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BLUFF Will
BE CALLED
City Fathers Maintain Their
Attitude of Refusing to
Buy Water

While the time draws near when
the city and county will have the wa
ter shut on from all its public build,
ings, If Superintendent of Public
Works John Caldwell is earnest in his
written threat to discontinue all wa.
ter service to the municipal govern
ment If It does not pay the sum of
S7,217.82 on or before Wednesday, the
supervisors are not yielding a quar-
ter, and the bluff of John w. Cald-
well is to be called" using the ex-
preston of Mayor Fern.
A new complication became evident
this morning, when it was found that
the superintendent did not return
from Hilo, with the members Of the
harbor commission, as had been ex-
pected. 1t was learned that he will
not be at his office until Saturday. In
other words, he won't be here on Au-
gust 20, tie time he has fixed to shut
off the water ii the bills are not liquid
aIed.
While he is in Hilo, the road COM
mittee of the supervisors, to whom
the matter has been referred, is los
ing no time in acting The committee
has already taken it up with P. l..
Weaver, deputy city and county at
torney, for a legal opinion; and a re-
port from the committee is expected
at the meeting of the supervisors this
evening.
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BRECK0NS SAYS
MORE GRAFTERS
NOW In SIGHT

The articles Of impeachment against
...ohn Kealoha were filed in the su.
preme court by the attorney general
yesterday afternoon and a summons
issued to the accused Hawaii county
supervisor. returnable August 80.
Special Prosecutor R. W. Breckons,
who is conducting the investigation
of Hawaii county finances for the spe.
eiai commission. returned to Honolulu
this morning in the Mauna Kea to
confer with the attorney general con.
cerning the Kealoha Impeachment
proceedings. Though declining to dis
eGss the general county probe in any
detail. he expressed much gratifica,
tion at the degree of success expert.
enced in delving into the weird finan.
cial tangle. He added the opinion
that half dozen other men, who have
not yet appeared as participants in
the graft scandal, will be drawn into
the broad net laid for them, before
the commission has finished its job
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The clause in the free sugar
provision which makes the new
schedule effective on March 1
next was adopted without divi-
son among the Democrats. The
Democratic senator's viii eau.
Gus tonight on the admission OF
Clayton, senator from Alabama
on appointment by the govern
or of the state to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the death recently
Of Senator Joseph F. Johnston.
This would increase the free su.
gar strength of the upper house.
C. S. ALBERT.
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THORNTON AND
RANSDILL STAND
With MINORITY
tspecIaI star-HulIesia cabIel

WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug.
49, Senator Bristow's snbsti-
tute for the free sugar provision
in the tariff bill, proposing a
duty of $1.521 per hundred
pounds and graded additional
reductions finally bringing the
rate down to $1.271, was de
feated today ID the senate by a
vote of 80 to 81 It was a strict
party vote except that Senators
Thornton and Ransdell of
Louisiana voted with the solid
Republicans.
The Dutch standard has been
eliminated.
@. s. ALBERT.
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pen PICTURE ]
RILES WOLTER
Supervisor DepIores Fact That
Publicity Is Given to In
sanitary Condition

Settling the question of jurisdiction
over the fish markets, agreeing that
the board of supervisors has the right
to enforce sanitation regulations, and
that it is not within the powers OF the
territorial board of health to inter.
fere, an important meeting of the com
mittee on health of the board Of SUI
pervisors was held last night, attend
cd by Charles Chillingworth, attorney
for the fish market merchants, and G.
Charlock, representing the territorial
board of health. The meeting was
held in the chambers of the board OF
supervisors.
After discussing at some length, and
at times with heat, the proposition of
making the two markets more fit,
from a sanitation point of view, an
agreement was made for the commit
tee to go en- masse with Attorney
chillingworth to the market at 8
o'clock this afternoon and point out
to the latter the exact changes and
overhauling to be insisted upon as a
condition precedent to permitting a
business license to be issued by the
city and county treasurer to the mer.
chants.
The peace of the meeting was
strained when the subject of publicity
given the insanitary conditions of the
market was brought up. Supervisor
Wolter made it clear that he deplored
the fact that the report of the special
sanitation committee. appointed to in
+ = p . g
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Will
DECIDE ON
BEST METHODS
By C. S. ALBERT.

