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Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13
Legislation Quietly Dropped as
Naval Needs Are Brought
to Fore
BIZ c. S. AlaERr

f g. Especial star Bulletin CorreSpondencel
WASHINGTON, d. C.. Mar. THE
matter OF leasing oil lands within the
naval reserves Of California was
among the first features of proposed
legislation 10 90 by the board. II
became self-eFident many days before
the adjournment of Congress ap-
preached that the passage OF any bill
carrying remedial enactments was i'm
possible. The subject then was quiet
ly dropped by those in charge, al
though no notice TO that effect was
given out. Senators Phelan, Pittman
and others awaited opportunity until
the last horn blew, but realizing that
the situation was hopeless.
The severance of diplomatic rela-
tions with Germany added the last
straw to the. overloaded camel's back
II was useless to fly in the face of that
fact and combat Secretary Daniels
with his insistence that all available
oil might be required for vessels OF
war. The excitement and patriotism
carried even statesmen to such pitch
that they knew The navy department
officials shouted the winning slogan.
The suggestion Of justice and fairness
could have no weight against the sug-
gestion of possible national disaster
caused by insufficient fuel supplies.
The point of oil requirements for the
navy had been we'll worked before
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13
Especial Star Bulletin oOrrespondeuce)

Especial Star, Bulletin Correspondence)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 4. -
The general staff should have been
court-martialed If it had made any
other report than that which has been
sent to Congress by the Secretary of
War;" said George Hewitt Myers, sec.
retary of the Army league, in COM
menting on the general staff's recon-
mendations on universal military
training. In recommending uniYer-
sal liability to military training and
service the general staff only follow
ed the policy advocated by every great
military leader from Washington
down to the present Every secretary
of war. from Knox to the present
head of the War Department, after
mature consideration has indorsed
some system of universal military
training and service. This was the
central idea CT the first military act
of Congress providing for the estab-
lishment of the militia system.
.'The report of tine general staff
places the responsibility of giving the
country an adequate system of ma
tional defense upon Congress. II now
has before it thorough study by mill
tary experts of all problems connected
with land defense If, in the present
international crisis, or at any time,
the country meets with disaster it
will be the result of the failure OF
Congress to meet the situation with
the courage it demands. BY no large
and indiscriminate appropriations for
alleged national defense or pork bar.
rel purposes can Congress escape this
grave. responsibility.
I'm its report the general staff pro-
poses to give the young men Of the
country just one-half of the training
that is required in time of peace by
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13
Lord Desborough
Accepts Hawaii
Tuna Club Office
Noted British Game Fisherman
is Now Honorary Vice
President Fl. +.

The fame of Hawaii's game-fishing
and the Hawaii Tuna Club has reach
ed England. and in the midst of his
duties as an Englishman aiding his
country in a great struggle, noted
English game-fisherman has paused
TO express his appreciation of honor
done him by the local club.
This is Lord Desborough, K.C.V.O.
tKnight Commander OF the Victorian
Orderl, who is president of the Brit
ish Sea Anglers Society He was re-
Gently elected an honorary yice-presi-
dent of the Hawaii Tuna Club, and in
responding to Secretary H. Gooding
Fields letter of notification, he wrote:
H. Gooding Field, Honolulu, I. n.
My Dear Sir: hope you will ex-
press to the members of the Hawaii
Tuna Club my great appreciation of
the complaint they have paid me by
electing me an honorary vice-presi:
dent of their club, an office which
shall be most pleased to hold.
Il have never myself caught any
tuna but went out to the Boca
Grande Pass, Florida, many years ago
and caught hundred tarpon there in
three weeks-so | did pretty we'll
the most caught in one day was II.
Again thanking you for the compli-
ment which your club has paid me, !
am,
Yours sincerely,
DESBOROUGH,
President. British Sea Anglers
Society,"
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13

