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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-16
Credit Must Be improved.

Credit Must Be Improved.
'"This leads to the consideration as to
whether railroad credit is as good as
the public interest requires. 1t is i'm
possible for railroads to earn enough
to supply the necessary new facilities
from current revenue They must be
provided from credit. Investors can
not be coerced, but must be attracted"
Among the conditions affecting rail
road credit which deter investors he
mentioned the following:
First, Railroad revenues are not
controlled by investors, but are fixed
and limited by governmental authority
and not by one but by several govern
mental authorities, which do not recog-
nize responsibility for assured results
to investors and are uncOordinated.
Second, Railroads cannot control
and the government cannot and does
not limit the expense account.
Third, The present system Of regu-
lation is based on policy OF regulation
and correction and not on a policy OF
helpfulness and encOura cement.
Fourth, The outstanding obligations
Of the railroads have already exceeded
the financial rule Of safety and involve
disprOportionate amount of obliga-
tions bearing fixed charges.
Fifth, The investor must accept n
subordinate obligation or security with
no assurance Of surplus Of earnings
to support it.
sixth, Other competitive lines of In
vestment present superior attractions.
Seventh, The railroad business is
largely controlled by political instead
Of business considerations.
Look Forward, Not Back.
1--WE may debate about what has
caused the present conditions" said
Mr. Thom, "but we cannot debate about
what the people need. The President
has taken the view that we must look
forward in this matter and make q
fresh assessment Of circumstances in
order to deal helpfully and intelligent
ly with the problem. Abuses are
no more prevalent in the railroad busi-
ness today than in any other business
humanely conducted. The great ques-
tion now is whether the existing sys-
TEN Of regulation gives the public re-
liable assurance of sufficient present
and future railroad facilities.
Those who oppose any change must
make their appeal on the ground that
the present systems assure the public
Of the continued adequacy OF trans
portat1on facilities. II they do not, no
argument based on the desirability of
the present dual system Of regulation
will be accepted by public judgment
The question of states rights Is not
involved. If the regulation Of transpor-
tation facilities privately owned should
fail government ownership must fol
low, and then all power OF the states
over the railroads would disappear.
Let LIN debate this question. thea,
not upon any mere theory or Jealousy
as to the distribution Of governmental
power, but upon the large issue of
what the public interest requires ir
respect Of the assurance Of adequate
transportation service"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-23
When Mann Scored

TIME defeat Of the Clarke amendment to the
i PhilipPips BILL the passage OF which measure
was urged by President Wilson in a letter to the
Democratic leaders OF the House, is credited to-
the united work Of three Republican congressman
Miller of Illinois, Brtten of Illinois and Ed
munds OF pcnnSy lvania--who were lionoIuIu's
guests some months ago on their return trip from
Manila. The Republican showing on the vote
the result OF careful program carefully mapped
out when congress adjourned last spring by Mi
nority Leader Mann.
Mr. Mann realized that the Democratic Party
would be compelled to face the Philippine issue
some time during the present session and before
the presidential convention was held. He realized
also, that Republican sentiment was divided. Con-
sequently he carefully selected the above congress
men to go to the Orient to make first hand study
of conditions there under Democratic rule.
These gentlemen made the trip and furnished
the ammunition for the fight. When disaffection
began to appear i'll the Democratic ranks the Re
publican leader exerted every of his strength
to iron out differences within the Republican ranks
by personal conferences between one OF his three
ENJOYS to Manila and the dissatisfied members Of
his own party. For the first time in seven years
he was able to whip into line every Republican
vote in the house, lie did not confne his mission
airy work to his side of the chamber either.
The New York press has been particularly hostile
TO the scuttlng policy of the administration par
ticnlarly after the New York Times-the leading
Democratic paper of the country-took sides with
ex-Secretary of War Garrison in his difference
with the President the Philippine question
which led to his resignation from the cabinet
Some thirty Democrats, including every member
from New York led by congressman Fitzgerald
voted with the Republicans. So dead is the issue
now that discussion of the Philippine question or
reference to the independence plank OF the 1912
Democratic platform will be tabu in the coming
campaign. ., 90
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-23
AUTO SKIDDED INTO
POST---ARTERY CUT

