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VOLUME XX
WAILUKU, MAUI, T. H., SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1913.
NUMBER 27
Sleeping Man
i"l In A44nnlrnfl
New "Water
Man" Here
MURDER AND ACCIDENT
olons Visit
Taro Land
Makes Things
Still Worse
5 Jttjlfiu
Japanese Inflicts Ghastly Injuries On
Fellow Countryman Many
h Knife Wounds.
Cold blooded murder was at
fejnj templed by a Japanese named
Hasegawa, at Camp Six, Puuneiie,
on Wednesday morning last at
about two o'clock. The would-be
murderer attracked a countryman
named Soma, while the latter was
asleep and frightfully mutilated
him. The wounded man is in the
Puunene hospital and his assailant
is in the local jail.
It appears that the two men had
spent the evening together and
that there had been a row about
something or another. However,
neighbors say that Hasegawa left
Soma's house at about eleven
o'clock on Tuesday evening. The
next thing that is known is that a
loud noise and cries for help were
heard. The neighbors at once ran
to Soma's house and there found
Hasegawa, with a bloodstained
cane-knife in his hands, standing
over Soma's bed.
The sight was a ghastly one and
the other Japanese laborecp and the
plantation police officer, who was
hastily summoned, were appalled
at the injuries that had been in-
Continued on page 3.
Nothing Doing
Says Bond
That the proposal made by The
Weekly Times that the trees on
Main street be cut down in order
to enable loungers on the verandah
of the local hotel and the drug
store, to see more of Kahului har
bor, without the trouble of moving,
has aroused everybody in this town,
is apparent when the letter from
Robert ID. Bond is read. The com
munication reads as follows:
Editor Maui Nkws,
Wailuku,T. II.
Dear Sir;
The Island Electric Company,
Ltd., begs to be excused from tak
ing part in any such performance
as that suggested in the astonishing
editorial in The Weekly Times, of
August 14th, relative to the cutting
of trees on Main street, which must
hove been intended to arouse imme
diate opposition to one of the most
unheard of propositions. Every
where elso in the civilized world, not
the destruction, but the planting of
trees is encouraged. Shall Wailuku
l""remove its own ornament and nat
'v'ural beauties for the purpose of pro
viding a few travelers an additional
vista and view of Kahului? Every
fine tree in Wailuku hides, from
viewpoint, one of the beauty spots
of Maui, for Maui is composed of
nothing else; but we are not going
to recommend tho removal of any
trees on that account. The trees
are part of tho natural beauty of tho
town and island.
Tho removal of all trees along its
lines would undoubtedly savo tho
Island Electric Company a few dol
lars a month out of its present ex
penses; and tho Island Electric
Company is always willing and
ready "to tackle" any job within
its power to carry through for the
welfare of tho residents of Maui and
the improvement of conditions of
living in your vicinity; but, so long
as tho writer has anything to do
with tho management of that com
pany, you may bo sure it will take
no part m the destruction of any
trees through which it can otherwise
pas3 its wires. Tho population of
Wailuku will not dwindle because
big trees obstruct ono particular
view of Kahului from tho Maui
Hotel. Very truly yours,
ROBERT E. BOND.
Another addition has been madoto
tho Ilydrographic survey depart
ment of Maui, and Mr. E. 0. Chris
tensen has been detailed here to
help Mr. C. T. Bailey who succeeded
popular "Bill" Stewart, some
Tnonths ago. Mr. Christensen has
veen on Hawaii for a year or so,
and ho has been transferred to
Maui. Thero is plenty of work on
this island for two or more of tho
"water measurers" and tho streams
ul waterfalls will continue to give
their data in wet and fine
Vjeather.
1 The work of collecting data on
trip water supply of Hawaii is break
ing into virgin soil and it will take
soi' o years till really accurate figures
relating to the available water arc
obtained.
Tho hydrographic survey depart
ment is doing great work in
this islands and, in time, there will
be sufficient data gathered to enable
the water men to give accurate
figures as to tho water that Hows
down to the sea or is in some other
way lost. But it will take time, as
a start had to be made n couple of
years ago and there were no pre
vious figures to go on And, oven
tho records of a couple of years can
only be approximate, as a succession
of fairly dry or very wet seasons,
might upset all calculations. How
ever, in a few years time there will
bo sufficient data to enable the water
measurers to say positively that the
average annual flow is this or that.
County May
Take Hold
That the County of Maui will
probably take hold of the Hale
akala crater house proposition, is
the latest news. The scheme is
being worked up so as to enable
the county to secure a tract of land
near the summit of Haleakala and
to establish a pasturage there.
Then a man would be placed at
the house that would be erected in
the pasture. The man's duties
would be to look after the animals
on the pasture, repair the trail to
the summit and have charge of the
key of the crater house.
No one without a pass would be
allowed to enter the rest house,
and those who did stay there for
the night would be responsible for
any damage done to the house.
On the pasture there would be
kept ponies and pack animals.
These will be rented out at rea
sonable charges and the tourists
will be able to secure the mounts
by telephoning to the man in
charge.
