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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-13
CHAPTER IL.
INITIATIVE.

SECTION Ill. DIRECT LEGISLATION.
Q) Any proposed ordinance may be submitted to
the Council by petition signed by the qualified electors
of the city equal in number to the percentage hereinafter
required.
~ PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER FOURTEEN AP-
PLY. The provisions of Chapter Fourteen respecting
the forms and conditions of the petition the mode of
verfcaton cerfcaton and filing shall be substantially
followed, with such modification the nature of the
requires.
(3) TWENTY PER CENT PETITION If peti-
ton accompanying the proposed ordinance be signed
by electors equal number to twenty per cent of the
entire vote cast for all candidates for mayor the last
preceding general municipal election at which mayor
elected and contains request that such ordinance
be submitted forthwith to vote of the people at a
special election, then the Council shall either;
(a) Pass said ordinance without alteration within
twenty days after attachment of the clerks certificate
OF suffciency to the accompanying petition,
(b) Within twenty-five days after such certifcaton,
proceed to call special election at which said ordinance
without alteration shall be submitted to vote of the
people.
az TEN PER CENT PETITION If the petition
be signed by electors equal in number to at least ten
less than twenty per cenum of the entire vote cast for
all candidates at which the mayor elected and said
ordinance be not passed by the Council provided in
the preceding subdivision then such ordinance without
alteration, shall be submitted to vote of the people
the next general municipal election occurring at any
time after twenty days from the date of the City Clerk
certificate OF sufcency attached to the petition
(5) PUBLICATION OF POPULAR ORDINANCE.
Whenever any ordinance proposition is to be sub
mtted to the voters of the city at any election the
Council shall cause the ordinance proposition to be
published once In the official newspaper of the City.
(6) ELECTION. The ballots used in voting shall
state the nature of such proposed ordinance and shall
contain the words for the ordinance" and against
the ordinance Ii majority of the qualified electors
voting said proposed ordinance in favor thereof
such ordinance shall thereupon become valid and bind
ing ordinance of the city.
CD SEVERAL ORDINANCES AT ONE ELEC-
TlON. Any number of proposed ordinances may be
voted upon at the election in accordance with the
provisions Of this chapter.
(S) REPEAL OF POPULAR ORDINANCE. The
Council may submit proposition for the repeal of any
such ordinance for amendments thereto be voted
at general municipal election and should such
proposition receive majority of the votes cast at such
election, such ordinance shall be repealed or amended
accordingly. An ordinance adopted by vote of the
people cannot be repealed amended except by vote
of the people.
(9) FURTHER REGULATIONS. The Council may
by ordinance make such further regulations as may be
necessary to out the provisions of this section
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said work. provide for such work to be done the
department officer
CHAPTER II.
FRANCHISES.

