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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02
WILL SEEK MONEY
FOR FAIRGROUNDS

A bin providing fbr a biennial ap-
preparation Of 5000 for the estab-
iishment Of free plasgrohnds through.
out the territory, Honolulu included,
is now being drafttd ind win be pre-
sented 10 the legi4 4akhre.
This announcement, which is of i'm
portance because Of the present
crowded condition Of the local play
grounds and the absence Of adequate
Fairgrounds on the other islands, was
made today at q meeting of the Free
Kindergarten and Children's Aid As
sociation. The legislature is asked to
set aside $500 q year for this new
work. While this would not be
enough to maintain Fairgrounds now
in existence. the association feels 1t
would create an impetus for Increased
work in this line. The bill also pro-
vides that any new Fairgrounds be
under tie direction Of the associa'
fion.
Mrs. William Hoogs. Jr.. in her re-
port on the .Beretania playground. said
that the average daily attendance
there has doubled since January, 1916.
During the coming summer the Pala-
ma Settlement win conduct vaca-
ton school at Kaiulani, and in this
connection the association intends to
conduct its playground work along
more advanced educational lines.
The use OF an unused lot next to
IRE Miller street kindergarten has
been granted the association by the
land commissioner. Miss Mary Lucas.
Superintendent. has personally raised
money to clear the lot and plant grass,
and the space win be used as play
Ground
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02
U-Boat Menace Alarms Neutral
Countries; Americans Rushing Home

ASSOCIATED Commercial
LONDON Eng Feb 2Despatches to The Times today tell Of
the which the submarine crisis brought the
neutral countries of Europe especially the Scandinavian countries
dispatches that the Danish Office has
pended underwriting 1t fears that there will be wrought
Danish shipping
cannot stand the losses and rates prohibitiVe height
The German has another efethat passenger
c Fearful that within the operations Uboas
close down sangs there rush of Americans here
and France and Italy available
steamers Many expecting depart within the fortnight
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02
KOsKUL, AVIATOR,
AWAITS MACHINE

Honolulu will soot haye its own
aviator. Ralph B. Koskul, assistant
foreman in the Sshfman Carriage
Company shops, now4as big flying
boat on its way from Detroit, and is
expecting its arrival in few weeks
The big machine has already been
shipped, according to advices In
latest mail from the mainland.
Koskul said today that he will
build an aerodome somewhere on the
beach at Waikiki in which to house
his flying boat. Preliminary plans
which he has drawn call for build
ng AZ feet square and IL feet in
height. From it he hopes to make
flights out across the water.
"My purpose in getting a machine
down here was partly for sport and
partly for experiment with an auto
matte stabilizer for aeroplanes which
/ have devised" said Koskul, who has
flown in dig cities of the Atlantic
coast. especially in Philadelphia.
where he constructed flying machines
on big scale.
This stabilizer, as explained by the
inventor, is calculated to keep a fly
ing machine in proper position for a
convenient time without the opera
tors hands on the levers. Also it is
said to help greatly in preventing the
machines rocking as it comes to the
level after turn.
AS a member of the Aero Club Of
Hawaii Koskul has written to the gov
ernor asking permission to fly. He
expresses his interest in flying both
as sport and for it's advantages as
a means OF defending ethe islands in
case of war.
Koskul's motor is $50 horse power,
with eight cylinders, and should drive
a machine at the rate of Is miles an
hour. remaining five hours in the air.
1t will carry dead weight of $50
pounds. including fuel. The wing
spread is 36 feet, with a distance of
five and one-half feet between the
two planes.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02
man Who PASSED
AS j. 5. OFFICER
IN Tolls AGAIN
Examiner Writes He Is Held In
Portland; Told People He
Was Navy Attache

