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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
.WASHNGTONDAY
OBSERvEDIN H|LO
Sports and Patriotic 0bservances
In the Second City - lap
anese Take Prominent Part

HILo, February Washington 5
Birthday was observed in Hilo with a
half holiday in all the business houses,
with flags flying and with luaus and
meetings; also baseball game between
the crack town team and the team from
the Hilo High School in which the game
went nine innings of fast play with
neither side scoring. The Boy Scouts
of the two troops led by Rev. Father
Louis and by the Rev. j.. Knox Bodel
held a rally, and there was mass meet
ing in the japanese Church under the
auspices of the Japanese American Citi.
zens' Association of Hawaii.
The big luau of the day was held be.
tween noon and two O'Clock in Moo
heau Park and was primarily for the
benefit of the st. Joseph = new Catho,
lie Church, and was in every respect a
great success. In the evening Rev. Mr..
BOdeI and the members of Troop No. 9,
Boy Scouts, marched to the Boy 5
Home where they joined with members
of Troop No. /, led by Scout Com
mander Father Louis, where there were
talks and patriotic exercises, also re
freshments.
+, Arakowa, the Hilo architect, pre-
sided at the mass meeting in the Jap
anese church, which was crowded. tn
speakers included the Rev. shire Sok
abe, principal of the Honomu Boarding
School, Rev. Higuchi, @. Kawasaki and
Attorney C. s. Carlsmith. Mr. Carl.
smith held the attention Of his audi
enee with an address on the duties of
American citizenship and summarized
the work which the Japanese had ac.
cOmphshNd. At the end of the cxer.
cises all stood and sang 90 America. +"
The Rev. Mr.. Sokabe = address, was
entitled, Had the United States Not
Had Geora" Washington for Her First
President?" t..,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
STARVING WOMEN IN NEW YORK
RIOT, LOOT AND FIGHT POLICE

way into the Hobbies and dining rooms.
The streets outside these hotels were
also jammed by the cIamorinp women,
who shouted for bread for their chill.
drcn.
Mayor Mitchell, who addressed the
women at the Waldorf Astoria. prom.
ised them that he would do everything
IN his power TO see that the practical
famine in many parts of the city Is
abated. He promised that he would
use his influence to secure aid for the
hungry from the city treasury and
would also endeavor to secure State
funds through which foodstuffs might
be purchased and sold in the city at
cost. IT..
The mayor has organized a commit.
tee of prominent citizens who are work.
ing to relieve the situation by buying
food and importing it into the city, to
be sold as cheaply as possible. A
movement is on foot to induce the citi.
zens to eat rice and price has been
asked from Californian growers on a
shipment Of fifteen million pounds Of
this cereal. .'a -.-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
TRIBUTE PAID TO
MEMORY OF MAN
!. Who SAVED CITY
Funeral Of General Funston In
San Francisco Yesterday i
" Most Impressive
tA,.Ocia.sd Press by Federal wireless,

ASSOCIATED Press ny Federal wIreless)
SAN. FRANCISCO, February 25-In
a grave in the Preside cemetery, along.
side his son who had died in infancy,
was laid yesterday the remains of the
late Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston, fol.
lowing an extraordinary tribute to his
memory, more impressive than anything
ever witnessed in this city. :
The body was buried with full mill.
tary and civil honors. after having lain
in state in the rotunda of the city hall
for twenty.four hours, where il was
viewed by many thousands. From early
morning until the hour set for the
funeral, steady stream of people
passed around the coffin, draped in the
Stars and Stripes. 49,,
Then, following eulogy, pronounced
by the Rev. Doctor Guthrie the elouuent
Presbyterian divine, who also conducted
the funeral services, the body was es.
corted through the streets by n military
guard of two thousand men Of the local
coast artillery posts, with detachment
of sailors and Marines, led by Mai. Gen.
j. Franklin Bell. The funeral cortepe
Pusseu tnrOugh the stfeets OF That part
of the city saved from destruction in
the great fire through the prompt work
of the dead general.
Despite the fact that the funeral
took place during the heaviest storm
the city has experienced this winter,
the streets were lined with crowds the
members Of which stood with barred
heads as the hearse passed on it's way.
Minute guns doomed during the funeral
parade. ...
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27

