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ETrnlos BuHetlB.'E5t lS82. No. 6S21
Hawaiian Star, Vol. XXIV. No. 7C
12 PAGPS-HONOLULU, TEERTTOBY OF HAWAII, MONDAY, JUKE 25, 1917. 12 PAQES
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DMCIIIL mSa CELlEuED TO
Detective, Deoartment Chardes Tom Saffcry With Extortion
r and Vill Turn Him: Over to
Victimizing Frightened vyomen' at Nignt
, Orcinhed ilackmall Ulroutli a fang of bold ruffians opemtiBg at nUht
' is bellered toy U pollcs to bare bsn exposed and the ringleader caught
on" Saturday 'afternoon. . ' . v "
Tbe-arrest of Tom Saffery, clert for a local draytnif company, on Sat
urday, afternoon, as the result of a. woman's quick wit and courage Is ex
pected to stop ibt operations of the gang In Tlctlmlxlng Innocent men and
-omen frlghteoed into the belief that they are to be made :b center of
aensatlonal notoriety.
Baffery was charged with extortion I
and his case was to baro come up
taUV in collce court, but was Con-
- Unued until Friday when he asked lor
time to secure an attorney.
.'. In the meantime Captain of Detee
' " UTe McDuffie has laid the ase be
fore City Attorney Brown and is to
make a full report cs it to u. c At
torney lUher.;" It is probable. McDuf
, ,fii said loday. thU the local prose
cution will be 'dropped and . Baffery
will be turned orer to the federal
authoritlea oa the charge of imparsoa-
' ; atlng a federal officers This U one oi
f . the accusations against him. . -v?
For weeks the police bate been get-
, l ting occasional reports that the Diack-
maiag gang was at work, principally
' along. the beach roads. 'Their method,
as McDuffle told it this morning, was
simple and bold in the extreme, out
- they relied on the fact that their Tio
jtlms inrarlably shrunk from the un
welcome - puoucity that wouia rauow
jan attempt to exposevthe ;tmscrupu
lous peratora' ; It ' has ; been Impos
sible heretofore, ays McDuffle, to gel
:Tldence on any man or men. ;
- ..The alleged . blackmailers' .would
?iratch for parties, usually in autcts.
hich included married women or
married men. They would trail such
parties - to the homes of the' men or
women usually women were the Tlo-
.'tlms and -await an opportunity to
present their extortionate 1 demands.
- At this opportunity, finding the woman
,slpn, tcr i"t?ricev me "of tbe rcs
VAvouU'fci'rou l.ir fciX tc'l that
the had been watohed by cfHcers of
,-ttel law aud they had compromising
eTiuence tralr?t her, ead that the yrvt
to to rj-restel azd prc-ecuied. -i;
Ko cstter how entirely innocent the
tlctlra blghf be, such an accusation
visually accomplished' Its object.; The
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CASHINGTON, a C, June 20-The
VyY-'S- state department today felt 'Iw
,1ated confidence over the situation
n China. The legation at Psklng re
ports, that the note from 1 President
Wilson, urging', the Chinese to com
T pose their Internal dissensions and up
. - hold the republic, has had a beneficial
''., effect. V;:.;.;,T I
O : i A new ministry has been formed, and
the reconstruction of the government
' la proceeding at a rapid rate. ? .-
' ; The Chinese legation here had des
patches today from Peking that L.I
C : Ching hl has accepted the 'premier
ahlp, fcelievlng that the. opposing fae-
. ' tlona are . reconciled. Admiral Sah
Chlenplng has been named minister
. ; f the navy and .General Wang Shlh
' ' Chen tnlnlste ef vvi?. ' : ' 1 .
The policy of China toward Ormany
' will not be changed, pending the eleo
tions, of which the results will not be
known for several montha " .
