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The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
The ADVERTISERS SEM-wEEKLY
Too Many Commissions

THERE have been official Investigations ga
4 lore, every year or two since the close of the
Civil War to find out how much it costs to pro-
duce pound of sugar. The average man who is
interested would ask his congressman for the
latest government publications covering the sub
ject, or would inquire of some sugar journal
Not so the United States food administration
A brand new commission to investigate the cost
of producing sugar beets in California and a fair
profit thereon" headed by Ralph Merritt federal
food administrator Of California has been appoint
ed from Washington, with plenary powers to
subpoena witnesses and take testimony but with
out power to compel the manufacturers to pay, or
the farmers to accept fair" prices per ton for the
beets
Legitimate price fixing can only be undertaken
with justice to producer, refner, distributor and
consumer if the government undertakes first to
set the maximum wages that laborers engaged in
all these lines of production may demand and re-
Ceive, and in no other way.
This truism applies in all other industries where
government has sought to limit prices to be paid
for commodities not Immediately classed among
war supplies" Neither organized nor morgan
lied labor has thus far questioned the right of gov
ernment to commander, if necessity requires ser
vices, lives and property to meet the emergencies
Of war, in the production of weapons of warfare
but many do question the necessity and the right
of government to control the values of labor and
commodities in trades and industries not imme-
dately essential to the conduct of war
There has been too elastic Interpretation by
the administration of the informal assent OF the
American people to the principle that all power
must be placed in its hands, to win this war Bet
ter cut out some of the needless commissions and
get back to the main line of defense.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
PERSONALS

. =
Jack Mcveigh Of Molokai was an
arrival in Honolulu yesterday. ~ I
Harry J, Edo, representative of Our
Navy left yesterday for Sydney on the
Makura! ". tE&asaf
Valentine Marcallino,, who has been
on the Big Island for some years past,
has been a visitor in the city. T. -.
Jane, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred G. Refs Of Pearl City was Op
Grated yesterday at the Queen's Hos.
pitqlI ,;,f -. .r.2, - IA. fgI,
Mrs. Joseph, H. Gray has returned to
her home 1857 Befetania Street follow!
ing an operation pefforIhed at Queen .
Hospital ON February e6gasl1 81 f.
DR.. ST. d. G. Walters who left for
the mainland on his annual vacation on
December IL Is on his way home, and
is due to arrive here on or about
March IL.
Senator &. L. Desha, who was oper.
ated at the Queen 3 Hospital the other
day, is doing nicely, although only
relatives are allowed TO see him for che
time being.
Jbhn r. Gregg, the inventor, Of the
shorthand system Of that name, and
his wife left yesterday for Sydney on
the Makura. They win stay in Syaney
only one week and return on the Sierra.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Cottrell and child
returned yesterday morning on The
hauna Kea from n visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Greig in Kohala. Greig IL
the chief engineer Of the Union NH
and Cottrell is one Of the cable COM
pany employees. - - , !"
A cRblegam received yesterday an.
nOunces the arrival in France Of Joel
B. Cox, an engineer In the reconstrnc.
ton service under the American Red
Cross. Mr.. Cox was, up TO the time OF
his leaving Hawaii month ago, coun-
ty engineer for Maui and engineer Of
the Maui loan fund commission.
In private letter Just received
Ignatius Fealy, the popular chaplain Of
the Ninth Field Artillery formerly sta
toned at Schofeld Barracks, and now
at Fort Sill, has been ordered to report
to the commanding officer Of the ,coast
defenses of Chesapeake Bay for duty
He may be assigned to Fortress Mon,
roe to train chaplains for their work
Orders from Washington yesterday
designated Maj. c. W. @. Deering, u.
s. R., as acting adjutant Of the. Ha.
waiian department. vice Maj. Laurence
Redin2ton, who has been transferred
to duty on the mainland. Major Deer
ing will relieve Capt. J. N, Smith, Jry
L. s. A., First Infantry, who has been
acting adjutant since Major Redington
was injured last fall.
Fr.tnds of Maj. Louis D. Pepin, c,
A. c., who was until few weeks ago
the officer in charge Of the bureau
Of militia affairs at department head.
quarters, this city, were relieved yes
terday on learning that the major has
recovered from severe attack of pneu.
monia, for it was rumored here q day
or two ago that he was dead. He is at
Fort Hancock, New York. Mrs. Pepin
and the children are at present resid
ing in Minnesota,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
No "A gents Needed

