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The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29
HARDORMASTER BACK
At DESK FOR WORK

Captain William r. Foster. harbor
master of Honolulu, returned from
San Francisco on the Oceanic liner
Sierra, Monday morning, and was back
It his desk for short while yesterday.
His trip for health resulted unfort.
matcly for he contracted q heavy cold
in Santa Rosa which he still has and
which may keep him away from his
Office this week.
Captain Foster reports the weather
in San Francisco and the bay region to
re anything but congenial to anyone
Ised to the Hawaiian climate. He
vent to santa Rosa on the way to the
'ot springs shortly after arriving at
san Francisco but after contracting
he cold was advised by a Santa Rosa
MUSICIAN to return to San Francisco
Immediately for treatment which he
lid.
Captain Foster surprised his family
" coming back one day before he was
expected and celebrated not only
hristmas but family birthday and
he anniversary of his marriage, with
bis family, -,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29
ELECTION FIGURES
. ARE NOW COMPLETE
Revised Totals Slow Independents
Central Choice OF Speaker
In Lower House

NEW YORK, December 27-The com.
plcte, official election returns were com
piled yesterday, showing that President
Wilson : popular majority over Charles
4. Hughes was 56S, 1922. The vote stood:
Wilson, 9,ll6,296; Hughes. S.547,474.
Benson, the Socialist candidate for
President, polled a total Of 100000
votes, while Governor Hanley, the Pro.
hibitionist Party candidate, received
225,l01.
The total popular vote for the fouI
candidates was Is,63S,s7l, as compared
to the total popular vote in 1912 of 49,.
045, 1922.
Wilson failed to be a mojOrity Pre-
sident by 203, l39 votes.
The revised figures of the election
show that neither the Democrats MOI
the Republicans have the control Of tho
lower house, but that a handful of in
dependents will determine the election
Of the speakers. The Republicans have
PA members in the house and the De.
mocrats 2l3, the independents two. the
Pr"gressives two the prohibitionistl
and the socialists one each and the seat,
of the remaining two members are con
tested.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29
ALBIN BL0M TO JOIN
JUDICIARY FAMILY

AIhin Blom, well known retired mer,
chant of Honolulu. will be appointed
assistant clerk in Judge Coke divis-
ion of the frst circuit court The APP
pointment will be made today, it is
expected and has been practically de-
cided on by Judges Ashford and Coke
That it was not made yesterday was
owing to the inability of these two in
securing the assent of Second Judge
Whitney, who was engaged all day in
hts division and could not he consulted
1t is believed, however, that Judge
whitney, will offer no opposition to the
selection of Mr.. Blom, it being quite
understood that each judge should
choose to suit himself. the formal as
sent of tn" other jurists becoming ne.
cessAry only to comply with the law
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29
HarbOr Board Can
Not Pay Visit
To Big. Island Now

The herbor commission wants to visit
the island of Hawaii before the Iegis.
lature meets, in order to learn what is
needed by that island, and be able to
make recommendations accordingly for
appropriations by the legislature. But
the board can't 60, because Ha waii 5
harbOr board f|"d is expended. Ac
cOrding TO Commissioner C. j. McCur
thy there is only about $3.50 left in the
fund.
This is not so rs regards the other
Islands. There is sufficient of the Gp.
preparation for each left to p9y the
commissioners expenses. What is to
be done in thu case Of Hawaii is not
known. 1t is not legal TO use any of
the money appropriated for the other
islands.
The reason the Hawaii fund is ex-
hauted, it is stated, is the failure to cx-
tend the Hilo breakwater, the contract
for which was let but became snarled
up in legal Cntnnglcmcnts and contrnc
tors fights, allowed the waves to wash
sway an expensive fill put in by the
harbOr commission with the expectation
that the break water would be extend.
ed. 1t cost between $4,000 and $24,.
600 to repair the fill.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29
NUUANU WATERIS ;.
SCOREDDYFORBES
Superintendent Quotes Medical
Experts In Support OF His
Condemnation Of Supply

