davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening journal., 1915-11-11
Rewriting the shlpninr am.

The shipping bill as the administra-
tion originally asked Congress to pass
1t, was withdrawn and rewritten by its
sponsors before it had been under fire
two weeks. It was so fatally defective
that its own friends dared not vote for it..
To cite only one example of its deiicien-
cies, It was so framed as to put at the
mercy of State law and State authority
a great government shipping corporation
invested with the expenditure of thirty
million dollars of government funds
The original bill was laughed out OF
court and the President accepted this
repudiation with his usual philosophical
calm. The bill has now been remodeled
with view to attracting private capital
TO participation in the enterprise. but
as a matter of fact it can provide only
that NheN government must supply the
funds for investment in an enterprise
which other laws the government has
shown no inclination to change inevi-
tably would render unproitable In this
case the government has clung to it's
original purpose, but has allowed the
whole machinery for the execution of
that purpose TO be built over.
Evening journal., 1915-11-11
The Disastrous seaman,s Law.

The Disastrous Seaman's Law.
The unfortunate effects of the La Fol-
lette Seaman's law, signed bv the
President against the advice of men who
knew much where he knew nothing, al
ready have convinced the administration
that here again stupendous blunder
has been made. In this case the admin
istration approved a law imposing pro.
hibitive restrictions upon American ship
ping and at the same time exemptine
from the operation of the law countries
like England, France. Germany. and a
great many others which are the leading
rivals of the United States in the trade
of the world. Following the enactment
OF the law, American ships have left the
Pacific ocean and the great carrying
trade between the Orient and the United
States has been turned over to tho
Japanese. American shipping interests
had asked for modification of the ancient
navigation laws and the defeat of the
La Toilette bill as a prerequisite to the
investment Of further capital in the
shipping business. The administration
refused TO touch the navigation laws
and blindly accepted a measure handed
Evening journal., 1915-11-11
Back Tracking on Sugar Duties.

DANh-A AAdthinH VH sugar DutltS
President Wilson stubbOrnly pressed
for removal of all duties on sugar
when the Underwood Simmons tariff
bill was in process. No one but the
President apparently wanted free sugar
and most of the Democrats in Congress
realized that the loss of more than fifty
millions in revenue annually through
sugar was something neither the admin
istration nor the country could afford.
IL was impressed upon the President
even by members Of his own party that
the chief beuefciaries of free sugar
would be The Sugar Trust, from whose
clutches he thought he was delivering
the people; but nothing moved Mr.. VIII
son from his stern demand that the du-
ties hc abolished. lie even brought
prejudice 10 his aid by charging that AMI
'msidious lobby" was busy in Washing
ton against him. and Congress. running
to cover from the lobbyists. struck the
sugar duties on. IL left loophole, how
ever, for the duties were to be reduced
only about twenty-five per cent. for twol
years after the passage of the act. Now
the Secretary of the Treasury, speaking
Evening journal., 1915-11-11

The Association OF
American hdvcrtis.
ers is composed OF
all the great ndyer.
tisers Of this coun.
try. The Afsoria
tion endorses only
such papers % sub.
init 10 is examlna.
tion AZ any moment.
and positive proof
must be Submitted
The accompanying
certificate, No. d15f,
has been issued 20
this paper.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-01

Then two Filipinos went through
such elaborate and skilfnl feats q
juggling as would have been 4 credit
to any vaudeville stage a the world,
Next came q guitar duet with me
instruments played with the steel and
after the music abuck and wing dance
that sent little ripples Of laughter
through the croWding ranks Of con.
victs. After q bass solo the crown.
ing event Of the evening was staged,
q Japanese dance, the stork dance.
Looked Like Egyptian Crane.
With kis legs wound tightly with
cotton stripes, and a blanket caught
over his head with one hand. upon
which was fixed long paper cone TO
represent stork's peak, he then went
through various confortions, until Is
the spectators watched he seemed TO
lose ell sen1blanee to the form Of q
man and Il was an actual crane some
where on the mndflats Of the lower
Nile, fishing In the yellow waters or
going tOosleep with his head thrust
under one wing. Thereafter the Japa-
nese lay on his back and wrapping
his feet so that one represented a
woman and the other man, passed
them through series Of phantastie
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-01
Is Oldest Japanese in Hawaii

