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The Washington times., 1917-10-02
FAIRFAX COUNTY FAIR
READY FOR OPENING

The annual county fair, which is
held at Fairfax. Va, October 3, 4, and
8, is probably the best county fair
held in this section. A special effort
is made to get before the public the
resources OF the historic county, and
no pains are spared to interest and en-
tertain those who attend. This year
the management Is fortunate n Gb-
tanning the famous Twelfth Artillery
band OF thirty pieces to furnish the
music, and the many free attraC tiCns,
including cavalry drills, moving pic
lures, balloon ascension, are sure to
interest all who attend. The fair will
be an old-fashioned county fair, with
public speakers, incIud-
ing the Hon. c. C, Carlin and Hon
Westmoreland Davis, Democratic
nominee for governor OF Virginia.
There will be a parcel post exhibit.
which should interest the housekeep-
ers of Washington, a domestic science
exhibit. a splendid flower exhibit and
the apple exhibit Is unsurpassed. ex-
cept in the great State fairs.
The Washington times., 1917-10-02
President Attends
Vaudeville Shou:
Plays Golf Round

President Wilson attended the per
formance at B. F. Keith's Theater last
evening and had as guests in his box
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones and Mrs.
Cary T. Grayson, wife OF Rear Ad-
miral Grayson, who dined at the
White House. The President played
a round OF golf this morning.
Miss Mary Van Fossen, daughter
of Rev. George Van Fossen and Mrs.
Van Fossen, whose engagement to
Edwafd Schwab was recently an
nounced will be the honor guest at
a dinner of sixteen covers which
Miss Lola Edith Overman. of Chevy
Chase, will give this evening at the
Lafayette Hotel. The dinner will be
followed by dancing Miss Van Fossen
and Mr.. Schwab will be married
some time in the winter.
Miss Van Fossen will be hostess at
tea on Friday, October 10. when
the honor guests will be Mrs. Temple
Murphy. OF Detroit, Mich. who will
arrive in Washington next week to
visit Miss Van Fossen, and Mrs. Ogle
Singleton. a recent bride, formerly
Miss Mary Gait. OF Brandy, Va.
Colonel Nikolaieff, OF the Russian
embassy. is spending a few days at
the Biltmore. in New York.
The Washington times., 1917-10-02
WOMEN At KRUPP
/ GUN WORKS RIOT
FOR END Of WAR

LONDON, Oct. THE home Of the
Busy Berthas" is in state OF fer
n1snt today following the riot led by
women against the German govern
ment.
The incident was a result Of Ger
many's refusal to state her peace
terms, says an Amsterdam dispatch.
Most OF the women in the demon
Htrstion were employed in the Krupp
gun works at Essen. Their demands
are for more food and for peace.
Before the police and military
could restore order the women had
broken the windows of the town hall
and engaged in general disorder,
shouting for more provisions, for an
end Of the war, and the return OF
their men folk.
Several women were in =
q number have been arrest 90
with melting a riot
The Washington times., 1917-10-02
Miss Marie Peary
Is Guest of Honor
At Hay Luncheon

Miss Marie Peary. whose marriage
to Capt. Edward Stafford. Coast
Artillery Corps, U. S. A, will take
place on Saturday, was the guest in
whose honor Mrs. Hay, wife of Lieut.
Edward N. Hay, Ordnance Corps. U.
S. A, entertained at luncheon today
at The Lodge, Mclean, Va. The COM
pany included the members of Miss
Peary's bridal party. Lieutenant and
Mrs. Hay have recently moved to the
Lodge, where they will pass the win
ter.
The list OF festivities planned for
Miss Peary includes a luncheon to
morrow at which her maid Of honor,
Miss Emily Steuart. will be hostess,
and tea which Mrs. Harold Burnside
Will give tomorrow afternoon. On
Thursday Mrs. Wendell p. stafford
will give a luncheon at the Purple
Iris Tea House for Miss Peary, and
on Friday Mrs. Broderick Rafter will
entertain at luncheon in her honor.
Yesterday Mrs. Harvey Delano gave
luncheon at the Army and Navy
Club, with Miss Peary as the honor
guest.
The other guests were Mrs. Brod-
erick Rafter, Joel William Bunkley,
Mrs. Harrison Brand, jr.; Miss Emily
Steuart, Miss Helen Blodgett, Miss
Jean Holmes, Miss Laura Graves, Miss
Pauline Stone, Miss Hurley, and Miss
Dorothy Campbell.
The Washington times., 1917-10-02
OIL IN GREAT BRITAIN

