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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-06

As 4 means Of getting rich quick the
sale OF worthless oil stock is sup
planting the sale Of goddess gold
mines. and for smoothness the Wal.
lingfOrds Of The oil stock business
are making their predecessors. the
gold brick men and the fake mining
promoters appear crude and incoms
Detent Uncle Sam has put out Of bus
mess more than one oil stock swind-
Ter for using the mails to defraud
the public but many Of them are too
clever to violate the letter of the
law They sail as close to the wind
Of misstatement as they dare, publish
ing carefully worded advertisements
which convey totally false impressions
without actually making false state
ments. One Of their fayorite tricks
Il to lead people to believe that the
property they are booming has been
Endorsed by the government oil ex-
perts. As might be imagined. the
men who really make examinations OF
OIL lands for the government are by
no means pleased with this now ia
miliar deception. DR.. George Otis
Smith. director OF the United States
geological survey. said in recent
extended interview:
Nothing is doing the oil business
more injury than widespread sales Of
worthless oil stock, and nowhere is
there more need Of blue sky laws to
deal with such promotions II is In
teresting to note that most of these
takers try to make It appear that
the geological survey has Endorsed
their properties and predicted that oil
will be obtained from them. As a
matter OF fact, the survey does not
make reports on private holdings and
its reports as to oil fields which It has
examined are never given to promot-
ers or TO anyone else In advance of
publication n people who are solic;
tied to buy oil stocks on the strength
Of alleged Endorsement by the govern
ment would Insist on seeing publica:
tons In which it is distinctly stated
that oil may be found in the field
that is being promoted. or would write
to the survey at Washington. inquir-
ing IL there are such publications. the
less of their savings would be avoided.
Past Masters in Fraudulent
Advertising. u
The eleFerness Of some of these
promoters Is nothing short of mar
yelous Recently pamphlet has
come to my attention advertising so.
called oil properties near Moorcroft,
Wyoming, and stating that the lands
owned by this particular company are
surrounded by a naval petroleum re
serve. AS q matter OF fact. the gov,
eminent has never made and does
not intend TO make naval reserve
in this part of Wyoming Certain
lands in the vicinity were at one time
temporarily withdrawn pending exam,
insticn as to their oil character. but
after geologists Of the survey had
examined them the entire area was
classified as 'noR-ail' in February.
More recently widespread aarer
tiselng campaign has been carried on
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That Midway Thing Started in Chi.
But That Wasn't a Circumstance on .
This I'm at SchOfieId Barracques

We expect to have menny varieties
" that delightful FISH.
Dance Hall open day and knight
Music OF all kinds. bum and other
wise. Dances the same.
The Art Gallery will contain sew
.eral rare pieces, one landscape by
Landseer, That is often nistook fol
the really thing it is SO perfect.
Hula Dancers are something that
every County Fair cannot boast Of
see
Snake Charmer exhibiting the only
snake ever found in Hawaii Mel. The
snake and its charmer brought to
gether at a great outlay.
A Fire Eater from Turkey has bin
sekured to give exhibishuns every
10 minits. II will take four FORCES
goin' all the durn time to heat to the
required temperature for this stunt
the army sabers to be swallowed.
Wild Men from Borneo are gettin
kind q scarce but the County Fail
got ahead, and sekured menny speci
mems. Some of 'em are so tame as
to be allowed the freedom. OF the
grounds. -.
Fortune Telling Booths will soothe
your soul with aliuring promises and
bright picktures Of the future OF the
Schofield County Agricultural Asso,
ciashun and Its relashuns to Homo
lulu.
Baby Show Every momma's kid
given chance to compete for Q
prize. None too large or too small
an II doesn't matter IL thay baWl
All may enter the kompetishun.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-06
See them
.AktOr folks
Sure

Plays and players now in town in
clude MiterliIk's Jay Bird At the
Royal opery House. Two peffolm-
ances daily.
Komink The Goirl with the Gold
en- Vest.
There will be but 1--WE more perfor-
nlances by William JilIette at the
Cosmopolitan. The complete roper
toire this week viii be as follows:
DIondey' ITO Much Mustard, : 3-act
komedy by Coleman. TOosday
/ 1t Rains We kant go Swimmin.
Mensday lNearin' Hole in a New
Silk Stocking. or I'll be Darned If You
do. Thursday The Balloonatic, q
farce on high life. Friday It's not
the cough that carries YOU OF. BY
the author Of ITS the Coffin they
carry fou on In =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-06

