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sweets and cakes of all kinds, ant
stands where these articles may be OBJ.
tanned are found at every corner.
Curious Cemeteries.
One of the favorite places for these
stands is beside walls of the old ceme-
terry where thousands OF people are
buried, some of the graves dating back
three hundred years. The dead of the
poorer classes are marked by only head
and foot stones. while the middle class
have in addition a fiat tombstone. The
tombs of the Weather class tell the
rank and condition of the deceased
by the size of the turban or fez on the
TOP of the stone. The fez indicates the
grave Of man and when the fez leans
to one side. it shows that the deceased
was beheaded by order Of the Sultan,
and If erect it shows that he died q
natural death. The tombs Of the wom-
en- have a conventional leaf or shell
carved in the top of the stone. The
graves are shaded with cypress trees
and hundreds of turtle doves make
their homes among the branches OF
the trees.
Strange Street Scenes.
Peddlers selling all sorts Of curious
things go about the streets Offering
their wares. One in particular at
tracted tho writer He was an old mar
going from door to door selling tooth
picks When he makes sale he
cleans the pick" selected by sticking
IL into a wet sponge which he carries
on his head. Both Turks and Greeks
are noted for their beautiful teeth,
the result Of the great care which
they bestow upon their teeth from
early childhood.
/ Sometimes the streets are almost i'm
passable, yet there is never any rowdy-
ism or drunkenness, for the Moslem
religion forbids the latter. Few Turk
ish women are seen in the throng, and
those who are wear the customary
veil. Greeks, Armenians and Jewish
women are numerous, however, and
some Of them are rather pretty with
their dark. rich coloring. All the bet
ter class speak French.
| There are wonderful old palaces,
m osques and churches whose inscrip-
tons and decorations fairly TEEN with
weird legends Of bygone ages. Ev-
erything dates back hundreds of years
even the ancestry OF the pigeons
that have lived at the Pigeon Mosque
since the fifteenth century.
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Copyright by he Syndicate.
Bits of History, and Life AS
It Is To-day In This Great Moslem
City, The Gateway To the East.

is the opening to the Bosphorus re-
vealing vista of matchless beauty
Rounding Seraglio Point the steamer
enters the Golden Horn-that vast
amphitheatre Of water where twelve
hundred ships may ride at anchor.
Here the view is even grander, Tor
the seven hills on which the city ~
built come into full view crowned
with fantastic houses. The Old Galata
Tower appears on the heights or Pera
with the residences of the European
Ambassadors. while all about are evil
dences of the Far East. Nor is the
water scene less interesting, for there
is an animated picture, Huge IRON
clads flying the flag bearing the Star
and Crescent, passenger steamers from
many lands, corn ships from Odessa,
Greek feluccas and Turkish coasters.
Hundreds Of kaiks (small native
boats fit over the blue waters like
so many dragon flies. There is no
scene in the world like that about the
Golden Horn.
Made Up OF Three Cities.
Constantinople is made up of three
cities, each Of which differ In many
respects. Stambul the old city, lies
on q tongue OF land with the Sea Oh
Marmora on the south and the Golden
Horn on the north the site Of the
capital Of the Greek Empire. On the
land side there is a wall four miles
long. On the hills on the northern
side of the Golden Horn are Galata
Pera and Topkhaneh, while on the
eastern side of the Bosphorus about a
mile from Stambul is Skutari, the Ash
attic quarter Of the Ottoman capital.
The population OF Contantinople Is
about 100000. being made up OF
almost every nationality in the world
1t Is the residence of the Sultar
Mohammed V. who succeeded his elder
brother, Sultan Abdul Hamid H.. who
was deposed in 1909. The Sultan Is
the thirty-fifth in male descent of the
House of Otham, the founder of the
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are shown to the visitor, who with feet
incased in felt slippers is shown about
the place by a guide, the most I'M
portant being the prayer carpets OF
the Prophet and the sweating column,
which emits a damp that IS said to
effect marvellous cures.
In 1853 the city was captured by the
Turks. and the cross of St. Sophia was
trampled under foot Mahomet, the
sultan made his entrance into the
city on horseback and stopped in front
Of St. Sophia and at once stopped It's
destruction by his soldiers and dedi-
Gated the church to the Mohammedan
worship.
