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BY SCOUT COMMISSIONER JAMES "speechifying: "Where ia the govem
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JlANA, Maul, Jan. 14. Alert, Maul
first! The deed is done. A troop of.
JJoy Scouts is organized and work-
infc in this very out-of-the-way village,
. Kauiki, ancient Hawaiian citadel, Im -
pregnable fort of the days before
Captain Cook, lying in the breakers,
to the old song bays, Mehemanuala or
"as a bird" looks down again on de
voted bands of boyB practicing; the
feats of strength, cunning and dis
cipline which made Hana a dreaded
name. Beneath this old, blood stained
-rock the scouts nave lined, up learn
ed' of the "movement" arid under two
enthusiastic acting scout-masters,
piloted and advised by the commls-
Burner, nave ioraea a iuu troop or;
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twenty-four. On the side, .and of
burning desire to join, are two dozen
Filipinos alas "over age" all over
eighteen and not eligible. They will
however, practice scouting as an inde
pendent branch, on their own hook,
they say, and wjll do all they can to
help theirs fellow-townsmen, the regu
lar Boy Scouts of Hana.
They know the salute, the signifi
cance of the badge and have been in
structed to hone up on the history of
"i,he, national flag and 1 to. learn, . the
" Eccut laws, so as to beTready. to take
the promise -this very month. One
thing can already be said of the Hana
troop they are an exceedingly hand
some and manly-looking set of lads
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rZI3LflZm Ttrn,M- ears- everything seems t0 flour-
SIi? m - wlln breadfruit and bananas,
the intention of Mr. Geo. Cooper, head i
scoutmaster tobe. to make life tar-, JS h5 fSf? S
ln5 and first aid come first in drilL 122? L Z f hv a nfh
liana has bMn the scene of many a road to get oat by' A brid'e path most'
v!SS!i trZ JvSSJKJ? rLlftc f I7 at a grade of-M Jto the umpth is no
chance v for axle-Dcaled scouts. A '.. cv,,
uoat-lcad of starving sailors came f AU LJ
were so swollen and blistered with
caK and thirst that the clothes they
were had to be cat off and as usual
they all hut died from taking too
much water at the start. Along this
lonely 'coast a- smart troop of scouts
Vill find plenty to do. It whole-hearted
enthusiasm means anything they
will have in Messrs. Cooper and Hala
a pair of instructors hard to match.
On January 7. after the steamer
Claud ine had -gone on to Kaupo, we
met In the temporary headquarters tf
. the Hana - troop, that is .on the
"wharf." I-dcubt if the scout move
ment can'- have "ever been found
germinating in a like place or under
"such conditions. The old hay stack
meeting in Connecticut was a cinch.
Some acetylene jets, used for night
cargoes, illuminated the landing place
where, under a wide shed, were lined
up liana's proudest. An outrageous
storm was ou torrential rain and
huge combers mingled In the fight
to drown us cut. The thunder of the
surf-the inky darkness outside and
grim Kauiki. like Gibraltar, looming "
large aoove us, maue uur uitrfims
sctm like the first act of Macbeth.
Serious work was impossible but I
managed to shout above the gale the
outlines agreed on between the scout
masters and myself. Loyalty bang!
Courtesy boom! Helpfulness crash!
Our faces were in a bunch but I saw
them and time I hope will prove the
prophesy true, that Hana is all right.
I explained some scout games and
taught them how to go about winning
the l:adge how they must earn the
money to buy an outfit themselves
c ar-h for himself and how to win the
f )-operation f older citizens and the
rvipoct of the community. "Boy scout
Vp :h all fame 'nother kind of boy
:p rntlpnan." My voice having
v.iltcd to' a whisper the scout salute
v as fcivc-.;i and the gas turned off.
"U'ow. blow, thou wintry wind."
Lucky for us it was warm wind, warm
vain and only coolish spray.
School having commenced and wish
ing to go- slow, a scout game was set
for the following week, and handbooks
promised.
I now continued my "missionary
journey" along the coast, in the foot
steps of Mr. Ellis oh. 1 don't think.
