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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-15
DROUGHT Still
| PROVES Menace
ON Other ISLES

Lack of rains throughout the islands
Is beginning 10 affect the 1919 crop
and on the Island of Maui the drought
has been especially severe on the
young crop while losses on the next
years yield continue to grow more
probable. Unless q number OF heavy
transforms deluge the island and, fol-
lowing that intermittent showers con-
tinue, the December estimates Of the
Maui plantations are almost certain
20 be below the normal figures.
The past week las been one of the
worst drought stricken seven days
ever experienced IN Maui and Hawaii.
It was also dry last week ON Kauai
thD1gh an abnormal rainfall previous
t, had so saturated the ground that
tie young cane should be able TO with
stand the drought for some time.
Returned visitors from Haul de
clare That the two principal streams,
Naihee and Maui, arc lower now than
ever before in the history Of sugar
growing in that section. The same
reports come from Hawaii where
even the usually rainy belt was dry
last week and the heaviest precipita-
ton reported was not more than 10
inches. While no damage has been
done TO plantations outside Of North
Kokala, Hanakua and North Hilo the
condition of affairs is causing many in
those sections to become alarmed at
the prospect of continued drought.
The only heartening word is from
the Haiku experiment station, Maui,
which reports that while the dry
weather continues there is an appar-
ent change in the atmosphere and
that more clouds are gathering.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-15
STRAPS
FOR IS
ROCKIES

Three Members of Training
Camp Commissioned Cap
tainS, Six First LieutenantS
and Six Second LieutenantS;
Grizzlies Get Course in Real
War Work
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-15
PIONEER WILL REAP
BENEFITS FROM NEW
TUNNEL WITHIN YEAR

Within a year 1t is expected that
the Pioneer plantation will reap great
benefits from the new Honokawai
project which was started few
months ago. The new tunnel. which
is to be a mile and half long, will
carry 100000 gallons of water daily
to the Pioneer lands. This new pro-
ject replaces metal flume Of the
same length, and will carry the
freshet water through five mountain
ridges. A much larger head Of water
flow will be developed, and 1t is ex'
pected that further Improvements in
the Pioneers hydro-electric equip.
ment will be 4"ade.
Other improvements at the Pioneer
are now under construction. A long
metal flume has been made over into
concrete ditch that has a daily ca
pacity of 25,o00,000 gallons. Con-
crete poles for the power transmits
sion, concrete bridges and concrete
pipes for all purposes are among the
other Improvements alreadv taking
place. "
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-15

They claim 1t will work hardship on
their children. The petition was re-
ferred to the parks and Fairgrounds
committee. IT.. ... - -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-15

Capts Lowe and Riley have been
busy of late getting plans for the
trenches and dugouts on to paper.
These are ready now for the workers
to start Monday with pick and shovel
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-15

WettlnonouSe E.gs4 ,S.S R1S1 q4I2
Bid. fEadIvidend. tUrereted.
Seventy-one residents of Watertown,
largely Japanese. have, protested to
the board against the removal of the
WATERFOWL school house to Puuloa.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-15

H. T. Beresford-Hope. third secre,
tary at the British legation at Athens
died on Tuesday from cerebral men
ingtis. Born in 1882, he entered the
diplomatic service in 1907 and had
been employed at Washington, Berlin
and Rio de Janeiro.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-15

Maj. Will Wayne, assistant to the
territorial adjutant, and Capt. W. G.
Allen, commander of the local Jap
anese company of the guard, were
visitors to the training camp yester.
day afternoon.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-15

Practise in rating of fire was given
the candidates by platoons yesterday
afternoon. They were timed by their
platoon commanders and instructed in
the proper speed for 10 shots to the
minute.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-15

TO FEDERAL SERVICE
CAPTAINS
Lewis 8. Withers.
Herbert Osborne.
Harold e. Stafford.
FIRST LlEUTENANTS
Ralph E. Doty.
Willard c. Ross
Albert 9. Carter
Kenneth Emerson.
John G. Watkins.
Frederick p. RaWson
SECOND LlEUTENANTS
Rerrick c. Brown.
Donald M. Laid.
Charles o. Murray.
Harry Henry
Adrian EneIehard.
Alfred r. Baird.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-02
GIVE ME A FAG!"
IS FIRST THOUGHT
OF THE WOUNDED
That Shows You How Badly
the Boys lover There" Need
Cigarettes DO Your Part by
Subscribing Today

