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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-10
A little help goes a long ways.

A little help goes q long ways.
If you would keep your body in .
healthy and robust condition, throb-
bling with that splendid vitality that
indicates freedom from all ailments,
FIRST Of al see that your blood is
kept pure. Any slight impurity that
ereeps into your blood will soon effect
the weli-being of your whole system.
A few bottles Of S s S. will give
lust the assistance that nature needs
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18
LIEUTENANT W|CHMAN
IS HOME FOR VISIT
Will Return To Coast Soon For
Assignment

First Lieutenant Fred wicbman, U.
IS. r., who received his commission in
San Francisco after o three months,
training course in the Reserve officers,
Training camp at the Preside, Is homo
from the Coast for brief visit. He is
on ieave Of absence, but expects TO re.
turn to the Coast in the near future,
for assignment to field artillery
regiment. '0lSIf snrre
Mr.. Wichman, soon after the OUT
break Of the war between the United
States and Germany, went to the main
land in the hope Of securing early ad.
mission into an army unit which would
be leaving for France. Like many
other young men from Hawaii, he did
not succeed at first, but persisted in his
effort to get into active service and
finally joined the army with an auto
truck division. Later he entered the
training camp.
Lieutenant wHchman is the son OF
II. +. Wichman Of the jewelry firm
Of Wichman & Company. For many
years he was associated with the jew
elry firm, but left II to respond to the
Presidents call for volunteers.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18
LONG ESTABLISHED
!. BUSINESS HOUSE
d FO.CRANGE HANDS
Fernandez & Correa To Take
Over Business Of Whitney
& Marsh Say Reports
ARRANGEMENT WILL BE
IN EFFECT NEXT MONTH
Young Concern To Secure Fine
Establishment In Heart of
Shopping District

Changes OF general interest to the
public are coming TO the shopping dis
triet about the FIRST Of the year unless
reports which are current should prove
false. One of the oldtime and best
known houses Of the Fort Street bust.
Dessssection is TO 90 into new hands. !.
On or about the first Of the year the
business of whitney & Marsh, Ltd Is
TO be taken over by Fernandez & Cor.
rea, say reports that have not been de.
MED by any Of the interested parties,
although at the store of Fernandez
& Correa. Frank NJ. Correa said yester-
day afternoon that he would prefer
neither TO confirm nor deny the report
at this time. He admitted, however,
that he was aware that the report had
become current. Neither was any de-
nial made at the Whitney & Marsh es
Establishment. "
Two Stores For Time ... 3.
II IL understood that immediately af.
ter the first Of the year the business,
stock and fixtures Of Whitney & Marsh,
Ltd, will be transferred and turned
over ito Fernandez 4 Correa and that
firm will proceed to dispose of the
stock and will continue at the present
Whitney \ Marsh store in the same or
similar line of business. Pending
the disposal Of the present stocks Of
both houses the younger firm will Il is
expected, retain its present store mt
the corner of Fort and Beretania
Streets. s.i a..
The store building of whitney &
Marsh was only recently enlarged and
materially improved with additions at
the back and above and modernized in
to one of the most attractive establish.
ments of the city. It-is an old, long
established and substantial business
that has long held and deserved the
confidence Of the shopping public and
the business interests of the city.
Come Forward Rapidly +
Joseph ". Fernandez and Frank NJ.
Correa are representative business men
of the younger element of the city. II
is not long ago that they were clerks in
a local dry goods house and left those
positions 70 enter business on their own
account Their " Home of Linens and
Fancy Dry Goods at the corner of
Fort and Beretania Streets in the Har,
rison building they have made a dis
tinct success and their business ability
and integrity is attested by the fact
that they are able thus to take over
one of the larger business interests of
the city so quickly.
The new location win give them
larger and better opportunities than
they have heretofore enjoyed.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18
No Prosecution Is
Likely To Come J.
Out Of Revelations
United States Attorney Believes
Disclosures Found In Diary Of
Geier's Captain win Not Be
Followed Up Locally

