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The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
.KUU Pc Pc DOLLS
ARE MAINLAND RAGE
WA Hee Nay and Kah Nay"
Toys Appear To Have All the
Go-Costs Only Five Spot

"A pamphlet IN which the ukulele.
banjo is Advertised by music com.
pany OF Los Angeles was received by
the last mail. In this pamphlet ap.
pears the picture Of Joseph Kckuku
who is billed as the originator Of the
Hawaiian method of steel guitar play.
ing and recognized as the world 8 great
est performer on this instrument.
In the same pamphlet also appears
an advertisement for Kun Pc Pc dolls
which are said to be original in de.
sign and suggestive Of the native Ha!
waiian in hula costume It'says they
have been adopted as one of the fam
lily and have found ready welcome
in every home in America.
The illustrations show kane and
wahine doll, and the descriptions are
as follows: e
"Wah-hee-nay (Mother dolD and the
little hula dolls are made Of the finest
brown flannel. The eyes are black and
comieally expressive and the red lips
seem about to tell you the secret OF
the blushing, crimson cheeks A prct-
ty lei around the neck and a grass
skirt complete the novel effect
"Kah.nay Father dolly and the lit.
tie pc pc, boy dolls are dressed in natty
Palm Beach suits with. pretty leis
around the neck. Owing 70 their PEE
cnliar Photographic value ii has been
impossible to make reproduction OF
the Kuu-pe pc dolls that will convey
even a fair idea of their attractives
ness. - - p
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
NEED OFFICERS FOR
GORPSOF ENGINEERS
Instructions From Washington
Tell Of Opportunities Offered

Instructions have been received from
the War Department at the local army
headquarters to give publicity to the
opportunity for young men to obtain
commissions in the Engineer Corps Of
the army, and to get into, service i'm.
mediately, if they are qualified men
tally, morally and physically. RI
The original instructions from Wash.
ing were to give such candidates un.
til December %, but as the orders
only reached Honolulu yesterday the
time is to be extended, but officers at
headquarters suggest that, those who
have an idea of going into this branch
of the army as officers should report
at once. They are to be given com.
missions as second lieutenants. .
The order states that "on account
of the large number of vacancies in
the corps of engineers in the regula r
service these examinations are to be
held. The vacancies are to be filed,
first by cadets as they graduate from
the Military Academy; second, through
competitive examination of other can,
didates. Candidates must be unmar-
ihNu OitiAChs vi Iit CnlItu IDlhleb, Dc-
tween the ages of 81 and 80 years of
age and hold diplomas showing gra-
duation in an engineering course from
an approved technical school. .
, For persons now in the military ser.
vice mental examinations will be held.
II is realized that men in the service
serving either as officers or enlisted
men cannot, without neglecting, other
important work prepare themselves for
this character of examination. Author
ity has, therefore, been asked of, and
has been granted by the War Depart
ment, 10 hold special get of cxami,
nations for those who are in the ser.
vice at the time.
|. Candidates in the service must show
their moral fitness, proof of such fit.
ness to be given by their commanders.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
COURT REPORTERS TO
serve N ROTATION

An order has been made by the
judges of the circuit court Of the First
Circuit providing for the rotation Of
the. official reporters among the three
divisions. This will be effective Jan.
nary ], when ]. l., Horner win report
for three, months the proceedings in the
second division. II. r, Jordan win at
tend to the work of the third division
and o. p, Soares will 60 to the first di-i
vision, Quarterly thereafter a similar
shifting about viii be made,
The order states that il is made more
equally to distribute the work and
fees among the court reporters.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
Then It's Time; t,o;,
Call a Halt

If you drink beer Or liquor, even
moderately, look out for kidney trou.
BILE. Alcohol will weaken the Kidneys
in time and then you may expect uri.
nary difficulties, backaehe, rheumatic
attacks, dizzy spells, nervousness, or
sick headache Don't wait for worse
troubles. Use DoaR's Backache Kid,
ney Pills. They help weak kidneys,
whatever the cause. Thousands thank
Doan = for quick relief ...
"When Your Back is Lame Remem-
Der the Mann" don I simply ask for
a kidney remedy ASK distinctly for
Doan = Backacbe Kidney Pills and take
no other). Doan's Backache Kidney
Pills are sold by all druggists AMI store.
keepers, or will be mailed on receipt of
price by the HOLSTER Drug Co, or
Benson Smith & Co., agents for the
Hawaiian Islands. (Advertisumenty
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28

