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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-27
EXPECT HEcoRD WHEAT CROP.
United States Will Produce Almost
Halt Of Worlds AVERAGE.

Washington.-Nine hundred million
bushels of wheat-almost half Of the
worlds wheat production. and a new
record for the United States-is the
prospective total yield OF the farms OF
the country this year. the Department
OF Agriculture announced in its June
crop report.
The enormous crop will be 1877 ,0OO,-
600 bushels more than was ever grown
before in the United States in any
one year
There also will be large yields Of
oats and barley. probably second in
size in the history of the nation. The
report shows:
Spring Wheat Area, 1890, 900
acres: condition, 95.5 per cent; indi-
Gated yield, 14.6 bushels per acre; es-
timated production, 262,0O0,00O bush
els.
Winter Wheat - Condition, 92.7;
yield. ISL; production, 63S,80O.00O
bushels
All Wheat-Area, 53,377, 900 acres;
condition, 93.7 per cent: yield. 16.9
bushels per acre: production, goo, ,0OO,-
00o bushels.
Oats-Area, 3s,3s3, 900 acres; condf.
ton, S9.5 per cent; yield, 31.7 bushels
per acre; production, 1.216,OOO, 900
bushels.
Barley-Area, 7,52S,0O0 acres: con-
dition, 95.5 per cent: yield, 372 BUSH
els per acre; production, FOG 900 900
bushels.
Rye-Condition, 93.6 per cent; yield,
17.2 bushels per acre.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-27
SPORT.
Sta q ding of Weatern lie,

Patsy Drouillard beat Johnny Lore
in ten rounds at Montreal. He won
every round by big margin.
The Resolute won over the Vanitie
and the Reliance in the yacht race
at Rye n. T., to choose a defender
for Americas cup.
More than a Thousand persons at
tended midnight baseball game
played at Fairbanks. Alaska between
two local teams. The game was the
opening event OF the Festival of The
Midnight Sun, features of which were
a carnival parade and genera! merry
making.
President Ban Johnson of the Amer
lean league said at Chicago that there
will be no third major league this
season, if at all. The third league
idea was merely suggested to the ma
tional commission. and it is merely a
possibility. No definite action was
taken at our meeting in New York" ="
Nine aviators lost their lives when
a mimic war in the air was suddenly
turned into a tragic reality by acci-
dentally ripping dirigible air ship
by a bi-plane, while both were flying
at great height during the Austrian
army maneuvers at Vienna. Both
crafts were destroyed. The occupants,
nine military. naval officers and nom
commissioned officers, were burned
and mutilated beyond recognition.
The form players jumped into the
lead in the first race at Overland
park Tuesday afternoon, when they
went to Orba Smile and won first
blood at the nice price of 13 to 10.
Eek Davis came along in the next and
delivered at II to 10. Shiny B. failed
to come across. So did Waldo and
Paw, but Bertha V. at to wound up
a good days sport with the balance
on the side of the form players. Mil
ton Barber. Voladay, Jr.. and Silver
Tone We're the long shots to go over.
Milton Barber won the fifth race at
better than to l, Noladay Jr.. his
race at better than 13 to l and Sill
yer Tone placed at the long price OF
is to ! in the seventh.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-27
FOREIGN.

Figures Of the census Of the city O
Buenos Ayres. recently taken. sho~
the number Of inha bitants to be l.
5tO.163. In 1900 the total was s2l .29l
Cabiegrams from China report dev
astation by floods involving thousands
OF lives. The damage to property and
crops IL estimated at more than
$5,oo0,0 900 around the West river
The vaults of the Swiss banks are
stated to be literally crammed with
securities sent to Geneva from France
aad Germany by persons who desire
to avoid heavy surtaxes laid on capi-
tai in those countries
Queen Mary is now colonel in the
British army. while sponding
rank is held by Queen Alexandra and
two princesses. These appointments,
the first of the kind ever made in the
British army. were announced as .
novel feature of the birthday honors.
John d. Rockefeller has sent Miss
Eva Booth, commander of the Saliva
fund being raised for the sufferers of
the Empress OF Ireland disaster. Miss
Booth is in London attending the
worlds congress OF the Salvation
Army.
1t is announced that Sir Joseph
Beecham has purchased the Covent
Garden estate in London from the
Duke of Bedford. 1t covers nineteen
acres and includes the Coyent Garden
market. Covent Garden opera house
and Drury Lane theater. Tie price
exceeds sl2.000,000
All the passengers. numbering 100
emigrants, and SO OF the crew, were
safely transferred to the Lyonnesse
and landed at Hughtown. ST Mary's
island. the capital OF the group.
when the Belgium steamer Goth
land from Montreal for Rotterdam,
laden with grain. struck the rocks
near Bishop lighthouse, off Scilly is
land, in dense fog.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-27
Lady Panchita Length Behind ceIesta

