Newspaper Page Text
I 'l II TTn ii iiiii in n i i
''tit
THE MAUI NEWS, SATURDAY , JA NUARY 17, 1914.
t
( "i :.
.1
ft
1,
4 S
Maui Library,
Has Meeting
Many Matters Attended to at An
nual Gathering Of Members
Of Association,
In spite of most unpvopitious
weather the members of the Maui
Library Association ventured out
last Monday evening to attend the
annual meeting of that organization.
Judge Kingsbury was in the chair,
and the members present comfort
ably filled the Library room at the
Alexander House Settlement.
Minutes of the previous annual
meeting and of the meeting of the
administration committee were read
by the secretary, Uev. 11. 1). Dodge.
Next the report of the treasurer D.
C. Lindsay was read, which showed
receipts of over 6230 for the year,
and with a balance on hand of near
ly $70 with which to begin the year
1914. This report was audited by
Chas. Wilcox, n member of the
auditing committee and found cor
rect. .Mrs. C. C. Gossin, the Li
brarian, then read her report,
which showed that there had been
received into the library in 1913,
121 new books; that during the
year 10S persons had paid member
ship dues. Of these members, how
ever, 39 had moved out of town,
and the new membership for 1914,
had not been completed. The hope
was expressed by those present that
the membership in the early part of
1914, would amount to at least 100,
so that the library might have a
better year than ever before.
Mis. Gossin rather surprised the
members by saying that the books
drawn from the library had aver
aged about fifty volumes a week,
and that in addition to these, the
books from the Library of Hawaii
had been distributed, as the Maui
Library is now a branch of the Ter
ritorial Library and a distributing
centre for Maui. The Honolulu
books are free to any one deserving
them, and are sent free in boxes
throughout Maui.
Considerable discussion followed
concerning tho proper care of books
that went out in large quantities
from tho library, and it was the
unanimous opinion that all those
receiving books should be responsi
ble for them and return them to the
library in good condition. Messrs.
Buvins and D. C. Lindsay were ap
pointed a special committee of two
to look after certain books that had
been lost, and to see that the part
ies to whom they had been sent
should return them. Tho loss of
several books each year, means a big
loss to the members and to tho
Library.
Chas. Wilcox, Win. S. Searby,
E. R. Bevins and C. 1). Lufkin
were then. elected to succeed them
selves for the term of three years,
their term ending in May, 1917.
Seabury Short was elected a trustee
in this group to succeed his father,
ll.'V. Wm. S. Short, who is now
living in California.
In the term of two years, the
following trustees hold over from
the last election, and their term ex
pires May, 191G: Hon. Seldcn B.
Kingsbury, dipt. W. 13. Bal, 13. J.
Walker and Uev. R. B. Dodge. Dr.
Wm. Osmers was elected a trustee
to succeed C. 13. Copeland, who is
now in California.
The trustees for one year, whose
term expires in May, 1915, and
who were elected at the first annual
meeting, are P. P. Baldwin, D. II.
Case, D. C. Lindsay and Hon. II.
B. Penhallow. In place of J. N.'S.
Williams, who now lives in Hono
lulu, Rev. L. B. Kaumehciwa was
elected a trustee.
It was voted to hold the annual
meetings hereafter on tho second
Monday of May. The next annual
meeting will bo in May, 1915, and
all officers hold over until then.
Tho change was made for several
reasons. It has been hard to get
an attendance from outside of Wai-
luku and Kahului at tho annual
meeting in January, becauso of the
very bad weather. Hard storms
have prevailed at each of the three
annual meetings. Many of the
membership dues expire on Dec
31st. January is a month full of
annual and special meetings, so
that some other time of the year
would he better for a Library meet
ing, which is one of considerable
importance.
Tho circulation of books from tho
Library of Hawaii was discussed,
and it was thought advisable that
every precaution be taken that the
Maui Library Association be safe
guarded in every way from possible
loss of these books. The Library
has taken upon itself to see that
these arc distributed free of cost;
the local association paying freight
instead of the public.
A meeting of the trustees was
held immediately after the Library
meeting. Hon. Selden B. Kings
bury was elected President for an
other year, D. II. Case, Vice-President,
Rev. R. B. Dodge, Secretary
and D. C. Lindsay, Treasurer.
