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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18
Your Dollar will look big to them.

reason why said what | did, and why
shall say more.
If Reader" thinks that because it's
| Central Union church, the chamber u
commerce, the University Club, OF
any other influential organization, no
one has a right to criticize it, he is
pretty much Of fool.
A few Central Unionites like Read
err have for several years made
! things hot for any pastor who tried to
indicate for the church a broader
path.
Some of the strongest and best oil
the missionary descendants here are
not in sympathy with Central Union
because it is theologically narrow. q
will qualify my statement by saying
has been.)
In several instances not out Of my
memory, the send off" the minority
gave their departing minister was as
| uncharitable and unjust as Read.
er's" criticism Of my letter.
Central Union as body is fine, but
it isn't perfect. 1t isn't God. 1t isn't
even as good as it might be.
1t still has n it members who, like
Reader" are narrow and bad-temper
ed,
And if it is above criticism, why
wasn't the church more than half fill
ed last night to hear a rafting good
talk by young man who has some
life in him?
There's a lot of dead timber in the
church. This young man is going to
discover and hew. it into chips for
fire. If he doesn't, I'm nightly mis-
taken in him.
And the old fossilized. orthodox,
immovable, paralyzed portions of Cen
trail Union which have kept it from
being the power in the community
that it ought to be, are going to be
galvanized into life, or the whole
church will become what so many
churches are-mere organized masses
of inertia.
Such criticisms of the church, all
the churches, come from men like
Bishop Williams of Michigan, Wash.
! ington GLADDEN., Hills, Holmes, our
D. c. Peters, and many others.
In what sense is my criticism more
"execrable" because it is made in the
newspaper rather than from the pu:.
pit? My column is my pulpit. and
mean to preach truth as l see it, now
and on.
And about Central Union. | am not
alone in saying this. It's what some
of Central Unions most efficient and
effective workers say. It's what many
who have gone out Of Central Union
have said. It's what more will say IL
the bright young minister takes the
stand pat" attitude of Reader"
If Reader" had given his name |
should have thought that he felt real
~ aggrieved over my reference to
Central Union. and was not only vent.
ing his animus and spleen upon me
for some of my other numerous pub
lie offenses.
f. S. GOODHUE.
December Is, 1917.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18
The Lauterbach Incident

From the Advertiser, December 1s, 1917:
Honolulu unknowingly entertained the Baron Mum
chausen Of the German navy In Aug 1915, in the per
OF Capt Lauerbach Of the pirates of the Ger
man raiding cruiser Emden, which destroyed at
Cocos Island by the Australian cruiser Sydney. The
German passed through here under the assumed name
Of johnson, according to q paragraph found in the
diary Of Captain Grasshof commander Of the former
German cruiser Geier, which informed at Homo
lulu until April Of this year.
From the ar.Bulletin, August 10, 1915
Travelling under an assumed name, believed to be
III. w. Johnson" Lieut. omdr Lauterbach of the Ger
man battle-cruiser Emden, which sunk several
months ago off Cocos Keeling Island in a sea-fight
with the British battleshp Sydney, in Honolulu to-
day en- route to San Francisco and Germany, after
escaping from the British authorities in Singapore
More than two years ago the Star-Bulletin pub
lished the Lauterbach storJ on the first page-ol
the day the German was here as passenger on thu
Pacific Mail liner Mongolia.
Under the circumstances it can hardly be sait
that Honolulu entertained Lauterbach "unknow
ingly." The Grasshof diary is confirmed by thu
Star Bulletins story, and one more proof is addeC
to the many that the Grasshof diary is no fgmen
of the imagination but evidence damning to Ger
manism in Honolulu.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18
IN CALIFORNIA

This is what has happened in California, accord
ing to the San Francisco newspapers:
The milk producers decided they would raise the
price of milk Food Commissioner Merritt decided
they wouldn't, at least until they could prove that
it was necessary in order to keep business alive He
did not allow the attitude to be taken that the food
officials must prove the new price unreasonable. He
made the milk producers prove the new price rea
sonable. >.=
Milk has not gone up.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18

There are good many things much more to the
point that continuing the controversy of last sum-
mer about the mobilization of the guard. What
Hawaii is interested in is rot nonacton in the
past but action in the future.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18

We don't wish to cast undeserved suspicious on
the Colonel which is prefxed to our collector
of revenue, Mr.. Hathaway of Everett Wash, but
we cannot help remembering General" Jeff Nc,
Carn also from the Sunny South
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18

Delegates of the Russian Red Cross
have left for Copenhagen for the
German Red Cross
conference, to be opened on October
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18

Possibly there is perfectly good explanation of
the Grasshof diary disclosures by the Honolulans
who figured in it-possibly!
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18

MAY Cut Salaries of All Congressman" says a
headline. This move of the misguided Kenyon is
going to hurt lot of patriots where the hurting is
worst.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18

