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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-21
FIRE CHIEF AND SHERIFF DOUBT
ALULpS STORY Of loan SHARKS

he knew of two such firemen. The
fire chief remarked that IF there are
two firemen of whom Aluli knows are
entangled with loan sharks, they must
be all there are"
Chief Thurston affirms his interest
in any practical movement that could
be taken to advance money to the
firemen with which they could pur-
chase their own homes. But he feels
that the men themselves need to take
some start towards becoming home
owners before they are worthy of out
side aid.
while my men are steady, reli-
able workers, 1t is my experience in
handling men that you can only help
the fellow who helps himself" he
says. He goes on to add that there
is no question that the home owner
undoubtedly makes a better citizen,
feels like he had more responsibility
in life, and takes more interest in his
work.
IF some practical method can be
arrived at to make loans at equitable
rates of interest to the firemen and
policemen it would certainly have my
support and encouragement" Chief
Thurston declared in conclusion.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-21
Do Not Believe Their Men Are
MuIcted for 120 Per Cent
Interest a Year

Both Fire Chief Charles Thurston
and Sheriff Charles Rose are 10th to
believe that many, or even any OF
their men are involved in the tolls OF
loan sharks and forced to pay interest
of 12O per cent year, with no lessen
ing of the principal, as was stated last
week by Noa w. Aluli at meeting OF
the civil service commission.
The sheriff intimated yesterday that
he did not believe any OF his force
of men were so foolish as to pay such
a high rate of interest, and that they
all knew it was illegal to collect it.
He also asserted that he does not be-
Iieve the loan sharks are so powerful
or numerous as had been represented.
He knows of no member of his force
involved. ..
The head Of the fire department
says that personally he knows of no
man on his force who has secured
loans from anyone who could be
termed a loan shark, although he was
informed by Commissioner Aluli that
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-21
Gravity Door Holders for the Garage

Beauty. where every one had been
sent to sleep In the midst Of his task
II was taken to the office OF the
telegraph editor Fortunately he was
awake. p. ~
rThe first edition has gone to
press, so practically every one has
gone to sleep, he said, but we viii
take a look around
And what he said was true. We
went to the editorial sanctums, one
after another, and, when we didn't
nearly stumble over an editor asleep
on the floor we found him asleep on
his desk. -
Japanese editors do not believe in
keeping awake at night when waiting
for late news to come I'm. IL they do
not publish 1t today or tomorrow they
may be able to get 1t in the next day.
What is the use OF killing an article
because something Of greater impor-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-21
ALLEGED! PL0TTER SAYS
ARMY MAN HIS BROTHER

Scion C. Leonhauser, Buddhist priest
and philosopher, who with his wife
was indicted recently by the federal
grand Jury at San Francisco in the
German conspiracy case, claims to be
a brother of Maj. Harry A. Leon
haeuser of the United States army,
retired, according to the San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Mai. Leonhaeuser, whose name is
spelled differently from that of the
arrested priest, was formerly with the
25th Infantry. He was retired at his
own request on October 81, 1908.
Seated in the office Of United
States Marshal James B. Holohan,
SAYS the Chronicle, "Leonhauser pre-
sented a striking appearance. He has
a long, flowing beard and is past 60"
The Leonhausers were arrested at
their home 1913 Eddy street, and are
accused of being the link between
the Hindoos and German plotters in
San Francisco in the conspiracy to
aid the kaiser by withdrawal of Brit
ish troops from European battlefronts
to put down the revolt in India.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-21
Smith PAINTINGS
VIEWED BY MANY

Many visitors daily have called at
the Pan,P Pacific building to see the
paintingA by Twigg Smith, who is to
leave in two weeks for New York on
his way to service at the front in
France. Il
Smiths work is full of interest, and
his efforts to interpret the islands in
line and color have met with an I'm.
usual measure of success. A number
Of sales have been made to art lovers
and collectors who believe that the
value Of iTwigg Smiths name on a
canvas will increase with the years
whether he is so fortunate as to re-
turn from the great struggle or not
Smith pays his own expenses from the
islands to France, and the sum real
lied from sales during the exhibition
will be devoted to that end. For this
cause the prices Of the paintings have
been set at low figure.
The exhibition will be open daily
until next Thursday, July 26, from IL
tc and 1880 to $3.50.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-21
ARMY CANTONMENT AT
AMERICAN LAKE CAN
ACCOMMODATE 46,641
IBy Associated Prassl

