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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
Those Ironwond
Trees Are Dying
Anyway, Says Wise

Dispatches from the city beautiful
firing line out at Kapiolani Park an.
Ilounce that strategic victory is in
sight for those who believe the now,
famous ironwood trees will have to be
cut to make room for street improve
ments, including the shifting of the
Rapid Transit tracks. p.
superintendent John Wise of the
park adds the latest contribution to
the voluminous subject. He says that
IT is no use to preserve the trees at
large cost because they are going to
die pretty soon, anyway
AT least two of them are far gone
already" says the park man. Several
others are beginning to die. The fact
Is that they will die when the paving
is put in and in a year or two we
should have to take them down.
There are two which need not be cut
and which are healthy, and / strongly
object to these being cut, but I think
the others ought to be taken out This
is only personal opinion, for | was
ready to arrest the tree-eutters, in my
capacity as special officer, and be-
lieving that they had no legal right
to chop down the trees. Supervisor
Ben Hollinger advised me that arrest
ing them would not help matters. So
] didn't. AS matter of fact, the trees
are in the way, do not help the beauty
of the spot, and should come down
now" I'LL. ---..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
ACCIDENT IS AvERTED By
STREET CAR M0T0RMAh

Sudden excitement was in order
among passengers ON the town-uound
King street car from Waikiki about Z
o'clock this morning when they real
lied Motorman Henry Meyer, at the
front, was making sudden and desper-
ate efforts to stop the car, without
success.
Heads bobbed up and were pushed
out the sides of the car to see the
cause. Directly ahead and only a few
yards away stood horse and wagon
on the track, the animal facing the
car and the Japanese driver equally as
obliyious to approaching danger.
How Meyer cut off his power, ap-
piled his air. shot sand on the slip.
perry track, wet with rain, changed his
bell OF warning, lowered his bumper
and finally reversed his motors and
sent the wheels all spinning back
wards. at the last moment bringing
the ear to a Earring halt a few feet
from the wild-eyed driver. who had
suddenly awakened to the situation.
would be hard to say, but be did 1t and
calmly continued on his way. after the
cart had been hurried off the track.
possibly little realizing how many
locks Of silent commentator we're
piercing his back from the tense car.
load.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
RESTLESS LABOR
may Be RETAINED
BY BONUS SYSTEM
Movement to Coast of lmmi-
grants Brought Here at Ter
rltorlal Expense Dealt With
in Boards Report

One OF Hawali's most pressing labor
problems, that Of the vague movement
OF laborers To- the coast, may be solved
because Of the plantation bonus sys.
TEN. in the opinion Of the territorial
board OF immigration. labor and Stats.
tics.
That opinion is voiced in the boards
report to the governor Just made pub
lie in printed form. Copies were sent
last week TO the legislature.
President Wodehouse Of the board
says in part:
Reference has been made in pre-
vious reports to the attraction which
California and its neighboring states
present to many of the people who
have come TO Hawaii, and nothwith-
standing the experiences Of many OF
these who hare departed from the
territory, there has been a consider
able exodus during the year. In Janu.
airy last it was necessary to again
send Commissioner kearAs TO San
Francisco to attend to the Tspatria-
ton of immigrants being deported
from the territory and TO investigate a
people which %ere reported to come
within the terms of the federal immi-
grafton law concerning public charges.
and arrangements were made by him
for the deportation from that point of
two families comprising five persons.
Many other applications for similar
relief were at this time presented to
the commissioner but were found b.
him to be without merit
The board has, from time to time,
expressed the opinion that the chief
reasons for the steady movement df
this class of people To the mainland
are a general misconceFtion OF eondi-
lions OF life In the several states Dor
deTing upon the Pacific coast, and the
belief that opportunities for better
ment were more readily to be met
with there than in Hawaii: this has
in all respects proven to be correct as
the experience OF those who have thtis
left the territory has keen, with few
exceI tons, most unfortunate.
In this connection 1t may be well
to comment briefly upon the recent
action of the sugar interests Of the
country whereby an amended sliding
scale system of bonus to laborers was
adopted. This system, which went
into effect in April of this year, may
deter many of those from leaving the
territory who contemplated depart.
ure for the mainland. A sufficient
length of time, however. has not yet
elapsed to permit of any definite state
ment concerning the effect which the
of this bonus system has
had" .
The report says also that nothing
has TRANSFERRED in the past year to JUS
tify the board in attempting further
of European immigrants
to Hawaii. The supply Of this class
of labor has been sufficient and the
European war made impossible the
system of bringing the laborers on
silins. The work 6 the
is therefore somewhat linn
tied, being now mostly investigating
Of those who wish to be
sent to their native countries, procur.
ing employment and rendering relief
In cases Of need.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
MASS MEETING DECLARES CLEARLY
FOR Abatement BY INJUNCTION LAW
Opera House is Filled to Capacity With Thinking Men and
Women Awakened to the Dangers That Confront Society
Morally and Socially Through Existence of Vice Conditions