lring immediate installation Of a fl
tIation system for Nuuauu water,
Charles R. Fnrbcs, in report submit
ted to the city water commission and
supported by medical experts, con.
dennis the present supply Of domestic
water from surface sources as unfit for
consumption.
The report shows that the two posi-
BILE remedies for the condition of NJ
uanu water are either in shutting off
the system or altering it,
"Why wait for the scourge of sick,
nessf" he asks "Why not cleanse
and purify the water now by the in
stallation Of a filtration and ciorination
plant, adequate to care not only for
present needs, but for the total posi-.
bic supply of the futurr9 At the best
this supply is not large"
Forbes points out that the supply
might he developed to l4,2SO,OOO gal
Ions daily, while at present it is only
100000 gallons. As practical mat
ter, however, the future supply, says
Forbes. is not likely to exceed 100000
gallons daily.
Statements are contained in the re-
port from DR.. Donald H. Currie; 8. w.
Tay, engineer of the board of health
DR.. !. 8. B. Pratt, president of the
board Of health, and Governor Pink.
ham.
water that is unpalatable and NAL
OdOrOus will not be accepted" says the
report, "eVon though it be free from
germs and safe to drink. Water that
is stained suspicious color may be
clean and sweet, but, on the strength Of
the showing to the eve, it win be con,
victed of turbidity without trial
"Turbid water is esthctically repul-
sive; nobody likes to think Of his stom.
ach as q settling basin, even though the
mud that settles be chemically pure and
bactcriOlogically harmless. Yet spark
ling, tasteless, odorless, clear water,
pleasing to all the senses, may be
highly impregnatcd with malignant
germs.
''Tn so far as the water supply Of Ho-
nolulu is drawn from artesian wells, IL
meets all requirements, esthetic and
scientific in so far as it is drawn from
surface sources, it fails in all. BY the
evidence Of the senses. Nuuanu water
10 sometimes malodOrous and distaste-
full frequently muddy, and always per.
ceptibly discolored.
"Turbidity registering more than
five parts suspended solids in million
Of water always provokrs objections.
The readings Of the board Of healtA
show Nuuanu water TO have a turbidity
Of twenty four and upwards.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29
Planning To Bring
Thirty Thousand
Chinese To Islands
Chinese Chamber Of Commerce
Is Sending Agent To Washing
ton In An Effort To interest
Congressman and Officials

The Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Of Honolulu is sending w. II. Hindle.
Of the Mercantile Reference Agency
of this city, to Washington TO inter.
est congressman and officials in plan
to bring thirty thousand Chinese here
tc assist in working the rice fields Of
the Islands.
N. b. Young, head Of the reference
agency says that Hindle is not going
on any such mission, but that Farm
COrnn, a well known local Chinese bust
ness man is going for the Chinese cham
Der
Some sweeks ago, when representa-
tives of The Advertiser asked Mr.. Hin,
die regarding n report to the effect
that he was going to Washington on
such mission he denied all knowledge
of such a plan.
The secretary of the Chinese body,
in n statement to The Advertiser last
night, insisted that the plan. which has
been under consideration for more than
year, had been given to Mr.. Hindle
to work out in Washington and that
although Mr.. HindIe has some personal
business at the national capital. he is
going prir 'arily for the chamber Of
commerce, and that his expenses are
being betrayed by that organization.
The Chinese body here took the mat.
ter up at the suggestion of G. X. Al,
manager of the City Mill. and Lee Let,
manager of the Yuen Chong Company.
These were named as committee to ar.
range with Hindle for the work in
Washington.
When a party of congressman visited
the Islands last year. the committee of
the Chinese Chamber OF Commerce Of
Honolulu, then the United Chinese SO.
ciety, laid before a number of the men,
bcrs of the party, including Mr.. John
l.. Barnett, chairman of the immigra.
tiOn committee Of the lower house, the
details Of the plan for abrogating the
Chinese Exclusion Act. or so modifying
it as to permit the importation Of such
labor as might be needed in these ISL
ands.
1t is understood that Mr. Hindlc will
confer with Samuel Gomprrs and others
prominent in union labor circles in
Washington and on the Coast, and Sc
'ure, if possible their cooperation Of
the scheme.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29
GUARD GETS Time
TOMAKE INCREASE
Minimum Will Remain Unchanged
Until June 80 Next Say De-
partment instructions

The orders recently received by the
national guard of the Territory to in
crease the size of all infantry com
pHnys in accordance with the provi
siOns of the new National Defense Act,
need not be carried out at once, accord.
ing to information received at head
quarters from the war department yes
terday Consequently, those units that
have done the required amount If drill
ing with the required minimum of men
will not lose their government pay, as
was at first feared when the orders to
increase the size of companies were
first received.
According to the orders received
the minimum size of infantry com
panies until June 30. Between July /,
1917, and June 30, 1918, the minimum
will he eighty-three men, and after
June 30, 1918, 1t will be one hundred.
For engineer and coast artillery com.
panies the minimum will remain at six.
ty-fVe until July !, 1917. Between
that date and June 30, 1918. it will be
aighty-six and after June 80, 1918 the
minimum for full company will be
100.
The effect of these instructions will
be that companies and NJ of the First
Infantry hero, will get the federal
pay due them while the other com
panies which dropped the extra drills,
they had been having as soon as the
IN lneement was made that the new
minimum strength of infantry com.
nands would be one hundred, will
not receive any pay for this
Sixmonth period. Several companies
stationed on Hawaii and Kauai
will also get their money from Uncle
sam, as will about eleven comma nd
on Maui.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29
PALMER WOODS HAS
TASTE OF HIS
OWN NIGHTS WORK

