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J35Ti 18 PAGES HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, U. S. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1936 IS PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS GOP REGULARS C0VEHA11T FOR PEACE SOUGHT BY 211TB Cromwell Home To Be Built oo oo Her Plans Unchanged, Says Heiress On Arrival 0 PICK UPPER nns IT i hi TTi 1 EDITION mi HOUSE LEADER ri Senate Presidency Thought Toss-Up Between Francis Brown and Harry Baldwin lis LW(B Actual Work Is Begun At Buenos Aires Parley By Steering Committee Food Crisis Near, Survey Indicates; Chamber Lists Stocks And Consumption Lineup Appears To Preclude Chance For Insurgents To Name Presiding Officer Control and organization of the 1937 territorial senate will rest with the regular Republican majority in the upper house, a survey indicated today. Political speculation over the senate presidency narrowed candidacies down to two prominent GOP Senators Harry Baldwin of Maui and Francis Ii Brown of Oahu. It 4i 'V 4 MRS.

DORIS DUKE CROr.lWELL Photo by Hawaii Tourist Bureau. By WILLIAM NORWOOD Doris Duke Cromwell's aloha for Hawaii is strong enough to remove all barriers which she has encountered in plans to build a $500,000 Printer home here. Four hours after her arrival from the coast at 2 Wednesday afternoon on the Asama Maru she granted a press Senator Baldwin, it was learned authoritatively today, will consent if chosen to serve as presiding -vOfficer. However, his friends declared, he will make no active effort to secure the post, preferring that it go to some colleague. Senator Brown, it is believed, in recognition of his long and distinguished service record in both branches of the legislature, will be given the preliminary opportunity of accepting or declining the dais position.

These developments, according to observers, preclude the possibility of insurgent Republicans, even with a following of some of the Democratic minority, rising to senate power in the forthcoming session. Senator Joseph B. Sylva, according to a check of senate members, will be returned to the ways and means committee chairmanship "with votes to spare. The senate vice presidency, held previously by Senator Elsie Wilcox, will again go to the Kauai woman member, it is believed. Senator Baldwin's consent to preside over the 1937 senate, in view of lack of active candidates for the post, was hailed in many legislative quarters today as "good news." A distinctive "elder statesman" of the senate, he holds one of the most extensive public service records in the legislative today, friends asserted, pointing to his long senate experience and his service as delegate to congress.

Long a political leader, he is said to enjoy the confidence of virtually every member of the house and senate. In view of fact that the honor of senate president went to Maui in 1935 in the person of George P. Cooke, Valley Isle legislators may demand a return of the post to an Island colleague. Senator Baldwin's selection would ern him the vote of Maui Senators Harry H. Holt, Republican, and Clarence A.

Crozier, Non Partisan, observers reported. Nominally, these two votes, particularly Senator Holt's, will be (Continued on Fage 3, Col. 5) IllilG SURVEYS HAWAII RELIEF POSSIBILITIES Ships Believed Available; Vessels Not Blacklisted By the Strikers Plan To Route Supplies To Hawaii Via Vancouver Is Also Being Studied Delegate Sam Kin; reported to the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce by radio today that in efforts to obtain food relief for the territory at San Francisco "I received no encouragement and ran hold out no hope that a relief ship might carry other cargo than food. I believe our people must make other arrangements for their needs. No responsible official will predict when the strike may end although steamship companies are accepting bookings for January sailings.

The best we can hope for is the dispatfh of a food relief ship to arrive at Honolulu about the end of December." SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3 OP). Two plans to carry food to Hawaii were understood to be under consideration today by officials attempting to arrange for emergency shipments. One plan called for use of vessels of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co. and the other was to ship supplies from this port to Vancouver and thence to Hawaii in foreign vessels.

The main objection to the latter proposal was that two tariff payments would be involved. Delegate Samuel W. King said he t.lephoned to Dr. Ernest Gruening, director of territories, in Washington expressing the belief that in order to save 10 days or a fortnight the department of interior should appoint a man to survey available ships, ga'her cargo and do other preparatory work for forwarding food to Hawaii. Mr.

King expected Col. O. F. Ohl-son, general manager of the Alaskan railroad who is cooperating in Hawaii relief efforts, to return from Seattle Saturday or Sunday. Meanwhile Dr.

