Honolulu Star-Bulletin from Honolulu, Hawaii • 6

PAGE EDITORIAL ijimnUtltt tttr-Sullrfttt "HAWAII'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER GEORGE F- NELLIST MANAGING EDITOR RILEY H. ALLEN EDITOR 11 ii i. i i ii t- 7 1 i i 1923 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY BERTON BRALEY'S POEM I Down to Cases Municipal Market Methods 1 WITH CASE A TllOVGttT FOR TODAY The market committee of the board of supervisors has been instructed to investigate the municipal market and recommend to the board some plan that will enable the market at least to break even." iYo long an there in one need that needs to be Wet and vhildrcn that suffer hunger, .1 inert ca tiitl rxtpond. President Harding. The market will never be on a basis until it is operated in a businesslike way.

It needs expert superintendency that will put its service to customers on a par with the The Big Idea! VJMte Woolen Trousers Hypnotism and Coue-ism Dr. Coue's most interesting American patient, to date, is a 5ew Yorker afflicted with a chronic yawn. Like all neurasthenics, he had kept close tab on himself, and when he walked service of the other meat markets and produce BRING ME HIS EARS (Title taken frcru a r.ovc! of the tit by Clarence Hulfcrd) Though I am very calrr. itii tweet and kind. And very much inclined to poace.

There are some guys 1 have in mind Whom 1 would ill a quick decease; The bird who drives a motor car And at all regulations ixri Is one I'd like to maim and mur. "Ermj me his cars." The insolent box-office clerk. The room clerk at a smart betel. Will someone kindly take a. And tlice his cars and noso as well? The ticket speculator, too.

Please catch him when he next appears. And when your butchery through. "Brins me has ears." The dancing man with varnished feasr, The traffic cop whoa always gruff. The mather with smirking stare The snob who pulls bis upstage stuff. The parlor "red.

the critic bland. Who greets America with Jeers. Co ffet him. kid. stay not your band, 'Brins ma his ears!" (Cepyrisht.

13:3. NEA Service markets of the city. It needs a policy of dealing with the country producers which will satisfy FOR DOG. HATERS ONLY I am -fortunate To be able to give Board and loifinz to A couple of husky lvgs who have been with me now for Ntarly five years. They don't claim To be thoroughbreds Or pedigreed, and Are always willing To make friends with ill friend i and pony Up their two bones Each year for Father Xmas fund 1'or orphan girls.

The other Right, when We- humans had gone oat To a show or something, Some light-fingered Person entered a Number of bungalows And helped himself to Sundry item of value. We are Informed On good authority That alonsr about 10 O'clock our hounds Began kicking up a or them that the market is handling their goods promptly and getting them the best possible prices. Investigation of several complaints against the market has shown that the produce was handled properly, but at the same time it was evident that the market was not keeping the producer sufficiently informed as to the man Flannel Striped Serge Plain or 8.50 ner of the handling. If the market is ever going to succeed, it will have to be as anxious to retain the goodwill of its customers as is a All sizes 64,107 CHILDREN ARE NOW BEING CARED FOR BY NEAR EAST RELIEF ORPHANAGES private institution. into the Coue clinic he announced that on the urerage he yawned eeven times a minute.

Referred to ui, our diagnosis would have been that ho had attended fceveral sessions of Con-press. Coue didn't seem especially concerned about the cause, Ue "put on his work." The patient became interested and, hence, naturally quit yawning. lie eat through the whole ficesion without a single yawn, bat relapsed into gaping as soon as he walked out. It is probable that this nnfortunate hypnotized himself into a belief that a yawn every eight seconds was inevitable. As interest in hypnotism progresses, attention veer to catalepsy or suspended animation, of the type induced by self-hypnotism.

The most celebrated ease of catalepsy is recorded by Hudson in "The Law of Psychic Phenomena'; The Fakir of Lahore, India, at the request of Runjcet Bingh, allowed himself to, be buried alive in an 'air-tight vault for six weeks. His Sport Coat In addition to the so-called paid (This article contributed by Near East Relief Publicity Bureau.) Near East Relief maintains ICS workers, doctors, nurse, etc- overseas. Near East Relief has the cooperation of a considerable number The Result The shocking case of the ''Kakaako gangsters" orphanages, already overcrowded of volunteer werxera connected with 64,107 children. More than 50,000 others in poverty-stricken so Qj)o in all-wool knitted material with various American educational and other institutions in tho Near homes and refugee camps were cared for with the bare necessities and their brutal crime has temporarily focussed attention on hoodlumism and vice. And a letter is written to the newspapers suggesting that of life.

