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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-30
Hint Boycott Of
Local Landlords
# Rents Raised
Chinese LodgerS Said to Be Up
in Arms Over Threatened
Increase of Rates

Denizens OF Honolulu's Chinatown
whose homes are in the tenements
threaten to boycott certain owners OF
these buildings If they persist in rails
ing the rent on rooms when there is
no apparent reason for the increase.
This Is the information received
from a Chimes we'll acquainted with
conditions in Chinatown tenement
district, and who asserts that, during
the past week. a number Of Chinese
OF the working class have been stirred
to action over the wholesale rent
raising propaganda.
One Chinese landlord. who conducts
other business besides his tenements,
announced recently that room rent
would be raised one dollar.
Now everyone knows that the war
has had no effect on the rooming
houses in the city OF Honolulu" says
the Chinese who knows conditions in
the tenement district. The Chinese
who are living in these rooms were up
in the air when the landlord sent his
collector out with notices that the rent
on every room will be raised one dol
lcr beginning August l, In one Of the
tenements, on Hotel street, there are
about so rooms and each room meas
ures about 7x9 Some Of the rooms
are double and the rent charged for
two rooms is nine dollars. Two years
ago, according to the Chinese people,
the rooms rented for $3.50. and the
rent was gradually increased a dollar.
Some Of the buildings in which
these rooms are located are filthy and
with but single light at the entrance
at night, leading to stairs that are
nearly worn ont.
Bath tubs and showers are not to
be found in some of the buildings and
in many instances the small lavatories
are used by from 20 to so people. The
so-called bath rooms in some cases
are used by the dodgers as kitchens.
There are at least half a dozen
buildings in which these conditions
exist. Some Of the Chinese are talking
of boycotting the landlord If he per.
sists in raising the rents. But they
add, however, that If the rooms were
cleaner and more sanitary they
would be satisfied with having to pay
more rent. When August l comes,
some of these landlords are likely to
find their tenements without occu'
pants"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-30
REGISTRATION
DAY CLOSING

The store of Henry May & Co., Ltd,
quality grocers, will close all day on
Registration Day, Tuesday, July 81, to
enable the employees to register.-Adv.
He'll is hard to ask for bread and
get stone.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-30
H|LO SEEKS u. S.
DEPUTY MARSHAL
TOENFORCELAW
Board of Trade Exercised at
Free Supply of Booze to
Men in Uniform
Especial star.BulIetin Correspondsncs)

Especial SBAf"bunebln 'SOrreSDOn0onCoy
HILO, July 27.-At the special
meeting of the board of trade that
was held on Wednesday last, it was
decided that United States Marshal
Smiddy be asked to appoint a dep
ury marshal for Hilo. This was the
sense of the meeting which was held
to discuss the proposition Of soldiers
in uniforms being supplied with
booze in Hilo. Capt. McNab made
the statement that certain men are
obtaining the booze and that he wish.
es this practise to be stopped as 1t
may lead to something unpleasant.
Capt. McNab declared that he could
handle the men Of his company all
right, but that he did object to having
to punish certain men repeatedly. He
thought that the people Of Hilo should
back the federal authorities up and
do whatever Is possible to prevent
soldiers getting booze.
The question of soldiers getting
booze in private houses was brought
up and an opinion was read by At.
torney Carl C. Carlsmith that the fed.
eral law was not violated when a
citizen gave an officer or a private
liquor while the officer or soldier was
a guest of honor.
Capt. McNab pointed out that while
it was said that the soldiers were
getting booze at the homes OF Ha-
waiians, it must be plain to everybody
that the soldiers were providing the
money for the liquor. 1t was always
around payday that the trouble in re.
gard to the men drinking occurred.
The secretary was also instructed
to write to United States District At
torney Huber and forward the written
opinion of Attorney Carlsmith and in.
Quire as to how the law stands, in
the opinion of Attorney Huber.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-30

