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The Washington times., 1917-06-30
WILL JAIL OPERATORS
IF COAL PRICES RISE

Reduced coal prices agreed upon
by the operators in their conferences
with representatives. Of the Govern-
ment and the Council OF National De-
Tense will be strictly adhered to or
there will be prosecutions.
This was made plain by the coal
committee OF the defense council to-
day. No wavering In prices will be
tolerated. The prices OF bituminous
coal have been fixed to stay fixed.
Speedy measures will be taken to
prevent increases or to punish opera
tors who attempt 20 boost the cost
OF the fuel.
The committee has warned opera
tors at Decatur. ILL.,. who raised prices
that the limit fixed at the confer
ence here had been exceeded. and
that the cost must be reduced forth
with or prosecutions would be
started
The Washington times., 1917-06-30
VENEZUELA DENIES
ISLAND SALE STORY
Answers Protest Against Her Civ
ing Germans Help.

Venezuela today denied that either
her government or any private indi-
viduals are intriguing to sell the Is
land OF MarEarita to Germany as a
secret base for German submarines.
This is Nenezuela's answer to
American representations against
disposal Of the island to the Teutons.
Receipt OF the message followed a
previous message which showed that
Venezuela will take up with Ger
many mildly the matter OF submarine
warfare in general.
Venezuela is believed to be one OF
the nations referred to in recent an
here OF the German plot
ting in South America.
The Washington times., 1917-06-30
PEP" IN AIR PLANS
URGED BY RUTH LAW

CHICAGO. June 3O-Miss Ruth
who is wearing the khaki uniform OF
a non-commissioned officer in the re-
cruiting service and working under
direction OF Captain Kenny. L. s. A..
OF Chicago. believes they are going
to put some pep into aviation now"
81 think" she said. there is a good
chance to get the appropriation OF
5000, 100000 for the purpose and we
shall reach within a year the point in
aviation which took the allies three
years to attain. We have 10000 en-
listed for the air service and the
branch is pretty well filled up at pres
ent, but before long we shall have
facilities for more"
The Washington times., 1917-06-30
HOUSE ATHLETES
PLAY BALL TODAY
TO AID RED CROSS

Time of game, $3.50 o'clock.
Teams, Democats and Re-
publicans of the House.
Place, American League
Park.
Pitcher of the first ball,
President Wilson.
Umpire, Clark Griffith.
Added attractions - Music
by Marine Band and a drill
by Officers Reserve Corps
from Fort Myer.
Object Of contest-Contri-
button to American Red Cross.
The Washington times., 1917-06-30
CROSSED SEA 60 TIMES,
SAYS PULITZER'S AIDE

NEW YORK. June 3O.-Jabez F.
Cunningham, OF Elmhurst. caused
Justice Cropsey. in the supreme court.
Long Island City, and the representa-
tives OF the attorney generals office
to sit up and take notice while seek
ing to be admitted to citizenship. In
answer TO a question whether he had
ever left the country after he first ar
rived here. .Ie replied that he had
crossed the ocean sixty times.
Cunningham was secretary TO the
late Joseph Pulitzer, owner OF the
World. and his duties required him to
accompany his employer on his trips
abroad.
The Washington times., 1917-06-30
DOMESTIC RATE HOLDS
ON MONEY TO SOLDIERS
Army Postal Service" to Cash
u. S. Orders in France.

Postoffice money orders intended
for American soldiers in France will
be issued at domestic rates. according
to announcement today by Postmas-
ter General Burleson.
The money will be paid to the SOL
diers by the ~. S. Army Postal Serv-
Ice" which will have branches with
practically every regiment sent
abroad.
Postmaster General Burleson has
Issued warning against sending
money to the soldiers in ordinary let
tiers. The safest way Is to send It
by money order.
No arrangement has yet been made
for parcel post service to the soldiers.
The Washington times., 1917-06-30
STUDENTS BACK
SUMMER SCHOOL
FUND CAMPAIGN

