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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-15
Miscellaneous

LOST-In business district, ring set
with large light yellow sapphire.
Return to this office and receive re.
ward
LOST-A studded dog collar bearing
name and address of Roy Esmond,
Grand Ridge. Finder kindly notify
Roy NJ. Esmond, Grand Ridge, III.
lR. +. A. KELLY, OTTAWA, ILL.
1925 Columbus st. Phone 225.Y
Silver fills 75c to 81. Porcl. crowns,
IS Gold crowns s. to IS. Plates s. to
$40. All work guaranteed first class.
Office hours a. m. to 1880 p. m.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-15

FOR RENT-Seven room house, thor
oughly modern in every respect,
Within two blocks of the business dis
trict. Possession to be given April !.
Rent 5000 per month. Inquire of
Mercy Roberts.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-15

FOR RENT-Five-room dwelling 1912
Mulberry St. Lot 50x60. Owner will
buy larger place il | can sell his for
$500. How near to that sum will you
offer? Phone 64S-W. T. B. Farrell,
College Bldg.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-15
For Rent

FOR RENT-Single Office room, $500
per month. Desk room $500 per
month. College Bldg. Thoroly mod
ern steam. W. c. Vittum. tt
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-15

TO LET-Small cottage, East Ottawa,
with half acre ground. $500 per
month. Also about seven and half
acres of ground in East Ottawa. APP
ply to Y. r. Godfrey.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-15
Professional Cards
N. N. ARMSTRONG,

Attorney at law. 210-2l1 Moloney
Bldg, Ottawa, Illinois. Telephones:
Office. SOW. Residence, 3l2-Y.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
:CITYDADSPLAN
FOR BELT ROAD

Sunday the board of supervisors and
other department heads, under the
guidance of George Collins, city and
county engineer, went around the is
land on an inspection of the belt
road.
Special attention was given the road
through Koolaupoko, where the new
belt road is to be constructed with the
100000 appropriated by the legisla-
ture The work will commence at
the junction of the Pail and Waiman-
alo roads and continue for 10 or IL
miles. The length of the road, how
ever, will depend principally on the
cost of building material when the
work begins.
A luau was in readiness when the
party reached Waialua and from all
reports it was some feed" They ar
rived back in Honolulu about o'clock.
At the Pail they found the hairpin
turn nearly completed and the work
OF building the rest of the road and
retaining wall going ahead rapidly
with the $4,000 which the board ap-
propriated at one Of it's first sessions.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
Y. M. c. A. SECRETARY
WEEDS MAINLAND GIRL

Following his marriage to Miss
Ruth Reeves of Anderson, Indiana,
Rolla K. Thomas, educational secre-
tary of the Y. M. C. A., expects to
leave the mainland again for Homo
lulu on July Is.
On July Z Thomas was married to
Miss Reeves at the brides home in
Anderson, Miss Mary Reeves was
maid Of honor at the wedding and
Charles Kirschum of Indianapolis was
best man. Others who took part
were little Jean Frances RoZelle, who
was flower girl, and Miss Catherine
Langell, who sang "The Sweetest
Story Ever Told" preceding the cere-
mony.
Mrs. Thomas is the daughter of c.
r. Reeves, a photographer of Ander-
son. She graduated from Anderson
high school in 1908, is also graduate
of the state university where she
was a member of the Kappa Kappa
Gamma sorority, and since then has
been an instructor in the Junior high
school.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
JAPANESE BABY
SHOT With rifle
Especial Star Bulletin oorrs,Dondsnee)


