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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-20
FROM PEGGY TO POLLY.

Dear Old Polly:
81 Not much excitement this week ex.
cepting the buzz and hum that always
comes az this season OF the year. OF
course the buzz and hum Is still In
the incipient stages Of development.
You know, like when; a dynamo is
started: first there's just tiny hum
and then Il gets louder and louder
crescendo. Then it's turned off-and
diminuendo. In this case the diminu
endo Is struggling packages and bills
which come. Anyway speaking Of
Christmas makes me think.
There's an awfnlly popular matron
at Fort Shafter. ! guess you know
who she ID, they all call her Fluff
or Mrs. Todd" She was downtown
the other morning carrying about a
dozen bundles. She looked rather wor-
ried, too, and when I asked what the
matter was, she informed me that
she had blank checks in her posses
sion doing christmas shopping" for
some OF the bachelors. Il must be
fun to be so wellliked.
Children always give things away,
don't theyf ! had a funny experience
> short while ago on attending the "at
home" OF one of the prominent so
ciety women here. Having gone the
roundsg ! stopped for cup Of tea and
chat with some friends. We were seat
"a at table near the door leading
b the lanai Around the corner came
the curly head Of Billy. the young son
Who had seen about Ave summers.
Billy had an adorable lisp and we
called him TO u.s. We offered him
some Of tine refreshments at which he
efurdily shook his head negatively.
fHow well hammered" whispered
when his tiny wee voice piped up.
you muthtenf thay too long and you
nuthent eat too mulch. cauth there's
only IA plathes and q whole hundred
people are coming and there 18th not
Enough to eat
q We could hardly suppress our laugh
- but promised the little lad. as he
tipped off my lap and started for the
.oor that we would leave IN just a
minute and wouldn't carry off all the
|ainties. But isn't that a child for
y01?
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-20

roundings on the shores Of lovely Ka,
neohe bay. .-... .... ...
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Miss Helen Mclean Hostess
A very charming affair which clos.
ed the events of last week was the In
formal supper at which Miss Helen
Mclean entertained AZ the CONNER
cial Club. An attractive arrangement
of flowers ornamented the center OF
the table and dainty place cards mark.
ed the places Of the eight guests, In.
ending Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Games.
Mss Grace Morgan. Miss Marie Bal.
lentyne, Francis Eames. Gus Ballen
tyne, Mr. Pratt and the hostess.
=. - = - s,..-sgsz-,, 4 x.
Mrs. chiIlinoworth to Return. ft !.
After spending six weeks at the ex.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-20

Hogs. the latter 70 attend the wt1-
ding Of her sister to take place the
day after she arrives.
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next week In their honor.
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next week In their honor.
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Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. Warren are In.
viting about so Of their young married
friends for next Friday evening. No
yember Is. to meet their sister. Mrs
Prank Warren. and Mrs. Clarence n
Olson. one OF the recent brides An.
other group Of friends win be enter.
tanned BY them after the holidays.
- - -
Miss Dorothy Guild. who h now N
San Francisco after delightful trir
north where she stayed with friends
in Vancouver and Portland. win re-
turn on the next Matsonia and win
resume her work at the Castle kinder,
garten. Returning on the same steam
er win Ruth Soper and Alice
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-20

position in San Francisco Mrs. Charles
F. Chillingworth has written that she
expects to return in the wflhelmins
next week. During her stay in Cali
tertained extensively by island folk
who are residing in the city and by
other friends there. Among thnsr
who have given affairs In her honor
is Mrs. Marion Dowsett Worthington,
HonoluIu's prima donna.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-20
Mrs. BENTON Hind a Nome.