NEW YORK STOCK -
i r?-:,.-r.!ARICET-. TODAY-
- If-
Ji' - Sa
Today, day.
uska Gold r;v;.';u;;c;.w s
American Smelter . . . . 108H .108
AmerlcaftSugar Rfg. :u 120 '120
American TeL 4 TeL Vl 123H v 122?a
Anaconda Copper ..... ' S3H . 834
Atchison 101H1 101 -
Baldwin Loco. ...,r... 73H" 72H
Bethlehem. Steel
......a.... al4l
v. w f b141Ji b1422
Calif. Petroleum 20 , 20 ;
Canadian Pacific .ii;.. 161 V 160Ji
m M. & St P. (St Paul) 75 75
Colo. Fuel & Iron '. 63'e r 63Vi
Crucible Steel BS V S4
E rle Co m m c n . i ........ 26 H . 26 V4
' General Electric : i,. 162. 160
Cenersl Motors, New.." 1194', H "
'Creat Northern Pfd. .... ;107H; 107J4
Inter. Harv, N. J.
Kennecott Copper ".
45,- ,45H
66'f X T65,
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Ray Consol.
Reading Common
28aw 28?a
S8V4, 7J4
Southern Paclfio ....... S4;
Studebaker S2Va
-Texas Oil 21S
.Union Pacific'; 133;
U. S. Steel 130
Utah 110'
Western Union.
84Ki
5
137'.
1S0H
H1'2
92
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Federal Officials Accused of
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llDSECn
Fl
Territory - Pays Bishop; Estate
y $5000 for 9285 Square i. 4
i.Feetv.- ,
Through lha purchase by, the terri-i
tory of 8285 square feet - from the
Bishop estate ou Punchbowl and King
streets walkiki of the present Judiciary
building; one more- tep - toward the
fruition of the proposed civic center in
the vicinity ; of the ' territorial; group
has been takenM i f
.This was the .statement today at
the land office in: regard :to a $5000
sale on June 19,. which gives tbe ter
ritory a $ 5-foot -' frontage . on King
Street In the" vicinity of the. Abies
garage.: -: , ?. v : i
On January 29. '1918.' according to
rues at the viand office, the mshop
estate : wrote to. the territory giving
While ? the value -of the land -as
placed by the' Oahu board of apprais
ers was thd territory .aecnrt
ed it XoriWOO. -:rj;-ir-i'.?: '-'-i.i;- .
Other pieces of land which the ter
ritory hopes to secure In the opening
up of the civic ' center section are
appraised , as follows ki. - v ' i'K
Castle It Cooke, $46,000; J. B. Ath-
erton estate, $20,000; ; Allen & Robin
son, i 14,9 57; Long esU $17,676.
Total approximately. $106,640. :
Still another step in the civic cen
ter Idea will be made on July, 2 when:
the Esplanade lots are ; offered j for
sale at auction at an upset price of
$90,ooo.: - - - ; ;, .
While It has been ; generally sup
posed, that -the. " Hawaiian Electric
Company; limited, adjoining the lots,
would be the only .bidders, Walter A.
Engle, acting , commissioner of puhiio
lands, stated today that another party
has made inquiry about the lands ana
that, tracings from the : office bav
been Issued to him. . . ;
The Hawaiian i Electric . Company
has - already offered $90,000 for the
land; this . being the . standard v on
which the land board at a recent meet
ing figured the utset pric.' The -sale
will be the biggest made for a long
time by the territorial office, and it
la v understood that the money . from
the land will go toward the purchase
of other holdings, on Xing streets .
DRPROrOSED
CIVIC CElli
DH.:asnnTS:iii PftEtTYsorteit:izTio:
c:e::i uut o;i hie gom;:ossi;!?
Indorsement of UcCandless and Jryan is First Open Move to
Block- Reappointment : of Pinkham--Huberj and Trent Sup
report Resolution n Ground tThat it is Action by v Party
;Representativwi. flf' V :
A Democratio "drive" to block the reappointment of Governor L. E.
Plnkham. and secure another as executive, was launched Saturday after.
' noon at the party luau in. the skating
J By unanimoue acclaim the 1500 or more Democrats present adopted a
resolution passed at a meeting of the 'territorial central committee on
June 14, naming L. L, McCandiess and rof. W. A. Bryan as being equally
favorable to the Bourbona for, appointment as governor.
The resolution was read by U. 8.
Attorney S. C Huber and copies will
be . forwarded to - the President and
other-proper officials in Washington,
D. C ,-.;- i-i - ? .i. ,'
. As a forerunner of this resolution
the central committee on June 16 sent
President Wilson the following cable
gram: . .
