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The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03
NEW ORLEANS IS RAT PROOF.
Not a Case of Plague In City Since
Oct. 4-Work Continues.

Washington.-"M than half of the
approximately 10000 buildings in New
Orleans have been made rat proof;
there has not been case of plague
there since Oct last, and II will not
be long before New Orleans will be one
Of the most rat proof cities I'm the
world" announced DR.. w. Q. Rucker,
assistant surgeon general of the public
health service. DR.. Rucker has charge
of the eradication of the plague.
Reports show that 31S,000 rats have
been caught by the health authorities
In New Orleans since the anti-plague
campaign began last autumn. and all
Of them have been subjected TO bac-
THEOLOGICAL examination. "All the rats
caught have been Identified ms to spe-
cies and SEX" said DIT. Rucker. "The
species plays an important part"
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03
CLEAN UP AND KILL THE
MOSQUITOES.


"cleanup time is here, and so
is mosquito time. Grid on your
swatting armor and go forth.
One moment, however, before
you go-'the female is more
deadly than the male
Among mosquitoes the mem
bers Of the fair sex are fierce
bIoodsuckers that inject an ir-
ritating poison ihto our skins,
and they may accompany the
dose Of toxin with a few fever
germs. The males lead a COM
paratively tame existence, sub
,sisting on the juices of plants
and fruits" 50 says a member
of the University of Wisconsin
biology department.
THE speokie winged anopileles,
the malariaI mosquito,' he con-
tinues, "hibernates during the
winter in our attlcs. cellars and
closets, The presence Of many
lakes, swamps end ponds often
makes mosquitoes an intolerable
pest.
THE female mosquito gorges
herself with blood in order that
the eggs may have abundant
nourishment. She deposits her
little egg raft on the surface of
quiet water during the night, and
it floats there until the larvae
hatch. The larvae are the wig
elers' or 'wissIetaiIs' which are
seen in ponds and rainwater
barrels the world over. Though
mosquito larvae always develop
in water, they must breathe air
and frequently come to the sur
face. After few days the IarVa
sheds it's skin and becomes a big
headed pupa, which rests at the
surface until il splits up the
back to allow the adult mos.
quito to emerge.
1.-THE best way to get rid of
mosquitoes is to destroy their
breeding places. This not only
means draining swamps and fill
ing in ponds, but gathering up
tomato cans, putting netting
over horse troughs and rain.
water barrels and watching the
cave troughs. u IL is impossi-
, bic to get rid { Z standing water
near your premises, oil placed on
ponds will kill the larvae. Kere.
; sene or any light fuel oil will
serve for this purpose. About
one ounce of oil will cover fif.
teen square feet"
q. q. Z, q. .
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03

Human beings are growing kinder.
A new spirit Of brotherly love is being
born within us. We are beginning to
realize more than It was ever felt be-
fore that the woes Of our neighbors are
our woes and that no who would seek
happiness must give happiness. 1t
sounds old. doesn't lit But tell you
It Is new. We are Just beginning to
feel our responsibilities to others"
Here is one who dares sound note
of hope In the face Of the great world
catastrophe, and the optimist who sees
promise for humanity at even such a
time Is a woman and a novelist, the
Princess Pierre Troubetzkoy (Amelie
Rfves).
But the war has not been the pyre
out of which the princess phoenix Of
brotherly love has risen. She believes
that the great spirit of kindness be-
coming more manifest In the world
was being felt before that.
"The war has made some of us feel
for others. but this great new spirit of
kindness was being felt before that"
she explained. "1he activities of the
women Of our country show that The
women here have been interesting
themselves In all sorts Of legislation
TO bring about better conditions for
other women and other children than
their own. We are beginning to under
stand the old PHILOSOPHERS Of the east
n wooAtuo, a., onoinnk Hindu
lore the belief that all human beings
were part of n great whole and that
instead Of looking upon ourselves as
separate individuals we should regard
the whole"
The effect of this transitory stage
which precedes new social order is
shown In the literature of our day, the
princess believes. There are no def
mite tendencies In literature today" she
said, because our books reflect a
chaotic state" And then she went on
TO deplore the attitude OF some Ameri-
can writer's who are willing to write
for the market"
IL think that Is the trouble with
much Of our literature" she deprecat-
ed. ut Is written to order, just as
clothes are made to order. Our plays,
our novels, show this tendency. There
are always people who are willing to
sell their blrthrlght for the mess Of
pottage l couldn't write. however, If
were ordered to write such and such
thing for so much money.
And money means something to me.
We are not rich," she confided. II am
breadwinner, too, you see, my hus-
bands helpmate. l believe In women
working. That is the only way to be
happy. OF course 1t Is not right for
some women to work so hard and so
long as they do, and it isn't right either
for some of them to do nothing. l think
the proper adjustment will come"
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03
USE FOUND FOR BEAR GRASS.
Fiber Obtained From II Converted Into
Cordage, Mating, Etc.