Maui forged ahead to long lead In
the Red Cross membership campaign
when the foregoing cablegram was re.
ceiyed by a. L. Castle from Harold
Rice late last evening. With the usual
cnthusiasm and thoroughness displayed
by Maui they have won the palm for
concerted effort in the Christmas drive
and are so far ahead Of all Others that
there is no possible chance of their
losing FIRST place.
The total membership Of the Homo.
lulu, Hawaii Red Cross chapter is now
33,4Q5. This is more than 5000 more
than they set out to get, and in the
early days of the drive there was an
even slightly doubtful feeling as to
whether the $4,000 mark was not set
too high. Judging from the results IT
was far from being too much to ask -
The gain in Christmas members is
1920 Each of these members repre-.
septs dollar for the Red Cross, MANY
of them two, five, or ten dollars, and
not a few $50 life memberships, so that
the gain in money win much exceed
that figure. xxi, .,.." ~ r..
1000 On Oahu ...... ..s... T.
OF the new members, Oahu has the
smallest number, but Oahu had prac.
tically all the members before the
drive, and only a comparatively small
proportion Of her population was left
to draw on. The new members on this
Island number 1754, to which are add.
cd the old members, 1882 in number,
making a total Of Red Cross member
ship for Oahu now 1000 One of these
members is a life membership which
was sent in to The. Advertiser by Clara
L. Ziegler with check for $50. q
Kauai has approximately 5000 Christ.
mas members, according to a wireless
sent by Fred Patterson, head of the
Kauai committee. The Garden Island
has done well, and the results gained
are appreciated by the local leaders
The exact figures from Kauai will come
in on Thursday, but including the
5000 reported as new members Kauai
now has n total of 1928 Red Cross mem.
hers. OF these 81 belonged before the
Christmas campaign. "o..'.,
Maui Sets Mark ~ r''- C.. IN. ..'. 20"
The proportion Of the population of
Maui which now belongs to the Red
Cross is thirty.three and a third pef-
cent. Practically every man on Maui
is now a member, and on some of the
plantations it is reported that every
man from the field laborers to the man
ager took out memberships. a.,,. r.
Harold Rice was the chairman of the
committee which did such remarkable
work. His assistants were Frank Bald
win. T.. r.. Bevins Digby Sloggett. and
d. c. Lindsay. There were no mem.
bers of the local chapter on Maui prior
to the drive, so the entire total" Of
1l,507'is due to the good work of the
committee, .... ".l.,. /,
The Red Cross thermometer In front
Of the promotion committee rooms start.
cd in climbing early last evening as
final reports began to come in. At five
o o'clock it was at the 22,5O0 mark. O., At
seven O'Clock, when the wireless from
Kauai arrived, it went to 25,5OO, Later
as the Maui figures came in it climbed
over the top and scared to the mark
Of S3.405. This, will probably bring
Hawaii in the forefront of chapters in
the matter Of the Christmas drive in
ratio to population and previous mem!
bers.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
HOBBY DOESN'T FEAR
EXPLOSION WILL OCCUR
Thinks Storing Of Dangerous Ex-
! plosiyes8 In Old lncinerator
1 Constitutes No Menace To
Community, But Others Do Not
b9ree With Him 3.

fhert amy danger of an ex-
fpIe Hkpamite and black
leeNa 40 I|Il',ald incinerator
on the tlsIi t5h., l)t lesion of w.
r. Hobby, h1 ao. 81. 4 st. -, az
public works, Stl f|a't| iht &st.n
what surprising statenehl lha' et1n 4
the incinerator were TO e&t hIe tI1
burn down, there would be no ~dar,
Mr.. Hobby said yesterday that there
is always guard stationed at the in.
Generator. Nevertheless, an Advertiser
man who visited the incinerator Sun.
day morning found it absolutely un.
guarded. VI ..m..4 -. IT
Mr.. Hobby also says that rubbish
il not burned near the incinerator. An
Advertiser man last week saw rubbish
being burned dangerously near the
make-shift powder and detonator mag.
azine. ~" ~, .E1.
Although the acting superintendent
IOf public works is assured in his own
mind that the storage of. high explo.
sives in such a place is no menace to
the city, other members Of the publ.
works department do not share his
opinion. Some of them are emphatie
in saying that the practise is dangerous
and fOolhardy and that there is no
excuse for exposing the community TO
the danger of a blast such as took
terrible toll of lives in Halifax recent,
| ly.
Recent reports from the Canadian
port indicate that the .explcsiou there
was probably caused by German
agents. 1t is known that Honolulu is
not free from these potential murder,
ers, and if great stocks of high ex.
plosiyes are kept on the waterfront,
part of the time at least unguarded,
there appears to be nothing to prevent
one of our Hun plotters from causir 2
an explosion that might not only wreck
the sewer pumping plant, thereby ex,
posing Honolulu to epidemic, but that
might also take instant toll of hua,
dreds of American lives.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
SOLD AT AUCTION

