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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-25
Seek Title to
Burying Ground
Ii Hama, Mani
.WananaIua Church Uses the
Lands Fer 60 Years With
out Right to Cemetery

Because the congregation. Of Wanna.
nalua church, Hama district, Maui; has
been burying its dead for so years In
government land outside the confines
of the original Got granted them by
the monarchy Dsor church purposes,
1t has become necessary for the church
to acquire title to the additional bury
ing ground.
I 70 straighten out the difficulty, Rev.
George e. Lake. missionary for the
Hawaiian Board i'm the Hama district,
called rat the territorial land office to-
day to determine the procedure neces-
sary in this particular instance
/ After the original burying ground
became too crowded with graves, the
Icfurehs began to FIJI up an additional
piece outside the tract in the original
grant This has been used since 1856,
through the monarchy, revolution; the
republic and annexation, and not I'M
til Il few weeks ago was IL discovered
that the church had no legal right TO
tho additional; land, which is govern
meIit lf0perty.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-25
FIERCE. FIRE DESTROYS
coal MINE IN JAPAN
tsp.ei.l cIhl. 81 Nlspn Iyiii,:

TOXIC, Japan. July 25.-As re.
suit Of a bad fire which is now still
raging the owners OF the Takashinla
coal mine, near Nagasaii, have aban.
doned hope OF saving the nllne.s The
mine Is now believed to be total
loss, the damage reaching more than
a million dollars
The fire started from a gas explos-
ion which occurred. In the mine on the
nightsof Jnly, II, while. luckily enough,
the miners were all out of the mine.
Al the time of the explosion it was
lthought that. some miners had perish
ed in the mine but investigation later
showed otherwise.
Every effort to control the fire was
futile. the fire spreading rapidly all
over the mine. II has been raging
fierceiy since then and todax 1t was
finally announced that the mine will
be left to the rayages of the fire.. and
abandoned
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-25
ARE JAPANESE
OBJECTIONABLE
TO EXElUIIVE?
Editor States That Open Letter
Denotes Japanese Not Wei
come In Guard

Governor Lucius Pihkham's letter
appears To signify that he does not
want the Japanese to- join the Nation
al Guard,.y said X Kawamura, city edi-
tor Of the Nippu Jill, today 1T il un-
fbrtlInafes that just at the time when
japanese were supporting the move
ment to form asJapanese company
Pinkham should write an open
letter stating that there was not
enough funds for new company.
II there was not enough funds for
a new company 1t appears strange that
Pinkham should not have mentioned
this before, instead Of issuing an open
letter at the time that the Japanese
were discussing the question. He per.
haps knew that there was not fund
for sucfa purpose, but did not make
mention Of II until the Young Ameri-
can.born Japanese. were taking an in
terest IN the movement
Does Governor PiHkham really
want Japanese to Join the National
Guarda Would he beiopp0sed to Japa-
nese joining the companies now seek
ing membership? These are a few of
the questions that the Japanese are
dohAl5. - u Sott Se0lSAt1SuS 1AStA = am
ham on this question would b re-
sceiyed by the Japanese with pleasure"
he concluded.
When asked regarding the National
Guard, question. among the American
born Japanese. B. M. Matsuzawa, sec
rotary of the Japanese Y. NC. A.
said: Japanese parents are not OBJ
jeeting to. their sons enlisting in the
National Guard; In fact, many of them
are urging it.. AS for me, | believe that
the young men. of Hawaii can do much
to work for peaceful conditions. II
Governor Pinkhan1 does not want the
American born japanese in the Nation.
al Guard, that is his affair"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-25
RABINDRATH TAGORPS PHILOSOPHY
SHOWN in ADDRESS MADE IN JAPAN

