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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-31
This one resolution we should carry into the Ne,

- This one resolution we should carry into the New
Year:
Make epery minute Of 1918 count for some pRr
pose icorth ichile.
Not in all the history Of the United States has
there been time when our country has needed
more than now the ceaseess efforts Of its citizens
intelligently directed and animated by an unshak
able purpose to make their efforts count for prac
heal patriotism.
Not in all our history has the United States been
organized so infinitely and so broadly for war pur'
poses as 1t Is being organized today In our pre-
vsous wars there was always magnificent personal
devotion to the righteous cause, but never any such
devotion of nation wide industry as we see now on
every hand And consequently there was never such
call for the individually active efforts of the loyal
citizens Of every age, bloodheritage class profes.
eion and trade
Furthermore, the business of making war has
speeded up 1t has become specialized business
specialized to greater degree than any other bust
ness 1t has become business in which individuals
are small but essential parts of machine which
must be kept in operation night and day never halt
inc, never being allowed to break down.
As the scope of war has widened, its business
reaches into every corner of the globe The farmer
raising wheat in North Dakota or the planter har-
Nesting cane in Hawaii is as much part of that
business as the aviator lowering over the enemy's
lines or the anxious lookout peering through the
periscope Of q submarine or soldier In the
trenches
Every American must stao over the top this year
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-31

ganfzed by the energetic people Of
Eilo, while the admirable way IN
which such affairs have been covered
by your reporting staff. has kept ~
prominently before the reading public
interested In the doings of Hawaii mel.
With every good wish for your con.
tinued prosperity during the coming
year, and with cordial thanks
We are, Gentlemen,
Yours very truly,
HAWAII PUBLICITY COMMISSION
L. w. de vIS-N0RToN,
Special Commissioners.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-31
THANKS FROM OUTDOORS cfRcLE. !
Mr.. wallace R. Harrington.

Mr.. Wallace r. Harrington.
Honolulu.
Ny dear Mt. Harrington:
The members or the Outdoor Circle
wish to thank you most heartily for
all you did to help make the commu'
nifty Christmas tree such great sue
cess. You gave Us 50 much for adVer-
Using for the roof garden entertain
ment and the tree, and made all neces.
cary arrangements for the band ana
the payment Of the E1en, all Of which
helped make the wonderful evening
which all seemed to thoroughly enjoy.
Please accept thanks for yourself and
all those who contributed with you
Sincerely.
NELL l. MOORE.
Sec Treas.
sTAR-euLLETtN GIVES YOU
fopAY's NEWS TODAY
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His Explanation
FROM THE GRAssHoF DIARY ::

December q, 1914: Captain Deinhard and Mr..
which were among the cargo Of the Holsatia could be
sent 70 Japan told him the articles were contra.
band and could not be SENT
April 4, 1915: Telegram from the Embassy, Wash.
ington-sln case the weapons on the Holsata have
only been partly paid for, refuse TO deliver than, as
u ths case the German authorities will arrange for
their purchase. Let 10 drop them down by courses
u. .. few at tIe) with eautlonln the bay and let
them be covered with eare.'1
April 10 1915: aon the sixth Of April the following
telegram was sent 70 the Embsssy Washington--,ln
reply 70 your Inquiry 81 shotguns So stock So barrels
- boxes Of ammunition. Not known whether paid for
or not. asEEEa e
agsisned) RoDlEk.r
April g, 1915: dad conversation with Messrs
kiebahn and Schroeder regarding weapons on the
Hosatis. We decided 70 write to the embassy and
call their attention to the danger Of one getting
lnto difficulties II the American authorities found
these things on bcard.y
FROM KLEBAHN'S LETTER OF
EXPLANATION:
1AII my dealings Ia this matter were, 70 the best
Of my recollection, strictly confined to the German
eonsuste and the captain Of the s. s. olsatia and
&c not believe notwithstanding the rernarks In ,ls
diary that ever did have conversation on the sub
Ieet with Captain crasshof. do remember, however,,
that during the negotlstIons and Ii my anxiety 10 OBJ
the ssro y =. . called .s.
II my opinion the 3. 8. 'Holsatla, lying IN neutral
port, had no business Whatsoever to withhold cargo
from autnorlxed delivery, and that should the Japa.
nese eonsulste approach the United States customs
authorities In the matter the latter might step In and
order delIvery 81 the cargo anyway.
Whlie your article makes Il appear as II this trans
action was handled ~ me In very underhanded man
ner, can only state that the papers on file m the
United States custom house at honolulu will show
that the cargo, including the aboyenamed Is pack
ages on board the s olsatia was specified every
particular nothing whatsoever being omitted and
everything was done 70 handle the transfer IN prcuer
manner notwithstanding the arduous work Il required
70 erect such transfer AZ explained above, the only
point which did arise at the time was differenee =
opinion - 70 whether these containing shot
guns, empty cartridges etc, should be eonsldered as
contraband cargo, as claimed by the captain Of the
vessel and his consulate, or 20 general
70 be transhlpped at neutral port, as claimed BY
myself s. 80. =
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No better advertising for Hawaii can be advanced
than comparison of temperatures for the past
week here and in st Louis, Chicago, Duluth, Cleye
land, Columbus, New York, Boston, Bangor and
philadelphia.
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The Kitchener still alive" myth has been revived
in England. The latest stories there are several
are quite as absurd as the rumor that he was lead
ing the Russian army in the Carpathians and later
in the Caucasus.
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RED CROSS PUBL ISHER
TO TALK TO AD CT UB

