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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-13
AN APPEAL

With apologies to K. c. 8. Of th'
Hearst papers.
My Dear FISH:
I WONDER if you
WOULD BE willing
TO 90 SOMETHING fer
ME. OUT BY Fort shsftsr
RIGHT AT the foot
OF THE hill
BESIDE THE new Rice Patch
THERE is a ditch
AND it reaches
ALL THE way
ACROSS THE road
AN0I
HAVE TO go
OVER 1T
EVERY DAY in my
FORD.
AND THE other day
THERE WAS nobody
IN THE back seat
AND couldn't see
AND I lost the glasses
AND HAD to buy some more
AND MY wife said she
COULD HAVE bought new dress
WITH THE money.
AND TODAY
.
MY WIFE was with me
=
AND SHE LOST
HAIR PIN.
..-
=
AND SHE said II. T.. - .. 4,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-13

1T WAS awful
AND so know
IT'S
AND thought perhaps
YOU WOULD ask Joe Fern
IF HE wouldn't ask
ERNEST MoTT-sMITH
AND THE others
If HE couldn't
ASK SOMEBODY to put something
IN THE HOLE
TO FILL it up
OR SOMETHING
so WON'T lose my
CEASES. BECAUSE I need
THE MONEY
TO sUY fish, and Joe didn't
ERINH THE prioo DAMN
WHERE can reach it
If HAVE to buy
NEW GLASSES.
AND MY wife
NEEDS A NEW dress
AND HER hair doesn't
LOOK NICE
WITHOUT PINS
AND so | wonder
IF you
WILL DO THIS
FOR ME.
=
IF YOU PLEASE.
FISH.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-13

hunter, believes he should not be
forced to fight for the United States
unless he Is given the right to vote
His claim for exemption on that
ground was before the district exemp-
ton board here recently. The colo
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-13
HAWAII COUNTY
IS IN NO DEAL
FOR AUTO TRUCKS
Chairman Kauhane Has Made
Suggestions for Standardized
trucks But There 1t Ends

= Once and for all. without men,
= tai reservation and without any
= attempt TO hide anything, | de-
= clare that no deal has been mace
= nv the county for the purchase
= of auto trucks. automobiles or
y any other kind of vehicles OF
= that type. Samuel kaunane'
= chairman Hawaii board OF SD
= peryisOrs.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-13

Artist--No want you to give me
your candid opinion of my latest pic
ture, old chap. Friendly dear boy,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-13
HEAD HUNTER ASKS 49,.
-. EXEMPTION OR VOTE

NEW YORK, N. Y.-James Robert
Amok, late of the Island of Luzon,
Philippine Islands, an 'Igorrote head
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-13

it's absolutely worthless. Artist-Yes,
know that, but I'm dying to hear it,
all the me.-London Today.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-13

man now holds job in a eoney Is.
land side show.
sTAR.6uLLETIN GIVES Youx
TcDAY's NEWS TODAY r
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-26
EAST KENNEWICK

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Flick
lin, Tuesday, July 25, ten-pound son.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. McKim were
Pasco visitors Monday.
Harry Barrett of Walla Walla Wis
tied Sunday with J. C. Dennis.
Mrs. M. Schuster and three yong.
est children returned Sunday from
Portland where she has been visiting
with her sister.
Mrs. B. F. Neal went to Horse Hea-
ven Sunday where she will help cook
for harvest hands on the ranch Of her
son Henry Neal.
Miss Mamie Elliott, who has been
visiting at the home of her brother, w.
B. Elliott, left Monday for Endicott.
She was accompanied by Russell Ell
lott who will visit at the home of his
uncle.
Mr.. end Mrs. L. H. Edwards motored
to Richland Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Edwards, where they enjoyed
picnic in the park together with other
friends.
Mrs. w. r. Crawford and little
daughter Doris left Sunday for an ex-
tended visit to Spokane and Moscow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Totten of
Stockton, Kansas, and j. C. Brace of
Colorado, arrived Wednesday to visit
with Mr.. Totten's mothe.. and other
relatives. Mr.. Totten is brother of
Mrs. Campbell of Section Seven.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-26
From the Correspondents
Items Of Interest Concerning Our Neghbors Hereabouts
RIVER ROAD NOTES
Observation-Disclosures