SECTION 1O5 ORDINANCES GRANTING FRAN
CHISES Every ordinance by which the Council shall pro-
pose grant franchise shall contain all the terms and
conditions of the franchise to be granted and it shall be
feature of every franchise granted that the maximum
price for the service charge shall be stated in the grant
thereof.
SECTION 1O6 REGULATION OF RATES. The City
shall have the to regulate and control the
rate to be charged by corporation
any franchise in the city for the service rendered by
the City, the public but such price shall be fair and
reasonable to such corporation and to the public
Such rates shall be fixed by the Council by ordinance and
and all matters with reference to rates to be charged
by any such corporation person
SECTION LOT. LIFE OF FRANCHISE The maximum
length of time for which franchise privilege the
Streets alleys other public places of the City be
granted person. rm corporation shall be twenty
five years.
SECTION 1OS. FORFEITURE FOR NON-COMPLI-
ANCE Every ordinance granting franchise prvi-
ege shall provide for the termination and forfeiture thereof
for breach failure to comply with OF the terms
limitations conditions thereof and all such the
Council shall have power to declare the termination and
forfeiture of such franchise privilege the
though each instance such expressly reserved
SECTION 100. MATTER IN CHARTER NOT TO I'M
PAIR RIGHT OF COUNCIL TO INSERT OTHER MAT
TIERS IN FRANCHISE. The enumeration and specification
of particular matters in this charter which be included
franchise grant, shall not be construed impair
the right OF the Council to insert such franchise
grant, such other and further matters conditions covenants
TERMS restrictions limitations burdens taxes assessments
fares rentals charges control foretures any other
provision whatever the Council shall deem proper
protect the interests of the people, No franchise granted by
the Council shall be assigned without the of the
Council.
SECTION no. EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE. No exclu
franchise privilege shall be granted unless ques
ton of granting the shall have been first submitted
the qualified voters of the city and adopted by majority
voting at such election the question.
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electors for adoption or rejection general special
municipal election in the and with the
force and effect provided for submitting ordinances
petition
SECTION ia. FURTHER REGULATIONS. The Coun-
Gil may by ordinance make such further regulations
be necessary carry out the provisions OF this chapter
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Time It's discretion and the said
men and to confirm and set aside the and proceed
make assessment de novo.
The when confirmed shall be corrected
form to such confirmation and shall be final and conclusive
all interested therein and appealing there
from.
SECTION 1877. PROCEDURE AFTER CONFIRMATION
OF ASSESSMENT When said assessment is confirmed it.,
together with all adavs of publication and service of
ce connected Herewith shall be entered into book kept
for that purpose by the Council.
SECTION 1873. NOTICE OF FINAL CONFIRMATION
OF ASSESSMENTS. AS practicable after the
of damages and benefits has been finally confirmed
the Council shall notice by publication of such
final assessment roll and the date of filing thereof to be
published in the official paper of the City.
SECTION 139. RE-ASSESSMENT If the said assess
shall be set aside by the Council aforesaid by the
Court for any urisdctonal otherwise the Council
shall proceed de to make assessment and shall
proceed in like and give like notice herein required
in relation to the first assessment and all persons interested
shall have like rights in relation to subsequent
men hereby given relation the first assessment
Provided however that if the of damages
benefits to parcel parcels of land shall not be
peaed from said assessment thereon shall have been paid
there shall be thereof except the dscre
ton the Council AS often assessment against any
piece parcel of real estate assessed for local
men aside the shall be reassessed until said
property paid its share of benefits accrung from the said
Improvement.
SECTION 14O APPEAL TO THE DISTRICT COURT.
Any interested in property taken damaged
proceedings appeal to the district court OF the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-28
INCREASED wage
MEANS RAlSElN
FREIGHT RATES
]. K. Butler, Freight Expert,
Tells Rotarians Railroads
Must Do Something

'9f Congress raises the wages of
the railroad employees 81 1-2 per cent
then the railroads must raise the
freight rates in order to break even,
said ]. X. Butler, freight traffic man
ager of the o. r. & L., in a talk be-
fore the members OF. the Rotary Club
at the Commercial Club today. 1T
is an economic problem which must
be settled not only by the employer
but by the employe.
When the railroad men asked for
eight hours. 1t was not because they
wanted to spend two hours more with
their families, but because they want
ed increased pay for the extra two
hours. Garrison. one OF the leaders
OF the trainmen, said before the COM
mittee that he did not expect the
workmen to spend any more time
with their families, but they would
have the benefit of an eight-hour day,
and thesextra two hours work would
give them overtime"
During his talk Butler explains the
basic day. and the changes that had
been made when President Wilson
called on Congress to take action in
the settlement of the strike situation.
Butler talked from the railroad mana
gers standpoint in his discussion of
the recent labor agitation.
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Will
CHOOSE TWO Men
FOR WEST POINT
Selection to Be Made From
Roll of National Guard
of Territory

Two candidates for the military
academy at West Point are to be
chosen by Governor Pinkham from
the National Guard of Hawaii, in ac.
cordance with the act passed by the
recent Congress and with details just
received from fhe adjutant- general, II:
p. Mccain, relative to the appoint
ments for 1917.
the letter received from Gen. Mccain,
which follows herewith. The gov.
ernor has not yet decided upon his
appointments This number is chosen
according to the enlisted strength and
represents ne-eighteenth of the total
number to be chosen next year:
Il have the honor to inform you that
under the act of Congress, approved
May 4, 1916, to increase the number
of cadets at the United States Mill
tary Academy, there will probably be
36 vacancies for the admission of en-
listed men of the National Guard on
June IA. 1917.
Under the regulations adopted for
the appointment of cadets to the mill.
tary academy from this source, the
candidates will be apportioned as near
as; practicable amcng the states, Ha
waii and the District ef Columbia, ac-
cording to their enlisted strength
The candidates selected will be auth.
crized to report for the regular examf
nation for entrance to the academy
and the appointments will be award
ed to qualified candidates in the ar
der of merit established at the exami
nation.
"You are requested to designate two
candidates from the National Guard
of your territory for the entrance ex
animation to be held on the third
Tuesday In March, 1917.
s1n this connection attention is In
yited to the regulations governing the
appointment and admission of cadets
to the military academy, which pre-
scribe that candidates from the Ne,
tionaI Guard shall be selected from
successful competitors in prelimt
nary examination to be held between
january and January 10 OF each.
year.
"To be eligible for appointment to
the military academy candidates from
the National Guard must, at date of
admission, have served at least one
year as enlisted men and be between
the ages of 10 and % years.
II. p. MCCAIN,
'The Adjutant- General"
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LOAN fl|VDbODY
PUTS engineers
Bills ON TABLE
Consensus Of Opinion Given
That Work Was to Be
Done Gratis

