinkham yesterday
sent communication to the board OF
supervisors, stating that he had set
aside the property between Upper AMI
Lower Manoa Valleys. known as the
'Gore site for a public park. Resi-.
dents of the valley had petitioned the
supervisors not To- use this site for a
fire station but public park, and this
petition was endorsed by the board and
referred to Governor Pinkham. There
are 4l,0l9 square feet in the tract. D"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
WILL BURY STEVENsON'S
WIDOW BY HIS CRAVE

SANTA BARBARA, California, Feb!
ruary 26,--Lloyd Osbourne, stepson Of
Robert Louis Stevenson, has decided to
inter beside the noted novelist 3 grave
in Samoa the ashes of Mrs. Stevenson,
who died here a few days ago. After
services are held here, the ashes will
be taken to Apia. Osbourne may ac-
company his mother s ashes.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27

The above dispatch by Associated
Press Cable indicates that McReynolds
overrules the Interpretation which the
domestic beet and cane interests placed
on the effect Of the Underwood b II on
the Cuban reciprocity treaty. ~
The Louisiana planters claimed de-
feet in the Underwood Bill, IN that
while the Tariff Act of October 3, 1913,
repealed the proviso Of the treaty sti.u.
lating that the twenty per cent reduc-
in the Dingley Bill of 1897, the law
did not repeal the congressional act
passed to give force and effect to the
reciprocity treaty. The sngar and TO-
taeeo interests claimed that In their
haste the eonferees entirely forgot to
repeal the Enabling Act above referred
to. In support of this contention they
claimed that the decision of the United
States Supreme Court, rendered May
2S, 1906, in the case Of the United
States vs. the American Sugar Rein.
ing Company, covered the point at
issue. .t., ,En.t
The domestic sugar interests contend
ed that the effect Of the Underwood
Bill was merely TO serve the year Z
notice provided for in the reciproc ty
treaty, in order that Cuba eoull sig
Nifty whether she would seontinue tc
give the United States a preferential
reduction Of TWENTY-FIVE TO forty pei
cent on the $65,000,0O0 Of American
goods which she imports, after sugar
has gone on the free list.
II was also declared that after Marel
| 1914, the duty on Cuban sugars i'm
ported into the United States would
be five per cent higher than on sugar,
imported from other countries,
The MeReynolds decision overthrow,
all of these contentious and provides
that after March ], 1914, Cuban sugar,
imported into the United States shal
continue to enjoy the twenty per cent
preferential reduction. Sugars from
Cuba will pay at the rate Of / .O04t
cents per pound, while sugars iron
other foreign countries will pay / 25I
'ents per pound. D.. tsy,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
COuNTERFEITER CAUGHT
MAKING s5 COLD PIECES
IN PENITENT|ARY CELL
| X 4 +

X SAN FRANCISCO, February i
4 27.-(Assoeiated Press by Fed. 4
r eral Wireless Mot to be outdone 4
\ by prisoners of Sing Sing peni- 4
4 tentiary, who were recently appre- 4
4 hended in the pursuit OF making =
counterfeit nickel and quarter \
4 pieces and passing them OFF on 4
S' prison officials in the purchase of Y
4 stores and supplies such as are 4
= allowed by prison rules, Thomas y
4 Blanton, a convict serving three I
\ years in San Quentin penitentiary 4
\ for counterfeiting, was caught TO. 4
\ day in the act Of making five. !
\ dollar gold pieces in his cell. \
+ A search of the cell by prison i
X officials brought to light a com. i
4 plete set of eounterfeiting tools, i
X rs well as number of unfinished 4
\ coins. and some finished ones of 4
\ such splendid workmanship that \
+ they would easily pass casual in. 4
4 spection, Blanton is one of the !
4 cleverest counterfeiters who has i
4 ever worked on the Pacific Coast. 4
\ =
~ 4 4 4 4 4 X X \ X X X X 4 n 4
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
MILITANT SUffRAGETTEs
BURN HISTORIC CHURCH

