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HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIK. FBlDAYw iLVRCII 9, 1D17.
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RILEY H. ALLEN
EDITOR
FIMDAY...
r 1 1 n u: ma . m" n; i it?
IIouw I'.ill III, jmividiu a ii'v vity rlmrttT. i
moving wiviifk u it w;iy, Mttrl ly im-ii hnwdj
in jmlilit-M ntnl l;iviu;; lln :aiu" fr all hi j
worth. ; T
Th lit in liu hill l iin viii lln ouivriitiou liurtrr
Tin riiuMiW of 4miiirt. Al Cluk Ilolaiy flub.
Civic I'Vdrrat ion
MAKC1I IV 1!J 7 iihmIkUmusmhI job.-, lloiau a a ha not U'ii
inauV out in favor of territorial iiiTlion iw no ex
t-UNi' for llW- erudition Whirh the milk roiniui.o-ioii
titJtI-4 are a nieiiaee to the health of the jx-opl par
tirularlv to the bahie.
NO DANGER OF DESPOTISM.
From 1 ho Philadelphia T'vhlic I-cdgrr.
Nervous litiians who fear that the republie will
in ilanper if the jre-ideiit i given ample jKiwcrH
ami fommerrial Club tUi-otijrh with the emerpenrieH of war, hmihl overhaul
, . . . - , . . suieir .Miteriean niHiorv anu nen iouiiu maKe a uou-.
their joint rommittee have pu.e on moid agamst j is tliat 1h4 kiml-of (Jir,v ?OVemment
the bill, and its politi.ral "jokers" were smok-l out: , . , , .. orkf4 Vl.rv Wf. in time of i av is inadequate
In u irjMtrt this newspaiHT printed in full
The CIiuiiiIkt of (Viiiimwf proKs'd several plan
to dal with situations that require prompt deeision
and immediate art ion. Lincoln was deuouueed as
(Th Star-Bulletin Invites free and
frank discussion upon subjects of
timely interest by letters In "this
column, but neither assumes respon-
sibUity for the utterances of tne
j writers nor necessarily indorses the
i view they express. No attention will
be paid to anonymous communica
tions, but names of writers will be
held confidential if such request is
made, unless the tenor of the letters
is such that the views in fairness
should be expressed over tne signa
tures of those wishing to voice them.
Contributors to this column are re
quested to typewrite communicat'ons
' when possible, to use but one stfe or
the sheet and to make tne?r letters
.brief. The Star-Bulletin cannot under
(take to publish long letters nor return
unsolicited communications or manu
scripts.)
A CARNIVAL FLAW THE POLICE
racmorv if those who hare once
abided there: MERRILL.
J The clipping be refers to is a pratee
expression by Merrill and certainly
lives up tj the reputation which Mrl
Nrwlands gives it ;
"Very tiuly yours,
A. r. TAYLOR.
; Secret arr.
(It might be added that the "oo-oo
, to hkh Mr. Merrill refers in nuch
j glowing terms. Is the bird from whose
t plumage were secured the feathers for
the feather cloaks.)
- "PHRASE-MAKING-
for a new chart it and finally de ided to work for a desjM)t during the (.'ivil War. hut no one now lie
eertaiu anieudmentK. Jt ik lufdleKH to review thee lievi-M that he used his jKiwers for any other purpose
uineudmentK. Sufliee it to way; they aim to provide: than the eoiumoii good. Senator Fall justly ays
theahort ballot' and uuitiratiou of Kwers. They
u!m launched a Mow at the kind of charter-making
which, is inspired hy inachiue isdities.
Out of the various eoufereiut'w. raucuw aud cou
fab of the Oahu delegation come fairly specific
ruumra showing that with few changes the ho-called
"AudiTW-n-Murray- charter that is; the convention
InKsaI is to lie put through the "house. It is pri
jKsed. if itjort be corn'ct, to make what may on
the Hurfi'cc appear to be a compromise to have an
aploiiitive instead of an elective suieriutendeut of
city worksand to create the aoiHiiutive otlkv of
chief of i m I ice, i-educing the xheriff's job to that of
a civil officer with little to do hut serve pajiers and
draw his nalarr.
