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Wind, 12m., 27 S.W.
Jtnln, 24b 8 a. m .24.
SUOAR
Cano; 4.58c. lb., $91.60
per ton.
Boots: 15a. 5d. por cwt,
$105 per ton.
. Telephone 2365 star Busineis office. The Largest Daily Paper in The Territory second edition.
VOL. XIX.
TWENTY PAGES.
HONOLULU, HAWAII, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1912.
TWENTY PAGES.
NO. 6198.
ANANA G
SECRETARY FISHER GOES TO PANAMA ON TUESDAY
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' (Special (Cablegram to the Star.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, February 10. Secretary of tho Interior, Fisher,
will leavo for Panama on Tuesday to bo absent a month. Ho says that
probably thero will bo no action with regard to Governor Prear until he -
returro. J. A. BRECKONS.
i SIGNIFICANCE IN CRUISE
OFSFLEET, SAYS ADMIRAL
THOMAS
Unfairly Treated
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O Tho majority of tho men on O
O tho U. S. S. West Virginia O
O thl,3 morning were granted for- O
O ty-cight hours leave. This does O
O away entirely with the theory O
O that tho cruiser Is about to O
O leave at any moment, and has O
O been coaling and provisioning O
O by electric light In order to get O
O her away as soon as possible. O
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ed to bo any undue haste about tho
work. Some of tho carpenters from the present time
That tho banana growers and ship
pers, who only recover from one blow
to receive another, are facing a more
serious menace In their Coast trade
than mosquito crusaders, scale, Insects
and evil shipping facilities, Is evinced
by the persistent rumors, partially
confirmed by shippers and agricultural
authorities, of a market "squeeze" in
California which the United Fruit
.Company Is said to be executing at
tho South Dakota were busy building
a stage on the Naval wharf for a box
ing bout to bo pulled off this after
noon. Several officers from tho We.it
Virginia went nwpy 'shortly boforo
ten o'clock to play golf, so It did not
look as 'though tho West Virginia
was going to leave, immediately at
all events.
In snlto of what Admiral Thomas
Edward L. Marshall, who has been
shipping bananas from this port for
thirty-one years and has done much
to raise the standard of the exported
Hawaiian banana, returned recently
from the Coast and reported that the
big commission, merchants i who, are
said to be the agents of the United
Fruit Company, were selling their
bananas nt $1.20 a hundredweight,
which Is Ave cents less than the cost
of transporting' these bananas from
New Orleans, where the ships from
the mosquito coast deposit their
cargo, to tho coast. This means that
the big fruit trust, which pays 17'
cents a bunch for bananas in Central
America, pays a caretaker to attend
the shipments of bananas and main
tains steamers for the transfer of
their fruit, are willing to dispense
with profit and cost as well and sell
for tho freight rate, to undersell and
exclude from the market some obnox
ious rival, whether It lp Hawaii or
Mexico.
Tliis throws light on ope rumor. 7t
has also been said herq among ba
nana dealers that the underselling
campaign Is a result of tho failure of
the United Fruit Company agents
who were here less than a year ago
to corner and divert to their own
trade the Hawaiian output. It Is also
said that the West Indian and Cen
tral American bananas which como
Into California are Infected with pests
and insects just as tho Hawaiian
fruit is Infected, but that thero Is a
discrimination In favor of the big
trust on the part of .the Inspectors
and against Hawaii. Upon this ques
tion Horticulturist J. E. HIggins of
the experiment station said this
morning:
"There is no doubt that tho Bhi3
llcld bananas have pests and harbor
(Continued on pago Five)
MSS
DELEGATES
(Associated Press Cables to the Star.)
ST. LpUIS, February 10. Ex-Governor Folk has retired from the raco
for tho presidential endorsement of Missouri, agreeing to Champ Clark's
proposal for a divided delegation.
STEPHENSON EXONERATED.,
WASHINGTON, February 10 The Senate Commltco on Privileges and
Elections haB exonerated Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin from charges
of brlbe-glvlng by .a vole of seven to five. -
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FEUDISTS KILLED.
