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The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-17
JAPAN SOOTHES ITALY
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(Assoctated Press by Federal wireless)
TOXIC, December. l6-ltaly's = ratif-
cation of the joint opposition to re
viving the monarchy in China having
arrived, Japan has forwarded to China
the Entente note relative to the re-
establishment of the throne. The note
is of soothing nature but emphasizes
the necessity for the maintenance of
peace in China and the danger of dis
cord and trouble from reestablishing
the monarchy at this time.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-17
WILLS OF LUS|TAN|A
VICTIMS IN PROBATE
Ebert Hubbard and Wife Left
Fortunes To Children
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TORONTO, Ontario, December IL
In the probate court here yesterday the
wills of Ebert Hubbard and his wife,
who were amongst the Americans
drowned In the sinking of the Lusitania
by German submarine, were filed.
The authors estate is valued in the
inventory filed with the will at 1897 ;
845, and that of his wife at $35, ,7S5.
In each case the estate is devised in
equal shares to the two children.
The tragedy Of the death at sea, un,
der the circumstances of the destruc'
iion of the passenger liner on which
Hubbard was travelling, is emphasized
by one of the paragraphs in the pub
hsher's will, which requests that his
remains be cremated and "nOt buried
in the ground"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-17
CHIEFS ADVISE VILLA
TO CEASE HIS Fight
8l
'Pancho' Is Concentrating Troops !
For Dash Into South
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Ell PASO, December l7.-The chiefs
who yet remain loyal to tsPaneho"
Villa are now holding a ,c0nneil in
chihuahua, whore they are pressing
upon Villa their advice that he abandon
the contest against Carranza and cease
his hopeless fight. ..h
Supplies for the Villa army, which is
now concentrating at Chihuahua, are
being Communicated from the stocks
of the Chihuahua merchants.
The Villa force, which 10 now gath.
ering is expected to strike south, prob
ably against Jaliseo. .hl ...' .-'..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-17
SOLICITOR INVESTIGATES
IMMIGRATION CONDITIONS
.lA,.ooi.,.d Prom hy FederaI Wlreless.l J

(Asaoclatad Press by FEDERAL WIreIess,I
SAN FRANCISCO, December III.
B. Densmore, solicitor of the depart
meut of labor, who has been here in
vestigatmg the immigration situation,
has concluded his work and will return
TO Washington. He declines to make
any public statement, announcing that
anv publicity TO be given his findings
will come through the department after
he has filed his report.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-17
SHIPPING EXHIBITS AWAY

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SAN FRANCISCO, December 10
Most of the government exhibits which
have been displayed at the San Fran
cisco fair have been made ready for
shipment to the exposition which
opens on January 10 at Panama, while
others will go to San Diego for the con
tinucd exposition there.
senate resolution which has been
adopted gives authority for the trans
fers
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-17
LOUISIANA AND REFlNERS
ARRANGING SETTLEMENT
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IAsS0clAted PreSs by FeubrAI WIfeIe5BJ
NEW ORLEANS, December IL
The district attorney yesterday present
ed in court for filing an agreement re-
questing a continuance of the case Of
the State of Louisiana against the
American Sugar Refining Company,
"pending negotiations now under way
looking for a withdrawal of the suit
and a settlement on a basis that does
not involve fraud on the part of the
refiners.N
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-17
zAPATA HAS CANDIDATE

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MEXICO CITY, December l6.-An
other rival for Nenustiano Carrapza,
just recognized as provisional aresi,
dent of Mexico, has arisen, A conVen-
tion of members of the Zapata faction
held at Tlaltizapam, has named An,
tonic Cana president of Mexico. Zapata
has approved the plan and spread over
the territory he controls a statement
declaring his approval.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-17
OKUMA MINISTRY
NOW UNDER FIRE
------- 4. g.
Two Opposition Parties Intro
duce Resolution In Diet Call
ing For Its Impeachment
Especial cabissram % Nippu Jiii.)

