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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-17
HOUSE FAvoRs SYSTEM
OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE
tAssoci1ted Press by q. S. Naval
wireless)

WASHINGTON, D, G., April H.
Tentative votes taken BY the commit
tee on military affairs of the. lower
house yesterday showed that the sen.
timent OF the committee is toward the
volunteer system. the majority APP
proving Of provisions Cor volunteers.
The house judiciary rc1uiIfee yesfer-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-17
A0LLW VEG MAY MAKE
Z NEW OFFER TO RUSSIA

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
Brown and James.

Hon. Philip II. brown IS highly sat
tEfRctory to thu frague r0~ Eacr1tary
Of the com monwoath Hon. y @.
James rs only $3.50. Certain Of his
official acts are construed az adverse
tn the prohibition cause and the cleo
,orate ia asked 70 weigh them care
fully before giving him the preference
uy-er Brown. It is stated that the
proof ta conclusive that Colonel James
allowed the agents of the liquor trait
br l. use the machinery of his Of
fee as secretary of the commonwealth
70 give inforTpation which he knew
would he used hy them in an effort
to defeat statewide prohibition"
This ie q serious charge. II calls
for prompt explanation by tho colonel
or II NAV cost him many votes. As to
hts confronting himself with tho
neent've position" on the proposed
cor stituttoual amendment. we cannot
ene that HIS rerlv differs greatly
frosn that of Mr.. Ellvson The latter
SAYS bo will II elected corporate
IN submitting the question
whenever the people think it wise to
n Ike. the etcn Colonel James baIieve5
Virginia will never retrace its step
In prohibition. hence ne can sec TO
particular necessity for the amend
mont but If the people want It he
ca~ conceive no objection thereto 49,
Evening Journal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
PUT ALL EFFORTS On
WHINING THE WAR
Railroad War BOARD Would Have All
Movements, Not Directed To This
Object. Suspended.

Especial II The Richmond Tirriniar)
Washington. y c.. July 23-Tho
railroads war board has addressed "a
plea 10 puhl1c service commissions
and all state county and municipal
1Quthoritles throughout the United
States. urging co7opnratiou with the
railroads in q suspension during the
period Of the nal5 Of all efforts not
designed to hflp DIRECTLY IN winning
the waE The specific suggestions
Which the railroads war hoard makes
to all such authorities are embodied
in n letter forwarded ~ ChairrS n
| Fairfax Harrison. in that letter Mr.
Harrison SAYS;
The present emergency hns TN
posed upon the railroads a Serv un
usual strain IN transporting NJ a1
food coal, munitions and materials IN
augmented qu1nfitv This hurAeo
while cheerfully undertaken. requires
every ounce of energy. every unit ot
rolling stock, every douar of capitTl
every biz OF supplies ana coal which
the railroads can command
~ Is the oniulou Of this commit
tea that all efforts not desj@noi to
help directly in winning tho war
should be suspended during the
period If the war Indeed this is
obviously the thought oe President
wilson In his appea1 70 the country
on A0rii 10. to17. which Included the
following statement IT IS evident to
cverv thinking MN rhat our indus
tries must be rHa3o more prolific ard
more efficient than ever. srn1 that thov
must no moro cYo-nmico 'lY ma0a~ed
and better ad9rto1 to the narticnler
requirements Of our task than they
have been
"Thereforc this committee earnest
W recommends That during the war
the railroads he required by tho pub
lie authorities TO make improvemerts
md carry out projects Involving the
expenditure Of money aud labor only
when they are absolutely essential fo~
war purposes or public safety. Tho
prevailing high interest rate on
money. the di#1cutv or raising money
IN competition with the tax free is
sues Of the government Che excessive
cost ~ supplies and labor, the delay
~ chtoining material the possihle
hfockade OF traffic and the diversion
Of IN Dor all contribute TO make non
ossentia1 construction undesirable
during the war.
The committee considers that the
erection Of new stations md elimina-
ton ot grade crossings are among the
ron essential imnroven onts which
should he deferred at this tir0~ We
resnc~tfullv surgest that the basis for
consideration Of new projects Mt this
time should he tho increase IN thn
caracity % the carriers for national
service. Furthermore we urge yoar
co-operation in eliminating all pA9-
aenrer service, which is merely con-
venieut and not justified by public
necessftv da1rpc the present emery
ENJOY situation"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
"The Most rerrlhls slrhtr

