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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07
FONG INN SAYS
China Will BE
GREAT country
Local Merchant Returns From
Orient With Many Antiques
Hundreds of Years Old

kons Inn, Chinese merchant OF Ha.
,nolulu, ard one of the leading collect.
ors OF antiques in America. returned
from tour OF II months in China on
the Korea Maru, Sunday. The trip
was made through nine provinces and
Fong has brought many antiques back
with him.
When seen today the Chinese mer.
chant said that he had trayersed the
interior OF China where the rarest OF
antiques are to be found and was
very pleased with conditions that ex-
listed there. He said that the interior
cities are widening the streets and
putting in sewer systems that rival
the best in America.
According to Fong, China has great.
" improved since Ii Yuan Hung has
taken the presidency and educational
methods are being improved In every
province. lie was very much pleased
with the Improvement in city planning.
FenS brought back number Of an
tiques which date back to the sung
Dynasty, 960-l127, Two OF these pieces
have already been purchased by a Ho-
nclulu collector Other rare pieces
from the Ming Dynasty are in the cob
lection which is now on exhibition az
the Fong Inn Company on Nuuanu
street, Rare elnbrqideries gathered
from the interior efsehins and which
are hundreds OF years old are among
the collection of Fong Inn He said
today that he had number of an
tiques which dated back to the Tang
Dynasty, over 1900 years old. He also
brought back with him number Of
modern Chinese works of art
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07
FOUR lNQUESTS HELD so
FAR THIS WEEK By ASCH

This week is one of inquests for
Deputy Sheriff Asch. Yesterday was
the one of the Japanese wash boy who
went for a Joy ride which resulted in
his death on Nuuanu avenue in q @bor-
ICwed" car. in which accidental death
was the finding; today is the one of
the Japanese woman who was found
drowned at Waikiki Monday night in
which similar verdict was rendered
and tomorrow is the third of Uyene,
who committed suicide on Round Top
yesterday. Asch also disposed of the
suicide case Of Chinese laborer this
week.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07
ANDERSON IS DEsERrER

John r. Anderson. musician. Sd Class
Headquarters Company, End Infantry,
has deserted, according to army de
scriptiye cards just issued from Fort
Shafter. Anderson's residence before
he joined the army was Oklahoma
City. Okla. He is % years OF age and
was stenographer by occupation. He
has light blue eyes, light brown hair
and fair complexion He weighs 135
pounds and is five feet and five and
three-fourths inches in height.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07
GUARD COMPANIES TO
GIVE EXHIBITION DRILL

Following the review Sunday morn
ing Of the LIST Infantry, National Guard
of Hawaii, before the members of the
legislature. several of the companies
not yet selected will give exhibition
drills. 1t is probable that the Filipino
company will be one of them. The
company commanders are now work
ing hard to have the men in readiness
and the review and exhibitions will be
well worth seeing.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07
THIS SON WANTS CASH

NEW YORK. n. Y.-George H.
Huber. wealthy museum owned and
real estate operator. didn't leave his
foster son, George Huber Thompson,
any money but he did leave consider
able advice.
Don't run after girls in your boy,
hood" was Huber's legacy to his fos-
ter son in his will.
George wants cash. not advice. and
is trying to break the win.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07
HUMANE SOCIETY MEETS,
DISCUSSES LEGISLATION

At the meeting this morning Of the
Humane Society at the library the
principal matter discussed was the
various bills which the society is plan
ming to present to the legislature.
Nothing definite was decided upon.
The report of the secretary was read
and showed that 1S3 animal cases and
10 children cases had been attended
to during FEBRUARY
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07

The old College Hill school, of
Poughkeepsie. n. Y, built in 1885 to
resemble the Green parthenon, was de
stroyed by fire.
Walker Percy, general counsel for
the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad
Company, shot and Killed himseIf at
his home at Birmingham, Ala.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07

OF % Japanese arraigned in police
court for gambling, Is paid fines ag-
gregating SITS. Ten of these were
given a heavier penalty of SIS each
for being old offenders. The cases
of IL were continued until March 10
and of two more until April 6.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07