WAILUkU, Maui, July 20.-A %
caliber target rifle in the hands OF /
year old Kulamanu Robinson, OF Paia,
brought instant death to KiokO TAXI
sta, a Japanese baby, aged > years,
on Tuesday morning Of THU week. The
Robinson child is the granddaughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs Henry Robinson, Of
Paia. The jar ~~se baby was the
son Of Mrs. Akio Takista, a wash
woman employed at the Robinson
home.
The accident, which is a peculiarly
distressing one, occurred between 10
and II o'clock on Tuesday morning
while the children were at play. The
Japanese mother was busy with her
work at the time. The Robinson
child, in exploring a big grain box
in the washhouse found the rifle
which her grandfather had been using
a few days before for shooting minah
birds and had hidden away without
removing the cartridges. In play she
pointed the weapon at the baby and
pulled the trigger. The bullet en-
tered the back Of the infants skull
emerging from the forehead, death
being instantaneous.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
QUITS
Buying animals

Ben HolIinger, supervisor and AMI
NAL fancier, has definitely decided
that he will not purchase any more
animals for the zoo at Kapiolani park.
There is over $4,000 worth Of ami
mails and birds there now which was
instrumental in obtaining and ! feel
that have done my part" said Hol'
linger this morning. I have got the
zoo going and If there is any add:
lions they will have to be donated. .
As soon as he has time Hollinger
Is going to make a last appeal to the
business men of Honolulu for money
to pay for the emus and other recent
additions and when they are paid for
s'finis" will be written on his collect
ing activities.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
MAINLANDERS PREPARE
FOR REAL WAR, SAYS
RETURNED MAUI MAN

That the people of the United
States are preparing for a real war,
and possibly long one, is the opin-
ion of F. P. Rosecrans, manager of
the Maui Agricultural company's
store at Paia, Maui, who returned
this morning from a two months trip
to the coast, which took him as far
east as Denver.
Surface indications do not show
the war spirit Of the people of the
states. There is little superficial hur-
rah enthusiasm, but there is plenty of
serious study and preparation for the
demands of the war;" he says. The
careful preparation of the admins
tration in Washington is reflected in
the people of the country. They all
think we are in for real war and are
getting ready for it," are other state
ments of the Maui merchant.
Mrs. Rosecrans and daughter. Miss
G. Rosecrans, who went to the coast
with their husband and father for the
pleasure of the trip, also returned
this morning.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
TWO POPULAR
MAUI COUPLES
SOON Will We'd
Especial Star Bulletin oorTsspondsnes)


WAILUkU, July 20.-Announce-
ment is made this week OF the en-.
gagement OF four OF Maui's popular
young people. An interesting fea-
ture is that one Of the brides to- be
and one OF the prospective bride
grooms are brother and sister
Miss Maria E Pogue, OF Waikiki,
has announced her engagement to
Mr.. Edmund A. Pickett, of Huelo;
and Miss Mary X Hart, Of Wauuku,
her coming marriage to Mr.. c. Co
Vile Pogue, OF Waikiki. Miss Pogue
and MIR. Pogue are daughter and son
OF MIR. and Mrs w F. Pogue. Both
have spent most of their later years
| in California in school, having re-
turned home about a year ago.
Miss Pogue expects to leave for
the coast in September, and her wed
ding is planned to take place later
in the fall or winter at the home
of relatives in Santa Clara. Her
fiance. who is native Of Fresno,
Cal. has been in the islands for
two years. He was formerly en-
ployed by the Kahului Railroad Com
pany but for some time he has been
in the employ of the East Maui lr-
rigation Company, and stationed at
Huelo
Miss Hart. a we'll known and pop
ular Waikiki girl, is the daughter
of Mrs. Edmund H. Hart. She Is
clerk and stenographer in the Wal
luku district court Mr.. Pogue, whom
she will marry, is associated with
his father at Kailua. The date for
their marriage has not been set.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
II, RESUMES
SALE0F COAL
At THIS PORT
British and Japanese Steamers
Will Again Be Bunkered, Is
Kennedy's Statement

