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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-01
: 9,795.12 9,317.O4 S32,O9O.4l

AS will be shown, there remain the Island of Oahu
practically pnblie1and for agricultural homesteading
For list of public lands of the Territory, refer you
10 the report of the Land Commissioner and the annual
reports of theoveor to the Honorable Secretary of the
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-12-15
MONITORS HAVE "COME BACK"
Why Cheese.Box Craft Have Proved
Useful In Present War.

Before the outbreak Of the present
war monitors were considered almost
obsolete. It had been many years
since American naval appropriations
had included items for the construc-
ton Of monitors. Now 1t seems like
ly that monitor building will be re-
sumed, for In the European fighting
these cheese-box craft have proved
highly useful.
A monitor can carry big gun and
at the same time draw little water.
It can come near shore In such shall
low water that submarines cannot fol-
low. Monitor fleets have repeatedly
shelled Belgian towns held by the Ger
mans, and have done much damage
In the Dardanelles campaign monitors
were advantageously used after the
enormous battleships had proved use
less. Now 1t is reported that British
monitors have been in the Adriatic,
aiding the Italians in their Trieste cam
paign.
Besides the advantage Of shallow
draft the monitors present a small tar
get for enemy marksmen. The Brit
ish have many at their disposal, and
are building more.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-12-15
BAD ODOR FROM OIL LAMPS
How to Remove Cause of Very Ere.
quent Nuisance.

The most frequent cause for bad
odor from lamps and oil heaters is on
account of q bit of Oil that may be
left on the outside of the lamp, espe-
cially if the lamps be of nickel or
other metal which are filled through
openings in the tops that are closed
by small metal caps screwed On. The
oil should be carefully wiped off. If
lamps or heaters remain for a day or
two unlighted the Oil will often soak
through the pores of the metal, SO
they should be carefully wiped off
with a dry cloth before using.
If the country housekeeper whe uses
lamps will take her lamp wicks when
new and soak them in cider vinegar
she will be pleased with the result
Don't wiring them out, but hang near
stove or lay on q plate until dry,
This will double the lighting power
.of your lamps or lanterns. Therefore
with wicks so prepared, only one
cleaning a week is necessary, for the
wicks won't smoke, and globe and
chimney will not blacken around the
top.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-12-15
BleVins Shot Him.

upon a minor charge and was given
six months in Jail. While in jail at
Malta, Mont, he made his escape, in
connection with two men, who 1t is
claimed were Western highwaymen.
Shortly after his escape from Jail
in company with these men and an
other party, he went to Anaconda,
and while at Anaconda this quartette
held up ten or fifteen automobiles on
a highway about three miles from
Anaconda.
Because one of the parties, prOmi-
nent business man, failed to hold up
his hands as quickly as Blevins or
dered, it is claimed Blevins shot him,
and also shot a woman who did not
respond Immediately to his command.
The man lived few weeks and died.
Blevins made his escape mad was af-
forwards recaptured at MinOt, N. D.,
and returned to Malta, Mont, on the
old charge for which he was serving
sentence when he escaped. 1t was
claimed part of the stolen goods and
ieWelry was found upon him.
Confesses to Robbery.
Blevins confessed to the robbery of
the Johnson City post Office at Malta,
Mont, and before the Montana state
authorities suspected that he was con-
nected with the Anaconda robbery he
was brought to Tennessee for trial for
the Johnson City robbery of the $1O,-
600 in postage stamps and several hun
dred dollars in money.
He was tried on that charge at the
session of the United States district
court in September, at Greeneville,
Tenn, when he repudiated his alleged
confession, claiming 1t was forced
from him by the sheriff in Montana,
and, the federal government being un-
able to rebut his claim at that time,
he was acquitted by the jury, there
being no other evidence of his robbing
the Johnson City post office except his
reputed confession.
Sheriff j. r. Crabb and Deputy Sher-
if Percy Ingalls, of Montana took Blev-
ins back to Montana with q 20-pound
boot on his foot, which has cOmhina-
tion lock which takes about three min
utes to open, and strong handcuffs.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-12-15
RIVALS EXPLOITS
OF jesse James
Career of Walter BIevinS More
Sensational Than Any Dime
Novel Hero.
IN LAWS CLUTCHES
Killing of HoIdup Victim in Montana
Brings to Close Remarkable Rec
ord of Daring Criminal
Experiences.