LONDON, Oct. ADJOURNMENT
biologists have found oil in Great
Britain and the government is press
ing the oil drill for all 1t may be
woJth. Boring for oil has been made
a government monopoly.
The Washington times., 1917-10-02
COLUMBIA GUSTS TWO
ANT-WAR PROFESSORS

NEW YORK, Oct. Zoe. .uv- hey
did grave injury t. 20 .ur oy
their public opposi me IN
duct OF the war, -n. .nEs Nc
Keen CattelI, head Do. .apa l-nent
Of psychology, az F'-y w.
Longfellow Dana 3d.. h de-
partment of c 81. ersity,
have been eXpe Ell ..a ustees
OF the universe
The Washington times., 1917-10-02
DIseuss Northwest Shortage.

The coal situation in the Northwest
was discussed at length. DR.. Garfield
declared that while the situation there
at present seems critical, that the
order issued late last night stopping
the shipment OF coal to Canada will
meet the situation.
The Washington times., 1917-10-02
Costs ExOrbitant.

Reports Of the Federal Trade Com
mission were presented showing that
coal costs in a score or more Of the
leading cities are too great.
DR.. Garfield explained his plan for
an additional margin of profit Of 30
per cent over the profits Of 1915. He
declared that State administrators
will find that this plan will reduce
coal prices in their States to q con-
siderable extent, and warned them
that II was their duty to see that the
reductions were made.
The Washington times., 1917-10-02
Officials viii
See French War
Films Tonight

The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall and the Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Lansing will be among the guests
at the special exhibition OF the motion
picture. France in Arms" taken I'M
der the auspices OF the French gov
eminent, which will be given this
evening at $50 o'clock in Continental
Memorial Hall, with Andre Tardieu,
High Commissioner OF France. as
host. The guests invited by NJ. Tar
dieu include a representative as
semblage of. diplomatic, official, and
resident society.
Rear admiral Edward w. Eberle.
superintendent of the Naval Academy.
and Mrs. Eberle have come to wash
.r ton from Annapolis to view the
:ture.
Andre Tardieu and Edouard de Billy,
ilso OF the French High Commission,
have leased the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. Dickinson Jewett- eO4O S
street. for the winter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Lombard, who sailed recently
for Barcelona, Spain, occupied the
house last season.
An informal tea will be given this
afternoon at the commanding officers
quarters. Washington Barracks. this
afternoon following the drill, with the
ladies of the post as hostessesh. Mrs.
John Hodges, Mrs. Henry Holcombe,
and Mrs. Thomas Larkin will pour
tea. The tea parties are given twice
each week after the drill and are very
informal.
y
Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson and Miss
Hilda Sykes will leave their summer
place at Southampton. l. L. today for
a fortnight's stay at the st. Regis, in
New York. after which they will come
to Washington. Colonel Thompson,
who was in Washington for a few
days, left last week for San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen H. P. Pell. of
New York. son-in-law and daughter
of Col and Mrs. Robert NJ Thomp-
son. have come to Washington for
the winter. and have leased the resi-
dence at 1866 New Hampshire avenue
for the winter.
The Washington times., 1917-10-02


Capt GaiIlard Ravenel OF the 3O5th
Field Artillery, will be one OF the
ushers at the marriage OF Miss Mary
Chapman Edgar, the only daughter
of Mr. and Mrs William Stuart
Edgar and Capt. Henry Alsop Riley,
Medical Corps, U. S. A, which will
be celebrated at o'clock in New
York.
The Danish minister, Constantin
Brun, was the guest of honor st din1
ner OF J. E. Boeggild. commercial ad-
wiser OF the legation, and Mrs. Boeg-
gild. at the willard last evening. The
guests included members of the lega-
tion STAFF.
Julius Lay. of the State Depart
ment. and Mrs. Lay have gone to New
York for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Davis have
left their summer home at South
ampton for New York.
Alberto de Ipanema Moreira. coun-
selor of the Brazilian embassy. has
gone to New York, where he is max
ing a shor: stay at the Vanderbilt
Hotel.
The Washington times., 1917-10-02


