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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
NATIONAL GUARD DUTY.

One truth is accepted as selfevident in all mat
tiers having to do with the relation of an American
citizen to his country-he wishes to be assigned to
the place and the work where he can do the greatest
good.
The Judge Of mans value must be the officials
in control; the managers of the task Immediately
in hand.
Whether it is pleasant or not the path of patri-
otlsm may lead to period of inactivity If So the
duty OF the individual il just definite Is it would
De II ne were summoned to lead charge and die
CALAMITY on the field of battle
These sentiments are wholesome truths that need
be considered in the days are now living through
They are brought especially to mind BY the charac
ter OF the appeals sent by the National Guard of
Hawaii to the authorities in Washington asking
that our organization be called immediately into
active service.
The spirit of readiness for any duty evidenced
by an expressed desire to move to the front is
worthy of all commentator. One can forgive the
restless chatting at restraint.
But suppose you can best perform service for
the country by remaining just as you are, always
alert, always ready, always prepared and always
preparing?
Isn't that the thing for you to do? And while
doing it work hard and keep quiet?
+ The question answers itself There is work for
the National Guard of Hawaii to do Lots of it.
The citizen soldiers must not think that failure to
call them Immediately into intensive service is the
signal to sit the fence and do nothing till the
call is sounded. In few weeks the guard in Ha.
vail may be the only guard unit not in the federal
service IT this proves true the duty of the officers
and the rank and file of the guard is to enter with
renewed vigor into the work of perfecting every
single detail of the personnel equipment individual
and collective efficiency.
That is the job on hand for the National Guard
Just plain drilling, day and night drilling the old
time routine intensified at every point where inten
sifcation will put officers and men in better cond
ton to fall into line at moments notice
1t may be tiresome. 1t may be unromantic 1t
may be drudgery and seem foolish to the guards
man who wants to do something But this is duty
Where is the American not ready to do his duty?
1t, after all this work the guardsmen are not call
ed upon to 60 to France or to be numbered as reg
uars at any stage Of the game they still have the
greatest satisfaction that can be enjoyed by any
American-the knowledge and the record that they
were ready for any service and they did the work
laid out for them by the officers of their govern
ment-and did it willingly.
So let's not indulge in any hysteria about not be-
ing appreciated but settle down vigorously to fol-
lowing orders.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24

Those orders to the enlisted men of the national
guard to show up regularly for drill or be court.
martialed would be received better If the government
had lived up to its obligation towards the guardsmen
The way the local militia has been used would be
scandaous even in Russia Of the old regime So far
the men OF the local regiments have received a
cent OF their 1915 to say nothing Of anything
FNeE may have coming for the frs six months the
present year.-Advertiser.
This does seem rather tough. 1t calls so vivid
to mind the close relation between the hardships o
the followers Of Washington at Valley Forge am
the horrors Of having to turn out regularly for drill
in Honolulu.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
has been commissioned as l:et.cian

has been commissioned a. Il l:etIcian.
DIR. R. w. ANDERSON, accompan-
led by Mrs. Anderson and their daugh-
ter, Ruth, leave for the mainland on
Wednesday and will 60 to Ithaca,
n. Y, where he will visit his son,
Alexander Anderson, who IL In train
Ing for military service.
MRS. D. FORBES and daughter,
Miss Blodwyn Forces, arrived on the
Mauna Kea this morning from Hflo
and will sail on the Matsonia for San
Francisco, where Miss Forbes will
enter q training class IN one 1t the
big hospitals, with the intention of
becoming q trained nurse. They are
the wife and daughter Of Manager
Forbes of the Waiakea plantation, on
the Big Island.
Mr. and MRS. J. e. BOYLE, pub
lished Of the Paradise Of the Pacific,
r(rrned from pleasure and business
trip to California by an Oceanic liner
yesterday. They enjoyed an s-day
motor trip In Southern California by
the coast route, returning by the In
land route. with side trip 70 Yosem-
10 valley. Mrs, Berkjord wife 81 q
construction ngineer with the cali
fornia highway commission returned
with them as their guest for visit
TO the islands. EaaE@
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24

George Carter is home again with his safety valve
chained down and the whole works going ahead un-
der full head of steam. That is absolutely fine be-
cause there is work here to do; work for men like
Mr. Carter and for all men with reserve of good
nature to carry over the rough spots when every
one is on edge.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24