Palmer p. Woods, Honolulu favo.
'ii" "Cupid," who dispenses marriage
fcens"s when all things are proper had
4 years planning spoiled Christmas
night. Woods had decided quite q
long time ago to devote the big annual
holiday entirely to his family After
'njOving the day in the midst of his
family, he; retired at quite en- early
hour.
AT ten-thirty Mr.. Woods was awak
cned out of his peaceful and sound
siumb"rs and was asked to grant a mar.
riage LICENSE to George H. Pan g and
Miss Annie NJ. Langsi, who wished to
we'd without loss of time. He granted
the marriage license and casually told
the couple where they might also rout
cut of sumber another worthy man
He then retired and picked up his slum
bers where he had been rudely forced
to leave them.
Barely had he returned to where
everything is peace and quiet and pill
kia has no terrOrs, when he was awak
"ned again, only to learn that the
couple were shy a witness. Regardless
Of tn" fact that he is not required tC
furnish witnesses to couples who wish
{ wed. and at the request of this par.
ticular pair. Woods consented to 90 out
and see that the license he had issued
vas put into effect
At eleven o'clock Christmas night
Mr.. Pang and Miss Langsi were mar
ricd by Rev. Samuel X. Kamaiopih, as
sistant pastor of Kaumakapii Church
Palmer P. Woods was one of the wit
nesses. The other was James Gold
stein.
Woods got home at midnight and p
third time got TO bed. He cut the wire
Of the doorbcll and tied his pet bulldog
At the foot of the front steps. Mr.
Woods slumbPred undisturbpd the re
mainder Of the morning. Apparently
nobody else was getting married il
II honolulu.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29
\. GOOD|NG FIELD
ASKS s''.2t,5!IP'E:R| DAY
Presents Bill For Expert Services
As Auditor To Public UtiIi-
ties Commission

The public utilities commission held
short session yesterday afternoon at
which only q small amount Of routine
business was transacted In the alb
scncc of Chairman G. r. Forbes, wht,
left on the Great Northern yesterday
for the mainland, Commissioner A. J.
Ginoux presided
II. Gooding Field, auditor Of the
commission, presented bill for eleven
days. attendance at meetings Of the
commission at twenty-five dollars a
day--a total of 1915. The commission.
ers present did not know what arrange.
ment had been made by the chairman
in regard to paying Mr.. Field for at
tendance, so in Forbes absence the
bill was laid on the table.
Tho Inter1sland dividend state.
ments and other figures asked for at
the last meeting were not forthcoming.
and it was stated that Matthew Ora.
ham, auditor of the steamship com
pany, had said in the morning that he
was not working on them, as he had
not been told to do SO by the company s
officials from whom he takes his orders.
As Attorney Warren at the last meet
ing objected TO furnishing some Of the
information requested. it is not known
what will be the result.
The board decided to hold another
meeting at half-past one o'clock Thurs,
day afternoon, at which the Inter,
Island matter will be resumed. The
attendance of Secretary Treasurer
Gedge was requested.
Commissioner Garden called atten-
ton TO the fact that the thirty day ex.
tension accorded the Oahu Rapid
Transit and Land Company to change
over its tracks on Kalakaua Avenue ex.
pired yesterday. In view of the fact,
however, that work is in progress on
that street, it was decided that no &C.
ton was necessary at this time.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29
Terror of EIopers,
New Title Worn
BY officer Joe LeaI
Joe T.ral. Terror of Elopers.

