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The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
Present Prosperity Temporary
and Guard Must Go Up Be-
fore Hard Times Coming
tAssOctAtud Pres, by Federal Wireless,

, LINCOLN, Nebraska, October ID
!" agree that the proper policies to be
followed by any administration in this
country re policies that will keep this
country out of war, but the sort Of
thing that we have been having from
the present administration are policies
that are not calculated to keep us out
Of war, but better calculated to involve
us in wars of various kinds" declared
Charles +. Hughes in the course Of his
address here last night.
q Mr.. Hughes reviewed the Mexican
situation, referring to the President 3
statement of yesterday that 1t is nee.
essary to keep the federal militia along
the border line to prevent trouble.
" IL IL keeping us out of war, when we
have to have all our army and most OF
our militia under arms to preserve our
own borders from invasion3" he asked.
Protective Policy Needed
The Republican candidate made six
addresses during the afternoon and
evening, in the course Of which he re.
viewed practically all the issues of
the campaign. lie characterized the
present prosperity of the country as
temporary, brought about wholly by
the misfOrtunes of the rest Of the
world and due in no respect to the
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
DIVIDEND DAY FOR
SIX CORPORATIONS
Sugar Stocks Depressed BY High
er Sugar Prices, With Yellow
List Stronger

Six companies paid $sss,50O in divi
fendS yesterday, these being, Pepee
teo, special 81, regular 40 cents, $50,
800; Waialun 40 cents, 800 900; o. R
Y l.. Co., IS cents, $32, 800; Hawaiian
Sugar, 80 cents, $4,000; Pacific Sugar
Mill, 20 cents, $500; Oahu Sugar, 20
:cntS, 500 900.
Rubber quotations again advanced
-2.O9 AT Singapore, aud one cent at
New York. Quotations now stand So.
81 Singapore and $500 New York.
Stocks were weaker, session sales being
only ninety.hve shares. Total trans,
'fers were l34S shares S95 of these be
ing Olaa. Brewery, MeBryde, Olaa
OnOmea and Pioneer held frm. Oahu
and Waialua sold a quarter of.
Hawaiian Pineapple was in strong
favor, bidders Offering so with sellers
holding for So, on rumors Of an early
stock dividend. Pioneer was also IN
demand without any considerable blocks
of stock being uncovered at .Presen Mt
quotations.. "a. o.,rI "'fI
Unlisted Stocks Stronger -~>t.r .
Honolulu 'Oil is again beginning to
move and heavy speculative trRnsac
tions are reported at San Francisco
Sales reported were, 500; Honolulu Oil
at 2.95 and 700 at 2.97Hs; 220 Mineral
Products at I.24 and 2970 at l.25; 2O0C
Maintain King at rs cents; 1925 I'm
gels Copper at $50 and $40 at 3.45.
Bid and Asked quotations were, Ho
nolulu Oil, 2.95,3.00S Engers Copper
3.45-3.50; Mineral Products, l.25-l.271ai
Mountain King, 65s70 cents = TipperRry
5l9-S eeuts; and 'CaIifoFpiasHa&aiiah
Is cents asked I SI'0"IF =
Cablcd edvices from Pittsburgh re-
ported the arrival and acceptance by
the Carnegie Steel Company of the
first four carloads of chrome ore ship
ped by Mineral Products Company.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
KNITTING IN AALA LEADS
ASC0STA TO POLICE CELL

Accused of stabbing Holokai Kane,
Hawaiian, with knife during row
in AaIa Lane yesterday afternoon, An
tonic Ascosta, Portuguese, was arrest
ed End is held at the police station
pending investigation. Kane was
h~""Ght 10 tn" emergency hospital With
a deep but not serious cut in his side,
according to Police Surgeon r. G. Aver.
Mnrir" who was near the srruo
81 Nv S'nhhng says that he saw Assoc,
sta run away flourishng II large knife,
"L','h lac letter gave to little girl
standing on the Roadway.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
.H|LO|TES OPPOSING
/. STANDARD OIL PLEA
Board Of Trade Takes Stand
Against Any Waterfront
-''s Grants BY City .''