A. G. Bedford, president Of the
Standard Oil Company Of New Jersey.
was elected director Of the Guaranty
Trust Company of New York.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07

Edward Heelon Of the quartermas-
ter's company, Fort De Russy, was ar
rested in plain clothes by Policeman
Han Kihachi Monday night in about
two minutes after the soldier had
boosted he could @clean up" the off
Ger in five.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07
a Father and Grandfathe

The weekly statement of the Bank
or France shows decreases of 2,451.-
600 francs in gold and $4,000 francs
in silver.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07
CHORUS GIRL BURNED
FATALLY AS HAWAIIAN
DRESS CATCHES FIRE

PINE BLUFFS, Ark.-Miss I
, Esther Wilson, a chorus girl of I
the Douthitt Wilson Comedy 1
Company, burned when her Ha- 1
. waiian costume caught fire at 4
gas heater, died here recently.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07
ROUND THE ISLAND TOURS

Around the island, s175, Sunday,
March 4. Tickets at Benson, Smith
& Co., Fort street. Phone Is56.-Adv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07
POLICE COURT NOTES

Lau Poo paid $50 for having opium
in possession.
Manuel Borges was fined So for
needless driving.
Four DRINKS in court were fined So
each, except one who got So penalty
for coming too often.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07

Applicants who have recently filed
requests for passports at the federal
court clerks office inclHde Mrs. Al
bert Warehouse and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred T. P. Waterhouse, who expect to
leave in the steamer Tenyo Maru on
April Is for the Malay Peninsula. Miss
Layina Lally, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F.
Hickerson. Jr., who are going to the
Orient, and Kilt Dalton, bound for the
Fiji Islands, also have applied for
passports.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07

The public utilities commission has
postponed to March 20 its hearing on
the new reduced interisland wireless
rates of the Mutual Telephone Com
pany. The postponement is at the re-,
quest of the corporation and is made
so Manager j. A. Balch can appear
at the hearing. He will return from
Washington on the Great Northern.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07

A law partnerships has been form
ed between Attorney E. a. Mott.Smith
and Judge Alexander Lindsay, Jr. Mr..
Mott-Smith is former secretary of
Hawaii and Judge. Lindsay has been in
turn district magistrate, circuit Judge,
deputy Encouragement and attorney.
general
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12

hurt by glass, a large number were injured by fragments of steel hurled over the city from the decks and hull of the munitions ship.
 American bluejackets, the liveliest crowd in this saddened city, put the American relief stations in good shape and then were sent to the Y. M. C. A. to serve as stretcher bearers.
 Other American contingents have de- voted their effort to the equally inn portant construction of homes.
 Hundreds of telegrams from the United States have been received in the last four days asking the fate of friends. Not one-tenth of them could be answered promptly for telegraph service has been greatly handicapped
 The capture of an exhausted carrier pigeon which sought refuge in house near the burned area the day after the explosion, was the subject Of inves- tigation by the police of Dartmouth and the military authorities. An early report made to Chief of Police Mac kenzie of Dartmouth said that the bird bora a message either in German or Austrian
 Later, after the inquiry had begun, the authorities refused to give any confirmation and Mrs. McColl, a quar- termaster sergeant's wife, who found the bird, denied that it carried any message. There was a cellulold panu on it's leg bearing the number Z9-ZS.
 The pigeon flew in through broken window of Mrs McColfs house and alighted on the shoulder of one Of her children It apparently had been hurt slightly by the explosion as it's feet were bleeding. It was still In Mrs. McColPs possession tonight.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12