Readers of the Star-Bulletin will re.
call the case of the rotund stranger,
who, after representing himself to be
a secret service man, a deputy U. S.
marshal, an agent of the department
of justice and practically everything
but the discoverer of the North Pole.
was arrested on Kauai on charge of
gross cheat and later released, where
upon he left for the coast.
This. same man has bObbed up in
Portland, Ore, and is behind the bars
In that city awaiting . hearing of his
case by the grand jury, according to
letters received here Thursday by a
treasury department Examiner, who
recently spent several months here.
The examiner, writing to local
official, says, in part: ..... .-.....-. -"
They now have him In the county
Jail awaiting the meeting of the fed
eral grand Jury II seems that he
has swindled number of citizens
with representations o. various kinds;
that he is q naval officer from Homo
lulu, that he is building railroad at
Honolulu, etc. ..=@ b..
"As | understand It, the specific
charge is that he represented that he
was consulting electrical engineer in
the navy, but as there Is no such per-
son in the navy. It is doubtful
whether they can convict him as hav-
ing represented himself as naval
officer" r. &, ...5s... !,
Local federal officials who remem-
ber the Kauai incident believe that
the man now held In Portland is the
same one who made false represen.
tations to the Garden Island people.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02

War Specials
Show Losses

(Assoeisted Press by Federal wirelsss'
NEW YORK, N. ", Feb. 2.-stoeks
were heavy but feyerish today at the
opening Of the exchange session, there
being an absence Of any encourage
ment in the international situation.
Losses Of from one 10 four points
were registered In the leading special
ties, such az Texas OIL, Industrial A.
eohol, while others, such az Erie and
crucIble Steel were under yesterdays
lowest.
United Steel opened unchanged but
was soon at the yielding point. Read
ing, American Locomotive and Beet
Sugar made gains. Trading was mod
crate.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02
Moneys Fate
May Hinge Upon
Woman's S Clothes
Identification of Hat and Dress
Become important Points
=. in "Bomber's" Trial
(Assoeiated Press bY Federal Wirelessl


SAN. FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. q
The exact shape of hat and the al
legged presence of row of white but
tons on dress today, by pictur.
esquely dramatic turn in the testi.
mony, became part of the life-and-
death issue in the trial of Thomas ].
Mooney, charged with completely in
Staying the ten victims Of the explo-
sion during San Francisco's prepared.
ness" parade last July.
The hat and the dress were worn,
the defense claims, by the wife of
the accused man, the wife swearing
that her husband was with her over a
mile away from the scene of the ex-
plosion, at Stewart and Market streets.
Mrs. Mooney declares the dress and
hat worn by her can be identified as
the same garments worn by the wom-
an shown in the photograph taken of
the roof of a building some distance
from the scene of explosion. The
defense is trying to show that 1t would
have been impossible for Mooney and
his wife to have reached Stewart and
Market streets from where they were
on the roof. In the photo a street
clock is shown with its hands point
ing to one minute after 2 in the after
noon, few minutes prior to the ex-
plosion. The prosecution declares that
the photograph corroborates its own
story of Moneys movements. Mrs.
Mooney is to be given a separate trial
later.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02
OPENING SESSION
OF HEARING IN
FAVOR OF DOCTOR
Points Brought Out at Commit.
tee Investigation Confirms
Claims Made BY Aver

That the action Of DR.. r. G. Aver
emergency hospital physician, charged
By Mayor Lane with official miscon.
duct In the care OF Peter Nagle, q
sailor, was entirely in keeping with
the customs at the Queens Hospital
mas the sum of the evidence heard
this morning at the investigation be-
ing held by the police committee OF
the board Of supervisors.
That DR.. Aver can successfully meet
any other charges later was the ex.
pressed opinion Of Supervisor Larsen.
The four witnesses heard this morn.
ing were Peter Nagle, who claims that
the bin OF $50 rendered by DIR. Aver
"a exorbitant and around which the
case hangs; John X. Clark, manager
OF Hind -Rolph, which comuany is
agent for the ship John Ena, which
brought Nagle here and with which
firm Nagle had a credit amounting to
over $500; DIR. f. r. Alsup. interne
at the Queens Hospital, who cared
for Nagle and to whom 1t was that
DR.. Aver offered part OF the $50, and
q. w. smith, president Of the board
OF directors Of the Queens Hospital.
I'M TSs ,r'cr,nsI no;nts brought ont in.
,he cSfse-ce fh1s morning was that no
,.s,{r-, With r,onev could 20 TO
~ onser's posnsls. without, first OBJ.
tanning the services Of q private physi.
cian. who would assume all respon.
srtssi y c.rs "a the nstient nav faII
,,,,n,; , ths irternes ana nurses az the
,,sSn,tsl. fhss Na,ia had slll0 ~ his
cref,f ~ TIE Hsnd.RoIph office and
had zone TO the hospital as 3 private
pafient because the marine hospital
wouid not let him in because officials
there claimed that be was drunk, and
when ne ordered Hind -Roiph 70 pay
the $50 Nakle said he believed the
charge faIr.
score h Pifft Dteioed -
Al the opening OF the investigation
Al AZ. Brown, city attorney, who car
ried Oh the cross-examination for the
committee. asked Just what points
should be considered. there have
been rumors concerning DR.. Aver
other thanare recorded in the mayors
CHARGE Brown said, rand wish to
~ ~ .-ts AZ. ~ hvar ,,eas dr,,0s
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02
Not
Yet Fixed
ASSOCIATED Press By Federal wirsIsss)