D. C. Lindsay, Wm. Searby and
D. II. Case were elected the new
Administration Committee; Dr.
Wm. Osmers, 13. J. Walker and
Chas. Wilcox, tho new Auditing
Committee; the Secretary, Mes
dames Wm. Searby, P. P. Baldwin,
II. B. Penhallow, D. II. Sloggett,
the Library Book Committee.
The dues for tho year will remain
the same. Members drawing books
directly from the Library, as often
as they wish, and having the use
of the reading room will pay $2.00,
semi-annually, circle members
drawing one book in the circle and
one book from tne distributing
centre, $2.00 a year.
The free reading room for maga
zines and the branch of tho Library
of Hawaii will be maintained.
About twenty-five of tho best maga
zines and newspapers will bo avail
able this year from gifts and through
the generosity of members who do
nate their magazines after they have
read them. This allows an unusu
ally large amount of fresh reading
material for the members of the
Library and those who wish to drop
into the reading room for an even
ing. These magazines can be drawn
from the Library just as a book can
be drawn and charged to the person
taking them.
It is expected that the demand
upon the Library will be greater
during tho next twelve months
than ever before, and Mrs. C. C.
Gossin, tho Librarian, is willing to
keep the rooms open longer than
before.
Haiku and Kuiaha Will Turn
About One Million
Cases.
Ou
From all indications it will be
but a very short time until Maui
will be the ranking pineapple island
of the Territory. While the pro
spect is flattering to Maui vanity,
it is causing some uneasiness among
the pineapple men who fail to see
just how the big increase already
in sight, is to be taken care of and
marketed.
The Haiku Fruit and Packing
Company lias already begun pre
paring to take care of its own part
of the increase, which it is estimat
ed, will amount to between 30 and
40 per cent for this year, over last.
The pack of this cannery for last
year amounted to over 140,000
cases, which was some 30,000 cases
more than had been estimated.
The estimate for this year's pack
is now placed at 250,000 cases.
More than half of this pack (pro
bably nearer two-thirds) will be
of fruit grown by independent
growers, including the new home
steaders in the Kuiaha district,
whose first crops are now beginning
to come in. The balance of the
pack will come from the company's
own fields.
But this does not by any means
Huge Crop
Of Pineapples
cover the situation, for a lot of
pineapples have been planted during
the past year of which the Haiku
Fruit & Packing Company is not
taking account. It is estimated
that there arc at least 1000 acres
of new planting in the Kuiaha and
Pcahi districts which will come in
to bearing during the next twelve
or eighteen months. A good many
of these are plantings by home
steaders and others who have no
contracts, owing to the fact that
the canneries ceased making con
tracts six months or more ago, on
account of the market outlook.
The rest of the area is under cul
tivation by a hui of Japanese which
has gone into the business ou a
very large scale. The plantings
of this hui and of individual Jap
anese will probably amount to well
over 1000 acres. The homestead
plantings now aggregate between
250 and 300 acres.
The Japanese company referred
to, it is reported, will soon begin
the construction of a big cannery
at Pcahi. In fact it will be oblig
ed to do so, if its coming crop is to
be saved, for the Japanese cannery
at Pauwela, as well as the Haiku
cannery, will both be pressed to
their capacity to handle the fruit
they are obliged to take under their
contracts.
Unless something happens to the
crop in the fields, the outlook for
next year's pack from East Maui
is in the neighborhood of a million
cases or more. If there is any
thing at all in the over production
talk, it certainly would seem to be
a puzzle as to what is to be done
with it all.
The Haiku cannery is preparing
to enlarge its factory to take care
of its next summer pack, and this
is to entail enlargement of factory
and warehouse space, and a good
deal more machinery. Some 20
new cottages are also to be built
for housing the laborers which will
be required. These will number
about 350 during rush season.
Hugh Howell began work this
week on hisc ontract for building
the homestead road across West
Kuiaha gulch. It will be a several
month's job. The Haiku Fruit &
Packing Company is also building
a connecting link on the same road
at a cost of some $1500. The road
is already badly needed by home
steaders who have pineapples ripen
ing and who obliged at present to
haul them over six miles by way
of Pauwela, to get them to the can
nery. The pineapple company is
also busy on another road job over
a mile in length below Makawao,
which is also to cost about $1500.