When a stretcher-bearer arrives
alongside of soldier who has been hit.
the following conversation usually takes
place: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a fag?
(cigarette). Where are you hitT Tom-
my-looks up and answers. Yes. In
the leg /"
That's a paragraph from Arthur Guy
Employs famous books, ''Over the Top. .
extracts from which appeared In The
Journal some time ago when Empey was
writing home from France
Nothing could show more graphical-
ly how the soldiers over there feel about
cigarettes. The flag" comes first; the
wound second
Georgia boys are over in France now;
some of them may soon be in the posi-
tion of the wounded soldier; already
they want flags for cigarettes are
scarcer than anything else in France.
Have you sent in your contribution
to The Journal yet to help them out?
If not, address that check to the To-
bacco Fund today.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-02
Challenge Accepted
By Mayor Mitchell;
To Fight HohenzoIlern

NEW YORK, Oct. IA large number
of citizens of New York gathered in city
hall plaza today to notify Mayor Mitch
ell that he was their choice for the may
or's office again, heard Charles T.
Hughes declare 1.-THE election of a mayor
of New York is not a matter of party
politics. but a question Of municipal
ideals and patriotism. Mr.. Hughes was
the principal speaker, present lin the
interest of the nonpartisan. efficient gov
eminent and declared that Mayor
Mitchell "incarnated that principle.
Letters supporting the mayors candi-
dacy were read from former President
William II. Taft and Charles Edward
Russell, Socialist.
Answering the demands of the crowd
that he run again the mayor in a speech
said:
MY answer is, I will run. 1 will
make the fight one against Hearst, Hy-
Ian and .Hohenzollern. l Will make the
fight against Murphy. Cohalan and
OLeary."
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-02
TAX BILL WILL TOUCH
ALL MEN, EVEN UNBORN
From TaICum Powder to In
heritanCe Is Range of Levy
by War Legislation

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The s2,70O,-
100000 war tax bill. which is up for
final action in the house, '"catches" al
most everybody from the cradle to the
grave and. for good measure, levies a
few new taxes on the heirs.
Baby's first dash of talcum will. UNI
der the / per cent manufacturers tax on
cosmetics. help Uncle Sam carry on the
war,>and after the payers death ne fed
eral collectors will be on hand to get
the inheritance tax, rat advances on the
present rate of from 1 per cent on $780,
600 to, 10 per cent on $1,000, 600. Between
birth and death most of mans activi-
ties would be taxed, voting a proxy at
a meeting of a cemetery association be-
ing one of the few specifically ex-
empted.
Those who have profited most by the
war, the recipient of enormous excess
war profits. will pay the most to help
carry il on. Almost half the total
amount Of the bill. or about s1,11O, 0OO,-
600. is TO be collected from them.
The person who writes a postal card
will be caught. for cards viii sell for two
cents each by the provisions of the bill
Letters will be three cents. One will be
taxed when he goes to a moving picture
show, if the admission is over five cents,
one-tenth of the cost Of the ticket. That
rate will affect all who attend amuse-
ments, from the man In the gallery to
the one in the box. A host of stamp
taxes. designed to raise $50, zoo, 1000, also
will get the man with little money in
many ways. His greatest consolation
is that the consumption taxes, which
would have made him pay on coffee, tea
and sugar. were stricken from the bill.
The man of moderate means, as we'll
as the wealthy is affected by the income
tax section. Normal rates have been
doubled and exemptions lowered TO ST.
600 for single persons and $4,000 for
married ones. Surtaxes, for incomes
above $4,000 ranged from 1 TO so per
cent, the maximum applying to incomes
over S1,OOO.OOO. This section is expected
20 raise s6OO.0OO,OOO.
Included in the taxes imposed on
manufacturers are levies of one-quarter
a cent foot on motion picture films,
per cent on the sale price of chewing
gum and per cent on automobiles.
musical instruments and jewelry.
Even drowning ones tax troubles in
drink or sending them up in smoke will
cost more, for the levies on all kinds of
drinks and tobacco soar The new rate
on whisky is S2.1O per gallon, and beer,
S25O barrel Wine taxes will be about
doubled. and even grape juice will be
taxed a cent a gallon.
A person cannot escape taxes by travel
Eight per cent is assessed on passenger
tickets, and steamer tickets also pay a
tax.
Some confusion an misinterpretation
has arisen out of the wording of the
section imposing stamp taxes on nego-
table instruments which has been mis-
construed to mean that a tax has been
placed on bank checks.
The bill says drafts or checks pay
able otherwise than at sight or on de-
mand." etc, two cents for each 500,
The official Interpretation of this Sec
ton is that as a check is payable at
sight and on demand. II therefore is ex
cluded from tax.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-02
BOARD OF GWINNETT +
WORKS FOR AIR SCHOOL
Body of Atlanta Citizens APP
pears Before Commission
erS at Monday Meeting