WHITEKlRK, Scotland, February
26.--one of the worst outrages commit,
ted by the militant suffragettes in two
years was perpetrated last night when
Scottish suifragettes burned the his
toric parish church here. II was built
in 1880 and held many relies of Crom
well 3 victory over the Scots in 1850.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
SONS Of MAYOR FERN
FIRED FOR INCOMPETENCE

Joseph Fern and Samuel Fern, sons
of Mayor Fern, have ceased their con,
neetion with the bureau of permanent
street survey as assistants TO engineers
City Engineer l.. M. Whitehouse last
night said he had "let them out - be-
cause they had been declared incom-
petent by the engineers under whom
they had worked ,.. r..
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES
FORM NEW AGREEMENT

HAMBURG, Germany, February e8
American, German and Lloyds steam
ship lines completed a new agreement
for i've years, dealing with passenger
and freight traffic and schedules.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
WOULD COMBINE TWO
BRANCHES or SERVICE

WASHINGTON, February 27.-(As.
sociated Press by Federal Wireless y
The senate committee on commerce
affairs yesterday agreed to report
favorably the Townsend bill which
would combine the life saving and reve-
nue. cutter services under one directing
head. .s.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
NOTED AMERICAN SINGER
SUCCUMBS TO OPERATION

NEW YORK, February 26, Putnam
Griswold, noted American basso and
one Of the stars of the Metropolitan
Opera Company, died here today. He
was operated upon for appendicitis on
February 10. t'.I 'l..
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
SENATORS AROUSED BY
SECRET SESSION LEAKS

WASHINGTON, February 27.-(As,
soeiated Press by Federal Wireless) =
The publicity given the recent execu-
tive session of the senate has aroused
the ire of some of the members of
the upper house Of congress and a reso-
luton has been referred to the com.
mittee ON rules directing the commit
tee on foreign relations to investigate
the sources of the leaks.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
FAMED cARTooNIST DIES
AT HOME IN LONDON

LONDON, February 26.--Sir John
Tenniel, recognized as the greatest ear
toonist the London Punch ever had oil
its star, died at his home today at the
age of "a years,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
DECISION AIDS
CUBAN SUGAR
Attorney General McReynolds
Hands Down Decision Holding
That Twenty Per Cent Prefer
ential will'Prevail, Despite Re-
ducticns Made BY Underwood
Bill.

WASHINGTON, February 2T.-(As-
soeiated Press bE Federal wirelessl "a
Attorney General MrReynolds handed
down an opinion yesterday that Cuban
sugar is entitled to enter the United
States at all Times during the life Of
the present reciprocity treaty. As a
result of the decision the Louis aua
growers have lost the second round Of
rheir fight to keep up the duty on sugar
In his opinion Attorney General Me.
Reynolds further held that the new
tariff bill entities Cuban sugar to enter
the United States with a twenty per
cent reduction below all other rates.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
GREATEST STEAMSHIP
IN WORLD LAUNCHED

- BELFAST, ireland, February 90. ~
The White Star Steamship Company to.
day launched the greatest steamship in
the world, the Brittanic, $4,000 tons.
u will be used in the tusatlantic
trade. r ",... D.. I. .
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
WILSON SAYS STATEMENT
: OF HUERTA is UNTRUE

p CITY OF MEXICO, February 26. =
Considerable mystery surrounds a
statement issued here today by Presi.
dent Huerta in which the dictator says
that he refused the American request
for the landing of 1000 American and
1000 each Of German, French and Brit.
ish marines to guard the respective le.
cations. Huerta says that he refused
to allow this because the request was
needless, No foreign troops are neces-
sary to guard the legations, he asserts.
On top of this announcement comes
a statement from Charge d'Affaires
Nelson o 'Shaughnessy, who denied any
knowledge that such a request was
made. .,.s s ,l...r.. o.. .'..
IA Denial from President Wilson.
WASHINGTON, February 26, =
President Wilson today denied emphati,
eally that the administration has ever
asked permission to send marines TO
Mexico City or discussed the possibil-
ity of landing marines on Mexican soil.
Admiral Fletcher recently advised
the navy department that this action
would not be necessary. Officials here
believe that the story was issued in or,
der TO stir up Mexican animosity
against the United States on the pre-,
text that the United States was making
a move toward Intervention. .
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
DOUBLE TRACK
ORDERED For
. KING Street
Rapid Transit Directors Decide on
Numerous Improvements. In
cluding Purchase Of Fiftesn
Large New Cars to COST
$e75Oo - Minute Service
Promised on Present congested
Line Interesting Report Made
by Officers.