This road is also to help growers
in getting their fruit to the canueiy.
New Book
For Library
Many new books and magazines
have been added to the list of the
Maui Library; a list of the new
additions follows: Aladdin from
Broadway, Ishain, F. S.; Fetters
of Freedom, Brady, C. T.; Iron
Trail, Beach, Rex; Laddie, Strat
tonPorter;Life Everlasting, Corelli,
M.; Poor Dear Margaret Kirby,
Norris, K.; Port of Adventure,
Williamsons; V. V.'s Eyes; Har
rison, H. S.; Zone Policeman 88,
Franck, H. A.; South Devon,
Hannaford & Rowe; Sylvia, by
Upton Sinclair; Miss Minerva and
William Gree Hill, by Frances
Boyd Calhoun.
The following magazines have
been ordered for the Maui Library
free reading room this coming year:
Cosmopolitan, Ladies Home Jour
nal, The Outlook, Scientific Ameri
can. Through the kindness of
friends of the Library, the follow
ing papers and magazines will be
placed in the Library for the read
ing public; Advertiser, Star-Bulletin,
Maui Nkws, Weekly Times,
Living Age, Independent, Literary
Digest, Constructive Quarterly Re
view, Review of Reviews, Ameri
can Journal of Theology, The
Bookman, World's Work, Church
Chronicle, The Friend, The Ad
vance, The Congregationalist and
Christian World, The Advance,
Hibbert Journal, Springfield Re
publican. It is possible that other
friends of the Maui Library Asso
ciation or members of it will be
glad to add to this long list. There
will be a little delay in the arrival
at the Library of some of the above
mentioned magazines, as the order
for the year was not placed in
December, but in January. If
other magazines than those men
tioned can be contributed, the
person offering the same should
communicate immediately with
Mrs. C. C. Gossin, the Librarian.
New Pastor
Last Sunday the news came from
Rev. Howard Harris of Los Ange
les, that he and his wife would
leave that city in March for Maui,
where he would assume his duties
as the pastor of the Kahului Union
Church. He is expected to arrive
here the last week of March or the
first of April.
His coming is much anticipated
by the members of the Church and
by Maui people in general, who
have heard of Mr. Harris and his
charming wife.
Early in his career as pastor in
New York State, he met with great
success as a minister. Being es
pecially gifted as a teacher of the
English language, his services were
secured for missionary schools in
Japan. In that country he was
greatly beloved by foreigners and
Japanese alike. Everyone knew
him and loved him, and he had a
powerful influence both in the
schools and in the community.
While ou a turlough he chanced
to preach in one of his former par
ishes, and was persuaded to remain
once again as pastor. After a few
years of service he wished to go to
a somewhat milder climate and,
upon handing in his resignation,
he was met with such persistent
opposition by the members of his
Church and townsmen, that after a
petition had been presented to him
signed by four hundred of the
leading citizens, he decided to re
main two years longer. At the
end of that time, he resigned and
went to Los Angeles, where he was
placed upon the staff in the Depart
ment of English in the University
of Southern California. Here he
met with marked success as a
teacher.
For some years Mr. Harris has
been urged by Island friends to
come to Hawaii., in case there
should be an opening in religious
or educational work. During the
last few months the field of the
Kahului parish has been presented
to him, and after careful consider
ation he decided to accept it. His
decision has been received with a
great deal of pleasure by the Kahu
lui Church, and by people in the
Islands who know him and his
wife.
Honolulu News
(Continued from page l)
to have revenge at tho next election
and he did. On Monday came the
election of the officers of tho asso
ciation and the two promising can
didates wore Farrington, recently
re-elected president of the Ad. Club,
and Towse of tho Mercantile Print
ing Company. Tho latter did some
campaigning and believed he had
secured the requisite number of
votes before the roll was called.
Farrington was assured of the sup
port of the necessary number but,
when the votes were counted, it wa3
found that someone of the good
friends of Towse had doublccrossed
him and ho was one vote shy of tho
number. There has been a great
deal of backstairs business in the
campaign, promises made and
broken just as they are in a real
election and, I fear, not a few
friends are now enemies.