In one corner, high up on the mo-
saics there is the imprint Of a bloody
hand. This is said to indicate the
height to which the Turkish conquerer
reached as he rode over the Christian
corpses in the church. The mosque is
always Illuminated on the seven holy
nights of Islam. as the Turks believe
that the Koran was sent down from
Heaven at that time.
! Ancient Columns.
The lover of ancient columns will
ann JVS ~ NSiiStetI''Iippi'' 4Oi tHGi
one finds the serpent column on which
IL is said the Oracle of Delphi once
rested. The Column Of Theodosius
erected to commemorate victories over
the Goths in 269 a. D., still stand.
in the Seraglio Garden. The Column
of Constantine the Great, the HOPED
Column, the Burnt Column surmount
ed by statue of Apollo. said to hav'
a nail used on the Cross during tn,
Crucifixon of Christ to form one of III,
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H1IG5a7 o|LheIz0ooY ar Re0~eoe7I5IIne

line knew how to fry chicken. This
served him did not come up to his
expectations, and Senator Tillman
made his remark within earshot Of
several newspaper men. His challenge
was hurled broadcast by the news
papers, and the result of it was GER
tainly wonderful. Senator T!Ilman
was flooded with fried chicken. 1t
came by parcel post, by special de-
livery, by express and by special mes
senger. Almost every hour saw an
other package of fried chicken for the
senator and every package was sent
by some housewife who knew her
fried chicken was the best obtainable.
The final outcome Of 1t was that Sem
ator Tillman was forced to take back
his challenge; he now admits that
there are women living north Of the
Mason and Dixon line who can fry
chicken.
Senator Warren Is one of the hard
est working members OF the Senate,
and the lunchroom never closes in the
evening untii - known whether he
will want anything - cot.
Congressman Fonvs az Pie.
1t has been found that cvnSrsss-
men are very fond OF pie, and down -
the basement of the Capitol. in one of
big, roomy kitchens Is the famous Mrs
Murphy, whose sole duty Is the makine
of pies for the consumption OF the ma
TONS lawmakers. Mrs. Murphy is
kept busy the greater part of the time
lin making only pies. The apple pie
il, Of course, a favorite. but among
the fifty made nearly every day are
often mince and pumpkin, custard and
the fruits in their different seasons.
The Supreme Court does not condo.
scend to the level of the senators snd
Vice Presidents, although it has II,
meals from the same kitchen. The
food Is sent up to the rooms OF the
justices, and in private they consume
their pork and beans, pumpkin pie oil
bread and milk. Under the same man,
agement as this restaurant is the
lunchroom over the Senate Office
building. Only the simpler things are
served, but many senators find it yer,
convenient to secure meal wher
they are working in their oficss
The House Dining Room.
Al the other end of tho Capitol Il
the House dining room. with a seat
ing capacity OF nearly two hundred
and fifty. and the three rooms for tn,
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employees, representatives and the
public respectively Besides these. there
is a private dining room for the use
ofaths Speaker, a room which was once
a clerks document room. but has now
been transformed into a coy, cheer
full little Apartment. 1t is there that
Speaker Clark gives informA; Nnch-
cons every Saturday noon, at which
either his wife or daughter, Genevieve.
preside. The guests range from for
egn visitors Of high rank to the con-
stituents They assemble in the
Speakers room upstairs and are then
conducted down to the dining room by
the veteran colored door-keeper, who
has done the honors for every Speaker
during the past generation. Speaker
Clark's usual lunch consists OF cohea
or milk and pumpkin pie, but on these
occasions the menu is stretched, AL
though 1t always includes the pie.
When Speaker Clark first started his
custom Of Informal luncheons on Sat
urdays, Mrs. Clark gave an order tor
gumbo SOUP OF which she Is especially
fond. Since that time gumho soup
has always been on the luncneon
menu. although Mrs. Clark really had
no intention Of establishing a prece-
ldent Missouri ham. pumpkin pie,
,spSnish mackerel and lettuce or to-
maro salad form the main dishes. Mrs,
Clark has sAa.SS ssat she especially
enjoys these snsAheo-A - shs has no
worry In ther SeeSS-eu~~ ~ ahs
never knows just w:sss sNs.E ~ ) =
going to meet
Senator elect Oscar Underwood is
especially fond of the tnstitu1~-,'i
known as the club sandwich. while
Uncle Joe" Cannon, recently re-
elected to Congress likes nothing bet
ter than slice of good ham and
crackers But the greater number OF
= representatives, like the senator's. are
very light eaters.
