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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-10
VESSELS TO AND
FROM THE ISLANDS
Especial Cable TO Merchants,
Exchanged

~ Friday, April 10.
SAN FRANCISCO Arrived, April
+ 10, $50 a. M, SIS Sierra. hence
April 4.
YOKOHAMA - Arrived. April s, SIS.
Persia, hence March %.
SEATTLE Sailed, April 8, SIS.
Hilonian, for Honolulu.
. Aerograms
SIS. VENTURA - Arrives from San
Francisco Monday $3.50 a. m, and
proceeds to Sydney, 8 p, M, same
day; passengers for Honolulu, q
cabin and steerage, 260 bags mail;
325 tons cargo; 10 tons express
matter.
s. KOREA sails for Yokohama al
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Ventura Bringing island visitors.

In sailing from San Francisco for
Honolulu, Page Page and Sydney, N.
S. W., with large list of passengers,
% travellers are to leave the vessel
at the Paradise Of the Pacific. accord
ing to the text of late aerogram re-
ceived at the agency :: 4. Brewer C
Company. -Four steerage passengers
are numbered with the Honolulu con-
tingent The Ventura was. 1879 miles
off the port at 8 O'Clock last night,
and the prediction was made that the
liner would come to d berth at Pier
10 shortly after Z o'clock Monday
morning. 1t is the present intention
to dispatch the vessel for the South
Seas at O'Clock and mail amount
ing to $50 SACKS will be brought to
the port. Ten tons of express matter
for the islands are on board this YES
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searks trem she wIrelsss.

Sparks from the Wireless.
The following wireless message has
been received BY the agents, from the
Oceanic s. S. Co.'S steamer Ventura,
bound from San Francisco for Homo
e D. M, April 9, 1914
1878 miles from port. % cabin pas
sengers. steerage passengers, $50
sacks mail. 325 tons general cargo. 10
tons express matter.
VIII arrive on port at $50 q m.
Monday morning. April IL, and depart
for Sydney, N. s. W., via Page Page,
Samoa, at p. m. Of the same day.
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sci. About dozen passengers have
been booked for Australia in the Ven
tura. =,
That the Matson Navigation char
tered steamer Honomlan will continue
ttc receive liberal patronage in the
shipment of freight from the Sound ia
the Hawaiian islands, is the prediction
confidently voiced at Seattle and TIA
coma. II is stated there that In the
event of the Honolulan continuing on
the triangular run, the vessel will re-
seive a large share OF tae Dns1ness.
Representatives Of the company re,
port many inquiries throughout the
Northwest concerning passenger facil-
tiles possessed by the Honolnlan. The
rate now offered is declared much
less than that in effect from the
Northwest to San Francisco and
thence by steamer to Honolulu. Sew
eral thousand tons of general cargo
are now reported to be awaiting ship
ment to the islands from Seattle, Ia
coma and Portland. The Honolulan is
a fine craft of 1900 tons displaee-
ment, 1000 gross and 4421 net tons
burden, 435 feet long and 81 feet beam.
She has fine accommodations for a
limited number of cabin passengers
and will. undoubtedly be popular on
the new route she is to serve.
n s.. ..>1 IL
earkentine Griffiths OFF Drydock.
The barkentine J.. M. Grifaths, now
DISCHARGED of a shipment of lumber
has left the Inter-Is1and drydock and
has been made ready for sea The YES
sci received a cleaning and repaintfng.
The Griffiths is to sail for San Fran.
cisco in ballast today. The vessel ar.
rived here on March 18th with cargo
from California. s-> F. +,
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the Pacific triangular service. With
the removal of Captain Madsen, John
son was then ordered to take the Will
helmina, his former command, the ap-
pointment to continue for an indefin-
fte period. =. = .@-'
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LOCAL AND GENERAL

