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2 '.'n't Copfli$tinf Reporti Abdicate That ' Villa Is Aaln Meeting With Sterp JRslftanc( Trcjn, Tederli Ja, Atteipp to, Capture Hatrta Base aft Torreon. '.' V' ' '.-;' .-', 1 '.l'mwi . . , : . . .' JUAKF.Z, Mexico, Marc 30. (Aa-oeiatr-4 Press by Federal Wireless) -General Carrania, directing head it iti Constitntiownllstn, surrounded by kit large bodyguard anil at the heod of a . tetania of tfonfo, made spectacular entrssce Into tbia city yesterday with . Mexican aad American flags flying at bead of the procession. The rebel lead er ii given a warm welcome. : Questioned aa to any advice he bat received from Villa at Torreon, Car raau declared that the laat word waa t eleven o'clock Saturday night, when Villa telegraphed him that the taking of Torreon waa but the matter of min ute. Ha aaid he had heard Bo word yeUrday from the front. Thin la be lieved to mean that Villa ' Inst assault ' cm Torreon waa repulsed or haa not started. Other advices, which are claimed to l . oftlsial, but coming from other sources than the Carranxa eamp, are that tho fighting at Torreon continues nod, that the rebela hold all the posi tion in the city bnt the main barracks of the federal and two amaller bar raeka.' . It waa estimated acre last night that the federal Iom during the laat aix Java fighting ha been two thousand lulled. . The rebela will not raafce an estimate or give out diafatvhe received aa to, fhoir billed, aad,,w.oupde& tS8 WOUNDED REBELS t . . NOW AT CHIHUAHUA vmtWAXtVATtiftif' Marcfc o.i ( Associated Presa by Federal Wire-leaay-i-Nwa received nero today' from eouth 'in unfavorable to the tebela, being that Villa ia again meeting-with etera resistance In hi attempt to take Torreon and U suffe,rlng" heavy loose from the federal fire directed from the barrack occupied 'by , tho Haett force. Wounded rebela toa tinaa to arrive la thi city and there are now' B83 receiving medical attea- uvi aero. . JAtAKtSa AQENT-MAKXS -! EXPOET ON MEXICO WAS YOKOHAMA, Marsh 11. . Among the passenger which the T. K. K. liner Nippon Man bronght to Yoki bama yesterday, was , Mr. Hsaikart, secretary of th foreign pfliee, who wa despatched on board the cruiser. lEmo to Mexico via Honolulu several month ago in connection with the protection of Japanese in Mexico. He la repre sented by (he Japanese paper as fol low: , , : "Th situation ia the City of Max fct ia not ao critical, thongh oho can not, ba altogether optimiatie about the future. Both the federals and Insur gents are suffering from want of funds, with the rult of imfhen difficulty in their operation ia the field. The fi aaacial distress of the Constitutional ist is noteworthy, but there is no de nying that the lluerta govsramtnt too la ia financial atraita. The govern ment ia making every possible effort to too th etraia. ' ".-',';''.. .. Kany Troop Itoartlnj; ' '""'Born of the federal troops ara n , Vtld.'and no small number of , the dis contented soldiers have run away, la . Order to ston theu efnmeut has iiwueif Inconvertible notes, bringing distress ujOn the merchant nmriyiug'. troops." ' 1 ''.. i ' "It; was reported that President HuerU increased the number . of bis men to 100.000 last summer, and again to 250,000 on J'cbruary The report waa not correct, for tb axhet number of thtf federal solclle-a la about 60,000 la all, most of them belnir newly nlisted. Equally exaggerated waa the report aiMiul the force of the insur gents. , General Carranxa, has two famous generals under him,' Villa aad Orreon. .Villa resembles a chieftain of mounted bandits in ' Manchuria, but orreon is very popular and promising, ine iroope . or ' two - general . are pretty well disciplined and' H mar bo auppoaed that the foreigner wh were killed by the insurgeata must have gone to' their camp aa spies - or for some ' purpose undesirable for the la eqrgente. In other word I think evee the inaargsata would not kill foreign erf without aunu-innt reason. , .' .' Irrepressible Morion.. "A furious thing ia that aome sol fliers take their families to. the front to cook and wash for them aad strange' - ly enough large forces ere often moved In the field for the benefit of American film companies whik pay well for the privileges. The people ia north Mex ico are not tired of the war, but rather like t, aa it brings trade to their dis tricts. ' : "If any Japanese are to' 1e found emosg the ineurgeuts, they artf ioolie formerly employed in the mines on the American border. Despite sundry rur mors the attitude of the United Htate towarda Mexico ia most Impartial aad fimt. The Uomo was refmvsd with great entbusiaam, not only by the Ja panose there, but by the Mexlcsns a welt" ' - '-'-'.