EL, PASO, February 10. A Pikeville, Ky., sheriff, arriving here, killed
Louis Hall and son, Morgan feudists. Tho elder Hall had a history of
twenty-two killings.
WILL FIGHT HERRICK.
WASHINGTON, February 10. Senator Cummins and tho Progressives
will fight the confirmation of Ex-Governor Horrlck for ambassador to
Franco.
The cruiser Weat Virginia was still j has said, the're are still some who
moored to the wharf at the foot of
Itichards street today, and judging by
the surroundings it looks as though
thero is little likelihood of her sip
ping away from hero before Monday
morning.
Tho Star yesterday published the
statement that tho boat was llot go
ing out, and this statement coming
from Admiral Thoman may be re
garded as authentic. When seen this
morning Admiral Thomas had noth
ing to add to what has already ap.
neared In the Star. Ho said that the
vessels were merely going to cruise
around these Islands, and that there
was no slenificanco to the trip. It
wil bo merely a cruise, he .stated, to
pretend to know more than the Ad
miral. But the strange part of It Is
that It is entirely against the asser
tion that tho West Virginia is going
away on a secret cruise in so great
a hurry that everyone Is at fever heat
putting coal and provis ons Into her.
The unofficial announcement Is that
she is not going at Ml, not even with
the othei' cruisers on Monday morn
ing. Captain Halstead, say those who
scarcely know him by. sight, will be
here next Tuesday morning when the
Cleveland arrives, and does not want
to go to the trouble of shifting to an
other wharf In order to make room
for the big German liner. They say
that he wishes the West Virginia to
help keep the boys In : form
The vessels have taken on coal and stay there,
provisions, but there has never seem-j (Continued on pago Four)
T
SESSIONS
EE mm
Out of a probable eight thousand
there were only 2410 voters register
ed at the city anjl county clerk's of
fice up to noon today. Time Is not
waiting for the dilatory and first thing
they know they will bo shut out.
D. Kalauokalanl, city and county
clerk, will shortly make an official an
nouncement that, on and after Marcn
1, he will keep his office open at
nlghte from 7 to 9::i0 daily except
Saturdays and Sundays, for tho regis
tration of such voters as may find It
Inconvenient to come in during busi
ness hours.
PARANOEIC CLAIMS OF ROYALTY
DO NO! SAVE COUPLE FROM JAIL
RELIEF ASKED.
SACRAMENTO, Fobruary 10. Acting Governor Wallace has Issued a
proclamation ' asking for contributions towards the rellof of tho Chlneso
famine.
REICHSTAG QUARREL.
BERLIN, February 10. Spahn, tho newly-elected clerical prctldent of.
the, Reichstag, refuses to servo with Socialist like President Schciomann.
SECRET SUGAR REPORT.
WASHINGTON; February 10. The Hardwlck Sugar Trust coramltteo
unanimously agrees to a secret report.
COUNTY FINANCES WHAT JUDGE PARSONS DECIDED
OF BIG ISLAND IN HENDERSON HOMESTEAD CASE
By tho morning's mall the Attorney , whatever the outcome of the crop
General's department received a copy ,8U"ld ' .
. , , , The Territory has contended that
of the decision of Judge Parsons in nn agr8omunt wns 0 vlolatlon ot
regard to tho Henderson homestead thQ ,and ,awg. that lh(J aw contem.
case. Tho decision Is a lengthy docu-'plated that tho homesteader should
ment and a synopsis Is only possible .either do tho work himself personally
to' print: or through hired servants. The Ter-
In this case, Judgo Parsons decides ritory contends that the homesteader
that all the obligations upon tho pait has not done any cultivation on the
Governor Frear is In receipt o a
report on tho finances of the county
of Hawaii. As the compiling of the
figures sent In will take some time,
the full details cannot at' present be
given out. However, enough 1b known
to' show that whilo thero was an in
crease in tho revenues during 1911,
as compared with 1910, there was no
decrease in tho expenditures.