2
TOXIC, December l6--A resolution
calling for the Impeachment of Count
Okuma for misgovernment was intro
duced in the diet this morning by mem
bers of the two Opposition parties, the
Seiyukai and Kokominto. 6" @...
II will be brought y for debate De-
eember Is, md s-heeting will be
held at the Kabpkizs ater that day
to foment public opinion in behalf of
the Opposition. sar9 y
The government processes to be, sure
of defeating, the resolution on a vote
of adoption, as it was defeated last
session. The Doshikai party, the Gov-
ernment, has almost half the strength
of the diet, and it has, too, the sup
Port of the small Chuseikai party.
There were three counts against the
Okuma ministry in the resolution: The
recent election scandals; failure of the
government to press charges against
FORMER Count Oura, minister of home
affairs at the time, who alone of those
implicated escaped court action; con
ferring the title of the late Count Nogi
national hero, who committed harakari
at the death of the Emperor Mutsuhito
upon one not of his blood.
A cablegram from London brings
word that DR.. J. Suzuki, DR.. T. Oshi
ma, Miss Y. Yamamoto, head nurse
and Miss s. Kioka, another nurse, OF
the Red Cross nnit which Japan sent
to the western battlefront year ago
have been decorated by King George.
The Japanese Red Gross physicians
and nurses were here year ago, janC
were guests at a reception given by
Mrs. H. Arita, wife of the acting con
sui. general, December 30.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-17
FORD'S PEACE SHIP
STOPPED At KlRKWALL
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KTRKWALL, Orkney Islands, De
cember 1.-THE Danish liner Oscar
ii, with the Ford peace delegates
aboard, was brought into this port for
search yesterday and is now tied up
for examination. None of the members
of the Ford party is allowed to land,
their passports not authorizing them to
travel in Great Britain.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-17
CHICAGO FIRM FOLLOWS
SUGAR PLANTERS METHOD
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CHICAGO, December l7-officials of
the Crane Company, manufacturers of
valves and fittings, announced yester-
day that the firm S annual Christmas
gift to its ten THOUSAND employees this
year will consist of Bonus of ten per
cent. of their annual salaries. The
bonus will reach "a total of more than
100000. ~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-17
BRIDE-ELECT REMEMBERED
BY HER OLD HOME T0WNlES

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WYTHEVILLE, Virginia December
1.-THE citizens, Of this town, which
was the former home of Mrs. Norman
Gait, the bride-to.be Of the President,
and her parents, prior to her first mar
rage, have secured as a wedding pres
ent for the White House bride miniature
portraits of her parents, painted by
Ellen Stuart, niece of Jeb Stuart.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-17
SWISS REPUBLIC
HAS NEW PRESIDENT
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BERNE, Switzerland, December II.
Camille de Coppet, vice president of
the Swiss Republic, former minister
Of justice, has been elected to the
presidency, to succeed President Motta.
Edmund Schulthess has been elected to
the vice president.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-17
KING OF SERBIA IN ITALY

(AssoGiAt6A Press by Federal Wtreless.)
PARIS, December l6-It Is reported
that King Peter Of Serbia is taking
refuge in Italy.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-17
Former First Lord Of Admiralty
BE-. Has Narrow Escape From
Death In Trenches
CAsssoeiassa Pres, Is s. Federal wirsls,.',I

= q. .VI1H1UoIASyN lttU95F ~ teuefAI WHueH'I :
II ONDoNi December 17.--Mnjor
IL Winston Churchill, former first
- lord of the admiralty, who is in
the trenches with his regiment, had q
narraw escape from death yesterday, a
"Jack johnson" striking his dugout
and exploding. Although the dugout
was shattered, Major Churchill escaped
unhurt. rn
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-11
HOW BREAD GOT IT'S NAME
Famous APumpernickel" Derived Fron
Humorous Remark Made by the
First Napoleon. Ia.

The fact that the German emperor
has called upon his people to eat
new compound bread in order to hus-
hand the supply of wheat in Germany
said local baker the other day. is
reviving the old story as to the deriva-
ton Of 'Pumpernicker or bomber.
nickel the German brown bread
which is more or less widely known
in America. This name, so the story
runs, dates back to the invasion by
Napoleon of Germany
After hard days journey across
German territory. Napoleon rode to
an inn by the side of the road and
calling the proprietor, ordered some
thing to eat. His larder low through
the ravages of war, the innkeeper was
able to offer the great militarist only
some coarse brown bread.
Napoleon, struggling his shoulders.
pointed to his horse, Nicol, and said.
Bon pour Nicor-the French equiva-
lent for that is good enough for Nicol.'
Whether the Frenchman finally &C.
cepted the bread or went further to
look for better, the story does not
relate. 1t does say, however, that the
Germans quickly accepted this as a
nickname for the bread, so confusing
the French words, though, as to max.
ing the form 'pumpernickel Whether
or not the tale is a true one can hardly
be determined, but at least it sounds
probable"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-11
TALLEST FLAGPOLE ON EARTH
Stick of Timber at Panama-Pacific Elk,
position Worthy to Float the
Stars and Stripes.

