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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07
German Fighter Now Lying.
Safe at Pearl Harbor Had
Bluff Called at Havana

Few Honolulu persons who came 70
know the German gunboat Geier in
the many months after she had put in
here for refuge from japanese battle
ships until she was towed away dis
nbled to Pearl Harbor, knew also that
the small gray fighter had sprung into
prominence once before with the Am
erican navy. .r- ..
This, according TO the New York
Herald, was during the Spanish.Amer-
lean war OF 1893, when the Geier at
tempted TO dash out of the port at
Havana, Cuba, guarded at the time
by only a few old lighthouse tenders
and coast guard cutters. The story,
as told by the Herald, In view OF the
action of the Geier's crew in disabE
ing her, Is as follows:
During the Spanish-American war
the Geier sprang into prominence by
an attempt TO demonstrate the inef-
fectiveness Of the American blockade
upon Havana. The Geier had obtain
ed permission TO pass through the
American blockade at an early period
Of the war, at time when a strong
American naval force was present be-
fore the Cuban port, and she renamed
in Havana until only a few lightly
armed cutters and converted light.
house tenders we're on guard. the
heavy ships having been withdrawn
under Admiral Sampson TO the east
ward.
Made Dash From Port
Picking her time, the Geier one aft
ef'noon In May, 1898, made dash out
Of port, Rugged the coast in a run to
westward. and would have made good
her getaway without being spoken to
had II not been for the unexpected ar
rival few hours earlier before Hava-
ma OF the newly built and fast coast
guard cutter Manning.
AT the first cry Of Black smoke
coming out Of Havana" which went
up from every masthead lookout Of
the American vessels simultaneously,
the senior officer present hailed the
Manning, which was close by, through
the megaphone m the following Ian
euage:
manning. therel
THAT fellow coming out OF Havana
Is probably the German warship Geier.
He must be oyerhauled at all hazards
You have the only ship that can do
4. Go In, and good luck to you!''
The commander Of the Manning,
Capt F. NJ. Munger fnow captain com.
mandant, retiredl, called out In re-
ply: How close In under the bat.
teries may I go2p The orders to
the blockading force were not to draw
In. -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07
GERMAN GEIER TRIED once TO "
BREAK BLOCKADE IN CUBAN PORT

speed ahead, the bugles sounded all
hands TO quar1er5 and in another in
slant the Manning was tearing through
the water at full speed. Steadily she
crawled mp, and as she did so her of,
ficers could see the strangers hull
steadily rise on the horizon. Then the
gun sponsons came in view: her flag
was showing, but il was now plain
that the vessel ahead was not only a
large cruiser, but Enthusiastically the
Geier. A headline in the coast ahead
compelled the stranger to haul out
more to sea, and as she did so she
slowed down, then stopped, and slowly
there fluttered to the gaff end the i'm.
perial flag of Germany
The Manning, without stopping her
great speed, tore under the Geier's
stern, put her helm hard-a-port and
made full round of the German cruis-
er, as much as to say, We'll, You
didn't get out without being spoken
to- As the Manning spun round the
German the officers of the Geier stood
at salute, which was CURLY acknow-
lodged from the Manning, and then
as the Manning headed back great
roar of laughter burst from her men,
for there, coming down in the distance
as fast as they could steam, was every
one Of the eight little American guard
vessels, the fastest not able to make
more than 10 knots, and not one car
rying more than a few 6-pound guns,
but they were all determined to be in
that fight if II was possible to get
there. ...-.
Vital TO the Blockade RI
The significance of the Geier's act
lay in the fact that il she had been
able TO break through the American
Gordon without being spoken to she
could, on arrival at Vera Cruz, where
she put in a few days later, have
cabled to Berlin that the American
to q Blockade before Ha-
vana were Jfngarranted, and there
fore the alleged blockade was not rec
ognizaDle. II is principle In interna-
tional law that a blockade to be recog-
nized must be effective
The commander Of one of the block
aiding vessels before Havana on the
above occasion in writing his report Of
the share which his vessel took in the
war declared that OF all the incidents
which came under his notice during
the West Indian campaign of 1898 the
one which most wildly impressed him
was the sight of the Manning dashing
In at full speed to engage an enemy
which every one believed. and which
was afterwards shown to be true, was
treble the lighting power of the ship
that obeyed the order to stop her.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07
DANCING GLASSES

