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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-14
BILL TO ABOLISH
HIRED MOTHERS"
Patten Seeks TO Stop Engaging
Pleaders for PickpocketS'
Freedom.

II the bill recently introduced in tho
LEGISLATURE by Senator Pattcn. providing
for the reorganization OF the criminal
courts becomes a law. number OF gray
haired women who are now earning 10
week or Whereabouts as professional
mothers will lose their jobs.
These women, 1t appears, arc employ {"
by pickpockets TO be their mothers
Magistrate Henry W Herbert told about
il IN q talk he gave yesterday on 'Nisht
Court Conditions before the Women >
Municipal League. at No. sc East 2''h
street.
"I,nder the present law" he said'
MAGISTRATE has not the power to deal VIII"
misdemeanors So when . DIP tshes
woman's pocketbook and is brought NC
fore a magistrate the latter. after goihS
over the case. has TO pass the case Oh "
the Court of Special Sessions.
.This involves delay. and the DIP
immediately takes advantage Of H. ten
orally his victims address is IN inc pooN
etbook. Before his case comes up III 9pe
ciaI Sessions a fearful, gray h"ireu ""
woman appears at that address ana a9mH
n see the lady OF the house she tens
a pitiful tale-My only son 20
never went wrong before wv
only have pity on him, lady. ~.
The lady is melted. what can l W
she asks. Don't appear against n'n''
,mnlores the mother And in more cases
Than you'd think the victim agrees ana
the uickpocket goes free. This IS resu ,
lar employment for quite number Oh o ,.,
yemen and the plckpockets pay them '''
a week
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-18
Supervisors Cannot Explain
Poor Job of Road Building
Under Present Board

More In sorrow than in anger the
county supervisors IN meeting assem-
bled yesterday evening discussed in
mournful tones the caustic comment
OF the Chamber Of Commerce upon
their unfortunate road-bu:iding efforts,
as exemplified in the now notorious
$4,000 Koolaupoko and the $1,000
Hakipuu stretches Of rutted, DOGGY
thorcughfare. 1t was plainly evident
that the report of the chambers road
committee on these items hurt, and
hurt deeply.
The supervisors, with an air of in
jured dignity, insisted they couldn t
understand this post-election attack.
Election Is over now" said Pache-
CO in quavering grief, and l don't see
why they would jump on US this way
| suppose somebody had to be made
the goat" he remarked, and his re-
mark received gloomy but unanimous
approval from his fellow members,
that the trouble with these road sec.
tons certainly was not due to mate.
rails employed, to the manner of their
building nor to the good intentions OF
the board Of supervisors. In short, he
regarded their failure more in the ma.
ture of an unfathomable, impenetra,
Bile mystery, unless it be due to that
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-18
A CHILD'S LAXATIVE
-. IS "SYRUP OF FIGS"
They love to take 1t and It doesn't
harm the tender little stomach,
liver and bowels. -.

IL your little ones stomach is coat
ed, it is a sure sign the stomach. liver
and bowels need gentle, thorough
cleansing at once. When your child
is cross, peevish, listless, pale, doesn't
sleep, eat or act naturally, If breath
is bad, stomach sour, system full Of
cold, throat sore, or IL feYerish, give
a teaspoonful of California Syrup of
Figs" and in few hours all the clog,
ged-up, eonstipated waste, sour bile
and undigested food will gently move
out of the bowels, and you have a
well-playful child again.
Sick children needn't be coaxed to
take this harmless fruit laxative"
Millions OF mothers keep it handy be-
cause they know its action on the sto-
mach, liver and bowels is prompt and
sure. They also know "a little given
today saves sick child tomorrow.
Ask your druggist for 50-cent bot
tie of California Syrup of Figs"
which contains directions for babies,
children of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly on the bottle. Beware of coun-
terfeits sold here. Get the genuine,
made by California Fig Syrup, Com
pany." Don't be fooled! - advertise
ment.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-18