Gruening said he would telephone Col. Ohlson again today to learn what is being done to try to speed up solution of the Hawaii problem. The federal official held a similar conference by phone yesterday. Mr. King said he made a personal survey of ships available on the waterfront and belonging to lines not blacklisted by the unions and found three he thought might be acceptable to unions.

Although he did not reveal the names of the ships he said he thought one of them is large enough to carry 7,000 tons of food. If that one is not available it would be necessary to get the other two, which are smaller. If preliminary arrangements can be completed here, Mr. King said, then the food committee named by Governor Joseph B. Poindextcr in Honolulu can get busy on preliminaries of distribution.

The delegate said he will "stay in San Francisco as long as my presence will serve the collective interests of Hawaii to the best advantage of the people." As yet he has not conferred with union heads, but intends to discuss the problem with them if it appears they would refuse to man and load food ships. Companies operating freight and (Continued on Page 2, Col. 1) menu IN FIGHT OVER MRS. SUM King Determined To Keep Throne and Friendship With U. S.

Divorcee Baldwin, Badly Shaken, Refuses Comment; Excitement Sweeps London Dec. 3. Usually reliable sources reported tonisht that rHme Minister Stanley Baldwin and cabinet advisers had drafted a tentative bill to make the Doke of York of Britain if King Edward abdicates to wed Mrs. Wallis Simpson. The king's abdication would not make the Duke of York automatically king, although he is the heir presumptive.

A hill passed by the house of lords and house of commons and signed by Edward would be needed. It was reported that Baldwin desires to have the legislation ready to rush through parliament should it be needed. Ru FRANK KISG LONDON, Dec. 3 King 'Edward won the first show of strength today in his fight with the government to keep both his throne and Mrs. Wallis Warficld Spencer Simpson.

Defiant, yet with the empire's fate close to his heart, the sovereign insisted on hi3 right to live his private life. Gray and shaken. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin appeared in ccm- WASHINGTON, Dee. 3. f5i Hugh Walpole, noted British writer, said today the repercus- sions from King Edward's asso- ciation with Mrs.

Simpson might destroy the crown's pow- er and threaten the empire not because Mts. Simpson is an American that England would spurn as its queen. It is merely because the crown would lose caste through unity with a woman twice divorced." mons to announce that at the present time he has nothing to say to the British peorle. Victory for Kine Then Josiah Clement Wedgwood, laborite member of parliament, and an army colonel, gave the press apparent confirmation of the impression that the king was winning at least the first phase of his battle. "The king is beloved," Wedgwood said.

"The thing we have to avoid more than anything else is abdication. Any chance will tear thi country in two. If a general election comes the outcome will be on the side of the king." His words were echoed by thor of the liberal Afternoon Star, which asked. "Why should the king bo nied the common happiness of mankind?" With the heir presumptive, brother the Duke York, and Mrs. Simpson at his side, the king refused to yield to Baldwin's demand that he give up either the throne or his friendship, but som sourcc3 said he may thrust aside the cabinet's attack with a pledge to make no arrangement unsatisfactory to the government, the church and himself.

Fight to rmish Highest sources said Edward wai determined to keep both the throne and the friendship of Mrs. Simpson, and that he is determined never to surrender to Baldwin. This indi- (Continued on Page 5. CoL 3 THERE WAS NEVER A TIME in Honolulu history when advertising in The Star-Bulletin could produce such far-reaching results because the circulation of this newspaper now is at an all-time high its advertising rate per thousand readers at an cli-time low, Star-Bulletin NET PAID CIRCULATION Yesterdoy 27,496 lost Saturday 31,91 8 FDR Visits Capital of Uru guay; Hails New Era of Accord In New World BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 3 (JP).

Twenty one nations started the actual work of perpetuating American peace today. Chiefs of the delegations, forming a steering committee of the conference, met under the chairmanship of Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine foreign minister. From conference deliberation 's expected to come an inter-Ameri covenant to keep peace and align American states against outside invasion. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, with Sumner Welles, assistant secretary of state, and A. W.

Weddell, U. S. ambassador to Argentina, represented the United States on the committee. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay. Dec.

