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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-28
HERE IT IS! THE
VERY Thing THAT
DARWIN SOUGHT
IBy La,est NALL

NEW YORK.-The missing link be-
tween man and monkey which Darwin
and his disciples have long looked for
Ia man-ape with all the characters
tics of cur alleged tree-climbing ances-
tors except the tail-was found at e.
lis island in the person Of a rejected
Finn, and was described to the Eugen-
ic Research Association at Columbia
University by DR.. Howard A. Knox, as
sistant surgeon of the United States
public health service at Ellis island,
who said the man was the most per-
feet specimen of an ape in human
form. ....E. j..
The rare human being described was
a telephone lineman. IF you will eK-
ercise some imagination" said Dr.
Knox, you will see that the mans &C.
cupation of climbing poles was par
ticularly well suited to his makeup.
The man was Of striking appearance.
both from the standpoint of the ar
chaeologist and anthropologist.
Medically he possessed a hereditary
tremor of head and facial muscles that
were present in both his father and
#paternal grandfather The forehead
was low and reced;ng. the SUPRA obital
ridges were sharp and prominent, the
eyebrows were long and shaggy. the
eyes sharD and piercing. the nose sad
dle-shaped. the lips large and protrud-
ing and the chin massive and heavy"
Dr. Knox described him as having
teeth formed and arranged like an
apes, ears below their normal posi-
ton, and unusually long arms. His
hands were remarkable in that each
little finger had but two phalanges.
making them virtually thumbs that
could be used with another finger
They were very short The man was
also round-shouldered and fiatfooted,
and his mentality was of low order,
although he was able to read and write
quite we'll. The big toe of each foot
was like the thumb toe. His hair was
coarse and wiry.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-28
IL. PROBE BY THE
PUBLIC UTILITIES
AT FINAL CHAPTER

The final hearing OF the Public Util
tiles Commissions investigation OF the
affairs OF the Inter-FsIand Steam Ma
vigation Company is being held in the
rooms of the commission, Stangen
wald building, this afternoon. having
commenced at 2.30 O'Clock. At the
conclusion of this hearing report in
the matter will be submitted 10 the
governor by the commission, shortly
following which it is expected the
chief executive will appoint new
chairman. The hearing Is a public
one.
The commission still has number
of matters TO inquire into regarding
the company's business, and IL is be
lieved that all these will be cleared
up today. The first matter about
which questions will be asked will be
with regard to the manner in which
the gross income of the company is
divided, showing receipts from pas
senger, mail, livestock and general
merchandise transportation, and the
earnings from towage and other
sources. The commission will make
inquiry regarding the marine losses
of the company since 1904, the date
of consolidation, and the policy Of the
directors of the company In their deal
ings with the public.
The commission also will inquire
what the influence of compliance with
the federal regulations safeguarding
life at sea has had on raising or low
ering rates and gross income.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-28
VESSELS. f0 AND
FROM THE ISLANDS
Especial Wireless to Merchants
Exchanged :
Monday, July 81.

Monday, July ~.
YOKOHAMA Sailed. July q, s. s.
Shinyo Maru for Honolulu.
SAN FRANCISCO-Arrived, July 81
Barkentine J. M. Griffiths from Ka'
hului June "a. 49, ~
Sailed, July 26, U. S. tender Alert
for Honolulu. :"
Arrived, July g5. S. S. Enterprise
from Hilo July Is.
VANCOUVER-Arrived, July %, S. S.
Iris hence July IA.
Tuesday, July %.
San Francisco-Arrived July %. 9 a
m, s. s. Manoa, hence July 81.
Sailed, July 81, S. s. Texan fol
Honolulu. ......
Grays Harbor-Sailed, July 81, schoon
er Alice Cooke for Honolulu.
Hilo-Sailed, July %, S. s. Anyo Ma
ru for South America via Mexican
ports.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-28
LEVEY NOW FILLS
. BERTH in Liner
LURLINE