TACOMA, Wash. The United
States army cantonment at American
Lake, a few miles from Tacoma, is
said to be the largest of all the Is
provided for the mobilization for 49,
GAL men and 1889 animals. The
number of men and horses to be as
sembled here is not known. Con.
struction of the II barracks and other
buildings for the cantonment is in pro-
gress, and mobilization of men on a
large scale will begin about the mid
die of July.
The site is two square miles in ex-
tent, exclusive of the reservoir ground.
The cantonment is situated on a
gravel prairie adjoining Tacoma. The
land is level except for shallow de-
pressions filled with water, of which
American Lake is the largest.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-21
FORMER PRESIDENT
GETS BAWLING OUT
FROM TRAFFIC COP

CINCINNATI, Ohio.-Former Presi
dent William H. Taft. while here to
attend the wedding of his niece, Miss
Louise Taft, received a "bawling out
from Traffic Cop William SCHNEIDER
that he will remember for long time.
Hey, there" the traffic officer
shouted when Professor Taft tried to
cut a street corner in violation of the
new jay walking rules. Don't they
have streets where you come from
What'ye tryin' to do, anyway"
And SCHNEIDER waved the former
president back to the regular course
Taft shook with laughter.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-21
NEWSPAPER LIFE IS
DIFFERENT TN JAPAN

American newspaper offices usually
are busy at IL p. m. It's the time OF
night when editors are widest awake.
It's different in Japan, according to a
writer in the World Outlook.
Il chose that time, therefore, to Wis
it the office of the Nichf-Nichi in
Tokyo he says. Il wanted to find
things moving at their height.
Presenting myself at the sidewalk
entrance Of the big building in which
it is published, aroused a couple of
sleeping porters, who allowed me to
pass. Every one encountered in the
anterooms was asleep, with the excep-
ton Of some office boys, who were
preparing tea. It was like walking
through the palace of the Sleeping
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-21
ALCOHOL is HELD WITHOUT
VALUE AS STIMULAN7

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Alcohol is
wholly without drug value, either as
a tonic or stimulant, or In any other
therapeutic way. 1t has no food value
and no value in the treatment of dis
ease. Its only permissible use in
medicine is as a preservatiye or in
the preparation of pharmaceutical
products.
This is the sense of the council
of health and public instruction of
the American Medical association, it
became known, when the council
unanimously passed a resolution to
this effect and presented it to the
larger body. The resolution was
framed by DR.. Frank Billings of Chi
cago, chairman of the council and one
of the countrys most widely known
physicians.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-21
WORKINGS OF The GERMAN spy
SYSTEM Barred BY NORTHCLIFFE
Methods By Which Secrets OF Enemy
Nations Are Stolen Revealed By Editor

WASHINGTON, ID. C., July o.
Lord Northciiffe, head OF the British
missions in this country. today au
thorized publication OF parts OF con-
fldential speech on spies and censor
ship made to the National Press Clue
July 4. He described the work OF
spies in England and the flood g
fatal Information that pours over the
cables through neutral countries II
Germany. and spoke Of the dangers OF
any except technical military and
naval censorship OF the press. Only
on two occasions in the last month,
Lord Northcliffe said, had he seen
anything published in American news
papers that might have been OF vaiIe
to the enemy
The address follows:
What does not seem to be under,
stoodstood here and what we did not
understand at the beginning OF the
war Is that the really deadly high eX'
plosive news is not newspaper news,
but the news sent out by spies in
code to neutral countries for trans
mission to Germany.
Spies Get News Easily
1T is not difficult for spies to get
news. Their task Is the delivery OF
the goods and on that task they con-
centrate.
II do not know whether you have
a mail censorship on letters to Spain,
but venture to think that II you
have not and start opening letters to
that country you will get as rich q
haul Of information as our secret
service department out OF the censor
ing of American letters TO Europe.
I'VE IN England were loath to be-
neve in the existence Of an extensive
German SPY system in our midst until
strange happenings by land and sea
proved their spy preparations, firmly
established In England years before
the war, were Just as efficient as all
their other preparations.
System 10 Minute
The German spies are divided into
five or six classes, working independ-
emily OF each other.
There IL the business spy, whose
work is the gathering Of information
personal and otherwise. An estab-
lishment called acknowledgements
opened out in England, purporting to
be something like your Bradstreet's
or Dun, but really with the object of
ascertaining the capacity for making
guns, munitions and what not Of
every plant in England. together with
any other information that might baI
useful to Germany when she went
20 war.
"a second form Of spying was or.
ganized by the German consuls In
Great Britain, who collected informa'
don by means OF hotel walters, bar
bers, goyernesses and domestic ser
wants, to whom they paid compare
lively small sums monthly.
"In naval and military towns the
German government provided Ger.
mans with capital with which to open
and purchase hotels. All this was
done through the consuls.
"Then there was series Of spies
organized by the famous department
which had its headquarters In Brus
sells. These were spies who moved
about in good social circles as q rule,
picking up any information they
could get. When It came to picking
up information as to British psychol-
ogy, they got II all wrong, for 1t has
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-21
NAVY BOARD PLANS
! z. MANY PROMO1I0n'