ports received from officers in the
field yesterday at department head.
quarters, show the most friendly and
smicable relations existing between
the government and state troops.
The coast artillery corps Companies
sent from San Francisco to The bor-
der and their positions, follow:
At CaIexico- Detachment of 61st
Company; at Tecate, 66th Company
and goth Company with detachment;
San Ysidro, 57th Company, 147th Com
.pany, 115th Company and detachment
of 61st Company With the exception
of the last two. which are from Fort
Rosecrans. San Diego, the troops come
from posts about the bay.
7s - ~
Colonel Francis j. Herman has been
assigned to the 9Th Infantry and has
left the war college at Washington
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-06

been no successful oil development
anywhere in the region examined and
there is no mention in the monograph
OF Oh ii this vicinity Except in the
Boulder field. which lies 20 miles
or more from this land, no successful
oil well has vet been drilled in the
region about Denver, and although the
survey has made several later geo
logic examina lions in the Denver Ba-
sin for one purpose or another, none
of its biologists believe that valuable
deposits Of oil or gas are likely TO be
fouHd In the vicinity of Denver Car
taihly there Is nothing to Indicate an
oil field east of Aurora on the lands
covered by this company Monograph
% shows that this land is 50 situated
|geologicaiiy as to be unfayorable for
oil accumulation and directly contra
diets the geologic illustration publish
led by the company, which shows the
crest of an anticline containing an
oil lake under the cornpany's land. Al
though their advertisements would
convey the impression that this geo
logic cross section was drawn by
government geologists, when pursued
by persistent inquiries the managing
director of the company admits that
the geological drawing which you re-
fer to, showing lake of oil predicted
east of Denver, to the best of my
knowledge was not made by a gov
eminent geologist. In the same let.
ter he says The only government geo.
logical report that we hays had ac-
cess to has been Monograph No. %,
United States geological report on the
Denver Basin. Think OF the nerve of
such advertising on the strength of
q report in which oil in this neighbor-
hood is not even mentioned! 49,.
cornered, But Still Plausible. ....
This company officer says further,
regarding the statement that The
United States biologists have made
investigations and reported favor
ably This is not our own statement
but is quoted in our letter as coming
to us from other sources. We have
not said anything in our correspond
eIlce that the government had made
any investigations of our property
and We do not wish to give out this
impression. Well, maybe they do not
wish to- but their statements could not
we'll have conveyed that impression
more distinctly without violating tbs
postal laws.
Il suppose it is inevitable that such
schemes as this should rob thousands
but my advice to all would-be invest
ors is, when YOU are told that the gov
eminent has Endorsed an oil PROPOSE
ton write to the government and find
cut before you put UP your money
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Fort Shaffer Notes

Especial STAR bulletin correspondeuceI
FORT SMARTER, May. Tile
construction corps of the port
under Captain Watkins is engaged IN
building a switchboard room to &C.
commodate the big new switchboards
that the remodeied telephone system
will demand. The room is located
en- the east porch Of the headquarters
building and win be amply lighted
with numerous windows The SWITCH
boards have arrived at the post and
barracks, Washington, D. G., for FL
Paso to take command The 9Th Is a
portion OF the 8th brigade which left
San Francisco last week.
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Bargain
kOntep

For sale one mich COW. yrs.
old. Sam Barker's farm.
For Sale--Eggs for setting frum
White Wyandotes Apply the Chick
en- Farm.
For Sale Korper lots IN fashlIA-
able castner district. Good I0kashul
for q shoe store. Cashier Imp, Co
For Rent "A 7-room house. good To-
kashhn. bath and all modern konve
.niences. Further informashnn ring
3 shorts and 2 longs
Wanted handspm ynng man to-
push baby buggy by rich yung
lady fundamentally inclined
Al Barber in Smiths drug store to
shave ice tor the sody fountin
Lost-A good time BY II r. SLOW
who did not so to the County Show.
y
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-06
GIinlses AT
The World
OF Women
soShuE polN,s.

