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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21

statements attracted my attention as
worthy OF further notice. The first Is
the proposed extension OF the New
York City school year from 40 weeks
to A weeks This il but one of many
examples that could be. cited 10 de-
monstrate the Widespread demand for
lpnger school terms IN all progress
sive school regions on the mainland
protest is being made against the en-
forced idieness and deterioration of
the summer vacation. Summer ses.
sions. once confined to biological la
boratories and universities, are now
an accepted part or the School year of
many high schools and grade schools
The time Is rapidly approaching in
which the closing Of any school plant
for several months of the year win be
frowned upon as social extravaganza
In we1F-orsanized school systems the
length Of the school year is measured,
not IN weeks, which are variable as to
the number Of school days they con
tain. but in terms of the number Of
days that. the school IS actually in
session. The following examples Of
representative cities will illustrate
this point:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21
RAPID TRANSIT
SUIT DELAYED
UNTIL MONDAY
Case Involving Injunction Re-
straining New Stock Issue
May Last Ten Days

There is little likelihood that the
mueh-taIked-of case OF the territory
against the Honolulu, Rapid Transit &
Land Company. suit for Injunction.
viii 30 to trial in Circuit Judge
Stuart's court at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning. it was learned today.
A suit for damages was begun in the
court Of the third judge this morning
which probably win not be finished
until next Monday. II Is understood
that the trial Of the Injunction action
win follow the damage suit.
In its complaint the territory, by At
torney-general j. M. Etainback, seeks
to restrain the Rapid Transit from
increasing its capital stock to $1,000
900. or to any Amount In excess Of the
present capital stock.
The complaint alleges that it Is pro-
sided BY the charter Of incorporation
and BY the franchise az the Rapid
Transit that 1t shall not be lawful for
the railway to increase. the capital
stock of the corporation; at any one
time IN. excess of 500. 900, unless the
proposed increase SHALL when taken
with the original capital stock. repre-
sent only. the actual cost Of the prop
erty Of the railway and not more than
IS per cent Of such cost in addition
thereto
Many Increases II Past.
II is further alleged BY the territory
that the railway corporation has from
time to time increased its capital
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21
EDISON SAT AND
GAlED At Light
FOR FORTY HOURS
Invention Perfected So Years.
Ago Today: Nationwide OBJ
seryahce Of Anniversary
This IS Edison Day.

his Is, E0lSOn Day.
All over the United States for the
last several weeks thousands of cleo
trio companies have had signs IN their
windows calling attention to the fact
that on 0cober q. exactly Sc years
ago, Thomas Alya Edison produced
the first ifcandescent electric light
AS a day set apart to pay honor to
the man who has achieved so many
things IN the mechanical world, Oc
tober n was first celebrated last year
Authorities at the Panama Pacific ex-
position have delegated the date as
Edison Day at the big fair, and today
1t IS being celebrated.
or the night which brought success
to, the great inventor following years
Of TON and disappointment. of moments
when it seemed that the great plan
was to be realized. only to bring an
other failure, Edison says
I'VE sat and looked. and the lamp
continued to burn. and the longer II
burned the more fascinated we were.
None Of ms could so to bed. and there
was no sleep for over. 30 hours. We
sat and just watched II with anxiety
and growing elation.
That was So years ago tonight. ana
Edison says he is now just IN his prime
of manhood
|. He was born on February II 1917.
at Milan, Ohio, and when he was 10
years old started q laboratory in the;
cellar Of his home. He worked as d
newsboy publishing little psper
which he sold on the train. and as /
telegraph operator. spending five hard.
years at. the work.
In 1868 his first patent was signed,
an instrument for recording votes. The
following year be went into partner.
ship with +. L. Pope as an electrical
engineer In New York. The year after
he received his FIRST money for cleo
trical Inventions, $4,000, which en-
abled him to enlarge the scope Of his
business.
Following this time his Inventions
came With wonderful rapidly. The.
phonograph was invented In 1917, the
ihcandeseeht light n 1879, the prac-
tical electric railway In 1880, and the.
motion picture camera ii 1891. 10
1914 fire destroyed his laboratory at
West Orange, New JERSEY, On Sep
TENDER l3 Of this year encouragement
was made in the daily press that Mr.
Edison was chairman OF the newly
elected navy. beard, which marks the
devotion of his work to the strengthen
ing Of mis- cOuntry,s navy.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21
CHINESE lNflOOD DEVASTATED
VALLEYS STILL NNEEDOF AID


