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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-04
KEEPS REVOLVER
IN HIS NEW DESK
FOR ROUGHNECKS'
Pretty, Gun-metaI Finished
Gun" Reposes Handib for
Supt. of Public Works

Why does Charles r. Forbes. super
intendent OF public works and chair
man OF half a dozen other organiza-
tons around the capitol building.
keep a revolver in the desk at which
he presides as chairman OF the har-
Dor commission?
Forbes brought the weapon with him
on the day the harbor board first met
In The new rooms. IL was finished in
gun metal, and looked like a ".32.' .
Yesterday, just as the second meeting
was beginning. he displayed il again.
and when Commissioners Wakefield,
Mccarthy and Church saw It, they ut
tered notes OF surprise, sliding down
deep into their chairs as they did so.
The chairman smiled as he placed 1t
back In the drawer.
Much speculation Is being caused
as to the reason Of the weapons pres
ence In the new desk. To Col. Sam
uel Johnson of the National Guard
who cast an appreciative eye upon 1t
the other day when he CHANGED into
the meeting, Forbes explained that 1T
Is for Foughnecks" and the colonel
smiled. Others present shuddered.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-04
SKY DREADNOUGHT
THAT'S FOOL PROOF
INVENTED IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Ill.-A sky dreadnought
Of biplane type, the basic principle of
which is stability, is the invention of a
young Chicago engineer. T. Charles
Russell, president of the National
Electrical company. This machine is
based on an entirely new principle of
air mechanics which Russell claims
defies any and all adverse air condi-
TONS He says it viii not turn over
or tip out its pilot or machinery. but
make a gradual descent to earth.
A factory to manufacture the young
Chicagoan's invention has been start
ed in Boston and within few weeks
time will be in full operation.
A contract with a foreign power.
said to be Great Britain, has been
signed with Earle T. ovington, a Bos-
ton aviator, to provide the entire out
put of the plant to that nation until
the close Of the war.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-04
SUBMARINE k.4
TAKES FIRST RUN
IOPEARL HARBOR

Needing some fuel oil for her en-
gines. the submarine K-4 took run
over to Pearl Harbor today. swal-
lowed 5000 or 1000 gallons of the po-
tentiaI motive power and came back
to port. In this way she saved the
navy department the expense Of bring
ing the oil over here and at the same
time gave her crew some exercise.
The XII was out for an hour and a
half or two hours this morning. max
ing short submerged runs in her usu-
al efficient manner. Each boat of the
X fiotilIa was out in the harbor at
various times this morning. trying out
the engines, diving apparatus, safety
appliances, and in other ways seeing
that everything is in working order.
Lieut. Joseph " Ogan. commanding
the third submarine division, said at
noon today he could not state definite.
~ when the flotilla will be ordered to
change its base from this port to
Pearl Harbor. Il may get orders any
morning, he said, "and again the
navy department may wait quite a
while before it sends US over there.
/ wouldn't like to make any guesses
as to when we'll have to move"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-04
ARMY NOTES

Inspection at Forts DeRnssy, Kruger,
Kamehameha and Armstrong will be.
gin tomorrow morning, Col. William C..
Rafferty,, commander of the Coast
Artillery Corps, visiting the forts one
after the other as rapidly as possible.
Practise with one-pound pieces,
siege guns and for the men at De-
Russy and Kruger with machine guns
has just been completed, and the
craftsmanship was satisfactory to the
officers in charge scores made dur.
ing the practise shooting will be is
sued in an order, as soon as all OF
the figures are compiled.
The date for firing the new 14-inch
gun at DeRussy has not been set, but
il is said the test will not be made
until next week, at the earliest. Pre-.
vious to the test, warning will be sent
to residents near DeRussy to open all
windows and doors when the gun is
fired so that glass viii not be broken.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-04
rs, 600 CATHOLICS
MARCH IN PROTEST
AGAINST PROFANITY

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Twenty-five
thousand men and boys from Roman
Catholic parishes in Baltimore and
Washington, members of the Holy
Name society, marched on Pennsyl
vania avenue in protest against the
use OF profanity. The procession
ended at the monument grounds,
where an open air vesper service was
held A congregation of over $4,000
persons attended and listened to
sermon on blasphemy by the Very
Rev. J. Raymond Meagher, founder
of the Holy Name Society.
The apostolic delegate, Bishop Clio
vanni Bozano, and other prelates re-
viewed the procession. 1t took two
and half hours to pass the reviewing
stand.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-04
CONSUL ARITA URGES
c0UNTRYMEN TO AID
TUBERCULOSIS FIGHT