The Fleur de Lis SEWN Club, Red
Dust, met at the home Of Mrs. Billy
Bragfeld. The afternoon wos spent
in neediework an the club wos enter
tanned by the hostess playin. numer-
Gus selecshuns on the fonograf,
Mrs. viyie Speiglehalter guy q
koffee on Friday afternoon. The re-
freshments was doughnuts, pumper-
nickel switzer cheese and koffee. It
is needless to say that all enjoyed
themselves immensely.
Egg-rollln' kontest at Cashier. The
Cashier Agricultural Klub entertain
ed yesterday by an egg-rollin' kontest.
The affair attracted menny visitors
who came to see the eggs.
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a delicious dish peddled by vendors
as will be Cegars and Cegarets and
also that favorite of the wimmen-
chooing gum--a moo kind of stun Just
out.
PICTURE POSTALS of the Fair
Grounds and of Schofeld Barracks
will be on sale, while
s PHOTOGRAPHS & tintytypes of
yourself and children and your moth
|er-in-laW God bless her--at the fair
may be had by Just sitting for them
first and then waiting till you get
them from the guy as takes them.
You have to divYy up sum dough
for these fotos.
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the MIDWAY.


r. For those not satsagefried with
merely looking at pumkins alone, the
Crate County Fair has provided a
Midway replete with aIluring features
TO promote mirth Of the soul and ex.
track the knickels from the pocket.
To mention EN- all and TO do each
justice would take up too much
space needed for advertising. It's
the dough all the time. -
Games. etc. z.. e.
Throwing Basebawi. - n
ringing Canes.
Tests OF Strong and weII-equipped
Shooting Gallery stocked with Army
rides so you can handle the soldiers
weapon and try your hand with II at
target; an all sorts Of things as
well.
MIDWAY FEATURES.
For children there will be Merry.
go-Ronnds and the parents and all 9TH
ers are requested to try II 10 see II
Il Is safe and whether the price is
right before allowing the kids on.
A Slide with straw bottom in regu-
lar County style must be tried to be
unprecedented.
There will be two fortune teIIers,
especially imported from the Orient
for this Fair Try your luck and
have look into the future.
Incubator Babies with Red Cross
nurse in charge VIII be on exhibit day
and night.
The Aquarium before being hiked
on to the Frisco Panama Exhibfshun
VIII be shown at this ere Fair. Kun
IN and take "a pike at the suckers.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-06
# Yer Can EffOrd
a Auto Til the
Trans, The
Rockies Has
Ger Use IT
REDUCED RATES TO FARE.

Speshal train TO leave Honolulu.
D. nj. May & s. Leave Schoheld
Barricks 10 p. m. same dates.
This wull put trains back in HO-
nolulu before street cars stop rum
min
Rate 75e for roun trip. adults.
csc for roun' trip. children under IL
yeers Of age an over 5.
This rate, Honolulu to Schoneld
Barricks good only on the speshul
train leavin' Honolulu at p. M.
These tickets wull be accepted on
train leavin' Schofield Barricks for
Honolulu at p. m.
Trains wuH stop at Plluloa.
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$4,000 IN PRIZES $4,000
for the fust knpple applyin to be
marrid IN the Circus Ring A suite Of
furniture to be given to the groom.
A set of dishes to the bride. Total
value Of prizes, $500.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-06

Ringleader Brothers Big 'Cirkus
wull be one of the features of the
Fair. Don't miss it,
Performances daily at 3.15 p. m.
Each day there wull be grand
parade of alt features of the parade
at 3 p. m.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-06

Notes from outlying towns
Red Dust Miss Ina Lemon has
KUN frum up river to stay kupple
Of weeks with her sister Mrs. O'Brian.
The yung people Of the town turned
out for hay ride In honor on Toos.
day.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-06

All the latest dances at Naples
Dancing Hall. Private lessons given
In the Tangles foot. Duck strut. Willie
Wables. the ClIhging Vine and the
Blind Stagger
Prof. Naples has q dance hall at
the Fair. Society dancing every mite.
kava,.ti.fxs 4. ~. fx...tt-. 49,.
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BABY SHOW NEXT MONTH";.
Get your babies entered for the
show.
One hundred dollars in prizes. b
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-06
ARMY NOTES
. fBy Latest MALL

