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Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27
Miss Heuer
ayResiign;
Sees Dean
College of Hawaii Teacher Un-
der Fire as Alleged Pro-
German, Considers Leaving
Faculty; Another Conference
Scheduled

That Miss Heuer, College Of Hawaii
teacher, who is under fire as an al
legged pro-German, is seriously think
ing of resigning and has already mao
a conference on the subject with Dr
Arthur L. Dean, president OF the col
lege, was learned today.
DIR. Dean had little to say about II,
except that Miss Heuer had called
upon him and that a further confer
ence would probably be held today OF
tomorrow. When asked IL he woulo
accept the resignation, DR.. Dean re
piled that he undoubtedly would. He
insisted, however, that as yet ne1tner
Miss Heuer nor Miss Mathews mao
taken any direct step. -.
Miss Heuer could not be found this
morning, but Miss Mathews would not
DENY that her friend was about to re-
sign from the faculty Of the college.
In regard to her own case, Miss Ma
tLews when asked directly whether
she also intended to resign, said she
had nothing to say. =.
DR.. Dean said that Miss Heuer call
ed on him this morning to discuss
the situation, but as just how far the
question of her resignation went he
did not state. That matters are com
ing to q head is evident from the
future meeting which Is planned.
Fred Waldron, whose resignation as
one OF the regents of the College OF
Hawaii, precipitated the publication OF
the charges of sdisloyalty against the
two women teachers, declared this
morning he hoped that the resigna-
tion of the two women would be Sc,
cured before the work of the college
was seriously disrupted by the dis
sension over their retention. 4
The former regent expressed his
feelings regarding the subject in the
following interview: -, ,.as.....
81 hope that action on the DISPOSE
ton Of the parties IN question VIII
come TO 3 head Immediately, so as
not unnecessarily to disrupt the good
work the college has been doing. The
college is too good an institution and
has been doing too valuable work to
allow an alien enemy to disrupt such
fine public service. r
"Of course while 1t may be too much
to expect, II would save q world of
trouble IL Miss Heuer and Miss Ma
thews would resign. II, as they claim,
they have the good of the college at
heart they will do So" NJ
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27
DISMISSES
Charge AGAINST
engineer TAYLOR

Because the board of supervisors
have failed to define inc limits under
which section 1918, Revised Laws of
Hawaii. is applicable, the case against
James T. Taylor and workmen charged
with tearing up the curb line on Laimi
street was dismissed by Judge Harry
Irwin in police court this morning.
The charge against Mr.. Taylor filed
by the city and county was that he en-
gagged workmen to move the cuTbins
on Laimi street from the location
fixed by the contractor to, new loca-
ton of his own chosen three feet
away. Section 1918, under which he
charge was made. was passed to pre-
vent this, but only within the limits
set by the board of supervisors, and
as the board failed to set such limits
on Laimi street the case was dis
missed.
Whether the case will be dropped,
A. NJ. Cristy, deputy city and county
attorney, was unable to say this morn
ing, but he is looking up other laws
that may have a hsaring ON thA casa
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27
OLDEST HOTEL
CLERkINWORLD
VISITS HONOLULU
A. H. Palmer of New York En-
joys First Real Vacation
56 Years

"The Oldest hotel clerk in the
world" A. H. Palmer of New
York, is in Honolulu for the first
real vacation he has had in 56
years. He is 73 years old.
4 Palmer, who is at the Hotel
Young, has "roomed" and shaken
hands with more famous men and
women, of the past and present
generation probably than any
: other man in the world. Among
the men whom he has assigned
rooms to in the Fifth Avenue
hotel, the Waldorf Astoria and
the McAlpin are:
ALI the presidents Of the Unit
ed States since 1851; Dom Pedro,
emperor of Brazil; Prince Henry
Of Prussia, brother to the kaiser;
Ii Hung Chang, and his retinue
OF $50 Chinese mandarins; Gene
raj Ulysses s. Grant; General
Sheridan, General Sherman, Ad-
miral Dewey, General Hancock,
and too many others to mention.
Palmer was in the Waldorf As
toria for IL years and 10 years
with the Fifth Avenue. He started
life In the hotel world at a salary
Of $40 per month. When he was
recently retired on a pension by
the McAlpin hotel he was draw
ing $4,000 per annum. 49,
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27
ITALIAN front
IS STILL TORN
IN big BATTLE
I. sA..ssIatss .. ss,:. ,, =. s. Naval xlr.I.,.l

