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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-10
BIRTHS
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MEDEIR0S.- lin Honolulu, November
8. 1914, to Mr.. and Mrs. William Me.
deiros, Kamamalu street, AuwaioIi.
mu. a daughter.
FLEDDE-At Kapiolani Maternity
Home, November 5, 1914, to Mr.. and
Mrs. William. T. FREDDIE, a daughter.
McCLELLAN.-In Honolulu, Novem.
! Der 8, 1914. TO Mr.. and Mrs. A. ].
Mcclellan, IS Smith lane, son.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-10
EDICTS ARE ISSUED BY
EMPEROR And EMPRESSOF JAPAN

present war is now fulfilled We deep,
" appreciate the efforts Of the officers
and men in their gallant work. and
their fulfilling Of heavy responsible.
ity.s -: -
Empress sadako, hearing Of the fail
of Tsingtau. issued a ike edict Va
terday - -.
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Because Of the absence Of the pros
ecuticn's chief witness, who Is now
on Molckai, the case against William
Larsen, Jr., accused of first degree
burglary, was continued by Circuit
Judge Ashford to next Monday morn
ing.
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the bright sunlight, are a delightful all
dtion To his 'plein air subjects. albeit
So unfinished In detail
when ] first went to his studio"
says Nine. Silvcrs. his feet were not
far up on the ladder of fame. but were
rising rapidly. He painted then in a
very humble atelicr in the Avenue du
Maine. where ! first saw the Jeanne
dare exhibited in the Salon ISS0),
which received the medal of honor and
was the most talked Of picture by the
general public, although the critics
seemed unmoved. 1t was sold in the
beginning for 10000 francs and resold
for 10000.
AT that time there was a beautiful
Russian Princess in Paris over whom
the world of society and the studios
were mad-art mad, 1t is claimed that
she posed for the Maid Of Domrcmy
Anyway, it is known that when Lepage
saw her he said that she was his ideal
for Joan of Arc.
son my first visit To the studio, where
| had gone To see the painting Of
AndricuX, then PrefeCt Of Police a
portrait much talked about in the artist
colony. a young girl got up as | entered
and took n graceful farewell. After
her departure Lepage said: i predict
for her great future lie mentioned
her name. Rejane, then unknown. She
| had come to reCite to him one Of her
first long parts,
Shortly after this he was drawn into
| society, where he was always a great
| favorite He moved into studio he
tween the Arc de Triomphe and the
Pare Monceau. Here financial success
| came To him,
Il remember dropping into this studio
| one afternoon. lie had just returned
| from his first visit to England and his
first sight Of the Turner paintings In
the National Gallery. He was walking
up and down obsesscd with their beauty
He painted several Canvases while In
this frame Of mind which gave his
critics an opportunity To say that h"
was merely an imtator.
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society women of Paris, with Des-
mouths for support. Bernhard, went
frequently.
Bastien Lcpage was an intimate
friend Of Mr. and Mrs Silvers. They
early recognized his genius and secured
important works by him.
Nine. Slvers has refused several
offers for separate paintings from her
Bastien Lepage collection. 1t is her
determination to sell them in their en-
tirety or not at all. Just before the
late Marshall Field Of Chicago died she
was in negotiation with him for the
disposal of the collection.
Many critics agree that that work Of
Basten Lepage has never received the
recognition due it. Dying at the age Of
36. the painter failed to impress himself
| so deeply as he deserves on his own and
other countries America was early in
appreciatinG his arr. His Jeanne
dare now In the Metropolitan Mu-
| scum. was looked upon rather coldly by
the French
The Silvers collection contains Moon
light In Venice" the celebrated Wheat
| fields" a portrait of himself one If Mrs.
| Silvers, a portrait of her son and a
peasant figure suggesting a Millct. OF
| w ntdtHeluS u tIltlC once ne
sun is almost overpowering in this lumi-
nous painting. more 50 than in the Hay
| fields now In the Luxembourg" An
other has said that "the day will come
when a Bastien Lepage will bring a
sum approXimatlng that paid for Mil
let, when time shall have paid him the
justice OF the slow. repentant years"
Nine. Slvers Is full Of "reminiscences
Of the painter. He was born in Lor-
raine in 1s4s, studied at Nerdun and did
the usual hack work Of the young artist,
He painted fans and other accessories,
but he was not Fragonard or Wat
teau and ~ made but little progress in
this direction. The only outcome of
this work was an order from toilet
water manufacturer to paint an enor-
nous canvas, "The Fountain OF Youth
Bastlen Lepage n long time after
duplicated this painting. which has dis
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a.. 90 tpa ri,L.s Aax
1hf. ia', ,..,,.,.,,. aor,or
' from about four millions
! ,'an,,,. in Ireland does not
,ho .oventcenth NJ March
sishnN ,,, only In the little green
"','' ,nr,,rg IN tho last census re.
