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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14
Hold Sconditioas Alright. and smcp wiH g'or
good fogff them.-Horaee Fhttsher.s 81
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OUR COURTS
OUR COURTS

Littles wonder that President Taft. himself a
trained jurist of the highest standing, has in
sisted that the greatest reform Immediately
needed nv the American people is in the courts.
municipal, state and federal. His frequent pro
tests against delays and high expense in Iiti-
CATION are as well known as his pleas for Sufll
n reorganization of courts and codes as to sim
pity procedure >
The item of expense does not rest so largely
upon the litigants as upon the public. For ill.,
stance, opposing counsel consume Il half day
in wraHgling over minor and irrelevant legal
points, often introducing bitter and vulgar per
e0nalities, and the public pays the larger part
oE the expense. Or, q ease dragS along for a
week which should have been finished in few
hours, because the judge has not held counsel
sirictlySto business and defended witnesses from
Unnecessary questions and from brow.beating
and the public taxes are enlMgedsfSr the sup
port Of Judge, jury, witnesses andaeourt attend
ants ~ 8
The people themselves should therefore be
more vitality interested in the COURTS The jul
dietary belongs to the American psaple as fully
as the executive and legislative departments OF
government and the people have an inherent
right tosdemand not only greater dignity, quick.
er dispatch, and more erenhanded justice he
tween rich and poor, but also that the expense
be more than cut in two by the enforcement of
simple, direct and sane procedure The reform
should come through the judges and members of
the barr il not, it will come through legislation
b. the representatives of the people who too
long have suffered the laws delays and uncer.
I8infiessand maintained numerous courts ait an
unreasonable expense.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14
Letters
CHAUFFEUR WAS DRUNK.


Fort Shafter II. T.. May ~. 1914.
Editor Honolulu Star Bulletin.
Sir: Kindly publish this item
through the editorial columns Of the
Star.Bulletin:
Some advice to chanffeurs:
While at the County Fair at Scho-
field Barracks on Saturday. noticed
several auto accidents. both ct the
grounds OF the fair and on the road
between Schofield Barracks and Fort
Shafter. and luckily though no one
was seriously injured
Speaking Of the accidents along
the road on the way to Shafter that
night. { wish TO say that happened
20 be q passenger in one OF the
wrecked cars.
A chauffeur who was under his car
at the right side OF the road and was
repairing his machine. did not care
or else mistakingly left the red light
at the rear of his car 60 out, SO that
on-eoming machines could not see his
car, and the result was crash OF q
taxicah into this car. happened to
be a passenger Of the taxi. and owe
much credit to the chauffeur Of the
taxi for bringing his car to sudden
but too late stop. However the ca
slowed some befora crashing into the
ether auto. How the chauffeur who
was repairing his car got out from
under the car before the crash IS &
miracle Then. shortly after the acct.
dent, tnxicab No. 73s coming at about
Eit .,,tlS1r !. :. k<<,,r 3t,of s,ooo<,a fhSoe
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14
OUR ARGENTINE GUESTS

