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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-26
Railroad Cra,Ufishi11q

N the matter of the railroad legislation arising
out Of the threatened strike of the brotherhoods
both that which has already been passed and that
which is in prospect, the railroad employees appear
to be alarmed AS the day for the testing of the
Adamson Act nears and the time for the consti-
nationality to be determined in the Supreme Court
approaches, the brotherhoods appear to grow more
and more nervous as to the outcome, approaching
the fact that the decision of the court is almost
certain to be against the consttutionalty of the
law. Gompers has announced that the provisions
OF this act to be enforced upon the railroads.
'law no law" but the immediate rebuke that
his threat brought down upon him from the nation
at large showed him and the other bullying labor
leaders that threatening the people at large a
different proposition than threatening the Presi-
dent and he has subsidized wonderfully
4, A. B. Garretson, president of the railway con-
ductors brotherhood, is explaining now in the east
ern press that the railroad men never asked con-
gress to pass the eight-hour legislation while Will
liam q. Lee president of the trainmen brother
hood, has announced that the heads Of the rail
roads and the heads of the brotherhood are now
working on scheme to settle the eight hour ques-
ton outside of the courts and trying to arrive at
working basis independent of both courts and
congress. The employees evidently afraid of
what congress may do next, while the railroads
are willing to trade what the President has prom
Used them this session for what the President took
away from them last session
Now comes Representative Adamson, hurt at
the ingrattude of the brotherhoods to which the
Adamsor Act given and hurt at the ingrati-
tude of the railroads to which the compulsory ar
bitration legislation has been promised, and an
nounces that if the railroad employees and employ
attempt to get together to repeal what has been
passed and prevent what has been promised con-
gress with its Democratic majority, will get in and
spank them both.
Wilson appears to have woven tangled web in
deed when he truckled to the railroad men
This is the season to remember that a little
cough often ends in large coffin.
Z. We don't like to say who is to blame, but every
time the liner Great Northern ties up in the har-
Dor the rain comes.
The recent decision Of the treasury department
to tax sake as wine and not as brew is in the
nature OF surprise. The Supreme Court once de
cided, unless we are greatly mistaken, that the
Japanese beverage in the nature of beer and
that ii should be taxed accordingly.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-26
new MATSON Liner 4a
LEAVES WAYS AT
UN|ONIRONW WORKS
Ceremonies Attend Launching Of
Maui To Succeed Matsonia
As Flagship 80
tA,.oels.sd rre.s y rsd.r.l wlr.l.,.,


SAN FRANCISCO, December. 80
The latest great vessel of the Matson
Navigation Company, the liner Maui,
was launched today with entire success
at the yards Of the Union Iron Works.
Capt. William Matson, head of the
| company, and many others Of its off
cials and stockholders witnessed the
launching ceremonies. Among these
/ were Mr.. and Mrs. Z. d. Tenney of
Honolulu. Mrs. Matson was sponsor
for the vessel as the handsome craft
slid into the water.
The Maui's length over all is the
same as the Matsonia, sol feet. Her
length between perpendiculars is 4S4
feet, beam nodded SO feet, depth mold.
ed to shelter deck A feet 9 inches, and
displacement to 30.foot draft 17,43O
long tons. The Maui is to be rugged
as three masted schooner, with steel
pole masts and complete equipment
nf heavy cargo booms, suitable for
handling weights up to so tons.
While every comfort for passenger
travel has been installed, these &C
commodations are made to combine
with the best arrangement for hand.
ling freight. The vessel 8 fuel oil ca
pacity gives her a steaming radius of
"a 900 knots at 10 knots speed loaded.
For carrying molasses, the Maui has
deep tank up to the height of the
lower deck. The tank will enable any
other liquid bulk cargo to be trans
ported. For bananas, the upper tween
decks forward have been specially
fitted and ventilated.
The Maui's propelling machinery
consists Of twin sets of cross COM
pound Westinghouse Parsons geared
turbines of the single reduction type
OF 5000 shaft horsepower to each unit.
The propellers are of the builtup type,
each having three manganese bronze
blades and cast iron hub and will turn
up to 120 revolutions under full pow.
er. The Matsonia is a single screw
liner. The Maui's twin screws will
afford additional security to the vessel
in case one propeller should be put
out of commission by an accident.
Powerful wireless installation is be-
ing put in, also submarine fog signal
equipment. Lifeboat accommodation is
of nine metallic double ended boats and
one power lifeboat for towing the bal.
ance, all slowed under Vein patent
davits.
All told, the Maui has 100 first class
stateroOms, of which sixty-four are
three berth rooms, twenty four two
berth and twelve single berth, making
a total Of 252 as a full first.eabin list,
against 220 capacity on the Matsonia
The public rooms, consisting Of din
ing saloon, social hall, smoking room,
writing room and ladies room, are to
be heated by steam and all staterooms
are to be fitted with electric connec-
tons for portable electric heaters, a
large supply of which have been or.
dered for passengers use.
The Maui has been fitted up as an
auxiliary cruiser of the second class
under the postal subsidy act of March
3, 1891, and has foundations for four
6.inch guns, two forward and two aft.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-26
For Kid1Ue

