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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07
PRICE REDUCTIONS.

Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin:
Sir: In a newspaper from a towr
in one Of the Pacific coast states
find an advertisement that reads thus
Complying with the request of
the food administration we have
reduced our prices on canned corn.
Sportsman corn,S10 cents per can;
Ute Maid corn. for Is cents.
You may look for further reduc.
lions at this store from time to
time"
If any Of our local stores made. suct
a statement as that, about half of us
would drop dead.
II canned corn, Of a standard brand
can be sold in town 500 miles from
San Francisco for 10 cents a can, why
are we here compelled to pay 90 cents
and 25 cents for the same thing?
EQUALITY.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07

The Star Bulletin has been asked to collect at
once current magazines to be used by soldiers leav-
ing Hawaii. In this patriotic cause it is hoped the
public will join. The magazines must be secured to-
morrow. If possible, bring your contributions to
the Star Bulletin Office If this is not possible
phone the StarBulletin, 491, give your address to
Harry s. Hayward, and arrangements will be made
to send and get your magazines Tomorrow morn
ing will be the best time to make such collections
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07

The United States is going to the relief of a
stricken city of the Dominion of Canada at top
speed. City after city will send relief trains. 1t
would have been done in time of peace, and in time
Of war it will be done with all the more energy and
sympathy The two countries are bound by many
close ties, and none closer than that of common
patriotic cause
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07

CPL John A. Baird. 9th Company,
Fort De Russy, was injured yesterday
afternoon while engaged in football
practise and was rushed to the de-
partment hospital by ambulance.
Word received today from the hospital
states that he is recovering nicely.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07
DIED

MEYER-In Honolulu, Dec. 4, 1917.
Karl Meyer, unmarried, water ten
der aboard steamer Kilauea, a ma.
tive of China, aged % years. Buried
yesterday in Nuuanu cemetery.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07

Anonymous claims of patriotism do not ring true
No man or woman who has something to say on be-
half of his country ought to be ashamed to face the
public.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07

SYDNEY A. LEVEY, a Honolulu boy,
has been called to duty in the quarter
master corps, and has been sent to
Camp Fremont, Menlo Park, Cal, and
is stationed with Company 2, Head
quarters, NJ. c. After two or three
months extensive training, and pass
ing all examinations, it is expected
he will be commissioned and assigned
command.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07

The main idea is to adver-
tise your goods so the public
wants them-then to see that
they get them the way they
want them when they want
them.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07

German air raids on London continue-and every
raid makes the Englishman little more determined
to ''see it through
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07
PERSONALITIES

CHESTER A. DOYLE, japanese in
terpreter in circuit court, is up and
about again after being confined to his
home with an attack of rheumatism.
JAMES r. PIERCE, bailiN in the
United States court. has received mott
fication from Washington that he has
been accepted as member of the
L. S. Public Service Reserve.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07

Even in the Holy Land the Germans can't pu
over their Holy War.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07

That imports embargo reminds US of the "ot
again, onagain" incident
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07

Have You Food Pledge card in your home?
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07
MARRIED

THORNTON-KEOHOHOU-1n Homo
lulu, Dec. 5, 1917, Clement Thornton
and Miss Jennie Keohohou, Rev.
Samuel K. Kamaiopili, assistant pas,
tor of Kaumakapili church, official
ing; witnesses-Miss Mary Thorn.
ton and William G. Thornton.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07
VITAL STATISTICS

BORN
MANAKU-In Honolulu, Dec. 4, 1917,
to Mr.. and Mrs. John Manaku Of
Dowsett lane, Palama, a son.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07

What have you done this day to help win the
war?
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
GERMANS REGAIN
TRENCH ON SOMME
British Forces Eiected-Seven
AeropIanes Destroyed, Ber-
lin Reports.

