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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28
Evicted Into America


Wilson began his long series of remarka BILE
experiences in childhood. His father was
coal miner in Scotland. The family lived in
two-room house, the property OF the COM
pany, and there were six in the family.
strike came. The miners we're evicted from
their houses. 1t was winter. With two other
families the Wilson family took refuge in a
stable under the Toulouse at Avon bridge.
The strike was finally settled, but the elder
Wilson decided to come to America He had
enough money to pay his own passage but
the rest of the family remained in Scotland
till funds were sent back for their transport
tation. In 1S70-Wlliam was then eight
years old-they Joined Mr.. Wilson in the
coal fields at Arnot Pa. The next year Will
lam went to work in the mines, At the age
of II he joined labor body and lost his job.
He got another one, however At the age OF
IA he organized a debating and reading So
ciety of the miners of Arnot. Later ne as
sisted in organizing the United Mine Work.
ers of America. His Identification with the
labor movement in West Virginia caused his
Imprisonment,
As a boy in the mines he was once buried
under several tons of rock-he was saved
from DEATH however, by miraculous pocket
formed by debris. lie had other exciting
experiences. Also, later, other occupations
than coal mining He worked a fireman
on railroad, dug bitches, carried chain
and surveying tools, prospected for coal de-
posts and chopped down trees in the bark
woods" of Pennsylvania before he rented the
farm which he afterwards bought. That
farm in Blossburg is now his home. Thither
he brought his wife, a Pennsylvania girl OF
Scotch birth, And there they reared family
of nine children. In 1896 Mr. Wilson was
elected 10 Congress from the 18th District
and after two reflections he Joined the
Cabinet Of President Wilson as Secretary Of
Labor.
Read Books TO Father
Secretary Wilson tells how he acquired the
beginnings of an education while working
in the mines, during period OF several years,
/ was accustomed TO read aloud TO my
father at home in the evenings. He could
read, and write also, but he did both with
difficulty. A typical argumentative Scotch
man, he was accustomed to worry over
straws of discussion with his neighbors. The
reading, which was usually of a serious char
acter, provided him with basis of knowl-
edge on which TO construct his arguments.
Among other books that / read 10 him.
remember. were Science and the Bible.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08
RARE LACES AND
PERFUME GOING
ON SHERMAN

Rare perfume valued at $4,000 and
a shipment Of embroidery which is
worth 5l,000 pesos 1925 5000, are
among the unusual items of freight
which the1U< S. army transport Sher-
man is today carrying from Manila 10
San Francisco. She left here at .
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
There are IL cases of perfume IN
the transports holds. The variety is
known as ylang-ylang and is made
from a certain flower which grows
both in the Philippines and on Oahu.
Tut which is said not to be utilized
here for perfume. II has rich odor
somewhat like tuberoses.
Philippine embroidery OF the most
&C stiv make is also among the trans
ports freight from Manila There are
40 cases of it, its estimated value be-
ing $1,000 pesos. The perfume is
worth $500 pesos ($2500) a case.
Through freight On the Sherman is
1000 tons and includes cigars, other
tobaccos and various Philippine pro-
ducts. There is no sugar or hemp on
board however. The Sherman took
from Honolulu 55 first-clasS passenf
gers, % second and about 100 troop
Brig. Gen. R. X Evans, retiring com,
mander OF the Hawaiian Department,
and his family, left on the Sherman,
The general is to retire for age A
large number of friends assembled at
Pier to see the General and Mrs.
Evans away.
An unusual item in the incoming
freight brought TO Honolulu from Ma
Mia on the Sherman was consign-
ment of u cases labeled wooden tenc-
ing gems" and consigned to the ord
nance department
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08
MAY
CARRY Freight
HERE TOORIENT
Chamber of Commerce Writes
Washington Hoping to Help
Relieve Congestion

Following ~Seye ral complaints from
the local merchants that il is inpoS
siDle 10 send merchandise to the Or
.eTit ~ any 0: the through steamers
IS fACy load all the cargo they can
carry. at San Francisco, Raymond &.
Ikt IN, secretary. Of tie Chamber Of
Commerce. has written Washington
requesting that the transports be al
iow14.-to carry the freight until such
time akethe congestion is relieved.
The principal freight which the is
lands send TO the Orient, and particu-
larry Manila, is coffee and pineapples,
ana Brown said today that he knows
Of freight orders that have been held
up for several months.
Lawrence Judd. manager OF Thee.
II. Davies & Go. grocery department,
said this morning that it is almost in]-
possible to send any large amoaat lef
its coffee to the Orient The local
steamship agencies are perfectly Will
ing TO cooperate with US, he SAID, but
all the steamers arrive here filed with
freight and there is no space
available >" r.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08
SHIPPING 6MATERFRONTN News
China Boys Now
Prevail Aboard
VI. Steamer
Ecuador Arrives Today With 48
ASiatic Stewards Replacing
Writes; Venezuela Same