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. 2-The
testimony of F. A Connolly of F. A..
Connolly & Company. Washington
correspondents of Hutton & Company
Of New York, was disputed today dur
ing the course of the leak" hearing
before the house rules committee.
Every telegraph operator in the en-
ployment of Hutton disputed Connel-
ly regarding the sending of the re-
sumo of the presidents note. Connel-
ly had said the Information was mere
runner, given him by persons whose
names he could not remember. Boil
ing, the presidents brother-in-law, is
a member of Connelly's firm.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02
PEGGY CENTER CONCERT
CHARMS SCH0FlELD FOLK

A highly enthusiastic audience of
approximately 1000 persons greeted
Peggy Center last night at Schofield
Barracks. Madame Melba was pre-
sent with her student, and the concert
was practically the same as given in
Honolulu on Miss Center's first pub
lie appearance here. -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02
President wilson granted a 6

President Wilson granted a 6O-day
respite to Edward Maberry, an In.
dian. sentenced to be hanged January
10, on the Indian reservation at Fort
George, Spokane, for the murder of
his sweetheart.
Nicaragua's most important exports
are coffee, gold. hides, bananas and
cabinet woods. Exports of rubber
have fallen off in the last few years.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02
HONOR COL. ATKINSON "
IN FAREWELL DINNER

Officers and ladies of the 32nd In
fantry will hold a farewell dinner to-
night at the University Club in honor
of Col B. W. Atkinson, transferred
by recent orders to the mainland. Col
Atkinson will leave on the transport
Sheridan, which is expected here
early Sunday morning.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02

The schooner Lily arrived today
from Fort Bragg with lumber for Allen
q Robinson She docked at Pier IL.
The vessel brought 10000 feet of
redwood and her captain reported
beautiful weather until $50 miles from
Honolulu.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02

The value of the natural abrasives
produced in this country last year in
creased about 33 per cent and Of
artificial abrasives about 26 per cent
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02
NEW YORK STOCK
MARKET TODAY

Following are the closing prices Of
stocks on the New York market to-
day, sent by the Associated Press over
the Federal Wireless:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02
Germans in Russian Trenches; RepuIsed

PETROGRAD, Russia Feb 2Germans dressed in white
a reported today have broken through the line OF
trenches Seovna according official counter
attack drove the Teutons to their trenches.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02
Norway Stops Steamer Traffic;
Shortage Of Fuel Serious Problem
tAssociatsd Press Service By Federal wireless,


LONDON Eng, Feb 2-Despatchs Loyds that the Nor
POrt and Heea have been their
landed The steamer Rayensboune which is unlisted and about
CHRISTIANIA. Norway Feb 2-Daily saings of liners and
egh between Norwegian England stopped
The postoe department has issued order nsucing post
masters decline mail for the United States account
of the stoppage of steamers
The shortage of coal already looms serious problem 1t
feared that factories will have to close down because of lack
of fuel The municipality of Chrsania today all
tuel and is putting the inhabitants rations.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02

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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02
MAILs

FFNEW WWW EUIEG0WEWs
Sonoms, Feb. 5.
For San Francisco:
CT Northern, Feb. !
From Vanceuser:
Niagara. Feb. q.
For Vancouver
Makura. March 2.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-29