AS a result Of assistance which
the U. S. shipping board has given
the Inter-Island Steam Navigation
Co. by allowing it to charter the
steamer Columbia, the ex-German
steamer Scraps and the ex-German
bark Red Jacket to bring coal car
goes here, cables will be sent by the
Inter-Island within the next IS hours
to London and Yokohama, announc-
ing that the company is again able
after three months suspension 1ue
to lack of bottoms to bring coal here,
to resume furnishing bunker coal to
vessels of the Allied nations, partic-
ularly Great Britain and Japan.
This announcement was made short
ly before noon today by President j.
A. Kennedy Of the Inter-Island, who
returned this morning on the Wilhel-
nina from San Francisco, after pay
ing a visit to Washington and en-
phasizing the company's needs to the
board.
Although We will not be too liberal,
we are now in a position TO begin
bunkering British and japanese
steamers again." said President Ken
nedy. Before l left Honolulu sew.
eral japanese tramp steamer lines
were after us to supply them with
bunker coal, but told them sc could
not do it until we could get vessels
to bring a sufficient supply here.
saw the shipping board and got all
| wanted. at which I am excee lingly
well pleased"
1t will probably be 80 or 40 days
before the British freighters which
called here regularly up to three
months ago and were then requested
by the Inter-Island not to bunker here
owing to scarcity of coal, will again
begin calling at this port. At present
they have to bunker at San Francisco.
Honolulu is much preferred owing
to the saving in distance for vessels
steaming from New York to the ORR
emit via Panama under the northern
or Great Circle route The Japanese
lines running from China and japan
to San Francisco prefer to take bunk,
ers here, as the southern route via
this port is much safer than the
northern one, particularly In the sea-
son of winter storms on the North
Pacific. For tramp steamers taking
cargoes from Hongkong and Shanghai
to San Francisco the Honolulu route
is much shorter as well as safer.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24

r HERE are women travelling rep
resentatIEes for business firms,
but only one woman in the Unit
ed States whose business IL to travel
in the interests Of q hotel
She arrived this morning on the
Matson liner Wilhe1mina and her
name Is Miss lillian E. Snyder. The
young woman is exceptionally at
traCtive and has a mine OF lnforma-
ton about everything tourists are
interested in She is on her first
visit to Hawaii nei 70 learn as much
about This territory as possible.
Miss Snyder is travelling represen-
tative OF the CIHt hotel. San Fran
cisco.
My object in coming here is to
learn as much as can about your is
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
WILL MOVE TERRITORIAL
WAREHOUSE TO NEW SITE

Now that the Davies warehouse has
been removed from the foot of Bishop
street to allow the extension Of the
street to the waterfront, all that re-
mains in the way is the territorial
warehouse At the meeting of the
governor and board OF supervisors
last week this matter was taken up
as the county has its electrical repair
shop in the building. 1t is planned
to move the building to Allen street,
opposite the old marine railway
where the territory has leased a strip
of land from the Bishop estate.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
POLICE NOTES

For hitting S. Y. Choy with a bot
tie, Joe De Mello was fined $25 by
Judge Irwin.
Duck Loon, a Chinaman, was fined
$50 for having opium in possession
in police court today.
On a statutory charge, Annie Peters
and F. Espiritu were found guilty and
fined $50 and $50, respectively.
For driving an automobile without
a license, s. Yoshino was fined $1J
and costs in the police court this
morning.
-Four DRINKS, John Mordman, Henry
Berger, Dick Rohde and William Lu.
pens, were quickly disposed of by
fines Of so, S.. $40 and S., respec'
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
FINED 500 FOR DRIVING
AUTOMOBILE WHILE DRUNK

For running an automobile while
under the influence of liquor, Ernest
Mccall, a member of the crew Of the
Matsonia, was fined 500 by Judge
Harry Irwin this morning. Mccall
also faced the court on charge of hav,
ing taken the car without permission
and driven it without a license. The
second charge was nolle pressed and
the sentence on the third suspended.
Mccall took car number 81, a Chal-
mers owned by the Thomas Pineapple
Company, on July 81, and was arrest
ed on Merchant street by Officer ]. C.
Branco,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
RIVENBURGH Is MUM
ON MATTER OF TRIP

