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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-19

Between Boards: Sales: so, so, $50,
s75, 800 oiaa, $50; "a, 5, 10, 10 Oahu,
$3.50: 10 Pioneer, 34.5o.
Session Sales: rs, 80 Oahu, $3.50.
Latest sugar quotation: s6 deg. test,
S go cents, or S139 ~er ton.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-19
PRICE OF BOOZE
MAY DECREASE
HERE VERY soon
Saloon Men Appear to Learn
That Lofty Charges Are
Business DepresSorS

The limit of what the Honolulu
booze traffic will stand in war prices
has been determined-at least by one
white saloon keeper. and others are
believed to be due 10 gain the same
enlightment.
The saloon men began TO see the
light the latter part OF last week. after
keener businessmen, the Japanese sa-
loon keepers, announced that they
would no longer try to sustain prices
by charging twenty cents retail for
American hard stuff" or 10 cents for
small glass OF beer. or 10 cents for
before the war" glass.
These Oriental saloon LIEN declared
that they might as well go out of bust
ness. other than for the sale Of cheap
wines, if they attempted to keep up
these prices. The prices quoted above
were those inaugurated by the saloon
men. following a raise of booze prices
by the wholesalers after the W fed
eral tax on liquors was announced.
All adopted the new price schedule
Scotch whisky and cocktails going
up to 35 cents a drink and other drinks
in proportion
Our time is limtted-get all you
can," seemed to be the slogan adopted
by the liquor dealers. Most of them
cohtended that a man who wanted a
drink would pay any price asked. The
saloon men were only partly right as
experience has proven. 1t is been
found that drunken man will pay
out his last cent for a drink. but the
prices were so prohibitive that only a
few could afford to buy enough drinks
to make them intoxicated after the
war prices were established.
The saloon men soon found that
some of their former best customers
were climbing "on the wagon" with
sufficient determination to stay there,
and the buying Of liquor for home
consumption ceased almost entirely,
for it didn't take much figuring to
show that booze cost more than meat
for the average family.
1t took some time for the saloon
men to learn that the high prices we're
a business depressor. Now the break
has come, for one of the white pro-
prietors of one of the better conduct.
ed establishments has this labeled
above his bar: t
American whisky Is cents a drink.
10 ounce glass of beer 10 cents. All
imported drinks % cents straight"
In Honolulu saloondom there is a
near business panic, for this saloon
man, despite the protestations of his
compatriots, refuses to return to the
high price schedule. Business before
sentiment" is his reply to all protes.
tation. ~ s-sr-- @.:. &c.,. ... e.
AS a result it is predicted that the
saloon ship of high prices is soon to be
generally Summarized in Honolulu and
former prices resumed. Even the
Young roof garden, with its schedule
of "six-bits for two drinks may yet
learn that there is a limit to what the
traffic will stand. ...--
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-19

There is no need for you to go
through another day of corn agony
But be sure you get ''Gets-It." Accept
nothing else for remember, there is
positively nothing else as good. Gets
1t" never irritatcI the live flesh, never
makes the toe sore. &c.,. ......
You can go about as usual with
work or play, while "Gets-It," the ma.
gic does all the work. Then the corn
pells right off like a banana skin, and
leaves the toes as smooth and corn
free as your palm. Never happened
before, did it? Guess not. ....7. -.
Get a bottle of "Gets-It" today from
any drug store. you need pay no more
than 25c, or sent on receipt of price
b. E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago, ILL.,
Sold n Honolulu and recommended
as the worlds best corn remedy by
Benson. Smith & Co, Cor. Fort and
Hotel Sts., and Hollister Drug Com.
pany. "a ..~..'.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-19

ment. may at any time. after the ex-
giratiOn OF the first thirty day period,
pay the entire unpaid principal with
Interest thereon to the next annual
date Tor the payment OF instruments.
The owner Of any undivided interest
In any land. may pay the whole as
sessmeRt and may have a joint or
severabie right of action al law in
assumpsit against any other owner
or owners of any interest in such land
for their proPOrtionate share IN said
assessment.
SECTION q. CERTIFIED COPIES.
That upon the final publication OF this
Ordinance a certified copy hereof and
OF its due publication. and of the Cor
rected Map, Assessment Roll. the list
o. owners. lessees and ocC upants so
far as known. and the summary of
descriptions Of property aDutting upon
said Frontage Improvement. all on
file as aforesaid, shall be forthwith
Made and delivered by the Clerk OF
the City and County To the Treasurer
OF the City and County of Honolulu,
Territory OF Hawaii
SECTION IS. DISPOSITION OF
ASSESSMENT COLLECTED. All
moneys collected from said assess
ments by the Treasurer OF the City
and County as cash payments OF the
whole assessment, or OF one or more
instruments, due or paid prior to the
authorization OF any bond issue for
said improvement. shall be entered
in, said Special Improvement Fund
and applied toward the cost Of the
Improvement authorized,
All moneys due and collected there.
after as part OF any subsequent in.
stalments and interest, and covered
by any bond issue respecting the au-
thorized improvements in said Front
age Improvement made under the I'm
proyement Statutes. shall be set aside
by the Treasurer Of the City and Coun.
ty in a Special Improvement Bond
Fund for said Frontage Improvement
and applied solely as provided in said
Improvement Statutes.
SECTION IS. CONSTITUTIONAL
ITY. II any section. or any part or
clause of any section Of this Ordinance
oP OF the Improvement Statutes, be
decided by the Courts to be uncon'
stitutional or invalid, the same shall
not affect the validity Of this Ordin
ance as a whole. or of any section or
part thereof which can be given eff,
feet without that so decided to be IN
constitutional or invalid
SECTION II. This Ordinance shall
take effect on it's approval
Int
1917.
introduced by
CHAS. N. ARNOLD,
Supervisor.
Approved this 18th day of October
A. d. 1917.
JOSEPH J. FERN,
Mayor, City and County of Honolulu
T. H.
6921-oct. 10, 90, %.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-19
UNLISTED SECURITIES.

Sales: IS EngeIs, 500; fo41 EngeIs,
5.s7Is; IT'S NJ. Products, .o6; 5000 Ma
dera, so; 1000 MADEIRA, 81; 100 Bing-
ham, 40; 500 MADEIRA, 80; 800 EngeIs,
5,S7Lo,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-19

Be u Ordained BY the People OF the
City and County Of Honolulu:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-19

Honolulu boys who have been In
training at the big ambulance camp a.
Allentown, Pa. we're given the place
Of honor in Red Cross parade which
vas held in. New York on October f.
The local young men headed the pro-
cession which took four hours to pass
the reviewing stand. There were
more than 5000 nurses, surgeons and
ambulance men in line. ID.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-19

Approved this 18th day of October,
A. d. 1917.
JOSEPH J. FERN,
Mayor, City and County of Honolulu,
T. H.
6921-Oct. 10, 90, %.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-19

The supreme court has handed
down a decision reversing the order
OF the district magistrate of Honolulu
awarding S4S34 to the plaintiff in the
case of F. E. Thompson against Thorn
as Gill. The case is remanded to po-
lice court for further proceedings.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-19
BY AUTHORITY
ORDINANCE NO. t15.

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
COST OF IMPROVEMENTS IN
FRONTAGE IMPROVEMENT NUN.
Der NINE, BERETANIA STREET,
(ALAPAI TO PuNAHou).
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-19
THE END OF YOUR CORNS
Pain Stops at onee-corn Lifts Off
Clean.

There is nothing in the world like
"Gets-It" for eorns. Just apply 1t &C
ccrding to directions, the pain stops
at once and then the corn lifts off
as clean as a whistle. No fuss, no
bother, no danger. "Gets-It," you
know, is safe. Millions have used it,
more than all other corn remedies
combined, and it never fails.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-05
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD TAKES
STEPS TO PROMOTE SOUND BUSINESS

Washington. Dec. 5.-To discourage
initiation and promote sound business
conditions the Federal Reserve board
has approved a general increase in dis
count rates of about one-half per cent
OF most Of the twelve Federal Reserve
banks.
On fifteen-day paper. including men,
ber banks collateral notes, the new
rates are four per cent on all banks
except at New York where II is three
per cent. For fifteen to sixty-day paper
the new rates are four and one-half
per cent for all banks except New York.
which Is -four per cent. and Chicago
and Minneapolis. winch are five per
cent Formerly rates on this paper
ranged between four ana four and one
half per cent a as
For agricultural and livestock paper
over ninety days. the new rates are
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-05
FERGUSON AND
M'KAY TO TRIAL
FORMER GOVERNOR AND FORMER
SECRETARY OF STATE LOSE
HABEAS CORPUS CASE.

Austin, Texas, Dec. 5.-The court of
criminal appeals today dismissed the APP
plication of former Secretary of State
John G. Mckay for a writ of habeas
corpus in the cases charging him with
misapplication of public funds.
The court hel dthat the district GRIM
inal court of Travis county which in
dicted Mckay had a right to extend
its term and that the indictments were
not void on this account.
This means that the case against for
mer Governor Ferguson, charging en-
bezzlement and diversion of public
funds, will come to trial as we'll as
those against other state officials
charged with misapplication of public
funds.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-05
RED CROSS DRIVE
TO Be OUTLINED
l.. f. PHILLIPS, STATE MANAGER,
AND DIR. MOBERLY, OF ANA
RILLO, TEXAS, TO SPEAK

The Red Cross Membership Drive
which will be put in operation Decem
ber II s,n1 continue to and including
| December 26, will be inaugurated with
a mass meeting at Convention Hall at
IS O'Clock tonight At this time the
methods of organization will be pre-
sented and State Chairman Phillips,
DIR. Moberly and others will address the
assembly on pertinent facts setting out
the necessity of Ardmore and Carter
county devoting its utmost energy to a
successful prosecution of the member
ship campaign. Senator Fred +. Tucker
manager of the southern district, is
arranging the meeting and there will
be representatives present of the Carter
Council of Defense, Four-NIinute Men.
Home Guard, Carter County Red Cross
chapters, and every Inauguration iden-
titled with war work
The absence of an audience of salts
factory numbers last night, when Miss
Helen f. Barnes, national secretary of
the Y. w. c. A, spoke, was openly
criticised and it is the desire of every
one connected with Red Cross work
that there be such a representative at
tendance tonight as will demonstrate to
the visiting speakers that Ardmore is
Ieduy ana Wiling 10 90 ner bit IN every
essential war work.
County Chairmen and their workers
from half dozen different counties will
be present. They are coming for in
spiration that will lead them on TO vic
tory in the campaign in their own
counties. The meeting offers every man
and woman in Ardmore an opportunity
to do their bit by being present.
The southern district, comprised of
nine counties, is being organized for
the drive The one desire is to see
that every man and woman in these
nine counties has membership in this
wonderful relief work
The chairmen and their workers who
will be here tonight are:
Love county. |. W. Armstrong, Ma
rietta.
Jefferson county, J. n. Dyer. Wau-
rika.
Murray county, Frank Emanuel. Sui.
phur.
Marshall county, NJ. +. Ewing. Madill.
Pontoto county, Mrs. G. ID. Gillette.
Ada.
Johnston county, w. f. Garrison.
Tishomingo.
Carter county, Russell B. Brown, Ard.
more.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-05

five per cent. except for Richmond
which is four and one-half. and Chicago
Minneapolis and San Francisco. which
are five and one-half per cent.
Little change has been made in fif-
teen-day paper. secured by certificates
of Indebtedness or Liberty bonds. rates
remaining at three per cent. For IF.
teen to ninety-day paper Of the same
class. the new rate is four per cent.
except for New York. which is three
and one-half per cent.
Trade acceptances. one to sixty days.
now bear four per cent, except at New
York. Chicago. Dallas and San Fran
cisco. which are three and one-haif
per cent, The former general rate was
three and one-half per cent For sixty
to ninety-day acceptances. the nev rate
Is four per cent. except for New York.
which is three and one-half per cent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-05
MORE WOMEN AND
CHILDREN MURDERED
BY GERMAN U-BOAT

London. Dec 5.-The British steamer
Apapa, according to the Daily Mail.
was nearing home after a two months
voyage when she was torpedoed with
out warning. The lifeboats were man.
ned Immediately. and all would have
been rescued. but the submarine fired
a second torpedo while the women and
children were being lowered into tn
boats. causing the ship to sink imme-
diately, with eighty passengers and the
crew
Another report says that forty pas
sengers and thirty members OF the
crew were lost and that the survivors
were landed on the west cnast
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-05
Russell Brown Resigns Place.

Russell Brown has resigned his posi-
ton as United States probate attorney
and will probably become clerk to the
committee on Indian affairs. of which
Congressman C. ID. Carter is chairman.
Mr.. Brown was appointed probate at
torney July 10. 1916, upon the resigna-
ton of j. B. Moore.
After graduating from the Ardmore
High school in 1908, Mr.. Brown studied
law in the University of Chicago, later
practicing law in that city. With his
family he moved here in 1912. again
making this city his home. He was
appointed city attorney under the LASH
er administration, resigning this posi-
ton upon his appointment by Secretary
of the Interior Lane as United States
probate attorney. Mr.. Brown Is 28
years old and Is the youngest Of three
brothers. all Of whom are lawyers. His
eldest brother, II. II. Brown, lives here.
while the second brother. Kelly Brown.
makes his home in Muskogee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-05
WILSON'S MESSAGE WAS
MESSAGE TO WORLD
Tells All Peoples That Peace VIII
Come Only With Death Of
Prussian DespOtisnl.

To official Washington the dec.
laration of war on Austria Is sec.
ondary I'm interest TO President
Wilson's statement OF Americas
war aims. IL Is considered at once
a reply TO the peace letter OF the
Marquis OF Lansdowne. and dec
laration TO the world that peace
can come only with the suppress
sion OF the Prussian autocracy.
and reparation made for the dam
age done by the present German
rulers.
Officials and diplomats believe
that II will not only hearten and
strengthen the Italian people, fac
ing the ravages OF the invader.
but that IL also forecasts the send
ing Of substantial help to them.
With a declaration Of war on
Austria. the United States is free
TO aid Italy as an ally in the full.
est sense.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-05
POPE IN. WRATH
DENIES ENM|Ty
TOWARD ITALY.
CHARGES LONDON POSTS ACCU.
SATlONS AGAINST HIM As
"ATROCIOUS CALUMNY."
SAYS He is |hsULTEO
British Paper Answers Ponti6 BY Re.
newing Its Charges That the Vatican
Spread PerniciOus Propaganda In the
Italian Armies Which Caused ROut.

London, Dec. 5.-Cardinal Bourne.
archbishop Of Westminster. has COM
municated to the Morning Post a state
ment from Cardinal Gasparri, the papal
secretary of state, answering the Posts
accusation that the vatican was impli-
Gated in disruptive propaganda in Italy.
and Is unneutral.
Cardinal Gasparri declares that the
accusation Is an "atrocious calumny."
and says that the hierarchy and clergy
in Italy have given the most open and
most generous help to the country's
cause and have received unreserved
praise from the italian parliament and
government. The cardinal adds that
long before the issuance Of the papal
peace note, which is said to have been
among the chief causes OF the army's
lowered morale, the clergy generally and
the army chaplains particularly were
laborng against the destructive propa-
ganda which had been begun and which
was reported to be giving unrest to the
civil authorities.
"Pained and Indignant"
The vatican, the cardinal declares,
Is 'pained and indignant" at the Posts
charges, and regards them as insult
ing"
Referring to the accusation that the
vatican espoused the Austrian cause,
Cardinal Gasparri reaffirms the full and
correct neutrality of the pope. He says
that complaints have been made m
central Europe that the vatican is look
ing excessively toward the west. seek
ing to regain its former position in
France. and to obtain a wider influence
in the British Isles and North America.
He said:
IF some nations seem to be more
favored by the papal note, these GER
tainly were not Germany and Austria
Hungary. but those of the entente. mar.
ticularly Franc eand Belgium. = . The
peace aimed at was not German
peace"
Raps Both Sides.
Cardinal Bourne tells the Post that
Pope Benedict has been urged from
each side to break with the govern
ments of the other side, thus throwing
in the religious life (now
more precious than ever before) Of mill
ions of families and furnishing the peo-
pie for the mistakes or misdeeds of their
leaders.
1.-The supreme pontiff" he concludes,
does not depend for instruction upon
those who long before the worked to
the authority which they are
now invoking. nor does the holy see
shape its action by the Pickering lights
If human praise or blame"
The Post. in an editorial examining
cardinal Gasparri's statement. virtually
is original accusation and
cites incidents which it regards as
proofs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-05
WAR RESOLUTION
AGAINST AUSTRIA
NOW IN CONGRESS
PLEDGES ALL RESOURCES or
AMERICAN ARMY, NAVY AND
TREASURY.
It DATES FROM TODAY
Language Of Resolution Is Approved by
President Wilson and Secretary Of
State lansing Before Being Intro
duced Today In the House.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The resolution
for war against Austria Hungary was
introduced today in = house OF rep
resentatives by Chair. 'iood of the
Foreign affairs commit he form
and language approved 'sident
Wilson.
1t provides a declaration that u. :
of Austria-Hungary's warlike
against the United States in support
her ally Germany, state of war exists
at and after noon today.
II also pledged the full resources of
the United States to bring the war to
a successful conclusion.
Chairman Flood put the resolution
in final form after consultation at the
state department.
Chairman Flood OF the house com.
mittee said he hoped to get the resolu-
ton before the house tomorrow, but
postponement until Friday appeared
probable. and in such an event II was
not believed that the senate could act
before next week unless simultaneous
consideration in both houses could be
arranged.
Text Of Resolution.
The official text of the war resolution
follows:
Whereas, the imperial and royal Aus
tro-HunEarian government has shown
its hostility to the government and the
people Of the United States by severing
diplomatic relations, and has formally
adhered to the ruthless policy of sub
marine warfare adopted by it's ally, the
imperial German government with
which the United States is at war, and
has given to its ally every support and
aid on both land and sea in the prose-
cution of the war against the govern
ment and people of the United States
of America: therefore, be 1t
Dates From Today.
Resolved, by the. senate and house
of representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled, that
a state of war be and is hereby declar
ed TO exist and to have existed since
noon OF the fifth day of December.
1917, between the United States of
America and the imperial and royal
Austro.H Hungarian government, and that
the president is hereby authorized and
directed to employ the entire naval and
military forces of the United States and
resources OF the government to carry
on war against the imperial and royal
Austro- Hungarian government,
ITO bring the conflict to a success
full termination all the resources Of the
country are hereby predged by the con-
gress OF the United States"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-05
AUSTR|ANS FALL
IN US. DRACNET
DEPARTMENT or JUSTICE PLANS
WHOLESALE ARRESTS OF
AMERICAS ENEMIES.
NEARLY MILLION HERE
Officials Have Long Considered Austri-
ans In United States As Dangerous
A Germans. and II Is They Who
Hatchcd l. w. w. Campaign.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The house for.
eign relations committee was prepared
today to act on President Wilson's re.
quest for a declaration against Austria
Hungary with indications favorable that
a war declaration may go to the house
for action late today or tomorrow.
Adjournment Of the senate until Fri
day precludes earlier action there but
the senate foreign relations commit
tee. which meets tomorrow. probably
will consider the house draft, in an eff
fort to save time.
z The presidents recommendation in
the Austrian situation, II was learned
last night, was prompted partly be-
cause 1t might be necessary at any
time to put American soldiers in Italy.