Learn the latest New York dances
from MADAME LESTER, Honolulu's
leading teacher: Tuesday evening,
Club; Friday evening. Punahou Class !:
Saturday morning. Children's Class.
Fancy and stage dancing. private les
sons by appointment Phone 1852, /. o.
o. F. Hall. Res. 3675, The Romagoy.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07

Fire destroyed an entire block Of
business houses at WEIGH, w. Va, at a
loss of $250,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
.SOTHERN OBLIGED
TO LEAVE STAGE.
Actor Returns, Better
May Not Go Under
Knife, Says Doctor

Z. II. Sothern, who bsds a fearful and
final adieu TO the stage last May, will
really have to quit acting, and has
promised his physician and his wife
that he will. Mr.. Sothern was appear
ing with his company in the Blackstone
Theatre, Chicago, in az We're King,
for the benefit Of the British Red Cross
when he was stricken with the malady
which brought the ultimatum from Dr.
Joseph h. Bissen. He returned TO New
York yesterday with the physician.
Il have told Mr.. Sothern that he
must quit she stage for good, and
mean it, said DR. BisSell. Mrs. Soth-
ern has very emphatically demanded
that he give up the stage for good, and
he has finally promised that he will do
so. | do not believe that he will 60
against my orders"
Mr. Sothern was able to walk through
the station with the doctor TO an auto
mobile. No operation will be per-
formed Immediately, although il was
thought that one might benecessary'
DR.. BissellS purpose is to get his pa
tient in prime physical trim before re-
sorting 10 the knife.
not believe il will be necessary "a
operate. ] want him to get himself in
good condition, however, so that If we
do have to operate we will have a pa
tient who is in robust general health.
Mr.. Sothern's greatest regret is that
his retirement means the breaking up
Of his company, the last performance
of which is being staged tonight at the
Blackstone Theatre. in Chicago"
Julia Marlowe, Mr.. Sothern's wife
who FASTENED to Chicago with DR.. Bis
sell as soon as she heard that her hus-
band was again afflicted with gall
stones, did not return with him. BY
mistake she had boarded the second
section of the train at Buffalo, and il
was almost two hours after Mr..
Sothern arrived that she reached the
Grand Central Terminal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
THE WEATHER REPORT
Official Records and Forecasts for Neat
TMenty-fOur Hours

wsshInF'oa Jan. s-Disturbanoes wet central
Saturday night over the Canadian hiriune ffo,-
inces. Lake superior and Alberta. tshshe -,
thr,e dlsturhances are travelling east In hlEn iau
tudes however ne precipitation attending mem
has been confined 20 Yery small Area. There Ncto
rains Friday night the Immediate Au,nlse
COST and Local SHOWS sionE the nofth bofdef All
weather prWsled in other districts. -.-.--
Temperatures have fallen In tho Ausnuc sn'~
and he north Rocky Mountain rqion. ana theJ
lave risen over the Mississippi VALLEY the nPpei
iskc r,sion and tho middle plains states. Ten
ue-,ftlres are near or sboTe ths Seasonal Neftc IN
practically all parts o, tho county east OF mo
me- in5icstioos ar, that the weather will be
reoerafy fair sunday and Monday over the states
ssst of the Mississippi River. The weather wiz 20
colder sunday and sunday nignt over INC 49,
region ana the upper ohio VALLEY IeupersluIe
changes elsewhere east Of the Mississippi River Will
Wind, Tor sunday ard Monday: North Atlantic,
frcsh ana probably strong southwest and west hd
fslr weather: middle Atlantic. moderate 70 ifesh
l.ntir csst Gulf west Gull gentle sniahle ana lnf
weather uppcr lakes. fresh and ttroog west dinn
isbi,g fair weather ercept possible snow smdp
IN essern Lake Superior and stueme norm por-
lions on Lakes Michigan and Huron, lover hk -,
strong southwest and wot WINDS ana tc0e'A''
fair
ro~ec,,t, for Special locallto.-for bisNrn
~ yosk probably fair to-day and Tomorrow
colder To night ln northern portion: -.
Eastern PennsylvsniA Eastern New Jersey. pea
v,~c MARYLAND. The District or columns ann w.
GINA probably i2if TO-DAY ANU " "O''V'' Nv"
much change IN Temperature.
toc,I onelal Fsoord.-T folor1nE otna,l record
f,or1 the Weather Bureau shows temperatures uurns
Inc last twenty four hours. lie comparison Win me
.,,-c.r.,nafng date OF last year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07

