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suggesting that the duty Of per cent per pound on
sugar II left would In the months remaining the
fiscal year after the first Of May bring In s15oooooo
shows the In the revision tan TWAS
FIRST thought that the duty sugar would be lifted ca
schedule time but there Is to the question
now, and sugar duty will likely stay on.
The Democrats realize that the Underwood tariff has
been failure and they would like to do somsthins to
get matters Strengthened out but they do not know Just
where to start or finish
But why put more taxes on the home people? Why
tax more from within? Why put ali the burden here?
Why not do little work the tariff instead OF having
stamp taxes bank checks taxes on the automobile and
the internal explosion engine gasoline naptha and
other things?
II you ate something and II made you sick you would
hardly eat some more Of the thing with the expec
tation OF being well made The country large has had
too much OF internal taxation OF war taxes in time Of
peace and another dose of internal an war taxes
is not going to help things at ALL Try new tonic Fix
the tarinA Let the fellow who is waiting for the end OF
the war to throw lot of cheap goods into the United
States free OF duty nd who Is now taking advantage OF
the unprotected American manufacturer know that he
must pay up instead of hitting up the internal revenue
plan eyerlastingly.
The Democrats blame the war for the deficit in rev
enue; but the truth is the has the Democratic
party and the business interests Of the United States
temporarily but what preparation is being made BY the
party in power to porect the home industries when the
war is over and the bottom falls the war orders?
About rs per cent of the export trade is directly In
directly war order" trade. When the stops-bing!
Then there needs must be period Of readjustment
Are to be prepared for It. or are We be caught
mapping and the home industries forced to suffer?
Preparedness-let the Democrats prepare means OF
protection for manufacturers when the is
Give few things beside sugar chance and the price
of gasoline will not have be raised to pay the internal
revenue tax. nd won't need to hunt for revenue
stamp every time we write check.
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WASHINGTON NEWS =
GOSSIP q: CHARLES 5R55zs SMITH

WARRINGTON, D. c., Dec. IL
Congresman Hunter Nose Of the 4th
IN, Va.) district pulled an unexpect.
cd bill on Congress yesterday which
reytyes the subject Of Panama Canal
tell exemptions for American shipping.
It - expected that this bill will reopen
the Canal toll subject and precipitate
another light In Congress on this prop.
osftion.
II will DO recalled that when the re.
peal btll OF Mr.. simms came up in the
House In the last Congress, Represen.
tatiye Moss prepared an amendment
attaching TO that bill provision that
nothing herein contained shall be con.
ntrued as denying or waving any right
Of the United States to grant exemp-
tlon Of tolls TO its vessels of war and
commerce. But the committee on
Rules brought In arule forbiddlng any
amendment 70 the bill whatever as
recommended by the committee.
Mr.. Moss made a bitter speech on
March 81, 1914. denouncing this action
OF the committee and insisting on the
importance OF the amendment, but the
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to exempt from payment Of toll for
passage through the Canal its vessels
OF every kind, and also those Of its
citizens and the absolute sovereignty
OF the United States over the Canal
is hereby specifically and positively
affirmed"
Every effort was made by the oppo.
nents OF this amendment 10 prevent
a record vote upon II, but all to no
avail, and hence 1t is quite an easy
matter Tor those who are interested to
ascertain what representatives were
for and against the preservation of
American rights in the Canal.
In explanation Of his bill Congress.
man Moss today issued the following
statement:
This is a bill repeating the repeal
OF the tolls exemption clause of the
Panama Canal act SO as to attach to
the said act the clause, mo tolls shall
tolls shall be levied upon vessels en-.
Gagged In coastwise trade Of the United
States nor upon any war vessels Of the
ton -
Questions Of vital importance will
be presented to this Congress, and the
calendar should not be clogged with
untmportant measures. OF the flrst
Importance is the policy OF national
preparedness. involving the very pres.
eryation Of the nation. OF scarcely
les importance is the maintenance OF
national sovereignty over our own
property. When nation permits its
sovereignty to be attacked, directly
or indirectly, with reprisal or defense q,
Its claim to first rank among nations
Is seriously threatened. ! say that the
repeal by the last Congress Of the
clause In the Panama tolls act exempt.
Ing coastwise ships from tolls at the
behest OF foreign power, constitutes
one OF the most humiliatiug chapters
In American history. The question Of
national Sovereignty was directly In.
Yolyed. Sir Edward Grey acting for
England claimed that .the treaty (Hay
Pauneefote) imposes Limitations upon
the freedom OF action in the United
States" In respect TO the canal. L!mi.
tation to freedom OF action over ones
own territory 10 certainly an impair.
ment OFF sovereignty. Yet the Con.
gres sof 1919 asserted this sovereignty
BY, enacting this exemption clause, and
an able Secretary; Of State In his nego.
tiations with Sir Edward Grey insisted
upon the maintenance Sunimpaired Of
that sovereignty. But at the last sss.
Sion OF Con- gross ~ thc t,.s--t 80
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HIS CHRIsTMAs sHoppING

