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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26

The first shipment of the new Mar
mon "a" to arrive in Honolulu came
today on the Manoa to the local
agency, Ables-Hertsche Company, Ltd.
More than ever before weight is a
feature which attracts great amount
of attention from the motoring public.
People who buy the costlier makes OF
cars know from experience that, as a
rule, the. cars are very heavy and
very expensive to operate and main
tain.
The Marmon "a is practically 100
pounds lighter than any other car OF
equal size and power of the same
class. 1t is interesting to note just
where this saving lies, that is to take
various parts of the car and show
where these parts are lighter than cor
responding parts in other cars.
As an example, the Marmon 81
motor weighs altogether about 700
pounds. The average six-cylinder mo-
tor of the same class will weigh about
HOO pounds, while, as a general rule,
the same powered motor with IL cylin-
ders weighs about 1900 pounds.
The Marmon 81 frame is about the
same weight as the frame of any other
car of the same class, but the Mar
mon Is different in that the frame as
senbly includes the running boards,
running board brackets, side shields,
tenders, supports, ETC., which are not
included in an ordinary frame and
which on the usual ear would make
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26
RAILROAD PROBLEM SEEMS
NEAR AMlCABLE SOLUTION

Associated Press by Federal Wireless)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 24.-Con-
ferences which may solve the problem
of the railroad trainmen's eight-hour
law and the Adamson act will begin
here next week.
Representatives Of the four big
brotherhoods of. railroad trainmen. en-
gineers, firemen and conductors, and
the executive heads of all the roads in.
yolved in the threatened strike early
this year will meet at the conference.
Chairman Lee of the mems com
mitee stated yesterday that the
brotherhoods were confident Of an
amicable agreement being reached by
January 1, before the supreme court
could decide on the constitutionality
of the eight-hour law and before Con-
gress could act on the Compulsory
Arbitration Bill.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26

VIENNA, sAustria. = ''Concordia,"
a journalistic association of Cranz,
consisting of German-writing news
paper men Of Bohemia, Salzburg
and the Tyrol, has involved itself in
q bitter controversy, and in doing so
is throwing some interesting side
lights on the newspaper situation in
Austria by charging that a definite
effort is being made to assemble the
press of Vienna In gigantic trust
Privy Councillor Sieghart of one Of
the largest. of the Vienna banks is the
man the "Concordia" Is fighting, and
the journalists claim he, not content
with controlling large part of the
Vienna papers. is now trying to extend
his sphere OF influence to Bohemia
and the Tyrol. The control is being
exerted. they claim. through the banks,
and they want the new government
TO take a hand in the interests of a
free and Independent press.
Priyy Councillor Sieghart. when the
attack on him opened, defended him
self vigorously and in q communica.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26
NEW harmon So REACHES CITY;
LIGHTWEIGHT IS Strong feature

the total weight considerably greater.
The rear axle Of the Marmon "a
weighs about $50 pounds. including
the transmission. The weight Of this
rear system is partially inspiring
weight and partially sprung weight.
SO that by mounting the transmission
at the front end of the rear system,
the inspiring weight is reduced to an
absolute minimum. The vast advan
tage which aecrues from lightness Of
inspiring parts is apparent when you
consider that with every irregularity
Of the road the parts below the
springs jump upward with hammer
like blow, the force of which is direct
IL proportional to the weight With
the ordinary car, when the 100 or
1200-pound weight Of the rear system
strikes up against the springs. II de-
Iivers a heavy blow, which must be
felt by the passengers In the rear
seat, no matter how perfect the spring
or shock absorber action may be.
This light weight of inspiring parts Is
one of the most important features OF
Marmon easy riding.
The tenders on the Marmon "a
weigh about seven pounds apiece.
against % to so pounds on the ordi-
nary car. The principal advantage OF
this saving OF weight, in addition to
the intrinsic weight saved. Is the re-
duced strain on frame and brackets
and the elimination Of considerable
vibration.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26
GIGANTIC NEWSPAPER TRUST IS TOLD
when JOURNALISTS enter QUARREL