SOE6ob0f GNS'
Tucumcari, n. M.-Gathering the
spear-like leaves Of the wild bear grass
that grows profusely over large area
OF western Texas and baling the fiber
that is obtained therefrom is q new
industry for this part Of the country.
A large plant for preparing the fiber
for market has been established here.
The product Is shipped to Chicago,
where 1t Is manufactured into rope,
cordage. mating and other products.
The available supply OF the raw ma
terial is said to be practically mex
haustible.
Up to the time It was discovered that
the leaves contain q valuable fiber
bear-grass was considered worthless by
the ranchmen. 1t is now proving
source Of considerable revenue for the
land owners and the men who are en-
ployed In marketing II.
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03
SNAKE CAUSES AUTO WRECK.
Runaway Follows Owners Effort to
XIII Copperhead on Seat.


East Orange, N. J.-James Morrison
of Orange went automobiling with his
family the other afternoon and when
over the Second mountain drove into a
dirt road so that his wife and two chill
dren could pick wild flowers. They left
the car under large oak tree and
sauntered off.
Half an hour later Mrs. Morrison and
her two children returned to the car for
the return trip Coiled up on the front
seat was large copperhead snake.
The mother and children. dropping the
flowers, ran away screaming.
Mr.. Morrison returned to the car and,
as the branches hung low over Il,
pushed IL back to the macadam road of
Eagle Rock avenue. Getting a stout
club from the woods, he swung at the
snake, missed 1t and accidentally gave
the car push. and down the hill 1t
went.
The grade was very steep, ana the
automobile ran through q wooden fence
into the farm of jacob Miller, striking
u calf. killing couple Of chickens and
finally hating after It had torn away
part OF Miller's back porch. BY this
time there was not much left of the
car, and Mr.. Morrison, with his wife
and two children, walked four miles
home. The snake escaped.
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03

HOROSCOPE HIGHER THAN WHEEL
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03
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The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03
CLEANLINESS HELPS THE BABY.

CLEANLINESS HELPS THE BABY.
Dirt fattens flies and kills babies.
Baby needs pure air and clean food
He can't get it If there is dirt around
his home.
Is your back yard Uttered With rub
bish? Clean It out 50 baby can play
there.
Is your stairway OF hallway dirtyi
Make II fit place for baby
Don't throw things IN the street
Baby plays there
Don't throw garhnge where you think
no one will see It, The flies viii find It.
Don't leave dirt in vour sink II
may get In hahy's food
Don't leave dirty rags. bottles and
cans around for baby to play with.
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03
THE TOWN BEAUTIFUL.
Movement to Distribute Flower Seeds
Should Spread.


Should Spread.
In Nebraska several public spirited
communities have adopted the prac-
tice OF distributing flower seeds to
children in connection with the clean
up and paintup propaganda.
The children are instructed in the
planting and care of flowers and also
In the simple methods of digging gar
dens.
The practice IL known as the town
beautiful movement" Many yard
after being cleaned mp becomes a spot
Of real beauty when flower garden
decorates it. Even back yard can
be made pleasure to the eye in this
way.
TRY IT. NEleH5oRs!
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11
Time for Reason and Not lie.
gal Nonsense, . Says Chair
man Of Charter Meetings

