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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-08
SGT. JOHN Stone
ALMOST SCORES
PERFECT RECORD

Making a record of 300 out of a
possible 1925, Sgt. John Stone of the
national guard did some sensat 'ono
shooting Monday at the Fort Shat
ter range. His record is the highes:
score produced to date by any mem
her OF the provisional team selected
for the national competition at Jack
sonyille..
The team took ADVANTAGE Cf aho'
Day Monday to get in considerable
extra practise, and Sgt. Stones score
was the stellar feature of the days
firing. 1t is the highest score made
as yet under the national rifle compe
tition conditions
A recent story published in loca'
paper to the effect that a Los Angeles
rifle club had defeated a Honolulu
national guard team, is incorrect. The
Honolulu team, national guard bead
quarters stated today, consisted Of Ho-
nolulu Rifle Club members, an or
ganization not affiliated with the ma.
tional guard 10 any way.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-08
ARMY TO spend
SMALLFO FORTUNE
FOR 100 HORSES

Purchases of 100 army horses cost.
ing total Ct 1880, will be made
this week on Hawaii, by the quarter.
masters office OF the Hawaiian De.
partment, U. s. A.
Early today, Lieut.-col. B. F.. Cheat
ham, quartermaster; Lieut.. r. H. Kim.
ball, aide to Maj,-gen Carter, and a
member Of the~4th cavalry; Lieut..
Louis A. Beard, LIST Field Artillery,
and Veterinarian Alfred l.. Mason, All
Cavalry, left on the InterIsland steam
er Mauna Kea for Kawaihae, from
which place they will go to the Parker
ranch, to look over the horses.
The horseflesh will consist Of cayal-
ny mounts and artillery horses and II
satisfactory >rnules are found several
OF them may also be bought, Horses
are now costing the government about
SITS each, so that If 100 are purchased,
the expenditure will be. ST., 500.
The officers will return next Tues
day. This is the second horse pur.
chasing trip made for the Hawaiian
Department this year to date.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-08

Sgt Amory C. Cotchett is en- route
here on the transport Logan for duty
partment He is being sent from Fort
Mcdowell, Calf
On account Of alleged fraudulent en-
listment Pvt George Blare, Company
G., LIST Infantry. SchOfeld barracks
will report to Fort Mcdowell, Calf.
to the commanding officer.
Three army officers transfers. from
other regiments to the 4th Cavalry
have been announced. They are Col.
John l.. Guilfcyle, transferred from the
9th Cavalry: md lieut. Howell VI
Estes, from the 1Ith cavalry; anF
Capt. Jeremiah \. I.enehan, f.oT the
26th Infantry.
The arrival OF Gait. John W. Xii.
breth. Jr.. who was recently assigned
to the LIST Field Artillery, will be de
layed several months. as he has beer
ordered to 90 to Fort Sill. Oklahoma
'or the purpose Of transferring gov
ernment property for which he is re
spousih,e.
Three enlisted r1Cn of tho HOC"itai
Corrs are on Hrnrd the Logan du" +
arrive here Sortoml 'r -. They ar
SPts. Harry Wood. ard, 0rt Han
Geek. y. j.. Robert Murphy. Fort "a"
rancas, Florida; and Patrick J. Sicily.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-08

Leave of absence for two months
has been granted Capt. F. p. Jackson
LIST Infantry, to take effect on his ar.
rival in San Francisco
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-08

First Lieut.. John D. Reardan, in
fantry aid-de-camp, is assigned to tho
1st Infantry, and will be assigned tC
a company by the regimental com
mander.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-08
ORDERS.OF THE
HAWAIIAN DEPT
Special Orders, No. IFS.
Sanfamhor

SpSCidl OTuSES, NO. 100
September 8, 1915.
l. Pvt. Nelson A. T. Hines, Troop
c, 4th Cavalry, Schofield Barracks, T.
H., is transferred to the Hospital
Corps at that post.
2. The following named enlisted
men will proceed to Fort Shafter, T..
H., on September II, 1915, reporting
on arrival to the commanding officer
for a four-months' course of instruC-
ton in the school for bakers and
cooks, beginning September 10: For
L. Vail, Battery A, 1st Field Artil-
lery; Kenneth w. Stocking, Troop l.,
4th Cavalry; Robert T. Washington,
Company l., 25th Infantry, and Ray
Bunker. 9lst Company, Coast Artillery
Corps. For instruction as cook: Pvts.
Morris T. kincaid, Company B, 1st
Infantry; Elmer B. McKisson, Hospital
Corps; John B. StaIkey, Hospital
Corps and Clifford c. Wallace. 6Sth
Company, Coast Artillery Corps.
;. Musician Charles X. Young, Jr
Company B, I'd Infantry, Fort Shafter
T. H., will be discharged from the
army by the commanding officer Of
that post, by purchase.
4. Pvt. Luri Grubbs, Dist Company,
Coast Artillery Corps, Fort kameha
meha. T. H., is transferred to Compa-
ny G, I'd Infantry.
!. Pvt. LIST CT. Charles B Russell.
Hospital Corps, Schofield Barracks, r.
H., will proceed to Fort DeRussy, T.
H., reporting on arrival to the com
handing officer, for duty.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-08
SECOND Infantry STARTS AROUND
ISLAND ON ITS ANNUAL HIKE