Voting unanimously to table the five
bills submitted by engineers for In
spection work at Nuuanu dam a total
of $1250--the four members of the
Oahu loan fund commission present
at the meeting today gave their an
swer to the request for reimbursement
for work which the commission In
making the appointment mad consid-
cred gratis.
The bill of James T. Taylor, engin-
eer at HilIebrand, for $33 in transpor-
tation uses of his own automobile, was
passed at the first vote, taken up
again for consideration, and finally re-
.ferred to- the auditor for opinion as
to whether the payment should be
made.
A. d. Castro. the one member vot.
ing against the payment of the bill
on the first motion, brought about a
reconsideration when he declared that
the en- ngineer's claim for auto hire can
not rightfully be made and that the
auditor will refuse it, anyway. !"
Mayor Lane was not present at this
mornings meeting, though telephone
inquiry made twice to his office elicit.
ed the information that he was on his
way.
Fred Kirchhoff, engineer fcr both
Continued on page two)
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GIVEN
BY CANDLES
SAID INCORRECT
His Statement of StevedOreS'
Wages Far Below That
Shown at Firms Office

In reference of the statement made
yesterday by L. L. McCandless, that
the stevedores did not earn an aver
age of more than $3.50 week before
they went on strike, figures are OBJ
tainable at the office of McCabe, Ham
ilton & Kenny showing the average
weekly earnings of typical stevedores
employed by that lirm for q period of
ii weeks prior to the Strike, to range
from $11.90 to $3.50.
Amana. Chinese Hawaiian steve
dore. in the IL weeks from July | to
September Is (the strike began Sep
tembef lS) made total earnings of
sl62.45. an average weekly wage OF
1880.
Makanani, Hawaiian, earned
s1s1.S5 in the IL weeks. making his
weekly average $11.90.
Kalani-kamaka, another Hawaiian.
made s14S.05. an averge of Sf3.40. X.
Lilinoe earned $1,000. a weekly aver
age of $3.50.
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ADMITTED; COST
DECLARED HEAVY
German Official Report Says
Advances of Enemy Made
BY Bloody Sacrifices
German offlcial.l

GERMAN HEADQUARTERS, Sept.
27.-Front OF Prince Rupprecht on
west: The battle north, of the Somme
continued today, with exceedingly
strong artillery and strenuous infan-
try combats.
The salient corner Of Thiepyal was
lost today.
On both sides of Courcelette the
enemy after repeated failures which
cost heavy losses finally gain terrain.
Farther eastward the enemy was re-
pulsed. The enemy has been unable
to extend the successes of Sept. 20
besides the occupation of the village
of Guedecourt.
Violent hostile attacks on the Les
Beoufs front and from the front of
Morval to the south of Bouchayesnes
were bloodily repulsed. South of the
Somme French hand grenade attacks
near yermandoyillers and Chaulnes
failed.
On Sept. 25 and 26 on the Somme
front six hostile aeroplanes were shot
down in air combats and another yes
terday in Champagne.
Eastern war arena, Archduke Carts
front: North Of the Carpathians there
were no incidents Of importance. New
combats in Ludovas sector again is
ended in bloody failure for the Rus
slams. Our attack near Hermann
stadt is progressing.
In the Balkans, Won Mackensen's
army, airship and flyer attacks on Bu-
charest were repeated. On the Mace
DOMAIN front, further advances have
been made near Prespa lake. East
of Florina hostile attacks were re-
pulsed.
The Bulgarian troops attacked the
enemy at Kaumakcalan, defeating the
Serbs and pursuing them closely. tax
ing two cannons and several machine
guns and mine-throwers.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-28
WIFE
WHO FIGURED in
DOUBLE KILLING
fAssociated Press BY Federal wireiess)

