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the courts? II this is q territory hav-
ing the same relation to the states as
the territories on the mainland. as is
claimed. and generally admitted, how
can Congress pass Law that applies
to the territories on the mainland
only? Why not test the constitution
.ality OF such a law and settle this
matter for all time! II can hardly be
expected that the average congress
man at Washington understands our
exact standing. and It Is no wonder
that such laws are passed, but there
is no reason why we here should sub
nit to all they do there. The courts
only are competent to pass on this
question. Let's settle the matter in
the proper way. Why admit their
contention by asking for special leg
islation? M.
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Open HOUSE AT
Y.M.C.A. new
!. !. YEARS NIGHT

General Secretary Paul Super and
the members Of the employed force OF
the Young Mems Christian Association
are planning to hold open house on
the evening of january as q fitting
close to q, year of successful work
and to welcome what Is expected viii
be even more successful II months.
At $50 o'clock the cafeteria VIII be
opened to the members Of the associa-
ton and their ladies, and Manager
Floyd Emmans Is preparing a menu
which will not be equalled anywhere
In the city. Two orchestras have been
engaged for the occasion and will play
in the lobby during and after the
dinner hour. The entire building viii
be thrown open for Inspection; IN the
billiard rooms d. G. Bayne will be on
hand to teach the women visitors the
fine points Of the game and viii give
an exhibition Of fancy shooting, while
down in the bowling alleys the guests
may try their hand at the game which
has become so popular among. the
fair sex during the winter. It Is pos
sible that several fast basket ball
games will be on tap IN the games
hall Beginning at 8 o'clock Captain
George Steunenberg will deliver In
Cooke hall lecture entitled Naples
and Rome, which viii be illustrated
with q number of colored slides. All
members of the association are re-
qnested to be present and to bring
their ladies, and strangers IN the city.
who hold membership cards In other
associations, are cordially invited
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SAYS CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION STATUTE
!. UNSKlLLFULL Y DRAWN

The statute creating the civil SER
vice commission is so unskiilfuly
drawn that there are many uncertain
ties about 1t, and one ui them is the
tenure of office of the present com.
missioners, " said p. u. Heaver, first
deputy city and county attorney, this
morning.
In place Of saying exactly how
long the commissioners should serve.
it leaves the question more or less Id
the dark. think that q court would
at once interpret the. statute, how
ever, to mean that the mayor should
appoint the commissioners at the first
Of each year.
OF course, the statute doesn't say
that. 1t only says that the mayor
shall on or before the first day Of Jan.
vary of each year appoint, etc. In
this case where the statute went into
effect in the middle Of the year and
the appointments We're made shortly
following It, 1t seems to me that the
commissioners term can be deemed
to have ended the first OF January.
1t Is question which would never
have come up had the statute been
skillfully drawn. The. only way to
find an answer to it Is to look for the
intent OF the legislature as Indicated
IN it."
Chairman Wirtz of the commits.
sion stated this morning that he had
always felt his term Of office, and
that of his felloW-commissioners was
for but six months; and that he be.
heved the mayor had the right to
make re-appointments the first of the
year. For his part, he said, he did
not wish to be reappointed, as the
time taken for the work of the COM
mission could not be well spared from
business. In taking the office as
chairman of the commission, he said
he wished to start the body on the
right course, and now that that had
been done he was perfectly willing
for the mayor to name his successor
at once.
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wednesday, &. DEeEMBER q, 1913,
Precqutioa = beftor Than rspertqntce. Greek
CHRISTMAS TIE UNIVERSAL

