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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16
BOARD CREATES
PUUNUI DISTRICT

After is months OF delay the Puunui
Improvement district was tentatively
established at meeting o. the board
OF supervisors held Friday evening
by unanimous vote. The improve
ments are to cost $4,000. The as
sembly hall was crowded with inter
ested people. and while there was no
real objection to the project as a
whole. the question OF whether the
maaka outlet should be Circle drive.
as planned by the engineers office
and upheld by the Puunui people. or
Hawaii street, proposed by Z. w. Sut-
ton. Z. !. Spalding. Former Governor
Frear and Fred Waterhouse, resulted
in a lively discussion.
The after faction, representing the
Country Club and other land owners
along Circle drive, declared that the
present plans would work an injustice
and was entirely unfair To them and
the appeal of ''Roadman, save this
tee" was heard repeatedly through
out their arguments They also
pointed out that Circle drive was abso-
lutely of no use TO them and would
benefit the Puunui people only and
asked why they should be forced to
pay for it,
The question of whether the boun-
daries of the district were properly
fixed was also raised, sutton beliey-
ing that they should be 100 feet In
depth instead of goo.
In answer A. NJ. Cristy, deputy city
attorney and also, as he declared. q
Puunui property owner, said that the
boundaries had been fixed only after
careful study. The first consideTa-
ton was natural boundaries" he said.
ION the Eva side there Is pail and
on the Waikiki a stream. The dis
lance is approximately 200 feet, and
taking these as well as the Manoa Inn
provement district as standard. we
set the other two sides"
Spalding. president OF the Country
Club, said il would cost the club $751;
600, $4,000 for assessment and $4,000
for damages to hole IS, by which
Circle drive would run.
p. Weaver declared that the plan
was comprehensive and should be APP
proved as II STOOD. The people OF
Puunui want an outlet on every side.
and Just because a road spells tee
the Country Club wants to block the
scehem. IL Honolulu IL going to prog
ress, we must look into the future.
Following the passing Of the reso-
luton the board also ordered the en-
gineer to bring in estimates for ex,
tending Hawaii street so that there
will be no argument Of which VIII COST
the more.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16
MOTHER THROWS BABY TO
OFFICER FAR BELOW

NEW YORK, ". with the stair.
ways cut off by flames, firemen and
police rescued IA families from four.
story prick tenement house in Brook.
Ign. t
The fire, which started in the base
ment, was licking the steps and fill
ing the halls with smoke before the
occupants were warned.
When truck No. 146 arrived, in
charge of Lieut.. McAllister. woman
yelled, Catch my child"
Don't throw that baby" McAllister
commanded. but down came bundle
from the second floor, and McAllister
caught Tessie Niskro, three-month-old
daughter of Mrs. Bessie Niskro. The
baby had been wrapped in blanket
and was unhurt
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16

Three stewards of the steamer Ryn-
dam were prevented from sailing to
Rotterdam because they attempted to
smuggle 2S walls of costly German
drug
Carroll Gait of Washington, nephew
of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, committed
suicide by taking poison.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16
KALIHI Club IS
AGAINST BONDS

Another opponent of bond issues fol
Honolulu has risen in the form
of the Kalihi Improvement Club which
has written letter to the board OF
supervisors. stating that It is against
another bond issue. The letter Is
signed by f. Schnack.
The reasons given by the club for Its
objections Is that It is unwise at this
time for the city to incur a further
public debt and that the money neces
sary for Improvement should be OBJ
tanned by taxation.
II was shown at the bond meeting
Friday evening that II the taxes were
raised sufficiently to care for the need
ed city Improvements they would be
exorbitant
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16
SERGEANTS DISCHARGED
TO ACCEPT COMMISSIONS

Cable orders were received at army
headquarters today from Washington
for the discharge as sergeants of the
four men recently announced for APP
pointment as second lieutenants. The
discharges are in view of the higher
appointments.
Those affected are Sergt. c. A.
McGarrigle, Company c, End Infantry;
Sergt. Eugene NJ Landrum, Company
G, 2nd Infantry: Musician Whitfield
Cutchin, Company II, End Infantry, and
Sergt. Charles II. Crooks, Company a,
LIST Infantry. 49, ..<.. =.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16
SUMNER POUNDING ON
ROCKS; MAY BE TOTAL LOSS