The revelations Of Hun tfeaehery in
Honolulu as disclosed in the personal
diary Of Capt. Karl GrRsshof, com,
mauder of the former German cruiser
Geier, will not be the subject of q
federal grand jury investigation nm
less specific instructions are received
from the department. of justice al
Washington, according to statement
made yesterday afternoon by United
States Attorney S. G. Huber. s,.-
IL is the opinion Of Mr.. Huber that
no such Instructions win be received by
him because, he says, the most import
ant features of the evidence revealed
in Grasshof,s diary are directly con.
nected with the charge to which both
Georg Rodiek and H. A. Schroeder have
pleaded guilty in San Francisco.
"F. W. Klebahn, head of Hack.
field s shipping department, was not, in
my opinion, involved in the conspiracy
here TO such an extent as would war.
rant the federal grand jury conducting
an investigation, said Huber From
the extracts of Grasshof's diary pub.
lished in the papers, Klebahn did not
figure very prominently, he added,
"and i think il is hardly likely that
the department of justice will order an
inquiry in his connection.
"But apart from everything" said
Mr.. Huber, "my Office is unable to be,
gin any investigation or prosecution, in
a certain list Of cases, without specific
instructions from the department of
justice at Washington. These cases in.
clude treason and the violation of .neu-
trality" o.. H..
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18
.SPOR III 8
LYSER HEROINE;
BREAKS HAWAII'S RECORD

second, and Ronald Watt (o), third.
Also close.
sO-yard open--7John Kelii (H), first,
time AZ IS; Francis Bowers (ol, sec.
ond, and Albret Harris 10Y, third. Also
close race.
High diving exhibition-The judges
and Glenn jackson forgot TO announce
the results. Robert Fuller, Jack
Hjorth and "Smiles" Dudoif, all Hea-
lani entries, competed. Fuller carried
of the honors easily, with the two
others breaking about even.
l0O-yard ladies open--Eleanor Lyser
(Women's Auxiliary, first, time f:l7,
breaking the Hawaiian record Of
l;20 l'5; Josephine Hopkins 10Y, see.
ond, and Gerd Hiorth (unattached),
third.
22O-yard open--Ah Kin Yse CHI,
first, time 2;3S 2-5; Dickson Hitchcock
(0) second and p. Chaplin (0) third.
All Kin zee, Honolulu g champion
Chinese world swimmer, won easily by
two full lengths. Great applause.
Pratt Is Some Plunger
50-yard breaststroke for boys under
fifteen Ernest Cook (o), first, time
81; Albert Il. Mineville Jr., (o), sec.
ond, and p. Mann (o), third. This
was close race all the way through.
Plunge for distance - O. Dudley
Pratt tO), first, 50 feet; p. Chaplin
(O), second, 80 feet 5 inches, and Toll
man GU. s. Engineers), third, SO feet
and inches. Pratt had time called
when he was but foot from the end
Of the tank. He had been preparing to
turn around and keep on.
Club relay, 4s0 yards, six.m teams
Healani, first, time, 4:46 2-5; Outrig.
ger, second, In the order the duck ,
took to the water, the swimmers were:
Kane, Fuller, All Kin Yee,
Kealoha, Kruger and Kelii. Outrig.
ger-Harvey, Bowers, Watt, Hitchcock,
Chaplin and Harris.
Last nights officials were the same
with the exception of J. w. McCrillis,
who was called suddenly TO join the
aviation corps, Arthur Il. Larimer TAX
ing his place as scorer. w. A. (Knute)
Cottrell, whose name was inadvertent.
ly left out of the official program, was
on hand as one Of the timers and his
watch was in good working order. .
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18
JOHN |. CAREY JOINS
ENGINEERING CORPS
Local Contractor Enters Army As
...>t Electrician

John T. Carey, electrical contractor,
and widely known in Honolulu political
circles entered the United States army
yesterday as n recruit in the First
Company Engineering Corps. Carey is
well Bqnalifed for service in the branch
of the army that, he has chosen, being
an expert electrical engineer. He was
candidate for the board. Of super,
wilson's in the recent election, having
made the race on the Democratic ticket.
Two others who entered the same
branch Of the service yesterday are Al,
fred Burlem and Manuel Souza.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18
KNELL SOUNDS
FOR HAUANA RACES

