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The Spectator., 1916-05-26
Smatlpox on Steamer.

New York.-The Southern Pacific Line steamship Proteus, which ar rived from New Orleans. was detain, ed at quarantine when health inspec- tors reported . case of smallpox on boarCE.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26
Ask Police Protection.

Chicago.-Fearing violence ny striking express wagon drivers. the Adams Express Company asked that 100 police be assigned to guard its wagons and drivers.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26
Barred Out.

When 1 was a boy my ambition in life was to be a barber
 Your parents opposed it, I sup pose"
 No, they didn't have any objection, but somehow or other I never could learn to play mandolin"
The Spectator., 1916-05-26
F
Now Is tho Time to Get Rid of These
 Ugly Spots.

There's no longer the slightest need of feeling ashamed of your freckles. as the prescription othine-double strength--is guaranteed to remove these homely spots
 Simply get an ounce of othine-double little of it night and morning and you should soon see that even the worst freckles ones have vanished entirely It 10 seldom that more than one ounce is needed to com pletely clear the skin and gain beautiful clear complexion.
 Be sure to ask for the double strength othine. this is sold under guarantee of money back if 1t fails to remove freckles.- Adv,
The Spectator., 1916-05-26
Uncultured Confidence.

UncuItured Confidence. Do you enjoy grand opera?" "Very much," replied MT. Cumrox. "If had it to do over, I'd be a grand opera singer myself"
 But you cant sing"
 That's why I'd choose grand opera. ! cant carry tune very we'll; but I can hohler like everything"
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

The commissioners of the Miller County bridge and highway improves ment district sold at auction $23S,000 worth of road bonds at 9S65. The Mer- chants and Planters Bank and the Texarkana Savings and Trust Com pany, both local concerns, were the purchasers.
 The bonds run serially for Is years and bear five per cent interest. The money will be used for the construc- tion of 60 miles of good roads radiat' ing out of TeXarkana to points east and southeast, one of the lines to cross Red River near Fulton and con- meet with other good roads to Hope and Little Rock.
 During the day injunction proceed ings were filed to stay the building of the roads, but it is not believed this action will result in anything more se- rious than little possible delay.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

w. s. Delaney of the Arkansas Farmer and Homestead of Little Rock, who is getting first hand information on the strawberry industry, recently got a job as strawberry picker al Higginson and did good days work.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

A correspondent of the Monroe County Sun says when James McCrea while working near Brinkley was bit ten by snake he applied poultice of coal oil and salt, and kept the wound well damepened with oil. He suffer ed no serious effects from the bite. The correspondent says this remedy for snake bite is an old one, and a good one, but he suggests that 1t De used while the patient is waiting for the doctor to arrive.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

Following the conclusion of a confer ence between traction officials and UT on leaders, it was announced that the Little Rock Railway and Electric Company had agreed to recognize a local union of street car men, perma, nently to reinstate all employees dis charged since the beginning of local prounion activities. and to grant an increase oG one cent an hour to con- ductors and motormen, effective Jan' uary 1.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26
SHORT ARKANSAS ITEMS.

A recent report of the county super intendent of Stone county, Missouri. says that county has 749 inhabitants above the school age that cannot read or write. Stone county lies just north of this county. There is not hill county in the north part of Arkansas that will show such high percen- tage of illiteracy.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

Workmen have been clearing the new route of the Bartholomew Bayou road near McGehee, which will be i'm proved under the Alexander road law. The Road Committee of the Public Service Bureau will visit other cities to get information on road building.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

An auxiliary recruiting station for ali branches of the Uaited States army, to be held at Fayetteville for a period of seven days was opened in room 205 of the postoffice building by Privates o. w. Kayer and Wilhelm Cornwell of the United States Army General Service.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26
Unassisted.

q hear that poor Blank died with out the aid of doctor"
 ''Yes, he managed 1t alone, poor chap"
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

STOP THOSE SHARP SHOOTING PAINS "Femenina" is the wonder worker for all female disorders. Price SI co and soc Adv.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26
Avoid Tainted Food.

