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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
FERNS Man FOR
CITY ENGINEER
AGAIN SPURNED
Board Holds Wall Not Compe.
tent for Job; Mayor Insists
on Patronage

Mayor Fern last night refused to
get together with the board and
choose a city and county engineer
who would be agreeable to all Instead
he demanded that a Democratic city
and county engineer be appointed.
The matter arose following the
nomination OF W. A. Wall for the pO-
sition OF city and county engineer by
Mayor Fern. Supervisor Arnold
moved that the appointment be dis
/ approved and not confirmed and the
vote stood five to two, Supervisors
| Petrie and Mcclellan voting against
it. Following the vote Supervisor
Mott-Smith said he hoped the board
could now get together with the mayor
and select the best man and he was
followed by Supervisor Bellina who
asked the mayor to set a date for
conference.
Mayor Fern replied that he had still
10 other names to submit for approval
for the position and ignored the sug.
gestion for a conference.
When Mr.. Arnold moved that Mr..
Walls appointment be turned down
Supervisor Petrie asked if it wasn't
going to be given some consideration.
| Mr.. Arnold answered: Mr.. Wall
was engineer once and his work was
severely criticised. We must have
an engineer who is familiar with the
operation Of the frontage improve
ment law and has been tried and
found satisfactory. l do not believe
that Mr.. Wall has had sufficient ex.
perience with this work."
Mayor Fern then asked: "Is the
board going to turn down all my ap-
pointments? Isn't there Demo
cratic engineer who is fit to hold
the office? When | came into office
l notified all employees to vacate on
July 81, but they are still at work. In
the matter of construction l know
myself Of a material which will last
longer than concrete and l believe Mr.
), Wall is capable of filling the job"
Mr.. Petrie then got up and ap-
pealed to the board to meet with the
mayor and come to a decision Later
however, Mayor Fern turned down
this same proposition when made by
Mr.. Mott-Smith.
| Mr.. Petrie went on to say that the
board was turning down the Fern ap-
pointees because the are Democrats
"Mr. Wall gave a good administration
and l do not believe he was severely
criticised except by the newspapers
who knock all Democrats" he said.
Il hardly believe that Mr.. Petrie
needs to be answered for his remarks
are captious and without common
sense. Therefore, Mr. Mayor, I shall
address you," said Mr.. Mott-Smith.
"By your own inaugural address,
Mr.. Mayor you are pledged to a non
partizan administration and the ques-
ton of whether a man is a Democra
or Republican does not enter into
1t. You are also pledged to efficiency
and you and Petrie and Mcclellan can
take no better stand than to agree
on the best man and leave politics
out Of it,"
The appointment Of John Wilson as
superintendent Of the water and sewer
departments by Mayor Fern was then
read and on a motion by Supervisor
Arnold was likewise turned down. The
name of Alexander L. DeFries for su-
perintendent of public buildings and
public grounds came up and was also
disapproved.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
BELIEVESLABOR
FOR RICE FIELDS
Will Be SCARCE

That it undoubtedly will be diff
cult to secure labor necessary to cul'
tivate additional rice lands in Hawaii,
and that laborers probably would not
enter into the industry except under
conditions which would be hard to
meet, is the summary Of letter sent
to the territorial food commission by
Royal D. Mead, director of the Ha.
waiian Sugar Planters bureau of Ia
Dor and statistics, who has accepted
the appointment as chairman of the
labor committee Of the commission.
! In, asking Mr.. Mead to accept the
appointment, the commission called
to his attention a letter fro A. Heb.
ard Case, agent on Kauai, in which
it was pointed out that about 400 ad.
ditional acres Of land for rice plant.
ing will be available next year on
Kauai, providing the necessary labor
can be secured to work the fields.
Mr. Mead's reply to the commission
is, in par, as follows:
Il will accept the appointment, al
though quite in the dark as to what
is expected of men. It would seem
to me that the appointment Of other
persons to act with me on such Il
committee should await such time as
the duties of the committee develop
or are more clearly outlined.
Il have read with interest the ex-
tracts from the report Of A. H. Case
Of Kauai to the effect that there is
available on Kauai a considerable area
of new land for the next crop of rice,
providing labor is available. Mr.. Case
also indicates that Chinese laborers
to cultivate this additional area of
land are not to be had.
Even though a considerable num-
Der of laborers of other Oriental ma.
tionalities could be gathered together
in the territory, which l seriously
question, believe that they would not
enter into the cultivation of rice ex.
cept under conditions which would be
hard to meet"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
SOLDIERS stage
DRUNKEN ORGY