ton. which e known e the Ebenszel
school. and saw he Nork carried on
there, he VIII probably send anoth-
IS Of Loneliness here and there IRON
the tact that she and her companions
are shut on nom ne word ~ me
sfea1 war.
We do not hear any news direct
from home, she says SQmeumes
we SET letters nom our relatives. but
very few. We pray that this terrible
war VIII end very eqpn. ! think every
nation has very much e learn - me
people u every land have sinned
against the Lord.
Arrived On christmas pay.
AZ to the CHRISTMAS rifts which a..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
WILL UNITE TN SMOKER

Col. Mansfield Camp No. 2 and Theo-
dore Roosevelt Camp No I, United
Spanish War Veterans, are combining
a joint smoker and feed" to the
Spanish War Veterans who have been
engaged in maneuvers and are con-
seduently now In the vicinity of Homo
lulu The function will be held in
Mansfield hall, Fort Shafter, tonight.
All members Of Roosevelt camp are
requested to turn out and assist Mans
field as host. Visiting comrades cor.
daily invited
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21

mon school educational period for the
child. venture to suggest that the
quoted statement does not indicate
the real significance of the changes
that are planned; IN all progressive
mainland communities the effort is
not to shorten the educational life Of
the child but to prolona it This pro-
gressive frightening of the school pc
Rod Is one of the marked features of
educational administration, and is well
reflected in the compulsory attend
ance laws OF many states Bulletin
No. 2, 1914, of the u. s. Bureau Of Edu-
cation on Compulsory School Attend
ance," fully corroborates this view.
Very truly yours,
VAUGHAN MacCAUGHEY.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21
WHY NOT A MEMORIAL FOR THE
"a?

Editor Honolulu star BdIletins
Sir: | have given much thought to
your editorial in Tuesdays issue of
the Star-BulIetin, relative TO the bur-
ial of the IA victims.
Would it not be most appropriate if
the citizens of Honolulu or of the isl
ands as whole would get together
and raise fund to erect a fitting
monument at Arlington in menlory OF
the men, whose sad death in our lar
Dor last March was felt with s5rrow
by the entire Community
/ would be willing to donate my lit.
tie, share. and to do an can to active
ly help along any such movement.
Very truly yours.
GEORGE A. BUTZ.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21

IA u C. ATKINSON: Charter
cohFentioh7 Reminds me more Of
-cliatter conyention. the "rp being
silent, as in fsa.
-Ws ]. coELHo: Yesterday was
the thirty-seyenth day Of the charter
convention II must adjourn by No
yomber is. under the law But think
it win finish its work before then.
SUPERVISOR LOGAN: Instead
OF most Of the automobile values
submitted by me on Tuesday evening
having been found too high as report
ed. only two or three were so
rated with about the same number as
too low. They were not my figures
but those OF the insurance company,
and were based on standard values for
auto insurance obtaining on the main
land. AS the board accepted some
thing like 20 out Of 25 valuations on
The list. the estimates must be coni
sidered pretty near right.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21
C. X. All Gets Letters Of Thanks
for Last $1,000 Sent to Suf-
ferers From Honolulu