'FEIE Secretary of the treasury has announced
AZ !Hat neither the soldiers, sailors, nor their
dependents or any benefciaries under the soldier
and sailor insurance law need employ attorneys or
claim agents to collect the insurance; that the en-
ployment of such Intermediates is unnecessary
and nadvisable and needless expense
The procedure for the presentation and ColleC-
ton OF insurance claims is very simple and the
proper blanks can be secured from the Bureau Of
War Risk Insurance in Washington. The name
of the person in the service who killed or
injured and the reatienshipG%hief he bore to the
person making the claim Should be given. If fur
Their information or assistance is required by the
claimant the Bureau of War Risk Insurance will
gladly furnish it.
Circulars have been sent out by claim agents
and attorneys offering to assist persons entitled to
the benefits of this insurance i'll collecting their
claims The "penson sharks,' who once thrived
and iattened under pension laws, are still a
rank memory in this country
1t hoped that when they were legiSlated
out OF existence would never their like
again But their successors seem to survive, and
the action of Secretary MCAdoo in giving prompt
warning against these woudbe prohtecrs under
the insurance law will be commended by all.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
YOUNG YACHTSMEN
GET IN DISTRESS
Makura Gives Aid To HeaIani To
2 Keep Her From Being Cap
sized or Left Adrift

|; AdIift in the little yacht Healani of
the harbor yesterday afternoon, james
Giliiland and jarrett Bruhn, two Homo
luln youths, were probably saved from
being carried out to sea by the assist
anee rendered by the steamer Makura,
which was just entering the bay after
the federal medical examination.
The two boys took the little yacht,
which is only sixteen feet long and
four feet wide, with ten or twelve
foot boom, out for a sail yesterday and
had encircled the buoy off the Pier
point Hotel and were bound back to
the harbor in the wake of the Makura
when the yachtsmen got into distress.
The breeze was in favor Of the yacht
on the outward voyage, but on coming
in the chOppy seas and the land swell
held the Healani back until after the
big steamer was given pTatique. The
jib boom then carried away on account
Of rotten ropes, and the crew aboard a
government launch seeing their trouble
passed the two boys . line
The launch line broke and caught In
the wash of the moving steamer, the
Healani seemed in d bad way of being
eapized or forced out to sea, when the
seameu Of the Makura, came TO its as
sistance with n good strong line with
which they towed II into the harbor
where tho two yachtsmen cast away the
line, as they believed they could make
the Healani boat house on their owr
sails, which they had gotten up again
But this was not accomplished unit
the yacht bumped into the schooner
Melrose, which was being towed into
the harbor by the tug Intrepid.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
MRS. ATCHERLY BACK

Mrs. Mary AteherIy, wife of DR..
John Ateherly, who was formerly
located in Kona, was an arrival from
her present home in Vancouver, British
Columbia, yesterday on the Makura.
She says that DR., Atcherly has been
in the British Medical Corps for near,
ly three months and for the last six
months has been on the Atlantic Coast,
expecting orders. to, go to France.
Mr. and Mrs. Atcherly's son and
daughter are living in Vancouver, she
says. Mrs. Atcherly explains that she
is back in Hawaii for a visit
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
JOHN GRACE, COURSlNG
JUDGE, PASSES AWAY

SAN FRANCISCO, February IL
john Grace, we'll known as a cOurs'
irO Judge at both the Union and Ingle-
side eoursing parks, ? died yesterday
morning at his home, 1909 McAllister
Street. Grace has been i'll for a month.
but his condition was not regarded rs
serious until within the last few days.
He was judge at Iugleside before the
fire of 1905 and succeeded Bull as
Judge at Union Park. Grace had q
son, James Grace, as his slipper at the
coursing game. He leaves two soma
and two daughters. p. :
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
MISS DURAcK ELIGIBLE
Il .I0ALL MAINLAND MEETS

Y SAN FRANCISCO, March miss
Fannie Durack Of Australia, champion
woman swimmer, Is eligible to take
part in ell American championship
meets. This was made certain in q let
ter from Fred Ruben, secretary of the
A. A. u, yesterday, to Robert Dodd,
president of the Pacific Association.
Doubt was expressed in some quar-
tiers that the champion could take part
in American championship meets be
cause she does not belong TO this coun.
try, but the secretary Of the A. A. U.
can see no objection to her appearing.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

take LAXATIVE BROMO QUINlNR
Iablets). Druggists refund money II
fails to cure. The signature OF
W. GROVE is on each box. Man
Ia, tured by the PARIS MEDICINE
y st LC"is. u. S. A.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
RUB IT IN.