Retained in the service of the Mat
son Navigation Company following the
transfer of the Steamer Honolulan to
the American-Hawaiian line, Phil H.
Levey. a well-liked official who for a
number of years has been frequent
visitor to this and other island ports
as purser in Matson vessels, has been
installed in a like capacity in the liner
Lurline that gained berth at Pier 10
before s o'clock this morning.
Leyey has achieved deserved promo
ton through a pleasing personality
that is appreciated by travellers and
shippers alike. ..-. :.
Captain Francis NJ. Edwards report
ed fine weather on the voyage from
San Francisco to Honolulu. The Lur-
line has been cleaned during the stay
on the coast and developed increased
speed that could have easily brought
the vessel to an anchorage at quaran-
tine last evening. The liner was
slowed down during the past two days.
Leaving the vessel at Honolulu today
were 80 cabin and five steerage passen.
gers. The freight for the islands to-
tails 4200 tons of which $50 tons will
be discharged at Kahului. ..~..... 4.
To better take care of the large Of
fering of sugar at Hilo, the Lurline
will be dispatched for that port on
Thursday. The steamer will also ray
a regular call at Kahului and is ex-
pected will return to Honolulu on Sun.
day or Monday morning to complete
cargo destined for the coast.
Included in the Lurline freight were
II automobiles and several head of
prize cattle and horses. .~..s
A small mail amounting to 3S sacks
was received in this steamer.
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Much Sugar shipped from Ailo.

The visit of an Observation-Disclosures
and Matson steamer at Hilo resulted
in a large quantity of sugar being
forwarded to the mainland. Product
now awaiting transportation to Homo
lulu for the east and west coast OF
the. United States includes the follow.
ing lots, according to report brought
to this city today by Purser Phillips
of the steamer Mauna Kea: Olaa g.,
500, Waiakea 1000, Hawaii Mill $4,000,
Hilo Sugar Co. 1900, Onomea 21,342.
Pepeekeo 1880, Honomu 1880, Ha.
kalaa 16,100, Laupahoehoe $4,000, Kai,
wiki 6106, Kukaiau S112, -Hamakua
Mill 1886, Paauhau $4,000, Honokaa
$500, Punaluu 1885, Honuapo 1880
sacks.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-28

The announcement of the American
Galloway Association that it would
give $4,000 in cash premiums supple
mental to the $4,000 offered by the
exposition for winning cattle, makes
every beef breed record association
represented in the supplemental list.
The amount that has been offered by
associations working with the expo.
sition is $4,000 in addition to valu-
able cups and trophies.
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! PERFECTLY COOP ECONOMY.

NOT every mother knows that she
: can make perfectly good rompers
Tor the baby out Of her husbands old
eolored shirts.
No matter how expensive the mas
terlai Of which the shirt Is made. It soon
rubs through at the collar. leaving the
rest Of the garment practically unworn.
The material Il much more expensive
and usually prettier than the cham-
hay ~ Bitgham which the average
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-28

Laden with more than 600 1000 feet OF
lumber supplied from mills on Puget
Sound. the schooner Melrose is an ar
rival at Hilo. the vessel being brought
to berth at the wharf yesterday
morning The vessel is reported to
have met with favorable weather that
insured a fine passage from the point
of departure at Port Angeles.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-28

The officials of the Panama Pacific
International Exposition have been
notified that the Imperial Austrian
Commission has been formed to have
charge of Austria's participation. The
commission embraces some of the
most prominent men in the nation.
DR.. Erich Piston. manager of the COM
mission. is leaving at once for San
Francisco with his architect. -.
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New Collier Launched.

mother buys for the rompers which
going -on two wears regardless OF sex.
There is saving OF time as well as
material. for the pattern may be so
laid on that the buttons down tbs front
OF the shirt come at the back OF the
rompers. This leaves only the button.
holes in the seat to be made. The lit
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-28

The Panama.Pacifc international
Exposition has been advised that the
first shipment of exhibits from Ger
many is being prepared and that the
first ship load will leave Germany on
September 8, reaching Sam Francisco,
December 1. The architect and dec
orator for the German exhibits are
now en- route. The German art ex.
hibit is insured for 1900, 900 marks.
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Hyades Here with Big Cargo.