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, 800 = S.n.on p.o.l.ss' S ~ :, = :
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1872 .s.s $3.50 s. = ~ SoS :, . 49, 49,.
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esllsss. ~ . .ns sssonn 1870 w.. g
a = 49, " y =. =. si.ss %
INC sanssets = to.lo~
canton CHINA, SeptemDer :. 1915.
Dear bretnren Not knowing to
whom 70 write ! address 2 general
letter enclosed please mo receipt
TOR 5000 lately received. The Homo
luiu Christians nave aons wsil u send
ing 50 much money Tor npod relief.
The people ERE being cared Tor TEN
TIIW Int IL IL .U|T0M thai IMnn III
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21

In defying the Seamen's Law by proposing
to fly the American flag between the coast and
Hawaii, the steamship Great Northern will
doubtless come in for some benevolent atten-
ton By Congress which will encourage it off
the map
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21
LETTERS
WASTE IN rAE scAool "PLANrss

Oct ~. 1915.
Editor Honolulu Star Bulletin,
Sir:-%In letter entitled School
Reforms" in your issue Of today, two
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21

PAUL STEEL, citizenship Secretary
Of the Y. nj. g. a., win give an illus.
trated talk this evening in Cooke hall
on The Early Presidents" Mem
bers Of the night school VIM meet in
the hall to listen to the program.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21

First Lord Of the British Admiralty Arthur
Balfour says the British navy will decide the
fate of warning nations It's Influence on the
fate Of Serbia is not immediately apparent.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21

Since Turkey and Bulgaria have been fight
ing with the Central Empires, Teuton syrnpa-
thizers say less about the Turcos brought to the
western front by the French.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21

The second statement is that the
prop lsed changes in the New York
City school year will shorten the com.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21

/ A new worry appears in the offing. Unless
Honolulu gets the inillion-dollar federal build
ing started pretty soon, the army and navy ex-
panders are likely 10 grab the million.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21

ANTONIO ID. CASTRO, consul for
Brazil has gone, to Maui on 4 bust
ness trip. He VIII return to Honolulu
next Saturday morning.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21

New Jersey men still prefer to regard tn
woman as superior rather than an equal
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21

Recognition of Carranza Is hardly likely to
increase respect FOR the United States among
the irresponsible Mexicans. It was Carranza
who issued all sorts of bold defiances when
there WAS talk of Intervention and who has
consistently denied the authority of the pan
American conference. Still, the logical out
come of the policy pursued by the United
States was to take last chance remedy after
the country had drifted into chaos.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21

Greece evidently won't be allowed to stay
neutral.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21

WADE WARREN THAYER, secre.
tary Of the territory, has returned to
his desk after q two weeks vacation
spent in the country.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21
I)oEq.a'l
flNQIAiG

M G. P3 CHICO. chairman Of the
Honolulu 3 hafter Convention, Is back
ID Honolulu after 4 brief business trip
to Hawaii ana Maui.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21
EDITOR

writes letter to Clark suggesting the transfer
and offering him a new job.
This letter was not written until ten days
after the supervisors had voted that Clark
should be discharged. The letter from the road
committee chairman explains that he is acting
because the city engineer was kept from his
office because of illness in the family It is not
explained why nothing was done in these ten
days when the engineer was at his office. The
reason becomes plain IN the activities of the
board members to retain the man they had
voted should be dismissed
This Is the, sort Of procedure that disorgan-
ICES the public service and prevents depart
mem head from running his department on an
efficiency basis. The first tendency on the
part Of the public Is to berate the road over
seer and the engineer. But in the light of the
facts showing how supervisors privately go be-
hind their own public action, there IS no use
blaming the employees, of the city.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-21

Hawaii s national guard rife team Is doing
cohspicuously good work at the jacksonville
shoot. Sergt. Thomas j. K. Evans has won the
individual match medal and Sergt James Ho
IN. the same match stood twenty sixth out Of 4
field of 72S competitors. When the size of the
field is considered the good work Of the Ha-
waiian rnarksmen is all the more evident. It
costs q large sum to send rifle team from
Honolulu to Florida but the money is we'll
spent not only in emphasizing in military cir
cles Hawaii's interest in preparedness, but in
stimulating in the territory the interest Of
young men IN the national guard and in giving
them tangible goal of achievement to strive
for as members of the rapid, growing organi-
zation. -
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-06
MIX SENTIMENT AND SENSE
Place Is Found for Both In the Life
That Is Well and Wisely
Ordered.

