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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-24
.Bathing-Trunksto
.BeDefended; Poem
To Be- The Prudes'
P. Maurice Mcmahon Gains
Inspiration When "BaWIed I
Out" on Beach

p. Maurice Mcmahon, poet, Irish
dancer, raconteur ard traveller, an
nounces the early publication Of a
poem entitled The Prudes" ~
Inspiration for this poem, which is
going to flay prudery in as bitter
terms as the Mcmahon pen can COM
pass. was gained yesterday afternoon.
mt Waikiki when the poet who was
taking a swim for himself in pair
of bathing trunks, was accoted by one
woman. two men and couple OF
children, all of whom proceeded, he
said today, to "bawl him out for
not wearing enough raiment.
Mcmahon. who Is neither giant nor
heavyweight. says that the men were
about twice his size: and one of them
waved a large fist under his nose,
declaring Il am the law" Mcmahon
struck an attitude of calm defiance,
arms folded. registered moral courage
and faced the other two fearlessly.
Why should ! wear more Clothes
he asked. ! H.
Because" said the larger of the
l"O, you maven 0HOuSH OE.
That is as you look at it" the poet
answered. Perhaps the evil is in
your minds. You should ria yourself
of such thoughts. Now, we were all
born with even less clothing than +
am wearing at present and" ....=sI
But they shouted even louder, he
reports, and then went away i. 7.
Mcmahon had padded in his ca.
noe from his place on the beach down
to Gpot not far from the Hau-Tree.,I
His trunks, he admits, do not cover
a large eXDanse of his person, but
they are adequate, he maintains, and
adds that attention might be turned
elsewhere on the matter of scanty
suits .-"
Il am going to write a poem on
The Prudes' and explain my point
Of view" he said. Whether he will
appropriately clothe his thoughts in
verse libre he did not reveal,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-24
LETTERS
REPLYING TO FOLLOWER OF
]. .>.s-. THE FLAG"
Troop C, 4th Cavalry,
Schofield Barracks, H. T.,

... Troop C, 4th Cavalry, r
Schofield Barracks, H. T.,
j.: go. 49, Aug. %, 1916. ~-
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Sir: In tonight's issue of the Star
Bulletin there appears letter writ
ten by "A Follower of the Flag" in
which he expresses decided crouch
against the spirit Of army officers as
tdisplayed toward enlisted men. r.. ~
This is the first time l have ever
essayed the role of PRO Bono Publ
co; 'sand don't expect my letter to get
further than the waste basket; but
as an enlisted man am going to write
protest to such letters as the one IN
question being allowed to go unchal-
lenged r. r. % :-.s.-s..
"A peaceful nation makes but little
history" and the contented element in
the army is seldom heard from.
There are two classes, however. who
are constantly bowling: There is the
'guardhouse, lawyer" He is hard"
when he first leaves the slums to fol-
low the flag and is just going through
the "softenirg' process, or else is on
the winding road that leads to Alca'
traz. His opinions have but little
weight. HIS appearance is against
him and he seldom comes in contact
with people who are really worth
while. ...-..... ....
The class who do really injure the
service are the letter writer's. Chester
shaves with safety razor and smokes
cork-tipped coffin nails. He has left
the dear old home" and enlisted with
the ultimate aim of going up for a
commission. He Is gentleman (for
he says sol, and is very sensitive. 1t
hurts him to be treated as subaltern
by any one. I once heard dozen of
them rave long and loud over the
fact that certain public speaker had
actually addressed his audience as
Ladies, Gentlemen and Soldiers OF
Schofield Barracks" They thought it
had implied that they were not gen.
tlemen. Wasn't it awful! "
i shall not attempt to interpret just
what Follower of the Flag" means
to imply when he cites for the reader
a certain paragraph which has to do
with an officers conduct toward en-
listed men, but will say that army
officers are gentlemen and treat en-
listed men as most of US want TO be
treated. -.
Personally l feel that | have my
dignity as an enlisted man to upheld
and do not want officers to impose
upon it. My experience leads me to
the conclusion that officers who keep
their distance recognize the fact that
a hair divides the difference twixt the
two and the officer who would attempt
to be familiar with me would judge |
to be 4 man whose actions SAVIOR of |
He is not honoring me a
bit; but he thinks he is. .~
AS 90 the order about vehicles |
keeping off the road in front of the |
18th Infantry officers quarters, it aP
plies to civilians as we'll as to enlisted |
men and perhaps no one has any bust; |
ness on the road except the ones who |
i've there. |
But this is too trivial subject to |
discuss Dear Followers of the Flag,
we are not, as good soldiers, to dis. /
,uss the merits of an order coming
from our superior and then obey it
willingly. The point is this: You've
got to do it,!
... Youls sincerely,
A Holm
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-24
Plan MIDKIFF TO
BE CONMANDANT
OF CADET CORPS
CONTINUED from page one)

