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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19
BIDS FOR JAPANESE
HOSPITAL ARE OPENED

With an offer of 62,570.Os, z. Sugi-
hara was the lowest bidder for the
erection OF a new Japanese hospital
to be composed of 10 buildings, bids
for which were opened Saturday noon
at the office of Ripley & Davis. archi.
tects. ~ Al
There were eight firms which en-
tered bids. G.. Shutoku was second
low with $64,174 and K. Hara was
third with $70,437. The other five
were the Hawaiian Ballasting Com
pany, H. Monzen, Fukuya & Company,
Sanko Company and 0hta Planning
Mil.
The buildings composing the new
hospital are the administration, four
general wards, contagious ward, tuber-
cul0sis ward, morgue and chapel
kitchen and laundry.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19
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FOR SALE.

Cadillac 1916 model In excellent con-.
ditien, for Immediate sale. Address
offers to Box SIC, Star-Bulletin.
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19

The average daily expenditure Of
Great Britain is now $4,000 pounds
sterling. -.....& q
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19

Charles Briggs, aged 66, wealthy
retired business man of New Zealand,
died very suddenly at the Beretania
sanitarium Sunday afternoon The
body is at Williams undertaking par
lors and will be forwarded to suryiv-
ing children in the south on the Ma
kura. He was a widover The de-
ceased had apartments at the Colonial
Hotel while here.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19

-, -, I'F-s.,
Representative C. H. Cooke made .
suggestion.
a think the military committee
could report a resolution that the
house join in sending cablegrani to
try and get some action from Wash
ington."
This ended the argument. The
speaker referred the communication
to the military committee.
Tabled In Senate
Upon motion SENATE! Ccncy. sic
onde4l by Senator Pa u.s., the request
Of tie harbor huar1 III aid in the
matter of moving the German refugee
ships from Honolulu was laid on the
table this afternoon.
This action, which means that the
senate takes no official recognition OF
the request, was by unanimous vote
OF the senate. Makekau, who had
first moved to refer the letter to the
judiciary committee for perusal, with
drew the motion before the vote.
Business Purely Executive
President Chillingworth reminded
the senate when the matter came up
that there are three branches of gov
ernment-execltiye, legislative and
judicial.
This" he said, lis peculiarly an
executive matter in my opinion. /
feel that the board was going out.
side its Jurisdiction and should not
have come to us with this request.
They are appointees of the governor"
chilllnuworth Would Not Act
President ChiIlingworth does not
favor any action by the senate on the.
German ship matter as requested by
the board of harbor commissioners In
a letter handed to the upper house for
reading this afternoon.
Il do not consider this is q time in
which we should act in. this matter"
said the president this morning. The
state department Is in touch with the
whole affair, and though feel that
the harbor board has done all in its
power to handle the situation l do
not consider il our part to enter the
discussion"
Senator r. H. Makelzan also is op-
posed to the senate's taking up the
matter.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19
And dFNHM

Lei Aloha Chapter, Eastern star.
meets tonight. "
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19

Lei Aloha Chapter, Eastern Star.
meets tonight, "
Harmony Lodge, l. o. o. F.. has
important meeting this evening.
The Pfneetar Co, Ltd. has filed no.
tice in the federal court OF voluntary
bankruptcy. ~"
The grand jury Friday afternoon in
dieated three Japanese for conspiracy.
one Hawaiian for burglary and one
Portuguese for assault with attempt to
commit statutory offense.
The case of John X. Motley ct al.
versus Charles X. Motley ct al. an
appeal from the circuit judge, first
circuit, was argued and submitted In
supreme court this morning.
Sunday morning John Ke, a resi-
dent OF Kauai. was treated at the
emergency hospital for a cut on his
head in which several stitches were
taken. He said he had been struck
with bottle. .:... ..-* ..
A special meeting of members Of
the OHtrigger Canoe Club interested
in swimming and diving will be held
at 8 O'Clock tonight in the Library Of
Hawaii building. Everyone interested
is asked to attend. ..-.. i. =
Miss Lizzie Moa of Moillili and
William Watson of Kaneohe were one
couple married Saturday night by
Rev. S. X. Kamaiopili and Miss An
geline X. Lee and John Rawlins Of
Waialae was another.
A number of letters are at the Pro-
motion Committee rooms addressed to
various persons inS care Of Thomas
Cook & Son, as follows: r. Law,
Mrs. Wyndham Tyndale, Miss Esther
v. Hessel, Mrs. H. Handbury, Mr..
Jacob Heinrichs and Charles E. Howie.
The annual meeting of the Associat-
ed Charities viii be held at O'Clock
this afternoon in the bungalow on the
Capitol grounds. Officers are to be
elected and reports will be read by
President j. R. Gait, Manager E. E.
Brooks. Treasurer Rudolf Buchly and
Mrs. G. du Roi of the rehabilitation
committee.
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CARD or THANKS

