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MAIL8 From San Francltco: h Matsjnla,Feb. 2J. For San Franctaco: j Great Northern. Feb. 28 From Vancouvtr: Makara. Feb. 23. For Vancouver: ..' - Niagara. March 3. Kvenlng Bulletin. Est 1882, No. 6405 16 PAQiS-HOXOLULU, TERBITORt OF HAWAII, . WfU)XESDAY, FKBIUIAKY 23, liH6.16 PAGES PRICE FIVfi CENTO Hawaiian Star, VoL xahi, ro. mo IJ Editicwa ! V:- . r : : " ' " t - " : : " . . '. " .'. : . ' ' '. . " .-, . . . , . " - on; JAPAIJESE Villi FIGIITJFOfl FLAG Mikado is Wrong in Thinking Them His Subjects, Says S. Arakawa, President of Hilo American -Japanese Assn. WILL FIGHTPARENTS IF NECESSITY ARISES Loyalty to Stars and Stripes Keynote of Washington's Birthday Celebration Held at ; Big Island Metropolis ; rStr.Bullli Zptial fcy MnUl WlrtlMi HILO, Feb. 23. "The Mikado still Ibinka we are Japanese subjects. Any tuch thought is wrong, and is a mis understanding of our stand. We American-born Japanese are striving constantly to get away from Japan. We cannot serve two masters J "The foregoing patriotic declaration by President 8. Arakawa, made at the Washington's - Birthday celebration lield here last night under the auspices of the American-Japanese Association. I rough t forth a storm of applause and fchcuta of "bantal" from the hundreds of persons who attended the ceremon ies. . ' '-: '-; "We are loyal "Americans," con tinued Mr. Arakawa, "and we owe our education and everything we are and have to Uncle Sam. - "It is the duty of Hawallan-born Japanese to stick to American ideals, and it necessity should arise it would be our duty to flfiht for America, even against our Japanese parents." The American-Japanese Association of this island was the only organiza tion to hold patriotic exercises here yesterday, a fact which was com mented upon by all of the speakers last night - Others besides President Arakawa vho addressed the large gathering vere Rev. S. Sokabe, principal of the Honoma Japanese Boarding School; Carl S. Carlsmith, the Hilo attorney, and rrescott F. Jerriegan, principal of the Hilo High School. . m 1 OIJLCVE RATES Genera! Manager Blake's An fnual Report Submitted To i day; Officers Reelected : " - : r. ! At "the annual meeting or Jhe Ha waiian Electric Company, Lfd., held thla alternoon. F. E. Blake, he gen eral manager, presented his report, showing .that the total revenue of the corporation from all sources; was $790, &80.65, with expenditures of 568, 416.76, leaving a net working profit of 1222.163.89. After allowing for losses of I35S2.55 and paying, 12 per cent In dividends for the year, amounting to $120,000, there remained a balance of $98,581.34 to be carried forward to the credit of profit and loss. Mr. Blake's report commented on the fact that although the maximum lighting rate had been reduced on Jan uary 1, 1915, from 12H cents -to 10 cents, and the maximum power rate from 12 cents to 10 cents per kilo vatt. the company'a business showed an increase which took up to a con siderable extent the loss In revenue vhlch might have been expected from the reduction In rates. Gain Made Last Year. , The total number of consumers terved by the company at December 31, 1915, waa 7u31;.the total number, of lights connected to the company's service1 at that time being 95,028; the total -connected horsepower motor loa4 was 4627 horsepower, both depart menta showing a, considerable gain for 1915.; , -j . In 1915 the company manufactured &511 tons more Ice than In 1914, while its cold storage and merchandise de partments also show healthy in . creases. . - .'" -. During the year the company en tered Into agreements with the army and navy officials to extend Its lines to supply electric light and power to the naval station and Fort Kame hameha at Pearl Harbor and to Scho lield Barracks at Castner. From