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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29

TRADING IN WALL
Street CAUTIOUS
IrreguIarity Continues the Pre-
vaiIing Factor

NEW YORK, Nov 20 Further mod
ernte irregularity attended todny's early
dealings. declines far exceeding ad-
ynnceH Trading WIS Of the same eau
tiouB character ns that Of the preceding
day, professional operators however.
renewing or aiding TO their commitments
for the short account Coppets, equip
ments. motors and some shares Of lcss
specific description were lower by frac-
tons to Il point with two points for
Ohio gas Prices In general hardened
later on the strong tone OF rails. the
movement In that quarter being led by
Reading. Union Pacific and Rock Is
land
United states steel and Rock Island
were strongest and most active OF the
better known issues during the mid SEES
sion, while such specialtes ms Texas
CO. Montana Power and Pittsburgh
Coal showed extreme gains Of four to
eight nOihts
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
Red Cross Work
in Serbia Halted

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2o.-Austria-
Hungary has asked the American Red
Cross to discontinue relief work in
Belgrade and in other parts of north
ern Serbia conquered by the Tcutonic
forces when supplies now on hand have
been distributed The suggestion reached
here today through Ambassador Pen
field at Vienna, The Austrian govern
ment expressed It's deepest gratitude to
the Red Cross for what has been done
and gave no reason for asking its dis
continuance.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
SELF DEFENSE PLEA
BRINGS ACQUITTAL

BONNEVILLE, Ark, Nov 29.-Alex-
ander Amos, who was charged with hav-
ing shot and killed Ned Ladd on a
street here Saturday night. was ac-
quilted at a preliminary hearing here
last night Amos pleaded self defense
and two witnesses testified that Ladd
had drawn a pistol and was trying to
shoot Amos when the latter fired.
Amos produced no evidence. Ladd was
with Mrs Amos when he was killed
Todd Shepherd, byStander, who was
struck by stray bullet, is reported
recovering.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
Efforts Made to
Clear Land Titles

CH1CKASHA, Okla, Nov. D.-(Spe
cialD-An effort is being made to
,traighten out titles to school grounds
IN the various districts in Grady coun-
" where no clear titles have been oh
tanned in years. In some instances en-
thusiastc townsmen have donated land
ior public schools without giving deed,
10 the property and when the property
hanged hands through the death OF
,hc donor or IN some cases when the
donor and the school committee dis
agreed on a matter Of policy the deed
was refused and district committees
have sometimes been forced to pay a'
high as $3.50 an acre for land adloin-
lng $50 pfopcrtY.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
COURT WOULD LIKE TO
HANG GIRLS CAPTOR

NEW YORK, Nov 2o-Justice Of
the Peace George {. Hendrickson Of
Huntington, Long Island yesterday
held Arden Conklin ~, a bayman for
trial on a charge Of having kidnapped
l5-year-old Elizabeth Hoffman OF
East Northpoint, She was found
Wednesday night by posse in a
building in Centrepor, Conklin was
with the girl
"Conklin,' said Justice Hcndrickson
II regret sincerely that the law does
not permit me to hang you to the near
est tree"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Nov 20 --HOGs,
Receipts y 900 steady bulk 81 sOgg 10;
heavy &960p9.s0, packers and butchers
~ 50uo75, light 81 26nss5 pigs s. on
1850. CATTLE: Receipts 1909 includ.
ing 100 southerns; strong 20 Zoe higher
Prime fed steers ti0.b01li 10. dressed
beef steers 81 5OplO 25. southern steers
s. l5gs2b, cows 81 16us.5G, h6ifors SO 90
n 1925; sockers and feeders. no trade.
calves t6b0d co. SHEEP. Receipts
1000 steady to Zoe higher; lambs sll %
q nl2.2b; yearllngs S7julO0O. wethors
t57buSjO ewes 81 0OIS 00 stockers and
feeders no trads
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
OFFICER SHOOTS TIRE
IN SPIRITED CHASE

