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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-23
F0R RENT
FURNISHED HOUSES

Desirable houses in various parts OF
the city, furnished and unfurnished,
at SIS. SIS. $40, SIS. $50, s35, $40 and
up to S125 q month. See list in our
Office. Trent Trust Co, Ltd. Fort
street. between king and Merchant.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-23
ELECTION or OFFICERS.
THE JAPANESE RICE MILL co.
.-s...-st LTD.

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Japanese Rice Mill Co.,
Ltd, held on Jan. IL, 1917, the follow
ing officers were elected to serve for
the ensuing year 1917:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-09
EXPECTS GOVERNMENT
TO TAKE OVER MINES

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 8.-That the
United States government will take
over the coal mines of the country
and operate them during the period
CT war, unless the coal operators show
better disposition to cooperate with
the government than they have shown
to date, was the opinion expressed by
William j. Harris, chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission, on the eve
OF his departure Off Washington,
where he will shortly resign his po-
sition to devote his entire time to the
race for the United States Senate
against Senator Thomas W. Harwick.
'I have recommended to DR.. Gar
field. the Federal Fuel Administrator,
that the so-called prior contracts,
which the operators are filling instead
Of their regular customers contracts
a, the government price, should be
declared null and void, and the Fuel
Administration is now making an In
vestigation to determine whether or
not these contracts are valid and bona
fide, or whether they were made Ter
the sole purpose of evading the gov
eminent price. Unless the mine
operators show better disposition
to cooperate with the government
than they have heretofore, the goYen-
ment will probably be forced to take
over the mines and operate them"
A delegation of prominent citizens
sent to Washington to secure ship
r1en.s of coal to this city has just re-
turned, and they declare they found
the national capital full of coal opera
tors moving heaven and earth to force
the Fuel Administration to increase
their price at the mouth Of the mines.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-09
Purse. Snatcher aught.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 8.-lvy Colbert,
a dimunitive negro boy II years OF
age has been identified = half a
dozen women as the purse snatcher
who has been spreading terror among
the shoppers along whitehall and adj
iacent streets for seevral weeks. His
operations got so bold that the chief
Of detectives detailed two men to lay
aside all other business and catch
him. which the did after two days
wark
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-09
MILE-I- MINUTE BOAT
HAS BEEN PERFECTED

NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-That the
Japanese long distance runner will be
formidable opponent in future inter
national trac,4 end road races is amply
demonstrated by the details of the
latest marathon race reid in the
land of the rising sun. The run
which was between Yokohama and a
suburban park over a twenty-five mile
course and the winner covered the
Iull distance in 2 hours, thirty mn
ties and twelve seconds. OF the thirty
starters all but six finished the race
and the majority reached the mark in
good physical condition.
while this is not the best time made
II a marathon race in Japan it is a
record for the distance During 1913
Japanese runner ran the full mara
iron distance Of 26 miles 1856 pards in
two hours, thirty-one minutes and 80
seconds, in a trial race held in con-
nection with early preparation for the
Olympic games, scheduled at that time
to be staged in Berlin in 1916. This
time is better than that made by a
winner of marathon race held at
olympic games since the initial re-
wal of this classic track and field
meet at Athens in 1896.
The record of 2.30.12 for twenty
five miles is not equal to the best time
made in Boston A A. marathon race,
staged annually at Boston since 1897
This contest is also run over a 25-
mile course and the best time was
made in 1919 when NJ. ]. Ryan, of the
New York-Irish A. C. won in 2.21.18.
The speed in the Japanese race, how
ever, is fully UP to the average in the
Boston event and far ahead of the
record for the first American marathon
which won in 1855 at New York in
1896.
Although the mile-a-mlnute boat was
considered more or less of a dream
until recent years, this speed has
been surpassed in the past two seasons
in actual racing and now the stand
ard has been set at better than seven
ty miles per hour. The new records,
which were made in tests against time,
we're clicked at Lake George, where
late last month the twenty eight foot
hpdroplanel Whip-Po'-Will, owned by
an officer of the American Power
Boat Association, covered a measured
mile in 51.35 seconds or at an average
7015 miles per hour. Six one-mile
dashes were made the first day and
the average was 6474 miles per hour
while the average Of the second days
tests was $3.50 miles per hour with
two of the mile sprints showing an
average better than 70 miles per hour
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
SHOULD BAN ALL PESTS.
measures