percentage of infected women in the
inspected class. He quoted from a
medical treatise and from a magazine
relative to the present campaign in
San Francisco.
How Law Came About
District Attorney $. c. Huber then
told Of how the abatement by injunc.
ton law first came into operation u
check blind pigs in Iowa, of its sue.
cess and later how IL was brought into
play TO wipe ont redliGht districts and
its equally succes sfui appliance TO that
purpose, how 1t had been put into op
Grafton in 26 other states and applied
by the federal government in Wash
ington city. He took up the work the
government had done through laws
that made it possible to deport i'm
moral persons, to prevent the immi'
grafton of women for immoral pur.
poses. His view was the legal ASPECT
until toward the close OF his talk,
when he spoke for the boy with red
blood" who should be taught to be
and would be the defender Of vir,
tue and womanbood rather than its
destroyer His last arguments were
for mother, wife and home.
Citizens to Act Now
Then Wallace X. Harrington told Of
some OF the discoveries made by the
committee during Investigations. that
the Police had believed or professed
to believe TAFT the public was salts
fled with conditions and had allowed
them to continue. He asserted that
control had not controlled, that condi-
tions had become unbearable and that
the awakening had come and when it
came the grand jury and the police
had acted. But there were still needs,
one Of which was a law to reach the
parties who owned and controlled pre-
misses used for immoral purposes and
this could be done, the committee be-
lieyed, through the abatement by in
junction law. he started out with
the question, what are you going to
do about it," and from the start, also,
viewed the matter from the point OF
the average citizen" harrington
gave some startling facts about
''Bloodtown, how it was still running
vide open despite the grand jury re.
port and raid by Chillingworth while
acting as prosecutor. ~
Speaks Fer Girls sa --...-
James A. Rath spoke very briefly.
He came on the platform armed with
a heavy artillery of books from which
he fired some shells of large caliber. ]
He spoke for the girls, he said. He
closed with forciDle arguments-the |
forcible arguments that had preceded |
them |
Z hen Chairman Dole called for any
remarks to any of the |
speakers and none were voiced. At !
that point Lowrey presented his re-
solution, which was put and adopted |
remarks and without a single !
voice raised in the negative.
That the audience was attentive and !
deeply interested was shown from be, |
ginning to end where very salient |
points made by speaker was met |
with quick and hearty applause.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
MRS. WILLIAM A. BOYD T..
A SCH0FIELD HOSTESS

Mrs. William A. Boyd of Schofield
Barracks was the hostess at a sewing
party and tea on Friday afternoon in
honor Of the following ladies: Mes.
danes Carnahan. Banister, Loud,
Bloombergh. Blodgett, Lyons, Baxter
Rossiter. Stallman, Carr, Tuley, Keen
and benson.
The table decorations consisted OF
old-fashioned flowers and dainty re-
freshments were served,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
CITY CAMPAIGN IS
LUkEWARM; DELAY
BY CHARTER PLANS
Candidates for Sheriff About
the Busiest OF the List Of
Aspirants to Municipal Office