! rounds of ball ammunition. Each com.
pany commander was given the prob
lem and told to take position and
fire on the enemy. An advance guard
was thrown out and the march was
conducted up the ridge near the leper
home. The enemy was represented by
12S kneeling and prone silhouette fig
ures In a line on the edge of a line
Of trenches near the crest of the hill,
about 1909 yards away. At a given
point the company commander was
told that his company was under fire,
and then conduced the exercise and
after taking up the best position, open
ed fire on the enemy, attempting to
make as many hits as possible in a
given time. AS soon as one company
fired another commenced the advance.
The machine gun company did the
marking OF targets for the regiment,
ais they did not fire this test. Particu.
lar attention is eentered in this test
as it is the final firing of the season
on the range and on it is based the
standing of the companies for the
years work on the target range. Many
excellent scores Pwere made and on
the whole the work was highly salts.
factory. Col. Atkinson, assisted by
Capt. Lincoln, conducted the exercises.
~ -
According to the latest San Fran
cisco papers Capt Joseph B. Douglass,
Signal Corps, NOW on duty at the fort
in command of Field Company E, has
been relieved from duty with the Sig
nal Corps as his detail has been com.
pleted, and he returns to duty with
the Coast Artillery. The captain came
to Hawaii on the August transport and
will no doubt be ordered to the main.
land on the next transport as there are
no vacancies for him at the artillery
posts on the island; moreover, he has
had great deal of foreign service AMI
is not due for some time to leave the
states. His successor has not been
named as yet, but Lieut.. F. F. Black,
who is now on leave of absence, will
return on the next transport and COM
mand Field Company E until the ar
rival of the new captain
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-08

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence
FORT SHAFTER, Sept. S.-The I'd
Infantry started around the island to-
day via the Pail on their annual hike.
They left the fort at 1880 this morn
ing and rode to the head of Nuuanu
valley on street cars and from there
marched to Heeia, where they will 60
into shelter tents for the night. Their
other camping places are Kaaawa, Ka'
laku, Haleiwa, Cashier and Pearl City.
They will return to the fort on the
rive. During the march the. field of.
ficers will have their annual riding
test. The band will not go, but on
Sunday will go to Haleiwa and give a
concert in the afternoon. On Satur-
day evening the Hawaiian string or.
chestra will furnish music at the hotel
for a dance and as many of the Off.
GERS families will join them lively
time is expected. -.
Company e, under command of Capt.
Cochran, will also remain behind to
perform guard duty for the fort.
The companies will have straight ra.
tons and carry only absolute necessi-
ties, as war conditions will be repre-.
scented during the march.
Owing to the fact that the Sherman
and Maryland took many officers to
the mainland who were recently trans
ferred, there will be a shortage of Of.
ficers who will accompany the regi-
ment, but on the return to the fort
the full number will join, as the Logan
will dock the same day the regiment
returns and will bring all the new
ones that were recently assigned.
- -
Tuesday was a ousy day at the fort
as all companies of the I'd Infantry
fired the company proficiency test in
the hills northeast of the cantonment.
Firing commenced at 1880 a. m, and
continued until p. m. During this
time the bullets were flying fast and
thick and it sounded like a real live
battle. The strength of the compa-
MES averaged 1875 men and each man
in full field equipment was given Is
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-08

Friends of lst Lieut. Harry Pfeil.
1st Field Artillery, will be pleased to
hear that he has been relieved from
duty as nspector-instructor of Field
Artillery Of the Organized Militia
state of New York, and has been or
dered to proceed to this city to join
the regiment here. The order took
effect last Saturday.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-08
COMPANY D, N. G. Il.