The members Of HONOLULU lodge No
Gle, 3, P, o. E. win meet in the
rooms OF the organization. King street
al 80 o'clock this evening.
There will be work in the first de
gree at d special meeting of the
members Of Oceanic Lodge No. 81
F. & A. NJ. az 80 O'Clock this even
ing.
Though a meeting of the territorial
board OF health was called for yester-
day afternoon it was not held, and
probably will not be held until early
next week
A rehearsal Of Down in Dixie has
been called for lis o'clock this even
ing in the Klohana building, Miller
and Beretania streets. All members
Of the cast are requested to be pres
emit
All those desiring to make mem.
oTials of flowers for the Easter dec.
Grafton of st. Andrews Cathedral are
requested to communicate with Miss
! Wflhelmina, Tenney, chairman of the
decoration committee. .....~ g.
Reserved seats for Down in Dixie,
the Civil War drama to be given by
Company d OF the national guard In
the new armory On the evenings OF
April Is and IS. may be secured a
the Promotion Committee, Bishop
street. .:... -. -.' f..
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: Sunada vas taken TO the hospi-
tai today suffering from ut on the
head. following fail from wagon
while proceeding near the corner OF
Aloha lane and King street. The man
stated that the horse became fright
ened at passing rapid transit car.
Tom Maya. Japanese, accused Of
haing taken part in the murder of one
Of his countrymen named. Koochi,
which occurred at Kahaluu recently,
following a gambling-table row was
committed to prison this morning.
Harry Lake, the detective of the city
and county attorneys office, located
the man Maya, and also Akase, who
represents he was an eye witness to
the murder. Harada was arrested
after the affair, and he is now held
charged with murder in the first de-
gree, Maya as his accomplice.
The badly decomposed remains of
q Hawaiian apparently about thirty
years of age, were found floating in
the harbor near the mauka end of
Pier II this morning, a steVedore
named keau employed on an Inter-
Island steamer. making the discovery
which took Coroner Rose and police
officers to the scene. The remains
have not been identified up to an
early hour this afternoon DR.. n. B.
Emerson, police surgeon, stated that
in his opinion the body had been in
the water for the past five days. Por-
tions OF the head had been eaten
away and the face bore many marks
and abrasions, though the police are
inclined to the theory that the man
while intoxicated fell from wharf
into the water An attempt to estab-
lish the identity of the man with the
disappearance of Makao,. a former
sailor in the steamer Maui, met with
failure today, it being stated that Ma
kao had been reported ON the island
of Hawaii Coroner Rose will hold
an inquest tomorrow afternoon.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-12
DEMONSTRATION FARM
JUST BEEN PURCHASED.

Nashville, Nov 9.-The demonstra-
tion farm in connection with the Sea-
man A. Knapp School of Country Life
at George Peabody school for teach
ers, has just been purchased. The
farm consists of 140 acres in what has
been termed the garden spot Of Mill
creek valley, Just beyond the eastern
limits of the city.
This demonstration farm will give
additional prestige TO Nashville as Ii
is the only one of its kind il. the
south. 1t will also stimulate & q agri-
cultural development " ynis se lion
and bring hundreds of persons to this
clty for the purpose OF taking adpan-
tage OF the teaching in the most ap-
proved farm life methods. This farm
$ located on the line of the Nash
Yllle, Chattanooga & ST. Louis railway
% lis Lebanon branch, which tra-
verses it. In this connection, the ex-
9cutlyes OF the road have taken a deep
e.es; ia agricultural development
sld will encourage the work contem-
iussl by the Knapp school in every
81. lt has already been decided
Z suitable station Is 10 be erected
It the farm and adoaulie silosracks
3ut down for the pre- el handling
OF the property. 1t is also announced
that very low rates VIII be made to
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-12
COL. JOEL B. FORD ASPIRES
TO FARMERS DEPARTMENT.

Col. Joel B. Ford, Robertson
county, will be an applicant for COM
missioner of agriculture under the
new democratic administration. Few
men in Tennessee are better known
than is Col. Fort. He has canvassed
the state in every campaign for near
ly forty years, and is an effectual
campaigner.
Col. Fort was chairman of the DEM
ocratic state convention of last May
when Gen. Rye was nominated, and
was so elected by the supporters of
all candidates, being nominated by
his brother, Dancy Fort. His speech
of acceptance caught the crowd and
was largely responsible for the wave
of harmony that spread over the con-
yention following the nomination of
Gen. Rye. Col. Fort, although a Mid
die Tennessean, has a number of warm
personal friends in Hamilton county
who will watch his campaign with
keen interest.
In addition to being a lawyer of
note in his section of the state, Col.
Fort is a farmer and for many years
has lived an his farm at Adams, Tenn.
He has lectured at farmers conven-
tions over the state and in many
other states, and is regarded as one
of the best and most up to date far
mers in the state.-Chattano
Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-12
WATAUGA.