expenditure Of administration why
should she insist on spending her
good money for no other commodity
than the epmity OF your neighbors and
the hatred and distrust Of the other
powers Of the world? That is not
sense. Whatever else Japan Is, she
is neither a downright idiot nor an
incurable lunatic.
The Russo-Japanese Alliance
Then, again, there IS the present
Terauchi cabinet its foreign po-
icy. All this talk Of attacking Rus
STA would sound likS a cheap yarn in
the ears of those who know the pres
emit foreign minister Of Japan, Wis
count Motono. 1t was he who signed
the Russo-Japanese agreement Of July
80, 1907. He was the negotiator of
the Russo-Japanese convention OF
1910, and it was he who put through
the Russo-Japanese alliance Of July
3, 1916. Russia today has no better
friend in the whole Of the Far East
than the present holder cf the port
fclia of the foreign minister Of Jap
an. Would Japan under such a min
lister as Motono and with the general
foreign policy of Premier Terauchi
be likely to indulge in a dark scheme
of playing a Judas to Russia even
while she is str her ally? The ex-
tremely innocent American interna-
tional imagination might be equal to
hatch an original fiction of that sort,
but no other.
Besides, public opinion in Japan is
now suffering from an acute attack
of sudden sobriety in matters of in
ternaticnal politics. This, again,
does not square with the popular pic
ture of the Young Japan revising her
he bands every few seconds. But,
again, it is true. Marquis Okuma,
writing in his own magazine, the
Shin Nihon, in the May, 1917, issue
devotes six or seven pages to the
exposure of the shortcom-
ings of the japanese and the prim-
;tive state of their scientific achieve.
ments, and then adds:
Nevertheless, our countrymen too
often fall victim to pride and empty
Boosting. Some of them mouth the
Monroe doctrine for the Far. East
There are even those who entertain
the shallow idea of trying to drive
cut the influences of the white men
from Asia under the name of Asia
for Asiatics.' 1t is all wrong What
we should do is to hold ourselves in
all modesty and face the world and
life in receptive attitude Of mind.
We should foster substance and
power with might and main"
And Marquis Okuma is a represen.
tative Japanese of today. In the above
he is simply echoing the general sen.
timent Of the thinking half of the ma.
ton.
Fighting Russia in the maritime
province of Sib,ria will not stand
much chance in a Japan whose leaders
are of the type of Marquis Okuma,
It's catchy, colorful suggestion, but
It hasn't a ghost of a show in the
realm of practical politics.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-30
SAYS JAPAN WOULD LOSE HEAVILY
SHOULD SHE MARCH INTO SIBERIA
Adach Knnosuke New York Pubcst Tells Why Nipponese
Could Not Undertake Job of Furnishing Russia

ance. what them Will Japan fight
her? Would Japan cross the Rubtcon
with an heroic step and occupy the
maritime province Of Siberia? Ger
many, with Russia under ner domino
ton, could draw ample food supplies
for the empty and mutinous stomachs
at home and stoke up those along the
front TO a fighting efficiency. With
Germany supplied with food it would
not be pleasant for the Entente Allies
to think OF what might happen along
the western front Such a condition
may spell almost anything, including
a German dictated peace, the disap'
pearance OF the French republic, even
the death struggle for the British
Isles. Under the circumstances, 1t Is
not at all beyond the horizon OF a
prophetic vision that the Allies would
ask Japan to send her armies TO Eu
rope to stem the German advance,
to which there will be no second bat
tie OF the Marine But there 10 just
ter of ships, altogether aside from
Japan's willingness TO send a million
men to Europe to fight. II would
take at least more than a hundred
more ships than Japan can possibly
spare at this time to transport that
number of men. And anything less
than that force would be worse than
a sad joke. E1either Europe nor the
United States can help Japan in this
matter; they have no ships to spare.
Would Lose, Not Gain
Now. IL Russia were to come under
the German sway she would either
voluntarily fight on the side Of the
Teutonic powers or be forced to do so
in the end. She will not be strong
enough to stand aloof and enforce
her neutrality. And if she we're to
fight as a ermany ally, what would
Japan do? Would she fight Russia in
Siberia? She would not. For the one
and all-sufficient reason that she
would not gain anything by it. Be,
cause she would lose, and lose very
heavily, by it.
But would not the conquest and
occupation OF the maritime province
Of Siberia destroy once for all the
Russian dream of the Far Eastern
empire and the hope of a war Of re-
venge on Japan? 1t would, certain
ly. But both Of those two things are
dead now: the Russian empire OF the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-30
HILO MUST STOP SELLING BOOZE
To SOLDIERS OR SEE Them Leave

Of blind pigs" that are known TO ex-
list in Hilo and in the vicinity Of the
city is the general opinion here. That
the long drawn out row and bad feel
ing between the sherifTs department
and the license inspector should be
thrown into the discard and the two
work together for the good Of the town
is the unanimous verdict Of those who
understand the situation.
Sheriff Pua claims that he is short
handed, and that he. in addition. has
many extra duties to attend that
take up his time The lack Of suffi-
cient appropriation by the board Of
supervisors has forced him TO dis
charge several police officers and
there are not enough left now TO police
town, he claims.
The license inspector has always
claimed that he could not get any
assistance from the police department,
so as to make arrests Of blind piggers.
He claims that he is so we'll known
that he cannot get in and secure evil
dence enough to convict any illicit
booze dealer whom he might arrest.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-30