Miss Viola Bockstruck recently ar
rived from Spokane to spend the re-
mainder of the summer visiting at thu
home of herSsister, Mrs. Fred Halliday
Mrs. F. E. Bowers returned home
Wednesday after visiting with hel
daughter at Pendleton.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Mather motoreG
to Walla Walla during the past week
where Mrs. Mathers visited for short
time while Mr.. Mathers will spend
some time in the harvest work near
the Garden City.
Mrs. D. p. Ferril of Harrington,
with her three daughters, is visiting
at the home Of her sister, Mrs. w. H.
Trask.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Burpee of Aber-
deem left on their return trip home
ward Monday morning motoring via
Portland after spending a couple of
weeks at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. L. Burpee.
Mrs. C. D. Lawrence met with a
painful accident last Friday while en-
gagged in picking fruit, the ladder on
which she was standing gave way,
causing her to fall in such a manner
as to dislocate the elbow and splinter
the bones in the lower arm.
Miss linda Smith visited with friends
in Pasco Sunday.
Miss Lulu Reese of Kennewick was
a guest at the home of Miss Mabel
Smith Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Bergen were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Mounsey.
Miss Elsie Moeller was weekend
cues. at the John Bachman home.
The German Evangelical minister of
Richland held services at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hinze Sunday afternoon.
We were in error last week in stat
ing that Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Moeller
were enjoying the pleasures of riding
in a new Ford. It should have been
a Chevrolet.
D. ]. Beinhart and daughter Mar
garet were visitors at Walla Walia
Monday, returning home Tuesday eve
ming.
One of the staunch young men of
our locality, Grin Beinhart, has enlist
ed in the Field Artillery and expects
soon to be called to Walla Walla for
training.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-26
Carley and Whitcomb
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mrs. S. M. Wilson, Mrs. Harry Shu-
man and children went to Alderdale
Saturday.
Maybelle Bass had for guests Sat-
urday the Misses Trenna and Clara
Dority.
A party of Whitcomb young people
motored to Alderdale Friday night.
w. o. Carley and family were call
ers at the Dority home Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Hill made trip to
Alderdale Saturday.
The Misses Mary and Nina Carley
will leave for Arlington shortly where
they will visit friends for two weeks.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-26
NOTES FROM HOVER

DR.. j. III. Martin, state veterinary
inspector and 7. B. Hauschild, veter-
mary from Kennewick, were in Hover
Tuesday making tuberculosis tests OF
family and dairy cows. This test is
free to all persons owning milk cows
who wish to take advantage of it
The Misses Isenhart of Pasco, were
visitors at the C. C. Cantwell home a
few days last week.
Milton Mackenzie, night operator
at Lyle, visited home folks Wednes-
day and Thursday of last week.
The Young Peoples Bible class will
give an ice cream social Saturday eve
ming on the lawn at the VIM. Mills
home.
Mrs. Earl Burdette spent few days
with friends in Wallula last week.
Byron McPhee and Jack Doyle left
last week for Horse Heaven to work
for Mr.. Meals during harvest.
Commissioner Bash of Hanford
called on Mr.. Bongard last Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. Bongard went to .Walla Walla
last Wednesday for an extended visit
with her mother.
H. w. Powell and SON Ray made a
business trip to Walla Walla last Sat-
turday. While there they traded their
Maxwell for an Overland.
Miss Pearl Evans returned home
last Saturday from Cheney where she
has been attending summer school.
Mrs. T. ]. Mckinney has erected
large tent near the Hover ferry land
ing where she will have ice cream
and lemonade for sale.
Miss Zilda Toothaker went to Ken
newick to spend a week with her sis
ter Mrs. Lee Powell.
A carload of fruit boxes was receiv-
ed here Saturday of last week for the
growers of Hover. Nick Mcclure had
charge of the unloading.
j. C. Dahlin made business trip to
Kennewick Saturday.
Thos. Koppang and two daughters
of Park River, North Dakota, who
have been visiting at the Jas. MacKen-
zie home, left Sunday for Portland,
Seattle and other Coast cities, enroute
to their home.
G. B. Schroyer was a business visit
Dr. in Kennewick Monday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cusick Of North Yaki-
ma, expect to work thru harvest for
Mr.. Burke.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-26

hair?" he asked Of the proprietor -.
was coated in an easy chair, pe,n. sao
the pages of a dime novel. aRm :
said the barber, addressing his e,,.al |,
boy, "run over and tell the editor - 'o
I'd like my scissors if he's got so ,s'
edith the paper. Gentleman wa;.,,
for a haircut"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-26
Neighborly

A South Dakota state senator re-
Gently gave new illustration of that
fine saying of an ancient philosopher:
"Man was born for mutual assistance"
A customer, says the Minneapolis
Journal, entered the small town barber
shop. allow soon can you cut my
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-26
The Remedy at Hand