As q special feature OF its wednes
day luncheon the first Of the new
year the AID club has arranged for q
tslis by F. N. Doubleday. publisher Of
ls~x.r, Mr. Doubleday will en-
sss ne tslation Of Red Cross work
1--we s,,ssr
Nogan the club has
y g .sSNe eight until we win. =
We ssner y Atraction win be c
S sAo " Mosher.
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You might also Hooverise on resolutions-make
asfew possible and be careful not to break them.
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1917 fugit.
The Washington times., 1917-12-27
By William F. Kirk.

"HARE was q yung solter up to
our house last mite with his
Il mother, he In going away next
week & his mother brot him oaver
for a farewell call Hsr nAIm Ii
Anssus Strong
Well, deer. sed Ma to MlEsus
Strong. ! am proud OF you & yure
noabel son. she sed. wish Bobbis
vac calder. she sed. ~ud gladly
send him along with yure boy. tho
I luv him vary deer. sed Ma / had
expected. Ma Ssd- to lose my noabSl
husband wen thtB country got int
aelshun. Eed Ma. but Up To yet. sed
Ma he gifts hoGn reglar for his
meals, tho he OMEN tells me about
the old days wen he fought with
Genral NileA
Ny husband talks airy IKE that
Sed Missus Strong. but nobody pays
much attenAhun to him a-O1ad our
house
Thay pay attsnHhun to ne a-Ound
my house. sed Pa I Lave trained
them that way.
Indeed, sed MiEsus Strong ] shud
like to see you try yurs training
methods in sum houses, she Ssd-
You wud prefer 70 enlist after
trying il onse, she sed- Well. war
Is q onuI thing. she sed, nrst had
to lisSsn to a lot OF pstryotiok
songs. & now I have to send my
spn. But he will fte every inch OF
his way. she sed, he isent a bit like
his father. He talks after our side
Of the family. she sed. The men on
our side Of the family was all htsrs
from thare toes to thare beds, she
ied.
You can always tell the nteing
qpe. sed Pa, thay have square Jaws
BIKE mine. ssd Pa, & blue eyes wich
look like dame wen thAy git hot I'M
der the collar.
Ny husband has blue eyes, ssd
tIissus strong. but I newer saw
much hSms in them sxesp wen be
had been out lsit TO HE lodge. she
The Washington times., 1917-12-27
The Hidden Hand

Then It would have been too late.
for by that time enough OF the
poison would have entered her
system TO completely overcome her
heart action and respiration.
Finding that everything now was
quiet. Ramsay had returned from
his walk and had resumed his work
down In the conservatory But
there was no inklInE that Doris
was in trouble. He had noted that
the new and peculiar plant had
been removed. but. OF course.
left because Tom was at work
Perhaps Tom had moved It away.
Besides, there was more weighty
things than rare species of plants
on the young mans mind just now.
Doris had sunk. Easping for
Breath, on the floor too quietly to
make a thud that would alarm any
body, Besides. the gas had over
come her go suddenly that 1t had
paralyTsd even her throat and she
had not been able to scream.
Scarley, indeed, was awake, for
he had purposed prowling down
stairs far after midnight TO gIoat
over the effect OF his plot on Ram
say. Just now he was most quiet
and desired to be so.
Only the gardener. Tom, in the
servants quarters, tossed restlessly
On his bed. All the night his hands
had been burning and singing and
now they had begun to get infamed
and swollen. Nothing that he had
done for them had relieved the pain,
and as he tossed he found himself
undergoing the most eKcruciatinE
torture. And naturally, for he had
The Washington times., 1917-12-27
A Serial Starring the Gifted
Doris Kenyon