Shall the United States continue TO be the
dumping ground for pestss This pertinent
question is asked by the Massachusetts, Forestry
association with good reason. Insect and plant
pests that have been imported from foreign
lands are costing the farmers, fruit growers
and woodland owners millions of dollars yearly.
Here are some of the estimates in the United
States department of agriculture of animal
losses caused by these pests: The Hessian fly
in the wheat regions causes a loss of S50,oO0,-
600; the codling moth costs the fruit growers
over Sl6.0O0O00, and the San Jose scale takes
toll OF more than S100O0,O00. The chestnut
bark disease. the white pine blister rust, the
citrus cankers. browntail and gypsy moths are
other imported pests that have cost the country
many millions OF dollars in loss to the farmers
and woodland owners and in efforts to control
them, and only with the costant expenditure of
vast sums of money and the services of an
army OF men can they be kept from laying
waste large sections OF the country.
We agree with the Massachusetts, Forestry
association that laws should be enacted which
viii vigorously prohibit the importation of new
plants and insects by any person, whether he
be an over Jealous bug hunter or an agricultural
college professor, except under the strict in
spection of competent authorities in the federal
government service.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
! Reason is the mistress and queen of all
SOLVE THIS KEoKUK PROBLEM.

Keokuk has its big waterpower company
which supplies motor service and activity TO
many industrials within large territory. II
has developed, because Of the forward sight Of
its businessmen, large number OF stable In
dustries, and second TO none of these IS the
Standard -Four Tire company which bids fair
to become one of the greatest outputting con-
Germs in its line In the United States. Let Keo-
kuk look into the future and it may see, within
two years and when this world war IS ended,
an industrial plant Of overwhelming propor-
tons and employing workrnen who viii demand
homes with the maximum OF coHveniences.
When the certainty Of this inflow Of labor Is
realized, and perhaps in advance Of the real
coming, it would be we'll for builders and land
owners to get busy and erect such houses as
meet requirements. Keokuk is notably def
cient in what is known as the modern flat. with
all conveniences. This deficiency shouId no
remedied Men who work want to Iive-and
they want to do that, not merely exist. The
home is one of the drawing cards in a. haur,v
life for the family. What are we going 10 do
about 1t?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
WHEN WORDS ARE GOLDEN
harding Something Does Not Waste
S OF the Does Talk OF and


probably. his most effective contribu-
ton TO the national cause in this state.
The fact is that the governors pecurl-
lar ability TO talk to the people, to
clutch their quick sympathy and to I'M
press upon them his argument-the
same ability. by the way, that made
him q terrific campaigner for votes
is a Te-r valuable asset to him, to
Iowa and to the nation right now.
The governor nowadays is trenchant.
He is terse. He coins expressions that
do not betray their mintage. The gov
eminent. he says, is turning out now
two kinds of paper-Liberty bonds
and tax receipts. The fight for free
dom, he tells an audience. did not
start in Belgium but at Calvary,
LONELINESS is another OF the cover.
nor's servants. There is no such
thing now, he says. as travelling in the
middle OF the road as between Ameri-
canism and Germanism The fellow
who tries it in Iowa is going to be run
Overland not by tin Lizzie.
either" Now and then he gets ex-
uberant, as at Camp Dodge not long
ago. and tells the national selectmen
that one of them is as good as dozen
Germans, single handed. But, errors
and all. the governor is a campaigner
in the interest of the Iowa comprehen-
sion and the Iowa morale that kaiser
ism doesn't stand a chance against
Governor Harding is very right in in
ststing that the one thing pre-emi-
nently worth while In America and
therefore in Iowa is the winning OF
the war. He Is right in all his in
sfstence that Iowa people stand to-
gether back of the Yankee soldier.
He is right in denouncing all that
smacks of neutralism. And, above
all, he is right in making speeches. II
he were to be retired from the gov
ernorship at the end OF his present
term, and if the war then were stu:
in progress, he ought to go on making
speeches. just the same. That IS, as
Stunning that his speeches at that time
were as happy and effective as they
undeniably are now.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
CARTHAGE, ILL, NOV. sc

