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Frem 8. F.t Honolulan, Sept 9. Sonoma, Sept 5. From T&areiverr ; Niagara; Sept, 10. ;' Fer Taarostrrt Marama, Sept. t. ' . 1 1 I 1 - t Evening Bulletin, Est 1882, No. 5642. Hawaiian Star, Vol. XXI. No. C682. 12 PAGES HONOLULU, TERRITORY OP HAWAII, FRIDAY SEPT. 5, 1913. 12 PAGE8 PRICE FIVE CENTS. CONGRESS TO BE MSB' 11). VAR CLOUD M. ORIENT Llott-Smiih Breaks . ' Two Ms While Walking in Dark o-o o-o Japan May Cross Swords With China mm C. :l L i TTVWr rft r. .i nr I t I 1 rem a1 r 3 Senator James L Coke Takes Fight Up to National Law making Body TWICE BEATEN BY OUTSIDE ISLANDS Territorial Legislature, Failing to Observe uremic Act, Oahu Member f.'.ckcs Appeal Congress Is . to be asked to step' In and reapportion the territory of Ha Vail on the fcasis of senatorial and representative districts.- - : r , This reapportionment fruitful cause of many hard fights during the last two legislative sessions, has twice been sidestepped hy the legislature, outside, districts each, time defeating the Oahu delegation. Though the or ganic act requfres ' the reapportion ment after each' federal census, and puts it up to the' legislators to make such reapportionment a combination in. the territorial body: has killed re apportionment measures at the ses sions cf 1911 and 1913. t ; . Now Senator James Ii' Coke is tak ing up the matter directly with Con gress. Coke was one of the members of the last legislature who served no tice cn the majority that if the leg- ! : (Continued on page three) u;;;;:;;i!T!!E Named. Fifth - Member of Pro motion Ccmmittee Doughy ; crty. Reports. Today . -. :. At a epecll meeting of the Promo1 t!cn Crr.:.tr2 this morning,-Fred. C. i Smith, 'gtL.wr.1 ' passenger agent of the Oahu Hallway a,nd Land Com pany, was elected the fifth member of the organization. ' With the , ap pointment of Smith,1 the ' committee noV ig complete, and will meet In the rooms of the committee ' at half-past three o'clock this afternoon for the yearly organization. . . - - Following the custom which 1 has prevailed since Its organization, the committee meets once a year, shortly after the annual ': meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, , for elections and - organization. Present at the meeting this afternoon will be Fred "Waldron and Albert Waterhouse; re appointed as members of the commit tee to represent the Chamber of Com merce, 'and Ed Towse and George Guild, the new appointments of the Merchants' Association. The , first Item ct business will be the election (Continued cn page eight) CjiLIilLL OE iniP'n UKLUilUC Navy Department Compelldd to Take Over work to Obviate, .' Additional Expense , ... The navy organization here lias stepped into the breach, and will handle the discharging of the three colliers of the Strath line now at Pearl Harbor, The Golden Gae Ste Tedorlng Company, the San Francisco concern which had the contract for handling the cargoes, has Jteen unable to hve up to the proviso to remove not less than 600 tons per day from the Stralhdene, and the navy has tackled the job. Yesterday, the first day that the coal discharge was in ' the hands of Paymaster W. B. Izard, more than 760 tons were taken out, aid It . is beljeved by the navy offi cials here that all three vessels will . be discharged without demurrage and without t running , over the , charter time. - ' V. In order to hurry thja work, the Strathesk, now- lying at anchor off the drydock site, is ' to be returned to Honolulu harbor and the 6307 tons of coal which she carries will be unload ed here. Navy wharf No. 1 is being prepared for the work, and the coal will he stored with other navy fuel (Continued on page three) SAFES- H. E. HENDRICK, LTD. Merchant and . Alakea Telephone 2648 DA D " ('v - . ' v ! .J" ill Ip . . . . ill w ' -': T r- . , v r 4 - v , ' .. 