. "Democratic territorial central com
mittee unanimously Indorses L, L. Mc
Candiess and Prof. W. A. Bryan : for
governor.! Either entirely satisfactory
to party.":.
District Attorney Huber said today
there was no special significance in
his reading of the resolution. ' He said
that, r at the luaiv he had made the
statement that the President and the
secretary of the interior are anxious
to know the will of the people of Ha
waii as regards the appointment of a
governor. -He says he has not been
asked by Washington to report on this
situation,, nor has he made any report I
to Attorney uenerai u re gory, his own
chief. " ; -:"
Huber, Explains Position 1
"""I believe as thoroughly in organ
ized politics as In organized business."
f NATIONAL GUARDSMAN
GET8 JAIL SENTENCE
FOR INSUBORDINATION.
Under sentence of 25 days at
hard labor for Insubordination, .
4- John Leventhal, member of Com-
- pany D, Hawaii National Guard,
4- was arrested today by th police
department on a warrant from
4- the national guard department..
Leventhars offense waa Insubor
4- dinatlon. Some two months ago
he spent 10 days at hard labor
en a similar charge and when he
waa freed forgot to report for
4- drill. When he showed up the
4- next time and was asked for an 4
4- explanation he grew insolent to 4
4- his superior officer. Court mar- 4
4 tial aentence waa approved June 4-
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Slayer Says
Gin Victii
(AsMciaUd Pru ty T. a. Ksval OoxutUU.
catioa Safrlce)
.BOLOGNA. Italy, June' 25. Alfredo
Cocchi, confessed slayer of little Ruth
Cruger of New York, told the police
today a 'strange story regarding the
murder. '
1 never say the Cruger girl until
she brought In her skates to be sharp
ened," he declared. "Sue- did all ' in
her power to attract attention. " When
she came for the. skates her attrac
tion for me was overpowering. After
that everything was like a dream. I
did not Intend to kfil her."
T.
SHIEfSUDSIDY
SpeeiaI CSbU
to pariiamenVcalliirg-f or a lajspenslou
of the subsidy tea- steamship lines. Ac
cording to he r Administration, the
steamship; companies hare made much
money during the past few years and
It Is believed . that the' subsidy Is not
needed.
Inasmuch as the governmentaLar
xy nas a majority parliament it is
believed the bill Will be passed. The
T. K. K. N. Y. K. and O. S. K. wlU
, be 'affected by this law if passed.
Whether or not this will mean a raise
in. freight rates cannot be, told, at this
time.,. The N.- Y. K, has a line to
Europe, while the other two lines have
steamers plying between Japan, Hono
lulu and San' Francisco.
NATIONAL BANK' CALL
ISSUED; AS OF JUNE 20
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(aasodat4 Pru fcy TT. 8. Vaval Oosunnal.
caaoa aarrice)
WASHINGTON". D. C June 25, The
national bank call was Issued today as
of June 20. . .:. ,
4SH1P CONTRACTS LET
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 25.
Contracts for ten steel and , four
wooden merchant vessels and 20
wooden bulls were let today, by Major
Ge4 George W. GoethaJa, for delivery
In 1918.
ink. Fort street.
BY REPUBLICANS
This evening ' the Republican mem
bers of the new board of supervisors
will bold a catena to discuss the
problems which will confront them
when they take office July 2.
The7 budget for the next six months
is one of the matters which will
claim their attention, and also the
number of standing committees.
" There is a movement on foot to
reduce the present seven committees
to. five and add two new ones. What
the new ones win be "has not been
definitely decided! The plan is to com
bine committees on health and water
and seweres and the committees
on police and fire and electric light
One hew committee suggested is pub
He accounts and records. ; .
. v On , the matter of appointments the
Lured mm
MAY LOSE
CAUCUS CALLED
LATE NEWS
RED CROSS FUND NOW TOTALS $2216
At 2:30 this afternoon Chairman E. D. Tenney of the War Relief
Committee ef Hawaii announced the total amount of contributions made
by Honolulans to the American Red Cross since the one week cam
paign began las Thursday, to be $20316, which with the $2200 on hand
at the beginning makes the grand total of $22,516. Of this amount, $13,
825 was contributed by 10. corporations, $750 by two firms, and $5471
by 45 Individuate. This leads Chairman Tenney to hope tnat citixena
will In the next few' days contribute more freely.