As had bean expected. the Pacific
Mail liner Ecuador had nothing hut
.Nti4tic stewards When sEs 81 Ick her
aaee ma the chanueI ard giidel aiGng.
SIDE Pier 8 Moaday moLninZ. -e0G.!Eg
from Yokohama, -.
- obstreBerous were the liners
&hite stewards On the voyage over
from san fianEiS.e. yoyage number
outbound tha4&39lssrriving al Yokoha-
ma Chief Stes9a lffsss5 81 Davidson was
giAea authority 10 diss!3atee them all
and hire ztsiAt4es tln5f places
When the Ecuador docked Mono
morning her stewards, totalling Is,
were Asiatics. all Chinese hut one.
Pnrser a. f.. Nowlan said that while
the majority Of the white stewards
on the Ecuador were a disgrace to
the Americans in the profession,
there were a few decent men among
them who had made no trouble and
conducted themselves as gentlemen.
On the outward voyage some stew
ards quit here. a couple of them got
into fight in Yokohama over a pas
senger each insisted lie should have
mainder are said To have walked out
in Yokohama an hour before a recep-
ton was to be held aboard the steam
er in honor OF ner first arrival in that
port in the Pacific Mail service This
so disguised the company ttfatft de
termined to return to its former policy
OF hiring only Asiatic stewards.
When the Pacific Mail liner Ven
ezuela locked Saturday evening from
San Francisco she had only Chinese
stewards. as the Star-Bulletins adj
vices from that coast said she would
have. The deck force was white, but
everyone in the stewards department
except the chief steward was Asiatic.
The Venezuela left fer Yokohama
at | O'Clock Sunday afternoon. ]. n.
Rcsseter, vice-president and general
manager of the Pacific Mail, is aboard
accompanied by his bride.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08
CAPTAIN CRANGLE
NOW MASTER Of
U. S. I. CROOK

News reached Honolulu YESTERDAY.
coming ON the T. s. army transport
Sherman, that Capt w. j. Crangle,
former master of the transport Dix,
which left today for Manila, is now in
command of the transport Crook, ply.
ing between Seattle and Alaska.
The Crook next spring will make
several voyages to Panama for the
purpose of carrying canal machinery
from the big ditch to Alaska TO build
TO Alaska Railroad, the government
railway which is being built by the
Alaska railroad commission.
Capt Crangle was transferred last
spring from the Dix to the Philippine
transport Warren, plying between Ma
Mia and China ports. A few months
ago he was transferred again, this
time to the Crook, officers of the
Sherman say.
Work on the Alaska Railroad has
been suspended fer the winter, but
next spring Capt Crangle will begin
making voyages TO the Canal to load
machinery for the governments big
railroad job in the rich territory up
North.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08
0. S. X. TO open
SOUTH AMERICA
Line SOON

That South American steamer line
will be opened in the near future by
the Osaka Shosen Kaisha (Oska MGR
camille Steamship Company and also
that the company will be recommend
ed by him to open a new steamer line
from Japan to Australia, was stated
by S. Kamitani, director of the o..
S. X. while he was in Honolulu
Kamitani left ION the Pacific Mail
liner Venezuela for the Orient.
The steamship man said he made a
thorough investigation of commercial
and shipping conditions in the South
Sea islands, Australia and Canada.
The Q. s. X. now has three large
steamers on the Orient-Honolulu-S
Francisco run, the Seattle Mara,
Shinokoku Maru and Shimpo Mart.
IL is possible that the three boats may
have their itineraries extended to IN
Clude South American ports.
General Manager NV. II. Avery OF
the Toyo Kisen Kaisha said yesterday
his company now has three big
freighters under construction fer the
Yokohama Honolulu San Francisco
run. Avery will leave for the Orient
Friday afternoon on the t. X. X.
steamer Siberia MaTu. due that morn
ing from San Francisco.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08
CREWS OF AMERICAN
SHIPS ARE REQUIRED
TO HAVE PASSPORTS

