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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19
"SHORT .bALLOI'
CITY CHARTER IS
COMMITTEE IDEA
Representatives of Civic Bodies
Differ From Recent Con-
vention

A "short-b ballot" charter is favored
in principle by the special committee
representing commercial and civic
bodies, named to draft a charter re-
vision plan for submission to the CON-
ing legislature.
Four members OF the committee
met last evening In the Chamber Of
Commerce and had q two-ho1rs' dis
cussion. They were: Ex-Governor
Frear, for the Chamber Of Commerce;
]. NJ. McChesney for the Civic Fedora
tion; Prof John NJ Young, for the
Commercial Club. and H. E. Vernon,
for the Rotary Club. They did, NOT
reach any definite decision as to the
amendments to the. present charter
they favor, or the form Of a new char
ter, if an entirely new one is drafted,
Another meeting is to be held Monday
might. .
1t was evident in the discussion last
night, Mr.. McChesney said today, that
the committeeman favor as few elsc-
tive officers for the city as possible.
AmopE the features discussed wefe
the srecall,s the referendum" and the
number of supervisors, but these were
talked of only briefly.
While the civic committee is dis
cussing amendments. the Oahu dele
CATION or legislative members is eau
cussing on various legislative mat
ters and on Wednesday night discuss
ed charter changes. The delegation
apparently is not working toward the
short ballot" charter.
Last night the civic committee dis
cussed whether It Is wise to proceed
with its work in view Of the rapidity
in which the Oahu delegation is going
ahead on charter SUGGESTIONS, but it
was finally decided to continue. Posi-
bly, the two bodies may meet for an
exchange of ideas. =
The civic committees ideas are;
radically different from those Of the
ct.aEtsE conHeptiobs which espouseds q
charter retaining the long-ballot." |"
This charter proposal, was up before
the Oahu delegation Wednesday night.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19
Forbes Suffers
Breakdown; Is
Ii Sanitarium

Wireless adyices received this
morning by Governor Pinkham from
San Francisco state that Charles r.
Forbes, superintendent Of public
works, IL I'll in Adler's Sanitarium,
suffering from nervous breakdown
and from stomach trouble.
No other information Is contained
In the despatch as 10 how serious the
illness Of the superintendent Is or how
long he viii probably remain there.
Forbes left here several weeks ago
for his health, announcing that he In
tended to have an operation for ap-
pendicitis before his return. but that
be would be back In five weeks. Ad-
vices this week st the public works
department announced taht he was M
San Francisco and would take the
Matsonia, arriving here January 30.
During hts trip TO the mainland Forbes
went as far East as Washington and
Boston, hurrying back to the Pacific
Coast.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19

Already calls for bids for the worh
are out and the subdividiRg will be
rushed 20 completion. In laying out
the land, however, only the trees ne
cessary 70 make the roads are TO be
cut down, which will leave all the
rare plants, flowers and trees, with
which the grounds abound. for the
new owners 70 dispose OF as they see
fit Mr.. Pratt said this morning that
already he has options for 25 per cent
et the lots, the prices for which run
from $500 up.
\ For the past three years the house
and land have been leased by Mrs.
E. II. Lewis and used as q hotel and
II is the intention OF Pratt to allow
Mrs. Lewis to continue with the hotel
without interference.
Recently IL was announced that q
big New York hotel company was
planning to buy the land and erect a
modern hotel but with its failure to
take the land Pratt's offer was &C.
cepted.
A few years ago opportunity came
TO the public 70 secure this historic
-
Cleghornss will devised the property to
the territory, under certain restric-
tions as to the care Of the grounds and
the hours during which they might
be open. Al bin to accept the fine
gift passed the senate In 1913 but
was killed In the house, and Il was
admitted ct the time that some Of
the heirs under the will had joined
in fIghting against the acceptance bin.
'lihas the 3Nblic.s opportunity passed
forever, The LEGISLATORS taking the at
iituJe, 90 Ear as they went on record.
that The reStrictions on the use Of
Tile estate were such n was not wise
d. accept Il as public property.
While II has been expected for
some time that Ainahau would be
disposed OF BY the trustees, the fact
that II is to be cut up into building
lots came as g surprise TO the many
people who admire the beautiful home
OF Governor Cleshorn and his daugh-
ter, the loved Princess Kainlani, Tor
the many happy memories with which
Il is associated In their minds. Dur
ing the days Of the monarchy It was
the scene OF many pleasant gatherings
and even to this day spirit Of TO-.
nance seems 70 hang about the visitor
as he wanders through the lanes be-
meath the waving palms and coconut
trees
stevenson.s famous poem to Kaiu-
lani win always be associated with
Ainahau.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19
Syria Starvation
Declared Appalling