A great viniinlst says that American
women ar '1uhuTn8n." "Do you know
what to me Is the most terrible sight
in all New York; ne asks. Worse
than the piuable procession of little
girls up Broadway: 7, Is the women In
the foyer Of the opera. When I look
at them 1t is with pity md with dis.
may, and finally with terror. How can
there be SO many women, AK myself.
who look so inhumnn? Oh. the splen-
dor of their perfection, how terrible 1t
is. One after another, one after nnoth-
er. see them; early middle-nced and
middle-aged, calm and magnificent.
their too-nbundant flesh cnrcfully cor
setcd, their arms and bosoms shining.
every detail of them speaking how
they live In the realm Of the body, and
how mnch thought and time 1t has tax.
en- to give them that special aspect OF
perfection. One knows how they live.
how sheltered are they from every I'M
comfortable physical sensation. They
shrink from discomfort more shudder,
lngly than q Drawer race shr!nks from
pain "-Woman's Home Companion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
Wants Decision On College.


Sir.-T~he bin to establish a CO.
ordinate college for women at Char
lottesvtlle was passed bv the senate
and defeated In the house bv only one
vote during the last session of the
legislature.
Now. when the people OF Virginia
are facing perilous days and heavy
taxation. would II not be we'll to get an
expression from every candidate for
the Legislature as to whether he is
for or against the coordinate col
lege proposition AT this time?
Let this he made an issue in every
county and city in the state and il
the people want to add to their al
ready heavy burden of taxation, IL
they want to add a ponderous weight
TO our present top-heavy school eys-
tenn and cripple our little schools.
let Thorn vote for mon who favor the
establishment of a coordinate col
leGoe
A. candidates are doing on tho
question Of prohibition, so let them
do on the question of n coordinate
college for women before they are
elected to the Legislature.
IF the people want II let them elect
mon who will give II to them. II
they do not want II let them elect
mon who viii not at the instiGation
If persistent lobbyists. put such n
burden on thnm.
Very respectfully.
M. O. CORNETT
411 ~ md I1t1N
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
Fiscal Years.

Fiscal year means the treasury year
or period for which government APP
propriations and reports are made, and
accounts are rendered. The govern
uent fiscal year In Great Britain and
in Germany ends March 81: In the
United States on June 80, and In
France on December 80. AS 1t always
relates to government finances 1t might
be called the financial year. The word
fiscal Is derived from the Latin t1scus,
u basket, and may relate to some re-
mote period Of primitive simplicity
when money basket served az gov
esnmeut treasury. Since the organiza-
ton OF the United Stutes government,
the term FISCAL year has meant from
June so OF one year to July of the
next year,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
l.NloxanArIa C;n2atte-

alexandria Gn2atte)
MAssrs John Garland Pollard and
tmoveiand Davis met NJ Chatham
THIS week and engaged In q tofnt de
'ate which lacked interest To both
be1rors and readers Of tho incident
t'h"aa two ~entle1nen seemed 10 be
!'haring miehti1v for nm issue Davis
alleging that should Pollard or Ely
son b" nominated and elected COVER
nor We would have two members. Of
the tax board from Richmond ~ the
governor would be a resident of Rich
m@nd We fail TO sec ANYTHING very
"f1iuous in this, vet Mr.. PAWS viewed
such result with apparent alarm
an the other hand. Mr. Pollard con-
tends that Mr. Davis has spent the
most useful and vigorous years Of his
life rs a New York lawyer, making
his home in Virginia after retiring
from IN" practice Of his nrofeesior
In these troublous war times, when
the neonie are confronted with great
issues. the public mind Is not apt 10
p" diverted nv personalitins virginia
has candidate for governor I'm the
person Of J TAYLOR Ellyson uha has
been tried and found true IN All the
rreat issues that have confronted the
old Dominion since the beginning Of
the civil war, II elected, hc will
Doubtless he the last Confederate
veteran 10 occupy the executive man
sion. and II gems but n fitting reward
for one who bias fought the battles
Of his people for half a century.
Remember that J Taylor Fllyaon
was chairman N the Democratic
state committee. q proftIess and even
thankless position. for twenty five
years until he resigned TO enter the
race OF governor. and during nil of
his years Of service TO the Demo-
cratic PARTY has never asked the peo-
pie Of Virginia for any office or emolu-
ment
There is no vital issue at stake at
this Puhernator'al election. They be-
long to good men. ard the people NJ
the state will he called upon on
the 7th proxtmo TO select ono ~ the
trio. With no advancement TO the
other two. We prefer the man whose
political history should appeal to
every lover Of the Old Dominion, as
we said before. he has earned Ais
snurs, not ny moupting transient hob
hiS. hut hv standing bv his e~lnA IN
a consistent course since the .timh he
cast his first vote.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
Peoples Forum
Does Not want Pollard to Retire