The first days session Of the Ad-
ms,Hancock District Dental associa-
ton meeting in session in this city.
was brought TO close by an address
by Bishop II. Edw. Fawcett, chap
lain of the old Fifth regiment, at the
Trinity Lutheran church. at which
time the members of the association
assembled enmasse for the lecture.
and many friends and visitors were
also present.
Bishop Fawcett was introduced
by DR.. E. NJ. Robbins. of this city,
His address was TO be of a patriotic
nature, and inasmuch as this was
Thanksg giving week, he chose to give
US a number OF reasons for being
thankful, all of which were in rela-
ton to the great war and the train
ing OF our soldiers in the various can.
comments. picturing TO each the many
good sides Of cantonment life, not
hesitating to show where there was
still room for some Improvement.
but saying, without hesitancy that he
would much prefer to have his son
in one of the cantonments, than a.
some OF our large cities, running on
the streets, and seeing some OF the
vice which is rife in our Illinois
cities.
Before Bishop Fawcett had finish
ed his address, he had won the heart
OF every person in that audience, and
each wanted to tell him how much
every word had been enjoyed, and
did express their appreciation by
loud and continued applause at the
conclusion.
Our Carthage boys who are serv-
ing with the Fifth regiment, were
given high words OF praise, and Car
thage was rated according to the ex-
cellency OF our men who enlisted,
giving as very high standing In the
opinion OF the speaker.
Bishop Fawcett is an artist with
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30

Sioux City Journal: One of the very
best things that Gov. w L Harding
does is TO make speeches. He has q
great deal of charm of manner. He
has . happy knack Of phrasing. He
smiles beaitifcally. In s word, the
governor groups well upon the plat
form. Besides all that, he frequently
finds it possible to be unquaiifiedly
serious, 10 talk out energetically the
thoughts that are in him. and to bring
those thoughts more forcibly into the
conception OF the people who hear
him than il is given~to many men in
Iowa-shall we says-to do.
During the first year of his admin.
istration, now nearly ended. Governor
Harding has made a great many
speeches. Their frequency even seems
of late to be on the increase. The En-
metshurg Tribune mentions. for in.
stance, that on one Wednesday he APP
peared at West Bend, at Mallard. at
Ayreshire, at Ruthyen and at Emmets.
burg, and then drove to Britt the same
night in order TO catch, train for
Des Moines and be at the capitol
Thursday morning. The Tribune is
authority for the statement that his
address at Emmetsburg, and presun.
ably those at the other places, were
hugely successful. And the Tribune,
like the governor, is OF the opinion
that the proper measure of success for
any public undertaking these days is
thu degree in which it contributes to
the prosecution of the war.
Governor Harding. despite the handi-
cap Of living all his life in a state
supposed TO be impossibly provincial,
had less difficulty than most American
public men in recognizing the reality
of war From the very beginning. last
April, he started educating the peo-
pie OF the state to know that America
had become party to great struggle
that probably would take years to fin
fsh and uncountable lives to win. He
did other things, TO be sure, but he
never omitted to talk. And Governor
Harding's speechmaking has been
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
REVERE, MO.
. q . = = q a a =


Jasper Gilbert, one OF our home
talent boys, filed Rev. Woods an.
pointment at PeaksvilIe church SIM.
day and his talk was good and aupre.
ciated.
Rev. Selby of wayland, viii preach
in Revere next Sunday and SUNDAY
night.
seymore Stephens and wife autoed to
Kahoka Sunday.
Leroy Mathews and wife hare 70.
turned home after several DAYS rsrst
In Lee county, Iowa
Miss Matte Seward is at bona m
spend Thanksgiving. from Decatur. III
where she is attending school.
Miss Iva Howell. teacher at Dumas
school. viii give a program and ME
supper ar her school Friday night.
December I.
Harvey King and family spent SIM
day at Ernest Gesberg's near Farming.
ton Sunday
Waiter Ehrhart spent last Friday at
the home of his uncle Joe Sloan in Ka.
hoka.
James Northrup and nephew Joe
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
TRAINMEN AS SOLDIERS.

