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VOLUME XVIII
WAILUKU, MAUI, H. T SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1911
NUMBER 42
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lay Stanaard Baker Tells of Conditions
In Hawaii.
Ray Stannard Baker, in a second
of a soriea of articlus lie lias written
for the American Magazine pays
particular attention to the "feudal
aristocraoy" of the. Islands, review
ing what hs has told here of the cor
porate pressure brough to bear to
throttle independence in industry.
He cites an instance where he main
tains the Hilo Sugar Company fail
ed to live up to cane contracts made
with a number of independent land
owners after having killed off all
competition for the cane.
"Of course they expostulated and
objected," writes. Mr. Baker, "but
what could they do? TJiere was no
other mill which would bid for their
product and, moreover, they were
heavily in debt to the corporation for
supplies, fertilizers and the like, and
upon these debts, by the way, they
were forced to pay ten per cent, in
terest. And they had to borrow of
the plantation corporation, because
the banks of Hilo, controlled by the
same plantation interests, refused to
loan to them. In other words, they
were forced into dependence on the
plantation manager. And the man
ager now began' to thresh and win
now them thoroughly.
"Oamalielson and his friends,
having their lands in cane crops and
seeing no way out, decided to go
forward and Bee if they could, make
a living by accepting the price paid'
by the mill, and so dogged were
ihev. so determined, that it took
seven years to drive them into ab
Bolute bankruptcy. When all hope
was finallv Kone. they joined to
gether and began suits. Of course,
the rich plantation corporation with
all the money, all the political in
fluence, all the social power of the
islands behind it, could hire law
yers and make a long fight, and
while the homesteaders won their
contention that their basic contract
was valid, still, through all sort of
legal devices, through the pleading
of the statute of limitation and so
on, the homesteaders finally came
out without a cent squeezed dry,
Gamalielson was forced into bant
ruptcy and has practically nothing
left.
"It is1 difficult for an outsider to
form any adequate conception of the
extent tit which a feudal aristocracy,
ytdominatying the land, can direct or
' 'influence even in remote details the
life, tho income, the politics, the
education and even the religion of
the country," says the writer in
preceding section of his article
"Not only does tho plantation man
aeer dominate the actual wort on
his own plantation but his doinina
tion extends to all the people who
live around tho plantation to all
the little settlements and to all the
small farmers near about. And be
ing inhnost instances an employee
himsolf, with his own success de
pendent on making dividends for
distant stockholders, it may be im
agine'd how thoroughly he turns al
his power to advantage with yearly
profits in view.
"Let me illustrato: Along near
. ly the whole northern and north
eastern coast of the island of Ha
waii oxtends a broad band of plan
tations. Among these plantations
are quite a number of small villages
. with a few white men in each and
-many Japanese and Portuguese
. . And back on the hills are a few
Binall land owners and homesteaders
(; Continued on Page 8)
hampions
OfLeague
Baseball Season Ends With Stars Out
In Front.
All tho glory and other emolu
ments that go with being champions
of tho local league, belong to the
Stars. Tho principal factor in their
winning lies in their playing through
the season with practically tho same
team they started with. Each mem
ber of thn team was enthusiastic,
and did the best he could at all
times, and they deserve credit for
this alone. The other teams all ex
perienced diffiulty in keeping the
players up to playing form, and
many times they fell short even in
this. In a league of this sort, where
tho men are not under contract, if
they do not show the necessary per
sonal ambition, to turn out to prac
tice, it is, practically impossible for
them to play winning ball.
Last Sunday when the time came
to call tho first gamei there were
only five of the Wailuku team on
the grounds, and as tho Stars were
ready to play, tho game was for-
teitcd. This is unfortunate, and
though it practically made no dif
ference in tho league standing, Btill
a game team would show up,
play just as hard to win" the
game as the first.
and
last
The second scheduled game,
be-
tween Paia and Kahului, proved ex
ci'intr enough to satisfy the fans. It
was really a repetition of the game
between Kahului and Wailuka. The
Kahuluis were going along nicely
with a good safe lead, until the last
half of the ninth, when Paia came
to bat and started a rally which car
ried them under the wire a winner
There is still a postposed game to
play between the,Kahuluis and Wai
ukus, but after the fiasco of last
Sunday, it is not certain that the
Wailuku team can bo gotten together
to play the game.
It is to be hoped that when the
season opens next year.teams can be
put in the field from the different
ocalities which will show ambition
enough to produce their best at all
times.
Carnival at Puunene.
When the Puunene boys promise
to give their friends a good time,
they always make good. This even
ing they have planned one of their
famous water carnivals, and . that
the seating capacity of thn tank
onnlnanrA twill ho t.!YVfr1 t.n t.Vifi limit,
is a loregono conclusion. 1110 ooys
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have worked hard to make the
carnival this year a feature event,
and those who miss it, will be out
of luck. After the swimming and
diving stunts have been pulled off,
a dance in the club house has been
provided and this should also prove
an attraction.
Court Goes to Kula.
A civil suit was up before Judge
Kingsbury this week, on an appeal
from tho district court at Makawao.