These wards of America East who are contributing their services In various forms of relief work without expense of any kind to relief funds. therefore totaled 115.000 children previous to tho recent Near liast this crime, and others like it, is the result of debacle. The CO.OOO in Turkish Exoense of admSnict ration is military territory were all brought closing the 'redlight district" that once flour out during: the fall of 1922. The greatly reduced by the free use extremely valuable lands, buildings and other properties overseas, and ished in a section' west of the Honolulu harbor. Greco-Turkish disaster which has already created a new refugee It is also suggested that the spread of social by tho voluntary service of many Trn-nmon-aojiB TS-79 S.

HoteT St. 0 Ewa of Fort St. 'You Never Pay More at the Hub1 pcoplo irrespective of race and disease is the result of that closing. Man-sized racket, and That in the midst of It a eutplclous.lookinj Person was eeen making A hasty getaway from The premises. And we also know That the.

hounds Nearly tore off a Portion of the front Door screen in an Effort to get out. Ordinarily, when a Person get? into Your house and begins Looking for eometning Valuable, you get up And help him hunt, still, if it hadn't Been for my doge. The robber "(if he ivaa A robber) might have Gotten away with my Paxophone or the Piano. These Uips Don't stop at Anything. So I will buy both Dogs new collars, and Tell them not to mind The ravings of the Dog-haters.

Somehow, to My mind, the person who Doesn't love dogs Reminds me of the man Whoso idea of patriotism Used to be kicking A daschund. Don: "I hear that you have been creed. For example, at population of 1.250.000 and threatens to make destitute another makes imminent another tragic unprecedented orphan The known facts about the old redlight dis pol, we have the free use of three trict prove such statements absolutely false. groups of extensive barrack build-ings conservatively valued at over Near East Relief has equipped Commercial vice and social disease were wide and staffed 59 relief stations, 44 five million dollars. In Armenia some 17,600 acres of wheat, vegetable and pasture lands have been spread in Honolulu while that so-called "segre 2 hospitals, treating monthly 148.

723 clinic patients; is homes for women rescued from Jloslem harems. gated district' was in operation. nostrils and ears were plugged with wax. His body was placed in a linen bag, the bag in a locked box, the fcox in a brick vault. Then the vault was plastered over and officially sealed.

A guard of British soldiers stood watch, night and day. At the end of six weeks the vault was opened by an official committee and the Fakir iaken out and restored to consciousness. This case was observed personally by Sir Claude Wade, heaft British official at the court of Loodhiana. Sir Claude vouched for it, and Hudson in his book cites it as one of a num- tirt rif fifallv lihon trntffl ncf! made available without cost to be used in developing agriculture and self-support for our orphanages. Elsewhere in Armenia, at Constan The total value of Near East Re The territorial grand jury whose action lief's operations to date approxi brought about the closing of the district first mate $73,000,000.

Timely Letters From the People investigated the situation as to whether or not Efficiency and Economy of Admin tinople and various places throughout Anatolia. Syria and Persia, we have the free use of properties and commercial vice was actually controlled within! CONSULATE OF CUBA MOVES istratien The economy of administration equipment which, if rentals were paid, would cost more than one of Near East Relief is due in a hat district. And testimony before the grand large measure to the exceptional million dollars per annum. amount of volunteer unpaid serv jury was to the effect that less than 50 per cent of the commercial vice traffic was segregated Honolulu. Feb.

1, 1023. Editor The Star-Bulletin. Sir: 1 have tho honor to inform you that, from today's date, the office of this consulate of tho Republic of Cuba, as well as my privui residence, has been removed from 243S Koa Ave, Waikiki, to 10J7 Plikoi this With true esteem and regard. I remain, ice contributed both overseas and in America. All members of the The above does not include any commercial valuation of the large amount of volunteer unpaid service received in overseas administration.