A good many people think rheuma.
tism cannot be cured without taking
nauseous medicine. Chamberlain g Pain
Balm massaged thoroughly into the skin
has curea far more rheumatism than
any internal remedy in existence and
gives relief quicker. For sale by all
dealers. Benson Smith u Co., Ltd,
agents for HaWaii-Advt.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST
IS NAVY CHAPLAIN

Richard J. Davis, Boston Christian
Scientist, has been appointed by Serre-
tary Daniels as the first Christian Sci
ence chaplain in the navy. Chaplain
Davis has been connected with the
Christian Science Monitor of Boston
for several years,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12

Hundreds of final draft notice cards,
giving the final classifications. are
awaiting registrants at Local Board
No. 'oom in the armory, Most Of
them are Japanese.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
Put 1t "Over the Top"

THAT sales of War Savings Stamps have
L passed the $hOOOOOOO mark. and have been
accommodating at the rate OF 100000 day, is
the gratifying news from Washington
These facts constitute substantial evidence that
there millions Of intelligent American citizens
who are loyalty combining saving and thrift with
their other patriotic duties.
An appeal has been issued to the 100000 and
more workers enrolled in the various divisions Of
the Var Savings organization, to make extra
effort in the next few weeks to further spread
the gospel of thrift to the end that the full 6nan-
cal strength OF the nation may be placed behind
the military branch of the government.
s, While every effort should be enlisted to carry
on trade and commerce, it must be borne in mind
that in war times unusual actions are demanded
to meet the unusual conditions For instance
there must be competition with the govern
ment for labor and materials
Again it is absolutely necessary that every man
with surplus should offer it to those who are
financing the great conflict. Following this
thought, every man, woman and child should en-
deavor to poduce surplus that may be invested.
It's size is OF no consequence because the govern
ment will accept even ascent piece. Every per-
son with distinction is in duty bound on this &C
count to heed the appeal OF Washington ito spread
the gospel of thrift and saving that there will
be militant army OF savers to put War Savings
Certificates and the next Liberty Loan over the
top" --+"--
Food Administrator Child is reported to have
told Hoover that although meat prices here are
lower than those the Coast they are sufficiently
high to encourage production. Glad to know they
are sufficiently high any way. We had thought
they were and that the price of fish sufficient
" high and then some
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12

The great German drive is said t" be scheduled
for this month Let the kaiser remember the old
warming and beware the idco Of March
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-11
Auto Violators.

More than 10000 auto owners
IN this State are violating the law
and are liable fine not exceeding
$50 andimprisonment not exceed
ing thirty days each. This is
the situation at present when only
$1,000 auto license tags have been
issued by the Secretary of State
when there are more than $4,000
autos.
There are many cars through
out the State running with a tag
on the rear reading, License
Applied For" when as a matter
of fact they have no right to so
run and the operators can be
arrested.
Of course there may be some
who are using such a temporary
tag in good faith, but there are
vastly many others who are using
it as a camoufage; these latter
had better look out; Chief Baldwin
is on the lookout for such.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-11
Rockingham Hotel Good.

There is a State injection OF
/ hotels, in the interests of the
health of the public, and this is
a wise measure. 1t puts slovenly
hotel men on guard, and protects
those good hotel men who are
really conducting a Clearly es-
Establishment.
That the Rockingham hotel is
we'll conducted, and in a Clearly,
sanitary manner, goes without
saying with those who stop there
or who are familiar with the
excellent management. The
State inspection records were
published two weeks ago and
the local hotel was rated at 70.
AS matter of fact, the cleanli-
ness and sanitary conditions of
the hotel warrant a percentage
of SO instead. The inspector,
Mr.. Wooten, was in the city last
week, and the paper was inform
ed that the reason the percent
age had been placed at 70 was
not because of the kitchen, clean
illness of the rooms or dining
room, but for the following rea-
sons: 3 points because there we're
no individual drinking cups at
the water cooler; 6 points be-
cause of failure to have a health
certificate from the county ply
stefan for the help; and 8 points
because of failure to have a GER
tifiCate for the milk. Inasmuch
as there is no milk inspector for
milk, securing a certificate is
impossible. The milk is the best
to be had in the State, coming
from the justly famed Diggs
Farm Dairy, and those familiar
with this milk supply know that
it is pure and up to the standards.
And so from this it is seen
that our local hotel really merits
thn Q6 ner cent GRADE instead ofl
70.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-11
Two Prisoners from Randolph

