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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
NO DEC0LLETE GOWNS
ARE WORN IN ENGLAND
Semi Low Cut Gowns Are Worn, But
Others Are Considered
Bad Taste.

Wars and wardrobes are closely al
lied III the royal English scheme OF
things While Englsnds country oous-
ms. across the Big Pond. have been
told ever since the European conflict
started that a radicar dress reform on
the Continent consisted ot marked
cur,aimcnt in the clothes the women
were allowing themselves, II Is doubt
iul ii we realize how strictly they are
economlzlng
Baroness Won Hedemann. for fifteen
years official dressmsrker to the women
OF the English royal family and other
women OF note on the Continent, ha'
come to New York for the winter anS
mirrors automatically few oi the con
dtions sartorlal as they c'-lst, and eS
iSted. in the Court OF ST. James Sh'
is also eminently fitted to compare th'
American crowd. from the feminine
fashion viewpoint. with the English
Baroness Won Hedemann says in an in.
tervicw in the New York Evening sun
II icel quite sure that the wardrobe.
OF both Queen MARY and Queen Alex,
andra are modest outlays compared
with those Of many New York societ,
women This has been true even before
the war when the wardrobes OF both
Queens were always comparatively sim.
lple. That OF Queen Mary usually con.
sisted OF five or six ,rotteur suits, per
hapS a dozen little afternoon irook'
and twenty-five evening gowns.
Dress Quietly in Day.
! Following the example set by tn,
queen English women OF the best clas,
always dress very quietly during III,
day. In the morning 1t is a sever,
tailored coat and skirt and TAILORED
,hlrtwaist In the afternoon, for in
formal tea or any more formal socia
function, a pretty soft dress of tafiet;
or crepe, the blouse simply trimmed
w,'h lace, is worn Women OF gooc
taste in England are never seen IN dec
olle,e dress in the afternoon.
Then at night milady used to com,
forth out Of her drab ohrystalis in al
her glory Deoollete gowns, beau,ifu
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Nov u-Sull m"h'r
levels were reached In the cotton m1l
ket today first prices being u 10 ~
points higher on the strength Of LlF-
crpool and bun sh view uf the c"nSls
consumption figures. January contracts
sold up to 10 96c and May 10 90 2'c. of
IS to 25 points above last nights clos.
ing figures report after tho call. hlt
these prices attracted heavy general
realizing and prices 'osod of some
or 10 points from tho hest right nft"r
the call Tn" heavy opening In the stock
market probably accounted Tor some scat
tered Wall street soi ing
Reactions OF 10 or II points wer" FOL
lowed hy renewed firmnesS on active Wall
street and western buying, however, with
VI rch selling up TO 2Ol3c aud July to
20 3Oc before midday, OF about 20 10 p
points not higher.
Reactions OF - Or Is points during ~,
noon hour wcrc followed by renes ed
stcodiucss with the market ruling around
10 9lc for January nud3O Zoe for MAY
or about Is 20 2p points net higher
around o'clock
Spo, cotton steady; mid upands
1896, No sales
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
Women Engaged
to War Victims
Are Called Frau

KARLSRUHE, Baden--The authori-
ties OF the grand duchy of Baden have
found a welcome solution to the prob
lem that has long bothered them Of
how to address women whose frances
have been killed in the war, and who
regard themselves as welded even
though no ceremony ever took place
BY order OF the grand duke TO the
ministry OF justice such women are en-
titled to call themselves and to be
called Frau instead OF "Frsulein" il
they can establish satisfactorily that
they were engaged, with earnest inten.
ton Of being married, TO men who have
been killed in the war or who are re
ported as missing for specifiedlength
OF time.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Nov ll-HOGS .
Receipts % 600; steady; bulk - 9b0T"n5;
heavy t9S0ui0; packers and butchers
i9Gjn9.9i; light 81 50g 800 pics O.
. % CATTLE Rccc pts $1,000. steady;
prime fed steers Eloni so; dressed beef
steers s. 50To IS: southern steers S. 10 y
\ 2J. COWS s. 5Oq15O: chiters th0 -.
stockcrs and feeders sjds. calves f6j0Ft
10 So SHEEP; Receipts 1000: strong 10
Toe higher: lambs ! 25nt H. sj; yenf-
lings s. 25qfs 49, wethors s. 50uS,j0;
ewes TM775: stockers and feeders $3.50
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
LIVERPOOL