The Rapid Transit directors took the
bull by the horns yesterday afternoon
by voting TO proceed Immediately with
the double tracking Of King street
from Fort Shafter to Pawaa Junction,
without waiting for the passage of The
bill now pending before congress to ex-
tend their franchise. II Is estimated
that the cost Of this Improvement win
be approximately 100000.
Double Track and Additional Cars.
In addition to double tracking, the
directors also voted to immedintelv
place an order for fifteen additional
passenger cars, TO cost approximately
$4,000 each, or a total Of $67 800 for
new cars, The cars win be Of the same
capacity as the big King street cars
now in use, viz; sixty passengers each,
and propelled by seventy horse power
motors. %t,e.
The reports of the president and
manager TO the stockholders, TO be
presented to the Stockholders meeting
at three o'clock today, was also pre-
sented to the directors. The reports
show that there Is outstanding capital
stock to the amount Of 81 ,207 500 and
bonds in the amount Of $566,O00.
Passenger Trafic.
The manager 3 report shows that
the number Of persons travelling ION
the system during 1919 were l2, ,3nO, ,sss.
AS against IL ,407, $40 in 1912, an an
crease Of 983,037.
An Is not gold. tllat sglltters, how
ever, as during the previous year 100..
$50 persons travelled free, wheread the
free fares increased during 1918 %
i27,4S1. Free fares are chiefly account
ed for by the fact that the franchise
of the company provides that frenen
and police in uniform are entitled 70
free transportation. Employees of the
company are also given transportation
free Of charge sfe
II may be news to the general public
that the Rapid Transit Is freight car
rying concern. The statistics show that
during 1918 the company carried
5000 tons Of freight as against 29,oI6
tons during the year 1919. ~
The total earnings Of the company
during 1913 amounted to $685., ,722, a.
against $570,26s in 1912, an increase
Of $55, 5,454. ,st,.s
Operating Expenses and Fixed Charges
Notwithstanding the large increase In
receipts Of the company the operating
expenses increased In a much larger
proportion, having amounted TO ef5D,-
l57 in 1913, as against sS7s,925 IN
1912, an increase in expense Of CSC, ,a8e;
or a decrease Of net revenue FOR 1918
of $24,77s as compared to the net in-
come of 1912.
This extraordinary increase in ex,
pense has been caused chiefly by the
large amount expended in reballastlng
the road and otherwise improving the
plant, there having been expended
during the year for track maintenanee,
matchmaking, and rehabilitation, the
sum Of $92,0l6, divided as follows;
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27

The news of the. acceptance by Pro,
fessor Dean of the office of president
of the College of Hawaii does not come
as surprise to local people, the an
nouncement having been made here in
December that Dean would accept the
position. The College of Hawaii has
been without permanent head for a
year, Professor Gilmore having resign,
ed as president during January, 1913
and the Office being temporarily filed
by Dean John S. Donaghho since June
of last year. = ...,
The new president of the College OF
Hawaii was given his A. b. degree
at Harvard and received the degree
of Ph.D., at Yale. He has until now
been occupying the chair of assistant
professor of industrial chemistry al
Sheffield Scientific School in New Hav,
en-. Professor Dean is expected to ar
rive in Honolulu shortly to assume his
new position as head of the College
of Hawaii. e. .
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
PROFESSOR DEAN IS
COMING TO HAWAII

NEW HAVEN, February 26.-(By
Associated Press Cablel-Prof. A. l..
Dean of Sheffield Scientific School, has
announced his acceptance of the presi-
dency Of the College Of Hawaii at
Honolulu. ,M,., II.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27
Betterments.

