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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-06

j pecJive canal route One Of the most
! important objects of the new treaty
with Nicaragua. under which Uncle Sam
pav 100000 for an exclusive option,
Is to put an end 10 these Quarrels In
cileutally. our government proposes to
take the little republic under its wing.
10 cheek further disorders and filibuster-
ing. and To put the finances of the
country 0n a sound basis
U. S. to Guarantee Peace.
We are to guarantee the peace and
ind, peudrnce of Nicaragua This in it.
seif means much But under the new
conditions thus established. it Is expect
eel that the development of the great re-
sources Of the country viii draw to it
much American capital The IS 200 600
i 10 be spent. partly under our own
direction. Tor the advancement of the
welfare Oi Nicaragua. and some OF the
money will 20 toward the building of a
railroad that i projected from Blue
fields (the chief Caribbean seapOrtl TO
AlanaSua The capital.
strange political phenomenon Is the
rivalry. often marked by wholesale
, bloOdshed. which has hitherto existed
between two Nicsra yuan cities Leon
and Grenada. The hostility between
these two ancient Centers Of population
/ actually dates back to pre-COlumbian
times But II Is believed that under the
new conditions. inaugurated by our en-
trance into the management OF Nica-
rasrIan affairs. and helped by the con-
/, templated transcontinental railroad. the
age long hatred OF Grenada and Leon
Tor each other VIII disappear. and they
Will become the richest and most pros
porous towns in all Central America.
From the boundary line of Honduras
Ton the north southwark to the valley
OF the San Juan river. and from the
great lakes in the west TO the shores
oi the Caribbean sea. comprising the
greater part of Nicaragua, the country
Is covered bv chain Of low mountains
and its spurs. Between the innumeTa-
bic spurs are picturesque valleys with
very rich soils and delightful climate
mt abodes for man, and suitable for the
I cultivation Of many of the grains and
vegetables OF the temperate zone.
Unfortunately. the desirable parts of
Nicaragua are almost unInhabited except
/ by Indians. being inaccessible through
lack of means of communication and
transport. The white population Is to-
dav practically restricted to the narrow
strip between the lakes and the Pacific
cOast-a volcanic region parched by the
fierce RAYS Of the tropie SUM- There the
chief cities are built on a soil OF vol
eanic dust, and in a climate that ener-
Yates and Is antagonistic to human en-
ergy and industry. Meanwhile. only 100
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-06

ming ietties lar seward and eNcavsting
between them.
The Panama canal Is only 40 miles
in length. The proposed ditch across
Nicaragua VIII be los miles long. But
the greater length OF the latter water
passage l. not a matter Of any unpOr-
fanee 80 long a the navigation Il easy
and unobstructed.
The NicaTag guam canal project has been
worked out BY our government engi-
uccrs quite as thoroughly a. was that
Of the Panama canal before the con-
-trUction OF the latter was finally I'M
Ger1akcn Ia involves the raising of the
level of lake Nicaragua hv q huge dam
i271 feet long. with y >luice gates of
20 foot opening each. This dam would
be on the eastern slope. a short dis
tancc above the point where the canal
leaves the san Juan TO 90 across coun-
NV 10 GTeytown-
Altogether. there would be IS miles
OF ditch TO b. dug. but nearly all oi the
digging would b. through lowlandS.
Eight twin locks would be required.
four on the Caribbean side. and -four on
the Pacific slope. lust a. on the 18th
mus of Panama. IT would 5c a question
of using water % Eft ships over the
com mental barrier. and lower ihan into
the ocean on the Ohio shore.
Once Arm of the Sea
Il / a curious fact. worth mention
H. incidentally that lake Nicaragua
was in ancient DAYS an arm Of the sea.
\ geologic upiift cut il off from the
ocean. and TO-DAY its surface Is 100 feet
above the level Of the latter. II has
several islands. on the largest of which
are two extinct volcanoes. Though its
water i perfectly fresh. it Is infested bv
sharks Of large size. g genus OF fishes
found IN fresh water now here else in
the world.
The Nicaragua canal project Is far
older a. an engineering scheme than l.
commonly imagined. - long ago "a the
wear 1880 a young British sea captain
named Nelson. afterwards The hero Of
Trafalgar. tried To win for his sovereign
control of the route, and, with that end
in view. assembled the san Juan. But III
ness and determined opposition bv the
natives compelled him to dcsist.
Sought 0nce By Napoleon III.
With the same object in mind. dur
ing the brief reign of the III fated Max
imilisn. Napoleon III sought TO extend
the empire OF Mexico and include Mica
Iagua therein. In more recent years
Colombia attempted 10 gain possession
OF the east coast Of Nicaragua. That
was during the first Cleveland admin
istration; but we promptly sent a war
ship to Bluefields and blocked the game
Since then most Of the conflicts among
the states of Central America have
arisen from a desire 10 control the pros
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-06
U. S. Pays 5000, 900 For Canal Option:
Forestals Foreign Scheme In Nicaragua Rene Baehe
Deal Gives This Country
to Panama Canal Staten.

