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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-26
HEAVY fine IS
LEVIED AGAINST
THREE-CARD MAN

A murmur of surprised commenda-
ton ran through the district court
room this morning when Judge Mon
sarrat sentenced Henry Kane to pay
a fine of $3.50 for conducting a bunko
game. The defendant pleaded guilty
and Chief McDuffie of the detectives
took the stand to tell of the defend
ants slick work in Kapiolani park.
He is only one of gang OF men
who are conducting three card mon
te' games in Honolulu and severe
penalty will tend to put a quietus on
the whole bunch Kane was working
a big game at S. throw and he took
$40 and S15 from several innocent
Hawaiians who didn't have one chance
in a thousand to win" McDuffie said.
One of Kane's victims was instru-
mental in assisting the detectives to
make the arrest. The victim said he
had lost SO and many others had
donated that much and more. 49,
According to McDuffie the .bunko
men have Lot restricted their opera
tions to Kapiolani park, but have been
reported in Moiliili and other dis
trictS. -* ..".. .. 49,.
Incidentally the complaining wit
ness against Kane wanted to know il
lie could get back the $40 which he
had lost. He was told that if Kane
didn't have it the government could
not make good the loss.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-26

The American steamer Maryland,
which went ashore in the Strait, of
Cause, Guatrd under her own power
and resumed heT voyage from M1n-
treal 10 New York.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-26
BOND ISSUEsBY
COUNTY OPPOSED
BY M'CANDLESS
Thinks Should Pay for Water
Works improvements Out
of General Revenues

That he is emphatically opposed tC
any bond issues by the city and coun
" of Honolulu, was the declaration
made by l.. l. C'Link") McCandless
candidate fer delegate, at Democratic
campaign meetings held Monday
evening at the kalihi pumping station
and Pauoa church.
McCandless said that he was not
especially referring to the Manoa bond
issue which, he added, is under the
frontage tax which is opposed by the
Democratic party.
The territory now is overburdened
with bond Issues and the interest
amounts to more than $500 a day,
he said The interest being paid by
the territory exceeds the total amount
that is being spent yearly on roads
Ii seems that the time has come tt
call halt before letting the city-and
county get in a similar position.
Says Parks Luxuries
Parks are luxuries to some eX
tent" he continued. IF we can af
ford 10 have Injuries, as | believe we
can under the present prosperity, and
if We think it is necessary to have
this luxury, let US pay for it.
McCandless was referring to Akin
son park and the park in Nuuanu.
Il have argued all along" he went
on, that proposed improvement OF
the waterworks should be paid for out
of the general revenue, especially I'M
der the present financial condition oil
Hawaii"
Referring to his candidacy for the
delegateship, McCandless said:
81 could not do worse than the pres
ent delegate has done with regard to
appropriations for Hawaii. The last
Congress appropriated $3.50, 100000 fol
roads in the various states, and out pt
that Hawaii received no benefit, al
though they have been talking of a
military road for this island and a
special appropriation to put il
through. .....~
1T would SEEM" he concluded,
that with $50 millions knocking
around we should not need special
appropriation, but should get into the
barrel and get slice of the pork.
Bourbon Meetings Tonight
The following Democratic meetings
are scheduled for tonight: -" r.
Aiea-Opposite the boarding house
at 7:30 O'Clock. Candidates for the
senate, delegateship and representa-
tfves from the fifth district will speak
Watertown-To start lat 7:3C
O'Clock. The speakers will be the
same as at the Aiea meeting.
Tomorrow night the Democratic
delegates will go to Laie, windward
Oahu, where rousing meeting has
been arranged. ~. ...... *. -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-26
BABY HEIR TO GREAT
FORTUNE RETURNS TO
~. CITY WITH GUARDIAN

Richard Smart. three-year-old heir
to the fortune of his late mother,
Thelma T. K. Parker Smart, and who
was the central figure in months OF
litigation in the local courts over his
parents viii, arrived in Honolulu in
the steamer WiheImiIa today, accom-
panied by his grandmother and guar
dian. Mrs. Elizabeth ]. Knight. Mrs.
Knight and young Richard have reg
Istered at the Mcana hotel and will
remain in Honolulu indefinitely.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-26
TALKS
NOT PERMITTED
BY DEMOCRATS
Also Draw Line Against States
and Embarrassing Remarks
About Candidates