AmeIIrans who have read the yeIS .instruc-
tive and entertaining articles on the Argentine
II ek.T 4esident Roosevelt. should feel well ac-
01ainfed with the very welcome guests from
the Argentine who are now in the city.
The time VAS, before Mr. Roosevelt command.
"a the attention of the reading public, that the
Argentine was punched in a very hazy idea of
revolutionary and generally retrogressiye com-
hination Of southern republics Probably our
idea of this nation has been quite similar to
the European conception of the Wild and woolly
vest
- Our people began to take general notice of
the high character of our southern friends when
Secretary Root made his tour of the South
American states, and now comes Mr.. ROose-
felt with his incisire and picturesque way of
Commanding our interest.
In one of his articles in the Outlook Mr.
Roosevelt says, 81 wish our people would cease
10 GROUP all of the countries south of us as
South Anerica They speak of Mexico, Hon.
Iuras and Haiti as south AaneTieai and lump
them il with such stable and prosperous ma
I'ons as Brazil, Argentine and Chile They
|1f9et that Brazil is bigger than the United
states that Argentine is bigger than France,
The British Isles, Germany and Italy taken to-
0eIher that Chile. while not so large, has an
extraordinary stretch Of seacoast and remark
ably vifile population They all stand on par
With rs or with any of the European nations. =
Again referring 10 the sturdy character of
tie people Of the Argentine Mr. Roosevelt com
lnents on conditions which we of the sub,tropics
cam especially appreciate:
.Tueaiman is far in the interior i'm the north
Of the Argentine, in a region to which fewer
Immigrants have come than to other parts OF
Argentina. The indigenous population has
shown marked industrial development turn
ing from the old-time gaucho existence Of mount
ca cattleherders into Industrious AMI competent
workers both in the cane.felds and in the sugar
factories The natives work, and work hard.
of this the people are justly proud. As the
governor remarked to me, here is 4 city on the
edge Of the tropics where the white man does
not live on the labor Of the colored man, but
himself does his own manual labor just as in the
United States 1t is a fine showing
Our guests are from the naval training school
which has areputation for efficiency character
istic Of the whole educational system as Mr.
Roosevelt observed ii. He saws:
As everywhere in the Argentine, great at
tention i being paidsto et1ueation There are IN
this city Tucuman) Of $1,000 people no less
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

landing UPSIDE down. wheels sfiil
spinning. How the chauffeur escaped
here Is nysfer3 to me. unless he
infentionaIlt tried TO wreck his car.
think that there Il Z law forbid
ding anyone 10 drive = car when In,
toxicated and wish to state that the
chanffenr d the taxi. No. %. was 50
intoxicated that when We passed by
he could not recall who he was work,
ing for. think the. lives Of people
should nol 6e AZ the risk 81 some
drunken chanffeurs. and that the taxi
company should hire but sober men
who stay sober while they are on the
- J.LR.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

Tenders for construction work on
Summer and Pine streets were open.
ed in the superintendent of public
works office at noon today. The bids
were for the two Jobs. separately. and
the following tenders were turned in:
Lord Young Engineering Co, $1.O25
s53;E Honolulu CONSTRUCTION Co.. 1913
$3.50: Picanco. $S20-0710: J. G..
Costa & Fernandez, $1741-$ 905. No
award has been made so far.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

l1'he Star-Bulletin invites free and
frank discussion in this column on all
legitimate subjects Of current interest
Communications are constantly re-
ceiyed To which no signature Is at
tached. This paper viii treat as con.
fidentiaI signatures to letters if the
writer's so desire, buts cannot give
space for anonymouss communica.
tions)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

the llamesof the first commercial vessel ne
gotlating the Panama canal be ihdelbly marked
down somewhere, it will prevent disputes in the
remote ages Of futurty like those that have ragged
around many great historical facts.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

Let it be hoped that the fate of the Hawaii
county grafters, now serving prison sentences,
will prevent the stealing Of county funds in this
territory for long time to come, no matter
what kind of bookkeeping may be in vogue.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

Even if it were practicable to deport a contin-
gent of the sick and destitute aliens. brought
here under promise of employment, it would
make mighty poor Hawaiian exhibit ON the
mainland. Hawaii must take care of its own
industrial derelicts
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

The statement 4 made By members
Of the First Church Of Christ 8cIen.
fist that there Is no such relIoIoQa
presentation IS the Hawaiian Chris.
Itian Science church. D. X Kahaole.
Ito, organizer az the political party,
stated few days ago that be made
8 short political talk e that church:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

The Cols,fadoinsur have been, disarmed,
but at last accounts the Obstetrics continue to
repenish their arseaals. Score one for the eff,
cheney ofAthe republic as compared with the
|effete MONARCHY s
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

II the Cockrell cane cutter can do its work in
the average eaAfsfieidaof Hawaii its inventor
will soon need high speed coupon clipper.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

WALTER KENDALL who had re
Gently to undergo an operation at tht
Queens hospital, has returned to his
home at the Pleasanton and is max
ing good recovery.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

