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Iditarod pioneer., 1917-03-03
FAMOUS WRITER PUNCTURES LURID STORY

Some time ago Fairbanks newspaper, the Clti- gen. printed rather lurid story concerning native woman who claimed to be the former wife of Rex Beach, the famous writer of romantic Northern fiction The story, which was reproduced in many publications, finally was called to the attention of Mr. Beach. With remarkable self-control under the circumstances he thus refutes the story letter to the Fairbanks newspaper:
 The Editor the Alaska Citizen, Fairbanks Alaska.
 Dear Sir receipt of copy of your newspaper dated September 25 1916 containing story headed Rex Beachs Former Wife in Jail HereAaskan Wife of Famous Writer Is Serving Term for Vagancy There follows and highly imaginative of drunken squaw who for kodak
 bearing four bits pose the strength of the state that she lived my wife the early days of Rampant City
 lost admiration of the Alaska Citizens enterprise its accuracy and for news; represents journalism its highest form. And congratulate the Citizen upon its staff of fiction writers Undoubtedly there something in the Alaskan climate which stimulates the imagination.
 Your story gains interest and mpresAVeness that sbe by of it's grave almost melancholy assumption of truth, and in it's amazing posltvenes When you assert "- The former wife of Rex Beach is therefore practically certain that she will not want this winter and there little doubt that the womans story that she lived with Rex Beach ' note that you do make of the customary alleged" "she states" "We informed and the like Doubtless you consider such qualifying phrases be rhetorical rnemen literary airs, without meaning pur pose and totally lacking in journalistic vgor.
 My Alaska Citizen, allow you all gravity and equang yours that the matrimonial claims of your injured squaw purely imaginary and that her past far am concerned blaneess As assertion that sbe for "a of her troubes1 likewise deny the soft peachment Crimes of you may attribute and perhaps with but have squaws upon my science.
 Nor do drink In view of your rugged ylity make the latter confession with eplaon with shame for doubtless by doing fall lower in estimation And yet in
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-03-03
WHITE PASS RAISING RATES

As result it is said, of higher passenger fares put into effect by the steamship lines with vessels plying from Seattle to Alaska, and increased cost of operation, traffic off cials of the White Pass &, Yukon route have decided to advance all round-trip tourist rates effective with the opening of naviga> ton on the Yukon river this year, accord ing to Seattle dispatch.
 The advance announced recently by A. F. Zipf, traffic manager of the line, follows: Seattle to AtIn and return, from Sl00 to sl1O; Seattle to Dawson and return, from sl6O to s17O; Seattle to Fort Yukon and return, from s20O to s2l5; Seattle to Fair banks and return, from s250 to S255, The excursion known as the grand tour," which includes trip down the Yukon and to : Michael and Nome, will cost $305, con pared with $500 last year.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-03-03

Owen of Oklahoma has introduced joint resolution providing that any federal judge who shall henceorth declare congress shall thereby forfeit his place the bench and the President shall nominate his His dismissal be based the ground of Judicial usupaton and the violation of his constitutional obligation of good be havior In other words would that If federal judge he that certain unconstitutional he must violate his oath of office and declare it constitutional order to rean his position It hardly likely that this method of ntmdang judges will become popular especially view of the fact that many have been passed by the sutonaty which least doubtful the members of the house and
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-03-03

Secretary of the Interior Lane whose plan for development board for the handling of federal affairs in Alaska has the response he had hoped evidently becoming discouraged Washington correspondent of Seattle news in what appears be article inspired by the secretary If the people of the Pacific want to secure the re they have desired in the systems of governing Aaka which recommended from time to time by Secretary ot the Interior Franklin K Lane the people of the will have to get busy to demand that local but nationwide in its scope for them The secretary of the has gone he the It obvious that he has not secured the enthusiastic support of President Wilson for hs proposal to development board control matters affecting the of Alaska which handled by twenwo different departments and bureaus This does that the President
 opposed the plan simply that he passive has given sufficient consideration to arrive at definite con- clusion"
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-03-03
A MISGUIDED LAWYER
Steward Post

