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The day book., 1916-05-25

SURPRISING NE
81 too have a letter from Paris, I
said after Mollie and I had read and
discussed her mothers letter.
From Mary?" asked MoIlie eager
ly.
yes, and l am sure you will re-
jOice with me in her happiness. She
also tells me some rather startling
news which, taken in conjunction
with your letter from your mother,
will probably make you smile.
Mary says: I cannot express to
you, dear Margie, how unhappy your
continued state of i'll health makes
me. Of course, you know dear, that
to me you have always been nearer
than a sister could possibly be.
'MaTgie, I did not know it was
possible for any one to be as happy
as l am. Max is the dearest boy on
earth, and his constant and loving
care of me is balm to my bruised
soul.
We have been buying books,
such books! And to think that they
are mine; that l am not buying them
for anyone else; that I am going to
handle them and love them! Only a
confirmed book fiend can realize the
joy that is Max's and mine in being
able to buy these lovely copies of Un-
cut first editions. Yesterday we
found an exquisitely Illuminated
Book of Hours. Max surreDtitiOuSly
Rugged me and the book which was
in my arms as the clerk went out in
the other room for a box for it
of course, we took it home our
selves. It was much too precious to
trust to other hands than ours, al
though we allowed a complete set of
the Kipling pamphlets to be sent
But l must not rave about our
book fad. I am only doing this to
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-01-01

OF TAXES RUN
into MILLIONS
Report Shows Money Paid In
for 1915 Increased $685.
531.43 Over 1914

Although the December figures have
not yet been. compiled, the territorial
tax office estimates that in the IL
months from January to and including
November, 1915, there was an increase
of $6S,531.43 in the 1915 tax collec-
tions as against those of 1914, which
is considered a very encouraging and
highly material gain.
Statements prepared by the tax Of
flee show that in 1915 the value of
property in the territory was assessed
as follows: xs =
Reai i--....- .ss- -. go. eoo,oSo.v1o
Personal ..,s,..-..... 40,908.1o9
This makes q total of $94,5O4, ,1SO.
Subtracting the total exemptions, am
ounting to $2,180,6 and the special
territorial assessments, amounting to
$2,311, ,495, leaves a net total OF $780,
001, $50.
Taxes collected up to November 30,
1915, were as follows:
Real and personal, $847, ,231 .54;
road, SIS, ,5S7.S2; poll. $2o,O69.36; dog.
s21S0.9o; school, s40,135.4S; income,
1854, ,4S5.33 special income, $167, 744.-
IL; special territorial, s27, ,916.05.
Delinquencies in the general tax
amounted to $6654.45, and in the road
tax, s665.S0. The total for the IL
months amounted to 81, ,565, ,ss0.S4.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-01-01
Loves
Bakery
court
CASES IN 1918

Criminal cases headed the calendar
In the local United States district
court at the close Of 1915. e3 coming
under this head OF business having
been called 70 the attention OF the Of
ncials from July ] to December 81.
A total of 81 cases, however, repre-
sents the grist of only half year OF
business. as the present fiscal period
will end on June so OF this year. From
June 80, 1914. to July 1. 1915, l37
cases were made of record. The cases
for the first half of the present fiscal
year are summed up as follows:
Admiralty. 4; bankruptcy. 20;- civil.
3: civil. law and equity. 2; habeas
corpus. 5. and criminal, 63.
A large number of the criminal
cases came under sections GIG and 3lS
OF the penal code. and were what
might be considered petty statutory
cases. Az the result of series OF
raids made by u. s. Marshal j. j.
Smiddy, a large number OF opium and
other narcotic cases were added to
the calendar, many of these cases be-
ing now pending for trial. The un-
covering OF q supposed cocaine ring"
led 10 a number OF arrests. One al
legged violation of the statute govern
ing pugilistic encounters caused the
arrest or four persons. who were
speedily dismissed by the y. s. COM
missioner
During the hast few months many
changes have taken place in the
STATS in the various offices. Foster
l.. Davis was appointed clerk to take
the place of the late A. +. Murphy.
William Rosa was advanced from sec
ond deputy to FIRST deputy clerk and
Ray Rietow was appointed second
deputy.
Horace w. Vaughan, who. for q
time, was assistant district attorney
under Jeff McCarn, was made tempo
rary district attorney upon the accept
ance Of McCarR's resignation. Attor-
ney c. c. Biting. former assistant dis
trict attorney Is assisting Mr..
Vaughan.
Persons OF score or more OF ma
tionalities flocked to the clerks Of
flee In 1915 and filed declarations of
Intention to become American citizens.
One hundred and one persons filed
their first papers" the nationalities
Of the petitioners being as follows:
Canada, 4; Norway. 4: Australia, 6;
Germany. 13; Spain, 13; Switzerland.
3: England, IL; >rtugal, IL; Austria.
8: Russia, 8: Az res. 1: South Africa.
i: Korea. 1: Sweden. 2; Greece, i;
Porto Rico, 2; IVA Scotia, 4; Chile,
1: Philippine Islands. %; South Amer
lea, 1 Denmark, 8; Cuba, 1.
OF the 81 persons who filed their pc
titions for naturalization, % were ad-
nitted to citizenship by taking the
cath of allegiance. They are classi-
fied by nationaiitfes as follows:
Scotland. 2. one admitted; Sweden.
8. all admitted; France, /; Canada. I.
admitted; Germany. 8, eight admitted;
Great Britain. 8, six admitted: Russia.
a. two admitted: Denmark, 2, one ad-
mitted; Newfoundland. /, admitted;
Italy, 1, admitted; Spain, I, admitted;
Austria, 2; Switzerland, I, and Philip
pine Islands, I.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-01-01

