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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-19
MAILBAG CAT.IS
NSPIRATIONFOR
clever Letters

That famous cat which jumped out
Of the mali bag here last Thursday
when pstoffice CLERKS were sorting the
mail from Maui, vas a Maltese, which
the postmaster Of kukOO, MlOkai. had
brought from Maui only two days be
fore 1t is running around somewhere
in Honolulu this week, further from
home than ever.
Correspondence between POstmaS-
ter D. II. MacAdam, Chief CLERK r w.
Vaile Of the Railway Mail Service,
and the PukOO postmaster. developed
the above fact. The episode OF the
athletic feline caused Mr.. Naille TO in
dite quite the most catful letter TO
the PuGOO postmaster ever written by
anyone holding down a mail service
job in this territory. II reads as fol
lows:
This office Is surprised to think
that you would so far disregard the
regulations as to accept for mailing a
live cat, as reported by the postmas-
ter at Honolulu.
The clerk who opened the pouch
is afflicted with Cat-arrh and when
the cat catapulted against him Ea
thought it a catamOunt and it nearly
caused catalepsy-and a serious cata-
clysm, or catastrophe. A Cataplasm,
however, fixed him.
What purpose did you have in
mind in sending this cat to Honolulu?
Did you send it with the idea that
this was the place for dead ones. i. E.,
the catacombs? II so, WIZ did you
send a live cat'
The cat, l understand, did not tar
~ long enough for the clerk: t. ascer-
tain whether it ore an address tag,
G!th pOj.G6e. DID it Vas it az
cepted by you as an insured parce3?
If so, at what valuation?
Did somebody use the mails as
catspaw to get rid Of the cat? If so,
why did he not give the catalog, or
catboat, or catamaran, instead Of
using the mail boat.
II am sorry to be compelled 70 cate
chize you In this manner, but desire
from you a categorical statement Of
the facts, properly catenated, with
return of all papers,
On receiving a satisfactory reply
from the Pukoo postmaster son, The
chief clerk then sat down TO his rusty
typewriter and hammered out the fCl
lowing screed for Postmaster Mac
Adam:
Your report relative to receipt Of
a live cat in pouch from Pukoo P. 0.
was taken up with the postmaster at
Pukoo, who has sent his son to me
to explain that this was not intention
al on his part.
1T semes that this was a very fine
Maltese cat which he had brought
from Maui only two days before. The
cat evidently ct hmesick and crawl
ed into a pouch to sleep-undoubted
ly with the idea, also, of securing pas
sage back to Maui. Unfortunately
the cat failed to read the label of the
pouch and selected the Honolulu
pouch instead of the one for Lahaina,
in Maui. This catnap proved disas-
trous
with this explanation Of the cir
cumstances l think we can excuse
the postmaster and make no charge
of having deliberately violated the
regulations. l am glad it was a Nal
tese instead of pole cat. How is it
with your"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-19
RECEIVER APPOINTED FOR
GRAND HOTEL AT WAILUKU

Word was received in Honolulu this
morning that Fred K. Mcdonald has
been appointed by Judge Eddington
of the second circuit court as receiver
for the Grand Hotel at Waikiki, Maui
1t is understood the property will be
sold at auction July IA. Melon
aid was formerly assistant manager
of the Fairmont Hotel, San Fran
cisco.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-19

Five Mexicans, two Of whom are re-
ported to be colonies in Villas army.
were captured by troops of the 8tn
Cavalry, near Faben, Tex, charged
with smuggling munitions.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-31
DISTRICT No.

Mrs. l.. T. Waltman and daugh-
ter, Clara, We're in Towner Satur
day.
Rev. McNab preached at Grand
View and Waltman schools last
Sunday.
B. D. Piatt and wife attended
the funeral of Mr.. Wyant in
Arapahoe Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor and fami-
ly of Kansas are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman.
Prof. w. H. Skinner closed his
school at Tribune, Kansas last
week and is home for his summer
vacation.
w. H. Potts and family left
Saturday night far Mountain
Grove, Mo-, where they will
make their home,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ander-
son entertained a family party
Wednesday in honor of Mrs. An.
derson's sister, and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Taylor.
M. R. Skinner and wife. R. E.
Skinner and family. and Mrs. w
H. Skinner attended the high
school commencement exercises
at Tribune, Kansas last Friday
hight.
Invitations are out for the mar
riage of Miss Evelyn Ireland and
Mr.. Francis Arnett which will
take place Thursday evening at
the home of the brides uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. Piatt.
Last. Sunday evening Mrs. w.
H. Skinner was quite seriously
injured by being thrown from a
rig caused by the seat becoming
loose. She is doing nicely at the
present time and hopes to be
around again soon. Prof. and
little grandson were also thrown
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-31
A Warning to Farmers.