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence1
WASH1NGToN. d. c.. August 81
That Pearl Harbor drydock will be
completed along the lines originally
planned is now conceded by all the Of
ficials and experts Of the Navy Depart.
ment. The special board of engin-
GERS in their report declared that
this can be done.
Alfred Noble, one Of the best known
civil engineers in the world, is being
sent to Honolulu to examine the dry
dock. and submit his views The pur-
pose of his mission is not so much to
determine whether completion is feas-
ibie as to decide the best method of
construction whereby existing difficult
tis may be avoided He is also being
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PINKHAM PROTESTS MUSTBE
ACCOMPANIED BY AFFIDAVITS

connection with them did not arrive.
IL is the purpose of the committee to
pay but little heed to complaints not
accompanied by sworn statements.
Notification was received that the af-
fidavits we're en- route and the COM
mittee determined to await them.
At the same time cablegram came
In from Honolulu saying fresh batch
Of protests was being formulated.
The committee decided to await it's
reception. This indicated that full
time and opportunity would be af-
forded for sending complaints here by
mail. In fact, such an announcement
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Especial star-Bulletin cablel

WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug,
49,. The debate over the sugar
features of. the tariff bill con.
tinued today in the senate. Sen.
ator Reed Smoot of Utah made
a long speech in opposition to
the plan for free sugar.
Senator Newlands of Nevada
has not arrived yet, but he is
'.paired" and his absence will
make no difference in the ma
jority vote.
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MAGAZINE
BIDS ASKED FOR

The next big contract to be let for
the Pearl Harbor naval station will
be that for the construct h of the
naval magazine on Kuahua island,
near the entrance to the drydock.
sealed proposals are to be opened
in Washington. at the Bureau of Yards
and Docks, September 20, and it is
believed that local contractors will
BID on the work.
The estimated cost of the work now
planned is $4,000.
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INSURGENTS FLEE NANKING

Especial by cable and wireless to the
Sun Chung Kwock Bo, via San Fran
cisco.)
NANKING, China, August 19.-Fed-
eral Generals Chung Fun and Chiu Bo
Jun have entered this city with a
large body of troops. The insurgent
governor, Ho Hoy Ming, has fled from
the city to the south.
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CIVIC BODIES
TO Investigate
TARDY METHODS

The temper OF the local business
community has been aroused to a
fighting pitch over the delay in the
bulk of the mail from San Francisco
which arrived in Honolulu on the
Hongkong Maru yesterday. and from
statements made this morning. the
chamber Of commerce and merchants
association may, at an early date, file
a protest to Washington through the
local postoffice department.
e. l. Spalding, who. In the absence
OF the president and the president,
will preside at the annual meeting of
the chamber of commerce tomorrow
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DR.. SUN IN TOXIC

Especial cable to the Japanese Chron-
icle.l
TOXIC, Japan, August 19.-Dr. Sun
Vat Sen and General Wong Hing, who
recently fed from China, and who
have been staying on the west coast
of Japan, are in this city, having ar
rived this morning.
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Noble Not TaIkatiYe on Subject
HEAVY WORK
Still 7OBE
done, HESAYS

81 am here on direct authority from
the Secretary Of the Navy to inyesti
gate Pearl Harbor conditions. and
expect to make my report direct to
him." said Alfred Noble, civil engi'
neer OF international fame, when seen
by a Star-Bulletin reporter last night
on his veturn from his first visit to
the scene of the drydock disaster.
The world-famous engineer, who
has civil war record as well as an
enviable record in his chosen life.
work. was quite ready to talk about
everything but Pearl Harbor and his
present mission
Il haven't been here long enough
to form an opinion, and even IL had
one, II would hardly do for me to air
It at this time" said he. 'Tt must
be evident that In the present situa-
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AlRsHIPs IN JAPAN