The emperof o. Japan has
announced thst ne will give
! coronstion cup to any Jsps-
bese III Hzwsii VINO was 90
years old. Emperor foshihito
viii keep the cup, rs the old
est Japanese in Hawaii is but
rs years old. Mrs. Ryu Mu-
ramote, who lives next to St.
Andrews Church, is the oldest
living Japanese in Hawaii and
her family 10 the only one
boasting four generations in
HoBoIulu among the Japanese.
The oldest lady 70 ; mother
Of N. Muramoto, the ianitor
at st. Andrews Cathedral on
Emma street.
Mrs. Mursmoto 10 hale and
hearty and is now planning 4
trip 10 WstsonSiile. caIifornis,
where one Of her sons resides.
She smiled when she was
told thai she Was the oldest
Jspanese resident m Honolulu
and Hawaii, and readily possd
for . picture. She came here
in Jelly Of last year, and ex-
poets to live in honolulu after
her visit 70 the maitland.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-01
GETS SICK,
CROSS, FEYERSH
If JQASIIPAlED
California Syrup of Figs
Cant Harm Tender Stora-
aGh or Bowels

A laxative today saves q sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become sclogged up with
waste, liver. gets sluggish; stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue. mother! If
coated, or your child Is listless, Cross,
feverish, breath bad. restless, doesn't
eat heartily, full Of cold or has sore
throat or any other children's aiIment,
give teaspoonful Of "califOfnia
Syrup Of Figs" then. don't worry, be-
cause it is perfectly harmless, and IN
q few hours all this constipation pois-
on, sour bile and fermenting waste
viii gently move out OF the bowels,
AMI you have well, playful child
again. A thorough inside cleasning',
Is oftimes all that is necessary. 1t
should be the first treatment given in
any sickness.
Beware Of counterfeit fig :syrups.
Ask your druggist FOR 50scent bottle
Of California" Syrup of Figs, which
has full directions for babies. children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Look carefully
and see that 1t Is made BY the Cali
f0rnia Fig Syrup Company. ADV.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-01
GOOD HALLOWEEN
PROGRAMS PUT ON
By BOYS CLUBS

About 100 young men and women
had very pleasant evening sit the
Y. M. C. A. Saturday. Th6 Halloween
social was given by the five clubs Of
the intermediate department, and
each club succeeded in putting on a
program so entirely different from
what the other clubs presented that
all present were enjoying a round of
pleasure the whole evening.
Cooke Hail had been decorated for
the occasion. The Get Ready club had
constructed q witchis cave in one cor.
ner of the hall where the future was
revealed him by q gypsy. The interior
of the cave was lighted up by several
skulls and other weird lights.
The Washington club had for their
stunt a Chinese tea house The Wash
ington boys, in Chinese costumes,
waited on those who visited their
booth by serving them tea, candy and
various Chinese dainties.
The Xxx club and Knights of Ka-
mehameha gave joint program which
was greatly enjoyed by all r. e. Lam
bert, Mr.. Ness and H. b. Newcomb
helped the clubs on the more difficult
parts of their jubilee concert, and all
did exceptionally well considering the
short time they had for preparing
their parts.
The Ell Globo club then presented
an art lecture. Paul Super, who posed
as professor Spitzednorf," just re-
turned from an extended trip over the
world collecting pictures for the Oahu.
College art gallery, lectured to his
class on the different pieces of art
be had brought home with him.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-01

contortions
few other numbers and .
closed "a evening 81 cnfer[.|.
which might have cot D'E m0..
Witness n some vaudeville hoI..
The men s'ocD better after cue.
peffor1onco said Jarrett ea0I ca.
work bettcr II1 NEXT day.
them the faD that while they I|. .
prison they viii have 70 work bar.
and steadily. but It also po'nI. on. s..
them that 50 long g they 1[[|||| p.
improve their own cCn1I|'0|s 81.
Do al n our power 20 1s|D TIE.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-01

The annual meeting 81 IN. ~.
Teachers Association WIN be pei.
ment to be taken On ne SAM.
Drogram - being pItI1IoI I/
Visit. principal Of the L111II1 4|...
who Is also arranging Tor 'uII...
to Be held In c0nnection With ...
meeting
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-09-03
TGE IDLEit