{Associated Press By Federal Wireless)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Sept. 2S.-
The unidentified woman who was
with ]. C. Graveur of New York and
was wounded when Grayeur was shot
and killed yesterday by Mrs. Harry
Belzer of New York, who then killed
herself, is Mrs. j. C. Leduc of Chieat
go, whose husband is a elothier and
wellknown amateur golfer. Leduc
has, forgiven his wife, whose wound
is not serious. Mrs. Leduc says she
went to Grayeur's room to get hand
bag and that the shooting began then.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-28
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RUSSIAN HYDRoPLANES
FAIL IN AIR ATTACK
German Officially

BERLIN, Germany, Sept 2S.-The
German admiralty reports that on
Sept. 26 two Russian hydroplanes
again attacked without success the
German aero station at Angernsee.
The German defense flyers shot down
one plane while the other, damaged,
succeeded in escaping in the direction.
OF Runoe.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-28
BUCHAREST IS AGAIN
UNDER TEUT0M BOMBS

BERLIN, Germany, Sept. 2S.-Ger-
man ayiators today hovered over
bombs at several points, with results
that were yfsibly successful in fires
which broke out. Some Of the points
had been previously attacked.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-28
Call to Meeting Issued By Chamber
Of Commerce to Members and Public
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

In order to help correct existing conditions assist
in far is possible all employees who desire to perform
honest days work and TO help protect such employees
ca meeting Of the Chamber Of Commerce OF Honolulu called
for 30 today AT which meeting member and every
citizen of Honolulu who is interested in the welfare of this city,
is invited to attend s@-#:
COME TO THE MEETING THIS AFTERNOON.
GEORGE w. SMITH,
President Chamber of Commerce of Honolulu.
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ADMIRAL vREELAND
DIES: HEART FAILURE

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., Sept, d.
Admiral Charles E. Vreeland, retired
Admiral Charles E. Vreelan1. 1ctired,
died of heart failure today. He will
be buried in Arlington cemetery.
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Railroad. and that he is endeayoring,
to engineer something Ike general
union among the Japanese laborers.
Maxine has been active ever since
the waterfront strike began and Jap
anese who speak English say that he
is continually urging the Japanese TO
join the striking unionists.
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Maritime Affairs Committee
Asks President Smith for
Meeting of All Interested
Citizens, Which He Calls at
Once
FEAR OF MORE THuGGERY
ON WATERFRONT IS FELT
One Striker Arrested After Fill
pinos are Set Upon; Agita-
tors Busy Day and Night and
Large Crowds Threaten
Strike Breakers on Piers

FACING the serious situation Of
growing violence BY waterfront strik.
ere, the citizens Of Honolulu were
called into meeting today by the
Chamber Of commerce.
George w. Smith; president issued
the formal call In . notice through
the Star. Bulletin, published herewith.
This constituted the biggest deveI-
opment Of day Of many minor
Aevents on the waterfront, where the
fstriISlnq stevedores are almost hourly
showing more and more evidence Of
an attempt to win their fight by In
timidation.
The meeting was called for $50
this afternoon BY President Smith Of
the commerce body after = meeting
had been held shortly before noon Of
the chambers ccmmlttee on mari
time affairs The meeting was held
In the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
This committee Il composed Of JOS
eph E. sheedy, John n. Drew, Harry
Whitney, G.. p Morse, Walter =. Dill
Ilnoham and Frank o. Boyer.
After discussing briefly the sltus-
tton the committee paesed q motion
to ask Presldent snith TO call the
meeting Of the full membership Of the
chamber. with : request that al citi-
zers Of honcluIu, members or not,
also attend,
seerets,y Brown Inmsaissely con-
veyed the request Of the committee
20 fhe president. who thereupon 10
sued the call.
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Maxine Reported Trying to Enlist
japanese on Railroad Work in Strike