about and she asked me to carry Il
to her room. where she could see Il
open. I carried II. but on the way
j stumbled and. as near as can
remember. some of the soil got on
my hands ! remember now that II
stuug. hut ! didn't think ANYTHING
OF Il at the time. It's been getting
wotSr. aud now us swollen 30 tnaJ
I can't sleep. can't you do some
thing for me-"
Scarley listened in growing fear.
You took a plant to Miss Doris'S
ROOM he queried. trying TO cover
his Amusement.
Tom nodded. Instantly ScarIey
realized that the plot which he had
aimed at Ramsay had miscarrisd.
II anything happened to Doris.
Ramsay was not the one to rest
until he had traced It all out and
ferreted out Scarley himself.
Self preservation was Scariey's
first law. Toms hands could wait.
He dashed down the hall. sprintins
as fast as his long legs could carry
him, nor did he knock at Doris's
door. for he knew that that was
now useless.
He burst In. The lights were
stIll lighted. and there on the floor
lay Doris. As he entered Scarley
yanked his pocket handkerchief
from his pocket and tied 1t securely
over his nose, folding the handker-
chief diagonally, making 1t as effi-
Client an emergency gas mask as he
could. Even then he got some OF
the fumes into his lungs. but not
enough 10 put him out. Besides. he
held his breath as much as he could
10 be COntInusd Tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1917-12-27
Little Boobies Pa

sed. 4 then TN name had a way
OF dying out, she Ssd, wen began
70 chat with him
Wen. ssd Pa, war IN q terr16ui
ming wstbsr Il Gums to the singel
boy 0apar thArO IN the trenches
or N the married man oavsr hare
in hin cottage, ID Pa. Wen the
tina cuUrs thaE n psepuA Of this
erth can dwan toESthsr like little
chtcE4ngI, ed Pa, this will be a
grand old planet on wieh TO live on,
Pa sd. but until that time Gums.
he Sod, life VII be kind OF bitter
Fwset- q about as postIck- sed Pa,
as tough trips- As onst wrote IN
a essay on war. sed Pa wich red
to a Married Mems Club,
o swest 10 the lIfJ 4 fair 10 the rose
But mortals act silly ven cumming
10 blows
It's only wen weary our hands
long for rest
Ths old undertaken puts them or
our brSat
That Is a vary touching tribute
10 the man wieh rets It 1 am sure,
sed MiSsus Strong Are you onSn
trubbeId with this deesirs to bust
into song? she ssd to Pa
Not SO much laltly, SSd Pa, but
used TO be regIsr bear at ritsinE
pottery. I seysn talked In verse at
one time. ssd Pa. for = whole week
I done 1t on q bet. I traIled along
4 speak IN song 4 newer got =
line in wrong, Ssd Pa
You are q Vundsrfuf man. ssd
MIssus strong. 1 am glad my boy
met you bsefoar marching away.
she ssd. War will not seem too
hard for him TO endure now. she
ssd. 4 then they sed GoodnIts.
made q crate hit with that lady.
sed Pa after thay had went cud
see her eyes shining wen was
talking verse.
Her eyes always shine when she
lafS. Ssd Ma. she was lAfhng to
herself.
4 then Pa bit his cigar in two
CD.
The Washington times., 1917-12-27
By Garrett P. Serviss.