ut seems to me that our officials
are quibbllng over technicalities ant
letting q big principle 60 BY thu
board. said M. G. Pacl1eco This morn
ing, referring to the refusal. Of Gov
ernor Pinkham 70 warrant the appro
priation Of 5000 from the contingent
fund for the expenses OF the charter
convention.
aHere we have the attorney.gen,
erals explaining that the charter has
70 do with the municipality only, and
on the other side the city and county
attorney says that the city has no re.
sp0nsibility 20 meet the expenses
which the convention may incur be.
cause the calling OF the convention
was a territorial measure passed by
the legislature.
@Manifestly the responsibility must
lie somewhere. and Il must be on one
Of the two government bodies. city
and county or territorial. Which Of
these. II either. will assume the debt,
I do not know. II looks to me Ike
the old story Of go see cousin John. Z
According to the technical split.
ting Of hairs both bodies may be able
70 dodge the responsibility but after
nj II IS matter OF lodging Both
bodies know that the win OF the peo-
pie demands q new charter, that the
citizens Df the city and county Of Hos
ilolulu have selected members to de-
eide upbn new charter, that the pub
lie has been thinking over the pfopo-
siti0ns Involved IN the rumored
changes. Now what will be done? As
Tor the territory. the legislature and
the governor might both remember
that half the population Of the group
IS on Oahu. and surely when mat.
ter affects the vital interests Of one.
half OF country's population It is
time to make some sacrifice even Of
d bubble.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11
'QuBBLE OVER CONVENTIONCOST
mere DODGINGOF ISSUE -PACHECO

/ Sum 10 Small, After All .-.
As far as the county II concerned
Il looks TO me as though 5it were try
ing TO dodge the responsibility be
cause II thinks that the. legislature
should support the scheme It has faith.
cred. don't know which body is
right and don't care. II Is time for
US to hear reason and not legal non
sense. I can't help remembering that
the amount asked Is less than the
yearly salary Of one subordinate ON
cial.
There might be some excuse con-
tinued Paeheco. "if the viii or the
people did not so plainly demand this
charter. The old charter of 1905 was
q skeleton affair. II has been patched
up from time to time in order to meet
the requirements Of the moment, but
this revision has never been conduct
ed with the principles Of good gov.
eminent firmly In mind That Is what
the city wants 20 do now and II wants
TO get to work We're marking time
Mayor Lane is one OF those who.
fayors the appropriation Of the mo-
ney BY the city since the territory will
not stand the expense He said:
THE people have shown that they
want new charter and since 1t Is q
matter which vitality affects the vel.
fare OF the CITY ] do NOT think that
public opinion win be adverse II the
should vote the sum re.
quired even against the yes or the
mo- OF legal opinion. Law has Its
own way, but humanity often takes
another"
Tonight there will be 4 meeting Of
the committee Of is IN the makai paw.
lion OF the Young Hotel and the exact
procedure Of the committee viii be
decided upon. The meeting is called
for 1880.
Tuesday night the next meeting Of
the convention will be called for 1880
In the makai pavilion, and as BY that
time several charters should be ready
for submission, the sessions win
doubtless become continuous.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11

Relafiye to hls argument for mu
niclpal garage for the city and COUNT
Of HoaoI0in. Purchasing Agent q J
Bolts Is today completing the dat'
which he has been securing on II.
value OF such a building, and WI
have Il ready for the supervisors
meeting on Monday night
The table shows that the city spends
4 little more than $50 day to keel
motor equipment going and states
that il view Of this expense the cues
ton Of city garage is live one
wine question Of reducing this ex
penss Is Also being considered in many
elites 81 the mainland, saws the re
mort. -as the motor IS SO rapid y DIS
placing 1ne horse.
Three or four years ago the main
land cities began TO grow excited oyei
the alarming increase In the cost q
maintaining their cars toreseeing that
# some change was not made IN tne
existing method Of allowing every de-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11
Iowa Senator Has Only Praise
for Islands He Visited With
Congressional Party

