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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-22

the verdict of a jury the city retains
this amount of money. The present
license board set the license fees at
tne minimum amount, total reduc-
tion in the II licenses of $3.50. The
licensees of their own free viii made
up this amount by paying over to the
city the difference They were handed
separate receipts and two transactions
were entirely apart from each other.
The state declined the first offer of
the $4,000, asking that the entire
amount of money received from the
liquor dealers, $3.50. be handed over
and this started tne dispute. The city
refused and finally won out
1t was said that the ease was going
to q higher court but the check was
forwarded to the state treasurer the
first of the week and Treasurer Davis
has since received receipts for that
amount.
The money in question, together with
the $4,000, has been drawing interest
for tne city SO the money used in
fighting the city, claim in court is
nearly paid for by the use of the
money.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-22
LITTLE TEXAS TOWN
WRECKED BY TORNADO
Nine Dead and SO Injured in Kemp
Community Visited by Big Wind
Twice in Recent Years.

DENISON, Texas, May % - Nine
persons were killed and IS injured and
Kemp City, OIL, eight miles east of
tlis city, was wrecked by tornado
which Saturday night swept a, path
three quarters of a mile wide and five
miles long III the Kemp City section.
Only three small dwellings remain
standing at Kemp City. Twelve bust
ness houses, two-story hotel and 90
residences were demolished in Kemp
City. This is the second time in re-
cent years that the little town of 300
inhabitants has been visited by tor
nado. Merchants said that the town
probably would not be rebuilt.
Eight were killed in the town while
the other victim, child. was killed
in the collapse of its father home
Just across the Red river in Texas.
The dead are: Postmaster NJ. Il. Thorn
as, Dr. and Mrs William Bronson,
| CLANCY Battle, cashier of the Bank Of
Kemp; Mr.. and Mrs. +. +. Cox, Artile
Pleasant, Mrs. J. w. Hively and the
! siX-year- old daughter of DR. j. J. Nc
| Cullough.
Of the IS persons injured, 80 are
residents Of Kemp City. Two daugh-
tiers of DR.. Mccullough were hurt at
the time their younger sister was kill
| ed in the Mccullough home, five miles
east of Denison. Most of those injured
were caught in tae collapse of build
! ings while trying to reach storm eel
lars soon after the storm broke at
| 9.20 p. m. Saturday.
The bodies Of the dead IN several
instances were found hundreds OF
yards from where their houses had
stood. The two-year-old child of DR.
and Mrs. Bronson, who were killed
was hurled so feet with flying debris
when the Bronson residence was de
stroyed, but tae child suffered only
minor injuries.
After the storm passed, emergency
treatment was given the injured il
darkness, with rain falling in torrents
A special train, carrying II physician.
from Denison, did not reach Kemp IN
til several hours after the tornado has
passed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-22

Giraffes can see behind t;,e.s with
sat turning their heads
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-22
SAVE OIL FOR THE NAVY.
Daniels Appeals to Mr.. Wilson to Keep
Fuel Reserve in California.

WASHINGTON, May 22.-Secretarv
Daniels has appealed to President Viii
son to use his influence to save the
navy S reserves in the California oil
fields a vital step in the campaign for
adequate national defense.
Should the bill favorably reported
by the senate public lands commit
tee, to legalize certain entries ON
lands Withdrawn by President Taft in
1909, become a law, Mr.. Wilson was
told, the navy must abandon oil fuel
and return to coal with a consequent
loss in steaming radius and speed to
its ships. Navy designers would be
unsafe to continue construction of oil
| burning battle craft unless an adequate
reserve supply of fuel was in sight
Mr.. Daniels submitted fell sum
mary of the situation. and the Presi-
| dent began studying the problem i'm
mediately as the bill probably will be
| taken up in the. senate this week.
a delegation of California oil opera
tors, headed by former Governor Gil
lett, Of that state, called on Secretary
Daniels to talk the situation over. The
conference win be continued, as nc
| progress was made 1t is understood
! however, that the oil men were pre-
pared to negotiate for a compromise
bill.
Secretary Daniels already has talked
with many senators, pointing out the
effect ON the navy if the bill is passed
and has been assured of strong sup
port in the opposition to the measure
both in the senate and the house, il
the provisions to which he objects
reach the conference stage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-22
RECORDS MADE FROM
ESTEY CHURCH ORGAN
Specially Made Instrument Used Sue
cessfully by Victor Talking Ma
chine Co.-New Accomplishment.

