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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-16
Trained Women Advised to Be
Ready for Call; Other
Preparations Told

Wnat woman can do in the war was
the essence OF instructive addresses
made last nigh: at tae Y. w. c. A. at
a meeting Of thu Graduate Nurses
Club of Hawaii. The chief address
was on Preparedness" by Col Ru-
doIph G. Ebert 0: the medical corps.
Hawaiian department. L. 8. A.
Nurses from every institution Ia
Honolulu, the Queens hospital, the
Beretania SanitArium. the Children'c
hospital, PsIama settlement, the de-
partment hospital at Fort Shafter,
were there. From the number which
attended, and the hall was we'll filled,
II was plainly evident that there was
more than passing interest in the pro-
position OF the evening
Outside Of the coloneI's address,
some Of the most interesting inform
ton came from Mrs. Gerrit P. Wilder.
in charge of the formation Of classes
in Red Cross, first aid and elementary
hygiene and home care Of the sick
under auspices Of the Hawaii Chap
ter Of the Woman's Section OF the
Navy League, which was organized
here some time ago.
Many Volunteers Helping
To show how many local people
were helping in the new and invatr-
able, work, Mrs. Wilder read the
names Of presidents OF ten First Aid
classes organized recently and meet.
ing regularly. 1hey are Mrs. Gerrit
p. Wilder, Mrs. Mason Prosser, Mrs.
George Cooke, Mrs White Sutton.
Mrs. e. c. Webster, Mrs. W. C. Hobby,
Mrs. Clarence Ashford, Miss Eleanor
GartIey, Mrs. Elizabeth Stubs, Mrs
William Hogs. Jr., Mrs. Andrew Hero
OF Fort Kruger, and Mrs. Henry
Holmes.
Presidents of four classes in ele-
mentary hygiene are Mrs. Gerrit P.
Wilder, Mrs. ]. NJ. Dowsett, Miss
Pauline Magruder and Mrs. Irwin
Shepherd.
Doctor instructors who have take
sufficient interest IN Fed Cross first
aid classes TO cffer free instruction
are Or. Charles Adams Col. r. G.
Ebert, DR.. z. z. KiiboGfne, DR.. w. c.
Hobby, Or. Grover Batten, DR.. James
Judd and DIT. Edmund Bailey of Fort
Ruger, sta3 & "a
Instructors OF classes in elementary
hygiene are Miss Janet Dewar. su-
perintendent of the Kauikeolani Chill
dren,s hospital, and Mrs F. P. XII
Hon.
] Examiners. of the classes are, for
the First Aid, Maj. Charles Rey-
nolds of Il Schofield Barracks, DR..
James Judd and DR.. A. G. Hodgins.
md for the Elementary Hygiene,
Miss Dewar and Mrs. Killion.
Four Speakers Heard
Miss Mary Johnson, president OF
the GFafiuate Nurses Club Of Hawaii,
presided andscal.ed In turn upon Miss
Beatrice Castle, president of the Al.
He'd Relief, committee CT the Red
Cross; Mrs. Walter r. DILLINGHAM;.
pIesldent N6f the HnHaii Chapter of
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-16
lNOMEN'S PART in WAR DISCUSSED
ATMEETING Of GRADUATENURSES

the Nay Leag,.e. anG Mrs, Wilder
Col Ebert conc .Vded the meeting vita
q forceful. daring address.
Follo Eing the :ornlal meeting ques'
tons were askei by the audience
along lines OF what local nurses can
do in the present. crisis No definite
conclusions were reached, lntorma'
tIou is expe from Washington
sOOa
Miss Castle tod how popular tn,
comfort bags haze been with thank
full soldiers n France and encouraged
Honolulu &c continue the good Worf
OF sending relief anc. comfort -
France until such vas needed a.
homs.
Mrs. Dillingham; struck a respon,
sive chord wk"1 she closed her ad
dress n presenting the nature Of pre-
paredness the Woman's Section OF
the Navy League stood for and telling
what It had accomplished in Honolulu
when she said:
The man OF woman who does the
greatest service in kis or her own
particular line e Of the greatest aid
TO his or heT country"
Room for Still More
Mrs. Wilder explained that although
first nd and elementary hygiene
classes have been running for som
time there is room for still more AMI
at present Mrs. William Whitney is
organizing another Anyone DESTROYS
Of entering shorId consult her.
The purpose of these classes. so far
as the nurses are concerned, is not
to furnish technical training which
they already have, but rather to pre-
pare them for emergencies not only
on the battlefield out on the street
and in the home when their services
are called suddenly to the test.
Col. Ebert startled-=his audience
with some new lights on the war Whe':
he declared that we-had been 40 days
at war with Germany and were not
prepared yet; that We should have
taken warning and started TO prepare
Immediately following the war with
Spain; that for an army Of million
men 10000 physicians and far more
nurses would be absolutely essential.
''whsre are we going to get them, VI
he demanded,S If we do not start
training and preparing now? You
nurses want to know what you can do.
You had better get ready to be called
any place Honolulu may not be large
enough to organize one complete hos.
pital section. but she can at least do
her part. We are a long ways from
the war; 1t may never come here, but
We should be prepared like the rest. "
The colonel said his guess was as
good as the next one and predicted il
would not be at all improbable that
If the United States sent big army
to Europe it would go by way Of
Russia, the nearest route from here.
In that event Hawaii would truly b.
the cross-road Of the military and a
great training camp.
A suggestion of this move, he point
ed out, was the fact that America, had
been reported as about to comman-
deer the rolling stock in the United
States for TRANSPORTATION Of troops
THIS rolling st2ck only fits the rail-
WAYS M Siberia lie GAYS. - - } - i
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-16
FIGHT ONLLOYD
BY. VAN GIBSON
. STIRS CAMPAIGN