iSOQuQu6Q from page O16b
and relate the military training with
athletics so that the cadets would get
work in each OF these branches.
There should be enough athletics TO
give each cade. the proper control of
his body, and he should learn enough
about sports, season by season, and
enough Of the military work TO teach
him proper discipline. respect for or.
ders, promptness. precision and eX-
actnes5.
These are qualities which many
parents in Hawaii understand that
their sons lack and need. Parents
have asked Punahou to supply that
sort of training which they are unable
to give in the homes. and Punahou is
going to do it
THE hard job will be to make out
a proper schedule of time and distrib-
ute the work among the boys so that
the military training and the physical
culture may progress successfully,
and so that the current sports, such as
football, track athletics and baseball,
may be kept up TO the usual high Pu-
nahOu standard" -
Midkiff says he hopes to have some
assistance in this work from Godfrey
l.. Bergman, the new head of the
boarding department at Punahou, who
was q classmate of Midkiff at Colgate
university in 1912. .-..-.
He is fine athlete and mixer
with the boys" says Midkiff, and
should be a big help in keeping
things moving fast"
Punahou will open for the fall term
on September II and the work of or
ganizing the cadet companies will be-
gin as soon after that date as con.
penient to all concerned. Promotions
will not be made for several weeks, as
there will be considerable drill and
other work before the officers are
finally named.
The new officers will hold their
commissions for the entire school
year. The commissioned officers
will be chosen from the senior class,
sergeauts from the junior class and
corporals from the sophomores. All
freshmen boys will be privates. ..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-24
PEPEEKE0 SUGAR co. =..
WILL PAY 7 PER CENT
II. DIVIDEND SEPT. Is

Extra dividend of per cent and the,
regular dividend of 2 percent will be
paid September Is by Pepeekeo Sugar
Company. The announcement of the
declaration by the directors was made
at the morning session Of the stock
exchange. -. ..--....
Pepeekeo has a capital stock Of
$750,800, divided into 1900 shares.
The regular monthly dividend amounts
to $4,000 and the. extra dividend to
$4,000, so that the September dis
bursement will be S52.5a5.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-24
KINDERGARTEN FOR FORT SKATER
MUCH HELPED BY BENEFIT Dance

the pleasure Of the occasion was the
result of their splendid harmonies un-
der the leadership Of Assistant Band
Leader Novak. " t..
The refreshments were under the
care OF Mrs. Cohen and Mrs. ROsen,
and added much To the festivities OF
the evening. The rooms Of the Off
GERS club were also placed at the
disposal Of the dancers and the adju-
tant's office was employed as we'll as
a cloak rom.
II was announced at the dance that
as result of the large number pre-
sent and the certainty Of the money
new being available for supplies of
books and other school necessities
the kindergarten would open about
September Is, and as the post ex-
change council has approved the re-
quest OF Mrs. Bush for the use of the
Amusement hall as an available build
ing, every obstacle will now be re-
moved and the younger children OF
Fort Shafter will be. taken care of
from an intellectual standpoint.
Everyone has helped with the pro-
~ " TIC cAleil Vi MS Ut nSF dDlI-
ity, and while all bought tickets,
many were so unfortunate as to be
unable to attend. G..
Mrs. Bush and the committee which
SO ably assisted her are to be con.
graduated not only upon the success
Of the occasion but also for their
Spirit and willingness displayed in a
cause so dear To all the children Of
Fort Shafter, and their education.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-24
Agony Of Leg Sore
Stopped by D. p. D.
Woman Tells PitIful Story

II an the mother of IL children. ] took
a varieose ulcer on my leg at the birth of
last child five years ago ] used every oint-
ment that Is made. was laid mp for nearly
five weeks with doctor attending me who
did nothing but treat those kind of things,
Doctors told me 70 lie in bed, but where
there Is big family one cannot do that.
Then i heard about Odd. and as used TO
tear my leg at night until 1t was bleeding
mass, ] determined 70 try bottle. I cant
tell you the ease il gave me. ] never used
70 sleep for the pain. Many time nearly
fell with the dizziness in my head from want
OF sleep
Now my leg is healed up, thanks TO the
blessed Odd. I never expected IL TO cure.
only cot il TO take away the terrible itch.
BY degrees saw the big sore getting
Smaller." MRS. STITT.
Come to- us and we will tell you more
about this remarkable remedy. Your money
back unless the first bottle relieves you.
Benson. Smith 4 Co. Ltd.--Adv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-24

