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WttATMffiR Thfr., Mln.. liar, 8 a. m . :i0 ort. Rain. S4h.. a. m.. to. Wind. 12m., 13 E auaAii Oftno: 3.981c per Hi, $76.70 per ton. Hoots, 13a. Id. per cwt., $01.20 por ton. Telephone 2365 Star Busing office. The Largest Daily Paper in The Territory SECOND EDITION. (VOL. XX TWELVE PAQE3. HONOLULU, HAWAII, Tl KSDAY. M Y 28, 1012. TWELVE PAQE8. NO 6290. IS CAPTAIN B.f6S c HirtTyrr " , Controversy arose at the commla- aion meeting this afternoon over the reappointment of C. E. Copeland as supervising principal for the district ot waiiuKu. Superintendent Pope and Mrs. Mary Wilcox objected to his pointment on tho grounds that Cope- land was insubordinate. Mr. Pope further averred that Mr. Copeland had writton to tho governor complaining about him (Pope). Judge Stanley declined to take cog nizance of tho letters on the ground that they had been read at the meet ng at which Mr. Copeland was first appointed. Commissioner Aiken and IUILDIUP THE Ten thousand clear Hawaiian cigars, i iaad. from the best grades ot Kono, 'RrowntobdccorarB expected to arrive by tho Siberia on Friday from New York, They are coming consigned to .Tared G, Smith; the pioneer to- bacco growor, who ordered the goods made up by a prominent firm In Now York during his visit' there recently. The cigars will bo placed on sale in tho local retail trade. "I think wo shall be able to build up qulto a business with the Hawaii an cigars right at home," said Mr. Smith In talking about tho matter this morning. "It is like any othor new thing the trade has to built up and I believe we cannot do better than give our own people a chance to help us advertise. I want to keep n. supply on hand hero' constantly hereafter, and I contemplate a fac tory for making the cigars locally." Tho fact that the Hawaiian tobacco taken to Now York, both by Mr. Smith and by the Kona Tobacco Company, has not met with ready sale, Is explained by Mr. Smith on AUTOMOBILES WITHOUT TAX RECEIPT TAGS MY BE SEIZED This automobile has been seized for taxes. If you should find one of these days that your automobile is decorated with one of these algns, that tho wheels have been chained together and that a stern faced deputy is seated in tho car, you will know whato do, for it is a hint from the tax iSfilco that you have not paid your auto tax.' For tho automobile tax Is overdue and tho signs "are part of a device by which the Treasurer intends, to collect automobile taxes from ono hundred and fifty automobile owner.? of the city wliq havo not as yet paid their ono cent a pound due the territory. Several hundred of them ao being printed this week by order of Terri torial Treasurer Conkllng and a gen eral distribution will take place somo time next week or porhaps sooner. In former years, according to Mr. Conkllng, it has been next to impos sible to collect thto automobile tax owing to tho fact that tho tax ofilco had nothing to go by oxcopt tho own er's word and many of them disclaim OF THE On opeland , I Stanley were as firm in their defense Of tho insurgent principal as his ac- cusers were vigorous in- their attack. Judge Stanley charged' that the wuuw iiiw-vuiiH u. . mU.ul. a...B cipals was abortive and that It was reap-'unfortunate that politics should have crept In, and ho further declared that Messrs. Pope, Wood and Gibson had not had any right to attend tho su pervisor's meeting, and that tho meet ing was not satisfactory to tho com missioners. At the time of going to press,' Judge Stanley was delivering a de- nunclatlon of mothdds employed by the supervisors and Mr. Copeland's ap Judge, (Continued on Pago Five.) CIGAR TRADE IN HAWAII the ground that the Hawaiian 3upply !s too small at tho present time to attract much attention, and from tho pnfc Moon, Char Kun and Pak John, fact that it is absolutely unknown. !gambng( wcro flned ?5 and cost() ' "There are plenty of mannf.ctur-, j A,apa, WM flned ?10Q am, cogtg ers," said he, "who spoke very highly ... . wIthnil. ,.,, 0f the loaf, and who would bo gltd, to make use of tho tobacro-if wo chargea wltn-nffrByi were flned ?5 and cared to make them a present ot it.'OTSt8 eacu They recognize Its merit oil tight, j Waha, charged with assault and bat- but don t care to pay want u is worth, because it is unknown and; would have to bo advertised In or- tier to get it started." It Is this feature of advertising that Mr. Smith Is confident Hawaiian to bacco needs more than anything else. Ho believes that putting the cigars on the local marKct is cno ot tno t,est means toward