MRS. R. H. ANDERSON and daugh-
ter, Miss Catherine Anderson, were
arriving passengers by an Oceanic
liner yesterday. Mrs. Anderson IL
the wife OF an army officer stationed
on Oahu.
MRS. JACOB ORDESSTEIN is
sailing on the Nat3onia tomorrow for
San Francisco. Whtle away she will
visit Mr.. and Mrs. N j.. Silva Of this
city, who are naatug an extended stay
at Alameda, Cal.
MRS. H. 8. CRANE and her twu
children, Mary and Harry, returned IN
Honolulu this morning on the VII
helmina, after having spent the past
eight months on the mainland. They
were met at the boat by Mr.. Crane.
DIR. DONALD H. CURRIE, surgeon
and director Of the U. 8. Leprosy
Investigation station here and on Mo.
lokai for several years, leaves tomor.
row for Boston, to become head Of the
U. 8. Public Health service in that
port.
MISS MONICA CLAREY q San
Francisco girl who nas hean visiting
relatives in Honolulu. sails top1orrow
on the Matsonia to join a California
unit Of the American RED Cross which
is gong to France for service. She
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24

Officers of the United Sta'"N government when
framing their buildin" n'aps for n" Frfur" "nrk
from the base that there is big work to DO here and
the whole scheme must be laid out on broad lines
with such a certainty in prospect, can the people
Of the city and county of Honolulu DO less than
follow the big lead?
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24

What is called the "Noah's ark bill" is proposed
measure of relief to the poor farmers of Mexico 1t
provides for giving them start with tie gift of ami
mails and fowls in pairs. Unless Mexico changes
otherwise, the increase from the lark" will be a
fine thing for the commssariats OF such fellows as
villa.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24

The flower is unusually large and
beautiful and blooms only at night
It Is yellow in the center and its
leaves turn almost to white, % 1t Is
plainly visible in the dark. The plant
that it grows on Is a creeping cactus
and covers the rough stone wall
around the campus.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24
TURTLE SOUP ALA DOYLE

W IE SOOP - - SSDS6
Turtle Soup, Chester Doyle 35."
Thus reads an item on the luncheon
menu of the St Francis hotel, San
Francisco, for July 10, and apparently
Chester A. Doyle. proprietor Of the
famous Nikko in Young street, racon,
teur and japanese interpreter In cir
cult court, Is spending his twomnths'
vacation at the big coast city hoStelry.
II mainland newspaper reports are
correct July 10 followed the daJ
when 'Chet," CARRIED in trock coat
tie through the lobby of the St Fran
els, presented it TO the manager for
the making Of soup, the recipe for
which is under lock and key at Nikko,
and incidentally furnished q column
or so of live stuff for each Of the
San Francisco newspapers.
"Major-General' Doyle expects to
return to Honolulu this month. Writ
ing to friends here recently, he is re-
ported to have said:
Please scout all rumors that l
contemplate matrtmony before return.
ing to Honolulu. prefer a bachelor 3
life at Nikko, where Stella, the mon.
key, waves her Irish flag and
screeches for the Allies"
WAS PLANNING PUBLIC LUAU
F.. J. Green, executive officer Of the
central board Of registration, has dis.
covered the most generous woman In
Honolulu. She was laying plans to
feed every person who registered IN
her precinct, and the precinct was a
large one.
When the word came out that Red
Cross workers were to furnish meals
to the clerksA'and registrars on July
81, this woman gained the idea that
all the registrants as we'll were to be
fed, and was getting ready for the day
accordingly.
Luckily the woman learned the true
extent Of the Red Cross offer and is
now measuring her larder according.
ly. Anyway, says Officer Green, il
shows the spirit of Honolulu women.
and l have no doubt If the call had
come they would have been capable
Of the herculean task this lady was
planning for.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-24

JOHN EFFINGER will leave on the
Matsonia tomorrow on a business trip
to San Francisco. He will visit his
family in Berkeley and return about
the end Of August
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
RETAIL SHOP NOW
CLEARING HOUSE
FOR PAY CHECKS
Workingmen Turn to Mercan-
tile Establishments When
Cash Register Of Saloon
Ceases to Ring.

