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SECOND SECTION
WAILUKU, MAUI CO., HAWAII, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1917.
EXTRACTS FROM
REPORT OF MAUI
C0UN1TS AGENT
Tells Of Visits To Various Farms
And Progress Of Work
Generally On Island
Following are some of the features
of the latest available report of the
Maui county agent to the food ad
ministration: Started power (one horse) sprayer
at work at Tempo's potato fields.
One hundred gallons spray used for
about 1 acre. These fields Sve in ex
cellent shape thus far. The T. F.
Comm. plots promise well. Two more
sprayings should conclude the season.
Japanese farmer appears to be a con
vert to spraying. Called at Abby's.
Showed how to mix spray'ng solu
tions of bordeaux and arsenate of
lead. He bought a 10 lbs. pail of the
A of L and plans a vigorous campaign
against cut worms and cabbage
worms which are very destructive.
Recommended 1 lb. A of lead to 40
gal. water.
Arrangements were made with
Takamurl to spray T .food comm. Pota
toes being grown by Japanese farm
ers, and instructed them how this
work should be done.
A small but fine quality of Burbank
potatoes were grown by Tak'muna
from the bag of Uice seed potatoes
supplied by the Ter. Food Comm.
Samples were sent to Mr. Child. The
importance of this seed distribution
is already apparent. Growers are
holding their entire production for
seed.
Visited 6 farms on way to Kula.
Urged these farmers to continue their
Spraying. Cut worms bad, also aphis
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Maui Engineer Is
Ordered To France
Joel B. Cox, county road engineer,
has been notified by wireless that he
has been drawn among the large num
ber of experts to have charge of re
construction work in France. What
his official rank or responsibilities
will be he does not yet know, but will
receive advices In regard to that in
a few days.
Reconstruction work in France has
been under the British Red Cross,
and has been carried on by the Brit
ish. Society of Friends, working un
der the Red Cross. A large part of
this work has now been taken over
by the American Red Cross, and will
be carried out by the American
branch of the Society of Friends. The
undertaking is to rebuild the destroy
ed farms and towns in the north of
France and set the people of that
locality on their feet again.
The part undertaken by the Amer
ican Red Cross is the largest and by
far the most expensive. It will involve
the enlistment of an army of experts
in all Bnes of construction work, to
say nothing of laborers. The Inten
tion is to completely reconstruct all
that portion of France wrecked by the
Germans and to complete the work as
soon as possible.
The departure of Mr. Cox will
make it necessary for the county of
Maui to secure the services of another
engineer, either permanently or until
the return of the expert.
A Car Brakeman
Injured At Hana
News has arrived here of an ac
cident to a brakeman named Haipu
Poepoe, an employee of the Kaeleku
Sugar Co., working at Wakiu, Hana.
He was engaged in pulling loaded
cane cars to a point where the loco
motive was to p'ck them up and take
them to the mill. While attempting
to pull the pin out to release his
team from a car, one of his feet was
entangled in a chain, while the car was
still movini His left foot was caught
and he was drawn between the brake
and the wheel, resulting in such in
juries that he will be laid up in the
hospital for a month or two.
This is a matter which will have
the attention of the Industrial Ac
cident Board.
BORN
GARCIA In Wailuku. December 19.
1917, to Mr. and Mrs. John E. Gar
cia, a son. Eight pounds.
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LUMBER SCHOONER IN
The belated lumber schooner Albert
Meyers arrived at Kahului Wednes
day morning from the Sound. She
brought 600,000 feet of lumber for the
Kahului Railroad Co.
RED C.IOSS ITEMS'
The secretary of the Maui Auxiliary
Of the American Red Cross has receiv
ed the following communication from
the manager of the Insular and
Foreign Division of the American
Red Cross with the request that it
be given the fullest publicity:
"I hasten to communicate to you
Information regarding the stories
that are be'ng circulated to the effect
that sweaters, socks and other articles
knitted for the Red Cross are bcin.
sold, either to the public in shops,
or ciiiect to the soldiers. This is em
phatically not true. In the hundreds
and even thousands of cases wh'ch
havo been reported and investigated
no substantial foundation has been
discovered. No articles whatever,
either knitted or otherwise, made by
Red Cross workers and turned into
any Red Cross chapter, branch or
auxiliary or to any supply warehouse
are sold, either to the soldiers or in
the r-bops.
lf any wilful case of this sort
should come to the attention of Head
quarters, the charter of the Red Cross
chapter or subsidiary sanctioning it
would be immediately withdrawn
with full publicity. Should it trans
pire that an actual instance of this
character occurred wherein an indi
vidual sold articles after their having
been turned into the Red Cross, such
action would be clearly in violation of
the fundamental law covering the
Red Cross and we would take vigor
ous., steps to prosecute the offender.