3. M3) President Roosevelt said today that "a new era of friendship and confidence among the Americas' was born of the Pan American conference held here in 1933 Addressing a luncheon given in his honor by President Gabriel Terra and Senora Terra after an enthusiastic reception by the populace and officials of Montevideo. Mr. Roosevelt said "I believe that when history is written the origin of a new American era will be placed here in the memorable year of 1933. "It is an inspiration to the average citizen of all our republics that the conference is giving back its fruits in terms of achievement for the people of the world." Thousands who lined the streets through' which the two presidents drove from the waterfront where Mr.

Roosevelt disembarked showered the procession with flowers. President Terra met the visiting executive at the gangplank of the USS Indianapolis and extended him a warm embrace. Mr. Roosevelt told Mr. Terra and others at the luncheon that he was "impressed with the immediate need of better and quicker services of travel communication between North and South America." He said he hoped for the day when the journey "will be so simple that tens of thousands of our citizens will meet each other in friendly intercourse every year." Discussing questions of social life, transportation, science and finance, Mr.

Roosevelt said he believed "the founders of our government would look with approval on what we are seeking to do to use the processes of democratic "government in solving new problems We learn much from each other, much that is good and some things which from experience we must avoid." Headlines Tell Need For Yule Fund For Poor (Contribution to The Star- Bulletin-Salvation Army Christmas fund may be sent either to The Star-Bulletin on Merchant St or the Salvation Army on Beretania St. Checks should be made out to The Star-Bulletin-Salvation Army Christmas fund.) Previously acknowledged 2.50 Mrs. Wallace Farrinjrton. 3.00 Mrs. Theodore Richards.

5.00 Friend 1.00 Well Wisher 3.00 Total $14.50 Two headlines in The Star-Bulletin the other day: One said, "Food is Big Need with Yule Fund Sought." The other said, "Yule Cash to be Increased by Dividends." Lots of money on one hand; noth-'ng at all on the other. This is an appeal to some of those receiving the big extra dividends to share part of them with those to whom dividends are unknown. Our Salvation Army-Star-Bulletin Christmas fund is growing, but it's growing very slowly. Of course, it's a long time until Christmas, but the time will roll around rapidly, and we want to raise $2,500 before December 24 in order to supply Christmas baskets of food to Honolulu's neediest families and holiday remembrances to the children. Mrs.

Wallace R. Farrington, always one of the early contributors to the fund, was a caller at The Star-Bulletin office Wednesday afternoon to leave $3. Several other contributions have come in, but we need lots, lots more. Don't forget lis when you cash those extra dividends! CRUISER LAUNCHED NEWPORT NEWS, Dec. 3 UP).

The 10.000 ton cruiser Boise was launched today. Mainland Supplies 94 Per Cent of Isle Commodities, Says University Report "The food situation in Hawaii begins to look desperate for civilians." This statement is made in a report of the University of Hawaii agricultural extension service, following a study of average monthly unloads of foodstuffs from January 1, 1934, to September 30, 1936. As a result of the survey, the service has arrived at an accurate estimate of the average monthly consumption in Hawaii of some of the important food commodities shipped into the territory from outside sources. Each month, the service found, Hawaii consumes an average of 13,585 tons of foodstuffs, 94 per cent of which come from the mainland United States. "With practically no such receipts for the past month, the local production is wholly unable to support the population, and the remaining supplies are Tapidly dwindling to the vanishing point, says (Continued on Page 2, Col.

5) WEIGHT RITES TO BE HELD AT 4:30 ON FRIDAY Veteran American Factors Executive Passes At His Home From Pneumonia Services for Charles S. Weight, one of Honolulu's best known ka-maaina business executives, who died at 10:30 Wednesday at his home in Nuuanu valley after an illness of two weeks from pneumonia, will be held in Nuuanu cemetery at 4:30 p. m. Friday. It has been requested that flowers be sent to the graveside.

Leaving a wide circle of friends throughout the islands, Mr. Weight, 1 i i MR. WEIGHT was in his 62nd year, and, had he lived, would have been 63 today. He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Kate M.

Paty Weight; two daughters. Mrs. Joseph Talma and Mrs. F. Roy Johnston: two sons, Charles Richard Weight and Herbert Cedric Weight, and three grandchildren.