sentences of the general court mar tial. which tried sixty three mem bers of the Twenty fourth infantry for their implication in the riots at Houston, Texas, August 23, 1917, were approved by the commandins general, Southern department, De cember 10, 1917."
 After giving the names of the men hanged, the statement gives sentences imposed in other cases as follows:
 Tn the cases of Cook William Fran zier, Cook Nathan Humphries, Jr.; Pri- yates First Class John NJ. Hudson, Jr.: James P. Johnson, Ben McDaniels and Stewart W. Phillips, all of company I; Privates Douglas T. Bolden, Fred Brown, Robert Brownfield, Harrison Capers, Ben Cecil. Gerald Dixon, Henry Green James R. Hawkins, George Hobbs, Norman D. Holland, Richard Lewis, Leroy Pinkett, Joseph Ward, low, William s. Kane, Harry Richard son, Luther Fucker, Roy Tyler, Jos eph Williams, Jr, all of company l; Privates Ernest Adams, John Adams, Wash Adams, Douglas K. Pumpkins, Richard Brown, all of company K; Pri- yates Allie c. Butler, Adber Davis and George II. Parham of company l.; Bugler Ruben w. Baxter, company NJ: Prlvates Walter Burkett, James Coker Callle Glenn, William J. Hough, Thos Jackson, Walter T. Johnson, Dean New. Jess Erwin, all of company M. all of the 24th United States infantry, in each event to be disnonorably dis chargtd from the service, to forfeit all pay and allowances due and to be con- tlned at hard labor. at such place as tHe reviewing authorities may direct, for the term of his natural life.
 Tn the case of Private Diver Fletch- 1 CT, company NJ. 24th United States in tantry, to be dishonorably discharged | rom the service, to forfeit all pay and allowances due and to be confined at hard labor at such place as the review ing authority may direct for two years and six months.
 Tn the cases of Private Henry T. | Walls, company I; Private First Class AlVIn Pugh, company l. and Private l Walter B. Tucker company I. all of | the 24th United States infantry, each or them to be dishonorably discharged rom the service, to forfeit all pay and allowances due and to be confined at hard labor at such place as the review 1 ing authority may direct for two years.
 To be acquitted: Privates William | B. Beacoat. Grover Burns. company I: ] II smith, company L, and Terry Smith. company M, all of the 24th United States infantry.
 The 46th article of war authorizes | department commanders in time of war to carry into execution sentences of death without reference to higher au- thority.
 Those named above as sentenced to death were hanged on the military reservation at Fort sam Houston at 7:l7 o'clock a. n., Dec. II, 1917.
 The execution was carried out un- der charge of a guard furnished by the troops at Fort Sam Houston.
 The remains were inferred near the place of execution.
 Those named above sentenced to confinement for number of years will be sent to the United States discipli- nary barracks at Fort Leavenworth KaS.
 Those acquitted will be released from confinement and sent to join their regiment"
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
WILSON MAY SPEAK BEFORE CONGRESS
 ABOUT RAILROADS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-In his first public utterance on the railroad situation, President Wilson tonight au- thoriZed the newspaper correspondents to say he could not answer now the question as to whether he would ad- dress congress but that he had given the matter careful scrutiny and con- sideration and if he determined a change in the present plan of dealing with the transportation systems was necessary, the first word would be ad- dressed to congress.
 Tomorrow the president will see members of the railroad war board who asked for @ conference today to sub init information. The board which speaks for the American Railway as- sociation holds that the railroads them- selves can work out unification for the war without government control, and without repeal of anti-pooling laws or a government loan.
 It developed tonight, Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and chairman of the govern ments war industries board. had asked the heads of the four railroad em- ployes brotheThoods to meet him here tomorrow for a conference. 1t was be- lieved they would be called into some of the various conferences on the big question of what the government is going to do about the railroads.
 Belief grew at the capitol during the day that the president finally will take the advice of those who are urg ing him to appoint a federal adminis- trator to direct unified operation of transportation lines. At the reopen ing of hearings before the joint con- gressional committee Investigating transp portation problems, Representa- tive Adamson, chairman of the house interstate and foreign commerce com mittee, asserted that the president probably would have to take over the railroads for the period of the war, and hold them after the war until con- gress could provide some proper plan for peace time management.
 It became known yesterday that the president probably will address con- gress before the Christmas holidays to submit a plan for dealing with the railroads.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12

Continued from Page One) sessions, which keeps them up to a high standard
 Tn addition to these general amuse- ment features, the Y. NJ c. A buildings are scattered throughout the camp, are well patronized by the men and are getting splendid results.
 The indomitable spirit of the men at Camp Funston is shown in the fact that despite the lack of equipment they are keenly mastering all the features of the drill. The artillery have no field guns but go through the maneuvers with ever increasing precision with wooden guns, using wooden shells and in some cases with men in loops on a rope taking the place of horses. Even some of the men on guard are seen carrying wooden guns. It is this spirit which accepts cheerfully this lack of equipment and goes right ahead to get into such shape that the men may go over the top in France, that ought to make every Arizonian proud of these boys at Funston
 Col. Yule believes in the value of work and the curse of idleness and when the men are unable to do one kind of work he turns :oose a squad of mules and wagons who haul dirt and
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
ID CO-ORDINATE
 BUYING OF FOOD
 FORFIGHTINC MEN
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON. Dec 11.-Creation of a general food purchase board to coordinate the buying of foodstuffs for the army and navy and for the allied governments was announced to- night by Food Administrator Hoover. Members of the board were named by Hoover with the approval of the sec retaries of war and navy. They are
 Paymaster General Samuel Me GoWan, of the navy, chairman; Major General Henry c. Sharpe, quarter master general of the army: W. V. s. Thorn, chief of the food administra- tion's division of coordination of pur- chases and representatives of allied purchasers; and F. J. Scott of the fed Cral trade commission.
 The functions of the board" said Mir Hoover tonight "are ar-reaching. The plan is so tO coordinate the pur- chasing as to place it strictly on an official basis and to disturb as little as possible market conditions, having due regard for the interests of the pro ducer and the consumer as well as our fighting forces and those countries de- pendent on us for their supplies of food"
 At it's first meeting today the board drew up the following principles of organization:
 The demand for certain food com modiues by the army, navy, neutrals, allies and civil population is greater than the supply of such commodities.
 one of the fundamental purposes of the food administration is to protect these groups from exorbitant rices.
 The shortage of supplies and the aggregation of buying in such large units has effectually suspended the law of supply and demand as an ef- tectual regulator of fair prices and stimulates speculation.
 The normal purchases of these com modiles in such large units under these circumstances by Did and con- tract not only Is impossible in some cases but in any event raises the gen. eral price level of the country and fost- CTS speculation.
 Tt IS considered that it is vital to the general welfare that these large purchases in certain commodities shah ne made by plans of allocation among sellers at fair and just prices. The Ieueral trade commissions efforts arc To DO directed to see that cost state ments are not inflated"
 The food purchase ooard will first decide what commodities are to he bought under the plan of alloca+ion Ihen call into conference the trades concerned. After a plan of purchase is agreed on the board will turn to tbe Iederal trade commission for a dc- termination of the JOS, of producine me commodity and then the board viii recommend a price.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
An Artillery Barraqe

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Sunday. Dec. 9.-Regiments of a newly arrived division had their first experience today with an artillery barrage when they followed one in sweeping over a theoretical German trench which had been named the von Kluck line. So well has the artillery been trained that the high explosive shells burst with clock-like regularity ahead of the advancing troops, as if the artillerymen had been conducting barrage fire for years. There was not a hitch anywhere in the firing, which was directed by airplanes lowering overhead.
 After taking" the von Kuck line the troops at given position on the hills nearby watched the parrage sweep on to a second theoretical ob- jective named the Hindenburg line and the main objective which was the Ser lin point. This was for the purpose or showing the new arrivals the progress of the shell explosions.
 The regiments in the maneuVers will work with the barrage a certain time until finally accustomed to advancing behind one. Then others will be given the same training.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
WILL BE EXAMINED BEFORE
 ASSIGNED ABROAD
Republican A. p. Leased wirel

WASHINGTON. Dec. 11-All gen eral officers of the regular army and national guard are being examined by medical boards and efficiency boards, with view to determining the ad- visibility of sending them for service abroad"
 Commanders for American troops at the fighting front are to be selected only after rigid investigation of their physical and professional fitness. Early announcement of the retirement or discharge of some of the general off cers is to be expected, as medical boards already have reported against men in both the regular and national guard services.
 "The conditions of foreign service in this war" said the secretary, "are un usually severe, requiring that general officers shall be not only adequately grounded in military science and ade- quately alert physically to acquire rap idly the lessons which the new form of warfare requires, but able to en- dure prolonged hardship.
 The determinations of these boards are impersonal and in the interest of the success of our armies and the wei fare both of leaders and men, and will be affirmed by the department This policy will no doubt commend itself to the people of the country as being in the public interest, anG even where it | is necessary to deny rne opportunity | for foreign service to soldiers of long experience it will be understood to inn | ply nothing in any way prejudicial to the officers involved.
 | Boards of this kind have already | found some general officers of both the | regular army and the national guard ! H. sgs- gI, ,v1 any way reflect upon the past service of the officer or upon his present zeal and willingness to make personal sac rifices in the further service of his country but the question to be deter mined is one of capacity to perform @ highly specialized and arduous type ! of service"
 The general officers of the national | guard were taken into the federal ser vice with their state units without ex- animation as to their professional i qualifications.
 Most of the present regular army of ficers are men of lower rank who have been given general officers commits ! sions for the duration of the war only.
 The new order undoubtedly will eliminate a considerable number of general officers even of the grade of major general. It is understood that no step will be taken towards the ap- pointment of lieutenants generals as corps commanders until the war de- partment is satisfied with the result of it's Weeding out process among the major and brigadier generals. Today's announcement ecalls the fact that soon after the outbreak of the
 war. France found it necessary to shelve a large number of officers of high rank and that a similar process
 was followed later in the British ser
 vice.
 Secretary Bakers statement carries
 warning that no appeals from the
 boards will be considered.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12

broadcast throughout the country. MT Craig was prevailed upon by members of the Santa Barbara city council to appear in person to consider the posi- tion. Only after he had received vir- tual assurance that he would be named for the job if he made application did Mir Craig permit his name to be used as a candidate. The council of five members unanimously selected him for the position.
 The city of Phoenix pays @ salary of 5000 per year to it's city manager, while Santa Barbara has offered MT. Craig S7500 to guide the destinies of the municipality.
 When MT. Craig was made city man. ager of Phoenix the city commission included Mayor George U. Young and Councilmen Peter Corpstein, M. J. Foley, Joseph Cope and Frank Woods.
 Here Since 1905
 Mir. Craig came to Phoenix from San Francisco in 1905 and shortly afterward was made superintendent of the Phoe- nix Railway company. In 1907 he be- came superintendent of the city water department. He was citizen member of the board of control under Governor Sloan in 1910.
 For three years he held no public office, but was active in engineering and contracting fields. During this in- terval he built the city water works at Wickenburg and contracted for other important construction work.
 Mir. Craig has a beautiful home in Phoenix which he intends selling prior to his departure for California which will probably be before February 1.
 II. L. Stevenson, the present manager of the Phoenix branch of the Motor Supply company of Phoenix and Tue son will continue in this capacity and will look after MT. Craig's heavy in terests in the concern, which he will retain because of his confidence in the ] business future of Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
VILLA SENDS WARNING
TRepubIican A,P Leased wire1

FL PASO, Dec. 10.-Villa has sent warning to the Mexican federal of ficials that, unless troop escorts on passenger trains between Chihuahua City and Juarez be discontinued his troops will attack every train which operates between the two points, ac- cording to passengers from Chihuahua City. Reports of fighting between federal forces and the followers of Ca nuto Reyes, a Felix Diax commander, near Bermejillo. were also brought to the border tonight. A sh:rmIsn between Villa cavalry and federal troops at Sa- tevo, 70 miles southwest of Chihuahua City, resulted in the capture of twenty horses and the killing of several men in Villas column.