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DETAILED STATEMENTFOR, AND +.
SHARP ATTACKS AGAINST, OLAA

ART, read by A. w. Il. sBOtt0mley,
treasurer OF the company and also
identified with Bishop & Company. the
Olaa agents. This statement and some
verbal explanations made by Mr.. Bot.
tofnley, together with some further
memoranda which he read and elabe
rated upon somewhat, visibly impress.
ed the committee.
MaAager Eckart's statement dealt
largely in figures to prove that the
1913 contract, which, as has been pub.
dshed in accounts of previous hear.
ings. has supplanted the 1905 and
other contracts, is not unfair to the
small cane planter. He particularly
emphasized the point that when the
prices OF sugar are low, the small
planter is better taken care of under
the 1918 contract than under the 1905
contract. though it was frankly stated
last night that when prices are high.
the plantation gets the lions sfare9ot
the profits. "a
Manager Eckart also said In his
statement that he was confident the
majority Of the small planters were
satisfied with their terms,
" later in the hearing when Repre-
sentative Fassotll asked Senator
Desha what the general feeling is
among the small planters OF the Olaa
district regarding the situation? After
some difficulty in getting the question
stated, Senator Desha said in effect
that the Ola planters like Manager
Eekart very much-that hes gen.
tleman but that they like the 1905
contract better than the 1913 contract
tom Cooke told me to go to the
Bishop bank" said the senator, when
the Japanese said he had to have
money to pay theN laborers. Cooke
said the Bishop hank was the agent
for Olaa and that it would make them
feel well-disposed II / borrowed from
them. So l went to the Bishop bank.
i got 5000 for a year. paying $40 In.
terest. At that time asked Mr.. Wa.
terhouse of the bank il | could get
my note extended in case my crop was
late maturing He said, Sure, that's
all right ....
When the year was up my crop
was not vet cut and l. asked an ex-
tension of my note for another month.
The cashier of the bank said no. /
asked why He said, Your brother Is
county auditor and he doesn't put his
money in our bank / told him i was
not my brothers boss. Then he said
my church didn't put its money in
their bank. told him was only min.
lister and that the trustees had charge
of the money. But had to borrow
again TO pay the note just the same. Z"
Desha's complaint against Watt was
given In detail. Watt sat near Desha
and listened to the senator's testimony
attentiyely. Desha said that Watt was
known as THE Big Boss of olaa" and
again as the car Of Olaa." Desha
ted about trouble with Watt while
the minister was member of the
board Of supervisors on the Big Island,
watt tried to run the county, too"
pesha went on. "0ne time one of my
overseers was working on the county
road and Watt came up to him and
told him where and how to do the
county work. The oyerseer came to
me and cnmplained. I got angry and
told the overseer to tell Watt to mind
his own business. rs,
About the same time Watt came to
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Last Of Hearings Into Relations
Between Small Planters and
Sugar Mills Is conducted

A long and detailed statement on
behalf OF 0iaa Sugar Company. short
talk by its former manager. John
VISIT. some interesting and at times
Illuminating testimony by Senator s.
K Desha and q two-minute diatribe by
Walter II. Bradley last night brought
b q close the series Of public hear
ings conducted by the house agricul-
fure committee upon the relations of
small planters and the sugar mills.
As In all the hearings up to this
time, the relations between Olaa plan
tation and the small cane growers of
the region almost solely occupied the
time
The detailed statement on behalf Of
olaa was from Manager G. F. Eek
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last crop consisted of rattoons.

last crop consisted of rattoons
Desha's taking of the witness stand
| was. a distinct surprise to the col:l-
mittee inasmuch as the senator has
been attending the meetings as mem.
Der of the senate committee.
W. H. Bradley, q cane planter, com.
planned of the ignorance with which
the corporations kept the small plant,
ers. He said the small planters are
cropping in the. dark"
/ You sell US fertilizer for $SS car.
How do we know what it is worth
: There is no place we can get any in.
! formation" he said. TT might be
mud for all we know. The govern,
ment experimental station is fooling
/ with bugs and SO forth and the HI S.
P. A. won't give us little fellows any
information" =.
Representative Fassoth, one of the
| members of the committee, who has
eross-examined nearly all of the wit,
nesses for !tthet small planters, failed
for the first time to get the best of
J a witness. Bradley's answers to Fas-
/ soth's questions we're quick and his re.
sponses kept the audience in laughter.
Senator s. L. Desha of Hawaii took
the stand ASA former cane planter
and told how former Manager John
! Watt had attempted Ito run the coun.
ty." At that time Desha was super,
visor and he related events which fol-
lowed when he refused to obey Watts
orders" concerning his supervisorial
, conduct -
| Desha told the committee that he
owned a. lnine-acre plantation on Ha.
wall near the. Olaa mill. He had q
working agreement with Japanese
and when the latter asked for an ad.
vance of 5000 for running. expenses,
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Hearing on Workmen'S Conn.,
pensation Bill Brings Varied
Opinions From Members

