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DOLLY DALRYMPLE
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spent at Green Lodge" with Miss Lain- hart as hostess is worth-oh. well, how can l tell you, if you haven't been and seen for yourself.
 It's breathing spell in lifes rush and chatter; it's a semicolon in the week s hard Grudgery it's comma in the daily sentences that tell of hurry and worry and furry.
 The person who c'everly said that 'the days of the week go scudding by like a train, with Sunday for an engine,' put the time situation pretty nearly as it is.
 Have you ever known time to be In such a hurry as it is during these glorious au-
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TROY
TO LAY CORNER STONE FOR CATH
 OLIC CHURCH THANKSGIVING

Troy November 22.--(SpeciaI )--Allen
 Leverette. son of J. l.. Leverette of Brundidge, was badly injured last week
 while at an exhibition of .Veals wild
 west show at that place. The speiler, in announcing the shows, would fire his pis-
 tol, and in doing so pointed it downward and the load of soap wadding or some thing of that kind struck the young man
 in the eye He is so severely injured that he may lose his sight Since the unfortunate accident he has been in Q Hospital in Montgomery for treatment. The poll taxes are coming in very slowly this year. as up to date only St have been paid. There will be paid, il | is estimated, before February 1, about POGO, as many important elections occur this year.
 On Thanksgisiug day the cornerstone for the beautiful Catholic church whicf 1 is being built here as memorial to the latc Martin Connor, will be laid. X spe- cial train will bring Catholics from Montgomery here for the occasion. The programme will begin about 103O in the morning. Bishop Allen of Mobile anS
 many other dignitaries of the Catholic church will participate. A special guar ] tet of male voices will furnish th'
 music
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Interior Cotton Market

Houston: Middling, 11.6Oc; receipts, IT,
 13l; shipments, 14,225; sales, 1918; stock, 19G, 40. Memphis: Middiing, 11.3Sc; receipts, 10
 3a2; shipments, 4410; sales. 1900; stock 265, S63 Augusta: Middling, .32c; receipts, 1888; shipments, 461; sales, S62; stock, 1S9,OS3 St. Louis: Middling, 1l1Ac; receipts, S16; shipments, 2S7; stock, 12,779
 Cincinnati: Receipts. 1295; shipments 1632; stock, 10,153. Little Rock: Middling, 11.50c; receipts 643; shipments. S90; sales S90; stock, B, 21s Total today: Receipts, 32,145; shipments 21, ,905; stock, 701,5O6.
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, November 22-Spot cotton steady Good middling. 7.5Od middling 76Od; low middling, 6.5Sd. Sales 10, GOO For speculation and export, 1000. Receipts 11,00 Futures quiet: November, 6S3d November and December, December and
 January, 6.s31ad; January and February
 6S2d; February and March. 6,S1Hd; March
 and April. 6S01sd; April and May, May
 and June 6.S0d June and July, 67Sd: July
 and August, 676d; August and September
 466d: September apd October, 6571sd; Oc- tober and November, 6541kd.
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Flour and Feedstuffs

Illinois flour, $6.40; self-rising flour, s65O; Tennessee flour. S6.30; Michigan flour, s7.10; Idaho flour, $640; Indiana flour, S6 40: hard winter wheat flour. ss.O5 spring wheat flour. S635; wheat shorts $32; mixed shorts, $31; pure wheat bran. BPS; c. s. meal, 7M per cent s36 Cremo meal, $2S; c. s. hulls, $I6 per ton: No. timothy hay. S22 per ton; pea green alfala, western. s25; southern alfalfa, s2O; mixed feeds, per ton, s33; oats. per bushel. No. white, 55c; corn, per bushel, 79c cornmeal $1.55 per two-bushel sack; chops, $1.55
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, November 22.--Both the rough and clean grades of rice were quiet today. Receipts: Rough. 12,9S2; millers. 10,711; clean, 7404. Sales, 157 sacks rough Honduras at 3.6064c; 2305 pockets clean Honduras at 2ss@i1Sc; 1241 pockets Japan at 2ss@4sc. Quotations: Rough Hon. duras, 2.25G4. 10c; Japan, 2.30d410c; clean Honduras 4M5ac; Japan, at 3A@4asc
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Spot Cotton
The Iron Market
Economic Department