In the Hawaiian islands all races
meet on a basis Of near social equal
ity, education is developed 10 q high
degree and hospitality finds its best
expression, according to Senator Cum
Minis, says the Des Moines Register
and Leader. The senator gave some
Impressions he received from his visit
In the islands with the congressional
inyestigating party last May. !
"The first thing that impresses one
Is the unique condition socially and
politically Of the people, Senator
Cummins said. The total population
Is about 10000. OF these $4,000 are
Japanese, who came there when it
was legal for them to do so or have
been born on the Islands They are
preserving the purity Of their blood.
They do not intermarry. The young
men when they get ready TO marry
send for their picture brides from
Japan. An agency makes the matches
by use Of pictures. When the contract
is made the girls come over to Har
wall, are met ats the docks by their
intended husbands and are married
here according to the American law.
Sees Japanese In Control
The Japanese are . prolific people
and their numbers are increasing very
rapidly without immigration. In Is or
20 years, II everything goes as now,
the japanese will absolutely control
the islands. They are clean and
competent lot Of people. They take
on education more readily than any
people / have ever seen. All Of them
take advantage Of the public schools,
Of which there are plenty Of high
standard.
The schools are mainly patriotic.
It seems that love Of American insti-
tutions and the flag Is encouraged
particularly. The japanese people
there win remain japanese. While 4
believe they will be good American
citizens, there will arise the same
kind or racial problem that we have
here with the negro. for the white
people in the islands will not be DOM
mated BY the Jaoanese.
There are many Chinese. They
do intefmarry and assimilate very
rapidly With th6 l4awaiians and the
Portuguese ze Chinese are much
They furnish much of the
labor and have many Of the smaller
stores The preTafling sentiment Of
Hawaii is that the bar against Chinese
onGht to be removed so
far as Il affects the islands at least.
Several delegations waited upon me
during my stay 70 urge that this be
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11
TAKES SMASH At
wine MESSES Of
ARMY OFFICERS
Head Of Anti Saloon League, in
Monthly Report Comments
on WahiaWa Cases

Declaring that the root CT the evils
existing at the socalled Wahiawa
blood, town is IN the army and
that officefs should abolish their
wine messes,s DR.. j. w. Wadinan,
superintendent OF the AntiSaloon
League, has stirred up considerable
local discussion by his monthly report,
submitted this week to the executive
committee Of the league, and formally
adopted That partof the report deal
ing with the recent Wahiawa blind
pig police court cases follows.
Your superintendent frequently sis-
its the police and circuit courts in or
der to gain fresh knowledge OF the
effects Of drink In our midst and also
to tender his services in such cases
where little help and sympathy
count for good deal Lately the
blood town, case has been IN striking
evidence at the police court with army
officers and civilians, including wo-
men and little children, appearing on:
the front benches. Some few years
ago WahiaWa was known to the Ho-
nolulu public as q quiet country dis
trict with q few prosperous homes and
q little pineapple industry, but now
are changed. Even If the
present gang of blind piggers is jail
ed the root. Of the evil viii still exist,
for not until the inside Of the camp Is
made clean viii it be possible to keep
the outside free from contagion. One
wonders that the officers do not at
once take q stand against their own
and clubs and then with
a big stick IT authority smash the
Volcano Hotaa on the railroad prop
erty and fill IN its disgraceful tuns
mel
The resolutions expressing regret
al. the death Of Mrs. Lydia B. Coan.
daughter Of one of the earliest mis-
sionaries to the Hawaiian islands.
was passed ct the meeting Of the
executive committee, as follows:
Whereas, death has removed from
our midst Mrs. Lydia B. Coan, q
staunch and earnest temperance work
ef, and for many years an official Of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union as well as a friend and patron
Dfsthe Anti-Saloon League.
BE II therefore resolved. that we
hereby place on record this expression
81 our high esteem Of her noble Chris
Iian character, her earnest labors in
behalf OF the cause Of temperance and
hef steadfaSt devotion to noble
cause"
80 - -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11
EQUALITY Of RACES IN HAWAII
CAUSE OF WONDER IOCUMMINS

