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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
Secondhand cameras and lenses
bought, sold or exchanged. Koda-
graph Shop, Hotel and Union SITS.
6307-tf
AUCTION BULLETIN

We are now handling the purchase
of Hotel Ainahau, 40 rooms of first
rate furniture suitable for any one,
especially for rooming houses. The
furniture is quite new and in especi-
ally good condition as Il has been
properly cared for. Dressers, 40 Of
them; 10 double. single and three
quarter iron beds, springs and mat
tresses, clean and sweet; Punees;
Hohgkong rockers, about "a; 100 as
sorted chairs; Bilibid screens; oak
screens; 40 mosquito nets; so center
tables in oak: IS sets of toiletware:
"a slop pals; 10 round dining tables:
6 square extension tables; bedroom
rockers: small washstands; IS Pill
lows: yudor porch shades: fine mats;
rugs and sirius in carpet and grass.
We shall sell every Friday and Tues
day with no reserve until the whole
is gone.
We handled the Howard sale of
rugs, ETC., which brought some fancy
prices.
j. s. BAILEY.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06
Office of the Board Of Health,
Honolulu. Hawaii, Mar. %. 1917.
Tenders for Furniture, Seeding, Bed
Linen, ETC., for Bay View Home,
Katas,a.n@ Mrfnt ~


Sealed tenders endorsed, Tenders
for Furniture, Bedding, Bed Linen.
etc, for Bay View Home, Kalaupapa,
Molokai, viii be received at the of
flee of the Board of Health until IL
o'clock, noon, April 10, 1917.
Specifications and list Of articles
required, and other information, may
be had upon application at the office
of the Board of Health
Tenders must be accompanied by q
certified check equal in amount TO
5 per cent OF the tender
All Dids mrss re made on forms filr.
nished by the Board OF Health and
must De sui united in accordance with,
and be subject to, the provisions and
requirements Of Chapter 100, Revised
Laws. 1915.
The Board OF Health does not bind
itself to accept the lowest or any bid
or tender
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
BY its President,
]. S. B. PRATT. N. D.
e74s Mar 80. ~. s., Air S,
s. and 1917
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06
FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE
HoMEsTEAps OR FARM LANDS.

Oregon & California Railroad Co.
Grant lands. Title to same revested
in United States by act Of Congress
dated June Q, 1916. Two million
three hundred thousand acres to be
opened for homesteads and sale.
Timber and agricultural lands. Con-
tanning some Of best lands left in
United States. Now Is the oppor-
tune time. Large sectional map
showing lands and description OF
soil. climate. rainfall, elevations,
etc. Postpaid one dollar. Grant
Lands Locating Co.. Box $40, Port
land. Oregon. s714-sm
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06

Don't buy or build until you see the
modern 5-room bungalow offered
for sale In Royal Grove, near the
beach. Two bedrooms, screen
porch. large garage, shower bath,
large bathroom, hot water in all fau-
Gets. This is bargain at $4,000.
2l17 Kuhio ave. 674S-tf
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06

Bobbie-How's your grandmother.
Billie?
Billie-Oh. shes all right Why?
Bobbie-oh, saw you at the ball
game and / was afraid she's passed
away again Yonkers Statesman.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06

Partly furnished, six rooms, bath,
wash tubs, gas stove, electric lights.
piano. fruit trees. 9th avenue. Kali
muki. Mosquito proof. Trent Trust
Co. 6749-5t
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06

Furnished cottage at Waikiki, also
furnished room. Apply Mrs. J.. A..
Gilman, tel. 1856. 6752-6t
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06

~Bliggings always asrees with any
thing ] say q,
yes. It's his way of infImal|0|
that he doesn't consider your view
sufficiently important to be WORTH
of an argument Washington Star
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06

When ! bit o. sunshine hits Ye.
After passin Of cloud:
When 4 d, o latter hts Jon,
And ytf sbihe's 4 fee|i1 proud.
AZ soul that's ie4I'n blue.
Fer the mint that ye sling Il
IT. 4 boomerang to you
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06

