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HONOLULU STAB-BULLETIN, CTIDAYNOVEIBER 9, 1917.
SUMMER COMPLAINT
t ' " :
RILEY H. ALLEN
EDITOR
FRIDAY .NOVEMBER ), 1917.
The Cold Facts
It was common on the streets of Honolulu yester
day to hear men remarking, "Well, I see Russia has
finally gone. That means we've got to get into it
harder than ever."
I This comment sums up the situation about as
jsuccinctly as it can be summed up. There is no blink,
ing the gravity of yesterday's news. There is no
'shutting one's eves to the double burden which falls
upon the United States.
j Russia may develop a "strong man'' able to force
(iimself to the top by individual effort and initiative,
Queen LiliuoRalani's Condition
Grave
ina
rathe
ind, once there, to gather around him a strong cab-
,net, organize a government, reorganize an army,
'ut down sedition and German corruption, revive
:he military spirit now at a low ebb, and once again
ake;up the fight against the Central Powers, f
Rut the task is so colossal that it seems impossi
ble. The chances are a thousand to one no such
4iaii will be developed this year, and by next spring
jermanv mav again have an armv on the east ready
6 smash the last lingering vestiges of resistance out
f the shattered Russians and march victoriously
tito Petrograd. When; therp is no government in
jetrograd, there will be nongovernment o move out
nd further into the interior, keeping. alive a sem-
iance 01 poimcai organization, adq wimoui .sucii
ganization, the whole of Russia is likely to be un-
r German control, a separate peace made, hun
dreds of thousands of able-bodied German prisoners
Meased, and the great granaries and other re
jurces of Russia placed at the disposal of the Cen
a! Powers.
This is a gloomy picture, but it is a picture which
Mist be faced by Americans.
There are, of course, other possibilities. There is
lk that Japan will send an army to Russia to hold
'ie eastern front. Even should the Russians cllow
ie Japanese to come through their country without
position, the difficulties of transport across the
jim Siberian line are almost insuperable this win-
r. Japan would have to send a million men or so,
nd the problem of sending, equipping and feeding
f lis array, with the vast volume of hospital attend
nce and other accessories necessary, is one to stag
er anv nation.
It is conceivable that the Russian army of the
aucasus, which seems still to have some effective-.
'ess, may be brought into use, and just possibly the
Wt Allies might be able to put some men on the
Lstcrn Iront,. but the political economic and mili
ary barriers against activity; by the Allies on' the
Russian front are very, very formidable. - ;
I Yet nothing is more certain than that Russia's de
letion will not bring a Teuton vidtory. It is a seri
ous but not a fatal blow to the. Allies. So tremen
lous are the issues involved in this war and so
Inormous are the factors working on the side of the
llies, that Russia's loss can be overcome. But we
liuat' realize the redoubled bitterness of . the
struggle.
i More than ever must our entire national resources
t i 1 I it . . " f , . XV.... wrm ntnof ntll
p mooiuzea ior me -war. ..uun; uiau cci muoi vu.
dividual and national energies be centralized on
inning the war.
Tf 1ms often said that America will not
illy wake up until we have suffered' a large loss of
en in Europe. Let it be said no longer. If any
,an or woman, in the United States is not fully
jvaked up" now, with Russia collapsed and Italy
eling under German blows, no torpedoed trans
it nor slaughtered American army m the west
n sound the alarm for tliat man or woman.
iYcsterdav's facts are that sort to wake us up.
AsLiliuokalani, former -ruler of Hawaii, lies in
the shador.-of death, throughout the territory there
is felt sadness and regret. Xoue in Hawaii but
wishes for her the best that life can hold. The last
monarch of her race in the declining years of. life
had revealed a gentleness and sweetness of charat
ter whi'?!i endeared her to many that in earl ?y tunes
had been her political opponents. Hojh; is felt that
the aged queen will rally from her sinking spells
and come again to such measure of health as is pos
sible for one of her advanced years and enfeebled
physique. As this is written it is not certain that
she1 will survive the dav, vet her vitality lends some
confidence to the cohtrarv.