Watauga, Nov. 9.-William H. H.
Dempsey died at his home here about
1880 a. M, Nov. 9Th, from the effects
of pneumonia, from which he had suf-
fered for about week. He leaves
70 mourn his death a widow, two sons
and two daughters, several grand
children, many relatives, friends and
old comrades. During the war he was
4 soldier in the 18th Tenn. Cavalry.
He had been a member of the Chris
ian church for many years. He was
buried Sunday at 10 a. m. in the fam
ily cemetery. The burial services
were conducted by the Rev. A. A. Fer
guson. He was about So years old.
His remains were followed to their
last resting place by very large
funeral procession. The bereaved
family have the sympathy of the en-
ire community.
J. C. Curd died at his home near
here early Sunday night of pneumon-
ia, from which he had suffered only
about a week. He bought a place and
moved here from near Shouns, John
son county, in the early spring. His
wife died September 22nd. He leaves
nine children to mourn his death, so
am informed. The bereaved family
have the sympathy of the entire COM
munity. Funeral arrangements have
not been announced to your corre-
pondent up to this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Shell, Queen
Gads and Pauline Burnett, of Johnson
City attended the funeral of their
brother and uncle Sunday.
VIM. McAuley and Miss Gertrude
Banner spent Sunday with friends
here.
]. F. Robertson, of Johnson City,
spent Sunday with his parents and
other relatives here.
Rev. Pat Horner spent Sunday here
getting acquainted with the people,
but owing to the funeral of Mr.. Demp-
sey in the morning and the storm in
he evening" no religious services
were held.
James Shell, of Alton, came up to
see his sister and other relatives and
to attend the funeral of his brother
in-law Sunday.
A. ]. Buchanan, of Unicoi, organiz-
I'd lodge of the Patriotic Sons of
America here last week.
The wheat is all sown and now the
corn, pumpkins and fodder is being
rapidly stored away
d. N. REESE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-12
PRIMARY
LAW is STILL REMOTE.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 9.-Presi-
dent Wilson does not expect a presi-
Dental primary law to be. passed dur
ing the next session Of congress, and
some democratic leaders believe one
cannot be enacted to be effective In
1916. In his message to congress last
December President Wilson urged that
such a law be passed Immediately.
He is known to still favor primary
law, but investigation has impressed
on him the difficulties of the tech
nical details. The chief difficulty en-
countered by the president has been
that of fixing date for the presi-
dental primaries. Primaries now are
held on different dates In the states
and the question arises whether the
Legislatures can change the state pri-
marie dates before 1916.
The president has not yet begun
work on his next message to con-
gress, but he is expected to dwell on
the necessity for economy In appro-
priations and to urge the passage of
the Philippines conservation bill, the
Alexander ship purchase bill and sew
eral remaining measures.
The general expectation of demo-
cratic leaders is that presidential pri-
maries already provided for in num-
Der Of states will play an important
part In the 1916 campaign but that
the final choice of the party nominees
will be made again at the conven-
tions.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-12
MORE APPALACHIAN
FUNDS VERY LIKELY.

Bristol, Nov. additional funds for
Carrying on the work of establishing
the Appalachian forest reserve Will
be carried by bill which Congress
man Sells expects shortly to get
through congress. The appropriations
for the purchase of mountain lands
for the forest reserve are no longer
available, as the Weeks act, under
which the purchases were mada, Cx-
pired by limitation last June. Con
gresham Sells has introduced a new
bill, which has the approval OF the
secretary of agriculture, the national
forest commission and the majority of
the members of the house committee
on agriculture carrying further appro-
priations to be used in the purchase
of mountain lands for the reserve.
The bill of Congressman Sells per-
mits the agricultural department to
expend funds in building roads
through the lands purchased. 1t is
believed that the government will soon
build important new roads in East
Tennessee, under this act, to give ac-
cess to the new lands.
The forestry department now has
a force at work at Nashville making
what is known as grant map OF
Tennessee, to be used in abstracting
the titles to mountain lands that are
offered. The government will soon
acquire additional areas in Sullivan,
Carter, Greene, Unicoi, Sewer and
probably Claiborne counties. These
lands will be paid for out of the new
Sells bill appropriation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-12
A NEW FARMER" SWINDLE.