With ''Sunny Jim" McCandIess on one side
of the world and Alexander Hume Ford on
the other, the sun is not allowed to set on Ha.
waii.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

HARRY LAKE: have Just
rounded out 10 years with the county
attorneys office There have been
many changes during that time.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

POSTER DAVIS: am now en-
gagged in going through 5000 pages Of
typewriter matter that has to do
with federal case of the long ago.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

! Mr.. AND MRS, S. "A. BALDWIN
are booked to return to Maui in the
steamer Claudine departing for the
valley isle tomorrow evening.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

\ C,HAS. lSoapboxl BARRON
whispered over seal: may not get
the Job as posfmaster--but there Is
stfii d chance of being poandmaster.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

ACTING MARSHAL HOLT: We
are putting all OF the late marshaPs
personal effects into shape. and have
pretty well Strengthened up the pa
pers, etc, now.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14
tIIIIEfNILINIEWG9

~. J. DIAS The new citizens Par
ty. or Lahui, VIII get on the primary
ballot just walt and seei
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

Il +. P. WATERHOUsE is contem.
plating business trip to Kauai this
evening as passenger in the steam
er VIC. Hail.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

MERLE M. JOHNSON: The brief
encampment which four companies
of the National Guard win enter into
Saturday and Sunday will prove
good outing for the militiamen. 1t
is hoped that there will be a big turn.
out,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14
DorSO\dl,
fMQhtlOfD

JAMES L. COKE is numbered with
the passengers booked for Maui in the
steamer Claudine.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

"A. e. LARIMER: OF the So men
who were voted into the Y. M. G. A.
Inv the meniberSh lip committee yester-
day, SO are men living outside Homo
lulu. This shows that the recent out
of town membership campaign
brought speedy results.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-14

TOM MERLE: AS tourist as
set and attractive feature that adds to
the beauty OF the city, especially so
to what is known as one of the
charming hotels of the world. COM
mend me to that dilapidated, broken
down band stand in the grounds OF
the Royal Hawaiian hotel
New-York tribune., 1914-12-23
TELHARMONIC co.
FINANCES CRIPPLED
Strlngency Caused by War
Forces Concern Into Re.
Ceiver's Hands.

In an equity suit brought BY Clifton
A. Crocker and Frank h. Page, OF
springfield Mass. as creditors, with
claims aggregating S45,5i1, Judge
Charles NJ. Hough, Of the Federal Dis
trict Court, yesterday appointed
George +. Cahill receiver Of the New
York Telharmonlc Company, Of $50 and
53f West both ST., with a bond Of
$4,000
The company, through IFS attorney,
John G.. Clark. admitted the truth OF
the allegations 10 the complaint, and
joined in the prayer for the appoint
ment Of receiver. The Crocker and
Page claims, which the company is un-
able GO settle az present because OF
The financial str!ngency due to the
European war, are for money ad-
vancct, notes ludOrsed and bonds
which have not been issued.
The Telharmonic Company was or
ganized In 1907 for the construction
and maintenance through ducts under
the streets Of this city Of wires Tor
the purpose Of operating telharmonic
system. invented by Thadeus Cahill,
for sending music over wires 10 no
tells, restaurants, private houses, ete
Il is explained m the complaint that
the financial difficulties Of the company
were brought about through the eX-
ponditure Of 100000 m laying a cable
from tho plant In West both st. to the
demoustration headquarters at Broad
vr,v and SID 81. II also states that
the perfection Of the system by MI
Cahill cost 100000.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-23
ROCK ISLAND ROAD
SOLD AT AUCTION
Chairman of Majority Bond
holders Committee Buys 49,
535 Shares at $40 a Share.