A campaign launched by superIn-
tendent OF Schools Thurston to raise
funds to keep going the summer high
schools OF Washington, which are
threatened with being closed, is being
backed by the 1000 or more students
now, attending the schools and their
friends.
Public subscriptions must be made
or the schools will close. A majority
Of the students are delinquents who
are making up back work. Should
the schools be closed these students
will be forced to stay in their old
grades at the next regular school
term
Separate Fund Needed.
When the Comptroller OF the
Treasury ruled that teachers as well
as other Government employees could
not receive from two or more Gov
eminent positions salaries aggregat-
ing more than $1,000, a number of
those teaching in the summer high
schools were affected. This makes
It necessary to pay them out OF a
fund separate from the Government
appropriation.
Superintendent Thurston was given
permission to solicit funds by the
Board OF Education at It's meeting
yesterday. He probably will seek the
aid OF civic and social bodies.
Miss Wilson Aids Plan.
Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of
the President, in a communication to
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes. read at the
board meeting. gave her hearty in
dorsement to the way in which the
board has made the peoples school
buildings and grounds available for
patriotic service by the people in this
time OF the nations crisis"
Miss Wilson also spoke of the COM
munity use OF schools as provided for
in bill now pending.
The Washington times., 1917-06-30
LIQUOR ADDS BARRED
In q STATES JULY |

II you do not see many liquor ads
in tomorrow's papers you needn't
wonder why. Here's the answer:
The new law forbidding the sending
Of newspapers carrying liquor ads
into dry states goes into effect on
July l.
The operation OF this law will keep
newspapers printing such advertise
ing out OF twenty-three States. The
only places into which liquor adver-
tisements may be sent are the District
OF Columbia. Florida, sHinois, Wis
consin. Kentucky. Missouri. Nevada.
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wyoming,
Guam, Hawaii, and Porto Rico.
The Washington times., 1917-06-30
CONGRESSMAN TO SPEAK.

There will be a patriotic service at
the Grace Baptist Church. Ninth and
n streets southeast, tomorrow night
at s o'clock. Congressman Stuart r.
Reed OF West Virginia will be the
speaker. In the morning the Rev. T..
w. Johnson. the pastor, will preach
on Gathering up the Fragments" or
Solving the Food Problem"
The Washington times., 1917-06-30
PLAN RED CROSS CENTER.

Red Cross center will be organ
lied at Georgetown at a meeting to
be held in Linthicum Hall. o street
near Thirty-ffth st,Aet Monday even
ing at o'clock.
Mrs. Newton d. Baker. wife OF the
Secretary OF War. will preside. Mrs.
E. Cranston and Miss Lucy AIinnege-
rode, who have been doing Red Cross
work in Russia. will speak.
The Washington times., 1917-06-30
BIG WIRELESS UNDER WAY.

1t has been officially announced
that the construction on wireless
station has been begun at the Phil
adelphia Sevy Yard. This station. II
is understood. will be one OF the
most powerful in the world. and will
have a sending radius Of something
like three-quarters the distance
around the globe.-Scientific Ameri-
can.
The Washington times., 1917-06-30
PLANS BABY WEEK.

LONDON, June 3O.-NationaI Baby
Week will be celebrated throughout
England the first week in July more
than 1000 doctors. mayors. nurses,
and social workers are planning Il
series OF lectures in all cities from
July ] to I. A school OF eIocution to
provide the necessary speakers has
been formed. Perambulator parades
will be a feature OF the week
The Washington times., 1917-06-30
wAR TRAINING FOR GIRLS.

Training for all American girls be-
tween the ages OF sixteen and TWEEN
ty-one IL planned by the Association
of Collegiate Alumnas. The curricu-
Ium includes clerical work, nursing
agricultural activity, instruction in
the operation OF telephone switch
boards and telegraph instruments,
ard courses in conservation.
The Washington times., 1917-06-30
OHIO LEADS IN GARDENS.

Ohio is among the leading States
In war gardening, reports received
today by the National Emergency
Food Garden Commission disclosed.
There are 10000 gardens in the
1919
The Washington times., 1917-06-30
RED CROSS ASKS
DONORS TO GIVE
UNTIL WAR ENDS

