The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-07-27
Hllo Story Says Olga Gwendolyn
Conkling Attempted to Leap !
Into Settling Pit
FATHER or YOUNG WOMAN
i. DENIES TRUTH OF REPORT
Had No Struggle To Save Halt
Crazed Daughter Though l
Hands Are Bandaged

A wireless message received In Hon
olulu from lilo ard dated yesterday
stated thai while gazing with heF
father, Alfred r. iConkilnR, 4 well.
known New York lawyer and poilti-
clan aud d nephew OF the late Senator
Roscoe ConklihR, into the crater Of
Kilauea last Friday night, Olga Gwen.
dolyn Conkiing became half crazed
ana attempted to jump over the brink
into the fiery pit below. II ,s,,st3T
Mr.. Conkling and his daughters,
Muriel and Olga Gwendolyh, arrived,
here ~ the last Matsouia. The party
returned from Hilo yesterday morning
and viii leave for San Francisco to-
morrow. u s4 gs.'f,t
Mr.. Uonkiins Denies story
Seen at The Moafa Hotel last night
Mr. Gonkling denied that there was
any truth whatever In the report OF
a imisa,lventure' of one Of his daugh-
terss Z at ~ u Agtrs - y
dGwendolyn, who Is sixteen years
old. " said he, twas greatly impressed
by the volcano and sat for ten minutes
gazing into the FIRE, as IL in q. trance.
After while she Joined the rest OF
our party and getting into an automo-
bile returned TO the volcano House
with us. - &%, &e..W
Mr.. Conkling's hands were both
bandaged when he was seen by the re
Hands cut with Lava ...,~.
arfIt says IN the amessage,n remarked
the reporter, 'tthat the young woman
bit one of her ,reseuers, and the eondi.
tion of your hands apparently gives
an air 81, verisimilitude to the report
from Hilo." 49," q rs 1911
1.-The lava at the volcano Is very
sharn." replied Conkling," and I
stumbled and fell once or twice
scratching my hands. II it had not
been for the s0licitude Of a traineS
nurse at the Volcano House I shpnlS
have applied. court plaster. to the
scratches. hut as the nurse limited nj
the possibility of infection bowed Il
her decree and allowed her to dres
my hands, Dr." ~ =. ~ H.,
Mr. Oonkling has been In the New
York state legislature, assistant dis
trict attorney and member of the
board Of aldermen of New York City
He is now candidate for the United
States senate. the primary election 70,
which Office viii he held next year. )
lie has the distinction Of havinr
written the first popular book on city
government ever printed in the Eng
lifh language. "' 60. 49,, PIT
Mr.. Conkling was formerly United
States geologist for the western state
ana territories and in this rapaeitv
vis't"d the Paeife Coast In 1877, after
which year he entered upon legal
"Hawaii = motto might well be that
Of the HAMBURG. American Steamship
Cnmnany," said Mr. -Conlging, Aast
nioht, (which Is 'Unsefer zukunft
lc'ght am wassar,' which translated
int" FnglisK is Our future lies on the
voter - ,"' so. y a ,
Frt"re 1iss on water
"Hawaii's future lies on the water
n"d Steamship facilities mean every.
thing. This territory undoubtedly has
treat future. If, and IL Is big II
hott"r steamship facilities are forth.
coming, both as regards passengers and
freight. -, - a. "a ), @s..,.
"Thn Pnhamas have nothing on Hs,
V'"ii and there IL. no reason WIN there
shouldn't be 1000 tourists in Hawaii
a. "ne time all the wear round.
~" or1erliness of the population,
which | consider remarkable for a
country that Possesses such q cosmO'
potion population.
1.-THE American Tourist, ~ a whole
knows surprisingly little Of the Pariti'
snd Of Hawaii and fts people. WHY
there were members Of the COMPRESSION.
al party which visited here some timG
- A :. -
south of the, ednatof and that Spanish
was the language spoken. i3at ,'raFal
=" Hawaii Ii most imp0rtant to the
United States and mnat be held at any
cost. This was particularly impfessei,
on me TODAY during a visit TO Pearl
HRrbof under the guidance or CoIone'
rafferty,. The Hawaiian Islands V arc
the best investment, that Uncle Sam
ever made, and the Philippines are
the worst. Uncle Sam certainly got D
BARGAIN when he got Hawaii.
"I admire your school system and
Rs a lawyer am very much impressed
with your law and order system. -,
Wi'l Boost Islands, .-'> - a.N
IT would gladly constitute myself
free agent for, Hawaii. its excellent
hotels and fine, steamships, provided
mat the latter, instead OF Keeping ~
- days at sea and allowing us onty
days in Hawaii. would reverse the
process. They shOnld burn more OIL
spd 90 faster, and II this he impossible
why then let the companies put speed
ier vessels on the run. .... :.'a.
81 am leaving Hawaii with the
Pl"asantest .recolleetions, bu; an Ger
tainly disappointed that can't see
more o. the Islands, l have to be in
Now York by August Is.
81 was much Impressed with the
Jananese here. AS walters tssy are
unsurpassed being polite, noiseIess and
observant I hone that the Japauc 70
have come to stay. No friend Of la.
waii ever suggested that the Japan.,se
should go. You need Their here for
your plantations, both sugar and pines,
ana FOR household and domessi; ser,
wants"