stubs OF the checks. IL soon turned out
that thi sfellow did not have enough
TO buy the goods and he asked Breck-
inridgc to help him to buy small
amounts which he bought Of the whole
sale merchants.
"Brcckinridgc guaranteed one or two
accounts, and | have the Items for
which he stood good-too good, for he
had 20 pay IL. That ran along until
March or July, 1916 Breckenridge at
tended 20 little affairs for Wilson, and
the whole business was done in Breck.
inridge's law office. The matter stood
in that shape in June. No money was
made, and Breckenridge was guarantor
for $3.50. Then Breckenridge was mus
tered into service and went as re-
cruiting officer to 0gdensburg. Wilson
quit business in June. Breckenridge
rendered him this service because he
felt that the fellow had gotten in bad
on his account, and so helped him out.
That is all there is to it as far as !
can learn"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
ARRESTS
"GO-BETWEEN"
Continued nom page I

can by m yclient in the forum chosen"
Mr. Httleton said that for about
eighteen years Wilson had been en-
ployed by the labor unions. During
the labor investigation Of 1915, which
had no connection with the inquiry
which led TO tho indictments that Mr..
Swami asked Mr.. Breckenridge TO press,
Wilson came to Mr.. Breckinridge'B Of
fee and there made n statement about
the labor troubles which led to a COM
plant being drawn up against certain
individuals.
This complaint was never signed be-
cause OF settlement made by the
manufacturers. Because OF it, however,
Wilson found himself blacklisted by
the union and could no longer get a
position. On January 10 Mr.. Breckn-
ridge was called in by Mr.. Swami as a
special prosecutor. Shortly after this,
Mr.. Littleton says, a strike broke out
among the sales people OF the Division
Street Retailers, and Wilson got en-
ployment from the employers associa-
tion at p salary OF 500 week. This
was 70 compensate him for his services
and pay any expenses that he might
incur.
"This association" said Mr.. Little
ton, asked Wilson 10 recommend a
lawyer and he brought them TO Brock
inridge, who advised them that he
could not accept the employment be
cause he could not prosecute one set
OF cases and at tho same time defend
another. He recommended them to
Mr.. Toilette, who had been with him
in the District Attorneys Office. Will
son and these employers went to Fol-
lette's Office and the latter was re-
tanned and attended TO their cases.
He was paid for his services and Mr..
Breckenridge had no interest, share or
part. Mr.. Breckenridge never did APP
pear for, counsel or advise, any asso-
citation or individual or receive one
dollar of compensation,
"Mr. Toilette tells me that Mr..
Breckenridge called him on tho phone
and told him that he CBreckinridge)
could not act as counsel in this matter.
The Division Street sales peoples
strike ended in the period between Jan
uary 10 and March %. and Wilson was
again out of employment. He decided
to 90 into the business of selling gar
ments and came to Mr.. Breckenridge
and told him that he was going TO start
q store. He said that he had $500 or
$500 and wanted Breckenridge to help
him get his stores started. He said
that he would turn over 20 Breckin-
ridge accounts for the goods he had
sold and Breckenridge would check out
money to him as he needed it in buying
stock.
Wilson had no bank account him
self and wanted Breckenridge to handle
the money for him. He bought a small
store and started in business in Lenox
Avenue. Breckenridge checked out to
him, and have the amounts, dates and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
VusINESS TROUBLES
s,,sruptey Prnrsn.


