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TWO THE MAUI NEWS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1917. THE MAUI NEWS Entered at the Post Office at Wailuku, Maul, Hawaii, as Becond-clasa matter. A Republican Paper Published in the Interest of the People Issued Every Friday. MAUI PUBLISHING COMPANY, LIMITED, Proprietor and Publishers Subscription Rates, $2.50 per Year in Advance. WILL. J. COOPER, FRIDAY EDITOR AND MANAGER FEBRUARY 2, 1917. it were not true, generally speaking, that the advertiser in a news haher acts value and iiood value for the money he spends, no amount cf argument of personal persuasion of solicitors could avail to keep newspaper advertising from dying out. bditor and I umishcr. o GERMANY'S SUBMARINE POLICY Leaving out of account the question of which side started the war, and also laying aside any consideration of charges of brutality or ruth lessness, can any fault he found with Germany in her latest announc ed intention to cripple her enemies by cutting off their food and other supplies? Were England or France in the position of Germany today, would they adopt any different course? Would America forebear to make use of submarines if by so doing she believed she could swing victory to her banners ? It seems entirely possible that Germany's announced intention of waging a relentless submarine warfare from now on will lead to a break with the United States. There does not seem any way out of it if we are to stand by our contention of the rights of neutrals on the high seas. But it isn t hard to get the popular oerman view poini to understand whv the German people applaud the latest announcement Of course Germany has no right under international law to put a fence around the ocean or to say where, or where not, ,or how many, or when our ships shall go or come. But international law lias Had some nrettv hard bunins lately, and not all of them at the hands of Germany, either. Have we been running ships uninterruptedly to Germany for the past few years? Not so you could notice it. England's blockading fleet has taken care of that. And about the only diherence between Germany's blockade and England's, is the means employed the object sought to be attained is the same. We do not believe that Germany's new submarine campaign should in itself, be sufficient to cause a break in relations with this country. The interference with our commerce, and even the sinking of our ships in seeking to strike at others, should be a matter for settlement on basis of property or business loss. But if Germany should adopt again any of her early "f rightfulness" policy, such as marked the sinking of the Eusitania, if she shows herself heartless in the matter of destroy ing the lives of neutrals or noncombatants, then the United States should act. Thus far the people of the United States have stood back of the administration in its dealing with the European situation have exercis ed a forebearance that we believe in the light of history will be held nraiseworthv. Thev have refused to be stampeded, isut there is a limit. It remains for future events to determine how near that limit has been reached. REGENERATION OF PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES The Advertiser, in a recent editorial, points out the foolish short siehtedness of a public utilities corporation which is willing to have its affairs considered in secret session by a public commission. It was re ferring to the examination of the Inter-Island Steam Navigation Comp any by the Public Utilities Board, now going on. Naturally, as the Ho nolulu writer points out, the public is certain to have the suspicion strengthened that the company dares not show its boooks, and has been able to bilk the utility board into helping it keep under cover. In this connection it is interesting to reflect that it is no longer fash ionable for public utilities concerns to be put out of harmony with their