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THE MAUI NEWS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1911.
THE MAUI NEWS
Entered nt the Post Office at Wailuku,
A Republican Paper Published in the Interest of the People
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SATURDAY. - ... DECEMBER 16, 1911
Cause of High Prices.
IN the effort to account for the increase in prices many have jumped
to the conclusion that it is due to three forces to the tariff, the
trusts and the railroads, and that prices can be materially reduced
by governmental regulation or control of those forces, says the New
York Sun. It is plain that so far as many of our daily requirements
are concerned that result is little likely to be attained by the method
proposed. The point may be illustrated by the selection of a few fami
liar and necessary commodities. The average wholesale price of a bar
rel of spring patent wheat flour from 1890 to 1899 was $4.30, and the
price in 1910 was $5.50, an advance of $1.20. What caused the ad
vance? The average price of cash wheat from 1890 to 1899 was 75
cents, and the average in 1910 was $1.10. For a barrel of flour four
and one half bushels of wheat are needed. The millers therefore paid
in 1910 for the wheat to make a barrel of flour $1.57 more than the
average paid in 1890-99, while the price of the flour advanced $1.20.
The average price of a 250-pound hog in those earlier years was $10,
while in 1910 it was $22.50. That and certain social factors explained
an increase of 6 cents a pound in lard and bacon and hams. No tariff,
trust or railway influences are clearly visible there. A long increase in
the price of corn has had its direct influence on the price of cattle an
its indirect influence on the price of beef and other meat products. In
that earlier ten-year period the price of raw cotton averaged a fraction
over IY2 cents a pound, and the average for 1910 was twice that. The
average wholesale prices of bleached Wamsutta shirtings were respec
tively bVi cents and lls cents a yard; of Amoskeag gfhghams 5 1-3
cents and 7 cents. The possible list of such instances would be very
long and it would include many articles the price increase of which is
commonly attributed to influences that have little or nothing to do with it.
There can be no wise revision of the tariff until some of these funda
mental facts are better and more widely, understood. The public atti
tude toward the so-called trusts and the railroads must be corrected
before there can come any wise correction of the evils in them. If a
man's shirt costs him more than it did a few years ago the higher price
is due to the greater cost of raw cotton and the higher wage in the mill
and not to a trust or to the tariff. If his loaf of bread and slice of
bacon cost more than they formerly did the difference must be charged
to the greater price of wheat and hogs. Economic questions, such as
the tariff, trusts, transportation, will not be rightly settled until econo
mic facts are substituted for political flubdub.
The Mother Call.
(By E. W. Towler.)
DID ever your heartstrings flutter to the breath of the bush and
the pine?
Have you heard the night wind mutter its lullaby? yours and
mine-
The reek of the blue smoke curling lazily upward and up?
The vista that life is unfurling life to the brim of the cup?
See the moon that is lazily rising o'er the top of the tangled brush;
The fragrant and misty evening, wrapped in a somnolent hush!
List, and you'll answer, my brothers, to the call of the bush and the
- wild;
' 'Tis the sigh of a saddened mother, who waits for her prodigal child.
Answer, oh, answer, my children, my call on the night winds borne;
Come to the heart of your mother, stripped and your fetishes torn;
Here is my temple my altar; here will I lift up my voice!
Uphold I thy feet lest they falter, and thy heart as a child's shall rejoice.
European Politics.
(Continued from page 1.)
matists. It has been settled without
breaking the peace of Europe, and
the part his majesty's Government
lias taken has contributed largely to
that result."
Andrew Bonar Law, leader of the
Unionists, in a speech strongly sup
porting Sir Edward Grey, said that
the Foreign Secretary's statement
had convinced him that every step
taken was with sole regard for Bri
tish interests.!
The Secretary's lucid exposition
of the negotiations and the firmness
he was able to show he displayed
during the trying weeks won for him
the support of the House, with the
exception of a few radicals or "peace
at any price" members, who be
lieved that the firmness which pre
vented war will estrange Great Brit
ain and Germany.
In the lobbies after the speech, con
fidence was expressed in Sir Ed
ward's conduct of affairs during the
crisis and satisfaction that the Gov
eminent is working for better rela
tions with Germany. It is believed
Maul, Hawaii, as second-class matter
that the speech will have a reassur
ing effect in Germany.