On easy terms. $500. Nice big house
and lot; Sls. Sixth avenue. Kaimuki.
Inquire H Knaack. phone 1852.
6711-tf
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06
L0ST
sY AuThoRlTY
REsoLuTioN No. 7as

Be II resolved BY the Board OF SUI
pervisors Of the City and County q
Honolulu. Territory Of Hawaii. that
the following sums be and the same
are hereby appropriated odt Of an
moneys IN the Road Tax Fund In the
Treasury OF the said City and County.
to the credit Of the Road Districts
named. for the Following purposes. 20
wit:
District Honolulu $1,000. 81, 10000
District Waialua s....,.. $4,000
District Koolaupoko 80. $4,000
introduced by
CHAS. NJ ARNOLD,
Supervisor.
Honolulu. Hawaii. April 8. 1911.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06

Queen Victoria of England died Jan,
Hnry "a. IsOl She Wa barn Nav 81.
1918
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06
FOR RENT.
FURNISHED HOUSES

Desirable houses IN various parts OF
the city, furnished and unfinished,
at SIS, SIS, $50, SIS, $50, $35, $40 and
up to $125 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, 1917-04-06

$3.50 Pianola Piano. IS note, mahogany
case. used year. price $s75. perfect
condition. Box 5ss. Star-Bulletin.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06
PAINTING

In Wak0ne cititan FAINTER Phone
All 674s mo.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06

Must sell at once, cows and electric
motors, cheap. Apply NJ. X. Young
dairy, Moiliili, opposite Muiliili
baseball ground. s744-ti
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06

Honolulu Auction Rooms.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06
WANTED
Trade MARI ReE o. :. Pal OF

RoofH to Repair-Wt guarantee to
stop al leaks. See Lou Rogers or
Fred Haviland. We lead; others
follow. Eureka Paint Co, SIG So.
King 81. Phone 2oss.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06

Peerless Preserving Paint Co, also
Pitch and Gravel Roof Specialists,
still Ct the old stand. e5 Queen ST.
phone 1881. e
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06
HARDMARE DEALERS

City Hardware Co., household hard.
ware King and Nnuann ss27 Il
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06

e774g Mar. 50. q. s., AIR 5
s. ! and s. 1917
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21
Eliminating Graft.

Nothing is more encouraging 20
the American people than the deter
mlnatian Of The authorities TO pre-
vent the graft and inetffcieucy in
CidentaI To lae Span5sg-A mer8can
war Of zS9s Despite partisan
critic here and H4ere the present
administration is going about thIs
great work a. making war in a sane.
thorough and husiuess-Il1e way.
The latest evidence of tBis deter
mtnat.on on the part of the gov
eminent is shown ga its orders in
regard 10 The army eaatouments.
These cau50rments for the new army
|ail be built under q special form oil
contract by the terms Of which no
contractor will be permitted 10 over
charge the government the maxi
mum profit on any contract being
fixed at S250000 The government
also viii have complete supervision
over the workmen and may terni-
nate any contract at will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21
L-iberating Rebels.

The granting Of general amnesty 10
all who participated in the irish rebel
lion Of last year may help somewhat 10
allay the bitter resentment with which
the Sim Feiners regard the British
government and may smooth the way
toward a successful outcome of plans
for an Irish convention. That. at
least IS what the government hopes.
However. .Bonar Law, who made the
announcement. was careful 10 explain
that the government in releasing eli
81 the prisoners was not letting &c Of
anyone whose participation Il tbe re-
beIfton was accompanied "by individ-
ual acts which would render such o
display OF clemency impossible
The government. in short. considers
the pardons TO be acts Of grace and
By letting the prisoners go does not
apologize for anything that was done
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21
Keep Avenue Clear.