OF Carriers Accounts. Interstate Com.
merce Commission, unless it is found
to be in the interest of the service to
fill any vacancy by reinstatement,
transfer or promotion.
This examination will be held for
grade positions only, the salaries
ranging from 1880 to $500 per an
num-, with allowance for expenses
when absent from headquarters in the
discharge of official duties. -.
Appointment to these positions will
be principally for duty in the field, but
some appointments may be made for
duty in the main office in Washington,
d. C. 49,.
Applicants will not be assembled for
examination, but will be rated upon
the evidence adduced as to their gen.
er3l and technical education and train
ing and their practical experience and
fitness.
1t must be shown in connection with
his application that each applicant is a
person of good moral character and
temperate habits, active, intelligent
and discreet, of good speech and man.
ner, qualified to address and confer
with railroad and other officials as oc.
casfon may require.
Persons who competed in the exam.
ination for this position held on July
2S, 1913, may enter this examination
upon filing applications in due time
showing them to he entitled to admis
sion. 1ersonsHwho applied for the
examination of lime s, 1914. who were
rated ineligible for grade / positions
may, If they are willing to accept ap
pointment to grade positions, and
they possess the necessary qualifica
tons, have their applications consider
ed for this examination If they will
advise the Civil Service Commission Of
their DESIRE Those who indicate theil
desire to be considered for grade z
positions will be furnished forms upon
which to state their recent experience
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-18
ALMOST EXTINCT CITY DADS IN
SORROW SESSION over FAILURES

elusive factor known as climate He
remarkable that the peculiar climatic
conditions in those sections Of Oahu
beds. and thought this might, IN years
to come, prove the real explanation.
Pacheco also descanted at length
on the quality Of asphalt-macadam as
opposed to bitulithic paving material.
He remarked that makai Kalakaua
avenue, which the board proposes paw
ing with the formerImentinned stuff,
probably won't be finished by this
board anyway, as the property-owners
apparently will not be able to do their
share by laying the curDing as re-,
quired by law. Supervisor WoIter, in
a voice that nearly melted in tears,
was all fer stopping the entire Kala-
kaua avenue paving project and leav-
ing the problem to the incoming board.
The others would not listen to the
suggestion, but, as Pacheco intimated,
the job at least in part probably will
be up eventually to the present board s
successors.
You mark my word" stoutly as
serted City Engineer Wall after the
meeting CT sorrow had adjourned, IF
we pave Kalakaua avenue with as
pha1t macadam you will find it in bet
ter condition six or eight years from
now than the bitulithic pavement on
King street, from Nuuanu to River,
which was laid two years ago-a1d
the latter cost twice as much a square
foot as the Kalkaua avenue job will
REQUIRE
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-18

/ The first time a man is called upon
to make an after dinner speech he
cant think of anything to say until
he has finished.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-18
ICE CREAM

The ingredients prepared by an ex'
pert who knows the exact proportion
of each, cream anu IlIIk. to get tie
best result: who knows. the f!ayorin :
that is pleasantes; to each individull
taste and who knows the value to the
consumer of fine-grain products made
b. the most modern machinery. We
have the man, the ingredients and the
result of the combination is shown in
ICE CREAM sAERBETS-
Strawberry, Orange,
Chocolate, Lemon,
Caromel, Papaia,
Vanilla. Pineapple.
SOLD WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DELIVERED.
Honolulu Dairymen's
Association
PHONE 1912
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-13
SCATTERING IMMIGRANTS.

Just what effect the war now in pro- gress in Europe will have upon iInmi- grafton to this country Is hard to tell. The depopulation of those countries involved through the large losses re- sulting Is going to present much diff ferent conditions from those which previously existed, and especially so if it is a long drawn out fight. Immi- grafton shows a decided falling off just at present. It is bound to revive and in large numbers and it is timely preparation which is being made in anticipation of such that the immigra- ton bureau of this country has an- nounced the decision to establish in formation bureaus for the guidance of such people in eighteen cities of the country.
 Such is a move in recognition of better distribution of these strangers 1t is fact that the tendency at the present time is to congestion in large eenters. The newcomers are disposed to settle near friends or others from their country who have previously To- cated here. Such results in a sur plus of such labor and a minimum o1 opportunity while other sections ot -he country are in need, not only o1 such services but of someone to take hold of and develop the excellent chances.
 Through such bureaus it will be pos. sible to learn not only where the best opportunities exist, but where these people can make the best use of sucl special ability as they possess. Being located in cities where immigrants art received they should be of materia eid to better distribution.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-13
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Fungi Found in Norwich.