Eddie Hopkins, clerk in the county
auditors office. is one of the busiest
politicians IN town now. Hopkins Is
candidate for the Republican nOmina
ton for sheriff and his campaign is
the liveliest OF any Of the several now
in progress.
Hopkins has held a number Of meet
iRGs and his friends appear sanguine
that he will land the nomination. On
the other hand. the cohorts OF John
II. Wise are equally confident. Wise
is credited with having effected sew.
cral combinations with other RepuO.
liCan leaders which will help TO put
him az ross" on primary day.
Municipal politics has slowed up
considerably since the Legislature. be-
gan to deal with the subject of post
pOning the election because Of the
city charter revision plans. The or
iginrl primary date WAS in April and
by this time the politicians would al!
be out daily and nightly had not the
legislative leaders manifested their in
tention 10 postpone the date for one
month. as provided iE the Andrews
house bill. Very likely there will be
little doing in the municipal campaign
until the charter re"ision is definitely
settled. Upon the proposed charter
changes depend number CT offices,
and even though the legislature might
not make the new charter immediate
ly effective, present and prospective
offic e-nOlders went to know whether
their positions in the future are to
be elective or aFpointive before max
ing definite campaign plans.
The sheriffship fight up to date is
the Iiveliest Of TIE several in progress.
Joe Cohen's hat IS openly in the ring
as a candidate Tor mayor and Cohen's
campaign is already we'll organized.
He has a publicity agent and is gath
ering his precinct forces. Joe Fern,
Democrat, aspircs to come back" and
is said TO be very strCDg among the
Democratic RANK and file. Mayor Lane
is a candidate for reelection and many
voters have already en-
pressed themselves as preferring him
to either of the other two.
A number IF the supervisors are
canVassing their fields, on
the lookout fof reelection possibilities,
and Sheriff Rose, Clerk Kalauokalani,
Attorney Brown, Auditor Bicknell and
Treasurer Con.:ling are regarded as
certain to run again, several Of them
having already manifested their in.
tentions. However, as stated before,
the municipal election is, as yet very
lukeWarm and tie voters so far are
taking little notice Of the aspirants.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
WOMAN LIKELY TO BE
HEAD OF UNIVERSITY
OF ABERDEEN SOON
IBy Associated Prsssl

ABERDEEN. sScotland.-lt is unof-
ficially reported at Aberdeen Unfvers-
ity that the ehancellorship Tor presi-
dency) Of the university. which is
vacant through the death of Lord
Elgin. is to be offered to tie Duchess
of Fife.
A lady as the head of a great Eng
liSh university would be an academic
revolution unprecedented in Great
Britain, but IL is pointed out that in
these days when women students fire.
quently outnumber the men it would
be entirely fitting that the chanceL
lorships should not be confined to one
sex. .
Another name prominently mention
ed in connection with the vacant post
is that Of Lord Bryce. former ambas.
sador to the United States.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH NEWS
ZIMMERMAN IN CONFERENCE
WITH KAISER AND HOLLWE6

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal Wirela<s)
WASHINGTON, ID. C.. March 4-Yester,
day Doctor Zimmerman was called into coo,
ference. first by III" kaiser and then by
CHI ncellOr Won Bethma N. Hollwe: according
TO report from Berlin. II is believed that
the ronfrrs aces were in reference 10 the not
which Doctor Zimmerman sent 10 Won Eek
hardt.
Dispatches from Switzerland Qpotc NUN
b"r of the Swiss papers published in Ger
man. severely criticiIins Doctor Zimmerman
for his plottin: against the United States.
deplorirr n" fact that tie plot having boon
discovered necessarily brings 10 naught the
German propa ganda maintained in the United
States. reduces TO nothing the value Of the
work 80 far accomplished and obviateS its
continuance. The end Of the American pro
pagsnda has come - is the way the Nachrieh-
ten put. it, "Hcncforth there cnn be no
more PROF. erman work in The United States. :"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
GEDPORTUGUESE
DIES OF BURNS
Especial Star. Bulletin Correspondence,


WAILUKU, Maui, March 2.-As a
result OF burns received from the over
turning Of q lamp, last Sunday night,
Joaquin Dntro, one of the kamaaina
Portuguese residents of Waikiki, died
the following evening. He was about
50 years Of age. The old man was in
the house alone at the time of the &C
cident. In some manner he upset a
lamp, and In his efforts to extinguish
the flames, his clothing was set on
fire. His cries brought assistance but
net before he was terribly burned.
The deceased is survived by wife
and three children, Manuel Dutro. pro.
prietor of the Dutro meat market;
Antoine Dutro and Mary Dutro. He
also had a number of grandchildren.
The funeral took place from the st.
Anthony's Catholic church on Tues
day afternoon, and was largely at
tended, Interment was in the Catho-
lie cemetery.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
BIG SHIP
TOBE USED upon
PACIFIC WATERS
Great Lakes Steamship Man
Does Not Tell Plans Beyond
Search For Steamer