The Rock Island city commission
made a good beginning in framing an
ordinance 10 prevent the blocking of
Second avenue in the business district
with parked autos. bat the ordinance
has never been enacted.
You can see the results with your
own eyes. Cars are left standing al
the curbs for a half q day at time
Some owners are cousfderate enough
TO park their cars on side streets The
situation On Second avenue is espe-
cially bad on Saturday nights But at
no time. day or night should machines
be permitted TO stand at the curb
between Fifteenth and Twentieth
streets on Second avenue for more
than brief intervals
Rock Island is na longer q country
town. It's city and must adopt city
ways. With the curbs lined with auto
mobiles and street cars continually op-
Grating through the avenue II Is barely
possible TO pilot a machine through tHe
space left open. The city commission
should realize shat fl is a condition
that not only tends to the congestion
Of traffic but also IS fraugbt with CON
slant danger of accident.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21
Still a Good Sport.

Billy Sunday states that it is his
intention to divide between the Red
Cross and the Y. nj. ca. the personal
offering he received at the conclusion
Of his New York evangelistiC engage
ment Ii amounts To more than one
hundred thousand dollars.
You may OF you may not approve of
the baseball revivalists platform
methods. but you viii have TO admit
that he has always been q good sport.
He was that when he cavorfed upon
the diamond and he continues 10 Be no
different in his labor of spreading the
gospel and helping others TO follow the
straight and narrow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21

Was 1t Ghost?-By F. A. Mitchell

ANY boy who has studied United
States history knows the story Of Ben
edict Arnold's treacbery in his inten-
flon 70 surrender West Point To the
British, how Major Andre Of the Brit
fsh army was captured at Tarrytown
with the papers in the case in his boots.
the horror Of General Washington and
the execution Of andre as q spy.
Andre was executed on the banks Of
the Hudson not far from where be was
captured The place where the eEeeu-
ti0n occurred is Of 30 Importance eN-
cept as to its connection with this his
tOFicaI event
Mind YOU Ina not going 20 vouch for
this story. Tt came to me from differ
ent sources. and there are certain dis
crepancies. what I'm going to tell is
what I surmised from the whole with
out Juggling in any proofs pro or con.
A certain Mrs Meriweather o. New
York City, prominent in the d. a.. r.
had a daughter, Abigail the name be
ing handed down through bali dozen
generations from a Revolutionary an
cesLTess, who was an iueorElgEyle
coquette. The mother eudeavored vain
Iv to persuade her daughter go marry
some one Of her many suitOrs, 80 set
tie down and behave herself. George
Van West was the only one Of them
whom Abigail fancied. Him she really
loved but owing to- one of those incOu-
sisfeucies Of women for which u0 man
can account the more size loved him
the worse she treated him. Indeed, q
certain Ambrose Constable. whom she
did not Ike and her mother detesteds
was to all appearances her favorlta
One spring when Abigail was receiv-
ing marked attention from Constable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21

FolioWFeuIlS t5f-uuscie framing 20
Restore Function.
Modern treatment of inIant4e pa
ralyss has thoroughly established the
efficiency OF muscle training IoT Fhe
reservation of weakened muscles.
Nine times out OF ten the affected
group or groups Of muscles. in case
OF pouomyeHtiss viii be merely weak
ene1. perhaps extremely weakened,
ana only I'm he tenth case Is the
PARALYSIS fota.
Every muscle IFS connected with
more than one nerve CENTER and eT-
cry nerve center controls more than
one muscle. II the affected group Of
muscles is only partially Uaraiyzed,
that is. only weakened. that shows
that there is stsl some nerve center
Or centers controlling the weakened
muscles and the purpose OF muscle
raining is To improve or strength
the Influence of these uniuwrad nerve
cantarz Pv Datferr. intelligent effort
an IMPULSE NAV be sent from the brain
to- the weakened muscle through
new or little used route which the
impulse finds for itself after constant
raue1ftfnn ar arremDra9 contraction Of
the affected muscle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21