Ho went in a canoe 100 years ao. 1
is certainly fierce. Canyons where the
liipj'id waters nre wont to murmur
were now howling for my bones. The
lain antl wind, the up and down trails
down to the sea to skirt a bluff, up
a thousand feet to weather a cater?.ct
made it a perfectly good test of the
Hiiitocnth Scout law be patient. The
mule practiced that law. I practiced
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Cammed Fislhu Meats-
HONOLULU BOY SCOUTS
anda with a decent metal road? Where
are ail
the ante-election promises.'
Where-
but the mule is now ford-
ins a stream called Alele. Together
, we made the other side. Twice his
leet left the earth a boulder here and
a whirl of water there helped us over
This mule is some Kabanamoku, be
lieve ice. Below me I saw, wheh at a
turn In the trail beyond a seething
froth of yellow water only fifty yards
below where we were actually swim
ming. Where is the road sign "Dan
gerous Crossing," with a proper warn
ing of this death trap? In Kaupo my
host, Mr: Omsted, tells me that to
croaa the milch in flood time is court
in death. Alele falls are 200 feet or
so and a year ago a Mormon elderdo
ing Just exactly what I did went over,
horse and all, and was found three
days later when the freshet had sub
sided, in the whirlpool below. But, no
warning sign!
! Oh,' well; here we are in Kaupo.
" Is this the rock-strewn desert that
the name Kaupo brings to mind? Signs
of many habitations now deserted. Us
true. An old native temple, Puupuiwa,
dominates these rains, but back of It
and tip the slopes of Kaupo is certainly
the loveliest country in Hawaii, with
leaping cascades half, hidden In a won
derful forest of native trees. Here the
walawi, a sort of guava, has . attained
lordly size and is so thick as to grow
straight as spars. Oranges.
Uous (Kuaaina). Nobody minds us."
Here I visited with Mr. Omsted and
with him rode to the upper lands.
Here I found ideal country for a
scout camp. Wood, water, scenery un
paralleled, and those open spaces that
are rare where the forest is old
just the place for a months' camp.
Here no one but second class scouts
camp experts good cooks need
come. It Is as if the Maine woods
were brought to Maul. Here we could
practice real wljdcraft with wild cat
tle, wild pigs and quail to keep us on
the trail with Hana scouts for path
finders, and Mokulei, Omsted's ranch,
a larder.
One morning I passed searching
among the deserted homesteads for
my mule, what a scout he would
make. Being Illy white he had rolled
in mud as a disguise. It was after
capturing him and saddling him that
I noticed a small boy standing at the
alert, three fingers at his forelock
eyeing me from an old stone enclos
ure, its a gnost tnougnt i. une ot
the old time gcng of Ramehameha's
p.pnpral who beseized Kan no and took
it with awful slaughter. But no it
was Elias Mitchell late No. 7 Ulili
Patrol, Nuuanu Troop! A real scout
in Kaupo of all places. Here I had
given up trying to find even a scout
master. So Elias and I had a long
talk and the result is that maybe the
scout movement will climb over those
passes and swim the streams and
start to root and bud in Kaupo like
the oranges and limes. Terhaps the
Rev. J. M. Mitchell will be scout mas
ter I'll. let you all know when the
good news comes.
Hana again great times. The
would-be scouts have pulled off scout
ing game No. 72 Smugglers over the
Border," cr rather "Dispatch Run
ners." It was a great success the first of
many planned. A sampan has landed
a suspicious-looking bag beyond Kau
iki and three "ill-favored" men are
reported watching it. From their
movements (signalled by semaphore
uy scouts waiCiiing tr.eiu irora the op
of Kauiki) thev arc guessed to be try
ing to move their bag into th- town.
This the scouts of Hana will try to
prevent. The usual iron bound rules
governed but alas these big boy
scouts were too many for the rank
land file. They adopted a ruse uliich
worked ami all throe got throupli -due,
as has happened before, to un
fledged scouts-tc-be being tempted io
abandon their posts to see what is cu-!
ing cn around the corner. The court
house was the goal. By a mischance
the popular sheriff. Mr.
was not told of this. They pay
was in a reverie when a Hana Lov
buret in on him with "Hurray, we
HONOLULU STAB
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Quality and
win! Here's your opium." No arrests!,
I i ne new iormeu troop was a signx
! mud all over but everybody was
happy. '
So eiideth the first chapter.