Seward Post)
 Comments by that New York lawyer Alaska women will certainly be resented both by the and of this tory There considerable doubt whether the lawyer visited the respectable of Alaska Individual of morality among supposedly respectable stand like he could farther than these his viewpoint of life is unfortunate,
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-03-03
THE WRONG BOTTLE

That Frank Hoffman has an eagle eye. One evenng this week he observed that there was constant train of people pass, ing in and out at Shonbecks grocery. He investigated farther and found many of them had bottles in their outside coat pock- cts. His surprise was great to think that the leading groceryman in town had gone to bootlegging, and finally, to get conclu' sive evidence he held one of his customers up and asked to examine the bottle It proved to be kerosene, and Frank remarked That's one on me" Mir. Shonbeck, at considerable expense, sent to Knik and se- cured a number of cases of oil, and was supplying each of his customers with can or bottle full Frank hurried home and brought his own bottle up and had it filled. Anchorage Star.
 
 Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, si 50
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-03-03

The Alaska Evening Post and the Seward Gateway the two daes consolidated the having recently been made by the Post follows Owing to the tre increase the of and other supplies necessary the publication of daily paper negotiations several weeks ago looking the amagamaon of the Post Publishing Company with the Seward Gateway Pub
 fishing Company for the purpose covering the daily field here with single publication the the weekly field These goaons complete and the of the compsnies have agreed that the Alaska Evening Post and the Seward Gate way shall be published together The daily publication will be the Seward Gateway weekly will be printed under the style of the Alaska Weekly Post"
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-03-03

The demand for metals reflected in the activity of that wonderful of American mining cities Butte Mont The payroll of mining companies the largest in history the total for all aggregatng S20900O Miners being paid s475 per day All lines of labor the city and district paid the total of $4, ,5OOOOO in wages for December
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-03-03

Note.-Thp above table Is com putpd for the latitude of IditarOd, and for the mean local time of sun rise and sunset for the suns upper limb. The argument used for com putting the table Is the suns dee lnation. There is very small error at the time of the eQuinOKes, greater at the time of the Vernal equinox; but fl Is exact at the time Of the SOlStlcpS.
 If some kind of standard time is wanted, say for meridian i65 de grGeS west. subtract 20 minutes from each time of sunrise and sun set as given i'll the table; or if for meridian 150 west, add 32 minutes to the time given.
 Health Mint for Maroh.-AVOid dog bites during this month
 Editor Almanac: When man Is lost without compass, and can't sec the sun or stars, is there any way of telling the directi0n?-J. w.
 Ans.-By observing the Clumps of rather tall spruce trees it will be seen that on one side the limbs are longer and thicker than on the other sides. The heavy foliage is on the south side. Pretty good idea to carry a compass always.
 To Light Wet Match Rub the head and stick ill the hair and the match will light when struck in the usual way.
 About That Summer Job.-OttO Lang, street commissioner of Dal- las. Texas. has figured out that in his department nobody works. Lang proves his assertion thus: Each year has 365 days. You sleep eight hours each day, which equals t22 days. This leaves 243 days. You rest eight hours each day, which equals t22 days. This leaves t2t days. There are 52 Sundays that you do not work, or 52 days, This leaves 69 days. You have one half day or each Saturday, or 26 days. This leaves 43 days. You have one and half hours each day for lunch, or 2s days. This leaves f5 days. You get two weeks va cation each year, or t4 days. This leaves one day, and this being the Fourth of July, We close on that day, so you've done no work al all.
 or course, this humorous calCu- 1attOn Is false, but an analysis 10 discover the errors leads to some impressive conclusions.
 Editor Almanac: l am young lady 23 years old. l have a pro- poSal Of marriage from man from distant camp who owns four claims and another from man at another camp who owns three claims and dog team. Which should I acCept?-MisS R.
 Wait while. You might do bet ter on the KuSkOkWim. D. E. s.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
FOUR YEAR Term
ASKED FOR MAYOR