Few. indeed, are the persons who
like to be called sentimental The
word has become associated with the
idea Of fickleness and weakness, and
is often applied to simperinG women
and ethereal ideas, says the fndianap-
oils News. The man who clines to
the business policy OF his father Vhen
that policy is contrary to modern ideas
is said to be actuated by sentiment,
which is often o charitable way Of
saying that he is too slow for the
age in which he lives. The woman
who pes her son until he becomes a
whining man, forever seeking an ear
into which to pour his troubles, is said
to be blinded by sentiment, and the
son is pointed to as a victim of SEN
timent.
The chief directors to sentiment be-
long to the cult OF common sense. 1t
is they who call attention to the errors
the overindulgent mother. To them
the conduct Of such persons Is mex
plicable. Instead Of Analysing 1t they
dismiss 1t as being beneath the notice
Of their ideas of normally consti-
tuted mind. In fact, some advocates
Of reason especially those who have
grown away from the tender emotions
of youth, adhere so firmly to their
doctrine and its universal application
that they become sentimental about It,
Fortunately, the extremes in both
cases are rare. The bulk of humanity,
Is more happily constituted. 1t real
ICES that there is a place for senti-'
ment and a place for common sense,
and that there is no sharp line be-
tween the two. Most sensible persons
admit that affection plays large
part in the world of affairs, and af.i
lection is largely sentiment When
sentiment meets q need sense Is
obliged to recognize 1t. Whatever force
tradition has is sentiment, and CON-
mon sense admits that tradition plays
strong part in government, bust
ness and recreation. But those who
lean toward sentiment must also be
aware that tradition is little less
than the accumulated fruit of COM
mon sense.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-06
Great Britain Offers
RepaTatiOn to Chile
Dresden About TO Be Interned When
Attacked by British In
Chilean Waters

Washington, April "Details oil
the attack on the German cruiser
Dresden, in Chilean waters, by a Bri'
fish squadron, we're officially receiv.
ed by the United States government
today with information Of the char.
acter of the representations recently
made by Chile to the British govern.
ment over the incident.
1t was revealed for the first time
here that the Dresden was about to
be informed by the Chilean govern
ment for overstaying the limit Of
twenty-four hours granted to her
when the British cruisers Glasgow
and Kent and the auxiliary cruiser
Drama opened fire.
1t is understood that the British
government already has shown a dis
position to make reparation to Chile
for the incident, although what form
the reparation will take is not known
here.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-06
WOULD BE SOME PUNISHMENT
Congressman Had Right Idea, Unless
II Came Under Heading Of "crueI
and Unusual"

Congressman Thomas U. Sisson Of
Mississippi smiled when the topic
turned to the proper punishment for a
negligent husband. He said he was
reminded of case of that kind.
Some time ago a ma -ried man ran
away with silly young girl, and after
an exciting chase the clippers were
captured and returned home. Natu-
rally the escapade was the one theme
of conversation in the small town
where they lived, and everybody in
the corner store had his own idea as
to what the husband s punishment
should be.
One suggested life sentence, an
other suggested that 80 years in the
penitentiary would be the proper
thing, while third spoke eloquently
of tar and feathers.
You are all wrong" finally re-
marked little man sitting in the
corner. 81 have a scheme that beats
all of yours mile down the boule-
ward"
What is it?" chorused the crowd,
quickly glancing at the speaker. You
wouldn't hang him. would your"
NO" was the quiet rejoinder of the
little man. II would turn him over to
his wife's mother."-Philadelp Tel,
egraph.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-06
Oriuin Of ONYX.

