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New Britain herald., 1915-06-12
ACTIVE TRADING ON STOCK EXCHANGE War Issues Make Gains Of One to
 Three Points

New York, June 12.-Today's stock market was active and strong, but the rise was so largely restricted to specialties as to lack conviction. Is-
 sues comprising the Guggenheim
 group were the early features, Fed
 sral Mining common and preferred
 making maximum gains of 20 and 5 points respectively, from which they soon reacted. American Smelting and Guggenheim Exploration also added to recent gains on reported sales Of copper at 20 1-2 cents and lead at cents. Other metal shares rose in varying degrees. War issues, notably Bethlehem Steel and New York Air Brake advanced to 5 points, later falling back. American Can and Gen. tral Leather became active and strong in the final hour. Speculative lead CTS were inclined to yield pressure. The closing was irrgular. Bonds were steady.
 Wall St., 1o:30 A. M.--Active trad sumed at the opening of today's short session. war issues again leading with gains of to points. Bethlehem Steel, which advanced 10 within a fraction of it's record quotation. New York Air Brake and the coppers were in especial demand, extending their materially before the end Of the first half hour. Investment shares in the railway group also scored substantial advances. United
New Britain herald., 1915-06-12
PRINCIPAL FRENCH
 GETS MORE SALARY
School Board Appreciates His m- Creasin6 Duties and Problems

New Britain was within an ace of losing Principal w. c. French of the Grammar school yesterday but he was retained in service by the school board showing it's appreciation of his work and increasing his salary from s2,400 to $2,500.
 News that Principal French was not satisfied with his salary was received by the committee on teachers of the board of education short time before the June meeting was called to order at 4:30 o'clock. The matter was brought up at the board meeting and a short recess was declared while the proposition of increasing the salary was considered by the committee on teachers.
 A communication from Principal French stated that the problems at the Grammar and Prevocational school are increasing in number and difficulty. The mem bership of the school is growing and will amount to over 1000 next term. X great deal of thought and planning is necessary and MT. French believed his salary should be increased $100.
 l.. Hoyt Pease said he did not like the idea of having the matter thrust on the committee so suddenly but he did believe there was great deal of
New Britain herald., 1915-06-12
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS
 GROWING BETTER
Talk of War With Germany Must
 be Discouraged, Says CleWs
Especial to the Herald,


 New York, Juse 12, 1s15.--Again the stock market has shown how completely it is dominated by war. The resignation of Secretary Bryan, an important incident in our relations with Germany, was somewhat of a shock to values. But surprises of this sort have been too numerous lately to exert the effect they would have had few months ago.
 In all probability our differences with Germany will be successfully ad- justed through diplomatic chansels. and President Wilson should not be hampered by internal dissensions. Talk of war with Germany must be discouraged on every hand. It will not be sought by the United States. and it is impossible to believe that Germany will precipitate a conflict. Neither country can do the other much harm from a military stand point, although the United States could easily wage an economic war upon Germany that would be much more injurious than military blows. We might readily stop such supplies as now find their way from here to Germany with less harm to our selves than to her. Our government could seize the many Germas ships now interned in this country, and aso sequester the large amounts of se- curities held here on German account.
 Foreign Trade Derangcd.
 The Arrangement of the worlds foreign trade continues marked feature; asd yet in view of the un- precedented extent of the struggle the disturbance is much less than might have been expected. It is es- timated that the foreign trade of tho belligerents aggregates about S40,- 900, 900, ,000 a year, of which about S2,50O. 100000 has been completely shut off. Of course, this is a vast disturbance; yet in proportion to the whole, it has not thus far proved as serious a matter as might have been anticipated. Our own foreign trade, as is well known, has been much de- ranged With Germany, Austria, France, South America, China and Japan our exports have much de- creased. Fortunately, the losses have been more than made up by ship ments of breadstuffs and war mater tials to the belligerents. Our exports pa articularly to Great Britain, show a handsome gain. which did much to offset the loss of our shipments to1 Germany The prediction that our excess of exports over imports for
New Britain herald., 1915-06-12
For outing wear. A big line and the prices are S3.9S, S4.50, $500 and $6.OO.