New York World: What the rail
roads are willing TO do to keep traf-
tic from interruption during the war
| the railroad brotherhoods cannot af-
lord TO be unwilling TO do The rail
roads have placed their interests un
reseryedly in the hands of the presi-
dent The brotherhoods. while Will
ing to accept the president as a med
lator in their dem ands for still high
CT wages. are unwilling TO consent
| 10 an unconditional arbitration.
This is position from which the
brotherhoods will have to recede II
! the president. for lack of time or
other reasons. should advise an arbi-
/ tratio1 OF the matter.
The president is now acting almost
entirely day by day as commander
IN chief OF the armies of the United
States and of all the essential powers
OF the country enlisted In the war.
Inc railroads are such power.
Their managers are willing to rec
egnize il Their members are quasi
public servants in peace times. They
become in war time virtually soldiers
OF an importance like that OF nuni-
! ton and supply train operators bacI
OF the lines at the front in France.
Even the sussI itioa OF a strika be-
comes monstrous under such circum.
stances and the brotherhoods are
clearly coming so to understand it.
As the roads have '.unreseryedly''
submitted to the Judgment and or
| ders OF the commander in chief. the
brotherhcods cannot do less than sub.
nit Internationally" to- the same
! Judgment. The country IS in no mood
to put up with any Bolshevih bust
ness at this particular time. If the
commander in chief decides for arpi-
fration that will also have to be the
brotherhoodS, decision
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30

| words, and his manner on thu Mat.
form brings him so near his aud;snr.
that one feels he is Just opposite him
In a drawing room and an Old friend
and acquaintance.
The Carthage college girls, ,s.
club. directed by Miss Eve Simmon.
were In the choir loft, and as ali |
songs sung were our old patriotic
favorites, the audience were asked IA
join in. A special collection was TAI.
en- for the Red Cross, and Dr.. Robbjn,
announced al this time, that the dent.
al association had already made their
collection for that purpose. which vas
in his hands, and amounted 10 s2lOa
Kent Durham, who has been On
duty with the national guards. has
secured roster OF over eighty-fys
men in Carthage to form a COMPANY
OF home guards. This is par. OF the
state wide movement inauglrated By
the state council of defense, to raise
up out of the citizenship of the
state, trained men for home protec
ton. While the ages OF men forming
the home guards, range from is to
45, younger boys and older men are
admitted to the drill, which will be
had one night each week The Car.
thage company viii be ofeered by
Kent Durham, as captain; Mr. La.
Gore OF the college, as first leutel.
ant, and DIR. r. D. Denton as second
lieutenant. There WILL also be six
sergeants and eight co-po-ais. The
list of names hare 5esa sent to
Springfield and tbs Carthage company
will be designated wz.A letter and
its officers will be rsgLlariy commits.
stoned.
st. Francis football team Of Quin.
cy, met the college team IN Cartahge
on Thanks giving day.
Ray Flynn and Willie Gray, VINO
are attending ST. Francis college at
Quincy. are home for the TnanksglV-
ing vacation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30

Christy went to Keokuk last week and
returned home in the formers new
r ord
Lowell Vanfassen's new house, north
OF town Is looming up The Little
brothers are doing the carpenter work
Otis Shuler and family spent sun
day with Ross Coover and wife.
Miss Louise Martin, teacher at
Peaksville school. will give a program
and pie supper Nov so.
Jesse White has returned to Camp
Funston, Kansas after a few days
visit with home folks
This morning. Wednesday, IS. the
sad news went over the wires OF the
sudden death OF Sam Evans. one of
our good citizens, and old friend. who
passed away at o'clock this morning.
In French towns which may be
shelled or bombed almost every win
dow has two strips of paper pasted
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
THEY WILL KNOW,