When waters charged with carbon
ate of calcium derived from limestone
are allowed to evaporate they deposit
their load in the form Of sinter, or
tufa. This process can be observed at
many thermal and "petrifying" springs
and also in the formation of stalactites
and stalagmites in limestone caverns.
In this way large masses Of compact
carbonate are formed, some of them
Of great beauty. The socalled onyx
marbles" Of which the Mexican onyx"
Is a familiar example, are formed in
this way. Some rock Of this class is
stalagmitic, in caverns. and some of 1t
Is formed by springs. Its variations
In color and texture, to which its orna-
mental character is largely due, are
commonly produced by impurities or
inclusions such as oxide Of iron. or
even mud and clay.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-06
Hyde Given
His Freedom
u Had Bully Time In Prison. Says
California Millionaire After
Serving Sentence

Atlanta. Ca, April 3-Frederick A.
Hyde, millionaire club man and bust
ness leader of Oakland, California,
has been released from the federal
penitentiary here after serving six
teen months in connection with land
frauds. President Wilson recently
RENTED fines and costs assessed
against Hyde, the total of which new
err had been definitely determined
and which had resulted in his remain
ing in prison four months after his
sentence had expired.
In announcing his intention to leave
tomorrow for California, Hyde said:
Il had a bully time in prison. 1t
was the most worth while sixteen
months of my life"
During his term Hyde gave money
literally to assist in providing sports
and recreation for the prisoners.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-06
"PERSlAN' LAMB IN AFRICA
Industry That Is Likely to Be stimu.
lated as a Result Of the Eu-
ropean War.

II Great Britain retains German
Southwest Africa the caracul skin in
dustry there will receive increased
attention.
Caracul sheep we're first imported
into German Southwest Africa from
Bokhara in 1907, and the sandy soil
of some parts of the country seems
to suit the animals admirably.
Professor Wallace OF Edinburgh,
having recently recommended a trial
of caracul sheep in Great Britain, an
experiment 10 being made with them
In Scotland, and good results are
stated to have been obtained.
Some specimens Of the sheep have
been successfully introduced into
Natal and other parts of South Az
RIGA, where, however, little atten-
ton seems to have been paid to the
production of Persian lamb skins.
A flock of caracul sheep has recently
been imported into Newfoundland,
and the results of this important ex-
pertinent will be awaited with inter
est.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-06
Much Of Hens Labors Vain,

Between the hen and consumer
there is a waste Of $2O0,0O00O0 worth
Of eggs each year.
This was the testimony given at
the attorney generals egg trust" In
quiry by william Mann Of the law de-
partment of the New York Central
railroad, who read letter from tho
department Of agriculture to support
his claim.
According to these figures the
American egg crop is worth s700,000,-
900 year. and $30,0O0,000 Is lost
through breakage in transit.
The egg as the hen lays 1t is almost
invariably good egg, ran the evil
dence, but one out OF every ten the
hen lays for market is broken on the
way there. Three Of the remaining
nine eggs are added before they reach
the consumer, and 40 per cent Of the
eggs are good only for strong pal
ates or tanning leather.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-06
lovETT CALLED TO STAND
Former s. p. Heads Testimony Il
Wanted In st5,ooo,oo0
Damage Suit

New York, April S.-Robert S. Lo-
vett, formerly president of the South.
ern Pacific company was directed by
supreme court order to appear for
examination on Wednesday next in
connection with suit brought by the
Development Company Of America, a
mining and smelling concern, 70 re.
cover s15,000,0O0 damages from the
Southern Pacific.
The Development Company Of Am.
erica alleges that in 1910, when Lo-
vett was president Of the Southern
Pacific company, 1t entered into an
arrangement for the transfer of Sc.
curities to the Southern Pacific which
was to make an initial payment there
for 100000 to enable the develop
ment company to meet pressing en-.
gagements. This payment, the plain.
tiff alleges was not made with the
result that the company lost $l5,00O,.
600 through the fore closure of many
Of its holdings. These included min.
ing and smelling properties in Ari-
IONA.