Unless excused by proper authority
all members of Company D, N G. H.,
must be present at drill tonight at
1880 p. m. Col Sam l. Johnson, the
adjutant-general, is expected to ad.
dress the members.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-08

Cart. Joseph B. Douglas. Signal
Corps, is relieved from his present de.
tail, but will remain on duty until his
successor arrives.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-08

Dave Anderson, Harry Paterson,
and C. E. Barlow, honor convicts in
the penitenuary at Joliet, Ill.,, escaped
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-08
ARMY NOTES

Two months leave of absence is
granted End Lieut.. John P. Eagerly
End Infantry.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-24
.TEMPTS NATION WITH
CHARMS Of CAPITAL
P. 7. Moran Urges Teachers. Parents,
and Children to Come to
Washington.

p. 7. Moran, president OF the local
Chamber OF Commerce. yesterday ad-
dressed letter to all State superinten-
dents Of education in the country urging
them to impress upon teachers. parents
and children that every good, American
ought to visit the Capital of his country.
Mr.. Moran enclosed with each letter
booklet. giving description of attractions
in this city. He emphasized the advan-
tage of visiting Washington at an early
hearty welcome in the rooms Of the
gives views of all important public build
in and about Washington.
The booklet. describing the advantages
OF Washington. says:
LAS residential city, Washington
stands paramount in all America. Its
broad. paved streets. overhung with the
foliage of numerous and rare trees form
Ing complete archways. are unaucstion-
ably the most beautiful in America"
In conclusion the booklet says: III
You wish to live in the most beautiful
city in the world and give your children
command Of its great institutions OF
learning. where all religious denomina-
tions are represented and private and
public schools are of the highest stand
ards. libraries. art galleries. and mu-
seums uneNcelled. stores. markets. and
banking institutions. theaters. clubs.
fraternal orders. recreation parks. and
public utilities Incompatible: then To-
cate in your National capital-Washing-
ton. the District of Columbia"
The Washington herald., 1915-04-24
ARMY POST HORSES TO
COMPETE AT BIG SHOW
Fort Myer and Fort Orglethorpe to
Be Represented at Exhibition
Here in Nav.

Fort Myer horses will he matched
against those of Fort OrSlethorpe. Ga,
and other army points at the National
Capital Horse Show. to be held May 8,
10. IL. II, and 49, it was announced
yesterday by officials of the show. Capt.
Guy Cushman will head the Georgia
detachment. Officers and men of Fort
Myer are taking great interest in the
plans for the show and have made extern
sive entries in the military and hunting
events.
Capt. William Mitchell. U. S. A., sta
TONED at Fort Washington, has been
elected member of the executive COM
mittee of the show and is giving special
attention to the arrangements for the
military events He has been named one
of the ring stewards. The other ring
officials will be Thomas Bones and John
y. Gheen. OF Washington.
Word has been received from Walter
Hanley, of Providence, r. l.. owner Of
some of the most famous harness thor
Oughbreds in the world, including the
champion runabout horse. Brother Jed
that he will be on hand with nine horses
Although all the 80 box stalls at the
show grounds. Eighteenth and ID streets
northwest, had been reserved, the show
officials yesterday gave orders for the
construction of additional stalls to ac-
commodate the Hanley entries.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-24
AERONAUTICS MEETING HELD.
Amy and Navy Men to study Prob.
lem of Aerodynamics.

The recently created National Ad-
visory Committee for Aeronautics held
its first meeting at the War Depart
ment yesterday. Secretary Garrison
called the body to order, and Brig.
Gen. George P Scriven. chief signal
officer of the army. was chosen tenn
porary chairman, and Naval Con-
Structor Holden c. Richardson, was
chosen temporary secretary. The
committee purposes to make studies
of the problems of aerodynamics and
the many phases of aviation.
All the members were present ex-
cept Charles ID. Walcott. secretary of
the Smithsonian Institution, who was
prevented from attending on account
of death in his family. The other
members are Brig. Gen. Scriven, Lieut..
Col. Samuel K. Reber, of the Signal
Corps of the Army: Capt Mark l..
Bristol. director of aeronautics in the
navy: Naval Constructor Holden c.
Richardson: Prof. Charles F. Marvin.
of the Weather Bureau: DR.. s W
SIratton. chief of the Bureau of
Standards: Byron r. Newton. Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury: Prof Will
lam r. Durand, Leland Stanford Uni
versty; Prof Mchae' l. Pupin, CO.
lumbia University: Prof. John F. Hay
ford, Northwestern University, and
Prof. Joseph f. Ames, Johns Hopkins
University.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-24
ROCK ISLAND SCENIC
CIRCLE TOURS To
CALIFORNIA