"There is also a report in circula
tion to the effect that there is not a
need for knitted sweaters inasmuch
as the Government can supply machine-made
sweaters for the men of
our Army and Navy. This report,
however, has beem contradicted by
the Secretary of War. There still is,
and probably will be for some time
to come, a tremendous call on vhe
Red Cross for knitted articles for
the men in our country's service and
for our allies."
The War Council of the American
Red Cross has also issued the follow
ing statement: "There has been a
heavy demand from all of the Nation
al Army and National Guard camps
and also from the Naval Stations, for
sweaters as well as for helmets, muf
flers, wristlets and socks. Many of
these articles have been produced by
the Red Cross Chapters, but the de
mand has very much exceeded, and
still exceeds, the supply. The great
number of men in camp and the ap
proaching cold weather have acceler
ated the. immediate demand so thai
It was necessary to purchase sweat
ers in this emergency. There is and
will be an almost unlimited demand
for hand-made sweaters, and the pro
duct, of the chapters must be steadily
increased. In distrubuting these gar
ments, the policy has been adopted
of equipping, first, the troops who are
leaving the country and next, those
in the more northerly camps. We call
upon the women to give us their very
best effort that we may be able to
furnish our own men with these com
forts and have some to spare for the
dire needs in France."
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Maui High Schools
Wallop The "Gyms"
The baseball game between the
Maui High School and the Gym
nasium, which was played last Satur
day on the Wailuku field, resulted in
a victory for Maul High by the score
of 11 to 12. The game was very close,
althoutb rather loosely played, as the
results indicate. The "Gym" team
was leading most of the time unt'l
the eighth inning, when Maui High
scored four runs and secured the lead.
Ray Rietow umpired the game.
The batting lists were as follows:
Maui High Ted. Hair, If; Sam
Wall er, c; A. Baldwin, ss; J. Walker,
cf, S. Hasegawa, 2b; R. Baldwin, 3b:
Ed. Walsh, lb; Scott Nicoll, rf;
"Duke", p.
Gymnasium Kiyoshi Tareo, rf ;
Koni, cf; Arthur, 3b; John LoTai, lb;
A. DoRego, p; F. Corson, c; Sang, ss;
Iahii, 2b; Bill, If.
Kcoro by innings
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Maul High ...20401304 x 14
Gymnasium . .40213100 112
DIED
MALOLOKAI In Honolulu, Decem
ber 15. 1817, Mrs. Malolokai, of
Tantalus, widow, a native of Maui,
seventy-four years old. Buried in
Makikl cemetery.
Four cargo steamers have been
turned over by the shipping board for
trade between the Islands and the
Coast, and more will be added as
they may be needed. The first of
these, the Sagaland, reached Hono
lulu Monday. It is semi officially
stated that the sugar output of the
Islands will be moved with reasonable
promptness.
ESTIMATED EXPENSES
OF COUNTYNEXT YEAR
Supervisors Figure That They Will Require Over A
Half Million Dollars For Fixed Expenses Some
Doubt As To Amount Being Realized From Pre
sent Rate Of Taxation Assessed Valuations
Cut Over Five Millions
BUDGET FOR 1918.
Receipts
Carried Forward from 1917 ....... $ 10,000.00
County Realizations 70,000.00
Taxes 1918 180,000.00
Total $260,000.00
Special Funds
Permanent Improvement $120,000.00
Road Tax Fund 40,000.00
School Funds 61,000.00
Game Funds 500.00
$221,500.00 $481,500.00
Disbursements
Operating Expenses 1918 $336,694.00
Permanent Improvements 120,000.00
Road Tax Fund 40,000.00
School Funds 61,000.00
Game Funds 500
"Total Disbursements for year 1918 $558,194.00
DISBURSEMENTS FOR 1918.
