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Est, USX No. 17T0I Hawaiian gur. Vol. XL. No.

IIM3 14 PAGES HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 193314 PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS to) nrrn i a mm II II II fl rZI ITMTi: rv i MINI) I mm1 i I Defends F.R 1933 Lei Queen Rogers May Visit Hawaii, Best Island Outside Coney OHE-PERCEHT LEVY PLANKED J. T. ROBINSON LAUDS RECORD OF ROOSEVELT SENATE TAKES FIRST STEP TO INVITE ROGERS i 7 t-w i 'A 1 A.alJkiJg Miss Uluhani Kiilehua, McKinley high school tu-dent, chosea today' to be the Lei Queen for ceremonies set for May; at the city hall. KliLEHUA" LEI QUEEN FOR 1 933 PR0GRAL1 McKinley' High School Girl I Selected Today; Sister in Same Post Last Year, TJluhani Kiilehua, McKinley high' school student, was selected today by th executive committee of the Daughters of Hawaii as aurea for the Lei Day celebration May 1 at i the eity halL Of the true Hawaiian type, her choice was vnanimeus by the committee. Che a sister ef last year's lei aueen.

If aluhia Kiilehua. Mies Kiilehua will also represent Queea Kmma. In tajtv pageant, de-ictinf a Hawaiian court scene in 15. This is te be a special feature of the celebratiosa. The committee also selected the ladies te waiting for the pageant, as follows: Prinoess Victoria Kamamala, to be represented by Mabel Likelike Lucas; High Chief ess Bern ice Pauahi, by Maimio Kauluwehionalani Jensen; Hih Cbiefea Lydia.

Kamakaeha PaU, who later became Queen Liliuokaleni, by Daisy Kailukapta-mehana Milkr. and jTafh. Chiefess Bliaabetb) KekaanianokalanV by Juliet Kuualoha Simpson. Sxat copies of the ajoarns ef the period will be loaned by the Deucb-ters aad ons of Hawaliaa Warriors. As a plan to snake the ai eahibit an outstanding success, the ccam-mittee moved to request WUt C.

Crawford, ouperintendeat of public instruction, if would be possible for the pubac schools to enter at least li lets each. Schooai and orgeniaataons ita tha satsada Islands will be engibaa aa enter, tho contest. It was decided. In tlais ooanoctioa. It was pointed oat that Lei Day will be oa Monday aad tt will be eonrenient for ship-aaeata.

-i--. A steamer will be as port early Monday aaornirag frora wal and Maui. A boat fresa Kauai arrives Sunday atorainf. Mra P. M.

Swanzy. regent ef the Daughters of Hawaii, is general ehaaraoaa cat the Lmiderback.to Be Tried May 15 i -ii rAMilS PVaa by WirU WASHIJfOTON. April 11. Ttie senate today art May IS for the trial SS ttderal Judge Harold Louderbacft at California after Judge Loudeatack. kecxpaaad by two attorenys denied five impeachment counts Qpd by the bouse, involving his eondart ef jeeeivership cases, Hoover "In The Dollar Bner President Hoover, with five passenger! for Honolula eichwivt ef steerage, arrived off port from Yokohama at ill p.

m. today anal docked at 3:19 p. an. at Pier 8. She win salt at noon Wednesday for aa Francisco.

Passengers anc hided Mark HeUin-ger, Hew York columnist with the King Features Syndicate, who is completing seven month tour of the world. BOATS IX Tha Manoa win dock at Pier I about! av m. Wednesday, according to word reaching Castle de Cooke today. The MariDosar la x- I pacted off port at 11 a. docking ooout Booa at Pier 11.

WOULD ALLOW GOVERNOR TO FIRE OFFICERS McCandless Is Considering Reintroduction of One of -v Richardson Bills Delegate Also May Ask General Inclusion of Territories in Legislation Star-Bulletin Washington. April 11. Delegate L. L. McCandless said today he is considering reintroduction of the Richardson bill giving the governor of Hawaii power to remove territorial officer.