' With apologies to1 K. C.
Hearst papers.
B. of the
VIOLATING THi: LIQUOR LAW
AppareiAlv the disixMisers of booze in. Honolulu
do not understand that laws are made to be observ
ed strictly.
From time to time the liquor dealers are hauled
j up before the license commission for breaking the
law, and are punished -more or less severely.
Yet thev seem ahvavs willing to "take a chance
and must figure that their profits from illicit sales
will more than make up for their losses when pen
alized by being closed up for a few days, weeks or
months'.
The liquor business flourishes by breaking the
law. It will continue to break the. law, by decep
tion and boldness, until booze is ruled out of Ha
waii. 'Just now the sellers of booze are breaking
the law in an especially vicious wav that of selling
liquor to soldiers.
; It is already obvious that the law will continue
to be violated and liquor will continue to be sold
to soldiers until Oahu is made "drv."
With; the death yesterday of E. K. Lillkalani,
there passed one of the increasingly few connecting
links between the mouarchial and territorial gov
ernments of Hawaii. Lilikalani, once vice-chamberlain
of the royal Hawaiian court, had held many
offices of honor and distinction in the old regime.
He had served in the legislatures of both the mon
archy and the territory, and had until re-entry been
a member of the staff of the territorial land office.
His friends were innumerable. He was distinguish
ed throughout his life by humor, kindliness and a
sort of old-fashioned attire which added dignity to
his manners. He was ijevotedly attached to the
queen, and his figure was usually one of those fam
iliar at public functions where she was prevent, this
member of hercourt of long ago attending her with
a graceful care.
READ THIS TOMORROW.
The Star-Bulletin T.ill publish tomorrow an un-
lally important article by a Honolulan, Former
hafor Albert F. Judd. His subject, "New Rea-
s for a Xew City Charter," was discussed before
Social Science Club last Monday evening and is
f. to arouse the attention of the thoughtful resi
st of this city. The recent charter fight before
last legislature is still well remembered its bit-
ess aud its animosities. The so-called "machine
rtcr"' was beaten, but little if any advance on
leficial revisiori was made. Mr, JuddY paper
tains certain alient points which it would be
injustice to an excellent argument to attempt to
innarize here. Suffice it to say that he declares in
ior of several radical departures from present
jcedure and gives his resons why forcefully and
V
On information received at the police station, the
Star-Bullertn yesterday published a news story in
which the Occidental hotel was given as the location
where the fatal Filipino stabbing affray took place.
This information was incorrect, the Occidental hotel
was not involved in the affair, and the Star-Bulletin
takes this first opportunity to correct the error.
The affray took place at another hotel upon another
street.
Congressmen who saw 2(i nationalities represent
ed at Kaiulani school will begin to understand some
of the difficulties Hawaii has faced in undertaking
to assimilate all those within its borders.
Col. Roosevelt and Charles E. Hughes backed
Mayor Mitchel in his losing New York fight. This,
however, may be viewed as an incident, uot a con
tributing factor.
Some women's idea of Hooverizir.g is a rggless
brekfast for hubby and a five-course luncheon for
the Indoor Circle bridge dub.
We have no dqubt that what happened to Kussia
is considered the best joke of the season in exclusive
Berlin circles.
It would be a good thing if somebody could turn
loose a Maxim on the Maximalists.
The Russian bear '.'appears to have had a trans
migration of soul, emerging as a sheep.
THOSE SOLDIERS,
FORT KAM EH AM EH A
DEAR BOYS,
..''-
ABOUT TWO months
'.
AGO 1 went out in
. '
A FORD with a
FRIEND TO .
4'
KAM EH AM EH A
TO SELL some goods
TO SCOTT in the
POST EXCHANGE
'
BUT A big guy
WHO LIVES in a
CHICKEN COOP or whatever
.