Tac first cT~eUlmeat = lie charter
Ldl! 'aiiins iLr TIE ,.e ton 0. lAT"r
Supervisors from each district N.as in
troduced chIs Afternoon by Senator a.
l. castle and was bitterly c., Jse1
~ Pacheco. Pach". dc, Jared [. 1T
when yyat~|l"y Ee azrr": TO. n-l,"
Il mlrLHtr re~"~t !" G,rr d.1 om j."
hCHcsfy q H. Ca.u H-l, ..4riru IN
at,arning the taIse and tLrer So; ..a
70 Ea.d that Il o3cnri tie IA, or
uIm.cu mCtLoIs L., til" u,arE e
EuIeryis rs.
In an amendment 10 the city charter
lii which was TO be offered by P?esi-
dent ChiilingWOrth thL[ afternoon
the latest proposal in charter plans -
provision is made that the MAYOR Of
the city shall be elected for four years
instead Of two.
ChiIlinEworth in backing the new
change declares that he believes it will
force the business element TO enter
actively into the decision OF whom
they shall choose for their reprt sen
tatiye In the mayOralty race.
There has been too much waiting
On the part OF the businessmen. Chill
lingwOrth declares. They need to
awaken to an interest in city admin
istration that shall go farther and
deeper than coming with advice 100:
strong at the time the charter is be-
ing voted upon in the Legislature.
Decision 20 begin work on the char
ter at l o'clock this afternoon came
at the end Of the morning session
shortly after u O'Clock, the senators
hurrying away for hasty lunch. Hot
fighting over changes in the bill was
freely predicted before the session
started this afternoon.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
TOHEAR Charge
AGAINST POLICE

To Investigate the charge o. Gen.
+. :. strong. commander OF the Hawai-
ian department. that TWO soldiers Of
the +th Cavalry. ID. W. Crawford and
K K Benning ton. were brutally treat.
ed ny members Of the city police
fCrr". the civil service commission
net at O'clock this afternoon.
tn" loHcemen accused are Henry
Dan Els and I'd Ross who, II is said.
in attempting TO arrest the soldiers
beat botn obOut the head until they
wee unconscious. Daniels being the
chief offender The soldiers admit be-
ia drlnH Tat declare they were not
dIsJrGerl
t.oa. what could be learned TINS
mCIning there seems to be difference
Of opinion. NUa W Aluli, chairman
CT the commission, believes that pO-
lice officers who exceed their authori
T. in cases Of this kind should be
punished while the ether two mem
ters, Edward Fogarty and WIN. J.
Sheldon. are more Of the opinion that
the police should be protected.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
HAD NO RIGHTT0
EXEMPT OFFICERS
FROM AUTOTAXES
Thus Reports Finance Commit
tee of House: Legal Action
is Secuted

Had the governor. treasurer and as
SCISSOR any right 10 Voluntarily set
aside the laws by holding up the col,
lection Of taxes from army officers
owning automobiles?
This question was brought fOrCefully
TO the attention OF members OF the
house OF representatives today after
the finance committee had reported
out on the resolution TO ascertain why
such taxes had not been collected III
spite OF ruling by the supreme court
that these revenues are legal
Representative Andrews moved that
copies OF the report be sent to the city
attorney and the attorney general SO
that those officials may take any &C
ton they see tit
If there has been a violation on
the part OF these O:-.SerS" said Repre-
sentative Andrews, some action must
be taken TO get at the bottom OF It.
We should see whether the governor
or any other officer has a right TO set
aside the laws. We are entitled to an
investigation as We must see that the
laws are carried out.
In effect, the finance committee re-
ported that it could find no instance
where an attempt had been made to
collect taxes from the officers. Action
to defer collection, it continues, was
taken following a conference by the
governor, treasurer and assessor.
The action of these officers in de-
laying collection appears to be because
of statement made by an army Off
Ger that an attempt would be made in
the legislature to have a bill passed
exempting army officers from paying
auto tax, and that, should such a move
fail, these taxes could be readily col
lected through Washington or other
wise, the report says.
-. The committee announces itself as
being satisfied that the failure to col
lect the taxes was due to objections
given by the governor, and as disap-
proving of the course taken. 1t points
out that it was the duty of the assessor
to make the collections, and that the
governor had no power to suspend the
law, and that the assessor should
have proceeded in view of the decision
of the supreme court.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14