- WASIIINOTOX. March JO. (Ao elated Press by Kcderal Wireless) - Heavy earthquake shock were record 4 yeslerdty by th eel smog ran ha at Oeorgetowa I'nlvemtty, th temblor continuing over period of one mm lite and thirty second. j MS LiliCII Fflllll III PIIJEiPPLES Elrei; M, ,4 Cheatham -to Bccom Homf Bteader Jj; frp&rel for th Hard Knocki - Kr. ' t'hoatham la been destined wtth the local bunlneo community for the past fifteen years,' more than ten of which he has spent with Ehlers-', entering this firm's employ l a book keeper) be has, at various times, been their advertising man. cashier, head- book keener aad assistant manager and haa had, for some year past entire charge of their credit department. Mr. Cheatham has represented hi firm at vacious times on committees Of the merchant' aeaoeiation, stasdlng and special, and ha taken a a active interest ia the various public matters that have been considered. He has twice been chairman of the committee on badges and banner of Floral Pa rade Committees. ' "I believe in the fntnre'of pineal plea," said Mr. Cheatham' when seen yesterday. I beliove that all the pines that these Islands eas produce will be satisfactorily marketed bv the n series and that the grower will get a good enough price for hi product that, if he use proper tore and meth ods, he. ran show a fair profit for his effort. Unlike many so-called farmers here, t intend to do my own clearing, plowing, planting and harvesting, em ploying outside labor only, when abso lutely necessary, la this way I Intend to cut down the cost of production to the lowest minimum; too many men, right now at . Various places o Oahu and especially Maui, are trying to farm and hold down a good job here in the city at the same time and are wonder ing why the farm seem to be hole' into whirh they have to dump an end less supply of cash. ' To farm success fully, a man must drop every - other thing and put his whole energy into his farm work. He mnst make op his mind to dispense with city comforts, too, and tike in their stead many hard knock, plenty of hard work and many things, which, to city man, may seem Impossible to overcome. . " ! " Horheeteading la no picnic, no en viable frolic, a some seem to think, who have not looked thoroughly into it, aa I have: but ia the end. I think I ara making a move in the right direc tion, or, of course, I would not be making it.""- . Mr. Cheatham la married and is the father of three boys, whom he hope to raise) with a liking for the conntry and ah agricultural life. lie believes tha't the partial lack of school facilities in the country is more thaa made p for by the lack also, of cheap, uneenserott moving picture shows, and . that tne good, out-door .wholesome work whirh usually falls to the. lot of a eon a try boy does more to fit him for 'an honor able career as a maa thaa any so-called advantage of the city. . i .i i i ii . ' TOKIO, March SO. ' '. (Associated Presa by Federal Wireless) It was announced yesterday that ' the Elder statesmen, consisting or. frince xa- magata, Prince Oysma and . Marquis Matsukata. ' bad offered the vrenilcr- ship to Prince Tokugawa. It is bf lieved, however, that he will decline to aeeept the post and the task of or ganising the new government, which was disrooted by the resignation of Premier Taraamoto and hi cabinet fol lowing difference over the naval bud get and the naval graft scandals. The decision on 1'rlucc Yamagata was reached after a series of conferences between . the Elder Statesmen and Prince Fushimi, minister of the impe rial household. ' . TOKIO, March 30. (Associated Press by Federal Wireless) Dowagm Empress Haruko is suffering from angiaa poctoria, it waa aanouneed by court physieiana today, and, that bar condition is extremely serious. Fears are felt for her recovery because of her age, she having been born May 2H, IsflO. , . ; 1 Before her marriage ia iH to Hi Imperial Majesty Mutsu hits the 121st emperor Of Japan, she was Princess Haruko, third daughter of Ishijo Ta dakafr noblo of the first rank, ' She waa declared emprese on the day. of the niarriage to ilia late emperor. MADRID, Biiain, March (Aso- clated l'rcss by Feileral Wirelew) A Kicaraguaa named Kosas yesterday attempted to assassinate General Jose '.!.. - - l . ..llHlVua. I. III! UUUia, (UU V.ISBS Torres. The attempt' wa frustrated by vi....m.. . v:. V..... .. . vni. auto, Huwvvcr, .niaja WSH UU- Injured. Kosftg declared that Zulaya when he wa President was responsible for the death of art uncle. ' ' ( , ROME, .Italy,' March 30. (Aocia't ed Pre by Federal Wireless) A gen eral rsilroad strike is threatened which would affect eiglity thousaml employe. The atriko leaders are agitating amelio ration of working condition and in creased wages which would represent ta increase of tea million dollar in the state budget, v .,.., ., ; Taxicab Ifo. 1537, driven by'H, Aga turn, collided with motorcycle A -201 at twelve d 'clock noon yesterday at Fort aad berets nia . street. According to Oflicer tliilton, both driver were vio' lating the trafile, ordinance when th accident occurred. To Avoid the collision. Asatura drove the taxicab up on to the aidewnlk, and, according to witnesses, (he headway was ay great at the time that the car skidded and crashed through the plat gisss uour oi a. oiti uf a company.. .., " . . T&OUBLB AVERTED. That Httle cold and sure throat of your m:t lie cheeked at once or it may develop .Into , something worse. Take' a few doses of I number Iain's Cough Remedy and youf trouble will soon vaaisb. For ale by all Uealera Benson, Hmith A Co., Ltd., agents for Hawaii, . " "'IIAWAirANGAZEITE, TUESDAY,' r JfAKCII 3i;"init.-SEMI-WEEKLY. ; fj t5 BOuiflCE t. a ." "':-'i ""rrT1. )' ' ' Ru9awy: Girl Sfyi FrUo 3xt W1U Not KU1 H Uv tor Youth .with, , Whom ' Bha Eloped. (From Monday Advertiser.) . Love mugba at locksmith, it is (aid, but ia the case of Maria Marlgas and Antonio Daxiaa, a young. Portuguese couple, the, wires aeont to hev gotten crossed, with the result that' they were arrested yesterday afternoon aad held pending- investigation. - , Maria clatitia ike will be .eighteen year of age in two months. Antonio give twenty-two ' a hi age. The couple arrived in Hawaii . about two year ago from Portugal and have been employed on various plantations on Kauai. Maria any she received twelve dollars a month for ber labor, but that her parents took all th money to aug ment the family exchequer,';, .. ' Lot Did Hot Wane. Antonio and Maria mot '' about . six month ago and love at first sight waa the remit. The courtship lasted several months, in the course of which the Pazian aad Marigaa families moved to Honolulu. ' Antonio renewed his courtship in this city 'and asked the girl's parent for her hand in ymarriago, which request, it la claimed, was promptly refused. The couple Bought to obtain a marriage li cense and slope last week, but' a the girl's parent refused to give their eon sent and as she wa auder ago their plan waa blocked. '. The despairing anil lovesick pair then decided to take the Inw Into their own hands and they ran away, taking lodg ings In k tenement conducted by Y. P. Chung od Kekanlikfl and King streets. The parent of Maria complained to the police and the couple were located yes terday., Chung wa arrested also on a chnrgo of running a disorderly house. Between sob at the: police station yesterday the pretty little Portuguese girl told ber story. . "I love Anton," she" said, "and An tone love Me. ' He asked my parent for my hand In marriage, as any hon orable nan, should, bat . they refused. The reason, they wont let hie marry is because they won 't get the' money I have been earning. We tried to get a license but failed. As there Vwas nothing else for its to do we did what we thought waa right by leaving them. Now .they have put ts la jail, but 1 would rather stay here than go back to my parents and live the life I bave bees living.- ' ;' "A" tone and I can wait a it Is only two month More whet I will ' be eight a and then we can get' a license. Ye. J will wait in .tall rather than go bade to my parehta." " ' t .Baxlan bad eighty-two dollars on his person wbea searched at the police sta tion yesterday and say Ust be is able and willing to take care ftf'a wife. Judge Whitney will Investigate the 'as f the runaways at ' the regular session of the juvenile court this morn- if. v."' " '-':. . ;. L. M. Rtrana is defending Cbong on the' charge of keeping a disorderly house. V- . .