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transportation and the water power converted into
electricity is brought it copper wires By this
means revolution in industrial conditions has been
brought about, and the amount of water power ut1l
lied in this country increasing at rate of something
like one million five hundred thousand horsepower
nualy.
Excellent object lessons in power utilization
furnished in Colorado and California In the former
State nearly every stream, whether small or big, IS
being turned to account for the production of electric
ity which is used for running machinery in mines and
factories, and for other purposes The current even
carried high mountain ranges, at seventy thou
sand eighty thousand VOLTS the wires places
strung through tunnels, to prevent them from being
broken down by snow.
In the San Joaquin Valley of California many farm
have established cooperative plants from which they
obtain all the electricity they want at cost of something
like fve-eghths of cent per horsepower hour-equlva
lent to less than cent per klowatt hour The current
is more than ordinarily cheap because of the steep
slope of the streams, running down the Serras, that
produce it. But almost anywhere in this country
brook be made to do similar service for group of
farmers at slight operating COST and the plant required
is inexpensive. The electrified farm, its dwelling and
barns illuminated by the current incidentally useful
for heating and cooking) renders the condition of the
agcuturist equal in comfort to that of the city resi-
dent But his greatest gain through the application
of electricity to aborsavng devices. The feed grinder
the fodder cutter the shelter, the tanning MILL the
circular saw, the horse clipper the grndstone etc.
all driven from one counershatt which IN turn IS actu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

lutte basis of the plan was to be cut loyal friend
ship between man and boy
The experiences of these forty who the
charter members of the Big Brother movement would
make interesting volume Coulter selected the boys.
Among those whom he chose for the experiment were
many cassed incorrigbe; but the wise clerk of the
Children's Court knew better He merely acquainted
each boy selected with the fact that friend of his
coming to see him. Then he stood by to watch the
outcome, and aid where he could
Often the selfconstituted Big Brothers met with
cold suspicion; in instances with dshwater and
other homely, ardor-dampening influences One even
had to face drawn revolver in the hand of mistaken
mother in East Side sum tenement.
But Coulter had chosen we'll and the stood nobly
by their guns They in grim earnest and gradually
the boys began one by to realize that these Big
Brothers were on the level The fact established in
their keen little minds that Interior motive existed,
the remolding process became less difficult.
COULTER had his own ideas about how success was
- to be won, and if ever a man knew the heart of
boy and how reach it. the Original Big Brother that
man. Big Brother and Little Brother went to ball
games, sat the bleachers together and rooted until
the Big Brothers "poipes' hoarse; whereupon
Little Brother became socitous and sympathetic Big
Brother invited his tough little chum downtown to his
office, show him where and how he earned his living
and gravey exchanged opinions and condolences. Nov
picture shows of the right sort were and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
BY J. w. CHURCH

approved, and the mysteries
of table manners surreptitiously
solved by the keen eyes watch
ing the Big Brother as they
dined together.
Soon the instructed energy
of forty boys began to run
swiftly in cleaner channels, and
while unfaltering loyalty and
vigilance were always necessary,
Coulter saw only two of these
forty ever returned to the
Children's Court. Both of
these pleaded desperately that
their particular Big Brother
should not be told. As he was
being led away one of them, in
the most cajoling tone he could
assume, said to the officer:
"Yous got me ag'in for fair;
but don't yous poipe off Mr..
M. See?"
There is a rule that Big
Brothers must not interfere in
the action of the Children's
Court; but M. is only awaiting
the expiration of his Little
Brothers sentence to renew the
friendship precisely where it
was SO rudely broken off.
The success of his idea firmly
established, Coulter and his now
enthusiastic Big Brothers began
proselytizing for more men to
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FOR two years he watched the
! pitiful procession of young
sters hailed before the bar of
JUSTICE more kindly, SYM
pathetic justice now,-only to
be turned back into the streets,
where that strange code of life,
almost inexorable, bound them
once more. Often-much too
often, Coulter thought-they
came back to the courtroom.
Then Coulter's inspiration
came. One night he was asked
to address a club of forty men.
1t was a church club which
wanted to aid in bettering social
conditions, but had only theo-
ries to work on. There Coulter
opened his heart and sprung his
Big Brother movement.
He asked each of the men to
take one of his urchins as a
Little Brother, to guide, protect,
and teach by real friendship a
new way to play the game of
life. 1t is a tremendous tribute
to Coulter that everyone of the
forty men responded to his STIR
ring appeal; for to many, mex
perienced as they were, it was
an appalling task he demanded
of them. There was to be no
hint or semblance of charity or
condaccenc;op The colo obco-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-10
COAST SWIMMERS
Plan TRY OUTS

