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Kvpning P.ulletin. Est. 1S2. So. 147 22 PACES. HONOU'LI, TKRRITOKY OF HAWAII, SA'ITRDAY. APRIL L4. -'- 2'2 PAC5ES. PRICE FIVE CENTOHawaiian Star. Vol. XXII. No. 71KS

HOLSTEIN PLAN

FOR PROBE NOT

NEEDED,flEPOHT

House Committee on Agricul-

ture Declares No GeneralCause For DissatisfactionAmong Small Planters InRelation to Corporations

SOME FEATURES OF 1915CONDITIONS CRITICISED

Committee Thinks PresentOlaa Contract Could Be Readjusted So That Independent Planter Might Get MOre

For Cane When Price is HighMethod of Handling In-

terest Charges Inequitable

The committee on agriculture of thehouse of represent ves today report- -

rd against the Holstein resolution topHition Congress for an Investigationluto the contractual relations betweensmall cane planters and the sugarmills and plantations of Hawaii. Onmotion of the Introducer, Speaker Hoi- -

stein, action on the report was defer- -

red until Monday."It Is the opinion of your committee

that, while as demonstrated by the in- -

vestigatiOQ held, there may exist indi- -

vidual causes for friction between thesmall planters and the sugar m.ll cor- -

(orations, no general cause for dis- -

satisfaction exists such as to warrantthe passage of House Conci"-e- nt Res- -

olution No. 6," the repor states inclosing, and continues:

"A commission appointed by thepresident, for the purpose indicated bythe resolution could, In the opinion ofjour committee, serve no useful end.Your committee therefore recom- -

mends that: tne resolution be tabled."It was signed by all the members of

the committee and was offered byChairman D. P. R. Isenberg.

The report, . vhich covers ten type--

preamble

repnblte.Nat,onaiist

rsuiuanultima-that- .

resolutionimpossible

Nationalist

appearedSylvester,

McAulton, Nationalist

Sylvester,

complaint

grievances

persons,a planter.

a Japanese,

netraisedDesha's

accountt

is difficult Desha;

ka. rt A

or

testified

toCompany,

financiallyMercantile

mortgage. Helitigation Mercantile

o,"w '

Compa-- 1

Is

unproportionate

operating a

A remaining.onthe I

"""Curtis a !

contract, tne con

MonumentsH. HENDRICK,

Ail Tf if

LOCAL CHINESE

AGITATED OVER

TENSE SITUATION

Doubt If Ultimatum Has Act-

ually Been Sent PekingFear Contrary

MASSMEETINGHELD NATIONALISTS

Col.-Ge- n. Wudan,Hevoiutionary Leaaer, 10

Urge United Action

(Special toTOKIO. Japan. has

her ultimatum to China, giv.ngTUn u;accept or demands.

prevailsHonolulu and Japaneseac a nf thp nnnparanr-- of the

ram that.the warningJapan j

NJplMn()t ,ossijlv

npitner Associated northp corresiH,ndent incaljed re,,orts. Jiji thinkstnat fin ut;n,atum ),e if

lgnoreB la8tby ufnigter Hiokl.

( Kwock Bo.conservative is opinion

is edi- -

tcrially:be declared.

to demands ofjapan and toout demands entirely,

the war in firststarted Chinese statesmenthe pending troublestarted up the army

They patient in thefar-reachi- demands

let veryof Chinese but

straineda resistance.

ChineseQVftlyvmrtog their the j

HOLSTEIN WOULD

HAVE CONGRESS

AID F--4 RELIEF

A memorial asking

K ry I.congress provide pensions

or appropriations for thefit the widows orphans

resolution beconcurred In by toit referred.

ITALY DEDICATES

Associated Federal WirelessFRANCISCO. 24.

The Italian buildina exhibitdedicated by the exposition

participating a large in at- -

tendance

Approval was by British;

writt en pages, immnry nwu u. ready to fight The a Japa-h- e

to No 6Reaolutiot n force foot Shantung itthat are oy

w1J. by a Chinese army ofsmall rjaertUbat the price patrlctIc solder8 mdy t0 die the

for sugar by the sugar cor--lnteRrltT of

jwrattona la aa Tne LIbertvan nnfalr division the rhJnege publJcatIon Honolulu, isprofits, the,ir!c being so skept1cal of the Tenort thatat ..average price of had aftually been 8ent to Pe.

