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The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1917-07-20
AIKEN TO BE REAPPoINTED

Worth o. Aiken, was yesterday re-
commended by the Maui Chamber of
Commerce as Maui representatives on
the Hawaii promotion committee to
succeed himself. The appointment is
to be made by the Governor on recon-
mendation of the local commercial
bodies and the board of supervisors.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1917-07-20
HIGH CLIMB FOR SOME ONE

Through the breaking of the hal
yards on the S0-foot flag staff the
usual display of the national emblem
in front of the Wailuku 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.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1917-07-20
EIGHTEENTH YEAR
District Expenses
Fixed For Period
Overseers Expected To Keep Within
Limit Set By Supervisors At Meet
ing This Week = $4,000 For
Schools -ROadsGet Most Attention

From now on each district in the
the county is to start the semirannual
period knowing exactly how much
money it is to have for permanent i'm
provements. This policy was decided
upon by the board of supervisors
which finished it's work on the appro-
priation bill on Tuseday.
According to the estimates the coun-
ty will have about $4,000 for perman-
ent improvements during the SIX
months period ending December 81,
1917. The amount has been divided
among the districts and the district
overseers are to be notified that they
will be held within the limit set.
According to the outline, the mon
ey will be spent as follows:
Makawao
Paia-Makawao road (6
months, $1750 per no.. $1O,5OO
bridges in Kula. ....... 5,OOO
Waipalani relocation ...... l,OOO
Sanitarium improvements 7,OOO
$23,5O0
Wailuku
Wailuku-Lahaina road 80. hooo
Wailuku-Lahaina road
bridges ...........'''' p,VV0
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1917-07-20

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The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1917-07-20

From Coast: Ventura, 49, Wilhel-
nina, "a Nippon Maru, 25.
For Coast: Matsonia, 25, Persia Ma
ru, 26.
From Orient: Persia Maru, 26.
For orient: Nippon Maru, 20.
For Australia: Ventura, %.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
Charged With Theft Of
Narcotic Drugs, Man and
Woman Are Held by Police

Joseph Keister and Sue Eberly, al
legged by the police to be users of
narcotics are being heard in police
court this afternoon for the alleged
larceny of morphia tablets and pow
dered opium, valued at 500, from
the wholesale drug establishment of
Bowman, Nell & Co., 1249 Howard
street, some time since Sunday last.
Keister was in the employ of the
drug establishment as assistant ship
per Thursday and Friday of last
week, but was discharged for in
capability. Wednesday one of the
employees of the store discovered
that a box of 500 one-eighth grain
morphia sulphate tablets, and that
about 500 Sugar-coated morphia sui
phate tablets were missing. Accord
ing to the provisions of the drug law
a report of the missing articles was
turned over to Federal Revenue In
spector Frymire, who turned the
case over to Detective Speese. Sam
uel ID. Wilson, colored, in the en-
ploye of Bowman & Nell, made in
formation to the authorities that
Keister had approached him sew
eral times, once as late as yesterday,
and asked him to steal drugs for him
and sell them to him. or at least tell
where he could find certain drugs if
he could enter the building.
Detective Speese arrested the
Eberly woman last evening at the
corner of Third and Market streets,
knowing that she was friendly to
Keister. keister came out later in
the night in search of the woman
and Officer Balthaser arrested him.
Three officers reached his room and
found the morphia tablets and a
small quantity of powdered opium.
and eight or nine hypodermic
needles. 1t was afterwards found
that about two pounds of powdered
opium was missing from the whole
sale house.
Il is alleged that Keister gained
entrance to the stock room through
the shipping room or the elevator
shaft some time Christmas day or
night. The missing drugs were last
seen Sunday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
Railways Company Gives
Its Answer to Charge
Cars Do MOI Heed Signals

