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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-05
MRS. STEELE WILL BE
LAID AT REST TODAY

The funeral services of Mrs Han.
nah Kanekopolei Steele, wife of
Charles Z. Steele, who. died at the
family residence in Kalihi shortly af-
ter O'Clock last night. will be held
at 4 o'clock this afternoon from Will.
liams' undertaking establishment, in
terment to be in the Nuuanu GENE
terry. Rev. H. Fl. Parker, pastor of
Kawaiahao church. will officiate
Mrs. Steele was So years old at the
time of her death, having been born
in Honolulu, December 5, 1860. and
was well known throughout the is
lands. She is survived by two sis
tiers, Mrs, Charles Mitchell and Mrs
w. NJ. Bush, and two brothers, John
E. Rice and James X. Rice.
STAR-BULLETIN GIVES YOU
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-05
VESSELS TO DEPART
Wednesday, Aug. 5.

~= Wednesday, Aug. 5. -
San Francisco-Shinyo Maru, Jap
anese str, p. m. ....-...a Il
Thursday, Aug. 6 -. "
Kauai ports-W. G. Hall, str, 5 pm
..:-~ Friday, Aug. 2. -. ri.
Maui ports-Claudine, str, p. m
Saturday, Aug. 8. H..
Hongkong via Japan ports-Nippor
Maru, Jap. stmr.
Hilo via way ports-Mauna Kea
str, p. m. II.
Monday, Aug. 10. ...
Sydney, N. S. W., via Pago Page
Ventura, o. S. s. ... .. i.
Kauai ports (windward) -Likelike
str, p. m. .... ....-.... ~. =. .....s
Maui ports-Claudine, str, p. m.
Kauai ports-W. G. Hall, str, 5 p. m
Tuesday, Aug. II.
Vancouver and Observation-Disclosures
c.. A. S. S. r.. m
Maui, Molokai and Lanai ports-Mi
kahala, str, p. m. H. .'..
Kauai ports-Kinau, str, p. m.
Wednesday, Aug. IL. ,.~..
San Wilhelmina, NJ. N
-. o. Az q. III
Sydney via Suva and Auckland =
Niagara, C. A. S. S. i. #=
Hilo and way ports-Mauna Kea,
str, 10 a. m. ..... -. -.
II. -.-.~ Thursday, Aug. 13. .#
Kauai ports-W. G.. Hall, str, 5 p. m.
Friday, Aug. IL. T.. i.
San Francisco-Sonoma, o. S. s.,
p. m. .:...
Manila via Hongkong and Japan
ports-Mongolia, p. NJ. S. S.
San Korea, p. M. S. s.
Maui ports laudine, str, 5 p. m.
Saturday, Aug. IS.
Manila via Guam-Sherman, u. S.
A. T. .<.. >..... -. ~
Hilo via way ports-Mauna Kea, str,
3 p. m.
Sunday, Aug. rs.
Hongkong via Japan ports-Seiyo
Maru, Jap. stmr.
Tuesday, Aug. IS.
San Francisco-Manoa, NJ. N. s. S.,
4 p, m. -.... ....:. -.
Friday, Aug. 81.
Hongkong via Japan ports-Shinyo
Maru, Jap. stmr. $50
Saturday. Aug. %.
San Francisco-Siberia. P. NJ. S. S.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-05

81 have a stenographer now" pro-
claimed a prominent business man
who comes pretty close to being a
prize. She is always punctual, al
ways neat and her manners are per-
feet. She has a pleasant voice; she
is nice to look at and she doesn't
chew gum. She never fiirts with the
young men in the office and she is
never impertinent." Almost prize,
repeated one who was listening,
why, she's almost too good to be
true. What's the matter with herr"
"She can't take dictation and she
doesn't know how to use type
writer well, a fellow can't have
everything perfect" Fl
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-05
M'CARN SAYS
Will return TO
FACE CHARGES