With the completion OF the Senate
Office Building, arrangements were
made to feed the senators there, es'
pecIally when they were doing work
In their offices and did not care 70
leave the building. A model dining
room and kitchen were equipped, but
only few of the members OF the
higher branch Of Congress eat there,
The food 10 supposed to be OF the SAINT
character as that served in the CApito'
dining room. ana the prices are lower,
but the senators seem to prefer the
Capitol, where they may congresats
and talk.
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rays which encircle the statues brow.
are all to be found there,

rays which encircle the statues brow.
are all to be found there.
The Old Galata Tower, called in the
Middle Ages the Tower Of Christ or
Of the Cross, was built in 134S on the
foundation OF a Byzantine tower Of
years before. 1t Is massively built
and the top is reached by one hum
dred and forty-one steps 1t affords
an excellent view OF the city. 1t is
used as a watchtower for the fireman
who is continually on the lookout
This brings to mind the unique Gus
toms OF the Constantinople flremen.
They watch the city from various high
points and when a confagration Is dis
covered they repair TO tho place and
wait to he hired by the people whose
homes are burning. While the bar
gain Is being made soldiers and police
men tear down the houses and try to
confine the fro to one section. IN the
meantime thieves will often rush In
and on a pretense Of assisting the peo-
pie in saving their household goods,
rob them. It Is not uncommon for
several thousand houses to go UP In
smoke during one Of these fires. The
writer on one occasion witnessed a
fire where two thousand homes were
consumed and four times as many
person made homeless. The narrow
ness of the streets and the light, in
| fammable material of the houses, es-
pecially in Stambul, make these fires
! difficult to handle.
Famous Bazars.
The bazarS OF Constantinople are
famous the world over. and there Is 6
fascination about shopping in this vas
labyrinth Of stores. They are Away:
crowded and one Is sure to be cheated
even though less than half the price
asked for the article is paid. Many
Of the shops are dimly lighted and the
goods displayed old and faded, while
others displaying Jewels, brocades
Chinese silks and beaten brass arr
brilliantly lighted. There Is a perfec
jargon of tongues. for people of man,
nationalities are bargaining with thu
tradesmen. At the end OF the haZar
are the candy shops where Rahal
Lakoum Turkish Delight CANDY i
sold. Farther on are the drugs, spice
and famous perfumes distilled in tn
Far East. Outside the bazar many o
the dealers can be seen enjoying thei
narghiles (waterpipes) and eatin
sweet meats. The Turk delights II
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1OR fifteen centuries the City Of
Constantinople on the Bosphor-
Y us has occupied n prominent
u place in the history of Eu-
bean nations. Its location makes 1t
portant both to the East and to the
|est, and If it had remained Chris
n and continued in sympathy with
3ropean nations It would today be q
ich greater city and exert a much
/ ger influence in the trade and COM
Irce of the world.
Constantinople has romantic his
~ which dates back several hundred
hrs before the Christian Era, al
bugh it was known at that time as
gos. AS early as 65S 3. c. It was
led ByZantium. a name which It
re for eight hundred years. Then
.ptmus Serverus noted that like
Sme the city was built upon seven
lie, 80 he rechristened it Nova Roma.
t again the name was changed when
nstantine the Great bestowed his
n name upon IT. and ever since
ht time 1t has been known as Con-
+ntinople to the Western world.
Is name, however, IS ignored by the
Rentals. who have called 1t Istambul
D Stambul since its capture by the
rks in 1853. Constantinople has
of the beautiful locations of the
irld.
A Beautiful Picture.
Built at the junction of the Bos-
.orus and Sea of Marmora, the en-
nee to the city by sea presents a
w which has drawn artists from all
.rts Of the world. Nowhere else Is
ere a picture so varied in outline,
gorgeous in architecture and so
h in color. To the right. on the
iatic shores. are the white mansions
cypress groves of Skutari. while
the left are the quaint old battle
Int extending for several miles. Ris-
/ above them In picturesque confu-
IN are the terraced roofs, domes and
narets Of Stambul. In the centre
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-07-20
COURT MESSENGER
TALKS ON DIVORCE
Admiral KaIeikini Says Church
Folk Should Make Warm
,., l. ' Noise Over Evil, "a. '

Filed last Friday, the papers in the
divorce case instituted by Mrs. Gather
inc Murasky against Charles G.. Mu-
rasky were returned as served yester.
day to the circuit COURT. Mrs. Mu-
rasky complains that since September,
1914, her husband has been excessively
and habituHlly addicted to the use of
Intoxicating liquors. In plain language,
she calls him a drunk" Alleging,
further, that he is a carpenter by trade
and receiving a monthly salary of $3.50,
and that she is in destitute circum-
stances, she asks that the court order
her husband to pay her alimony. The
Muraskys were married on April 30,
1889, in Sacramento, California. They
have no children.
