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Honolulu star-bulletin., 1914-12-09
Laying Plans For
Reform Bills By
Next Legislature

Measures which have been suggest
ed by Circuit Judge William L. Whit
Eney for presentation in the 1915 leg
islature, and which provide for fur
ther powers for the juvenile court and
the better care of delinquent and
feeble-minded children, VIII be taken
up for discussion at 8 o'clock this
afternoon at legislative conferences
of the charity and social welfare
workers which will be held In the
Library of Hawaii.
Judge Whitney, in a report read az
"a recent conference, outlined TO the
workers the details Of proposed bills
which he believes should be made
laws. The bills suggested are:
6are Of delinquent children.
Care of dependent children.
Care of feeble-minded or mentally
deficient children.
New adoption law.
All sentences indeterminate.
The conference this afternoon will
be the fifth legislative meeting to be
held by the local social welfare work
Iers The series was devised at the
instance Of the Legislative COMMITTEES
Of the Associated Charities, OF which
Judge Sanford B. Dole is chairman
A similar conference viii be held
Wednesday afternoon. December IS,
at which time tentative measure
dealing with eHgenics, and bill hav-
ing to do with certain liquor laws,
will be discussed. The former niear
sure is said to deal with the sestab-
.1ishment Of law requiring the medl-
cal examination of persons before
marriage. The liquor measure, which
will be presented by the Anti-Saloon
League, has to do with anti-trsating
and other matters directly affecting
the conduct Of saloons.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1914-12-09
Berlin Says Russians Strongly
Entrenched, German Follow Close

IAssocaed Press sef5ire 6Y "a -
BERLIN German Dec ohicial-The French att0Eks
on our troops located in the villages of Varennes
and in the forest Agonne have been repued win heavy
losses to the attacking forces.
I'VE have gained ground in several places North OF
Nancythe French attack failed In this fighting the French
lost heavily Our losses small
In Prussia there developments to report
I'm Northern Poland troops in close touch with
the Russians who have occupied strongly fortified positions
I'm Southern Poland inconunction with the Austrian
armieswe have successfully resumed the offensive .
Associated by commce BY Federal WrelessJ s#
PARIS France Dec Official An artillery duel was
raging yesterday from the river Lys to the sea.
1--WE organised and consolidated all the positions captured
on Monday and Tuesday the region of the Asne occu
pied several German trenches and advanced appreaby along
the entire front except where the Germans mined and ex
ploded one Of our trenches.
ION the heights of the Meuse artillery has distinctly
overmastered the enemy At this point in the forest
Agonne and in the forest Of Lepreo advanced along the
entire front and occupied more trenches"
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1914-12-09
Signal Honor Given
u. S. Diplomat, Won
BY Work in Europe
reported smashed by the Brit
LAssoelated Press Service by Federal wirelsss.1

LAssocated by ederalW WireessI s
NEW YORK, N Y Dec. 9For his distinguished services
to humanity during the critical situation following the
break of the European Myron Herck exambassador
to France has been decorated with the Grand Cross
Legion of Honor by President Poincare Of France
The honor conferred by cable Mr. Herick who has
arrived here from Paris where he has been succeeded by
Former Congressman w. G. Sharp of Ohio.
Only 45 wearers of this decoration living The order
founded in 1902 by Napoleon and has been conferred
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1914-12-09
Battle Was Foreseen Some Days Ago

The "ofca Associated
IDENTIFY in
British
the Glasgow Admiral Spec in
mand
weeks after that the Of the German squadron
California
o the RiverP
British
Monevdeo
naval battle Of the far fought
cable
Faands Where from has not been stated
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1914-12-09
French Capital Moved Back to Z
Paris; Danger Of Invasion Pas

IAssoeiated Press by Federal Wirelessl
PARIS France Dec. 9-The capital of France Off
cay moved today back Paris from Bordeaux where has
been located since Germans early the campaign made
their sensational sweep through Belgium and down the
Marne
President Poncare and Premier Vivan arrived today
from Bordeaux and Foreign Minister Decase and the dplo
matte corps following.
LONDON England Dec 9.-The Amsterdam correspond
of the Exchange Telegraph Agency says that the Kaiser
pneumonia and depression due to exeron
Il officially from Berlin today that the Kaiser
a5 bronchial catah but able to receive reports from
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1914-12-09
JUDGE WHITNEY
HAsSUPPORT OF
MANY BOURBONS
Democratic Leaders Cable to
Attorney-Generai Advising
Retention OF Iurist
EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY
LEADS TO ENDORSEMENT
Senator Coke's Trip to Main
land Mystery to Chieftains
of Government Party