10, which will deal with the amellorar
ton OF the lot OF prisoners Of war on
the. lines of the recent Anglo-German
Red Cross conference AZ The hague.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18

Have you joined the Red Cross yet? If not, why
not? Not under all the shining heavens is there a
better opportunity for practical patriotism.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18

Gen. Goethals is back on the job, which will BIZ
satisfactory to the country, for most people have
figured that his ability and energy are too valuable
to be lost bv disuse.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18

The Bar Association hasn't recommended any
one for the chief iustceship, the contest is not
yet a handicap affair.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18

1t is stated that the food conservation program
is waiting-for various reasons. Why should it
wait?
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18

The queen can do no wrong and why not extend
this convenient tradition to a sprincesse"':
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18

The king business is getting worse and worse
Now there IL talk about demoting Alfonso of Spain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-21
BIDS OPENED TODAY
Contract for Remodeling City Hall
VIII Be Let Soon.

Bids for remodeling the city hall,
the most of the work to be done on
the third floor. were received and
opened today at a meeting of the city
commission. 1t was estimated by
Charles D. Cuthbert, architect, that
the work would cost $4,475.
Three Topeka firms bid for the
work. George Senne offered to do it
for $4,139. Lundgren & Carlson bid
SALT. The Douglas Building COM
pany turned in the lowest bid. 1t was
$4,050.
After the bids were opened the COM
mission adjourned until this afternoon
to permit the city engineer to do a
little figuring on them.
The scheme of things on the top
floor of the city hall will be complete
ly rearranged when the remodeling is
finished. The present council cham
Der will be cut up into offices to be
occupied by Commissioner w. L. Por-
t and his sub-departments and the
council chamber will be opened where
the parks commissioners offices are
now located All other offices on the
third floor will be worked over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-21

sian nation who have been placed at
it's head to lead the Russian nation
thru its hardships on its way to free
dom. following those principles which
have always brought a nation from
complete slavery into complete free
dom are confident we shall find the
way which will lead us side by side,
not only the Russian people but its al
lies along that way which will bring
us future happiness.
Ally of United States.
THE event of the great revolution
which we have achieved makes allies
of the oldest and newest republics in
the world.
THE Russian people, for centuries
enslaved by a government which was
not that which the feeling of the ma
ton wished or wanted, have shaken
off the letters which bound them and
as the wind blows away the leaves In
autumn, so the government which has
bound us for centuries has fallen and
nothing is left by the free government
of the people.
$50 the Russian people now stand
before the world conscious of their
strength and astonished at the ease
with which that revolution happened
The first days of our freedom indeed
brought surprise to us as well as to
the rest of the world. but the day
which brought the revolution was not
OIl1S a bdN Wll1Cll 1T IIccuODl IOT
it brought us face to face with two
enormous problems which now stand
before the Russian people. These
problems are the creation of a strong
democratic force in the interior of
Russia and a fight with the common
fo9 without, with that foe which is
fighting you as well as us and which is
now the last form and last strength
of autocracy.
Glad to Be Ally
1T was with a feeling of gladness
that we found you on the side of the
allies and that after our revolution
there was no autocracy among those
with whom we found ourselves fight
ing. We found with joy that in the
high lofty motives which have i'm
PEELED your great republic to enter
this conflict there is no strain of
autocracy or spirit of conquest and
our free people shall be guided by
these same high lofty motives and
principles.
This war which was brought upon
us three years ago and which the Rus
sian revolution found when it entered
the struggle of free nations, left but
one door for us to enter and by that
door we have entered and we shall
continue in that path. The Russian
people strive to the end of militarism
and to a durable peace which would
exclude every violence from whatever
side it may come and all imperialis-
tic schemes whatever their form NAV
be"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-21
he HAD A BUSY NIGHT
Jitney Driver Arrested Three Times in
White Light Spree.

Jess Atkison, jitney driver, had a
busy night. The last page of the
docket at the police station tells the
story. 1t also tells of the progress of
a perambulating jag. incidentally it
tells of the expenditure of $50 good
American dollars as cash bonds to
keep Atkison out of Jail.
AT 1870 o'clock Wednesday night
Atkison was arrested by Officer
Frazier and booked on the charge of
being drunk and using a spotlight
on his jitney. He put up cash to the
amount of SO and was released pend
ing a trial Friday.
At $50 this morning Atkiscn was
still travelling. Officer Frazier sighted
him soon after sunrise cruising along
in his jitney at a rate in excess of
that prescribed by city ordinance. At
kison was again arrested and again
put up a cash bond of SO.
At 6:35 Officers Furgason and Ford
met up with Atkison and after a lit
tie clash they took him to the station
and booked him for disorderly con-
duct. Atkison put up another $40
cash bond and left the police station
for the third time free man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-21
CLAD TO Be ALLY
Russia Pledges Nations Sup
port to the Allies.
Foreign Minister'S Stand Re-
ceived in Washington.
OHIPn nanIHn nnInr AF nRHnn
GIVES ASSURANCE OF STAND
Says Nation Fights for Perma-
nent Peace and Freedom
Glad To Help Oldest Republic
Down AutOcracy.