A fitting symbol of the mighty for
ests of the West is Astoria's fagpols,
the tallest in the world. which floats
the Stars and Stripes, 241 feet above
the exposition seawall at the corner Of
the Oregon building at the Panama-Pa-
cific exposition.
The stick, for 1t is single stick Of
timber, is actually PSI feet long, but
ten feet of its butt is embedded in .
2O0-ton block of solid concrete, which.
without other stays, holds the pole up
right against the wind.
The pole was shaped from the trunk
of Douglas f1r. which, as it originally
stood in the Oregon forest. lowered
BAT feet in the air, and might haze
matched its height, though not its
girth. against any but the Hottest of
the California sequoias.
Looking up at the great fagstaff it
is hard to realize that it weighs up.
ward of forty-six tons, and that there
is lumber enough in it to build FIVE
ordinary eight-feem houses. Its great
height gives 1t an appearance of slen.
derness and lightness.
Juat to transport this pole and set
it up Russell Hawkins and the citizens
of Astoria spent nearly enough thou.
sands Of dollars to build several of the
houses Its lumber might construct,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-11
BLOT ON NAP0LE0N'S FAME
Slaughter Of DefenseIess Prisoners
After Jaffa Unreeognlzed as Act
Of Warfare.

No French victory was ever marked
by more unbridled license than that
which the victorious troops practiced
at Jaffa. But what followed was
worse. Although the prisoners of war
were too numerous for the ordinary
usage, yet they should have been treat
ed according to the terms of quarter
they had exacted.
On the 7th council of war unani-
mousiy voted that the old rule under
which no quarter is given to defenders
In an assault should be applied to
them. For two days Bonaparte hes
itated. but on the 9th his decision was
taken.
A few Egyptians were sent home
and the remainder of the prisoners. to-
gether with the 800 militia from Ell
Artsh, were marched to the beach and
shot. Two eyewitnesses estimated 1t
one at 1000, the other at 1000.
u have been severe with those of
your troops who violated the laws of
war" wrote the author Of the deed to
DjezzaF. All winter long he had been
dealing as an Oriental with Orientals
and this was but piece of the same
eonduct-The Life of Napoleon Bona
parte, William Milligan Sloane
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-11
Good News for Fat Folk,

Fat folk, take heart. Would you re-
duee your oyerample girth lines and
return to your former sylphlike
selves? It's easy-likewise pleasant.
All you need is moral courage and a.
bunch of celery. Sounds reasonable.
Ell? This was the cheering informa-
ton which seeped into various show
shops and lobsterias today, and
caused no end Of happiness to some
Of those who are getting to the point
where increasing avoirdupois is great
iy endanger,ng their several chances
for artistic or financial success. Halt
a dozen front row girls and several
stars have reduced from the heavy
weight to the bantam weight class
lately. How did you do it," is the
question asked, And the reply is eel.
cry" Celery for breakfast, celery for
lunch, and celery and glass Of wa.
ter for dinner. IF you follow this
diet for month You can take OF rs
pounds" said Broadway favorite. It
is believed that 4 large number will
go to the moral Outrage and celery"
cure with rare relish during Lent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-11
INDIAN GAVE TOWN lAMR
medicine Hat" In Canada. Derived
Peculiar coanonsen From hsad-
drese Of Chief.

go p
Not many persons know what was
the origin ofsthe strange name borne
by the Canadian city that Rudyard
Kipling once called "the city born
lucky" 81
The word medicine" means more to
an Indian than to Us. We think Of IL
- meaning something nasty that Is
good .or US, but the Indian distin-
cuisines as good medicine" and bad
medicine" anything that he fancies
will change his fortunes for better or
for worse. Imagine that Lo is hunting
antelope and meeting with no success.
Presently he finds an empty cartridge
shell or the top Of tomato tin, aud
shortly afterward he gets a shot at his
game. Can he doubt that the piece of
tin or the shell gave the luck? Not
he. He wears that fragment of toma.
to tin or empty shell about his neck
with his other jewelry, and 1t is good
medicine"
Several years ago there was Black.
foot chief who lived in the vicinity Of
ooNcu I cISOAS TiNeT, where now SIanQS
the city Of Medicine Hat. He and his
tribe were fond of hunting and of max
ing war on their enemies, the Crees-
This chief always wore a headdress of
feathers that he called his medicine
hat" for he thought that 1t brought
aim good fortune.
1t was dark day for the chief when
le last met the Crees at the place
where now stands the growing city.
He and his men fell upon the enemy
with great bravery, and even put them
to ignominious flight. But just then a
gust of wind whirled out of the west,
caught the magic hat, and tossed it
Into the swift-running Saskatchewan
river. Instantly the poor chief lost
all confidence in himself and his cause,
and with victory in his hand he fore
bore to grasp it, but fed over the
plains toward the Rockies, followed by
his tribe.-Youths Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-11
97'F7-- - q 1fF7 n = - y
RIGHT TO FULL PAR rNERSAlf
Writer combats idea Thar Women
Should Be Looked Upon a. Nat
ural Dependents.