Joe I.ral, Terror of Elopers.
This is the boys probation officer 8
new title and he wears it nicely, Just
as if it had been made for him.
The third couple of clippers within a
week came to grief at the hands Of
Leal yesterday. Christmas evening an
aged Hawaiian. couple went to Leal
and tcalfully told him their story.
They had been rearing, as we'll Ms
their means would permit, IA nice little
daughter and they were building fond
hopes for her future. Then came n
day when a gay young I.othario began
to frequent their home.
Christmas night daughter and beau
disappeared from the house. The par
cnts sought Lcnl out; in fact, they
routed him out # bed, after rather
strenuous holiday season. Leal heard
all the pilikia.
eve wouldn't mind if the young
fellow was all right, but he is good
for nothing little lOafcr and we don t
want Mele to marry him." Papa and
Mamma told the officer.
Yesterday, after several hours spent
in his little machine, Leal found the
young people at Kuulaea, in Koolau.
The daughter is now at home with hor
parents.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29
WALSH WANTEDBY
FILIPINO People
Massachusetts Statesman Made
Big Hit In IsIands-Tred
Of Burton Harrison

SAN FRANCISCO, December IT,
Filipinos want David /. Walsh, for
mer Governor of Massachusetts. for the
next Governor general of the Philip
pines, to succeed Francis Burton Har-
rison, and he is likely TO receive the
appointment, according to Oliver T..
Nelson, newspaper proprietor Of Ma
Mia, who arrived here on the Persia
Maru. Harrison is tired Of the Philip
pines, said Nelson, sand wants 20 come
back 70 the United States.
How Americans have been driven out
of the islands during the present ad-
ministratiOn was told by Nelson. At
the opening Of the Philippine senate,
October %, the Govcrnor.general made
the statement that he would appoint no
more Americans as chiefs of bureaus,
Nelson said. ea
Governor Harrison made the state.
ment ut that time that there were only
1900 Americans in the civil service Of
the islands and that there were $500
Filipinos, said Nelson. "He express.
cd the hope that within a short time
there would be still fewer Americans
in the service, and said that he would
appoint no more bureau chiefs from
among Americans. ~ VI
Political Activity Urged
"He has been given a free hand in
the islands, and while he made serious
mistakes at first, be has come to have
a good understanding Of the islands
and the wants Of the people. He
drge1 Filipinos to get into politics, In
the speech mentioned, and Manuel
Quezon, Delegate to Congress, followed
and urged his countrymen TO keep out
Of such entanglements."
Speaking of Governor Walsh, Nelson
said that The made u decided hit with
the Flipinos and that they all wanted
him for GovernOr.general. Walsh was
in the islands for several months early
this year and made a study of eondi-
tiOns there.
"Amcricans have been leaving the
islands as fast az they could under the
present program Of the Democratic ad
miniStratiOn, which seems to be TO give
Filipinos everything and turn out all
the old and tried American officials.
Americans Sell Out "a
$50 great has been the exodus OF
Americans and the depression caused by
Harrison IS plea to the Legislature for a
lower import duty, that all American
business men are now selling out and
leaving. BY lowering duties, as Harri-
son suggests, the American who has
bought his goods in the United States
with no duty will be put into compcti-
tion with cheap Japanese and Eufop-
can goods and must inevitably lose out.
"This program Of allowing foreign
goods in almost equal competitions With
those Of the United states, as outlined
by the Governor general, win mean the
loss Of millions of dollars annually TO
the manufacturers of the United
Statcs.' $
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29
CORPORATIONS IN
VAIN PRAY TO
COLONEL i, MCCARTHY
oeIinquents Seek 70 Escape $500
Fine Imposed BY Police Court
But Meet Unyieldino Front At
Office Of Territorial Treasurer

Representatives Of corporations dclin-
quent in the fling of the corporation
statements required by law, and which
last Saturday FOUND themselves sum.
moned to appear before Judge Monsar,
rat and pay 800 each for their negIi-
gence besieged Treasurer c. J. Me
Carthy all day yesterday, trying to beg
off.
None of them was successful how
ever. The territorial treasurer told
them all alike that the matter was out
of his hands and he was playing no
favorites, anyway. They must not only
pay the $40 fee required, but would
also have to pay the 800 fine the Judge
is to impose. The treasurer told them
they we're lucky TO get of with a 800
fine, as under the law they were liable
to fine of $1,000 If the government
wanted to make them pay it.
An ironieal feature of the situation
Is that some of the delinquent corpora
tons are out of business. They neg
lected, however, to disincorporatc. And
a corporation, while the popular con-
ception is that it has no soul, does
have a body when it comes to paying
fees and fines.
There were sixty.twO corporations
summoned to appear before the police
judge. This is a decided decrease from
the number in previous years. Two
years ago there were more than four
hundred delinquent. Last year the
number was in excess of two hundred.
Many defunCt corporations have been
permitted to disincOrporate.
The representative Of one delinquent
corporation went to the treasurer of.
flee yesterday, and said that the re.
quired statement was made out last
February, but had been put in a
pigeon hole and forgotten. The for,
getting will cost just 800.
Another man said the reason the
statement was not filed was that the
corporation had ceased to do business,
and the shareholders had refused to pay
their proportions of the $40 fling fee.
Now they will have to pay that amount
and in addition their proportionate
shares of a 800 fine.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29
Social Glass
VS.. Kidneys