To the members of Court Canoes.
A. o. F., No. -S110, and the Lusitana
Society and friends who were so kind
during our recent bereavement, we de-
sire to express our thanks.
THE FAMILY OF MANUEL ABREU.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
Mississippians to Attend
 Birmingham Road Meeting

Pontotoc, Miss, April 15.-(Special.)--A Pontotoc county branch of the National Bankhead Highway association was held in the county courthouse at this place Saturday. The meeting, filled with en- thusiasm, was called to order by R. B. Carr, county vice president E. D. Latham, acting as secretary. After several enthu- siastie speeches, the following were elect ed delegates to attend the Bankhead highway convention to be held in Bir- mingham, April 19: R. B. Carr, Richard Carr, D. w. Knox, pr. c. D. Mitchell, J. c. Sneed, c. c. Lockhart, J. c Suduth, o. J. Knox, w. Bolton. W. A. Boone, E. D. Latham, R. L. East, W. M Rob- erson, Dr. O. F. Carr B. L. Hyde, W. A. Spencer, Dr. F. G. Abernathy, J. IL. Nixon, J. w. Bell, J. D. Brown. W. G.. Watt, J. T. Warren, w. H. Johnson, J. W. Furr, J. W. Moore W. R. Perkins, Dr. T. J. Wingo, J. T. Tutor, T. c. W. A. Spencer Dr. J. M. Gathright, H. B. Owen, Dr. L. L. Newman F. E. Pitts.
 The Pontotoc county delegation will go to Birmingham in special car on the night of April IS, joining the Tupelo del- egation at Tupelo.
 They are pledged to work for the build ing of the highway through Mississippi on the route adopted at the Birmingham convention held some months ago, all of which has been graded through Pontotoc county and the gravel is now being rap- idly laid. This was delayed for time owing to the unusually wet season and car shortage which prevented the railroad delivering the gravel as contracted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
Hartselle High School
 Wins Triangle Debate

Hartselle, April 5.-(Specia1)- )-In a triangle debate. Resolved. That the United States Should Own and Operate ty High school, the Cullman County High school and the Albany High school participated, the debates oc- curing last night at high school audi torium here, the county high school auditorium. Cu1fman, and the Albany High school auditorium. Hartselle won two out of the three Morgan county was represented by John Sparkman and Ratliff Hardwick in the affirm ative and Will McGregor and Howard Heflin in the negative. In addition to carrying off honors in last nights debates the winners are entitled to debate in Auburn with the other win ming counties for loving cup to be given by Auburn.
 pr. Shellburn of Howard college. pr Thornwell Hanes of Birmingham college and Hugo Black of Birming- ham acted as judges at Cullman. Prof. J. F. Bone. Prof. J. R. Edmondson and Prof. J. R. Gillian were the judges here.
 Albany High was represented by Fred Neebrick and Kenneth Harris. They were accompanied by Ralph Cow art principal of the Albany High school, and participated in the debate at the Morgan County High at Hart selle.
 These triangle debates have been organized all over the state and the winners in each triangle then debate at Auburn for state honors. It is prov ing fine training for the boys, as it puts them and their home town on their mettle,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
PRESIDENT APPEALS
 TO AMERICAN PEOPLE

spirit of those who enlist in the ranks, for their people, not for themselves. shall confidently expect you to deserve and win the confidence of people of every sort and station.
 ITO the men who run the railways of the country whether they be managers or operative employees; let me say that the railways are the arteries of the na- tion's life and that upon them rests the l immense responsibility of seeing to 1t | that those arteries suffer no obstruction of any kind no efficiency or slackened power. To the merchant let me suggest the motto, Small profits and quick serY- 1 ice and to the shipbuilder the thought
 that the life of the war depends upon | him. The food and the war supplies must be carried across the seas no mat l ter how many ships are sent to the bot 1 tom. The places of those that go down
 must be supplied and supplied at once. | To the miner let me say that he stands where the farmer does; the work of the world waits on him. It he slackens or ] fails, armies and statesmen are help less He also Is enlisted in the great service army. The manufacturer does not need to be told. I hope that the na- ton looks to him to speed and perfect every process, and 1 want only to remind his employees that their service is abso- lutely indispensable and is counted on by every man who loves the country and it's
 liberties.
 "Let me suggest also that everyone
 who creates or cultivates a garden l helps, and helps greatly, to solve the problem of the feeding of the nations; l and that every housewife who prac- 1 tices strict economy puts herself in
 the ranks of those who serve the na- ton. This is the time for America to correct her objectionable fault of 1 wastefulness and extravagance. Let ! every man and every woman assume
 the duty of careful, provident use and expenditure public duty, 8 dictate of patriotism which no one can
 now expect ever to be excused for
 given for ignoring.
 Tn the hope that this statement of the needs of the nation and of the world in this hour of supreme crisis may stirnu- late those to whom it comes and remind all who need reminder of the solemn duties of time such as the world has never seen before, beg that all editors and publishers everywhere will give as prominent publication and as wide circu- lation as possible to this appeal. I ven
 agencies that they would perhaps render
 very substantial and timely service to the country if they would give 1t widespread repetition. And I hope that clergymen will not think the theme of it an unworthy or inappropriate subject of
 comment and homily from their pulpits.
 'The supreme test of the nation has come. We must all speak, act and serve
 together. WOODROW WILSON,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
NORTH ALABAMA IS
 DOING ITS SHARE
 IN FOOD CAMPAIGN
This Section of State is Be- coming Very Active in Effort to Increase the
 Crop Acreage
By H. FoNTAINE LITTLE

