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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-13
.P|EPER INDICTED
|. FOR WIFE MURDER
Grand Jury Returns Three Bills
Curran and Ferguson Are
Held To Trial J..

Three true bills were found by the ,
territotiai gfanil jury ScstersiaS hitter
short session held ihl the Judiciary
building. Those indicted are william
Picper; charged.with murder in the iirst
degree; Henry Ferguson, assault with
intent TO commit murder, and James p.
Curran, yassauit and battery with a
weapon dangerous to life. Il
! Pieper, who is a white man and who
was employed as a laborer with the
city, road department, residing in Ka.
lihi, makai Of the slaughterhouse, is
charged with shooting and killing his
Hawaiian wife, Susie Piepcr, at half
past eight o clock on the night of Sat
urday, Jtiy 81, III The house 81 William
Mahuka, 32l North Kukui street. Tho
woman was killed Instantly Pieper
then turned the 3S-caliber revolver on
himself, shooting himself under the
heart. He was taken to the Queen s
Hospital, but recovered from the self
inflicted wound. .......s. a.. I. ,... p
Many witnesses In Murder Case
In house at the time of the shoot
ing are Isai1 to have been Il. Il. John
son and F.. Arson OF, Company II, Sec
pnd Infantry; Joseph Kamai, Miss Lily
| Kaalepo, Mrs. Henry Kaalepo, William
Mahuka and David X. Luhi IL is
claimed that Pieper had had a dispute
with his wife because Of what he con.
| ,idered to have been the undue attcn-
tions paid her by another white man.
Il is alleged that Picper had told his
| wife to leave the house with him. She
Srmurrcd and then putting on her
things prepared to. go. AS the story
. she again made an attempt TO
emain. Pulling out a nirkel.pIated
Cvolver, Pieper is said TO have told
lis wife TO 70 with him then or that
e would shoot her She was leaving
he house when, claim witnesses, Pieper
irod, the woman falling under a tree
nd expiring few moments later.
Alleged Structural Workers Row
James p. Curran. the second man in
dicted, is said to have set upon and
beaten James Terry, Pearl Harbor
lrydock foreman, last Saturday night
near the corner Of Hotel and NuuRnu
streets. Terry was left in semi icon
seious state. The trouble is alleged to
have arisen over an attempteI strike
If structural workers at Pearl Harbor.
mrran has denied both the assault and
any knowledge of the assaulted man.
Ferguson, the third man, is said to
ave been mixed up in cutting affair
in Iwiloi some weeks ago. Ferguson
and the man who is said TO have been
cut up being enlisted men.
Summoned Before Jury
Among the witnesses summoned to
appear before the grand jury yesterday
were Police Officer NJ. J. Morse, JOa-
quim Quintal of the Service Saloon,
DR.. r. q. Aver, Sam .Kaalepo, Mrs. l..
Xaalepo, Ed J. Ross, Police Sergeant
'oaha, DIR. C. d. Cooper, Charles Var
| lex, Hiram Knrr! Of Gartp' No. p s.
(. Nalu and Charles Buck.
Pieper, Ferguson and Curran will ap-
poar before Judge Ashford in the cir
.uit court at nine O'Clock this morning
or arraignment. They are all in Gus
ody of the police.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-13
Hauling Do,un The FLAG

DOES the fact that Japan now controls all our
II Pacific Ocean trade cause American citizens
to feel no sense OF humiliation? asks the Chicago
Examiner. Do citizens relish the fact that
mails between San Francisco and Hawai-, own
Pacific possession, will soon be carried exclusively
by Japanese ships? -s%s,. -
Japan not content to dominate the Orient and
to bind China hand and foot, has just set herself
up as dictator of what goods the United States
may be allowed to bring from the principal ports
of the Far East ...
And the United States, thanks to the stupid
policy OF sweeping Americas merchant marine
from the Pacific must meekly bow in submission
and leave purchases of merchandise to lie and rot
in Shanghai, IIongkong and other important sea-
ports.
Specifically, the Japanese government, without
a thought for the chaos inflicted upon American
business has issued an order, Consul-General An
derson at lIongkong reports, under which all
space in the Japanese ships heretofore allotted
shippers at Hongkong, Shanghai and Kelung, For
mosa, having merchandise for the United States,
now is withheld. All contracts and agreements
made with nom Japanese shippers for space in June
and July are revoked even Storage passenger
space being taken over for Japanese use, and ar
rangements for space in August are being made
with the possibility of the extension Of the order
in view"
Evidently the Japanese government also regards
solemn. legal contracts as mere scraps OF paper,
to be torn up at its pleasure .,, IN s." 3 ~
Having seen the Pacific Mail and the Dollar
steamship lines throttled the Japanese govern
ment felt safe in asserting her monopoly OF the
Pacific Ocean and in boldly inauguratng the
blunderbuss tactics of scheming monoPolists
T. American commerce has been made football
TO be kicked at will by the British government
and American lives have been taken with IMMUNITY
by Germany. And now Japan displays similar
supreme disregard for American commercial in
terests' g." " ..'".. .''
Does any citizen of the United States imagine
for one second that any Of these powers would
thus humiliate this nation if we had the merchant
marine we ought to have and navy commensu
rate with our wealth and trade and place in the
worldl H..
How long will freedom-loving Americans quiet
" submit to such affronts-and to the impotency
that invites them?
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-13
DIAGNOSIS and Remedy

4 + THE plans outlined by the Rev. |. M. Lyd-
I gate for the literary program" of the coming
Kauai civic convention are carried through, the
-esult cannot fail to be Of very material profit for
the Territory generally. In compliance with a
request from the Garden Island, Mr. 'Lydgate ex
plains his committees plans as follows
There have of late in these Islands, been some very
disturbing revelations of official corruption and in.
efficiency. We hear complaints of the widespread
prevalence of vice and awIessness scarcely concealed
by the thinnest veil of outward decrncy and worst
OF all perhaps, of easy, almost jocuar, Indifference
on tho part of the general public to this condition
of affairs.
These things, if so, cannot fail to be of vital mo
ment to us; should know the facts should clearly
recognize the situation and make attempt to
apply the remedy.
IT, view o. things ''Cfvic Righteousness -
hH been chosen for the main theme of discussion at
the coming Civic Convention to be held in Lihue
September 26 and 81, with intent to diagnose the
condition and suggest a remedy.
One speaker will inquire into the facts and set
them forth fairly and impartially Is there ground
for alarm OF is it mostly newspaper talk, for sensar
uonal eheetf Is 1t all smoke, or is there consid.
cradle basis of freI
second speaker accepting the diagnosis of the
first, will proceed to suggest remedy, if be
needed He will probably do along the lines of
experience elsewhere in dealing with similar eondi.
lions, modifying the remedy to Suit circumstances.
4 third speaker will emphasize the need of a civic
conscience and will trace home to the everyday
of the street large measure of responsibility for
public derelictOn the result of public Indifference
At the same time he will doubtless emphasize the
special responsibility Of the public servant render
such faithful and service in his public
capacity, he would in any private capacity.
fourth will present the obligations Of oath of
Office the solemn contract of honesty and efficiency
too often lightly akrn and indiferently treated,
a matter of form. -
Another will treat the relations of civic efficiency
to politics, showing how a public servant is some
times, apparently, more anxious to please his voting
constituency and retain their favor, than he is to
administer the duties of his Office without fear
favor.
Still another speaker, perhaps, will deal with pub
licity and civic efficiency, indicating how a fearless
and independent press may let the light into shady
corners and do much reform civic corruption apd
inefRciency, by simply showing it up as 1t is.
In all this discussion hope that two main issues
may be kept steadily in view, viz diagnosis and
remedy. That we may know what 5 the matter with
us, and how to get relief.
Such discussion surely cannot fail to be both
interesting and profitable, and may be very spicy.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-13
Gut Our the Threats

wv Z TRUST that Capt. William Watson has
w not been correctly quoted in the cabed
interview with him yesterday, in which he is cred-
tied with threatening to withdraw the passenger
service given by the liners Of the Matson Naviga-
ton Company in the event of a suspension OF the
passenger carrying provisions OF the Coastwise
Law. Such a threat is unworthy OF a man who
has helped and been helped by Hawaii to the ex-
tent that Captain Matson has 1t is not the Ian
guage Of the broad guage citizen Hawaii has found
Captain Matson to be. = il. =. :. .@Na
1t is not Captain Matson's idea, surely, that the
development OF Hawais tourist trade IS to be re-
stricted to his ability to build ships to handle it,
however commendable has been the zeal Of him
self and his fellow directors Of the Matson line in
their desire to help out the passenger COMPOSITIONS
OF the past None will dispute that Captain Mat
son has much to be thanked for, yet we have
never heard that il has been any sacrifice on his
part to build steamers for the Hawaiian trade,
nor has he lost any money through his enterprise.
Coming right down to it, does not Captain Mat
son owe about as much to Hawaii as Hawaii owes
to him? .. H. l
OF course Captain Matson will fight any pro-
posal from Hawaii to have the passenger provi-
sons Of the Coastwise Law temporarily suspend
ed He fought against the proposal before and
is expected 70 fight against It again. That is his
privilege as an american citizen, and there will
be no. local hostility to him or his line because
Of it, But we expect him to fight fairly and prove
to be good loser That's the kind Of fighter
we believe Captain Matson to be.
| III he loses he will have no more reason to boy
colt Honolulu by withdrawing his passenger SER
| vice than Honolulu would have to boycott the
| Matson line if the Islands lose in the fight for a
legitimate chance to build up their tourist bust
/ ness. & #=.&r . ~.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-13
SUGAR BEET SEED
BEING NEGOTIATED
lAusoc,a.ed Press by Federal wirsless.)

(Ansociated Press by Federal wireless.l
WASHINGTON, August IL. - In
formal negotiations are now going on
with the German foreign Office to Sc
cure an agreement with the offer made
by Great Britain to allow the exporta-
ton to the United States of fifty thou
sand bags of sugar beet seed for the
American crop of next year. Germany
stipulated recently that the expectation
could be made if the seed be exported
through a German port. The British
stipulation is that it must be sent
through neutral port.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-13
Truth Is Good Enough

TT Is not unnatural that some of the members
OF the congressional party recently here should
have sought ont what they could to strengthen
this Territory 1t would have been strange, in
deed, il every Democrat in the party, the ones
who helped pass the free sugar clause in the I'm
derwood Tariff Act, had become converts to the
doctrine of the necessity for the restoration of the
tariff on the grounds of the impossibility other
wise of preserving the industry That many saw
enough and learned enough to make them willing
advocates Of the restoration Of the duty for the
sake of the revenue we know, because many Of
them openly stated 50. ...,..
However, whether Democrat or Republican,
none Of the visitors who toured the Islands has
yet stated in any interview or intinated in any
way that he not given every opportunity to
see everything for himself and form his own judg-
ment There was not even suspicion created
that the Islanders we're attempting to cover up
or conceal anything, and that is very much to our
advantage II the recent congressional party does
nothing else for than expose the fallacy of the
old idea that Hawaii is land Of few capitalists
grinding down the face of labor and enforcing
system of peonage," the visit was well worth
while &C., &c., ..@
Philippines whence some members of the Hawaii
party wendell their investigating way after visit
ing here. Representative Austin awoke the echoes
by his frank speaking at "a Manila banquet and his
criticism of affairs as he found them, while Rep
resentative Miller is denouncng the policy Of the
administration of concealing the truth
"A de spatch to the Manila Times from Cebu re-
ports one of Mr. Mier's speeches 1t says:
. CEBU, July Is America will absolutely not grant
ndependence to the present generation of Fipinos,
and it is high time that the people of this country
made to realize this. g.. IT, 49,
81 know whereof / speak, and assure you that
1.-The fears of drastic changes in the Philippines
Rroundess. | know the attitude of both great poi
White House 1t is because o6tbis that speak with
such confidence this NATTER
These the words Eaf Congressman Clarence b.
Miller Of Minnesota, tolthe members of the United
Service Club today, when he met them at informal
reception in his honor. He itOld his hearers have
confidence in the FUTURE and in the conservative
handling of the Philippine problem.
Vigorous denunciation oSdthe present administra-
ton in the Philippines disc a part of the speech
| which Mr. Miller made He accused it of, ''un.i
American tyranny ini that officials and civilians
had been suppressed when there was any danger of
their making a revelation ofthe truth of things here.
"Why,'' he declared, ''thhy1 tried to stop
God is above me, thatiIAmerica shall know the
truth ,ntr
This is some different to Mr.. Miller's state
ments concerning the lfM opportunity given hin,
and the other members OF, his party in Hawaii
and then, too, THE truth about Hawaii is good
enough" u'L-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-13
Build Up. Not Tear Do,c1,

n RESOLUTION passed by the local Marine
a Enginesrs' Beneficial Association deprecates
the effort abogt 70 be made TO- SECURE from con
gress la4 tehpeAty Suspension fot the passenger
provisions 81 theicosstwise Law, saying, in part :
1--WE aim to build uIS-i,ot tear down, and will
always endeavor to obstruct any attempt to sus-
pend our shipping laws for the benefit Of foreign
shipping. Our respect for the flag we sail under
demands this .lll.-T s,,& 3s.a
In the aim to build up, and, not tear down, the
Marine Engineers are in exact accord with The
Advertiser We "aim to build up and not tear
down" the tourist trade, for which the people of
Hawaii have already spent considerably more than
two hundred thousand dollars. 'as
But the resolution of the engineers for some
reason or other, does not call attention to the
tearing down of the tourist trade that will come
within the next few weeks through the suspen-
sion OF the Pacific Mail service under the Amer
lean flag. t4... = 1885,. .. M
We "aim to build up and not tear down" the
American merchant marine by presenting the facts
of Hawaii's condition to congress resulting from
the enactment Of the Searnan's Act, which is d.
rectly responsible for the pilkia Of the Pacific Mail
and Hawaii's undeseryed share in it, but, for some
reason or other we fail to hear the Marine Engi-
neers protesting against the enforcement OF this
law even though the legislation haus down the
flag we sail under" and does it "for the benefit of
foreign shipping" E s
We appreciate just the position in which the
patriots of the engineers association stand. We
appreciate the position in which the few American
shipowners and their agents and employees stand,
and we believe they are penny wise and pound
foolish playing almost the part of the dog in the
manger to their own detriment and to the ever
lasting harm OF Hawaii if they make their
position stick. ,-:aaa.H .,@
The advocates of the temporary suspension of
the Coastwise Law are not moved by any desire
to act "for the benefit Of foreign shipping hut
for the benefit of Hawaii now and the ultimate
benefit of American shipping, and their aloha for
the flag is just as sincere as those who able
directly to coin their professions of respect and
veneration into dollars. -
If there be any loyalty to the Union or upbuild-
ing of the Nation veneration for the Flag in
tamely submitting to "a condition that will divert
American travel frem this American Territory and
force it to Japan and China, the British West In
\ dies the Canadian Muskokas or British Columbia
we would like to have it pointed out
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-13
ARMY AVIATOR KILLED
AND ANOTHER INJURED

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal Wireless)
FORT SILL, Oklahoma, August II.
Another tragedy in army aviation
came today with an accident, as yet
unexplained, which cost the life of one
army officer and will probably cost an
other.
Capt. George H. Knox (infantry) of
the first aero squadron and. Lieut.. r.
B. Sutton of the coast artillery were
the two victims. They were maneu-
vcring 500 feet in air in an army aero
plane when something went wrong with
the machinery and the men and plane
hurtled to the ground. Capt. Knox
was instantly killed and Lieut.. Sutton
probably fatally injured.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-13

WASHINGTON, August l3.-NearIy
one half the acreage of the Chugach
forest reserve, which is to be opened
by the construction of the AIapkan
government railroad, has been thrown
open for homesteading or for the fling
of timber or mining claims, the reports
being that the amount of timber on the
lands does not warrant the expense OF
protecting it. The tract withdrawn
from reservation contains 5,s02,0OO
acres, but there are few places in it
fit for agriculture. The best timer
land, with an area of 5,Sl8,000 acres,
will be retained as federal timber re-
serve.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-13
x****

. With accidents and crimes of violence ncreas
ing at the rate they are in Honolulu, this city
needs a modern ambulance in connection with its
police department. 1t is not so necessary that a
machine be purchased to break speed records in
getting through the streets, as machine fitted up
for FIRST aid" work. The wounded on the firing
lines in Europe are treated better than accident
victims in Honolulu.
20. *&t##
A splendid idea for those Pan American diplo-
mats. Why not send William Jennings Bryan
down to Mexico TO be President? He ought to
be the very thing. First he can spring his wait-a-
year plan to parayze the revoutiopsts, and he can
then take the matter up with them in a speaking
tour.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-13
Submarine Duels

wv It'll the first activity OF submarines in the
q" war; time after time it was pointed out that
water the submarines appear to be able to search
other. Submarine cannot fight with submarine
said the naval experts, giving many good reasons
why this should be so.
But, practise has again upset theory. Subma-
rines can fight each other, as the Austrans and
Italians have demonstrated.
Early in the war between Italy and Austria the
report was sent out that Austrian submarine
had torpedoed and sunk an Italian underwater
fighter, and when Italian divers went down to see
what could be done to salve the craft they found,
nearby, sunken Austrian submarine. These crafts
had fought each other to the death. Yesterday
the press reports from Rome told of the sinking
of a super submarine Of the Austrian navy, great
l0O0-ton submersible, by an Italian submarine.
AS a rule, perhaps, in open waters submarines
are useless against each other but in the COM
paratvely restricted zone of the Adriatic where
the Austrians and Italians fighting the
water, the submarines appear to be able to search
each other out for battle.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-13

Carranza has Our. respect. He doesn't send
notes, but he does act. There is drectness about
his diplomacy that is singularly pleasing, these
polite days.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-13

Now is as good time any to test the right
of the secretary Of the navy to issue executive
order prohibiting the arrest of any navy on
naval reservation or ship by the civil authorities,
TERRITORIAL state or federal, without direct sane
ton from the navy department A wa.rant for a
sailor, charged with an offense that includes care
lessneSs md gross moral cowardice, cannot be
served now because the man wanted is in sane
tuary on a naval vessel and a cabed request for
instructions sent to Secretary Daniels remains I'M
answered. ~
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-13

Mexico appears to have tired of the watchful
waiting policy and, seeing that Wilson intended
to make no move, has decided to take the ntia
tive. The guerilla invasion of the United States
is only another instance of what our being too
proud to fight means.
The Washington times., 1915-02-12
INTERIOR BUREAU
CHANGES ARE MADE
Secretary Lane Announces
Transfers, Promotions, and
designations.

A number Of promotions. appoint
ments, designations and transfers in the
Interior Department we're announced by
secretary Lane today. These changes
follow:
Promotions-Gencral Land Office-Mrs.
Emma II. Horne. clerk. from $1,000 to
$1,4GO a year; walter H. Pfeiffer, clerk.
from $1,000 to $500 a year; Francis II.
jenkins. copyist. from $500 to $1,000. and
Miss Lydia b. Meisel. copyist. from $72O
TO $780,
Probationary experimentation II.
Gather, of Oregon. and John Fieldseth.
junior engineers In the Reclamation
Service, at 8. .320 a pear. and John J. v.
Forbes. Of Ohio, first aid miner In the
Bureau Of Mines at Pittsburgh. at 81. zoo.
Mrs. Kate Newsome, charwoman. Is
transferred to the Treasury Depart
ment.
Resignations-Theron II. Steen, clerk
at 81 200. In the Indian Office; George {,
Leibtag. copyist. at $720. In the Patent
Office: Calvin d. DeColyer. Junior en-
gineer. at 81, 800, In the Geological Sur.
vey; Arthur J. Granville. jr.. under
clerk. at 1.02o. in the Reclamation Serv.
ice. and Miss Minnie b. O'Connor
stenographer and typewriter, In the Blu.
reau of Mines, at $500.
The Washington times., 1915-02-12
Officers and CrewS
Living in Squalor
Congressman Humphrey Urges
$4,000 for Two New Geo.
detic Survey Vessels.

Supporting an appropriation of 32s9.0oo
for two new vessels for the Coast and
Geodetic Surveys use in Alaska waters,
Congressman Humphrey Of Washington
decla red In the House yesterday that Of
ficers and crews on the present Govern
ment boats are compelled to live In
quarters that the law would not allow
on privately owned boats.
Conditions of squalor cannot be avoid
ed. he said, on the two old boats used
in waters "the most dangerous. some
parts of the year. on the globe"
illustrating the necessity for the
900 asked for surveys on the Pacinc
coast, he said in one narrow strip OF
water. forty miles long, sixteen pinnacle
rocks had been found. each capable OF
wrecking a vessel. This trip. he said, ID
part Of the regular route between Sc.
attic and Alaska.