With only q working days remain
ing, the territorial senate has
plunged headlCng into a mass of bust
ness, and If the high speed rate es-
tablished yesterday is maintained it
undoubtedly would set a new record
for measures enacted in one session.
This may be done. but one thing
seems certain: The solons' days OF
leisure are features Of the past, so
far as this session is concerned.
Much CT the hard work and. debat
will not show in new laws at the end,
for many measures, after lengthy dis
cussion, will be sent to the waste
basket For instance, the solons gave
nearly two hours yesterday to consid-
Grafton of senate bill No. 2. the work
men compensation act, and will give
much more time to it before the meas
ure is disposed Of. yet there is an in'
creasing doubt in the minds Of many
whether the compensation act will
become law-at least this year
Yesterdays discussion indicated a
wide variance of opinion on the sub
ject The subject is big, CONTAINING
many details. Even if the senate final
ly agrees upon the rates employers
should pay workmen or their fami-
lies when the laborers are injured,
the bill probably, will encounter
trouble in the lower house.
Senator A. J. Wirtz said he is con-
WINGED there was a serious flaw in
the bill yesterday as it was reported
out of the judiciary committee. The
measure provides only for workmen
of comparatively small wages-that is.
workmen receiving less than $500 a
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ONLY SIXTEEN,
GIRL VERY SICK
Tells How She Was Made
Well BY Lydia E. PinLham's
Vegetable Compound.
Nsw orIeans. - axe pleasur,

III Wiling tA-@oS my
70 express my graft
tude to you. ] am
only l6years old and
work In . tobacco
factory. ] have
been q very sick girl
but ! have improved
wonderfully since
taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound and
an, NOW lookin0 fine
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Desha sid it was necessary for him tc
secure loan.
/ Bradley declared with visible emo
stion that for three years he and his
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wife have labored to make a living
on homestead in the district. that
they and other planters have to take
what the plantation gives them and
Evening star., 1915-02-02

while awaiting removal to the hos
pitfalls. When the wound is out of
reach of the mouth a piece of cloth
or cotton dipped into the blood of the
wound and sucked will provide the
blood to produce the self-made anti
toxin.
The years of peace have given ply
sicians and surgeons an opportunity
for advanced research. which renders
them more competent to meet the de-
mands of war surgery than ever be-
fore. The triumphs of modern sur
gerry will send home the men wound
ed in the present war in a far less
crippled condition than was produced
by similar wounds in all of the sur
gical records of the world. The heavy
endowments for the purpose of ad-
vanced medical research in American
institutions, as well as the progress in
treating the persons injured in indus
trial accidents, is largely responsible
for the excellent work being accom-
plished now in the war hospitals,
few months ago public attention
was directed to the newly discovered
Evening star., 1915-02-02
Copyright. 1915. by H. T. webster.)