If these 8aiiia reports from alleged insiders" be
comrt, the pi-hiciple,Am .which the civic and com
laerciaJ bodies b a ve iakeu their utand that of ceu
tcring responsibility; and unfying powers will be
ignored. It will be violated. It will be repudiated
There will be no short ballot. The same old, fami
liar opportunities will, exist for officials to pass
the buck' when ome citizen and taxpayer ...amies
;tt-ouud with arfpccific kick, ; C
This is the situation. i -
What is the. answer by th' uusinessiueir wiia a
f'v nights ago crowded the hall of repi-esentatiyes
to supiort a modern, efficient, forward-looking char
ter? Where aire they now? Where urtk they going
to be as this fight goes along? Vill they pit iu
. ivel-chairs oi get out and fight for w hat they have
Iready indorsed?; Aiv Aiey goiugo tke pitigriui
.' roui the tKiliticians? :y 7
If the niemliers. of the civic and commercial or
auizations are going to siyy out of the fight while
;!.e forces -on the other side are wkiug uight aud
' ty, the Chamber of Oummerce amendments will be
.ept to the junk-heap.
What is it- fiddle along or fiyhtt
MILK IN8PECTI0N UNI)i;it FIKIL
Where the advocates of milk coutrol by the terri
: ory pi-obably failed before the judiciary committee
f the wnnte yesterday - was in not proving their
'.aims that the present city inspect ion is faulty, r
The BUpjiorters of city and county government
" 'jee could get a hearing for their accusation that
C three bills are directed toward robbing the local
uthoritiea of rightful functions. '
The Milk Commision which i-eported to the gov
nior on lYbruary 1 unanimously recommended that
'.e coutroj of inilk jiiid dairies be exclusively under
' e territory. The report was signed by Dr. j, IL
.'nitt, chuirmaii'Jolui Effinger, .William II. lleen
(deputy attorney -general) and A. W, Hansen, terri
tr rial food insicctor and a reeognized exert. In
:;.at report many statements are made concerning
; aor condition of dairies. However, it fails to make
diit a case absolutely in favor of territorial 'iuspee
tioiL -; j :: .': .-. J," ;:-;
On Oahc, the municiiality has taken over coutrol
f dairies' On Kauai, Maui and Hawaii the terri
torial authorities still have jurisdiction, since these
touuties have not exercised their right under the
; rritorial law to pass ordinances that would place
: nlk supervision in county bauds.
Xow the commission's report finds much to crit
icize in these outside counties as, well as on Oahu.
Iu other words, no clear .case is made out for the
argument that territorial supervision is more efiici
cut than "rounty supervision It is not shown that
dairies on Oahu have retrograded while those on the
other islands have advanced. . .
There does exist a very lively suspicion iu Hono
lulu lhat politics has been played with milk inspec
tion. The mayor's brother, alleged to have been dis
missed from the territorial board of health as incom
petent, is the milk inspector. Nor is there any doubt
that the milk commission has found conditions on
Oahu that should not exist.' ?'
In the opinion of a great many ieoplcf the present
dual system f sanitary inspection in the territory
is absolutely, inexcusably weak. There is a 4'twilight
7.one", of irresponsibility where neither the terri
tory nor the city appears able to get effective action.
A few years ago there were ridiculous disputes be
tween the two as to; market inspection. Certainly,
the laws need revision, and sanitary control should
La unified-as far as possible: ? v.
The milk commission has pointed out sjiecific
faults in the city inspection results. If the legisla
ture does not take from the city the right of control,
.Mayor. Lane ought to lead a movement to eradicate
t!.esc fault. whether or not it costs his brother the
that "the other deiiKHracies of the worlu. more
democratic in their forms of government in many
irsjHvts. than this, ; have found that tlwv were in
efficient, that they '-"were not prepared even to pre
serve their national lives.' This js most conspicu
ously the case with Great Hritaiu. whose parliamen
tary system has been most highly develojied. Coali
lion government had to succeed party government,
aud now comes cabinet government cabiuct gov
ernment reduced to five men, even in effect to" one.
