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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16
FREESEWERS
FINDS FAVOR

Free sewers and cleaning of cess
POOLS for Honolulu, but not free gar
bage disposal Is the compromise plan
on which the senate ways and means
committee agreed today for a report
to the upper house. es.t
BY leaving free garbage out of the
reckoning the tax rate proposed In the
senate bin under discussion VIII be
reduced from one and one-half mills to
sixtenths Of mill. the latter amount
ing 10 go cents on the thousand.
On the property valuation In Homo
lnlu-$ 10e, 000, 00nL-this viii bring In
approximately $60. 900 year. This
amount Will be spent as follows. &C
cording to the plan Of Harry E. Muir
ray, superintendent Of the water and
sewer department: Sinking fund and
interest on bonded debt, Sc, 382;; OPP
Grating cost of sewers. $4,000;
pumping eesspools, $4,000. Any bal
ance In the fund after paying above
items to be applied toward redemption
Of bonds. = s~.a -
The bonded debt now stands at
ts52.000. The bill which was first in.
trodaced In the senate provided for q
tax rate Of one and one1half mills,
most OF Which was to be applied to-
ward the redemption OF bonds., IL
was decided, however. TO lessen this
rate. Free garbage disposal win be
provided through the increased allow.
anee Of territorial taxes which the city
and county will receive through q bill
In the house.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16
j. S. IS BACKING
+ GREAT SHIP PLAN
ASSOCIATED Press by U. s. Naval
Wireless)

Wireless) --.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 15.-A
corporation capitalized at so million
dollars will be formed tomorrow by
the federal shipping board, 1t was an
LGumced yesterday, for the purpose Of
bidding and operating vessels for the
service Of the United States in con.
Eection with the entry of this coun-
try into the war.
No stock of the new corporation Will
be placed on the market, however. 1t
is announced that all Of the stock will
be held By the shipping board.
Congress Is, expected to enact legis-
lation early next week giving the ad-
ministraticn authority to increase to
perhaps $225, 000, 600 the fund availa BILE
for the purpose of extending the
capacity and efficiency of private ship
building yards. at Is proposed that
such yards shall be paid a standard
profit of 10 per cent for the construc-
ton Of vessels for the government
service
For the purpose o. taking over and
operating the German and Austrian
vessels seized by the government Of
the United States another corpora.
ton is to be formed. The opinion ex-
pressed here by administration Off
cials is that the foreign owners OF
such vessels shall be paid for the loss
occasioned by the retention by this
country of their ships.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16
kauai OUTBREAK
MAYBE ANTHRAX.

Becauss kl 81. received sdditional
PROOF nat TIE 1'IIlIe which has killed
OF 81 head 81 c1lIlo. three horses and
enc mnI1 on Kauai may Be anthrax,
Or. Victor A IorE1ard. territorial vet.
erlnarian. N'III leave this evening for
the Hanalei ranch on Kauai, where
this dreaded diceaae may have broken
out
When the report vas brought here
sunday b. sheriff W H. Rice that q
disease thought 10 be anthrax was kill
ine OF the cattle. DR.. Norgaard scout
ed the idea because up 20 now Il has
been unknown on the lslands He be
liered Il was haemofrhagie septicae-
mia
This morning however. he received
q message from . doctor on Kauai,
Who said he had carefully Investigated
the disease and al tests answered the
description Of anthrax
That the disease. II anthrax. viii
have disastrous results. Il evident b.
the precautions which are being taken.
II was said this morning that H Hack
field q Co. had offered TO have sent
from the coast Immediately q large
CONSIGNMENT Of vaccine 10 prevent the
spread 81 the disease
sheriff Rice reports there Is quite
q panic on Kanai because Of the large
number of stock dying and every pre-.
caution h being taken Pigs also. he
saysf ere dying from the effects or
the disease. The entire district IL un-
der quarantine
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16
OFFICERS CLUBS
NOW ALL DRY AS
SUPPORT TO CAUSE
SchofieId Club Stops Handling
Liquor on Saturday; What
Viii Local Clubs Do?