Mrs. Renton Hind At Home.
At Mrs. Renton Kinds "at home
on Friiay a number Of neop'e called
to meet Mr.. and Mrs Ulysses Sinlp-
son Grant Mr.. and Mrs. Grant are
old friends Of Mr. and Mrs Hind. Mrs
Hind is entertaining on Tuesday Of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-28
IL he Missiis siippi I.evees.
by Erederiu ]. Hnskin.

face the engineers who maintain the
1eVees. is that OF forcing the stream
to keep its channel secured There
is much sediment in the waters of
the Mississippi and il this is allowed
to be deposited along the thousand
miles Of leyeed stream 1t would re-
| suit In the raising Of the bed Of the
river, and thus make 1t necessary that
! the leEees should be again built high
err. The end would never come in a
process of this sort, and soon the
bed of the river would be above the
housetops. Should a break then
come in time OF great food the calam-
| ityawould be incalculable and the re
lcoyeryaof the stream a problem such
as has never yet been faced.
So 1T is necessary that the stream
should be made to r11t out its chan
mel. The great weight and strength
Of the water tends to do this. but the.
water must be kept at certain
speed, or 1t will drop its silt. So.
when q stream spreads out and runs
slow and shallow. there is danger of
it raising the level Of its bed. Be
cause of this tendency. it is necessary
that jetties should be built here and
there SO that the waters may be
brought to narrower confines and set
to digging out the channel. again,
it may be necessary that dredge
should come to a given point, and dig
out some obstruction that is causing
aids are partic u1ar1y necessary
where the mississippi empties into
the Gulf, and where lit is desirable
that channels! should be maintained
that will admit the biggest ships on
their way to New Orleans.
But when the breaks In the levees
come, then is indeed the time Of in
tense activity, the time when man.
comes In contact with the titan river
in its wrath. Some seasons back
there was a break at Beulah in the
Yazoo delta country. 1T occurred
during one Of the early spring fresh
cts, and the reason for lit is un-
known. Possibly a mole had run his
tunnel through the leyee, and the
water had thus gotten; started and
eaten away the embankment. But
at any rate there was ia break a
quarter or a mile wide and the
water was going through it like a
millrace. despite the fact that the
stage was not part icularly hi gh. The
great spring food was on its way and
unless this break was stopped all the
delta country. 200 miles long and
thirty five miles " id e., would be food
ed and the years crop entirely de-
stroyed.
All the forces Of the community
were gathered for the fight. A rail
road company. with its engineering
resources. lent aid. IA program was
mapped out. It included the build
ing of a railroad track to the break
that rock in great quantity might be
brought to it. This was accom-
plished in week. The racks crossed
cotton fields and climbed upon the
portion Of the a1eree still intact They
builtzto the very brink Of the break.
Then pile driver was brought up
and began to drive eightyfoot tin-
bers into the rushing waters. Upon
the top Of these piles was laid a
track Foot, by foot it crawled across
the gap in the leSee until finally a
railroad bridge spanned the torrent.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-19

direction exist, and it would be the
part of wisdom for us to meet them
in advance, so as to avoid many OF
the difficulties and endorsements
that have arisen in controlling Orien.
tai immigration so far as such immi-
grafton has developed. It is only ne
cessary to consider the history of i'm
migration from Europe to realize how
extensively Asiatic immigration may
be cultivated and exploited, and what
a menace to our economic conditions
these possibilities may become. ....
immigration from the Near East
has not as yet attracted much atten-
ton, largely because it has merged
into European immigration and has de.
yeloped along somewhat similar lines.
1t may reasonably be expected that
Western Asia will be developed and
exploited more and more completely
by transportation companies whose
business profits are dependent to q
considerable extent upon filling the
steerage quarters of their ships"
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win say that these bluejackets behay-
ed admirably and helped us in every
way they could"
Continuing her narrative, Mrs. Or
lob said that the English cruiser and
torpedo boats conveyed the Paklat to
weiheiwei, the small British port In
the North China Sea. More English
officers came aboard here and much
tine was spent in deciding what
should be done with the German wo-
men and children.
1--WE wanted to go on to TientsiA,
said Mrs. 0rlob, "but the governor at
Weiheiwei would not give US permits
sion. He acted very guardedly and,
/ may say, was not at all agreeable.
IT was our desire to have the Paklat
put under an English captain and
crew which would take us to Tient-
sin, but he would not hear of this.
The officers and crew of the PAX
lat, who were all German, were taken
off the vessel and placed in eonfine-
ment in an old temple, where they
probably now are unless they have
been paroled
ION the afternoon of August "a, a
small English merchant vessel came
alongside. We we're ordered 10 go
aboard II, which we did, Ike so many
cattle. In this steamer We finally
reached Tientsin which, as have,
said, is neutral port.
AT Tientsin we lived in German
barracks from August until December
2S. II was November z that Tsingtau
finally was occupied by the Japanese.
We waited eagerly for the first infor-
nation as to casualties, and you can
imagine how oyerjoyed we were when
II was learned that none of the hus-
bands or fathers Of those who were
aboard the Paklat were killed. Many
were wounded, however. After the
Japanese occupation of Tsingtau, the
surviving German soldiers were taken
to Japan as prisoners of war and dis
tributed in various cities for confine-
ment until the close of the war"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-19
Hawaii TO GIVE
SPECIAL COURSE
IN SHORT STORY