the present condition of this work Mr. Blake (estimated that extensions should be completed by August 1. This line will carry the company's ser vice Into the country for a distance of 24 miles and should be a very Im portant factor in the future growth of the business. - r The following officers were re elected for the year: Richard A. Cooke,; president; F. W. Macfarlane. vice-president; C. H. Cooke, secretary; F. C. Alherton, treasurer; C. H. Ather ton. Richard Ivers and H. M. von Holt, directors. " - FORSALE - A 5-passenger car and road- tter In food condition. Tel. 5220.. Gav JaM 1 - . r Soldiers Today Competing A. FIELD TMi BY 25TII Mills,' Lanky Sprinter, Clips Island Record for 100 Yard Dash at Alexander Field ! A lively round. of Carnival fun was enjoyed by the enlisted men on Oahu today in the form of a monster mili tary athletic meet at Alexander, field, Punahou, in which Uncle Sam's khaki clad warriors proved themselves to be as' much at home in running; togs as in uniform. This morning's events formed the first of a four-day meet, the finals to be run off next Saturday. Intense interest was shown through out today's events, several . hundred enlisted men lining the mauka side of the big field. Officers and civil ians, including a large number of tour ists, watched the various events and were generous In their applause. A light breeze fanned the course, mak ing weather conditions perfect The band of the 1st Infantry played. ; Clipa I aland Record.; By taking first place In the prelim inaries of each track event the . 25th Infantry made a start which may , re suit in its winning the meet B. ' H. Mills, the lanky sprinter,-, clipped a fifth of a second off George Manoha'a island record for the 100-yard dash by covering the distance in 10 seconds flat There was some talk that Mills beat the gun at the start but no dis cussion as regards thla was heard on the field. ' ' ' ' : In the half-mile preliminaries Pride of the 25th got over the ground In 2 minutes, 16 seconds, and was about 12 feet ahead of Travers of the 1st In fantry at the finish. Ware of. the 25th. won for his organization In the (Continued on page, two) ' STREET CARS CARRIED ; MORE THAN 70,000 TO CARNIVAL YESTERDAY ffllORMYi Tabulation of yesterday's - re ceipts of the Rapid Transit Com pany now under way show that more than 70,000 passengers were carried. T Washington's birthday is al ways the biggest .day of the year with the street car company and. In Manager C. G. Ballentyne's words, the only day of the year when there are not enough cars to carry the crowds." Every car In the city, 54 of them, was out on the tracks yesterday. . 1 By far the greatest proportion of the traffic was on the King street line. Every car waa crowd ed. Yesterday broke all records of the company. On Monday ap proximately 62.000 persons were carried. .-. ' t t -.-t t t .tt r "I I. 1 I 7f - j f.1ARKET:T0DAY Following aire, the closing prices of stooks en the New York market to day,' sent by the Associated Press ovsr the Federal Wireless: ;-'--"iV': ' "t 'A ,: !'' -. Mon- j"' ; - ':. Today.' - day. Alaska Cold 22V2 , 22J4 American 8melter ..... 100H 102Va a . t . a n - mt iiai American augar Krg.... ii2 n4 American Tel. A Tel....; 1Z7 12714 1 89 103 108'a 87 480 . '30'a 168 95, 78 V, 36 171 480 Anaconda Copper 85 Atchiaon Baldwin Loco.'.. Baltimore A Ohio Bethlehem Steel Calif. Petroleum 1032 109 96 470 30tt 169 94 45 :-: 79 36H 170 480 .121 Canadian Pacific . . . . . C, M. & SL P. (St Paul) Colo. Fuel & Iron...... Crucible Steel :. ........ Erie Common ...... General Electric .. . . General Motors ........ Great Northern Pfd..... Inter. Harv N. J. ...... Lehigh R. R.. .......... 120 no'A tno'4 774 772 New York Central...... 