Mr. McCandless idea is to strike out the exception certain officers. He will decide "soon on his course. 1 The delegate is Impressed by the neglect to include the territory fn several major bills, he said today, and has also consideration general legislation interpreting "states' as including the territories in all legislation affecting the territories in any way. He said he would either do this or engage In serious missionary work at this session to- inform members of congress of ths importance oC inclusion of the territory ia an legislation affecting it, in order to ere-ate the attitude of doing this naturally.

The bill referred te by Delegate McCandless was one'of tha few recommendations of Seth W. Richardson which received the approval the joint committee af the territorial legislature which considered the changes he proposed as well a the Hawaii legislative committaa. Under present law the goveraoi cannot remove members of abi-net without approval of the senate. The change would eliminate the. senate approvaL IIILSlHTO BOYS FIRST IN F.F.AJONTEST Waiakea-uka Youths Take Identification Honort as Conference Starts Waiakea-uka chapter of ik.

far two consecutive years the star tha liter of the Future Farmer aancia-tion of Hawaii, steppea lata ttm lead for the honor ia 193S by tekiaaf first place ia the MeatificatBm aa-tests held Monday aXstrmaaa at Kalakaua kitarmediate school one of the featurw of tha fawtk annual coaferenca th aaacia-tion. The teaai Kprawatinc Waipakm school of Oahu, took aecontl 4ac, while Pahoa waa third, iicKinley fourth and Haika fifth. PlsuBtsm Kssetetd The aanounoemaatf tha Identification aontaaa winners ahaivd interest at the onfercac this anora-with the announcement of the election of eoys to the degree of Hawaii Planter, the highest honor in the local aaaociatia. Two honorary Hawaii Planters and eight active mam were chosen. The honorary onea are Ernest W.

Greene, Manager of Oahu Plantation and Kazute Natta, adviser of Waiakea-aka chapter. Mr. Nitta is the ealy chapter adviser to be given the feasor. He was chosea in recognitkm of the tact that ns chapter has for tro yean beea tho star chapter. Active Hawaii Planters aalacted are: -r Jack Dunn.

McKinley high erbod, who is working with bees and fruit trees. Robert Fujimoto, Hild high achool, who has carried on poultry, swine and gardening project in additioaa. (Continued en Page 10, CoL 1 Portugal Ends lis Dictatorship MMaaaiaaaaaMaaaaaaaaaaar7 (Associated Press by Wireless) PORTUGAL, April 11. The dictatorial government which had ruled Portugal under President Antonio Oscar de Fragoso Cannon lor seven years eaded today whea at new constitution became effective. President Carmona eontiaues as chief executive and Preraier Antonio Salazar continaes as.

the first stitutional preaaair. Galls Have Son Mr. and Mrs. R. OaS, 1521 Sa-leku'n way.

anaounce the bartla ef their second son. at 1 a. an. today at Kapiolani Maternity home. Mra Gall was Miss Irma Patten before her marriage.

Mr. Oall is with the Bishop First Rations' bank. (Special Star. Bulletin Wireless) Beverly Hill.s April 11. Star-Bulletin, Honolulu: You had quite an editorial blast against me several weeks ago when I said what we needed was- a dictator, Von arp at fur from uie mainiana as you were away from what was going to happen and still you are the best island we got out- side of Coney Island.

I am coming over there someday to offset Bernard' Shaw's trip. WILL ROGERS. HULL ASSERTS HIGH TARIFF IS BEHINDTIMES 13,000,000 Out of Work Under Highest Duties in History, Says Secretary (Associated Press by Wireless! WASHINGTON, April 11. Cordell Hull, secretary of state, described as antiquate and obsolete today the theory that moderation of tariffs a'ould flood the country with prod- ucts or cheap for- eign labor and de- can standard of He said American wage earners have been thrown out of employment under the operation of ths high- i c. vn i ism i American history.

LA.IkJ Mr. Hull said trade among nations is mutually profitable exchange of goods. He said the administration does not contemplate destruction of any sound industry, adding that th new 'tariff policy will be to put American business on a more healthful and more prosperous basis. SENATE BACKS DISMISSAL FOP, UTILITTGROUP New Commission Composed Of Five Members Plan of The Upper Chamber Abolition of the public utilities commission and creation of a new commission of five members was ap proved by committee of the whole senate today. Senator James Campsie opposed replacement of the present commis sioners.

