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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21
RESENTED Being
|SBULDEB; SET HER
Clothing ATTIRE

Pioned because her father and step.
mother sooidefl her for edience.
May santos, q 16-year-old girl former
81 employed BY the Star>B ulletin, went
to the back Of her parents home at
Cook and KaWaiahao, Kewalo, last
evening and after filing a gin bottle
with kerosene oil poured the contents
over her clothing and applied lighted
match 10 the bottom Of her dress IN an
effort to commit suicide. She was bad
" burned before relatives in the house
exfinguished the blaze.
May Santos went to the rear OF the
residence i0tWeen the steps OF her
home and the steps of neighbor's
house before she set fire to her cloth
Ing. When the blaze sprang up over
her shoulders she ran screaming to
the back door. Her uncle kept her
from going in while others put the
flames out with quilts hastily snatchcd
from a baby carriage.
The girl was burned over the
whole body. the worst burns being on
the right side. a. p F. Pnng called
the patrol and she was takenHto the
Queens Hospital for treatment. The
girls parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel
Santos. were not at home at the time
OF the attempted suicide. but returned
shortly afterward. At the time May
santos set ire to herself, her grand.
mother, aunt, uncle and some others
were in the house.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21
GOES 10 PRISON
OF Own ACCORD

Another Of George Hroadhurst's
stage successes has been filmed and
was shown at the Hawaii theater last
rikhf H,is known as The Man Who
FOUND Himself IN the film version.
As. 4 stage offering Il was first pre-,
scented IS THE CoNard and later
the name was changed 20 The Mills
Of the Gods. The photo play title Is
letter suited to the drama than eth
er OF the others
Robert Warwick. one Of the favor;
ties 81 the film fans 81 seen in the
leading role 81 dimes Clark aud Is
seen 10 good adyant aee. Clarke
steals from his employer to furnish
nbd define for hit dylng sister. His
l,ecuIati6ns are disepYerel By q Eel
low. employee, Tom Payton. who black.
mails Clarke until both are discover
ed. Both are sent to prison.
Clarke manages to escape, is living
clean life and Is engaged to be
married when Payton is released after
serving his full term. Peyton discoy.
crs Clarke and once more blackmails
him. TO escape it all Clarke yolun.
tarily returns to prison to finish his
sentence, after having received the
promise Of his fiancee that she viii
wait.
There IS strong dramatic action
fhrOug hont tie picture
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21
TWO JAP ANESE
HELD AS SPIES
ARE RELEASED
Suspects Were in Possession Of
Map Of WaiahoIe Tunnel
When Caught

Two Japanese captured by soldier
Of the 15th Infantry on Monday after
noon, near the Moanalua polo grounds.
and arrested by the military authori-
ties, charged with being spies. have
since been released, II having been
discovered that they are contractors.
The names Of the suspected men are
Y. Hotta and /. SatO. They have both
resided In Honolulu for some time.
The Japanese had received an offer
10 look at the Waiahoie tunnel, with
prospect OF doing work on that
project. Hotta and Sato started out
Tor the work on Monday morning
about $3.50 O'Clock, and while crossing
the military grounds being used for
war-game maneuvers, were asked by
q colored soldier to show their per-
mits. The japanese naa no permits
and were taken int custody By the
commanding officer.
Chief Of Detectives McDuffie and s.
Katsnki, q japanese interpreter, were
sent for and both piled the prisoners
with many questions Sato stated
that he told the authorities that he
had passport, and that he had been
IN Hawaii for q number Of years. but
said that McDnffie and Katsuki did
not believe him. Hotta said to q
|newspaperman, When we were taken
into custody the officials believed
that we were Japanese army officers,
but we were so tanned that It seemed
strange to them. Then they proceed
ed to wash our arms with water TO-
try to take the tan Off, but It would
not come off
The men had drawing Of the Wal
ahoie tunnel with them, and as the
authorities thought that It might be
war map the men were detained.
They we're placed unoer guard Mon
day night, and Hotta stated that two
armed sentries watched them.
The Japanese were released when an
agent Of the Aiea plantation visited
lthe men and identified them.
Hotta came 10 Honolulu 10 years
ago. and for three years worked at
Pudnene, c1 Maui The balance Of
the time has heen spent ia Honolulu.
Sato stated that he had been IN Ha-
IMaii for 10 years. Hotta is about 81
years old and Sato about "a Both
men 4pehk FAIRLY good English
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21
FAMOUS indian
MUT|NY ON Film

