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s 44 PAOKSHOXOKrMJ, TEimiTOfiY Ol H.UVAU &VtntUV; EEBBUARY24, 1017.-44 PAUGH :
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FEATURE IN CARNIVAL CLOSE
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rdread nought for Big Wafer Pageant
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r Perry t'cGHIivrcy cf Chiciso
: r Sets Hew 210-Ycrcl Figure;
; jss Otrms Makes Record
v I Perry McCittivray cf th Illinois
v Athletic Club aet a new world record
for the 220-yard awim in the Carnival
; tournament thia afternoon when he
ne;otiatcd the distance In 2 minutes,
, 24 1-5 seconds.
f This beats the world's record, it
was announced,' try 4 4-5 seconds.
.. i Norman Hcta cf the-Olympic Club,
; San Francisco, was secondhand John
KeliL the Hawaiian lad representing
5 the Hsalanl Club, was third ;',t
In the Ciyard ladles' race, ancther
- record was ewept eff the becks. Mlfs
Dorethy G. Turns cf.the Lcs Ar;tlss
h Athlttic Club wen, ,tAitt Jc::;.-.fr.s
i Hcpklna, unattichei, -rzt t'z-.-t,
. and l.'.Ita Cecilia Car.;ric, t'.i
; If 3 swimmer cf Pata.r.a Ctt. . .:nt.
wsa third. ,; ; :'. .
; I The time was "3 1-5 trconds, v.hi;h
i krecka Miss fifth Ctickefi Havi;Jan
. record f 31 I " it ia net, how
' ; 1- ever, a wcrid'a reccrd.-.- . ;.
Lancer Creaks 443 r.:tcrd'.' ' :,
Jp the 4-?3 ):r.'j r::e Ludy Lan;er
; brcke the v,:" "s r :::rd, which, has
stood fcr tl: .', Is ).:..' .;"
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I.f.Trt to tv.r:: I t!
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' a " cf t'
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i t ! cr:es
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e k V.zz to refcf t'..a
, ju-t! - to a ,r'-t!.c vcte is rractically
vtn'.: : .;.?.' :! '','' ;' ; '
I;:. :r CfHir swcrtU la btdinff his
; ' t!r.;o c ; t'..? r.v tnni thlnge have tafc
1 cn, t.ut 1.3 ia Ciicruilaed on tis e?' .i
xxi i:?'ut 1:,t irc-MLUfca.' He r-.i tMs
-1 morcir.g that lie a ill coo rente with
;he Ar.ti-E'aloca lar'e-ca.tlie prcpo
rStlca Las aski its members to
fsL2l a lectins to decide whether cr
": ' net :'s rr-ezr.Lcrs ti'tat the natter put
. t. . : U a rcte. ; ' .; ;'
VJ t lv .- look like a check ca
k'.rlatlca ia tho Kfr-'-hnc&a p!&tfona
;.' itFzrC'.zz tl.3 i:;u:r ;acst!ca has come
- uj for di.-cirsica tr. cr.?r the senators
iir.ee ChllUasrwcrta iatrciuccvl the
ini. Th!3 rrovldcs that tha Issislators
while 'workias to eaforce the preseat
laws thf.il net ttterr.rt to titer them.
"I tra here for what I telieve is
rifeht,-- tays Chiliir.swcrth. "I hare
seta er.r.:h cases la police court dur
inr the rast'j-car to ccavlace tae that
jCi-rc Million is test for the Hawaiian
- recuse. . .. - , ;
1 r:! elected to the Beaate beTore
this r'.tfcrra was passed by the Ke
rul' -a rrtr, aad I do not consider
' nrf tcund to 1L" - , .
; r.ncr Dctha is enrhaUcally; for
rrclll.'-Jca, tr.d Ccaatcr Coney says
that If the c,ur rtven' coses to a popu-
lar tela he v'ill scr?ort it,-,'vHe be
lieves, however, that this should be
rtTtln.ht vote. r.ot a plebiscite -by pe-.
titica es is row up before Congress.
Dearer cf such a petition was point
ed cut ty Eeaatcrs In conversation to
day. " They bellove It weald bring
about duplication of affidavits from
lfr.craat men who do net understand
, wl-t their alsaatures raeaa. or who
"fcil to reclize the periousnesa of slgn
ias ?? i ive their nanes to both par
ties ts a matter cf friendship lor some
Po!:c;tcr. . ' . :. ' - ''
r:.:r.;le predicts a hot fight on(the
' tjue ilsoa It is understood that the
senders as a whole are e steed to set
tle It f":Iy ia the errcloa. aad Monday
should tr'.r.j a xaeetiaS cf lively Inter-
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:; ; file c:pi;::l1of -ov
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house of representatives Is In
an urrcar. ' -
, Governor rinkham read a document
the -fir t day aad thea walked off
-wllli .it.- ;; r ' " '. .