Consul H. Arita of Japan in lee
ture last evening before the members
of the japanese y. M. G. A. urged the
merchants to cooperate with each
other in preventing the spread Of tn.
berculosis in the city. The tubercu-
losis exhibit was displayed last
night at the Japanese Y. NJ. C. A. and
many Japanese Of the city took the
opportunity to study the conditions
prevailing here.
Consul Arita said that conditions
were gradually improving since the
anti-tuberculosis campaign began. and
urged all members of the Japanese
race TO work to wipe out tuberculosis
In Honolulu. Yesterday afternoon 100
students from the Japanese grammar
school visited the exhibit.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-04
ONLY ONE GOOD
Thing FOUND in
C|TY'S CHARTER
"Where Did You Get Such an
Awful PIan?" is Comment
of Mayor of Spokane

Where in the world did you get
snch an awful charter plan? There's
only one good thing in II. and that Is
the proyiso that the leader of the band
shall be employed, and not elected
The foregoing is the first mainland
comment on the majority report Of
the charter convention, which. with q
few amendments, is now being adopt.
ed by the convention.
The comment is from Mayor C. M.
Fassett OF Spokane. Washington, who
has been city commissioner for FIVE
years, and is now up for reelection.
Mayor Fassett, ont OF field of 20
candidates, is leading in all straw bal
lots being conducted by Spokane news,
papers.
Before the convention, at the re-
quest Of the Star-Bulletin, Mayor Fas-
sett wrote a letter embodying his
views Nof what a new city charter
should contain. The following para.
graphs, culled from his letter. which
the Star-Bulletin published on August
II, are interesting when compared
with the measure now being shaped by
Tie uclcBdlcS W the CudIScI CohNcu'
ton. Mr. Fassett advised:
"Your charter should be short
Nothing not fundamental should be
written into IT, Nothing that can be
adequately taken care OF by legislation
should cucumber IL. Charters FIRE.
quently tie the hands of the honest
official in an attempt to restrain
them"
Il do not know how applicable the
commission form is to your town.
have come to believe in the city man.
ager form for continental American
cities. favor q legislative body elect
ed by the people. preferably at large.
and the administrative functions In
control OF an appointed manager, who
need not be resident. He is elected
by and responsible to the legislative
body only, and he makes all appoint
ments, subject to civil service laws.
II regard two things, not always In
cluded. as vital. viz: Nonpartisan cleo.
tons with the preferential ballot, and
the election of commissioners at large
and not to any special department.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-04
congress STANDS TEN TOONE
NFAVORO DEFENSE PROGRAM

seriousness Of our unprotected condi-
ton. II IL is known that we are
prepared to successfully resist foreign
aggressiveness We are not likely to
be disturbed.
Frederick w. Rowe. Representative
Of the Sixth District. New York
Yes. for defense and protection OF
American citizens in all parts Of the
world
Charles Bennett Smith, Represen-
tative of the Forty-first District, New
York:-An adequate army and navy
are as necessary to q country as
police protection Is to a city.
Murray Hubert. Representative OF
the Twenty-first District. New York:
III ! may paraphrase patriotic Am
erican utterance of more than a CEN
tury ago, / would express my attitude
in the words: Millions for defense
preparedness as an assurance OF
peace"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-04
Mail Ballot Taken by Chicago
Post Indicates Certainty of
Early Legislation