, While playi:.g III the street at Hart
ford, May Sheffe, years old, was
struck by an automobile and instantly
killed. The Criver of the machine,
Irving ]. Avery of Hartford, was taken
into custody because he did not carry
his license Eystanders say the acct
dent was unavoidable.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-24
WILL SELL RAPID TRANSIT
CO. STOCK AT AUCTION

Stock of the Rapid Transit Com
pany win be the next to go under the
anetioneers hammer AS in recent
auction sales of securities the occa-
sion of the sale is stock dividend is
sue. AS in the other cases, fractional
shares have resulted from the new
issue and these have been combined
to form a 40-share block James F.
Morgan Co. are the auctioneers anu
Saturday at noon is the time an.
nounced.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-24

Frank Bishop. we'll known Wilton
farmer, hanged himself in the barn
of Mrs. Mary White, in Cannondale.
Capt. Milton Casey retired. who was
skipper CT the first police boat COM
missioned in New York harbor, is
dead. ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-24

Former Congressman Ralph D. Cole,
of Ohio, announced he had declined
the tender of the craftsmanship of the
National Speakers Bureau. offered by
the Republican National Committees.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-24

Contracts aggregating about $751;
100000 for and IL inch shells were
placed with the Baldwin Locomotive
Works at Philadelphia.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-01
WHAT PRODUCES HEAT OF THE
 SUN.


 If We could build up a solid column of ice from the earth to the sun, sas miles in diameter, spanning the in teryening distance of sS.Oea.0O0 miles, and ii the sun should concentrate his entire power upon it. il would dis solve in single second. according to calculation made hy Prof Young. To produce this enormous amount of heat would require the hourly burn ing of 3 layer of anthracite more than l9 feet thick over the entire surface of the sun. II the sun were composed of solid coal and we derived our heat from the burning of that coal the sun would burn out ill less than 5000 years Since the earth is millions of years old the sun cannot be burning It's heat must be generated in some persistent way The German physi- cist HelmholtE was the first to eS- plain satisfactorily what keeps the sun hot The sun Is not burning. it is heated to the slowing point like piece of white hot iron. Helmholtz found that if We suppose the sun 10 he contracting by only 250 feet year Me would receive our present amount Of heat. In other words heat $ being literally squeezed out of the sun.
 Prof Neweomh estimated that when the squeezing process has continued for about 7.0o0.o00 years, the sun will bs enehalf it's present size,
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-01

T. is said that q brick house. well constructed, will outIast one built Of granite.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-01
CRUDE sARYTEs IN-
 0uSTRY IS ACTIVE
Che Hundred Pe- Gent Increase of
 pro5uctio7 IT fef5.

The production Of crude harytes in rhe United States ia 1915 was 10S.- 5z7 short tons. valued aF SsS1.1s2 AS compared with fhe production in 1914. which was 52.7+- sher- tons. valued at sI55.54T this is remarka ole showing. and reports collected ay Jas T Hiu of The T. = Geological Sur yer. indicate tkat 1he production in 1915 Will. he conslnued st nor exceeded in 1sls
 AiasEa shipped is Hrst barEtas in 1913 and 1T is reported sha5 8 grind Ing mill viii fe iu operation a1 S0lzeF some time iR 1915 Deposits have been developed in Colorado but none ot the product was marketed in 1915. The Kentucky mines. which have been practically idle for a number 0f years. made g considerable production ia 1915. Georgia and Tennessee mines made remarkable gains II output. through ske operations of old pro Eucers and newly opened properties. Most ot sle mines iu the Eastern States. eYen thoug. they marketed 10 barytes in 1915. report develop ment work and rhe prospect ot large production in 1e1s Missouri which up 70 the present has always been the largest producer O crude barytes. made an increase il 1915 Of over 6.- 009 tons
 The general feeling of the trade Is thaz this boom is nor 70 be short lived. particularly ia view of the large demand for crude aarytes b. tse newly established baTium ehemi- csI industry
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-01
WHY ELECTRIC LIGHT BULBS
 GLOW.