Bonds totaling S424 were put up in
police court this morning by A Shad-
rick and A W Shaduck. father and
son, for the,r appearance tomorrow on
charges OF transporting liquor and
breaking glass on the pavement They
were arrested thi Jnorning by Police
men Ferguson. Cogswell and Heep only
after Cogswell had shot the tires from
the automobile in which the Shadricks
were riding on East Grand avenue. Pc
lice say the two men threw a quart Of
whisky, IRON their car onto the pave
ment during the chase =
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
CHEMISTS WILL BANISH
OLD AGE, SAYS WILEY

WASHINGTON, Nov 29-Chcmis-
try will solve the problem OF old age
by finding a way to prevent people from
growing old, DR. Harvey w Wiley de
clarcd in an address before the Asso-
citation OF Agricultural Chemists here
today Old age. says Dr. Wiley is
simply a matter Of chemical decomposi-
lion. and chemistry will find a way 20
stop this decay Of the tissues.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
LIVE RPOOl.

LIVERPOOL. Nov % COTTON: Spot
weak good middling l2lsd. mlddlng
l2 0Sd low middllng II g2d sales 900
Of which 300 were for speculation and ex-
port Receipts 10000. futures. steady
Closing November ~ l0d November po-
cember ~ 0sd December January 70 Ogd
January February ~ l1d. February
March II 22d March April 10 sod April
May l2.3ld. May7Juuo - i3d: June
July l2iSd, July-August l2 va: Aug
ust September u OYd. September Octo-
ber II .5sd, October November II l0d
November December II. 35d.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
TlSzA OPPOSED FOR
PART IN CORONATION

AMSTERDAM. Nov D.-The Buda-
pest dispatch to the Cologne Gazette
says that the Hungarian opposition is
Working hard to prevent Premier Tisza
from assisting the Hungarian cardinal
at the coming coronation OF Emperor
Charles. The ground of the opposition's
campaign is that Count Iisza is Pro-
tcstant.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29

asked III, cause of the new price were
unanimous IN blaming 1t ON the o,hes
fellow.
we have to pay more for them to-
day. and so we must OF necessity ask
more of those who buy them from u.s."
they said
AT Swift 4 Co. this morning, il was
stated that the present supply OF eggs
IN the United States is Is percent
smaller now than at this time in 1915.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIN.

KANSAS CITY. Nov. 29-WHEAT.
red. ,lsTQi7s corr. Unchanged to
lsc lower; No. 2 mixed 90Q9Oisc. No
white. 92c: No. yellow. gla92c.
OATS: Steady; No<2 white. 55a56c; No
mixed Ap5S RYE: $40. KAFR
and MILO MAIZE: t233d236
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
Alleged Prince to Prison.

VIENNA. Nov. 9.-A man calling
himself Prince Edward of Bourbon,
prc,cndcr to the throne Of Albania has
been condemned to three years inn
prisonment for defrauding hotels in
the war zone He is said to be a gas
collector OF Milan named Carl Lorito.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. Nov. ?9-HOGS. Receipts
OOOOi slow. l5c under yesterdays aver
age bulk i9OOu9,75. light $4,000 55 ;
mixed SO 0DnasO heavy So 35M9 e5 I.
rough t956Q $50; pigs So 25QS 20 CAT
TIE Receipts ~fs .O60. strong: native
beef cattle Y.0OQi235 western steers
B9Oa 1910; stockers and fe ders 81 60
~ rs. cows and heifers So sOGg "a;
calves ~ 60Il3l5 SHEEP Receipts
10 600 firm; wethers tslOd0 100; lambs
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
SUGAR.

NEW YORK. Nov % RAW SUGAR
pun, Centrifugal 5Gic; molasses t77c'
refined, dun fine gtauulAted 7bO sugar
futures opened unsettled and after
showing declines Of to Z points ON con
uuuod liqu dhtion prices rallies on Gov
rrlnR and renewed buying by trade In
trrrrtE At noon prices were about un-
changed from yesterdays closing
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
ST. LOUIS.

