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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-11
TEuroN CASUALTIES HEAVY

LONDON, England, Sept. 11.-Ac-
cording to estimates made from Off
cial lists that have been issued by the
German war office, the casualties in
the German armies during the month
OF August total $4,000 in killed,
wounded and missing. The number
killed is placed at 42,700.
Since the beginning OF the war the
German losses as given from Berlin,
total 3,S75 900 in killed. wounded and
missing. OF these $4,000 are report
ed as killed
These figures do not include the
losses in the naval actions or in the
colonial possessions.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-11

Ck16re1 Of the Kamamslu and Bere'
|.I|1 Fairgrounds picnicked al day
Saturday a the public baths as the
....|. O. .I. George r. Castle and
.|..|. /|& Riddles took their own
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-11

lions there after some exceptionally
heavy fighting.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
BREAK GROUND FOR
$4,000 AUTO BUILDING
Future Home of Pathfinder and Au-
bum Machines to Be at Twenty
fourth and NJ Streets.

Ground was broken during the past
week at the corner OF Twenty-fourth
and streets northwest for the erection
OF three-story building TO be used as
q salesroom for automobiles and provide
ample space for service station and
garage. The structure when completed
which will be about April /. Will be the
future home Of the Pathfinder and Au-
burn automobiles.
The building is being erected by Joseph
J. Leary. owner of the property, for II
w. Robertson, H. W. Soper and w, T
Nishwitz, who viii operate the garage
In connection with the automobile sales
department The cost OF the building
will be $1,000 The building will be three
stories high with the exterior Of tapestry
brick and built of re-enforced concrete,
with steel sashes and ample light II will
be freproof throughout. with a large
electric elevator in the rear for convey
ing motor cars.
The frontage will be los feet on NJ
street, with depth of lso feet on
Twenty-fourth street There will be two
large entrances for automobiles on NJ
street On the right side, on the front
of the building. will be located an &C.
cessory department, while on the left
will be a room for the sale Of sasolip,.
and oil Cars may be parked on either
side Of the first floor in the rear. leaving
two sisles Of twenty feet when the space.
are all taken
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
"GIVE NE LOWER
ALIMONY OR PRISON.

New York. Jan. z--e4ve me loves
shmony, or give me a cell IN Ludlow
street JAIL
This Ia the demand Nat N. wills
comedian, has hurled at his former wife
La Belle Titcomb. OF the stage She Ia
now In South America. and he "a per-.
forming at the Hippoorone for s<s a
week. He received 500 q week until 3
short time ago.
On account Of the reduction In his sal
airy, Wills wants the Supreme Court to
reduce the $50 a month he Is under OBJ
legation TO pay Heioise A. Wills
At the time she divorced him Nrs
Wills obtained an order for 'Ssu a week
allowance, but this was subxequently
reduced.
Il owed T,ooo at the close Of the Igl
season" Wills told Justice Guy in plead
ing for q reduction
Il had 10 borrow money TO nay ALL
mony. ] had 10 deprive myself OF neces-
stiles. and during this time my former
wife bought a $500 automobile.
Although I don't intend 70 oisobev
the court orders. II viii be impos.ibls for
me to pay 500 a month, and the IN
evitsble will be jan"
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
Mrs. Moh Probably Will Try to
Show She Is Conspiracy Victim
Defense Likely to Be That Accusations Are the Result of
Plot in Which Colored Witnesses Are Tools, Not
Orgnators- Prosecution Rests Tomorrow.

ly that their main line OF defense viii
be 70 prove that the whole fabric Of
accusation against their client Is the
result Of conspiracy Of which the col
ored boys are not the originstors. but
the tools.
Following this line, it Ia thought they
VIII not attempt TO disprove the al
most overwhelming testimony OF the
States witnesses that Mrs. Mohr threat
ened the life of her husband and Emily
Burger, but will try TO show that these
threats were merely the idle talk Of q
hysterical and helpless woman.
The prosecution Will probably rest its
case Monday. Just which wing of the
defense will then begin Is not yet de-
cided. This case Ia virtually two trials.
There are the colored boys, Brown and
spellman, on trial for murder, with
George Edwards and William H. Lewis
TO defend their interests, and then there
Is the central figure, Mrs Mohr, accused
Of completely, and her two lawyers, Ar
thur Gushing and John J. Fitzgerald
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
Y. W. c. A. NAUGURATES
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
Will Make Effort to Increase Member
ship to at Least Five
thousand.