YOU CALL it at
.
THE GATE 1
'..
LET MY friend in
.'.. .
BECAUSE HE had a pass
BUT STOPPED me
BECAUSE I didn t
-
AND MAYBE I looked
PRO GERMAN or
SUSPICIOUS
AND I'M not
1
ANYHOW
HE ALLOWED me to
GO SEE the.
ADJUTANT
AND I told him
..
MY HISTORY from the
CRADLE UP to that
...
TIME AND he believed me
MAYBE
AND PERMITTED me to
.
GO IN
BUT HE told a
YOUNG SOLDIER
A FINE FELLOW and
'
GOOD LOOKING
AT THAT to i
- '
FOLLOW ME and
'.-
WATCH ME and
i
STAY WITH me
THEN ESCORT me to
THE GATE
AND ON the way out
HE TOLD me that
PRESIDENT WILSON
WAS BANKING his
SALARY OR most of it
IN NEW ORLEANS
AND I guess he
WILL REMEMBER me
ANYHOW
.
I DIDN'T sell Scott
ANYTHING -
' :
AND I. would like
TO COME and fix
YOUR LIGHTS
BUT THE
RAINY SEASON Is on now
'
AND I. might
GET WET
WAITING AT the gate. -
I THANk YOU
FISH.
UNICIPAL DANCE
IAIL PLANNED AT
EtAPIOLAN! PARK
w
Italy
reverse.
seems to be stuck with the clutch in the
; 14NAI PLAYERS WIN FAVOR WITH
i munrr
; i inn
PLAYLETS, WELL HAN
LED
i b evening of good ent ertainment
i-T furnished last nisnt by the Lanal
ers at Laniakca, with three short
..ets, in-each ot which there w as
; I net 'merit
he difficulty of achieving dramatic
ion in a small hall such as the
r ai theatre a double difficulty In
: case of amateur actors and ac
es was overcome with such suc
l that even exaggerated character
's won well-deserved applause from
'ludience ' which applauded not be
e Its frfends were across the foot
tsr but because the work was
ly good. ; . ' ' ' : . -
ie playlets were, successively,
nt Owners in Spain- the mildly
etic and broadly farcical story of
old ladies in a New England insti
anal home; "Rosalind,: which rfr
es around a very young man's love
nn nrtrpss who . when at her best
v.ake-up and tempef, seems quite J costuming was
Mrs. Roger N. Burnham had the
hardest burden of the evening, ap
pearing in the first and second play
lets, and though not in the best ot
health played with a spirit, ease ana
nicety of characterization which
heis&tened the reputation she has al
ready. won. That the other members
of the Lanai organization maintained
the pace she set is sufficient praise ot
youthful, but who is really going into ! their efforts. Miss Katherine Osgood
wearying middle age, and "The Won- also played in the first two pieces, the
der Hat," a fantasy bringing in such j part of an old lady in each, whereas in
familiar figures of . the domino and i the second Mrs. Burnham was the
middle-age-young actress.
' Miss.Munro and Mrs. Alexander's
small parts 'in "Joint Owners in
Spain" were adequately handled.
Joseph Stickney, the young lover in
"Rosalind,' made his debut behind thei
f ootlighl and made it very acceptably.
He shows distinct promise, and physi
cally he was exceedingly well Cr.t in
his role of last night.