The United States department of
agriculture has issued warning to
the farmers of the country against a
new scheme swindlers. have devised
for separating the unwary from their
money. 1t appears that certain so
called loan companies are circulating
literature-some Of which has reach
led this office, sent by would-be vi =
timl-in which is offered to lend
money cheaper than anybody else can
afford to do it. The proposition Is
that sums up to $4,000 will be loaned
on good security at per cent. to be
repaid in easy installments.
The departments warning explains
the applicant for these loans simply
signs his name, but gets no money,
"a part of the contract, however,
which he undertakes, is to pay so
much to. the company every month.
In other words the promise to pay
IS signed with the application for a
loan. Before the fraud was detected
II is said these swindling concerns
received judgments for money never
loaned
Commenting on this new form of
rural credits" Farm and Fireside
utters this timely suggestion. IF
anybody offers to lend you money for
less than per cent, be cautious, and
be sure to look for the joke in the
papers. Chattanooga Times
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-12

IS AGAINST
TENNESSEE
STATE LOSES
26,0O0 ACRES
NORTH CAROLINA GAINS
Land Involved Lies Along Slinck
Rock Creek-Estimated to Be
Worth Nearly $t,000,006.

Knoxville, Tenn, Nov. 9.-The state
Of Tennessee today lost all claim to
10000 acres of virgin timber land, and
the state of North Carolina was given
title to the tract, by the decision OF
the United States supreme court sit
ting in Washington. Reports sent out
from Washington erronously gave the
area of the tract as 10000 acres.
The dispute arose over the exact
location of the state boundary line as
projected by commission in 1921
Both states claimed about 10000 acres
of land, covered with timber and ly-
ing along Slick Rock creek in the
mountains of Monroe county, The
section involved in the dispute is
among the widest and most inacces-
sible in the East Tennessee mountains
and few people live on the tract. Few
will be under the necessity of trans
ferring citizenship.
The artc, however, is covered with
fine virgin timber It's value is esti-
mated at from $750,000 to $1,000000,
exclusive of any mineral deposits it
may contain.
Arguments before the supreme
COull VI luS OAll0u IOIdlCS lOOh pldCS
IN October. Attorney-General Thomp-
son and former Attorney-Ge C.
T. Gates appeared for Tennessee, and
Beckett and three
other attorneys appeared for North
Carolina. The decision today, reports
from Washington state, was delivered
by Justice McKenna.
The decision is of much Importance
to number of lumber companies op-
Grating in the vicinity of Tellico
Plains, the decision affecting the
question of which state will collect
taxes from them on their holdings.
The area involved has been regarded
The last remaining large tract of vir-
gin timber lands in Tennessee, and
several railway lines are now being
built, and others planned, to tap the
and bring its resources to
The markets.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-12
SPEEDING OVER
MANY STATES
WATCH CATTLE SHIPMENTS
Commissioner Peck Making Every
Possible Effort to Keep Infect
edaCattle OCT cf tkeState.

To the Newspapers of Tennessee:
This communication is addressed to
every newspaper in the state for the
reason that they and they alone are
are in a position now to render the
live stock interests a service which
may result in protecting it from the
ravages of disease which now is
threatening it. The press is the only
agency upon which we can depend
for securing the information so much
desired and necessary at this time.
The dangerous and deadly cattle,
sheep, goat and swine plague known
as European Foot and Mouth Dis
ease" has again made its appearance
on the American continent. At this
time it threatens the live stock rails
ing industry of Tennessee as well as
that of every other state in the union,
unless it's presence is detected and its
spread checked by prompt and dras-
tic measures.
This disease first appeared in the
vicinity of Niles, Michigan, about 5
weeks ago. Before it's actual pres
snce was known it had spread to 3
counties in southern Michigan and
two counties in northern Indiana.
from this source the Chicago Union
Stock yards became infected. From
.hese yards car load after car load
of cattle and sheep have been shipped
for breeding purposes to great ma
jority of the States. Wherever these
shipments have gone the disease has
been carried. No less than II states
are known to be infected at this time,
Viz. Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New
York, Ohio. Indiana, Michigan, Illi-
nois, iowa, Montana, Wisconsin and
Mississippi. The great difficulty con-
fronting live stock sanitary control Of
ficials is locating the farms upon
which the disease exists before 1t has
spread to the whole community.
If any shipment from Chicago since
October 1st has been made to any
point in Tennessee we are not aware
of it. If single case of this disease
exists in the state it has not been re-
ported However, as precautionary
measure we are extremely anxious
10 locate all shipments of cattle and
sheep which have been made from the
Chicago Union Stock yards to Tennes-
see since October 1st in order that a
state or federal inspector may be
sent to examine them for presence of
Foot and Mouth Disease" Any per-
son having knowledge of any such
shipment will be performing a patri-
otic duty which he owes to the live
stock interests as we'll as comforting
a great favor to the agricultural de-
partment by reporting it promptly to
the undersigned.
Thanking the press of Tennessee
for giving this communication such
unusual publicity, we are,
Very respectfully,
T. F. PECK,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
G. r. WHITE,
State Veterinarian.
State Capitol. November 9th, 1914.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-12
EXPOSITION MEDAL DAYS