GENERAL FUNDS
Department Of Supervisors
Salaries oupervisors $ 4,980.00
Incidentals Supervisors 3,000.00
Total for Dpt. of Supervisors $ 7,980.00
Department Of County Clerk
Salary County Clerk $ 1,980.00
Salary Deputy County Clerk. 1,500.00
Incidentals County Clerk 100.00
Election Expenses 1,200.00
Total for Dpt. of County Clerk ... $ 4,780.00
Department Of Finance
Salary County Auditor $ 2,280.00
Salary Deputy County Auditor .... 1,200.00
Salary Clerk County Auditor 600.00
Incidentals County Auditor 500.00
Salary County Treasurer 2,280.00
Salary Deputy County Treasurer.-. 1,500.00
Incidentals County Treasurer 500.00
Expenses Liquor Commission 1,250.00
Total for Department of Finance..
$10,110.00
Department Of County Attorney
Salary County Attorney $ 3,000.00
Salary Steno. County Attorney ... 1,140.00
Salary Messenger and Clerk 540.00
Incidentals County Attomey 500.00
Total for Dpt. of County Attorney. $ 5,180.00
Department Of Justice
Salaries District Magistrates $ 7,200.00
Expense 2nd. District Magistrates . 300.00
Incidentals District Courts 300.00
Salary Clerk District Court Wailuku 900.00
Salary Clerk 2nd. Circuit Court 2,000.00
Salary Steno. 2nd. Circuit Court... 2,000.00
Witnesses 2nd. Circuit Court 500.00
Expenses 2nd. Circuit Court 4,000.00
Library Circuit Court 300.00
Juvenile Court 300.00
Total for Department of Justice .. $ 17,800.00
Department Of Public Health
County Farm and Sanitarium $18,000.00
Malulanl Hospital 14,000.00
Incidentals Malulanl Hospital 240.00
Hana Hospital 2,000.00
County Physicians 6,360.00
Sanitary Inspectors 1,980.00
Incidentals Sanitation 500.00
Total for Dpt. of Public Health ... $ 13,080.00
Department Of Police
Salary County Sheriff $ 2.580.00
Salaries Deputy Sheriffs 7,020.00
Salary Sheriffs Clerk 1,080.00
Salary Examiner of Chauffeurs ... 1,440.00
Pay of Police and Guards 27,024.00
Coroners Inquest 500.00
S. & M. of Fr'sonera 5,000.00
Incidentals Sheriff v. 4,000.00
Special Officers Fund 3,660.00
Detective Funds 1,000.00
Transportation 500.00
Total for Department of Police ... $ 53,804.00
Department Of Public Works
Salary County Engineer $ 3,600.00
Salary Asst. County Engineer 1,800.00
Salary Clerk County Engineer 720.00
Incidentals County Engineer 400.00
Roads and Bridges Wailuku 20,000.00
Roads and Bridges Makawao 20,000.00
Roads and Bridges Lahaina 15,000.00
Roads and Bridges Hana 12,000.00
Roads and Bridges Molokai 6,000.00
Salary Supt. Waterworks 4,500.(10 f
C. & M. Waterworks Wailuku 5,000.00
C. & M. Waterworks Makawao 8,000.00
C. & M. Waterworks Lahaina 3,000.00
C. & M. Waterworks Hana 200.00
C. & M. Waterworks Molokai 200.00
Street Lights 8,000.00
C. & M. County Buildings 6.000.00
C. & M. County Parks 1,200.00
Salary District Overseers 9,000.00
Total for Dpt. of Public Works $124,620.00
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Page Twelve.)
TODAY'S AND LATEST
NEWS BY WIRELESS
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GERMAN DRIVE IS CHECKED
New York The attempt to break through the Italian lines has been
checked. Official Berlin despatches refer only to counter by Italians
which was repulsed. Germany claims to. have taken 9,000 prisoners on
the Italian front since the 11th.
THE LUXBURG DESPATCHES
Washington Forty messages exchanged between Zimmermann
and Luxburg have been made public by Secretary Lansing. One reveal
ed that Luxburg induced the president of Argentina to seek a secret
agreement with Chile and Bolivia for mutual reapproachment for pro
lection against North America; and did everything possible to bring
Peru into the agreement. Throughout the despatches from Zimmer
mann runs the warning to Germans to flatter Argentina in every way.