ton to the new Koerber ministry de-
clared, first, that he is not an owner
of large part of the Vienna press;
second, that he has no intentions on
the press of Bohemia and the Tyrol.
and, thirdly, that he never had any
intention to create newspaper trust.
"Concordia" returned to the attack
with another communication to Koer-
Der, in which the association declared
the Councillor Sieghart controlled the
Vienna Fruendenblatt and its ad.
juncts, the Military Press, the Vidette,
the Vienna Mittagzeitung, the Vienna
Allgemeine Zeitung, the Illustrierte
Wiener Extrablatt, the Neue Wiener
Tagblatt, the Austrian Volkszeitung
and the Vienna Achtuhr Abendblatt.
AS to Bohemia and the Ayrol, Con
cordia' enumerated the purchase or
control. through the Sieghart bank,
one Prague daily paper and seven
provincial papers-papers which are
financially bound up with many others
in Salzbury, the Tyrol and upper Aus
tria.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26
in war arena
BRITAIN TO CENSOR NEWS
OF STEAMER CASUALTIES

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-It is esti-
mated that the British losses in her
merchant marine now total IL per
cent of her available bottoms at the
outbreak of the war. A total of 435
steamers have been lost in various
ways, each. of a tonnage averaging
over 1000.
Word was received here yesterday
from London that all shipping agen-
cies and periodicals printing or send
ing out marine reports have been
notified that no information will be
given out in the future of the sailing
of ships to and from England and En-
tente ports. The only exceptions to
this rule will be in the case of vessels
which meet with disaster.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26
WORKMEN SCARCE
AT EXAMINATION

Because their laborers are afraid to
take the physical examination re-
quired by the board of health before
commencing work on the Maole ditch
and tunnel project, Hillebrand Glen,
j. C. Picanco and Frank Comes, con-
tractors, are facing unexpected diff
culties.
The contractors have asked for a
special meeting of the loan fund to con-
slider their case, and it is likely that
one will be called early this week.
I'VE had IS men ready for that job, .
declares Comes, "but they soon got
scared ut the mention of physical ex-
animation. They do not like the idea
of going before 6 doctor So far as
know no such requirement was ever
made of a contractor before"
1t is said that there is a clause in
the contract whereby the commission
is allowed to grant the use Of non-citi-
zen labor in case of emergency, and
the contractors may ask this privilege
at the meeting.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26
PROSPERITY BLAMED FOR
EPIDEMIC OF GAMBLING

Especial star HuIIo|u OorTeeponQencel
WAILUKU, Maui, Dec. H.-The
county OF Maui profited from planta-
ton bonus money to the extent Of
nearly $1,000 during the past week.
II came In the shape of fines and
forfeited cash bail Of several dozen
Oriental gamblers taken in the police
draenets. Most Of the. raids were
made in the camps Of the Puunene
plantation, where It Is said some big
games have been in progress lately.
With the unwonted prosperity OF
plantation laborers at present, due to
the heavy bonuses being distributed,
gambling is said to be flourishing all
over the territory as never before and
stories of big winnings are to be
heard. One Japanese from Puunene,
who had gotten a little stake of about
400 from his hoe hanahana, shook
tie bones to such good result that he
Was swelling around early in the week
with $500 in his pockets Then he
started for Honolulu to take steamer
to Japan, but at Lahaina he lost his
entire pile in less than half a day
when he encountered some fellow
countrymen little smarter or luckier
than he
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26
SHINGLE BACKS UP
STATEMENTS MADE BY
OUTDOOR CIRCLE WOMEN

That Charles r. Frazier. owner of
the Pioneer Advertising Company, was
offered $4,000 for his billboard bust
ness by the Outdoor Circle and that
he refused 1t, demanding $4,000, is
the statement of Robert W. Single.
through whom the negotiations were
carried on. During recent contro-
.versy over billboards Frazier denied
that he had been offered $4,000. Shin
gle, who was away at the time, has
now returned and substantiates the
claim of the Outdoor Circle that the
offer was made.
Single says that the offer was
made April IL, 1916, and when Fraz-
Ter refused it, he then suggested that
an arbitration committee be appointed
to obtain the valuation of the bill
board plant. The negotiations occu-
pied considerable time and finally
nothing was done as the ladies scat.
tered for the summer.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26
MAGISTRATE DEMURS IN
ACTION FOR DAMAGES
Especial star.Builetin Oorrespondence) /