-'' . ...I'' - r .... ' V ' Earthquake : . Accompanies, Storm That Is Beported to Have , Been OeneraL (From Monday Advertiser.) Honolulu was ' drenched yesterday afternoon by a- downpour which at times approaYhoJ f cloudburst In' vol- IlinA Anil rhlk llMMkAfl m II 4k mMimm wept the street clear of tceumhlatdd1 dost, helped fill tbe impounding resef votri, coaked the thirsty sou over a vast area of farm lead 'and fed the sources of artesian water ai throughout the back country.: An unusual accompaniment of apply I the storm waa an earthquake shock which jarred bouses and startled the oecuj past but did no damage. Beporta of. the temblor came to The Advertiser from 0. W, ft. King aad W. Hole of Kaimuki aad W. K, Cattle of Tanta lus road, Funahou, and in varying de grees of severity it was fslt in all parts V VS. For' the twCntv-four1 boors' iiu' to ' t o'clock last night the precipitation ii Honolulu waa 2.03 Im he. , The heaviest fall wa between I and 3 e 'flock ia the afternoon and during that period aome of tbe street were eovered with water from Curb td curb. ; ' ' ' r' BeKrts last' hlgbt liidica'tod" fHaf iU stortii wa "general aba wa' especially neavy at Vtsianae, where it probablj wa worst neetleif. ' . ' ' ,.- . - Practically no wind ii conipablod the downpour in thV eity and only tender plant in exposed places wore injured! 'Agriculturist shv the rain hi beei of almost Inestimable' valije, for it will not only benefit crop now la the field imt win add greatly to the storage sup ply of water for domestic and irrigat ing purKse. . . , V, . '.'' (From Monday Advertiser.) Five' hundred member of the Poola club aaiiated by lavlted friends, par tlcipsted in housewarmistf in tbe or gaqixation 'a new hall, Holokahana lane, host i-miis aau ocnooi street, yeater day afternoon. i . , I Headed by Inri Bcrger'a Hawallaa "suu, mo, ciud marckea to .the hall wber the Iiiqu began at half -past twelve o'clock. Mayor J. J. Fero, whd ia a member of the organization wal -one of the principal aneakera. and inung uiner wso poo wr member of the board of supervisors aad Charles Kanekoa, chairmaa of the luau 'eoroJ luiuee. jh prftgram. alio iucludod inging ry clubmea.. the club' quarter ire ia a bnUl, log recently completed by the Organ' ltttiou, which is comnoed of teveral hundrwd stevedores. While modest id appearance, the strsriure Is roomy and comfortable and affords a -convenient place for the holding of meetings and entertainment. . . C'DP MARRED BY ARHEST J-rf-t-1 I 7 RUSTLEilS DDE BUSY 00 THE BIG ISLAND Ranch Owners Complain Stock Is Missing in 'Large Numbers from pasture and Also from Govern ment Forest Reserve Range Shoot Critters, Bury Hides and Sell Beef to Plantation!. (Mail !poelal to The Advertiser.) 111LO, March 117. While, through tbe neglect of the proper nthorltie, tho Volcano Toad forest reserve has been subjected to the depredations of dairy rattle, it appear that publla spinted rattle thieves have dono their level best to make up for. the sloth of the oflicialH, . For sortie time past cnltle owner have' roipi'lalncd. that their kino. Was dirapearing ifiysterlonsiy, (nd ; tbey ranfo to the ronel.rslon that, the steer wete' being 'assisted, euf of this world In wholly unorthodox manner'.', So, they prevailed 'upon, the Olaa plantatiosj to lehd tftrirn tho service of Max Cole- mkfi, shd that veteran Investigator was sooa. topoil' the1 right trail. , ' ';" Tt at'pesrs that most of the cstfte wjiich' had disappeared, had been irlf itecf ' away by . certain ' fofto Rirans. These' had not confined "their attention td hi cattle which was found on the reservation, . tut ' ctf(e in' psstore where they Bad a perfect Tight to he were taken s well, Among' those who lost stock wera W. H. rbipmah, Me Kensle,1' Kii norns.'ftitW kttd JfJrossL ' '' " gold Beet U FlaaUtioHa.'" ' Cofonian found' that some of the cul prits Were in the habit of boating tho rattle la the woods, killing; what was convenient and selling the beef in the plantation camps in the neighborhood. As a matter of fact, the anomaly or Seeing men, who owned no cattle, ped dling beef, for the possession of which they could furnish no satisfactory ae-eunt,- was what led Coleman on .the trail of the offcadera. Owing to. tho fact that they were clever ' enough to bury tbe bides, the brands on which would furnish the only possible manner of idestiBeation, Cole man had to take refuge in other stat ute to place tho "offenders nader ar rest. 'On -of the men. he charged with baying an unregistered firearm in his possession, and. for this Judge Ferry fined . the fallow, .fifty . dollars, fit ill another man CoJeitiaa arrested for sell ing beef without having a license to do so, and tbia resulted ia a fifteen- dollar fine. .' A. couple of other Cole man managed ., to connect with the burglary of a houae belonging to a Russian, to which they entered plea of guilty,.'