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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-19
FORCED TO BURN
ships FITTINGS
TO REACH PORT
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would have made eight or eight ard a
half. Our coal, which we took on at
Labuan. Borneo, before going to the
Philippines, was poor, and wasted
badly, so we had 10 burn . great many
more tons than had IL been satisfac.
tory. ~. ...<[ -.
We've been running 1T half speed
for the last four days. and Honolulu
certainly did look mighty good to us
this morning. The head winds we
ran into | should Judge were about Of
the fifth degree, but the heavy sea
and swell set US back worst"
Captain Topp lost no time in get.
ting the Inter-Island coal loading
barge alongside, and the precious fuel
was soon rattling down into the ships
bunkers. 800 tons being taken on.
The calliope is % days out from
Cebu, her last port OF call which she
left July II. This Is 1920 miles from
Honolulu The freighter is owned by
the Gladstone company. but for this
trip only is running as an Indra line
boat. Her cargo Is 800 tons of sugar
and hemp from the Philippines, con.
signed 10 New York by way of Pa.
mama.
incidentally, Captain Topp has in
his cabin piece OF shell fired into
West Hartlepool. England, by the
German cruiser Butcher, which bonn.
barded that city and was later sunk
in the North Sea after a fight with a
British squadron. The CalIiope's en-
gineers and apprentices were in the
city when the bombardment com.
menced.
Early tomorrow morning the CALI
ope will resume her long voyage, and
the captain and crew hope for. better
luck the remainder of the journey.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-19

the *" fleet OF submarines.
we win sail for San Francisco
about September l." he said, "as near
as can be determined at present. We
are just marking time until then, and
using our stay as a means OF giving
the marines small-arm practise.
One company of marines. So men,
is now ashore at Fort Shafter, and
after 1t has finished practise another
company will be sent Practise re-
quires about a week, although IL can
be completed In five days. ..". g..
Before leaving for San Francisco
the Maryland will coal, taking on
about 1000 tons. Capt KittelIe added
that the new battleships are being
equipped to burn oil fuel, but said the
present vessels will not be remodeled
with Gil burning equipment, owing 10
the great expense involved.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-19
MAYOR INFAVOR
|. OF PAVINGCLEAR
TOMAKEEI ISLAND

The report published in the Star
Pulletin yesterday to the effect that
the passing OF a resolution by the
board OF supervisors Tuesday night
for the parking OF Kalakaua avenue
presages the hard-surfacing OF that
street to Makee island was given yerl-
fication by Mayor Lane today.
at Is true that the supervisors and
myself are earnestly considering i'm.
mediate hard-surfacing Of Kalaka"a
avenue from the present end of the
paving at John Ena road to Makse
island, Kapiolani park the MAYOR
said. 'tOf course, as announced In the
Star-Bulletin, this work will be dona
under the frontage tax statutes"
Supervisor Ben Hollinger is an ar
dent advocate OF pavement for Bare-
tania street and other members of the
board are reported to be in harmony
with him.
The prison gangs have been put to
work on the present parking on Ksla-
kaua avenue from King street to John
Ena Ena road and weeds and brush
are being cut away and the grass
moved AS soon as this work is com.
pleted the gangs will commence the
parking of Kalakaua avenue from the
present terminus of the hard-surface
pavement to Makee island.
In the meantime the supervisors ex.
pect to get the Manoa valley paving
work well under way and will then
be in position to give full attention
to the paving of Kalakatla avenue
Following that the hoard probably will
turn It's attention to Befetania street
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-19
TEXAS MAY BE RIVAL IN
GROWING OF R0SELLES

While eastern manufacturers Of
Jams and ieIlies are not yet ready to
make contracts for the roselle, they
have promised that early this fall they
Will inform A. T. Longley, superintend-
ent OF the territorial marketing di-
vision, just how much OF the fruit they
will purchase In Hawaii in 1916.
Mr.. Longley recently returned from
a trip to the mainland. He visited
Chicago and interviewed the heads Of
various jam and jelly concerns regard
ing the roselle. While they claim it
is a useful product and that they may
make purchases in Hawaii, they state
that the growing OF roselle may be
entered into on large scale IN Texas
within a few months.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-19
Y. w. C. A. STILL TN NEED
OF $11,600 FOR HOME