the st. Nicholas to the Netherlands
Mr.. Graham recently received . COM
mission in the navy.
=
/ Miss Ray Slater, accompanied by
Mrs. Joseph Widener. OF Philadelphia,
has gone to White Sulphur Springs to
take the cure. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Steele. of New York. who have been
at Southampton, L. l., for some time,
are also among the recent arrivals at
the White Sulphur Springs.
=
Col. George Baker, Major Moron,
Major Huntington, Major Heiser,
Major Brady, and Captain Post, OF
the American Red Cross Commission,
were entertained at dinner last even
ing in Rome by the American ambas-
sador, Thomas Nelson Page.
Among the other guests were SEN
ator Marconi, General Giarding, min
lister of war; Marquis BorsarellI. I'M
der secretary OF foreign affairs, who,
since his visit to America with the
Italian mission, is enthusiastic about
the United States: Prince CoIonna,
mayor of Rome; General DellavaIle.
head OF the sanitary service OF the
Italian army; Gerham Vevens, direc-
tor of fine arts OF the American Acad-
envy, who is attached as captain to
the commission: Mr.. Scudder. OF the
Americn ambulance service. and the
Rev. Walter LOwrie. formerly of New
port. now rector OF the American
Church here.
The Red Cross Commission Is to
leave Rome Tuesday for Paris.
=
Miss Mollie tombstone and Hugh B.
Eastburn will be married in Crawford.
y. j., on October IL. Miss tombstone
returned from Turkey with Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Abram /. Elkus. and met
her hance while in France. where he
had been with the American ambu-
lance. Miss Ethel Elkus, daughter OF
the ambassador. will be the only bril-
dal attendant.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry HuddIeston
Rogres. who passed the summer at
Southampton. l.. l., have left there for
their apartment in New York. On
October 10 they will close their apart
ment and come to Washington for the
winter. Miss Millicent Rogers and
Henry H. Rogers, jr., will accompany
them.
The Washington times., 1917-10-02
EXORD|TANT COAL
COSTS MUST DROP,
GARFIELD WARNS

Retail coal prices must dro. DR..
Harry A. GARFIELD, coal administrator,
meeting a score OF State fuel admin
istrators here today, gave this order.
He warned the State. administrators
that there would be attempts upon
the part of retail dealers to evade the
order of October 1, reducing retail
prices.
Figures were presented by DR.. Gar
field to show that the margin OF
proft now demanded by dealers is ex-
orbitant He pointed out that even
with increased labor and production
costs, the retail price can be material
ly lowered.
Mine Trouble Over
Tennessee and Kentucky labor trou-
bles are settled for the time being at
least. A proposed basis of settlement
of difficulties, put forward by the
Fuel Administration, was substan-
TALLY ratified by the operators at q
this morning. The agree
ment must still be ratified by the min
ers, however, when they meet in COP
vention at Knoxville, Tenn, on Thurs
day.
Herbert C. Hoover. food administra-
tor, took a hand in the coal situation
today, when he addressed the State
administrators.
The Washington times., 1917-10-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Davis have
left their summer home at South
ampton for New York.
The Washington times., 1917-10-02

Julius Lay. OF the State Depart
ment. and Mrs. Lay have gone to New
York for a few days.
The Washington times., 1917-10-02
Grahans Change Apartments.

Mr.. and Mrs. Lorimer c. Graham
have moved from their apartment in
the st. Nicholas to the Netherlands.
Mr.. Graham recently received . COM
mission in the navy.
The Washington times., 1917-10-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert s. Chew will
return to Washington this afternoon.
They closed their house in James,
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1917-10-02

Ramon J. Fernandez, OF Manila,
P. l., who was in Washington for a
few days, has gone TO New York,
where he is staying at the Biltmore.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-28
IF IT WEREN'T
FOR THE MOON
C|TY'D Be DARK
20, Rain, Hurry Up and Come, "
Departments Prayer: Res.
erVoirS Without Water

1t was a bright moonlight last
night and the city light department
is hoping that tonight is bright
moonlight night and that every night
from now on until it rains heavily is
a bright moonlight night. The city
street lights were out all last nigh,
and will continue TO be dark until
Jupe Pluvius brings along his water
ing cart with bumper crop of show
ers.
The city light department depending
on the Nuuanu Valley reservoirs with
which to make power and light is prac-
tically out of business owing to the
shortage OF water. This morning
there was only II feet inches in No.
l reservoir. feet in No. 2 basin. II
feet in No. 3 tank and 1s feet in No. T..
This Is barely sufficient to supply the
city with drinking water and as a re-
suit the city has been without light
so far as the street lamps are concern
ed for the past three nights.
The Maole ditch from Hillebrand
Glen to No. reservoir was unoffic-
tally opened the other day to bring in
water tut the flow is not great al
though every little bit helps.
The BeretanIa street pump is still
working hard to keep the upper levels
OF the city supplied with artesian well
water and artesia1 well water may
have to be used to supply the lower
levels If the drought keeps up.
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vN=XE
TEg ATE "a
The General and Universal Film
SERVICES.

