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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05
CATTELL IS Nan
CHOSEN TOMAKE
new VALUATION
Well Known Expert From CoaSi
on Matsonia to Testify in
Rapid Transit Suit

w. B. CafteIl of San Francisco. who
is an expert in determining the value
Of street railways. is the man who
has been retained BY the Honolulu
Rapid Transit and Land Company as
q witness in the Injunction suit which
has been brought by the territory
against the company.
This Information has been received
by L. Tenney Peck. president of the
Rapid Transit. In wireless message
from the expert. who Is aboard the
steamer Matsonia on his way to Ho-
nolulu. Mr.. Cattell viii investigate
the plant OF the Rapid Transit and
testify in court regarding his findings
as to the physical valuation and cost
of the company's property
Mr. Cattell. II was learned today
has determined the valuation of nu-
merods large railroad systems In Cali
fornia for public utility commissions
and bonding firms. He has also con-
structed and maintained street rail
ways. His active work as an expert
on valuations covers a period OF many
years
A bit OF humor was Injected into to-
days hearing OF the case, which doubt
less proved real relief to those who
have been following the trial.
William Barringer, an expert on val
uations, and a witness for the terri
tory, was on the witness stand. He
was testifying to the cost of the prop
erty OF the Rapid Transit, according
to his own findings.
Several years ago, it seems, Clinton
G.. Ballentyne. manager Of the Rapid
Transit, bought bath tub at an auc-
tion sale. He paid just $40 for the
appliance. It was learned today on
good authority.
When Mr.. Barringer was taking an
inventory of the property of the Rap
i'd Transit. he espied the'ancient bath
ing receptacle, listed IL and placed a
value on it-of $25: at least. that is
what was testified to this morning.
Manager Ballentyne was asked to-
day II it would not be more profitable
TO sell the bath tub at Mr.. Barringer's
figure than to leave 1t lying around
the Rapid Transit plant
Among other things. Mr.. Barringer
testified that. according to his find
ings. the various buildings owned by
the Rapid Transit cost about $145,930.
Equipment and tools, he said, cost
about $26,S37.16, and the office furni
tnre about $S454.s0. The fixtures in
the employees clubhouse cost approx
mately $225s.90, he added,
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05
FOR
OFFICER GUILTY
OF Street BRAWL
That is Intention Sheriff Rose
Announces; Say Row Arose
Over Dispute in Duties

witnesses who saw the scuffle out
side the Mint saloon In which four
officers are said to have engaged Wed
nesday night at o'clock, were called
before Sheriff Rose this afternoon, and
after hearing them the investigation
was postponed until other witnesses
could be summoned.
Sherin Ro.e says he intends to sus-
pend any of the officers found guilty
of misconduct.
1t was discussion of intricate points
of a police officers duties, involving
the right of an officer to go into a
private house and arrest a man when
he was engaged in restoring order in
his household by beating his wife. that
led to the row in which Officers Man
uef Barboza, Robert Akeo, Joseph Per
ry and Abraham Kawaiahoa mixed
Wednesday night in the Mint saloon.
I'VE we're all off duty" one Of the
officers said today. and went Into the
Mint, where over glass of beer we
we're talking of police work Barboza
took the ground that an officer did
not have the right to go into a house
and stop a fight between man and
his wife and when he was opposed
by others, became vehement in up
holding his side. Finally he got mad
and went out, coming back later, with
nothing on the upper part of his body
but coat.
"He stripped this. off after talking
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05

Russia Getting
$4,000 Autos For
Use in War Zone
Captain of Hyades Says Rail-
roads at Seattle Congested
With Big Shipments