Nashville, Nov. 10-The following
proclamation was isued this morning
by Governor Hooper:
Whereas, an effort is being made
by patriotic men and women Of Ten
nessee to raise a sufficient sum Of
money TO provide a creditable exhibit
for out state at the Panama-Pacific
exposition at San Francisco, Cal, and
one of the expedients adopted by the
Tennessee commission is the sale of
Tennessee exposition medals, and
Whereas the Tennessee Federation
of Women's Clubs has generously
to assume charge of this sale
of exposition medals, to further the
highly important purpose of securing
a proper representation of our states
products, resouces and potentialities
at this great exposition.
Nov, therefore, /, Ben w. Hooper,
governor OF Tennessee, do hereby de-
signate and set apart November 18
and 10, 1914, as exposition medal days,
and do hereby commend to the people
and especially the business men of
the state this proposed work of this
great organization of Tennessee's pro-
greBsive and patriotic women.
"In testimony whereof, ! have here
unto set my hand and caused the
great seal of the site to be affixed,
this the 10th day of November, 1914.
"BEN w. HOOPER.
by the governor:
s'R. r. SNEED.
Secretary of State"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-12

Brownsville, Tenn, in which he used
the following language, which was
published in said Tennessean and
American of the next day:
1T is said that a wealthy planter
by the name of Hughes who came
over from Arkansas and killed citi-
zen of this state and who for this
crime is now confined in the state
penitentiary, has contributed to Gov
ernor Hooper's campaign fund on con
dition that he receive a pardon after
election. / would hate to believe this.
trust that it is not true. / hope that
no man who ever fills a public office
in Tennessee could descend to such
depths of degradation, but these ru-
mors are upon the lips of every man. I"
The charges as above set forth, if
true, constitute two gross and crimin-
al violations of official duty by some
body connected with the prison man
agement.
In the first place. the procurement
of funds for such a purpose from
any prisoner would constitute the
most fragrant extortion and imposi-
ton upon an inmate of the state pris-
on.
In the second place, such an act
upon the part of anybody connected
with the prison management would
amount to the grossest official cor
ruption.
The gravity of these charges made
against the management of the state
prison is enhanced by the fact that
they are deliberately made and con-
spicuously published by senator of
the United States.
If the acts charged have been COM
mitted or attempted, the guilty indi-
viduals should be punished by Grim
inal prosecution,N impeachment and
dismissal from office.
The protection of our penal institu-
tions from such corruption and mis-
management as are embraced in said
charges is one of the pricipal objects
of the law creating the board.
| therefore, in accordance with the
statute, direct that your honorable
board and its secretary meet on
Thursday, November IL, 1914, at IL
o'clock, at the state capitol in Nash
NhAC lOi IllC pun pOoC VI iiuhlAS a
thorough investigation of said charges
of corruption and mismanagement of
officials and imposition and extortion
from prisoners.
Under the circumstances | haven't
seen fit to designate subcommittee
of your board to make this investiga-
tion, but l desire full meeting of
the board.
| am giving this notice to the press
in order that any person who posses
ses information relative to the matters
in question may have an opportunity
to prepare and present the facts.
Awaiting your prompt action, beg
to remain.
Very Respectively,
BEN w. HOOPER,
Governor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-11-12
HEII ICE PLANT
UNDER CONSTRUCTION

The Clinchfield Ice & Coal Com
pany has begun work on its plant on
the C. c. & o. railway, near Roam
street. The building will be of brick
and 100x5Q feet, stories high. Be-
sides being equipped with The latest
improved machinery for making ice
it will have large and modern cold
storage or refrigerating plant that
take care of Johnson Citys needs for
a number of years. The officers are
w. w. Remine, president and general
manager; II. G. Black, vice-president; /;
j. W. Franklin, secretary-treasurer.