LIVERPOOL, Nov li--Cotton' Spot,
firm. good mlddliug. sod, N dd'ing.
u esd. low mddlng. ll.a2d Sales, 500
h1lcs. for speculation and export, 900
bales. Receipts. 5000; futures, firm
November ll.60d; November Dccember.
December January. ~ Esd; January Feb
runrN, II Sid. February NiHrCh ii.oNiT J.,
March-April. li.7,d; April May. II 1Giud,
Mny June. June July. II Shad; july Au-
gust. II Sod; August -Sept'mH cr, li5hd
September October / 2cd October No
v'mber llood. November December,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
WANTED, BIDS AND PROPOSALS
In Answestns Ads Please Mention Times.
NOTICE
SCHOOL BUILDING.

Notice Ia hereby given that on the sard
da, Of Novelaber, 1915. nt the hour VI
10 O'Clock =, m, Ut the office OF tho coun-
~ clerk OF Oklahoma county In tho court
houss In Oklahoma City. said county, tho
board Of county commissioners of Okla.
homa county. Okla. will receive sealed
bids for the construction Of Il school
building to be constructed under tho Sep
arate School Laws Of tie state OF Ok
lahoma. same to bs constructed accord
ing 10 plans and apsclfl flqations now on
file In the office Of aid County Clerk
of said County aforesnid. where Same
may he Inspected and examined, and
that each bid must be accompanied by
certified check for 10 percent Of such
county. n such bid b accepted and such
bidder falls or refuses TO enter Into q
contract therefor. and give bond IN such
amount 90 may bs fixsd By sald Board
OF County Commissioners, for the faith
MI performance OF eaid contract bond
20 BE- approved BY the Board Of County
Commissioners
q Ios,a 4 ,yIi:srvss the r,sh. to r.,.c, any
Saia building 10 no constructed and
completsd TO turn hoy Job not later thar
March LIST. 1911 :. ..-.
csvNsy Clerk ohlahoma County. OLA.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
ST. LOUIS.

ST LOUIS. Mo, Nov. li-tOGS: Re
ccipts 1000: steady to 20c higher; light ,
~ i5Nl0l5; pigs t67bdS; m xed aud
butchers 81 154l03 30, good heavy $40 ~
1880. bulk 81 50aI0iJ CATTLE Re
cepts ts 50; steady. native beef steers
81 60d / so; yesrlings. steers and heii'rs
N60ftll.lb; Cows 81 N4 10; Nocke's
and feeders s. goa z 50. Texas qunran-
tine steers s. 5Ods; prime southern
steers Sng cows and helfera
1906 prime yearlings. steers and hclfrrf
s7b0nei native calves tgS ! SlIEEP'
Receipts 1000; strong; lambs ~ S.bOUll.iO,
ewes f37jq7.bO; y"arlinrH SHga
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14

The physician had been called in
haste to see small negro who was
ILL., After brief examination the doc
tor announced: This boy has eaten
too much watermelon" "Oh, doc,ah
expos,ulated the parent OF the ailng
one, "dey amt no sich ting as toe
much watahmlllion Dat niggah Jus
amt got 'nough stomach"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. Nov li-HOGS. Receipt
Il, 900; slow. unchanged 20 Dc under yes
trrday's average; bulk s0.obnlO. lgh''
s. SUI 10; mixed 81 iodt q 20; heaN. W.
NlO.2a: rough jgsGuq7J: pigs 81 .
$50 CATTLE. Receipts 1900: uns''
tied; native beef cattle ts.SOd.i2; west
rrn steers ST. d0dl0.2j. stockors ana
feeders ti15m79O. cows and he ir r
375h . so: calves 81 25dl2 SllEki
o. lambs. {gullgu
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14

