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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-19
COAST tourist +.
TRADE DR|GHTENS
Records Broken and Millions Pour
Into Golden State-Work
To Hold the Gains

SAN FRANCISCO, January s-Cali.
fornia, and particularly san Francisco,
is getting the biggest winter tourist
business ever experienced.
This statement is based on the re.
suit Of investigations carried on by the
Tourist Association Of eiCeptrhl ,Ggit
fornia. The information has been
gathered from railroads, hotels and
others who deal directly with the tour,
lists in Chicago, Los Angeles, this city,
and other centers.
Coupled with the cheerful informa.
ton, however, warning was issued
yesterday that California must work
now TO secure her tourist business per.
manently, or Europe after the war will
take away more tnan has been gained
in recent years. g.
The government of Switzerland has
been preparing a campaign to control
the tourist business when the war ends,
and even France and Germany, in the
midst of the war, have directed some
of the energies of their governments
towards getting ready TO compete in an
organized way for the dollars of the
American tourist. These facts are
found in United States government re-
ports. '... =
Frederick d. Cloud, secretary Of the
tourist association, said yesterday:
"The statement made by Edward
Chambers, vice-president Of the Santa
Fe railway, yesterday that the number
Of tourists in California this year
would approximate $1,000. and that
they would spend $27,O00,000 to $780,
200. 900 while here, is very conserva.
tive, according to careful estimates
and data that we have collected. 4
Sin Southern California it is claimed
that 100000 tourists were there in
| 1915. That Is an increase from $4,000
in 1911. The estimate is that they
spent between $50 000, 900 and $50 900,
900 in Southern California. -: ,a,.E,
'"Great as the business Importance
of those figures is, the tourist is most
important as potential settler and
investor. f.,E. ~. ~. .ta
In former years forty per cent Of
4 hose who went to Southern California
came, to San Francisco. In the las,
two years, however, between sixty and
seventy per cent have visited this part
VI the State. Moreover, the records OF
he hotels show that tourists are spend
ing nearly one hundred per cent more
,imc in San Francisco than they did .
1 few years. ago. ,A.J r,.t .&2 lt \. (.
''In our endeavor to interest travel
ers in central California; the associa
ton in the last two and q half year.
has placed $4,000 copies Of one ,bookle-
in the hands of strangers and has dis
tributed half a million books Thii
has been entirely q personal distribu
ton" n H. ~.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-19
GEORGE ". SMITH
OPPOSED TOBONDS
Head Of Chamber Of Commerce
Believes Proposed Issue
Bad Precedent

Declaring he believed that the i'm.
provements TO the water and sewer sys.
tens could be payed for by raise in
the tax levy, George w. Smith, presi-
dent of the chamber Of commerce, yes.
terday announced that he was opposed
TO the proposed bond issue of 1850 900
for the improvements.
81 do not believe that il il a good
thing to tissue bonds, 'said Mr. Smith.
1T would set o bad precedent. be.
lieve that il would be better TO raise
the money for the improvements by an
increase in the tax rate. Personally !
am in favor of waiting for action by
the Legislature. The legislature could
give us relief by temporarily raising
the taxes high enough to pay for the
proposed improvements" IT.
Mr.. Smith did not say that he was
opposed TO the improvements them.
selves, but 10 the means of raising the
necessary funds to carry them on. His
opinion was q purely personal, one and
arrived at after giving the subject
considerable study. 49,. ...
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-19
STANDARD SEEKS
TRACT in H|LO
III -
Land As site For Proposed
Oil Warehouse and Tanks
Near Wharf