,v scE1ucHoRN-A petition h" been
AhD So, slslchorn. plum5ins contractor.
- w,,s,.roa Az. The BronI. By these cred-
Y" 81 y ClraA 500: Frank Gcomies'
=, - L Nswr al. $500 ....
ft.,-S TrNNfER. baker, q isS Amsteiotm
AoNAg a. pseuoa with uabiliue. or Nlo'e9S
en 90 Of tie Liabilities tllI5 Is on
rsss-iyT Il lfETER druEftt. O 2tSS seventh
s.Nsi-s A p-.-on. with Iahli0es or s1.ecN'
-, ysit ~ on ro,eI 90 no o7def OF ne
~, ,'s,'se-, So-es. Inc which he Endorsed.
e.Ihs 2 pS,.' KnsCH. JR-A petition has been
-ss,irst Charles K1sch 2. butcher. or MOUNT
- ty thcse creditors. WllsoA 70. ~,
s.; sr.t a Co. Sis and Lul'eo p'e'S'u h'''
@ Xxx Ss MARKS. b,S,rdnhsr, Of NeE Rc,hsns,
AVE- ossa5n with liabilities o. Sll,5s2 and
~, - = SSllo. c1assens q HccS $500 NJ 81
tes foccvnts Sil& and cash ~ bank. -.
~ - $3.50 notes o. nominal value.
hilsSYviNs NC-Judgs A. \. Hand has dis
10y - petitlon hled On January against
s-1sr,. Ira. dealer % vomen's appafsl Al SIss
igitsIJ. % consent o. Two eTeol'ofs-a4 N''F'
W sukrustcs SOhssuIs
MY BoTHwEIL. ios manufacturer At II 70 is
- 1t.ts al has fled schedules showing liaoih-
~ n SO 80 and assets Of S6.24l. consisting o.
s rs. 5ssaa &c 1 and a ess5 s2s 'i r.
- -, 1f3 tbsrts o. stock o. the Washington
80, 10 GO o. nominal value. That company
= .-.st1- so- ts.7.2. Among the liabilities Is a
- iof sltoo3 dantros Tor injuries 10 ehAa
ps1rP 81 HARRIS. manufacturer O. petit
-, Al as Broadway, viii q reiai store a. NsT-
n, Prra., has fled schedules shcwing laoilus,
- h ssf. soeegnX slS5oo. Of which $500
u sso Unsigned. fixtures, 5000 ana cash IN eanA'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07

proved Of assessments amounting -
from s. 70 SO a lot 20 install new
catch basins at the Broadway corners
below Fourteenth Street.
The completion Of the subway below
that point throws Broadway again into
the jurisdiction OF the Borough Presi-
dent, and the work OF repsying, to-
gether with the rounding Of the cor
ners which is designed TO relieve yehic-
ulsr traffic, will begin as soon as the
catch basins are in place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07

Coroner Wagner, after Meyer Stein
brink, the healer's counsel, had charged
that the case was deliberately set" to
return a verdict against his client, set
aside the jury's verdict Of death due
to improper medical treatment.
Drs. Shookhoof and Greenwood had
been In attendance on Miss Pelkington,
who was seventeen years old and lived
at 80 Norman Avenue, Greenpoint, be-
fore Miss Starr took charge at the
request Of the girls mother IL was
brought out at the inquest that Miss
Starr treated the patient for eleven
weeks without diagnosing the illness or
prescribing medicine, and collected s11
in fees for Goods help"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
Franklin Discharged as Receiver

Judge Charles NJ. Hough, in an order
filed yesterday in the Federal District
Court, discharged Philip A. S. Frank
lin as receiver Of the international
Mercantile Marine Company in the
suits instituted by the New York Trust
Company and the Fidelity Trust Com
panv. This action cancelled Receiver
Frsnklin's bond and approved his final
accounting Of cash receipts and dis
bursements.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07

The jury found that the patients
death was caused by lack Of proper
medical treatment, that the healer was
guilty Of culpsble negligence in failing
to report the death, and censured Miss
Starr for accepting fees. The doctors
were also censured for not advising the
Health Department Of the girls death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07

Ui,hest temperature yesterday. a degrees lst
1901 a m J.. lowest. - tat a m. aVerAEe. Il
.v,,sgr FOR same date last year. ~. average Tor
sane date last thirty three years, 50
Humidity
50 m......I p m......S p n-'''..l
Baron ster Readings
"a m...2ss2 ! y. m....S0.N = n. .So.II
leesi For~cast.-Prohably fair TO-DAY and to
morrow frssh ana probably strong southwest ana
west winds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
HOLD CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST
FOR CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE
Coroners jury Says Healer Failed to
Notify Authorities of Patients Death

Miss Mary Starr. a Christian Sci
enee healer, living at 1880 Pacific
street, Brooklyn, was held yesterday
by Coroner Ernest Wagner in $1,000
pan to await the action of the grand
Jury on charge Of culpable negligence
IN having. failed to notify the Board of
Health OF the death OF Miss Ella Nav
Pelkington, whom she attended.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
GERMANY's PEACE TERMS.
Reichstag WIN Force Leaders to state
What They Want.