In addition to the above sum Of
$4,000 spent on maintenance of the
track there has been expended $751;
2l2.50 on other improvements, as fol
lows:
Power plant, machinery and .is
pollefs 49,. ...,....... 1,021,XO
Buildings and fixtures ~. l,S24.lt
Cars, trucks and motors l,0S0.4B
Track and roadway ...... 54,9ss,70
Overhead trolley structure. S40.6B
Equipment and tools 4..... l2,200.96
Office furniture .,..,.,.... 305.s3
Rock ctusher and bunkers., l0,0s4.S7
In the item $54, ,9sS. 10 for track and
roadway is included $4O,262.73 expend-
ed on account Of King street and Fort
street payements; $3,653.90 and as
1914, respectively, for the extension
of the Lunalilo street and Wilder
ayenue sidings and $4,073.99 for the
kapahulu road spur track.
The company has paid s96,6 divi-
dends during the year, being eight per
cent on its outstanding capital Of
$l,207 800. ~ S
The officers and directors Of the
Honolulu Rapid Transit 4 Land Com.
pany for the year 1913 were as follows:
l.. I. Peck, president; L. A.. Thurs
ton, vice presidents; G.. p. Castle, second
vice president; Charles ii. Atherton,
treasurer A. l.. Castle, secretary; Q.
q. Ballentyne, manager aud director;
@. n. Wilcox, w, X. Castle and Richard
Ivers, directors. .G@t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-05
nuNcAN.RuCKNER WEDDING

Auxvasse, Oct. 29--0ne of the
most elaborate weddings ever held in
this section was solemnized at the
Baptist Church, in this city, tonight,
when seBuckner was mai
ried to Clay Duncan. The Rev. c. A.
Mitchell of Mexico performed the
ceremony.
Miss Mary Buckner of Mexico, a
cousin of the bride, was maid-of-
honor, and Mr.. Overly of Kansas
City was best man. The ushers
who are cousins of the BRIDE were
Misses Moseley, Harrison, Swon and
Agnes Craig. Mrs. Paul Schmidt, of
jefferson City, sang. Miss Ram
sey was at the piano, assisted by
Harry Hatcher, violin, and W. S. Hop
kins, cello. The wedding party was
led by Masters Herschel Thomas
and Francis Adams and little Misses
Ruth Stokes and Elizabeth Turner.
Miss Buckner is the only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Buckner. She
formerly attended Hardin College in
Mexico, where she has many friends.
Mr.. Duncan is a leading young bust
ness man Of Kansas City. Mr.. and
Mrs. Duncan will make their home
in that city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-05
What a Few Trees Do.

Two country homes stand not far
apart on the same highway. Each has
a fairly large lawn. The houses are
placed well back from the road at
about equal distances. The n place
has a comfortable farmhouse with no
pretense to elegance, but about it has
been planted fine trees, shrubs and
flowers. There is about this place an
air of refinement; one feels instinct
ively that men and women of high
ideals live there.
The other house is a more costly
structure, making some pretense to
architectural beauty. 1t sits on its
hill bare and unadorned The lawn is
devoid of any planting and even Its
grass is obscured by weeds. Ones
first thought on viewing this place
is: that house shelters people a little
rude, a little lacking in refinement
and education. One might be mlstak
en- in his estimate, too, judging from
what he sees, but take it as q rule WI
can Judge men pretty accurately b.
the environments with which they sur
round Observation-Disclosures Gazette
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-05
FOR CHRISTMAS H Il

Although there was no organized
effort to secure toys OF money for the
innocent victims of the great Europe
an War in Mexico, several packages Of
TOYS and about 500 in money have al
ready been sent.
Mrs. j. w. Million purchased a
number of small toys and with them
sent some contributed by Mrs. w. b.
Peeler. Mrs. Eaton, of Hardin Col
lege, also gathered up a boXful from
different people around town and the
girls of Hardin College took a collec-
ton of $40. The toys and money will
be sent on a special ship to Europe
and given to the children there who
have no toys this Christmas on ac'
count of the terrible war. A shiploac
of toys has been contributed from al
over the United States. Should any
one else desire to send toys, wral
them up for express and bring then
to the Ledger office. We will take car
of them for you.