Away, away from home; .....~
For love allureS another way,
1--WE start for home, dear home.
"And loving hearts with fervor burn
ITO greet the day of our return,
ITO see the bessel cut the foam, .
"That bears, that bears us home.
with joy unfeigned we bid farewell
ITO all our tasks at school.
"Thou shalt not call us more, old bell,
From sleep, or sports to school.
From writing, drawing we're away
From Latin, Greek and Algebra.
"And all this doing things by rule,
THAT Vexes us at school"
DIR. John T. Gulick is a member of
a famous family of missionaries and
educators. He was born on Kauai
March 13, 1882, the son of Peter John
son Gulick, American missionary, and
Fanny Hinckley (Thomas). He was
one of the "forty-niners" in California,
mining in 1849 and 1850. He took his
A. B. from Williams College in 1853,
his Phi. D. from Adelbert in 1883; Sc.
d., Oberlin, Ohio, 1905 He also studied
in Union Theological Seminary.
He was missionary in China and
Japan from 1864 to 1899 and at Ober.
lin from 1899 to 1906. His writings
are of wide scope and accepted au-
thority and he is the author of several
notable treatises and scientific dis
cussions. a..-..:.. ..-s
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH NEWS.
1oER GENERAL SAYS WAR
IN SOUTH AFRICA is OVER

Associated Press by Federal Wireless)
LONDON. Eng. March 13.--General Smats
the Boer general who remained true TO his
oath Of allegiance to Great Britain, and who
has been commanding her armies in the brill
liant campaign against the Germans IN Ger
man East Africa, has reached here to confer
with the military and imperial authorities. In
speaking of the war in Africa, General SHUTS
says that ii isNover. for the Germans have
been crushed and their colonies have been
taken from them. The few still left at large
in German East Africa must enter the Portu-
guese territory, where the Portuguese will
soon finish them
The fighting has developed fine type Of
native fighting man. says General SHUTS. who
are now available for service on the prlnei-
pal theaters of the great war when wanted
by the mother country.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13

"A Freeman of the Frontier" is the
title of a biography being written by
DR.. Robert Whitaker of Los Gatos,
Cal, of DR.. John T. Guliek of Homo
lulu, who is 50 years old today. DR..
Whitaker has written about 10000
words of the biography here. He
leaves on the Great Northern Friday.
with Mrs. Whitaker and their nephew,
Rev. Robert 3. Whitaker, who came
recently from China. Mrs. Robert
Whitaker, a daughter of DIR. Gulick,
will remain in Honolulu with her
daughter, who is i'll. Rev. Orramel H.
Gulick is also writing book of local
interest entitled Pilgrims of Hawaii.
DR.. Whitaker spoke at Punahou yes
terday on the opening days of the
school, reading from diary Of Dr..
Gulick. A poem in this diary by
Daniel Dole, which the writer's own
brother, Judge Sanford B. Dole, knew
nothing of and which was written for
commencement of April, 1S47, was
read. 1t is as follows:
"Homeward our young affections turn
Away, away from school,
"Our hearts to be with parents yearn
Away, away from school;
"Our hearts leap up with vigor brave
ITO speed away across the wave,
Where parents love can never cool,
Away, away from school.
"At Punahou We would not stay,
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13
Father Damien
Is Subject Of
u. S. Bulletin
Public Health Service Backs
Plan to Establish National
LeproSarium

Father Damien's heroic work, we'll
know To the older generation in Ha-
wafi, is the subject Of an appreciative
bulletin from the Y. S. public health
service. The bulletin, dealing also
with leprosy, shows the Z. S. service
does not believe any cure for leprosy
has been evolved. and favors ma
tional leprosarium for segregation
purposes. The bulletin says:
AT Tremeloo, Belgium, - years
ago, Joseph De Veuster, better known
as Father Damien, was horn. He was
educated for business career, but
when he was Is years old he entered
holy orders, and Is years later, in 0c-
tober, 1868, went to Honolulu as a
missionary in the stead of his brother.
In 1864 he was ordained priest, and
during the nine years that followed he
was frequently struck in his parochial
work with the pitiful condition of the
Hawaiian lepers. In 1878, he volun-
teered TO take up his residence on the
island OF Molokai, to which at that
time all lepers were deported, and
there he remained until his death on
April IS, 1889 He gave evidence in
1885 OF having contracted leprosy
from the unfortunates committed to
his care, but he continued his labors.
.'Eeprosy is contagious, infectious
disease, which is believed to be d.
rectly communicable from one person
TO another person. 1t is believed to
be caused by microscopic vegetable
parasite shaped somewhat like small
curved stick. This bacillus was dis
covered by Hansen in 1874. In man
the disease appears in several differ
ent forms, attacking almost any organ
in the body, destroying any or all Of
the senses, and finally producing
death. There is disease among rats
which closely Stimulates human lep-
rosy, and the bacillus which causes
it resembles that found in human lep-
rosy.
1T is not definitely known just how
the leprosy bacillus enters the body.
II may be through wounds of the skin
or the lining membrane of the nose
and throat and possibly it may be
taken into the body with food. 1t is
pretty definitely proven that no par.
ficular article OF diet, such as fish,
CduStS 0tcsa uihtdSe. IL HdS sDcCH
thought that some insect may act as
the agent which transfers the germs
from sick people to well people. This
is not proved.
Whatever the exact mechanism in
the transference of the leprosY bacil-
lus. practical evidence shows that the
disease is spread mainly by direct con-
tact, and is most prevalent where
people are dirty and overcrowded.
There is no evidence that leprosy is
hereditary.
Practical experience has shown
that segregation is the only practi.
cable means Of controlling the disease.
A bill appropriating $250,000 for the
purpose of establishing a national
home for lepers passed the House of
Representatives on May 4, 1916, and
was passed by the Senate on January
%, 1917. This provides national
institution for the care and treatment
of the, unfortunates afflicted with
this gruesome disease and solves the
problem of preventing its spread in
the United States"
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13
War Crisis Forces Oil Claims
To Lie Over Till Next Winter