Miss Frances NJ GoOld. matron of
the Castle Home, Manoa, had the art
erv OF her left wrist severed as the re-
suit of an automobile skidding on
Nuuanu street, near the cemetery, yes.
terdRy, the machine smashing up
against a telephone pole. Miss GOold
WIS thrown against the wind shield,
which smashed, the breaking glass cut
ting her wrist and INJECTING several
minor cuts about the body. She was
taken to Doctor Jackson = Office. where
the severed artery attended to.
Miss GoOld, in company with three
members of the College Club, was re-
turning from a meeting of the club at
the Queen Emma house, when the au-
tomobile travelling on a wet road start
ed to skid. After turning completely
around on the road the machine ended
in its rotary flight by dashing against
the pole
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-23
PRINCESS THERESA
COMES TO FORE AGAIN

Theresa Wilcox Belliveau has Jump
ed" a portion of the site selected by
the government FOR the new federal
building, and according to her state
mPnt will attempt to collect as much
money for the property as possible, III
the condemnation proceedings now
pending in the federal court. u .,.,. y
princess Theresa claims that in
1912, she purchased a piece of property
at the junction of; Merchant and King
streets and extending along the juno
ti"n from the Waikiki end Of the ten.
mis- courts to the Eva steps Of the OPP.
era House, from an old Hawaiian named
Kala"okekOi, which was turned over to
c. BOlte in trust for her. Her right
to the property is being contested by
E. l. Spalding ofTthe Bank of ponolulu.
The princess win claim 10000 for
the land.
This is the second time that "Princ-
ess" Theresa has proclaimed herself as
valuable property holder. A few
months ago she "squatted on the
Gore lot, at the corner of King aud
Richards streets, at which place she has
erected a rent service aud garage. Her
action was protested by the Bishop
Estate, but the matter has never been
given a hearing in the courts.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-23
JAPANESE CAUGHT 4
TORTUR|NC CHILD
Was Burning Gifts Flesh With
Fire Made From Leaves Of
Moxa Plant IT, 4,

. - -
A man has been arrested in Hohokaa,
Hawaii, for practising "witcheraft.''
He is Japanese and was giving the
"moxa" treatment to tnree-year-old
girl. After his arrest he was liberated
on the deposit of 900 cash bail and as
soon as he got his freedom deeamped
Tor parts unknown. #s.|.g,.... g.
Since the board of health has taken
up the matter of the illegal practise
% medicine and surgery throughout
the Territory, by unlicensed practition.
"rs. there have been several arrests
ktlde here and in Hawaii and the
country distrists of the Big Island are
full of reports of kahunasim and witch.
craft practised by others than the Ha.
waiians.
The "moxa" treatement is said to
be most cruel one and consists of
dcadcuing nerves of the body by burn.
ing the flesh of the patient with a
piece of iron which has on the end
of it fire made from the dried leaves
of the moxa plant. In the case under
investigation by the police Of Homo
kaa, three adults were discovered treat.
ing n baby. Two of them were hold.
~ ner and sitting her cries, while the
"doCtor" was applying the cure. He
was caught in the act and the patient
relieved of her suffering.
the section of the law under which
the japanese was arrested is as fol.
lows: "Sorcery, penalty. Any person
who shall attempt the cure of another
by practise of sorcery, witchcraft, ana.
ana, hOopiOpio, hoounauna, hooIhana-
mana, Ort other deeeitful OF supersti,
tiOus methods, shall upon conviction
thereof, be fined in the sum not less
than one hundred doiIdS, nor more
then two hundred dollars. or be i'm.
prisoned at hard labor not to exceed
six months"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-23
B;ooer and Faster Ships

NEWS dispatches last night announced that
~ the last OF the torpedo boat destrovers, the
Wilkes has been launched at the Cramps ship
wards in Philadelphia She is supposed to be the
last word in DESTROYER constructions \ little earlier
in the dav the afternoon dispatches told OF the
action Of the house naval affairs committee in dis
cardiny the dilatorv plan of Secretary Daniels, and
demanding a bigger navy for the United States
As soon AS possible The five wear building pro
gram was voted down. the committee evidently
taking the stand that if shps Of war are needed by
the country thew arc needed at once
The new naval program calls for the construc-
t ON Of FIVE big battle cruisers and many supple.
meutarv vessels So far very good but the disaD-
pontinp feature OF the proposal is the size OF the
shi,s recommended by the committee If there is
one outstanding lesson the naval fights OF this war
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-23
THE ADVERTISERS sEM,wERKLY
Helping Belgium