(Assoc.ated Press by Federal Wirelesel
ROME, Italy, Jan. histories Of
starvation from war famine more hor-
rible than any the war has yet brought
forth are beginning to reach Rome
from the isolated sections OF Turkish
territory, out of which news rarely
comes to the Allied powers or the
neutral world. =,
The CorrieIe d'Italia, an influential
newspaper, has received information
that not less than $4,000 persons
have died Of starvation In Syria, and
that all the territory from near the
Gulf OF Suez to Mesopatafnia and Tur.
key proper is In desperate need. The
district around Lebanon, between
Aleppo and Jerusalem, isssaid to Be
suffering especially.
The increase Of suicides has reached
an appalling Situation ~
Similar horrors are declared 70 be
existent in Palestine and parts Of the
interior inhabited by Christians.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19
MENACE OF CIRCL|NG ARMIES
POINTED OUT BY COMMANDER:
SYRIA STARVATION IS HORROR
REPORTS TO ROME FROM ISOLATED SECTIONS BRING
. FIRST NEWS OF SUFFERlNGS SAID TO HAVE WIPED OUT
0,000-PRUSSlAN DIET MEMBER C0UNSElS SUB
MARINE WAR, BUT TONE OF SPEECH IS MODERATE.
tl..oei...a r,.s.. ssr~ie. By Federal wir.l...I

PARIS France jan lsW the armies Of the begeTents cirng
neutrality Switzerland mobiEzing her
being ncamped ready for instant along the borders Gen wn
mobilize
is
n
through
French in Alsace
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19
FOREIGN WAR VETERANS
DISCUSS PERMANENT HALL

Plans for securing a permanent hall
for meetings were discussed last night
by Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post
No "a. at a session in the Capitol,
and Past Commander Ernest ". Ely
was named as a committee Of one to
report at the next meeting.
Commander William Carleton was
installed last night in the first meet
ing that has, been held since the reg
ular election some weeks ago. Com
mander Ely also acted as installing
officer, urging upon members coope-
ration and hard work for the organiza-
tion in the coming year.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19
ONE EDITOR CHARGES
ANOTHER WITH LIBEL

Because he published an article al
legged to be injurious to the reputation
of T. Toyama, Japanese magazine
editor, Kusaka Haga, editor Of the
Hawaii Hochi Fred Makino's Japan
ese newspaper. is facing libel suit
preferred against him by the attorney
with Toyama as the complaining wit
ness. Haga has taken his case to cir
cult court on a demand for a jury
trial. E. C. Peters is assisting the
prosecution and ]. B. Lightfoct is at
torney for the defendant
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19
BOPP'S DEFENSE
ASKS new TRIAL
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wirelsss)

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless)
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 19.-A
copy Of a motion denying the juris-
diction of the United States courts
over the persons Of German Consul
General Franz Bopp and Vice-Consul
E. H. Won Setback was filed with Unit
ed States District Attorney Preston
today as the latest move of the de-
tense in the bomb conspiracy cases"
in which Bopp and his associates have
been convicted Of plotting to blow up
munition ships and trains carrying
material for the Allies. Theodore
Roche, Bopp's attorney, has moved for
q new trial.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19
KlNDERGARTENS TO
ENTER BIG PARADE

Plans for the entrance Of a float in
the Carnival parade by the Free Kin
dergarten and Children's Aid Associa-
tion were discussed at the annual
meeting of the organization this morn
ing. Mrs. F. NJ. Swanzy, president.
appointed Mrs. Alfred Raseh as q COM
mittee Of one to look after the neces-
sary arrangements. The association
will gladly accept donations toward
the float fund from persons interested
in the work. Donations should be
paid to Mrs. Rasch or Mrs. Swanzy.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19
Ocampo Case to
Go Up to Civil
Service Board