The Harrisburg Traction Company
through it's president, Frank b.
Musser, made an answer to-day to
the Public Service Commission in
reply to Lila A. Hamill who charged
that the Third street cars failed to
stop for passengers and that the
operators had orders from head
quarters to do so.
The Traction Company denial says
NO instructions have been given by
the company such as alleged in the
complaint. On the contrary the
company's orders to it's employees are
that they shall be exceedingly care
full not to pass any intending pas
senger. The only exception is where
for some reason one car is i'm
mediately followed by another and
the delay involved cannot then ex-
ceed the fraction of a minute.
This happened in the complain
ants case when she wished to board
a car at Third and Maclay streets.
The car that passed her, however,
was followed by another car less
than half block distant upon
which she became a passenger within
less than thirty seconds after pass
age of the first car.
There are no instances, so far as
/ know, where three or four cars, as
stated by the complainant, would not
stop for passengers or where pass
engers were kept waiting the length
of time stated by the complainant.
"I might add that during the heavy
recent SHOWS operation of the Third
street line has been particularly diff
ficult on account of traffic blocking
the tracks"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
Cabaret Frequenters Must
Do Their Bit For Soldiers
Through Extra War Tax

Diners at cabarets soon will have
the satisfaction of knowing that they
are contributing towards the support
of the boys in the trenches.
Rules governing the collection or
war revenue tax on cabaret admis-
sions probably will be issued by the
Treasury department next week, B.
L. Davis, collector for this Internal
Revenue District, said to-day.
Regarding 20 per cent. of the bill
for refreshments as the cost of ad-
mission, where no admission fee is
charged, the proposed tax is one cent
on each ten cents or fraction thereof
of such 20 per cent. of the total
charge. If, for instance, the check
handed by the waiter is for 50, you
will find at the bottom an additional
ten cents for war revenues.
The term cabaret is held to include
"eVery hotel, restaurant. hall or other
public place at or in which. in con-
nection with the service or sale OF
food or other refreshments or
there is conducted any
vaudeville, or other performers or di-
version in the way of acting, singing,
or dancing, either with
or without instrumental or other
music
Where there is only instrumental
music by an orchestra the tax does
not apply. 1t does apply, however,
if dancing is permitted The tax is
paid by the person paying for the
liquors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
WAR FLOUR TO
Be in THE CITY
WITHIN WEEK
New Product of Whole Wheat
Will Save Much Now
Used as Feed
CANNED GOODS PLENTY
Government Regulates Prices
to Protect Consumers
in Winter

Merchants of Harrisburg who
have closely observed the operation
of the United States Food Conserva-
ton organization are to-day satisfied
that the public will not be gouged by
food hoarders or profiteers, no mat
ter how long the war lasts. If tbs
food administration had not taken
firm hold of the situation, flour
would now be $40 a barrel and sugar
selling for 40 or SO cents a pound.
AS it is the consumer finds himself
thoroughly protected and the pro-
ducer is not being forced to give up
his reasonable profits"
The purchasing agent of one of the
biggest wholesale establishments in
the city made this emphatic state
ment to-day on being asked if it
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
R. R. POOLING TO
BE INITIAL MOVE
BY GOVERNMENT
New Order Should Wipe Out
Competition and Relieve
Congestion
WANT QUICK MOVEMENT
Shipments Will Go Directly to
Destination, Regardless
of Company
WANT QUICK MOVEMENT
By Associated Press

Washington, Dec. 28.-At noon
to-day the approximately 25O,OO0
miles of American railway systems
silently merged into one great con-
tirental chain for the winning of the
war.
Under President Wilson's decision,
the great event, regarded by many
as the opening of new epoch in
government and control of public
utilities, passed by without any for
NAL ceremony.
At the first practical step in 'he
governments operation of railroads
which began at noon to-day, Direc-
tor General McAdoo drafted The
railroG ds' war board into the govern
ment service to work out plans of
unified operation and submit them
to him for approval.
The following five railroad eXecu-
tives, each q leader in the business
of transportation, will work out the
plans for welding 25O,0O0 miles of
railroad into one great continental
system for winning the war:
Fairfax Harrison, president of the
Southern Railway.
JULIUS hTuJlSCHIlll, CndlIllldn VI
the board of the Southern Pacific.
Samuel Rea, president of the
| Pennsylvania.
Hale Holden, president of the Bur
! lingtcn.
Howard Elliott of the New Haven
| Complete control of American
railroads for the duration of the
war to-day passes into the hands OF
| the United States governments
| AT noon, the hour fixed by Presi-
| dent Wilson's proclamation for eff
| fecting governmental possession
! Secretary McAdoo, the new director
| of railroads, was ready with his first
official order designed to pool al
traffic, equipment and terminals to
relieve the congestion which has
gripped the country since the out
break of the war.
The immediate result of the order
will be to wipe out competition and
reroute traffic over the shortest
lines. Shipments will move directly
to their destination regardless Of the
company with which they originate
and terminals will be used in COM
| mon to effect maximum efficiency.
CONTINUED on Page 1871
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
DISTRICT CITY
FOR BIG K. OF c.
WAR FUND DRIVE
Committee of Businessmen to
Work For Country's
Fighting Men