this end. I'srccially should this be effective,, ho thinks, with the large nnd increasing army population, which, If it can bo edu cated Into' using Hawaian cigars, will do much toward creating a demand on tho mainland, just as tho army has done more to introduce Mnnila cigars throughout tho United States than any othor thing. ed ownership of helr machines, when it came time to pay tho tax. But this year tags havo been Issued by tho treasurer's department. These tags are issued to owners who havo paid their automobile tax and are .then attached on a conspicuous part ot tho car. All automobiles that do not bear these tags are liable to .seizure at any time, no matter who is driving at tho time or Irrelatively to their owner ship, as Tax Asessor Wilder gave- pre liminary warning of, through tho Star, a week ago. Pollcemon and deputies have ordera to selzo any automobile not bearing the tags. Tho owner will then bo no tified and tho automobile will bo hold for ton days, ater which it will bo soiu ror charges, Tho owner can redeem tho machlno by paying a penalty, of ten dollars plus tho regular tax, but, if after ten! days tho tax is not paid, tho car Is advertised for sale and tha raachino Is then sold at auction. Then It thcro is any portion of tho purchase prico left after deducting tho! tix. cost of advertising anJ tho neces sary papors Involved In tho sale, it U rottirnod to tho original owner ot tho automobile. CALIFORNIAN IS lative High Chief Dead HJph Chief A. K. Palekaluhl, the son of the high chicfcss Llllha, a lineal descendant of JCamehameha-nuI king of Maul, died this morning at his residence at Kallhl. Deceased was 81 years of age. The 9 funeral will take place Friday morn' ing from the undertaking parlors of H. H. Williams, under Catholic church auspices. Palekaluhl used to carrv a watch tnnt na(, ,)oen prcsente(i t0 j,m by B(mo notnWo )ersoni wh,ch h,g inlHis nn(1 thp ot th ipUor, of h)s namo ennmeIe(1 on tho tllill t0 mnrk,tho hours, tho numher of the letters j, twelve, Instead of the uslml noman numorn'iB. in lli8 rmo ,10 wng influcntiai in local politics, , , , 11 SAULT IS E In the polfce court this morning! Anami nnd Nakahara, charged with cruelty to a horse by cutting it on the leg. with a pocket knife, were dis charged. Akana Espinda, charged with mali cious Injury, was discharged. Harry Charman, alleged "to have gambled, was found guilty and sen- I tonce was suspended for a term of i thirteen months. Uweda, gambling, forfeited bail of - . TmvnB.v ntw, Tnnlr Vn tcrv. was flned $15 and costs. Naholowalhaulani, also charged ,th assau,t and battery was dls. charged. I J. H. Haole, assault and battery, I was lined $10 and costs. i .1 Alohikea. assault anil battorv. hail to pay ?,r am, C08tg fo,. hs dlvorB,on omblnation The following bi-partisan ticket fo; tho municipal legislative body has been handed to the Stnr, its author declining to present names for the various department heads: Mayor J. J, Fern, Supervisors Wm. H. McClellan, J. C. Quinn, II. II. Plemnier, D. Logan, 'Jno. Markham, It. W. Aylett. C. N. Arnold. It may bo stated that tho proposer j is n Democrat, who considers that the mayor and three supervisors for hi3 bide and four supervisors for tho oth er side would bo a fair deal. Ho also pointed out to a Star rqporter that his ticket contains four supervisors of experience and two now ones Maikham and Plemmer who would bo likely to find general acceptance. mm hit From Miss B. Blodgett, a teacher In Public School No. 62, Hester & Es cex Streets, New York City, comes tho following acknowledgment to the Promotion Committee: "I recolved tho map 'Crossroads of tho Pacific,' nnd nlso folders, for which please accept my thanks. If you could see tho dollght of my geo graphy class studying trado In tho United States at seeing this line chart you would bo ropald for your troublo. I hopo I may visit your In teresting city somo day." MAJOR CHARO Bi-Partisan PROMOTION IP apanes Park Grove Probably one-fourth of tho handsorte nlgaroba grove In Punchbowl crater hr.T been destroyed by a Japanese gang during the past few days, and carted away for firewood. This Is tho infor mation which was brought to tho U. S. Army Division headquarters this morning by a gentleman whose atten tion had been called to the matter. A military detail was at once .