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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-30
RAGS FOR TORCH
OF FISHERMAN
CAUSEOF ALARM

What had all the ear,marks Of a
sensational discovery on Waikiki
beach Saturday with plenty of dra-
matte embellishments went giimmer-
ing 10 nothingness when Arthur Nc
Duffie scented clue, put his ear to
the ground and heard nothing.
The Seaside Hotel would be de-
stroyed by fire at shutdown Saturday
evening. or possibly later. lnforma.
ton which came to McDuffie was that
a krge quantity OF oiled rags had
been found seereted under the most
inflamable parts of the hostelry.
Excitement was tense at the detec
tives' headquarters; plain-clothes
men with big ''gats' and heavy "saps :
were detailed TO various positions in
the Seaside shrubbery.
Not loop-hOle around the beach
resort was left unguarded.
Orders were TO get their man, dead
or alive, preferably the latter, just as
he prepared to touch the fatal match
to the cGnibustibles.
Charles IsaksofL, chief clerk OF the
Seaside. was warned TO keep away
from the oiled rags and pretend he
knew nothing of their presence.
Due TO the Stanley Cutter fire, only
the day before, excitement on the
beach ran high over the discovery.
Possibly there was some connection
between the two. --.... -. iii
Then the telephone rang and 1t was
all off. ...... ~.- ..s
lsakson telephoned that the rags
which had grown to alarming size
by rumor were only a small torch
which some nighttime fisherman had
discarded near the hotel upon emerg.
ing from the water. I'LL.
And the clue went up in the smoke.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-30
REGULATION Of
TRADE IS ADDED
]. TO BY germany

THE HAGUE, Netherlands.-Ger.
man official dominion over trade. &C
eording TO dispatches from Berlin.
under the new scheme has been
vastly increased One of the latest
additions is the commission. whose
officials have been given power to
compel tradesmen TO produce their
books, business records. correspond
ence while stores and warehouses
must open instantly for inspection.
Refusal TO comply entails severe pun.
ishment. On the other hand, the Off.
cials are bound to secrecy
Then there is the war usury
bureau" new department under the
Jurisdiction OF the head of the Berlin
police force. The bureau has q large
staff of experts to track and to mete
cut punishment TO food takers, food
adulterers and swindlers of all sorts,
including the so-called chain traders
and those who charge more than the
maximum prices for, food, clothing
and household necessaries. The atl-
thorities already have closed the big
drapery stores of Gustav Cords in
Berlin and Cologne because they
charged profit of 200 per cent on
their goods. The firm Is one of the
largest in Germany.
Bread card No. 170,000.000 was Is
sued In Berlin this week.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-30
GERMAN PLOTTER
At LARGE FROM
ATLANTA PRISON
tlssoeiated Press b. Federal wirslssal

t1ssoeiated Press BY Federal Wirelessl
ATLANTA, Aug. 30.-Eent. Robert
Fay, German secret agent, and al
legged officer In the Kaiser's army. who
was sentenced to a term In the fed
eral prison here for plotting to de-
stroy munition plants in the United
States, and munition-carrying ships.
escaped from custody yesterday in the
company OF another convict, William
Knobloch.
Fay and Knobloch were employed at
some electrical repair work when they
escaped by walking past the guards,
with the remark that they were going
to repair the lights outside the prison.
No notice was taken Of their absence
for some time.
Fay and number OF others were in
dicted last December on the charge OF
having conspired to destrce American
munition plants in the United States
and to wreck vessels bearing supplies
to the Allies, BY attaching an Internal
machine to their rudders before they
sailed from port
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-30
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES OBSERVED
MISUNDERSTANDING Shrine Of Use

deity were placed on the altar. The
food was subsequently removed and
furied on the lot at the four points
Of the compass. Then a group of
virgins dressed in pure white robes
with deep purple "hakama," per-
formed the rites OF cutting the shrubs
snG moving the grass with sacred
sickles. The ceremony at midnight
was similar to the morning ceremony,
with the difference that the rites of
moving down the shrubs and grass
we're replaced by the Telling of tim
ber-to be used for the sacred pill
lars of the temporary shrine. Here,
also, a virgin officiated. The night
spectacle was sublime. The sur
rounding forests were illuminated
with thousands of flari1g torches.
The Grand Shrine of Ise occupied
prominent place in the court cere-
monies Of last year when Emperor
6oshihito was consecrated sas ruler
Of the empire of Nippon. They are
visited by the emperor and empress
only upon the occasion of the conse-
Grafton or accession, hut imperial
messengers are dispatched here every
year tc pay homage to the deity The
shrines are he'd in special alteration
by the whole nation. Half million
pilgrims go there to worship every
year, for Use is the Mecca of Nippon.
Every orthodox japanese plans 10
lake pilgrimage there at least once
IN his life time.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-30
Ancient Historic Rites Observed
and Night Spectacle is
Termed Sublime ..~

TOXIC, Japan, July 20.-Solemn
and historic services of ancient Japan
in which virgins took an impressive
part have just been held in connec-
ton with the reconstruction of the
Grand Shrine at Ise dedicated to
Amaterasu Omikami, the grand an
cestress of the Japanese empire. who,
according to tradition. dwelt in the
heavenly regions. The sacred tenn
pies are reconstructed every % years
end the time has now arrived for
their replacement
The recent ceremony was that of
LAYING the foundation of the temper
Ery shrine which will shelter the
sanctuary of the outer temple during
the work of reconstruction of the
main building. There were two ser.
vices, one in the morning and an.
other at midnight. and they were
conducted in the presence Of Prince
Taxa Kuni. the grand prelate Of the
shrine, and many officials and Shin
to priests.
When the Shinto rites for purify.
ing the land were concluded Prince
Taxa Kuni, acting as the personal
messenger of the emperor, Worship
ped at the main shrine and food of,
ferings for the spirit of the ancestral
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-30
MANOA PROJECT
BONDS AWARDED
BY SUPERVISORS

After much sticking on the ways
the Manoa project slipped into the
water last night and is now sailing
along on the journey towards compile.
ton.
Bonds issued against the unpaid
assessments on the improvements
we're awarded, as predicted in the
Star.B Bulletin yesterday, $4,000 to the
bank syndicate, $4,000 to the Terri.
torial Insurance Fund and $4,000 IT,
the Trent Trust Company. Then the
contractor, F. r. Richie, was ordered
to start work.
He win start the work within a
week or 10 days, with the blare of
band and the mayor at the wheel. Ow-
ing to delay in locating his office, hir-
ing men and getting time sheets and
other forms from the printer the
opening may be few days later than
September 5, the date first set
Mayor Lane is to turn the first
earth, not with a gold spade, but
with regulation scarifier attached to
a road roller With the mayor at the
throttle and the supervisors aboard
the roller will give a heave and a jerk
and start down the street, ripping up
as much of the old road as the whole
board could turn with spades in a
weeks work,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-30
MARRIED FOR II YEARS,
c0UPL HAS NEARLY 100
LIVING DESCENDANTS

. CLINTON, MONT. and Mrs. G. w.
Mutt of Clinton were married seventy
two years ago in Ohio, the state of
their nativity. She is ninety-one and
he near ninety-two years old. After
their marriage they spent some time
in Illinois. r.
They have 135 descendants, nearly
100 living, including several great
Observation-Disclosures. They are the
parents OF twelve children.
Mutt has always had poor health,
but his wife, despite the fact that a
few months ago she slipped on the
ice when carrying coal and broke her
hip, moves about with the assistance
Of one crutch. ..
Since she has not been able to walk
SO well her fingers have been busy
piecing numbers of quilts and quilt
ing them with the dainty stitches
only possible to the women of the old
school of needlework.
These she has on sale. She only
uses her glasses to sew and read with.
Since Mr. Mutt retired from his bust
ness stock raising-he has kept busy
with odd jobs, and until this season
mad a garden that was the pride OF
Clinton. Not enjoying an idle mo-
ment, he also begged his neighbors to
lei him help with theirs.
When they were married Mutt MADE
hut $13 a month.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-30
new QUESTIONS
ON FRONTAGE TAX
NOW PRESENTED
Inquiry Made Whether Lessees
Can Block improvements,
Even if They Must Pay