Berlin. November >22.-(By wireless tu Sayville. .)--The German government has instituted a department to deal with questions pertaining to economic conditions during the war. Baron Won Stein, former assistant secretary of state for Alsace and Lorraine, has been appointed to take charge of this work.
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Chicago Grain

Chicago. November 22.--Wheat. No. ? red nominal; No. 5 red, slqfo71s, No. hard nominal; No. hard, slss.00A. Corn, No. yellow old. 65Ac; No 4 yellow, new, 59@ Gle; No. white, new, 5Sla@60c. Oats, No. 8 white, 351ac: standard. S9aS9lsc. Rye, No. 2. 95@96c. Barley 5SI70c. Timothy. $508. Clover $10@19. Pork, $1fS5 Lard. $S90. Ribs, $9 75110.25.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

bttOn Merchants, Hanover Square. N. Members New York Cotton Ex- hange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange |ew York Produce Exchange. Associate |embers Liverpool Cotton Association rders solicited for the purchase and He of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for tture delivery. Special attention and
 peral terms given for consfgnments oi e invited.
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Fruits and Produce

Wholesalers Selling Price) Apples-Fancy York Imperial, bbl., s4; fancy Winesap, bbl, s4.75; fancy Black Twig, $5; bulk, $2.25. Buck apples, g. 75@ 300 barrell.
 Oranges-Florida, box, $2.75 Grapefruit--Box, $4.
 Grapes-Emperors, crate, $2; Malagas, keg, S5.50@6; pony Concords. basket, 16c; pony Catawbas. baskets, 1Sc. Cranberries-Barrell, $95o; box, $2D Pears-Oregon, box, $325. Bananas, bunch, S1.50Q2. Lemons-Fancy imported, box, A.O0 fancy California. box, $3.50.
 Limes-75c@$1
 London Layer Rasins--S176 Irish Potatoes-Michigan white. bu.. 90c@s1 CO.,
 Onions-Red and yellow, pound Sc. Peanuts-5M @6Mc per lb. Home Grown Tomatoes-$1 Cabbage-Danish. pound, 11sc. Rutabagas-Pound, 111c. Sweet Potatoes-Bushel, FOG. Lettuce-Hamper, $2.
 Celery-Colorado. crate, $5: doz.. H. Snap Beans-s1. 50@1. 75 hamper. New Crop Lima Beans-61kc lb.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans. November 22.-Spot cotton steady, unchanged. Sales on the spot, 355 bales; to arrive. $50: good ordinary, s;%c; strict good ordinary, 9.93c; low mid- ding, 1o.56c; strict low middling 1101c; middling, 11.3Sc; strict middling, Il 163c; good middling. 11.95c; strict good rniddling, 12.S2c. Receipts, 66S5; stock, 30S, ,s43
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, November 22.--Cotton seed oil was firmer today. final prices showing net gain of from 8 to 16 points. Buying was chiefly by cotton houses and local shorts, inspired by advancing crude markets and the firm ness in hog products Pit offerings were very light. Sales. l4,400 barrels. Spot, SOS30c: November, S.06@ S.30c :: December, S@St0c; January. S.03Q s.O5c: February. s.0S@s.12c; March. sS.14@S.l5c; April. s.19QS.20c; May, S.25 @8.26c; June, S.31@ 8.3bc.
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St. T,ouis Grain

St. Louis, November 22-Wheat, No. ? red $1.13@1 .15; No. hard, s105; December, s1.02A; May, $1.05. Corn, No. ?, 61hc; No. 2 white. 61G62c; December, 59Ac; May, 639s@631ac. Oats, No 2. 36c; No. white nominal; December. 351ec; May, 3sA@3s7sc.
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Meats