Z. Matinees Except Saturdays and
1o;idays) from 100 to 400 O'Clock.
Saturday and Holiday Matrices from
1000 a. m. to 400 o'clock.
venings (two showsl $50 and S:45
o'clock. .@s -.
PICTURES cH-INGED DAILY.
Prices: 10, IS Gents.
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BIG music SHOW
Opens At BIJOl

The reign of Mirth, Music and Mel
ody with a capital M will be ushered
in at the Bijou theatre beginning to-
morrow night If you have net yet
entered your reservation for the big
geSt musical comedy event that has
come to Honolulu in years. do so at
once, otherwise you viii miss the hit
of the local season. II
The heavy demand for seats indi.
Gates the welcome that the Honolulu
theatrical patrons of years gone by
will extend to Monte Carter and his
gay, dashing aggregation of comely,
merry, Vivacious girls who can sing as
delightfully."- as they can trip the latest
steps of Terpsichore. Those who
know Carriers ability in getting to-
gether a show that caters to all
amusement lovers, need no guarantees
as to the standard of the engagement
which will have its premier perform.
Gnce Saturday night.
Carter is show in himself. In the
stage character of 'Izzy," vehicle
which enables him to assume the role
of Jewish comedian, Carter has a
Whirlwind line of fun and comedy
that is bound to bring down the audi
ence Every line, every joke, every
stage scene smacks of the newest and
most up-to-date in the musical comedy
line, and every minute he holds the
limelight means laugh. "
But while Carter is the king of fun.
sters, he has brought to Honolulu an
able supporting cast of principals
pretty and lively girls who will intro
duce the newest in sengland and show
the latest steps augmented by lifting
tunes, while the gowns promise to be
a revelation. ,...==.s - :
There is something doing every
Snap and vim characterize
every speciality Of which there will be
plenty to satisfy the most exacting
audience il. 49,. -. I
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fort STREETS
SHOPS SOON TO
BLOSSOM FORTH
Continued from Page 81

those across the street, but the re-
modelling is being swiftly carried out,
and it will be but a matter of few
weeks before the new display win
dows will be stocked with appealing
merchandise.
The remodeling of the store fronts
means more than merely rebuilding.
There is a much deeper significailce
attached to the operations The bust
.nessmen of Honolulu are getting to-
gether in the Progress" movement,
and it is surely a sign of the times
when one looks at Fort street in its
present state. Everything is chang
ing. The old things are giving way
to the new, the progressive and the
ultra-modern. The Honolulu of the
old days. is passing. People do not
notice 1t so much when one building
here is torn down, another old land
mark there is remodeled, and when
the reconstruction work goes ON in
various parts of the city. But when
the main thoroughfare of a city the
size of Honolulu suddenly covers it.
self up in blanket of wood and can
Vass, snores and grunts for several
months amongst showers of lathe and
plaster dust, and finally emerges,
cleaning, new and impressive, then
the people begin to realize that Homo
lulu is really a city, and that it has
passed entirely. out of the town class
The merchants of Fort street are to
be congratulated. They have done
and are doing great work in up
building this city. And when all the
scaffolding has been carted away and
the workmen have packed their bags
and shuffled off, the merchants may
well stand in front of their new stores
and gaze in admiration at the work
before them. And Fort street will be
a new Fort street, and Honolulu may
well point to it with pride and say,
This is the heart if Honolulu"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-28
.TWODAYS' GRACE
FORDELINQUENT
USERS OF WATER

Two more days remain in which
citizens delinquent in the matter OF
paying up their water taxes may have
grace and water and then the water
works department is going to step in
and turn off the taps OF all the fiat.
rate water users who have not settled
their dues. This notice was given out
this morning by the city and county
waterwoTks department and will be
carried out to the letter.
Some citizens who have been given
notice of their delinquency three or
four times before suffered the
brunt of the order this morning, to-
tai of twenty taps being turned off. A
corresponding increase in payment OF
taxes by delinquents was Immediately
noticed and out of the twenty taps
turned off this morning more than
half of the sufferers turned up at the
city waterworkks department before
noon, paid their taxes and commenced
receiving their water again.
Water is too scarce to allow de-
linquents to use it," declared F. &.
Kirchhoff, acting superintendent OF
the wateryorks department, this
morning. The only way TO make
some people remember that they owe
money to the city and county for their
water is to turn it off. 1t may be a
hardship in some cases, but usually
it's simply case of observation-disclosures.
However, our method Of curing abb
sentmindedness never fails" v...%
More taps will be turned off tomor-
row morning and a wholesale turning
off will commence on Monday next OF
those citizens who have not paid their
taxes -.- - y - -.
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SCORES
|. MANOA MISTAKES