The Young Womens Christian Associa-
ton has started a spirited membership
campaign, which will continue until Feb
ruary Is. Mrs Woodbury. Pulsifer,
chairman Of the membership committee,
Is at the head Of the crusade The pres
ent membership Is 3602. It Is believed
this number will be Increased to about
5000 BY the end OF the campaign.
Miss Miriam Barstow. membership sec
retary, has general supervision Of the
campaign. Two kinds Of buttons are be-
ing distributed to workers in the crusade.
Persons seeking new members have been
given buttons reading, Get One" Work
ers who already have succeeded IN sign
ing up a new member are given a but
ton reading, I've Got One
Two committees held sessions at the
Y. W. c. A. on Friday afternoon Mrs.
John d. Bird. chairman, presided at a
meeting OF the gymnasium committee,
and Mrs. Fred E. Wright. chairman, pre-
sided at a meeting Of the girls work
committee
A new class in English was organized
on Wednesday night. It Is designed for
the training OF Industrial girls who are
members Of the girls clubs. Twelve girls
ilready have registered.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
SALES AVERAGE
TWENTY A DAY
Realty Transactions for the
Week Pass the Hun
dred Mark.
LOAN MARKET DECLINES
Walker-Hughes and Crandall Theater
Properties Feature Trans
actions of the Week.

With a daily average of twenty sales,
local realty brokers yesterday closed the
first active week OF the new year. Among
the 40 transactions of the week was a
deal Involving more than s10o0oG two at
5000 and a number around the SIS 900
mark.
: Wednesday led the week with twenty
nine transactions, Friday was second
with twenty-seyen, Thursday witnessed
twenty-five, Tuesday nineteen, Monday
fourteen and yesterday nine.
The outlying suburbs suffered a slump,
dropping into third place, being sur
passed by both the -near-urban districts
and the northwest section Of the city
proper. The race was close, however.
the three leaders being separated by a
sale each The near-urban districts fig
ured in fifty transfers, northwest forty
nine and outlying suburbs forty-eight.
Feature of Week.
The feature OF the week was the sale
Of the former Walker-Hughes market
property, lbs and 113o Connecticut ave-
nue. northwest, to Isaac T. Mann, of
Barnwell, W. Va Sylvester W. Labrot
former owner, took a trust for $4,000
on the property. payable in three years.
The stamps attached to the deed indicate
a cash payment Of sS5 900.
The Arlington Mills property, at Po-
NOUlaC dlO WdLer streets northwest.
changed owners during the week for
5000. The property was acquired by
Howard L Wilkins and Samuel H. Rog-
ers, present tenants, from trustees rep
resenting four financial institutions,
creditors OF the George W. Olssel Com
pany, which occupied the building for
years
Theater Property sold.
CrsndalPs Theater Ninth and E streets
northwest, was sold during the week by
Mrs. Ellen Harrison and Phillip Walker
TO a local investor, whose name is with
held. The theater. formerly a part Of
the Riley estate, brought s125.ooo. The
property was taken subject to a trust of
$500.
For a figure said to have been IN the
neighborhood Of 100000 Dr. Henry
Hszen sold the annex to the Occidental
Hotel, 1913 Pennsylvania avenue north
west The purchasers name is withheld.
Gus" Bucholtz, proprietor Of the hotel,
has a long lease on the annex.
The Wilson apartments, AZ First street
southeast, were bought on Wednesday
by Randolph T. Warwick from Bates
Warren, trustee of the bankrupt estate
Of John H. Nolan. The stamps indicate
the price to have been $4,000. The Bloom
tngdale apartments, 81 New York avenue
northwest, were purchased by Frank R.
Davis from Benjamin E Talbot, trus-
tee. The stamps indicate consideration
of S21, 500.
The home of Mrs. George L. Gillespie,
1888 New Hampshire avenue northwest,
was sold to John H. Hewson for a price
indicated by the stamps at $50, 900.
In contrast to the increase in realty
trading, the loan market declined $4,000
from the figures of the previous week.
The exact amount loaned during the
week RndaH a..
sum was borrowed on the security of
IA lots at an average interest rate of
IS per cent. OF the total amount s247,-
46O. q was in straight loans.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
BY SOPHIE TREADwELL.

