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Hawaiian Star. Vol. XXI II. No. 7421

14 PAGES HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1916.-14 PAUES

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EXCISE TAX Otl

SUGAR DOESHT

K HEADWAY

Gore Resolution, Though It

Brings Out Information,

: Has Little Support i

FORDNEY MAKK STAND!

OF REPUBLICANS PLAIN

Shows How Democratic Inter

ests in South Try to Mislead

Louisiana Planters

Senator Gore's resolution foreshad

owing a possible attempt to place an

excise tax on domestic sugar has gone

aa far now as an estimate of its prob

able revenue. Still, latest advices

from Washington do not change the

statement previously made that this

excise-tax plan has little chance of be

ing a serious factor in tariff discus

sion. ,

In reply to Senator Gore's resolu

tion of Inquiry, Secretary of the Treas

ury McAdoo has forwarded to the sen

ate the official estimate that "an ex

cise tax one one cent per pound on

sugar produced In the United States

and Its Island possessions would pro

duce 41,373.733.M

Sugar tariff discussion and legisla

tion are being given much attention

in Washington now. Recently abet

ter from Congressman W. P. Martin

of Louisiana, to Congressman Joseph

W. Fordney of Michigan, and the re

ply, have, attracted much attention.

Congressman Martin enclosed In

his letter an editorial from the New

Orleans Dally States and asked Ford

ney If this editorial correctly stated

the Republican position on the sugar

tariff. The. editorial declared that the

hope of the Louisiana sugar planters

lies alone! with the Democratic party,

and that the Republicans will prob

ably harm tha Louisiana planters. The

New Orleans paper had It figured out

that the Republicans will try to re

open the whole tariff question and If

unsuccessful! will do their best to beat

the suspension of the free-sugar

clause of the Wilson-Underwood .bill.

In reply to the letter and the edi

torial. Congressman Fordney wrote:

Washington, D. C, Jan. 6, 1916.

i'iit)iC.W. P. Martin. House of Rep-

f . resentatlves, Washington, D. C.

: fefM j Dear Judge : ' I am Just In re

ceipt of your fa Tor of the 4 th Instant,

enclosing 4 very remarkable editorial

r taken; rom tha. 'Daily States of New

Orleans,' Louisiana, entitled 'Republi

cans and Sugar.

-Appreciating as I do the deep in

terest, that you, ss the representative

of the largest of the sugar growing

districts in Louisiana, take In this all

Important, question, it affords me

great pleasure to at once set your

mind at rest, by stating that this edi

torial does not correctly state the at

titude that the Republican pary will

take on the proposed legislation look

ing to the, retention of the duty on

sugar.. '

?it.!s evident that this editorial .was

inspired, not with the view of stating

facta.- but with the view of throwing

consternation into the ranks of the

sugar farmers of your state, thereby

hoping, by much unfair means, to in

fluence the voters or your state.

Ta Republican party favors protec

tion to 1 all American Industries that

are In need of. protection and has al

ways favored giving the sugar indus

try adequate-protection.

;We do believe that there are many

other industries in this country be-

(Con tinned on page two)

LITTLE GIRL OF

THREE SHOT BY

Three year old Josephine Fara lies

In the police emergency hospital dan

gerously wounded with a bnllet wound

in her chest, ' and four year old

George Silya is still red-eyed from

weeping over the sudden "sickness"

of his little friend.

The two children were playing to-

rether this morning, alone.

in the

house-' of George s parents

Mr. and

MrsAntone C. Silva, opposite Oahu

Prison, at Queen street and Puuhale

road. George went into the bedroom,

and took from the bureau drawer the

fine shiny toy which his father had

brought home from the store only last

evening.

The "toy" was a 38-caliber revolver,

loaded. It went off. The bullet pen

etrated Josephine's chest and came

out under her shoulder blade. Neigh

bors heard the report of the gun, and

rushed the little tot to the emergency

kjospItaL It la not knqwn whether

she will recover.

This afternoon at 3 o'clock her con

ditio was considered very serious.

Three men ere asphyxiated in the

Kane, Pa., lockup by escaping sewer

gas.