 MT. Editor: Someone at Norwich, in quest of information, recently sent me "a little box containing some curious specimens of a strange and exceed fngly pretty fungus found near the Colony as they stated, but the writer failed to sign his name, hence I can reply only through your columns.
 The specimens are Coaster Hygro- metria, or Earth Stars, as they are commonly called. They belong to a genus of puffballs, distinguished by the outer coat or peridium being perfect ly distinct from the inner which con- tains the spores, and splitting ulti- mately into several divisions, so as to have the appearance of a star They are found in abundance in some local itfes. especially on sandy soil. but the localities are so few that 1t is classed as amongst our rarer fungi When dry they roll up like a ball and are driven about by the wind, but being extreme ly sensitive to moisture, the first show CT expanding them into a star. They may be kept in dry place for years ready to be unrolled whenever they are subjected to suitable moisture They are mentioned and illustrated in Appleton's Encyclopedia, 1874, Vol VII, D. 553 and are also described | under Coaster in an English work en- titled The Treasury of Botany.
 JAMES SHEPARD. New Britain, Conn, Oct. F, 1914
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-13
LITTLE OBJECTION.

Its cool tonight, isn't it!" shivered
 the mans wife after dinner.
 The man turned a stern eye upon
 her. he said. T know what that cute little
 casual remark of yours is going to lead up to- Next you will say that summer is almost over, isn't it, and that it does
 seem kind of cosy to sit in the house, especially if we have a blazing grate fire-and, oh, Harold, won't you run down stairs and get some stuff and
 build a fire? Just little fire, not a big one!/
 Am I not right? Of course, I am, and well may you hang your head in shame, woman; I've built so many grate fires that I'm ashamed to look stick of kindling wood in the face, and the time has come in my life when I have squirmed around and turned! ;! I'll go without a fur-lined ulster and cream in my coffee if have to, but III hire a slave to build fires hereafter. ''AI you need to do will be to press a button with your little finger and a giant Moor in red fez will sl1deln and knock the floor three times with h1S forehead and you can remark to him in Abdul, and hasten!' And while Abdul hasteners I'll be able to hold up my head with other men. >
 Do you remember continued the man, the time the president of the bank was dining here and l was, there fore, helpless? You turned your false smile upon me and suggested that it would be perfectly lovely if I'd fix up a grate fire. Do you mean to say you've forgotten that awful occasion :? Of course I said Yes. darling, gladly and hiked to the cellar. Three steps from the bottom stair I placed my foot upon an empty milk bottle and arrived at my destination somewhat more swiftly than was at all necessary! On the way I caught my extended toe be- tween the SpokeS of the railing and swung around so that my head cracked against the wall as I landed, and I dreamed for moment I was in a dia- mond mine gathering diamond stars!
 You and the bank president were sit others eyes and saying that the opera
 was not going to be as good this win ter!
 Then arose and walked ten miles through the dark to the rear of the basement, where you had hidden the kindling, because I had forgotten-~tt bring any matches to light the gas | down there. On the way I fell over tiT washboilerS to the detriment of my pat ] ent leather pumps and the bridge O. my nose, and I engaged in a wrestling l match with a husky moq. When | grabbed it certainly thought the bur l glar had a fine crop of thick whiskers 4'The first swipe I made with th. hatchet I escaped cutting off my righ ] large toe by nothing less than a mir,
 racle, but l nearly decapitated the tot | of my shoei At the next the head O. | the hatchet flew off and landed il
 something that cracked into a thou.
 sand pieces, while I fell backward int 1 the worlds reserve supply of clothes pins! I tell you was extracting clothespins from my ears for week. afteri
 l You and the bank president had jus arrived then at the heated point fl your discussion as to whether tn, Turks or the Americans made the be3 l coffee. I finally grabbed an armful O lumber that moulted splinters all owe.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-13
THE. WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society