Tightening the work Of the local
Red Cross finance committee, scores
OF subscribers to the fund being
raised in Washington today are
pledging "for the continuance Of the
war" the amounts already promised.
This announcement was made by
Chairman Henry B. F. mcfarland
today. Mr.. mcfarland and his COM
mittee are endeavoring to induce 9TH
ers to pay every year during the war
at least as much as they already have
subscribed.
Many Give Services.
All the officers and members OF the
finance committee are volunteers who.
besides subscribing money. are'takIng
time from their business to present
the opportunity OF the fund to their
fellow-citizens, Mr.. Macfarland says
No salaries are paid. except to clerical
assistants photographers. typewrit-
ers. bookkeepers), and even much Of
the clerical work Is done by volun-
teers, especially the women OF the
Red Cross organizations. No commits
sions or percentages are paid for sub
scriptions and no paid collectors are
employed
or the one dollar minimum mem
bership dues, half goes for admins
trative expenses OF the District Chap
ter, and the other half for adminis-
trative expenses at national head
quarters. which also relies for such
expenditures upon its share Of the
chapter dues from all over the coun-
try, upon designated donations, and
upon the $4,000 income of the million
dollar endowment fund.
Latest Subscriptions.
Among the gifts today were those
Of former Ambassador Henry White.
additional $500; Capitol Refining Com
pany, $500; st. Margaret's parish,
S426 additional; officers and men v.
S. S. Mayfower, through Lieut. Com
mander R l. Berry, $160; st. Johns
Church. additional $15601.
At Mt. Vernon Place Church the
Sunday-school superintendents Of
Washington will meet at s o'clock to-
night to complete arrangements for
the Patriotic Sunday" celebration in
the Sunday-schools tomorrow under
President Wilson's recommendation
that all the Sunday-schools OF the
United Safes devote their exercises
and their offerings to the Red Cross. |
Besides the amounts mentioned |
above. the following have been re
eeived: Employees OF the Citv Post /
Ofnce, S15o.23: Conrad Becker, 500; |
-. z. Horton. 500.
The Washington times., 1917-06-30
GIBBONS COUNSELS
CATHOLICS TO AID
FOOD. CONSERVING

All Catholic priests in Washington
were called upon today by Cardinal
Gibbons to urge upon their congrega.
tiOns tomorrow the necessity OF saw
ing food as one OF the greatest fac
tors in the successful prosecution Of
the war.
The letter OF the Cardinal. address
ed to all Catholic churches in the arch
diocese Of Baltimore. was written as
a result OF a conference between the
Cardinal and Herbert C. Hoover.
Text Of Letter.
The letter follows:
1--WE have ever been known as q
Christian Commonwealth. Were
proof OF this proposition required. It
Is found in the unalterable devotion
OF our people to the exalted standard
thus set for them by our Chief Magis-
trate and his able advisers.
Now the officials OF our Govern
ment seriously warn US that. unless
self-restraint In the consumption OF
food is to be generally exercised. this
glorious ideal must fail OF accom-
plishment
Reason and revelatiI supply the
presidents upon which the action Of
our Government Is based. In virtue
OF the law which God has stamped
upon the face Of nature. matter may
change its condition and energy may
be transformed, but we know that
no particle of matter. as no unit OF
energy, il ever lost.
Saving the Fragments.
IN the example Of our blessed
Lord there Is. for every one OF US, a
peculiar appeal. Such was His power
that, at any time, He might have
changed stones into bread. Yet. after
having fed the 5000 on the mountain
side with Ave loaves and two fishes,
He commanded His apostles to gather
up the fragments lest they be lost.
The housewives OF the land are
the high and responsible agents OF
the Government In the furtherance OF
these plans In their willing service
alone can the Government md
strength and comfort
I'VE are sure that they will recog-
nize the dignity and responsibility OF
the oniee with which they are
charged, and that, by their earnest
efforts, they will hearten the nation
la its hour OF stress.
Appeals To Catholics.
TO the Catholics the practice OF
Eelf-denial will not be a new expert
snce. The church teaches her chill
dren the necessity Of modification at
all times, and she believes in the sIe.
cial efficacy OF abstinence, fasting.
and prayer at stated seasons. notably
during Advent and Lent, and on all
the Fridays OF the year.
Il confidently call upon all the Cath
olics of the archdiocese to lend their
fullest cooperation to the officers of
our Government In their Iaudabls ell
deavors to conserve the resources OF
the country, remembering that there
IL no power but frcm God: and those
that are, are ordained OF God.
that are, are ordained OF God"
-. CARD. GIBBONS,
Archbishop OF Baltimore"
The Washington times., 1917-06-30
FINANCIAL
The Safest Investments

Are those that 90 not iuctuats during dis
turbsd conditions Of the money or >. Ick mar.
ksts First deed Of trust 1oteS ,nrst MORT
EuEesD well secured on real estzs4 In the
District Of Columbia. constitute gilt edge
and they do not depend upon ths
financial responsibility Of individuals or cor.
porations Tor their stability. We can supply
such Investments In amounts from too up
ward. Hend for booklet. ''concsTniiS Loans
and Investments"
SWARTZELL, RHEEM &
HENSET CO.,
IN nIR Street n. W.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-20
congressman Will Get Nary a
Bite of Meat at Banquet;
Boards Work Outlined