SCOUT NEWS.
Reports from Honolulu VII (George
Davifs, S. M.j, wiil appear next week
anj wtek after
ncx; we shall hear
from Honolulu lh Other troops kindly
respond with an account of their do
ings for this column.
An accident -to Scout Alama, Hono
lulu V, necessitated carrying him three
miles over a very rough trail In Wai
mario in an improvised stretcher. He
had stabbed himself with his knife be
low the knee cap. A dose of iodine
(see handbook) prevented complica
tions and he was able 'to walk next
day!
Camping trips will now give way to
renewed first aid drill and good swim
mers, jumpers, runners and wrestlers
and life-liners must keep in training
for the Swanzy field day at Knaloa,
Jan. 31 to Feb. 1, 1313. All Boy Scouts
of this Island invited to contend for
the prizes, which will be of equipment
knives, axes, tool kits and so on. Be
prepared.
Just before the Fifth. Cavalry sailed
for home, First Lieutenant Rawson
Warren of that regiment, was the sub
ject of a cable message from the Sec
retary of War, that staggered depart
ment headquarters, and might have
completely turned the officer's head
had it come to him direct. For a
few minutes' Lieutenant Warren was a
major general, and the ranking offi
cer in Hawaii.
A few weeks before the Fifth was
scheduled to leave, Lieutenant War
ren got very busy with the mails and
wires In an attempt to transfer to the
incoming Fourth Cavalry. He mar
ried Miss Goodale of Walalua, and
has business as well as family inter
ests on Oahu. Besides, he likes the
islands, and wanted to stay here for
another tour. He finally arranged a
transfer with First Lieutenant Wil
liam H Cowles, now on recruiting
duty in the States, and when the
Fourth reached here, obtained the
sanction of Colonel Beach to the ex
change, and cabled the War Depart
ment for final action.
Wednesday afternoon the answer
came back, a jumble of meaningless
code words which when translated
stated that the tri:sier of Rawson
Warren, first lieutenant, Fifth Cav
alry with J. Franklin Bell, major gen
eral, commanding Philippines divi
sion, was approved. When the adju
tant general recovered his wind he
dived into the code key, and after
some search found that General Bell j
was "abadid" while Lieutenant Cowles
was "abidid" or something to that ef-
feet. There was amistake of one
letter in transmission, and discovery j
prevented .lieutenant warren from
pinning on two stars.
OUTRIGGER CLUB CALLS
ITS ANNUAL MEETING
i uo annual meeting of the Outrigger
Canoe Club will be held at the Public
Service Rooms, on King Street, at
!:;' p. m.. January 2.1. for the elec-
t i . . r . f ; . r . i : 1
..v.. w. umiriB iui uie ensuing year,.,.
rnd for the transaction of any busi-
i 1 whicht.may pr01,er,y come before
such a meeting. !
its desired that a full attendance.
may bo had. The attendance of mem-
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hers upon the meetings of the club in
the nast has not been all that could
!r- ripiircwl nnr if ie ii.o.l thot mnv
more than usual will be present at this
meeting. No member is entitled to!
vote at a meeting of the Club whose!
dues for the current year have not j
been nail
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COUNTRY CLUB DANCE. 1
Word l:as boon passer out that, ow
fo tllc- ""'"nious number that have:
accepted invitations for the Country
Club dance, on Wednesday evening
next, it will h impossible to accom-'ii
moriate any more memhers and fri?nds
;f the club. While only about lf; wore
expected, 3lu have already accepted.
LIEUTENANT IS
SECOND
- BULLETIN, SATURDAY. JAN.