In Circuit Judge Stuart's court some
cases of unusual Importance have
been tried during the year. the latest
being the territofy'sxmJunction SUIT
against the Honolulu Rapid Transit
and Land Company, it being the aim
of the territory to prevent the com
pany from further increasing its CAPT
tai stock. The case has been taken
under advisement by Judge Stuart.
A general summary of cases filed
during the year is as follows:
/. Divorce, 800; probate, 1873; law, 23S; +;
equity, 64 and criminal, 292.
Beginning today, the assignments OF
the three judges will be shifted about
Judge Whitney will have the probate
calendar, including accounts Of trus
tees; the, land court, the juvenils
court, water commissions and special
proceedings To Judge Ashford has
been assigned the criminal calendar
part of the equity calendar and the
examination Of persons desiring Ii
censes to practise law in the district
court Judge Stuart will have the law
calendar, jury and iury-waive. and the
divorce calendar.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-01-01
CIRCUIT COURTS
UNUSUALLY BUSY
last l2 MONTHS
Enormous Volume of Business
Was Handled; Assignments
Changed for Coming Year

Yesterday marked the close Of an
unusually busy year for the local cir.
cuit court In all the courts hundreds
of cases were disposed of and even
the supreme court reports record
season.. People have f1ocked to the
justice halls to obtain divorces: land
and law and equity suits have been
fought out: weighty injunction pro-
ceedings have been decided; the Grim
inal court has yielded up its usual
heavy calendar of cases. and last. but
not least, juvenile delinquents and de-
pendents have been respectively child
ed and cared for.
The wheels of the divorce mill have
ground heavily and, last Wednesday.
the 305th case. was filed. Since the
first of the year Judge Whitney has
heard the petitions of 241 persons
seeking TO break marital relations. II
is interesting to note that the major.
ity of the divorce cases have been
filed by Japanese largely Japanese
women, many, Of whom came to the
islands as picture brides" and who
were married at the federal immigra-
tien station.
Causes for Divorces.
Circuit Judge Whitney's report out.
lines the various causes for divorce as
follows: Desertion of husband, 32; de
sertien of wife. 40; cruelty of hus-
band, %; cruelty of wife. 2; intemper-
ance. 3; homage, 2, and non-support.
los.
The report of, the juvenile court
shows that, during the. six months end
ing yesterday. the cases of 654 juve-
niles had been heard In court, divided
as follows: Boys, 551; girls, 10S. Fol
lowing are the various charges placed
against them:
Assault and battery Boys, "a;
girls, none.
Violating curfew law-Boys, 1o1;
girls, 4,
Disobedience Boys, 25;; girls, %.
Gambling 2S; girls, o.
Idleness-Boys Al; girls, %.
Larceny-Boys, 129; girls, 8.
Truancy-Boys, 157; girls, 43.
Other offenses Boys. 43; girls, IL. |
Of Cases.
The nationalities of the delinquents
and depeHdehts were as follows:
Hawaiian Boys, 216; girls, 6S.
JapaneseAvBoys. 56; girls, 2.
Chinese Boys. 116; girls, 8.
Portuguese Boys, Ill; girls, IA.
Other nationalities- Boys, So; girls,
;!
Boys numbering 283 and 81 girls |
served probation. Twenty-eight boys |
and FIVE girls were surrendered The
cases of 81 boys and 81 girls remained
pending at the end OF the year. Boys
to the number. of 129 and three girls
were reprimanded and discharged.
Dependent cases were disposed .of |
as follows:
Committed to private homes Boys,
D.; girls, 22
Committed to private Institutions
Boys, 8; girls, go
Committed to public institutions
Boys, 1; girls, 3.
The report of Circuit Judge Ash |
lords court, which handles the Grim.
nal calendar, shows that during the
year there were 225 convictions, 19
acquittals and 70 nolle PROSE- proceed
ngs entered. Appeals withdrawn, /
cases stricken from the calendar and |
appeals dismissed totaled g.
Important Injunction Suits.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-01-01
CHAULMOOGRA IS
proven TO HAVE
DISTINCT VALUE
Report of Or. Goodhue Says
Number of MoIokai Patients
Taking 1t is Increasing

i . = u IL
Every now and then some mainland
physician announces to the world tina,
he has discovered" chaulmoogra oil
as a cure for leprosy, though, as a
matter Of fact, this particular form oi
treatment has been in use at the Ka.
laupapa settlement, and at the re,
ceiying station in Kalihi, for more
than 16 years,
In the annual report of Harry T.
Hollmann, surgeon in the. United
States public health service and af.
iiliated with the Kalihi hospital, it is
shown thai, during the last fiscal year
of the board of health, so patients at
the hospital were given the chaul-
moogra oil treatment, the oil being ad.
ministered by mouth. One person was
treated with the oil by inuction and
AZ persons were treated by injection,
intra-muscular.
While the report does not state the
present-day condition of the patients
as result of the oil treatment, off,
GERS Of the hospital have announced
at various times that, under the treat
ment, the patients invariable improve.
1t was recently reported from the Phil.
ippines that several patients, who had
been given the oil treatment, had been
discharged as cured.
The report of w. j. Goodhue, ply.
sician and surgeon at the settlement.
Molokai, says. in part:
Has Distinct Value.
"Chaulmoogra oil and guaiacol com
pound, administered hypodermically,
appears to be a remedy of distinct
value to such Of the patients who per-
severe in its treatment. Regardless
of temporary discomfort incident to
some local reaction resulting In slight
pain and tumefaction, the number of
patients taking il Is steadily increas-
ing. The injection compound of chaul-
moogra oil has been well tried out by
DIR. Heiser at the Cuiion Island lP ID
leprosarium and was we'll elaborated
by French scientist"
With reference to remedies and pro-
ceedures which. by long trial have
demonstrated their value as decidedly
amelioratiye and even in some cases
of curative value in the supposedly in
durable disease Of leprosy, the report
names chaulmoogra oil and strych-
nine, chaulmoogra oil and guaiacol
compound and antileprol. The latter is
simply apurified chaulmoogra oil and.
while less irritant to the stomach and
therefore better tolerated, still has
practically the same effect as the pure,
ehaumoogra oil. while the price is al
most prohibitive.
The announcement recently was
made in a mainland newspaper that
Dr. u Vile of the medical faculty
of the University of Michigan had ''ar-
rested and cured well-developed case
of the dread disease by using chaul-
moogra Oil.
When the leper presented himself
in the clinic hospital" the statement
continues. ''he was a pitiable object,
unable to walk and his body covered
with the leprous sores. Now he walks
two miles every day and every lepF0us
ulcer is healed DR.. Vile says he is
sure the disease will not break out
again on the man.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-01-01

the lean years which win surely come
again in the ordinary cycle of events" ."
Outlook Is CHEEKY.
E.. ID. Tenney, first yice-president
and manager of Castle & Cooke. Ltd,
is also an optimist so far as 1916 pros
poets are concerned:
aThe outlook for the year is certain
ly very cheerysgf says Mr. Tenney. OF
course prices can never be forecasted,
but all indications point to anything
but low. figures for the new crop.
Fortunately Europe will probably alb
sorb much of Cubas record breaking
yield, and growers here have no rea-
son TO worry about returns, from pres
ent Indications
=. w. Waldrop smiled broadly when
asked his opinion of prospects for the
year. We're not worrying" he said.
Il still think, as did when ] returned
recently from New York. that the
price prospects are exceptionally
bright. The cane is in good shape,
too, and these recent rains mean dol
lars for Hawaii
C. Brewer & Company, Ltd, report
that. though at present crop indica-
tions are for a lighter yield than last
year, the present estimates may be
exceeded If the weather is favorable
for the cane. though the final yield
will not equal that of 1915, for last
years crop was favorable throughout.
with exceptionally good weather at
practically all stages of the growth of
the cane. The stand this year, they
report. is thinner than that of the
1915. croD on many plantations.
Brewer PreIimiaaries.
The Brewer preliminary estimates
for their plantations this year total
14S,550, as against total shipments
last season of 165,1S9 This years
estimates, it is an
nounced. may prove in some instances
to be too high. outside figures having
been made in certain cases to make
sure of adequate shipping facilities.
The Brewer estimates. by plantations,
follow:
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-01-01
PROMOTION Men
SAY 1916 Will
BE GREAT YEAR

That 1916 viii be a banner year
from the standpoint of publicity for
the islands is the prediction of the
Hawaii Promotion Committee made at
the close Of 1916.
The year which has just closed also
has been q busy and a successful one
for the committee, it reports. 1t is
estimated that 11,205 persons arrived
on all vessels from outside ports,
which is an increase OF 1919 over the
number arriving in 1914. These re-
suits are unusual, the committee
thinks, from the fact that the Pacific
Mail went out Of business, and the
Sierra was laid up part OF the year.
Various methods Of advertising have
been used. each to distinct advant-
age. Secretary A. p. Taylor has writ
ten and gotten into print innumerable
magazine articles concerning Hawaii,
while the committees press bureau
twice month has sent It's sheet OF
interesting Hawaii news items to
more than 800 newspapers throughout
the United States.
The fact that the Promotion Com.
mittee now has IN its membership rep
resentatives of each of the other is
lands has proved valuable asset. and
has resulted. in each individual island
getting its full share Of publicity, both
at home and on the mainland Sew
eral excursions are due 70 come to
Hawaii in 1916. and these, with the ex-
pected great influx Of tourists. promis-
es to make 1916 one of the biggest
years in Hawaifs publicity history.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-01-01
AUSTRALIANS ARE SUSPICIOUS

Australia is no place for a person
with a German name, even II he is an
American, according to Thomas Rabe
OF San Francisco, wh6 retrfned. from
sydney on the Ventura fetent7yn He
went there to establish q cement plant
According to his story he Was put
3n concentration camp soon after the
war broke out and was held there &
year. because Of his German name.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-01-01
Hawaiian Agricultural !.

England spent $50 900 900 for horses
in the United States from the begin
mtg Of the war &c July.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-01-01

Angered by the jokes OF friends
about a suit for $40 he had brought
against former friend. Max PelinskE,
a butcher Of Port Chester, N Y, shot
and killed Max Clark. the man he was
suing, and Philip Tucker, a friend,
and then killed himself.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
THE GRIDIRON CLUB

"The saving grace of humor" has
an admirable demonstration in the
popular gridiron club meetings held
occasionally in Washington City. The
Club is an inspiration of the large
number of newspaper men who do"
national politics for their various pa
pers. They invite guests from prom
inent walks of life to attend these
receptions and banQuets. Their pro-
grams consist OF literary skits and
character approximations of men
who are in the public eye. Some
times they have the actual characters
take part, to the surprise and enter
tainment OF invited guests. They
make humorous plays upon all men
and my issues, bring together poll
tical opponents, and often relieve
tense feelings between individuals
and parties. Their meetings are said
to be among the most interesting held
in the capital city. One of the sur
III icSo VI thO last NtuU bouquCl Ndo
an imitation prize fight ring in which
the two managers of the opposing po-
litical parties appeared with boxing
gloves upon their hands and greeted
each other pleasantly-all for the en-
tertainment Of the guests, among
whom was the President.
The motif, the object. and the result
of this gridiron club is admirable. Too
many people are inclined to take
themselves and what they do too SER
iously. Particularly is this so In poll
tics. The teachings of the gridiron
club follow along the lines Of COM
mon sense which suggests that men
wage their political campaigns earn
estly but d~ecently, and when a con-
test h over forget 1t. Men who can
break up and relieve the animosities
OF contests by ~cultivating the saving
grace Of humor have the best of the
ups and downs OF this brief earthly
pilgrimage.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
w. II. KEpHART IN POOR HEALTH

A letter received this week from his
sister announces that w. III. Kephart
has been an invalid at his home in
Knoxville, Tenn, for several months.
He will be remembered by older citi-
zens OF Hand county as the big, jolly
editor OF the Press many years ago.
The letter came through Bert Moi
fatt, another pioneer business mar Of
Miller, who Is now located at King
man, Kan. Both were prominent and
popular young men in the early bust
ness, political and social life of this
community. Will Kephart, who "a
associated with the writer in publish
ing the Press for several years. was
one of the noblest and biggest men,
both mentally and physically, among
the great army of people who came
into this new land Of promise in the
early eighties. His old friends will
hope that he may regain his former
splendid, robust health. He never
married, but has for many years made
his nome with his sister, Mrs. Flor
ence Kephart Payne, at Knoxville.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
AN ANCIENT SENTIMENT