Hackers Selling Prics) Extra Ribs-11jac. Bellies-13c. Butts-19c. Pork Loins--17c. Neck Bones--5c. Breakfast Bacon-20@25c. Spare RibS--10c. Regular Hams-1Sc. Skinned Hams-17hc. Pure Lard--10Ac; compound, 9Ac.
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Future quotations were as follows.
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, November 22.-Wheat, No. ? hard, 99c@$1.04; No. 3 red, S.05@1. .o9. Corn. No 2 mixed, 5sl5c; No. white, 59c; No yellow, 59c. Oats, No white 371s@ 3Sc; No mixed, 35M36c.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, November 22.--Turpentine firm, 54c; sales. 800; receipts. 326; shipments, 14s: stock. 12.655. Resin firm: sales. 203s: receipts, 1445: ship ments. 1860; stock. 65.740 Quote: A, B. c. D. E. F. c. s5.65, II. $5.70; I. $5771k: K. $605; M, s6.2o; N, $625; VIC, S850; wv, S6.90.
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Dry Goods Market

New York, November 22-Cotton goods were steady today with a broad demand for in staple lines. Yarns were in steady demand; dress goods active. Raw silk was very firm. Jobbers re-
 ported good advance business
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Coffee Market

New York. November 22--The mar ket for coffee futures was easier today under scattering liquidation and some trade selling which seemed to be in spired by apprehensions that interfer- ence with shipments of coffee to Scan danavian countries might tend to re- strict the European demand in Bra zil. good deal of the business was In the way of switching from December to later months and while December rules relatively steady there was very little support in evidence. The mar ket opened at a decline of 2 to 3 points and closed at net loss of 10 to II roints with May contract selling off to 671c and July to 6S5c. Sales, SS. . 25O. November 66Oc; December, 6.6Gc: January. 6.6Oc; February, G60c; March, 6.62c; April, 6.66c May, 671c; June. 6.76c; July, 6.S1c; August. 6S6c; September, 6.91c; October, 6.96c Spot quiet; Rio No. ', 7&c Santos No. 4, 9Ac. Cost and freight market was somewhat irregular, Santos grades be- ing about unchanged at 9.10c to 9.3Oc for As, while Rio offers were easier with Is quoted at 7c to 7.20c. The of ficial cables reorted a decline of 1-I6 pence in the rate of Rio exchange or London with milreis prices unchanged at Santos and 50 reis higher at Rio. Bahia reported a clearance of 1400 bags fCr New York. Brazilian port receipts, 6o,000; Jundiahy, 84.000.
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A70.S5. Francs, demand, s5.921a; cables, s5s11a. Marks, demand, S0ssc cables, S0%c. Builders, demand, 41zsc; cables, 42Ac. Lires. demand, $649; cables, $64S Rubles. demand, 32&c; cables, 33c. Bar silver 52}sc. Mexican dollars, 4Oc. Gov ernment bonds irregular; railroad bonds firm. Time loans easier: 60 and 90 days. 2Aq21a per cent: ruling rate, 1% per cent; last loan, 2 per cent; closing bid, l% per cent; offered at per cent
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Poultry and Eggs

ouftEy uftSA IxEES
 Commission Merchants Price) Hens-14G15c EryerS-20c. Broilers-20c. GuineaS--30c. Roosters-259 O soc. Fresh country eggs, SS0c graded. Slc carton eggs, 35c. Turkeys-Live, 1711Sc.
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Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York. November 22.-Mercantile hper, Sd3l4 per cent; sterling. 6o-day
 Ills, s46450: demand. S4.69.50 cables.
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Shear
Sugar Ora plllated sllgar 2a 2 l,

Granulated sugar. 6.25 per cwt., f. o. b.,
 Birmingham.
 Choice Rtce-$5.5O per cwt Fancy Rice-s6.00 per cwt. Extra Fancy-s6.50 per cwt. Grits-s2.25 per 96-lb. bag.
 Sugar is being sold by Birmingham re-
 tailers at from 12 to 15 pounds for S1.
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Fish

Wholesalers Selling Price) Perch-8hc. Salt Water Trout-12@123ac. Red Snapper-10c in bbl. and He in smaller lots. Gray Snapper--6ha. Mullet-6c. Shrimp-12c. Spanish Mackerel-1211k@15c Sheephead-8Mc Oysters-Medium, s1.35 select, s1.5O per gallon.
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English Money

London, November 22-Bar silver, 25 M pence per ounce; money, 4@4A per cent; discount rates. short bills and three months, 5h @5as per cent.
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Metal Market