104ft 105 572 26 99 145 59'4 133 83'2 116ft 85ft 88 66J4 Pennsylvania 57 Ray Consol. . .. Southern Paciifc 25 99'2 1462 58'2 134 83 116ft 85 J88'2 66, Studebaker ...... Tennessee Copper Union Pacific ... U.S. Steel U. S. Steel Pfd... UUh Western Union Westinghouse . 4 Bid. Not quoted. IMAGER OF BIG II ESTATE HERE Hugh H. Walker, assistant treasur er , of the a Hawaiian Trust Company, Ltd. today accepted the position of treasurer and manager of the John II Estate, Ltd. ' . ; ' 'f "; Mr. Walker succeeds Charles A. Brown,' who has resigned because of his desire to return to the mainland and make the coast his permanent future . home. For the present Mr. Walker will remain pith the Hawaiian Trust Com;i. ' The II Estate owns an immense acreage of land in the territory, a large portion of which is under lease to the Oahu Sugar Company. . MrV Brown left for the coast on the WUhelmlna thla morning. DUTCH WEATHER BAD ' ' Atsociatad PrtM W Tadiral Wiraleai ' ViotSTERDAM. Netherlands, Feb. 23. Storms are aggravating , the situa tion in North Holland. At Nieuwan- j dam ten houses and the church have 1 disappeared before the floods. The cold Is severe. .' i i MM IS HADE iii Four Day ,.;YP , -'' rr. VAUGIIAN HERE Star-Bulletin's : Forecast Ful ; filled By Cablegram From : ; Attorney-General Today Attorney Samuel B. Kemp, formerly of Austin, Tex., who haa been looked on as probable, assistant district attor ney for the district of, Hawaii,. was ap-. pointed to the position yesterday by Attorney-General Gregory. Acting District Attorney Horace W. Vaughan received word to this effect In a brief cable message from the attorney-general this morning, and read the message In the morning session of the federal court. 4 ! -Judge C. F. demons ordered the cable filed after It had been- read. - - Mr. Kemp has been in Hawaii since February 8, when he and his wife and daughter arrived on the Lurline, com ing from Robert Lee, Tex.,! He has been looked on as a likely candidate for , the assistant ' attorney's position. On the day of his arrival the Star Bulletin . published a forecast of to day's appointment, i : ! He is well acquainted with Attorney General Gregory and knew. Acting Dia trict Attorney Vaughan In. Texas. VO.'IEK INVOLVED Ass9cUU4 Prass by Fdral Wirtluil CHICAGO, 111, Feb.5 23.f-The civil service commission today ordered the payroll lof the department of public welfare held up pending ah investiga tion of graft charges made by Mrs. Page- Waller Eaton against Mrs. Louise Osborne Rowe, department su perintendent Mrs. Eaton claima that she has been forced to give a third of her salary for the benefit of a poor relative of Mayor Thompson. She also asserts that the payroll has been pad ded, and that Fred . Lundln, ex-congressman and political adviser of the mayor, dominates the city halL This is the first - scandal since the suf frage amendment admitted, women to civil service positions. WILSON SENDS TO SENATE KOREA CORRESPONDENCE AMocUtod Frmt by Vt&acU WtrtlMi Washington, d. c. Feb. 23. President Wilson today sent to the senate, in response to the resolution of Senator Stonechairman of the committee on foreign " relations, por tions of the diplomatic correspondence of the United States at the time Ko rea was occupied by Japan. These portions 1 are - those which are com patible with public interest to make public, it is stated. - '' IN CITY SCANDAL Meet at Alexander Field 1 I' IV Prize-winners and some of the attractive ' entries in last night's pic turesque Japanese par ?de. Left, above Float of the Japanese Barbers' Association, with great colored pole revolving.' Center,' above Aloha float of S. Ozaki, dry goods, fifth prlxe- winner, Right aboveWinner of first ; prize, beautiful- teahouse float of "the Left, below Japanese Bazaar. float. . t majds who marcedin the paradg . ; Brewery, secona pnze-wnr wun .screen. - : U. S. TO ST Congress Not Likely to' Pass Gore