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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30

As an tndicat-on Of the size Of the
work. Il may be stated that total Of
$50 tons Of galvanized metal are to be
used on the sides and roofs Of the
buildings The biggest Of these struc-
lures L. to be $50 feet in length and
50 feet wide. Il Wit stand II feet
high along the wallis.
Concrete win be used on the floors
Of these buildings and for the tounda.
ton. while galvanized iron will form
the roofs and walls.
The land for these structures has
been cleared of and most Of the foun-
dalton work for the first building laid.
At Schofield five large concrete
structures to be used as barracks for a
portion Of the regiments there are in
course Of construction. One Of these
now has the first story erected and
work is well started on the others.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30
MUTUAL TELEPHONE SERVICE las
NOTABLE INCREASE IN FIVE YEARS

600 subscribers without employing a
single solicitor.
Salaries and pay roll: 1909, s4O,-
1876; 1910, $36,655.66: 1911, $780,
5000; 1919, $49, 801.55; 1913, $685.
$1,000: 1914. $1O5,68430; 1915, $780,.
$3.50; 1916, $114.741.
Number of instruments: 1909, 2176;
1910, 1881; 1911, $50; 1912, 41S9;
1913, 1857; 1914, 56s7; 1915, $3.50;
1916, 1871; 1911, June I, 1904.
Amount Of capital paid up: 1929,
$780, 900; 1910, $25O,OOO; 1911, $780,
900; 1912, 100000; 1918, $515,570;
1914, $615,57O; 1915, $615,570; 1916,
$615,570; 1917, $75O,0OO.
Amount Of bonds outstanding: 1909,
S161, 900; 1910, s235, 900; 1911, $3.50.
600; 1919, $3.50, 900; 1913, 100000;
1914, $22O, 900; 1915, $4,000; 1916,
1915, 900; 1917, $3O5, 200.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30

The honor Of introducing the tele-
phone In the Hawaiian Islands be-
longs to Senator Charles II. Dickey.
who imported a set Of instruments
from the United States and placed
the same into use on the island OF
Maui. kingdom of Hawaii. during the
early part OF the year 1878; this be-
ing barely two years after the orig
inal patent had been granted to Alex
ander Graham Bell. 's 81 s.-
In the year 1879. the first telephone
company was organized in Honolulu,
kingdom Of Hawaii, and incorporated
under the name of the Hawaiian Bell
Telephone Company, and on Decem'
Der 80, 1880, started service with 80
instruments In operation.
On August is, 1883, the Mutual
Telephone Company was organized, q
new telephone plant built and
equipped, and in March, 1885, began
operation In competition with the Ha
wailan Bell Telephone Company. This
competition In the telephone business
was probably the first in the United
States, the fight lasting until August
2, 1894, when consolidation of the
two companies was effected by the
Mutual acquiring the control Of the
Hawaiian Bell. At this time the Bell
Company was capitalized at $4,000
and had SOS telephones in operation.
while the Mutual was capitalized at
$4,000 and was giving service to 701
subscribers. r.
On the amalgamation of the Bell
mia l. hA HfYrk.1a1 HnrTanonxy fhA lotfnR
company increased its service to 900
subscribers. The switchboards used
by these pioneer telephone companies
were numerous and various. The Law
system was first installed by both Of
these companies and was changed
several times on account of fires and
changes In apparatus due to the rapid
development did Improvement il
methods OF operation.
The Law system was continued UNI
til the year 1899, when a change was
made ITO the Sabin Express system.
which remained in service until Aug
ust, 1907, this giving way to the latest
Western Electric common battery,
lamp signal; full multiple switchboard
This board was in operation for three
years, when,- owing to the increasing
difficulties of supplying telephone ser
vice to the cosmopolitan population
OF Honolulu; It was decided by the di.
rectors Of, the company after a care
fll Investigation that the automatic
telephone gave promise of overcom.
ing the difficulties that were then be-
ing experienced In providing a system
Of telepathy that would meet with the
approval Of q variety Of races Of which
on Oahu perhaps $4,000 are Of Enc.
lish, American and German extrac-
ton; 81, 900 japanese, and the remain.
der divided amongst the native,
Oriental and European races, such as
the native Hawaiians, Chinese, Fill |
pinos. Koreans, Porto Ricans, Spanish |
and Portuguese; OF the white popula-
ton 5000 being soldiers in the United |
States army barracks.
The company, began operations un- |
der the automatic equipment in Aug !
lst, ~ 10, and during the past five
years has added an average of over +
M reu1afk ably baaufSfa.J frofxi. fnls4
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30