This cooperation comes not there. The remainder was scattered promis-l government administrative commit cuously about Honolulu. tees overseas contribute their services without compensation. Wher beating your wife up." Purely hypnotism. Either the Fakir was self-hypnotized into a state of suspended animation or his audience was hypnotized into believing it saw something that did not occur.

A dangerous force for a curious amateur to meddle with. cry cordially youre. G. E. MUSTELIUR.

Consul. The gangsters of today are not the result of Bill: "How dare you make such ever it is necessary to provide an insinuation." compensation in order to com merely three or four or five years of a "closed mand the full-time service of or jjon: vveii, i near that you phanage directors, doctors, nurses WONG ANSWERS WONG Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb. 132S. town." They are the result Of conditions that arise at 6:30, and that your wife existed when the "redlight district" was a well- arlaef at 7'30- or other administrators, the sti Editor The Star-Bulletin. pend is fixed on a purely social Sir: Because of the similarity of the family name of Wong, ihe known and tolerated center of brazen and con service basis designed to cover only reasonable living expenses.

No taminating evil. impression has gotten around that I ant the author of the ncent articles discussing the Kennedy case, which articles appeared in the column of your paper under the name of Wong. This' impression, eccms to only from governments, but from the various native churches and communities, the American missionary and educational institutions and many individuals who aro thus ready unmistakably to indorse and support the work. No less important than the volunteer, unpaid cooperation received overseas, is the volunteer service rendered by thousands oi devoted friends serving on committees in America. It is the vol unteer service of these committeemen that has made possible the life-saving achievements of Near East Relief.

Rovdykm in the Houcs of Colons large salaries, or salaries in excess of a moderate living rate, are paid have been formica by the fact that Mr. Wong in the course of his dis by Near East Relief, either in Miss Mildred Mack, Chicago bank cashier, beat up three bandits when (hey attempted to take $700 of the bank's money away from her. Which goes to prove that there's a whole, lot more to the matter of women's rights (and lefts) than most of us think. cussion resorted to the quoting of legal authorities to his Why the Flag Is Respected America or overseas, and such mod erate salaries as aro paid for gen (From the New York Timee) eral administrative work are more than covered by special contribu Rev. E.

Guy Talbott, Near East relief worker, It is probable that the disorderly behavior tions designated by the donors for said to the Honolulu Rotary club yesterday The man who used to be late to this item of necessary expense. "Not one child under the protection of the wr -'cauae he said his alarm ef members of the Labor party in the house of commons means more than studied impoliteness or uproarious spirits. More than a year ago a I tiV.A DbUCU, IO; HUtV iUlQ 1J I ffc American ijagre en in me interior, nas ever because his automowio wouldn't I MARRIAGES been molested by the Turks. This is not be- 6tart- Lenin advised some visiting English Commun point. Without appearing in any way to detract any credit that might be due him, I wish to deny most emphatically that I was responsible for these illuminating contributions to current literature.

Being a lawyer by training, I am mindful of the tthics o( my profession, which inhibits the discussion in the public press- a eas-e pending before a tribunal for no other object than to gain publicity therefor, for I consider Wong's attempt at quoting decisions from the law reports nothing more nor less than an effort to appear erudite. May I suggest to Mf. WOngr that when a case is In the hands of the public authorities, charged with the duty of dispensing efficient and speedy Justice, it is rather foolhardy for a layman to dictate such public authorities as to the best courso to be pursued. A sick man might as well tell his doctor what medicine be should give him. Besides, public officers are supposed to know their business, A public tfiscussion of a case under the circumstances seldom, if ever, brings fruitful It is at beat an academic exercise, which no one but a man of leisure indulges In.

i Very truly yours. HOON WO WONG. ON OTHER ISLANDS HAWAII The SeaRull and six submarines jsta to get themselves elected to parliament and cause the Turk reepects the principles which that flag represents, but because he respects the then make violent scenes on the floor of the The girl who says she could die dancing should remember the one in Pennsylvania who did after the had danced 22 miles. PERRY-BE RTELM ANN Miss Kina Bertelmann and Joseph Perry were married Saturday evening at 827 Young St. by the Rev.

Ellsworth B. Hull. The witnesses from Pearl Harbor docked at Kuhio wharf, January 23. force that is behind it." house. They were to pay no attention to well-behaved Labor leaders like Mr.

Hnderson or The Turk respects the force behind the flag were Mre. J. W. Hull and Frank C. A French woman ahot a reporter.