y Currents of feeling for Senator ]. H.
Ccney and his request of $500, 900 for
Nawiliwili breakwater are beginning
to flow in, the senate almost as strong.
ly as the tides of Nawiliwili itself.
Without expression by vote or OFT
ward sign that feeling made itself
manifest this morning when COney ard
Shingle again argued the matter en-
the senate floor The bill was de-
ferred from third reading on motion
from. Senator Castle, and was assigned
to the Judiciary committee for a look
into its legal aspect.
Baldwin raised the question which
Castle thought should be answered
This was that interest which the ter
ritory would have to pay through the
setting aside of loan fund money
would amount to $4,000 a year and
would be forthcoming even though the
actual construction work might not
begin in the next two years. If Kauai
was going to stand the expense, he
said, she should begin at the start.
Coney argued again on the value of
the breakwater in the protection of
lives and property, which, he said, far
outstripped any need for roads on
other islands. 1Ie did not object to
roads for other people, but he did not
like to be left entirely out of the fl
nancial reckoning. Shingle argued
that other work was more necessary
than that at NaWiliwili, for instance,
he said, at the insane asylum.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
MRS. G. H. GERE
DEAD At COAST

Relatives and friends of Mrs. Giles
II. Gere were deeply grieved TO learn
CT her death this morning at St
Lukes hospital, San Francisco. The
sad news came in a cablegram to her
brother, F. 3. I-oomis, of this city.
Mrs. Gere left on the last Great
Northern, April 3, for the mainland,
u visit at her OLD nome city, Lincoln,
Neb. On reaching San Francisco she
was taken i'll and removed to the hos
pital, where she died today. Her
health was not good when she left
here.
A resident of Honolulu for the last
II years, Mrs. Gere was loved and re-
spected by all who knew her. She was
an earnest Christian woman, a prom
inent member of Central Union
church, and took a deep interest in its
progress. She was also a member of
the College Club and had at heart
the city's educational welfare.
Mrs. Gere leaves to mourn her
death her husband and three young
children, John LOOMS Gere, Miss
Margaret Gere and a small son, Giles
n. GeTe, Jf. her parents, MI. anu
Mrs. c. E. LOOMS of Lincoln, Neb.,
have lived in Honolulu since last Aug.
ust. Mrs. Ceres brother, E. B. Loom
is, is resident of Honolulu, and a
sister, Mrs. George w. David, who for
merly lived in Honolulu while her hus-
band was chief engineer of the old
coastguard cutter Thetis, now resides
in Boston, Mass. ...-.: -s...
The remains will be cremated and
the ashes sent to Honolulu for inter-
ment here. The sympathy of all who
know the Gere family goes with its
members in their bereavement. III
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
WOUNDED FRENCH ARTISTS
TO BE AIDED BY LOCAL
.THESPIANS, F0OTLIGHTS

The Buddha of the Hills" written
by an unannounced playwright in Ho.
nolulu, will be produced twice next
week by the Footlights as a benefit
performance TO rthe Wounded French
Artists Fund.
The first performance will be on
Wednesday night at the residence of
DR.. and Mrs. Charles Adams, Diamond
Head road, and will be a private per-
Torrance and in the nature OF a pre-
liminary to the production on Thurs
day night, when will be open to the
public. For the second performance,
tickets are on sale at Bergstrom Music
Company.
The Footlights, the local amateur
theatrical organization, has worked
hard on this Japanese play and ex.
poets to give a meritorious attraction
in aid Of very worthy cause
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
TANTALUS RESIDENTS
ASK FOR BETTER ROAD

Residents of Tantalus are weary of
trying to get to town or back again
by the old Tantalus road, which is,
as Senator Castle declared this morn
ing, in an impossible condition.
Castle presented a petition from
the people of Tantalus praying relief
in road matters He stated that no
help could be secured from the city
and county.
Another petition filed this morning
was signed by 30S residents of Ha-
makua and urged an appropriation
for the building of high school at
Honokaa.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
SPECIAL CABARET
At HE|N|E'S