Ambassador Won Bernstortf received
his passports and safe conduct In al.
dition, Secretary Daniels has the sup
port of Attorney Genera Gregory. who
held that the legal aspects OF the case
were in favor of the navy department.
and against the claimants who have
developed some holdings. The Only
offset was the assistance rendered
by Secretary Lane.
The president remained neutral
throughout .hs controversy. lie
heard all sides Of the topic and fire.
quently declared that some proper
compromise was desirable. At one
time he began inquiries with the view
to serving as referee and adjusting the
conflicting features of the matter.
Other subjects crowded upon him and
he was compelled To let the subject
pass until some more propitious mo-
,ment arrives.
The general prediction Is that no oil
land leasing legislation can be en-
acted when the extraordinary session.
that now seems inevitable, is called.
The presidents program then win hold
the center of the stage to the virtual
exclusion of all other things. The
time for discussion cannot be spared.
Few statesmen ere found sufficiently
optimistic to predict that the remedi-
al enactment can be pushed through
Congress at the extraordinary ses-
sion. If one is convened.
The views are widely divergent and
ihe opposition to any interference
With the naval Gil supply is SO pro-
nounced that the matter doubtless will
be passed alons to the regular session
of Congress next winter.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13
LABoRITEs PLEDGED TO
FIGHT IN CASE OF WAR

WASHINGTON. d. c., March 13.-The
American Federation of Labor yesterday
adopted a formal resolution offerings its serv-
ices and those of its members TO the nation
in case of war against any enemy whOmso
ever The resolution was adopted by q
unanimous vote Of the delegates to the fed
Grafton. and reads in part
1--WE do solemnly pledge ourselves un-
reserved1y, should this country be drawn into
the maelstrom Of the bitter European strife,
TO offer our services to safeguard the repub-
lie against any enemies whomsoever, and we
hereby call upon our fellow workers in the
holy name of labor to devotedly give like
service
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13
MORE AMERICAN MARINES
LANDED ON CUBAN COAST

SANTIAGO. Cuba. March 13-Marines
from American warships were landed yester-
day at five towns along this section of the
Cuban coast yesterday. although il is made
plain by Commander BeIknap of the U. 8. 8.
San Francisco. that the United States has
no intention Of intervening and that the land
ing of the marines must not be so regarded.
The rebels are reported to be fleeing be-
fore the approach of the government troops.
making no stand, but the depredations of
small bands of insurgents continue and much
cane has been burned over and destroyed.
80 far the eentrals have escaped destruction,
however.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13
cARRANzA,s ELECTION WAS
PRACTICALLY UNANIMOUS
Associated Press by Federal wireless

fAssociated Press by Federal Wirelessl
Ell PAS0, Texas. March 13-President
Carranza. who was elected to the presidency
OF Mexico on Sunday practically By aeclama-
tion, yesterday issued q manifesto proclaim
ing amnesty to all reyoluti0nists throughout
the republic with the exception Of Paneho
Villa and the officers implicated in the mur-
der Of President Madero To all others. Jay.
ing down their arms and surrendering. full
pardon win be granted for all past offensex.
Another announcement issued by the preni
dent states that all American mine owners
will escape the confiseation Of their prop
critics under the terms Of previous proelama,
tion il they make applications st once for .
cessation Of the eonfiscatory decree.
Complete returns from all the available
eenters show that the vote for Carranza was
practically unanimous. He
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13
DELAYED
BY BONDDEFEA

