The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-12-03
Judge DOLE CAM 2
REMlAI|NONB8ENCH
Outlook For Congressional Aid To
Hawaiian Harbor Improve
ments Not Bright
BY ERNEST @. WALKER
(Mail Special to The Advcrtser)

(Mail Special to The AdvPrtIser)
WASHINGTON, November IS. -
There is no present activity at the de
partment of Justice over Hawaiian
judges. No action has been deter.
mined, as far as one can learn, about
the successor Of Judge Dole NeyeTthe-
less II is believed here that in all
probability Judge Dole can have q re.
nomination if he wishes it. One of the
best Informed officials in the depart.
ment said today:
Nothing has been done toward Rll-
ing the remaining vacancies on the
bench IN Hawaii. ! can see no imme.
date prospect that anything will be
done, although in our work of disposns
of patronage questions here, matters
often come MP suddenly. II would
seem likely, however, that nothing
will be done about these judgeships till
after congress has assembled I have
heard nothing about the successor Of
Judge Dole. -
Harbor improvements
Hawaiian interest In harbOr improve.
ments will he emphasized here this win
ter, IL is understood. National Commit.
lteeHan Rice is expected in early De
cember to attend the Republican meet.
ing and TO improve the opportunity 10
put in good words for NawiIiwii.
/ All that is well as a matter of pre-
urinary work, but the fact remains If
very forbidding outlook FOR river and
hafb0r projects before the present con.
gross. II is already understood at the
lcapitol that new river and harbOr prof
10 AL hA 4
IEtinistratiOn will favor is appropTi.
ations for continuation Of existing
projects, Whether this opposition can
be battered down by the individual
members of Senate and House is yet to
be determined.
| There Is the argument that the gov,
eFnment is spending so much money on
preparedness st-ict economy must ne
exercised in other directions The Presi
4 dent is undoubtedly embarrassed in
/ finding satisfactory plans for raising
4 the nece sary increase in revenue to
meet these new and larger fighting
/ forces.
Mrs. Ballou In Defense Work
/ Mrs. Sidney Ballou of Honolulu has
been an active participant in the work
of the Navy Defense League. Its SEES
sions here at Washington have been at
tended by, numerous prominent women
i from many States, There were an al.
dress by Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Roosevelt, a largely attended and
brilliant reception, and other interest
ing functions, all of which bespoke thu
cordial cooperation of the women in en-
eouraging Preparedness sentiment. Mrs
Ballou was placed in charge of the work
of the league for Hawaii, and is seek
ing to interest women in the Islands
Php league is undertaking to obtain the
signatures of q million women TO pre-
raredness positions before January
and Mrs. Ballou is asking the women al
Hawaii to sign numerOusly. Former
Judge BallOu has likewise been identi
fed here with the work of the navy
league and was a member of the recent
conference here.
It has been widely reported here
that Governor Pinkham was coming Il
Washington soon, but knowledge Of
such visit 80 denied at the depart
ment Of the interior, IL was stated a
the secretary 8 office today that Gov
, eruor Pinkham had made no applica
, tion for leave Of absence, as is Gus
tomarv in cases where Governors o.
To-, ;to"ios '"o"r their capitals
The Geological Survey announces tina
water supply paper for the year 1871;
il Hawai-. has iu appeared. 1t is I
technical paper and, like two pre-, inu
uaue"s. "rOntriNs list Of the stations
maintained on the Islands, estimates o
/, the daily discharg" of the streams au'
the results Of studies Of rainfall n
many points.
The Surveys bulletin continues
1.-THE report lacks interest to the gcn
eral reader, but will be valuable to "m
, gineers and others engaged in develop
ing the water sources of the Islands.