In .sThe Strange Case Of Princess
Kahn. by George c. Henderson. the
famous drama Of the caring days q
Indian mntiny, Edith Stevens, q new
Etar on the silent stage, is featured at
the Empire theater Miss Stevens
plays the part Of the whimsical, i'm
pulsive and piquant little favorite.
The story will be depicted by the
assistance of q company Of clever
players. Il will be headliner at the
Empire theater today. The plot has
to do with the misuse Of hypnotism
In attempting to wrest governmental
secrets from trusted officials. The
picture deals in so called Oriental mys-
Olive. tAe clever little performer.
who recently figured in stirring ami
NAL pictures, returns to the Empire
theater today ID 9 new and congenial
vehicle. olives Manufactured Moth
er" IS he ninth episode in the series
Of strange adventures OF the gypsy
girl. who appears to have charmed
life.
A clever society drama, "A Clean
Slate" gives opportunity for q Won
derfui Interpretation Of the leading
part by George Monroe
Robert CONFESS Is introduced in the
stirring detective drama, The Bank
er's Double II Is q film adaptation
from the famous Felix Boyd series of
detective stories by Scott Campbell.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21
Real Plot win Feature Tonioht's
Offering, Supplemented BY
Catchy Score

There has been 8
scarcity 81 good nlu.
steal offerings n the
theoltrs a. the main
land thi& year. and =
remained foI Fritz
Fields. the clever pro
Queer of TIE RAY;
TO secure the best 70
be had. Because 81
this scarcity Il makes
q good comedy like
fIIs Baby Girl.
which comes 70 the
Bijou tbc1tef today
Tor the last half Of
the week. Al the
more attractive and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-12

the purpose of comforting with the
Federal reserve board, he made an
analysis Of this section of the act and
said that it was up to the banks" He
called upon the banks to agree upon a
definite course in this respect, direct
ing their attention to the fact that the
central board in Washington, II neces-
sary. could accept such paper without
the Endorsement Of a member bank. II
this were done, discounts Of this char
acter of paper would not be charged
up against the capital stock of the
bank.
Senator McLaurin said last Thurs
day that there were two distinct
classes of paper having separate chan
nels; one not exceeding four months,
and limited to 10 per cent Of the capi-
tai stock and surplus, this being the
terms Of the act; the other Is not linn
tied in any way by the act itself, but,
under a regulation Of the board, they
limit it to 25 per cent Of the capital
stock, but say that this limit will be
increased from time to time as condi-
tions may demand.
II do not know that any Of this six
months paper has been presented en-
cept as hereinafter stated" said Sena-
tor McLaurin, last Thursday. Every
banker that approached insisted that
he could only handle the four months
paper.
Last week I drafted a form Of a
note which would show, as provided
by the terms Of the currency law, that
it was for agricultural purposes here
tofore used in the production Of the
cotton enumerated in the receipt, I"
continued Senator McLaurin. "The
note was drawn for $500 and there
were thirteen bales Of low grade cot
ton enumerated in the state ware
house receipt which we estimated
meant cents a pound, middling basis.
The note was given to the Peoples Ma
tional bank in this city, which very
kindly consented to make the transac-
tion. 1t was sent forward, in the ordi-
nary course Of business, without
word Of explanation, and in the same
way the. money was placed to the
CISull VI Tic ISOpicS A>dliOiai Ooiih,
and by it transferred to the man who
owned the state warehouse receipt.
II am making this public to show
what we can do by putting ourselves
in a position to take advantage Of the
facilities afforded said Senator Nc
Laurin. The Peoples National bank
indorsed this note, but If the general
necessity were made apparent to the
central board in Washington there Is
no reason why the cridits now locked
up in the vast amount Of cotton on
storage in South Carolina should not
be released. OF course one bank, or
two or three banks, can not relieve the
situation, but If all will act together
no one need tell me that 1t can not be
done. Such action would enable the
farmers to pay their debts and con-
tinue to hold their cotton, so that the
advance in price which is now on will
be maintained"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-12
THE NEW SPEAKER
Sketch Of James A. Hoyt Who Now
Presides Over the House.