"This is the anniversary of the aas
it was adopted
BY the rebels
Abigail was SO puzzled by this refer
ence TO tbe siguers Of the Declaration
as rebels tnat she made 10 reply con
tIaung TO gaze on the man with q sort
Of fascinated wonder Meanwhile De
began looking about him like enc WHO
was visiting a place with which ha
had once been familiar. His SAGE
lighting on building farther down Che
road he sauddered. Then. seeming 20
grow faint he caught at the fence in
closing 5aa farmhouse for support
Abigail arose. hurried toward him
and was about to put out her arms t1
support him when he turned aud
smiled 81 her She atteTWard described
taat smile ass the most beautiful saa
had ever behald. 1t seemed to- be r#a
smile ct q martyr who had suffered
his martvrdom and had passed ta aIs
reward
From his point the information =
gathered about Abigail meeting wish
tafs stranger IS contradictory some
say THAT be spent only tne dar with
her on the farmhouse porch. some tHaf
he fingered In the ueighh0rhooa a'I
summer The testimony for the former
statement predominatel bat ! am q.
loss to understand how he could
have produced che marvellous effect ha
did on Abigail I'm single day. AS an
how or where they spent THAT daE gE-
counts vary
OF one thing j received positive les
0uouy. that from that independence
Gay Abigail was greatly changed.
While before f. she had been the gay
est at the gay. after il re one ever 7aW
her smile George Van Vert tried E0
bring back the smile 70 her lips hut
siguaIIv failed Indeed. the sight of
him seemed 10 fIl her with sort Of
horror AS for Constable she 1o
longer cared TO conceal her rea. feel
ings toward him.
MIS- Weriweather did everything sha
could think of 10 break the spell THAT
had been east over her daughter. She
endeavorad to make Abigail forge. tHa
STRANGER iu 2 social whirl. She took
her on travels all to mo purpose Tire
Door girl was gradually sinking into
the grave Six months after that meu-
orabIe independence day sac died
Who was the strangeF2 i am going
70 give certain points that indicate
who he might be, but as ] said iu fha
beginning only give the facts and
have no desire TO influence opinion. TN
the first place the farmhouse whore
Abigail spent that independence day
was tu sight OF the house Pm which
Major Andre was tried for his life and
Of the place where he was hanged
secondly. George Van Vert was "a De-
scendaut or one Of the three men who
captured andre at Tarrytowu with tra
papers ON him discriminating Beaedic.
Arnold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21
Day in Davenport

Child Adopted Three Merle
Brown was adopted for the third
time in his three years Of life yes
terdav morning. Merle was born In
1914 and the name Merle Brown given
him He was adopted shortly after hE
Mrs Clara Brown and his name
changed to Muriel Robert but as the
last name was the same SIS his adopt
ed parents 1t was unchanged. Since
then the Brown family has separated
and Mrs, Brown became Mrs. Chap
man The baby was placed with Mr.
and Mrs. Rudolph Breadel q year and
half ago. They became so attached
to the child they asked permission 90
adopt it,, which was granted. The pa
perz were accordingly made ont yes
terday.
Permits Of Binding Issued The
following building permits We're issued
by Building Commissioner Ralph G.
Graham. N 8 Brown one story
frame. 2I09 Scott street, $1,000 G.. s..
Rooster. 2I03 Harrison street. porch.
$3.50. Mrs Henry Eagle, two story
frame. S02 Warren street $500. J.
Gaertmer. barn 21& Myrtle street 500.
Building Code Ejective.-Da yea-
ports new building code went officially
into effect yesterday 1t has been i'm
the hands of the printers for some
time The first copy came off the press
was assembled and delivered to the
city. The end of wood shingles ia
marked by the new building code.
which also includes many other vital
building changes
Council Defers Action-THe city
council deferred action on she Fourth
street car line tracks job for two
weeks. The plan is to ear up all the
tracks on Fourth street and double the
service on the Third street car line
Is Nabbed fer Beating Spouse
Charged with beating his wife. J. b..
Heuer was arrested by Officer Hen
nelly.
Thieves Bouud OYer,-Charzed with
larceny and with receiving stolen
property, Harry Botehford Art Nc
Call. Ernst Petersen. Ivan Roberts and
John WoeIk, members Of an alleged
box car breaking gang. We're bound
over to the grand jury on bonds OF
S750 each By Justice Of the Peace Phil
Daum The men all <ahant residents.
We're arrested some time ago by spe-
Cial agents OF the Milwaukee railroad
who were sent here TO stop system
attic thefts from box cars in the VA
hant yards All of the men made con-
LESSONS admitting their guilt
O.
Held to the Grand Jury.-Ou "a
charge of incest, Jacob Bonham FL.
was held to the grand jury by Jus
tice OF the Peace Phil Daum. Bonds
were fixed at $1,000, The lad was rep
resented by Attorney G. A. Hauley
His sister. Helen, is complaining Wit
ness.
Increase Rail- Business Dav-
export business houses are cutting In
heavily on St. Louis merchants than
heretofore had practically all Of the
trade from Burlington to the Missouri
city is shown By the exceedingly heavy
freight handled here for southern
points. Since the river season opened
this spring heavy shipments have
been made to many points that were
never on the books Of Daven port
houses previous TO this year For the
past two months shipments of finished
lumber, food products and many raw
materials have been made. The great
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21
1 - 81 3LeatIess -.
4nniller Slackerl