ST LOUIS. Nov 29-HOGS: Re
celpts 10000, lOc lower than Yesterdays
average lights I9lbq97O, pigs .1OOa
800 mixed and butchers .9O0f9 go:
good heavy '9sOa 10 90; bulk So 2Oq 80.
CATTLE Receipts 5000; steady. native
beef steers s760ali6o, yearllng steers
and heifers 81 ts5OallbO; cows 50 sou
40, stockers and feeders s51Ou7 20,
Texas quarantine steers Sc 5OHs 90. prime
southern beef steers tS00W900; beef
cows and helfers 25a75O prime
native calves t8OOdfl200 SHEEP Re
ceYts 800. steady; lambs 81 5Oq ~ % .
eWNs s3,7bU76 so. yesrllngs tsO0dl0O0.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Nov 20. BUTTER; weak
rrlpts. 2.7o7 cases: firsts, Ssts Ss'ic;
ord nary fir-ts 81 $50; al mark cases
Included. a3u3s1c. POTATOES. Re
c.luts. 8, cars, unchanged POULTRY
Alive. lower, fowls. l2hUl5c. springs
lbisC, trkrya ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
ST. LOUIS CASH GRAIN.

ST LOUIS. Nov 2s WHEAT. Low
er; No. 2 red, n.77NlsO, No. 2 hard
N.79niso 50. CORN Lower. No >. o1c;
No white, s2i1c. OATS. STEADY; No
2 white. none; No 2fmixed, 55iac RYE
Higher, No g. 81 iSNl4q
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
CATTLE MARKET
PROVES STEADY
Receipts Short Of Expectations
But Prices Are Firm,
ToDAYs RECEIPTS.

CATTLE Expected good receipts in
thr local cattle division today failed to
mutertal1e, but 100 head, Including
JOO-head direct shipment. making M
the nidwock Offering. outside Of half
dozen loads or so of medium to goOt
short fed steers bulk OF the Offering
consisted Of butcher and Nocker and
feeder stuff II WAS an active and
steady market with the short fed cattle
ceiling 81 40 and up. Good cows brought
S. OOu $50 The medium weight heifers
brought 50 25U Z 40. Gamers and cutters
brought 81 5Ou5 90. and bulls up 20 So 2b.
Slocker and feeder trading was fnirly ac-
tive, stoCker cows In carlots running
s. IN and COWS up 20 81 50. Calf mar
kct was steady with S5o1S0O taxing
odd head
Closing Quotations,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
PrOduCe-- Provisions
ST. LOUIS.

ST LOUIS. Nov es-POCLTTY
Hens. llrUl3Ac; springs. l5c; turkey
llua.D. ducks, l3c geese. l2c. BUT
TER. ~ EGGS: 800
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Nov, % but
TER Creamery, tlc, firstr, soc, sec
ouds Soc packing. 32c EGGS Firsts, i0c.
Hpi LTRY Hens. l5c, rOosters, lso,
trUirrs, 2lc. POTATOES Easy, fl.tO.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
Money and Metals
LEAD AND spELTER.

NEW YORK, Nov 90 The metal OK
change quotes lead 7J0dT Soc spelter
quiet spot EaN St Louis delivery, l2's
dl3Sc. A. London. Lead. f3o. los:
spelter, $50. lOS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29

CHICAGO, Nov 29-WHEAT: No. 9
red tlH No, hard. nominal CORN.
No, yellow 9liac, No 2 standard j3s. a
b6c. BARLEY: g0cmti25
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
RepeeseNrArrVe CATTLE SALES

Native Gamers and Cutters
2 Nlh 80 1890 2 90 g.. ZIG tSo
q. 500 i.gl
l.. $50 $50 ~, 500 5'e5 i..lioO 500
Native Nelfers.
T. $50 u g. 520 IS g.. tS , 20
Native Bulls.
loo 20 ..llsO o 80
HOGS-Packers led statesmen merry
chase in this division today II was
slow market and at noon the prospects
were for l5W25c lower basis. Receipts
were good around I, 200 head making up
the "Wednesday supply quality Of which
was fair Best kinds ranged N.bOn
60 and tho bulk 50 300s.6O. Pigs sold
up 20 $3.50
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
'E:!' ! wheat and COTTON PRICES MOVE UPWARD 3i8 ;S5
Outside Livestock
FORT WORTH.