That the merchants of the city are
not cooperating with the food com
mission in it's efforts to encourage Ha-
waii to be self-sustaining was the
charge brought by A. L. Castle yes
terday afternoon at the meeting of the
commission in the Library Of Hawaii.
THE main purpose of the food com.
mission in Hawaii is to increase food
production throughout the islands,
said Mr.. Castle. There is nothing
sensational or picturesque about the
work we are doing 1t is plain. prosaic
and very essential. We are trying to
help the people to be self-sustaining.
We cannot count on having enough
ships to bring food to US from the
mainland when and as often as we
need it.. We are capable of providing
our own food, if our epergies are right
ly directed, and this is what the food
commission is trying to do, ...~-~
That We are meeting with some
success is shown by the fact that
home gardens have sprung up all over
the islands, and many families that
hitherto depended upon the San Fran
cisco markets to supply them through
their grocers and their vegetable ven
doris, with all tie vegetables for. theil
table, now have fresh vegetables prac
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-20
YPRES VETERAN
TOLIVEATHILO

i Still suffering from three wounds
received from a bursting shell al
Neuve la Chapelle, fragments pene
trating his breast, right and left
lung, Richard Burnett has come to
Hawaii to make his home. He was
two months in a field hospital dur
ing which he was operated on and
then sent to the London hospital
where a piece of the shrapnel was
extracted from his lung.
After getting his discharge and a
pension Burnett visited his home in
Glasgow and then shipped as a petty
officer on the steamer Strathearn for
Iquiaue, where he Joined the Peruy.
ian schooner Samar and sailed aboard
her to Kahului He has left the
schooner and will now be employed
on the Waiakea plantation at Hilo.
Two of Burnett's brothers were
killed at Ypres and another so severe.
1y wounded at Neuye la Chapelle
that he has lost all power of mem
DRY, speech and hearing. Burnett
was also II days in the fighting at
Ypres, and he was one of AZ out of
9s6 men in his battalion who re-
sponded to the roll call after the ter
rifle battle in October, 1914.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-20
RED CROSS SUPPLIES
FROM HERE REACH N. 7.

Mrs. Henry F.. Damon. acting execu'
tive head of the Allied War Relief so
ciety, has been notified that the 81
cases of Red Cross supplies sent from
Honolulu in time to catch the early
Christmas shipment to France have
been received in New York. and will
start on the remainder of their jour
ney within a few days. Five thousand
Christmas comfort bags are in IS Of
these cases. -.. ....,. -,
Twenty additional cases we're sent
from here recently in response to an
urgent call for dressings that came
from Red Cross headquarters in Wash
ingtonsfiye of them being from Maui
and the rest from this city =.
Because of preparations for the
queens funeral in the throne room, all
the Red Cross workers are still in the
depot at Beretania and Miller streets
The surgical department expects to be
back in the throne room by Tuesday
All the workers in surgical dressings
are now wearing the white cap and
apron of the Red Cross nurse, giving
an air of uniformity and neatness that
is inspiring to the workers and very
pleasing to look upon.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-20
EIERSAILORS
GOT Delegates
: At THE HOSPITAL

r When George w. Smith, president
of the trustees of the Queens hos
pital, came to that part of Mrs. VIII.
liam Noes letter in which she referred
to the fact that food had been sup
piled to the men of the former Ger
man gunboat Geier, he said, yes,
Miss Collins, food was served to these
men in Cor as) an act of humanity"
This is a portion of the statement
made by Mrs. Moe, who was Miss
Agnes Collins, and superintendent OF
nurses at the hospital prior to her
discharge, to the committee of four
life members of the hospital corpora
ton who conducted an investigation
of the charges made by Mrs. Moe
against the hospital and its superin'
tendent, Werner Roehl. This state.
ment is contained in the committee
report.
With regard to this portion of Mrs:
Noes statement, the report says:
The president was examined by
the members of the committee and
having had his attention called to
what Mrs. Moe and another witness
(Mr. Latham) had stated on the same
subject, he said Tin explanatory there
had been sailors of the Geier in the
marine ward previous to the declara-
tion Of war.
He had noticed on Sundays that
these sailors were being supplied with
jellies and other delicacies, probably
from the outside, probably from the
hospital. He had only such things in
his mind when he stated to Mrs. Moe
and others that what had been done
had been done in the interest of hu-
mainly"
In part, the statement of Superin-
tendent Roehl reads as follows:
"One night he found one of the boys
at the hospital carrying tray with
food on it. In reply to a question
from Mr. Roehl, the boy told him it
was for a friend of Miss Collins
Mrs Moe-"and that he was taking it
to her room. Finding that it had oc-
Cured a number of times before, he
told the boy to return the food to the
kitchen, and not to take any more
trays to the nurses rooms without his
express permission"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-20
RED CROSS SEALS
ON SALE NOV. "a