WASHINGTON-The navy boar
Of selection. composed Of nine rear "a
rnirals win meet here July 1s. secr1
tary Daniels announced today. &,
recommend five new rear admire.
from the list OF captains; twenty.s|
new captains from the list Of con
manders, and 81 new Commands
from the lieutenant commanders. I1|
crease of the navy enlisted stren3||
to its present war footing maxi.
necessary the advancement Of the 81
ficers.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-21

Ice that you have made yourself is always better
than the bought kind You know exactly how it is mad
and you can flavor it in any way that your individuality
suggests.
Home made ice cream is always appreciated when 20.
entertain.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-21
HUBS OLD STORE
NOW GONE.

The old store Of the Hub on Hotel
street is now almost totally razed to
the ground, making place for the mod,
ern building which is to house the
permanent store before the end of this
year, it is hoped. For tn present,
the Hub Clothing Stores temporary
location is Is South King street, oppo-
site the Union Gril.-Adv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-21

lance arrives later In the evenln4
The newer stuff win make good cor
for another day.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-19
VA TIVE BOY
 S SDRO WNED
Goes Over Walk and Slips Into Raging Creek. Body Found
 On Sawmill Flats

The body of Chester Murchison, 21 years of age, son of MT. and Mrs. Rod erick Murchison, of Metlakatla, was recovered yesterday morning about 2 o'clock after hunt of several hours by city authorities and friends of the youngoman.
 Young Murchison, who has been en- ployed at the Rush & Brown mine during the summer months, arrived from Metlakatla where he visited his parents last week and began working in the sawmill here. Saturday night, with two companions, Paul Dirk and MT. Peterson, he spent the evening about town and started for Indian town about 1:30 Sunday morning or whereabouts. Reaching the creek, on Stedman street, he jumped over the railing onto a board walk leading off the street, and lost his footing, slip ping into the rushing waters below. His companions seeing him disappear started for town fore the authorities and succeeded in rousing some of his friends, but no trace of the body could be found until about z o'clock when it was cast up by the waves on the beach near the sawmill.
 The deceased man is survived by a father, step-mother, three brothers and ttl sisters. One brother and sister are attending school at Cinema Wa, Oregon, the rest being at the Rush x Brown mine and at Metlakatla, where the funeral services will be held by Father Duncan, as soon as the weather permits the trip.
 The young man was one of the most active in Metlakatla, member of the band, interested in the welfare of the community, and great credit to his people.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-19
DOINCS IN THE DISTRICT
 COURT
Court Awards Fifteen Hun dred Dollars to E. J.
 Copeland for Services