France, harrasscd ordinarily by a group system ad-
verse to a definite ministerial jioliey, has rallied to
the crisis With less change iu method. M. Hriand
has great authority, as Senator Fall remarks, but
the significant thing is that parliament has not abdi
cated its authority, but rather consolidated it be
hind the premier.
WHISKY ON THIS TOBOGGAN. :
: "Whisky on the Toboggan1' is the headline over a
news item in a Philadelphia, and a glance at the
statistics .shows that the statement is true.
Statistics are available to show- that in three ban-,
ner distilling states Kentucky, Pennsylvania and
Maryland there is a marked decline in the produc
tion of whisky. ' '
Figui-es for the last five years in Pennsylvania "are
as follows: , ' .
. . . . . . 10,37J),120 gallons
..'..:..li;482,a,9 gallons
. . . . . .1 1,1.227 gallons
;eJi... 1.073 gallons . , .
. .. 018,58? gallons
In' Kentucky the-production of whisky dropped
from 4:,G22,0a8 gallons in 1912 to 1,9800 gallons
in 191H. In Maryland it dropped from 5,950,827
gallous iu 1912 to 500,919 gallons 1n 1915. .
One of the favorite dodges of the booze interests
is a juggling of figures to show that although "dry"
territory's steadily increasing the amount of liquor
consumed in the United States is also going up. In
view of the facts concerning the decrease in produc
tion of whisky, the statements of the booze advo
cates must be discounted. ! .
1912
un.r
; 1914
101T
;i9ny ..V
Now amies the information that a well at Sour
Iake is producing oil of a gravity of 37. Drillers
and till men were sure no such' oil was to be had in
this territory. This goes to prove that everything
is iossible in Texas and the home prophet will con
tinue to be without honor here. Houston Post.
This indifferent attitude toward the pacifist con
spirators against the good name, the good fame and
the esseutial unity and peace of the nation is de
structive of the elements of 'freedom. The guilty
j arsons should lie taken account of iu adequate
fashiouv Baltimore American.
Well, if nothiug else happens, the seizure of 1 he
Apitiim by American customs officers has at last
aroused curiosi tv as to why the navy department
wer named a revenue cutter Yauiacraw. Indiana
polis NeWS. . '
More big game fishermen are coming this way.
Hawaii is becoming known the world over for its
gamy denizens of the deep. The Tuna Club is a one
hundred per cent investment for the islands. ;
German v's press finds fault with the president's
recent inaugural address. That is to be expected
German v can't derive much comfort from any of
Mr. Wilson's recent utterances. .
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Sir: There appears to be but one
rift In the Carnival lute, and that is
the handling of the police They seem
to be at pea without oars or rudder.
It happened several times during the
Carnival just closed, that one police
officer would order a crowd to do this
or that, and he would be followed a
few minutes later by another police
officer who would countermand the
other's orders and tell the crowd to
get back where they were before.
One of the many Instances along
this line of reasoning, happened on
Thursday night of Carnival week, be
fore the Japanese lantern parade ar
rived. A line of autos bad been park
ed at the curb on King street oppo
site the Hawaiian Electric Company's
office. The people in these autos had
come early and held the position with
thefr autos. this same privilege being
allowed the year ; before. Half an
hour before the parade, along comes
Police Officer Branco on a motorcycle
and orders the whole line of waiting
autos to move off the street, as ho
autos would be allowed to stand there.
He was reminded of the privilege so
granted the year before, but no argu
ment would convince liim, so tie
whole line of autos must needs move
to 6ide streets where, all points of
vantage had been preempted. Five
minutes after they had vacated their
positions on King street their places
w ere taken by other autos which came
late and were not entitled to be so
favored, but they remained there
throughout the passing of the proces
sion. : -' 'A-;. v ' ;' '
Complaint to the mounted police of
ficer of that section only brought the
answer that the late comers were told
they could stand there by the sheriff.
Communication with the sheriff
brought out the fact that he knew
nothing about the matter,
Such actions on the part of the po
lice do not sweeten the disposition of
those who -were- tmiped-trom the
places they had held foi an hour . or
so, and. besides, the public would like
to know by what rfeht the sheriff can
grant suclr a privilege to one and not
to another, also if he has any right
in the matter at all.