A special series IF swimming trials
win be held early in January to Sc
slect the team which Is 70 60 to Ho.
nolulu to compete IN the mid Pacific
championships. says the San Francis
co Call.
The selection Of the Pacific coast
team Is in the hands Of Al coney Of
the Olympic Club, who viii manage.
the team.
& 1T has not yet been definitely de-
=cided whether the trial meet VIII be
held at the Olympic Club or The sutro,
tank. The full program Of events
from so yards up to $50 yards viii be.
contested to decide on the men to go
to the islands
Ernie Smith, the best sDtinter on
the Pacific coast. and Lundy LangCr,,
the Pacific coast 8S0-yard champion
and record holder. will be unable to-
make the trip. Roth are attending
the University Of California.
Besides the best swimmers from
the Pacific coast IT Is expected that
several Of the champions from Austria
liza will also be on hand TO meet Ka.
hanamoku and the other HaRaiians
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MUCH DOING in
BASEBALL FOR
REST OF week
Three important Games in the
City and One at Schofieid
Are on the Cards

The baseball bug Is buzzing loudly
this week, in spite OF the fact that
Christmas is coming. Three import
ant games are scheduled for this week
al Athletic Park and one at Leilehua.
and altogether business Is better for
the diamond men than Il was during
the season proper.
This afternoon the 25th infantry
and coast defense teams are In action
At Athletic Park. Two out OF three
games are 10 be played, and the win
ner win have the right to claim the
championship Of the army.
Saturday next the All-iaWaIians
will take another whirl at the Chi
nese. and according to the dope this
should be more fntereting than the
initial contest on Thanksgiving Day,
which the Chinese won, 6 to L Cap
tain Bill Desha has had HIS men out
for regular practice, and has also
made few shifts in his lineup.
Sunday afternoon ct Athletic Park
the Hawaiis and Portuguese viii meet
in what may prove the final struggle
In the longsdraWn-0uf race for the
Oahu league penpant The p. A. Cs.i
now have two victories TO their cred
IT and the Havaiis one, the fourth
came having resulted In 4 tie score.
II Paresa's outfit can annex the game
next sunday, they walk Off with the
hunting II, on the other hand, the
HaNaiis come back with q win. the
final game q week from Sunday shoulol
prove record breaker for attend
80. H.. ......4 !
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For ATHLETES

That American athletes will soon
have to conform to the meter system
In lieu OF the present English yard
measurement in track athletics and
that records made In amateur compe-
tition will hereafter be recognized
only when they are established at
standard distances ID the interesting
information announced at the recent
meeting of the Amateur Athletic Uni
on in New York.
The new rulings as to distances
and records made viii be in effect
before the 1915 exposition games and
athletes in this vicinity will likely be
affected by them next year.
Standard distances will be such as
are included in the program. Of
events contested at the international
Olympic games. Records will 60 into
the amateur handbooks as such only
when established at these distances.
In the event of any athlete making q
new mark at any intermediate dis
lance it will not be designated as q
record. but merely noteworthy per-
Torrance.
The new rules will go into effect
after the meeting Of the
international games committee next
year 1t was decided at the recent A.
A. u. meeting that the organization
would follow the recommendation Of
the international committee and
adopt the European system of meas
urement as soon as the standard dis
tances are announced. ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-10
SCHOOLS READY
FOR IMPENDING
STRUGGLE

Al q meeting Of the soccer enthusi-
asts Of Kamehameha school, Napihaa
was elected to fill the Office OF cap.
tain on the 1914 soccer team. The
Kan soccer men won the champion
ship last spring and win be IN the
series to repeat their previous !. per
Torrance, having pfofited considerab-
" by last seasons experience. A
number of the old men are on hand
this year and new recruits are being
hunted out to ill the places left by
those who are not back at school
With Punahou in the series besides
the Mckinleyifes and the st. Louis
team the Kams win not find il easy
to win the championship q second
time. Every one OF these schools
promises to have well developed
teams, and an are out for the coveted
title. The @. G. men have secured
the early start and are hard at work
preparing for the sci es, which will
open soon after the Christmas yaca.
Il-lI<3 q ~ AZ x &
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-10
scheme 10 GET
OLYMPIC FUNDS
IRy I.afes,t Maiil