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal Wirelessl
NEW YORK, n. Y, Dec. 16.-The
army transport Sumner, which ground
ed in fog on the New Jersey shoals,
near the Barnegot Inlet, on the night
of Monday last. will probably be a
total wreck. Since she ran ashore
there has been heavy weather and all
efforts to extricate her from her dam
gerous position have failed.
neports from Barnegat last night
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16
FEARS BOY SPOUSE LOVES
WOMAN, 20, WIFE TAKES POISON

BRIDGEPORT, Conn-Mrs. Joseph
inc Bernis, "a years old, is in st. Vim
cents hospital after taking poison in
fit of jealousy because she believed
her youthful husband was paying at
tention to a woman 20 years old. Doc
tors say she will recover.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16
Thrum's Annual
Is Out Today

=
4 Thrum's Annual, the standard :
\ reference yearly publication on =
\ Hawaii, is issued today for the =
\ 13d year and Mr.. Thomas G. =
\ Thrum himself followed his usu- !
\ al appreciated custom of taking =
\ complimentary copies to the =
\ newspaper offices. Each year =
y Honolulu looks forward to the =
y issuance of this annual which has =
\ come to be recognized institu- 4
4 ton in the territory, and has 4
4 been published without break =
y since 1875, and always in a care =
\ full, thorough manner. Besides =
\ the statistical information and =
\ tables there are number of =
\ timely special articles. \
l. L l. L L i 4 / 4 4 / \ / = \ \ \
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16

Mrs. Harriet stanton Batch, SUI.
fragist, was awarded $4,000 damages
at Riverhead. L. l.. for the death OF
her husband. Mr.. Blatch was killed
by live wire which had fallen down
during a storm.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16

Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican Ambas-
sador Designate, denied the report that
he had been ordered to return to his
country to take a post in the Car
rama Cabinet.
The city of Berlin has paid out S40.-
10000 to needy relatives of soldiers
in the field since the beginning of the
war 49,.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16
GUTHRIE HAS IMPORTANT
CONFERENCE WITH M0T0N0
Especial cable % Hawaii shinpOl

(Speclal cable 20 nhWall onlnpOl
TOXIC, Japan, Dec. 16.-United
States Ambassador Guthrie called
viscount /. Motono. minister of for
eign affairs, yesterday and discussed
a certain important diplomatic mat
ter for about two hours. Motono re-
fused to divulge the object of the
American ambassadors visit.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16

The home of George Jones at East
Hartford was burned to the ground,
causing a loss estimated at about
$4,000, partially covered by insurance.
Oscar H. Peters, junior master of
the Boston High School of Commerce
for nine years, is dead.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16

stated that the sea was running high
and that the troopship was pounding
so heavily that it is feared she is
commencing to break up.
= number Of salvage tugs and gov
eminent vessels are standing by, but
no effort is being made to drag the
big ship off, the conditions of wind
and weather making such impossible.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16

The First National Bank Of WI
Jamestown, w. Va. did not open for
business. An examination OF the
books Is in progress. George w. Hun
ter, former mayor Of WILLIAMSBURG
and for many years cashier Of the
bank, could not be located.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16

Three men and woman were kill
ed by Pennsylvania Railroad train
which struck. jitney bus in which
they were riding at Freeman station.
near Camden, N. ].
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
LAW TO BOMB GUARD FROM AIR,
Field Pieces to ne Trained on
Aviator at Tournament,

Rodman Law, bridge jumper. steeple-
Jack and all around daredevil. is plan
ming TO pull a new thrill at the Sleeps
head Bay military tournament on May
20. Law has decided thai; the tourna
ment lacks a concrete Illustration OF
what aerial warfare is Ike. so he is
constructing a alloo IN which he will
soar over the cncamped forces of the
National Guard. SiNty field guns and
" anti-aircraft guns will be aimed at
him. the forts at the entrance of the
harbor Will take his range. and the
other avlators will try to drop him by
hurting fireworks bombs AT his gas bag
from above.
Law intends to add a nnal touch Of
realism to his air raid by carrying q
quantity Of dynamite. which he will
touch Off in the hydrogen gas that in
fates his balloon. When tho explosion
comes the aviator will drop TO ;hc
ground in n parachute. The exhibition
will give the National Guard and Coast
Artillery guancrs their first actual cN-
p%erience in laying their pieces on "A
moving object in the air.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
GREAT HARBOR TIEUP
BY UNIONS NEARER
Boat Owners Fail to Agree
With Engineers-Strikc
May Spread.