Tho defendant had drained his land,
and by so doing had caused the
water to overflow on tho land of his
neighbor. Tho evidenco of the
contending parties was of such a
conflicting nature, that the .court
decided to go over to Kula and
view tho property in order to satisfy
himself as to the justico of the
claims of tho contending parties.
We understand that the decision of
this case is important in that it
i establishes a precedent for other
I farmers in tho district.
Telegraphic News.
Federal Authorities Act.
SALT LAKE OITY, Dec. 8. The federal authorities have seized
the bookB of the Structural iron workerB union, and summoned the
agent to appear before the federal grand jury.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The
mittee of the American Federation of Labor,denounce the McNamaras
methods, and declare that organized labor should not bo held respon
sible for their acts.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 8. The five
another demand for the abdication
PEKIN, Dpc. 8. An edict was
cutting off of queues. In
being paid to the throne.
Insurrection of Moros.
MANILA, Dec. 7. The Moros are again on the war path. Twen
ty of them were killed yesterday in
LONDON, Dec. 7. Premier
House would try to pass the Irish
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. The
will probably pass, prohibits any railroad from owning vessels operatinc
in the Panama Canal.
TOKIO, Dec. 7. The Prince
voted a pension of $32,650 a year.
of Yuen Shi Ki.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 7. The revolutionists express a determination
to efface the Manchus from the government. They insist upon arepulic.
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 7. It
been under surveillance by the federal authorities for some time.
Honolulu
HONOLULU. Dec. 8. Robbers
jewelry from the store of Culman the jeweler last night. No clue.
The harbor commission lias adopted the railroad plans for Hilo
A longer wharf and sheds will come later.
McMahon was on the stand
the shots which killed Gederloff.
The banana case will be argued
bananas will be allowed to grow here.
About 150 sailors from the fleet will visit tho volcano daily.
HONOLULU, Dec. 7. More
soon on all the islands.
K. S. Gjerdrum, formerly manager of the Hana plantation, is dead
in Cuba.
The Planters' Association has taken action on tho conservation of
water and forests. They aho examined a number of labor saving
deviceB.
Eugene Love left for tho coast
term in prison.
Two groups of soldiers were patroling the town last night looking
for hoodlums. The four toughs arrested Tuesday night have impli
cated fourteen others.
I The steamer Kilauea will leave
planters and newspaper men for
The Battelle Process.
That tho Sugar Planters Associa
tion are going to give the Batelle
Process a thorough trial is assured
from a report submitted at their an
nual meeting. The many friends
of Mr. Battelle will be pleased to
learn of his success. Following is
the report:
"Reference should bo made to
tho large amount of work perform
ed by tho station staff during the
past year in the investigation of tho
merits of tho so-called ' Battelle pro
cess' for the recovery of sugar from
waste molasses. These researches
were conducted at tho request of
the board of trustees, with tho re
sult that the claims of tho inventor
were substantiated from a scientific
standpoint, and that it is well
worthy of being given a thorough
test on a commercial scale. Plans
aro now being made for such test
during tho coming Beason."
Director Ehkhart of the experi
ment station says of the process:
"During tho year considerable
attention was given to a manufac
turing process, devised by Mr. E.
E. Battelle, and which aims at a
profitable recovery of the greater
McNamaras wavs and means com
southern provinces have issued
of the emperor.
issued yesterday sanctioning the
the northern provinces, tribute is again
anjoncounter with the troops.
Asquith announced today that the
Home Rule Bill at this session.
Roberts bill introduced, and which
Regent has abdicated, and has been
The administration is in the hands
now transpires that Gompers has
News.
tot away with $1500 worth
of
yesterday. He denied that he fired
today, ir me territory wins, no
homestead lands will bu opened up
yesterday, to begin his tour years
Saturday with a special party of
Kailua.
part ot tne sucrose which is now
lost in the waste molasses from
cane sugar factories, this sucrose to
bo obtained as either raw or white
sugar.
'At the request of the committee
I submitted a report in June, 1911
covering such investigations and
calculations as had been made by
tho station and by Mr. Battelle in
connection with this proposed pro
cess. In this report it was shown
that from the scientific standpoint
Mr. Battelle's process is entirely
sound and that following a certain
preliminary treatment of the cane
juice the Steffen process, as em
ployed in oeet sugar lactones, can
be mado to increase the availability
of cano sugar. It was stated, how
ever, that tho commorciai value of
tho proposed method could be
determined only by a practical largo
scalo test, since Binall laboratory
experiments and theoretical calcu
lations were not sufficient for this
purposo. On September 21, I was
authorized by the trustees to erect
an experimental plant capable of
turning out about two tons of sugar
per day and to conduct a thorough
trial of tho so-called Battello pro
cess. Tho plans for this installa
tion aro now being prepared and
the proce33 in question will be sub
jected to a practical test during the
1912 grinding season."
Library
For Maui
To Be Operated in Conjunction With
Territorial Library.
The gift of Andrew Carnegie for
the Territorial Library has in
terested Maui people in securing
the advantage of this library for
our island. Friends of the project
lave secured the salary of Mrs. A.
J. Gossin as librarian, who will
give her full attention to the work.