Providence,t Jan. 22.-Mrs. Elizabeth +.
Mohr will take the stand next week In
her own defense. What Is she going To
say7
This is q question that is interesting
every one who has followed her case.
Mrs. Mohr Is on trial accused of hir-
ing two colored boys TO murder her hus-
band. In the two weeks she has been
before the court It has seemed that the
prosecution has built UP an almost at
tack-proof case against her.
Mrs. Aohr has listened TO the damas-
ing testimony with almost perfect calm
ness She has the air of woman who
is quite sure of herself. Only twice has
she shown any emotion and only ono
could this emotion be interpreted as any
thing like fear. That was when George
w. Rockies. brother-in-law Of Mrs. Mohr,s
rival for the affections Of her husband,
told In detail the threats Mrs. Mohr had
made against Emily Burgers life.
The defense lawyers hint rather strong
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

of the appearance Of the huge globules
over the city of London; the hiss of q
bomb as 1t sped through the air In its
downward course; the crash as 1t lighted
upon a roof; the binding glare Of the
| terrific explosions, and then the means
of the mangled victims.
Former Secretaries of War Henry L.
Stimson and Elihu Root urged the adop-
ton of plan that would place the
United States in a position not Of aggres-
sion, but a deterrent to any possible
invasion by a foreign foe.
Eric Fisher Wood. secretary Of the
league, urged the adoption of a plan of
obligatory service, such as the Swiss
system.
At the morning session various speak
ers united in detailing to the people of
the country, through the delegates to
the Security League, the present unpre-
pared condition of the United States to
, resist invasion, the possibility Of the
United States being drawn into war i'm
mediately upon the cessation of hostili-
ties in Europe, and urged plans that
would place the country upon a standard
war footing commensurate with its
standing in the world.
William Barclay. OF New York, engi-
neer and constructor, advocated the
creation of an engineer reserve corps
Rear Admiral Colby M. Chester, u. S.
N, retired, pleaded with the league to
support the army and navy program of
the President. He reminded the league
that under the Constitution. the Presi-
dent alone is vested with authority to
recommend to Congress naval and mill
tary improvements.
VIII Speak for Preparedness.
Gen. E. w. Nichols, superintendent of
the Virginia Military Institute, declared
10000 men would be a safe minimum
for a regular army.
The consolidation of all the increased
military preparedness organizations of
the United States under one head and
the sending through the United States
of great group of public speakers to
urge preparedness, especially through
the Western States, will result
The Navy League of the United States,
the Army League OF the United States,
the recently formed American Legion,
the military and naval aeronautics
branch OF the Aero Club OF America, the
military defense branch OF the Automo-
bile Association of America, the Woman's
Section of the Movement for Prepared
ness. and many State and territorial or
ganizations throughout the country will
be among those included in the proposed
consolidation. The various organizations,
however, would not lose their identities
under the consolidation, but would be
The awakening of the people of the
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
SCHOOL CHANGE PLAN
RIDDLED TO PIECES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

Mr. Blair then referred ironically to the
bill which the Commissioners had Repre-
sentative Johnson introduce in the House
after it had been found that the proposed
legislation could not be slipped through
as a rider to the appropriation bill. The
bill provided for the transfer of 'all au-
thority, powers, and discretion" now
vested in the Board of Education to the
Board Of Commissioners.
Attacks Newman.
Gentlemen" said Mr.. Blair. II am
willing to give UP almost anything. but
will not give UP my discretion. If should
do this would be unable to get a single
client into my office"
Mr.. Blair then attacked the statement
of Commissioner Newman that the pro-
posed legislation was recommended after
a two-and-a-half year survey of the
school system. He stated the dates Of
appointment of the three members Of the
present Board Of Commissioners in order
to show that they have not been in ONCE
together long enough to have made such
survey.
Mr.. Blair finally drew q comparison be-
tween the District Commissioners and the
judges of the District Supreme Court to
prove his contention that the latter form
ed the best source of appointive power.
James F. Oyster, former president Of
the Board of Education. read a lengthy
indictment of the Commissioners' plan,
recommending that the Board of Educa-
ton be given full control over the
schools. In summing up his arguments,
Mr.. Oyster said:
Present Law Reasonable.
'T believe that the feverish haste which
the political Officers of the District are
making to get their grasping hands upon
our schools portends untold evil
II believe that IL friction Is to be
eliminated by giving the schools but one
master. that master should undoubtedly
be a representative board OF education
and not an unrepresentative board OF
commissioners.
IT believe that large and high powers
should be given the Board of Education
here, as elsewhere in America, In or
der that the schools may attain their
utmost efficiency and never become sub
servient to politics and politicians.
Il believe that experience has proved
the present board to be large enough to
prevent hasty and ill-considered action.
and small enough to be effective for its
proper purposes.
Il believe that the present law Is en-
tirely reasonable in requiring that wom-
en- be represented in the membership of
the board.
81 believe that whatever may be the
case with Commissioners, members of
our school board should not be tran
sients, but bonaide residents-
"I believe that our Commissioners have
shown their hands In this school leets-
lation business, that they have proved
themselves quite unfit to select board
members; whereas the Supreme Court OF
the District, removed from the play of
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
Proposed Plaa "shabby."