 Schools close Thursday noon June 23 1916.
 Grammar school graduation Thurs day, June 23, 1916. High school graduation, Friday. June A 1916. Summer vacation 1916, Thursday, June 23, 1916. to Tuesday September 5, 1918. Sept. : to Thanksgiving recess ................ 12 weeks Thanksgiving recess to Christmas recess ....... Christmas recess to winter recess .}.......... Winters recess to Easter re- cess .se.. Easter recess to June 25.... g Total 39 weeks
New Britain herald., 1915-06-12
FINANCIAL NEWS

States Steel. on an opening 1,600 shares. rose s-s.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-12

Domestic conditions are growing better dailyy. We have now en-
New Britain herald., 1915-06-12

President Gaffney reported a shortage in typewriters at the Gram mar. school and said fifteen more were needed Superintendent Holmes endorsed the plan.
 1t is a distinct advantage today for a person to be able to handle a type- writer, he said. The finance commit tee was authorized to buy fifteen ma chimes at a cost not to exceed $50 each.
 The following school calendar for 1915-1916 was adopted:
 Schools open Tuesday, September z, 1915.
 Thanksgiving recess, from Wednes- day noon November 24, 1915 to Tuesday morning November 30, 1915.
 Christmas recess from Thursday night December 2S, 1915, to Monday. January 3 1916.
 Winter recess from Saturday. Feb- ruary IS, 1916, to Monday, February .2S 1916.
 Easter recess from Saturday April Is, 1916, to Monday April A, 191S.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-25
HERE'S LAWYER
WHO lob JECTS TO
ATTORNEYS FEES
Can Man Earning S11 a Week
Pay $15a Month for Child,
Court Costs, and Live?

Attorney j. Alfred Magoon went On
record In Circuit Judge Whitney's
court today as being opposed to the
allowance of attorneys fees in divorce
matters, except in exceptional cases.
81 wish these attorneys fees could
be cut out" declared Mr.. Magoon. Il
am opposed to it on general prin.
ciples. Is
The matter was brought up during
an argument as to whether Clyde Cav
ms, who is alleged to be earn ing only
81 a week, could pay his own ex-
penses. pay SIS month for the sup
port Of his child, pay the costs of the
court and, last but not least, an at
torney's fee amounting to SIS.
Mrs. Madeline Cavins is suing her
husband for divorce. The attorney for
Cavins argued that he couldn't see
how Cavins, with his small salary
would be able to pay the attorney s
fees. It was then that Attorney Ma.
COON arose and addressed the court In
the manner heretofore mentioned.
Circuit Judge Whitney compromised
somewhat. He granted the divorce
and gave Mrs. Cavins the custody OF
the minor child. He ordered that
Cavins ray $12 a month for the sup.
port of the child, that he pay the costs
or the court and an attorneys fee Of
:.25.
So. If things turn out all right. At.
torney MAgoon will receive his fee In
spite of his protest.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-25
HARBOR FACILITIESOF HAWAII
GlvENB|G BOOSTBY A. I. TAYLOR

by day or night The FEDERAL govern.
ment Is now engaged in constructing g.
great breakwater, which viii make the
present open foadstead a safe anchor
age for vessels of all sizes A new
wharf has been completed, which viii
permit large ocean going steamers and
cargo vessels to lie alongside instead
of having to transfer cargo by lighters
AT Honolulu the entrance channelis
half a nile long and 400 feet wide
with minimum depth Of 35 feet at
low water. The channel is buoyed and
lighted on both sides throughout its
entire length. There are no obstacles
to navigation. The harbor is entirely
landlocked and smooth, and the
wharves are directly opposite the
main entrance There are no navigat.
ing or, climatic obstacles to prevent
vessel from entering or leaving the
harbor at any time OF the day CT light
coalino Facilities.
The best quality of coal available
for commercial use in either San
Francisco or Honolulu comes from
Australia, and Il is to be found In the
bunkers adjacent to the Honolulu
piers. BY reason or the 20Go miles
longer haul to San Francisco, Homo
lulu Is able to sell Australian coal to
steamers 81 ton below the San Fran
cisco price.
Honolulu possesses the best coalipg
facilities in the Pacific The Inter
Island Steam Nayieation Comnany
owns a patent coaiconveyers dock
with two automatic coaiconvevev
barges, one OF which can deposit 1000
tons and the other 1000 tons an hour
They can both work en- one vessel IL
needed. The Indraghiri. a British
steamer. was recently completely
coaled in five hours by these doatins
conveyers.
"A depot of oil tanks which are filed
regularly with oil from the wells Of
California are adjacent. to the wharyes
and are so connected Herewith by Q
pipe line that vessel does not need
to shift moorings while taking en- fue,
oil.
Cry Cock and Repair Plant.
aHonolulu is equipped with an ub-to-
date steel floating dry dock, owned
and maintained by the Inter-lsiand
Steam Navigation Company. The d.
rnensions are: Length. $50 feet; in
side width. IS feet at bottom, "a feet
al top; draft over keel blocks. % feet
Is inches; lightweight caracity. 450e
tons, The dock is built on the INIT
plan and will be enlarged as required
gAdjoining the dry dock is the Ho-
nolulu Iron Works rlant, a fully
equipped foundry. boiler, and iron
works. The foundry can make 15iton
castings, while any kind of boiler
work can be handled.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-25
Gnnnlull1 Star- 8ullptit1
EDITOR

