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CITY ELECTION TO
TAKE PLACE UNDER
PI1ESEHT SYSTEM
Proclamation Issued and New
Charter Bill. Still Unacted
on By Governor, Cuts No!
Figure: City Hall Officials jAiaska odd
See Possibility of No Change
for Two Years
Honolulu's next city election will be
on the present system. The charter
revision bill "shoved through the legis
lature In the past few days and sent
to the governor night before last now
Las no bearing on the election, irre
spective of whether the governor ay
proves it or vetoes it, and whether
such veto is upheld or overridden by
the two houses.
The Star-Bulletin's information yes
terday that the election proclamation
would be issued under, the present law
proved correct Today City Clerk Ka
lauokalani Issued a proclamation call
ing the city primary election for Satur
day, May 19.
"1 have ten days In which to con
eider the bllL My time was all taken
up with other matters yesterday and
am extremely busy today. A charter
which it has taken the framers a year
and a bait to consider 1 cannot decide
and act oo in ten minutes," the gov
ernor said. " , :-
The proclamation today-calls for the
election of mayor, seven supervisors,
sheriff, clerk, auditor, treasurer and,
attorney. . The new charter plan, with
Its six supervisors elected by. districts,
and Its superintendent of city works
does not figure, . -I :-
Meanwhile several complications are
threatening to arise. ' One is that the
present elected officials may hold of
fice tor a couple of years more. At
least this is the figuring around the'
e'.ty hall . . .V...'. :-
New angles to the narter situation
vhich may result in the present board
, continuing to. cfflpejjoj:,. another, two i
years'or the municipal election being
!eld yet under the new charter were
" rcjeled out this morning by Mayor ,
John C. Lane. r ' '""'
According to the mayor, if the char
ter Is either signed by the governor or
the governor's veto is overridden by
the legislature it will Immediately be
come necessary for the legislature to
pats an enabling act declaring that the
primary proclamation shall be Issued
15 days prior to the date of the clec
tlon. It is the mayor's opinion that
the new charter passes the primary
proclamation issued today immediately
becomes null and void, fberefore, if
the enabling act does not pass the
legislature or la vetoed by the gover
nor and there la tot time to override
the veto there can bt no proclamation
.----
(Continued on pace three)
LAiBri
OACU TM1B1 OVER
Governor Receives Word That
1510 Acres Near Waima
nalo Are Set Aside
Governor Plnkham announced to
day that he has received notice from
. shin?ton tht President Wilson
Las signed executive orders setting
anproximately 1800 acres ofHa
wallan lands tor military purposes, v
Of this by far the greatest is at
Waimnnalc, where IMo acrea hi
leen turned over to miiiury useoy
He executive order.' This Waimanalo
land, according to the land office, be
lonsed to the territory but was leased
. to the John A. Cnmmlns Estate. . , .
; ;t -This transfer of land to the mili
tary authorities indicates that there
will have to be good military road
from Fort Kuger to Walinaaalo." com
mented the governor today In an
tenncing it. . '
Tie news was of much interest to
the legislators, some of whom began
i t once difccus3!as the road question.
It is supposed that si'ch a, road would
po through th low pap slightly this
s'de of Makapu point, though men
tion was also mado that tunneling
through the rr.ovatains of the Koolau
lange might be considered as a quick
er means of access to the Waima
nalo beach. -
Two other traasfers were an
nounced by the governor. One of
bese Is of territory land above the
Honolulu Planiition mill
conuim n.t(u ur m,.
5U w , M . V-
tt the land ofnee to belcng to W alter
FOR
LTARY
r. ijiingnsm. . - -
- : "Some of these transfers rerresent '
? 1h eonsideraUon of net less than
three Tars,M says the governor. j
; t . President Wlkon signed the orders j
cn March 2S. I
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SCMlglliOill
Winning Contestants of Butte
t Newspaper Arrive and Take
Honolulu By .Storm -.
MONTANA-RAHI RAHr ' "
This was the cry from a dozen come
ly, vivacious young women .who hur
ried down the Great . Northern gang
plank this mt rning, carrying a bundle
of smiles.
The great welcoming crowd that al
ways greets the palatial liner split In
two and fell back. What was coming?
The gay, girlish army, laughing, blink
ing, charged by. Spectators stares of
amazement turned to approving
glances. '
, Out into the sunlight of Pier 16 they
danced, their eyes drinking in the
bright glories of a Hawaiian spring
day. " .