- They had made a thorough clesu-up of all the contents of the house, which is ia a remote location. taking away everything of value which it waa' possible to move. ' ' ' ',' ' Bold la Their Operations. Coleman is workina un some mors serious rases,' however, in 'which it, is likely that be will be able to connect the offenders with the direct stealing of cattle.' In one ease, a Hawaiian. who worka on the ehipman ranch sear Gteawood, saw three of the fellowa on the lands of tho ranch. . They were armed aad he ordored them to leave the place. The Hawaiian rode on, but loon after be had been lost to eight in the forest, he heard three shot. , He hastened back to .the place where he bad seen tbe men. and found a wound ed bullock with three bullets in its body. This occurred about three weeks ago. ' .."!', .: '.'. ..v.'." . Id another rase,' which Coleman is working up, it; seems that tbee ed' lerprisipg rustlers sold a cow and two heifer on the hoof, driving the animals to the purchasers, although tuny, thorn elves jiover posHeoneq any cattle. ...... , I When Husband Chides Her for Neglect Mrs. .Wagner Drinks ; Bottle of Liniment. ' (From Mifuday Advertiaof.) ' Uocauso John . Wagner chided hi wife upon hi return borne last night after a hard day's work and finding hi meal unprepared, Esther Wagner tlranx the content of a f oar-ounce bottle ot chloroform liniment last night at five o'clock at ber residence at yuocn aad South street. : ..'.' ; ' Wagner stated to the police t hut he returned to his home last night tired and hungry after a long day s work and did not find bis butUr bulf in the family domicile nor was bia eveuing meal prepared.-' ' ' ;;':: " V" ' i A . search of ' the neighborhood, ' be aid, resulted in finding bia sponse gad ding with the neighbors and forgetting for the while ber household duties. . 1 Wagner stated that in a mild manner be drew his wife's attention to her du tie, to which bs took umbrage and hurried to their home and drank the chmroforai liniment." ' ' The woman wa taken to the Queen Hospital, Where, after remedies were administered, it was reported that her iajurys wer not serious. , . , . .' s4i4i4iB '...PUTNEY, England, Marc 8. (Associated Press Cable) Dnr- ing the Cambridge versus Oxford boat race here this afternoon which was woti bv Cambridge by four lengths, a platform holding 130 people collapsed, precipitating s) i the entire assembly to the ground. Foilrteen of the eetators i were painfully Imt hot seriously1 in- 4 jured, ' ' ... COTED EllGliiEEO HERE Oil VISIT J. S. Molony, Who Carried, Out Nametrms Works en Islands Renews Friendship. ' Among tho gttewts at the Alexander Young Hotel is J. 8. Molony, an en gineer who planned and carried o it "! ctat important" "Works' on tb "Islands bvtweeri' lPOfl" and1 IM7.'1 Ilrt Tni en gineer for the PloViettr MinCdmbsny, nttd carVietl iftff ' tbe-works' 'whleb made snek tran'sforwi(rt!osi,osur1'fg tbe man Mn'hlj'"iit' llpuU' , ,Tisrtisiis?iif (In Kauai, the reservoir 'st Koloa nnd tke Waimek . dltc for.(' the Kokeheugar Coirtimny re. IU' worki ,' In 195 bo'wna employeiT fy'tbe'Osbu rTitgaV '('ompahy fpf.a short time dur ing which ho made t jrelir((inary sorvelv and fejort''J fatorsbfy Joa tho present Walahole water scheme and all the uh sequent feporta, followJ bif . general lines, ' "' ',- ". " ... 5 , On ten Vfng's,ha tland',"'Mr,ofor. wss.engngfd, by John D. and AdoTph B. rcckels a iesiilent eni;Vneef and'sup erintendentjif the Southern' falifornH Monhtain Wster C,oif?pAhy ami, Icting nmlrr M. (fD'haiigTinessy, ai(l,weil known In the'ts'nn'ls, nil chief and coif suiting chin,ecr, h bnilt'fhb Dulznra ( onduit ami thr great Moreoa panl of the record he(Kht 270 feet from fonrtdston to roping." it i of the rock mi, yp, 'I, Irpe the largest of .that iC n the world. . r " r ' " '.'The' rltv" or htl 'Tr, .IffArnfi. has, rinrrf bodgnt these' flue work for bernnriiVfpal wate supply. ' '."' '., Mf.' Molonf Is bere1 oii k'.pleartr trip and wjjl IriH for1 trie mainland en the rtiierr on A pfil, fphrtb. : Mf Wd lony has, the' Amtinctioiii of ' being" 'a memr.er of the Institution of nvil f.m giheer of lioriilon'he Most exclusive ngjneej or ganatio In ttie world. Will Uare Ten. ttttleaMo la Water Time Other Na tions Hare Two. ' LONDON, March 17. Groat Britain will have ten of tbe new big gun bat tleships ia tbe water, by tbe tints any other nation Id tbe world haa two, declared Winston Sponesrr Churchill, first lord of th admiralty, : ia ' tbe House of Commons ' today.. "All of these ships' be added, "will carry flftoed-lncb ' guns the . best . Weapons ever possessed by the British navy and capable of hurling a' projectile weighing a ton for a diataaee ot twelve miles. . ..''