Get copy Of our Panama Expositions
Folder and glance at the map. See the
Circle Tours available to California Out
through Colorado, with its Incompatible
mountain scenery, back through Ell Paso
and the historic Southwest. over the
Golden State Route, the direct line of
lowest attitudes, or vice versa. or in one
direction by way of Yellowstone Ma
tional Park. Glacier National Park. or
Canadian National Park, through the
Canadian Rockies.
Pre-eminent in the through transconti-
mental service are the Golden State Linn
ited' and Californian" via Ell Paso and
Tucson, and the Rocky Mountain Linn
ited'' and "Colorado-California Express"
via Colorado. No finer trains, no better
service are provided anywhere than on
Rock Island Lines. Automatic Block
Signals-Finest Modern All-Steel Equip
ment-Superb Dining Car Service.
Low fare tickets ON sale daily. Stopover
at all points en- route. Both exposition0
included in one ticket at no extra cost.
We maintain a Travel Bureau. Our rep
resentatives are travel experts. who will
help you plan a wonderful and an eco
nomical outing. give you full information
about California and her wonder Exposi-
tions, how best TO see them. and look
after every detail of your trip.
Write, phone or drop in for our litera-
ture on California and the Expositions.
Rock Island Lines.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-24
CONVENTIONS TO BRING 10000
List of Gath crinEs to BE Held Here
Given Out by Chamber.

list of conventions to be held in
Washington in 1915 was given out by
the Chamber of Commerce yesterday.
About 10000 delegates and visitors
will attend.
The big attraction on the list Is
the Grand Army of the Republic en-
campment in the early fall, which will
draw at least 10000 visitors, II is ex-
pected. Others are: National Com
mercial Gas Association, November 20
to December 4: National American
Woman Suffrage Association. Decem-
ber to IA: oyster Growers and
Dealers Association of North America,
June Is; American Clan Gregor So
ciety. October % to 80: p. o. S. OF
America. Funeral Benefit Association.
September IS to 90; International
Electrotypers and Stereotypers' Union,
June IA to q: American Peace Society.
May Z: American National Red Cross
December :: American Institute of
Arcitects, December.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-24
HISTORY BUILDERS.
A Question of Forged Signature.
Written Expressly for The Washington Herald
BH DR. E L. EDWARDS.

In the course of a days ride from
Richmond, Va. to Raleigh, n. c., in
the spring of 1853, l had several very
interesting chats with David Davis.
His term as United States Senator had
Just expired, and he was on his way
to Fayetteville. y. c, where he was to
be married and whence he was to
start upon d honeymoon tour extend
ing far South AS New Orleans In
some way the conversat ton turned
upcn forgery. / think il was started
by some reference to forged letter
purporting to have been written by
James A. Garfield. which was pub
Iished shortly before election, with
intent to injure Garfield a the polls.
Judge Davis told me when he was
a circuit Judge in Illinois. at a time
when he made intimate acquaintance
with Abraham Lincoln. who practiced
much before him, he was called upon
to sit in several cases involving ac-
cusations of forgery. All of them
were defended on the ground that the
signatures were not forged. One case
in particular gave him a great deal
of thought. The defendant admitted
that the signature was his. but he
defended himself on the ground that
it was never used for the purpose of
obtaining money. The man had an
excellent character. and his frank ad
mission that it was his signature. al
though he had never appended it to
"A note. raised curious point. At
last il was disclosed that the man had
actually written his name at the bot
tom of sheet of paper which con-
tained a business letter. Some body
got hold of that letter, cut off the
written part. and there was left con-
siderable white space over the name.
In that space he had written a note
for several hundred dollars and had got
the note discounted.
Il should have been disposed, even
if that discovery had not been made.
TO find for the defendant. because l
knew he was a man of unimpeachable
character. and character counts for
everything in disputed question.
especially one involving fraud said
Judge Davis.
Some years later | learned that in
a Massachusetts court question arose
involving an accusation of forgery
against Samuel Appleton, who was a
prominent business man and manu-
facturer. Mr.. Appleton was sued upon
a note, and his defense was that the
signature which purported to have
been his was a forgery. Experts in
penmanship testified that Mr. Appleton's
handwriting in all respects was SINH
The Washington herald., 1915-04-24
FLEET TO FRISCO IN JULY.
President Gives Orders that II Gu
Through Canal on July 4,