Knoxville, Tenn.-Rivaling the ex-
ploits of Jesse James were the thrilling
experiences and adventures of Wal
ter BlevinS, alias Walter Curtis, alias
Walter Dean, who recently was taken
from this city to Anaconda, Mont, to
be placed on trial at Anaconda charged
with murder and highway robbery.
Blevins belonged to the famous
Harvey Logan clan.
Investigation by secret service men,
post office inspectors and other fed
eral officers at Knoxville has dis
closed deeds and crimes attributed to
Blevins which are unparalleled in the
most popular Diamond Dick" and
mick Carter" stories.
Many Desperate Deeds.
Gold nuggets were stolen in Alaska
by Blevins, and on this charge and
jail-breaking at Juneau, Alaska, he
was sentenced to the federal peniten-
tiary at Fort Leavenworth by the ter
ritorial court in Alaska.
He was released from LeavenWOrth
prison On october 10, 1916. lie then
went to Chattanooga and worked for
two or three weeks as a structural
steel worker
For two months he remained in up
per East Tennessee. During that time
the post office at Johnson City was
entered, the vault therein, as well as
the large safe inside the vault, were
blown open with nitrOglycerin and
nearly $4,000 worth of postage stamps
and several hundred dollars in money
stolen.
In the latter part of February, 1917,
Blevins left East Tennessee and re-
turned to Montana, where he had lived
for several years before going to the
pentitentiary. While in Montana he
was arrested by state authorities
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-12-15
How to Develop a Good Memory.

In an article about James Horgan
and his great memory In the American
Magazine, a writer says:
"'Attentlon comes first Horgan
told me. When you meet man, look
squarely into his face for second and
forget everything else in the world.
Etch his features into your brain; you
can do it If you will keep practicing.
"Tt isn't enough to catch a name so
that you can pronounce 1t. You must
learn to see 1t. You must visualize 1t
so that it appears in your brain as
clearly as If it were printed on paper
before your eyes. A trained memory
is packed full of double exposures
to use a photographers term.'"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-12-15
HOW DISA ST ER TO
LIN w TURKS rs FORE

hO wv TURKS IS FORE
TOLD BY "SHINING STONE"
-Constantinople, famous city of
mosques and minarets, is the
subject of many prophecies. 1t
has been the battle-ground of
Christian and Mohammedan
since the twelfth century. None
of the prophecies respecting the
expulsion of the Turk from Eu-
ropean soil is more remarkable
than that Of the shining stone"
In the famous "apOstate cathe-
dral" now the mosque of Santa
Sophia.
Years ago there was brought
to the city of the sultan q great
slab of luminous marble, white
and translucent. Specimens Of
this stone are exceedingly rare,
and no other fragment as large
as the shining stoL is known to
exist. 1t was installed in the
west side of the great gallery of
the historic mosque of Santa
Sophia.
What first invested the ia
nous stone with supernatural
qualities is not known. The Per-
slams regarded it with awe, and
upon it's installation in the Con
stantinOple mosque it was de-
clared to be the mystic dial
wherein the fate of Islam should
be reflected.
It's peculiar vitreOus quality
makes it a ready reflector of
light rays. During the hours Of
daylight it emitS particularly
brilliant light. These rays are
considered Allah's assurance to
the faithful that ali continues
we'll in the empire of the true
believers. When Islam has ex-
perienced political or religious
triumphs in the past, according
to the guardians of the shining
stone, the brilliancy of the mar
BILE slab was such as to serious
ly discomfit human eyes.
When disaster - permanent
and all-embracing threatens
the Turkish empire, according
to the prophecy that accom-
panied the stone out Of the mys-
tic Orient and into Europe, the
stone will no longer reflect light.
It will be no longer luminous
and translucent, but clOuded and
opaque. To hint that the shin
ing stone was undergoing such
a transformation was in times
past to incur the risk Of a speedy
and violent death,
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-12-15
BATS SCOURGE TO INSECTS
Why Most Species Of the Swiftly Fly
Ing Creatures Are Beneficial.