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence)
WAILUKU, aaui, Dec. 25.-On be-
half of District Magistrate Joseph G..
Anjo OF Makawao, County Attorney
Bevins has filed a demurrer to the
complaint of Dang Nam in the latter's
suit for $4,000 damages, which he
claims 10 have suffered through hav-
ing had his person searched for OPT
UNI on November Z. The demurrer
holds that the action against the mag
istrate Is not warranted. The case
will probably come up after the first
of the year before Judge Edings.
Considerable interest attaches to the
case. The plaintiff Dang alleges in
his complaint that he was arrested
by Police Officer Joseph Morris on a
John doe search warrant, issued by
Judge Anjo and subjected to the in
dignity Of having his clothing gone
through in the presence of a gaping
crowd. No opium was brought to
light and the damage suit follows.
Eugene Murphy is attorney for Dang.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26
HEALTH WORK ON
MAUI ISPRAISED
Especial Star Bulletin Correxnonda,es,

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence)
WAILUkU, Maui, Dec. 24.-Partfc.
ularly gratifying to Maui are the state
ments made by DR.. j. s. b. Pratt.
president of the board of health, who
spent several days this week on a
general inspection Of health conditions
of this island DR.. Pratt had been
precedet b. several days by DIR. l.. l..
Patterson. the boards expert In
charge nf tuberculosis work, and by
Nj. b.. Rairos. assistant food commits
sioner, who had been investigating In
their own special lines preparatory To
his coming.
Praises Sanitarium
DR.. Pratt was particularly warm in
his praise of the work being done at
the Kula Sanitariam. He and DR.. Pat.
.terson are unit in declaring the Kula
district TO be most eminently adapted
to the treatment of the great white
plague Of perhaps any place in the ter
ritory, and they are equally enthusi.
astie over what has been accomplish
ed by DR.. Dnrney and the sanitarinm
board Of managers in the past few
years. With the recently installed
Ice and electric plant in good running
order, big dairy herd, and plenty OF
land on which to raise produce for the
institution, the Honolulu officials see
bright future for Maui's fight against
the destructive malady.
Work On School Starts
DR.. Pratt was particularly pleased
with the progress OF the children of
the institution, for whom school class
es are now maintained. Material for
new school building is at present on
the ground.
In his tour OF the plantations by au-
tomobile, DR.. Pratt noted very extern.
sive new construction, and generally
a satisfactory condition of camp SAM
tation. The. big new water filtration
system of the Hawaiian Commercial &
Sugar Company is probably one of the
most striking illustrations of the tri-
umph Of science over disease. Since
the camps Of the big plantation have
been supplied With filtered water, ty-
phoid fnver has almost disappeared,
where before that the hospital was
constantly caring for sufferers from
this disease;
Waikiki Now Safe
The Waikiki water supply is now
pronounced safe by the health au-
thorities since there are now no resi-
dences IN lao Valley above the intake.
In a few weeks more the intake will
be located still further up the stream
where contamination will be even less
likely. ~ FL
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26
SCRAP IRON TAKES
ON NEW VALUES AND
is EAGERLY SOUGHT
Especial Star. Bulletin Correspondence)

Especial Star-Bulletin Correspondence)
HILO, Dec. 22.-Scrap iron seems
to be on the move nowadays. The
remnants of better days on the vari-
Gus plantations and villages are be-
ing bought up and shipped to Homo
lulu, and thence to the mainland, in a
manner that shows how the war in
creases the value of any old kind OF
iron.
The steamship KaiuIani of the In
ter-Island fleet left yesterday for Ho-
nolulu with a load of scrap iron and
firewood. The iron will eventually
find its way to Europe, 1t is surmised,
but the firewood will be disposed of
by the Honolulu housewives.
Then there was the steamship Mi.
hau, which sailed from Keauhou yes
terday with still more scrap iron.
The iron will probably be punched
with that from the Kaiulani and be
forwarded to Europe via the United
States, but the rest Of the cargo.
which consists of cattle, will, without
doubt, go the way Of all flesh, via the
butcher shop route in Honolulu.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26
new CONTRACTOR
MEETS TROUBLES