1 x i 7 NIPP0NS AT NANKING , ; r r SAID TO HAVE BEEN MURDERED BY FEDERALS (Special cab:e to the Nippu Jiji.) . . TOKIO. Japan, ; Sept :With the entire nation aroused to a fighting pitch . oer ; the slaughter of several Japanese residents of Nanking, China, by President Yuan : ShlhrKal's troops thortly after they had driven .the reb els from- the city, and" taken' posses sion df it, and with the populace atd Lewspapers demanding immediate ac tion ' on the part of the povernment, it has been learned. that the Japanese government has already taken steps to sever Japan's friendly, relations with China, and it ij believed that, as soon as this is completed "and the Japanese consuls and representatives in China are called home, Japan will issue a declaration of war.. ... It has been further learned that the government is in communication with military and naval heads, that armies are being masked . and that battle ships, cruisers' and gunboats are now ready to ; sail at a moment's notice. 'The Japanese government was first informed of the death of the Japa nese by the consul in Nanking, who reported that, after the federal troops had driven the rebels from that city, they turned their attention to pillag ing the city, murdering many of the inhabitants and captured rebels, and committing many other atrocities. During the period of the federals' dis regard for the unwritten rules of war, several Japanese residents of the city were said to have been murdered by the troops of President Yuan Shih Kal. The discovery of the murder of the Japanese subjects led the Japa nese consul at Nanking Immediately to inform his government, with the result that the Japanese - populace took the matter up and demanded ac tion by the government Newspapers at Toklo and other larger cities, were loud in the denunciation of President Yuan Shih-Kal and his associates, and were foremost in demanding that the Japanese govement act at once. News to this effect has been receiv ed by the Japanese newspapers of Honolulu through their special repre sentative In Toklo. The foregoing ca- On their way to the bedside of their ble was received by thj NIppu Jiji son. a youth in the San Rafael mili at one o'clock this morning, and is tary school, Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. the first to be received containing the Baldwin, after, chartering the steamer information that the 'Japanese govern- Claudine to .make a special trip to ment has intentions of declaring war Lahalna to bring them to. this city in against China. The Nippu Jiji Issued time to connect with the steamer So extras this morning and large crowds noma for San Francisco, arrived in gathered ; before the bulletins which Honolulu this morning. At 6 o'clock were posted In front of the office. The this evening they will sail for San cablegram does not state that j the Francisco. Japanese government will declare war, but the fact that she is said to be massing her armies and navy is taken to believe that she intends some drastic action. I Above Yoshihito Harunomiya, Emper or of Japan; below (on left) Baron Kato, Japanese minister of foreign affairs; (on right) Yuan . Shih-Kal, President of the Chinese republic. WAR IS TALK ' Associated Press Cable . TOKIO, Japan, Sept. 5-Tne news that Chinese rwrnlar troops, In tak ing SankJng, had killed a number of Japanese, lias stirred this city to the ferer.polnt of Indignation. Some of the newspapers are urging the occu pation of the port by Japanese until reparation is mae. f v . ; TOKIO, Japan, Sept. 5. The For eign Office today formally' disclaimed that it Intends to act precipitately In the Chinese situation. TO BEDSIDE OF JAPANESE IHGM V . . : - PARENTS HURRY C YOUNG SON PUNAHOU ALB Cables were received Wednesday of.ahou to raise funds for the work of the illness ; of young Baldwin, L who had been taken to the school's hos-1 1 1 1 . ; ; - (Continued on page three) Admitted to $10,000 Bail and Will Be Sentenced Next Vednesday . - . ': EXTfU ; - Associated Fress. Cable -;V X SAX FBAXCfSCO, CaJ, Sept 5. S Prew Caminetti was foand guilty S l? of white slavery by the jury this S M afternoon on one eonnt. He was IS 1 f. lumiufa 10 eivfbtf oau. 110 wui k k be centeneed ITeanesday, the K 'M same time as STanry I. DIggs. K ggg gi ssisg aks a us is a WOULD IMEASE Kalihi Improvement