Bats are often regarded with as
much horror as snakes. The wheeling
and rapid flight of the little creatures
in the twilight, their dusky forms,
shroud-like wings and fiery eyes, seem
ing to league them with the supernat-
ural; but they are generally not only
harmless, but useful. They are a
scourge to insects of every kind, from
the mosquito upward. The big bats
Of the Indian peninsula are considered
table luXuries by the natives.
A bat measuring two feet from tip to
tip must be a formidable looking crea-
ture to encounter. This Is said to be
the size of the fruit-eating bats of the
Amazon, to which the name Of wan
pre- is often given; but even these
are harmless. There is, however, a
smaller species in South America
which does suck the blood of many an
imals, including human beings.
The mischief does not consist in the
quantity of blood distracted by the bat
itself, but In the far greater flow from
the triangular puncture after the with
drawal of the aggressor. 1t has been
objected by obstinate unbelievers that
no one has ever seen the wound in
.flicted; but, considering that the bat
bites only in darkness, the proof upon
which the skeptics insist is not easily
Obtainable.
The curious feature Of the bats bite,
say South Americans, is that it is hard
ly ever felt even when the person at
tackled is awake.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-12-15
JUDGING AGE OF THE FISH
How 1t May Be Determined by the
Scales or "Otoliths."

Could you tell the age of fish II
asked to do so?
It has been found that the age OF
a fish may be read from its scales.
These increase in size by annular
growths, two rings being formed each
year. The "otoliths," or ear stones,
which lie in two sacs on either side
of the base Of the cranial cavity, af-
ford another means of determination.
Like the scales, otoliths increase by
two rings annually. Each spring
white ring is formed and each autumn
a black one. Thus the number of Ell
ther white or black rings in an OtOlith
gives the age of the fish in years. In
the case of flatf1sh the latter method
has been found more reliable, where
as in the case of the cod the scales
give a better result. Although vary
ing much in size and shape in differ
ent species, the otOliths show a re-
markably constancy in the same spe-
cies; hence they are of considerable
value in the diagnosis of a species.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-12-15

Why We Nod ayes" and Shake mo"
The question, "Why do we shake mo-
and nod or bow when we mean
yes is very easily answered. These
actions originate in infancy. The baby
turns its head away to prevent dis
agreeable things from getting into it's
mouth If it is not hungry it will
turn the head from side to side to
avoid the nipple.
In time this shaking of the head be-
comes associated with disagreeable
things and unwelcome thoughts. In
like manner the nod originated in the
motion of the infants head to take
food. After the child had words to
express its desires the nod and shake
remained to express approval or disap-
proval. In addition to this funda-
mental cause mimicry helps to =
uAte the action.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-12-15
WIN UNITED STATES
w " n is THE RICHEST

WHV UNITED STATES
W - - is THE RICHEST
NATION.-There are twice as
many cattle and swine in the
United States as In any other
country, with total value of
live stock products Of more than
$4,OO0,00O,0O0.
The corn crop is ten times
greater than that Of any other
country.
The wheat crop is bigger than
that Of any rival.
The cotton output is more
than half the worlds supply.
The coal production Of nearly
half a billion tons is twice that
of Britain, our nearest COM
petitor.
The Oil production of nearly
300,O0O,O00 barrels is twice that
Of Russia, which ranks second.
The output of iron and steel
is twice that of Germany, our
nearest rival.
We produce more copper than
all Of the remainder Of the world
put together.
In manufactured goods last
year, our output was more than
$35,O0OO0O,O0O.
The balance of exports over
imports amounted to over 3d.
O0O,O00,0OO.
The gold reserve of about $3,-
000,000,000 is more than one
third of the worlds total.
The wealth is more than $4,000
for every man, woman and child
in the country.
The railroad mileage is more
than double that Of all Europe.
The total wealth of Britain,
Germany and France amounts to
1927, ,5OO,0OO,OO0. That of the
United States aggregates $780,
0O0,0000O0.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-12-15
How to Wash chamoIs Gloves.