New York, November 22.-Copper firm; electrolytic, $20 Iron steady, Mo- l north ern, s175001S; No ?, $17.25G17.75; No. 1 southern, $17.50@1S; No. 2, $17. .256I17 75. Metal exchange quotes tin at $39 50a40. At London, spot copper, aS2 15s; futures, fS2 15s. Electrolytic s96 los; spot tin, f172; futures, e170; antimony,, a125. New York, November 22.-The Metal exchange quotes lead quiet: offered at $5,25; speter strong; spot, SIS. 75Gl9.25.
 At London, lead. spot, a27 Is Cd; spelter, spot, E100.
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Creamery Products

tWhoIesaIers' selling PrIce)
 Creamery Butter-SS1ac; process but ter. 2Tc; oleomargarine. 14@28c. Full Cream Cheese-1s14@19c.
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Sugar Market


 New York, November 22-Raw sugar firm; centrifugal, 4.77c; molasses, 4c; re- fined quiet; cut loaf, 6.90c; crushed, 6s0c; Mould A, 6.45c; cubes, 6.25c; powdered, 615c; powdered, 6.10e; fine granulated, Sc; Diamond A, Go; confectioners' A, 590c; No. l, 575c. Sugar futures opened firmer today on covering by shorts and some support from trade interests. At noon prices were 3 to points higher. Sugar futures closed firm, unchanged to points higher Sales, 4550 tons. December, 3.6Sc: March 3.1Sc; May, 324c; July, 3.35c.
 Live Stock
 Chicago, November 22.-Hogs: Receipts. 46,O0o; strong; bulk, $6.05@660; lights, s. 70 db.55; mixed, S5.9o96S0; heavy. $6 O5@l6. 80; rough, $6.o5as25; pigs, $3.75@57o.
 Cattle: Receipts, 23,OO0; unsettled; na- tive beef cattle. $7.75@1O3 30; cows and heifers, 2.7OQs.1O; calves. s6a9.75.
 sheep: Receipts, 10000; strong; wethers. s5.S5@6.35; ewes, $s.9Oa5.75; lambs, ss. 75a 9.10.
 St. Louis, November 22-Hogs: Re- ceipts. 11,2oo; steady; pigs and lights, s6@ 6.60; mixed and butchers, $635@6T5; good heavy, St. 70d6.75.
 Cattle: Receipts. S900; lower; native beef steers, $7.5O@10.20; yearling steers and heifers $S.50G1020: cows, s. 5o017 stockers. $5q725; Texas and Indian steers, Ss.2oQS.50; cows and heifers, S4065O: na- tive calves. $6q1050.
 Sheep: Receipts, 2600; higher: lambs, SqSS0; sheep and ewes, $550@6. 25; yearl- ings, $65O@7.25.
 Kansas City, November 22.-Hogs: Re- ceipts. 5000; steady bulk, 640@6 50, heavy, s6.5O@S55; packers and butchers, s6.S@6.5O; lights, $6.25@65O; pigs, $6@6 25. Cattle: Receipts, 33O00; steady; prime fed steers. s9.25G1o; dressed beef steers, s7.5o@9; southern steers, $5@7; cows, $40 G.75; beifers, $619; stockers, s55Oa5. 75: bulls, A. $4.60a575; calves $6@1O
 Sheep: Receipts, 72O0; higher lambs. ss,25qs.so; yearlings. sS@7.1o; wethers, $5.5o @6; ewes, $475G6.50
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-05
Willard WEARS
down. Johnson;
WINNER in 18TH
Negro Champion Leads up to
22nd Round: When Strength
Begins to Fail