To complete alterations in the old
Elks' building at Alakea and Hotel
streets, which it recently purchased,
the Y. w. c. A. is still in need of
$11.600, according to report given
out at the headquarters of the associa.
ton today. The original estimate of
the cost of purchasing the building
and making necessary alterations was
$4,000. After careful figuring, how
ever, the association has discovered
that it will need $4,000, of which
S28.400 is on hand. The plan of the
association to raise funds for needed
improvements to the new home re-
Gently was endorsed by the Chamber
of Commerce.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-19
engineers HOLD
MEETING TONIGHT

An announcement yesterday by the
Hawaiian Engineering Association that
a meeting would be held last night
was inaccurate. The meeting win be
held tonight in room 202, McCandless
building, at p. m. for the purpose of
nominating officers for the ensuing
year, also to take up matters apper-
tanning to the third annual mill engi-
neers' convention to be held in Homo
lulu the latter part Of October.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-19
L0(MAND GEVERkL

Honolulu Chapter Rose Cfoix, No. i,
win hold a special session tonight at
100 O'Clock. @*
Building permits totaling $56.432
were issued by the city during the
seven days ending August Is. T.: . =:
No meeting OF the territorial grand
jury was held this afternoon. The
next meeting probably will be AT 2
O'Clock next Thursday afternoon:
Since the first of August, % actions
for divorce have been filed in the cir
cult court. This makes a total Of
202 actions since the first of the year.
Whether the organization shall give
concert at Kaneohe two weeks from
next Saturday will be discussed at a
special meeting OF the Knights of
Kamehameha in the Y N. G.. A. this
evening. 49,. ....... ...->: T.. F.. &
On the ground of nonsupport, Mrs.
Ethel F.. Vaughan has filed in circuit
court a suit for divorce against Ed.
ward G. Vaughan. The Vaughans were
married in Honolulu On July 90. 1911.
There are no children. ~.
The report of the board of health
for the year ending June 80, 1915, was
submitted to Governor Pinkham by
DIR. ]. S. 3. Pratt, president of the
board, today. Whether the repor. is
to be made public rests with the
chief executive.
Sporting editors of the Hawaii Shin
pc, the Nippu Jill and the Hawaii Ho-
chi, together with local Japanese fans.
rendered reception to the baseball
team from Heiji University On Tues
day evening. About 100 guests were
present.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-19

Fat WIn put on his. SuRday.goto-
meetin' clothes last night and called
en- his best girl. She is Japanese, but
that is nothing to Fat. Wun cares not
for bCycotts or Japan-China difficulties.
After Fat had stayed with his lady
love for awhile he deSided that he
would play Santa Claus and dream
that it was Christmas. So he pulled
out his check book and wrote his fair
one an order for cash. He signed the
name OF prominent Judge and when
the, recipient of the Chinaman's gen.
eroSity discovered that the check was
no good, her scorn was great and
with haste and precision she hiked
down TO the police station and told her
troubles to Captain McDuffie. Now
Fat Nun is in Jail. 49,
wild Joe" is in again. Joe is
Hawaiian boy and is 10 years old. For
three whole weeks he acted real good,
but after such a long period of good
ness, the wild one decided one more
desperate thing he'd do. So this morn
ing he followed Japanese girl, IL
years old, from in front of the Hawaii
theater to the Liberty theater. She
was bound for neighboring doctors
office to pay a bill and in her tiny
pocketbook was $155 wild Joe"
sneaked up behind and with great
display of bravery he grabbed the
plumber and mounted his faithful
steed, which in this case was a street
car. and rode away. Detective Hutton
took up the trail and Hutton, as the
wild west sheriff, ran down the des-
perado and now wild Joe" is in Jail.
The Mclean game Of poker proved
the undoing of six Cinnamon today.
Detectives from Captain McDuffie's Of
fee raided a room on Kukui street
this morning and arrested Chun Hee,
Hong Chau, All Yong, Chun Chun, All
Wal and Wong On. 49,. d..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-19
! WALDRoN TO REPRESENT
TERRITORY AT PRISON
ASSOCIATION MEETING

= J. w. Waldron, member of \
\ the Oahu board of prison inspec- \
4 tors, has been appointed to rep
= resent the territory at the con- 4
\ vention of the American Prison
= Association. which will be held 4
\ in San Francisco in October. The 4
\ object of the convention is to pro 4
= pose new methods of reformation 4
= and discussion on general sub I
\ jects, connected with prisons and I
= their. inmates.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-19
LITTLE INTERVIEWS