The court awarded the sum Of $500 to Eli J. Copeland whose petition for s3,60O, for services rendered against the M. E. Martin estate was rejected by the administrator last spring. At torney Shoup presented the case.
 Work of selecting a jury to try the case of George Miller, charged with assault with dangerous weapon with intent to wound and main, was begun this morning and the case will proceed this afternoon.
 A special venire was drawn as fol- lows: A. A Heath, M. M. Church i'll, John Patching, John Lhote, F. C.. Heath, A. l.. Spaeth, E. A. Horton, N. F. Zimmerman, R. J. Minnich, James Jackson, A. E. Walker, Geo. L. Lingerfelt. Percy Baker and W. H. Roessel
 Severa DeLaCruz, entered plea of not guilty to the charge of assault with a dangerous weapon when ar raigned this morning
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-19
GASBOAT HELEN WRECKED

The eleven-ton gasboat Helen of Wrangell, owned by Richard Hofstad, was wrecked at the north end of Lev el Island, November 1, at about II O. clock in the morning.
 A storm was raging at the time, and with engine trouble the craft be- came manageable. Captain Hof- stad and his engineer started for shore in skiff, which capsized, and they were washed ashore.
 The disabled gasboat was also soon aground and within a quarter of an hour had pounded to pieces.
 The men were unable to signal help from the point where they had strand ed, so were forced to spend night there. The following morning they fixed up the skiff and started out. They were picked up by the halibut boat Lun, Captain Iver Strand, short ly after noon.
 Nothing was saved from the wreck of the Helen except the engine. Cap tani Hofstad estimates the loss, in cluding boat, salted fish, seine boat which they had in tow. fishing gear, etc., s2,oOO.-Petersburg Report.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-19
MAR|P0SA H TO TAL
 LOSS
Struck Reef of Straits IsI- and During SIeet All
 Hands Saved

At five o'clock yesterday morning, in the early morning dusk, with thick sleet falling, the steamer Mari posa of the Alaska Steamship Con- pany struck the reef of Straits Island where she remained till late last night when she slid off the reef into deep water
 Immediately the ship struck the reef the 265 passengers were landed on the island, until the freighter Cur acoa came to the rescue bringing in the passengers to Wrangell Wire less messages were sent abroad from the stricken vessel and the freighters Ravalli Santa Ana the steamers lief ferson and Curacoa and the lighthouse tender Cedar were soon on the scene, aiding in the work of unloading the express, mail and personal baggage of the passengers, which was all say ed.
 At 1: 30 yesterday afternoon mes- sage was received by MT. Taylor, local agent here from Capt. O'Brien, say ing, Water above bow deck, water tight compartments closed, ship grind ing badly. There is some water run ming aft but engineers taking care of it. Weather favorable to take off freight and passengers" Later message was received stating that the ship was sinking and was finally abandoned at 10:30 last night. The fishing schooners and tenders Fanshaw Baltic and Lad die were dispatched from Petersburg and aided in transporting baggage and passengers ashore
 A large number of the passengers will continue their journey south on the steamer Jefferson. while some will be brought here on the Curacoa and Cedar today. The Santa Ana has the crew of 34.
 A cargo of ore of 1,200 tons from Cordova and large pack of salmon from the Westward canneries will probably be lost altho at the time of going to press message was receiv- ed from Captain O'Brien stating that the ship had not sunk out of sight and to rush lighters as many as possible to make last chance to save part of the cargo.
 It is reported that Delegate Sulzer and family were on board the unfor- tunate vessel and that they were among the passengers on board the Jefferson, expected tonight or tomor- row morning. The Jefferson is now at Lake Bay loading salmon.
 The Mariposa was built in 1883 in the Philadelphia shipyards and first saw service with her sister ship the Alameda, in the Australia sugar trade, being operated by John D. Spreckels and company, of San Diego. She has a gross tonnage of 3,15S tons and a net tonnage of 1888 tons.
 She measures 314 feet in length, Al feet in width, is IT 3-10 feet in depth, and has $500 indicated horsepower. Her home port is Port Townsend, Wash, and owned and operated by the Alaska Steamship company.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-19
 ARE DRIVEN
 INTO RIVER
Driven Back at the Point of Bayonets Drowned
 Like Rats

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, Nov 19.-Austrians who had forced their way across the Piave river above the Benson, were thrown into the river at the point of tayonets and drowned like rats. Those who were driven in to the river were either killed or crip- pied so that they were captured until now not one enemy remains on the west bank At that most threatened point, the fighting was one of the most fearful in the chapters of the war; at the same time one of the most glori- ous for the Italian forces.
 ROME, Nov 19-The war office an- nounces this afternoon that the en- emy is unable to advance anywhere. The Allies having blocked every av- enua.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-19
VISITING MOTHER HERE