: Wo were they?; What did they
want (surely they could have any
thing they wished) the welcoming
crowd wondered. Such a sprightly
party was entitled to only the best
Again the feministic yell but with
the force and spirit and "pep" of the
North, went op a little clearer, a little
louder, "Montana Rah! Rah!" That
settled it. They were from ' Montana,
surely, and the town was theirs.
vy Comes from Butte
ight of the happy crew are the
lucky contestants in a Butte, Montana,
newspaper contest. They won a trip;
ther could go to New York or Alaska
orFlorida, but they picked Hawaii;
tbat s why theyTe here. , And from
xclamations of delight from everyone
after only a few minutes in Honolulu
there is no doubt they do not regret
the selection. ;
Montana men met the party at the
boat; Montana men helped them to
register at the Blaisdell Hotel where
they expect to stay until the Greav
Northern goes back Sunday and ths
women had not been in Honolulu an
hour before they had been invited to
the Ad Club lancheon today.
The girls are the guests of the Mon
tana American, the most popular week
ly magazine In Butte. Montana. Bdtte
Is the largest " copper camp in the
world and one of the most progressive
and foremost cities in the Northwest.
Publisher's Wife Is Guide'
Mrs.. Byron E. Cooney, wife of the
publisher and editor of the American,
is in charge of the party lor that pub
lication. She is one ot the liveliest
and most popular members of . the
party and Is already regretting that
they wd have to go back Sunday.
, wh0M Wbto mln& Is Indicated by
handJe8 her wards. She Is
business
I manager for the American.
personf,ei 0f party
The eight young women are as fol-
Tne kisses Lois ran Dooier.
xellie SuUIvan, Helen Magson, Mildred
Irvine, Mabel Zinn, Margaret McBride,
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: (Continued on page four)
pnaqeMronger
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NoDemmdFo
Such As Bill Provides
Hatch Points Oat Danger To City
I
Supervisor F. M. Hatch today gave the Star-Bulletin the follow
ing signed statement:
The undersigned ventures O fitexticn the assertion.' so ersiitent
ly reiterated by the Advertiser, that there is an overpowering de
mand for a new charter for this city and county. If so. much unnec
essary pains has Leen taken to head off any reasonable public discus
sion. The fiasco before the house committee furnished , no opportuni
ty. The senate committee ppent many laborious hours in seeking
grammatical mistakes, but offered no public hearing. -
On the merits I submit, that considering the coinrrunity as a
whole, and the necessity for the different sections of olt to ruett
each other from day to day in a spirit of reasonable concession, the
bill which has passed the legislature presents about as bad a system
for Honolulu as the wit of man cculd devise. The underlying theory
is plainly that the people are net to be trusted. This community
does not deserve any such condemnation.
At its best the new charter puts upon one man more duties
than can reasonably he executed by such talent as is available at
any salary which will be offered.: The city of Dayton pays ft!),ooj
per year for its experiment in one-man rule. At its' worst the new
system offers a premium, and a large cne, to . feny ' combination of
schemers who think they can s wing, the Hawaiian vote and get into
power for a period of four years. The only saving clause Ja the hu
mor contained iu the provision of a fine for the supervisors in case
they "interfere" with the heads of departments-.; This will give the
Advertiser and its proteges, Andrews and Murray, fame for some time
to come. v
F, M. HATCH.
LATE
NEWS
ALLIES MAY SOON RECRUIT IN UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, D..CX April
recruit soldiers and sailoreMn the
. NEW RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT STANDS BY ALLIES
' WASHINGTON, D. April 18.- Assurances, were received Zjere. today
vthAt theprpTialonal government 'of Russia will notrTleldjto, overturjes ot
German "and t Austrian . socialists who have ; been moving tpr a separate
Vr' . Ar LIEN" ENEMIES MUST LEAVE VICINITY 0F-F0RT8
- -.WASHINGTON D.. C, ApriM8.--Instructions were sent out today by
Attorney .General Gregory to United States marshals that alien enemies re
siding within half a mile of any fort military camp, air station, etc.. will
be required to move' prior to June 1, upder penalty of arrest.