A few weeks ago the newspapers
OF the Eastern United States were
making a sensation of reports that
Japan, in case Russia made a separ-
ate peace with Germany, would send
forces into Siberia to chsstise a faith
less Russia. In the following article.
which appeared in the New York Tri-
bune, Mr.. Adachi. a prominent Jap
anese writer working in New York,
tells why Japan could not accept such
a task.
Here is one Of the most sensational
items of news that ever came out OF
Washington:
Japan has an understanding with
Great Britain whereby she will attack
Russia, IL Russia should, for any rea'
son, cease to make war on Germany.
II is an appealing idea; II may be
even tremendous-to those whose
eyes are ever on the destiny Of japan
and the Far East. 1t isn't what you
might call Extensively Christian,
though. Japan and Great Britain,
with the rest of the proud Entente
Allies, are fighting for justice, human
fly and all the rest of the fine
phrases. That is their contention.
anyway. And all Of sudden they are
said 10 be in q secret plot OF knitting
one OF their own Allies In the back
even with Russia is with them-be-
fore she has given any positive proofs
Of going back on them.
II Is curious how calmly the Amer
ican sentiment takes this news. 1t
held its breath; II held up both its
hands in holy horror when President
Wilson exposed the Zimmerman plot
TO get Mexico and Japan to attack
the United States. Yet the little silly
scheme of the German foreign min
lister to seduce Japan away from her
Allies through the good offices or
Mexicoyis as white as feather from
a new born angels wings beside this
picture Of the imitation Britain OF
the Far East and the original Britain
putting their heads together over a
thing which has q distinct flavor Of
the middle ages about IL.
" Russia Quits
But that is neither here nor there.
The question is: n Russia-as, in
deed, It seems rather likely from the
newspaper despatches-should 60
back on her Allies, break her pledges
and come under the Teuton domin-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-30
NOTICE..

I wish to announce hat am better
Of my late sickness, and that begin.
ming Monday, July 80, will be at my
place Of business ready to serve all
my customers. Hair Cut Csc, Shave
15c.
.... JOAQUIN QUINTAL, IA
Prop. Quintal Barber Shop.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-30
METROPOLITAN
MARKET CLOSES
At 1880 A. N.

Tomorrow being Registration Day,
The Metropolitan Meat Market will
close at ten thirty in the forenoon to
allow employees to register.-Advt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-21
SWEDEN'S EDICT
HITS AMERICANS


Stockholm. april representa-
f.ves of prominent American wood pulp
importers have asked United States
Minister Morris 10 use his good omces
in respect to the new regulation re-
aardIng the export OF pulp. The petit
toners say that the effect OF the rule Is
- make further business practically
impossible
The regulation Is tae result d the
swedish government discovery that
wood pulp bought in Sweden fer
america has been reeZported 10 Eng
land. The authorities first decided TO
require exporters TO make cash de
r5sit in Sweden Of the normal value
Ct the pulp exported as a guarantee
AGAINST reeZport. The Americans re-
fused TO do business under such c0ndi-
tons and the authorities then decraed
that the buyer must provide his banks
guarantee against ree1port and pro
vEded for q penalty, amounting 10 the
normal value Of the pulp. 10 be paid 70
the Swedish state industrial commits
sion
If the commission is satisfied that
pulp has been reexported it can i'm
pose the penalty without the exporter
having a chance 10 present mis- side Of
the case The Americans are disin-
cIined to place themselves ar the
mercy Of even a state body without
any right 70 defend themselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-21

chases were anything hut bargains.
said ETF. WesterdeI6
The situation in regard to potatoes
was regarded by dealers as even more
optimistic. Normally new potatoes in
ta.z market appear at prices about
too per cent in advance oG current
quotations for cid stock Today. how
ever potatoes were offered at 81 a
bushel. or an advance Of approximate
81 only 20 per cent over the current
quotation of &#-55 ON old potatoes
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-06-22
LOS FUNERALES DE LOS Ni<OS
VICTIMAS DE LOS AERO
PIANOS.