A. J. Gignoux. Harry S. Hay- wavrd and Frank O.

Boyer. but senators supported Senator William H. Hill's demand for a "new deal." -We have seen that $1,750,000 could have been saved for the peo-ple last year had public utility rates been what they should have been," Senator Hill said. "The commission has demonstrated that its affairs were not handled as they should have been. They have been in for several years, and have demonstrated they are not the men for the commission." His bill i.

B. 155) provides for two commissioners on Oahu, one from each af the other counties, the auditor and chairman to be employed on a full time basis. Compensation was cut to $7 'a day for meetings, but the salary of the auditor-chairman was left open. An amendment provided that the commission turn over to the general fund 9150 a month for the attorney general's department for legal assistance. This amendment was included after Senator Charles A.

Rice reported that the first of Smith, Wilde as Bee be received $7,500 for legal work ia the Inter-Island case. He said the commission also pays $1M monthly to Arthur G. Smith for legal assistance. Two meanbers would be appointed for the balance of the year, two until Uaa end of 1934 and one until the end of 135. After that aU appoint- wouid be for three years.

At' Ft Shatter A critique at the last annual maneuvers the Hawaiian department; ia tne first phase of which" tha srowtlasj force of the U. S. fleet partattpatad, was held at the post theslrr at Ft. Shatter today. Mora than.

700 army and navy ofDrerg were in attendance. The session opened Monday and continued fjtroush today. 4 1 i i UPON IB Corporations and $10,000 a Year Dividends to Be Included in Measure Proposal Also Will Obtain New Revenues From ths Public Utilities Here Governor Lawrence M. Judd. In a statement Issued today, said that because of tbe lack ef further fends unemployment relief would cease In Honolula April 13.

en Hawaii April It and en Maul April 15. Senator Charles A. Rice hopes to present to the fen-ate late today a tax program to take care of unemployment during the next two years and to balance the budget. He said the unemployment situation would be solved by raising $1,500,000 for the bienniunt from a I per cent tax on earned and unearned Income. He said the bill would provide that the tax would cease operating as soon as $1,500,000 had been raised.

Ronatnr Blr KAirf that Xils Tavares, depyty attorney general. Is drafting a tax program which in cludes a tax on corporation stock, a surtax on dividends which yielded an income of more than $10,000 year and an increase to public utility taxes, i He said the rates in the surtax bill will be half the rates now car ried in the federal law which pro- tvdes lor a similar tax. and that the tax program, together with economies contemplated in the house, would balance the budget. More than 2.900 men employed through work. relief funds here will be without this aid after Thursday, Senator told the senate today.

He said the Reconstruction Finance Corp. and local appropriations will be depleted then, though there is a chance that the R. F. C. will advance $70,000 for May.

At the same time Senator Rice (Continued on Page 7, CoL 4) Divorce Granted Miss Boardman (Associated Press by Wireless) LOS ANGELES, April 11 A divorce was granted today to Eleanor Boardman. film actress, after she testified that she found her husband. King Vidor, director. In another woman's apartment In hi? dressing gown and slippers. Nine Burned to Death In Home (Associated-Press by Wireless) HARRIS.

April 11, Nine persons, comprising an entire family of; father, mother and seven children, were burned to death today when fire destroyed their farm home near here. ROGERS SAYS TIMES MUCH BETTER NOW (Special Star-Bulletin Wireless) BEVERLY HILLS, April 11 Editor The Star-Bulletin: Beer brought on one of the most quiet weekends we ever had. less accidents and everything. People just got full of beer and lay down and took a good nap. A I was rjlav- vv: i went to up and found I had been beaten, but it I did it for Will Rogers was all right.

Roosevelt. ain't nothing we can do too much for Roosevelt nowadays. I tell you we never was living in a better time. We got a smart man doing our thinking. for us.

