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HONOLULU STAB-BULLETIN, 17EDKESDAT, DECEMBER 12, 1917. FIRE FAILS TO CHECK ENERGY OF I V. CAMPAIGN While Y. W. C: A. workers were , busily engaged in the campaign to raise S4r.000 this morning, a fire broke out in the "V building, burn ing an awning and spoiling appear ances. It was rumored that the fire was due to spontaneous combustion V. caused by the Hood of money flowing ftV Into the coffers. V All through the fire the workers of JJnued to come In, and the Janitor and one or two secretaries were left to fight the flames. One of the staff hurled a bucket of cold water but it struck the Janitor who was rendered hors de combat. A large sum is expected in the cam paign which will end this week, and the workers are bending every effort to make a banner drive tomorrow. As an Incident of the work which the wo men of the association throughout the world are doing the following let ter which waa recently received from Halifax is particularly interesting and significant when all the allied world la mourning for the Canadian city The letter is to Miss Dorothy Rowel! from her sister. The most Interesting thing I have heard this week was a description of her summer's work In an ammunition factory from a, Miss Murray, a fourth year medical student Her cousin Is -premier of Nova 8cotla at present (But I wish 1 could transcribe all she told us of the two ammunition fac tories where she spent ten weeks last tif Bummer. 'It was good fun, she said, v tut hard, too.', -The night shift on which she was most of the time, was from 6:15 to 7:15 a. m., thirteen hours of standing on one's feet handling heavy shells, -with just a half hour off at midnight The day shift of eleven hours wj hotter, of course, but she said that even at night one wonld be dripping ' with perspiration as late as 11 o'clock. Sfca was Inspecting shells and mark Itff-them for various rectifications, a thing requiring Tery; minute measure tnents; then carrying them over to the jnen who did the rectifying. "One shell in each hand meant a weight of fifty -five pounds, and of course each one was handled as many" times as was necessary till passed. - TTbefo were all kinds of people; there, college men and professional, as well as clerks, mechanics and leg 7 'I r, nlar .factory 'workers. The girls wore -: the uniform with trousers, which is common la , England.' The hardest thing was not having regular meals: ; : .she hsd to have her supper at half past four, to get to ; the factory- In ' '. time, nothing from then tni midnight tad In the morning too deadly sleepy ' to eat anything. They got so that they : could sleep anywhere. ; Sometimes when work was not very pressing the V foreman . would . let her and another ""A, girl go out for half an hour: then rV f they would; climb on the roof of a f : freight shed and sleep till they were , .' awakened." . '". j :f L jv, This , Is what thousands, millions in i " -deed, of the women of our allies are doing to help win the war In Ameri ca these same conditions are begin- ,.i ning to be felt Last summer several V hundred . girls frost ; Hunter College, In NewYork, spent their vacations :Zv doing such work In munition plants. " H ; "The TJv. CL A. is doing great ssr 4.Tlce in baring places of rest available for thee women wliexf they are' off v duty, in having a bit of refreshment .; ready for them to enable them to con? tlnue thelr herolc work. . . . Part of the 45.tf00 the Honolulu Y. - ; C. A. is raising will go directly for this purpose. ; " '. : ; " ' K1UAI RED CROSS GIVEN PRAISE FOR EFFECTIVE WORK Kauai Is doing splendid Red Cross work and will enter with enthusiasm into the Christmas membership "drive,'' says Secretary A. U Castle of the Honolulu chapter on his return today from "the Garden Island. He made a flying trip, held two meetings yesterday, and was back this morning "A meeting w&g held to organize and coordinate the work on both sides of the island, and the Garden Island era have done an impressive amount he says. "Both sides are hard at work and Kauai will get the full credit for the splendid efforts put forth. Two meetings were held to start the Christmas campaign, one at Maka- weli and one at the Libue armory- A committee consisting of Fred Patter son, A. Hebard Case. Thorvald Brandt of Waimea. E. A. Knudsen and one other, still to be named, has been appointed and will get to work at once. "The Woman's Auxiliary has sent out ten cases of supplies already and 300 comfort bags." BANANAS ROHING LACKING BOnOMS That the local banana situation re mains as serious as ever is illustrated by the fact that, while 3000 to 4000 bunches were on the wharves yester day, only 300 bunches were shipped to the mainland, there being no cargo space available to accommodate the remainder. What is to become of the rest of the fruit Is a- question which Is bother ing local shippers, and the bananas will rot on the wharves unless steam ers, whether American or foreign, which can carry them to San Fran cisco, call here in the near future. It waa pointed out today that while bananas can now be shipped in for eign bottoms under a recent ruling by the federal shipping- board, most of the coast-bound foreign steamers have no room for the fruit; that Is, In parts of the vessels where the bananas may be safely stored. The Infrequent calls of American vessels Is also tending to make the condi tions more serious. -f Banana .shippers and growers are likely to suffer, a severe loss, it is declared, unless more cargo space be comes available, or unless means are found whereby the fruit may be used at home. - ' GIFTS FOR THE LITTLE FOLKS Wooden Toys, Unbreakable Dolls, Blocks and Balls, as well as Children's and. Infanta. Dresses, Bonnets, etoi- at the Baby Shop; 1190 Fort street Adr. Baby Mildred Pearl Poomaikalani Asam will celebrate her first birthday anniversary on Saturday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alezan der Asam, at Kflohana Place, Emma street.8he is one year old today., 11 ' , 1 ' r v . Through an error.lt was announced to yesterday's paper that Mrs. Eliza beth Leialoha' Kanepuu and Abraham K. Iota were to .be married tonight at EaumakapfU church' The announce ment should have read -Miss. Eliza beth Kanepuu. : ' i ' for v ; health and that sound, deep, contented sleet) that can come only when the . - of course, for visitors staying over the holidays, plenty of covering at night is necessary hospitality. - Your need for such goods will be met by our blanket stock, i "with exceptional satisfaction, as regards both quality and price. The list below indicates something of ; theValues we are offering's - 4 - ' - ,995Jf JtK .. ? .