The Live Stock and Agricul-
tural Bureau of the Denver Civic
Commercial Association is send
ing out the following warning to
farmers over Colorado.
Reports reaching this bureau
indicate that in their anxiety to
grow high priced. concentrate
crops for human food, farmers
in Colorado are neglecting forage
crops for domestic animals. Thou
sands of acres prairie lands are
being plowed up for grain crops,
still further reducing the availa-
BILE pasturage. This state is car
rying over from last season prac
tica!ly no reserves of hay or for
age. Never in our history have
we been so short of feed crops
and forage for live stock. Meat
ic just as important as bread and
hay will be almost, if not quite,
as profitable as the grain and
root crops. Hay and forage mean
meat, milk, butter and cheese.
Without these crops these import
ant food products are impossible.
At least 40 per cent Of the culti-
vated area of each farm should
be put in forage crops. 1t is not
yet too late to put in cane, alfal-
ia, white Australian corn and
other forage crops. and fall rye
for pastures will be found of
great value next fall. Every
farm should have a silo or two
a pit silo can be easily and cheap
ly constructed. Arrange to util-
ize the straw. Properly mixed
with alfalfa in the stack, a layer
of straw and a layer of alfalfa,
the live stock will eat it very
readily.
In the excitement of preparing
food crops to meet the present
emergency. do not forget the
live stock. !"
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-31
Big Farmers Meeting


Farmers Union Local No. 250.
Arapahoe. has been organized
three years and on Saturday
June End will celebrate this event
by having a large dinner and by
having prominent speakers dis
cuss CO. o-operation of farmers.
All Farmers Union members
are invited to come and bring
your friends who are interested
in the Union. Everybody come
with well filled baskets.
T. E. Howard, Sec.
BY order of the Beard.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-31
out but only received a few bruis
SUNNY SIDE

M. C. Owens and wife visited
MIR. Smith and wife last Sunday.
Mrs. Norton and son Robert
visited Mrs. Owens last Thurs
day.
Ms. Fern Bidinger visited
Mrs M. C. Owens one day last
week.
J. L. Ambroser and family
visited Verne Norton and family
last Sunday.
Fay Norton who was operated
on several weeks ago is well and
hearty and has come back to Colo.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-31
sun RISE ITEMS.

: Opal Thresher is now over the
measels.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Wells and
family spent Sunday with the
latrers parents Mr.. and Mrs. He
den.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Shaffer also Mrs. DiaE
ger and children visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Snider, Sunday.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-31
Notice to Contractor.

sealed bids wanted for the building
nf school house 8. w. i of sec. 3
T. 10, Il. -, Dist. No. I. Specific
plans for same may be had at Eichen-
burgers lumber yard.
All bids to he sealed aud marked
"Bids for building School House. {"
Bids close July LIST 1917.
Emery Petty, Dist. Sec.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-31
PROSPECT HILL

w. F. Wyant is no more. The
gun shot wound at the hand of
Harry Ketcham last Friday re-
suited in his death Saturday morn
ing about 4 O'Clock. The commu-
nifty was shocked from Center to
circumference and on the occasion
of his funeral on Monday P. M.
the assembling of the people to
pay their last respects to his
memory was variously estimated
from five to seven hundred. This
was without doubt the largest
Masonic funeral ever occurring in
the county. rs or 80 automobiles
formed the p ocession beside
some other vehicles. The Odd
Fellows were out in force. They
are not unlike the Masons, for if
they find a fellow limp or laid out
on the Jericho road, they do not
go around the other way. but ap-
ply the balm to the hurt wounds
and do the needful thing at the
time of need.
W. T. Wyant was born in 1861
in Iowa, was brought up on the
farm. spent some years in Cali
fornia, was married in 1888.
Their only son, John, is their on
ly child, his aged father now S8I
lives with them on the ranch. w
F. Wyant with his partner, joe
Shankland were the lumber mem
of the town and doing thriving
business. We are not ad used
but presume Mr.. Shankland will
carry on the business as former
ly.
The death of our friend w. F.
Wyart is universally regretted.
1t seems that it need not to have
occurred. Oh! why does any man
carry gun? Let the sentiment
deepen and widen against it, dis
suade one another from the evil
practice. 1t is dreadful to muir
der a man or to be murdered.
There is no recall. The man who
receives the fatal blow is ruth
lensly shot down without warningj
and the dire effects is far reach
ing with his family and friends
and the man who takes the life,
of his fellow man gets blood
stains on his conscience that
tears of repentance will not wash
away. and like ''Banco's ghost,
it will not down. Oh don't carl
ry gun, its too serious a matts
not to heed this injunction.
STRAYED-One black mf
year old, weighs about 10
white star IN forehead
front foot fresh wire cuS ~
Please notify and rece
ward Fred Wagner
Wells Colo.
=
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-31
ATTENTION
EVERYBODY