Backing up the attitude Of army Of.
ficers here that during the period Of
national crisis the saloons and other
resorts For the sale 81 hquor should be
closed, the Officers Club at Soho
field went bone dry" last Saturday
&C noon.
II WAS re >orted that other officers
clubs would take the same action,
but the Snr.Bulletin was told this
morning that no other club similarly
sells liquor. and that the closing OF the
Schoneld club bar would mean that
all the posts on Calm are now dry"
No liquor Is sold TO enlisted men on
the reservations. and since the clos
ing OF Leilshaa beer garden the only
approach 20 q sale OF liquor through
saloon near = post has been abro-
gated. sa
The officers at scAofieId. In taking
their action. fed that the club should
set an example, inasmneh as army
men have been prominent IN urging
The closing q saloons for the war pc
rod.
One Honolulu businessman who
heard the news today said: - !
N Is now certainly mp 70 the social
clubs Of Honolulu, Ike the Pacific
Club. University Club, Country Club
and cemmercial Club. 70 close their
barG They should. as representing
the business forces In the eommunl
", take the initiative without waiting
Tor action BY the liquor license com.
mission.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16
JAPANESE DENY TEUT0N
SUBMARINES IN PACIFIC

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April Ia
That there are any German subma-
rfnes at large in the Pacific Ocean Is
Fatty denied by the Japanese admiral
~. This denial was cabled yesterday
afternoon to one Of the local Japanese
papers following the repeated reports
tiiat have been published 70 the effect
that German submarines have been
seen operating IN Mexican waters.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16

those already mentioned, Admiral d
Chair, lately In command OF the
French submarine fIotiIlas: the gov.
eFnor OF the Bank Of EneIand. and
Gen William Thorsby Bridges. chief
OF the British general staff before the
outbreak Of the war.
President Wilson personally u for
mulating the program Cor the momen.
tous conference over the international
war situation.
President Wilson win meet the BAL
four commission on WEDNESDAYS. He
VIII also meet the French commissfon
II It arrives.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16
Wilson to Meet Balfour Commission

WASHINGTON, D. c., April Is
The Entente war commission, headed,
it is believed, by Arthur Balfour, first
lord of the admiralty of Great Brit
ain, and Gen. Joffre Of France, head Of
the French war council, is due to ar
rive in the United States today and
high officials of the Washington ad-
ministration are prepared to leave to-
day for the unnamed port at which
the commission Is to arrive to wei
come il.
1t is expected that the European
delegation VII include, in addition to
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS April lsThe british today
continued widen the second
Quentin capturing three villages
who nocing British nnst
in OF Lens
fighting glowing
and that the Germans apparently their
P
authorities
American organization had
yesterday the In
whole Of the protecting positions 8
They also counter attacking
British halted
France has been sounded Along mile
yany Allied
artillery
When finally
had fifteen
positions Their hghtfuL
this number in this locality counting the wounded
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16
Sugar Market Is
High and Strong

xr/I
y Alexander & Baldwin this 4
+ morning received from its New 4
y York office a weekend sugar let
4 ter by wireless which reads as I
4 follows:
4 NEW YORK, N. Y, April IA
4 Sales for the week were % 900 4
y bags April Cubas. d, 900 bags of 4
y April Cubas, $4,000 bags May =
y Cubas to refiners, 10000 bags
4 May Cubas to operators, $4,000 4
y bags of April Porto Ricos to re- \
= finers. 4
y The market Is strong. Offers 4
y are $4,000 bags of April Cubas \
= at $50. Refiners are buyers at \
y 6.46 but buyers may go to $50. :
= None is offered. 4
\ May options closed at 6.57 and \
= September options at 6.78." \
= e q 4 q
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16
Embargo Is
-.Now Talked

ASSOCIATED Press by U. S. Naval
Wireless)
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 16.-
With the approval of the administra-
ton, Chairman Adamson Of the house
interstate commerce committee today
introduced in the house an embargo
bill empowering the president to for
bid, the export Ut anything deemed
necessary to be kept in the country.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16
ANTI GERMAN FEEL ING
RUNS HIGH IN BUEN0S
AIRES; CONSULATE M0BBED
tAssocisted Press BY I. s Naval
WIreIeeel

