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and that consisted in the shoulder
strap wherein Shepherds crook
in silver was embroidered. Having OBJ,
served this addition to a staff, strap
Tommy, at a gathering OF the Fort
Leayenworth club, took occasion to
remark that he thought that 1t would
be well II the war department would
order that some distinguishing device
be worn by the various staff corps so
that officers and others could tell the
branch of the corps He said, you
can tell an infantryman by his stripes
and by the field of his strap and any.
body can tell a caralryman, that's Ger.
tain; but you can't tell doctor from
a paymaster or other staff fellow
There ought to be something on the
strap TO mark the different staff peo-
pie The chaplains have the idea and
the rest ought to have It,"
Just then an officer Of the subsis.
tence department broke in with, well,
Tommy, what would you suggest for
the commissary p Major Tompkins
replied, "A ginger snap neatly en-
broidered would do the trick" There
was much laughter at the answer, and
when that had partially subsidized an
officer of the Inspector generals de-
partment queried, aAnd what would
you give my department. Tompkins?"
Back came the solution that every
line man echoes, "A soft snap, Colo
mel" and the laugh was with the lieu.
tenant, for such he was in those days.
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Steamers Boshrlngen and Widen
;els, which were taken to Melbourne.
Six steamers and one sailing vessel
are reported held at Sydney and their
names are given. as follows: Mel
bourne, 0snabrHck. Germania, Suma-
ira, Stotsenfeiz. Tiberius and the
schooner Athene. -. ..4 81,
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GutRosMEN FIRE At
SKATER AND kAkAAko

y Record firing on the Fort Shat
y ter range is progressing satisfac-
= torily and some excellent scores
y have been made in the two Sun
y days- that the guardsmen have
y been on the range.
y Tomorrow the Kakaako range
y, is open for those men who have
= net completed, the instruction
y, course. and the Shafter. range for
y, those who are eligible to fire for
r. record. Guardsmen who have
T. still to fire are L. assemble at the
=, armory at T:31 4. m. tomorrow.
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AdYiees from Rangoon report the
capture or the big freighter fAlesia
which was en- route from European
ports to the. Far East. Calcutta re-
ports the freighters FreienfeIs, frost
berg, Rotenfels. Frankenfels. kurmark
md Pagenturm as prizes captured by
British and French men of war.
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Fort Shafer Notes:

Especial star Bulletin Correspondence
FORT SHAFTER, Fl. T., Dec. A.
Among the passengers leaving for
the mainland ON the transport sailing
Saturday will be Captain Warren, T.
Hannum, Corps of Engineers, who
goes to San Francisco to report to
the examining board for examination
for promotion to the grade Of major.
Mrs Hannum will join him in San
Francisco, where she has been visit
ing her parents for several weeks.
~ - ....
Lieut.. Barker has been granted a
leave Of absence for, four months and
with Mrs. Barker, will leave on the
transport Saturday. They expect to
spend the greater part Of their leave
visiting relatives in Vancouver, B. c..
Lieut.. Barker. has been assigned to
the 9th Infantry. and upon return
from leaIe will take station at Scho-
field Barracks. p
:, ~ -
Mrs Rufus E. Longan, wife of Cap
tain Longan, 25th Infantry, who has
been quite i'll in the Department Hos
pitaL has 50 far recovered from her
serious illness as to be able to go
to the states on the transport leaving
Saturday. She will spend some time
before rejoining Captain
I-ongan at Schofield Barracks
~ ~
In keeping with an old army Gus
tom, LIST 1t Frederick A. Barker, End
Infantry, celebrated his recent promo
ton to the zone barr rank with
well appointed stag party Saturday
evening at the End Infantry mess. All
of the officers Of the garrison were
invited and a splendid time was had.
- ~
Ladies night" was celebrated at
the End Infantry club rooms Monday
night, and Mrs. J. II. Bell and Mrs.
Homer Preston as hostesses, were
able to seat eight tables at bridge.
Mrs C. B. Parker, with high score,
carried of the prize ...7<= r.
- -
Mrs. j. H. Jamerson and SON, o.
mond, leave for the mainland Satur-
day to spend a, few weeks travelling in
the states.
49,
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schofield Barracks. II. T.