p 49, -F
The perenially wonderful thing about Christ
mas Is that it touches all hearts There may be
>Qnewhere in this world certainly not in this
|ti|y-a scrooge in real life; but it is very much
o Be doubted. The holiday spirit plays no ia
Iorites, either OF rank or fortune, The blessed
happiness Of the season is quite as real for the
.|Ieetwaif as for the petted and pampered scion
a. millions, and the former with an unjaded
|tst and an untitled capacity for enjoyment, is
'kelg to get the more delight Of the two.
II Is this uniyersality Of Christmas joy that
/. making the giving OF gifts each year more
nipple matter Each year gifts are coming
.ore and more to be expressions of sincere in
'|ad Of sham sentiment. Fifty years ago the
living Of Christmas cards was practically I'M
00En; today far more than half of your me-
|nioes to relatives and friends are apt to be
.|0fllt but eheerfully -eol0red little pieces of
.riboard with perhaps phrase or two Of
teIine What matter IL the phrase is hack
.|Ied the form Of expression used a thousand
'0cs before The spirit behind such gift is
ever hackneyed nor is the quality OF true
|1dehip ever shopWorn
And because the spirit Of Christmas rises
.|e as high upon simple as upon elaborate
.ents, It's universal appeal Is apparent There
r combined at this season the tenderest feelings
human affection and the most hallowed SEN
.1nts Of a deep and rare religious faith. There
expressed the kindly thoughts Of warm
.I1ship and the reverence OF inner exaltation
tile great event Of nineteen hundred years ago.
"a this day and il this community, Christ
... may we'll be met with broader spirit
..1 The tpre 6ipfno of pefebnal riffs
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CHRISTMAS DAY
TO BE WELCOMED
BY THE CAROLERS
CONTINUED from page onel

the older folks- who attend. The
children Of the school will sing a
number or carols and participate in a
tableaux, after which Mrs. A. B. In.
gals will render several selections on
the violin. Two quartets from the
Kamehameha schools, one from the
seminary, will sing carols. Carols
and other selections are TO be
rendered by a quartet composed OF
Mrs. John p. Erdman, Mrs. Alexander
Lindsay. Jr., Clifton Tracy and George
Andrus
The big playground at the Palama
Settlement will be opened to the child.
rem and others of the neighborhood at
7:30 o'clock. The grounds will be
lighted, and large illuminated
Christmas tree will grace the center.
Carols viii be sung by the children
of the settlement, who have been re.
hearsed by Miss Laura Topham; by
the normal school girls; and by the
quartet headed By Mrs. John e. Erd.
man, and by a male quartet led BIZ
Rev. Akaiko Akana ata.the Beretania
street playground, from q until 1880
o'clock, carols will be sung by the
Normal school girls, by Mr.. Akana's
quartet, and by q quartet Of Y. NJ. G.
Al. boys under the direction Of Glenn
T. Jackson A group of Normal
school girls under the leadership of
Miss Jane Winnie, Miss Mary Winnie
and Miss Sturgeon win make q tour
of the Nuuanu districts while the EN-
ma street distrfct WIN he covered by
another group OF Normal school girls
under the ehapeFonage OF Miss Dean
and Miss Cunningham, and the mem.
bers of one OF the boys, clubs Of the
Y. M. C. A. The Beretania street and
Punahou district VIII be covered by d
group of girls from the Z. w. G. A.
under the leadership of Mrs. Elsa
Cross Howard, the members Of one Of
the Y. MIC A. boys clubs land the
quartet I'D .Byp Mrs. Jbhn II. lErdman
The Liliuokalani school win be the
center Of the singing In the Kaimuki
district, and, following a brief program
there, a large group under the leader
ship Of Miss diam, Mrs. King and
Mr. Saylor VIII sing carols at the Lee
ahi Home. Another group of child.
len is planning to sing carols at the
homes Of the sick late this afternoon.
A group OF boys from the Honolulu
School for Boys, led by Professor Cor
rethers, plans to carol through the en-
tire district this, evening. 1t Is the
plan OF the committee Id charge to
have at least one group of carolers
visit the various hospitals and homes
throughout the city. and q mixed
double quartet, organized by Reginald
Carter, .organist of St Andrews ca.
thedral. will sing at the various hos
pitfalls and hotels, Including the beach
hotels. Z, 5st@-s- = =
A group of boys from Mills school
and another of girls from the Kawaia-
hao seminary will sing carols through
out the Manoa Valley. It is under
stood that other bands of carolers are
being organized throughout the city,
and these are urged to join in the sing
ing. .-E =
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CHlEdf nov IS INltsRABIE