~
: Gregory. Attorney General, :
= Washington.
y Whitney practically unanimouB =
\ choice reappointment circuit :
\ Judge. Judges Dole, Clemou9 >
y Robertson, Watson, Quarles, Ash =
y ford, Attorney General Stafnback. =
\ Secretary Thaycr, County AR =
= ney Cathcart favor reappofnt- =
= ment. Judge Stuart says RQf ,
\ all Republicans / would faY0rsrD- =
= appointment OF Judge Whitney, :
y but don't favor him as against q :
= Democrat. MAGOON. =
T%S@ S%tff<
/, The above message, sent by Attor-
ney j. A. Magoon yesterday afternoon
by Marconi wireless to Attorney Gen
eraI Thomas Watt Gregory. at Wash.
ington, D. c., tells its own story.
Before preparing 1t Attorney Ma
goon interviewed each of the officials
named and obtained their strong YER
bal endorsement of Judge William u
Whitney cf the second division Of the
first circuit court. In so doing Attor-
ney Magoon informed each Of hts in.
tention to use their names and poten-
tial influence in this manner, 70 urge
the retention of Judge Whitney Il
is worthy of note that, Of the nine
thus virtually endorsing his reappOint-
ment only three are Republicans
United States District Judge s. 3.
Dole, Chief Justice A. g. ~ Robert,
son of the territorial supreme court.
and City and County ATTORNEY .Iohn
W. Cathcart
1t was understood that United States
Continued on page twol
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1914-12-09

China, Dec. IL.
For San FrancIscs'
Nippon Marn, Dec. IL.
From Vancouver:
Indefinite.
For Vancouver:
Indefinite.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1914-12-09
lAssociated Press sery.ce BY Federal Wireless

LONDON England Dec 9-CoincdentW ith the return to
Paris today French government which has been Bor
deaux official French Bulletin issued today the most
optimistic and confident since the war began
The Germans make admission in their official statement
and contradict some of the French assertions.
The Allies make no admissions to the situation on the
eastern front Whethe German bulletin admits that the Ger
man pursuit beyond odz has decreased and the Russians have
taken strong defensive positions.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1914-12-09
London Says Germans Victory at
Lodz Won at Great Cost, Indecisiye
IAssocisted Press

IAssocised Federal Wreessl
LONDON, England Dec. 9-Clearly the Russian retire
after the fighting around Lodz rou The
German victory though ncontesabe fghfuy expensive
in the number of lives it the kasers armies and
said that Germans must crush the Russian before
they could attack the wings
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1914-12-09

Four hundred subpoenas we're issu-
ed to keepers and tenants of lodging
houses in the east side of New York
city in connection with Illegal regis
tering for election.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1914-12-09
CRUISERS GNEISENAU, SChARN40RST AND LEIPZIG sun
BIGGEST NAVAL BATTLE OF WAR is
FOUGHT OFF FALKLANDS YESTERDAY

The SaBuen received the following Associated Press cabegam
shortly before o'clock today
ut officially announced that Sir Frederick Surdee fleet sank the
German Schanhos and Leipzig
German coers off the Falkland Islands O o'clock yesterday
cruisers Dresdenand Nurnberg fed hoy pursued by the British
vessels. ~ ="
he British casualties slight Some of the Gnesenau
the Scharnhorst The fate of the German admiral
who the Gnesenau
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1914-12-09

Long litigation over title to tide
lands in Seattle was decided by the
supreme court in favor of the state
and against the Washington Dredging
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1914-12-09
FRENCH BULLETIN Is MOST
CONFIDENT Since START OF
WAR; RUSSIANS ARE RALLIED

GERMANS PURSUE SLAVS CLOSELY BUT LATTER OCCUPY
STRONGLY FORTIFIED POSITIONS AND TEUT0NS CAN
NOT STRIKE DECISIVE BLOW AT WlNGS-BERLlN DE-
MES REPORTS OF ALLIES ADVANCES REPULSED
WITH LOSS
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1914-12-09

wrecking the La Sale Street Trust &
Savings Bank of Chicago, of which he
was part owner.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1914-12-09

