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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-09
Water SYSTEM IS
BRANDED LEMON
BY SUPERVISORS
Petrie and Mcclellan Bothered
with Thought of Taking
Over Bio Plants
LEGISLATURE IS BLAMED
BY THE CITY FATHERS
Financial Difficulties Foreseen
by Members of Board That
Must Accept Transfer

"The territory has handed Us >
lemon, but we've get to take IT,
Lester Petrie, chairman Of the roads
committee Of the supervisors.
"A white elephant has been wished
on US, and wished on Is at time
when we cannot afford to support it,
WIN. n. Mcclellan, chairman Of the
ways and means committee.
There Is a great deal of talk these
days among the supervisors on the
transfer of the water and sewer sys-
TENS from the territory to the city and
county And though the supervisors
agree there Is no way out OF it--that
the transfer must be made--they are
rot very cheerful about assuming their
new responsibility, and no doubt II
there were way out of it they would
shun the transfer as they would pes
thence.
Supervisor Petrie stated this morn
ing that there is no chance of the
transfer being made the lirst of April,
as planned. 1t will take month
more at least, he said. to get ready
for it. Numerous ordinances must be
passed to take the place Of the terri
torial statutes relating to the water
and sewer systems, as the statutes ex-
Continued on page threel
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HEALTH SITUATION IN
kAKAAK0 IMPROVES WITH
FINDING OF CARRIER

Unremitting efforts on the part of
officials and inspectors of the board
of health in fighting the diphtheria
cases in the Kakaako. district have
been apparently crowned with success,
for last Saturday was located the
"diphtheria carrier according to re-
ports today AS the result, the school.
children. Kakaako mission heads and
teachers are under quarantine, but the
uncertainty as TO the source of the
disease1no longer exists
Eighteen cases have developed, ac.
eording to DR.. j. s. b. Pratt of the
board of health, but the situation is
well in hand. and, as stated last week,
there has been no occasion for gen.
crai alarm. ..... a-..-..
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PUBLIC UTILITIES
gets MORE MONEY
Than LAST YEAR
Four New Corporations Will
Make Donations Compare
tive Figures of z Years

CORPORATIONS to the number OF four,
doing a public utility business in this
territory, this year will for the first
time come. under the jurisdiction OF
the public utilities commission and,
with the several other concerns in the
same class, this month are due to
pay TO the commission fees consisting
of one-half OF one percent of their capi-
tai stock outstanding December 81,
1918. and one-twentieth of one per
cent of their gross income during 1913.
This information was given out to-
day by e. A. Mott-Smith, chairman of
The commission, the new companies
being Young Brothers, Ltd, incorpor-
ated May 5, 1918; Waiahi Electric Co,
Ltd, incorporated September 10, 1913;
Oahu Shipping Company, Ltd, ineor-
porated November &c, 1913. and the
Iahaina Ice Company. The latter con-
cern was missed by the commission
last year and this year will be re-
uuired to pay fees for both this and
last years business, says Mr.. Mott
Smith. Taking into consideration the
increase and decrease in the income
Of the several companies now under
the jurisdiction of the commission,
Mr.. Mott-Smith points out that this
year the commission will receive about
S275 more income than in 1913. Those
companies which have not yet report
ed To the commission regarding their
income and capital, are the Matson
Navigation Company, the Volcano Sta
fCnntinued on page fomr)
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POAHI
To- BREAK into
THE BIG TINE

Madame l.. K. Puahi will conquer
new lands with her hula dancers
Within a short time she says the isl.
ands will see the last of her and her
dancers for year or two. It Is .'big
time" for Madame Puahi.
She spent yesterday afternoon out
lining her plans for the great future.
An contract with big vaudeville
circuit, which she has signed, figures
prominently in her plans. There is a
domestic fraction in them also, but
she is not ready to discuss it yet.
She returned from hula tour OF
Kauai February Is smiling with sue.
cess. Nothing like her dances had
been seen on that island for years,
she says. The crowds came, applaud.
ed her hulas, and importuned her to
return. But .sbig time calls her; she
viii not go back to Kauai soon. Just
now she is waiting in Honolulu, giving
an exhibition Of the hula now and
then, for the Marshall murder trial,
in which she win be one OF the lead
ing witnesses.
When this trial is ended, her plan
IS to make speedy tour over Hawaii
and Maui giving the hula dances
where the crowds warrant; and, re-
turning here, to leave at once for the
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HORSE AND BUGGY WILL TAKE
@SOAPBOX" BARRON TO CAPITAL