In addition to the large general
committee named some time ago to
raise Harrisburg's quota for the
Knights OF Columbus war camp
fund a number of prominent Har-
risburg men have been elected to
serve with the original members.
The names follow:
Henderson Gilbert, William Jen-
nings, ]. William Bowman, George
S. Reinoehl, David Kaufman,
Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Donald
Mccormick, Charles f. Pass, George
w. Reilly, Andrew S. Patterson, ].
II. Wallazz. Captain George Lumb,
w. II. Bennethum, Jr., B. l.. Blough,
James Lentz. John Dapp, Francis ].
Hall. c. II. Hunter. S. f. Dunkle,
Frank Brady, superintendent ]. X.
Johnson, 4. Boone Abbott, Thomas
j. Lynch and Arthur Bacon, all of
Harrisburg; Quincy Bent. William
Nell. K. NJ. Rutherford and w. e.
Abercrombie, all of Steelton.
The election of these Harrisburg
ers took place last night at a meet
ing of the original general commit
tee. Reports received from various
sources show that the Knights df
Columb bus will have no more diff
Guilty in raising it's war camp fund
quota than did the Y. NJ. c. A, in
which campaign many members of
the Knights of Columbus were ac-,
tive. Both organizations are main
tanning buildings in all training
camps for the soldiers.
Meeting Next Wednesday
A public meeting is to be held in
the Board of Trade hall next We'd
nesday night, the campaign opening
the following morning. Among those
who will speak will be the Rt. Rev.
?. r. McDevitt, Bishop of the Har-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28

Paris, Thursday, Dec. 27.-France
will not accept u peace based on
conditions before the war, Forelsh
Minister Pichon declared in reply
ING i'm the Chamber of Deputies TO-
day to the peace terms OF inc oIn
tral mowers outlined to RuSsla'
asserted Germany was enueaNoi ms ms
ia involve France in its negotiations
with the Bolsheviki, but that the
war would go on whether or io'
Russia made a separate peace
The foreign minister salo g.
MANY was seeking to protract tlI0
negotiations with the RusSlailo, =,
esta bIishing commercial relations III
The meantime, believing that IN tHls
way the Bolsheviki might be chech-
mated later. Referring to the terms m
which the central powers onered 10
the Russians, as published to-day
he said: .,..,,.o us
Germany is trying to Involve us
IN bcr MaXimalist negouatlohs'
After suffering as we have we can can
NOT accent neace based on the status
ouo nv agreement with our allies
we are ready to discuss dlreCt
propositions regarding peace puC 'hl'
is indirect. ,,o,.ot T. O
either case the war for us Will CON
tinue. An ally has failed us, an any
who in preceding years carried on
great victories. 1t is a great success
for our enemy, but another ally mas
come: from the other end oil the
world a democracy has risen against
Germany's appetite for conquest.
"At the conference in Paris a pro-
gram was drawn up and in conse-
uuence unity of action on the paI
of the allies will make itself lelt
even to Macedonia. Germany an"
her allies have undertaken the I'M
nossible task of conquering the
world. The world will conquer
them.
In this war France will have
played a great role. for, as Roose-
Welt has said, she will have saved
humanity"
NJ. Pichon declared the secret
treaties published by the BolsheViki
had not compromised France. je
said the German diplomats who we're
rc.ending to show indignation were
the very men who sought to negou-
ate a secret treaty with the OLD
regime in Russia, who attempted to
draw Mexico into war against the
United States, and organized plots III
Argentina.
After referring to the German
declaration that Alsace and Lorraine
would never hc surrendered, Nj
Pichon said:
THE question of Alsace-Lorraine
does not afin.t i'C'tirs alone. 1t is
q world question. 1t is not terri
torial problem but a moral problem.
on it's solution depends whether. or
not the world shall have a durable
peace" This statement was greeted
with applause.
The occupation of Jerusalem, NJ.
CONTINUED on Page 1871
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
ADDED
TO 1918 BUDGET
BY COUNCILMEN
commissioners to Pass Com
pleted Measure on First
Reading Tonight
MANY SALARY INCREASES
Police to Get 500 a Month at
Suggestion of Mayor
KeiSter