; BRITISH PARLIAMENT CHEERS UNITED STATES ALLIES
LONDON, Engn April 18. With cheers and handclap ping the house of
commons today gave unanimous approval to a resolution by Chancellor of
the Exchequer Bonar Law, seconded by ex-Premier Asquith, expressing ap
preciation of the action of the United .States In entering the war. A similar
scene took place in the house of lords. '
GOVERNMENT WITNESS UNDER SERIOUS CHARGE
' v : SAN FRANCISCO, CaU April 18. A warrant was today Issued for the
arrest of F. C. Oxman, the Oregon cat tleman . .who was a witness for the
state in the trial that resulted in the conviction of Thomas Mooney on a mur
der charge In connection with the San Francisco dynamiting. Oxman is
charged with subornation of perjury. Estelle Smith, a witness, has made af
fidavit that Oxman offered her mosey to swear to connect Weinberg, ac
cused vflth Mooney, with the crime. Weinberg's trial is coming soon.
- PROVIDES UNIFORM HOUR FOR CLOSING
Representative Robert Ah una at the session of the house this afternoon
introduced a concurrent resolution directing the board of liquor license
commissioners to fix a uniform hour for the closing of all establishments
where liquor is sold under its Jurisdiction, applying it to wholesalers, re
tailers, saloons and hotels. ..
WIRELESS WITH BIG ISLAND WILL RESUME
Further resumption of wireless communication between the islands will
occur tomorrow with the reopening of commercial service with the Big Is
land. ' At the office of the United States naval wireless this' afternoon it
was announced that commercial messages to the Island of Hawaii will be
accepted beginning Thursday. This Is in accordance with expectations ex
pressed earlier in the week but is the first definite announcement of the
date. ,. .
' SHINGLE INTRODUCES WAIKIKI RECLAMATION BILL
fiamtnii f? W iQVilnvU rtt laVm iTttrndiiMil lata tlnXa -oft arrmr tn Ka
legislature a bill embodying the governor's plan for the reclamation of. Wai-
kikl lowlands by the appointment of a commission to draw up plans and as -
sume control of the work. Thia commission Is to consist of the superin -
tendent of public works,. chairman: the city and county engineer. land com -
r k k
vi trcaiu tauu unucis. lie duui ui
.for the commission's use.. .
GIRL TAKES POISON IN COURT
Juvenile court was mucn disturbed , this afternoon when a 15-year-old
girl tried to commit suicide following her commitment to the girls' indus
trial school, by drinking a bottle of iodine. The Portuguese mother, who
was In court with her daughter, was nearly prostrated with grief. The girl
was rushed to the emergency - hospital, where first aid administered by the
acting polio surgeon brought relief. She is now at the Queen's hospital
and It is reported the will recover. The girl' had been arrested by Proba
tion Officer Joseph Leal and charge! with incorrigibility in connection wit
h some affair with a soldier.
CHAMBER DELAYS ACTION
ON PAY FOR GUARDSMEN'
Compensation for employes who are
called to the colors was thoroughly,
discussed by the members of the oham-
ber of commerce this afternoon and It
was tne general opinion tnat no action ;
should be taken by the chamber at
this time. J. D. Dougherty pointed
out that there had been no enlistments
to speak of In the National Guard
since the call of the governor, and if
the chamber should go on record With
some definite decision it would prob
ably help matters.
S. M. Lowrey said that the people
as a whole should bear the burden of
compensation and not the individual
firms. G. K. Larrison said he doubted
if the burden would be as heavy as
expected since in all probability mar
ried men would be exenrnL . EL F.
Bishop and A. Lewis, Jr., while admit -
ting that the remarks of Dougherty
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8.-TThe Webb MIL to permit the Allies to
United States; passed the bouse today.
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LYL FUNERAL. SUNDAY
The body of the late James Lyle,
5 5ccomrD bV x- cf T an nu
daughter, Mrs. C. v. Sturtevant, ar-
rived in the Great Northern. It is
likely the funeral will be from Masonic
, Temple at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
TRAFFIC FALLS OFF
AT
GLANCti
TBy Ajmcuua Wsmi flrst had believed it to.be, ...
COPENHAGEN. 'Denmark. Passen-1 J. M. Dowsett of the board of agrl
ger traffic on the state railway of culture and forestry said this after-
Denmark has been reduced one-third,
in order to economize coaL With the
I same oDject, tne government plans to
prohibit the e port or cement because
of the large amount of coal used m
its production. Heavy restriction- ere
also to be placed op the outnut of the
paper mills, and the size of newspa-J
pers Is to be still further reduced
! put the Question in a new Light, said
the chamber should not decide at this
time. " ..
President Is
Against Plan
of Volunteers
t X P hv I S. avil Wireless)
WASHINGTON. D. C- Anril !
18. Standing by the army ex
perts. President Wilson insists
upon censcription to raise the
new American army.