Y Twill come as something OF shock to the many
~ who have been pluming themselves upon th'
much that the United States has been and is doing
for the suffering Hclgians to learn that prominent
Official Of the Commission for Relief in Belgium
in a letter to A honolulu citizen acknowledging
the receipt OF a subscription expresses fear thai
alter the war it will be found that America is the
land which has prohtted. while Europe has fed
Belgium and gone the more promptly to her need
Under date OF May 4, George Barr Baker OF the
ORGANIZATION Department OF the commission
writes Of Belgium, need and the lack OF CORES
pondiny response follows
Az the best only minimum ration less than
third what consider necessary for ourselves,
been possible for these people Any delay in our
shipments which might run into two or three weeks
would causc faminr scale hitherto unknown in
civilized times.
Thr utmost sacrifice on the part of the Bclginns
tbens who have had money; the most amazing
ribdraity Of the British throughout the Empire in
spite of their almost overwhelming necessities at
home and certain arrangements the French have been
able make for themselves has made provision dur
ing the winter. somewhat preearOus to be sure, FOR
the hare necessities. This, it expected would
free the rritrd states. temporarily for the work of
SURVIVING the clothing. You can probably imagine
better than describe the increasingly distress
ing situation t" women and children into whose
country materials for the manufacture of
clothing has come during period of eighteen months
Many of wealth. having gradually used up
what they had not already divided. are finding them
selves Without the cOmmOnest dCcenccs in the way Of
linen. etc.
In the meantime the presence of large body of
Americans working among them and guaranteeing
their supplies has awakened in the M. Of Belgium
an almost pathetic faith in the certainty that II is
the Great Republic. whose flag they have come to
worship. which will sta nd between them and the worst
rigors of
They have even away with the notion that it
is the United which is feeding them This. Of
course is far from true We have given seven and
onc-half millions Of the sixty millions spent in this
country for their food and clothing. The rest has
nnta iIn thp nifnn tate | nm
mot hrIttling the splendid generosity which prompt
ed the giving of millions and One.half hnt ]
have moments almost of despair at the thought that
hrn al is and the history Of this is written
II will become evident that it is the United States
which made the profit and il WAS Europe which fed
Belgium. Our clothing appeal. which called for four
million dollars for this last winter. modest est
mate Of the needs has resulted in slightly less than
one million dollars worth of cloth, shoes and money
to huv cloth. We have been Obliged to borrow
funds from London for the immediate purchase Of
shoes. the situation became desperate thHt this
han made in the hope that later contributions
from America would enable to repay it,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-23
MAN0A PEOPLE SLOW
PAYING FRONTAGE TAX
Only Seventeen of $50 Residents
of District Have Paid

According to official returns, the res
identS of Manoa who were 80 anxious
TO be the first to put the frontage tax
into effect are rather slow in paying
up their assessments for the work.
Up to yesterday although more than
half the time for the payments has ex
PRED. but seventeen out of $50 prop
erty owners have come through with
their assessments, amounting to a little
over 1900, while the entire cost of the
work is to be $l65.000.
On June 4, the settlement will be
delinquent, and all who have not paid
by that time will be liable to suit by
the city. The tax is lien on the
property and a cloud on the title unless
paid. Until the money is turned in or
arrangements made by the property
holders to pay in instruments the work
will be held up.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-23
PINEAPPLE CONCERN
WILL RAISE WAGES
Hawaii Hochi Reports Statement
Made. BY Lewis e. Arnold
To That Effect

The Hawaii Hoehi rel ports that Lewis
T.. Arnold, superintendent Of the Ha.
waiian Pineapple Company, informed
its editor personally yesterday that
the wages of the firm Is cannery EN-.
ployes in this city are to be increased
ten per cent in the near future.
1T is interesting TO compare this
with report from Japanese pineapple
laborers at Heeia, Oahu" says the
Hothi. According TO the report, la.
hcrers in the pineapple fields, who at
present are getting a dollar and ten
cents day, are TO receive an increase
of ten cents. II is uncertain when the
promised raise will 60 into effect, and
the laborers are saying that IL prom.
ises less than the sugar plantations
nearby, and they are inclined TO quit
pineapple culture and join the su gar
plantation forces
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-23
GOVERNMENT PHYSICIAN i.
IN M0L0KAi UNDER FIRE