aside. it would have done rs immense
commercial HARM by diveTtine traffic
from the Panama ditch.
II would offer a shorter route. The
distance from New York to san Fran
cisco by way Of the Panama canal l.
1852 miles; by way OF the Nicara qua
canal. as planned. II would be only 1925
miles.
The total cost OF the Panama canal
II TcckOned at S375. 100000 According
To- government figures. the ditch across
Nicaragua could be constructed for
Sl1S114.000. IN the latter case there
Is no high mountain chain to be dug
through. and a river and a lake furnish
ready made water passage most Of t.
way from the Caribbean to the Pacific
Nature Does Most of Digging.
Nature in fact. has done the bulk of
the digging for the Nicaragua canal
Why. then. was this mteroceanie route
not preferred TO that by way OF the
isthmus OF Panama. The answer is
that there were various political and
other reasons: but what finally turned
the scale against Nicaragua was fear OF
earthquakes.
Most engineers acquainted with the
problem are OF opinion that this fear
was not well founded. There are for
midable volcanoes IN Nicaragua. and
earthquakes are frequent: but the pro-
posed route of the canal i FAR south
Of the earthquake belt. and the nearest
active volcano. Masaya, is % miles to
the north.
) glance at a man Will show that a
large river. the Rio san Juan. runs halt
way across Nicaragua. emptyinS into
the Caribbean sea. II has IT. source
in Lake Nicaragua. a huge body OF
fresh water 100 miles long and 40 miles
wide The lake i separated from the
Pacific ocean by a land strip only l.
miles broad. Three-fourths of the length
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-06
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Rene Bache

! OF the san Juan Is ready mace canal.
For the balance. a ditch would have to
b. dug through loUlands. cutting across
country to GreytOwn. q Caribbean sea
port.
The narrow land strip on the Pacific
side Is traverscd lenethwise bv the
mountainous backbone OF the continent
the Cordilleras. which l. represented
in North America by the Rockies. and
IN South America i continued bv the
lofty Andes But the strip IN question
offers the lowest gap IN that mountain
chain icnly 13j feet above che sea that
Is 70 he found anywhere from Alaska
to TERRA del tueeo.
Would Be Cheap and Easy.
One perceives. then. why the proposed
Nicaragua canal. a, surveyed and
planned by our own government rnei-
neers. would be a cheap and easy al
fair. compared with the Panama dit ch.
No high hills 10 he dug through at Gold
hill. ON the isthmus. the elevation was
564 fcct-and, consequently. very little
danger OF destructive ~slidcs.
All Of this l. interesting If only For
the reason that the canal across Mica
ragua will undoubtedly be dug some
dav II only to supplement the traffic
facilities OF the Panama canal Inc
Pacific terminus viii be at Brito Head,
bold, rocky promOntOrv 2iS feet high.
Between the latter and another prOmon-
tory of less height is a swamp. which
viii be du. out TO make an artificial
haTbOr. These two bluffs will afford
admirable emplacements for big guns.
At Greytown. the Caribbean terminus,
there was = good hsrbor so years ago
but ii has been filled in and destroyed
by material elected from volcanoes and
brought down To the coast by the Rio
san Juan. Here likewise an artificial
harbor viii have to be created, by run
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-06