-sent out to Investigate, and District Attorney Breckons was communicated with to rftcertnin the legal status of thf tres pass. FINAL FOR HOP Attempts to compromttcJtwi;h thej property holders' sv are Involved in the' proponed extension of Iltahop ttrec-t have failed and Deputy Attorney General Smith has announced that the only thing left to do will be to appoint r. board of commissioners to decide tho value of the fourteen claims involved. Condemnation proceedings will then follow. On May 21, fourteen letters were .sent out from the attorney gen eral's office signed by Marston Camp bell, superintendent of public works, to tho various claimants, but accord ing to Deputy Attorney General Smith nono of the property holders whevsc claims involve large amounts have con sented to the compromise offered by 'tho territory. In some instances, the assessed value of thf property is doubled while in others the original figures arc not altered. Each letu-r contains a detailed .state- WILL HOLO CLEAN- BE THERE F "We'ro going to have a clean-up week this year, whether there's any money forthcoming to haul the dobiis away or not. We'll get tho dirt out of tho back yards and hidden places; and put it out on tho streets where tho board of health or tho city au thorities will havo to take It away." This statement was given this morning by a member of the Central Improvement Committee in answer to a report that tho proposed municipal clean-up would bo called off on ac count of tho fact that the chamber of commerce nnd tho board of health are both sidestepping tho matter of digging up funds for handling tho (one of refuse which will havo to Fo disposed of. "Arrested for putting the trash in tho streets?" tho Improvement man repeated tho query In substance. "That will bo great,, for wo'Il havo about everybody in tho city In tho came boat. One. thing is sure, they won't ho able to put us In Jail, for the lockups In the Islands wouldn't bo big enough. "No, we'ro going to hav this clean-up, and, if thcro is troublo about transportation, It will be ono of tho, best opjoct lessons wo can hnvo of tho need of a free garbage collodion uystom. Thoro Isn't going to be any calling off. Tho committee has do- ON BIS E CENSURED FOR Punchbowl is held by the federal government as a military reservation. A number of attempts have been made in the, past by the promotion commit tee and others to have the weeds and brush cleared out of tho crater, with the Idea of 'converting the big bowl into a handsome park, but military red tape has thus far prevented this being done. A qonslderablo portion of the interior of the big bowl was well covered with a line growth of algaroba and comparatively little work would have been needed to make tho place one of the beauty spots of the city. STREET XTENSION SCHEME mqnl of the value ot the property needed by tho Territory In the ex tension work, including damages to the property holder Invo'ived. The fig ures quoted ) tho government as fair estimates are r.i folowt: James Stelner $122!:. John Buckley, clo Holmes, Stanley & Olson, $Gp,000. Mystic Ixdge, K. P., ?1S,000. Mrs. Margaret F. Morgan, $15,000. Flr.-jt National Bank, ?S90.C2. William Wolters, $3fifiJ.!iO. Pacific Club, $1 for damages to prop erty. Charles Brewer Estate", $9300. Simpson Decker, $0122. Territory valves claim for betterment. Mrs. E. J. Monsnrrnt, $li"00 for Hfo interc.it. Mrs. Mary II. Waller, $17CS. SVrters of the Sacred "Hearts, $1, for damages. Mrs. Nettle P. Fkher, $2118. Roman Catholic Mlroion, $1 for dam- .:gCS. UP WEEK S i i'led definitely upon that, and Work ,.; arranging details for tho big plan in being pushed as hard as possible Vnother thing, wo nro not going to rut ourselves In tho position of beg uurs, and if tho business communltv or tlio board of nealtn can't mako provision to cooperato, they will have the chaneo of solving tho problem of ( 'eanifig tho streets afterward." L Tho market continues firm nnd practically unchanged' since yester day. Sales aro almost nil, howevor, 10 shares ot Browory stock making up tho sum total of this morning's transactions on tho exchange. This Btock, by tho way, ,1s holding appar ently firm at 20 3-1 aftor Its slump from 21 1-2 yostordny. Hotwoon boards II. C. & S. sharos gold at -1 "nt nn advanco from IG 7-8, nnd IG contlnuos to bo the ask ing prico. No other salog ot consotiuonco were reported, nor othor cbango In quota tion made. FUNDS BEER EAD1 TODAY VESSEL IGNORED THE (Associated Press Cbles to the Star.) WASHINGTON, May 2S. The Titanic investigation committee reports that the compartments of the 111-fatcj steamer were not tight. Tho Call fornian at tho time was less than nineteen miles away and saw tho Tl tanic's signals, which she Ignored in violation of humanity, nautical usago and law. She might have