No animal is thrown off its feed 90 quickly by unclean or tainted food as . sheep
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

The dry bed of a river has been found by miners in the Sure Pop zinc mine in Searcy county. The forma- tion in the bed of the old river is gravel similar to that which occurs in streams in the Arkansas Ozarks. on sheets.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

Actual construction of s2,000,000 drainage of 125,000 acres of overflow land, the building of I2,00O horse. power power plant, and the construc- tion of a 30-mile levee along the White River, will begin near Helena during the present summer, according to the petition filed in the circuit court by residents of Helena
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

G. w. Morrison. while a prisoner in charge of a deputy sheriff, dived from the window of a passenger coach near Tokio in Howard county recently and escaped. The man was handcuffed when he made the dive.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26
Didn't Want Much.

One Saturday night lady who pos sessed fruit and vegetable shop hur- ried to serve her last customer. @ very red-faced foman.
 She asked for pennyworth of vege- tables, and wanted piece of every thing.
 When she had been given what she desired she politely asked if they could be wrapped in a piece of paper and tied with a string.
 The shopkeeper turned to her, quite calm. and said:
 Wait minute, and will run across to the butchers for bone. and l think that will complete your Sun- days dinner"
 A mans intellect doesn't seem to have anything in common with his happiness.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

You never hear a dressmaker say that figures cannot lie.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

Alexander Jackson, general immt grafton agent of the Rock Island lines, with headquarters at Chicago, has been the guest of c. A. Doak of the several days. They have been inspect ing the surrounding country with a view of locating several colonies of Northern residents in this vicinity.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

Rox Dixon, 10 years old, of Benton viile. has killed 2,400 flies since the opening of the Civic League Swat the Fly" contest two weeks ago He won baseball init given by local dlrln for the first 75o flies brought in.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

Suit to collect S4S,e31.S7 back taxe. was fileu by the attorney generals of flee at Fort Smith against the Fort Smith Lumber Company. which is controlled by Kansas City capitalists. The petition asserts that for the past 10 years the company has failed to pay taxes in this county on the capital stock of the Central Railway of AT. kansas and the Choctaw Investment Company.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

Mrs. Lillie B. Casey. widow of Ben Casey of Texarkana received through Sheriff Baker a check for S1S,342 30, in payment of judgment she obtain Southern Railvay Company for the death of her husband, who was killed by an engine while he was at work in the local yards nine years ago.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

Preliminary development work IS being pushed at the newly discovered manganese mine on Sugar mountain in Montgomery county. A roadway is being built to one of the mines near the summit of the mountain and it is said a first class roadway will be built to the Iron Mountain tracks at Caddo Gap. Sixteen-ton auto trucks will be used to carry the ore from the mine to the railroad.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

Made since 1S46-Hanford Balsam.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

The Rev. A. c. Millar of Little Rock, editor of the Arkansas Metho- dist, publication of the Southern church, preached the baccalaureate sermon to the graduates of the Arkan- sas Conference College at Siloam Springs.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

w D. Henderson of Nathan noticed veveral bees around an empty mo- 1asses keg which was in an outbuilding on his place. He found the bees were cleaning the keg, and while he stood watching them. the hive "swarmed" about the keg and entered it.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

Dr. von EZdorf and Examiner La Prince of the government sanitary service, have established headquarters in the courthouse and are conducting an anti-malarial campaign in Chicot county.
The Spectator., 1916-05-26

The Crow No. we'll in the Craw, a depth of 2.300 feet. The we'll has a capacity of approximately 9,000,0OO cubic feet of gas daily.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-26
RODERlG 0. MATHEsOt, EDITOR
Wilson's Peace" Notes

TIME explanation from Secretary Lansing that
u the peace proposal despatched hurriedy on
Wednesday night by President Wilson was not SC
much to stop Europe from fighting as to keep the
United States from being dragged into the mael-
strom seems reasonable. AS peace maker, Presi-
dent Wilson has not been such a shining success
along the border as to justify him in obtruding into
the big war even If London Paris, Petrograd and
Toxic had not given him broad hints to keep out
But, as a man who kept us out of war, the Presi-
dent is in class by himself.
The original statement by the secretary of state
appeared to indicate that the final clash with Ger
of 10 other Interpretation, because, while there have
been diplomatic exchanges between Washington and
London over aggravating features of the British
blockade, such as the holding up of American mail
and the backlistng of certain American firms, moth
ing whatever has arisen to justify a suggestion
that there might be hostile break between the
United States and Great Britain, or between the
United States and France.
~ With Germany, on the other hand, the American
notes have been at times almost ultimatums, and
direct threats have been resorted to- Now with the
renewal of submarine activity the Belgian deporta-
tons, the Syrian atrocities and the general disregard
IL
within the scope of probability that the United
States may be forced into position where honorable
retreat will be impossible.
At the same time it is improbable that either the
Entente or the Central Powers wifurnish the state
fnents suggested in the American note Neither side
in Europe is ready to admit defeat neither side
ready to discuss peace terms any basis other than
an acknowledgement on the part of the other of de-
feat. Germany has by no means lost hope of being
able to hold all that she has, while the Allies are
quite as confident that they will clear France and
Belgium of the invaders, restore Serbia Montene-
gro and Rumania and drive the Turks from Europe
The ideas and the ideals of the bellgerents are so
wholly divergent that unless the world is being very
much deceived, there is no prospect of peace until
millions more have been killed. much more territory
devastated greater treasures spilled into bloodsoaked
fields and greater suffering brought to noncomba-
tant populations
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-26
SKATING RINK AS
A BIG DANCE HALL