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flavor the best
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JAPANESE WANT
TO HELP BIG
CARNIVAL
In spite of the fact that the Japan
ese of the cit will not enter a lantern
section in the Floral Parade this year
on account of the death of the late em
peror, a letter has just been received
by Director-general Chillingworth
from A. K. Ozawa, chairman of the
Japanese committee, to the effect that
the Japanese community offers toflo
nate and decorate with a number of
lanterns in any localities which those
in charge of the Floral Parade may
suggest
The Japanese have been more en
thusiastic this year than ever before,
but out of respect for the late emper
or they have decided that they will not
be able to do as much toward making
the parade a success " as they would
like to. They will however, enter at
least one decorated automobile In the
parade to represent the Japanese com
munity. The plan of their decorating
with lanterns has heen received en
thusiastically by the committees in
charge of the festivities, and already,
several places have been suggested
where such decorations will be the
most conspicuous. .Bishop street, in
front of the Young Hotel, is consid
ered a likely place.
When it was learned that the Jap
anese did not intend to enter a sec
tion in the parade, suggestions began
to como into the office of Parade Sec
retary Henshall for something which
would prove a substitute for the Jap
anese entry. It has been suggested
that on the evening of the day of the
parade, the automobiles in that sec
tion of the parade hold another par
ade, at which time they be decorated
with colored lights, lanterns, or any
thing else suitable. It was also sug
gested that each machine burn its
headlights during the parade in order
that it might light up the machine in
front. It is thought that such a pa-'
rade will prove a good substitute for .
the Japanese entry, and at present !
committees in charge of the Floral
Parade are looking into the matter
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about a year ago, there was not even
city wated piped to the school grounds
aim it is alleged that at the time of
the cholera scare about two years ago
that the pupils were forced to tir:n
the water from the nearby taro
patches.
Open Air School.
This state of affairs was noticed at
the time by a county official, anrt
through his efforts city water was
piped to the school,
"For my part, ' Dr. Pratt went on to
say. "1 cannot see why it is necessary
yr such large sums of money to Le
c,r,cnt bv the Territory in erecting
these massive concrete and brick
schoolhouses which are in evidence in
Honolulu, when open-air schoolhousts,
it seems to me, would prove to be a
greater convenience. This plan ot
open air schools is now being carrieu
oir on the coa.t to a great extent ana
I i proving very satisfactory bota in
lowering the cost of erecting the build
i ings and saie-guarains uie iieuuu oi
, v.;,r tima the
s me to tneir classes ia mittchs
and overcoats, and find it much Leir.r
tuan sitting in an uncomfortable, over-
school room. The climate c-.
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I'; wan which remains tne ;ui;e ; t
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' Atal lUllIlu, nuiu'i 1 1 1 1 ik v ii j.w.i. iwiv. iv.
Open dT
schools to ho carried on :U
i all times of Hi.j year. Personally, 1
I . . r it 'i 1lPl 1,'in"
IUUIK ! ,n
P5Pe, Puts l up t0 f..ard' . .
When interv.ew this morning
cennns Dr. Pratt s intention o! i Ios-
in'i the .lano'i icohol in case the foun-
n-in is not installed. . Willis T. Pope,
, supcritendent of i ;illi'.' ins' r;i tio:i
i.i
"I have been aware for :-oni? Mm
of the needs of the Manoa sf luo! o j
. n i'ie way oi repairs -inn a new nun.,
l"r if '-s l-f-yond trie jurisiliotion
of the board of education to proviie
U these thing.-. Wo can only ripply
such iiupiovenicii.s to the Loard oi
Vegetables
MANOA SCHOOL
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prices right
si' jiervkors. In every report I
have made for the past three years I
have asked that something .be done
toward the improvement of ths Manoa
school, and, since the last meeting ot
tie board of estimates, 1 believe that
Manoa will have a new building in
the fail. At the meeting of the ooanl
of estimates a certain snm was set
cside for the erection of a new build
ing, and now it Is up to the next leg
islature whether the wishes of the
board are carried out."
Mr. Pope went on to say that in
109 the board of education had the
power to look after all waterworks al
sewers of the different schools but
when act 100, which amended section
9. act 39, of the session laws of 130-.
was approved by Governor Frear, this
ower was taken away from the board
of education and placed in the L'ani"
of the supervisors: who are now vested
with the power to establish and main
tain water works and sewer works in
connection with the public schools cf
Honolulu.