Former senator WlIliam Lorlmer
Evening star., 1914-04-19

gown. the friends of the bridegroom are
notified that the bride is impatiently
awaiting the groom. and he is forthwith
conducted to her home. There. seated
upon a large divan, she receives him in
silence as he takes his place beside her.
He, also, has been daubed over with yell
ow ochre and his eyebrows have been
shaven and their outlines marked with
paint. A pair of dark blue trousers with
wide gold braid around the bottoms
adorns his person. and a "sarong, SINH
lar to that worn by his bride, is grace
fully draped around his waist Like the
statesman from Medicine Lodge, he wears
no stockings, a pair of ornamental san
dals being the extent of his footwear
Blue gold and crimson furnish the most
popular color scheme affected by JaNa,
hat, briniess, and heavy with gold braid
and beads. throws the bright yellow ochre
of his face into relief. The strings OF
tuberoses are worn by both parties, and
the heavy sweetness OF the perfume Iiiis
the air. The groom brings with him
number of brass vessels. the principal one
being a large bowl. around the SIDES OF
which are arranged receptacles Tor pow
dered lime. tobacco and betel nut and
fragrant leaf in which these are rolieo
and then thrust into the mouth to De
chewed. The large brass vessel is used
as a cuspidor, and is placed conveniently
at hand.
This outfit is always carried by java,
matches are carried by American men,
Signs prohibiting splitting on the floor are
unknown in Java The bride possesses
similar betel nut set, although. as oet.-
ting her sex it is of a more dainty pat
tern.
The groom upon his arrival. is SHOWN
to his seat by the bride. and great dishes
of rice. corn cakes cooked IN cocoanu.
oil. bananas and tamarinds are brought
in for the wedding feast. Ihls meal
might be thought trifie long by western
brides, as it lasts for three days and
three nights. during all OF which ume
the bride sits by the side of her husband
Little balls of rice are made ana stuHea
into her mouth by her attendants and,
in the intervals between eating. she
chews betel nut. The groom FOLLOWS the
same program. On the first day the
happy couple have no dif1cuity IN Keeping
awake, but on the second day WEAKNESS
begins to be felt and on the third their
tired heads droop and their sleepy eyes
close in little cat-naps
During all the time an orchestra COM
nosed of "gamelongs," collection OF
percussion Instruments. varying in form
from the xylophone to bells tuned to dif-
ferent notes on the scale. plays con-
stantly, one set of players being relieved
by another. story-teliers repeat the
folk lore of Java and tell wondrous tales
of fairies and genii for the entertainment
of the bride and groom as they sit
through the long hours.
No priestiy blessing is invoked. At the
end Of the three days, the couple are
considered legally married and are taken
back home by their respective parents
and sent to school again. When they
reach the ages of eighteen or twenty
the bride and groom given a house
and they go to housekeeping without any
more ceremony.
1t is all very simple and easy and there
is nd sad signing or woeful ballads made
to his mistress eyebrow. for she has her
eyebrows shaved off.
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SMALL, PILOT BQKTL EKV1rur IAPGE 1HIP

the pilot schooner Antelope was lost OF
the capes of the Chesapeake. While
cruising in search of pilot prey the YES
sci was caught in a northeass hurricane,
and with sails torn and finally dismasted,
was driven southwark. Thus disabled
the vessel became unmanageable. and as
the mountainous seas swept her decks
man after man was washed overheard
and drowned.
The last man left aboard was as help
less as the vessel, and noting that she
was being driven toward the beach he
went below the moment before she
struck the breakers and fastened the
hatch after him. Lifted as if 1t were a
mere peanut shell the hull was thrown
by the terrific force of the waves on the
sand bar and turned over and over until
it struck the beach. When it finally set
tied it was bottom up.
The lone pilot was a prisoner. Be-
meath him was three or four feet of
water and beneath that the solid beach.
Above him and on all sides were the
strong timbers and heavy planks that
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result of this condition was not only to
enrich the few pilots that existed, but
also to hamper commerce. There We're
many young men in SEAPORT towns who
noticed these conditions, and who, not
only for the love of the work, but also
for the good and easy pay which it
promised. took up the occupation.
The great rush of seafaring men into
this particular line of work attracted the
attention of the authorities of the states
in which seaports existed, and also of the
federal government. and it was suggested
by Uncle Sam that those who were to
guide these factors of commerce into his
ports should be men of capability. which
should be proven by an examination and
certified to by a license. The different
states at once took the hint and passed
laws regulating the operations Of pilots.
What these laws demanded was pro-
ficiency in the navigation of the harbors
There was practically no restriction in
the number of pilots that could apply for
the examination. Any one WHO could pass
such an examination was given a license.
The number of ships increased with the
upbuilding of commerce, and SO did the
pilots increase. but the lure of the big
Evening star., 1914-04-19