SchofieId Barracks. II. T.
Editor Honolulu Star-BulIetin.
Sir: Enclosed you will find another
copy Of a lie ter answering M. j.
Browns insult.
This was mailed TO me by my friend,
the editor OF the Florida Times-Union,
end I sincerely trust you will see fit
to publish same for the benefit OF the
people OF Honolulu and all others who
may by chance read this article.
would also like to request OF the
editor of the leading paper OF Homo
lulu an answer to his piece, giving his
true opinion.
will furnish you later the second
editation of bert Blosser's and my
letter to NJ. J. Brown, also his answer.
Trusting you will give this matter
Your close and undivided attention,
beg TO remian,
" Yours respectfully,
. '-.s THOMAS d. JONES.
Notes from the Jacksonville fla
Times Union: 49,
Having read a letter in q little third
class paper by the name Of the Oregon
City Courier. 1 notice letter Bert
Blosser had written in answer to one
NJ. J. Browns base insult offered the
people and soldiers OF Oahu. =.
And wish TO herewith, as q citi-
zen of the United States, also an ex.
sailor, exert every possible means in
helping Mr.. Blosser, also Thomas ID.
Jones in defending our nations pride.
Also to help defend Honolulu as the
Garden spot OF the Pacific"
in my tour in our navy as a sailor
was aboard the U. 8. S. Colorado and
we visited the city OF Honolulu and
were given shore leave for ~ hours
and visited all places Of interest in
that city and having read M. j.
browns letter. or insult, saying what
he did IN regard TO the city. / wish
to say that what M. J. Brown said is
false. cannot see why a man can
SIT down and make up story which
u known 70 the general public or all
who have ever visited Honolulu know
HIS assertion to be false and ground.
less.
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all the property on his returns by the
end Of the quarter and report the re
suit to him by letter. Checking was
fairly easy until he struck "Burro
/. He searched through storehouses
from garnet to cellar, everywhere, he
even went so far as to ask the wife OF
every married officer on the post If
they had seen anything OF that most
useful article of household furniture
|and each reply was. negative. He
finally decided to let It 60 and when
he came to settle up he could purchase
one In town to replace the lost article.
His check again ran smoothly
until he reached the corral and there,
herded with the government stock, was
an animal he had seen before but had
never questioned its ownership. He
checked on the mules and horses but
could not class this with either nor
could he find anything on his return
that Tailed with 1t. After few sleep.
less nights the time arrived for the
report, and under cover OF darkness
Lieut.. - slipped 1t on the adtu-
tant's desk.
~ read as foiioWs:
Fort Sam Houston
Tho Adjutant,
Post.
Sir: In compliance. with instruc.
tons | have the honor to report that
have checked the quartermaster
property at this post and find II All
accounted for with the following ex-
ception:
Ahead ..a... Jackass
Short ............. Burro
Very respectfully,
-
I'd Lieut.. --th lnfty.
Major Selah r. H. Tompkius of the
cavalry Is well-known throughout the
army, and to his intimates is known
by no other name than Tommy Tomu.l
kins." With a wit that Is seldom sur.
passed for readiness he. has given to-
the service some rare flashes. One
OF his earliest and most effectual eff.
forts was brought forth many years
ago when the staff corps" were undis.
tinguishable one from the other as to
uniforms. since all wore the same pat
tern and color. To this there was,
however. one exception, and that was
the branch Of post chaplain. Only In
their uniforms was there q difference
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designed
which will valued for
nurnbe O
CHEAP higher
ownership luxurious little any,
operation years
+ .x... s
the
18th ook.
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Mrs. J. H. Jamerson and SON. Os
mond, leave for the mainland Satur
day to spend a few weeks travelling II
the states.
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GENERBI WOOD URGES IMMEDIATE
COMPLETION Of land DEFENSES

think that this question Of expenditure minor
thfnat to the work
to
than
the belief the for the work becomes available
viii
Next importance Notifications the dispatch troops
Of
schoad difference
emit IN fact have the baions Of the become
with the battalion column Of SQUADS impossible is said to
he war. -..H>s-
interesting showing army
fneES
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MRS. w. |. THOMAS WILL
ADDRESS HEADS OF THE
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES

The manner in which pnilanthropic
work is conducted in the larger cities
of the East will be, explained to the
members of the executive committee
and board. of directors Of the Associ-
ated Charities this afternoon by Mrs.
W. ]. Thomas, the we1Eknown So
cial worker Of Chicago, who will de-
liver an address in the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce at 3:15 o'clock.
In view Of the impending changes
in the management of the local chart
ties, and the part which the Chamber
of Commerce doubtless will play in
the workings of the organization I'm.
der the recent change of policy, George
R. Carter. president of the chamber,
has requested the trustees of that
body to be present and has selected a
committee Of FIVE representative bust.
ness men which he has requested to
attend and listen to Mrs Thomas
remarks.
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POPPY DRUG FIENDS NAY
HIT THE PIPE OF. YEN SHEE

and licensed druggists, of opium, and
also prohibit its use. but they fail to
|say anything about yen shee or any
other derivatives of the poppy Juice.
Yen shee is the residuum from opium
after the pure article has been smoked
once. i. TX
The theory upon which the prosecu-
tion proceeded in this case was that
yen shee and opium are one and the
same thing and equally within the leg
islatiye intent, as well as within the
mischief sought to be prohibited by
the statute The application of this
theory, however" said the supreme
courts decision, would render it nee,
bessary to extend the scope of the stat.
ute by implication beyond its express
terms. This, in our opinion, would be
judicial legislation, the creation of a
criminal offense by construction.
That the use Of yen shee may be
within, the mischief sought to be rem
!edied by the legislature In the pas
sage of the statute in question is i'm
material: the statute, in express terms,
is aimed at the use Of opium only,
and net at the use of yen shee, regard
ing which it Is silent
The judgment of the district mag,
istrate is reversed and he is directed
to discharge the defendant
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You may smoke ven shee with i'm.
punity, so far as the territory is con-
cerned. according to decision of the
supreme court handed down TODAY.
Yen shee is an opium deriyatiye. con-
tanning about one and one-half per
cent Of opium. But Il you smoke the
pure article, or 100 per cent opium,
you may be fined $50 or 500 or i'm
prisoned for a term Of from one day
to six months.
In its syllabus the supreme courts
decision, given today in the case
against All Coon, Chinese Of Val
luku, Maui. says: #
"a statute tAct la, Laws Of 1919,
which declares that any person who
shall use or smoke opium or have the
same in his possession, except as pro
vided in sections 1899 and 1901, R. l.,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor and
shall be punished as therein describ-
ed, is not violated by one who uses
or smokes yen shee or has the same
in his possession"
The decision is by Associate JUS
tice De Bolt, and is concnrred in by
Chief Justice Robertson and Associate
Justice Perry 4r..s *-.e: -. T.. e..
The territorial statutes prohibit the
sale, except by qualified physicians
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IMPEACHMENT OF kEAL OLA
DELAYED THROUGH APPEAL

The impeachment of Supervisor
John Kealoha, of Hawaii viii be de-
layed until the present case, in which
he has been sentenced to years i'm
prisonment, is settled. II his attorney,
Claudius Mcbride, perfects the ap-
peal from Judge Parsons court the
impeachment, which undoubtedly will
be based on this conviction, must
await the supreme courts ruling on
the embezzlement case. Meantime
the other indictments against Kealoha
are to be pressed, without waiting on
the appeal N'z s. $3.50 : -
Such Is the statement today Of At
torney-general w. w. Thayer. Special
Prosecutor r. w. Breckons probably
will leave for Hilo on the Matsonia
this afternoon, and he likely will be-
gin preparation for the trial Of these
cases at once. = -
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TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
TO BE DISCUSSED IN
CAUCUS THIS EVENING

Final actions on the proposed new
traffic ordinance, before formally pre-
senting It 10 the board of supervisors,
will be taken by the city fathers this
evening when they meet in caucus or
the measure
II had been planned TO dispose OF
the preliminary work on the ordin.
ance at the last meeting, but as the
regular business was not disposed Of
until 1890. it was decided to meet
this evening especially for the con.
sideration of the proposed law
There are several changes to be
made in II, changes which were sng.
gested at the public hearing when the
entire measure was gone over and
persons present were given an opper-
tunity to express their opinion on the
different sections.
Whether a motor vehicle shall come
to q full stop when street car has
paused to take on or. let on passen-
gers. whether there shall be a limit
on the weight Of motor trucks using
the public highways. and whether
vehicles shall be required to stand six
inches from the curb. are three Of
the important points to be definitely
decided on.
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LOCAL and GENERAL