The president today told sena
tors that he will not consent to
a compromise with the anti-conscription
forces because the war
experts have decided that "e-
4
lective conseriDtion" is the only
way of raising a strong army.
4- He is assured, that a majority of
ajority
Republicans in Congress will sup
UrX this.
The president's stand - was 4
made plain when he went to the
capitol to confer with senate
leaders on the administration -f
4 w?r measures, particularly the
army bill. The senate military 4
committee showed Its agreement
with the president by rejecting
an amendment auinonzing in
president to call 5C3.000 voiun-
tee re. Only a few changes have
been, made in the bill as drawn
by the army staff.
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 18.
-t- Opponents of the plan of selec- -f
- tlve conscription ', In- tho bouse
f military committee today won a 4-
victory for the time when the -f
committee, by a vote of 12 to 8, ,
decided to nave the army mil
carry a provision to try to raise a
t- The senate military committee
took another attitude; ' By a vote
4- of ao to 7 it decided in favor f. 4i
4- conscription. . f
BASEBALL RESULTS
TODAY
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Won.
..5
.. 5
.. 3
.. 3
. . 3
2
.. 1
.. I
Lost. Pot.
1 833
1 833
2 6)0
3 300
3 . 500
3 400
5 200
3 200
Chicago .
Boston .
New York .
Cleveland .
St. Louis , .
Washington .
Detroit . . .
PL.ladelphia
.q.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Won. Lost.
Pet.
800
62o
571
500
500
429
373
200
New York
Cincinnati .
SL Louis ...
Boston .
4
5
4
2
2
n
at
3
1
1
3
3
A
2
4
5
4
Philadelphia
Chicago .
i PittBburg .
Brooklyn . .
NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Cincinnati Cincinnati 7. Pitts
burg 5. r
At Brooklyn Brooklyn 4, New
York 3.
At Chicago Chicago 9, St. Louis 2.
At Boston Rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
At New York New York 7, Wash-
i m ff nRf '
' . .
Louis St. Louis 3, Cleve-
1 1 1". ,. . ,.,. T.n-.
' .At Philadelphia-Boston 2, Phlladei-
At Detroit Ram.
That the outbreak of disease among
cattle on Kauai is anthrax was learned
today when Dr. Victor A. Norgaard,
i territorial veterinarian, returned on the
IVutoWmnd.
Inter-Island steamer Mauna Loa from
Mthough he could not be located by
th. s--.B11ntJn Ann tn' i:Sn this
afternoon Dr Norgaard was said to
hnVA tnM' VaHmi trritnHi nffiriaU
vfh
that the disease is anthrax and
not
i l.emorraghic septicemia, which he
at
1 noon the whole district has been quar-
antined and that Dr. Norgaard tells
President A. H. Rice of the board that
he expects .to get vaccine readv to
sen l to Kauat by next Tuesday's
boat: .' . i.:.:'.' , ..- u-:
C. C. von Ha mm will be the prlncl-
j pal'speake? at the Rotary Club lunch- the steamer Mauna Loa. Arrange- cision that the verdict for the de
t eon tomorrow ' noonu He will tell of; ments for chartering the steamer were ! f endants was . right and that If any
the old and new days of auto sales in
Hawaii. The luncheon will be at the
Alexander Young Ifotel thlrweekv w
BOSTON NAVY YARD DOUBTFUL
THOUGH REPORTS INSIST WZ
HEARD OFF NEW ENGLAND W
Torpedoing of Spanish Vessel Expected
to Inflame People
(Associated Press by V. S. Naval Wireless)
BOSTON, Mass, April 18. Late today it wjs officially announced that
no credence is placed in the report of a gunfire engagement at sea.
BOSTON, Majs., April 11
.ft U a TUT .
;"cuu uu me cuuauwc w iu.issiuuiL5Cit3 day sent a lOrUl OI
emotion - and ' expectancy along the entire coast early this
mAn.:nni
Ay AAAAAl.
j Three coast guards at stations on Cape Cod reported that
they had counted distinct and repeated detonations identified
as cannonading. It is believed at the navy yard that American
vessels have engaged the enemy. A heavy fog lies over the tea.
MADRID, Spain, April 18.
. . . ....
, coming xo iaie reports, lius
to inflame Spain against -Germany.