Bertram G. Rivenburgh, commits
sioner of public lands, yesterday de-
clined to comment on a printed story
to the effect that Senator M. C. Pa
Chico of Oahu intends to investigate
who paid for a recent trip to Wash
ington.
At the auditors office it was stated
that no vouchers had been presented
for the trip by Rivenburgh, and that
the books closed for the period on Sat-
urday,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
FEMALE PRESS AGENT IN CITY
SEEKS INFORMATION ON HAWAII

lands, by seeing them myself. she
said. Il can then tell our guests how
to see Hawaii and what to see. !
will be here four or five weeks and
I hope to be q walking promotion
committee when I return to San Fran
cisco"
Every fall Miss Snyder packs her
trunk and goes East, stopping in
every city OF importance, fratsrniz-
ing with the hotel men and women.
and boosting for the Pacific coast in
general as we'll as for her particular
hotel, so that she hopes to be able
to speak authoritatiVely on the sub
ject Of touring IN Hawaii. when she
hits the tran next fall to Chicago
and Broadway.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
STARTLING RESULTS
IN HONOLULU

People report incredible results
from pure Lavoptfk eye wash. A girl
with weak, strained eyes was helped
by one application. Her mother could
not sew or read because of eye pains.
In one week her trouble was gone. A
small bottle Lavoptik Is guaranteed
to help EVERY CASE weak, strained
or inflamed eyes. ONE WASH startles
with its incredible results. Pure
aluminium eye cup FREE. The Hol-
listed Drug Company.-Adv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
81 ED

HAU-In Leilehua, Oahu, July 90,
1917, William Han, Of Kalihi. this
city, married, brakeman, native
of Maui, SO years old.
KAIHE-In Honolulu, July 10, 1917,
Hiram, infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
K. Kaihe, of 1870 Aud lane, Pala-
ma, two months and six days old.
GRE1G-In Washington Island, June
10, 1917, Mrs. William Greig, Sr.,
Of Tanning island, formerly OF
Honolulu, widow, native Of Mani
hiki, South Pacific, IS years old.
Buried July 8 in flaming Island
CARVALHO-In Honolulu. July H.
1917, Suzie. infant daughter of Mt
and Mrs. John de Lima Carvalho OF
Hustace street, nine months anu
two days old.
SYLVA-In Honolulu, July 81. 1917
Mary Sylvia, infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Manuel e. SylIl 4 1918
Young street, one month and one
day old.
REBELLO-In the Leahi Home Homo
lulu, July 20, 1917, Manuel RchelIo
married, naval clerk, 4 native OF
Portugal, thirty+tfree years Dbl.
BAILEY-In Wailcku, Maui, July II
1917, Mrs. Lono Bailey, widow nt
the late William Bailey. a native oil
Hawaii, eighty :hree yeats old
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
What's the Final
Outcome?

Anyone interested in the final out
come of the war should hear E. w.
Fox, who is giving series of three
Sunday evening addresses in Kaimuki
l. What say the Scriptures is the
final destiny of man?
2. Proof that We are living in the
::-ost important hour of the ages!
3. Some surprises and facts.
Meetings viii open 1880 p. N. at
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
DIR. SUN YAT SEN
Wants CANTON AS
Chinese CAPITAL
fsn..i,l c.l,l. V Nispu Jt,i)

TOXIC. Japan. july 24.-D-. Sun
Vat Sen is urging Chinese TO establish
the capital at Canton in Kwantung
province. At the present time one
faction favors PekIng. another Is
boosting for Marking, and now comes
the proposal that the Southern city
be made the capital. Marking Is the
most central Of the three cities. and
is considered one Of the healthiest
cities in China
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
MAUI NEWS
s1ecs,I star.pulistrn oOrrsspondsncs)