H1LO, October I3-FoIowing the an
Plication Of the STANDARD Oil Company
for a lease of five acres on the Hilo
waterfront near the Kuh.o wharf as a
site for oil tanks, most emphatic oppo.
sition has developed in Hilo toward
kgrantihg this particular site. The
board of trade believes TINT thcrp is
plenty of land for the oil tanks on the
other side Of tho road and bark from
he wharf a short distance. and ycster.
lay the board of super, isors passed
resolutions not only opposing the
| standard Oil Compnnv's application,
hut taking o general stand in regard to
waterfront grants. The resolutions
are ms follows:
-"Whereas, the Standard Oil Com.
Pany. a corporation doing business in
the Territory of Hawaii, has forwarded
l communication TO the Governor and
the land board requesting permission
\ q lease under twenty one .vear lease
five or more acres Of government prop.
erty between the Kuhio Wharf Road
/ NHh tNt INV AhttilNVdu IlEnl OI WAY, IN
front Of the Kuhio wharf, by the pres
ent molasses tanks, for the purpose OF
erecting series of large tanks for oil
storage purposes; and
Whereas, the property along and
adjoining the Kuhio Wharf Road is re
quired for rights way to any and all
new whaTyes which may he construct ed
in the future az approaches to the said
new wharyes; therefore
;"Be il resolved by the board of su
Pervisors, in and for the County OF
Hawaii, that we do herewith protest
against the leasing of any OF that par
eel of land between the Kunio ROAD
and the railroad right of way to any
'oncern that Is going to use the sam,
For oil or molabses tanks, ana thnt tn,
aid concerns shall not be allowed any
government land on the Hlo side oil
he Keaukaha Road. That on the
una side of the Keaukaha Road tn,
government has ample property t.
case for oil or molasses tanks, aud il
ould be no hardship upon them to ex
end their pipes a few feet longer t,
I he new sites, and we further protest
gainst the action of any Of the gov
eminent officials and request them t
refrain from granting any permission
n lease to any concern for the above
purposes; and
"Be il further resolved, that tn,
ounty clcrk be and he is hereby au
u horized to forward copy of this reso
luton to the Governor of the Terri
DRY, the chairman of the land board
4 one COPY to w. Fl. G. Campbell, mem
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
Republican Speakers Urge
Return To Protective Policy

acts of the Democratic administration
He urged Ncbrasknns to support the
Republican congressional ticket in the
Slate, in order that they may help
make congress Republican and in a DO.
sition to provide the country with n
protection tariff that will ensure its
prosperity.
Roosevelt At wilkes Barre
At Wilkes Barre yesterday Theodore
Roosevelt spoke 10 an enthusiastic
crowd, The greater part of his ad.
dress was in criticism of the Adamson
Act md the surrender Of the Prrsi
dent before a threat of force.
He also pointed out the fact that the
present prosperity Of the country is an
artificial one, certain to be followed by
a period of tho greatest depression un.
less action bo taken to protect the ma.
ton and its industries.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
GUARDSNEN HELD TO
PROTECT BORDER LINE
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(AsSociatod Press by Federal wireIess)
LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Octo,
hcr II President Wilson today wrote
= letter to Governor Whitman of New
York answering the governor 8 letter
with regard to the keeping of New
York national guardEmen on the border.
The President declares that the war
dchartment has advised him that the
withdrawal of militia from the Dor
der, in all human likelihood, would
have been followed by fresh aggres.
siUns upon the lives and property of
MCXiCans.
Mr.. Wilson emphasizes that the re.
trEtion of the militiamen on the Dor
der is not for the purpose Of military
training hut RS a means for the preser,
vntiOn Of the frontier from aggres,
sion.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
FINDINGS Of COURT
-5',' = ARE D|SAPPROVED
tAssOciated Press by Federal wireless,

NHbHOCINlUU II0BB ny Fbu6IH WHBI0BBI
SAN FRANCISCO, October l4--Gen,
eral Bell has disapproved the findings
of the court martial which recently ac-
quilted Lieut.. Col. Ogden C. Rafferty,,
retired, charged with conduct unbe,
coming an officer. Colonel Rafferty, was
under fire for alleged relations with
Mrs. Rebeeca Robinson, the divorced
wife of Capt. James Lee Robinson,
Medical Corps. General Bell says the
findings are incompatible with the evil
dence.
AS a result, Rafferty, is not vindi.
Gated but his rank and pay are not af,
fected, nor is the way opened for a
retrial.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
ALLIED FLEET SEARCHING
FOR TEUT0N SUBMARINE