is'a''' ,ho lated states. there are
por's many sons Of Erin In this
aoou. &c .,'hm INV 1.-Two ,ributc IN tho
COUNT, ,,o saint.
menu 'h,hi,,n,s NJ Dub,,p Ire,and.s
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more native Americans with native
parents than there are Irish. Even In
the city Of New York there are only
about twice as many pure Americans as
sons Of ireland. while in Philadelphia
and Chicago the rate is one to three
and In Pittsburg and Cleveland one to
four.
Although the majority Of those from
Ireland who make their home with
Uncle Sam come from peasant stock
yet Ave out Of every six prefer to live In
large cities. Perhaps former failure in
rural life may be responsible for this
choice: but the more probable reason
In that in such business centres as Bos-
ton and New York there is more chance
to find employment as labOrers, factory
hands, mechanics or professionals. The
attraction OF the city Is also greater be-
cause Of the foreigners natural longing
to be among his countrymen. because OF
the educational advantages and because
OF the existence there Of charitable in
stitutlons and hospitals.
1t Is surprising. however. to learn
that last year over 1000 Irish found
their way to California. or "a greater
number than took up residence in Con-
necticut. Arkansas, Mississippi. New
Mexico. North and South Carolina seem
to have been sighted by this class Of
immigrants, for less than ten OF them
made homes in any one Of those States.
When the sons OF ireland set up their
penates under the Stars and Stripes II
is usually with the idea OF remaining
here. This IL proved by the census
figures. which show that the women of
Ireland come over in as great numbers
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STARS AND STRIPES FLAG
OF HOPE FOR IRISHMEN
About Four Million in This Country Will Pay Tribut,
to St. Patrick Tuesday-Where the Irish Immigrant
Settles and How He Earns Living in the United States

employed in the great cities. while one
sixteenth Of the newly arriving Irish
men do laboring work on farms.
Partly because Of the great number Of
women in this class Of immigrants the
1912 statistics show that one-third be-
came servants. as compared with one
sixth servant class from Germany.
Among the 700 professionals who came
with this mental class Of laborers more
than one-fifth were represented by
Clergymen and one-fourth by teachers;
while actors, architects. professional
engineers, physicians and artists helped
TO fll out the list.
One out Of every eight Irish immi-
grants during this time was skilled
laborer, In great contrast to the pro-
portion Of one among every fifteen
Greek immigrants. Compared with the
Germans and Hebrcws-whose skilled
laborers were In proportion III one to
five and two to five rcspectively-the
skilled Irish laborers were In the
minority.
At this time, when there IL much agi-
tation as to whether or not illiterate
persons should be allowed to make
homes In the United States. II Is inter-
csting to know that In 1912 only about
one Irish immigrant in every 100 who
were over II years of age could not
write. In comparison with the Scotch
and English immigrants the latter two
made a showing twice AZ high. Govern
ment statistics Of German literacy show
the difficulty which these foreign speak
ing people have in learning English. for
about five In every hundred have no
writing acquaintance with the language.
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mirth loving people Of Ireland who come
to America are to be recorded as liabili-
ties, for In 1912 this branch Of immigra-
ton brought more than a million and a
half dollars In It's pockets. which aver
aged $50 a person. Pat can say that
In wealth not even the thrifty German
who lands In America Is much better on
than he 10.
Last year about $4,000 VI the $1,000
Celtic friends who came to live with
Uncle Sam came to make their homes
with relatives or friends, leaving only
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Leaving Ellis Island to try their Land Of the Free

conflict. and to Ebenexer Sullivan. who
performed one OF the first acts Of the
Revolution by helping to seize the mill
tary stores at Fort William and Mary;
to John stark and to Mad Anthony
Wayne as being OF their klth and kin.
II Irish representatives OF the Amerl.
can army ~ George Washington's time
should be sought, the names OF nine
s;snsrs of the Declaration 0s indie
Lendence and six signers Of the Con-
stitution would be found as belonging
to that class
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on this side Uf the Atlantic who have
been entertained there. Its owner. "a
lady Of German and English forebears,
married n New York clubman. +. a.