Successful and accurate church or
gan music records for talking ma
chimes have been made, says Boston
despatch to the Music Trade Indica-
tor. The noblest chords, the mightiest
harmonies, and all the vast range of
musical expression of that monarch of
all musical instruments, the great pipe
organ, with which man may seem to
summon to his call tle rolling thunder
and the raging sea or the song of
birds and the family whispering
breeze of summer, have been caught
and carefully recorded by the Victor
Talking Machine Co, working in con
junction with the Estey Organ com
pany, according to Director of Record
| ing c. G. Child of the Victor company.
Mr.. Child, the man who for years
| has closed contracts with all tle IA
| nous singers whose records are found
| in the ever growing Victor repertoire
until their total cash value is soaring
| high into the millions, is the brother
in-law of Collector-of-t he-Port Ed
mund Billings of Boston and upon a
! recent visit to this city, he broke the
| news of this new accomplishment in
| the permanent recording of music
wlile at lunch at the Copley Plaza
hotel.
He said that for the first time in
! the history of the talking machine, the
/ Victor concern had successfully made
records of church organ music.
''Col. Estey of the Estey Organ
company, Brattleboro, Vermont, was
the man that actually made it posi-
BILE, said he. 'Col. Estey furnished
the specially made organ for making
talking machine records
'Of course, records nave beer
made before this from church organ.
but records of church organ music
have never been made successfully. i
has been impossible to get all the mu
sic. We have made them many time
and failed to make good ones because
we couldn t catch all the music.
have been crawling around organ lofts
disturbing the dust of ages and rack
ing my brains to solve the big prob
lem for years. Now we have succeed
ed.
Before long the Victor compan,
will put on the market a series o
cnurch organ music records that wi
| bring the grandeur of that wonderful
Il instrument into the homes of the peo
/ pie. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-22
POLITICAL ADVERTISING.
TO the Voters
OF Vermont

Owing to the large expense in holding del
egate convention it has been deemed best by the
Executive State Committee of the Progressive
Party 10 call a Mass Convention OF the Pro
gressiye voters of Vermont to be held at Hotel
Vermont, Burlington, May 24th, at one O'Clock
P. NJ, for the purpose of electing delegates and
aternates TO the Progressive National Conyen-
ton, to be held in Chicago, June 18th. 1t is
the desire of the committee that all Progressives
OF Vermont who are interested in the success
Of the principles and platform Of the Progressive
Party attend this meeting. and every Progressive
in Vermont viii have voice in the election
of such delegates and alternates.
DR.. II. Nelson Jackson, Chairman.
Z. ". Gibson,
DIR. J. W. Blodgett,
Ernest L. Kelley,
Ernest II. Russell,
o. \. Rixford,
March NJ. Wilson,
W. H. Nichols
jeanette s. Pease
Mrs. Guy b. Horton,
NJ c. Loveioy
d. F. Martin.
Mr.. o. IL. Rixford,
+. c. skinner,
W A. Soule,
J. Richardson, Jr.,
a. f. Parlih,
F. IL. Edwards,
State Committee
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-22
STATE ACCEPTS LICENSE MONEY
Case Against City of Rutland VIII Not
Be Carried TO Higher Court.

RUTLAND, May %. - The. case of
the state of Vermont against the city
of Rutland has been settled by the ae-
ceptance by State Treasurer Walter
F. Scott of Brandon of the check
from City Treasurer VIII i. Davis of
$4,000.
Only $3.50 was in dispute aud by
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-22
SEEING POSSIBILITIES

is the scope of the average business
man. One, however, does not have to
be big man to see and appreciate
the possibilities Of the policies written
by the National Life ms. CO., of Vt
Mutual ALBERT g. LAIRD, Spe.
cial Agent. Abbott Block.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-22
DR.. EDWIN W. HrcBEE DEAD.
Northampton Physician was Native
of Charlotte. Vermont.
NORTHAMPTON. Mass. n

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, May 22.
Or. Edwin w Highee, 4 well-known
homeopathic physician, died yesterday
after a long illness, aged 66. lie was a
native Of Charlotte, Vt, and was
graduated from the medical. school dc
partment of the University Of Yer
mont. lie was specialist and prae-
ticed at Wesftield short time lie had
been located in Northampton about 4o
years. He is survived by his wife and
Il son, Earle.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-11-10
CITY MARKS TIME
AS VOTE TIDE
EBBED ANDFL0WED
Honolulu Stops Work Waiting For
Decision h the Holly Contest
cd Race For the White House