Next Tuesday. June 6. ALL
male persons who shall have at
tained their twenty-first birthday
and who shall not have attained
their thirty-first birthday must
come to the usual voting place in
their precinct and register. Per
sons in the military or naval SER
vice of the United States will be
regarded as having been regis
tered. This registration is intend
ed to serve the purpose of census
which will show the availability
of all males of these ages for all
purposes of the Nation = military
as we'll as civil. If you are male
between the designated ages and
are not in the military or naval
service, you must register. 1t
you fail to present yourself on
June 5 or give false misleading
or incorrect answers you are sub
| ject to Imprisonment.
Ig you are away from home, go
to the County. Clerk (or City
Clerk in cities having populat-
ion of over 80, O00) at least sever
al days before June-5 and have
| your registration card made out.
You must mail this card so as to
reach your precinct registrar by
theeday Of registration. If you
desire registration certificate.
inclose a self-addressed stamped
envelope with your registration
card. You should have this GER
tifcate by all means.
Persons who, on account of
sickness, will be uuable to be
present in person on June 5. will
cause some competent person to
apply to the cou nty clerk on a
i date prior to June 5 tor card
and for authority 10 fill out. This
card should be properly filed out
and in the hands of the county
clerk before June 5.
/ Section Is of the Registration
Regulations says: Police officers
of any grade or class of town,
township. county, state or nation
are required to render every as
| sistance in the execution Of this
law. 1t is especially more the
duty of such police officers to see
that all male persons within the
| designated ages have registered
and to report those who have not
registered to the proper reglstra-
ton board for such action as may
be necessary. Police officers may
require any such person to exhibit
his registration certificate. This
section, of course, includes all
sheriffs, constables and town
marshalls. Constables will be
able to render valuable assistance
by being present at the place of
registration on June 5 to assist
the registrar.
Registration booth will be open
from z a m to 9 p. m. 1t is hoped
that every one who can do 50 will
| be present early.
The board of Registration of
Cheyenne county anticipates that
every male person of the desig-
mated ages will be present on
June 5 and register without any
urging whatever. Let it be said
of our county, that not one eva
ded OF attempted to evade his
duty on that day.
ART BROWN, Chairman and Ex-
ecutive Officer.
/ C. o. SEARS, Clerk & Recorder
CARL O. BOOTH. Surgeon.
| Board of Registration.
Cheyenne County, Colorado.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-31

STRAYED-5 year old black
mare mule Is hands high Please
notify D. w. Simpson. Cheyenne
Wells Colo. 9tf
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-31