Complaints of the manner in which
Doctor Hayes of MOlokai 10 attending
to his duties rs government nhysicjan
were aired at the meeting Of the Maui
supervisors last week and Chairman
Kalama authorized to investigate
things. Doctor Hayes receives u, sal
AIRY of sixty dollars a month. He is
located at PukOO. 1t is proposed by
c. C. COnradt of MOlokai that this sal
my be divided between Hayes aud Doc
tor SanbOrn of the Molokai Ranch.
Besides getting a salary from the coun-
ty of Maui Hayes is in receipt Of n
SALARY from the Territory. so the board
" h"olth also will be called into iuves-
tigate matters which the Maui papers
term ga quarrel between the medicos
or their friends"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-23
.HEALANS HAVE new.
BARGE BUILT HERE

A new sixoar barge for the Healani
Yacht and Boat club has been finished
in the yard of a local boat builder tnd
is being given its finishing coat of
varnish preparatory to being tried out.
The boat is built on the same lines
rs the last Rogers boat imported by
the club from the Coast and it is claim.
cd that it is II complete duplicate of
that craft.
The Rogers boat cost landed here
nearly $1,000, while the boat turned
out by the local builder will cost com.
rlotP only $3.50. Whether the new
boat will be as fast as the others re-
mains to be seen but she will be given
her try.out as soon as the paint IL
dry enough. She has been ehristened
" Healani Maru" by the boys, who
have been very much interested in
watching her construction.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-23
ESTATE WANTS
PARK SITE CARED FOR

The Bishop Estate, which turned over
to the city land at the corner of Nuu.
anu street and Pauoa road, for a park
site so long AS the city would take
care If it and cxemnt the estate From
paying taxes on it, has written to the
city engineer complaining of the man.
ner in which the grounds are not kept
up. The city engineer has referred the
letter to the board of supervisors to
have the matter referred to the com.
mittee on parks, which now has charge
of such matters.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-23
MANY GARDEN ISLANDERS
ARE COMING TO CARNIVAL
Interest In Kamehameha Day
Found To Be General

Raymond c. Brown is much pleased
with the results of his trip to Kauai
in the interests of big celebration
to be held here on Kamehameha Day.
He found the residents of the Garden
Isle, ind vidually interested in the re.
duccd fares and hotel rates and many
promises were given that the Kauaites
would send u large delegation here for
the events.
Brown left for Maui last evening,
whore he will address the Maui cham.
hcr of commerce today on the matter
Of sending a big crowd here for the
carnival, and after thorough can.
vass Of Maui he will go to Hawaii and
stir up interest there.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-23
'HIL0 UNION SCHOOL
IS BEING ENLARGED

Work on the Hilo Union school is
progressing wen and the $4,000 being
expended in the additions will complete
two wings of four rooms each. The
work must be finished by December IS
W.T. there is every indication that it
will be completed before the time spe-
Gifted in the contract.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-23
NOW Is THE TIME.

For rrcumntism you viii find MOTH ng
better than Chamberlain. Pain BIN
No" i the time to get iii Of it. Try
this hnimeut and see how quickly il
will relieve the pain and soreness. For
sale by all dealers. Benson, Smith 4
Coy Ltd, agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-23

What reason could there have been for the Of
fetal statement in Washington on Saturday that
the Sibley- Langhorne expedition would not be
withdrawn from Mexico but would remain where
it was indefinitely, when at the very time this re-
port was given to the public the expedition was
headed north its way back to Texas Even if the
administration cannot be wise in its Mexican pol
icy, it can at least be truthful in its announcements
to the public.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-23
COLDS CAUSE HEADACHES

LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE re-
moves the cause. Used the world over
to cure a cold in one day. The sigma
ture Of E. W. GROVE is on each box.
Manufactured by the PARIS MEDI-
CINE CO.. St. Louis, U. S. A.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-03-10
IMPORTANT LAND CASE DECIDED
BY JUDGE BABCOCK LAST WEEK

