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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21
De Folco Company Worth Bet.
ter Patronage Than Homo
lulu is Furnishing

II may be true, as was remarked
this morning, that Honolulu is fast
awakening to the fact that the De
FOlco Grand Opera Company is pro-
ducing splendid opera here, but Homo
lulu must awaken faster than it has
shown signs Of doing to prevent what
| should be signal artistic success
from being a disastrous failure.
1t VIII be failure, moreover. which
will hurt Honolulu quite as much in
total effect as the courageous impress
sario, Signor Eugenio de Folco, who
| has felt justified from advance indi-
cations INFRINGING this capable COM
pany half across the Pacific. The ef-
feet will be that Honolulu will be put
| down as a town where there is no fin.
! ancial support for organizations large
enough to produce opera.
| Now this is not true The city is
large enough, and there is plenty Of
money here. The trouble IS that only
few of the hundreds who should go
are doing so. Those who go are warm
in their applause and almost without
exception advise their friends and
acquaintance to go. But Honolulu as
a whole does not yet seem to under
stand that the De FolcO company is
worth patronizing not once or twice
during the season, but on the night of
each individual opera And some of
the operas are worth hearing twice.
This is not written as a plea" for
the De FoIco company. Nor is it an
assertion that the De Folco company
is of the standard of the Metropolitan,
the Boston or the Chicago o0eratic or
CARNATIONS. 1t is not. But it is the
best Honolulu has seen in most re-
spects. And it is infinitely better than
a great deal of the trash which will
inevitably be Honolulu's portion un-
less a worthy company is supported
when it gets here.
1t would not be rash charity but con-
structiVe education for some of the
many people of means to buy up
blocks of seats and distribute them
among the older pupils of the schools
1t would be worth while for some OF
the wealthy fol-, who can easily buy
any number or who don't mind the eX-
pense a particle. but don't care about
hearing opera every night, to buy the
tlChSIS dilu give Ineln W IcSS loItu-
nate folk. There is as much in artis-
tic training and esthetic example to
be gained by hearing opera as by see
ing handsome public buildings or beau
tiful scenic surroundings The city
whose people can appreciate a well |
sung aria or the musicianship display
ed in intricate orchestration should
be cleaner city physically and moral
ly than one whose people have no mu-l
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21
ISENBERG RESIGNS AS
MEMBER OF PROMOTION
COMMITTEE FOR KAUAI

D. P. R.. Isenberg, Kauai representa-.
tive of the Hawaii Promotion Commit
tee, has requested the Kauai Cham
Der of Commerce to accept his resig-
nation from that position. Mr.. Isen-
berg gives as his reason the fact that
he expects to be away from the is
lands for some time.
Mr.. Isenberg was appointed by Gov
ernor Lucius Pinkhaim on the joint rec
ommendation of the Kauai Chamber of
Commerce and the board of superYi-
sors Cyril o. Smith has been recon-
mended by Mr. Isenberg as his sue
cessor:: Mr.. Smith is member of the
Kauai %chamher. -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21


7 tie and in fact was attached in Cali
fornia before it ever left there
My client, Of course, does not care
to hagsle over law suit with a man.
cially embarrassed defendant and con-
sequently gladly welcomes an opTor-
tunity to get out of contract which
through inadvertence fails to include
her ordinary payment in advance
stipulation.
MY client, therefore, wishes to an
nounce to the people of Honolulu that
she will, through no fault of her own.
not appear in Aida on Saturday night
nor have anything further to do with
the De Folco Company. f..
Before returning to the mainland,
however, in order not to disappoint
the numerous music lovers of Honolu-
la, she will give. one or possibly two
public concerts. | can say that my
client is in love with Honolulu and
her people and will return here some
day under proper management"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21
.SONG-BIRD SAYS
she'll NOT Sing
FORDEFOLCOC CO.
Nine. Kristoffy Through Attor-
ney Announces Severance
of Relations