Cliib Has : Plan to Obviate Necessity ; .. of Special Assessments- A proposition tp increase the per sonal tax from five dollars to six dol lars, and to put the addtional amount in the road fund so as to make It un necessary' for special property, assess ments to be levied for road building or improving was voiced at a meeting of the Kalihi Improvement Club last night by Lester Petrie, chairman of the roads committee of the supervis ors..'' .... . - . ' ' . r ;J The meeting wk called for . the -eonsideratitfn l.ntte? proposed -exten sion of School street from Kalihi road to Guile k - avenue; a distance of one thousand feet, which is planned to be made' under the provisions of the new acts passed1 by the last legislature for street opening and Improving; ' under which the expense of such work is borne by the property owners. - Reference to the hardships, which the assessments for the extension of School street may crag - upon per sons of small means, brought Super visor Petrie to his teet with f the pro position of , amending the . territorial law. relating to personal tax. He point ed out that under the present statute every; male person, resident of the territory, .was charged five dollars a year. Two dollars, of this sum goes . : (Continued on page eight) Waikiki is wondering where Its gas is. ' Ranges . have . been put in . many of . the residences" atr.the" beach- on the promise of the Honolulu Gas Com pany that it would , extend Its mains at WaikikL But no gas has arrived there as yet. ' The presidents have watched the company put down its pipes along Kalakaua avenue,, but no ticed that the work suddenly stopped when Ena road was reached. - And while Waikiki is somewhat peeved because the work stopped, wishing to make use of the ranges, which make cooking much cooler than wood, the company ' ii non the less peeved, though of course peeved Is not the' right word. But, the reason Vhy Waikiki has not yet obtained 'its gas is simple, and is as follows! Tne company put its pipes qown from King street to .Kalakaua avenue, and down that thoroughfare until it reached Ena road. Along that high way it planned to proceed,' reaching WaikikL r But they had - not much more than scooped the first shovel of dirt than their, attention was called (Continued onpage alght) A campaign has ' just', been started among the alumni and friends of Pun- PERSOMLM TOEPltY PER CENT Sdmhe war iieparwt 1 - "- JO N ISAM OLDEST BUILDING restoring and repairing the Old School Hall. This is the oldest building on j ; ' " (Continued on page .four) E. A.Aott-Smith, territorial secre tary, who broke two ribs - in fall from tent." ' . TERRITORIAL SECRETARY DENIES REPORT OF S0M j NAMBULATING AT -V VA1AUE v : Two .fractured ribs have placed a temporary check on Territorial Sec retary E. A. Mott-Smith's Inordinate fondness for camp life .and sleep in the open. He is confined at home to day as the result of an accident which occurred last night at his ' summer home- at Walalae,' when in the dark ness he stepped off 'the raised plat form of his sleeping tent, falling sev eral feet v. V . The Injury, while not serious, re quired the attention of the family physician end the secretary Is wear-. ing a, plaster cast and, a bundle of bandages. - He says ne expects-to re turn to his omce Monday- v . . IMott-Smith is "never quite contented unless able Ho sleep "la,ent.,aiir practically all bis nights, save a few in the coolest winter weather, are spent under canvas at his Walalae re sort He has a tent there, perman ently installed on. a substantial plat fdrm .raised1 several . feet - above; y the ground and only the . most - inclement wecther of the. year keeps him away from it ; ' ; v - v. -' Following the news xf i his injury mis, morning a story spread on. tne street that he- had been somnambu- latlng, but the secretary indignantly denied it . He declared he was wide awake but in the darkness had merely stepped out. into space, reaching .for the platform which should have been. there but was not . He reported1, in pqrson at his office this morning, re turning home .Immediately however. 