You see what put this country on the bum was dumb people thinking for themselves. Yours; WILL ROGERS. i EMU 7 Democratic Leader Replies -To Criticisms by Indiana And Louisiana Senators Says It Is Unfair to Rap the President for Bank Situation Left by Hoover (Associated Praia by Wireless) WASHINGTON, April 11. Praising President Roosevelt's records Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, told the senate today it was unfair to charge him with responsibility for the banking situation since President Hoover had contemplated a similar closing order only refrained because no agreement could be reached with the incoming administration for the time it should last." Senator Robinson said that, despite criticism of the president.

he has led in the accomplishment of more in the four weeks he has been in office than ver was accomplished in a comparable period in the history of the nation." The Democratic leader took the floor to uphold the president's record after criticism by Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana and Senator Arthur Robinson, Republican, of Indiana. Senator Long. who rebelled against Senator Robinson's leadership in the last congress, had called the administration's reforestation program "a sapling bill and a sap-suckers' bill, if they happen to put one of these camps in your state." Senator Long said he would not latter myself" that he was a friend of the president, adding, "There are more people out of work than when he went into the White House and more banks closed." Referring to President Roosevelt's rapid submission of parts of his program, the "kingfish" said: "We've swallowed enough this stuff. We've swallowed this awful banking thing they brought in here.

We took $400,000,000 from the soldiers and spent $300,000,000 to plant saplings." Direct Relief Is Up In Committee (Associated Press by Wireless) WASHINGTON, April 11. The house banking "committee began a study today of the Wagner relief bill with a statement by one of the sponsors that "the federal government must act to prevent hunger and starvation." Senator Robert P. Wagner, Democrat, New York, asking for speedy action on the measure, which makes direct gifts to states for relief, said figures showed that 89 to 90 per cent of all funds spent for relief came from public sources. India Moves to Stop Dumping (Associated Press by Wireless) NEW DELHI, April 11. The government announced today that it had given Japan six months' notice of termination of the most favored nation clause in a trade convention signed in 1905.

Sir Joseph Bhore. commerce member of the executive council, explained that the action was to offset dumping of Japanese goods in India. Senate Favors Tail Light Ban Burning of tail lights at night on parked automobiles is abandoned on lighted highways under Senate Bill 116, which passed on second reading in the senate today. Don Francisco California Advertising Expert Says: "Price strategy is being overdone, especially by retail advertisers. "The public is becoming callous to this appeal.

"It is learning that you generally get what you pay for." EVENING SMILE wish." Ritl the young wife to licr husband, "that our bank roiil.t get on its feet and atop sending oar cherks bark marked funds. A bank that hasn't imt enoitrh money on band to par a check ought to be and I'Ut on a. sound basis." fjanolulu tar-Mtf tin Today's News Today Concurrent Resolution Is Offered by C. A. Rice and Is Adopted; Goes to House C.

R. Frazier, President of Chamber, Adds His Bid With Message to Coast An invitation to Will Rogers, fametf humorist, to visit Hawaii was sponsored by the legislature today through a concurrent resolution introduced by Senator Charles A. Rice and adopted. The house received the resolution from the senate shortly before adjournment and referred it to the judiciary committee. Senator Rice said the humorist was a personal friend of Senator Harold Rice of Maui and would "do avare good for Hawaii thaa the Hawaii Tourist bureau's urged the senate to encourage Mr.

ltcgers' plans to visit Hawaii, saying: "He may offset Judge Ben Lind-sey plana. Besides he's a good Democrat." Senator William H. Heen. leader of the Democratic senate delegation. teas tor Kir supported the motion to sdopt.

measure follows: Whereas, Will Rogers, nationally famous tuamarist and notion picture star, hat often ex-i pressed a desire to visit Hawaii; and Whereas, Mr. Rogers has sent a wireless message Honolula In which he ssid: "You are the best Island as got outside of Coney, asland: I am coining over, there some day to offset Bernard Shaw's tria:" and Whereas, If Mr. Rogers was to spend a vacatioa in Hawaii at this thns he snaght be able to take soms very valuable suggestions ta the legislature as to how to balance the budget; and Whereas; a little wisecracking about our own ukuleles and hula dancers by one so adept as Mr. Roaers would give U6 something new to laugh about; bow, there-lore, be it Resolved by the senate of the legislature of the territory of Hawaii, the house cat representatives ooncurrinsj, that the governor of Hawaii be and is hereby requested to invite Mr. Roaers to visit Hawaii st his eeriest oonveneaoe and at bat own expense so that he may see these islands, any one of which to bigger than Coney Island, and become acquainted wita his Hawaiian public.