In washing chamois gloves use milk
warm water and rinse well. When
they begin to dry blow into each finger,
stretching it into shape in this way.
Rub soft before putting on the hands.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-11
Amazing Po,ver of Bon- Opto
 To Make Weak Eyes Strong Doctor Says # Strengthens Eyesight 50 per cent tn One
 Weeks Time in Many Instances

able time and multitudes moro will be able to strengthen their eyes Ho as to be spared the trouble and expense of ever getting glasses. Eye troubles of many descriptions may be wonderfully benefited by the use of this prescription at home. Go to any active drug store and get a bottle of Bon-Opto tablets Drop one Bon -Opto tablet ill q fourth of a glass of water and let it dissolve. With this
 liquid bathe the eyes two to four times daily. You should notice your eyes clear up pcrceptibly right from the start and inflammation and rcdncss will quickly disappear If your eyes bother you even little 1t IS your duty to take steps to save them now before it is too late. Many hopelessly blind might have saved their sight if they had cared for their eyes ill time.
 ;, Note: Another prominent Physician to whom the above article was submitted. said: "ies, the Bon-OptO prescription is truly q wonde rful eye remedy. Its constituent ingredients are well known to eminent eye specialists and widely prescribed by them. l have used it very sue eyes were strained through ovtrWork or misit glasses 1 can highly recommend il in ease of weak, watery. aching slnarting, itching. burn ing eyes, red lids, blurred vision Or for eyes in- wind. It is one of the very few preparations feel should be kept on hand for regular use in almost every family Bon Opto referred to above, is not patent medicine or a secret remedy. It is an ethical preparation the for mula being printed on the package. The man. ufacturers guarantee it to Strengthen eyesigI. 50 per cent in one week time in many instances or refund the money. IL can be obtained from any good druggist and is ssA ii this city b.
 % 5lLlu 1aIsIaYuHL-uugN
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The introduction in Germany of the so-called Prussian Union by Frederick William III was another severe blow to true Lutheransm. It was an un- natural and forced union of the Luth- eran and Reformed churches. After enduring oppression and persecution by the authorities many Lutherans de- cided to emigrate to America and Aus tralia. Though the Lutheran cate- chism is still taught in many parts of Germany, and among the pastors there are many faithful witnesses of Christ, still the indifferentism linked with the unnatural union of church and state and the inroads of modern theology and higher criticism have left the church of the Reformation in Germany and other European countries in sad state.
 In Gods wise providence, however,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-11

stitutions stretching from New York to San Francisco, and from St. Paul to New Orleans The large imni- "ration from northern Europe, the at tcntion given to the Christian training of the young by skilled teachers in the parish schools, and the mtrino and sacrificing labor of the pastors in the home mission field arc some Of the factors which, under tho Lords erac- ious blessing, account for tho phc- nomenal growth of the Lutheran church in the United States durine the last half century Some SYnodS that did not share tho doctrinal views of the General Synod in 1867 formed tha General Council of the Lutheran church, while those that aerccd with tho conservative position of the Ms, souri Synod or~anizcd the SVnodcal Conference of North America in l972. Besides these three general bodies there is the United Synod South and q number of independent synods.
 The Evangelical Lutheran church is tho largest Protestant church in the world, numbering almost as many members as all the others combined. In this country it ranks third among the Protestant bodies, and in white membership is said to exceed them all It's missionaries are found in every corner of the globe.
 Tho Lutheran church however docs not seek glory in numbers but in the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-11
A Free Prescription You Can Have
 Filled and Use at Home

Victims of eye strain and other eye Weaknesses and those who wear glasses
 Will be glad to know that according to pr Lewis there is real hope and help for them. Many whose eyes were failing say they have had their eyes restored by this remarkable prescription and many who once wore glasses say they have thrown them away. One man says. after using 1t: Il was almost blind. Could not see to read at all. Now l can read every thlng without my glasses. and my eyes do not hurt any more. At night they would pain dreadfully. Now they feel fine all the time. It was like miracle to me- A lady who used it says: ''trhe atmos- phere seemed hay with or without glasses, but after using this prescription for fifteen days everything seems clear l l, can read even fine print without glasses, Another who used it says: II was bothered with eye strain caused by overworked. tired eyes. which induced fierce headaches. l have worn glasses for several years, both for distance and work. and without them l could not read my own name on an envelope or the type writing on the machine before me. I can do both HOW and have discarded my long distance glasses altogether can count the fluttering leaves on the trees across the street now. which for several years have looked like dim green blur 10 me cannot express my joy at what It has done for me-
 1t IS believed that thousands who wear glasses can now discard them in d reasou-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-11
MIN f