The board of commissioners of Gwin-
nett county, Georgia. Monday morning
pledged every aid in their power toward
securing the location of the proposed
government aviation field and training
school near Grayson. in Gwinnett coun-
ty.
A committee composed of Atlanta citi-
zens who have been active in the prelim-
mary work of securing the aviation
school appeared before the commission
ers at their meeting Monday, asking
their cooperation.
The Gwinnett commissioners agreed
TO construct and keep in good condition
the road from Lawrenceville to join the
Decatur road at the DeKalb county line
near Tucker, Ga. They also agreed to
put in good condition the road in Gwin-
nett county from Lawrenceville to At
lanta by way of Stone Mountain. There
is already a good road from Grayson
to Lawrenceville. and the action Of the
commission Monday assures two good
roads from the aviation camp TO At
lanta.
The commissioners also agreed to di-
vert the present road that runs through
the site of the proposed camp to an
other route nearby. According to the
government requirement, there must be
no road in the aviation field
The commissioners. while believing
that as a body they could not legally
engage in the work of helping to grade
the field. nevertheless as citizens they
promised to help work up sentiment to
secure funds to have this done.
The Atlanta committee was composed
of Ivan E. Allen, president of the At
lanta chamber of commerce; Walter G.
p
J. H. Ewing. The board of commits
sioners Of Gwinnett county is made up
of some of the most prominent citt-
zens of that part of the state. They
are Victor II. Allen. of Buford; S. j.
Phillips, of Harbins district and j. H.
Britt, of the Lawrenceville district.
Engineers of ]. B. McCrary and COM
pany, of Atlanta, arrived at Grayson on
Monday to begin the work of making
a typographical map of the proposed
field which will be submitted to the gov
eminent authorities.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-02
Second Call Expected
To Yield S5,00O,OOO,OOO

WASHINGTON, Oct. America S
second call for volunteer dollars is ex-
pected to yield 100000. 900.
All over the United States today-in
the tiniest hamlets and the largest cities
machinery was set in motion and hu-
man energies unleashed to fill democra-
cys war chest. Ten million people are
called upon to respond to the second
Liberty Loan. Three billion dollars must
be recruited by October 27-the day the
subscription books close-and an over
response of $4,000, 0OO, 900 is looked for
Each part of the country--divided into
twelve federal reserve zoneS-has re-
ceived complete directions from head
quarters here. From the New York dis
trict with its quota Of $1,000 900, or
30 per cent OF the entire issue, to the
Dallas district with it's $75,0OO,O 900 as
signment every community knew what
was expected Of il.
The history-making toll of the Lib
.ertv bell set whistles, gongs and bells
.3hast throughout the automatically
starting the campaign. At noon here ali
business stopped two minutes in recog-
milton of the opening drive.
The second Liberty Loan will profit
by the experience of the first-and will
differ from il in many ways. 1t will be
fairer to the humber purchaser; it will
appeal to the farmer, the laborer, the
housewife and the man in the street,
as we'll as to the wealthy investor, it
will be saleable "over the counter" with
in ten days after the campaign starts y;
and 1t will bear per cent interest in
stead Of 3 IL. There is no rigid limit
10 the amount of the loan.
Men, women and children, millionaire
banker and Boy Scout are arrayed 10
make the second loan a success.
Newspapers, magazines and all other
mediums are called upon to help. Pub
lie speakers will tour the country head
ed by Secretary McAdoo, who makes his
first speech in Cleveland, Ohio, today.
These will be on the road until October
2e-the day before the great campaign
ends
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-02
|. ". ". INFLUENCE HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR TROUBLE
.AgitatorS at Mcclellan Dis
missed From Camp-Fed-
eraI Probe Ordered
ESPECIAL Dispatch to The Lournal.l