Marie, supple and slender, and Aun,
Clara, bulky and benign. had returned
from q shopping expedition. during
which each had been trying to buy a
vcady-madc suit.
At the house Marie was asked what
success each had in her efforts to be
fitted
Il got along very well, = said Mare
but Aun, Clara is getting 50 Fat that
about all she can ge, ready-madc is an
umbrella
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. M. Nov li-BUTTER
Higher; creamery J3hff3s%c EOGS
Higher: receipts 1853 cases flrsts 3bn
sc; ordinary firsts 33ust4c; at mark
cases included 3OT3sc. POTATOES
Higher; receipts 80 cars: Michigan, Wis
cousin, MlnHes sofa and Dakota white
u 60r 10. Minnesota and Dakota Ohios
N50M so; Washington and Colora do
white fl.70hl.sD. POULTRY Alive. un-
changed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
Population Growth.

WASHlNGTON-The population OF
the United States has increased 24,0O0,
600 people in the last fifteen years, and
the number OF beef animals has de-
creased 100000 and sheep 100000
while hogs have increased only
ll,WO0W
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
eW YORK.

NEW YORK. Nov. I.-RAW SUGAR,
Easier, centrifugal 62Jc; molssses 5.s5c. .
refined, steady, fine granulatvd 7.50n
soc Sugar futures were easier under
scattered selling by compissiou houses
prompted by the easier feeling In the
spot market, At noon prices were ; to
10 points lower
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
Produce Provisions
KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Nov. II BUT
TER! Creamery 35c; firs,s s2tc. sec
onds 3lc. packing 2sc EGGS First :
31c. POULTRY: Hens i5c. tl3sters ,sc
brollers 20c, POTATOES ksw Valley
Early Ohlos, firm to higher; $50 | 10.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14

Giuseppe, small son Of Italy. aged
II, went TO his teacher in the pub
lie school and asked ii he could not
have his name changed.
Why do you want to change your
name'" the teacher asked
II want to be an American. live
in America now"
What American name would you
like to havei"
II have il here" he said. handing
the teacher dirty scrap OF paper on
which was written Patrick Deanie
McCarty"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
ST. LOUIS CASH GRAIN

er - no oY's red NaI & s7Sio No hST hSTS
t.eldi,e7. CORN Steady; No, 2, new
il.0?; No. white nominal. OATS;
Higher; No. 2 bsT5sisc; No, 2 white
nominal RYE; Lower: No. sliJ,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
By Briggs

Jewels, rarest laces were seen. But that
sort of thing now belongs temporarily,
at least, to the past
The wardrobes OF all the women have
been cut down to the absolute neeessi-
ties, and as symbol Of the sadness
that prevails no decollete is considered
good taste. Semi-low cut gowns are
worn, with lace and tulle yelling the
neck A curtailment in the display Of
diamonds is also very evident. The
queen may be seen at night wearing .
simple aigrette, a small crown or lit
tie string Of pearls. But nothing more
ostentatious
The English woman is not so extreme
in her iondness for lingerie a. the
American She likes daintiness and
everything that is fine and exquisite.
but she does not care for the extremes
IN the matter of underclothes to which
her American cousin is prone TO indulge
herself.
Typists Surprise Herr
Style-that Is the predominant note
that attracts my attention wherever
go over here. Your women Of the upper
classes have it to marvellous degree,
but your women of the industrial have
It n a proportionate degree. That 10
10 say. the little stenographer may not
have as many clothes as the wife OF .
Wall street broker, but she displays
Just a much style.
do not see how they do il You will
see the little jeune file on her way
nome a, o in the afternoon and you
know that she cannot be earning much
more than $40 week, and yet she 10
As neat, as trim, as smart as her more
fortunate sister stepping out Of the
smartest ooniectioners shop on the
avenue.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
News From Nations Markets
Outside Livestock
FORT WORTH.