patrons. Besides it doesn't pay. Railroad, express companies, telephone trusts, street car syndicates all are leaning backwards in their effort to walk straight. And many of them have, to a surprising degree, through consideration and frank honesty and fair dealing, won the confidence :nd friendship bf the people they serve. We have one or two of these modern corporations here in the Is lands. And also we have some of the old fashioned public-be-damned kind at least the public persists in considering them in that class. o HAWAII AND THE CARPET-BAGGER The Hilo public school is evidently fixing for a call-down from the school departrnent. Not only are the Hilo pajiers publishing a great deal of "unauthorized" matter concerning the schools these days, but out siders are going into the schools and addressing the pupils 1 Maui's being slapped on the wrist must have made little impression in Hilo. Our Island Contemporaries While The Land Holds Out Once again at the Besslons of the coming legislature there will undoubt edly be discussions and oratory re garding the necessity of doing some thing Xor the homesteads of the Ter ritory ns well as distributing more homesteads to those who have never had one, or have sold those they man aged to get to some plantation. This homestead problem is hound to Inst for several years yet, or as long as there Is any public land leXt to give away, to sell at a nominal price, or to play politics with. At present the principle of distrl but'ng homesteads Is to make the land go as far around as possible by dividing it into small tracts. This method defeats its purpose, for the average homesteader finds that he cannot make a living upon a compara tively few acres of land, and only with reasonable acreage when he can grow cane and sell it to the nearest plantation. To make homesteading successful here the homesteads should be made large enough to encourage expert and energetic farmers to take up the land and improve it. For miles and milt s throughout Southern California can be seen beau tiful homes of families who have taken up virgin land as homesteads, or bought from the origin owner, aud practiced Intensive farming or turned their energy to orchards. The hornet are a credit to any country and so arc the American citizens who Inhabits them. So In Hawani this beautiful island should be dotted with comfort able homes of well-to-do farmers, Inde pendent In fortune and citizens of standing in the community. But It never will be on homesteads us now distrubted. Hilo Tribune. Senseless Secret Sessions As a result of the dissatisfaction over executive sessions of the public utilities commission, there is a plan on foot for amendment of the utilities act bv the next legislature. The law now provides that all "hearings" shall be open to the public, but the commission conveniently gets around this by holding sessions which it says are not "hearings". The commission has restorted to these secret meetings only recently when deal!ng with the Inter-Island. The quite natural re sult has been to breed a whole host of rumors concerning the Inter-Island financial operations Star-Bulletin. On the Other Islands "i r c '4 r t rv School Survey Up To Legislature Although the school department and Governor Pinkham have not shown any particular enthusiasm for the school survey proposed by the College Club, the women of this organization have not let the matter drop, but pur pose taking It before the coming legis lature. The legislature will be asked to adopt a resolution inviting the government bureau to send Its experts to Hawaii as soon as partlcable, and to provide for the cost of such survey. Mainland Poloists May Come Walter Dillingham has received a letter from John D. Miller, of Pasa dena inquiring If accommodations can be provided for 40 or 50 polo ponies and seaside cottages for a few coast players, sometime in August. He stated that the Midwick Country Club team is planning to