ASSOCIATED Press by Fed. Wireless. !
SAN FRANCISCO, August ;. - Jeff
McCarn, United States district attor-
ney for Hawaii, arrived here yester-
day en- route to Washington. In a
statement he said that a clique in
Honolulu offered 10 drop the charges
pending against him there if he would
agree TO permanently leave the terri
tory. He says that he will return to
face the indictments, though he has
purchased only a one way ticket Mr.
McCarn left today for Washington TO
confer with Attorney-general Mercy
nolds. 49,. ..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-05
ELKS IN annual Session HANDLE
LEGISLATION OF IMPORTANCE

that city Of Mrs. Eloise Dennis and
her sister. Miss Beatrice helms
Walter Dennis. brother of the pair
has also dropped from sight and the
police of the country haze been seek
ing a Clew for three weeks.
The grand lodge by resolution in
structed all Elks in every part of the
country TO aid in the hunt.
The inaugural address of the new
grand exalted ruler. Raymond Benja-
min, was brief He promised to de-
vote his whole time to working for
the order in every state in the Union,
and he also pledged himself to labor
increasingly in California, his home
state. to make the 1915 convention at
Los Angeles a great success.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-05

The question OF making Elks' club
houses in prohibition territory dry"
was not settled in the recent Denver
convention. according to newspaper
reports received here. The matter
was put over for future discussion
after debates were held on it,
The following report is from the
Denver Post:
The ffftieth. or Golden Jubilee
convention of the Grand Lodge Of
Elks closed yesterday afternoon at
4:40 o'clock. installation of new Off
GERS being the last order Of business.
During its sessions. said by many to
have been the most harmonious in
its history, the grand lodge made
many important moves on the chess
board of Elkdom. 49,.
1T re-established the goat, or initia-
ton fun. i'm the lodgerooms. leaving
the matter optional with subordinate
lodges as TO whether or not they
shall indulge in mild rough-stuff
while the candidate is gaining his
first insight of the principles of the
order ..-
II DlOkiutu IDl ilIudl
sion, to replace the old ritual COM
mittee. This commission will serve
two years, consider all past Elk Tit-
uals and new suggestions and then
present a report on new ritual
with stricter rules against constant
changes. ..-
THE minimum population of towns
in which Elk lodges may be formed
was reduced from 10000 to the 5000
figure in effect before the Rochester
convention of 1913. ....r
Provision was made for the COM
pletion of the Elks' home at New
Bedford, Va, and funds were provid-
ed to care for all INDECENT Elks until
the structure is completed.
Plan Passed
by Lodge.
adopted a organization plan by
which prospective members may be
into Elk clubhouses and
at other than secret
thus giving the candidate
an opportunity to study the order in
the dignified effort to induce him to
join /
sociations, thus paving the way for
change through which the
present grand lodge will become the
supreme lodge, with grand lodges in
all the states.
Took up the matter of state rights
In way that encouraged supporters
Of that idea to believe the day is not
far away when the states will be !
given control of all matters except |
changes in the ritual and general by
laws. |
Argued against the growing ten
dency of smaller lodges over-inyest- |
ing in clubhouses and lodge para
phernalia which requires too much |
money to maintain.
Heard debates against the sale OF |
liquor in Elk clubhouses located in
territory, but unoffcially
permitted the question to go over for
future study and discussion.
AClOsing Session Necessarily Short
"The closing session was short. The
parade held off the meeting until al
most o'clock, but Immediately on
an effort was made to re-
COuSlutEt the NOlS Vi LIE piSNiOuo
night re-establishing the goat at the
of subordinate lodges. The
movement never came to a vote and |
those who favor bit of fun at initia-
ton ceremonies, especially in small
err lodges where attendance often |
lags, considered they had won an
other victory. !
"A telegram was received from At
lanta asking the grand lodge to take
cognizance of the disappearance from
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-05
KANSAS VOTES
BRISTOW OUT
OF j. 5. SENATE

ASSOCIATED Press by Fed. Wireless. ]
TOPEKA, Kansas, August 5.-Unit.
ed States Senator Bristow of Kansas
has apparently been defeated for re-
nomination on the Republican ticket,
according to returns received from
the direct primaries held yesterday.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-05
TRANSPORT SERVICE