! On It's investment.
Is there anything oppressive
or confiscatory about c tax of
that kind,
INHERITANCE TAX RAISED
We have also increased the in
heritance taxes. The government
will not touch estates with a cash
value of less than $25. 900. On
estates of a value of more than
$25. 600 a graduated tax will be
levied ranging from one per cent
to twenty-five per cent. The lat
ter figure will apply to estates
valued at more than SIS, 900, 600.
1t is estimated that this tax will
yield considerably more than $40
600, 600 a year.
The three taxes on great wealth
income, Inheritance and excess
profits should produce in round
figures about 81, $50, 900, 900 a
year.
That's a 10. of money, but the
reader must remember that the
president has asked US to raise
thru taxation more than 81, O0O,-
900, 600 during the coming year.
Even that staggering sum will
not pay our war bill. Almost as
much more will probably be real
lied from the sale of bonds and
certificates of indebtedness.
TAXING NECESSARIES
OF LIFE.
When Congress meets next De
cember we may be called upon
to pass an additional revenue bill
In that event we must still fur
ther increase the income tax.
We cannot continue to pile taxes
on the necessaries of life.
The problem of the cost of liv-
ing is now the most serious one
before the American people. 1t
would be madness to add to bur-
dens of the man with small in
come. On the contrary, every
thing humanity possible should be
done to force down the prices of
the things he eats and wears and
uses.
Up to date, however, most of
the gentlemen who have volun-
teered advice have been satisfied
to wage plans by which the farm
er would receive less for his pro-
duces. When we take up the
problem of controlling prices
and trust we will not delay too
long-we mnst look the facts in
the face.
Under our existing system. the
farmer receives only thirty-five
cents out of every dollar paid by
the consumer for the things pro-
duced on the farm. The middle
men and transportation compa-
nies gets sixty-five cents. This
is not fair division. The sys-
tenn robs the consumer and keeps
the farmer poor.
There's our problem, The man
who can solve it. and solve it now
will win the crown Of immortal
ity.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-31
Washington Letter
By Edward Heating

BY Edward Keating
Congressman from the third Colorado
District.
It is amazing how much easier
it is to induce Congress to pass a
law conscripting human beings
than it is to obtain favorable con
sideration for a measure conscrip
ting dollars.
I do not know why it should be
80, but l know it is so.
I am writing this at the end of
q forty-eight hour debate in the
House on the income tax. Some
Of the men who declared it was
our patriotic duty to conscript
boys 10 and 20 pleaded with tears
in their eyes against a policy
which would place a heavy tax
on excess incomes and profits.
They were willing to tax tea and
coffee, freight bills and express
bills. They were more than will
ing to increase letter postage
from two to three cents and to
stick stamps on every legal in
strument required to transact the
business of the nation; and they
were enthusiastically in favor of
issuing bonds, bonds. bonds and
they didn't give a rap how high
we placed the interest.
They succeeded in having their
way to a certain extent, but we
defeated their propositions.
THE NEW INCOME TAX
AS the income tax section was
finally adopted it provides for a
graduated tax running from two
ito sixty two per cent. Single
persons are given an exemption
of 81, 600 per annum and married
persons and single persons. who
are the heads of families, $1,000
per annum.
For example: AN unmarried man
who is supporting his parents and
who has a salary of SO, 900 a year
would only pay two per cent on
ST., 600 or total Of 500. The same
young man, if he We're not the
principal bread winner of the
family, would pay two per cent
on So. 600 or a total of $40.
The maximam rate Of sixty-two
per cent applies to incomes in ex-
cess of $2,OOO,000 year. 1t is
estimated that John D. Rockefel-
Ter with fortune of about $780,
600, 600 q year will pay approxi-
mately sl1. 900. 900 a year during
the time of the war.
In addition to the tax on in
comes we arranged to raise $400.
900. GOO thru a tax on excess prof
its of corporations. That seems u
large sum bat it ceases to he im-
pressive where you examine the
net profits of a few of Americas
leading combinations, Congress-
man Shackleford of Missouri in
serted IN the Record" a list of
forty-four companies which dur
the last year had earned $500. 600
600 in excess of their normal prof
= A. -
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-31

STRAYED-One black ms
year old, weighs about 10
white star IN forehead
front foot fresh wire cuS
Please notify and recS
ward Fred Wagoney 4
Wells Colo.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-31
IN MEMORY OF
w. F. WYANT.

w. F. Wyant was born at James
vile. Iowa, October 13, 1861 and
died at Arapahoe, Colo. May 26.
1917.
He was united in marriage to
Mary Harting. at Santa Barbara,
Calf, on January l. 1888. To
this union was born one son. John
The Immediate family sorrowing
him also includes his aged father
a sister, Mrs, John Simpson. of
Cedar Falls. Iowa, his wife and
grandson.
The remains were taken in
charge by the A. F. & A. M. and
1. o. O. F. Lodges of Cheyenne
Wells, (of which he was mem
ber) and the funeral services
were held at the Chapel at Arap-
ahoe. Colo, Rev. Geo. McNab,
officiating.
Tie funeral services were very
impressive and were listened to
by one Of the largest assem5lages
ever witnessed in a case of this
kind in Cheyenne county. There
were somewhere near one hum
dred automobiles in line of march
and between five and six hundred
persons in the gathering to hon
or their dead citizen and friend.
Mr.. Wyant was one of Arapa-
hoes prominent and influential
business men. He will be sadly
missed by great many, as no
one ever came to him in need,
but what he gave them assistance
if it was in his power so to do.
and he will be greatly missed at
Arapahoe by more than one.
The bereaved have the heart
felt sympathies of this entire
community in their dark hour of
distress.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-31

which can only be the sentiments
of the people. the entire state is
with the governor in his ambit-
ious plan.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-31