When congress reconvenes there viii be 9
new and vital appreciation Of the realities Of
the war at work in its membership Our ma
tional legislators have been represented on the
firing line on the west front and the experiences
they are having cannot fail to have its influ-
ence. This more intelligent grasp of the whole
war situation and Of its details as they affect
our part in it should be a helpful influence in
congress 1t cannot be justly said that congress
has been influenced against action by provin
clal viewpoint of the war, but there has beer
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30

painful evidence of such viewpoint IN much
of the discussion which has preceded and de-
layed action. Those Americans who have seen
for themselves the waging of the war and come
to know the spirit in which our allies are nght-
ing it have come back with conviction OF its
righteous necessity and of our rghtful part IN
it. Such conviction spread by personal lnfiu-
ence through congress will add to support OF
the government in all its just demands and wise
measures.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
SUFFER-, ILL
= = = = = - : = : :

Ed Alghtide and George Putnam
were Quincy callers Sunday.
Bennett Seals and family were visit.
ing relatives in Lorraine Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Duerkop is VISITING her
sister in Washington.
Mrs. Hattie Vanblair and little son
visited Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Jones and
Mrs. Joe Fry the past week.
Ray Shipe and William Fry were
callers in West Point Sunday.
The dance at the Suffer hall was
held November %. The next one viii
be held week from Thursday night
Ed Alghtide has purchased new
Ford touring car.
Frank Conoyer and Charles lem
kins were Quincy callers last week
William Young was on the sick list
last week
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
WHERE Is The NolsE7


Waers Is the noise Of yesterday.
The PstEe- OF little feet2
The Laughing noise
OF the little boys,
The music Oh so sweet.
Drifts through the corridors OF time
Ard the echo from the stair
Rings like Hains1Tel's sweetest tune
Upon the silent air
Where Is the noise Of yesterday?
The paEter OF truans feet,
The rowdy noise
OF the wayward boys.
The music wild and sweet,
Drifting over the paths OF time
Resound with bounding JOY.
So like the lost of the uinety-and-nine,
The return OF the wandering boy?
Where is the noise OF yesterday?
The treading of steady feet,
The daring noise
Of the sturdy boys
The music sad but sweet
Floats the breeze with the stars and stripes
To hold hearts entrance.
Till the despot's crown lay ~ the feet
OF the boys somewhere in France
Mrs. Maud kelley, in Omaha Worio-He-ald-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
Tells How TanIac Brought Relief;
Praises New Tonic at VIII
kinson's Drug Store.

MY father is no longer i'll with
nervous indigestion and thanks Tan
lac for his present good health"
enthusiastically says Arthur j. Huele,
who lives at 1906 Carroll street, Keo-
kuk
Mr.. Huele's father is George Huele
and In referring to Tan1ac he speaks
of new tonic being successfully
introduced by the Wilkinson Drug
Co, of Keokuk. This tonic has re-
iieved scores Of people here and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
FATHER is NO LONGER Ill
WITH NERVOUS INDIGESTION
ENTHUSIASTICALLY SAYS s0|

many have personally recon-
1t. connsndA
Continuing. Mr.. Huele saw /.
LOT. lore. ne took Tanlac my fsths,
fered a great deal. Alrnos. sas
thing he ate disagreed VII, e,s's
Gas formed and made him rn,. Ne nm
he grew very weak from I..s sue
healthy nourishment. Blu. M q
has changed all this. Ea No.
a tine appetite and nothing S. aaa
hurt him. His sleep is souns :. . |,
Try Tanlac for indigestion -
vousness, sleeplessness, const;n,. Ia
dizzy spells and other svmr.. 0a
arising from diordered stomscb ~
neys and liver. Thousands rss.S
mend 1t.