THE following address was given
by Sir Rabinranath Tagure. who win
soon be in Honolulu, to large audi
ence at the public hall ct the Tennoji,
Osaka japan. in the welcome recsp-
ton held by the people Of that city for
the great poet of lndia)
Z It has come 10 me as delightful
surprise to be received with such over
whelming warmth Of welcome al has
fallen 70 my lot since my arrival IN
your country. had a dismal idea that
poetry could have very little expecta-
ton from young nations who have to
compete with others having a longer
start and more hardened conscience;
who haEe Tor mako up for their lost
time for having come late In the arena
OF the modern age, the age of com
mercial scrambling and political pira-
cies surely natural selection has q
vigorous contempt: for all poets, who
convenience Of tough skin nor with
canine teeth Of formidable ferocitE
The traditional harps Of the poets
are an encumbrance in the race Of
life, and struggle for existence runs
its course trfumphantiy trampling
upon rhymes and rhythms under its
ruthless feet. sks s.5
Therefore It was great relief to
me to be treated in a manner that con.
WINGED me that your hearts still have
room for the green Of the earth and
the blue, OF the sky, and your cherry
blossoms will still have their chance
In, their competition with shrill ma
chimes and brand new inventions Of
this age Of the corrugated iron. shed.
and, cinematograph shows.
From my young days. my thoughts
have constantly twined with Japan.
and sinces In later years, have wit.
messed the wonderful rise to eminence
I'M Asia Of your great nation, 1t has
been my special desire to visit Japan.
where the east and the west found
their meeting place and carried on
their courtship far enough to give as
surance Of 81 wedding. It was my de-
sire to know where and how Japan's
past found its affinity IN its present,
and where lies the secret OF her
power which has the flexibility Of q
tempered steel blade which bends bnt
does not break and. whose strokes
are all the more sure for being adapt.
able to new circumstances.
When my thought went back to
Japan in early days, 1t was to remem-
her those times when the Buddhist
monks started from my country, cross
ed over the high mountains, travelled
the great upland plainss and passed.
over the mighty rivers Of China, TIL
they reached the sea. They encounter
ed difficulties, not only Of climate and
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-25
new YORK COURT
DENIES FILIPINO
CITIZEN RIGHTS
Fact That Ancestor Is White
Does Not Make All DesCeil-
dants So, Contention

Al decision In conflict With the one
by Federal Judge Charles f. Clemens,
in which It is held that F1lipinos
are eligible for American citizenship,
was handed down in the southern dis
trict of New York April az, this year,
according to, advance sheets Of the
Federal Reporter which have been
received in Honolulu and submitted
to q. s. Attorney s. c. Huber.
petition for naturalization was filed
In the New York court by native of
the Philippines who had served one
ifill enlistment in the United States
navy. and who at the time of the
decision was serving his second.
1t Developed In the course Of the
hearing that the petitioner was the
SON of a Filipino mother and father,
the mother Of the latter being Fill
piro and the father q Spaniard
eCertainly any white ancestor, no
matter how remote, does not make
all his descendants white" the deci
sion says, In conclusion The applica'
ton Of the petitioner was denied.
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KIDS WITH I HEiR DADS
WILL ATTEND BANQuET
AT \. M. C. A. MEDN ESDAY

Boys OF the summer school will be
hosts to their dads at q banquet We'd
nesday evening at the Y M. c. A.
There il expected to be at least 100
present at the banquet, and the boys
viii show some+of the work that they
have been doing during the season.
At the banquet the boys viii give
their yells. and a song written By
Glenn s. Jackson; physical director
of the Y. M sGs Al, will be featured.
After the banquet they viii adjourn
to the games hall where the hds+will
compete with their dads in q ball
throwing contest. The banquet will
begin at ESQ in Cooke. hall
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-25
LITTLE INTERVIEWS

JOHNNY MARTIN: 1t is hoped
that the Santa Clara baseball team
do not lteli the people on the mainland
that the residents here do not wear
bathing suits all the time. We do
not / hope that they tell the main
landers about the champion domino
player OF the Islands. I am still un.
defeated.
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PUSHNEW WORK
Hh0RF LEGAL Fights not begun

property, which money would other.
wise have been payable 10 the terri.
tory as its share OF excess profits
over 8 per cent In any one year, un-
I.der section, II. AS such money could
never have reached the stockholders
OF the company" reads this phrase Of
the decision, 1T cannot be said that
II was expended at their cost. And II
the contetnporaneous construction can
be said 70 hase extended to q contrary
view On this point y was sol clearly
wrong that It ought Eot TO be fol-
lowed
The Encouragement added that in
several places tie decision takes a
rap al. the company, because its exec
utiyes have acquieseed for so long in
the policy Of capitalizing excess in
come. ef
Further WorI< InvoIveds
The decision as concerns excess
income is victory for the territory"
he STAGED. The opinion passes only
on the cost, AMI does not touch excess
profits. Now we have find out what
those excess profits were. as on page
IL the opinion reads: There should
be deducted the amount OF; excess
profits, II any, invested in property
which would otherwise have been pay
able to the territory.
Stainback added that be could not
say at this time. whether his office
will take, an appeal to- the circnit
court Of appeals. 1t was doubted
around the capitol today. how
even whether II would be necessary
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-25