Hostility In the city hall has grown
to the point Of o. political feud be
tween Henry Van 0ieson, deputy city
clerk. and James lloyd, deputy city
auditor, with Van Gieson sowing TO
get Lloyd's scalp" This fight, which
IN we'll known in political circles, 10
partly responsible for the attempt 70
Dust James BickneIl as auditor and
elect Ed Woodward TO succeed him.
Van Gieson was asked by the Star.
Bulletin why he 10 backing Woodward
IN opposition 70 BicknelL
81 am not fighting Bieknell. He and
] are good friends, but ] am fighting
Lloyd" said Van Gieson and added the
following explanation:
Il am after Lloyd because he has
done mean: things to me. Around the
city hall here ! was bantered and
teased until ! got my Dutch up and
have determined that ] Will get out
and DO some politics, too.
Van Gieson admits that he himself
filed Woodward's nomination papers.
He says that he took the papers into
the clerks office just before fling
time expired and had them recorded.
At the auditors office Il 10 said that
Van GIeson's fight on Lloyd Ii 90 open
that he Is advising men who come to
the clerks, office on other business to
vote for Woodward.
Both Woodward and Van Gieson
ceuy that the mayor had anything 10
do with woodward's candidacy. One
story cnrrent 10 that the mayor real
fed that Woodward's candidacy might
start q factional fight In the party
and burt his own chances, and that be
sent Harry Murray to- Speaker Hol-
Btein 70 ask that Holstein use his In
Thence to have WoodEHrd withdrew.
Woodward was then aclerk Of the
house. ,Holstein IL said 60 have takea
the opposite stand. and Il n said on
good authority that be told woodward
10 stay In the race.
Whatever the facts, the fight made
on Lloyd has developed into one Of the
most prominent features OF the Re-
publican campaign. = =
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BLACK HAND gang
. OF BOYS Charged

Shades OF "Huck," Finn. Bully Hayes
and Treasure Island. Captain OF De-
tectives McDuffie has nabbed the al
legged rtngleader Of an honest TO good
ness Black Hand gang. who is said
to style himself High Master OF the
Black Order" Juvenile Judge Ash
ford was to look into the Desperate
Desmond case this afternoon.
The gang leaders father started
trouble for the High Master" when
he complained TO McDuffie Of his sons
actions. lie turned over to the de-
tective chief q book of gang rules and
the crest of the organization-a huge
skull and cross-bones bearing the in
scription Black Hand"
One of the rules Of the gang was
that II one boy was arrested, he was
not to "sQueal" on the others. This
was followed by the warning that the
gang should obey the laws.
McDuffie thinks too many moving
pictures may be the cause Of the
whole trouble.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-16
MIA0LE TUNNEL WORK =
NEARING COMPLETION

Approximately 100 feet Of tunnel II
yet TO be ekcayated by the ycontrac.
tors on the Maole water project. Hilles
brand Glen, and o portion Of the ditch
Is TO be lined with concrete before the
work 10 finished. This will probably
be within the next two months. The
crossing under the Pail road ID COM
pleted. according to Fred Kirchheff,
loan fund engineer az -
On the south end OF the tunnel the
men have penetrated So feet, and on
the north side TO Q distance Of JOG
feet The hole Ii four feet wide and
six feet n height
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-16