The Prime Minister, during his
reply to criticisms that the Govern
ment had acted with too much se
crecy, protested that the House had
nevei had greater opportunities to
discuss foreign relations than at
present. He declared that in the
interest of the peace of the world the
Government's policy will be con
tinued.
- loiter Sir Edward Grey spoke on
Persia and other matters. He de
fended the Anglo-Russian agree
ment, which prevented the two na
tions from trying to gain advantage
of each other in Persia. When the
Nationalists got rid of the Shah,
they hoped also to get rid of Russian
influence; but this was perfectly
hopeless.
Referring to the circulation by
W. Morgan Shuster, the American
Treasurer-General of Persia, of a
pamphlet attacking Russia while
Russian demands were still unsatis
fied, Sir Edward said it was an im
possible situation if an official of one
of the two powers circulated such
pamphlets and still remained in the
service of his Government.
The Mother of the Man.
(By Hall Caine.)
(Answer to Rudyard Kipling.)
WHEN the Lord of Creation gave the woman to the man,
In that blest but brief existence ere the rule of ill began,
Then He knew what of her conduct, whether innocent or frail,
That the female of the species would be scapegoat to the male.
When He banished them from Eden for the sin that each had wrought,
And the flaming sword of vegeance sealed the fate that both had sought,
Then He knew throughout the ages, long as man should tell the tale,
That the female of the species would be temptress to the male.
When He cast His children from Him and by primal earthly vow
Doomed their seed to eat their life-bred in the sweat of blood and brow,
Then He knew where paths were reddest down the line of labor's trail;
There the female of the species would be slavemate to the male.
When He dowered the man with passions, when He formed him from
the dust,
With its wilderness of instincts, with its lava stream of lust,
Then He knew that in the whirlwind of his manhood's wasteful gale,
Still the female of the species would be subject to the male.
When He ordered that the woman, both as mother and as wife,
Should obey her law of being as the vehicle of life,
Then He suffered it to happen, lest the generations fail,
That the female of the species might be ' 'deadlier' ' than the male.
But when the Lord of Creation gave the woman to the man
In that blest but brief existence ere the rule of ill began,
Then He willed it that if sharing in man's fault and in his fate
She should therefore be his equal and the partner in his state.
Not to govern or cajole him, not to court or speak him smooth,
Not to snare or to enslave him, but to cheer, inspire and soothe;
Not his temptress, not his slavemate, not his subject, nor his squaw,
But his helpmeet and his angel by the right of God's own law.
If He cursed the man with labor, as the human lot's alloy,
He provided that for woman his work should be his joy.
If He dowered the man with passions which the grosser instincts move,
He reserved it to the woman to uplift his lust to love.
If He ordered that the mother for the children of her womb
Should dare her death by travail and fight till crack of doom,'
He ordained by that impulse, still the purest and the best,
She should gather all that suffer in her pity to her breast.
Nurturing, nursing, guarding, guiding, giving strength with heart and
hand;
Paying toll in pangs to nature, which not many may understand;
Dauntless from the God who made her without fear to draw her breath,
Savior of the weak and helpless first at birth andl last at death.
Since the Lord creating woman she became a living soul,
Hers has been the old earth's burthen, age on age, from pole to pole.
Hers the conflict, hers the conquest,' hers the flag of life unfurled;
Hers the sorrow, hers the suffering, hers the love that moves the world.
Therefore, why should man, the ingrate, when he chooses to confer,
Welcome every fool and coward, only close the door on her?
Room, sirs, room within your councils, bare your foreheads if you can,
For behold, without your portal stands the Mother of the Man!
Maui Defeats Kauai.
Last Saturday afternoon, the Puu
nene Athletic Club Ixwling team,
defeated the Kauai team, in the
first interisland bowling match
Bince the sport has become so popu
lar on all the islands- The defeat
of Kauai, though not unexpected,
was more pronounced than we here
on Maui, had anticipated. Most of
the members of the Puunene team
are new at the game, while those on
Kauai have been bowling for years,
and are seasoned players. Both
Meyers and Deinert were off their
game during the match, and their
totals do not anywhere near repre
sent their real bowling strength.