FRED w. BECKLEY: I'm going
to form an organization for our mu.
tual admiration and | am going to
have it called the Hawaii Mutual Adj
miration Society.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-19

JOHN f. HALEY: Nowadays
am being greeted with chorus Of
hammers, axes and dropping boards
The department of public works is
laying new floor in my offices.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-19

j. WATUMULL of the firm of Dhar.
amdas & watumull, East Indian mer-
chants which operates chain of
stores throughout the Orient, has
come to Honolulu to relieve the man
ager of their local store. who will re-
turn to the Orient for several months.
Their local store, located in the Blais.
dell Hotel building, is a fair example
of the high class of the stores oper.
ated by this concern. which makes a
speciality or all manner Of unusual ORR
entail and East Indian merchandise.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-19

Loren ID. Penfield Of New Britain
has sent to the governor his resigna-
tion as a member of the soldiers hos
pital board and it has been accepted.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-19

&c. j. MCCARTHY Territorial
Treasurer: AS soon as SuDerinten-
dent of Public Works Forbes returns
to Honolulu from Katiai I intend to
call conference Of all heads Of de-
partments OF the territory to discuss
the procedure to be taken under the
new workmen's compensation act.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-19

A special court martial at Strass-
burg, Germany, sentenced Anna Null
Ter, young girl who became engaged
to wounded French lieutenant, to
serve three months in prison for the
act
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-19

HARRY w. STRANGE: | believe
that the decision of the Chamber of
Commerce at the meeting yesterday
afternoon to take up the matter of
passenger accommodations with the
local steamship companies, will have
valuable result In that it win bring the
whole problem to a focus, and will
get the community interested in the
problem. We must not lose sight OF
the fact, however, that unpleasant
passenger congestion does exist
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-19

Honolulu Chapter Rose cfoix, No. ]
win hold special session tonight a
7:30 O'Clock. @.E
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-27
"The Ivory snu,r Box

The Superior presents the five-part
photoplay. "T,ne Ivory Snuff Box.
based on the drama OF the same name.
by Frederic Arnold Hummer. Hoi.
brook Blinn makes his second ap.
pearance for World Film In this pic
ture. which gives him the opportunity
Of manifesting his remarkable abiiis
ties as an interpreter Of manly roleA
Holbrook Blinn plays isne part OF
an American detective in France, who
In commissioned to recover q fcyse
ivory snuff box. the property OF the
French Ambassador. But on the very
day when he receives his orders he
gets married Duty parts him from
his bride. Then Dnvali's adventures
begin. Murder. mystery, espionAgs.
plot and counterpart: journeys to and
fro in Europe. perils on ships and
trains eliminate In his finding hiin-
self in a santa rum where. horror 81
horrors. he meets his young Wits.
They escape, and the recovery of us
snuff box permits Duvall and his birds
to continue their interrupted houey-
moon.
Holbrook Blinn's part nts him like
the proverbia, glove. 1t IL great
part in a powerful play.
Alma Beiwin plays the part Of
Grace, the young bride. 1t II this
charming actress nrst appearance
In pictures, and she acquits herself
with distinction.
Maurice Tourneur. the famous al.
rector, has produced a great ph0to>
drama in THE Ivory Snuff Box. :
which will be shown at the Superior
Theater on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-27
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
HOLD MEET SATURDAY
Three Hundred Lower School Athletes Will Meet in Compet
ton Athletic Field at Broad Street ParkMeet Fol
lows Close Behind That Of John Marshall.

Following close upon the heels OF
the Field Day athletic meet OF John
Marshall High School at international
League Park Friday, 500 boy athletes,
representing the seventeen elemen-
tary schools Of the city. Will compete
Saturday morning for honors similar
to those which the high school boys
will endeavor to win.
The elementary track meet was
planned by DR.. Philip Sumner Spence,
director OF athletics In Richmond
public schools. DIR. Spence is being
assisted now by Principal Taylor OF
Nicholson School, who Is head OF the
Fairgrounds of the city. The lower
school meet Ia expected to be almost
a. attractive as that of John Marshall.
More than 5000 students are expect
ed to attend the events. which will be-
gin at 10 o'clock Saturday morning
and last until shortly after / o'clock.
Following Ia the list of vents,
which will be run off in accord with
weight classes:
Seventy.pound cIass--Forty yard
dash; running high jump. relay, four
boys, each to run fifty-five yards;
baseball throw.
In the eighty five-pound class the
following are listed: Fifty-yard dash.
running high jump. running broad
jump. standing broad jump and re-
lay. for four boys. zach running ninty
yards. For the 100-pound class Is the
sixty-yard dash. running high jump.
standing broad jump and relay. each
boy to run ITO yards. The l1a-pound
class features a seventy-rve-yard
dash. eight-pound shot-put. running
broad jump and relay, each boy to
run ITO yards The class of uniimit-
ed weight, those above lis pounds, has
listed the following events: One hun
dred yard dash, twelve-pound shot
put, running high jump and relay,
each bsy to run 220 yards.
DR.. Spence is Jubilant over the pros
poets for a successful meet. Inc an
nouncement made herewith of the
field day Saturday Is new and Will
doubtless be greeted with much en-
thuaasm by persons interested In
echool athletics.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-27
Mcclure John Marshall Clash Today Elementary School Hold Track Meet SP0R
TIGERS CLASH WITH
HARVARD SATURDAY,