Resolution - Warning "Americans Off Vessels AisocUUd Prtsa by Tt&utl Wlratau WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. .23. There Is little likelihood of the senate rassing Senator Gorgus resolution, un der the terms of which the United States government would warn Ameri cans not to travel on merchant ships of the belligerents. At today's session of Congress, mem bers had a good deal to say in discus sion of the resolution, and most of the comment was sharply adverse. Unless the administration should desire the passage of the measure, it stands lit tle chance. President Wilson la op posed to the policy the resolution would declare. - - - URGES SUN YATSEN ( TO HEAD REPUBLIC (Special Cable t Nippn jiji . , TOKIO. Japan, Feb. 23,Oen. Tsen-chun-hsuan, recently elected head of the provisional republic, Is now In To kio to see Dr. San Yat Sen, who is here, urging him to return to China, according to reports, and take up per sonal, supervision of the provisional government. 'It is said that at a conference held last night the two men came to an agreement whereby Dr. Sun Yat Sen will work with the revolutionary army against Yuan Shlh-Kai. It is also re ported that the doctor will leave soon for Yuannan-fu. V QUESTION RECALL OF KIOTO MISSION HEAD (Special Cable to Nippu Jiji.) TOKIO, FeD. 23. Trouble has arisen in the church board of the Hongwangi Mission of Kioto over the question of whether or not Kozui Otani, Who resigned some time ago when a scandal arose in the mission regarding financial shortages, shall be recalled: and asked to again become head of the mission. Kosho Otani, son of Kozui, who Is only five years of age, is now head of the Kioto body. Opinion is divided as to whether or not Kozui should be reca...- from Shanghai, where be is now staying. NEW CABINET POSITION OF BRITAIN IS FILLED (AMOdAtM Prtss by Tt&ml Wlretou r LONDON, Eng Feb. 2. Lord Rob ert Cecil has been appointed war trade minister, the new cabinet portfolio. AI BY ITS RIGHTS ON SEA TRAVEL eous ITU! t . . . . Japanese Contractors' Association, Center Two quaint little Japanese BlghWfreJQvy - srHooolulu: JApanaaa-rSake cnerry mosaoms ana revoiving pmtmea - r - . . ' . . . . ; ; D. S. MAY THAI Plan to Establish Military Schools in Each State Win- ning Approval in ; House fAnocUttd Prwi by TtAil Wlrelu WASHINGTON, O. Feb. 23 Representatlve Kenneth D. Mackellar of Tennessee, submitting to the houae today : a favorable report on hia bill to establish and maintain military schools in various states, said: "We do not need a large standing army, but we do need always a large body of young men well-trained and well-educated." Under this bill, the United States will: train 4300 young men annually, ICO in each state. In seven years, say the advocates of the bill, he United taes will have 33,603 of. the best- trained youngsters in the world. , Sec retary Garrison nad approved the plan before he left the cabinet. SHOT IN FEUDS r Associated Press by redersl Wireless : PORTLAND, Ore , Feb. 23. Follow icg a truce In a;' tong" war, the truce Leinz short-lived, a Chinaman wat killed early today , by Chinese gun men of a rival tong. He is the fourth killed since February 17. Four others have been wounded. NEW CHARGES AGAINST BRANDEIS ARE FILED AssocUUd Prtss by redersl Wirelessl WASHINGTON, D. C Feb. 23. New charges were filed today with the sub-committee of the senate judiciary committee which is considering the nomination of Louis D. Brandeis for the supreme court The charges al lege that the late EL H. Harriman en ployed Brandeis in order to obtain proxies in Harriman's, celebrated ight for control of the Illinois Central Rail road. It is also, alleged that Brandeis' relations , with; the Equitable Life Assurance Company were improper, j PACKING-PLANT STRIKE IN SIOUX CITY, IOWA Associated