When a survey was made Of the
wilds Of Boiivia all longitude was fig
ured by the aid Of time signals sent
by wireless from q station 40 miles
from the base Of operations.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-25

Switzerland utilities a greater pro-
portion. OF her available water power
than other nations, having harnessed
about. 100000 Of the Loo, 900 horse
power provided by her streams.
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Continued rom pass one)

for an accounting. having claimed that
there ID something like $26S.0OD due
the territory from the company--a
claim which We, of course. absolutely
deny. Should q suit OF this sort be
entered, II would prevent our going
ahead with contemplated impFeEe-
meufE.
The Rapid Transit Company is
anxious 70 make these improvements.
We hope to see the whole thing settled
now. To- have an .agreement reached ON
Q sonnd, fair. business basis, and TO 60
aflead$ with these much-needed inn
protenents But Il II obvious that If
the litigation is continued we cannot
SO ahead. We cannot spend money In
Improvements SO long a. legal fights
make our status indefinite. or make
II necessary for us to provide funds
that might have to be paid out under
an adverse court decision. No such
decision Is feared, but we would; have
b. pforids for meeting IL should Il
come about1,,
Way Open 20 Large stock incresse. &
Naturally the Rapid Transit Conn
pany mas no criticism Of the decision
70 make" was the comment Of Attor..
ney Wilmington of Castle & Withing-
ton, counsel for the company. "Atten-
ton might b, drawn to the fact
that the supreme court knocks ont the,
argument we advanced Of an implied
bargain between. ourselves and the.
people for the Issuance Of capital stock,
70 $1,000, 000- referring now 20. the.
agreement reached in 1919 by the com-.
! =. -
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Considerable damages was caused by
tw0-alarm fire at the plant Of the
Standard Oil Co. at Williamsburg
Brooklyn.
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PERSONALITIES

LIEUTscoL. JAMES H. M'RAE,
department adjutant. left the depart
ment hospital at Fort Shafter this
morning. returning to his home after
a slight operation. He is expected to
be able to resume his duties early in
August.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-04
FACE: THE FACTS!
Weeks Talks About Our Navy
and National Defense.

Insists on Military commerolal Fin
aneial and lnduatrai Preparedness
Let Va BE Ready for Pease "a
We'll as War.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-04