NEW YORK. Although the next
Olympic games will net be held at
berlin, Germany, until 1916, prepar-
atoms are already being made to FL
nance the sending OF a really repre-
sentative team from this country.
The Bronx Church House is setting
the pace, and the scheme it has sevelv.
ed, while extremely simple, promises
ito be most effective. It has decided
to assess its members 50reIts year
In addition to their regular dues, and
this money is to form the fund that
it will contribute as ifs share toward
defraying the expenses of sending a
team TO Berlin. n.
The club las $50 members and by.
1916 should have about $1,000 to turn
over to the Olympic committee.
! There Is every reason to believe
that many of the other clubs viii
adopt this policy Fifty cents year
certainly is not asking too much, and
10 doubt the members OF these clubs
would gladly give it. When the time
comes to turn this money over there
would be quite nice sum ready.
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OXFORD RUNNERS
Plan INVASION
tBy Latest MALL

PHILADELPHIA - Oxford Unfver-
sity viii send q team from England
to compete at the annual relay races
under the auspices or the University
of Pennsylvania here next April ~
A letter was received by Frank. b.
Ellis, graduate manager of the games,
from Arnold A. S. jackson, president
of the Oxford University Athletic
Club, accepting an invitation to. par
ticipate. While Mr.. Jackson's letter
states that 1t has not been decided
in. which events the Oxford athletes.
will compete, athletic authorities
here believe the English University
will be represented in the four-mile
championship relay event.
There are three men on the OK.
ford team capable of running the
mile in less than 4::20 They are Ia
Der, formerly of Brown; jackson, the
Englishman who won the 1900 meter
at the 1912 Olympic games, and
Rudd, the South African, half-mile
champion. *. s..,.s.. s.
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1914 FOOTBALL
ARE
LOOMING LARGE

At meeting of the wearers Of the
20" yesterday, Stafford Austin was
elected captain of the 1914 football
team. Announcement OF the choice
was made In the Star-Builetin sew.
eral days ago. Austin has played on
the Oahu College eleven for two
years and is good man both because
of his ability as player and as q
leader. He expects to get out team
that will live up to an old tradition
by winning the championship IS
Coach Midkfff win be on hand again
next year and through this years ex-
perience will be better acquainted
with the football situation In the city
and be able to do more towards the
putting out of another championship
team. All the available material will
be out for football next year and al.
though the team will be composed of
"a number of new men the captain
and the coach win work hard to de-
svelop the best team that Oahu Col.
lege has ever seem.
Lionel Brash;Nthe husky Mckinley
shalf-back, who has been elected cap
tain of the Black and Gold SQUAD is
also going to be ready for q hard sea.
son mad what he hopes will be sue
,cessfuI one, m that Mckinley will win
the 1914 laurels. With the same spi.
rft this year, and the best players re-
turning, Captain Brash has brilli.
ant season to look forward to. Who
will coach the team is not known,
but If Glenn Jackson is heer he will
probably take charge Of the McKin-
ley team again, to repeat HIS success
full and praiseworthy work Of the
past season. With a good captain and
a good coach the High School will be
able to put a team into the next foot
bali series that win be seqnal If not
better than any other team put out
by the different schools.
The Kamehameha men have not
elected their captain as vet. their
time being devoted chiefly to soccer.
They will have q good squad to pick
from next year and since they defeat
ed NPunahou once. which was ii the
Thanksgiving game, they are In high
hopes of repeating that performance
even though 1t be q year later. The
cadets are also ignorant as to who
they will have for coach next sea
son and they hope that they can get
a coach in the early part Of Gle sea
son and get an early start
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TO FORM NEW LEAGUE i
TO FIGHT THE FEDERAL
Isy Arrest MALL