the price paid for harely, kIng D. j. Wudan. former generalif at of production. revolutionary army, now of theThe also recites that the Liberty xewa, declares an ultima-mil- l

owners that are at He feels,a price for purchased however, that Chinese procrastination

the small planters. has enabled China becomeFew Complaints Made. . prepared her fight national ex- -

"Kotwlthstanding the publicity tjiv- - istence.en of the sittings of the committee hold a

the full opportunity given ail mass meeting the Liberty theatercomplaints, to tomorrow night, beginning at 7:30

five small planters o'clock. Wudan be the princi- -

perspnally before the com- - speaker.mit(ee, " Messrs. M. J. am going to hammer on twoA. C. A. G. Curtis, S. subiects," said TeDesha E. Gamalielson. Of "Both hinge on Shih- -

these the M. J. decision to the de- -

raises which sells to Ka- - mands. If he yields wehuku plantation, no complaint to to take the welfare of China

as to the price paid for onr own hanfla. If he the de-can- e,

his being against mands we will of tothe Koolau railway which his the We will lav all

to charging 40 end for aon freight, which he asserts is ed China against ' the common

exhorpltant. Another of the above enemy."five Mr. L. Desha, is not

-- himself He owns about: nine acres of land which he

rents- - on shares to whoraises' and sells cane for Olaaplantation, Mr, Desha receiving asrent one-ha- lf of the profits. Threecrops hare been under ar-rangement Mr. share from

i

the first crop was $410, for the sec- -

' crop from the third '

crop, on of the price of.sugar the of harvesting. $278.It to see where Dr.

cause for complaint, tak- -

vWe for the widows orphans ofmember8 the gu5marlne F.4

. wag presented m the oftoday by Speaker H.holstein was adopted on unani-- -

mQUg VQte '

Jhe concurrent resolution recitesL,?lte(i wvernment

ha thefhDd ,rPhan8 htotZs- -

nd "etmembei?

cKIvnthe

,lJe

chances, if not chances.

Im mrmm a a n haclaceived $278 for years rent of nineacres, per acre per an- -

BU.!Ii'E. Gamalielson that

about four years after raisingselling cane for about 11 years the.Hilo Sugar he failed. He'

been backed by theHilo Company, who fore--

closed their had had' with the

also with the Sugar .

. Hi. rhlof ,--- --- -the price paid him for cane

too lowr." :--Meisrs. Curtis and McAulton tes-

tified' that they raise cane at Olaawhich they Olaa Sugarny under contract. Their chief complaint that they are paid lowIfices for their cane, and themakes an profit.The Curtis

"Mr. Curtis is undercontract entered into in 1904, whichexpired last year crop

the land is to be handled underbut.' although Mr.

is willing to continue under. plantation

(Continued on page eight)

E.' 'Merchant and A'lakea

toBut

TO BEBY

D. J. Former

Hawaii Shini I

April 23. Japantent

snin-Ri- i micereject

Great excitement anions"hinese today

roanltcable final hasjeen ,)V

Thp takps tne stail(, thatthp cabJe coud true

PressToklo has

sucn Themay

china tne presentation

The Sun hung Chinesepaper, of the

that the cable true, says

-- War Yuanfcai will not yield the

soon he ready throwthe

"When Europeforsaw

with Japan andto build and

nary. had to beface of thewhich would Japan into theheart thff empire, ,

have every, effort to prepareChina fcr solid

"The people have beenmoney into

congress to pro- -

..Ml,., -asks that

make bene- -

of and of the21 men. The must

the senate, whomhas been

Press bvSAN Cal.. April

were

tAWAMl MAtaKU Italian ftffiialand crowd

given the

pays:moment

sets inrecltes complaints madethe paid

ana mill thenot adequate one, and New8of of

paid low anthe raw tum

sugar, caneall. covers the cost ,n tne

claim they pay- - tum this time.ing fair canefrom better

in for

The party willand to inwho had state theirgrievances, only will

palvii: "I

L. mainand J. leader. Yuan

first. Mr. kai's in reghM.who cane he to Jaoan will

had have intomake him relects

only stand back himhauls last ditch. aside

cane the mill, him cents party fight unit- -

per

S.

in Olaa,

the

this

ond $557, andlow

time

has any for.

ho

to

andn of

hou8e

and

th ,Statfwidows

of Jnw!rof F-- 4 daily took

more

twoover $15

ago, and

had

HiloHilo

rnmmaitthat was.

sell to

toothat mill

Complaint.

1904 contract

similar

LTD.

