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The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
Many Registrars
Are Puzzled By
The QUESTIONABLE
Draft Officers viii Probably Need
AN the Help That Can Be Given
BY Interpreters and Attorneys
handling knotty Problems Is

While the cumbrous machinery Of the
draft is now id motion In Honolulu; it
is little more than, well started and all
indications are that when things do
get to going at full speed draft officers
here will need all the aid that can be
given, by Interpreters, =, and attorneys
who have volunteered to act. .., 80
Though the mailing Of questiohnaire
blanks Is still going forward, the draft
Offices were crowded yesterday with q
gathering representing most OF, the
races Of the Islands Few had any real
understanding of whatit was all about.
Most Of them knew, however, that
Uncle Sam had sent out summons and
they weren y taking any chances. They
were there, but they didh u know what
TO 10 next, 30 they wondered about aim
lessly seeking information.
One Japanese in, the throng carefully
carried his duesti0nnaire envelope in
his hand. He had registered in Hilo
and after coming to the Kawasaki
hotel here, his questionable had been
forwarded to, him. II was still un-
opened yesterday.
"What d0fn and he held the enve-
lope out helplsssIy.
A bystander inspected it and told
him to open it.
"tttMe bfo-6-ke ii, ehf''
He q" broke ii and looked in wonder
at the enclosures. He asked what to do.
h, 4" You look see pehea,' said the by
stander. "Yop hanahana make mark
on paper; you look see iiaOle loio Aala
Park; loio k0kua youj maybe fixem all
right, pololei; loio haole fix, inside put
pololei, put inside postoffice, sabe"
In AL $50 QUESTIONABLE blanks were
mailed out yesterday by the, two Ho-
lolulu draft boards; $50 by Exemption
Board No. i and 410 by Exemption
board No. 2. Clarence II, Cooke who
was appointed to succeed II. Cooling
Field as chairman OF board No. was
at his desk through the day. Field is
temporarily acting as selective draft
officer in place Of the late Captain
Green. -.A..
For the benefit Of aliens who wish to
claim exemption draft officials have
stated that all they have to do is to
write the word Et,Non in the place pro
yided for II on the blank form.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
No JAPANESE NOW ON
- , HIL0 BOARD OF TRADE

For the frst time In years the "a
Pahese Of Hilo are not represented on
the Hilo Board of Trade, t. r. Saiki
Of the First Bank of Hilo who waA
member of last years board having
failed Of reelection at the annual
meeting last week. @. n. Wears was
reelected unopposcd to the presidency
of the body, as was II. N. Deyo, vice.
president, Il. +. Nichols was chosen
treasurer. Eight directors were elect
ed and of these, four belonged 10 the
old board, viz; ID. Mem. Forbes, II. j.
Lyman, M. de +. Spinola and John II
MOir. The other directors are: A. =.
I.eBaron Girney, J.. w. Russell, John
A, Scott and d, +. .Metzgsr. The oifiee
Of an elected secretary was abolished
by the adoption Of new bylaws.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
.HolIiagsf Laughed ].
and Fern Wouldn't
Sign Budget .
Can't Bluff the Mayor, He Says,
and Nobody Has Done II Yet;
Meantime City ETnployes Are,
Waiting For Their Salaries