.'. .-. ( . . ,' Four of these : ships, which ' are Presumably to burn oil, are provided la the badget for or it year-, fhroo'df them are of the Sovereign type and one of tbe Queea Flizabeth- type. The uneen t-lirabeih, -launched last October, wa tbe first ship to mount ftfteen-tnch guns, of which she la to have ten. Her eoat ia estimated ; at about $ 12,000,000. She usee oil fool ex clusivcly, ' " .',!.. Th Koyal Movereign, the first ship of aa even more powerful type,', has hot yet been launched and bo detnils as to her sixe or equipment have been aie public - The latest ' type of AmerlCao Dreadnought is provided with twelve 14-1 nclt gnns. A variant on the "naval holiday aggestion was ; providsd by MK Churchill, : Introducing th naval est! mates for . astounding to 2oi,o70,OoO, he said:- " Every delay, accidental or deliberate, by the next strongest power to Kniand WSJl be matched by va. M . ;.-'-..''' ; :.Admlttiug tpat the naval estimates were tpo largest that Bad . ever been submitted to the House, Mr. Cbofchil) Kiiueu me vm ov maaina uio iirciuc tion. that in tbe absence of any new doparturef, the estlmato for ' .1015-16 would be substantially lowr that (h'e present ones, which show an increase of eisjw.oiio over, those of last year. Mr. Churchill reitcratoa that )t was tba policy of Great Britain to com plete eight battle aquadrona by the time Germany bad established,' five without calculating ships on ' foreign station. He exidaieed that tne devei opment' of the (ierman lleet bad not boon so rapid as bad been anticipated owing to diflkultien in manning the vessel.' . ; ." Ureat Britaio, therefore bad boob enabled to postono . the eompletioa of ber Oibraltar squadron, which now consists of only four battleships. The increased -. expenditure, bo said, ' wa largely attributable to the chaujte to oil foul, to the establishment of a naval flying torpe aud to the increased pay Af tha hlneiaeketiL. Mr. Ckurebill fvowed bis preference for eeroplaues ' instead of dirigible balloon, but admitted that the latter possessed greater f adlul of actio and carrying powqr aau were more ex The intention of the British admir alty to Introduce regulations acceler ating the ranking of ' senior ; officer and giving the rant of lieutejiaal om mauder to liouteaanta with eight year service waa aauouueed by Mr. vhur MRS. 8AYEI O0E3 SHOPPING! WITHOUT HER POCKETBOOK NoittTH'-', ADAMM, Massacbueetts, March i'l. Mra. Franela B. ISayre. dsjughtor f 1 resident y Wilson, will probably remsmber for some time ber hrst shopping trip to this rity sine starting housekeeping at Williauiatown, After making a few purchase in a local - store she discovered with from signs of confusion that her pocket book bad beeg left at homo. Mr. ISayre blushed a she, explained ber predica njeflt. , ' ;. . ' '- - ' ' Upon learning bia enstomer's IdeiUity the clerk soon put ber at ease,' however, by auriua "That will be all right. Mr, Hay re; we'woubl gladly trust you for tbe whole store If you wanted it." nhnrpr - - - : . nnn r UUU (Jiii ii III NEED OF HELP Lcssby Qrop Pailurei in Hok " ; kaitfo District Totals Sum , of $10,000,000. IDKKl", Mafck 15. (Associated Press Corronpondence) -The famine dis trict of Hokkaido, in tba north of Ja pan, covers more thaa a millioa acres Which art devoted to rice culture and general farming-, the lose haa fimoanted to about $10,000,00(1 am) 66,000 par sons are la need of BCtp, according to an official report. It continue! . "For the past three year the form er hav had poor crops arid the fail ure on- account of the frosts this year loaves tbem in a pitiable condition. ' ' "Men are subsisting" on straw, tbe barh of trees, acorn and buckwheat chaff powdered and made into grael. Mother living on inch food have been unable to feed their babies and have made a milk substitute out of the balls of rtre whirh they beat into 'a powder and mix with boiling water. The young men . hate left home in search of werh, while the aged and the children are left" behind- to' freer or ttitrre, .unless outside relief is brought to the'; - ; J ,; f v ";. JA sad story of the fatnlh Mfsirlct I fold by the Rev. Olgan Tslansshl, a missionary. ' A tenant la Ynbirl dia trict wfcfme Wife- was Ayiha from atar- Vatinn n l lltness, toU $ bale of p talrfe trnto bia landlord:, ' , ' ; Th wife ws1 grateful fof kind aess of 'he'r bnsl.fctid, "bhf ntd: 'I do hot wish td live hny longer If It must be pf olet "food," and arjjed him to retnrnlfh iodd '' '' V 'h't ''7 " ' 'The btisbnd, onselence'iitrtftteii, wis f-nrrjinj uivn mo , ;wiaiOTH wacn De met the landowner. 