With about 1000 tons of freight fol
discharge at number of island ports
the Matson Freighter Hyades, steam
/, ing direct from Seattle and Tacoma
was berthed at Pier 10 early this
morning Captain T. Smith reported
rain and some fog in leaving the north
Pacific coast behind. The voyage to
the islands was made under favorable
conditions, a smooth sea and light
wind being the rule. The Hyades will
be dispatched through the agency OF
Castle & Cooke tc Port Allen, Kahu.
lui, Kaanapali and Hilo. Sugar will
be supplied the vessel at the several
ports. 81. ..,.... r.
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tie sleeves come out OF the big ones.
BY taking care TO make them long
enough in the seat the rompers may be
outworn and outGrown at the same
time Another advantage is that IN
winter they accommodate the baby's
skirts. on hot summer days Irest
may be dispensed with entirely
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-28

Republican party candidate for
nation at primary election as q
MEMBER BOARD SUPERVIsl
for the City and County Of Honnl
My motto: "Good Roads and a sqI
deal"
5917-July %, Aug. 4, II, IS, %, s
/, 8, IL.
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The Mistress I'm surprised that
you want to leave. Mary Isconsider
you've very good situation. AS you
know, do some OF the work my.
self Mary Yes, but you don't do II
70 my Observation-Disclosures Sketch.
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Later Hour for inspection.

Midsummer sunrise quarantine al
San Francisco, which means the arri-
val Of the doctors on board well be.
fore 5 o'clock in the morning and the
consequent early hustling of passen.
gers out of their berths, has been
practically eliminated on boats coming
from Honolulu this year. This is east
ly managed by slowing down trifie
n the vessel bids fair to arrive during
the night, and the passengers find 1t
much more convenient to be able to
dress and breakfast without hurry be-
fore undergoing the necessary medical
Quizzing. Both the Matson and Ocean
ic lines have instituted this feature
and are said to have lost no friends
by 1t.
New Collier Launched.
+. The new naval collier Kanawha,
which is to be the first,of the govern
ment Diesel engine propelled vessels,
viii soon be launched from the yard
at Mare island. The keel of the yes
eel was laid on December s, 1913, and
the rapidity of the construction marks
a new and high record of which every
body at the yard is proud.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-28

A hearing of the case OF William
+. Desha. an alleged bankrupt. was
held in the federal court this morning
before Judge Sanford B. Dole
Helen Kapuni and Sam Kama,
charged with a statutory offense. had
hearing before United States Com
missioner Charles s. Davis this morn
ing, at which time the case was turn
ed over to the federal grand jury for
investigation at its next session.
A meeting of the board of agricul-
ture and forestry will be held tomor.
row morning at IL O'Clock. The &C
cumulated routine work of the month
will be taken up. The meeting will
be held in the Offices of the Water
house Company, Ltd.
The law and equity case involving
W. Tin Yam, trustee, and L. All Chap
and others in a bankruptcy matter,
was heard in the FEDERAL court this
morning before Judge Sanford B.
Dole. The case promises to be a
lengthy one, as the use of an inter
prefer Is necessary almost at all
times. -.@..~....r
A petition for the probate o. the
will of Frank S. Dodge who died at
st. Helena July 16 was filed in the cir
cult court yesterday by the Bish-
OPP Trust Company. The petition states
that the real property left by de-
ceased amounts in value to $4,000 and
the personal property to $500. 1t
states that he is survived by wife,
three sons and one daughter.
Judge George A. Davis, United
States commissioner. was made hap
Ply today through the receipt of ad-
vices that he had been elected men,
Der of the American Bar Association,
national organization, through the
executive committee in accordance
with the provisioRs.o of its constitution.
Judge Davis feels that a high honor
has been conferred upon him, as the
American Bar Association has enroll.
ed among its membership many of
the greatest legal lights to be found
in the union. wi
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chansIor .steams for. the Coast.

chanslor Steams for the Coast.
Remaining ct the port for short
time for the discharge OF $4,000 bar.
rels of fuel oil, the American steamer
j. A. Chans1or steamed for Gaviota
at an early hour this morning. The
Chanslor left the entire cargo at the
local branch of the Associated Oil
Company.
The. big japanese freighter Anyo
Maru, in the voyage from Honolulu to
Hilo, did not indulge in any sensation
al bursts of speed, judging from re-
ports which reached this city with the
return of the Inter-Is,and steamer
Mauna Kea The Anyo Maru is said
to have covered the distance in &c
hours or about double the length Of
time required BIZ the Mauna Kea in
steaming between the ports. The AEyo
Maru will be discharged of COG tons of
oriental freight before proceeding to
MeSican, Central and South American
ports. 81
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Niagara Completes eoaIinc.