will come home, carrying the banner
of victory and the keys to the post
office.
Barron says he is going to clear up
whatever misunderstanding there may
exist in Washington regarding Gov
ernor Pinkham. He is going to in
innate to the president. says he, that
the governor should be backed up to
the limit, and the protests which have
been made on the chief executives
suggestions for appointments thrown
aside as coming from disgruntled Dem
ocrats who have 1t in their nature to
kick and complain and make fight.
believing that trouble and not har-
moRy is the keynote of Democracy.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-09
BIDS ARE Opened
FOR BUILDINGS
OF new CANNERY

Bids for furnishing labor for the con-
struction Of the new branch factory or
the Libby. McNeill & Libby pineap-
pie cannery, which viii be located at
Kalihi, were opened this morning in
the office Of II. L. Kerr, architect.
The bids will be passed on at once.
Five contractors offered to furnish
the labor for the construction Of the
new factory. their bids ranging from
$20.600 to $36, 900, the lowest bid be-
ing put in by the Pacific Engineering
Company. The other bidders were the
SpaIding Construction Company,
Lord-Yonng Engineering Company.
John Walker and the Honolulu Plan.
ing hIiIl Company.
No time VIM be lost. It is said. N
rushing the structure through to com
pletion. A great deal Of the machIh-
cry is here already. Ten thousand
sheets Of corrugated steel were order
ed from the mainland before the plans
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-09
Supreme Court Refuses to
Review Dynamiting Cases
h fAssociafed prees f,ahieI

WASHINGTON, March s-The
ststss the ens.caons ct Essnk M nrs.
% convicted Of criminal ccnpIv o.
originally been
granted appeals made 49,
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The water in which potatoes have
heen boiled, if saved, will clean sill
yer spoons, knives. and forks. This
will brighten the silver and remove
all stains.
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washington Officials Admit Situation Crayer

WASHINGTON s--confrmaon report
Mexican killing
admittedly
High officials In Washington plainly
the confirmation Of the murder ey aosyatss the ns Of s
that versara the Mexican
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-09
1900 Unemployed Driven from
Sacramento with Pickhandles
I TAssociated Press Cablel

SACRAMENTO Cal, plckhandes heavy
nost
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SUGAR

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, March t.
Beets: SO analysis, SIS 21-4d- Par
lity, 1892 cents. Previous quotation,
9s 4d
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-09
BigI Cotton Fire in Waco, Texas

thousand
The will 100000
additional on page tvelye)
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MONUMENTS
ALL SIZES

Il. {. HENDRIcK, LTD.
Phone 264s. Merchant & Alakea sts
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Continued on page foIIr)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-07
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Secretary Redfield has returned to
Washington.
L. Grant Smith. private secretary to
the Secretary, has returned from New
York.
Assistant Secretary Sweet has re-
turned from his home in Michigan.
Miss Agathe Olsen, confidential clerk
to Secretary Redfield, has returned
from visit to her home on Staten Is
land.
Mrs Adele K. Redick of ylvania
has been appointed to a clerkship at
$500 per annum on the census bureaus
force and assigned to duty in the office
of the chief clerk.
Miss Ruth ]. Lanier of North Carolina
has been reinstated as clerk at $1,000
and assigned to duty In the division of
manufactures.
Among the census bureau people who
1ourneyed to their respective actual
domiciles' or illegal residences to cast
their ballots last Tuesday were the fol-
lowing: Director Harris, Messrs Allen.
Clyburn. Cole, Collins, Crowley, Con-
way. Countryman. Cuff, Dermody, Dom
ohue Grasso, Lincoln E. Harris Hole,
Holland. Hopkins. johnson. Kresge.
Leith, Mccarthy, Mcconnell, Maloney.
Martin, Meadows, Miller, OConnor,
Rogenmoser. Thatcher, Williams and
Wirth.
Joseph D. Lewis Of the division Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-07
STATE DEPARTMENT.

