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After Election,
Help The New
Officials
Evening Bulletin. Eat. 1882, No. (805
Hawaiian Star, Vol. XXIV, No. 7846
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LANE'S DEFEAT BY FERtJ IS LAID TO
tow in ins own party and
FINE ORGANIZATION OF DEMOCRATS
Bourbon Machine, Led By Sheriff Rose's Small Army, Takes
Advantage of Republican Situation Joe Cohen Credited
With Swinging Support to Democratic Candidate Fourth
District-Fails to Give Lane Expected Majority and Kakaako
Turns Tide
Joseph J. Fern is the next Mayor of Honolulu.
Failure on the part of Republican precincts in the Fourth
district to give John 0. Lane the vote expected there, together
with heavy Democratic voting in the Bourbon precincts of the
Fifth district, cost Lane reelection.
For this failure, Republican leaders today privately place
the blame upon men in the Republican ranks. In other words,
they say that John Lane was "knifed" to defeat.
while none of the Republican lead
ers will, talk fcr quotation, primely
they ear that they tellers Joe Cohen,
defeated for the Republican nomine-
tlon In the primaries, worked tor Fern
and against Lane.'
They also lay fclamo for tome of the
knifing to John Wise, Republican can
dldate In the primaries tor the snerur
ship nomination.-; . " - '
And they give, credit to the Demo
crats tor a campaign organization, led
by Sheriff Rose and the police depart
ment that pulled Republican votes to
the- Democratic column shy the pcore
and hundred v , . , n- . - 1
Rose's machine, of which, Tern, as
county JiUer, has been s conspicuous
part, "overlooked no beta." .Many vefr
raa politicians say that the Demo
crats had the Republicans caciy beaten
cn- crranlzatloa all over the city.- ,
r iT.'lih hundreds cf vctsrs who hope
to jront ty as chaste In the city: ad
mlnistratlpn,- the Democrats had : no
4acK,rTo-rkerv.-arl. there
were equally Is easy' worker who
wasted no chasse la the police esparto
IxneV defeat was feared early to
the evening, when the returns had kin
only s scots of votes ahead, with aev
era! big Democratic-precincts to count
most of .their vote. -;
i When' the sixth .of, the fourth Ka
kaako came through with Its corking
tig majority tor Fern ha; went -Into
the lead by' 90 votes and -was. never
beaded. After that be drew gradually
.away. . ': : .. :V v'-;-
Republican leaders art , especially
disappointed that Lane did not . secure
better votes In the Kaimuki and Wat
; klkl precincts :the first and second ot
' the fourth district,". ' ' - -j '- .'
; From the first counting; the race for
mayor was the '.feature of election
'night ' ; . ;- v . " '
There was hot. Interest 1n thereon"
test tor supervisor, with fourteen can-
dlistes ruralrs, but the contest eany
" thewei cd a trohatlai majority for the
. ' Republicans,. whreas .for hours there
; was doubt as to the head ot the ticket
- - The prospect that Mayor Lane would
v : .'be overthrown and "Joe Fern "come
back roused the street crowds to, ex
rcitement"f'-..:. -v-ri ;-.- j
vrzr i front ot the Star-BulfeUn election
C- & -X ddtxten, where, there - were thou
r 'Is .of people massed from f to 11
: Vv.'ock, enthusiasm ran high ' for the
; ' VLcurbons, ' It was a Democratic crowd
i to Judge by the yells , that greeted
V each precinct. return'. or total which
: 'showed something tor the Democrats.
: Before the ballots were quarter
counted; the' easy victory of Sheriff
Rose was apparent, mtn Cistnct pre-
(Contavjietta page" two) '
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. Full). S. DIfTV
V German aliens as wen as Amer-
Jeans in the territory who are"
- between the ages ot 21 and SO
C will be .required r to register for
"y military-duty. , - ? . ' ' v-
v This does .sot mean that Ger
" man aliens will be drafted into
t ; the service to battle against their
7 mother country, but ; the prorl-
' sion that they register Is contain
i d in a statement authorised by
"; the war department and pubBsn
? ed In the last "Omciai Bulletin,"
? issued In i Washington,- D. C It
;Js further provided that convicts
-regUterVx. r r-'-- -,?
In part the statement follows;
rvVTrovost lllarahal General & H.
Crpwder Qnds that many persons
confuse registration with draft
(: Exemptions will be granted after.
- draft. and not before. Even con-'
vlcta and alien-enemies are oblig-
- 4 to register. ..There Is little dif
flculty In answering the questions
which are asked in regard, to reg
vlstratloav for there are no excep
tions to the rule that all male per .
tons In the United States between ;
, the ages .of .21 and 10, tnclusfre,
2 must . register; . except those f aV ;
t ready- la the federal military or:"'
C002Dfl:!S IIAPPV
AT tlOT EFFECTING A (Ml SIM
"Had the Bourbon voten
yesterday's election would have
thd Democratic candidates.' v
TH ami tin fertgflv the
ters today, 7ith a:Dmocratio
two'jD;mccrats ca ths, board of
caticriil ccmmittecmaL and V7.
Izzs: .camr'iim managers,5 declare .they are well pleased with
the cctecne, although - tlisy cay
Eonrbon ccitrol' cf ,ithe bcOTiorsnpcryisori;
fTke tetrtcc-si ,cf the 'election to
no turrrije to me, said Exyaav i.
did ncf put ..three ccr Diratt cn
the' tcirdvCt .SwTtnlssrg.a; Ve .wir
cociiicat we could securer xiaooritr.
That is whit we worked for all along.
and with.the.board split as It now U
I beUsve there -will be a. tendency to
retard' city and. county government f
I felt that Shemt sose woxua oe
reelected, and X anticipated that Fern
would defeat Lane by about zoo votes.
I was confident that Petrie and Ho
dellaa would be elected. We worked
for a straight ticket and if the voters
had adhered to the straight ticket we
undoubtedly would have made a clean
sweep. 'The Democrats, auemptea io
conduct the entire campaign absolute
ly open and above board. We resort
ed to no political tricks to elect our
men, and we desire through the Star-
Bulletin to thank the community and
the voters who supported our ticket
t Tk.. turn "
MfWiH tiMin vww
& McCandless says that the campaign
expenses , of .the ..Bourbons will total
less than - $1000. ' Both v UcCandless
and Bryan express the hope, that the
newspapers and the people, both .Re
publicans and Democrats, will get be
hind the new board of supervisors, tor
a progressive and businesslike city
and county administration.
" "Professor Bryan and 'myself wish
to thank the voters for the generous
support given the Democratic party,"
said-UcCandless. "Although we have
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American 8ugar Rfg.
American Tet eV Tel.
Anaconda Copper ...
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Canadian Pacific ....... 161 110
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Celo. Fuel eV Iron 56?6 H
Crucible Steel S2 79V
Erie Common 25'2 24
General Electric 164 162
General Motors, New . . . 104 10414
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Kennecott Copper 49 48
Lehigh R. R. 3 '4 2
New York Central 914 90',
Pennsylvania 53s W
RayConsoU SOH SOH
Reading Common 1314 5234
Southern Pacific SSH S2
Studebaker 79H S1
Texas Oil 221", 211!,
Union Pacific 1S8 1S5J4
U. S. Steel 13174 l2Si4
UUb o.... 115 11S
Western . Union 9314 92
Westlnghouse1.-; ...... . . ; 54H ?" S3H
Big Tornados
In West, South
(AuoeUUd PrM by 8. Hval Comannl.
cation Service)
I That tornadoes ar again'
wreaking disastsr in the middle
west and south Is indicated by the t
following summary sent by the
Associated Press at noon today:
"The tornadoes of yesterday
In Missouri and Kansas killed
18, Injured hundreds and did
damage to the extent of $1,000,-
4- 000."
4-
4 BOONVILLE, Mo., June fc
4 Six persons were killed here to- 4
4 day by a tornado which swept 4
the town and surrounding courv 4
4- try.
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OUT DISAPPflM
adhered to the straight ticket,
resulted in a clean sweep for
feelinp; at Democratic headqnar
mayor and sheriff, as well as
.trrpervisors, John H. "VTOson,
A. Bryan and Li L. UcOand-
- tney naa expectea 10 secra
Vr li A flPllrlA
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Republicans Holding Appoint
ive Positions May Be Objects
of Democratic Fight
If the suggestion of William E.
Miles, one ot Mayor-elect Fern's doe
est political advisors I materializes,
every effort wCl be made by-thrnew
Democratic mayor, working under the
orders of the Democratic whips, to
oust all the present Republicans now
holding appointive positions to the
city-and county government
Miles, speaking for the Democrats
and in the hearing of and' apparently
with the sanction of Fern, declared
this morning Republican office hold?
ers would be forced to give way to
deserving Democrats just as soon as
the right men tor the right places are
unearthed.
Everybody is happy down , at the
police station today with 'a Demo
cratic mayor and a Democratic sheriff
shaking hands with each - other.
Sheriff Rose and Mayor-elect Fem
both gave out short statements of ap
preciation to the Star-Bulletin. 4
In the first place 1 thank the Star
Bulletin for Its fair treatment," said
Fern. T appreciate it In the second
place I would like to state to the
people who elected me that I am more
than thankful for their support 1
will continue my administration as
mayor of Honolulu In just as business
like and up-to-date manner , as I did
during my former six years' tenure ot
office."
Fern said his campaign expenses
were very light something around
1200. Ho has no announcements to
cake of appointments but avers that
probably with a Republican board of
supervisors some agreement will be
necessary to make and .ratify ap
poxnunenca.
"The Democratic party put me in
office and I will leave it to the county
central committee to recommend pos
sible appointees, " the new mayor said.
-mese 1 wui propose to the board.'
Sheriff Rose was In an especially
Jovial frame of mind and although be
had fully -expected to be returned to
office he did not expect such a big
majority.
"I appreciate the support of my
friends," he said, "and take pleasure
In publicly thanking them through the
Star-Bulletin. I have no particular
announcements to make concerning
the conduct of my office. It shall go
forward very largely as before. I in
tend to do what I think best for the
city."
McDuff le to Stay, Saye Rose
Sheriff Rose says his campaign ex
penses were about 3250, but would
have been considerably more had not
his friends voluntarily rallied to his
support If he had hired the array of
autoe which were turned out for him
yesterday, bo says it would hsve coet
him at least 11000..
There will be no changes In the
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New Postoffice For Honolulu Is
To Be Occupied In July, 1920,
MacAdam's Word From Capital
Honolulu's federsl building should be ready for occupancy by the
postoffice In July, 1920, according to a letter received by Postmaster
O. H. MacAdam. The postmaster said today:
"Byron R. Newton, assistant secretary of the treasury, states in
a letter I received yesterday that the new federal building in all prob-
ability wiil.be ready for occupancy by the postoffice In July, 192a
"Mr. Newton makes it clear that the urgent necessity for prompt
construction of this building is fully realized by the treasury depart-
4- ment He states that the working drawings are expected to be com-
pleted in the early part of 1918 and that it will require approximately
two years to construct the building.
"It Is not foreseen at this time that the war will delay construe-
tlon of the building.
4- "Pending assurances from Washington about this matter, I have
delayed decision as to enlargement of the present postoffice. We are
very much cramped for space. A plan to build a temporary structure 4
upon the lot waiklkl of the postoffrlce, which is territorial property, 4
f and the use of which Governor Pinkham offered, has been seriously 4
4 considered.
4- "Such a temporary building, however, could not be made ready 4
4 probably before next eummer. it does not seem wise to undertake 4
4 the outlay Involved with a prospect of only two and at most three 4
4- years' occupancy. I have decided that I will make the best of the old 4
f 'quarters until the new are available." 4
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SEEKS AID OF
IN FEMTING
If you reeelTe any-letters, circulars
or other communications -which
could reasonably be called treason
able,, it is your duty as a patriotic
American citizen to notify the pout
office - at once.
Postmaster ID. H. MacAdam this
morning , asked the Star-Bulletin to
retort residents not only ofjjenorahi
shdja-tl
If. they receive' such,: matt.matier, 'to
pocperatewlth the -government In
sending copies of It and the envelope
to the nearest postmaster.
"1 havo. received instructions from
toe postmaster; general to exercise
the utmost vigilance, short of opening
sealed; communications, to keep ? a
cloSd watch on and prevent if possible
the circulation of all mail matter of
a treasonable nature," said Postmas
ter MacAdam this morning. )
Circulars or letters urging, people
to work -against the selective draft
registration at this time will give the
postoffice department, valuable evi
dence against the writers, and per-
Customs receipts for May show a
drop of S9.05ft.79 from those of a year
ago,' according to figures made public
today by Deputy Collector of the Port
Raymer Sharp.
Receipts for last month were SU1--
070.09 against $123,126.88 for May a
year ago. The decrease is not aue to
any. one factor. Sharp believes. It
may a largely be because less freight
Is -coming In to Honolulu from the
Orient owing to the scarcity of ves
selV and the huge profits new being
made by steamer owners for carrying
cargoes from the Orient direct to San
Francisco and other Pacific coast
ports with no stop at Honolulu.
Rose, and he puts at rest the rumor
that Capt McDuffie, chief of the de
tective department ie to be removed.
'1 have never found anything the
matter with Capt McDuffle's depart
ment in spite of charges and investi
gations," he says, and of course have
no notion of disturbing his position so
ong as that is the case."
Who will be the next county jailer
in Fern's place the sheriff did not
say.
Two brooms bearing tags were pre
sented to Rose and Fern In the police
station at noon. It Is presumed they
were to Indicate a clean sweep in
Rose's election and another clean
sweep In Fern's appointments.
Much Money Was Wagered
Deputy Sheriff Asch says he be
lieves about $4000 was waged on the
sheriffs election as bets on majorities,
not on the general result He says
he has knowledge of but little money
being laid on Rose or Hopkins as the
winning man. Some who won consid
erable on Rose lost it in the last few
moments of the excitement last night
In $100 bets on Lane.
Rose says of the police force being
m politics and of the charge that he
turned out his department to win the
election, that any work done for him
at the polls by bis men was entirely
voluntary. No men were sent to the
polls under orders except in their of
ficial capacities on request from the
$1 14,070 FOOT ITEM SEAMEN
REHTAIil
IN LAST HTH
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HOMOLULflfJS
OUT TRAITORS
haps enable the department of Justice
to secure their arrest and conviction.
or lead to a modified censorship of the
malls.
The British government has instl
tuted and maintained a thorough cen
sorship on all mall matter since the
beginning, of the war, and although no
such step has yet been taken by the
Kinged .States- iKlstoffiedaitntent
60 tar aJ I am advised it may be
necessary. to. do soy?.;., .
Postmaster- MacAdam has received
a sample of mail matter which can
be classed as deliberately treasonable.
It is an appeal to men not to register
as required by the selective draft law,
and Is accompanied by a sticker print
ed m red Ink. and reading as follows:
"Registration Is the first step in con
scription. DO'JVOT REGISTER, and
there will be no record of your physl
cal condition for. conscription.' The
I circular asks the person receiving it
to have copies written or printed and
send them "to every person you can
think of," and to 'Tell every person
you can trust not to register.
GET JOBS WITH
SPANIARD'S AID
AH Germans who applied for help
several weeks ago to,Senor Los Guil
len Gil, Spanish consul, who has acted
as consular representative of Ger
many since the declaration of war,
have been given employment and are
now working on the island sugar plan
tations, the consul said this morning.
The five men for whom employment
has been obtained through the cooper
ation of the Spanish consul and U. S.
District Attorney S. C. Hnber, are
German sailors who were discharged
here from an American Schooner
when war was declared.
Wives and children of three cap
tains of the ex-German refugee mer
chant steamers seteed in this port by
the United States when war was de
clared, have been assisted through
the efforts of the district attorney and
the Spanish consul, who, it is said,
secured transportation for them on a
Matson steamer to San Francisco
about three weeks ago. Three wives
and three children who had appealed
here for transportation to the coast
were also assisted. The husbands are
in detention at Angel Island immigra
tion station, according to the consul.
TWO FIRMS BID FOR
PRISON PLASTERING
John Walker and Bowler & Ingvor
son were the only two contracting
firms to bid today on plastering work
for the administration building of the
new territorial prison at Kalihi-kai.i
Bids were opened at 11 o'clock in the
office of the superinteaCoi.t o' r iblic;
worts.
Walker's offer was for $14,370, total
deductions $250, and 130 working
days. Bowler ft Ingvorson offered to
do the work for $15,930, total deduc
tions, $1,050, and 75 working days.
No award has yet been made.
The fact that there were very few
bets out on Fern Indicates the sur
prise which his election gave the
Democrats.
It was learned today that at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon J. J. Fern
told a Republican worker that he
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DIVER WITH DECK-GUNS SENT
TO BOTTOM AFTER SEA-BATTLE
LASTING AN HOUR AND A HALF
Last Shot Goes Home on Pirate at 2300
Yards-American is Unharmed
(Associated Press by U. S. Naval Communication Service.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 6. An official report re
ceived here and made public today says that an American
steamer, name not given, has sank a German submarine in a
running fight lasting an hour and a half.
The German undersea boat, armed with six-inch guns for
ward and aft, sent 35 shots at the American steamer but with
out doing any harm. The American, armed and with a naval
gun crew, fired 25 shots at the submarine.
The steamer, on sighting the submarine, hoisted the flag.
The submarine approached within range of the vessel and
commenced firing and then ensued the fight of an hour and a
half, both vessels going at full speed.
The steamer's last shot was fired at 2300 yards. The sub
marine raised an end out of the water and stood for a few min
utes stern up and then disappeared.
AUSTRIANS DEFEAT ITALIANS
IN BATTLE OF DAY AND HALF
VIENNA, Austria, June 6. The Austrians have regained
their positions south of Jamiano, above Trieste, defeating the
Italians and capturing 6500 in a battle of a day and a half.
GermaiyPayjrForAirRaidcirEDsland
LONDON, England, June 6. Four of the German air
planes returning from yesterday's raid were destroyed by a
British pilot. The total victims of the raid were 12 killed and
36 injured.
BERLIN, Germany, June 6. Five thousand kilogTams of
bombs were dropped in the German air raid on England.
Allied Bombardment of Ostend Heavy,
LONDON, England, June
tors after the Allied air and navy raids on the German bases
at Ostend, Zeebrugge and elsewhere show that heavy dam-
age was done in the naval attack on the Ostend docks and
workshops, and several vessels were sunk.
Kronstadt Attitude
PETROGRAD, Russia, June 6. The provisional government Is sending
the Socialist ministers to Kronstadt, where there has been much disorder and
where affairs are "both menacing and intolerable," according to a statement
today. It is hoped that the attitude of Kronstadt toward the government
will be cleared up.
Germany Hopes Food Will Be Enough
BERLIN, Germany, June 6. The statement has been made in the Prus
sian house of lords that the food of the country will hold out until "Ger
many wins a victorious peace."
Brazil Denies Germany Has Grievance
RIO JANEIRO, Brazil, June . Answering the rrotests of Germany
against the Brazilian seizure of the German ships, Brazil claims that tho
seizures are legal as satisfaction for the sinking of Brazilian vessels by
German submarines.
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DAY'S BATTLING
IS UNEVENTFUL
PARIS, France, June 6. German
attacks at Hurteblse today were re
pulsed. The Belgian front is seeing
some lively fighting.
LONDON, England, June 6. The
British today made progrero on the
Scarpe front and west of Lens.
BERLIN, Germany, June
6 The
a small
British have effected only
penetration of German positions at
Roeux.
Artillery battling is raging at Wyt
schaete. 4- JAPANESE BANDTO
GIVE CONCERT TONIGHT
4
A concert will be given to-
night by the marine sand of th
Japanese naval training squad-
ron now In this ort, at,, Asia
Park, beginning at 7:30 and con-
tinuing until 1:30. -a
6. Photographs taken by avia
Worries Russians
4
Bennanstiurdering
Crews of Vessels
t
(AisocUU4 Ptms tr U. 8. JTstU Coonn&L -
cation Srrle)
v
LONDON, Eng., June Re-,t- r
ports came m today of two ' ,
4- examples of German ruthless-
ness at sea, ,
In the first, eleven of the crew '"'
of a British vessel sunk, by
f submarine were killed ' by shells, ,r C
poured into the small, boat inY -f
which they were escaping: ; Ty't-
In the other, a 'boat with part .'.
lot a vessel's crew, was torpe-4.
doed and all on board killed, -f V
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JOM SPOfll!
PARIS. . France. . ; June - .-Fra :
has confirmed - the "'sponsorship cf
Gen.. Joffr Ss advisor for ti .'