BERLIN (via Sayville wireless)-
Feb. British forces which had en-
tered German positions on a breadth
held by one company on the road
from Gudecourt and Beaulencourt,
along the Somme, after a strong fire.
were elected by German counter-at'
tacks. today's official statement as
serted. number of British prison
ers were taken. The report also said
seven enemy airplanes had been de
stroyed.
From the crown princes front, on
the Combres heights and in the Ally
forest the statement reported capture
of twenty prisoners from destroyed
French lines, taken by thrusting de
tachments.
In the Vosges six prisoners were
taken by accommodating detachments.
Flyers were active on the northern
west front. valuable information being
brought back as to British positions
by the German air sausdrons.
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
HOCKEY COSTS S1oA DAY
That's the Way Educator Figures.
Boy Not Convinced.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Feb. 3
Every time a little boy plays hockey
from school II costs him SO. accord
ing to G. F. Womrath, business SUI
perintendent of schools. in a state.
ment today. Here's the way he fig
ures it:
Average annual earning capacity
OF educated man, $1,000: average
earning capacity of uneducated man.
$3.50: life earning capacity of an edu
Gated man. $4,000; uneducated man,
$4,000: difference. $4,000: school pc
riod for education. IL years; total
days attendance at school, 2,1GO. The
difference between educated and un.
educated. then. is just 2.160 days,
which. at $40 a day, balanced the
$4,000 in the life earning power OF
men.
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
TWO CALL HIM HUSBAND
Pierre Martin Identified In Tombs
BY Women.

NEW YORK, Feb. As friends CO.
operating for their common good two at
iractiye young women entered the
ToTlbs court arm in arm yesterday and
pointed to Pierre Martin as the man
who had married both OF them. The
first wife had been Miss Jeanne Plet,
who said Martin married her in New
Rochelle in 1905. She has two children.
The seemed wife. whose activities led
10 Martins arrest. was Miss Alice
Blaine. She produced a certificate in
dicating Martin married her last June
in the City Hall.
Becoming suspicious OF the long alb
Scrces Of her husband. the seemed wife
"aused him 10 be followed. with the re-
suit that his other family was found
The first wife was greatly surprised.
but she and the second wife agreed to
be friends and prosecute Martin. Mag
istrate Handy held him in $500 bail
for further examination today.
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
All Forms Of Blood Diseases
Are Promptly Eradicated by SIS. S.

Among these diseases are Rheuma-
tism. Catarrh. Scrofula. Eczema, letter,
Malaria, and other evidences OF i'm
purities which are indicated by irrita-
tons OF the skin. Impurities in the
blood also cause a general weakening
OF the system. which becomes rundown
and Impoverished.
There is no disorder Of the blood that
does not promptly yield to the purifying
and cleansing powers of S. S. S. IL you
feel that your system is not in perfect
condition, your blood is sluggish and a
fcw bottles OF S. S. S. will tone you up
and put new life in your blood. Write
our chief medical adviser for advice
regarding your own case. addressing
your letter TO Swift Specific Company.
"a Swift Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
LAzINEss REAL REASON.

CHICAGO. Feb. 2.-It is from the
ranks Of the lazy girls that the world
below the social level recruits its
ranks.
This is the conclusion of Mrs. IRA re
Greeneich. probation officer of the
EIcI ais court. after an exhaustive ALL
veLtgation. And for the most part
they come from the rural districts,
driven to the city by the monotony of
their environments.
They want pretty clothes and easy
times and they deliberately choose lhiA
method Of getting them" says Mrs.
Greeneich. Il have found very few
girls driven to seek the easy way BY
economic conditions. believe that
laziness is the principal contributing
cause TO the life OF the underworld"
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
ALFONSO AS PEACE MAKER
Idea Gaining Ground Every Day,
Saws Madrid Dispatch.

PARIS. Feb. THE idea that
King Alfonso of Spain may at an
opportune moment play an important
role in the settlement OF the Europ
can conflict is gaining ground every
day, says Iavas dispatch from
Madrid. and hs> been strengthened
greatly by the >ly OF Spain 10
President Wilson's >Se note. The
impartial says:
"The respect and symp> W which
the King has gained among ell the
belligrents by his discreet reply TO
President Wilson's note are evident"
Premier Romanones is quoted by
FL Mundo as saying: The govern
ment Is satisfied with what il has
done and will adhere to the spirit
OF the note. That document was
drawn up with the double purpose
OF proclaiming anew our absolute
neutrality and placing Spain in an
international situation such as would
permit her to intervene efficaciously
in favor of peace at an epportune
moment"
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
Extra Precautions Ignored.
SHIPPED IN CALF CRATE.

OAK HARBOR, Ohio, Feb. q
Grating the bridegroom was the hu-
initiating trick played on Carl Shu-
mann, newlywed. After the wedding
Shumann's friends fixed 1t up" with
an officer to arrest him for creating
a disturbance. The conspirators then
saved" him from Jail. buc packed him
in a calf crate and shipped him to a
nearby town on a motortruck.
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
Award Will Publicly Be Made
by Inaugural Committee
This Afternoon.
BOYS TO BE IN THE PARADE
National Training School Signl-
fies Intention to Furnish Five
or Six Companies.