Seamen on American ships calling
at ports of belligereiIt countries must
lie provided via passports, says cir
cular letter received by Acting Col
le2tor of Customs Raymer Sharp from
The bureau of navigation The letter
reads:
You are again, urged TO impress
upon masters of American ships bound
for ports in belligerent countries. their
dominions, provinces, territories and
islands, the requirements OF such coun-
tries that members of crews be pro
Nided with passports or certificates
showing their nationality.
BY a recent Russian regulation sea-
men, other than Russians, must show
their passports before they are per
mitted TO land in Russian ports.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08
BLAZE IN FREIGHTER'S HOLD At
COLON INPER|LS MANDASAN MARU

cnallnz iaEt NUJGId allow life IRE ieEts
er IL take only 21Ustons although 3eo
were wanted The steamer toos $50
tons today frnIn< the " EnterIsiana.
which has hlenty. OF coal for al
steamers calling here and received
5000 more tons this. q eek from Mur9-
ran on the KTnaasan Marll. another
NJ r. K boat .....> H..
The MandasaIiS. cargo consists Of
I&4,2I6 eases OF case oil, 500 eases. and
- barrels Of engine oil. which she
is taking 10 nairen for the Texas Oil
Com ANY. receiving sl.4A a case for
the VOYAGE sThis is 4. cents less than
the Toxic Maru. which left Monday for
Dairen, is getting. Freight rates on
this eommoditg are steadily going
down They have been as high as
81 90 and StS9 a case this wear
The NandasaE. captain is J.. lsAi,
da. Tie freighter left Japan June 20
of this year. TOOK coal here. went 10.
Chile, loaded cargo OF nitrate Of
soda and took il to Philadelphia. then
was chartered ~ the Texas Oil Com
Dany for her present voyage from
Port Arthur, Texas. TO Dairen She
Will continue her voyage tonight or
tomorrow morning.
Good weather up from Balboa was
reported The steamer left the canal
October II for this port There are
40 men in the crew .~...
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08
Big MAIL WILL
COME MONDAY
ON VENTURA
Seattle Maru Will Be Here at
Neon Tomorrow; Makura to
Arrive Friday Morning

Redo adsfces received this morn
ing from the Oceanic steamer Neuta-
"a hr the shipping department OF G.
BrweT * COMPANY Oceanic agents.
say she IS bringing a big mail 10 Fio-
=neTuiu. Gls bags The Steamer viii ar
rive Monday morning
- Ia SseneerA fCr Honolulu on tho Nen-
tara ara g. Cargo FOR this port is
small 3 : tons, Willie the express par
cells are H in number The Ventura
viii arrive off port at go Monday
morning, docking at Pier 10, To steam
between and , O'Clock the same aft
ernocn Tor Page Pago and Sydney
Tie Alatson freishter Hilonfan sent
IN a wireless this morning saving sha
would arrive from San Francisco at
go this afternoon. with 3.}s8s5ons Of
cargo for Houolulu and 277 for Kabu-
lui
Seattle Msru Tomorrow
At noon tomorrow the 0. S. X.
steamer Seattle Maru will be off port
from Yokohama, with twoscabin, l02
As.atics and 1895 tons Of cargo ior
this port. Mes wireless was received
today from thes Nippon NIaru, but she
is not expected TO show up from Yo
kohama before Friday.
M5kura COMING Friday
DIE Friday morning from Sydney is
the Canadian Australasian steamer
sAakura. Her through passengers are
% first-cabin- 26 second and % steer
ase. The number for Honolulu is not
given, nor freight for this port. The
local agency. fheo, H. Davies & Com
pany. has 100 tons offering for the
Northwest Whether there IS room
for 1t ali is Atit yet known The Ma
kura has plenty of passenger accom-
MISUNDERSTANDING She will steam
for Victoria and Vancouver probably
between AUDI O'Clock Friday after
noon. A wireless from the liner is
expected tomorrow.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08

Advices from Los Angeles say a
large delegation from the Los Angeles
Chamber OF Commerce is coming OF
the Great Northern. The Los Angeles
Examiner saysEthe party will include
MANY businessmen from the southern
California metropolis The islanders
win celebrate Pineapple Day and hold
a fiesta in honor OF the late king $
birthday while the party is thera.
saws the Examiner which has refer.
tnce TO the Kalakaua Day events, No
MEMBER l6 The Great Northern VIII
Leave Los Angeles harbor Snh Pedro
for lilo n , D. m; tcday.. 1t !. r. -:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08
HARBOR NOTES