but in neither case of sinking was
there loss Of, life, the ships being warn,
ed in time to take Off the few passen.
gers and the crews.
There was heavy loss of life in the
sinking of the Italian steamer Minas
the destruction of which is reported
only through the Overseas News Agen.
cy, the official German press agency
According to the German reports, the
steamer was acting as an Italian
transport and had aboard thousand
troops bound for Salonika to Join the
Italian contingent there. Only two OF
these men escaped death in the de.
struction Of the transport.
The Overseas reports also that the
steamer carried gold to the amount of
three million marks and large guam.
tity of munitions.
Dutch Homeward Bound
-Four of the Dutch steamers DESTROYED
were hOmeward bound, heavily laden
with food supplies. According TO the
reports of the agents of these ships in
New York, their sinking DESTROYED
property valued altogether at 81 600,
900. - .".,
II Is expected that this wholesale de.
struction OF Dutch shipping will result
in sweeping Remuneration of Germany
throughout Holland, with results that
the government may not be able 10
stem. An open break between the gov.
ernments may result, especially if the
United States takes the action that
now appears inevitable.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
H|LO GAS WORKS
TO Be HURRIED UP
Contracts Awarded and InstaIIa-
ton Of Plant Will Commence
In a Few Weeks

HILo, February 2l-With the return
of Attorney J. W. Russell last Sunday
on the steamer Great Northern the af.
fairs OF the Hlo Gas Company are
moving along in fine style. Engineer
j. M. Berkeley, of Los Angeles, win
sail from the Coast on the MatsOnin
February q and upon his arrival work
will immediately commence on the
plant here.
The announcement wns made yester.
day by officers Of the company that
work will be rushed NJ this end Of the
line and that as soon as the plant II in
operation, ready to deliver gas to con.
sumers, the company will charge only
the rate which the Honolulu Gas Com.
pany is charging. with 'ts Icing -estab.
lished plant, in spite Of the fact that
the local company franchise would
hermit IL TO charge II considerably
higher rate. =.
Speaking Of his trip to Los Angeles
to open bids for the various units Of
the gas plant, each Of which will be in
duplicate; Mr.. Russell said: "
''The contract for the generators,
holders and tanks, also the other
equipment 70, the gas plant, was let TO
the Baker Iron Works, of Los Angeles.
nd this company has already started
work upon their manufacture. Al
though the Baker Iron Works was not
the lowest bidder we gave il the con
tract because we found that we would
be able TO secure the completed plant
about four months earlier than we
would IL we let the contract to an East
orn firm. '.F.
"The entire amount of pire neces.
snry has been ordered from the II. II.
Boynton Company, of Los Angeles, and
three carloads have already been
shipped and win arrive here on the
next trip Of the Matsonia. ~.
1.-THE Hilo Gas Company has secured
a store makai on Kamehameha Avenue,
opposite the Hilo Mercantile Company,
where IL will make its headquarters.
1t has already ordered three different
lines of gas stoves, each line contain
ing various types and sizes of stoves,
ranging in price from plate at a
small price TO a fancy stove at seventh
dollars. However, we propose to sell
the stoves practically at cost price for
he purpose Of encouraging consumers
! of gas to cook in this modern and
eleanly fashion, -
Mr. Russell added that it will not be
long before the work of laying the
pipes win begin, probably the first
week in March. The company expects
to begin the delivery of gas before the
first day Of next September at the
latest. .
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
DYNAM|TER TO PAY
FOR H|DEOUS CRIME

Associated Press by Commercial Cable)
SAN FRANCISCO, February "a
Thomas J. Mooney, convicted dyna.
inter, was today sentenced TO hang on
May II, He was found guilty of erin
inal conspiracy to murder, in connee,
ton with the bombing during the San
Francisco preparedness parade.
An appeal will be taken fpom the re.
fusal Of Superior Judge Griffin to grant
a new trial. t'.~.t
Judge Griffin said that he could find
no errors in the record or misconduct
on the part of the district attorney,
and any such error has been cured, If
there were any. Mooney has been
saved from immediate transfer to San
Quentin, where he has been sentenced
to be hanged, by the granting of u
writ of probable cause, the initial step
in the appeal.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
BRITISH WARSH|PS
REPORTED SUNK

q. Especial csblegrum to Nippu JILL
TOXIC, February 25--According
to report which has reached here,
two British warships were sunk in
the Indian Ocean recently by
German or Austrian submarine. Ac.
cording to the report, the submarine
made a wholly unexpected appear
ance and got in two torpedoes at
close range against the British ships,
both striking home. -
The Japanese navy department is
investigating the reports, to de.
termine their accuracy. In the mean
while Japanese shipping companies
have been warned to guard against
this reported raider.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
Associated Pres. ~ FEDERAL wlrsles.,