Campbell who took Clark's place on
the team (the latter being out with
a broken thumb) bowled very con
sistently after the first game. Sav
age was the same old rock he al
ways is when he gets right down to
business. Thompson's bowling
throughout was good, and his bril
liant rally in the fourth game, with
a otal of 225 pins, helped out con
siderably. The bowling comniitte will now
send a challange to Honolulu, and
with the experience of one match
behind them the boys should be able
it show a better average against
Honolulu. With the interest now
shown in the sport, an interisland
league should be formed, and week
ly matches played for the champion
ship. Following is the score:
Campbell... 119 162 162 174 144
Deinert 155 160 126 120 185
Meyers... .121 159 148 157 154
Savage 187 155 178 145 163
Thompson.. 163 153 140 225 143
745 789 754 821 789
The total score for Maui was 3898,
and for Kauai, 3577.
White, Wilcox I Gibbs Sewing Machines
This machines has been on the market
many years and gives perfect satisfaction.
Hundreds are in use on this Island.
Let me explain its superior qualities
to you before you buy a machine, Tele
phone to Y. UCHIDA.
t. f. Wailuku
liana News.
Cullen and Jack Holt were Hana
arrivals by the Claudine. They
were also accompanied with a crew
to put up the bridges between Hana
and Kipahulu. They expect to
finish the work before Christmas. .
Dan Conway of Davics & Co.,
called throughout the district and
his many customers were glad to
give him their Christmas orders.
So was Handsome Hans Gittel
making his farewell tour to Hana
this week. We are pleased to note
that there is at least one firm who
believes in promoting a man after
long and faithful service. It goes
without saying that he will make
good at his new post.
We were sorry to learn of the
death of young Kawaakoa the son
of Hon. Kawaakoa of Kaupo. He
died of typhoid at Lahainaluna last
week. We understand that several
of the students took turns about
nursing the poor boy day and night
and he finally succumbed to the
dreaded disease. What seems a
case of gross negligence on the part
of the Lahaina physicians is that
instead of quarantining the rest of
the boys after the case had been
diagnosed, they were all let out to
go to their different homes through
out Maui. Hana received a few of
these boys by the Claudine this
week and should any thing happen
in other sections of Maui it will have
to be laid at Lahaina's door.
Imported Family
Corn Beef
FOR SALE AT
Maui Meat Market
Maui Library Association.
At a meeting held at the Alexan
der Settlement House on Tuesday
evening last, quite a large number
were present to discuss plans for or
ganizing a library association.
Rev. Mr. Dodge was appointed
temporary chairman, and after per
fecting an association, it was decid
ed that the name should be the Maui
Library Association.
It was decided to place the busi
ness of the association in the hands
of a committee of seven. Rev. Dodge
was elected chairman of this com
mittee with authority to appoint the
other six. The next meeting of the
Association will be held January 8th,
when the committee will be expect
ed to report. A great part . of the
evening was occupied in discussing
the possibilities of the new library
association, and there seems to be
no doubt, judging by the expressions
of those present, but much good will
be accomplished.
George Calder recently of Wai-
akea, is now in the employ of
Kaeleku Sugar Co. He has just
returned from a trip to the old
country.
No. 5994.
REPORT OP THE CONDITION OF
the First National Bank of Wai
luku. at Wailuku, In the Ter. of
Hawaii, at the close of business,
Dee. 8, 1911.
Resources ' Dollars
Loans and Discounts 176,996 20
Overdrafts, secured and unse
cured ".553 3
U. S. Bonds to secure circula
tion - 35,000 00
Bonds, securities, etc 73.747 5o
Banking house, furniture, and
fixtures and Leasehold 6,488 00
Other Real Estate owned...... 1,165 85
Due from State and Private
Banks, and Bankers, Trust
Companies, and Savings
Banks - 1,468 83
Due from approved Reserve
Agents 10.11562
Checks and other cash items... 609 96
Fractional paper currency,
nickels, and cents i87 63
Specie ... 61,23885
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer (5 of circulation) 1,25000
Total 368,821 74
Liabilities Dollars
Capital stock paid in 35, 000 00
Surplus fund ' 35,000 00
Undivided . profits, less ex
penses and taxes paid 2,218 29
National Bank Notes outstand
ing 84.997 5
Due to other National Banks... 13,007 65
Individual deposits subject to
check . 338,192 68
Demand certificates of deposit 3.544 62
Time certificates of deposit.... 17,81100
Certified checks so 00
Total 368,821 74
Ter. of Hawaii, County of Maui, ss:
I, C. D. Lufkin, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
CD. LUFKIN,
Cashier.