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THREE DAY OLD

GIRL BABY LEFT

Tiny Waif Wailed For Mother

All Night Long; Has Already

. Found a Home

Left on a carpenter's bench at th

rear or the grocery or unin uaj ai

Beretania and Fort streets, a Japanese

baby , girl, not more than three days

old, wailed and walled ana cauea ior

Its mother all through last nignt umu

Chin Loy found It at 7 o'clock this

morning, dressed in a tiny Japanese

kimono and wrapped In a pink and

white, blanket ; 1

"I hear baby -cry,, leven 'clock:

twelve 'clock. I look. I no see, I. tell

me, somebody else house. Some more

I hear cry, I look, I no. find. All night

r look sometime, baby cry sometime

This morning I look more and Ms

baby sleep on end of bench."

Choy is married and has two ba

bies. He does not want any more,

but the tiny girl was not in want of

a home. Mrs. C. W. Cross, who lives

in a tenement over Choy 's store and

Is the Japanese wife of an American

carriage maker, simply grabbed It

when she saw it, and now no one else

can have it Today she smiled with

glee as Bhe showed the little bundle

In a blanket sleeping peacefully. ,

"I'm so glad," she laughed; "no

body take this baby from me. I want

baby, and I got now pretty little one."

She looked at the sleeping bundle

in a motherly way.

"God give her me," she said sol

emnly. "Suppose her mother come," asked

a detective.

"I give her hell." laughed Mrs.

Cross. "She no good. This now all

time my baby."

Immediately after Mrs. Cross took

the baby she sent her husband to the

police station to find out how she

could adopt Jt so no one could ever

claim it But anyhow, she said, she

would not give it up.

This morning, with half a dozen

Japanese girls and women around,

Mrs. Cross proudly cared for the

foundling.

If Mrs. Cross had not got the baby

first Cho Shuk Chin, who owns a re

pair shop at 1418 Fort street next to

the story back of which the baby was

found, would have taken it He says

he is sorry he did not see it first

"Me get him for my wife," he said,

with disregard of the baby's sex.

Mrs. Cross was told by Chief of De

tectives Arthur McDuffie to apply to

the circuit court for legal title to the

baby so no one else can claim it

for mm

Meeting at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow

morning in the assembly hall of the

Y. W. C. A. building, the 100 women

delegated to raising a budget of

$14,240 for the association for the

present year, will join in a short de

votional service to be led by Mrs. W.

P. Frear, president of the board of

directors.

Following the service there will be

a general conference and final an

nouncement of plans for the campaign

work of three days duration.

Mrs. L. C. Howland. chairman of

the finance committee, has had cards

arranged and given out so that no

person will be asked more than once

to give toward the budget

Persons who by chance may be

omitted In the calls, and who wish to

have a part In the -contributions, are

urged to telephone in to headquarters

that someone may be sent out to take

their subscriptions.

Tea will be served each afternoon

to the workers when they gather to

(Continued from page one) ;

LYING ON BENCH

BEGIN CAM!

HOUR OF PRAYER

COAST WEATHER

VERY BAD; TOLL

OF LIFE, TWENTY HILLES VOICES

Three Million Dollars Worth of

Damage Done in Southern

California and Arizona

FLOODS IN ILLINOIS

ARE RISING HIGHER

More and More Bottom Land

Inundated and Many Peo

ple Made Homeless

AmocUUA Praif toy T.it:l Wireless

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 25.

Rain and snow in unprecedented se

verity are continuing up and down the

coast and more baa weather is pre

dicted. It is reported now that the toll of

life will reach a score or more, and

that approximately $3,000,000 damage

has been done in Southern California

an- Arizona-

PEORIA, III.. Jan. 25. The floof

conditions in this part of Illinois con

tinue serious. The Illinois river is

still rising, inundating thousands more

acres of land.

Will Attempt to Put Through

i Congress Bill Creating

Non-Partisan Body

Associated Press fcy Federal Wireless

WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 25.

President Wilson today told - Repre

sentative Claude Kitchin, chairman of

the ways and means committee of the

house, that he favors the creation of a

tariff commission, and will attempt to

put through Congress a bill providing

for the appointment and duties of such

a body He plana a non-partisan com

mission for the purpose of collecting

facts whictt will be put before Con

gress. Associated Press by Federal Wireless

PARIS, France, Jan. 25. -Gen. Wey

ler y Nlcolau, who became internation

ally known in Cuba in the '90s, has

been appointed president of the cen

tral general staff of the Spanish army.

