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VOLUME XX
WAILUKU, MAUI, T. H., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1913.
NUMBER 32
JAPANESE CLAIM OFF
rooked Work
Is Alleged
Two Papers
From Maui
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Pukoo, Molokai, Affair Causes Sensation Wounded
Man Brought to Wailuku. May Lose Hand
Gambling Raid Cause of Trouble.
There is a weird tale coming from
Molokai once more, ami this parti
cular one is that relating to the
shooting and wounding ot a Japan
ese by a police officer. The Japan
ese is now in Wailuku being treated
for his wound and' he may possibly
lose his right hand.
It seems, from the story of the
county sheriff, that last Saturday
night or rather Sunday morning
early, there was a gambling game
going strong in the house of a Pukoo
baker. The place was full of Jap
anese who were on the job of wooing
fickle fortune. All went well for a
while but, suddenly, there was an
interruption when two police offi
cers arrived on the scene. Prom
then on the storyecomes hazy;
some people sweaeffme thing and
others tell anothcrtstory.
One yarn is that the little gam
bling party was broken up by the
firing of a revolver through the
door. The shot is said to have put
out the lamp that was standing on
the table. The wounded man is
said to have received the bullet in
his wrist, and another man is said
to have been burnt by the powder
from the pistol when it was fired.
Powder marks on the man's face
are exhibited as proof of the state
ment. Would Not
Pay Alimony
E. A. Watson, formerly of Wai
luku, and now said to be living in
Honolulu, will once more visit this
island if the plans of the county
attorney's department do not go
astray. A warrant for the arrest of
Watson has been issued and he will
bo taken into custody today. The
charge against tho man is that ho
has failed to pay the SCO per month
alimony allowed by the court to
his wife and children.
It will bo remembered that Watson
was "represented" in Lahaina on
July 2 by an alleged attorney named
Britt. It has been stated that Britt
has no standing as an attorney, and
that if he had not left tho territory
he would have got into serious
trouble.
Watson is said to be in the auto
rent service in Honolulu. lie will
appear before Judge Kingsbury on
Tuesday morning next and, if he
does not purge himself of contempt
of court, will probably go to jail
for some time.
Wailuku Gym
Prospering
Down at the Wailuku gym
nasium there are considerable
doings now-a-days, and the in
stitution is flourishing in fine shape.
The younger members are coining
along well,. and there is a large re
gular attendance. Dan Carey is
working up all sorts of attractive
schemes, and the consequence is
that it is reported that during the
past summer vacation there have
been but few boys seen on the
streets. The lads take to the gym
The police officer's statement is
to the effect that ho and another
.officer were notified of the game,
ana that mey procccueu to mo
ousc with the intention of raiding
lie nlacc. Unon arrival at the
baker's store the officers say that
they broke open the door and rushed
the crowd. Money and dice were
gathered in, but all the gamblers
managed to get away through rthc
numerous doors and windows.
The police officer, who admits
firing the shot, declares that ho did
so when some of the men declined
to stop and continued on their head
long dash for the outer darkness.
The officer says that he simply fired
in the general direction of the run
ners and that he aimed high. It is
thought that the bullet struck the
hand of one of the Japanese as he
flung his arm in the air as ho ran.
Sheriff Crowell went over to Molo
kai to investigate the affair and he
secured a conviction in the case of
all the men who were charged with
gambling. There is talk of the
wounded Japanese suing the- county
for damages on account of the
wound he sustained. The man was
brought over to Wailuku last
Wednesday and is said to be doing
as well as can be expected.
work like ducks to water, and the
place is crowded most of the time.
As soon as there arc one hundred
members, a new billiard table will
be installed. It has been promised,
and there is no doubt in the minds
of the energetic officials of the club
that the much valued table will
soon be installed.
The bowling is going on well
and the youngsters are putting tip
scores that beat those of many of
the adult rollers. That is a good
sign, and shows that the younger
crop of Maui bowlers will, in time,
be ready to take their part in
athletics. Senator Harry Penhal
iow is taking the greatest interest
in the gymnasium, and he has now
a reading room in wnich all the
newspapers of the territory are to
been seen. Captain Bal also takes
a keen interest in the gym and he
is of great service.
Convention
On Maui Next
That Maui wiil make a strong bid
for tho honor of holding the next
Civic Convention on this island,
was tho sense of the vote taken at
the meeting of the chamber of
commerco on Thursday last. It
was felt that Maui should get tho
opportunity or handling tho next
convention, and I hat tho delegates
from this island should make tho
suggestion plain to the convention
that starts today in Honolulu.
Maui extended an invitation some
time ago, but Honolulu won out.
It is felt that this time the Valley
Island will bo more successful. The
Maui delegates will put the matter
up to the convention, and there is
every probability of tho next big
meeting being held in Wailuku.
Kauai is also out after tho honor
of holding the next convention, but
it is felt that Maui should have tho
first chance at tho proposition.
Claim Made That Makawao Police
Officer Is Grafting Sheriff
Defends.