Sheffield, April 15.-(Special. )-Reports from all sections of north Alabama are that the farmers are taking hurried ad- vantage of the fine weather now prevail ing and the preparation of lands and the planting of the various crops are rapidly being accomplished.
 It is significant that such splendid eff forts are being put forth. With all prep arations made for planting one of the biggest cotton crops in years indica- tions now are that the farmers of this section of Alabama, or what is known as the Tennessee valley, will respond Loyalty to the call that cotton be subordinated this year and food crops grown instead. This is being put up to the farmers as patriotic duty, that they help fight the countrys battles in the war now de- clared by producing the food stuffs that will be all important in feeding the sol- diers, the people at home and the allied armies in Europe. Their service in this respect is being presented as just as inn portant as that of the man who shoul- ders his gun and goes to the front and their duty just as imperative.
 A p state superintendent of education of Ala bama, issued a call to the principals of all high schols of the state where in he urged them to lend assistance to the campaign for the growing of food stuffs. He requested the principals immediately to communicate with the country farm agents and canning club agents, thereby bringing the matter directly to the atten- tion of those living in the agricultural sections State officials and county farm agents are all deeply in earnest in these matters and are impressing the absolute necessity of the rural sections in produc- ing food stuffs in greatly increased quantities this year.
 It is believed the farmers will respond cheerfully to the proposition, they are already doing so. This does not mean that they will cut out the cotton crop at all, but 1t does mean that many acres that have been set aside for cotton will be planted in vegetables, corn, oats and crops of that sort instead. The farmers last year marketed a cotton crop at prices never before realized and it is really ask ng a whole lot of them that they shall change their plans when every indication points to equally as good, if not better prices next fall and winter But prices on food products will be high, too, so they probably will not suffer greatly as the result Then, too it must be said the farmers are patriotic, and they are willing to do their full duty when their country calls them, be it &C., tual service in the trenches, providing foods and other sinews of war from their fields.
 The appeals to the farmers under the present serious circumstances strikes at the very root of their patriotism. With this idea in mind they can erect the American flag in their gardens and on their fields with as much propriety and with as much meaning as those now waving over military camps of the coun- try And they will do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
Will Work Out System
 of Caring For Dependents
 of Men in Army and Navy

Washington, April 15.-An invesi- gation to arrive at a uniform system of caring for dependent families of men enlisting in the army or navy will be undertaken by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States at the request of the council of national de- fense. It was announced tonight that a special committee of employers will be named immediately to advise the council on the subject.
 Secretary Baker as chairman of the defense council, suggested that until . system is approved. employers make only temporary arrangements with their employees wishing ito enlist. Some employers, it is said. already have made arrangements similar to those made by many corporations when the National Guard was called to the bor- der They either have agreed to pay the full amount of their mems salaries or the difference between the army wage and that previously received by employees.
 F. A. Seiberling, an Akron, O., manu- facturer. probably will be named chair man of the committee to investigate the question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
American Airplanes Are
 Equal to European Type
 and Safer, States Expert