A crowd of soldiers participated IN
drunken orgy at Aiea On Saturday
night, according to c. A. IL Wills, po.
lice officer from Waterfowl, who was
in Honolulu on business this morning
While at Watertown, Officer Wills
received a report that large group
Of soldiers were gathered in a drink
ing party near Aiea. He hdste14d TO
Aiea where he found he men.
Near the railroad section houAe IN
der an algaroba tree he found a
large group of men in Khaki drinking
booze which they seemed to have N
some quantity. The office. called
Fort Kamehameha and later the Of
ficer of the day from that post ar
rived upon the scene.
A sergeant who was one CT the
drinking crowd was ordered to take
the men back to the pos: at Pearl
Harbor. He did So but before he got
back the police discovered that they
had returned to the place of drinking
and consumed as much Of the booze
left as possible before going to the
post.
The men were members Of The end
Infantry who were posted tenn )orar-
lily at Fort Kameha meLa
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
LOCAL BOY RECEIVES
SIGNAL HONOR IN NAVY

Midshipman Ivan NJ. Graham. son
of William NJ. Graham Of Honolulu
and an island boy. was recently pro
NOTED to the position OF signal master
of the Pacific fleet Word to this et'
feet has been received by the boy s
father in Honolulu.
Midshipman Graham, a graduate OF
Annapolis, attempted to get into the
war zone, received a commission on
one of the new destroyers, and was
going to leave when his admiral found
out and prevented his going. Midship
man Graham has complete charge OF
the signalling of the Pacific fleet I'M,
der the supervision of the admiral, and
is considered so valuable man by the
latter that special steps were taken to
retain him on the Pacific.
Roy Graham, brother of Ivan and
also we'll known here, is on a battle
ship cruising somewhere on the At
lantic, II is believed.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
MORE OFFICERS
TO CHECK AUTO
THEFTS sought

Because so many automobiles have
been stolen and wrecked during the
last few months. a committee from
the Honolulu Automobile club appeal
ed to the board of supervisors Tues
day night to appropriate $500 a
month TO pay four additional mo-
torcycle policemen to guard the city.
The committee consisted OF William
T Garden. Robert Booth, George An
gus and c. A. McWayne.
Mr.. Garden said that the police
had been blamed for not furnishing
protection but investigation shows
that the force has not enough men
to carry on the ordinary work.
There are only 1872 persons con-
nected with the police department but
population as San Francisco and 9TH
er mainland cities We would have at
least 800" Mr.. Garden pointed out.
We went to Sheriff Rose today
and he pointed out that there were
but four ways of getting out OF the
city, which are Waikiki, kaimuki, over
the Pail and towards Eva, With a
motorcycle policeman guarding each
of these four exits We believe, as does
Sheriff Rose, that the robberies can
be stopped"
Mr.. Angus said that he knew the
board was hard up but if action was
taken at once it might be possible to
stop the robberies in a short time.
The matter was finally referred to
the police committee with instructions
to consult with the finance commit
tee.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
| NATIONAL GUARD NOTES

Subject to future examination the
following appointment is announced
Alsoberry K. Hanchett, M. D, to
be lst lieutenant, medical corps, with
rank from August IL, 1917.
. Lieut.. Hanchett is assigned to the
sanitary detachment, LIST Regiment
Hawaiian Infantry, MIG, and will re
port to the commanding officer Of
that regiment for duty. ...
/ Pvt. LIST Class L. Leong, M. c., Isl
Hawaiian Infantry, N. G., is transfer
red to the national guard reserve.
With specific authority of the gov
ernor, II. T., the following named en-
listed men OF the national guard oi
the United States and territory oi
Hawaii are dropped from the rolls as
deserters: <~
Pyts. Louis Albany, Magno Demil
Filipe Fingas, John Villesia, M. G., Co
End Hawaiian Infantry, Wagner s
Nahaloa, Sup. Co., LIST Hawaiian In
fantry. .
Pvt. Howard l.. Grace, NJ. G. Co.
LIST Hawaiian Infantry, N. g. will be
.honorably discharged by reason OF
physical disability.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
NEW OFFICERS
OF GUARD ARE
PUT IN OFFICE