pay made the pilots increase more rap
idly. Those were the days therefore.
when plotting was an occupation in which
competition was of the keenest sort.
What the pilots used in those days to
meet ships coming in or to lie outside and
wait for them were small but swift and
stanch sailing vessels Of the schooner
type. A half dozen or more would band
together, build feet little schooner, and
sail out to await prospective fees Usu-
ally they had not long to wait, but it was
not infreauent that such boat would
cruise off shore for days and even weeks
at a time without sighting a ship, and
then put back to port with water and pro-
visions entirely gone.
There was the dark side also to this
work. the story of the missing ship and
crew. Occasionally a schooner would sail
out with pennants flying. She might have
been seen off shore for three or four days.
or a week. but the next morning she
would not be in sight. Days and perhaps
weeks would pass that brought no tidings
of the missing vessel, and finally she
would be placed on the list of the ocean 5
mysteries.
1t was shortly before the civil war that
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composed the solid hull of the schooner.
But he had the grit of the pilot; life was
not to be taken from him without a
fight. Going into the galley Of the yes
sci he found an ak and In the course Of
an hour he had chopped his way through
the hull. He had to dig through several
feet of sand before he finally released
himself but he returned to his home to
tell a most remarkable yarn of the sea.
1t was this competition that BROUGHT
the romance into the pilots life. The
little schooners mostly cruised off shore
Independently Of each other. but 1t fire.
quently happened that two of them would
sight the same ship at the same time
Then there would follow a race, and a
race to the very finish. 1t was race In
which seamanship, stanchness and
nerve told the tale, and the stakes came
to the first man who reached the deck
of the vessel
It was here that there was danger
also, the danger of ocean yacht racing.
Those boats were not only stanch. but
swift. They were yachts. in fact. of the
best kind. The Henry Clay, of the boats
owned by the Maryland and Washington
pilots, was used as a model for the
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pilot was not confined to the difficult
navigation of seaports as at present.
Long after that. in fact, pilots navigated
all seas and oceans until, with the in
crease of shipping. the title became dis
tinctive of one who thoroughly under
stood every turn and crook of the en-
trance to a seaport. In later years a
clause in the British shipping act de-
fined a pilot as being a person duly Ii
censed by any pilotage authority to con-
duct ships to which he does not belong
as a member of the crew, and the sub
sequent laws the world over have been
based upon this definition.
With the increase of shipping, however.
there came another danger. This was
discovered by the English authorities and
is set forth in an act passed by parlia-
ment in 1712 After most elaborate re-
citaI of the virtues of King George II
and his parliament the act announces:
An act for the better regulating of pilots for
the conducting OF ships and vessels from Dover.
Deal and the Isle of Thanet, up the rivers OF
Thames and Medway-
and now is very useful and well regulated so
ciety or fellowship of pilots Of the Trinity House
OF Dover. Deal and the Isle of Thanet. who have
always had the sole plotting OF all ships
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"a JHlANEsE BRIDE AND 4RooM

bear designs of much beauty and taste.
AS the hour for the ceremony draws
near, a richly beaded and embroidered
crown is placed upon the brides head.
Hanging down on each side from the
crown are long strings of tuberoses.
threaded on thin strips of bamboo, reach
ing to below the waist. The oldest wom-
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ing TWO young people to regulate their
own love affairs would excite the COM
iniseration of mother of Java, for she
would regard il as the refinement of
cruelty to throw her daughter or her son
upon their own resources, with no kindly
hand to arrange the details of the most
important transaction of ones life.
The gentle, brown subjects of Queen
Wilhelmina. who live in the great island
over which she reins from her tulip gar
dens 5000 miles away, never have the dis
agreeable incidents of breach of promise
or elopement. No fond heart is ever Jolt
ed by a jlt. and the unpleasant effects
of colds and influenza. as results of ex-
posure to the night air while serenadine
some damsel. are not among the dangers
to be faced by the jeunesse doree of the
land of the coffee berry and the betel
nut.
4
In the we'll organized social scheme of
Java, marriages are made as soon as the
little strangers open their blinking, slant
ing bits of black eyes upon the world.
AS soon as baby is born. a suitable hus-
band or wife Is sought out among the
families of the same social set, and the
parents of the future welded pair arrange
all the details nicely and comfortably, and
much trouble is thus saved the young
people by this simple procedure. The
Evening star., 1914-04-19