Editor yirginian:
Sir.--T noticed an open letter in
your paper Of the 2oth inst In which
some gentleman suggested that MIR.
Pollard withdraw from the race for
governor.
Personally. should be very much
disappointed If Mr.. Pollard We're to
even consider such IA step, for the fol-
lowing reasons:
First MIR Pollard was the first one
IN declare himself for the office Of
governor. If anyone is TO withdraw,
why not Il later candidate'
Second Tho Office OF Fovernor ia
too important position. especinlly
II this perilous time, to he filed by
sentiment. The best man to meet the
present emergency should be elected.
Third The age of one candidate
should not he used to the detriment
Il another Mr.. Pollard has proved
his efficiency ~ attorney general and
the people will see to II that he Is re
1uraef for his active stand and as
sistance. not only MS attornev-Eeneral.
but also for his active stand and rs
ststanco In the prob hilton fight" hts
fearleespes in breaking m earnblinc
in the state and various other ways in
which he hns served his state faith
fully
The eleven tn hour attempts. which
VIII doubtless I've made n dIscra5ft
him in the eyes Of the public. viii not
provo effpctll-e The voters 81 Nir-
girta know Mr.. Pollard by HIS scr
tees and will cast their votes for
him on August :. strictly on the
grounds NJ r,erit and his proven
ahiltty, to All tho Office to the best
interest OF Virginia
RcspeCtfuflv,
W. r. SMTTTrDFAL
u IL n InNA- q
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
Straw Ballot.

Nv ureforcr~o for governor Is:
7 Taylor Tllyso1
irh- Garland Pollard
fSarefc'h ~ame of candidate FOR whom
VIM a0 v0t EXPECT 70 vote
II the candidate whora YOU prefer
should withdraw. whom would Won
v0te9 -
r. the prefe~eaces exnressed by
~ cans % this straw vote did not in
2tcaie ANY great popularity OF ono
-todidNte over the other thev would
~ least he NO worse than they are
now and if Il should appear from the
-7-@- - the ballot and the majority Of
oN" candidate over the other that the
preference throughout the state was
strongly in favor Of one candidate
can see m reason whv the minority
"an7idatc should not u4tbdraw or =
Re should not il would N least nut
th"s" VII" think iesros moro import
ant nan noon In position to act more
't@illcontly IN Tho matter
JOHN NONCr7RF
Williamsburg Va. July 81
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24

s. Fl-ataia editor bemoans lengthfls
#Hn uls.alaf he thinks was done
Hec Wilson pafdoned the sufrrag-
ast thoughtful printer who Sc,
Lea3a1 tor this learned editorial
leta oa. I'D II" and made it read
"Nr@t4l Tolerance" Make your own
lahe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24

All kinds of sad things just have
to happen in this world. but the sad
dest that we can think of I'm an off,
hand manper is to be born with q
double appetite and fetched up during
these piping times of prosperity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24

Our recollection waudere back to the
time when lettuce used to be- taken as
an ornament when placed on the side
Of plate containing tomatoes or
Wlzatuot
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24

Wanted Second man for private
family One with clothes preferred
buffalo Evening News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24

1t seems that old Fycrthy HoIlwee
and Miehacis were Matched under the
same goose.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24

ttaFa you received YOUR permit,
10 cha9asoa Gasoline Lizzie?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24

OF course il is not original with us.
hut we predict local showers for to-
day, tomorrow and the following day.
II ; H.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
pcters,r,.,, Craxs "a vo,,

Petersburg GrayS Go Eo,-e
f.pnc hburR. Va. July s3-Tbc Pc
tersburg 0rays returned to their home
city today, after ONE hundred days
sa1litary ana police duty tn this citx.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
THE cURFp~,rpRrAI FIGHT