Especial Star-BuIlsttn Correspondence
Z, WAILUKU, Mani, July 21.-The SUI
peryisors have ordered sealed tenders
called for additions to- school build
ines as follows: Makawao, HAIKU,
Pnnkolii. Kaluaaha (Molokai), Kaeie'
KIN schools, and a new principals cot
tare at the high school, Hamakua'
poke.
The county also hopes to make ar
rangements with the plantations for
needed buildings at Camp 10, Spree.
kelsyille, and. perhaps Keahua and
Paia, whichsmight later be taken over
by the county.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
VITAL STATISTICS

BORN
McENROE-In Honolulu, July 20,
1917, to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Nc
Enroe, of $50 Broad lane, a daugh-
ter.
CAMARA-In Honolulu, July 10, 1917.
to Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Camara, OF
III Gulick avenue, q SON.
MELLO-In Honolulu, July 10, 1917,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Feliciano de Mello,
of Asylum road, Palama, a daugh'
ter.
SCULLY-In the Kapiolani maternity
home, Honolulu, July 19, 1917, to
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Scully, Of 1743
Ashford street, Kalihi, a son.
WILSON-In honolulu, July Is, 1917,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilson, OF
$40 South street, a son.
STONE-At the Kapiolani Maternity
Home, July %, 1917, to Ar. and Mrs.
John F. Stone CT % Halelena park,
a son-Harold Franklin.
MORRIS-In the Kapiolari Maternity
Home, Honolulu, July u, 1917, 10
Mr. and Mrs. P. NJ Morris Of Emma
street, a daughter.
JOHNSON-In Honolulu. July 20, 1917.
to Mr. and Mrs. SamIel Johnson Of
2444 Puunui avenue, a daughter.
MARRIED
WILLIAMS-MOKUMAIA-In Homo
lulu, July 10, 1917, Samuel NJ. Will
liams and Miss Roseline Mokumaia,
Rev. Robert Ahuna, Of the Hoomana
church, officiating; witnesses, A.
K, Williams and Akiu X. All MIN.
HENG UENIN-RAND1N-In Honolulu,
July II, 1917, Paul Alfred Hengu'
enin and Miss Anne Marguerite
Randin, Rev. Father Stephen j.
Alencastre, Of the Catholic cath
edral officiating; witnesses, Jean
Abadie and Mrs. Ernestihe Abadie.
WHITCOMB-SELTZER-In Holton'
Kansas, July 5, 1917, Richard Sea-
bury Whitcomb Of the Honolulu Y.
M. C. A., and Miss Marguerite Anna
Settler, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Monroe Porter Settler, Of Holton,
Kansas.
MOE-COLLINS-In Honolulu, July Il
1917, Sgt. William Nice, Omitted
States Signal Corps, and Miss Agnes
H. Collins, Mr.. David c. Peters
pastor of the Christian church, eff
ciating: witnesses, Sir. aad Mrs. C.
e. Warmer.
KAAI-PAHUPU-In Honolulu, July 81
1917, Albert NJ. Kaat and Mss Annie
Pahupu, Rev. Samuel K. Kamaiop1li
assistant pastor of kaumakapili
church, officiating; witnesses, Mrs
Kaalokai Pahupu and Mrs. Ella
Smith.
RICHARDSON-KAI - fl Honolulu
July 10, 1917, A. B. Richardson and
Miss Ellen Kahn, Rev. F.. ". Miller
of the NJ. E. church OF Oakland, Cal
ifornia, officiating; witnesses, Amy
Nelson and Helen Rosender.
BARTLETTJOHNSON- In Los Ange
les, California, July II, 1917, -.ttor
ney Paul Robinson Bar EFT Of Homo
lulu and Miss Ruth 11nlsT, q
daughter of Mrs. William N. John
son of New Hampshire, Rev. Harry
Gray, officiating; witnesses, :liss
Anne Camilla AotchkisS and Mrs
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24