The Wonder Hat," a dainty and
grease paint as Harlequin, Columbine,
Pierrot, Margot and Punchinello. V
One merit of the playlets was their
brevity. - Amateur playing, even with
plenty of stage facilities and years of
training, is often unequal to the task
of a three or four-act play. Inevitably
one or two of the acts will drag hor
ribly. There was no drag last night,
and most of the audience who are
familiar with the attempts to put on
u6ei.vuu6. ..'iu tu .i,uu picturesque story, capitivated the au
three separate Plots and sets of char-ience. Prett mtleXtolnmblneHatw
movement throughout. T :, ,: : , fifehtn, pe,rot, the Hebraic Punchy
The small Lanai stags was nicely ; nello with hfs pack of odds and ends
handled in scenic and lighting effects . and his singing MNew Loves for Old,"
and as the casts were small also its ' and Marjofthe wonderfully Sattired
dimensions proved ; sufficient, i The ; slangy and f ree-and easv . Mnueen of
notably effective : . housemaids," were all portrayed with
great effectiveness. The players were,
in order. Miss Dorothy Hoogs. Ar
thur Wyman, Dr. Woodbury, R. N.
Burnham and Miss Mary von Holt.
Miss von Holt s lines drew almost con
tinual laughter.
W. A. Love, Benjamin F. Marx, Ed
in H. Tdeler and R. H. Mclean played
tringed quartette music, which made
most acceptable addition to the pro
gram, with Mrs. Ideler at the piano.-
Perhaps because this if. denominated
"Little Theater.' the Lanai manage
ment prints the program with the
ilayers half concealed through the al
ence of first names nr initials, ap
parently on the assumntion that thev
are well known to the audience. This
t of affectation is not ohlv unneces
sary, but a hindrance in' discovering
fhe identity of players who are doing
meritorious work.
The bill as given last night will be
presented i Saturday and Monday
nights. The proceeds go to the Red
Cross, which should be aided substantially.
Appropriation of $75,000 is
Sought By Vierra for Pavil
ion at Public Baths
A pleasure pavilion and dance hall
that will be a joy to all Honolulu
will be erected in connection with
the city's public baths if A. K. Vi
erra, superintendent of parks and
playgrounds, carries out the plans
for which he will ask an appropria
tion of $75,000 from the board of
supervisors. The building would be
two stories high, with, large pavilion,
and a short recreation pier adjoining.
The last legislature -appropriated
$15,000 to be used for dredging the
public baths, it having been estimated
that this amount would dredge 30,000
square yards. Mr. Vierra will ask
for an additional appropriation of
$5,000 from the city and county to
be used in laying loam over the coral
rocks after the dredging is done, this
last amount 'to include plans and
specifications.
An artesian well to be sunk in
Kapiolani Park is another improve
ment desired by Mr. Vierra, for
which he will ask an appropriation of
$5,000. George K. Larrison, when he
was superintendent of hydrography
for the territory, made investigations
which showed . that a 12-inch well
sunk in Kapiolani Park would have
a 2,000,000-gallon water capacity.
"The water might be a little brack
ish," said, M,r. Vierra,: "and possibly
not fit for drinking purposes without
some sort of after-treatment, but it
would be just as good as any water
for irrigating purposes, and just what
we need for flushing out the la
goons. We are today paying in the
neighborhood of $3,550 a year for
water to keep the park green and
the plants properly growing, and to
flush these lagoons. This well could
be sunk for $5,000.
Mr. Vierra would like to know the
will of the supervisors as to the
kind of walks that will be laid in
Kapiolani Park. He says if coral
roads are desired he can put them
in himself, using prison labor, with
out expense to the city and county.
"The biggest problem we have now
to consider about Kapiolani Park,"
said Mr. Vierra, "is the drainage.
This, however, will not be any prpb
lem when the city and county shall
have finished paving the public thor
oughfares around the park. We
must, however, have some drainage
center, either into the lagoons oi
into the sea. I shall also suggest,
in my report to the finance com
mittee, that the board take some
steps toward diverting the water that
now floods Kapiolani Park when Pa
lolo stream is at flood stage."
Just what to do with Dole park
is another problem that confronts the
park superintendent. "Dole park is
an old rock quarry, and while it
possesses all sorts of park possibili
ties with its irregular outlines and
its overhanging cliffs, the face of
the cliff, 200 feet high in places, is
really dangerous. I shall suggest
that this park be first made safe
to the public before any steps are
taken for its beautification."