The Alexander House Settle
ment of Wailuku have vacated the
two front rooms of their building
from now on for the exclusive use
of the library. ' -
Herewith are two letters, one
from Governor Frear, and one from
Judge Whitney. The latter is
chairman of the Honolulu Library.
Many of the Maui citizens who
Executive Chamber,
Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 22, 1911.
Reverend Rowland B. Dodge,
Wailuku, Maui.
My dear Mr. Dodge: I have
your letter ot the 20th instant in
regard to a branch Carnegie Libra
ry at Wailuku. The Carnegie Li
brary at Honolulu is a Territorial
Library intended for the benefit of
all the islands and not merely for
the benefit of this island. The
plan has been from the outset to
have books sent from this to the
various points on the other islands
for distribution and the present
library building is being planned
for carrying on work of that kind.
Probably nothing can be actually
done except by. way of plans in
this direction until the present
building is in operation which
ought to be next, spring sometime
I suggest that you write to Judge
Whitney, Chairman of the Trustees
of the Library, to bear this matter
in mind with a view to putting it
in operation at as early a date as
possible. '
Very truly yours,
(Signed) W. F. FREAR,
Governor
Honolulu, November 30, 1911.
Reverend Rowland B. Dodge,
Wailuku, Maui.
Dear Sir: I am in receipt of
your favor bearing date of Nov.
25th in re the Library of Hawaii
books.
We are much pleased that such
arrangements have been made that
Maui will be hi a position to handle
the books of the new Library of
Hawaii.
In reference to the books from
the Library of Hawaii, I would
say that although the plans are
not fully made for the distribution
of the books, the following is the
present plan. The books will be
boxed in uniform boxes of fifty or
one hundred books and shipped
from Honolulu by the Library to
the poiut of distribution. The
distributing point will then be
asked to see that the books are put
into circulation in that neighbor
hood. The books will, of course
remain the property of the Library
of Hawaii. When the books are
no longer needed for distribution
at that point, they will be returned
in the same packing case to the
Library at Honolulu, and other
books will be forwarded to the
poiut. The Library will be gov
erneu in tue sequmg ot books, as
tar as possible, by the requests
coining from that point.
are interested in the possibility of a
Maui Library Association have
signed a call for a public meeting
to be held at the Library rooms at
Wailuku, Tuesday evening, Dec
12th at 7:30 o'clock. All those
Electricity
In March
stand
Iuvestment Company
Entire Plant Ordered.
Hare
The Island Investment Company
expects to be supplying "juico" to
its customers on Maui by the mid
dle of March of next year, accord
ing to' a statement made by Robert
Bond.
Everything for the new plant,
down to tho last pin, has been or
ered. Efforts aro being mado to
lave all the material and supplies
sent on in one shipment, to come by
an American-Hawaiian steamer div
rect to Kahului. There are several
carloads of material and supplies to
be shipped, and it is expected that
everything will reach Kahului about
the middle of February.
In the meanwhile the company is
going ahead with tho putting in of
the foundations for the new plant,
and they will bo ready by the time
the material arrives.
The plant is to be located about
nidway between Wailuku and Ka
hului, on the beach. Tho land to
be occupied is a strip about 750 feet
ong between the government road
from the beach and the railroad
track.
The company proposes to erect
cottages near the plant for the em
ployees of the company and their
families, and it is the expectation
that these will form tho nucleus of
a little settlement that may later
spread out and connect the towns of
Wailuku and Kahului to form one
continuous city
Work on the further dredging of
Kahului harbor, on tho new con
tract, will begin soon, and when this
is finished, deep-sea vessels will bo
able to como up to tho wharves.
This is expected greatly to increase
the volume of business done,
The plant will be installed by
Georgo K. Trimble, who for ten
years was with the Hawaiian Elec
tric Company. He will be the chief
engineer of the new company. G;
S. Wright will continuo as the re
presentative of the Island Invest
ment Company, hero in Wailuku.
desiring to unite in the call are
requested to sign their names to
the paper in the hands of Mrs. A.
J. Gossin, or to telephone her their
wish to have their names included
in the call. This is a notice for
all interested in the Maui Library
project to meet and talk over the
situation.
The name of the Library here
will not be the Carnegie Library
but will be known by its corporate
name, "The Library of Hawaii."
No provision is made for branch
libraries in the other islands."
though it is our hope that such
will be the final outcome of this
library.
We have no funds available for
the erecting, equipping or main
tenance of branch libraries, nor for
the purpose of paying assistants in
other islands or other libraries.
In fact it will be quite impossible
to even meet the probable expenses
of the main library on the amount
appropriated for that purpose.
Your own books will remain
your own and the books which are
sent from the main library will be
long to the corporation here. Your
books may be marked as you wish,
but should, I suggest, be so marked
that they will not be confused
with the books from the Library
of Hawaii.
There will be no books ready for
distribution until the opening of
the library here and the catalogu
ing of the books. It is our plan to
commence immediately on the cata
loguing of books for island distri
bution, leaving those for Honolulu
distribution until a later time. I
cannot give you any date when
you may be sure to receive books
from the Library, but would say
that it will not be before June or
July next.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) Wm. F. WHITNEY.
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