Sta

the

Jj.the

issued

and

will Shih- -

will

andtoday,

REMNANTS OF EMDEN CREWREPORTED NOW IN ARABIA

London Hears of Another Daring Exploit by Men of GermanCommerce-Raidin- g Cruiser Sunk Off Cocos Island

Associated Press by Coramce by l'ederal Wireleas.lLONDON. Eng., Aprii 24. The sailing vessel Ayesha, manned by a crew

composed of former sailors of the German cruiser Emden. has arrived atLidd. Arabia, after a dash across country, during which the men were "at-tacked by Arabs but reached the railroad.

If this roiiort is true, the men of the Emden have added another otlap-t- r

to the daring exi-loit- connected, witli the name of the Oprman com-nir-rc- f

r 'ider A British cruiser smashed the Kinden off Cocos island. Indianocean, fi.it a small number of the Hermans, who had been ashore at thewirelf-s-s station lifcre tlie'ir vessel was attacked, escajed capture and seizeda vessel in the h?rlwr, taking a few oi l suns. Since then they have beenreported at various pla es.

Czar At Lemberg; Addresses CrowdPETROGRAD, Russia, April 23. The Czar has been at

Lemberg in conference with Grand Duke Nicholas with refer-ence to the Carpathian campaign. Addressing a crowd, hesaid, "Thank you for your welcome. Long live indivisibleRussia."

Gains Claimed By Berlin On WestBERLIN, GermanyApril 23. The Germans have crossed

the canal at Ypres, taking Langemarck, Steinstraase, Hetsaaand Pilken, capturing 1600 prisoners.

Home For Japanese ChildrenTo Be Established By Gulichs

A large, well-equippe- d home, in spacious grounds. Is to be built soonin the Nmiar.u avenue district for tho benefit of small Japanese childrenwho are under school age. -

The new institution is to be located on a tract of land purchased todayby Miss Julia (lulick and Dr. O. H. Gulick from W. I. Seymour, who wasrepresented by the Tren: Trust Company. The purchase price of the sitefor the home was $387",. The tract of land, which lies on:an unnamed sidestreet near the junction of Nuuanu avenue and Pauoa - street containsabcut 2500 square feet, and is at present unimproved.

Plans for the new structure have not yet been drawn, nor have thesttn u nH pnot nf tho l:i-'iHin- lioon dppirfprl nnnn Tho new institution will

j-'- ;

urnnT nnfmnrrnn xg?:--"'

nui ruiiKicno r0GREAT REUNION if ,

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eventu3lly be held in the name of theAssociation.

i rnnriifn irANUintiuim

CARRIES AWAY

I

Officers Having Great Difficul- -

ty to Lift and Drag SunkenBoat to Shallow Water

The carrying awy of another lineon the sunken submarine F-- 4 thismorning caused another delay in A great deal of enthusiasm is beingsalvage operations. The cruiser Mary-- 1 expressed by the West Point gradu-lan- d

has tow line to the two lifting ateg ot tne garriscn for the proposedpontoons, an e?sy strain being keptup to hold tne ship in position andkeep the pontoons in place, and an-

other wire cable will be dragged un-

der the sunken boat to take the placeof the one that parted. That, in brief,ia the sum total of today's opera-tions.

While navy officers on the job feelkeenly these, delays, they are by nome'ns discouraged, nor are they muchsurprised. Obstacles were expectedall along and had the F--4 made smoothprogress shoreward as soon as liftingand tbwlhg. was started, conditionswould nave been much too good to betrue.

The parting of these wire cables,which have . an enormous breakingstfain of almost 200 tons, can prob-ably be accounted for by the chafingeither on the submarine itself or onthe sea bottom. There is a vast dif-

ference between a straight even lift,with the strain equally distributed be-

tween four cables, and a drag acrossthe sea bottom, where irregularitiesnd possibly coral ridges may "exist.

There is no telling what the condi-tion of the bottom shoreward of thesubmarine may be. The divers whodescended last week reported smoothsand directly around the sunken boat,but the formation may change only afew feet away in any direction. Itis all a matter of guesswork.

Good rrogress was mide yesterdayuntil the first line parted, a lift ofeight feet and shoreward progress of60 to 75 feet being the inside estimateof the officers in charge. Great careis being taken not to err on the sideof optimism and it is possible thatthe amount gained both vertically andlaterally is greater than this.