BUENOS AIRES, Argentine, April
1s.-Furiously enragsd BY the piraticaI
outraees OF the prussian sea-sneaks
large crowds Of people yesterday at.
tackled the German legation here. after
snclkine the offices 81 q pro- German
newspaper Later 4 also attacked the
German consulate. but the occupants
q that building had been warned and
met the attackers with q FoIley OF bul.
lets thar wounded number % people.
By this tine the crowd was maddened
and shouting. Death TO the German
mnrderers. Down with the Prussian
pirates and would have returned 10
the attack on the consulate but for the
appearance Of police which after much
trouble MANAGED to uuell the disturb
ance
BUEN0s AIRES, Argentine, April
1S.-The establishment OF q South
American continental entente for the
purpose Of dealing commercially with
the problems arising ont OF the great
European war n the object Of negotia-
tioEs which. & was learned late yester.
day, are IN progress among Argentina,
Brazil and chile.
u Is proposed that q convention OF
representatives Of al Of the South
American republics shall be called TO
study the grave problems that con.
front the several nations
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16
Navy Taking Over
All Wireless Work

ASSOCIATED Press by U. s. Naval
Wirelessl
WASHINGTON, D. c., April l6.-
Wireless stations not operated by the
government have been ordered dis
mantled during the war by Secretary
OF the Navy Daniels. Failure to COM
ply with the order will mean confisca-
ton. the department announces.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16
Senate Hurrying
Huge Bond Issue

ASSOCIATED Press by U. s. Naval
Wirelessi
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April Ia
The seven billion dollar war bond biH
was approved by the senate finance
committee today and win be taken up
in the senate tomorrow for passage.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16

Grave RuInOrs
Comin9From
TeutOn Allies

= = = = y - = y = = .
y "A. p. by L. S. Naval Eirelessl =
y PARIS, France. April ia =
semiotficial statement has come =
y from Vienna declaring that Aus
y tria desires to make peace with \
y Russia \
y LONDON, Eng, April 10 =
y Travellers arriving today in Hol- =
= land from Germany report that !
y general strike commenced in 4
y Berlin this morning which quick =
y ly developed into riotlng. =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16

Representative Petrie's bill provid-
ing for the punishment of persons
wasting artesian well water, and more
closely regulating the management of
artesian wells, passed third reading
and has been sent to the senate.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16
British Oil. Tanker
Is Sunk OFF ireland

ASSOCIATED Press by u. s. Naval
Wireless)
NEW YORK, N. Y, April 1.-THE
British tank steamer NaFragansett,
one Of the largest carriers Of bulk oil
In the world. has been torpedoed of
the Irish coast, according to officers
of British ship arriving here. -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16
GEN. NIvELLE HURLS BLOW At
GERMAN LINES, WHILE BRITISH
CUT THROUGH WEAKENED ENEMY
Official Announcement of Fab of Lens
and St. Quentin May Come at Any
Time---Latter is Burning

The Associated Press shortly before noon today flashed
the following information to the Star Bulletin by t. s naval
wireless: 1"
''Cnofica is that the offensive of the French
the west is being launched. 1t is Indicated that General
NWeeS forces between Scissors and Champagne about
to be hurled at the enemy
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16

When the report Of the house aud
senate committees on the visit to Mo-
lokai was read On Friday Representa-.
tive Andrews moved 70 defer consid.
Grafton until after the house has Wis
TIED the settlement
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16
Bryan May
Do His Bit

= AseOcIated PfessI by elka 81 Naval
& Wfrelessl Il =
WASHINGTON. D. O., April 1e.-
William Jennings Bryan called on
President Wilson today and offered
hts services to the country. He said
he intended to support the war plans
but refused to discuss CONSUMPTION.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16
lAssociated Press by 7. s. Naval Wireless

LONDON, England April l6-Reuters News Agency
this afternoon sends out the following The Of the
opening of French offensive spread like wilre today
among the British forces the west front. -
PARIS France, April 1GThe French today penetrated
the German second line ut several points in Asace
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16
Fall Of Lens and St. Quentin Not
Announced, Though Germans Retreat

ASSOCIATED S
LONDON April 16Athough
I'm
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16
GunbOat ScoTpionIs
Interned By Turkey

ASSOCIATED Press bY U. s. Naval
WiFelessl
LONDON, Eng April le.-The
American gunboat Scorpion has been
interned by Turkey, according 10 news
here
At last reports the Scorpion was m
Turkish waters as convoy tor relief
supplies for the Armenians.
ALLIES LOSE ELEVEN
PLANES ON TIE WEST
BERLIN, Germany, Aprfl 1e.-Bs.
tween scissors and Vsudnn today ne
British and French last II alfpIaBes.
Ad1Itlonal Tslssf.ph d.rpai.hss
publIshed On Pace
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16

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Denver labor bulletin., 1917-04-14
GOVERNOR SIGNS
WAGE CLAIM BILL
EMPOWERS LABOR COM
MISSIONER TO COLLECT.
Only Bill of Direct Benefit to Working
People Which Got By in Last
Legislature; Becomes Ef-
fective at Once.