w TASHINGTON. D. c. Dee g.
" Uncle sam has newly agreed
to pay $3.000,0O0 to Nicaragua
for the privilege OF digging an inter
oceanic canal across that cOuntTvs sec
ton of Central America
Not that any such canal IS going to
be dug-at all events. for an indefinite
time to come. The Panama ditch. for
the time being, is enough. But the gov
eminent OF the United States has been
afraid lest some European nation might
purchase the right to undertake the Job
on its own accOunt-tireat Britain and
Japan were secretly discussing it as 4
Joint enterprise not LONG ago-and 50,
as a measure OF precaution. we are
buying for the sum mentioned an eX-
elusive and perpetual option on the
project.
Get Islands Also.
Incidentally we acquire the Great and
Little Corn islands. OFF the Caribbean
coast of Nicaragua. which viii be forth
fled. and also the right to maintain
naval station IN the gulf of Fonseca. a
huge narrow mouthed bay on the Pa
cific side. spacious enough to accom-
modate all the navics of the world. and
esteemed the safest and strategicallv
the most desirable harbOr south Of san
Francisco.
Not far inside Inc mouth of the gull
Is Tiger island. the proposed site OF
the naval station. which. as well as
the shores near the mouth. will be de-
Tended by powerful guns The fortified
tiOns at this point. as well as those on
Great and Little Corn islands, will have
in view the protection OF the Panama
canal.
As for the Nicaragua canal. II any
European power had undertaken to
build it. the military danger represent
ed by it To ourselves would have been
most serious. But, leaving this point
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-06

gives light to the house below The house IS
entered by tunnel, which is connected wien
. smart or Wen six or seven feet deep In
the well is a rude ladder. up which me nao-
PIE Climb after crawling through the tunnel.
Wnen they wish TO go out OF doors
Around the walls Of the living room, fs =
platform, which is the sleeping Dlaca Of the
lsInlly- such houses are so warm that the
Eskimos often 90 almost naked while in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-06

old cal oil lamps and thu white traders tell
ne thai tho EslSi-a" wcn1en are lea--n.us 70
cook They bake an excellent oreJd with
-hc aid 81 yeast made from mons which
tn buy at the store These traders laugh
az the s-cry. so often published. OF n tallot-
eGDclc being tire stick candy oc -he Eskimo
be-. They say IN, natives are iouI Of fat.
bat that their cnicf us OF il Is al Connec-
ticn with other foods.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-06

door. The dwellings, are Cari- and badly
ven,iiatei- They are often iufes-ec wil
unlnentiol1bIe rtrmin.
Begin Building Real Homes
SOM uf the Eskiraos near the white set
Elements are changing the style Of 5he.r ar
cnitecture. They building homes above
ground. buying window sash. ard window
glass ana doors iilee ours. Many OF them
are now using cook stoves in place OF ths
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18
Patriotism and Promotion

D. N. Mnnard amply qualities as an expert IN
tourist promotion and q good American citizen be.
nides
when he points ont that this il the time for Ha-
wall to 90 after the tourist traffic when he shows
that mainland communities, just as American as
Honolulu, are not abandoning their carnival lea
tires; when he shows that warenergized Canada
and wardevoted France are organizing their tourist
plans-he cites absolutely sound reasons why Ha-
vail should not abandon the Mid Pacific Carnival
nor shear it Of all its celebrant features
Hawaii can combine patriotism and promotion,
for California il doing 1t; Canada Is doing It;
France Is doing II
Mr.. Ldnnard IL one Of the big hotel men Of the
Paci6c slope In his alert realisation that Calfor-
MIA and Hawaii must organize even more efficiently
to ret and hold tourist travel there is not the slight
ext flavor Of lack Of patriotism i il good business
for Uncle SAM in wartime as well as in peacetime,
10 hold the tourist trade, and Hawaii would show
10 constructive patriotism in calling Of the Car
niral nor in trying to jam too many features into
two days.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18
wilmington BOYS
GIVING SERVICES
IN war ACTIVITY
Father Returns Home After
Starting 0zaWa Case To-
ward Supreme Court