SAN FRANCISCO. Even to the
kilograms which will be put on the
wires from headquarters of the
Western department, preparations
have been made in advance for the
movement of troops to the border
should an order come from Washing
ton to entrain the 7th Brigade, in
northern barracks, and complete the
present field force Of the 3rd Division
at Ell Paso. So :
Equipment is ready to put aboard
the cars, and railroads connecting with
Vancouver Barracks, Seattle and Spo.
kane have arranged to provide roll
ing stock for the movement Of troops
and transportation at moments no
tice.
Troops now stationed in Washing.
ton and other northern posts Of the
Western Department, available for
fighting, include the 18th, the goth
and the 21st Infantry At Monterey
there remain all but two troops of the
LIST Cavalry. The former would take
the field under Brigadiergeneral Ram.
sey ID. Potts and the latter would re,
#rort to Brigadiergere John J. Per.
shing. ..ssg & ~, ~ -,4s1 - + {
" - - b
\ SAN FRANCISCO. - Dispatches
from the border stating that Briga
dier-general Robert Wankowski. of the
state militia had deprecated the lack
of cooperation between the militia
and regulars guarding water supple:
are secuted here by army officials. Re
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-06
IN MEXlcO

May THE El Pasco Times states
that an American officer was shot in
the dining room.
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VIII be at once set up and wired IN
readiness for the completion Of the
remainder Of the iataIlation. The
space on the opposite side Of the
building corresponding to the tel6.
phone Office viii be arranged IN q
similar manner to accommodate the
|regimental printing office that here
tofore has been IN the open owing to
the lack Of an available room IN the
garrison for ifs housing.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-06

News item Damaged Goods is
still running. =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-06

Advertislng Q Ihe Gazelte pays.
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commences az S;UU r NJ.
in Circus Ring
Superb Talent.
s. 81
HULA
A Side show what is q show. Cos
tunes by an expert. The latest In
Hula movements and symphony Of
motion The kind that produces the
smile that won't come OF.
PICTURE POSTALS.
Of the County Fair
See Yourself as Others See You and
Laugh
Send TO Your Friends at Home.
GRAND suFFRAGETTE PARADE
Headed ,by Joan of Arc on white
horse. Menny regiments represented.
A grand feature included in the gen.
eral admishun
BAND KONSERTS
All afternoon e evening by Five 90
Bands
No extra charge for the extra noise
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FAIR SWAP ANT
No ROBBER|E

A yung lady of aescetic temper.
ment wuld exchange 2 large oaken
chair for small upright piano.
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VOTES FOR W||NhEN

SsS Ut
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Cut this out and send or bring to
Editor
X MOST POPULAR r... ... X
X GIRL KoHTEST x
= 1 Vote fo- .......I-..s. =
Z In the County =
= WORLDS FAIR TRIP 1915 =
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The Washington times., 1914-06-26
POLICEMEN SECURE
COLLEGE DEGREES

NEW YORK, June 26.-"The college
Cop" product of Theodore Roosevelt's :
administration as police commissioner
Of New York, is rapidly coming 10 the
fore. TODAY a lawyer, a graduate Of
New York University. met n police ser
geant, who also holds a degIee from
New York University.
why" exclaimed the lawyer you
don't mean TO tell me that college men
are really on the police force. You are
the first college cop ] ever heard Of
There are sufficient number OF col
lege men on the force to command re-
spectful attention, and as for the police
men from high schools and business col
leges. they run into the hundreds.
When Colonel Roosevelt was police
commissioner he said he wanted college
men on the force. He believed that a
police force would prove more efficient
II IL were recruited from clean, strong
young men from AL calIings. and that
the intelligent collegian could make
himself as useful to the department as
the policeman from the army or navy.
On the force are men from Columbia.
Manhattan College, New York I!niver-
sity. and the Co lege OF the City OF New
York. There are policemen holding de-
grecs OF law and medic,n. from thee
institutions. and there are others VINO
ohce taught in public schools.
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
ADVANCES OF POINT
IN RAIL WAY ISSUES
Activity Shown in Early Trad
in, But DulIness Follows
Later.

NEW YORK, June o6-CheckinG
abruptly the liquidation that yesterday
carried the local stock market down
sharply. price levels rose this morning
and during the first hour of trading ad-
vances of more than a point were
recorded in several of the most active
of the railroad issues. Later. however.
there was a recession which at noon.
when the trading became dull, left the
gains ranging up from small fractions
to !. of a point.
While there was still some talk that
the troubles of the H. B. Claim Com
pany, yesterday placed in the hands of
receivers. might cause further disturb
ances in the commercial world, this fear
was not reflected in the stock market.
The naming of c. n. Bliss as presi-
dent of the Associated Merchants
Company and the United Dry Goods
Company. coupled with the high regard
with which the heads of the Claflin
Company are held in both the financial
and commercial world. had allayed un-
eaSiness in large measure. 1t was re-
ported that before Mr.. Bliss accepted
the presidency of the two large COM
panies he had been pledged financial
support which assured the success of
those institutions.
Lehigh Valley. selling ex dividend
IA per cent today, was one of the
weakest spots in the market during the
morning, shading off IL points. I'LL
nois Central was also down a full point
American Sugar was one of the strong
est issues in the list. advancing 1Ss to
105&. United States Steel and Union
and Northern Pacific had each gained
N< @s,,. haf u.h -
Paul was up Il of a point. and New
York Central 81
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
Wholesale Froouce Market