NE" 1Ohh, N. L, D0C. IT,
Throughout yesterday the battle Of
the Italian front waged with continu-
ed violence with the Italians taking
the offensive as they had done = on
Christmas Day and launching a series
of successful counters against the
Austro-G German forces.
West Of the Brenta river the Ital-
fans followed up the advantage o.:
their counters of Tuesday with other
successful counters and on this sec.
tor maintained the gains of both days
Battle RACES FiereeIy
1t was, in the vicinity of Del Rose
hill and Monte Devalbella where the
most severe fighting of the bloody day
occurred. In that sector in the morn
ing the Italians countered fierce1y
and for several hours the engagement
proceeded with great violence. In
these counters the Italians wrested
several positions from the enemy, but
before renewed onslaughts and with
largely reinforced bodies engaged in
the attacks, the Italians were forced
to give some of their ground which
they had taken but with some gains
won In the battle still in their pos
session when night fell
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27
j. 5. Will TAKE
over RAILROADS
noon TOMORROW
tA,.oet.t.s Pres. By U. 8. Naval wlr,I.s,J

(AsSoetateo PfeSS ny v. .. HatAl WholSS%S
WASHINGTON, D. c., Lee. T!-At
noon tomorrow all the railroad lines In
continental United States will be
taken over by the United States gov
ernment as a war measure and the
combined system will be operated as
one. This was announced by tho
President yesterday evening, his an.
nouncement coming as the climax OF
an agitation that has been under way
for several weeks. S.--,-.-.,. s.s.-<. e. -r,4~
William G. McAdoo. secretary of the
treasury and son-in-law Of the presi'
dent, has been named as director gen.
eraI of the railroad board Of manage.
ment. His new duties will not make
necessary his retirement from the cab
met, it is explained, and he will con-
tinue to act as the head Of the treas
ury department. =
Accompanying the proclamation an.
nouncing the taking over Of the rail-
roads the president issued a state
ment that he would go before congress
and ask for definite. guarantees that
all the properties of the railroads Will
be maintained in good repair and the
equipment kept up as completely as IL
is when the lines pass over Into gov
ernment control. .~.s
1t will be further guaranteed that
the net income from the lines will be
for each what the average operating
net income has been during the three
years prior to June 80, 1917.
Discussing the momentous war step,
officials here state that the main prac-
tical effect of the taking over Of the
railroads and their operation by the
government will be to permit a COM
plete unification of the entire rail sys'
tenn of the nation, something prohib.
tied under the Law so long as the lines
were privately maintained and oper
ated.
The plan of the government includes
the taking over Immediately Of every
road engaged in general transporta.
tion, with all their appurtenances, in.
cluding the railroad owned steamship
lines. Local interurban systems,
which are generally electric, will not
be included in the govtrnment sys,
tenn.
The direct management will remain
in the hands Of the present railroad Of,
ficials, who will work under the rail.
road war board, the board itself being
under the supervision of Secretary
McAdoo.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27
CENTRAL POWERS GIVE
UP HOPE OF EXPANSION
AND BIG INDEMNITIES

PETROGRAD, Russia, Dec. 81
Germany, Austro-Hungary and Bull
garia are ready now to talk peace on
the general grounds of no annexa-
tions and no indemnities."
This announcement was made def.
fnitely on Tuesday at Brest-Iitovsk,
before the Russo-Teuton peace negotia-
tions were broken off. Count Czernin,
the foreign minister for Austro- Hun
gary, as spokesman for the Central
Powers, read a prepared statement of
the position of his nation and its al
lies, stating that the Central Powers
had agreed to accept an immediate
general peace in the terms Of thu sta
tus quo ante.
II the Entente will agree to accept
a peace without forced annexations
and without indennities of any kind,
the Central Powers will Immediately
agree to an armistice and bring the
war to an end.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27
TEACHERS
MUST BE
AMERICAN
Blanks Prepared for II German
Teachers in Public Schools
Who Will BE Required to
Show Loyalty With Alterna-
tive of Dismissal; No Middle
Course