House bill No. 225, giving the state
labor commissioner authority to pros
ecute employers who unjustly deprive
employees of wages due, was signed by
Governor Gunter Wednesday. The
law is now effective and the labor bu-
reau is preparing TO wage a relentless
campaign against unscrupulous en-
ployers who have defrauded their en-
ployes.
When it was apparent that it WIS
useless to try to secure the passage
of the many other meritorious labor
laws introduced in the last legisla-
ture, James r. holland, secretary of
state, and W. L. Morrissey, labor COM
missioner, marshaled their forces and
got behind the wage collection meas
ure. They had the active cooperation
of several senators and representa-
tives, and the measure was quietly
put thru both branches.
Next week Labor Commissioner
Morrissey will have thousands of
copies of the law printed and distrib-
uted where they will do the most good.
Depriving employees of wages due
them is now a misdemeanor, punish
able by either a fine or Imprisonment
in the county Jail or the penitentiary,
according TO the nature of the offeuse.
The law is the only measure of di-
rect benefit to the working classes,
which was passed by the legislature.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-04-14

wage of s2+ for a week of forty-four
hours, instead of S21 received in the
past
During this week the employing
firms proposed that if the strikers re-
turned TO work as individuals they
would be paid the additional fifty
cents per day. This was unanimously
declined. the members voting to stand
firmly for recognition of their union
rnd not to return to work until the
employers agreed to pay the new scale
and sign a contract with the unior.
Meetings of the strikers are being
held every morning from 10 to -
o'clock at 412 Club building, 1871
Arapahoe street.
Three small firms, employing eight
men. signed up with the union during
the week.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-04-14
JOHN LAWSON SOON TO BE INDICATED
AND CASE DISMISSED BY HIGH COURT
General Hubbard Files Brief
nouncing Trial Conducted by Judge Hillyer Unfair;
Was Convicted and Sentenced to Life Imprison-
Following the Coal Strike

John R. Lawson, former executive
board member for Colorado of the
United Mine Workers of America, in
all probability is soon to go free Of
the charge of murder upon which he
was convicted in the most notorious
frame-up trial ever held in this state.
Attorney General Leslie f: Hubbard
filed brief in the state supreme court
Wednesday which is confession of
error committed at the trial prose-
cuted by former Attorney General
Fred Farrar, and asked that the SEN
tence of life Imprisonment in the
penitentinry, imposed by former Judge
CRANKY Hillyer. be set aside.
Lawson was convicted on the charge
of numbering Frank Nimmo, n mine
guard, during the coal strike Mt Lud-
low. on October 20, 1918. He has been
at liberty under bail bond Of $50 900
signed by former Senator T. M. Pat
terson and Werner z. Reed. The case
is now pending in the supreme court
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-04-14
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENT FORCED
TO REIMBURSE DUPED CARPENTERS
Morrssey Shocks Shylock Agency
Compelling Return of Railroad Fare Charged
Men Sent Wyoming and Misrepre-
sening the Work Conditions There.

That the state labor bureau under
the present administration is going to
protect the workers from designing
private employment agents was shown
this week when Labor Commissioner
Morrissey forced a Denver employ
ment agency TO pay three carpenters
$40 because of Misrepresentation as
to employment.
The agency sent the workers to
Casper. Wyo., where there was de-
mand for bridge carpenters. On the
three tickets, three different wage
scales were given and three different
rates for board. The men paid S1.50
each for the jobs. When they reached
Casper the Burlington officials in
formed them that the employment
agent had misrepresented the scale
of wages as well as the board.
The men paid their fare back to
Denver and at once took up their
grievances with Labor Commissioner
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-04-14