work on various schemes in connection with the
war. Here, for instance. is Banker Henry
Clews, president Of the American Peace and
Arbitration League, with the following plan to
settle the war:
Germany to sell to France Alsace- Lorraine
for an equivalent of its real value and retire
from France and Belgium, but to have CONNER
cial access to the Belgian seaport, which would
be declared free port; Germany to pay over to
Belgium the amount acquired from France to
restore Belgium; the colonies to be restored to
Germany to be EngIand's and JapaIi's peace
concessions; Austria and Italy to agree between
each other for settlement and urged to do
so by the other nations; Constantinople totbe a
free port to appease Russia, Turkey to aequiesce
and Austria and Serbia to agree between them
selves to settle their differences; establish a
World Court able to enforce its DEGREES by IN
international police force of the world mill
tary and naval forces superior to those of any
single power In the world ALI the above mn
tions. to pledge themselves for peace to last
fifty years at least; agreeing as advantages to
be gained thereby to reduce their armies and
navies to peace basis, which would admit,
during that period, of their liquidating their
liabilities incurred by the war. All these ma
tons TO obligate tlemselvesato work in unison
to maintain peace not only amongst themselves
but throughout the world Igfeef quite sure
that the United States, South America and
China would gladly join in the combination for
the great advantages that would accrue to them
by the certain assurance of peace prevailing
for the next fifty years. =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-25
TESTS
UNDER WAY FOR
: CIVIL SERVICE

;. Applications to take the ciyfl ser
vice examinations for positions In the
police and fire departments numbered
154 when the time limit for filing
them expired at noon today The
time limit was originally set for last
night. but Deputy City and County
Clerk Henry Van Gieson. extended It
this morning to II o'clock noon.
Commencing at o'clock the physi-
cal test Is being given candidates At
Baron's gymnasium on King street.
near Alakea. The examination will
continue tonight as long IS there are
any applicants to be examined.
Those who pass the physical test
successfully will take the written ex-
animation at Mckinley high school
tomorrow night. Those who pass that
Examination will be placed on the
eligible lists Of the police and fire de-
partments as vacancies occur. At the
last examination there were 100 appli-
cations, but so candidates only show
ed up for the tests.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-25
HELPING HAITI.