The Hawaii chapter of the Amerl
can Red Cross society is staging a big
drive on the sale of Christmas Red
Cross seals. = ."@.*
This sale will take place on Novem.
Der "a. Boy Scouts will canvass the
residence districts while ladies under
the leadership of Mrs. G. P. Wilder
will cover the business districts.
There will be several booths erected
for the sale of these stamps about the
business sections and the stores will
probably be asked to help the sale
along in some way. Details of this part
of the campaign may be had from Mr..
Rath of Palama Settlement, as may
also fuller details with regard to the
women's. committee. "u....
Ninety per cent of the proceeds of
this sale remain in Hawaii to help
fight tuberculosis. tuberculosis week
will be celebrated with stamp sales
and special publicity throughout the
United States on December to 9.
The stamp sale and advertising for It
lshere will be Hawaii's part. Last year
there was a similar sale here. In the
interstate competition for stamp sales
last year, Hawaii stood ninth. This
year it is desired to make Hawaii first
as in the Red Cross membership drive
and Liberty Loan sale.
Two hundred and fifty thousand
stamps have been received. The ma
tional campaign seeks to raise 49,
100000. 49,. ...-
The point to be remembered in this
campaign is the fact that the money
raised goes toward making more fit
the men and women and children of
our own locality so that they may be
better able to protect the country
whether they are called, to arms or re-
main to be fighters back of the line"
Prevention and cure is the aim OF
the Anti-Tuberculosis division of the
Red Cross. ...
The Red Cross Christmas stamps
are much better looking this year than
last, and should periodically be used
for all places where Christmas seals
may be used, on packages. letters, ETC.
The campaign as outlined embraces
talks to school children, Red Cross
sermons, etc.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-20
FOOD ECONOMY
PROGRAM TOPIC
OF WOMEN'S meet

Food Pledge Week, meatless and
wheatless days, HooVerized menus for
banquets, the further use of corn meal
made from corn grown on the islands,
the high prices paid for food necessi-
ties on the other islands, particularly
Kauai; the further encouragement of
the use of island products and the ed
ucation of local food merchants to.
ward assistance in this matter, were a
few of the things taken up at the
meeting Of the women. of the food
commission yesterday afternoon at the
Library of Hawaii, with Mrs. A. C. Al.
exander presiding. g.,
Mrs. A. L. Andrews reviewed, brief,
ly, the work that has been done by the
commission. Both she and Mrs. Al
exander spoke with reference to
Food Pledge Week, which has been de.
layed here because of lack of posters
which were to be sent from Washing.
ton. Responses from the schools,
Mrs. Alexander. says, have been most
gratifying. .":....
J:~1F. Child, federal food commits
sioner, suggested that the women wait
no longer for posters, but go ahead
with their work for Food Pledge Week.
The other islands are already taking
these pledges, and Oahu will begin at
an early date. Thirty per cent of the
food Of the United States is wasted, SO
statistics show, and Mrs. Alexander is
of the opinion that the so per cent
wasted here can nearly all be saved
by active cooperation of the children
and women. 49,
o. Mrs. James Russell, who, with Miss
Channon of the Y. w. C.. A., has just
returned from Kauai, read a most in.
teresting report of her trip, where she
made several demonstrations at differ.
ent points to the women of the Gar.
den Island as to the making of war
bread and the general conservation of
food supplies All these meetings
we're we'll attended and innumerable
questions we're always asked, showing
that the ladies were sincere in their
interest.
Mrs. Russell says that the prices OF
foods are higher on Kauai than in Ho.
nolulu, difference of 10 cents show
lug On OuSA al I4OAOO% 40 d
bag of meal. a. l.. Castle asked for
particulars, and said if it could be as.
certained that exorbitant prices were
being charged the merchants making
such charges would be summarily
dealt with. 49,. ..-..-....
Speakers are to be selected by the
commission to spread the gospel of
food conservation, particularly during
Food Pledge Week, the College club
having offered to provide speakers.
Ministers will also likely be called
upon to urge the work of the commits.
sion from the pulpits. Is
The price of fish was discussed, but
no conclusions we're reached, other
than that the price of fish was raised
between the auction stand and the re.
tailer.s counter. - 81. Is