CHICAGO, Hl.-Members OF the
United States Senate and House OF
Representatives stand ten to one in
YOU favor an increase in the army and
navy for defense preparedness
This fact is learned through a poll
by mail conducted by the Chicago
Post. the result Of which has just
been made public. In the House 50
Republicans answered yves" and So
Democrats gave the same response.
Two Republicans and 10 Democrats
said mo-" In the Senate, - Republic
cans and 10 Democrats favored the
proposition. One Democrat was OPP
posed. Two hundred and % replies
we're received in all.
In announcing the result of the can
vass the Post says:
The Post has received the ans
wers of more than 200 members of
Congress. If the result was close-if
our statesmen we're anywhere near
equally divided on the question there
might be some doubt what might hap
Pen when Congress meets.
Stand For Defense Only.
But the ballots cast in the Posts
mail vote are more than 10 to / In
both Senate and House for larger
army and navy, indicating that what
ever the President win propose to
Congress will be passed by very
large majority. At the same time
most Of the statesmen made it plain
in accompanying notes that they fay-
ored such increase for defense only.
The poll was taken by mail, and
1t is only fair to the United States
Senators and Representatives who re-
sponded to say that their votes, adj
dressed to this newspaper. were in
the mails before the President made
his public announcement to the Navy
Advisory Board that he stood for pre-
paredness.
Many members sent statements
with their votes, explaining their posi-
tons. Some of them follow:
James w. Wadsworth, Jr., Senator
from New York; favor the creation
of an adequate reserve army--not
materially enlarged standing army.
favor strong and thoroughly modern
lied navy.
Prepare For Attack.
Boies Penrose. Senator from Penn
sylvania:-I am an earnest advocate
of national preparedness. / consider
this one Of the most important ques-
tions before the American people to-
day. do not of course, approve of
in the nature of militarism,
but / do helieve that the United
States should be fully prepared
against attack. ! intend, at the APP
session of Congress, to do
all in my power to bring about the
enactment of,.legislation providing for
the national defense.
James A. O'Gorman, Senator from
New York: We must enlarge our
army and navy at once If we would
continue to enjoy the blessings of
peace. New world conditions make
this imperative. The American peo-
pie are. awakening to the increasing
:.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-04
UTILITIES
MEN DISCUSS FORBES
TRIP TO WASHINGTON

Members of the public utilities com.
mission held special meeting last
night In the rooms of the public works
department at the Capitol for the pur-
pose Of an informal discussion of
plans to be brought up by Chairman
Forbes in HIS visit to Washington. and
the best method Of presenting them.
1t was voted to pay one-half of Mr..
Forbes expenses in the proposed trip.
the harbor commission having decid-
ed to pay the remaining portion. The
meeting began at 7:30 o'clock, ad.
journing two hours later
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-04
col. AEARN COMMANDS
su5IG BAY DEFENSEs

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Lieut.-coL c. G..
Hearn; commander of Fort Totten on
Long Island Sound. received orders
transferring him 70 Manila where he
will have charge of the coast defenses
of Subig bay. beginning December 5.
Lieut.-col Hearn has for the past year
been head of the coast defenses for
eastern New York as we'll as COM
mander OF Fort Totten.
srAR-sULLETlN GIVES YOU
ToDAY's NEWS TO-DAY
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-04
sis,soo FOR HIS LOST ARM.

NEW YORK, n. Y.-Daniel Null
yaney of Fortysseyenth street, Corona,
L. l., received verdict of $lS,500 for
the loss of his right arm from the
New York and Queens County Elec-
trio railway before Justice Crane in
the Queens County Supreme Court
recently. Mulvaney, 40 years old,
chauffer. was alighting when the
car moved and he was thrown under
il. His arm was torn out of the
socket. He sued for $4,000.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-04
ASK DETAILS OF
SIDE TRIPS TO
HAWAII POINTS

The Promotion Committee received
a cable this morning from the Los An
geles Examiner inquiring for details
concerning the trip to Hilo and Hawaii
points. The Los Angeles newspaper
win send an excursion of at least 30
people to Hawaii and they are plan
ming to make the trip to Hilo and the
volcano before coming to Honolulu.
Information was forwarded to the
newspaper today by the local commit.
fee
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-04
COLDS CAUSE HEADACHES

LAXATIVE BROMo QUININE re-
moves the cause. Used the world over
to cure cold in one day. The sigma
ture of &. w. GROVE is on each box.
Manufactured by the PARIS MEDI-
CINE CO., St. Louis, U. S. A.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-04
XTRAGooD

Children's Wash Suits boomer pants.
Chidrens Wash Suits, bloomer pants r.
Chdren's Wash Suits, bloomer pants. r.
Children's Wash Suits, bloomer pants R
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-04
DINNER-DANCE At
HE|NIE'S TAVERN

The regular Thursday dinner-dance
will be held at Heinie's Tavern this
evening. Officers Of the army and
navy and their ladies'. tourists and
local society foiK are cordially invited.
Tables may be reserved by phone
Adv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-04
II lave Y gu a Boy


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The Detroit times., 1915-09-29
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
sy HERMAN sARcUs