HILO, January 1.-TWO special meet.
ings of the board of trade were held
last week, principally to act upon the
question of helping or opposing the
application of the Standard Oil Com.
pany for certain tract of land near
KuhiO wharf, where It can build a ware.
House and erect its oil tanks.
The first Of these special meetings
was held on Wednesday afternoon lasi
at which l.. A. Thurston appeared o.
the attorney for the Standard Oil Com.
pany and submitted plans and blue
prints showing the land the company
wants, 300 by $50 feet. ~
Mr.. ThurstOn stated that the com
pany would like to buy or lease, but
preferably to buy the land and asked II
there were any objections. He asked
for the approval of the board Of trade
TO the application.
II. Il. Nichols said that he thought
this special piece of land had been Sc,
aside for coal piles and wharfage tract
but he was in favor of giving all the
assistance possible to the STANDARD Oil
Company in securing a proper tract fo'
its business here.
The question of danger came up for
discussion and Mr.. Thurston explained
that while there was always q possible
danger of fire or explosions from oil
tanks this danger had been reduced tc
a minimum. As for the matter Of in
creased insurance for property owner,
in the TeighbOrhuod of such tanks, thi,
question, il was decided, should be re
ferred to the board of underwriters.
After some further discussion Mr.
Thurston suggested that a committee b,
appointed TO look into the matter anG
this was done, President Wears later
naming Messrs. Mariner, Filler, Holmes
Nichols and Castendyk.
AT the second special meeting of tho
board of trade on Friday afternoon thu
committee submitted it's report, signed
BY n. B. Mariner, R.. W. Filler, +. N
Holmes and +. +. Nichols. but without
the signature of C. Castendyk, who re
fuse TO approve Of the report.
In this report the committee, recon
mended that the special strip Of land
300 by 654 feet. be set aside for tn
| Standard Oil Company. with Frontage
on Kuhio Wharf Road, but with the fol
lowing restrictions: f.
First, that right of way be re
served along .Kuhio Wharf Road, thirty
feet wide.
Second, that no building or container
| for cumbustibles be permitted With
100 feet of the Puma line Of the rich
| of way; also that a right of way fit,
| fpat wide he resepyed for N distance
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-19
men SUE /
:. TO RECOVER MONEY

Suit has been fled in the federal
court by Arthur Alsina and Jose Rey
to recover $63S3, now being held BY
Deputy Marshal Raymer sharp, who
arrested the two men in house in Ma
noa Valley on January 5. Il l.., s.
The two men are suspected of being
connected with an opium ring, and
after being trailed to the Manoa Val
ley house the door of the house was
broken in and the trunk forcedswhere
the money was found. ..'",
Both men appeared before the Unit
ed States commissioners for an exam
nation in am attempt 10 connect them
with the Illicit traffic in drugs. The
court has issued an order to have the
money turned over 10 the court and
should the men be connected with the
importation and sale Of opium the
money will be confseated by the au-
thorities. -. .t.h,, e.. 20 :. g.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-19

|SLANDSsO[DOUT
fORFOURM MONTHS

" Letters and wirelesses received from
the Coast yesterday, revealed the fact
that all vessels coming here from San
Francisco are booked full until the end
of March and that a reservation to Ho-
nolulu before that time is impossible
to get. The letters were appeals to
local people to do what they could to
make arrangements for reservations
from San Francisco through Honolulu
agents, if possible. H. ],
Local agents state that this is hard.
Iy possible, and say if a reservation
can be secured even for the end Of
March, the applicant is extremely luc-
KY as all vessels are completely booked
up for four months instead of two and
O half. ..s,.5 KS.
The writer's were people who declar-
ed themselves eager to get here for the
Carnival, but from what could be learn
ed at shipping Offices yesterday, they
stand very little chance. y. -,
Although the Carnival is still far
enough of to be only family in Homo
lulu s mind, there are only seven more
passenger carriers due here from San
Francisco before the opening day with
combined passenger capacity Of hard,
ly more than fifteen hundred persons
This month there is left only the
Manoa, Great Northern and Matsopia,
the last two arriving on the same day
For the benefit of American Legislators
nursing along the American merchant
marine with seaman 5 acts, add similar
legislation, 1t may be stated that the
former American crack liner Siberia
will also arrive from San Francisco
, under the Japanese flag and unable 10
carry passengers; also that the presen,
American liner Venezuela (Dutcf
builD will arrive from San Francisco
forbidden to carry passengers her,
while hundreds elamor for accommo
dations on the Coast ~,
In February there win arrive the so
mona, which as rule gives first choice
to passengers through to Australia, tn,
Lurline, Wilhelmina and Great North
crn, the latter boat arriving on the frs
day Of the Carnival. The Manoa, will
small passenger capacity is the onl,
other San Francisco vessel arriving
during Carnival week. w.. t''..f
In addition 10 these boats there will
be the MqkNIR next week and the Nj
agara during the Carnival week iron
Vancouver. ..H.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-19
NEWS NOTES FROM J..
+. HAO HIGH SCHOOL
Girls Entertain Football Squad At
Cocoanut Island