War munitions OF every kind, con
signed TO the Russian government for
use by its army, are awaiting ship
ment by the trainload at Seattle and
Tacoma, according to Capt. Troel
Smith, commander of the Matson
steamer Hyades, which arrived this
morning from Seattle and docked at
Pier 20 with a 6O00-ton cargo for this
and other island ports.
while we were at Seattle we saw
a tremendous shipment Of arInored
automobiles for the Russian army,
said Capt Smith. They were loaded
on big fiat cars, cased. Trains Of the
autos and other war supplies covered
miles OF railroad tracks there. The
shipment was part OF an order for
$4,000 autos and motor trucks for the
Russians. They were big. costly ma
chimes, Packards and Pierce-Arrows
among them"
Capt Smith says British and Japa-
nese boats are making an average OF
one trip week carrying the motor
cars and munitions OF war to yladi-
yostok from Seattle and Tacoma
Capt. Smith says he has been noti-
fed to take command Of the Matson
passenger and freight boat Manoa.
Sunday, when the ship returns from
Kahului and Hilo. It Is expected that
be viii have permanent command Of
the Manoa. succeeding Capt Henry
r. Weeden. who is no longer in the
service Of the Matson Navigation
Company. Capt William F. Rind,
now In charge Of Che Manoa, will as.
sumo command OF the Hyades after
Sunday.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05
GREECE FOR
NEUTRALITY,
KING IS SET
Though Vote Of Lack Of Conf
dence IN Zaimis Has Been
Passed, he Win Not Dissolve
Ministry; Won't loin Allies
RUSSIANS ON OFFENSIVE
BUT GERMANS SAY FUTILE
Berlin Claims Advance oi S|avs
Results Only in Heavy Loss
eS and Positions Can't Be
Held Against Defense

| lAssociated Press By Federal Wirelessl
LONDON, England, Nov. 5.
With King Constantine In
sisting upon neutrality and up-
on keeping in office q cabinet
which aims to promote neutral
ity, there seems little likelihood
that even the vote of lack Of
confidence will unseat the Zai-
mis- ministry.
The king Is expected to con-
tinue the Zaimis ministry IN
office rather than to take the
only other alternative which
has presented itself, that cf re-
storing Former Premier Veni-
zelos, whose resolve to enter
the war with the Allies is open
" recognized.
King Constantine has called
the leaders Of the ministry into
a conference and has made
Minister Yanakitsas, Of the
war portfolio, his aid -de-camp.
Thus the breach between the
war minister and Vehizelos
finds the king supporting the
war minister
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05
FIVE PER CENT
EXTRA DIVIDEND
FOR PEPEEKEO

Shareholders of the Pepeekeo Sugar
Company will participate in the cut.
ting of large round melon on No
vember Is, when an extra dividend of
5 per cent will be paid in addition to
the regular monthly dividend of 1s
per cent, making 6k per cent this
month.
The regular dividend will amount
to s11.250 and the extra" totals $37.-
500, making a grand total for the
shareholders this month of $4S.750.
Pepeekeo has stock issue of $3.50. 900.
divided into 1900 shares of a par va
lue of 500 each. The last recorded
sale was at $3.50.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05
RUSSIAN ADVANCE IS
CHECKED; THEY RETIRE

BERLIN, Germany, Nov. 5.
The Berlin bulletins say that
the Russians made a tempor
AIRY advance northeast Of Czar-
torysk but met such determined
resistance that they were forced
to retire into their former posi-
tions.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05
PHILADELPHIA
Will GET BACK
LIBERTY BELL

Associated Press by Federal Wireless ]
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 5.-A
special committee Of city counciimen
today left Philadelphia to escort the
famous Liberty Bell home from the
Psnama-Paeific exposition, where II
was taken last summer. The Liberty
Sell leaves the exposition next Thurs
day: The cost Of this trip to the city
will total $4,000.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05
ROUTINE MEETING OF
M'BRYDE'S DIRECTORS

Directors of McBryde Sugar Com
pany of Kauai met yesterday at the
office of Alexander & Baldwin, but it
was given out after the meeting that
only routine matters were discussed
Manager Alexander Of the plantation
came down from the Garden Island
for the meeting.
On December 10 to 50-cent divi-
dend declared some time ago becomes
payable.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05

The Canadian Pacific broke the
worlds grain loading record when
1,675 cars or nearly 100000 bushels
of wheat were loaded.
Fireman Grover Baldwin of Roa-
noke, Va, was killed and Brakeman
Wright seriously injured by the ex-
plosion of Norfolk & Western loco
motive near Lynehburg.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05
train BRUSHES
SHEET Iron OFF;
STAYS ON TRACK
Attempt to Wreck Southern Pa
cific "0W|' Believed Work
of |. w. W.S

n IAssociated Press by Federal Wireless
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Nov. 5.--
What 10 believed to have been the
work Of desperate /. w. w. agltators
nearly resulted In the wreck Of the
Southern Pacific aowI" train last
night 20 miles north Of Fresno. Heavy
sheet iron was put across the tracks
but the train brushed aside the OBJ
stacIes and remained on the rails.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05