Bronson Winthrop as special mas
tor Yesterday sold on the steps Of the
County Courthouse 1855 shares Of
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railroad. under an order Of the Fed
eral Court. The only and successful
bidder was James n. Wallace, presi'
dent Of the Central Trust Company.
which brought 4 foreclosure suit
against the railroad company. He
bought the stock at $40 share, the
par value being 500. The purchase
was made for the reorganization com
rittee rcpresenting the majority bond
holders. Of which Mr.. Wallace is char
man.
The majority bondholders now con
troll the operation Of the road. The
minority bondholders have protested
against the sale Of the property, and
as the order of Judge Mayer directing
the sale makes the latter subject TO
the approval Of the court, IL IS posi-
bic that the mir ority bcndholGers viii
renew their objections 20 the sale.
Mr Wallace said yesterday that more
than So per cent Of the bonds had been
deposited with the Central Trust Com
many. the trustee. Those bondhOlders
who do not deposit their bonds IN the
New-York tribune., 1914-12-23
ACTRESS FAINTS AGAIN
Miss st. Clair Causes Scene
at Perjury Trial.

The trial OF Edith 81. Clair, the act
ress. who won a suit for $22,5OO against
Abraham L. Erlanger and is now
charged with perjury, was resumed
yesterday before Justice Davis in the
Criminal Branch Of the Supreme Court.
Her condition is serious, and during
tho day shs was attended constantly
by a physician.
Max D. Steuer, whom shs a. one
time charged with subornation of per
jury i'm connection with her Ga
against Erlanger, was the first witness
10 be called Miss St. Clair, he said.
told him that IN 1903 she had received
an offer Of 500 a week from The ShU
bert interests, and that when she re-
ported this 20 Klaw & Erlanger, Nr.
Erlanger pleaded with her % remain.
and offered her a position at SO
week for life When he testified that
he had never prompted her In the d.
ing Of a breach Of contract suit. 81
So. Clair swaycd and fell She was 10
vived. but listened 20 the remainder OF
Steuers testimony with closed eyes.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-23

TO get money out Of this"
John Stetzle, a private detective, tes
tilted that he trailed Mr.. and Mrs.
Lamkin when they we're supposed to be
on unfriendly terms. and saw them go
20 Coney Island, dine together and
have their photographs taken. Inc
next day several detectives IN the
employ of NcCay again saw the Lam
kins together, this time at Churchlll s.
Similar testimony was given by an.
other witness, the superintendent OF
an apartment house where they lived.
Oscar II. Berthold, an electrical en-
gineer, friend of Mrs. Lamkln, tes-
tilted that Lamkin and Mrs. McCay
came 10 his apartment on the nlght oi
Nav II last and remained there unJii
the next day. Lamkin told BertnoIo
that he had been seen by his wife am
ing with Mrs. McCay and that MRS
Lamkin told him 20 choose between
hc- and Mrs. McCay.
McCay testified that his wife never
remained away from home overnight.
Frank A. Goss said on the stand
that Mrs. McCay had made the state
ment 70 him that she liked Lamhh
better than she did her husband.
Mrs. Lamkin merely testified 70 her
marriage TO the defendant in 1902 m
Vicksburg, Miss. She said she hadi
been married before, but demurred
when asked whether she and her hrst
husband had been divorced.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-23
ARTIST NEAR FIGHT
IN WIFE'S DEFENCE
Blackmail Was Tried on
Him, McCay Ayers in
Lamkin Suit.