take part in the Hawaiian tournament this year. Another Carpetbagger Coming Joseph P. Poindexter, of Montana, was on last Saturday nomiated by President Wilson to the position of federal judge to succeed Judge C. E. demons, resigned. Poindexter was formerly attorney general of Montana, but little is known of him here. His nomination came as a big surprise to local attorneys. The bar association had endorsed, and expected the ap pointment of District Attorney S. C. Iluber for the place. FINED FOR DYNAMITING FISH Frank Carreira, after trial in the Mukawao District court on Tuesday, on charge of dynamiting fish, was fined S0 by District Magistrate Anjo. Pilipill and Ben Kahale, who were implicated with Carreira were given suspended sentences of 13 months. It was shown that their part In the 'Jlegal angling was to swim out and bring in the fish killed by1 Carreira. The arrests were made a week ago at Kuau, near Paia. Entered Of Records No Boycott On Pines Hawaiian pineapple is attracting a great deal of attention in that section of the globe known colloquially as "down under" to-wit, the Australian colonies. Advertisements and news articles extolling favor of the Haw aiian nine are appearing frequently. The reported boycott on American goods down In the colonies obviously does not extend to pineapples Star- Bulletin. Two more carpet-baggers. Well, we can at least adopt Pollyanna's philosophy and be glad it isn't a dozen. Perhaps it's too much to expect that such rich patronage pie as a federal judgeship and a Honolulu postmastership should be neglected when so many deserving democrats on the mainland are suffering. Still it might have been expected that a democratic administration, with memories still green of the South's carpet-bag experiences, would be inclined to apply the golden rule towards Hawaii, at least to the extent of giving decent consideration to local recommendations. Of course Hawaii has drawn a few mighty fine permanent citizens over the pie counter, but that was more luck than anything else. Ha waii got a grip on them that even the lure of the public feeding trough couldn't break. Most generally we have been blessed with professional job hunters of the Jeff McCarn type, who left an Old Rose behind when they came. They have either considered their jobs as simply jobs, and have accomplished little for the Islands, or else they have come as crusaders with a mission and left nothing behind when they left but a bad taste. It isn't that Hawaii doesn't want to welcome newcomers, but that she dislikes to share their affection with a cow left somewhere back in Tennessee or Missouri. 0 Perhaps the scientists who are quarreling over the location of an astronomical observatory on Oahu realized what Maui has to offer, they would drop their little pleasantries and get together for a real, world- beating, star inspecting plant. With Haleakala rearing 10,000 feet into thin air, and generally well above the cloud belt, and at the same time more accessible than Mt. Lowe or Mt. Wilson, there doesn't really seem to be any room for choice in the matter. o Once more President Wilson has vetoed the federal immigration bill passed by the Congress, and presumably for the same reason that he did so before on account of the literacy test which it carried. President Taft also vetoed the bill on the same grounds. The President's course will be approved by fair minded people who know that a man may not be able to read and still be a desirable neighbor. o It is doubtful if any one proposition ever brought forward is of such real value to Honolulu as is Harbor Commissioner Wakefield's plan for a promenade walk along the entire length of Waikiki Beach. f Honolulu is to maintain her reputation as a watering place the making available of all the beach is imperative; and any amount of money spent towards that end would be money well sent. -o I believe in legislation on a moral question in most any way that