He probably wrote that she because it is not undertaking anything abroad which it cannot fulfill. If Uncle Sam had in- Misses Constance and Olivo Smith returned to the mainland on the last Enterprise. Mr. and Airs. J.

C. Plankinton and three children left for the mainland last Wednesday, Miss Mollie Searson has returned to Paia. Maui, after spending sev COWARD-GREENFIELD Mra. Maxell Greenfield, who ar Mr. Thomas, but were to go in for rough-house methods that would tend to bring parliament into disrepute.

In that way, it is obvious that tervened'Mn all the European entanglements looked "twenty years young." Hint for Pedestrians: Always atep out of the way when you see an automobile approaching. You might dent the radiotor. ft 1 rived Monday by the Lurlina from where intervention has been requested, during Russian dictator thought his English dis Seattle, and John J. Coward of Fort Shatter were married yesterday, the the past four years, we should be participating ciples might get rid of an effete institution and bring in the regime of direct action by the pro on paper- in the internal affairs of countries Rev. M.

H. Alexander, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church. There are still a lot of cellars in from the Baltic to the MtditftrranflB- withrml Honolulu that are waterproof. officiating. Miss Helen Clark and letariat.

England about the most unpromising conn DISREGARD OF SAFETY OF PEDESTRIANS Editor Tho EtaroBulletin. Dear Sir: May Fuse a portion of your valuable epace to chronicle one of the most flagrant violations of traffic rules and "Safety driving that has come to my notice in five years' residence in Hawaii neiT 341 a Studebaker Llsrht-SJx, backed deliberately and without audible warning from the parking epace adjacent to the Mat-eon! pier into the stream of pedestrians returning from watching the Matsonia depart. Two women passing in the rear of this machine were atruck, but through the greatest presence of mind managed to make a swift leap to comparative safety. The force of the impact was sufficient to knock one woman's handbag from her hand and beneath tne car. of the warning shouts of witnesses, Automobile 510 drove 3 Iookin back- Indeed, the driver did not look back at any time durine rnv ohi.tn-.itinn Ruth E.

Alexander were tho wit nesses. FRANK8.H0UQHTAILINQ tude with practical action. IHOWOKAA NEWS WOTESI try in tho world npon which to try snch an experiment The English have a long experience HONOKAA, Hawaii. Feb. 4 Miss Catherine Houghtalllng, of rudeness in politics.

They see their public Mrs. Paul K. Keppeler and Mrs. 8, Good Scouts" cleric in the territorial board of health office, and John Franks were duMoulln were the hostesses at the meetings broken up without a thought of appeal tennis tea Friday afternoon at the married Friday by Father Victor Inus ciaesen at the Catholic mis ing for police protection. They endure inter Honolulu Boy Scouts will hold their annual 25? ruptions and heckling with the utmost good na sion, Fort.

St. The ritneascs were Miss Caroline Doyle and Manuel "makahiki" or outdoor show next Saturday ladies went to the tennis court, They are very good at swallowing bitter In driving "on Honolulu's narrow, congested and poorly planned streets, violation of tho traffic laws mutt sometimes be overlooked but rcSSSSP Otherotor OBSERVANT, plmos. STUART-WIMER afternoon at Moiliiji field, beginning at 2 p. m. ntsewel gggj Here is a splendid local organization of a Mre.

f. e. skinner. Mrs. c.

f. ai-splendid national and international movement JSfljSS! Miss Isabella wtmer and Louis epithets, on public occasions, without making a wry face. And they are sure to look with more amusement than apprehension upon the attempts of certain Labor members to turn the house of commons into a bear garden. When auo xoy duuuih in nawaii are active tnrourmout I can Qiddinga, Mrs. c.

e. Kindis. eral days as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W.

J. Stone of Puueo. Miss Margaret McLean, who has been visiting her Bister, Mrs. William Ross, returned to the mainland last Wednesday. Mrs.

J. A. C. Kennedy and Miss Ruth Rennedy left for the mainland on the Enterprise last Wednesday. Mrs.

W. II. Bice and Mrs. R. I.

Wilcox of Kauai arrived In Hilo last Friday to visit Dr. and Mrs. L. exton. MUAI D.