Especial cable to the Nippu Jill
TOXIC, Japan. August 19-Lieuten
ant Nagasawa today made success
ful flight from the Tokorosawa avia
tion field to the city of Mito, a dis
tance of 120 miles. He took with him
as a passenger Captain Fukui, and
monoplaned the distance without a
stop.
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RESTRICTIONS THROWN
AROUND PRESIDENCY

Especial by cable and wireless to the
Sun Chong Kwock Bo, via San Fran
cisco.)
PEKIN, China, August 19,-The
JOINT committee of the senate and the
house today decided to recommend
that the term of the president of the
Chinese republic be limited to six
years, and that no president may
serve two successive terms.
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AID Club TRIP
TO HILOIS
BIG SUCCESS
Booster Party Is Well Received
and Royalty Entertained
on Big Island
HiIo, August 10, 1918,

4 HiIo, August 10, 1918,
4 J. J. Fern, \
\ Mayor, Honolulu. 4
\ Behalf HiIo please thank Ad
y Club for leaving the buildings be- \
y hind. This Is only thing that \
\ prevents financial panic. \
DAVID EWALIko, \
4 Chairman Board Of Supervisors. \
~ 4 \ y 4 ~ ~ \
Hanging Mr.. Knocker from the yard
arm of the Mauna Kea, burying the
hammer, taking in as many as pos
sible of the myriad wonderful sights
of the island of Hawaii and cementing
a bond of friendship that bids fair to
bring the different communities that
go to make up the territory of Hawaii
to a realization that their interests
are identical, are a few of the ac
complishments of the Ad Clubs boost,
er trip to HiIo, which commenced Sat.
urday afternoon and ended this morn
ing.
The above wireless from David K
board of supervisors, to Mayor J.. ].
Fern shows how effectively the Ad
Club party worked in the limited time
at its disposal.
Hilo proved a right royal host, the
hoard of trade and the Hilo railroad
officials dividing honors in the enter
tainment of the throng of visitors.
The members of the Ad Club, who are
men of brains and men who usually
take life most seriously, demonstrate
ed that they had lost none of the old.
time boyish capacity for fun They
were out to spread the gospel of good
fellowship, to organize an unofficial
-the-Islands" club and
to enjoy themselves to the limit-but
there was no limit: no limit to the
good cheer set forth by the hosts and
no limit to capacity of the full-grown
boys.
Meeting the party at the Hilo wharf
-r
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California Tennis Men Win
[Associated Press CabIeI

NEWPORT August 1srhe Californian entries the thirty
In q hard and
Of New York n
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Diggs' Wronged Wife Now
Comes To His Defense Strongl,
IAssociated Press cablel

FRANCIsco, 9Tbe the
Maury
fGthfuness In their home during her absence
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Thaw Taken III Canada, And
May be Deported to y. S

coATIcook 1s<tArry who e,sap.1
before yesterday from MataNan asyu IN New York was a1
Impossible
extradited committed crime
taken with him, refuse to give their names
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TODAY'S MAJOR
LEAGUE RESULTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At PhIIadeIphIa-chI ., PhlI.-
delphia 2.
At New York-New York :, Pitts
burg 8.
At srookIyn-st Louis 5, Brooklyn
Al soston-soston 2, Cincinnati 8
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SUGAR

iele.l

san FRANCISCO, Aug. 1S.Sugar:
96 degrees test, 1913 cents. Previous
quotation, 40 cents.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug 19-Beets:
|88 analysis. 9s I'D Parity, 1886
cents Previous quotation. IS lid.
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Mouthpiece of Administration Now Re-
pudiated-F Foreign Minister Authorizes
Denial Of Story That Startled
Country