Operatfc harmonies have run into
! clashing discords in the De Folco
: Company, it became apparent today,
when Mile. Johanna Kristoffy, prima
donna soprano, through her attorney,
A. A. Wilder, announced shortly after
noon that she had severed her con-
nection with the company.
Two reasons appear to be respon-
sible-first, that the financial, arrange
ments were mot satisfactory; second
ly, that another soprano, Emilia Yer
geri, was announced on the printed
program and in some other notices as
scheduled to sing this role, as she did
on the opening night. =; .-I.. i.
This afternoon Attorney Wilder
said there was just "a chance the
breach could be repaired, but that
Mile. Kristoffy Ton the stage she is
Nine. Kristoffy) wished to make her
position plain. as she did not intend
to remain with the company
No announcement of a change in
program has come from the opera
MANAGEMENT, so that in another col
umn it appears that Nine. kristoffy
is to sing four times next week. -.
Attorney Wilder's statement is as
follows:
THE contract between Madamoi
selle Johanna Kristoffy and Mr.. de
Folco failed, through an oversight. to
provide for the payment Of Miss
Kristoffy's remuneration in advance,
but only at the end of each week.
"The Management of the De Folco
Grand Opera Company, for unknown
reasons. apparently desired to shove
some of its singers into the 'limelight'
at the expense of the best one, name
ly, my client. with the result that the
attendance at the opera Immediately
fell off after the opening night, with
the usual financial results.
ION being professionally consulted
yesterday by Johanna Kristoffy, | ad-
vised her after a careful investigation
OF the facts to insist on her usual
terms, namely, payment in advance
and such payment to be in U. S. gold,
otherwise no performance. Mr.. dc
Folco. on being notified by my client
according to the advice given, CURLY
said to her. You are free" An ex-
animation Of the contract between my
client and Mr.. de F'olco from a legal
aspect satisfied me that Mr.. de Folco
could not make his blum good. Con-
sequently. L have advised my client
that she can hold Mr.. de Folco per-
sonally liable in damages for Illegally
breaking his contract with her; but
from a practical point of view her
claim was not worth much, inasmuch
as Mr.. de Folco appears to be execu-
ton prof and an attachment of the
box Office receipts each evening with
KristOffy not singing would he a joke.
and the scenery. Is. worth but very tic. !
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21
MEMS WOODEN
UNDERWEAR
AND SOCKS

Surely an acceptable suggestion
now when the weather 10 so cool
and wet.
There Is real. practical comfort In
these garments; they are OF wool
but very light weight. woven Of q
fine, firm thread. Xxx
Mems lightweight Merino (woon
underwear, two-piece. ankle
length drawers half or full length
sleeves. sizes "a to a. $50 per
garment. ~.
DR.. Jaeger's sanitary wooden un-
derwear for men, a very fine quail
ity and an excellent garment:
ankle length drawers. long sleeves,
$500 per garment.
Refs wooden undershirts for
men; long sleeves; a very good
garment at $i.2s. ......
Mems WOODEN socks, natural col.
or and black, all sizes, soc pr,
DIR. Jaeger's wooden socks, natu-
raj color only, all sizes. eoe pr.
Mems wooden socks. black with
white feet, all sizes, 75e pair.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21
DANCE AT MOANA
This evening

Tourists. officers of the army and
navy and their ladies and local socie-
ty people are cordially invited to at
tend dance at the Moana hotel this
evening, beginning7at o'clock
Hawaiian music during dinner
Adv. -. =, -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21

A threatened serious shortage of
cars at Charleston, W. Va, was avert
ed by mine suspensions for the holi-
days. ..>.e.. .s -..-...--~.. .. e ~.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21

An investigation of the gasoline
price situation in Chicago was start
ed by District Attorney Clyne of that
city. -. sEE...s...
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21

Marine Falmini, "a years old, was
run down and killed by truck at
Houston and Yarick streets, New
York. - - - -
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-21

Prof. Simpson of Lawrence, state
inspector of scales, was in the city
Thursday inspecting the scales of our
merchants, coal and grain firms.
Sam Kelly, Clyde Poffenberger and
the editor made an auto trip to
Quinter Tuesday. While there the
editor sold car load of Chevrolets.
Dr. Cook, returned Missionary from
Mexico, will lecture at the NJ. E.
church next Tuesday evening. The
doctor has had twenty-five years ex-
perience as missionary and will be
very entertaining. The general pub
lie invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jordan return
ed last Saturday evening from a visit
to his brother who lives near Town
err, Col. Down in that country they
raise cattle and grow broom corn.
Both crops are good this year, a sam
pie of the broom corn can be seen at
this office.
On Thursday morning the inhabit-
ants of. this section were surprised
when they looked out to see the
ground covered with quite a heavy
snow. A heavy wind prevailed all
! night and most of the day and the
thermometer remained about SO all
day. The storm was unusual for the
time of the year but r. c. Wilson
says that 81 years ago to the very
date just such storm as this occurr-
ed.
| Mr.. and Mrs. 7. B. Hays and son
Grover returned this week from a
thee weeks automobile trip through
Iowa, Missouri and Kansas They
visited relatives at Omaha, Council
Bluffs, ssJimmie'' Brown and family
at Clarinda, Iowa, Miss Ida Black
bum at Savannah, Mo-, and A. w.
/ Matt news at DeSota, Kan. Grover
reports conditions fine throughout
and through the World wishes to
send greetings from the above named
] to their Trego county friends
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-21