Logan, from Manila via Nagasaki
sailed July Is
Thomas, from Honolulu, for San Fran
cisco, arrived May Is.
Sherman, from Honolulu for San Fran
cisco, arrived July IA.
Sheridan, from Honolulu for Guam and
Manila, July 16.
Dix. from Honolulu for Seattle; ar
rived June 4.
Warren, stationed at the Philippines.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-05
VILLA BREAKS
LOOSE FROM
CARRANzA

ASSOCIATED Press by Fed Wireless !
Ell PASO, Texas. August 5.--Gen,
eral Villa yesterday practically pro.
claimed himself as independent from
General Carranza's government. nc.
CordinG to reports reaching here
Villa already has begun organizing
a new army.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-05

To place drinking fountains along
all the most frequented streets in st
Louis at a cost OF $4,000, is the plan
of the Federated Woman's Christian
Temperance Union.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-05

VIVA Golka and Pauling Casperson,
of Aberdeen, Wash, and both under
II years of age are under arrest
charged with looting the safes of the
Pacific Fruit Co.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-05
MAILS

Mails are due from the following
points as follows: -.
San FFancisco-Nippon Maru, Aug. 4.
Yokohama-Korea, Aug. IL.
Observation-Disclosures, Aug. IL.
Observation-Disclosures Aug. II.
Mails will depart for the followinE
points as follows:
San Francisco-Shinyo Maru, Aug. ).
Yokohama-Nippon Maru. Aug. s.
Observation-Disclosures Aug. 10.
Victoria-Marama Arg. IL.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-05

Fame is what Won have taken;
Characters what YOU give:
When 10 this truth YOU waken.
Then YOU begin to live Taylor
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-09
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The man who carried an umbrella
in the days when George III was king
was the prize sissy boy Of his time,
and the sissy of today who sticks
red feather in his hat has an easy
time Of it compared with his prede-
cessor Of the 18th century, who was
so /, ilady-like'' as to protect himself
from the rain with an umbrella
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and since the remotest days the Chin
ese carried rain shields In western
countries people went in out Of the
rain when they, could, but when they
couldn' they did nothing so effemi-
nate as to carry umbrellas
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-20

were nobles from the south of Eng land, who were brought to Scotland by King David I. Sterling Castle, famous: in song and story. is connected with the family, who for many genera hons were governors. A Janet Sterling was maid-in- waiting to Mary Queen Scotland the house boasted4 of great names in the army. navy and in civil life. In America today there are descendants of these sturdy men to the number of hundreds of thousands.
 l. The senator was born in. Ohio, but emigrated with his parents to South Dakota early enough to be one of the original settlers, as he reached that country in 1882. His early life on the farm was one of struggle. so that when he decided to attend the college in sary to have him "bach'' with a friend named Ephraim.
 An expenditure of $1.50 for a table was regarded as a. needless extrava- gance, which was often regretted when both money and food were out of sight. Sterling's mother would help out by sending hi m baskets of things from the farm. A nickel in those days looked as big to him as a mill wheel.
 One cold. raw March day young Sterling went back to his room to find the place hreless. Both boys were practically at the end of their financial rope, and the cheerless chamber, the freless stove and chilly rain outside made an empty stomach fiatter than ever. Setting an education under these Presently Epkcaim jcrked his thumb toward tle cupboard and told the dis hearteEed lad to Look in there''
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Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-20
half an hour