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence)
HILO, Dec. 22.--It would appear as
il the troubles OF the new handler OF
the Hilo breakwater contract are be-
ginning for on Sunday last he lost
scowload of rock which was on
its way from Waipio to Hilo. 1t is
reported from the Waipio quarry that
a scow that was being loaded there
bumped the bottom of the little bay
and must have sustained a puncture
which later on resulted in the scow
becoming waterlogged. Then. encoun-
tering bad weather coming along the
Hamakua coast, the scow bncked about
until ner load was thrown into the
sea; The scow is now said to be wa
terlogged In Hilo bay.
The bad weather OF the past week
would nave made it impossible. any
how, to load or transport rock, and
the new contractor is now experience
ing some of the troubles that Contract
or Marshall had to contend with for a
long time.
Mr.. George Marshall, ST.. left for
Honolulu tn Monday las: ana Ids fam
lily will follow about the end of this
month.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26
WALDRON FAVORS
MOREAMUSEMENT
fsneeiaI Star. Bulletip Corresronden,

Especial Star Bulletin CorrespondenceJ
HILO, Dec. 22.-'I believe, said
Fred l.. Waldron the other day. that
something more should be done TO
amuse the tourist when he or she is
In the islands. II is all very well to
get the tourists TO come to Hawaii,
take in the sights and then leave for
the mainland again. What | would
like to see would be something In the
amusement line that would keep the
visitors here longer and make them
all happier while they are here"
Tourists" continued the well
known Honolulu man." are always on
the lookout for amusements They
are accustomed to have a good time
wherever they go in their vacation
time. IL the Hawaii Promotion Com
mittee would take up the home am
usement part of the matter. | think
there would be more contented tour
lists and that they would remain for
a longer period in Hawaii than they
now do
would suggest that big amuse-
ment hall or pier, where dancing
could be INDUCED in at any old time,
would be appreciated by the tourists.
People like TO dance and there should
be some place where they could fox
trot or bunny-hug toitheir hearts con-
tent. Amusement features should be
provided so that time would not hang
heavily on the hands of the visitors
Waldron came to Hilo on the XII
nau last Sunday morning in order to
be on hand to meet the steamship
Great Northern, for which he is the
Honolulu agent. He wanted especial
ly to meet Mr.. G. ID. Jackson, general
manager Of the steamship company,
and Mr.. koeppel, who is the agent
for the company in Los Angeles. both
the mainlanders are accompanied BY
their families and they are making
the round trip in the Great Northern.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26
TO REVISIT HOME
AFTER 80 YEARS

Adyices received from the mainland
state that Benjamin F. Pitman of t.
p. Hollander & Company OF Boston is
to revisit Hawaii after an absence OF
nearly 50 years.
As some will remember. Pitman is
part Hawaiian, a son of Chiefess XII
noole. She was a daughter of Hoolu-
lu, famous chief in the time of Ka-
mehameha the Great.
Hoolulu and Ulumahelhei latter
wards converted to Christianity and
renamed Hoapili-Kane by the mission
aries. and first governor Of Maui) took
the body OF Kamehameha at his death
and hid il In the caves at Kaloka fish
ponds, according TO Hawaiian custom
with great chiefs.
The Chiefess Kinoole who married
BENJAMIN Pitman, senior, lived for
many years in a mansion on the spot
where the Hilo Hotel now stands.
Pitmal is first cousin of the late
George Beckley, for many years pur-
ser and director with the lnter-Island
Steamship Company Beckley's moth
er was Kinoiki, sister of Chiefess XII
noole. Pitman and a party of nine
friends expect to arrive at the end of
January in Honolulu. They will go
to HiIo February ] on the Matsonia.
where he expects to spend several
days looking up friends and descend
ants of his people
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26
PEACEALLRIGHT
At PROPER time

Millions OF bushels OF wheat are ly-
Ing in Australian ports. badly needed
in England. but lacking transporta-
ton: all wool in the southern do
minion has been taken over by the
government. which fixes its own
price; over 100000 Australians are
somewhere in Africa and France fight
ing for their king; labor difficulties
are becoming frightful and despite all
this Australians who want peace say
when the proper time comes
Colin Campbell. wealthy sheep
man and wheat grower OF New Smlh
Wales. Is here for his first visit. TAX
Ing much NEEDED vacation Ia com
pany with John Faulkner OF Sydney.
They 20 TO Hilo this afternoon. Camp
bell controls several thousand acres
OF grazing and farming land and
knows what ii is to give his produce
over to the government. but does not
complain.
We have To sacrifice something,
he says simply
Wheat which Campbell could have
sold TO private concerns for 81 or
more a bushel goes to the govern
ment for about 90 cents. and then
can not be shipped; wool, which Is
selling privately for as much as 10
cents a pound, is bringing much less
from the government: lahorers are
striking and there Is a probability OF
government interference. so Camp
bell came here for a rest.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26
BIG island HIT
BYBIGSTORMS
Especial Bulletin corr.sPondsneel ),