industrial conflict had by no means
subsidized when this trial took place.
The defendant, as IN officer of the
union, had taken conspicuous part
in the strike and. OF many charged in
the same information, he had been
singled out for separate trial.
Under the circumstances it was
particularly unfortunate that he was
tried before a judge against whom
there rested the imputation of inter
est. bias or prejudice. If the judicial
enforcement of law is to command
universal respect. /. must deserve that
respect. And. too Ereat care can new
er be exercised to see that it does de-
serve that respect We believe that
when a strong showing of bias or
prejudice is presented in good faith
against a trial judge he should step
down after calling to his place some
other against whom the objection does
not exist"
Doubts OF His Guilt
Continuing, the attorney general
says:
1--WE confess the prejudicial charac-
ter of the above-noted, manifest err
rors the more readily because a thoro
examination of this record has left in
our minds the most serious doubts of
the defendants guilt Of the offense
charged"
Then he enters into an analysis of
the testimony of Witnesses Murphy
and Snyder. informers used by the
state to support its charge, and says
'Their avowed and brazenly admit
ted Indifference to the results of their
alleged activities in supplying the
striking miners with weapons and am
munition to be used, as they contended.
for aggressive purposes, destroys
every vestige of respect for, or conf
dence in. them as witnesses in cause
where life or liberty are at stake.
without further discussion, we rec
ommend that the Judgment and sem
tence of the trial court be set aside
not only because of the invalidity Of
the entire proceeding, but because Of
the prejudicial errors above comment
cd upon"
Lawson is at present employed as a
miner digging coal in the Ideal mine,
in the northern Colorado district.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-04-14
MINES AND MILLS
BOOST MEMS PAY
TEN PER CENT INCREASE
BY TWENTY-FIVE FIRMS.
c. F. & l. Heads the List Both in Coal
Mines and Pueblo Steel Plant;
Expanding Pay Envelopes
By About 100000.

Announcement was made Monday
of this week by the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company and about twenty other
coal mine operators of 10 per cent
increase in wages to miners and mill
men, effective May 1. 1t is estimated
this increase will benefit approximate
ly $4,000 men employed in the mines
and the steel mill at Pueblo. The in
crease corresponds to one just an
nounced by the United States Steel
Corporation.
While the mine operators naturally
give the increased cost of living and
war situation as reason for this volun-
tary boost in wages to miners, the fact
that the Victor-American Fuel COM
pany signed an agreement with the
United Mine Workers of America and
unionized their twelve camps in Colo
rado and New Mexico may have had
its influence.
Organize and Retain 1t.
At any rate. the coal miners thruout
the state, while gladly accepting the
voluntary wage increase. will continue
to organize in order that the addi-
tional wage thus gained may be re-
tanned.
In announcing the change in wage
schedules the operators say:
Following the spirit of the times
and to meet the changing industrial
conditions incident to the war, and to
the increasing cost of living. the un-
dersigned coal operators will make
effective May l, 1917, a new wage
scale materially advancing the exist
ing scale of wages now paid at our
respective mines"
Mines and Mills Affected.
1t is understood that about 1000
men employed in the c. F. & I. Co
steel works in Pueblo will benefit by
the advance and that the total amount
of additional wages paid out in mines
and mills will reach close to s2,000,.
900 year.
The companies who have agreed tc
put the higher scale into effect are:
The Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany, Rocky Mountain Fuel company
Colorado and Utah Coal company
| Oakdale Coal company, Moffat Coal
company, Huerfano Coal company
Leyden Coal company, Bear River
Coal company, Temple Fuel company
Big Four Coal Company. iampa Val.
/ ley Coal company, Sunnyside Coal
Mining company. Frederick Fuel COM
pany, Chicosa Fuel company, Carbon
/ Fuel and Iron company, Garfield Mine
/ Leasing company, Aztec Coal Mining
company, Mutual Coal company, In,
dian Creek Coal Mining company
Rugby Fuel company, Great Match.
less Fuel company, Fox Coal Mining
company.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-04-14

Morrissey. The commissioner was in
a position to force justice for the
men. for he had previously issued
orders to private employment agents
to give duplicate tickets in ink TO ap-
plicants for work. The men all had
these duplicates.
There was nothing for the employ
ment agent to do but pay back the
railroad fare of the men. the $3.50
each had paid for the job, or lose his
license. He chose the honorable course
and paid the three men $40.
The case is likely to serve as n
warning to other private employment
agents who may mistake the attitude
of the incumbent of the labor commits
sioner's office.
The private employment agents are
now being forced to keep set of
books as required by the state law
giving full information concerning
every applicant who is furnished a
job.