Plans for the Establishment of q
popular dance pavilion in Honolulu
mainly for the amusement of the sol
diers, were announced yesterday by
w. A. Stone, who recently arrived here
from Portland Mr.. Stone, who repre-
sents the Reliable Film Service, re
Gently announced plans of establishing
new theater here.
The old skating rink on Fort Street
has been secured by Mr.. Stone and
after some alteration will be opened
at an early date, probably on January
]. as a popular price dance hall. Ad
mission will be ten cents and tickets
for each dance viii be sold at five cents
each.
Seats on the main floor and balcony
seats will be provided. An orchestra
will be imported from the coast. Non
alcoholic beverages and light refresh
ments will be sold.
The new dance hall will be called
the Hippodrome.
Mr.. Stone said yesterday that he will
personally supervise the pavilion and
will guarantee its respectability.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-26
STORMS DEFEATED
BIG K|NKASANM
Twenty-three Days Between San
Francisco and Honolulu
Tried Great Circle

Illustrating a practical reason why
Honolulu is without rival as a trans
paclhc bunkcring port, the big Japan,
"Sr frelghtcr kinkasan Maru, Captain
II. koizumi, arrived from San Fran.
cisco yesterday morning in the extraor.
binary long time of twenty three days.
The big vessel, which called in here
several months ago en- route from the
Orient to the Coast, left San Francisco
with the intention Of making Japan by
the Great Circle route to the north, the
customary direct route for steamers
from the Coast to Japan, and in actual
miles shorter than the route via
Hawaii.
According to Captain Koizum yes.
tcrdAy, his vessel made only six hun.
dIrd miles westward on this route, and
after bucking tremendous gales, which
submerged even his big craft to the su-
erstructure, he was compelled to turn
south. Not only was this necessity
Of navigation, in face of the weather
he was experiencing, but he ran out of
coal, which was his reason for putting
into Honolulu.
Captain KOizumi had no rault to fno
with San Francisco coal. The only OBJ.
lection to it was that the ships bunk
"rs full of it was not sufficient TO carry
the Kinkasan over the direct route
from San Francisco.
Had he taken the southerly route,
via the Islands, he would have been in
Yokohama at present, at his usual rate
Of travel, and would not have had the
expense of re.bunkering or of extra
port charges. He has still, however, at
least seventeen days sailing.
The Kinkasan 5 experience is a prac.
teal illustration of the advantage of
Honolulu over Coast ports as a bunker.
IT \ station for vessels coming from the
east coast of the United States or from
the west coast of South America, and
realization of the fact is adding scores
of ships to those making this route to
the Orient a custom.
The Kinkasan, after taking on bunk.
ers at Pier rs, left for YOk ohama at
five o clock yesterday afternoon.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-26
PERSONALS
Erom Fridny .Adyertiserl


Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph silva Gremett
of 446 Kuakini Street, welcomed NJ
their home last Saturday the arrival Of
a daughter, who has been named Vera,
Allen c. Wilcox and Bert Hushaw
left last night for Kauai, where they
| will spend the Christmas and New Year
holidays. They expect 20 do some game
bunting while in the Garden Island.
Louis Gaspar, a senior at 81. Louis
College, is returning to his home in
Kau, to spend his Christmas vacation,
IN the MaunG Loa. Gaspar Is the star
goal keeper of the St. Louis College
soccer eleven.
DR.. J. s. B. Pratt, president of the
board of health DR.. l.. l.. Patterson,
head of the anti.tuberculosis bureau,
pure food division, returned in the
Claudine yesterday morning from an Of.
fetal trip to Maui.
(From Saturday Advertiser)
With Rev. Father Reginald Yzens
doom, of the Catholic Cathedral, Off
ciating, David KahaIehili and Mrs.
Maria o ka Malu Kawaa Makanui were
married on Thursday, the witnesses be-
ing Lukia Kamau and Anna Kalama.
Riki Yosozawa and Mrs. Koga Tok-
ye, well known in local Japanese cir
Giles, were married yesterday by Rev.
Samuel X. Kamaiopili, assistant pastor
IF Kaumakapili Church, Palama. The
witnesses were X. Ichikawa and Mrs.
T. Shibata.
Oswald A. Steven, former Hilo and
Honolulu business men, auctioneer, real
estate agent and labor recruiter, and
Mrs. Maud c. Norton, of Hollywood,
Los Angeles, roputed a wealthy widow,
were married on December I in San
Francisco, where they will make their
home.
From Sunday Advertiser.)
r. H. Worrall returned from Maui
yesterday.
A daughter, Ruth Elsie, was born on
December 9 to Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Henry tAhrens of l0S2B Kinau Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Silva, of Sing
10y Lane, MOiliili, became the parents
of son, who has been called Carl, last
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David P. Fuller, of
Queen Street Extension, Kalihi, wei
coined the arrival of a son at their
home last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney X. Burgess, of
Bannister Road, Kalihi, welcomed at
their home on Friday the arrival of a
son, who has been christened Rodney.
Captain J. w. Wickwire, one of the
leading business men of Akron, New
York, will be among the visitors to Ho
nolulu this winter according to advices
received by friends. This is Captain
Wickwirc s second trip to the Islands.
With Rev. Leland H. Tracy, vicar Of
st. Clements Episcopal Church, Maxi
XII, officiating, Herbert Vivian Turner
and Miss Anna Johanna Louise Bethe
were married on Friday, the witnesses
being Ralph f. Turner Jr., Miss Lena
5ethe and Mrs. H. Bethe.
&. NJ. Lyons, of the La Sale Exteu.
SION University of Chicago, is again q
visitor in Hawaii, accompanied by Mrs.
Lyons. They are guests at the Alex.
andcr Young Hotel. The La Sale Ex-
tension University numbers thirty two
students from Hawaii in its several &c.
partments
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-26
CHEER
IS SPREAD BEFORE
SAILORS IN PORT

The Christmas cheer spread annually
before all sailors in port by the Mis-.
siOns to Seamen last night graced the
table and halls of the local branch of
this worldwide association. The spa-
cious building at the corner of Alakea
and Halekauila Streets was deckec out
in its gayest last night. The Christ
mas turkey and all his trimmin's was
arrayed in holiday grandeur within.
Over hundred officers and men rep.
resenting all the ships in port, Of all
nationalities, sat down to the board
last night at the mission to partake of
the dinner prepared by committee
under the direction of Mrs. Rasch
and Mrs. Charles F. Mant. The entire
catering had been done by the ladies of
the HarbOr Lights Guild, who again,
under the direction of Mrs. J. Pascoe,
prepared the program of entertainment
and under the direction Of Mrs. J. J.
Crockett decorated the building. This
little society, with it's less than twenty
members, celebrating its first Christmas
in it's service last night and performed
wonders in doing it.
After the dinner was oyer the time
honored services about the Christmas
tree were held, presided over by Super.
intcndent Charles F. Mant. There was
on the tree a present for every guest,
and these were distributed by the la
dies under the superintendent direc.
ton.
The balance of the evening was spent
in listening to an interesting prograA,
largely contributed to by the men
themselves which was above the aver
age and frequently and loudly ap-
Plauded
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-26
SALES Of STOCK
ARE At Low EBB
Unlisted Securities Furnish Only
Activity