I is poor day, says an exchange that does not
bring discovery in the way of a dye guar
anteed to break the blockade and solve the prob
lem OF the American textile industry for all time
The United States COnsul-General at Buenos
Ayres reports on new material called algarrobin
obtained from the wood of the carOb tree. The
material is said to lend itself to a wide variety
of uses, both alone and in combination with ex-
tracts, such fustic hypernic and logwood, and
so employed gives large number of fast coors
1t is also suitable a base for various Coa-tar
dyes, the advantage therein being that it effects
economy of fifty to ninety per cent of the latter
and more expensive products Altogether it prom
Uses many wonderful results as any newly de-
veIoped material that has come into prominence
recently A factory for its manufacture already is
in operation in Argentina.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-26

At Washington the officials believe that the AL
lies will not be 50 angry the Presidents peace
move when they understand his note better Posi-
bly, not; neither will the senate. But when are
we going to know just what the peace note means
The state department doesn't appear to have a
very clear understanding about it itself
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-26
A GERM DESTROYER.

There is no danger whatever from
lock jaw or blood poison resulting from
wound when Chamberlain Pain
Balm il promptly applied. 1t is an anti
septic and destroys the germs which
Wounds to heal without maturation and
in one third the time required by the
usual treatment. For sale by all deal
ers. Benson, Smith & Co, Ltd, agents
for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-26

Samuel Kauhane, chairman and exc.
cutive officer of the board of supeFvis
ors of the County of Hawaii, returned
in the Mauna Kea yesterday to his
homo in Hilo. Mr.. Kauhane attended
the meeting of the school estimates
board while in the city the past week,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-26

At least institution has been making so
much money than it went broke, This is the
Philadelphia mint where the rush for Dimes mic
keIs and pennies has been great that the appro-
priatiOn to carry on the work of coming has been
exhausted and the money plant forced to appeal
to congress for an emergency appropriation,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
NAzIMOVA film
PROVES BIG HIT

AS q motion picture actress ALA Ma
zimova moved women to tears at the
Court theatre yesterday In Herbert Bre-
mons Aim production of Marion Craig
Wentworth's intensely feminine and ap-
pealingly human drama, War Brides"
Nazimova's remarkable gift Of facial
expressions Is especially moving in the
second part OF the play when Joan. af-
ter learning that her husbaud has been
killed shoots herself rather than be-
come the mother Of 4 child that may
be sacrificed 10 war. Nazimova is
blithsome and glrlish rs the factory
worker who romps Off to Il picnic In
presses the aSonies of n woman whose
husband has gone to war that she dem
onstratcS her full dramatic power. AS
h tragic actress she wins a place on
the screen that is all hfr own Special
mention should be made Of the music
which Is rendered by an augmented or
rhcStra-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
RADICAL IMPROVEMENT
IN CABLE TELEGRAPHY

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-SucceSs
of secret experiments which have de-
reloped radical improvement in cable
telegraphy through use of the type
OF receiving instrument employed IN
radio communication was announced
today by War Department signal corps
officers. This is said 10 permit the
reception of ordinary Morse signals
by ear, eliminating the necessity ior
highly trained cable readers and per
hitting the operation of ocean cables
under conditions that would make
communication impossible under the
nrpSent SYStCm.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
COAST SURVEY NEEDS MUCH.