Attorney D. I. Wilmington returned
to Honolulu this merning on the MAT.
son boat after having been on the
mainland for about two months.
Il was not in Washington, said
Mr.. wilmington, hut was In the East
and In Boston q good part Of the time
! no sooner. opened my mouth In the
Tokao ozawa naturalization case IN
San Francisco than the court said that
1t had decided to put It into the hands
Of the supreme court" tz.c.z
Because his sons are engaged IN one
form Of war work or another, MI.
Wilmington is largely concerned with
the war now as II regards his family.
DR.. Paul Wilmington, Harvard athlete,
physician and last year football coach
at the University Of Wisconsin, IL go
ing to France again to do medical
work. He was there once and re-
turns, now that this country has en-
tered the war, David. the last brother
to enter Harvard, Ii In the Harvard
training corps for the summer. Ber-
nard Damon Is also doing military
work with this corps. David With
ington tried to get into government
training camp, but was not allowed
there on account Of his age. Lothrop
Wilmington, formerly captain OF the
Harvard varsity football team, 10 still
practising law, while his younger
brother Fred, who has been studying
for the ministry. has been preaching
this summer In Massachusetts.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18
EDITOR
PROMOTION COMMITTEE RUMoRs.

Albert p. Taylor, secretary of the Hawaii Promo
ton Committee has made good in his position 80
far as the general public knows and has reason to
believe
The starBuIletin had no part in the appoint
ment Of Mr. Taylor and in fact criticised the char.
acter of the fight made on the late a. P Wood, Tay-
lor's predecessor. That the fight on Wood was made
with knowledge that If he were displaced, Taylor
would succeed him was the assumption, though this
was not one of the features which made that cam
paign against Wood 30 obnoxious to the sense Of
fair play.
But while Mr.. Taylor came into Office when the
echoes Of the fight on Mr.. Wood were still ringing,
the impression has been that he took hold capaby.
On his appointment, comment appeared in these
columns to the effect that he was wellequipped by
his newspaper and publicity experience to secure
for Hawaii exactly the kind Of widespread adver-
Using which the islands need. He has done it. He
has been Give wire in the Office on Bishop street
and live wire in touching the channels Of publicity
abroad.
It IL certain that his response to requests for sery
ice Of any sort is prompt and effective. The news
papermen Of Hawaii know this They know also
that he Is as prompt and effective in giving pub
Lefty service to innumerabe people and institutions
on the mainland. It IL understood that Mr.. Taylor
has a fattering offer from the mainland. If there
is any other reason than that Of advancement why
he should resign, the public would like to know It.
for the Promotion Committee Is virtually public
institution.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18
Shrine CONCLAU
At MINNEAPOLIS
REDUCED BY WAR
Mobiles Make Annual conVen-
ton Occasion to Empha-
size Patriotism

Thomas .. waII. president Of Wall,
Nichols Co, Ltd, returned from the
Shrfner annual convention this morn
ing Impressed with the manner in
which the gathering had been affect
ed by war conditions. The Shriners
showed patriotism and loyalty at
every turn. ="
'"The people OF Minneapolis, where
the big convention was held. were
quite disappointed to find that instead
[pf 200,0 900 visitors as might be ex-
pected under usual conditions
there were not quite 500 men az the
convention, and most Of these were
delegates" said Mr.. Wall, who was
the delegate from Aloha Temple,
Honolulu.
Jim McCandless was elected I'm
periaI Oriental Guide, thus moving up
ia step. In five years he will have
reached the highest position attain
able, Imperial Potentate. He made q
speech when elected and spoke In
praise of Hawaii.
The convention voted $4,000 to
the Red Cross. War was, Of course,
the subject of the greatest attention.
There were practically no demonstra'
tions or celebrations at all. II was
too serious time"
The convention was held on June
26 and %. Mr.. McCandless, who Is
now I'm San Francisco, Will return to
Honolulu as soon a. possible, said
Mr.. Wall. .:-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18
MAKING oREEL THE GOAT.
lFrom tha PhfIadalphia Iedeerl

Trom the Philadelphia Ledger)
In the best of times censor's Job il not happy
one and in the present stage Of affairs in the United
States with any real censorship Of news externally
applied still in the experimental stage the situa-
ton of the Official charged with the sitting Of news
IL one OF peculiar difficulty. But there is DISPOSE.
ton in Washington to intensity these difficulties by
seeking to place blame where it does not belong In
the strict sense Of the term the committee on public
information, Of which George CreeI is chairman,
performs the function of censor only in negative
sense. And when the war department feels aggriey-
ed because Of what it considers the premature an
nouncement In the press Of the country Of the ar
rival Of United States troops in France, it is ex-
tremey unfair to seek to put the responsibility for
that leak upon Mr.. Creeps committee For unless
the newspapers to adopt the policy Of printing
nothing but what comes from that committee the
absurdity of which proposition needs only the state
ment Of it, Mr.. Creel and bis committee had abso.
lutely nothing whatever to do with the news in
question. It came in regular news channels by
cable from France. The fact Of the arrival was
known and commented upon publicly in England
and unless there are reasons still unknown to the
American people, such as the presence on the high
seas and still within the danger zone Of other con
tngents Of troops on the way to Europe there exists
no reason whatever why the facts should not have
been made known, To expect to withhold informa.
ton Of this Information which the people have
the right to hayeis simply silly It is this sort Of
unreasonable and dangerous censorship against
which Lord Northclife warns us, and that warning
should not Be unheeded
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18
JAIL PRISONERS DO THEIR
BITBY CULTIVATING war GARDENS