Pay checks formerly cashed in the
saloons are now cashed in the cloth
ing stores, shoe stores, grocery stores
and other mercantile establishments
This has been noticed by several oi
the leading retail houses in Omaha
Pay checks have been received in
greater volume than ever before on
Saturdays and Mondays. E. M. Rey-
nolds, manager of Benson & Thorne
Co, said: "An employer of over l0O
men called me up to ask if Benson
& Thorne would cash checks for his
men. told him we would. He
thanked me and told me his men had
been in the habit of cashing their
checks in saloons and that he wanted
some place to direct them to.
More Shoes for Riddles.
Mr.. Reynolds also noticed another
effect of prohibition, at least he was
inclined to attribute it to that. 1t
was the increased sale Of children's
shoes In all the history OF the store
he said, 1--WE never had such a volume
of sales in children's shoes as we
had last Saturday, which was the first
Saturday after prohibition went into
effect. We didn't have chairs enough
to accommodate the people, and we
have now put in a rush order for
more chairs, in preparation for next
Saturday. Most OF these shoes were
sold in the evening after working
hours, when the working men had
time to bring their checks to their
families
c. L. Vance of Hayden Brothers
said: Last Monday when we made
up Our list of checks cashed Saturday
afternoon and evening to be taken
to the bank, we found we had the
largest list of checks we have ever
had since | have been in the place
OF course, we always have big list
of checks, but can say ,truthfully
that the list was twice as long as !
have ever seen it before. They were
not all checks to Hayden Brothers.
They were pay checks which work
men had endorsed to their wives, who
brought them into our store
Jewels Instead of Booze.
{. B. Brown, the jeweler at Six
teenth and Farnam, has expressed
the belief. that the jewelry business
will pick up with the advent OF prohi-
bition. Il believe they will tend to
buy diamonds instead of liquor" he
said.
The room in which the Merchants
bar was located in the Merchants
hotel is being remodeled and has
been rented to H. Goldstein of lower
Douglas street for his jewclry store.
Goldstein is paying the owner $50 a
month more rent for the place that it
ever brought when it was occupied
by a saloon. Remodcling work is be-
ing rushed and Goldstcin is to occupy
the location about June TO- N
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
CABINET MEMBER
ASKED TO VISIT
FOOD CONFERENCE
Secretary of Treasury McAdoo
and Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture Vrooman In
vited to Omaha.

Secretary OF the Treasury McAdoo
and Assistant Secretary of Agricul-
ture Vrooman, have been invited to
attend the Nebraska Conference on
Conservation of Foodstuffs in Omaha
from May e to Is,
Governor Neville yesterday sent a
telegram to Washington inviting the
cabinet member and the assistant sec
retary of agriculture to be present at
the conference.
Governor Neville said that he was
particularly desirious to having Secre-
tary McAdoo speak at the opening of
the three days meeting at the Audi
torium on the night of May o. The
purpose of the conference will be de-
cided upon and outlined on the night
that Secretary McAdoo is invited to
speak.
Will Discuss Problems.
problems Confronting U.s." will be
the general subject discussed on the
opening night.
Governor Neville is at the head Of
both the Conservation Conference
and the newly-created State Council
for Defense. Cooperation between
these two great rganizations is as
sured.
President Joyce and Secretary
Richmond Of the Council for Defense,
have given assurance that there will
be complete cooperation on their
part The Council for Defense will
appoint 100 delegates to the Conser-
vation Conference in Omaha. Other
organizations throughout the state
will also appoint delegates.
Both organizations have wide
range Of power. The State Conserva-
tion and Public Welfare commission,
under the auspices of which the Con-
servation Conference is to be held,
has power to bring together the fa-
ciEties of all the departments of the
University of Nebraska and other
state institutions.
Has Extensive Powers.
The Council for Defense has power
to make use of all the facilities of
the state in working out its plan of
operation. The conservation dele
gates will point out the needs of
food conservation and the many ways
in which this can be accomplished.
DR.. George E. Condra, secretary
of the State Conservation and Public
Welfare commission, and Edgar Kid
doc of Omaha have established head
quarters at the Auditorium.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
V|VIANI Says ALL
FRANCE MUST Be
freed OF DESpOT
Head OF Gallo Commission De-
CIareS War will Continue
Until lost Provinces"
Are Restored.