.
ing, and then resumed his writing.
Il took him by the collar, dragged
him out Of his seat and gave him a
thorough whipping he turned out
to be the son OF the chairman OF the
prudential committee. ghe old man
noycr spoke to me again, not even
when | met him in the road, he rid
ing in a buggy and ! Walking to or
rom INV work
Went to Sea for Two Years.
On his graduation at tne Annapolis
Naval Academy, youug John Win
gate Weeks went to sta far cruise
OF two years. Seventy men were III
his class. but there was room for only
20 of them in the navy. The navy
ltselI consisted OF but lyr steam YES
aela classed IN tirst-rates. and they
wore obsolete and unit for active
duty George Barnett. his roommate,
Ntat into the Marine Corps and is
uIH major general and the com.
mdniaHt OF That braueH of the naval
srr4Ice.
tn Florida where he had been en-
saPEl as Il surveyor on q railroad, the
latte Ndshrman Wees learned that
au old firm in Boston was going out
al haaHa8a one of III partners had
died aad another had become blind.
tleare Hofhblower. aaH of one OF
Che partners, and the aWhtul Mr..
Weeks bought the business the lat
er borrowing the NOM with which
FL begin As career rs banker and
a.aEsr
IoruboWer acted fae lHe aym on
fte huHr Of tho Boston stock EN=
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@CEER indeed are the things
" chosen by some persons for
table coverings. In houses whore
the floors are spread with rich rugs
one will sometimes notice table cov-
erings utterly out of keeping with the
SURROUNDINGS II IN by no means UNI
usual to see a handsome. polished ma
hognny table In the living room, with a
Earring note In the way Of a starched
runner Of Mexican drawn work linen.
or possibly a round Cluny lace and
linen piece under the standard lamp,
This seems like Dissertation.
Wash doy,!es or washable lace affairs,
unless unusually rare, odd or interest
Ing, are far from being the correct
things to use In living rooms and halls
or In any formal as table covers
otherwise attractive and artistic effects
may be altogether spoiled by just such
inappropriate things. In general It
may he said that white coverings are
not suitable for the table in the living
room and that It IL not necessary to
cover the whole table, unless n hand
some rug Is used.
There are many attractive materials
which can be utilized as covers for
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the signal. The Queen. however. only
smiled with perfect understanding of
my enthusiasm and repeated the
signal.
"Tilly koenan was the first one to
sing some of my compositions. ! was
then -. She sam three songs. !
did not know they would be such a
success. They wanted me TO come
up on the platform. hui, when the APP
plause came | was frightened and
ran away. After playing with the
principal orchestras in Europe | came
to America -four years ago for the frs,
time.
What pretty shoes you have" she
said. DEPRESSING with sudden girl!sh
interest. do you dance? have
dozens of pairs OF shoes, but mother
Wont let mo wear expensive ones in
the house, FOR, you see, I break them
all on the pedals" She pointed her
little foot and illustrated how readily
she bent and broke her shoes.
II was difficult TO bring her back to
tho thread Of her narrative. Finally
she went on:
"Then-then--oh yes. then I played
with the Theodore Thomas orchestra
In Chicago and in the far West. I
played in one place where they had a
strike. and letters were sent me saying
thai IL ! played they would attack me,
but they did not. though they did turn
out the lights; but ] forgot all about
it when | began to play. I returned
to Europe after this trip. and now
have just come back here 10 stay. I
hara hanp knrn HD,,. y~aNutho v,ktoh
seems very long.
"In my repertoire I rave some old
Holland folk dance music which Is
very quaint and has not been played
here before. My father owned many
old and original manuscripts. and even
when "A child I played those, having ar
ranged them for the piano myself.
My mother never wants me to play
ragt!me when ] am In a hotel she
depressed laughingly. but as soon as
| arrive | always do, so people won't
know I'm professional.
MY Ideals and my art are abso-
lutely one. The thing that makes me
so happy when l come out on the
platform Is my genuine love for the
people, feel 81 happy. just as II !
were giving them flowers. My love
for humanity, ] think. has made mt
what | am. My career may differ
from that of most artists in that /,
has been built upon my work only
and that | have received no help IN
any way save through the success Of
my work, this has given me strength
and always renews the spontaneity OF
my work. But also that came nat
urally. for as long MS ! can remembc,
! have loved art for the sake OF ART
and for the sake Of doing something
truly worth while"
Her mother interrupted her AGAR
at this point.
Tea? Oh, yes; thank you, mother
We are coming"
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guest and went n the next room to
he interviewed. Here she Immediately
opened the window and settled herself
by it. Everywhere she goes she opens
the window evidently.
Say that | am vain" she said
laughingly. "lf you say / am learned
every one will expect so much Then
IN vent on more seriously:
1T was not so long ago hat l came
here a stranger and people have been
and are ever so nice and dear to me.
This brings me great happiness and
urges me on to closer application, So
that my gratitude may go back to
them II bring JOY in return. ] think
New York is beautiful, and the skies
are so wonderful. There is romance
ia New York and in all this country.
She rested s!dewise OF her chair
and looked dreamily down on the Hud-
son River which ripp.ed and glittered
in the setting sun
when ! stop to think" she con-
tinued after a moment. my career