.s.v. g . 9 9 Q . 2 Q 9 .
ytad the fo..ow.nG editorial in the
A4Ge. >cn in5e.igeAcer TIE other day,
al.d ! s.a gciag 10 quote i il E2y CO.
lr.G. !, is little bit long and 90
not know an. thing about the pay,
"Scanda,' about which the editor
writes, bat there is a great deal OF
tsu1l IN the comments which he makes.
- loGg tongued woman . whether at
the club or at the social gathering, or
anywhere else, can make lot OF trou-
be about nothing. She does not need
any starting point to SPEAK OF. Some
times her own vivid imagination is al
that is necessary when she wants to
make trouble, and there are some who
always take delight in making trouble
and in saying unkind things. In fact,
that seems to be their chief delight
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-09-03

l certainly am glad to see that John
Kinard imDibed little optimism while
he was away at Atlantic City. That
must be a great place. hope his op-
timism will hold out and that he may
be able to put little of it in some
Of his Newberry friends. Some Of them
need it and need it bad and need it
right now. We need that spirit in New
berry right now more than we need
money. Because if We have it in the
right way it will make business bet
ter, and then all of US will have a lit
tie chance to get some money. So
far as l am concerned l don't care
very much about money except to
spend it, and 1 can do that very grace
fully. That is, whenever l have any
to spend, which really and truly is
very seldom. But l do like to see
business good and every one in good
humor and with kind word and
pleasant smile as he goes about his
usiness. b In fact, don't mind if he
whites as he goes along, because
man cant whistle unless he feels pref
ty we'll, and l would not be afraid OF
the germ, for under the most vivid
c+ro+ob of +ba i'm oin tim If cOu1d not
do g. great deal Of harm. In fact, /
am almost willing to believe that the
germ which comes from lively whis-
Ting would be a good thing for this
community. We might call it the whis-
Ting germ. lAnd use it just like we use
the anti-toxin to kill the pessimistic
germ, which is the most injurious germ
that | know. Let's all whistle.
The Idler.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-09-03
Only Her Husband.

Mrs. Atkins, dissatisfied with TIE
number Of times one man came to see
her cook, spoke to her about it. when
I engaged you, Martha" she said, you
told me you had no man friends. Now
whenever I come into the kitchen, !
find the same man here"
"Bress yo', ma'am," smiled Martha
"dat niggah amt no frien' OBJ mine.
"(No friend? Then who is he?"
He's ma husban'."
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-09-03

any more notoriety to Leo Frank. The
poor fellow is gone, and what good can
there be to the living to bring his wife
and poor old mother into such a place,
and what good can it do those who see
the picture. If l was mayor of town
where such picture was proposed to
be displayed | would not let the per-
formance come off.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-09-03
PalatelbIe Combination.

One day Luther Burbank was walk
ing in his garden, when he was ac-
costed by an oficious acquaintance
who said
We'll, what are you working on
now?"
Trying to cross an eggp,ant and
miIkweed," said Mr.. Burbank.
and what under heaven do you eX-
pect to get from that?"
Mr.. Burbank calmly resumed mis-
walk
'tCustard pie he said.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-09-03

Subscribe to ThC Ea-aid and News.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-09-03

3 3 9 . . 3 {. . g. {. . 9 Z" 9 &, 9 g
Evening star., 1915-11-25
Great Trifes.

The present European war has
greatly distorted the human perspec-
tive. Everything is viewed on new
scale. So enormous is the scope of
the conflict, so vast are the forces
engaged, so tremendous the losses
and sacrifices, that tragedies that or
dinarily would Immediately arouse
world attention and sympathy are
viewed as common incidents of no
especial importance. A dispatch that
has just come from foreign sources
to the Turkish embassy is an illus
tration. According to it, eleven
Egyptians have been executed by the
Turkish government at Beirut on a
charge of trying to dismember the
Ottoman empire. Had this occurred
eighteen months ago it would have
caused an international sensation.
Possibly it would have been the SUBJ
ject Of diplomatic representations.
Now It is passed with bare comment
Evening star., 1915-11-25