$4.00, pair : Wool and cotton Blankets, 68x80, at ....... . . 6.50 pair ; All .wool plaid Blankets) 70x80, at 8.50 pair Fine California wool Blankets, 70x80, at .... . .12.00 pair - We have allxf the above qualities in Pink and Blue borders. : 1 Fine woolen blankets in pink, blue, gold, violet and - rose, each blanket bound with silk ribbon, $18:00 to $30.00 a pair. " ' ' . " Comfortables in handsome designs, filled with soft "i white cotton, lambs' wool 'and eiderdown, silkoline and satin covers, z;to to zo.uu. ; A v Auto Bobes, plain dark colors and handsome plaids, -$7.50 to $15.00. r" Hotel St, near Fort IVOULISACr APPLIED DESPITE SUIT; PAY CLAIMS In spite of the inactivity of the in dustrial accident board during the last six months, due to the pendency be fore the supreme court of the ques tion of the validity of the workmen's compensation act claims numbering; about 1106 have been paid, either in whole or in part, by insurance carriers and employers, it waa announced to-; day. These claims are now awaiting' the approval of the board and. when! this is secured, they will be closed. This cooperative courtesy on the part of insurance carriers and em ployers has seen the carrying out of the provisions of the compensation act and. when accidents have occurred, the injured ones have, with but one cr two exceptions, received remunera tion. 1 The decision of the supreme court yesterday upholding the validity of! the act has been received very favor ably by the members of the board, who believe that the opinion will be sustained should the case be taken to a higher court With the question now decided, th board will resume its hearings, and pass upon the 1106 claims now pend ing. It is probable, however, that ac tive work will not be resumed until after the first of the year. About half a dozen death claims are pending and the board is now in apposition to bear and pass upon these. m A car, said to have been driven by Nigel Jackson, was found completely demolished near Kipapa gulch last night by police officers. A report was sent to headquarters that a truck and too .l"vt0 M CUT GLASS AThing of Beauty A Joy Forever We have just put on dis play a large shipment of Cut Glass, and adding same to our already exclusive stock, will give you an unprece dented o p p o r t u nity for choice of selection. Belleek China direct from the Emerald Isle with a decoration you will recog nize. W.W.Dimond&Co.,Ltd. 53-65 King St. Honolulu Phone 4937 a touring car had collided. No trace of the truck, Jackson, or the truck driver could be found by the police. Compensation Act Declared Constitutional by Supreme Court! Jit Are you protected against claims which may be brought against you by your employes under this act! If not, telephone us at once and we shall be pleased to have our representative call upon you and explain how Fou may be protected. LONDON GUARANTEE AND ACCIDENT CO., LTD. TIIEO. H. DAVIES & CO., LTD., Telephone 3491 General Agents jjJIIllHHllllllllillHiimilimiUHIIHHlMANUFACTUHIiRSV SHOh SfOREilillllilllllilllllliliUliiilliilliiliWj:- 1 Buy Christmas Shoes Early Holiday Shoes for Men Comfortable, handsome and durable the kind you naturally insist upon for Christmas day and other occasions, are here in large variety. You'll tind selections very easy indeed at this big store. Banister Shoes for Men High Black Uussian Bals ... $11.00 Same in Oxfords White Buclcskin Oxfords ... . 12.00 Tan Army Blucher Munson last, a real leather shoe, built for hard outdoor wear. . . , Crossett Shoes for Men $8.00 to $9.00 10.00 $4.50 Army Officers5 Shoes $9.00 Black Kid and smooth Calf leathers, Tau, Russia and Mahogany, Nu Buck, White Buckskin and Canvas Shoes. Comfy Slippers It's a time-honored custom to give a pair of these for Christmas. You'll find good selections here, whether you are buying for a man or a woman. g Mm Shoe Order For a gift of shoes at this season, the best method is to give a Manu facturers' Shoe Store Order. Thus you can insure satisfaction. These certificates are made" out in any amount and are good at any time WA Manufacturers' Shoe Store 1051 Fort-St. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMlllll MANY SEEK TO ENROLL 1 1N AVIATION SERVICE Numerous applications from young men who- desire to enter the aviation corps . are being received by Ma. are approved by the war department and returned here the applicants art Harold M. Clark, U. S. A., at depart ment headquarters. These men are given mental and physical examlna-! enrolled in the signal corps and sent tions here, and If they pass are then to 'the ! mainland for training. This recommended to Washington. 'includes actual flying and the study Aa, soon as the recommendaUona f ruacblaes. - lOTa,GlFT OF FURNITURE will be remembered The quality of your friendship and regard is reflected in the gift you elect this Christmas Nothing you can give will be more appreciated than Furniture For the reason that every article that will adorn the home will be in constant, in timate touch with those whom you desire to remember Your gift of furniture will not be appreciated for a day only, but its years of useful ness will be a constant re minder of your esteem- PURCHASES HELD FOR LATER DELIVERY " .