Denver. - Celesta. the 4-year-old
daughter of Sempronius and Rezia, re
peated her victory in the opening
handicap by capturing the Denver City
handicap at Overland Park Wednes.
day The trip of a mile and an eighth,
with the top weight of 116, was nothing
more than romp for her. She JUS
titled the confidence placed in her by
the public, who sent her to the post
a to favorite, by coming down the
wire six lengths to the good. Behind
her was Lady Panchita, who ran a
splendid race, and Orlin Kripp, second
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-27


Niagara Falls, Ont. June 25.-Terms
for composing all international differ
ences between the United States and
Mexico have been concluded. The con,
ditions under which diplomatic reIa
tions will be resumed were embodied
in protocol which was signed by the
ambassador from Brazil, the ministers
OF Chile and Argentina and the Amerl-
can and Huerta delegates.
The character of the settlement is
not expected to arouse opposition from
the constitutionalists, who will particl
pate in and TO large degree would
mould the adjustment OF ali interna.
tional disputes.
When a new provisional government
is established to succeed that headed
by General Huerta the result of media,
tion-recogrized as triumph for Pan
American diplomacy-will become ef.
fective.
Incidentally with the action taken
it was announced that the actual Sc
lection of a provisional President and
the organization OF the new govern
ternal problem. will be left to an in.
formal conference of Representatives
OF the constitutionalists-L Cabrera
Rafael Zubaran and Jose Vasconcelos
and the delegates sent by General
Huerta to the mediation conference.
No formal adjournment of the medi-
ators will be taken, but there will be
nn tlrh ha yi,s,aS
OF the two warning factions in Mexico
endeavor to arrive at an agreement on
the personnel OF the new government
the agrarian and other questions
Wednesday nights formal session OF
mediators and delegates prepared the
way for the complete settlement OF the
difficulties between the United States
and Mexico growing out of the failure
OF a Huerta officer at Tampico to sa
lutte the Stars and Stripes. which was
demanded as reparation for the arrest
of American bluejackets.
Terms Of Protocol.
The single outstanding proyiso in the
protocol is that the international prob
lem shall be declared adjusted on the
establishment of the new provisional
government. The protocol sets forth
That the United States. and Argen
tina, Brazil and Chile-the mediation
countries-shall recognize the new pro
visional government and that thence
forth diplomatic relations between the
United States and Mexico shall be re-
sumed
THAT the United States demands nc
indemnity and does not further eXac,
satisfaction for any OF the incidents
connected with the patrol of Mexican
waters and invasion of the country.
Adjust Private Claims.
That commission shall be ap-
pointed to adjust private claims grow
ing out OF the revolution and interna'
tional incidents"
The protocol was drafted and its
phraseology telegraphed to Washing
ton for approval.
At 9 O'Clock word came from Presi-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-27
Roosevelt Defends Perkins.

New York. - Theodore Roosevelt,
who returned to America upon the I'm
perator Wednesday. vigorously defend
Ell George w. Perkins, chairman OF
the Progressive national executive
committee. whose resignation as chair
man was demanded recently by Amos
Pinchot, who declared that Perkins
affiliaticn with certain big business
interests made him unfit to hold his
position. When they read Perkins
out" said Colonel Roosevelt, they
Will have to read me out, too
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-27
Must Settle Differences.