At O'clock tomorrow afternoon
the Matson steamer Matsonia will
leave from Pier II for lilo, to return
Sunday morning.
The Associated Oil ship Marion
Chilcott arrived late yesterday after
noon from the coast with an oil cargo.
She is discharging today at Pier L.
This afternoon the Matson steamer
Hilonian is arriving from San Fran
cisco with 1880 tons of cargo for
Honolulu and 277 for Kahului. she
docks at Pier IS.
=Advices to the Merchants Exchange
say the Z. s army transport Logan
steamed from San Francisco Mondar
for Honolulu and Manila She is due
here November 10 or IA.
At midnight last night the Standard
Oil tanker Richmond arrived from
San Francisco She entered port this
morning and locked at Pier II IN
discharge her oil cargo.
The T. X. X. steamer Siberia Mard
left San Francisco Saturday for Homo
lulu and Yokohama. She will arrive
here Friday morning. to- steam the
same afternoon for the Orient.
Next mail from San Francisco VIII
arrive Friday morning in the T. Il.
X. steamer Siberia Maru. She will
take the next mail to Yokohama when
she sails, about o'clock the same
afternoon ~
Due Friday morning from Sydney,
Auckland and Suva is the Canadian
Australasian liner Makura. she Will
steam the same afternoon between l
and 2 o'clock for Victoria and Van.
Couver, taking MAJ and passengers
from this port.
Early today the Japanese tramp
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08

commander at that time. had on board
February "a, 1913, II tins of unmani-
tested opium. The captain has 70
days in which to file an answer TO. the
complaint and will probably send it
here by mail from San Francisco
when the Ecuador arrives there next
week: ::.>...*. e.. -. ''..>..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08
Keeping boarders
is a matter s
of business

You ladsbetter not-keepboafd-
ers at all tf41ess you can dat
IN Il Cuisines way" KefI
should manage a boarding
house as carefully as You would
manage a store. And the need
To advertise for boarders-
while am intermittent needs
as obvious and as real as the
need Of advertising a store, or
any other business.
And like the majority of mer-
chants, you should use the Star
Bulletin Want Ads for best
results.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08

Request has been made of ali pas
senger steamship lines calling at
Honolulu. for the privilege of display
ing card, conveying the following
announcement, in the social hall or
smoking room of each of their vessels
as they sail for this port: The Off
GERS and directors will consider it a
privilege if any of the passengers who
may be in need OF information will
call on arrival Of the steamer al
Honolulu at the Chamber of Com.
merce rooms on the third floor of the
kauikeolani building. near the corner
OF King and Fort streets Raymond
C. Brown, Secretary .>....>:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08

Next mail from San Francisco viii.
arrive Friday morning in the L X. X.
liner Siberia Maru.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08

Associated Press correspondence
says the Republic of Panama has
opened new port on the Atlantic
coast, about so miles from Colon, and
hegun construction of government
luilding there The port is named
Mandinga and is located on Mandinga
Bay in the Gulf of San Bias. 1t has
an excellent harbor with deep water
and is only short distance from i'm
portant manganese ore mines owned
by an American syndicate. Nearby IS
the site of a town To be named Nj
cuesa, to he developed under gov
eminent concession granted TO al
American who has long resided IN
Colon
The department OF commerce has
announced the publication by the
United States coast and geodetic sur
vey of new chart, No. 5102, San
Diego to Point Firmin, Cal, mercator
projection. Price 80 cents. This
chart, which replaces No. 510a. in
Guides a very important stretch of
coast line of the State of California,
and equally important water area.
Within its limits are the harbOrs OF
Los Angeles and San Diego, and off
shore are shown the islands of Santa
Barbara, Santa Catalina and San
Clemente The route OF vessels from
ports north Of Point Conception 10
Central and South America passes
near CorteZ Bank, which is delineated
in the southwest corner of the chart.
STAR-BULLETIN GIVES YOU
TODANtS NEWS TO-DAY
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08

Early today the Japanese tramp
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08

Capt. A. w. Nelson, commander of
the Pacific Mail liner Ecuador, viii
probably file by mail an answer to
the summons served on him Monday
BY United States Marshal j. J. Smiddy
to pay $37O.5o assessed against him
three years ago because the Pacific
Mail liner Korea, of which he was
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08