Correct Attest:
R. A. WADSWORTH )
D. H. CASE Directors.
J.GARCIA 1
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
12th day of Dec., 191 1.
" JAS. N. K. KEOLA,
Notary Public.
Second Judicial Circuit.
No. 8101.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
the Lahaina National Bank, at
Lahaina, In the Ter. ot Hawaii,
at the close of business, Dee.
6,' 1911.
Resources . Dollars
Loans and Discounts. 73.188 78
Overdrafts, secured and un
secured 751 56
u. o. uudoi 10 secure circula
This Space for
The Lahaina Store
tion 4.' ' 625000
Bonds, securities, etc! 33,680 00
Banking house, Furni ure, and
fixtures. a 1.53000
Due from National Banks (not
reserve agents) 11,45601
Dne from State and Private
Banks and Bankers, Trust
Companies, and Savings
Banks - 5 .506 62
Due from approved reserve
agents 1,470 22
Checks and other cash items... 1,139 00
Fractional paper c u r r e n c y,
nickels, and cents 87 63
Specie 17.337 5
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer (5 of circulation).. 312 30
Total 143,609 57
Liabilities Dollars
Capital Stock paid in 25,000 00
Surplus fund 3.250 00
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and taxes paid 710 06
National Bank notes outstand
ing 6,250 00
Individual deposits subject to
check 97.H4 70
Demand certificates of deposit 2,085 9&
Time certificates of deposit.... 8,189 85
Total .' 143,609 57
Ter. of Hawaii, County of Maui, ss:
I, C. D. Lufkin, Cashier of the above-
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
C. D. LUFKIN,
Cashier.
Correct Attest:
R. A. WADSWORTH )
W. L. DECOTO Directors.
GEO. FREELAND )
Subscried and sworn to before me
this 1 2th day of Dec., 1911. .
JAS. N. K. KEOLA,
Notary Public.
Second Judicial Circuit.
No. 8207.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
the Baldwin National Bank of Ka
hulul, at Kdhulul In the Ter. of
Hawaii, at the close ot business,
Dec. 5, 1911.
Resources Dollars
Loans and Discounts. 165,432 49
Overdrafts, secured and unse
cured 8,492 55
U. S. Bonds to secure circula
tion 13,00000
Premiums on U. S. Bonds 560 28
Bonds, securities, etc 39.505 36
Banking house, furniture, and
fixtures 3,453 36
Due from National Banks (nof
reserve agents) ' 3,178 96
Due from State and Private
Banks and Bankers, Trust
Companies, and Savings
Banks ?....t...a... 69,03097.
Due from approved Reserve
Agents 695 55
Checks and other cash Items. 11,60695
Notes of other National Banks 300 00
Fractional paper currency,
nickels, and cents m 15
Specie 46,58950
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer (5 of circulation) 650 00
Total 353,607 02
Liabilities Dollars
Capital stock paid in 50,000 00
Surplus fund 10,097 58
Undivided profits, ' less ex
penses and taxes paid ' 2,631 27
National Bank notes outstand
ing 13,000 00
Dividends unpaid 14 00
Individual deposits subject to
check '. 265,125 80
Demand certificates of deposit. 835 50
Time certificates of deposit.... 10,33330
Cashier's checks outstanding... 669 57
Total 353,607 03
Ter. of Hawaii, County of Maui, ss:
I, D. C. Lindsay, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
D. C. LINDSAY,
Cashier.
Correct Attest:
H. A. BALDWIN
J. N. S. WILLIAMS I Directors.
H. W. RICE )
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 13th day of December, 191 1.
E. R. BEVINS, v
Notary Public