Fourteen kuleana interests in proper
Nv in the KoOlau district that were
formerly part of the estate Of Mohole
Mpanauli were sold for the administrn,
tor, II. NJ. Won Holt, by Auctioneer Il.
l.. Schwartzberg of J. +. Morgan com.
Tany, the aggregate payment from the
several buyers being 1871. At the same
time 1924 shares Of Lakevirw No, 9 Oil
company stock was sold for William
Henry, trustee of the bankrupt estate
Of A, j. Mcdonald to Frank Boyer
Mt 20 cents n share Recent quotations
ON the stock at Los Angeles were from
% T.? 90 cents share.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
HARRISON EN \
BRITISH CLUB MEMBERS

Members of the British Club were
the guests of their president, Fred Har.
rison, at Christmas festival held last
night in the club rooms. More than
fifty attended to share in the Tevclry.
An impromptu program was arranged
in which practically everyone did
something, In addition to the singing
music was given by a Victrola.
During the evening refreshments and
light luncheon was served, and when
the gathering eventually dispersed all
were in high spirits. Mr.. Harrison bid
each member Merry Christmas as ne
departed. H. d.. = ..,.., "a. .
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
WAR DECLARED ON .....i
4 CATTLE RUSTLERS

! COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, De,
cember 2+-(Associated Press)-A de,
termined war against cattle rustlers re-
GENTLY was launched by the III Pnso
stock growers association, which voted
a standing reward of $500 for evidence
resulting in the conviction of thieves.
The campaign Is being waged for the
purpose of conserving cattle and food
stutfs IN a war measure.
, The stolen cattle belong to members
Of the association mainly. Sheriff
Weir has promised the stockmcn to
issue deputy sheriff commissions to a
dozen members Of the organization.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
MORNINGS GROW CHILLY

Recent cold nights indicate that the
Weather Man seemingly has been try.
ing 10 the hest of his ability to pro
vide Christmas weather somewhat like
that of northern clmes. Early yester-
day morning the lowest Temperature Of
the year, 649 degrees was registered.
Two nights last January aud Fehrnsry
saw the nearest approach 10 this rec
ord when temperatures OF G5 8 and 65.3
were recorded. The low record for De
cember in HOuclula is SO degrees.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
R0DlEK WILL GUST ALL " ,
y. GERMANS IS REPORTED

Reports were heard yesterday after
noon that when Georg Rodiek returns
to Honolulu he will, in tho reorgahiza
ton Of the firm of Hackfeld & Co.,
turn out every German in it and max Q
II a thoroughly American concern. p"
This report was attributed to George
Il, Carter but he was reported TO say
that he did not receive this informs
ton from Rodiek, with whom he talk
cd Recently in San Francisco, hut from
another source. ..
=. w. Klebahn was back at his desk
in the offices of Haekfeld 4 Co. yes,
terday and was reported to have receiv,
cd many calls from friends of German
nativity.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
wHooPINd COUGH

When your child has whOoping cough
be careful to keep the, cough loose
and oxpeetoration, easy by giving
phamberlain's Cough Remedy as may
be required. This remedy will also
iquify the tough rnueus and make IL
basier TO expectorate. It has been
psed SUCCESSFULLY, in many epidemics
hnd as II eontqihs no narcotic or other
luxurious substances it Il perfectly
kafe. For sale by all dealers. Ben,
son, Smith 4 Co, Ltd, Agts, for Ha,
wall Advertisement.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
BAD BLAZE. PREVENTED +,
.=.. BY FIRE EXTINGUISH ER

A small Pyrene hand fire extinguish.
err stopped what would probably have
been bad fire in Palama Sunday night
when the home Of Mrs. Harry Chang,
1905 Peterson Lane caught fire. Ru-
dolph Duncan who was la the vicinity
of the fire ran TO the scene with a
small fire extinguisher which was at.
taehed TO his automobile and succeeded
in putting out the fire before the fire
department arrived. An overturned oil
stove was the cause of the fire.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
.COLBURN RAPED
!. BY JUDGE ASHFORD
Court Taken Sharp Exception To
His Report As Master In Mat
! ter of r. M. Swanzy Estate

