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FOUR THE MAUI NEWS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1917. THE MAUI NEWS Entered at the Post Office At Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, as second-class matter, A Republican Paper Published in the Interest of the People Issued Every Friday. MAUI PUBLISHING COMPANY, LIMITED, , Proprietors and Publishers Subscription Rates, $2.50 per Year in Advance. WILL. J. COOPER, EDITOR AND MANAGER FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9, 1917, FORWARD NOT BACKWARD The proposition of having county supervisors elected by districts instead of at large, as at present ; and also suggestion of giving the ap pointing of district magistrates to the supervisors, are both reactionary rather than progressive, and should be dropwd. The election of supervisors by districts is essentially the old, worn out ward plan of American cities, under which boss rule gained its highest supremacy, and municipal graft flourished. Instead of a super visor being responsible to the whole people, under the old district plan he is responsible to but his own constituents. He is supposed to "bring home the bacon," he is to make good, and to do that he must do log rolling and back scratching with his fellow servants, the best man at this game carrying off the biggest share. The ward, or district system was one of the first things go by the board when the big refomation of cities began some fifteen or twenty years ago, and it was very wisely left out when county government was established in Hawaii. In the matter of appointing district magistrates, it doesn't take much thought to see that no one would be responsible under such a plan. One of the big troubles with American government has always been the difficult)' of fixing responsibility, and to cure that, the so-called commission forms and city manager plans have been devised. All of these aim to center authority, not to scatter it. The last legislature saw fit to take the appointing power of district court magistrates out of the hands of the supreme court and give it to the governor. There may have been dissatisfaction as a result of some of these appointments, but the fact remains that .only one man is responsible. There isn't any question about it. It forms a part of the record for or against the governor. But if five men had made an appointment that was unsatisfactory? Can't you imagine it? There is no need to go outside of the Islands to see the evils of a divided authority. Let Vis therefore go slow on making any recom mendations that will surely mark Maui as on the back track. o OUR GERMAN-AMERICAN FRIENDS A characteristic feature of a quarrel is that the quarrelers gene; rally lose sight of each others good qualities. And this is ture be the controversy across a back yard fence or between nations. Already since the break in relations between America and Germany indications of this human trait are observable here in Hawaii. It might help some to remember that no nation has a monopoly on good qualities. It might be well to remember also that some of your best and truest friends may at this moment be suffering as you have never suffered, because of ties of blood to a nation that they do not own. We do not believe that a very large proportion of even the German born residents of the United States will prove untrue to the land of their adoption in case, as now seems most probable, the two nations come to blows. But because scAne of them will adhere to the father land, and some others may prove false to their naturalization oath, all persons of German blood in the United States are bound to be more or less under suspicion. The way will not be easy for any of them. We, here in Hawaii, should remember that it will not hurt our cause to be sonsiderate in our daily walks of life, of the feelings of these friends friends until they prove themselves otherwise. ' o THE NEW ARISTOCRACY .... Will Irwin, the well-known American journalist, in an article cap tioned "The New Aristocracy," in the Saturday Evening Post, of Janu ary 27, sees a new signifiance in the great struggle in Europe. He points out that in all neutral countries in Europe with exception of Switzerland, which is divided along racial lines, sentiment on the war is divided pretty evenly along social lines. In Spain, Holland, and Scandinavia he asserts, the aristocratic classes lean strongly towards the Germans, while the democratic part of the population lines up with the Entente allies. Mr. Irwin sees an analogy to this pecularity among the peoples of France, England, Italy, and Russia, and also in America. The oligarchic element invariably believes in war as a "purifier of nations," while the democrats are the real pacifists, even though they may be