The SLar-Bulletin was informed this
afternoon that Fred X. Maxine. pub
Usher Of the Hawaii Hochi and well
known as a Japanese labor agitator,
is endeavoring to get not only the
waterfront Japanese to strike, but
also Japanese employed by the Oahu
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-28
Strikers In New York Fail To
Get Sympathy" Move From Others

e By Federal wirelessl
tie evidence that strike Is In prog
ress at aIL
Union synpathlzers attacked .
Grand street car and with stones hurI-
ed through the windows drove out the
passengers and chased the motorman
from the front. Several arrests were
made for disturbances on the subway
and elevated lines.
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INJUNcTIoN ORDER CAUSES MUCH TROUBLE


finished building
building his opinion win
will
finish made
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tAssoeIated Press Servi
NEW YORK. NJ. n, sept 2s.-The
striking unionIsts today appear to be
meeting with small success In trying
to get Sympathetic strike.r in
spite Of the claims Of the leaders that
125,o0o and more are out on strike in
many lines Of industry, the police,
who are keeping close check Of the
labor movement, say that there is III.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-28
GERMANS REPULSE ENEMY
ON LARGE PART OF S0MME

BERLIN, Germany, Sept. 2s.-The
Germans today yictoriously repulsed
the Allies, forces on the greater part
of the sector between Ancre brook
and the river Somme.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-28
COL. ROE KILLS
SELF;HAD been
LONG AN invalid

Associated Press BY Federal WireIessl
PORT ORANGE, Florida, Sept. %.
Col. F. w Roe, retired, son of the
late Admiral Roe, committed suicide
today by shooting himself. He had
been an invalid for years.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-28

Charles S. Davis, master, has rec
commended that the final accounts of
Isabelle NJ. Namaau, executrix of the.
estate of the late w. K. Namaau, be
approved.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-28
Chinese
MINISTER QUITS;
RUMOR ILLNESS

(Associsted Press by Fedsral wirelessl
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. Is
DR.. Wellington Koo. the Chinese min
lister to the United States, today de-
clined to discuss a cablegram from
Peking that he had resigned on ac-
count of illness.
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DUPONT Man IS
DEAD; PNEUMONIA
tAssOcia.ed Prs.s Dy Federal wireless,

WASHINGTON, D. G., Sept. %.
Mai. William Ramsay, vice-president
of the Dupont powder works and chief
engineer OF construction. died today
of pneumonia. He was born IN San
Francisco, Preside. in 1866.
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BRITISH DRIVES COUNTRIES TO WAR FOR ALLIES SAYS BETH OLl
NEW YORK STOCK
MARKET TODAY

Following are the closing prices Of
stocks on the New York market to-
day, sent by the Associated Press over
the Federal Wireless:
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within
Robert Wilcox of Princess Theresa aside which
Blanche Hume the first having been brought Ha
Princess"
capitalist
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ALEXANDER WINS
FOR QUAKERSIb
BROOKLYNCLASH
Star Pitcher of PhiIIies Lands
First Game of Series;
Luderus Hits Hard
tAssociated Press BY Federal Ss;;relessi

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Sept. 49,
Heavy hitting by the Quakers in, the
early innings gave the visitors q vic
tory over the Dodgers this afternoon
by score of to 4. Grover Cleve-
land Alexander was on the mound for
the Phillies and held the home team
to one run in five innings. After the
visitors secured q lead the star hurl-
er of the Philadelphia team let up and
Brooklyn scored three runs In the
last four frames.
Cheney was sent out to stop the
Phils, but hits in the pinches In the
early innings gave the visitors a big
lead. Fhe Brooklyn pitcher was also
wild, and his unsteadiness gave the
second place team big advantage.
The batting of Luderus of the Phil
lies was the feature of the day, the
big first sacker landing a number of
hits off the former Cub slabster
Boston was eliminated as a pennant
contender today when the New York
Giants scored two shutouts against
the Braves, giving the McGraw men
a straight win of 25 games. The Bos-
ton Red Sox were defeated by the New
York Yankees.
The results OF the games today were
as follows:
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MoLoKAi RANcHER AT UTILITIES HEARING


utilities Cooke
in the nerIsland
thinks
the
Company
higher the officers considering changes the
title from Kaunakakaf
testified that his cattle are driven directly the boat
at
0 calm weather there.
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ROOSEVELT TO MAKE MORE SPEECHES

CHICAGO, 2a-Announcement
ber,i &