ASSOCIATED Press BY Federal wireless,
NEW YORK, February 25-Food
riots exceeding in violence any which
have taken place in this city for years
occurred yesterday in several parts of
the metropolis, on the Lower East Side,
in the Bronx and in the neighborhoods
of the Waldorf. Astoria and the st.
Regis hotels. In several Of the riots
the women who participated fought
with the police and stoned stores and
market places.
There were Eve distinct outbreaks in
the Bronx, all led by women. Here
the police reserves had TO be called out
to- handle the frantic women, who
smashed into grocery and provision
stores and swept into and wrecked a
large number of market places, footing
the eatables. The police were at first
overpowered by the women.
At Fashionable Hotels
Shouting out that they were starving
while others could 1--we in luxury, mobs
of women surrounded the Waldorf
Astoria and the st. Regis, making their
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
PH|L|PP|NESPLAN
ARMY DIVISION
Congress In Special Session In
Favor Of Raising Force Of
twenty-five Thousand
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless)

MANILA, February 25-An army of
twenty-five thousand men is to be
roised in the Philippines, in ACCORDANCE
with a bill introduced into the local
congress by Manuel Quezon, acting un-
der the terms of the National Defense
Act The force is TO be organized as a
complete army division. The Quezon
measure has just been considered at q
special session of the Philippine con
gress, called to take it up.
A recommendation by Governor Gen
eral Harrison that congress appropriate
sufficient amount for the maintenance
of the German seamen removed from
the German steamers in Philippine
ports was not approved Of.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
CARNIVAL
FINALE In
FIREWORKS
HarbOrBright WithCay
Craft For Pageant
Big Crowds

Equalling anything Of its kind ever
held In Honolulu, the concluding event
OF the 1917 Mid Pacific Carnival. the
Water Pageant, held in the waters Of
the harbor, pleased record breaking
crowd last night
This ended the Carnival celebrations,
which has been conceded by the direc.
tors, the citizens of Honolulu and the
tourists one of the most satisfactory all
around ever held here. King Carnival,
after q strenuous and joyous six days Of
celebration, may now take n we'll.
earned rest for whole year. until he
Is agnin called forth to oficinte in
1918. Although he may slumber the
memory of his hospitality and gaiety
will remain, and the spirit Of the
Carnival will be pleasantly carried
away to the Furthermore parts Of the
world in the hearts of tourists who
were fortunate enough to be in Homo
lulu for the Mid.Pacifc Carnival of
1917.
Wen On Time
The first craft of last night s pageant
in the harbor passed the judges re.
viewing stand at eight fifteen. Midst
the resounding boom, white fash and
afterglow of the splendid pyrotechnic
displays, rounds Of applause greeted the
floats as they passed before the BIG
crowds, which filed the grandstands 10
their capacity, and lined the wharves
and shoreline round about.
Music from the three band barges
added much to the effect of the parad.
Of the brilliantly lighted cruft.
The fireworks were good, but not m
to the Carnival average. Irismatis
fairyland Examinations, skyrockets
~hirling aerial candles, bombs, electric
streamers, sunbursts, glow works and
Pyrotechnic horoscopes were set of il
a sequence of living fame that illumi
mated the waterfront for blocks
around.
Battleship Hawaii q Hit
The illuminated craft in the parad,
included decorated Outrigger canoes
sampans, yachts, motor boats, barge,
and ships boats. The miniature dread
naught, the Hawaii, sailed continually
about the harbor, firing salvos at al
craft that came in her range. The Ha
wall was much the best OF the entire.
in the pageant and received big shar.
OF the applause. {.
The judges of the pageant were
Howard Hitchcock, A. r. Gurrey, s
AOki, Dr. T. Katsunuma and W. l.
Whitney.
Following is the list of craft awarded
prizes: ... w..
Grand prize, battleship Hawaii, en-
tered and built by men Of the U. s, s
Alert. E#,. l. -.
Floats-First, battleship Hawaii
second, band barge. .....
Motor Boats-First, William Young
second, Naval Militia.
Yachts-First, yacht Hawaii.
CanOes-First, 0utrigger club.
Boat Clubs-First, Myrtle Boat Club
Japanese Sampans-First, entry No
2; second, entry No. 3; third, entr,
No. |.
The 1917 Mid-Paeife Carnival end o.
when red, white and blue pyrotechni
display burst into fame on the fire
works barge spelling the words 10000
Night" #a.,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
tA.soeis.sd Prsss By Federal wireless,