The whole truth is that the gov
t rr.cr has failed to NEuhralt his mes
sere "to tlie house. He read it, all
ritht, ,Lut filled to leave it . behind
eftcr he had teca escorted out. ;
! Speaker If. L. Holsteln." who is a
stickler for form, declares he will not
ncceit a priated paaiphlet, "uasisned.
a.n prir'aal docuaaeat to be. em
bodied la the minutes cf the session.
Thi3 n.fx-up may rteult, some lesisJa-,
tors dec'.ire, ia V.-.t journal cot contain!-
tr 2 mere: ;
At the le:t .: -.a'cf the hoube.tae
poveracr i-brilted lis ccrEast'' In
wHt!"i; to' the clerk, duly si.taed. J
At r reseat, the clerk cf the house I
j wailing to hear from the executive
chamber. '. -;'', ';
The tuperdreadnought Hawaii
water's edge the battleship is a
the
center cf attention. The Hawaii is
Electrician F. L. Souther, De Gray,
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191? niS-PMific Carnival Comes to End Tonight Literally In
a Olaze of Gicry F'any Finet Entries to . Be Afloat Fire
Needful duty orders will preveat
the four K class submarines . of the
United SUtes naVal-forces sUtioned
at Pearl Harbor from : entering , the
water pageant, the last Carnival event
this evening.- Such, In effect, was the
announcement made this, morning by
Captw. George R.;CJark, commandant
of the naval tatlon. : ;; f s
- The information thit . the : subma
rines will not appear in the water pa
rade comes after what has been three
weeks of suspense to the "water paget
ant Carnival- committee, which has
existed . since the severing of diplo
matic relations with Germany Hy
this month, when-the army and navy
forces were' placed on ' orders "which
make .them ready for duty, and war.
If necessary,'at a momenfa notice, j
Super-Dreadnought. Shown 4 7 ..
While the submarines are" nol? to be
a part of the Carnival water. feature
tonight a realistic float entry by the
U. S.-Alert will provide an exhibition
which will show how Uncle Sam la
prepared for national defense tin the
sea. .The float is a miniature of a
1916 superdrcadnought similar to Jhe
several which are jqow ; being: con
structed in the naval yards of the nation.;-
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. With the full equipment of .a modij
ern dreadnought, Xrom the f 01608116
to the after deck, the -float: will 'ap
pear , toajght on' Honolulu Jiarljot- as
would oneafter.which5 It sj-mcdeled
viewed at a distance"., -;':-.f.
The -dreadnought" will' be self pro
pelled, have a real wireless, for which
the colls were supplied by' the Ma
coal - company, - show the military
is now lying In a berth at the Inter-lslanrf floating drydock,-ready to . take her place In the water pageant tonight ; From the top of, the cage-mast to
wartt of patriotic art Tonight she will to strung with electric lights and msve over the water as Hawaii's namesake ; in the navy should move the
shown; in th top picture, whHa
Gilliam and p. O'Brien..
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masts and the main and Quarter decks
of the. modern fighting ship, the out
line" of - which . will be illuminated by
streamers of electric lights; as is cus
tomary for naval ships when 'dressed
for night display; - " v yf r,y y
fivei pallors Build Ship 7
f And, as one or the AtertAcrew
which, constructed -it ydeclareJ this
morning, ; -it will ' .be proof . that . five
American sailors can build a battle
ship In 1 0 days.' V The speaker was
First Class Electrician F. L Souther
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BASEBALL TODAY,
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Immediately after ' the : swim- -f
nlng meet the Portland: Bearers
4- will meet the 23th : Infantry, at
4 Athletic ; park in the second 4con-
r test 'of the series to "played
4-here. y It ,1s expected th tt the -f
4- game . will .-; begin M 4 o'clock. 4
4 Manager McCredie of the visitors 4
4 has . not yet selected bis pitcher. 4
4 Either Aulstoa i .ot Rogan will 4
4 take the hilltop for the f'Wreckr -4
4'. ing - Crew." The lasti 'battle,
4 which -- was - 'captured .. by y the 4
4 Wreckers, ywas ; an exciting ; (0X16, -4
4 and ; it ;is -'expected.' thatra hard
,4 fight ,will ; be staged ; today. Aul'- 4
4 atonic the young pitched of the 4
4 25th Infantry, should be effective 4
4 has 4t nnmber,of;ieftandel bit;-;4
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i ;&AN FRANCISCO; CaUyreb,: 21
The body of a national Tiero, Ma3.-Gen.