"During the past biennial," said ft.
Pope, "the county, had $35,004 as a
special fund for the maintenance . ot
the school buildings of the county of
Oahu. I applied again and again for
some of this money to either improve
the ManQa school conditions, or eect j
a new building, but nothing was ever
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Read the Following, Which Proves Authenticity of tHe
ALASEMSSEIA
ainidl Pireseire
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done. However, I feel sure that (the
next legislature will pass on the an
piopriation suggested by the board o(
estimates tor, a new building, and.
while nothing can. be done during tr-.f
present school year, I am certain that
Manoa will have a new building in the
faliV t -i:
With the intention of either better
Ing the condition of the Manoa school
or securing a new building, the spe
cial committee which was appointed
at the meeting of the Manoa Improve
ment club last Wednesday evenipg, to
investigate the matter of the deplor
atle condition of the school; has sent
the following letter to the mayor and
the board of supervisors: ' ' " ;
"Gentlemen : At a meeting of the
Manoa Improvement club which was
held on Wednesday, Jan. 15, it was
unanimously decided ; that the time
has arrived when the school needs of
Manoa should receive immediate - at
tention. " We also wish to call your
attention to the fact that for the past
three years the needs of . the Manoa
school hare been urged and that the
present deplorable conditions axe doe
to the good Intentions of the previous
boards,. Which recognised the need of
a new building and the usetessness in
attempting to repair the present
building. ; v '
"We therefore urge the necessity tf
f
CARNEqic. Museum.
lOCMirratMT of tn( Cmucoic ihtitwtc.p.
vPrrrsswucH, PcnmsvlvaniaTU. 5. L
April J..1912. '
T-'ydar Captain Kleinichpldt;-.
Bertio pleaa t lnd'cncloatd a check tocoir
the expena of your trip from Hew Yorjc to Plttaburi in prdar ta
ltctur to us laat Wednesday evening.'
It nay be of Interest to you to know how the Miter
aa viewed, and I have therefore had my secretary ske a copy of
two of the letters which luxe been received," and enclose tnea to
you.
For my own part I wish to say that your lecture was
a revelation. I have seen multitude of roving picture present;
ed ty sen who have a- national reputation, but none which have
ever given ae so much pleasure as those which you showed i By
friend, Ur. Shlrao, who Is famous in both hemispheres for bis
snapshots of big taXcn by flashlight In the night, remarked t
me during the lnterslssion of the lecture that these werthe
finest pictures of the kind which had ever been to hie knonledgw
shown anywhere. Tour audienee was slf-ply delighted, and there
la a great demand In all quarters for a repetition of the display
If it could be arranged for. ;'
X cannot take mors tlse at present to write, but
X wish to thank you from the bottoa of uy heart for the pleasure
f the evening, and only regret tbt we cannot see you oftener
foe a longer period.
I aa.
Tours very tune e rely,
Director Carnegie
Monday, January
I Immediate, action on the part oIMfca
board of supervisors, and recommend
Vfwo-room schoolhousa with suitable
accessories, for Manoa. 21. GORE,
A. W. MEYER. W. A. ENCLE, ROSS
C. DAVISON ; t . .. :
Farriogton oa ; Plan . " 'V v J: '
"I believe in the opea air school but
I wish that Dr.. Pratt would go a little
more Into detail when as I ' under
stand, he says that the children of the
public1 schools can be quartered prac
tically in the open." was the com
ment offered by Commissioner W..R.
Farrington. : -' -y 'w.. ' . "
-I dont believe In buildin school
houses that are top elaborate but the
children : must hare protection from
the rains that fall with less regard
for the - seasons that is the case la
CalIfornia.-:V:;;,vty., ;v-; . .
"If recall that some years "ago the
I old Kallhiwaena school house was en
tirety too small. to accommodate the.
children so that one doss occupied a
'narrow yeranda. This waa all right
' when the sun did not beat in directly
on the- children : or the torrential
showers come along to soak: them. No
one I believe will claim that the oil
condition that existed ih the Kallhi
waena' school house was better than
that which prevails today In the per
manenf building constructed of con
crete'' blocks...,: ' ' .
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