II anyone has a good seaworthy
10,000-ton steel steamer for sale Just
hustle around to the Pleasanton Hotel
where John X. Barlum of Detroit is
stopping. and deal may be made. Il
would be we'll TO show a little speed,
too. for the Michigander is leaving
Wednesday in the MatsOnia
AS the president of the Postal
Steamship Co, one of the best known
carriers en- the Great Lakes with four
550-foot freighters under the house
flag Mr. Barlum is looking for just
such a steamer as described above. al
though he does not expect to get it
here.
AS soon as | get back to the Pa
Cific Coast ], shall have a business talk
with the Union Iron Works Of San
Francisco" he said to a Star-Bulletin
reporter this morning. and hope
they will be able to give me more
satisfaction in the matter OF building
one than 1--we so far received in my
hunt"
Mission a Secret
The shipping man declined to say
just for what purpose he wanted the
0,000-tonner, but he wants it in a
Hurry and admitted its business would
be on the Pacific where he proposed
to have some fun and make a little
money with it or know the reason why
The Postal boats ply between Du-
luth and Buffalo, taking down iron
ore and sometimes grain and bringing
back coal. To prove his assertion that
business was better than ever, Barlum
pointed out that last year ore was
transported for 80 cents a ton com.
pared with dollar charge for 1917.
And business is just as good on the
Atlantic as the Pacific" he says. land
will be long after the war is over. I
don't know anything about the war
wish did-but do feel that shipping
profits will go right along"
With the Detroitsr is Mrs. Barlum
and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Glvnn. also of
Detroit. Mr. Glynn is prominent pork
packer of the motor city and has some
pleasant things TO say about Hawaii's
people, scenes and drives
which will. make them boosters for.
ever and. life members in the Come
Back Club -, 1872
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
ON RIVER -.
BANK ISPLANNED
lsnscial star. Bulle.in Corre,pondeneel

Especial Star Bulletin Cor1espondcuce)
HILO. March 2.-Another step was
taken in the matter of the proposed
park along the banks of the Wailoa
river at Waiakea on Tuesday last
when a committee OF the board of
trade exported on what II had done
in connection with the securing of
the tract that borders on the new
home lots.
p. C.. Beamer explained that he and
the other members of the committee
had visited the locality and had
thought out what appeared to them to
be the best scheme for the parking
strip. 1t was found that some altera-
tions would have to he made in regard
to the proposed park, because home.
stesder had secured certain section
of land that, originally, was expected
to be within the park strip. However.
by slight change. which brought the
park strip to within about 90 feet of
the land of the homesteader. new
plan was made that is satisfactory to
all concerned.
The new park will range in width
from 100 feet to COO feet in width
and will he about 300 feet in length
and the park should prove to be a
boon to the residents of the locality.
The committee has arranged for
the county surveyor to make a map
showing the metes and bounds of the
proposed park and to send it along
TO the land commissioner in Homo
Su so that that official can see what
thN people of Hilo want
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
PRESIDENT TAKES HAND
IN TENNESSEE POLITICS

iAsSociatrd Press by Federal WirPlP>s)
WASIIISGTON. j. c, March Although
President Wilson refuses to allow the matter
OF votes for women to become Congres-
sional question for the Democratic party to
solve, he is equally determined that those
Democratic legislatures 'which have promised
vomen'S suffrage shall live Mp to their word.
Yesterday he tGlegraphcd the speaker Of the
Tennessee legislature, reminding him that tn"
Democratic platform in state pledged the
support of the party. to the cause Of suf
frage and urging that he lead the Democratic
ma ioritv in fulfilling this pledge.
The Tennessee legislature during the week
defeated the bill amending til" state consti-
tuition to extend the franchise to women.
The president, in his message, urges re
e d ideration Of this vote.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
AGAINST
OIL BILL FILED