Also, unlike Maul, there Is no large
balance on hand to carry on the work
of tho county till tho next taxes be
gin to come in. Hawaii is so
that the expenditure Is great, while
tho revenue Is not correspondingly!
large. I
The King of the Sandwich Islands
has gone to jail for twenty days. The
Queen Is In durance for thirty. And
the cruel Judge who issue,) the lettres
do cachet Is "the unscrupulous villain
who stolo their kingdom rrom them.
The King's name is Kualil and the
Queen's is U1II. Erstwhile they lived
in simple grandeur on Knrattl lane,
where, they received dlvlno revela
tions and performed marriages by ap
pointment of tho Lord and without
benefit of clergy. Unfortunately for
them, one R. W. Breckons, emissary
of tho Government of tho United
States, who does not recclvo rovcln
tionsbut who often has a hunch, re
fused to recognize cither their royal
prerogatives or their dlvlno power
and pinched them lroth.
To Judge Dole, sitting clothed in
the majesty of power and tho author
ity or tho United States of America,
Queen Ulil expounded the law and
tho prophets this morning and de
manded tho restoration of tho sovor-1
elgnty of tho Islands to KVialll, thoir j
of tho homesteader In regard to cul- land, and that tho cultivation which
tivatlon, maintenance of a homo and has been done by tho plantation has
planting and care of trees, have beon been for Its own benefit, and not for
",rf substantially complied with, and thatitho benefit of the homesteader. The
tho homesteader Is entitled to receive court, however, overrules the conten
a patent for tho land. tlon ot tho Territory, and holds that
mi. fnnic iii iif nnHo na nlimvn liv tho law 'does not contomnlato that tho
However, whilo thero was a debt n evldenC0( aro that on the dtty that 'homesteader himself, or through his
rightful King. The hard-hearted Judgo
responded by sending her to jail for
a longer term than he did King
Kualil.
Ulil oonfeBCd that she had violated
the laws of the United States by
"marrying" Kualil while she yet had
a husband and had no use for him.
She had searched the Scriptures dili
gently and had received a dlvlno rev
elation by which tho Lord command-1
ed her to toko unto her as husband
Kualil, who was by rights tho King
of Hawaii. This she had done, nnd
she defied the court to charge her
with wrongdoing therefor.
Ulil admitted that, according to tho
laws of tho United States, she was
an adulircss, but, bIic said, Kualil,
her royal husband, was pure and un
dented. She was already married
when she married him, but he had no
wife, nnd ho had merely obeyed tho
dlvlno command In taking her to
wife. .
To provo tho truth of her ass'er-
(Continued on Pago Eight.)
TESTIMONY AS TO LABOR.
WASHINGTON, February 10 The steel tariff committee neard testi
mony today on labor conditions.
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TROOPS ON THE MOVE.
WASHINGTON,. February 10. A battalion of infantry has -been rushed'
Whipple Barracks, Arizona.
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WORKMEN DROWNED.
WYOMING, February 10. FIvo dead workmen ,
drowned.
have beon found
CAMBRIDGE WINS -LONDON,
February 10. Cambridge beats Oxford at football 'by throe
to one. v
. COLD IN THE EAST.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 10. There is a cold wnvo prevailing In tho
East.
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(Morning Cablo Report on Page Thirteen.)
M
IHOTEL WILL HAVE
ROOM
S
the Fleet
$S7,'J0C at tho beginning of 1911, thero
(Special Corrospondenco of Tho Star)
WA1LUKU, February 9. Work on
tho now addition to tho Maul Hotel
Henderson got his cash freehold agents, shall cultivate, and as long as began on Wednesday of this week.
l"Zir:tZd !' 1 ?, cement from tho Government, labile cultivation fs done It matters not' ploMi th(J 1)0puIar pwprIetop o
at tho end of this year.
BIRDSEYE WORKING
KILAUEA
MAP
conuiuons win uegm vo imiuuvu, uuu ... ...... Hnn ,-nntrnct. with
that the county will como out Hotter ptantaHoni whereby ho Was to
I plant cano on tho land and sell tho
'samo to the plantation at n specified
figure per ton of cano.