Contracts for the reviewing stands
Cor The inaugural parade probably
w!ll be awarded this afternoon.
Sevefal bidders for the prize held
an extended conference this morning
with Col. L. y. Harper, chairman OF
Tie inaugural committee. Details OF
The plans and specifications were dis
cussed fully.
The National Training School for
Buys has signifed its intention Of en-
tsrius a contingent. in the parade In
q letter TO Colonel Harper today noti-
hcation was given that hve or SIX
companies of youngsters are avail
able, sand q place in the line re-
Quested.e The boys will be in uniform
and viii carry guns.
VIII Head Pennsyivaniaus.
Vance Mccormick, head Of the
Democratic National Committee, will
head a delegation from KARLSRUHE
pa News was received this AFTER
noon that the Democratic Marching
Tub OF that city, which is generally
.e-arded as Mr.. McCormick's own
i-iYate little enterprise, VIII seho
80 men.
Action in the House yesterday In
using the economy ak on the appro-
priation for comfort and protection
Of visitors failed to depress lnAu-
guraI officials today. ~
We have gotten through with $zo'-
600 in former years, and / guess we
rsn 40 II this year" Colonel Harper
said today.
Contributions Reported.
contributions reported today to the
inaugural fund by Chairman Arthur
Peter include the following: Thomas
H. Pickford, 1000: John F. wagga-
mann, $500: Hotel Continental, $500;
Security Savings and Commercial
Bank. $500; Chr. Heurich Brewing
Company $500; National Capital
Brewing Company, $500; Burch
KEEPS, Inc, $3.50; Federal Taxicao
Company, $3.50. and Commissioner
Louis Brownlow, 500.
John w. Brawner. 500; Calf d
rother, 800; ]. H. Small & Sons, 500;
NJ. n. Horton, 500; William II. Rap
lev. 800; Frank c. Henry, 800; Ford
Motor Company, 500; c. NJ. Woolf &
Co. 500; Columbia Granite and
Dredging Company, 800; Pollock Car
Corporation. 500: W. f. Edmondston,
500; Estate of Daniel Evans, 800;
Ralph P. Barnard. 800: Thomas Ruff
I'm. 500, and A Friend, 500.
Berry & Whitmore, 500; p. J. Nee
Co., 500: DIR. Sterling Ruffin, 500;
NJ. NJ. Parker, 500: Gait & Bro, 500;
James NJ. Lambie, $50; NJ. F. Mangan,
$50: Harry Sherry, $50; c. A. Muddi-
man & Co., $50: Boss Phelps, $50:
NJ. G. Copeland & Co, $50; and Brown
. ing & Baines, $50.
4. A. Mantzouris. $50: Murray A.
Cobb $50: Emma T. Hume. $50: Fitch,
Fox & Brown, $50: +. p. Weller, $50;
Charles W. King. $50: T. ArSlur
Smith. $50: Henry 3. +. Mcfarland,
$25: Percy s. Foster. S2j; the Crane
Printing Company, SIS: Z. J. Murphy
& Co. Inc. SO: National Capital
Press. S25; George T. Keen, Inc, $25;
Henry X. simpson. S25; Gist Blair,
$50: Milton Strasburger, $50; J. San
ders, SO; William H. Waters & Co.,
$40: II. NJ. Packard. SO: Ernest A.
Coleman, SO. and NJ. Sworzyn &
sons, So.
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
KNOWS
NO ENEMY
LIKE P0SLAM

DO not imagine that your Eczema
IL the one case that will fail to re-
spond to Poslam's healing Influence.
The more stubborn the affection. the
more remarkable the immediate ef-
fects of Poslam seem.
After you know Poslams splendid
work you will look upon il as Just
so much concentrated healing energy
to protect your skin from all dis
ordered conditions. Itching stops;
angry skin Is soothed at once.
Sold everywhere. For free sample
write to Emergency Laboratories. 90
West 25th St. New York City.
Poslam Soap Is a daily treat to
tionai troubles.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
SEE PEACE OMEN IN COMET
British Would Name Sky Rover for
Dove.