FORT WORTH, Texas. Nov. il-CAT-
TIE Receipts 1000. steady; steers 50 40
ffIs0 HOGS Receipts 800. strong
bulk S9.tbnssb SHEEP: Receipts l50,
steady, lambs 81 O0fbQ50
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIN.

KANSAS CITY. Nov, WHEAT:
Ics rSw', I, S,s NS GsSS GonN. n'IS Irssl sI NO NO
MIXED e6N19Tirc: No. 2 white 81, No
2 yellow ssgsspc OATS: unch' A rod I:
No. . white b7,s mssc; No, 2 mixes 5S
SIC. RyFt u. todfl .tlc. kAFiR aud MILO
MAIZE S? 5OGasb
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
aEpR1ssNTArlvs CATTLE SALES
Native canners and Cutters.


o.. 7ss 80 l.. so7 SO iS. 81, 80
HOCS-Erratlc trading featured the
days trading IN western live pork mar
keis, some closing l01i5c higher, others
that much lower. and still others vino >
inG up on the stronger basis. Locally
II was n steady market, In places Se
hteher market. with best butchers sci.
ing I'D to 1915 and the bulk s9t5 and
up. Receipts continued light, around
/ 500 head making up tho fresh supply.
PIGS and stocksr hogs sold SlO0ns o".
CInaInn QunNafInna-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
ST. LOUIS.

ST LOUIS. Mo. Nov i3--POULTRY
Keys iiG e2c; ducks lic. geese i2a Hc.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
CHICAGO CASH GRAIN.

CHICAGO. Nov. WHEAT. No. !
red usfn; No. hard NS&
CORN No 2 yellow tl,oini0T, OATS
standard sfishbsNc. BARLEY; 9oeH
N27
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
Typhus Found in
Texas Panhandle

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. l4--Typhus
Sseyer has invaded the Panhandle dis.
,rict Of Texas. the state health depart.
ment reported today. Two MeSicans
belonging to a gang OF thirteen en-.
ployed IN Hale county. have died of the
disease. The remainder were isolated
fifteen miles from the nearest settle.
ment and II is not believed there /,
danger OF further outbreak.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
Money and Metals
LEAD AND spsLrss.

NEW YORK. Nov. u The metal ex.
ch<nses quote lcad fm1,pb. spclter firm:
rpot East ~. Louis delivery II s0i
AZ London. leshd Gao. ios; spelter Ebs.
Clarence. dear" said young Mrs.
Blake, u hear that some Of the poll
ticians wan, TO eiiace party lines"
Yes" We'll. Just hope they do
Having your telephone ring every time
the other party on your line put, IN a
call is perfect nuisance
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14

You will find Madam Housewife
that your cook aud your waitre. will
prove to be better workers " they are
obtained through the Want Ads.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
LATE TRAIN SERVICE
CUTS CATTLE RECEIPTS
Total Cattle Received Only 1850 Head
Quality Was Plain; Mar
ket Active.
TopAY's RECEIPTS.