: CHICAGO. Formation of fourth
''big league" to aid in a reported fight
Of organized baseball against the Fed.
eral league and its invasion OF pro-
tected territory is under way, accord
ing to a story printed here.
The new circuit has the backing or
organized baseball, says the story, and
is to have teams in Pittsburgh, Gin.
cinnati, Columbus, indianapolis, De-
troit, Cleveland and Milwaukee, It
will have schedule not confli citing
with American or National leagues or
American Association, but win not be
so careful about staging attractions
riyalling the FederaPs games.
George Tebeau of the Kansas City
Association club is named as the one
who has planned the, circuit
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cOOMBS WILL BE SHORTER
WHEN He RETURNS TO GAME

FHiLA pEt.f I! l1Ll = Sask se o.12
the Atniet.c pl.cns[ vi. y . enss =,
teentn o. a. lnen sne.sst Y , 1917. 3. =.
reason o. nis recent hlnsss Lh's ls y.
was cleaned Wnen g 10y ..ssn - =.
IT. ranco.st y. pnlts y =
pennsylFanla snoMee tltL ne sp...'
naa been restored g lss 1ot = sV.,S
ditI0n.
cpomDs VII rekaln all q n1s S y.
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HARVARD Turns
OUT HAWAIIAN
FOOTBALL TEAM
Islanders Add to Their kIh'o|'.
Reputation BY Earning d.
Eleven Ali Their Own = P1'
Wilmington Hurt

Just 10 show that Hawaii c10'.
produce more football material .I
was represented on the Harvard ~.
sity team. the Harvard Hawaiian en-.
recently turned out 4 fun eleven.
then proceeded 10 take tue m1o10
OF q fast club team. 70 D.
The Boston Globe Of recent ..
gives the Following account q II.
game
NEWBURYPORT. Nov. TIT
harvard Hawaiian Club eleven.
which were . number 81 The I1|.
Harvard players, defeated the |.
buryport a. G. team Ct the South
grounds today to 0. Nou1II|.|
was strengthened BY three Holy |||
men. Lynch. Quinn and DunlII
they made most crc1Ilnb|o 0...
ton to the Harvard pIaYofo
Hitchcock. Paul Wilmington ana
man Of the visitors exco|Ic1
IN the Last period Paul With.
Of the Haryafd8 injured q 1..|. |.
In his leg. II was believed |
that he had fractured e but
later decided that the bone 81.
pulled from the socket and ... ..
snapped back The 11UU.I.
Harvard Hawaiian N1411I||
~ Lutte, lo 1885, - = 't-..tf. ...
H. R Hitchcock. Il Il |...
r B. Wilmington, Il fE |.''..
Z. Wilmington, ,ss.s. 9 ..|
Fleek. r. s.......... 49,. ...
Gilman, It ..,s.s|s,.. u ...
w. Hitchcock. re- Z EI|.'.
p Wilmington so1 .|''|
Glib. lib .....sss. |4I
r. Hitchcock. RIB go. |ht ||..
Amory. 70 $1,000. ....<.<. a. ca.
Score. Harvard Hawaiian |..
down. Gilman Goal nom ||'.
wilmington. Umpire. Dr.. = ..
Referee. Leonard Wilmington |.
men. r r. Kelly. 7 I11I|1| 60.
p. Sanders Time. IAN quarter
After the game the H1UI''.. Il.
were 6ntertaIncd e. The Xc'|
at Thanksgiving dinner. and ...
u tea given By Mrs I|cI|0|
formerly 1I X1m1I||&I1
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-10

A knapsack sprayer that q Nebras,
kan has patented is operated by bel.
lows under its users feet. which are
alternately compressed as. he walks,
pumping air into the reservoir
In Spain there has been invented a
steel automobile wheel with steel
tires which is said to have most OF
the advantages and none Of the dis
advantages of the rubber-tired wheel.
To warn OF dangerous gases in
mines German scientist has invent.
ed q whistle that is blown when the
gases enter Il, somewhat on the prin-
ciple of the safety lamp. i
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-10
PLAYING ron THE
ARMY CHAMPIONSHIP