Pro.Germanism or lukewarm Ameri
canism will not be tolerated In the
teaching faculty Of the department ol
|. public instruction The department ex
poets all its teachers to express them
selvess9p psitiyely as regards their at
titudeE " teaching loyal Americanism
n there are teachers among the sOe
or more IN Hawaii who feel because
Of German birth or lpro-German ten
dencies, that they cannot be true &c
American institutions and loeals
then their services are not wanted.
In letters which have been sent oul
nv Henry w. Kinney. superintendent,
of public instruction, TO members Q,
the school commission. he points ou'
that in Hawaii's teaching iacuIls
there are possibly dozen teachers
whose nationality il given IN the 70
cords as German.
while the superintendent thinks
this indicates descent rather tnan clt
izenship, he has suggested tnat' py
means Of a simple question blank, tne
commission take steps to ascertain
Whether these teachers known e
sGermans" have pro-German tenoen
r,es. or whether they are remaining
lrue to American institutions and
ideals, and willing to teach ioya'
AmericanisYn.
SUPERINTENDENT Kinney in his letter
goes on to say that, with the approval
1of majority of the commission, ne
wifi send these question blanks 70 the
- aGerman teachers, as well as C
any other teachers whose aosoiute
loyalty TO 5the United States may DC
questioned
e IN this question blank he wouha
neint out among other things, that
the princinal function Of the public
school Is the production OF Loyal
American citizens. and that good
American citizenship ID more impor'
tant than sch h9iarships. He would ado
/ tlaat the department OF public instruc'
tion expects al its teachers to express
themselves positively as regards tneir
willingness 10. teach loyal American
fam. And he would have these teach
ers answer the question "yess or mo.
cas- far as I know" declared Super
sntendent Kinney, "aIl public school
teachers IN Hawaii are loyal to the
Unitsd States. II there are any who
arels then I'd like TO know who
49,. We should stand for moth
ine in our schools that is not abso
lufely American. This Is the way
feel. personally. and I'm sure that the
members of the school commission
feel the same way. 8.
I'VE expect those who work fol
American money to be absolutely true
10 American institutions and ideals
and we should not tolerate anyone
who win not teach the children abso
lute Americanism. As far as know
there are no Germans In our public
schools.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27
u S. ARRANGES ITO BUY entire
CUBAN SUGAR OUTPUT At S46O

each and every one has to be protect
ed as to his interests, and the labor
attending such details to satisfy the
various parties included is tremen
dous. We covered in our Daily Sugar
Trade Journal recently part Of the
difficulties to contend with, and
among which we mentioned the rapid
ity with which the Cuba crop is man.
ufactured.
At the end of January, 1917, Cuba
had made 402,2 tons OF sugar, while
at the end OF May, 1917, there was
produced 2,55S,351 tons or over 2,100,.
900 tons In four months. This sugar
will all have to be taken care Of
either by financing the planters to
hold part OF the sugar until wanted
or else find. sufficient tonnage TO con.
yey the surplus sugar to the different
Atlantic ports and Gulf refineries OF
tContinseu On cage twn)
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27

On receipt OF Kelle's reply to the
charges, the postmaster addressed the
following communication to him,
which contains a world of good ad-
vice for all Germans and others Of
German antecedents or inclinations:
Il am convinced by your written
statement, rendered to me under date
of December %, that you are sincerely
loyal to the United States in the pres
ent war. Therefore the charges OF
disloyalty filed against you by me
December 81, are withdrawn. | eau
tion you, however, against giving ut
terance no matter what the provoca-
tion to remarks which, because Of your
German birth, might cause you to oe
suspected Of secretly supporting or
even aiding the present enemy Of the
United States.
81 can readily understand that daily
you hear the talk of thoughtless peo-
pie who say, no German should have
a government position because they
are all spies and murderers.' can
put myself in your place and under
stand how CALLING this is to you; still
it Is but the expression of the blind
rancor inevitably bred by war and it
is your duty to follow the advice given
to Americans of German antecedents
by, Attorney General Gregory shortly
after our country entered the war and
keep your mouth shut"
Concerning this case the postmaster
said this morning that the charges
against rKelle had to do with remarks
alleged to have been made by him to a
sa,,s (Coutinued-onspaee two)
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27
Veterans of Foreign
Wars Want Enemies
Expelled From U. S.

Frederick Funston Post No. "a. Vet.
Grams of Foreign Wars, has taken the
lead in what viii be countrywide
movement against alien enemies IN
the United States.
This Oahu post, through commit
tee named some time ago. has drawn
M and is ready to distribute strong
" worded resolution declaring that at
the end Of the present war all known
alien enemies, their sympathizers or
any other persons that have been In
termed or found guilty Of giving any
assistance to any enemy from Amerf
can territory, should be expelled from
the United States or any Of its terri
tories or possessions.
The resolution Is directed as pro-
test to the president against the har-
boring of any such enemies after the
war IS over, and Is directed also to
the senate and house OF representa-.
tiyes as a request that suitable laws
be ENACTED to carry out the demands
of the resolution.
The committee OF the local post
which. has the matter In charge is Ed
gar HtLmith, chairman; Charles 8.
Nor william Carleton and George
o'Connor.
Copies Of the resolution are to be
distributed to every post Of the Vet
erans of Foreiln Wars. Speaking of
the organization today. the commit.
tee members call attention to the fact
that at the end of the war millions Of
Americans win be eligible to mem
bership In the Veterans OF Foreign
Wars.
fhe STAR Bulletin viii publish later
the full text of the resolution.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27
Government Practically Con-
tracts for $500, 900 Tons;
Russian Sugar Comman-
deered r
.oet..ed pres, 81 3. 8. Naval Wireless.l }