. . K1CKEU.
Editor Houo'u'u Stai-Pulletin.
f . th'nk that a i-pntemptuous refer
ence to sny writer cf good English as
a "rhrase-maker is aenerally or
Iccsioned by a condition of sour
grapes. "
I If the phrase helps to e press an
idea clearly, it is as much to be com
i mended as a full road or a good
bridge. -
It is the result of study and prac
tise it is good wcrkmanship.
j I wish more Americans were ef
fective phrase-makers.
Mr. Wilson's ability to say what he
thinks effectively lias not made him
a less adequate president; poor Eng
lish wculd have added to our national
calamities. V
Orators like .Mr. Brjaa and thou
sands of other pleasing , 'spouters"
who talk much without saying a great
deal, are rarely criticised for their
verbpslty, because it Is sound, and.
pleases the ear; while writing which
indicates that the writer has learned
in tiao effMtfvolv t li a v.-rr1s cif hi
own language, is ridiculed.
I Clear, forcible English shows clear
thinking that's all.
There's no special credit to a man
for being able to say what he thinks,
but he ought to be struck dumb if he
can't
To flounder among words like a
porpoise In shallow water, gasping
and panting for expression, is pretty
bad, but a good many . men who
criticise phrase-makers are exactly in
that kind of a fix.
ONE WHO VALUES A GOOD
PHRASE.
RECALLS PIONEER ALPHABET
WORK
t.
Cuba's rebellion is so far suppressed by President
Menocal that it has become necessary for American
marines to be landed at. Santiago to maintain order.
How doth the little German plot improve each
shining hour; mit scheme and Kultur,
Gott" would bomb the Entente jiower.
me
un I
Nobody ueed get particularly excited over, the re
vival of a project to import 25,000 Chinese coolies
here. It will not be done.
It might be remarked that all the Germans who
are leaving the United States for Mexico can be
spared. . , . : ,
Nobody has yet called Lawson to find out who
"leaked' the German-Mexican plot:
They're busting the filibuster.
. ' A VISITOR'S APPRECIATION
Editor Honolulu StarBulietin.
Sir: Here is appreciation of the
Hawaiian Islands expressed in a very
few words, but, it contains, a world
of praise which will make any island
er feel amply repaid that he live in
such a country, and has such tremen
dous possibilities In the way of scen
ery, climate and hospitality to offer
to the stranger. Here is the letter:
"Honolulu, March 6, 1917.
"Hawaii Promotion Committee.
"Honolulu, Tf H..
"Dear Sirs; Being a stranger with
in your gates and at the same time an
ardent admirer of your beautiful isl
ands, I hope yon will not think me
presuming if I just make a slight sag:
ge8tion. ; t ) . ' ' ' - . "
"On a circulanhanded me by. a Mr.
Benford, who iookmy ' party around
this island, (a most delightful trip, al
though a little bumpy . in spots), 1
found the following which I. have clip
ped and send wtti this.- I think it is
a most befitting description of the
paradise, and would suggest that you
use it more publicly. It made me feel
that I would like to write something
like that but, while t feel it I cannot
express it as this 'Merrill has done,
who is probably a visitor like myself
and has been charmed to an extent,
that while I sail for my home on the
mainland on the Matsonia, I feel I
shall surely come again.
Yours truly,
V "G. A. NEWLANDS."
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin,
Sir: The visit to Honolulu at the
present time of a business partner of
the late John Pickering of Salem (Mr.
Charles W. Moseley) recalls with in
terest that It was to the father of this
Mr. Pickering of the same name, who
was the most distinguished American,
philologist of the time, that the early
missionaries to the Hawaiian Islands
were indebted for suggestions as to
the alphabet to be adopted In giving
a written, and printed language to Ha-waiians.-
. . . ,. , . . .v:
It was not an easy matter for the,
natives of the different islands of the
group had nsed in producing the same
word different sounds as aloha-aroha,
Taual-Kauai, Kapa-Tapa, and It was
necessary to standardize. John Pick
ering published in 1820 in the Memoirs
of the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences an essay on a uniform ortho
graphy for the Indian languages of
North America, and as our mission
aries were educated men they doubt
less knew of this. Rev. Hiram Bing
ham evidently was familiar with this
essay for in his .History of the Sand
wich Islands (p. 155) he says, "Cora-'
pound consonants, recommended by J.
