davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28
ON
PACIFIC COAST
TOO IRREGULAR
Lack of Steady Employment
Found to BE Serious in
Western Mainland
Especial star. Bulletin Correspondents,


WASHINGTON. ID. c., March a.
Labor laws and their administration
in the Pacific states-Washingt
Oregon and California the subject
of report just issued by the United
States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Irregular employment is emphasiz'
ed in the report as the most striking
labor characteristic OF the Pacific
states. Most of the important indus
tries, such as lumber, fruit growing,
construction work, fruit and fish can
ming, are highly seasonal in the win.
ter months one-quarter at least Of ali
the workers. and in some sections a
much larger proportion, are without
jobs or the possibility of getting jobs.
In California alone there are some 20.
900 s"fIoaters," workers with no fixed
residence. constantly wandering from
place to place. - ..s... -.
The demoralizing effect of these
conditions has only recently come to
be regarded as q matter of possible
state concern, and as yet state efforts
at remedy have been rather limited.
Washington, in 1915, abolished all pri-
yate employment agencies because Of
the sins OF many Of them, but it did
not provide any substitute system.
Oregon has done little or nothing The
California legislature, in 1915, made
an important beginning by the crea.
ticn of a system of free state employ.
-ment offices But it recognized that
at best such offices could do no more
than bring together the worker and
the job; whereas the major problem
was the fact that at recurrent periods
there are vastly more workers than
there are jobs. With this larger prob.
lem in mind the legislature provided
for extensive investigation and has
now under serious consideration such
far reaching measures as social insur-
ance and the encouragement of land
colonization through the breaking up
OF the immense speculative land hold
ings now so prominent In that state.
A by-product of the seasonal shift.
ing industry of the Pacific coast is
the widespread use of labor camps.
These camps are almost universal in
logging operations and construction
work, where the rowing character of
the business makes necessary the
housing of the labor force in temper
airy quarters. They are also not UNI
common among lumber mills, Gamer
les and many agricultural employ
ments, such as hop picking Prob.
ably as many as 1g9, 000- workers on
the Pacific coast, including number
of women and children, live the great
er part Of the year in camps Of various
kinds. At times these camps are well
maintained but the normal tendency
is for them to be.of the flimsiest con-
structions illsahitarg and morally de-
grading. Caltfornia is making serious
effort to improve the character Of It's
numerous labor camps. Strict SAM
tary regulations have been adopted
and supervision placed in the hands
OF the immigration and housing COM
mission. Washington and Oregon
have as yet done little in this matter
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28
John @. Wood Again Figures
in LimeIight in lnterna-
tionaI Affairs

John Q. Wood, former Honolulan,
was one OF four American consular
representatives and diplomats held as
hostage in Germany. This news came
a few days ago to one Of Woods
friends here.
Wood used to teach at Punahou.
Later he went into the United States
consular service and has had singular
experiences which more than once
have brought him into international
notice. The most recent case-that oil
the hostage-was supposed to be due
TO Germany's desire to "get even with
the United States because a German
consul in Cuba, Mueller, was presum-
ably carrying on anti-Amerfcan plots
there and was held by the authorities.
Wood has been American consul at
Chemnitz
John Quinby Wood is OF Bucksport.
Maine. He was born In Bucksport a.
years ago and after graduating from
Bucksport seminary he went to Yves
leyan university. Later he took .
postgraduate course and graduated
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28