Honolulu stopped WORK yesterday
and marked time, waiting to find out
, Who had been elected President of the
United States. Incidentally, it didn t
find ont, but that merely added to. the
interest and made it the more impdssiJ
bic for the citizenry to get down to
enrth and resume the tasks of every
day life.
As the tide of votes on the mainland
ebbcd aud flowed, now toward Wilson,
now away from Hughes, then back
again, the spirits of the people rose
and fell accordingly, m conformity
with their political predictions.
Several times during the course of
the day il seemed that the issue had
been definitely decided and that every
thing was over but the shouting and
the paying of election bets.
. And then a new bulletin would be
flashed through the or and uncertainty
would take the place of certainty, and
the bettOrs would rush wildly out on
the streets and try to hedge.
One man who had more than $1,000
up on Wilson was jubilant when the re-
turns first began to come in. Then,
when the tide swept toward Hughes ne
acquired q pair of the coolest feet in
Honolulu. Bright and early yesterday
morning he was downtown with an
other bale of bills, this time seeking to
put them on Hughes. He succeeded in
covering all but about $500 of the
he kaA nj hat
Then once more the tiGe OF votes
changed and began to rise strongly
toward the Democratic candidate, and
the anxious one bitterly regretted his
haste. Several times during the day
he was alternately up in the clouds or
down in the depths, not knowing
whether he stood to win 500 or lose
400. And there were many others in
this fix.
In the governmental Offices, particu-
lsrly those occupied by aPpointees Of
the. President, there was no pretense of
work. The federal Oficeholders sat in
fear and trembling, not knowing
whether to look upon their jobs as safe
or to go out and hunt new ones.
On the streets there was but one
topic of, conversation. "How does it
lonk now? WHAT the latest?' was
the common salutation of acquaint-
ances.
r. The Advertiser 8 telephone system was
worked overtime. and feminine voices
EXPRESSED al much interest and anxiety
az the gfuffer ones of the husbands,
sons, brothers and fathers as to what
was going on where the votes were be-
ing counted on the mainland.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-11-10
IRWIN SITE TANGLE NOW SETTLED
may CLEARED ~F0R FEDERAL WORK

AS soon as 100000 is paid into the
federal court here by the United States
treasury, Uncle Sam may 60 ahead and
begin work on the proposed federal
building which is to grace the Irwin
Site and add one more big structure to
HONOLULU 5 civic center.
Under an agreement signed by all
'Ihe claimants filed in the United States
district court at two o clock yesterday
Afternoon, Judge Clemens signed q
judgement and decree condemning for
the use of the federal government that
tract of land fronting the Capitol and
known as the Irwin Site, on part Of
which is the Royal Hawaiian Opera
House.
Consent to the entry of judgement
of condemnation in favor of the United
States, upon which Judge Clemons act;
ed in signing the decree, was signed
by Frear, Prosser, Anderson 4 Marx
for the William G. Irwin Estate Com.
.pany; A. NJ Brown, city attorney, and
A. NJ. Cristy, deputy city attorney, for
the City and County of Honolulu; Will
liam T. Rawlins, Mrs. Jane s. Raw
Inns, Elizabeth Frank Abrehansen, En-
ma A. DefFies, David o. K Motley,
Kamaile, Joseph Lightfoot for Emma
Metcalf Nakuina, Theresa Wilcox Bel
liVeau and Kalalaina Keaweamahi;
Andrews & Pittman for Cecilia Meha
and Kealoha Akuna; Joseph Lightfoot
for Kaumealani Lukela; Castle 4
Wilmington for Claus A. SPreckels,
Rudolph Spreckels, Claus A. Spreckels
and Rudolph Spreekels, trustees, Emma
C. SpTeckels and John Ferris; Frear,
Prosser, Anderson & Marx for Abfa-
ham K. Kuheu and Mrs. Victoria
Ward; Joseph Lightfoot for Mary
Kawi Nakuina.
The consent by the claimants was
also signed by 3. C. Huber, district at-
torney, and s. B. Kemp, assistant, and
approved by Judge Clemens.
The area of the Irwin Site, which the
government secures through the con
demnaton judgement signed yesterday,
is 1888 square feet, or almost three
acres. e..
Ii is provided in the agreement and
consent filed in court that the 200,.
600 decided upon as the value Of the
block, shall be paid into court by the
United States government. The diyi-
sion OF this amount among the claim
ants, it is agreed, by the claimants
themselves, shall be left TO stIbsequent
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-11-10
FANNERs !.
MISUNDERSTANDING