It is planned to renovate the rest
house. A concrete ffoor will be
put in and several other improve
ments are planned. The people
who are in the habit of frequenting
the rest house without any right to
do so, will be firmly informed that
the place is tabu unless a pass is
obtained. In this way vandals will
be discouraged and the rest house
will be used for the purpose for
which it was constructed.
If the plans of the supervisors
go through, there will be a great
change, for the summit of Hale
akala, and tourists will be able to
make the trip happy in the thought
that they will be able to pass the
night in comfort on the edge f
the huge crater.
A Chinese was fined $50 by Judge
McKay, on Thursday last, for selling
nnititti witlinnt a license.
ARE PLENTIFUL ON OAHU
Two Men Done to Death During Week Auto Over
turns and Kills Another- Brown Says Pinkham
Is Certain of Confirmation.
Special Correspondence.
HONOLULU, Aug. 15.-Tho
week opened up with material for
a chamber of horrors and the pub
lic have not opened their eyes to a
realization of the enormity of the
doings since three o'clock Sunday
morning, when a man killed his
chum when under the influence of
liquor. Never in Honolulu has
there been a stronger argument for
tho suppression of the liquor traffic,
nor was there over a timo when de
cent people speak louder in their
might against the continuation of
of the Punhi dance hall. Marshall,
who did tho killing, is said to bo a
man of splendid disposition, courtly,
frank and in every way the per
sonification of the Southern gentle
man. What is said of tho character
of Marshall is repeated when Gucrt
lor is spoken of. Whiskey was at
tho bottom of it, and it looks very
bad for tho murderer though no ono
believes he had any intention of
killing the man who now lies in the
morgue. That ho meant to shoot
sone ono is evidenced by his going
blocks and blocks away for his re
All Aboard
For Puunene
Gala Day Begins At Nine O'clock
This Morning One Long
Joy-burst.
This morning all Maui will be
wending its way to the Puunene
tennis courts where the annual
inter-island tennis match will be
started up at nine o.'clock. An
early start is necessary so as to get
the tenuis finished by noon, or
shortly after, and enable the ball
players to have a short rest before
tackling the All-Maui baseball nine.
The day promises to be the best
sporting one ever pulled off on
Maui, and there will be plenty to
keep the local peopleand the visitors
from Oahu busy and happy for the
whole twenty-four hours that King
Carnival will reign.
There has been a change made
as regards the line-up of the Hono
lulu tenuis team and the men who
will make the trip are as follow:
Castle and Lowery; Nowell and
Anderson; Roth and Steere; Izard
and Bockus; Hoogs and Baldwin;
Lt Robertson and Lt. Peyton.
The last two teams arc subject
to change, but if they are changed
it will be by substitution of weaker
players.
The swimming team will be a
strong one, and Will Roth will
captain the outfit. Al. Castle
wrote to say that he had to draw
on some of the baseball team for
swimmers, as he thought there
would be little probability of the
tennis players being able to float
much less swim after lunch at
Puunene! The Honolulu swim
ming team will be make up as
follows: Roth, (Captain); Hitch
cock; Hoogs; Lyman; Iuman and
Brown.
The baseball team from Honolulu
will be as follows: Lyman, c;
Brown, p; Henshaw, lb; Nowell,
(Continued on page 3)
volver. Up to this writing, ho has
made no statement and no one has
been allowed to see him nor will
they until after forty-eight hours
have passed, and tho man has been
charged. Attorney Frank Thomp
son has been retained by friends of
Marshall to defend him.
CI1ALMBISS.
In the district court this morning
assistant prosecutor Brown asked
for a nolle prosequi in tho case of
Chalmers, tho license inspector
apologised for putting his name on
tho tabu list, the Star-Bulletin made
an apology for publishing something
which might have been taken as a
reflection on Chalmers and, unless
the grand jury takes up tho case, it
will soon bo forgotten. There would
have been no arrest apparently, if
Billy Sheldon had been able to
secure a money settlement from
Chalmers and, when this was re
fused by Attorney Prosser, the war
rant was sworn out.
AUTO TRAGBDY.
Tho foreman of tho Schuman
(Continued on page 4.)
Stars Show
Some Style
Close Ball Game On Sunday
Lahaina Did Not Put in
Appearance.
RESULTS.
Stars beat Kahului, score, 6 to 5.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
P.
5
5
W.
1
3
3
0
L.
1
2
9
Pet.
.800
.GOO
.000
.000
Kahului
Stars
Puunene
Lahaina
On Sunday afternoon last there
was only ono ball game, as the
Lahaina team did not turn up to
fill its engagement with tho Puu
nene outfit. However, tho game
that was played was a beauty to
watch, and tho fans became worked
up over tho struggle.' The Stars
started out in tho first inning, and
they piled up three runs that left
tho Kahului bunch gasping for
breath. It was not till tho fourth
inning that the Seagidcrs got going
in tho run-getting streak, and then
they made ono notch. Tho Stars
were on tho job with a vengeance,
and they added ono in their fifth
and two in their sixth. Tho score
then stood at G to 1 and tho crowd
thought all tho excitement was
over for tho day.