Wanted "A Young gentleman. under
so wishes to correspond with young
widow with several children, object.
immediate matrimony. Ciaud McCIar-
en-. Bushnell. Ill.-Adv. in Peoria Star.
j. H. C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21

MANY Chicago men are helping
their wives with homework and so
releasing them for Red Cross work
One woman explained that her hus-
band had agreed to do the dishes. If
he IS as adept ST the job as other
ordinary men he'll do EN- all right
They ought to be done in week or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21

China is upset and Spain is dis
turbed. The only really acquiescent
neutraIs in the world are the five lit
tie states within immediate range of
the ksiser's mailed fist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21

The American and British 5ackies
are tie join in an athletic field day. The
Germans viii probably participate by
sending down few more merchant
ships. That field day ought to be
staged ON the water instead OF ON the
land with submarines as stakes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21

Cavalry officers are planning TO
coat the service mounts with newly
discovered Invisible paint A law
should be passed forbidding sale OF
the paint 10 suies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21

It's your duty as an American citi-
zen. one who may have a son, OF q
brother or friend in the trenches of
Europe before snow flies. TO contribute
20 the Red Cross fund. 1t is not
charity. The work of the Red Cross,
YOU must remember. is supported
wholly by voluntary contributions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21

Fur capeF and open work shirt
waists look ike playing it both WAYS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21

Citizens angeTed by reasonable
sentiments carried ON the banners Of
the silent sumraget seutinels picket
ing the White house yesterday tore
the standards from the hands OF the
women busybodies who have been for
months heckling the president because
he does not see fit to pat aside his
greater possibilities and personally
espouse their cause
The president has borne with this
annoyance longer than the great ma
iority of the people OF the nation be-
Eeve he should. These women should
be carted flo their respective homes
with the command that they affiliate
with the work of their local Red Cross
chapters and set to doing something for
their country rather than against it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21

We have it on the authority Of a
physician that girl babies begin 50
talk earlier than boys And he might
have added that they talk later and
longer. too
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21

STATES Attorney Hovne says that
the aldermen of Chicago. in support
ing the administration IS plan Of seiz-
ing The public school system through
ousling al Of the chief officials from
president down. sold themselves for
g mess Of garbage Accepted liter
ally. this assertion leads to the infer
ence that Chicago is facing fresh
summer stencil
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21

Everybody has his individual cross.
bat all have the Red Cross
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21
Good Hot Weather Reading.

"Fanpie.s First Frost Cake"
ice Goes up in Price. Due To Sc
we're Winter and the War
Harold. the Heart Breaker or the
Exploits eff Sweet Evening Breeze
The Mystery Of the Disappe
of the Cake OF Crystal Left at the
Side Door by the Icemau at g. IA"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21

SEVERAL Holy Rollers. a religious
sect who have been held to the grand
jury In the southern part Of the state
for failure TO register for the army
draft gave as their reason that the
Lord fought their battles and their
services would not be needed. The
Roller boys seem not TO have been
reading the newspapers closely IL
they had been they would have learned
that the Lord take it from Wilhelm
is condninE his lighting within the
German lines.