Don't poke fun at the boy who
comes in fS)m the forks of the creek;
with seed in his hair and mud on his
face, patches on the north depart
ment of his pants, and just one gal
lus on. He may look seedy now, but
ten years from now he may be presi-
dent Of some bank, pastor Of some
church, judge Of some court or physi-
can to some people."-News Floater.
A very nice sentiment-if true
which il is not. There 'haint no SIGH
animal in this day and age. IL you
doubt 1t, just step out upon the
streets of any town of a Saturday
when the boys from the forks of the
creek or elsewhere drive into town
in their autos, wearing about as good
clothes as the city fellows. How
ever, this bit of exaggerated senti-
ment, belonging to a past age, does
not destroy the main point that boys
OF the country and small towns often
occupy the important places in life,
because history proves that q very
large proportion of the men who do
things came from rural life.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
CONTRACTORS, LAW IN MINI.

Minnesota has a contractors law
which was recently held constitution
al by the supreme court OF that state.
William Harris, a Minneapolis con-
tracer, was found guilty in the dis
trict court OF Hennepin county OF
grand larceny for failure to pay
material bills due OF a building he
constructed for patron in Minnea-
polls. The conviction of Harris is the
first under the law making it a felony
for a contractor to leave unpaid bills
after turning over the building to his
employer and accepting the contract
price for the work.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
VILLAS PROCLAMATION

A new Mexican proclamation ap-
pears this week by villa, "the bandit"
to whom all kinls of things have hap
pened in the past year or two. He
was once a popular general, then he
broke with Carranza. and started an
other revolution. By throwing this
governments influence to Carranza,
and Withholding munitions from Villa,
President Wilson almost eliminated
the latter. But Villa is evidently the
most able and resourceful of any of
the Mexican leaders. He made his
attack upon Columbus, an American
town, hastily retreated to Mexican
mountains, and the President fell into
his nicely set trap. The American
army was SEN into Mexico, the Mex
leans resented the invasion, and they
began iocking back to villa.
And now Villa issues a proclama-
ton filled with clever statements to
catch the Mexicans, under the title
Mexico for Mexicans". He says Car
rama has failed to re-unite Mexicans,
and that the time has come to drive
out eternal enemies, the barbar-
ians of the north" He would repudi-
ate all foreign claims for damages.
Villa is not yet disposed Of by any
means.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
ED. DUNN'S MARKET
PUBLIC SALE

Theundersigned will sell at public
auction, on Sec. 9-113-67, seven miles
north and two miles east Of st. Law
renee and z miles north and 4 miles
east of Miller, S.. ID. on TUESDAY,
DEC, 1885, commencing at one
o'clock p. m. sharp. So CATTLE.
TEN HEAD OF DuROC JERSEY
BROOD SOwS and TEN HEAD OF
POLAND CHINA SOwS. pure bred.
One team of good brood mares in
foal. coming Z and IL yrs, old, one
grade Percheron Stallion, a good one
coming 4 years old, weight 100 lbs.
Three trio Of big White Geese, a
few White Pekin Ducks, and a few
Turkeys.
Free Lunch at Noon. Usual Terms.
y. Freimark, J. r. Fisher. r. K. Bing-
ham, c. H. Banning, Owners.
r. 49, N. Magress, Aucts,
L. T. Jarmuth, Clerk.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
/ G COST INQUIRY

A food Of inquiries will be turned
loose in Washington to get some in
formation about the high cost Of
food products. 1t Is a delicate ques-
ton that is sure to divide the con-
sumner and producer. People living
In cities are compelled to pay record
prices for the common necessities.
These necessities include the product
Of the farm. The city laborer consid-
ers that his government should pro-
tect him against these high prices of
articles he must have to sustain him
self and family. On the other hand
the farmer considers he Is entitled
to all the price he can get for his
commodities during this time of ex-
ccssiye consumption and small
production. Between these two ele-
ments Of the public comes the middle
mpn who gathers up. CLASHES, trans
ports, and sells. He appears to be a
necessary element in the growth and
extension Of exchanging the pro-
ducts OF all the various climates and
industries OF Uncle Sam.
Thus. It Is evident that congress
end the administration have a deli
cate problem before them. Will they
make An earnest, courageous e1ort
to settle IT. The average man viii
await the result with hopes, accom-
panied b considerable doubt.