Silvers. Their residence was for many
years centre Of social activity.
The first orchestra Of tziganes that
ever played outside its own country
made its debut there and started what
soon became the craze Of the world of
society. Massenet played his compost
tons there. Alexandra Dumas the
younger talked to the assemblies
gathered there. and directly over his
favorite standing place hung until re-
Gently a sepia drawing by Meissonier
on the back Of which Dumas wrote a
testimonial Of its authenticity. because
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z.Voo rear IRISH s.ra.sers w .ne county,.
inueeu many ,..sn .H,.,' s,. ",us. ""
yearneN TOT .ne"e ' s" ..", W, 81,
oneu W.. ... s, '... -.
, nu 1t, ~ y. aaa
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"vne" -. , l., .-,.. .-.,,
80 -. -. .. ,,,r,,gran,. In
,a's az ono -, 49,. ,,.,,ar c,a.s tr,.h
..s...s ~, ,,o ,rn,,.a states A. mnre
- 49,. n,,,,,,a. 30 Jr,sh ies, mi. |
| ....,.,, a,,r,,g Tho, ,,,,o 1, NAV bo ann.
,,o.aa ,ha, ,ho.. who were nro.nero,s
p ..,n,., sao,, ,o Ir.,a ma ana Tho others
-. =. C.raa. ioav,,o or,v n, add,.
,,on., os OOO .ops ~ Erin under the
iIn,,ea s,ates nag at the end OF the
vear
Snme s,reivncrs maintain such LOYALTY
,o their European Governments that
American naturalization comes to them
az slow and solemn thought. NOT 30
with the Irishman. He considers mat
his love for his own green land will
abide ALWAYS even though ne willingly
| rorovrco. a,ieuia ncc n his King II IL
49,. .,.r,I, % mi, soc, ana nar,,v IN
w" a.. 81, 20 ,,,, 49,,
fat ihoorn 10y. W '"'n w p'",. o."
average IrIshman loses little time In be-
oor,irg a s,ii 6edved American citizen
1T -, a. .,rh,. "a ,,r,,,i.vo. NJ IN,
VIZ o.. .o -. ..s. a.,
II was in 1853 that 1873. 900 Irish came
a, Avuorica This meal nj that about A5O
.r,,., .,..r,, aov during tho vear ~
80, -, .,s..,,
thls anh"a, r.'o'. na" Nv
very long iTe""u "o"" '""'' navy u.
come an appropriate setting Tor ROD
inson Crusoe story During the last
zen years an 49,. u. ~" a.
900 -. ,,.o. ,,,,,,h ,aiL n,
~. 1T. ,,,. t., n,,,,,o oc,cn
P"pu,"s IT, a. ~, ..u
VS. a.. 80 -.
. s 81, So no,1o. un,,nrm. in 1ro,o nd
".u i"' Wv" -, "a ,S.,. .,,,.. It
'"'' ~. a. -. vi, .,,r ,,hor.
. ns 'or , ~. ,,,roa,a,s,v ..,orr in as
ny -" 49,, ,,,,. &C.. wa,.r-
' " ,s-, .~nr.,soa ,ho, id.,.
'oN
Oh. II were an irishmah
FOR once : "ou'u iui' - l..
wv" IN o,,sn,, a.. I'm '''
"a smoke the very hest cigars
I'd drive a pair of bays;
And when travelled M the road.
oh how the boys would gaze.
nh to, was n, freshman
| i
And when the perquisites came in.
oh, wouldn't have fun
Ala. ~, mn, an I,isbman,
In, do not ro,,,,y Town
II was not fault Of mine
That I was born in l'ostontown
Oh, had ! hrst heheid the hght
In Dublin or IN Cork'
won'u ~ u'> ~ " away
W." "
To-day such preJudces have disap-
peared In the present Congress are
Michael Donohoe Of PENNSYLVANIA and
c. Francis O'Shaunessy Of Rhode Isl
and. both Of whom were born on Irish
soil and brought up by Irish parents.
James Gamble. who built the Balti-
more and Ohio tunnel under the city
Of Baltimore. and William II. Maxwell
for years superintendent Of public
Irishmen.
Mcclure of magazine fame. Victor
| Herbert, known through his music, and
the Cudahy brothers form an Irish
group which furnishes food to mind
soul, and body.