Is Coming
A LIVIl CI.UU.
Honolulu is fortunate in the pos
session of a club that really docs
something for the city. Whatever
Mic Ad. Club may have been organ
ized for, it is surely the greatest or
ganization for good that Honolulu
has ever had, and the membership
is constantly growing. No matter
what the undertaking, an invitation
to tho Ad. Club to help out is ac
cepted, and then see the fur lly. It
has assured the success of the car
nival from a financial point of view,
and it helped out on the armory
and the raising of a militia to a
very great extent. They tell me
that it is likely that no more money
will be asked for from those who
have bought stock. This reminds
mo that Ililo has not yet come
through, and I doubt if it will do
more than lend its moral support
and put in a float. When the Club
sent a wire to know how much had
been raised, tho llilo folk did not
answer and, when a second request
for news was sent, I am told that a
cold answer came back. Of course
it may have been sent in a spirit of
facetiousness but, being facetious at
one-fifty for ten words, is not a
common trait. Maui, it is observed
has decided to put a lot of money
into a float which will bo as good,
to my mind, as if they sent down a
donation of money. When they
prepare their own exhibit they
know what they are getting, and
feel satisfied they will get the worth
of their money. The Nr.ws has
published the names of the commit
tee in charge and they look good to
me. One thing is sure: Honolulu
is going to have tho best show it
has ever had, even if the tourists do
not come in the hordes asj first ex
pected. I am told there may be a
falling oil due to the financial de
pression on the mainland.
PROHIBITION.
Prohibition, in the minds of
many here, is nearer than ever.
Everything depends on the Presi
dent. If ho believes as Mr. McCarn
docs, that it would bo a good thing
to keep booze out of the territory,
and a bill to that effect has the en
dorsement, and help of the Presi
dent, you can sell all your holdings
in tho brewery or hold at a loss. 1
met a man today who has consider
able, and he is willing to lose a dol
lar or two a share rather than take
a chance on losing more after the
bill goes through. You will re
member when Wooley was here dur
ing tho last agitation for temper
ance, the stock went down to thir
teen and when the campaign was
over it jumped higher than it had
been for a long time. I believe the
shares will go down this time but,
with Congress taking action in the
matter, I doubt if there will bo as
many buyers as before.
TUB STORM.
It would appear that the storm
that has been raging all over tho
mainland has finally reached Hono
lulu and, while New York has been
experiencing a seventy-five mile
gale, we have had to bo content
with one registering forty-four. We
have the satisfaction, a negative one,
by the way, of seeing the algaroba
trees and many of the beautiful
palms go down before the wind.
Reports were plentiful of the dam
age throughout tho city, Kaimuki
being among the sufferers to the ex
tent of losing a roof or two, while
Kalihi had one building demolished
and several roofs on other houses
blown to the four winds. One of
the big windows in the third floor
of the Lowers and Cooko building
went out in the blow, and the
gravel and pitch roof on the Hall
building at Front and King was
scattered as far south as Merchant
Brcet, I heard a report that tho
manager of the J. B. Castle ranch
en the other side of the Pali, at
tempted to cross, and had his buggy
turned over in consequence of the
high wind. Following this story,
or a part of it, a dog was blown clear
over the precipice. I cannot vouch
for this, because it was told me by
a gentleman who dearly loves a
joke on the newspapers. Tho great
and old trees in Queen Emma park,
up Nuuanu, lost their bearings and
toppled over, the same occurred to
one of tho algarobas in the Atherton
yard on King street, and to one of
tho big ones in tho ground of the
Executive building, where it went
over almost to the college of Hawaii,
carrying with it an iron fence. Early
in the morning tho flag polo in the
executive grounds wont over with a
crash and broke in several pieces.
Soveral others throughout the city
aro reported down. The electric
lights were out nearly all of one
night, and have been on the blink
today, as they aro at this writing,
when I am trying to manipulate tho
writing machine, depending upon a
couple of dips for the illumination.
locals
W. T. Robinson is putting in
some work on his ranch where he
will remain for a week or so .