Mrs. Browns, Now, why in the deuce
do you give in to woman's tyranny:
"Oh. hold on. Phil. that's pretty hard
on the little woman. (Dear. loyal old
BobD 'SIe-doesn't mean to tyrannlZe.
You know. she is a great housekeeper,
and Well. when she has recovered
from the shock of fathers death I'm
going to kick. Then Rufus. Bum and l
will live once more. Meanwhile, smoke
up, Well give the room a seasoning
while We have the chance.
! slipped away into the darkness
with a quick choking of the breath. /
wanted to escape before BOD knew; be-
fore ! spoiled his chance. Strange to
say. Phirs words did not infuriate me.
Instead, I was crowded by a dreadful,
burning shame. l hurried along, thank
full of the darkness that hid my Grim
son cheeks from passers-by. l went TO
Bess Sherwood's and told her l was
going to spend the night. 1 didn't seem
to care what BeSS or her mother
thought.
I lay awake all night and had 1t out
with myself. By morning the supreme
decision ! had come to was. Bob was an
angel; l was an old cat.
/ went home as soon as l felt he
must have left for the office, and the
first thing l did was to yank all the
linen "shrouds' off the furniture in the
sacred room. I couldn't find sign of
the celebration of the night before, for
could myself. Then I hauled in an old
Morris chair "a relic of the days at
Mrs. Brown's), brought pipes and the
like from the basement, and then 1
telephoned.
yes, l took an early train. Bob" 1
answered. "Oh, 1 just wanted to. Bob.
come home to dinner early. will you?
And bring Phil out. Remember"
when heard their voices at o'clock
that evening l thought there was a
volcano within me at the point of
eruption. But the meeting was not so
were taken up by the miracle before
them, Rufus leaping up and down.
Bum rubbing familiarly against my
skirts.
threw open the living room door
and switched on the lights. They both
started. that was all. Finally, Bob man.
aged to articulate. What under the
sun does it mean?"
1 walked slowly toward the fire. The
beginning. Bob, of mans lights in this
house" l smiled brilliantly at both of
them. Don't you think it's about
time? I've learned many things-in the
city
ohirs eyes searched me. They were
full of disbelief 1 found l could not
stand their scrutiny. so | hurried him,
with Bob. to the dining room. And I
gave them dinner to delight the
heart and palate of man. There were
| frils and scallops. and a dish 1 set
before. Bob was a favorite of Mrs.
Brown n's-beefsteak smothered with
| onions.
| All through dinner and afterward,
when we three dreaIned into the fire
| in the living room. 1 had a dreadful
| time avoiding Phirs eyes. They were
| so curious. Well, he knows all about
| it now, for he is my husband. He says
his home is infinitely better than his
dream one.
(THE END)
Evening star., 1915-02-02
THE EVENING STORY.
MANS RIGHTS.
Downright. 1918. by W. wernero

Copyright 1918. by W. werner)
I had been keeping house for Brother
Bob about a year when I decided to
take a short holiday. So I announced
one morning at the breakfast table,
I'm going up to the city today. Bob,
to see Mary Price
Good for you" Bobs smile is the
pleasantest thing you ever saw. How
long are you going to stay?'
1t was Tuesday morning. 1 had had
Tillie Onahan Monday, and we had
washed and scrubbed until the house
would bear the closest inspection. l
am so proud of the fact that I am
pointed out as housekeeper above
reproach. Indeed. poor father used to
say / was daffy on the subject COZ
cleaning and so on. I n,ean), but. then,
father was easy going and detested
'fussing." When / came to make
home for Bob / was dreadfully AFRAID
he was father all over again, but l
= got him in line quickly, and now ne
is as great lover of order as l am.
But, going back to his query. l
answered readily: Il will be home on
the o'clock Friday evening m en-
tertaining the ladies OF the guild on
Monday. Now, 1 figure that by coming
home Friday I'll have Saturday for
cleaning" My eyes criticised our din
ing room. AS helped him on with his
overcoat I began:
Now. Bob. when you poke the fur-
mace mornings don't forget to care
fully sweep up the ashes. You're
careless, you know. and they do track
up the steps into the house terribly
I'll leave the broom where 1t can't es-
cape you. And. whatever you do, don't
let the cat follow you up. And don't
YOU dare let Rufus in the house! You'll
remember, won't you, dear" And you II
keep everything SO clean
He seemed in such a desperate rush
! let him off there. and he hurried
leaves in the morning without talk
to Rufus. He is ridiculously fond of
that terrier suppose that's the
bachelor of it. though Bob always did
have 4 dog as a boy We almost
dashed over Rufus when we began
house eeping, for Bob actually wanted
to allow him the freedom of the love-
~ new home. OF course. 1 could not
stand that (although l am firm be-
lever in allowing a man to have his
that way is a right one), and pounded
away at it until Rufus and Bum, the
cat, found their proper places.
/ arrived in the city early in the
evening. j found it quite enhancing,
and enjoyed my ride through its busy
streets to Mary Prices. But after my
arrival there and Mary's surprise and
our mutual gladness had cooled she
steered me into the living room. l
was distinctly shocked, If you will
believe me, the atmosphere in that
artistic spot was thick with horrid,
smelly cigar smoke that you could cut
". When | recovered from the fit OF
choking which assailed me I found my
hands Imprisoned in Jim Prices, and
he was apologizing profuse!y for the
annoyance his smoking had caused me.
Nevertheless. / noticed with intense
surprise that after Mary and 1 got
Evening star., 1915-02-02
TRIUMPHS IN MODERN
SURGERY.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