Denver, May Newspapers of
the state, reflecting the public's
opinion, are almost unanimously
indorsing the idea of special
session Of the legislature for the
early fall, should the trend Of
war events in the meantime war
rant such call by Governor Gun
ter.
On May Ia Governor Gunter at
a special meeting of their associa
tion, told the editors all of his
hopes and plans for keeping Colo
RADIO in the forefront of states du
ring the armed struggle which
has been forced upon this nation.
The Editors, on going home, gave
to their readers this news, and
along with it they gave their ap-
proval of the governors pro-
gram.
There will be no session unless
circumstances render it impera-
tive, but there is no citizen in
Colorado who wants to see this
state occupy other than a 'front.'
row seat among the common
wealths. Colorado is doing and
has been doing her full share
since the worlds war listed
America as one of the nations en-
gagged. Enlistments have been
up to the required number; the
governors war council is meet
ing with success in the promotion
of greater crops, larger mine out
put and the conservation of man
ufactures; provost marshall
was put in chrrge of registrations
under the federal selective SER
vice bill even before President
Wilson signed that measure. In
deed. Colorado has been just a
trifle ahead of the national war
procession, and it is Governor
Gunters plan to Keep her there.
The special session if it becom-
es necessary. would be for the
purpose of appropriating the
money for Colorado's greater
part in Americas righteous war.
and also to pass whatever legisla
ton might be demanded by shift
ing circumstances and conditions.
Judging from the hearty words
of approval in the state press,
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-31
EXCESS PROFITS TAX

The method of levying this ex-
cess-pro6ts tax is interesting.
All corporations are allowed $5.-
600 net profits and in addition 8
per cent on all capital actually in
vested The government takes
sixteen per cent of the profits in
excess Of the eight per cent.
Here IS the way it works out
Suppose a company with an in
vestment of 81. 600. 900 earns 20
per cent or $500, 600 during the
next year. 1t would be allowed
an exemption of eight per cent
on its capital or $50. 600 plus $5.-
600 or a total of $S5. .O0O. On the
remainder. $115. 600. it would pay
q tax Of sixteen per cent or $ls..
400.
The company would there
fore have left for distribution
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-31

Congressman from the third Colorado
District.
Graham guardian., 1917-08-03
COUNTY SALARYLAW
Held not to Apply to the
Present Incumbents of
County Offices

According to information from
Prescott, Judge Lyman, of the
Superior Court, Division No. 2,
of Maricopa county, sitting in
Yavapai county. has rendered a
decision in the county salary case
of that county, holding the salary
law passed by the last legislature
to be inapplicable to county Off
GERS incumbent at the time of the
enactment of the law.
The action was an injunction
suit brought by Chairman Will
liam Stephens of the board of
supervisors, as a taxpayer to en-
join the board from allowing
salaries under the new classifica-
ton law when those salaries diff
fered from the salaries received
by officials at the time of their
election to office. The other
members of the board had voted
to allow the new salaries. The
injunction was asked for on the
constitutional ground that the
salary of a county official may not
be increased or diminished dur
ing his incumbency.
A demurrer was offered to the
bill and the matter was argued
some time ago and the case was
submitted on briefs. The decis-
ion of Judge Lyman overrules
the demurrer. 1t is understood
that an appeal will be taken dir
ectly from this order so that an
early decision may be reached by
the Supreme Court.
The new classification law was
made necessary by a decision of
the Supreme Court last spring
holding the old law to be invalid;
to be in fact special legislation,
inasmuch as it was an attempt to
evade the Constitution by putting
each county into separate class.
In the framing of the new classi-
fication bill there was a general
scramble by county officials from
all the counties to secure in
creases of their salaries and they
were more often successful than
not.
In some of the counties, boards
of supervisors have allowed the
increased salaries.