~ II ~ NJ IN 7 II 7
}lliaW shurg Va Julv 81.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-02
PATHETIC Was
LAST FAREWELL
OF MISS BERG
Army Officer is Summoned to
Her Bedside at Her Request
lust Before She Died

An inquest to determine RESPONSE.
bility for the death OF Miss Florence
Berg, Queens hospital nurse who died
Tuesday morning following 8 crimina.
operation, may b Held this week The
police are busily engaged IN gathering
evidence and Testimony to she'd light
on the case. -.
In the course Of their investigation
they have learned that one Of the last
persons to bid farewell to Miss Berg,
outside of hospital attendants ami
nurses in attendance on her, was Capt.
John Ludy, attached to the department
hospital at Fort Shafter.
Late Monday night as death lowered
near, the realization that her life was
fast ebbing away came to Miss Berg
frequently in her semi-delirfum she
called out the name of a certain man,
begginb him to come to her.
II will live until he comes" Miss
Berg is reported to have told the
nurse.
About 3 q. m. Tuesday, Captain Ludy
appeared at the hospital in response
to q message and was admitted to
the death chamber, In the presence of
two nurses and q surgeon, who was
later joined by another surgeon.
A pathetic scene ensued, according
to the statement made to a represen-
tative Of the police department. Ac.
cording to the statements Of witnesses
Miss Berg expressed endearing senti-
ments for Captain Ludy, declaring
her love for him.
Capt. Ludy when he entered the
room greeted Miss Berg and gave her
a friendly handshake. He remained
with her until death came, then left
the room.
What Captain Ludy's relations with
Miss Berg-whether he was an old
family friend-haye not yet been es-
tablished.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-02
Chinese To Put
Honolulu on Map
In Louisiana CITY

Yuke Tseu, a Honolulu-born Chi.
nese boy and former student Of the
Mckinley high school, Is going to do
little promotion committee work of
his own down in Louisiana. He hopes
to put Hawaii On the map down in
Baton Rouge.
Yuke Tseu will enter the University
Of Louisiana this fall, providing he
can prove his American citizenship,
and It looks now as IL he can. He
sent a discharge from the Ohio ma.
tional guard and a certificate Of Ha-
waiian birth, but that didn't satisfy
the registrar at the southern univer-
sity.
The registrar wrote back to Yuke
to make application to the American
consul in the Sandwich Islands" to
secure further evidence Of his citizen
ship. AS far as Baton Rouge was
concerned Hawaii was stiIl a little
monarchy and not a territory Of the
United States.
Today the Chinese secured from F.
J. Green of the registration board a
statement that he has registered here
and that he II IN American citizen.
When he gets ready TO sail he is 60
ing to take one big box Of promotion
literature and spread it about the
streets of Baton Rouge. Yuke will
take e course Ia sugar technology. He
has been attending a school in Ohio,
and was a member Of the End Infantry
Of that states national guard.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-02
FIELD finds
BIG DEFICIT,
REPORT O|UT
Democrats Extremely Retioeni
on Findings But Word Leaks
Out That Republicans Ex-
ceeded Appropriations BY
SAG, 900

Democrats are yelling with the
deepest secrecy the findings in re
port which II. Gooding Field submit
ted by L. L. C'Link") McCandless late
yesterday afternoon on his investiga
ton of the financial condition of the
city and county when the last board
Of supervisors left office.
This Is the report on an tnvesti'
cation brought about at the instance
Of Mayor j.. ]. Fern and several OF
his friends, the friends" apparently
being local Democrats. Mr.. Field has
been going over the city and county
financial reports for the last month
and a half and, as he said recently,
has been given every assistance by
the auditor and other heads Of de.
partments. The report was finished
yesterday.
That the report shows a deficit in
the neighborhood of $4,000 is the
only bit of information that Demo
Gratis would let leak out today.
Undoubtedly there was a deficit
every year that the Republican board
was In office" one Bourbon says, "as
well as a deficit at the end Of last
June, when the board went out of Of
flee"
Does Mr.. Fields report contain the
basis for any criminal or civil &C
tom" this Democrat was asked.
you know what the laws are on
the question of over-appropriation;
they are quite plain" he answered
pointedly.
Mr.. Fields report covers about Is
typewriter pages. The fact that a
deficit has been discovered is claimed
by Democrats to be the only import
ant feature of the report.
Mayor Fern was anxious to know
the financial condition Of the city and
county and that is why the investi-
CATION was begun" another member
Of the Bourbon clan said today. "The
Democrats on the present board OF
supervisors also wanted to know.
They did not want to be brought up
for a possible criminal action by over.
appropriating public funds. They
wanted to know where they stood, and
they wanted this problem solved from
an independent source"
Just what will be the next step in
the investigation is not known. Asked
If there has been an over-appropria-
a Democrat said:
That is up to the city attorneys
office, or up to territorial officials,
of there has been an over-appropria.
ton of funds contrary to law"
Just what funds it is alleged have
been over-appropriated could not be
learned today. Democrats declined
to comment on this point All they
would say was that the report Is not
ready to be made public yet.
A secret session of the committee
of Democrats having the investiga.
ton in charge is scheduled to be held
this evening. Mr.. McCandless will
be there and possibly W. H. McCIel.
Ian and Senator Manuel C. Pacheco.
Mayor Fern may also attend If he is
we'll enough. At tonight's meeting
It Is probable that the next steps In
the matter will be definitely decided
upon.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-02
SEIZURE news
SURPRISES ship
and SUGAR men
Fear is Expressed That Japan
csc and Dutch Liners Can't
Meet Hawaii Demands