PARIS France, April 18. The French battered their, way
forward against a yielding enemy today. Nivelle's forces made;
good progress east of Soissons, capturing Chavonne and Chivy,
and reaching the vicinity of .Brave En Laonners. ;
The Germans made three desperate counter-attacks in
Champagne. The French, directing tlieir big 75 's and machine-
guns, inflicted heavy losses on the enemy in these attempted
advances. . , : " " v':"'
: Since Monday 1 4;000 un
ber of machine-guns, a big trench mortar, and cannoni-ha-ve.
been :?aptrire'd by the French in the Champagne diStrlctT" T
LONDON, England, April 18. The British forces today
progressed north of St. Quentinf capturing Villers and Guislain. ;
BERLIN' Germany, April 18. Three thousand prisoners
were taken yesterday b the Germans on the French" front. .
The Germans have driven the French from positions in
Macedonia. :
LONDON, April 18. -In the neighborhood of Morovillers the entire
first line of the Teuton position over a width of more than nine miles .
was driven in yesterday and consolidated by the attacking French troops,
and east and southeast of. Auberive, where a Teuton bastion had thrust
itself into the French lines for two and a half years, the poilus rushed
the positions of their foes along a front eight miles wide and despite
the fact that the salient had been powerfully fortified ( by. theu. Germans, J
thrust the foe out, : capturing thousands of prisoners la the. salient that,
was more than . two miles across at the base. : .
All tbld the total of the German prisoners taken by the French of
fensive during the last two days, Monday and Tuesday, number . more
than thirteen thousand. -. ' , -. '
Farther to the west, in the country between the Oise river and the
French, salient that apexes at Conde sur Asine, or a distance of approx-"
imately thirty-five miles, the French artillery - has been pouring in the .
fiercest of artillery fires, so hot that the German general staff. ; an-;
nounces that it is "unparalleled in Intensity.' m .... I i ' : -..
Berlin Paper Says
Germany
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April. 18. Newg today, from Berlin says
that the radical newspaper Vorwaerts, which several times has been sup
pressed by the government for too daring statements, declares that the
German people want peace. The Vorwaerts is quoted as saying that the
strike -in Berlin is based not only on the lack of . food and demand,
for internal reform but on a deep longing of the people for peace. V
The general strike which is fast spreading over Prussia and Ger
many has now began to affect . the munition factories of the Empire,
according to information reaching this city last night. According to this :
report, some of the largest of the ammunition plants have already been
affected by the walkout, and others are threatened. '
The strike is exceedingly widespread and is being fanned by agitators
who are reported to be spreading peace pamphlets among . the striking
workers, urging that the strike be used to force the government to
make peace immediately, So far there have been no disorders reported.
"DIVINE SARAH" NEAR
DEATH'S DOOR; MAY NOT
: SEE HER LOVED FRANCE
NEW ; YORK, N. . Yl, April li
Sarah Bernhardt famous French act-J
ress whose Indomitable spirit over-1
came the loss of a fooC In spite of j
her age, was today operated on for j
j affection of the kidneys In the hope
i of saving her life. . There Is only, a
I fiKhtins chance for her. She had
hoped to return to France.
M0L0KAI JUNKET FOR . JKIebahn ot the shipping department.
UniKF HPHRPR WniV; ' veonclndes .No opinion has yet been
riUUit M tMDCnd rendered to the board by the attorney
- OCCMo ASoUntUS general saying whether the board can
The house junket to" Molokal Is now
a certainty. It was. announced today,
and 17 members already have signed
up to take tne trip. v
It la planned to leave Honololu a
week from next Saturday, probably on
to be made this afternocn by the se
lect committee headed by Representa
tive Andrews. ' ' " :'
Against Teutons
Reports of heavy gun-firinff
... L....ii. T a .1 mi
The Si)anish steamship Tom
liiciueni is expectea stm lunner
wounded Germans, a large; num
People of
ing
AGENTS PAY RATES .
FOR WHARFAGE UP TO
; DAY WAR DECLARED
"A V check " for - 5430.03, wharfage
charges on the Pommern and Setos
to April 5. the day before the German
steamers-were .seized by the United
States, was presented to the harbor
board this afternoon by H. Hackf eld it
Company. Ltd the local agency. "By
making this payment we do not wai re
any "of our, rights In the premises.
continue to collect 'wharfage charges.
In the case of J. GHenriqaea ver-
jsus Z. P.rKaIokupkanuile,'.Jose "Me-
t aeiros ana i.-ivaio, in exceptions irum
. the circuit court, third circuit, the
I supreme court today rendered a de-
errors occurred tne insiruciiona
given'to the circuit court jnry they
were harmless. . y , . i
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Long
For
Peace