The likelihood that there will he a
general harbor and waterfront tieur
grew greater yesterday when he boat
owners and towing companies failed to
reach an agreement with the strlkins
marine engineers.
There will be another conference TO-
morrow. II no agreement Is reached
then the Marine Engineers Beneficial
Association will call a general strike
according to it's officers.
Thomas II. Delehunty. manager or the
association. said yesterday tina II was
doubtful that the general strike would
be averted. but that the union was
unwilling TO recede from Its demands
lie said that representatives OF the
union had not been able to convince the
boa. owners that the employees were
entitled 10 wage increases.
Frederick II. Dalzell and the othei
boat owners are trying TO wear our
board of conciliat'on down." said Dele
hunty. but We intend TO hold out FOL
our demands. We have not received
any advance in wages for years IN
spite Of the changed Twins conditions
our demands for increases average
about 10 per cent. and the chief de
mand is the Standardization of wage
scales. The boat owners nav combined
to keep wages down. and they are max
ing Il hard fight. hut w will stick to-
gether until they yield. even Il We have
TO tie up the entire harbor.
Engineers have less time of thar
the employees OF any other industry
They work thirteen hours a day and
36j days a year"
He said that a general strike o'
longshoremen was hanging upon the
negotiations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
DEFENCE CLEARING HOUSE NOW
Information service Issues Its
First bulletin,

The FIRST weekly bulletin of the Pre-
p~Aredn"Ss Information Service. which
ta, Just appeared. defines the function
~ hat organization as ITO supply and
Gear Information to All organizations in
'h" country interested in national de-
'' O. Its Immediate object is service
7" hose organizations which, however
varying their aims. rave the common
object Of promoting adequate prepared
], 'S"
The bulletin further says: AS a
second object. the service wishes to
promote among the civilian population
81 this country "A realization that the
WORK Of preparedness cannot he wholly
"'n" by Congress, cauno be lone by
"iganlzations, cannot be accomplished
N mass meetings. II Is only when the
average citizen assumes the RESPONSE
h.I'f for a definite and personal ma
'".u service that We shall reach the
""-'t for our physical defences.'
tn" Information bureau proposes to
"' a' a clearing house for all defence
activities.
ia" bulletin contains. besides n num-
''r OF special articles on the various
masses of preparedness, a collection of
Ne editorial sentiment from the prin-
opal cities of the country. The Pre-
Ihf"in"ss Information Service headauar-
''rs arc at 20 West Thirty-fourth street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
BREAKS RECORD IN
PASSENGER FLIGHT
Captain Tells Of Wonderful
Trip Of 178 Miles With
out a Stop.

BALTIMORE. May Establishing a
duration Of flight by five passenger
hydroaeroplanes Capt. Tom Macauley
piloted a great fifteen ton machine
through the air from Newport News to
baltimore to-day.
The start from Newport News was
made a, $50 O'Clock his morning. The
machine Handed" in the Patapsco River
below Fort Mciienry at 1855 o'clock.
II had covered Us miles without a stop.
After replenishing the Rasolene Capt.
Macauley started back at :lJ. expect
ing to exceed the record made on the
UP trip, as he bat,led against the wind
coming up. and has II in his favor on
the down trip.
The hydroaer1lane which started
back for Newport News late this after
noon descended 1T Arundel Cove. twenty
five miles from Baltimore. for the ni.ht
The coast guard defence works are at
the Cove and Capt. Macauley put in
there for inspection by the officers.
The machine will leave in the morning
for Newport News.
The persons in the machine were capt.
Macauley. Pilot $. L. Crosswell. Philip
Utter. chief Engineer Charles Good.
Mate and Lieut.. Norman +. Hall of the
United States coast service. navigating
officer.
Capt. Macauley told of the fight he
and his crew had with a young cyclone
that struck his craft off the mouth OF
the Patuxent River and how finally they
tattled their way through treacherous
air currents into a placid lane.
Al times we were brought almost To
a standstill." said Capt Macauley. "aud
the grinding of the two huge 100 horse
power engines throhhed AZ such a speed
that the frail frame OF the machine
shook like a leaf. For fifteen minutes We
had this wind TO contend with. and our
progress was as slow as a snail. Finally
we struck a free lane and shot forward
az a hundred mile an our clip"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
TO FIGHT FOR S. I. SECESSION
Papers Prepared for Incorporation
~ CITY separation League.