Admiral Moore, who is giving closepersonal attention to the salvagework, and who now spends a largepart of his time afloat, is expected tovisit the barges this afternoon. Thecommandant is kept informed of ev- -

rprv move in operations, and divideshis time between Pearl Harbor andthe local waterfront.

S. P. MAY OPERATE SHIPS

Associated Press by Federal WirelessWASHINGTON, D. C, April 24.- -

Notwithstanding the prohibition setforth in the Panama Canal tails act

treasurv department for the issue of !Cm ownership by railroads of anySlo.OOO.OM Central Argentine Railway. steamers using the canal, the Inter-Ltd-.,

5 per cent five-yea- r notes at 98. 'state Commerce Commission has for- -'

mally authorized the Southern Paci- -

"Bob" FVtstmmons, former heavy-!fi- c to operate vessels carrying mail,weight champion, was married at; The order of authorization, how-Washingt-

to Miss Temo Zillih. who ever, provides that these vessels shallwas associated with him on the stage. (not operate through the canal.

Board of the Hawaiian Kvangelicai

I 2

a

First Affair of Kind Ever HeldHere Will Brina Out

Many Graduates

Special Star-Bulleti- n CorresiondenceSCHOFIELD BARRACKS. April 24.

reunion banquet.This assemblage of the military

academy graduates stationed on Oahu,will Include about seventy-fiv- e officersfrom Schofleld Barracks. There areseventy-fou- r present for duty therenow and this number will be increas-ed by the next transport.

It will be the first reunion everheld at Honolulu and will take placeabout June 12. the date of the classreunions at West Point.

Lieut Harbold, who is canvassingthis pl to find out the sentimentsof the graduates of West Point, hasalready heard from three of the fourregiments and "those three are unani-mously in favor of the plan. Theplace selected for this banquet willbe the University Club or the Alex-

ander Young Hotel.Below is the list of the members

of this garrison who will attend thereunion dinner arranged according toWest Point classes:

Class of 1874 Brigadier-genera- l J.P. Wisser.

Class of 1879 Colonel D. L. Howell,First Infantry.

Class of 1880 Colonel G. H. Sands,Fourth Cavalry.

Class of 1882 Lieut.-colon- el W. W.Forsyth, Fourth Cavalry.

Class of 18S4 Colonel S. D. Stur-gis- ,

First Field Artillery. Lieut.-colon-

W. E. Ayer, First Infantry.Class of 1886 Lieut.-colon- el J. E.

MC.Mahon. First Field Artillery, MajorI J. A. Penn. First Infantry.

Class of 1888 Major G. H. Preston.Fourth Cavalry.

Class of 1889 Major R. Harrison.Fourth Cavalry.

Class of 1890 Major E. B. Gose,(Continued on page three)

PART OF ITALY EXHIBITSTOLEN FROtt STEAMER

Associated Press bv Federal WirelessSAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 23.

A chest of silver has been stolen fromthe steamer Vega, part of the Italianexhibit at the exposition, supposedlyat Genoa.

GREENBRIER CREW BACK

NEW YORK, N. Y., April 23. Thecrew of the American steamer Green-brier have returned here from thewar zone.

SUMNER BRINGS REFUGEES

GALVESTON. Tex., April 23. Thetransport Sumner with refugees fromMexico, has arrived here.

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FINANCIERS WHO URGEPROHIBITION TO HELPALLIES THROUGH WAR

JVf

Above David Lloyd-Georg- e,

chancellor of the British ex.chequer, who stirred the UnitedKingdom to its depths by insist-ing that the British workmen inthe munition factories were re- -

ducing the needed output becauseof indulgence in drink. Lloyd- -

George's arguments have led King :

George and the British leaders tourge abstinence during the war. '

Below hf. Bark, the great Rus-sian minister of finance, who says '

Russia is ing more revenuewithout the government vodkamonopoly than with it.

GERMAN OFFICIALCABLEGRAMS

The following cablegrams were re-

ceived today from official Germansources: r

"WASHINGTON, D. C, April 24.German headquarters report', April 23:

"Last night the Germans along afront from Stenstraate east lo Lange-marc- h

advanced against the enemy'spositions north and northeast fYyrea, along a front nine kilometerwide, until on the height south ofPilkem and east also the Germanforced, in violent engagement, apassage across the canal at Pyres.Near Stenstraate and near Hetsasthe Germans took positions on thewest bank. The towns of Lange-marc- h,

Steenstraate, Hetsas and Pil-

kem have been occupied. At least 1600French and English have been madeprisoners and 30 cannon taken, amongthem four heavy EngV'sh pieces.