as one of the minor results of the
great embodiment.
In the course of the Balkan cam
paign battles have been fought in the
past few weeks that have passed
merely as skirmishes, and yet with
sufficient forces engaged to cause
them to compare with some of the
worlds most famous fights. This is
mot unnatural, with fighting in prog
ress at every point of the compass
in Europe, with millions of men en-
ed, with the losses mounting into
the hundreds of thousands, even into
the millions, with the worlds traffic
almost suspended and with the des-
tiny of great nations in the balance.
So accustomed has the world be-
come to this terrific spectacle during
the past fifteen months that it is no
longer seriously shocked by the sue
cessive developments of the combat.
The keenness of its interest in de-
tails of the lighting has passed. 1T
is only concerned in the large re-
suits, in the great political develop
ments and the prospects of a final ad
justment. Matters that affect the
welfare of great groups of people,
whole nations, are viewed as only in
cidental to the cataciysm. The plight
of Greece, placed as few nations have
ever been in history, is merely mat
ter of passing concern. This COM
parative inertness of world interest
is due in part to the censorship that
conceals details. Thus, from Berlin,
just comes a report of Turkish re-
pulse of the British expedition
against Bagdad. comprising 10000
men. In all the cables this enter
prise has from first to last elected
no more than thousand words, and
yet it is one of the most spectacular
and perhaps ultimately important
features of the general contest.
Evening star., 1915-11-25
ing to be Investigated. Would it not

ing to be investigated. Would it not
be we'll for Congress to understand
just what the situation in the islands
is before committing itself to so i'm
portant a proposition as early inde-
pendence for the archipelago?
This Philippine matter is dear to
Mr.. Bryan's heart. The bill in ques-
tion should be called the Bryan bill
rather than the Jones bill. 1t is
strictly in line with Mr.. Bryan's at
titude toward the islands from the
FIRST. When he gave his support to
the proposition to take them over. he
had in view their release at an early
day. They would long since have
been released had the question rested
with him. He simply wanted this
country to act as an intermediary be-
tween Spain and the Philippines for
the benefit of the latter.
Mr.. Bryan's policy comprehends the
withdrawal of the American flag and
the hoisting of Filipino flag, with
a notice to the outside world--armed
as it is to the teeth-not to interfere
with the new government. And yet
he is stoutly opposing putting this
government into a condition, mill
tary and naval, which would make
such a warning if given mean some
thing. AS we are today, and as we
shall remain if preparedness is de-
feated, the outside world would take
such a warning as millennialistic
Joke
Evening star., 1915-11-25
Mr.. Bryan and the Philippines.
Mr.. BRYAN saws.

The last Congress lived I'D to its
piatforn pledge and passed the Jones
Dill. living to the heathenish rules
OF the Senate, the democrats were
unable to secure action upon this
measure. Congress eonvenes in De-
cember and the matter ought to be
taken up at once and put through
both houses so that the democratic
obligation on this subject will be dis
charged and the promise of ultimate
independence be given the FiIipinos.
They have been trusting the admin
istration to give them this long hoped
Tor assurance, and it would greatly
leopardize our work over there il
there should be any failure to make
good this promise. A new Jones bill
ought TO be passed at an early date"
The last House. not the last Con-
gress, passed the Jones bill, and the
heathenish Senate. kept under presi-
Dental duress in an effort to pass a
socialistic ship bill favored by Mr..
Bryan, failed to reach the Philippine
measure. II might not have concurred
in the Houses action if it had reached
the measure.
Since then something has happen
ed. Representative Miller of Mime
sofa. after long stay in the Philip
pines, has returned home, and makes
serious charges against the presen,
administration of the islands affairs
Moreover, he has ANNOUNCED pur-
pose to address the House on the
subject at the coming session; and
growing out of that announcement
is the suggestion of a congressional
investigation.
Should not Mr.. Bryan favor such
an investigation? He is urging an
investigation in a matter which hs
opposes-preparedness. Why no,
also in a matter which he supports
independence for the Philippines
The friends Of preparedness sfe will
Evening star., 1915-11-25
The Last Congress, and This.