Pickering, Esq., for writing the Indian
languages, are not adopted in the Ha
waiian, though the basis of Jiis alpho'
bet, in respect to vowel sounds, is fol
lowed." . W. T. B.
LITTLE INTERVIEWS !
Stretigtheii Public Confidence by
Uslnn Paid Publicity,
Bond Business has
jrrowu as a roult ol'
tlie jr e iie r a 1 use by
liuaneial institutions of
laid: Publicity.
fl A Few Years Ago
Hankers wen? averse to
Iniil Publieity ' beeause
tbey tlioulit advertis
ing was not dignified.
f Now They Know that telling the truth alwut their
business and telling it iii uoli a way tliat it will
reach the people, - .'
IT Is Very Dignified and also mighty jrooil business.
Paid Publicity Is Power.
The net paid circulation of tnc fiCri1
Star-Mletin February 0 was UiJUX
VITAL STATISTICS
KKPA In HoooJaln. March 5. 1917, to Mr.
. and lira. Darid Kepa of Campbell aTnar.
Kjhulu. daaghUrr Kaupuoakahclcluhe-
MAKKXEC
FBRXANDEX CARDOZO Io Honolulu. Mar.
5. 1917. John Ff rnandet and Miia Julia D.
Cardoao. Rr. Kekipi. offiriating : irit
n.rU. 8ouia and Mrs. M. Souia.
HOOWOOD-TILLANDER In IIooolulo. Maf.
T. 1917. Joarph L. IIcwo4 and Uiu
Juaniu Tillander. Mr. Patera offlclatif:
wttnc Mia Hilda. TUlaader and Her-
bert Popp. . ' .
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DISS. ' '
ANAL' Tn Hanolnln. Marck .1917. Mr.
Imct K. Anao of 22 Alapat Una, nalia t.
Irfihaina. Mani. 5S year old.
SPENCER In Honolulu. March 7. 1917. KaK
hakumaka. 1-year-old daughter of Mr. and.
Un. John Spencer of Leilant atroot, K"hl..
KULA In Lawal Kauai. March . 1917,
Robert, aon of Repreeontativo and. Mra. J.
K. Kola of Koloa, Kauai, unmarried. atu
-'dent, ft aatie of Kauai. 19 ear IS
month ind 22 day old. v
(The description Is 'ka follows:)
; "HAWAII Semi-trbidc Isles mid
summer seas;, the land rich in legend
ary of the past; the land of the oo-oo;
the land that offers you perfect cli
mate, recreation and complete rest;
the land with 'alluring features; the
rand of fascination; the land with a
personality that forever haunts the
r HARRY MURRAY, auperintendent of
the water department: Tf the entire eity
was metered only 10.000,000 gallons of water
r. day would bo used, a saving of nearly
6.000,000 gallons. .
JOHN H. HARRISOK. weirspapennan,
IanTille. 111. : It is remarkable how many
time I hart been to California before I took
the trip to Hawaii. Now I don't see how 1
stayed sway long.
WALTER POXTIN: The Raymond &
M'bitcomh guests here hare no kiek to make
against Hawaii. 'We bare found the roads
very bad in a few laee on the windward
aide of the island but the beauty of that
.wonderful 'tound-the-ikland' trip OTershadowa
such little luvonreniences.
U TV. DE VIS NORTON: To. those who
are to be disappointed I express my regret
that the steamer KUauea la nearly booked to
its capacity for the personally conducted tour
t-th Volcano on Saturday. Another rer
onaJly conducted tour to Hito and the Vol
cano will be made on the following Saturday,
and those who wish to make the trip are
urged to make their reserrationa early.
30 MINUTES IN JAIL FOR MAN
WHO SLEW INSULTER
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House and lot near ICing
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Close in home property on ewa side of Birch k ,. ,
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"Attractive lot, 45 by 120 feet.'
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