Capt. William A. Kinney, First
Lieut.. Lewis w. Howard and Second
Lieut.. Raymond Elliott have taken
their oaths as officers OF the national
guard al headquarters. The three
men are with the new guard company
at Waialua.
Capt. J. Lewis Renton. first Lieut..
George Z. Newman and Second Lieut..
Edmund D. Dewey, Eva company,
took their oaths on Sunday. The or
ganization Of the Waipahu company
will be held Sunday, making the
fourth to be formed outside Of Homo
lulu.
Examinations Will be held early In
September for officers Of the guard.
The exact date is not yet set. Mean
while candidates for examination are
working hard on military studies.
They will meet at the armory tonight
for further instructions, and tomor'
row afternoon will have another try
at map sketching. A number OF
them are now getting proficient at
this work, the officers says.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
LIEUT. col. RAYMOND
CALLED TO MAINLAND;
QUINN MAY SUCCEED

Lieut.-Co Robert r. Raymond,
corps of engineers, Hawaiian depart
ment, has been summoned by cable
to the 313th Engineers at Camp
Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa. 49,
II is reported in army circles that
Mai. Richard Quinn, head clerk at
the engineer office, may be assigned
to active duty as q reserve corps RIA
jor and placed in charge there.
Quinn's commission came more than
a month ago. e..
AS stated yesterday IN the Star
Bulletin, Capt. Nelson H. Duval, re-
serve corps, has been assigned TO
duty at the city office In the Young
building, where he was engineer un.
de- Col. Raymond. ~ e
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
PROMOTIONS FOR
II MORE MAJORS

Eleven majors OF the Hawaiian de.
partment were promoted to rank OF
observation-disclosures through orders re
ceived yesterday afternoon from
washington. Several of the tfflcers
were recently captains. The promo
tons follow:
Lieut. Col. Thomas R. Harker, pay
master.
Lieut. Col. James G. Hannah, lat In
fantTy.
Lieut.. Col. Josephus s, Cecil, 9th
Infantry.
Lieut.. Col. William E. Hunt, Did In
fantry.
Lieut.. Col. Jack Hayes. @. NJ. G.
Lieut.. Col Charles L McKain.
Lieut.. Col Frank Halstead, LIST In
fantry.
Lieut.-col Alex J. McNab, 25th In
fantry.
Lieut..col. Robert NJ. BrambiIIa, LIST
Infantry.
Lieut.-Col. Paul H. McCook.
Lieut. Col. Theodore A. Baldwin, Jr.'
md Infantry. ~-..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
RIBBONS ON
OFFICERS AND
THEIR Meaning

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Aug. 9-Haye
you wondered what those little bars
OF vari-colored ribbon mean on
American army officers breasts?
Evidently some Of you do, because
hundreds of letters asking about them
are pouring into the war department
from all over the country every day.
Here's the answer:
These strips. each Is inches long,
are symbols standing for the badges
and medals the man is entitled to
wear If he wants to weight himself
down.
There are ten OF these insignia
recognized by the war department.
two medals of honor, one certificate
of merit and the other badges show
ing the wearer took part in one OF
Uncle Sans historic military cam
paigns.
Medal Of Honor.
The congressional medal of honor
consists of white stars on field OF
light blue silk. 1t is awarded only
by congress and is the most coveted
of all. 1t represents gallantry in &C.
ton.
The certificate of merit badge is
two red, white and blue bands sep
arated by a thin band of white, the
blue being outermost. This honor is
conferred by the President.
The Philippine congressional
medal has a blue band in the center
thanked by stripes Of red, white and
blue, the blue being outermost 1t
is worn by men who stayed in the
war department service after the
Spanish-American war to put down
the Philippine instruction.
The civil war badge is equal sized
bands of blue and gray.
Indian War Badge.
Indian was: Bright red with mar
row edges Of deeper red.
Spanish campaign: Alternating
stripes of yellow and white.
Philippine campaign: Blue band in
center, thanked by narrower bands OF
red, blue edges.
Cuban occupation: Blue in center.
thanked by narrow yellow stripes,
then broader red stripes and blue
borders.
Cuban pacification: Broad olive
drab center, thanked by three narrow
stripes of red, white and blue, the
red outermost.
Chinese campaign on the march to
Picking: Broad band of yellow with
narrow borders of blue.
Ribbons for gallantry in action are
worn farthest to the left, followed by
campaign ribbons in chronological
order.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
CAPT. H0WES, RESERVE
CORPS, CALLED TO DUTY