"Between the Meuse and the Mo-

selle there are artillery duels. TheFrench attacked in the forest betweenAilly and Apremont, entered isolatedplaces and advanced to the Germantrenches. Part of them were ejectedagain in hand-to-han- d fighting, whichstill continues.

"German sentries have evacuatedEmbremeil, which was occupied bythem, and then set afire by the Frenchartillery. On the heights north andsouth of town the Germans still hold !

possession. On the east front the sit-uation is unchanged."

The following is on today's situa-tion:

"German headquarters reoort, April24:

"The enemy's attempts to recon-quer the lost terrain north and north-west of Ypres failed. French andEnglish attacks broke down under the J

German fire. The number of French,Belgians and English taken prisoner

(Continued on iage three)

BATT 01 r mTEUTON SOLDIERY MASSED IN

EFFORT TO CUT THROUGH TO

CHANNEL; PARIS DENIES GAIN

French Headquarters Asserts Offensive Movement of EnemyHas Been Blocked German Embassy in Washington De- -,

dares British Battleship Badly Damaged in Zeppelin RaidWar of Aviators, Torpedoes and Bombardment Goes On

Associated Press Servi ce by Federal Wirelesso

LONDON. England, April 24. Germany has begun an-other terrific drie to cut a rod through the entrenched Alliesand reach one of the French channel ports, there to be withinbetter striking distance of England.

Thus British generals and expert military critics view thesituation, following the offensive movement begun by Germanyat Ypres.

According to an announcement in Berlin today, the Ger-mans have taken another town near Ypres, together with 2500prisoners, 35 cannon, numerous rifles and much ammunition.

It is apparent that the Germans have been steadily rein-forcing their lines in a preliminary to another attempt, tobreak through the "iron ring" of the Allies and reach theChannel.

PARIS SAYS GERMANY HALTEDPARIS, France, April 24. It is asserted officially hera

that the German advance in the region of Ypres has beenhalted. -

n i av -u uk ww m tin n rrM. km m m a9 a mm m m vj --0

Turk Troops byLONDON, England, April 24.

barding ships of the Allies atxieuuu aviawr nas uumuarueu

A 1 J M m

ine qeienaers. . Anotnex Jtomb from an aeroplane, snnfc a. Ger-man shin at Smvma. while a trrirrl atrnrlr a. mUrnnA iatlnri

It is estimated that the Turk defenders at Smyrna nowentrenched number 35,000.

British and Finnish FreightersVictims of German Submarines

LONDON, England, April 24. The British freight steamer;Ruth has been torpedoed in the North Sea. i.

Another evidence of Germany's submarine war on com-merce and the danger to neutral vessels comes in the news ithat, the TTirmicr troacol Vrnnlr Vioa Voni-- i nrnaAnnA in Vi& DnUI .

Sea.The crews of both are said

North

Li a in w I m T vi c wa -m.m.0

Sea and AirCooperating with bonk I

the'entrance to the Dardanelles; r

Killing several Ol

to have been rescued.

Asphyxiating

British waters without meet

atThe American ship Wilhel- -

German Embassy. Warship Damaged by Zeppelin

D. C, April 24. The German embassyin Washington has announced that it has receivedfrom a "reliable source" that a British battleship was severelydamaged in the raid by German Zeppelins along the Tyne.

Germans Complain UseBombs With

LONDON, England, April 24. The German official an-nouncement today in Berlin describes the use of bombs by Jhe"Allies developing asphyxiating which has stifled thein the trenches.

No

BERLIN, Germany, April 23. The fleet has cruised repeatedly into the Sea anding the Ensrlish fleet

Detained AmericanCARDIFF, Wales, April 24.

Land,

the

xorcnasi.ro,

Ga

Ship Cardiff

Says British

WASHINGTON,information5

last

Allies

gas, men

Berlin Says German Fleeit OnCruises Ijfleet British Ships

mina has arrived here. The Wilhelmina. bound from NewYork to Hamburg with foodstuffs, was seized by the Britishgovernment on February 19 and held for a prize court. Theship's cargo was afterwards bought for Belgian relief.

"Swoboda" Held in Paris for EspionagePARIS, France, April 24. Raymond Schwind, alias Ray-

mond Swoboda. a German admittedly, has been held on thecharge of espionage. He is accused of attempting to. set "fireto the French liner La Touraine on a voyage from New Yorkto France. :