T. rieming of Lahaina was in Walluku on business last Friday. M. R. Pereira made a business trip to Honolulu last week.

Mr. and Mrs. 1 R. Kecler arrived from Honolulu last Saturday. Keeler returned last week from a trip to tho mainland.

Mrs. Ben. Kaumeheiwa and child were visitors in Wailuku last Thursday. John C. Lane, territorial high eheriff.

arrived from Honolulu last Saturday. Noa Aluli was an arrival from Honolulu last Saturday. H. B. Penhallow, manager ot the Wailuku Sugar has returned from a trip to Honolulu.

Miss Margaret McLean, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. William Ross, returned to the mainland last Wednesday. Mrs. J. A.

C. Kennedy and Miss Ruth Kennedy left for the mainland on the Enterprise last Wednesday. Mrs. W. H.

Rice and Mrs. R. X. Wilcox of Kauai arrived In Hilo last Friday to visit Dr. and Mrs.

Li. Sexton. i W. Stuart were married Monday at 1377 N. Queen the ceremony being performed by the.

Rev. Robert Ahuna, pastor of the Heoraana OBITUARY EDWARD ANDRESEN Naauao church. M. S. Robertson and Edward E.

M. Beal were the the time comes the speaker will compel recogni the year ingoing a good deed every of them do more than their quota. Fred otddinga, Mrs. a. scott, Mrs.

Next Saturday Hwolnlu caa it. apptecU- tion of their usefulness by a large attendance Lucas, miss iconetta Brin. miss at the "makahiki especially as the admission Eartels and miss Daisy witnesses, ROSE-PERREIDA Mise Adelaide K. Perrelda of Ko "Grannie," remarked little Leon-ard, 'didn't you say last week that you wanted the carving knife and the chopper sharpened "Tea, I replied the old lady. "Bless your little heart.

thoughtful you are." "Well, i take them round to the cutler's for you." How sweet of you dear. I'll wrap them up," eald granny, sratefully. But Leonard chock his head vigorously. "No. don't wrap them up, he cried "There's a boy out there waiting to fight me, but I guess when he toes me he'll go home." Edawrd Andreoen.

native of Norway, dit-d at the Queen's Hospital Tuesday morn Ins. He la survived by a sister. Mrs. Jackobson, resident of Nuuanu valley, one dauphtvr and two sons, all of Honolulu, Funeral services will be held at th Bothwick undertaking rooms at Nuuanu and School at 3 p. m.

tomorrow. Andresen was 63 years old. hala, Hawaii, and Anselmo Rose of Miss Meda Lucas spent the week Honolulu were married Saturday cuarge is email. The Boy Scouts are "good scouts" let's be "good scouts" and demonstrate it! end with friends in Laupahoehoe. by the Rev.

Ellfwerth B. Hull, the witnesses being Mrs. J. W. Hull and tion of the proprieties and obedience to the rules of the house.

The other parties will let the infuriated Laborites thunder by, and wait patiently for the artificial tempest to subside so that public business can be transacted. Meanwhile, the riotous Labor members will have only Injured their own cause and, have brought mortification to their chosen leader, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald. At the opening of the session he protested that the Labor party would be found strongly for orderly procedure. Miss Helen Bartela, who is Frank C.

Bertelmann. student in Hilo Hiarh sehooL sont A cautious writer eays it is not known if a '6W aays 0118 week with her par CRAY Mies Helen F. Thompson, former Germany will redeem her paper marks in gold.r tlttU1 ricia' makes A large man sometimes a very email citizen. There are only 800 billions of these with a face A- the Staes ly of Seattle, and Ernest Gray, an employe of the Hawaiian Dredging were married last i 1 1 value of nearly 200 billion dollars in gold. The! ited junior High school evening by the Rev.

Samuel this week and supplied the school gold stock of all the world is worth about 8V Kamaioplll, the witnesses being garden, with free seeds. billjon dollars. It would not be well to make 1 any rash promises to the over-stung speculators. PERSONALS I Miss Mary Younsr and Joseph Wal-aleale. AWANA-WONG Miss Kate A.

Wong and Robert Daily Financial America. C. Houston, Boy Scout commissioner of Hilo, waa in Honokaa this week for a brief stay. He reported the scout membership as steadily. Increasing in all districts.