StreetcOrner meetings, s!ate-mlk-
ing or similar devices to gain votes,
and embarrassing remarks relative to
other candidates are not being permit
ted this year in the Democratic pri-
mary campaign which now is in full
swing. .....: T.. .@.....
The Bourbon campaign management
has drawn up a list of stringent rules
to govern the conduct of the candi-
dates and, as far as can be learned,
the rules thus far have been carried
out to the letter Following are the
rules:
l. 1t will be regarded as irregular
for candidate to call, speak or attend
a meeting of Democratic voters with
out the approval of the campaign
manager
3 No street corner meetings will
be held.
3. Personal individual canvass
among party members is permitted
and encouraged by the committee.
4. Each candidate will go before
the voters on his own individual mer-
it's, speaking for his own candidacy
and in the interest OF the party. Any
attempt at slate making, exchange or
similar device to gain votes or influ-
ence the votes on the. part of the can
didates or party members will be re-
garded as irregular.
5. Depreciating remarks from the
platform relative to ether candidates
will be regarded as irregular party
conduct. =" .s-
6. Candidates are entitled to five
minutes speaking time and additional
time must be especially granted by
the chairman of the meeting. Speeches
may be made in English or Hawaiian
or in both languages. or may be
translated, but no extension of time
will be granted for translation.
7. Translation, when desired, must
be arranged for by each candidate as
an individual. ...-
s. In order tc. encourage economy
through coope, alton, and to observe
the spirit of fair play, each candidate
is urged to make all contributions to
and arrangements for publicity
through the campaign manager.
Following are the officers of the
campaign comrIttee::
w. A. Bryan, chairman of the terri
torlal central committee, chairman;
H. n. Crabbe, tice-chairman; T. Nc
Veagh, secretary, and E. Fl. F. VOL.
ter, treasurer. l.. -. ...
|. The following are chairmen Of cont
mittees: i.
NJ. :. Pac1eeo, finance T. Nc
Veagh, printing, music and publicity;
Joseph Kalana, transportation; w, P.
st. Clair, registration of new voters
and new citizens; G. L. Almeida, no
tees, lights and police; H. n. Crabbe,
meeting places and seats. -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-26
PINEAPPLES AND
H|LO, SUBJECTS {.
AT AID CLUB EAT

"Ail the news about Hilo" will be
told the Ad Club members at lunch
tomorrow by the delegates just re-
turned from the Civic Convention and
County Fair in Hin. President Far.
rington and other officers will make
rapid-fire reports and recognition will
be accorded the tire1ess efforts of the
Hilo people to make their guests COM
Portable and happy.
Maxwell O. Johnson, chemist with
the U. S. Agricultural Experiment Sta.
ton, will be the special guest Of hon
or tomorrow He has been invited
tc speak on pineapple growing in Ha.
wall, with particular reference to the
use of the spray which he has de-
monstrated with striking success in
cultivating plants on Oahu
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-26
DANCEAT MOANA
HOTEL TONIGHT

Tourists, officers of the army and
navy and local society people are cor
daily invited to dance to be given
this evening at the Moana Hotel, be-
ginning at o'clock. Hawaiian music
a.rring dinner.-Adv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-26

Because of reports that there is
Asiatic cholera in Vera Cruz, Mexico
As passengers on the Ward liner Mon
terey who boarded the vessel at thai
port were sent to quarantine on Hoff
man Island On their arrival in New
York ... E-.. p.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-02
NASHVILLE GETS STATE
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 2S.-The
State Democratic Convention will be
held in Nashville May II and will as
semble at noon of that day at the
Ryman auditorium. This convention
will write the platform, nominate
candidates for Governor and railroad
commissioner and elect delegates/ to
the National convention at st. louis.
Hhis is, the action of the State com
mittee. The committee also adopted
a resolution introduced by NLF. Ken
nerly, endorsing the administration
of President Wilson and Governor
Rye.
Every policy of the President since
he went into office was specifically
endorsed and especial emphasis was
laid upon his preparedness policy
which was endorsed in toto.
There was only one contest that
rippled the surface of absolute har-
mony and that was that part of the
report of the subcommittee which
gave to the county committees the
right to select any date prior to April
D OIL leu udSS nOtltc lOl StltCllHS
county delegates to the State conven-
tion.
Mr.. Gwinn. of Hardeman, moved to
amend the fixing of a uniform date
for all of the counties to select dele
gates. He wanted this date on May
6. He declared the plan Of the ma
jority of the subcommittee might
mean backward step to the old dark
lantern snap-action conventions. He
said fixing the date so early as April
8 did not give candidate time
enough to canvass the State. But by
a vote of II to 8 the subcommittee
plan of leaving it up to the county
committees and fixing the time limit
for holding conventions at April :
prevailed, this being, it is under
stood, the wishes of Rye and Enloe
who are candidates for denomination
for Governor and railroad commits
SiOner
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-02
TELLS HIS
EXPERIENCES IN TURKEY