Font WORTH. Texas, Nov 20 =
CATTLE. Receipts. 5000: lower, steers
" OOWSOO HOGS. Receipts, $500; 10,
lower; no salesv-Sop, 1910. SHEEP.
Receipts %; steady; lambs. 1950gll 90
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29
.ECCS Up TO S.
CENTS A DOZEN
The Daily Rise

Eggs; Old price, so cents dozen;
new price, IS cents dozen.
Eggs: Old price, Sl4 crate; new
price, SIS crate.
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Closlnu Quotations,

Prices ~ the various grades OF ohVl'
src approximately as follows.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-29

For SAl.E-,By owner. pair OF lots IN
brler Heights, and also pair tracksRe
lots; call after . or at 4 o'clock. t92 w.
Ath. Phone Maple b5S,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-10-20
MEN CONFERENCE.
PREACH SERMONS
MANY METHODIST MINISTER'S
FILL PULPITs OF COUNTY
ON SUNDAY.

The following Sunday services were
conducted by the Methodist ministers
attending the Mt. Pleasant Confer.
ence: AT the First Methodist churGh.
at Mt. Pleasant, love feast, at $3.50 d.
m. by 7. B. Fisher, ordination of de@~
cons at 11:O0 a. m. by Bishop Atkins.
address at 800 p. m. by Bishop 40.
kins, address by DR.. E. B. Chappe1
and ordination of elders, at'7: 80 D. ns.:
at the First Presbyterian church at
Mt. Pleasant, preaching by George A.
Morgan at 1900 a. M, and r. C. Ra@s-
dale at 1880 p. H.; at the FIRST Baptist
church of Mt. Pleasant, preaching by
j. g. Harper at 11:00 a. m, and H. T..
Allen at 1880 p. M; at the Mt Pleasant
negro church, preaching by i. w. ira
wick at 1880 p. M; at the nIt. Pleasant
negro Baptist church, preaching by J..
B. Spurlock at 1870 p. M; at Nebg
church, preaching by T. II. Hanson ct
11;OO a. m. and T. A. Hidden at zoe
p, M; at the First Methodist thurch
of Columbia, DR.. w. T. Haggard 40
HOO a. M, and ]. G. Shipley al 7:se
p. M. at Enterprise, preaching at
11:OO a. m. by R, W. Seay; at Sandy
Hook, preaching by J. B. Cheek, at
11;0O a. m; at Hampshire, preaching
at HOO a. m. by W. H. Beasley at
HOO a. m. and E. w. Brown at ?'0o
D m,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-10-20