External pressure on Germany tn
state Its war terms having failed. the
internal condition I'm the empire
threatens to compel a full statement.
What the leaders want IL Germany
wins will be discussed in the Reich
stag this week. Whether the bureau.
the navy and army are furthering a
scheme OF annexation and indemnities
iS expected to be brought out In de-
tail. The matter has come to test
between Won Tirpitz and. pan-Gcr-
mans on one side and the rcichstag
majority on the other. with feeling he
coming intense.
The weather Is bad in Flanders
bu, the Germans attacked last nigh,
mt fpres, hut London say they were
repulsed. Unofficial Stockholm re-
ports say that strong German naval
forces have been seen In the Baltic.
They are said to be concentrating a
strong force for an attack on Helsing-
fors.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
G., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 1917.
FARMERS NEED SODA.
LOOK TO PRESIDENT FOR SUP.
PLY FOR SOUTH.
Senator Tillman Urges Those Interest
ed in Farm Fertilizer to Write to
Wilson.

Trenton, Oct. 1.-THE question of
obtaining nitrate Of soda next year is
one in which the farmers of the State
are very much interested at this
time, and knowing that Senator Till
man was instrumental in having an
amendment to the pure food bill re-
lating to nitrate Of soda passed, he
was asked as to the siuation this
morning. He said:
'The farmers of the South arc al
most compelled to have nitrate OF
soda if they are to grow food to feed
the soldiers and realizing the need,
succeeded in getting an amendment to
the pure food bill, after Senator Smith
originated the idea, authorizing the
president to buy nitrate of soda in
Chile, bring 1t here and sell it to the
farmers at cost, for cash. Ten million
collars was appropriated for this pur-
pose. Although Mrs. Tillman was H.,
and we wanted to leave Washington,
we remained there four days in order
for me to see the president and urge
upon him the necessity of getting the
soda. The president was thoroughly IN
sympathy with the proposition and
stated he would do all he could to
relieve the situation, but impressed on
ne the scarcity of ships in which to
haul it and stated that would be the
only thing which would prevent it
being done. l have asked great
many PEOPLE to write him on the sub
ject and it would be a good idea for
as many of our people as will to do
the same thing and impress on him
the need of the soda for the crop neXt
year The more letters the better
Since I left Washington I have noticed
that Senator Smith and several repre-
sentatives have been pushing the mat
ter with the secretary OF agriculture
and believe some means will be pro.
vided by which we can get the soda
Senator Tillman is delighted at III.
recent rise in cotton and cotton seq
and is still holding both, as he believes
the end is not yet in sight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
IA TOILETTE DEFENDS SELF.
SPEAKS FOR THREE HOURS AN
swERING HIS CRITICS.
Contends That Member of Congress-
Has Right to Assail Policy OF Gov
ernment--Chargcs Critics With
Character Assassination.

Washington. Oct. 6.--The closing
session OF congress was marked by a
three hour speech by Senator la Fol-
lette. answering criticisms OF his anti
war activities. with two hours set
aside for senator's who wish TO
speak on the subject. He asserted
that the war party" besides carry
ing on a campaign OF "libel and char
hcter assassination" against members
OF congress who voted against the
war are attempting to suppress dis
cussion OF the war issue and intimi-
date the people by invading their
homes and unlawfully putting them in
jail. The speech was carefully pre-
pared. He quoted at length from
Lincoln. Clay. Webster and Sumner. In
support OF his contention that a
member had the right to assail the
policy Of the government
Senator IaFollette read his speech
carefully from manuscript. 1t is
predicted that his well chosen words
would not evoke the hot replies plan
ned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
ILLINOIS NEGROES SENTENCED.
Men Charged With East st. Louis
Trouble Convicted.

Belleville. ILL.,. Oct. TEN OF the
13 negroes who have been on trial
here for a week charged with the
murder OF Detective Samuel Cop
pedge. on the morning of July 2.
which precipitated the East st. Louis
tIll) race riots. were convicted to-
day and sentenced to IA years each
I'm the penitentiary.
Those found guilty were Fayette
Parker. Othaniel Peoples, George
Roberts. Horace Thomas. Marsha.
Alexander. Dee simothermann. Albert
Hughes. Bud Townsend. VIII Palmer
and Charles Foster. Three were ac-
quilted. Smothermann collapsed when
the verdict was read He had offered
on alibi.
The jury. which was given the case
ct 11.so O'Clock last night. announced
at 1.3o this afternoon that an agree
ment had been reached. Judge G.. A.
Crow was summoned from his home
and responded promptly. his wife sit
ting with him on the bench when the
verdict was read. The verdict was
handed to Judge Crow by the foreman
OF the jury. None of the defense was
present and for this reason the judge
polled the jury. All affirmed the YER
diet.
James A. Farmer. special assistant
attorney general. representing the
state. told the court that the state
had other charges against the three
negroes and they were remanded to
tail.