"The Germans are said to be suffer-
ing from a shortage of fat"
"Well,why don't they cook the Kais-
er's goose?"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-26
Careless

He-They've dropped their anchor
again.
She -Serves them right. They had
it dangling over the side all the morn
ing.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-12-21
"With Chile Neutral, Ger
many Can Carry Out
Her Policy"
s'INDIANS UNDER
THIN VENEER"
How Switzerland Was to
Be Used to Explain Em-
barrassing Situation.
(Bv Associated Press.l

Washington, Dec. 21.-Evidence Of
q German plot to align the nations
of South America against the United
States, is revealed in kilograms sent
to Berlin by the notorious Count
Luxburg, former charge in Argen-
tina, made public yesterday by the
state department.
In one of the messages, of which
there are some forty, Luxburg re-
ports that he induced President
Irigoyen of Argentina to enter into a
secret agreement with Chile and
Bolivia, a mutual rapprochement for
protection versus North America"
and did his utmost to have Peru in
cluded in such an agreement.
Transitions of the dispatches were
given out by the state department in
agreement with the Argentine min
lister of foreign affairs, who, in an
accompanying statement gave gener-
al denial to Luxburg's account Of the
negotiations with his government.
Denounced az Untrue.
The kilograms show a number OF
inaccuracies so surprising that no
epithet viii fit them. said the foreign
minister's statement, cas- they are at
complete variance, both In substance
and form, with the terms in which
carried on and brought to conclus
ion'.
The message referring to the South
American alliance merely said that
the President at last had made up
his mind to conclude such an agree
ment with Chile and Bolivia and
there was nothing in the CORES
pondence to clear up just what
negotiations were carried on with
those countries y
A telegram dated July 90 last an
nounced the completion of '.receiv-
ing plant" and asked for the wave
length of the great wireless station
at Nauen
The concluding message, dated July
10. said:
''As long as Chile Is neutral, Ger
many will be able after the war to
CONTINUED on page IL
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-12-21
ANDERSON NOT
IMPRESSED BY
LIFE SENTENCE
IMPOSED TODAY
''That Amt Long,, Muir
derer's Comment When
Judge Passes Sentence
WERNER PLEADS
GUILTY TO ROBBERY
Indeterninate Sentence of
From Two to Ten Years
For Accomplice

Donald Dow. alias Fred Anderson
was sentenced to life Imprisonment
and Edmund Warner, his companion
on the night that Anderson shot and
killed George Sheffield, Great North
ern operator in Moorhead. was giv-
en- an indeterminate sentence of from
two to ten years in the Minnesota
prison when he pleaded guilty to
second degree robbery. (
Judge J. A. Roeser, Of st. Cloud,
Mimi, passed sentence on the two
men in the Clay county district court
this morning.
"Life-that amt long"
That statement was made by Dow
a few minutes after Judge Roeser
had sentenced him. e
Dow, convicted under the name of
Fred Anderson, showed a slight sign
of emotion once-that was when
Judge Roeser asked him If his moth
er was still alive. He said both his
mother and father are still living,
In answer to other questions by
Judge Roeser the prisoner said he
was u years OF age, and that he was
born at Freeport, Ill. As to his
criminal record he only admitted
having DSSH ddISSleu 4oE bS4he uAuAA
and fighting.
Advises Religion.
Dow said he had never been mar
ried, and had never learned a trade.
When he said he had no religious
Affiliations, Judge Roeser gave him
this advice: Your only help will
come from Him who can help us all
and advise you to turn to Him
now.H
Edmund Frank Warner, who con-
fessed that he. was the accomplice
Of Dow, was given an indeterminate
sentence in the saltwater peniten-
tiary afr he had entered plea OF
guilty of second degree robbery.
Warner, through his attorney, G.
III. Rustad, withdrew his plea of not
guilty of the charge Of first degree
robbery and the plea of guilty Of the
crime in the lesser degree was ac-
cepted by Judge Roeser. when County
Attorney Dosland consented on the
part of the state, Mr.. DoHiand told
the court that the. authorities had
been unable to hnd anything bad in
citation with Dow.
Warner told the court that he was
81 years old, born at Red Lake Falls,
Mimi, and had usually worked as a
farm laborer. He had only known
Dow about four months.
In sentencing Warner, Judge
Roeser advised him to embrace some
religious belief and said: THE fats
that has come upon you has come
through your own fault"
Sheriff Dan w. Mcdonald and Chief
OF Police Peter ID. Malvey leave this
afternoon for saltwater with Dow
or Anderson.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-12-21
DEATH TOLL In
LIN. WRECK Is
PLACED AT 46
Express Train Crashes Into
Rear of Accommodation
at Shepherdsville
LOCAL TRAIN HAD
JUST LEFT STATION
Investigating Question of
Whether Fast Train
Had Clear Block
- Associated Press. )