Condemning Engineer George NJ.
Collins for alleged failure to super
wise the work and the contractor r.
r. Richie of San Francisco for wrong.
ly Interpreting road building specik
cations, the report of the committee
of five who Investigated the Manoa
road work was presented last night
to Manea Improvement Club of which
| A. Lewis, Jr., is president with re-
commentator that the report be sent
to the board of supervisors for action.
1t will be brought to the attention of
the board at the meeting tonight.
The statement was made that En-
gineer Collins and his force we're
directly responsible for several glazing
mistakes in laying out the street
grades and that lack of experience on
the part of the contractor and lack of
supervision over his work by the city
and county engineers office will be
probably the direct cause of many
failure in pavement, curbing and
drainage.
In specifying defects the report
pointed out that instead Of lawn loan
being placed for a five foot width for
sidewalk street material rubbish had
been used. Recommendation that
Kuahine drive and Hillside avenue
pavement be torn up, to learn how
the subbase was rolled, the pavement
having given out in several places al
ready was included in the report:
A. Lewis, Jr., F. E. Blake, j. A, Balca,
NJ. MacintyTe and Fred Hons enued
the report with the recommendation
that the board of supervisors he noti-
fled Immediately. Supervisor Holm
ger addressed the meeting following
the report.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-28
LIQUOR BOARD
PUTS CHECKON
ILLICIT SALES
AFTER October % Signed Permit
Necessary to Get Booze to
Drink Off Premises

Striking at the root Of Illicit selling
of liquor to men in uniform. the liquor
license commissioners yesterday after
noon. in executive session. passed a
resolution requiring the issuance by
the board of a requisition for liquor
sold for consumption off the premises.
The action of the commission is to
check the life and growth of the start
ling number Of blind Ligs establish
meuts which have sprung up over the
city since the presidential orders re-
gardiug the gale of booze to service
men went into effect The commits
sloners had decided that the Illicit
booze joints were being supplied by
the wholesalers, either knowingly or
unknowingly, and the new regulation
is aimed to check that sale. 1t goes
into effect October %.
In order that the new rule will not
work hardships on a certain class of
consumers, especially those who teie-
phone in their orders, number OF
signed acquisitions may be left at the
dealers, to be used when desired.
The Inspector office will probably
be located at Merchant and Nuuanu
streets, which has been decided as
the most central location for the trade
Inspector w. H. Hutton will probably
be given Portuguese, Hawaiian,
japanese and Chinese assistants to
enforce the rule.
After passing the regulation the
board decided to ask the proprietor
OF the Cockett saloon to appear be-
fore the commissioners next Thurs
day to show cause why his license
should not be revoked 1t is charged
he violated regulation No. 10 by selling
liquor to individuals where there was
reason to believe the booze was to go
to blind pigs. The evidence against
the Cockett saloon is said to have been
furnished by one of the four men sent
to Jail by Federal Judge Poindexter
yesterday afternoon
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CROWD NOT BIG ENOUGH
so CALLS OFF SUICIDE

Because he found that after he had
climbed ladder to the top of tele,
phone pole, tied rope to the cross
beams, noesed the rope and stuck the
moose over his head and prepared to
dive off the ladder into eternity, the
crowd of spectators wasn't big
enough for a theatrical suicide, Jap,
anese on Kauai postponed the exnibi
ton Indefinitely. The crowd though
small, seemed greatly disappointed.
The exhibition that was almost
staged is said to have occurred on
Kauai early this week People pass
ing along the Koloa road saw a Jap
anese laborer carefully prepare the
telephone pole for the dying act. A
few Japanese, among them the mans
wife, gathered about, but showed only
mild interest in the proceedings
The Japanese took in the size of the
crowd and decided that the gate re
ceipts weren't nearly big enough.
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Spanish marine engineers are ask
ing the government to institute COM
pulsory war insurance. Tor crews on
account of the danger incurred by
navigation during the war They also
demand that each vessel should carry
40 horsepower Inotorlbpat, so that
shipwrecked sailors would not have t.
undergo prolonged exposure in ordi-
nary ships boats. ... -. ...~.. ..
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DAILY Reminders

For Distilled Water, Hires noct
Beer and all other Popular Drinks
Wanted-Two more passengers fol-
motor party around island, 81 each,
Lewis Garage, phone 21tI,-AdV.
DR.. Schurmarn, Osteopathic Physi
clan, 10 years established here. Bere,
tania and Union streets. Phone 1888
ADJ