Protest to the Ferris Pheian bill for
the leasing of oil lands has been pre-
sented to Congress from the Wyoming
legislature. The resolutions Of protest
were presented I'm the senate on Feb
ruary 9 by Senator Warren ard are as
follows: I'D T. .. $50
BE it resolved by the senate of the
state OF Wyoming (the house Of rep
resentatives concurrIng1, that
4 Whereas hundreds of citizens Of
this state have taken oil placer claims
under the oil placer mining act and
have complied with the law in good
faith by doing the assessment work re-
CURED to hold ana develop said
claims; and . .. 49,.
Whereas in many cases these lands
have been located and held by pros
pectors who have expended their time
and money for many years in trying to
hold and develop these oil-placer
claims until the conditions and de-
mand for the product would make 1t
possible to operate the same; and
Whereas these lands were located
and held under the only law that made
it possible for the prospector for oil
or gas TO acquire the same; and
Whereas these locations were
made in good faith and held by the
lCcators before any withdrawal Of said
lands was made or even contemplated
by the government: and
Whereas there is now before Con-
gress a bill known as the FerTis.Phe-
Ian bill, providing for the leasing Of
all oil and gas lands on the public
domain; and
Whereas this bill in its present
form would destroy and take from the
original Iocators their vested rights
or compel them to defend the same
in the courts. causing endless litiga-
ton with wealthy oil operators who
might seek to deprive them of their
legitimate rights; and 49,,
Whereas it appears the said leas-
ing bill as nov drawn is in the inter
est of large foreign companies and
against the interests of the original
ICcators and settlers and is flagrantiy
unfair and unjust to all original claim
ants in that it ignores their rights and
permits the land to be leased 90 any
applicant without considering the in
terests of the original locators; there.
fore. be it ~. -. ......:
Resolved. that the Congress of the
United States be memorialized to
amend said leasing bill to give TO all
locatots who have held the land in
good faith and have complied with the
oil placer mining law the preferential
right to lease the same, on the same
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
TUBERCULOSIS RAW.
AGES ENGLAND
tBy Associated Prsssl

LONDON, England = Tuberculosis
causes $4,000 deaths each year In Eng
land. and in the same period 10000
persons are disabled by the disease
says an official health report. b the
eighteenth century,. the report adds.
zone I'm 10 of all deaths was, caused
by smallpox. which is approximately
the death-rate from tuberculosis at
the present time. but until the health
laws are so amended that tuberculosis
Is included in the list Of dangerous
and infectious diseases. the health au-
thoritfes VIII be unable to take the
same effective steps as were taken
with regard to smallpox.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
WOULD REGULATE
FOR HIRE AUTOS

Drastic measures for safeguarding
the public from injury by the opera
tion and maintenance of automobiles
for hire are contained in a bill to be
introduced in the house by Representa-.
tive William Z. Miles.
Probably the outstanding feature OF
the measure is that It provides that
any person having an automobile in
use for the purpose of carrying pas
sengers or baggage shall file with the
county treasurer bond of $1,000 with
the condition that the owner shall
obey all laws and ordinances relating
to the running OF automobiles, and
that he will not drive, or allow to be
driven, his machine or machines so as
to injury any person or property.
1t is further provided that such
owner will pay to any person injured
by his machine or machines, as a re-
suit Of negligent operation, or any per-
son whose property is SO injured, all
damages or all judgments that may be
rendered against the owner. i:
In case Of breach of condition by
the owner. 1t is provided that the per-
sentative of such person, shall be en-.
titled to begin an action for recovery
on the bond OF $1,000. -.. H."
The bond shall be in force in one
year from the date OF execution, and
If, in the opinion of the treasurer, the
surety on any bond is insufficient, a
new bond may be required. Licenses
to operate machines for hire will be
issued by the treasurer only upon the
filing of the bond. and If at any time
an owner fails to file a new bond
when required, his license shall be
come void.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
REPUBLICAN CLUB TN
SIXTH PRECINCT MEETS

Members of the Sixth Precinct Re
publican Club held a meeting in Ka-
kaako. on Sunday to give candidates
for city offices an opportunity to ex-
press their views on the local govern
ment. Among the speakers were Ed
ward Hopkins. candidate for sheriff:
Mayor John c. Lane. Gabriel Keawe-
haiku and J. c. Cohen, candidate for
mayor. Cohen confined his remarks
to a plea for city government on a
strictly business basis.