Swapping horses in the middle of the stream
Las slways been recognized as a rather danger
.6s proceeding, and it is going to be particular
IS dangerous in the case of the Honolulu Civil
service Commission. = ~-.. -
The commission is in no position now for a
|kange Of membership, anG it is TO be hoped that
'haiFman Wirtz will reconsider a strongly inti-
mated Intention to leave the body at the end Of
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SOCCER
CHRISTMAS DAY

Tomorrow at tha lower campus.
Punahou, at 2.30. an interesting
match Is promised the soccer fans.
two picked teams from the league be-
ing the eomhatants.
The AlEScotch team, as one OF
them Is designated. Is n formidable
aggregation Of soccer experts who
have already shown their worth indi-
viduaIly and who tomorrow will be
given an opportunity of showing
what they can do as combination.
The opposition, selected from the
rest OF the league, il also q combina-
ton that should give good account
of itself All members are players
OF experience. having been engaged
in league work for the past two or
three seasons, and, with both teams
confident Of victory, q stirring en-.
counter must be the outcome Greig
of the sHealanls captains the Scotch
men, while Watson Ballentyne of the
Males is In charge of the opposi-
ton "a sss5s d
The following are the line.ups:
All Scotch: r. @. Walker, goal; Il
Forrest and r. Kay, backs; ]. Jamie
son, r. Trotter, ]. NJ. Macconel, half
backs; ]. Sinclair. j. Harris, ]. B.
Walker. ]. s. B. Greig and G. ID, Oak.
ley, forwards. The Rest w. Patty,
goal; J. Kelly and NJ. Morse. backs;
Hollinge=, Ballentyne and Parker.
halfbacks, Billy Hoogs. g. Dwight, F.
Coombs, A. Quintal and G. Littlejohn.
forwards.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-24
APPRECIATION

People, don't forget to wish the postoffice
staff d Merry Christmas! Postmaster Pratt and
his assistants have probably never before been
so severely taxed. as during this unprecedented
holiday rush of mails Tomorrow practically all
the employees must work all morning and until
twelve O'Clock noon for the accommoda.
ton and convenience of the public. The Star
Bulletin voices the sentiments Of many thou
sands in saying that this season has been marked
BY great courtesy and almost tireless energy on
the part Of the postoffice force, working under
trying conditions A Merry Christmas to all
not only the mailcarriers, but the clerks inside
and the men at the windows who are still able
to smile late at night after day Of toll and q
million foolish questions.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-24

fThe star-Bulletin invites free and
frank discussion IN this column on all
legitimate subjects of current interest
Communications are constantly re-
eeived to which No signature is at
tached. This paper will treat as con-
fidential signatures to letters II the
writer's 50 desire. but cannot give
space to anonymous communications
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slsaoe sTREsr TONIGHT.

Bishop street win be alive with good
people tonight. provided the mer-
chants have their way. They are. to-
day, issuing an invitation to the pub
lie to make use Of that thoroughfare
as they see fit-provided. Of course.
they see fit to be reasonably orderly.
HandbiIls OF Invitation win BE distrib-
uted this afternoon and the street has
been handsomely illuminated for the
occasion. The more the merrier, say
the merchants. Bandmaster Berger
and his aggregation will be located IN
the center OF Bishop park and play
for the visitors TO this neighborhood
from Z to To-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-24

The FIeur de Lis barber shop al
the corner Of Fort Street and Chapel
lane. is celebrating It's first anniyer.
sary. The splendid little shop has
made fast headway IN the year II
Is q wellappcinted place. Il may b.
enlarged, so the management states,
curing the coming year with the
growth Of business.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-24
TO EMPHASIZE HAWAII's STATUS

Editor Honolulu Star4Bulletin.
Sir:-As to the currency law not
applying to the territory of Hawaii:
Is it not about time the question of
,HawaiPs status in its relation to the
mainland be settled by an appeal to
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tTIIIL1NIIl VIEWS

g. KENNEDY: The expost
ton buildings In San Francisco aro
coming on very well and furnishing
employment 10 great many work.
men. l am afraid. though, that EN-.
ployment In industries generally will
nan on considerably before long.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-24