Cambridge. Mass" Oct. 26.-Al-
though Harvard's regulars did not get
into the thick OF the hard scrim-
masing in the stadium this afternoon
the line-up for signals provided q
very definite line on the team the
varsity coaches are planning to put into
the field against Princeton. With
the exception of the substitution Of
Gamer at tackle for Gilman. the first
eleven ran through its plays as 1t
may be expected to face the Jersey
men.
In the scrimmage this afternoon
Taylor was in Dadmun's place on the
left side of the line, Taylor beina
at right guard as usual. Wilcox DID
q little work at quarter but not much,
Boles driving the varsity substitutes
while he was In the game.
The coaches got behind the substi-
tutes and hustled them along for all
they were worth. There was an i'm
provement in the general play. there
was also three touchdowns and a field
goal. The scrubs goal was crossed
by means of straight rushing. while
Robinson produced the field goal
from the thlrty-yard line.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-27
BEST VOTE OFFER
HOME. OWNING CLUB" campaign.
aH.fIAo
Continued From First Page

HOMECOMING CLUB" campaign.
Three Automobiles.
There are thre valuable automobiles
which are worth anybody's time to try
to win In this campaign. A lot Of peo-
pile want automobiles. but for one
reason or another cannot have them.
and The virginian offers free. in ex-
change for a little effort on the part
OF the public who will take part In
this campaign three automobiles. so.
while the opportunity 10 here. knock
ing at your door, grasp 1t. and make
the most of 1t.
10000 Bonus Votes
$4,000 Bonus Votes may be enough
OF majority to cllnch the House and
Lot, the 81 900 in Gold. or one Of the
comes rolling around. The candidate
should mot overlook this opportunity
ia gain the most votes for their eRorts.
Each and every one should take the
fullest possible advantage of the Offer
which expires Saturday night, Octo-
Der 80, at 10 o'clock
An advantage gotten early in the
race means much to those candidates
who gain 1t. and as the race ~ a short
one. and will be over soon. IL behooves
the interested people to get busy at
The earliest possible moment, In order
to build up their scores
Now. candidates. get right down to
good hard work; make up your minds
as to which prize you want. and then
set about winning It. TAfs weeks work
may have q telling effect uP0n the re-
sult 1t the end. There In no use pro-
crastinating from day to day. and put
ting OF doing what you should do to-
day. Don't overlook an opportunity to
get a subscription or a vote. make
this week a week long to be remen-
bered in the HOMECOMING CLUB
campaign. The results OF this week 3
work may be the $1,000 Home in North
Richmond Terrace. or the $1,000 In
Gold or one OF the three automobiles.
SO start right in to work TODAY. with
determination to succeed at all hax-
ards.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-27
PRINCETON HAS
TEAM WORK DRILL

Princeton, N. j.. Oct. 2s.--The hard
practice which Coach Rush, OF Prince
ton. had threatened for this week be-
gan today. Especial emphasis 10 be-
ing placed on teamwork. Indtvtd-
ually. the men work well, but there
is still room for improvement In team
play.
For half an hour the first and sec
ond varsity scrimmaged In secret at
the old university field. The scrubs
furnished the opposition during the
open practice at the stadium and
proved powerless against the smash
ing attack of the -egulars, taking the
ball over three times. The varsitys
defense was then tested and found
adequate when the scrubs were given
the pigskin on the varsity's five-yard
line and failed to carry it over with
the aid of unlimited downs. briggs
got into action only for few min
utes LAmberton replacing him at
full. The rest of the backf1eli was
composed of Ames. at quarter. and
Shea and Tibbott, at the halfback po-
sitions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-27
NEW sport ROSE
IS some FLOWER