Sketch OF James a. Hoyt Who Now
Presides Over the House.
James A. Hoyt, who was today elect
ed speaker of the South Carolina house
Of representatives, is a native Of Co.
lumbia, having been born in that city
in 1877. His father, the late Colonel
James A. Hoyt, was at that time edi-
tor Of the Columbia Register, but Col
onel Hoyt in 1879 moved to Greenville,
establishing the Baptist Courier, which
he for many years owned and edited
in that city.
The son attended the Greenville
graded schools. Completing the public
school course, he entered the prepara-
tory department Of Furman university
and in 1897 was graduated from Fur
man, with the degree Of bachelor Of
arts. In college he took an active part
in all college life.
Upon graduation, Mr.. Hoyt entered
newspaper work with his father, then
the editor and proprietor of the Green
vile Mountaineer. He had previously,
while attending school, learned the
printers trade in his fathers Office.
While working on the Mountaineer,
Mr.. Hoyt represented, as Greenville
correspondent, several out
papers. His newspaper work won ia
vorable attention and he was given a
place on the city staff of the Columbia
State. He remained with the State
for seven years, working as proof
reader, reporter, editorial writer, city
editor and news editor.
In 1906, he became Columbia corre-
spondent Of the News and Courier. He
retained that position until January,
1909, when he resigned, upon being
elected clerk of the house of represen-
tativeS. In March Of the same year,
representing a syndicate, he purchased
the controlling interest in the Column
bia Record, becoming editor and gen.
eral manager. Mr.. Hoyt remained in
charge OF the Record until January,
1912, when he disposed Of his interest
in the paper. Shortly afterwards he
organized the Peoples bank Of Colum-
bia, of which institution he became
Peoples National bank Of Columbia,
capitalized at 100000. Mr.. Hoyt Is
also vice president and general man.
ager of the Homestead bank, operating
The Morris Plan," and is also inter-
ested in other financial institutions in
Columbia.
Mr.. Hoyt has held the office Of clerk
of the house for three terms, and dur
ing that time, six years, has given
close study to legislative procedure
and parliamentary law. He served as
president Of the Democratic state con-
vention last May.
His candidacy for the house Of rep
resentatives in Richland county last
summer was the first time he had ap-
peared before the people as a candidate
for public office and in the second pri-
mary he was elected at the head Of the
ticket, there being no election among
the sixteen candidates in the first pri-
mary.
In 1904 Mr.. Hoyt was married to
Miss Clare Haynsworth Kinard Of Co
lumbia They have two children, a
girl and a boy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-12

Lovely Land Of North.-Though
much is written about western Can
ada nowadays, writes P. H. Godsell.
in the January Wide World Magazine,
one hears very little Of the vast north
ern wastes of that dominion, where
the conditions of life vary but little
from what they were century ago.
Until very recent years the great
wilderness Of swamp and forest
stretching from the head Of lake
Winnipeg east to Hudson bay, and
northerly to the Arctic Circle was
known as the district Of Keewatin.
With the exception Of small de-
tachments of Northern Mounted Po-
lice, a few scattered missionaries and
the Hudson Bay company's traders
and employees, this vast district Is
peopled entirely by Indians Of the
Cree and SalteauX tribes, and, in the
far northern portion, a few wander
ing Eskimos and Chippewayans.
This country, in which winter Of al
aTCllC SeNcllly o"oy hOi
eight months in the year, Is net
work of large lakes. rivers and small
er streams draining into Hudson bay.
Along most Of these navigable waters,
situated from 100 to $50 miles apart,
stand the lonely trading posts or
forts of the Hudson Bay company.
These forts usually consist of a pick
eted or stockaded square inclosing a
number of log or frame buildings,
usually four or five, with a tall flag
pole in the center, from which, on
special occasions, floats the red en-
sign of the company.
The staff of the smaller outposts
generally consists Of one white man
as officer in charge, with two or three
half-breed or Indian assistants or
dog drivers AS in most cases these
posts are situated in a virgin wilder
ness, far from civilization, the trader
may not see fellow white man for
six months at a stretch. and has only
the society afforded by his half-breed
servants.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-12