seems almost like a fairy tale. was
born in The Hague and my early en-
vironment was n of great interest,
for Maeterlinck and many such people
were our friends.
MY father and his father before
him were musicians-my father played
with his orchestra at the court OF
Queen Victoria. Yet my parents had
no intention of giving me a musical
education. Nevertheless at the age of
s | played Beethoven and Bach by
ear, and when ] vas taken to a CON
cert ! could pay everything / heard
on my return home.
"My talent was really discovered by
Wilhelm Kes, director of the Sym
phony Orchestra In st. Petersburg.
who was at the time In Amsterdam.
There the present director of the SYM
phony Orchestra also became inter-
ested In me, My first studies were in
Holland. and l won one scholarship
after another until ! had four In all.
My first piano studies were with Louis
Coenan. a pupil and associate Of Lizst
for nineteen years. As he never took
pupils this In itself was an honor.
my first teacher in composition was
Bernard Zweers'--- She stopped. Mrs.
Wolfe spoke In Dutch from over her
fancy work IN the next ronm. ooh,
yes," translated the daughter. "when
very little ] had to take part In a COM
petitive musical examination, and II
was necessary to stand me on n chair
In order to enable me to reach the
blackboard" Miss Wolfe stopped
again, and again her mother prompted
her. Then she resumed:
when ! was graduated from the
conservatory ! was the youngest OF
a. L. A-. .u
then asked to take charge Of a branch
college Of music and there I taught
advanced piano ana composition and
theory and also conceftixed. After a
while ! gave up the college work and
wsnt 70 Berlin % study under 0ohow.
sky and Heinrich van Eyken. When
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the seasons modes offer excuse rather
than r%eproach.
Mohair 8, parnte skirts are shown In
every version Of the tailored style,
from pipe stem plalnness to such a
model as the blue skirt illustrated
here. with its organ pipe fulness be-
low a shallow yoke and its narrow
bands run through shirred puffs on
the sides and tied in fiat bows.
Pockets play an important part in
giving individuality to the separate
skirt and clever cutting usually does
the rest. Most Of the models flare at
least moderately at the bottom and
are comparatively smooth about the
hips; but in the softer materials the
fulness Is often straight from the waist
band and there is no hem flare. Some
Of the skirts. though amply wide for
free movement. are by no means ag-
excessively full. and others, notably
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small black design, the companion
piece similar except for the omission
Of the floral motifs. These are In
tended for use in the same room, one
as the upholstery or slip covers and
the other for window h%angings.
Even the nursery has not been left
out. Very pleasing to childish eyes is
u clever tumble of teddy hears, rab-
bits, Noah's arks and an endless va
riety of toys.
There is n particularly striking
pattern which the importers call the
Garden of Allah IA pink. blue and
creamy creation showing a white pea
cock under a rose tree in fun bloom ;
startling in effect. but with the Colors
so beautifully blended that il could lie
used to ADVANTAGE in the country house
breakfast
The hand printed linens are fasclnat-
ing both in design and color. bright
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is made of a Persian shawl. Moths
played havoc with one corner of it,
but the rest was turned into the hand
soonest sort of cover. The rich Per-
sian Colorings. with the deep blue bor-
der, could not have been fouNd in any
other combination Of material.
Chintzes and French Cretonnes come
in charming colors and in odd
tioral designs. When squares or rum
ners of these materials are bound in
heavy gold Galloon. no smarter effect
could be asked for. strips and squares
OF heavy crash bound with linen of a
plain color or with n linen border but
tonholed on are practical and good
looking for camp or bungalow verandas.
The blue and white Japanese towel
Ing Is fresh looking and equally SER
viceable for summer table covers. The
blue and white or red and white barred
linen toweling, when finished with a
white cotton fringe, makes smart
covers for wicker tables when out Of
door teas and lunches are served.
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ny the willow ware print Of dull blue
on cream ground. and many quaint
Chinese designs, with little pagodas
and lanterns, appear in combinations
OF yellow and gray.
For the porch or terrace there are
brilliantly colored Cubist and Futurist
patterns. and a new awning stripe in
intense, contrasting colors is effective
for covering willow furniture.
The black and white ~ last eason
is not seen so much, although a charm
inc combination of back and white
check stripes is found alternating
with a stripe made UP Of small flower
clusters. Others are printed on black
and white striped backgrounds. one
pattern shows a dark gray lattice
printed on n lighter shade. spotted
here and there with semi-conNentional
roses in dull orange and red, with green
leaves.
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T0DAY's BEAUTY TALK

You can make n delightful shaTpoo
with very little effort and for a very
trihing cost. II you get from your
druggist a package of canthroX and
dissolve n t%easpoonful in a cup of hot
water. Your shampoo Is now ready.
Just pour a little at n time on the
scalp and rub briskly. This creates an
abundance Of thick, white lather that
thoroughly d!ssolves and removes the
dandrufr, excess oil and dirt, After
rinsing, the hair dries quickly, with Il
nuflness that makes it seem heavier
than II Is, and takes on a rich ,uster
and a softness that makes arranging
1t O pleasure.