W.ASiIiNI;TON. Dec IA plea for
Increased appropriations. including pro-
vision lar two new survey vessels. bet
ter office quarters and Il larger and bet
ter paid furce of engineers is made III
II" annual report of l.. Lester Jones.
Superint rnd"nt of the Coast and Geo
hrtic Survey. He declares that +S adj
dittonal hydroGruphc and geodetic on
gincerS ar" needed Ia carry on the diI-
tics Of til" bureau.
During the past year there has boon
q thorough reorganization Of the bu-
rnau's STAFF AMI 66n charts hav" been
completed TO date covering 10000 miles
Of coast line.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13

Geo. H Wood. of Dayton. who will he
Iadjutant general of Ohio VIXEN Governor
Ohio National Guard ut Il meeting OF the
executive committee OF the National
Guard Association TO be held in New
York City next Friday. Plans VIII be
made at this meeting to resist the pro-
posed federal law making every able
bodied citizen subject 10 4 certain period
Iof military duty. The law would rir-
tually wipe out the national guard. A.
IB. Cr.tchflcld. former Ohio adjutant
general is n member of the executive
committee Of the guard association.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
pnstuasters Fined.

Helen Huff. postmistress az puncth
Mills, pleaded guilty 70 q charge OF max
Ing false accounts to the government IN
federal court here to-day. and was tined
$50. The alleged shortage was made up
Erba Gambos known as Ella Wnlte.
pleaded guilty 10 defrauding George
+Schaff. a dalryman. out of $500 through
a promise Of marriage and was sen zen
FOR ia months, Her accomplice. J. Ar
thur Jones. also pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to tho prison at ST JOSEPH,
ness man, Of Wheeling. W. Va. charged
with taking uninspected meat from one
state to another. pleaded guilty. ana
was fined $50. tIc told Federal Judge
Safer that he took the meat into another
state for the convenience Of friends an9
that he did not know that the meat nIo
not been stamped. William, LEoelS;
upon pleading guilty to charge OF
white slavery. having brought sSlrl
from West Virginia tneo Ohio. was sen
fenced to three years In the Atlanta
OrfSOn
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
WATCH YOUR STEP

With its galaxy OF, stars Irving Re--
Inns syncopated iu"lanEr Of music.
watch Your Ster.' will bn presented
NJ tive Court thcatr" Saturday. Deem
her H.. Matin"" and night.
TIL" piece fairly rn,iiai"S with synco-
, patel life and its music cannot be COM
pared with that Of any similar produc-
ton. That master Of syncopation. Mr..
Berlin did Il bis, thing for the DlllnS-
ham production w!l"r h" wrote the
words and music for III" various num-
hers. all typical OF their. authors style.
Th" production * an expensive and
admirable. one. I'll" f'i"r" is beautifully
mounted. \ east If stars has been as
srn,bcd that almos. takes the average
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADAMsoN.

CHARLESTON. ". Va, Dec. T.
The school department has been NJ
fcially notified that bond issue Of
$4,000 was ratified by Il vote of the
citizens of Coal district. Harrison
county, for the purpose of erecting u
high school building at Adamson. A
bond issue Of $4,000 carried in Batn
district Of Morgan county, and a high
school will be esta blishrd al Rerkeley
Springs. In Writ county. the voters
in the general election voted against
the. ratification of bonds for the cree
ton OF county high school at Eliza
beth.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
Old Black
Joe Coug h
Syrup
Is SAFE for Every Member of the Family.

germs.
There is not a drop Of dangerous
drugs in 1t. Just as good and safe
for children as for grown folks.
One price only-25 cents for . big
bottle at any store in city or country.
Everybody buys it and likes It. The
biggest seller because 1t gives the
most satisfaction and. is absolutely
SAFE
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13

Most cough and cold remedies CON
tain dangerous drugs, such as Opium
Morphine. Chloroform, Heron and
Codeine. They paralyZe the nerves
They are dangerous.
Not so with Old Black Joe Cough
Syrup. 1t cures coughs and colds by
loosening the phlegm. soothing the
irritation. opening the air passages OF
throat and head and killing the cold
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13