CAMP MCCLELLAN, ANNISTON,. Oct.
1.-Efforts of agitators to get skilled
laborers to leave Camp Mcclellan con-
tfnue, despite the prompt action of Off
GERS in every case. Earlier last week
the quartermaster's department, by pre-
senting the real facts to confute the
specious arguments of the agitators.
dissuaded a trainload of carpenters from
going to Lake Charles, La, where they
had been led to expect better pay and
other advantages not borne out by the
facts in the case Saturday further evil
dence against certain men was found,
and they were run out of the camp.
All evidence points to I. W. w. in
fluence in these cases. as well as in the
attempt to stampede the carpenters soon
after the camp work was started. On
that occasion, Major Charles L. Dulin
followed about five hundred men to the
union depot at Admission, and by appeal
ing to their patriotism and showing up
the real nature of the disturbance in
duced them to return to work at the
camp.
A few weeks ago two men who &C
knowledged membership in the l. ". W.,
spread false reports Of smallpox and
yellow fever in the camp. in an effort to
induce workmen to leave. This attempt
failed and the agitators were summarily
driven from the camp. Inc thlrd e1-
fort, during the past week, was also frus-
trated, even after the leaders had made
arrangements with the railroad COM
pany for a special train from Admission
to carry the men to Lake Charles and
New Orleans.
Both civil and military officials are
working on the matter, and 1t is under
stood that federal secret service men
have also taken hand in it,
The officers are particularly interested
in solving the mystery involved in the
plentiful supply of money in the hands
of the agitators who are now at work
in the camp, as they belong TO class
who usually have little more money than
sufficient to meet their immediate needs.
While the disorganizing forces may
persuade a few of the men to quit, it is
not believed that their efforts will have
any important effect on the work of the
camp. The officers expect most of the
carpenters to remain on the job as they
have shown on several occasions their
real patriotism and their pride In maxi
ing a record-breaking job of the con-
struction of Camp Mcclellan.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-02
DIXIE WILL MOBILIZE DOLLARS FOR LIBERTY
IMMEDIATE DECLINE IN
COAL PRICES FORECAST
Fuel Administrators 0rder to
Be Enforced by the Several
State Deputies

WASHINGTON, Oct. An order OF
Fuel Administrator II. \. Garfield. made
effective today. defining Ike profits of
retail coal and coke dealers throughout
the country. IS expected 20 effect an i'm
mediate decrease IN tho prices now
charged the consumer. Gross margins
ever production COS; are limited 70 the
average % 1919. plus a maximum In
crease - - re- cent. with a. check pre-
vision that the average margin OF July
this wear not be exceeded. Compliance
with the order will be enforced BY the
fur. administration 81 ;iIe several states.
Monthly reports from all retailers of
cost are now required Their own cost
sheets will furnish basis for the con.
sumers. Widest publicity will be given
the correct retail prices as worked out
by the fuel administrators. A score
OF state fuel controllers receive their
instructions from Garfield q: 2 meet
ing here tomorrow.
While confusion among retailers over
the new order is expected. the fuel aG-
ministrators are LOOKED tc by Garfield
TO clarity the situation at the earliest
possible date. In the meantime, consum-
ers when buying their coal from re-
tailers who do not understand the new
order may insert in the contract a pro-
vision for refund in case he inadvert-
entity charges too much.
The Limitation on retail profits covers
all kinds and sizes of coal. At the
same time Mr.. Garfield announced a cut
in certain anthracite prices at the mines,
but increased bituminous mine prices in
high cost fields in washington. Missou-
ri. Iowa, Arkansas, OKLAHOMA. Colora-
do. Alabama and Wyoming.
The retail price order will not be af-
fected by the bituminous wage confer
ence now in session here. When thesper-
centage Of wage increase is determined
the operators will automatically pass on
the advance to the public. But the re-
tailers' gross margin rate will remain
unchanged.
The fuel administration today an
nounced appointment Of Frank r. Good
ing as state fuel administrator OF Idaho
Additional state merchant representa-
tives announced by the food admins
traitor today are: Alabama-Julius Ham
mel Mobile: Idaho. c. Anderson,
Boise; Kentucky-Ben Straus, Louis
VILE; Louisiana-S. ]. Swartz. New Or
leans; Mississippi-R. z. Remington
Jackson; yirginis-George McBain,
Roanoke.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-02
45 Out l66 Members
|. w. W., Indicted Last
Friday, Under Arrest