Trading in listed securities was at
low ebb yesterday, only 200 shares
changing hands. Unlisted securities
were active, showing marked frmncss
III comparison with the last few days.
Slight changes were made in listed quo.
tatiOns.
Sugar quotations on the New York
market fell off a fraction from 5.I4
cents for Hawaiian basis to 5OS cents,
$l0l.6O a ton.
Brewery continued its tendency to
decline yesterday, losing three quarters
on small sales at 1873. Pioneer de,
clined a point; Eva dropped a quarter.
and Hawaiian Commercial and Oai u
gained a quarter each.
Mountain King, yesterdays feature
in the unlisted securities, continued it's
decline, and then in series of sales
jumped upward again. 1t dropped to
25 cents sold up to 32la and closed at
81 cents. Mineral Products also de.
Veloped strength after dropping off Fri
day. Sales were: Mountain King.
1880 at % cents, 1900 at 32l2 cents,
20 at 81 cents; Mineral Products, 1880
at l.O2I., 400 at los; Engels Copper,
400 at 4.25, 1900 at 4.3O, 200 at 4.45;
Honolulu Oil, $3.50 at 400; Montana
Bingham, $500 at 40 cents, 100 at 80
cents.
Bid and Asked prices were: Homo.
lulu OIL 400 405; Engels Copper, AS,
$50; Mineral Products. ITO liz;
Mountain King, 3llY.32 cents; Mon,
tena Bingham, 80 30 cents.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-26
Crowd With Confetti and Noise
y, Machines Had Fun -, the
- Usual Showers
STORES cRoWDEDsTonn IaF
I; T ..-e. vERSYlLAsT3MoMENT
Music Laughter and JOY All Un-
confined Kept Up Un-
til Midnight .-.,-
From Sunday Advertiser.l

Last night WASH t actually Christmas
eve; that comes tonight. But IL was
celebrated as such unoficially by the
people Of the city. The usual Christ.
mas eve stunts were pulled of; the
down town streets looked like Christ.
mas eve; 1t rained, as it usually does
on Christmas eve.
Honolulu's narrow sidewalks were
crowded to overlooking into the mar.
row streets. The "bloody anglep on
Hotel street, otherwise known as the
LOG" swept the passing throngs in.
to an eddy as it always does when the
population of the city turns out and
comes downtown" to celebrate.
The Usual Racket .,.
Withal it was a good. natured crowd
that wandered aimlessiy up and down
the streets. Hotel Street, so frequently
nowadays agitated by fights and
Trough house performances, re.
sembled a carnival street. Youths tried
to make noise with rattles and other
instruments of torture and succeeded
only in making a racket. A few of
the feeble-minded bought the foolish
ticklers" that optimistic soap-box
vendors offered for sale, but for the
most part the crowd disdained such
childish and insanitary weapons.
Confetti few freely, and tasted as of
yore. Serpentines hurtled from groups
of fledglings standing on street cor
ners and evoked shrill screams and
feminine ordinations.
DRINKS Out OF Sight
The saloons appeared to be doing a
rushing business, but "drunks' were
scarcer than on ordinary nights. Per
haps the reason was that there were so
many customers that before one could
be waited on a second time the effects
of the first hbation had had time to
die away.
Most of the stores kept open, to ac-
commodate those unfortunates who
neglected to "do their Christmas shop.
ping early" or who had prematurely
received presents from persons to
whom they had originally intended TO
give none, and who therefore had to
make hasty last-minute purchases.
Young Orient Joyous
The most enthusiastic celebratOrs ap.
pP4red to be the young Chinese and
"op""OoO' ANVailJ cNeIy Ouo VI puoul
had "tickler" or a tin squawk
machine. They emitted shrill yelps of
Christmas joy and tossed confetti into
the girls faces. They were regular
"devils."
Some of the japanese girls caught
the spirit of the occasion and started
out to celebrate Christmas eve. Each
of them armed herself with bag of
confetti and laid for q chosen victim.
When she found him she dashed the
stuff into his face and ran away,
laughing prodigiously.
Band Did Nobly
The Hawaiian band tried to make it.
self heard, playing industriously in a
pavilion in Bishop Square, but the
people were not out to listen to the
band and its music was, for the most
part, wasted on the desert air,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-26
DRANK GALLON OF SAKE
At A TIME, DID H0NTANI

Every time Kahei Hontani drank a
gallon of sake he handled his wife
without gloves. His favorite pastime,
after he had transferred the contents
Of the brew from the gallon jug into
his interior, the wife told Judge Coke
yesterday, vas to drag her about the
house by the hair. Mrs. Hontani seri,
ously objected TO this procedure. She
told him that it hurt her more than it
hurt him. Hontani also beat her when.
ever he felt good. 1t gave him exer.
else and helped the brew work itself
out. For all these reasons Judge Coke
yesterday granted Mrs. Kiwa Hontani
a divorce from Kahei Hontani, the de,
cree to take effect from and after
Tuesday coming.