LONDRES, JUNO 20I-A diesi-
seis ninoS, so.amente dos de los cua
les eran mayores de ) amos, Y que re-
sultaron victimas del raid" que los
~aeroplanoS alemanes hicieron Ultima
mente sobre esta capital, Sc les hi
cieron solemnes funerales esta tar
de, Y los cadaveres de todos ellos
fueron inhumados en- Il tumba CO.
nun del Cementerio del East End, So
bre Ia cual Sc va 4 levantar TN monu-
mento. Nunca en- Ia historic del pals
habian tenido lugar funerales como
los que Sc realizaron aver. Fl Mar
ques de Crewe %concurri0 a ellos en-
representation del gobierno Y ell Ma
yor General Sir Francis Lloyd, CO.
mandante general del Distrito de
Londres, representa- al ejercito. Con
este motive, fueron ~recibidos Y Ell
dos durante Ia ceremonial, mensaJes
del rey y de Ia reina.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-06-22
hoyecto de
los ~teutOnes

COPENHAGUE. JUNO 2l.-Un Sc
manario aleman dedicadc 4 estUd;os
tecnicos, cont.ene en- su Ultima edi-
ci6n IN articulo en- el que Sc viene
esUldiando "a question aerea. Y en- e!
Sc hace TN calculo sobre la probabi-
lidad de que los zeppeiines alema-
mes puedan en- un future no LELAND
kacer viajes a los Estados Unidos.
e semanar.o de refe"encia dice
que bastaria tan solo aumentar III
POGO 81 tamano de los actuIies diri-
g..bles para que csios pId.e"an tene'
"a capac;daG neces&Iia para hacnr IN
v.ajc de clatro dias tempo en- e
que Sc cree pod":a -: cr,;%ado G!
A:lantico. dada Ia ve!oc:lad conGlc
d:chas aeronaves cam!n1n.
FL aTticuo d. gcfe. cIci" 10 re
sonta ninguaas tendencies b5 ic1s :.
mas bicn rar2ce c;crito LEO an e
tu4;o cieHtifico Q q ErO%ss.!o !:
u~ti,:.zar csc inTcato c,cmdn. On &
:c@f:co future.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-06-22
OFICINA DE INFORMACION DEL
DEPARTMENT. DE AGRl-
CULTURA.
(Viene de la Pae. 4a.)

E.stas condolences d:sminuyen ell valor
de IA lana Y hacen bajar el va'or
mercado de los carneros.
Los banos i. imersion sol vistos CO.
n~ecesarios en- cuanto q los habltos
de vida de estos parasites, : Sc nece-
stan cuando meaos dos en- 81 ano. Ell
pr,mero destruye todos los parasites
maduros que hay en- el cuerpo del q
ninal. pero no destruye aQaeloS qle
estan e~ncerrados en- n espec.e de
capsula qae los proteje hasta que al
canaan 81 desarTollo complete En-
esa e:pccie de capsula, Ia garrapata
du~a de ~ q - dias. Tn segundo
bano entonces, - dias despues De!
pr!me!o halla q dichos inSectos s.n
protection alguna, habierdo emergico
de Ia capsula ]protectora durante e.
~intervalo entire los dos banos.
Hay IN numero de Sol!clones que
con ~eficaces para dest~uir Ia CARA
pata. Entire estas Sc cncuentran ca
carb6n-tar-creosota, q cresOl ! la
nicotina. sustancias cue pueden ser
corpradas todas va debidamente pre-
paradas. La solac:6n del lllfuro de
assenico pueGe seq hecha en- Ia casa,
! nero Sis cualiCaGes veaenoSaS neCeS--
tan especiales precaucioneS en- 81
uso. Completes deta!les con relaclon
2 las varias classes de banos G-e pue'
den usarse Y sobre los metod0s mas c
fectivos para ~aplicarioS. Sc hallara:
| contenidos en- una nueva pabllcacIon
del Departamento de AgIica!tr@ &c
los E.stados Unidos-El Bo!etln de A,
gricultores-rIm 7JS. que lleva estf
titulo: The Sleeps Tick.
FL costo de los banos varla cons
| derablemente en- trabajo. combustlb!e
V materiales. En- las grandes secclo'
mes ganaderas del Oeste. sin embargo
puede caicularse de dos : medic cen
tavos 2 tres : medic por cabeza- Don
&c solo hay que banar un peGueAc
numero de animales, IN BANJO porta'
til. de fierro galvanizado puede ser u.s.
; do. Donde hay grandes ganados, los
ganaderos que saben 10 que les
importa cuidar bien = sus anlmales.
deben tener cuidado de ~procurarse las
mejores facilidades Y arreglar IN la
no permanente, usando solamente las
soluciones mas pract!cas.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-06-22
.RELACIONES. ENTRE
MEXIC0y 7 e.. III,