Supt. W. B. Covington on
Wednesday of last week secured
two prisoners from the Randolph
county chain gang, the gang of
that county becoming so low in
numbers as to make further
working too expensive. The two
are: Bob Baldwin, sentenced
to the roads from Montgomery
county for 4 years for breaking
into the McAulay store at Mt.
Gllead; he is colored and has
served six months. Glen Butler,
white, sentenced to six months
for store breaking IN Randolph;
has served two months, and has
escaped twice. These two
additions make the force No. |
contain 81 men. Doubtless the
grist mill that convenes next
Monday will increase this number
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-11
Large Still Captured.

Sheriff Baldwin cut the 18th
notch on his blockade eradicating
stick last Friday when he and his
deputies Shores and Reynolds
broke up a Daddy Rabbit" affair
about six miles southeast of Rock
ingham. The raid was made
about noon Friday, and the beer
had just begun to boil in the still.
A negro was doing the work, and
he managed to escape through
the protecting swamp.
The still was a golly-whopper.
The boxed arrangement in
which the five barrels of beer
seemed lost, was six feet long,
four wide and three deep, and
the automatically inclined upon
figuring will see that the still had
a capacity ofover 500 gallons.
On Saturday at noon the Of
fers made a raid in southeast
Wolf Pit, but everything had
been moved except the cap and
worm.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-11
Officers VS. Blockaders.

Deputy marshal John Morri.
son and posse had a fight with
blockaders in Harnett county
the first of last week. When
the officers appeared at the still,
the blockaders broke for the
bushes and from their vantage
point opened fire upon the Off.
GERS. Without anything better
than smoke for a target, the
officers fought back. The shots
ended and as the officers went
off they found $50 yards from
the battle-ground the dead body
of a negro, Abraham Gilchrist.
The coroner's inquest resulted
in a justifiable homicide report.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-11
Case VS. Collins Dismissed.

After a full hearing of the
case against w. Tom Collins, a
local preacher working at Pee
Dee No. l, by U. S. Commission
er Guthrie here last Friday, the
government recommended that
the action be dismissed upon the
testimony of the defendant that
he had said nothing that could
be construed as being predudicial
to our Country, and upon his
further statement that if anyone
of his auditors, when he preached
near Morven June 9th, had I'M
derstood him as having said any
thing prejudicial, he had not so
intended it. He stated on the
witness stand that in the future
he would be careful to make his
perfectly plain, when
referring to the war.
Defending him were Attorneys
Bynum and Jones. Assistant
district attorney O. F. Johnson
was here from Wilmington to
prosecute.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-11

The exhibition in blowing by
seven Fordson tractors on the
Angus Farley farm near Laurin-
burg July 4th was witnessed by
over 1000 persons during the
afternoon. The tractors had no
trouble in pulling the plows and
harrows, and they are a model
of simplicity. Take a Ford car,
strip it, put on two big rear
wheels, and a bigger tank for
fuel, which is kerosene, and you
have a fair idea of the Fordson
tractor. They weigh 15O0pounds
each, have no woodwork and are
small and compact. They have
three speeds forward and can
make twelve miles per hour.
The gears are under the seat,
in iron and therefore
immune from sand and the
resultant cutting of the gears.
AT present, only 100 of these
tractors have been allotted to-
this State, but it is hoped more
will be secured later. John c.
Dockery has bought one of them,
and has it on his farm several
miles south of Rockingham.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-11
Equalizing Board.

The county commissioners met
as an Equalizing Board Monday,
to hear complaints of over valu-
alton of property. Only one
complaint was heard, and his
valuation was reduced from $4,000
to $l0O0-he agreeing to take
Sl000for the property in question;
and so it was assessed at that
figure.
The taxable valuations will be
more than $350,000 over the valu-
atoms of last year.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-11
s @ E | A [
(Contributed)

Mrs. John Watts, of Cheraw
came up and was hostess to the
Young Ladies' Bridge Club on
Saturday afternoon, at the home
of her mother, Mrs. John D. Cam
eron, from $50 to O'clock. The
home was decorated in masses of
summer flowers, the game being
arranged in the hall and living
room. Keen interest was shown
throughout the game, and re-
suited in Mrs. Thomas McRae
winning the highest score for
which she received a handsome
pair of white silk hose. The hos
tess served delightful refresh
ments which were enjoyed i'm
mensely by all present.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-11
Nurse Wanted.