lAssoetsssd Press by q. 9. naval Wireless.l
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. T.-Ar-
rangements for the purchase OF a
large part Of the Cuban sugar crop,
now estimated to reach total of
3, COZ, 900 tons, are told in q state
ment issued by President Wilson IN
defense OF Food Administrator Her.
bert C. Hoover and the sugar commits.
sion yesterday. He says that by agree.
ment reached between the federal
commission, the international com
mission and the Cuban commission,
appointed by President Menocal, a
price Of $4.06 hundred pounds In
Cubs has been agreed upon.
While the above despatch mentions
$4.o6 as the price for Cuban sugar 1t
is evidently a mistake as Willett &
Gray's sugar journal received here in
Tuesdays mail announces the fixing
of price for 1900, 900 tons of Cuban
sugar at $3.50 I. o. b. Cuba and SINH
lar announcement In the same Journal
BY George M. Rolph says that no price
higher than $3.50, cost and freight,
equivalent to $3.50 duty paid, viii be
paid for Cuban sugars after December
/. OF the sugar market, Willett &
Gray's OF December says:
rRaws-The week under review has
seen the elimination CT what can be
called from whatever angle looked at.
wonderful undertaking 1.-The fixing
Of a. price for possibly 100000 tons
Of sugar. the expected output of the
growing Cuba crop. This price has
been agreed on at approximately
4.60c T. o. b. Cuba. The united efforts
of the food administration through the
international Sugar committee headed
by Mr.. Rolph, and President Menocai
Of Cuba and the Cuban Planters com.
mittee were called into play to com
plete this enormous transaction. When
the food administration arranged a
price for the domestic beet production
of over 100000 tons, the undertaking.
was q large one, while we now have y
transaction involving almost four
times the quantity included In the do
nestle beet outturT. -.
"That the details alone attending
such a quantity of sugar are almost
endless is obvious. The various einter-
ests, planter, manufacturer. shipper.
commission merchant refiner and
broker are all yitally interested and
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27

Georg Rode vice president and manager of ackfed Co..
has been asked by representatives of the Honolulu stockholders
of the company resign His reply the request for the
stockholders await the arrival of j. F. Humburg third
vice president who reaches Honolulu Sunday
That Mr. Hamburg brings with him Rodieks resignation has
been limited at but this is not confirmed
The request for Rodes resignation cabled last Friday
the day before Judge Van Fleet imposed $4,000 fine
Rode Three of the principal local stockholders of Hacked
Co. signed the request Among these is Paul Isenberg
Mr.. Isenberg preferred not to reveal the others.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27
GERMAN POSTMAN CLEARED BUT
WARNED AGAINST LOOSE TALK
Kanuk Carrier Charged With Dsoyaty, Exonerated When
He Declares Himself Ready to Give Life for the Stars and
Stripes

States mail No a. who serves
exonerated Of d'oyay to the government
careful Investigation
however held guilty of ill advised and
20
The information
memorandum supplied by Honolulu
tizen.
Upon placed them before
his loyalty
which the postmaster declares
uece 10 its punctuation"
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27
WIRELESS TROUBLE.

, Because Of inability Of the Ma
, val Radio Service to get the Asso-
, eiated Press day news by wire
? less, the Star-5uIIetin's des-
, patches today are delayed.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27
JAPANESE P4RLiaMENT OPENS

Especial Cable 20 Nfppu JI5Il
TOXIC, Japan, Dec. 1.-THE Jap
anese parliament convened today. All
parties met early this morning "a
complete the organization.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27
SNOW IN JAPAN
(speeial Cable 10 Nippu Jijil