is $3.50 and the increased percentage
lis eight. The same amounts were az.
sessed for the coming year. E. P. An.
derson said that this was the largest
amount ever raised by the Tennessee
Conference and the largest percent.
,age ever secured. The fund is being
used to educate young ministers.
In answer to question %, What is
the number of the local preachers and
members?" the report showed that
there are 161 preachers, 79,167 mem.
bers, and the total is 1928, an in.
crease during the year of 1872. Ques.
tons "a and rs were passed as the
data was not at hand. In answer to
question 25, the report showed that
i 61 infants had been baptized during
the year, a decrease of III. The an.
swer to question ~ showed that 1871
adults had been baptized during the
year, an increase of 292 over the re.
port of last year. Answers to the ques.
tons brought out the following facts:
The number of Epworth Leagues is
1902. The number of the Sunday schools
is 624, a gain of one. The number of
Sunday school officers and teachers is
1885. The number of Sunday school
scholars is 5S,272, an increase of g..
$50. The amount assessed for super
annuate preachers and widows is 49,
500, an increase of $500. The contri-
buttons to missions is as follows For
eign, $15,6S2OO; home and conference,
$13, 10000 specials for missions, ST.
600; women's societies, $4,000. The
amount contributed for church extern
sion is $685.. The amount contrib
uted for education is $11,21O. The
amount contributed to the American
Bible Society is $1,341. The amount
contributed to presiding elders is $751;
900. The amount contributed to the
support of bishops is $3.50. The num-
Der of societies is )701. The houses
of worship number 629. The value of
the houses of worship is $1,900,000.
The value of parsonages is 1929, 105.
John E. Edgerton was again elected
conference lay leader.
The report of the Board of Church
Extension reported that the total re-
ceipts had been $4,000 and called at
tention Of the churches who would ap-
ply for aid that their applications, with
the plan, should be submitted before
the work was begun or the churches
will be barred from aid. The report
was adopted by the conference.
A large collection was taken to aid
in the support Of Emory College.
Additional time was taken by the
conference, and it did not adjourn un.
til twelve o'clock,
The committee on Books and Period
icals rendered their second report in
which they recommended that pay be
raised for the editor of the Midland
Methodist. The report recommended
that no assessment be levied on the
conference but that freewill offerings
be solicited Bishop Atkins said that
this meant that nothing at all would
be given to the editor.
Two hundred and fifty delegates
boarded the special train for Nashville
which left Mt. Pleasant at one o'clock.
The ministers and other delegates
were taken to the railroad station in
cars which the citizens OF Mt. Pleasant
provided.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-10-20
NO. 1854
LAND SALE
Seth E. Perry, ct al.

VS.
Columbia Bank & Trust Co. ct al.
In the Chancery Court, at Columbia,
Tennessee.
Pursuant to a decree entered in the.
above styled cause at Chambers, Sept.
30, 1916, on minute book as, at page
800, l will on
MONDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF
OCTOBER, 1916,
at IL o'clock noon, at the Court House
door in Columbia, Tennessee, sell to
the highest bidder, the land described
in said decree bounded and described
as follows, to-wit:
A tract of land situated in the 6th
Civil District of Maury County, Ten
nessee, bounded on the north by ]. W,
B Thomas, DR.. R. S. and w. T. Perry
and S. S. Fleming; on the east by Jim
Briggs; on the south by John Giddena=
John Craig, Ed Henderson and J. H.
Courtney; and on the west by JohR
Garrett, containing 243 acres, more or
less.
Before day of sale, the above tract
will be surveyed by the County Sur
veyor, and said sale will be made as-
1cording to the metes and bounds g.
will be shown in his report.
Plat of said lands will be In the
office OF the Clerk & Master before
day of sale.
Sale will be made subject to the
growing crops.
TERMs:-Said sale will be made On
q credit of IL and "a months, except
the sum of $15,OOOOO, which will se
in cash on day of sale. Sale free freEa
the equity Of redemption. Notes beaE-
ing interest from date of sale with
good personal security will be required
of the purchaser, and lien retained 20
secure the payment of the purcA@ssIs
money.
This the End day OF October, 1915. /;
MORA B. FARISS, C. & IA.
d-oct2-S-16wkly-6-1S.20
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NO MORE BAcKAcHE FOR HER

Mrs. ]. M. Gaskill Etna Green, Ind,
writes: 81 suffered from severe back
ache and sharp pains. could not
stoop over. Foley Kidney Pills gave
me such relief that cannot praise
them too highly" This standard rem
edy for kidney trouble and bladder all
ments can be taken with absolute safe
ty.-SMISER DRUG CO.-(Advt)
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eALLATIN SELECTED AT NEXT MEETING ONE OF
LVELIEsT CONTESTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE CONFERENCE
NASHVILLE AND SPRINGFIELD BEING coNTENDERs-Ap
PROBATION EXPRESSED FOR HOSPITALITY OF
THE PEOPLE OF PLEASANT, NEWSPAPER REPORTS
ETc-INcREAsE MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCE OF NEARL Y
1000 DURING YEAR-LAY LEADERS TO BE MEMBERS
ExoFFclo OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
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PREACHERS ASSIGNED;
FINAL. SESSION OF OLD
JERUSALEM METHODISTS