Proposed PIaa "shabby."
"I believe that the advisory board Of
education proposed by the Commissioners
Is most shabby, whether considered as a
sally of wit or a piece of political STRAIT
egy.
fessional head OF our schools would be a
grievous wrong to the children and youth
OF this community now and hereafter,
and a horrible example for all the cities
OF this nation.
81 believe that II our schools be viewed
as a business, the facts are all against
Commissioner Newman's Interpretation;
for the stockholders are the men and
women of Washington, the board OF d.
rectors is the board of education, and the
general manager is the superintendent Of
schools.
II believe that the Commissioner bills
would throttle our school system, for
civil service principles are its breath of
life.
II believe that the worst conceivable
thing that could happen to our schools
would be for the Commissioners to sue
coed In making them the sport Of a horde
OF politicians"
the addresses were completed, no action
was taken by the federation on the school
change. II is almost certain the question
will be voted on at the next meeting
The North Washington Citizens Asso-
citation and the new Benning Citizens
Associa ton were admitted TO member
ship. II was voted TO call the old Ben
ming organization the Benning KeniI " orth
Association.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
Flight Of Montenegro Royalty
Makes Nine Monarchs in Exile.

Special o The
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The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

West. who are apathetic on the sub
ject Of preparedness. 10 the main pur-
pose Of the tour OF the public speak
ers. Among the orators suggested are:
Gen. Luke q. Wright, former Secre-
tary of War; Cyrus Northcup. former
president Of the University Of M,nne-
sofa; George Haven Putnam. Of Bos-
ton; Eric Fisher Wood. engineer:
Robert Bacon, former Secretary OF
State; Jacob N. Dickinson. former Sec
retary OF War. and Mayor John Pur-
roy Mitchell. OF New York.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

steam turbine installed at the Quincy
market, in Boston, was in constant opera
ton for thirty-two months. Never once
during that time was the steam shut of
at the throttle. Even at the end Of that
period the engine was operating satisfac-
torily, and the shutdown was merely for
the purpose of inspection. after which the
engine was put back into service.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

ofncisl returns from Smith Township,
Ohio, show Mrs John Grsber. an srdeni
sufrsgist. has been eletceo constable. an
once Tor which she was not a candidate
She did not even know she was being
voted for. Men Of the township as a
Joke wrote her name on their ballots. So
Graber won.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
Paper Too High for Courier.

London. Jan. 22-Because of the IN
creased cost OF white paper due TO the
war. the Manchester Courier established
in lsS, announces its approaching suspen-
sion.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
FOR UNPREPAREDNESS
LODGE TELLS REASON
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