Niagara Completes coalina
Preparations are nov en-.
for the dispatch Of the yacht \,
for the Southern California -.
way of Hilo, the vessel haVl,,
supplied with a quantity 81 -
day. The work was Complies
morning and the trim. Whit Il.
craft was cleaned and made =.
dent by new paint. The Jose.
ter party will make a pilnIn~
the crater at Kilauea. Rema|..
Hilo for a short time the NIarrS
then steam for San Diego an| s
to the Isthmus of Panama.
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LOCAL and GENERAL

A hearing of the case OF William
F. Desha. an alleged bankrupt. was
held in the federal court this morning
before Judge Sanford B. Dole.
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The final decree of petition cent
ing the commissioners repu
signed yesterday by Judge Robins
the circuit court in the case d !
Kahauku VS.. Kalehaa Aha et d
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STtR-RILLRTIN GIVES YOF
T0DAY'S NEWS TO-DAY
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go. being one of the pioneers in the old
 days in the Klondike. He went literally
 from Hands of suns to lands of snows."
 Pittman got to the Alaskan country
 in an impoverished state and went tc
 work hauling wood. which was rated at
 $50 a cord; but cutting and hauling a cord of wood through snows over your head is no child's play in place where sand wiches are 8 each and a drink comes to three bucks" Another of his stunts was to "tote" 1900 pounds of provisions over the thirty-five mile trail of the White Pass.
 It was while enjoying the delights of life as prospector that Pittman met Miss Gates of California, who came up l to visit her brother, who had been sue cessful in finding very rich mine. In 1 a short time they were engaged. It hap pened that Pittman went to Nome and | got showed in, so Miss Gates, accom- panied by her brother, undertook dog | sled voyage of 2.500 miles to that town | and tn ewedding was celebrated. The | couple soon after went to Tonopah, a big mining camp in Nevada, where the
 husband has since been one of the lead | ing lawyers.
 ! Last fall Senator Pittman went by l auto from New York to Washington and
 stopped for the night at an inn in a New
 Jersey town. in which Secretary Bryan
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X oR OUT. o1oArERIcAN SooUTss WITH 1lEIRe
 .SoOUTFASTER COOKING SUFFER,

nature environment of the South African scouts. The sea borders the province of Natal, and several instances lof life saving reported are credited to these boys of the Garden Colony of the British" There are Girl Scouts here, too, and one of them, Miss Carrie Cross, received the silver cross for rescuing woman swim mer who had gone beyond her depth In the surf. Johannesburg. whose very name recalls the Boer war, has her quota of scouts; then coming along the western coast of Africa, Nigeria and Sierra Leone have organizations.
 Back in Europe again. little more need be said for the success of the movement in Germany than that the kaiser and kaiserin and the government as whole are heartily in sympathy with 1t. And, In the systematic manner everything is done in the German empire.zSkhere is periodically a certain sum set aside from the exchequer for use in furthering scoutdom toward better and better eff ciency.
 Boys between the ages of ten and
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 Boy Scout playing with the child. and the house clean as a pin, with some dinner cooking over cheery fire, superintended quite importantly by another young scout. The latter, the son of a rich neigh bor, the laoorer had never dreamed or touching elbows with in veal or woe Norway which we are ever apt to think of when talking of Sweden, has 500 scouts in Christiania alone.
 Belgium, too, has scouts particularly trained in first-aid work. Forest fires are quite common there and the scouts render efficient help to the soldiers whose duty it is to put out the fires. The serv- ice lies in keeping sentinels at signal posts that are in direct communication with telegraph offices. When the soldiers arrive and have stopped the spreading of these dreadful fires, are exhausted and often burned. their khaki-clad as- sistants act as first-aid to the injured. When camping, the Belgians make for themselves little huts ofa turf, furnished with a sort of lattice door of twigs.
 Which reminds one of the near-to-
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TEI1I1eA STOCK