Two oil tankers discharged all day
yesterday from opposite sides of Pier
II, one, the steamer Richmond, into
the Standard Oil tanks and the other,
the ship Marion Chilcott, into the tanks
of the Associated Oil Company.
The Richmond, which arrived yester-
day morning at eight clock experieps-
ed heavy seas, in common with all other
arriving steamers on the way. down
from San Francisco. She is discharg
ing here 10000 barrels of bulk oil and
$500 packages of box ,shucka and will
take to Kahului today $4,000 barrels of
bulk oil. Captain Pfeil expects to get
away from the Maui port this morning
shortly after daylight.
This is the, Richmond 3 second trip
to the port. She is trim and well
kept steamer and a proper member of
the Standard feet. -
The Marion Chilcott experienced bet
ter weather on the sailing route, max,
ing the voyage down in seventeen and
half days. She is dischargipg $4,000
barrels Of fuel oil. and about a thousand
packages of refined oils for the Asso'
ciRted. She will probably sail today,
late in the afternoon. .
The master reports sighting and for
u time keeping company with barker
tine and with the schooner Alice Cooke.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-11-10
FAGUREHB0NDS .
HARMsH0NOluU
Charles S. :Desky Believes Pso-
pie tailed To Understand
Meaning Of Proposals

According to Charles s. Desky, who
Is kept busy these days handling the
McInerny Tract. the failure of the
bond issue TO pass is a serious draw
back in the development Of the city.
III is a pity. that the bonds did not
carry, said Mr.; Dssky yesterday The
Improvements that would have been
possible by the money from the bonds
would have improved Honolulu with
out the expenditure being felt by the
average citizen.
~ believe that many persons voted
against the bonds without understand
ing what they mean. l also believe
that they will live to regret the day
when they failed to take advantage of
such a golden opportunity to give this
city a number of needed improvements.
of the average man was better in
formed on the subject of the bond
issue l am sure that he would vote for
it. The people Of Kakaako, for in
stance, certainly did not understand
the bond issue, or they would have
voted for them, as they need improve
ments more than any part of the city"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-11-10
HOME BU|ED|NG|S
GOING AHEAD FAST
Mutual Building and Loan Society
Pushing Its Development
Work Rapidly

: Los Angeles boasts a home building
company which builds dwelling house
q day, or 1855 in a year. While we have
no big company like this in Honolulu,
nevertheless home building is carried
on in an adequately large scale by a
number of concerns
Chief among these are the Mutual
Building and Loan Society which has
furnished hupdreds of homes in all
parts of the city, from Diamond Head
to Pearl City and from KewalO to Ka-
neOhe. The Trent Trust Company, I'M
der the same management as the Mu-
tpal society, has been chiefly instrument
tai in the development and building up
of the College Hills, Beachwalk. New
Makiki, CentertOwn and other popular
tracts.
The Warehouse Trust Company,
which has the Royal Grove, Spreckels,
Haleiwa and the Allen Tracts on it's
lists,-and the Oliver G. Lansing people,
who have made speciutty of moderate
priced homes for the smaller wage earn
ers have also been largely concerned
in building up Honolulu 5 residential
sections.
Such a liberal system has been eVolv-
cd by these concerns that person
NTH $500 in cash and a good reputation
can secure a home ranging in price from
$1,000 TO $4,000 and pay for it on easy
monthly installments. In this way the
Vfge Garner becomes his own landlord
and, pays his rent to himself.
The mutual Building and Loan So
eiety alone now has about $50 con-
tracts of this kind and the Trent Trust
Company nearly as many more.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-11-10
PELE ST|RSF FIRE
MPIT INTO FURY
Volcano Presents Marvellous
Spectacle Of Flaming Lake
Of Fountaining Lava

Visitors returning from the Vole mo
of Kilauea report that the great lake
of fire Is now presenting a truly mar
velous spectacle, and that there is
only, in the number of fire fountains
but also in the rapidity of the lava
flows, which continually food the lake
and the surrounding benches.
The lake itself is now some 200 feet
below the rim, upon which visitors take
their stand, and the crag mass, which
has been so conspicuous feature dur
ing the past few weeks, has risen with
the lake until it is now less than 40
feet below the top of the pit.
The main feature of the week, in ad-
dition to the steady rise, has been the
tumultuous and extremely spectacular
fcuntnining which has been much in
evidence, as many as fourteen violent
fountains having been in action at the
same time. The breaking up of the
dark crusts which have formed from
time to time has produced magnificent
displays, accompanied by intense heat,
and the formation of overhanging caves
oEnamcnted with wonderful glowing
stalactitcs.
Visitors TO Kilauea at this time are
assured Of an almost unique display, as
we are advised that the rising fumes
are particularly thin and that unob-
structed views may be obtained from
both the east rest house and the south
station. 1t is expected that the special
excursion to take place on Saturday
next will be very largely patronized
by those who desire to see the Volcano
under the best possible auspices.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-11-10
FAREWELL RECEPTION TO
DEPARTING kAMAA|NAS