saved all the passengers and crew with her ca pacity. Tho life saving devices of tho Callfornian wore unutilized. Consuro has been passed upon her for withholding information and the report urges laws to fit. Senator Smith, chairman of tho investigating commit tee, reviews the whole case and censures Captain Lord of the Callfornian. ROGERS SHOUTS IN COURT. J LOS ANGELES, May 2S. Lockwood maintains his story of bribery under rigid cross-examination. Rogers, attorney for Darrow, Bhoutod, "The whole affair is a frarod- up. STRONG PROTECTION VOTE IN SENATE. WASHINGTON, May 2S. Dy a vote of twelve to sixty tho Senate has rejected the Cummins substitute for the House iron and steel schedule, which would admit free of duty all ores except lead and zinc. ROCKEFELLER MAKES ADMISSION. - NEW YORK, May 2S. In the suit for the dissolution of the Standard Oil Co., Rockefeller has testified that the Standard was seeking to ob tain control of the Waters-Pierce Co. of Texas. ' 4 ' FIGHT FOR TWO TAFT DELEGATES. SAN FRANCISCO, May 28. Leaders ot tho Taft party announce that they will make a contest in tho Chicago convention on behalf of two Taft delegates from this state. 1 TOWN WIPED OUT. TULSA, Oklahoma, .May 28. A tornado has wiped out tho town of Skfatook, fifteen miles north of here. Three were killed and many injured. BURN AMERICAN CANE. SANTIAGO, Cuba, May 28. Insurgents havo burned 8000 tons of Bugar cane in- cars, the property of an American company. MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES. ST. PAUL, May 2S. Wilson has a majority in counties, of 662. ntriictod for Clark, 19,1; Bryan, 37; unlnstructed, 6C, NEW JERSEY CAMPAIGN. GLASSBORO, May 28. Taft closes his campaign at noon. Roosevelt lias gone home. Thero is perfect weather. (Morning Cable Rep Women to Build $17,000 Church and School House The Women's Auxiliary of St. An-, Following the celebration ot thoi drew's parish will nndertako the work Holy Communion at the cathedral this of raising $17,000 to provide for tho morning, tho convocation adjourned building of n church and schoolhouso to memorial hall where routine mat for St. -Peter's. This announcement tors Including reports from tho Wo was made at tho Episcopal convoca- men's Auxiliary woro discussed, fol tion this morning. I lowed by tho aforementioned an- No certain plan for tho raising of nouncemont of tho work planned by this amount of money was announced the Women's Auxiliary for tho ensu ' . i . Mnn ... i .. i. i , . urn uiu muii ui uiu imnmi Knowing jnfi year. what tho Auxiliary accomplished for Luncheon was served at noon in St. Mary's during the past year say tho dinlngroom of St. Andrew's Pri thpy feel no doubt as to tho outcome, ory by tho women of St. Clemonfa The Church Club ot the Dloceso has parish and St. Andrew's guild. arranged to entertain tho local and visiting clergy at dinner at the Pa- clllc Club tomorrow night. The Mahuka site case suddenly be came interesting this morning, chiefly on account of tho vlslblo excitement of tho export wltnoss, James W. Pratt,, and tho- attorneys for tho vari olic respondents. The cauao of their excitement was tho Btorics concern ing tho previous day's session an published in tho Star and tho Adver tiser. Wltnoss Pratt was so excited that ho couldn't testify sitting down; ho had to stand up In order to got moro poom for action. Mr. Prntt explained at great longth thst though ho had snhl what tho papers said he said, yet ho didn't moan It. In othor words, ho had boon sndly misundorstood. It was truo thnt ho had mado tho stnto r.icnt that he had triod to find whoro the Hawaiian Trust Company had any claim against tho governmont and NEWS REPORTS NEGLECT THAT ). Q. SIGNAL In- ort on Pago Eleven.) This afternoon was devoted to tho discussion of mattors in connection ( (Continued on Pago Five.) E T I had failed, but ho didn't mean It Just . that way and didn't think tho papers should havo said ho did. What hp really did meqn was that whatever claim tho Hawaiian Trust possessed hnd no marketablo value; It couldn't bo sold. "You moan, then," said Breckone, "that tho only ono they could got any money front was tho United States?" Mr. Pratt became moro embarrass ed and explanatory than evor, hut when ho got through tho only infer ence to bo mndo wns that the Ha waiian Trust Company hnd no claim that It could hopo to sell to any body but tho Government. Tho vnrious nttornoys for tho vari ous' rospoiulonts also pnld their com phmonts to tho newspapers. In fact, it was nowspapor day in tho court. , (Continued on Pago Eight) IK EXGITEMEN