CHICAGO, Oct Federal authorities
announced that forty-five of the 166
members of the Industrial Workers of
the World named in indictments return
ed last Friday by federal grand jury.
are under arrest in various parts of the
country. Reports of more arrests are
looked for during the day by govern
ment agents. as the whereabouts of
practically all of those indicted is.
known, although several have changed
their actresses since the news of the
indictments became public.
When all the arrests have been made,
which agents Of the department of JUS
tice believe will have been accomplished
by the end of the week, the work of
transporting the defendants to Chicago
for trial on charges of seditious conspir-
acy against the government will begin.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-02
COL. ORV|LLE H. HALL IS
RESTORED TO COMMAND
Major Preston and Captain
Coburn Also indicated by
Efficiency Board
Especial Dispatch to The Journal)

CAMP WHEELER Macon Ga. Oct
Colonel Orville II. Hall is again in
command of the One Hundred and TWEEN
ty-second infantry, Fifth Georgia. After
being relieved three weeks because of
the investigation of an efficiency board
into charges of failing to enforce disci-
pline, Colonel Hall was restored to duty
yesterday. Major W. ]. Preston. COM
mander of the third battalion of the
regiment, and Captain w. NJ Coburn.
commander of company NJ, against whom
similar charges were made, also were
restored to their commands.
An order reinstating the officers issued
by General Walter A Harris, commander
of the Sixty-first brigade, on instruc-
lions from the headquarters of the de-
partment of the southeast at Charleston
was received by the adjutant of the One
Hundred and Twenty-second yesterday
morning and the three Atlanta officers
Immediately resumed their duties with
the regiment.
Following the investigation which con-
sumed a week, it was freely predicted
that the officers would be reinstated. 1t
was generally understood that all of the
instances cited to corroborate the
charges were clearly disproved.
The charges grew out of the whipping
by a kangaroo court of a member of
company NJ, who had left camp several
times without permission thereby reduc-
ing the number of members Of the COM
pany entitled to weekend leaves. Wit
nesses testified the private was not hurt
and during the investigation he testi-
fled in behalf of the officers.
1t is understood that the board also
took up matters pointed out in reports of
inspectors, and that the officers showed
they were not responsible for the con-
ditions referred to, and had done all they
could TO remedy them.
Colonel Hall was represented at the
hearing by Lieutenant Colonel A. r.
Lawton, Jr, of the One Hundred and
Eighteenth field artillery, First Georgia,
who is a well-known lawyer of Savan-
nah.
All of the officers are popular with
their commands and their reinstatement
was received with Joy.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-02
S11,0O0,OOO j. s. BOND.
SUBSCRIPTION NJ ABE
AS CAMPAIGN STARTS
Million and Ten-MiIIion AIIot-
mentS Are Taken in New
York-Tris Speaker Buys the
First Bond

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-Subscriptions
oO00 were announced here shortly aft
er the opening OF banks today.
The first million dollar subscription
came from Bernhard Scholle Il Co.
Kuhn Loeb & Co subscribed for S1O,-
0oc.e0o mali OF il for the Union Pacific
s.@..}@..C coz, any and half for the
Scu hern Pacific
Ecn YORK Citys opening drive
,". the campaign t. raise at least
half. and az much more as pos
sib!e, Of the second Liberty loan in the
second federal reserve district--s1, $780,
000,0oo in twenty-four working days
was ushered in today by the ringing of
church bells and the shrieking of whis-
ties from factories and harbor craft.
To accomplish the project, probably
one of the most stupendous feats IN
popular finance ever attempted by any
municipality in the world, it will be
necessary to obtain an average Of $62,-
100000 on each day of the campaign.
Enlisted in the work are thousands of
highly trained bond statesmen, great in
dustrial and financial establishments.
many thousands of school children and
school teachers, we'll organized Boy
Scouts and hundreds of patriotic organ
izations of men and women.
The opening of the campaign was sig
nailed by a parade of bond statesmen and
other workers from the sub-treasury
building to the city hall, where Mayor
Mitchell addressed them.
The women of the federal reserve dis
trict, led by Mrs. John I. Pratt, the
district chairman, and Mrs. Courtlan1t
D. Barnes, New York state chairman
raised a banner across Fifth avenue
which carried this message:
Mothers who have given their sons
to end this war ask you to buy Liberty
bonds"
The city is, placarded with thousands
Of posters, some of which read:
THE Germans can't halt our Sam
mics, But unbought bends cam" Post
pone that dinner party-buy a Liberty
bond" and Enter Liberty bonds; exit
kultur."
The first million-douar subscription
20 the new Liberty loan was announced
here today by Bernard Scholle & Co.,
who subscribed on behalf of the firm
and its clients