LONDON, Feb. THE announce
ment in America recently OF the ap-
pesrance Of a new comet has excited
interest in England. 1t is regarded
as a peace omen and a prominent
paper suggested that il be called the
peace comet" because the American
reports say il will be visible to the
naked eye during July. 1917. and that
is the date when the prophets say
peace will be declared.
DE- \. &. ID. Crommelin. a British
astronomer, is authority for the state
ment that the peace comet will
gradually approach the earth until
IHly. when it will become family WISH
sic. but not a grand spectacle such
as Halley's Comet in 1910.
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
Has a Magnificent Record Of
More Than Fifty Years of
Satisfactory Use.

Because OF its uniform success in the
treatment Of all manner OF blood dis
orders. extending over a period Of more
than half a century. :. $. S. is de-
servedly called the King OF Blood
Remedies"
s. S. S. is not cure-all and its use
has never been advised for every i'll
that flesh is heir 10. IL is strictly a
blood remedy and tonic. and it is OBJ
solutely unrivalled for the wide range
Of diseases that come under the head
Of disorders of the blood.
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
TAU BETA PI DINNER.

The eighth annual dinner Of the Tau
Beta Pi Alumni Association will be held
tomorrow evening in the onyx room Of
the New Ebbitt. The principal speak
er Of the evening will be DR.. S. W.
Stratton. director OF the Bureau OF
standards His address will be Pre-
paredness."
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
so SHIPS HELD IN
BALTIMORE PORT
Only Three Vessels Leave After
Hearing German U-Boat
Decree.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 2.-Neariy fifty
ships, mostly vessels flying neutral
flags, which a in tLG harbor, will
be affected by the new war zones
order OF Germany, while fifty more
ships, which sailed from Baltimore,
both be.ligerent and neutral, are,
now approaching the North Sea and
the Mediterranean zones.
One direct effect of the German
order occurred yesterday afternoon,
when three vessls which had left
the harbor a few hours before were
held up at Cove Point and given or.
ders not to leave American waters.
These were the Manchester Trader.
the Pentwyn anu the SaIlust. all Brit.
ish ships. The Sallust had not reach
ed Seven-Foot Knoll before the hold
up orders were dispatched to Cove
Point.
Three of the shipping agencies de-
MED having received or issued any
orders delaying their sailings. but a
fourth tacitly admitted the sailings
were to be delayed temporarily. at
least. and some of the ship com
manders received orders to await
final sailing instruction.
italian Steamer Sails.
The German order had no effect on
the sailing of the Italian steamer Pc
ssro for Spezia. By o'clock the last
OF the munitions cargo had been
taken on and an hour later the big,
grim-looking vessel was swung into
the channel and steamed for the
Capes. The Pesaro was the old Ham
burg American liner Moltke, a pa
latial passenger boat, and was long
employed in the tourist traffic before
the war. She voluntarily interned In
Genoa when war broke out. and when
Italy entered the conflict the Italian
Government seized the Moltke and
converted her into a freighter.
Only two other vessels sailed. ana
the clearances included only one ship
for the new war area. The Hercules.
Norwegian ship, and the Dutch
steamer Pheeda sailed late in the
afternoon for Rotterdam, and the
Danish steamer Jomsborg cleared for
Korsoer. Denmark.
Extra Precautions Ignored.
Deputy Collector Ryan was in
charge yesterday at the custom house,
in place of Collector Ryan. now out
OF the city. and he said no orders had
been received from Washington 20
put out any guards or otherwise ex-
ercise additional vigil in the port. He
expressed doubt that any govern
mental action would be taken on the
question of protecting the German
steamers Neckar. Rhein. and Bulgaria.
which have been tied up in port since
the war broke. from such work as Is
supposed to have caused the Einking
OF the German freighter Liebenfels
in the hsrbor of Charleston, S. c.,
yesterday morning.
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
Whole Court Cencurred.
UNDERWRITERS PEsTER HIM.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-If the death
of William Clinton. OF 215 East Forty
third street, is reported many more
times Clinton threatens to provide
job for the undertaken himself, and
it won't be his body, either. Four
times in a month undertakers have
called at his home, bringing all their
paraphernalia and insisting that he
was dead.
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
TAKE A "CASCARET"
TONIGHT AND SEE!

bowel poison which keeps you bilious,
headachy. dizzy. tongue coated. breath
bad and stomach sour-Why don't
you get a 10-cent box OF Cascarets at
the drug store and feel bully. Take
Cascarets tonight and enjoy the MO
est. gentlest liver and bowel cleansing
you ever experienced. You'll waHe
up with a clear head. clean tongue.
lively step. rosy skin land looking
and feeling At. Mothers can give q
whole Cascaret to a sick. cross, bilious.
feverish child any time-they are
harmless-never grippe or sicken.-
Adyf
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
DECIDES ON MARTIAL LAW
Will Be Enforced at Brussels, in
View Of Decorations.