Mrs. Mary Lynch. aged so, widow
was killed In her New York home
when she fell 10 feet down a flight
of stairs.
Ten women arrested at Adams and
Water streets, Brooklyn. during riot
there were fined 81 each The women
are wives of striking dock laborers.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05
LOGAN DUE AT PIER 6
AT THIS AFTERNOON

At 1890 o'clock this afternoon the
U. S. army transport Logan was
sighted in the offing. coming up from
Manila The boat was due to dock
about o'clock at Pier and will sail
for San Francisco at IL o'clock tomor.
row morning.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05

Russia's petroleum king has paid
his barber $500 to come from Paris to
Evian les Bains, Switzerland. and cut
his hair
Secretary RedfieId has ordered that
the coast survey vessels Gedney and
Macarthur be condemned and sold as
being unfit for service.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-05

(Continued on Page 81
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From Gan Franchises
Matsonia, Nov. 10.
For San Francisco:
U. s. 7. Logan. Nov. 6.
From Vancouver:
Niagara. Dec. /.
Fer Vancouver:
NIasara. Nov: Y.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-11-04
WEST HAND
From Rec Heights Review,


r. S. Mead, manager of the Far.
mers Elevator. rep orts that he has
shipped out nine cars of grain al.
ready this fall-four of wheat, two
of oats and three of barley. He
sells the grain on the track here.
J. H. Bevington has purchased
the Cramer half section in north
east Van Order twp. and expects
ultimately to fix up the place for
residence
Percy Nicholas sale on FRIDAY
last was well attended and the cattle
sold fairly well. Hugh McKelyev
bought a nice bunch of spring calves
at $29.25, and Howard Deuter took
home ten black calves at $780, SO
each. Henry Scott bought the
black cows, and Shriver & Palmer
bought some of the remainder of
the herd.
Henry Morrow is hauling lumber
for a good-sized barn, to be built on
the place he is occupying in Hyde
county.
Mr. and Mrs Elroy Cracked. who
now live at Peno, have a new little
girl. which vas welcomed into their
home one day last week.
Mattel Koc. Of Bailey, left for
Sioux City. Tuesday. with two cars
of cattle of his own raising-for
market.
j. {. Harris, of Alden has pulled
home with his threshing rig. He
has grain of his own, and also a
sllo which he wants to fill.
C. b. Hendricks went down to the
Crow Creek reservation. Sunday,
after Mark Woodward, and Henry
Sheriff.. the Miller masons, who
have been plasterlng a new house
for an Indian. This would seem to
indicate that the redman is prosper.
ing and trying to have homes like
the white man.
j. B. Berry. of Glendale, is to
have a public sale on Nov. 8. and
will then 60 to Wyoming where he
will take up a homestead.
Mr. and Mrs Hugh McKelvey have
a new baby daughter at their home
in Riverside twp.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-11-04

coast, where they will attend the
expositions at San Diego and San
Francisco.
D. S. Beals, Of Pearl twp, who
has been in poor health for a long
time, is reported to be in a critical
condition.
The First State Bank has had new
bank fixtures installed. that greatly
improve the interior appearance of
same.
l.. b. Crolls are enjoying a new
automobile. purchased recently.
+. s. Teller had 35 acres of speltz
that averaged 40 bushels per acre.
Gordon Conkey and family now
enjoy riding in a new 6 cylindar
Mitchell automobile.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-11-04
COUNTY NEWS OF
HOME AND FARM
Personal and Local Notes of In
tereSt
NORTH HAND
From Orient Argusl


At the Polo church early Tuesday
morning, October 26, Rev. P. A.
Lauer officiating, occurred the mar
riage Of Miss Clara Meier to MI
Xavier Schaefers. A large number
of relatives and friends were in at
tendance. After the ceremony a
wedding dinner was served at the
home of the brides parents, Mr. and
Mrs Anton Meier.
On Thursday Of last week $50
head of cattle belonging to the firm
eff Gooder & Dignan. were driven
from here to Faplkton, from where
they were loaded onto the North
western and shipped to Peoria. Ill.,,
to a brewery company. to whom
they had been sold, and who will
fatten them on surplus malt. The
following day another herd of 260
was driven to the same place and
shipped to the Sioux City market.
Born-To the wife of Geo. Webb.
len, at Miller, last Tuesday morning
a bouncing boy.
John Costigan having decided to
retire from farming, on account of
poor health, has leased the farm to
a nephew from Illinois In conse-
quence Mr. Costigan will sell at pri-
vate sale the nice bunch of stock
now on the place.
w. A Schultz, a former resident
of the L mile- west district. and still
the owner of land there, arrived
Sunday from DePere, Wis. to look
after his possessions. When he left
Orient, some wears ago, he moved
to Michigan to reside. but better op-
portunities presenting in Wisconsin
he later transferred the scene of
operations to the Badger state and
engaged in carpenter work. Mrs
Schultz is conducting a restaurant
in the same town-DePere.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-11-04
KILLED WHEN AUTO
TURNS TURTLE