Allegations have been made in
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open session ot too iiaui ooaru oi
supervisors, that all is not well with
the police officers at Makawao. It
was stated on Tuesday last that the
police committee was authorized to
investigate certain charges that have
been made against a police officer
at Makawao. The alleged wrong
doing is said to bo connected with'
gamblers' bail money.
Supervisor Drummond wanted to
go up to Makawao last Tuesday
night and investigate the whole
affair. Ho claimed that tho Japan
ese witnesses would all bo there,
and tho matter could bo gone into
thoroughly. Tho rest of tho super
visors thought that as the sheriff
was away on Molokai, it would bo
discourteous to him, as head of tho
police department, to proceed in tho
Makawao matter till ho returned.
It was decided to leave the matter
alone till later on.
Sheriff Crowell, when seen after
his return to Maui from Molokai,
told a Maui Nkws man that ho was
investigating tho matter quietly and
that there was a lot more behind
tho affair than appeared on tho sur
face. The police officer, who is ac
cused of doing wrong, is one of my
best officers. Ho is severe on
gamblers and tho whole master may
be a frame up to get rid of liim. I
have known him for yedf's and
would hesitate long before taking
tho word of gamblers as against his.
However, the investigation is going
on and the truth will come out in
the long run.''
Tho statement was made at tho
meeting of board of supervisors that
the alleged crooked work at Maka
wao had been reported two months
ago. mere wouiu seem to oc some
mistake about tho length of time,
as hheritl Crowell says that it is
only one month since the matter
was brought to his attention.
May Have
City Hall"
Tlinf Afoul tion1e o lffSfr TTMP
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is the opinion of a lot of people
The supervisors favor the idea and,
judging from the talk about the
installation of a vault for documents
and coin, there is a possibility that,
before long, something may be
done in the matter.
At the meeting of the board of
supervisors, held last Tuesday, the
matter of a vault was brought up
It was pointed out that to build
the vault under the present county
office, would be absurd. The old
building is nothing like fireproof
and, also, in the event of a new
building being erected, the vault
would be useless.
The suggestion was made that
the building which houses the
county auditor, the county attor
ney and the treasurer, could be
added to, and that a second storey
might be put on over the police
side, Considerable doubt as to
whether the building would stand
an additional storey was expressed.
However, the matter was only
brought up informally, and nothing
very definite was said. It is, how
ever, probable that an up-to-date
coun(y office building may be con
stucted within the near future.
Chamber of Commerce Endorses
Hugh Howell's and W. H.
Field's Contributions.
At a special meeting of the Maui
Chamber of Commerce that was
held on Thursday afternoon the
matter of the papers that are to be
read at the Civic Convention in
Honolulu was taken up. Only two
gentlemen came forward and out
lined what they are going to pre
sent in the way of a paper at the
Honolulu convention. Hugh Ho
well will read a paper on Road De
velopment in Hawaii, i. lie paper
will be in the nature of a history
of the early efforts in road build
ing, from the days of the trails
built by the chiefs, to the present
time, when beautiful macadamized
thoroughfares exist.
Mr. Howell is thoroughly capa
ble of treating such a paper and he
will take the subject, step by step,
right along during the past fifty
years or more up to the present
date.
The paper will also treat of the
methods of building good roads,
and the most suitable material with
which to do so. The well known
engineer will not criticize other
methods, except in a general way
He will invite criticism of his
paper, and in that way will work
for the best interests of everybody
concerned.
Mr. W. H. Field will read a paper
on Handling the Tourist, and will
incorporate in the paper a descrip
tion of how six days can profitably
be spent on Maui. The paper will
also described many trips of inter
est that tourists can make on Maui
Mr. Field has gathered a large
amount of hotel data and has fig
ures that will show the manner in
which the visitors are handled at
present, and the manner in which
thev might to better advantage be
passed along from island to island
till the whole group has been pro
perly toured.
The executive committee of the
chamber passed a resolution to the
effect that the chamber endorsed
the outlines of the proposed papers
of Messrs. Howell and Field
There was to be a third paper but,
as the gentleman who was to pre
pare it did not put in an appear
ance, the paper was dropped from
the list, and only two addresses are
now endorsed by the Maui Cham
ber of Commerce.
All-Maui
Team Gone
Last night the All-Maui base
ball team left for Honolulu and i
merry bunch it was. The boys
were given a good send-off and
cheers dud leis were in plenty.
Today, on the Honolulu Athletic
Park diamond, the Mauians play
their first game. Tomorrow they
play again, and there is a possibi
lity of another struggle on Monday
The hope of the Maui people
IS
that the team will go up against
the same outfit as they played here
on August 16 last. It would be
feather in the caps of the Maui team
to defeat the same crowd on the
Oahu field as they did on the Wai
luku diamond.
The Maui team, on the whole
is a good one, and the easy manner
in which they defeated the Picked
Nine last Sunday shows that the
departing nine is alright.