strong drinks like beer. whisky, tea
nd coffee, irritate the kidneys and
labitual use tends to weaken them
|aily Lackuche, with headache, ner.
ousncss, dizzy spells and a rheumatic
onditiOn should be taken as u warning
f kidney trouble. Cut out. or az least
moderate the stimulant, and use boa n 8
|ackache Kidney Pills. They are fine
or weak kidneys. ThOusandS recon.
mend them
"When your back is lame--rCmember
b" name. " Don 7 simply ask for a
iducy remedy - ask distinctly for
"an = Backnohe Kidney Pills and take
o other. DOan S Bsckache Kidney
lis are sold by all druggists and store
"rprrA at soc n box Csix boxes &2.5O)
viii be mailed on receipt of price by
Ne HOlliStrr Drug Co. or Benson Smith
y Co., agents for tho Hawaiian islands
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29
RAILROAD MANHERE
ONDELAY'ED VACATION

Making up for q vacation lost when
the strike Of the four railroad brother
hoods threatened all transportation
lines in the country, A. G.. Wells gen
eral manager of the Santa Fe Railway
arrived yesterday on the Matson liner,
Manoa. Mr.. Wells was accompanied
by his wife and daughter and will
spend some time in the islands. H. +.
Vernon, local agent of the santa Fe
system met him at the wharf.
81 am not on business" said Mr..
Wells, yesterday, "but intend to con
fine myself strictly to pleasure seeking.
l did not get my usual vacation this
summer. owing to the threatened strike.
| came down here to get back to sum
mer weather, and 1t certainly looks as
II | have found it. ,
Mr.. Wells is staying in one Of the
MOana cottages. He is from the Los
Angeles offices Of the company. e
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29
CHARLESR. FORBES
SAILS FOR COAST

Charles h Forbes, superintendent of
public works, chairman of the harb"r
board. chairman Of the public utilities
commission, chairman of the Oahu loan
fund commission and member of the
loan fund commission of the other isl
ands. left on the Great Northern yes
terdny for tn" States for vacation.
He stated before leaving that he ex
pected TO return in about five weeks.
During the absence of Mr.. Forbes, Will
bur C.. WoOdw ard, assistant engineer Of
the public works department, will be
acting superintendent Of public works
and chairman Of the harbOr board.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29
CITY DEPARTMENTS RAPED

The practise of the water works dc.
partment of the city in tearing up
streets and digging trenches across
them, and the city road department in
failing to repair such roads came in
for sharp criticism at the hands Of
Supervisor Larsen at meeting of the
board last night. Supervisor Arnold,
chairman of the road board, countered
by stating that the water works depart.
mrnt, of which Larsen is chairman,
docs not comply with the regulations
of the board requiring it to notify the
road committee by memorandum when.
ever a street is trenched, so that the
road department can make the neces.
sNry repairs. Larsen promised to see
that the road committee is notified here
after.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29
CENTRALS ARE
NOW GRINDING IN CUBA

Forty one Cuban centrals are grinding
according to the weekly cable received
by Alexander 4 Baldwin from its Nav
York house yesterday. The message
reads:
"Sales for the week we're $4,000 bags
Cubas, $4,000 bags Porto RieOs and 5000
tons of full duty. Cubas are salable
at 4.Os, Porto Ricos and fun duty b.07
for January. Cubas first half of Jan
uary saleable at 4.0s, all January 4.O2,
February and March $3.50. There are
Al centEals 'grinding-''2
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29
CAPTAIN HOLMES TO
GET BIG NEW SHIP

Captain "Gus" Holems. for MANY
ears commander of the Associated Oil
'ompany's tank steamer J. A.. CHAINS
or has written TO A. f. DuvisOn, agent
# the company here, to the effect that
will leave the Associated 3 service
take command of big new tanker
'elOnging TO the Atlantic Refining Com
pany. At the time the note was writ
IN Captain Holmes was with his old
hip in the Northwest and contemplated
naking the transfer upon arriving in
an Francisco. His new vessel has lust
zen completed by the Union Iron
Works. San Francisco, and will prob.
IDLY be put into foreign trade. Cap
ain Holmes is well known in Honolulu
nd has made frequent calls here.