Secretary Bryan. after extensive cam
paigning in the middle west. is taking
a rest at his old home in Lincoln. Neb.
He is expected to return to this city
early next week. probably Monday.
Third Assistant Secretary Philips has
gone to Beverly, Mass, to visit his
mother, who has been i'll.
James c. Monaghan. recently appoint
ed consul at Kingston. Jamaica, Is re-
ceiving instructions at the State De-
partment preparatory to going to his
post.
Glenn Stewart. second secretary OF le-
cation at Havana. is In this city on
leave of absence, with his bride.
Samuel Edelman. vice consul at Je-
rusalem. Palestine. is in this city on
his way to Philadelphia.
Fred NJ. bearing. formerly chief Of
the Latin American division of the
State Department and now secretary Of
legation at Madrid, is In this city on
leave of absence.
Lemuel W. Livingston. consul at Cape
Haitien. is in this city on leave OF alb
sence. He is on his way to his home at
Jacksonville, Fla.
has just returned from a visit to Ohio.
Howard r. Barnes Of the consular
bureau and Samuel B. Tressel of the
bureau of citizenship have been as
signed to temporary duty in the en-
baSsy at London.
Miles M. Shand. chief of the appoint
ment division, has returned from a
short vacation in Connecticut.
John L. Jaynes, chief of the bureau
Of Information, Is back at the depart
ment from visit to Ohio.
Charles Lee Cooke of the Secretary's
office has resumed his official duties
after a short vacation spent in this
vicinity.
Albert Putney. chief Of the near east
ern division. who has been in Chicago,
is back at his desk.
Walter Wyvell. private secretary OF
Secretary Bryan. was one of the vic
Tins of the political landslide in New
York. He was defeated for Congress in
the forty-second district by a large
majority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-07

g. Landers Pennsylvania, examiner.
$500; George c. Liebtag. Ohio. copyist,
1920: Clarence ]. Rupert. District or
Columbia. messenger. $500. Reclama-
ton service: Charles A Bissell. Wash
ington. assistant engineer. $500: Ray
81 per diem when actually employed
Promotions - General land office:
Clement R. Goo On, Hawaii, copyist. 5000.
to clerk. $1,000; Miss Julia Banks.
Pennsylvania. copyist. S720 to $500; rat
ent office: Pemberton r. Swift. limos,
Thiele, District OF Columbia. examiner.
800 to $500. Geological survey:
Ralph H. Fletcher. wyoming, assistant
engineer. s1.44o to $500.
Transfers-Within the department
Indian office: DIR. Arthur J. Wheeler.
Illinois. clerk, $500, from physician
$1,000. Moqui School. Arizona: MIS-.
from underclerk, s720. geological sur
vey. Patent office: Miss Anne H. Nashe'
Missouri. clerk, $1,000. from clerk.
$1,000. pension office. To and from
other Acknowledgement land office:
George E. Marks. New Jersey. clerk.
S.. 900. to clerk, Post Office Department.
New York city.). Patent office: Haroid
from scientific aid. $500. bureau OF
standards, Department of Commerce.
Geological survey: Edwin c. Dunkle,
Indiana. junior clerk. $1,000. from
bookkeeper, Panama canal. Reclarna-
ton service: Harry Wynn. Tennessee,
Waterman. S720. from watchman: WV
United States National Museum, Smitn-
sonian Institution.
designations - Patent office: mrs
Amy E. Wallis, Maryland. clerk, s1,2oe
Geological survey: Lewis A. CARED.
Michigan, underclerk, 1850.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-07
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

Secretary Daniels has resumed work
at the Navy Department after visits to
the south and middle west in the in
terest of the democratic party.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, who
Hampshire and New York, also has re-
sumed his duties at the department.
E. S. Brandt, chief clerk of the bureau
of ordnance, is having such a good
time at Atlantic City that he has asked
for and obtained an extension of leave
Charles G. Swihart of the appoint
ment division is in Redkey, Ind, on
leave of absence.
John F. Carlson of the bureau of
navigation is away on leave of absence.
Earl Eiker. clerk in the bureau of
navigation. Is one of the shining lights
In the local bowling contingent He is
endeavoring to organize team in the
bureau to clean up all competitors
Joseph Michael Donohoe, clerk in the
bureau of navigation, is taking his an
nual vacation He had intended to visit
his home in Cork, Ireland, but on ac-
count of press of studies at George
town Law School he has decided to
spend his vacation visiting the his
torlc scenes of the battle Of Gettys-
burg and on the trail of Sherman's
march to the sea.
All the offices and rooms in the State.
War and Navy building are being re-
wired. with the result that the long
corridors Of the big building are
crowded with the desks, chairs and
other furniture used by the officials and
clerks in their daily work Owing to
the magnitude Of the work the exist
ing state of disorder and confusion will
continue for several weeks in one part
or another of the great workshop.
Miss Maud Keck Of the telephone Of
flee has returned to this city from a
months visit to Massachusetts,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-07
i The Searchli8ht
Mine Display at Exposition.