Edward Doyle OF Port Richmond.
staten Island. a taxpayer, has prepared
papers for the Incorporation Of the city
Separation League. the object OF which
Will he the accession OF slater Island
from New York city and It's incorpora-
ton as n separate city.
Mr.. Doyle is reputed TO be one of
the wealthicst men on Staten Island.
He n many others believe that since
Mayor Mitchell vetoed the Cromwell
bill. which would have prevented the
erection of u garbage disposal plant
on Staten Island without the consent
OF the Inhabitants. there is no Other
way TO shut'out what they believe will
he a great nuisance.
Contractors who expect to build the
disposal plant sent letters. which were
received Yesterday 10y staten Island tan
payers. arguing thai the proposed plant
would not he a nuisance. Full page ad-
vcrtisemcnts appeared In staten Island
newspapers yesterday making the same
argument.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07

to-day to reject the proposition Of Il. NJ.
Herr. president of the Electric and Man
ufacturing Company. who yesterday
asked that lists Of 200 employees be ex-
changed by the Westinghouse officials
and the strikers. and thai each side then
select Ave men from the list of the other
side to act as a mediation board.
Gov. Brumbaugh summoned President
Herr. j. w. Frank. president of the en-
ployees' association A.. r. Mcnamara
and other representatives. OF the striking
employees to-day and told them that
they should accept the services of the
State mediators to bring about a solution
OF their differences.
District Attorney Jackson announced
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
GIRL FLLER THRILLS WITH
SHEER DROP OF 1000 FEET
Sheepshead Bay Speedway Crowd Held Breathless as
She Loops the Loop High in Air-Miss Stinson
Beats Resta's Auto and Bombards Fort.

that Lincoln Beachey had when he fell
to his death-was barely audible. Then
she seemed TO poise an instant, swooped.
turned upward and over In a clean loop.
while two rains Of smoke from mag
nesium fiares on the rear of her biplane
marked her path. She hesitated once,
twice. n then came the same clean
dive and somersault. while a hundred
automobiles parked in the field honked
applause n drowned out the hand
clippings of tho crowd.
The end was even more thrilling, for
from a height of about 1000 feet she
turned downward and dropped like q
pluinmet to within 100 feet of the ground
until II seemed that she never could
s~traighten out In time. only to curve TO
"a level and alight easily.
Drives Auto at 1OO Mile Pace.
Dario Resta, apparently anxious to
show what his powerful Peuge could
10 without the unnatural competition
from above. then raced the two mile
course against time. finishing in ! .o6.
an average speed Of 100 miles an hour.
j. c. Vincent, v!ce-presidert If the Pack
ara Automobile Company, had brought
out a gray racer moun,ed with the new
Packard twelve cylinder aviation motor to
demonstrate II. He to went around the
course. but failed to beat Resta's time.
making los miles an hour.
The next event had a military favor.
FOR Miss Stinsnn bOmbarded q skeleton
fort In the iniield. As she shot past
the grandstand she dropped eight cylin-
ders. each containing a small charge of
dynamite. which exploded II the air
with a bang. From the fort. to continue
the Illusion. a small mortar shot up
bombs at her a~eroplane. which burst in
tiny white clouds as she went by.
Then came a race between the girl
fiier and Resta- The automobiles failed
10 duplicate his former victory. for Miss
Stinson's machine was faster than Mill
mans she won easily.
The aerial programme will he repeated
to-day At 3 O'Clock. The proceeds are to
he contributed TO the National Aeroplane
Fund.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
SCHENECTADY CAR
LINES ARE TIED UP
Strikers Ignore Request Of In
tprnatiOna1 Union to Re.
turn to Work.