'He reVfosaed bi theft, and 1 asked 'forglvenes, ! sad. story, tod hot Only forgave the of fence, bnt made t gift el the potatoes ia tne rarmer. Tne atppr man re turned home and fonnd bia, wife bang ing doaiL . ' The husband then baneed binrself.' The Japanese; have ergaaixed a na tional rolisf asoooiatioa. tJoittribwtlon have been generou . and have .' boefn swelled by recetpta trvm charity per fermaaeeo arranged by both Japanese ana foreigner. in lympainy ana contributions from the United States have mad a profound impression dn tho Japanese people. ' The government will also alleviate the situation by setting aside money : for engineering, works in the affected district,' thus affording employment for tho sufferers and placing -money in circulation. ' ; . ..,, .,;, .' ' Conunends lopowd Savtof ,.of Rents by Housing; Officials, in.'; Territmial Bunjralow. ' , Quick ectUm 1 expected upon tho feturn of Governor 1m ' E. ' Pinkbaia, WKo la on Kauai with the' Ad Pub et- eumoo, regarding the use of tho tefr ritofial building known aa the bung$ low and formerly utilized a an arni ofy aa a building for tbe municipal of fires..' ' Being informed that tub use of Iho bungalow waa desired and that a saving of $50 in root could be made monthly, Governor Pinkham, sent the following letter to Major Fern, wbieb would fndica't that the territorial executive ia in favor of tne jrojoct; ' ."Mayor. City and County of Hon ' 'T ii.:' r u - tr.-.il ' fllr: t would respecifully request that tbe proier representatives, of ht board of uterv(or 'rail upon me re iative' to the ae of tbe bungalow for the sity ofoeos. I think a saving can be made for the aounty and the torrl torial government eonveulaaecd. ,, ,.,4 "Kcspoctrully Tour, " "L. K. VlNKltAM ' The broiioifitldn of Mayor Fern and the supervisors la to vaonta tbe present Quarters Jji toe Jlcintyre ounuing ai 1 oft 'ahd, King atreote antd urge the eroctlon of 'an, addition to tba bunga low which would give quarter and ad commodationa. to all the municipal and county offle.ee, .- ' Mivor Fern -lias already selected h committee coniiwsed oi himself tail Hiipsrvisor McClollno and Welter to take tb question op with the Governor aad It la aeeordinslT expected that quick action will be taken.., .. . ' " T ' Qanc. tight : at .Palama Besulti - la One Combatant Being - Stabbed In Back. -(Froat Meadty Advertiser.) ' According to Officer Matihdeto, a ga'r.g fight; atarted at PaUma )at alght be tween a' number of enlisted men 'ffora Fort 8bafter tnd V gang of boodtum of '. th Valama district. ' The tkttl wgd for a half hour before the police wera notlaed, and whea launder ar rived' on tbe scene the soldier' Were beating a retreat toward' Yoit tehafter under a heavy. fire of odaater bottles. ' Whea th amoke of the affray cleared away,' Peter Kaba wa found on the rattlefleld with a inlfa wousd (n hi back, aid o have beu inflicted by one of the soldiers. The loiured man wai ent fo the Quern' HoMpital, where it waa found that pi injuries were no serious.' ' '- ' ' ' .' '' Hauodor state! ' that ' the fight last bight waa the result 6f a 'row that atarted on Saturday nllht,'whea a gang of the Palama hoodlum attacked two enlisted men, apd ' After giving them both severe beating, one waa knocked uneonselou and had four teeth kicked out. v : :,' ' Instead of reporting th matter to the police station on Haturday1 bight, Captain Da Kef state thit ta men re ported their treatmest to' their palk a Fort Hhufter and came back' lust night wltk' reitforeometils senklng revenge The affair was reported to the autnori ties at I'ort Hhaftr last night and a investigation -will' be made. -. 1 IIlul ' 1 EEDERLAID FO COL EBE tt ii on TTT J ;.v 1-4, IlawaU Asiured EquaJ BUtns with States of Mainland in .Benefits - r . a , ' vi fver Ve7ncujiuru s;xienion BiU Cqllegp' ofj ?ayaii WiU BeOelFW TfiTI 'TIlOftOA'nit Tn11a-a Annually. i .'