IN court order issued yesterday by
Circuit Court Judge G. w, Ashford
John F. Colburn hrapped smartly over
the knuckles for views he expressed in
the report that he filed recently as
muster in, the matter of the estate OF
Francis Mills swanzy. .. ? ..
The report was made on the inven
tory of the estate taken by the admin
istrator, w. II. Baird, and in connec
tion with it colburn took occasion "a
raise q question about the validity OF
the viii. He expressed the view that
the birth of daughter after the will
had been executed might have some eff
feet on its provisions.
Concerning this portion of the mas
ter's report the order Of court issued
yesterday states that "his comments
md suggestions have become and are
utterly impairment to the scope Of hi,
duty as master" Continuing, the or
der directs the circuit clerk to expungC
all that portion Of the report referred
to by drawing red lines through il.
The estate is one of the largest now
before the court, and according to the
inventory has a value of 81 1873. 557 .35
most of, which is personal property in
the shape of shares of stocks. The
work Of appraising was done by A. w
T Bottomley, Theodore +, Lansing aud
Albin RlOm.a -
Another part of the masters report
was his Recommendation that the ad
ministrator be allowed commissions by
the court in the sum of .$5l 1857 9S.
The fnheritanee tax ON the estate has
not yet been paid, although the saving
of a discount might be made by max
ing the payment at this time, the mas
ter Y report states.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
Red Cross Christmas
Drive Adds $1,000 !
Members IN Islands
Remarkable Showing Made On
Maui Where ll,507 Join Or
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of Work
IN Territory Far Exceed Num-
Der Asked For

Maui County Christmas member.
ship drive gained 1907 new mem
bers. Practically every male adult
and great many women joined
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-19

Information has been received In New
York that the medal Of the DISTINGUISHED
Service Order has been awarded to Lord
Dudley Gladstone Gordon, major of the
Ninth Battalion OF Gordon Highlanders,
Tor distinguished conduct in a recent ac-
ton at the British front. Lord Dudley IL
a son OF the Marquis and Marquese Of
Aberdeen and Temair. who are widely
known in America
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-19
TO TREAT MANY CHILDREN
New Hospital Wing Will Result in
More Effective Work

Much interest in the hospitals work
by members of the women's teams has
been directed toward the work fol
children. The children's ward, which
normally contains 10 beds. has fire.
quently had to be used for other pur.
poses and the juvenile patients were
placed in the general ward.
In the enlarged plant that will rise
as monument to the generosity Of
Augustus citizens, there will be large,
quarters for the youngsters Severa,
hundred children are treated at the
hospital each year. and many also re.
ceive free follow-up treatment in their
homes through the visiting nurse serv.
ice.
Besides the hospitals work for ba
bies and children under it's roof the
visiting nurses supply. without charge
sterilizing and dressings for maternit,
cases cared for ct home, thus pronot.
ing the safety Of tile mother and child
No line Of creed. race or color ever
is drawn in the gratuitous work Of the
hospital in minstering to the i'll and
injured. and with the bigger and bet.
ter hospital that will come through the
activities Of the volunteer CORPS and
the generosity Of the subscribers in the
campaign, this free work can lie great
ly extended.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-19
hartley SPRINGS NEW
ALIBI ON PORTLAND COURT

Portland, Me. Oct 1S-James BARLEY
Of Jackman sprang brand new one in
the municipal court yesterday morning
when he declared that 30 pints of whiskey
which were taken from his telescope grin
by Deputies Doughty and Paine was to
be used as medicine. having been pre-
scribed for locomotor ataxia, with which
he says he is suffering What effect
whiskey might have on locomotor ataxia
was considerable Of problem to the
court
BARLEY had previously tod the depu-
ties that he was taking the grip 70 Jack
man for his brother and that he did not
know what was in it. In court this morn
ing he said that his brother and two 9TH
er men were waiting for him TO go on a
hunting trip and that his sister also con-
Quoted a sporting camp in that vicinity.
Found guilty OF Illegal possession, Bart
ley was assessed the usual 500 and costs
with two months in jail. He appeared
withou. counsel to defend himself and
appealed the decision but was not able
to furnish bail
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-19
URGES KEEPING HOSPITAL
TO CARE FOR CITY'S ILL
Campaign Booster Says Every Man
with Family Who Realizes His Re-
sponsibiIity Will Give Part of $4,000
Fund