New York, April 15.--American air.
 planes, type for type "are equal to the
 best European products" while American fighting machines are much safer than the European, according to an official | report made public here tonight of an investigation conducted by the advisory committee on aeronautics which is CO., operating with Rear Admiral Usher in the organization of the naval reserve forces of the Third Naval district.
 The Investigation forms the ground
 work of plan providing for aerial de- lenses the details of which. for military reasons cannot be divulged. It is under
 stood, however. that aircraft will play an important part in the work of pro- tecting shipping and hunting enemy sub
 marines. "The committees investigation shows D the report says, that all the reports re- garding the alleged inefficiency of Amer ican airplane and motors are based on the fact that close to two years ago when 1t was almost impossible to get the suit
 able metals for crank-shafts, a shipment
 of American motors proved to be unsatis- factory and the motors had to be re- constructed in England. But the investi-
 gation also shows that the allies also
 had the same trouble at the time with
 British and French products. Our inves- tigation shows that the statements made | recently to the effect that American fight ing airplanes do not have the speed and climbing ability of foreign fighting ma- chimes is based on the fact that in Amer 1 ica we demand factor of safety of ! six, whereas foreign machines only have a factor of safety of three. Likewise whereas foreign countries accept ma
 chimes that land at speed of close to 100
 miles an hour. in the United States we ex- pect our fast airplanes to land at a speed not exceeding 60 miles an hour.
 l We get a speed of approximately 12O
 miles from our machines, while the Euro pean machines with the lower factor of
 safety and greater landing speed get only about 10 miles more"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16

The woman staggered to her feet. She grasped with trembling fingers the rail to the front of her. And then in half audible whisper she expressed herself:
 T want to stand by my country, but I can't vote for war
 THE WOMAN PAINTS
 She collapsed. Prompted by the speak er the clerk moved on." But Miss Ran kin hadn't voted. When the second roll was dispatched to the rear of the hall. Approaching the woman from Montana, he asked:
 Did you vote 'No?' ?
 Miss Rankin bowed her head The boy running back to the clerks desk, audibly whispered:
 ''She voted No"
 And thus she was recorded.
 After the vote, Miss Rankin staggered from the hall. In the corridor she rushed into the outstretched arms of her broth er In his embrace she fell into faint and was removed from the building.
 HER GOOD POINTS
 Miss Rankin is of dainty figure, ap- pealing manner, and has the faculty good taste-of discriminating between style and gaudy display. In her dress one cannot tell whether she is of too bold or too retiring temperament When one talks with her however, he knows that in heart and mind she is not of the street corner brand of suffragette, not one who would bandy words with row dies, exchange biting retort with those who disagree, or in militant manner, heckle and attempt to browbeat. She is apparently a woman who in more wom- anly manner would make her appeal.
 She is not beautiful-not even pretty. Her conduct in the war resolution fight might indicate that she is without un- usual boise. But she does not talk too much She does not threaten to reform the world in a week. She has not at- tempted to take possession of the House.
 On the men members she has made a lasting impression. They resent the fact that the suffragettes are prone to crit icize-to intimidate her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
KITCHEN AND MANN

And then Miss Rankin was thrilled
 by the entrance in the chamber of MT.
 Kitchin of North Carolina, leader of the
 controlling political faction in the House, spokesman and representative of the ad-
 ministration which, having lost hope of peace had assumed an unmovable posi- tion of war. She heard the confession of that leader-that The would follow the path of conscience even if he had to fol- low it barefoot and alone" And then
 she became witness to the sensational clash between two Alabamians, Mir Bur nett and MT. Heflin, a clash in which friends of lifetime, questioned the pa- triotism and personal courage of each other questioned and then apparently | threatened to settle their differences at l the point of swords. 1 And then adding to the rapid accumu- lating list of incongruous incidents she beheld MT. Mann, the leader of the Re 1, publican column ceaseless and ruthless | critic of President Wilson and every | body else who subscribes to democratic 1 teaching, walk to the speakers desk and declare himself an American citizen, and 1 one positive that the time had come when dalliance and hesitancy were no l longer virtues.
 | The day was wonderful enough to con- l fuse the most blase. There can be nc surprise that Miss Rankin was effected | It is believed that even as the roll | call was begun, Miss Rankin had not l fully made up her mind as to how she would vote.
 l For when the clerk reached her name and nasally droned Miss Rankin,'' there was no response. The galleries were breathless. Members on both sides of
 the aisle eraned their necks in her di- | rection.
 1 Miss Rankin, called the clerk again. l Again, there was no response l And the clerk, passing, completed the
 roll
 l The speaker directed that the names
 of those who had not answered be called again.
 l Eventually, the insstent clerk ex- | claimed: Miss Rankin l There was no response. Those seated
 near the woman whispered hurried sug-
 gestions. But she did not move-instead sat staring into space.
 I Miss Rankin" for the fourth time
 called the clerk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-16
Graves Inspects Troops
 Stationed at Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa, April 15.-(Special.) Bibb Graves, commanding the First Alabama cavalry, arrived here this aft ernoon to inspect the squadron of the regiment that has headquarters here and will take partin recruiting mass meet ing which will be held here Monday night.
 Colonel Graves says his regiment Is within 400 of war strength and it is his idea to recruit the regiment of Alabam- fans rather than have the regiment com pleted from other sections.
 The squadron located in this section is guarding railroad bridges and industrial properties.