New York, Feb. 27.-Discussing his
experiences in Turkey, Mr.. Morgen-
thau said here today:
"My heart went out to the Ameri-
can missionaries. When l went to
Constantinople / found the greatest
man there was the treasurer of the
American Board of Missions, w, w.
Peet. | discovered l could get more
statesmanlile advice from him than
from any of my colleagues.
1--WE have united in Turkey God
like work. We have shown these
people what it is to teach morality
Perhaps my most difficult task was
to convince Turkish government Of
fcials that it was best to leave insti-
tutions of learning unmolested. When
1 they tried to force regulations upor
them, seeing the other nations of the
world engaged IN war, | told then
that if they dared to touch one o.
these institutions, after peace was
declared they would find me an advo
cate against them. And that's wha
carried the day. 1t was not due tt
nv personal charms but to the fac
that represented great country
that | represented a just country. !
was due to the spirit at Washington
Il believe that America is still tn
umpire of the tremendous contes
that is going on and that Woodrow
Wilson is the man to keep the gam
in check. If the umpire finds him
self in danger it may be necessary +
nut on a mask"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-02
TEN MORE
LOCOMOTIVES
GREATLY INCREASED FREIGHT
RTSINESS FORCES USE OF ALL
AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT.
.FIVE ENGINES BEING BUILT
SHOPS RUNNING FULL TINE AND
CREWS WORKED TO LIMIT.

ERWIN, Feb. 2S.-That ten more
mallet engines of the most powerful
tvpe will be necessary to handle the
freight of the c., c. & o. railway If
business continues to increase as it
has been doing the past few months,
is a statement made here. Five such
engines are now in course of con-
struction.
This railway is now doing more
business than at any time in its MS
tory. The shops are running at run
blast and the offices are correspond
ingly busy. All train crews are be-
ing worked to the limit of the law,
and new men are constantly being
added to the force. Every engine is
on the road that is not positively
broken down.
Instead of changing all passenger
engines here as has been the custom,
often the trains are met by force OF
machinists, who in few minutes in
spect the engine, and make any ad-
iustments and minor repairs that may
be needed; then the train proceeds
Ordinarily the engine would be taken
to the shops and thoroughly over
hauled before being sent out again.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-02
CAPT. SMITH A. BYRD

Johnson City and this section was
shocked today when the message was
received here by relatives that Capt.
Smith A. Byrd. of this city, had died
Feb. 20 in the German hospital, Phil
adelphia. heart failure being the
cause of death following an opera
ton of a week ago for gall stones
and the removal of the appendix. Mr..
Byrd was taken i'll some three weeks
ago and was taken at once to the
hospital in Philadelphia where he
was operated on for gall stones and
where it was reported all along that
he was improving and would soon be
able to return to his home. His wife
was with him when he passed away,
Mr. Byrd was one of the most prom
inent citizens of the city and county
and had led very active life. both
from a business and political stand
point. The remains were taken 10
Limestone Thursday for burial.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-02
TEN THOUSAND
DYING DAILY.
As 4 RESULT OF THE Use OF Al
COHOL. SAYS CAPTAIN Il.
+. H0BSON.
TO BRISTOL AUDIENCES
AMERICANS SEE WHAT UNITED
EFFORTS CAN 20.