= A%$ =
y The case Of Alfred ocampo. \
y suspended Filipino detective and =
= interpreter In Capt McDuffie's =
y department, has gone to the civ. =
= Il service commission. Sheriff =
y Rose has written letter TO that =
y body asking them to hold a hear Z
y ing but no meeting date has been :
y set. The sheriff had previous =
\ ly announced that he would con. =
\ duet his own Investigation and =
y hearing Of 0campo's alleged mis- =
4 conduct with q young Japanese :
= girl.
f4$<k<+$4$$4f$4$ \
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19

LONDON, Eng, Jan. 19.-Lloyd's
agency today announces that Il has
news of the sinking Of the Spanish
steamer ValIe in the war zone. Other
vessels reported sunk today are the
Norwegian steamer Bergabhus and
the Danish steamer Dagmar
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19
AUSTRIAN MILITARY
TRAIN WRECKED, MAIL
TRAIN OVER BRIDGE

(Associated Press by Federal wireless)
LONDON, Eng, Jan. 19.-yienna
reports to the Exchange Telegraph
Agency say that seven persons were
killed and IA injured in the wreck OF
a train on the Vienna Trieste line
near TrefaL. The mail. train was bur-
led in the earth by long fall A mill
tary train was also wrecked.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19
NAMED ON BOARD
OF DENTAL EXAMINERS

Governor Pinkham today announced
the appointment of DR.. ormond Z.
Wall as a member Of the territorial
board of dental examiners, succeeding
DR.. Albert J. Derby. The former mem
Der left the territory some time ago.
having made, II is said, fortune IN
EBGels Copper mining stock. His ab
sence made necessary the new appoint
menI.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19

AINAHAU, cLEGH0RN ESTATE and SPOT
LOVED BY STEVENSON, SOLD FOR LOTS
Exclusive Residence Section to Be Developed on Beautiful
Palm Shaded Grounds at Waikiki, Made Famous By
"R. L. S." in Immortal Works-Was Home of Princess
kaIIani

Ainahau. khe
Waikiki Ioyedy
the ialands viii be $ memory has been sold
viii Immediately
which $4,000
the Mr. Pratt subd the estate into 40 lots
trc system entirely
.rss
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19

James c. Warrington was receiving
$50 a month from the Great Northern
as fifth officer. according to Police
man A. E. Carter, and not $56 as
stated in the Star-Bulletin story Of
the Warrington non-support case
Thursday. Warrington stated on the
stand that he drew" $50 for the
mo nth and it was taken that this was
his wage.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19
RUSSIAN DUMA CALLED
TO MEET FEBRUARY n.

ASSOCIATED Press BY Federal wirelsssl
LONDON. Eng, Jan. 19.-An fmpe-
rial ukase issued in Petrograd today
summons the Russian Duma to con-
vene on February "a.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19
T0DAY'S SLAV ATTACKS
REPULSED, SAYS BERLIN

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireIssst
BERLIN, Germany, Jan. 19.-Rus-
sian attacks on positions in northern
Rumania, north Of the Sucitsa valley,
failed today with heavy losses for the
SlaVs.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19
Honolulu Picked
For Spring Work
By Coast Leaguers
Ideal Climate of Hawaii Brings
Portland Beavers Here
for Four Weeks

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 19.-The
Portland baseball club Of the Pacific
Coast League will do its spring train
ing in HonoluIu this year. Formal an
nouneement Was made today by Man.
aoer Walter Mccredie that the Port
land management has accepted the Of.
fer Of Businessmen to pay part OF the
expenses Of the trip. The team will
reach Honolulu from Vancouver, 3. c.,
on February -. Thirty men will be
taken.
simultaneously TO-DAY the StaF-Bul-
letin and Alfred l.. Castle received
news that the Portland Beavers are
coming hers f6r spring training. Mr.
Castle Peceived from the Portland
club a @freless which said in part:
Accept Get Us decent hotel accom-
modatiOns." 49,.
= Whereppon Castle hurried out to
canvass the hotel proposition which.
II the present state of congestion, is
not an easy task. 81
Developments in the move to bring
the Beavers mere have been rapid.
On January the Star-Bulletin first
printed the news that McCredie. anx-7
ious to find an ideal, climate to train
his expensive team, had the Honolulu
trip in mind. This PAPER, through its
sporting columns, began to boom the
plan Of local cooperation.
Mr.. Castle, always ready to work
for the interests of clean sport and
alive to the advertising possibilities
OF the Portland visit, took up the
campaign at once, On behalf Of Ath-
letic park he hurried lettor to Nc
Credie. Last night an. Associated Press
despatch said that McCredie was anx-
ious to come. On the sporting page
today appears an article on this fea-
ture. and It was only short time aft
er the sporting page went to press
that the Associated Press despatch
and the private message to Castle de-
clared the trip q certainty. The team
will be here four weeks. -. -. ...,l.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19
RUSSIANS CAPTURED
NEARLY 500, ,000 IN
CAMPAIGNS OF 1916
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wirslsssl