the 1851 crop would place the final
outturn at 2.S0o. goo tons. Men in the
sugar world viii be greatly surprised
when they learn the true extent OF the
cane burnings
The reports | am receiving daily
show that only q small number OF mills
are grinding in the provinces Of Santa
Clara, Camagney. oriente. and Matmz-
as. The mills not only in the prov.
inces, but In all the provinces are
short OF labor. especially cane cutters.
and few centrals | can safely say are
making anywhere near the sugar they
should be making al this time"
Aside from the information obtained
from DIR. Ferrara, Facts About sugar IL
In possession of advices from other
sources which leave no doubt that the
scarcity of labor is becoming more
severely felt and that the unrest OF
labor is growing with the continuation
Of the revolution. Many OF the field
laborers have joined the governments
military forces, others have gone over
to the insurgents cause, while many
others have left their work and sought
safety in the cities which they believed
would be free from armed conflicts.
In addition It Is now known that
many centrals located along the line OF
the Cuba Railroad have been com
PEELED to stop grinding because that
line has been forced to suspend traffic
due to a shortage Of coal supplies.
The Cuban situation stiIl remains
serious and critical Should the revo-
luton continue many more weeks, and
in some quarters such prediction Is
freely made, Ii will become even more
critical, in so far as its effect on the
American market Ii concerned. fof
such happening would undoubtedly
result In further damage to the crop
and consequent further reduction in
production. Even IL the revolution
comes to an early end there viii still
remain the menace OF rowing bands
OF insurrectionists and their depreda-
tons to be taken into consideration
Added to these possibilities, either OF
which is very likely to occur, coupled
With the disorganization CT labor and
the fact that the harvest period is
limited and may be even cut short BY
early spring rains. 1t Is clearly appar.
ent that in no way can production pos
sibly be speeded up to equal last years
record, even II the damage to cane Is
less than reports now indicate.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28
DIXIE SCENES
make film PLAY

A long and expensive search for
suitable scenes to be incorporated IN
the late Broadway success, The
Ploughshares, brought its reward aft
er many weeks painstaking effort
with hundreds of miles of travelling on
the part of large company of play
ers. "The Ploughshares' is unique
type of Southern drama, dealing with
conditions found in land below the
Mason and Dixon line in the ante
bellum days.
This production, deliberately staged,
featuring Gertrude Mccoy, Robert
Connors and Augustus Phillips, is Of
fered as a headline attraction at the
Empire theater today. A delightful
story of romance, intrigue, as well as
flashes of real warfare, go to make
up a complete play founded on the
plot originated by May Inlay Taylor.
The play enjoyed an unprecedented
run on the mainland. One interesting
feature shown In its production by
the original cast was that a dozen
male characters, were secured, each
being more than six feet in height. 1t
may be said to be triumph for tall
men.
Eddy Lyons, one of the late addi-
lions to the ranks of funny men in
the movies, will make his initial ap-
pearance at the Empire today in a
happy vehicle, "The CeIluloid Hero.
which besides being rated a comedy
of more than passing excellence is
said to be picture with a decided
punch.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28
EDUCATIONAL COUNCIL
MEETS TONIGHT AT C. U,

An educational council will be held
in the parish house OF Central Union
church this evening at O'Clock un.
der the auspices of the religious edu.
cation committee Supper will be
served at S5c per plate. The theme
of the council is Religious Training
in the Home" and program of un.
usual interest is assured, All persons
interested in religious education arc
cordially invited to be present Per.
sons pIarning to attend the council
will kindly notify the church office at
once.-AdY.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28
Of
WAIKIKI STREAM
Seems FEASIBLE

Charles r. Forbes, superintendent
of public works, was called on by the
finance committee of the house of rep.
resentatives yesterday afternoon to
give his views on the proposed project
to divert the stream which now emp
ties filth into the ocean between the
Outrigger Club and the Moana Hotel.
A bill now before the house, and
under consideration by the finance
committee, provides an appropriation
of $4,000 to divert the stream. Mem.
lbers Of the Outrigger Club, as well as
engineers who have given the matter
considerable attention, feel that the
turning OF the stream into the Makee
island lagocns, by constructing high
dam back of Ainallau, is the most
feasible way Of handling the situation.
THE plan is feasible" said Forbes,
"but $4,000 won't do it,
& Forbes estimated that $4,000 would
be renuifed to complete the work. He
said that SIS 900 probably would only
cover excavation and the construction
of bridges.
T. H. Petrie wanted to know why
the government had not reclaimed the
land in that vicinity. a.
Forbes replied that 1t had not been
condemned yet.
II appeared to be the opinion of all
present that the project to divert the
stream so that 1t viii empty into the
Niakee island lagoons Is the most feas-
ible one.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28
APPROPRIATION
FOR round TOP
PARK ISDELETED