citizens. There is also q considerable
colony OF Fiiipinos. but the FiIipinos
have not proved valuable as workers,
and their immigration has practically
ceased.
The native Hawaiians are rapidly
diminishing. They are not strongly
addicted TO work. but they are splen-
did entertainers Most OF them are
highly educated. Indeed, il is quite
remarkable to note how this race has
been transformed from sayagery, "a
culture IN 100 years. There are mum
hers OF Koreans, Jamaicans, Span
iards, Italians and various other peo-
pies.
Americans are comparatively few.
They do the big business OF the coun-
try. The descendants Of the 4meri.
can missionaries are the richest class
of the islands and stand the highest
socially.
Industry Of the islands.
There are two main industries
the raising of sugar cane and manu-
,facture of sugar, and the raising Of
pfneapples. Practically ali of the tiII-
able land Is now devoted to these IN
dustries. Much of the country Is
mountainous and volcanic. and. there
fore, untillable There IS no real OPP
portunity to extend agriculture.
Naturally. the people are opposed
to free sugar The burden OF the
speeches everywhere we were receEv-
ed was against removal Of the tariff
on sugar. They showed how 1t would
ruin the industries Of the Islands I'M
til the Democrats In the party were
fairly tormented BY their arguments
Our entertainment in the islands
was delightful. never enjoyed myself
more on any trip. The hotels were
as good as any in this country and
the hospitality of the people was I'M
bounded.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11
aFORCEGROWTH WILL DO IT.

No matter what you're raise whether small
Forcegrowh fertilizer and which give
results Put up convenient size bags = t*@
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11

Natlyes Decfe94 81 ~ Nurppers.
s'The number of Portuguese IS
large. They make excellent American
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11
MAUNA LOA fund
FOR TRAIL GROWS;
BEGIN WORK soon

especial star-Builetin correspondencel
H1Lo. September 1o.-Up to the
present time the sum Of s1.S50 has
been promised for the purpose Of
constructing trail up the slopes OF
Mauna Loa and for the erection of two
resthouses on the mountain. Super.
infendent Filler OF the Hilo railroad is
the authority for the good news, and
he saws that he will not rest until
still more money issdonated. ..s,.
sshe financial committee which has
charge OF the collecting of funds feels
very sangHine over the proposition
and Mr. Filler declares that a very
much larger sum of money, win be
gathered in the mean future
Things have progressed so FAR now
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11

that already plans are being made to
make q start on the trail and rest
houses. superintendent g. r. Forbes
Of the public works department is
deeply interested in. the scheme, and
he has promised to assist inA every
way possible. He viii try and ar
range to help ont in the construction
work and 1t Is possible that an appro,
priation may be made to, carry the
good work along. S
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11
|NUNIGIPAL GARAGE DESIGNEDIO
SAVE CITY MUCH MONEY ON CARS

partment to keep and have the repair
Of its own vehicles, the cost would
run beyond all fair bounds. II was
then that the municipal garages first
came into existence.
Mr.. Bolts refers to specific instances
where the savings from these garages
has been found surprisingly large. He
cites the city OF Oakland which estab-
Iished garage two years ago and has
reduced the cost per mile for each city
machine from $0.0S2 and s0.094 TO
$D.064.
.BaItimore, . says Mt, Bolts. 'in 1913
aprropriated $500 for asmunicipal ga,
rage, and so popular has it become
that II is now the plan TO enlarge i
This garage keeps accurate records
with daily report by the chauffeur
as to amount or gasoline, oil, trips
taken, and so on.
81 feel that the mater IS an i'm
portant one, says Mr.. Bolts. and
am hoping to see 1t acted upon favor
ably.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11
ROSS our FoR HgEN.s JOB.

Especial Star. Bulletin correspondence)
HILo, Sept 10. County Attorney
w. n. Beers has not decided upon
whom to appoint to succeed William
n. Heen as deputy county attorney.
Several names have occurred to him,
but he says that he VIII net decide
anything until about the end of Sep
TENDER. Attorney Ross of Eilo seems
to be in the fanping -. g. j
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11

Between thirty and forty persons
were injured in the wreck OF Western
Pacific passenger train No, 1. near
Helleck. New. : '.'~
An order for 100000 cans Of con-
densed milk for the Allies is being
filled by the Belyidere, Ill, plant of the
Borden MIX Co. ss5.z.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11

Julia Goidstein. who was indicted
BY the federal grand jury on charge
OF having committed Z statutory Of
Tense. was released for two " eks on
her own recognizance by Federal
Judge c.. Fl Clemens today. She will
be arraigned at the end OF the IA
days.