It is termed a new machine largely
because its sale was limited to a
small territory until its owners be-
came thoroughly convinced that it was
perfect in every detail As a matter
OF fact, it has been in use for more
than three years and large number
of tests prove it is the Hghtest run
ming machine on the market.
Will Woodlief of Oklahoma in
creased his wheat crop six bushels an
acre by using a Perfection Spreader.
Bob Warren did even better-made
$500 clear his first season. Fred
Hagar and H. H. Busner of Hebron.
Nebr, also write they are big money
ahead.
The design of the Perfection Straw
Spreader does away with all the OBJ
jections found in the old style
machines. 1t works easily instead OF
pulling hard. 1t is light in construc-
ton instead OF the great big cumber-
some machine likely to get out of or
der. Above everything else it is alb
solutely safe because there are no ex-
posed fast running parts to mangle
the operator in case he should lose
his footing and fall on the carrier
There is absolutely no doubt about
the money making value of the Per
lection Straw Spreader. Straw
spreading before or after seeding will
increase wheat crops five bushels per
acre.
Straw spread on corn, alfalfa, clover
or pasture land will make you money
at the rate Of $500 or more per acre.
Straw has fertilizing value of
about $500 per ton This is its fer
tilizing value as compared to what
$500 will buy you in the form OF
commercial fertilizer. Straw has a
conditioning effect upon land in build
ing up it's humus supply that you can
not secure with any commercial fer
tilizer.
The manufacturers have so much
confidence in the Perfection Straw
Spreader that they give a binding
guarantee that it is perfect in con-
struction and material, and will give
satisfactory service for five years.
Any farmer owning 100 acres or more
should write ct once for C. E War
ner's book on spreading straw. 1t
gives the results that scores of farm
ers have received both by spreading
straw with Perfection Straw
Spreader and by hand. Address G. e.
Warner, 845 Union ST., Ottawa, Kan
sas. Simply say, send me your
straw spreader book" Mr.. Warner
will be glad to send it free. all charges
prepaid to any of our readers, provided
you mention this paper.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-21
DON'T BURN
YOUR STRAW
1t is Worth $500 a Ton.
READ ABOUT THE NEW PER-
FICTION SPREADER.

Do you know that your. old straw
stacks can be turned into gold at the
rate of $500 per ton? Do you know
that you can increase your farm
profits at the rate of $500 per acre
by using your surplus straw as a fer
tilizer and soil saver instead of burn
ing it or allowing it to take up valua-
BILE ground and rot in the stack?
These are bed rock facts Hun
dreds of farmers throughout the mid
die west-the most successful and
most prosperous wheat farmers in
America are proving the truth of these
statements and demonstrating every
year the great value of straw spread
ing. Every farmer knows the value of
straw, but he knows also the back
breaking toll to make use of this
straw by the old pitch fork and hand
method of spreading.
Farmers everywhere who have tried
the Perfection Straw Spreader manu-
featured by the Union Foundry & Ma
chine Company of Ottawa. Kansas, are
enthusiastic in their praise of this
new machine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-21
Buy a Chevrolet and be happy.