Governor Pinkham's plan for a.park
GU Round Top mountain and his re-
quest for $4,000 to establish 1t we're
thrown into the discard last night at
meeting Of the senate ways and
means committee. The decision to
delete came with little comment
Whats this $4,000 to be used FOR z
asked Single as he came to the item
in the course Of perusal Of the big ap-
preparation budget.
Nobody seemed inclined to answer
very fully. President Arthur Rice of
the board Of agriculture and forestry
answered quietly that ii was the gov
esnor's plan. Commissioner Charles
Judd explained that II was the inten-
ticn TO plant trees there and 70 put
couple OF rest houses for people to
shelter from the rain There was a
moment of silence
Il guess Wen delete that item,
Single finally yentured. More silence
for moment and the clerk read the
next on the list
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28
Urges BOOSTS TO
SUMNER TOURING

Businessmen of Honolulu and any.
one sending q number of letters to the
mainland should make special effort
now to advertise the summer season
by enclosing cards to that effect In
their correspondence and affixing pos.
ter stamps to the envelopes, according
to Harry g. Stinson, manager of the
Young and Hawaiian hotels.
The cards and stamps may be had
for the asking at the Hawaii Promo
ton Committee rooms and would do
much to encourage travel In this direc.
ton during the warmer months up
North.
( III they come here in the winter to
warm up, he says, they should come
in the summer to cool off Many do
not realize 1t and most of them will
not believe it until they come The
idea is to get them here and prove it. .
A card printed recently which would
go a long way to encourage such a
trip reads. Hawaii in June-June IL,
Celebration of the Birthday of Kane
hameha !. July, August and Septem-
ber-polo, tennis and golf toprna-
ments, horse racing. baseball. Surf
ing on the beach at Waikiki every day
in the year. =
II goes on to say, Cool trade winds
breeze softly ever the Honeymoon
Isles. Broaden your school education
by cruising to Hawaii in summer
time"
The statue Of Kamehameha occupies
one corner of the card and the cap
ton when the trees are in bloom, .
to put the finishing touches on "Ha-
wall in June" Is found in the other
corner.
Stinson says many business houses
that do not send the enclosed cards
could very easily do so with little ex.
ira expense or trouble.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28
MANILA MAN WATCHED
BY JAPANESE GUARDS

K. E. Gessler, director Of the bureau
Of printing in the Philippine Islands,
who was in Honolulu this week during
the stay OF the Tenyo Marn had an IN
teresting though not altogether pleas
ant experience Ia Japan.
Gessler's father was born I'm Ger
many, though he moved to the United
States as child and spent so years
there. Gessler vas unfortunate
enough to break this news to the
Japanese officials when he stopped
there
Immediately guards began to
shadow him, keeping outside his cabin
door on the boat while the Tenyo was
in each Japanese port At night q
guard would come to the cabin hourly
and peer in to see n Gessler Was stfll
there. At meals another would keep
place at the foot Ia the stairs until the
meals were finished It was all done
with characteristic Japanese polite
ness, but was nevertheless bother
some according to the insular official.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH NEWS
MuNrTIoN EXPLOSION KILLS
ONE AND INJURIES NINE

LONDON, Eng, March 27.-It was of
ciaIly announced last night that one
worker was killed and nine more or
less seriously injured by the explosion
of a large munftion factory in the
north of England yesterday afternoon.
The damage done was not serious.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28
BIG COTTON BLAZE At
VLA0lvosTok WHERvEs

fAssocisted Press BY Federal wffels.sl
( GALVESTON. Texas March -
Lloyd's agent here was informed last
night Of the destruction Of fifty thou
sand bales of cotton on the wbarves at
vladivostok. The cotton. valued at ten
million dollars, is reported TO have been
destroyed by fire.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28
GERMANY WOULD MAKE PEACE
WITH RUSSIA, SAYS RuMoR

fAssseisted Press By Federal wireless1
LONDON. Eng March Is De-.
sDatches to the Exchanges telegraph
Amsterdam last night. reports that Ber-
lin advices are full OF rumors that the
German authorities have again Offer
ed a separate peace to Russia. The
terms ~ II reported include the COM
plete autonomy OF Poland. the interna-
fiouaiizatlon Of Consfaptinople and 4
Russian protectorate IN Armenia.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28
JOHN DILLON FLAWS BRITISH
GovERNMEN CENSORSHIP