A woman's p0cketbook, even though
she belongs to the weathiest fam
lilies. has its distinctive limitation
This fact was brought out in connec
ton with "self-sacrifice" day for tbs
benefit of the National Suffrage asso
citation. Women who work for liy
ing and who are economically indie
pendent, give more generously tina,
do men. Women of wealth and leis
ure, on the other hand. from whcs
naturally most help would be expec-
ed, often have little money they.c,
call their own with which to help tn,
causes that appeal to them What
ever lnay be said of the unmarried
daughter who is treated as a depend
ent in her fathers house. it is a grea
injustice when a married woman i
not looked uron as a full partner
with her husband in all the business
of life, but is compelled to occupy tn
place of dependent asking favor
OF her husband. The wife who rears
family of children and who either
performs or directs the work of the
household ought to be looked upon as
full partner with her husband il
everything he does, and be spared
the humiliation of being made to feel
she is dependent upon him for gifts,
sometimes grudgingly bestowed. There
are some husbands, possibly an in
creasing number, who share their in
comes with their wives, or who con-
slider that all their possessions are
held jointly, but there are many men
still under the spell of the day when,
in the eyes of the law, woman was
looked upon more as a chattel than a
human being.-Leslie's
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-11
A DIVINE COVENANT.

God Almighty gave Eve to Adam
with the, pledge that she would be his
helpmeet and with this order of COM
partnership. civilization has lowered
to its greatest heights. In this rela-
tionship, God has blessed woman and
man has honored her and after four
thousand years of progress, she now
proposes to provoke God to decoy
man by asking for suffrage. thereby
by amending an agreement to which
she was not a party
Woman. remember that the Israelite
scorned a divine covenant, and as a
result wandered forty years in the
wilderness without God. Likewise
man should remember that it is a
dangerous thing to debase woman by
law. Rome tried lowering woman's
standard and an outraged civilization
tore the clothes on the backs Of the
human race and turned them out to
roam In the world naked and I'M
ashamed. -.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-11
WY az CONTINUED PLA1lke


= E. Z i5sfs-4 -.
Stories of <Denman Thompson's
quaint and characteristic doings still
circulate along Broadway. nov and
then. Here is one. which was told the
other night by the attorney who man
aged Mr.. Thompson's legal business
for many yearl -
II once went ont to confer with Mr.,
Thompson on an important matter" "
said he. 81 found the hotel at which
he was stey!ng. in a western city, and
waited sor him to arrive. 1t was almost
daylight when he got in. ~
I've been playin' faro bank. he .ex
planned, smiling cheerfulIy and shak-
ing my hand. s -
-iYou played pretty late. said |.
"fYes,' said he, I played later than
wanted to. But really couldn't leave.
Couldn't leave? t5f tl@fs
"'No sir. 1 just couldn't leave. You
see, when 1 started to play lost all
the money had. about 81 600. was
goin' to quit, when the dealer tells me
to go right along and play. He said
that Denman Thompson's l. o. U. was
good for any amount with him. Well.
that was mighty nice, cOnsiderin' l
never met the man before. took out
couple Of hundred dollars worth OF
checks on credit. and l begun to win
right away. In about free deals had
all their bank roll and they turned
over the box was tired and ready to
go home. but SEE to myself that I
wasn't goin' to let any gambler out
gentleman me. SO just told EN- that
their l. o. U. was Just as good with
me as mine was with them, and 20
kept on playin' until they won all their
money Cincinnati Times
Star. a.. &4E -.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-11
MARK" FOR THE BOOK AGENT
walls His Inability to Fight
Him OF.