Mrs Ella Flagg Young Chicago educator,
has been reinstated again. Rather more lucky
than the superintendent Of public instruction in
Hawaii who was exonerated BY the governor and
then dropped with one Of those dull, sickening
thnds
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N YAMAGUCHl OF Toxic. Japan.
arrived IN Honolulu yesterday on
the Shinyo Maru 20 take the position
Of sporting editor Of the Hawaii Ho-
chi. the local Japanese afternoon
newspaper. Mr.. Yamaguchi ID consid-
cred as the second best baseball ex.
pert In Japan.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-24

N. B.All Santa Clauses should be careful
tonight so that the next issue of this paper may
not have to chronicle single accident or dis
tressing incident.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-24

Get your tickets now for the big
Charity Ball, given by the Elks on
New Years Eve at the new Armory.
Tickets sold wherever the sign is dis
played.
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Best way to get rid of the pest who insists on
talking about Uncle Sam and the Monroe doc
trine to ask him what the said doctrine is.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-24

Explorers will eat turkey in the Arctic to-
morrow, thus again demonstrating the effieien-
cy OF Americas frozen-meat service
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-24

! Taking the police department out of politics
is all right, but how about taking politics out
of the, police department?
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-24

Merry Christmas south Of the Rio Grande
will be marked by lavish distribution of ulti-
matums, and north Of the Rio Grande a few rep
rimands will be handed out.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-24

Eastern scientists are again seeing spots on
the sun, but to Honolulu's merchants it seems
to be in prime condition.
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Telegraphic dispatches say that communica-
tion with Chihuahua is likely to be cut off over
Christmas and we hope so.
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Sane.

The new king of Bavaria is sane all
right One of his first demands is for
an increase in salary
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-24

The currency bill is passed, but the currency
shortage is still with us.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-24

: Billposters' trust to dissolve" Evidently
can't stick to it any longer.
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Mpi.1lO9

HON. s. n, KINGSBURY. Judge OF
the circuit court ii Waikiki. Maui.
Is q holiday visitor u Honolulu
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~ The real sigh OF content is heaved by the man
who has just showed his last Christmas card into
the mailbox. s.
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Today its Shop Early and Late.
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les, Huerta has declared a continuous holiday
in Mexico City =
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-07-10
Once Upon a Time In France.

There was time in France when foolish actress who was ambitious enough to want a decoration and so ill advised as to make application for it to one of the ministers was punished by imprisonment 1t was during the reign of Louis NV, and the first gen- tleman in waiting of his majesty wrote this to tie governor of the Fort fEveque prison:
 Dear Sir-HavinE been informed that Mile. Clairon has had the insolc7ce and has been mad enough to solicit one of the kings decorations, to which neither her se.s nor her profession entities Ter, l write you this letter in the name of the king. You are b lcck her up In your good prson of le Fort l'ltyeQue and maNe things suI- ieicutly uncomfortable for her to teach her a lesson. Every evening, however, one of your men will have to conduct her to the Comeiie Franchise In order that the public shall not be deprived of the pleasure of appauding the talent of this indlscrest woman.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-07-10
Moscow.

Moscow is one of the most famous cities in Europe. Exactly 100 years before Nanoleon's raid Moscow yielded up to Petersburg-the modern addition saint WAS unknown to its founder Peter the Greut--the position of capi- tai of the fiussian empire, but it's geo graphical situation has enabled 1t to remain the premier commericial and industrial city. The heart of Moscow is the Kremlin, where the ears are crowned and where may be seen the S75 cannon which Napoleon took to the city and left behind him when forced to retreat with the remnant Of his great army. Moscow is 100 miles southeast of Petersburg, with which 1t is connected by railway line almost as straight as the crow flies. When Nicholas I. decided the line should be built he drew a straight line on the map between the two cities. and en- giueers oyercame almost incredible difficulties to keep the railway to the route indicated.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-07-10
Trousers.

Modern trousers came into fashion in 1912. yet tne column of Trajan shows a group of SarIhatians clothed in trous CTS thHt are just like ours As early as 4. b G9 Il Roman general created great scandal by going to war in trousers, which were regarded as barbarian, When the Bulgarian King Boris WAS converted to Christianity in the sev- enth century. among the loG questions he propouuled to the pope was wheth- CT it was lawful for Christians to wear trousers The explanation of this is that the BG'garians had long been among the trouscred peoples. but as conversion WIS coming from the flow ing robed Greeks they feared that robes instead of trousers might be es sentiai 10 Christianity.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-07-10
eIadstore on the Balkans.