The steam yacht Warrior will take
bunker coal tomorrow at Pier Il or
Pier: IL and will probably steam Fri
cay for southern California ports, az
Cording to what her owner. Alexander
Smith Cochran, told Capt. William Il
Foster, the narbormaster. ~. II. +.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-19
The Perfected SPOdess Shriaksr
and Finisher

advance 1915-1s25 Model
For the Proper SPOESing, Shr1nk-
ing and Finishing Of All kinds
az wash Goods and Dress Goods
This Shrinker fills 3 long 1sit
Ivant- as every class OF material
Is given a beautiful finish We
are Ever Alert for New Ideas.
Tending TO Increase the Effic-
iencv OF our store Service and
we are giving
A Free Public Exhibition
All this week. that every lady n
our city may get q sample OF
this High Grade Work
Hereafter this Perfect Work.
Sc Yard,
And to boost the sale or AMER
TCAN MADE WASH GOODS all
Wash Materials not over IS
inches wide, VIII be shrunk for
&c a ward. You cannot judge
shrinking by ordinary standards
RS results THAT COUNT-
Any wash Goods Material OF
Dress Goods purchased at our
store we will sponge a1d shrink
without charge during exhibitdOR
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-19
TRANSACTION IN RINGS
CATSE OE MANS

Charged with peddling without a
license, Thomas Barry was held in the
city jail Wednesday pending a hearing
in corporation court. When taken into
custody Barry. IL is charged, was at
tempting to sell a ring TO a Mexican.
According to the policeman who made
the arrest, at FL Paso and San An
tonic streets, Barry went TO the po-
liceman and asked him if it was not a
real diamond On being searched at
the police station a number of other
rings Of the order Barry was attempt
ing to sell were found IN his posses
sion
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-19

Correct that eye trouble, and enjoy
the comfort and pleasure Of perfect
eFesight For satisfaction in eyegIass-
fitting see Geo D. Kendall, OptomeIrist
and Optician, EOS Mesa Ave.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-19
II IL
One Hundred
And Nine Years
a

Ago.
Robert Edward Lee. the
son of Light Horse
Harry. of Revolutionary
days, was born In West
moreland county, Virginia,
January l9, 1907. Andrew
Jackson secured him an ap-
pointment to West Point,
and IN 1929 he graduated
from this institution. He was
with Scott In the Mexican
War In the famous march
upon Mexico City, and was
three times brevetted for dis
tinguished services. From
1852 to 1855 he was su-
perintendent of the United
States Military Academy at
West Point. and later served
as lieutenant-colonel of the
Second Cavalry In Texas.
He went with his state when
she seeded. and his life IS
bound up IN that of the Con-
federacy. Impartial critics
rank him as Americas great
est general. He died IN
1870.
If Robert E. Lee were alive
today In FL Paso. he would
trade at The Popular be-
cause he appreciated cour-
tesy and fair dealing IN all
transactions.
,s,.n.,, &@aAlSs
toi9Heul NsEz5 Good Is7:jEz55s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-20

herself in order that the political ideals
Of her lover may not be sacrificed is
not an altogether novel device. But
It IL perfectly suited to solving the
difficulty in the present situation.
THE Earth Is the best specimen OF
dramaturgy that has come out Of
London in years.
The search for the sweet little play
is unceasing. Peg O. My Heart" vas
n sweet little play. |; is said h "a
The Cinderella Man" is saccharine
"T.le Melody Of Youth" Is a sweet, H.
tie play II ever there was one, Per.
iaps il Is the swectes, little play that
has been seen here for SOME time.
II is too sweet for proper judgment by
anybody over the ripe age of Is. Mid
die aged critics should not be allowed
70 g.ve %utterance to their unsympa-
;het!c ideas on the subject. What do
they know about apple blossoms.
mauve satin breeches. blind beggars
and lovely young girls playing the
harp to admirers that lie on the sward
at their side? Yet they have been the
creators OF some OF the lovel!est sto-
r.es OF youth that the stage has ever
seen. In all probability both NJ. Neil
hac and NJ. Halevy when they COL
Elaborated In such a masterpiece OF
sentimentality as "Frou Frou" were
long pas, their youth and showed all
the sgns Of comfortable living in
Paris.
But they were wise In their genera
ton. and they knew how to draw the
sort Of characters That appealed
through youth and its joys and sor-
rows. II Is probable that none OF the
plays that ever came out OF France
was aver quite 80 sweet as The Mel
ody OF Youth" Most Of them had a
counter irritant Of some kind or an
other. a dash of bitter sweet used to
make them suited TO maturer as well
as to youthful taste. But youth has
everything its W way at the Fulton
' Theatre these nights.