Reretania street Improvement pro-
ject appears to be blocked A
petition with signatures of property
owners representing 24129 feet of
frontage on the street. out of 1888
subject to assessment In the portion
proposed for improvement, was pre-
sented to the supervisors last night.
protesting. This Is IS Der cent and 3
more than required by law.
But there is legal question in.
VOWED that may defeat Link MeCand-
less. who through an attorney secured
the signatures TO the petition. Many
OF the signers are iessees, their leases
containing provision that they shall
pay all assessments against the prop
erty. Most of the leases we're executed
before the passage OF the frontage tax
laws and ii Is a question as 70 whether
or not this provision will stand
Supervisor Arnold pointed out last
night that in case the assessment Is
paid by lessee and the value Of the
property enhanced, the owner OF the
property still had the right TO raise
its rental at the expiration OF the
lease, basing the new rent on the
value of the property as increased by
the improvements the lessee had paid
for He believes that this renders the
assessment clause of the lease invalid.
II so. or II it. is invalid for any other
reason, the project will probably go
through, as the Bishop Estate owns
enough land there to overcome the
protest. The estate is on record as
favoring any frontage Improvement
project that the board chooses to at
tempt.
The hearing was closed last night
and the matter taken under advise
ment by the board, the petition being
referred to the city attorney for an
opinion as to its legality.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-30
HOUSE VOTES ON
AMENDMENTS TO
SHIPPING BILL
ConcurS With Senate As To
Details of Big Maritime
. Measure

ASSOCIATED Press Dy Federal wireless)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 80. - The
house of representatives yesterday
concurred in the senate amendments
TO the shipping bill. These amend
ments provide for the excluding of
tramp steamers from the terms OF the
measure. and the elimination OF the
secretary of commerce and the secre-
tary of labor from the shipping board.
and also for the reduction of the salar-
les TO be paid to the members of the
board of $500 each. The amendments
also provide for the Investigation of
foreign discrimination
Among other significant provisions
of the bill il authorizes the govern
ment to purchase or build merchant
ships for the purpose of encourag-
ing. developing and creating naval
auxiliary and a naval reserve and a
merchant marine to meet the require
ments OF the. United States.
Amendments BY Senate -
The senate made several amend
ments TO the original fo.in OF the bill
as it came from the house. One re-
duced from $4,000 to $500 the salar-
les to the paid members of the board.
Another changed the provision for
disposing OF the government ships by
private or public sale SO as to COM
pei competitive bids to be advertised
for. A third requires that clerks and
other employees of the shipping board
should be taken from the eligible list
of the Civil Service Commission.
An effort by Senator Borah TO at
tach the immigration bill TO the ship.
ping measure as a rider was defeat.
ed, twenty-five to thirty-seYen, two
Democrats, Ashhurst of Arizona and
Myers of Montana voting with the
Republicans.
Amendments made In the bill by the
senate Democrats, in addition, include
the following changes from the pro-
visions of the bill as it passed the
house:
The government is not to purchase
any ship flying the flag OF a belliger
ent nation or any ship already engaged
in American trade unless il is about
to be withdrawn from that trade.
q No ship shall be acquired by the
government which is below seventy
five per cent of its original efficiency.
Government Control Limited
The government must not under
take to operate merchant ships unless
all efforts fail to negotiate satisfac-
tory leases or sales to private cor
porations. The government reserves
the right to prescribe conditions under
which its ships shall be operated by
private concerns, and in what service
they shall engage.
Elimination of the secretary Of
labor and the secretary OF commerce
as ex officio members of the ship
ping board is also provided. The
house provided for board of seven
members, including the two cabinet
officers. The senate amendment pro-
vides for board of five members.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-30
RIOTERS OUT IN
DRESDEN OVER
.LEIBKNECHT CASE
ASSOCIATED Press BY F.asraI wirsle..l

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wirelessl
LONDON. Aug. 30.--According 70
reports received here last night by the
Central News Agency, eighty-five
civilians, TWENTY-FIVE soldiers and four
police officers we're killed IN the riot
jng that broke out in Dresden last
week, following monster demonstra-
ton against the increase OF the sen.
tenee imposed upon Dr. Carl Liebk-
necht, the leader of the German So
cialists.
The demonstration is said to have
attracted thousands of the Dresdeners,
who paraded the streets. demanding
justice for the Socialist leader. When
ordered by the authorities to dispense
the marehers refused, and attacked
the police. Soldiers were called to
assist the city authorities, and fired
into the crowds, which retaliated and
a hot fight ensued.
More than two hundred OF the riot
ers were arrested before quiet WIS
finally restored
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-30
HAW. PINEAPPLE co.
STOCK IN MERGER
AT $50, REPORT
Mainland Paper Says Balance
Sheet of December 81 Last
to be Made Basis

