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Hawaii, consisting of nine principal islands with a total area of 6,449 square miles and a population of 255,000, is a territory. For nearly five years Wallace R. Farrington has been governor. His most notable utterance is: "The eventual destiny of Hawaii is to enter the family of states with the full rights of statehood." Two thousand miles from San Francisco, 4,600 from Panama, 4,300 from Manila, 3,400 from Yokohama, these islands are the "cross roads of the Pacific." Sugar is the leading industry...
...other arriving dignitary was Wallace Rider Farrington, Governor of Hawaii, laden with a political purpose. According to almost incredible despatches it was nothing less than to obtain the aid of the Administration for the entry of 20,000 Hawaiian-born Japanese into this country. He did not linger in California...
...first six innings were scoreless, with Spalding and Robinson vieing for mound honors. In those six rounds each team gathered only two hits. Farrington singled to start the Bowdoin seventh. On a hit and run play Small grounded to Coady, who unwisely threw to second too late to get Farrington. Howard muffed the ball, which rolled to left field, allowing both men to advance. Fish, who had struck out twice previously, singled between third and short, scoring two runs. Fish came in a minute later on a single by McGowan...
...Governor Farrington alarmed? He has ruled only two years over the white and yellow populations of the delectable isles. But as resident of long standing and publisher of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, he is no stranger to its customs. He was not to be taken unawares...
...amounting to $3,253,000. ¶ Confirmed the nomination of Harlan Fiske Stone to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, after a long debate and two favorable reports by the Committee on Judiciary: vote of 71 to 6 (see Page 5). ¶ Confirmed the nomination of Wallace R. Farrington to succeed himself as Governor of Hawaii. ¶ Passed a bill to enlarge the powers of the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals in order to limit the cases which may be brought before the Supreme Court; vote of 76 to 1, Senator Heflin casting the only negative vote. (Went...