When 1t comes to grafting--not the
term. however, commonly known IN
police parlAnce-J. H. Leech. ferti-
lixer inspector for the tenth district
of Virginia for the State Agricultural
Department, has demonstrated to the
depArtment that he In an ambitious
rival for the niche in public fame
held by Luther Burbank.
Mr.. Ieech sent TO Commissioner
Koiner yesterday . specimen Of rose
grown on his place 1t Lexington. Va.
which II A. pretty specimen OF the
rose family as one could find In !
days travel anywhere. 1t IL OF .
deep velvety red, beautifully formed
and very fragrant. Mr.. Leech states
In his letter to Mr.. Koiner that he
produced this specimen Of sport"
rose-- as II IL termed by horti-
culturalists--by grating "Rich-
'mond" rose on q Michfel bush that II
forty years old. The grating was
done In September. 1914. From the
same old Michfel rosebush. Mr.. Lsech
secured by grating = perfect Ameri-
can Beauty rose In August last. and
has also succeeded in producing "Ra-
dance" Frau Karl Druski'' and
other varieties by skiiful grafting
from the same bush.
The specimen sont the department
yesterday was greatly admired by all
who saw II and Il was the general
comment Of the visitors that no moro
beautiful red rose could be produced
BY nature. The specimen was turned
over to Botanist French for study and
observation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-27
VIRGINIA COMPANY'S
COKE OVENS RESUME

The coke ovens of the Virginia Iron,
Coal and Coke Company. $50 OF them.
which have been idle for some time
past, were put into operation last Fri
day according to the Wall Street
News. which published the following
Control of Virginia Iron, Coal and
Coke Company is likely to pass to in
terests controlling the Clinchfield Coal
Corporation. or mat corporation itself
Transfer OF the Virginia to the Clinch-
field. which is controlled by the same
financial interests as control the Caro-
lima. Clinchfield and Ohio RafIoad. will
enhance greatly the value of the ben
zol and graphite contracts which the
Vfrginian recently closed with the e.
L. Dupont de Nemours Company. II
is estimated that the carbon contracts
alone, while promising q minimum OF
5000, 900 for the current fiscal year
can be extended to $10.000.000. The
value OF the henzol contracts is no,
known, but is said to be very consid-
erahle"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-27
BIRTH Of NATION
CAPTWATES AUDIENCE
No ADEQUATE Name Yet Found for
Stupenfious Art-IAfe OF Soufh
Epitomised by Grimth.

That d. w. Griffith has put over"
the great American play In his his
torical spectacle. The Birth of a Ma
tion." being shown AT the Academy
of Music this week. Is the opinion OF
many OF the dramas sternest critica
A remarkable thing about Mr.. Grit
fith's art is that words Except for
leaders and titles) did not enter IT.
Perhaps words had cramped rather
than aided previous fictionsts and
dramatists. At any rate, he replaced
speech by music. and the old-fash-
toned stage action and scenery by the
pictoriaiized action of thousands OF
players in the great out-of-doors. In
brief. he staged the great battles.
struggles and critical events OF 1861
10 under natural conditions as nearly
as possible similar to the original.
The result OF Mr.. Griffith's efforts
is a new and stupendous art for which
no name has yet been found. The
Birth OF a Nation" combines spectacle.
romance, domestic drama comedy.
tragedy. music and mechanical ef-
fects into a harmonious ensemble that
captivates equally Fthe eye and the
ear. In a presentation lasting two
hours and forty-five minutes, II epito-
mizes the life Of nation. This In
something the old art could never do.
The obsolete so-called stage unities''
are thrown to tho winds, and Grif-
fith carries TIN magnificent story
from the Introduction OF African
slavery right down through Civil War
and Reconstruction days to the final
real union OF South and North in tho
bonds of love and peace.
Among the distinguished actors In
the cast are Henry b. WalthAll. LII
liam Gish. Mae Marsh, Miriam Cooper.
Mary Alden, Josephine Croweil. Ralph
Lewis. Joseph Henabery. Raoul Walsh.
Donald Crisp, Howard Gage, George
Seigman. Walter Long. Elmer Clifton
and Robert Harron. Eighteen thou
sand people. 5000 horses, and no less
than 5000 scenes went to the maxi
Inr of the bIg spectacle.