NUEVA YORK, JUNO 20.-El Pc
ri6dico "The Evening Post" public6
hoy un articllo suscrito por David
Lawrence. quien estuvo hace tempo
en- Mexico, estudiando la situaci6n
mexicana. sobre Ia que publ:co una
serie de articulos en- el mencionado
peri6dico. : de los cuales habl0 Ia
PRENSA oportunamente.
En- su articulo de hoy, Lawrence
dice ole las re;acioneS entire los Es-
tados Unidos Y Mexico. nunca han 81
do mejor que 10 son en- Ia actualldad.
Esta notable meioria operada, dice
Sc debe al tOno amistoso que hacia
Mexico ha ven:do o~bservando la prem
81 norte-americana, Y tamb.en a. he
rho de halllrse los Estados UnidoS en-
guerra o .Alemani2. Los meX!ca-
nos Green que los Estados Unidos no
podrin Intervene ahora CT Mexico y
estan mas c~anfiados.
Luego Sc refiere a n situaci6n in
terror de Mexico, Y dee que Ia me-
dorado mucho. aunqIe granGes par
t:das de revoluc.onarios y bandidos
perinanecen en- act;vidad, combatien-
! do contra el eooierno unos Y, contra
II propiedad It's otroS. La ~sItuacion
en- c! SUI coatipua SIN n gran meJo-
! ia. Z causa de q2e los hermanos Ia
pata no Sc han yeEd;do n: quleren rcH
dir2e. Exprcsa Lawrence. cue es ne
cesar!o qIe FL gobierno organize cuer
pos ~rurales para que combatan a los
band.dos : iimpien las re@iones inGes-
tadaS por estos.
Al refer!.sc q Ia ~siHlacI0n flnan-
! ciera, Lawrence eXpresa cue cOntinua
s.endo ma.!a. ' que cuan,os esfuerAos
ha hecho Ell goo;erno por mej0r2rla.
han rG;ultado inutiles.
Termina Lawrence su articulo d.
! cienGo que Carranza ~neces!ta de un
gran emprestito. pero que TO 10 quie-
re del gobierno de los Estados Un.dos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-06-22
PUESTOS EN- L.
BERTAD BAJO FIANzA

SegIn pudimos informarnos aver
en- las oficinas del Consulate General
de Mexico en- esta ciudad, han saiido
libres bajo cauci6n, los acusados de
a muerte del senior Vicente Perez, Y
de las lesiones inferidas al senior An
tonic Mejia, en- un rancho situado 4
inmediaciones de Hondo City, del Es-
tado de Texas.
Oportunamente dimos cuenta a
nuestrcs lectores de los detalles que
intervinieron en- esta tragedia. ocu-
rrida en- I'm lugar cercano 4 Freder-
icksburg, en- Ia que varios trabajado-
res mexicanos sufrieron un asalto 4
mano armada, lie parte de dos indivi-
duos de origen aleman, radicados en-
aquel sitio.
Los hechos ocurrieron el Is de los
corrientes. Y de ellos va tienen debi-
do conocimiento las autoridades anne
! ~ricanas. porque el Consul senior Bel
iran los conunic0 Embellishments,
.anto Ell senior gobernador Ferguson,
ONO Al emajador Bonillas, residente
- Washington, pidiendo protection
, ara las vidas G intereses de nuestros
I ~naciCnales.
Segun pudimos informarnos aver,
il Union Justo Sierra" de Hondo
City. Ia dirigido una atenta ~eXcitati-
"a q! Consulate MeXicano, %pidiendoie
| que tome las me4iGas conduccntes a
! fn i1Gic&Go. Y pida rs reraraciones
del case. apOyandose EN- el testimonlo
de varios de los companeros del d.
funt0 Perez, que estan dispuestos 4
: rendir una declaration favorable, asi
como en- Ia prueba que pudiera ofre-
Ger e. senior Francisco Soria, miembro
de la aludida sociedad.
Igualmente, Ia mesa directiva de Ia
Union Justo Sierra ha solicitado a.
vuda para Ia familia de la victima,
compuesta de una mujer viuda y Gin
co ninos huGrfanos, Q~uienes tienen e
prop6sito de volver q H~erlen, n. NJ,
que es donde residen varios parientes
suyos. que podrian serviriej de sos
! ten = apoyo en- "a vida.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-06-22
POR LA CULTURA FiSICA.

+! comitG de o,ltura f:sica dc Ia
Association Cristiana de Senoritas, ha
organizado IN ~concurso de nataci6n,
en- q magniiico t2nque que para clio
dispone en- el local de la sociedad.
Sc ha ver.ficaGo va "a primera de
L. prUe5aE, con gran conc"rrencia e
na@itado cx;to. ' Il segunda tcndra
iuga- {. ~jueve3 IS del presentc, 4
as dos : media de Ia tarGe.
Sc obsequ.ari 4 Ia venccdora en
! concurso de nataci0n. una hermo-
a copa de plata.