Faulkton, Oct. 29.-Orin Strebil,
Of Miranda. was killed today when
his automobile turned turtle. The
unfortunate man had started home
IN his car and was near here when
the accident occurred. He was
caught under the car and life
crushed from his body.
Mr. Strebil was an old resident of
this community. He served in the
Spanish American war.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-11-04
Notice to Our Trade

VIZ will discontinue our premium
dishes after January LIST. 1916. No
cards will be issued after November
18th. All who wish to secure dishes
must have their cards punched out
before January 1st. 1916.
Greeves Bros.
49t2 Miller, S. d.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-11-04

Presbyterian Church. Nov. z.
1870 .. m. Sermon: Burning A
Man For Christ" HAS a. m Sun.
day School. 1t will interest you.
Get in. $50 .. m. Christian En-
deevor. 7:30 D. m. Sermon: "A
Young Woman Who Made Good"
A cordiel invitation and welcome to
You people who haven't been to q
church service for . good while.
try It once.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-11-04
(From Washington Times)

NFTUW tbSIHRIUn IIfnesD
Henry LEM is putting up IAN ex.
tensive addition to his farm dwelling
just north of Vayland.
A couple of the Engelmann boys,
from Miller, were here this week
helping with the threshing on the
farm on Sand Creek.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-11-04
EAST SIDE NEWS
(From st. Lawreuce Newsl

(From ST. Lawrence News
YESTERDAY afternoon. just as Mrs
J. H. Bingham had placed her little
son in the buggy and was about to
get in herself. near her parents
home. the horses ran with the little
fellow in the buggy alone. and
threw him out near the Presbyter-
ian church. just before the buggy
tipped over. and scratched him up
and bruised him q little. but not
badly.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-11-04
l.. BURNETT
A%UCTIONEER

vi cry saIes m Hand and adjoinins counties.
Orient State Bank or ID. v. Hall. Orient.
Terms, 2 per cent up 10 $500, above that amount
Iper cent Write me at Orient 8. D.. or can at
Orient State Bank.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-11-04

Mr and Mrs J. NJ. King departed
Wednesday morning for the Pacific
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-11-04
Il H. CARROLL,
BUYS AND SELLS LANDS.

want 70 buy some rood cheap quarters OF
Hand county land Tor cash. Cali or write me
onscs over First National Bank. Miller. So. Oak
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21

tho famous Trou Bricot sector. AT
the start Of course. We buried the dead
and gathered up the broknn machine
guns which had been destroyed by our
runfrc."
The town Of Yprcs in the British
lines, probably remains the most col
loaal example Of she'll fire. But Yprcs
vas :; town. IT was not built to with
stand she'll fire. but as home for men
in time of peace In Trou Bricot the
Germans with the science and amazing
industry which characterize their Upcr-
ations, had set out to build themselves
q baStion which would withstand the
kind of FIR. they had visited upon Ypres.
Thcy had been at work for many
months pcrfcctnE II from time TO time.
rular2int. and strengthening il, busy as
ants in 1t hill. II was "a vast warren
of saudbaEs hristling with machine
guns--a knucklciiSc salient in the Ger
man 'front.' iin. Small forests OF barbed
wirc guarded il right and left. II was
AZ proof against shrapnel as slate
roof against hail Tho explosion of
any explosive shell was localized
iu one OF a multitude of chambers.
bui,t with a view to receiving such
visitors. Shafts In the earth UNDER
meath the whole offered further prot.c-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21