That religious actiyitiss on tAis id
and are progressing 10 seen from Oh
fact that q handsome Mormon tempt
has been erected at Laie, Q new chrii
tian church on Kewalo street. & Aei
Catholic church IN Kalihi and anothe
on Wilder avenue, during The Las
three years, and The First Church c
Christ, Scientist, n erecting
permanent church building on KeWs
10 street and Wilder avenue,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30

They viii each BE- three stories h
height when completed. Provision q
made In each building FOR Tour hattal
ions, each battalion being IN Q sepa
rate unit. Corridors viii Be built 60
ttrely around each Of these structures
OF wooden buildings there are ap
proximately 10 now under way, mos
Of them dwellings Of the cottage bun
galow type which has been demon
strated practicable for this climate.
At the present time Uncle Sam 4
spending IN round figures ta,0o0,00
in buildings alone on Oahu, but 4
said the present work n only begin
ing. Eventually many more strue
lures are to be erected here. At Scho
field alone plans now drawn conter
plate the placing Of 10 war strength
regiments In permanent quarters.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30
ARMY'SNEWB NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OAHU CALLSFOR S3,0OO,OOO,OOl

BY far the biggest construction Jobs that the Hawaiian dera
hands constructing division OF h'
Lutco schoed being In charge
this Hcncau and portion
there other
6uldlnc
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30

All other nationalities are grouped
so no comparisons can be made.
The police department embraces
about $50 employees with a payroll
of about $1,000 a month.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30

President 3raz, Of Brazil, signed .
decree providing for the utilization by
Brazil of the German ships in that
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30

A millit,aman snot and killed an un :
identified man who was stealing a ride
through the railroad tunnel near Mid
dleton. N Y.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30

So we'll has the department Of pub
lie instruction worked out its building
plans during the last few years that
IS new school bungalows are to be
constructed on Oahu this summer with
little cor no delay. At least two new
concrete structures viii be built In
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-12-13

~ VEN the little old basement din
- Ing room had put on quite
festive appearance Christmas
- roornino IT wes rather cold
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-12-13
SANTA CLAUS IS A FAITH
Take Kris kringIe Away From Chill.
dren and You Rob Christmas OF
Half Its Joys.

Some very honest people are such
sticklers for truth that they are con-
cerned about our firm belief in Santa
Claus. Well, it is good thing to
stand up for truth, If we really know
the truth. But we know that a great
many very learned people have been
wrangling about what truth is for sew
eral thousand years, Id yet 1t does
not seem to be definitely settled. But
for the most of us truth is what we
truly believe. It is the faith that is in
us. and Santa Claus is faith, If not
q fact, and so we say again that we DO
believe in Santa Claus, says an ex-
change.
Take Santa Claus away from the
children and you rob Christmas OF half
it's Joy. Grownup though we may be,
we would rather hang up our stocking
ssthe night before Christmas" and ind
it bulging full of gifts in the dim light
Christmas morning, than to have car
load come duly tied up and labeled,
and delivered by the mailman. Who
wouldn't? There is lure in the mys-
terry of Santa Claus that has endeared
him to every childish heart, and so do
not take him away until you have
something better to offer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-12-13
sssesss e e e & es.ss e 4 q e ss& e
I5e Birth ST Christ

there were in the same
. country shepherds abiding
in the field, keeping watch
IA over their flock bv night,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-12-13
His Last
Request
By JULIA GRAY