EGGs-Nesrby. fresh. 2lc- per doz.: South
ern, 20c per doz
CHEESE-New York. new. l6I1c per ID. I;
nat. l6bzc per ID.
BUTTER-Elgin print, 3lI1c per lb; tub,
S0i. per lb: process, 22izd23c per ID.
LIVE POCLTRY-CQuOtations furnished by
Krey. Price & Co)-Hens. 17a17Izc per 10 /;
roosters. lie per ID; turkeys. 3dljc I,er lb. :
ducks, l6Ilsc per lb.: spring chickens 2Sq SOc
per 10.
fat sheep. id5c per ID: spring lambs. S,413c
per lb.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. furnished by
Taylor Wade. )-Pot3 toes, new, 81 OOEI4 30 Dbl. +;
old. g so per sack; onions. g per basket: 81
per sack: cabbage. Sl.25 per 100 los: lettuce
81 80 per basket; beets. So per 100 punches
WCOL~(Quotations furnished by kr-y
Price & Co.)-Unwashed. free from Lurrs 80
per ID.
Lambs more plentiful and market easier
Veal calves steady at figures quoted.
Spring chickens more plentiful and market
easy on light weights
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
DEATHS

CHURcH-on Friday. June 2s. 1914. JOSEPH
Il. CHURCH.
Funeral services at ST. Thomas Church.
Eighteenth and Church streets Saturday.
June q, at } p. m.
TRUE-On Thursday. June Is. 1914 at II 30
a. m. at George Washington University
Hospital. FREDERICK WILLIAM TRUE
Funeral from his late residence. l32o Fair
mont street northwest. on Saturday. June
q, 1915. at IL a. m.
June %. 1914. CYNTHIA JANE. beloved
wife of Henry wetzel
Funeral on Saturday. June q, at $40 a.
m, from her late residence. 3y71 p street
northwest; thence to Holy Trinity Church.
where requiem mass Will be celebrated at .
a. m. Interment private
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
LEGAL NOTICES

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA. Holding Probate Court. No.
1879. Administration. This is to give notice
that the subscriber. which was by the Su-
preme Court OF the District of Columbia
granted letters testamentary on the estate OF
1gnatius Tingalia, deceased. has. with the ap-
OF Columbia, holding a Probate Court. ap-
pointed Friday. the 10th day OF July. 1914. at
10 O'Clock A NJ, as the time. and said Court
room as the place for making payment and
from said estate. under the Courts
direction and control, when and where all
creditors and persons entitled to distributive
shares or legacfes, or the residue, or parts
thereof, are notified to attend, in person or
by agent or attorney duly authorized. with
their claims against the estate properly
vouched. Given under my hand this i7th day
of June, 1914 The WASHINGTON LOAN &
TRUST COMPANY. BY FRED'R EICHEL-
SER s,, rus. ofnesr, l, by SohN d; LaE, ~,
TANNER. Register Of Wills for the District
OF Columbia. Clerk of the Probate Court
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
PROPOSALS

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
the District of Columbia, washinston, June
25, 1914. Sealed proposals will be received at
this Office, Room SOC. District Building, until
two O'Clock, p. m, July 1. 1914. for furnishing
and delivering during the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1915. fuel oil. for use In d. c. Asphalt
Plant. Specifications and form of proposal
may be obtained upon application to the
Purchasing Onicer. D. c., Room $50. District
Building. this city. OLIVER P. NEWMAN.
FREDERICK l.. SIDDONS, CHESTER
HARDING. Commissioners, d. c.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Once Of the
Supervising Architect, Washington, d, c.,
June 20, ls4.-SEALED PROPOSALS will
be received In this office until o'clock =.
NJ. on the 18th day OF July. 1914. and then
opened. for suspended ceilings, new floors.
alterations, repairs, etc. In the Auditors
Building (old building. Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing!, Washington. d. C. Specinca-
tions and drawings may be obtained at this
office. In the discretion OF the Supervising
Architect o. WENDEROTH. Supervising
Architect.