Mr. Weight was born in Honolulu on December 3, 1873. During the past 30 j-ears he had been associated with H. Hackfeld Co. and its successor, American Factors, and at the time of his death was manager of the grocery department.

Recently Mr. Weight was guest of honor at a dinner given him by executives and employes of American Factors in observance of his completion of 30 years of continuous service with the firm. He was presented with a handsome gold wrist watch in commemoration of his long and unbroken period of business activity. Mr. Weight married Kate M.

Paty in Honolulu on February 12, He was a charter member of the Oahu Country club and a member of the Commercial club. Unidentified Men 'Beat Up Stevedore (Special Star. Bulletin Wirelets) HILO, Hawaii, Dec. 3. Francisco Tabil, non union stevedore working the Manulani.

was beaten up at 8 Wednesday -evening by two unidentified men. Marion Camba, also one of the men loading the Manulani, was threatened Wednesday by three unidentified men. No arrests have been made. Shortage Serious, Stores Running Low, Kirk States In Commerce Summary Many business enterprises in Honolulu are already suffering from the effects of the shipping strike and with respect to certain items the food shortage is not only real but serious. This statement was made today noon by Addison E.

Kirk, president of the chamber of commerce, in a summary of the strike situation, and particularly its bearing on food supplies and general business conditions, presented at a luncheon meeting of the membership at the Commercial club. Mr. Kirk detailed the activities to date of a special committee appointed by the chamber, at the instance of Governor Joseph B. Poindexter. to make a survey of the food situation, and said it was the committee's unanimous opinion that "on certain items the shortages are not only real but serious." Mr.

Kirk gave the following summary of findings of the chamber committee following a survey of (Continued on Page 2, Col. 1) CONGRESS AID ON ISLE FOOD PLANK SEEN Ty dings, Borahs Vandenberg and Rankin Interested In Territory's Plight Star-Bulletin Bureau, Washington, Dec. 3. Congressional intervention in be half of Hawaii's civilian population, facing an acute food shortage as a result of the maritime strike, was indicated today following the re ceipt of an urgent message from Governor Joseph B. Poindexter reporting a lack of canned milk for children in the territory.

Interior department officials renewed their request to the labor department that some steps be taken for the relief of Hawaii, but admitted that involved red tape made the situation unpromising for the next few days. Senator William E. Borah of Idaho said today that he would "look into the matter immediately" and the office of Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan indicated that the absent senator Senator Tydings was being noti. fied of reports received in Washington on the Hawaii food situation.

Personal Appeal Senator Millard E. Tydings of Maryland, chairman of the senate territories committee, said today he had made a personal appeal to the interior and labor departments to do all possible to arrange early shipments of food to the territory. "I am asking these departments to redouble their efforts in view of increasing reports of food shortage in the territory," he said. "I understand that rice, canned milk, potatoes and other staples are so much wanted that the citizens of Hawaii perhaps will be unable to await settlement of the strike. "There should be some way that arrangements can be made as was done for Alaska.

As chairman of the senate territories committee I (Continued on Page 2. Col. 3) bonuses and additional dividends floating all over town? Must be Done Early Of course you're not. We know I you wont disappoint 'em. But, like Christmas shopping, we MUST do this early.

So won't you hustle in with your dues NOW? Dues, you know, are only a dollar, or whatever you care to give. Send 'em in, bring 'cm in or mail 'em in, but GET 'em in or will your secretary's face be red! First under the wire with dues this year was the baby sister of a little fella who passed away a few years ago, almost before he had come to realize the meaning of Christmas. His dad, and now 1 (Continued on Page 8, CoL 6) f. 'l A 1 i i 1 I I conference at which she announced she will definitely build her proposed mansion, at Kaalawai. Marion Wyeth, her architect, is scheduled to sail for Honolulu within two weeks to assist Mrs.

Cromwell in revamping her building plans to meet all official requirements. Despite a strong aversion to publicity Mrs. Cromwell held open house Wednesday evening for the local press at her temporary residence, the beach home of Dr. Frederick F. Alsup, 3619 Diamond Head Rd.

Not Going To Florida Seated on a soft and springy divan, Mrs. Cromwell faced a barrage from inquiring reporters whose interrogations poured forth with increasing volume and spirit with each successive round of cocktails which the charming hostess served her guests. Between delicate sips from her glass Mrs. Cromwell said emphatically she has no intention of forsaking Hawaii for Florida; that she holds no grudge against anyone. Regarding refusal of the harbor board to grant her petition to acquire 28,500 feet of beach property at Kaalawai in which to build a swimming pool, Mrs.