lAssoclated Press by FederaI WIreIessJ
LONDON, Eng, Jan. IA Central
News despatch from Petrograd de-
clares that more than 42S,O0O officers
and men were captured by the Rus
slams in various campaigns Of 1916.
It adds that the Slays also took q
vast amount Of material as booty.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19

Delegates from the country districts
are arriving in Honolulu to attend the
annual meeting of the Korean Nation
al Association to be held In the head
quarters Of the association. Punch
bowl street, next week, beginning
Monday. ~.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19
Quotations
Shade Easier
| NEW YORK STOCK a.
MARKET TODAY

Following are the closing prices aef
stocks on the New York market 20.
day, sent by the Assoeiated Press over
the Federal Wireless: 4r
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19
MANY SPANISH VESSELS
ARE BEING SUNK NOW lM
GENERAL SUBMARINE RAIDS

ASSOCIATED Press bv Fsdsrsi Wirsless1
MADRID, Spain, Jan. IA sub
marine has sunk the Spanish steamer
Manuel. The crew Is saved.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19

today If the growth of local super
vised Fairgrounds during the last year
is an indication.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-19

Paper covers to protect automobiles
n storage have been invented.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04

to the increased or decreased flow of
water. The mixing chamber extends
the full length of the settling basin
and consists of board battles so spac-
ed as to keep the velocity of water 10
over One-half G-2) foot per second
and almost constantly changing in di-
rectiOn of flow. The length of travel
of the water in the mixing chamber
will be approximately sixteen hundred
feet, or requiring from 80 to 40 min
utes to pass through. This constant
agitation gives a thorough mixing of
the chemicals with the water, thus
securing the necessary reaction to
produce the flow which when reach
ing the settling basin and coming to
an almost quiescent state will settle
out carrying with it about S5 per cent
of the sediment and bacteria.
The settling basin is of concrete
construction divided into two sep
arate units, with a total capacity of
one million gallons or a settling pc
Rod of four hours when the plant is
filtering at the maximum rate of six
million gallons. The approximate di-
mansions are 95 feet by $50 feet by 10
feet in depth. The floor will slope
to drains for flushing and cleaning
when necessary. One half may be
cleaned while the opposite half re-
mains in operation. From the set
Ting basin the water will pass into
flume which distributes the settled
water to the six filter units.
The filter units will consist of six
concrete basins, each with a sand area
of 10 by 20 feet inside dimensions. In
the filtering operation the water Level
stands about two feet deep over the
top of the sand bed small amount
o. the chemical floc remains in the
water coming from the settling basin
and in passing through the sand this
floc is collected on top of the SAND
bed and forms a light scum on the
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04

You can do it easily-and in doing
so you will not only have the plea
SAINT experience, but you'll have the
satisfaction of knowing that you've
made the place somewhere in France
seem more like home to him. So, we
know you'll be glad to do what we
are going to suggest.
Our Tobacco Fund for the boys in
France is growing every day; some
send in twenty-five cents, some send
a dollars, some send two-fifty and
others five For each 25c you send us
we pack and send to some boy of the
United States Army in France, a kit
containing two packages of Lucky
Strike cigarettes, sacks of Bull Dur
ham, plenty of papers and a tin of
Tuxedo, the regular price of which
is Csc if you bought the goods at re-
tail. In each of these kits we inclOse
a stamped postal card with your name
and address on it. And with it goes
a request to the soldier boy to write
few words of acknowledgment on
the card and mail it. In due time
this card comes back to you and you
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04