Washington, June 21.-Russia' s
pledge, made in an address by Foreign
Minister Terestchenke to the Root
mission on June Is, reached the state
department Wednesday. The pledge
says that Russia will fight until Ger
man autocracy and militarism are
crushed. Ambassador Francis at Pet
rograd cabled the full text of the for
eign minister's speech. The foreign
minister spoke in English as follows:
The revolution in Russia is a moral
factor which shows the will of the
Russian people in its endeavor to Sc
cure liberty and justice and these ele-
ments the Russian people show and
wish to show not only in their inter
nal affairs, which we ourselves have
to lead and in which we wish to be
guided by these principles. but also in
our international relations and in our
international policies.
And now let us stand together for
we pursue the same eudeavor in the
war and in the peace which is to fol-
low. We representatives of the Rus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-21
r.. 1. TO BUY SALIVA NORTHERN.
Line VIII Cut Route Materially Be
tween X. c. and Denver.

One of the first improvements, or
rather, annexations that Will pc at
tempted under the reorganization OF
the Rock Island will be the purchase
of the Salina Northern which will be
ordered sold in few days if the A E
Tennis interests do not redeem out
standing bonds. The road operates
between Salina and Osborne by way of
Lincoln and TiptLn.
As an Independent utility the sue
cess of the Salina Northern has Ions
been questioned. AS a part OF the
Rock Island system and utilized as a
cutoff between Kansas City and Den
ver it's desirability is admitted by
most Rock Island officials.
The Fidelity Trust company of KAN
saS City holds the outstanding Salina
Northern bonds. Reclamation of the
road is being considered by Rock Is
land officials.
Only Short Extension.
If the larger railroad completes the
deal, it will be forced to continue the
line only a short distance, probably to
Mapkato or Smith Center, to connect
its southern line with the northern
line by way of Heringto-- and Salina.
The Rock Island has long been con-
templating such a cutoff. Not long
ago the road placed heavy mainline
rail on the branch between Harrington
Salina. 1t was then proposed to
extend the branch. Purchase of the
Salina Northern will eliminate this
construction work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-21
INTO FRENCH TRENCH
Fresh Troops From Russian Front
Win Coveted Position.

Paris, June 21.-''An extremely vio-
lent attack" thrown against French
positions east of VauXhaillon by fresh
German troops from the Russian front
penetrated French trenches, the war
office stated today.
The enemy made an extremely
violent attack east of VauXhaiIlon,
with fresh troops from the Russian
front" the statement said. Our
counter attacks, breaking up the ad-
vantages gained in the first onset
were fiercely resisted. The Germans
finally penetrated our front trenches
south of Monkeys mountain and
north of Noisy farm. We regained
the former position this morning"
Vauxhaillon is about twelve miles
southwest of Laon and has seen some
of the fierciest fighting of the whole
French front The position, as held
by the French, has been a constant
menace to the German flank along the
Chemin des Danes and because of this
has been necessarily under the Ger
man attack.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-21
DRILL SECOND WELL
City Will Soon Have an Ample Water
Supply.

Drilling of the second Layne-Bowler
we'll at the city pumping plant be-
gan today, it was announced by Frank
Newland water and lights commits
sioner.
The first of the two wells was COM
pleted last week at a depth of forty
nine feet. It is pumping, approx
mately a million and a half gallons of
water a day.
With both wells completed the city's
water supply will be increased about
three million gallons every twenty
four hours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-21
TO DECIDE 1T MONDAY
State Welfare Commissions Action
Soon on 9-HOur Law.

Final decision relative to the nine
hour day is promised following a
meeting of the state welfare commits
sion at Topeka, Monday. Miss Lima
Bresette, secretary of the commits
sion, announced today that the COM
mission would endeavor to make a
final decision Monday.
After one boils down most of those
petitions received she finds that the
merchants want an open Saturday for
the girls to work" said Miss Bresette
today. They enforce the nine-hour
day in other states and L don't know
why they shouldn't in Kansas. How
ever, I don't know what the commits
sion will decide"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-21
PLAN A NEW RAILROAD.
OklahOmans Want TO Tap Rich Min
eraI Belt of Southeast Kansas.