An inclusive mining exhibit is being
prepared by the United States bureau
of mines for the Panama exposition at
San Francisco. This exhibit is to be
housed IN the palace of mines and
metallur, Special attention win be
given to t-.v work looking toward the
accomplishment of a more safe con-
duct of mining and a more efficient
utilization of the product Of the mines
Among the more interesting exhibits
will be plan of model mining town
There will, also, be shown the layout
OF model hospital, including "a re-
ceiving room. wardroom and operating
room, fully equipped for demonstra-
lions by the United States marine hos
pital service. A model of a change aud
wash house for modern mining and
operations will be an
other feature of this section of the ca
hibit.
1t is intended to give frequent first
aid demonstrations. To add reality to
this work. apparently injured men will
be removed from the exhibition mine
beneath the building by helmet and
rescue crews. There will be a complete
display Of rescue apparatus. Visitors
will leave the exhibition mine through
a radium booth in which actual radium
are to be shown.
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manu- actures was recently called away
from Washington on account OF serious
illness of his brother.

l
! The following departmental best
seller was contributed by the census
bureau: This weeks thriller is fur
l nished by the adventure of Starke NJ.
tGrogan, chief statistician for statistics
of cities. and f. F. Hartley of the chief
clerks Office, who returned last Tues
day evening from a four-day cruise
from Annapolis to Washington in the
Auxiliary yawl Nenemoosha, in COM
pany with the owner. Capt. Hewins.
Ideal weather prevailed during the en-
| tire time.
Conditions other than meteor
illogical. however, were of much more
vital interest at about 1 o'clock Sun
day morning. when some nautical MALE
factor, peradventure poaching oyster
man, operating a gasoline launch, en-
deavored to use the Nenemoosha as
screen against the rain of shot and
shell which was being handed out in
ms general direction by an enraged and
Voc1ferous police boat. AS the lead
and iron came hurtling and shrieking
the perturbed atmosphere the intrepid
but discreet crew of the Nenemoosha
realized that verify this was no place
for them.
Furthermore. being government en-
ployes. they desired to maintain an at
tltude of strict neutrality in regard to
any naval warfare of which they might
be spectators. They, therefore, eased
sheets and bore away from that place
as rapidly as possible, and. Fortunate
~. without punctures. Just who the
mysterious pursuer and pursuee were
We're who came thus suddenly out of
the wherefore and vanished into the
hence and what evil thing the latter
mad done have not yet been learned
William Johns of the division of sta
tlstics of cities returned to Washing
ton few days ago from his field work
in New York city.
Samuel w. Wood of the division OF
statistics of cities has just returned
from his field work in Chicago.
The temporary appointment of Mrs.
Josie E. Williams in the Secretary's
office has been extended.
S. H. Ewing. tide observer in the
coast and geodetic survey, has re-
signed, and L. ]. Caughlin appointed
in his place.
Henry A. Whallon, electrician in the
bureau of standards. has resigned.
Amasa A. Ludwig, electrician. bu-
reau OF standards. has been Fro
r1oted.
John Southern has been appointed
]anltor bureau Of standards.
Willis B. Folger has been appointed
laboratory apprentice in the bureau
of standards.
Maurice A. Thorne. Maurice D.
shannon and Thomas r. Edwards,
laboratory apprentices. bureau of
standards. have been promoted.
Jacob L liner. Reuben Schmidt,
George P. Keogh and Joseph Levine
have been PROBATIONARY appointed
laboratory apprentices in the bureau
of standards.
John NJ. Bechtold has been transferred
from the office of the Secretary to the
branch bureau of foreign and domes-
tic commerce office at st. Louis.
Albert D. Mackey. clerk Boston for
eign and domestic commerce branch,
has been promoted.
The temporary appointment of Mrs
Paulina B. Sabin as expert in the ou-
reau of foreign and domestic COM
merce has been extended.
James c. Scott has been transferred
from the Philippine service to clerk
in the bureau Of the census.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-07
WAR DEPARTMENT.