BOSTON. October 14--News that 70
aeot of Allied warships was confbing
the Atlantic in search of the U.53, the
Teuton spbmersible which recently sunk
half -a-dozen vessels close to Nantuck.
1t lightship, was brought into port yes.
terday afternoon by Captain Lindercos
IT the Russian steamer Hesperus, out
Of Spanish ports. He reports that HE
ship sailed through the feet searching
for the U.j3 last Wednesday. He re-
ported to the admiral in charge that
he had no information regarding the
raider. Thu feet was then of Cape
sable. .,. .r.. 49,.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
WILSON SAYS READY
TO FIGHT FOR RIGHT

LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Octo.
-" IL President Wilson addressed n
large delegation of Pennsylvanians AZ
n"uo" lawn Yesterday, pointing out
the measures that had been enacted
during the past three years for the gen.
rral benefit Of the mass of the people
of the country. -
RI fcrring to statements that he was
a pence at amy.price man, and that he
WOULD not allow the nation to become
involved in war, the President declared
+ America wants peace, but is
ready TO fight for things American at
INV time -
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
ENTENTE TO REMEDY
CENSORS' MISTAKES
Faults and Abuses win Be Cor
rected, Says Reply To
Lansing's Note
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WASHINGTON, October l5-The I'm
tente Allies will "remedy any faults
abuses or serious mistakes" of tn,
censorship in the ,seizing of mail from
the United States and found in neutra
vessels. ygh.is
This statement is made in the repl,
Of the Allies TO the American note OF
protest dispatches to London by Secre
tary of State Lansing recently. The
reply which was received yesterday, re
iterates the right of the warning power
to continue their practise of intercept
ing genuine mail and searching it for in
formation of value to the enemy, wher
the mail is found in neutral vessels up
on the high seas.
The note from the Entente power
concludes with the pledge to remedy
any faults, abuses or serious mistakes
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
EPISC0PALIANS REJECT
PROPOSED CHANGE OF LAW
lAssociated rress by Federal Wirel

ST. LOUIS, October 15-The- house
of deputies of the general Protestant
Episcopal Convention which is in SEES
sion here, yesterday rejected the pro-
PCsal to change the canons of the
church, so as to forbid the re-marriage
of persons who have been divorced for
causes arising after marriage, regard
less of what that cause might be. The
clerical members of the house voted for
the change, while the hay members voted
against it and defeated it.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
CANADIAN WHEAT
YIELD is LARGE
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ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wtroless.)
OTTAWA, Canada, October l5-Ful1
estimates of the Canadian wheat croI
nave now been secured, based on thresh
ing and elevator returns. These SHOW
that while the bumper crop of 1915 was
not eQualled tho wheat fields have
yielded total Of 2l7, lsO, 800 bushels
total larger than had been expect tied
ut the beginning of the harvest. With
the present price of wheat, this is the
most valuable crop ever grown in the
Dominion. The yield is approximately
100000, 900 bushels more than in 1914
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17

take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE
rIAblcts). Druggists refund money il
fails to cure. The signature OF
T. W GROVE is on each box. Man.
Id, lurrd by the PARIS MEDICINE
80 ST LH"is. u. 5. A.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
NORWAY BARS SUBMARINES
FROM HER NEUTRAL WATERS
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CHRISTIANIA, October liking
Ilankon of Norway has approved ordi,
nancCs forbidding boIligerent subma-
rincs from traversing Norwegian wa
tcrs except in cases of emergency, and
then they must remain on the surface
and fly the national flag, otherwise they
will be attacked with armed force.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
1T NEVER FAILS.

Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy is all it's name i'm,
plies 1t cures diarrhoea and dysentery
in either children or adults, and the
most violent cases of cramp collie or
pain in the stomach give way to few
doses of this medicine. Safe. sure. al
ways cures. For sale by all dealers.
Benson, Smith & Co, Ltd, agents for
Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
GENERAL HASEGAWA WILL
ASSUME OFFICE TOMORROW
Especial cAblogram to Hawaii shinp

TOXIC, October I5-The Inaugural,
ton of General Count X. Hasegawa.
who has been appointed governor, gene.
raj of Korea, succeeding Count Terau.
chi, now premier, will be held at the I'm
perial Palace tomorrow morning. Gene
raj Hasegawa is veteran of the Japan.
China war and of the Japanese Russian
war, and member of the board of mar,
shals.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
BEAR ABANDONED
Press by Federal Wireless. J

