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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-10
SYSTEM IS
FAVORED FOR
Police

Meeting for the second time since
their appointment and qualification,
the members of the civil service COM
mission OF the fire and police depart
ments turned their attention to the
police department last night. and, as
sisted by Deputy Sheriff Rose. who
was present at the meeting, they OBJ
tanned a quantity of information re-
garding the conduct of the force anu
the system in vogue there before the
commissioners adjourned.
1t was the deputy sheriff who fur.
nished this information in reply to
questions directed to him by the
members of the commission. and the
upshot of the interrogatories was the
unequiyocal manner in which the
commissioners endorsed the merit
system" by which dutiful officer
is assured of advances in office and
salary, and negligent one his re-
lease from the service.
Deputy Sheriff Rose agreed to pre-
pare general report on the condl-
ton of the force at this time, its pres
ent deficiencies as he sees them and
the requirements of the department.
which report he will present to the
commissioners at their meeting next
Wednesday.
Many subjects reating to the po-
lice force we're brought up, such as
an officer carrying firearms, police
alarm systems, ETC., all Of which will
probably be discussed at greater
length at future meeting.
Because the commission is new In
Honolulu, consequently without local
precedents, the members are adyanc-
ing slowly in their work, desiring to
be certain of the merit of each step.
Explained Mr.. Writ, chairman Of the
commission and father of the bill in
the senAte which established civil
service:
In our city civil service Is new and
therefore there are no presidents for
US to follow. We wish to make the
commission popular and to have it.
known that what we are after Is to
increase the efficiency of the depart
1nents, reward the men for the work
when a reward is due them. We wish
them to know that the good work they
do will not go unappreciated and un-
recognized.
''It will be necessary for US to have
rules and regulations to apply to the
two departments. These must be
made to fit local conditions. I am
highly pleased with the work the
commission has so far done, and i
have every confidence that 1t will
prove a great benefit to the police
and fire departments"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-10
QUICK ACTION PLEASES
ALL HONOLULU

Everybody in Honolulu who has
tried it for bowel and stomach trouble,
is more than pleased with the QUICK
action of simple buckthorn bark, glyc-
crime, etc, as mixed in Adler-i-ka
JUST A SINGLE DOSE usually re-
lieves sour stomach, gas on the stem-
ach and constipation QUICKLY.
Those who have been using the more
ordinary bowel and stomach remedies
say that AdIer-i-ka is a big surprise.
The Hollister Drug Company.
vertisement.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-10
PLuMRER.coNTRAcToR

Sanitary Plumber and Tinsmith; roof
repairing and jobber; tinware made
To order at reasonable prices. NJ.
Tanaka, 1015 Liliha, mr.. King st.
5571-1y.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-10

Chock Barck, repairing, painting
blaeksmithing, trimming, etc. 977
Prison I'd, opp. depot. tel. 4445.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-10

Perhaps there's nothing in a name,
but it helps on a bank check
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-10

In imported mouldings. Hawaiian
woods; made to order; Seu Kim
Ilng, King street. near Bethel St.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-21

ming along the Archey Road. Under
wood had three weeks of this, and as
he stood in the convention hall that
morning, unwashed, unshaven, his
linen soiled, his shoes muddy, his own
friends would not have known him.
though he cared little enough for this
now--they had all forgotten to go to
the primaries the day before, and
those for whom he had sent carriages
had been too busy, or too respectable,
to respond. The taste of bad beer and
the scorch Of cheap cigars still smack
ed in his mouth-indeed. he did not
get them entirely out until he came
back from Mt Clemens two weeks
after the nomination.
But they were ba1loting for perma-
nent chairman now. 1t would be a
test vote; it would disclose his own
strength and the strength of Conway.
He looked over the red faces before
him. He saw Conway himself NOV.
ing among the delegates, snarling,
cursing, quarreling with the friends OF
years; he saw Conway's candidate for
the house, McGlone, over In the Sec
ond ward delegation, his coat OFF, q
handkerchief about his fat neck, fun
ing cigar between his chubby fingers,
turning on his heavy launches to re-
vile some man who was numbered
with Nolan's crowd; he saw in the
First ward delegation, Malachi Nolan,
clean-shaven, in black coat and cravat,
his iron gray hair cropped short, calm
alone of all the others. He would
have locked the priest more than the
saloon-keeper, had he smoked his CT
gar differently. Now and then he SOL
EMMY raised his hand, with almost the
benediction of a father, to still the
clamor of his delegation. which, with
its twenty-one votes, was safe at all
events for Underwood.
Muldoon was Conway's man-they
would try to make the temporary or
ganization permanent. D'Ormand was
Underwood's candidate. And Muldoon
won. Underwood had lost the first
round
The candidates for senator were to
be placed in nomination first. Under
wood stood in the crowded doorway
and heard Conway's name presented.
Then, in the cheering, with his heart
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-21
chose the Lesser Evil.