Some writer once said, A wise man
learns something every time a foot
blunders, grumbled J. Fuller Gloom
Of Sniffles, Mo- "If there is any truth
to the statement why don't quit buck
ing the other fellows games as fast
as they come to me? There don't need
to be any new and epticins variations
II go right up against the same old
tottering tricks again and again.
II am now the proud possessor Of
numerous ornate lives Of the great
poets, q five-foot shelf Of ponderous
pifle. gilt-topped set Of Mrs Sigour
ney's woeful poems, all the secrets Of
the court of Queen What's-Her- Name,
the deuce knows how many Dick
enses and eyclopedias, till the world
seems nat with them; and yet, Just as
sure as I am foot high. few days
after 1t is issued l shall be the owner
lp fee simple Of the next work put on
the market.
What In the Inauguration is the mat
ter with me, anyhow? Is it possible
that l am not the wise and sensible
person have been f1attering myself 1
an, but instead merely one of the fools
from whom wise men gather wisdom ?"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-11
TO IMPROVE THE SUITCASE
crease the Capacity Of the
Receptacle.

The suitcase can be greatly i'm
proved. so far as convenience is con-
cerned. by the addition Of pockets.
These pockets may be made with or
without faps. II the haps have snaps
upon them the contents will not come
out easily when the suitcase is tossed
about.
This lining Is best made Of denim or
linen. and can be made detachable. 80
that 1t may occasionally go to the
laundry. Narrower strips Of linen are
placed upon that covering the bottom.
the inside Of the lid and about the
sides of the lining. making a double
lining. into which rows of machine
stitching are placed. Joining the two
layers Of lining together. to form ~
many pockets as you desire. Three
pockets or more can be very. we'll ac-
commodated in the lid, an equal num-
Der can be accommodated In the bot
tom. and several smaller pockets
about the sides for jewelry. powder,
etc. In this way everything can cas-
lily be kept In its place. The larger
articles, of course. such as frocks,
blouses, skirts, ETC., are packed in
the remaining open space OF the suit.
case. II you wish to make an elah-
crate lining. it can be made of heavy
satin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-11
The Other Fellow.

Give him kindly, brothe-iJ
thought ut least once in a while
Make him the center of things occa
sionally instead of yourself Get
into the habit of seeing q few things
nom bis point of view. As yor
value the best things for which men
were made. do not make all life .
competition and all humanity q field
for your exploitation. OF course, you
can get ahead Of the other fellow Il
you try hard enough. and act meanly
enough. but the net result Of 1t all is
bound to be terribly disappointing
The money In your pocket that ought
Justly to be In his may not burn .
hole and get out. but It may do some
tAing very much worse than that; Il
may burn and scar and scorCh your
own soul. 1t II really = rather serious
matter living Alongside the other fea
low. What We do With him may b.
important from his point Of view. but
q = vety much moro important troG
ouf1
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-11
Rides Piano in storm.

A piano is handy thing aboard
ship, even II the weather Is too rough
for enc to play upon it, believes Cap
tain Peterson of the steamship Karen,
which arrived at New York from Ma
tanzas with sugar
On the way up from Cuba, about
seventy miles of Cape Hatteras, a
terrific gale kicked up sea that buf.
feted the vessel until her steering gear
became deranged, Repairs required
seven hours, Meanwhile the Karen
dropped into the trough of the sea-
and great food poured into her hold
Mrs. Petersop's room was frequently
awash. but the shippers wife sat on
top Of the piano and fooled the food
that swirled about her.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-11
Farmers and
City People

TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE
THE RAYMOND-OLIVER CO.
General Contractors Constructors
5l5-517 WEST PRATT ST.,
having decided to discontinue using
horses and mules in their Business
transactions. and having no further
use for their stock,
MUST POSITIVELY SELL
AT ONE HALF THEIR ACTUAL VALUE
220 HORSES-M u LES 220.
Been used in wago ns. trucks, carts,
plows, scoops, grading ana heavy
hauling, etc.
HORSES, 1925, S35 AND s45 UP.
MULES, $50 TO s75 A PAIR UP.
Also , Nj ares ia fual, cheap ages
{ To years OH weighing 1000 to
400 pounds each.
T. S.-Ct.l> "-red the best lot of
acclimated ". TX Horses, Mares ard
Mules TO suit All purposes for sale at
the prices ir Mar,lau
NOTICE-A guaras tee and II la al
Nv Il with every Hcrse ana Mule,
N. BIO be sold at the rate
q % head weekly. See Superiutepd-
ent. at the compan.'s main flee and
stables.
SISSY WEST PRATT ST.
BALTIMORE, MD.
Above Paca st.
G. & P. Phone ST. Paul 1898.
Jan o-tmo.