thorizing the American delegates to
] sign it.
Must Settle Differences.
The results OF the mediators' work
places the issue now squarely before
the representatives of the warning
factions. On them will rest the re-
sponsibility for failure or success OF
the peace plans as a whole.
The mediators and American dele
gates will stand by TO lend helping
hand and give their counsel when
sought
Luis Cabrera. Rafael Zubaran and
Jose Nasconcelos. the constitutionalist
delegates, are in Washington and
should arrive here in another day or
two, though final arrangements for
their coming has not been made.
AT the close OF the days conference.
Ambassador DaGama gave out a state
ment embracing the protocols which
We're signed. He announced that three
articles of the peace plan had been
protocolized and that these related
only to the International side of the
Mexican problem
We deemed 1t advisable. he said.
10 invite the constitutionalist party to
send delegates to discuss with the
Mexican delegates the internal aspects
of the problems"
The protocols signed are as fol-
lows:
Article 1.-The provisional govern
ment referred to in the protocol No. 3
shall be constituted by agreement OF
the delegates representing the parties
between which the internal struggle in
Mexico is taking place.
Article H-(A) Upon the constitu-
ton of the provisional government in
the City of Mexico the government OF
the United States of America will rec
ognize Immediately and thereupon dip
lomatic relations between the two
countries will be restored.
tB) The government of the United
States of America will not in any form
whatsoever claim war indemnity or
other international satisfaction
co The provisional government will
proclaim absolute amnesty to all for
eigners for any and all political of
civil war in Mexico.
(DJ The provisional government will
negotiate for the constitution of inter-
national commissions for the settle
ment OF the claims of foreigners on ac
count of damages sustained during the
period of civil war as a consequence o.
military acts or the acts of national
authorities.
Article III.--The three mediating
governments agree on their part to rec
ognize the provisional government or
ganized as provided by section of the
protocol.
Protocol No. 3" referred to in the
above was signed two weeks ago and
set forth merely that a provisional gov
ernment to be constituted as later pro-
vided shall be recognized on certain
date, to be agreed upon subsequently,
and from that time forward shall exer
else governmental powers until the in
auguration OF constitutional presi
dent.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-27
GEN e RAJ.

The Portuguese cabinet was recon
structed as follows: Premier. minis
ter interior and minister of foreign af-
fairs. Bernardino Machado; justice,
Manoel Montairo: finance, Santos Lu-
cas-; war, Gen. Antonio Pereira dEca !;
marine, Peres Rodriguez; public
works. Almeda Lima, colonies Cou-
cairo Costa
Its an insane thing not to recog.
nize organizations of labor" said John
Wanamaker in Philadelphia, in giving
further testimony before the United
States commission on industrial rela-
ply to a question whether employers
should recognize labor unions. On the
general question of unionism, Mr..
Wanamaker said he believed labor had
suffered frightfully'' in the past be.
cause of poor leaders, but added that
he is seeing Z better class of leader.
ship coming in.
Mrs. George Westinghouse, widow
of the electrical inventor. died at
Lcnox. Mass. She suffered paralytic
shock at her home, Erskine Park.
Westinghouse officials turned down
the 1880 strikers of their four big
plants in East Pittsburg and Swissvale
and the strike will probably continue
A tornado struck Watertown. s D.,
ard tore path through the city four
blocks wide and eighteen blocks long.
Nine are known to be dead, and scores
of people are believed to be injured
The property damage is many thou
sands.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-27
Names "oisease Prevention Day."
Churches Urge Ban Upon Automobile

Frankfort, Ind.-The automobile
Gas placed under the ban by the Ger
man Baptist church. which held its
national conference on a farm near
here. Only three delegates voted in
favor OF the use Of the machine, while
300 were against it. The resolution
adopted follows: Whereas. We rea-
lize the difficulty and unpleasantness
in dealing with the automobile spirit.
we advise all churches not to allow
their members to own or operate an
automobile. auto truck. motor cycle.
or any motor vehicle, at least until
such a time as they become in general
use or until We get more light on the
subject"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-27
eeoroe simontan Found Dad.

Denver.-George f. Simonton. 81
, manager of the Rocky Mountain Fire
Underwriters Association, who lived at
1850 Clermont street, Denver, oom,s it
tee suicide by drinking poison in City
park. He was past grand master of the
Masons of Colorado and high in Knight
Templary.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-27
Russian Ambassador Chosen,

Washington--George T. Mayre of
San Francisco, has been selected by
the President to be ambassador to
Russia.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-27
confesses Beating Barn Boss.

Denver.-John Frazier, recently en-
ployed by W. w. Axton. a grading con-
tractor, confessed to George Saunders.
acting chief of detectives, that he beat
and fatally wounded Christopher c..
Page, As, barn boss for Axton, in an
attempt to murder Page
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-27

Servian King Gives Throne to Son.
Belgrade, Servia.-King Peter of
Servia was reported to have abdicated
the thrcne in favor of his second son.
Prince Alexander
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-27
Premier Baron of Scotia

Premier Baron of Scotland a Suicide.
London.-Lord Forbes, premier bar
on of Scotland, was found dead in a
hotel at Dundee with his throat cut.
He had Committed suicide He was
eighty-five years old.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-27
Now Jersey Town Bu1es Hamper.