Frank E. Howes, automobile sales
man for the Won Hamm; Young com
pany, has been ordered to active duty
and instructed to report at Fort Sam
Houston, Texas, where he will be as
sistant to the department quarter
master, Southern department. Howes
received his commission recently as
captain In the reserve corps. This is
the first reserve officer in Hawaii
called to the mainland.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
AVIATION BLANKS AT
HEADQUARTERS READY

Candidates Cor tho aviation corps of
the army may secure application
blanks from Capt. John 3. Brooks. av-
iation officer at department keadquar-
tiers. Capt brooks has Just received a
large supply Of the blanks ard Is
ready to receive names Of applicants.
The local office does not recruit s: en-
for aviation service, but forwards the
application blanks to the EIainland
where the enlistment proper viii be
handled. $50 EzE..s r
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
APPLICATIONS FOR THE
CIVIL SERVICE LIST ARE
CONSIDERED BY BOARC

Of the IS applicants sor civil ser
vice examination for positions with
the fire and police departments uinc
we're rejected by the civil service
commission at its meeting this noon.
Most of the rejectiolS were because
the applicants wcre Under weight and
height
The applications for the Police de.
partment numbered 10 of whom eight
we're rejected, Hi1' for the fire de-
partment with one rejection AMI four
for the county police force and three
ior clerkships, all Of whom were
passed.
The physical examination takes
place August p and the mental ex-
animation Septembt" /.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
NAVAL OFFICER WILL
TALK ON CENSORSHIP

Tile Necessity Of Censorship" will
be the subject Of an address before
the Rotary Club on Thursday noon by
Commodore Dennis H. Mahan, United
states Navy. On the following
Thursday H. Gooding Field will adj
dress the club on the conservation Of
public funds.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22
LADIES' NU-BUCK SHOES
AT H00VERESQUE SAVINGS

The popular and hansome Nu-Buck
lace boot for ladies is selling at spe.
cial price of $685. at the Manufactur-
ers' Shoe Store this week. With its
white ivory sole and covered French
heel, this is as stylish and well-wear-
ing shoe as can be found in the city,
and the saving is strictly HooveresQue.
1851 Fort street.-Adv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22

display Of authority, said Uncls
Eben. Many a man thinks he's doIM'
a fine job o. mule-drivin' when dc
mule is ies' hurryin' home on hlg
own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Star.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22

There is no truth in the report pub
Hshed in the German press that Bel
gian refugees now living behind the
British front in France have been
forced to perform military work.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22

Stock broker Visiting hospitaD-
Hows your temperature, old man?
Invalid partner-Great for active
speculation. 1t went to 104 five times
yesterday, each time dropping back
to par-Rcstn, Trenscrint.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22

Walohia at Hotel and Nuuanu streets
last night shortly after 10 o'clock
They were John Davidson and II
Mitchell Of Co. A, 32nd Infantry.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22

4. Bailly Blanchard, United States
minister to Hayti, arrived from Pan
!, ary,aS At an Atlantic mort
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-22

Hallucination-You can't telf bout
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-06-19
Former Minister
To Belgium
Talks