LONDON. Feb. 2-Germany has de-
cided upon martial law at Brussels. in
view of the forthcoming new deportation
orders for 5000 Belgian workmen. ac-
cording TO an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch today from The Hague.
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
COPYRIGHTED SONGS
BARRED TO CABARET
Supreme Court Awards Dam
ages for Using Numbers
Without Permission.

Completely lost sight OF i'm the eX-
element attendant upon President
Wilson's recent plans for world
peace and Germany's declaration OF
a submarine blockade, a decision has
been handed down by the Supreme
Court OF the United States OF vast
Importance to the cabarets of Broad
way, New York.
Brief as it Is, the decision fairly
bursts with information from the
highest judicial authority in the land
concerning questions that have been
asked ever since somebody started
singing ragtime in a restaurant and
brought on the cabaret.
No Copyrighted Songs.
To the litigants in the case. to be
sure, the most important information
handed down by the learned court
was to the effect that cabaret per-
formers may not sing or play From
Maine to Georgia" or "Sweethearts,'
or any other copyrighted musical
composition without being liable to
the copyright laws. 1t is in the rea-
sons governing the decision that the
Broadwayite will find most interest,
however.
Why Ii Made Ruling.
For the opinion holds:
That the diner at the cabaret
is charged on his meal ticket for
the performance furnished.
That music and entertainment
are not the sole attractions OF
cabaret
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
LOCKS UP sRoTHER.coP.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-Two officers
in uniform walked into Tombs police
court. There was nothing unusual
in that But when one OF them locked
the other up charged with burglary
well,
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
DUTCH OFFERED TERMS
Germany Would Let Passengers and
Mail Go to England.

THE HAGUE, Feb. 1.-The German
minister TO the Netherlands. It was offi-
cially announced today. has notified the
Dutch government that Germany stands
ready to make special arrangements TO
respect passenger and mail traffic be-
tween Holland and England.
No mines win be laid on the Flushing
Southwold route. il is stated.
The Washington times., 1917-02-02

AMSTERDAM, Holland. Feb. Ger
many's new blockade measure consti-
tute for Holland perhaps the most seri-
Gus event since the war" says the
Nifuws Van Dem Dag. III these meas
ures could be applied fully, they would
expose all goods in transit at sea TO
such risks that our industry would be
paralyzed entirely and the feeding OF
our people would be menaced very seri-
ousiy Even IL Germany does not sue
coed entirely in carrying out her threat,
the dangers at sea will be increased i'm
menssly."
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
Spend a Dime! Liven
Your Liver and Bowels
and Feel Fine.

Enjoy life, Your system II filled
with an accumulation OF bile and
The Washington times., 1917-02-02

Women's mercer
lied Cotton Hose, in
all sizes to 10 inches.
Guaranteed 2 sc
grade hose at only
19c.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21
TRIBUTE TO
GOLFERS MEMORY
Funeral Services Held For
Stewart McEwan, Park
Professional

Funeral services for Stewart Nc
Evan. well-known golf instructor,
were held from his home, 2157 Atlas
street, at 1.30 this afternoon. In ac-
cordance with his dying wish, the
services were plain and simple, and
an old pupil, the Rev. DIR. Ellis n.
kremer pastor of Reformed Salem
Church, officiated.
Mac" as he was known to hun
dred of Harrisburg golfers, has
taught a large number of golfers
the principles of the game, and had
a large circle of friends.
The executive committee of the
Reservoir Park Golf Club, at a
meeting yesterday, took action on
his death. He has been professional
at the club for many years, and a
warm personal friend of many mem
bers. A large number of the club
n embers attended the funeral serv-
ices. AS an expression of apprecia-
ton, DR.. Kremer has prepared the
following tribute to the grand old
Scotchman:
Stewart McEwan was born at
Musselburg, Scotland, April 5, 1878,
son of Peter and Ann Hutchison
McEwan. His father was a master
golf club maker. Stewart McEwan
came to the United States about
1900, and in 1903 was married to
Miss Mary Hafoo, who survives him.
He came to this city about 1904. and
was employed by the Harrisburg