Stanley Deceado, q section hand,
employed By the New Haven road was
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Honolulu Hawaii, May IA, 1917
Mr. j. G. Cohen,
Honolulu, T. H.
Dear Sir
Responding to your inquiry regarding the
payment Of your indebtedness previous to and
following your going into bankruptcy in 1907,
I am in position to state that all the indebted
ness you incurred with the Evening Bulletin
was fully paid. an also Of the opinion that
the same is true Of the Hawaiian Star
Yours very truly,
HONOLULU STAR BULLETIN LIMITED.
W R. HARRINGTON,
General Business Manager.
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Honolulu, Hawaii, May IS, 1917.
Mr. j. G. Cohen,
Honolulu, T. q.
Dear Sir e.
In answer to your inquiry as to payment Of
your unpaid account with this company at the
time you went into bankruptcy, will say that
this was paid by you in full after your dis
charge in bankruptcy.
For period Of about fifteen years, your bust
ness with Us has amounted to several thousand
dollars year payments for which have always
leen met.
Yours very truly,
! c. s. CRANE,
Manager, Hawaiian Gazette Co., Ltd.
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l. Honolulu, Hawaii May a. 1917.
p ..%S9E-
Mr.. =. G. Cohen,
Honolulu, T. e.
Dear Sir
Replying to your request as to the amount of
your Indebtedness to this company at the time
You went into bankruptcy in 1907. we beg to
advise you that you owed US $4,000 at that
time. This amount has been paid to us in full
and no loss was sustained by this company by
your going through the bankruptcy court.
Yours respectfully,
THE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO., LTD
F. E. BLAKE,
FEB:MFB General Manager.
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Honolulu. Hawaii. May Il, 1917.
Mr. u @. Cohen. no 80
Honolulu. = H iii :.
Dear Sir
Replying to your letter Of even date wherein
Fou inquire Of Us whetheE or not we suffered
financially by reason Of your going through
bankruptcy in 1907, we beg To- state the fol-
lowing II =. i
At the time Of your bankruptcy you owed the
Henry Waterhouse Trust Co, Ltd, the sum of
$4,000 and after your discharge in bankruptcy
on October Oath. 1907. You paid us the above
amount with interest IN full to date Of settle
ment s.s4z~ =
Yours faithfully,
HENRY WATERHoUsE TRUST CO., LTD.
ROBERT W. sHINGLE,
RVS w st President
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-02-23
DEATH OF GOOD MAN

Lawrence o. Wells arrived in Bonnie
Terre Monday morning with the body
of his brother, William A. Wells, who
died at the st. Francois Hospital, in
Colorado Springs, Colo, on Saturday,
Feb. 18th, of acute nephrites, which
was superinduced by primary tuber-
culosis. Deceased had been in Colo
RADIO Springs for the past two years,
in the hope of winning back his health.
VIM. A. Wells had been a citizen Of
Bonnie Terre practically his entire
life, being As years of age. He never
married, and is the first of family
Of seven boys to pass to the Great
Beyond. He was we'll known through
out ST. Francois county, being re-
spected by all who knew him for his
sturdy, manly qualities.
The funeral services were conduct
ed in Bonnie Terre Monday afternoon,
and were largely attended by many
sorrowing friends. The heart broken
old mother attended the last sad rites,
and all the brothers We're present with
the single exception of Emmett E.
Wells, who is in Colorado Springs,
and whose health would not permit of
his coming.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-02-23
UNION EVANGELIsTIC SERVICES

The evangclistic evening services
begun last Sunday evening, under the
auspices of the Pennington Gospel
Team, by the pastors of the two
Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian and
Christian Churches, have been well
attended and much interest manifest
ed in them by the church members,
The Baptist Church was crowded last
Sunday evening, and the services each
evening since have drawn interested
crowds. These evening services will
be continued until and including Sun
day evening, March a.. The remain
ing evenings and the places at which
services will be held are as follows:
Tonight (Friday) Baptist.
Saturday, M. E, Crock church,.
Sunday, Feb. rs, NJ E., South.
Monday, Christian.
Tuesday, Presbyterian.
Wednesday, Baptist.
Thursday, M. E. (Rock church,.
Friday, Christian.
Saturday, M. E., South.
Sunday, March A, Presbyterian.
Everybody is cordially invited, es
pecially non-church-going people.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-02-23
MOVING ALONG

That interest in The Times contin-
ucs among the good people of st.
Francois and adjoining counties is at.
tested by the following list of new and
renewal subscriptions, that have vol
UNFAIRLY come in the past week:
New Subscriptions: G. c. johnson
Of Route 2, E. V. Parks of Route a,
Mrs. NJ. L. Sebastian and c. E. White
ner of Pennington, J. c. Williams of
Knob Lick, w. B. Cole of Flat River,
j. W. Laird of Elvins, Philip M. Pip
kin of St. Francois, James E. Clay OF
Murray, Utah.
Renewals: J. C. Laird, W. j. Layne
and Chas. O'Brien of Elvins, W. F.
Lawrence and j. H. Kirkland of Flat
River, Judge Thos B. Straughan OF
Ste. Genevievc, G. o. Province OF
Irondale, w. A. Pratt of st. Louis.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-02-23