Associated Press By Tederd wireiessl
LONDON. Eng. March 2S.-Tohn Dill
Ion, Nationalist member Of the house
OF commons. yesterday made bitter
attack upon the government. deciar-
ing that the censorship has been great
ly increased of late. cit has been the
policy Of the government" said DIE
lon ito suppress the truth and to CIR
culate falseboods."
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28
NAVY LEAGUE PLANS RELIEF
FOR FAMILIES or SAILORS
fA..eciated Press br Federal WlreIes

tAssoeisted Press BY Federal Wirelsss3
NEW YORK. n r.. March 2s-The
Navy League announced yesterday IL
Of the wives and children or recruits
for the navy who answer the call for
men sent out recently By Secretary
Daniels It Is intended TO follow the
Canadian system Of giving graded
menf allowance 10 all dependents. Of
men entering the naval service
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28

From heart failure lie Toma. one OF
the oldest and most prominent Chi
nese merchants in Honolulu, died yes.
terday at the Queens hospital. He
was 81 years cid, came here In 1880
from China and farmed for years on
Maui. He had recently planned a trim
to China His wife and several child
rem, one of whom. daughter is at
tending the University of Illinois, sur
vive. The body is at Silva's under.
taking parlors and the funeral will
probably be Sunday
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28

In Charles r. Bishop hall at 3:15
tomorrow afternoon the Punahou
Mothers Association will meet and
hear an address by Prof A. L. An
drews of the College of Hawaii on the
subject of The Normal Child as
Viewed in the Light of the Abnormal"
All interested in the subject are in
yited TO attend.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28
COUNCIL TURNS DOWN -.
ANTHEM ORDINANCE

KENOSHA, Wis.-The common
council turned down an ordinance
recently which provides for the re.
gulation Of the singing and the play
ing of the star Spangied Banner"
in public places.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28

New South Wales Is said to contain
more varieties CT Towering plants
than all Europe
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28

distributed among purchasers who
will highly prize their selections.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28

The longest horse railway in the
world Is in the Argentine Republic.
1t runs between Buenos Aires and
San Martin. distance OF fifty miles.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-28
CITY PAY ROLLS
LARGELY RAISED
BY SUPERVISORS
First Reading of Proposed
Budget Shows Increases
Amounting to $270.90
Monthly; General Expenses
Also Go Higher
y y %+++<,< = y = y y <

The salaries in the depart (
ments of the city and county Of <
Honolulu we're raised by the. 4
board of supervisors Tuesday 4
evening per month at the first (
reading OF the budget for the next (
Yhraa D,onfhS &c followS-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-15
WORK STARTED ON
new DIRECTORY
Continued from page ~

all round tie citv, said Mr.. MacDon-
aid on Tuesday evening, land my but
how Kenosha has changed in the two
years You would hardly know that it
was the same town that we listed just
two years ago. Of course it has grown
bigger and it is spreading out over
more territory. [ would not even haz-
Yard a guess. on the changed conditions,
but it must be that Kenosha is going to
show a considerable growth in popula-
tion this year. We are going to push
the work just as much as possible and
we expect to have the directory ready
for the people by the middle of JAM
uary. There will not be any sighting
of the work. Every home will be Wis
tied by some one of our canvassers and
when we get all through we will send
out the usual number of letters and
post cards in an effort to check up any
of the people that the solicitors fail to
find. In a couple of weeks we will be
able to tell just how much Kenosha
has grown, but am certain that it is
lot
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-15
KENOSHA TO HEAR
CAPTAIN knYvETT
Continued from page u