half an hour through one field of grain. "Our farms are so big" said the sena- tor once in making a speech anent the glories of his state, that when bridal couple starts out for the cows their children bring home the milk
 McCumber also has in his native heath the famous Bad Lands,' which have figured so prominently in the history of the great Indian uprisings in the west years ago. These lands are wide ter ritory full of sand and sand rock.
 Not only were they bad account of their stony arid nature and the huge crevasses into which their hot surface was split but also there was often seen to move mysteriously over them at night pale blue, hicl1ering lights, which the Indians thought to be spirits. These gIeams were found by scientists to be the gas rising from hidden seams of coal which had become ignited.
 That some of the Indians have become well educated and must smile at the white mans ignorance of their true status is shown by the following incl dent: Two chiefs, Two Stars and Black Wolf called at McCumber's office to see him on some business, but the senator was out The secretary phoned and learned that McCumber would be back at o'clock. The trouble now was tc impart this information to the two Stolid braves.
 The secretary worked himself up into a sweat, pointed to the figure two on the clock, gesticulated like madman and managed to murmur "Senator-back- tYo," pointing and going on much as a
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-20

roasted chicken. bowl Of light bis cut, a basket of doughnuts, a boiled nam, a Jar of apple butter, a big, laughing pumpkin pie-au the kind mother made. resting happily on, the.
 The huckster on his way to town had mother had sent in to her boy what sne Knew would cheer his heart and s@Eomach. @ Never since then has any stsht seemed as beautiful as that of fame of succeeding years, not even the glory of Solomon could ever eouaI inc thrill of happiness which those cold ator's hungry backbone.
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two classes, fixed mines and observation mines. The fixed mine is the simpler form. It is planted and then exploded from the switchboard. The observation mine. on the other hand, when struck by vessel passing above it does not explode, but sends a signal to the switchboard room ashore. The operator there may then explode the mine by current if he so desires.
 The difference between the buoyant type and the ground mine is apparent. The buoyant mine rests just beneath the surface, and is fired either by contact or by current. The ground mine is an chored deep in the water, usually at a depth of thirty-fve or forty feet. It is exploded either by current or by smaller sphere which floats near the sur face and which contains circuit closer which acts upon contact with any vessel In the construction of submarine mine no matter what the character may be- the charges used are generally gun cotton and in some instances dynamite Guncotton is especially chosen. because 1t seldom exp1odes in sympathy. with other mines, thus permitting the eX- piosion of individual controllable mines in field and the holding of others in reserve. Guncotton, too, is safe to
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-20
HOW SWITZERLAND
 MET WAR CRISIS

HOW Switzerland. the smallest coun- try in Europe, met the recent crisis is vividly described by Washingtonian who is now there and who was fortunate enough, a short time ago, to get letters through the relatives in this city The writer describes Switzerland's determina- ton to establish her neutrality as fol- lows:
 July 31 an extra newspaper appeared in the streets and on the stands of Swlt- zerland containing the following message from the executive body;
 On account of the present serious political situation of Europe the bundes- rath of Switzerland in its today's session has decided to notify the whole army to hold itself in readiness to march to the frontier and to guard the most important of our means of communication
 .'.These military operations are not the result of any danger whatever threat ening from the outside-they are simply the precautions which seem at the pres ent moment necessary to make That part of the army called the landessturm, sent to the frontier is simply to see that our boundaries are respected The rest of the army will have other ouues to per This paper appeared early Friday aft bought out by anxious householders. had closed their shutters. The wholesale houses had been requistioned by the gov ernment and could not sell to the retail
 
 Those shops which reopened refused paper money and also refused credit. Soon the National Bank issued notes for the gold ten and twenty franc pieces-S4 and So reSpectively-but these were so new and strange that hardly a shopkeeper would, accept them- The gold reserve, which is large, is to be kept untouched in the vaults and no paper can be redeemed until further notice. Saturday morning the country was iR turmoil. People stormed the banks to get their savings.
 .sThe newspapers were full of reaSsuring articles In the first place statistics were brought forward to show that Bern had provisions enough to last three months in the event Of siege. It was also shown that the withdrawal of large sums of money from the banks would be dangerous to the nation. The people were urged to be calm.
 .'Ther came St. Jacobs day, ordinarily Q day of festival. This day was a day of rnovins; wagons and troops and railway trains Every one was huInmIng the Swiss national hymn, which today seemed to have an especial significance:
 CalIst thou ny Fatherland,
 See with heart and hand
 All pledged to thee,
 HailI oh. Helvetisi
 Are thy brave sons in war.
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