The traditional opposition of Bulga ria to Turkey constituted. according to Mr Gladstone. one of the chief fac tors of European progress. Speaking of the Balkan peoples, he once said:
 "They are like shelving beach which restraints the ocean. That beach, it is true. is beaten by the waves; it is laid dcsoIate: it produces nothing; it becomes perhaps nothing save Il mass of shingle of rock. of almost useless seawred But it is Il fence behind which the cultivated earth can spread and escape the incoming tide, and such was the resistance of Rulgarians, of SeryianS and of Greeks. It WAS that resistance which left Europe to claim the enjoyment of her own religion and to develop her institutions and her laws."-London Chronicle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-07-10
nrinin of inc Ctaarette.

The Aztees, it is believed, are respon- sible for the cigarette The Spaninrds first got a whin of the cigarette when they invaded Mexico under Cortes. The Aztecs then used tobacco in TO other form. and the Spaniards learned from them how to roll the little pack age into smokable shape. They intro duced the cigarette into Europe, and by that route il found it's way into Aineri- ca. though it wus nearly 200 years reaching here The Aztccs were also using cocoa and its product, chocolate, when Cortes conquered them, and it WAS not long until the whole of Europe was euting tae various preparations of this bean When the SpAniards first tasted it they named it theobromus. from the two Greek words meaning food of the gods
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-07-10

thence $. 3S deg. % min. F.
 ii5G feet tO Cor. No. ,; thence \. 5l dag. g min. E. ao6 feet IL Coz. No. 3; thence \ 3S deg. D min. W. i459.5 feet to Cor
 N0. I; thence S. 5I deg. g. min. W. 300 feel to Cor. No. 1 place of beginning, containing l6.956 acres.
 Ham Island No. 4: Beginn- lng al Cor. No. 1 U. $. NJ. NJ. No. g bears \. 3l deg. 0I min. 2i see. W. 326S.90 feet distant ; thence $. 40 deg. 1T min. E. S1i.i feet to Cor. No. }; thence E. 4G deg. ID min. E. 492 } feet 10 Cor. No. 3; thence S, 5I deg. Ii min. E. 2i3 feet to Cor. No. f; thence \. 30 deg. 5I min. F. 55S 1t. to Cor. Ne. ,: thence \. l6 deg. 0o mln- .W. I500 feet 10 Cor. No. 6; thence s. 5l deg. 9 min. w. 506 feet to Cor. No. 1, place of beginning. Containing l0,936 .acres. Variation at all points
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-07-10
Maybe He Fad None.

Rex Beach was at the dress rehearsal of one of his plays. and he was there to see that everything was done eX- actly right In one scene member of the cast failed to pull down his cuffs as was stipulated in the stage direc- tlons. Wait one minute" exclaimed Beach. praucing out to the middle of the stage ani intcrrupting the rehears- al "Ualt right where you are! Haven't I-told you to pull down your cuffs? Doesu't the book tell you to pull down your cufrs?'
 'Yes, sir. said the actor
 Well, you haven't done it." object ed the playwright "Pull them down! Down, down, down. Every gentleman pulls his cuffs down."
 q fear" said the actor coolly, you go too much on hearsay."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-07-10
seTvian Women.

There Is no country in the world where women occupy more dignified or honored position in the home than Seryia The Servian idea is quite diff fefent from that of the Turk. who keeps his women behind shut doors, or the German. wifose ideal woman is a good hausfrau. In Servia the woman Is the companion of the man A man iS responsible for his unmarried sisters. and throughout the Balkan states it l. considered rather breach of etiquette for him to marry before his oder sis ter. No Sergian girl would feel she could ho,d up her head in society un- less she could speak four languages. There is hardly a Servian woman who rannot play some musical instrument Embroidery. painting, drawing and sculpture are all studied. Politics is Il popular feature among women. Ser vian women are very domesticated. and the highest ladies pay personal atten- ton to trivial matters of housekeeping London Tit-Bits.