Buy a Chevrolet and be happy.
County Clerk Benson was a Collyer
visitor last "Wednesday.
The Farmers Union shipped four
cars of hogs to Kansas City, Tuesday.
John Best, banker, stockman, land
man. ETC., of Towner, Colo, was here
this week.
1t showed on October 10Th meaning
nineteen SHOWS for the winter. Fill
your coal bin.
Alex Harvey was up from Ogallah
township Friday forenoon and made
US an appreciated visit.
Fred Zahn, hog and watermelon
king of Riverside, was here this week
with a big load of hogs
w. D. O'Kell of the New York Life
Insurance company wrote several pol
| icies here during the last ten days.
Car of Apples ON Track at ColIyer on
Monday and Tuesday, October 20 and
"a. Buy while they are cheap. Farm
er's Union
/ Mrs. n. A. Brown returned home
Tuesday morning from an extended
visit among relatives at Soldier and
Circleyille, Kan.
D. B. Kraus and Chas- F. Folkers
were Salina visitors last Tuesday and
returned by the auto route the latter
driving Velie six.
~
Council Bluffs, Iowa, came home
with Mr.. and Mrs. It. b. Hays for a
winters visit in Wa-Keeney.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-21
WHY / AN FOR HUGHES
By James r. Garfield

Hughes is a man of wisdom, cour- |
age and action; his deeds have been |
with his words; as Cover
nor of New York he fulfilled his
promises; he acted with judgment,
foresight and vIgor; he feared no par
ty, no faction, no special interests;
he safeguarded the rights of all per-
sons; he did not yield to party exi-
gency, nor truckle to popular favor;
he strove for justice and righteous
ness.
AS Justice of the Supreme Court
he steadfastly stood for human rights,
for popular government based upon
reason, for the wise construction of
Constitution which makes that In
strument meet the needs of our peo-
pie as a nation, and guarantees to
Congress the powers to solve our vital,
social and industrial problems
He is bound by no ties of class, fac
ton or section; he believes that the
government should be administered
by competent men and women for
the benefit of all people, not by
party favorities, for the benefit of
themselves and their party; he is in
sympathy with the best progressive
thought of our people; he believes
that women should be guaranteed,
through the Federal Constitution,
equal political rights and duties with
men; and above all, he stands for the
absolute protection of the lives OF
American men, women and children
throughout the world.
Our opponents object to criticism
of Wilson. They forget that the adj
ministration in power must necessar
lily be on the defensive. 1t is not ths
criticism that hurts, but the truth
and justice of the criticism.
Wilson is not worthy of reelection
Compare his promises with his acts
his opinions when a teacher not il
politics with the opinions he nov
expresses. man should change hi
opinion when he finds himself il
error, but it is most unfortunate i
he makes the change when he is +
candidate for office and when tn
change seems popular.
He assaulted a protective tariff an
a tariff commission: yet he approve
q highly sectional tariff, and now eI
dorses a tariff commission. He wa
an ardent advocate or the merit sy:
tenn; yet he has as president mad
the most inroads upon the merit sy:
tenn made by any president in tn
last twenty five years He take
about efficiency, but appointed Ii
competent men to high Office Th
people OF Chicago ought not to TO
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-21

get the actions of the Federal offic-
ials who pretended to investigate the
EasGland disaster.
He promised that Democratic
tariff and banking act would lift the
burden from the people and reduce
the cost of living. He found his
tariff failed to yield sufficient rev.
enue and is now strangely silent on
the steadily increasing cost of living.
He denounced the efforts of those
who would protect women and chill
dren by Federal laws against exploit
alton in industry, claiming that
the states alone could and should
deal with those problems. He now
claims credit for the Federal Child
Labor Law Unfortunately, it is a
protective law only in name 1t is a
mere pretense, scheme to catch the
unthinking votes. No exploiter of
J child life need fear that law.
| The Wilson doctrine of ''Too proud
to fight" has bred weakness, coward
/ ice and disloyaIty among our people.
| Wilson preached unpreparedness un-
til forced by an aroused public opin-
ion to change. Then in haste he
forced the enactment of the Hay bill,
which military experts and the
thousands of national guardsmen
now on the border know is a poor
makeshift for real preparedness.
People must not be fooled by the
catch phrase, "Wilson has kept us
out of war; The alternative of our
present conditions is not war, but
honorable peace based upon the alb
solute protection of the lives of oul
citizens on sea and land. In this
way only can we gain the respect Of
other nations, and in this way only
would we deserve it.
Had Germany believed that Will
son meant what he said, there woulc
not have been the Lusitania horror
Had Mexico believed that Wilson
really intended to protect Americans
there would be total different sit
uation on our border. The dreadful
toll of Wilson's Mexican policy il
more than three hundred American
. citizens murdered, and many hideou
z outrages upon American women
How can women at home approx
j such records Had Wilson Showl
d strength and force in the beginning
+ Mexico would have feared to commi
S such outrages. His weakness prov
) oked attack and induced contempt
e Wilson preached arbitration-forc
: ed arbitration treaties through TIN
e senate when there was nothing pal
d ticular to arbitrate. but when tn
l. vital principal of arbitration was as
q sailed i'm the railroad controversy, h
: abjectly abandoned il. That measur
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-21
EACH STAND cONTRADICTED
FROM 1 TO 6 OF THE OTHERS