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. l9-FoIowng close on TIE
sensational declaration that Gen. Huera had issued an w
inatm demanding practically instant recognition By Tie
United States and making veed threats if that recognition
was not forthcoming today is flat denial that any such W
timatum was issued.
Charge dAffaires OShaughnessy has cabIed from Mex
CO City to Secretary Bryan an emphatic denial that Hera IS
sued any such uItmaum The report that recognition haI
been demanded had aroused great concern here.
[AssocIatd PressCa Cablel
e--The
the IN
NEW YORK. n. Y, Mexican ulknat1U
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At Detroit-Detrolt 3, philadelphia
4.
At chicago-5oston 4. Chicago 5.
At Washington = Washington s.
Cleveland 1.
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A Los Angeles Judge granted three
divorces in twelve minutes.
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new YORK, n. z, Au0ust issIhe report Of MeKlc1n
decline In stocks today the stuaon heno
AZ onninous.
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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-16

phone. took down the recefver and lis
tened. Out of the darkness and dis
tance a voice spoke-Jack's voice.
Merry Christmas was its only mes
sage. But so strong and clear were
the words that when Ruth finally
awoke to a sunny Christmas morn
ing, she still tingled to their memory.
Perhaps, when one first awakes, the
heart has more control over one than
the head. Anyhow, when Ruth sat up
and looked out of her window at the
already busy streets far below her, her
heart was doing the talking.
"Jack is waiting for you-some-
where" it said. "And he belongs to
you. Why not claim your own"
After a minute Ruth's heart spoke
again. "What if you are poor? What
if he is not rich? Can't two work to-
gether better than apart? Why not
give Jack a Christmas gift? The only
one he wants?"
Ruth did not give her head time to
argue with her heart AS soon as she
was dressed she was at the telephone
giving Jacks business number. After
she had waited what seemed long,
long time her head did remind her.
"Why, of course" she said slowly,
she will be up country today" She
was just about to hang up the receiver.
"Wait a minute" cried her heart.
Hearts do know things, especially at
Christmas. And then
"Hello!" said a big, hearty voice out
Of the distance.
"Oh, Jackr' cried Ruth. as it you,
really you?"
eyes, Ruth" said the voice. "Who
else? You wanted"-
'To-wish you a merry Christmas,
Jack" Ruth faltered.
"Thanks. That all?'
Eyes, said Ruth, listening to her
head. Then: "No-not quite. IL want
ed to hear your voice; that's ALL"
SIS it?' asked the voice Ruth wanted
to hear
"You see, jack" Ruth hurried on, II
dreamed about you last night. II
thought you called me up, and-and it
was only a dream"
Il came so near IL, sald Ine voice,
"that stood here by my phone for an
hour. But it was late, and-well Ruth,
1 wanted you to call me up this time"
you're not in the country?"
'Not yet. We go tonight"
"WeY
"Mother and 1. She's spending part
of Christmas in the city. But we miss
the snow and the sleighbells and the
home folks"
at sounds lovely" cried Ruth, "and
so Christmasy. Give your mother my
love, Jack. and wish her the merriest
Christmas
"Shell be glad to hear from you.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-16

of supplies and all -weTr or board. In
the party, which is commanded by
Captain Louis Lane, are Samuel Mix.
ter, Jr., Dunbar Lockwood, Eben S.
Draper, Jr., John Heard and George S.
Silsbee; w. Sprague Brooks, represent.
ing the Harvard geological museum
Joseph Dixon, representing John e.
Thayer of Lancaster, Mass, and Will
e. Hudson of Seattle.
The purpose of the expedition was
to study the fauna of the northern
regions, both on the American and 81
berian sides of Bering sea.
The Polar Bear left Point Barrow
July 25, and the party figured on be.
ing back at Seattle by the latter part
of October.
Captain John A. Cook of Province.
town, Mass, a .whaler, who has passed
many winters in the north, does not
believe that the party will have to un.
dergO any hardships.
'There are probably several vessels
wintering at Herschel," said Captain
Cook at is a favorite place for tho
whalers to winter. and a vessel of
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-16

eight or nine feet draft can easily
find lagoons in shallow water where
grounded \icebergs will protect them
from the pressure of ice, If these
young men don't lose their ship by
being pinched in the ice they should
get along all right.
"It will be sunset by Nov. %. and
the ships won't get out much before
next July. They may move eastward
before that
"Of course, if they wanted to, they
could get guide and make a small
party to go with sledges by Fort Yu-
kon and Eagle City, which Is about
ninety miles from Dawson. But it
would mean a march of about 1,200
miles the way they would have to go.
Amundsen, who made this trip from
our ship, started Oct. % and got back
early in April"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-16