During the past year, eleven cot
ton seed oil mills discontinued busi-
ness in South Carolina, according tC
the report for the year by the state
department Of agriculture. This leaves
100 mills in the state, and several OF
these operate ice manufacturing plants
and other industries. There is now in
vested in the oil mill industry $ll,-
032,227, which is an increase of $3.50,
All over the preceding year. The val
ue of the annual product for 1914
amounts to s15,347,I11, which is an
increase of 1886, $50 over the results
of the operations in 1918. This con-
siderable increase in the value of the
annual product shown in the yea1
1914, is attributed to the fact that the
1919 season opened late, thereby
sending considerable Of the product
to the market in 1914, and that the
season of 1914 was an unusually early
one sending a large percentage of the
crop to the mill before December 81,
Writes Commissioner Watson. Last
year, 1850 persons were employed III
the mills. exclusive Of the salaried Of
ficials and clerks. which numbered
3S4 males and 10 females. There was
a decrease of 1873 actual employees and
an increase of Is Salaried managers
and clerks. The mills paid out in
wages $721,929, which is s57,6S9 more
than was paid out in 1913. Only four
persons under 16 years old were en-
ployed in the industry. In 1913, the
cotton seed oil mills crushed ALL
292 tons of cotton seed, against 24O
555 the preceding year. Up to De-
cember |. 1914. the mills had crushed
lS9.246 tons, against 171,426 tons on
the same date in 1913.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-12
The End.
TO FINANCE CROP
Senator McLaurin Points to Federal
Reserve Bank.
| wonder

Senator McLaurin, in the extra ses-
sion of the Legislature. said in speech
to the senate that under the new cur
rency law agricultural paper. with
state warehouse receipts as a collat-
eral. would be discounted by the Fed
eral reserve bank in Richmond, for six
months. and could be renewed for an
other six months, and that there was
ample power, through this channel, to
provide funds to finance the entire
cotton crop. In a public statement
made after a trip to Washington, for
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-12

Rock Hill Record, Jan. z: Miss
Evelyn McAlpine. daughter Of Rev.
and Mrs R. E. McAlpine. former
residents Of Rock Hill, now residing
at Magaya, Japan, was married on
December 81, at Peneaf1y, n. j.. to
Rev. Robert s. Spencer Of Madison,
n. j., who is a Methodist missionary
in Japan. They will go to Japan In
the spring. -. Secretary Timmons
of the chamber Of commerce, receiv-
ed letter today from a party who
wants to buy a carload Of sweet po-
tatoes. Farmers having any for sale
would do we'll to see or phone Secre-
tary Timmons. Three or four farmers
might be able to ship their surplus
potatoes. =. j. H. Miller and w. ].
Roddey left last night for Atlantic
City, where they will attend meet
ing of the Equitable Life Insurance
company managers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-12

Lancaster News, Jan. 8: Mr.. j.
Crawford Cook. the incoming county
supervisor, has sent his bond on to
Columbia, and Is expecting his COM
mission today. Mr.. Cook has ap-
pointed Mr.. James r. Horton Of Ker-
shaw, superintendent of the chain
gang. One night during the
Christmas holidays, Jailer A. T.
Carnes was sitting around the fire
talking to his children about Santa
Claus, when he heard a strange noise
across the hall in the dining room,
which in ante-bellum days was known
as the debtors room" Thinking
perhaps one Of his prisoners was
trying to make his escape and little
dreaming that anything in the shape
Of man or beast would try to break
into the Jail, he proceeded to recon-
noiter. Going into the dining room,
pistol in hand. to his surprise, Mr..
Carnes found the intruder to be an
old-fashioned molly-cotton-tail Of the
hare or rabbit species. Now, rabbit
hunting out Of doors had been a boy
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-12