(our German teachers) room the
first morning.
Miss Gartner former grade room
principal OF the seniors. room 2i0.
Is now in charge OF the Freshmen's S
Grade room 300
Eastern's periodical. The East
en- will soon be in running order
with Otto Sielaff as chief editor.
The boys OF the gymnasium one
and two classes are privileged TO
take up intermediate class work so
as 10 add another hour 10 their
credits
We presume that Mr. Waterbury,
grade room principal Of zoo. likes
his new grade room much better
than the old one, because il is more
Convenient TO confer with Dr. Bish-
Cd, his Office being located on the
same loor.
Several men from he Totem club
OF the University OF Michigan were
IN the auditorium, Monday evening,
at 2:S0 10 confer With and advise
anyone contemplating on going 10
the University either this year or
next.
All the Toys OF the gymnasium 2
class, the first hour were sorry 10
learn that the shower baths were
broken. as this viii interfere with
the interclassic track team.
Mr. WueSthof made IL known
tha, the pupils VIII receive only one
hour credit for gymnasium and those
who want 10 graduate will have 10
have four hours credit. All the
pupils will have their choice of TAX
ing up basketball. track work. swim
ming or cross country racing. Bas-
ketba!l and swimming were the
most important.
Mr.. Neiderpruen. one Of the most
prominent German teachers OF
Eastern high school was forced 10
turn away hundreds OF pupils. who
flocked Ia his classes every hour,
much against his Will A new Ger
man two-class was begun the fifth
hour 10 receive the pupils who could
not change their hour. as Mr.. Med
prrem could not take any more.
Miss Likewise is the teacher
The Detroit times., 1915-09-29
"The Avalanche"
By a. Serial Mystery Story of
J. B. Hoy-is Busand ~ Absorbing Interest
AbSOrbipg Interest

III was not until your husband
realized that there was no hope of
his recovery that he told Ransom
his story.
"He said that he had murdered
lis frst wife In a fit of mad rage.
aud that he had buried her In the
Holt Woods. He had then fallen
into the power OF Haig and Mrs
Haig. and everything happened al
most as Mrs. Haig-afterward Mrs.
Arthur NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in her
statement. He went out to Surano
at her bidding, and II was arranged
between them that n he never came
back and allowed the world TO think
him dead she would keep his secret
while out In 'Surano he came
across Manuel I.oando. who. II ap-
pears. was known to him already.
He arranged with Loando that the
latter should spread abroad a re-
port OF his death. He then went up
into the heart OF the country and
fell into the hands OF some savages.
They kept him . prisoner for nearly
a year. Then he escaped. and made
his way into Brakil-the forests OF
the Amazon.
He finally reached Rio. and ship
ped as a sailor on a vessel bound for
New York. Here he got a Job at $40
week. and remained until the day
OF his death. He asked Ransom TO
tell you all this. and sent you q
message asking your forgiveness.
His exact words were: Tell my
dear wife not to grieve for me. but
10 try and think OF me as a man
tempted beyond his strength
81 think that is pretty well all
have to tell you, except that have
interviewed the doctor Who attended
him. and he has given me de-
scription OF his patient that agrees
with Ransom's account. did not
do this because l doubted Ransom.
hut because | thought that II would
remove all uncertainty from your
mind.
IL can't tell you. Lady Treverton.
how terribly distressed am.
think that the poor fellows suffer
ings must have driven him of his
head should like YOU to look at II
like that, II you can.
II am returning by the next boat.
and will come to verney, when you
can ask me about anything that you
don't understand.
IL am, yours sincerely.
"Dasil Ducane"
The Detroit times., 1915-09-29

ers in the Detroit elementery eve
ming schools: Henry p. Palen, Bur
ton Balkwell. Parks l. Bailey. Loren
c. Bow, Cyril @. Browne. Harry w.
Bryan. Howard III. Campbell. John
l.. Crandell. John @. Dunn. Walter
Emmons, A. c. Edgerton. Isaac l..
Gilbert. Sylvan s. Grosner. Wilbur
NJ. Hankinson. Hugo A. Krieg. Ward
l. Lyons. Lewis Lancanster. Leon
Lukwinski. F. c. Matthaei. Loren VI.
Post, Richard Z. Remington, Jessie
Salter, Carl q. Schoeffel. Marvin H..
Smith. Carl A. Straub. Leo A. Thai
dorf. Matthew II. Tinkam. Robert
NJ. Toms. Clarence 8. Winslow, ,
H. Meister.
Miss Mildred Connolly has been
appointed teacher for the North
western high school.
Maurice " Campbell has been ap-
pointed instructor al the Norvell
Junior high school.
Mcmillan Byrne. graduate OF Cen
trail high school. class OF June, 1914.
has been appointed by the recrea-
tion commission as physical direc-
tor for the gymnasium classes at
the Central evening high school.
Eastern evening high and Scripps
evening school.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-29