Tho contract contained tho provis
ion that In case tho homesteader
'failed, or was unablo to do tho work
required- on tho homestead, the plan
tation should furnish mules and men,
materials, otc, and should chargo up
tho cost of this to tha homesteader,
and when tho crop was harvested, tho
plantation should be reimbursed for
Its outlay, and the balance paid to tho
homesteader.
On tho samo day( however, that tho
foregoing contract was entered Into,
a new verbal ngreoment was made by
tho parties which provided that, In
Governor Frear received a letter
from Professor Jaeger this morning,
nnd in It the man who is studying
tho volcano of KHuuea stated that ho
and Topographer BIrdseye wero start
ing out on tho work of mapping tho
crater of Kllauea and tho surrounding
country that It Is Intended to con
vert into a national park.
When tho Kllauea park is all map
ped out a start will bo made on
Mating Lou, and tho Hllo sldo ot the
famous mountain will be dealt with.
Topographer Birdseyo shifted his
camp from Hakalau this week, nnd
ho Is now established at Kllauea. Ho
expects that tho work of mapping the
proposed national park will tako some
months. 1 ' v v
by whom, the law Is satisfied
As to tho maintenance of u home,
tho court finds that Henderson has
substantially complied with tho law
tho hotel, has boen slowly working
away at tho plans, and has taken his
time so as to get tho very best 'addi
ng,! Vi. .on tn thn nrncnnt hntnl Out
In this respect. As to tho planting ' . ,,, Pt,, .,, mnIn
j . UL-UUUi 'UiailltjIWUlllB Mw fc" " ...u ........
nnu care or trees, Henderson Had u
certain number of natural trees grow
ing In a gulch on his land, and the
court has held that this satisfies tho
tree planting clause.
AS FEW CASES
AS POSSIBLE
Tho qilestlon of how many separate
trials thern .shall be to (mttlo tho Ma-
lieu of tho terras of tho written con.'hujn ito controversy was debated at
feature of tho lower floor. Tho lawn
will bo kopt In front ot tho addition.
Theso features alono will mako tho
new addition a groat attraction. Mr.
Field takes great pains for his guests.
Few men. will do as much for stran
gors as ho will, and ho knows Just
where to glvo his guests tho best pos
slblo good time around tho Island.'
Wharf at Klhel.
, Action has boen takon by tho Cham
ber of Commerce of Wallnku to In
sist upon tho building ot tho wharf at
Klhol by tho harbor commission as
provided for by tho legislature.
Social,
Tho Young Men's Club ot Kahulul
tract referred to, the plantation should 1 considerable length boforo Judge Dolo '
pay to tho homsteader tho sum of flvo this m6rning. Tho nttornoys ropre-'gavo a dollghtful danco nt tho club
dollars per aero per annum for tho sonting tho various respondents stood rooms last Saturday night. Tho decor-
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land. In other words, a lease, pure out for Boparato trials In each case, ations wero nags, minting, icrns aim
and stmnle. was mado by tho home- hut thta did not anneal ' to tho Judgo. I nalms. Tho hall presented a most
stoador to tho plantation of tho land, who said that In his opinion It would j attractive appearance. Tho rofrosh
nni thn hnmnntnndar wns to recelvo tin nnwlnn tr hnvo bo manv trials, monts wero dolicloivs, consisting of
five dollars por aero for his land , Ho-thought that tho Interests of each .sandwiches mado by too ladles or Jva
whether cano was planted or. not, or --'(Continued on Pago Eight,) I hulul.jcoffeo, cakes' and lemonade. The,
Wailuku quintet club furnished the
music for tho evening. Fully one
hundred dollars will bo realized by tho
evening's pleasure. Tho money will (
be? dovoted to tho club's expenses.
Books for Library.