Advertising Club Of Chicago and a
fellow Countryman of Captain Knyvett
has this appreciation of him:
Captain Knyvett is an intelligence
officer; he joined the army as private
and in one action became a lieutenant.
Captain Knyvett is one of those men
who go ahead of the charge; sees that
the wires are cut; sees that there is
nothing that can be prevented to inter-
fere with the Tommy when he gets over
the top.
One day the Brigadier General said
to Knyyett, Are you sure that there
is no dugout over there?'' ct am posi-
tive, but / will take another trip over. =
In the Captain Is own words: You
know, I have been over there myself
several times before cover there in
this instance, meaning behind the sec
ond line of German trenches) ssand
| got little bit careless, maybe. After
/ got behind the second line, being a
dark night, | popped my head up,
looked around and like fool stood
straight up. Right before me, few
yards away, was sentry. He at once
opened fire at me. With that tumbled
down into shell hole and lay flat.
Then ! wished / had been flat as a
board y He said he was scared to
death. I don't believe it. And then
they turned out and threw about forty
bombs and one hit me. After waiting
a safe period, they came out and looked
for me. We men of the Scouts have
sworn never to surrender. / had my.
revolver up to my head and he told
me this at the house with the greatest
naivete-fI couldn It shoot myself, and
I am glad I didn t now.o
1.-TWO hours after, the coast being
clear, he wriggled fifty feet behind the
second line Of Germans across the sec
ond line and intervening space, across
No-Man s Land aud the boys came out
at the signal and took him in Twenty
shrapnel wounds, one leg broken in
three places and the other leg paralyzed
Today he has another mans nerve
grated in that paralyzed leg. How
ever, that nerve did not function until
four months later while he was lying
in bed at home in Queensland, Aus
tralia. He says he woke up the whole
house to come and look at it move.
Now Captain Knyvett is onR one of
hundreds of thousands, of NJ lions Of
men who are doing these things. With
real heroic modesty he says, Don It
forget that just by a fortunate acct
dent / am here getting the credit while
all the other boys are going on fighting
and working.''
The Captain is pearl fisher in times
of peace, having his own fleet Of
schooners. He owns thousands of sheep
in Queensland in the northern part of
Australia. He is a M. A. of Sydney
University and gave lectures on Psy-
chology. Above all, Captain Knyvett
is soldier, hero and man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-15

milk at price in Kenosha which is the
same as that in her sister cities, let
them get out of the way and let these
men come in from the other cities and
take over the business. Kenosha people
must not be forced to pay for the lack
Of experience of these men.
The call is to the District Attorney
and the Federal officials. Kenosha is
part Of the United States--it has. not
seeded and it is not going to secede-,
and as part Of the United States, it
is entitled to any legislation which may
make the cost of living lower. If price
fixers insist on gouging the people, the
place for them is in Jail and the offic-
ials should lose no time in putting
them there
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-15
County Must Pay Seven
Thousand Dollars More
Taxes to the State This
Year Than Last Year.
CARE OF DEPENDENTSLARGER

County Clerk Russell H. Jones today
made public his comparative statement
of the state tax to be levied by the
County Board this year as compared
with the tax levied by the board at the
session in 1916. The tax to be levied
this year for state purposes shows an
increase over the former year of a lit
tie over six thousand dollars. The total
OF this amount is more than accounted
for in the increased amount that the
county must pay for the support of its
inmates in state and county penal and
insane hospitals in the state. This bill
shows large increase over the former
year. In some places this is due to en-
forced increase in the per capita charge
for the keeping of the patients and in
part it is due to an increase in the num-
Der of patients.
The total that the county must pay
to the state this year is $97 ,095.86 as
compared with $91, 001.67 in 1916. The
small increase will probably not have
any effect on the county levy as more
than 500 of the increase as well as the
total state tax will be paid by the city.
The city's portion of the state tax for
the year will be in. the neighborhood of
$4,000 which is just about the amount
paid in the former year.
The division Of the taxes to be paid
by the county and the comparison with
the amounts assessed in the former year
IS shown in the statement as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-15

Home Sweet Home is something
that starts tears in the eyes Of even
soldiers and sailors in the United States
Army and Navy. One real way to show
patriotism is to open your homes to
these boys on Thanksgiving Day. Set
q place for couple of them and for
one day take the place of mother and
make them feel that while they may
be far from home they are not far from
that solicitude which gathers about the
home fire place on Thanksgiving Day.
Give yourself the Thanksgiving Day de
luxe by making some one else happy.