That Hawaiian Pineapple Company
is TO be included on basis of $50 per
share for its stock If the proposed
merger OF the big tcanneries is con.
cluded is forecasted by Charles r..
Chronicle of August 10. The San
Francisco Examiner referring to this
proposed merger says that something
definite should be known within a
week or ten days If it be consum-
mated.
In the Chronicle Remington gives an
outline of how he sees the plans
forming which is In part as follows:
II is understood that the alterna-
tive offer of the syndicate, in charge
Of the proposed merger of California
food products companies, to stockhold-
ers of Alaska Packers and California
Fruit Gamers will embrace $50 a
share in preferred and so share in
common instead of $50 in cash and
$2459 In common. as previously re-
ported. At $l54.50 d share for the
purchased stocks, this would amount
to SIS per cent par value of preferred
and 45.3 per cent par value of COM
mon. On the basis BIZ $l7,000,000 as
the purchase price Of five constituent
companies, this would require $780,
900 in preferred and 81, 701, 900 in COM
mon. Is. 4. =>-s@'
From the fact that George Carr
Henry of William Solomon & Com
pany has been spending a good deal
of time for the past few weeks with
those interested in the proposed
merger, 1t has been accepted that his
house, which specializes in preferred
stock undergr. tinGs, will have some
part in the deal. Henry, who was de-
clared in contempt because he re-
fused to tell Congressional commit.
tee what kind of hair tonic he uses,
has returned to New York end it is
expected that one Of the Armshys
will soon follow him to continue or
conclude tic Negotiations. 49,. =. i
1t can now be stated that IA meg
er, If it is concluded, will embrace the
following companies: ~. ...
No. Price Total
Company shares shares price
Alaska Packers 57,5oS 154k $S,SS4, 1856
Cal F. c. $50 80 tgAsl54L. 4.f35.a90
Armsby Co. pr. 1850 lis 523, $50
Armsby Co. c. $40 1899 1925, $50
Haw. Pappl. $4,000 500 "1,400,Oo8
Gen. Cal. Can. go per cent? "67s,22sI
1OIdl -. ....... 'pIo,cfo'El-
Estimated. 49,. .-."
The price at which it is assumed
hawaiian Pineapple viii: be taken
INC the merger is computed from
the balance sheet as of December 81,
1915, showing net assets of $1,400,.
600, or so per share for $4,000 shares,
of which the par value is 20. On
August this stock was quoted in
Honolulu AZ bid, Az asked, which is
slightly above Ioeal quotations.
If, as. computed, approximately
81, 100000 of securities will be re-
quired for financing the purchase of
these properties, there would remain
from a $25,000,000 corporation about
S., 000,000 stock, either unissued or
for bonus purposes. -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-30
NEW PEDAGoGUES FOR
OAHU COLLEGE ARRIVE

Six new teachers for Punahou,
three being "malihinis" and the 9th
ers former local pedagogues. arrived
in the Wilhelmina on Tuesday They
are Miss Jane Winnie of Honolulu,
Who has been studying music in Chr
cago; Miss Esther NJ. Damon, who
prepared the Pageant Book for Pu.
nahou's 18th anniversary; Miss Nina
Berkeley of Seattle. who will teach
in the grades; Miss We're Snyder,
who will teach typewriting; H. Z.
Marsh Of the University of Califor.
MIA, who will. teach English; ~ G. l..
Bergman of Colgate university, who
will be head of the boarding depart
n,ent. Bergman is accompanied by
his wife, two sons and sister. 49,.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-30
j. 5. CRUISER IS
LOST ON ROCKS;
70 men DROWN
Tidal Wave At Santo Domingo
Drives Cruiser Memphis to
Her Doom

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless)
SANTO DOMINGO. Aug. 30.-A
monster tidal wave swept the Unit.
ed States cruiser Memphis from her
anchorage In the outer harbor here
yesterday and dashed her upon the
rocks. One of the ships motor
launches, with 20 men belonging TO
her crew, was swamped, and the men
crowned.
The United States gunboat Castine,
which was also anchored in the out
er harbor. not far from the Memphis,
managed TO ride out the first swell
and slipped her anchor and steamed
TO sea.
The Memphis, which was formerly
the Tennessee and at one time flag.
chip of the Pacific fleet, was caught
rnprepared and before she could meet
the incoming billows one of them
lroke over her ard extinguished her
fires, so that she was helpless.
Succeeding waves drove her on the
Jagged rocks that. line the outer har.
bor 49,.
Efforts to rescue her crew began
Immediately and there is q good
chance that al surviving men will
be saved. III
Memphis Warned Of Great Storm.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 30
dispatches from Rear-Admiral Pond
at Santo Domingo to the navy depart.
ment last night told of the ground
ing of the Memphis in the outer har.
Tor yesterday, when she was swept
BY sudden ground swell. He re-
ports that the cruiser will be a total
loss, although it is expected that
those still on beard can be saved.
The 20 men lost in the motor
launch were returning from shore
leave when their craft was over
turned
The Memphis is well built and
sturdy craft, and is expected to with.
stand the pounding of the seas until
the rescues are made.
Rear-Admiral Benson, in comment
ing on the wrecking of the cruiser.
said that he cannot understand how
she happened to be caught as he,
knew she had been warned yesterday
riorning of the approach of a tropi
cal storm,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-30
KAISER APPOINTS
VON H|NDENBURG
CHIEF 0FsTAFF
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal Wireless)