Ia reply to Will Rogers remarks, the Honolula Chamber of commerce Is to send the following aiessage to him from Charles R. Frazier, ares-ident'of the chamber: -Deer Will Rogers: Say, you're a regular 'feller even if you haven't beea to Hawaii yet. WiU, we want to et closer to you even if we can't get closer to the mainland. Corns on ever you csn get a fast steamer any day and climate, scenery, pole, sunburn, beach singers and Democrats, g. B.

S. did and he's twice as old as you. Aloha Charles R. Frazier, president Honolulu Chamber of Farmers' Strike Is Threatened (AsaciateS Praas by Wiralaiaal WASHINGTON, April 11. Re.

Gerald J. Boiieaa, Republicaa of Wisconsin, told the house today that if the Frazier farm currency expansion bill is not passed by congress. 1.000,000 farmers wiH ley down their tools May and quit farming. Opposing the administration farm mortgage refinancing bill, Mr. Boileau said: "This farm movement is well organized, and the strike will be carried out.

These farmers are opposed to this bill and favor the Frazier bill, which will cheapen the dollar and inflate the currency." Amid Republican inquiries of how Ions; the Democrats intended to let the house bo "a rubber stamp" for presidential proposals, the house took up today the administrations plan for refinancing farta mortgagea A frnai vote was not expected before Wednesday, but passags waa regarded as certain. tarpriaed by the eught watchsnan arte he had entered the CIvis sudatorium throufb a tbdo show window, turfier escaped to a wafting outo-nrealo at 11:49 a. m. Blonds? and ML Pacifiro Sarabia. 11M Kins SU the watchman told Ootiec.

nothing aa taken. 1 AKRON SMASH IS BLAMED ON AIR CURRENTS Cmdr. Wiley Thinks Ship Was Sucked Down in Center of Whirling Storm (Associated Press by Wireless) SUNNYVALE, CaL, April 11. Tte S5.oco,tron naval airbsse here, the store home of the airship Macon, will be commissioned Wednesday -with addresses by Governor James Rolph Jr. and Rear Admiral George W.

Laws, commandant of the 12th naval district. The station Is 80 per cent complete and is ready to operate. (Associated Press by" Wireless) LAKEHURST, N. April 11, Lt. Cmdr.

Herbert Wiley, the only officer who survived the Akron disaster, told a naval inquiry board today he believed a dovnrvshlrig-current of air, the center of a terrific storm, sucked the downward to destruction and the loss of 73 lives. Cmdr. Wiley said he now believes the shock which he previously attributed to a severe gust of wind a few seconds before the crash the result of the Akron's tail striking the water. He based this opinion on the fact that he had not felt the wind through the control car. and the feel of the shock was different from anything he had experienced before.

Previously he had expressed the opinion that the Akron was 800 feet in the air when he felt the shock. Cmdr. Wiley testified that officers and crew did their duty to the best of their ability. "If any errors were made they were beyond the skill and experience existing he concluded. Richard Deal and Moody Erwin, enlisted survivors, had agreed with Wiley's earlier report to the navy.

attributing the shock they felt to a sudden gust of wind while the airship was wholly in the air. Cmdr. Wiley said today he had changed his mind partly because the enlisted men. told him they saw the girders buckle inside the ship after the shock. Erwin said the ship was still flying after the jar "and it couldn't fly after it was in the water.