[Assoeiated Press q Federal Wirelessl
HAVANA, Cuba, April 5.-With a
right swing to the jaw which sent
vas mat for the count, Jess Willard
today brought the worlds heavy
weight prize-ring title back to the
white race and will carry it with him
to America.
Il was in the 26th round Of a battle
that for a long while had looked like
Johnson's that the younger man de-
Iivered the blow which beat the willy
negro.
The fight was all Johnson's way for
the first 22 rounds. Then the hard
pace on him and his vital strength
began to fail
Willard opened his heaviest attack
Of the fight with shower Of blows to
the neero's face and body. A crowd
Of spectators burst into the ring. Sol
diers cleared il after some difficulty,
johnson having trouble in avoiding
the spectators once after taking the
count and then getting to his feet.
The knockout came just after john
son, in q clineh, looked over Willard s
shoulder toward his wife, who was at
the rinssioe.
After the battle Johnson had few
marks and Willard declared he was
never even hurt. Johnson said "Wii.
lard won because he is better and a
younger man."
At the beginning, Willard showed
decided nervousness. johnson outlook
ed him consistently and drew blood
from the white man in the fourth
round, the first blood Of the battle. FIRE.
quentIy as the fight progressed John
son laughed and jeered at his oppon-
ent's clumsiness. In the earlier rounds
Willard was frequently rushed to the
ropes, ratified by the neero's fast glove
work and bleeding from several in.
juries. In the eighth Willard began
to show confidence and to fight john
son more couraeeousIy and in the
ninth he had the negro's mouth bleed
ing. Thereafter Johnson seemed to
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-05
LEADING MOOSER
SEES ROOSEVELT
1916 CANDIDATE
Or. Henry Waldo Coe of Port
land, Ore., Expects G. O.. P.
and ProgressiveS to Unite
OREGON STATE CHAIRMAN
HERE ON HONEYMOON
Believes Teddy Only Man Who
Can Successfully Contest
With Wilson

The Progressive and Republican par
Ities will be united and Theodore
Roosevelt will be the 1916 candidate
Of beth parties for president OF the
United States il the predictions made
by DIR. Henry Waldo COe, a national
leader and Oregon state chairman OF
the Progressive party, are carried out.
DR.. Coe arrived in Honolulu this
morning with his bride. They were
married only ten days ago.
The feeling on the mainland with
The Republicans IS that Roosevelt Is
the only candidate who can contest
with Wilson in 1916" DR.. Cee said to
the Star.Builetin, and SO | an conf
dent that the eX-president will again
enter the race as a Republican nomi.
nee. President Wilson has made a
great record, we all must admit dur
ing these war times.
Il was at a congress OF the Progress
sive party in Chicago last December"
the Bull Mooser continued, "and
great strides were reported from all OF
The 36 states represented You know,
when times are bad people remember
The old political 'spieI OF the full din.
ner pail that the Republicans are sup
posed to have provided, and so they
will vote for the Republicans. But
when times are good, and they are get
ting that way, the voters commence
to consider the moral issues of the
,PIogEessiye platform and then is the
time our party has its ifniig.
DR.. Coe was married to Miss Elsie
Waggoner Of Los Angeles, March 25,
and they are spending their honey.
moon on the Pacific. When told that
the legislature is to,,visit Molokai next
Sunday, the visitor expressed a desire
to visit the settlement fIe said he
would have his aceoh1modations ad.
yanced for "a later boat than the 81
IBERIA If an opportunity 10 visit Molo-
kai is granted. DIR. Coe is the editor
of an established medical juornal AMI
n addition maintains a sanitarium in
Portland, where he cares for the Alas
ka insane under government contract
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.PLEBISCITE ON
SUNDAY MOVIES
IS NOW. PROPOSED
Senate's Military Committee
Members Consider Proposal
For Special Vote
WOULD DECIDE QUESTION
AT REGULAR ELECTION
Senator Coke Says General
Expression of Opinion
Could Be Secured

A territory-wide plebiscite may be
taken on the question of allowing
moving pictures to be shown on Sun
day, as a result of the stiff fight for
and against the house bill on this sub
ject now before the Legislature.
The bill passed the house with little
expression CT opinion from either side
but its passage in the senate is strong
ly opposed and the single public hear
ing on the measure brought out big
crowd and several speakers for and
against the Sunday movies
Senator James l. Coke, chairman Of
the military committee, to which the
bill has been referred, said this morn
to ascertain the wishes OF the voters
Of the Territory has come up and may
be favored by the committee.
I'VE should like to know the wishes
Of everyone in Hawaii" he said this
morning, ION account Of the evident
division of opinion as shown at the
public hearings:
"The advocates of the bill are many
and so are the opponents. A territory
wide vote would get much more gen.
eral sentiment.
1T is not proposed to hold special
election but to put this question up
To a vote at the next regular election.
that is, in November, 1916. There
will be. no, expense attached to 1t and
every voter win have chance to
speak his mind
h The military committee has not re+
ported on the bin. If -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-05
INSURANCE MEN
W|LLFlGHT RATE
REGULATION BILL