A gentleman from the north was en-
joying the excitement Of bear hunt
down In Mississippi. The bear was
surrounded in a small cane thicket.
The dogs could not get the bear out
and the planter who was at the head
Of the hunt called to one of the ne
groes:
"Sam, go in there and get the bear
out"
The negro hesitated for a moment
and then plunged into the cane. A
few moments later the negro, the bear
and the dogs were rolling upon the
ground outside. After the hunt was
over the visitor said to the negro:
"Were you not afraid to go into
that thicket with that bear?"
"Cap'n," replied the negro, 'it was
jest dis way: / neber had met dat
bar, but l was pussonally 'quainted
wild de old boss, so / jest naturally
took dat bar,"-Montreal Herald
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-21
Buffalo Lackino in sympathy,

An old resident Of Heller, Kan.
speaking of the early days on the Kan
sas plains, writes: con one trip that
we took after buffalo hides we had
with us an Englishman fresh from
London. The main herd of buffalo had
just passed through and as the hunt.
ers had been after their hides, every.
where on highland and lowland were
the skinned carcasss of buffalo. The
Englishman was amazed at the waste
of meat. Finally seeing a small herd
of old bulls travelling along, he arose
to his feet and, taking off his hat,
said: Boys, this is awful! / should
think that the living buffalo would la
ment to see their comrades lying
thusi"
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! in his sanded throat, he heard the
chairman say:
| "Are there any other nominations ??
There was a momentary Stiffness
and then he heard a thick, strong
voice:
"Misther Chairman"
1.-The gentleman from the First
ward"
''Misther Chairman" the thick
strong voice said, 81 roise to place in
nomynation the name of wan"
1t was the voice Of Malachi Nolan,
and Underwood suddenly remembered
that Nolan was to place his name be-
fore the convention. He listened an
| instant, but could not endure it long.
He could not endure that men should
see him in the hour when his name
was being thus laid naked to the
world. Reporters were writing it
down, perhaps the crowd would laugh
or whistle or hiss. Besides, candi-
dates do not remain in the convention
hall; they await the committee of mott
fication in some nearby saloon. He
! squeezed through the mass OF men
who stood on tiptoes, stretching their
necks to see and hear the old leader
of the First ward, and fed.
The first ballot was taken-Conway
/ 81; Underwood 80; Simmons, the
dark horse, s; necessary to choice
! 35. The vote was unchanged for
| twenty-six ballots, till the afternoon
had worn away, and the trucks had
jolted off the cobbIestones of Clark
street, till the lights were faring and
hot-tamale men, gamblers, beggars
street walkers, all the denizens OF
darkness were shifting along the side
walks, till the policemen had been
| changed on their beats, and Pinkerton
| night watchmen were trying the doors
of stores, till Cinnamon shufied forth
/ and Jewesses and italian women
emerged for their evening breath OF
air, bringing swsrt and grimy children
to play upon the heated flags. The
hall was lighted. just as if some Ital
/ ian festival were to be held there. The
reporters places at the table were
taken by the men who did politics fol-
the morning papers, themselves re
| duced at last to the necessity of tax
/! ing notes. They brought reports oil
the results in other senatorial conven
tons held about town that day-ii
seemed to be assured that John Skel
ley had carried the country towns
! Lemont, Riverside, Evanston and sc
on. In certain west side districts this
man had won, in certain north side
districts that man had been success
! full. 1t looked as if the old gang was