Many Cases in Half Year
a suit for. divorce was filed yester
day by William f. b. Taylor against
Mrs. Hannah X. Taylor, the charge be,
ing one of statutory nature. Since
january !, last, ia actions for divorce
have been instituted in Honolulu, of
which number twenty one were filed
since July l. This is at the rate of
one and half for each of the fourteen
working days so far this month.
~ feel sorry all this divorce pill
kia," observed "Admiral" Kaleikini
messenger of the Office of the clerk
of the first circuit court, yesterday
"They make many divorce here.
no see why church people no get up
and make big noise about this funny
kind. S'pOse l marry and no like my
wahine and l want to make rid of her
/ think l wait until die. That the
pololei way. No you think sol"
Husband Cited For Contempt
Clyde William Cavins has been or
dered to appear before Judge Stuart
at ten O'Clock this morning to show
cause why he should not be punished
for contempt of court. Mrs. Madeline
Cavins recently instituted a suit fol-
divorce against her husband and he was
ordered by the court to pay temporary
alimony to her. This, she claims in AZ
affidavit filed yesterday, her husband
has failed and refused to do. Hence
the citation. Cavins has, however, tax
en- an appeal to the supreme court from
Judge Stuart's ahmOny order. This
will likely hold up the contempt pro
ceedings until the upper tribunal hal
had chance to pass on the alimOny
question.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-07-20
Complete The Victory

y DIVINE tuberculosis on the Island of Oahu
- is virtually extinct. Five years Of hard work
has reduced the percentage of infection in dairy
herds from more than thirty per cent to less than
two and one-tenth and Victor A. Norgaard, terri
toral veterinarian in his report to the board OF
agriculture and forestry, said that in another year,
the last trace of 1t can be eradicateds r. ~ A. ID.
There remains, however, limited number of
milk producers who harbor the injection and seem
to find 1t profitable to do SO. Against these dras-
tic procedure is recommended. -. III.
Merely because good work has been done does
not mean that it can be dropped now. Unless the
remaining infection is stamped out wholly, it will
spread again until conditions are what they were
five years ago. .'-"
The only remedy says Mr.. Norgaard-and he
adds that it is one we'll within the powers of the
)oard-Ais 'to proceed against bovine tuberculosis
rs is done against CHAMBERS among horses and
mules that is, deal with as infectious and con-
eagious disease transmissible to human beings and
rs such dangerous to public health"
In other words, if dairyman refuses to allow
his cattle to be tested for tuberculosis the board
proposes to place rigid quarantine on the infect
ed premises, which would mean the complete
segregation of all the animas as well as their prod
ucts, whether milk or manure .t" - - o..
If such action becomes necessary the force of
public opinion should stand solidy behind the
board of agriculture for If this source of Infection
can be eradicated it will lessen the community
burden that must be borne in fighting the White
Plague.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-07-20
GERMANS PLOTTING
lNAMER|CA: CHARGE

Continued From Page One)
was announced last night that a gen
eral walkout has been ordered for to-
day. -
within week, unless an adjustment
Is effected, all work in the Remington
plant and the shops Of subcontractors
to whom IL has turned over orders for
accessories and assembly parts will be
at q standstill.
Gompers To Hold Conference
President Samuel Gompcrs of tho
American Federation Of Labor has
called a conference here today of the
officers of the machinists' union in an
effort to settle the strike. In an in.
terview yesterday Gompers declared:
al know that foreign interests well
supplied with funds have sought to
bring on labor troubles and prevent
the shipping of American products to
Europe. know that there were at
tempts to cause a strike Of longshore-
men and when that failed there were
efforts to cause a strike among the
seamen,D
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-07-20
Furuseth @Eaplahls

THE New York Sun gives space to a letter from
Andrew Furuse tn, lint WHICH tihe ssahen' $
Union leader endeavots to esBkIin and defend the
provisions of the Seatnen's Act Of which Senator
La Toilette was sponsor, the enforcement of which
will sweep American shipping off the Pacific 50
far as the Americana Oriental Trade is concerned.