R066 great oonestlC QUESTION
this winter Is how to keep
warm. Perhapgit AFFECTS peo--
pie in the suburbs even more than
those who dwell In the city. be-
cause 1t IL harder to keep a country
house warm 1t is exposed to the
wind from every direction. and al
most invariably has windows. II
not doors. on every side. Then its
walls are not so thick and heavy as
those 81 city hnuae- and II has no
nsighbor leaning up costly against
II to help keep in the heat
Confronted by one OF the coolest
winters that have been known for
many years, we are. at the same
time. faced with a shortage Of coal
and other fuel Even the farmer
with a wood lot has reason for
anxiety. He must keep q sharp
watch on his wood pile lest 1t dis
appear too rapidly. and leave him
and his family shiverinE before the
blasts Of February have lost their
sting. But worse Is the chance OF
the unfortunate eommuter. who has
no wood lot, but lives on some ex-
posed hilltop. where the birds and
flowers surround him with semi
tropical atmosphere In the Summer
time. while In revenge the snow
blowing winds Of Winter howl down
his ehimneys and. creep under and
over his front door and through in
visible crannies in his easements.
He Of all men has now the most
need to study the art Of keeping .
house warm. an art that Ben Frank
lin would have been delighted to
teach him. because It involves some
Of those simple observations and
precautions from which franklin
gathered his wonderful store Of
commonssnss wisdom.
The first fact to be thoroughly
learned Is that there is no such
thing as cold. The word expresses
= mere negation- tits . convenient
term for describing the absence of
heat. Heat Is a positive something.
an energy that agitates the mole
culss of body. or substances; and
a. the agitation subsidies the sen
sation OF heat becomes weaker. and
then we say 1T Is getting cold"
house becomes frlgld through
losing its heat. not through being
invaded by cold When you get into
. cold country bed and pile on the
blankets to save yourself from
freezing. you must not expect to
get any heat from the blankets.
You will have to supply all the
heat yourself, out at your physI-
illogical furnace. which Is continu-
ally burning oxygen derived from
the air you breathe ana distribut-
ing It throughout your body by a
more perfect system Of hot water
pipes than any plumber ever con-
structed. The blankets VIII keep
in the heat you supply them with.
and that ends their fuRction-
So your house walls can do no
more thap shut In the heat derived
from the furnace in the cellar. and
there is no need of having them
more than Just thick enough to pre-
vent the escape of the heat through
them faster than II can be supplied
from the furnace.
But you cannot throw off or put
on LAYERS Of wall as you can change
The Washington times., 1917-12-27
Keeping Out the Cold
STORM DOORS ARE GREAT HELP
And Double Windows are Valu-
able in Keeping the Heat in
Rooms. Commuters Problem

having a thin wan when the
weather. n not very rigid and a
thicksr ma vhsn the thermometsr
drops. and. Accordingly, you must
make the walls thick enough, once
for all. to answer their purpose In
the coolest winter weather.
Ordinarily, the most perSis.sat
leaks Of heat from a country houss
take place through and around the
windows You are more apt to see
that the doors are tight than to pay
the same attention TO the windOws-
Then, too. great deaf Or he4s e.
capes through the glass Of the win
dows II the panes are thin
Put your hand on window pans
in cold weather and judge from the
feeling how much heat 1t must Dc
absorbing from the air OF the room
and transmitting to the eaiorie-
starved Winter wind outside. II 10
true that glass IL q poor conductor
OF heat, but experiment shows that
the quantity OF heat transmittsd
through IL increases remarkably
with the decrease IN Its thicknesA
Consider how thin an ordinary
window pane is compared with the
thickness OF the walls Of the house.
and you must. become convinced
that two dozen or more. unshut-
tered windows In the Winter tine
are enough to make a serious drAia
on your houses store OF heat even
II they could be 50 tightly lifted
that no air could pass In or out
The best way to fortify your
house for Winter IL to place tight
fitting storm doors at all the en-
frances. and to double all your win
dows- This last precaution Il par
ticularly valuable at the present
time because It is q most eneetivs
method TO save coal BY putting
an extra window outside each OF
the regular windows. with clear.
tightly sealed space Of several
inches between them. you are pro-
viding your house with a device re-
sembling a thermos bottle.
Air is an exceedingly poor heat
conductor. $50. that when you have
a layer OF air shut in between two
sets of wondow panes you have got
a most admirable eontrivanes for
keeping In the heat. and you win Be
daIigbted ., the resultant decrease
:, -, -, .,L,. :,
IN your eO@i Oiii' u S~'
the delight Of our dear old Uncle
Sam over the economy effected In
-, ,.,r,,.io,
e"o
The Washington times., 1917-12-27