n n ERE MEF shop little at Christmas. Some men
Vl never shop at any other time and they do not like
the ordeal. To make it as short as possible they
take the first thing which the clerk shows them Which
is unnecessary And expensive. And they are dis.
appointed.
SO 1t seems well to remind the man who would.a.shop
nggowhetherhis wife.wouldlethimor.no that gloves
are not just goveshere many kinds as there are
brands OF cgars and that handkerchief may cost any
thing between rs cents and $685. and that he can sut his
purse in big and little things insists on doing So
The size of the Christmas bills can't all be blamed on
woman Big figures follow some OF the items because
man lacks practice in shopping
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longer than twenty.four hours either
within the canal or within three miles
Of the canal. and granting complete
immunity from attack by the belliger.
ents OF the canal plant, etc.
Now II We have not the right to ex.
empt commercial vessels from tolls
because we are one Of "all nations OBJ.
serving thes erules,fp then we have not
a right to exercise any act Of sover.
eighty in that canal in time Of war.
and our war vessels and troops would
be subjected to these i've rules bave
Just stated, and we have built this
Canal | vain SO far as protectiof and
war advantage to this country ar con.
cerned. This construction is childish
and silly; do not care how eminent
the men who espouse It whM l say
this. They simply have not Analysed
or studied the question, or they are
mislead by some other motive. Let US
use little common sense as well as
theory in thes public questions. The
Clayton.Bulwer treaty, under which It
was contemplated that Great Britain
would offer protection as well as mon.
ey in building and keeping the canal,
was entirely repealed in definite terms
by the Hay.Pauncefote treaty; and
Great Britain has never offered pen.
ny Of money or a particle OF protection.
Suppose the owner OF a private road.
way or waterway has built the same at
his own expense and labor, and says
10 his neighbors, 81 will permit you
to use this but only according to GER
tain rules which lay down" What
would You think IL one Of his neighbors
should say, "all right, but you have to
obey these rules yourself"
Sir Edward Grey. after the acquisi.
ton by the United States OF all neces.
sary rights in Panama, frankly admit
ted that nov the United States has
become practically sovereign of the ca.
nal, His Majesty's government does
not question its title to exercise bel.
ligerent rights for Its protection" This
Is, as Secretary Of State Knox pointed
out. an acknowledgment that our sub,
sequently acquired sovereignty auto.
matically exempts US from the appli.
cation of five Of the rules to be obsery.
ed by all nations" as a condition for
the use of the canal, but our owner.
ship, plus our sovereignty does not
exempt us from the other which would
merely permit the owner Of property
to exercise the ordinary rights Of own.
ership. ITO deny this free use OF our
own canal for our own vessels is Just
as much an impairment OF our sover.
eighty as to deny our rights to exer.
else acts Of belligerency in and for It's
protection
John Hay, the great secretary OF
State who negotiated the Hay.Paunce.
forth in the treaty that the owner
attributes Of national sovereignty,
knew that II was not necessary to set
forth in the treaty the fac ha he owner
could exercise he ordinary righs of
the ownership, and so It was not done;
but 1t would seem wise in future to
resort to A B c diplomacy by stating
self evident truths, not because Of pos.
sible foreign complaints, which are of.
ten made In bad faith, but because Of
this supine willingness Of certain emf.
nent American citizens to blandly
yield American rights instanter in or.
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amendment was endorsed by the Dem.
ocratic majority.
After the repeal bill had passed the
House Mr.. Moss again made an ef.
fort to mollify its effect by introduc.
ing resolution on April 2, 1914, pre-.
servin gthe rights Of the United States
committees action prohibiting the
in regard to theCanal, but the com.
mittee refused to report It. The Sen.
ate added an amendment to the House
bill lalong the line Of Mr.. Moss's reso.
luton but 1t was not strong enough
to satisfy that gentleman, so, on June
II, 1914. while the bill was pending In
the House on the question OF ratifying
or rejecting the senate amendment,
Mr.. Moss, with the assistance OF MI.
Murdoch, Mr.. Fitzgerald and other Of
the prominent leaders, succeeded In
getting record vote on what he term.
ed a preferential motion concerning
which the Record OF that date shows:
MIR. Moss OF West Virginia moved IN
strike out the state amenlmen, and
substitute therefor the following: "But
1t is hereby affirmatively declared
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-11
Remarkable Rise
Of British Private