Just what the people OF Ireland have
contributed to America Is seen from the
facts OF history. The wise men OF
Plymouth realized. after their frs,
struggles. that there was bu, thu need
| OF more people to make their colony a
success This necessity was met
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FORGOTTEN PAINTINGS BY
LEPACE COME TOuGHT
Sale of Famous Paris House of E. A. Svers Reveals Many
Important Works of Bastien Lepage, the Artist,
Who Died Thirty Years Ago

at the time all Of Meissonier's paintings
that were known had been exhibited and
stamped. One Of his most interested
auditors was always the Duchesse de
Morny, the lifelong friend Of Nine.
Silvers. Isadore de Lara played his own
compositions there. Rejane not only
acted but sang for the Hotel Silvers's
guests. and in one delightful comedy
she was assisted by many well known
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w YHEN Bastien Lepage died thirty
\A/ years ago II was cause OF
" comment that he left so few
paintings. The sale Of Paris
house within the past year disclosed the
location Of some Of his pictures which
had been lost to the sight Of the general
public.
The house, situated at as Avenue
Victor Hugo. will be recalled by many
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appeared. no one knows where. The
copy is a veritable Vatican. "A picnic
party in the woods with all the Access
sories that the court painter loved. He
had intended to picture the faces Of
Nine. Silver and her intimates and left
the canvas half completed until this
could be accomplished. His intention
was never carried out. but the back
ground composition. costumes. all In
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-01

also %" extended BY the same mecbsn
Ism and a gallery o. spacious size bro.
vidod ~"
IN ms way The best work % the great.
est modern artists Of an countries ana
perhaps The old masters viii be- carriod
20 such places a. Chllicothe. 30 Paao and
Racine. which. though fun 81 intelligence
ana enterprise. are somewhat removed
rom the centres where art exhibitions
are commonly held and great permanent
galleries situated The citizens OF fIase
towns VIII thus learn 90 look upon pifts
nurfh az greater than Paris as a radfaf.
.nE centre 81 artistic culture a gallery
r.valling the historic Louvre OF parI.
VIII. in Tact. De- carried to their doors
me famous annual exhibition held By
The Pittsburgh Carnegie institute ,o-
sisiF or about three hundred painting
selected from ali countries. and lasts for
Two months. Do Dol said on hIgh authority
mat no other exhibition Ia orrarIzaf
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claimed f1r 700 months '' u vas rot
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. common pciIrs. aIH1lrr s4rf-' .ls
-'l enc street cleaners ara rlrt.r.4.. r--...- IN
~. p....r bundles NJ what they believe q. - 49,. RI
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a'I a'''sH NJ aF'rHnd1F value " "
aZ '7 '.e system af rlr. 5ara and -.g...-.... .
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r. a.- ..f .... not being d .r5vs-as --.'..'
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era. months. rr f.a 4......... ~. . 'a'. inr rrF.
a1l t.a seller vac never .5rsr.r ...,
tle market @ Drought dim
farf mat ras1 dimes are s..- ,....
~ pr SINAI. silver fl Dol found Ii III. ...a
..a. a.s.rr. and any 1f fra -ars..-,. ~. N
.a'. In fe .aEf banner 1a.a rf ~ 800. 'Til.b
i't.ns ~ email boys faart he ,.-..l-'- va
la5 Hargns around .a a.ra .Ireer. ri IF. D ~ oi
- p. ORDER '1 pick 20 che g..rs u-.-- 80
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light needed for seeing pictures properIv
may be- obtained Five such cars IN IL
estimated. will Boz needed for Tho OK
hibitIou
New devices viii boz used BOZ these cars
fo reduce vibration t0 a minimum ~
mat The pictures viii not boz Injured
when left hanging on the walls IN fs
even thought that Do may he possible ~
view the pictures satisfactorily when
me Train is I'm motion. Every procautlon
"ii Do taken to protect the treasures
against burglars Similar devices fo
those used Boo banks win be Installed. ana
electric bells viii warn The carefakors
That Intruding hands are famperIrr viii
The cars
lhe greatest problem Is f1 arrange 90
that The pictures may boz seeu fror, Z.