Pauline Frederick, in her latest
Paramount photoplay, plays one of
the most complicated and difficult
roles OF her entire career. This is
the part of Courtney Vaughan in
1.-The Hungry Heart" from the
novel of the same name by David
Graham Phillips, which was one of
the six best sellers" several years
ago when it was first published.
Much of the realest kind of COM
edy appears in the water scenes of
the latest Ann Pennington picture,
1.-The Antics of Ann" Miss Pen
nington amazes her friends and
relatives by appearing in daring
if somewhat risque bathing suit.
The interested spectators who
flocked after her at the hotel
where the scenes were taken upset
the bathing raft and it was neces-
sary to send for the life guards to
rescue the small star.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04
With the Film F ok

Having assured myself that l
was able to vamp, l made up my
mind that never again would l at
tempt to lure young men to their
film ruin, and when / negotiated
my present contract with Thomas
II. Ince l stipulated that I should
not be cast in any vampire role"
said Miss Dorothy Dalton who won
fame as the star of THE Flame of
the Yukon" Mr.. Ince merely
laughed as he remarked You bet
you won't. You may not have dis
covered it, but the vampire is out
of style and you're going to be in
film fashion"
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04

know your contribution has done good
to some appreciative fellow far from
home.
And now the Perrine force comes
through for $500. No doubt they
realize that there are two ways to
please a particularly the man
who is doing the nations fighting
feeding him well and sending him
smokes. Expert in answering to the
needs of the inner man, the Perrine
force of ten members is certainly do
ing its additional bit" by "subscrib-
ing for postals from the front" This
addition of $500 will mean that fiji
ty-two cards of thanks will make
their way back home and these fifty
two cards from the front will be a
source of immense satisfaction and a
tangible evidence that the heel of war
isn't taking all the home instincts
from our boys cover there"
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04

times to get additional settling and
as an emergency storage supply. In
order to utilize the full capacity of
the old reservoir. the filter plant
would have to be placed into deeper
and more expensive rock excavation
with an additional loss of head of
about ten (10) feet.
The plant will consist of a mixing
chamber, coagulation and settling
basin, six filter units, filter water
reservoir and chemical sterilization
plant. The general layout and sketch
of the plant are shown on the accom-
panying plans.
The water from the canal will pass
through Ventura Meter into the mix
ing chamber where it receives a
charge of coagulating chemical. The
amount of chemical being regulated by
an automatic feed which is controlled
by the meter, thus increasing or de-
creasing the chemicals in proportion
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04

Found Nothing But WOrk-Twin
Falls county has been accommodating
quite a colony from Dighton, Kansas
Those who first came wrote of the
milk and honey, and others came to
see. Some time last September two
brothers from there decided to come
west-to Twin Falls, provided they
found it all that had been represent
ed So they loaded their furniture in
a car and, with their families made
the journey-planning to find houses
and spend the winter in a leisurly sur
vey of the country and buy proper
ty in the spring if the situation in
vited. After ten days of unsuccessful
search for houses, or a house, in Twin
Falls, a former neighbor back in Kan
sas came to their rescue by offering
a shack on his place where tenant
had lived. AS they could find no place
to store the extra furniture, they
bought team and wagon and took
it to the country. This was in the
height of the threshing season and the
demands for help came so thick and
fast that one of them remarked, just
the other day. well, l never saw any
place like this. You can't find house
to live in, but you can find about
three places to work for each day.
came out here intending to take it
easy, and here I've been working as
steady as ever Why, back home a
man had to hunt for job, and here
two or three jobs are all the time hunt
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04

New Management-On the first in
slant the well known Rogerson hotel.
in this city, passed under the man
agement of Mr.. Carl Suntz, an ex-
perienced hotel man. Mr., Suntz was
formerly chief clerk at the Owyhee
in Boise, and went from there to take
the management of the Northside Inn
at Jerome, where his success was so
marked that Mr.. Rogerson found diff
ficulty in securing his services for
Twin Falls. 1t may be of interest to
know that the new manager brought
also a new chef to the Rogerson, di-
rect from the Park Avenue hotel in
New York City.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04

Fletcher Sale Tomorrow Twenty
head of cattle, two sheep, farm i'm
plements too numerous to mention,
with thirty-five tons of alfalfa hay,
will be sold at the c. e. Fletcher
ranch, three and a half miles east on
Addison avenue, and three and half
miles northwest of Kimberly tomor-
row. Col. II. B. Lue will have charge
of the sale which begins Immediately
after a free lunch at noon. Fletcher
and Irwin are owners.