Surprise and some fear was express
cd by prominent sugar and shipping
men on hearing the news Of the plans
of the shipping board In Washinston.
The surprise was that news Of TIA
shipping boards plans should como
the day after Honolulu had been 49,
sured that the Great Northern vas t.
be placed back upon the Honc|nIn
run thts winter, and that tie M1i01I'1
enf ||''I E1rt 0t{ a n
ent time.
The fear was based on he hssun,o.
ton that the members OF the shipping
board In Washington thought that
the Japanese and Dutch liners touch
ing here would be unable to meet the
demands for freight carriers Tor the
fruit and sugar crop from here q the
States In the event the coastwIse
shipping laws are suspended.
Richard Iyers Of Brewer q Co.
pointed out that the Dutch and Japan
csc vessels were going through here
with their holds jammed win freight,
for which they received q rate Of so
q ton on cargo shipped from tho
Orient to the coast. On one of tie
japanese vessels which went through
here recently the freight rate from
Hongkong was over $6i per ton.
The plans Of The shipping board In
dicated to Faxon Bishop, president Of
Brewer & Co., that the demand Of
Europe for freight carriers was grow
ing daily more acute. THE Shipping
board is looking to the requirements
of Europe, which must be growing.
The transportation and maintaining
of American forcessin France Il stead.
lily adding to this demand, and the
administration is getting ready to face
this tremendous problem" he thinks.
E. d. Tenney Of Castle & Cooke said
he understood assurances had been
gained from Washington that II ships
calling here were Communicated they
would be replaced by all the freight
carriers required to handle Hawaii
products. He also Jocks for no relief
from the japanese and Dutch liners
Mr.. Bishop expressed the opinion
that II such action as contemplated IN
the shipping boards plans was taken.
while the demand for vessels to carry
sugar cargo Is comparatively light
and Will continue so. for two more
Although he mentioned that
it was now that space was required fOr
shipments. He believes that
in the interval Hawaii would be able
to adjust itself to new conditions, and
that with a little prodding the Wash
ington board would give as some Of
the former German merchant ships as
freight carriers. Otherwise, he
says, I'VE would be nearly marooned.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-02
ALLIES CONTROL
-
SEA MORE Than
TEUTONS LAND
5CA1socisted Press by o. s. Naval
cation service1

T
LONDON, Eng, Aug. 2.--Sir John
JeIlicoe, first lord OF the British ad
miralty, in q statement today de
ciared that the British navy's control
OF the seas is more complete by fal
than the Teuton's command on land
Referring to the German submarine
bases at Ostend and Zeebrugge. the
first lord said that the Germans had
created the same intensive fortified
tons as had been erected at Heligo
land, and that the coast was studded
with batteries Of the heaviest guns
which were so skilfully concealed as
to make the most infinitesimal OF
targets. .....:
The enemy, moreover, is making
the fullest use of smoke screens,
which defy aircraft from locating the
positions Of the batteries, thus blind,
Ing the eyes Of the navy most ef'
fectively.
II Is rarely" concludes Admiral
eJellicpe, that wind, weather and sea
conditions are favorable for naval at.
lacks. r