Democratic Candidate Said That Our
Army Was Ample and That We Did
Not Have Enough Troops to Patrol
the Border; That We were on the
VERGE of MaeIstrom and That
There Was NO Critical Situation;
That the National Guard Would
Not Do and Then That 1t Must Do.
In the fourteen months extending
from December 9Th, 1914, to February
10th, 1916, there were fifteen mes
sages, letters and speeches of Pres1-
dent Wilson which 1 have read. In
these fifteen messages. letters ana
speeches, during those fourteen
months, President Wilson took forty
one different positions about prepared
ness and the measures necessary TO
secure it; and each of these forty-one
positions contradicted from one to six
of the others. In many of his speeches
the weasel words of one portion OF
the speech took all the meaning out
of the words used in another portion
of that speech; and these latter words
themselves had a weasel significance
as regards yet other words. He ar
gued for preparedness, and against
preparedness. He stated that our
army was ample; and that we did
not have enough troops to patrol the
Mexican border in time of peace. He
said the world was on fire, and that
sparks were liable to drop anywhere
and cause us to burst into flame; and
he also said that there was no imme-
date danger. He said that there was
no sudden crisis; and then again that
he did not know what single day
would bring forth. He said that we
were on the verge of a maelStrOm !;
| and then that there was no special
or critical situation. He said the dam
ger was constant and immediate; and
also that we were not threatened from
i any quarter. He said that there was
| no fear among us; and also that we
were in daily danger of seeing the
vital interest and honor of the country
| menaced and the. flag of the United
| States stained with impunity. He
said that we were in very critical
| danger of being involved in the great
| European struggle; and also that
| there was no need to dicuss the
question of defense. or to get nervous
| or excited about it. In one and the
| same speech, he said, that a sufficient
number of men would volunteer, and
| that if they did not he would be
| ashamed of America and he also said
| that he did not know of any law
which laid upon them the duty of COM
| ing into the army, If it should be
necessary to call for volunteers. He
| said that we needed 500 900 volunteers,
and that if there was any legitimate
criticism of this demand it was be
| cause it was too small = and as soon
| as Congressman Hay objected to the
plan, he promptly abandoned it. He
said that the National Guard was not
| the proper body upon which to. rely
and then not only changed his own
mind but forced his own Secretary of
| War out of his cabinet, because this
| Secretary possessed less flexible con-
victions and was unable instantly to
reverse himself when going at full
speed.-From the Speech of Colonel
Roosevelt at Battle Creek, Michigan,
in Behalf OF Mr.. Hughes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-21
WILSON DEEMED 1T FUTILE
TO STAND FIRMLY.

President Wilson seeks to JUS
tify himself on the ground that
1t was futile and dangerous
to .stand firmly" This is an
appeal that can with equal truth
be made by every soldier who
runs away in battle. He further
alleges his belief that the cause
he championed has the sane
ton of the Judgment of society
in its favor" 1 remember thir-
ty-odd years ago in the Black
Hills a local vigilance commit
tee which was in doubt about
hanging a suspected wrongdoer.
While they were discussing the
matter, there appeared over the
neighboring divide q frowsy, ell
derby horseman in a linen dus-
ter. who promptly galloped to-
wards them waving his arms
and shouting Hang himi Hang
him !" The leader of the vigi-
lantes at once asked the frowsy
stranger what he knew of the
facts, whereupon the stranger
answered: ST do not know any
thing about the facts, and 1 new
er saw the man before; but
there's eleven of you and only
one of him, and I believe in ma
jority rulel This is merely a
picturesque paraphrase of what
Mr.. Wilson calls action under
s.the sanction of society,"" It ex-
emplifies the principle upon
which President Wilson has act
ed in those public matters. in
ternal and external. where he
was threatened with the use of
force--From the Speech of COL
onel Roosevelt at Battle Greek.
Michigan. in Behalf of Mr..
Hughes