CATTLE--A slow going market Was tho
best 10 hc had In this division today.
Because Of late train service practically
half OF the DAYS fresh supply did not
arrive until after the noon hour. In
cludng n thrteon.car shipment from an
other market to packers, the total for
the second day was placed at 1850 head.
The run OF Monday considered, II was Il
moderate supply OF the few hundred
hrad ON the early market quality for the
hulk was plain and the market very hc-
tive and steady, with stock"r buyers tax
Ing tho bulk offering A few loads oi
short led steers sold around 81 OOd %,
and plain grassers s. 6bFt6in Medium
weight helfers OF fair flesh run 81 iOu 90
and good short led cows So Oou6 80. can.
ners and cutters sold up to SjuO ana
bulls S5.OOIb15 Outside Of stronger
undertOne little change was noted IN
stockcr aud feeder market good yearllngs
Of light weight continuing TO sell W 90
and up, white the bulk and medium kihar
ranged S. hOfTG 90. stock heiferS brought
$50 aud cows t1hn %. Directs
helped boost the DAYS calf supply, but n
few londs being On the open inafk"t.
Trading ON llRht kinds was active ana
steady with 81 10 top for odd head,
Closing Quotations.
1f "a
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
OCTOBER USED COTTON
SHOWS LARGE INCREASE
$4,000 Bales More Than Year Ago;
Ten Months Period Also
Gains

WASHINGTON. d. {. Nov. IA
Cotton used in the United States during
October amounted to S55, $40 running
bales, exclusive of linters. compared
with 500 40 in l9i5 and the three
months ending October n. l.6j9,l9j
bales compared with l.463,So2 a year
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
Cotton on Hand.

Cotton ON hand October II in CON
sumng establishments, was l,72295S
compared wl;h l.5lS 829 last year and
IN public storage and al congresses g.
h75,lSS bales, compared with 4,70,5Ij
last year.
Cotton spindles active during October
numbered j2.S45 400 compared with 81
81 ,SbY a wear ago
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR
TRADE.
In Answering Ads Please Mention r,mes.

1000 ACRES unimproyed innd; trade for
Oklahoma City residence or vacant
lots. Davis, w. 3es.
1900 ACRES In Johnson county. KY.
will divide TO suit any kind OF deal
Baxter. National Bldg' .-
FOR SALE OR TRADE. room modern
house cement cave, well. barn. hall
block OF car l,ne will take team and
wagon or cows on trade. S1b T.. ID ave-
nue. Wal tsl0,
FOR SALE or trade, io-room brick res.
idence, clear; by owner want farm; VIII
trnde for smaller house closer In, Nd
dress i72i East Park. Box 100 Phone
Walnut 1911,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
Comparison on Linters.

: LintetS used during October amount
ed to COOS bales compared with II 20
IN 1915 and for the three months, l99.-
9j2 bales compared with NS.oE ~ 1915.
Linters on hand October 81 in consum-
inc establishments amounted 67,Sj5
bales compared with % ia a year ago
and IN public storage and at compresses
10 Jl2 bales compared with 1904 a
year ago. Linters exported amounted
TO 7,tN bales compared with u 40 a
year ago and for the three months 10
79l compared with jIS+O year ago.
Imports OF foreign cotton amounted
to ! S45 bales IN October compared with
1880 year ago and for the three
months 2S.lS3 bales compared with S.
h9j year ago.
Exports during October amounted to
sol, Az bales compared with 67S.279 a
year ~ and for the three months
lTh2,&l compared with l,3jS.9lj year
ago
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-14
REAL ESTATE WANTED.

In Answering Ads Please Menton r'm~,
WANTED TO Bui--BeG pnir modern
lots, northwest, S?16 cash will purchase.
H-2O, care Okahonnn -
WANTEp-A quarter or nm eighty or
good land near city for cash. German
American Realty Co, 22i Baltimore Bldg,
WANT to buy good Q or lo-acre tract
near city. that can be equipped Io'
chicken ranch; must he good land, I'M
proved or unmprovcd viii pay cash. H.
&ss, Times.
WANT to buy pair we'll located lots 10
build on; win pay cash and must he
cheap. Magcr 4 Mngcr, a0b Colcord
B'do W I 1871
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-05
HATS HURLED
TOCROWD AS
BOAT LEAVES
People, Music and LeiS Start
Visiting Shriners on Return
~. to Mainland