New Jersey Town euTes Hamper.
Paterson. n. Jon the site Of the
proposed new rapid transit station. in
the heart Of the city. Mayor Fordyce
and members Of the board OF trade
carried out an elaborately arranged
ceremony to mark the passing OF
knocking" in Paterson. The chief
feature of the program was the burial
Of the hammer" borne to its grave
by six horses and followed by a pro-
cession, at the head Of which were
Chief AIourners ''Old Pessimist."
Chronic Kicker" aud "Habitual
Crouch" each fashioned out o. straw
Names Disease Prevention Day."
Indianapolis, Ind.-Gov- Samuel NJ.
Ralston will name day in October to
be observed throughout Indiana as
disease prevention day" The move
ment was started by the Indiana So-s
ciety for the Prevention of Tuberc@
losis. and when Governor RalNa
heard OF the plan he indorsed ee
proposition.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-27
ADOPT PEACEPLAN
MEDIAToRs PREPARE PROTOCOL
AND WILSON ORDERS TERMS
BE ACCEPTED.
NO INDEMNITY ASKED
HUERTA AND CARRANZA DELE
GATES MUST DECIDE UPON
NEW GOVERNMENT.

Western Newspaper rnion News Service
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-27
DICTATOR'S FATE IS SEALED
United States Signs Peace Protocol With Mexico,
Villa Captures Zacatecas

dent Wilson and Secretary Bryan au-
thorizing the American delegates to
sign il
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-09
EXPLANATION MADE WHY
RAPID TRANSIT HAS NOT
EXTENDED ON SOUTH ST

The public utilities commission has
requested the Star-Bulletin to make
clear the reasons set forth by G. G.
BaIlentyne, manager Of the Honolulu
Rapid Transit and Land Company. in
answer to verbal complaint to the
commission as to why the company
does not extend its line beyond its
present terminus at the Honolulu Iron
Works, and up along South street.
The complaint was taken up at a re-
cent meeting Of the commission, at
which time Mr.. Ballentyne was pres
ent and gave reasons which were &C
cepted by the commission as being a
sufficient answer to the complaint.
The minutes of that part of the
meeting read as follows:
Mr.. Ballentyne replied that there
we're many reasons, the chief CT which
were. these:
81 The company's franchise along
the Beach road terminates where the
cars now stop opposite the Honolulu
Iron Works.
So The land on which the tracks
are laid on First street belongs to the
Bishop Estate 1.-THE street has never
been taken over by the government
and the tracks are there simply by
permission of the estate
g. The track on South street was
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go or PRosesRlrY.r

. II vs. i Is j J.. aa n .
Editor Honolulu Star Bulletin.
Sir: Everybody, including the De
mccrats, admit that the last presiden.
tial election was a 'land slide" That
something went wrong at the last
minute is a fact. II every voter had
remembered the, great full dinner
pail campaign OF 1896, when McKfn,
ley took the reins of government and
there was an immediate restoration
of prosperity from the throes Of near
dependency throughout the United
States, there would have been no Will.
son administration, no Underwood tar.
if, no discrimination against the man.
ufacturer, the reiiner, the sugar cane
grower and the sugar beet farmer.
There would be no necessity for a
call on Congress for a war tax to Gre
ate revenue to support government. in
lieu of the revenue producing source
that has or will be eliminated to ap-
parently satisfy fad.
With the coming election, right here
in Hawaii there is the laying down
of lines for another full dinner pail
coup. which 1t is hoped will restore
the Republican party to power and
bring on a season of prosperity that
shall fit in with the spirit of the
times.
The coming years will be critical
one for Hawaii. The eyes of the
world will no ON ~hnr and In, Tho ad
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MUST BE USED.