Wonderful achievements in surgery
are being recorded daily upon the rec
ords Of the war hospitals of Europe.
of America are giving their time and
talent for the aileviation Of human
suffering.
The service for the wounded soldiers
calls into play the highest medical and
surgical skin because of the compli-
eating conditions attending each pa
tient. Dressing a fresh. clean wound,
even of the seyerest kind, is a compar-
atively simple matter Modern war
fare is producing the worst forms Of
wounds. and the necessary delay in
which wounded men are forced to wait
hours or days before being conveyed
to the hospitals aggravates them. Only
small percentage of them receive any
sort of first aid assistance. Dirt from
contact with the ground. germs from
clothing worn days or weeks without
change, a lowered physical condition
in men who have had weeks or months
of exposure in wet trenches, sleeping
in the open without sufficient cover
ing, all combine to increase the prob
lens to be faced by the war surgeon.
Added to them is the horror of tet-
anus or lockjaw. scourge in which
medical assistance has heretofore been
of little avail Most OF the battles
have been fought upon cultivated lands
which have been richly fertilized.
Manure used in fertilizing is alive with
tetanus germs. These germs are harm
less If taken into the mouth. but may
be deadly If mixed with the blood. 1t
has lately been discovered that the
action of the human stomach upon
tetanus germs produces anti-toXin
which may overcome the germs in the
blood. This discovery puts the power
To NJ
every soldier who will have sufficient
will power to obey instructions. The
soldiers are being directed to suck the
blood from their wounds at intervals
Evening star., 1915-02-02
MEAT INJURIOUS
TO THE KIDNEYS
Take Tablespoonful of Salts
If Back Hurts or Bladder
Bothers-Meat Forms
Uric Acid.

We are nation OF meat eaters
and our blood is filled with uric
acid. says a we'll known authority,
who warns US TO be constantly on
guard against kidney trouble.
The kidneys do their utmost TO
free the blood OF this irritating
acid, but become weak from the
overwork: they get sluggish; the
eliminativc tissues clog and thus
the waste is retained i'll the blood
70 poison the entire system
When your kidneys ache and fcel
like Jumps Of lead. and you have
singing pains in the back OF the
urine is cloudy. full OF sediment.
or the bladder is irritable, obliging
you to seek relief during the night
when you have severe headaches,
nervous and dizzy spells. sleepiess-
ness, acid stomach or rheumatism
in bad weather, get from your
pharmacist about four ounces of
Jad Salts; take tablespoonful in
glass of water before breakfast
each morning and in a few DAYS
your kidneys will act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid
of grapes and lemon jyice, COM
bined with lithia, and has been
used for generations to flush and
( stimulate clogged kidneys. to neu-
tralize the acids in urine SO it
is no longer source of irritation,
thus ending urinary and bladder
disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive AMI can
not injure; makes delightful ef-
fervescent Whitewater drink, and
nobody can make a mistake by
taking a little occasionally to keep
( the kidneys clean and active.
Evening star., 1915-02-02

upon a human being. but since the
casualties Of war give a gruesome as
sortment of human repair material
many similar efforts will doubtless be
speedily made. Arm-grafting is In
reality only an enlarged form of the
skin and muscle grating processes
which are now performed in every
hospital. Usually the skin has been
taken from some person willing to
donate it. Such donations are not al
ways attainable. With the preserva-
tion of human tissue for such emer-
gency use comes the possibility Of
cures formerly out of the question.
The general use of anesthesia. sterili-
zation and antiseptic dressings have
been developed within half a century.
Evening star., 1915-02-02