A majority of the insurance men OF
Honolulu will crowd the representa-
tives' chamber in the capitol tomorrow
night to argue against the passage oi
the bill providing for territorial regu
latiOn of insurance rates. The Insur
ance Club of Hawaii and the Board OF
Fire Underwriters will be represented
there officially and by the personnel
Of their members.
A number of the. insurance men are
pl'nning to testify and providing them
selves with facts to answer any Ques
tions prOpCunded to them by the com
mittee. In addition it is known that
the underwriters Will have an outside
representative there to make an argu.
ment for them. Who this will be is
not divulged.
The Insurance Club at it's luncheon
today took up the question of getting
support for the house bill compelling
foreign insurance companies to deposit
$50 ,0C0 security as a safeguard for
policy-holders. Passage Of this bill
will be urged on the house committee
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-05
SUbDERSEA
WAR EFFECTIVE
Germany Declares English De-
nunciation of FaIaba In
cident Proves It

The following eabIesram was re-
ceived early this afternoon from Off.
ciai German sources
r WASHINGTON, o. c., April S.
The provocative reports Of the Eng.
Iish and neutral press that the crew
Of the German submarine, when sink.
ing the steamer Falaha, laughed at
the passengers, death, struggles and al
Though given pppot ttunftfes refused as
sistanee ARE sharaetess lies. j
"Enaland's, decision TO attack the
submarines by merchant ships and to
give prizes for successful attacks,
forces the submarines kota act without
loss Of time. Unfortunately it Is fire.
quently impossible for the submarine
crews to spare human lives, but Eng
land up until now has recognized that
in the most lenient way.
"EneIands attitude has changed be-
cause the sinking Of the Faiaba
proved that passenger traffic was no
more safe and because the submarine
warfare therefore affected her econo-
mic life more seriously"
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NUUANU VALLEY
PEOPLE DEMAND
RIGHT TO WATER
Draw Up Petition to SuperViS-
ors Attacking Old Contract
With Hawaiian Electric
SAYS COMPANY GETTING
LARGE SUPPLY ILLEGALLY
Refer Back to Legislative In
vestigation Two Years Ago
Assert People Not Protected

Residents Of Nuuanu valley. suffer
Ing acute Inconvenience, they declare,
from a shortage of water, are prepar-
ing to carry before the supervisors .
fight against the Hawaiian Electric
Company on the ground that the cleo
trIc company Is using at least 10000
gallons a day from the Nuuanu reser,
Noirs under an illegal contract.
A petition signed by 60 residents
of the Nuuanu district has been drawn
up and viii be presented before the
board Of supervisors tomorrow night
by K. r. Bishop, according to the
statement made to the Star-Bulletin
today.
Two years ago this contract be-
tween the Hawaiian Electric Company
nnd the territory was the subject of
Legislative investigation and was to
be taken TO the supreme court on an
agreed statement OF facts. The peti,
lion of the Euuanu valley people now
says that no action has been taken
by the government to protect the
rights OF the people. Since that time
the waterworks have passed under
1nunicipal control and the supervisors
are to be asked to cancel the contract
with the electric company.
An interesting feature of the peti.
tion as II has been circulated is, that
1T bears the superscription, God bless
the auwai." auwai meaning ditch. Nu-.
ilanu valley residents insinuate that IL
Ct was not for the bitches they'd have,
no water at eili5s ..,s.,,s
The petition to be presented tomor-
row night d as follows:
TITO the Honorable Mayor and the
Board OF Supervisors of the City
and County OF Honolulu.
Gentlemen: Your petitioners. resi-
dents and taxpayers OF upper Nuuanu,
respectfully show unto your honorable
body as follows; "
"That at the present time irrigation
privileges for Nnnanu are entirely sGs-
pended, due to shortage Of water.
and II Is almost impossible to get
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