5 i Tne pusiness 01 ms omce now. naa the .attention of only two stenograph ers. Chief Clerk Henry. O'Sulllvan is wilh the Hawaiian rifle team at Camp Perry and Acting Chief Robert Lono Is detained at home by the, serious Illness of his wife &nd baby. . , . " Plans for an elaborate water car nival and a spectacular ' "eruption" of Punchbowl, to be held in Honolulu during the 1914 Floral Parade and Mid- Winter Carnival, will be presented to the ' Promotion Committee this after noon, when that organization meets in specia. session at 4 "o'clock with James D. Dougherty, director-general of next year's celebration, who recent ly returned .from the coast brim-full of new. Ideas with regard to pageants such as are held In this city each year.-.- ; ',v-' v.'( 1 .. . "Just what w'.ll be the biggest scheme which I shall lay before the Promotion Committee this afternoon I am unable to say," said Dougherty this . morning. "All the plans -which I have involve a number of Immense features, and It would" be hard to class one as being more important than the others. I will say,- though. that I have plans for a water carni val and an eruption of Punchbowl which, if carried out will resolve into two events the like of which have never been seen in Honolulu. I have innumerable plans which I shall pre sent to the committee, some covering entirely new features, and others im provements on the old ones. : - ; During Dougherty's trip - to the mainland,-he visited - such . cities as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle. New York, Chicago and New Orleans, where immense amounts of money are spent each year on cele brations similar to Honolulu's events in honor of Washington's - birthday! At each of these cities he got in touch with, the heads of these festivals, and from them, was able to secure valu able Information and data regarding WATER CARWIVAt ( PLANS WILL BE -DISCUSSED TODAY (Continued on page four) . Fighting New York Lawyer Plays Penny Ante with Rcpcrtcro and Is Jailed for -Gambling Crowd Cheers for Thaw cr.d . Yells, 'We'll Deport Jerome F ; V-lAsaodated Prsa Cable - : XOATICOOKE, Quebec Sept, 5 The excitement of the Thaw can t day, did not center around the young man who Is f;htlnj a;alnjt deporta tion, but around Attorney William T ravers Jerome, who Is here represent ing the state of New York In the endeavor to secure Thaw, The Immigration officials today handed down a decision ordering Thaw deported. An immediate appeal on his behalf was entered by counsel, and furthermore the King's bench at Montreal Issued a restraining order ta prevent immediate deportation.' r r - Attorney Jerome was playing "penny ante" vith a number of rtpcrt era awaiting the verdict when he was arrested and put in jail charged with gambling. . ' ' - V He was released on 1500 ball and the big crowd that had gathered shouted, "Hooray for Thaw! We'll deport Jerome!" : Madman Terrorizes Village; . Kills Family And Neiglibo:.- v-.':' ',' V . tAwwclated Prew Cable 'MULHAUSEN. Alsace. Germany, Sept. 5 A crazed teacher . r;i amuck In a nearby village In a career history of Alsace. He murdered his fire to the village In fqur places. The ture him but for a long time he defied down his nflghbora wholesale. He In resisting capture. Finally the enrasea vina;ers anjexea. rim v .t pitchforks and subdued him but only when he was mortally wounded. Five of the wounded will surely die ari possltly six. , Japanese Ofilciai Land Gontrovroy i ne . . . Associated TOKIO. Janan. Seat 5v Morltar of foreign affairs, has been stabbed two assallanU escaped. The crime California alien land legislation and 4 f "' -' V fAjsocIated Caminetti SAN FR'MCISCO, Cal, Se?t5-The '.. f , . - . v-' ' " (Associated Press Cable '' . . . LOS ANGELES. Cat. Sent. 5-Th'e estate of E. J. (f Lucky"' Caiiwl.i has been settled. It Is valued at thirty mm Chief Executive, Portia-like, Makes Ruling Which Is Car : r ried Out to the Letter :, . Mavor Joseph : J. Fern sat in his qfflce with his feet on the window sill this morning slowly destroying a. cigar and smijlng.