doing some of the hardest and most valorous fighting ever recorded. They are not fighting because they believe that war is beneficial, but in the hope that they may help to make war in the future impossible. The article is well worth reading. Also it is safe to say' that Mr. Irwin's arguments will strike a responsive chord in a very great number of Americans. THE BOY SCOUT IDEA Why does a real boy want to be a Boy Scout? In the answer to this question educators may find the real solution for some of their problems. The enthusiasm with which a boy will work on scout business, and the facility which supposedly dull boys often show in absorbing the educational work prescribed by the organization, are certainly matter pregnant with deep significance. Why cannot we have in our public schools this enthusiasm, this esprit de corps, this receptive state of mind that we find in the Scout troop councils? The fact that we do not have is pretty good evidence that something is basicly wrong with the schools. When you get right down to it we haven't made a startling amount of progress in educational ideas in a good many hundred years. The same general idea that a child's mind is a sort of grab-bag to be filled with a hit-and-miss collec tion of things that may or may not sometime prove useful, still prevails. The man who inaugurated the Scout movement was inspired prob ably greater than he knew. Certainly he hit upon a real idea. That the idea has developed and will continue to so do is a matter of course. But that we as yet appreciate the real possibilities of that idea we do not believe. A MATTER FOR REGRET The census of 1910 shows a total German population in the United Mates of 8,817,271. This included not only those born in Germany of which there were 2,759,032, but their children as well. The total population of the United States in 1910 was 92,000.000. In view of such figures as these, indicating at very highest less than ten percent of "mother-tongue" Germans in the United States and re membering that a very large number of these must be considered as absolutely loyal Americans, the talk of the German-American Alliance of starting a civil war, in case the United States becomes involved with Germany, is not only in bad taste but sounds extremely foolish. The action of the Hawaii branch of the Alliance, in presumably endorsing the attitude of the national body in this connection, is disapiointing. 0 The suggestion made to the sugar planters' association that steps should be taken to bring laborers from the Danish West Indies, recently acquired by purchased from Denmark, should not be seriously 'consider ed even were it feasible. Hawaii is having about all it can do right now to assimilate its heterogeneous population without complicating matters further with still another race. We need labor, but we need to consider our Islands' future more. Our Island Contemporaries " "" " u Kings and Things By Will Sabln Not till the world Is cleansed of its kings, Swept of such foolish, dangerous things. Will Peace and Progress and Brother hood Govern the earth for the people's good. Whence come the rulers who cry "Obey"? Out of the dark of a dreadful day! Out of the ages of crime and blood, ineir thrones afloat on a crimson flood! The son of a king is hriled as king, No matter what evil he may bring; If he is claimed as his father's son, He rules as his subjects' "Chosen One." He may be a knave, a dunce, or fool; An ass, or idiot; beast , or tool A rich, demented aristocrat. Or something wickedly worse than that With kings before and monarchs to come, (With warring roll of the royal drum), His people will eat, and breed, and sleep, Like silly and shameless human sheep. Except for the few live souls who dare To venture their protests here and . there. Who champion Right, and Truth proclaim, Then die like moths In the royal flame. And, if, by chance, a ruler is wise, And glorious in his people's eyes, What benefit have they, even then, Except that they are a good king s men? The world is struggling for better things Than war and wickedness, waste and kings, ; And Peace and Progress and Brother hood Shall reign in place of the royal brood! The Service. The Country Store The country store, especially in the plantation districts, renders the com munity it serves high-grade, up-to-date service, a service always a little better than the patronage it receives warrants. This development is one of the surprises that greets the casual stranger, for it will be found that goods of the latest design are offered In many of these out-of-the-way establishments at prices which cannot be duplicated by any city merchant. The merchants keep, at the plant er's very door, about all the good things the season and the market af fords. All everyday requirements can