i,Unele Sans proposal of a ten year conven-
ton with Haiti, by which this country will
hold the principal reins of government, doubt
less will stir the anti-imperialists to shrieks
Of horror. Yet in establishing what amounts
TO protectorate over this republic of many
troubles the United States is not after territory
Actuated by the same spirit which sent our
troops into Cuba, or, to take much closer
example, which has led to the Pan-A American
conferences on Mexico, it will seek to help
Haiti help herself.
North and South America, to be safe from
jealous foreign aggression, must stand together,
and the countries large and small on and sd-
herring to these two continents must be helped
to<compose their differences if these differences
get beyond their own control.
1t is no secret that France more than once
has been ready to step in and take control of
Haitiif the chance were given Uncle Sam has
no idea Of allowing it.
Nor vii the guardian be a new role for
pnale Sam 10 play in this island Of Santo Do
mingQ .ors Haiti-the two names being largely
interchangeR ble. The efficient work of the
United States in administering the Santo Do
nihgo customs service and in settling rows
between these two adjacent and eternally-
dusrnelng republics the Dominican republic
and Haiti guarantee that if Haiti should ac-
cept this cbnyention, an American protectorate
would be 6f great benefit
= No EalhttAEor South American country has
greater pos ibiiities in climate, scenery and z
though y4ssarily limited resources than has
HRth The people are chronic revolution
lists and, with no strong natural leader now in
kight,, the plight of the country is hopeless
without some outside assistance What the
United States has done in Cuba and Santo
Domingo is proof that ten year protectorate
over Haiti would not be simply q preliminary
step for the acquisition of new territory. No
spehsassuranee could be given by anyvether one
of the great Powers.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-25
Article in Government Com.
merce Report Details Adyan-
taqeS of Two Island Ports

$50 o.
The following article, which will
give wide publicity to the harbor. IA
cilities of the islands, was contributed
to the u. s. consular commerce exports
by A. p. Taylory acting secretary Of
the Hawaii Promotion Committee, and
printed in the last edition of that
government publication.
Mr.. Taylor's boost for Hawaii Is re-
printed in full, as follows: 80
The completion OF the Panama ca
nal Was deemed of such importance to
the islands that the government of
Hawaii. cooperating with the federal
government of the United States, car
lied out plans for enlarging the prin-
cipal .hafbors In the islands and add.
ing to their equipment.
AT the moment when the people of
the islands we're planning for the re-
ception of the first large steamers to
pass through the Panama canal en-
route around the world. the European
war abruptly interrupted sailings, and
these plans, with reference to passen-
ger vessels, have been shelyed. The
only exception has been q visit OF the
Great Northern Steamship Company's
new steamer, the Great Northern,
which, after passing through the Pan
anna canal from New York to San
Francisco, went Z. the islands from
California with "a full list of passen
gers, touching not only at Honolulu,
the capital city OF: the Hawaiian isl
ands, but also at Hilo, the largest port
on the island of Hawaii, where is To-
Gated the active volcano Of Kilauea.
with the conclusion of the war and
the resumption Of general ocean travel
and the utilization Of the Panama ca
nal for glcbe-encifcling tours, the Ha-
waiian islands will become q central
rendezvous for the worlds shipping
Ports Of CAL.
The traffic through the canal that
will directly affect Hawaii is of two
kinds that bound to or from the Ash
attic coast and adjacent, islands, which
needs way station for supplies or
instructions; and that which makes
Hawaii its direct objective point In
connection with the local freight or
passengers OF through tourist excurs
Sions. - SyssSf 80 s -
I There are two PARTS of call and sup
ply for steamers in the Hawaiian Isl
aifds. viz, Honolulu and Hilos At Hilo
the entrance to the harbnr Is a mile
wide and 40 feet deep. There are no
entering channels and noiobstacles TO-
Ships can enter or leave
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-25
THE COTTON coNrRABAED ORDER.

Great Britain's declaration of cotton contra
band will be vigorously protested by the United
States but it is doubtful If Secretary Lansing
hopes to secure a modification of the order.
More probably this country's protest will be
registered to keep the record clear when after
the war claims for payment are pressed.
The London Times recently explained the
British point of view as follows:
Germany has as her near neighbors the five
neutral states of Holland, Denmark, Norway,
Sweden and Switzerland. These states have
rights which we cannot ignore.
But we may justly complain when we find
them importing from II to 18 times as much
cotton as they need for their domestic consump-
ton and exporting the surplus, or large part
Of ii, to the enemy who cannot obtain it else
WHERE'S who cannot produce it himself, and to
whom a constant supply of this Indispensable
raw material is vital to his military strength.
What the British government has done is
to. seek way out by a series of friendly and
private agreements. All cotton entering Hol-
land for instance, is liable to seizure unless it
is consigned to The Netherlands Overseas
Trust, which is under heavy bonds to prevent
its re-expoFts to Germany. In Sweden an ar
rangement has more recently been made with
an association of cotton spinners with the OBJ
ject of limiting the Importation of cotton into
that country to the needs of its domestic manu-
facturers This seems to me the only principle
that is at once sound and effective on which
we can proceed. The arrangement with the
Dutch merchants proved anything but water
tight, largely because it does not expressly
limit the samount of cotton that may be i'm
portedn
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-25
M'DUFFIE Is THANKED
FOR DEED WHICH HELPED
LEPER TO GET MONEY