Female nurse or attendant
wanted at sanatarium for nervous
and mental diseases. Pay $24 a
month with board and laundry
S. Lord, Stamford, Connecticut,
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-11

A very pretty afternoon party
was that of Miss Ernestine Nutall
oh Tuesday, honoring Miss Ruby
Spencer, the houseguest of Miss
Minnie Garrett. Auction was
the diversion of the afternoon,
being entered into with much
spirit ard enthusiasm until the
finals" were called for and Miss
Kathryn Mcdonald was found to
hold the highest for which she
was presented a box of handsome
writing. The honoree also was
given a pretty box of stationery.
The hostess served delicious can
talope, fruit salad and accesso-
ries, ice tea. Enjoying this party
were: Mrs. J. NJ. Ledbetter, Mrs.
T. L. McRae, the honoree, Miss
Spencer, of Gastonia, Miss Sarah
Lily Dockery, Lillian Long, Lee
Aycock, Minnie Garrett, Glenn
Farley, Kathryn Mcdonald.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-11

BRING to =. Blaeker all
kinda Of JUNK. Highest Prleeo PaldI
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-11

MI. ana MIS-. w. 5. Cole are
entertaining a camping party out
at the Lodge at Ledbetter's this
week in honor of Miss Lucy Din.
widdie of Tennessee, who is the
guest of Miss Elizabeth Cole.
This promises to be one of the
gala camps OF the summer, just
the crowd to enjoy the good time.
They are Misses Mary Entwistle,
Helen Long, Emma Gray Ledbet-
ter, Laura Page Steele, Octavia
Scales, Berta West, Lucy Dinwid-
die, the honoree, and Elizabeth
Cole. Of course the young men
are there every evening in num-
bers.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Gore have
gone to Wilmington and from
there they will go to Masonborc
Sound for a couple of weeks
Mr.. Gore went through in his
Car with John William and Mrs.
Gore, the children and nurse
making the trip on the train.
Mrs. Marion Lucas, who has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. M. H.
Fowlkes, returned to Florence, S.
c. Sunday.
Miss Ruby May Pigford, of
Meridian, Miss, who has been
visiting at the home of Mr.. Leak
S. Covington, left the city Thurs
day morning.
MIR. Samuel Linton and Miss
Mamie Linton, of Raleigh, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Cor
pening at the Rockingham Hotel.
They will be in the city several
weeks.
Little Miss Margaret Hodges,
of Jacksonville, Fla, is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. A. L. Mcdonald.
Miss Kate Hill Ihrie, who has
been visiting Mrs. VIM. Little
Steele for a month, has returned
to her home in Windell.
Mrs. NJ. H. Fowlkes, Linwood
and Frances Fowlkes, will go
to Wrightsyille Beach through
the country by Car next week.
They will be gone several weeks.
Mrs. J. Mckee Adams and lit
tie daughter, Elizabeth, of Louis
vile, KY, arrived Wednesday to
visit Mrs. E.'G. Scott, the latter
her sister.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-11
Pigs for Sale.

Eight Duroc-J Jersey pigs for
sale.-W. P. Ellerbe, Roberdel.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-03-22
COAL IS PUT UNDER
RIGID REGULATIONS

washington.--Th coal industry will
pass under rigid government control
April l. In proclamation President
Wilson ordered the licensing without
exceptions Of ALL producers, jobbers
and dealers In coal and coke.
At the same time the fuel admins.
tration issued drastic regulations,
slashing to fixed limit the profits Of
middlemon, iobbers, selling and pur.
chasing agents.
The move was aimed almost wholly
at the middleman. the jobber extort-
ing excessive profits and the hoarder.
since those miners of coal and manu-.
facturers Of coke distributing their
own products are exempt, under the
proclamation, Retailers. too. for the
present are not to be affected,
The control to be set up is almost
Identical with that exercised over
food.
With warm weather coming on and
ample coal supplies on hand for the
present, the move was regarded here
as one Of preparedness rather than
necessity.