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE most rap.
idly promoted man in the British
army is Lieutenant.Colon w. r..
Austin Of the 18th Reserve Battalion
Of the Cheshire Regiment, WHO en-:
listed rs private in that regiment
on August 80, 1914. He enlisted as
stranger, with only some militia ex.l
perience behind him, and rose rapidly
through the non.commissioned ranks
TO a commission, and then from quar-
termaster to adjutant, company COM
mander and battalion adjutant with
the result that at the end OF eleven
month he was commanding a regs
ment.
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der to avoid friction which might
upset their delicate nerves.
Congress can not appropriately In
% many words say what 4 thinks Il
the proper construction Of the HAY.
BPsuneefote treaty, but Il VIII be ex;
pressing the same idea and etectually
asserting our rights by enacting my
bill into law. "
Some will hesitate to support my
bill because some other nations are at
war, but milk.sop attitude on the
part Of this nation on questions affect.
ing It's sovereignty Is q greater men.
acc. to our peace and safety than a
courageous assertion In the only way
practicable OF rights, which We clearly
possess but the existence Of which has
been denied.
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plan Rescue Car.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. IA
mine rescue car for the State Depart
ment Of Mines is proposed. The fnccd
OF this car has been pointed out by
Earl Henry, State Mining Commits
sioner, who says that there are 1l0G
mines in the state, employing S00Os
men, and that the industry is of such
importance that II demands the addk
tion OF such car to the Department.
equipment. RI
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-11

A $4,000 COW in New York in one
week gave 65s pounds OF milk from
which tl.Sl pounds OF butter was
made. That's not COW; that's a
wholesale house.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-11

All Fairmonters should get lit up
to prove that they welcome the new
lighting system.
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With the great white way and the
new hotel Fairmont will have to ar.
range TO name Adams street over once
more. Let's call 1t Broadway.
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With the governors and the Presi.
dent message laid aside TO read in
spare minutes, we'll have enough
dope" to keep us busy for months.
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We had heard Hopewell was a pref.
ty hot town but we never thought II
was hot enough to burn.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-11

Now that your Christmas shopping
is done. why not start saving enough
for that Easter outfit.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-11

Next question is wso will be the
manager and what will be the rates
at the new hotel.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-11

1915 was a good year. almost all the
holidays were followed by Sunday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-11

As usual the post office and Ford
cars furnished many laughs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-11

Fairmont might make some money
selling dirt to Mars to fill the canals
there. Two or three bitches in use
on Madison and Locust would turn
out enough money for II hotels like
the McAlpin.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-11