. pilot a vessel
means to the lands
man to take the
helm and steer it.
But it means a
great deal more in
modern seafarins g
work. 1t means the
act of guiding a
vessel through the
g II a n n e | s a n d
through the obstruc-
tons of a busy
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How can the pilot board you? Just
suppose you were in the spirit world
Tor a moment and watch him. Safe from
the storm. You see that the little pilot
steamer, pitching frightfully. maneuvers
10 get within the lee of the big steam
ship Even then the seas are furious
but the crew nlanag" to lower the small
boat and the pilot. clad in oiiskins, climbs
IN as the boat rises on q wave.
In ten or fifteen minutes they have
Fought their way 10 the steamship \
sailor aboard the vessel heaves them a
line and il is deftly caught by one Of the
esrsmen. the other keeps the little shell
nf a craft from smashing itself against
the iron plates of the big vessel Another
Une comes down and the plot lashes it
under his armpits. Then. watching his
Chance as the boat rises on a wave he
leaps II is seldom one misses. but there
nave been cases in which some have
been so unfortunate and have be.Bd
dashed against the steel hull to be hauled
aboard In an unconscious condition.
once on the ladder. however, comes
another tussle- Step by step. slowly, he
mounts, one moment living against the
vessels side. the next hanging straight
down toward the water. Only by the
most skillful and timely swinging OF his
body does he prevent the ladder from
turning while he is hanging almost per-
p"ndicularly away from the ships side.
and thus guard against being dashed
furlouSly against il as il rolls in the
opposite direction. II is a part of his
training: it is nothing more than he
expects to encounter in such weather,
for he knows that vessels. whether ar
riving in fair or stormy weather, must
have pilots.
Without any exaggeration at all it may
be said that the associations of Ameri-
can pilots as they exist today are among
the most efficient organizations in exist
ence. But that efficiency has not been
acquired in a year. nor in many years,
nor has il been demanded without cause.
IL came by steps and the cause extend ed
back over centuries.
i
In the days when Rome was monarch
Evening star., 1914-04-19

F. the story Of Ro-
neo and Juliet
were to be trans
lated into Malay,
the Javanese would
be overcome with
W o n d er at the
troubles which be-
fell those ill-star-
red lovers. The
method in vogue
among European
nations of compel
Evening star., 1914-04-19

coat of yellow ochre. The rest Of her
figure is enveloped in two "sarongs." or
square pieces of cloth. the upper one
coming under the armpits and over the
chest and the lower one wrapped around
the hips and coming down to the feet.
The "sarongs' are brilliantly colored
with native dyes and the more expensive
Evening star., 1914-04-19

up the rivers of Thames and Medway;
and whereas Notwithstanding the many
and great advantages of the said society fell
lowship to the public. several unlual persons
have of late taken upon them the plotting and
conducting of ships and vessels up the
said rivers Thames and Medway. and
whereby several ships and vessels with their
cargo and mariners have been lost
For remedy whereof. be it therefore enacted by
the Kings most Excellent Majesty, by and with
the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and
Temporal, and Commons In TINS Parliament as
sembled. that IL any person or persons
shall take upon him or themselves TO conduct or
pilot any ship vessels by or from Dover, Deal
or the Isle OF Thanet, before he or she shall oe
first examined touching his their ability. every
such person persons SHALL for the first offense
forfeit ten pounds. for the second twenty pounds
and for every other onense forty pounds.
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en- in the village are selected for brides
maids and they deck the bride up in
her finery and touch up the yellow ochre
with paint brushes wherever the pigment
shows signs of wear. The bride is rarely
over ten years of age at this time.
When the sandals are put on and the
finishing touches given to the wedding
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Just What 1t Means

Just What 1t Means
to Pilot a Vessel.
What the Government
Has Done to Give
Ships the Best Service.
Pilots of Today, AL
though Their Work
Has Been Commercial
lied. Are No Less Brave
and Stalwart Than
in Years Gone BY.
Training the Embryo
Pilots.
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children grow up together. and, when
they arrive at the ages Of ten and twelve
years. preparations are begun for the
celebration of the marriage ceremony.
Much planning of the wedding gown
of the bride is avoided by the simple
process of painting her face and the up
per portion of her body with a liberal
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1t would be difficult to recite the causes
which led to the formation of the pres
ent associations more accurately In the
early days of American history pilots
were scarce, and it was often that many
a ship had to lay outside for days to
await its turn to be guided into port. The
Evening star., 1914-04-19

In the days when Rome was monarch
OF the Mediterranean the work OF the