A decree was given last week in the
case of d. T. Turner against John w.
Hardin and r. E. Persinger for the
sum of $21, 100, attorneys fees and
costs of suit by Judge Babcock, on
motion of E. M. Wolfe, attorney for
the plaintiff. Plaintiff claimed that
on January 2, 1914, he sold defendants
quarter section of land near KIM
berly for $4,000, of which the sum
of $1,000 was to go for commissions,
rebates, ETC., $1,000 was to be paid at
once and the balance of $4,000 was
to be paid in $4,000 annual instalments,
evidenced by promissory notes and Sc
cured by an equitable mortgage or
vendors lien on the land that the
deal was a sale, not an option or
conditional sale, and that the notes
and abstracts were placed in escrow
with a view of securing the payments
to be made as a result of this bonafide
sale of property.
Defendants contended that they sim
ply had an option on the property,
and offered to return the same with
all rents collected to the plaintiff
who, however, refused it on the ground
that the sale was absolute, and that
the value of the property had depre-
ciated since the alleged purchase by
the defendants.
The case will be appealed to the
supreme court by Sweeley & Sweeley
attornys for the defendants.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-03-10
BIG PROFITS MADE ON 5 ACRES
BY MEL HUNTINGTON OF BULL

Two hundred and eighty-seven dol
lars Is a neat little sum to get as
net profit in a year from a five-acre
tract, and at the same time to work
at another job six days in the week,
without losing day. However, that
is the result of the years work for
Nell huntington, who purchased
five-acre tract in the fruitland subdivi-
sion, adjoining Bull, townsite, in 1914,
and he did it during the year 1915
Mr. huntington and his family live
on the farm, and he is employed in
the Holmes barber shop, going to and
from the shop each night and morning.
Mr.. huntington did the work on the
place each morning and night, before
and after working hours in the shop.
He has done much in improvement
on the ranch during the past year
and he has kept detailed record OF
all receipts and expenditures on ii
during the year 1915. 1t will be one
Of the best improved five acre tracts
in this part of the country when he
has put up all the buildings that he
intends to do. He built barn and haC
already dug the cistern and the base
ment for a new house.
The land will be even more pro-
ductive in 1916 than it was in 1915
The small fruit will be in bearing
The clover seed should produce larger
returns. The five acres have frui
trees which will be in bearing in /;
short time.-Buhl Herald.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-03-10
LOW RATE FOR PIONEER DAY.

A rate of two cents per mile has
been granted for Pioneer day in Bull,
April Is, from points on the Minidoka
branch.
While no definite plans have as yet
been worked out for the celebration, it
is assured that it will be one big sue
cess. A list of those who were here
before the railroad, containing. be-
tween hundred and two hundred
names, has already been made out and
these names will be published in the
near future, and all whose names are
not on the list are asked to call at
the Commercial club rooms and sign
the membership roll.
1t is probable that some prominent
speaker will be secured and an effort
will be made to have Governor Haw-
ley, the grand old man of Idaho and
one of the pioneers of the state, with
us on that occasion.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-03-10
DODGE CARS PULL
WHERE OTHERS FAHi

The Morse Store, Shoshone, Idaho,
having heard about the United Stage
Co. of San Diego, California, was us
ing fleet of Dodge cars for stage SER
vice over some of the worst desert
sands of that section, wrote them ash
ing what satisfaction the Dodge car
was giving compared to other makes
and received the following reply;
San Diego, Calf, Feb. %, 1916
The Morse Store,
Shoshone, Idaho.
Sir: In reply to yours of the 25th
inst, we wish to state that we have
now twenty-seven Dodge acrs In use
on our different routes and have found
them to be satisfactory in every way.
Costs no more to operate them thar
for Ford car, they ride easy and &c
anywhere any other make of machine
can go.
We use the Dodge car over roads
that are not passable for some of the
others are not passable of grades. They
cannot be stalled where the rear
wheels have any footing. Out of forty
small cars we use, twenty-seven OF
them are Dodge cars. They are easy
on tires and we get eighteen and TWEEN
ty miles to the gallon of gas. Some Of
our cars have been in constant use for
nine months and are in just as good
shape as they were after two months
use. Yours very truly,
ADV. UNITED STAGES.
By c. c. Willis, Manager