The prisoners Of the county fail are
doing their "bit." A productive war
garden has taken the place Of the lawn
that was previously In the center Of
the yard, and instead OF grass, there
are vegetables Of all sorts growing
there.
Mayor Joseph J. Fern was the orig.
ipator Of the idea and It was during
his regime as jaiIer that the garden
was started. II Il being continued by
Jailer William Punoho, who has taken
the mayors place.
The prisoners do the work and the
food raised Is included In their "a,
lions. Vegetables raised now are
radishes, onions, and Chinese cab.
bages, among others
Exactly 40 prisoners on sentences
ranging al the way from q few days
to several years are confined ii the
jail at present. Seven Of these are
women. The longest sentences run
until 1920 and the men serving them
are boys who were brought In from
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18
HiIo Man Called
Down For Alleged
Un.American Talk

Especial Star Bulletin oorrespondsncel
HILO, Hawaii, July 16.-There IS
no doubt as to where Federal Judge
Horace w. Vaughan stands on the
subject OF Americanism and, on or
off the beach, he Is ready to speak
plainly on the subject.
This was made very evident last
Saturday when the Judge, during the
course Of conversation with . well
known Hilo resident, had occasion to
cali him down in severe fashion for
remarks alleged to have been dero.
gatory to the United States. The
Judge spoke his mind clearly and
without any possibility of any mis-
understanding. say bystanders.
Judge Vaughan could not stand for
certain remarks made BY Vannatta
and stated so in unmistakable fash
ion. The Incident has caused much
talk around Hilo.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18

the boys Industrial school
Gambling ID the cause Of most o.
The convictions that have sent men to
the county fail EsDeciaIly since Judge
Harry Irwin took the bench has the
number Of men serving sentences for
gambling Increased. During the month
OF June. IS men were sent to jan
for gambling alone BY Judge Irwin.
Other charges for which men are
serving time at the IAN are petty lar.
ceny, drunkenness, use Of threatening
language, assault and battery. gross
cheat, adultery, carving concealed
weapons, and selling liquor.
The total capacity Of the fail T. 1sa
according to Jailer William Punoho,
and the jail has not been 90 busy Tor
quite q while. The convictions on
gambling are the chief cause for this
Increased activity.
The prisoners are chiefly occupied
IN taking care Of parks aud similar
public establishments n different
parts Of the city.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18
A BOUQUET FROM MAUI.
fFrom the Maui Weekly TimesI

fFrom the Maui Weekly Times)
The Advertiser and Star. Bulletin both came out
with huge special editions on Saturday The Ad-
vertiser's special edition, or automobile number,
was extremely interesting, profusely illustrated,
containing pictures Of all the most famous scenery
throughout the territory, what to see and how to
see it, roads and road improvements, etc
The Star Bulletin special edition was issued in
commemoration Of the 9th anniversary Of the even
ing paper and also in celebration of the enormous
progress made in Hawaii during the last 1--WE years
It makes interesting reading and valuable informa.
ton may be garnered about every industry in Ha-
wall and their rapid and tremendous growth Like
the Advertisers automobile number the sfar-Bulle-
tins anniversary and progress edition was splen.
didly illustrated 4
It is said that the progress and growth of a city
are indicated by the progress and growth Of its
newspapers. This being undoubtedly true, Homo
lulu il marching onward with giant steps, and its
ultimate destiny is to take its place in the ranks
of the first cities of the world.
Unable to determine which Of the two special edi.
tons was the best, we hand both papers q bouquet
each Of equal size. The Weekly Times salutes its
big brothers. the Advertiser and the Star. Bulletin