r.
 Spanish Boy Scouts. It was in Madrid. the royal capital. for Alfonso XIII is a Boy Scout himself and delights in the. or ganization. Several hundred lads paraded that day, and quite a number of prizes were offered in the usual contests of archery, ambulance work and drills. Like most fete days of the peninsula. Sunday had been chosen as the day for the ex- ercfses, and the king, dressed as a scout, not only then inaugurated the movement in Spain as national interest, but be- slowed the crosses and medals himself, with one exception. The queen presented book and medal to young Lucien Bas- tardo He had saved the children of a certain school from mad dog, and the book was gift from the rescued The medal was his according to scout law. and the queen was particularly interest ed, because the boy, merely the appren- tice to a carpenter. was trying to sup port his mother and several sisters upon his meager wages.
 An ambulance stretcher has been in vented by the Toledo Boy Scouts. To every 100 of their 400 members in that
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city of Spain so filled with story and tradition. tales Of MooEs and mysteries, there is the quite modern invention which stands for more rapid pace and readily answered needs.=e The strange picture of these businesslike young Spaniards clad in khaki going swiftly here and there throughout the famous old serpentine streets and ever in the shadow of mighty cathedrals is equal cnly to that of Hol- lands windmiIls, wide stretches of low land along the sea, and sbrown-clad scouts never without their long rope lassos.
 Rope ladders too are among the spe- cialties of the Dutch boys, but takes the Swedes to excel in cooking. Grown Princess Margaret of Sweden. daughter of, the British Duke of Connaught, tells the story of a. laborer in Gothenburg whose family, with tA execution of one small chhd was taken to the hospital with diphtheria. Theman was too poor to hire help. and one day when he came home at noon, to see if some kindly neighbor were minding the house and baby, what did he find but a pink-cheeked
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ning's Ordinary, or Jennings Inn. has come down the years with its quaint old English sound.
 Not far from Judge Watson's district is another odd place known as Bermuda Hundreds. It seems that denotins a To- cation by "hundreds' was done in days before the revolution on account of there being muster-rolls by which a cer- tain number of citizens were assigned to one place.
 Like most members from the Old Do minon, the judge has large constitu- ency of colored people, ana knows some good stories of their peculiarities. Among the most popular institutions of that section of the country is the annual summer camp-meeting, at when re- Igion and water melons are both Hber-
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aNy dispensed, with waternelons large iy In the majority.
 The eolored sisters, after weeks of seeking religion. often fall into trance when they Feel they are saved" and this neeeseitates having the ground spread with straw. But one night the deacon had looked upon the melon when 1t was red too long and neglected his duty in this respect. So no sister "got 'ligton" for fear of falling on the bare ground.
 This rattlei the preacher. Rising, with the moon shining on his ebony counte- nance he shook his fist at the erring deacon eNclainlinss "You done failed in No' duty and now dere is forty souls lost here tonight for want CT strawi'
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Can It Be?

S e Il a t or Key Pittman of Nevada h a S experienced in his short life about as many TO- mantle adventures as falls to the lot of man. Pitman i s grandnephew of Francis Scott Key, and selected Mississippi for his birthplace. Later in life he struck about as far north as men care to
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l nervous wife

ously.
 quaking voice Get up and get your
 pistol, There are burglars in the housei" The member, half awake, caught only the last part of the sentence. Not muchr' he snorted disdalnfully,
 as he turned over for another. beauty
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in electioneering. one day she met a countryman who was immovable in his discrimination to vote for the democratic candidate as against Langley.
 My dear madam he said. taking of his straw lid in sweeping bow. "I was horn a democrat and rig a democrat. and I don't see how I can possibly bring myself to vote against one for a repub- lican.''
 Iangley "I was born a democrat, too, but if I can stand marrying a republi- can I guess you can stand voting for
 And it is needless to say he did
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Saving With Straw.

Judge w. A. Watson, one of virginia's n e W r e pr e 8 entatives, lives in a town
 called by the unique name of Jennings Ordi- nary" This odd title is derived from the fact that in colonial days 1t was customary to call a tavern or inn an ordinary" when procuring a