SAN DIEGO, California, December
4-The death khell Of racing at Tia
juana, Mexico, has been sounded From
Washington has come q general order
to federal officers in the Southern Cal
ifornia district, which means lelamping
down the lid on the racing game, and
necessarily closing of the track Just
over the border line in Mexico. -.
Identification cards in place of pass
ports will be denied to pleasure seek
ers, tourists, idlers, gamblers, race
horse followers, and the like.
This means that Tijuana, even
though horse racing should be con.
Quoted, would have no spectators, and
without attendance there will be no
races. - g..
Racehorse followers, according to
the instructions from the seat Of the
government, will be given sufficient
time in which to adjust their affairs
and withdraw their stables from III
juana.
Bars Down Hard
Only American citizens having alb.
solutely necessary business in Mexico
will be allowed to cross the border.
Here is the official order:
Require all citizens residing in the
United States applying for identified,
ton to file formal applications just as
rapidly as possible. -. ~
Issuance of these cards under bu.
reau instructions just received will be
limited to American citizens residing
on American soil who find il necessary
to cross daily, or at short intervals,
to points in Mexico contiguous to the
border, having pr,per and absolutely
necessary business in Mexico,
"Cards will be denied to pleasure
seekers, tourists, idlers, gamblers, race,
horse followers and the like. -.
"Adyise supports in your district
that reasonable time may be allowed
race horse followers to adjust their af
fairs. .... I,
Although no future plans for the
Lower California Jockey Club, of
which James W. Coffroth is president,
could be announced today, il was stat,
ed at the jockey club Offices that horse.
men would not suffer now, owing to the
clause allowing a reasonable length of
time to take care of their horses.
Owing to the absence Of President
Coffroth from this city, plans as to
the disposition Of the plant and other
details could not be given. g.. -
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18

WAILUKU, Maui, December IA -
The Maui High School baseball team is
scheduled to play with a team repre-
senting the Waikiki Gymnasium at the
Waikiki field on Saturday afternoon,
December Is. W. '-..
This is preliminary game to a series
which is being arranged in which the
High School, Wailuku Gymnasium aud
st. Anthony's School will participate
The plan is TO have each team play
three games with each opponent, max
ing nine games for the entire series
The series win probably begin soon af,
ter the first of January, although no
definite dates have been arranged yet
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18
.K|LCL|NE READY .
{. SOONFOR front
Former Advertiser Man Finish
ing Training At Berkeley
81, School For AWators

William F. Kilcline, former mem.
Der of The Advertiser staff, is now in
training at the ground school at Berk.
eley, California, where the embryo
flyers are qualified for actual air work
at some of the larger aviation training
camps. "''t T..
"What l have been through during
the last six weeks is a six months
college course compressed under the
heading of training Mt the United
State Army School Of Military Aero
nautics," X cline writes to friend
in Honolulu. "This means six hours
Of lectures a day covering the whole
range of subjects from carburetors,
nnagnetos, and other engine parts to
the theory of fight, air currents,
meteorology, drill, military discipline,
artillery observations, wireless, ma,
chine guns, rigging a plane, tools, ma,
terials, and kindred subjects.
Leaves For Front Soon rs
81 have two more weeks to finish
the school and then it's San Diego OF
some other flying school for six weeks
or so and then the Front.
There III be less of strain in the
air at the Front than that under which
We have been and are now-the strain
of examinations. We cover a subject
in two days and get an examination
on il on the third. Not that the work
is shpshod. Far from it. It's thor
ough, but oh, how speedy
"The barracks building is Just out
side the university campus and we use
the university facilities for class work
OF course we are getting drill regular
and have to be as speedy about grasp
ing the rudiments of what an Officer
should do and be as we are about yhat
an aviator should know.
"There are about 400 flying cadets
Chats our rank in the school. 4
class of fifty graduates about every
week and a class of somewhat ovel
that number enters every week. Thu
course is eight weeks in length, al
preparatory to aeutal flying at al
aviation school" 49,.
Two More Called
The aviation section of the military
service seems to be the most interest
ing to the young men of Honolulu
Word was received yesterday of two
more who have been ordered int
active service in this department.
]. Wilson McCrillis, membership sec
Rotary of the Y. NJ. C. A. for the pas
year, received special orders yesterday
TO report for duty at once at the ground
school at Berkeley as a member of the
dying corps The preliminary training
of army aviators is given at the ground
school, When the men have qualified
there they are sent on to the aetua
flying schools at the regular encamp
ments for aviation training.
MeCrillis is a graduate of Clarke Col
lege, Worcester, Massachusetts. II,
was a member of the Y. NJ. G. A. foot
ball team, and has been popular with
his fellow secretaries and other friends
His absence will be felt at the Y. NJ
G.. A, but all of his comrades are GLAD
to speed him on his way into the ma
tional service.
Clement Smith, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
&. w. Smith, is another Honolulu boy
who is now in aviation. He has beer
ordered to report at Fort Sam Houston
Texas, for training in the flying sehoo
there. He is at present on the main
land.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18
HILo JUNIORS TRYING FOR
V0LCAN0-H MARATHON

HILO, December 1.-THE Junior
members of the. Kilauea Relay Race
Team will run over the last relay OF
the course on Sunday next for tryout.
There is an excellent chance of two
teams being made up, the second sextet
being in the hands Of Allie Carter, who
is working enthusiastically. Christian
Bertelmann, who is on the Mauna Kea,
will also go over the course, and if he
makes sufficiently good time may gain
a place in the senior team.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18
VOTE ON PROHIBITION
is EXPECTED TOMORROW

WASHINGTON, December l5--(As.
sociated Press)-The constitutional
amendment for prohibition will be up
in the house for vote Monday. Today
the house passed and sent to the SEN
ate a resolution to take n recess from
December Is to January 3.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18
EXEMPTION OFFICIAL NAMED

James Henderson of Hilo has been
appointed q member of the exemption
board for District No. 2, Hawaii, to
succeed DIR. H. b, Elliot who resigned.
The appointment has been approved by
Washington in cable received yester.
day by Capt. +, J. Green, draft officer,
Henderson is president and manager of
the Hawaii Mil Company.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18
FRED SNoDGRASS Is
PAU WITH BASEBALL

los ANGEL ELS, November s0--rFred
Sno1grass, for years member of the
New York Giants and last season field
captain Of the Vernon Tigers, today
turned down the offer to manage an
Eastern minor league team and also
announced his retirement from baseball.
Snodgrass will devote his time TO the
mahapement Of his lemon ranch near
pxnard,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18
BUYS TERRITORIAL BONDS

600 have been purchased by the Army
National Bank of Schofeld Barracks,
1t was, announced yesterday by Col.
Charles Mccarthy, territorial treasurer.
This brings the total of bonds sold to
$675. 900. f.a. sl ...,. d
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18

i
Possible explanation of the plea Of
guilty entered by Georg Rodiek and
H. A. Schroeder in the conspiracy case
now on trial in San Francisco before
the federal court is found in an inter
view which was given by Lieut.. Will
helm won Brincken of the German
army, military attache of the San
Francisco German consulate, n code
PENDANT with Rodiek and Schroeder in
the case. He gave this interview in
answer to a question of the probability
of pleas of guilty being entered by
himself, Franz Bopp, Baron Echardt
won Setback, Georg Rodiek and H. A.
Schroeder, This was the night before
the change Of plea.
Gives Different Aspect
Won Brincken' a reasons for change
OF plea from guilty to not guilty do
not harmOnize very well with the state
ment sent here for publication by the
attorneys for Rodiek and Schroeder
He makes no excuses of ignorance Of
the law, that he and they did not
know they were violating the laws of
the United States, nor does he pretend
loyalty to the United States after
the declaration Of war. He comes out
clearly and squarely and advises the
entering Of n plea of guilty for the
good of Germany. He advises them to
sacrifice possibilities of freedom for
the sake Of preventing Germany APP
nearing in an even worse light tina:
now, in order that their native coun-
try be spared the shame and humilia
ton OF further and worse disclosures
of infamy. E,
II was in the United States diseiplin-
ary barracks ut Alcatraz Island that
the lieutenant gave his interview to
the San Francisco Chronicle and
relative TO IL that paper published the
following: =. IT
sssI think we can serve our country
best by pleading guilty and avoiding
further. exposures in court proceed
ings, he said. Every nation at war
is bound to be involved in eonspira.
eies, and the less said about these
cases the better it win be for Ger
many. But if we don Z plead guilty
tomorrow believe we never will
Confession Out Of Question g..
tsAsked if he thought it likely that
MY QUO VI inc sup
plement his plea Of guilty with con-
fession, Lieutenant Won Brincken said:
.f Confession is out of the question.
Remember, am an officer of the
German army. If / were to resi- IN
would be a traitor to my country
aAccording to Won Brineken, former
Consul General Bopp and Vice.Consul
won Setback were advised yesterday
afternoon by their attorneys, George
a, MCGOWAN and Theodore Roche, to
plead guilty, and apparently were
ready to accept the advice. Rodiex
and Schroeder, German agents arrest.
ed in Hawaii, are held at Aleatraz
Island.
Wants To Begin Sentence
"Sitting on a low wooden chest.
while Capt. Robert T. Snow occu.
pied the chair and another visitor
sat on the bed in, the little room in
which he had been confined for three
weeks, Won Brincken enlarged on his
reasons for pleading guilty.
go Il want to begin to serve my SEN
tenee,' he said. Il want TO take nv
medicine. 1t is possible that l will be
paroled or pardoned; this way / am
held prisoner indefinitely. and IL we
lose on appeal, will have TO start an
other term in prison. ~. ."
tETn N In raar mann ad;o;n;no non
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18
ANOTHER LIBERTY BOND
ISSUE BEING PREPARED