Frederick , Funs ton, was buried at the
Presidio today, x A y drizzling y "rain
whipped oyer the route ' of the cor
tege but in the streets iherey stood
silent thousands, many . wlthi . bared
beads, as; ' the solemn 'procession
passed, ' Two thousand men bt ' the
Coast 'Artillery s beaded 'i the i cortege,
commandedby Gen. Bell, and escorted
the remains to the cltjrba.il, the church
and the grave. ' -V '.. . .
CynTAILS POVER
CF Ofllffi'OR
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- Two bills to decrease the governor's
powerof appointment one, regarding
district magistrates and one vacancies
ia the board ;of supervisors or: ' In
county offices were introduced in the
senate this morning to-pass first read
tog. , ?: -'--r ': 'rX
Senator Desha in trojved. the latter
bill; and is understood to be backing
it firmly, jk .--."': ,1
"it Is the only proper wav of' filliiTg
a vacancy In county office, said the
senator when asked . regarding y bis
.Views ot it " y '--'y- : v-y.'-;.:
ytl saatt.baes: it because Al gives the
people" 'a Voice in the appointment of
their tcew-'vywiV'rVv
.Pacheto's bill provides "that the aj
POintment of district magistrate, shall
be by the chief justice of the territori
al supreme court At present this pow
er rests with the governor. - -
IA8odtil Tre by Cbll
SAN FRANCISCO CaTl, Feb. 24.
The steamers; Northland "and Senator
today collided off Blunt'a, reef. - The
Northland turned back, leaking, and
the " Senator is accompanying her,
bound for this port They bae no
passengers. The accident occurred
in ft thick fog and the seas. are run
ning high.
Cl F1S1T TO Km
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 2i
Senate Democrats have determined to
wage a finish tight against the Re
publican minority, over the revenue
bills '-' and preparedness . legislation.
They have virtually decided to bold
Congress in continuous session, even
through March 4. , 1
Senator Fall of New Mexico today
introduced ' a resolution authorizing
the president to use "armed forces 'to
protect the commerce', and property
and lives of U. 9. citizens. It came
after a bitter debate on the interna
tional situation, in which the Re
publicans disclaimed any desire not
to support the president in handling
the situation. The resolution took the
administration senators by surprise.
Eddie Phillips hurl bis leg and En
cola Caaiaelia f-ustamed a sprained
neck fltben bags cf cement jrhich they
werfe piling at ier- 20. thia morning
it)lled'down rupnVthtm.ytTJOth men
were taken to.tke emergency bospital
by. Of fleer J.' . M. fctapplebeen to be
given first , aid treatment by Police
Surgeon. R. G. Ayer' - -
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SAN FRANCISCO; CaL, Feb. 24.
Thomas J. Mooney, convicted dyna
miter, was today sentenced to bang on
May 17. He was found guilty of crim
inal conspiracy to murder. In connec
tion with the bombing during the San
Francisco "preparedness" parade. '
An appeal will be taken from the
refusal of Superior Judge Griffin ;to
grant a new trial. " ". :
Judge Griff 'a said that he could find
no errors In the: record or miscon
duct on the part of the district - at
torney, and any such error has' been
cured, if there were any. Mooney has
been saved from immediate transfer
to San Quentin, where' be . has been
sentenced to be hanged, by the grant
ing of a writ of probable cause, the
initial step In the appeal
- Gen. F. S. Strong, commander of
the Hawaiian department, received a
message from army headquarters at
Washington today notifying him that
an order has been issued sending a
detachment of 50 enlisted men of the
Signal Corps of the army on the trans
port scheduled to leave San Francisco
March 5 to the local department for
assignment to duty with the 6th Aero
Squadron. ; ; ' ' ." .- '
" Capt John ..Curry , who baa neeu
assigned here as commander., of the
6th Squadron, arrived on - the ; last
transport and' since f- then baa. been
surveying '. the grounds at Fort - Ka
mehameha for a suitable site for the
erection of hangars and other -'build-
OHFJIH
Many Steamers Sunk in AVer
Zone; s Huge British Arny
Cand Navy to Bs Built Up Dy
x.' fiew Orders V :
M Airiatcd Pr y T4n Wirll
WASHINGTON, D. C Feb. 24.