New York, May l0-At the Mcr-
chants association luncheon, Rene
Niviani. head OF the French mission,
declared there would be no peace be-
tween the allies and the central pow
ers until Alsace and Lorraine are
completely restored to France and
French territory cleared of the Ger
man invaders.
I'VE will not make peace" said NJ.
Niviani, I'VE will never make peace
until we have had given back to us
that which is ours-Alsace and Lor-
ranc. We are not fighting a selfish
battle--wc are not fighting to tri-
umph for ourselves--we who did not
seek war-we are fighting for civili-
cation and for democracy
Joffre Unveils Statue.
France, through Marshal Jofrrc,
hero of the Marnc, unveiled statue
OF an earlier hero of French national
life--Lafayettc-at Prospect park, i'll
Brooklyn today.
NJ. Viviani was presented with TO-
600 francs by the Society for French
War Orphans, for distribution in
France, and received as personal
gift silver loving cup. Marshal
Joffre was given a silver dress sabre
and other members of the war COM
mission received appropriate memo
rials.
Present From Children.
When Marshal Joffre arrived on the
north meadow OF Central park to
receive the gold miniature statue OF
Liberty, the gift of the people OF
New York through popular subscrip-
ton raised by the New York World,
5000 school children, waving the tri-
color and the Stars and Stripes,
greeted the hero with a great shout.
An enormous crowd joined in the
demonstration.
A little girl, dressed in Zouave
uniform, standing close to Joffrc,
shouted "Vive France" The hero OF
the Marine heard her salutation, took
her in his arm and kissed her on both
cheeks.
General Makes Address.
Then turning to Mayor Mitchel he
said in French:
Il am profoundly touched by the
remarkable souvenir Which with such
delicate attention you offer me. I
am profoundly touched, above all, and
feel the value of this emblem that
comes to me from the common peo-
PIE Of America, from the people as
whole. | thank you. | thank YOU
from the bottom of my heart and
ask you to thank the people for this
gift, which | shall keep all my life.
which shall carry to my home, which
| shall have under my eyes every day
to remind me of my trip to America
and OF what America has done for
France. | shall treasure it for what
it stands for and for what it means
for u.s." tl
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
W0RKMEN FAIL
TO Agree UPON
RATE SCHEDULE
Insurgents Unable to Muster
Majority Necessary to Adopt
After Stevens Throws
Bomb Into Ranks.

Insurgents of the grand lodge Of
the Ancient Order of United Work
men failed to rally the two-thirds vote
necessary to adopt new compromise
schedule OF rates, after bitter ses-
sion Thursday afternoon.
When this edition of The Bee went
to press, late Thursday night, the
grand lodge appeared to be locked on
the rate question, with little hope OF
getting together.
The insurgents cast 256 votes in ia
vor of adopting the majority COM
mittee report for the compromise
rates, out of 405 votes cast, but they
needed 270 to make it law. Consid-
Grafton was not given to two minor
ity reports from the rate committee,
Bomb By Stevens.
John Stevens of Beaver City, new
ly elected grand master workman,
but not yet installed in that Office,
threw a bomb into the afternoon ses-
sion, after failure of adoption of the
proposed compromise rate schedule.
He declared the so-called repeal Of
the scientific National Fraternal Con-
gress rates at Tuesdays session was
illegal in his opinion, and that the
state insurance board would so hold.
Much as he was opposed to that
schedule, he said he would positively
enforce it in collection of future as
sessments, unless the grand lodge
legally adopted some other schedule.
The delegates had not done so up
to a late hour Thursday, and threat
ened to install officers and go home
without settling the rate fight.
State Board May Act.
Final adjustment of the affairs of
the order in the courts, or by the state
insurance board, which would put the
order out of business, loomed as a
possibility.
A second election ballot on disputed
Offices resulted as follows
Grand Recorder-H. B. Rousey,
Edgar.
Grand Guide-E. Bruecklander,
Valentine.
Finance Committeeman-Rob-
ert N. Gillian, Auburn; to serve
six years, succeeding Joseph
Oberfelder.
Next Grand Lodge Session
Lincoln, 1919.
Change the Rates.
Every member of the order would
be rated according to his attained age
May /, 1917, and will be assessed
monthly, under it. Following is the
proposed rate schedule, compared
with the rejected N. F. c. rates, based
on monthly assessments at various
apec.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
Hospital Ships Are Sunk
Despite British ReprjSaIS