shepheadsville, KY, Dec. 21.-The
death toll taken last night when
louisville and Nashville passenger
train No, Z, from Cincinnati to New
Orleans crashed into the rear end
OF Louisville, Bardstown and Spring
field accommodation train a few
hundred feet soptl1s of the railroad
station here had reached 46 today.
The number killed was at first
placed at thirty eight. Additional
deaths from among those badly in-
5ured Increased the total to forty six.
The wreck, which is said to be the
worst in the history OF the Louis
vile and Nashville, occurred just
after the local train had pulled out
from the station here. IL had gone
only a short distance, when the other
train Of steel cars came into sight
travelling at a high rate OF speed.
Before it could be halted it had
crashed into the slower moving
train ahead. and made kindllng wood
Of the two wooden passenger coaches
II carried. The fast train was able to
proceed when a second locomotive
had been secured and the wreckage
cleared
Blame for the disaster seems to
hinge on whether the fast train had
been given clear block or not. Jesse
Weafherford, operator at the station
maid Immediately after the collision
that after the local train pulled away
from the station he had turned his
board TO show the track clear for the
fast train and then left his post IN
response to orders to help unload
baEgage.
As he left the office he said he saw
the train approaching, rushed back
fo his Office, set the red danger sig
nal. picked up 8 red lantern and
rushed to the platform 10 flag it. He
reached the platform just as the
train passed him. he said.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-12-21
Petrograd N ewspa per
Claims to Have Text Of
Recent Agreement
YOU'D PROTECT
RIGHTS IN CHINA
Agree to Act Together in
Preventing Any Foreign
Intervention
(Rv Associated Press.l

Petrograd, Thursday, Dec. 20.-
Under the heading Secret Treaty
Between japan and Russia for Joint
Armed Demonstration Against Am
erica and Great Britain in the Far
East" The Izvestia publishes what
1t says is the text Of the secret
treaty drawn up last year providing
for joint action by Russia. and Japan
to prevent any third country from
achieving political dominance in
China The treaty, dated July g.
1916, runs for five years, automatical-
ly extending itself until a year after
one party expresses the desire TO
annul 1t. 1t is signed by Sergius
Sazonoff then Russian foreign
minister, and Viscount Motono,
Japanese foreign minister.
The treaty stipulates that "the
agreement shall remain q deep secret
for all except for the contracting
parties" 1t opens with the state
ment that IL is designed to supple
ment and strengthen the secret
treaties Of 1907, 1910 and 1912.
Article is, given as follows:
The contracting parties recognize
that the interests of either side de-
mand the defense of China from
political domination by any third
power whatsoever cherishing hostile
intentions toward Russia and Japan
and therefore undertake whenever
circumstances necessitate to enter
into open relations based on full
confidence in order co-jointly TO take
the necessary steps To prevent the
advent in China OF such a state of
affairs"
Article u-In the event that, as a
consequence of any measures under
taken by mutual consent by Russia
and Japan on the basis Of the pre-
ceding article, any third power as
foreseen by article I, should declare
war against Russia or Japan, the
other contracting party shall on the
first demand Of its ally. come to It's
aid. Each contracting party binds
itself not TO make peace with the
common enemy without obtaining
the aRreeE1nnf OF its ally.
'tArtiesee ITf-The conditions on
which either party shall give armed
assistance and the means by which
such assistance shall be expressed,
shall be fixed by the respective au-
thorities OF the contracting parties.
Article IV-It must especially be
kept in mind that neither party shall
consider itself obligated In accord
ance with article III to give its ally
armed assistance unless Ii receives
guarantees from its allies to the ef-
feet that they win give e assistance
to the extent necessitated by the
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-12-21
The British statement.