This evenings dinner-dance at
Heinie's Tavern, ION the beach at Wal
kiki," will be featured with excellent
cabaret entertainments and will be
one of the most enjoyable events held
at that popular beach resort this sea
son.
Miss Evelyn Gilbert, who has scored
such big hit during her engagement
here, will entertain with popular songs
and ballads. 49,. ...
The dinner menu has been carefully
selected and a very cordial invitation
is extended to all visitors, army and
navy and local town folks to partici-
pate in this evenings entertainment.
ADV
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
HAS CONFIDENCE
HONOLULU 60.
TO GET PATENTS
Counsel for Company Says Re,
cent Decision BY No Means
Indicates Outcome

No final. definite discrimination q
the claims OF Honolulu Oil Company
is made b. the decision Of the Land
office rendered March 81, according
10 ". y. Mills, counsel for the com
pany. who Is now in Honolulu il
Inay not have as mU;A effect IS
you'd the decision Of master in
CiIancerJ or a referee appointed by d
court 10 hear and report on facts
Ultimately the whole case will have
10 be reviewed and gone ONeT aRa:n.
OF the u patented lands of the Hon
oIulu Oh Company three-fOnrths Of
section 4, all OF sections and II
and half Of section - had been clear
listed on bona fides OF filing a. we'll
as upon discovery and development.
Section alone had not been clear
listed on the bona fides the orig
inaI filters though II had been clear
listed on the other two grounds. The
opinion rendered By the land board
therefore affects that one section
alone and the matter of good faith
Of the original locators and not be
yond this. Mr.. Mills is confident
that in the end the company will
secure its patents on all the other
lands and probably on section 6 as
we'll,
Honolulu Oil now has patents upon
all of section 10, half OF section 81
and the southwest OF section 2,
amounting TO 1920 acres. Testifying
before an earlier inquiry, as ap-
peared by the Congressional Record,
an expert named Williams said that
these patented lands were easily
worth $500 an acre. This would give
a value to the patented land alone
Of $S,400,000. .. .
Mr.. Mills is Of the fighting type"
and in his conversation he makes it
evident that Honolulu Oil Company
is only just starting to fight for its
rights and will keep on until 1t Sc
cures them and his confidence that
such will be the result is manifest.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
MUTUAL TELEPHONE TO
BUILD STATION AT KAlIHI

For the purpose of erecting sub
station in kaihi as planned at the
recent annual meeting of the stock
holders, the Mutual Telephone Com
pany has purchased the lot owned by
David Kanuha on Kali street.
The present owners have a month
to leave and as soon as they are
gone the present building is to be torn
down and a fire-proof building erect
ed in its place.
The sale was made through the Ha-
waiian Trust Company.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14

The Ohio House Of Representatives
unanimously adopted resolution con-
graduating Russia on its democracy.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14

When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14

Judge Kemp's court is in a whirl
of divorce litigation this morning
with about 10 cases to be heard.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
Dangers of Watered Coffee

Watered stock, watered milk, and
watered coffee-the United States Gov.
ernment Is carrying on crusade to
eliminate all three.
Everyone knows about watered
stock. Everyone has seen "blue milk"
the combined efforts of COW and the
old pump. But not everyone Is on his
guard against "watered coffee"
That the United States Government
realizes the danger of watered coffee
Is shown by the specifications for the
United States Army supplies. These
specifications say plainly:
Coffee: roasts must be dry
roasts, no wqter being permitted
before, during or after the process
of roasting."
Water in coffee Is q piece Of dlshon-
esty practiced by INSCRIPTIONS coffee
roasters. They turn the hose on the
coffee while 1t is being roasted, so
that it won't lose weight, as coffee
Will, when properly roasted. In roast
Ing. coffee should lose about 1879 Of
Its weight. If 1t is watered it loses
but 40. The difference, Of course, is
water, for which you pay coffeeayalue.
This Is adulteration. and nothing
more. The water-logged coffee is rank
and unhealthy. OF course, it is not
honest to charge for Coffee and sell
coffee beans soaked in water.
A lot Of watered coffee is being sold
no doubt right In this town. 1t Is more
often met with in the lower priced
grades Of bulk coffee.
AS coffee is such an important bev-
erage, pure food authorities are ad-
vising housewives to use the greatest
care in selecting their coffee The pure
food experts say that the best way to
avoid watered coffee is to buy some
reliable packaged brand, roasted by a
reputable coffee roaster as Arbuclsle
Brothers Of New York.-Adv.