TT seemed to Ruth as she flew for
the dozenth time to her telephone
that dreary afternoon of the day
before Christmas that she had
friends in the grim old city of which
she had never known until then-true
friends, even if they were humble and
too poor to do more than telephone
their good wishes.
This special message was from
Ruth's proprietor. Could he call that
evening? Ruths "Of course not, Mr..
Mayne," was firm. Could he take her
out, then-a dinner somewhere, the
theater? Just this once for Christ
mas sake? Ruth's refusals as trans
mitted by the telephone were all firm
and relentless. But as she came away
and sat down in her chair by the win
dow her eyes were wistful.
to call upon his stenographer, she
said, with a sorry little smile. "To be
sure, there was a time"-when he was
her fathers clerk-"but times have
changed"
Perhaps because it was Christmas
eve, when memories, no matter how
well behaved at other times and sea-
sons, will walk abroad; perhaps be-
cause other things-such as love, Joy
peace and good will-were thronging
heaven and earth below; perhaps only
because Ruth was tired and perplex.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-16

even that long suffering, much endur-
ing wire. Sure 1t is that Ruth's cheeks
famed like red holly berries.
And even before she ran to put her
clothes in her suit case, to do her hair
and to put on her one good gown. from
above her bookcase she took a sprig
of scarlet holly. With a red ribbon
she tied 1t over the telephone.
"If ever anything deserved a merry
Christmas" she cried, "you dor
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-16

HEX REFUSALS WllltlI FIRM AND RELENI-
LESS.
ed and lonely-whatever the reason
sitting there in her little window,
looking down upon the street, with its
throng of gay, good natured shoppers,
Ruth did what she had sternly forbid
den herself to do-she went back over
the years which had made such changes
in her life. There was her fathers
business disgrace, the loss of every
thing, followed by his death. Then
came her own beginning in business
In spite of herself, Ruth smiled to think
of what her old friends, would say
could they know what a capable little
business woman necessity had made of
her. But not one of them all knew
where she was. Not one had traced
her to this great city-that is, except
Jack. Jack? AS soon as Ruth admit
ted that name into her thoughts, it
dominated all else. 1t brought back its
owner-strong, manly, insistent-one of
the won't ke-no-for-an-answer kind
Ruth found herself wondering-almost
that Jack had taken her no as final
Apparently he had. 1t had surely been
as strong as she could make it. And
he had gone away-and had not come
back. With the many friends who had
rung up to ask how she was and to
say merry Christmas" there had been
no Jack-Jack of the strong face, the
loyal heart, the tender eyes and voice
How had she ever let him go?
"Some time you will want me, Ruth"
he had said. Above the rush and roar
of the great city Ruth heard the words
again just as she had heard them ev-
cry day and every night since Jack
had gone away. II could urge you now,
but l want you Of your own free will,
dear And you will come some day.
/ do not even need to ask promise-1
know What is ours does come to us,
.f we wait. l can wait"
That was three years ago AT first
Aefh had half expected his return
But he never came. And he never sent
her word. Ruth was tired of watch
ing the mails now. And her proud lit
tie head told her eager little heart that
it was not fair to call Jack back just
D6CduSe uIe WAS HdIu anu lOuely anu
almost unbearable sometimes. So she
toiled away until toll became work
work that she enjoyed. She had her
little rooms by herself. her books, her
pictures, enough to eat and wear.
What more need any one ask? Moth
ing-except at Christmas. At Christ
mas, to woman, love is a necessity.
That night, in the middle of the
darkest hour, Ruth sat up straight In
bed. she was absolutely sure that the
telephone bell over her desk had just
rung. All was still, so, after a min
ute of waiting she lay down again
laughing to herself. The telephone
had been so busy all day bringing her
messages that she had heard it in heI
dreams. 1t could not really have rung
After a little she drowsed off, only
to hear its shrill jingle again and
again. 1t no longer wakened her. But
in her dream she went to the tele