London, Tuesday, Dec. 1s.-The
official statement on aviation activi-
ties issued by the British war ofice
tonight reads:
Heavy snow prevented flying on
Monday except on a small portion
of the northern front. In this local
ity a certain amount OF work was
done by our airplanes and bombs
were dropped an a hostile airdrome
near CouFtrai. Enemy trenches also
were attacked with bombs and ma
chine gun fire. At night, the station
at Roulers and the stations at Menin
were bombed heavily by us.
'Tn air fighting two German ma
chimes were brought down in our
lines and two others were driven
down out of control. One Of our ma
chimes Is missing
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-12-21
WALLA STILL ON
WITNESS STAND
In THOMAS HALL
CASE AT CAPITAL
Tells Today How He Made
Extra Money to Support
His Family
"DETAILS AFFAIRS
IN THE OFFICE
Says He Listed Checks and
Slips Taken by Secre-
tary from Auto Fund
IBy Associated Press.)

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 21.-E. Walla,
former chief clerk in the secretary
of states Office, jointly charged with
Thomas Hall, secretary of state, with
embezzlement of $3,400 Of the states
automobile registration funds, sx-
planned on the witness stand today
under rigid cross examination how
he was able to live on $50 a month
and still maintain an automobile and
AFFORD other luxuries. The witness
testified that since coming to Bis
marck in 1913 he has earned in salary
and extras $11, 900, all OF which, bar
ring $50 a month from his salary
was used to run his home. Late yes
terday Walla testified that he re-
ceived 800 a month but that half Of
this was used each month to pay a
debt in jamestown, incurred as the
result OF a shortage in his funds
when he left and which was being
paid back in monthly installments
from his salary. The largest single
item OF outside earning was about
500. 49,
Mr. walIa testihed that he owned
an automobile, for which he bought
tires, paid for repairs and built a
garage. He said he lived in a modern
five-room house and had a telephone.
His meat bill for the month, the wit
ness said, runs from nothing to not
more than So q month. Grocery bills
were about $12 a month, he said.
The suit which he wore, Walla testi-
fed, cost him S45 and he also added
that he frequently bought flowers
and toilet water for his wife and also
bought cigars, candy and ice cream.
Proposed Trap.
Plans for the trapping" at the
home OF Eugene Walla most of
North Dakota officialdom, includ-
ing no lesser lights than Governor
Lynn J.. Frazier and Attorney Gem
eraI william s. LANCER. not to men
tion Secretary OF State Thomas Hall,
brought up by the defense as alleged
to have been revealed by the wit-
ness to w. T.. Stutsman, chief coun-
sci for Thomas Hall, occupied much
of Thursday afternoon, devoted to
the gruelling cross-examination OF
the chief clerk in the automobile
registration department, called by
the state as q witness against his
chief.
Walla admitted on cross -examina-
ton that counsel had revealed to
him a plan to inveigle Thomas Hall
to the Walla home with a view to
committing him there to some dam
aging admission in the presence Of
concealed witnesses. Walla couldn't
remember having made a statement
to this effect to G. A. Holiday, Walla's
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-12-21
PACKERS REFUSE
TO turn RECORDS
over TO THE y. s.
INVESTIGATORS
Federal Trade Commission
Will Appeal to Court
For an Order
WITNESS HAS BEEN
ORDERED SOUTH"
One Witness States Posi-
lively Armour and Prince
Own Stockyards
fBv Associated Press.l

Washington, Dec. 21.-Swift and
company, Of Chicago, have refused
to deliver to the federal trade COM
mission records desired by the COM
mission in it's investigation of the
packing industry and drastic action
will be taken in court to force their
production, Francis ]. Heney an
nounced today at the resumption of
the commissions inquiry.
1t was said that when the commits
sion's investigators went to Chicago
they received only evasive replies
from the officers of Swift and COM
pany, and that direct demand for the
records had been refused. To obtain
the papers, which relate to the own
eFship OF the Chicago stockyards
and other details Of the meat indus
try, the commission will go into a
federal court and ask an order COM
pelling the company to produce them.
Mr.. Heney also announced receipt
OF a telegram saying that G. G.
Chase, of Chicago, auditor of the
Union Stockyards and Transit con-
pany, was i'll and could not answer
the commissions subpoena. The tele-
gram said Mr.. Chase had been "or-
dered south for an indefinite time
Mr.. Heney added.
II desire to inform the commission
that we have enough evidence with
out Mr.. Chase's testimony TO make a
prima facie case and then the pack
ers can do what explaining they
think necessary"
Flat admission that J. Ogden Ar
mour and #. III. Prince own the Chi
cago StocIyards company, controlling
the Chicago stockyards and terminal
railroads. was made by w. M. Wad-
den. Although the stock appears in
the name of Frank r. Pegram, secre-
tary OF the company, Walden said he