Gen. Dan c. Kingman, chief of en-
gineers. has left the city on a short
vacation which he will spend partly
in New York city and partly in At
lantic City. During his absence Col.
Harry Taylor is acting as chief of
engineers.
Col Benjamin Alvord of the adjutant
generals department is in this CITY OF,
leave of absence. He has been on duty
at Vera Cruz as chief of staff to Gen
Funston for several months and Is
under orders to serve a tour in the
Philippines. He expects to sail from
San Francisco early next month
Col John T. Thompson, for many
years. assistant chief of the bueau of
ordnance, War Department, has been
placed on the retired list of the army
on his own application.
Col Edgar Jadwin. one of the assist
ants of Gen. kingman, chief of en-
gineers, has gone to New York city
for d couple OF weeks on official bust
ness connected with improvements in
that vicinity.
Maj. William Kelly of the Office of
the chief of engineers has resumed his
duties at the War Department after a
short absence.
Harry f. Galleher Of the carpenter
shop has been confined to his home the
past week by illness.
w. y. Auth of the supply division
is at his home on account OF sickness.
Joshua T. Smith Of the mail and
record division left here Thursday on
his annual vacation.
Frank NJ Hoadley of the Secretarys
office. who got married during his
annual leave of absence, has resumed
his duties at the War Department.
]. Claude KEEPER of the adjutant gen.
erals office has gone to his homo In
Pennsylvania on leave of absence.
a request for the transfer of Maj. Ed
ga r'arrow, surgeon. Philippine con-
Stabulary, to the position OF medical
officer, Indian service. has been ap-
proved by the War Department.
John G.. Remey of the bureau of in
ternal revenue of the PHILIPPINES is Wis
iting in Washington.
Walter c. Cheely is being transfer
red from the bureau of navigation of
the Philippine Islands to the bureau of
corporations in this city.
L. j. Sudler of the record division, in
sular bureau. is on his annual trip to
the Maine woods, to be gone about
month.
Mrs. Pool of the insular bureau Is on
leave of absence.
Joseph T. Hood of the insular bureau
is spel ding month at his home in
coketown, Ind.
William n Noting, director of posts
of the Philippine government. and Dr.
R. E. L. Newberne, medical inspector
of the bureau of health of the Philip
pine government, were visitors at the
insular bureau during the past week.
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| home in Pennsylvania. where he went
to vote.
Frederic c. Howe, the immigration
! commissioner at Ellis Island, N. Y, was
in Washington during the week confer
ring with departmental and immigra-
ton officials.
Ethelburt Stewart, chief clerk of the
bureau of labor statistics. is in New
York city on business connected with
the preparation of the bureaus exhibit
at the Panama-Paciflc exposition.
The following have received appoint
ments in the bureau OF labor statistics:
Charles A. Bell, Robert 8. Billups.
Thomas r. Carter, karoline Klager and
Estelle c. Bauer.
Miss Florence E Parker Of Minnesota
has received a probational appointment
as clerk in the bureau Of labor statis-
tics.
G. Karl Weston. special agent in the
bureau of labor statistics, has re-
signed. He has taken the position Of
manager of the Home Club, Depart
ment of the Interior.
pointed social service expert in the
chi1dren'S bureau.
SeVellon B. Drury has been appointed
E. W. McGraw. confidential clerk to
| the Secretary. returned to the depart
ment Thursday.
Robert Watson, chief clerk of the de-
partment. returned to the city yester-
day morning.
George G. Box, disbursing clerk, re-
turned to Washington Thursday.
Wallace W. Fowler of the mail and
files section of the bureau Of immigra-
ton is confined to his home on account
of Illness.
Among those who went home to vote
Tuesday were Hal L. Pittenger Of Ohio,
Stanley r. Lynn of Connecticut and j.
Louis Bixler of Pennsylvania, all of the
bureau of immigration
D. T. Bounds, messenger in the So
licitor's office. has returned to his du-
| ties after three-week vacation.