In hotel the other day the man.
ager was instructing new arrival
who hailed from Erin's Isle, in his
duties.
Now you see that sign, Gentlemen
must use the spfttoon If you notice
any Of the guests violating that rule
report the matter to me. .
"Oi will, SIR said Pat, and he kept
a sharp lockout. After watching a
gentleman for half an hour he went
to him and said:
Dye moind the sign over FOUNDER.
sor?''
Yes" said the gentleman.
Why dent you observe it, thin?"
I'm not expectorating on the car
pet, said the gentleman, astonished.
"Oi know we're not, said Pat, IAN
yer not usin' the spettune, nayther.
Spit. We thafe, or I'll report yez. =
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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WARS MEANING.

u. = i -
Schofeld Barracks, Sept. 9TH, 1914
Editor Honolulu Starr Bulletin:
Sir: Might is Right. = said Bismarck,
and now the triple entente is disputing
it, but what have they to take its
place? They might sevefss the asser.
tion and say, Right is Might, which
would mean practically the same
thing: he
There must be war toikeep the crust
trimmed on the being of human
nature which It is ever shielding itself
with. The idea is to make war SO Inn
mediate that no lives will be lost. The
autocrats and democrats would then
be united.
The stand which the New York
World has taken in regards to the
European war, stating that Germany
has run amuck, is beneath the dignity
Of that big daily. Germany Is the
core of the Occidental civilization and
the united vim of her people in this
war proves that to be fact
/, for one, am at relentless odds
with the old fogies who cannot recon
Gle the whole rigmarole of human en-
otions into one political creed, to be
held up to the citizen as constant
mirror of his deeds.
Know myself was inscribed on
the oracle at Delphi, and know thy
self is the scripture of mans political
competence today.
The European war is an elaborate
demonstration of the profound earnest
ness OF life and 1t remains for the
United States to see and profit by this
European cataclysm regardless of
which side Is victor.
ELIGE L. KIRK.
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LETTERS

fThe Stat-Builetin invites free and
frank discussion in this column on all
legitimate subjects of current interest.
Communications are constantly re.
eeiyed to which no signature Is at.
tached. This paper will treat as con.
fidential signatures 70 letters IL the
writer's 80 desire. but cannot give
space for anonymous eommunIca.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-09

Following a brief Illness Thomas
Whitmore, the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John l. whitmore, died yester.
day at the home of his parents on
Matlock avenue. The funeral arrange
ments have not yet been completed.
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net laid down under the direction of
the franchise. but by permission from
the superintendent Of public works
fer the purpose OF transporting freight
and material only.
"A. The Punahou line Is the hard
line on the system from
the standpoint CT the car crew. and
should the line be extended so that
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and Reynolds, with two women. we're
the occupants Of an automobile which
recently ran down and injured Mount.
ed Officer NJ. P. Moranha on Kalakaua
avenue and killed the. morse which he
was riding.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-09

DANIEL LOGAN: l hate TO spoil
a good story, but accurate local his
tory compels me to say that Miss
Ashford will not be the first lady
member Of the bar of Hawaii. A guar.
ter OF century ago the late Miss Al
media Hitchcock. sister OF Artist
Hitchcock, was licensed practitioner
in the courts of the Kingdom OF Ha-
vail. associated with her father, Hon.
H. R. Hitchcock, in his law office at
Hile.
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kMpr1lOG

F.. GAY is a passenger to the
Coast in the Wilhelmina.
BYRON o. CLARK was a passenger
to the Pacific coast in the Matson
steamer Wilheimina this morning.
j. o. CARTER is en- route to the
mainland in the Matson steamer VIII.
helmina on a business and pleasure
trip.
G, H. Dickey was among the pas.
sengers departing this morning for
San francisco, in the Matson steamer
WiIhelmina.
DIR. AND MRS. ARCHER IRWIN
of Hilo are en- route to San Francisco
ON a vacation trip. They were pas.
sengers in the Wilhelmina.
b. E. LANG, manager of the Juye.
nile Bostonians, who have been de.
lighting Honolulu audiences for the
past three months, sailed for the coast
in the Wilhelmina today.
O)
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an additional car be operated over
the line 1t would take away the lay
ever that the crew now enjoys With
the terminal point where 1t Is at
present
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-09

The coal packets OF Nelson Bros.
Coal Co., in brooklyn were DESTROYED
by fire at a loss Of 100000.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-09

Maurice MaeterIinck has volunteer,
ed for service in the Belgian army He
is 50 years old.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-09

HARRY z. MURRAY II I'm
elected mayor will treat both Four b
and Fifth districts alike u give EN-
molasses roads in the Fourth and pine
apple juice roads in the Filth.