The Hilo High School News of Janu
airy IL contains a numper of interesting
paragraphs, among them the following:
"An interclass oratorical contest
will begin next week. Each boy will
deliver an GRAFTON, each girl a declama
tion or poem. Eight representatives of
each class will contest in the semi
finals, and boy and a girl from each
class in the finals. A prize will be
given to the best boy orator and best
girl declaimer in school ".
@Hk - -
''Cocoanut Island was the scene of n
glorious blow out on Saturday before
last, the occasion being a picnic by the
girls to the members of the football
squad. A good swim occupied the
early part of the afternoon, and then
the boys amused themselves until the
eats were announced. Said eats
we're highly edible, to say the least,
and duly appreciated by all concerned.
The full moon was well on its way
across the sky before the last boatload
crossed the channel and started home.
About thirty-fve were included in the
picnic, and the boys certainly had the
time of their lives. They expressed
their appreciation. by cheering each
girl individually, each teacher, and the
world in general, including them
selves. sotEs.~
1.-THE News seems to have jOked its
last joke. A free subscription for the
rest of the year will be given to any
one who will contribute (high schoOn
Joke worth printing in the next issue.
II two or more are presented, the con.
tributors viii draw lots for the free
subscription.
"The paragraph printed above in re
gard to Jokes has produced results even
before its publication: Miss Foley
contributes this;
81. A. T.. lin Eng. Comp: Il am
fifteen years old and member Of the
refreshment class
"And how about this3 f..
"Mr. Barager lin spelling): Define
"optimist. |..u 49,. .. r...
Oh, W.; AN optimist is fellow
who takes the opposite side of a sub
jeet. .t3 .r,5, a4at
q Mr., B.; Next ,sH, ,aag.G
n 1o~A.s San optimist is "a man VIII,
makes eyeglasses ~
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-19

for the reclamation of Waikiki as a
whole. He thought Governor Pinkham
vas right in saying that the waikiki
reclamation scheme should be under
taken as n whole instead Of by units,
and he thought il should be broadened
to take in the beach project as well.
Wakefield and Wood ward agreed
that the proposal to I'll in the Waikiki
swamps by means of a revolving fund
was not the most practicable way of
going about IL. Their idea was that
the Territory should condemn all the
land that needs retaining, and then
90 ahead and reclaim II, afterwards re-
selling It, and thereby reimbursing it.
self for the necessary outlay. AGr 4.
Among other matters considered by
the board was the inclusion in its
budget for the Legislature of an appro-
priation of $4,000 for fisherman ,
wharf at Kewalo. As explained by
Commissioner Mccarthy, 1t is proposed
to dredge an entrance through the rect
and then dredge ont the corner between
the Ala Moana and the Bishop slip,
constituting there bulkhead wharf
for the fishing vessels. This would
greatly relieve the congestion in the
harbor, he said.
Wakefield thought this ought to be
included in the general beach scheme,
and at his suggestion IL was reserved,
to be taken up with the Governor.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-19
STRAIGHT AT IT.

There is no use of our Cheating
around the bush" We might as well
nut with II first as last. We want you
ia try Chamberlain Cough Remedy
'h", newt time you have a cough or cold,
There is no reason so far as we can see
why you should not do 30, This prep
aration by its remarkable cures has
gained worldwide reputation, and
people everywhere speak Of il in the
highest terms Of praise. II is for sale
by all dealers, Benson, Smith & Co.,
agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-19
VALLEY ISLAND SCRAPS
OVERSCHOOL AN|TORS
While Principal and Others Parry,
Supervisors Look On

A warm scrap over the question of
school janitors is now the i've topic in
the Valley Island. The Maui News, of
Waikiki; of last Friday tells the story:
"Whether or not the larger schools
of the county, which now have the
services of janitors, shall continue to
enjoy this luxury, or whether the teach,
ers and pupils shall do their own
sweeping out, is the subject of a merry
little threecornered fight between Su.
pervising Principal William McClusky,
School Commissioner d. c.. Lindsay,
and the principals of the schools that
would be affected. The board of su.
pervisors is, sitting as referee in the
case. There will probably be no deci.
sion for another month or two, and in
the meantime janitors will perform
their duties as of yole. = ... d,
w" Because of the fact that with the
lowered tax rate, the fund for school
iucidentals, including janitor service,
is likely to be considerably reduced
during the year, Principal McClusky
has suggested to the supervisors thar
the janitors now employed be all
dropped and the money saved be used
to keep up the supplies needed for the
school throughout the county. A por-
ton of the money Mr.. McClusky would
allow, however, TO the principals Of the
schools to pay students for doing the
janitor work necessary
'"" Commissioner Lindsay is strenu,
ously opposed TO this program. He
wants to keep the ianitors, and would
go further and place these factotums
under control of the school principals,
which thev are not at present. Mr..
Lindsay has the cordial backing of the
principals, II is said. A meeting OF
tn" principals yesterday to discuss the
subject is said to have been warm.
1.-The supervisors have taken stand
of waiting for the school people to
fight out the matter themselves before
acting one way or the other. The mat,
ter will probably come up again at
next months meeting"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-19
PROBE /.
DECISION UNWR|TTEN