no time to repair it, Fo" seventy-,wo
hours tho blasts Of explosions were
tearing at that redoubt--a hurricane
OF all the big calibcrs. from six to
! thrown in for good measure. Under
meath La Pochc, at the end of a French
mine. rested Il huge charge of explo-
sirc. That was fired just before the
infantry charged. II carried Germans
and sandbags heavenward In Il cloud
zoo or 300 feet high. and left crater
of ut least 100 feet In depth ana $50
feet in width. Any Germans who sur
vived were i'm the pail cf dust from it
as the French infantry charged over
the bare space where the barbed wire
had been destroyed by guns which were
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21

given this part of the work 10 do In
ten minutes from the time that the
French infantry left their trenches
they were in full possession OF La
Poche ,
1T was easy. monsieur" said a sol
dicr. easier than some much simpler
Notifications which we found later on.
where the shells had not fallen so
thckly. we rushed in and we looked
around--for somebody to fight with.
But there was no one. For the most
part there was nothing but the frag
ments Of men: and there were men
lying about trying to apply hrstaid
handages and Il few stunned, unhurt.
What could they do but yield Those
who sought refuge down that shaft
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21
MILLION MEN ENGAGED
ON F|FTEEN-M|LE LINE
Wreckage ON Champagne Battle Field
Three Weeks After Conflict Gives
Idea of Havoc Wrought.
TRENCHES BECOME DUsrHEAps
french Shell Fire Kills AMI Wounds
Germans and i.ittcrS Field With
Smashed Equipment-Captu of
TeutOn RetiOubt OF In pUche.

CilALONS. FRA nee November 90
There was still wrcckarc enough re-
manning on the battle Held of Cham
paSnc three weeks after the battle was
fought l" give some idea Of the havoc
oi destruction when IL was fresh after
tho advance. Within 4 space fifteen
miles In length by from one to three
In breadth at least 100000 men were
engaged on both sides. $1,000 prisoners
were taken and at least two or three
shells for every man engaged was
fred.
That sheet Of preparatory shell fire
which had descended upon fifteen miles
of German front trenches had meant
swath or slaughter to start with.
For three days, night and day. this
bo!nbardment continued. According TO
the accounts Of German prisoners. they
could only hug the shelter OF their
subtcrrancan chambers under their
crurnOling parapets. \ wall OF artil
lery fire back of tho trenches kept the
supplies from reaching them. In front
Of the trenches the continued crash Of
shrapnel blasts was cutting the barbed
wire. For months the French had
been accommodating ammunition, which
they poured out from every culibcr OF
gun.
This shcll fire not only killed and
wounded Gcrmans--not only made the
most elaborate trenches into dust heaps
but Uttered tho field with smashed
German cassons, transport wagons.
clothing, equipment and all tho impcdi-
mcnts OF an army. There was peace In
the German trenches for the frs, time
I'm three days 90 tho wave Of French
Infantry rushed for the German
trcuchce Then the French guns
stopped firing lest they XIII their own
mon. The wave had not more than 200
yards to go Estimate the time that
II takes the average man 20 RUIZ that
distance and YOU have tho time ii took
tho French soldiers TO reach the wreck
age which had been the German
trcnch"r and graphic with any sur
vivors In the dugouts In some places
tn" wave swept on beyond hlc trench
Ike the tide running up af inlet. The
Germans between such forces were
caught in q pair Of p!nCcrF This ac:
counted for tin. prisoners who were
taken in bntchcs. They were sur
rounded by infantry with no way Of
retreat open to them.
FRENCH SOLDIER StLNAt.iNt.
~ RUINS or GERMAN REDuIHT
only the little things now remain
said :. French soldier who VAS salvag-
ms in the ruins Of tho German r.-
doubt OF La Pochc -"th" pocket'--in
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21

there were all buried alive: and we dug
life in them from that shaft yonder."
From the highest point of the ruins
one looked right and left along the
front line of German trenches. which
had been so claborately dug. and were
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21

broken. half-hlled bitches as the result
of that terrific concentration of gun
fire; ana the same thing was to be seen
in the region OF Loos. where the Brit
ish guns had wrought the same kind OF
havoc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21

ton. In the center was "A sort of well
in the midst OF the walls of sandbacs
where the occupants might enjoy i'm
munity from anything except bombs
from tho air.
GERMANS NOT GIVEN TIME
TO REPAIR DAMAGE
But the French guns showcrcd tons
unon tons Of shells upon La pochc for
mos" three days. When a chamber
was destroyed. they gave the Germans