~ VEN the little old basement din
- Ing room had put on quite a
festive appearance Christmas
morning. 1t was rather cold,
and the furnace was in it's usual state
of coy reserve, but Farley had stuck
holly and evergreen around the OIL
paintings of garnished fish and "High-
land Cattle" and each table had
brave sprig of mistletoe tied with GRIM
son and green ribbon laid beside each
plate. That was Beth's special offer
ing.
As each member of the household
came in the greetings were hearty and
quite satisfactory, even to Beth. She
had not thought the experiment would
bring out even that much fellowship
and good will from the silent, self-ab-
sorbed crowd at Mrs. Forbes.
She put the prettiest bunch Of all
and card Of Christmas cheer beside
Mr.. Benchley's plate. Poor, grouchy
old Scotchman, nobody ever had q
good word for him. In all the months
that she had been an inmate Of the
Forbes domicile she couldn't remember
that anyone had ever given him even
q pleasant greeting. he came down
stairs to breakfast late and always
grumbling, grumbled at his food, which
Carrie, the colored maid, slid across
the table at him, grumbled at the fur
mace and weather and the mailman,
at the boarders and Mrs. Forbes and
life in general.
But Beth liked him best Of all. That
morning she had found outside her
door a box of fresh violets and book
she had been wishing for inscribed
from her sincere friend, Alan Farley.
It was the book more than the inscrip-
ton that showed the thoughts of the
giver, for it was named 'sThe Well Be
loved" AS Beth glanced through it
she had smiled, remembering a verse
that Alan liked to repeat from Mrs.
Browning:
What shall I give to my beloved?
A little faith all undisproved.
That was what he gave to her, only
not in small measure, in full rich meas
ure, all his hearts faith and love, ask
ing her to believe in him and be pa
tient for his success. And she could
not tell him that she didn't give rap
for his success; that she would rather
q hundred times over have been mar
ried to him, even if she had kept on
with her own work, and they had been
running mates together. So between
them was the promise of marriage and
to the boarding house at large he was
''there sincere friend"
'The old mans sick in bed" said
Carrie briskly. as she swept the crumbs
from Beth's place. "He amt coming
down. He's groaning fearful"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-12-13

2 ~~A S~~~ -~O~5
A over their flock by night:
And 10, the angel Of the LORD
came upon them, and the glory Of
the Lord shown around about them;
and they were sore afraid.
And the angels said unto them,
'Fear not, for, behold, I bring you
good tidings Of great JOY, which
shall be to all people.
'For unto you is born this day
in the city of David, the Savior,
which is Christ, the Lord.
"And this shall be a sign unto
you; ye shall find the babe wrapped
in swaddling clothes, lying in q
manger."
And suddenly there was with the
angel multitude of the heavenly
host praising God and saying.
"Glory to God in the highest, and
on earth peace, good will toward
men."-St. Luke 2:8-14.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-12-13
Only Once a Year.

But how seldom Christmas comes
only once a year; and how soon it IS
over-a day and a night! If that Is
the whole of it, it seems not much
more durable than the little toys one
buys of a faker on the street corner.
But surely that need not and ought
not to be the whole of Christmas; only
single day of generosity, ransomed
from the dull servitude Of selfish
year. If every gift is token Of per-
sonal thought, a friendly feeling, and
unselfish interest in the joy Of others,
then the thought, the feeling, the in
terest, may remain after the gift Is
made.-Henry van Dyke.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-12-13

"Some people seem actually proud
of a headache after a New Year cele-
bration."
ut isn't the headache they are proud
of, but the fact that they had enough
money to acquire one."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-12-13
His Fun.

His Fun.
81 don't believe in giving expensive
Christmss gifts"
Neither do I, but it's lot Of fun
expecting them"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-14
SIGNS OF TIMES GOOD
u"hm""d Johhcrs kccp uus,-Manu-
'Hrf"rrr> Working Fuli Iim--Trn,-
clcrs Sending in Itig Orders

Inc special report OF Il. 6. Dl,n &,
Co.. on Richmond business. conditions
tor the pas, week is cncu,raging |,
reads:
There appear no prcscn, signs of "A
recession IN prosperity. Local iuhbinu
houses report business holding ur well
since the holidays. manufacturers ar.
supplied with orders. and are upcrat :
ing on fun time. The scarcity of labor
Is tho principal disuuic,ing factor. ut
present.
Dry goods statesmen are out with
spring lines aud report sales having
Increased since tho holidays Prices
continue hiSh with further advances
in hlcachcd goods likely hrrvr" sum
MGR. shoe statesmen will flush tho
season in about a month. when ihcv
VIII return for :a:! samples No re-
rcssion in price is expected At prcs
cnt black leather. which is cheaper
than tan. is selling more rapidly in
rural districts.
TIL" high pric" "f hardware has ar
f"ct"d buying somewhat. dealers show
IN" Gr"htcr conservatism. Collections
arc better than year ago
High prices have not affected gro
Gerry sales. although cheaper grades
arc more in demand city collections
arc normal. while those in tho co,In-
try ar" much better than usual at this
season Of the year. business in cloth
ing aud kindred lines has been parti-
cu!arly good
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-14
GETTING TO THE TIMBER
tuiaski Mn, Hrc0m~ t.reat i.unihe r
trntrr-Nast Acres of NirEiniR
Timber Lands Bought.