. y F-s-w--@-s a.
Yoq can judge sbook BY he cover,
say AZ time swotn ladaes; neither can
.yoa iidge Joseph Vi Fern, fHoh6ruls's
Democratic mayor, by his outward ap.
pearapce. For instance, joe was af.
fably personiaed yesterday; that Is,
he looked as though he was. Yet in.
wafdly he was Boiling ana seething
with such intensity as the cause Madam
Pele to turn green with envy. a .,9-
And IL was all over the 1918 appro-
priatfon bill. The mayor was on the
verge Of siRninglthe budget last Sat.
nrday when Ben Holhnger laughed and
spoiled everything. Fern had the pen
in his hand when Ben 3 laugh grated on
his ears and throwing IL down he INIT
tered something about not being able to
Hblufo the mayor, and adjourned the
meeting. Nst.vlfairF -. -fst5Z W
+ when the mayor was bearded in, his
sanetum yesterday afternoon his fulfilled
temper had not yet returned to normal.
|e'SiEned the billf" he roared in an.
Iswef TO question. "Why, certainly
not And there Is no chance Of my
signing IL today fes Sf.z.l
Firing further questions at him only
<uded to make matters more complicat
| j, for eventually he strongly intimated
kNat the possibility of 4 the bill being
signed for tonight,s meeting was slight
Fern said a couple of weeks ago thai
he would veto the bill unless he, had y
Ia his hands for, ten whole days, and
tSefe IL every Indication that he viii
caEry out his threat. ..s,..' y, A.,
NY refusing to sign the appropriation
bill last saturday Mayor Fern already
has held M city employees salaries foi
one day; and one day to q salaried maj
Il One day. Ordinarily they are pait
ON khs Fifteenth and last day Of eael
moth, but on this occasion they viii
not be paid until the sixteenth Ever
/ ut fhis they may, be further iReonteni
enced unless Fern signs the bin befor'
this evenings meeting. ~ ~. e.,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
DEATH REPORTED AS
DUE TO SMALLPOX
Daughter i! In : Law of Shipping
Man Is, Exposed TO Disease =
~ While Sightseeing

Mrs Melville Dollar, daHghter.in law
of Captain Robert Dollar, the brief an
nouncement Of whose death was cabled
to San Francisco, December %, died q
victim of smallpox, which she contract
ed while sightseeing in the native quar-
ter Of Shanghai, China, says the San
Francisco Examiner Of January s. Let
ters telling of the circumstances reach
ed San Francisco January 4. 49,.
Together, with party Of friends, Mrs.
Dollar paid visit to the Chinese City,
as the native quarter is known to the
foreign residents 4of, Shanghai. ,.t.
While she !, was Visiting one of the
shops, Chinese children took. possession
of her automobile, swathiAg oven the
ing with the drll ~ Wheel and leyers.
The children seampereds ,away when
Mrs. Dollar and her friends came out
of the shop, ana the party gave no
thought to the incident until sthey. reach.
A physieiap ttea informed them that
an epidao1lS ~ smallpox had been rag.
ing ing the NAME .Qparters, and he ad-
visedt Mp,e 0llaF ind her friends to
take the utmost precautions.
The machine was .disipfected, and
the clothing of MFg,. Dnllar and her
Dollar appeared ID Be- Infected by the
adventure. The following day she con
tracted smallpox. She was removed TO
an isolation hospital and was under the
constant care of physicians, but died
within fOrty.eight hours.
Mrs. Dollar was the wife Of Mel.
vile Dollar, president of the Canadian
Robert Dollar Company. Before her
marriage she was Miss Bessie Hamil,
ton Of Portland. She is survived by
her husband and their young son,
whom they adopted about year ago.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
BoYD-RoDRIaUEs

Andrew Boyd and Miss Violet Rod,
rigues were married yesterday short
ly after the noon hour at the Catholic
Mission, the ceremony being per,
formed by Rev. Father Ulrieh Taube.
The witnesses were Miss Adelaide V.
Fernandes, cousin of the bride, and
Emil Klemme. After the wedding
the young couple left for Waialua, this
island, where they will spend their
honeymoon. The bridegroom, who is
connected with Cation, Neil & Co., is
a son Of W, W. Boyd Of Waialua, while
tho bride is a daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Manuel Rodrigues Of Waialua and
niece of J. V. Fernandes Of this city.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
|DREADNOUGHT TEXAS
'tXctlLSN GUNNERI