Claude Rlffett Of Rahuku has alsd 4
petition In circuit court asking that
he be appointed administrator a the
estate OF Marie Orr Buffet Nhp died
February ?. leaving g-year-old daNgh.
ter. Helen VAR Buffet, and an estate
of sl50a In cash
The territorial grand Jury made q
partial renort yesterday Afternoon. 30
turning two indictments which were
placed on the secret Gle until tae &c
cused persons are apnrehendel They
are to he arraigned next saturday
rnornins at . o'clock, u arrested hefare
that time.
Kalepa. a Hawaiian formerly az Ka-
uai. one of those indicted by the ter.
ritorial grand iurv Yesterday, was an
nrended today. The charTe AGAINST
hin names q Hawaiian girl who n
alleged To be less than l5 years OF
age. It Is understood another man.
indicted hy the grand Jury Yesterday
is still at large Kalepa vii he ar
raigned before Circuit judge Cooper
at Q o'clock Saturday morning.
The Palana boy scouts. q receutly-
organized patrol Under the command
.of Scoutfpaster Robert Anderson. YES
farday AFTERNOON broke the ground TOR
their new hniidIng which Is Ia he
located on king sfreet Eva ~ tho
Pslana Settlement. Mrs. Charles
Adams. patroness or the troop ard
who has loaned II the money with
which II hpy necessary enuipmsnt.
turned the first sod. James A Wtider.
.eeont commissioner. and w. r. HIM.
nheries Of tho settlement. made brief
addresses. Work on the construction
OF the building win commence at an
early date.
Good music, good eats and good fell
lowship prevailed at the Rapid Tran
sit car barns last evening. the occa.
sion being smoker at which the
members Of the Street Railway Em-
'ployes' Benefit Association were hosts.
The big building was appropriateDv
decorated for the occasion, card tables
were scattered here and there and
refreshments were served without
stint. Later In the evening q musical
and literary program was given and
at midnight the night crew took
charge The entertainment commit
tee consisted of A. H. AhFens, Il. Mey-
er and A. G. Stewart.
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ACCIDENTAL DEATH.

A Jury selected to investigate the
death of Private c. W. Downey, Com
rany A, marine corps, called by Cor
"ner Charles Rose at noon today, re-
turned verdict u accidental death
caused BY a fall down a cliff The
several members of the party who
volunteered to bring back the body Of
Downey. who met death in a Manoa
Valley canyon on Tuesday evening
experienced many difficulties in full
filling their mission. The party reach
ed the city last evening. The autopsy
performed this morning indicated a
broken spinal column. a dislocated Jaw
and several other bruises about the
head and body.
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F4ssEEeRRs l00ETp

- - - 49,
FER "a. ~. ,. ?. Ma1sQnla, lor Hllo,
Eep. p. n sidaors 4 1ioleioy, Y.
tram . W smlths larry henneqy,
" huecnler, w I. Harlow
3. Harvey y =. fanl z.
1oFton. mrs. Gorton, 4. n levers,
Geo q Miihams, 3 ~ Austin, Mrs.
a. r4le1Ast, MISS p. Sarolnsr.sJ. NC
Nap, McNaps y y balrd. MIS-.
BAIRD. = Miller mrs. Miller, e A
taker. MRS; BAKER. MIS-. Eyer, 8. =,
tIlppen, MIS-. Gfippen, =. a Auer'
BACK. Mrs. Anerpack MISS Aasreaek'
Miss hytn - Deutscn MIS-.
1e4tseh' A. I. peems MIS- Deem anO
child, & z. THOMAS, q. p. hellenoer,
ser, "A. 4. Jockey, MISS a watson.
Mrs. = 4. Low Miss y Hotaling Capt
VIM. Matson. MRS. Matson master X
Low, ]. T. Hackfeld, 9. a, Craig, Mrs,
Craig. y A. Buck. Geo. Ross, Geo
hates, Mrs Bates '. 3. Castle W. Il
Ford MRS. Ford. Mrs. w. -. Deyltn'
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sN1FgTTEIRRSy