The College of Hawaii announces
that an extension course in the short
story will be given by DR.. A. l., An.
drews during the second semester.
AS this is an extension course Ii is
open TO all who are interested. No
entrance requirements are exacted
and no examinations will be given.
All who register are, however. ex-
pected to purchase the two books
used as texts, TO attend regularly and
to take part in discussions. The
course does not carry college credits,
but is designed solely for those who
are not taking courses leading to de-
grees. asaGi
The class which will organize next
Tuesday at o'clock will meet twice
week, probably on Tuesday and
Thursday mornings at 3 O'Clock. The
work will comprise lectures on the
teachnique Of short story writing and
the reading and discussion CT repre-
sentative stories. Writing will be en-,
couraged, but not required For those
who do write there will be individual
conferences, both for the planning of
stories and for the criticism of the
completed work. The purpose of the
course, however, is not so much to
develop writers as to lead to a greater
understanding and enjoyment of this
important form of modern fiction.
Applications for admission to the
course should be made to DIR. Andrews
at the college either on Wednesday
or Friday mornings of this week, or
en- Monday or Tuesday mornings OF
next week. The size of the class is
necessarily limited, and already more
than half the maximum number have
applied. The class will, organize at 9
O'Clock on Tuesday next, January rs.
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/ during the past seven years, 1857 gave
| their final destination on the contin
ent as California (Table XXEIIJ. In
cidentally il might be noted that 1856
gave their destination as New York
another state which receives under
existing conditions extensive immigra
ton directly from foreign countries.
"Steppine-stones to the U. 81 !.
The Philippines are too distant to
be used with the same facility and
frequency as Porto Rico and Hawaii
as stepping-stones to the United
States. Hence although only GA
aliens are shown liable XXIV) TO
have come thence during the past sew
en- years, 551 of whom landed al Seat
tie, nevertheless the Philippines are
open to be used land the attempt has
already been seriously made so to use
them) by aliens who would be ex'
eluded at our home ports as likely TO
become public charges to gain the adj
vantage OF being examined at a port
where, on the assumption that they en-
teredH-as they usually do MOTTO re-
main in the Philippines, they will not
be so closely scrutinized or required
to come up to so high a standard as
would be the case were they applying
at a mainland port. For example, the
Hindus, having shown a decided in
clination to come to our country, were
initiating in many ways the willy me-
thods of some Chinese to gain adj
mission. For economic reasons, and
because of these reasons, the same if
not greater objection has been made
to their coming than was raised
against their Chinese neighbors on
the north. On this a ccount the inn
migration service undertook to the
fullest extent the enforcement of the
laws so as to exclude, as likely to
become public charges or on other
grounds when shown to exist, those OF
this race who came under the objec-
tions raised This action detected
them to the Philippine islands in their
efforts to break into continental Unit
ed States.
Experience with the Hindue. .. s.. -
"Ascertaining that passage had been
engaged for many of these people for
the Pacific coast states and for states
as far east as Minnesota, steps were
taken, by the adoption of new rules
governing the admission of aliens
coming from the Philippines and by
other methods, to protect the country
from what appeared then to be a de-
termination to introduce another race
agitation on the Pacific coast by the
influx, unless checked, of great num-