Provision for extensive salary in
creases, not quite equaling the
amounts asked in number of in
stances, items for Fourteenth ward
improvements and other increases
Tor labor and materials for all city
departments will be provided in the
budget ordinance which will be
passed on first reading at a special
meeting of Council tonight. The
total budget estimate for 1918 is
$S15, 45S.7S. This year it was $685.
The increase in the cost for MAIN
tanning the city departments next
year is $119,471.53 to be provided
Tor by increasing the tax rate from
nine to ten mills and raising the
water rates both to householders and
manufacturers on Il proportionate
scale. Although few minor changes
may be made in the budget ordi-
nance before final passage the COM
mlssioners said to-day all the i'm
portant work had been done and all
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28

Little George Watkeys, of Wicon-
isco, deaf. dumb and blind, who has
been made a ward of the state and
a pupil at Mt. Airy, through the in
strumentality of Senator Beidleman,
bids fair to become one of the
brightest boys in the institution AL
ready he has been saved from the
state of hopeless idiocy toward which
he was drifting when Senator Beidle-
man became Interested in his case.
The Legislature appropriated suf-
ticient money for his instruction and
the lad was sent by his parents to
Mt. Airy last fall. Then he could not
make his wants known in any way
except by signs. He was utterly cut
off from communication with the
outside world.
Just before Christmas his mother
received from DIR. A. l.. E. Crouter,
superintendent at Mt. Airy, a letter
in which h1 enclosed q Christmas
postcard on which little George had
written:
Papa"
Mama"
And signed with his initials
&c. W."
This card, DIR. Crouter says, was
written by George entirely without
aid and shows the rapid progress the
lad has made in the few months he
has been at the institution. George
keeps well and is making rapid
strides in his school work." says DR..
Crouter.
Mrs. Watkeys sent the Christmas
card to Senator Eeidleman who re-
CARDS it more highly than any other
holiday gift he received. With II
came grateful letter from the
mother of the lad. with the prayer
that God will grant your success in |
all your undertakings" and ex I"ess- |
ing joy over the rapid strides her boy !
is making in school.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
French RepuIse Enemy
Attack in the ArgOnne;
Artillery Activity Lively
BY .1rsocicicd Prcts

Paris, Thursday, Dec. 27.-The
French War Office issued the follow
ing official statement tonight:
I'm the Argonne we repulsed an
enemy surprise attack.
"On the right bank of the Meuse
the activity of the artillery on both
sides continued very lively in the re-
gion of Caurieres wood and Bezon-
vauX. Northeast of BezonvauX our
batteries caught under their fire an
enemy troop concentration which
was dispersed with losses.
Belgian communications: During
the last forty-eight hours there has
been little activity on the Belgian
front. During the night of Decent
ber 26-27 the artillery fighting was
rather intense in the Dixmude Sec
tor.
Army of the east: December 26.
of Importance occurred.
Bad weather continues"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
Borrowed Exemption Wife
to Dodge Draft, Is Charge

Philadelphia, Dec. 2S. - And now
the exemption wife!"
Agents of the Bureau of Criminal
Investigation of the Department of
Justice testified Yesterday they eX-
pect to prove that George Bernhardi,
of Overlook, whom they arrested
yesterday in a draft case, borrow
ed Wife in order to be exempted
from military service. Bernhardi
lives at 2100 North Fifty-fifth street,
which is in the jurisdiction of local
board "a. sitting in Overlook.
BernhardiS arraigned before United
States Commissioner Long Yesterday,
was held in $1,000 bail for further
hearing next Thursday.
Bernhardfs case, according to the
Secret Service, is the first of it's kind
with which it has had to deal. Bern
hardi was accepted for the draft and
claimed exemption. 1t is said, on the
ground that he was married and had
a wife who was a dependent
Persons who know Bernhard claim
that the woman with whom he is liV-
Ing is not his wife.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
DR.. Harry P. Eisenhart
Dies After Short Illness