That the Lord Young Engineering
Company desires to commence imme-
diately on the paving on Beretania and
Smith streets, but cannot do so be-
cause a water ma;l should be installed
on Beretania and sewer extensions
made on Smith first, are the facts con-
tanned in a letter which George Col
Inns, city and county engineer, has
written to the board of supervisors.
According to the letter, the water
department has informed Collins that
the water main would cost $4,000 and
the sewer extension $4,000 and he re
quests the board to find some means
whereby the pipes can be laid at once
in order that the improvements may
proceed. s..~
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13
URGES
STEAMSHIPS
HAWAIIAN TRADE
Retiring President of Los An
geleS Chamber Advocates
Plan to Secure Steamers

That Los Angeles needs a steamship
line from her port, San Pedro, direct
to Hawaii and the Orient was stated
by retiring President John Mitchell OF
the Los Angeles chamber Of commerce.
at, its annual banquet held Febru-
ary %.
President Mitchell visited Honolulu
last fall with the Los Angeles cham
hers party. In his address, he SAID
Los Angeles has secured an appropria-
tion for widening the harbor channel
to full 1000 feet, and has also Sc
cured a permanent submarine station.
I'VE have three steamship lines run
ming to Mexican ports, the speaker
said in part. "In 1915 we had none.
Our harbOr is ready for business, and
foreign commerce is actually trying
to force itself into our port.
with sincere regret and a feeling
of chagrin / have to report that We
are still without dry dock. A single
steamship company, believing in Los
Angeles harbor and in her back coun-
try, is prepared to guarantee business
which will yield 3 per cent interest on
500, 900, provided we have the enter
prise and the backbone to build such
dock There are other shippers who
win bring their business to us If We
care to deliver the goods.
Hawaiian Line Needed
I'VE need navy yard. And We will
get it, too, If we all work together. We
need a quarantine station. We need
steamship line to Hawaii and the
c,fos hi linn m
New Zealand and to Australia. We
need a steamship line to Central and
South America and we need more
steamers to Mexican ports.
Urges Building Own Ships
Los Angeles harbor will never at
tain attractive greatness unless We
build our own ships to carry Los An
geles products to foreign markets 1t
is useless for US to wait for commerce
to come to US. The only way for Los
Angeles to get ships is to build ships,
and the sooner our harbor becomes a
busy, bustling, ship-building port, the
sooner the purchasing public will buy
Los Angeles-made goods.
The chambers incoming president,
L. d. Sale, in his address, said in part
The development of our foreign and
domestic trade is something that must
be continued vigorously, and to ac.
compIish the best results it will be
necessary for us to utilize the adyant.
age of our harbor by placing in opera.
tion steamship lines to all the ports
on the Pacific.
Hawai,s Trade Relations Better
Australasia, the Hawaiian Islands,
and the Orient are being brought into
closer trade relations each year. Man.
ufactories producing articles demanded
in these countries necessarily will en-.
joy additional advantages if located in
Los Angeles.
"The assurance of direct. steamship
lines with Los Angeles as home port
will bring capital to realize that here,
Where Nature Helps Industry Most
is the logical and profitable place to
establish industries"
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13

Officers Of the 81 societies which
compose the union are expected TO
be in attendance at the convention
from 3 o'clock on, all committeeman
from 4 o'clock, and all other members
at the two mass meetings to be held
at 5 and Z o'clock Supper will be
served by Mills school at Is cents per
plate for those who wish to attend
both afternoon and evening sessions.
All sessions are open to the public
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13
WOULD DRILL INDIAN
YOUTHS FOR U. s. ARMY

Associated Press by Federal wirelessl
RIVERSIDE, Cal, March 133-Indian
commissioners here have recommended that
fifteen thousand pupils of the Indian schools
and reorganized into fifteen regiments Of
soldiers The idea has been indorxed By
Secretaries Lane and Baker, and by Ge1eral
Scott chief Of staff.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13
GERMANY WANTS RENEWAL
OF cENTURY-oLD TREATY

fAssociated Press by Federal wirelessl
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 13.-The
government Of Germany acting through DR..
Paul Ritter. the Swiss minister. yesterday
the United States sign q protocol amending
the Prussian- American treaty Of 1913, some
thing which the United States has already
refused to do.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13