. WASHINGTON, January is CAS-.
sociated Press)--of all of the vessels
Of the United States Navy the best
showing in gunnery practise made dur,
ing the year 1917 was made by the
dreadnought Texas - IT,
While no records are announced by
the navy department In connection with
the report of the splendid work done
by the gunners of the Texas, it is known
that never in the history Of the nation
have more severe tests been exaeted
than In the past year and never have
the men Of the navy responded more
splendidly.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
Johnson TOOOST
wayne TODAY II
HE DOESN'T QUIT
Judge Advocate Rules Adlutant
General Has Authority TO
pisoharee His Assistant
LEGAL FIGHT MAY BE 4. M,
lNSTlTuT MAJOR
Both Officers heiioent and be.
IIs cline T0'|''pss the 5

sstH5 = !. A. :. - ~. u H. E.kt. 4.
All indications point 70 the fact that
the long brewing trouble n the Office
2 Of the adiutant. genera ~ tke nation.
:, aIs . y 80 ~, "a ~.
:, sua,u naH vv"o " - noee ss ~.
after TO-DAY, tRere VIII beRno MaJor
Wayne m ieatcof the assistant to
the AdiTtanT General, IL hds been
pso.n1 81. -. 49,. ,hst, c,an.,.I
~ so.. w M 80 -
johnson, the ahlntapt genera, ana ms
assistant have not been working in
the harmony essential to success aud
that the, general had called upon the
major to resign. This Major Wayne
has declined TO do, according to guard
gossip, taking the grounds that no ati.
thority rested in the adjutant general
either to discharge him or TO demand
thst he resign. - Z, !. A.,
This happened week ago, although
neither OF the officers concerned would
admit il, for publication. General John,
son referred questi6ner. Z. Majot
Wayne, who in turn referred them
back TO General johnson. ~, ~
stalemate Broken go, IT, X
Now, il is stated, the stalemate has
been broken by nm opinion from the
Judge advocate OF the, guard, who rules
The adjutant general directly under
the adjutant general, who has authori.
ty TO select whomeyer be may desire
for that position and authority TO dis.
charge his assistant at his pleasure.
Armed with this legal opinion, Gen
eral Johnson, according I'd funof that
will not down, will egF4 give Majo,
he decline, the genepai win summafily
discharge him and install a new assist.
ant with whom he can work harmoni
ously. 81. = Il. p -. ~ ..s3i.
As in, the case Of the reported re-
quest for his resignation, Major
Wayne declined to discuss this matter
last night, his reticence being equalled
only 81 that Of General johnson. Ap.
parentfy IL is not according to mill
tary etiquette TO give out any infor.
nation until il becomes a matter Of
official record and passes through the
various channels Of vii "a red tape.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
MANY MEN WANT TO .,.
ENLIST IN THE ARMY

A large number Of men have called
at department headquarters since De,
cember Is, asking for permission TO en-.
list in any part of the army service
that might be open. The new draft
law, however, prevents the army from
enrolling any men in the regular army,
who are of draft age.
Among the applicants have been
bricklayers, foundrymen, carpenters
and mechanics generally. Those who
are beyond the draft age are being
considered for enlistment.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
sIeNALLERs INSPECTED

The First Signal Company Of the
Hawaiian National Guard was inspect
ed last evening Mt the armory by Cap
tain Payton, q. 8, A, They passed a
good inspection, including semaphote
and wigYag work and other branches
Of signalling 90 . 49,.
The engineefs viii be Tie next or
gahizati6H 10 undergo inspection on
Wednesday of this week.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE
OVER SAILING VESSELS

WASHINGTON, January l4-(Asso.
ciated Press -The requisitiOning Of
all American sailing vessels to fur
Their the war operations is forecast
today in request by the federal ship
ping board to the department of com
merce to report the location of all
windj"mmers flying the American
flaE.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
REviLER or ARMY IS
"a PAINTED WITH YELLOW