. Prof. Vaghani MadCaughcy,.', iR eharge of extensio work at the Col lege of Hawaii, boa received word from John R. Desha, secretary to Del- , (gate Kahto, at Washington, that Ha waii la seemingly tenure of . ; eiial status with the mainland state la tbe bene (it f the Lever Agricultural Ex- tension ItilL In a ossmunieat4n to ' The Advertiser, Professor MoeCeagbey write in part: v "I am enclosing' berrwjth a copy of ' a letter just received from Mr. 'John R. Desha, secretary to tbe Delegate. You will notice that the Important in- formation of chit loiter it that Ha- Mrail will M..1.. tk. I,...!. .4 tk. nwm I. . . . . . J V u u IV. UV .111 . U V Lever Hill. Thi letter corroboratea the information previously received by ' aa. Tbe amendment give Hawaii equal atatu with the mainland states la th benefit of the measure; :- -. Let me again call attention to tbe fact that $10,000' I appropriated an nually and unconditionally f r6m the federal treasury. " It is to be need strictly for tbe maintenance of ear ex tension department; the measure par ticularly prohibiting the use of thi money for any purpose not strictly within' the act." -" " ' - ' Letter From Secretary Desha. - ' The letter from Secretary tHsbt re ferred to is as fellows: . ' ' -' 1 "Committee of Agriculture, House 'of Representatives, U. o., Washing ton, v. c. '". ' ., "' ."Marcb 14. 1914.. "Mr Vaugban MaeCaughey, College of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii. t 'Dear 8ir':Under ' aepartte tover, . f 'am sehdlftg you t eopy of ta Leter A -..1 L'.- 1 U ! tl ..1 A Mmm passed both house, but Is,, at tbe pres ent time, in conference. Owing to the fact that th Agricultural Appropria tion Hill I now before the House, of Representatives, With ' Mr.' Lever ' ta charge, the conference is hanging Ire. However, by the time you receive taia letter, the bill willjierhapa have be come law. ... ''' '" ' "If you will look kt the' bin, you ill notice that the section . nnder which Hawaii wiM roceiva the bene fit of this measure, is ta. amendment put in by the Hepate, r The llouse re- ntv. ...MrnUtnA Sit f ttuA the fight over to the benate, aad there succeeded ia getting an amendment . which let in Hawaii, at the same time barring the insular' possessions,' Porto Rica and the Philippine. , sTven Alts-", ka ia barred, aa you. will notice that the sum appropriated is $100,000, J0, boo for each of tbe f orty -eight, atatea tad Hawaii; ' ' ;J.' According to indications, the amend ment will be accepted by th House. . ",YTT truly, yetT. "; "(Signed) ' JOHN It, DESHA, North Carolina Planter Seeks Con cession lo - Grow Staple on Large Scale. : i rANAMA, March 15, (Associated Proas Correspondence) John H. Har- rell, a-eottoa planter from North Caro lina, baa just deaionstiated to the ratia faction of the Panama government that t touf -fiber eotton can be grow on Panama eoil. Negotiation are pend ing; for t concession tf 5,000 acre oa which la atmvi tho at ids Oa '4- large Icale. '.For more hat t year MrHa reii nas yea eyerni.vni.iu vm (dot of ground at Haiboa, tne X'aenq end of the Panama Canal. , On his exueriniental farm be' bas grown cotton that has fiber 'from' two and one-half to four ipefios long, which la iaid to be longer than the cotton rnnaran srrown in tne unnea nisicj. Tbe agrleultarkl - department' "6 the Panama Republin declare . that tne texture also i finer and more silky '. than any other cotton. - ' ',.'., The cotton here is the tesult of rro ing the native wild cottoawih' that rrrotarn Aceerdlng to a (rovofiinisiit te'nt mafie reeontly,' the uolton-twsted fifty her eent lint." Mr. Harrell ' believe ' that aa t result of hybrldieatidn he fftl be able t prod us an over-bearing Variety which will produee one crop in Decern-. ber and another In July, just before -the rainy season begins in earnest, v The wild cottbn whicfh' f found" in many section of Paaama ia believed to be originated from the cotton plant brought' here during" aud immediately after the Civil War ta the United Btate. ' For a time thereafter consid erable cotton was grown in Panama, but when the price became cheap and growing Was resumed in the Htate it became unprofitable .In Panama. Th Panama government' ia aiding Mr. Harrell In bis experiments, a alsi is th Isthmian Canal Commission, IV the hope of reviving the cotton grew ing industry n Panama. . V . - mi- ' , '' ';'' BAN ' FB ANCIH(X), March S0.-(A-or iated Press by Faderkl Wireless) 'J The liner Hiberia which arrived here from Mho Orient brought ' one rtae "of ttmalliMk 1,1. l.n 7.A. .,.- m 9 i steerage paaseuger, . Tke sklp's-paseen- vers 'were released from ouarautiue in the afternoon. ' : .