going to break back into the legisla
ture.
And so the interest in this one re
naming convention deepened, the
strain frightened, the crowd thickened
The delegates, tired and sullen, shed
their waistcoats, tore off their moist
and dirty collars and settled down tt
an angry fight. The amphitheatrical
arrangement of the chairs had LONG
been broken. The ward delegations
now formed circles about their lead
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bejewel it with a Maraschino cherry,
then gravely take a cigar for himself
and stow. it away in his ample waist
coat Then, as Nolan mopped the bar
with professional sweep of his white
sleeved, muscular arm, Underwood I'M
folded his brilliant scheme. skirting
carefully the acute suspicious Of an
old politician But Nolan mopped.
blinking inscrutably, at last putting
the damp cloth away in some mystic
rious place under the counter. The fat
Maltese cat, waiting until the mois-
ture on the bar had evaporated,
stretched herself again beside the sill
yer urn that held the crackers and
the little cubes of cheese. Still Nolan
blinked in silence, like a hostile jury
with it's mind made up, until at last,
in desperation, Underwood blurted out
his proposition. Nolan blinked some
more, then. half opening his blue Irish
eyes, grunted:
''Well. l like your gall"
Underwood's spirits FELL yet he was
not disappointed. 1t was, after all,
Just what he had expected. 1t served
him right for his presumption, If moth
ing more-though the suOdued re-
former within had limited at other rea-
sons. He hung his head, twirling his
empty glass disconsolately. He did not
see the light that twinkled in the blue
eyes, he had not then known how very
ready Nolan was to form any com
bination that would beat Conway and
Baldwin, especially with a reformey
like himself who had money to spend
on his ambitions. He had not dis
cerned how badly the man whom the
newspapers always cartooned with
the First ward sticking out of his vest
pocket needed a reformer in his bust
ness as the saying is. Hence. his
glad surprise when Nolan wiped his
big hand on his apron like washer
woman and held it out. saying:
But I'm wit ye."
Then the campaign, under Nolan's
management, in the most wonderful
legislative district-a cosmopolitan
district, bristling with sociological
problems, a district that has fewer
homes and more saloons, more COM
merce and more sloth, more million
aires and more paupers, and while 1t
confines within its boundaries the sky
scrapers, clubs, theaters and hundred
churches of a metropolis, still boasts
a police station with more arrests on
its bIotter than any other in the world.
Night after night, with Nolan's two
candidates for the house, he spent in
saloons where a candidate must treat
and distribute his cards that the boys
may size him up; lodging houses and
barrel houses in lower Clark street,
where sweating negroes and frowsy
whites drank five-cent whisky with
him; blazing saloons along the levee,
where even the poor. painted girls at
the tables lifted their glasses when he
ordered the drinks for the house; crap
games and policy shops in lower Clark
street, the Syrian, Arabic, Chinese and
Italian quarters down by the squalid
Bad Lands, and at last happier eve
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mer suit of blue, and swapping the lid
of his watch shut, he once more heard
him say In a final and reproachful
zone:
We'll all right; sorry, my boy
Underwood wondered that morning
in the noisy convention hall, whether,
If he had the decision to make over
again, he would decline such infiu-
ence. 1t had been the cause of much
doubt and some regret at the time.
The boss within him had protested
surely it was a political mistake-and
the boss was louder than the reform
er, and more plausible. He came for