Traction & Electric company uhe ID
nearing completion.
T. 3. Smith is confined to his homo In
TriadeIphia on account OF illness.
The Nomen's Missionary Society will
hold a meeting on Thursday evening In
the Stone Presbyterian church.
\ public sale will be kelG on tho es-
tate Of Hugh N. Black tomorrow.
Miss Sarah Steward Is Ill At her home
The ladies OF the C. ". B. and the
women's Sunday school classes Of tho
First Christian church Of Elm Grove
met last evening at the home Of the
pastor. Rev. Harry Robertson, At No.
IS East Cross street.
The ladies Of the Christian church OF
Elm Grove are holding sale this week
at Barlow's store.
Word has been received IN Elm Grove
that Emerson Henderson 10 critically i'll
at his home in st. Petersburg. Fla.
Little hope Is held out for his recovery.
He was a former Elm Grove resident.
The Christmas entertainment In the
United Presbyterian church Of West
Alexander will be held on Tuesday
evening, Dec. 26-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
Grange Opens Meeting.

NEWARk-The Ohio Grange opened
it's annual meeting here to-day with
siding. Temperance, taxation, proposed
food embargos. game laws, good roads
and the Ohio school code are important
questions to come before the grange. All
Of the 13 officers Of the grange are up
for reelection.
Wednesday will be degree day, when
the first four degrees will be exempli-
fled by the Licking county degree team.
The University grange of Columbus, will.
send big delegation to the meeting
with q glee club.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
.0H|0 DRY LEADERS HOPE To GET
BILLY SUNDAY To AID IN FIGHT
~rv-p1yE cHuKCHEs TO JOIN GO
To-CHURCH MOVEMENT
IN JANUARY.
o, 3. o. One Of the Ton Largest Colleges
in the Country-Gerera4
Nows Of Ohio.
Iuteutgencer Bureau.
Columbus, O., Dec. L.

Sixty-five CHURCHES to-day aHn1UnC ,,
that they would join in the GO u, IN
more Churches will fall IN line. pistrlIt
Committees made up Of ministers viii
visit every family in the city on tn Ia,
Afternoon Of December 81. and urge All
to 20 to church.
DRY leaders here are hopeful OF get
ting Billy Sunday to aid IN the campaign
TO make Ohio dry. He has changed his
campaign in Chicago from Sep p nant.
ed newt wear too for evangelistic cam
paigns in Cincinnati and Cleveland. II
Is expected. however. he will give con-
siderable time 70 the dry fight GOV. =:
3 Willis also Is expected to aid the dry
cause with a number OF speeches next
year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
To Purchase Coal.

The board or purchase was authorlzs"
by council last night To "ontraSt tnr ~.
OS5 worth OF coal 70 supply the depart
ments OF safety and service daring Janu-
airy and February.
Councilman WaketieidS ordinance au
thorizing the board OF purchase 10 ASK
bids Of operators ~ coat mines when
buying coal to the amount OF Sano or
more. was passed. Preference Will De
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
Goodnight CornS!
We Use 'GetS-|t. J"
8 DROPS in Seconds. That's All.
"GETSiT" Does the Rest
Never Fails

Really. 1 never could see how some
people use the most difficult and palm
tut way they can find 70 get rid OF
cortls. They'll wrap their toes up with
handagcS into q package that fills their
shoes full of feet aud makes corns SO
painful they've got 10 walk sideways
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
want ora.r Reversed.

The kauawha & Michigan Fy. Co. ap-
i reversal OF an order Of nc s7atee pub
lie utilities commission. recurring the
road to furnish cars to the Hooking DO
nestle Coal Company. located on the
Hooking Valley lines between GallipoIis
and Pomerov, D.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
Farewell for Pastor.

Rev. NJ. H. Stcuer. pastor OF st. James
Evangelical Lutheran chapel. Elm Grove.
will he rendered Il farewell reception this
evening by the members of the rnnGrr-
CATION. Rev. Si"-ucr will lave the first
OF the year for New York state.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
nna of First Ton.

According to figures just completea'
Ohio State is one OF the ten largest uni
verstties IN the United States, the ,s ns
Ing With T.Tla, are: Columbia. I."2
Michigan. 1915: Illinois. ASSS: Cornell
1884: Northwestern. sgt: PennSElHa-
MIA. 5.226: Minnesota. a.ll4: ONO Sla'e'
SOFT: Wisconsin. 5000.
The University OF California is among
the largest schools in the country, OUT
complete figures were not oot7tnaole.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
American Guaranteed Paint
At Factory Price
Louis Paul, LeatheTwood
Agricultural Meeting.