The oil mill and one of the ware
houses at Simpsonville. in Greenville
county. was destroyed by fire. Tues
day night. The loss is estimated at
S25, 900.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-12


No man can accurately predict the
length of this war, nor just what the
consumption Of cotton will be, but this
is a sixteen -million-bale crop, and 1t
is evident that large surplus must
be carried over in 1916. The borrow
ing power of this surplus cotton will
be fixed by the price which we are
able to force for the cotton which en-
ters into consumption. Never in the
world has there been a finer spirit
shown than by the south in this great
crisis. There has been the utmost for
bearance on the part of the merchants
md barts with the most perfect will
lingness on the part Of the farmer to
warehouse his cotton and give the re-
ceipts to his creditor to enable him to
finance himself.
This great holding movement L at
tribute in large measure to the agita-
ton in South Carolina and Texas for
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-12

IA The first step toward failure Is to
think you are going to fail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13
Left to right. top: Mary Piekford. Mat

of American studios without repeating
them at one theater and another. In
Kansas City, Mo-, and other cities, tho
same picture can be seen at one thea
ter one day, another the second, and
SO on. But in Topeka, the films, fresh
from the studios, are shown and sell
dom repeated except on occasions
where there is a universal demand.
Topeka is fortunate in that the
films shown here are out Of the fac
tory but few days or a week or two.
A glance at the picture magazines can
prove that. Many times local houses
have obtained pictures on the day of
their release.
. Serial pictures are quite popular
here, as in other parts of the cOun-
try, and there are a lot of serial fans
in the city. Every picture show pre-
sents a feature daily. Some of them
show the five and six reel attractions,
but every house has at least one
two or three reel production at every
performance. =
Since January the motion picture
business, to the casual observer. seems
to be picking up considerably. And
Topeka is getting some corking good
pictures and it would be hard to dis
cover a popular photo play from an
American studio that did not at some
time or other make a debut here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13

Bat Average Preacher Can't Get
in s<Three Ring Circus"
TOTE WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Minister Is Handicapped BY
Multitudinous Tasks.
Duty Of Clergyman Is to Make
Men Repent Of Sins.

That the ministry IL the greatest
business on earth but that the aver
age preacher hasn't time to get into
the big three ring circus IL the COM
tention Of DR.. Roy B. Guild, pastor Of
the Central Congregational church,
who spoke this week before the MEM
bers Of the Topeka Rotary club on
The Task OF the Twentieth Century
Minister"
Hardly. said DR.. Guild, a minister
whom know can manage his work
as business man does. This is be-
cause people do not consider 1t bus
mess. Ninety-nine ministers out of a
hundred can never do their best work
once expressed to me, ''be carrying
water for the elephants. They do not
have time to get into the big three
ring circus" Take for instance the
largest church in Topeka, the First
Methodist. When there was q MEM
bership of three hundred they con-
sidered the minister had all one man
could do. That church has increased
five fold and there is still one preach
.er with small allowance for clerk
hire. There is not business institu-
ton in town that would follow that
plan.
If you men wish to have strong
young men go into the ministry give
them the vision Of their task which
l believe is fundamental to all other
that they will feel there is the same
business sense displayed In managing
them that there is in the Santa Fe Of
fices. The average trustee Of q
church locks up his business sense
1 am Quoting-'when he goes to q
church meeting" I believe the cause
of this is not understood. Ministers
have had to look after all these things
because business men think they have
| nothing to do.
l wish my predecessor could success
fully establish his ministers union
concerning which he fAncifully wrote.
Then the ministers OF Topeka and OF
America instead of being harassed
about finances, pestered about the lit
| tie details Of church MANAGEMENT,
worn out by watching and oiling the
machinery so that q petty church
quarrel will not be like q handful OF
sand in the gear box. could like the
prophets of old. know men as they
are and have time to be with them
ana be their personal friends. know
social conditions by personal study
and with energies not burned out in
minor labor proclaim the wrong and
the right with q passion that would
prevail
The Greatest Business.
/ With all its difficulties, with all iti