Apparently the decision of the pub
lie utilities commission in the long.
drawn-out investigation of the Inter
Island Steam Navigation Company is
as far from being written as ever, for
the commission is still waiting for
facts and figures. At the commission
meeting yesterday Commissioner Car.
den revived the subject of the tabula-
tons being compiled from the com.
pany 8 books at his request. Henry p.
O'Sullivan, secretary of the commits
sion, was asked to learn from the In,
,ter.Island when these figures would be
ready. At the time the request for
these tabulations was made Inter.
Island officials warned that il would
take many weeks to compile them.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-19
RICHIE MITCHELL GETS
|. A NEWSPAPER DECISlnM

tAssociatsd Press By Federal wirelsssj
4 MILWAUKEE, january IT,
y In a tenround fight here last 4
y night, Richie Mitchell defeated 4
4 Freddie Welsh ON points. The 4
y decision was a newspaper one. AN 4
= through the fight Mitchell led, his i
y good. f3fs
~ y $3.50 **&M4
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-19

Wate1eld then went further, and
sfid thst be theueht his scheme for the
Ffalamation Of Waikiki Beach should
be made a part Of broader scheme
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-19

vantages that are shared between
them, II is for the chambers Of com.
meree of the two cities, as trustees of
the possibilities Of their respective
communities, to make the best possible
use Of these advantages. r,@
The Washington herald., 1917-02-03
RIDING CLUB SELECTS
COMMITTEES FOR SHOW

The committee for the annual indoor
horse show Of the Washington Riding
and Hunt Club to be held February 1s
and 20 at the riding academy, Twenty
second and streets northwest, has been
selected.
Reports received by Melvin c. Hazen,
Mai. William Mitchell and Thomas Bones,
who compose the general committee, from
subordinate committees are to the effect
that the arrangements for the event are
fast being completed
Committees aiding in the arrangements
are:
Decorations, Mrs. W. Sinclair Bowen,
Miss Edythe Howard and Mrs David
LeBreton.
Publicity, Thomas F. Logan, Clarence
A. Aspinwal and Ord Preston.
Reception, Mrs. George P. Scriven, Miss
Ethel MacMurray, Mrs. Clarence A.
Aspinwall, Mrs. Robert H. Chairman, Mrs.
Ord Preston, Miss Ruth Hitchcock, Miss
Mary Dove, Mrs. John o. Evans, Miss
Frances Carpenter. Mrs. George X. Nc
Lanahan, Mrs. William NJ. Ritter, and
Mrs. Walter r. TUckerman.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-03
Gas Company's Earnings
Total Over $6,000,000

Hearings on the valuations Of the prop
critics of the Washington Gas Light Com
pany will be resumed Friday, February g.
Charles l.. Pillsbury, chief OF the VAL
uation Bureau, probably VIII be the FIRST
witness to take the stand Andrew
Sangster. chief accountant, gave the
book value of the plant and equipment Of
the company at sl3,277214.2s. His allow
ances for expenditures. plant, mainte-
nance and general overhead charges were
placed at s., SIG, ,SO1. g.
Since Mr.. Sangster first began compil-
ing his figures the price of gas has been
reduced by act of Congress to IS cents
per thousand cubic feet. Cross-examina-
ton of Mr.. Sangster will be begun by
Benjamin Minor, attorney for the gas
company, about February &C.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-03
GRANGER DELIGHTS
APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE
lula Heinrich, Co-Star. Also Heard
to Advantage.