saving of souls by the preaching of the pure Gospel of the crucified risen Christ, the only Savior of mankind.
 Local tutherans to Celebrate.
 In Pine Bluff the Lutheran church is represented by congregation whose hous" of worship is on the corner of Sixth aHenue and Florida street. This congregation Is affiliated with the above mentioned Synod of Missouri. Ohio, and other states. Contrary to general opinion it is not q pre- -emi- ncntly German. but rather an Eng
 ish church with occasional German services. In order properly to observe the 44Ath anniversary of the Refofna- tion a series of five lectures will be held during the year, cllminating with q festival service on October .t. Be- sides these English lectures, also a number of German addresses will be made The object of the lectures is to acquaint especially non-Lutherans with the history and the motives of the Reformation. Tonight at 7:30 the first of the English series will be given by Rev. W. C. Shradcr. the subject being Tine Fundamental Principle of the Reformation The pastor and the congregation extend a cordial in- Vitation to all 10 attend ttis lecture. The pews of the church are free and unassigned; the customary Sunday of ferin@ will, however, be lifted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-11

the first pastors were sent to America to minister to the scattered Lutherans and the Indians there; and at the be- ginning of the 18th century the first Protestant missionaries were sent to India by Frederick w of Denmark.
 Inc pletistic movement which gain ed m strength about this time empha- sized the Christian life at the ex- pense of pure teaching and later in the century developed into rationalism. which denied the divine revelation of the Bible and made human reason the only form of faith. The number of preachers who still dispensed the bread of life from their pulpits was small in- deed; but the faith of the people was sustained through this trying period by the old orthodox hymns and the sermon and prayerbooks.
 Lutherans Long Oppressed.
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tho Lutheran church has found room
 for development according to the l ideals of Luther here in America. It was transplanted to our shores in the days ot it's prime. the first Lutheran settlers coming to the Dutch colonies l on the Hudson during the Thirty Years War. Distinctivcly Lutheran
 settlements were made, beginning with l63S, by the SwcdcS along tho | Delaware. The most noted among the earlN Swedish pastors was Cam panlus who arrived in 1643 and trans lated Luther's Small Catechism into the language of the Indians. Tn New Netherland tNcw fork) the Luthelns had established q congrcration as cd by the Reformed Dutch authoIi- tics. Their first pastor, John Ernest GutWasser who arrived in 1857, was sent back to Holland by Gov. Stuycs-
 ant in 1859. After the establishment
 of the English rule. the l.uthcrans
 were granted freedom of worship
 (1664. In 17O9 the great influx of
 German lutherans into New York and
 Pennsylvania began. In 173l the Iu-
 theran SalzurgcrS, driven from their
 homes in Austria bv the persecution
 of Rome, settled in Georgia. Henry M.
 Muhlcnberg, who arrived in l742,
 gathered the scattered Iuthcrans into churches and became the founder of the Pennsylvania Ministerium in 174S.
 Before the Revolution Lutheran churches were found throughout the colonies. Men prominent in the af- fairs of the country were found among their members-but the waves of rationalism and unionism which swept over the church in Europe at tho be- ginning of the last century also cast their blight on the Lutheran church in America, 60 that when the general synod of the Lutheran church was or ganized in 1920 there was little left of Lutheranisn1 but the name
 Found Synod of Missouri.
 New life was infused into the Lu- theran church in this country by the arrival, in the late thirtics, of loyal Lutherans who had left the father land, because they could not, for con- sciences sake, remain where error aud false doctrine were tolerated and de- tended by the church authorities. They settled chiefly in the Middle West, and in 1S47. under the leadership of C. F. w. Walther, F. Wyneken and oth- CTS founded the Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and other states, which has ever since stood for conservative, confess onal Lutheranism and by it's cour- ageous testimony to the truth has had l decided influence for good upon the whole American Lutheran church. A oghut college which had been erected in 1889 in the backwoods of Perry county Missouri by the Saxon immi- grants, was taken over by this synod md in the course of few decades de- seloped into chain of educational in-