Thursday afternoon members OF the
Honolulu branch, Needlework Guild of
America, meets on the Young hctel
roof garden to bid farewell to Mrs.
Stewart. who organized the local
branch. She leaves on the Great Nor
thern. <I..:.= 's. r....:..
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13
ZEPPELIN LAID TO REST IN
FAMILY VAULT At STUTTGART

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal WireleEsl
ROTTERDAM, Holland. March f3.--Th1
funeral services over the remains Of the IIlo
Count Zeppelin. designer Of the aircraft 4eaf-
ing his name, were held yesterday at 311t.
CART; The remains wore placed in the fan.
lily vault in the Prag cemetery.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13

For the first time in the history Of
the trade Of the Far East in musical
instruments, American pianos are
coming into various ports of China in
good volume, and with prospects of
an increasing and permanent trade.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13

Exports of general merchandise at
the port of New York on February Is
we're valued at $4.S61 ,983.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13
BOOSTS
PLAN ADVANCED
BY A. P. TAYLOR

Leslie's Weekly has come to the sup
port of the plan for a Pan-Pacific
Union which originated with A. p.
Taylor, secretary of the Hawaii Pro-
motion Committee. In an article re-
viewing the proposed work of the
union, they say:
"A. P. Taylor of Honolulu has
worked out plan whereby an institn-
ton along the lines of the Pan-Amer-
ican Union may be evolved to do for
Hawaii, Alaska, the Philippines, Guam
and American Samoa what the union
has done for North, Central and South
America. There can be no doubt that
the overseas units Of the American
government have more substantial
claim on United States for special ex-
ploitation and development at the
hands of the government than the
should receive the hearty support of
our government as well as the busi-
ness men,
James A. Rath of Palama Settlement,
w. r. Harrington and Theodore Rich
ards.
There wax report current yester-
day that when the bill reached the
house, il passed by the senate, it
would be quickly amended by the ad-
dition of provision calling for pleb-
iscite similar to the one in the prohi-
bition bill 1t was suggested after the
senate adjourned that perhaps the
purpose of the reference to the Oahu
special committee was to have such
amendment offered by the committee
to the senate for action by that body
before it should go to the house.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13

Oh how hard il is to die and not be able TO
leave the world any better for ones little life in
it.--Abraham Lincoln.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-02
In ChanceryOf New Jersey

To Benjamin j. Wolf, Susannah r. Wolf,
his wife, Mera Elwood allace and Thomas
q. Wallace, her husband, and William j.
Robinson:
BY virtue of an order of the Court of Chan
Gerry of New Jersey, made on the day of the
date hereof, in a cause wherein Herbert @.
Bartlett, executor OF Elizabeth A. York de-
ceased, is complainant, and you are defen-
dants, you are required to appear, plead,
answer or demur to the Bill OF said complain
ant on or before the ninth day OF April, next,
against you, the said Bill is filed TO foreclose a
mortgage given by Benjamin j. Wolf and
Susannah +. Wolf, his wife,, 10 Henry II. OF
tens, dated July &, 1907, on lands in the Bor-
ough OF Anglesea, Cape May County, New
Jersey, and assigned by said Henry III. Ottens
to Elizabeth A. York, December 3, 1908, and
you Benjamin j. Wolf are made a defendant
because you claim to be the owner or to have
some interest in said lands, and you Susan
nah K. Wolf, wife OF Benjamin j. Wolf, are
made a defendant because you claim an in
choate right OF dover in said lands or some.
other interest therein; and You Mera Elwood
Wallace are made n defendant because you
claim to be the owner OF said lands and you
Thomas g Wallace are made a defendant he
cause as the husband of Mera Elwood Wal
lace you claim some right, title or interest in
said land; and you William j. Robinson are
-ment against the said S%usannah K. Wolf and
by reason thereof claim some right, title or
interest in said lands.
Dated February Z, 1917.
HERBERT {. BARTLETT,
Solicitor OF Complainant,
Post Office Address $40 Lands Avenue,
Nineland, N. j.