Julia Heinrich, soprano OF the Metro
politan, and Percy Granger, Australian
composer and pianist. were co-artists in
a Joint recital at the National Theater
yesterday afternoon. This was the
seventh concert of the series arranged
by T. Arthur Smith. .
Miss Heinrich has clear soprano voice
and delighted the audience with the we'll
selected program which follows: lA)
Botschaft by Brahms. (b) Der Fischer
Knabe by Liszt, (c) Eur Johannes Nacht
by Grieg,- Ila) Apres un Reve by Faure,
Cb) Griselidies, Old French, (0 Chere
Mutt by Bachelet, (a) All! Love But a
Day by Mrs. II. H. A. Beach, Cb) To
the Moonlight by Max Heinrich, and (c)
Dutch Serenade by DeLange.
Percy Granger has a unique and
altogether delightful personality. The
style of music he plays, the manner m
which he plays it and the glow of youth
that rests around him is as blithe and
breezy as a spring morning. Grainger's
strength, like Hoffman's is muscular
and is well controlled. except when, 70,
the fun of the thing he gives vent to It
and plunges away in a kind Of acrobatic
ecstacy. The following program is char
acteristic of him: a. Orgna Prelude and
Fugue in D major by Bach-Busoni. (0
Romance in F sharp by Schumann, (0
"Ondine" by Ravel. % Prelude in F
sharp by Chopin, @ Valse in A nat by
Chopin. 90 Shepherds Hey" English
Morris Dance. CO THE Leprechaun's
Dance" stanford-Grainger, (9 March
jig: 'Maguire's Kick" Stanford
Granger.
The Ravel number excited much in
terest being the only modern piece of
the program, however the group of Irish
tunes was by far the most popularity
received.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-03
LECTURER DESCRIBES
BEAUTIES OF OREGON

Illustrating his description of the
Scenic Beauties OF Oregon" with pic
lures of snowcapped mountain peaks, cas-
cades and foliage. Samuel c. Lancaster,
the man who built the Columbia River
Highway, carried the audiences of the
National Geographic Society at the New
Masonic auditorium yesterday through
great stretches Of a scenic paradise.
Ever since President Jefferson sent
Lewis and Clark into that unknown land
to explore the remarkable country where
rolls the Oregon men have wondered
at the beauty OF that kingly river which
has carved its way through the lofty
Cascade Range" said the lecturer. The
grandeur of the gorge of the Columbia
is unsurpassed. 1t Is even more beauti-
full than the River Rhine between May
ence and Cologne"
The Washington herald., 1917-02-03
SPELLING'S RAILROAD
SYSTEM IS ADVOCATED
Board of Ordnance Hears Its Inventor
on Its Original Points.

The Board of Ordnance and Fortifca-
ton heard T. c. Spelling, of New York,
yesterday concerning the merits of the
new system OF railroad construction and
equipment recently patented by him, as a
military facility. He claims for It many
advantages, that it can be standardized,
transported in sections from place to
place, after having been constructed In
parts.
He says its uses industrially and eco
nomically are equally as important as
those pertaining to military prepared
ness.
The members OF the board interrupted
Mr.. Spellings statement with numerous
questions. The matter was submitted for
further consideration. The Industrial ad-
vantages of this system will be submitted
to the Interstate Commerce Commission
at an early date.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-03
$4,000 in TEN DAYS
GOAL OF SCHOOL HEAD
National Training Institution Starts
Whirlwind Campaign Today.

A whirlwind campaign to raise 5000 in
ten days will be started today by those
Interested in the building OF hall for
the National Training School for Women
and Girls.
Miss Mamie H. Burroughs, president OF
the titation, declared yesterday that
the present accommodations and facili-
ties OF the school were inadequate to
meet the demands of the large number OF
pupils.
attempts to afford women and girls an
opportunity to learn a skilled trade SO
that they can compete with men. Miss
Burroughs said that the congested condi-
tions at the school demanded, from a
health standpoint, another building at
once
The Washington herald., 1917-02-03
"SUFFS" TO SIP TEA,
"Open House" to BE Observed by
College League,

The College Equal Suffrage League
will hold open house" every Saturday
afternoon from 4 until o'clock at the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association headquarters, 1926 Rhode
Island avenue northwest
This afternoon Miss Julia Lathrop
will receive with the league and Mrs.
Henry S. Graves will preside at the
tea table. Senator Gronna and Repre-
sentatives Young and Helgeson will
speak on the passage of the Presiden-
tial suffrage bill in North Dakota at a
tea TO be given by the National Amer
ican Woman Suffrage Association at
the same address tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock. There will also be a mu-
sical program under the direction of
Miss Sherwood, daughter of Gen. Isaac
R. Sherwood. of Ohio. Mrs Kestner,
wife of the Representative from Cali
fornia, will sing.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-03
WOULD REwRITE HISTORIES,

Histories dealing with the civil war
should be made over, Mrs. Wallace Null
care, president of the nine local chapters
Of the Daughters of the Confederacy, de-
clared yesterday. An effort, she said,
would be made in the near future to take
the necessary steps in this matter, as
the present histories are biased and un-
fair to the South.
Superintendent Of Schools Ernest l..
Thurston stated that no such complaint
had come to his attention as yet and that
no action would be taken by the Board of
Education until specific charges were
made.