Ivansorod-On the right bank of the vistula, in Russian Poland, is the for tified town of Ivangorod, which forms with Warsaw, vo-Georgeievesk and Brest-Litovsll, the Polish quad rilaterial." It is 64 miles by rali ence of the Wieprz with the Vistuia. The town is defended by nine forts on the right bank and by three on the left bank of the Vistula. The works are about two miles in extent. The towns industries are few, it's &C., tivities depending almost solely upon garrisons stationed there.
 Terenier-A point of strategic inn portance, a little north of a line from Noyon to Laon, France, much covet- ed by reason of it's. location on the northern bank of the Disc and on the Canal Crozat, which joins the Oise and the Somme, and principally. be-ause it is at the juncture of the double tracked railroad running to the north From Tergnier are direct lines tc Noyon, Laon, Amiens, St. Quentin ano many other points in the battle zone Tergnier's population of about 5,00C is interested principally in large rail way workshops located there. The town is 27 7miles northwest of the Cra- onne battlefields.
 Cracnne-The scene of Napoleon's last victory before the end of the F'irst Empire was laid in the village of Craonne. France, in the hills a. little more than half way on a straight line from Rheims to laon. The battle took place on the 7th of March, 1914 after Butcher had combined a force of 100, ,0GO men at Laon. The Elm peror fell upon the advanced guard of this force at Craonne and drove II back upon Laon, where a battle took place two days later. Napoleon was here defeated and with only 30,000 meT at his back he was compelled to re- nounce all ideas of a further of fensive, and he rtired to Rheims. The town has changed but little in 100 years, having scarcely more than 1,0Ot inhabitants. It overlooks the valley of the Aisne, as it threads it's way l through the high hills to the north west of Rheims. St. Gobain-In northern France ter | miles west of Laon and IF miles cas- | of Noyon, in the heart of one of the | most densely wooded districts of tha part of the country lies St. Gobain
 which proudly lays claim to the dis | tinction that it manufactures the larg
 est mirrors in the world. No town il
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-13
NO TIME FOR PEACE MOVE.

It cannot help being recognized that peace, particularly by those not di- rectly involved is greatly needed in Europe, but it is equally apparent that the time has not arrived for any such negotiations. Whatever efforts are made in support of it among neutral nations, there are principles for which the belligerents are fighting which must be decided some time and it can best be done now
 This government has put it's foot upon rumors to the effect that this country is again offering to mediate by the statement which has been issued by Assistant Secretary of State Lan- sing in which he says that 'all such stories in the future, unless given out from official sources should be regard ed as the invention of persons who appear to have some motive other than peace in setting afloat rumnrs of this sort"
 The fact is as the Springfield Re publican Says, that Deeply concerped in the re-establishment of peace as this country is, there is nothing in the present situation in Europe to arouse the hope that the belligerents are in the least disposed to listen to pro- pOSiiS OL IueuldIioH, HOT are there 1n- Gications that President Wilson is pressing uSwelcome suggestions upon any of the belligerents. The tone of the British and German press show how bitterly either Great Britain or Germany would resent diplomatic &C., tion that seemed like interference ol intrusion"
 There arc times when such a sug. gestion can be made and bring pooC results, but 1t is quite evident that il | has not yet arrived in the present con fiict.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-13
HELPING THE ALLIES,

Berlin's anticipation of the entrance of Portugal into the conflagration in Europe has not as yet been realized though there is no telling when any one of several countries on the con- tinent may decide to side in with the allies. Just how much Portugal can, if it SD elects, contribute to the aid of the triple entente is governed by the size of the nation. That it has but an army of thirty thousand when on a peace footing, with g. total war strength of 15o,oo0 indicates the lim- ited contribution which it is able to make, when compared with the mill lions engaged in the great conflict.
 Such figures. however, are exclusive Of its colonies, and there. of course. it is in a position to render assistance to British forces in the taking over o1 German territory. It could with its home troops render such aid as its forces make possible in relieving gar
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-13