:. Allen Chickering, brother Of Miss
Martha Cbickeriug, well known in Ho.
nolulu, has been summoned to Wash.
ingtou by Secretary McAdoo, to con.
fer with a. group of prominent bust
ness men concerning the next issue Of
Liberty Loan Bonds
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18
ADVISES PLEASOF
GUILTY IN ORDER
TO SAVE GERMANY
Co Defendant Of Rodiek and
Schroeder Gives Reasons
For Making Sacrifices
AVOID PLACING COUNTRY
IN EVEN WORSE LIGHT
Lieutenant Of Kaiser's Army
Gives Explanation That
May Explain Action

/ III think we can serve our coun.
try best by pleading guilty and
avoiding further exposures in court
proceedings, Every nation at war
is bound TO be involved in con-
spiracies and the less said about
these the better il win be for Ger.
many.
"wiLHEEM Won BRINCKEN. -
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18
Castle &COoke,
LIMITED

SUGAR FACTORS, SHIPPING AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
INSURANCE A0ENra
Eva Plantation Company
Waikiki Agricultural Co., Ltd.
Apokaa Sugar Co., Ltd.
Kohala Sugar Company
Wabiawa Water Company, Ltd.
Fulton Iron Works, Of st. Louis
Babsock q Wilcox Company
Green 8 Fuel Economizer Com oany
Chas. G. Moore 4 Co., Engineers
MATsoN NAVIGATION COMPANY
e. togo KIsEN KAIsHA
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18
BUSINESS CARDS.

HONOLULU IRON WORKS Co,---MA.
v chjnery of every description made to
order. ~.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18
CASTLE & COOKE Co., Ltd
''. HONOLULU, T. H.,
Commission Merchants
...-. Sugar Factors

Eva Plantation Co. o.. n
Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd.
Apokaa Sugar Co., Ltd.
Fulton Iron Works of ST. Louis
Blake Steam Pumps
Western Centrifugals ST..
Babcock & Wilcox Boilers
Green's Fuel Eeonomizer y
Marsh Steam Pumps g.
Matson Navigation Co. -. ..'......
Planters Line Shipping Go. 49,.
KOhala Sugar Co. - H.. y. .
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-18

50.yard open--Ronald Watt TO-,
first, time 81; Albert Harris (o), sec
ond, and All Kin Yee (H), third. This
was close and exciting race between
all three. .t...t# ~. "
l0O-yard noyiee--Jack Hjorth (H),
first, time l:07j @, Dudley Pratt co.,
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-06-21
AT Irvine---From Stanton

John ID. Atkinson and Dr. Lem
ming, of Stanton, have been in
attendance at the Estill Circuit
Court at Irvine, this week.
Mr.. Atkinson went to testify
as a witness in the Raydure-Mc-
Kinney oil case, he having been
an attorney in some Of the litiga-
tion ten years ago.
DR.. Lemming was a witness In
suit to set aside royalty deed
in which it was claimed that ad-
vantage had been taken of a wld-
ow who was incapable of taking
care Of her business. The trial
of this latter case had Wednesday
and the deed annulled and set
aside
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-06-21
The Bond Sale

The bond sale, which termin'
ated June 10Th, was, from every
point, a decided success. The
amount was Oversubscribed near.
ly one billion dollars. The city
of Lexington oversubscribed 90
per cent, while the Lexington
district oversubscribed 20 per CT.
Powell county was allotted
$50, 900 and bought $4,000 in
bonds. OF this, the Clay City
National Bank handled s35, 900,
the rest of the county the re-
naming $4,000. This speaks
well for the Clay City National.
But 1t is accustomed to taking
the lead in all enterprises.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-06-21

T. b. Ware, of Virdens an.
nounces in this issue of the Times
for Assessor of Powell county,
subject, of course, to the action
Of the Democratic party.
Mr.. Ware has been a constant
voter for Democracy now for
forty five years. This proves his
faith in party regularity. He
has served one .erm as Sheriff,
several years ago, when he made
a good officer.
Mr.. Ware is a splendid gentle.
man aud fully worthy any trust
the people of the county may
confide in him. Any considera.
tion given him will be most
heartily appreciated by him and
his many friends.