Captain of Detectives McDuffie. has
received the following self-explanatory
letter:
Kalaupapa, Aug. Is, 1915.
Arthur McDuffie, Esq.
..Chief OF Detectives
Honolulu.
Dear Sir:
"Mr. Mcyeigh has turned over to me
the 1880, the amount which ! was
cheated out of by q Chinese grocery
firm in Honolulu.
-Mr. Mcveigh tells me that he per-
sonally was unable to collect this
money and he turned the matter over
to you and that in a few hours you
notified him you had the cash. Good
work. Mr.. McDuffie. 1850 may not
seem much to those who have plenty;
to me, a poor leper. 1t is like million.
4 do net know how to thank you
enough for your great Kindness In this
matter.
wishing you long life and success
In all your undertakings,
Gratefully yours, s
"LUM YEN
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-25

Henry. WatteTg0n, dean of American ed
toriaf writer's and still one Of the most forceft
land always picturesque says this of hi
craft and its exponents:
The newspaper writer com ietes his leading arti-
Gle at sitting-s single dash of column or sc--'
having q beginning. p middle and an end. It is to
endure but a. day and Is night He mist be warm
with bis theme and must warm to 1t, hitting as it
from the shoulder out Of full mind and heart
under the spur of feeling. but also the restraints
of reason. and common sense; strong rather than
symmetrical sincere and just. never losing the
sense of accountability. -
There are writer's who are accounted good writer's
-whoswrite with elegance and sometimes with force
whose writings might serve for one day as for
another, for one week or month as for. another
The essential OF curreney-of sure conviction and
consuming interest Is absent Lacking relevancy,
It lacks vitality TO put such matter IN large type
and call II 6dttdfai ssheer waste alike or oppor
tunity and paper That this has become rather the
rule than the exception viii account for certain
lowered infuehce-of the editorial page.
.'1t is cheapest to. engage space writer's. 1t is
much easier to nrt them But the rationale Of the
days doing rendered deity by live men trained in
the arts of good newspaper writing will always
command an audience and become feature, and in
the that this feature be continued long enough
n the hands of man he is likely to impress him
self upon that audience to write with kind of au
thority be felt IL not to be known. Yet 1t Is true
that the drift is toward the impersonal; the SUBJ
ordination Of the man to the machine; as in the
Great Metropolis witness that Mr.. Mitchell of The
Sun, Mr. Miller of The Times, and Mr. Cobb OF The
World hrst-class men, not celebrated in the
degree that Mr.. Raymond, Mr. Dana and Mr. Marble
were celebrated - sc: s. $3.50
Mr.. Watterson's emphasis on the sincerit
Of editorial writing will be approved by tn
ayman as quickly as by the trained Journalist
Nothing is more easily recognized by the news
paper-reading public than insincerity or lac
Of heart in editorial writing; and all the fin
phrases and vitrolic paragraphs in the inkstan
will not make up for lack Of simple honesty Q
statement. $780,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-25
GIIUEfNILLNIEMl

EUGENE BUFFANDEAU (clerk
to the board of supervisors, who re-
turned to his duties today from Kane.
ohe at the. conclusion of his first vaca-
ton for many years.: Outside OF a
cold, a stomach ache and general de,
bility,, feel fine. / think that the
reason the vacation did not agree with
me altogether was that it was such
a sudden change. You see, / never
had a vacation before.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-25
RILEY n. ALLEN

What tce should stripe TO do, to put Il simply and
sgarely, IS contribute part toward bringing into
erstence civilization in which superiority based
on service and not contribute more than me hare to
to maintain a cirihsdtion IN wGich superiority Is
bossd on force. We should look forward to efrlisa
ton based racial peace rather than one based on
,pcidt audr and racial subjugation. Booker T. Wash
D,gton.