REV. WILLIAM BENJAMIN KICKS, RETURNED TO
FIRST CHURCH AT COLUMBIA; DR. w.
LOWRY AGAIN MADE PRESIDING.ELDER
OF THIS DISTRICT DR. CHEANAULT
COMES TO SOUTH COLUMBIA.
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GREAT TOWN.

New York is a great town."
"Yes, one of its suburbs won q
league pennant."
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SURE ENOUGH.

By inviting the right people the poor,
est person can borrow enough stun to
give a party.
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-27
EDITOR
~FOR TIE BENEFIT or THE FEW"

Supervisor Hatch thinks that the city appropriation
for promotion work is class legislation.
He voiced the opinion at the supervisors meeting
las: night that only few special interests receive hene-
fit from the money spent for promotion work Tic be-
iicvcs the money thus spert is OF benefit at all TO
the great ma jorty OF people.
about the only interests which the StarBuetin can
think of offhand as bene6ttng from promotion work
arc tic steamship companies the transfer and baggage
companies the ho;els lodging houses and boarding
houses the restaurant and caickeepers the curiO-
shops the retail merchants the grocers and butchers
which supply the hotels. restaurants etc, the laun
dries the garages and sales and repair snons the
photographers and photo suppl" houses florists. sta
TONER'S knickknack pedders lei-nlakcrs and le-Se-
ersfquntctte clubs and orcestraS which play for
ccrts and dances lighthouses and swimming instruc
the beach, real estate and rental agencies Eyes
tourists buy real estate and houses frequently
island tours agencies. stock brokers' safe deposit
cerns wireless and cable companies and few score
other individuals or firms Aside from those n,en-
toned and fifty or sixty others, is difficult to reckon
up Immediately more than hundred special
interests which benefit fronrpromotOn work
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-27
DESPITE lack OF
funds, COURT HAD
BUSY 12MONTHs
24s Cases Dispsed of in Judge
Ashford's Curt During
Year Endilg Friday

With the fiscal fear divided into
two separate periots, the first from
July /, 1915, to January /, 1916, when
there we're funds IN hand, and the
other from January 1, 1916, to June
80, 1916, when thee we're funds in
sight during onls the first two
months, the report of Circuit Judge
Ashford for the , months ending
next Friday showa that 249 cases
were disposed of.
The first period 4w the disposition
of 178 cases, distrb uted as follows:
On information, on indictments,
50; on appeals. 81, md on commitals,
II. During the second period, how
ever, the work of he court was not
so brisk. owing : lack of funds.
Cases totaling II v IRE disposed OF as
follows: On INFORMATION, %; on in
dietments, IS; on APPEALS, 81: on corn
initials, 1. Dispositions during the
first six months yere two and one
half times as CRED as those Of the
second period.
AS regards the nationality of per-
sons convicted and actually sent to
prison, Americans, Exclusive of color,
led the list with d total of %. The
Haw aiians came text, with 81 and
the japanese third with II. During
Judge Ashford's occupancy Of the
bench, the clark iointef out today,
the number of Jatahese before the
court has been exceedingly low, but
this year they hayd jumped into third
place. - T.. =
Other nationalitiS came before the
court as foIlows1 Portuguese, 70;
Filipinos, s: colorh, 9; Chinese, s.;
Korean, 4; Porto Rican, g.. In past
years the Filipinos Usually have taken
second or third piake.A.z.
The annual repot win be presented
to Governor Pinkhm June 80.