tBy Associated Press 90 The Banner1
Cincinnati, o., June 16-The down.
fall of autocracy in Germany and the
end of the war were predicted In. an
address at the Commencement exer.
cises of the University of Cincinnati
delivered today by Theodore Mar
burg, formerly Minister to Belgium.
"A change of spirit on the part of the
German people, resulting in an over
throw Of autocracy, may come tomor-
row." he said. "It can hardly be de-
Iayed beyond a tweIvemonth. When
it does come the Great War will end"
Mr.. Marburg's address, in part, fol
lows:
Cultivation of the arts and philoso-
ply, the acquisition of wealth-of
what value are these unless men re-
tain their liberty and can get justice
No discussion of public questions at
this time savors of reality unless it
takes into account the great fact of
the war.
"Why are our homes secure from
attack at this moment? True, the
plotter has been among us destroying
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-06-19
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These are the high points in one of
the greatest, from standpoint of pur-
pose and effectiveness, campaigns ey-
er waged in Knox county The loyal
response of practically everybody ap-
preached; the comparatively tremen-
dous oversubscription and the reali-
zation that Knox county, both finan-
cially and in men, stands ready to
last, stir up burning pride in all who
have interested themselves in this big
campaign.
The work was carried on by com
mittee consisting of William A. Acker-
man, chairman S. w. Alsdorf, treasur-
er, b. ID. Heron and G.. II. Colville OF
Mt. Vernon; II. S. Workman, Com
mercial & Savings bank, Buckeye
City; Charles II. Ackerman, Dan
Strubles bank, Fredericktown; Guy
G. Bishop, Centerburg Savings &
Loan, Centerburg; and S. p. McCoi,
lum, Citizens bank, Gambler.
Raymond r. Brewer of Cleveland, n
special agent of the federal reserve
bank, very ably assisted the commit.
tee in its work through his untiring
efforts which proved of incalculable
benefit to the committee, while Secre-
tary Leroy G. Mayer, as well as the
clerical force-of the Chamber of Com
merce, also gave effective assistance.
Fourteen Boy Scouts, under Chief
Scout Lawrence Baldwin, organized
early in the campaign for Liberty
Loan service and were In constant at
tendance at headquarters. Literature
distributed by them reached every
house in Mt Vernon.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution volunteered their services
and sold bonds two afternoons last
week in Main street business houses.
Through their efforts, about $4,000
oil the bonds were subscribed for
The campaign was conducted with
out any effort at personal solicitation
The attempt was made merely to put
patriotic duty and investment oppor-
tunity before the people of the county
and to allow them to respond or not,
as they saw 1T.
In the course OF the campaign, some
$4,000 pieces of literature were dis.
tributed. About $500 of these went
through the postofiice. Literature was
left in every rural box in the county.
In addition to the matter sent
through the mail, something over
10000 pieces were personally distrib-
uted in Mt. Vernon and surrounding
territory.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-06-19
JAPAN Will
KEEP HANDS
OFF CHINA

tBy Associated Press TO The Bannerl
Washington, June 16-Japan has
taken similar action to that of Great
Britain in refusing to associate herself
with the American action in asking
the rival factions In China to compose
their differences, 1t was said today at
the state department. No reason was
given for the action of either nation,
but II Is assumed that neither felt that
the American nation would be sue
cessfuI.
Japan is known to resent that the
United States sent the note to China,
feeling that it disregarded the special
position Japan claims for herself there.
The whole question, from what little
is being divulsed by the state depart
ment, seems to have arisen from a
series of Observation-Disclosures.
AS nearly as can be learned, the
United States on June 4 addressed
what it considered most friendly
note to China, asking the two fighting
factions to compose their differences
and restore internal order. At about
the same time, Great Britain, France
and Japan we're invited to take some
steps toward the restoration of order
in China, but Japan, at least, apparent
ly did not understand that the Ameri.
can action had already been taken.
On June the first public intimation
of Americas action came in a dis
patch from Pekins, quoting the text OF
the American note, given out appar-
emily by Chinese authorities. The
Japanese we're disturbed by the seem.
ing interference In china's affairs and
also by the knowledge that America
had already taken the action while
negotiations we're apparently under
way.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-06-19
LIBERTY LOAN IS
OVERSUBSCR|BED D
HERE BY s82,450
Last Minute Buyers Make
Accomplishment
Possible
LOCAL BANKS TAKE
ADDITIONAL BONDS
Successful Conduct OF Cam
paign A Great Glory To
Knox County
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Knox county has oversubscribed its
quota Of the Liberty Loan by $92,450.
A flood of unexpected subscriptions
Thursday and Friday made this pos
sibIe.
William A. Ackerman, chairman OF
the local committee, went to Cleve-
land at midnight Thursday to insure
Knox county's subscription getting to
the federal reserve bank on time.
Knox county's total subscription Is
$452,450. Its quota was 1857 900. The
number OF subscribers is 687.
The New Knox National bank, be-
sides filling it's quota of $85, 1000, made
subscription for its own account Of
$4,000.
The Knox County Savings bank fill
ed its quota and subscribed for $4,000.
The Knox Savings 6 Loan assocla-
ton, not assigned a quota, subscribed
for $4,000.
All Mt. Vernon banks took their full
quota.
Four country banks are behind.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-06-19
Scott-Zeisloft
w dding

Mr.. Carleton A. Scott and Miss FL
eanor Ieisloft, the daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs Sherman Il. Zeisloft of How
ard street, were united in marriage at
$3.50 o'clock Thursday afternoon at
the home of the officiating minister,
the Rev. William Il. Hull, East Chest
nut street, The young couple were un-
tended and left, following the cere-
mony, for a short wedding trip, after
which they will be at home to their
friends at the home of Mr.. SCOTS
parents, east OF this city.