rtl>Ski, Va. January Spcru-
I"'l"n h"r" is rif" concerning IN" pos :
-ibtli'v ~ Iulnski bcc"miug q great
'imh.r center. the sale ~ Max Grjcf. or
Baltimore. OF som" II 600 acres %
heavily tmh.rcd lands III Bland and
Wy'h" COUNTIES. bordering Oh Pulaski l..
leading TO TIA. pro poet of this city be-
ing made the outlet for all timber cut
of tn" immense tract
The boundary IL prncticailv all virg n
timber never having been marketed
because Of lack OF Transportation IA :
Ctlttl.S. as II lies number of miles
across the mountains from tho Norfolk
ana Western Railway. What seems to
h" tn" most f"hsthl. plan for getting
thu lumber 10 market IS 20 utilize the
narrow GauS" railroad that runs from
i'ulasI<I 10 III. old Altoona mines and
,hcnc" across IN" Little walker.
Mountain TO the south sidc OF Big
Walkers Mountain. THIS road was
used many years az" IN connection
with tho zine furnace here" t" haul
coal from the Altoona mines
The parties who hn," acquired thi.
timber have incorporated "A -ompanv
with ia" object of marketing TIA" same.
The present nigh prices Of timber in
Iioa,c that this . I, favorable time for
In, undertaking.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-14
REAL ESTATE RECORD
AND COURT CALENDAR
old TimcS-Dispatch Buildin. Iscins
fscmovcd to- Make Way for
New Structure.
DEVOTED To OFFICE PURPOSES
South Tenth Street Lot Brings High
est Price OF Wcck--f.im Apart
mcntS Arc Bought by Hill Carter
for Si6,OOO.
DEVOTED To OFFICE PURPOSE.
The Week S Record

Work. of tearing down H." old Times
Dispatch building at til" southwest
corner Of Tenth aud E.tnk streets.
which viii hc replaced 10y m"o"rn
Ollie" structure. WAS started yesterday.
The building viii he quickly removed
froni the property. and work viii H."
started on The new huil'iiuc in tn"
"aiiN spring, as S""u as Weather con-
ditions permit "f c\t"uSiN" ."uStrtio-
ti": work.
The NV" hricl stores ai - aud
Hl' Eank Street have already been re-
moved from the lot in preparation for
tho general Improvements {" tn" entire
property. These lots aijoiu tn" l'arN
Building. as the old structure has been
known during the paSi few wears I'll"
new structure 10 lac erected ON III"
site Of the Park Euildiu@ viii h" do
voted exclusively =" office purposes
y decrease in the property transfers
recorded hurin" the pass wcck is
noted. as compared with tn" foregoing
week. The amount "f money Involved
- much lower thHn tho first week Of
the year. hut the number "f deeds re-
corded is lar""r TN" trading WAS con-
tined I" small pr"r"vti"S. with tn" en-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-14
FACTS FROM AFFAIR
brief industrial Notes 81 rbjpr. Goi,.
on In tli Parts of tho
World.

Nov Jersey factories cmrloy 27..noo
operatives
100000 knitting min in Florida j.,
""n"d by negroes
china yearly Imports 's.ooo,ooo worth
"i various Kinds OF leather
More than ~. $40 workmcu arc ON.
p'"y"l IN and about The mines Of
Arizona
berkeley cal proposes to have =
nnlni"ira ilonr mill ana hakcrv with
"h''h u" combat ih" high cost or NV.
scotch tweed aud hosiery mnnuf,c.
& iur"rs hay" opened schools for IN.
RUSSIAN language. In order to do NOR.
business win Russia
ne construction OF e mp" line 2"n
h''"% long has enabled oil TO replace
wood FOR fuel for navigation and n,hcr
pntp"s"s in tho interior ~ Congo
cars containing apparatus for disir-
iechnG ia" "l"thin gauf ba-gac. OF
passengers VIII" have been cNpuscd To
'"n,hS Gus his""S" have bocu pu, INFO
service by an italian railroad
British inventor has pcrC.c-cd
s'hEl" daNit that launchc, 81 boa, from
q vessel with sling aud autnmari.
'aIii releases b, aS soon as i, touchc.
the water
Metal shoes resembling skates.
which grip firmly when weigh, is
applied To them. have been invented
!" enable men 10 climb steel frames 80
buildings. bridges and some ,ypes ~
poles
" nat IS said I" be tho FIRST -four mill
I" "' established ia Florida is now
"e.nf constructed at Jacksonville Tho
",'' VIII nave e capacity OF 80 bar
'r'E . GAY In addition to nour uuan
titles Of stock feed Will he turned on,
y permit Tor th" building Of new
M station has just been issued nv
IN" I"'oni" city architect, and is the
largest building ever approved by thai
w r'h"h' Tn" total cost Of tho
Sfh' 'Hr" VIII he s3.io0 900. and work
on III" main building and east wing
VIII proceed AT once
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-14
why Farmer. Wish Hrttcr nonds.

In the prosperous agricultural sec
tiou> the average farmer is now a be-
lever III road improvements, althouc h
ten years ago he was opposed to them.
The change in opinion is doubtless due
in some measure to the growing con-
viciion that 4 good road is useful in
business way for hauling, hut there
i now much stronger reason for The
farmers interest in highway better
mcn;S. Take Iowa. for instance. The
latest registration figures show that
there are 49, go automobiles in that
state. or on. for every thirteen in
hahitants. There is no large city in the
stat" ANA no center of great wealth.
:" the inevitable conclusion is that
the farmers Of the State own most
of these automobiles. IL was not so
many years ago that thcrS farmers OPP
posed roadbuildine as being OF value
only Ia a few rich owners OF motor
cars. They are now in favor Of such
improvements. and 1t is Il fair inference
that the absence OF good roads is what
convinced the agricultural population
OF the value of real highways. The
farmer IS like any other man in wish
Ing TO get the most out of life he can
and The influence Of mud and rutS is
particularly irksomc to him ir he il
mot riSt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-14

BLACKSTONE. VA. January Ia
me rear t"bacc" sales for this week
amounted to ;tG.o?0 pounds. Total
sales Tor tn" season were 3Ioo d.;
POUNDS. Increase this tobacco season
over last i..6G.506 pounds
I'ric"S this week We're higher on ali
grades OF tobacco. especially on lurs
an" snort leaf General fine crops
ShoW"" up wrappers sold as high ia
$3.50 per hundred. aud the dali,
sales averaged between Is cents and
- cents. floor round,
u Is estimated that 81 pcr cent Of
the dark tobacco crop has been sold
adjacent To the Blackstone market,
IN" rest Of tho crop viii I've sold in
tie next thirty DAYS If the weather
conditions remain favorable
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-14
""nti"n Of one az two instances who,
Efc" deals were made
TENTH STREET puOpt:RT,
t.nn.,

Property situated in the business
section OF the city brought, tn, high
est rricc OF the week. Henry = Wal
'cr*tcin and his wife sold a la, ON
IN" west side al Tenth Street, be-
tween Main and cary Streets for "a
"r'r" reported 1" have been Sioono
u" '@nd has - frontage on Tenth
stree; "f ~ - feet and Il dcp,h of
II l-3 feet.
IN" same parties figured in ~ deal
transferring property in the rcSi,icu-
ll'l section. In this deal Henry =
"iirrS'"in and his wife were the nur
'naScrS from Julien tunn Three lo, =
"i h'nd situated on Bnic Lane and the
ihmphousc Road were involved in
~" transaction. The price paid for
IN" three lots were reported :" have.
hccu ss:.0no ''
i.'%"i" T.. Boyd became the owner
~ property on the south line If Mon
uhlrn' Avenue. for which she maid
s'''.""" The lot was purchased from
hinSsland Lana Company and has /,
frontage Of sixty feet on Monum,u,
>.""h" ana IL depth of iii feet
NJ WalIcrStcin Real Estate Cam
I'"E reported the sale Yesterday .r
IN" hih' Apartments located "a, rh,.
'''"ci "l Elm Street and Grove Ave-
''u"' from Davis II Archer to hin ear
Yet IN" apartment house is :. four
N'"rN building. The purchase nri,c
N'S reported as being Sic. ola cash