President Wilson yesterday decided that
the Atlantic fleet shall be sent through
the Panama Canal on July next
This positive decision caused much
surprise. 1t is absolutely contrary to the
growing expectation throughout the na.
val service and elsewhere that announce
ment soon would be made Of another
postponement of the proposed passage of
the fleet through the Isthmian waterway.
The postponement from the original
date set. last March to July, was offciai-
ly attributed to the slides in Culebra
Cut, though it was generally understood
that the international situation was quite
as much responsible for a postponement
as the conditions in Culebra Cut Con-
ditions in Cuiebra Cut are not materially
different from what they were last Feb
ruary. nor has the International situa-
t1on particularly improved. 1t was indi-
Gated yesterday that so positive Is the
Presidents decision that IL the big ships
cannot safely go through the cut on July
4. then the canal authorities viii be re-
Guired to put through such vessels a.
can make the passage.
Besides the strategic matters involved
the question Is partly one of domestic
political considerations. For Peveral
years the people OF the Pacific Coast
have been promised that the fleet should
spend part of its time on the West coast
as soon as possible.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-24
lar to that of the acknowledged hand

lar to that of the acknowledged hand
writing of Mr.. Appleton's name.
Mr.. Appleton had for years gained
an almost unique reputation in his
business life of absolute truthfulness
and of unvarying integrity. There
fore. in view of this reputation. the
court decided that Mr.. Appleton testi-
fed TO the truth when he said that
he did not sign that note. although
admitting that the signature was ex
actly like his own.
This judgment in Mr. Appleton's
favor was afterward vindicated when
it was learned that another man who
had the same name had signed the
note, but had initiated Mr.. Appleton's
handwriting when he did it. A very
nice question then arose in law as to
whether this was forgery or not; for
some lawyers claimed that a man had
a right to write his own name as he
chose"
The Washington herald., 1915-04-24
May Buy Arlington Hotel Site.

Although Charles A. Douglas, legal rep
resentative of the Arlington Hotel corpor-
alton. owners Of the excavated site of a
proposed hotel at Vermont avenue and h
street northwest, denies knowledge Of a
pending sale of that property, L. e. Bran.
denburg. local attorney. said yesterday
that ne Is negotiating for the purchase
OF the property. He would not diyuIce
the names OF his clients or their plans.
IL 10 reported that the plans provide for
the erection Of = hotel and once build.
tnE cumblpod.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-24
TO REPORT ON G.. A. R. CANVASS
r. A. Mckee Epects Hotels Will
Contribute $4,000.

Towniey A. Mckee. chairman OF the
G. A. r. encampment subcommittee
which is making canvass of hotels.
announces his committee will report Mon
day 1t is expected the hotels will con-
tribute 500 to- the encampment fund
Collections OF subscribed amounts will
begin May i. Robert n. Harper, chair
man of the finance committee, announceo
yesterday. Col. Harper Is making a,
final appeal for donations. Other COM
mittees which will report. probably next
week. are the committees on banking in
stitutions and saloons and breweries
The Washington herald., 1915-04-24

was the hardest he had ever done in his
lie. His hands were blistered and his
body ached
What passed between the two men as
they wearily kept on. wrapped in the
fog and darkness. cannot be told Booth
may have menaced Herold to keep him
| busy at the oars, or the alarms they
suffered may have been spur enough to
the poor youth.
Often through the fog they could hear
sounds that told them they were near
boats. Once II was the sound of talking;
again the splash of paddle wheels The
war patrol Of the river by Federal gun
boats had not ceased when the hue and
cry for Booth went out. and now the
river was policed with added vigilance.
to catch the assassin. if possible, in his
passage of the rver-for by this time he
had been traced into Charles County,
Md.
Once they were so near a gunboat
| they saw its form loom through the
fog. Resting on his oars and holding
his breath. we may believe, Herold al
lowed the skiff to drift with the tide in
the enveloping gloom to safety.
Had they been detected and had a
boat seized them there, blood doubtless
would have been spilled. for Booth was
armed with a carbine and two pistols,
anu was resolSeu that ne would never
be taken alive.
Ashore Again in Maryland.
At last. as the deep gray of the night
was tightening under the approaching
day. they found themselves on the edge
of the current in quiet water and the
shore appeared. Herold put the boat
upon the beach and got out. From
what he could see. it was not the place
they had expected to reach. They were
indeed still on the Maryland side. about
twelve miles above their starting point.
They had rowed into Avon Creek, an
affluent of Nanjemoy Creek.
Hiding the boat in the bushes. and
Booth with II, Herold set out with day
light to learn where they were. Ventur-