Gen. Weyler became known as

"Butcher" Weyler for his barbaric con

duct In Cuba prior to the Spanish

American war. He has a long career

of military service for Spain.

u.s1xpor

leaping high

WASHINGTON, D. C Jan. 25.

Announcement was made by the de

partment of commerce today that

American exports increased 75 per

cent in 1915, reaching a total of three

and a half billions of dollars, and

breaking all records. As against this,

the imports fell off so much on ac

count of the war that they were the

smallest since 1912.

COL. HOUSE ON

WAY TO BERLIN

(Associated Press by Federal Wireless

GENEVA, Switzerland. Jan. 25.

Col. E. M. House of Texas, confiden

tial adviser to President Wilson, and

now m Europe to carry certain im

portant messages to U. S. diplomats

in the various capitals, arrived here

today. He made only a short stay, de

parting then for Berlin, where he will

confer with Ambassador Gerard.

sSSBSS i

PRINCESS KAWANANAKOA

IS NO BETTER TODAY;

FEVER IS ABOVE 103

Princess Kawananakoa, who is suf

fering with typhoid fever in Wash

ington, D. C. today had a relapse, her

fever ranging from 103 to 104, accord

ing to advices received by Robert W.

Shingle, her brother-in-law. The first

message to the effect that the prin

cess had a turn for the worse reached

Mr. Shingle yesterday, having been

sent by Dr. Howard Hume, the prin

cess physician.

WILSON FAVORS

COMMISSION ON

TARIFFHATTERS PROMOTION BODY

GEN. VEYLER

SPANISH CHIEF

BRtTISWFORCE STRIKES DESPERATELY

WRELIEVE COMRADES

PREDICTION OF

0. 0. P. SUCCESS

Thinks Roosevelt Not a Can

didate for Republican

Nomination

r Associated Press by Federal Wireless

CHICAGO, IIU Jan. 25. A forecast

of Republican victory and an intima

tion that Col. Roosevelt will not be

the . Republican candidate were con

tained in a statement issued today by

Charles D. Hides, chairman of the Re

publican national committee. The

atatement deals with the approaching

campaign and the Repubican hopes of

victory.

"All the information that I have,"

said Chairman Hilles, "is to the effect

that Cot. Roosevelt will not be a candidate-

for the - Republican nomina

tion." He did not aay, however, that

Col. Roosevelt would refuse the nomi

nation if tendered him.

He characterized the attitude of

Justice Hughes of tne supreme bench

aa "unknown."1

"No man is big enough to refuse

the presidency, in my opinion," he de

clared. ."Our candidate will be elect

ed." The victory of the Republicans

is a foregone conclusion, he pointed

out. .

In the belief that the matter of the

Prontotioa C2Tmitte budget . will be

settled -within 2i hours of its own ac

cord, no action on it was taken at a

meeting of that body this afternoon.

In bringing it before the committee

Chairman E. A. Berndt called atten

tion to the fact that the authorization

of the budget lies with the finance

and audit committee of the Chamber

of Commerce, and suggested that no

further action be taken by the Pro

motion Committee members.

Secretary A P. Taylor was author

ized to-address -letters to the Maui

and Kauai Chambers of Commerce

asking for a continuation of last

year's subscription to the Promotion

Committee.

Mr. Taylor was also , instructed to

take up with the different islands -the

question of having Island princesses

sent here for the Carnival to take part

in the floral parade on horseback.

Fred Potter, who had charge of sup

plying fish for the Hawaii exhibit at

the San Francisco exposition, will be

asked to quote figures on a supply for

permanent exhibits at San Francisco,

Venice and Los Angeles in order that

the committee may know whether or

not to take up the work of advertis

ing in this manner.

forbes likelyt0

return soon from

trip: to capital

Superintendent of Public Works

Charles R. Forbes is expected back in

office on or before the 15th of next

month. A cable message received re

cently at the capitol from Chicago

bears the date of January 21, which

means that if Forbes came directly

on to San Francisco he is probably

there at the present time.