Tell me what facilities a city has
for the education of its children and
for the care OF the helpless sick folk,
and ! shall tell you whether that COM
munity will draw to itself a continu-
ally improving citizenship said a
member Of the hospital campaign COM
mittee last night in referring to the
achievements Of cities throughout the
country in which large funds have
been raised for hospital buildings by
popular subscription.
Our campaign is making the people
of this community realize they own
the hospital plant, that it is theirs to
serve their needs and cure their ills,
and that it is public utility with ire
mendous personalities for public serv-
ice. 1t is simply matter of good
business for the people themselves to
protect their Large investment by pro-
viding adequate hospital facilities.
1t is a very serious thing for the
city TO allow it to be intimated that
its hospital facilities are inferior to
those of other cities Of her class, or
that it will not keep a hospital here
crowded hospital as an unfavorable
economic factor" the speaker said, ut
is easy to see how the men of the COM
munity would feel afraid to trust the
lives Of their near and dear ones to a
city Indifferent to suffering An UNI
forseen accident might suddenly leave
someone dear to them to the feelings
Of community unable to take care OF
its sick and injured.
IF the condition that would cause
that feeling TO exist We're permitted to
continue, it would be natural that a
man would move when the first op-
portunity in a city with better faciN-
ties for caring for the i'll and injured
presented itself These very things are
the natural and inevitable ponderings
Of most men Of this city with families
depending upon them. Their reflections
on the need of keeping hospital here
will 60 far toward swelling the cam
paign fund to $4,000"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-19
Food Conservation Plans
Needed to Win War Told
Tonight at CITY Hall

necessary 300, 000,0 G0 pounds to he sent
to Europe. Other food products in
which conservation is needed are meat.
oil, fats and sugar.
The entire Campaign is conducted by
the National Food Administrator, Her
bert Hoover, and has been thoroughly
organized by him, down through the
Maine State Food Administrator, DR..
Leon S. Merrill of the University of
Maine and taking in county chairmen
and vice chairmen and city and town
charmen with their corps Of individ-
ual helpers.
OF the three elements needed to win
the war, money, men and food, the last
named is quite as essential as the
others Therefore it becomes the pa
triotic duty of the hundred million
people in this country to enlist in the
big volunteer army which is planned to
bring about voluntarily as a democra-
cy the conditions required which Ger
many declares can only be done by
autocratic measures.
The meeting planned for Friday
evening in City Hall is a part Of this
big drive and deserves to he attended
by every patriotic man and woman Of
kennehec county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-19

George w. Driscoll of New York, a
fine orator, prominent in public and
political life, will address the citizens
OF kennebec county on the subject of
Food Conservation at City Hall on
Friday, October 10, at O'Clock. Ad-
mission is free, and the residents of
Augusta and the other cities and
towns OF kennebec county are urged
TO attend and get the keynote of the
National Campaign for Food Conser-
walton planned by Food Administrator
Hoover for the week of Oct. 2s-Nov d.
This nation wide drive planned by
Food Administrator Hoover for the
week beginning oct. % has for it's goal
the securing of 100000 900 of the %, 900. :
o00 families Of America to sign pledge
cards pledging themselves to substi-
tute certain kinds of food to relieve
food required to be sent to the allies
and soldiers. and to make up the short
age in the worlds supply of food
For instance, 200, 100000 bushels Of
wheat Is required this year more than
We ordinarily export in order to feed
the men who are doing the fighting.
The average person consumes five
pounds of wheat -four per week and
the reduction of this consumption by
one pound per person will release the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-19
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
State Hiuh Construction

Sealed proposals addressed to the State
Highway Commission, Augusta Maine.
for building a section OF State hlghvqv
In the towns Of BOwdcin. Bowdoinham and
Topsham, length 4.2s miles endorsed with
the name OF the Towns will be received
by the Commission at its office in Tire
state House, Augusta. Maine. until II A
NJ, October q, 1917, and at that time AMI
place publicly opened and read. The work
will consist OF grading. draining and sur
facing with bituminous macadam
Each proposal must be made upon A.
blank form provided by the Commission
for copy Of which one dollar will be re-
quired, and must be accompanied by n
certified check Tor 1917 of the amount
bid pa va BILE TO the Treasurer OF State OF
Maine The certified check will be re-
turned to the unsuccessful bidder unless
forfeited under the conditions stipulated
the Commission. of not less than one
amount Of the contract, will be required
Plans may be examined and copy OF
specifications and contract may be OBJ
tanned at the Office of the Commission,
Augusta, Maine.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all proposals.
WILLIAM NJ. AVER,
FRANK A. PEABODY,
State Highway Commission.
PAUL d. SARGENT.
Chief Engineer.
Dated at Augusta. Me. Oct. H. 1917.
oct13-15-17-1e-H