LONDON, February 25-still "peck-
ing" at the German lines in Northern
France and Flanders, the British yes.
terday gained series of advantages
over the invaders and made substan-
tial progress towards squeezing out the
German salient running south of Arras,
which has stood fast for more than two
years and along the sweep of which the
Teutons have constructed some of their
strongest land defenses.
Along a front of mile and a half,
centering on Sores, the British adj
vanced yesterday, gaining trenches and
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
NEW TEXTBOOKS FOR
JAPANESE COMING

A new japanese text book designed
for the use Of children in the Japanese
language schools in the Territory, has
been printed and will be shipped to
Honolulu on the Siberia Maru which
will leave japan March 8. The book
was complied by local Japanese editors
assisted by Professor Y. Haga of the
Imperial University of, Toxic,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
FIREWORKS CAUSE OF
TWO ALARMS OF FIRE

Two runs kept the fire department
busy last night. The first, occurring
about eight o'clock, took the fire fight
crs to the waterfront near the foot OF
Alakea Street. A launch owned by
Joe Keanu, while being decorated for
the water carnival, caught fire, and
was blazing merrily when the chemical
took hand and soon had the flames
subdued. .. N,
An hour later an alarm was turned in
from Vineyard Street, aud the fremen
found a tenement roof with a hole
burned in it by a firecraeker, opposite.
All Hoo's stables. Someone poured a
bucket of water on the fire, putting Il
out before the engines arrived. ~
The building is owned by the See
Dai Doc Society. =. .n
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
BRITISH ADVANCE ALONG FRONT
OF MILE AND A HALF AT SERES

redoubts and smashing down what Ger
man resistance remained after two DAYS
of trench.sweeping cannonading. In
the advance, which was made at com
.paTatively little cost to the British, a
number OF Germans were captured un.
wounded, while the defenders Of the
trenches were wiped out. ~
In the general advance, Petit Mira
mount, to the outskirts of which the
last British sweep had reached, was
occupied and its strong dpfenses con.
solidated against the Germans still
holding MiramOunt proper, a few hun.
dred yards to the north. H.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
DON'T COUGH.

1t Is absurd TO allow cough to hang
on and sap your vitality when Chem.
berlain's Cough Remedy will cure YOU
You don Z know whore persistent
cough will land you. You can 7 afford
to allow your throat and lungs to be-
come diseased when it IL such simple
thing to step into a chemist g shop and
get bottle of Chamberlain y Cough
Remedy. For sale by all dealers, Ben.
son, Smith u &c, agents for Hawaii
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
PILES CURED IN 6 TO "A DAYS

PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to
cure blind, bleeding, itching or pro
truding PILES in 6 to Ia days or
money refunded. Manufactured by
the VAKIS MEDICINE co. St. louis.
u >. A.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
MINING DISTRICT is
DISCOVERED IN FORMOSA
lspeolal cablsgram 70 Nippu nm

TOXIC, February 24--According to
II report here, Il mineral district bearing
all the appearances of being, unusually
rich has just been discovered in For,
mosa. The japanese government has
ordrrr mining experts to examine the
section at once. '....
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
GERARD IN MADRID

MADRID, February 24-King AL.
phonso today received U. 8. Ambassa
dor Gerard, who has just come from
Germany. Later Gerard lunched with
U. s. Ambassador Willard of the Ma
drid embassy. Gerard will depart to-
morrow from Corunns, from which
point he sails for New York.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
TORNADO TN SOUTHERN
STATES STAYS THIRTEEN
tAssociated Press BY FEDERAL wirelous.)

Associated Press BY Federal wireiess.)
ATLANTA, February 2f--A tornado
has swept over the States Of Mississip-
pi, Alabama and Georgia, and has
killed thirteen persons, and injured
more than one hundred besides doing
heavy damage. ,..H .".."'..
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
PROVISIONS SLOWED AWAY

CHICAGO, February 25-The police
who have been carrying on an investi
CATION into the food stocks on hand in
the various Wholesale depots and re-
frigerating plants yesterday discovered
one storage plant wherein was stored
millions of pounds Of poultry and meats
and other food stuffs.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
BRITISH PLAN ARMY
OF FIVE MILLION MEN
(Associated Press by Federal wirelsl

LONDON, February "a -- Estimates
have been issued by the government
to provide for an army of 5000, 900 men
and officers, exclusive of the troop
in India.
Additional navy figures call for
10000 officers and men, making II total
personnel in the British navy Of
45O 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-15
YOU'RE BILIOUS! LET
'CASCRRETS' LVEN
LIVER and Bowels
Don't Stay Headachy, Constipated
Sick, With Breath Bad and
| Stomach Sour.