Miss M. Couch and Collis defeat,
ed K. J. Walker and Mrs, II.Rice
in the Paia tennis tournament.
The bowling tournament for the
James D. Dougherty cup, at the
Wailuku Gymnasium, is expected
to begin soon.
Senator Penhallow's makeup, as
a Frenchman, at the vaudeville
show, was excellent and he carried
out his part well.
J. Garcia, assistant cashier of the
First National Bank of Wailuk
last Thursday completed ten yearb
of service in that institution.
The ship Edward Sewall, which
was on the reef at Kahului some
time ago, is now in trouble down
on the coast of South America.
Snow was seen on Ilaleakala on
Tuesday morning. The sight was
a beautiful one and many people
could hardly believe it was really
snow.
Miss Payne, of San Jose, Cal.,
has been the house guest of Senat
or and Mrs. H. B. Penhallow, for
a few weeks. Miss Payne is ou
her way to Manila.
Mrs. Enos Vincent, wife of the
deputy county attorney, was taken
suddenly ill while at church and
fainted. She is now alright again
and feeling as strong as ever.
Ii. B. Wellcr, better known as
"Sam" is back from the mainland.
He has been appointed agent for
the Union Oil Company, at Hono
lulu, where he will reside in future.
The 100 games bowling tourna
ment has started at Puuiieue, and
will continue for some time. W.
S. Chillingworth and Bill Bal each
have a "leg in" on the silver pin
trophy.
Many Maui people though tthat
one of the amateurs in the vaude
ville show last Saturday night, was
H. Gooding Field. The makeup
was a "dead ringer" for the figure
expert.
Mrs. Nicoll and E. R. Bevins
beat Miss A. Walker and D. B.
Murdoch in the Paia tennis tour
nament, score 6-3, 7-5. Miss Wal
ker has a good tennis style and '
shows considerable promise.
On Tuesday next, in the Wai-
luku Town Hall, the annual meet- "
ing of the Maui Racing Association X
will be held. Election of officers
and other matters will be the order
of business.
Knumnna Wine is n product of the
"Hi'g Island," and is absolutely pure. J.
G. Serrao is the wine expert of Hllo aud
his winery is famous nil over the group.
Kauiuana Wine may be obtained from
all dealers, or direct from the winery.
Will Cooper, who is now con
nected with the Honolulu Star
Bulletin, was a visitor to Wailuku
during the week. He is getting
out a special edition of the paper,
and is gathering matter from the
plantations and other places.
Mrs. Duncan, mother of H. K.
Duncan of Kahului, had the plea
sure lately of hearing Madame
Melba and Mr. Kubelik, in Oak
land, Cal. The program was a
very attractive one and the famous
Australian singer was in great
voice.
The public is invited to attend
the special meeting of the Board
of Supervisors, to be held at its
board rooms on the 2 2 ml of Jan
uary 1014, at 3:00 l. M , for the
purpose of discussing the matter
of calling a plebiscite for publlcAJrT
Improvements.
It is reported from the mainland
that the oil tanker Santa Maria,
which hit the reef at Kahului some J
time ago, arrived at San Francisco
with fourteen feet of water in her '
hold. One hundred and twenty
broken plates had to be removed
from her bottom .
Among those who took part in
the amateur show at Kahului were:
Mrs. II. B. Penhallow, Mrs. R. E. I
Bond, Mrs. A. C. Warner, Miss
Cloiian, Mr. Rattray, W. S. Chil
lingworth, W. Bal, A. Martinson,
R. E. Bond and Miss Hoffmann.
Messrs Warner, McKenzie and
and Walker acted as ushers
Lieutenant Sadtler, who broke
his leg in the baseball game here
on New Years Day, has 'written a
letter to Captain Cuminiiigs, of the
All Maui team. The young officer
expresses his thanks for some beau
tiful flowers that were sent to him
in the hospital, and says that he
never met a better bunch of real
sportsmen than the Maui boys.
The telephone line between Wai
luku and Lahaina was out of com
mission for a couple of days this
week, and the consequence was,
that it was impossible to get an.
r
Honolulu wireless news. How
ever, a gang was put ou and the
wires and posts that had been
blown down by the storm, were
put up again as soon as possible.
ii