it is necessary for you to get it through. Dr. IVadman, in prohibition hearing before House committee on territories. You notice, do you not, how the Democratic party sticks by its plat form principle of naming residents of Hawaii for public otnee here.' so ao we not. Star-Bulletin. Tennis Court Needs Money To Finish It Wailuku Folk To Be Asked For Neces sary $250 Alexander House Mem bership Campaign On Don't be surprised if you are held up by a pretty girl or active boy dur ing the next week or two, with the reauest for 110 or more. Moreover you ought to come to come across. The ten-spot(or more) will get you a membership (unless they refuse your money) iu the Alexander House Settlement Association, Ltd. That is one of the objects of the campaign which has just been Inaugu rated by the Settlement to get every body possible interested and a mem ber of the association. The second object is to raise 1250 as soon as possible in order to finish the new tennis courts of the Settle mont. These courts an oiled court aud a grass court, have been built on land bought for the purpose by up country friends of the associat'on They have cost 11200. Fences, back stops, water piping, and a little grad ing remain to be done before Wailuku people may use the courts. Inasmuch as Wailuku people have paid nothing towards the splendid new grounds, and will have free use of them when Umiihed. Head Work er Mathews believes that if is not unreasonable to ask for $250 needed, right here at home. Big Ball To Be Held The Settlement this week decided to hold an elaborate ball on Saturday, February 24. It ts Intended to make this one of the most brilliant social events of the season. It will also be the last important affair before lent The proceeds will be devoted to the tennis court fund. BORN STEVENSON At the Kapiolanl Mat ernity Home, Honolulu, on January 29, to Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Stevenson, of Hilo, a daughter. ' - "1 : CASH : Not Always Necessary in orderhm shoes from our large wi nter stock. Footwear will be send on approval, if you have established an account ivith us. It will be well to do so now. We havea large assortment in the very latest shapes and materials. MANUFACTURERS1 SHOE STORE, HONOLULU Deeds Mrs. K. Kauhaahaa & HSB. to S. Tana- ka; int in R P 5995 Kul 2654,Waihee Maui, Jan 6, 1917. 40. Geo. K. Kaholokal & WF to S. Tana- ka; int in R P 5995 Kul 2654, Wai hee, Maui, Jan. 6, 1917. $40. Emilia C. Marino & HSB to Mrs. Cas- simira A Drummond, int in pes land, Hana, Maui. Jan. 12. 1917 $250. Dora Kaaimoku to John M. Medeiros int in Lots 14 and 15 Hamakuapoko Hui Lands, Paia, Maui. Jan. 9 1917. $850. Antone De Freitas to Manuel F. Cai- res et al 2 A land Pauwela, Haiku uka, Maulu Jan. 16, 1917. 1600. Antonio P Sardinha to Manuel P. Sar- dinha. 3 pes land, Pauwela, Maui, Jan. 19, 1917. 1. etc. Nul Ikaaka to Mrs. Lei Awana, int. in Grs 2641 and 2930 Honokalani etc. Hana, Maul, Sept. 18, 1916. $1. Willvam L. Hardy to Howard E. Pala- kiko, int. in por. Gr. 634 Ap. 2, Hana Maui, Sept. 20, 1916. 500. P. J. Goodness &WF. to Achuna Aklna 41-100 A land, Papobaku, Maul Jan 18, 1917, 11000. Achuna Akina to Peruvian J. Good' ness int in pc land, Kapapohaku, Wailuku, Maui, Jan. 17, 1917.11000. George Copp &WF to Ira W. Newton, 8 A of Gr. 1208 Waiakoa, Maui Maui Mar. 31, 1916, 400. Ellen K. Miller & HSB. to Patrick Cockett; int. in pes. land. Walkapu, Maui, July 6, 1916, fioo. Frank C. Sylva &WF et. als to Wal kapu Agrctl. Co., Ltd., int In pes land, Walkapu, Maul, Dec. 30, 1916. $600. Zelle R. Cockett &HSB. to H. Streu- beck Kul. 420 Owa, Wailuku, Maui Dec. 30, 1916. 