The trial of the divorce suit Of Mrs.
Irene Watkins Lsmkin against Harry
Tobin Lamkin before Justice Erlanger
in the Supreme Court yesterday was
anything but a lamblike affair, even if
the husband, who was in the courtroom,
refused to defend the action.
The objection to the granting Of the
decree was vigorously made by Winsor
McCay, newspaper and theatrical car
toonist, whose wife, Mrs. Maude l.
McCay, the mother of two grown chill
dren, is named in the suit brought BY
Mrs. Lamkin. McCay defended his wife
from allegations, and at one time 1t
looked as if McCay and the attorney
for Mrs. Lamkin would have a physical
clash in court.
Il was with some difficulty that Mrs.
McCay got her side of the case into
the record as Justice Erlanger said he
wa not aware that Lamkin was not
defending the action when McCay
did get a chance 20 oe heard he pro-
nounced the whole proceeding a frame
up between Mrs. LamEin and her hus-
band 70 extort money from him, his
testimony being that he was approached
in behalf of the plaintiff and told that
he could suppress the impending scan
dal by paying money 20 Mrs. Lamkin,
who had prepared the details Of the
divorce suit for publication.
The testimony of a husband in be
hal of his wife implicated in a divorce
t.s1 In 10
defence the lawyer for Mrs. McCay
went even further; he sought TO prove
that Mrs Lamkn was not the legal
wife oil the man she is suing for di-
vorce. which, however, Justice Erlanger
decided could not be done.
McCay testified that his wife com
planned of being followed by a man,
who apparently had become infatuated
with her. His wife had been similarly
annoyed before, he said, so he did not
pay much attention 10 the occurrence.
II WAS then playing at Hammer
stems" said McCay Mrs. Lamsin
and a man came TO the stage door and
told me that if / did not give money TO
Mrs. Lamkin she would sue my wife
for breaking up her home. She told
me she was poor and | would have %
support nef. Inc man WllN NtI lDlN
me he was her nephew, and that /
could not afford the disgrace Of let
ting IL get into court.
Mrs. Lamkin said il would all come
out in the papers. you don't know
what I can do she said. told her !
had no money and she said, A man
that makes $4,000 a year, and has
no money!"
Subsequently, said McCay. he met
Mrs. Lamkin at the Hotel Hermitage,
and she asked him 20 pay her rent,
for the non-payment Of which She said
she feared eviction. Following the
suggestion Of Mrs. Lamkin, said the
. witness, he took her to a restaurant,
where the cartoonist spent S2S for
wine and other drinkables. She also
smoked cigarettes, said McCay land
did not behave like lady
McCay quoted Mrs Lamkin as say
ing that she would disgrace Mrs. Nc
Cay and drive her out Of New YORK
unless he gave her money. She also
said, it was alleged: 81 know you are
going TO take care Of me. | am going
New-York tribune., 1914-12-23
SANTA VISITS EXCHANGE
Maritime Association Gives
JOY to Nautical Kiddies.

Seventy-one nautical kiddies, holy
stoned until they shouc, were visited
by Santa Claus yesterday afternoon on
the floor Of the Maritime Exchange.
They we're from the home Of the So
clety for the Relief of Destitute Chill
dren Of Seamen, Of New Brighton,
staten Island, and the entertainment
was given by the Maritime Associa-
tion.
Twenty-Five youngsters ouarantined
at the home because one Of their
number had measles, or something like
that missed the fun. The others. how
ever. made the exchange resemble the
scene OF a juvenile production Of
"Plnafore" as they sang, hornpiped
and made merry.
w. a. Dcnison. chairman OF the
committee, presented 20 Miss W. Ade-
iaide Irving, director Of the home. a
check for $500 22. the largest amount.
IN spite Of the limited shipping, raised
for the children in three years.
This afternoon there will be a
Christmas festival for immigrants de-
tanned at Ellis Island Frederic c.
Howe. Commissioner OF immigration.
invites the public. Boats leave the
Barge Office, South Ferry, at and .
o'clock.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-23

regular way, but yet wish 20 obtain
their pro rata share Of the stock Of
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway Company deposited with the
Central Trust Company as collateral,
can get this stock by turning over
their bonds 20 the special master, TO-
gether with their pro rata share of the
expenses of the Wallace committee and
Of the foreclosure proceeding.
Stock in excess of the amount turned
over 20 the bondholders viii bc offered
for subscription 10 the Wallace com
mittee and other bondholders pro rata.
The expenses 20 be charged against the
holders OF the collateral As amount .o
Ar cents for each share of railway
stock, or 81 40 bond. Failure 10 de-
post fifteen days after the sale is
confirmed adds an additional no cents
a share 10 cover interest and penalty.
After the distribution takes place
the holders Of the bonds OF the raii
road company. which is the Iowa Hold
ing Company, will again become the
holders Of old railway stock Both tbc
Iowa and New Jersey Holding COM
panies, which we-e formed iu 1909. wil
be automatically wiped out so far
power over the operating property ia
concerned