EUREKA, California October Is
steamer Bear, which went ashore last
June south Of this port, has been
abandoned by the interests which have
been attempting to salvage her hull
and boilers. Her position, and the
damage she has suffered make il in
advisable to spend any more money aud
labor upon her.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
MRS. R0LPH CHRISTENS SHIP
HER HUSBAND SOLD MORSE
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SAN FRANCISCO, October l5-Mrs
Rolph. wife of Mayor Rolph, yesterday
christencd the big ZOO ton turbine
s'"rm"r Capo, which was built for the
shipping company of which her husband
is the head. The mayor sold the steam.
or to Norwegian interests before her
completion.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
SAM PLANS
I. bigger WARSH|PS
New SUPERINTENDENT To Be
Monsters of $4,000 Tons
Displacement
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T. WASHINGTON, October IS Navy
officinls here anticipated that the bat
tleships authorized by the last congress
for 1917 will be even larger than had
been planned.
1t is believed that they will be armed
with twelve of the monster sixteen inch
guns, which the department is building.
Their displacement will be increased
to $4,000 tons to carry this great weight
of metal, the heaviest in all the navies
of the world.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
~ ~ =,
JAPANESE FLEETS BEGIN p, -.
GREAT NAVAL MANEUvERS
Especial cablegram to Nippu tiu.,

TOXIC, October l5-Naval maneu-
Vors on an extended scale began today
off lrshiosaki, in western Japan. The
first part of the maneuvers will consist
of sham battle between the two heets,
nftNr which one Of the fleets will at.
t"m"t landing on Use Bay, which will
be defended by the other feet. After
the maneuv"rs. which will last until
October "5. both fleets will assemble in
T"hi" BAY for great naval review.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
VILLA CHIEF KILLED

CITY OF CHIHUAHUA, October Is
Cruz Hurtado, leader under Villa
of the bandit bands that follow that
chief, has been killed with ten of his
followers and his command scattered by
de fact" soldiers, according to state.
ment issued here last night by the de
factO authorities.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
SWISS PARLIAMENT MEETS
INCREASED LIVING COST
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WASHINGTON, October Is -- The
Swiss parliament has decided to in
crease the nav of governmental EN-.
ployrs by $l.5O0OOO year, owing to
the enormously inrrpnsoA cost of Nv.
ing. This was made public in despatch
es from Switzerland yesterday.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
ARRED0ND0 PLANS TO
CONFER WITH CARRANZA
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless.

WASHINGTON, October l5--SenOr
Arr"dondo, ambassador designate of
n" d" facto Mexican government, last
night issued statement in which he
declared that he is convinced that an
exchange of views between himself
and General Carranza would contribute
largely to a better understanding be-
tween Mexico and the United States.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION ON
COAST SUES ONE MEMBER
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SAN FRANCISCO, October 15-The
waterfront employers association has
entered suit against the Pacific Steve
doring and Ballasting Company for
$71765O. , This is alleged TO be the
share of the company in the assessment
levied upon the members of tho asso.
citation to meet the cost of the recent
longshOre strike.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
FRENCH CRUISER SUNK
BY TEUT0N SUBMARINE
(As.Oeiated Prsss by Fsdsral Wir.l....l

BERLIN, October 1.-THE small
French cruiser Rigel has been sunk by
"A submarine in the Mediterra mean Sea.
German submarines also torpedoed on
October the French auxiliary cruiser
CALI and 1000 French aud Serbian
troops bound for SalOnika were drVWA
ed
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
Toxic and Petrograd File Formal
Protest Against Award Of Con-
tract For Canal Construction
To Large American Concern
CLAIM RIGHT TO SUCH
CONCESSIONS THEIR OWN
Washington Official Circles Ad-
mitted AnxiousIy Awaiting De-
VeIopments Of Latest Phase OF
the Situation in the Far East
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless,