If he catches the Great Northern

today from San Francisco or the Mat

sonia tomorrow he ' will arrive here

on February 1. He may stop a few

days in San Francisco, however, catch

ing the Lurline, due here on February

8. Others are of the opinion that he

may not reach here until February 15

when the Wllhelmina is due from the

coast Acting Superintendent A. C.

Wheeler is of the opinion that he wih

be here soon but does not know Jusi

the exact date of arrival.

GEN. JOHNSON EXPECTED

BACK FROM GARDEN ISLE

Tomorrow morning Brig.-gen. Samu

el I. Johnson and Capt. Charles S. Lin

coln, inspector-instructor, are expected

to return from Kauai, where they have

been inspecting the troops of the 1st

Battalion. 3rd Regiment, National

Guard of Hawaii.

FIFTEEN OR TWENTY

COOK TOURISTS COME

Thomas Cook & Company of Los

Angeles has written the Hawaii Pro

motion Committee stating that they

are sending from 15 to 20 passengers

to Hawaii by the Great Northern

which leaves that port tomorrow. They

state that there is a growing interest

in the islands since the Great North

ern was placed-on the run.

ON NB' BUDGET

NATIONAL CHAIRMAN

SEES REPUBLICANISM

TRIUMPHANT IN 1916 z

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CHARLFf;

DiHILLE:s

Selection of Assistant U. S

Attorney Not Approved

By Washington

Although Attorney General Gregory

thus far has declined to approve the

selection of C. C. Bitting as assist

ant United States 'district attorney

here, District Attorney Horace W.

Vaughan is of the opinion that, when

the department of justice "under

stands the matter thoroughly," Mr.

Bitting's appointment will not only be

approved, but he will.be remunerated

for the services which he is now giv

ing gratis.

In' Attorney Vaughan's explanation

of theVdeprtmentB delay in approv

ing Mr.Bitting's appointment, forme?

District ;jtorney Jeff McCarn is held

largely toSblame, Mr. Vaughan stat

ing today that he understands cer

tain false charges against Mr. Bitting

have been made to the department of

justice by McCam. In recent state

ment to the Star-Builetm Mr, Vaughan

also declared 'tha't, McCarn also had

filed charges against him, Mr.

Vaughan', with the attorney general.

Commenting on the -.situation Mr.

Vaughan says: . A

"Misinformation," He Says.

"While I do not wish tOrdiscuss the

affairs of my department or the ; ac

tions of tho department of justice in

any respect, since it has-become

known that I requested the appoint

ment' of Mr. Bitting as assistant Unit

ed States district attorney, and that

the request was not approved bf thj

attorney-general.-and Mr. BtU'ng has

been kindly aiding me, nc vcrthuless,

in cleaning up the accumulated worK

(Continued on page' two)

Associated Press by Federal Wireless

WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan.'25. Sec

retary of State Iinsing announced to

day that American representations

against the inclusion of American

trade in British enforcement of the

trading-with-the-enemy act, have been

forwarded to the American embassy

at London.

!

GERMAN OFFICIAL

CABLEGRAMS

The following cablegram from of

ficial German sources was received

late yesterday:

"The German admiralty reports un

der date of January 24 that two Ger

man naval aeroplane on January 23

dropped bombs on aviation sheds in

Hougham, West Dover,.. England.

Heavy fires were afterward clearly

observed by the German fliera."

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ANOTHERNOTE

IS FOMWFD

ATKUTELAwARA

TURKS SAY HTO1PT LOSES; . :

PRESIDENT TO SPEAK 0PE1V

ON NEED FOR "PREPAREDNESS"

ARTILLERY BOMBARDMENT AROUND NIEUPORT NOTABLE

MAY FORECAST IMPORTANT MOVE AUSTRIANS PUR

SUING MONTENEGRINS REPORT DOMINION LINER

NORSEMAN SUNK - ,:-

(Star-Bulletin Special by .Mutual Wireless).

BERLIN, Germany, .Ian. 2", Turkish official despatches .declare

that the British relief expedition sent to relieve Gen. Ayhner's force

surrounded at Kut-el-Amara has met defeat in a desperate six-hour

battle with the beleaguering Turks.