WATERLOO, Iowa, january 10
(Associated Press) Frank Bruner, a
machinist at the Illinois Central rail
road shops here, expressed an opinion
that "eighty-fve percent Of the Amer
lean soldiers are buns" yesterday af.
ternoon. The shopmen painted him
yellow from head TO feet and the com
Pany approved the job by discharging
him. ~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
MEL VILE E. STONE JR. A.
~ ( DEAD AT PASADENA

PASADENA, January 14-( Associat
ed Press Melville E. Stone IT., son of
the general manager Of the Associated
Press, died here today; having. been Sc
riously i'll since Sunday. He has been
in poor health for some TINE, during
which. he lived with his mother and BIS,
ter, Miss Elizabeth Stone.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15

Princess Theresa, wilcox Belli,
Veau was defeated yesterday in her
effort to; obtain a new trial of the suit
to eject her from the Gore lot in which
a verdict recently was returned in favor
of the Bishop estate. ~, The case was
heard in, the, court OF Circuit Judge. s.
B. Kemp, who dismissed the motion for
new triak
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
MIscELLANRous
E3dau Dsyelcpment Go; j

Endau Development Co. /.
LIST Issue Assess 70 Pd.
2nd Issue Paid Up -. .
Haiku E 4 Z. Co. Co, PRO Pfs,
iiaw. Con. rs. 81 BE..
Haw. Con. Ry. Com. :.
Hawaiian Electric Co. -.
H Hay. ! Pineapple Co -,
Hon. Gas Co, Ltd. 49,.
lIOn. II. r.. a l., Go. -.
Inter-Island \. n. Co. :.
Nut. Tel, 90. .-.....
Oahu Il. n y. Co. l..!....
Pahang Rubber Go. -,
Selama bindings, I'd. =.
same (S0od Pd) ........
TahJong olak Rubber 80.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
BONDS

Beach Walk I. D. 5h% Z.
Hamakua Ditch CO., Dc.
Haw. Con. ny. 5q 49,.
Hnw. Irr. Co., O. !. ......
'Haw. Ter. 4gs Ref. 1906
Haw Ter. 49b Pub. Impe.
Haw. Ter: Pub Imp. l96
Haw. Terri 8M& ....,..
Hilo Gas Co. Ltd. 0g6.
Honokaa Sugar Co.. 6kzb,
Hon. Gas Go. Ltd. o. II.
Kauai Ry. Co., 0s .......
Manoa Imp. Dist, 5hq5,
McBryde Sug. Co., 5s :.
Mutual Tel bs .n...,
Oahu X. n \, Co., 59b -.
Oahu sug, Co, 6es $50,
Olas Sng. Goa 0q6 .....
san Carlos Milling. 0qb I
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15

SAN FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS
+ san FIRANcIsd0., Ian6afy l,-;lA ~.
S sSS q sss A ana SDs ssHs
stocks In the San Franciseo market res
terday: ~. ~ F3HE ~ t
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-06
A Personal, Story ofltbe~Aiir
p Z. ceL lord GEQRG EsLEE. ..lIac

II vas again recalled 70 Elsik kkd 10 sesfe
as an instructor In aviation. 1t was ,dk
this time that received the. NiIlitxty
Cross.
] came to this country to carry on the
work in connection with aviation aFsiittle
more than year ago, first iii Tofonfo
and latterly in Texas, where I was in
command Of a wing consisting Of five
squadrons. I.notice that many persons
CONFUSE the terms Of the British air SER
vice. 1t Is no longer an army service or
a navy service; Il Is the air service, just
as much part Of the fighting force as the
army or navy and distinct from them.
This combination of naval and army air
services was made only short time ago.
Aviation is branch Of service that
appeals to Young meIlr~to their patriot
ism, to their lore Of adventure and
achievement. It's possibilities IRE great.
Every few months 4naehineDis SUPER
seded by new one Of greater speed md
efficiency. When i began to ny not obfy
were tho machines slow but they had no
machine gun equipment We were arrneE
with rifles ana tevolvers, ara sonetirhea
an observer would. engage the enemy III q
dAel until one or the other
would run out Of ammunition; when we
wShld have to fly homo, bhtndthcr eouid
be injured. To-day .one co the other ia
similar. circumstances would soonY b put
ont ofsthe ccmbst 'er F%.W
Machines that were considered naryeis
A few years ago are obsolete nov, excspa
for some phases nf training. Greater PISS.
sibilities are still in the future, for a.
the science Of aviation is developed me
device aud skill keep pace via
/. My present work as head Of the re.
'ruiting office Of the Royal Air Force for
The Eastern district OF the United States
s to present its appeal to Young men Of
British citizenship. to recruit as many OF
hem as are eligible for this branch Of
he service and to send them to Canada
or training Nsi affe -
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-06