ward with brilliant scheme. He re-
called Baldwin's reference to the
rivalry between Nolan and Conway.
Underwood remembered that when he
suggested the possibility of Nolan S
running for the nomination himself,
Baldwin had shaken his head-there
wasn't enough in it, he said. Nolan
could do very much better in the coun-
Gil, where he was. Besides, Mr.. Weed
and Mr. Peabody disliked him.
Underwood thought out his scheme
that afternoon, while hunting in the
digest for cases in point to be cited
in case his father was preparing for
the appellate court. The work of look
ing up cases in point, while it's results
are impressive and seem to smell of
the lamp, had in reality grown quite
automatic to Underwood, and as he
loafed over digests and reports and
jotted down his notes, he elaborated
the scheme, just what he would say
and do, how he would appear, and so
forth. And so, when he entered Nal.
achi Nolan's place in Dearborn street,
early that evening, he was fully pre-
pared. The details of this incident
came back just as the details of Bald
wins visit had done-the empty sa-
loon, the alderman himself leaning
over his bar, his white apron rolled
into big girth about his middle, the
cigar in the round hole at the corner
of his mouth gone out, denoting that
it was time for him to go down the
alley to Billy Boyle's and get his por-
terhouse and baked potato.
Underwood watched Malachi Nolan
mix his Martini cocktail, splash 1t pic
turesquely into a sparkling glass and
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ers. The damp arabesques wrought
by the janitor's superficial sprinkiing
can had long since been superseded
by arabesques of tobacco juice. The
floor was Uttered with scraps of pa
per, the spent ballots with which the
stubborn contest had been waged. The
First ward delegation was in a solid
ring, and in the center of it sat Nal
achi Nolan, his elbows on his knees,
tearing old ballots into tiny specks
of paper and strewing them on the
floor, but keeping all the while a sur
veying eye on the Fifth ward delega-
ton, now divided into two groups, one
OF which surrounded Howe, the other
budding about Grogan, the lawyer,
who, with disheveled hair, handker-
chief about his neck, stood glazing
angrily at Nolan, his eyes Swallowed
by heavy circles telling of WEAKNESS
and the strain.
Now and then the leaders made des-
perate attempts to trade, marrying
| Simmons, offering him everything for
his seven votes. Simmons himself, in
his turn, tried to induce each faction
to swing it's strength to him.
But the situation remained unchang-
ed.
! Once Nolan sent for Underwood and
whispered to him. He thought he
knew one or two Conway men who
could be got very cheaply, but the boy
shook his head-the reformer within
him demurred-and yet he smiled sar-
donically at the reformer thinking of
the primaries and the convention it.
self.
Then Malachi Nolan caught the
chairman's shifty eye and moved an
adjournment until morning. But even
as he spoke, Grogan scowled at Null
doom, shook his head at his followers,
and the room rang with their hoarse
shouts:
mo! no! MOI"
Heartened by this confession of
weakness on Nolan's part, they kept
on yelling Justify:
"No! no! mol"
They even laughed, and Muldoon
smote the table, to declare the motion
lost.
On the forty-seventh ballot, one of
the Simmons votes went over to Con-
way, and there was faint cheer. On
the forty-eighth, one of the Simmons
votes went to Underwood, and parity
was restored. On the forty-ninth, I'm
derwood gained another Of Simmons
votes-Nolan it seemed, had promised
to get him on the janitor's payroll in
tied. This ballot stood:
First Second Fifth
Ward Ward Ward Total
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-21
Knows Just How the Book Ended.