The sinking of two'mort ships, with
American aboard, has been reported'
ta the secretary of state by U. S. con
Suj.' In both cases th vessels war
earned. -The 'Americans landed
safely. ' ' .t --
The enormous' destruction of Dutch
shipping in the last two days is. re
carded as the most acute phase of
the international situation now. It la
regarded as bringing nearer a break
between Th Netheiianda and Ger
many, whoee startling operations art
expected to arouse a wave of Indlg
r.c tlon which the Dutch government
will be unable to- withetand. ' ' v
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BERLIN, Germsny, Teb. 24. The
Italian transport-Mines, carrying 1CCO
soldiers for Satcnikl, has been sunk in
one of the barred aonea at sea.
"Only two. were saved, according to
the official report of the German ad
miralty.;.; .: ;;: - ,-. ;' r ; .
The German t admiralty says that
the M!raa 'carried 'much ammunition
and thiee 'million marks in 8!2-
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MILLIONS L0ST:7HErJ S C '
GEH!.!AF1 SUBMAHluE SEHT
: DUTCH CnAFT.TQXQuC:)
: ' . f Aj!Sctd Prt1! Ij CiUV .'v.,
, LONDUN cnxlar. 1, Feb. 21. Disas
trous iaidcu Di.'ica fehiprlai by Ger
man gubuiarlacj wa the. result today
U the dlvr arfare. '
The Uatch steamers 7-aandJIk, Noor
dcrdjlVileniian'l, Jacatra, 2.Ieaado fiud
r.-ad,r n.?. and the , EMl '1 ft'i era
Grenadier' and ?Tro:h ; : r ' ' J 'v
l--a"fnnk."r;r bo:. , 5-
Ingr.-to (233patJ,es . u L'...j , s c .e.
year Dutch tenuiers hc:r:evar(i touai
and 'laden .full; were Attacked ia the
wet approaches' toJthe Engilaa Chan-.
nei. -!": .. -r;v;: - y
. .The Putcb Stea,mer.CaasterIand, by;
late reports today., was added to the"
list of sunken vessel. More than
200 ' merabers" ! ofcrewa !whose chips
have been sunk arrived here today:
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NEW?YORK, K.iT, Feb. 24. The
destruction of the Dutch vessels as re
ported In news from Europe today la
Vclve3 ft loss of $Jl,C00,Ofl0 in vessel j
and." cargoes, according to the asenU
here. : "1 i 7, V." . ,-
BRITISH ARMY TO DE
5,O0O,C00 OUTSIDE OF
1 4 INDIA;, NAVY 450,C:3
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Atsodited. Prtte y CtAU it
LONDON, England,- Feb. 24. Esti
mates bate been Issued by the govern
ment to provide for an array of 6,000,
000 men and officers, exclusive of the
troops In India. - u
Additloffal navy figures ' call ; for
L 50,000 officers - and inea, making a
total personnel. In the. British navy of
450.OOQ. y, ; - y-r ' " v, - ;.. . .
GERARD IS RECEIVED. K
BY SPANISH KIHG AHD
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f MADRID,' Spain. Feb. 24. King. Al
phonso today, received U. S. Ambas
sador Gerard, who has just come from
Germany. ' Later Gerard lunched with
U.: 3. Ambassador AVillard of ihe' Ma
drid embassy. Gerard will depart to
morrow from' Corunna,' from which,
point he sails for New York,": y "
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NEW YORK, fN. Feb.? 24. r
Relief is now in sight for the starving
poor. Spurred -by riots, '- boycotts,
mass meetings and appeals to the city
government, wealthy .citizens are now
taking action designed to ease .'.the.
situation, and ; prevent future similar
shortages.,' ",. ' V ... y,,-' .:,,."'-..-'"',"
The most - definite measure la the
purchase of food brought here for dis
tribution, at the ';. lowest possible
prices. The mayor's committee Is at
tempting to popularize rice,, and Is
asking' a price on 15,000)00 ponnds of
California rice. v V .yj ' C. .'-
ings necessary for the operation , of
the squadron. As soon as the 50 men
arrive work of erecting the hangars
will be commenced and upon their
completion the aeroplanes, 18 ia num
ber, will be; forwarded from the mala:
bind. By the . time they arrive there
will probably be approximately- 173
enlisted men and 18 officers baT the
ground. ,.v.v.v--- ' :l
. Lieut John Crooks, to be second la
command. Is also expected to come ca
the March transport . '