When you heat iron in q forge it aecoales either red hog or white hot. depending on how hot fl is, It sends forth light The hotter it Is the more isht .t gives, Finally there comes s point where the iron melts away
 The best light-giying material is that which will melt al the highest temperature. Carbon is a material which cannot be melted easily; but ss burns ID in The open air long be fo.e it reaches the melting point Edison conceived the idea Of making a little thread of carbon. Of placing fhat thread in 2 bulb. and Of heating ig by the electric current to the hish- est possible point Tn order 10 pre- yeut The carbon flament from burn ing ID he pumped out all the air in the bulb The result was that the thread Of carbon was heated 10 the slQeing point, 50 that it gave a very bright light.
 Tungsten is metal which melts ar the highest melting point. It ought 70 be the best Ight-producer. since il can be heated higher than any other metal without melting. The trouble is that tungsten is exceedingly brit He. so thai 8 thread cannot easily be made Of I. This difficulty was over come about r years ago b. making 8 paste of powdered tungsten and forming 2 thread Of this paste Later still q way was found of so treating the tungsten that it could be drawn into g hair-like thread a mile long if necessary. All modern electric in- candsscent lamps have such tungsten alaments. They consume very much less current than the older carbon Glament lamps
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-01
Where Is E. c. Shelton?
MRS. HUNT RECEIVES LETTER MAKING INQUIRY ABOUT
 WE'LL KNOWN MAN.
rsrgus. Mont. May ls. lals.

Fergus, Mont, May l5. l9i6. ! rear Mrs Hunt
 Will you excuse miserable, and
 very sick woman for writing to you once more, after these many wears
 and asking you for the boon of | feve s llnes in the hope you may have heard something of my son. E. ', shelton. have changed residence more. than once. Snd you may have written. and I failed to receive it. You told me when you last wrote. that you had my name in a record book and t you heard would tem me, whether it should be Joy or sorrow
 wrote 10 the Iditarod but the let ter was returned unclaimed. The Presbyterian minister at Cordova. found that he had worked for the railroad there at one time. but the records were 50 nleager he could trace him no further ! have been III for over two years and now have been confined 10 bed for over five months with q most torturIus eczema, from The crown ot my head 70 the sole oi my EooE- SGn10t OoFe -n oeC or ger Ug or down without torturins pain. Wiu you nor add go sour former kind ness by writing me line and by osking once more ahogt ny soRs And hy mentioning his case 10 some mem Aars of the Salvation Army
 l and my daughter Mrs. Y. P noree- are living alone on ranch here belonging 10 her daughter Even it ! could never hear from or sae him would be so glad r his sister. who is alone, could. Address ne at Ferg- ns Montana. care ot Mrs. V ? Do rec it you will be so sind as to write ne. Pardon. for troabliaE roU on-e more and beliegs ne. cordially xour friend JULIA SHELTON.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-01
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST

os Eae Ketchisan. AIassa- Post Office. for rhe week ending Mar =, 14I6.
 John s BIaEemaa. Harry Fifzger- aid. (. Green. < Halsan. F. 3. Hic- k0E. Charles H Johnson, Alfred Knutson. H C. Layeock, H. T. Quirf. l. Walter. Miss Evelyn Warren, Mrs ". z. Williams. Sofzs Tik
 When calling for fhe abore. saT Advertised Parties claiming let ters from the abo4e list must pay Q fee Of one cent for each letter claim ed All letters unclaimed by June IL. 1s16s will be sent to the Dead Let ter OaHce, Washington. D. C--M E. Swineford. Postmaster
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-01
BRANDED SALMON CAUGHT BY
 FISH ERHkN

i large king salmon. tearing rhe hrazl Of the Kodiak hatchery. today was discovered among he fish deliT- cred Io Slater5s restaurant
 T. has been the custom of Elle hatch er-es ,2 brand a certain number ot the t released each year with 2 view of determining. U possible. what becomes of them
 The fish in question 8as marked with K. followed 5y diamond which is said 10 be the brand of the Kodiak hatchery -Car1ofs Times
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-01
HOW SCIENCE MAKES HENS
 LAY sELEPREsERVING EGGS

Dr Os9ar Riddle Of the Carnegie Institution undertook in leisure moment 10 see if he could not make q hen lay an egg which would be self preserving. He succeeded very well.
 By this method the hen was fed lnotFopin. administered in capsules al the rate Of less than 8 dram a day. Urofropin is deposited in the egg. where it changes into formalin. a well known preservatiye.
 Eggs laid within 24 hours after the first dosing, as well as those laid five days after. were sufficiently affected 10 be preserved. Dr Riddle tested the keeping power Of the eggs in com parison with those from untreated hens under particularly severe cir cumstances.
 Eggs of both varieties laid in the month of July were allowed to stand in q temperature varying from s de grees above zero 10 9 below By the middle Of September the differ enee between the two kinds Of eggs could b. easily detected; by the mid de Of November all the eggs from Eldosed hens were spoiled while those from urotropin-fed hens were stnl edible, although they had Ios' some of their bulk Of water.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-18
Claim Seed Poor in Oil.