when you leave Hawaii, throw your
hat back to your friends on the dock.
This new custom was inaugurated
yesterday afternoon at the departure
of Imperial Potentate ]. Putnam Ste
Vens and party in the steamer Great
Northern. Several hundred persons
thronged the dock, including members
Of Aloha Temple, who were there to
bid the departing visitors goodbye.
AS the steamer started to pull out,
the band struck up Aloha De, and
those aboard began throwing back
their leis, hundreds of the beautiful
floral wreaths filing the air.
One man, after he had exhausted
his lei supply, snatched his hat from
his head and tossed it into the crowd.
No less than Is other men followed
suit, Ringing their straws, felts and
caps into the ortstretched arms of
those below. -,
A hea~- straw hat aHghted on top
of a 49, -asoI carried by woman
Of tr,r.s ~ars. The parasof was
-, SIZED ne woman picked up the
and eli = tightly to it.
an just Ike, it." she laughed. ct
will serve as pay Tor the broken para
sol T. II.
practically all of the visiting Shrin-
~ Goparted in, yesterdays steamer.
The members of Aloha Temple and
their ladies and friends were at the
dock to wish them aloha. Yells and
cheers were given and Hawafi's beau
tifuI flowers, strung into leis, were
placed about the necks of those de-
parting. Several parties in launches
accompanied the big vessel out of the
harbor.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-05

a dose just as soon as you can. There
will be no sour risfngs, no belch;ng of
undigested food mixed with acid, no
stomach gas or heartburn. fullness
or heavy feeling in the stomach, nau-
sea, facilitating headaches, dizziness
or intestinal gripping. This will all go,
and, besides, there will be no sour
food left over in the stomach to poison
your breath with nauseous odors.
Pape's Diapepsin is a certain cure
for out-ef-order stomachs, because it
takes mold Of your food and digests it
just the same as II your stomach
wasn't there " 49,.
Relief in five minutes from all sto1n-
ach misery is waiting for you at any
drug store. ~
These large fifty-cent cases contain
enough "Pape's Diapepsin" to keep
the entire family free from stomach
disorders and indigestion for many
months. 1t belongs in your home
adv. =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-05
CAPTAIN AMMAN
GIVES NEVILLE
!. TO GRAND IDEA
Though Original With Him
WaiahoIe Tourist Road
an Old Idea

1T would be ungracious to deprive
prominent visitor of the bouquet that
lis his4due fordisceyering a-good thing
here" said Supervisor Logan this
morning, land it would be out of place
In respect of Capt. Amman of the Great
Northern, for the idea was really orig.
inal with him in advocating a tourist
road in the Waiahole tunnel region.
yet, verifying the saying :, r.. j..
honor being lacking to a prop. al
his own country, the sane dI.GoVery
with similar suggest D pro.
motionists was record, IN t.. star.
Bulletin on June 8 last, only 1ar,
emily to fall on barren gr and. a
report Of visit of the may :,nd :
ervisors to Waiahole tunnel m4de Re
previous day, the Star Bulletin On the
date given printed the following:
lone of the things that appealed
strongly to the party was the scenic
grandeur traversed on the railroad
from the plain below to the works.
1t was remarked that if the narrow
gauge track, with it's various switch
backs, winding up a grade sometimes
|of 8 per cent through gorgeous
forest of timber and towering trees,
replete with rare parasitic growths
and here and there punches of fern
decorating lofty crotches, the yerdure-
clad pinnacles surrounding almost
vertical cliffs forming an indescribably
majestic skyline-if the track were
preserved and developed into a COM
Portable tourist railway, there would
be no promotion asset in the islands
which could surpass it. From the 753-
foot elevation at the tunnel mouth
there is combined mountain and
ocean view Of rare magnificence, while
the cool atmosphere and abundance of
water are adjuncts of a summer re.
treat that would be hard to duplicate
With Capt. Amman independently
idealizing the same region as one of
great attracting qualities, perhaps
some definite plan of its development
viii materialize in promotion quar-
tiers. ..>
Hawaii is only beginning to learn
of its infinite resources of scenic at
fractions" H.. .... r.