Cromwell said: "I certainly didn" mean to be asking for any special privilege or for any concession which would not have been normally granted anyone else. "I was surprised to learn of the rumpus which the petition and the barbor board action created here. And I am convinced that if I had been here personally I could have come to an understanding with the board without creating any furor. "My preference for Hawaii over Florida or any other place is certainly decided enough not to be' changed by such technicalities as the site of my swimming pool- Further plans for the building will necessarily hinge upon settlement of the pool site, Mrs. Cromwell explained, because it is her (Continued on Page 9.

CoL 2) I i REP. J. W. ROBINSON AVYDRYDOCK-FUNDS FEARED INSUFFICIENT Cost May Exceed Amount Appropriated By Congress, Says Admiral WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 JP).

Rear Admiral N. M. Smith, chief of the navy bureau of yards and docks, predicted today that the cost of the larger of two drydecks to be built by the navy for Pearl Harbor will be more than the $10,000,000 appropriated by congress. Admiral Smith said a decision as to whether to award construction of the 1,016 foot dock to the Bremerton or Mare Island yards would await conferences of officials to be summoned from both places. He explained that estimates were so divergent on many of the principal items that it was impossible to say which bid is lower.

"If we get the dock built for under $10,000,000 dollars it will be in commission but not be complete," the officer said, adding that the two yards are "as well equipped as any others'' to undertake construction of the dock the largest in tha world of its type but that either of the yards would have to build a basin in order to do the construction job. The job will employ several hundred skilled steel workers and others for two or more years, Smith stated. He said the bids from the two navy yards have been scrutinized since rejection of six alternate bids by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding the only civilian bidder. All navy yards have "been in-(Continued on Page 2, Col. 6) Cutter Duane On Way To Honolulu SAN FRANCISCo, Dec.

3 (JT). The coast guard cutter Duane sailed for Honolulu this afternoon carrying medical supplies for army and navy hospitals in addition to its regular cargo. There were no food supplies for civilians in Hawaii aboard. The cutter will be stationed in Honolulu temporarily, pending completion of the new coast guard vessel, Roger B. Taney, to replace Ihe Itasca in Hawaiian waters.

DAYS SEAL to 1882 broctised artificial pneumothorax la Italy, Carlo ForlaninI auccess-tuUy performed the operation known pneumothorax. Air is introduced Into the chest cavity between the chest wall and the lung, thus collapsing the diseased lung and putting it to rest. The healthy lung then does the work. In this country. Dr.

John B. or cnicago erst aescnoea auccess with this treatment in an ad dress on "Surgery of the Lung" given in 1SP8. Its more widespread use did jjot begin until 1912. MOP Congressman Says Hawaii Deserves Rights Of States Regular Folks! Come On And Pay Your Dues Early! Hawaii's sugar industry, and Hawaii as a whole, are entitled to erual rights with the states, and Congressman J. W.

Robinson, Democrat, Utah, now visiting here, will make it his personal business to see that those rights are safeguarded. He emphasized that intention in a talk at a luncheon meeting of members of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce at the Commercial club today noon. "I came here tc obtain first hand information concerning some of Hawaii's problems, Congressman Robinson said, "and I have been around to see some of your sugar plantations. "Just as beet sugar Is the life-blood of Utah so is cane sugar the lifeblood of Hawaii. It is good to be here and to obtain the ideas of some of your leaders, and I hope that when I go back the informa tion I have obtained here will be; helpful to those in Washington who iContinued on Page 7, Col.

5) 1 By HOWARD CASE Regular Folks! We opened the third day of your campaign with just $18.25 cents in the till. Last year at this time we were well over the $100 mark and were creeping up on the second hundred. How come? Is that 1938 prosperity we've been hearing so much about still hiding around the corner? Now, then. You Regular Folks know we need $250 and know what we need it for. Every Christmas for many years you Folks have raised a fund to provide a Yuletide party for the 100 orphaned and dependent girls at Susannah Wesley home.

You rren't going to fail 'cm this year, are you? With all these.