Considerable mail for the mainland
was dispatched early this morning
with the departure OF the T. K. K.
liner Nippon Maru
Returning from the Maui ports this
morning. the Inter Island steamer
Mauna Loa win be dispatched for Ka.
hului at 5 O'Clock tomorrow evening.
More than one hundred passengers
are booked for HfIo In the Matson
Navigation steamer Matsonia schedul-
ed to depart at O'clock this even.
ing.
Much sugar awaits the Inter-Island
steamer w. G. Hall, that is scheduled
to sail for Kauai ports at o'clock
this evening. The vessel is due to re-
turn Sunday morning.
A big booking OF passengers for
San francisco is assured the new
Matson Navigation steamer Matsonia,
TO depart for the coast at 10 o'clock
next Wednesday morning.
Passengers and mail leaving Homo.
lulu on January % are reported to
have arrived at San Francisco in the
Matson Navigation steamer WiIhel-
NINA last Tuesday evening.
From San Francisco with mum.
Der OF passengers from Honolulu, the
Pacific Mall liner China Is due to ar.
rive here on Monday With POSSIBLE.
lily of sailing for the Orient the fol.
lowing day.
AT the rate that prospective pas
sengers are applying for Transports.
Ltion to the coast In the Sierra, that
~ ccaJ mill eaff - :, 49,, -, =,
with between 60 and 10 travellers in
the cabin. #
Few persons gathered at pier Z at
the departure Of the Japanese liner
Nippon Maru for San Francisco at Z
O'Clock this morning. A small num-
Der of layover passengers Joined the
steamer for the coast.
|. The numbering of all territorial and
privately owned wharyes at the port
OF Honolulu has been completed by a
staff Of painters. In large white fig
ures, conspicuously displayed, each
pier has been properly designated.
Practically q full cargo Of supplies
for windward Hawaii ports will be dis
pitched from Honolulu in the steamer
Kilauea that is to sail for Kona and
Kau coast atsnoon tomorrow. A large
delegation OF cabin passengers have
been booked.
Pier is being made ready for the
reception of q large amount OF Orb
entail cargo expected to arrive here on
Friday in the Japanese liner Tenyo
Maru. The \. X. X steamer will
probably be dispatched for San Fran.
cisco on Saturday morning, in which
event the vessel win be given the out,
going mail.
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NAVAL SCANDAL PROBE.

Especial cable to the Nipbu JILL i
TOXIC, Japan, Feb 1.-THE mana
ger Of the Toxic branch of the ARM
strong Company, an English ship
building concern, has been summoned
before the special committee appoint
ed by Baron Saito, minister of the
navy, to Investigate the details of the.
so-ea1led naval scandal. The scandal
involves the paying of commissions to
certain Japanese naval officers by for
efgn shipbuilding firms, Premier g, va
mamoto of the cabinet being mention
ed among those receiving commits
sions. -.
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white YACHTNOI
LONG DELAYED
HERE

The little haadful OF passengers
crossing the Pacific In the Nippon
Maru, the white yacht OF the Togo
Kisen Kaisha feet, were given an op-
p0rtunity OF passing a delightful even.
ing m Honoluln during the voyage Of
the liner from the Orient TO the Pacific
lcoast Of the United States
At z o'clock this morning lines were
east of and the steamer swung into
the stream and resumed the passage
10 the Golden Gate, leaving lis tons
or Oriental cargo behind, while a
small quantity Of coal was loaded into
the bunkers On board the vessel
which reached berth at pier Z at
3:45 yesterday afternoon were "a cab
in, 2 second class and il Filipino
steerage passengers left the vessel at
this port.
The Nippon carried q full through
cargo. made mp OF silk to the value OF
million dollars while other rich pro-
ducts OF the Orient completes which
Us believed approaches q record for
San Francisco.
The officers report that Sechi Tonu.
maya, Japanese stowaway, who Is be-
lIeved to have boarded the vessel at
Yokohama, committed harikari in a
cabin, then leaped overheard, the trag.
edy taking place on the morning OF
Feb. 3. No one was found aboard the
vessel who witnessed the deed The
Japanese left a note behind stating
fhat he desired admtttance into the
United States and failing to secure
this through his being a stowaway, he
wanted to end II all The man was
az one time connected with the T. X.
X. as sailor.
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INTER ISL AND PROBE
WILL RESUME AFTER
COMP ION OF DATA

No date has been set FOR the, next
hearing in the investigation Of the
utility business Of the Inter.Island
Steam Navigation Company now BE-
ing conducted BY the public utilities
tion given out this morning BY Chair
man E. A. Mott-Smfth. Data Is now
being prepared covering the several
sections OF the program Of procedure
and when this IS finished and approx
ed by the commission, the investlga-
ton once more VIII be resumed The
chairman viii then call a public meet
ing. such meetings to be carried on
from time to time until the work OF
the commission Is finished.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-05

Per T-K.K.S.s. Nippon Maru from
Manila via Hongkong and Japan ports,
Feb. For Honolulu: n. Snyekane,
Mrs. suyckane. Fl Yujiri. Through:
Mrs r. d. Bolton, r. Y Choan Miss
d Dawson o 8adeen. mrs. G I5aa-
den, Master MADDEN. Min Hsing, W
p Motley From Yokohama: Mrs.
H Abe r. w. Baxter, Mrs. Il. w.
Baxter Master Donald Baxter. M. In
atone, Chas. Lake, Mrs. Cilas. Lake,
H. NJ. LAMA, Rev. b. H. Stringham,
Mrs. s Secm. Y Yonemura, Mrs. Y.
Tonemura.