DISEASE ON KAUAI IS NOT ANTHRAX
The dlaeaae which killed a aheep at Kealla, Kauai, last week was
not anthrax, according to a wireless message received thie afternoon
from Dr. Leonard fi. Case, assistant territorial veterinarian. The mee
aige was sent from Ubue. One sheep from a flock of 150 died the
middle of last week from a disease thought at first to be anthrax.
BIOS ON FURNISHING FOOD TO LEPERS OPENED '
Bide for furnishing palk or hard poi, hides and beef to the Molo
ka4 eettlement were opened at the office of the board of health today
aa follows: Palal, Wong Nlm, 90 cents a bundle of 25 pounds; hides,
Hawaii Meat Co, $0.198 -a pound; beef, American Sugar Co., t 1-2 cents
a pound. No contract have been awarded.
CHINESE DEBTOR MUST PAY $11,786.
In the case of Leong Lum et aL against Lee Wal, an action for the
recovery of an alleged debt, a Jury, In Circuit Judge Kemp's court this
afternoon found for the plaintiffs in the sum of $11,768.
ALLIES URGED TO FORCE NEUTRAL 8HIPS TO ACCEPT CHARTERS
(Associated Press by U. S.
BOSTON, Mass., June 2$ More than a million tons of neutral ship
ping art idle in harbors of various of the belligerent nations, according to
Sen or ClmfellL member of the Italian mission visiting the United States
He lays that the owners of the Vessels are greedily awaiting higher charter
rates oeiore signing up. iot commerce, ana suggests wai me Auies lm
pose confiscatory port duties in
now idle ships.
GREECE MAY FORM
ATHENS, .Greece, June 25.- Senator Jonnart of France is arbitrating
ministerial difficulties to an effort
xelos and Zaimla elements. -
AMERICAN PASSENGER VESSEL FIGHTS OFF SUBMARINE
AN ENGLISH PORT, June 25.
American passenger, vessel brings
successfully fought off a submarine,
k.
' KING CONSTANTINE BUYS
AilSTERDAM, Netherlands, June
says that' King Constantine, late king of Greece, has bought the magnifl
cent Chateau' Chartreuse at Thun, Switzerland.
A BELGIAN WtSSWi JIAY COME TO THE PACIFIC COAST
, WASHINQTlON, D. June 25.
considering a trip to the Paclno coast. -
RUSSIA'S. GREATESTAR
motitei more "than anthing? e1seC;A thoosand lowmoUvep are wanted
immediately. 'v If they lean be eecured, say the . Russlaa emissaries, ; mili
tary euccea s wui. ioiiow. - - -
ACCUSED OF LIQUOR SALES IS GIVEN CHANCE TO LEAVE
Katie Lee, who waa arrested 8 aturday ' night by I the " police on a
charge- of selling llquorto .soldiers, and who was turned over to the
federal officials today, la not to be arrested by . the latter authorities,
it waa announced this afternoon. It Is understood the woman will be
given av chance: to leave the territory, next Thursday. Seventeen bot
tle of beer. were taken aa evidence , when the woman .was arrested.
' BRITISH 8TEAMER SUBMARINED; THREE ARE LOST
, MONTREAL, Canada, June 25,
the British ship Ortolan has been
being lost- ;
PACIFIC SAILING VESSEL
ASTORIA, Oregon, June 25 The
lor.unma, nas reiurnea wuus pan.
could not extinguish.
MILITIA FIELD BATTERIES
. WASHINGTON D. C June Z5.
the .various state national guard organizations which have field batteries
that the batteries win be required
for training artillerymen.
RUSSIA OUTPOST TERRITORY ASKS INDEPENDENCE
TIF.XJS, Trans-Caucasia, June 25.
the Russian territories or ueorgia
lution asking for autonomy.
tlEOSMTIOIl It)
(PECTED
EFflntillE 30
t That the attorney generals ot- j
flea in Waanlhston. D. C. had ex- 4-
-f pected that registration in Ha- -f
v wail Kr rauiiaxx Berrce wuuiu t-
4 .be held some day this montlj. Is
intimated in Instructions to Mar-
shal J, J..Smtrtly to have the ar
v- rests of all "slackers' completed
by June 30, the end of the fiscal
year, if poibTjj. -
The marshal also was request-
ed to complete bv the end of this -f
f month the arrest of all German 4
-f aliens who had failed to register
f or secure permits to reside or do
-t- business in the local restricted
-f areas,' or who had failed to turn
la all firearms as required under
an order received here some
weeks ago.