Local anesthesia 10 ono OF the recent
developments for reducing the pain OF
surgical operations in cases where gen.
eral anesthesia cannot be resorted to.
At the last meeting Of the American
Medical Association a gold medal was
awarded to DR.. George w. Grille of
Cleveland. LAS a. physician who has
performed conspicuous and noteworthy
service in the domain Of medicine
DR.. Grille has discovered a source Of
treatment preceding an operation by
which a patient Is fortified against all
the evils caused by shock, which as
frequently causes death as the opera
tion itself His treatment includes the
administration Of certain opiate prepa-
rations a few hours before the opera
tion and exceptional precautions to
Evening star., 1915-02-02

queer. choky. new sensation. Bob
murmured at last. still staring into the
glowing Goals What became OF the
woman in your dreams. Phil? She was
not merely a dream woman, like
mine"
Phirs feet came down with q bang
You're wrong. She was very much a
dream woman. Now, see here. cut it."
Another silence, broken this time by
Phil. Say. old man. you would have
peach of a home here il it was al
ways like this. l mean, you know
that is-oh. hang it all. you know what
l mean. You haven't home comforts
such as man looks for. Why, have
you skinned q mile In our old roost at
Evening star., 1915-02-02

down TO A good old talk he lit a fresh
cigar and puffed away imperturba bly,.
And the reckless way in which he al
lowed the ashes to flop down on Mary's
beautiful rugs set my nerves tingling.
And Marys attitude amazed me. it was
so blissfully unconcerned. Now be-
fore her marriage she had been the
soul of order. | decided that Jim Price
had turned out to be tyrant and that
to keep peace she allowed him TO do
IS he pleased l pitied her. When Jim
became lost in the European situation
] SoiCed my sympathy.
Mary" I whispered. 81 know this in =
cessant smoking is great trial, Your
curtains and your beautiful furniture
(that upholstery is imported. ! know)
will be ruined.
To my surprise Mary laughed out
right. For goodness sake" she ex-
claimed. are you the same old bundle
Of orderlinessr"
Rather rartiy. am afraid, ! informed
her that at one time she had consid =
cred orderliness most desirable vir-
tue.
"oh, forget it" she laughed. Order
Evening star., 1915-02-02

strated in all parts of the world. Most
large hospitals now contain cold stor-
age closets for human organisms.
Healthy tissue taken from human be-
ings as result of accident is being
preserved for use in repairing other
injured anatomies. The arm grating
operation upon Gen. Faber is said to be
the most important yet undertaken
Evening star., 1915-02-02
Three More Ships Fly q. S. Flag.

Three more foreign built vessels
were admitted to American registry
last week under the recent act of
Congress-. making a total of 1913 ves-
sells. of 455.o21 gross tons. to come
under tho American flag since last Au-
gust. All OF the new vessels are
freighters. They are the Munwood.
Surusa and Antilla and New York was
given as their home port.
Evening star., 1915-02-02

\ cablegram recently received from
Paris describes the grating of the arm
Evening star., 1915-02-02
Bone-Splicing Method
One Surgical Triumph

hospital. Instead of placing a broken
bone in splints without bringing the
severed cells in close connection with
each other, the surgeon cuts open the
flesh right down to the bone and in
serts live bone pegs either from the
patients own body or from a live hu-
man bone preserved for that purpose
These pegs go all the way into the
marrow of the bones. The cells from
the broken bone and from the pegs
unite quickly. The process is really
like stitching the broken bone togeth-
er. If section of the bone is too
badly crushed or broken to be patched
together. as often happens in indus
trial accidents, the crushed portion
may be discarded. A piece of new
stituted. The nerve and bone cells of
the grated bone, held or coupled
into place with live bone pegs, quick
ly unite. and the result is greatly su-
perior to that of former methods The
time for recovery is shortened also. A
man with a broken leg, who would be
laid up for at least two months un-
der the older methods, will be able to
after the accident under the new bone
splicing process.
Under modern antiseptic treatment
the flesh wound made by cutting down
to the bone is easily healed, and the
anesthetics now in use reduce the pain
to a minimum. These two discoveries,
which are being improved and perfected
each year, make possible surgical oper-
| ations in the war hospitals which with
out them could not even be considered.
| \ cablegram recently received from
| Paris describes the grating of the arm
Evening star., 1915-02-02
Arm of Dead Soldier
Grated Upon General

whose right forearm was torn off by a
shell in Belgium. This remarkable
operation was performed by DIR. Alexis
Carroll of the Rockefeller Institute of
New York. 1t is in line with the Won
derful work in bone and tissue trans
planting which this distinguished sur
geon and biologist has been carrying
on for a number of years, and which
has given him Nobel prize among
other honors. The principle upon which
the grating operation was at
tempted with such excellent indications
of success is based upon the correct
union of cell tissues.
Physical life is based upon the cor
rect union and multiplied ton of cells
Evening star., 1915-02-02

guard the patient against any mental
disturbance.