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal Wireless)
BERLIN, Germany, Aug. 30-The
emperor yesterday announced that he
has dismissed Sen. Erich Won Falken.
1ayn as chief of the general staff and
has appointed Field Marshal Won Hin.
denburg to the post. s:....9. "
1t has been known for some time
that his majesty has not been salts.
fled with his chief Of staff and it has
been reported that Won Hindenburg,
victor of Tannenburg, has been select
ed for the post. Won Hindenburg at
tracted considerable attention last
December when he allowed to be
printed in Vienna papers an interview
in which he declared that the Allies
have not been thrashed sufficient as
vet" .-"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-30
"HoHENZOLLERNS MUST
CO." Is FRENCH WAR CRY

PARIS, France.-Joseph Reinach, a
wellknown deputy, has launched IN
the Figaro what, in the opinion OF
many well-informed persons here, is
likely to become the Allied watch
word, Away with the Hohenzol-
lerns,"
"The Allies" says Reinach, will
agree there shall be no treaty with
William Of Hohenzollern or with any
member of mis- fanny. Unless ! am
greatly mistaken, the question OF the
HohenzoIlerns will become more Inn
portant every day. 1t is too vague
to speak of destroying German mill
tarism. German miiitarism is the
house of Hohenzollern, with its feu-
dal castles and all its birds of prey.
Il have shown 90 times that the
war is the personal work of the Ger
man emperor. Exactly when he be-
gan to premeditate it even he does
not know.
But it is a fact that he had taken
his stand November s. 1913, when he
unbosomed himself to the Belgian
king about the necessity of war soon
anu Ills CcTldllIy VI ouCSSSS. -,s .--.-
1T is a fact that finally, as the ae-
cemplice OF Austrias uItimatum to
Serbia, the Kaiser's own hand abol-
ished all chance OF peace. He refused
the conference proposed by England
and the arbitration of The Hague Of
fered by the Car, and declared war
on Russia at the very moment when
the Vienna government had welcomed
Petrograd's proposals. And this
though every pretext had vanished.
Since the drive through Belgium
failed and his bright dream of victory
vanished, since the German nation
rises hungry and bears the hatred of
the world. while the horizon is lower
ing with menace, the German Emper-
or is afraid and says, I willed it not.
Then who did will It? His feudai
chiefs, his junkefs. the Crown Prince
and. his Agrarians willed it. too, but
the Germany of the Hohenzollerns is
no aristocracy, oligarchy or democ-
raey. There is one lord and master,
the Hohenzollern, the emperor II is
he who willed, who ordered, who be-
gan this war He is the master as
sassin. British Premier Asquith has
said this in solemn declaration before
the House of Commons. ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-30
MRS. CAMBRIA ALLEGES HER
HUSBAND THREATENED TO
'.SEND HER TO HOSPITAL"

Alleging that her husband severely
beat up" and wounded her, Mrs.
Mary Cambria has filed in circuit court
a suit for divorce from Valacino Cam
bra, alleging cruelty. According to
tile petition. the Cambras were mar
ried on Maui in January, 1910 Mrs.
Cambria also claims that on August
10, this year. her husband threatened
to assault and beat her to such an
extent as to put her in the hospital
Thereupon, she says, she fled from the
house, fearing that her husband would
kill her. and took refuge in the home
Of her mother.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-30
PRIZES TO BE GIVEN
At GUARD MASK BALL

Two handsome prizes for the best
costumes worn will be awarded Satur-
day night, when another of the mask
balls so popular with Honolulu dane
sers win be held in the armory under
the auspices Of the National Guard.
The lady,s prize, for the costume
deemed best by the committee of
judges, will be an Elgin watch, either
bracelet or pendant. with 20-year gold
filled case. The mans prize will be
complete travelling set. The usual
fine Hawaiian music will be played.