TcNa-.rytton seed cru~hers say they are
io- 'r- from Eli tn rs ? ton on cotton seed
iel lt ai tine prevailing prices IN the state.
IlIev -ay that in every state east OF the
H ppi y ton ot cotton seed i worth
tranl to ~g more than III Texas on ac-
-afi EFF iic increased WELD Of oil. These
Irea- rm-hers take "a gloomy view OF the
Future ma those who attended the Dallas
Hr.tI- ucd the pre- representatives
itfi nnie -omcthing IN done soon the IN
al-.rg uiH ho hankrupted by the present
prices of seed. INST ID the old story
urplv .al demand II there ~ q MN
gprIe and ! maximum demand. who
r.t and who loses Fort Worth Record.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-18
SURE THING.
Life is real and life is earnest
Life is full of enterprise.
Still it has a few back numbers
Who refuse TO advertise.
German Army SOx.

The German soldier does not wear socks,
but F%usslappen, strips of cloth soaked IN
tallow and wound abount the feet. They
are said To be preferable to socks IN that
they wear more evenly, are more easily
cleaned, and when properly worn are not
50 likely to wrinkle and cause blisters.
Military authorities disagree, however, "a
to the relative value Of socks and tallow
soaked strips. Either covering, though 4
considered preferable to the custom o.
wearing no socks. which prevailed IN the
French. Spanish and Italian armies
Brooklyn Eagle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-18

Queen Sophia Of Greece II the leading
FIGURE I'm the forest conservation movement
IN her kingdom and the devastating forest
fires which have If late been sweeping
the classic hills # llellas have been =
source of particular chaErin to her. MANY
VT these mountains at Greece, once sung
~ TIE poets If antiquity ~ covered with n
delicious vordure. are barren and stony,
and the queen has onergetically preached
their ra-fore-tation "a the people, as well
~ the preservation ~ the woods an"
streams still III existence. Every year ~ie
rlaat- w tree w;th her own hands, with due
pomp AMI ceremony. ~ an example to the
women of Greece.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-18

No. 81

10 rite d let. v -,is,t n y. vh y. Thar =
some thing no bTite strong ~ Ike me
needs t. DO, they II always plenty ~ girls
Of which viii I've glad ~ have me. They
was q little guri which W.. at 4 dance the
other night that sure SCENE ID he took
With me but ! did not pay no IA. enshun TO
her, because | thot you was true rot. She
j. IA nice girl and too awful pre-, bur
a. ! Ses outside NJ buying her some w rs
and taking her home | did not pay mu
attention to her except 20 dance with her
onSt ian a while. So yoa see YOU j. not
the only girl which has been III my life nor
which will not maybe 81 the last because
! am a man Of the world which has seen
life aS 1t arc and | know MI about cold
crool wimmen which j. not true
Good by
Samuel. h
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-18

blDNit~NH tE ttAtt~ A'tll o 1V1V
Dear Lucy
| viii not ask YOU no more why you aint
ri my payshun- j gone and l. think You
was JEST flirting With me and did not care
for me like you said. Which | gess YOU
will be sorry now that you did not anser
them letters Of mine which wEde been
easy To DO and wude notta hurt YOU none.
But no you had 10 GO tilt n good true man
which j. defending his country and>I sup
pose you think yon Is smart. / been q
good ~ To YOU and spent plenty Of meo-
nev on you. but | CESS You De- not care
no more fur true love and are flirting with
some other ~ NOS. Vow which ii you
still was my fiyan. wHde have a roll
to spend on You bui ! CESS | gotta Git me
n new girl BECAUSE | viii not send mo girl
presents which does not love NE enuf T.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-18
MARRIED a HAPPY Day.

Minister (calling)-What a nice little
boy, Won't you come and shake hands
with me
Little Boy-Naw.
Ministcr-What's the matter! Don't
you Ike me!
Little Boy-Naw. ! had ter git my face
an hands washed just because you come.
Detroit Free Press.