Mrs. w. G. Wickstrom, of Seattle, is visiting her mother here, Mrs. C.. J. Clemenson, and will be in Ketchi- kan till Christmas. Mrs. Wickstrom will be better remembered under her maiden name of Margaret Clemenson. Mrs. Wickstrom was married in San Francisco just about ten months ago and this is her first visit to Ketchikan since her marriage. MT. Wickstrom, who was formerly with the Marconi Wireless, resigned and is now employ ed in the Alaska Steamship Company offices in Seattle
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-19
'Y7 PIONEER
 S CALLED
R. w. Hardenbrook, Succumbs To Effects of Blood Poison
 Last Night

The death of k. w. Hardenbrook, pioneer of Alaska, occurred last even ing at 11:30, the result of blood pois- oning from which he has suffered for considerable length of time, grow ing gradually worse, until last night when death came to relieve his suff- erings.
 Mr. Hardenbrook came to Alaska during the early pioneer gold-rush days going to the Yukon first in 1897, over the trails and down the Yukon to Nome, Fortune, in her usual tickle way, favoring, then frowning upon his efforts. He finally made his way to southeastern Alaska, settling here in Ketchikan several years ago. This summer he was employed as Captain of one of the By Products cannery tenders, and was on the local police lorce here for a term.
 Mr. Hardenbrook is native Ore gonian, born in Portland, February 13, 1865, and was married but three years ago.
 He is survived by a widow, three sisters and one brother in Portland and two brothers in Montana He was a member of the Knight Templars, Shriners and Masonic Order of Port land, and the local Redmen. The body will be shipped south to Port land where interrment will be made.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-19
" FATHER REPORT
 IS GROWING

6.6l inches was the report of the precipitation for the twenty-four hours ending Saturday p. m. and Sundays report was even better, being TIA inches. AS usual Ketchikan in what ever she does, insists on record. The biggest record for rainfall in one month, according to the chief of the weather bureau in Juneau, was made in Cordova several years ago when 45 inches of rainfall was recorded. Up to Sunday night p. m. H1etchikan boast ed of a rainfall of over Az inches and by the end of the month she hopes to have Cordova's record a back numb CT. First in Sunshine and first in rain for Ketchikan.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-19
BELGIAN WOMEN MADE TO WORK IN
 DANGER ZONE
Half a Hundred, Including
 Young Girls, Build DugOuts

A diary of a German prisoner re- gently captured on the British Front in Belgium tells the story of the form of slavery undergone by the Belgian women and girls at the hands of the Hun invaders. The prisoner belonged to a landwehr division and was per sona.y in charge of large number :. these unfortunate Belgians who were daily herded together and taken to a zone near the German lines to perform manual labor of the hardest kind in constant danger of death.
 q am going to give another instance of the inefficiency of the German au- thorities," the soldiers diary reads, Since the 18th instant fifty women and young girls have been working at concrete dugouts at Leke. AS Leke is in the zone of fire and was shelled no later than yesterday, this is an other case in which we cannot under stand the action of the authorities"
 All llluStTdllOH Ol luc GcIludu ulS- regard for the laws of war and hu- manity can be found in an incident which occurred the other night near Houtholst forest. The British heard cries of "Stretcher bearers!" from No Mans Land. It naturally was assum- ed that a wounded man was calling for help, and Red Cross bearers rush. ed out thru the darkness to render assistance. They were shot down by German snipers, who used this ruse to entice them into the open.
 There have been many other cases recently in which German snipers have shot down Red Cross workers deliberately. notwithstanding the fact that German Red Cross workers have been permitted to work unmolested.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-19
PERSHING VISITS GRAVES

AMERICAN ARMY HEADQUART- FRS, in France, Nov. 19.-General Pershing yesterday visited the graves of the first three Americans killed on the front
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-General Pershing this morning reported the death of three more American soldiers They died of natural causes, says the report.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-General Pershing this afternoon reports that two more American soldiers had been killed in an engagement with the en- emy last night.
 The General sends no particulars.