11200. Hat tie Maule to Joaquin Garcia, 47-100 A land, Waihee, Maul, Jan. 1917, $1 E. W. Kawa'aea &WF. to Dollie Keike int in pc land Kaupo, Maul, Dec. 11, 1916, 20. Options Ernest N. Parker to Margaret N. Field to purchase for 11000 int. in pc land High St. Wailuku, Maui, Sept. 11, 1916, 25. Eva K. Woods to Margaret N. Field to purchase for 1000 Int In pc land High St. Wailuku, Maui, Sept. 12, 1916, $25. Helen U. Widemann to Margaret It. Filed, to purchase for 11000 int. in pc land, High St. Wailuku. Maui, Sept. 26, 1916. $25. Power of Attorney L. Apana to Yoke Lau Apana, Special powers, Maui, Jan. 18, 1917. Attachment Valley Isle Theater, Ltd., Adv. Island Electric Co., int in leasehold, bldgs fixtures etc, Market St. Wailuku Maui, Jan. 20, 1917, $189. Bills of Sale Tam Pong to Yoke Lau Apana 2-3 int in L. Apana Store, Kahului, Maul. Jan. 15, 1917, $1. Leases Charles Achuna to Maul Agrictl. Co., Lot 17 Hamakuapoko Hui, Hama kuapoko.Maui, Dec. 16, 1916, 10 yrs. $47.20 per an. Mortgages First National Bank of Wailuku to Frederick G Krauss, int In Right of purchase lease on Lot 3 & horses, wagons, harness, Implements, crops &e, Pauwela, Maul, Dec. 7, 1917. 11500. First National Bank of Wailuku to Frederick G. Krauss Lot 2 Gr. 6257 & int in right of purchase lease on Lot 3 & horses, wagons, imple kualoa, Maui Dec. 7, 1917, 14000. MATSON NAVIGATION CO. 26$ market Street, San Tranche, California. FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SCHEDULE December, 1916 January, 1917 February, 1917 ...rr. Leave Arrive Leave Arrive STEAMER Voyage 8 p Honolulu Honolulu 8. F. Lurline 104 Dec. 5 Dec. 12 Dec. 19 Dec. 26 Wllhelmina 90 Dec. 13 Dec. 19 Dec. 27 Jan. 2 Manoa ... 37 Dec. 19 Dec. 26 Jan. 2 Jan. 9 Matsonia 39 Dec. 27 Jan. 2 Jan. 10 Jan. 16 Lurline 105 Jan. 2 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Wilhelmina 91 Jan. 10 Jan. 16 Jan. 24 Jan. 30 Manoa 38 Jan. 16 Jan. 24 Jan. 30 Feb. 6 Matsonia 40 Jan. 24 Jan. 30 Feb. 7 Feb. 13 Lurline 106 Jan. 30 Feb. 6 Feb. 13 Feb. 20" Wilhelmina 92 Feb. 7 Feb. 13 Feb. 21 Feb. 27 Manoa 39 Feb. 13 Feb. 20 Feb. 27 Mar. 6 Matsonia 41 Feb. 21 Feb. 27 Mar. 7 Mar. 13 Lurline 107 Feb. 27 Mar. 6 Mar. 13 Mar. 20 PORTS OF CALL. S. B. Matsonia ) S. S. Wilhelmina To H"1"1" n1 H11- 1'. 8. Lurline! ! ! ! ( To IIonolu,u Kahului. S. S. Lurline Carries Livestock to Honolulu and Kahului. 8UBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. Uime dable3(ahului Slailroad Co. Daily Passenger Train Schedule (Except Sunday) The following schedule went into effect June 4th, 1913. TOWAKDS WAILUKU TOWARDS HAIKU 9 7 5 S i ,i,U,e Distanc' 2 it S 19 Mil" STATIONS Mll, A-M' - -;, 5 33 3 3 I 25 8 42 6 35 A..Wailuku..L 6 40 8 50 1 30 3 35 5 38 523320115830625 5-3 L A o 65090014034554s ..Kahului.. 520317 827 12.0 A JL 3-3 652 142347 5 10 3 07 8 17 L.. gpredt. ..A 7 02 I 52 3 57 509305 815 8-4 A!'. ""ille Tl 6 9 703 15J358...,. 5 00 2 55 8 05 L ..A 9.8 7 5 2 05I4 10 5-5 Paia 58 2 53 8 03 A .X 7 i7 a 0? L ,2 4 52 J 47 7 57 L" Hams- "A 7 H a M 4 9 , , 3.4 A"kupoko "T II. 9 4 Si a 46 7 56 A- -L 7 25 2 15I4 ao 4 45 2 4o 7 5 L- -A 7 33 2 23(4 28 I 4 ..Pauwela.. 4 44 3 7 49 A -J- 7 35 2 25 4 30 440235 745 o L Haiku ..A 15.3 740 2 30,4 35 PUUNENE DIVISION TOWARDS PUUNENE Pissingir 2 60 3 00 Putin." 6 00 6 10 liitaic Miles .0 2-5 STATIONS L..Kahului..A A..Puuneue..L TOWARDS KAHULUI listci MIUs 2. 5 0 PassHfir 6 22 6 12 imager 3 15 3 05 1. All trains daily except Sundays. 1. A Special Train (Labor Train) will leave Wailuku daily, except Sundays, C . A w. ...... I ( . t- .. 1. . . 1 . . 1 . r . r ... k w.uu m. in., miiuj ft. xvauuiui 11 e.oo a. m., lou connecting vllB the 6:00 a. m. train for Puunene. S. BAGGAGE RATES: 150 pounds of personal baggage will be carried free of charge on each whole ticket, ad 75 poumls on each halt ticket, nkea baggage is in charge of and on the same train as the holder of the UekeL For excess baggage 25 cents per 100 pounds or part thereof will be charged. For Ticket Fares and other information see Local Passenger Tarlf L C. O. No. I, or inquire at any of the Depots. York Manufacturing Co. LARGEST MAKERS OF ICE-MAKING MACHINERY IN THE WORLD ICE MACHINES, REFRIGERATING PLANTS FOR HOTELS AND PLANTATIONS. Distributors Catton, Neill & Co., Ltd. ENGINEERS HONOLULU