ithlng and two fingers missing from one
hqnd will bar n min from service. This
regnlh ton is an irohclad one, bnt Head.
land was no respecteE, Of irQnelad Eqgn-
lations- At least, be was no respeetor OF
this one. Headlahd presented himself
for examination the next day and the
next Finally he was told he would be
Thrown ipto the guardbouse IL he per-
sisted. r4 r f e''4 80
!'sThrow away" he mutteteii under his
breath. Then he sought ont Captain
Holahan.
At'captain.p lie said. "they have turned
me down because Of my left hand. 1t is
not ns though l lost the fingers In hn
accilent haye never known what it
was 70 have moro than two fingers and
thumb on this hand. and can Use IL
MS we'll MS any five fingered man IN the
camp Please speak for me. do not
want to 20 back home. I want to 20
across"
Captain Holahan made his way to the
quarters Of the Examining Board. When
the surgeons saw HeadIand with him
not do. they said. and that terminated the
matter. Hendland spoke up; so did the
Captain. Their combined arguments won
the day. Headland was accepted
Forgetful Of regulations, foreetful of
the position OF a soldier. forgetful OF
everything but that he had won his point
he gave one joyous yell. No one had tn,
heart to call him to task for his unsol.
5icrly conduct. lie was too happy 10 carr.
and the surgeons who dclihrrAtely wlnked
n the rule which debarrrd him we=s!
pleased with themselves. Captain Ilosa-
han was as pleased as was Ieadlan6. r.
took the Young fellow to tho rcSit,sn;.l
headquarters aud, telling the story, Is.fo.
luccd him to ;he colonel.
Ilcadland was appointed cnrrdfJ ss-,l
'fter and recently be was made ssrEsapt
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-06

speak. Neither may one express opin-
IN. may speak only Of my experience
snd Of the work which / have come 70
Gew York to do.
7 became interested In aviation before
be war when I was lieutenant in the
Srcnadier Guards and learned TO ay on
BE Salisbury Plains. As found it too
expensive flying on my own account, /
tptned the Royal Flying Corps, and when
he var broke out was ready for service
p France. War was declared By Great
Britain August u. 1914, ana on August
8 vas one Of the pilots who few across
Ae chaune. with four sQuadrons of aero
planes. each squadron at that time con-
EEting Of twelve machines
was fortunate enough to be with the
eoufinz service. which at once proved its
Ealue by discovering the strength Of the
6eruan army. which vas coming down
N rs in Belgium 20 be three army corps
A8iesd of three divisions, as had been
teporfed By the land scouts. Against such
k55s II was SO manifestiy impossible to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-06
LITTLE PAL O. MINE
By Private JAMES k FLYNN, Co. Railway Engi
[copvrigh bvh CompaavAu Rights