bers of these people. The subsequent
attitude of their leaders in British
Columbia and in the United States,
and their ready ability to raise any
amount of money required to litigate
with the government, confirms this
belief. It was a fortunate circum-
stance that the courts sustained the
bureau in it's contention, and further
good fortune-as with all the efforts
put forth under the law only about 80
per cent of those applying could be
denied admission-was found in the
readiness of all steamship companies
plying between Oriental and Philip
pine ports and the Pacific ports of
the United States and British Column
bia not to engage in the traffic pend
Ing consideration Of exclusion meas
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urcs in Congress. They have kept
the faith and are entitled to credit
thereof. | cheerfully concede it and
am anxious that the record shall bear
evidence of the value OF their work.
for the West would now be engaged
in another race problem had not these
great aids come at the opportune mo-
ment This situation has given and
still. gives the bureau serious concern.
for-while so far the department has
been sustained by the courts in order
ing such Hindus deported to the coun-
try of origin on the ground that they
we're likely to become public charges
at the time OF entering the Philip
pines-should they come to the Unit
ed States il remains TO be seen whe-
Their the higher courts will uphold the
lower on the points in dispute, and II
il should finally be held that admfs-
sion TO the Philippines is a bar to
action excluding them therefrom on
the ground stated the situation will be
revived in most OF its serious aspects.
Where Hawaii Stands.
AS both the Philippines and Porto
Rico are merely insular possessions OF
the United States, and while their citi-
Zens are not citizens of the United
States nor yet aliens within the mean
ing of our immigration laws tGon-
Zales " Williams, 1872 u s., ~, there
can be no doubt of the constitutional
right of the government to prohibit the
emigration thence to the mainland OF
aliens admitted thereto; and Hawaii,
although it is a territory and its citi-
zeIs are citizens of the United States,
has been regarded by Congress when
passing the Chinese-exclusion laws
and the provision of the immigration
law regarding laborers' limited pass
ports as in the same category as the
Philippines and Porto Rico. This en-.
tire subject of continental immigration
from insular United States is subject
to control by Congress, which in my
judgment should at very early date
proceed to it's regulation If the situa'
ton herein but very briefly and in
adequately portrayed is to be satistac'
torily met and adjusted.
Against Oriental immigration.
OF other features, he says:
4 believe it is quite generally con-
C0u0Q IHdL lluluiSI dIlOn mum bAO 90
East is detrimental to the welfare OF
the United States" says the report.
mot BECAUSE it has heretofore been
so extensive in numbers, but because
of its peculiar effect upon the econo-
mic conditions and the possibilities
of an almost unlimited increase in vo-
lume if left unregulated and uncheck
ed. Our Oriental-immigration prob
lem, arising more than quarter of
century ago, has never been satisfac'
torily solved; the exclusion laws need
many amendments, not in purpose but
in prescribed method.
THE Hindu propaganda, as yet in
its infancy, is calculated to give much,
trouble unless promptly met with mea-
sures based upon and modelled to take
advantage of our past experience in
trying to arrange practicable and
thorough but at the same time unob'
jectionable plans for the protection OF
the country against an influx of aliens
who can not be readily and health
fully assimilated by our body polite.
Moreover, other possibilities in this
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IN
REPORT URGES
congress ACT