Mabel and Johnny are nice chill
dren, but they love to argue. The
other day they got into heated dis
cussion as to which one had read
the more books. Finally Johnny said:
We'll, I've read Robinson Crusoe'
and you haven't"
"Oh, yes, / have" returned Mabel,
not to be outdone by mere boy.
Now, what does 1t say at the very
last?" he asked
The little girl studied for mo-
ment, then her face frightened.
why, it says The End" was the
unexpected answer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-21
First Second Fifth
Ward Ward Ward Tota'

The Simmons men were holding out
waiting to throw their strength to the
winner. When the sixty-seventh bal
lot had been taken, MuldoOn, squint-
ing in the miserable light at the Sec
retary's figures, hit the table with the
chair leg and said:
"On this ballot Conway receives 80,
Underwood 80, Simmons 5. There be-
ing no choice, you will prepare your
ballots for another vote
Just then one of the Conway men
from the Second ward left his place,
and touched one of Nolan's fellows in
the First ward egation-Donahue-
man whispered in his ear, and return
ed to his delegation, accepting his eye
on Donahue. Underwood looked on
breathlessly. Nolan, revolving slowly,
held his hat for every vote-last of
all for Donahue's. The man dropped
his folded ballot into the hat and hung
his head. Nolan calmly picked the
ballot out of the hat and gave it back
to Donahue, who looked up in affected
surprise.
whats the trouble, Malachi?" he
said as innocently as he could. He
was not much of an actor.
"This won't do" Nolan said, giving
the ballot back to the man.
tits all right, Malachi, honest to
God it Isl" protested Donahue.
nut in for
We, heh?" said Nolan, drawing an
other ballot from the pocket of his
huge. waistcoat and posing it above
the hat.
The crowd had pressed around the
First ward delegation. The conven-
ton had risen to it's feet, craning red
necks, and out of the mass Grogan
cried:
Jaw, here, Malachi Nolan, none O.
that now!"
Nolan turned his rugged face to-
ward him and said simply:
who's runnin' this obligation, you
or me?"
"Well-none O. your bulldozing-
won't stand it," replied Grogan angri-
ly, his blue eyes blazing.
'You get to hell out O. this" And
so saying, Nolan dropped the ballot
into the hat and turned to face the
chair.
Have you all voted?" inquired
Muldoon.
First ward!" the secretary called.
Nolan squared his shoulders, not
having looked in his hat or counted
the ballots there, and said slowly and
impressively:
ION behalf av the solid obligation
av the First ward, I cast twinty-wan
votes for John w. Underwood"
"Misther Chairman! Misther Chair
mani" cried Grogan, waving his hand
in the air, II challenge that vote!
challenge that vote!"
"The gentleman from the Fifth ward
challenges the vote"
"Misther Chairman" said Nolan,
standing with one heavy foot on his
chair and leveling a forefnger at Null
doom. "a point of order! The gintle-
man from the Fifth ward has no right
to challenge the vote av the First
ward-he's not member of the dilly-
gation!"
LET the First ward be polled,
calmly ruled Muldoon. Nolan took his
foot from his chair and stepped to
Donahue's side. Every man in the
First ward delegation, as his name
was called from the credentials, cried
Underwood" As the secretary near
ed the name of Donahue, Nolan laid
his hand heavily on the fellows shoul-
der
"Donahue," called the secretary.
The fellow squirmed under Nolan's
hand
"Donahue!"
Don't let him bluff you!" cried
some one from the Fifth ward.
"vote as you damn please, Jimmie"
throw the boots into i'm, Donniep
Soak him one!"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-21
Accomplished Youth.

Farmer Bentover - What's your
nephew that's home from college doin
now?
Farmer Hornbeak-Nothin', and he's
got more original ways of accomplish
In it than any Teller you ever SEEM
Judge.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-21
The Tender Skin of Children

is very sensitive to heat. Use Tyree's
Antiseptic Powder for all summer skin
affections It quickly affords the little
sufferer relief. 25c at druggists or
sample sent free by ]. S. Tyree,
Chemist, Washington, d. C.-Adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-21
No Well One PAYS.

"They talk about lawyers dishon-
est accumulations, but look at doc
tors.
Whats the matter with doctors?"
Are not all of their earnings ill
gotten gains?"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-21
His Opinion.

Don't you think you ought to be
treated for the drink habit?"
We'll, that is a more economical
way of getting 'em than buying EN-"
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup FOR Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces iuflamma-
ton, allays pain cures wind collie 25c a bottle.A.
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w. N. ". Minneapolis, No. s4-1s1s.

A man is all right in his way as long
as he keeps out of your way.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-21

Second thoughts are sometimes best
in case of love at first sight.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-19
GIRLS FIGHT FOR
BETTER MANNERS
Butler Colds Organize for the
Suppression of AtrOcious
Manners of Men"

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dec ls.-An
association for the suppression OF the
atrocious manners OF men" is the
name proposed for club OF young
women at Butler college that is said
to be organizing. An anonymous letter
publtshed In the college paper refer
red to the men OF the college as
rude, ungentlemanly. careless and
thoughtless of their actions when In
the presence OF the young women OF
the college.
With the ordinary egotism OF man
kind said the writer, the boys think
they can do the girls q favor by al
lowing them to be around. And the
girls fall into their way OF thinking
and allow any kind OF bad manners
from the boys. because they haven't
backbone enough to protest.
The insult OF having a man smoke
without asking permission. the ugly
familiarity OF having him blow smoke
into the girls face, are sights that
we zee too often. This IL largely
the fxuit uf the girls, for they knuckie
under and spoil the boys by submit
ting to rudeness because they are
afraid their popularity will suffer II
they protest"
The society, as outlined. win be or.
ganixed for the express purpose OF
instilling better manners into the men
Of tho college.