The agricultural meeting held last
night in the Bethesda school house wa!
very we'll attended. considering the
weather. The principal address was de-
livered by County Agent ]: $. Cook.
Other speakers of the Pan Handle AEri-
cultural Club were present and delivered
brief addresses.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
Ball is Cancelled,

Girls Of ONlcy Hall at Ohio State Cnl-
verSity. have cancelled their tnuual for
NAL ball scheduled for Februar %. and
announce that instead of spending their
money for fine gowns for the affair they
will donate the money to the relief Of
soldiers in the prison camps Of Europe.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
staff NAV Resipu.

The entire medical staff at st. Eliza
beth's hospital in Dayton. threatens to
resign because the sister in charge of
the institution demands that the mater
nifty ward ond other adjuncts Of the hos
pital be discontinued. The question has
been put up to Archbishop Moeller.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
Winchester Appointed.

Mark winchester. Toledo attorney. was
appointed master commissioner by the
supreme court to-day to take testimony
in the habeas corpus proceedings insti-
tuted by Rilla Tilford in the supreme
court to regain possession of her five
year old daughter, Josephine Tallford
now held under adoption by Herman and
Henrietta We'll. Of Toledo.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
NO Quorum.

!" Owing 10 lack Of. interest IN TN" hp-
preaching election tn be held In January
no quorum was present AT ihf h''"':Hs
which was to have been held la. gym
ing in Green's hotel. Triudclphih. r"r ih'
purpose Of nominating candidates f"i
council \ meeting will probably h'
held on Dec. ~. This evening twc
sprcdrrs will he given II hearing h"i":'
Mayor ArhiG Creighton. An effort T.
being made to brHk" up Speeding
through tho town
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
Nav BE Fire Marshall

r. Alfred Fleming. of Cleveland. for
mer assistant state fire marshall in
charge OF the Cleveland division, was
tipped to-day as likely to succeed Bert
B. Buckley. of Dayton. rs state fire mar
shall when the change of administration
takes mace
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
Will Entertain Class.

The members OF the Philaihc;I class
nf thu Stone Presbyterian church. al
Elm Grove, will he entertained this
afternoon and evening by Miss Mary
Waynan in the church. Following the
business and social session, refresh 8.
mentS will be served.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13

\ Christmas entertainment will be-
held in 81. James f.vanc"liral Lutheran
chapel. Elm Grove. on Sunday evening.
December -. and in IN" Triudclphi:l
Mel hnrlist i'ris"nprl church nu Friday
evening. iI,r'"mhrr -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13

The Ladies' Md $rri"ly of The F.ag
wund Lutheran church Will hold a Sucia
and haZ0r his evening in h. town hal!
at which time rrfrrSL'N"nls Of Ill kind
will bc placed uII sale.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
Transferred to Lima.

William Byron King committed to
Longview state hospital at Cincinnati.
after he had writted several threatening
letters to President Wilson, was ordered
to the state hospital for criminal in sane
at Lima, to-day. by the state board OF
adm niStration
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
breath away. Os for

playgoers breath away. Os for the
chorus, the fact that it was trained by
R. II. Burnside is a sufficient voucher
for its merits. The girls have good
voices, beauty and plenty Of ginger.
Some Of them are positively ravishins
ana their costumes are as gorgeous as
they are infinite in variety. watch
Your Step" is Il whale Of 4 show. and
ellis the eye and ear Don't miss il.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
wallace Funeral.

Funeral services for the late Mrs
katherine y. Wallace. Of Triadelphia
who died Saturday. WAS held at ST
Mary's church. Philadelphia. yesterday
morning at 9:3n o'clock. lnterment WAS
In ST N1arN'S CcmcterN
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13
Pastor Resigns.

Rev Francis y. Wilbert. for Ihrce
bytertan church here. has resigned; CT
fectlve January |. RESOLUTIONS nave
been adopted by the PreSbytery pratS'nS
his work
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-13

The supper and hazar which was held
last evening in ST. Eincent'S school hall.
Elm Grove. will he continued this eve
ming under the auspices of the ladies OF
ST. Vincent dc Paul's church and OF st.
Mary'S church. 1t Is being we'll attended.