Especial Star Bulletin CorrespondeneeD
HILO. Dec. 22-Notwithstandin
the tremendous rains Of this week, the
drainage canal through the Waiolama
swamp has been able to take care OF
the water and convey IL to- the sea
engineer Wheeler spent all day Mon
day in the heavy rain. inspecting the
canal and other parts Of the filled-in
swamp. Wheeler says that he was
delighted TO see how the canal took
care Of the water and he also com.
mented upon the fact that the reclaim.
ed portion OF the swamp shed the wa
ter well and seat IL down TO the big
ditch.
The heavy rains OF the early part OF
the week flooded other parts OF the
town, and there was much water TO
be seen everywhere on Monday last.
However, the Waiolama swamp,
through the good work OF the new
canal. showed but little effects from
the downpour OF rain.
At the Four Miles bridge on the
Volcano road there was as usual a
tremendous amount of water backed
I'D and there must have been depth
OF four feet or more Of water over the
bridge. The bridge was threatened
with destruction early In the day and
only for some wires that were attached
to IL the structure would surely have
been washed away. AS 1t was. the
bridge keeled over at an angle and was
only held by the wires.
Many people who were on the Olaa
side of the flooded bridge had to pro
coed to Eight Miles and there leave
their automobiles and take the train
for town. On the Hilo side there were
many country people stranded and, as
in some instances, they lived beyond
the Fifteen Miles station, they had to
stay In town as the railroad track was
washed out at that point
The Wailuku river ran higher than
Il has been seen for some years and
a tremendous volume Of water came
down the gulch, The island above the
bridge was almost all submerged but
when the water was at its highest,
there was still q small patch Of rock
to be seen above the raging river.
There were some washouts along
the government road towards Ha-
makua, and small landslides also hap
pened ut some points along the line.
A. heavy sea ran along the coast
and steamers were unable to work at
the plantation landings. In the konas
there vas some rain and big thun-|
derstorm on Tuesday last.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26
MANY FILIPIN0S ARE
SEEKING CITIZENSHIP

Especial Star Bulletin CorresDondenee)
WAILUKU, Maui, Dec. 24.-During
the past two or three weeks total
of 100 Filipinos have taken out their
first papers of naturalization before
Clerk v. C. Schoenberg of the I'd Cir
cult court, and there are some 400
others hoping to- get into the same
class before the first of the year. All
of them are members of National
Guard companies, and in order to re-
main so they must declare their in
tention to become American citizens.
Whether the 400 will be accommo-
dated during the: next week or not de-
ponds upon whether or not the Ma
tional Guard authorities can secure
half al dozen assistants to aid Clerk
Schoenberg in the large amount of
clerical work involved
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26
$1,000 IS GIVEN
FOR DORM|T0RY

AS Christmas gift to the Korean
Girls Seminary, Dr. Syngman Rhee,
principal of the institution, has re-
ceiyed from Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Dill
bingham check for $1,000 to start a
fund of $4,000 for the erection of a
new dormitory which will accommo-
date loo girls.
The gift. was made Sunday On
Saturday Campus Day" was held at
the seminary, at which time number
of Korean men cleared portion of
the school premises in Puunui on
which it is proposed to erect the new
structure. Since the founding of the
seminary the work has. grown so rap
idly that q new dormitory is now inn
perative. and Doctor Rhee feels he will
have little or, no difficulty in securing
the balance of the needed fund which
the Diilinghams have so generously
started.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-26
COULTER CANvASES TO
BE SOLD AT AUCTION
AT NOON ON THURSDAY

A large number of oil paintings by
w. A. Coulter, the California artist
will be put up at public auction Thurs,
day noon in the gallery, 1861 Alakea
street, where he is now showing his
canvases. Mr.. Coulter's work is well
known and appreciated in Hawaii and
1t is expected that the attendance al
the sale will be large. A number Of
his fine marine views are already in
Honolulu homes and many others in
California private galleries.
The gallery here, which is in the
Kerr building, will be open from $3.50
a. m. to s. p. m daily and tomorrow
evening a. o'clock.