- He was thinking of the high court of justice ; he' had held in the middle of night when a burglar was brought sulking into his bed chamber to receive Judgment. Taken altogether, last night was a rather trying one for His Honorr a night in which a burglar figured, the screams of a childand the importun ing of sons, who had made the intrud er a captive." It was Quite an exciting night. But the mayor tmiled this morning be cause he had handled the situations masterfully. 1 It 1 takes - something of genius to be able to sit up in bed, and with hardly any notice convene high court and pass judgment on a culprit, ?who might be a very deserv- ng or a very undeserving sort or a man.' But the mayor did It, end what t more to his credit, he dressed him self in the figurative garb of Portia to insist that jusOce .be tempered with -. mercy. . " Great was the excitement in- tne House of the Mayor last night, and great is the household's admiration for , the ".wisdom of His Honor, now they ean view the events of the night retrospectively Sleep hung over the House of the Mayor, when along about the witching hour, the stealthy tread of an intruder -was heard by Mr. Fern's little daughter. A scream from her pierced the stillness of the house. But the mayor .snored on. ' : v Again the little girl screamed and this time she awoke young Joe Fern, who saw the form of a man near, the window. He Jumped from his couch and started toward the figure, but as he did so the latter turned and fled. The intruder circled about the house, and before Joe had returned tohls couch, he could see the burglar mak- ne toward the -dwelling again. So the youth, slipped -Into the mayor's (Continued on page three) . mm - . .hy',-. SUGAR SAN FRANCISCO, CaU' Sept 5. Beets: 88 analysis, 9s 7 l-2d Parity, 4.01 cents. " Previous quotation, 9s as Jurist rig success of crime that Is unparalleled In V : wife and four children and then e:i ylilajers turned out en maise t3 cap all efforts, meanwnne snoci..- killed eight and wounded, twenty r:r- Slabbsd; Presi Catla . . 1 . Abe, director of the co! :urt- j ht the abdomen. He niy rt:over. T. Is attributed to the afisrrrs'.'i cf t the excltsment it arcs: i hire. Frcs$ Cable . ,, .. . ; cass cf Drew Caninett!, ch3r;-1 - five millions. , . . TODAY'S i.L'J"' league nix..: NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Chicago Chicaja 4, Ci.-clnnatl :. At Pittsburg' (Doubleheadjr) : :. Louis 3, Pittsburg 8. St-Louis 3; F;... burg 11. ' At New York New York 5, Ore:' lyn 0. . - At Boston (Doubleheader) Phila delphia 1, Boston- 0. ' Philadelphia C, Boston 0. (Eleven Innings, called c 1 account ofdarknees). -' " AMERICAN LEAGUE. At St. Louis St. Louis 0, Chlca;? 1. At Cleveland Detroit 6,. Clevelar i 7. - . ' ' - ; ' - - At Washington (Doubleheader) Washington 3, New York 2. Waahl: ton 1, New York 0. J . At " Philadelphia Phlladeiphla 3, Boston 6. - " -;V' iLiso r:;o The premature firing of a charge of dynamite planted under water, in the upper end of the harbor, where dredg ing operations are now in progress, caused Jno. Kalewai and James Ka ime, employed on the : port improve ment, to be sent to the hospital suf fering from injuries of a minor nature. Several .other employes were sent into the water, but they were rescued without difficulty with the assistance of small boats. - - - . No cause has been assigned for the explosion.. . The charge had been sub merged to a considerable depth , and was believed to have been ready for the blast. : " . Kalewai had his light hand badly lacerated while Kalme suffered the -loss of much blood from flesh wounds about the face. "Harbor Officer Carter was soon up on the scene and-vteSdered first aid to the Injured men. ; Officer H. Moldenhauer is credited with" having - made a clever capture of a runaway horse this afternoon, at the time that the steed was dash ing madly down a "congested portion of King street, near the fi3h market. The animal had become frightened at a passing automobile, the driver los ing control with the breaking of the Kalrlwal had hU right hand badly horse or vehicle. mm