be taken care of at a moment's notice. Drygoods and grocery stocks are equal in point of variety to any ord inary demand. Tools and hardware are usually cheaper. These stores carry anything for which there is a demand and instead of being stocked up with thnead bare, antiquated merchandise, very often unload their "dead stock on the city buyers. Cheaper prices for fresher, newer goods is a uniform point of difference in favor of the usual run of live count ry or plantation stores in Hawaii. Rents are lower than the city merch ant has to pay, and running expense', less so that these advantages more than compensate for the higher freights the country merchant has to pay and the country consumer ben 'fits. Adtertiser. Our Motion Pictures We feel it our duty to again refer to the character of some of the motion pictures being displayed In the theatres of Kauai. One of the pic tures shown in theaters other than at Lihue, last week was so absolutely vulgar as to have justified police sup pression. The impressions certainly left by this picture upon the minds of the young is terrifying to think about. and surely this Christian community cannot tolerate such moral monstro sities on the screen. We wish to propose that all pictures brought, to Kauai be displayed before a few people of character and judg ment either in Lihue, Walmea or some other town before being exhibit ed to the public. This may be re garded as a strenuous measure, but many of the pictures now coming to the islands are of such a nauseously vulgar character that some Buch ac tion is necessary. We can eliminale the bad pictures and everybody will be better satisfied with shorter pro grams. Otherwise we had better close the theatres entirely until such time as decent pictures can be pro cured. Garden Island. Bar The Rabbits The proposition brought forward by Mr. Moore, the agricultural exDert. to the effect that the law regarding rab bits should be changed so as to allow of the rodents being kept by people for other purposes than pets, should De squelched like a snake. Australia is now paying the penalty for just such a law, which was passed thirty or more lears ago. Rabbits have des troyed millions of acres of grass lands in Australia and have caused an ex penditure of millions of pounds ster ling In rabbits proof fencing. Hawaii would be soon in the same condition if rabbits were allowed to be bred and kept for killing purposes, as ad vocated by Mr. Moore. Young cane fields would be wiped out as soon as the first shoots appeared and there would be soon general ruin all around. Hawaii Herald. On the Other Islands ! Will use Coconut Fiber A company has been formed in Hon olulu with capitalization of $100,000, which will endeavor to perfect machin ery for manufacturing coconut fiber into mats and other articles. The name of the company is the Fiber & Products Company, Limited. The in corporation are A. J. Formilyant, president; A. Z. Van Valkenburg, secretarv; W n nun no-ham " , " i vtitiupuaiu, LI , lli) urer, and directors. Dr. C. B. Cooper, u. w. AlKinson, and W. F. Dillingham. Kamaaina Returns Home Benjamin F. Pitman, of Boston, who was born in Hilo over half a century ago, is visiting his old home which he has not seen for fifteen years. His father was the son of one of the first New England missionaries and his mother was a Hawaiian chiefess of high rank. He arrived by the Mat sonla last week with a party of tea friends, and will snpnri Roma tlmn In the Islands. Second Regiments Great Record Out of the 15 companies of the Second Infantry, N. G. H., inspected last week on the Island of Hawaii, 8 made 100 percent In attendance. Of the 989 officers and men constituting the regiment only fourteen men were absent from roll-call. Hawaii Sends Girls To Reformatory Eight girls ranging in age from 11 to 16 years of ages were taken to the Girls' Industrial School, Honolulu, last week from the island of Hawaii. With one exception all were victims of Filipinos. II Entered Of Records j u i Deeds WAILUKU SUGAR CO., to Antone Texeira, pc land Owa, Wailuku, Maui, Jan. 31, 1917. $651. MARY BROWN to Waikapu Agrctl. Co., Ltd., pc land, Waikapu, Maui, " Aug. 19, 1916. $50. JOSE CALDERIA & WF. to Antone Texeira, pc land Palaleha, Waihee, Maul, Oct. 5, 1916. $1100. ANTONE TEXEIRA & WF. to WAI KAPU, Agrctl., Co., Ltd., pc. land, Palaleha, Waihee, Maui, Jan. 29, 1917. $651. HALEAKALA RANCH CO., to Louise C. Jones, pc. land Omaopio, Kula, Maui, Sept. 21, 1916. $1042.50. SIM LOY YOU to Frank Sommerfeld et al 3 pc. land, cattle, etc., Keokea, (Kula), Maui, Feb. 3, 1917. $4000. Leases HATTIE K. PANIANI to Lam Fook R P 1844 Kul. 7632, Kelawea, Laha ina, Maul, Jan. 5, 1917, 20 yrs $50 per an. MARY E. LAKE to Wailuku Co., pc. land, Waikapu, Maui, Feb. 2, 1917, 12 yrs. $250. Exchange Lease WAILUKU SUGAR CO., to Mary F. Lake, pc. land, Wailuku, Maui, Feb. 2. 