Arrested on charge Of malicious mis-
chief. Anastacio Martin, Porto R1can
ennloye of the Maui Agricultural Com
many, was committed by the Waikiki
district court last week to answer
before the October term OF the court
He was released on bond. The man
IL alleged to have thrown some iron
coupling pins into carload OF cane,
which narrowly escaped going into
the rollers Of the mill.
Worth o. Aiken was yesterday rec.
commended by the Maui chamber OF
commerce as Maui's representative on
the Hawaii Promotion Committee to
succeed himself.
b In order that its plant may be kept
in operation q greater part OF the
time than is possible at present with
pineapples as the sole product, the
MANAGEMENT of the Haiku Fruit &
Packing Company is considering a
plan of canning beans and possibly
other vegetables during the off sea
son.
The police have begun a campaign
AGAINST automobilists who drive with
out taillights. Several arrests were
made during the past week. Y. Kama
shire, X. Arakawa and Murakami, each
forfeited S. cash bail for the offense
Charles Muleitner, formerly wire
less operator at Lahaina, has been
Amounted water works superintendent
for that town, succeeding R. P. Hose
who has been placed on the pension
list.
A petition for water from the Maka'
wac water system for the children's
gardens at Paia, made to the super
visors at their meeting last week, has
been referred to the county engineer
and superintendent ofethe Makawao
water works.
Through the breaking of the hal
Yards on the S0-foot flag staff the
usual display Of the national emblem
In front Of the Waikiki court house
has been missing for several days. As
yet no one has been found willing to
undertake the slippery job of climb.
ing to the top Of the slender pole
with a new rope.
Frank Crockett, son Of w. F. Croc-
kett of Waikiki, has returned home
from Ann Arbor, Mich, where he com
pleted his law course with high hon
ors. In graduating he received the
d, gree of doctor of jurisprudence, be-
ir: one Of 13 out of q class Of 100
members so honored. He win prob
ably join his father in the practise Of
law on Maui. )
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24

sTAR-RuLLEI!N GIVES you
EookN,a NEWS TO-DAY
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24

Worth o. Aiken was yesterday rec
commended by the Maui chamber o.
Commerce as Maui's representative or
the Hawaii Promotion Committee tc
succeed himself.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-03
MILK PRICES 60 UP

The Borden Co. made good their
threat to raise the price Of milk to
10 cents yesterday. It is expected
the other companies will follow the
leader" By the middle of this month
all the bigger concerns will probably
have sent milk prices skyward. The
grand jury, sworn in by Federal
Judge Lands, will keep watchful
eye on the milk situation.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-03

BIGGEST "OFF YEAR" ELECTION
GETS AWAY WITH A BANG!
BallCting started bTiskly, promptly
at a. m. today, in what was sched-
uIed to be the biggest "Off-yeaT"
election Chicago has ever had. In
spite of the war situation, hot fights
between the City Hall-Tribune-Gas
Traction crowd and the honest alder
men they are trying to displace
wrought the city to white heat pO-
Itically.
Never before have there been so
many issues. Each party, clique,
ward and newspaper has its object in
view. And the religious bogy is
being shaken about again in some
wards.
The scrap for and against good
city government centers about the
18th ward, where hackers of Aid.
Charles E. Merriam, rated as one of
the best citizens Chicago has ever
had, are determined to sink the ship
Of William FetzeT, Thompson caQdi-
date.
The struggle in this ward will at
tract national attention among stu
dents of local civil government be-
cause Of the attempt to be made to
Te-eleCt Aid. Merriam by asking the
voters to write in his name, with a
square and cross in front of it and
the words For Alderman" above.
The panic in Fetzer headquarters
during the past week has convinced
Merriam hackers that their man has
a chance and they are anxious to re-
elect him now because of the public
utility fights to be waged by the
council during the next two years.
The scrap is at a fever heat in this
ward because thousands of the best
class Of citizens who have never
mixed in ward politics before, beyond
casting their own ballots, are out
making an active fight for Merriam
because of claims of his close adViS-