Melted. The uncompleted portions are
largely Ia Casaia. Power, Bannock and
Bear Lake counties.
The cost OF ~Rravclling the roads
ranges from 81 900 70 u,700 per mile
depending upon the length OF haul.
scarcity OF gravel has proven a great
handicap. Only n gravel pit south
OF American Fails has been discover
ed. but II Ia believed others VIII be
found along the state highw which
closely follows Snake river. The cost
OF eravelinf the county highway, us-
lue gravel from the same pit and With
ihe same length Of haul, was 800 per
mile less than the cost OF srayeiing the
state highway. This n evidence b o
the local high way force n veil or
ganlxed and that the are and con
strnctlon Of highways II economically
done
Fol the roads north and west Of
American Falls. the only known source
Of gravel - In beds In Snake river sew
eral miles above town. The gravel Is
dredged and loaded on scows. and do
llvored Al American falls. IL In due
10 the scarcity OF gravel and the con
nequsnt long hauls that the cost ever
exceeds 81 900 per mile. The cost OF
gravel delivered from the dredge at
the wagon bridge h 81 per yard. and
this II the big item OF expense for the
~srsveled roads west OF town.
Cooperation OF farmers west OF
town reduces the cost Of g~rayeling
Much Of the hauling has been donated
quite a number OF farmers having do
mated the hauling OF from twenty-five
10 nifty loads each. The highway en-
elneer attends TO the placing OF M
gravel after Il II dumped.
The cooperation OF the farmers les.
sens the cost OF graveling or enables
the grageling OF a greater mileage foi
a given amount
The character OF the soil Is sucl
that n Ia hard 10 make a road bed tina
viii last through the dry seasons
Dragging. which has been PERSISTENT.
done. has kept the seasoned roads II
fair condition. but has not been abb
to prevent the cutting OF the road
that have not gone through at least on
winter.
There sre no grades In excess OF 81
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-29
Ldaho's Plan of Education
Is a Model for the Nation

financial saving In managing all in
situations under one board and the
employment of uniform business
methods is n of the quickest bene-
fits to be discerned in the Idaho plan.
The biennial report presented to the
legislature covers the whole school
system from the elementary school to
the university and takes the place of
what formerly vas put in seven vol
umes. Catalogues n bulletins COM
bining information OF state institutions
under one cover, and also the pur-
chase of supplies which involve the
pooling of articles, save great expense
to the state. A uniform system of ac-
counting which prevents the mourning
Of deficiencies through inadequate ac-
counting has been established and no
institution is permitted to become in
volved in a deficiency.
Under the Idaho plan the element
airy schools are being standardized
throughout the state by prescribing a
minimum course of study. Special
attention has been given In small
schools to safeguarding the element
airy grades from the Entertainments of
a high school where the number of
teachers employed is not sufficient to
give adequate attention to both grade
and high school classes. Also the
maintenance of high school courses
which are names without the reality
are eliminated by making certain ~
quirements in teachers, Laboratory
equipment and length of recitation
periods. Giving all pupils the oppor-
tunity of high school instruction il
met by legislation which provides fol
the payment of tuition by the home
districts not maintaining high schools
for their pupils at a neighboring higf
school.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-29

Idaho a. spending more money tor
roads than any other western state
and Nflhin a feR years X Niu be pos
sthis 20 travel from the extreme south
eastern part % the state 20 the extreme
nurth = eatern part. q distance OF about
roc miles. over . splendid. continn-
oa~ state high Nhich VII connect
Win several other state Highways and
q large number 81 district highways
Pos r county has eatefed soon a
good roads campaign IN a business
ifks way Eishly per cent OF the Area
Of ne county IL pmbraced within two
Highway districts. IN which apgfoxi-
snntesy f1Bo. oo0 have been expended
vlfhsn the past two years.
Hshray District No ]. embracing
snoul 50 per sent Of the area and 7hb
per cent "a the valuation. "a orsnnix-
ed Ia the fall o. 1914 In February.
1915. the district voted bonds In tho
sum q ffzt. 900. and o afterward
teFan tho construction u permanent
ART Highways. Tho roads within the
dlsfrfcf total soc miles. Of which $50
uslss ara main roads and atty miles
brAnsh roads There are is1 miles OF
xradae or dragged roads within the
district o. these four miles are
sraselea. and several miles will be
wrasslod during the present year.
E1xht niles ~ sandy roads have been
eisyea q = depth o. eight inches.
A atate highway extends through
the district. from east 20 weat, and ac-
counts for about nifty miles Of the To-
tai miioeKe The district pays two
thirds o. the cost of construction, but
the state pays all the maintenance
charges About half Of this highway
from American Fails 10 the western
boundary line u the county has been
completed n n believed that the IN
eomeletsd portion wili be constructed
this year out Of the 81 .0oo 900 bond
bsue provided b. the Legislature. Al
this IS a part 81 a main highway ca.
tending across the southern part o.
the state from the Wyoming line OF
the eaat 10 the Oregon line on th'
eost. TITS Highway connects will
the YelioN stems Park highway at Pc
cetslio. and sith the north and soutl
Highway II Welser. Probably two
fhirds OF his highway 10 already com
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-29