The reception this evening to be
rendered to Doctor and Mrs. Scudder,
from eight to ten in the parlors of
Central Union Church, will be of IN
usual interest and those who are, to be
hosts hope that not only all members
of the church and congregation with
their friends, but the hosts of friends
Of the Scudders in all the other chur-
ehes of the city will attend. The, com
mitee for the evening, of which Mrs.
Walter A. Engle is chairman, promises
every one good time. The other
ladies serving with Mrs. Engle are
TO be Mrs. Alexis J. Gignoux, Mrs.
Charles w. Baldwin, Mrs. Frank C.
Anterior, Mrs. c. s. Judd, Mrs. I. J.
Shepherd, Mrs. John Buel Guard and
Miss Ruth Anderson.
Miss Anderson will have charge of
the decorations of the evening and
Mrs. Anterior has arranged the follow
ing program:
Piano solos a-Valse Caprice $500.
...... ..... .,... Cyril Scott
b-Etude in A Flat 80.
. .'''''''' hdH
Miss Emily l.. Parish of the PunahOu
Faculty.
Violin solos a-Tambourin ......
$500. .... -. LIE Clair. Kreisler
Moment Musicale =.
49,. ...... ..... Schubert Kreisler
c-Larghetto ...,.. Weber
Mrs. Arthur b. ingalls,.
Tenor solos by Mr.. George Andrus.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-11-10
SAN CARLQSGA|NS
ON LOCAL CHANGE
Heavy Tradying Reported In
Stocks; Sales Large

There was a heavy trading in sugar
stocks yesterday sales of 1896 shares
being reported on the exchange includ.
ing 23l5 Olaa, 1885, McBryde, 495 San
Carlos and smaller totals of other lead
ers. San Carlos gained three points:
and Olaa three quarters. Brewery, Eva,
McBryde, Oahu, Pioneer and .WAialua
sold level, while Hawaiian Pineapple
lost half. Asking prices of all stocks
moved up under early reports of Re
publican victory. Later in the day
trading ceased as this early prediction
became doubtful.
Unlisted, stocks. were also active, re-
ported sales being 500 Ehgelsat 3.621s
500 at 1856, I450ga $50, and 800 at
,B.s5; 500 Honolulu Oil at 3.371s and
500 at $40; and $3.50 Minerals at 40.
Bid and Asked prices were, Honolu-
In Oil, 3.39.3.45;, California Ha&aiian
Is asked; Engels Copper, 3.s5,3.S71a ;
Mineral Products, I,g0-l .22h; and
Mountain King 6e-62h cents.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-11-10

action In court and the proving Of the
interests of the various claimants.
Yesterday was Common ement Day
for Greater Honolulu. Thirteen years
ago Honolulu decided Il wanted a fed,
eral building and there has not been a
period of three months since without
some action having been taken to-
wards the contamination of this am.
bition.
The pot Of gold at the end of the
ta1nbow was definitely and finally
"staked, yesterday and So far as the
United States government is concern
ed there will be no further cha nee of
change after the $200, 200 agreed to be
paid as the purchase price Of the. Irwin
Site has been deposited in the federal
court.
When that has been done q home for
the joint federal departments of gov
eminent to cost 1890, 900 or more will
be ready to be built. The original up.
preparation secured in 1907 allowed
$500, 900 for site and Hc:!ding.
The original Mahuku site cost about
$4,000 all told. Then it was decided
to extend the reservation to Fort
Street and Condemnation proceedings
were undertaken, but the government
decided that the appraisement was too
high, and plans were changed.
In 1913 new appropriation of g.,
5000 was secured for the purchase
of new site and the erection of a
larger building than had been first
planned. 1t was then decided 70 sell
the Mahnka site. In 1918 the Irwin
site was definitely selected for the fed.
eral building, the land having been
purchased for 100000.
A month ago the government sold
the Mahuka lot at public auction at a
net profit Of over 100000.
The selection of the Irwin property
has been advocated ever since a fed.
eral building was first talked of for
the very, good reason that il will def.
nitely settle the civic center Of Homo.
lulu, Governor PihkhaiD and The Ad.
yertiser having been, in accord on this
idea for at least thirteen years. 9th
ers who have placed the CITY Beautiful
above all other CONSIDERATIONS have
consistently fought for the Irwin loea-
tion.t With this important final step
taken by Federal Judge Clemmons Ho,
nolulu investors are now, ready to 20
ahead with ten million dollars worth
of modern business blocks that win
transform the character of the city for
All time. Honolulu IL to be a city. 1t
! has grown up, ~.