,. Especial Gable 10 Nippu JuD
TOXIC, Japan, Dec IA heavy
snowfall was reported yesterday al
Hokuiku. A number Of trains were de-
layed ...--- .--a-. - .z.-.5zz.,.z
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27

tion officer.
Laying bare a series Of startling
conditions, existing in the heart Of
Honolulu, by which young girls rang
ing in age from 10 to 16 years old are
being plunged into the depths Of evil
ruin and disease, juvenile court Of
ficials yesterday afternoon placed be
fore United States Attorney s. C.
Huber a statement of facts, corroborat
ed by evidence, which has started
federal investigation.
That young girls, principally Hawai-
ian, are being peddled among soldiers
and civilians by women who make 8
living as procurers, is the information
cleaned by the Juvenile court officers
as the result OF the case of two Ha
waiian girls, one ii and the other IL
years old, who told a pitiful story tC
Judge William H. Heen yesterday
afternoon.
AS a preliminary outcome Of the
case, the home of a notorious woman
was visited by Miss Agnes E. May
nard, in company with federal Of
ficial, and the woman notified to ap
pear before government officers fol
examination This is the woman com
planned of by the two Hawaiian girls
District Attorney Huber said today
that he has by no means dropped the
matter, and that he intends to go into
it thoroughly with a view to prosecut
ing If the circumstances warrant it.
In the woman's home a list of names
Of soldiers was found, as well as parts
of soldiers uniforms and army
blankets.
PeddIed to Soldiers
both girls told the juvenile court
rofficers that they had been forced
into lives OF shame by this woman
who had peddled them out to soldiers
and civilians. They declared that the
woman took from them a part of theiI
earnings. They told the court thai
they were paid all the way from 81 uI
per soldier.
They declared that the woman had
threatened them when they had re
fused to sell themselves, and that they
were frightened into doing her bid
ding. The woman in the case is SAID
to be a former denizen of Iwilei.
Judge Heen said that the stories oi
the two girls were identical.
The girls testified that there was q
soldier-secured by the woman-liv
ing with each one of them, and thai
another soldier was living with the
woman.
One of the girls, says Miss Maynard
is diseased. The other one is thought
to be, but this has not yet been def
nitely determined. She says that there
are now two young girls in a loca
hospital suffering from obnoxious dis
eases, and that another, similarly dis
eased, is being treated alta local settle
ment
Miss Maynard declares there is ar
epidemic Of disease among these
young, uneducated girls, and thai
steps will have to be taken toward
putting an end to the wholesale ped
ding of them by women seeking i'll
gotten gains.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27
SUGAR.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 3D.
sugar; IS deg. test. 8 ce,its. Preyi-
>ae anotation $50 cent?
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27
PRINCE II REIuRNs.

Especial Gable TO Hippu Jijil
sTOKIO. Japan, Dec. 27-Prince u
LETT for his homs in Korea todaN.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27

STOCKHOLDERS IN HONOLULU
lASTFRIDAY TELEGRAPHEDF FOR
RODIEk TO RESIGN HIS OFFICE

REPLY CAME TO AWAIT ARRIVAL OF JOHN F. HUMBURG,
WHO MAY BRING RESlGNAT TI0N-SHARE OWNERS HERE
CASE SEVER CONNECTIONS
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27
GIRLS SOLD
IN HONOLULU?
PROBE STARTS
U. S. Attorneys Office Takes
Cognizance of Terrible Con-
dition of Moral Slavery Re-
veaIed in Juvenile Court;
Denizen of IWiIei Acts as
ProCurer

"Tne time has come when this
community must protect its young
girls. thoroughly believe that
the men responsible for the con-
dition of a number Of girls, under
age, who have been brought to my
attention, should be given the
maximum punishment. And also
believe that the good men of this
community should come forward
and assert themselves and put
stop to these conditions."-Miss
Agnes e. Maynard, girls pFoba-
ton officer.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27

From San Franelseo
Saturday, Dec. %.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-12

l can conceive Of q national des,:.
ny surprising the g,ories Of the mas.
ent and the pasta DESTINY which
meets the responsibilities Of TODAY and
measures up to the possibilities Of The
future.
Behold q republic, resting securely
upon the foundation stones oYarria.,
by revolutionary patriots from the
mountain Of eternal truth republic
applying in practise and procIa ir,;,,,
to the world the self-eviderr nroros!
tons that a.! men are created Co..
tnat they are endowed by their C~e,
ator with inalienable rights; thar gor-
ernmentS are instituted among mer -
secure these rights and that goverr.
mentS derive their just powers froD,
the consent Of the governed.
Behold republic in which civil .,,
religious liberty stimulate all to err
est endeavor and in which the Iag. 49,
strains every hand uplifted fo.
helgnbor' lnjury-a republic in which,
every citizen Is a sovereign. hn- -
"hich no one cares or dares to wear
Behold a republic STANDING or,,.
while empires all around are bor>oS
beneath the weight of their own ~
maments-a republic whose aar :