Every good citizen Of Pennington
will help the city press forward to
better and greater things. If there
are any living here who VIII not do
that, then will they not remain quiet
and not attempt to retard the city s
growth? That is certainly little
enough for anyone to do. Just sit
and spit--if you like. But don't talk
against your home town.
A pleasant social was held last
Friday evening in the Christian
Church annex. The ladies of the Aid
invited the church members TO hear
how they made their dimes grow into
dollars by investing them and selling
the products, candies, small useful ar
ticles, etc. Sandwiches and coffee
were served and the evening was a
pleasant as well as profitable one.
The present Democratic admins
tration in st. Francois county is dem
onstrating, in the present term OF
Circuit Court, that the laws are to
be vigorously enforced. This applies
to the local option law, as well as to
all other laws. St. Francois county
will prove to be a very poor territory
for bootleggers while the present
County Attorney and Sheriff are in
Office.
Mrs. Alice M. Pirtle of Frederick
town was stricken with apoplexy last
Saturday morning and died late that
night. The funeral took place Monday
from the Baptist Church, of which
she was a member, Rev. DR.. Smoot
conducting the services. Mrs. Pirtle
was well known and much beloved by
many of our citizens. She spent a
large part Of her life in this county
Mrs. Merrill Pipkin went to Freder-
icktown to attend the funeral.
The Unity Home Makers Club and
the Farm Bureau will give recep-
ton to Mr.. A. /. Foard, the new Farm
Agent, at Unity School, Friday eve
ming, February %, at 1880 O'Clock,
Talks on interesting subjects by Mes.
danes Will Counts, c. B. Dcnman and
Geo. Busiek, representing the Home
Makers Club, and Messrs. Buck and
Chandler, the Farm Bureau. This
meeting will give the people an OPP
portunity to hear Mr.. Foard and get
acquainted with him.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-02-23
TO ORGANIZE SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI BASEBALL LEAGUE

Word comes to The Times from
Perryville that the efforts which have
been in progress for some time past,
to organize Southeast Missouri Base
ball League, is now approaching
successful elimination. AS proposed,
Flat River will represent st. Francois
county in this organization, through
the aid of Barney Petty, of Farming
otn, who was until quite recently, a
top-notcher in professional baseball.
Our information is that the align
ment of Mr.. Petty with this new league
is considered a most fortunate cir
cumstance, inasmuch as it comes at a
time when the acquisition of such a
force is all that is necessary to drive
the work of organization to a speedy,
successful conclusion. Barney was at
one time the mainstay of the st. Louis
Browns pitching staff, and is one of
the few who have retired from pro-
fessional baseball before being count
ed out by old Father Time. Though
seldom essaying to pitch, he still puts
up a creditable game at short in addi-
ton to being good hitter. The
I league will be considerably strength
ened by his services as a player.
However-aside from the prestige
gained-the chief value of Mr.. Pelty's
addition will lie along administrative
lines. His long connection with or
ganized baseball must have fitted his
mind with a veritable storehouse OF
constructive knowledge that will prove
invaluable in the work of organiza.
| ton.
/ In reply to letter recently written
him by Perryville promoters of this
enterprise, Mr.. Petty writes as fol
| lows:
Pennington, Mo-, Feb. II, 1917.
Dear Sir:--I am in receipt of your
letter and clippings, and in reply tC
same will say that / will take matter
you mention up with the Flat River
people next week and will try anC
come to Ste. Genevieve, Mo-, Feb. q
for the meeting. Please let me know
at what time the meeting is called al
! Ste. Genevieve; if / cannot come, will
/ try and have man there. am very
enthusiastic in the matter, and if We
/ do not come in the league, i am al
your service for good athletics. You
can count on me to help work out {
method of running the league. !
thank you for your kindness in the
matter by asking US to come to the
meeting.
Hoping to hear from you at once,
Yours very truly,
BARNEY PETTY.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-02-23
PRESBYTERIAN Church