There was no scoro in tho seventh
inning, but in tho eighth and first
half of tho ninth, tho Kahului boys
came to life in u sensational fashion.
Tho Seasiders scored two runs in
tho eighth and tho ninth, and fin
ished just ono run behind their
opponents. Thero was some talk
of a protest on account of a decision
at third, but nothing came of the
matter.
Tho full scoro follows:
(Continued on page 2.)
That there will soon be a new
road although a short one on
Molokai, is tho news that the super
visors brought back from Wailau,
where they went to look into the
possibilities of raising taro at that
place. Supervisors Lake, Ilonning
and Chairman Kalama, accompa
nied by the county clerk, made the
trip.
The taro land was looked over
and the location for the proposed
road to tho landing was inspected.
The road will only bo about eight
lumdrccLfcct long, but will bo of
great valuqUg tho shippers of taro.
TheJ'iwiity,solons decided to
send the county engineer over to
Wailau Iodize up tho proposition
and to make a survey of the new
road. That tho work will bo un
dertaken, there is no doubt,; and
Superintendent McVeigh feels very
pleased n.bout tho outcomo of the
supervisors' visit.
trong Wind
Storm Raged
At a few minutes to one o'clock
yesternay afternoon, a fierce wind
storm came raging down on Wai
luku and, within a few minutes,
dust, dirt and roof-iron were seen
flying about. The roof of the new
addition to the Maui Theatre was
lifted with a bang, and landed on
the vacant strip of land adjoining
Schoeniug's garage. No one was
injured fortunately.
The roof of Hotta's store on
Market street also went aloft for a
while and' the rain did some dam
age to the goods on the shelves.
The wind was very strong for a
few minutes, and then the rain
came down in torrents. The rain
was driven before the wind and
beat under doors and window sills.
The drop in the temperature was
noticed at once and the heat was
reduced a lot.
The rain came in from the sea
and it lasted for some time. There
had been rain on Thursday even
ing and the combined fallhas done
a lot of good, although causing
apprehension regarding the suc
cess of the big sports meeting to
day. However, nothing will pre
vent the sports carnival being car
ried out unless a real cloudburst
occurs.
K. P. Smoker
Will Boom
On Saturday, August 30, the
Knights of Pythias will entertain
their friends at a "smoker" that
promises to be the best ever given
on Maui. The invitations are be
ing sent out to the members and
each member is sending in the
names of any friends he wishes to
have at the entertainment.
The program is growing longer
and longer and the amateurs who
will take part will surprise the
lucky ones who are present. Some
fine turns are to be given and the
songs, etc., will be the best ever
heard.
The "K. P." organization is
going ahead with the forming of
the new park at the junction of
Mill and Main streets. The grass
is planted and the place is begin
ning to look well.
Young Man Confesses to Thefts
and Then Tries to Kill
Himself.
Deputy Sheriff Ferreira got the
shock of his life when, on Tuesday
last, a young man named Eddie
Kaimiola, who was under arrest,
attempted to commit suicide in an
outhouse at the back of his home
in Kahului. The would-be suicide
tried to cut his throat with a pen
knife, and would have succeeded
only for the vigilance of the deputy
sheriff. As it was, the wound in
flicted was not very severe, although
the young man had to be taken to
the Wailuku hospital for treatment.
From the story told by the
police, it seems that Kaimiola was
caught, red-handed, in a theft
from the Puunene Store, in which
he was employed as a clerk. There
had been suspicions aroused
through, a shortage in the stock,
and when Kaimiola was seen walk
ing out ofTthe' store with a large
ham and some other stuff that had
never been charged' - up, it was
(Continued on page 3)
Six Month
For Masher
Yesterday morning, at the police
court, Judge McKay gave a Fili
pino a well deserved jail sentence
of six months. The man was tried
under the "vag" act and, as it was
shown that he not only was a loafer,
but also a nuisance to the town,
the judge sent him away where he
won't trouble outsiders much for
some time to come.
It appears that the Filipino has
been hanging around the home of
a well known Wailuku man, and
has been trying to get a young girl
to speak to him. He has even
written notes to the girl and in
them has asked her to meet him.
The father of the girl she is
only twelve years of age was told
of the matter and he at once in
formed the police. The girl has
been afraid to go outside her home
for some weeks past.
More Fines
For Autoists
Still another bunch of speeders
faced Judge McKay on Tuesday
last, and they were all soaked in
small amounts. The judge gave
the speeders a lecture and declared
that he would inflict a much heav
ier penalty should any of the crowd
appear before him again on ji sim
ilar charge.
One driver, Chiuen, who was up
for the second time, was fined $10,
but the rest got off with $5 each.
The evidence was all the same in
every case, and the speed was
proved by the timing apparatus of
the police department.
A determined effort is being
made to stop speeding, and flesh
is not being made of one and fowl
of another. Whitemen, Chinese,
Japanese and all other nationalities
are being summoned when caught.
The little list of Judge McKay's
visitors included the following
auto drivers: J. Garcia, Sam Ka
leo, W. Server, Chinen, Tatsutni,
S. Fernandez and Yamastu.
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