That as much money is being spent
for liquor and in the debauching of
the young manhood of America per
annum as the whole cost of the first
year of the European war, and that
1000 are dying prematurely every
day, making total of 100000 annu-
ally. because of the poisonous effects
of alcohol, was the statement made
before three large Bristol audiences
Sunday by Capt. Richmond Pearson
Hobson, of Alabama, hero Of the Mer-
rimac.
Capt. liCbson. accompanied by Dr.
Edward SterneS, of New York. is, as
is well known. leading the fight of
the Anti-Saloon league for a saloon
less nation and a chance for Ameri-
caf young manhood to be freed from
the temptation that the traffic daily
puts in its way.
Capt Hobson declared that this
whole system Of extravaganza and its
ruinous blight upon the manhood of
America, is allowed to be carried on,
not because Americans at heart want
it, but because awed by a system
that has permitted few thousand
rich men 10 grow richer by de
bauching traffic. the American citizen
has stood hands in pockets and al
lowed it to go on. Our citizenship
is likened unto giant that has slum-
bered en- opportunity, but that is now
awakening to an alarming situation
and to a realization of what uni
ted citizenship can do
Capt. Hobson made it plain that the
national league has proposed to write
into the constitution of the United
States an amendment that will take
away the right to traffic in whislley
without depriving any citizen of his
personal liberties It is, he declared
the purpose of the league to wipe
out the system of selling liquors for
profit and thus making necessary a
continuous system Of debauchery in
order that men who have grown
rich in the traffic may continue to
pile up their dollars in that way.
The speaker traced the chemical in
huonce of alcohol on the system,
showing how its poisonous effects
are transmitted from generation to
generation. He spoke at the First
Presbyterian church, at II a. M; at
State Street Methodist church at 3
p. M, and at the First Baptist church
at night Liberal cash subscriptions
to the cause were secured In each
meeting.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-02
TAFT DECLARES THE
RAILROADS BLAMABLE

New York, Feb. 22.-Former Pres
ident Taft, in an address here last
night at the tenth annual banquet
of the Traffic club of New York, de-
clared that the railroads of the Uni
ted States have themselves to blame
for the "hampering regulations with
which they find themselves en-
meshed."
"They lent themselves to the build
ing up of industrial monOpolies by
the granting of rebates against the
law" said Mr., Taft; "they took part
in politics and corrupted councils
and legislatures and they were one OF
the elements in the community which
threatened this country with plutoc-
racy. When a mild effort was made
to regulate them in the first inter
state commerce law of 1887 they
laughed at the law, flouted the au-
! thority of the commission, declined to
| present their real differences in ful
| TO the commission and relied on the
/ delays in the courts to defeat the
purpose of the law.
ut took the people twenty years
to secure the legislation needed to
! bring the railroads completely under
control in the act of 1910 and wher
any one seeks to blame others fol
the enactment of that legislation he
is oblivious to the causes that made
it inevitable. Regulation is, there
fore. here to stay, unless a more rad
ical step and the one most deplora
BILE. of government ownership, is re
sorted to-
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-02
LETTERS RECEIVED IN CONNEC-
TION WITH EAST TENNESSEE q.
HOMECOMING.

II any one doubts the popularity
of the East Tennessee homecoming
or that the movement is worth while
he needs only to read a few of the
enthusiastic letters now pouring into
headquarters from every section OF
the United States. The following,
from a former East Tennessean now
living in Oregon, is fair sample:
II have just finished reading about
the East Tennessee homecoming in
September. 1t is the best news I've
heard in forty years. for it has been
nearly that long since / left the old
home in McMinn county. l see one
writer refers to East Tennessee as
the garden spot of the South, and
another says it is regular Eldorado
Hurrah for the young fellows! If a
few of we old heads had possessed
one-tenth of the progress, optimism
and vision of the future that these
young folks of today are displaying
in their meritorious efforts to brin9
East Tennessee before the world as
land of resources, and had stayed OF
the Job as these same young fellow!
are evidently doing, both the olt
heads and East Tennessee woul'
have been forging ahead faster thai
they are today. For my part, I ha'
a great notion of finding the pot o
gold at the foot of the rainbow, am
I'VE put in forty of the best years o
my life chasing that rainbow. If
had worked half as hard in the oil
home as I've had to work to liv
since then would certainly be liV
ing In comfort today. I'm not brok'
understand, but wiser from years
hard knocks, and an honest comics
sion is good for the soul. I'm comm
home in September and I'll stay tn
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-02
MR.. M'KELLAR SAYS HIS
HONORS ARE SUFFICIENT