~ o.
[coppigh 1915 oVe Ne0 Tok Hra Comv-AQ Rights Rerrehl
o.
gathers ITS tofd
The shado.ss tau 50 slegtly en9 desPea ere Sg og,
iek and ceeks Of rain
eheaUy drear October sg
railing md ChhiRg
place. this ayted and LINK and lean;
the ttlerG to heath
starred ad aud mpd marching feet
filled ci
Hare made of forer bed}J garden, field and alsn
of cir dad.s Houo
dripping shattered mqnhoodS
hordes lasting to ench
You ne thousands strong
Somcod dandr cith blood
Each has its tale tale OF saJ ring and
Brdre deeds the "Le comop they're done many nes g
and darkness settles 0erhedd
fs lone and cherries eay aEe as sess my l2ny oeH
SeeG old friends knoo
heathe gentle roice n breeze,
A ~ nduuyid takes home across the seas
see a pair of uondrous eyes a'eeqlho Of lusrou
again her hand so fine;
then Of the happy III kHo1 irhn
I0 uod dtar
Anda sit iah that go rere here
Of yo ana song,
4ndqo flod each other along
they're dreHg got 1oiore no pay
gaking passes dull time dHay
comrades faces nissqg ihose rie eaangt hegr
Mars this LAM SO oed ana dm'
Are afrom rlyab mine Of damp and cod
IN return 10 t4 and t2 9n raore
from frances bgtteq sF"F
And6 cft md
50 good night and dreams 9 eFgt gig and coLa
night again, Q Hflc, ocean slae
mag Is ihe aessqoe send to "oH
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-06

z has been saia that the
aviation is the oAly branch
Of military service In the
present war that retains a |
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-06
Real Work to Get Into the Army

osrEWiIRRE in France :
on the trail of Huu,'
is a chap swho untilS RE-
gently was q copy boy
employed on the NEW
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-06
L0rd Wellesley in a photograph
taken S, S,Q0O feet above ground.

did The other men who Participated in the
Nous retreat and survived.
From the Marne we followed the ebb Of
the2GeInm movement to thu Aisne. and
frsp thai dqy until the recent drive the
British line, then established has been
maintained, our air men. doing their full
share Of seryiee,in warding Off the enemy
apd protecting our line. 1 participated ip
the engagement at Scissors and il the
first lpres battle. It was here that my
older brogher was killed.
Next. 4 was called upon to so home to
Eagland and take part III the instruction
of aviators which was going forward at a
rate that demanded oil available help
From May, 1915, until December. 1915,
l again served with the British Flying
forces in France When / next saw for
eign service il was in Egypt, under very
different circumstances from those on the
western front in, Europe. Ny chief work
there was reconnaissance over the oases
in the desert where hostile tribes we're
assembling to plot against the government
and to assist in the protection Of the Suez
Canal When the work there was finished
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-06

4j~HRa-HGg on tne tTupl OF tht hHu.
| gNXfl is chap twho untilS re
IA gently was copy boS
employed on the NEW
ioAis HERAID. How he got there and Is
now Sergeant Frank Lafayette Headland
cotnpans X. - Infantry, n A., is i
story of patriotism and determination.
1 sIlank, ns the other boys on the
HERALD know him, was born with only
seFen fingers, four on the right hand ard
three on the left. After war was declared
he made several futile attempts to eulist
in different branches Of the service bnt
was told BY the army surgeons that be
didn't stand a chance Headland was
rted, for Il was his ambition TO
Keep np the fighting record Of the. family.
Since he had seven Rneles and n grand
fathc- who had Fought in the civil war.
Then along came the draft for the Ma
tiona Army and Hcadland saw one more
hope Of donning the khaki. On the day
he was ordered to report the surgeons
found him waiting at the door Of the Ex-
amining Board when they reached there.
When he had been examined they were
Just about to pass him, when one of them
noticed his left hand
You won't do. said the surgeon.
81 will do" he said. I'm do anything
with my seven fingers that any of the
boys here now can do with their ten,''
His pleading for a chance to get into
action finally won the hearts of the mem.
hers Of the Board, and after consulta-
tion he. was ordered to get ready for the
trip TO camp.
The day after Headland reached camp
he was brought with the rest Of the fEtnre
soldiers before the army medical Officers
for physical examination. He was found
TO be as sound as q bol. but the army cx-
amincrs discovered his hands the first