The Turkish advices say that the British column attacked the

Turks near Menlari but was repulsed after six hours of hard fight

ing, leaving 3000 men dead on the field. The British commander

asked for and received permission for a cessation of hostilities o

two hours to bury the dead. , "

WASHINGTON, I). 0., Jan. 2.V-The present world conditions

the trouble in Europe, the friction between nations elsewhere has

convinced the administration that elaborate defense measures are :

necessary for the peace of the United States, will be put plainly before "

the people by President Wilson on his forthcoming speaking tour

of the eouhtry. v!vi. . , 7 rv.

The president will treat his subject with unusual openness, dis

cussing plainly the reasons for his recommendations for army and ,

navy increase and the plans for a civilian army. ' y ,

A meeting of the cabinet was held today at,tvhich the tour of

the president and the tenor of his speeches .were" discussed. It was

agreed ttyat the question should be treated yfth the greatest frank

ness, and that the president shall tell the-country that the United

States needs a large army and navy on account of the present troubled

conditions of the world. '

LONDON, Eng.,' Jan..25. Font thousand Turks have been cap

tured by the. Russians hi & battle near Erzefum, on the Trans-Caucasus

border, according to Petfograd despatches. The Russians cap

tured 50 Turkish officers, many machine guns and enormous quanti

ties of ammunition.

' On the east front, the Russians

positions within less than three

STOCKHOLlVSweden, Jan. 25. The necessity for' maintenance

of neutrality wai the keynote of speeches today in both house of

Parliament. Premier Hammarskjoeld added that neutrality will only

be maintained until in spite of the nation's efforts it proves unprofit

able. Neutrals have learned, he said, that making concessions meant

more demands by the belligerents, and that the road of concessions

leads away from neutrality.

Mean Nev; Move

German

Bombardment

Associated Press Service by Federal Wireless. V

PARIS, France, Jan. 25. The Germans have begun a bombard

ment of Nancy with their long range guns and simultaneously lauficli

ed an aeroplane attack on the French town. An official French

communique says that the damage is trivial. v : i ii i

Around Nieuport there is increased activity today which may

herald an important move by the Germans on the west. The official

statement says that the hostilities at Nieuport are favorable to the

French. :.:v;';

At Artois the Germans made an attack in force. Their attack

was preceded by large blasting operations. About 1500 yards'df

the Allied trenches were blown up and the Germans, charging froia

their covered positions, occupied the 'craters " thus made. Later

the French by a series of counter-charges expelled most of the Ger

mans and reoccupied the positions. ' V

Allied Aviators Harass Bulg

PARIS, France, Jan. 25. Another raid in force has been made

by the Allied aviators upon Bulgarian and Teuton forces in southern

Serbia. Sixteen French aeroplanes last night attacked Monastif hd

Greveli. At Greveli about 100 persons were killed or wounded.

LONDON, Eng., Jan. 25. Official Two aeroplanes dropped

bombs on Dunkirk at 6 o'clock this morning. A German seaplane

was forced by a British machine into the water, northeast of Nieu-

port, at this morning.

Austrians Meet Guerilla Varfare

ROME, Italy, Jan. 25. Guerilla warfare is being waged by .the

Montenegrins during' their retreat southward from Cettinje and

into the mountainous country of Northern Albania. Particularly

in the Tarabosch mountains, west

harassing the pursuing enemy,

tenia v.

Germans Destroy

BERLIN, Germany, Jan. 25 An official statement says that, the V

Germans have "bombarded and destroyed the famous, cathedral, at ,

Nienport, because it offered a post of observation for the enemy.

The cathedral was built in the fifteenth century and restored to;

good repair in 1903. ' ' C

Dominion Liner Is Reported Sunk ;

LONDON, Eng.; Jan. 25. A message from Liverpool to the; Ex :

change Telegraph Agency reports that the Dominion liner Norse.

man, has been sunk. No particulars are given.-

Additional Telegraph

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are reported to have; pushed their

miles of Pinsk,:

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on

it

Against Tip of Lin

anans

of Scutari, the Montenegrins are

Some Austrians wVre captured yes

Famous Cathedral

Despatches on Pan 9

We

May