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The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-05

Yesterday, at the request of the Civic Committee of the Kegoayah Kozga, the following Boy Scouts Allie Van derworker Will Haering, John Haer- ing, George Allan Joe Lucci, Chas. Jones, Frank Laebling and Lewis Sim
 son gave the park a thorough cleaning and the willing, cheerful spirit in
 which it was done clearly shows the good teachings of the Boy Scout move
 ment. At the conclusion of their la
 bors the boys were regaled with a lunch served by Mrs. Tom Mulligan of the Kegoayah Kozga. Now that it is cleaned everyone is asked to assist in keeping it clean by putting all paper, orange and banana skins, in fact all refuse in a barrel to be placed in the
 park for that purpose. Through the kindness of R. w I. Reed and Capt. Thos. Ross and the Life Saving crew the swings have been put in proper shape for use, the large swings for the larger boys and girls and the small swing and the stationary one for the small children.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-05
FEDERATED CHURCH.

Sunday services: Bible school at Il a. m. Christian endeavor at p. m. sermon by the pastor on The Sin of the Scant Measure" The chorus choir will sing Proctors My Heavenly Home"
 Strangers and those without a church home are most cordially invited tD these services.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-05

varied collection of the leading movie stars of the United States will be witnessed in the several numbers included in the Dream programs for Saturday and Sunday nights including Lillian Walker. Kathleen Williams, Julia Swayne Gordon. Maurice Costello, Mare McDermott and Mabel Trunelle. In the Saturday display will be in cluded Miss Trunelle in The Man from the West: Lillian Walker in the com edy The Life Saver; Miss Williams in the Western drama The Cattle Theives Escape The interesting educational feature. from Ragoon India. The Tle phant as a Workman. will be the fourth number. The Sunday display will consist of the two part Political drama, The War Makers. featuring Miss Gordon, and the clever comedies The Sea Dogs Love and The Noisy Suitor.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-05


 Mir Chas. CaVey who is now the proprietor of the North Pole and An vii Bakeries announces that he will shortly increase the present size of the bread loves to larger proportions thereby adding to both quality and weight. which it is believed will be more acceptable to the public generally The price previously charged for a larger loaf will prevail again also, namely. ten cents per loaf or three loaves for twenty five cents. The two popular coffee houses are being re- papered and painted and will soon shine with renewed hrllliance.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-05
RUSH OVER
 BORDER TO GET DRINK

NACO, Ariz.-One saloon opened for business in Naco, Sonora. within q few rods of the site of the principle barroom here which was closed when Arizona went dry. All the main high ways from nearby Arizona towns were heavily travelled the day follow ing and the Mexicans were for out numbered in their own town by the visiting Americans.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-05

Kenna and Elms are reported to be actively engaged in getting things in shape for the summer over on Ophir Creek and have already commenced to hydraulic away the snow from the ground to be worked. Their location is No. one bench below discovery. Ed. Cunningham is also said to be opening up on the Nelson bench opposite No. 3 above on the same creek
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-05

The work of loading the Corwin for the contemplated northern voyage continues today and the vessel will soon be in shape to start at the earliest opportunity ice conditions permits.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-05
MOVEMENT OF BOATS
 0N THE YUKON

Boat bulletin, June ,, 1915:
 Washburn at Gibbon
 Delta cown Melozi 1885 a. m. Jacobs up Hot SD 'lnt ' a. m. Sibilla leaves Gibbon for Dawson ten a. m.
 Yukon leaves Dawson D m. for 
 Nasutlin up Hootalinqua a. m. Davis down Eagle 9 q. m. yesterday. Marthon at TOlovana
 Robt. Kerr down Circle S;30 D. m. yesterday.
 Julia E at Kotlik tied up for tide to- day.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-05

The Blue Goose dredge on No. 8 Ophr creek will start up in a few days according to information received from Council yesterday Owing to the great accumulation of snow the Wild Goose dredge may not succeed in getting under way for some days. The dredge is now on No. 20 Ophir.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-05

The last count but one m the i'o'e' Panama Pacific Exposition contest finds Miss Ruby Martin leading MISS Katie Bongard by small margin
 Miss Lewis who led the voting lo' q considerable time is now in third place hut is still within striking distance oi the leaders The final count Wlll taNe nIoce at nine P NJ. this evening ana the intervening hours may possiplS witness a change in the present me
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-05

The fire department responded to an alarm from the Anvil bakery about seven o'clock last evening and speedily extingushed the blaze which origina- ted from an oil stove in the kitchen While there was a vast deal of smoke, the damage was light, being confined to a few square yards of wall paper and cloth.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-05

Do you read the Daily Nugget an1 keep abreast of the doinss of the out. side world? Subscribe now. S2Oo p~f month delivered every night before [ o'clock.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-05

Hans Larsen arrived in town from the U $. roadhouse last night making the trip down Nome River as far as the railroad bridge which has been carried away by the high water. Beyond that point the traveller continued by dog mobile.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-05
CLEANUP!

ALL, PROPERTY OWNERS AND RESIDENTS ARE HEREBY RE CURED TO CLEANUP THEIR YARDS ON OR BEFORE JUNE 10th, BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
 J. H. MUSTARD,
 HEALTH OFFICER.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-05

The mess house of the Powell dredge on Wonder Creek burned to the ground shortly after noon today, Report says that the house and the entire contents were completely destroyed.