Idaho as a state has an organized
system OF education by which all
School thought is focused under n
command, one governing board which
holds every course Of study, sustained
by common taxes, under its supervi-
sion. The Idaho system, o in the
fourth yea of its operation, stands
unique among educational systems In
its authority TO handle an educational
problem In any n all phases OF
school work. II is essetially a sys-
TEN and among educators is known as
the Idaho plan.
The Idaho plan provides that unity
OF school affairs shall be maintained
by bringing all school interests under
the supervision OF M single board OF
education, which acts as a governing
board for the six state educational in
stitutions, including the university,
two normal schools, the technical in
stitute, the Industrial training school
and the school for the deaf and blind,
and also exercises general supervi-
sion over the public elementary and
high schools. The board is appoin-
tive in character and is composed Of
business men. II selects a commits
DA04tA vi t0u1hhA0hH NAOf Will IL "a
perintendent of public instruction, ad-
ministers the states educational mat
ters.
The one board Of administration
holds the state as a unit educationally
after the n in which the various
schools Of a city are presided over by
one board. The commissioner of edu-
cation bears the same relations to the
state that the city superintendent does
to the city schols. Under the Idaho
plan no state institution of learning
has a separate board of regents or di-
r~ectors. No rivalry exists between
the schools more than may be found in
the pride of accomplishment in two
schools of the same city; they arr
, parts of a state unit and each ont
, functions from the standpoint of the
} states needs.
, Harmony and mutual assistance
among the state institutions and tn
public schools are fostered by tn
board, and each institution is striving
, to build itself up, not at the expensI
of n other institution, but In orde
to perform its mission to the stat
, more fully. Conferences at which tn
, heads of all state institutions and tn
board of education study commo.
B problems are frequent. At such join
. conferences the appropriations TO b
, asked from the legislature are dis
cussed and the amount for each inst
. tuition and the amount of the approprt
. alton which the board will ask for ar
. made public some weeks before tn
; converting OF the legislature and dii
: cussed in the press. The customaT
= lobbying of the school presidents an
= boards of regents with the frequent r.
= sort to political methods to secure II
4 appropriations for their schools
eliminated by the commissioner
education of one comprehensive budg
covering all the states expenditure
for its schools.
= Contemplated legislation is all
= handled in the same manner, by Il
q one board, which determines its couri
= of action from previous conference
= with the county superintendent al
= at state teachers associations. IN
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-29
ABERDEEN-SPRINGFIELD CANAL.

The carrying capacity of the main
ditch is 1850 second feet, or 81, min
ers inches. With a new steel and n
crete head gate, which will draw the
water from the river without the
of a dam, and a decree dating
back to 1895, and the 10000 acre feet
of reservoir water Just purchased from
the United States government, gives
this system as good a water right as
the oldest canal on the river. This
with the fertile soil and good farming,
always insures the best of returns.
The maintenance charges for actual
operating and repairs on this system
has never been over 40 cents per acre.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-29

H. X. Wiley of Springfield 3 the
pioneer grower of Grimm ALFALFA seed.
The U. S. department of agriculture is
his best customer, taking about five
ton of seed a year. He is also grow
ing Kaiser peas for the government.
The following interesting story from
the Idaho Republican, of Blackfoot,
tells how Mr.. Wiley became interested
in seed growing, and something of his
early trials: