Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-22
NOTED TRAVELLER
SHOWS NEED FOR
PASSENGER q !! /: ROOM
Alfred R. Conklihq Of New York
Would Sleep on Waitress
to Reach Coast


from New York state, a nephew of the
late Roscoe Conkling. one Of the great.
est national figures in politics s5 years
ago. Alfred r. Conkling OF New York
City, q guest at the. Moana Hotel. is
Wiling to- spread q mattress on the
deck Of the Matsonia next week In
order to get back to the coast.
We feel nlarooned in the middle
Of the Pacific" said Mr.. conkling yes.
terday, "and a marooned feeling does
not make as feel inclined to boost the
islands. much as we like them Mr..
Cenkling's we referred to himself
his TWO daughters and several guests
at-the Moana hotel, for whom he acted
as spokesman.
g : We came here on the Matsonia pre-.
pared to enjoy the delights OF the Ha.
waiian islands. had heard OF them
for 40 years through my acquaintance
years ago with one Of the Lymans
who. came to the islands. Thave spent
considerable time in travelling to other
parts Of the, world. and because of the
war, this time decided to come to Ha.
wall. Nov we are up against Il.
Rather than keep other people
from enjoying statero6ms - the wo-
men-all of US men are perfectly will
ing to sleep on mattresses on deck or
in the saloons. There are 10 or Ia
men who would do this. We would
lave taken the steerage accommoda.
lions, but those are taken up already.
Now. take the Fall River boats run
ming over to New. York. Those boats
go out to deep sea on their trips and
they permit people to. sleep on deck
That La Toilette law about shipping
is fool regulation and should be done
away with. am even told that there
is law--presumably one OF La Fol.
lette's fool pieces of legislation which,
prevents one from buying an officers
cabin Why, one OF the last trips II
took across the Atlantic we had the |
cabin Of the chief officer.
Captain Matson should help US out. /
We have asked for this privilege. but
without success so far. ! have abso-
lutely got to get back In New York at |
3 certain time. There are many 9TH
ers. II we cannot EnFout onstha Nat
sonia we are held up hntil August IL. I
Better that we go back pleased with /
our trip than Disguised agree with /
he Hawaii Promotion Committee that
! pleased visitor is worth more than
1909 worth OF literature Inducements.
rhe taking off Of the Sierra is bad
thing, but we believe the other com.
'anies, under the circumstances,
should make every effort, even to get
ing cabled permission to sleep on
mattresses, to get US out. of here and
prevent us being marooned.y
Mr.. Conkline II one Of the leading 4
awyers of New York City and r.
prominent in Empire State politics
lie is graduate Of the Sheffield Sci
,ntific school (Yale). 1870: admitted |
O the New York bar in 1879 He was
i geologist with the United States En-:
,ineer Corps, 1857; crossed the
,lains thrice; member of the New ;
FORK board of aldermen: climbed the
Ilps, and visited the chief cities OF
europe to study their form Of govern
nent; travelled up the Nile; was
member Of the New York state assem-
Ily, as a Republican, in 1925, and
ften delegate to city ana state con-
'entions. and is a campaign speaker
n the French and German languages
lie was prominent in the Citizens I'm !
on Party, Greater New York election.
1877. He is. an author. AMONG his
Jerks being the fife Of Roscoe Conk.
ing: Guide to Mexico: City Govern
nent In the United States: Handbook
or Voters, and contributor to United
itates Geological Reports and the New
-ork Tribune, Evening Post and Her
Id. HIS office fssat 76 William street
lew York City. lr