The matter of the park superintend
ence is still unfinished business with
the supervisors. "1 wish it could be
settled one way or the other," said
. Ben Hcllinger, wistfully.
NEW YORK WOMAN WILL
TEACH ARTS IN GIRLS'
HOME IN WA1LUKU, MAUI
(Special Star-BuDetin Correspondence.)
WAILUKU, Nov. 8. An important
meeting of the committee of the Wai
luku Japanese Girls' Home was held
yesterday morning at the office of
the Maui Aid association in Wailuku.
Teaching of American eooiclog and
sewing was discussed. Two donations
had been received by the committee,
. which made it possible to hire an in
; structor in these branches. As it was
impossible to secure in the territory
any persou who seemed to have the
' recessary qualifications for this r.ew
1
Two-bedroom cottage, corner 13th and Claudine ave
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Price $2000.00 on terms.
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IN HAWAII SINCE 18S7
position, it- was voted to invite Miss
Lucina Thompson or Herkimer, N.T V.,
where she had a position in ths high
Ethool.. She is a graduate: of Mount
Holyoke College in Massacbtuetta of
the class of 1913. In training and
character she is , remarkably well
fitteu for the position in Wailuku. ,
PERSONALITIES
I
LEONARD WITHINGTOX, a son
of Attorney D. L. Withingtori, is back
in this city for a visit with relatives
preliminary to entering a camp on
the mainland to train as supply offi
cer for the aviation corps. r
CHARLIE DOW, a Honolulu boy, is
now . second engineer on a transport
carrying American troops to Franw. I-It
is not his, first braving of the subma
rines, as since the early part of the
war he has been serving on merchant
men in; the war zone. v
MAJOR STEPHEN H. SMITH,
medical corps, has been ordered re
lieved from the Hawaiian department
and will report : to Fort Oglethorpe
Georgia, to organize a hospital' com
pany. Major Smith ' has been in
charge of ambulance company No.: 9,
Schofield Barracks. y
ELEANOR Rl VENBURGH, wife of
the commissioner of public lands, is
author of an article on "Stevenson in
Hawaii" beginning In the Bookman
magazine for October and to run "in
the November and December num
bers. It 13 . illustrated with man
scenes in which Stevenson and his
friends figured here and in Samoa,
including portraits of Jvalakaua and
Llliuokalani in luau groups : nearly
thirty years ago. A musical party at
Stevenson's local apartments includes
Professor M. M. Scott playing a "pen-'
ny whistle,"
FIRST VACATION IN '
'f, 10 YEARS; GETS IT
"After a period of 10 years' constant
service to the territory' of Hawaii,
during which time he has never
taken so much as a week ' off, John
Hoapili, pilot boy for the port ot
Hilo, has asked for a vacation.
At -that he has not ' asked for
much. , A month off is his request
after this period of 10 years, and 20
days of the time will be spent as a
member . of the 2nd Infantry, Hawaii
National Guard, due soon to go into
encampment on this island.
: Referring, the matter to the board
of harbor commissioners. Pilot T.
Mosher of Hilo commented upon Ho
apili's conscientious service and the
fact that he has not had a vacation
for 10 years.. The harbor board : has
granted him a full month on pay. .
: Mr, Smith is coming to Honolulu.-
Adv. - . . . . -
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Ref. No. 334. ' : ' j '
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$2700 Liliha and Judd. '
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May-be bought on easy terms. -Ref. No. B35. v
$2675 In Puunui. . .
Three lots, each 50 by 150 with a find modern 6-room
house. At present times, the house woulcf have cost $4500.
AN IMMENSE VALUE. FOR THE PRICf ASKED.
Ref. No. 274.- ' V,' "''
$6750 Manoa Valley. . '
Fine 2-story home. Spacious grounds. Desirible neigh.
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