Big Real Estate Deal Is Made Governor Harrison, of
P. I. Entertained in Honolulu Captain Berger
Has Lost Three Sons By Accidents.
Special Correspondence.
HONOLULU, Sept. 10 It is my
good fortune to live near the Mor
mon Church and to hear tho flock
practice tho hymns six days and
nights in tho week, and to sing
them on tho seventh. Ordinarily I
ovo music, but I cannot fit into a
TclaSs of heavenly songs that have
ibout as much swing to them as is
found in tho Jewish national an
them. What bothers mo is why
they do not switch off and give a
new twist to the program; sonic
thing that would bo a variation and
which might have a tendency to
bring in new folks to tho faith. In
other churches they do not stick to
one lino of verse or harmony all of
the time and the congregations feel
better with the change. Possibly it
is because the mormons are in
class by themselves, different from
the church that is willing to give up
tho old tenets and start out on a
now deal that is neither fish nor
flesh.
lilG DUAL.
The biggest deal in real estate is
that in which the great Lowers &
Cooke building and land goes by
deed to Albei t Wilcox for $250,000,
the firm holding a lease for twenty-
five years. I understand that by
giving up the ownership of the pro-
i Road
cenic Treat
Two new delegates have been
added to the Maui Civic Conven
tion list, and they are E. R. Bevins
and V. L. Stevenson. The Maui
delegates to the convention left
last night on the Manna Kca, and
they are due to arrive in Honolulu
this morning. Maui will be repre
sented by about fifteen well known
men.
At the meeting of the chamber
of commerce on Thursday, Senator
Pcuhallow said that 111 the paper
that is to be read on the handling
of tourists, some mention should be
made of the road from Lahaina to
Wailuku, via the Pali. The Sen
ator declared that many people
from the mainland and other parts
of the world say that the road is a
scenic marvel, and that more should
be said in island literature about
the beautiful drive.
Mr. Field, who has compiled a
paper on Maui, said that he had,
in his paper, written of the
from Lahaina to the Wailuku
of the island.
ride
side
Paia Tennis
Tournament
There will bo great sport at Paia
this afternoon when tho two new
tennis courts will bo opened in
stylo. Tho invitations havo been
sent out and a largo attendance) is
expected. Four club teams at least
will tako part in the opening play,
and there is a chance that there
will bo five outfits.
Tho Kahului, Wailuku, Lahaina
and Paia club3 will surely bo repre
sented and, if tho Puuneno club
Pa
perty, and leasing, they save two per
cent on their rent which, in this
instance, is a consideration. Besides
it gives tho firm a lot of ready
money with which to continue its
practice of discounting every bill
that comes, along. Business in their
particular lino is none too good just
now owing to lack of building oper
ations for that is their specialty:
with no building, business must bo
bad for them, hut not had enough to
dampen the ardorof proprietors and
clerks.
WALLBIt HACK.
Candfdatc Waller has returned
from the mainland looking the pic
ture of health and more care-free
than if he had brought back with
him a commission as governor. Ho
told mo frankly two things; one,
that ho did not know who would bo
appointed governor, and tho other
ho did not believe Pinkham would
secure tho place Asked if Wilson
impressed him favorably, he was
i .i . .
quicK 10 repiy in mo auirniauve,
adding that tho president saw no
one as a candidate until ho had
fixed upon Pinkham, when ho
called him in to his office and made
the announcement. The other men
who were willing to be chief exe
cutives of the territory, ho met on-
(Continucd on page 5)
comes in, there will be live teauis
of eight players each. Tho Paia
courts arc declared to be the best
of their kind in tho territory, and
tho Paia club intends to mark the
opening tournament 111 a luting
manner.
While, on paper, tho Paia club
sceni3 to have the strongest bunch
of players, there is no telling what
may happen. Tho Wailuku outfit
numbers such players as Meyers,
Chillingworth, Bruno and severa
others. They may bo relied upon
to make a good showing" this after
noon, and may tho best team win.
Evangelical
onvention
Big Gathering at Waihee Pastors
From All Over Maui Are
In Attendance.
On Thursday morning last the
semi-annual meeting of the Evan
gelical Association of Maui, Molo
kai and Lanai began in the Waihee
Church, and will continue until
Monday, September 22.
The churches of the county have
been well represented at the asso
ciation meeting, only five failing
to send either pastor or delegate to
the church, Sunday School or C.
E. meetings. Among the ministers
in attendance are Rev. W. B. Ole
son, Secretary of the Hawaiian
Board; Rev. Frank S. Scudder,
Superintendent of the Japanese
work of the Hawaiian Board; Rev.
John P. Wadmau, Superintendent
of the Hawaiian work of the Board;
Rev. Henry P. Judd, Superinten
dent of the Board's Sunday School
work; Rev. R. B. Dodge of Wai
luku, Rev. A. C. Bow-dish of Paia,
Rev. Samuel Kapu of Lahaina,
Rev. S. P. Kaaia of Ilonokohau,
(Continued on page 6)
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