the tail hit the water the ship was checked." Erwin said. "I heard the tail hit. I heard the water swishing and the forward part of the ship continued falling. When the ship crashed, said Erwin, "it sounded like stepping on a box of matches." Tennessee Plan Bill Is Offered (Associated Press by Wireless) WASHINGTON. April 11 A bill to effect President Roosevelt's Tennessee basin project, including government operation of Muscle Shoals for power, nitrate and fertilizer production, was introduced today by Senator George w.

orris of Nebraska, veteran exponent of government operation of Muscle Shoals. The bill, which authorizes "all necessary funds," was referred to the agriculture committee and prob ably will not reach the floor for 10 days. Einstein to Make Home In Madrid (Associated Press by -Wireless) MADRID, April 11. Claudio Sanchez Albornoz. dean of the University of Madrid, said today that Albert Einstein will be attached to the university permanently, and the newspaper El Imparcial expressed certainty that.

Spanish' citizenship would be offered to Dr. Einstein. The noted physicist, rebelling against Hitlerism, has renounced his German residence. Beer Is On Way For Pago Pago (Associated Press by Wireless) AUCKLAND. April 11.

The Monterey left today with a consignment of Auckland beer tor Fa0 Paso. 1 r(7 Senator Joseph Robinson todays defended President Roosevelt agains't attacks by Senators Huey Long and Arthur Robinson. DEATH WATCH NOW GUARDING TRUNULAYER Winnie" Judd Kept in Igno rance of Move as Day of Her Execution Nears (Associated Press by Wireless) FLORENCE, April 11. A death watch was placed over Winnie Ruth Judd today, but the slim woman scheduled to be hanged 10 days hence for the murder of Agnes Leroi was unaware of it. Warden A.

G. Walker said her nervousness as the time for the execution neared induced him not to move her to a death cell but to keep her under surveillance of matrons and two guards. The guards were placed since Mrs. Judd attempted to saw the bars of her cell in the. woman's ward a month ago.

Declining to say whether he would ask a sanity hearing for the woman, the warden indicated he would withhold from her the fact that a death watch had been established. He said her reactions were fairly normal, despite nervousness and hysteria. Her attorneys planned an appeal to the state supreme court for her release on a writ of habeas corpus. The superior court denied her a new trial. Mrs.

Judd's attorneys said they hoped to get before the supreme court affidavits which the superior court declined to consider. These were intended to show that (Continued on Page 7, Col. 1) LATE SPORTS GERMANS LOSE PRENN (Associated Press bv Wireless) BERLIN, April 11. Germany's Davis cop hopes were wrecked today by the Hitler government's, ban on Jews when the cop committee dropped the leading player and former captain, Daniel Prenn," because of his race. The disbarment left Germany with only Baron von Cramm to renew the campaign.

OPENING WEDNESDAY -(Associated Press bv Wireless) NEW YORK, April 11. Major league baseball begins Wednesday with a campaign calculated to recapture national popularity and end the domination of the Yankees. The opening will be celebrated, weather permitting, with oldtime enthusiasm, gala ceremonies and beer on sale beneath the stands at four of the eight parks. Despite the prospect of showers in at least three cities, it was predicted the eight American and National league openers would draw 185,000 spectators. President Roosevelt will toss the first ball of the game between the Senators and the AthleUcs at Washington.

BASEBALL (Associated Press by Wireless) NEW HAVEN, Conn April 1L Charley Devfcns, former Harvard pitcher, hurled a no hit, no run game for the Yankees today against Yale, winning 6 to 0. New York 6 7 2 Yale 0 0 0 BASEBALL At Philadelphia: Montreal Phillies 2 13 1 2 8 .0 Newson and McMullen; Shel- lenback and Bassler. Seattle 1 1 At 17 20 0 Sewell, Caster, Dailey, Ulrich and Cox; Salvo and Wood-all. COAST LEAGUE Los Angeles 9 16 1 At Hollywood 3 9 3 San Francisco 3 10 1 At Missions 24 3 Batteries Davis, Powers, Stntz, Ackerman and Mclsaacs; Lieber and Fltzpatrick, Duggan. Portland 4 9 At Oakland 5 10 Batteries Koupal and Palmisano; Ludolph and Veltman.

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