Z Although the annex to the city
building has been completed for the
past six weeks there have been no
door knobs put on the police depart.
ment. II you happened to get picked
up by the cops tell them to take you
to police headquarters. You can walk
out while the chiefs playing his vio-
lin.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-11

There's no use building the new
hotel unless we can have new bridge
with 1t.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-11

Doug Fleming was as busy on the
stage last night as post office in
spector playing seven up in the base
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-11

The Walker House fills pages OF his
tory Of West Virginia pioneer days be
fore the Civil War.
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Don't ask us to subscribe to the no.
tel fund until after the first payday
in January.
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Clarksburg has some fire depart.
ment. Called to the Walker House
fire they could not, get the gasoline
truck to run. They then took the
hose wagon to the fire in an awful
hurry. Arriving at the fire they dis.
covered they had forgotten the noz.
zles. Incidentally, there amt" no
House ANYMORE.
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This thing Of going to basketball
games and minstrels and then having
10 work all night has to be stopped
or there won't be any ruff stun.
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Francis x. Bushman, John Reed is
SOME singer. Makes one think he's
on the wharf at Charleston, s. C.
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RUFF STUFF
BY RED.

No wet goods in your personal bag.
gage are there!
Herb Heikes in the minsrels may
not be colored but he'll have to prove
II.
This thing OF going to basketball
games and Ministries and then having
10 work all night has to be stopped
or there won't be any ruff stun.
Doug Fleming was as busy on the
stage last night as post office in
spector playing seven up in the base
ment.
As usual the post office and Ford
cars furnished many laughs.
Next question is wso will be the
manager and what will be the rates
at the new hotel.
A $4,000 COW In New York in one
week gave SOS pounds Of milk from
which 41.s1 pounds OF butter was
made. That's not COW; that's a
wholesale house.
1915 was a good year. almost all the
holidays were followed by Sunday.
Now that your Christmas shopping
is done. why not start saving enough
for that Easter outfit.
With the great white way and the
new hotel Fairmont will have to ar.
range to name Adams street over once
more. Let's call 1t Broadway.
We had heard Hopewell was pref.
ty hot town but we never thought 1t
was hot enough to burn.
All Fairmonters should get lit up
to prove that they welcome the new
lighting system.
With the governors and the Presi.
dent message laid aside to read in
spare minutes, we'll have enough
dope" to keep us busy for months.
I
There's no use building the new
hotel unless we can have a new bridge
with it.
Don't ask us to subscribe to the no.
tel fund until after the first payday
in January.
I You have one more chance to! see
the minsrels. Go tonight, it's great.
What dye think Of the basketball
game?
Francis X. Bushman, John Reed is
some singer. Makes one think he's
on the wharf at Charleston, s. C.
Clarksburg has some fire depart.
ment. Called to the Walker House
hre they could not get the gasoline
truck to run. They then took the
hose wagon to the fire in an awful
hurry. Arriving at the fire they dis.
covered they had forgotten the noz.
zles. Incidentally, there amt" no
House anymore.
The Walker House fills pages of his
tory Of West Virginia pioneer days be-
fore the Civil War.
Fairmont might make some money
selling dirt to Mars to fill the canals
there. Two or three bitches in use
on Madison and Locust would turn
out enough money for II hotels like
the McAlpin.
Although the annex to the city
building has been completed for the
past six weeks there have been no
door knobs put on the police depart
ment. II you happened to get picked
up by the cops tell them to take you
to police headquarters. You can walk
out while the chiefs playing his vio-
lin.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-11

y You have one more chance to! see
the minsrels. Go tonight, it's great
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What dye think Of the basketball
game?
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-09
A COINCIDENCE IN NAMES-AND
ITS RESULT.