France is more thoroughly French, and none has suffered less from the successive Parisian earthquakes of the past century. The French Govern and beyond St. Gobain, the remnant of the immense "sylvacum" through which Agrippa opened a great Roman way connecting Rome with the British Channel. The towns 1000 inhabitants owe their well-being to its glass com pany. One of the most curious feat
 ures of St. Gobain is a suberranean
 lake about 1900 yards in area.
 Anizy--A small French town, eight
 miles southwest of Laon, and ten
 miles northeast of Soissons, which
 seems to have been a fortresss of the Emperor Valentinian in the 4th cen
 tury, and to have been pillaged by the
 Vandals in the 9th. The Revolution
 laid violent hands upon the town. Its
 faced, it's old trees were cut down and
 it's fine old church, Ste. Genevieve,
 was turned into a meeting hall for the
 electors, who, after putting on the sa- cerdotal vestments, marched about the church carrying the dais, beat the crosses and carved stalls to pieces,
 smashed the poor-box, and stole what was worth stealing. They sold the stone slabs from the graves and es- tablished saltpetre factory in the church.
 kalisz-On Russian Poland border is Kalisz, one of the oldest and finest | cities of Poland, whose antiquity is | indicated by an abundance of objects 1 of ancient art and coins, which have
 been discovered on the site, as we'll as | by numerous burial mounds existing 1 in the vicinity. In 1706 Augustus the Strong of Poland ,decisively defeated the Swedes and several minor con- fiets took place in 1913 and the town was the scene of a friendly meeting | of the Russian and Prussian troops in 1885. in memory of which an iron obelisk was erected by Nicholas l. kalisz is on the banks of the Prosna, which there forms the boundary of Prussia. It's population, of whom
 more than @ third are Jews, is about 26,O00. Ribbons. cloth sugar leather,
 and beer are it's principal manufac- lures.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-13
MEETING THE COTTON SITUATION

With a bumper crop on hand and tsie bottom entirely gone out of the market the situation of the cotton plaffers is not an encouraging one. It is also an unusual one and calls for the handling of the large amount of this staple in a manner which will prevent as mulch of the loss as pos- sible, and at the same time give relief to the producers, among whom the small as we'll as the large are serious ly affected.
 Great efforts have been made to have the government handle the situa- tion by providing the necessary finances. It has even Deen suggested that a half billion dollars be advanced Ey tho government, to be obtained in different ways. for the moving of the crop, but the disposition of the ad- 1ninistration to keep its hands off such a proposition, despite it's friendliness to the south, is a wise decision
 That the situation may not be as bad as supposed is indicated by the declar- ation, of Secretary McAdoo that there is sufficient money to be had for meet ing the situation until the market re- turns or the crops can be moved, and he is lending his influence to bankers for the purpose of loosening up such resources.
 That such is the proper thing to do must be apparent to the cotton plant CTS If they stop to consider the sit uation and realize that the producers of one line of staples has no greater claim upon the government than the producers of the many other lines. All must be treated alike and while the need of the cotton men cannot be de- nied, their relief must come through private and not government sources with the government lending its in- fiuence.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-13

me and was full of spiders. If you never had a spider chase itself over your anatomy when in the dark and you couldn't grab it there is no use stopping to tell you of my sensations.
 q spilled the kindling into a laundry tub and left it there while l tried to get a basket of camel coal. l got most of the coal on my immaculate cuffs, by the way. but that didn't bother you! At that time you were telling the bank president what winning smile he had.
 When I finally surrounded all my plumber and staggered up the base rnent stairs I thought my troubles were over-but no! Gracefully entering the living room, looking like laden pack mule, had to trip over the edge of the rug and plunged head foremost into the center of the situation. nearly brain ing the bank president with a lump of coal-and the next day he refused a necessary loan to our firm and nearly plunged me into bankruptcy! l merely call these past facts to your atten- tion-"
 If you are all through" said the mans wife, twill you please build the fire?"
 oh, doggone it. I suppose SOL" sigh ed the man.-Chicago News.