tASSoclated PTess py federh WneleesD
WIASHINGTON, October IS.
" 1T is regarded here as
almost certain that the United
States will be called upon to take
some step in reply to the formal
protest filed with China by Japan
and Russia against the letting OF
contract to the American Inter
national Corporation, for the con-
struction OF a canal and railroad
in China. =. g..
The feeling is growing that the
interference by the Russian and
Japanese governments in the &C
tivities of Americans in China
must be met in some manner and
met promptly.
News Causes Stir 90
The news that the protest had
been filed with the governmental
officials Of the Oriental republic,
was received here yesterday, and
has stirred official circles in this
city deeply, and Developments.
are anxiously awaited. ~. H"
At the state department last
night it was stated that no COM
plant of the action of the two
powers has been received either
from the American minister to
Picking, Paul S. Reinsch, or from
private sources. ''t dr.. aI@"
U. S. May Be Drawn In r.
Its believed now that there
is a likelihood that the United
States government may be drawn
into the diplomatic controversy.
in order to protect the rights and
interests of Americans doing bust
ness in the Far East.
The American international Cor
poration, which had secured the
contract with the Chinese govern
ment, is a $4,000, 900 concern of
purely private character, backed by
some of the strongest financial in
terests in this country. The contract
for the construction of the canal
was obtained, it is said, following
the making of large loan by the
company on its own initiative, to
the Chinese government. The canal
in dispute is approximately 400
miles long and would run il COM
pleted> from Fengechong, Shansi
province, to Lanchowfu, in Kansu
province. ,..t T., h
Protest Is Emphatic g. .
Dispatches from Picking yester-
day, said that emphatic protest has
been lodged with the Chinese gov
eminent against big contract
which the corporation has secured
for canal construction in the young
republic. srs .-al..ss...
Japan and Russia have filed a
joint protest in such terms that its
imperative requirements are not
misunderstood. '''@ 's",' y" ~.
The Russian minister to China
says that the Chinese minister in
,Petrograd eighteen years ago prom
ised verbally that Russia would
Rave the privilege of building canals
| in the vicinity of Mongolia
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
GERMANY APPEALS APPAM
CASE TO- SUPREME COURT
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WASHINGTON, October l5-Ger-
many has, appealed from the decree of
the federal court at Norfolk, Virginia,
which found that the steamer Appam,
captured by the German raider Moewe
off the west coast OF Africa, is not u
prize u war. The matter will be taken
t" the supreme court of the United
States for final decision
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
IRRIGATION CONGRESS
+. INDEFINITELY POSTPONED


Ell PASO, October 1.-THE Western
irrigation Congress meeting has been
post poned indefinitely
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17

(Associated Press by Federal Wirelessl
~ ARTS, October 15-The French
have taken more ground from
tho Germans south of the Som
me-, according to the official dispatches
of last night. Genermont, which lies
northeast of Ablaincourt about a mile
is now completely in French hands once
more, and the sugar refinery in Ablain
court has been cleared Of the Germans
by repeated: charges of the French.
In the fighting to the north of the
river, the British have also pressed
forward, bat only slightly and their
rains have not been of importance, the
Germans reporting that the heavy at:
tacks launched by General Haig had
broken down under the curtain FIRE of
the Tcuton gunners.
,Rumanians Halt Retreat
The Rumanians appears to have raj
lied, for the dispatches last night from
bucharest indicate t1at they have
checked the advance of the Teutonic
columns under the command of Won
FalkenhByn and 10 have captured
small village southeast Of Orna, a from
tier town in the region Of Petroseny.
The Rumanians are reported to be
fighting desperately to hold back the
Germans and Austrians AID - keep
them from capturing the passes through
the Transylvanian, Alps, which would
mean the entry of the Teutonic armies
into Rumania. In this they are being
aided by reinforcements of, Russians,
who are being rushed with all possible
speed from several bases.
King Takes Command
King Ferdinand of Rumania is re
ported to have announced that he will
assume: personal command of his troops
in the field in their campaign to hold
intact their country from the Central
Powers, and to have gone to the front
himself
Berlin officially reports that the Aus
TRANS and Germans have advanced in
the vicinity of the frontier passes into
Rumania, and that in Pennsylvania and
Budzenland they have taken six ma.
chine guns and 300 prisoners from the
retreating Rumanians.
The tremendous cost Of the struggle
!" tn" "nSt and west is indicated by
the statement issued by the German
general staff that the Allies have suf.
fered the loss of approximately mil
lion men since the beginning of the
Somme offensive last June. The Over,
v"as 'THws Agency a semi official Ger.
man bureau, says that French and Brit
ish divisions exceeding that number
have been "virtually annIhilated in
the terrific fighting on the SOmme."
Russisns Losses Huge
The same agency declares that from
Swiss sources II has been learned that
the Russians have suffered the same
loss in their great drive against the
Germans and Austrians from June
to October I.
The struggle on the Somme has been
feroci"us during the last few days. The
Berlin official dispatches tell Of a
"great Allied offensive. in which the at
tackers hoped to break through gu,
lines" but failed, 1t is claimed that
the G"rnrauT have recaptured part Of
Amhos wood. after desperate fighting
in the part of the Allies to retain their
grin upon 1t.