The Sixty-fourth Congress con-
fronts very heavy task. but it pos
sesses one consoling advantage over
its immediate predecessor. 1t does
not confront party platform i'm
possible of redemption.
When the Sixty-third Congress
! met not everybody knew, as every
body now knows, that the Baltimore
platform was but thick spread OF
molasses." The democracy was
pledged to a revision of the tariff
which would lower the high cost OF
living. Another pledge related to
economy, and was based upon the
assertion that the republicans had
been wasting at least three hundred
million dollars year in appropria-
tions. There was a declaration in
favor of one term in the White
House, and pledge to take congress
sional action toward that limitation.
The legislation favoring American
coastwise ships passing through the
Panama canal was indorsed. And
so on.
There is no pretense now that new
tariff enactments will reduce the cost
of living, which is higher at present
than three years ago. No partisan
ship is bold or extreme enough to as
seciate an expensive breakfast table
with a protective tariff. The Under
wood law has put that charge to
sleep.
That waste of three hundred mil
lion dollars a year in appropriations
has never been discovered, and hence
remains uncorrected. 1t was the
product of lively partisan imagina-
ton playing at time of necessity
on theme which promised, and did
secure, votes at the polls The high
est of former appropriation figures
have been eclipsed, and the figures
for the present fiscal year will be
eclipsed-by those for the coming
fiscal year. We are living, we are
moving, in great and growing time.
The one-term proposition is an
swered by the fact that with the pos
sible exception of Mr.. Bryan, every
democratic leader is expecting Mr..
Wilson's denomination, and many are
predicting his reelection. If the
author of that plank in the Baltimore
platform Intended by it to bar Mr..
Wilson in 1916 he missed his calcu-
lation.
At the Presidents instance and in
sistence, American coastwise ships
have been deprived of favor at Pan
anna, and must pay tolls along with
other ships. The Baltimore platform
and Mr. Wilson's Interpretation of ii
made when candidate, could not
save the free passage law.
Free thus from the CUFF of the
ories, and responsible only to the
facts of conditions, the Sixty-fourth
Congress should take up its work in
valiant spirit, and with the sole pur-
pose OF giving the country sound and
serviceable legislation. Let us have
sufficient revenue to meet all our
bills, and let our bills meet all the
requir rements of the country at a
time when the country should be at
its best,
Evening star., 1915-11-25
Thanksgiving.

Once more the American people
pause in their activities to give
thanks to Providence for the bless
ings that have been accorded them
during the past year, for their pros
perity, their immunity from disaster
and the continuation of their peace
full relations with the other nations
of the world. They have abundant
reason to be grateful. Their affairs
are in good order. They are thriving
in business, their crops are heavy
and they are confronted with no
problems that defy solution.
A year ago, with the clouds OF war
rising heavily over Europe, and with
the relations of all the powers in a
state of grave unsettlement, with no
definition of the precise part to be
played by this country in the titanic
struggle abroad, the American peo-
pie approached Thanksgiving in a
spirit OF some anxiety They were
thankful that thus far they had not
been embroiled and hopeful that they
would remain outside OF the scope of
the cataclysm Now they are more
definitely assured that this country
will be held apart from the catas-
trophe. 1t is true that during the
year that has passed grave issues
have arisen, with a close approach
to a breach on the score of the sac
ri1ce of American lives in the course
of submarine warfare. But wise
counsels prevailed, and the firm po-
sition taken by this government was
productive of amendment in the prac-
tices that had shocked humanity.
For this alone the people of the
give thanks.
In expressing national gratitude for
blessings received during the year it
is natural to look ahead in an effort
to foresee the developments of the
year to come. The power OF proph-
ecy is denied, however, and no man
can know what the next twelve
months will bring forth. That peace
may return to the world in that
period is the devout prayer of all.
That that peace may be lasting, on
terms that will make for long con-
tinued security from the horrors of
conflict, is the earnest wish of the
American people.
Thanksgiving occurs on the eve of
the meeting of the Congress, which
will be called upon to consider the
grave question of a more thorough
preparedness for national defense, to
insure the nation against the horrors
that have for fifteen months ravaged
Europe. 1t is an additional cause for
thanksgiving now that this question
is in the way of being settled wisely,
without the invocation of an aggres-
sive spirit, and with sincere appre-
ciation of the truth that Americas
part in the worlds scheme is one of
peace.
Evening star., 1915-11-25
Special Sale of
Valenciennes Laces at
6Oc the Dozen Yards.

We have just secured another lot OF
the Beautiful Round Mesh Valenciennes
Laces, which we offer at the special sale
price of Coo the dozen yards as long as
they last They range in width from
81 to 2H inches, in a very fine assort-
ment of patterns, among them some
matched insertions. Excellent laces for
trimming garments and fancy articles in
tended for Christmas presents. Special
price, 6oc dozen yards. ..s
= Main Noor street