called the Monroe Doctrine must be
thrown to the Hague Court, the $40 900. 900
worth of navy thrown into the junk heap,
and the little army sent home.
The destinies and future of the United
States, of its sister republics, and possi-
bly, the whole world. said Mayor Mitchell.
osNew York, probably will be decided at
this session OF Congress. He referred to
the camp at Plattsburg as an example of
what can be accomplished with raw citi-
zens with little military training.
show Presidents' Advice.
AS he concluded. there was flashed on
screen at one end of the hall. the picture
OF George Washington and the words:
ITO avoid insult. we must be able to
repel To secure peace, we must be
known to be ready for war"
This was followed with the picture of
President Wilson and the words Amer
lea first. One for all. and all for one"
The National Security yesterday unani-
mously adopted resolutions favoring:
THE formation of an adequate navy
and army, founded upon a system of obli-
gatory military training and service"
The Continental army plan as submit
ted by Secretary Garrison. The correc-
ton of the faulty enlistment law. The
accumulation of an adequate supply OF
munition. Increase Of the regular army
to four complete infantry divisions, in
addition to the proposed quota of coast
artillery and auxiliary troops"
The establishment of a navy as rec
commended by the General Board in its
program of July 30, 1915. The establish
ment Of a general stafr. Increase in per-
sonnel of the navy as recommended by
the General Board"
The government restriction of profits
accruing to mercantile and other estab-
lishments in the event of war"
With only one dissenting vote, that of
William s. Ketchum, who stated that
he was the representative OF the govern
or of Indiana, the resolutions were unan-
tmously adopted. Mr.. Ketchum, in the
name OF the governor Of Indiana, voted
mo" to the resolution indorsing obliga-
tory military service.
NisuaIiEes Aerial warf.re
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
yisuaIiIes Aerial Warfare.

Voicing an earnest plea for prepared
ness, Capt. Granville Fortesque yester-
day visualized the destruction of Wash
ington, New York, and other centers OF
the United States by -Zeppelins and aero
planes as the folly OF unpreparedness
Capt. Fortesque drew a graphic picture
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

T. Howard Brooks, newspaper re.
porter, is Ill at his home
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

DR.. Charles Niestadt, an intern at
Emergency Hospital. will leave shortly
for Fall River, Mass, where he plans
to establish a private medical practice.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Miss Elizabeth Reeside, of New York,
Is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard s. Reeside.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

John W. Faust, assistant secretary
Of the Associated Charities, who has
been Ill for several days, returned tc
his office yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Colby Dodge is registered at the
vanderbilt Hotel in New York for an
indefinite stay.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Mr.. and Mrs Stephan B. Lydanne,
who were married in Baltimore early
IN January. after having worked to-
gether in the office OF the collector of
taxes for several years, are at home"
In the Shelby apartments, Columb bta
road near Fourteenth street.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

John W. Oehmann has been promoted
from clerk to assistant inspector OF
buildings for the District at an increase
In salary from $1,000 to $1,000.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Miss Helen waldsmith, Of Cincinnati
is in Washington for an extended stay
during which she will study the bust
ness Of the Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Mrs. William H. Stinson and Mrs
Clinton Morgan, of this city, are visit
ing their sister, Mrs. William Knowlea
of Providence.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Henry D. Clark has been appointed
an assistant engineer physicist in the
Bureau Of Standards.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

party politics, has been most tudicioui
in selecting representative men and
women.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Mrs Rose Davis. of 1926 p street
northwest. accompanied by her sister,
Mrs s. kaplan. of St Michaels, Nd,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Harry
Levinson, of Steubenville. Ohio.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
purelp personal

Mrs Joseph B. Tumulty. wife of the
Secretary to the President. was oper-
ated on yesterday at Columbia Hos
pital. II was announced last night
that the operation was successful and
that Mrs Tumulty's condition was i'm
proved.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Harry Goodrich. a clerk in the Of
fee Of the collector Of taxes, was on
leave of absence several days last
week.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Mrs. R Livingston Beeckman, wife
OF the governor of Rhode Island, is in
Washington and will be entertained
today with her husband by Senator
and Mrs Lippitt, of Rhode Island.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Miss Marguerite Weaver. of New Or
leans, and Miss Adelaide N. Johnston,
of Hickory, N. C., are the guests of
Miss Veryl E Watson, of Longfellow
street northwest
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Arthur Curtiss James. who has been
visiting friends in this city. left for
New York yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Charles J. Columbus, secretary of tn
Retail Merchants Association, practi
cally has recovered from illness which
incapacitated him for several days.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis NJ Jencks, Miss
Miriam Donaldson. and G. T. O'Holli-
day. of Baltimore, were in Washington
to attend the meetings OF the Security
League.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Hughes oliphant left yesterday for
Trenton. N. j., where he will remain
for ten days.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Miss Juliet Campbell, of wheeling
w. Va, who has been visiting her aunt,
Mrs. T. NJ. Baker. of 212 B street north
west, has returned to her home.