The concluding message on July 19 says : "As long as Chile is neutral,
Germany will be able after the war to carry out South American policy
just as well if not easier in opposition to infatuated, misguided Argen
tina as with Argentina on her side". Zimmermann, on July 24, offered
to guarantee the safety of six argentine scows through the war zone and
back, if not convoyed, for a cash payment and pledge that ships would
be afterward kept away from the zone. He instructed Luxburg to sign
a protocol to this effect. If impossible to obtain signature to a protocol.
Zimmermann stated that Argentina would be treated with forbearance
because Argentina was organized for defense.
GERMAN SUBMARINES SUNK
Athens French destroyers have sunk two enemy submarines in
the Gulf of Otranto.
CHRISTMAS ON THE FRONT
American Front Twenty thousand bags of Christmas mail have
arrived here. The American soldiers are preparing to makeChristmas
tree presents to the children in their area.
ACTIVITIES IN RUSSIA
Petrograd It is reported that Kerensky army is marching on Mos
cow, while Duke Nicholas has gathered a great royalist army in the
Caucasus. '
San Francisco The Federal authorities and shippers confer in re
gard to the safety of the waterfront. It was decided that private guards
would be maintained and that no one would be allowed within 100 yards
of the dock without authority.
ANOTHER SHAKING UP DUE
Honolulu Fred. Waldron has resigned from the board of govern
ors of the College of Hawaii, stating that he refuses to be associated with
an institution where disloyalty is condoned. He says that Prof. Dean
is a pacifist and that some others of the faculty are pro-German.
Kamakaia presents a signed statement to the Advertiser denounc
ing Theresa Belliveau and her fraudulent will and stating that he is
ready to go to jail. His share in the alleged conspiracy was for the sake
of Kuhio, "the rightful heir to Liliuokalani's estate".
Official forecast of the 1918 sugar crop places the total at 565,000
tons.
GERMAN SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN PASSING
London Lloyd George announces that the Allies are destroying
more German submarines every month and launching more ships every
month. All possibility of German submarine victory has passed.
CHAPLIN STAR IS KILLED
Los Angeles Eric Campbell, comedian member of Charlie Chap
lin's company, was killed today in an auto accident.
TO REFUSE PACIFIC SHIPMENTS
Washington The Inter-State Commerce Commission orders the
railroads to refuse shipments to the Pacific coast for export unless
cargo space in ships has been secured in advance. This order will
affect Hawaiian shipments.
EXPLOSION IN MINE
Knoxville An explosion in the Dour mine, near Nemour, killed
eleven men. '
CAPITAL CITY NOTES
Honolulu Exclusive of Maui and Kauai, which have not yet re
ported, the Red Cross membership drive shows this afternoon a total
of nearly 17,000.
The customs house is shipping $75,000 worth of seized opium to
Washington.
The Pacific Club votes to drop George Rodiek from its member
ship roll because of the disclosures in the diary of Caglain Grasshof.
THURSDAY MORNING
Honolulu Makio, alias Mathews, an alleged kahuna, serving a
sentence for murder, acting janitor, as a trusty, at the Library of
Hawaii, had bee consulted by Kamakaia, the confessing witness in the
Theresa Belliveau will case, according to Makio, who advised him to
make a clean breast of the whole proposition. This, it is declared, led
to Saturday's confession. Theresa yesterday, according to a statement
made by Kuhio, offered him $250 to swing Kamakaia back again and
get him to repudiate the confession.
Sammy Durack, the Australian champion, will swim here during
the Summer while on his way to the mainland, according to advices
received by W. T. Rawlins.
Fred. Maiwald, an enlisted man in a local regular regiment, lias
been ordered interned. Investigation showed that he was a German
subject and had enlisted under misrepresentations as to his nativity.
The Supreme Court sets aside the injunction of the Public Utilities
Commission against the I. I. S. N. Co., and also rules that it has no
power over rates, which are subject only to the jurisdiction of the Ship
ping Board.
CALIFORNIA OIL LANDS
Washington Amendments to the oil lands bill, which exempt
California oil lands from the measure, have been accepted by the Senate,
sitting in committee of the whole. Vote is deferred, however, until
after recess. Much Hawaiian capital is invested in the oil fields affect
ed.
New contigent has been called
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to the colors.
on Pago Ten.)