1317. Mortgages CHAS. M. KAHELE & WF. et al to Mrs. Annie Mitchell, int in R Ps 7131 & 1862 Lahaina, Maul, Jan. 6, 1917. $25. S. KANDA to C. D. LUFKIN, Tr. por. R P 7924 kul 10993 Ap 1 Vineyard fit. Walluku, Maui, Jan. 23, 1917 ',2500. KANUEL C. ROSS to D. C. Lindsay, Tr.int. in por. Kuls, 420 and 8515 Ap 2 Owa, Wailuku, Maui, Jan. 25, 1917. $1000. Releases W. H. B. LINCOLN, & WF. to Betfe Ihihi, int. in por, Kul, 8520 Lahaina, Maul, Dec. 18, 1916. $1. PAKULANI CECILIA KEKIPI to S. Yamagata, 2 A land, Paia, Maui, Oct. 6, 1916. 20 yrs at $25 per an. YOUNG MEN'S SAVS SOCY., LTD., to Manuel B. Cabral. por R P 2160 Kul 3477 Ahuena, Wailuku, Maui, Jan. 24, 1917. $600. Leases HALIAKA.M. KAWAIHOA to Chin Me et al ps land, bldgs, etc, Waiaka Wailuku. Maui, May 20, 1911. 10 yrs. at $120 per an. A. BORBA by Atty to T. Matsuda. Lot 14 Kalua Ave. Wailuku, Maui, Jan. 23, 1917. 10 yrs. $180 per an. MRS. JOHN KINA to Pauwela Store Ltd., 1362 sq. ft. land, Pauwela, Maui Jan. 4, 1917. 11 yrs. $12 per an. Chattel Mortgages UCHIDA, to First National Bank of Wailuku, automobiles, tires, . horse etc., Jan. 30, 1917. $2500. Deeds LIA M. MANUHII w to William Allen et al pc land, Keauhou, Honuaula, Maui, Feb. 2, 1917. $1 and love. ' LOUISA M. DEE (widow) et als to Frank H. Foster, int in R P 2979 Kul 5045B Kumulet, Molokai, June 28, 1916. $100 CYPRIAN FREITAS to John de Frel tas, 1 A of R P 5281 Kul 3261 Wai luku, Maul. $25. Jan 30, 1917. Exchange Deeds TERRITORY OF HAWAII by Govr. to Trs. of EBt. of B. P. Bishop, 59-100 A land, Lahaina, Maui, Dec. 5, 1916. EST OF B. P. BISHOP by Trs to Ter ritory of Hawaii, 50-100 A of Kul 7713, Lahaina. Maui, Dec. 5, 1916. LOUIS C. JONES & HSB. to Jose F. Phillip, et als; 12.88 A of Gr. 965, Omaopio, Kula, 'Maui, Jan. ,2, 1917. JOSE F. PHILLIP & WF et to Louise C. Jones, por Kul 10636, Omaopio, Kula, Maui, Jan. 2, 1917. Under "Help Wanted Male" WANTED A GENUINE BOOK- keeper; one who can milk a cow, chop wood, play the piano, and rock the cradle. Box 23, Diluley, Tex. Advertisement in the San Antonio Light s -1 : GASH : Not Always Necessary in ordering shoes from our large winter stock. Footwear will be send on approval, if you have established an account with us.- It will be well to do so now. We have a large assortment in the very latest shapes and materials. MANUFACTURERS1 SHOE STORE, HONOLULU MATSON NAVIGATION CO. 26$ Warket Street, San Trancise, California. FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SCHEDULE December, 1916 January, 1917 February, 1917 STEAMER Voyage HoSu I.urline 104 Dec. 5 Dec. 12 Dec. 19 Dec. 26 Wilhelmina .. 90 Dec. 13 Dec. 19 Dec. 27 Jan. 2 Manoa 37 Dec. 19 De& 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. S. Matsonia 1 B. S. Wilhelmina f To Honolulu and HU . 8. S. Manoa..; ) S. S. Lurline f To Honolulu nd Kahulul. S. S. Lurline Carries Livestock to, Honolulu and Kahulul. SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. Uime dable-3Caliului Slailroad Co. Daily Passenger Train Schedule (Except Sunday) The following schedule went into effect June 4th, 1913. TOWAHD6 WAILUKU PM 5 33 5 3 j ao 5 5 9 3 3 3 20 3 17 3 07 I 3 5 3 00 a 55 4S81 4 52 4 Si 4 45 4 44 4 40! 53 2 47 a 46 a 40 39 a 35l P M 1 as ' 15 8 42 8 3oJ 8 2y 8 17 8 15 8 05 8 03 7 57 7 56 7 5 7 49 7 45 6 35 6 '5 iituct Miles 15.3 ia.o 8.4 - 5-5 3.4 i.4 o STATIONS A..Vtti!uku..L L A -Kahului .. A L L" Spreck- "A a:: .x L.. ..A Paia A .X, L Hatna- "A kuspokojx L.. ..A -Pauwela .. A;; .X, TOWARDS HAIKU Distance Mills o 3-3 6.9 9-8 11.9 13.9 15-3 A M 6 40 6 50 6 5a 7 02 7 03 7 15 7 17 7 7 5 7 33 7 35 1 4o 8 So 9 00 Haiku A PUUNENE DIVISION 1 30 1 401 1 4a 1 52 53 a 05 a 07 a 14 a 15 a 3 a 5 a 30 P M 3 35 3 45 3 47 3 57 3 58 4 Jo 4 ' 4 19 4 flo 4 3o 4 35 S 38 5 4 II TOWARDS PUUNENE PattiRiir 60 00 Piiiinr 6 00 6 10 llltlltl Mlltt .0 2.5 STATIONS L..Kahului..A A..Puunene..L TOWARDS KAHULUI llttnti Miles 2.5 0 2 Pattitfir 6 22 6 12 Pwesget 3 15 3 05 1. All trains dally except Sundays. t. A Special Train (Labor Train) will leave Wailuku daily, except Suntsj. at 6:30 a. m., arriving at Kahulul at 6:6 a. m., and connecting wit the 6:00 a. m. train for Puunene. 8. BAGGAGE RATES: 160 poundt of personal baggage will be carried free of charge on each whole ticket, and 76 pounds on each balf ticket. wka baggage la in charge of and on the same train ai the holder of the tieket For excess baggage 26 cents per 100 pounds or part thereof wUl ke charged. For Ticket Fares and other information see Local Passenger Tarif LOO. No. t. or inquire at any of the Depots. York Manufacturing Co. LARGEST MAKERS OF ICE-MAKING MACHINERY IN THE WORLD ICE MACHINES, REFRIGERATING PLANTS FOR HOTEL8 AND PLANTATIONS. Distributors Catton, Neill & Co., Ltd. HONOLULU ENGINEERS