q s 1T WAS, the point just out
~ the cloth of his coat, making
~ a wide gap whence bundle
4 - of banknotes and a stream
of gold fell out. The expression
OF the counts face was so hell
ish that for a moment 1 feared LOT
Harker, though / saw him throw the
terrible knife aloft again for announcer
stroke. Instictively / moved Forward
with a protective impulse, holding the
crueifix and wafer in my LETT hano-
HELD AT BAY BY
POWER OF CRUCIFIN.
/ felt a mighty power ny along my
arm, and It was without surprise 1
saw that the monster cover back be-
fore a similar movement made spon-
taneousIy by each one OF US. 1t would
be impossible to describe the express
sion of hate and baffied malignity-of
anger and hellish rage-which came
over the counts face.
Hts waxen hue became greenish-
yellow by the contrast Of his burning
eyes, and the red scar on the fore
head showed on the pallid skin like
a palpitating wound.
The next instant. with a sinuous
dive he swept under Harker's arm,
ere! his bIow scould fall. and, grasp
ing. a handful OF the money from the
door, dashed across the room, threw
himself at the window. Amid the
crash and glitter of the falling glass,
he tumbled into the tagged area be-
low. Through the sound of the shiy-
ering glass / could hear the ting
- - rail u
fell on the tagging.
We ran over and saw him spring
unhurt from the ground. He, rushing
up the steps. crossed the tagged yard,
and pushed. open the stable door
There he turned and spoke to us:
THE COUNT SINGS
his AHYMN OF HATE"
you think to battle me, you
with your pale faces all in q row, like
sheep in a buteher'A You shall be
sorry yet, each one OF you! You think
you have left me without q place to
rest, but 1 have more Ny revenge
is just begun! spread 1t over CEN
turtles, and time is on my side. Your
girls that you all love are mine al
ready, and through them you and
others shall yet be mine-my crea-
-tures, to do my bidding and to be my
jackals when l want to feed. BAH"
With a contemptuous sneer, he
passed quickly through the door, and
we heard the rusty bolt creak as he
fastened 1t behind him. A door be-
Tond opened and shut The first of
US to speak was the professor. as,
realizing the difficulty Of following
him through the stable, we moved
toward the hall.
"we have learned something
muehi Notwithstanding his brave
words, he fears US; he fears time, he
fears want! For II not, why he hurry
sog His very tone betray him, or my
ears deceive. Why take that money
You follow quick. You are hunters
OF wild beast, and understand IL 80.
For me, I make sure that nothing
here may be OF use to him, II so that
he return"
As he spoke he put the money re-
manning into his pocket, took the
title-deeds in the bundle as Harker
had left them, and swept the remain
ing things into the open fireplace.
where he set FIRE to them with a
match.
GoldaminE and Morris had rushed
out into the yard, and Harker had
lowered himself from the window to
follow the count. He had, however,
bolted the stable door, and by the
time they had forced II open there
- no sign OF him. Van Helsing and
The Washington times., 1917-12-27
Advice to the LOveIOrn
No Stacker"
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
have been going about with
a girl for the last nine months,
and she refuses to see me any
more because. in her eyes. am .
Stacker. Now. Miss Fairfax. I
have now in the U. s. service
two brothers. one who Is doing
active service in France and the
other now in training at Spartan
burg. S. C, and before they en-
listed the three of US discussed
the matter, and as my brothers
are older than I they came to the
conclusion that !, being the
younger. was the one to stay at
homo and watch and protect my
mother. owing TO the fact that my
father died a year ago. and
there would be no one left II I
Joined the colors. EDWIN B.
No; you are not a Stacker. and no
one has a right to cell, you onG
Since two of your brothers have
given themselves to their country.
and there Is no pressing need for
you just now. agree with the pro-
visions OF the draft board which
would place you In one OF the
classes to be called last. Your
mother needs you now. and a girl
who taunts you because you are
doing your Immediate duty or who
despises you because you are doing
what is right here to those at hand
and in need Of you. Is making =
grave blunder.
The Washington times., 1917-12-27
Clothes-and the Woman

TEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
have been going about with
Young man for about I'VE
nontbs, and have now found out
that he does not care for me on
account OF my clothes He claims
that I do not dress like every
other girl. but have explained II
10 him that l do not care to be-
csu,s NV. father is in the hospital
10 vou think I should continue
roInr with him, or should l drop
him a. have friends that care
for me for myself
What is your opinion about it'
p,ss.s let me know, because l am
puzzIs now; / don't know
what to do.
CLOTHES really DO not count. OF
course. II your father is I'll. you
ar. thinking Of him and not Of
the latest New York fashions. That
doesn't mean that neatness, clean
illness and tidiness have ceased be-
ing important am sure that you
can keep yourself looking well
Eroomed even in old clothes, and
anv man who judges you by what
Won wear rather than by what you
are is not particularly worth
while. 1 don't think the quarrel
between you two need break on
your friendship at all Just try to
convert the young man TO a com
mon sense view of the situation
The Washington times., 1917-12-27

not only been badly burned but
poisoned by the acid as well.
Finally he lenped out OF bed. He
could stand 90 uo longer. He threw
on some clothes. IN" very touch or
which on his raw flesh almost
caus Z him to scream. There was
Just one 'dea iu-his head. As long
a. Or. Scarlsy was In the house,
why not ask him FOR something 10
relieve the terrible pain
Tom tipto"d out down the hall
and through tho main part Of the
house until he came to Scarley's
door. Be paused Would the doc
tor he angry lie could not help II.
lie tapped lightly.