Futuseth was La Follette'schief adviser. The orr
gnal bill sought to combine safety at sea with
seamen's relief. While it assured improvement in
lifeboat and other service, it sotelieved the
men as to burden further the iewf Americans en-
gagged in the shipping BUSINESS, Furuseth recalls
the verified statements that shipowners have com
planned to congress of the higher cost of building
lin this country and also of the higher cost of labor
"On June 20, 1884, Furuseth says, congress,
upon petition OF the shipowners, tried to reduce
the American wage rate to that of the competing
vessels regardless of what port the vessels were
trading TO- The shipowners were authorized to
discharge any crew, hired in the United States in
any port where the wages were lower; to hire a
crew in that port on equal terms with its compe
ttor take that crew the United States, thence
back to a foreign port without reshipping the men
in the United States, but holding them to the
vessel under pain of arrest, detention and return
TO the vessel on an exact equality with the treat
ment of of foreign vessels deserving in ports
Of the United States. This was a success in all
Except American ports" 1t failed here, Furuseth
iays because of the pressure of American opinion.
But "the result was an equalization OF the wage
cost of operation between foreign and american
vessels trading between foreign ports
In justifying the good intent of the new law
'Furuseth reveals its weakness. He continues in
passing the seamen's law, so-called, congress in,
tended to equaze the wages of foreign and Amer
lean vessels first in American ports, secondly by
natural evolution in all ports. Foreign and Amer
lean vessels placed upon exact equality, and
the strangle hold Of the foreign shipowner upon
the law of supply and demand is removed by
lberatng all seamen that come within the juris-
diction Of the United States" This is very we'll
as far as the theory goes But the natural evolu
ton to which Furuseth refers amounts to moth
ing less than the denunciatiOn of all commercial
treaties which may conflict with the La Toilette
law. The Equality" is to be forced on the whole
world through the medium Of the American stat
ute Does Furuseth imagine that the "hberatng
of all seamen' be accomplished by fiat? 1t
is daily becoming more evident that the unsOund
reasoning of Furuseth and La Toilette, which at
tracted the support of labor interests in congress,
has placed this government in embarrassing
position The natural evolution" will gain moth
ing for the seamen, but will cause the American
merchant marine to lose much that it now has
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-07-20
viii Wilson Aqree?

Unless congress enacts contrary legislation,
~ sugar will 60 on the free list next May, and
there is no doubt that Immediately congress con-
venes an effort will be made to repeal this clause
of the Underwood Bill But the free sugar clause
was inserted in that bin at the command of Presi-
dent Wilson, and against the urgent advice of Mr..
Underwood and the other leaders of the Demo
cracy in congress TO assent to its repeal, there
FORE would involve an admission by the President
that he wrong, and that, to a of his tenn
perament would mean serious humiliation.
There is. of course no doubt that the war taxes
which expire by limitation on January |, will be
reenaCted, but they will be wholly insufficient. OF
course, the President may prefer to sell Panama
bOndS but that will involve the confession that
the Democrats in two years have converted the
$3.50 1000 which the Republicans left in the trea-
sury into deficit and must borrow money to run
the government during the remainder of their
administration. Furthermore, the President will
not find the new congress the supne body ready
to obey his every mandate which he has enjoyed
heretofore. In fact, the Democratic leaders are
predicting, conhdentially, cat and dog" time
when congress meets again, with nothing but
humiliation for the President whichever way the
pendulum swings. .......-, .s..
1t is broadly limited at the White House that
the President will ask congress at its next session
to repeal the more important provisions Of the
Seamens Bill, which shows that the President can
change his mind if he has to. When congress
passed that measure, Secretary Redfeld and AS
siStant Secretary Sweet both Democrats, went to
the White House and begged President Wilson
to veto the bill. They warned him of what would
happen, told him no Legislation more injurious to
American shipping and, in the end to American
Seamen could be passed, and presented facts and
figures to sustain their contentious The President
waved them aside and signed the bill Now that
the Pacific Mail Steamship vessels are about to be
driven from the transpacihc trade and the Dollar
Line ships have sought British registry and it is
Ievdent that no transuc caniC line can live under
this law, the President will ask congress to amend
it, In other words, now that the horse has been
stolen he will ask congress to lock the barn door