London, May l0.-Two more hos
pital ships have been torpedoed by
German submarines since British air
planes raided the town Of Freiberg as
reprisal for.previous sinking of hos
pital ships, Andrew Bonar Law, men,
Der Of the British war council, an
nounccd today in the House Of COM
mons.
Berlin, May 10.-(Via Amsterdam
to London. Am official statement to-
day says:
in reprisal for the placing OF
German general and fifteen staff off
GERS on French hospital ships in the
Mediterranean the German authorities
have placed thrice this number OF
French officers of corresponding rank
at points in the western industrial
districts which are especially subject
to aerial attack"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
Tin Can Distribution
VIII Be Supervised

Washington, May Redistribution
Of the tin can output will be put AL
der direct supervision of the govern
ment under plans prepared by COM
mittee representing government de-
partments and can interests. Packers
of nonperishable products will be re.
quired to use paper or fiber contain
ers. Several government bureaus will
cooperate with the committee in ad-
ministration Of the program.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
Alleged SLAYER
TRIES TO BREAK
FROM CITY JAIL
Saws His Way to Freedom, but
Police Capture Him Be-
fore He Can Make
His Escape.
SIv/E<~Sy7oH1k.

+. J. McCool, alias Curtis, held here
on the charge OF numbering Police
man George Connery in Minneapolis,
sawed his way out of his cell in the
city jail at 430 o'clock Thursday
morning and was saving the bars in
a window at the southeast corner OF
the Jail when police officers found
him. -.,--- --, ---.+,,r...., .,..s.4..-,-, e
Curtis mcekly followed his captors,
Policemen Troby and Coffey to the
office of the police station. There he
attacked four policemen with razor
and made dash for liberty through
an iron gate. Detective Holden and
Sergeant Samuelson grappled with
him and, with the help OF the two
other policemen, subdued him.
Wears Ball and Chain Now.
Curtis is now in solitary confne-
mcnt with a ball and chain attached
TO each foot
Two hours after the alleged mur-
derer made his fight for freedom De-
tective Brunskill of Minneapolis ar
rived from Lincoln with requisition
papers authorizing him TO bring Cur
lis back to Minneapolis. A grand
jury there has already indicted him
for murder. N... I,...
Il had everything to gain and moth
ing to lose" was Curtis only COM
ment after his desperate attempt was
foiled.
The saw he used to cut away the
bars he always carried with him, 1t
was sewed in the lining of his vest,
near the rear seam, and was of finely
tempered steel. 1t had escaped the
attention of officers who searched
him. The tiny teeth of the saw were
as sharp as filing could make them.
His Superhuman Strength.
The great strength of the prisoner
is shown in the manner in which he
bent back the bars of his cell after he
had sawed them through. By sheer
force of muscle he had twisted the
half-inch steel bars outward until they
allowed a space of more than foot
for him to squirm throufh.
Holden tried to bend the bars back
into nI,ca and couIdn't budge then,
II ~ pea,,;red The combined strength Of
1--WE mem r. move them hack half the
d;st,nce & " which Curtis alone had
nmsbed them
~ Il w,s tha sore.kino of = rustv win
dow "e;ght which beIraved Eprt;s
P.troIman Trobv and Eoffev ;nvesti.
aa,aJ nmd saw Curt;s norchod ., the
& n';udow Icdae Saw;no Ps;lentlv a. the
h.rs ~ '"e '
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
Tower Of New York City Hall
Is Badly DAMAGED by Fire

New York, May 10.-New York's
historic city hall, built more than 100
years ago and considered architec-
turally one of the most beautiful
buildings in the country, was threat
ened with destruction today, when
fire broke out in its wooden clock
tower. After an hours work by fire.
men, however, the flames were under
control.
Many priceless relics were saved,
although some damage was done to
the interior of the building by water.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
British Push Forward Over
2-MiIe Front in Macedonia

London, May l0.-Attacking on
front Of about four miles in the Lake
Doiran region of Macedonia, British
troops on one wing took Teutonic
trenches on a front of two miles and
on the other flank advanced on
front of about a mile. according to
British official communication issued
today.
A Serbian official statement dated
May 9 reports violent artillery duels
along the whole Serbian front, The
Bulgarians bombarded Monastir with
asphyxiating gas shells, the statement
adds. A number of civilians were
killed.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
Sim Feiner is Elected
To the House of C0mQnS

London, May l0.-Joseph McGuin-
ness, Sim Feiner, has been elected
10 the House of Commons at the spe-
cial election held to fill the vacancy
for the southern division Of Longford
county, Ireland His majority was
thirty-sevcn over Patrick Mckenna.
nationalist,