Press by PoetrsJ Wirolsss JlOIJX CITY. Ia Feb. 23. A gen eral strike was called today in the plants of the Cudahy Packing Com pany and Armour & Company. About 2300 men quit, demanding more pay. The gates of the. plants are picketed. YOUNG MEN OVER ENTIRE NATION TERR1HC DATTLE IN PROGRESS FOR j ! LINES III ALSACE !.... . ... - - Germans Claim Substantial Gains in Woevrc Sector, . Taking Many Prisoners and Much Material; French Ad-C mtt One Evacuation ; RUSSIAN POLICY OUTLINED AT OPENING OF NEW, DUMA Foreign Minister Sazonoff De clares Sentiment Toward Sweden One of. Friendship; British Deny Report of Se rious Mutinies in' Egypt - .wcUt4 Prws y radaral WtraieMl BERLIN, Germany, Feb. 23. Along a large part of the western line there is terrific battling today, with the Cer mans making further important gains in Upper Alsace,' where the artilltry duets and occasienal caie have . been increasing in intensity for sev eral days. ' . OffUial announcement of the war of- fee today says that In the Alea:e gain tha Germans have captured a posttion 600 yards wide and 400 deep. They have alao advanced tw miles lr the northern sector ; ri th Woev'r die- trict. They have taken 3C00 prisoners and quantities of war material. VIOLENT FIGHTS ON MEUSE BANK ! PARIS, France, Fab. 23. Fighting of great violence is taking place' to- , day on the right bank of the Meuse,' southeast of Herbs forest. . -I North -of Verdun there la Infantry -action along a 10-mile front. East of Seppois the French have recaptured a'.' great portion of the foreat north of. peaumont. The French have evacuzt-, fd the village of Haumont, b-.:t eo.v tiniJJ,o44',thaproaaKta.iJt.- i r-. niiSuiA roiiLD i ASSURE SWEDEN PETROGRAD, Russia, Feb. 23, The formal opening of the Russian Duma today was made the occasion for. sig nificant speeches outlining Slavonic foreign policy, particularly with re spect to Russia's Scandinavian neigh bors. : V Foreign Minister Sazonoff In a strik ing address declared that Russia la not impelled "toward . the coast .of Scandinavia", by her needs for expan sion and an open seaport, and added that Russia's sentiment toward Swe den is one of friendship. Russia is looking In quite another direction for an outlet to the sea, he said.. Minister SazonofTs speech gave the impression that he believed Rumania In due time will Join the Entente Pow ers. . : V. " v The CzarVapeech did not discuss foreign affairs with much detail. It was devoted -1 laudatory comment upon the recent Russian victory at Erzerum and Its consequencea. . WASHINGTON, O. C, Feb. 23The British embassy here today gave out a statement denying the recently re ported mutinies of Indian tribes In Egypt. 4 ; . . : DUTCH STEAMER, OWNED i BY U. S, COMPANY, IS ; SUNK IN WAR WATERS ROTTERDAM, Netherlands Feb. 23. The Dutch steamer La Flandre, be longing to the American Petroleum Compapny, has been sunk en route from NeW York here., Two of the crew who were rescued have arrived at this port. . :".:' -.'.-;, ;;v WANT AMBASSADOR TO ! MEXICO WITHOUT DELAY WASHINGTON D. C, Feb. 23. The uomination of Henry P. Fletcher, a diplomat in South America under the Taft administration, to be United States ambassador to Mexico has been . ordered reported to the senate with a recommendation for confirmation as ; soon as possible, the Judiciary commit-" tee approving the nomination. s President Wilson Is awaiting word '' of whether David R. Francis will be acceptable to Russia before appointing the ex-governor " of ' Missouri to the Petrograd post to succeed Ambassador George Marye, the' latter having re signed pn account of ill-health. ?''. v King Alfonso of Spain has estab lished a bureau to obtain information, concerning the fates of soldier broth ers, husbands and sweethearts, whose names appear in casualty lists. BRITAIN DENIES-: EGYPT MUTINIES