Washington, D. c., Feb. 81
Though deluged by letters from his
friends in Tennessee asking about
his plans for the campaign next fall,
and also urging him to permit the
use of his name as one of the candi-
dates for delegate-at-large to the ma
tionaI democratic convention at St.
Louis in June, Congressman X. D.
McKellar, democratic nominee for
United States senator, has taken a
firm stand as to both propositions.
In regard to the first, his duties de-
mand that he remain here, owing to
pending legislation; as to the second,
he will under no circumstances per-
nit the use of his name as aspiring
for the honor of delegate.
Mr.. McKellar has pointed out in
letters to friends that when he was
making his canvass in Tennessee he
told the people that he was deeply
interested in and was advocating es-
pecially three measures in the house !:
/. The bill to create the Tenth cir
cult of the United Statts court of ap-
peals, with the court sitting at Mem
phis. 2. A rural credits bill, as asked
by the farmers. 5. A bill asking the
government to aid military schools.
Thus far, Mr. McKellar has met
with decided success in urging this
legislative trinity. The house judici-
airy committee has acted favorably
upon his court bill through sub
committee, and the measure will soon
go to the house calendar. There is
every indication that the rural cred,
its bill that has been recommended
| by a special commission and which
embodies many of the salient fea'
lures of the McKellar rural credits
: bill will pass; while the military af
fairs committee of the house has fa-
vorably reported the McKellar mill
tary schools bill. Mr.. McKellar finds
that the interests of these measures
now demand his time, and, there
fore, he must decline all present in
vitationS to come to Tennessee anC
deliver addresses and participate il
festivities. When the time comes TO
the campaign he will be ready for
thorough canvass of the state, ant
will outline it in conjunction with tht
state committee or whatever organi
zation the party sees fit to create.
AS to going to the st. Louis con
vention, his position is that he ha
been sufficiently honored by the dem
ocrats of Tennessee, and that thi
recognition should go to some on
else.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-02

Guadalajara is the capital of the
State of Jalisco, Mexico. At time OF
the overthrow of President DiaZ,
three years ago, the city had pop
ulation of 125,0OO. Banditism and
raids of the so-called armies have
driven haciendadoes and well-to-do
residents of hamlets and towns into
Guadalajara for safety, increasing
the population to 175,000. The town
is modern in every way, has paved
streets, electric lights and gas, troll
ley cars, telephones, etc. The fol-
lowing letter dated Feb. IS, received
here the 26th inst, gives the present
condition of affairs:
Your letter of Feb. 3 reached us
Feb. IS, and | look forward to near
ing again when Mr.. Thompson comes
but that may not be for long time
because no miners are doing any
thing in the smaller mines. The Am
paro and Cinco Mines that can afford
to pay toll to any band of marauders
that comes along, have never quit
work. Mr.. Ramsdell is getting rea
gold from HIS OWN mine, and he
has made three trips in with nice
gold bar each time, leaving his fam
lily out there. But he runs great
risks through the Ameca district
which is beset with robbers.
Two weeks ago Mr.. and Mrs. Per
CIV. living near Ameca, at the Mages
trail mine, were robbed of absolutely
everything, both inside and outside
the house. They even took Mr.. Per
cy's glasses off his nose, breakms
and throwing away the lenses ano
then putting the frame in their pock'
ets-talking all the time about now
easy it would be to shoot him, and nc
punishment would follow because the
United States wouldn't fight anC
"Meester Weelson" was too afraid tC
punish anybody. "Why some day We
will kill every American in the coun
try" all said with vile epithets anc
dreadful language.
The next day, when Mr.. Pyle anC
Mr., Barton (the former was going tt
Mr.. Carrother's hacienda, "The Els
peranza"-the other, DR.. Purnelfi
partner, to his copper mine) ten ban
dts. or soldiers-all one and th'
same-held them up for robbery ant
to kill them. Then after a consulta
lion it was decided to demand ran
som, $500 pesos each. Mr.. Bartol
was sent into Ameca to get tn
money. Mrs. Erkenbeck went amonl
Mexican friends securing something
over 1900 pesos. Mr.. Pyle was car
ried farther into the mountains, en-
during suspense from IL a. m. unit
6 D. M, not knowing whether n
would be shot, or whether the none
would be forthcoming, or whether tn
mozo would ever find him. 1t was
terrible strain; no better man tha
Mr.. Pyle-just as kind and good
man as ever there was. He said h
had had enough of out of town life t
last him.
There are street murders ever
might've hear shooting all nigf
long. Just outside our window las
week there were five shots that neal
ly blew us out of bed.
Every morning | breathe a sigh
relief that one more night has passe
and nothing has happened.
The government has to get IL
money from somewhere since it can
get it from Wall street, so they see
to be going after the Cientificos (tl
old regime of rich ones like Porter
Diaz). Perez Verdia (the owner