E1,t"r II"nu!um Star Bulletin.
Sir because ny nam" f. among
those OF The paSsengers departing to-
Cls 81 -. ST nyo Maru. | have re-
reiV"d several U"SSaGeN f hon VOy-
9t", pheasant trir. Mhy are YOU 90
ing. hn!" 'Ou nnlSh"d IL! Dapers. etc
but this is all mistake" / am not
going to Japan
The error hes occurred fUllOWin :
q very interesting and pleasing coin,
cih"nC". The name Of my eldest son
IS Stanley. A day or so ago | received
i letter from II. Stanley Smith, for
mer captain Of the ShinyO Naru. m
trHduCing his brother. The letter
vas presented To III" by the brother
in person. a delightful person. who is
manager Of lhOdW ell 4 co. of Kobe,
and who's" name is Mat Smith. It is
he who i departing on the ShinyO
Marn today and it is he to whom all
wishes Of bon voyage and pleasant
trip are due. When he was book cd
the agents apparently put him down
as Mott Smith.
f. 4 MOTT NTH
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-09
SUPER AND KILLAM
GOING TO MAINLAND

Following-the custom of granting
two months vacation every three
years to the Y. M. G. 4. secretaries,
the local association has arranged
for the vacations of Paul. Super and
Lloyd r. killam, general and reli-
giCus secretaries respectively.
The two association workers will
leave early in May for the mainland
to attend the conference of secretar-
les at Asilomar, near San Francisco,
May 10 to "a. They will also be pres
ent at the exposition for y. VI. &. A.
Day, May %. after which Mr. Super
will return to Honolulu. Secretary
killam will continue his journey to
the summer camp Of the Y. NJ. C.. A.
at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
Kiliam will teach at the summer
session and prepare to assume his
full duties as secretary of the Orient
al associations in Honolulu upon his
return in August lie will also attend
the commencement at his college,
William Jewell. Missouri, and later
visit association buildings in the east.
He will be joined by Mrs. killam,
who left Honolulu for her home in
Missouri early in March
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-09
D1sCRED1TED AND sHAMED.

T,yn~i"n for Representative d. NJ. kuplhea
WuilI :. Hr!,.. ,," !i:l.r additional p.hi> hn"n1
for tnt. n"5;~r mnIilr: convicted hN tive" OF h~
own colleague, Of ~ ing tal>r testimony and
OF being an unfit parent.
Yet if it is truc that the house has no method
Of Kidding itself Of a member thus declared
thoroughly undesirable, the situation is de
plorabc one. The house rules do not rontcm-
plate the investigation Of a members moral
character after he has taken his seat but in
the kupihea case TIA" situation is essentially
different kupihea demanded Of the house that
If investigate the charges against HIM made by
Circuit Judge Ashford Judge Ashford $
charges had nothing to do with kupihea' 5 Off
cial status as a member Of the territorial logis-
lature. 1t was Kupihea himself who brought
that official status into tn" situation by press
ing resolution calling for special committee
to probe the charges.
9 Thus KupiAra himself made the question one
for the house to handle. The ma jOrity report
of the house committee is scathing indictment
of this ncgIcctfu parent-tllis promoter of vile
debaUcheS.
There are plenty of good men and honorable
men and true men in the house. We leave it
to Their conscience and their Interpretation of
existing rules and laws to say what the house
can do and shall do with Kupihea.
In the eyes of the public he is discredited
and shamed The Investigation he demanded
has resulted in majority finding against him.
Still, it is expecting too much that he should
recognize the propriety of an immediate resig
nation.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-09
PUNAHOU NOTES
Especial star-Bullr,n Correspondence1

Especial Star Bulletin CorresuOndence1
PUNAHOU, April 9.--Thr commit
tee OF Punahou mothers has elected
Mrs D. l.. Wilmington chairman, and
Mrs. A. NJ. NOVEL; secretary Of the
|committee. The committee IS issuing 4
call for a meeting Of all the PunahOn
mothers next Monday. afternoon at
:4J o'clock in Charles r. Bishop hail.
when they will bring forward for dis
cussiCn some questions on which the
committee has already held several
conferences, but on which they wish
the opinions of the mothers before
final action is taken.
Since the questions which have come
up are important and Of general inter.
est to all the mothers, the committee
is hoping for a large attendance.
On Tuesday morning Mr. Mcneil
told the school Of sonic spots which
could be seen on the sun. All day
microscope was left in the outer Of
flee so the students could witness