SCHENECTADY, May s-Acting con-
trary to a from international
President W. d.. Mahon Of the Anal
gamated Street Railway Association. 40
employees Of the Schenectady Railway
Company voted early to-day to strike,
since their demand for a 5 cent per
hour increase had not been met by the
company.
Not "a car left the barns this morn
ing and all city n i%nterurban lines
have been tied up all day. The rail-
way wanted to compromise. or arbitr.te,
Offering the men a . cent increase for
" years and an additional cent for
the third year. which would make the
wages equal to those In any city OF this
size. even higher than in some. A
similar offer was accepted by the men
in Albany. Troy. Utica. Syracuse and
Rochester last week.
The strike here has not international
sanction and at noon to-day 1nterna-
tional President Mahon wired the men
that they had violated all international
agreements in striking and requesting
them 10 return TO work. II they would
do this the international officials said
they would come here and attempt 70
settle the differences.
Late in the day W. r. Fitzgerald. n
member OF the international executive
committee. arrived here. Tonight he is
attending a meeting OF the men. urging
them to return to work and leave their
dispute To arbitration. Patrick j
Downey and James McManus Of the State
Board Of Mediation are also here and are
Offering their services. They have con-
ferred with the men. but have been UNI
successful.
There has been no violence or disorder
Of n kind. The railway has made no
attempt to operate its cars and will not
unless the international union revokes
the charter of the union for Its failure to
obey instructions Horace T.. Andrews
OF New York. president of the Science
tady Railway Company. arrived during
the afternoon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
WESTINGHOUSE MEN REFUSE.
NH Not Accept COmpanY's Method
ri Arbitra tiOu,

PiTTsRrRG. May 6.-The strikers coin-
mittec. representing $4,000 Westing-
house employees, overwhelmingly voted
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
FATHER HELD FOR SLAIN BOY
Luke Nr"kins Is Arrested by the
Philadelphia Police.

filLApELrHIA. May 6.--I.uke Meeki".,
d. ''r Of Richard Meekins, the s-ycar-old
BOY whose body was found In the swami
" lew days ago, was arrested this after
'''N. II" Is being held TO explain what
was doing on tho meadows on Marc,
'"oK'ns has been identified by Judscn
GEO and other truck farmers who live
t'df whore the body was found as a
non who WAS seen walking IN the 'icin-
when the body was found on the
",'"iuooH Of March 10. and on a number
~ previous occasions.
Jnsl after the Meekins boy disap-
red the police reached tho conclusion
nat wing to a family quarrel the
'''her might be responsible for tho dis.
appearance OF the boy,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07

twisting. spiralling. now upside down
In "a GREATNESS loop. now hurting down
ward for a thousand feet Of sheer drop
that seemed certain suicide, only to
bring up In a graceful volplane to her
landing place on the infcld-that vas
MICS Katherine Stinson yesterday after
noon at the Sheepshead Bay Speedway
aviation tournament. The announcer,
believing through a huge megaphone,
called her the Queen Of the Air" but
she was more than that. She was like
a part Of the very armament itself.
~niraculously made visible II playing
~vagrantly In her native element.
The thrills the twenty-year-old av!a-
trice produced not only had the laiety
In the grand stand spellbound. but they
astonished even veteran fiiers of the
other sex. OF whom there were many
present. II takes weight n muscle to
hold a heavy biplane steady on It's
course through "A diving loop. but this
frail. almost childish appearing girl du-
plicatcd the feats of the best OF them
and did IL with seeming ease.
The tournament was scheduled to be-
gin at 3 o'clock. but 1t was an hour
later when, after several short trial
flights. the first event was announced.
II WAS a race between Tex Millman, who
carried n motion picture actress over
New York last Thursday. and Dario
Resta. the automobile speedster.
FIies Close 20 Ground.
Miilnan. although he lost the contest
by the narrowest OF margins. gave a per-
feet demonstration OF his control over his
machine. The course was two miles
around the speedway track and through
Dnf tho rnna Afittp,u,, fgA,,. sol, "
thirty feet above the ground. a far more
dangerous neigh: tina a hundred times
that altitude would nave been. He
never wavered. even when the nasty
winds eddying about the grand stand
caught him from one side. but travelled
on as though running a solid path.
Then Miss Stinson started out. In
she went to a height OF about, 1900 feet
until the roar OF her engine-the Same
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
CLOAK STRIKERS SEE VICTORY

Union Omcers say Employers Are
Welding.
Independent cloak manufactures have
been signing agreements with their strik-
ing employees at a rate that indicates