voice and he few over to join her.
Here" she announced. lis where
We will build"
Bob looked the ground over with
critical eye. Don't you think. my
dear. that this is rather close to the
Crooked Little PATH" he asked. 81
have noticed that Reddy Fox and
Jimmy Skunk use this path a great
deal. not 10 mention Farmer Browns
Boy"
That's what makes II the safest
place on the Green Meadows, stu
pid," declared little Mrs. Bob. They
will never think TO look for our
home so close 10 where they pass.
These weeds are very thick and will
hide our nest completely. This old
fallen fence post win give splendid
protection on one side. The Old
Brier Patch is so near that In case
OF need We can get 10 II In a hurry
and there be perfectly safe. You
mark my words, Bob White, no one
will think OF looking here for our
nest IL you use your common sense
and do all your whistling far enough
away. Reddy and the others are
going TO DO all their hunting around
the place you do your whistling. so
II is for you 10 make this the very
safest place In the world. Do you
see?"
Eyes. my dear" replied Bob meek
". "You are very clever and cum
ming. never should have thought
OF choosing such a place. but guess
you are quite right"
al know ! am" retorted Mrs Bob
"Now you Az over 10 the other side
Of the Old Rrier Patch and whistle
while I get busy here. am anxious
10 get TO work at once"
Bob locked al his little brown wife
with Arbitration Thon he discreetlv
ran under cover OF the weeds and
grass until he thought II was safe To
take wing. after which he few 70
the other side OF the dear Old Brier
Patch and there began 10 whistle as
only he can
Next Story-"Bob white Finds
That Mrs. Bob Is Right"
The Detroit times., 1915-09-29
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME.
The Cunning of Mr.. and Mrs. Bob White.
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

Copyright. 1915. by y. q. Loyd)
When Bob White brought Mrs.
Bob down 10 the Green Meadows
from the Old Pasture In the beauti-
full springtime. she was as delighted
as he had hoped she would be. Very
wisely he had not even limited that
he thought that that was the place
Of all places for them to build their
home. He knew that she would
never be satisfied unless she felt
that abe was the one who had chos-
en- the place for their home. So Bob
didn't so much as hint that he had
home In mind He didn't even tell
her how beautiful II was over there
on the Green Meadows near the dear
Old Brier Patch. He let her nnd It
out for herself
Now little Mrs. Bob Was very anx
ious TO get TO housekeeping. and no
sooner did she reach the Green
Meadow than she made up her mind
that here was the place Of al places
for a home. In the frst place II was
very beautiful. and Mrs. Bob has an
eve for beauty. In the second place
there was plenty to eat. one OF the
most important things to consider
when you are likely to have a great
many little mouths to feed. In the
third place. there were plenty OF
good hiding places. and lastly. Mrs.
Bob liked the neighbors.
Bob White took care not 70 let
her see that he was tickled. lie
gravely pointed out to her the fact
that Granny and Reddy Fox. OLD
Man Coyote and Redtail the Hawk
would soon discover that they were
living there and then there would
be danger all the time.
Not a bit more than In the OLD
Pasture where we built last year,
snapped Mrs. Bob. You know as
well as do that wherever We build
we will be in danger. II always has
been so. and | guess II always VIII
be 40. We've been smart enough 10
fool our enemies before. and guess
we can do 1t again. I'm not afraid
IL you are"
Bob fastened 70 say that he wasn't
afraid. He wouldn't have her think
that for the world. oh. my, no. HE
was just pointing out the dangers so
that they might make no mistake
Mrs. Bob didn't half hear what he
was saying. She was too ousy
poxing about. running here. running
there. and all the time using her
sharp little eyes for all they were
worth. Bob waited patiently.
twinkle In his own eyes. He knew
that when Mrs. Bob made up her
mind that was all there was 10 II
Presently she called 10 him in a low