One result of the Ruhr occupation is that German workmen are tearing up railroad lines. It is estimated that damage has already been done to the extent of a million gold marks. This destruction of their own property is about as foolish a way as can be imagined of protest Jsow that the ilexican national railways, are Houston is on his official trip mating a prom there will be a Stronff movement that the United Statrs should Honokaa junior High school has Y. Awana, law clerk, were married Saturday, tha Rev. Henry Peepoe of th.e Kaumakapili church, offl- The witnesses were Mrs.

Edna L. Wokong and Henry Char.t WETLAND of Schof ield Barracks announce the arrival ot their second child, a daughter. The baby, who has been named Pauline recognize its southern neighbor. entered the Honolulu Star-Bulletin parden contest this, year and the children are busy planting and cul MTt. and MRS.

EDWARD JOSEPH STEEL have announced the birth of a daughter, Ruth Frances, at their residence, 270 Vineyard Monday. mi. and MRS. SAMUEL ALINA LEON'G of 8 Republic Lane, Ka-Hhi, were today celebrating the arrival of a daughter. The youngster was born at tho family residence yesterday.

WILLIAM H. LATHAM." auditor for Allen Robinson, is The Queen's Hospital today to undergo an operation. His wife. 'who. has been visiting on the mainland, will tivating their gardens.

Great in- Back in Chicago the well-known Piggly Wig-Jterest is being shown in the school PENINSULA HOME We effer for sale the Jaeger home at the Peninsula. The Lot has a frontage on Pearl Harbor of 190.4 feet and is attractively improved with beautiful shade and fruit trees. Area 33,640 Square Feet The Residence is a two-story frame structure with fine bedrooms, wide, comfortable lanais, etc. There is also a boathouse and pier, and a garage and servants quarters on-a separate lot opposite. This is an opportunity to obtain a splendid country place at a reasonable figure.

Bishop Trust Limited arden this year. gly stores are giving away a loaf of bread with was born at tne xnpier uencrai Hospital. MRS. BERN1CE FRANKS, wife every purchase, which is another way of casting it on the waters. J.

Waldron. president of the A. Schaefer Co, and W. Duker. consulting chemist of Honolulu, were inspecting 'plantations along the Hamakua coast this week.

ing against the action of the French. Eventually the Germans will have to pay for the damage and they hare enough debts now; without rolling up millions more for injury to their most vital asset physical property necessary for industry. The Japanese press objects to the report of ihe federal labor commission, which was to be expected. One of the reasons for the conclu-eions of the investigators was the attitude of a vociferous section of the Japanese press, notably the Hawaii llochi, in appealing to alien nationalism against American law. of Dr.

Franke ot the United States pubiic health service, arrived from San Francisco on the President Lincoln yesterday. She waa accompanied by her daughter, Frances. MRS. MABEL S. SHAW ef Dix Possibly the thieves who took Sheriff Rose's auto were laboring under the impression that it could easily be spared by the police return to Honolulu Tuesday on tne Maul.

W. A. RAMSAY, manager for Catton, Nelll is to embark for the Orient this afternoon on the President Lincoln. Itamsay recently returned from New York City. MR.

and MRS. WILLIAM FREDERICK JANSSEN of 264 Dewey Waiklki. are receiving con The regular tennis tournament of the Hamakua Tennis League was held tt the Paauhau court Sunday. A large crowd, of players and interested spectators were on hand. For the first time in the history of the league a team from the Oookala Something seems to tell us that prettv goon on.

who was in Honolulu as a delegate to the Frees Congress of the World in 1921, has written Governor and Mrs. Farrington aayins that the three weeks ehs pent In Honolulu make one of her pleas- i antest memories. Sshe is the owner and. manager of the Dixon Tele-" graph and has written much about Hawaii eiacc Jierreturiu, 4. plantation won the honors of the gratulations over the arrival oi day.

They defeated Paauhau in thtiitnehr third child, a daughter. The Uncle Sam will be called upon to feed the Germans from whom the French are now trying to Tel. 6177 4 tfia tnnviA afren will bfl 924 Bethel St. finals. WilUam Kklund, formerly baby has been Jean EUssa--of Honolulu, and George Johnston berth.

played for Ookala. LIEUT, and MES. PAUL that stupendous serial, "Foolish, Husbands." collect reparations..