Application to cut thru the rich
mineral belt of southeastern Kansas
was made before the public utilities
commission today by representatives
of the Mama Mineral Belt Railway
of Oklahoma. The road desires to
run a line from Quapaw. Okla. north
to Columbus. Kan. and then run a
branch to Baxter Springs. The ap-
phcation was looked upon faVorably
by the commission and the next step
will be for the promoters to apply for
a charter from the state charter board.
Application of the Pierce Electric
company of Junction City to sell its
plant to the Rocky Ford Milling COM
pany also was heard and taken under
advisement. Following the applica-
ton for sale, the Rocky Ford Milling
company presented an application to
issue $150,000 in stocks and bonds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-21
SIM FEINERS RIOT
Smash Homes of Irish Soldiers and
Stone Police in Dublin.

Dublin, June 21.-The Sim Feiners,
who have held several demonstrations
since the release of the persons ar
rested at the time of the uprising last
year, brought about further disorders
today.
Some 500 of them, carrying Sim
Fein flags, attacked residences of
former soldiers over which union
jacks were flying. Windows were
smashed and police who came up were
stoned. Eight men and five women
were arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-21
OIL TRAIN STARTS FIRE.
Cars Explode After Wreck and Entire
Town Wiped Out.

Linden, Ind, June 21.-The village
of Kirkpatrick, just east of here, with
a population of 400, practically was
wiped out by fire, caused when a train
on the Glover Leaf railroad containing
seven cars loaded with oil was
wrecked in the center of the village
and the cars exploded. One man was
burned slightly and there were sever
al narrow escapes. One mother
grabbed a child from it's cradle as the
flaming oil ran down the hill from the
railroad tracks to her home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-21

Apply a few drops of
this freezone upon a ten
der, aching corn or a
hardened callus. Instant
ly the soreness disappears
and shortly you will find
the corn or callus SO
shriveled and loose that
you just lift it off with the
fingers.
You feel no pain or sore
ness when applying freez-
one or afterwards. 1t
doesn't even irritate the
skin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-21

Just ask in any drug store for a
small bottle of freezone. This will
cost but few cents but will positively
rid your poor, suffering feet of every
hard corn, soft corn, or corn between
the toes. CT the tough oalluses on bot
tom of feet Genuine freezone has
yellow label. Look for yellow label
Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-21
| RAILROAD NEWS
0. K. The R. I.PLAN
Stockholders Affirm ReOrgani-
ZatiOn in Chicago Today.
James f. German, Executive
Officer, Slated for President.
IMPROVEMENTS, 40 MILLION
Road Considering Purchase of
the SaIina Northern.
Kansas Short Line Would Be
X. C.-Denver Cutoff.

Stockholders of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific met in Chicago to-
DAY and affirmed the reorganization
plan. No other business was trans
acted The road has already a board
of directors which will meet in a few
days to elect a president. The latter,
it is said, will undoubtedly be James
E. German. who has been chief eX-
ecutive under the receiver.
When the receiver delivers the
Rock Island over to it's own officers
at midnight June "a, the road will
take a fresh start under conditions
more favorable than for years. Its
capital stock will have been increased.
Millions of dollars worth of debts
will have been wiped out and the road
will have, approximately, $4O,0OO,O0O
to spend for improvements.
Under the regime, prior to receiver
ship, the Rock Island was capitalized
at $4,000 a mile. Ten thousand of
this was comprised of stock. Out
standing bonds made up the remain
ing $4,000. Despite the fact that
this total is less than the valuation
placed per mile upon the property in
each state the road traverses, a story
was circulated, at the time of the re-
ownership, that the company was
overcapitalized. Railroad men were
quick to see the fallacy of such a
charge and when the plan came up
for reorganization, the court allowed
much needed increase in capitalfza-
ton.
Retire Old Bonds.
To begin with, the Rock Island, I'M
der its reorganization, is paying off
$500 900 outstanding bonds. Another
$2O,0O0,000 of outstanding bonds was
disposed of by bondholders who
agreed to surrender the liabilities and
take preferred stock instead.
Holders of the SIS, 100000 worth of
stock in the old company agreed to
put up $40 on each share of stock.
This created a fund of $50, 100000.
With about $10,0O0,0O0 of other mon
les added this will be used for i'm
provements and getting the road back
onto it's feet.
The $50, 100000 raised by the stock
holders increases the capitalization per
mile about $3,75O, bringing the total
capitalization of the new company to
a little less than $4,000 a mile.
The reduction of the bonds cuts
annual interest the road, must pay on
debts about $2,000,000. The old COM
pany, during it's receivership had
$296,00O,000 in fixed obligations, in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-21
DON'T HURT A BIT!
Llft your old, torturous co-ns
and ealIuses right off
with the fingers.

This tiny bottle holds the wonder Of
wonders. 1t contains an almost magi-
cal drug discovered by a Cincinnati
man. 1t is called freezone. 1t is a
compound made from ether
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-21

Guiding bonds, notes, receivership GER
tificates and other liabilities Reor-
ganized, the amount will be cut to
S257,000,00.