Tho Maul Aid Amociation has
placed about three hundred volumes
In tho referenco nnd circulating de
partments of tho new Maul Library
Association so that all who with to
seo those books may havo tho oppor
tunity. Thoy aro permanently loaned
to tho library bo that tho ministers
and ovnngollsts of all denoniinatioim
may havo tho uso of thorn. There aro
Bomo of tho latost and most valuablo
books on theology placed In this list.
For the Floral Parade.
Tho spoclal excursion rates provid
ed by tho Inter-Island S. N. Co., at
$9 round trip from Kahulul and Mac
Grogor's, and an $8 rato from I.aha
Ina, pleaso tho Maul people. An un
tvjually largo nunjber expect to tako
ndvantago of theso rates, and bo In
Honolulu during tho parado.
Personal.
Mlts Lucio Wilcox, teaching at
SpreckolBvllle, has boon transferred
to Puunono school.
Miss Mathilda Burlom, who won tho
Boventh prize in the popular Star Con
test, namely, a trip to Honolulu and
return, goes to tho city noxt week,
and will romaln for tho Floral Paradq,
Whatever move tho fleet mny mako
between now and tho dato of the Horal
parado, tho navy will bo represented,
for Captain Hnrlow of tho California
this morning detailed two special
workmen nnd a gang of twolvo men
to stay ashore and work upon tho
lloat. It is not known what it will
be, but the officers who aro planning
it assure tho parado directors that It
will be big enough nnd unlquo onough
to maintain tho prestige of Uncle Sain
in tho parado.
Inter-lslan
ig
Ian
DIVORCE MILL
GRINDS
MERRILY
Today was divorce day in Judgo
Whitney's court and threo unhappy
couples wero separated Into six more
or loss happy single individuals.
Hnttlo Kimuka Willing was granted
a dlvorco from Carl II. C. Willing on
tho ground of adultery. .On tho ground
that ho doEortod hor twenty-ono years
ago Mary Kamahu Kolllan was grant
od a dlvorco from David Kelllaa. Mary
Lucas Sllva Borgo obtained a dlvorco
from Antouo Borgo on tho ground of
desertion.
In tho dlvorco matter of Mildred
Brims versus Harry Bruns, Judgo
Whltnoy Issued an order that tho
llbolleo pay alimony In tho sum of ?C0
a month ponding tho trial of the suit,
Tho remaining untried Indictments
against Carl Smith, who this week
ploadod guilty to a fchargo of smug
gling, wero nolle pressed In tho fed
cral court this morning.
President Kennedy or tho Inter
Island S. N. Company Indicated this
morning that, with any sort of en
couragement at all, his company would
buy a large steam collier to bring coal
from Newcastle, N. S. W to Hono
lulu.
This statement was mado this
morning at an Inspection tour of tho
harbor commissioners. Commission
ers Wnkoflold, Bemdt nnd McCarthy,
nccompnnlod by President Kennedy of
tho Inter-Island Steam Navigation
Company and Harbor Master Foster
' wont around this morning and looked
' ovnr thn Intnr-lalnnil wlinrvna lmf
paid more attontion to tho proposed
site for tho new floating dock that
tho Inter-Island company will Import
if tho attitudo of tho harbor commis
sioners is at nlj favorablo.
Mr. Kennedy has In mind an exten
sion ot tho lenso for the marine rail
way slto for at lonst another twenty
years. Ho thinks that if this can bo
arranged it Is only a fair deal, and
then ho will go ahead and recommend
tho Installation of tho new patent
floating dock for docking vossels up to
four or flvo thousand tons. Tho coat
of dredging will be about $80,000
alone, ns n dopth of about forty feet
will bo required.
Wltli tho dock undor way, thon tho
company will oast around for a suita
ble coal cnrrlor botwoon Nowoastlo,
N. S. W and Honolulu. Mr.. Ken
nedy wants Now South Walos coal,
and will always get It so long as thero
Is n chartor to bo obtained, but the
company hra had many disappoint
ments lntoly In regard to tho charter
ing ot tivcossary steamers, and has
had to turn to Japan. Tho idpa now
(Continued on Pago Eight.)