Rev. Robert S. Boyd, Pastor.
Services Sunday morning at IL
o'clock. Subject: "a Saving Theolo-
gy'.
Evening, Union services at the NJ.
f. (Rock) Church.
C. E. meeting as usual at 6:45,
closing in time to attend Union SER
vice.
Sunday School at 9:45. The cabinet
of the Sunday School met recently
and voted unanimously to grade the
school according to the most recent
methods of Sabbath school work.
Heavy curtains are to be procured to
separate classes and make teaching
more efficient. One secondary and
two adult classes are being organized
and charters are being sent for. If
you do not go elsewhere, you are in
vited to attend this Sunday School
next Sunday morning.
The last two weeks of MAY have
been chosen for series of revival SER
vices to be conducted by the pastor,
assisted by Rev. Trigg A. NJ. Thomas
of Kansas City. This date is an
nounced early that conflicts with Sc
cial and religious gatherings may be
avoided. Dates, May 18th to'o27th,
inclusive. as
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-02-23
DON'T GIVE CHICKENS SALT

Rob Boswell had little experience
the other day that he is not likely to
repeat soon. He had some sick chick
ems and asked his mother what would
be good to give them, and she sug-
gested small dose of salts for each.
Rob understanding her to mean or
binary salt proceeded to carry out
her instructions. The startling re-
suit was the death of fourteen fine
chickens. 1t is a we'll known fact
among poultry raisers that a dough
of bran or meal with salt in it will
kin a brood of young chickens about
as quick as anything you can feed
them.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-02-23
A SPLENDID CAR

w. C. Robinson drove a new 1917
model, 8-cylinder, passenger Odds
mobile out from st. Louis Wednes-
day, covering the intervening rs
miles in four and half hours. While
this was pretty good going, no eff
fort was made to make time, moving
along at an apparently moderate
speed.
But the unusual mechanism of this
car is such as to give it that easy,
palace car movement, that causes its
occupants to feel that they are mere
" moving along, when, in fact, the
machine may be making passenger
train time. Mr.. Robinson will use
this car in his garage for demonstra-
ton purposes. 1t is real "niftic"
S1400 car.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-02-23
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES

The elementary school, urban and
rural, is the foundation, the full base
ment, on which the superstructure OF
all higher education must be raised.
Whether pupils are to live their lives
in this basement or whether they are
to erect upon it a one-story cottage
in the form of secondary education or
two-story dwelling of college edu
cation, the foundation and basement
should be of the best. 1t is in the in
terest of this foundation that we are
so much concerned. Kennedy.
What is an Approved Rural School?
What is the Attenuation System?
What should my district do at the
Annual Meeting? what has a dis
trict to expect from the teacher and
what has the teacher to expect from
the district? These topics and others
will be taken up at the School Board
Convention on March 10th.
Some of the advantages of an APP
proved school are as follows:
1. Better qualified teachers.
2. Longer terms and hence more
public funds.
8. Better libraries and other essen
tial equipment.
a. Better sanitary conditions for
the promotion Of health and comfort
among the pupils.
5. Greater inspiration to the patrons
to be content only with the best.
6. Better teaching and general
school work.
Miss Viola Thurman of the Roug-
civ school recently gave an entertain
ment and box supper which proved
very successful both socially and finan-
cially. The proceeds, $22.40, will be
applied in payment on their new heat
ing system.
Following is an additional list Of
pupils recently awarded certificates
for perfect attendance: Bessie Ru-
bottom, Gladys Cook, Edna Snyder,
Roy Calvird, Shelton Thomasson, Paul
Thomasson, Orville Harris, Rosa Isen-
man, Nella Wells, Lulu Cloninger, Lo-
rena Cloninger, Russell Halle, and
Marvin Snyder of the Cedar Falls
school; Herschel Watts of the Rock
wood school; Hazel Mund, May Reed
and Homer Mund of the Patterson
school; and Homer L. Knight, Lee
Miller, Lulu Williamson and Willis
Penberthy Of the Mitchell school.
People interested in school improve
ment should not forget the School
Board Convention, which will be held
at the Pennington High School build
ing on March 10th. Every day finds
something new and interesting de.
veloping in connection with this pro.
gram. No school officer can afford tC
be absent. Several topics are insist.
entity demanding attention at this con
vention, topics that are of vital i'm
portance and necessarily demanding
careful, deliberate and intelligent dis
| cussion.
Teachers in filling out term reports
should fill every blank and make il
unnecessary for reports to be returned
for correction before being accepted
Of course all blanks should be filled
otherwise they would not have beer
placed on the report. If in doubt a:
to the meaning of any particular item
teachers should write this Office before
attempting to make out this report.
/ Attention is again called to tbs
teachers examination March 2 and 8
due announcement of which appear:
in another column of this paper.
co. SUPT. OF SCHOOLS.
Chas. Calvird was in Flat River last
Saturday on business.