y The first game for the base I
y bali championship of the army 1
y on Oahu will be played this az
y terncon at Athletic Park. com I
y mencing al 8 o'clock, with the I
y 25th infantry and Coast Defense 4
= teams as aspirants for the honor. 4
y The 25th won the championship 4
= of Schofield Barracks in impress I
\ siye style The Coast Defense az 4
y gregation played through the 4
\ Oahu league season, and tied for <
y first place In the second half 4
= Undoubtedly the Coast Defense Z
= team is the best that the near. 4
y town garrfsons can produce, I
: while, the 18th, on its previous !
; showing. is entitled to represent 4
4 Schofield Barracks. Two out OF \
= three games viii be played for 7
= the title. Today's contest should I
: be well worth seeing. =
4 u a u a ~ ~ a - a - Il ~ A1AA A
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TALBOT TO CAPTAIN YALE.
IRy Latest MALL.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Nelson s.
Talbot of Dayton, Ohio, has been
elected captain of the Yale football
team for next year Talbot, who
will graduate from the Sheffield sci
entific school next year, has played a
strong game at left tackle on the
varsity eleven for the last two years.
He Is the first football captain from
the scientific school since 1903, when
C. ID. Rafferty, led the eleven.
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GOLF GOSSIP

Although every one has heard sc
the golf enthusiasm OF the young king
|of Uganda and how he CALAMITY called
e hole on his private course after q
lady visitor. to nest OF ns, from d
gOlfing point Of view. Il Is still Ozark
est Africa. Yet there are golf
courses In many parts Of South Al.
rica, but the majority Of them are al
most devoid Of grass. both throngh
the fairway and on the putting green's
An attempt to play 4 shot taking the
ground Is fatal and the player has to
aecnstom himself to hitting the ball
perfeciy clean.
The putting green's are usually COM
posed Of fine, whitley blue gravel and
are known as sblue green's. They
are quite flat and formed IN squares
or circles. but they are true and fast,
and putting On them IL Ike potting &
billiard bah. The principal difficulty
Is 70 obtain tho proper strength.
otherwise they present no trouble.
The East Rand Golf Club, one OF
the strongest III the Transvaal. has ifs
course prettily situated ID the midst
|of the East Rand group or mines. The
course, which Is distinctly long and
provides an excellent test Of golf, can
boast Of two grass green's.
At CapetoWn. the Wynberg course
Is much Ike our own.
Golf on most courses IN South AZ.
iica III an expensive game In the mat
ter Of balls, Is one round on the hard
ground Is often all bah win prop
eriy stand. The large size light balls
are best.
The above II from sketch Ii the
World Of Golf BY H. H. and Is accom-.
panied BY an illustration Of q group
OF caddies Of the Country Club. Pre-
toria. These young ssaYaees' can
not speak or understand q word OF
English, which adds to the difficulties
Of the game. IS few 81 them are able
to distinguish between driver and q
pulitzer These Kalfif boys do not
make good caddies but they are gifted
with wonderful eyesight and are able
to find lost balls p almost InposaIbls
places.
ANOTHER writer giving the Initials
d. G. r, tells Us In the same maya,
zine that golfers up country ID south
Africa whose postal connections with
towns are By post card Or post run.
ners experiences difficulty IA o1(1|1<
Ing any requisite they need with the
exception q 68IIs. which d6 not lal|s
Up much space and are not awkward
% carry 4 certain sponeef (Ir6F.
eIin9 li6deTl became aware 81 this
fact md r rs yisit to care Town ipr'
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THAT HONOLULU COOK

BOOK. JIG is the finest Christ
mas present of the season for
your best friend; You want
something especially attractive
and useful. Price Fifty cents.
Ask for it at any book store.
Ample supply at the Honolulu
Star Bulletin offices, Alakea
and Merchant streets.
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SO this is the house where General
George Washington made his head
quarters!r said the stranger as he
gazed at the inscription.
.sNo. boss, replied Mr.. Erastus Pin
KY. Tain exactly de place. Der
house where de sign used to be was
tore down, so we had to move IT.
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What Is your objection 10 me as a
son.in-laws Ny character Is beyond
repr0ach.
That's just IT, said Mr., olsport.
You don't suppose I want to 60
through the rest Of my life having you
held up to me as a shining example,"
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PRESIDENT OFFERS cur.

President Wilson has notified the
San francisco exposition manake
'ment that he win give cup for the
tWeiye-meter international yacllt race,
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ETAR.BULLETIS GIVES ron
TODlT'S NEWS TODAY.