Marshal Smiddy anticipates lit-
tie, if any trouble, as regards tbe
registration of German aliens, -f
and the surrendering of firearms.
: More than 150, permits have been
issued to date .and it is believed
4- that practically all firearms have
been collected.
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EMBARGO COUNCIL CREATED
WASHINGTON. D. C. June 25.
President Wilson today created the
"Embargo Council to advise with the
government on the possible prohibit
ing of exports along certain lines and
to carry out the decisions on embar
gos. for commodities. The council
which will v administer the proposed
embargos wiU be made up of experts.
gether and ; decide on which, of the
AT A GLAWCE
Naval Communication Service.;
order to drive into active work these
COALITION MINISTRY
to effect a coalition between the Venl
Arriving from the war-zone today, an
news that an American naval gun crew
tbe submarine firing a. torpedo which
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PALACE IN SWITZERLAND
25. News from Switzerland today
The ' Belgian mission is tenUtlvely
tIEED IS LOCOMOTIVES'
This agents . here . learned today that
suns: era submarine, three of the crew
FLEES TO HARBOR, AFIRE
schooner Margaret, which was bound
win a lire in ine noia wmcn the crew
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NEEDED AT FEDERAL CAMPS
The war department today notified
at the various officers' training camps
a congress of representatives from
and TransCaucasIs has passed a reso
-
After withdrawing his former plei
nt nnt nHit, p. a Snror nr cotia
Wash, charted with nnlawfullr rp-
cruitinz labor for Alaskan aaJmon can
nerlea. entered a ilea of ruiltv In CAr.
cult Judge Heen's court this arte
noon and was sentenced to pay a fine
of 6500 and costs. Mittimus has been
stayed until noon, tomorrow.
At the Instance of City Attorney A.
M. Brown the cases of Frank S. Win
der, an employe of the Metropolitan
Meat Market; Pablo Manlapit, former
editor of a Filipino newspaper, and B.
Cruz and Felipo Madlagawan, Fili
pinos, charged with a similar offense,
were nolle pressed. All. bonds were
cancelled and nine Filipinos, who have
been held as witnesses,- were dis
charged. Prior to Snyder's plea of guilty,
Judge Heen read an opinion holding
that the prosecution might retain the
62400 taken from Snyder upon his ar
rest, as evidence. This . money now
will be returned to Snyder.
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I BASEBALL RESULTS I
I TODAY
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Brooklyn Brooklyn 3, Boston 2;
Brooklyn 4, Boston' 2.
At Philadelphia Philadelphia 2,
New York 0.
SNYDER ENTERS
PLEA OF GUILTY
IN LABOR CASE
American League
At Cleveland Cleveland 9, St. Louis
6.
At Boston Washington -4,; Boston
0 Boston 4, Washington 3.
At New York New York 1, Phila
delphia 0; New York.7,. Philadelphia 5.
CZECH HMS DESERT TO
eUSSIAWS; VMSAVJ STUDB3TS
STRIKE FOLLdninG DISMEfl
WAR FRONTS COMPARATIVELY QUIET WASrilNGTOfJ
PUSHES FOOD CONTROL BILL AS WAR-MEASURE
SENATE TO RUSH LEGISLATION URGED BY PRESIDENT
(Associated Press by U. S, Naval Communication Service.)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, June 25. Copies of the
Berlin Lokal Anzeiger received
bellious against the Central Powers. Czech regiments are de
serting' by wholesale, going over
BERLIN, Germany, June
Beserler, military ruler of Poland under the German' system,
has closed the University of Warsaw because of outbreaks
there. A strike of students has followed a row in which sev
eral of the students were arrested.
" WASHINGTON, D. C,
made by the senate today to rush through the food control bill V
and get it to conference, if it is changed from the form passed
by the house, or into the president's hands at once if there.
is no change.
The president has let it be
the bill to pass. He believes
have the power of controlling
in the country. 1
Herbert C. Hoover, the "food dictator," is ready to begin
administration of the law when
country prepare itself for discipline in the matter of food .
consumption. ;
War Front Quiet:
vThe Associated Press summary of today 's developments in , '
the war-zone says:
' The iEfriUfeh front was active principally with raiding.
There is a-lull along the Aisne line., ; - i -: - u
" "The; irench; front has remained- intact at Vaux Aillon, ;
despite the bloody,-attempts of the German crown ; prince to ;
batter in the positions with the weight of men and guns." r
COPENHAGEN, Denmark;
aiding Germany's crops, which have been burning up under a ,
fierce, midsummer sun, according to news receivedfhere. Much
damage was done by the heat
AN ATLANTIC PORT, June 25. A British steamer arrivr
ing here today brings news of a
nne. ine naval gun crew on
shells home on the submarine's
the shells penetrating to the magazine. An explosion followed :
and the attacking diver sunk. The fight took place 400 miles
from Ireland.
NEW YORK, , N. Yn June
Palmer damaged by shells from
was laid up here today.
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More Sinn Fein Rioung Breaks Ont
CORK, Ireland, JurieiJS. -
which several were killed and
Feiners making the disturbance.-
roops were called out to quell
WSffl URGES; IliOlli'S SU0.T.
itiraiEstsPflin Mil Louisra
By C. 8.
(Special 8Ur-BaQi Cm90-de) ., ;. ' v - v ' . ;
WASHINGTON, I) C ; June 11. Sugar producers) of
Hawaii are urged, to cooperate
matters relating to the product
It is held that their interests are
mis is me aa vice oi.oenaiorioussara, ". . isfieaaing
he fight to obtain the last degree of protection for cane grow-
ers. lie is connaent oi success,
not yet won. His success in suspending the "draw back " pro
vision of the Underwood-Simmons act 1ms created a sanguine
feeling. The fight is now being concentrated on the excise tax
feature. It is contended that
o bone-black sugar, would be
imitation cannot be secured Senator Broussard lia3 a last card
i tf li i ' 1 it ' llM' IVJ- -IL.tl.
up nis sleeve, tie win noi
moment arrives. V
It is the plan of Senator Brousaard
to offer another amendment, classifr-
ing the excise tax. , ThlswiU not be
done nnless the bone-black 7 amend-,
mint fin a 11 a ra1utAf V "" X-'T V
- It is proposed to divide the excise
evr into four taxes. The excise tax
on domino and lump sugars 'woald he
raised to one cent on bone-black re
ined - sugars to th ree-fourths . of . one
cent; leave the tax 'on washed sugar J
at one-half ' cent ; and impose a ' tax
of one-fourth cent on ; molasses "tag
ars, or second and . thirds. ' - -."
If it-is.fotind' I-rc-!v!9 to' carry
here say that Hungary is re
to the side of the Russians. v
25. Governor-General von
June 25. Arrangements wicroV
known that he is anxious for
that the government should now'
the distribution and sale of food
. n1;
it is passed and nrges that the
; ': . a
French Hold East
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June 25.Recent rainfall is
and by fires, f - ;
successful fight with a subma-
me untisn vessel sem ineir ;
hull at 'a range of five miles,
"
25. The schooner Rebecca
a submarine in Irish waters,"
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Riots took place here today in
a dozen wounded, the Sinn-
The police were helpless and
the, disorders. , : ,V;
ALBERT
with those '6f Louisiana' in all
and the pending revenue' bilL
identical ,in the long run. - ,
dui realizes inai me ngni :
a limitation", of its. application
satisfactory 'all around. If this
spring imsuniii me jiavoraoiu
: ! v
committee and the senate. It Is tie
confident opinion of those friendly to
sugar: that i thei bouse 'will' ellminats
the entire plan "added to the revenue
i bfllby the senate, carrying with it
not only the excise tax, on sugar tu:
that on coffee . and ' tea, This woul 1
leave nothing-of the senate chans? -except
suspension ot the ' drawt ac !:
provision of existing law. it U t
lieved on all sides that thls will r.
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