'ai.siactory distance and af the prorar
height a picture hanging ON the 4.4a
n' "a railroad car off the usual size ana
, wed hy person standing near fEe
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with ~ much care. taste and erps,s-
Ii mas been hel dior eighteen years
director Beatty. Of the Departmert .,
rlne Arts a. the Institute. has wore.d
OUT. in cooperation with the Am.ric,,
Federation Of Arts. the plan 10 send IT,
year W" ''ul' thls
me artists whose pictures will 20 trsv.
fiilhE include ten Americans and ronro
.ehlatlNes of the leading Europeap cI,,,
!rIes. The people OF the small Amertc.,
owns and villages will be- able IN 49,
UPON me canvas called The ViIiaro =,
i-abaHtlde BY Henri j @ Martir -.
considered one of the beat n co,,,.,'
poIary French landscape painters me-,
10y taeh compare 90 with an FnFIisb I'M
-,ene by Laura knight. who Is aty,i,,fi..
hhkllsh exponent OF the same brsngb -,
painting They will be able 10 80 -
.'inpaTe In This way the most iDfercs,i-.
world 80 over The
here FiIl Boz a new work bv a,..a.
a lt'ne. whose picture u IN. 49,
,''na man walking past me maid ,stG.s
pain 0n natural excited - -
.rI'sI "a. "a Former exhibition me-. ~,
~. POO Tact pictures fo rnfs-tsf, 80
'."''- To- Instruct the rural ari iovsr.
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middle % the car would
De- altogether 100 near 10
Do appreciated j. f. o..
pected 20 meet this dr
iIcuI'y by constructing the
walls go that they can
De pushed out mechanf
cally The Goors wJIt
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-01
.ITTsBURGH has decided hat II

DlTTsBURGH has decided that n
will educate the rest OF the United
States up 90 a knowledge OF what
Is best In arr by sending magnificent
picture exhibition annually travelling
through the country
The motive behind this enterprise a.
doubtless realization that the educa
ton which Pittsburgh has hitherto been
giving the country and the world has
somewhat neglected the artistic side
Pittsburgh has. 81 course. achieved won.
ders In a material sense 10 has also
produced the most spectacular million
aires Of our time has suIyeued the
Great white Way OF Sew York and made
the bouloyards of Paris KAY and pros
porous. but 90 has not done au 90 might
Tor art Vow Pittsburgh is e. proud pub
hc-spirited place. and DO intends t1 make
up for this omission
The annual ara exhibition of fhe Car
negie Institute at Pittsburgh is admitted
~ one of Che best bob tHa country
10 lB this exhibition which DO ia -
proposed Co send ouf aH
travelling 8rf school -
after d. has been -
shown FOR the
gsual time az = ~ f1 q,
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The cars IN Pitts
5urgh travelling art
how VIII have glass
roofs and BY an in
gerlous Arrangement
the walls and floors
can be extended so
that the ruuluators
viii have the proper
pace in which %
view the world
artistic
masterpieces
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He then telephoned 10 his real estate
broker 20 buy him a 5OO.acre farm. which
would supply him with uuquostionabIy
fresh eggs every morning This farm Is
situated az Oakmont on the Allegheny
River and contains the finest chicken
house in The world
The pictures secured by the Carnegie
Institute are as fine in their way as Mr.
ieacork.s eggs. Similarly the steel
manufactured by Pittsburgh is the anest
or i.s kind and is the most Indispensable
product o' our civilization lu m--
"tlIlt. sense. Nearly every
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-25
MAIL SWEETHEARTS
WE'D UPON MEETING

DETROIT. Mich, Dec. 25.-Louis Rein
hard prosperous farmer of Sidney.
Ohio, and Mrs. Mary A Hughes. beau
tiful Of face and figure. met recently
for the first time and took out mar
ria@e license and were married True,
they had seen each others photogra phs
and had correspondent fo- some time.
but never before had they set eyes on
each other
Mrs. Hughes. tall. stately. and good
looking. sttircd in the latest mode. was
entering Detroit from Canada. when she
was intercepted by the Immigrant in
spectors. She was bound for sidney TO
meet and marry her correspondence
sweetheart. Like other aliens entering
this country from the Dominion. she
vas taken before the immigration board
OF examiners. where 1t wac learned she
was coming here TO be married.
Produce your proposed husband
then" was the cdict handed out by
the board. Many women come here 10
be rarried and one rule always adhered
10 closely is that they produce IN flesh
and blood their future mate. Scme-
times they make good. Often they breal,
down and admit that il was but rUsc
TO get into the United States.
Mrs Hughes. however, was attempting
no deception, and Immediately Wircd her
g~oom-to-be al Sidney. and ne arrived
as soon as possible.