Get a 10-cent box now.
You men and women who can't get
ceiling right-who have headache,
.oated tongue, bad taste and foul
breath, dizziness, can't sleep, are bill
ious, nervous and upset, bothered with
Ia sick, gassy, disordered stomach, OF
have a bad cold.
Are you keeping your bowels clean
with Cascarets, or merely forcing a
lpassageway every few days with salts
Icathartic pills or castor oil?
Cascarets work while you sleep;
cleanse the stomach, remove the sour
undigested, fermenting food and fou
gases; take the excess bile from the
liver and carry out Of the system al
the constipated waste matter and poi
son in the bowels
A Cascaret tonight will straighter
you out by morning. 10-cent bo,
from any drug store will keep YOU
stomach sweet, liver and bowels regu
lar, and head clear for months. DOM
forget the children. They love Cas-
carets because they taste good-nevel
gripe or sicken.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-15
SUMMONS ON AMENDED COM
PLAINT

In the Superior Court of the State
Of California, in and for the County
Of Imperial.
Leroy B. Fisher, Plaintiff, VS.. Lola
May Fisher, Defendant.
Wilson & Ellis, attorneys for plain
tiff, Ell Centre, Calf.
The People Of the State Of California
send Greeting to: Lola May Fisher,
Defendant.
You are hereby directed to appear
and answer the amended complaint in
an action entitled" as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court of
the County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, within ten days after the SER
vice on you of this Summons-if
served within this County; or within
thirty days if served elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
iabove required, the said Plaintiff will
take judgment for any money or dam
ages demanded in the amended COM
. plant, as arising upon contract, or he
will apply to the Court for any other
relief demanded in the amended COM
plant.
Given under my hand and the seal
of the Superior Court of the County Of
Imperial. State of California, this 9Th
day of August, 1917.
(SEAL) (Signed)
M. S. COOK, CLERK.
(signed) By E. B. Wilson,
Deputy Clerk.
Oct1S-25Nov1s & 15-22, 2,29Dec6, 10 20
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-15
GIRLS! TH|CkEN AND
bEAUT|Fy YOUR HAIR
AND STOP 6ANDRUFF
Try This! Your Hair Gets Wayy
Glossy and Abundant
at Once.

To be possessed of head ofheavy,
beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy,
wavy and free from dandruff, is mere
ly matter of using little Dan
derine.
1t is easy and inexpensive to have
nice, soft hair and lots of it. Just
get 25-cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine now-all drug stores rec
ommend it-apply a little as directed,
and within ten minutes there will be
an appearance of abundance, fresh
ness, fluffiness and an incompatible
gloss and lustre, and try as you will
you cannot find trace of dandruff
or falling hair; but your real surprise
will be after about two weeks use,
when you will see new hair-fine and
iowny at first-yes-but really new
halr-sprouting out all ovoer your
scalp-Danderine is, we believe, the
only sure hair grower, destroyer of
iandruff and cure for itchy scalp, and
It never fails to stop falling hair at
once.
If you want to prove how pretty
and soft your hair really is, mOisten
cloth with little Danderine and
:arefully draw it through your hair
taking one small strand at time.
Your hair will be soft, glossy and
beautiful in just few moments-a
delightful surprise awaits everyone
who tries this.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-15
LEGAL NOTICE

Every person, who, under and by
virtue OF compliance with section
three thousand one hundred and six.
ty-eight of the Political Code, owns q
mark, brand or counterbrand, must
within three months after final pub.
llcation Of this notice, notify the
County Recorder of his desire to con.
tinue and perpetuate such mark
brand and counterbrand. This notifi
cation must be in words of positive
and reasonable intendment and mus1
be either by registered letter or b,
personal application addressed to sale
County Recorder. Any person fail.
ing, to so continue and perpetuate
such mark, brand and counterbrand
shall lose all right, title and interest
therein. Svs
FRANK ERZINGER'
County Recorder of Imperial Coun-
ty, California.
First publication Sept. Is, 1917.
Last publication, Feb. Is, 1918.