Dr. Harry p. Eisenhart. 1922
North Second street, widely known
physician, died to-day of acute ode
ma OF the lungs. He was 81 years
old. Dr. Elsenhart took cold from
recent snowstorm when his auto
moplle stalled. He is survived by
ms VIE. Funeral services will be
held Monday afternoon at o'clock
the Rev. DR.. j. Bradley Markward,
pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, presiding Burial will be
made in the Harrisburg Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
No More Calls For
Selected Men Until
Middle Of February
Bv Assoeiated PrcSs

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Provost
Marshal General Crowder has noti-
fed state Governors that there will
be no more formal calls for deferred
percentages of the present quota of
National Army men before February
IS. That is, all men who have been
called but whose order numbers are
so low that they are not actually
in camp, will get the benefit of the
new classification.
Boards have been instructed, how
ever, to continue sending men to
make up deficiencies in the quota.
caused by rejection of men already
in the service until they have enough
men finally in the first class.
They were notified also to expect
very short calls for men killed. in
special lines of work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
MANY ARE SKATING

With extreme cold weather fore
casted for tonight and tomorrow.
the City Park Department is prepar
ing to accommodate large crowds at
Wildwood Park lake, which has been
opened to skaters The department
has been presented with a new red
flag by Bowman and Company. which
was flown this afternoon from the
Union Trust Building. to replace The
old one which was raised yastsrday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
EMPEY TO GET
BIG RECEPTION
HERE TONIGHT
Author of 'Over the Top" and
New Serial to Give Trench
Demonstration

Sergeant Arthur Guy Empey, who
will give his famous war lecture i'm
Chestnut street auditorium this even
ing before an audience that promises
to be one of the biggest Of the win
ter, will be introduced by Major Liv-
ingston V. Rausch, superintendent of
the state arsenal, and well known
in military circles. The event is re-
garded as of great Importance
among young men who are within
the draft age, as Empey will DEM
onstrate with gas masks, "persuad-
ers," the bayonet and otherwise just
how trench warfare is carried on.
In addition Sergeant Empey, who
TCo,.i.,,oI -, Daro 10
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
[Continued on Page al
IRISH WOULD ENLIST
IN UNITED STATES
BY associated Press

London. Dec. 2S. = A number n
young men in. middle and western
Ireland according to a Dublin dis
passportsto enable them to go to tho
United States to join Irish regiment,
in the American Army. The govern
ment authorities up to this time, it il
added, have refused to grant suci
permits.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
pRESIDENTs BIRTUDAy

washington, Dec. 2S.-Coincident
with the taking over of the railroads
President Wilson to-day is celebrat-
ing his 61st birthday. No special
ceremony is planned at the White
House as the wartime rush of work
makes impossible any deviation in
the Presidents daily routine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
Corporal of American Engi-
neers Christmas Eve Vic
tim; Companion Wounded
DROP BOMB ON CAMP
Enemy Aviators Kill Two
Privates at Camping Place
Near French Town
By Assoeiatea Press

With the American Army in
France, Thursday, Dec. "a
corporal of American engineers
was killed and one private was
wounded Christmas even when
a German shell dropped nea-
party of American engineers
working in trenches on a sec
ton of the French front. The
engineers for several weeks had
been working along the front
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
DROPS GERMAN LANGUAGE

Reading, Pa, Dec. 2S.-The hos
tility of young members led to al
epochmaking step by the Reformed
Church consistory at Leesport, thi.
county made up chiefly of PennsyI..
vania Germans, when it was an.
nounced yesterday that there will b,
no more German preaching at serv
ices. At one time all the service,
were in German. The Lutheran
Church there is expected to follow
suit.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
MAsONs APPOINTED

William 5. snyder, attorney, has
been reappointed district deputy
grand master by James b. Krauss
grand master of the Grand Lodge Of
Masons of Pennsylvania. Frederic A.
Godcharles, Deputy Secretary of the
Commonwealth, has been reappoInted
district deputy for the twelfth tima
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
THIRTY NORwEGIANs KILLED

London, Dec. 2S. - Thirty Nor
wegian sailors are believed to have
been killed in the sinking of five Nor
wegian steamers by German subma-
rines, according to statement issued
by the Norwegian foreign office ana
forwarded by the Copenhagen cores
pondent of the Exchange Telegra nh
Company.